The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-02-07
NO SCARCITY OF LOGS.
Capt. Doherty of Ashland Tells Of
numbering Conditions in
Northern Wisconsin.

Ashland, Wis, Feb 3.-[Special i
Capt. Doherty, the well-known northern
Wisconsin logger and lumberman, has
just returned from the Brule River dis
trict and in an interview today stated
that there would be no scarcity Of logs
in the Brule output this season, and
despite the warm weather that prevailed
in January, causing great setback to
loggers and nearly a famine, Mr.. DO
herty declares that he can see no reasons
for forming a lower estimate on this
years output.
Mr.. Doherty states that 100000 feet
of logs will be driven down the Brule
next spring, which amount is just twice
as large as last years drive.
In speaking of the logging situation IN
northern Wisconsin MIR. Doherty said:
1.-THE great trouble with the contractors
at present is to secure the men necessary
and hold them. When the recent cold
snap started every logger began pushing
his operations to the utmost, using every
workman it was possible to secure: This
has made the woodsman very lndepend-
ent and as a consequence jobbers are
being greatly handicapped by almost in
cessant refusal of their employees to re-
main at work for any definite period.
"The lumberjack simply quits when he
pleases and goes to the next camp, where
he is, of course, readily given work.
Sometimes they quit by the dozen during
working hours and leave the premises
Logging along the north shore OF Lake
Superior will be very extensive this win
ter. when something like 10000, 900 feet
will be banked
The Odanah reservation is besp0tted
with numerous camps, where hundreds or
men are employed by the government
contractors. The reservation output this
will oh oh Of 000 fGO foot
Aniwa. Wis, Feb. 81 Special. 1.-The
Whitcomb Lumber company is stocking
the Monahan mill with 100000 feet of
hardwood logs The mill is now running
to its full capacity-30,0O0 daily.
Winsenson Bros. are to manufacture
100000 cedar shingles at their mill
here, which will start up about March 10.
They are also logging tract of timber
for Meiklejohn & Hatton of New Lon
don-about 100000 feet of hardwood
ID. s. Stewart, at his mill here, will
cut about 100000 feet of rock elm logs
into bicycle rims. The output goes prin-
cipally to Plymouth, Ind. He will ship
burn Siding to Menasha and Elcho.
Morris. Wis, Fe,~ 3.-[Special. THE
Buckstaff -Sprague Lumber company is
putting in hardwood from its own land,
buying logs of farmers and will stock
it's mill with 100000 feet
The Morris Manufacturing company
makers of veneers, will cut 100000 feet
of Eastwood, oak and birch.
d; s., Stewart is figuring on cutting
UP 100000 feet of rock elm at his rim
mill.
NATION, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special. i
The Mattoon Manufacturing company
last month shipped 100000 feet of logs
to the ,Menasha Woodenware company
and the bicycle-rim factory at Aniwa.
10 laf% ~f Ii oh n
of Amigo is manager, the NATION COM
pany will put in 100000 feet of rock
elm logs. The NATION sawmilS will be
stocked this season with 10000. 900 feet
of logs.
Fifteen miles of railroad have been sur
veyed to extend into new timber in 2S-13
and 28-14. to be ready for operation by
May /, along which route logging will
be carried on the year around.
The +. Eggers Veneer Seating compa-
ny Of Two Rivers, operating plant here,
are to use 100000 feet Of logs every
thirty days.
Merrill, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special. 1.-The
mills of the two large lumber companies
in this city, namely, the c. P. Miller COM
pany and the Merrill Lumber company.
have large crews of men busy now MAX
ing extensive repairs about the mills and
getting them in the best of running order
for the coming seasons run. They ex-
pect with their new facilities and i'm
provements to increase the log cut this
coming season to some extent
Rib Lake. Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special. /
The J. j. Kennedy Lumber company is
striving hard to harvest 25,0O0,O00 feet
of hemlock this season.
Athens, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special. /
Sawmills in this village will do very
Large winters work The recent cold
weather has made the ice roads excellent
and logs are coming in very rapidly.