The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-22
Plant Of CIatSOp Lumber Com
pauy at Rainier Passes Into
New Hands.
MANAGEMENT CHANGES SOON
To Build Up Extensive Lumber
Trade Between Columbia
River and the Hawaii
an Islands.

PORTLAND. Nov. &l.-The Clais'p
lumber mills at Rainier, ore, have
been sold to a new company torTIf2d oy
w / Reed. a well-known California
lumber man, and Gardner c, Wilder
Of Honolulu. representing the entire es-
,ate NJ hs fasAer, who died recently on
the islands. The amount involved IN
the transaction IS not made puollc' The
papers are now being filed for record
Al ST. Heleus. the county seat OF CO..
lumbia county. in which the miu Is
located. For the past year the prop
erty has been operated by W, c KIN
pey. manager Of the Clatsop Lumber
Company, who leased 1t from the srniFn
estate. The plant has a capacity ot
about 7SOOO fess per day.
The deal was eonsummated IN th's
city Tuesday afternoon, but was only
known to those directly interested
MesSrs Gardner, Reed and Kinney
were present at the closing OF the
transaction. Tuesday night Mr.. WA-
der left for san Francisco en- route for
his home. Mr.. Kinney is staying at
the Portland.
Mr.. Reed. when seen at the Imperial
Hotel today. said that the intention OF
the most modern in the Northwest. Its
large the plant so as TO make It one OF
the mos,modern in the Northwest. It's
caoaci,v Will be greatly increased and
ALI the latest improved machinery for
the manufacture Of lumber viii be in
stalled as soon as time will permit.
The object Of the new company Is
to reach out for market altogether
strange. TO the Columbia river district.
So Mr.. Reed stated today. Said he;
our intention in buying this prop
erSy Is to build up a lumber trade be-
tween the Columbia river and the Ha-
waiian Islands. This market is now
supplied entirely by the mills on Puget
sound and Southern California ports.
1 see no reason Why the Columbia riv-
er with its endless resources and spec
ial adap;ness 10 the lumber trade
should not enjoy soms Of this business.
The annual amount Of humber import
ed BY the islands IS approximately 75,-
100000 feet. and ali Of tha, comes from
the Pacific coast. Mr.. Wilder. who
has lived in Honolulu for nearly all Of
his lifetime. and is thoroughly ac-
uuainted with the business, will handle
thu end over there, and We will come
pretty near getting our share Of the
business. since We feel sure that II
costs no more to turn out lumber on
the Columbia than On the Sound or
in California. The logs We expect 10
get from points along the river, as
has been done by the people now in
control"
When asked how som the property
would b. turned over to its new own
er. Mr. Reed said he could not say WIKI
any certainty. but though: the change
in management would probably lake
place the first Of February, next. In
the maauime the mill win b. enlarged
and new machinery added, 81 that w1en
the new owners step In they can c]m-
mence doing business On a larger scale
a. once. Mr.. Reed viii be III local
manager 0f the concern. and VIII per-
smally superintend the mill He Is an
experienced man, having been in the
lumber business since 81. He was late
" connected with the Oakland Ium-
Der Company and has had considerable
experience in shipping lumber 70 Homo
lulu. For the past three years o. has
spent a good p1r.i1n # his tine in
Portland and on tae Columbia. with
the intention Of -v=ntually beating
here.
Mr.. Wilder, who came here ostensbly
to enter into the lumber business in
connection with M. Reed, was pleas
anyly surprised when he saw the splen-
did opportunities lying open. and re-
marked after having spent a few days
here, that tae country was even grand
ct than he had been told, by persons
whom ne had reason to believe exag-
gerated in their descriptions.
With the success Of the plan outlined
X will beome necessary TO engage a
fleet Of lumber carriers between the
river and the islands and the near
future viii likely see a goJdiy number
Of the lumber schoJners now n the
Sound Hawaiian Island trade steering
their course for the mouth Of the Co
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