The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-06
MAHOGANY KING
OF FOREST

For refined expression in the manu-
forms OF interior decorations, mahoga-
ny Is undoubtedly the peer OF the nard-
No wood Is SO universally used
today for this purpose in every city
and country of the world; NO wood ii
5 o freely and successfully initiated.
America 8 architects and men OF the
furniture and cabinetmakIng industries
draw heavily upon the markets of the
world in the struggle TO supply an ever
increasing uenaaA4 avI e~-eaA~ 49,.
hogany. Hundreds of tons of logs an
nuaily are imported into this country
and worked into beautiful FERNS Il
grace nhe nuInys or aAgnIas tnc lnsera
or of public buildings, large hotels OF
railway cars.
A few years ago mahogany was re
garded as a very precious wood, and
was employed only in the interior OF
tine finest houses and in the manufac
ture OF the most expensive furniture
During the past few years, however
there has been a wonderful develop
ment in mahogany Importation and use
The total quantity OF mahogany i'm
ported last year was nearly torty-tws
million board feet OF this large
amount North America supplied 65.t
per cent and Europe Is per cent
4aougn Eaaope suriaAeu oAls a nt.>
more than one-fourth as much mahoga
ny as there was imported from North
America its average value per thousand
feet was more han twice as much, due
to inner quality The remainder Of the
imports came from Africa, South
America and Asia.
Mexico furnished 46-2 per cent Of the
mahogany coming from North Americas
Nicaragua Aoiao~eu wan Iv-- per cens
British Honduras with l5.5 per cent
cuba with 5 per cent and Honduras
with "a per e Other Central Amer
lean countries furnished the small re-
naming percentage.
Immediately following the war with
Spain, lumbermen of the United States
eApeised the largest ana .noss aee,s
sible Of the Cuban mahogany forests
For . few years the forests Of Cubs
contributed more largely to the suppl,
in this country than at the present
time. largely OWING 10 tae sap4aas, "as.
which this valuable timber was logged
and shipped. An engineer employees
by American authorities during the re
cent Intervention in Cuba claims thai
nearly All of TIE available supply ..
mahogany Of that island has been ex
hausted and that what now remains il
any considerable quantities is far re
mote from transportation facilities
The number of buyers of mahogany
in this eountry's hardwood market il
o exceeded only by those Of oak
maple, poplar, Eastwood, ASH, olrva
chestnut and cypress. The prineipa
reason fer the popularity of mahogany
is that the importers of the logs anl
the manufacturers Of lumber have new
er advanced its prices beyond 3 modest
profit, and it is relatively SO low thai
it now makes little difference in prizes
whether IN Office building or , aalae !.
finished in mahogany or auartersawr
white oak
Another . for its popularity il
because it improves in tone with age
After much experimentation car build
ers finish practically al Of their car.
in mahogany, As it w~ithssands satisfae
tcrily the severe usage and also holds
its finish The chief eenters of ma
hcgany importation and manufacture
are Boston, New York, Louisville, New