The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-02
Timber and. Lumber.

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The vain able pine tree OF which the yellow
nine timber I'D lumber OF commerce Is taken eS-
1stsE In large GUAM tiles in lower Carolina, ana
q great portion Is still IN virgin flcnh'sS. IL Is
shipped In large quantities from Vafl'us po'ntsin
this state. and TO q valuable eA'enti'oW ti's ens'
There IL a steady and good Gemano' WHICH II
likely to increase. Tho export movement from
This point for the past year was aooub l0'ooo.ooo
feet, against 100000 The previous year, the
larger part going ccaslwise. There AFRO several
arst.clsss saw mills within tho city, the
names and capacity OF which, with the amount OF
lumber AID timber cut by each during tile year
ending Sept mber /, 1877, are given as 10 lows:
Benuett's Mills, si,uI,ed ct tho east emu Oh
Wentworth street, have three gang SAYS and D
capscity for cutting twenty five Thousand leet OF
assorted lumber per day. These mills have not
heen actively operated during the past year, but
win b. worked to their full capacity In fu ure.
From the lst Of September, 1871, to dat, they
have cut about one million feet OF assorted Jun.
her, which has been sold for home c~onsIH'fioE'
, St,inmeyel's Mills ars situated at the West emu
AT Beautain street. They contain ono laFee on
calsr saw and have a cutting caiacty oi 6
4h,na,nd feat per day. They have sawed dGfinH
enc moot 2, ar 3, zse, l42 feet OF assorted LUMBER Oh
un,eh quantity LIS So. fee, have teeh snippea
{, foreign and domestic po Is, anathefemau nei'
67a SIS, 1eet, sold for home consumption. VI Inc
amount shipped from these mills, there were
~. $50 feet Of Dire. sed lumber. The dressed luz
her 500 Tor home consumption amounted 10
4e4, 2s2 feet.
Hudpins's MILE, situated near the west emu OF
Ru | str.ot, on the site formerly occupied by Ben
e. - ,... rss,a hnro ma ,orra ctrru mr. aAW.
with . capacity for cutting fifteen thousand ct
Der day. They give steady employment 10 Iofs'
hands. Since the lat Of last September they nave
cut 4,728.s 27 feet Il assorted lumber. u this
amount 4 l2e. SGT fett t have been shipped, ana the
balance. 600, 600 feet, sold fer h me consumpu D.
Dey.reux's Mills, situated In the subufp'' On
Ashley River, have one large circular sa~' "pna
cutting capacity Of zen thousand ieet Per aay.
since the lsr OF last september they nave cut
: oa1 s,o feet OF assorted lumber, which mas Do u
sold for homo consumption.
All of these mills have planning attachments, as
wen as saws, for cutting plasteriug lathe, OF
which q large quantity are annually turned out
nv each, The total number Of laths VI by
tnese mills collectively during the year Is about
100000. In all, they give STEADY employment
&c about two hundred persons.
Bes,des the above alarge number OF saw mills
are situated along the lines Of the different rail-
roads. II, m which The city annusly receives q
large supply Of lumber. During the year Inc
savannah and Charleston Railroad has brought
TO Charleston 1876, 900 feet OF assorted lumber the
Northeastern Railroad 4.5oo. 600 feet, and the
south Carolina Railroad 1900 900 feet.
The principal lumber dealers Of Charleston arc
j. G. Nalonee, E. Scott Miles, J. A. Ensiow & Co.
ste,nmeyer & Stokes. The latter nrm alone have
snld during the year 3,z4l,ooo f.et OF lumber and
timber.
The Vegetable Shipping Trade.
We arc Indebted to Messrs. Paul, WEIGH &
Brandes for the following circular on the Vegeta-
BILE trade:
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TIE v6GETABLs
aElpPIha TRADE OF oHARLEsToN-ls7l AND
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