The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-11
LUMBER At RETAIL
Advances So Great That Consump
tion Is Bound to Be Affected
Seriously.
Several Companies Round Duluth
Have Sold ogt and Are
T.. Off the Market. g..
Special to The Journal.

Duluth, Mimi, April 11.-Several Of the
lumber companies that have been selling
lumber during the winter, either of their
present cut or what they had left last
fall, or even of what they expect to cut
the coming summer have now become
sold up, In most grades, and are off the
market. The price of boards is about
as it has been for some time. in the whole
sale market, but the cost of lumber at re-
tail has become go prohibtively high that,
in connection with the same relative ad-
vance in other things, it will no doubt
have serious effect on the consumption.
at least in this section Of the northwest.
This Is now felt by architects and con-
tractors.
The McAlpine Lumber company has
been saving steadily since it commenced
work at the st. Louis Lumber companys
mill, and 100000 feet have been cut. The
company has been making several sales
and has now sold all it's spruce and tam
arack lumber. 5000, 900 of As and 1000, 900
of SIS, as we'll as much high grade stock.
The loggers are taking everything clean
and there is much spruce and tamarack
large enough for lumber which is being
cut with the pine. About 400, 900 feet of
tamarack has been sawn already. The
company purposes to cut 100000 feet
this year if possible and is logging very
heavily, but it is uncertain that it will get
out as much as figured. This timber is
all cut on the line of the Duluth & Iron
Range road, near Highland. and is brought
to the mill on cars. Logging operations
were begun in the winter and saving COM
menced in February.
The st. Louis Co.'S lnill sawed the
early part of the year fer " G. Gilbert,
who has a large amount Of timber to be
cut here this season. Some 5000, 900 feet
were cut at this mill for him before the
McAlpine timber came in. No saving is
under way here now for Mr.. Gilbert but
the old Jones mill will start in for him In
a few days and work steadily all summer
day and night
Ice in the harbor was pretty solid until
a day or two ago, but the channels are
now open and what is left is going very
fast. Mills will all start as soon as the
ice Is out. They have nothing to stop for
as every one Of them is we'll supplied with
TIMBER either left over or brought in
during the winter by rail.
The Nebagamon mill started up Mon
day and will saw day and night till we'll
into next winter. There is a large sup
ply Of logs on hand. The mills at Clo-
quet are about ready and will, start up in
a few days. That at Virginia will, turn
over next week, if possible, though it may
take little longer to get it into shape
There is good deal of figuring on
stocks here. Large quantities Of shingles
and lath have been sold this week, at the
same price that has been prevailing OF
late. ''': "a ~ -
Arpin, Scott & Finger. of the Port Ar
thur Lumber company have filed articles
of incorporation for a logging railway pro-
ject, the road to run from Gunf1int Lake,
on the International boundary, west Of
Port Arthur, south to some point on Lake
Superior. 80, ... -,,' .,,so,..-l -