The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-18

Chicago. Besides. several large sales Of
hemlock. in lots Of Lose. go feet. have bean
ulaaa there, the lumber 10 90 southwark
and eastward Such has eeen the rise
81 movement a. Nanistee that II is pre-
Gletes that within a short time stocks car
risd over there viii be well cleaned Up.
The Indians on the Msnoninee reserva-
tloEl, II Wisconsin, Will ask the govern
rnent for the use Of 81. e1a. more or less.
for the purpose Of erecting q sawmiU for
the purpose Of saving their own logs. in
stead. OF selling them 10 the mill meD- They
claim that the mill men have formed a
combination TO slaughter prices. They
claim that they can make 5000 more per
year ia case they are permitted 10 manu-
t9cture their own logs into lumber.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul road
- making arrangements TO haul the logs
% the Diamond Match Company from On
t0nag0n. Mich, 70 Green Bay, Wis The
pa1y IS estimated at &c coo go feet. and
the road will put on two xtra trains haul
ing sixty cars per day. The work will be
carrie. on only in the summer months.
and VIII not be completed until 1893. The
match company slsa owns several million
feet az logs at Champion. which will 10
hauled BY the Milwaukee road 10 Merorn-
inee-
TIE Southern Pacific is conducting its
school OF instruction 10 agents and en-
ployes at the Del Monte hotel Monterey.
The idea OF the roads officials is 10 get its
employees together every year for the puF-
pose Of renewing cid acquaintances and
making new ones. Instructions as TO the
system are more easily and intelIigently
given by getting its people together, and
IL furnishes an annual outing at the COM
pany's expense that is appreciated by all
fortunate enough 10 be in the Southern
Paeiftc's employ. Five car loads Of the
agents have already arrived at Monterey.
X. Okazaki d Japanese iron merchant
representing b. Nokomura 6 Bro, pro-
priefors Of the Tokyo Iron Works. has
made a thorough investigation OF the
American iron market, and has for the
first time placed some large orders with
Pittsburg manufacturers. He says that
his frrn has been a heavy buyer In Lon
don. Antwerp and Glasgow, but now IA
vors American work. Mr.. OkaZaki says
the American product is better than the
European article. and predicts in future
big demand in Japan for American iron
and steel rail. plates. bar iron and ma
ehinery. window glass, etc.
According TO a Shanghai authority. adj
vices from Picking state. that number OF
influential gentlemen of Honan have petit
toned the tsungii yamen TO be allowed 10
buy up ali the iron ore OF the province
and smeit * in foreign style in furnaces 10
be built at a market town called Isingnu
chen, In the prefecture of Weihuifq. Ho-
nan. The pig iron will then be sent ny the
Grand canal route 10 1ientsin. where iron
and steel works are 10 be built at the ex-
pense OF the syndicate; but the manager IS
10 be appointed by the viceroy or Chihl.
The OUTPUT OF the works viii be sent 10
the naval shipbuilding yards OF the gov
eminent and they will also supply rails.
etc. for the railways OF the country. The
syndicate intends also 10 buy four steam
launches 10 tow the iron laden 1unks IN
the Grand canal. The scheme mas Deen
sanctioned by both the tsungn yainen anu
the Viceroy Wang, OF Chill.