The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

TIE lumber and shingie men OF the Pa
cihc Northwest, and particularly those
whose plants and mills are located away
from trensoontinentaI main lines, have
within the past few days secured most val
liable concessions which will make the
lumber market OF this end of the world
considerably livelier. and place dealers on
more OF an equality.
Besides these a5sorp.ions OF local rates
by the Great Northern. the Northern Pa
cifc has so reduced It's minimum on car
load los OF shingles as 70 do away with the
close packing heretofore made necessary
in order 10 make up car load fixed a. "a
Geo pounds.
The Northern Pacific has reduced the
minimum weights on lumber and logs.
shingles, etc, for cars over thirty feet 20
tn-rty-fhree feet inclusive. 10 22,G0o pounds
while heretofore the minimum weighs
have been 400 pounds for cars over thirty
fee; 10 thirty-four feet inclusive. The min
iuum weights are now as follows on the
Northern Pacific railroad:
On lumber and logs 0other than fir shin
giles, fence posts. fence p.cksts, wooden
tank material:
When loaded in Northern Pacific railway
cars other than refrigerators:
Pounds
Cars 30 feet or under .................. go
Cars ever SO feet TO 50 feet inclusive. =, GO
Cars over "a fee1 10 So feet inclusive. $1,000
Cars over s. feet, including furniture
cars .............. ..................... 40. 900
ment, except retr'gerators:
Cars under 80 feet, except furniture
cars ..-........... .................. 24.ooo
ture cars ..................... 10000
Furniture cars ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
When loaded in Northern Pacific
railway or foreign refrigerator cas-.
regardless OF dimensions ............ 5000
On fir lumber or logs:
Cars under 50 feet .................... $1,000
Cars So feet and over ......-...-......- 4o.0oo
Long tim5ers requiring two or more
cars, minimum weight 1900 pounds for
each car used.
Note-NeasI rements marked on cars 10
prevail regardless OF inside measurements
being little short or over: when such
measurements are not shown. the actual
measurene nts will govern.
This was done to conform with the
minimum weights of the Great Northern
road, and Will have a beneficial effect on
the West coast shingle trade. II has been
almost impossible 10 get 1850 pounds in
the thirtyfour foot cars, and the company
did not have large supply of cars OF that
length. They have a large number OF thir-
ty-three-foot cars. but il was harder still
10 get 400 pounds in them, but now the
reduction n the minimum weights Will en-
able shingle shippers TO reach the mini
mum without packing their punches too
closely.
Concessions TO Western lumber and shin
gle trade are not confined 10 reductions
In minimum weights by both Of the trans
continental roads entering this city, but
a general encouragement Is Offered 10 ship
pers by notices OF even greater reductions
IN the matters OF expense necessary TO
reach the best markets. Yesterday Cen
eral Freight Agent L II. Gray. OF the
Great Northern. received notice from 81.
Paul that. effective from October -. and
until further notice. the same rates will
apply TO lumber and shingle shipments
except fir from all stations on the Seat
tie & International. Everett & Monte
Cristo. Seattle & Northern and Everson,
Goshen & Sumas. stations on the Belling-
ham Bay & British Columbia railroads, on
shipments destined TO Minnesota. North
and South Dakota. Montana and points IN
the far East. as at present apply from Sc
attic and stations on the Coast lines OF
the Great Northern. This places all mills