The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-13
BIG LOGGING SEASON
Winters Crop May Be the Heaviest
the State Has Seen.

the State Has Seen.
DULUTH, MINN.-The lumber BUSH
ness is very quiet. both in sales and
shipment. Some manufacturers have
stock for sale, but the buyers are few
and shy Shipments for the week have
been large, amounting to 1880, 900 feet.
Vessel rates are unchanged and will
doubtless remain in as now till the mid
die Of October at least, perhaps longer.
The vessel men are under agreement
not to make any change in rates with
out giving twenty days notice. and
at their meeting in Cleveland the other
day they adjourned without bringing up
the subject at all. There Is no excuse
for a change TIL the end Of the season,
when there should be added prices for
delivering cargoes on account OF the
delays and extra risks.
Cook & flourish and others have sold
to VIM. O'Brien, of st. Paul. 100000
worth Of timber in towns 50 and 81.
ranges II and IS, along the line OF the
new Cook IL flourish road
There will not be much of a cut Of
pulpwood on the north shore this win
ter. for the Nepigon Pulp and Paper
company will not have mills in readi-
ness to use wood for a longe time, at
the best. and the North Shore Timber
company has cut out it's concession in
United States.
The Lake Superior Timber COM
pany, of the same district, will cut
large amount of piling and long timber
this year. and less pulpwood. This COM
pany will run about $50 men all winter.
Wages will be high the coming logging
season.. and those who are now in the
woods are paying from $35 to $40
month for good men. Men are scarce,
many having gone to the harvest fields,
which makes a temporary severe short
age It Is hoped that when the harvest
will ha ROC ra nj tV
Railroad work through this part Of the
state has drawn off many hundred men,
but this will be over shortly.
The indications are for the largest
logging operation in northern Mime
sofa that the state has ever seen. There
will be an immense crop of logs in the
district north and east of the upper Mis-
sissippi and Red Lake, where new
roads have made the whole country as
sessible. The country north Of Bemidji,
whose logs go chiefly to Minneapolis.
will be especially active.
Evolution of Duluth Banks.
The banking situation at Duluth is
undergoing many changes. The present
indications are that the proposed $780,,
900 Federal National bank, which was to
be opened by E. D. Nelson. Of Ironwood;
Peter White, Of Marquette, and others,
may possibly not materiallze, but that
instead some of the projectors are be-
coming heavily interested in ono Of the
large banks now in the city. They are
said to have purchased important blocks
of stock already and to be negotiating
for enough to give them a majority
Certain changes in officers. largely in the
line of promotions, will take place This
deal, If carried out according to inside
rumors, Will give much additional
strength to the bank. Messrs. White,
Nelson and associates may, however,
persevere In their efforts to open a bank.
% Mo- f1r 1p,,o or,l tote
have secured a charter for the City
National bank, capital $50O,00 all paid
in, and expect to be in operation by
winter. Mr.. Macfarane is almost the
original banker of Duluth and has been
associated with important financial oper-
Rtions for twenty five years. With him
In the City bank are many strong local
men, representing wholesale and mer-
chandising interests.
John r. Mitchell, cashier Of the WI
mona Deposit bank. has bought the char
ter of the Duluth Savings bank and will
open it with 100000 capital: in about
thirty days. With Mr.. Mitchell, as CASH
Ter, will be J. w. Syder, of Akron, o.,
how secretary Of large trust COM
pany, as we'll as several local men OF
prominence.
HoUGHToN, MIcH.-+With flags flying
at half -mast the steamer Oscoda and two
barges came into port yesterday after
non. Frank, the 5-month- old son of Franz
Nolds, chief engineer of the Oscoda, haC
died on the trip down from Ashland t.
Portage Lake.-Arrangements have beer
made for an elaborate ball to be giver
this evening by the Upper Peninsula
council of the Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION of America. Large delegations
from Marquette, Ishperntng, Negaunee
and other iron country points will attend
-Peppard & Sons Of Minneapolis have
about completed their work on the new
coal sheds for tzse Portage Coal & Docl
company.-The steamer City of Rome il
ashore at Betegris, north of here, on Ke
weenaw point. She has cargo Of $50
tons Of iron ore, and Is owned by J. H
Gichrist of Cleveland.
WEST SUPERIOR, WIs.-There ar
over 200 men who supposed they woul
have steady jobs on the coal docks her
this winter, but who are beginning t
look elsewhere. The cause is the fact tina
the dock companies have given up hop
of getting any hard coal this fall B
Oct. l there will probably be not niue
over 1000 tons at the head Of the lakes
The Superior docks do about one third c
their business in hard coal and they wi
have to cut down forces accordingly
Rev j. Y. Sanderson of Wilcox Pa, he
accepted the call rendered him by the Phi
grim Lutheran church of this city Fl
Will begin Tomorrow as successor to Re-
'NiAAAiSA,
cept pastorate at Nor Branch, MINI
WILLMAR, MINN-This city will as
congress, for postoffice building ne1
year The receipts for the current fisc;
year will make Willnar a second class O.
fee. The first six months, Just closin
show $500 more receipts than for the sam
period last year. The last year brougl
in $780, and at the present rate the We;
ending March 81, 1903, will show receip
far in excess Of the SO, 900 necessary to o,
this city in the second class Willmar
the largest city in the new seventh di
trict, which has not federal building
all its length and breadth. The first COL
gresham from the district, whoever
may be, will be expected to use his effor
IN landing the prize for this growing cit
MENoMONIE, WIS.-The Dunn coun
fair will be held in this city Sept, is
IL and 10. Many entries have alreaG
been made in the different department
and the races will be exceptionally goo
The tracks are in fine condition and mar
good horses have been entered. The II
of special attractions includes three he
games by the Blue Caps with teams fro
Elk Mound, Colfax and Durand. A sneci
exhibit in the main building will be- Fl
display by Professor K. c. Davis demo-
strating the work which will be done
the county school Of agriculture this wi