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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

lumber companies represented In Houston
has been more than doubled within the
past year. These thousands Of dollars are
every month going into the channels OF
trade, boneftlng every resident Of the
Texas metropolis.
The absorption Of the Reliance Lumber
company, the Beaumont Lumber company
and the Texas Tram Lumber company by
the Kirby Lumber company transferred a
large volume Of selling business from Beau
mont to Houston, Tho quantity of lumber
locally consumed at Beaumont by the boom
which the oil discoveries inaugurated has
been so extensive as to prevent the full
effects Of this transfer being yet felt, but
It must bC counted as an item that Will
soon swell the cltys trade. Heavy pro.
ducers at Orange dispose OF their output
through Houston, while the immense mills
at Lake Charles are represented here. At
the same time the product of many Of the
big lumber plants not Identified with Hous-
ton by having headquarters here can be
bought and sold in this city, ms we'll MS the
output OF most Of the small mills that dot
the forests of the timber region.
The growth OF the lumber trade in Hous-
ton has also been manifested by many re-
cent local improvements. Besides increas.
ing lumber yards, office room and forces,
and giving more employ ment to labor at
the mills. number Of new companies have
been chartered, and the Investments en-
larged An important move In developing
the retail trade was by the formation of
the Ed II, Harren Lumber company in
April, with capital Of 100000 This
company purchased the Fifth ward branch
Of the L. b. Menefee Lumber company,
also their retail business. and site near
Main street
An especial effort Is under way to make
Houston the center OF the South American
hardwood trade. Preparations have been
made for handling hardwoods from several
different mills. Already boatloads Of ma.
hogany have been transported to the aill
Of c. r. Cummings & Co., not far from the
city on Buffalo bayou, but the shipments
have yet been small compared to what is
contemplated. Arrangements are about
completed by which vast quantities Of hard
woods. including quarter sawed oak, cherry
and walnut as wen as mahogany, can be
turned ont, and there are large furniture
manufacturers ready 70 take the material,
The wood can be brought TO Houston by
water ana mere ulsulouted Tor the use OF
mills. II forms a particularly desirable
grade Of lumber for the purposes Of the
manufacturer.
To advance the lumber interest Of the
Long Leaf Metropolis Of South Texas, .
the Houston Lumber Exchange has been
organized. II consists OF leading manu-
facturers and dealers and has done valua.
bic part in promoting the welfare OF the
trade. Its work VIII continue and prove a
substantial factor In developing the mar
ket TO the proportions it is destined tC
reach.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
Tie Distribution and Use of oil.
.Ho1 Houston Is Necessary TO The Business and
Pr0sberS by It.

When FIRE threatened the existence OF the
vast oil field OF the Lone Star state the
world learned Of the Importance which has
come to the city Of Houston as the natural
distributor OF the fluid wealth that is pour-
ing from spindle Top, Sour Lake and other
fields. Beaumont is the city OF magic
growth and the guardian Of the oil field,
but Houston is destined to be the great dis
trlbuting center. The conditions Of the
present will pass away when the newness
Of the prevailing conditions settle into the
customary business grooves and the all.
leveling laws Of trade set in. The world
viii then see the bulk OF the Texas oil bust
ness being transacted In this city.
As the crush caused by the demand for
tank cars subsidies, 1t is evident that the
great question bearing upon fuel oil is that
of transportation facilities. 1t is In this
connection that Houston stands supreme.
1t is accessible from all points, both for
buyer and shipper by sail aud water. The
gigantic growth Of the Industry demands
such an outlet and the country .acknowl-
edges that this city meets that requirement.
| The benefits derived 10y Houston from tina
discovery of oil have been twofold Be
sides supplying the power for manufactur.
Ing plants at Il cost teduced one-half, II
has opened the way for a market that bids
fair to rival any competitor Of the world.
The problem of marketing oil has been
far greater than the question of production
In Beaumont during the past year. This
problem must be solved before the industry
grows much older and the development Of
other fields than Spindle Ton must enter
into the situation at the same time. The
producing power OF Sour Lake, Saratoga
ana Jennings wells IN large quantities Is
no longer in doubt The oil here demands
an outlet and renders the early settlement
upon points capable q transporting il more
urgent There is confirmed faith in numer.
/ GUS other fields whore boring is under wav
or VIII soon be undertaken.
The transportation lines here that lmme.
diately connect with systems penetrating
1 all parts Of the country will enable the cltv
as the distributor % keep the product NOV.
Ing with freedom that will be passnbIo
! nowhere else.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

