The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21

would be good thing He estimates the
Increase in the lumber trade in this vicin-
ity during the past year at 100 per cent
He says there is an immense amount OF
money in the hands of the farmers in the
grain growing States of the Northwest,
and as they continue to make extensive lhi-
provements in every direction the ln-
crease in the lumber business OF Houston
from which their main supply OF building
material is drawn. must be enormous dur
ing the coming year. Great improvements
will also continue to be made in Texas,
he added and concluded with the state
ment that there was more money In TINS
State than most people were aware OF
notwithstanding the low price OF cotton
and prevailing impression that the farm
ers of Texas were not prosperous
f. l.. Berry Of the firm of j. c. Hill
& Co. said that great benefits would I'M
doubtedly be derived from the organlza-
ton of lumber exchange in Houston lie
said that by means OF close association
dealers would be able to assist one an,
other materially by the exchange U.
courtesies in filling orders In cases OF
shortage in stocks, a difficulty which, ne
said. had been frequently felt of late he
described how the filling of some govern
ment contracts and other extraordinary
demands had left the market shy OF ma
fsrisl for filling regular orders tnuS
making an advance at this season OF tne
year when business is usually dull ne
said that regular customers we're not dls.
posed to buy at the advance on account OF
the belief which prevailed that there must
be a recession from prices which had been
made under unusual circumstances II"
said. in conclusion. that lumber eN-
change would be useful in edualizing all
such uncertain conditions and IN EIVihs
a permanency and stability to the lumper
business which could not otherwise De
secured. and he was, therefore, heartily IN
favor OF the movement for the eStaoilsh-
ment of such an institution.
S. r. Carter OF the Emporia Lumber
company said: 81 think the suggestion OF
a lumber exchange for Houston a good
une. II will prove beneficial to the um-
bermen already located here, and viii be
the means of bringing the headquarters
of other important lumber firms to the
clty. Houston is the natural center for the
/ lumber Industry of Eastern Texas and
western Louisiana. would like 10 see
every important manufacturing firm In the
\ district named have their main business
/ office in Houston. II would strengthen
/ the industry. and enable us to keep IN
touch with the markets OF the entire
country, and put us In position 70 COM
/ note more successfully with the manu-
i iaeturers Of other lumber producing
states. with deep water at Houston
practically assured it will only be a shor'
j t,me until lumber can be exported dlrecI
{ from this city as easily as from any OF
the gulf ports-and this will add ma
terialiy 10 the many advantages ALREADY
possessed by this city as wholesale iulii'
Der point. ,-,,s5
The exchange could be inaugurstSo
upon conservative basis TO begin Win
by securing desirable quarters IN ins
Binz building or some other pulialne
4 suitable for the purpose with suIheieh'
offce room to accommodate the lumber
men already located here. and those tnA'
are sure to come later SHOULD we .eav ~,
a point in a few wears that we want ou'
own building I am satisfied the lumoer,
men will be equal to the occasion ana tht
a building in keeping with the impor...sn'
OF the industry will be fortneonins'