The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-21
SALES ARE GOOD:
r. +: SHIPMENTS SLOW
LUMBER SITUATION IS NOT MA
/ TERIALLY CHANGED.
Logs Are Slow in Drying and Lumber
Is Green Off the Saws-Logging
Operations on the Upper Mississippi
Are Already Important-New Dis
! trict to Be Invaded. yy='. -. 3,s

Special to TIE Journal. y, -. i -. .,s,-
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 21.-Seyeral sales of lum-
Der have been made the past few days. The
Virginia Lumber company some days ago placed
with eastern buyers 10000, 900 feet of Norway,
and this is being shipped. Much of it is
coming green off the saws Henry flourish has
placed lot of thick lumber in the east other
sales have been closed there. Shipments have
been imDeded Of late by the weather., for it is
a fact that there has never been fall when
lumber dried out as slowly now, and there is
great deal Of stock placed that cannot be de-
livered this year unless it is shipped green.
Logging operations already on a very con-
siderable scale in this part of the region, with
the greater activity in the upper Mississippi and
north of there. Men are scarce
The Northern Lumber company, which has in
the past made Mesaba range headquarters at
the village of Weyerhaeuser west from Mountain
Iron, has moved to new camps north of sVir-
ginia, in section 13-59-1s. This is a mile off
the Duluth, Virginia g. Rainy Lake road, and is
reached by the Northern Lumber company 8
Mesabi Southern road which runs to the st..
Louis river in section 9-561s. All timber cut
the river for floating to Cloquet mills Accom-
modations have been provided in the new camps
for 500 men, D.
New Spur Road.
The Hines Lumber company will build, new
spur road off its main logging line in central
Douglas county to the Lyman lake district A
large amount Of standing timber, owned by the
Musser-Sauntry company, is in that section, and
this will be cut the coming winter. It is said
that no decision has been reached as to- who
shall cut this timber. = The Hines company and
the Nebagamon Lumber company figuring on
| the timber and whoever can handle it best will
probably get the stock" If it is cut by the
Hines people, it win be hauled out and: taken
to the Hines mill at Hawthorne for saving; If
the Nebagamon company takes it, the destina-
ton will be Lake Nebagamon; while, If the
Musser- Sauntry company determines to operate
the tract itself, it will go to the St. Croix and
|
AS every one of the four concerns interested
is Weyerhaeuser company, it will make very
little difference except to Individuals where it
| goes or who cuts It, In any event, the Hines
| company will haul it out $500
The O'Neal & Nelson company, which has
been logging on an extensive scale north of
Virginia, on the new Ruggfes road, is preparing
for fairly active winter, cutting about 6,o0O,.
ooO feet About forty men are now en-
ployed. ~ =:
=. New Region to Be Logged. ." r..
| The Swan River logging company, which has
| been working near Hibbing, Is to enter the
timber about Sturgeon lake this year, in sections
90 and 60, q and %: There are large and
much of the region has not been touched by
the ak: The Swan River @company's logging
| line will probably be built north into Sturgeon
Howe are putting in camps on range g. near
Sturgeon river and will log there extensively
this year. =. t.
The W.T.. Bailey Lumber company has started
camps north of Virginia and will employ about
125 men for the winter. ."-' 81! -
The. Mashek Lumber company cutting for
the Longyeara Lake mill, is to employ 100 men
near the Kinney mine In $50, shExtensire tracti
OF state pine "are to be logged In that towr
! this winte:. -: 7tSo5 II :EESS| wv
| Scott Graft Lumber company Ii. putting .,r
camps IN the east part of 1914, which has beer
| logged for twenty years and has been supposed
to be cleaned off more than once. That more
| timber can be found there is evidence of how
| working. 80