The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-18

in reach OF the ships tackle AZ Gcile Ia be
about GIG. or from 81 to 50 more than ihe
present price of lumber delivered at Sh'
hire Pass. In tie letter rclcu ed tn 1t was
stated that his informant predicted an
early and decided advance IN the price oil
| standing timber on account Of the rapid
| denudation of the forests of that country
| Judging from the report OF II timber hnIo
to n Swedish company, mentioned IN the
Timber Tradc'B journal of september 20
the advance has been IlOro rapid than vas
anticipated Tho sale referred 10 was OF
IS S2G trees Tor 1886 kionOr. or about
81 90 per tree in our money, against !
kronor. or 81 0S per tree, named III the
price OF August.
In order that the reader may not els
credit the report that trees are being cut
In that country that do not average more
than 100 feet to the tree 1t is only neocH-
sary to quote the Timber Trades Journal
OF the above date, which, In It's Swt dish
correspondence says: I'VE can point to
mills where actually 4-inch logs are now
usrd
This being tho tlmbercd condition Ct the
country that has for years been furnishing
n large part Of the lumber ,unrurtrd in
Europe. one may readily Judge that the
foreign demand on this country VIII stead
lily Increase.
SAVING LOGS.
Mossrs. u. Tramwnv Call and George
Adams owners and managers OF the now
mill Just completed at Cali Station. on
the Kaysec road. were in town Tuesday md
visited the mills in this city IN order 10
Inspect them closely aud compare them
with their new Jewel In Newton county.
Ihci chief aim was to lind way TO dis
putc OF the refuse. which, owing 10 The
raI.dlty with which the saw runs nccunu-
mates rather too fast The mli has not
yet begun giwing on bills. It's prcscnt cut
being for dolly ways and necessary i'm q
piovements about the mill In a weok or
two, however. the Cow Creek Tram com
pany VIII be out after business. aud hav-
ing good timber and "A good mill, there Is
no reason why II should not receive fair
Ehare of the small trade that Is now being
done.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
MIR. l.. l. Parminter is out among the
dealers in the Interest OF the Reliance
MIR, ]. a. Sinclair. OF the McArdic & Sin
clair machinery house. New Orleans. WAS
here on "Wednesday on his way to Cali.
MIR. II. l.. Frye of Fort Worth, well
known to the lumber trade of that section.
was In town Wednesday morning en- route
to olive.
Mr. John N. Gilbert. OF the Beaumont
Lumber company, spent two days In CAL
weston during the week looking after some
lltiration in which his company is In
,olsed.
Mr.. Albert Bell. the well known Lake
Charlee millman and president OF the Bel
Bunker Lumber company, came in yester-
day morning and went down 10 Sabine
Pass.
An inquiry for lumber and timbers has
been received by the Reliance Lumber
company from Australia. and its tone is
such as To encourage the belief that orders
from that country may be placed In this
section.
Mr.. william Rudolf Of the lumber ex-
porting firm n ". s. Keyser &c Co., which
il row making large shipments through
Sebin, Pnss was In Beaumont on Wcdres-
day and made trip to Sabine Pass to see
the steamship Wcstmenth. now being load
cd by his Arm. He took the night train for
his home In Pensacola.