The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-18

section. howovcr. for converting all the
refuse Into mwohsntablo commodities. but
that n great deal Of u could be worked into
profitable shapes there Ia no sort OF doubt,
ono mcana OF using tho slabs 10 advantage
comes prominently To view at thik-time, aud
II may be predicted that local derso u,ls will
force some ono Ia gfusp the opportunity be-
fore another year rolls around The uppor-
tunity rcforrod to IN tho manufacture OF
fruit cratN and boSp from pine slabs The
fruit growers near beaumont will thIs
year ship 1900 boS@ Of fruit They have,
IN fact, already begun shipments, aud tho
flint carload OF pears VIII SO forward 10
Kansas city today, Tho boxes In which
tho fruit ia packed were bought In Calves
ton nj cents apiece, plus tho freight Tho
statement In fact, and II n ikowiso n
reflection on tho enterprise of the com
inunitN Think OF fruit GROWN within
sunshot OF -four large saw1nllls being
packed In boNcs hrough, hero from an
leland ON which tho iargc~t plant that
growe is IN olcandor or n salt cedar. Tho
slnbs taken froin pine logs contnin no
pitch or oihor heavy substance except wa
tor. witch can hc EXTRACTED leaving them
az light ms poplar or cottonwood. Vet no
ono has yct hecu found to tako UP thu
manufacture of hpNcS In this community
Tho fact that the raw material entering
Into tho manufacture will cost nothing
seems Ia p,eeuss no attractions lint es
and as the 1000 That viii ho used thIs year
w thu fins, Rtcp In the consumption OF
boxes may 1crvr an reason for the non
cNlstonCV VI box factory, aud before an
other shippiug acnron arrives Jefferson
county fruit and vegetable ws.Awcra may use
hoNoo made In tho county. In addition TO
tho fruit rasci In thin county there ara
numbers of orchards aud vegetable gardens
on the Snbnc and East Texas tho Kaye,tn
and tho Gulf and Interstate, and nearly
all these engaged In this Industry viii ship
from beaumont, II would seem In Wow of
these facts That there ehnuld no, he a great
delay In tho establishment ot this industry
especially ns tho fall vegetable crop Will
have 10 be moved
NOTES AND PERSONAL.
Mr. A. Young uuc Of the we'll known
lumhcrmcn OF Texas. was here on TuoRday.
Mir, e u. Ferguson superintendent of
the Mona Mills company. was In town yea
tcrdav.
Mir w. Y. Carter. tho we'll known mill
man OF iiarnum on the Texas aud SABINE
road was hero OH Tuesday.
MIR. n g. Scobehm Of tho i. A. Fay X
Egnu Woodworking machinery company.
accompanied by Mir banner. vice peS-
d,ut. and Mir Spencer. onc of tho COM
pany's drlurhtsmcn, were here on Thurs
dav. Scohohm stili carries g.ius OF great
value ON HIS person and since his return
from darkcst Africa has added ruby COM
ploNiun 10 hlR other valuable possessions.
MIR. G. 4. Eppink manager Of the cal
casicu Export company of Lake Charles
was In town day or two this week.
MIR. George Higgins. manager OF tho
SABINE Export company, came over from
Orange Yesterday morning aud went down
TO Sahiue Pass.
Tho Russian bark Moluslnc which was
loaded with lumber at Sabine Pass and
cleared in March. reached Port NStal,
South Africa, OF June q.
MIR. H. W. Potter. vice president OF the
Reliance. Ia spending a portion OF the
heated term among the lakes Of Wlscopuin
He rs accompanied by Mrs, Potter
MIR. l.. /. Parmlntcr OF the Reliance
office force. accompanied by his Wife, liz
N. j Thoy viii return about tho latter
part OF August.
Mir. s. NJ naicy. whoae planning mill
at Victoria waa burned II short while ago,
was in the city on Tuesday. lie came TO
buy stock and II IL presumed he found
what he wanted.
Mr.. r. q. Wood. purchasing agent Of
The Santa F". here "Wednesday and
Thursday. lie came 10 urge shipIncuts
forward. but he also had In ha pogsctRiou
additional orders. for which be no doubt
found iakcra.
MIR. NJ. Newman, who has boon srlilrE
lumber along the lower Mexican coast for
the pas, ycnr. Rpent several days III town
during the week. He brought some Large
ordcra with him, which he succeeded in
placing with local mllls