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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
MANY OTHER GOOD WOODS.
spruce, Hemfock. Alaska Cedar
Alder. Maple and Cottonwood
All Have Their Ise.

Spruce stands third in commercial i'm
portance among the Washington woods.
The amount of spruce IS much less than
OF fir or cedar. and owing 70 its being most
plentiful on the Pacific coast where har-
bors are scarce and the shore practically
unsppr0achable by vessels, but little has
as yet been put upon the market. II is
white, coarse-grained wood. somewhat re-
sembling white pine, and IL manufactured
into a variety OF small articles.
Hemlock, or Alaska pine" as II is some
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strength b seasoning. But the comaa~s-
son between Nos. 1 and and Ne are
st1A more remarkable IN the ease O Ne.
: 4 partially Gec1Te3 strip % - 81 csT pa
9ls ot ssan43ng q Sreezssr Strain By ore
1aErch thar sound green cak and Soft.
s~stfy Sslt9W fiT stands equally as great >
STRAIN Wake aane. ef cGarse cuts a
and Wiz bear 70 comparison ~ any kind
~fe1 TIE tasger fer auv purpose where
great strength is needed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

Der regions: to Buffalo, Milwaukee and
Chicago, and 10 Newport News, where IT
Is used for pianking the many government
vessels built there.
In 1884. as the volume Of business in
creased. lumber sheds. Isaxil9 a brick and
iron power house, with tao 90xis boilers.
which increased the capacity OF the Plant
- horse power, were adaed to the mills.
ard il 1855 & vas found necessary TO con-
stract a planning mil, I4ex2l0 During the
past three months their business with Ja-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

,sss.- ~ The table When the shingles
-,-ns from tha saw they pass 10 the knot
savers table whsrs force o. men Ia en-
v~ra1 u ssazr{ng u2 tas edges ard trim
-~s1g ont aefeess WITH ire trimmer saw
Afrs~ leaving me hands O. z1e kaog saw
~s-a ne shingles are osken n hand ny
+ha hackers. eea UP p bundles wleh STRIPS
a. wood ard sheet iron, ard are then ready
- - - ne dry ksl8s- Tas faser consist
% xesszer buildings usually Is1s9 feet II
ss~7.nsforrs. deuo.e Eued and rendered as
r,aa~sv es~rsEhg az posSsh.e. they are
treated BY system oE p.ptng cousal mig
nva sean. These pipes are placed 81
s97e er.5 % tie building 50 jhat the tenn
nAratu-e there : man tzlzsssi St Use degrees
Fah-enaess e-t'ls AZ the o.her end tne
te.-une-a turs does nos exceed 10 degrees
FaaYenhssr
when rhe shingles are rsa6E for drying.
ft.sx are las1 on trucks. - orc or each, and
ss-,r 70 rhe k.lns, where they remain for
nva to seven days. 81 which rrse they are
thoroughly dry The trucks laden win
easagies are pt1. into the k-.ns a. tie coo.sr
eus and gradually worked toward the
crhar. As sach track : advanced one -
removed from the hot end OF the building
ard . ready 10 ee loaded On the ears for
shipment Ry tbs process the sap and
moisture Is gradually removed. ard az the
increase OF heat is repeated the shingles
are IN no way injured
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
THE GREAT KERRY MILL.
Constantly EnIarging Plant
Which Has BuIIt Up Much East
and Foreign Trade

Approaching Seattle ~ water, the first
sight that attracts the eye = the three
large buildings Of the A. g Kerry msn.
situated almost within the business center
% the city. The Kerry nail was eslAb-
iished IN lssz BY A 8. Kerry. Through his
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

smallest piece % mili-work known 20 the
carpenters trade % a 24xz4 foot timber
The Kerry mills have been running day
and night during the past year. when
other mills - the Coast. ard even those
In tire Easi, found X matter OF difficulty
70 keep theIr plants going half the time.
A year after the establishment Of the
mis- Air. Kerry added e the plant ths
first dry kim OF It's kind % De introduced
on Puget sound. The kiln removes the
pitch and the sap and dries the lumber
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Taking Nos. and as being fair COM
parative pieces, il viii be seen that the
green fir is about half as strong again as
the oak when green. while the fourth
shows that the fir gains enormously in
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

This was supplemented by report and
more detailed tables, OF which the follow
ing Is a portion.
The experiments were made with 2x4
inch sticks, feet long. laid edgewise on
supports feet inches apart Gin ciesr)
beng IN proportion one-f0urth Of q regu-
lar bridge strlnEer. BY applying a con-
centrated weight in the center they were
all loaded down until breaking. The fol-
lowing table shows the result. viz:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

