The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Recently the Chicago Lumberman
sent it's representatives to the white
pictures presented a faithful likeness
of this wonderful lumber mart. White
a recognized authority. is gradually
disappearing as an important factor
in the forests Of the United States,
and it's product shows a diminution
year by year. The mills which are
cutting this king of soft woods are
still turning out enormous quantities
Of 1t. but their product has decreased
by about third from the top notch
record, and vast stretches Of country
in which the white pine was once the
principal feature are now devoted to-
agriculture or are growing up to less
desirable timber, while millions of
acres are for the present unproduc-
tive stump lands.
Minnesota "Making Good" -.
Minnesota alone holds its position
and maintains it's product, and even in
Minnesota some of the most important
producing points are already declining
or look upon a swift reduction of their
product from now on. 1t is therefore
of interest to multitudes of people in
this country to know Of white pine
producing point which has at least f1f-
teen years ahead of 1t at its present
rate Of production. It is even more
interesting to find such a point whose
output is white pine and not largely
Norway or eked out with hemlock
and hardwoods. -~ - -. -. 49,. 20
White pine Is the soft wood Of gem
eral use in the building and miscel-
laneous industries for which there is
no thoroly satisfactory substitute. Sub
stitution becomes absolutely necessary
as It's output decreases and cheaper
material perforce must take its place
to an increasing extent; but as long
long as the mills can and logs, white
pine Will be preferred anything
like even terms. and for good many
purposes on any terms. ~ -
One Of the pure growth, white pine
sections of Minnesota, and in which
Is considerable timber of a very fine
quality, is to be found in ST Louis
county.
To the eastern trade, by whom es-
pecially white pine is priced and who
are willing to go far for 1t, Minnesota
seems far away; but Duluth in the
last few years has been familiar
name to those who are acquainted
with the sources Of white pine supply
It has taken the place in no small
measure of the Saginaw valley. Mus.
kegon and the Menominee river, be.
cause 1t has been for several years
the most important center for the
shipment of white pine in cargo lot.
on the Great Lakes, reaching by this
comparatively inexpensive transporta.
ton the markets or transferring points
upon which New England, New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and other
states chiefly depend for their sup
plies of white pine.
If Duluth be not too far away to
prosecute the search for this wood
twenty miles farther is hardly worth
talking about. and twenty miles be-
yond Duluth brings us to Cloquet
MINI. And Cloquet has this peculia,
claim. that while the day Of Duluth'l
decline as a lumber producing point
is at hand, Cloquet has assured to 1t a
product for at least fifteen years or
as great an annual scale as at present
What Cloquet VIII Do.
For fifteen years to come Cloquet
will turn out from it's sawmills at Least
25O,000,000 feet of white pine annual.
", and who knows what longer life
may be given to It from Inclusion