The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

wAsHISaToN's LUMBER RESOURCES.
The manufacture of lumber is one of the
great industries of the Pacific coast states.
and particularly of the state of Washing
ton, "The Evergreen State" In that
part OF the state which lies west of the
Cascade range OF mountains there are 20
COO 600 acres of forest lands. on which
there stands. according TO the most con-
seryatiye estimates. 4u1,U0Q UOO,OuO feet OF
merchandise timber.
Mr.. Mitchell, OF oregon-will the sem
ator allow me?
Mr.. Squire-Certainly.
Mr.. Mitchell, of 0regon-Has the senator
estimated as TO how many feet of lumber
on the average that would be to the acre7
Mr.. Sgu.re-Ityaries in different local.
ties. | have not p,ade the estimate.
Mr.. Mitchell, OF 0regon-The senator
gave the number of acres, and also the
total number of feet. and | was little
curious 10 ascertain whether he had made
the average.
Mr.. Squire-It may be very easily esti-
mated. Ii would be about 10000 feet TO
the acre on an average, but IN many in
stances sway beyond that. You would
often get 200 feet ont of one tree. That
Is very common.
Mr.. Mitchell, of oregon-Not infre-
quently the production Is as much As ioo.-
coo feet TO the acre.
II.
only in regard to the state of Washington,
but also in regard 30 the state Of Oregon,
although think the senator from Oregon
will admit that The state OF Washington
bears the palm not only as relates To the
great Pacific coast. but to all the states Of
the Union.
Mr.. Mitchell. of oregon--T was rather
inclined 70 believe that that was so until
Travelled, two wears ago, into Southern
Oregon and passed through the immense
forests in that region OF country. | am
not sure now whether what the senator
states IS the case or not.
Mr.. SQuire-Perhapsi II Is well enough TO
state that q gentleman very prominent IN
business in the United States. one OF the
most enterprising and vigorous men, Mr..
James J. Hill, has stated % me that he
believed the state of Washington con-
tanned more merchandise lumber than
the merchandise lumber in all the other
great LUMBER producing states OF the
West. namely. Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, and in addition 20 that all
the lumber that IL contained between
those states and the east coast OF the state
OF Maine. That Is the statements Of a man
whose business Judgment Is held in very
high esteem. o. course. that does not
take into account the vast body OF pine
lumber in the South. That Is another
field.
Mr.. Mitchell. of oregon--W ashington Is
now undoubtedly one of the greatest lum-
oering states IN the Union
KxrFSr or THE LUNaEs INDUSTRY.
Mr.. squire-As vas about stating
when interruptsd, the trees are prinei-
paliy evergreen. tie most valuable being
the Douglas and other rrs. cedar. hemloek,
spruce and white pine. forming dense for
ssts with hundreds of trees TO the acre.
many az which are from 40 10 800 feet
high and from tive 90 txelFs feet IN
diameter. This seems like q big story, bus
u is true. We also have = great deal Of
other fne timber, such IS maple and ash,
but tie great body OF the timber there con-
sists OF aF and cedar.
In this portion OF ths state We have
lumber enough 10 sapply the csmands OF
the whole world for many years to come;
IN fact u Is the prlneapsi source OF cur
wealth
recoliect very well significant remark
Mr.. James q. B.alns made TO me the arst
time had the honor OF calling upon him.
lie referred 10 shat he was pleased 10 call
eur great nrss eYops--s crop sAlch had
taken thousands Of years 10 grow. We 60
tneFe. snd timber Is 80 plentiful that sc
10 net appreciate the fact thai u mas taken
thousands % vesfs TO pFOdGse taess InoH-
ssers Of the forest "our great arst crop.
Ia tue states Of Washington, oregon and
I&iAorals theEe are GO sAsfaiiAs ana -
satngse EallIs. kassr output IN isS%
amounted II = SO "a, 90 feet Of Ian her
and :. 30 COO coo shingles. valued a. ss7,-
of0,00 Th8s vast pfeaucE sepreseHts the
woyk II - co men and the Evsag q 100 GO
people. Ehs ages pad aggregate SIS co.
os These mills lock 10 al paris OF tae
N0Fie, both domestic and foseiga. Tor
market
OF tie mil. located IN Warrington.
tssnty-eixAs, 9TH An annual capacity OF
Fek4 as ~ AZ tn
trade ana xhiasasnts ~ water; nineteen
Of tnsm. Nth az Aanaal capacity Of 49,.
90. GO FEET, are located on tie saieEs Of