The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

AND cut lumber is consequently much
higher today than it was a decade ago.
Pacific Coast Lumber.
The Pacific coast is each year looked
to more by local lumbermen for keep
few, shipments to fill in stocks were
needed. Today it is necessary to keep
yards OF Pacific coast timber on hand
to meet the local demand And what
place could be more desirable for the
establishment Of Pacific coast lumber
yards than that section of the Midway
district adjacent to the Minnesota
transfer; a location convenient for
receipt of cars, and whore, from one
point, cars can be reloaded and sent
out on any line Of railroad entering
the, twin cities with like convenience
and without any additional switching
charges?
Thus it is that the Midway has al
ready become an important lumber dis
trict. And because of the increasing
necessity for the receipt Of Pacific coast
timber at the most convenient point, it
is assured that the Midway lumber dis
trIct is now but in it's infancy.
The first lumber company to establish
itself at the Transfer was the Brooks
Lumber company. For many years not
only has this company had large yard
there, but also sash and door shop
which has had a practical monopoly on
the Midway business of this nature,
territory. The Brooks company is is; not not
located, however, where the new in
dustrial district is springing yp on the
Minneapolis side Of the Minnesota
Transfer tracks, but is on the
st. Paul side of the Transfer
tracks, on the north side of University
avenue. On account of the increased
building turnout the Midway, this long
established company is doing all the
business it's men can attend to.
The Brooks yard, however, now has
important competition at hand, and
more in sight for the near future.
A Big Storage House.
The Menu Lumber company of Min
neapolis has recently erected an i'm
storage of its Pacific coast timber. The
building will be used also for general
storage. and for convenience, the stor-
age business has been incorporated sepa-
rately under the name Of the Midway
ag & s5s2so fse dSed nte R R
visions, and these in turn, into 100 Sec
tions. The building is modern in every
respect, and is capped by a number Of
cupola ventitators. It is furnished
with electric lights in every section, and
has gravity carriers turnout. The
building contains $4,000 square feet Of
site Of P az acres 1e Wiz S &C feet Of
private railroad trackage. Already the
establishment is proving a good ven
ture. Every kind of lumber is kept on
manager Of the Midway Storage com,
pany's building is an experienced man,
having been in the lumber business a
number OF yea1s.
A Center for Shingles.
Not far from the big building of the
Menu company the H. B. Waite Lum-
Der company of Minneapolis has pur-
chased a five-acre tract. at the corner
of Wabash avenue and Montgomery.
The Waite company will make this a
p great center for storage of shingles
and lumber Of small and large dimen-
. sions. All their lumber will be under
roof. On the Waite company's land
will be erected a number of substan-
tial lumber storage houses. One will be
75x506 feet; another, S0x300 feet; and
five single sheds il addition will each
be 40X2O0 feet. Within these build
ings will be carried all kinds of ioists
and timbers up to fifty feet in length,
Washington fir, spruce, red cedar and
California redwood. The stock will be
between 100000 and 100000 feet of
lumber. The whole will represent an
investment Of $4,000 to 100000. The
Waite company contemplates ulti-
mately also doing a general storage
business.
Other Companies Established.
Some three wears aUO tha Transfar