The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

the market soliciting saw bills and IN
sixty days will ask for orders from deaf
ers. This mill win have capacity OF
about 5000 feet per day and being 10
Gated in the midst OF fine body of long
leaf pine. will manufacture first class
quality of lumber
Of the Call mill at Cali station. and brick
masons will be put 70 work the coming
week erecting the engine house and sci,
ting the boilers There is a small mll
near by which is cutting he lumber to be
used In the construction OF the mill The
mill will be carefully built and VIII Prob
ably not be completed until some time IN
While the mills mentioned above are
preparing to begin the work of making
lumber. II IL reported thar mill on the
spicuous place among manufacturers IN
this section. will In short time pun up
stakes and remove 70 Louisiana, having
about exhausted its timber holdings.
LOOKS FOR GOOD BUSINESS.
Senior Sam Park the general agent Of
the Consolidated Export Lumber company
in Mexico, arrived in town yesterday ana
will remain here several days. During his
stay he will. with the managers of tho
company, plan the Mexican lumber cain
pagn FOR 1896 Mr.. Park anticipates such
development In Mexico during the coming
wear as viii consume many million icst
of lumber. Some railroad building is as
surcd, extensive harbor improvements are
In contemplation and the mining interest
Is being pushed. Besides these consumers
Of heavy tmbers there promises 10 be con-
siderable building activity in the prin-
cipal cities Of the republic, and altogether
the outlook for the lumber business In
| that country is very bright
FOREIGN SHIPMENTS.
| The Mary Sanford loaded by the Re
lance Lumber company with 1858 feet
CT rough and dressed lumber, sailed on
Tuesday last for Jamaica. The viva, BE-
ing loaded also by The Reliance for Monte
| vidio, Will clear In few days. Next week
the Signe, being loaded by the Conso'idat-
ed Export Lumber company. Will clear
with a full cargo for Timpico. The A.
| Dcnlke IL now on her return trip from
| Tampico and will reload for the same port
under charter with Tho Consolidated.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. VIM. wiess left Thursday evening
| for the West. TO be absent few days.
| VIM. Braugh. Jr.. OF tho tram company
that supplies the Warren mills, was in
town during the week.
Only the Long Manufacturing company
mill was running yesterday, the others
were still taking holiday.
Mr.. C. H. Mallam returned or Monday
last from Monterey, Mexico. where he
, spent several days looking after the in
| terests OF the Consolidated Export Lum-
Der company.
Mr.. ]. A. Sinclair OF the McArde & SIN
clair Machinery company New Orleans.
which Is furnishing the equipment for tho
| Call mill, was here on Monday last.
beautiful calendar for lS95-The main
| feature being n beautiful woman, how
could II be otherwise ?--has been sent out
| to the friends and customers by the Re
lance Lumber company.
I Colonel J. S. Rice, lumberman and State
official, was In town last Sunday after
noon. returning 20 Huntsville from n visit
to his brother az the Hyatt mill. Colonel
| Rice had with him "A practical orchardist,
who will take charge Of his fruit Interests.