The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-05
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Industrial Company Is Now the Biggest
Lumber Manufacturer.
THE FOURTH MAS A QUIET HOLIDAY
Most OF the Citizens Left Town for a
Few Honrs-spiendid stand of
Tobacco.

Beaumont. Texas. July 4.-several
months ago when the Industrial Lumber
company purchased the big saw mill at
Can, Texas. il was limited that It VAS the
ambition OF The concern 10 become the
larges; as well as one OF the most sue
eesstal manufacturers of lumber in the
, long leaf yellow pine district OF Texas. II
can now be stated thai people who fathered
such inttma,,ons prophesled wiser than
they knees. for today the Industrial LaEl-
Der company can claim the distinction Of
being ,he most extensive manufacturers
OF yellow pine lumber in Texas,
THIS is a broad statement aud doubt
less there will be those DISPOSED to ques-
ton Il, but unless another Texas concern
with ST. average capA-.1y exceeding 2Vev'9
feet Of lumber per dag AZ be cired tAef-
Is no room for argument The Industrial
has been among the largest manufacturers
OF yellow pine ium Der over since rs pAF-
chase 81 what Is known IS the CAL mill.
Several months previously II purchased
The CAraWay ana IsNzs Pine Land assoc
citation ulllls at S4,shee. both comparative
& ~ small. but bus ness Of the c0nlpsny
grew so rapidly thar greater facilities
We're demauded ana the Gail nal. was
added But eyen this mill. whice is oae
OF he largest and best equipped ia this
section. failed 70 meet requirements Of
the rapidly Increasing business 81 the
lndustrlai, and as there were no more
mills 10 buy the company concluded 10
/ Increase the capacity OF the silsbee mill.
and this work has just bean completed
Originally the Silsbee mill had a CApac-
| ity Of between so.oee Aad 5o,090 feet Il
was built by the Texas Pine Laud assoc
citation for such logs IS could NOT be
re u fnu F.,ff h.
mills al Beaumont II nov has a daily
capacity OF between IS 900 and 100 00O feet
/ To enect this increase 4 was necessary 10
virtually rebuild The entire plant. Build
mss wese materially enlarged and in many
instances old machinery was taken out
. and replaced With new.
In the reconstruction somewhat OF an
innovation was also introduced Super
iniendent Weiker designates II livs
carriage. u Is in fact, carriage which
never stops Logs are kicked on 10 IL
while in motion and j, Is not stopped in
order 10 give the steam niger opDor-
tuniiy TO iurn the log This scheme sion.
ADDS materially 10 the capacity OF the
saw in that 1t saves much time thai
would otherwise be wasted The car
lqse Is not OF special design nor Is me
continuous movement patented II was
accomplished by merely chiseliue of ,wo
iron teeth that could be dispensed with.
u Nsil doubtless be common in = few
months.
In connection with the mill the Indus
trial has also materially added 10 M
planning mill facilities a dry kiln 4 in
course Of construction and al every nolpt
necessary artificial conveniences are being
built. The Silsbee mill vas built by Inc
ieAss fine Land association with the
view OF eeoncmixing in its logging onars-
lions. and II was so operated sine, i,
passed into the hands Of the Industrial
company Il has been operated continn.
ousiy, and is now regarded as among sse
hnest mills IN the district and furnishes
lucrative employment 10 an army at IA
borers " -
Charles NJ, Parks. manager. ana
Welker superintendent OF the mill live
~ shspee The Industrial Lumber COM
pany, however. has its headauar,ers IN
Beaumont. and 10 all intents ana npr-
poses y Beaumont concern This city
participates IN its prosperity In fact,
employees OF the mills along the Kavsee
can De reasonably regarded as = mar, ~
beanmoa,'s tin bucket brigade.