Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-11-14
HARDWOOD.
a TERM WHICH COMPRISES ALI,
LUMBER EXCEPT PINE.
Cincinnati, Ohio. is tho Hardwood
4 Centre of the United statcs-The
I Most Popular Wood is Poplar
-SkiiIful limitations.

scattereu ure the larger yards that the ex-
tent Of the business is not apparent to the
eyes of n casual observer.
A dealer said:
"Cincinnati could handle twice the
business if there was more room. Many
large firms establish their main offices
here who would also choose this place
for their yards and mills if ground room
were not SO precious"
''Just what material is comprised in
the term hardwood2" asked a reporter.
Technically everything except pine
comes under that head. 1t is erroneous to
think as some people do that principally
the very closc-fibered, rare and expensive
woods arc termed hard. There is pop
lar, which is not hard wood at all, vet
it is considered so, and it is the biggest
item we have in that line"
sis it true that Cincinnati has the larg-
est trade in hard wood of all the other
cities in the countrya"
eyes, it is quite true. Not only does
she handle more wood than any other
city, but she is also the largest consumer
of hard wood. It is estimated that
100000, 900 feet of hard wood arc han
died here yearly. Now, could not say
exactly how much of that was consumed
here. You see Cincinnati is the largest
manufacturer of furniture, carriages,
collins and veneers in the country. That
is the reason so much hard wood is used
here. Notwithstanding the fact that the
freight rates discriminate against this
city millions of feet of hard wood are
shipped annually to Baltimore, Troy,
Buffalo and many other Eastern cities.
There is even some shipped to California.
This amounts to nothing, however, COM
pared to that done befoic the passage o!
tho Interstate commerce law. This city,
because OF its position in the centric of
tho hard wood belt of tho country is
bound to maintain its prominent position
In the trade. Tho three Southern States
West Virginia, Tennessee and Ken.
tucky-arc the big producers of hard
wood, and most of it is controlled by
Northern capitalists. Most of this trade
is coming and must come to Cincinnati
for central and convenient market. As
have said, many firms have their offices
hero whose mills arc in tho South, and
whose lumber, though destined for the
East, comes here first and is then billed
through. Tho Huntsville and Nashville
and tho Queen md Croscont hr;n aoA ,,nre
millions upon millions of feet annually
'For what wood is there tho greatest
dcmand?"
"Thc poplar is by nil odds tho mos,
used. Formerly it WINS plentiful in
Ohio and Indiana. Now. howcvcr II
has nearly run out there and comes from
the South. In tho Sprino orcot RATS oro
(loated down the rivehfrom Huntinpdon
West Virginia, and sawed into timbc,
here. Last year, tho largest bunch Of
poplar bought WITHIN 49, - -,
years in Indiana was 'hs l~;S o,s,
firm. i;e ~ ~ " De'"''"'
"Poplare IS used fS
furniture, cssssfins. ss osers'h.us
iages, ETC.. lax ,sllas, Ci"S, CAR
Sb5ttts fs are ofssuonlas y 5.sIa o.a"o'
chine for cutting o., 49,. Vn,,
~ !, 4 zee At is very much lik, r ,nsan 49,"
I, Tho logs cut into the 3 Ia ,a'ao.
: fixed so that they rcvolvc. I i icy az,
then pushed against II large lhifc (eigh
feet long,, which acts Just as a too
pushed against piece of wod in small
lathe. Thus q panel of aT Thickness
and length Is shaved from TIC revolving
log.
soak is now by far the most popula,
wood for furniture and finishing in new
houses. CHARTERED oak il the last few
years has become very fash Enable. 1t il
quito the thing to have four house fin
ished in oak. CHARTERED dix is sawed i,
a peculiar way. AS you know log i
usually sawed into boards by beginning
at the outer edge. In duartcred oak
however, the log is sawed Into two piece
and each piece sawed again. Thus cacl
board runs from the hean out to the edo,
of the log. This manner of saving
shows off the beautiful grain to the hes
advantage. Oak is very plentiful ant
sells for $50 1000 feet. The difficult,
experienced in hauling over the sof
roads last winter las raised the price
Not one freeze up gave the cutters an op
| .Nf