The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-15


n. q. Foster, OF the Coast LUMBER Com
psny, OF Tacoma. reports business fair,
ano says mat the shortage OF water In
Eastern streams is one Of the principal
Reed g. Walker. the shingie nanufac-
turers. OF Tacoma, say they are finding
ana a ibst a. good prices for their product.
at this time last year
+. A. Leach, of the Union Lumber Conn
pany' or Tacoma, reports business quite
gSood. and says that the lack Of water in
Minnesota streams, which has tied up the
,ogs. and has forced all but two OF the
Minneapolis mills to close. has had a good
enect In Keeping prices and the demand
c. d. stimson, of the stimson NH Conn
pany, says the company Is selling all the
shingles made on the other machines A.
expected when the labor troubles in the
East are over. A good lumber market is
reported, which Mr. stimson says Is some
what because Of the lack Of logs in Min
nesota.
syndicates and Forests.
The Journal takes the position that the
coming OF syndieates and large compa-
MES to secure control OF large tracts Of
the forests OF Washington is BY no means
a menace TO the numbering industry and
seems undeniable that the great bulk of
the forests of the Northwest must finally
give way to the woodsman's ar" says the
70 the extent Of years and decades IL the
young trees are left standing so that the
operators Of the future may have provi-
but needed action Is taken by congress
70 assist In this laudable segregation. be-
sides the setting apart of generous and
isolated areas as forest reservations, IL
wiz 20 far toward perpe,uating the giant
INDUSTRY Of the North Pacific coast.
IT would seem that the coming OF these
Eastern operators and the formation Of
fpw tn lae trts
OF great tracts Of timber land, will be an
important ccadJutant to those having the
saving Of the forest At heart. These large
experiences as are predicted for the for
esters Of Washington. They have been
for half q century IN the woods OF Wis
mexperience ruthlessiy wasting the wealth
that lowered above them, until. too late,
they realized the folly OF their work: and
II they have learned anything from this
experiences II II logical deduction that
they Will not follow similar course here.
The syndicated lumbermen have come TO
ma, make ,,s MONEY; and thsy are going to fol
ests according to their best lights to bring
returns on their investments They have
found that their money making in the
Middle West was unceremoniously ended
by the exhaustion OF the natural product,
and instead OF fastening the day OF the
deprivation of the source OF their wealth,
as they would by slanshtering every tree
through the forests, they Will probably
In their new field act In accordance with
the Ugh, Of their earlier works, and as
purpose OF weaith.Fetting seek to perpet-
uate the fount of their prosperity"
Pians of the Weyerhaeusers.
George .. Long Western representative
OF the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company.
denies all the published reports to the
eject that his company was making ar
ranGements to become operators In the
West. Mr.. Long says they have not yet
gotten thoroughly acquainted with the
details Of the timber business here, and
that II would be preposterous for them 10
begin to plan for the erection OF mills be-
fore, they bad coast conditions well in
alleged plans Of the weyerhaeuser SYN
dicate, saying among other things that
erett, South Bend Seattle and other
places, and that at a meeting of the diree-
tors OF the company 70 Dc held this
II IL. however. taken that II viii be at
least several months before these men
viii even formulate an idea OF operating.
men. All their holdings In the West are
THUS far timber land. II they were to
construct large, plant now. the antici-
Ing to lumber prices, because OF the pend
also be affected. Such a condition would
the opinion Of lumberman that the Wey-
~rhaeusers Will not contemplate operat-
ing on the coast until they are sure of
the market. and have their timber hold
ings so segregated into large tracts that
they can go In the business on the large
scale always carried out by them.
Judge Hasford and the Association.
Judge Hnnfords decision In the case Of
Cedar sh p NOTWITHSTANDING s "S' 8s.ocia u
ton IL OF more than ordinary Importance.
inasmuch as Il Is the first one that has
come up In NE West under me anti ~.
St5. 90 for alleged damages to his bust
ness through an action taken last fall TO
prevent price cutting. and on the de-
murrcr Judge Hartford stated that the
association was not trust: that u was
cooperation on the part OF tina mill men:
that The prices nxed were not unreason..
not be construed 10 make the association
a criminal organization so long as It's
operations we're properly conducted and
ana bylaws The Judge furthermore -
quoted as saying; An association which
viii check the wanton destruction OF
bermen for the benefit % spectators. In
stead OF being condemned deserves the
gratitude OF the commonwealth" The
decision will be far-reaching and eene-
fetal
Extensive Deals In Tin,ber.
c n. Green. a wealthy timber land OPP
orator Of saginaw, Mlch,, has lust bought
a large tract on the banks Of the Cowee-
man. In Cowlitz county. from ]. T. and
Il L. Moylan. Of Portland. and Is prepar-
ing 20 start loHxing camp IN conJunc-
ton with the Moylan Bros. 20 take logs
10 tide water on the Columbia river. Tho
tract includes s0a, co. 0s feet OF red ar.
and embraces nearly all the available tim
Der near the head Of the Coweemau. Mr.
Green has been connected with Gurdon
Corning also Of Michigan In the owner
shtp 81 timber lands tn the Northwest
for several years The new camp viii be
ready for operation by juiy IL.
The aggTekate purchases q Puget
sound timber land By the Sound Timber
Company amount TO b.&o acres all u
which has been purchased In the last
yaAr This company Is OF comparative
newne=S IN the Northwest having been
attracted to Washington only last year 20
g~t some of the good property before II
should all be gong The purchases q me
cornpary's entire holdings. and all has
been gotten tn small lots, averaging from
a quarter. section 20 = square mile Most
~ thA land L. situated IN Whatcom 81 nd
Skasft counties The company has raid
an average price OF 81 an acre FOR the
property
Expansion OF Local Company
-rhA kerrNs lumber Company has been