The diamond drill., 1922-01-20
SEVERAL SMALL IsssERS HAVE
STARTED UP m CEDAR
sTUMPAeE IS VERY HIGH
Prices For Logs Not Reflected in
the Prices Asked by the
Owners Of Timber

Y While the timber input in and about
Crystal Falls will be very much be-
low that OF last year, yet II is going
to be greatly In excess OF what was
expected six months ago. The reason
for this Is the late entry OF many
small jobbers into the list of active
ones, the bulk Of these men operat-
ing In cedar timber
Cedar seems to be the only timber
that holds out any inducement to the
logger this winter and all who have
any OF that timber are keeping their
outfits busy by cutting IT,
Hardwood is strictly In the dump.
There is a market for the stun but
it's strictly a buyers market with
all that implies-dow prices and poor
scale.
Maple is the timber that attracts
the most attention for the reason
that IL is In the largest volume and II
commanded such an abnormal price
year ago. Maple logs are netting
jobbers about $500 (. o. b. cars at
landing. This Is price at which a
new dollar isn't obtainable for an old
one. Some jobbers are putting in
limited amounts OF the timber so as TO
keep their outfits busy.
Birch Is ruling considerably high
er. yielding somewhere from $22 20
$25 per m. Eastwood is In fair de-
mand at about s27. Hemlock doesn't
pay logging costs. The price is down
to si2 per IN. I. o. b. cars and pulp
fwood Is not moving at all at 5000
-lsal Is
per cord Spruce is quoted at $500
per cord and mills are not anxious for
II at that price.
Scale Holds Many Back
The loggers seem to shy more at
the scale than they do at the prices
quoted. Perhaps there is some reason
for this disposition as the market
was a sellers market two years ago
and much stun was taken by buyers
that never passed muster before. The
jobbers got Il into their heads that
the rough stun would go but they are
realizing that II doesn't and they can't
get through their heads the reason.
An inspection OF the lumber yards
would soon show anyone the reason.
Rough logs run heavily If not entire
ly 10 No. and that grade isn't NOV
ing at all. What is being sold Is NOV
lig at about $500 per M, hardly
enough 70 pay saw bill. During the
war ther was a big demand for crat-
ing stock which comes entirely from
No. lumber and at times this grade
commanded high price. With the
end OF the war the unusual demand
disappeared and the lowest grade
hardwood has now very limited
market.
Some Loggers That Are Working
Among the loggers working Is
I. Herman Holmes who Is putting in
about 100000 feet OF timber al
IGibbs City where he will saw II al
the Gibbs mill which he has rented
for that purpose. Mr. Holmes started
hauling last Saturday and is using
his Phoenix log hauler on five mile
ice road.
Tom Montambo Ia getting a guam
tity OF logs together at Pentoga or
hts own account and will cut them
with portable mill. He expects e
cut about half million feet.
The Pentoga Lumber Co. is puttinl
IN a small amount OF timber neal
Saunders but will not cut any o
the logs at Pentoga. They are beinI
shipped to the Menominee mills fol
cutting.
The vonPlaten-Fox company Il
logging In It's usual way across th'
river from McGovern's. The logs arr
shipped to the mill OF the COMPANY
NJ Iron Mountain. A diversion Is be
ing made In logging methods at tn
workings OF this concern this win
ter. A Holt catIpillar tractor is beinl
used for hauling some Of the timbe
on the long hauls. The company log
All year round and had a railroa'
and steam skIdder, although horse
are used TO quite an extent
The Sawyer-Goodman company
logging or two small tracts nea
Maatodon. the timber being shippe
IN the mills at Menominee. In IN
q sagola section this concern Is ioggin
\ efeadlly from lts Michigamme valle
tract. the logs being taken 70 the mi
n ~ tho Northern Sawmills Co. az Sage
Ia for manufacture.
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