The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-21
use OF WOOD PULP
HAS INCREASED
The Wood-Pulp Industry as Shown in
the Preliminary Comparative Re-
port of the Census Bureau.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1S.-There
were 253 wood-pulp mills in operation
during the whole or a part of the cal
endar year 1909 in thhe United States,
as against 251 in 1908. The consump-
ton of pulp wood in these mills during
1909 was 100000 cords, as against
8 ,S47 900 cords in 1908, an increase OF
about 19 per cent.
This information appears IN pre-
liminary comparative report covering
1909. 1908, and 1907, which was trans
mitted today to Census Director Du-
rand by Chief Statistician William M.
Stuart, under whose supervision 1t
was prepared by j. E. Whelchel ex-
pert special agent of the division g.
manufactures. In cooperation with
1.-The forest service of the department
of agriculture, the census bureau an
nually publishes special report rela-
tive to the wood-pulp industry.
It is especially noticeable that since
, 1907 there has been decided decrease
: in the consumption of the best known
: and highest priced pulp wood, namely.
g spruce, this species contributing 68.l
e lper cent of the total in 1907, 64.5 per
+ lcent in 1908, and CO.'S per cent in 1909
; There has also been a slight decrease
|, lin hemlock, whereas corresponding IN
!. lcreases have occurred in the consump-
= ton of woods heretofore little used as
pulp material, such as balsam, white
< lir, and several hardwoods, including
t, birch, beech, maple, gum, and bass
}; wood. This increase is especially
|; marked in the case of balsam, the
k quantity of this species consumed in
V. 1909 being more than double that re-
k ported for 1908.
ST Spruce Shows Steady Decrease.
n The steady decrease in the annual
c. consumption of spruce has been ac-
r. companied by substantial increase
r in the average cost per cord of this
Il. species. AS indicated by the figures,
e; this was $500 in 1907, 1888 in 1908,
N end 1895 in 1909.
IA TIE tendency to use the woods less
n. highly considered in pulp making be
nd comes more marked as the cost ol
". spruce increases and the available
II; supply is reduced White fir, whTA
nd is separately shown for the first time
er- in 1909, is one of the woods OF goot
to quality for pulp which has been utiliz
IS; ed only during recent years. 1t is yer.
er- common in the national forests, and a
F. present has a rather low value, du
la both to the lack of knowledge of 1T
er- pulp value and to the lack of othe
by uses for it. The development of tn
e. use of this wood for pulp will meal
er- much for the national forests manage
er- ment, for it will make it possible t
en- dispose of much material for whic
on there has hitherto been little demand
be The advancing cost of pulp wood
RIBS all species is clearly brought out
Ma the report The total consumption
up- 1909, though exceeding that of 19C
P. by less than 10000 cords, cost owe
Mi $2,00O,000 more.
fer The quantity of slabs and other mi
ed; waste consumed as pulp material VIZ
Jeil, substantially the same in 1909 al
w. in 1908, about 250,O0O cords in eat
gah year, which, however, was materi
lex increase in the consumption of th
ate, character of material over 1907, wh'
ryor $4,000 cords of it were reported
. l.. used
vag The reported total production of a
J.. L. dry pulp in 1909 was 2,491 ,406 tons,
ton, against 2,118,947 tons in 1908 and
cult, 5478 879 tons in 1907.