The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-29
OUR LUMBER AND Shingles.
Fifteen New Mills Will cut Tor
the Springs Business
Manufacturers Employing Nooa afe
Looking Toward sra''
market R<fwe~n fhc MOUNTAINS
and the Missouri TO BE Dive s"-
The Po..sbsIitie. for
Tfr i'm the Baiiding OF -

the
.sTbs machinery for fifteen new shinsle
mills has been ordered To- e.i'slas
places in Western Washington EAt'
Victor ~. Rsckman yesterday
~, does not follow that these niitiH VII
~oysrst,rto any great amount 81 sooa -
me increase IN the numaer 81 ini4.s 900
n proportfof.sfs EucFeass 81 gatpbt MAJ
result in bringing about exactly re s.i"s
condition of things that eftsEsa -
s-rtnz Come Of the new mills are 70 o
1900 ~, st..Yicieof capital 20 cut ard
carry 4 stock. but the larger number VII
to r4autg started b. men Of limited re-
,onrees. who perhaps have only money
sr0ugh TO make fiFst payments OF .''s
macninerv and commence operations
..gucn a contingency promises 70 ne
dtsastrou@ for both markets ana pfIees
NEXT sprtng. n TIE small mills com
nperce TO cut AZ seer as the plants are
.s,abltahed they wlll seek the Eastern
market Tne yardmen and brokers %
fhe East will buy the output o. the small
mills NJ a low figure. and stack the shin
rfes until she spring demand sets IN. The
East IL our st4ingie market. as fs exhib-
tied BY the estimate Of the number o. car
loads for 1897. which place At 1900 cars.
Small cutters who are preparing 70 cut
all winter wiIl relieve TO "A great degree
che earlier demands 81 selling az low
figure IN order to keep going. California
cuts shingles OF redwood which gre 10
better nor worse than our red cedar. and
furnishes no market for IA at all There
is but limited cargo business. and rs !
say. an Of our business ia Eastern. Cut
ting through the winter Ar low price
will denroraiixe the spring business.
Two rev men who have come out here
are to the distinct advantage 81 the shlnSie
trade y d. Smith. who came from LIN
coln. Neh., and purchased the mill AZ Hart
ford. ana William Carlisle. OF AtchiEpn
Kan. who bought mill a. centraiia
These men can afford 10 cut aad stack
and will maintain prices but the small
mills are 70 be feared
There IL 20 be foreign representation
In tile shIngie bassaess IN another year -
continued Mr. Beckman the Big mills n
Vancouver having decided 10 set up a
plant on this side This II the result Of
the tariff imposed hy the Dinaley bill on
shingles The Vancouver people had a
large business IN the New Englara states
and to hold their trade they are compelled
TO cut and ship from fhis side Ia an de-
parimcnts az the lumber snd single busl-
ness there Is a healthy and prosperous
look Manufacturers Of almost everything
employing wood in is construction are
looking toward Seattle and the Puget
sound country. II b not that we have tho
only wood. but We have a large local mar
Ret that we can divide that lying between
The Missouri river and the Rocky mount
aims with Eastern manufacturers. ! know
OF one large Wisconsin door MANUFACTURER.
concern that has It's eye on Seattle
AIR Reckm2n's statements regarding the
probable coming OF wood workers + SUE
ialned by similar Statements Of other
branches ~ business connected with wood
en- products. One wholesale grocer stated
yesterday that Tacoma woodrnware cup~
Germ Il deslroas OF moving its plant 10 Sc
attic. The Tacoma man however wants
ssatre people 70 subscribe 10 slee00 worth
81 stock, the money 10 be applied 10 an On
,argeiEent Of The business On his own
abatement his Tacoma sales am0unt 10 { =
per month and Seattle sales 81 10 When
asked why he didn't move his unaaufactllf-
ias plant without demanding the xi6Da8
stock subscription be said THAI Il was
worth that "a ArinE his plant here Tie
wholesale grocers % this city do no. be-
leNe that ii viii b. necessary % oiIer such
ENCOURAGEMENT but feel sire that one. al
least OF the several goodonware manu-
ftctprers Who have looked over the situa
ton VIII be satisfied wien the natural baaI.
ness advantages of Seattle as a manuf1c-
turing and ehipf8Hg point. One 81 the "a
cent demons9rtiions ~ fhe value ~ Wash
inEion FIR was the government shipment hs
TIE steamer Humboldt 81 mess pork far
The nee Of the soldiers ar 81 Michael ,n.
barrels being of native ar Thar wae aNfr-
ped 70 san Frlncisco
The greatest field that Is opening NOW
Tor the ase of Washington nr il lu ron-
nec1ion With ear building. The lssue ~
the Pacific LUmher Trade Journal vbf Is
VIII he out Tomorrow. wiil treat this sro.v
ing market cslltorially Tie statement Is
made that the native {called pauglas) ar
j. the wood PAR excellence Tor car buHdn,.
material
Net only can aay lengths wanted Dc obs.
tanned fer ear stills. beams. etc hut th-
haiHnce Of tho woodwork connected vs..
an ordinary frctght or refriSerafor ar
can he furnished an ir and % this f-.v
DC aided spruce and cedar 90 the hs +
AafantaEe. Il IS SEQ errt that a .r
hnilt entirely ~ Or is fuliv aa strong if
not stronscf-ne authorized navarufs, .,l
tests hat nE been made If ara A. yellow
pine, and although 91e latter weed f-
ff0in s. go SO per 40 fcef eheaaer ~
has TIE preferences ansz0g such esr-htt.s...
ms concerns aS thC Pullman g'emnsrr
Haskell 4 barker tonf0ny pnd tta WtH.
French Car Iompaay the leaEG.e t--
builders ~ the r1ungry. Thn rfasrt .s-
signed Is because hT. while saultriaL
strength ana durability. is very u,1
lighter thRn lts nearesi competitor. yefr.s
pine. According 90 SIR George Mri-ar.
mack. who ia GA thc CeaEt i1 tae iutlr
est Of the Welia~Frtnch Cav CagnaanV .
car bahf Of nr Is lighter he ts.4 ,.,.... q.