The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-20
NOT IN LUMBER COMBINE.
LONG LEAF PINE PEOPLE ARE
sTfIL INDEPENDENT.


10 g. the virginia and North Caro-
lima pine People Who Have Gone
Into the mig Combine-They Manu-
facture Inherent Timber Prom
That of the Long Leaf Pine-Busi-
ness Has Improved since the Flee
tion aud the Lumbermen Are Get
ting nctter Prices for Their Pro-
duet. with the saw Miiis RunninR
ON Pull Time.
The big lumber combine announced BOO
the Morning News and which 81 IS report
"a VIII take iu nearly an the big lumber
concerns In Maryland. Nir.iria ana Norta
Carolina. does not Interest the lum3ermen
OF this section % any sreat extent None
OF the compaules. which are reported as
being about TO he ABSORBED hy tho com
blne. operate 81 this section. ana although
most OF these companies handle pine tim-
Der It Is different variety from ihe ions
leaf yellow pine vhleh s. produced in
Georgia Florida ana Alabama.
MIR. ". b. sdawel % tho Southern
Pine Company who IS one Of the best
posted lumbermen in This section, said
yesterday that the Gcorsia lumhermen
had not been Invited 20 come into the
deal ana. 90 fact had not expected 70 De,
"Tho companies mentioned" said Mr.
stllweu handle what We cali san pine
and what IS known 20 The trade as North
Carolina pine. Il IS pretty muca the same
as our short leaf pine and docs not come
into competition 20 any extent with t1e
yellow pine The North Carolina pine Is
used chiefly for board. loorlng. ceiling AMI
interior finishing our best business g. Ia
the dimension sizes. that is the large
pieces Tor railroad and heavy huiilina
work generally There is considerable
short leaf pine cut in some portions OF
this state. being chiefly for local ana in
terror consumption. very uttle coming tC
the ports. The Nireiui8-North Carolina
combine may help matters with us some
what by Improving prices on this grad.
% lumber and thus helping us in our loca
competition with the ZANE class OF lum
her"
As to the present condition OF the lum
Der trade Mr.. Stilwcll said: There ha'
been a very decided Improvement since
the election. Six or eight weeks ago th'
demand was very Hight and the mills wer
only cutting two-thirds Of their capacity
resolution 20 this effect having beer
adopted by the saw MN Association
Now the demand Inns picked up consider
ably. prices have advanced somewhat an,
the mills are running at their fuli cap3cI
ty. We hope for a still more active de
mand and SIN better prices. but the pres
ent situation is much improved upon wha
u was n few weeks ago
with the general confidence existin.
throughout the country IN commercial an,
financial circles" said Mr. Sillwel' IAN.
the natural tendency which this will give
towards Improvement in every lire an,
especially increased building operations
We feel that we have reason 20 hope fo
reasonably prosperous times for som'
months 70 come az least"
Mr. Suliweil said that the mills Of IN,
Southern Pine Company have plenty 81
timber 20 last them for good many
wears 10 como ard the lumbermen Of IN,
state generally have nothing 20 worry
them on this score Tho timber O. not be.
INK cut away as fast as was supposed by
some to be the case a few years ago.