Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-17

INTERESTING STATISTICS.

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myrERgsTINC STATISTICS.
We have receiveda handsome patnph-
let of about Is pages from the publish
ara of the Northeastern Lismbe'D'a''
which summarizes in an unique and
useful manner many facts OF general m
terest in relation TO the lumber trade OF
North America. For instance, on page
~ find oolored diagrams arranged In
pyrimidal forms showing the estimated
amounts of white pine standing May
slst. 1880, in the following named States
N eiven in the Forestry Bulletins OF the
tenth Census of the United States. Inc
figures given represent the amount OF
feet. board measure; in Pennsylvania L.
100000 900 feet; in Minnesota, 6,loo,Wo,-
600: in Michigan, lower peninsula, 70 ,Ooo.-
100000, in upper peninsula 6,OO'OO,0o,
total 81, 900, 600, 600; in Wisconsin a, Co.,
100000. On the next page We ind dia-
grams showing the white pine lumber
aud single production OF the North
west, comprising the territory lying be-
tween Lake Huron and the upper Mis-
sissippi river, inclusive, for nine years.
In 1879, the production in feet was D.
993, 73O 900, in 1881 it had grown TO the
enormous figure of 6,765, $40, l49.
The product WAS less in 1878 than In
1876. In 1879. the increase amounted to
100 600 900 feet in round numbers over
that of 1873. The product in 1880 ex-
cseded that of 1879 by about SOO,0oo.OOo
feet, while 1881 forged ahead of 1880 by
LOO, 100000 feet. The product of white
pine shingles in 1873 in the same belt OF
territory amounted to 2,271, 1880
pieces, increasing gradually in 1879. 10
end &c, then falling of for two years
and increasing again as follows: in 1879
1855, liz, $50; 1880. 2,972,9l2, ESQ, and in
1881, 3,5l6,OO6,Sl7 pieces.
On another page we note table show
ing the total receipts of all kinds of lum-
Der at Chicago for twenty years. in 1862
to 1881 inclusive. In 1862 the receipts in
board measure amounted to 800, 774,01
feet, in 1881 to l, 929. 033, 600. The fuctu-
atoms up to 1877 were insignificant and
the growth steady; in the latter year the
receipts were 1865, 405 .3O2 feet, which
amount has been very nearly doubled in
four years..
We quote few more figures from the
the pamphlet. One OF the diagrams
shows the estimated amounts Of Of long
leaf yellow pine standing May 3lst. 1880
in the following named States, as given
in the FORESTRY Bulletin of the Tenth
Census of the United States; in North
Carolina, 5,223.0OO,OOO feet; in South
Carolina, 5,?l6, GOO, 900; in Florida. 6,6l5,-
100000; in Georgia, 1878. 100000; in
Mississippi. 1900. 900, 600, in Alabama,
1885, 900. $50; in Texas, 2O,503, 000, 900;
in Louisiana, u, 1856, 100000. OF the short
leaved yellow pine there were standing
May 3lst, 1881, in the following named
States the following amounts, in Missis-
sippi, 775,000,UOO; Louisiana, 1885
100000; in Texas, 26,093, 2O0, 600, and in
Arkansas, Al, 3l5. 100000. In addition to
the vast supplies set of to Texas the
authority quoted gives 10 Texas 20,907,-
10000 Of Loblally pine, making total
supply for the State Of nearly *. 0o0, 0o0,-
600 feet. in two kinds Of wook only.
We knew that figures as a general
rulo are considered dry reading but We
imagine that these interesting facts re-
lating to.the possible supply Of lumber
In but a fow of the States of the Union
will prove interesting to our readers of
all GLASSES. They serve to show that
Puget Sound has not a monopoly of the
timber Of the country and that the sup
ply Of firewood is not likely to be sx-
hausted during our life time.