The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-02
and have TO take the green product. This
10 good criterion for the lumber market
What Organlsall0n Has Done.

10 good criterion for the lumber market
what Orgsnisatlon Has Done.
washington lumber market " lower
than II should be. and 10 too low. II IL all
on account Of the lack Of an organization
on the Coast. There 10 Q great difference
between the unity Of action on the Coast
and the unity OF action In the white pine
section. A year ago the white pine dis
trict besen 70 organize and In a short time
trust. but II simply getting together
Of tho milimen for the purpose OF keeping
down long suits in stock and keeping the
retail values Of the different grades on a
firm basis. The manufacturers Of wiscon-
SIM Michigan and Minnesota unite on every
price list that y issued. The same price
freight rate prevails. ana 70 tho {. o. b
price list to all districts remains the same
from the producing point market.
by this action the retailer n unable to
priced goods. with the hope Of getting them
cheaper from another MILL as n the case
on tho Coast. This price list Is prepared
by the manufacturers IN general meeting
suits Of lengths. sizes and grades. who. In
turn. reports IL TO the other manufacturers.
They are then allowed 20 buy and scu be-
sorts are evened up. when they are then
put on the market At the list price. In
this way the manufacturer makes his stock
East and west OF the Mississippi, the
classification II different. The west has
Minneapolis for . base TO classify from.
Any action taken by the White Pine As.o-
ISOLATION, 10 that they WORK In harmony.
The yellow pine IN then classed as the white
pine. The effect OF this action is seen In
that iasa year we paid SO for nrst-ciass
guarter-aawed yellow pine flooring. Today
Tor the same article We are paying 81.
Conditions IN Washington
'.rhe conditions here are different II has
been demonstrated that you can't organize
q shlngls association that viii stick. Hut
the red cedar men arc In a position 10
Organize and maintain prices In Washing
ton. and IL = the best chance they have
hold IN the East. and It IL daily growing
on account OF tho growing shortage Of
white pine. The great range In distribu-
ton from Washington makes Il cost but
little more 10 the consumer Ia the South
west than IL does III In Minneapolis. That
II TO say. the freight rate to the South.
west from Washington u but little mora
OF Minneapolis South. 20 there ~ no reason
for making q weak market In Minneapolis
when tho consumer IL bidding for the prod
uct The conditions Nave changed since
pates the market
What the manufacture wants 10 learn
IN Washington 10 20 anticipate the rcd
ket u low. shut down the mills and QUIT
cutting lumber. The market then becomes
strong and price, viii prevail
The manufacturer here does mere bust.
rese on 81 than We do IN the East on SO
Herr is the reason. In the Eas We carry
our stock ard await a good market price.
while here they don's hold their stock
The Warrington manufacturer thinks ne
mus; sell ~ fast as he cuts. and 90 Re
slumps the market and prices fail. This
Is satisfactory 20 the Eastern buyer. hu,
- not Justice here An association 10 the
only thing that will remedy this evil And
no; until that time wiil lUmbsrnen %
Washington bc In position 20 get for
their product what II ~ bringing Ia the
East. with freight dsduct-e''