Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
CARS OF TIN Der
CANNOT Be MOVED
HUNDREDS ARE STANDING ON THE
TRACKS IN NORTH WISCONSIN
TOWNS AND CAMPS.
HEAVY SNOW Is ALL TO BLAME.
Making Of Railroad Ties Assumes Vast
Proportions in Vicinity Of Gran
don-Red Cedar Shingles.
OUTPUT OF SLAVES IS GOOD.

MARINETTE, Wis, Feb 22.-[Spc-
clalI-CondltlonS IN the lumber markets
and the industry generally remain prac-
tically the same as for the last few
weeks. The past week has seen some
what OF a recession, inasmuch as Il num-
Der of logging camps in the northern
part of " lsconsn and the Peninsula
have broken up and discharged their
forces.
Reports received here from Eau Claire
say that woOdsmen are returning III
small gangs. They say that hundreds OF
cars are standing on tracks in the vii
lagos and camps, loaded with timber,
but that it is impossible to move them.
The railroads are still suffering from re-
cent heavy SHOWS and many heavy spurs
are still 1iIled with drifts.
The somewhat discouragiug reports
regarding the labor situation are, how
ever, discounted by the fact that mills
are rCsuming steadily, having received
part or all OF Their regular supply Oh
logs.
iokidding has been very good, but
hauling has been done under difficulties
nearly all winter. The last snowfall
made things even worse. The ruts We're
filled. Then came u melting spell in
the woods there is only light covering
of snow. Weather conditions have
changed so rapidly during the last week
or two that foremen know not what to
prepare for. Ice roads built one day
form Il slushy, muddy thoroughfare the
next day.
The manufacture of railroad ties has
assumed great proportions in the vicin-
ity Of Crandon.
Good Supply of Logs.
The Wells Lumber company mill at
MenOminee has started the seasons run,
starting on hardwood There is Il good
supply Of logs, and more are coming by
rail. The logs come from the territory
about Marinette and Menominec. An
other mill that has been started is the
Schubring plant near Wausau. 1t has
been found necessary to put on a night
shift. The output now is about 10000
feet a day. The mill was built only
last summer. 1t is planned to cut d
million feet before closing down.
The Kaukauna Lumber and Manufac-
turing company is busy with custom
work, besides which they are saving
enough material for the interior wood
working department and the sash and
door factory. John Tracey of the APP
pIeton Hub and Spoke company is pur-
chasing heavily from farmers. There
is a shortage of suitable wood for spOkes.
The Indians from the Odanah reServa-
ton are coming into Appleton and
Kaukauna daily with big loads of pop
lar pulp wood and find ready purchasers
at spot cash. The Brown Nicholson
company of Marinette has no trouble in
getting enough material for box lumber
and their yards as well as those of other
mills are pretty we'll filled with box TIM
Der and shingle bolts. 1t seems that the
companies are taking advantage of the
low prices and dull period by laying in
big stocks The Lieber ~ Noel company
has enough single bolts to keep the
mill busy for long time.
Red Cedar Shingles.
The ]. =. Whitaker Lumber Co.'S
yards at MenOminec Falls, Wis, has re
ceived Il carload of red cedar shingles
from the state Of Washington, the
freight on which amounted TO sol. This
is considered reasonable, especially in
view Of the fact that the shingles are OF
excellent quality and the price per NJ. is
lower than last year.
a. J. Wander Hidden of Glenwood says
that more than 1000 cords of stave bolts
have been received at his mill in the
town of Forest The output Of slaves
is being shipped to the AIenasha Wooden
Ware Co, at Menasha as rapidly as
possible.
The new staye mill started by Lake
Nebag CANON business men and located
near the Star Lumber Co.'S mill is pro-
ducing from 1000 10 5000 slaves per
day, having increased nearly foUr-foid in
the last two weeks.