The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-24
BUILDING MATERIAL.

The Northwestern Lumberman SAYS: A
| prodiglous southern pine-land grab il being
worked up at Washington and New York.
The Gulf & Ship Island railroad was a
land-grant organization that secured its
franchise before the war. Never Il blow was
struck on the line, and the matter rested
until the last session OF congress. But since
then there has been such boom in south
ern plne-lands that somebody has disoov-
| cred That the grant was worth something
on account of the timber, and ring, syn
dictate OF company has been formed to have
| It re-atlirmed, providing the railroad pro-
lect can be exhumed from the dead years
that cover it. Congressman Van Ii. Man.
| nng, OF Mississippi Il member Of the house
judiciary committee OF the last congress,
seems to qe prominent in the scheme, and
| he has lately been in New York in confer.
enco with capitalists there. The last land
grant of the Gulf N Ship Is
and company had lapsed, because the road
had not been built in the specified time and
the Judiciary committee recommended that
II should revert to the general government.
| but Tor some reason no action was taken on
the recommendation, and now Mr.. Manning
and the New York capitalists are stirring
| around to start construction ON the road in
| order to tasten the grant. The action OF
congress in extending the term ofthe grants
TO the Northern Pacific, the Atlantic Il Pa
ciic aud other railways has established such
a precedent that the next congress will re.
affirm the grant If the road is actually I'm.
der construction. 1t will be urged that the
war prevented the building of the road and
| Tor that reason II is no more than Justice
that the grant shall not be forfeited. The
| grant includes some of the most valuable
| pine lands in the south, and is worth mil
lions, Northern men who are interested Ia
southern pine land had better keep watch
on this grabbing scheme oritmay beworth
while to defeat il.
TO-pAY's QUOTATIONS.
! bRICR--At the hlus to $40 kiln ran,
| SroNE-At the Dallas quarrle8, 80 per cubic
foot II for foundation; 10 for wall and Is FOL
| dressed front
LunBER-Yellow pine rough. o. 90 per 1Ct
| tece over 81 feet In length. % p. Matched aud
dressed flooring and finishing. 80 10; il ceiling
| 81 \ ceiling 81 W; yellow pine siding "; white
/ pine cetnng 81 o. GTst uummOa - seCoAd CON.
mon, 2.7a; white piue siding, first common
| y u; second common, 5o poplar siding p,
and walnut flooring, slOO per thousnnd
| popar dressed both sides, $50, rough walnut
sl4b " 1850. Common doors, 81 10 tp a. sash, 81 "a
/ 10 q 20 as TO sire.
pine, ~ 40 to IS % Cypress, No !, 70; No 4,
| 81 So No 8, 90 25,
CEaENT = Rosendalo, 81 rs; Louisville, o. 90
Portland, Go So
DRAIN PtrE-s Inch, lso per foot Ainch, acc;
6 Inch, 37hC inch, 40,s inch Soc
| CEMENT FLuEs-6 Inch, S7kc inch 40c Inch
ceiling jolnLSl; inch cap, 600; inch coilluR
| lolnL 81 20. finch cap do, COO.
MIXED PAiNTs--Ready for use and all colors
VI ODel IS per gal. All the tested and standard
makes are on sale by Dallas dealers.
WHITE LEAD-Strictly pure, 81 30
LINE-Coopered, Austin g. per barrel; bulk
/ y 81 benson Car lots 9Oc; per barrel, OF Is.
Dallas, in lots, 20c; per bushel 25o.