The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17

of the fact that the timber supply can not
be maintained to stock the mills In spite
OF the fact that new mills In the North
Carolina pine field will be in operation
next year with a combined capacity OF
900 feet. the output OF the field Will
more likely fall short of than rise above
the normal output of GOO, 100000 feet
There Is nothing left TO stock
many OF tho mills TO anything like
their capacity. The best judges of the
spruce situation assert that 1t Will be
n physical imposdbility to increase
the next years output to above the
normal quantity of 100000 900 feet The
annual statement Of the white pine pro-
duction. which will appear In the Lumber
man early In January, will tell the years
story of white pine production, but the
summit is probably reached. The tanners
are stocked with bark for from two to
Ave years in advance. They are not In
the market for more at any price and they
control the big end OF hemlock stumpage.
Hemlock lumber production Is at lis sum
nit. But why continue? The foregoing
are facts and ipdisputable.
Now In the face of these conditions how
any level headed man can argue that thero
Is a possible chance that lumber values
will slump is q mystery, Bearing in mind
at all times that timber Is a diminishing
quantity that both the home and foreign
demand nre greater than ever IN history.
and promise still greater things for the
year TO come, he student of lumber at
fairs need not be endowed with precedence
safely to assume that the summit OF lun-
Der values has yet been reached.
~
THE YEARS CROPS.
One OF the causes for thanktulnoss usu.
ally included in the proclamation of oui
executive officers Is "bountlful harvests. -
Indeed II Is universally recognized that
upon such harvest the prosperity of on,
country is almost entirely based, Thu
yenr We have another large crop of all
important staples. This will assure tn,
country OF Increased exports and the al
dliion OF large balance OF trade in OH
favor again, thing which has been con.
secutive for n number OF years aud viii \
is really the cause OF the preae,t pros.
perity.
| The November estimates OF the govern
| ment authorities Is practically the ina
one of the crop year. These figures show
that this year Uncle Sam will have fo
his own use and to sell 10 his naighbori
the enormous quantity of 2056. 900. O0l
bushels of corn, $50 900 600 bushels o
wheat, $4,000, 900 bushels OF oats, to sa,
nothing of large yield OF rice. buckwheat
potatoes, hay, and the other field crops
topped off with 100000 bales OF cotton
To figure out what all this means Stats
tically, MS for instance how mapy thou
sands OF miles OF loaded freight cars 4
would take TO carry all this, would 'sufhc,
to drive the Ordinary mind to distraction
We can all realize. however that 1t viii
inject into the arteries Of commerce anI
trade all over this magnificent land tn
life blood OF activity and material pros
perity; for all of which II is our dutl
as well as our privilege az this time 4,
be profoundly thankful
The import of timber into the Unite,
Kingdom during October was smaller thai
during the preceding month The 10 n
amounts to 1,i2s,o00 loads. as compare
with i.2i7,000 loads during October 1898
and 1,226,ooo loads during the same pcrio,
In 1907.
! or the above the United States fur
nished 1896 loads OF hewn. against ~,
Ss5 loads In 1895 and 7Is0 loads IA 1897
41,7is loads OF sawn. agsinst 81, 400 lead
In 1898. and 2S,7si loads In 1897; or a tota
lof 6l,S6a loads against 81, 1884 loads In 1898
and 41,o6i loads In 1891
| One OF the important facts which Is L