Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-21

THAT the capital invested in the lum-
Der industry IN the south in 1900 was great
er than that for the whole industry in the
United States In 1850. and that in the %
years the number OF establishments In the
south had increased from = per cent to
e per cent OF the number in the whole
country the capital from Il per cent to
- per cent Of the whole. and the value OF
the products from IL per cent TO g per
cent OF the whole. shows clearly that the
south has made good in this field the
promises Il had already given before
the interruption OF it's material progress
BY war.
"Of the total cut. the number OF feet
OF timber OF all kinds cot in the south was
as follows BY states: Maryland, 1888. 600;
Virginia s7S0Ss 900; West Virginia, 80. 4Ss.-
COO North Carolina, 1.415s1S.oo0; South
Carolina. 49, 50. 600: Georgia. 1S54. 0l0. 900 /;
Florida. S24 -. 0o0; Alabama, 1.149. 9o4. 600;
Mississippi. lbs. rs. 600; Louisiana. Ina
-. 600: Texas. 1.2iS17s.oo0 /; Arkansas. l.
Sis 900: Tennessee. 95l. sls.0 900: and Ken
lucky, TT.2lS000-a total of 14.213. 900
feet
&The greater portions Of the southern
cut was Of yellow pine. amounting TO more
than s.S7I. o0ooo feet, and representing
about 2 per cent Of all the lumber cut in
the country. This timber OF various species
IS found in all the southern states. but
nIne-tenths Of II is In the eastern part OF
North Carolina South CarOlina and Geor-
gia. In the northern part OF Florida. in
southern Alabama, In the southen third
OF Mississippi. with q strip extending al
most 10 the northern boundary in south
eaSfern and Northwestern louisiana. in
northeastern Texas and IN southern Ar
kansas. the area In the south Atlantic
and gulf states yielding 70 low marchy
cypress-bearing strips near the coast and
- - = -
the interior The cypress cut in the cen
sus year was 9o5. COO feet. Of which
80. esso00 were I'm louisiana Tennessee led
in the south in its cut OF white oak. 4os.-
So. 600 and West Virginia third. S3. 46e 900
feet.
The yellow pine area has upon It. IL is
understood. about 30. COZ. 10000 feet Of
standing timber. II constitutes greatpart
OF the wooded area OF the south. though
A must not be understood that the trees
OF all that area necessarily contain mer-
chantable timber.
In this wooded area Of the south Is a
great variety OF timber. an index to
which was given as a result OF the exami-
nation made IN the mountain region OF
Western North Carolina. embraced IN the
plan for the great Appalachian forest re-
serve. Representatives OF the United
States geological survey found IN that
region a total stand OF 10.650.ooo.ooo feet
OF oak. chestnut. white pine. hemlock.
spruce. poplar. ash. cherry. cucumber.
peauood. buckeye. linnwood. black gum,
be-ch. birch. maple. hickory, locust.
black pine. short leaf pine and other spe-
ciss.
These few facts reveal something OF n
great source % wealth for the south. OF
the progress made in developing IL. and
vet OF a possible danger. knowledge that
there Is quite body OF untouched white
pine in the most elevated portion OF West
Virginia, and that there is enough yellow
pine standing in all the south 10 bear for
thirty-three years an annual cutting equal
20 that OF 1900 is quite satisfactory 70 per-
sons who look only TO today or the imme-
date tomorrow. But when IL IS considered
that the cut IN 1900 OF southern yellow
pine was 4eo0.CC0.o0 feet more than the
cut Of white pine IN Michigan. Wisconsin
and Minnesota. the home Of the white pine
Industry. the mind is directed in warning
20 the lumber history OF the lake region
shown BY the depletion OF the timber in
Michigan and the inroads upon II in Wis
cousin. as the industry has moved toward
Minnesota. While In Michigan the in
crease IN capital during the twenty years
has been from 80 81. IS 10 S57.57s.6SS. the
value OF the output has increased only
from S.. ags.sZS 70 S54.2a0.52o. Increases in
capital IN the other two states have been
greater IN proportion than the increase
fn the value OF products. In Minnesota
the capital has increased from Stills 70
81 oq5. sZ3 and the value OF the output
from s. .sssc5S 70 81. SIS Isl. IN Wisconsin
me capital has increased from 9.S24.059
% 81. Sss.2l3. and the value of the pro-
ducts from S,7.s52.s47 TO s57.s34.s16. In the
three states the total capital has trebled.
while the value % the products has hard
Is doubled In a study OF the fgusgs for
these three great lumber states Is the
lesson Tor the south. II Is that IN spite
OF vast resources there Is way OF lum-
bering that must exhaust them. and that
instead OF handling southern yellow pine
or any other southern timber as the late
white pine has been handled. is for the
south. one OF the great timber reserves OF
the country. 10 handle its forests upon
economic and scientific principles. so that
. the area OF its merchantable timber may
warnafu practically the same forever