The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

RAIL SHIPMENTS LARGER THAN
For SOME WEEKS.
All the Cnrs 10 nc lIad Were In Use.
A Heavier Demand In
Expected.


Orange. Texas, August 27.--Rail ship
| mcnts from Orange for the past week nave
been considerably larger than for several
weeks previous, and would perhaps have
been twice as large as they were had the
cars been available. 1t was predicted
few weeks ago that car famine would
be sure to follow the moving OF the graan
crop, and IT has started In even earlier
than expected. There is a steady, even de-
mand from the interior that shows little
change from last week. all the mills taking
some orders. All the manufacturers agree
that there Will be big demand for stun
from the interior within few weeks, ana
a letter from the Interior published else
where In this column predicts the same
thing. In the northern part OF Texas the
crop has not begun TO move In good earnest
yet and no, until this Is out OF the way
will the demand for lumber be at It's best
Export business has fallen OF some this
week, shipments of material by water being
much less than for some time previous
| This is now an off season in the export
business and IL is expected to be light from
now until October, at which time OF the
| year 1t begins to open up again. There
are several vessels due at Sabine Pass
| however which Will be loaded from the
mills at Orange and there Will be no dimi-
mutton in the amount OF material being
| cut for this trade until these vessels are
out of the way and 1t is quite likely that
| by that time orders will be or hand that
Will keep the mills cutting steadily for
| this trade There have been no very great
orders booked here this week. though some
| heavy schedules are being figured on. One
| company booked an order for twenty-five
cars OF yard stock, which is now being
shipped.
| The Lutcher & Moore Lumber company
have loaded this week the barges Sabre
and Nicaragua and the schooners j. NJ.
McInns and Martha the latter taking on
only part OF a cargo. going to Sabine
Pass to complete It. The Sabine was load
| ed with material for the schooner Ger
| trude A, Bartlett which Is due at Sa
| bne Pass to take on cargo for a Mexican
| port. the Mclnnis was loaded with lumber
for Tuxpan, Mexico, and the Martha for
Frontero, Mexico. The Nicaragua took
down the remainder OF the Martha's cargo
W. L. Partin was in the city the first OF
the week interviewing the mill men with
| u
which he is putting In the river just he
low Logansport. The timber he is putting
In he claims to he the finest hcwn timber
ever put in the Sabine river as 1t Is cut
from virgin pine forests that have never
been disturbed before by the timber mans
AK. and only select timber. straight and
long is being cut.
Work is progressing rapidly on the third
barge of the fleet being built by the u. II.
Wngate Lumber company and Orange
Lumber company. Their barSes are being
carefully constructed out of the very best
Caicasieu long leaf yellow pine and viii
see much hard service before requiring
any repairs.
, Il ID. Call president OF the Cow Creek
, Tram company. stntes that they are we'll
pleased with the artesian well recently
, bored at the Hoo Hoo mills 1t Is as clear
, M crystal absolutely free from all mpurt-
= ties, and furnishes q good stream all the
,, time. Water from the well flows into their
storage pond M the mill and keeps It con
, tinually supplied
, G, Is. Griffin, an old Orangeite now To-
1 Gated at Corrigan, and Mr.. Willard. both
! representing the Chicago Coal and Lumber
company were in Orange Tuesday and
spent the day consulting With the local
4 lumber manufacturers. MIR Willard went
', east Wednesday night and MIR. Griffin
, went to Sabine Pass with the excursonlsts
yesterday.
The big schooner Martha took on a part
!, cargo at the Lutcher & Moore mills this
q week and sailed for Sabine Pass. where
: the balance OF her cargo will be lightered
y, TO her from the mills. She will take out
. 900 feet OF lumber to Frontero. Mexico,
!. Captain Dujay at tho helm.
% The new barge Jeanette Jones was
towed up from Sabine Pass Monday night
!. and is being loaded with lumber by the
n Orange Lumber company for a foreign
bound vessel now loading at Sabinc Pass
- Robert Morgan tho lumber exporter, Wis
tied Mobile this week on business. He
10 reports tho export business little quiet
y at that point just at present, this being
$. the season when exporters are winding NJ
d their years business preparing to take
" new start In the fall.
l. Claude Il. Skeen, manager OF Crowell
- Spencer's big yellow pine plant AT Long
:, Leaf La. was In the city Wednesday
IS looking after some business connected with
Ia some foreign shipments his company has
A. been making through Sabine Pass.
The schooner Helen took on cargo OF
~ lumber at the Lutcher 4 Moore LumlIcr
/. companys mill this week, her cargo con
III sisting OF the material for the new quaran-
Is tine station at Sabine Pass.
"a ENGLISH UNDEFILED.
~ The President of the Hoard OF Ed,
y ucntion Furnishes I'M Example,