The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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Speaking oí the present condition of the luirte
J. W. Link, general máníger of the Miller-Link L
"it reminded hini of the statement of an-English*
number of years ago. He said that at the little town
I at the time, the boys had just got into the habit of us
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V this being useil't# describe anything superlatively j
.'Englishman "direct from the old country came out tin
time on a ranch and, of cour.sc, heard this expression "out Of S
the time. Coming into town one dagr, the Englishman wjaa
of the boys what sort of a horse fe had on the ranch, tc
thusiastically replied, "Ah, you cahn't see him, you cahn't sc. .r.
is with the lumber business today,-you can't see it.
Manufacturers interviewed yesterday by the lumber reporter ,
conditions in the lumber'market-were just about the same as they
There is a detnand for lumber and quite a good deal Of the produi
moved, bat it is it a price that absolutely prohibits the declarir
dends, or even showing a slight margin of profit Those man*
who are following the market are distributing some of their pro
it is at prevailing market prices, and these are low, indeed. Jus
turn for the better may be expected seems to bé beyond hunjan H
that can Wdone -is to keep a «iff upper lip and hope for the
manufacturers will agree that the solution of the problem confrci
lumber manufacturing trade is to curtail the product. They agre
the supply is cut short to the point where it will 'be exceeded by
mand, then arid then only may a stable and satisfactory market be eii
But while ajf agree on thjs fact, every manufacturer seems to be i
. back waiting for som$ other to.take the lead in this movement. T
no question that this matter of curtailment of production rests:
with a few large lumber concerns, whose principal mills are loc
of the Sabine rjflkr. If these companies take tfie initiative and bes
| tailment of production, then others will rapidly' fall into line and
will be accomplished, and accomplished voluntarily.
Of course, there is another side to this question of cur
one that is seriQUsly considered by every mill owner who has the
of his emplqyees at*heart, and that is, the hardship that a curtí
would work on them. , . ' ' ,'tvag
Looking at the master from this standpoint, this writer would ca
hope that every litnvber manufacturipg'plant in the «ountry might c
to, operate on full time, but unless conditions change very materially w
a short time they will be compelled to put their plants on shorter ope«
time or close down altogether. «
Fro msections of the territory reached by mills in Southeasts
occasional favorable reports come in as to . present conditions
outlook fojr future trade, but these are not sufficiently numerous
any great feeling of joy to steal over the men at the head of
manufacturing enterprises. ■■
The fact is, practically every /manufacturer takes ratherj|
of the situation and it is difficult for a chronicler of happenini
industrial world to place before his readers «n article with an
trend.
m} ;/ Manufacturers who Have been interviei T JI. Hj. .,I ,r, _
that there will be practically no railroad business placed until a)
first of July or later, but tliey do believe that the new fiscal year w
a rush of orders for railroad material. They predicate this be
fact that so long a time has elapsed since betterments and
any importance have been made and that these have become abi
necessary and that only a desire to close the reports for the
ending in June without increasing the expenditures for these i.mp
| is now holding back this demand.
If this be true, then we may look for a revival of trade in
that will be welcome, indeed, to every one alike, manufacturer,
and everybody else.
Representatives of exporting firms continue to circulate an
manufacturers of lumber in this territory, but they are simply
in touch with, the trade and are placing very few orders, for thii
the lumber business has suffered in common with all else.
prices on sawn, timber are not attractive to. manufacturers and
market has also gone off to a point that fails to meet the- appr<
mills and in consequence very little export material is moving ,
There haá been placed at Orange some business for
territory and for Mexican ports that is helping to keep the whe
and furnishing tonnage for vessel* from Port Arthur and Sabifr
I export cargoes are not numerous.
All of the, mills at Orange are in operation, but k
of a few days until the plant of the Orange Lumber company ■
• down, on account of the continued low water in the upper Sat
makes it impossible to run timber to the mills and this will assure
reduction in the total output of;lumbcr from Orange
C. S. Vidor, of the Miller-Vidor Lumber company, owners
ange Saw Mill ctompany, was in Orange last Friday looking
connected with the plant at this place. While here Mr. Vidor
trjict with Mr. M. G. Davies by which the latter goes to Milvid i
charge of the shipping from the company's plant at ¿hat place. !
left Saturday for his new headquarters.
R. M- Farrar, manager of the South Texas Lumber compa:
ton, returned to his headquarters last Friday night, after havini
day as the guest of Mr. F. H. Farwell on a boat trip to Sabine
gether with a number of other gentlemen. : ®
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F. H. Farwell, assistant general manager of the Lutcher
Lumber company, wa^ out of town for a couple of days this W
Houston and New Orleans on an important business mission.
The Lutcher & Moore Lumber company loadedthe ~
company's barge Gunstream this week with material to fill
order to complete the cargo of the Norwegian bark Vaar.
taking out a cargo for South Africa.
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The Lutcher & Moore Lumber company have: charter
Henry O. Barrett for June loading. This vessel will take
1,500,000 feet of yellow pine for North Atlantic ports,
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O. K. Newsum, the hustling traveling representative
Lumber company, spent one day this week in Orange,
lócíl lumber manufacturers. "Mr. Newsum was feeling
when here and had very few encouraging remarks to of
tion of the lumber trade.
The Lutcher & Moore Lumber company are loading tl
and Mexico with ihaterial for shipment to Mexican pOrts
the barge Cuba with material for shipment to the North
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A. E. Hpwland, representing the Stapda'rd Export «
mont. was in Orange for a day this week talking .over t
wl^h the manufactners.
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Ford, A. L. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909, newspaper, April 30, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183163/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.