The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
FORTUNES FROM iron.
Lumbernen Made Wealthy by
lands Purchased Originally
for Their Timber.
Deep Snow Is Adding Heavily to
the Expense Of Logging in
a.5. the North. ~ !,

Special to The Journal. s IS A 4
u, Duluth. MINI, Jan. 17.--There is much
inquiry hereifor lumber to ship east. but
few buyers have been here the past week
and few sales have been made. in all
about 100000 feet: There is some diff
ference of opinion among lulnbermen as to
the average difference In price between
this date and last year Some. say 81 and
Others 81. On No. 4 boards, for instance,
the actual advance seems to be In the
neighborhood Of 81, as these were selling
, q year ago at about $40, and are now.
bringing s11. On No. 8 and better the
difference varies.
On this class of stock it Is altogether
rs the individual manufacturer figures; If
he were making lumber year ago from a
good class of logs and Is now using a
poorer lot. his advance over last year will
be very little, II any: on the other hand
if he was then logging lot of poorer
timber, running good many logs to the
thousand, and is now where the pine grew
better and clearer, his advance Is more
than this average. One of the heaviest
firms in this region is getting So over its
last years price.
Costs are increased over last year, pos
sibly not proportionately to this advance,
but more than most people realize. Take
the single item of railroad coal as an
example. It IS now worth three times the
price Of a year ago, that is, it takes 50
worth Of coal to do the work that So
worth would do then. This is partly on
ton and partly by reason of the poorer
quality Of what Is furnished. = = 60
Z The deep snow is delaying operations
and making extra costs. Camps are en-
ploying many additional teams all the time
for blowing, and the extra cost of skidding
logs In three feet of snow over what it
would be with usual depth is big item.
Lumbermen are continuing to make for
tunes out of iron in this district. The
Eddy Bros Of Bay City few years ago
bought a tract Of land on the western
Mesaba range for 100000 which they have
Just sold for more than ten times as
much. A tract Of land belonging to F..
Weyerhauser, r. l.. Mccormick and others
was taken over by a local exploring syn
dictate two years ago, and this company
has sold the lease under such arrange
ments that the lumbermen owners will
ultimately get not less than 100000 and
probably much more. -
Z. M. Fowler of Chicago, a pine land
man, received the past year as his royal
ties from the Fayal mine alone in the
Ee1ghborhocd of $250,0G0 and nearly as
much more from other mines he was for
tunate enough to have bought years age
for their pine. Murphy & Door and Rob
hson & Flynn, Saginaw partners Of Mr.
Fowler's in these holdings, get, all told
as much as he from these and other
lands.
EXCELSIOR, MINN.-The WorkmeI
md Degree of Honor held a joint in
stallation. The Workmen installed the
following officers, E.. p. Walworth,. mas.
= ter workman; Fred Bickford, foreman; D
I'd Darnell, overseer; X. L.. Davidson: re-
eorder; o. v. w. Sigafoos, receiver; r
H. DeGroodt, fnancier. The Degree Of
B Honor pfficersgweEe Installed as1folloWs
{ Kate Moore, o. OF H.; Hattie M. Hogan
l., OF H; Marie Winholtz, O., Of G.; Car:
= rie Sampson, flnancier; John M. Seller
: recorder; Daisy Davidson, / secretary
i Fannie Watson, S. u; E.. Walworth,. I
; w.; c. Sampson, O. w. Light refresh
nents were served.-Jesse Van Valken
y burg, an attorney Of Minneapolis, ant
/ his bride are spending thetr~honeymoo1
1t the Sampson house.
DULUTH, MlNN.-Albert Green,
farmer of Carlton county, was indicted
for alleged perjury. Nov. 1s he secured
q marriage license In st. Louis count,
" to marry Mrs. Jennie Devard, who ha,
been divorced in October from Adam De
ward. Green, it is alleged. swore tina
neither he nor the prospective bride ha
been divorced within six months. He ais
declared she was a resident Of st. Loui
county.
NORTHFIELD, MINN.-The Hampto
cooperative Elevator company has bee
organized with capital stock of $4,000
The matter Of gas plant for North
field is up for consideration, a perm!
foy.f he fn1 in ~ rSfo 1oH y{v7