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THE NUMBERING INDUSTRY.
Its Magnitude as shown BY Forestry
Bulletin No. ~.

Prof. Sargent's Forestry Bulletin No. II,
issued by the census office, IS in the form of a
table representing the volume by States and
Territories, of the lumber industry of the
United States for the census year, ms derived
from the retqrns OF the enumerators on the
schedules of manufactures, and frGm the re-
ports of special agents for manufactures in
cities having, at the time of the ninth census,
800 or more inhabitants. No distinction be-
tween the different kinds of wood sawed has
been attempted in the remuneration. A COM
prchensive idea of the magnitude of the lum-
Der industry is thus given. 1t appears that in
the United States the number of establish
ments for the manufacture oflumber is 90,
7OS, employing capital of 1881, 1856, 1922.
The statement OF the number of hands en-
ployed in these establishments exhibits the
following average Males above 10 years,
l4l ,564; females above Is years 425
children and youth, 5967. The value of
logs used amounted to S139, 1856, 500 val
Ne of mill supplies, $G,3ls,5l6; wages paid
during the year, S3l, 6i5,974. The follow
ing table exhibits the various products:
Feet Of lumber board measure).... 1901 1856 900
Number OF atas.. Observation-Disclosures. 1,76i,1s
Number shingles. ................... $685., O46OOO
Number of slaves. PAS 226 900
Number of sets of headings ......... ii6,52s 900
Feet OF spool and bobbin stock (Doard
v.,,n ~ a 3to,6o0
TOTAL value OF all products 1888, 36T I29
or the Al States and Territories Pennsyl
vania ranks first in the number of establish.
ments with 1897, followed closely by New
York with $685. Then comes Ohio with
1859, Indiana with 20s2, and Michigan with
1919. or the Southern States Virginia
stands at the head with 907. The six New
England States stand as follows: Maine
with 64S. New Hampshire with $50, Yer
mont with 6S8, Massachusetts with COG,
Rhode Island with 40 and Connecticut with
800.
The number of establishments however,
give no idea of the magnitude of the industry
in the several States as, according to the
amount Of capital employed, Michigan stands
far ahead, with $50, a6O, 4as, Pennsylvania
coming next with $2l .41S, 5Ss, followed by
Wisconsin with S19, 824,0 59 and New
York with $13, 230, 1874. Ohio, which stands
third in the mum Der of establishments, en-.
ploys a capital of $7,941 ,4l2. California
with its large way of dong things, en-
ploys capital of so, 454, 71S for 25l estab-
lishments, the cutting up of its monster
trees being work of considerable magni-
tude. The industry has not taken deep root
in Oregon as yet, considering that 1t has the |
most magnificent forests In America, for it |
iiho $50 eStuUlIbllIneutb WITH capital OF |
$l,577,875. OF the New England States,
Maine employs capital of 80. 339, 1896; New |
Hampshire, %, 745,79O Vermont, $3,274,-
$50; Massachusetts, 90. 4SO, $40; Rhoce Is
land, ga, $50, and Connecticut, $685., 300. |
The first four, it is thus shown, rank high |
considering their size.
In the matter of the total value OF all pro- |
ducts Michigan again stands way ahead |
with the figure of 500, 40, 828; followed by |
Pennsylvania with SEE 457 1850; Wisconsin, |
with ST. 052, 347 New York with $l4, 1906.
90; Indiana, with $14, 200, $50, and Ohio, |
with $13, 1854, AGO. OF the New England |
States Maine makes the fine showing OF 81
933. 1858. ranking next to Ohio. The total
value Of New Hampshire's products is So
S42, OLE; OF Vcrm0nt's, %, 258, 8l6; Massa-
chusctts', 90, 100, 1874 Rhode Islands, $40
$40 Connecticut's. 1,076, 455.
In the number Of feet OF lumber produced
Michigan stands first with 4, 172, 572, 600, fol-
lowed by Pennsylvania with 1888, S44, 900
Wisconsin, with 1,542, 02l 900, and New
York, with 1,1S4, 800. Maine produced
500, G58. 900; New Hampshire, 292, 287, 600
Vermont, 322, 942, 900, and Massachusetts,
goa, 244, 600. The products of Massachusetts
included 90, 600, 900 feet lumber, II, 0S2 600
laths, and 1877, sol 600 shingles, manufactur-
ed from logs cut in New Hampshire and Yer
mont.