The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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ORANGE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1909
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NUMBER 37
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Calcasieu Long Leaf Yellow Pine
LUMBER
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WE HAVE THE GOODS
THE LUTCHER & MOORE LUMBER CO.
ORANGE, TEXAS
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‘FAULTLESS" FLOORING, CEILING
SIDING AND FINISH
WE WANT TO MOVE
1x4, 1x6, 1x8 and 1x10 No. 1 S.2S.
Write: IN for Pricks.
Stock dry and in splendid shipping condition and manufactured with the
same care that has made our product the peer of any lumber.
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MILLER-LINK LUMBER COMPANY
ORANGE, TEXAS
GILMER LUMBER COMPANY
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Orange Saw Mill Co.
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Yellow Tine Lumber
ROUGH, SIZED AND DRESSED
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We rolieit your inquirie* and order.
Galveston, Texas
Orange, Texas
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We Print for Lumbermen
Loading Ticket*
Scale Sheet*
Price Lius
Stock Sheet*
Bill* of Lading
Punch-Out*
Time Sheets
Order Blank*,
Requiiition Blanks
Car Reports
Letter Heads
Envelopes
Business Cards
With new type and a completely equipped plant, we guarantee higheat
cia*« work and quick delivery. We solicit your orders.
The Leader Printing Company
ORANGE, TEXAS
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With The Lumbermen
BY ARTHUR L. FORD
There is very little change to lie noted in the lumber (situ-
ation since last report and nothing at nil that could be
sidered especially encouraging to any one interested in-
man u fact u re or the sale of lumber. The demand for yard
stock is just about as it lias been for some time. There is gf
demand, and some stuff is wanted all the time, but it is at
price that is simply heart-breaking and which only necessity
of the direst kind could justify. All prophecies as to an im-
provement in prices seem to have failed, and the lumber busi-
ness seems to be just rocking along, taking care of itself, as
it were, like an orphan child.
Some lumber is being sold all the time and shipments are
going forward at a pretty satisfactory rate, but the figures
that are being made on the profit side of the ledger are
wofully small, so infinitessimal in fact that they can hardly
be seen with the naked eye.
Reports reaching the manufacturers are to the effect
that in a majority of the retail yards stocks are exceedingly
low, but no one thinks that orders for their replenishment
will he forthcoming at any time right soon, for it would
be something unusual for dealers to place any large orders
just as ttye year is on the wane and the inventory season is
almost at hand. For that reason, only hand to mouth orders
wilLlte the rule for the balance of this year, but the opening
of the coming year should also witness the opening up of
a big demand for lumber and an improvement in prices
that will lx entirely satisfactory.
Some shipments of lumber from mills at Orange are
going into the Northwest but purchases from that territory
wll not be heavy during the coming months, owing to its
being the winter season when building ojierations will be
necessarily limited in that territory.
There have been no railroad material orders of any
importance placed here this week, so far as the writer has
been able to learn, and shipments of railroad material have
been rather light. R. S. Stephens,' material agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad, was in Orange for a day this
week, but whether he was looking for material or just paying
a friendly call upon bis acquaintances in the lumber trade
deponent saveth not.
The export trade is ratbed encouraging and some nice
business is being booked by mills that are in ]>osition to
cate>- to that class of trade—and mills at < )range are peculiarly
well situated for taking care of export shipments. In fact,
exjtort material is now forming a very large proportion of the
out ini! of at least three of the (pills at this place and is
helping to serve as a safety valve for the congested state
of the interior trade.
As Mr. C. L. Hannah, manager of the Orange \JiM
company, was driving by the other day on his wav to the
mill, he was hailed by the lumber reporter and asked for some
information as to the situation in the lumber trade, as seen
from his standpoint. Mr. Hannah’s reply was that every-
thing was just about as dead as could l>e with them, both
saw and planing mill now being shut down. .Speaking about
the saw mill being idle. Mr. Hannah said that he had a drive
of eight hundred sticks of fine yellow pine timber bung up
in the Narrows, which was being held there as a result of in-
junction proceedings against his company by the Orange
Lumber company. Some time ago the Orange Lumber com-
nanv secured a restraining order from the district judge, en-
joining the Orange Saw Mill company from raising any timber
from the bottom of the Sabine river bearing 4he brand of
the Orange Lumber company, or belonging to that company.
The result of this injunction was, of course, to put a stop en-
tirely to anv log raising operations by the Orange Saw Mill
company, for the reason that, as they could tiot tell whose
brand a log bad on it until it was brought to the top of the
water, everv time they should happen to get hold of a log
lielonging to the Orange Lumber company tliev would be
guilty of a violation of the injunction. A short time ago the
Orange Saw Mill company started a drive of eight hundred
sticks of flouting timber down the river, the timber being in
tow of a small tug. IVv reason of the exceedingly low stage
ef - ater in the river, the drive was hung up in the Narrows
and could not he moved except by first clearing the stream
• if sunken logs, and as they were prevented by the injunction
of the Orange Lumber company from raising any sunken tim-
ber. the drive of floating timber had to lx> abandoned in the
Narrows and left there to await a rise in the river. The
Orange Saw Mill company are now seeking to have the in-
junction dissolved, the case having been set for trjal in the
district court at Orange next Thursday. Mr. Hannah states
that if they succeed in having this injunction dissolved he
will immediately put a vrew to work raising the sunken
timber and clearing the channel sufficiently for him to get his
drive of floating timber through and start the mill to run-
ning again. Of course, the employees of the mill are very
much interested in the outcome of the case next week, as
they, too, are anxious to get back to work, the shutting
down of tlie mill throwing a number of men out of employ-
ment. The outcome of the suit will be awaited with a great
deal of interest.
The plant of the Orange Box Manufacturing company!
is undergoing extensive additions and improvements and
is presenting a busy scene of activity. ;The entire block of
ground surrounding the plant is lteing enclosed with a sub-
stantial fence, the machine room is being enlarged so as
give additional ropm for the machines now in operation
also provide room for the installation of others. The big
house is under course of construction, thus providing facillt
for storing a very much larger quantity of material than
present while awaiting shipment. A hig brick dry kiln is
be erected and when it is in operation all the material
into the manufacture of boxes and crates will be kiln
future, thus very largely facilitating the handlit
and materially increasing the capacity of the
sgw mill in connection with the plant is kdpt i
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Ford, A. L. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1909, newspaper, November 5, 1909; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth645002/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.