The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-23
Close Down Of Single Mills Alone
Will Save the Market.
IT MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED YET.
Prospect of Large Mills Joining In
Such an AEreement-w. !. Ewart'
of st. Paul, Explains the situa-
tion in the Eastern Market
Prices VIII FAN Immediately On
less Produetfon Here II stopped.


orally viii be disorganized. W. I. Ewart,
one OF the most influential shingie and
lumber men OF the Middle West. who is
secretary OF the Coast Lumber Company.
in st. Paul one OF the Weyerhaeuser COM
panies, expresses this opinion. and advises
the mills by every argument In his power
20 stop the output so that the carloads IN
transit may be disposed OF and the market
be strengthened.
Secretary Beckman. OF the association,
yesterday received reports from two or the
six executive committeeman of Snohomisn
county. which shows that 10 per cent.
Of the mills within that Jurisdiction are
willing to close at the associations order.
In Chehalis county there Is but one mill
holding out meeting has been called
for TO-DAY az Elma. when II Is hoped to
bring that mill intoDfhe list. Secretary
Beckman leaves today for trip through
Bulta.s. skykomish and adjacent districts.
and hopes 10, get the consent Of the mills
there to a close-down
The present situation IL one that Puget
sound shinsle manufacturers have never
before been called upon to- face. II Is ex-
planned from the Eastern standpoint by
Mr. Ewart, who IL In the city lending ev-
cry asisance to tide over the present
crisis K@H
''The demand for red cedar shingles has
fallen or In the East" he said at the Be-
attic yesterday land building throughout
that district has fallen nat. We have had
. backward spring. which has cut on buld-
ing operations. We had expected A. INC
weather improved the demand FOR shingles
would increase but have been disappolnt-
ed There fs a reason for the present con-
1ision.
Trouble Lies In Prices.
"Ali building material In high; labor is
high. and the average citizen who con-
srmp'sfs constructor mas uec'oen 70 wait.
inu "nos loupe hes y, prices. wnicn are
conHdefed too h,Th do not refer 10 red
se ~, 70" p'se,, ~ py
1,~sa..,..' =, ,..., o"o- 20 ~"
-. - .''a'','1 ~. ,a'es
.,a,.n. ~, -. -. AZ ., &c my ray
-. -. -" ~ - p'Vpo' u'iia'.'s as o'n-
,u"'"e' p'olu's'
IN ,h's 'erri,ory ,ne manutacturers nave
ns,es Eot'e'' %n,ns,es 70 inc price lust AZ
wn'cil 'nsy snoui" pe SOY" ine reason Tor
us - ,"s, WINE a!fnost every otner htn-
-. preuuc. " ne'u W stock untii tne mar
kct oefnsnds ". req CEDAR shingles are put
~ tranN, nnere seem 10 Dc no facilities
nero Tor nciding them The general prac-
from tho KIN 70 The ear when ,bav 40
disposed OF 10 the iobbers and sent 10 var
tous points TO supply the retail trade Thls
places n lot OF cars on the line NJ one
them The buyers take advantage of his
condition aud practically dictate Their own
prices This practice mere than anything
else forces rcd cedar shingle prices below
what they ought to he held at in the mar
kef
There Is another thing. White pine
shinQle~ are bringing at Ieast 10 no..
cent. more In the market than rod cednr
The reason for this Is that they arc nut
up I'm more attractive shane The bava
fuller measurement and are not kiln sr,.a
The result IL thew go 10 tha trade In h,,,o~
condition.
"Res ce,,ar sh,rs,es ,ta,oa l., A.. .,,,
ON ,h,ir aaycs 5r,,'as ~. sn,,a,a' ,n,,sn ~.
ina royrov,x the., ~, srh.,,. -. -.
rloznly nacLsd ~ 4, ~, -, rat ~
ca,,.eg r,ych ,,,,,nta a,,a - !, u.,a,s. w
ters ~, ia a., ,,s,,o,,.s -, ,sx,.. w.,
me ~.,.,,ss $50. -, az. -. "a. 80"
ia. wow, .,,,,., = s,,,,rs A., s ~
he L,rks NAM af tha r,,,,s 49, . s .,'
,nr p,ors .,.r,,,,o, 90 ,has aa..n ~
ava n.rt,.,,tar,,. y, - u,,i Wv
h,,.,r,,., ,,.,,,s,,s,, a,,a 4, L,,%,,.., A., ~ 49,.
,,et ,.s,,s, :, a, ~, ar, :. 49,. :, ~. ,
xYht,a ,t,.. '''N' N""'
"ctcv"s Wills viii Close.
''sinee arriving here I hay,, attended, .o,,
eral meetings of shingleman ana ~, a.
cliu~d "a thirk tho shutdown rpovensnt
WI 10 carried out One thing 4. cer,a,n
something must be done AZ once ~. ,,ire.
WIN drnp. snohomish ana wqaico,, co,,r
ties favor esoStng. ard ether district.
understand are coming IN. although a. ,hs
outset thov were oar,osed 10 n Th.ro 4.
ersne trouble with tho large mills I'M,
think they viii arrange 10 come IN Tho
agreement n tho prcnosit,on 10 c,o.s
down falls throagh u win be due en,irel,,
10 the resistance offered by the large >, ms
"A close ef two weeks would relieve ~,
Eastern market Of the transit ears ana NM
things in sueh shane that N anv ae,,1nt
occurred present prices could be ,o,tp-
tained Al the nreeent time there are rnenv