The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-26
NA|I|NGf(|R 4 Gold SNAP
MILD WEATHER HAS RETARDED
THE WORK OF THE
LOGGERS
EXPECT TO MAKE A HEAVY CUT
Contractors in Northern Wisconsin
Pine Districts as Rule
Have Big Crews of
Men.

ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. Pa week of
soft weather, featured by heavy rains,
has given the logging industry of this re-
gion a setback that will be felt on the
entire years work. Contractors operat-
ing on lowlands and in the swamp regions
have abandoned their work temporarily
to await the coming of cold weather.
Late yesterday afternoon the rain turned
into snow, but the weather has changed
little from it's soft conditions
The aspect of this region as regards
logging is about the same as last years
with one or two exceptions. The lumber
market of 1899 and 1900 was flooded with
a grade of stock, which has become
drug on the market, and SO crippled the
sale of the prominent grades as to place
noticeable damper on the movements of
stock. The Chicago strike also helped
to make a dull market.
Loggers are paying good wages and the
Jacks" are nearly all busy. The output
this winter will, if nothing unforeseen
occurs. be about the same as last year.
All the camps that lie among the North
Western and Wisconsin Central railroads,
between Ashland and Flambeau, have en-
tered upon this years work with large
crews and the business in these particu-
lar camps will exceed the work of all
previous years by at least 100000 feet.
Superintendent e. II. Hartley of the Chi
cago and Northwestern has the follow
ing to say:
1.-The hauling of logs on our lines will
be commenced Jan. z and continue una
bated until June. The logs this year will
be hauled from about the same camps
TO the same destinations as those of last
year. We expect to handle at least 81
100000 feet of logs.
Eight million feet will be shipped from
Watersmeet to Amigo; 100000 feet will
be shipped from the vicinity of Ironwood
to Schofield, and 600 feet from the
same point will go to New London; A.
100000 feet will be cut near Three Lakes
and sent to the Brown & Robbins mill
at Rhinelander; 25,0J0,000 feet of timber
near lronwood will be cut and shipped
to the Flambeau reservation mill. Near
Cedar and just below Hurley 100000
feet Of logs will be cut and shipped to
the Montreal River Lumber company's
mill at Gill. At Alder 100000 feet will
be cut for the Stearns Lumber company
Odanah."
A recent inspection of mill docks at
Ashland shows that they contain 1876, Co.,
eco feet of lumber Of this Is per cent
is sold. At the close Of the 1853 season
these figures were exactly reversed, SIS
per cent of the stock being sold. Most
Of this lumber is owned by the Edward
Times Lumber company, Rittenhouse &
Embree and John OBrien, of Chicago,
and Nicola " Stone, of Cleveland
As most of the lumber on hand is f>.een
h9illpiAISlltS Nv rail- 10 N-nIra20 ana the
East this winter will be very small
THE SEASONS CUT.
The cut of the numerous mills in this
region tor the season just closed was
will show:
Ashland Mills
ashland Lumber company... 81. 900 O9O
H1aSt End mill. Observation-Disclosures 30 600 0CO
Murray Lumber company 20 900 900
ID. w. Mowatt Lumber company. Is, 900 000
Pope Lumber company ....... 10000 900
keystone Lumber conpanv.... As 0lOOC
Barker ~ Stewart Lumber CO. so 900 coo
M. r. Durfee Lumber company. 81 COO 0G0
s. G. Cook Lumber company. 500, 600
Washburn Mills
Bigelow Lumber company 50 900 600
Thompson Lumber company. 10000 GOO
Akeley & Sprague Lumber Co. 25,0l0,0GO
Iotal .........,.,............... lis, 0C3 900
spider Lake Lumber company. 10000, coo
Odanah-
steaTns, Lumber company ........ 10000, OOo
Red Cliff
Red Cliff Lumber company go. 20, OO0, eco
r. D. Pike Lumber company 10000, 900
Cuts of minor mills in this reglon120, COS, COO
Total cut of all Mills. .655, DOC eco
Of all these mills, Baker & Stewards is
the only one operating this winter.