The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
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The Lumber Trade of the United States is the title OF
monograph just issued by the treasury bureau OF statistics
Washington The lumber industry and trade it finds, has
within quite years changed from small scale of pro-
duction to in which machinery large outlay of capital
and farsightcd policy of development OF properties
becoming controlling factors This change is due partly to
the growth OF domestic demand and partly the fear of
prematurely exhausting timber resources.
The existence OF surplus capital looking for fields Of
investment has had tendency eliminate the small scale
ting the annual cut Of lumber something like the Of
IN the growth OF ioes. has forced European lumber
especially ior hard woods and lumber for building purposes
AS result the foreign lumber trade OF the United States has
grown enormously Within quite recent years it has de-
ve9pcd from local 10 world wide commercial movement
those the northern Pacific coast haSe shared fp most
" More lumber now being shipped from these and
the history OF The country e total sxpo Of 'n
lumber and manufactured wood for the fiscal wear ending
OF almost exactly Sooooooo Of exports of this class over
consisting mainly of pIanks boards logs and shingles An
other principal feature in timber imports is the tropical
timber including Cuban mahogany and cedar Mexican ma
ogany and cedar and mahogany from Central and South
America and Africa.
The wooded of the United States according to the
United States geological survey is o9496 square miles
cent of the land From this standing supply
of timber it is estimated that from $780,
ooooooooo OF board feet of lumber available
The annual lumber has been estimated the year 1899
at 4oooooooooo of board measure feet that is
proximaely cent of National timber
Huaty VI lls credited to the lake
region the Southern States 5000
to the Northwest and North Atlantic States
the Central States the Pacific and
2ooooooooo to the Mountain States according New
Orleans Lumber Trade Journal These figures are however
only approximation the part of those familiar with
industry whole they indicate that timber supply
is not disappearing at alarming provided the de-
strucve waste of forest fires be prevented
The mbered territory OF the country different
sections, from which commercial distribution is made
ginning with New England the output Maine still the
leading feature OF this section and the Middle States
the Adrondacks and Northwestern Pennsyvanas supply
Il
greatest OF standing timber found the Southern
States where the long leaf and the short leaf pine the
cypress the leading features In the lake region the
Northwest Including Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
have the largest output where the white pine
lock the leading features The Pacific section
cudes the pine and fir forests of Washington and Oregon
and the red wood of California the leading of tim
Der The Rocky Mountain States as yet of subordinate
commercial importance compared with the Southern North
and Pacific States.
comparison OF Southern exports of timber and
manufactures thereof with the total from United States
shows that Southern furnish per cent OF the sawed
timber exported 81 of the hewn timber "a per cent
OF the logs etc. 6S of the boards deals plank
cent OF the and scantings per cent of the
shingles u cent of the slaves Is per of all
lumber and cent OF the manufactured umbera re-
markabe exhibit of the progress which Southern lumber
products have made IN our foreign trade.