New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-01

all else was wood. But let US estimate a
little, even on farm houses. The buildings,
farms, outhouses and fences give but one
half the value to the farm, at which it is
our notice: the value of farms in the United
States in 1860 was $6,654, l45,700, and the
value Of the lumber improvements was one
half, to-wit: $780,, 80, 600. Now during the
last thirty wears there las been cut and
used annually Of these improvements. and
changed into permanent tax-paying prop
erty. sl0l 100000. These improvements are
continually growing old and falling into
decay Blu. this is a single item. How much
Of the income tax paid by the farmers of the
nation, represents the wood in their utensils
vehicles, barns, stables and fences, outside
OF the value assessed directly upon them!
But TO pass moment to manufactures.
Tie cotton manufactures are the second in
the United States. as reported in the census
of 1850. the products being $llj. 800
Now, there was of sawed and planed
lumber. in 1850, 96000,C00 worth This.
contrasted with the value Of he -four and
sTist mill products ithe first. in the United
States. being S!23, o00, 000) stands as follows:
The products of the grist mills furnished
occupation to 10000 bakers. besides being
used in every household supplied by the
baker. The products OF TIE cotton mills
gave employment 20 10000 seamStresscs
labor OF these was expended on woolen,
six OF linen fabrics. it gave direct employ
Ment 10 others III the simple trade Of car
nentry alone: employing only men. il gave
business 70 2i3 600. or nearly three times as
many As worked in cotton. and thirteen
times as many as worked IN -four and meal.
The iron interest and machinery interest
often requiring much lumber are immense.
The total of iron produced and machinery
manufactured in 1859 be;n. Sl5o00, 900. d
million and a half of dollars less .Lan the
raw lumber of the country which had passed
through the saw mill. In the sixty-six
trades dependent upon wood as their ma
rer!al for manufacturing, il We estimate the
production per capita of the 40 G23 artizane
IN these trades dependent ~, wood AZ 81 .Uou
each. We should have nearly 2Jp0.ouo,00U
yer aLnuln.
IN al the cotton and wooden manutac
tories. furnaces. rolling mills, -four and
gri>r mills. machine shops, furniture, i'm
i'le1nent and copper shops. The wood pro
portion Of he value invested ard ketping to
produce The enormous results, was in
u-enSc
As 70 commercial and mercantile houses,
Of ali the buildings used for banking ana
Insurance purposes. for Offices. for public
nails, for theatres and museums. for al
kinds Of business and storage. what pro
portion Of the values Of these buildings Is
wood
But when We come to one other poin-.
We meet timber under a new aspect. IL
lSt'0 the ships of the United States had an
aggregate tonnage Of 5.J3a.Sl. tons. and
were worth. at forty cents Per ton, sd.
o9c,:>u. When We Remember that It IS
through their instrumenrai!!v that those
articles are brought winch Weld such Il
national income to the government. sure
wood stands forth demanding again The
acknowledgement Of il vallc and power
which .Loughtless men have never given
- il.
Tie report con cludes as follows:
III" wood interest is the greatest Of q
pecunlarv kind connected with our govern
ntnr. and all the facts bearing upon Il
should be brought out and -et before TIE
public.
No wonder. then. say We that so many
Of our eminent and sagacioUs citizens are
taking such deep interest III this an-ilnror
tan. subject Of The preservation OF wool.
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