The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09
MILLS 70 REMAIN CLOSED.
Shinglemen and Lumbermen
Come Together in Seattle.
THE MEETING ONE OF HARMONY
Situation In the LamAeR and Shingle
cussed in Detail, and the Conclu-
sion Reached That to Have the
Mills Remain Closed VIII BE Bet
terra New Scale of Prices.

Lumber, shingles and a scale Of prices
10 control the market for the year and &
discussion as to the advisabiIity of keep
ing shingis mills closed until February /.
were subjects which drew a meeting OF
lumber and shingiemen 10 the Chamber
invitation sent out last week by the Pa
cihc Coast Lumberman. There were pos
sibly fifty manufacturers and dealers
present at the meeting and the result Of
their deliberations was an agreement to
have the mills remain closed and the
adoption of scale of prices that is emf
nently satisfactory TO all concerned. espe-
ciaIiy the producers and shippers OF the
Northwest. There is no suggestion that
the prices will not be to the liking Of
Eastern yardmen and retailers, as II is
assumed that they will simply add their
profits to those OF the manufacturer and
broker, and the consumer. who may be
building house. will be the one who will
pay the score.
Prior TO the meeting of the shingiemeu
.
ufacturers and shippers for, the purpose
OF discussing a schedule Of prices and
grading rules for their guidance during
the current year Charles Z. Patten was
chosen chairman and E. II. Lewis secre-
tary. The result of the meeting was 20
authorize the chairman TO appoint a COM
mittee of three to draw up what in their
opinion would be a suitable scale of
prices and submit the same to all who
are interested with a suggestion that such
a scale he dopted. There will be nothing
compulsory in the matter of the scale as
the meeting yesterday was one of only
temporary organization The committee
appointed consisted OF p. ID. Norton, Geo
Stetson and c. f. Patten.
The Shinglemen Meet.
Following an adjournment of the lum-
bermen, Victor II. Beckman. editor of the
Pacific Coast Lumberman, called the gem
eral meeting of the shinglemen to order
and P. ID. Norton, of the st. Paul and Ia
coma Lumber Company. was elected char
man. Victor II. Beckman was elected sec
rotary. Mr.. Norton stated that the OBJ
jects OF the meeting were to obtain the
consensus of opinion as to the agreement
made to keep the shingle mills closed un-
Ill February l, and to settle upon a scale
OF prices for the year. IL was also the
disposition of the meeting 10 ascertain
whether the agreement had been kept by
those entering into it in relation to cut
ting and selling. Mr.. Norton stated that
the matters were those of business to all
present, and he invited discussion of the
subjects proposed. Secretary Beckman
read a number OF letters from Tacoma
Chehalis. Cosmopolis. Lebam and other
places, expressing sympathy with the OBJ
tects OF the meeting, and in some In
stances suggesting prices to be quoted on
the various grades.
The discussion was opened by Harry
Carstens of Carstens 4 Earle, of Seattle.
who advocated that the shingle mills re-
main closed until the end of the stipulated
time. February I. Mr.. Norton stated that
the St Paul and Tacoma mill was not
party to the agreement and went on 10
say that In his company's business they