The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-11-14

MR. Nh. WllfYtlnlnAuf SER. lUt,BfRMAs
/. THE = c'ovNTKY !, RELIES Upon THE
STATE OF; vtAssiiNoTo 4
FOR LUMBER.
6. 3. HARRIS. RAILROAD PRESIDENT

1T MehGER WILL PROMOTE
BUSINESS AND DEVELOP e$
LATENT RESOURCES.
In the suit Of the Tinted states against
the Northern Securities company MT.
mony taken In st. Paul. q
Mr.. Weyerhaeuser is the largest manu-
He testified as to the reliance Of the coun.
try upon tho state Of Washington for lum-
Der. This passage in his testimony IL in
Q. Are you acquainted with the lumber
supply In the Mississippi valley?
A. Yes. sir; that Is where have been
How f eboas shs Of standing
timber In the Mississippi valley, available
for making lumber, compare with that in
a. + is getting very short: the supply
q. About how long do you think that
you can continue numbering at q profit in
A, on. ave OF six years will wipe out
most Of our mills. though the last tree
tTa i not pc cut for time to
igan. 10 "a y :, !,
q. How is It with your own mills in
"a. Diminishing. We get through saw
ing at Shell Lake this year and we are
two mills less
9. And taking down those mills?
A: We used to operate. four in Daven-
port, Iowa; we have only got two left
Q. To what part Of the country are you
resorting for supply Of timber IN, the
A. We, have been buying in Idaho.
9. What has been the extent OF your
A. We own 1,25O0OO acres in that
Observation-Disclosures that up to 100000
acres: about 100000 in Oregon. and per-
lumber from any Of that timber?
A. Yes. sir; we manufacture in Wash
He thought the largest market was in
though Illinois was considerable Of mar.
could ship. sby the Great Northern and
Northern. Pacific and the Burlington,
were Of great advantage both to hisscom-
bination was practically vital to his doing
business at all;
lington system. testiaed that he had been
six years. The road had about $500 miles
ae by
Northern and Northern Pacific would re-
strain trade and traffic between the states
ION the contrary. I think it will pro-
mote business very greatly and develop
latent resources and enable forest, min
which are now idle: The practical extern
sion Of the Burlington road to the Pacific
coast by reason Of It's connection affords
tarers to extend their markets. He cited
the fact that he had 2 400 miles Of track
in Nebraska and there is not tree on it,
M n s
ka and sold on the market. Lumber is
a necessity. to assist in settling up that
country. II people could not obtain lum-
live there. and it Is distinctly an advan-
tage to that country as we'll as to the
manufacturers on the Pacific coast and to
The lumber has got to come directly
from the Pacific coast. Formerly they got
enormous quantities Of lumber from Chi
exhausted. and If they could not get It
from. the Pacific coast. they could not get
it from anywhere.
great business that was being developed
nv this management. The cattle are Load
ed on the ranges on the lines Of the Great
down on the Burlington to feed and At
for the market.
He thought the Burlington rails reached
every every large packSing p9n ItI, that ne could
q. what efrect viii attend the trans
portation Of lumber onto the Burlington
and the territory tributary to i, as at.
Northern and Northern Pacific increas.
ing the volume and the reduction OF
7 A. Well. It Is obvious that wagon
which can go loaded both ways can af-
ford to do business at a lower price than
ty, and the lumber business affording a
constant supply of tonnage eastbound
enables the company to do westbound
to in order to promote that business. We
accomplish various things by doing that.
We give the people Of Nebraska and Iowa.
give them CHEAP lumber, which promotes
trade there promotes settlement. They
build houses: make improvements. ana nt II
there where we need settt Element. and; in
ndirctly, it helps us in other ways; Those
people have got to wear year snoos anu ciothes
The next matter taken up was the trans
pnrtation of coal and iron ores Speaking
Of this Mr. Harris said; we reach 'a4 g, great at
the north to the district Of which Contra
Tia is the southernmost point IN the south,
hut a great many, and some very large
lOnSS,s dIlu ~ lew CnAS 80 =
time ago, In fact-the coal supply on the
burlington lines in Illinois had exceeded
the demand, to such an extent that the
coal operators were beginning to be a ltt-
tie FESTIVE about It. They thought we
ought to be able to hustle around and pro-
Z eide market in some way-dO something
about It. But3it was somewhat difficult
to do that Independently 81 The soft coal
does not stand q great many transfers;
Il Is friable deteriorates RAPIDLY and must
be taken from the mines TO az, near the
point OF consumption az possible without
car transfer. So this country up here,
q. Yon mean '.up there" along the
81 Great Northern and the Northern Pacific,
q Minnesota and Dakota? st<$se ~: u
Il IA: Yes. this northern soAnfEy: an a 81 81
we thought, that that would AFFORD IN
4. =, & permanent market for that large
amount Of coal that 70 70 be had there
AZ q nlo and aid You have an adyantase.
,throuRh shipment and exchange OF cars.
h over the fiictuating conditions attend
ant ,ipons q Joint rate n II
!. wen, ~ preparing \ 80 very AEge
.businessg sou could NOT tpEevtGes car aor
could the minerAs ssfofd To work the Aines
and make the large expenditure that Y
ass & n Sc Ss1 Us
was liable ~ ehanEsd Or e : saia De.