The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-12-30

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4be question OF tha snpply 0l
lumber ia the United states is
calling out inquiries from all parts
nt our nation, end is causing M
great anxiety among our pp0ple.
We sec ID reported fsOm Maine
that our vast forests of pine aFe
being rapidly exharated, and ars
approaching 3 very near finale
Tho same reports reach as from
the only other sources VI supply,
namely Michigan and Wisconsin.
The iumbermen in both these
great pineries seem to concur in
the conclusion that onF supply
from these snutces VIII bB entirely
exhausted ID five 10 ten years. The
only other supply III the United
States, aast of the Rocky Noun
tains, lies Hlong the Southern
Coast 81 the United States ca the
Gulf of Mexico, and along the At
lentic Coast from The southern end
0f Florida SIS FAR north as Virginia.
There il d belt of land lying along
the Gulf Of Mexico, commencing
at the Mississippi river running
70 che Atlantic Ocean at the south
efn extremity ol Florida, and
thence along the Atlantic u tie
southern border of Virginia. vary-
ing ID width from city 10 two hnn-
dFed miles, covered almost exslu-
sivsly with ihe yellow pine fpirus
sustrusl covering. psrhaps, 100, GOO
square miles.
This vast tract, generally 0f
rather 8 light aud feeble soil, and
therefore is not likely 70 ba in-
vaded By emigrants, seeking for
lands for agricultural purposes ; ii
fact It seems 10 have been designed
by Providenca as q lumber forest
for this country. It li8a along Che
Cult and ocean so as 20 give il che |
advantage o. the Indispensable |
81 the lumber tracks.
viz naar water transportation (
All our great Atlantic and inland I
cities. except those lying along the
Northern lakes, can be reached hy
heavy vessels and boats from shis
yast region OF supply. Then Gle
whole 81 this timber region Is tra.
veEsed with rivers and creeks
which SO high water will float The
logs from the bauks on which they
grow, down to tile sen b0ard
here they can ba manufactured
md handled moro ee0nomicaily
Than ID The interior, aud from
thence. can be put Oh ship-boaEd
and sent % the market
Along these water courses are
vast swamps 0f cypress, which are
she finest material for singles in
the world, except oHr white pine,
4 indeed we can except thak. SUN
sient Ia shinele over thia great na
ion. Tho question nf lhe COM
oarative qualities and values Of
he two pines the white and Che
relloW 4 win leave 60 be aastlod
W africans and builders bus ths
excellence of the yellow pins IS
inkdciansly established for all prac-
icai purposes, when il stands forth
ls an acknowledged fact ihas IL ii
admitted % compatition IL build
ng and in tha finest artistic works,
gith the white pine, the greet ga-
'ofils 81 Che whole world.
After having made Il considgra-
ile inQuiry as q this Geld IS
nmher supply. ana ~ ko tha ado.
Inacy 81 Isis supply f0r our Az.
lon, of several oi she larga lunbaF
manufacturers along the Southern
ossl 0E Mississippi. 1 witl submit
ome esiimasss made by the
aen, and eBdeav0r q rtill tha .
salE of our good people ho haye
.eauu ~ Inquire enxiouSlx where
.ilhal shall e ha h0uad
Ihe portion Cg ss np 1uth
4 She burg and Meridian
st0Fcad almost wholly coVeF
'ith pine 1his Gt eoVe
hous 10000 amsFe miles
re s.sa enes Nsa af tAss aa IS
rt ~ soK taa