The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-30
MANY SNAIL JoBBeRs ARE STARTING
Up CAMPS ABOUT HERE
LABOR IS NOT PLENTIFUL
Many Camps arc Short Handed and ,
Few Have Closed Because Of Labor
shortage.

From present indications 10 looks az
II there Is going 70 be moro numbering
about here this winter than 10 was
thought there would be earlier In the
year az there was considerable hesi-
fancy among many about starting up
this winter. During the past two
weeks theirs seems to have been a
change In conditions and many are
now going in that were undecided
about IL a month ago.
The number of small jobbers this
year is greater than ever which Ia a
very good thing for the community<
The small johber purchases bis supplies
in town while the hig fellow buys at
wholesale. The labor employed by
the small jcbber is generally from
town and the money he pays out is
spent in tho community in which he
lives.
Cedar Is in the biggest demand. ac-
cording 10 reports. but 10 is wanted in
logs. not in poles or posts Hemlock
is worth more than it was last winter
but the other lines of timber command
about the same price.
Windfall and down pine is more Of
an uncertain quantity than 10 has been
in the past. 1t looks as IL the big
companies are fighting shy OF IL. They
will buy but they want TO see the logs
on the skids before they make any
offer
Andrew Nelson has a camp just south
o town on the Paint river. Mr..
Nelson recently purchased a large tract
OF land from the Longyear interests
and has enough timber to keep him
going for several years. He has q
camp built and crew OF men cutting
logs Part OF the cut he will put into
the river AID part OF IL he will haul
up to the city and bank at point yet
TO be selected where he intends TO cut
the timber. for his own use.
Mr. Nelson intends starting up his
planning mill soon to worK-up lot OF
luber that he has purchased.
U. 7. Olson has sarted work up in
the Lind district where he has pur-
chased some timber and will put 1t
into the Paint river. Mr.. Olson has
HE headquarters at the Tokley farm.
Chas Uren ia numbering this year
up along the Paint river. He started
camp last week and will put his logs
into the Paint. He has sufficient tim.
ber TO keep him going most Of tho
winter.
Z. NJ Mitchell and r. p. Hollow
nave several iobbers working for them
on the lower Michigamme and are fig
uring on getting ont considerable tim
Der the coming winter They are go
ing into cedar quite extensively.
The larger concerns are not rushing
this winter as they have some other
winters. Sawyer, Goodman & Co have
their railroad about ready for opera
tion and have over eighty men at their
camps west of the Dunn hut just how
heavily they will operate this winter
hae not been determined yet. IL the
price OF lumber picks no they will
probably rush the work but II not they
will operate only moderately. They
log the year round 40 that they don
need TO rush winter work.
The Menasha Woodenware company
is not in the logging business on their
own lands this winter They arc buy
ing logs from jobbers whenever their
prices suit but are not aggressive bay
ers This concern carried over lot
from last winters cut and wish 10
clean up their their yards the coming
season rather tnan add TO their stock.