The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-02

into lumber in the States of Washington
and Oregon. from n cents to s1.O5: hem
lock. from $3.50 to $3.51; oak, from $.1'
to 1888; spruce, from s2.26 to $40. and
cypress, from $1.5S to $3.42. Redwood
found only in California, advanced In
value from s1.06 to $1.55. or 1852 per cent
The increased value of log stumpage Is
reflected in the increased value of tht
products OF the lumber camps. Saw logs
the principal product of the industry, In
creased In quantity from 95.279, 702 Thousand
feet in 1900 to 27,90s, 1853 in 1905, a gain oi
10.7 per cent. but they increased in value
from $15s. $50. $50 to s210.O74, 1856, a gain OF
32.2 per cent. The number of railway ties
reported Increased from q, 524, GAO TO 49,
445, 30S, or 61.S per cent. while their value
increased from s6,277. 439 to $12, 4l3, 1893, or 81
per cent. The average value OF a tie rose
from 2S cents IN 1900 to "a cents In 1903
In this connection 1t should be noted that
the census figures do not include ties cut
by farmers during the winter months and
sold directly to the railroads. IT should
also be noted that the figures are for hewn
ties. Sawed ties are forming an increasing
percentage Of the total production OF rail-
way ties in the country. and they are re-
ported by the mills in thousand feet under
the heading of rough lumber. The other
products of the lumber camp generally
show an increase both in quantity and
value. Hemlock bark, however, decreased
in quantity from All 500 cords TO Ssl,69l
cords, but It increased in value from
81, 940.057 to s2,347, 463. Charcoal decreased
both In quantity n value.
At the census Of 1905 the number of
sa wmills reported was 1927. and their
combined capital was 1881, 81, 1874. They
furnished employment on the average To
223, 81 wage-earners, paid $780, 0,S9l IN
wages, materials costing S26S,
S65. 101. and manufactured products to the
value of $491. 524, 662.
In this industry Wisconsin ranked first
according to the value of products, Wash
ington second. Michigan third, Louisiana
fourth. and Pennsylvania hfth. In 1893
Wisconsin was second, Washington sixth,
Michigan first. Louisiana eleventh and
Pennsylvania third.
A classification Of the mills according to
the quantity of lumber cut indicates that
between 1900 and 1905 the capacity OF the
average mill materially increased. Mills
cutting Loco. 900 feet OF more annually
formed 1873 per cent. of the total nuln-
Der in 1906, as contrasted with 3O.6 per cent.
IN 1900.
The principal products OF the sawmills,
with their values. were ae follows; Rough
lumber. s435, 70s, 0S4; shingles, $24, O09, $40;
- .P'ti"'f' SNhfNSt YAN.vp-fo1f HSNN'h6Tf
81. 436, 259; and laths. 81 ABS, a6S
The Increase In the average value Of all
lumber was from 81. IA per thousand feet
in 1900 to S12.1 at the census Of 1905, or
145 per cent. The advance EXTENDED TO all
species of both ~conifers and hard woods.
and in the case of several of these was
large. Among the ~conifers yellow pine
advanced from $3.50 per thousand feet to
SOLO. white pine, from s12.72 to s14.92
hemlock. from 1897 to $l1.91; Douglas FIR,
from 1857 to 1881; spruce, from $l1.29 TO
$14.03, and cypress, from s13.34 to S17. 80.
Oak Increased from S14.02 per thousand
feet to S11.51; poplar, from SAP to 1880;
maple. from Sl1.SS to $14.94; cottonwood.
from $10.35 to $14.92; elm. from Sll.57 to
$14.45. and gum from S9.a5 to S10.S7.
The number of planning mills reported in
1905 was 3, 4S6. and their combined capital
was $222, 294, 1874. They employed 1872. $50
wage-earners, paid S66. 434. 40 in wages.
consumed materials costing 1878, 276. 3St and
manufactured products valued at S49i.-
$50. 282.
In the value OF products of this industry
New York ranked first, Wisconsin second.
Pennsylvania third. Minnesota fourth and
Illinois fifth. The high rank of New York
in the planning mill industry is due almost
entirely to the magnitude of the opera
tons Of its independent planning mills.
Illinois Is also important because of its
large number of Independent mills. as are
also Ohio and Massachusetts.