The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

ments VIII he still larger Lumbermen
agree that the situation was never more
favorable for the lumber interests Of Pu-
get sound and Of the state. The prospects
cargo trade botn foreign and coastwise.
and there Is Il growing demand for WASH
ington lumber and Washington shingles In
the Eastern states.
w / Ewart. representative OF the Wey-
erhauser syndicate. has been spending
few days in Seattle. and predicts that lss9
viii lee a good hunter year for Seattle and
the State of Washington. There =
growing market in the East for your pro-
ducts" sad he, TO say nothing or your
foreign market. For certain classes 81 TIM
Der this Is NOT only the best but almost our
only source Of supply. Your cedar snln-
gies are growing in favor. and they are
better handed now than formerly. For a
time there was some complaint, and per-
haps II was lust that certain Washing
ton shinEle mills were sending out inferior
shingles. The misfortune OF this was that
1t hurt not only. the manufacturers wno
sent out these inferior shingles. but X hurt
also other Washington mills, who were
more careful and conscientious, and who
sent out nothing but good shingles.
I'm the ordinary course OF business THIS
matter was bound TO regulate itself. The
shjngle men or the state have gotten to-
gether. ana the matter of grading and
shipments Is much more carefully looked
after than ever before. This inspires con-
iidence in the Eastern states. The buyer
is beginning To realize that when he makes
a WASHINGTON
a certain grade. no matter how large or
small his purchase may be. he VIII get
just the quality of shingles he has con-
tTacted for
California VIII Buy.
The stock OF lumber IN California has
been much reduced. and this fact is in IA
Vor Of 81 better outlook for Washington
mills for the coming season. Z. NJ Her
rick president OF the Pacific Pine Co. and
also president Of the Grays Harbor Com,
mercial Co. was in Seattle last week. and
stated that the stock in California has
reached a very low point. If there are
good rains IN California this season." said
Mr.. Herr.ck. Puget sound may look for
big lumber trade from California next
season. The connection between rains and
a good lumber trade is not hard 10 trace.
A good rainy season in California means
a good harvest a good harvest means
good times ana plenty OF building Plenty
of building means a demand for lurber.
The lumber viii come from Puget sound.
See?''
Australia Customer.
Australia has for years been good Gus
toner for Puget sound lumber, though
couple of years ago the financial panic
IN that far away continent abridged p'.-
chases OF all KINDS and caused lumber
shipments - fall off materially. The Aus
traAaDS are once more on their nnAnc-a!
f.et and " II buy lumber 5his year as they
did iu former years. Jonn HENRY. DreSi-
drDl Of the British Columbia Mii}s. Tim
tar & Trading Co. returned three weeks
aRo from a pfotracted visit 10 Australia
he stopuei over so Seattle On MS return
10 his home In Vancouver. +. &. and
" ie here took occasion 10 pred'et large
lumber shipments during the coming sea-
s0u from the Pacific northwest 10 Aus
traiia.
The Australians are again on their feet
Financially" said ~. The era OF sgecn-
latlon in that country WAS followed bv the
same Kind Of disaster that always follows
speculative boons. The Liabilities OF the
banks reached the enormous sum Of $780,
e1 90 Then came the collapse IN one
year ths luEntcr shipments from Puget
sound 70 Melbourne fell from io,tf3 go 10
49, 0D9 feet Now the dark days are past.
The panic * ended ana Australia wiH
foreign customers ~ this great lumber dis
trict-''
China and Others
Wer-pozte8 lumber men ara looking with
confidence - the development II Z great
and growing trade with CHINA Tae pro-
Fress 90 Ta3leay building IN that country
VIII necessarily create an Increased de-
mani Yer lumber. and already some large
contracts for ties ana otter material for
railway construction have bseu signed So
FAR ne trade with China IS concerned
The year l-Ss has been record breaker.
ard fbete is EVERY r@a%on 10 believe that
tne wear ls2s Wi 20 far beyond Il, The
Russians. WHO nave been pushing south
ward into China. have been etecsEng sta
tlDns. and tae Chinese IA fhe matter os
building are disposed ~ follow their ex-
ample
II once the. vast Orient should wake Up 70
"a demand for lumber a = Il building mater
market would Ire difficult - estimate. Chi
IA has no timber for building purposes.
Japan ass practically none. Naea the