Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Lumber Production
of Northwest
States.

As in the two previous years, Wash
nsfea ranked first in lumber produc-
ten in 1907 with 3,777 100000 feet, ac-
c~rdins to a bulletin of the department
sf commerce and labor just issued I'M
dor the caption of "The Lumber Cut of
ths United States for 1907"
Although leading the nation, Wash
in xten 9 cut was a decrease of 1873 per
esut from the production in 1905, due,
aossrding to the department 8 conelu
sis.s, TO a car shortage, the panic and
he attempt by the transcontinontal
railroads to increase freight rates.
Louisiana ranked second for the
year, rs before, with small increase.
vhils Texas advanced from eighth
paaee In 1906 to third place in 1907,
this advance being due to consider
xbie extent to the fact that reports
srsm more than twice as many mills
IN that state were secured for 1907 as
fer 1906. Mississippi ranked fourth
~ compared with fifth for the previous
year, while Wisconsin dropped from
third TO fifth place. The total cut in
ssose Eve states was over $4,000, 00o,-
zee foot, or almost enethird of that
Of the entire United States. These
states are also the only ones reporting
product in excess of 2,00o, 900 feet
each. Arkansas stood sixth, as in the
preceding year, while Michigan dropped
from fourth place in 1906 to seventh
ssace in 1907. This is the hrst
time in almost 40 years that an annual
cut of less than 100000, 900 feet has
been reported from Michigan.
Notwithstanding an increase of near
~ rs per cent in the number of reports
received from the lake states (Minne-
sots, Wisconsin and Michigan) in 1907,
the decrease in the reported cut was
LII per cent. This emphasizes strongly
mo constantly decreasing lumber pro-
auction of the region, due to the ex-
haustisn of the white pine supply. There
was a falling off even in Minnesota,
which now contains the largest amount
81 standing white pine timber.
la 1907, as in previous years, yellow
PiAs ranked first in point of produc-
ssn, the reported cut of that wood be-
nag 1873 per cent greater than in 1906
and constituting 1928 per cent Of the
!. total. Douglas FIR ranked second, as in
= ahs two preceding years, although II
saswed a small decrease over the cut
e 1895, due to adverse conditions IN
me prouucln& territory. Whlto Piho
although showing a decrease of S.5 pei
osst over the cut of the preceding
year, ranked third, while oak displaced
hspalock from fourth place. There
was a marked increase in the reported
production of oak, due to the much
greater number Of reports received
frem small hardwood mills, while
thoro was slight falling off in hem
lock Spruce and western pine showed
considerable increases.
These seven woods, of which over 8
ssflioa feet each were cut in 1907
yielded 32H billion feet of lumber, oil
fsxr-ffths of the entire cut. Among
Ne woods manufactured in smaller
quantities, particularly heavy increases
are shown for yellow poplar, red gum
chestnut and beech, which are un
ssubtedly due, as in the case of oak
to the larger number of reports from
ne smaller mills. The softwoods as 8
group furnished 81 ,0o1 ,225, 900 feet Of
lumber, or II per cent of the total
and the hardwoods 1924 $4,000 feet
or s2 per cent of the total.
Nearly twe-thirds of the Douglas FL
lumber manufactured in 1907 was cut
in the state of Washington. Oregon
reported s9.1 per cent of the total