The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27

lRAi9 many illiilOUS OF rect Nl NNlAoW lAtiE
lumber has found It's way TO foreign poris
this year.
lhs Reliance Lumber company tthe ola
fcliahlcl occupies a prominent position
among The yellow pine lumber manufac-
iuiing concerns Its officers are Wm.
Wiess, president; Harry W Potter viee-
court secretary, W. A. Priddio manag-
er, and they are all men of push and
energy, the saving capacity OF this MN
| ~ 2h00N,oen feet per annum. planning mill,
| 5lOVO,Vd feYt per annun, ana a specially
Is made Of sized piece stun, railroad ma
| tcrial, bridge and large timheis M TO
| hfty feet In length. In connection with
| the mini the Reliance operates a well
| equipped sash, door blind and fancy
| manufactured novelty siding. hausters,
stair rails turned aud scroll work. bank
| and store fixtures and, in fact anything
ahle a business office The Reliance also
| exports lumber extensively
| Long Manufacturing company, manu-
| Timber aud shingt,s. John l.. Keith. rres
| iden,; $, A. Long, vice-presidenU a.
concern has been in business for years
| manufacturing shingles, but the plant
has recently been rebuilt with hana
saw and new shingle machines added
| The present lumber capacity il 1000 feet
per day: shingles; $4,000 pei day.
| Bro ocks n Folk. land agents and law
| fruit lands. The firm has abstracts OF
Jefferson. Liberty, Newton, San Ausns-
|
and are agents Tor some Of the best
lands ~ Jefsrson county
The First National Bank, capital $50
| Alvey, cashier This bark is regarded Us
one Of the sopndest in the state ,nnd Is
pre- sident ranks, among the leading IL
Greer x Greer. lawyers. enjoy a large
practice and the confidence OF the com
| munity Il. a. Greer, junior member OF
the firm. represents this district IN the
! senate and Is prominently mentioned Tor
congress from the Sc ond district Hal
| Greer is regarded as one Of the ahlcsl
| lawyers In the state and was one of the
| lhWN crs that secured "a decision from the
| supreme court declaring the street I'M
| piovement tax against honesteads un-
| constitutional
Colonel A. f. Goodhue is one of the
| wealthy ciugons OF Beaumont AS
monument 10 his progressiveness there
| stands "A handsome block 81 BRICK bus-
uess houses. first class hotel and an opera
| 9 w. George 6 CO., sash. door and
| blind factory, are recent acquisitions TO
nbsaSen Hey ar h9 a bnsncss Hn
| have an elegantly equipped establishment;
they do all kinds of wood-work ana
! parties needing auythinE in their tine VIII
| find 1t profitable TO inspect their Work
f. l.. Wilson Hardware company g. w.
| Carroll presidcnt. O. y. Ferguson. vice
| president; j y. Simmons, secretary and
| treasurer. This company deals in sholi
and henvy hardware nlill sHppn,gsga COCK
large to meet The requirements OF th'
trade.
The Beaumont Ice Light and Refitger-
atug company Is enc OF the most COM
| plct' establishments " the Kind In Texas.
| end furnishes. Zoe, arc and inc1nd"hconl
! lights 10 the citizens Of Beaumont as chcan
as similnr cenycnienecs can be securcd ~
! the larger cities, rhe company has spent
| several thouspd dollars in improNemeiits
this year. Gou8aod the capacity in MI DC
partments and evidences disnosition to
keep abreast Of the times " \. Ward is
president; e. l.. Bacon, secretary,
| Among the prominent young business
| men Is W T. II. McFOddin The Southeast
Texas cattle king. Mr.. McFaddin y iin-
burd with PR gressiVo IDEAS, liberal cor
/ trihutor to all enterprises and Is preparing
to build n $1,000 residence.
The Beaumont Iron Foundry, OF which
! MIR y. T. GrccvcS IS proprietor, is me-
/ OF the prosperous institutions of the c'tN
aud it's business ia becoming 50 oStcnslve
that new and much larger building l3
/ being constructed Mr.. Grooves patented
and manufactures a logging car that y
acknowledged TO be the best in the world
and In the foundry manufactures anything
/ from a quartor-iuch nut to locomotive
engine.
Land & Nash are furniture dealers, but
| they also handle real estate extensively
and they are hustlers 10 the business Mt
| Nash has charge of several Thousand acres
Of the finest farming land in Jefferson
county. and In the center Of IL he ~
| building a town-Ndshla id--thnt is DIES
tined TO become prominent az an agricul-
tural trading pcint
/
Keeps fresh line of drugs ana enjoys
lucrative patronage. He paws special al
tcution to compromising PRESCRIPTIONS ana
| employs none but expert clerks
| V Wicss. Insurance agent and capitalist
Mr.. Wless conducts regular Are insur-
ance business and Is agent for number
of the most reliable companies OF England
| and America.
| In the Beaumont Rice and Grlst MN
! farmers Of jefferson and adjoining rQubtics
lind u profitable market. This min cleans
rice for 20 cents per sack and sells II to ihe
best advantage Price, Nj sh & Bronssard
ore the proprietcrs,
| s. X stone conducts an extensive livery
| and feed stable, He has excellent horseH
new buggies and is prepared To Furnish
| teams to drlmmets wedding parties Or
balls.
steam laundry with late improved
machinery IS conducted by shepherd
on short notice, aud they enjoy Il large
patronage that s Justly deserved
oBrien Brrdages 4 o'Brien. LAWYERS
law FIRMS Of Southeast Texas. Captain
! g. w. o'Bricn Is recognized as M alle
/ as ar exponent of criminal law. They
| do an extensive real estate business that
lis largely attended tn by J. II. BordageS
whose experience as clerk OF Jefferson
county equips him Cor the business
Proininent. y real estate circles is ".
! a. Ward. Being practical, Mi. Ward mas
done nuch TO bring Jc'frrrQn county 10
| the attention of homeseekers. lie NJ act
J iNe. energetic anu VIII no iifflul ~ hff5
one desiring Information about THIS section
/ Karr Pros. conduct an up-lo-dnlo iiN"rv
lsintlo ana art thoroughly equipped % meet
/ the requirement. Of parties who nerd any
I thing In the way of sadule horses OF horses
and bug gics. They also do transfer busi
neSs.
+. Eecht. ;calor In dry goods clothing
! etc, rs a careful buyer ana clqse seller
. on January he viii have handsome
quarters in the new Starke brick bpila-
/ Ing.
r. G. Ogden, saloon, keeps the finest
lines Of whisky aud cigars End case goods
/ Mr. ogden IS always III, ntihed with any
! nioN tment to promote the growth q: Beat
mon; and 10 recognized as one oil the
/ progressive and substantial citizens,
/ Beaumont Bottling Works, q. W. Loom
er. proprietor The product Of this estab-
I lishment Is noted for its flavor and purity
( and finds ready sale throughout East
/ Texas.
/ Louis Schwartz, dealer IN dry Goods
! clothing. etc, has a large store on Pearl
street, and does a profitable business
which nc Is Increasing by selling goods
| at low prices.
W Il. Cas@ell q Co, retail and pre-
| scription druggists are among the more
/ substantial firms OF the city. The com.
pany Is composed Of ". II, Caswcll ana
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