The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15

| cannot see any future for the trade this
year. All the sellers will be conversed
In the southern territory. snd the mar
ket conditions cannot very wen be i'm
proved. The man who owns his timber
Is foolish to operate his mill at present
prices"
NJ. Chambers, of the w. l. Carpenter
Lumber Company. says the outlook for
a good market for the Northwestern pro-
duct is exceedingly dim, and that the tu-
ture is not promising. lie says the de-
prtvation OF the good markets In the Da-
kotas and Minnesota WIN work 10 the in
jury OF this locality According to recent
adVices received by Mr.. Chambers, the
Northern Minnesota mills are without
logs, and most of the mills are oeing
closed, as they cannot get logs from Min
neapolis. on account OF high freight rates.
Il any we're TO he found there.
A. g. shaw OF the A c. shaw Lumber
Company, Tacoma. believes that one OF
the most vital needs of the shingle and
lumber manufacturers Of the Northwest
Is a clearing house to take entire charge
OF the product, and attend 10 the deals
OF marketing With SUCH an institution.
he declares there would De none OF the
uncertainty that II now such bother to
millmen. and uniform prices would more
clearing houses should be established and
kept up in new localities where the bust
ness Is In Its infancy
T. w. Tressider secretary Of the Sound
Lumber Company Is in doubt 10 the
future Of the single market II has
started as 10 did two years ago, when
qrIHrH gradually dropped NNkN ~ NuNeHa-
her stars were selling for 81 and clears
for s. IS. but whether this f. going 70 be
"a duplicate % iSsS - 90 course only a
matter OF conjecture He says everybody
Is hoping FOR a hcttermant ~ the conii-
lions but has no idea OF how they will
turn cut.
Reed 8 walker. % Tacoma, report or
derS ahead FOR their product all the time.
showing r. GOOD defna "a for their shingles,
though the price has dropped. The ca
pacity q their plant Is $500 70 sooo a
10 a q F.snW. at m a. e.
that they are getting 81 2, for their stars
ana 81 6 FOR clears They say they have
refused flao and 81 q Fer stars
ponoghue & Lewis. % baner1. cisim
shingles at 81 - per i.Sa ard are
shipping their pTodaet direct % the East
port getting an ORDER Tor s. Is.
The condition of the shinE.e market
10 Kansas city is shcsn n telegram
received ~ tae keiiokg Miu Company.
whith stated that stars were icing o.
fercG freely a. s. i& ON the oasis ef 50
cents for frs'gat charges this means
that 8 - would NJ received D. Tire man
RoSeT, : Wilson. The wholesale lumber
the termination of 'Ae building trades
strikes ana the approach % the regular
fall season VII come A general advance
in prices and al Improvement y The de-
ruana. hGt thai there w!u be no sudden
rhanGo-nuly a gradual Nettcrmsnt
w a Foster - the chicago Lumber e
Coal CofuIaHy. BELIEVES NAT tlc rrice Z
sh!rgirs THIS year Vii net ~ more than
SIX ,ur stars and SIS for clears. =
they are that AiSa lie however sees
some hope IA she sstftemsn NJ ~ the strikes
and the heEiuulaG # ere regular fail srA-
son causing 1fmer condition and a
more steady demand
=. \ IFach d. % the Euion Lumber Com
pauy, v.th headquarters in Tacoma, says
he has orders f7r forty days ahead FOR
All the product ne can handle He is a
arm believer 10 the ui1 sEage about saw
ing wood and saying nothing. and says
tAAi much % The trouble because Of 9