The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-21
Railroad and Industrial Notes

Railroad ard Industrial Notes.
The single mills al Marysville have shut
down.
The Nouitry single mill a, Nooksack
has closed down.
J. z. Hatch has disposed OF his sawmill
a. West Ferndale.
Both mills a Prairie are closed down.
eating for orders.
The Francis Lumber Company did a
good business in August
Jones & Hunt have gons cut OF the shin
gle business AT Aberdeen.
y shingle department has been added to
the box factory al Everett.
\. :. Kerry is filing an order for SOC. 600
feet Of lumber for Ogden. Utah.
The. Harris mill al South Bend IS run
ming full blast. mostly on Tfsh boxes.
The Crown Brand Single NH at Hamil-
ton viii change hands about October I.
new shingle mill with capacity OF
10000 per day is 10 be built at Everett.
Grays harbor shipped 4,a42 i75 rect or
lumber by sea during the month of An
gust.
Smith Bros. OF Rainier ere s-tvlug ou,
out an order of 1.Qoo.r0o feet of lumber for
Japan.
Croissant & Anderson. of Blaine. have
leased mill at Belfast and Will ope-
wrght's sawmlu at Ellensburg was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss Si.oc0 with S1.5oo In
surance.
The Latona shingle mill is running. The
company is storing what they do not find
sale for.
The Bryant Lumber and Single Com
nany has moved its office from Bryant TO
Fremont
\. B. Nlckerson. of Alnslie. was quite
seriously injured by flying bolt al the
Ainsiie mill
Wilson Bros. & Co, of Aberdeen. have re-
Gently added a new planer and hatcher
10 their machinery.
Tacona's cargo shipments for August
show an increase of over 1000 600 feet of
lumber as against July.
The lumber shipments of washington
this year are slightly over % e0o000 feet
larger than like period in 1895.
Port Blakeiey loaded twelve vessels in
August. aggregating nearly 7,000 900 feet
81 lumber, mostly for foreign ports.
4 fir log 12S feet in length and TWENTY-FIVE
Inches in diameter al the top. was cur at
James Cowans camp near Coos bay.
The total shipments from Washington
and oregon 10 san Francisco in the month
OF August were 178l.3sl feet of lumber.
$. \. Estus 4 Son OF Montesano. have
bought Butler Bros mill al Porter. and
mill.
HIATT & McMasters received orders for
the cancellation OF forty-riSe cars or SHIN
giles IN one day during the month OF Al
gust.
The Northern Pacific carried out OF
Washington in August two cars less Of
lumber and rs cars less Of shingles than
in July.
The Cornwall mill a New whatcom re-
ported 10 shipments in August. bat on
September ! had four vessels loading and
TO arrive,
George T. wf,letts. assistant to Assist
ant General Passenger Agent Charlton.
OF the Northern Pacific. was In the cry
yesterday.
The Great No~.berr -,~r,.z 80. "a
Washington four cars Jess OF lumber and
slXiy-eigHt cars less Of shingles IN August
than In July.
Puget Lumber Company. OF Port Gamble.
loaded nine vessels with lumber in August
carrying $4,000 feet foreign and 2lu00o6
feet coastwise.
Parker Bros started I'D their mill again
AZ Dem!ng. the latter part OF August The
neW dry kin. which was burned some
time ago, has been rebuilt.
w. II. Huriburi. Of Portland. eenerpl
passenger agent q he Q. 4. Il y. is n
OF The O, T. * y. is also here.
The Canadian Pacific has carried out O.
Washington i35S cars OF lumber ana shin
gles in the e.ght months Of lsss, as agalns.
es- cars 10 IKE perlo1 OF 1896.
Jemes Fiddler. OF The Cat!gn sawnill a,
Calm, mas taken contract FOR 10000 feet
81 long timbers. Two OF the sticks are ..
NJ, lo9 Zee. long. Taey gO East.
The IVES; Coast ara Puget Sound Lun-
ment OF shingles. vii exceed that OF ls5s
watch vas slightly over 29lo.0o1oD0.
For the eight months 81 is9s Tacoma.s
cargo shipments were - se2.-55 a falling
~ a. compared with the same period ~
lsg5 ot nearly 6.tDa049 feet e. .uin Ter.
4 strike al the Dan sh,ngle mill al Cas-
tie Rock caused "a saut Gc@n for several
DAYS IN August Yae packers We're cut
from 20 g cents per Ifso and thev con
c.uded 20 quit others took their places
The total shipments from Washington in
August snow eight ears more Of lumber
traa ~ july. while mat Of shingles was
Is cars less IN August thaa Ia Jaly. and
u, CATS less than u lac banner month Of
Jane.
FOR he eight months Of fese the Northern
Pacific carried out ~ Washington ga
more cars % lG,uaer than ~ the same -.
r.od OF i@a AMI &ls cars ~ shingles less
Ia fae shl months OF i&s than IA ne
same period % lsss,-
NJ A snyder. foreman. has been ~rofn9.
81 81 tae slDerln3sncy o. me Atlas Hum
Der Company mia a. NcAurray. IN piara
o. George g. Sait. resigned. ana Joe q
Gillespie. who uas been Rs1h tAe sscyrnr,srt.,
as acc7unta1t. has been made fuanagtv.
TIE total cargo shipments from nine -
the leading E4l.A~ ~ y asa.ngtnn FOR -
gus; ssow = decided increase over JaIy.
sa4n q sear.y sas.isa feat Ta~ Sa3.-
men,s coas:s3se for August sal. slightly
leaow Jusy.
= a. Greer. ~ the Cans8sn parss.
passe4 through Seattle Friday rfz3t m
his return 10 Portland from Vancouver
las naass ass peer saeni&o1es4 ia connee-
E.ou wsf1 the genera. azsocg a. Portland
Eaa4e sacaat - tse recent promotion OF
A4.8c GaTo@TcE.
Tire eanaelt3es ~ ,se ga ssng atee, tusso
rns1s Is 1Es coDn-r1 faf hscyc-e ~ork Is
c,sate! ia; zleo0.s3 see: 81 siee. fs8e@
has~ t u@eHi f1as ysaAr. but gaere ara
eara es- r. ass s.9 fset. me combined olst-
80 =r.D ttH#F rss-. u amounts 10 Il