The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-18
USE OF WOOD pulp
HAS INCREASED
The wood-PuIp Industry as Shown in
the Preliminary Comparative Re-
port Of the Census Bureau.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1S.-There
were 25s 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-
tion Of pulp wood in these mills during
1909 was 4,O02,OOO cords, as against
S,s47 900 cords in 1908, an increase of
about 10 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 It
was prepared by j. e. Whelchel. ex-
pert special agent of the division OF
manufactures. In cooperation with
the forest service of the department
Of agriculture, the census bureau an
nually publishes special report relaA
tive to the woo,--9ulp industry.
It is especially noticeable that since
| 1907 there has been decided decrease
in the consumption of the best known
aud highest priced pulp wood, namely.
spruce, this species contributing 6S.1
per cent of the total in 1907, GAS per
cent in 1908. and CO.'S per cent in 1909.
There has also been slight decrease
in hemlock, whereas corresponding in
|creases have occurred injthe consump-
tion of woods heretofore little used as
pulp material, such as balsam, white
|fir, and several .hardwoods, including
birch, beech, maple, gum. and bass
wood. This increase is especially
marked in the case of balsam, the
quantity Of this species consumed in
1909 being more than double that re-
ported for 1908
Spruce Shows Steady Decrease
The steady decrease in the annual
consumption Of spruce has been ac-i
companied BY substantial increase
! in the average cost per cord Of this
species. AS indicated by the figures,
this was $3.50 III 1907, 1888 In 1908,
and 1896 in 1908
! The tendency to use the woods less
highly considered in pulp making be-
comes more marked as the cost of
spruce increases and the available
supply is reduced White fir, which
is separately shown for the first time
in 1903. is one Of the woods of good
quality for pulp which has been utiiiz-
ed only duling recent years. It is very
common In Me national forests, and at
present has a rather low value, due
both to the lack of knowledge of its
lpulp value and to the lack of other
Iuses for it. The development of the
use of this wood for pulp will mean
lmuch for the national forests manage
meht, for it viii make it possible to
dispose Of much material for which
there has hitherto been little demand.
The advancing cost of pulp wood Of
all species is clearly brought out in
Lti.e report The total consumption in
l1909. though exceeding that Of 1907
Iby less than 10000 cords, cost over
$2,0OO,O0O more
The quantity Of slabs and other mill
waste consumed as pulp material was
substantially the same IN 1903 and
lin 1908. about $4,000 cords IN each
year, which, however. was material
increase In the consumption 81 this
character Of material over 1907, when
l193,0OO cords of. II were reported as
fused.
/ The reported total production OF air
dry pulp IN 1909 was 2.4si 406 tons, as
against 2,11S,947 tons in 1908 and q
l547,S79 tons In 1907