The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
REVIEW OF LUMBER
49,. From Dealers Scarce the
Past Week,
DEMAND FOR 7lABfRS'
80. uovrmsut Of shingiss-Ths
y r,.,eh,r Log Hsulsr and Loader
curtsils Expenses

.,.,t. Texas, April T.-orders from
~. have been scarce the past week.
..rhsns TO the fact that the manutac-
~. and dealers did their trading while
..,,r, together at Austin the past week.
,,..over business was done at that meet
not. however. yet developed at
I. Mills. and consequently the extent OF
.,rcnsse. there made will not be known
,.w days. The orders from dealers
-. direct to the mills have been few
"A AR small quantities. There has been
,m,royed demand for timbers the past
~ and orders have come In for both
!. and water shipment. Altogether the
su.tion presents an improved aspect.
rA.r, is only fair movement of shin
=. which. however, are being sold at
VI prices.
FLETCHER HAuLER AND LOADER.
n, last Tuesday letters patent were IS
IA :, Mr.. W. A. Fletcher, president of
~ rsyas Tram and Lumber company OF
n. c,ty for improvements in log maui
M .rd loading machines. The facilities
,hIs apparatus in hauling ana loadlng
~ economies In large measure both
ina and labor, by reason OF which II Is not
mnrobable II will soon be adopted ana
XII In general use. The invention pro
iaes means whereby logs may he hauled
"A ,osded from either side OF the track, or
.sr NTH sides at once, and when not In
~ ,he machine may be placed upon an
Irn,y car for transporting 1t from place
u njace The machinery rests upon
ss.tsorm Of about the length of an ordi-
~ lop car and OF a height and width
n enable 1t to span the same, mounted
unon which are steam engine and boiler
IA rotating crane the platform being
provided with pivoted legs for holding 1t
hove the track, with means for locking
ne legs in vertical position. 1t would
Axe too much space to describe In detail
he many mechanical devices employed ana
heir relation to each other but the prac-
Heal tests to which the machine has been
ppliei at the compauy's tram at Village
Mills where It has beer IN $50 for several
months, have demonstrated It's utility and
economy.
The cost of tn. machine Is about equal
. the amount ordinarily Invested in log
arts and teams employed IN logging mill
n, say $1,000 or $4,000 feet daily capacity,
md can be operated with fewer men than
No necessary IN using teams and carts,
hus insurlng small saving In this re-
pect. but It's chief economy lies in the
ntire saving OF feed bills, which for
cams necessary to do the daily logging
Move stated usually amounts 10 between
H0 and $500 per month. \ portion of this
(apense must be borne, even when logging
operations are fer time suspended, while
Nth this machine work may he contin-
bed In the woods in moderately wet
Etsther, when 1t would he Impossible to
Employ teams Mr. Fletcher mas another
PATENT pending which still further I'M
proves the machine.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
William Brough il, lumberman OF
dtffen. was registered Mt the Crosby
Thursday afternoon.
Fred Rice of the j. S and w. NJ. Rice
Lumber company, Hyatt iourneyed TO
Austin this week and walked in the light
p Hoo-liooism.
Dispatch from Gladewater, Texas.
Hated April II. says Brasher & Campbell,
aw millers, made an assignment; assets
md liabilities not stated
The Beaumont Lumber company has not
el begun the placing of the band mill
nachinery, all of which has arrived, but
vii close down during the coming week TO
commence the Improvement
Beaumont was represented at the Aus
40 meeting by Messrs Pipkin, Mallam
no Mark Weiss, Orange by Mossrs. c.
3edell Moore Eugene Bancroft and Ar
nuI i. Sharpe. Warren was represented
ut, ]. N. Johnston,
" W. Hooks. the always smiling pres
aeh' Of the Hooks Lumber company.
as among the visitors to Beaumont
nvIsday. Mr. Hooks reports matters
Eue. al his mill. but letters received in
's'e an Improvement In the near future.
a, Young. president OF the Warren Land
NV lumber company. came down from
~ mill Monday afternoon and departed
aI MI. Young did NOT dvulge the dcs-
sMauoh OF his pilgrimage. hut the happy
."s'pation that sparoled so merrilv from
1, ~ suggested Journey to Austin for
ms".s rAVel with the festive black cat.
W. a. Rice OF the j. S. & w. VI. Rice
NJ. company, Hyatt. arrived In Beau
49,, Monaay afternoon and Tuesday
p"ns Joined Mr.. F. A. Hoffman and
M. aayuowah In trip to York, Ala.
49, mr. McGowan goes to be united in
mase 70 Miss Lula Curl Altman, one
daughters "'"'''" pe'''es'
ANN. Usnny Call was In Beaumont Tuesday,
Esvng come down from Cali station. on
an hsysee. Denny says that work on his
Nm ,n Is progressing nicely and the roof
(icr,a', completed this week He IL par
Ioo4u.y enthusiastic over the beauties of
pre,u, AXE, which he designates as the
re,s, oody OF water in all Southeast