The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-01
Columbia River Losssrs to Sus.
pend Operations From July
| to July IS.
MARKET NOW OvERsT0CKED
Matter of Curtailing Supply Is
Discussed But No Action of
Definite Nature Has Vet
Been Taken.

5 The loggers are up against the ques
5 tion to log or not to log. and the am
swer seems hard TO find. says the ore.
5 gonian. A meeting was held wednes.
/ day afternoon In the rooms OF tn,
, Commercial Club TO devise ways and
means. AT the present rate the mills
of Portland are consuming In the az.
gregate l.655.00O feet of timber daily
while 2,o55,0oo feet are being put on
the market, making daily surplus OF
100000 feet. The mills now have on
hand an estimated stock sufficient to
run them for the next 90 days provided
mot stick OF timber Is cut In that
time. AS It is, the surplus is piling
lup each day. while the price Of logs
is climbing down lower and lower.
The meeting was called to make
some effort to stop the slump. II the
logging camps could be held idle for
so days 1t would give the mills chance
to catch up with the output. or IL the
output was reduced by one-half Il
would remedy matters. The loggers
present at the meeting wished to do
one of the two things.
f. C. Pelton of the Pelton-Armstron
Logging Company acted as chairman
of the meeting. while r. S, Farrell of
the Deep River Lumber Company
welded the secretarys pen. Those
present at the meeting as representa-
tives were: ]. Stewart OF the Valley
Timber Company; J. Bremner. Brem-
ner Logging Company; Russell Sewellr
Nehalem Logging Company; C. C.
Masten: James Muckle, OF Muckle
Bros. A. L. Montgomery, oregon Tim
ber Company: ID. L. Kelly. Kelly Lum-
Der Company; Albert Brix. Grays Bay
Logging Company; f. II. Kline; r. S.
Stanley and r. Smith. Columbia Tim
Der Company; w. E. Pattinger, Anchor
Logging Company; Henry colvin. John
Yeon, Yeon Pelton Logging Company;
F. Chapman, Chapman Lumber Com
pany; e. c. Pelton, OF Pelton-
Armstrong Company; r. S. Farrell
Deep River Logging Company, and Hol-
lis Alger, Oregon Steel & Iron Com
pany.
These men represent less than so
per cent OF the output, and an effort
will be made to bring the Benson Log
ging Company the Weyerhaeuser Com
pany and Z. S. Collins Of Ostrander
wash, into line with the sentiment
of the men meeting Wednesday, In
which event 95 per cent or more OF
the output will be in the control of
the association.
F. NJ. Duggan, the manager OF the
Puget Sound Logging & Brokerage
Company, was present at the meeting
and explained the workings OF the
Puget sound combinations, by which
the price OF logs was controlled. He
advocated a thorough organization on
the part of the logging interests.
1t was decided to shut down all the
camps represented from July until
July is, partly on account Of the Fourth
of July celebration. A committee, con-
sisting of Russell sewell, e. C. Pelton,
R. s. Farrell and F. S. Stanley, was
appointed to formulate a plan Of ac-
lion, in which the cooperation of the
Benson, Weyerhaeuser and Collins
companies will be sought This COM
nittee will work during the period OF
the shutdown.
The question of loggers' wages was
also raised, and was referred to the
committee, with instructions to arrange
| new schedule. In all probability the
wages win be cut from rs to SO cents
. day, according to the work of the
ogger. The meeting adjourned to the
all Of the secretary.