The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
BUSY SEASON IN
WOODS COMING
WAGES OF MEN MAY BE
SLIGHTLY LOWER. u
Operations Will Be in Full Swing in
About Thirty Days More-Late Tim
Der Deals and Contracts of Impor-
tance-News from Peninsula Mills.
Special to The Journal.

. epooial 70 Inc journal.
Calumet Mich. Oct. 12.-Lumber concerns and
logging jobbers in the upper peninsula of Mich
1gan and northern Wisconsin are preparing to
start their seasons work. While few Of the
contractors have started with small crews, op-
erations will not be in full swing for month
fairly good season is expected. As
contracts have not yet been made to any great
extent, and the seasons prices have not yet
been fixed, contractors do not expect any gre 1t
drop from last years prices.
Some jobbers lost money last winter because
the railroad companies could not furnish enough
cars and they could not get all their stock lrt
before the snow left the ground and the ice roads
were spoiled 1t is likely that there will not
be such scarcity of men In the woods this
winter as was experienced last season. conse-
quently wages are likely to be slightly lower.
The Carney Lumber company, operating at Mas
sey, on the north shore Of Lake Superior, Will
employ 260 men. 1t expects to get out 0O00.-
600 feet Of logs. which will be banked on the
Spanish river. W. j. Ross of Kenneth Is active
ly prosecuting of the largest cedar opera
ttons in the north woods. his product being at
the rate Of 10000 ties per annum. besides shin
giles, lumber, etc. Forslng & Magunson have
their camps the Ontonagon river completed
They expect to put In 100000 feet of mixed
timber
One of the largest timber deals made in these
Reinger of Marinette. A tract of 10000 acres
of hardwood IN Mackinac county has been sold
the consideration was $144. 900.
The Walker Veneer & Panel Works, factory B.
at Grand Marats has had It's name changed to
the Great Lakes Veneer & Panel company. The
capital stock has been decrea sed from $780, 900
TO Ss0oo0 100000 common and $4,000 pre-
fered.
The Peninsula Box & Lumber company of Me-
nominee has secured contract by the terms Of
which 1t Will furnish all the boxing and Grating
used In the factories Of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine company at South Bend Ind. until Jan
J. 1905 The Singer company uses monthly Ia. 900
crates and about the same number Of boxes.
Other important contracts have been secured by
the Menomtnee concern. the entire work neces-
stating an increased number of employees
The Sagola Lumber company has decided to
build an addition % by 100 feet to its planning
mill at sagola Dickinson county. Three ma
chimes for the manufacture Of hardwood floor
Ing Will be installed. warehouse 40 by 80
feet will also be built. The company Is at pres
ent receiving 10000 feet Of logs daily in excess
of the consumption at the mill. which averages
10000 feet daily. Lumber shipments average
100000 feet daily.
The Sawyer-Goodman company and the Mari
nette Lumber company will operate their mills
on the Menominee until the freezeup. The form
mer has been running night and day all season
md still has large supply of timber. largely
hemlock The Marinette company's plant has not
been able to cut all of its timber and is decking
a large amount on It's docks.
The Donovan & O'Connor mill at hIenominee
will continue to for the Sawyer Goodman
company, as for the past season. 1t is under
stood. The latter concern extensive tracts
of timber. sufficient at least to keep its mill in
commission twenty years at the present rate of
opera lions
The new plant Of the Bay Shore Lumber com.
pany at Wabeno, Wis will be equipped with
twobandsaw. capable of cutting 900 feet A
day. The mill will be built this winter and will
be operated next spring. Parts of the old mill
at Menominee win be moved to Wabeno.