The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-24

nine forests, although the advantages Of a
water outlet have not been oyerloekeu
been utilized and the product Of the mills mills
divided between the Western and North
western States aud foreign countries; -
tome ao0,Uo0 fs-.t Of lumber daily. and
draw their supply Of tmby from INC
tr pa 10TH 70 thc Sabine river This river.
on which Orange Is situated, heads IN INC
ncrtheastern part of the STATE, Is apomt
Tesas and LouIslana for over. 800 miles
AMI cmpties Hnally Into the Gun 81
place we have twenty -four feet OF wafer.
no reach the gulf at Sabine Pass we en-
counter Sabine lake, body OF water from
come twelve to sixteen miles IN extent,
shallow and with mud bottom
Il is In. contemplation by me govern,
ment TO dredge channel thrQush tn ms
lake. thereby connecting deep water III tue
Sabine and Nechcs rivers with deep water
at Sabine Pass aud we ask from You gen.
tlemen your encouragement ana support
through the means OF congress towards
this object, and now that two more new
Industries have been Developed In south.
eastern Texas. the rice interest ana the
oil interest VIC feel encouraged and nope
the day is not fur distant when work VIII
commence on this mncil needed improve
ME United states forestry report issued
by the census bnreau states The NOR
charitable timber now standing IN the state
Of Texas between tho san Jacnto and the
Sabine rivers exceeds sixty seven billions
OF feet"
ing here ut Orange. There ARE fofiN-onc
large mills operated within eight 70 ~
miles Of Sabine lake. Win dally :. nysSSrGagSe
Tor. say $50 days In the year. of 32lD.Oo,
and annual capacity Of DlJ,Wu,00O feet
The season OF 1896 WIS far advanced
before those engaged In exporting lumber
from the Gnlf Of Mexico wore officially
advised OF the completion Of u twenty
fenr-foot channel at Sabine Pass; rev
s.Tt tt., Inn
enough confidence In reports sent dbrsiu
10 care to risk large ships there unlll
others h9d made pioneer Tip ana tcslen
surroundings; as Il result shipments were
n first light, the total shipments Of luin.
her for 1896 hrlng 2sQl53ol feet IN 1897
this amount Increased 20 per cent, mo
shipments for 1897 being G1223 ,03S feet
10 1898 The Cuban war the scarcity ot
vessels. the fear of detention IN southern
waters and other CnuscE reduced tllc snip
mentS propoltipnatclE ana the Increase
was not SO grcat, The amount exported
In 1900 the scarcity Of ocean tonnage
the high rate Of freight 10y watcr, the
greatly Increased demand for lumber from
the interior and the rapidly advancing
Prices on same turned the att'ntioa Of
shippers to home markets, causing the
exnortS 10 decrease, =, l .ihsc ~. amount OF lnn-
4 record Of all business is; Given the
raw material ihc means of nanuiaclnrc
and the facilities for getting the product
~ market, and Increase OF production Is
sure to follow II there are markets 10 sus
tain 1t. The foreign markets are Just
9PGnng to , rs anu the dr tn 5oro OF Pr9a9G
ara heinz oxhhusttd. roaniree samrtins,
Wd f6n a9S own ' Sn a Ne RG yo ~ wv
material and the mc9ns Of mgnulnclurc.
tbc prodnc r' 4" napRct 'I bl pcis"n q mi
nqS m Sabine axe, Pre'rnl'nY vessel e., :
H. 1cen Hot"r a, Ss"oLInr pnsa "'''
tl'bls ninr, lu., rnr tru ronr.s INST hn,.t od
OF ~ distinoilon and tbS ri1im st,u st.tnlt
i6a nt'' was n Ir S' within on" pi9c
%t b 6E samc "gp aIn sN amd T ondc p S s
c0mpnny's cnrs nt any other unln1 between
n.tv.,.,D n.rr,,t,,,, % ism ,,tJ i,,,,,,
hrr AZ i6od thcpn Won. ia nmI ,i ,,
hcr sbtnnad frn,n tbie s,riinn ''' W ''''''
Fcot
In No son,n ,Pim"nS or sbtn '''''-'''"'
ments arsrnentSd '"P 40 ono ow
"77'' h"''' '''''''''''
~, Years *; o.; .'.,',,'.,,.', ~ ,a2o Wn
Within tbe nns ycSr onoiler n,Iii -' NIX, 1g
added to the number that pnt out lhc
nheye loading ana the demand has recent
The drsf threc Months of moo sho,vc1 ,a
follows;
,.a,,o. Cars, ny Rail, - ny Water ,Toai,all, H.,
gfebm,ary Kos 5,S5ii JAN I on, 57s n91IiGl' XII
-
intnlf it%' l0dlGd32 uo231i1 1850. tia
IN llDl the nrst three mouths shipments
werc rs follows;
,, SarS ~ lall. by Water Total
IinRuarE ida9 ,,aGlSGn Al4nl3 l6&NiWfl
nv ~ iVt6 ~ tS9a3 9,n6id !GtiS.Wt3
NiHion 'l'i'o l"'fl''dN- hlib'l@ lI1VI,N 1a
r,t,ts o-o,., 40 ,o, ,,, ,,,, -, ,.,,.
,iuiHN 1,'1iu io'l-'VSl -'HWthlu 1"Sl3'Nl
NHiuu o ,nnlner snapped hrSt NJ,
Guarlcs l,n ..''''''..'''. $1,000 >,
N"'"c vi sh'heIes '''''''''''.'' 1o'"n VI
me- -
,,iolal .',tf,.,,..',, .',,..,.., .S2'l',ol1 -
1nmt OF shipments nrst quarter, -,
VIM ~ A. ,So'S.oAa ~
11o1nt OF snlhH''S hfSt quarter =, o,o ~,
NV ''''''' ''''' ''''''''. -l'o" W.
r,t,l e.,,n,o -
ei GIN, ~ - "a S;fl.oh o'
!hg w ln,,rc1Se Tor lhc nfst thrcc
IL tcnn " saS5 ~ 90, wv ~ W. u' eAlnn nunl ~,
fi 100 ", ~. -, inCNV lFs tHr eNar'
NH 'f''o''. ''..' '.''' : - '''''''
Mr.. w. r. corwlne secretary Of the Mer