Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-04-25
CONSULTATION OF WOOD.

Timber Il Put.
Many interesting items in regard to
the consumption Of wood material in
this country have been gathered from
various sources, and compiled by the
chief of the Forestry division, which
are not only interesting as showing the
enormous amount used in some of the
most important industries, but also as
exhibiting in minor ones that are sell
dom taken into account, consumption
greatly in excess of the popular UNDER
standing on the subject. The annual
consumption OF wood in railroad build
Ing is computed ut 100000. 900 cubic
feet One copper mine in Butte City
used Inst year 100000 feet. board
measure, for timbering its works, and
600 cords OF wood daily for the reduo-
ton and other purposes.
1t is estimated that one OF the largest
lake vessels requires the oak furnished
by about two thousand first-class trees,
such rs cun hardly be found in our for
ests. The wooden pumps made an
nually consume from 100000 to
10000, 600 feet Of poplar lumber. The
wood manufactures of Chicago for 1887
are credited with a product of S34, $780,
600 in value. The manufacture of
doors. sashes and blinds is calculated
to need an annual supply Of $4,000, 900
cubic feet Of raw material. Tho prod
uct Of looking glass and picture frames
alone is valued at $4.871, 248.
Not less than 100, 100000 cubic feet
are required for car building, and this
must be of excellent quality. The
material for carriage and wagon build
ing Is valued ut over BIO, 000, 900, and
wood OF special good qualities is re-
CURED. Furniture factories arc re-
ported as using over $3.50. 900. 900 worth
Of lumber, while the wood in sewing
machines alone is valued at 81, $50, 900.
Seven million dollars worth of inferior
lumber is used in packing cases, while
collins require So. 10000 worth Of the
best.
One firm in Maine uses over 100, 900
:ubic feet, mainly birch, for spools;
other firms use large quantities for the
same purpose. One pennsylvania fac
tory, not the largest, employs con-
stantly twenty-five men and fourteen
teams to cut and haul maple logs for
the manufacture of umbrella sticks
selling at Sc to $18 gross One
OF the steadiest Industries is the manu-
facture Of wash-boards. Butter-plates,
trays. wooden bowls and cIothes-pins
require large quantities of material.
EVAN If
shoe has found its way into this coun-
try, and butternut furnished the desir-
nble material.
The cooperage interest uses about
eighteen and q half million dollars
| worth OF row material, and the Single
product Of Michigan alone required in
1887 2O,OOO,e00 cubic feetDf wood, and
that Of the whole country probably
| four times as much. One New Hamp-
uhire firm makes 40, ZOO bushels OF shoe
pegs, and 100000 cords of birch and
maple are said to be annually converted
into this shape. Toothpicks md skew
ers require large amounts of wood an
nually, and one match factory. out Of
dozen or more, reports its need Of
raw material at 1000, Geo feet OF best
white pine. Three factories OF excel
Bior in Michigan, not to mention others,
consumed nearly 10000 cords OF bass
wood in 1887. Altogether the numer-
Gus wood-pulp factories converted from
$500 to 400. 600 cords OF wood into
pulp annually. Only portion OF the
almost numberless uses for which wood
is required have been mentioned. but
enough to set landowners to consider
ing the best methods of forestry and
forest preservation for supplying the
wants OF the future.-N. Y. World.