. r1nd piece Of Eastern white 1910 $500
(for car repairing purposes). 2l2o 800
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and absence OF skill and experience on the
part OF many OF the managers. which
rendered them unable to tide over a tenn
porary glut o. the market. and forced
them TO put their products on sale at con-
stantly falling figures.
Useless Slaughter of Cedar.
The system under which the mills were
operated is now seen 10 have been a Vi
clous one. as on the one hand II sacrificed
valuable lumber for a comparatively in
significant price. and on the other SO many
institutions devoting themselves exclusive
~ 70 the production ot shingles caused an
overprOduction. the effects OF which were
quickly felt.
Instead OF seeking 10 get as much as
possible from the vast quantities Of red
cedar lumber ct hand. the mills cut shin
giles from the hest OF the clear lumber. In
stead OF merely utilizing the butts and
knotty portions. as could have been done
had proper cedar mills been at first con-
structed In which clear cedar lumber Was
the primary product and shingles relegst-
cd 10 their proper position as by-producs
OF the Industry To illustrate the waste
involved In making shingles from clear
lumber II ia only necessary 10 state that
whereas clear cedar in the form OF shin
giles yields product valued at but s. 50 per
loco feet. the same lumber cut into siding
brings sl45e per i,000: In ceiling. 81: in rus
tic SIS; In thick finish (wide). $50: and In
the form OF cedar squares, SKIS inches. SEQ
per I.eoo
One reason for this waste was that the
smaller mills usually depended for their
supply OF cedar on the rauchers and small
contractors. These furnished them with
cedar I'm the shane OF 4-foot bolts. and.
being paid according 10 the quality fur
nished. naturally selected the wood most
easily handled. regardless Of what became
o. the rest or the tree.
Change for the BETTER.
This has been changed. however. Of late
years and now most Of the large mills
except those engaged In the foreign trade,
have established shingle mills tn connec-
ton with their sswmills and are gradually
adding 10 their plant. so as 70 manufac-
turs both dr ard cedar lumber into all its
more marketabl7 shapes. This change has
not only caused a decrease in waste OF
valuable lumber. but has proved practi-
cally TO he a source % profit TO the min
owners. as had already been demonstrated
in the East.
Process of Manufacture.
Modern machinery and mills OF iarg.
capacity have n a great measure taken
the place OF the hand mills OF the earlier
days. In N. larger mills the cedar bolts
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
The Prospect. of the Year.

The merits OF Washington red cedar
shingles, combining Egatness with a power
Of ryiehs tand.ng decay 70 a remarkable de-
gree. render them the superior OF any
otber ia ire market. their op.y compeIi-
tors beng the white PIKE and white cedar
OF the Easl and the Southern cypress.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
DESCRIPTION.

l. A piece from a stick having
been exposed to the weather.
for or s years and partly
decaying. broke at ............I
.. A piece cut from a soft, sap
py, fine-grained yellow Ri
3. A piece cut from a green
coarse-grained butt of fri
4. a piece cut from an old sea-
soned medium grained stick.
having been exposed TO the
weather for several years. 81
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operation. with dsfly capacity OF 1900
GO shingles. and during Enss year their
fatal ofsrrsgs amounted - 80 70 co s1ir-
rlav. Eupl5vnent vas Afforded - men,
anz ire ysla@ % the output vas --s
waiie the amount raid II wages vas -.
Daring fsas TIE nuniiz@r of rltGs was 291.
with aa4ty capacity - fs@.s. 80 shingles
and ar aunaal 0utpaf q use Ga 90 shia-
EIez. vzluea a. Sc - gss 81 whose pro6re-
tlon ] - net weTs sugagea. representing
f0r 81 TIE mills az aggregate pay roa q
g. g2 90
Success Cau<ed a Boom.
TIE first sasuele rsuis that 6Id anT ship
ring we're estabgsshes IL fsSs ard lsss ard
were situated n the territory adjacent 20
Psaget sound and the Columbia river. IN
th4 great cedar belt o shs state Their
product WAS shippeS 20 Portland by water
and there dried The aext market for
Washington shingles was found n Ne
hrasks. Utah and Kansas, whittier large
quantities o. shingles were early sent 50
FAR the industry VAS al exceedingly thriv-
ing one TIE value az TIRE product vas
readily recognized wherever Introduced.
and. the demand largely exceeding the
supply. prices were satisfactory 70 the
snfagis men.
The success OF the pioneers in this In
dGstry. together with the general ingress
OF capital 10 Puget sound Fl 1850 and ISL.
led to the establishment Of at least rs adj
aitional concerns. large and small. during
those two years. and this great expansion
OF the business out o. proportion 20 the
increase 81 demand. was ore Of the factors
that caused the temporary depression
from which the Industry Is just emerging.
In addition 70 a too rapid increase in the
number OF sningie mills. another reason
for the failure OF many o. the smaller con-
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Germs was their lack Of sufficient capital.
and absence OF skill and experience on the
part OF many Of the managers. which
rendered them unable to tide over a tenn
porary glut o. the market. and forced
them TO put their products on sale at con-
sfantlv falling figures
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
FIR HAS STOOD THE TEST.
IL stands Vastly More Breaking
strain Than Eastern Lumber,
as Proved by Railroads.

