The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-08
[eads the State in Point of Importance
and Magnitude.
Facts and Figures Relating to the Value and Volume
OF the Output of Texas Yellow Pine
The Hardwood Situation

=. s,ry Of the growth Of the Lumber
,,shelation Of Texas. whose sixteenth
4 I. convention begins in Houston today,
4 ,,,r n the growth of what In TWEEN
has become the most important in
tbe state. No farther back than
4, 4, lumber interests Of Texas were OF
A n .,coun,. The cutting Of yellow pine
Il, an Insignificant proposition and tn
..,mntion Of yellow piuc lumber was
4, locol In 1882. however, the rail
!, serving East Texas began pushing
Tbrourh the medium OF lot rates they
t-,,.,ed It's movement until consumers
a ...,bout the state became ! acquainted
4 .,vItb and the demand became general
4 40 Interstate rate was also established
4 /, Yellow nine lumber WAS introduced TO
4. ,sople OF Colorado. Kansas, Nebraska
4, ,i,eVbePe In the West aud given the rr.
,-lton TO which it was entitled. sub
8ssrtly It found las way to Europe, Af
md Mexico until a considerable and
&sTInr yellow pine lumber export bu' inrSS
n, established and IFS shipment abroad
Mime matter of course.
III yellow pine region Of the state ON
A ~ what Is known rs East Texas
&,rmont, Orange and TcNHrkana are TO.
IN ne most important yellow pine lum-
IL manufacturing points In the state, nj
&,ugh there ARE number Of large saw
IN plsnts located east of the line Of the
frratlona aud Great Northern railroad
n along the line Of The Texas and Paci
bnh and southeast Of Tyler. and the
8gst6D East and West Texas along It's en-.
"a, line receive great deal Of lumb r.
- transportation Of which aids materially
d swelling their income accounts.
|spnce started, the yellow Pine lumber in
tmy grew rapidly, but it was not until
Ia that those who were pushing il began
n 1 rule 10 make money out Of it, Nil
|&s of feet were cut prior to that year
IN for various reasons there were more
|twss than successes In the business.
h within the past few years. partly fro II
|apshence partly from the adoption o.
approved methods If cutting lumber and
|airtly through a clearer understanding Of
|xinlng commercial tactics the yellow pine
|trpe have enjoyed morS uniform mems.
~ Of prosperity Better and more stah'e
|3Fces it may also hN added, have contri
|Hih sowe towards improving tho lot NJ
Ia lumber manufactures bnt moi to the
a ~, ~ ,,,i,,,. -, ,-..,,..,,, Co.. ,4,
M, " LII ,"'Il, LIN 10, -
sen. ,i lortnu9l' 'onn9tiun. C93mparn,,i, e. r,
pr,no I''r Iulllpe, ~ l'' hlLll
p, .h,,, wg.aS we've OF hil'eu N''t =
~ ~ b,,1 ,o TaH , MlIn','. InS Nalu'
0hs ago we oeeugnt i33dr about y per
nri t,ns ~ - I" per acre, hui
\, p' sob III , o 'aTGu aIllrlc mas increased
~ ba, W thln,o e, y - 'HSt'-
20 laat ne supply ,of white pine. tn
.r, t"SSip n.,,,,I 81 yellow pine WIZ o
Il oboS M,,uin ,hr next hyo Years 50
: n,nd yoiIon. 10 'ie .hW 81 Supp ana
I'm ~, i i, lNue >n"uid D" h,Hntr 'ha
81 IA, J. ms nor advanced % mo iig
|9|tn,i,rcas p, W. 'Nl,,''eu unH'r y" 'I
III, ,Son ,,r rl.eS arc heing ma ut9ln a
X EssslrS y scr rV,r,s'.. n""GEGr Wn.cn IN
rs N thoso C, ,oI VI" lnrlilit App'
|H Sn, ,nVs' YIN" ave engaged In awning