Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-12
BUSINESS NOTES


According "a 4 directory. recently a.
sued for Port Arthur. Tex. The cit. now
4 population III li.-,ri against -.
shown last year.
Building permits were i>.Icd from the
city engineer off cc. Houston. Tex
udring the month 81 November Tor The
erection Of forty six cottages and four
teen twosiory residences
Trunk manufacturers in Colorado are
abandoning The usual password and cot
tpnwuud for the trunk box. and arr tnrn
ing ~ EnerlmaHn spruce. which combines
liehtnc>S. strength ami cisc of work
ing.
While there are five hcmluck, in the
United states. only two are "a any com
mrrcial importance. commun hcmiack ANA
Western hrmlpck. OF these two. West
erh hemlock makes the better lumlier.
II Il predicted that Western yellow
pine will furnish an excellent source ~
Iurpcntinr a. The Southern pine becomes
exhausted.
The city of Orange Texas. claims The
distinction ~ possessing the longest blow
pipe ia the world. This blow pipe il the
property Of the yellow Pine Paper Mill
Company and H. used exclusively for tn
transportation OF shayings and other re-
fuse from the lumber nils a. IT, own
plant.
On December q The property owners Of
Harris County. Tex. voted issuance of
bonds IN the sum uf ~2Ju.GHO for ship
channel dredgcS for the maintenance If
the channel nf he Harris County Navi
-tion District
SuppIcmrmting the article Daily Con
>ular and Trade Reports for October u.
1919. nn Utilizing American llnX fiber.
the editor ~ the Western Architect. ~
Minneapolis. Mimi. writes hat Il rcfri
geratnr manuiacinry in thai State uses
4 large auantit, uf fix straw for in,u
latinn. while two other Minnesota cnln
pan a. make i building felt entirely from
he flax straw Consular a.nd Trade Re
ports.
4 week nf general rains throughout
has changed somewhat the r>ti
mates of the 1911 sugar output. | y IL Il
week age there had been insufficient rains
ia many sections which combined with
the effects Of lack ~ cultivation Of the
cane ia the districts. owing ~ restricted
financial ability primarily. induced the
natural conclusion that The output Ut lnil
under normal conditions would be- run>id
orlhly less than in 1915. But the rains
which have comr IA "a important u peri
od IN the cane crop will undoubtedly
help \ great dead. IN Ia Ill probability
will dclIy the beginning ~ grinding.
which under 4 continuance ~ the ,lr,
weather would have occurred IN early
December Consular aud Trade Reports.
N"rwcg an wood pulp j. being import
cd into Canada. a second cargo living
reached Montreal 40 The end NJ October Y.
Grade crossing accidents on the >iN
great railway systems of France during
1917 numbered ~. 10 which hur>edrawn
vehicles. automobiles. and trolley ears
were concerned. The total number Of foot
passengers killed was ri. and u were
wounded. The tutll number of persons
fatalh injured d these acridcnt> was -
while ~ pri> ~ Sustained NOR. ~ less
grave injuries.
according - the statistics puhliShcd
hy The Mini~tr, nf Agriculture. Industry.
iud Commerce III Rome. the total lemon
crop IN italN dur ~ 1917 WAS 80 .nnn tons
:ri1.lOO tom III 1911.
OF the III go tons 81 lemons exported
rilcrmu III 1872. the Iuiirl states
took t.i3iS tons, against - nlD tons IN
lll Great Britain .a>,r; tons. tirrmany
.2.isI Ions. and Austria 1.ntt tons while
i1Ii tons went ~ Belgium and | l>a tnns
~ Canada
The preparation NJ plans fpr I'cIu'~ nat
.omai building 40 the Panama Pacific Ia.
~,u>itinn ~ San Franri~rn. cal. has been
Intru>tcd ~ Mr.. X. ~ MalarhDw>ki. who
viii ~ assisted hy me Peruvian arrhi-
frtt Einrhi. The rdititr N III W. III the
pre- lncaic St,le. Ou the first floor p,ruV.
antiquities and agricultural products
eill IN. rXhih. ted. and on the second ilunr
he mining and manuf acturing exhibit.
TIE manufacturers. mining companies.
agriculturiSts in the i.cpuhl. = have
been invited g. prepare exhibits for par
.icipaiion.