fence existed It has given way to the maree
of progress, which means that the Soutns
splendid resources are to be converted into
available wealth, Building of ali kinds i'm
medlatey touches the business OF the uIn.
herman More extensive lnctoIy builduA
rs is indicated from the cheapness Of tu5f
oil, advantages the southern mill man par
t!cularly by opening a better ned for the
lower grades OF timber The time is not
far past when the mills logged only the
higher grade OF timber. This condition viii
provide use for all. The erection of FUR
niture and farming Implement factories
call for a broader use OF lubmer The de
creasing supply and high price of wnlte
pine in the North VIII also do more toward
increasing the demand for common grades
IN the South, while the agricultural ana
Industrial activity is extending. The prog
rcss Of railroad construction, now very pro
nounced IN the South, carries at every step
wider use Tor lumber. The greater sources
of wealth enriChng large number oI PEG
pie ana making luxury easier Of attainment
demands Il superior class Of building ana
immediately benefits those who supply the
material. The conditions are favorable from
every polut Of view.
The older operators had already estab
llshed Houston as u center OF trade for IN,
forest crop Of Texas when its greater pr, M
ineuce was derived by the Organization VI
the Kirby Lumber company. Ihey laboret
quietly and diligently TO bring the treasure,
Of East Texas pine lands into the commerce,
OF the world. and MIR. Kirby perfected IN,
means for the development OF the industry
TO the uttermost by attracting the capita
for operating S1OO0O,O0O company. J.,
realize TO what extent the influence OF THU
market was Increased by the acQuis tiol
Of this interest, one must consider its re
sources. The aggregate annual saving ca
paclty ~ the mills OF Texas is about 500,
100000 feet The mills owned by this com
pany are fourteen in number ana their ag
gregate capacity, with an in operation, j
IS stated would be one-half of the total
The company had scarcely completed on
ganizatlon when an order was sold to on,
buyer amounting 20 350000,00O feet 70
domestic consumption, and a foreign bil
OF i000O0,o0O feet was refused because o
the unsatisfactory price offered The out
put OF this company is handled from 4,
offices here, II is their expectation L
ultimately Increase their capacity, by tn
erection OF new mills. TO 100000 feet us
carloads per day. and 10 lnougurate SUE
economies Of management, operation ant
distribution as TO enable them TO compyt
with every market OF the world wher
yellow Pine is sold. The other companle
possessing large milling facilities do no
contemplate less, and with this achieved
is not difficult to see that the limits Of tn
trade In Houston have only been conceive
at the present time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
MANY SKULLS IN A CRYPT.

Remains Of Ancient Britons FIN Ola
Church Vaults.
In the crypt OF ST. Leonard's chprcb q,
Hythe England, are 1000 skulls. Tho ~.
mains have been the subject Of much d,a.
cussion by scientists. They wera onoo A.
s.lrea 90 De the bones OF Danish Invaders,
. sY~ 'ne balance OF opinion assumes that
NY are the outcome OF battle fouaht
oss"een Vor'imer, prince Of the Britons,
ano Ina Invading saxOns about A. D. 45s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
nnMANn 100 nnl,prr-

While the growth OF the lumber industry
IN this section In late years has been sufn.
ciently marked TO attract special attention.
the events that have led 10 n cause the out.
look for greater Development IN the
future. rhe demand which formerly was
more largely confined 70 the North has UNI
dergone a change that places tho South
much more prominently In the market as
consumer as wei as producer. Industrial
activity has been the means OF new nfe IN
the South. Where the old spirit OF tndO-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
Houston's Lumber Interest
Her Firms Placard Thousands Of Cars Shipped to
All Quarters.


