The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
ew Private Remarks for Men Only.

salers and others cut under contract with
wholesalers. The following liz a list OF the
mills on that line now In operation, with
their daily capacity and the method Of dtn-
posing OF their product.
Chicago Lumber and Coal company. Lo-
gansport, La. Daily capacity, 100, 900 foot:
handle their own product
Tcncha Lumber company, Tencha. Texas
| Daily capacity, $4,000 feet; sels to re-
taiers and wholesalers.
]. y. Noble, Timpson, Tcxas---Dsily ca
pacity, $4,000 feet; sells 10 yarimen ana
wholesalers.
Rosser Lumber company. Timpson,
Texas Daily capacity, 10000 feet; sells 20
the Wholesale and retail trade
Bermea Land and Lumber company. La
Mana. Texas Daily capacity. 10000 fect;
product marketed by Galloway d. Wright
OF Shreveport, La.
Southern Pine Lumber company. EN-
porla, Texas--Daily capacity. $4,000 feet,
sells to the retail yard trade.
| Emporla Lumber company, Emporn,
Texas--Daily capacity, 10000 feet; sells 10
n. Fant Corrigan, Texss--Daily ca
pacity. 10000 feet; sells In bulk TO who'e-
G. Bender & Sons. Moscow, Texas Daily
capacity, 10000 feet: sells TO the yard
trade. n.u. -
pac,ty. 40. 600 feet; sells TO the yard trade
II. u. Hackney, Valda. nxas--Daily ca
pscity, 10000 feet sells In bulk TO who'c-
salers. ,,.,,, -
pacity. 30 600 feet, sells to tho retailers,
r. G. Miller Lumber company, snep.
! herd, Texas--Daily capacity, soooo tcee'
s' w,ii,am cruse. Keno. Tcxas-Daily ca
pacity, 5000 feet: seils to whoiesaiers.
w. ]. Montgomery, New caney. Texas
DAILY capacity 10000 feet; sells 10 wno's'
| salers. Male
G. BENDER 4 Sons, Humble, IeSas; ws''s
\ sapacity, so 900 feet. sells TO wnoiesa,e's
lF Wade & Miller, Bobo. Texas! DAILY ca
inacity 40, 900 feet, sells on tho market
sam Allen Lumber company, oorr,s"a'
'lTexas: Daily capacity. 10000 feet se''s 70
4 the retail trade ~ a. .at,.
These mills also cut timber bills Tor ra az,
roads and other uses Of specnai s,Aeu N."n,
l.Thc Houston East and West Texas is mex.
In ,mnortance to the Southern Pacific as
a lumber producing line.
x PITCH PINE IN ENGLAND.
Tho following from circular Issued by
lBennetts tlimited) Of Manchester. England
shows how the pitch pine market Is looking
up on the other side.
4 when trade In the United States Is dull,
the surplus Of production thrown on the
market is enormous and prices get low
Lately. trade In the United States has been
booming: the demand there 10 20 large tfAt
r,ippl,es have been absorbed at advancing
prices, and for ne1t years productions hign
prices are offered BY American illMad nhy-
ers. ana the supply TO the United k'hvoon
VIII be restricted In consequence OF iniano
demand.
Yellow fever has RACED In tho pitch pine
dixtrict for months. and the w0fkmen ~
some places have fed TO other parts, thus
the cost OF production has been Increased
The Spectator holds 10 the opinion thai
''The first shot Aired IN anger among he
civilized States Will be between America
! and Spain. Autonomy to Cuba has been
rejected, and the provisional 1unta makes
the discussion OF anything but indep snlsnct
| a capital offense. In the assurance OK Dr'
White, United states Ambassador III Berlin
we do not find much reason for reassat-
ance. You can not cut open the preni t'n.
breast. and Il is there thst the decision tol
pence or war really lies. We believe taa
il viii be for war. That II In the iltsref
a Spain. and II is also in the interest o.
the dominant party in the United suites
which must turn the general thought AVA
. from the many muddies out Of when
sees no read
Commenting On the foregoing the Tim
Der Trades Journal uJondon) SAYS
Bennett's tIimitedl wish To give thell
customers timely notice. Today they IN
draw all prices for pitch pine. advancinl
them IL per load. They will maintain mi
position until Thursday In order 10 CIV
!, | their customers q chance 81 covering q
present extremely low level Of saiuas. Al
prices after Thursday will be subject =
Especial quotation and for immediate re-
ply"
LEssENED LUMBER PRODUCTION.
! The production of lumber u not incress
/ ing on the line Of the Southern Pacidc rail
: road in Texas and Louisiana. but II r.
; mains nevertheless the principal lambe
I originating line in the South. Acco.din
: to reports the lumber output Of Tho road
$ Including the Sabine and Eaat Texas polnt'
Beaumont. Orange and the Lake Charlie
!, dlstrict--far 1896 was 10000 feet. while !
. 1896 the production was only 324.000. 90
? feet. falling of Of $4,000, 900 feet, Il q
/ 5000. 900 feet cut by mills on the uuil
( beaumont and Kansas City road. whtcl
/. may be classed ~ feeder for the eouthsr
Pacific Is added to the 1855 total. ther
9 will still appear > falling On from ~
. preceding year OF II ,0000VO feet. Littl
0 o. no lumber wes made on the kAysae
!. Uses. and hence ~ in<1 ~ IA ~