The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 24, 1899 Page: 1 of 4
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Rust Proof
Oats.
J. S.
Gordon
A Co.
VOL :t
UKAMIOXT TKXAS WKHXKSHAY MAY 21 Hit)'.).
N0 3G
Clipped
Oats.
J.S.
Gordon
& Co.
ilher nro
Vak
nn vnn imh in s iu i'iud nro .o.i nt
UU TUU IVIMU if hiiii iwtitr. imiuh.i seiii
llcltl U year old Whiskey in the liont
I have the linost and largest stocrk of imported wins-
liios wines im(l liquors in llitutiioiil (nii'I tlio most coinploto
Ktorlc in t!i.j sta'. i) inul I 4 ill ill. tin lowest po-isible prices.
Whiskios hraiidios. Crystallized IJoelc ami Itye nl
IWcli it tit 1 Honey Tor medicinal purposes.
Tlio very host and cold 'si hot tied beer niul iniorted
Swiss rlu'oso fur family uso (r picn:(M always ready.
I liavo also llu !i 'st Unck or palo lioor aUvuyH on lap.
Give mo a call an I you sliull always c ill ajjaiii at tlio
Celehratod lljiu" Hallo iunl Kentucky wliislioy depot.
Prompt attention to
all mull orders.
yf OI'I'OSITK l. O. TKI.KI'NON'K 1 1. OI'KN' DAY ANO NH.III'
H. HIRSCH Prop.
V-
ealtli and
Luxury
Are both contained in a Refrigerator.
There are various makes of Refrigera-
tors and Ice Boxes of which we handle
only the best. Commencing May 11
we will for the week following make a
Kalu at Jnlploii.
(Jalvi'stoll M;V 1. :imm
rains fell last niirhl in 1 1 roast
country hot ween hero anil I lu
ton. This moans thousands nf
dollars to truck "rowers.
John T. Cox t-liiff t-f rk in tho
auditor's nflicnof tho Santa l-V
road for ton years diod at San
Anirolo last niirht.
yi:i.uw rtxi: i:yi:u)pmi:n't.
1'ost master Arrest oil.
Houston May 21. I)opnty
Cnilod States Marshal Parroii-'h
hi'oiiht to Houston this morning
N. Ii. nnon postmaster tit Lot
kin who will ho lUTrigm'd hoforo
United States Commissioner lnnn
lliis ificrnoon on a charoo of em
hn..leincnt. Tlio many friends
who accompanied Vinson liinily
hclieve in Ins innocence.
Special Sale
of Refrigerators and Ice Boxes. Call
and examine our line. We have the
North Star the Automatic the La
Belle the Glacier and the Leader all
first. class makes and we will sell them
at prices so anyone who needs an Ice
Box or Refrigerator can buy.
Hardware
Company.
Waco ltiirixel.
1 1 w i. ran m
naeo .May . mo Mexican
war veterans left for their homes
this morning declaring that they
had had a delightful time. They
meet here next year.
J lie entire corps of teachers
in Hie lmoiic schools was re
elected.
Another line rain tins morn
inT.
Crop prospects are the best
for years.
WHEN IN DOUBT
About tho place to find the greatest bargains go to
The CHICAGO STORE
In addition to a stock of 2awn broker's goods they have men's
shoes and gent s lurnisliings at lowest prices.
Howie fltreot next door to Uraun Bros.
Going to' Quit Business!
I am going to quit the Millinery business and
from this date will sell my entire stock at
VERY LOW PRICES"
Mile. JEANNETTE STENGELE.
F?. Kau.man
Modern '-iifim and Thorough con-n1ru-tion.
Ilonw nk n HMiiill
l'lnnn and Hproificntlons prepared
fornllcln HCMoMtuildingH
Kcport from Otis.
Washington May Hit. (leneral
Otis' "report received by mail
and read by the president at tho
cabinet meeting to-day was pro
nounced by those who heard it a
most interesting sumiiiarry of
the situation in the Philippines.
In the main it presented I he sub
ject from (lie military standpoint
But probably the most important
is that covering the correspond
once between ( Jeneral Otis and
Aguinaldo just preceding the
outbreak showing conclusively
that the American commander
used every effort to avoid a con
diet.
