The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
unaainsus' Signatures tho Result
Of tho Csnvaasing.
VERY ENCOURAGING aEpoaTs.
Coonty Amer County Joaning IN the
A9Fee0ens - SteD Business ter
I've weeks, Con1eneang next
UeaAay-Oealess AeDorteA - -
ClFealaa1ng Msa1ea1iag Letters -
ueaA o. the Csoing Astisn-

Tia executfyo oommdttse oe the wash
fngtca Red Cedar shingis Manufacturers
Association takes exceptton to the inter-
vtew puhaished In the Sunday issue Of the
Post-1ntanigenceg with Z manufactures.
claiming that whatever his views. he 10
MISTAKEN IN his conclusions that the MEM
hess of thu assocdaf1ou are not heartily IN
9Antxa3ton last week.
Each mall u br1ng4ng favorable rsports
from the commit&ees In the nead seaicft-
ing signature TO the petition provtdtng for
the closing Of the mills Nay -" said .
prominent member Of the central commit
tee yesterday afternoon, and there - III.
tie question In our minds that the con-
fempeated action win be indorsed b prac-
ticaiiy ali the single manufacturers Of
tbs state"
=. J. Medley. president Of tho state
association who vas here yesterday. re-
ports that every mill In Tacoma has sign
Cd the agreement. Committeeman Ncyay
says that Ballard. including the 1timson
Mil Company the Seattle Cedar Lumber
Company, the West Coast Manufacturing
4 Investment Company, Bay Lumber 1
Shingis Company. Ksnogs am Company.
e. OvertOn. CAmphsli Bros. and sobey =
Co. has done nkewtssI Similar reports
have been received from Whatcom county,
the committees saying they have already
secured the signatures Of Michael EArleA
Of the Puget Sound Gawmiil 4 Single
Company. operating the largest shinsie
mill on tho Sound: LOggte Bros. Of the
Whatcom FATS Mn Company. and sie-
mons q. Con. md that ~ the meeting to-
night. In accordance with steps taken at
q meeting held two weeks ago. Il II ex.
pectsd the remainder Win also sign,
o1 ann o q the ssss
closing down at tho meeting. has recon-
and reports that he has secured . large
manufactursrv In the oedro- Wooliey local
ity. A meeting VIII be held there Fri
day evening, when II 4 believed all tho
J. w. 0srubel, Secretary Of the Chehaiis
County Association. writes that he has
been canvasstnG his district and his work
z e. @ rn o ssn not says
ka has seen some o( the manufacturers
Of Pacific county. and that they have
agreed 70 canvass that district. which has
L. w. Wade. q Kelso. Cowiits county.
member OF the arm OF Mstcalfe . Wade.
operating the largest shingle mill south
q ssats,s has . ,iSned the ssresmers ana
undoubtedly jain him Si1nilar reports
have been received from other counties,
70 there is little question in the minds Of
Tho central committee has been INFORM
I'd that some OF the dealers have been
sending out anonymous circular letters
among the milk. endeavoring TO discous.
age the organisation, which u taken ~ .
Sign that the dealers arc thoroughly
OK tho action that the manufacturers
seem about TO take.
There will bo . meeting OF the state CEN
trail committee ut the Chamber Of Com
merce rooms At o'clock Saturday after
noon, when II 10 expected reports will Be
received from all counties that the mills
have practically unanimously decided to
close for the succeeding two weeks.