The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
LUMBER MARKET REVIEW.
Some Little Improvement in the Out
look Is Noticeable.
ORDERS FOR EXPORT ARE PLENTIFUL
Prices Arc Somewhat suffer - a New
Whnrf Being Built Hugh Tree
Sawed up-o;her Notes.

| Beaumont Texas. June 20-Therc has
been ii hopeful increase in dealings with
yar,imen during the past week. aud the
good rains tina, have recently fallen, while
! too late to insure fun corn crop. are
yet sufficient to materially improve the
outlook Dressed lumber is movins in
relative ratio TO rough stock. and ihore
is apparently wholesome awakening OF
trade. How long it will continue so, it is
difficult 10 foretell. The improved de
m md may be- one of the periodical spuris.
which last but brief period. good
supply of timber hlils IS IN hand and
the few ADDITIONS that hay" been made
To this rlass of orders the pas week tend
TO maintain cheerful feeling among
manufacturers As previously reported,
| oNrort orders arc plentiful. all tue mails
| having as much a. they can wTll tako
| care Of. Prices are somewhat stiffcr tam
they have been
cr.asr IN the demaud for shingles hut
smtl shipments are being steadily made.
| LUMBER COMPANY IMPROVEMENT.
| The Beaumont Lumber company Is
building naw wharf on the site of the
old one. which has hoen torn away, 10
/ facilitate ahirm nj by hnrse. II rs 200
! feet Ions ana sufiicietiY wiue to stack II
/ l1rsf quantity 81 material Oh II.
| ti'no nov banG mill of the company is
| doing apl mildly. Dur ing last week the
ia ly average was lttlo over 6o.otp feet.
, Log measure md The officers Of the COM
I uauy think II viii IN the course OF few
weeks attain a daily average 81 15.pw feet.
! Tho work that is row being done is fully
! w, tn the .Npec aiions Of those connected
I with the company who advocated tho
change from n circular to band
"GRANDFATlIER or TIE FOREST .
/ About SIX week ago the following was
printed:
4 a tree was cut AT IsLna. the Beaumont
4 Lumber company's logging headquarters.
last week, from WI ch three 2s-foo, logs
were ohtained ono % inches in diameter.
another - and tho tErd &C. The tree
scaled 3Sa f'ci II was a fine specimen
] one OF th'se logs was sawed al tho
Hennrnou, Lumber coinpany's mil The
other DAY ana rs Cnssed absolutely prr-
fect heine entirely without knois a shake
or any dsfsri WhHiSo tor From ihis log
four perfect ftr.ncers SNlGx2> wore oh
tanned ard X r'eces 81 laA2'N2s German
primo, besides "A good many heces Of yard
stock An Old woodman pronounced th"
troe tho "erandfathor Of ihr forest He
! theories tha The thnkts n ordinary TIM
her nre due ~ The agitation of the tree
by the action Of tho wind ana that pei p
haps the tree IN question was shaky n
ire weaker start, hui having grown to
h, large Dimensions n became strong enough
! In resist the action OF the wind and thus
allowed The shakes. Ike an incsion In
rsalihy flesh 10 heal and hn.t together
ID I'Nprrifr 20 iinhfflntN NAV f'tul lNlH
theory and laugh IT AWAY. hut 10 ne aver
| ase reaaor II has an ar Of nlaushility.
YELLOW PINE INTERESTS
Referring presumably To plans afcnt In
Arkansas and Missouri. the Northwestern
Zimmerman says:
A n,i.t but very determined movement
is being made wihout any accompanying
noise in the Southwest To reorranizc the
| volioty nine interests upon a basis which
| hail have for It's foundation the right 10
| ron,rol the out put wen as 10 pfomui-
oar. nrice iists The sentiment IN favor
OF an organization along, slch lines seems
Ia he growing daily and IL II he formed
| II will he strong one. Tho Lumberman
rs In receipt OF many letters and good
denI of information, which, for obvious
reasons. can not be made public at this
time showing the growth OF this senti-
meni H. -,.,,.-
.dea has altogether too firm a hold upon
| ,,llou nine manufacturers over 10 be
abandoned now. The problem 10 work on
il one of method and not one IN which
there Il question as TO the deSilnbiiiy
or aavisabilify Of ORGANIZATION Inc yet
lov nine manufacturers feel that they
have lust missed the point by hair. az
IL were. and that when they next come
,orother il will hn upon basis whore thu
hair VIII he removed
When .hoih the political and fnanc'n'
skies shall have cleared hitlc We sinai
oxnect to see one of the strongest or
ranizations Of yellow pine manuinctur-
ers Mi on its feet aud IN working order
on s,,ch a has as VIII he OF ncnlcuIa bio
,o,ue 10 The yellow wood.
The Lumberman liz aware that y Il
quite an easy matter 70 taik about shut.
ting down mills. but that It 10 . much