The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29
Puget Sound Timbermen's Asso-
citation So Decides.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE JUNE ).
Wney VIII Remain CIcsed Until July
IL, ena II Market In Not Then
Su0eientIy strong to Maintain
Association Price, the Time VIII
Ne Extended Until II Is-Present
0usDlus II 400 900, oo> Feet.

On June logging camps throughout the
nate will close down for six weeks endihs
Oo1y y. This action was decided upon at
meeting Of the Puget Sound Timbermens
Association held yesterday afternoon In
eoom 10 Union block.
The mestfnr was called 70 order at 2:3o
o'clooh by the president, 8. @. Simpson,
who stated the object TO be the consider
Akfon ana adoption OF some plan that would
maintain the present association price list
of icgs made January L Every member OF
~ association was present or represented
~ proxy. The association includes about
q per cent. OF me logging camps OF the
stsSe Throughout. the meeting. while
spirited, was thoroughly harmonious and
advantage was taken of the lesson learned
In the short close down OF the shingle
mills in an effort to accomplish the same
SUPPOSE. II was argued that TIE one weeks
Close down Of the shingls mills was not
guf1clently long TO accomplish any result
mis- opinion wss generally expressed.
ado u asa ths ao
citation to order close down OF all the
camps within its Jurisdiction from June I
70 July IS On this latter date !, va, YES
was found at that time that the market
was not In n better condition or would not
warrant the maintenance Of the associa-
tion list to order an extension Of the close
About 10 per cent. Of the camps belonging
20 the association expressed . determine
don was agreeable to the association II was
made optional with the individual firms.
An effort was made 70 increase the price
I No vs sss d eS = 10 psrs re esse
"Our meeting throughout was harmoni.
Gus. But ono object was desired bv all
members present." said the secretary, A.
r. Anderson. at the conclusion of the meet
Ing. The association price list on saw
logs, ~ established January ]. will be
maintained. There IL at the present time
. surplus Of about 100000 900 feet OF logs
In Puget sound waters. This. however. Is
bly, mild weather we have had from jan
uAry to the present time II fs unprece-
danted IN the experience Of any operator on
Pfget sound. As an illustration, the log
INK have been putting in the water about
oD0000 feet of logs daily as against 10000
feet daily In the best former years. This
large output Ii due entirely TO lie fine
weather. with little rain and no forest
fres II has been very agreeable work
ssrhese same conditions prevail in the
Columbia river and Gravs harbor districts
Win the result that W. have been produc-
ting moro than the mills have consumed
The demsnd for logs since January ! has
'sThere i- not camp belonging 70 the
the association list price. They win simply
hold their stocks. n orders At the list price
sre not received, until tho az weeks have
expired and then n the market II not
strcnw enough to maintain our prices we
VIII continue closed down until II H.
Tho shinsle situation has not now nor
VIII Il have any bearing on the logging
srMtion = seems 70 have been foolish
. week. Thirty days At least would nroba-
hiy have done the market more good. Tho
legasrs will not make the same mistake