The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
DEVELOPMENT OF
T|MBER!|.E||.0[!| LANDS A n
The South Is Yet Rich in Wood.
This Wealth Being
Sought.
RAILROADS GOING TO WOODS
The virginias and Carolinas Are
Strictly in the Lumber Land
Developments.
RAILROADS GOING TO WOODS
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Especial to The TimeslDispatch.l
BALTIMORE, Md, February 23-
Correspondence from Rusk, Tex In
this weeks issue of tho Manufacturers
Record, dealing with expansion of the
lumber industry in Arkansas. Louisi-
ana and Texas, says:
During the twelve months ended
December 81. last 162 new mills Of
large capacity were built in the States
OF Louisiana and Texas alone. with
prospects OF an Increased number be-
ing built during the present year. In
addition, quite q number OF old mills
destroyed by nre were rebuilt on O.
the number Of mills ranging from TO-
900 to 10000 capacity which were
erected In the year exceeds by far
the number Of large ones built. For
instance. in ono East Texas county
alone more than twenty OF such small
mills were put in operation, and In
another county there are something
more than thirty OF these small mills.
not one of which viii exceed 10000
capacity. per day. Ten thousand day
PEI. IIllla lSs u &c FAOI
these mills. and allowing that they
| were run five days each week they
would give for this one county:
n cut OF 100000 q year. There is a
belt OF country running north through
| Eastern Texas and Western Louisiana
from the Gulf OF Mexico far up into
Arkansas. which Will probably ave-
| rage $50 miles in width. and which
contains some OF the finest pineries
| tS, ~ ~ III, 1ru
| thirty days some big timber deals
have been made in this territory, In
Guiding one OF 100000 for 5000 acres
1 OF long-leaf pine, another for pinery
estimated to cut Is o.ooo.o goo feet, and
a third for $4,000 acres OF long-leaf
/ pine
The Virginias Are In It.
Exploitation OF timber lands Is in
yn'yed In quite a number OF important
] railroad extensions under way or
| planned in the Appalachian South,
1 among the latest of which is the de-
| velopment Of timber and coal lands
1 lying mostly in Kanawha county W.
L Va, along the line Of a new railroad
(which already serves a number of coal
{. tippies and sawmills This activity
In railroad extension for the purpose
4 of tapping the mineral fields OF the
| Yirginias. Kentucky and Tennessee is
reflected in tho Carolinas, where the
course OF the South and Western. now
being pulsed through the mountains
OF North Carolina after it reaches the
South Carolina line, is being specu-
4 lated on. and where 1t Is thought that
4 II may make connection with the old
Three C's.
important Line Building.
A line known as the Greenville and
Knoxville is now being constructed
out Of Greenville, with tracks laid tc
within q short distance OF Travellers
Rest. bout twelve miles. Some OF its
equipment has been ordered and trains
will be running in the next few months
into splendid country now withoul
an outlet. but with fine timber proper.
a ties to be developed. Connection be-
A tween Greenyille. S. c., and Knoxville
Tenn, will be shortened If the plar
Is carried out for the construction Of
a line through North Carolina from
\ Knoxville to Greenville and from
n Waynesville to Rutherfordton. In al
a that section Of tho Piedmont Soutl
there are vast tracts Of virgin timbe
yet to be brought under the lumber
mans sway. and great reaches of fer
tile farming lands only needing tn
railroad to be converted into I'm
d portant contributors to the Increase ii
Southern prosperity. b