The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-02-21
DOYLE RULE AGAIN
TORMENTING JODDERS
LOG BUYERS HAVE JoBBeRs AT
THEIR MERCY AND TAKE TOLL
THREE WEEKS MORE WANTED
Most Local Losssp VIII be We'll Cleaned
up II Slsighins Lasts That Length
OF Time

Hno JODDerb IN ana ABOUT Arybtai
Falls are praying for the snow and
cold weather to last three weeks long
err If it stays that long the bulk
\of the logs will be landed beside the
railroad tracks and the rush to get
the timber ont of the woods will cease
The contest for teams has been some
thing fierce since the snow came three
weeks ago. Wages Of $40 TO 100 per
month and found, which means
board for men and teams. is common
all about here and every horse that can
he cramped into service is eagerly
picked up
The conditions at the railroad end
Of the Jobs is fierce. Cars are about
as scarce as the proverbial hens teeth.
So many shippers want cars and wan
them at the same time that tire rail
roads positively cannot furnish them.
AS result the jobbers are piling their
logs along the tracks and big rollways
may be seen all through the forest
country. The Jobbers think that ii
they can get their logs within loading
distance of the tracks Ii is better than
taking chances on leaving them in the
woods The result will be that for
the next two months cars will be in
great demand by those who have logs
10 load
The Sawyer Goodman Co. keeps
right on with its logging program and
il looks as If the camp will be con-
tinued throughout the entire winter.
In addition to the company's own
logging operations several jobbers are
at work for them in this section.
Herman and William Holmes are
rushing their logs to, the siding on tho
Iron River extension of the st. Paul.
Ther have 13 teams at work and are
getting about TOM feet of logs TO the
landings eacn day
Chas. Peterson of Mansfield and Tom
Bates Of the same place are two Of
the most important jobbers on the st.
Paul line between Kelso and Chan
ming. Mr.. Bates - well along with
his job but Mr.. Peterson tells us that
he will be unable TO finish up this
year. He expects TO work on his Job
next winter also.
In the Amasa section Chas. Uren
is pushing things with seven teams.
He will get the logs he has cut to the
track at Amasa by the middle of next
week and his future course will de-
pend upon the snow at that time. If
ii lasts ne win cut more il not he
Will stop he has abou 500 cords
Of wood to bank also. The logs and
wood are landed IN the Amasa yards.
Eli Puotnin has eight teams at work
on his log and wood job. He has a
six mile haul and don't expect to
finish mp this winter unless the snow
lasts into April.
la the Nett river district Poulsen
and Dahms are cutting lot of cedar
and John Peterson Is also logging on a
small scale. A jobber. named Larson.
from Iron Mountain is at work on a
big Job at that point also He is job.
hing for Spies andEhas seven teams al
work
In the Balsam district DeGastra il
finishing up his contract 70 log of the
Kiel woodenware timber east Of
Mitnhslls spur on the st. Paul BE
operated ia there last winter and got
ouhabout half Of the timber belonging
to1a Kiel people AT tkat point
d. +. Boyle q Go have 10 teams Al
work or wood This firm is cuttinR
no logs this winter, excepting upol
small piece of land near Sargen
lake. They are conining their worl
10 cordwood. They keep choppers a
work all summer and have just abou
completed hauling out their dry wood
They intend to bank about 2. 900 cord
of green wood. all Of which will b
shipped during the summer 70 lowe
Wisconsin and Illinois points
The jobbers complain OF low price
and unfavorable scale this winter
Men are more plentiful than las
winter but this advantage is Offset b
the fact that logs are not in such de
mand as they we're last winter and tn
lnmber companies are taking advan
ta46-cf that. both on price and scale.
The Doyle rule has been brough
back into prominence for the FIRST tim
k,1eeveral years. When logs are plenti
{ 6l the log bnyers trot ont this tortur
Rick just ~ the rack was trotted on
ff'onfinucd on Faye 4