The daily tribune., 1908-02-12
LUMBER COMBINATION
GETS A HARD JOLT

new Beaver park irrigation district
are promised the cheapest lumber
from this date to an indefinite time
that they have been able to purchase
for more than year. In other words
the little combination which has
dominated prices in this county is
off and the prices are going down to
the low water mark. And the Colo.
RADIO Lumber and Supply company Of
this city, holding forth on Union ave-
nue., Is the factor which has brought
these conditions about The war is
on to the limit now.
E. L. Beverstock. the manager of
The local concern, has just learned
that the Canon City dealers, who in
the past have played fair in the com.
bination schedule Of prices. is oharg.
ing the residents of Canon the sched-
ule OF prices. but are making reduc-
tion of $2 thousand to the farmers
who are and will erect homes on
Beaver park; little scheme to take
Florence trade away from Florence
Consequently MI. Beverstock an
nounces a big reduction today over
former prices. Common lumber,
which sold for $50 thousand feet, Ia
now cut to see; shingles which sold
for t5 = thousand now go at a. 90 and
yellow pine Star flooring which sold
for $50 is now on the market In large
quantities at t45 The new prices on
all other grades and kinds Of lumber
Is In accordance with the abo We figures
The Canon City lumber dealers are
now charging the new farmers $2s
for $50 common lumber. a. 90 for 81
shingles and as for $50 flooring. In
other words they have made cut Of
u In every instance. Manager Bever-
stock is authority for the statement
that II the other yards in the county
attempt to meet these prices. that the
new prices will be cut to the helve
with the knife second time. He
proposes Civ ing the people of this
community a fair deal. Canon lum.
bermen, 1t Ia understood. still main.
tain the regular price to Canon buyers
and are merely making the cut to
draw the trade Of Beaver park from
Florence.
The prices OF lumber in both Flor.
ence and Canon City have been ruled
by combination price of the yards
for some time. All went we'll until
Canon "butted i'm and tried to steal
our thunder. Another agreement
WAS that II Canon or Florence
dealer sold in the other yards terri
tory. that the profits should go to the
dealer whose territory the seller in.
vnded. Mr.. Beverstock called the
Canon dealers attention to the fact
that he considered Beaver park Flor.
ence territory. exclusively Florence's
the same NJ Canon claimed Lincoln
park.
But the Canon dealers, evidently.
did not want to play fair. and replied
that they did not consider that Bea.
yer park trade belonged to Florence
any moro than 1t did to Canon, and
therefore they were going after all
the trade they could get from that
locality. And then came the cut IN
prices In order TO get the trade. But
Manager Bevcrstock says he is not
going to sit idly by aud watch u
Canon firm get Flore nce business. and
announces that II warfare ia what the
Canon dealers crave foI. lie will give
II to them until they "holler' plenty.
The now schedule Of prices. just In.
troduosd by Manager Beverstock.
will remain until further notice. At
the present rtate of the lumber mar.
kct and the uncertainty Of prices. tho
new schedule may not be In effect
longer than sixty days aud II may
remain for = year. He IL giving tho
people Of this city the Same sdvant-
~, thss scorins another victory