The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
GROWTH OF LUMBER INDUSTRY
Houston the Long Leaf Metropolis Of Texas-The Re
narkabIe Increase in Volume Of Business
tors for Increasing Lumber Consumption.

assume the role of conservator Of Texas
csts. This IL TO prolong the life Of Ira
dustry' nnd II Is proper thnt the lead shn
be taken by the leading market ME =
Ject Of forestry In connection with mss
featuring has heretofore been given It
attention by lumbermen. With the
owner recognized as the DESTROYER and N
forester as the protector Of forests, II MI
formerly considered that these two lnt
ests stood rather IN the nature OF enen
to each other. Under the policy ontIIni
by this company their relation will
changed. II Is their intention to devet
100000 acres OF standing timber lsnss
this state on scientific lines. With A.
,sistanco Of the bureau Of forestry al Wa
iugton On this area the mature trees g
to be cut and distributed while tne ~
twelve inches and under are TO h.
served, not only from manufacturing n
poses. but from use as sklds or in aik
Incidental numbering operations, and VIZ,
by the removal Of the more mature ira
Will be Afforded additional room for groxs
The effect Of this will be not only 10 n
tend the life Of the lumber industrv
Texas and Increase Its productiveness %
a term Of years that can now be only n
conserving the forests In every part Of "a
United States where the interests of NJ
lumber trade are involved.
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The absorption Of the Reliance Lunss
company. the Beaumont Lumber comp,s
and the Texas Tram Lumber company
the Kirby Lumber company transferres
large volume Of selling business from Bid
mont to Houston. The quantity OF lumb
locally consumed at Beaumont by the bo
which the oil discoveries inaugurated NJ
been so extensive as to prevent tue n
euects of this transfer being yet felt NJ
1t must be counted MS an item that NJ
soon swell the clty's trade. Heavy -
ducers at Orange dispose OF their oufr
through Houston, while the immense ml4
at Lake Charles are represented here
the same time the product Of many OF NJ
big lumber plants not identified with Hog
ton by having headquarters here can
bought and sold I'm this city, e. well az M
output Ok most of the small mills that n
the forests OF the timber region.
The grown Of the lumber trade In Het
ton has also been manifasted by many
cent local improvements, Besides increa
ing lumber yards. Office room aud forced
and giving more employment to labor
the mills, number of new companies nat
been chartered aud the investments NJ
larg2d The latest important move In q
reloping the retail trade was by the foyma
ton Of the Ed II Harrell Lumber coz
pany In April, with a capital of $1,000.
/ ] his company purchased the Fifth wat
pany, also their retail business. and u
near Main street An especial EFFORT 4
under way to make Houston the center
! the South American hardwood trade pr4
aratlons have heen made for handling ha
4 woods from several different mills. Alrei
| boatloads Of mahogany have been trad
! ported to the mill of G.. II. Cumming
/ Co. not far from the city. on BuaS
/ bayou hut the shipments have yet I'D
( small compared to what is contemplals
] Arrangements are about completed by Wig
/ vast quantities Of hardwoods, lncud
qugrter-eawed oak, cherry and walnut Z