Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-08

from Alexandria. Egypt The bill on
which prices are asked is n large one, aud
the inquiry comes from a source that
gives the company faith in II. Recently
the papers have contained mention OF con-
ceessions having been granted by the
khediye for railroad building In that
country, and II is not improbable that the
inquiry received by the Reliance COM
Ipany may have connection with this
enterprise. The local company quoted
prices and is awaiting developments.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
The. Long Manufacturing company
started the wheels turning In the new
mill Thursday, but an accidental mishap
TO log carriage neccsstated a temporary
shut down. The mill will begin run
ming regularly next week.
Mr.. j. A. Sternenberg, who used to
think the devil had possession of the
country, was In town yesterday and was
decidedly more cheerful. He says the
demand is good and prices are better
than they have been.
Mr.. w. III. Aldridge. president Of the
Aldidge Lumber company, came down
from Rockland Monday and departed
west for a trip among the dealers. He
reports mills on the East Texas well
supplied with orders.
| About twenty-seyen mills in this district
report that stocks were 100000 feet
/ iNno WI totDAthbtE luuu ut llt same Tune
in 1874. This ratio of decrease among
all the mills Of Texas and Louisiana
would show falling of of 30,000,000
feet.
On Monday next Mr.. Henry u. Keith,
who has been with the Texas Tram
and Lumber company for about year,
will resume his duties as secretary and
| treasurer of the Long Manufacturing
1 company, and Mr.. James l.. Keith will
20 to the Tram as order clerk.
On Wednesday last the Consolidated
Export Lumber company cleared the
| Charles Fowler, with 10000 feet of lum-
Der, for Laguna, Mexico. The Senator
Sullivan arrived AZ port on the ID instant
and will be loaded by the Reliance and
Consolidated Export Lumber companies
for Tampico. This vessel will take out
about 100000 feet.
Dennis Tramwav Call, the first man TO
commence the building of n real sawmill
in one of the best timbered counties
| (Newton) Of the State, IL often seen here
new site at Call station on the Kaysee
road. He was In town Wednesday and
reported the construction of about two
miles of track from the Knysee out to
his chosen location. The site has been
cleared and material-bricll, lumber, etc
will begin to arrive there during the COM
ling week.
| hOlNLNANb a iAlls AANlS W ApI<os
Beaumont Journal.
1t is not probable that those who have
begun the operation of their mills on
full time will long continue to do so,
while larger number have not yet begun
steady work and will not unless the mar
ket gives evidence of demanding the in
creased output. As far as the Journal has
been able 10 learn there is at present
such an amount of orders among certain
of the lnrCer mills as to necessitatc con-
slant running but this stress can be re-
lived by operating mills on full time for
thirty or sixty days, after which time
two-thirds time will be resumed unless
there should develop an unexpected brisk
mess of trade. Manufacturers have re-
gained control of their business chiefly
through curtailing the output and they
are not going to sacrifice what they have
thus acquired and invite general democrat
ization by piling up stocks TO be sold at
ruinously low prices Such would be
the effect of stendy operation of the
mills. and no matter what some may
do there are others who will keep pro-
ducton down to the demands of legit.
innate trade. Respecting the matter of
Increased wages, which has been hereto
fore mentioned in these columns, it may
be stated that no general advance has
taken place Common laborers have had
their pay slightly Increased, but there has
not vet come to the mills such prosperity,
Ia the shape of advanced prices of lum-
her, as to Justify them in restoring the
wages in effect previous to the period OF
extreme dullness from which they are
Y, now just emerging. Manufacturers in
flulge the hope, however, that business
may continue to improve, and II so they
will NOT be tardy in sharing their earn
ings with their employees. who have shown
an intelligent appreciation of the situation
and faithfully performed their accus
toned duties for reduced compensation.