The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-13
THE OLD STORY.
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CAPITAL SUSTAINING THE WAR
BETWEEN THE LUM-
BERMEN.
The Calcasieu Lumber Company
duces Its Prices Lower Than the
LOWest-HistOrY of the Com
panY, its Present and
Future Prospects.

Monday evening Mr.. II. j.
Lutcher, of Orange, president of the
Calcasieu Lumber company OF this
city, arrived and was met by a repre-
sentative of The STATESMAN, who
was eager to ascertain the gentleman's
position in the lumber war at present
in vogue in this city and vicinity,
but the lateness of the hour pre-
vented lengthy conversation. The
representative, however, visited the
yards OF the company yesterday and
found two of the officers on duty-the
Drake brothers, who kindly answered
all questions propounded by the news
paper man.
The Calcasieu Lumber Company
succeeded the Messrs. Drake, who had
established magnificent trade in this
section of the state, and the following
officers were elected: II. J. Lutcher,
of Orange. president; j. V. Moore,
of Williamsport, Pa, vice president;
e. F. Drake, of Austin, treas
nrsr and general manager. and W. S
Drake, of Austin, secretary. The in
stitution was chartered with $4,000
capital, and to-day the Calcasieu Lum-
Der company control goodly portion
of the trade in this and adjoining
counties. Messrs. Lutcher 81 Moore
are owners of 100000 acres of pine
land in the Calcasieu district of Lou
isiana, ane are proprietors of one of
the largest mills in Eastern Texas,
which mil is located at Orange, and
is only idle ore week in
one year, when it is closed
for repairs and general over
hauling. The mill cuts 100000 feet of
lun Der per day. twenty-five cars OF
which have been received here within
the past ten days. The many carloads
of lumber brought into this city caus-
ed general comment on the part OF
citizens who are, and those who are
not, aware of the greatest cut in lum-
Der rates ever known in this section.
This company propose to sell as
cheap as any yard in Austin, and cash
BUYERS Will find great bargains
by dealing with them They
offer Calcasieu lumber as cheap as one
can buy ordinary Texas pine, and in
addition to their well-stOcked yards
from the celebrated lumber section of
Louisiana, they handle ash and full
line of wagon timber, black walnut,
etc. In another department they carry
complete stock of sash, doors and
blinds from the well known manu-
factory of Palmer, Fuller & Co., Of
Chicago, Ill. Their sales are enor-
nous, and they never let stock run
down. In the way of finishing lum-
Der they have as fine line as any one
needs to select from. The following
are their present quotations:
Rough boxing u = n 90
Dressed on one side. IL %
Flooring ..-....t..-....
f PfcRefgs best EST; dressed in the 80
og waess Shingles good quality SO
Plasrering laths.... 90
Doors, sash and blinds at porpor-
tionately low rates.
A full and complete assortment of
builders hardware constantly on han d
which they are offering low to the
trade.
The future of this powerful COM
pany, judging by the present, will
be full of prosperity, and the people
await with anxiety the result of the
Iumbermen's conflict.
The company's yards are on the cor
ner of Guadalupe and Live Oak
streets, in the rear of the Information
al freight depot, and the gentlemen in
charge will take pleasure in showing