Legislative (Jrist.
Austin May 21. The sonate
this morning killed the house
bill placing foreign organizations
on a parity with home corpora'
lions in tho matter or paying
Iocs info the secretary of slate s
office and passed linally the
house bill authorizing tlio rail
roau commission to put emer
gency rates into operation in
stantaneously instead of after
four days notice as now.
The senate also adopted the
free conference committee's re-
port on the general appropriation.
Tho house this morning after
much consideration killed the
joint resolution providing six
months' residence in a county as
necessary to voting.
I he house: will consider the ad
visability this afternoon of
adopting the report of the frei
conference committee on the
general appropriation bill.
AVill Warble June 1.
The Klhiopian Warblers
will
the
The
Proper
Time..
Tlu ro is a tiiiio f..r everything. With us it is timolo sell
Suiries. Cii ri.i-e 'ia'tn. H.irnes. Saddh-v. I Indies
lip l.olws. bips and other Tler-dHl !irli l" s for iiijI
who enjoy driving. w that the winN-r rains are mImii1
ttv r it ! time for tiie jhj1o v.Imi enjoy -l aft iiMrn
lries to lu Jl ) al e ai t -Wi' m-II " in.
warble for the pleasure of
people of I'eauinont on Thursday
.lime. 1 and from what wc can
learn it will be an interesting per-
formance. Tho music and jokes
will both lie fresh and a most
novel program will be presented.
Iiuy a lot in Arlington.
Itoal Kslalo Transfers.
S. M. Scott to K. I j. Monser
lotstl audio Mock fl Toil Ar
bur. s.VKI.
C. V.. (irannissto Iv 1j. Monser
lots'.i loll and 1l blK-k -UN.
Port Arthur .".
UeleaM! lc'ds: Trustees Port
Arthur Towtisile cainpanv to ('.
Vs. (iranniss lot 1. bliM-k ios; lot
L'. bl.K-k 0;lot2 Mo.k..os: ts
11 and ll'. l.l.K-k .VK t 1 M.K k
in Port Arthur.
Texas and Xcw Orleans Kail
way coiiijiaiiy nnd the Atlantic
Trust company to .1. W. Mcfijif
fev survey l'1. cerliiieaie I'll
containing l'C I a'-res. 1.1s T t.
Creut Kviuiislon u( Tr.iilo niul lln
MiOiy rli.iuni-n in iciIiimI at ll lllil
IlliK IIih lliihini-hn Hiiut l he
Karly i:iclilifH.
I'niin Hit SoiiUmm linlustii.il iiinl
l.unilH-r Itcvlow
Tu the "ulil tiimr lit tlio IninUr
liiiblnriia In IVxua (eliTi.-r yaril mini
or mill man) tlio invM'nt metlutiU nf
lomliirlilitf Hit liilhlni'hH iim riiiniaiiil
to llio iiifihuilH la vnKiio tlnliO'iii or
tuciily yeiim nti olli'r im Ki'cat u
(onlijihl iih rtiwa l ho mIiIhiIIiik. throb-
liliiu liHomollvo of to day to lln ixtiv
I'llual ox rail of lay koiio hy. Ami
l hi oxihiiikIoii nf I null- in yellow iini
Iiiih been hiu-Ii Hint lunl tlio iiuinI en
tluiNiaHlic oplimiKt ineillrt hiu-Ii mar
veliniM Int'iviiHO la Hip voliimo of Iiiih
liictiH nnl fnii'li lirnailiMiiiiK nf tlu
llflil of illsl rlliiil ion. Im wniilil have
been looked upon wlih misii-oii liy
Ills iicIhIiIioih iih litlioriiiK iimlT men
till nbciratlon. KspiMliilly would lie
have lii-en dominated a "enink nf tin
lliht wnler" luul li lllllmaied thai Ii"
expected to nee 'I'ex.is ami l.nnlslana
yellow pine Hlilppeil to Hie while pine
SlnU'H of MlehiKllll. WiKeoiiHln M 10-
iieHHotn nH well iih to all iN'oi'thern
Western and KiiHtei'n Slates lu nay
liollilliK of HhlpmenlH to l.o'iilon and
otlier Kiiropean miirkelH even tu far
off Afrlea.
