Smyrna times., 1889-01-30
Yellow Pine Lumber.
AN IMMENSE BUSINESS IN WHICH SOME
OF OUR CITIZENS ARE INTERESTED.

The North Carolina yellow pine
lumber trade, for which Norfolk is the
principal port and Baltimore one of the
leading distributing centres, has grown
TO large proportions in the past few
years. In 1888 there were at least
0OO,OOO,OOO Of feet cut, against 100. 900
OOO feet five years ago. Lumber men
say this trade has been largely devel-
oped IN five years because of the adop-
Ilon OF successful method of drvinU
the lumber in kilus heated bv steam
The old process of seasoning was not
reliable for yellow pine, and it had a
Oad practice of developing greenness
after it had been cut long time. The
result of the discovery of the reliable
Kiln drying, and the fact that this um-
Der Is 80 per cent. cheaper than white
pine and hemlOck, has given the North
Carolina yellow pine market in the
centres OF the white pine and hemlock
regions. The lumber belt takes in
Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. and
Ihe rivers IN that territory. Lumber
railroads, operated with steam. are
oullt into the interior to get the timber
to navigable water. Then if is RATED
IN tows through the Albemarle and
chesapeake canal, and at Norfolk most
OF 1t Is handled by the big mills. Mary
ianders have taken a prominent lead
IN these yellow pine numbering enter
prlses, and the names of well known
Baltimore and Eastern Shore business
men hgure in the control of a number
of the lumber companies.
The r. +. Jackson & Bros, COMPANY
were pioneers in this region. and ten
years ago they pushed their railroad
INTO the pine forests. 1t runs from
suffolk, Va, to Tunis, n. c., A miles.
mat these pioneers have had large
pecuniary reward is without question.
Inc Surrey Lumber Company is main
~ IN hands of Worcester county and
Baltimore lumber operators. The com
pany Is composed OF members of the
hrm OF X. T. Waters & Son, of Balti-
more, and Richardson, Smith, Moore &
Co., OF Snow Hill. This company are
pushing a narrow-gauge road from
James river to Jerusalem, fortv-two
miles, OF which thirty miles are com
pleted. 1t is west of Suffolk and all
IN Virginia, and in the yellow pine
belt. 1t Is composed of thorough busi-
ness men and is regarded as one of the
most enterprising companies now en-
gagged in the lumber business in the
south. The Suffolk and Carolina is a
new lumber and merchandise road
rom Suffolk to Chowan river. 80 miles.
The steamer NansemOnd runs to Bal
.lmore in connection with this road.
ana the company also has two steam
7rs on Chowan river. This is a lum-
Derlng corporation made up of Balti- !
noreans mainly. The Roanoke rail |
Dad and Lumber Company is another
of which Mr. Cohn, of som
arset county, Md, is president. These
yellow pine lumber companies have
numerous mills and manufactures. and |
t Is estimated that $1O0OO,OOO of can |
tai are invested by them in the sew |
sral branches of this business. The |
Iunis Company has factories at Balti- |
more, Port Deposit, Norfolk and Tunis. |
The JacksOns have their establish. |
nents at Baltimore, Salisbury, Wash |
ngton and Norfolk. All of the com |
)anies are engaged in extensive enter
)rises, and it is said they now own and
control practically all of the timber in
nat yellow pine belt and covering
many hundred square miles.-SaoW
Hill Messenger.