Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-24
LUMBER STILL FIRM.
The Rumor that the Bottom Is Out Is
Vigorously Denied.
No Lumber Is Being Sold Tor Less Than
SIS thousand.

Tho report that the bottom has droDnod
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'"' 90 ','c '"''i"'' .''''t Nv' III ~" lo' N
IS denied ~ several q tne lumber deal
cr. in that CITY. in interviews with tho
NV yo,l, c,onmorci,I |, b,s hoo,
~" 'iN N''il''''i 'i''' II mas pc'"
stated in certain circles that there was
a purpose in the story sent out from
p,,,,r.,. ,,,1 +,,.. t,-,,,'. o,,.,..,i.,,r
i''''7' ~ anu ''''' "'l19 "N'' c''''' ''iil'
that the valuation OF the Wild lands by
the State assessors might remain as they
,ra
Some OF the local lumbermen who have
been seen about the reported decrease in
voIua h,vn stated that tbnv ora not vat
IT .''e' '''' '"NS III ~ H''
ready t. make any talk on That point.
The matter has been thoroughly discussed
~ n,,,, ,I,cos Sa,,a AZ IA ,oo,I oo--
II iii'i' 1850 t'i''' VI - ioo'ii syn
tractors VINO nave bcen seen say that
lumber is easier. That is. they are now
able ia rot contracts tlIad while short
i--l : GILL,
time ago none Of the lumbermen would
make any definite statement in regard -
whom thaz, cnuld fill tho orj.r. Tba
MN 'i,s couLu III 'he o'uefS' iii
New YORK 1ommtfclol says:
N-hnlesalc titpobarr7an IN This cit,. wore
vsrt ir,li%nant yasterdaI 1H.ar tbn r..-
norris semi IRON, some ,,njiantifirj sonrrl
III this ritv III Maine INN taIapr1nbad
hnct fror1 H,nenr II tba @fr,ct ~ thi
snrtIce marker here WIS demor1iizrI
thlt the market had bcrn ovaryyhnIm.J
"a hal n.4I
many dollars 4 thnusand
II /. rlainad that ~ r.norts .nan,t,l
from ono Jc3Ier in thts fitv and IA
,h- fn,YnI,ti,,, -. i 80 80 -,
tbat Hill rn,rI,at Il III III nnbaaitbv WHIT
ditiou
RE whole trouble seems IN have start
cd won tho fart th9t sunnIias which
shouid haya been sent from time ia Tim.
Hill snrfn. wcrn rushed III this citv n
~ .,riinSt rossihla datn tyitb ~. r:s,iit
that four cirroes ont Of some 30 az. 60
haI.n haan Hill m tha r1irlt III III. th5,,
thr r,IIiila, ratas
" II Rrj,nan of +ha firm, Of St.tso,
r,tior g. u cii,na, uthi.b ,n,rnf1rtt,~ot
gat,i. N M WI, nnd liis ,,1nra 'bt,,,
~ Viii cart " I'M III uaint smricn tbt+
comes r. this civ etid.
..'rb tncbnicoi roniitio, of this market
l. Gfron.sDr than If hns been m anV ttmG
i nh MI ,nit N ,5r HUI ,r hull
,5n Gr.t III II or X vars in which thn
manuf1cturers made much money and
tnty EG "M II thrir etors mi ii TN
havn III iump thcir Goods on the market
al LOW 49, - Tile ,ort ,lur;,e, ~, -,
tp-c ~ ft,rn,. works hlvn harn lIre-"f IMAM
| thc demand warranted, but the chief
trn,,hia hls benn tha 1lnwarr1nted talk Of
| ul..,I,ngls j., mo market
"pna .rcti,-nr tnId - ,.ar1,nan that If Lp
,,,,II ,,,I, boil XXI inv ennmrb H. clrii
...t .nriir It'll III n SI5 \ thnnslnd iii
So Tmv' i r,otivn .' ne cnuId havo hoI
49,. ,,,rh Ill. ae Tho et,temcnt va, ar
lmI iIt i h,s ,noIa IN" tradr narvaus
II c1 l1 tay pasitivcIy that thore hls
re a., i 81 ,Itbou,,h havr hpard of no
-" ~ .a a. INT can saw mis-.
.,v-a h.n.iIe d ncrrcnt 81 ali the Maine
Il l.iI,t'it y t,i 5rixat and ~ haWe
| ~ eoli y foot ~ ia ana 15inch n less
no. S%i9 80 ~ ,lo c'npot -at anv kind nf
t,r,,ri III ~ i i,'.g ihan Sl5'
| y n HI II; i, fair II rpnonaro tba-o f.,urrc
u, y" u, u ls'Ii - tbman wern TN nnfch
VIII go ~ 80 rncni1nI b,, onIv n