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

cold, in fact, that he expected to find that
| a severe frost had visited Galveston
Messrs. Ed Ellington and Ed. Downs
| of Newton are preparing to put in a logging
| tram, Stark's Landing ON the Sabine river
being the terminus. at which place thu
timber Will be dumped into the river and
run to Orange. A special from Cali states
| that they have purchased from the Cow
Creek Tram company six miles of steel
rails, one engine, sixteen log cars and
o>har ax---ries 7ssS',red
several acres of virgin pine lands. which
will be penetrated by their tramway and
the logs sent to the mills at Orange.
G. w. Simmons, lumber exporter from
New York and the representative of Dali
timore firm also, was an Orange visitor this
week, being in this section inspecting ship
ping and lumber manufacturing faciitiYs.
He had schedules for several million feet
OF material to place, bait found the mills
at orange all loaded up with this class
of orders for the present, making 1t i'm
possible 10 get his stuff out in the re-
quired time,
The lumber reporter dropped into the
Wingate planer one day this week and
found the efficient foreman, Adolph Baier-
ski, and the sizer man at work sizing some
OF the largest timbers ever run through
machine there. They were 12xl2, ~ and 4s
feet in length, a part OF big railroad bill
being furnished by the Wingatc Lumber
company.
The American bark Ceres. now at Sabine
Pass has been chartered to take cargo
OF railroad material to Tampico. The Ban
croft Lumber company is now loading q
barge with part OF her cargo.
The Orange Lumber company loaded the
barge Mexico this week with lumber for
the Russian bark Osino, now loading at
Sabine Pass for Rotterdam. The Osmo will
take out lumber and deck load of hewn
and sawn timber.
Henry Britannia Downey, the Jolly Texas
representative OF Donald & Co, the Mobile
lumber exporters, was in the city Wodnes-
day. His company now have three steam
ers and two barls taking on cargo at Sabine
Pass.
The Swedish bark Eldern. 6l5 tons. is at
Sabine Pass taking on cargo Of timber for
Europe for account OF Donald & Co. The
Orange and Wingate Lumber companies are
furnishing her cargo and sent down big
tow of timber this week.
The barge Edward Perry was loaded 81
the Bancroft Lumber company's wharf
this week with material az a Mexican
cargo being shipped via Sabine Pass.
The Norwegian bark .lmacos has been
chartered by the Sabine Export company
and is now en- route 10 Sabine Pass to take
out cargo of lumber to South Africa This
Is the second South African cargo sold BY
the Sabine Export company,
again after tour OF the State. He found
farmers busy in their fields and conse-
quent light demand for lumber in the agri-
cultural sections
]. G. knight. well-known timberinan
from knights Landing, was in Orange this
week transacting business with the mill
men.
There will be a conference Of Texas and
Louisiana lumber manufacturer, IN Hous,
ton on March 22 to consult on matters of
interest TO- Inc trade.
The schooner Susie came in from CAL
weston wednesday and will load at the
Alexander Gilmer mills with cargo OF
lumber for Velasco.
r. NJ. williamson auditor and ieneral
manager OF the a. CiImer yards, spent sew
eral days In Orange this week.
The Bancroft Lumber company loaded the
schooner Viola II. this week with material
for local consumption AZ Sabine Pass.
Alexander Gilmer. the veteran lumber
man. made business visit to Houston first
OF the week
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