Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-22
LUMBER INDUSTRY
SUFFERS IN 1908
Interesting Figures on Lumber,
Lath and Shingles in Forth
coming Census Bulletin.
Morning journal Bureau.
6i3 Munsey Building.

Washington. u. C.. Nov. 10.
The facts n figures contained in
the forthcoming L. s. Census Bureau
bulletin on lumber. lath and shingles
in 1908. discloses in most striking
manner the adverse conditions obtain
Ing In the lumber Industry during that
year. The annual federal report on
the statistics Of forest products is
complied by a committee of experts
from the census bureau and the for
est service. The census is repre-
scented by w. NJ. stewart. chief sta
tistician for manufactures, and j. II.
Welchel, expert chief of division
while r.. $ Kellogg, assistant forester,
and A. IL. Pierson. forest assistant.
represent the forest service.
\ comparative Of the to-
tai values for the several groups OF
forest products Investigated for the
calendar years 1907 and 1908. fol-
lows:
Lumber. lath and shingles, 1905:
s541.545.640; 1907: 1907, 095,409,
Cross ties. 1905: s56.2S0,56S: 1907;
t7~S.95s,ee
Pulpwood. 1905; s2S,o47.47S; 1907:
$40, 800. 276.
Tanbark and tanning extracts, 1908.
s21. 36t,719; 1907: S2l,2O5,547.
Slack cooperage stock, 1908. S16,-
900.65l; 1907: sl5,S0O. 1853.
Tight cooperage stock. 1908; s14.-
i06,443: 1907: s19.s07,370.
Poles, 1908: s5,e2S,S24; 1907: sS.- !
DSl76s.
Veneer, 1905; s7,ss1,4sl; ss,4se.-
,s7
Wood %distillation. 1905: s5.S99.4e6;
1907: tS.l96.iSt.
Totals. 1905. sGaS. 262,176. 1907:
1897 .9il.736.
The heavy decrease In the total
reported FOR 1905 reflects the
lsccrtainod falling off i'm the Indus
nv. As a result OF tho business de
preston, the quantity Of lumber. a.
thousand feet. board measure.
produced in 1908. was less than that
'or any other year for which reliable
iata are available since 1900. The
'Noragc cut OF lumber per active mill
hoWn by the reports Tor 1908 was but
little more than 100000 feet. as
.gainst nearly l4o0.0 600 feet per mill
n 1907 The bulk OF this decrease. I
b. stated. WAS undoubtedly due to
mailer production The gradual $
Use IN the average value rs apparent =,
the fact that tho price I'm 1900
cr thousand feet at the min for all }
im6cr produced was sit.l3; IN 1904. T.
~ 10 IN 1905. Si6.54; in 1907. 1885 Z
i'm "a drop back to si527 IN 1905. q
While there a an increase OF -
or SO per cent. IN the number Of
MIS- cnguged I'M tho production u >
lmhcr. there was n decrease OF '
fl.t'a.o0e fnet. or LIS pcr cent. In Z
le total quantity OF the output. In O
no. ease nf most OF the states reports Z
ere secured from "a greater number =
{ active miiis for 1905 than for 1897. y
.hilc. ON the other hand. the cut ia .
se> vas generally less than in 1907. u
Washington. which had remarked
ret in lumber production for several y
'ars. still held this place In 1905. al =
'"ngh tn quantity the cut ~ this J,
was closely approached by that :
T Louisiana. Nearly All ct the lum- ].
~ manufactured IA Washington was !.
Douglas FIR. while Louisiana was !
rst TN the production OF lumber 81 :
important kinds. yellow pine and !,
-prcsS Heavy decreases In tho =
-oducuon oi Douglas nr and yellow =
we're general I'm 1905. while the =,
it 81 cypress was nearly the Same /,
both years hence the decrease i'm .
~ production in Louisiana in 1908 in.
ls less marked. being only 81 per
MT while the decrease In Washington d,
as --N per cent. while Mississippi n.
.ffercd "a decrease Of over onc-tenth :,
the quantity OF It's output 81 lumber ie
1905 as compared with 1907. n adj an
need In rank from fourth to third ri
ace, a. a result Of the very heavy >,
Hing of IN the output % Texas Al
hich dropped from third place IN Ct
20 10 sixth place In 1905. The cut "
AiEanfus decreased shout sne ISL