At the time Douglas ffr from Washing
ton was introduced IN the East for rail-
way purposes 4 series Of experiments were
made by the engineering and mechanical
departments OF the Northern Pacific rail-
way. AID the following tables show some
Of the Interesting results nhtainaa-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

Tests were also made as follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

Process. of Manufacture.

Modern machinery and mills o, large
capacity have n n great measure taken
the place OF the hand mills OF the earlier
days In the larger mills the cedar bolts
The times., 1897-06-28
REcuAB1TEs ELECT OFFICERS.
Cammack Tent Holds an Interesting
Business and Social Meeting


The meeting Of Cammacl: Tent, No. 5si,
Independent Order OF Rechabites, held last
Saturday evening in Bunch's Hall, No 314
Eighth street northw est, was well attended
and particularly interesting. Chief Ruler
w. B. Morgan presided Mr. John E.
Scbwab was initiated. Reports OF inter-
est were made by the various standing and
special committees.
The election Of officers was quite spirited
and resulted in the selection OF the follow
ing officers for the term ending December
81, 1897: Shepherd, William j Boyd;
chief ruler, ThomasL. Salkeld; deputy ruler,
C. E Baird: recording secretary. W. T.
Raley, reelected; financial secretary, j. T.
Godfrey, re-clected; treasurer, Charles NSst-
ford. reelected; Ievite, w. E. Seaicb; in
side guardian, George W. Rue: outside
guardian, c. 81. Mayes; chaplain, Charles
Medford, reelected The officers will he
installed at the next meeting, on July 8,
when the quarterly reports will be pre-
sented.
The ''good of the ORDER was under ;he
direction of ". B. Morgan. and included
brief addresses by j. T. Hensley, NJ. D.,
w G. Gladman, George II Emmons, Benoni
Milstead, j. r. Mahoney, j. T. Godfrey,
B. C. Inger, Thomas Spillman, George W.
Rue, Charles w. Schaefer, T. l.. Salkcld
and many others.
The times., 1897-06-28
The New Are Lights.

TO the Editor of The Times:
In your morning edition of June 25
you invited criticism as to the location
OF arc lights in the city. While l do
not altogether believe that individuals or
locations should stand iii the way OF gen
eral Improvement or advancement, l am
sure any fair-minded person who win but
consider the action of whoever has charge
of the locations OF the electric lights last
winter, and the assignment just made.
is Justified in complaining. Take, for
instance, the lights placed upon Fifth
street, from Massachusetts avenue to +
street northwest, they are absolutely use
less, on account OF the trees, except to
pay for. Again, take the last assignment
OF lights on Four-and-a-half street, from
Pennsylvania avenue to city hall, great
wide street and no demand for this kind
or light at this time. The greatest blum
der of all, just think OF it, eleven arc
lights on NJ street, between the bridge
and New Hampshire avenue northwest.
These lights to be rected on NJ
street, together with those on Four -and-a-
half street and also those In USE On Fifth
street, should be abandoned and discOn-
tinued, and such spots as G and ID streets
ard Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Thirteen-and-a-half and Fourteenth streets,
south OF Pennsylvania avenue, should have
the lights, besides all such dangerous
corners on the Avenue as Sixth. Seventh.
Ninth, Fourteenth streets, and Ninth and
F. Fourteenth aud F, Fourteenth and New
York avenue a STROLLER.
The times., 1897-06-28