And yet. nil thlH kaleldoeoil(
traiiKfoiiiiatlon of yellow pine bind
neHH of Texan and Louisiana him tak
en plaee since the writer first entered
Hie eninloy of a lumber nrm ni iiean-
niont. Texan In tho Rummer of 1SSI
At timt time a saw mill that sawed
3300(1 feet of lumber n day was an
exreption and when a dealer wanted
lumber he came either to tho mills
for It or Bent In his open ordein by
mail and (lid not trouble himself
specifying tho price (iih he does at
tills day nnd date). He knew I In
mill man would charge him emiiiKh
nnd usually he had to pay $10 f. o. b.
mill for dimension Jr.' for hoards
and oilier stock in proportion. All
dimension nnd boards at thai. Hum
were shipped roiiKh. and frequently
ureen from l lie saw; nenco ny nun
freight was paid by tlio dealer his
lumber had cost him isoiuelhiuK. This
condition of affairs continued for
some years dunnf? which time tin
number of saw mills gradually in
creased and older established mills
put in improved machinery and their
output was doubled: ami when I exas
failed to make her 'isual cotton crop
more lumber was made Ihaii could bi
disposed of. 'i his slate oi affairs
caused Hie manufacturers lo put. forth
exlra exertions to secure markets for
I portion of (heir products outside of
I'exas. (iraduiilly Mexico became a
largo consumer of yellow pine and
then the Northwestern Stales from
Missouri to Colorado: and in IN'.m
the mills of lleaiiinonl ami Orangi
made a concerted ellorl. lo work up
foreign trade via finbine Pass when
there was only eleven feet of water
on the bar. well no I remember t lie
iiianv set-backs encountered in our
first efforts at exporting lumber lark
of sufficient water on tho bar and
total absence of experience in that.
branch of tho business. Hut we peo-
ple of lioaiiinont and Orange had
made up our minds to export lumber;
ind export it we did. Notwithstand
ing the fact that we frequently luul
to pay demurrage on vessels delayed
in loading nnd lost. one. or more
barges by sinking and tho further
fact that the writer became so "sea
sick" while on a tug outside Hie bar
looking after a vessel roniploling her
cargo that lie would as soon nave
died as live notwithstanding those
drawbacks and annoyances tlio pio-
neers in exporting through Sabine
I'ass diil not losn courage; and
Messrs. Fletcher Wiess nnd (iilbert
of lloaumont and l.utohcr (iilmer
liancroft. nnd McKinnon of Orange
said "Let's keep the good work go
ing; "and it kept going until Hie gov-
iinient took hold of the jetty work
in earnest nnd gave Southeast Texas
a twenty-live foot channel through
Sabine i'ass nnd one of the safest
harbors on the gulf coast since which
time vessells have cleared from that
port carrying 2.000.000 feet of lum
ber (equal to 20(1 carloads ) in one
irgo!
Ilut.while Texas and Louisiana
have made great strides in the devel
opment of tho yellow pine industry
during the past I wo decades the
Slates of Arkansas. Missouri Missis-
sippi Alabama and tho Indian Terri-
tory have likewise been busy "sawing
wood" anil nro important factors in
(he ydbw pine trade of today. Tlio
following statistics of the amount of
yellow pine manufacture!! nnd ship-
ped during the year of 1SHS represenls
el.out 7.1 per rent of the total as il
is estimate)! 2't per rent of tho mau-
iif.iiluing rapacity failed to respond
to requestR sent out for statistics by
secrrlaiy of Hie Southern LuiiiImt
Manufacturer's Association.
ditilrlhuted throughout the diuYivut
iSiiili'H leiriioiliH niul foreign murk
cih Hie Sl.iliS taking the .ircesl
'.) Ill ll v of yellow pine oulside of
Teiax bid n g Illinois Indiana Ohio.
