Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-21
LUMBERMENI
HARB0R HAPPY
To Be Best Year Since 1907
Saw Manufacturers The
Agency Is Busy
LETTERS TO- MILLMEN
Railroads Buy in Large Guam
titles While Vineyards
Are Not Busy

AS the result of the many large ord
-ers for lumber which have recently
been placed with Willapa and Grays
Harbor mills through the Pacific Lum-
Der agency of this city, lumbermen
throughout the Northwest are Optimis-
tic in their views regarding the lum-
Der industry for the coming year. Last
week an order for 60,000000 feet of
lumber was placed with the mills of
Raymond and South Bend. The 1um-
Der was purchased by the Herriman
system which has under taken to build
1900 new cars for the increasing bust
ness on it's several roads. The order
must be delivered by March 1, 1913.
That a stronger tone is rapidly pre-
-vailing in the lumber market is evil
denced by the following circular let
ter sent to the various mills in the
west by the agency:
with the past ten days the rail
road companies have placed orders
with the car companies for approx
mately 10000 cars. The bulk of the
material for this equipment will have
to be drawn from the Pacific North
west. AS a matter of fact, to the writ
er's personal knowledge orders for
over 6O,OOO,0OO feet applying on these
car requisitions have already been
placed at prices ranging from 81 to $5
per thousand on the various classes
of lumber / nadvance of the schedule
that prevailed during June and July.
Materials for these cars have all been
purchased under conditions requir-
ing delivery before March 1st. There
can only be one result and that will
be general Strengthening. in all clas-
ses of fir lumber. Personally, we have
practically every foot of car material
that we can take care of convenient
ly and other districts will be in like
condition.
"The fir situation is going to be
strong, and it will not surprise us at
all if prices in keeping with discount
sheet No. Is, were firm before apOth-
er 30 days passes.
1--WE have more business placed to-
day than at any time during the past
year. We feel that the buying has
really not yet commenced. Under the
circumstances, feel that we are justi-
fled in making stand for price on
everything in the way of standard
stock that we have to offer"
The record breaking crops and the
stimulated lumber movement, bids
fair to break the record of any pre-
vious year. 1t caught the big lines
practically helpless in the face of the
business on-rush.
Sufficient cars could not be built
to be of service in handling this crop
but the big orders, lumbermen say,
indicate that the large transportation
companies are preparing for the sus-
tanned and increased commercial re-
vival now upon the country.
Orders for steel cars were refused
by the American car building compan-
les from the Canadian Pacific as re-
Gently as September. 1t was announc-
ed that the untitled tonnage would pre-
vent the car builders from taking on
any more. The shrewdness in max
ing heavy purchases at this time was
marked by leading manufacturers. as
the yard line trade is quiet on account
of the mid-season inactivity and the
resumption of that trade is not due
until December 1. The favorable
prices which We're consequently
brought about, it is stated, attracted
the big buyers and large orders are
consequently given.