The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-05-26
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North CaroIina Pine Leads All WooAsi
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For general usefulness. North Caro-
lima pine ranks above all other woods.
1t exists In belt running from the
James river in Virginia to the north
nrn boundary Of South Carolina This
belt Is about $50 miles wide, and 10
intersected by the Is principal rivers
and bounded by the five great sounds
G North Carolina. A. vast quantity Of
this lumber is now finding It's way to
the worlds markets and builders from
all sections are casting their eyes In
that direction for the lumber which
san be used for almost anything. The
North Carolina forests have been
pretty thoroughly opened during the
past ten years and the increased pros.
perity Of that section has necessarily
followed. Every year witnesses an In
creased demand for the timber A
Rll resources Of the South are becomin1
better known. the value Of North Caro-.
lima pine is becoming more generally
appreciated. and is commencing itself
more and more to practical builders q
wood worthy of consideration. and
especially to the poor man, for North
Carolina pine is cheap beyond compare
whether II be used for framing. sheath.
ing or interior finish.
Eastward from the Carolinian noun.
tains the pine forests run down to the
sea. The rolling sandy soil Is patched
with grass, pine needles and tassels,
and here and there cluster great
masses Of Juniper. The logging roads
terminate in dense jungles, where gray
hanging moss festoons their branches.
At intervals lie vast swamps of cy-
press. Then there are rivers as smooth
rs glass under the gray haze, with
gray legs swinging lazily in the cur
rsnt. The shores are lined with Inn
mense logs. stretching in either direc-
ton as far as the eye can reach. They
are numbered by the thousand. and ono
may ramble along the causeway dry
shod for miles. The logs are chained
together in RATS. Negro crews fit
about picturesquely, flourishing hooks
and saws and branding irons. and pro-
claiming measurements In singsong
tones. New RATS come floating down
from the forests. Steam tugs pun and
cough and move off through the rivers
and sounds to the waiting mills.
The North Carolina pine trade is in
deed one of the curiosities Of com.
merce. Ten years ago this was a de.
spised wood. Now it is being shipped
to all sections. 1t Is used somewhat
IN shipbuilding. Northern railroad COM
panies use 1t for sheathing depots and
freight cars. Large shipments are even
being sent to Europe. Shipments are
even being unloaded in the ports Oe
Greece. Cuba, in the past took many
shiploads. But the greater quantity 10
sold about New York. Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington and in the
New England states. over 200, 900, 900
feet are sold in Greater New York an
nually. Philadelphia and Baltimore
take about 100000 900. New England
takes about as much as Greater New
York, and Washington about one
fourth as much. In these sections
Norths Carolina pine has become one
Of the high class merchantable lum-
bers. In framing dimensions 1t Is eX-
clusively employed, and an enormous
cutting off Of demand for spruce. white
and Norway pine has resulted. In
sheathing. there Is no wood which can
compete with 1t, and for interior finish
ii is being Used In many public build.
,ngs.
North Carolina pine, while standing
in the forests, is easily distinguished
by its great trunk and conical head. II
is fine grained and very durable. It
grows to a height Of 80 feet Over 15e
-
that all this development has taken
place since 1856. At present North
Carolina pine has assumed an import-
ance which few can realize without
reading few figures. The cut OF 1887
was 4b0, 600 feet. Nowadays nearly
billion feet Of North Carolina pine
fnds a waiting market annually. When
the fact Is stated that a billion feet
Ut iumber requires 100000 freight cars
Of $1,000 feet each or 10000 vessels oe
200 tons each to carry 1t away some
tieH may be found of the popularity Of
Worth Carolina pine.
The $50 mills cutting North Carolina
pine and the terrestrial industries con.
aected with them employ over 1900
men, and their payrolls exceed $6,o00,.
400 annually. They pay the transpor.
tation companies over $1,000. 900 each
year for delivering the manufactured
Noduct, and spend hundreds Of thou.
saAds more with the merchants of the
section. Some Of the larger companies
own one or more railroads, and the ton.
mage Of a number of dividend paying
railroads Is largely made up Of North
Caroline pine.
LAUNDERING in North Carolina foS.
ests is novel and interesting. but =
much simpler than that practiced u
fla Northern states. The forests are
ife7~urked by railroads and desD
streams and oxen or mules perforn
the "skidding," breaking and SACK.
ing." In Northern forests It is neceo-
sary to depend on spring freshets -
float the logs, and in some instances
dams have to be erected to re-snforcs
she streams. Often while making turns
IN the shallow, narrow and swift
Northern streams the masses Of la0s
crowd so closely on one another they
Ill the entire space between the shores
and form a vast wedge. which. untl1
It is broken. prevents further progress
II the logs, To break this lam requires