Houston Is pre-emiuently the CONNER
elni metropolis OF Texas" The above re-
mark was made 70 a group OF friends In
HE corridor Of the Rice hotel by a visitor
b Houston from one of the substantial
cities OF Texas, In travelling over this
country from Chicago TO Mexico IL has been
impressed upon me that Houston controls
more lumber than any other point in the
West, or possibly than all points in the
West combined The placards of Houston's
enterprlslng lumber men are on half the
box cars Of the country, seemingly"
This paragraph contains truth worthy
Of extended comment. Lumber as bust
ness industry is one OF the great elements
TO be considered when summing mp the
causes Of Houston's advancement ms com
merclal center. The lumber interests have
grown so steadily end the volume of busl-
ness has Increased so rapidly that few real
ize the magnitude of the capital now repre-
scented In Houston that Is Invested in the
lumber trade.
INDUSTRY is THRIVING.
Few OF the dealers Instrumental In the
growth Of the lumber business here have
Withdrawn from operation. Those first to
establish Offices In this city for handling
the output Of their mills consisted Of the
Sam Allen Lumber company, the NJ. IT..
Jones, the Emporia mnder direction OF S.
T. Carter, the J.. l. Campbell the Trinity
River Operated by Thomas s. Foster o.
X. Cummings & Co., Ed H. Harrell & 90.
+. D. Menefee d Co., the Boring Manufac1
turing company, w. II. Norris. Angle.IIa-
german company, G. Bender & Sons and w.
c. Ware & Co. Housson has retained al.
most all Of these and added many others,
among which are; Big Tree Lumber com
psny, Bray's Bayou Lumber company,
Gebert Single company, w. II. Norris,
president; J. @. Hill Lumber company, In
terstate Lumber company, managed by
Sawyer & DUNG; +. n, Ray, agent Locke,
Moore & Co. OF Westlake, La, and south.
ern Cypress Lumber Selling company; A. j.
schureman, Eliot FALL Charles Il. Sheriff.;
Texas Yellow Pine Lumber company: Texas
and Louisiana Lumber company, +. n
Daniels, president; Norris Lumber com
pany; Henry House; Houston COOPERATIVE
and Manufacturing company, A. Q, Aben
president; Reynolds Lumber company aud
Tciehman Manufacturing company
Besides these concerns the trade has re-
eeiyed its most Important addition recently
By the organization 81 the Kirby Lumber
company, with a capital Of S10,0oo,oOO, aud
with the purchase a mills that makes 4
the largest Of an in point Of Investment
and producing capacity
Exact statistics have not been completed
bur II is reliably estimated that the volum,
Of business handled from Houston ma,
Quadrnpled since 1890. ana Including tn,
additions made in the past year TO tota
ngureA II given. would approximate 1000
0o100o feet annually. The market has
Ieaped the fun benefit Of the building &C
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
THE DOCTORS.
EXTEND Their I'll

Owing to the Large Number Wy
Been Unable 10 See the Bfts
tors, These Eminent Gcntlsns
Extended the Time for GlSei
Services Free for Three MorAi'
Who Call Upon Them Bstos \
br 25.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16


petus 10 factory building. The erection OF
cotton and cotton seed oil mills and the
building that has been the outgrowth OF
rice culture have also enlarged the scope
Of the lumber trade The demand from
abroad has at the same time shown a heavy
Increase, being especially noticeable In the
buying from oklahoma, Kansas and other
Central Western States whore an unusually
busy period of construction has been under
way.
TRADE CENTER is HOUSTON.
The impetus which building activity has
given to the lumber business has been fully
felt In Houston and the opportunities
which the city offered Tor meeting the re-
qulrements of this activity have enabled
the industry 10 reach that Importance It
maintains today Houston's market facll-
tiles have been boon 20 the lumberman
and the lumberman has made It the founda-
tion for a trade in the future that prom
ises % give it prc-eminence IN the Industrial
world. In demonstrating its fitness 60 dis
pose Of the agricultural products Of the
state to the best advantages Houston has
made a record of equal credit IN disposlng
Of the product Of the saw, and has won for
itself the name OF the Long Leaf Metrop-
oils OF South Texas"
Like other resources OF the State that
smmbcred In obscurity until awakened by
the hand OF industry the wealth Of its
| timhered lands has only come TO light IN
recent years. The forests OF East Texas
! have taken on value not dreamed Of by
those who dwelcd among the pines. and
the efforts 10 gain possession Of them have
been zealously put forth. The phenomenal
| growth Of the lumber trade IN Southern
Texas had It's beginning about the year
1896, and HoustOn's eonspieuousness as a
| market dates from that time. BY husband
| ing the interests Of the producer, seeking
q purchaser for his product and possessing
every requisite for handling Il. the city has
attained us present rank as a distributor.
The early lumber dealers OF the city, recog.
mixing that point OF easy access 70 the
buyer and the millmnn must IN the nature
of things be established and form a center
OF trade for the commodity, pointed the
way 10 the growth OF the business in Hous
ton, and the expansion since has led 10 the
I creation OF some OF the largest financial
concerns in the South As result of thu
concentration here OF the Headquarters OF
those who operated the mills. purchasers
have been able to an their orders for any
grade or cut or quantity OF lumber with
ont going 10 the mills The wood products
i controlled from Houston today are Al
varied and complete that upon a very short
notice delivery can be had for biils OF tn,
most complicated specifications. This condi
tion has brought about the end which tn,
pioneers Of the industry had in mind ant
witch Is vet IN ifs first stages OF develop
ment
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
coNcRNrRArIoN coM1Nn

