The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-13

mo time within the last ten years have
ditions been more promising for the yell
pine industry of the Southern Pacific
rict than they are today. A man who
Just returned from a visit to the mill
points reports that most of the manu-
lurers have orders suificient TO keep
plants engaged ninety days, while in
Eases GcstEa U.s.. ls;i.S--h-iga srsada-th y
keep the saws busy for six months.
u the States of the Middle West, with
possible exception of Illinois, will use
Pc yellow pine this year than at any
In the last decade. Illinois, by reason
ae great rush consequent TO the Worlds
IN Chicago, made record breaking
g IN the building line in 1928, and it
KEY tnat the purchases OF yellow pine
lnat state this season viii not aggre-
as much as during the Columbian EX
iaoh period, but even at that the total
year Is expected to be large.
hansas, Iowa, Nebraska. Oklahoma
North Texas. however, this will be a
aer year. Good cereal crops with good
ess explain the demand. There have
raIs when the great grain producing
W we Northwest made good crops OF
Say ana oats and failed with the corn.
.'e versa, and there have been seasons
n ,ae crops OF all the cereals have been
". the prices have been low. This
aoMeyer' the yield has not only been
IInmenaily large in all kinds of cerals.
NC prices obtained for the crops have
iemarkably high. Mt only that but
nospects for winter wheat are yrom-
ana prices for the next crop promise
ssmunerative. These conditions make
SIAN men OF the West prosperous.
i.e now In position to make extern
improvements. The farmers who
IA "ea 10 dugouts and in tents can now
SUBSTANTIAL houses and barns. As
n,wpeHty OF the farmer is reflected in
IL us ana in the cities, tho entire
y, way De expected TO participate in this
hr,, wave OF building and general i'm
h. !, !, !. y not alone in the West that the
I l,a.,ssae times are healthy. Boston and
G .,s have placed such volume OF
"a .or southern pines as presage a
non,,i..at OF business in those centers
\ bulld mis- year. New York will
rl,lss much comparatively as her sis
bm ths, named here. but still the orders
~ ~ .s point are by 10 means small
I'm n'pments will go forward chiefly by
E fs Is growing " 'A'' ''e ioreigh de-
w ~, only cloud on the horizon ,s tho
n. LEASED A MILL.
~ Industrial Lumber oor,n -.
tl,tion ,i OF the Texas Pine Land as
- A a. silsbee for term OF three
, 49,. eohtracted with that association
IA ~. The company has also en-
srse ~ who have heretofore been in
! Chsrlassn e manufacturing department
heller 10 martin as accountant and Mr..
sootinnaa =, .hn,omew rs superintendent
lsIps ~ ~ ~ tneir respective Offices. The
] biot,,. ms mill places the entire lum-
nds A. nn OF the Kaysee road in the
We yard. INDUSTRIAL. Which has two or
! lndus,.,isn Mexico. It is stated TINT
TEXAS VIII also cater TO The trade
and the Northwest.
..,.,. TIMER CONTRACT.
,t,,s. Ellington, Downs & Trott, have
ur,,s % furnish the Orange and the
a. !, lumber companies about 80 ooo.-
timer, oer' and in preparation for the
an ro,S u the contract they win build
Me r liz from Stark's landing on The
y sem,ra % the body OF timber thew
q The r;vs AZ a point five or six miles
y have ~. The Cow Creek Tram COM
y tar, them an engine, rails and
ding shs INJURIES. and the work Of
- viii (. osd and houses for its en-
I'M 4 AND Personal.
g veli n,on starke and George Ban
90 ''sy evening.
= Aii'es and z. Behlsr Of the L. 4