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Weidler's (subsequently Joe Holladay's) cut about fifty million a year. Of these mills, the only one now left is the Pennoyer mill enlarg-ed by Michigan capital into the Portland Lumber Company's cutting four hundred thousand feet a day.

There are now in active operation at this city and suburbs fourteen large mills like the one mentioned. And as the Columbia river is practically an extension of Portland harbor, all the mills on the Columbia between Portland and the sea are contributing to Portland's growth and business. And the total cut of these mills for the present year aggregate the immense output of seven hundred million feet of lumber, making Portland, Oregon, at this time the largest shipper of lumber in the world.

For the following statistics we are indebted to "The Timberman" :

During the year 1909 the sawmills of Portland manufactured 700,000,000 feet of lumber, again maintaining the position as the largest lumber cutting in the world. The increase in amount cut over 1908 aggregated 84,449,831 feet. Tacoma cut approximately 400,000,000 feet. Gray's Harbor as a section cut 602,918,157. Aberdeen cut 298,412,440 feet; Hoquiam, 225,405,817 feet. The cut of Willapa Harbor for the year was approximately 200,000,000 feet.

The total cargo shipments in 1909 aggregated 180,422,149 feet, an increase over 1908 of 29,878,449 feet. The foreign cargo shipments from Portland in 1909 amounted to 85,378,183 feet. The following table shows the vessel, destination and number of feet of lumber carried by each from Portland to foreign points dur- ing 1909:

Vessel and destination. Lumber ft.

Br. SS. Bannockburn, Shanghai, China 3,677,644

Br. SS. Knight of St. George, Hong Kong, China 317,275

Br. SS. Cape Finisterre, Melbourne, Australia 3.381,950

Br. Bark Jordanhill, London, England 1,957,781

Nor. SS. Rygji, Hong Kong, China 1,257,250

Sch. Churchill, Honolulu, Hawaii 815,000

Nor. SS. Christian Michelsen, Shanghai, China 2,927,195

Nor. SS. Christian Bors, Shanghai, China 3,557,000

Br. SS. Invertay, Wellington, New Zealand 1,106,450

Nor. SS. Henriic Ibsen, Hong Kong, China 696,602

Nor. SS. Guernesey, Shanghai, China 3,500,000

Br. SS. Hazel Dollar, Shanghai, China 3,520,539

Br. SS. Quito, Calcutta, India 2,171,000

Br. SS. Strathyre, Port Pirie, Australia 716,072

Br. SS. M. S. Dollar, Shanghai, China 3,i 18,050

Am. Sch. Lottie Bennett, Kahului, Hawaii 750,000

Br. SS. Suverie, Pukow, China 3,043,005

Am. Bktn. Hawaii, Auckland, New Zealand 1,220,314

Nor. SS. Hrntik Ibsen, Hong Kong, China 576,4^5

Ger. Ship Schwarzenbeck, Lourenco, E. A 1,715,716

Br. SS. Bessie Dollar, Shanghai, China 3,712,689

Nor. SS. Selja, Hong Kong. China 427.158

Ger. SS. Arabia, Hankow, China 3,250,000

Nor. SS. Rygji, Hong Kong, China 2,315,397

Fr. Ship Berengere, Port Natal, South Africa 1.573.558

Nor. SS. Sverre, Shanghai, China 3.182,972

Br. SS. Clan Macfarlane, Shanghai, China 3,610,168

Ger. SS. Alesia, Hong Kong, China 1,463,194

Am. Sch. R. W. Bartlett, Honolulu, H. 1 536,874

Br. Ship Aberfoyle, Mollendo, Peru 1,073,080

Nor. SS. Christian Bors, Melbourne, Australia 3,400,000

Br. SS. Croydon, Calcutta, India 2,622,073