The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23
WILL FURNISH LUMBER.
Practical Plan OF Relief for the Homeless
at Ga,veStOn.
APPEAL 10 LUABtRMEN OF THE WORLD
Help Rebuild the Home. of r,o,
who Are in Need at Galveston.
The Plan.

The last Issue OF the Southern Industrial
and Lumber Review. just from the press.
formulated plan for furnishing relief to
the storm sufferers at Galveston In nrac-
teal way and one that will 10 doubt meet
with response from lumbermen in all
parts of the world.
| 1t states that the Houston Lumber
Exchange Offers its services to the
Iumbernien of the world and those
interests closely allied to the Iim-
Der trade, for the distribution of
such funds or material as may he
donated by prosperous and generous
manufacturers in lumber and other
building materials, for the use of
the surviving and suffering work
ing classes of Galveston who are
deprived of their homes ana who
have families OF parts of families
without shelter other than that af-
! fordcd by temporary relief commit
tees.
The Review then says:
! This is the great emergency OF the ter
rible catastrophe.
The destruction CT property in Calves
ton will amount to over sl5.COO,0OO. A
very large percentage of this value is in
residence property, while of the total
buildings destroyed so per cent. perhaps,
were small frame residences belonging To
the working people of Galveston, wnose
lifetime savings are represented in the
! destruction.
/ These people as rule own the small
piece of land on which their little houses
stood and with a little help from the out
side world may be able TO rear on the
deserted site refuge and resting place
for their loved ones.
The country has responded generously
to the appeal for immediate relief OF the
famished people, but unless something =
done for the permanent establishment CT
the homes of the city, large majority OF
which have been utterly DESTROYED ana
not one OF which has escaped serons IT,
jury, the suffering in that city Will DC
very great. as the cold winds and storms
of autumn blow across the ulproleC.e-
island. and later on the horrors OF dc-
yastating winter embrace The homeless
ones, and the island must surely become
depopulated and its citizens become wand
erers on the face OF the eart1'
This is the great emergency
The situations should be met as far az
NAV be by those who manufacture ana SCI
building materials OF every description
Let a great building fund he established
and let every lumberman VINO redds thi'
appeal send in his subscription. oe
large or small and the sum total Wn.Gi
will be secured will do an lncaleuia9i'
amount of good to suffering humanity.
~ IN The winter II
coming on. IN.
Tnn Houston Lumber Exchange Will ac
for the lumhernen, and kindred trades
Of the country. in this work OF Chrlstiai
charity.
Donations of money may be sent
Charles A. Newning, secretary OF the eN
change. rooms 60t-602 Blnz building Hous
ton, Texas. ;, o,-
A committee consisting OF 5. f. Carter
president Emporia Lumber company
M. Rockwell and Jesse Jones. NJ. T. Jone
Lumber company; I'd II. Harreli' ~ !,
Menefee G. Co: W. II. Norris, W. u
Norris Lumber company, Thomas 5. Eos
fer and NJ. L. Wcmack, Jr., Trinity rive
Immber company j. /. Campbell; Georg
s Arnold r. II. Ray, F.. II. Dillingham;
Big T. ee Lumber company A. D. SEIZURE
man schureman-Fsll Lumber company
r F. Bonner, Southwestern Oil company
IF. C. Berlng, Boring Manufacturing com
pany. Percy Allen. Texas and Louisian
Lumber company; A. S Hail. W. e. Fal
J r Fl. bowman, c. r. Cummings, WI
take charge OF both money and materla
donations.
II is requested that parties desiring I
donate supplies fll out enc OF the SIP
printed on page twenty seven ana ma
il to Secretary Newaing at Houston, wn
will promptly inform the subscriber no
and where to ship.
The exchange will establish depot q
Galveston for the distribution OF such sup
plies and Will rec to it that only the neea
ones are the benehciaries,
This fund will be kept separate an
apart from all other funds; It's disburse
mant will be carefully guarded; an &c
curate record will be kept OF every dolla
Maid out and a full statement sent 10 eac
subscriber when the fund is exhausted.
The Lumber Review and Associate
Press will be advised OF sll conoribuu NJ
No EXPENSE will attach TO disbursement
OF fund Every dollar subEeribed and a
goods shipped will go direct to the ca
weston flood sufferers VINO may desire
rebuild their homes but be destitute
the means 10 do 50.
lumber. nails, sash. doors. blinds, gas'
, to3ls. brick. cement lime, hardware, az
All needed and can be used in large an
small quantities.
Let this good work commence immed
atelv.
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