The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-13
all its output of yellow pine7'
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"Who issued the order that the cur
tailment be continued for an addi-
tional ninety days?'
81 do not remember
Returning to the question of a price
list committee In the association. Mr..
Long. in response to a question by At
torney Atkinson, admitted that there
had been such a committee. He said,
however, it was abolished some time
ago.
The committee on trade and reports
also had been done away with, he
said.
Cross Examination
Explain why the production of lum-
her was curta!led SO l-3 per cent IN
1904," Mr.. Long was told by one OF the
attorneys for the lumber dealers when II
came to cross -examlna ton.
THE lumber trade. was found to be In
demoralized condition. he replied.
consumption. and as natural result
eumuating surplus OF product The way
TO correct that condition was to lessen
the production. That was what any
sensible dealer would have done. There
was no use continuing the piling up OF
The market price was down. was it
"Yes."
Was the production OF lumber cur
prices?"
"There were many reasons for curtail-
Ing the production. especially Of yellow
pine, which our company produced. Not
10 curtail production meant the plling UP
OF lumber that we could not sell and
putting into II the cost of labor. which
investment naturally would lie idle and
that would not be good business. II
would mean an increase OF taxes and In
surance in amount from $4,000 to $4,000
year for each mill.
Curtailed to Avoid Loss.
"Yeilow pine timber depreciates rapid
ly when 1t remains In the piles for long
time This business demands that vel
low pine lumber be not produced faster
than IL can be marketed. II depreciates
remain in the piles too long before being
shipped to market IT was not TO control
or advance prices that we curtailed the
production. II was to avoid heavy
ance and other expenses,
And, il l may be permitted. l may say
something about the lumber 1ts business {,ss
present public agitation in favor OF con-
serving our natural resources. By the
reason OF so much public clamor. and
might say. prosecution Of the lumber
trade. the dealers are denied the priyi-
legc OF cooperating to save much Of the
forests. II those who control the lumber
dared TO act toget ther they could produce
per cent OF the lumber of the forests that
is now going TO waste,
by reason OF this agitation the prices
of lumber arc so demoralized and the
dealers are operating so much a cross
purposes that about 20 per cent OF the
logs are left in the forests 10 decay ana
conditions 1t is impossible 20 work these
smaller and less desirable loes. and the
result is that the manufacturers leave
them and take only the logs that can
he yDorlcod al q r1rpGi The natural
suit OF this is 10 deplete our forests much
more rapidly than would be the case II
these smaller logs were used
Remarks on Price Lists.
''The sending OF price lists TO the diff.
ferent dealers is the natural outcome OF
good business The price hstaS Lists are only 6y
company used price lists only as guide
in offering lumber 10. the market. Some
times our prices are lower and sometimes
higher than those shown IN the price
list II Is a matter OF business judg-
ment on the part OF the individual manu-
tacturer. There is no penalty for not
following the recommendations of the
"Auy good business man has means of
knowing the market. Those recommends
viewing the different conditions of the
trade after getting information from all
sources. No good business man would
the condition in the cotton mills OF the
cas-; at present, They are running at
half capacity because the demand for
their product docs not warrant more
Charles s. Keith. president of the Cen
tral Coal 6 Coke company. was wit
ness. He went over about The same
ground as had beer explained by Mr.
Long.
"a review OF the trade in the last few
years VIII show that prices have gone up
and down with supply and demand he
said, III there had been trust 10 con-
troll prices they would have moved uni
fovmy. That has not been the condi-
;on. The prices have been choppy.
The price list that has gone out to
dealers has been only recommendation
as 10 tine conditions OF the trade Those
recommendations as TO prices were the
result of accommodating all information
possible about conditions"