The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
PLENTY OF SNOW;
ICE ROADS FIRM
LOGGERS OF THE PENINSULA
SUITED BY THE CONDITIONS.
Hemlock Cut for Papermakers Will Be
Heavy-Lumber and Cordwood In
dustry Thriving at Many Points
Great Scarcity Of Ash---M Mining Com
pany After Heavy Timbers.
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Calumet Mich, Jan. 25.-Logging operations
in the upper peninsula are well advanced. There
is plenty of and the cold snap has i'm
proved the ice roads Jobbers are not getting
out much pulpwood cedar. The cedar buyers
are not so plentiful as they were four years
ago. In the rush for pole timber the price
went way up. The market was SO completely
overstocked that the jobbers, particularly In
the woods along the Chicago & North Western
railway, have not since had occasion to get
out many poles. ..
Most Of the pulpwood, particularly spruce, has
been cleaned out. Much 7hemlock, which is
used in the manufacture of cheaper paper, Is
being cut and forwarded to the mills The
heaviest buyers of pulpwood along the Chicago
& Northwestern railway are the Kimberly
Clark company, the Cleveland Cliffs Iron COM
pany and the operators of the mill at Niagara.
1t is estimated that 100000 feet OF upper
peninsula timber goes to these concerns monthly.
In addition the mills are obtaining timber at
other points. Canada Is supplying most OF
the spruce consumed at a majority of the paper
mills Of Michigan and Wisconsin,.
The Oliver Mining company is operating sew
eral logging camps on the Gogebic iron range.
Timber for use underground at the mines of the
company is being cut south of Ironwood and
at GREEN'S siding. The company also has camps
| on the Mesaba range in Minnesota
More than 400 men and sixty teams are en-
ployed in the lumber and cordwood industry
In the vicinity of Sagola. Dickinson county.
| Teams are seen coming from every direction
loaded with logs, ties, posts and cordwood, eth.
| wood shipments average ten day, and
will probably increase to fifteen cars.
! The Chicago & North Western railway has
| awarded contract for the building of thirty
! mile extension from Laona Wis, to Saunders
The work will cost nearly $350,0o0 and has
to be completed BY the first Of next November.
| Eugene Houte Of Nathan is harvesting large
crop of logs. He plans to put In 12OOOOOC
| feet. Landings have been established at Ar
| mold Bird Hammond and Pine. Five camps
are in operation and $50 men are engaged. IL
| the work. Mr.. Nathan also expects to put 1r
Is, 600 poles. 80. COO ties and 100000 posts. =,
! Andrew Bjorkman, well-known jobber OF
| Iron Mountain has increased his woods crews
| in order to fill contracts which he secured re
| Gently. He will put in 1000 cords Of pulpwoot
| for the Kimberly-Clark company and 1000 cords
for the Marinette & Menomnee Paper company
| Fully 800 employed in Mr.. Bjorkman's
| camps. ... -.
| Barney Lingren. an Ontonagon county jobber
! has cut $4,000 feet of white pine on. a home
stead in Ontonagon There appears to be
scarcity Of ash timber. the cut in upper Mich
igan and Wisconsin being practically nil. Thu
| demand for ash is always ahead of the supply
| owing to the scarcity of the lumber.
The hester estate Of Baraga has closed dea
for the purchase of 100000 feet Of pine il
Ontonagon county belonging to the Brewer-Knap
! company Of Ashland, Wis. The consideration
| was approximately $115,OOO