Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-02-03
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The Lumber Interest Climbing TO the
Front with Other Enterprises.

The Iumber Interest Climbing 20 the
Front with Other EstsrPrisss.
Baltimore. Feb. 2.-The Importance o. /
southern lumber a. an element in the /
country's export trade Is not always APP /
probable in the published totals. Only /
careful study Of weekly manifesto /
tions can give one an adequate idea Of
the constantly increasing value of that
factor, IN spite Of occasional dullness IN
the operations Of the mills and in the
shipments
According 10 the Manufacturers Rsc-
ord there has been am increase in le
volume Of lumber shipments since the
opening of the year. along the south At
antic coast at Charleston. Savannah.
Brunswick, Darien and jacksonville,
and az the gulf ports Pensacola. Mobile
and New Orleans tine movement has
been quite pronounced both in lumber
and timber
Tho foreign trade has materially i'm.
proved with an easement IN the tone Of
freight rates and a better offering ~
desirable tonnage. At Savannah a more
than average volume Of business has dc.
yelopcd, and the indications are that
next month win De- one u considerable
activity in all avenues Of the trade
There is a steady demand from northern
and eastern centers, and from South
America, while 20 the United Kingdom
and the continent large shipments are
going forward by almost every steamer.
At Brunswick the demand is firm, and
at Darien the prospects are that the
> record Of shipments for 1900, more than
, 100, 1905. 900 feet. mostly for foreign dies.
tination. will BE- maintained, and il
must be- remembered that these ship.
ments did not include millions Of feet
towed TO Savannah and st. Simons
Mobile is experiencing a decidly good
: demand from South America aud Cuba.
and il is stated that and English sydi.
, cate building a railroad in Cuba has
placed at the Alabama port orders for
100000 feet Of lumber, expecting 20 re-
e quire 100000 more feet before the
/ Close Of the year. The saw mills in Ala
=. bama cut more than l30.0OO,OOO feet VI
yellow pine in the Il months ended Nov.
30. Of which $4,000. OO0 were for export
= and % 900 900 for local use.
n Another indication Of that Is the an.
nouncement among the various new On.
terprisos Of the week Of the plans Of the
Algpr.Sulliyan syndicate 70 build in the
northern part OF Escambia County, Fla,
a a saw mill Of q capacity Of 100000 fee,
,o day, having all the modern appliances
,- for the handling Of timber and logs
ro This plant is 10 be- at the head Of th,
%. Big E.cambia river whore the syndicat,
has purchased large tracts Of timber
. Another mill of 100000 feet a day
~ capacity at Foshcc, Ala, Is also includ
i ed IN the plans. Pensacola, from which
- about 2G.O0OOoO feet Of timber and lum
Der has been shipped during the month
10 Is interested IN the development Of th
n plans
- The timber trade in Texas is consid
cred very satisfactory to manufacturer
and with am active demand from th
!, interior of the state and the northwe,
and improvement GO foreign points th
indications point 20 "A more than aver
ago volume Of business for the comm
~, year
A. Beaumont. however, one Of IN
" great lumber c,nters. interest continue
''' 10 center in oil possibilities The wee
de has been filled with discussion Of th
ud possibilities there. and no other point
hc u Texas But the most significant ar
uouncrmcnt. perhaps, hn. been that 81
ip A contract of Colonel james VI. Cutie
..i .lf pitt,hurg. for the construction d
Port Arthur Of five ut the largest 0
~ storage tanks in the world, and his pun
"' chase OF 10000 feet Of pipe for the cor
lee ,truction Of pipe line from the Beat
mont field 10 tidcwntor ~ Port Arthur
Possibilities IN mineral oil for fuel NJ
not drtcrring the owners Of coal prope
ties from p,r,i,ting IN their steady ID
yelopmcnt. In the Birmingham distri,
,,. the industry is now very actiy
~. aud efforts are constant 90 increase n
\, -" output In all parts Of the distric
wherever coal properties give promi.
IT. Of favorable results, steps are bein
Il taken % open mp new mines and 70 ad
M 10 the output Of the older ones Co
j o proprtic, are yielding more satisfactor
~ returns than ever before
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