The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-06-08
NO. il


n 0, States, March 10, lsss.
Some idea may ba formed of she
immense timber resources az Lonia.
lana BY 9 brief statement Of faess
gathered BY a reporter 81 tho Stttss
as to the large shipments q the past
year,
Mr.. Woodward, IF the firm og
Woodward y Wright, Of this city,
was interviewed and said "Daring
the past year We have shipped BY
railroad 70 Mexico something ever
rs, 900, 900 feet of lumber for railroad
purposes. II consisted 81 bridge TIM
Der, railroad lies, etc.
The timber was all sent from
Shreveport, Alexandria and Proven
cal, La, and was shipped 10 Paaao
del Norte, and the railroad mea of
Mexico say that there is no tiHboT
equal 10 the loBg leaf yellew pins of
Louisiana, and IL commands
premium there over the timbers Of
Texas, New Mexico and all other
sources. We have also been makign
large shipments Of timber TO Colon,
as we'll as 70 Tampieo, MexicoN
The Western mills, Of which Mr..
John w. Adams, Of lhia city, isagant,
has, during the past year, shipped
16, 900, 600 feet 70 foreign ports,
mostly to Central America, besides
supplying a very large domestic de-
mand.
Messra. Pointevent N Fayre have,
during the past year, shipped 10000.
600 feet to foreign ports, l5,000,000
feet to domestic points, and have
shipped to Central America and
Mexico 5,0O0,000 railroad crossties.
Messrs, J. b. Camogs q %. have
shipped large quantities Of timber
during tho past year to foreign ports,
and last week put 2s,7o0 railroad
oroasties on the steamship RiyeFsides,
destined for Colon.
Mr., a. Samuels has shipped l0,-
100000 feet TO Colon, chiefly for
railroad purposes. The following u
the receipts reported at the Mechan-
les, Dealers and Lnmbermen's Tx,
change since the lst of August last;
Lumber, sT,Ie9, ,482 feet; shingles,
8,s97, 300; laths, l,s4l $50 bundlea.
Besides this there are ia New or
leans figo sawmills with a cutting
capacity of from $4,000 feet 10 75r
600 feet per day, and they are all kept
busy and all get their timber from
Louisiana, but outside ot this shore
are great saw mills al Lake Charles
that are doing an immense buainesa,
both foreign and domestic, and on The
banks Of the Atehafalaya aud The
Teche rivera and along The lne Of
each railroad In the State tie noise Of
the circular saw whirliug ita way
through Louisiana trees may be daily
heard. Yet the forests OF Louisiana
have scarcely been fully opened.
Along tho shores 81 Bayou Pla'
guemine, Atehafalaya river, RED
river, Black river, 0nachita river,
and clear from the Mississippi river
to the Texas line, and fFom the aouth-
ern TO the northern limits Of the
State, stand great forests, covering
fully 10000 square miles, Neither
the live oak, the yellow pine or the
cypress Of Louisiana can be eqlaled
by the timber Of any other land.
Besides these, which are usafnl FOR
building purposes, there are IN Louis
lana large quantities Of magnolia,
which Is susceptible of as fine 4 polish
as mahogany, birds.eye maple OF rose.
wood, and there is also 4 plentiful
supply Of large mulberry trees, and
there is now scarcely q fine sailing
boat, or small boat Of any kind built
here, without her being fastened aud
strengthened with mulberry kneea boz
cause of their strength and beautiful
color and polish. The timber trade
Of Louisiana IL now flourlshing, and
her vast resources in that line viii
soon add much TO make her pros.
porous,