The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
THE ORANGE MARKET,
PROSPERITY HAS STRUCK THE
TRADE TO STAY.
Demand Is Good for All Sorts and
Sixes-Mills Shut Down for
Lack of Logs.

Orange. Texas, November 20.--On his
rounds among the lumber manufacturers
yesterday the reporter found everybody
busy and all the office forces UP to their
eyes in work. The prosperity that has
struck the lumber business seems to give
promise of being a permanent condition
and everybody connected with 1t is cor
respondingly well pleased. To the query
as to the status Of the trode, the answer
|! in every instance was: Business is good.
orders are coming freely and We have all
| that we can do This is encouraging. in
deed, to those who passed through the dark
days of '94, '95 and '96. The demand from
| the interior is as brisk as for any week
| for some time past and perhaps better.
Texas continues to take large quantity
OF lumber. while the demand is still bet
ter from Oklahoma and Indian Territories
and Kansas. While the demand for yard
stock is good. bill stun and export ma
terial Is being called for also and 1t Is
this general demand that causes the lumber
manufacturer to view the situation WIKI
satisfaction. A pleasing feature OF the bus
| iness is the way orders are received from
the Interior In former days customer
sending in an order would name price
on each article and the mill could lake II
al that or leave it alone. Now, orders come
in with nc string attached and II prices
are named at all they conform strictly TO
the list. While the planning mills are kept
busy. two Of the saw mills base been
forced 10 lie idle this week for want OF
logs. A big drive is en- route from the
Sabine tram, while timbermen further up
the river have in any amount OF timber
that will come down on the first rise. me
export trade is beginning TO revive again
and several gooi orders have been placed
with the Orange mills this week. Tne
South American trade, especially is open
ting I'D nicely. and as soon ee ocean freights
get down 20 the limit of lumber shipp RS
there will be quite a rush in export busi-
ness and more ships will visit Sabine Pass
than have yet been there In any one season ..
In railroad material the mills have al
thew can handle, this trade having agiah
az sumed large proportions. with the eA
ception OF temporary log famine ana
broken stock on the mill yards. the lum-
her manufacturers a. orange have no COM
plant to make and feel that the c2mins
wear will be one OF the best they nave eA-
perienced fer long time,
The shipping wharves at the Lutcher
Moore Lumber company's mill presented
brsy scene when visited by the reporter
Yesterday. Lined up alongside the wharves
were the bargts Sabine. Mexico, Edwaru
Perry ard Lelan Lewis and the ,'cnoo LEI
Ellen, all taking on cargoes of lumber. Inc
sabine viii take out 255,ooe feet for the
bark Kjarten. the Mexico. 175.ooo feet fof
the schooner Clara A. Phinney: the Ed
ward Perry 10000 feet for the schooner
Martha, the Lelan Lewis $4,000 feet be-
Ing loaded for the Calcasieu Export COM
pany. and the Ellen 10000 feet for local
Consumption at Sabine Pass. II was ?
beautiful sight and Mr.. f. H. Farwell took
4 snap shot Of Il with his kodak. from
which they will have number Of pictures
made
since the storm at Sabine Pass ia Sep
tcnber. In which two OF the tugs engaged
IN the Orange Sabine Pass trade we're ae-
siroyed end another % badly Injured thai