The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-20
guilpSa MATERIAL.

Bgrrgn facilities hre offered lumber dealers
hero fOr receiving theif supplies from the mills
than In former years, and lho consequence Is
that stocks are large and well assorted, n6twi.h.
standing the heavy drain made upon them Tor
building purposes IN this city Trade TO the
country II better than IN any former season,
our brick kllns are stu enabled TO supply inc
growing demand made upon them, but how long
this may continue Is yet to be determined. The
shipment Of doors, sash and IKE material BnOw
very heavy There have been heavy sales inade
10 the west and other directions OF paints, oils,
lime and cement and the orders arc daily III
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
BRfcK--At the kllns TO $40 kiln run.
sroEs-At the Dallas quarries, Dc per Cneic
foot II for foundation; ie for wall and " Tor
LuSnER-Yellov pine, rough 81 2S per io G
eet over "a feet In lengths % 80. Matched ana
dressed flooring aud finishing, ~ IS; y ceihn5
siding Ga; white pine ceiling. q rs first
common; white pine siding. hrst common. 81 30
ash and walnut flooring. 500 per thousand:
SIS to l5o Common doors, 81 50 to 50; sash, 81 70
Posrs-Cedar, sl2 80 Boise dsrc, slA
LATHs-sS 5O@4 per thousand.
bAINGIEs-YelIow. pine, " ~ TO 70; Whlte
pine, s. 80 TO s5 90. Cypress, No. l. O.; No 2
CEMENT : Rosendale. 50 rs; Louisville, 50 80
Portland, g6 so.
DRAIN PIPES inch. 100 per foot inch, 2cc
inch, 871sc; 7 inch, ACC; inch, soc.
PLASTER PARIs-per barrel siS4 So
CEMENT hStnF FLG pGsnSs ineh xc inch 4oc inch
ceiling Joint 81; inch cap SOC; inch eillns
Joint, 81 25: inch cap do, 60c
MIXED PAINTs-Ready for use and sll colors
makes are on sale by Dallas dealers.
WHITE LEAD-suictly pure. II 81
LIME@Coopered, Aasun, " per oartsE q gu5 y.
/ nall, In Lots O0.f nor
The New York Tribune says: the market
value of timber lands in the lake region has
doubled since the publication OF the census bul.
| letin maps in which the startling fact was set
| forth that the white pine supply OF the country
| would be completely exhausted in dozen years.
This fact would seem to indicate not only that
the accuracy of these statistics is accepted WIN
, out question, but also that the most .provident
| lumber dealers had failed to comprehend how
swiftly the devastation of the pine forests was
| going on. No other wood on this continent Is
| so easily shaped by the tool of the workman to
! such varied use. The redwood of California ap-
| proaches il more nearly in quality than any
| other being light durable and fine grained
wood which works smoothly and splits true
| But California is a long way from from eastern
| markets. and in recent bulletin the amount OF
| accessible redwood standing in the census year
along the coast range from oregon to santa Cruz
is estimated at less than 26 0OO 600 600 feet board
measure. At the same date 30 OuO 600 600 feet OF
merchantable white pine was standing in the
lower peninsula of Michigan alone. SO that the
relief we can hope for from the Pacific coast Is
comparatively sight. 1t should be added that
California enterprise has not been behind the
older states in devising means for celebrating
their timber trees They have even been more
wasteful in their methods OF saving and work.
ing 1t is no uncommon thing to see redwood
tree containing 5000 feet or more Of lumber left
to decay on the ground, or to feed the next fire
which sweeps through the forest simply be
cause a slight twist in the grain prevents it
from splitting readily and squarely into railroad
ties Animals which gnaw and browse are
turned loose to help devOuring fires sweep away
not only the timber, but the soil ITSELF for in no
other country do the conditions which pro-
duce destructive torrents more generally prevail
Here sre mountains, high, steep, and covered
yearly with unknown depths of snow To strip
their TANKS OF protesting trees and shrubs is to
encourage floods to wash every particle of loose
earth into the valleys, and scour the rocky skel-
etons of there long ranges bare"