The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-30
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4 survey. ordered by the last United
States congress, of the Appalachian
mountain regions to determine the de
STABILITY of new national forest reser.
vations, has been practically com
pleted by Mr.. William l.. Hall, assist
ant forester, and he has just issued
government pamphlet on the Waning
Supply OF Hardwood in this coun-
try, which brings fOrcibly to mind the
fact that we are face to face with
hardwood famine,
Mr.. Hall shows that the hardwood
cut is declining, and the most notable
shrinkage has been in the leading
hardwoods to which the public has
long been accustomed. such as oak,
yellow poplar, elm cottonwood and
ash; at the same time the cut of less
known or less abundant woods, such
as maple, red gum, chestnut birch and
tupelo, has increased All possible
new hardwoods have been brought
into use, yet the total output has
shrunk by Is per cent
states is convincing as to two facts:
first, that the Ohio valley the orig,
mal center OF hardwood production, Is
! practically exhausted; second, that
he cutting is now widely distributed
in every state where there is even a
small growth of hardwood We
are bringing the hardwood from far
and near, while the supply is falling
short
The Appalachian states contain
Sully half of the Country's hard.
wood supply, The fact that the
region is not one for farming has pre-
vented its clearing hitherto. Hard.
wood trees always mean good soil,
hence land from which hardwoods are
cut is usually turned into farms but
profitable farming in the Appalachians
is found only in the valleys and ON
the lower slopes. Again, the inaCces.
sibility OF the region has been pro-
lection TO its woods. In spite of
these facts, some Of the Appalachian
states have declined in their hard
wood cutting; and the plain truth is
that there, as elsewhere, the hardwood
lumbermon are working upon the rom
nants Of the total supply.
The question now is, how long will
the supply last. Several great indus.
tries use hardwood timber mainly or
almost exclusively for their raw mate
rial. Notable in this list are the coop.
crage, furniture and vehicle indus
tries, and the manufacturing OF must
cal instruments, collins, and small
wooden ware. All of these would suf.
| fer greatly and some would fall en-
TREY upon the exhaustion Of the
| hardwood supply. other industries,
such as the manufacture Of agriculture
al Implements freight and passenger
cars, boxes and crates, use immense
quantities of hardwood
How intensely the whole country
would feel the loss Of It's hardwood
timber to an ample supply Of which II
! has long been accustomed can scarce
| " be realized Without hardwood for
| building purposes as '.Joring, win
| dOws and doors. for railroad ties. for
| the manufacture of furniture, cooper
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