The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-10

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TACOMA, May s---1 see no reason -
Washingron should not Be the oasees. ~
Queer of fine lumber In the worsa Win. :.
few years" was the remark mace - ~
STANLEY Mitchell 20 the Post-Tnfeihgencel
correspondent in the lobby OF the no.e
Tacoms. yesterday morning Ns. 1870
h one OF the nest-known and veasInis -
lumbermen and leather dealers ~ ~ sa'
Northwest. His headquzrscrs are 70 MI
waukee. ~ which city he - one q "a
representative cifizenA with DIS ns -
son ne has spent the 2zs< winter a.
Angeles. CAL, refurmne .sh-
North for the purpose Of snspectSns 49,.
inrron's unequaled foxess5 ano otns
Iookinr ABOUT. with view 10 invest -
ana his family left Saturday aigns ao'
Seattle.
..r an partscuiariy impressed with tns
great onporfurities of the lumber Ifons-
try 10 this state" he said ana Lee' THIS rIs
morning visited the plant or me q -. 49,
e Tacoma Lumber Company. and tnere
met an old friend. Mr.. Griggs. pIesiasn'
OF the concern: who Is also one o. ne hr - nv
self and others In WISCONSIN Inc mse !,
Ing with Mr.. Griggs was an aaoitlona
pleasure. and also fortunate estsun =,
lookinr about tire mill. The thing that as,
fonished ms most was the immensely Of
the logs that are daily cut into mm l ssi,
Why. there was one log that en-. l.fD IL s5'
Of lumber which ! would hare deemeu "a.
credible had / not Witnessed. f. In gu,
country we would cut On an average "a
from twenty 60 twenty-five logs 20 1an q
loo feet, Quite 4 adherence: - S to'd i
quite ordinary. the most wonoerlui uhn Ne
was the ponderous machinery ana Irs o,s
Jaw that rips through sncn mohsses ioe-
THE people Up here do not seem 70 re-
alta tne grand opportunities offered ~
the lusabe business. anf the future tneIs
there Is enough timber land in this state
to keep the mills cumming for yeIIs rs sI1
years DO you suppose the people rsai
lie the significance Of that iac, , s :. sav'
and not far distant. be the lumoer piu
dncer Of the world. The enormous dram
on the forests Of Wisconsin. Micmgan anu
years the best timber in those grand store
houses will have disappeared: ana con-
sumers Will have to look 70 "asntnsso g l y,
Then your people will awaken 20 t 2; s lane
plying you with forests that are now ou.
little thought Of except by those MIL
foresight and belief in the future. wren
OF lumber 10 look toward washington TOT
their supply, the railroads VIII extend Lneir
tracks and reach out for the nusinsss.
Then towns VIII spring VIZ al PssN sS -
are now mountain Businesses and instead
of the song of the wild bird ana the moan
ing OF the wind. the scream OF the loco
motive whistle and the whirring OF the
sawmIll will be heard. Then II Is that your
nature-favored state will take her rank
with the richest in the land.
There II one thing ! am surprised al.
though. and that Il that some OF your
large lumber concerns do not keep an ac-
tive representative In European countries
While abroad last year i heard consider
able about American lumber. and could
not help but think OF the magnificent
trade that could be secured II II was prop
erly handled. Timber is very scarce over
there. and OF quality in no manner the
equal Of ours. At Liverpool saw guam
fity OF your native product that was bring
ing the very top prices. II was part OF a
cargo taken around the Horn. This con-
WINGED me that with fair rate OF trans
tatives in that country. an enormous trade
could be secured.
.On my way up from California I kept
a sharp lookout for Oregon pine, TO see II
II was Hike our pine ! found That II
was not the same. the greatest difference
Is much greater in washington timber thar
in wisconsin and Michigan. Another thins
noticed II that the miilmen here cut theti
timber longer than we do In Wisconsin
and those states.
az have had considerable experience IN
to make these assertions. although ! an
not now actively engaged In the business
my attention being confined to the leathel
business. This Is getting to be grea
business In this country"
II is the intention OF Mr.. Mitchell agar
to visit Washington later in the year, Will
a view of investment.