The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-02-26

CT the Milwaukee Lumber COM
pany returned Sunday night from
an extended business trip in the
east. Mrs. Braderick, who has
been visiting in Spokane during
his absence, met him there and
returned with him.
Mr.. Braderick has been away
for about six weeks and during
that time visited all of the prin-
cipal cities in the middle west and
east, going as fan east as Boston
and talked with leading business
men, merchants and manufac-
turers throughout those sections
and his impressions of business
conditions and sentiment are of
value.
He states that he heard express
siOns of all manners of opinions
in regard to the outlook for bus
mess during the coming season
but on the whole the general
feeling throughout the sections
which he visited was one of con-
iidence and that the general
opinion was that business was
picking up and would be normal
during the coming summer.
This applied to all lines of bus
mess. In some lines the feel
ing was more optimistic than in
others. He spoke in particular
of a manufacturer of farm inn
plements whom he met who was
particularly hopeful over the out
look and who stated that there
was already a marked increase
in his business and that he was
receiving many orders for farm
implements and tools and looked
for a marked increase in his bus
mess during the coming season.
Mr.. Braderick stated that re-
lailers in all lines of business
we're carrying ON their business
in a conservative manner and
were carrying very light stocks
and buying only what they need
ed and that when the spring
trade opened up and there was a
larger demand the retailers would
have to buy freely which will
stimulate business in all lines.
Speaking of the lumber busi-
ness in particular he said that
he indications were that from
western Pennsylvania west
through the middle west there
will be a large amount of build
ing the coming summer and there
will be a good demand for lumber
BY lumber, he hastened to say,
he meant white pine.
He said that owing to the
scarcity Of vessels and high
freight rates there was very little
export trade in lumber and until
there is there will be very little
market for Idaho mixed lumber
for the reason that the coast
cities are putting their product
on the market at a price that
Idaho mill men cannot meet.
Speaking of the Milwaukee
Lumber company's own business
be stated that the prospects look
ed brighter than last year anC
That the company has more or
ders on hand than at this time
last year. He said that the com
pany would certainly endeavor tC
cut at least as much lumber thi.
season as last and that practical
ly all of last season two shift.
we're kept at work and it woul,
be the same this year. A nigh
shift will be put on as soon az
logs can be obtained in sufhcien
numbers to warrant it.
IA He further stated that the com
pany is planning on a cut o
about fifty million for The seasol
and has arranged for logs for a
least that amount. When ask
ed where the logs would com
from he stated that they woul
come from BransOn at Big creek
Gregory's camp at Adir, abov
Avery, McCarter's camps nea
plumner and Cox's camp nea
santa. In addition to these tn
company will log extensively Of