The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-20
TENNEssEE's TIMBER.

The Immenso Amount OF Good Lumber
in the state.
Extract From the Report Of the Agricultural Dc.
partmcnt.
(l6,0O0,000 acres wooded, COZ per cent,
OF which 70.2 per cent in in FARMS
Perhaps no State in the Union has a
larger proportionaic area OF valuable tim
Der land. Beginning with the bottom
lands Of the Mississippi on It's western bor-
ders, an area Of 300 miles, Of rich soil aud
covered with dense forest growth, tho
surface OF the State is characterized by a
succession Of elevations aud Impressions
having general northeastern and south.
western direction, and ending in the high
range OF the Appalachian chain on the
eastern border portions Of which have an
elevation Of 5000 feet above the sea level.
The forest growth of Tennessee is much
like that Of Kentucky consisting mainly
Of hard wood. first in value, rs perhaps
In extent OF distribution, are tho oaks, Of
which twelve species are found in greater
or less abundance. The most valuable,
the white oak, attains unusual silc in tho
valley OF the Tennessee, and in the coun-
ties bordering the Mississippi II is found
also in considerable quantities In eastern
Tennessee. II Is especially sought for the
manufacture OF slaves for expectation TO
Europe, large quantities uf which are
annually shipped from the lower part OF
The Tennessee River.
The chestnut oak 30 valuable for
IL bark for tanning purposes,
and second only TO white oak
for railroad ties, is abundant on the
highlands OF middle Tennessee and those
bordering the Tennessee River ON the
West. The poplar tulip trccl tx found
almost everywhere aud attaining great
size, especially in middle and Western
Tennessee. In one county few years
ago there were iityiiyo mills, whose daily
production Of poplar timber Wns 600, 600
iceL Trees six aud seven feet la diameter
art not Uncommon. Probably no State
has greater quantity Of black walnut.
In some places remote from roads and
streams Il Is still used for fences Trc,s
six feet lon diameter were common few
years ago lliCkOnes abound one or
mop kinds being found In all paris OF the
State. White aud blue ash were formerly
very plentiful IN all parts Of the State. but
are now becoming scarce, except Ia regions
remote from lines Of trunspofiion. Bass
wood abOunds IN the central basin aud In
Eastern Tennessee, and the naples arr
found everywhere. Sassairns N also ahlnd-
ant AMI OF great size especially In West
crn Tennessee. llcmlock pine and ipruce
are found on the high slopes Of the Gum
bcrland plateau aud the ridges Of the ALE.
ghenics on the eastern border. Two ~
three counties in the central part oi the
IWs hUsN fft all
OF red cedar. Along the Mississippi and
In saampy places on the lower portion OF
the Tennessee cyprus abounds, aud the
sweet gum ia found In wet and marshy
places throughout the State
In numbering operations In this State, ~
In most hard wood forests, the trees are
seldom cut clean In body, and lumber Il
not sold on the stump 10y the acre, but a
system Of culling prevails, the same
ground being gone over almost every year
and the largest trees taken out.
The four grca, lumber ccnicrs are Nash.
vile, Memphis, Chattanooga and Knox.
vile. Nashville IL said 10 bc the largest
hard wood lumber market Ia the country.
II has 10 sawmills (l3 band aud q CIRCULAR
Of an aggregate annual capacity OF llO..
100000 u. NJ The amount u lumber
saved Ia 1897 was lOl.OO0,Ol0 foot The
amount received WIS gO,01O.OO0 irct,
chiefly walnut, cherry, ash. poplar. elm
maple and gum. Amount VI lumber
shipped sOOOOOO feet Capital engaged
IN lumber business, si,OO.OlO. Memphis
has taWmills, the daily capacity %
which " 100000 feet. Tie annual cut
1881, wac G0,OOO,OOO feet; lumber received
?ils0,0OO feet, lumber shipped, l4,usI.
600 capital engaged sl,WO,OOl. Chutta
nooga has 3 sawmills, the annual caparit
OF which n 4O,OOOO10 actual cut, 1881
100000 feet; capital engaged, s72i.O
Knoxville has q saWmillH The larp.s
produces 100000 feet annually, three
fourths poplar, onciorih pine. Annua