The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
LUMBER EXPORTS AND HOME
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throughout this country fhe Chicago Tim
herman cditorialy remarks AS follows:
There are two reasons why the yellow
pine export trade Is of importance. one
general and the other SPECIFIC. one aprchl-
inG 20 lnmDeImen throughout The country
| and the Jlher TO those directly Interested
There is taking It year Ia and year oul,
too much yellow pre manufactures IN the
| l'n&ed States for the good of the home
| market. The surplus largely lxes me
price. rnd lf the expectation of this pro-
dnct can be incroased--fhus TAKING a
large amount out OF the channels OF do
nestle tnade-the whole lumber Industry
wan be favorlbly Affected, AZ Tar a.
prices are concerned, just as preventing
The Importation OF cheap lumber WIN.
doubtless, have similar effect. put 10
those directly Interested the question Is
one which appeals TO their pocket books
from every side.
There are a good many manufacturers
who by Their locatiop and by The adjust
mrnts of freight tnrtns are practically
shut out of the general trade OF dhe conn
try. or who, II they succeed IN cuitiynting
the domestic trade. do so under halidi-
cap which makes practically impossible
the doing Of business that shall be both
large aud profitable. Among shese 80
lions are those IN Eastern Texas, South.
orn Louisiana. Florida and portions OF
| Georgia. .
Freight rates to the great markets of the
country are a handicap which they hre
with difficulty able 10 overcome. but win
the Development of an export business
| they are able 10 keep their mills goiuf, ta
| realize ON their Investments ana 10 proa-
| per. az well as those who depend upon
The domestic trade even In a higher de-
| gree.
| large the yellow pine export business has
been during the last two or three years.
rapidly Increasing IN volume. and has
| been sufiicle'ftly attractive IN point OF
| price, articulariy during The last twelve
| months-~to Divert much material which
| otherwise would have sought home mar
(, kets and Increased the already denorhi-
a comparativoly few years ago the man.
| ufacturers OF Eastern Texas. Tor eNaIn-
| pie. were in possession of a large d1mes-
| iic trDle-the broad piaires, OF Texas
| took their product and called for more
| lut that was because they were pioneers
| and the first in the field Development
| since then to the north of them, In Texas:
| Louisiana and Arkansas. have largely cut
| on their domestic field ana they have been
obliged TO seek an outlet ABROAD. Iortu-
| natcly hhey have found such an outlet.
| and with the Improvement of harbors they
! can look with some coInplacency upon we
| domes, ic situation and feel that they are
| no longer 80 vitaily Interested as they
| once were. Some of their product ga 'arye
| amount, In facD finds home market, hut
.etafl fields. One OF these manufacturers.
located near the gulf. in Texas. recently
said that hs section could no more nd 1 snip
i ,haa # could 20 dn 10 Siberia ae w
| In view OF these changing conditions. II
| should he a matter OF interest TO every
lumber manufacturer TO promote the ie-
| vrIonment Of our export iurade--particu-
iariy in the yellow pine trade.
These are the rcasons why a geneMi
| lumber raper like the Timberman may at
| .his iunctlire. when such great things are
,r prospect, properly takes an active part
in The promotion OF this export business.
| ii is TO he hoped that lumber manu-.
lecturers of the North and Northwest VIII
read the suggestions OF the Ttmberman az
| above set forth and give them careiu
| Considerations The manufacturers or vel
iovr nine lumber are making a vigorous
| Sfforf 10 avoid competition with Northern