The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-16
T,,lmber.l lam and


Veneer ......> 7,sol,43l se,4se2s7
Wood distilla-
ton --..... 6,soo,42o s,l96lsl
Totals ,.. sGos ,262.l75 1897 ,94l 1856
The heavy decrease in the total value
reported for 1908 reflects the ascertained
falling Of in the industry. As a result
OF the business depression, the quantity
Of lumber, 1924 500 thousand feet,
board measure, produced in 1908, was
less than that for any other year for
which reliable data are available since
1900 The average cut Of lumber per
active mill shown by the reports for
1908 was but little more than 100000
feet, as against nearly 100000 feet per
mill in 1907 The bulk Of this decrease,
it Is stated, was undoubtedly due TO
smaller production. The gradual rise in
the average value IL apparent from the
faet that the price in 1900 per thousand
feet at the mill for all the lumber pro.
duced was Slll3; in 1904 1910; in
1906, Sl654; in 1907 Sl6-56 with drop
back to 1887 in 1908.
While there was an increase Of 1881,
or SO per cent, in the number Of mills
engaged in the production Of humber.
there was decrease Of 1881 1855 900 feet,
or l7.5 per cent, in the total quantity
Of the output In the case Of most Of
the states, reports were secured from
greater number Of active mills for 1908
than for 1907, while, on the other hand,
the cut in 1908 was generally less than
in 1907
Washington, which had remained first
N lumber production for several years.
still held this place in 1908. although in
quantity the cut OF this state was closely
approached by that of louisiana Near
IL oil Of the lumber manufactured in
Washington was Of Douglas fir, while
Louisiana was first in the production Of
lumber Of two important kinds, yellow
pine and cypress Heavy decreases IN
the production Of Douglas fir and yellow
pine were general in 1908, while the cut
Of cypsess was nearly the same IN both
years; hence, the decrease in total pro-
dneti0n III Louisiana in 1908 was less
marked, being only s4 PET cent, whilt
the decrease III Washington was 22s
per cent. While Mississippi suffered 4
decrease OF over one tenth III the guam
tity 81 its output Of lumber IN le0S as
compared with 1907 1t advanced in rank
from fourth to third place. as result
Of the very heavy falling of in the ont
put OF Texas. which dropped from third
place in 1907 to sixth place in 1908. The
cut in Arkansas decreased about one
sixth, but, nevertheless, the state ad-
yaneed in rank from sixth to fourth
place.
Wisconsin and Michigan. with decreases
Of about one fifth. held ffth and seventh
plaees, respectively, In both years. Fiji
recent years, the production ii Michigan
has been decreasing steadily falling in
1907 below the two billion mark for the
first time in nearly forty years Since
1850 however. Michigan has Cit nearly
100 billion feet Of lumber, a production
which has not been approached by that
of any other state
The output in Wisconsin. its nearest
competitor, during the same period, was
probably less than rs billion feet The
reported output in Georgia was per
cent. greater In 1908 than 1907 This
apparent increase, however, was due
chiefly to the fact that. through the aid
Of special agents IN obtaining reports
from delinquent manufacturers fuller
canvass of the mills was secured in 1905
than in the previous year Small in
creases IN output are also shown for
Idaho, Massachusetts,, Oklahoma, Utah
aud Wyoming
Yellow pine had been far In the lead
as a lumber producer for more than
decade previous to 1908. and this snprem.
acy was more than maintained in that
year, whom It's cut amounted to 33.e per
cent. of the total cut from al species
and In spite Of decrease Of l.a7s,s13,e91,
or Is per cent, in the output of this
species IN zoos, as compared with 1907.
Douglas fiji ranked second, both in 1908
and 1907, though with decrease 81
.0Ts,7 900 feet. or 22G per cent, in
the output for the latter year, as com
pared with the former. White pine
while ranking third in both years showed
decrease 10 the output for 1908 Of S47 !,
Ts7 goo. or 20.2 per cent, from the ont
put in 1907. Though still maintaining
their relative rank, oak and hemloek
fell off 047 $4,000 feet and st2.l7s00a
feet, respectively, OF about IS per cent.
each. The decrease in spruce, ls2 per
cent. was close to the average decrease
for all species and the reported cut Of
western pine was less than in 1907 by
1875 per cent Only slight decreases oc.
Cured in maple and cypress. A decrease
Of PAP per cent. in thc cut of yellow
poplar caused this wood to drop from
ninth place in 1907 to tenth place in
1908. Decreases, which were heavier than
the average, occurred in redwood, cotton
wood and white fir while increased cuts
were reported for elm, cedar, larch, tama
rack, balsam fir, tupelo, walnut and
cherry.
Concerning the shiRgle reduction in
1907 and 1908 by species. it Is stated that
for every kind Of wood except chestnut.
the average value in 1908 was less than
in 1907 The average value Of shingles
OF al species was S1.56 per thousand in
1000. Sl65 in 1904, 500 in la06. $3.50
In 1907. and Se00 in 1908 Nearly FOL
per cent, or more than nine billion, Of
the shingles manufactured in 1908 were
Of cedar OF these the western eedars
furnished about 7.s0o.0oOo00, or nearly
SO per cent, and the eastern cedars
mostly the white, supplied about 600
00o COO, OF slightly more than II per
cent OF the western cedar shingles,
Washington supplied 72ss,760.0o0 or
nearly 96 per cent The cut Of cypress
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