Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-26
REVIEW OF LUMBER TRADE
D'mand From Texas Dealers Has
Decidedly Improved.
AN INQUIRY FOR A LARGE ORDER
Not Much Interest Taken In II, How
eNer-h'v Mexican order Hooked.
Situation in the Country.

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W! uteiued improvement in the de
niuhu from Texas uvnlers, who, although
ny are ordering conscryatiyrly. urc ia
,he narRet' aud this fact gives assurance
snnt ousiness IN the interior is In fair
eohdition. The dcinund from dealers n
thc Northwestern States has not been
uIsc, sui the buying area of TINT sec
'ion is SO large that IL Is difficult TO Judge
u tue amount of trade In those States by
'ne number and size of orders coming
Southeast Texas. The stocks at mill
points are not by any means large, how.
sNcr, ana the production Is under such
cVutroi us Will prevent any nccumula-
tlOh OF stocks. There Is not large
luhiucr OF saving orders for parties In
the Interior. but the mills here and al
orange are kept busy getting out bills
sof export. Prices are unchanged und
1flnly adhered TO.
Inc demand for shingles Is quite good.
while the stocks nre so small as TO necess.
Stntc shipments being made fresh from
Tue saw. There has been no change in
prices since the latter part of October.
INQUIRIES AND ORDERS.
An inquiry for whole lot of lumber
aud timbcr-more than eight and n half
million ieet-wNs received by mills In this
city ON Thursday. 1t is to be shipped by
water and us general thing is 10 be
nigh class material. Very little interest
felt by local mi.lmen In the bill, not
withstandng its size and the reliable
source from which II comes. the impress.
son being that 1t will be hnwked about
aud placed In driblcts with whomsoevpr
viii cut q cargo of II at low prices. Bids
we're furnished, however, but the idea is
not entertained that any part OF the bill
VIII come TO this Immediate section. The
mills here have n good deal Of cutting To
10 for export and are not disposed TO add
ANYTHING for early delivery of their
orders.
On Saturday last an order for abou,
LOO 600 feet for the Mexican Central
railroad, TO be shipped by water to Tam
1ico; was booked by local mills, and al
ready one vessel. the Anita Bcr-
wind has reached Snblne Pass to
old the first cargo. The Viva. which
viii he furnished cargo by the Re
lance Lumber companv for South Amer
lea. has also reached the Pass, and Is
lbout two W eks ahead of her lay or
1ers. There are other vessels due I, ar
i've in week or two 70 load for forn'yn
ports. and to furnish these cargoes with
n tho required time will give the mills
rs much active saving for a few months
rs they want.
ZEAL OF THE CONVERTS.
The New Orleans Lumber Trade
Journal makes the following reference to
die two Beaumont and one Orange lum-
bermcn who attended the recent meet
ing of gulf exporters at Mobile;
A feature of the exporters meeting at
Mobile last week was the presence of
the Texas delegation. Messrs. Fletcher,
Lutcher and Priddie did yeomen's SER
vice in helping the movement Along.
Their talk In and out of the convention
nall WIS convincing, instructive and to
he point. Their evident interest aud
heir long trip to he present were fully
appreciated by the brother lumbermrn.
who embodied their feelings in deserv-
ed vote of thanks.
The above gentlemen have always been
progressive and therefore advocates Of
close associations, but II was not until
recently that they attained the end for
which they have long striven, and they
felt constrained TO 70 forth and preach
,hc gosnel to their still obdurntc brethren
n the East md endpavor 10 teach them
The safer aud better why, They are not
new converts TO belief In the necessity
" Organization. but having so recently
,een ard eSpericnccd its benefits they
fclt like telling the cheering news of n
change from bad to good In the hope
that II would induce their listeners to
10 better
THE SITUATION IN THE coUN-
TRY.
Mr.. G.. II. Mallam returned home
Yesterday from ten days tour of OBJ
sorvation nnd business among dealers
n the northwestern part of the state.
Business with the dealers he visited was
very good: every yard he entered was
FULL Of wagons being loaded with lum,
Der for outlying farms. So engaged
we're the yardmen with their customers
rhnt they had little time TO give TO the
entertainment of visitors. OF the
numerous yards he visited there was but
one that contained full, well-nssorted
stock; all the others had very incomplete
AtNA cd hut mi
ections were good. that present trade Is
fair and that they nre looking for an
increased demand. Building improve
nents are fairly active in cities and the
more progressive towns, and farmers
,ro also doing n great deal OF binding.
Altogether Mr.. Mallam was favorably
IMPRESSED with the present aspect. of
business and the prospect for immediate
and continued growth.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Two vessels loaded with lumber clear
I'd from Sabine Pass the past week.
The Long Manufacturing company
has ordered another boiler to add to their
present stcam-muking power.
Material Agent stephens was In and
,b,ut Benuulont several days during the
oast week. lie may have distributed
orders or he may not.
Mills on the Sabine aud East Texas
ave been running Win uNerase Itsu-
'nrity and are reported to have on hand
/, fair supply of orders.
Mr.. j. Il. Kieth left yesterday morn
,ng for Kirbyville, where he Is supcrin-
lending the preparations for removing
the Tam logging headquarters TO that
point.
The two large S. A. Woods planning
machines, ordered some time ago by the
Reliance Lumber company. have arrived
md will be placed in position the coming
week.
Mr.. Monroe Carroll. brother of Mr..
,irorge w. Carroll, vice-president OF the
Beaumont Lumber company, came over
rom his mill at Provcncal. La, last
Tuesday and spent the week with rel
Itivcs. /
week In shipping lumber to the prospec-
I've deep water town. Port Arthur. Five
wagons. each having about 1000 feet
left for the sixteen mile drive. The
company has placed bills with local mills
,or material for three houses.
A Chinese Marriage.
Waco Texas. November PA merry
wedding occurred at 524 South Six h
street Rev w. J. BRENT at that tins
,pItaN Sam Kpq and ODhellQ NJ. INey