Missouri Kansas Nebraska. Indian
am! Oklahoma TcrrllorleH. while I hi
while pine Slates of Michigan. Mln
ticKoin mnl Wisconsin took XYoiiii.ihmi
iiesiiia and Wisconsin took :i."i0oilooo
feet or more; and do Atlantic Slates
look quite a large volutin mith by
mil and water.
Willi Hie above facts ami figures
before iih who but will exclaim
"(ireal Is the yellow pine Indiislry of
lite .South.
liny ii lot In Arlington.
KAST TUX AS" CIIANCIW.
From the Interstate Lumberman.
What Khali we do to promote In
dust rial life in Hie "I .one Star?" Shall
we continue swapping cotton for cal
ico? Lumber for furniture? Ami var
ious kinds of raw material for Hit!
manufactured product? The town
thai prospers nnd moves forward
must make something lo sell abroad
Why Hot manufacture boxes from the
thousands of feel of Ran boards that
are wasted by the saw mills? why
ship oak hickory and ash In tho
rquaro log whoa we have got siilllcl-
eut supply of the raw material to
furnish the entire state with wagons
ami earrlagoH? Wo sell lumber to
the New Knglamler and buy his furn
iture ami then "cuss" about freight
rates.
I'lils section of country offers
splendid opportunities for wagon
manufacturers ami box .makers ami
if wo will only help ourselves no
trouble will bo had in securing out
side capital to assist us.
the following Is a letter from
U'ilkesboro. N. ('. and ought lo be
suggestive (o the people of South
east I exas.
U'ilkesboro N. C May Lt.
Wo are to have a new industry la
our neighboring town. North Wilkcs-
boro. II. is a mill for sawing while-
oak slaves specially for I he standard
oil company liiwles V Cozad lire
the proprietors. All the machinery
has been purchased and is being ship-
ped from Cleveland Ohio. Other ma
chinery for the inaniil'acluio of spe-
i billies will bo added later. All Hint
is lacking to make those (owns a
manufaclui'ing center is a little capi
at and more of the right kind of gill
to work up the immense limber sup-
ply of this section into furniture
freight cars stock cars wagons bar-
rids nud oilier things. There are
largo iloposit.es of clay which may he
worked into pipes tile lirlck nnd pot-
ery. I'ower to drive nil machinery
may lie derived from electrical trans-
mission from the falls of Readies riv
er about a mile distant. Other pow-
er may bo similarly derived from
the Yadkin river twelve miles away.
Seasonable Specialties
Royal Scarlet Canned Goods.
Tlio linest. in tho world. J
Hygienic Oats.
Fancy Cakes and Crackers.
We desire particularly to draw your attention
to I Im
tissorl meat of these iroods carried hy iih.
Something New and Dainty.
Koiiiothin sweet and delicious
VAN IIOUTION'S CIlOCOLiATKS.
Pure Food the Basis of Perfect Health.
" "ins iievoicu a iiiciinio to the. selection of lino
frond
Family 1
s we are in position to look aftur your wants
'railo City and Country our Specialty.
necialtv. When
you watitsoinethin-r "(i()()) TO K.VT" or vearn for a
change drop in and let us offer yon some surges lions.
S. LEDERER fine:groceries4
To the Ladies.
I oiler tho very latest and handsomest shapes
and shades of Itox Paper. Kxipiisito lino of tablet.-
just received at wholesale figures.
P
lliltyilMOIMEHI
.PEARL STREET
jTollie Mrrrli.iiits of IW-aii-
nionf.
i
! I m! you li-:ir v. hnl IV-L. -aid
almijt tie T''lii-o Ti'U-1 i'ii
'jnriv'r Why pnv them I 'i .-.-iii
'-r jxemi tixTe uli'-n .ei enn
'j- it ffoiuli. M. ('..-ilc. ;i7r;1
for Jin aiili 1ru-t e.u pany at that
I iiiik h !. r miiiii'
Slate.
Missouri .
Arkansas
lud. Tor..
Ixiuisi.'iii.i
M ississippi .
Alabama .