The Washngtons go to Philadelphia to-
day, where they will play three games
From there they go to Baltimore for like
number Then will come the campaign
over the Western circuit, and they will
not return home until July 2S.
The team is not in the best condition.
Tom Brcwn and Farrell are suffering
with charley horse, an ailment quite com
mon among ball players Just whatcauses
it is not exactly known. but men VINO take
excellent care of themselves ON and off
the field, IL is said, are never troubled
vita it.
The three pitchers-first-class as they
are rated-Mercer, bicJames and King,
are all tight, while Swain is in excellent
condition. The six-furlong twirier, Ger
man, never was III better shape, hut as
he is effective only for part of the game,
he is not often used. Swain is not old
enough, according to Tom Brown, and t
Is not likely that he will be used regu-
larly.
McJames Will probably open the Quaker
City series, and, on form, the Senators
should win at least two out OF the three
When they reach Baltimore they will
have hard row To hoe, and as the
Champions are playing clearly up-to-Gate
ball, and are better club than the States
men, it would be well not to expect too
much.
The times., 1897-06-28

spoon from Queen Victoria, would sell
the liberties OF this country, or come US
near doing 1t as is within their power.
A whole parceiof preachers, in whose hands
Gov. Stephens Is as notoriouslymanipulate
as the ''rois faineants'' or France were
by the hands of powerful prelates In that
day, are neglecting the teac hing of
simple and beautiful kernel OF All religions
that are worth anything, and that it is
their duty TO teach, and using their In
flucnce for closer relations with England,
directly against the advice of Was hington's
farewell address. Gov. Stephens is doing
everything that he does with view to
Gen. CockereIl's shoes. If every man in
with IA drop of revolutionary or
CT Irish blood in him, does not remember
Gov. Stephens particular care to insult
every such person by his Kansas City
speech, then manhood, good manhood'
is scarce, Every time we have voted the
Democratic ticket they have had TO apollo
gize, AMI we have had to regret. This
person who could not even answer my
letters IN which, urged him to address the
legislature against the English alliance,
was volubie enou gh In asking my aid with
the PopuIists last fall in his own behalf
GEO WILSON.
Lafayette County Bank, Lexington, No.,
June "a
The times., 1897-06-28
LETTERS FROM TIMESREADERS
A Place for Mr.. HoweIIs.

To the Editor Of The Times:
The Brooklyn Citizen announces to its
readers that a brother OF William Dean
Howells, the novelist, has been restored
to his position as a copyholderin the Gov
eminent Printing office, from which he
was "unjnstly'' removed by the Demo-
cratic administration; that Mr.. Howelis
is found TO be competent" and that he
is an old soldier And now will quickly
follow the recognition of Cuban belIiger-
ency. Yea, perhaps the Prosperity Wave
viii be whipped up a Httlel had begun
to fret some at the slowneSs of the Ad-
ministTation as to several important mat
tiers, in fact, we've all worried more or
less. but you see, we didn't know the
iuside facts. Administration pIoblerus
must be settled in one, two, three order -
Howells firsti Hurrah for Howellsl Howl
for iiowelisl Make way for How ellis.
Brother OF William Dean.
HAROLD BENEDICT.
Brooklyn, June %.
The times., 1897-06-28
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY.
,schedule in effect May 2, 1917

fScheCtttle In erect MAY 4c0s-l
an trains arrive and leave ienuSylVanis
q m.-Daity, local Tor DanviIle; Char
fotte and way stations, conneets at Manas-
sas for Str asburg: 1 harris1nnirg' smnha ano and
o. Se1ur rruchbi:-g with the Norfolk .Iud West
az sr, daily and with the chesapeake and
OHIO. daily. for the Natursi 6ri'ige euo
L11irS' Ii.Is a. m.-Dai;y the USfTEe STATES
FAST MAIL, carries PqIi man 6utIes
Si,,ars New York and Washington 10
Ssiespersv; spanvale uniung at Salisbury with
InI1men Sleeper FOL. Asheville and Hot
SnTIngs n. C., EnoXvlne, Ch 4li, anu
SpasshnysiIie. Tenn, and at Charlotte with Pull
Nash ci..-ner ~ for Augusta: Pullman Buffes
Sieener New York TO New orleans c9nnecs-
ING at Atlanta for birmingham anu Senl- ail-
pri,,ns without change. Sunset persC nally
cnp,nicie:t tourist EXCURSION JhfouSn IN sisepei
on THIS tram every ane meuhea' ~ H'~'-A .
cisc9' 9, N nj ocai for Front Roya., sstras-
bnrs nd Harrisonburg, g, w;tn e3nnec'ioh Tor
Sta1,ntnu, daily, except > undayI
StauI'S III ~ m-DaIiy, local sof Clarlottes-
viile- Douv wAS1IINcTo,. AMI
~; 49 1tRS K; EtSTERN, VESTIBULED, LINZ
SsO1llri I'm .som1osed " OF Pullman ycitibuled
Liars idEDs dining cars and day coaches
fuliln"Tlr lrenn via Asheyille, Knoxville
onn oi,,g chattanooga, New York TO Tampa,
Sl Si., Gnariotte, Soiu,npia, SSsahnan anu
sJ.a,,ainunau, New York to New Orleans,
VIA VIZ, n AIianta and Montgomery. VesubuleL
day coach Washington 10 Auanta- sour.n-
er1 RAILWAY dining car, Greensboro to
Mont gomery. rr,-o,- .,,r, ,nrYro
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND tOHlQ
nfVTSION leave Washington 9:0l "a IN
daiiy ndf 800 90 D m and 4:45 p. IN daily. ex-
cent sunday. and 6:25 p m. Suno-ay only
scss Ro,ind Hill 4:32 p III. daily, except Sun
dov ~. Iy for s.eesb0rg, aud 6:25 Eil daily rof
Heyndon. Returning, aTriyelat ashins,,
tnn SN26 a m. and $40 q, m daily and
sn a,no - m. daily, except Sunday. from
Round Hill, and 7:oe a m, oa,, daiy. exceps
s,a1S ssnaay, eyl,etpI lp9's sunday. Tr'sn LeesDurg
Through trains from fhe sSss s19'n q a1IiSe m 5 as
S:2b D. M. daily Hasrrisonburs, l2:42 p
m. and s:25 p. m daily. except sunday. s.
TICKETS, sleeping\car reservation, ana In
formation Iurnisilyd at offices, 5li and
1YiIu Penns yly anisA avenue and at Pennsyt
1snia RaiIroad L PASSENGER Station.
NJ "a. GKEEN, zen. Supt.
A. t,;li II. lrafIic Manager.
~ a rUKh, Gen. Pass Agent.
a. s. BROW a. Gen. Agt. tAss- DeDe
The times., 1897-06-28
TRIED TO KILL AN INTRUDER.
Colored Husbands Battle With the
Destroyer of His Happiness.

