The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
ShOrtTalks

s. T. Carter Of the Emporia Lumber com
pany returned few days since from Mem.
pulls. Tenn, where he attended the annual
meeting OF the Southern Lumber Manufac-
turers' association. This association Is com
posed of the leading yellow pine manu-
facturers OF the South, embracing the
states Of Alabama. Georgia, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.
lie said: There was a large attendance
at the meeting, and all present reported a
satisfactory business for last year. and
bright prospects for the coming season.
Stocks Mt the mill are lower than ever
known and the demand unprecedented for
the men he met at the meeting viewed the
organization Of the Kirby Lumber com
pany about which 50 much has been said
IN certain quarters, he stated: 1T merely
attracted passing notice, the same as the
organization OF any other large industrial
company. Several members OF the asso-
ciation have for years been handling as
much lumber annually as the Kirby Lum
Der company will be able TO produce, and
the idea that the Kirby Lumber company
OF any other company can control the yell
The membership OF the association repre-.
sent capital Invested In yellow pine manu-
fhcture OF at least Sloo,W0,OoO- and II Is
Estimated that only about 40 per cent OF
the yellow pine men belong 10 the associa.
ton, hence It win take the tidy snin Of
800 100000, aud executive and harmonlzlug
ability that has not set developed IN this
country. to approach anything like com.
plete control of the yellow pine situation.
II has never been accomplished with white
pine In the North and Will never he ac-
cQmpltShcd with yellow pine In the SOUTH
Mr. Carter said further: 1T Is unfortunate
Tor Texas that the antitrust law permits
county and district attorneys to hnrrass
corporations as has been done recently sup
pUsrdly for share OF the penalty recoy'
cred. aud NOT from patriotic motives. The
state has ample legal machinery 10 rcnch
Nlolators Of the trust law. ana the temptn.
zion to county and district officials TO levy
tribute upon legitimate business enter
prises whether large or small should lac
removed. Every suit OF this nature lnsti-
tuted whether just or not gives the state
2 black eve among people that have money
to inYest-and more people ana plenty OF
money Is what we need In Texas
fScc here. Mr.. Short TnlRer" said the
business man who was quoted ia these col
umns the other iday, 1T appears that you
have got me into peck Of trouble. In the
1rst place. when I was talking 10 YOU,
had no Idea that YOU would Irint the ram.
bling observations | made. However. that
doesn't make any difference All the Kick
I've got coming Is the fact that the gen
tleman who talked to you tine next day
didn't seem to understand nv Thoroughly
! am fully aware that there are good men
out Of employment. but really ! Hnd them
seldom. when / do, and he understands
my business, and we can come to uu agree
uent, hc Is soon at work. and / suppose
every Other employer is Just like / nm.
Oh yes; we find them II wc ddu't bust
ness would lose q great deal OF Il, volume.
Another bought ! wanted to advance IN
that little talk was the fact that don't
altggethcr Ike the man vito doesn't drink