The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-11-25

NINE.TENTMS or
PINE STUmPAGe
Supply In Coast ststss from VII.
ginls 10 Texas, with Arkansas
and 0kIahoms Tho tsks
States Decrease.

Ihe luW WUeF CUT ~ tHc bnlte0 states
during the calendar year 1909 was a..
ssj million feet, board measure, as
against %, ,29i million feet IN 1909, and
iO25G million feet In 1907. This was
an Increase Of 34.2 per cent over 1908,
and of 1913 per cent over 1907. The
output Of laths and shingles during
1909 was 3,7I2 million and 1i,945 mil.
Hon, respectively. The increase In
the production of laths 10 1909 over
1908 was 24.3 per cent and over 1907
l3 per cent, while the corresponding
Increases for shingles were 23.4 per
cent and 26.4 per cent.
The substantial increase over the
two preceding years was general, few
OF the individual states showing a
decreased cut. The figures for 1908
aud 1907 were collected by mail, and,
while including the commercial mills
OF the country, did not in many cases
cover the small neighborhood mills
whose output was consumed locally
The relatively large Increase In the
number Of mills reporting for 1909,
together with the Increase 10 the cut
for that year, was due largely TO the
flct that the 6eld force OF the census
bureau, which was engaged In gather
Ing statistics Of all branches OF manu-
iacture throughout the United States,
secured returns from practically every
sawmill 10 operation during the whole
or any part OF 1909, without regard to
It's size, and 10 this way there have
been included many small mills not
covered BY the mail census 10 the pre-
ceding years.
INCREASE IN CUT.
lathe group Of coast states, from
Virginia to Texas, inclusive, together
with Arkansas and Oklahoma, there
stands probably not less than nine
tenths Of the present supply OF yellow
pine stumpage. The proportion OF
the total cut OF lumber 10 the United
States contributed by this group, to-
Qether with Kentucky and Tennessee,
has been steadily increasing during
recent years. In 1907 their ouput was
1884 million feet, or 44.3 per cent OF
the total; in 1908. 1885 million feet,
or45.3 per cent OF the total; and Ia
1909, 22,057 million feet, or 1915 per
cent Of the total. Yellow pine, In.
Guiding the several species, longleaf,
shor;leaf, 'ohlolIy, Cuban, etc, con.
sttuted substantially the same pei
cent Of the total cut Of lumber ID
these states In each Of the three years
furnishing y per cent 10 1909, 72.8 pei
cent IN 1908, and TIA per cent Ia 1907.
The large increase 10 the number d
mills reporting from this region II
lNe over 1908. namely, from 1854 Il
D,z05, amounted to nearly two third
1.-THE total increase 10 the number ol
mills reporting for the entire United
States between these years. The In
crease 10 this group Of states, both Il
we number OF mills and In cut, wer'
que undoubtedly 10 large part to th'
many small mills 10 remote localitie,
which were reached by the agents II
ivy, but which are difiicult to canvas
~ mail. The limited output OF mill
" This class and size, however, Is al
most without exception consumed II
.ae Immediate vicinity OF Its manu-
!acture, and hence exerts little or o
'unuence on supply aud prices 10 tn
general lumber market ofthe country
PRODUCTION BY STATES.
The proportion Of the total lumbe
~ q the country Contributed b
New York and the New Englan
.Ases did not vary materially durin
- Three yeare, being Q per cent
W' s'e per cent 10 1903, and rs d
cent 10 1909.
Aitnough the wood pulp industv
"1uoues TO make heavy and increa
- craft upon the supply Of spruc
49, Tree still practically shares vii
slie Pine the place or nrst impo
~eoe among the lumber :tnbefo
~ region. 10 1902 IL contributic
ne total lumber cut or this grou
= Yates was 2s.s per cent, while th,
ate pine va al.l per cent.