The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
CANNOT GET MEN
FOR THE WOODS
CONTRACTORS BOOST WAGES TO
$45 A MONTH.
Scale Is Ranging from That Figure
Down to $35-Situation Points to a
Reduced Cut in Upper Michigan
Camps-What Loggers Are Planning

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Special to The Journal.
Calumet, Nigh, Oct. 25.-Labor is the seri-
Gus problem which confronts northern Micht-
gan lumber companies, and because Of the
scarcity Of men there may be a reduced cut
of timber in the camps this season.
From nearly every section come complaints.
In Baraga county bids of S45 month re-
Gently did not secure all the men needed
in logging operations. The scale turnout the
north country woods seems to range from
$35 to $40. One contractor says he would
rather let his timber remain standing than
nav such wages Unless labor conditions i'm
prove, he says he will not cut any logs this
season..
There will be a few camps operated IN
the neighborhood of Negaunee and Michf-
CANINE, but the pine in that section has been
pretty well cleaned out.
Thomas L. Carey and A. NJ. LaCourt OF
Sagola, Dickinson county, have taken a con-
tract from the Spies Lumber e. Cedar com
hemlock, Eastwood and elm logs. camp is
being established and a crew of twenty men
and three teams will be employed John
Coughlin, well-known landlooker and woods
| man of Houghton county, is in Louisiana look,
| ing over a large tract Of pine land which
! HOughton parties have an option on.
Anton Hanson of Ishpeming is engaging mer
for the Oliver Iron Mining company's logging
operations four miles north of Mich1gamme
A temporary camp will be established a
Beaufort, Marquette county, and permanent
| Headquarters will be established later twt
! miles from there. About 100 men viii b
! employed. All grades Of timber VIII be cut
the pine being shipped to the company's mil
| at Champion.
! Alex Mccormick of Ontonagon has been en-
gagged by the Nester estate Of Baraga to op
crate a logging camp at Aston. Houghto
county. A force of sixty men Will be EN-
ployed, and the logs shipped by rail to tn
| mills at Baraga.
One Of the choicest tracts Of virgin whit
pine remaining in the upper peninsula Is a
Browns Spur where the Sawyer Goodman con
pany of Marinette has large camp in opera
=. ton, The company's cut will be larger tina
that Of any Of the Menominee river concern
this season. Three regular camps are now !
operation, at Mass City, Ontonagon county
one at Amierg and the other at Browns spu
Contracts will also be taken by jobbers. Al
drew Bjorkman Of Iron Mountain will put
9, ooo. 900 feet for the concern.
, About sixty men will be employed in tt
camp which the Diamond Lumber company
, Green Bay Wis, will establish two mil
south of the G. V. Mcmillan company's No.
camp near Ontonagon, this fall.
The Ontonagon stave & Veneer compaI
plans to resume operations at Its plant shortl
r. NJ Bell recently visited Minneapolis, whe
l the company is assured a market for all t
: slaves 1t can manufacture. AS soon as sui
3 Gent logs can be obtained the plant will
| placed in commission. = -.
R. e. Schneider Of Grand Aarais has pr
| chased from the Marais Lumber company t
| old Colwell single mill, tram and wharf.
q is likely the Single mill will be repair
and operated