The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-08
DURING THE YEAR 1909

Cut, the Census Bureau Learns
From the Annual Report
Just Submitted.
Washington, D. G., Nov. s., l9l0.-The
lumber cut in the United States during
the calendar year 1909 was 1855 mil
lion feet, board measure, as against 49,.
224 million feet in 1908, and 1926 mil.
lion feet in 1907. This was an increase
OF 342 per cent over 1908, and Of los
per cent over 1907 The output Of lath
and shingles during 1909 was 3,7l2 mil
lion and l4,945 million, respectively. The
increase in the production of lath in
1909 over zoos was 24.3 per cent and
over 1907 l.3 per cent, while the cor.
responding increases for shingles were
23.4 per cent and 264 per cent.
This information appears in prelim.
mary comparative report covering 1903,
1908, and 1907. which was transmitted
today to Census Director Durand by
Chief Statistician William NJ. Steuart,
under whose supervision it was prepared
by J. i. Welchel, expert special agent
of the division Of manufactures. IN GO.
operation with the forest service Of the
department Of agriculture, the bureau Of
census annaully collects and publishes
statistics pertaining to the group OF
lumber and timber industries.
The substantial increase over the pre-
ceding year was general, few Of the
individual states showing decreased
cut. The figures for 1908 and 1907 were
collected BY mail, and while including
tie commercial mills Of the country, did
not in many cases cover the small neigh
borbood mills whose output was con
sumed lacolly. The relatively large IN
crease in the number of mills Reporting
for 1900 together with the increase in
the cut for that year, was due largely
t. the fact that the field force Of the
census bureau, which was engaged in
gathering statistics Of all branches Of
manufacture throughout the United
States, secured returns from practically
every sawmiI in operation during the
whole or any part Of 1909, without re-
gard to IFS size, and in this way there
have been included many small mills
not covered by the mail census in the
preceding years.
Large Increase in Cut of Yellow Pine,
In the group Of coast states, from Viz
giuia to Texas, inclusive, together with
Arkansas and Oklahoma, there stands
probably not less than nine-t enths Of the
present supply Of yellow pine stumpage.
The proportion Of the total cut Of lum
Der in tie United States contributed by
this group together with ekntueky and
Tennessee, has been steadily Increasing
during recent years. In 1907 their out
put was 1884 million feet, or 44.3 per
cent Of the total; in 1908, l5,056 million
feet. or 453 per cent Of the total and
IN 1909, 22057 million feet, or 49,5 per
cent OF the total Yellow pine, includ
ing the several species, longleaf, short
leaf, loblolly, Cuban, etc, constituted
substantially the same per cent Of the
total cut OF lumber in these states in
each OF the three years, furnishing Y
per cent in 1909, rs per cent in 1908,
and 292 per cent in 1907 The large in
crease in the number Of mills reporting
from this region in 1909 over 1908, name
H. from 1884 to 23,255, amounted to
nearly two-thirds Of the total increase
in the number Of mills reporting for the
entire United States between these years.
The Increases in this group Of states,
both in the number OF mills and in cut,
were due undoubtedly in large part to
the many small mills in remote localities
which were reached by the agents IN
1909. but which are difficult to canvas
b, mail The limited output Of mills Of
this class and size, however, is almost
without exception conumed in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of its manufacture, and
hence exerts little or no influence on
supply and prices in the general lumber
market OF the country
Production in New York and New
England.
The proportion Of the total lumber cut
Of the country contributed by New York
and the New England states did not vary
materially during the three years, being
Q per cent in 1907, 90 per cent in zoos,
and IS per cent in 1900.
Atfbp4,s,N .ts,,yel ...,I,. sr4slttets.F fort-