Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-05-12
ELKO, NEVADA, SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1889.
CONSUMPTION OF WCoc.
Somc OF ttn SuHhrr' Uses to yVh:cI
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somc OF tl,n Sumhrr, IA Uses to yvh:a!
TiIIb"r (, I'ut.
Many interesting items ih rc-nrd u
. the consumption OF wood material IA
This country have been gathered from
: various sources. and compiled By the
chic! OF the Forestry division. which
urc hot only Interesting az showing tic
enormous amoun: used ia some of the
most important industries. but also ma
cNh'CitinG III minor ones that are sell
dom t;:!i"n into account, Il CONSUMPTION
grcatIT In excess Of the popular under
stnmding on the subject. The annual
consumption of wood in railroad build
lhg IL computed 1T $4,000. .C0J cubic
icet one copper mine in Butte CITY
used last year li.OJJ,OOJ feet, beard
mcnsurc. for tinbcriug its works, aud
GJo cords OF wood daily for the rcGuc-
ton and other purposes.
Ii is estimated that one OF the largest
lake vessels requires tho oak furnished
b. about two Thousand first-class trees,
such as can hardly be found in our for
cS!5. The wooden pwmps made an
nu"iIy consume from 5000. OJJ TO
lO.cGJ.OJO feet OF poplar lumber The
wood manufactures Of Chicago for 1857
are credited with IL product OF $3i, &c.,
HJ in value. The manufacture of
doors. snshcs and blinds is calculated
to need m annual supply Of 10000. 900
cubic feet OF raw material. the prod
u1t o! looking-giass and picture frames
alone Is valued mt Il S7I DIS
Not less than 10000. .OOJ cubic feet
nrc required for ear bhi!d!ag, AMI this
must be of excellent quality. The
mrtcria! for carriage and wagon build
Ing Is valued ut over So 900, and
wood Of special good qualities is re-
1rircd. Furniture factories arc re-
ported rs using over 4350. 900. 600 worth
OF lumber, while tho wood IN sowing
machines alone is valued at 81. 250, 900.
Seven million dollars worth OF inferior
lumber is used ia packing cases, while
collins require $3.50, 600 worth OF the
best.
Ono firm in Maine uses over 100, 900
subic feet mainly birch. for spools;
other firms use large quantities for tho
same purpose. Ono pennsylvania fac
tory. not the largest, employs con-
stantly twenty-five men and fourteen
t"nIns To cut and haul maple logs for
the manufacture of umbrella sticks
selling at SG 10 $lS n gross. Ono
OF tho steadicst industries il tho manu-
iucturo Of wash-boards. Buttcr-platcs,
trays. wooden bowls and clOthcs-pins
Even the Manufacture Of the wooden
shoe has found its way into this coun-
try, and bu,iornut furnished Tho dcsir-
ublc material
The co0pcrage interest uses about
eighteen and II half million dollars
worth of raw material. and the shinglc
product Of Michigan alone required in
1897 2O,OO0,O00 cubic feet OF wood. aud
that OF the whole country probably
four times as much. One New liump-
shire firm makes 10000 bushels OF shoe
poIs, and 100000 cords OF birch and
maple arc said to be annually converted
into this shape. Tooihpicks and slscw-
crs require large amounts OF wood au-
nually. and one match factory. out OF
dozen or more, reports lis need OF
raw material at 100000 feet OF best
whito pine. Three factories OF cXcel-
sior in Michigan. not 10 mention others,
consumed nearly 10000 cords of bass
wood in 1897. Altogether tho numcr-
ous wood-pulp factories converted from
$4,000 to 400. Zoo cords OF wood into
pulp annually. Only II portion OF tho
almost numbcrlcss uses for which wood
Is required hnvo boon mentioned. but
enough TO SGT landowners to- consider
Ing tho best methods OF forestry and
forest preservation for supplying tho
wants OF tho future. N. Y. World.