The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-25

A strong argument In favor OF shutting
down the sftnGla mills In order to regulate
Prices - advanced In the following COM
ssns rom Ss.s Il ss as pss:d.n If
Che Pusst Sound sawmill and shingie Com
p.ny;
Der notIcc an Interview with some
shineis manufacturer in which no stated
that large portion OF the manufacturers
sre not In harmony with the closina-1own
movement. ana that they suspect bad faith
nens, ana further that the present demand
Tor shingles. With prevailing prices. would
compel the mills TO run In order 10 keep
PACE with their orders. This sage admits
that he was at the Single mems meeting
held in Seattle on May is II he was theirs.
which doubt very much why did he not
express those vtcws7 He had ample op-
portunfy. Tho gentlemen attending that
pssftng would have been pleased 10 listen
70 any miIi owner In the stafe He says:
.FVrnnef combines 81 Ike purpose have
failed, why should not thise' Ii this man Is
:ss mn r, ewnsr and no. SON. ss.lss which
have the gail 70 attempt through the col
Umns u che Post.Inteliixenc~r 10 deceive
the small mai owners by denying that
ohtngies have declined In price cents per
Thousand. and that orders have fallen en-
tulsy one-third IN the FIRST three weeks 81
shc present month. compared with the flrst
three wvtka OF April, which IL q sure indi-
with reference 10 bad faith and lack OF
harmony. ] Will state that every mill own
ef at the meeting referred TO- and all the
Whstecm county mill owners, are In per.
sccs harmony. and ere not only willing but
anxious 10 shut down. A. a business
proposition. they would not he fair TO
themselves II they did not shut down. and
any statement based on the theory that
because former combines failed this one
must II not worthy 81 argument Neces-
atty has always been the mother OF tnven-
ton. ard when the rrsce Of logs ana cost
e manufacture Is taken Into consideration.
u plainly fellows thai scane concerted ae
ton on tho part OF tbe mill owners .s
necessary. and Il at this time they fail
70 art. IL can only he due tn Lack OF
trains
Following Is the approximate cos, az
putting shingles On care. ready for ship,
merit. at mill. Cast 90 logs at fes<ger@.
landing. % Ter thousand. cs~s Of towing.
8, cents: expense buying and scaling. IS
cents. Total. $ss
I'm leo feet ~ loxs there are sn.a a..
shinglts. making the tsnsher required sor
manufacturing. a. cents. Total cost per
thousand tn
The price today paid hy C'csgt dealers %
siS per Thousand. leaving che tnIll man
notsains bat honest experience sor his mar
sin,
Speaking for myself have all the
experience l want. ard ] believe ~ rer
est's ef the MIL owners feel the same
fet ee~sar shingles vii ssam6 A prise ~
u ~ here ora the cvsss IN admitted ~ .x4
eryoEsa who knows anything as<st;s TIE SIT
AstfGu, also that we wsEl sell as rf4aav
~ that prize a. We csailA sell fsr ~ esnsS
trst prssi8aaR Ne stand artn An4 a. ~ aFsss
i'- Based on 4 price ef s. ~ here fer .As
cedar sainsiess tfsss ara. aaallf4 cog~a !.
cred. tire eaeepe~s salngtc osa the Eastern
ard Middle West market To tAls every
rn@ agrees Tesan uhy should awv ,y{l
osneF ae' tn had f8stA7 Tacy are nor
aHa wiIs sat
Pat shere ers maay gentlemen vxAo
deal Us shingles en shts east s.ssYss-
rten}y kHasu as sssks dealers Thcv ars
Sissar tes 81 fet30s Ard as fay aa
hnovn are honest sni honorable Asat fsSe
all SAsera business raen they are eyer
willing assl reAsF "a take asfxtafs.s. q
market eem,sstsasss aa& asgs az b~ar. as in
Their eEssitisrl tire n9y easa,ss - faer4&s YES
~sli tvs greatest fsSeSFeys& kneswS saar
when sAlnstSa are sellfzasg be- ~ rs,ss 49,
ste@ier fsstss = assssss NhEs
The ssssseTt u ss,sssf1ses aggssrsfsf - ~.
dealer that fhF sfshfsss s ereasev sAAn shA
.~sssAsss As s~gs1a esEs sas prtsa si~f3 fssers
Nv creating a s~sr IN tire astasss u Eakt
err tASeFsA afsa dealers f&af skey ~tH g
sTtA loser. 4zas T~s0as - 4AssG eeavs3-sss
stops ssas RS. wA4Se * igsetf erveafas a
5snae n TIE ehtEgfs n8arSet sfs al A,
caee everyone wants ~ se4g T4ss essse-
tAe uiu eNusr assEsssT& hos & IA ~. ;,
reHesi. Ss5eh has a<en srs Nssta4y e ga
shinsiN business fer EAe lass 4Arna x.sF~
fNsse "a esav GRE waY 80 xsevesss @ts~e
faetA@ds AMI fraiafAsn n Sfesxafs ssaxgk 81
and sffar - fs ssrgaesxe. ard w%eu fAs 50;
~ shingles sxe~Tsss the demand. ssss;
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