REDWOOD LUMBERING. 33 



With the higher wages paid by lumbermen in California in 

 all departments of their industrial pursuit, it is not a lilipu- 

 tian task for them to convince eastern consumers that their 

 redwood products are really cheaper for building purposes 

 than white pine, prices of each being equal, according to 

 grade and quality. A certain period of time must neces- 

 sarily be allowed for those unacquainted with the advantages 

 in the use of redwood over all others, before its appreciated 

 merits will earn for it the reputation accorded to it by con- 

 sumers and architects in the state of its nativity. 



Small shipments of clear redwood lumber to Boston were 

 made in 1880 by the way of Cape Horn. The venture for a 

 time seemed doubtful, but through the exertions of the dealer 

 builders were induced to try it as an experiment, and a fair 

 profit to the shipper was realized. Other cargoes followed 

 from time to time during that year. The succeeding year, 

 1882, a contract was made with John Rosenfield, the agent 

 of a line of clippers running between San Francisco and 

 New York and Boston, to transport such quantities as could 

 be accommodated without interfering with more profita- 

 ble return freight. The result was, that in consequence of 

 the increased demand, there were not a sufficient number of 

 ships to meet requirements. The price of freighting was 

 $16 per M. for lumber, and an approximated amount per M. 

 for shingles. To fill orders with greater dispatch, the Cen- 

 tral Pacific Railroad was brought into requisition, and 

 seasoned plank and boards were transported at $20 per M. 

 Through carloads still command the same freight charges. 

 Cargoes from Humboldt Bay, or along the Mendocino coast, 



