The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-11-08
Chief Statistfcian of Federal
Government Reports In
crease in Production.

WASHISGTC'E. D. C., Nov. S.-The
lumber cut III the United States dur
ing the calendar year 1909 was a.
5S5 n1iiIion feet, board measure. as
against 81, 224 million feet In 1908.
and 4O.256 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 lahh and shingles dur
ing 1903 was 3.7r2 million and H.
946 million. respectively. The in
crease in the production OF lath in
1909 over 1908 was 24.3 per cent and
over 1907 1.3 per cent, while the corr
responding increases for shingles were
23.4 per cent and 1854 per cent.
This Information appears in q pre-
IIminary com,parative report covering
1906 1908, and 1907, which was
transmitted today to Census Director
Durand by chief Statistician William
NJ steuart. under whose supervision
1t was prepared by ]. e. Welchet. ex-
pert special agent OF the Division cf
Manufactures. In co-operatioTTi with
the Forest Service of the Department
of Agriculture. the Bureau of the
Census annually collects and publish-
es statistics pertaining to the group
OF lumber and timber industries.
The Substantial Increase over the
two preceding years was general. few
of the indtVidpal states showing de-
creased cut. The figures for 1908 and
1907 were collected by mail and
while includIns the commercial mills
OF the country. did not In many, eases
cover the small neIghborhood mills
whose output was consumed locally.
The relatively large increase in the
number of mills reporting for 1903 to-
gether with the increase IN the cut for
that year. was due largely to the fact
that the field force of the Census Bu-
reau which was engaged in gathering
statistics of all branches or manufac-
ture through0ut the United States Sc
cured returns from practically every
sawmIll IN operation during the whole
or any part of 1909. without regard to
It's size. and in this way there have
been included many small mills not
covered by the mail census In the pre-
ceding years.
Large Increase In yellow Pine.
In the 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 yell
low pine SStuIIlpaBe' 1fHS PAOPSAS'"4'
OF the total cut of lumber in the Cntt-
ed States contributed by the group
Together with Kentucky and Tennes-
see, has been steadily increasing DUR
ing recent years. In 1907 their output
was .S34 million feet. or 44.$ per
cent % the total; in 1908. f6,oS6 NH
Hon feet, or 1888 per cent of the to-
tai: and I'm 1909, 22,O57 million feet
or 4a.5 per cent Of the total. yellow
nine. luei:idinE the several species,
louglear, shortleaf, iobeoHy, Cuban
etc. consu,tuted substantially the same
per cefs or the total cut Of lumber IN
these states in each Of the three years
furnithing ~ per cent IN 1909. 7s.s IN
zoos. and T2.4 per cent in 1907: The
large lncreas,. in the number OF mills
reportfns. from THIS region In 1909
over 1905, namely, from l2's24' 70
~. IS, amo united TO neas-ly two- tnlFdS
Of The total increase ln9the number o.
m Eils reporting for the eutire United
s4a,cs between these years. The M
rr,.ases il this group of states, both
In ira. uuT.ber Of mills and IN cut
we're due undoubtedly in large EST
TO the many small mills III rerr'o;e
locGllges which were reached by me
agents In 1903. hut which are dttheult
to canvass by mail. The limited out.
cut or nItlls OF this class and size
no viewer. Ia almost wItno4rt e%cepflen,
consumed in the immediate vicinity
Of IL IiaaIluracture,5 and hence esSerls.
iIittle or no infi1ence on supply anf
prices Il the general lpIlReT GlaF FL