The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-08-24
Statistics Of Forest Products

| The annual value of the forest product
OF the United States, ss enumerated In tb,
Twelfth Census, is nearly 575 million dol
lars. II to this were added the value o
the frewuod, farm material, aud other for
est products for which no returns are avail
able, very much larger figure would b,
| shown. Thus, as direct source OF we altf
the forests OF the c0ustry rank nearly with
the mineral products as second to the farms
In addiio to monetary value, the forests
Of the country have an immense, though
future supply and as protective covering
| for watersheds.
Forest products are indispensable to man
kind, and their steadily increasing price
surely indicates that the demand is en-
croaching upon the supply, 1t is urgent.
ly important to the nation that the year y
consumption Of forest products and the
amount Of available timber yet standing
should be known.
aging the prese walton and proper use Of
the forests, the Forest Service Ia aiming to
secure statistics for publication In report
10 the hope that cooperation with the in-
dust lee concerned will make possible an
annual report entitled Forest Products Of
the United Safes" This proposed report
would, give, by states, regions, and species,
the cut and shipments Of lumber, shingles,
lath, cooperage stock, ties, posts, and poles
durirg the year; the stock on hand at the
close Of the year and also the amount Of
wood usep In the various industries for
which wood furnishes the raw material, and
the value Of the products. IL would also
give informstion concerning the amount OF
stumpsge In tbo hands Of lumber men In
various rcaiors, how lone " ~ill last at the
present rste Of cutting, the 'x'e eot OF dam
sge by forest free, and other important
matters relating to the forests Of the coun-
try.
In order that the expense OF collecting
the statistics for this report shall not be
excessive, nearly all the data will be OBJ
tanned through C rrespondenc,. The names
OF proprietors Of logging camp', sawmills,
pulp mills, wood. woi king plants, and other
manufacturing establishments for which
wood is the raw material, will be secured
from the Bureau OF the Census, A. the
close Of the present calander year, q ques-
tion card will he sent TO each proprietor to
be filled out with answers relating to bis
particular line OF business. The replies
will be held strictly confidential and only
S'ste totals will be published.
This work 10 Of ,uch vital importance 10
4, he lumb bprmen that the National Lumber
'Associatiop,w whose members
produce approximately onf-third OF the
entire lumber output Of the Uuited States,
will cooperate with the. Forest Service In
the collection and compilation Of the sta
tistics 10 50 far ss they deal with lumber
and shingle', n to cut, shipments, and
stocks on hand, and for this purpose the
association will open 40 assistant ecre-
tsry's fflce 10 Wsshington this autumn.
10 announcing the plan to the members
Of the sffl Hated association, Secretary
Geo. X. Smith said
"The announcement 10 made ST this time
10 order that all Numbers Of sffi lated a,so-
Citations nav prepare themselves 10 answer
these questions when ssked. and that they
a III take personsl interest IN seting that
their frisuds aud usisbbJr,, who are manu-.
lumber ard stiasles but do 10,
, III late ~iib kny mApufacturers' sssocla-
Ion, support this movymeut and make II
success. fe'l sure tbst every |
member will realize the importare Of this
so-opers,ion ard ~iil give Il his enthuslss.
&c support
suggestiops ard ,mmunic stlops con-
,ert log the proposed work will be gladly
ecsiyed by the oflee oi Forest Products,
Forest servics, Washington. u. G.