John Henry Jones, colored, went to
his home, No 124 Madison street, early
yesterday morning and found Edward
Smith in company with his wife. The
husband seized his pistol, when Edward
sPrang upon him and with razor at
tempted Co cut his throat, but only sue
ceeded in inflicting slight cash
Policeman Kimmel heard the disturbance
and rushed to the place in time to see
the husband rush from his home firing
his pistol at the disturber of his domestic
happiness.
Both mea regarded the interference
Uf the officer as unwarranted. and turned
frnm fighting eachotherto attack the police
man. After a struggle the patrol was
called and both men taken TO No. station.
Jones was bleeding profusely from the
wound in his neck, and had TO be taken
to the Emergency Hospital, W here DIR.
O'Connor took five stitches in the cut.
He was then taken back to the station
and locked up
The times., 1897-06-28

Mr. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the Bur-
ton House, Burton, w. Va, and one of the
most widely-known men in the State, W as
cured of rheumatism after three years of
suffering. He says: II have not sufficient
command of language to convey any idea
of what suffered. My physicians told me
that nothing could be done for me; and
my friends were fully convinced that 1oth-
ing but death would relieve me of my
suffering. In June, 1894, Mr.. Evans, then
salesman for the Wheeling Drug Co, recon-
mended Chamberlain's Pain Balm. At this
time my foot and limb were swollen to
more than double their natural size, and
it seemed to me my leg would burst; but
soon after I began using the Pain Balm
the swelling began to decrease, the pain
to leave, and now / consider that l am
entirely cured. For sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S F.
street northwest, and Connecticut avenue
and s street northwest.
The times., 1897-06-28
A SERIOUS oFFESsE CHARGED.
Young Man Locked 70 on Complaint
of a Little Girl

of Little Girl.
''C1ysses Grant Stanton" was the name
which man about thirty-eight years Of
age and of fairly good appearance gave
to the stat.on-keeper at No. 6, when he
was locked up late Saturday night, charged
with being a suspicious character
Stanton was arrested by Policemen
Mansfield and Mullen, upon complaint of
Mr.. Robert Kicker, OF North Capitol street,
upon q grave charge Ir is alleged that
Stanton endeayored to induce the little
thirteen-y eaI-old daughter of Mr. Ricker
TO go into Smiths lumber yard FOR i'm
moral purposes
number OF children were playing,
Saturday evening, near the old baseball
park. among them several little girls, when
stanton approached them, and, it Is al
legged. made immoral propositions to the
Kicker girl, which she resented. and break
ing away fIom the man ran home and
told her father The latter ran out and
held the man until the patrol arrived
Stanton took his arrest in very lgni
fled manner and said he would have no
difficulty in getting out of tie trO1ble,
as he was protege and constituent of
Senator wellington ard Repre- esentative
Mudd, who would be able to secure his
release under any circumstances