Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-04-01
Lumber and Woodworking.

The Miller-Kinyon Single Co. has
incorporated at Sherwood, with ST.
500 capital
A. G. Little has been appointed
trustee in bankruptcy for the J. w.
Dickie shipyards at Raymond.
The Bellingham Bay Lumber Co.,
Bellingham, has resumed operations
after having been shut down for two
years.
The Kanaskat mill, operated by
the Tacoma Mill company at Shell
ton, is again operating a full crew.
turning out 100000 shingles daily.
The Scwager & Nettleton Mills has
been incorporated at Seattle to sue
coed the Minnesota Lumber COM
pany, increasing capital stock to
100000.
The ]. b. Miller Logging company
has purchased 100000 feet of the
Campbell Lumber company's hold
ings near Rosedale, and the latter
| company is removing its logging
equipment to Skamokawa
The Weyerhaeuser Timber COM
pany has added five acres of tide
lands on the island opposite South
Bend to its holdings, and the step
reyiyes the story of the companys
intention to construct and operate
a sawmill there.
They Raymond Box company, of
Raymond, has boxed an order for
box cases for shipment to Honolulu,
which will require six months oper-
atiuns to execute. The boxes will
be made of hemlock, thus opening
new market for this wood.
w. d. Skinner, general freight
and passenger agent of the Oregon
* Washington railway has announc-
ed reduction Of cents per 100
pounds in rates from Puget Sound to
points along the Oregon Short Line,
thus cutting in two the difference
heretofore maintained in favor of
Portland shippers.
The shingle market is enjoying
the bright outlook of other branches
Of the lumber business. Star shingles
run at about ST. IS to 81 rs with
clears 50 - to So. Is, and they may
go higher There is a good demand
both at home and in the east, there
cent shortage of cars tending to cur
tail the shipments to some degree.
A company backed by eastern and
California capital, has purchased the
rights for the Pacific Coast for the
use of the processes of the Classen
Chemical company, of Germany, for
the manufacture of by products from
wood, and is establishing a plant at
Irondale, which will have a capacity
for treating 500 tons of sawdust
daily, turning out wood alchol prin-
cipally. The erection of buildings
of REINFORCED concrete is now under
way, and it is stated that an invest
ment of nearly a half million dollars
| will be made in the project.
Henry furnish, of Detroit, repre-
senting syndicate of Wisconsin
! capitalists, announces that he has
closed a deal for the purchase of the
! south half of the S. Benson holdings.
consisting of $4,000 acres, located
west of Scappoose, Ore, for a con-
sideration of between $2,000,000 and
$3,000,000. The same interests
have secured an option on the north
half of this timber tract the entire
deal amounting to about 100000,
and constituting the largest sale of
timber lands consummated in the
northwest for several years. The
Western Timber company is the
name of the holding corporation.
At a meeting of the state capitol
commission, held in the offices of
Governor Hay last week, it was de-
cided to offer for sale the timber
lands held under grant in Clark.
Cowlitz and Skamania counties. ana
sealed proposals will be received
from bidders on May %. The pro-
perty involved will, it is estimated.
realize approximately $1,000, 900.
about 100000 of which will be re-
quired, to discharge outstanding OBJ
legations against the state capitol
fund. The sale was confined to the
three counties in question, in order
to test the workings of the plan of
receiving sealed bids from the tim
Der.