The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-11
b0E 70 handle SHINGLES
UOo0EsTIOS TO MAKE SPOKANE A
COAST EMPORIUM.


~ somewhat novel suggestion comes
1rOm the State NJ Washington as to the
g Eastern markets" says the American
Lumbsyman. 'It II made BY man ia
m3ttar with the grain business Ard the
milling in-sransIs methods common In tha,
trade. lie proposes that tie lumber and
ehtngiea manufacturers Of the North Pa
Cftc coast select some point Ike Spokane.
Wash. as center for stock. erect Sheds
SoS shingles. secure ps'fng room for lumber
and make arrangements with the rail-
reads by which these products can be set
Of there on through rate. thence TO ce
shipped az orders come ~
'1f ig argued that this would enable
lumber to- be shipped In any kind OF cars
available from ta~ mills TO the point o.
Capitalization so that the business could
be handled more easily than where care
3uI selection OF ears has TO be made for
Through shipments II 81 also suggested
that by this method of accommodating
stocks. air dried red eesiar shingles coaId
be pat on the market. much 70 the ad
vantage Of the trade. The proposer OF
this scheme also suggests that futures
could be bought and sold on shingles.
which Of Itself would have tendency 10
increase values
's'lt In aoubtfni II the lumber trade weuid
approve Of speculation In shingles such
cenfration Of sfecks. ~ II could be accom-
pitshed at q reasonable cost. would have
manifest advantages. Al the same tine
they would nase to BE- N the hard. nd o
loading evti which has been % dsmoraiix-
ting IN the past. Then again. the cost OF
fehandlinG r. always considerable. par
ttrulafly In ahipgiss. considers able por
t;on OF which after unloading and storing
would almost certainly require fepacking.
Altogether the scheme Is one which will
not 1T first appeal 10 lumbermen. although
II has some manifest advantages II
would require 4 large amount Of capital.
IN which many OF the. mills would have
but a small share. an. so II would tend
70 ~ HfaR tr4& ron
dealers rather than manufacturers"
The Mise.ssipri Valley Lumberman pub
lished In Minneapolis. has the following
g say relative to shinEse conditions on
'srhe stress on single manufacturers
n easing up 10 a considerable degree, by
ssns. and The ars. on cut q 81 she mills
on the coast II was freely predicted not
long ago that shsneies must take a short
sharp rush upward because Of the big
demand and the restricted product. but
the strain seems To have passed. and while
the market II steady enough row al the
figures that have held for the past month
orders, and now have what they have not
had during the season thus far-cars 10
cell In transit. The retailer wanting car
OF singles can now get 1t with very little
Manufacturers on the coast are organ
lHine for the purpose Of getting their share
Of the profits In the trade as against the
YSpo.tss "po TOT u'e pufpnss oi EestriCt~
Ing the output when the time shall come
In order 10 keep the market price
OF shingles Up To a reasonable rate. II
does not now seem that the price Of shin
Gifs will soon so higher than the present
quotations. Hut In the ar manufacturing
Hire the market Il In uncommonly strong
condition. There nre net mills enough on
hers Home trade. Inland trade and coast
wise and foreign shipments are very large.
taxing the capacity Of ali the mills The
recent foods In the mountains have not
had any serious effect on the trade In
general. The washouts on the transeon-
tinental roads are now repaired so as not
70 delay the transportation Of shingles
and lumber"