The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-20
INDUSTRY
OF UNITED STATES
Total for 1909 Was Considerable Ad-
vance over the Preceding Year,
Reports Government De-
partment.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 20.-The out.
lay for veneer material, both domestic
and imported woods, during the calendar
year 1909, was $S0775l6, as against
1891 ,43l in 1908 and SO, 436,237 in 1907.
The number of establishments engaged
in the manufacture of veneers during
1909 was 637, an increase of 235 and 287
over the number reporting in 1908 and
1907, respectively.
This information appears in a prelimi-
nary comparative report covering 1909
1908 and 1907 which was transmitted
to-day to Census Director Durand by
Chief Statistician William NJ. Steuart,
under whose supervision it was prepared
by j. f. Whelchel, expert special agent
of the division of manufactures. In co.
operation with the forest service of the
department of agriculture, the bureau of
the census annually collects and pub.
fishes statistics pertaining to the group
of lumber and timber industries.
The rapid rate at which this industry
has grown during recent years continued
through 1902 the showing for that year
disclosing not only substantial increase
in the number OF mills, but also the fact
that in point of geographical distribu.
ton the industry has extended from 30
states in 1907 to "a states in 1909.
States Leading in the Industry.
Although veneer manufacture was en-
gagged in during l909'n practically every
state in which lumber timber occurs in
commercial quantity, nearly three
fourths of the material consumed during
the year was reported from the IL states
Of Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Indiana,
Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, New York.
Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
ranking in point Of quantity consumed
in the order named. Furthermore. Of
these states, the group composed of II
linois, Indiana, Florida and Michigan
alone contributed nearly third of
the total, showing that the industry is
still to some extent localized.
A point of interest in this connection
is the fact that although the three
states, New York. Illinois and Indiana
reported but 900 per cent OF the total
quantity OF material consumed during
1909, their contribution formed 42.s per
cent. of the total cost of all veneer ma
terial consumed during that year. This
showing is due directly to the fact that
the manufacture OF veneers from import
ed and high priced cabinet woods, espe-
cislly mahogany, is to large extent
centered in these three states. Illinois
alone reporting more than half of the
mahogany consumed during 1909 and
New York following with nearly one
third.
New York led in the consumption of
both Spanish cedar and Circassion wal
nut, reporting more than three ffths of
the total of each Of these species.
For many years the manufacture Of
veneers was mainly from the imported
cabinet woods and to limited extent
from such domestic woods as walnut. oak
and bird's-eve maple The extension Of
the industry has been more in the ma.
ture Of the development of new indus.
try. the large increase in the total an
nual consumption Of materials being
made up chiefly of domestic woods which
are converted into veneer stock. from
which are made baskets, berry crates,
packing cases of various kinds, furniture,
material for laminated lumber, barrels.
etc II is this branch Of the industry
which is widely distributed and in which
the growth is most rapid
Among the materials reported rs con.
sumed during 1909 are found thirty.six
species OF domestic woods and eleven of
imported woods. making total practi
callv equal 10 the number of wood spe-
cies utilized during the same year in
the United States as lumber material.