Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-16
Vs.-LUM Der.
(Concluded.)

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wood manufactures of all sorts includ
| ing furniture. is not more than $i000C.-
! COO. which is less than an eleventh par,
| of our production OF raw lumber alone.
| For the five years ended June 80. 1895.
! our average export was ST.. 500. 900 OF
| this amount the largest item is for
boards, deals and planlls," which foot
UP to about Sl2. 600. 900 Slaves ana
| headings amount to nearly $4,000. 900.
| Sawed lumber amounts also 10 about
| $i,000.00o. Unmanufacturcd timber
| amounts to about $5.000.000. Manufact
ured wood of ali sorts, including house,
hold furniture and wooden ware,
amounts 10 about $1,000. 600.
| We have in the past imported conSid-
! cradle timber. For the year ended June
20. 1893 the amount was $2S,00o.010. For
! several other years. both before and
| after 1893, tho amount ran about $40
| 900. For 1895 the amount was abou,
| Sli,o0O.00o. The principal falling off in
| this last year was in the boards. planka.
| etc, imported from Canada.
Our export trade in lumber is capa-
bic of great development. Heretofore,
owing 10 the enormous demand for
/ lumber in our own country, our man
ufacturols of lumber have not paid
| much attention to the peculiarities of
| foreign demands. our cOnsulS in fer
1 eign countries tell us that this is one
reason why our lumber does not NEE;
7 Will Inc sac. ABROAD lis intrinsic quar-
! itieS merit 1t is not put upon the mar
| kets of these countries in shapes sizes,
/ quantities. etc, to meet the varying To-
/ cal conditions governing those markets.
/ Another reason is that in some foreign
/ countries where our lumber is occa-
slonally sent certain needless customs
/ of trade prevail, with respect TO the
employment of middlemcn. etc, that
consume the margin between cost price
/ and selling price, and thus discourage
further exploration. All these things
| are being found ont, however, and it is
/ likely that our foreign trade in lumber
! and other wood products will vastly in
crease. for no other country now open
| TO commerce, with the exception OF
/ Canada, has such abundant and such
easily accessible stores Of thu timber
which the world demands as we have.
Great Britain is the principal pur-
! chascr of our lumber and of our wood
/ manufactures. That country imports
about fOurnnths of our unmanufac-
! tured timber, about one quarter of our
boards. deals and nlanks, over one
/ fourth Of our furniture. and n large
/ proportion OF all our other products Of
wood. And Vet our total export to Great
/ Britain forms but q small fraction Of
| her import. Taking the three years. 90.
I 90, '9S. as a basis. Great liritain's inn
portation oC timber and lumber. c%clu-
sve of mahogany. exclusive OF slaves
D ana headings, exclusive. also OF all
1 manufactures Of wood, is considerable
over $l00, 900 annually. OF this
amount the United States supplies but
$4,000, 900 annually, or little moro than
n tenth. our rivals in this trade are
/ Sweden and Norway, Canada and Rus
STA. Sweden and Norway supply about
a third. Canada and Russia each about
| one quarter.
Great Britain is the greatest wood
| importing country in the world. Ger
many and France that in this respect
come next to Great Britain. have in
comparison very small Imports Ger
many's total annual import of wood OF
every sort. including timber, slaves
willow osiers. mahogany. lockwood. etc.
average s4l.500.oo0. Frances total an
nual import averages $4,000 900. Ger
many. indeed. is an exporter OF wood
and sends 10 Great Britain annually
about So 500 600 worth Of unmanufac-
turcd lumber ana timber and in ad-
dliinn- about So 1a0 ono mara Of nianu-
| iacturcd wood.
! Besides the United Statcs the coun-
| tries Of the world that do II large bust
ness in the EXPORT of lumber are Can
ada. Russia, sweden ana Norway. Aus
| tria- hungary, British India AMI New
| Zealand This statement, il must he
/ remarked. is made with reference to
lumber for ordinary purposes only. such
| as houSc-buldin%, car-Duildinc shin
building. etc. II cabinet woods were
/ intended. such as mahogany. ebony
rosewood ana the like. the cnumcration
would exclude most of the abOve-named
countries. ana would include many
others. as, for example. the West India
Islands. Mexico ANA the countries of
South America. Africa, eastern Asia.
etc.
Canada has forest area estimated
at 1.250000 square miles. or 500 00u no6
acres. the larSes; forest area 50 far as
the woods of commerce are concerned
Of any country in tho world. It's forost
production IS $4,000. 600 annually. It's
expectation OF forest produce. exclusive.
of manufactures of wood ana wood
pulp. is about $50 geo 900 ANNUALLY. For
1891 it was $31,25Ooo0. but fo, 1895 /;
fell to $4,000 G0. principally because of
the decrease of the importation Of
pianIs, boards, etc. by the United
States During the four years lSg. to
1897 inclusive. an cNporta;ion OF logs
10 the United states tprincipallv of
white pine) to the amount of s.. 900 600
year was made. iut for 1898 the
amount was considerably lessened. ow-
ing to recent legislation on the part Of
the province Of Ontario to the effect
that logs felled in the province must
be cut up into lumber within the boun-
daries of the province.
Canada occupies Il favored position
with respect 10 lumber production. This
is because to the fact that the largest
supply of white pine Cor Weymouth
pine as it is called in England) stand
ing in the world is found within its
borders. Ontario Is the principal seat
of the white pine industry OF tho do