Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-28

WeeIuy Review OF the Trade--No
such Grnde NJ Standard.

Wrel1y Review OF the TrHde--No
such Grnde ~ standnrd.
Jeanorottc, La, June % Since the last
letter to Tho Post the cypress manfnc-
turea have been experiencing a 'iuil."
an II we're In other words. trade has
been very uulct for the part ten days.
hut the last few days hays iivened
things up somewhat, aD inquiries arc
beginning 10 pour In aud their nature
indicates that the Material needed Is
Tor immediate use In fact. the denlerR
seem 10 have CONS 10 tho conclusion that
II Is the min mans place 10 carry
stocks and they 10 order only as needed
thus necsssitatinE but very limited
amount of capital 10 operate a retail
yard. There ~ one thing the cypresB
men can boast OF and that ~ that they
list. No matter now duli trade IL there
in no cut prloes sent whifllng aronnh
by the Louisiana cyprtHs mill men.
PITY the yellow Pine btethren 'aint" got
otaminn enough 10 maintain prices IN
The Lumberman OF Chicago ~ ANXIOUS
for definition Of the word "stRndnrd.'
ing aud nnish. and The Post man
takes pleasure In atntins that there
II no such grade adopted ~ any known
lumber association, and furthermore IL
bama from the fertile bfaia Of Hoine
lumber drummer. The writer met
while selling lumber North and East
aud the grade "Standard' was talked
Of. II waB admitted BY al raieEmen
that that ''nafnu" suited some dcaierr
who thought they were Eettins one-half
car niar as /, car Of "alaudari,,' hut IN
reality they get ont-half clear and onr-
half .onm" Some class 4 similar %
known AZ iog. run, with the heart face
picked out. II d drummer tRkep an or
der for a car standard be. scndS his
firm the order reading one-half clear nnd
one-half corn" IT II abaurd 70 Try and
Introduce new naDieB for grades OF luui-
Der other than those adopted by the
lumber associations,
Saving bills nfe like "anFelF vista"
There seems 20 be very little doing IN
mat line by the ,fecho mills hnd cypress
being different In many rorpeote from
pine II - ruinouE q. cypress mill man
there arr no scabt,iuEs carried In stock
as IL the case with pine
'rhe box fActuriea Of Memphis, which
are reported 10 use B.Op.pO0 feet per
year, are investigating the adviaabfflty
~ uslnf Cypress Instead OF woods they
have been using. Shorts Of select grade
would M ne bii admirably; ~ sfsat
gtinaffs Or cypress OF lowest grades In
fact, cypress " finding iis home In every
city and iowa Ehefn Tue Click OF inc
hammer and buxg Of the saw u heard,
and az for the staying qualities OF this
p0puiar wood. II Il Ike Kathleen Ma
vournaen, '1t viii stay for years md
Il may atny foreyrr."
There u one thing detrimental 70 ihs
advancement OF cypress 10 Northern
cltfrs. and that II that a great many
arms are tirnid about shipping North
ar Iarf a. they have no representative
al fhc GROUND 10 battle Tot their rights
Win The sharp inssectors who delight
n cuiiuH our geurine Huif coast red
ee,s,re,i Lumber. II would BE- a wise hea
* aend a man from tho nleocio ton TO
: - crdcrn for and attend 70 tbs interegis
n dc association mills A liberal COM
,.,,,9lof 10 the right man would b. brna-
dciai 70 cur manufacturers Tne mao
solecfc4 should b. from the gulf coast
'rbere are some orders for rs ana 2
taos rlook noallnF around. but snoh ma
t-rlat % this road ~ Ike neu'g teeth.
u caa. " Gsagsr. y faIalshed green.