The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-14

Inc HTst lnStdllment OF tne 4S,UUU,-
900 feet of lumber to be used by the |
railways Of the Brlusn empire, will |
be furnished by the J. ]. Newman
Lumber Company, of Hattiesburg.
This official information was receiv-
ed by officials Of the company today,
directly from the committee in London
having charge of letting the contract.
The amsunt of money to be received
for the timber was not stated at the
local offices. The first portion of the
big contract calls for 100000 feet,
however, and will be supplied from the
forests Of this and adjacent counties.
While officials would not discuss the
matter in detail, it is understood that
the Newman company has hopes of
landing the entire contract for the re-
,quired 100000 feet 1t probably will
be several days yet before announce
ments concerning the remaining in
stallments will be made from London.
The awarding of the contract for the
first installment to the local firm was
not a surprise to its officials. They
have maintained since bids were first
submitted some days ago, that but
few. il any. of the larger lumber COM
NAMES of the country would be able
tn compete with them, and that they
felt confident their prices could not
ne duplicated or lowered by any other
company.
Short Time to Fill Order.
Work of filling this big order will
be started Immediately. 1t was an
.nounced today that 1t would take but
, short time to get out the full
amount. Although the first install
ment calls for only 100000 feet, II
may be necessary to cut double that
amount in order to get timber OF the
specifications required.
Most of the lumber In the initial or
der will be used for sleepers or rail
road ties.
II became necessary to appeal t(
America for the timber, following th'
outbreak of the European war. Th'
Baltic states and the scandinavian
neninsular were no longer able to guar
antee prompt shipments after the wa
was continued on the seas. For seV
eral weeks, representatives OF tn
pritisb RAILWAYS have been going owe
4he lumber situation in the unite'
States, and much consideration wa
given South Mississippi
Other Contracts Expected
According to w. !. Haynen, genera
manager Of the Newman company, a
som as ocean freight rates becom
,,,oro reasonable. and shipping frol
America for European ports more Sc
tied more and larger contracts 1o
,rmhar will be filed by South Missi'
sippi mills. -,
The awarding of the contract to tn
Hattiesburg firm was a great VICTOR
sor Forrest county A dozen or MOI
h;ds we're entered by big lumber col
oorns not only of the South, but
the Northwest
Although not much change is note
in the general situation eooa !
ouiry and few scattering ordeis ~
tipue to give Forrest county iump'
companies cheerful view OF the ~
look and many see in the trend
business a gradual picking up.
Mills which closed preceding u
Christmas holidays, are opening
throughout South Mississippi. rr'e
.ra about what they have been l
the last three weeks The tact u
thew are remaining so near sta,lons "a
/ s.usos - manufacturers, to think IN "a
II tsaro will be an uptdrn soon. ~
&W,, dsvs OF last wefk encouras
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