The diamond drill., 1921-01-08
FORD HAS NOTIFIED HIS I0BBERs
NOT TO CUT ANY MORE LOGS
HAULING IS IN FULL SWING
Weather Conditions Are Not Indie.
ative of a Very Long Winter
and Haste is in Evidence

-n"S'hNi "hosaANt mas appeared
TO provoke the loggers Of this section.
Jobbers who have contracts with lum-
Der manufacturers are receiving can.
collation. notices.
This is especially true Of the job
bers with whom the Ford mills con-
tracted. A gentleman connected with
the Perch Greek Logging Co. was in
Crystal Falls Thursday and he was
very much disturbed because OF the
turn events had taken.
He stated that a representative OF
the Michigan Iron Land & Lumber
Co visited him and notified him TO
stop cutting; that any logs cut after
the notification was given would not
be taken on the contract.
He said that HIS greatest dilemma
was due TO the fact that he had sub
let lot of work to small loggers with
whom he had contracts and many of
whom had Just got fairly well started
after making comparatively great
outlay in preparations. He was a.
fraid that these small jobbers will
come hack upon him in an effort 10
compel him 10 take timber that he is
unable to-dispose OF.
shipping In Progress
Many OF the Ford jobbers are ship
ping logs TO the mills at Iron Noun
tain and crew is at work there un-
loading as fast as they arrive. Re
ports were to the effect that total
OF 100000 feet had been contracted
for With the early shutting of ofI
cutting operations il is certain this
amount will be shaved a whole lot.
While there isn't apparent yet. any
disposition on the part OF other log |
buyers 10 cancel their contracts. !
their is no disposition 10 expand in /
any instance. Log buyers are more
about stock this year than
ast year so shat the life OF jobber
sn't bed OF roses by any means.
The indications were for a fairly
active shipping season along both the
St. Paul and the North Western roads
month ago and preparations to han
lie logs rapidly were being made.
II now looks as II there will not
'e the activity that was promised al
hat time
Weather Not Favorable
One element of doubt is the wealth
r. Now Is the time OF the year when
old weather is expected, but so far ii /,
as been exceptionally mild. The
naw OF last Sunday. with the slightly 1
older weather following, made slipp- ,
IN exceptionally good. Loggers us- 4
lg snow roads say that they need
tile more snow. There Is only a.
out a foot OF snow in the woods on
he average. This isn't quite enough !,
make stable roads, for two or three
ays OF soft weather would make :
'em 40 that the sleighs would cut !.
,wn 70 the ground. :,
There was one week Of weather
at was good for making ice roads :
I'd that was the week between the
'lidays. Since that time the wealth :
hasn't been such as would make ;,
e roads fast. :,
III the weather turns cold for :,
eek or so. so that the ice can be
oroughly built up. the loggers us :,
3 ice roads will have exceptionally ;.
70 weather conditions. So far the y
notions haven't been good.
Old timers are warning those who -
We logs in the woods 20 get them -
I before March month. One rea- !,
y given for the warning is that the -
: that encrusts the trees and shrubs :.
IN frost so frequently this year in :.
'ates a short winter. -
Most people think that We will
We a reasonably long winter and are =.
scared by the weather prophets.
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