The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-02
A DECREASE IN THE
LOG GUT
Falling Off of About 20
Per Cent
Dull Market, Repeal Of Pike Law, and
Low Water of Last Season Given as
Reason.

In the northern part of Maine
along the st. John river, and In Aroos-
took county generally, there will be
falling off of lumber cut of about 10
per cent, according to lumbermen IN
that section of the state. Three rea-
sons are given for the decrease, the
first being that the operators on the
St John river and in other Aroostook
county waters had a great many OF
their logs hung up on the drive owing
to the low pitch of water that came
earlier than usual, and were unable
to get them to the mills. 1t is esti-
mated that over 100000 feet OF logs
were held up by low water.
Secondly, the lumber market, es-
pecially the New York market, has
been off this season, and the general
demand for lumber is dull, and the
mills will curtail their cut somewhat
on this account.
The repeal of the Pike law which
went into effect in Augusta, and wnich
puts a duty of $1.25 a thousand feet on
American lumber manufactured In st.
John. instead of allowing it to come in
free in competition with the mills III
the states, has the effect OF cutting
down the amount of logs cut on the
American side of the st. John river
and sent to st. John to be manutac-
tured Instead of the Stetson-Cutler
Co having anywhere from 25,0O0,00O
tn 100000 900 feet Of timber, cut IN
Maine. fioated down to it's mill at 81
Iohn there will be but about lO,0Oo,-
900 cut this year for that concern on
this side of the river.
The ST. John Lumber Co. or van
Buren. which has usually handled
from 10000 900 to 100000 feet OF
lumber in the season will cut about
IA 900 900 feet this year. Quite NUM-
Der of the st. John Lumber Company 8
logs we're held up on the drive by 10"
water.
Joseph T. Mishon of Houlton, VINO
operates for the st. John LUMBER TO-
of Van Buren,, is to cut in the Wei
nifty of 100000 feet for that concern
on the upper Allagash waters.
Robert ]. Potts of Hartland, N. b.
another operator for the St John
Lumber Co. has an operation on Big
Black, a tributary of the st. John river
and he will cut 100000 feet.
Flayin Chouinard of St Pamphile is
also operating on the Big Black, and he
will get out about 100000 feet for
the St John Lumber Co.
Charles e. Jones of st. Francis is
also operating for the st. John Lum-
her Co. and will take out about 1,5OO,-
900 on the Little Black.
The st. John Lumber Co. has an
operation of it's own on the Little
Black. where 1t will cut in the neigh
borhood of 100000 making total
in all of about 13,5O0,000 feet which
that company will handle this season
Albert M. Currie of Seven Islands,
an operator for the Stetson Cutler Co.,
of st. John has an operation In the
vicinity of Seven Islands and will cut
about 100000 feet to go down the
river to ST. John.
Nazarre Pelitier of st. Francis will
cut less than a million feet for the
stetson Cutler Co, on the St John
this season. He estimates that he
will take out in the vicinity of 100000
feet.
w. H. Cunliffes Sons of Fort Kent,
operators for the Stetson Cutler Co.,
will have an operation on the Allegash
in the vicinity of Long lake, and Will
cut about 100000 feet.
Arthur ]. Mobiles Of Fredericton, N.
B., will operate on the upper St John
waters about Seven Islands. and Will
cut about 100000 feet for the Stetson
Cutler Co.
The Ashland Co., which has a mill
at Ashland, will operate on the Aroos-
took river and will probably cut from
100000 to 100000 feet. This con-
Germ usually harvests from 25,000,000
to 10000, 900 feet of lumber in a sea-
son, but a great many of its logs, like
those on the st. John, were hung up
last season.
The bulk of the cut in that section
will be less than 2S,000,000 feet this
season, while In an ordinary year
there is anywhere from 100000 to
100 900 900 feet cut