Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-01
Increase In Last Years Lumber
Cut and The Why Of 1t.

ment open to local traders.
i Last week took different view
would need the timber that is
left the yellow pine argument that al
ready eighty per of all construction work out the material
timber that the railroads would
be able timber except small quantities. The
the following important bulletin from the
Census Washngton
Washington Aug 3o-Fgues the lumber cut 1907
piled the of the Census and the Forest Service showed the
largest reported the United States exceeding by over
per reported 1906 until then the record
This necessarily show larger actual cut than 1906
for the returns obtained last were more complete than ever
FORE figures themselves disclose some interesting facts
In 1907 $50 mills made returns and their production was
billion of lumber This believed include ~ per cent
the In 1906 2393 mills reported about 3 billion
Since according these figures nearly 20 per cent more mills
reported last than the BEFORE while the increase product
only little cent might be thought that the
actually been greater in the earlier
year. however, would hasty Inference for is almost
wholly among mills small individual output that the gain in the
number of establishments reporting has been made
classification by states and regions throw adj
light Individual changes for example
from eighth to third place among the
producing states doubtless accounted for primarily by
greater accuracy the 1907 but the majority of
declines traced to specific influences
year closed the business depression
lumber industry was not however, the most i'm
portant falling the production of the where
falling off occurred production took place only n
regions South the region of greatest activity in lum
production yellow pine most important wood forming 33
per cent of the entire country yellow pine
ported increase of 13 cent that of 1906 In the
early part year many the southern mills cut heavily that
spite curaed output which followed the business disturbance
LATER total greater than before But in both the Lake
States smaller cut reported than for 1906
though the number of mills reporting increased.
the falling off evidenced the wanting supply
lumber productions gave way Wisconsin, sank 1907 FROM
fourth place. while Wisconsin went from third fifth Min
neoa as late held fourth place Last it went from
enh to until the latter COS that the south displaced
group the important of lumber supply
pine abundant in all the Atlantic coast states from
the Carona Texas region whole will doubtless maintain it's
leading position years. spite the fact that at the present
rate the will be gone another decades but totals
of production by leadership 1905 been
held by Washington
The figures of production during Washington fell
off very decidedly of 1906 while its sister state Ore
gon slight increase in it's total In the early part
the year Washington shortage and the end
the combined disturbance and higher freight rates
had brought industry almost paralysis Oregon kept it's cut
larger proportion coaswse and foreign trade These
together produced more lumber than any other two states
in the Union.
1t striking that though lumber prices have been stead
H going up during half century, the capita consumption
of been going In $780, according to the best
oanabe consumption each In the
country was 25O feet 1907 480 feet This
illustrates what found the world overhat with indus
trial progress for wood becomes greater and greater
Careful scrutiny of the above
fine timber last than year by thirteen per
cent and increasing consumption has been steady and rapid
indeed so much that it is alarming.
discussing matter with local lumber man he made the
the point that for every found sub
stue demand for the pine would appear and
are agree with him view of the above showing made p
the census
The local timber that they have booked more
+bo fotol Of