Show LUMBER PRICES ARE NOT TO BE REDUCED fOR FREIGHT RATES According to tho general opinion of lumber dealers wholesale and anel retail tho retail price prica of fir shingles les and other lumber products from Washinton Washington Washing Washing- ton and Ore Oregon on will not bo be reduced in price because of the Iho sweeping chan change chango o oin in freight rates on the thc Harriman lines which went into effect yesterday It has been a matter of doubt among some soma I as to the move o which would ouM be made by tho the several mills but it is apparent that whatever is dono done will be of but little consequence A copy of tho the now new tariff was received yesterday at tho the freight offices and shows all the chan changes es which wore were e expected All Oregon common common com conr- I mon points have havo been put on a a. parity with all al Was Washington common points I I making makin it possible now for Washington tou mills to get et into Utah common points with lumber as cheaply as ns tho the Portland Po and other Oregon Oreon mills milIs where here heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore foro in Washington Washinton mills have havo had to pay 7 cents per pr pounds moro more That gives cs Washington a n chanco to get et in inthe inthe inthe the lo local al market and what move they would make has been a matter of considerable considerable con con- doubt locally It has effected ef ef- effected tho the local market to a considerable considerable consider consider- considerable able extent But now the general opinion opinion ion is that that there will be bo no chau change o oin in retail prices as Washington Washinton mills mils I will not import their lumber to any I greater reater extent than they have hay up to i the present There may be a chan change e I later but conditions at rr present present sent prevent I Ithe the tho act activities of the Washington peo peo- plc pIc According to George E E. E Merrill of i the Morrison Merrill Morrison-Merrill Merrill Lumber company the Washington representatives es camp down own to this city some sonic time ago ao full of ambitions to establish offices and start competition with the Oregon Oreon mills They looked over oyer ground rind and found that tho the market was yas not strong enough to make their intentions successful suc sue cef and all have Lave gone one hack back There are many things which the tho Washington mills have o to contend with which have lave sot them back One is a great reat car short short- n age e. e No Xo cars are arc sent there by the I Great Northern railroad and the number number number num num- ber of of- loaded cars of other OthOl lines linea which go 0 to the tho Washington Washinton points is not great eat Later when conditions become better otter it is ie thought that probably the Washington mills may scud their product product prod prod- hero here to compete with the Oregon Oregon- ions ians George Georgo Felt of the tho Felt Lumber company company company com com- pany says that probably tho the only effect effect effect ef ef- the tariff will have havo is to increase the of supply for the local mar mar- ket keto This will on enable blo the wholesalers here to buy occasionally at a reduced price but will not affect the retail market |