In order that a more satisfactory metboa
OF disposing Of oil may prevail ana the
industry may develop to the most n~ngt.
able stage the concentration Of hesSonsr
ters or producers wiz be necessary M,
will enable the purchasers to place an or.
uer 70, suea grade, quantity or quality Of
on ~ Is desired without going to the we'll
or the nome OF the producer. The neces.
snmers or agencies that buy the 49,. =,
but an outcome Of the wider So,a ~ - -
ductlon and the consumption ,yb1c, ~
eral use Of the fuel In steam nlnnts ,,,n
develop There are pipe lines pnder W., !" -
temptation that win connec, Hons,"n I'm, IN.
the producing eeuters ana tho nssss y Nv. y,
time WIZ hasten the establlsbment ~ !,
means Tor supplying this market -
Inc complication Of interests tia, ~.
-'''sA ~ 'As proven oil Geld Of Texas ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

done ruucb IN etsrd tt, -,u-.-.z-.. q ~.
fo,.oto,,,,,o,. 80 - e'S VI '.'
an mo- rar,,a,,g.,4 - BUSINESS Is
IT'S usofrinosa ,,roa4,, - '"l a. 'uSN
.cbor,os q, oro,t ~. w." Nv "'','t
is az III as, 'ue i.i".eIi''l
means i'm, iii 80. l"a p''Elueu tno
for I,n,,id t,aI "U'N 'u' tne way
i,nnor+,ro, &. -. .ue '''n'nercisl
u'''''i"'e'S VIM
LOCAL USE OF FUED OH,
The presence OF the now common o,
tanks In this city would have occasioned
no end Of comment even few months
ago, Factory after factory has mt oil
burners under its boilers, and would deenlv
regret being forced TO return n coal
The smoking chimneys Of passenger and
freight elevator plants in the bpsinoys ale.
trict are known no more. tbo rico .r,,.s,.
on the prairie is hauling oil tonts u,hera
hut recently the cattIomon No.. a..,' -
the great railway enoinos ~, '-,,,,'
nent throb under rho aoroo 49, ~.
Texas product. Hopston IL an ~, ~
the evidence is ON every hand
The more scientiac rnctbod -, ,n.s,.4,..
which has resulted from nn,nnlna tse Nv s,S,'
strncfon ot "a, I'm punping' the con
carrying ships and nlno lin - 49,,
steps Of eminent value 10 tha eaIJ
Through these mediums tho ,Ds - ~,
come into that use which has oo,'soa a. it9
voIro 80 ha ,sr uoe "ni'" mas caused ITS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
cAPIrAL REAcnINa or.

While It IS impossible to 20 into an en-.
tangIlng list OF statistics and ngures It IS
safe 70 say that the pay roll OF employees Of
the mills. yards and Offices OF the various
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

Many of the skulls bear w sue y
battie-ax. on table VIE she
crypt are placed two sku a Isp6 af,,'
clsred to be typical SaAs ~ othd
being long and narrow, ssnss 40 =
broad T'he custodian poh,sn' eorl'
part ~ the crypt VIZ rhurt1il
describes as a "commO'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14

postoffice. Parties returning from an en-
tainment in the village repor led that two
or more railroad spikes had been thrown
at the house of the magistrate, and sat
urday morning it developed that they
had made a general tour of tie town,
and had even thrown at. the pastor as he
was walking with u lantern. Some one
reported that the party had been Ell.
and was a negro man. but II is generally
believed that it was t. e rough Joke
of some bad boys. At any rate. the repe-
tition of the offence is likely to bring
about some ball or shot-silnging rom rhe
parties attacked. though the indications
are that nothing was meant more than
to alarm.
Mr.. P. 3. Clark, OF Beach, Va, one Of
Tile proprietors of The Chester LumLer
Company was in the village to-day, anu
tfe enterprise is waiting on the railroads
for siding INTO their plant to begin opera
lions.
The late freshet did much damage TO
the farms near by. but left teavy de-
post of alluvial soil to repay the farmers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14
The Orderis Adding 70 It's Numbers.
Rapidly
suaAN G RECEIPTS.
governor Aycock lnspects State Institutions
and Viii Be Given a kecsp.ion by tie
iAanuiac.urers' Club Ut Char
lol,e; aud speak.
~ :. ~ 2, -
Snec,a1 I}iSnafch to Tho Times.1


