Lumber Strike Ends Except at Gray's Harbor

The Northwest lumber strike is ovet with the exception of the Grays Harbor area, where the strike is now in its l5th week. The situation was gloomy in Aberdeen and Hoquiam, August 12, following the rejection by the union of the blanket proposal submiced by 10 mills. Two sawmills which had been attempting to opef,ate cloced down again for an indefinite period, leaving only one sawmill, Grays Flarbor Lumber Company, operating in the Aberdeen-Floquiam atea. Aberdeen Plywood Companyts plant is operating under an agreement with the union. The two principal points of dispute remaining to be cleared up are (1) the extent of union recognition and (2) what should be done about the men, who in a few plants, have been working on and off during the strike period. The other issues as to wages, hours, overtime and similat disputes have been latgely settled.

Tacomats l3.week strike ended August 3 when the men voted overwhelrningly to accept the agreement o{fered by 22 rtll operator for return to work. Pickets were withdrawn immedl ately and union longshoremen sta*ed loading lumber August 5. More t{ran 1p00 men returned to work within four days aftet the settlemenL

At Villapa Flarbor the l4-week stdke was oficially settled when the local union voted 590 to 185 on August 8 to accept a proposd submitted by the Willapa Ffarbor lumber operators. ft was expected that 11200 men would return to work August 12.

At Anacortes, an agreement was signed betrveen E. K. \Vood Lumber Company and its striking employes August 2. President Fred J. \f""d announced the plant, idle three months, would teopetr August 12.

Shingle Strike

It was stated on reliable authodty on August 10 that Red Cedar Shingle production would be up to 7O pet cent of normal with the opening of many shingle mills August 12.

Tacoma shingle weevers turned down August 7 a proposal made by 25 operators in Tacoma, Seattle and other towns. Lee I{eppler, head of the Tacoma local of the Shingle Veaver's lfnion, said the proposal called for 50 centc an hour minimum wage, 40-hour week, two cents a sqrvue increase for sawyers and packers. The union demands are a 36-hour week, 60 cents an hour minimum wager two cents increase to sewyers and three cents increase to packers. Heppler stated that 102 mills had accepted the union agreement.

Grays Flarbor shingle weavers turned down by 145 to 32 ^ proposal submitted by the operators August 6. Port Angeles shingle weavers rejected by unanimous vote a proposal of the employers.

DOUGLAS FIR.-Prices on uppers are very firm. No. 3 Common price is firm, and No. 1 and No. 2 a little weaket. Lath prices are easiet.

WESTERN PINE.-For the yeat to date otders have been 75 p* cent greater than fot the period last year, according to the report of the W'estern Pine Association for the week ended August 3. New business for the week totaled 52r82trOOO f.eet, 57 per cent above the three-year weekly average for July.

REDWOOD.-Prices are firm. Demand for dry uppers still exceeds the supply. Production has beefl increased to replenish stocks.

SHINGLES.-Vith the opening of many mills production of Red Cedar Shingles has been latgely increased, but mills will be busy for some time shipping accumulated orders. Prices ane very firm, and the outlook for business is very good fot the rest of the year.

Unsold stocks on the public docks at Los Angeles harbot totded 2,6211000 feet on August 8. Cargo arivals at Los Angeles harbor for the week ended August 5 totaled 6,769r0C{J feet, which included 9 cargoes of Fir carrying 61125rOOO f.eet and 2 cargoes of Redwood with 64410OO feet., 59 vessels were operating in the coastwise lumber service on August 8; 37 vessels were laid up.

The State Fair at Sacramento

The citizens of Sacramento at this time of the year always look forward to the big approachng event, the State Fair. Secretary Charles Paine is working hard to make the Fair this year the big success it always is. He announces that he has been fortunate in arranging fine programs for the horse show and racing events that will give the people a wide variety of entertainment. The many exhibits and temporary buildings which are needed at the Fair develop a good demand for lumber and building materials which the Sacrarnento dealers supply.

Tyson-Peterman

John H. Tyson, sales manager of the Chas Nelson Company, San Francisco, was married to Miss Cornelia M. Peterman in Advan,ce, Wisconsin, August 9. The couple met a few months ago when Mr. Tyson was a passenger on a Seattle-bound plane on which Miss Peterman was hostess. They are spending their honeymoon in New York.

DISCONTINUE INGLEWOOD YAR,D

The C. Ganahl Lumber Co. of Los Angeles has discontinued their retail lumber yard at Inglewood.