Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-06
|R}GfR IN COURT
1,noNv OF COAL MEN AND
LUMBER MANuFAc'
TURERS.
wtyfRuAUfsfR, ZIMMERMAN
oo,,NrRY RELIES UPON THE
o-A7F OF WASHINGTON
FOR LUMBER.
|wfyfpuAUfstR, lUMBtRMAh
HARRIS, RAILROAD PRESIDENT
MERGER WILL PROMOTE
,,,e,NEss AND DEVELOP
LATENT RESOURCES.

LATENT RESOURCES.
.so chi, of the United States against
u. Securities company Mr..
. rH. Wcyerhaueser was the ftrst
a e..' IN follow Mr.. Hill In the test1-
taken in st. PAU. ,
,ra ~ If lumber in the United States.
ll H,i,;"d rs TO the reliance Of the coun-
' rs,,,'t Nv. state Of Washington for lum-
lWh;s massage in his testimony Is In
sting. ,,,+oa w,+h tho ,,,,nher
u. IN The Mississippi valley?
yrs sir; that is where I have oeen
loting for forty years.
"l linw about the amount of standing
her in the Mississippi valley. avanaoie
making lumber compare with that IN
s it isl IS getting very short; the supply
ett aheu tei how long do you think that
can continue numbering at i profit In
N ON five or six years will wipe out
Of our mills, though the last tree
not be cut for some time 10 come IN
Wisconsin and Minnesota and Mich
11,w is il with your own mills in
valley? Are they increasing or d.
ishng? .,o, sow,
at Shell Lake this year ana we are
ing through at nay "aiu' 81 'ie'
And taking down those mills?
we ,1sed to operate four IN DaVen-
Iowa: we have only got two left
To what part of the country are you
,rting for supply of timber in the
IRE Of this Mississippi valley timber?
We have been buying in Idaho,
shington and oregon.
WHAT has been the extent of your
chases in Washington?
We own 1,250.OOO acres in that
Standardization that up to 10000
es; about 100000 in Oregon, and per-
about the same in Idaho.
Have you begun manufacturing
her from any of that timber?
Yes, sir; we manufacture in Wash
on and manufacture in Idaho
e thought the largest market was In
n. eastern Kansas and Nebraska,
ngh illinois was considerable of a mar
he facilities now offered whereby he
ld shin, by the Great Northern and
Fthern Pacific and the Burlington,
e of great advantage both to his COM
~ and the public. In fact, this COM
alton was practically vital to his doing
''(N q. Il. Harris.
go. p. Harris, president of the Bur-
kton system. testified that he had been
h that system in some form for thirty
years. The road had about 500 miles
rack. and to the question whether the
uisition of the Burlington by the Great
rthern and Northern Pacific would re-
hin trade and traffic between the states
foreign countries, he replied:
bn the contrary. T think it will pro-
te business very greatly and develop
Int resources and enable forest, min
and other products to be utilized,
ich are now idle. The practical extern
of the Burlington road to the Pacific
st by reason of it's connection AFFORDS
Portunity to merchants and manufac,
ers to extend their markets. He cited
fact that he had 2,40O miles of track
Fept those which have been planted by
settlers No lumber is cut in Nebras-
and sold on the market. Lumber Is
necessity to assist in settling up that
Pntry. If people could not obtain lum-
at a reasonable rate they could not
Fe to that country as we'll as to the
nufacturcrs on the Pacific coast and to
transportation lines that distribute 1t.
he lumber has got to come directly
Pm the Pacific coast. Formerly they got
Prmous quantities of lumber from Chi
haus,ed. and if they could not get 1T
m the Pacific coast, they could not get
rom anywhere.
he cattle industry, he said. was another
Pat business that was being developed
this management. The cattle are load
on the ranges on the lines of the Great
rtnern and Northern Pacific and sent
En on the Burlington to feed and tit
the market
lie thought the Burlington rails reached
ery large packing point that he could
PIX Of, except Sioux City.
What effect will attend the trans
Etation of lumber onto the Burlington
the territory tributary to it. as at
alns reurn traffic over the Great
rthern and Northern Pacific. increas--
me volume and the reduction or
Well. it is obvious that wagon
ica can go loaded both ways can af-
which has to be hauled one way emp
and the lumber business affording a
kStant supply Of tonnage eastbound
aoles the company to do westbound
lnase, and tempts US to do westbound
P III at the lowest price we can afford
eomplish various things by doing that.
give the people of Nebraska and Iowa,
fere we have a great many lines-we
~ tnrm cheap lumber, which promotes
E ,lS there promotes settlement. They
|lu houses. make improvements. and it
era ADDED 'a inducement to people to settle
Ere ~, Where we need settlement. and. In
f.IE' 1t helps us in other ways. Those
Ep, Il, nave got to wear Shoes and clothes
nave tea and coffee.
! ne next matter taken up was the trans
fFiia.lon of coal and iron ores. Speaking
WIS N.Y. Harris said: We reach a great
Ely mines from the Streator district on
h 10 me southernmost point in the south,
y las great many, and some very large
|es' ana few years ago-a very short
EE ~; as" in fact-the coal supply on the
t u nns lines in Illinois had exceeded
\, ueihhnd to such an extent that the
E r eprrators We're beginning to be it,
| H. 10 be able to hustle around and pro
(ont' u i,,'arKet In some way-do something
|' NV ~ But it was somewhat difficult
|c u' mat Independently. The soft coal
is f mnl stand great many transfers;
= ,. i.lahl" dcteriorates rapidly and must
lint ,r1 "f from the mines to as near the
i ,, s' ,.:. So this country up here,
I,'s without coal
r ., You W mean "up there along the
i inn, Northern and the Northern Pacific,
i I'''S',a ana Dakota?
"s this northern country. and es-
+ '' Ky ~" lines of those two roads.
n, .m,1%ht that that would afford us
nn,n', n'am"nt market for that large
m"n, "i coal that is to be had there
n '",''ralr price.
T,,,, .I''d did YOU have an advantage.
n r"' ~ shipment and exchange of cars.
!, r nn' l'ur!'lnting conditions attend
!, "i"' a Joint rate?
M N'll, IN prupa ring for n very large
nii ,, &"l could rot provide cars no:
ID ,, n, miners afford to work the mines
r,s .''M' Ia. large expenditure that Is
ID ~" 10 DO II in the most economical
Is I,,m'l','ll manner when the market
re- ,m' U" be changed. or as | said be-
Y hv n"4r. was liable to be shut any
wi,, "'hchody saying, "Wcll, we think
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