The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-11
SUMMER LOGGING
More of 1t Than Ever Before-What
the Roads Are Doing.


the Roads Are Doing.
DULUTH, MINN.-The st. Louis Lumber
company has started its mill for the fall run.
Duncan & Brewer Lumber company's mill is
to run days only till the Pilsen Lumber COM
pany's cut is completed, which will be about
Sept. l, when the Red Cliff company will take
hold. Otherwise there are no new changes
in the operation of mills at the head Of the
lakes ~ IT. y 4. - q <taszt &
There have been no sales Of lumber in i'm
portant amounts the last week. Some buyers
have 5been: looking around and some deals
are pending and may be closed in a few days,
There is no appreciable change In prices and
no intention, as has been locally reported, to
shove them 5ur. = & Us SsEa.. ~ s.i = :
"Lumbermen are commencing to take stock
Of things for .ithe coming winter and the
log crop Is the next thing to be considered. 1t
will be-very large, probably larger if wealth
err. and other conditions permit, than last
season. ~s.~- i..-.S,.- -..s.>;., -:.,
Construction work on the Duluth. Virginia
&" Rainy River road has been slow this sum
mer and sthe end of track has not advanced
any since early spring But it is intended to
push during the fall. and winter and the
plans for two large sawmills near the north
>ern water shed may be carried out within.
year or two. Some new equipment ordered
some time ago Isl on.r the way. =: ri !, ~,
been under; way In this district this season
has; been above that of any preceding year and
is, in it's proportion, to the. gross amount of
logs put in, far above that of all past years.
There has been, added this season to the rail-
road logging interests Of the district the bust
ness Of. the Brooks Timber company, sup
plying the new, Brooks s-Scanlon mill at Scan
lon,T which will amount to about $4,000, 900
feet for, the season, as we'll as. considerable
further amount for other persons. Then there
is the Duluth, 'Virginia,,& Rainy Lake road,
which is hauling 20,000,000 feet this year for
Iowa men. There is also the Nester road on
the north shore Of the lake, Ian ding logs
at the mouth Of the Gooseberry river, and
this will amount to about 40, 200 900 feet this
year. The logging road of the Split Rock
Lumber company is more. active and will land
o. 900, 900. more feet this year. , -
The two Weyerhaeuser roads emptying into
the Cloquet and: ST.. Louis have, been normal
ly busy, with a combined business Of about
so GOO, 900 feet The Duluth Iron Range
road has hauled more logs than ever, and
will be very active again as soon as ore
business slacks up: 1t will probably move
during the year about S0,000,O00 feet of logs
into this city. The Northern Pacific and
South Shore roads have both hauled in more
than usual and the Missabe and Eastern have
been fairly active.
With the new Hines road the long extension
Of the Duluth & Northern Minnesota and the
Virginia & Rainy Lake, and with the shorter
extensions planned for the Split Rock and
Nester roads, there will be large business
for the coming year. Aside from roads that
dump logs into this bay and the Cloauet there
are in this district the. Empire Logging COM
panys road, WHICH Carries logs. away from
the head of the lakes rather: than. to it,, and
that of the Fall Lake =. Lumber company,
which extends toward the company's mill
from the eastern part-of the Vermillion range,
and the Bear Head road of the Tower Lum-
ber company All of these have been active
this year and have plans for next season
fully as large. -.