The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-08
GOOD ORDERS RECEIVED FOR
CAR SlLLS and SPECIAL TJMBERS
viii Not Be Rapid, But VIII Follow
Antitrust Legislation-Many Mills
Are Booked up For Thirty or
Forty Days.

There is a slight improv cement in
the Yellow Pine Lumber Market"
says II. S. Hagerty of the Moore-Hag.
erty Lumber Co. 1T will continue to
improve, | think, until by fall it will
again be normal. For three weeks
there has been much activity in the
way Of orders. For ten days local
manufacturers have been receiving
good orders for immediate shipments.
This is a material improvement over
the condition of depression which has
prevailed for several months. The
depression was the worst since 1898
and 1894, but | think it is all over
now and there will be a continuous
but gradual upward movement of the
market until it reaches its normal con-
dition again.
what was the cause of the depres-
sion he was asked. 81 would tell
you, but | know that The News will
not print it because of its well known
views on the present Administration.
think it has been due to the new
tariff and to the Administration anti
business legislation.
"The reason | think there will be a
steady improvement of the lumber
market" he said, "is because the big
buyers have kept out of the market as
long as they can afford to and they
must make their purchases now in or
der to carry on the necessary opera
tions.
During the past ten days there has
been a good flow of orders for car sills
and for special timbers. The Ameri-
can Car and Foundry Co. and several
of the railroads have put in large or
ders for car materials. The Illinois
Central is building a large number of
cars but they do not buy their material
in the local market. They have a
precedent that they buy all their lum-
ber along their line. 1t is one of the
few railroads which has this policy.
There have been several large or
ders for paving blocks from the Gre
osoting plants which evidently have
some good municipal contracts which
they must fill shortly.
"The coastwise trade, that is the
trade in lumber shipped from New
Orleans, Gulfport, Pensacola and Mo-
bile to Washington, New York, Phila-
delphia and the Atlantic seaboard gen.
orally has also been good"
Sees No Immediate Improvement.
Victor Scanlan, one of the largest
lumber manufacturers of Hattiesburg,
has this to say about the lumber mar
ket:
"I hear others say that the lumber
market is improving. 1t is pleasing to
hear opinions like this, although up to
now it is rather strikes me that the
basis for this belief is scarcely broad
enough on which to found the hope
that there will be broad buying move
ment.
Conditions, however, are in the
process of making whereunder gen.
eral affairs must improve and yellow
pine lumber will participate fully in
the upward trend. | speak of the eX-
crops made and making
new wealth which must bring new life
in all lines of trade.
"Our new currency system will soon
be in operation, which will prove ade-
quate for any and all of the demands
of trade.
"The new tariff bill has ceased to be
bugaboo, except among those whom it
will not hurt to frighten. The wisdom
and strength of the President insures
the early disposal of the so-called
Trust legislation. After that the COM
world may enjoy some repose
and the country receive the acquies-
cence of the corporate interests affect
ed and see their more active, If not
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