5, RALrIGh N. e.. j a d. & 3.-The# Grand
SLouse. oI4s1M asunls meets mere TUESDAY
N It's one llunured and fifteenth aTliiusti
SESSION. -Four nunut eus nay been auueu
10 Inc roll. this year, making LUZ dasons
IN the State.
Eisnt new lodges were organized, one
revived and four surrendered their char
tiers. There are 324 lodges in the juris-.
Sdiction. The snumberA$ot limitations last
f, ear were 30: number admitted, 26f; re-
z,nstated, III: suspended, A; expelled, n !;
w.tnnrawn. s19; aied, 2O6. Receipts from
ali sources, Sf,647.55.s 5sa,
INSURANCE REPORT.
The report Of State Insurance Commls-
sioners j. F.. Young shows an increase OF
= eceiptsE over all previous years of $50, Geo.
Three fire companies have Withdrawn
from the State during the year, leaving
s.. There are only ID life insurance COM
panies licensed.
Wake County Superior Court has coun-
demanded the order for the special We
nlre Of loo men to secure jury to try
Henry Perry. for criminal assault, the
Solicitor having decided to modify his
charge SO as to make it attempted as
#sault. Thus modified, an ordinary jury
can sit on the case.
Governor Aycock is at Morganton,
where he will spend two DAYS inspect
ing the Western Hospital for the Insane
civ
Dumb. From Morganton he will go to
Charlotte, where on Wednesday evening
he will be rendered a reception by the
Manufacturers Club. He will deliver an
address Oh "The Imperative Need for
Education
The State charters the Thomas Hard
ware Company, Of Statesville, with $50
( 600 capital, and the ]. S. Coleman Lunl-
Der Company of AEheyil1e, with $4,000.
The Thomas Hardware Company as
sumes control of the hardware business
heretofore conducted at Statesville by w.
"A. Thomas and Company.
The working force OF the. Seaboard Air
Line shops in this city is being gradually
increased. forty machinists having been
added during the past three months.
There are eighty men now at work in
the shops.
ItEis stated on what is considered good
authority that lleishops here are soon to
be made one of the two principal shops
of the Seahoard Air Line system.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14
ALEXANDRIA GRAND JURY.
A Man Who Came Near Being Lynclei VIII
Now Go Free.
Especial Dispatch to Tho Times,

Especial Dispatch 10 Inc 1iLhes.'
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Jan. 1S.-Ihe cor
ooration Court grand jury. to-day re-
turned true bills against the following
Don. p. Hurley, formerly freight agent
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, in this city, charged with en-
bezzline funds of that company; 5 ~.
zCiandenning. charged with attempting to
forge a check with the names of Judge
McCabe. of LeesEurg, and ]. Matthews
of this city; Peter Kits, coloceo'
charged with breaking and entering a
saloon: j. w Mitch. colored. charged
with entering a, residence and stealing a
coat; French Jones, charged with enter
ing a, saloon and stealing therefrom chlps
from a slot machine.
The case of Willis Petty, under indict-
nent for an alleged attempted crimlnaS
assault upon Mrs. Roberta Payne. W2s,
1T the request OF his counsel. continued.
until Wednesday morning. When the
case is called a nolle prosedui will be
entered by the Commonwealth attorney,
as Mrs Payne, who is now in Fred
ericksburg, will not appear against the
prisoner.
Excitement ran very high against this
man at the time. and fhe came very
near being lynched.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14
Pickett amps Nee.lng.

At the meeting Of Pickett Camp last
night Mrs. n. V. Randolph. president of
Richmond Chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy, furnished the camp with
blanks to he filed and signed by the
adjutant and commander for the camp
for crosses of honor.
A communication from the Jefferson
Davis Monument Committee was read
and referred to the Finance Committee.
The camp was invited by Lee Camp
e to join them in attending the annual
sermon at Grove-Avenue Church next
Sunday night January 18th
The camp viii attend in a body.
By special invitation. from the Sons,
4 the camp adjourned to attend their
month"; entertainment, which was
& srar " enjoyed.