The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-13
MINNESOTA
DECREASED LAKE CUT
Low Water and Lack of Logs Bother
Superior Mil Owners.


Low Water and Lack of Logs Bother
Superior Mill Owners.
DULUTH, MINN.--It begins to look as
though there was to be q sharp curtail-
ment Of the cut of the mills about the
head of Lake Superior this season. Low
water has prevented some from working
full time lack of logs has done it for
others. and inability to get logs out has
been the difficulty elsewhere. All in all
1t Is probable that the cut of last year
will be decreased by from sixty millions
to seventytiv millions feet, and the total
OF the season for mills on deep water viii
not exceed $50, 900, 900 feet.
The mill of the st. Louis Lumber COM
pany Is still saving, but Is to close down
any day now. That Of Peyton will be
through, the salvage stock, its last con-
tract for this year. In two or three weeks.
That of the West Superior Lumber com
pany has a week or two of work for
Alger, Smith & company and will then
close. 1t is said that the company is
figuring on cutting up it's boom sticks this
fall an indication that the mill will be
dismantled very soon. This mill Is on
leased ground and the lease has but
short time to run.
There has been some talk Of the Hines
Lumber company taking over this latter
mill and getting an extension of the lease,
In order to cut it's WeyerhaeuSer timber.
bought last year. But all thought of this
has been abandoned now that the Hines
people have bought the mill Of the North
Wisconsin company at Hayward.
1t seems that the North Wisconsin
company sold the mill at a very low
price and that the Omaha road made a
rate for hauling logs from this tract Of
timber, which is close to Superior, at Il
lower price thousand than could be had
for hauling it to any mill at the head OF
the lake. 1t Is a long haul, comparatively,
eighty odd miles, but it puts the sawn
lumber on the Omaha road, and the Oma-
ha road will get the haul of the manu-
featured lumber out which is an item
that will go long way toward making
the low rate on logs a profitable one after
all. The mill is good for at least 10000, =
900 feet a year and all the Weyerhaeuser
purchase will be cut there. none or IT
coming north as has been generally eX-
pected and hoped at this end of the
route.
The Hines Lumber company is making
a cut at several mills in the region about
the head of Lake Superior that will
amount to about 250, 000,0 feet for the
year These mills include properties at
Superior, Ashland and Washburn, and
six are under lease with one owned out
right.
About 100 men are at work near HaW-
thorne southeast of Superior, building a
railway into large and important tract
Of timber bought last spring and which
will be logged extensively from now on.
In addition to this force about 800 more
are employed on other logging lines
There are probably siNty-tive million
feet Of unsold lumber on docks at the head
of the lake, and about 5000, 600 feet at
Ashland In all on dock here are 100000
600 feet, half Of which Is sold and will be
ready to move any time from now on.
4l,ot thon
seventy-five million feet more will be
sawn this fall by these deep water mills,
making 175, 900, 900 feet that can be fig
ured on from now to the close as all the
lumber on hand.
Some sales have been made during the
past few days. What has been sold is
largely Of coarse stock. Prices are main
tanned and are stiffening gradually, as
they have been all summer. 1t Is figured
that on good stock the price now is about
81 to 81 so better than in the early spring
Lumber freights are slow at present and
a good many of the larger vessels In the
trade are being placed for ore at current
1ates The Lumber Carriers association.
which Is said by it's members to control
90 per cent Of the lumber carrying ca
pacity Of the lakes, is having some trouble
with rate cutting alleged to have beer
done by it's members and an investigation
will be made. The card rate is still $25e
a thousand feet.
FERGUS FALLS, MIMI Rev. Col
vim Butler was rendered a pleasant sur
prise party Friday night and left Saturda.
for St. Hilaire to accept the pastorat
of the Methodist Episcopal church. III
recently was graduated from the hlgl
school here and was member OF tn
famous debating team which won tn
championship Of the ninth district AM
<J~ho Of j1or h
jour- S cup last year.-John Ruttl
and Miss Elenor Bison were married b,
Rev. J, G.. Morrison Mr.. Ruttle is en-
gagged in the elevator business here
George Heap, Jr., was granted a dlVOrc
from his wife, Della Heap, on the groun
Of cruel and inhuman treatment. Othe
allegations We're also made, but Wer
afterwards withdrawn.-Notice was re
ceived to the effect that the state Ian
sale. which was to have been held in thi
city. Oct. q, could not be held this yeal
as the limit Of sales allowed by law i
any one year had been reached in thos
held In the northern part Of the state.
ALEXANDRIA, MINN.-Governor Va
SAINT and Senator Buchanan spoke her
Saturday evening. Fully 600 people Wer
in the hall and half as many more wer
turned away, unable to get In hearing
distance. The committee expected to haV
large meeting, but the rush was a sur
prise. or two halls would have been ar
ranged for and an overflow meeting helG
The governor spoke at Brandon in tn
afternoon and he had a large audienc
there. Senator Buchanan gave the frs
speech at the meeting here and made
good impression. The governor made on
of the most telling speeches he has eve
delivered in this part Of the state. A sc
cial meeting was held later at Odd Fe]
lows hall and lunch was served and tn
governor given chance to get acquaint
ed with the people.
FOSSTON,. MINN.-Rural free deliver
of mail now seems an assured fact II
this part of Polk county. Two routes al
practically settled upon, one running mort
Of this place and the other southwes
Special Agent w. J. Munro has been he1
Investigating and four applicants for ca
riers have taken the examinations.-Tf
local Congregational church has eXtende
q call to w. F. Taylor of Garvin and /
Will move here with his family at once
begin work. A. j. Tidstone Of Brecker
ridge has been assigned to the Methodi
churchill. s. Bennett, republican cand
date for state representative for this di
trict, enters upon an aggressive campaie
OF stump speaking this week. Eightee