The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-17

that the ratio will further be increased
| and that fully 90 per cent. ofthe output
| will be closed for a greater or smaffer
! portion Of the winter. The close-down
| should. however, be unanimous in order
| to have the desired effect.
California redwood shipments for Mo-
| vember, as reported by the Lumber Rec
ord Bureau. were as follows:
To- Lumber. rect
| Oregon and washington .......... $4,000
Mexico and Central America. $40 81
Hawaiian islands .;...;.......... l oss sso
Australia and the Orient go lSo
San Francisco 80 ~ -SS 30
Total .......s.s...,... ......'....'zo'iizooo
Notice has been received In this city of
the granting of reduced rates on lumber
and shingles into the extreme South, the
Missouri Kansas d Texas and Sher-
man. Shreveport & Southern railroads,
In conjunction with the Burlington IL MIS-
souri, River and Northern Pacific, having
established rate from the Pacific North
west to points on the two former roads
at s2Is cents per 100 pounds on shingles,
and 72h cents on lumber. The reduced
rates apply to all points on the two
Southern lines. including Denison. Fort
Worth, Austin, Houston. Galveston.
Wichita Falls Greenville, Jefferson and
heretofore been about $1.03 for shingles
and about 95 cents on lumber. which
have been practically prohibitory. 1t Is
believed that these reduced rates will
result In the securing of much North
western business.
The Puget Sound Timbermen's Associa-
ton is preparing to take action to get
the logging situation into condition Tor
the trade of next year preliminary
meeting was held December 3. which adj
journed until some time between January
/ and 10. when another session Will be
held to take definite action as to prices
for the coming season and whether the
camps Will close to curtaii the output.
Several reports have been made of the
first meeting some stating that II was
decided 70 advance the prices OF flooring
and common logs so cents per 1000 feet
each: but A. II. Anderson, secretary
OF the association. positively denies that
any such action was taken. Not
thing was DONE he said and nothing
| will be done until the next meeting. We
have not done a thing regarding the fx-
ing of prices for the next season, nor
taken any action to regulate the output.
There no longer seems any doubt that
the ''old red" mill OF the Fairhaven Land
| Company at Fairhaven has been sold.
Definite announcement has been made
| that the Il. X. Wood Lumber Company
| OF San Francisco has purchased the prop
| erty and as the work of ehabilitating
| the ancient plant has actually been COM
menced the statement is doubtless true.
! The price paid for the plant cannot be
| learned though reports are made that 1t
| was anywhere from $4,000 TO $4,000 The
\ intention of the purchasers is SAID TO
/ be to make the plant have daily cutting
I capacity OF 10000 feet of lumber, which
will necessitate the expenditure OF sSoooo
to $4,000 Il Is said Fred Wood. son OF
1 f. X Wood. Is to be the resident mana
| ger of the property. and w ii. WELDON,
of Seattle is reported to be engaged for
! superintendent.
The Seattle Lumber Company Is making
| important improvements to the large
plant at the foot OF Harrison street hav-
| ing lately put In n Standard dry kiln
and ordered another, which will soon be
| installed. The Ludgates have also sent
| for a ten-lnch mnlding machine. new
planning min is TO be constructed south of
| the main mill. the machinery for which
I has already been ordered and this will
be operated by an electric dynamo that is
20 be installed in the principal plant.
The American Lumberman OF Chicago
prints the details of a reported formation
| OF a new company composed OF Henry
| Carstens. OF Carstens 4 Earles, Of this
| city and Clarence lucas formerly super
lntendent of the LEISURE Lumber Com
pany. at Duluth. MINI The company Is
| 10 be known as the Lucas Lumber Com
pany. and VIII carry a large stock Of Dir
spruce and cedar products. besides red
cedar shingles.
The Union Lumber Company. which
maintains offices In this city. has added
new set ~ head blocks and a forty
horsepower boiler to it's mill al Lacey
This glll give the plant 10 horse power
and capacity OF 4e.oop feet Of lumber
IN ten hours The representatives OF the
firm believe that the coming year Is COINS
10 be prosperous for lumber and shlnglt
men. and that higher prices will be recelv-
ed than have prevailed during 1900
| report is current among boxmeu OF
the Northwest that a greatly reduced rate
on box shocks to the East viii soon be
announced II Is stated that this rate
wlu not be more than Is cents per io
pounds from this state to Omaha though
Il l. believed by some that Il viii apply
only 10 egg cases The Pacific North.
west Box Association has been working
for some time for reduced rates 10 the
East. believing that good trade could
be worked up there n the railroad charges
were not SO great II the reduction should
be made 20 Is cents II is said that the
trade In the Northwest viii rapidly ex.
| pand az once
Several city elections we're held In this
| state during the month and the lumber
| Industry was pretty well represented
| among the lucky candidates Archie h
Martin, the good looking secretary % the
Puget Sound Saw MIR 4 shingle Com
psny was elected councilman from the
Fourth ward. and will give a
| good account of himself r. p
| Thomas, the we'll known lumber
L man OF AnacarlaS MAS re.oIna-t q.