Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-02-02
NUMBERING NOTES.
From lumber trade journals.


Official reports from Canadian sources
show that Manitoba imported over 3d.
OOO, 900 feet Of lumber from the United
States in 1898.
In spite Of low rates paid for transport
tation OH some of the competing trunk
lines OF this country, The reports OF rail-
roads and their earnings for 1898 show
larger total earning than for any preced-
ing year in the history of transportation
in America.
At Kansas City there is as yet little in
quiry for regular stock goods from dealers
in the country, but indications all point
to an early building season. The mills
have about cleaned up their old contracts
for special work, and are making prepar.
ations for II big business Of this kind in
the spring.
westward the star Of empire takes its
way" is proverbial incident Of the
worlds progress. never so distinctly or
impressively evident as ut the present
moment. A London banker has lately
stated that "as London has financed
America heretofore, now for the first time
New York is financing Europe"
Some newspapers are confidently circu-
lating the statement that it has been de.
cided by agricultural experts that sawdust
is an exceedingly valuable fertilizer, and
that thus there is opened out prospect
for the sale Of this kind Of mill refuse at
large profit. As sawdust must rot be.
fore it is Of any such value. and as then
it is desirable only for the potash and
the small percentage Of lime it contains,
and Ms the process Of rotting at the best
is slow, We do not apprehend that there
will be any great percentage added to
saw mill profits on this account vt any
early date.
Contractors for railroad supplies are
overwhelmed with the prospects for bust
ness this year Like conditions have not
been known for many years. Men who
four years ago were beating the country
sore for business are doing business by
telephone and turning away orders for
lack OF material. A mans capacity in
this line of trade is measured this year ny
his product. Tie hindrance to much
more extended trade il the scarcity OF
stumpage and Of men and teams for 10y
ging. Prices are far in advance OF those
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the year before. Any kind Of II logger
who can giv assurance that he can bring
men and teams to available timtHr can
find money cheap and plenty with which
to back his logging operations.
1tis a frequent saying in the north coun.
try that many Of the large fortunes made
in white pine have been the result ol
good luck rather than good sense. There
is no doubt good deal Of truth in this
saying, though it often took both COOL
sense and strength of purpose to hold on to
timber in the days when it was Of low
value and merely promising good returns
in the future. Still, there were some who
realized the advance in price simply he
cause they could not dispose Of their hold
ings, while others might be called simply
fortunate. One OF the most marked ex
amples Of good fortune came to climax
last fall when northern white pine con-
Germ sold for $4,000 u bunch OF iortiet
which was purchased from the COVER
ment sixteen years before for an agg' =
gate OF 1850. Here was an advance ir
value which entirely overran anything
that could be accomplished in ordinary
manufacture. 1t is an example Of the
"unearned increment" of which the sin
gle takers are so fond Of talking.