The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-02
Logging Camps Will Not Cease
Operations Until July /.
WILL BE IDLE THIRTY DAYS.
Order which Was to Have Gone Into
Effect June I and Continued in
Force Until July 16 IN Rescinded
by Puget sound Tfmbermnn's As
sociation-shingIe Outlook Is
GIoomy-Win Resume Monday.

The shutdown Of the logging camps Of
Puget sound, which was to have gone
into effect yesterday and continued until
July 10. has been postponed. The matter
was recently brought before meeting OF
the Puget Sound Timbernan's Associa-
tion. at which It was resolved to vacate
the former order and call upon the asso-
citation camps to close down Tor one
month, beginning July and ending July
81 Several causes combined 10 brlhs
about the postponement, the principal
one being that last month the overstock
of logs at the mills was not increased on
account of bad weather and an unprece-
dented demand for logs from British Co
lumbia mill men.
II Is estimated by min men that there
is now an overstock of fir logs at the
Puget sound mills amounting 10 from
5000, 900 TO 80 10000 There Is now
stock Of about 100. 1900 feet OF fir logs
In the boom The consumption OF the
mills is about 100000 feet day. IL Is
estimated that to be able to I'LL orders TOT
all grades OF lumber the mills should Keep
on hand from 900 to 75,voooo rect OF
logs Therefore a shutdown OF a month
will allow the mills to cut up the eh'iro
overstock. c.,
G. VI. Cobb. president Of the Port sui
tan Logging Company and prominent
Iumberman, yesterday said;
This shut down will not affect the log
ring of cedar which will continue to sup
ply the shingle mills which starr up nan'
/ expect that after August the camps
will work steadily the rest OF the year.
as there is a good demand lor iu, r,oes
and prices are good. The present prics 81
for logs are: No 2, 81 merchantaole. %
10 IS 80. and flooring. ~ Inc psen ~
oyerstock was not caused oy a Iacn vi
Srdsss t besn t an Unusually good year for
logging rs The camps have worked steadily
and by gradually gaining on ths ,n,,,s'
hava finally overstocked them a num-
her OF the mills are now preparing to
run day and night, and think there VIII
he no necessity for another shutdown
this year year; The outlook for logging Is
Victor II. Beckman. secretary. OF the
Washington Red Cedar Shingle Manuiac,
tnrers Assoe t TO .,nss mails nn Puget
sound In which he stated that all OF me
shingle mills are TO start up on he en-
Monday. Juno 4, The eiose-down 6 10,
three weeks was complete, he states. Out
of $40 slgners of the closing down agree
ment. only two broke their pledges. sew
enty-ave mills not members OF the asso-
citation signed the pledge ana kept IL.
The result IL that prices, when were
thoroughly demoraiized. have been re-
stored. 49,.
effect, the maintenance OF prices, word
of timely warning " given. MIR. Beekman
says there Is no demand to speak or from
the EAST Tor snlnEleh Ut hhS. VI ~ h'
trade In thoroughly demoralized on ac-
count OF labor trouhles, the falling on In
prices OF iron and building material, the
Impending presidential campaign and 9th.
err causes too numerous TO mention ana
wholly unexpected. Every direct shipper
on the Coast or In the East complains OF
tho scarcity of orders.
White and yellow pine prices are de-
elininr: the yellow pine manufacturers
agreement having gone to pieces. Lum-
Der manufacturers on the Atlantic coast
and IN the South are curtailing their pro-
duction. and all In all the situation Is one
that must be viewed with alarm.
Mr. Rockman I'm his letter says II would
be folly To ask the mills 20 remain closed
down, as there have been several close
downs already. and to ask another might
result IN q failure. But he asks the mills
TO curtail their output AZ much as possi-
bile for the present and to use their best
Judgment In so doing. tie advised them
when they cannot obtain association
prices 60 close down, that present prices
are low enough and they can't sell more
shingles at cut prices, for the simple
reason that consumers have no use for
them.