The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-23
LUMBER
WAR DEPARTMENT

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UNITED STATES SPRUCE PRO.
DUCTION CORPORATION
YEoS BUILDING. PORTLAND. OR.
January ~. 1919.
! 4. Sealed proposals viii be re-
+ ceivcd By the United states Spruce
I Production Corporation. Yeon Huiid-
I Ing. Portland. Oregon. January -.
1919. at n o'clock a m. and then
publicly opened. for It's entire stock
I OF commercial lumber tairplane stock
I not includcdD. Including spruce. fir
and Port oxford cedar. nov located
a. Vancouver barracks cut-Up Plant.
{ Vancouver barracks. Washington
/ the Monarch hiit, krnton. oregon.
and the Hammond Lumber Company
MIL. Warrenton. oregon.
2. Bidders are invited 20 be pres
ent a, the time bids are opened.
/ J. Only bids on all OF said stock
as an entirety. including all pile
foundations, strips aad tops. will be
| (. bidders are expected 10 visit
the Vancouver Barracks Cut-up
| Plant, at Vancouver, waahlngton
/ the Monarch Mil. at krnton, oregon.
and the Hammond Lumber Company
MIL at WRrrsntnu. oregon. and
carefully inspect the lumber offered
/ for sale. 50 as 10 satisfy Themselves
as to quality. quantity and eondi-
tons, description given being APP
proSimate only. and the successful
I bidder VIII be required 20 accept
said lumber az u nov Il. no guaran-
Z toe Whatsoever being made By the
seller in respect thereto.
;. The United states Spruce Pro-
duction Corporation reserves the
right 70 reject any and all bids.
8. The purchaser Of this lumber
Will be permitted to allow the same
to remain at the place where u is
now located. and make shipments
therefrofn from time TO time. pay
mcnts for all lumber TO be made
upon invoice as the shipments are
made.
Z. Bids must be on basis OF unit
price per thousand aa In pile. Meas
urcments will be based on CONNER
ciai sizes Of lumber AS shipped. and
payments on odd lengths. widths and
/ thicknesaeH will be made as shipped.
I Present proportions OF short and
Z long lumber shall govern the pur-
chascrA sales. and he viii be re-
quircd 10 pay for lumber shipped In
the proportions OF such sizes as they
now obtain.
g. The United States Spruce Pro-
lduction Corporation now has on hand
I n number OF orders applying against
I the lumber offered for sale. which
oTufiH VIII % hAstkh'u 70 ihe sue
cessfui bidder. a list OF these orders
Is available at the office Of the
Sales Board Of the United states
Spruce Production Corporation. 40
Ycon Building. Portland. oregon.
0. Bids must be accompanied by
certified check. banloa draft. post
/ office or express money order, pay
able to the United states Spruce
/ Production Corporation. for the
amount Of $4,000. This amount will
. a n
security for the full and faithful per-
| formance OF all terms and conditions
4 OF tho contract TO be entered into by
IL and the successful bidder, and
will be applied toward the final pay
ment for lumber, which final pay
ment must be completed on or before
January /. 1920. Should the success
| fol bidder fail to carry out and per-
/ form the terms Of his proposal, the
/ t25, 600 accompanying his bid VIII he
/ retained by the United States Spruce
| Production Corporation as liquidated
damages.
| 10. Title 10 said lumber will re-
main In the United states Spruce
| Production Corporation until ship
menta thereof are made from time
/ TO time, on sales out OF said stock,
in the manner hereinbefore indi-
Gated. or until final payment for all
Of said lumber shall have been made.
and the purchaser shall keep same
! tullV lnAuffI unuFT pVliflfh hhilH~
/ factory to the United states Spruce
| Production Corporation. with losses
under said policies payable to the
| purchaser and the United states
| Spruce Production Corporation. as
their respective interests may ap-
pear The expense of all said in
Hurance shall be borne by the pur-
chaser
H. Deposits made by unsuccess-
ful bidders Will be returned upon re-
lection OF bids.
H. The United states Spruce
Production Corporation viii not be
responsible for any accident to life.
limb or property Of any nature oc-
curing by through or by reason Of
the sale or this lumber.
-. Bids must be placed In N
sealed envelope. addressed TO Unit
cd states Spruce Production Corpor-
alton. Sales Board. Yoon Building,
Portland, Oregon and marked
Sealed BID; otherwise no RESPONSE
bility will be assumed for the re-
ccption lor disposition of bids.
SALES BOARD. UNITED STATES
SPRUCE PRODUCTION CoRPo-
RATION,
Yeon Building. Portland. oregon.