Lb'r rawed l.b'r sh'd
in lvx-fl. in isrm- f(
ii.:.L'pi.r.:.::
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"'I .0::;. ivo
L'Jl.7H.u'i7
i"i .7V. r.7.i
Uh.L'C.Mx
4il .2.:'i ::.'7
1 1. ::u::.v.::
1 1 01 T.L'oT
2'M.7i:! O'.v
lo:.::i:. I7
Tola! amount
r ported . .1 .!: V. vil
Add 1''. M-r r. 4m Viv t":i
Total...
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4.'u u7."..
2.1'' T.'v
Arlington addition is now ready.
KVRItY WIIICKL WAS STOPI'KI).
Hy previous arrangement every
wheel of the Pittsburg & (iulf system
was stopped . when the funeral ser-
vices in the homo of Itohert (llliain
general manager of tho Poo f!eo be
gan. The train dispatchers had mailt'
irrangenienis so dial every train on
the road was stopped at 'I o'clock it
made no difference whether they were
it. depols or between stations. While
the funeral was in progress the ma
cliiuery of the railroad stood motion
less. As I he casket was carried out
of the house to tho hoarse Ihu engines
started forward.
I'lie (iraiid Central depot at Second
and Wyondotte streets and the gen-
era! ollieo of the railroad at Seventh
and Wyondollo si roots were d rapped
in black. This crepe will remain on
llio buildings thirty days. All I lie lo
comotives of llio road are drapped
Willi libel; hunting in streamers and
rosiltes.
The latest reading matter
always in stock and whatever I have not got I
cheerfully order for yon and save you the trouhlo
oi correspondence.
E. Szafir's
POSTOFFICE BOOK STORE.
The Season jf
AttheSeaside will open soon
and the lady not provided
with a Bathing Suit WON'T
BE IN IT-that is the surf.
We have something that will
YOU.
Arlington addition is now ready.
NO CICNKItAL MANAOL'lt
The ollii e of Hie general manager of
the Kansas City Pittsburg and Culf
railroad made vacant hy tho dealh of
Itohert tiilliani has been abolished
until furllicr notice by Samuel V.
I'ordyeo and Webster Withers re-
ceivers. The duties of llio position
will be discharged by the receivers.
Mr. I'ordyce is competent to till the
place as lie lias twice Im-oii president
and receiver of Hie Col Ion Iteli rail-
wav. The receivers will have to choose
a chief engineer to succi-od the lale
Kolieil Cilham.
Iiuy a lot
Joill the
UK lit romp:
iii Arlington.
Texas I Kin and Invest-
ny. Will P. Oldham. Aul.
P.'iy a lot in Arlington.
A l:mlifnl .. cci-r
kliife for 'J." ;'llN. VfJ -4-at
the 4 'oiiiitT f.-i'-k-1 s'oi
jxkel
l ( I i"ll-
1 be slmv flL''IT-ij r pr Ml' ill
' nor reoim tfdiiree f bu iie-t v. I i.-j
-l'!i.-i-?it tf oimi . 1n:i''i 1 O:
Ik r f '.'.ii ft j.nii ;i'i.
SiMUti.-s iit ::tv 'how that n'.'-ol
I 1 kt --Tit of tl-. 3iK'r lumlK-r v :i
-..ri.i to.-.I b- T.iii. .r '--il!v l'"i -
j IMMI HM f-t.' Willi.. tho :i.ifll- . a -;
A i liriL -ion ad'iitioii t now ready.
iin nil
Alio
i f
'"I-'"'
' Ii vis f '.rin mel li--tli'til
W' iii I'. 'i nil. fl'i li!.
'l-!iiioii i- 'o-a r-:idy
E. DEUTSER'S
Reliable One Price Cash Store 1
1 6th week!
OP OUR GRAND
Bargain sale!
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I: i) lot in A i niii'ii.
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SHi inl attention is all-l to our Is-auliful line of
ORGANDIES.
Think of it
lern
''.'1 iiiih
nl v . . . .
foods Hii:i t I'Veneh lat-
5 cents per yard.
&IDHEY H. LEVY.
Cheaper than the Cheapest
Store in. Beaumont
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Bixler, Mort L. The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 24, 1899, newspaper, May 24, 1899; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth322728/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .