Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-02
Lumber Production
of Northwest
States.

A. INC tWO plcFlOub JCoioJ w non
mgtos ranked first in lumber produc-
sss in 1907 with 3,777 100000 feet, &C
sording to a bulletin of the department
al csmnerce and labor just issued I'M
der the caption of 1.-THE Lumber Cut of
tho United States for 1907
Although leading the nation, Wash
ingtoo 9 cut was decrease of 1873 per
oont from the production in 1906, due,
according to the department 3 conclu-
ssons, to car shortage, the panic and
no attempt by the transcontinental
railroads TO increase freight rates
Louisiana ranked second for the
year, rs before, with a small increase.
while Texas advanced from eighth
psaco in 1906 to a third place in 1907,
this advance being due TO consider
able extent to the fact that reports
from more than twice as many mills
IN that state were secured for 1907 as
for 1906. Mississippi ranked fourth
"a compared with fifth for the previous
year, while Wisconsin dropped from
third TO ffth place. The total cut In
taese Eve states was over 13,OOO,OOO,-
oSo feet, or almost one-third of that
IF the entire United States. These
states are also the only ones reporting
a product in excess Of 2,000,o0o,000 feet
Zach. Arkansas stood sixth, as In the
preesding year, while Michigan dropped
fro. fourth place in 1906 to seventh
xlAoe In 1907. This is the first
sine in almost 40 years that an annual
cot of less than 1000, 600 feet has
sosn reported from Michigan.
Notwithstanding an increase OF near
h. rs per cont in the number Of reports
racai sod from the lake states (Mlnne-
sofa. Wisconsin and Michigan) IN 1907,
lac decrease in the reported cut was
lax Dor cent. This emphasizes strongly
s.e constantly decreasing lumber pro-
ssotiox Of the region, due 70 the eH-
&@sstiDn Of the white pine supply. There
sss . falling on even IN Minnesota,
.hieh NOW contains the largest amount
81 standing white pine timber.
I1 1907, as In previous yearf, yellow
si-4 ranked first in point Of prodne'
ss4, she reported cut Of that wood DO.
iaf 1913 per cent creator than lp lSoo
.nd constituting 32h per cent " the
tolaJ. Douglas Or ranked second, af 40
40 tws preceding yearf, although il
sAs.od . smail decrease over the eur
81 1900, duo ~ adverse conditions AZ
80 vFeduoing territory, White pine
sllAeaah showing q deefease Of 30 POI
.eai ogar the cut " the preceding
ga.r. saalled third, rhile oek displaced
Asz-xl.ss from fourth place Ihsfs
va = marked Increase w che reported
.s.-ssstiou " oak, due 10 the much
1910 nulnber N reports feeeiFne
To- salall hardsood milo sbils
So sas . sllght falllRg 81 ~ hom
--sl kpfuee snd peetein plRe sbo"eo
'.~a~.aosable increases,
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