The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-12
BUILDING MATE RIAL

Regarding the walnut lumber supply, a
correspondent OF the Northwestern Lum-
herman writes ss follows: Ii the American
people want line article OF walnut. they
are likely hereafter to have TO paw for il;
as, Tor two simple reasons, the foreign de-
mand aud the scarcity Of the timber, prices
are bound 70 advance. In England and
uefmany there is q steady ana increasing
demand Tor our timber, and in some Of the
later marSets, within less than n year,
prices have advanced per cent. The great
walnul'producing regions OF Pennsylvania,
OHIO, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
souri, and Kansas have been denuded of
their supply whenever the timber has been
accessible, and anything within forty miles
OF railroad or logging stream is
generally considered accessible There
Is still in Tennessee some in
terior timber, and possibly a
little good, yet out OF reach OF transporta.
ton. Aud there is IN the mountainous re-
gion OF eastern Kentucky. In western Ar
kansas, remote from railroads, there is yet
some timber, but net such quantities as is
generally supposed. The quality of that
timber Is usually good, but the trees are To-
Varlaoly hort-bodled, aud not generally
large IN circumference. In Indian Territory
The TIMBER is of the same character, and is
40 AAANA1 SUM W Ut, uNdlltult, ds
several dealers have found to their cost. In
eastern Arkansas and western Mississippi,
AMID the Immense canebrakes of the rich
bottoms, there is considerable walnut. One
mas TO climb u tree to find il, and when
found II is question whether the man will
succeed IN getting out the timber or whether
the deadly malaria will get the mans bones
IN the mountains OF West Virginia there il
stu considerable tine timber, and as noun
famous countries are opened up and devel-
oped slowly, there will perhaps Tor years
10 come, DO some excellent wood gotten
out OF that state. In western North Carolina
there Is probably now the finest body OF
walnut on the continent. That timber is
all owned by heavy dealers or by specula-
tors VINO are amply able to hold it, but,
MISUNDERSTANDING, II is being cut and mar
Keted as fast as railroads are rendering il
accessible. ] recently saw some lumber
manuiaCtured.h from that timber at Waynes
VlIIe, haywood county, which | have never
seen surpassed, either in width, color or
gram, by any of the famous Indiana wal
nut, winch ls always quoted higher than
Woou from any other locality. Unless new
walnut territory is discovered. the
principal supply of fine wood, for
years to come, must be gotten out of the
mountains Of west Virginia and North Caro-
ma. Those mountains, especially in the
iatter state, are steep and high, rendering
~ SLOW and costly work to get out the
tlmper, and when gotten out, rates of
lrelght, owing to lack of competing roads,
arevery high, so that the timber or lumber
c1luot oe marketed at less than present
tates. AS furniture aid finishing wood,
ihotnlng ever grew ont of the earth equal to
Dlack walnut. There is massiveness, a
n nrts 81. IL.
ness ABOUT 1t which surpasses the finest
mahogany ever imported. And when we
know now limited is the supply, it seems a
shame that the beautiful wood is so like a
prophet III his own country, and that prices
are so low as TO allow the very finest of the
timber 10 be bought up for export, and sent
away 10 beautity and enrich the homes of
other lands.
ro-pAY's QUOTATIONS..
bnlus--A. the Ellns to $40 kiln run.
sloNs-At the Dallas qusrriee, SO per CUBIC
dressed front va
t L;uM iI!gl p,ne rouga, 81 90 per 100
Crossed ea flooring and finishing, ca ~; y ceiling
~ Sirs .e,Ins " 10 Yellow pine siding w. white
plne chnhs w 20; hTst common =; second CON.
an mon w. zoo white pine siding, first common,
" io second common, 2 80; poplar siding *.
clear WIS 90; poplar ceiling "a 90; ash
anu Whiilut nourlng, 500 per thousand,
poplar dressed both Sides $50; rough walnut
yI%o W loO Common doors, 81 so TO SO; sash, ei I
ilSoLEs-YelIoW pine, % 50 to 42s; white
81 5G No g. So 25. w. "' -
CEMENT - Roseudale q IT, Huntsville M IN
Portland, SO SO. W w
DRAIN P'PE--s inch. l6c per foot inch xr.
T. Inch, S7.c; inch, 40c, inch, SOC. ~>''
UHMEsr tuEs-t Inch, S2ho; inch 400. Sipoh
oe,hng jointsl; G inch cap, 5Oc 7 Inch csillnS
loint u IS finch cap do, Coo 0'f
MIXED PAINTS Ready for use and ell cnlo-s
u Vl9l s. per gal. All the tested and s.Sndsrd
MAKES are on snle by Dallss dealers.
WHITE LEAD-Strictly pure, 81 so
n, L.lMtS--Coopered, Austin, s. per barrel bulk
y y ~ Delikon car lots, a0c; per barrel, 81 2S
hSllnS IN lots. 20c; per bushel 2lA.
HAIB-per pound, SC.
Fosys-Cedar. ~ 81: Boise dare, Sis.