The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-08-28
OUTPUT Of LUMBER
Statistics Show How PFodSoe b
Utul1ed.


LOO o,Nsssa4 klNes.
Washlngton.--9tatistics have beoA
complied b. the forest service. vhieA
show Tor The 0rst time Drsctssly bod
u lumber producsa In the country y
utilised. About foFty.llve billion fest
u lumbar Of all kinds y the annual
production II the United States: of
this nearly twenty-five billion TED.
board measure, are further manufa1-
tufsd. the other portion remaining Tor
rough construction lumber and for
similar purposes. This p exclusive q
material which reaches il anal uss II
the form Of fuel. railroad Ties. posts.
pulpwood. cooperAse, wood distillates.
and the barks and extracts demanded
by the tanning industry.
The work Of collscting and compil-
Ing the figures extended over . con-
siderable period and vas carried out
state BY state: but - one full year
was made the basis OF statistics u
each state the total h Q fair average
Of the use Of lumber In further uanu-
facture In the whole country. BE-
tween 10 and 90 per cent Of The lun-
Der produced 10 subject 70 further
manufacture. In preparing the ngurss
in this way. however. II should b 70
membered that considerable material
reaches shops and factories n he
form Of logs. bolts. and billets with
out having passed through sawmtlln.
and while this material b included IN
these statistics this tact should b 70
membered in comparing statistics
with those Of lumber productioa.
Nearly Or quite 100 different vooAD
are used In this country under tAeir
own names. while On unknown nsn-
ber ind their way 10 shepa aal fnc-
tories without being iAsntinsd o. So
aratsly listed. except under sseseal
Nance. In quantity the softwoods. ~
nsedls-leaf Or conifsfous trees, are
most Important. but there b Q great
q number Of species amons he hAfe-
woods. or broadlsaf trees. yellow Pine
comes hrst with more than eight billioa
fest followed By white pine with thrss
billion. and Douglas ar With . littlo
more than two billioa. Il shoul1 ~ N.
derstood. however. that the tse1 'yel.
low pine" includes several species tAe
three most important Of whieA aro
longleaf. shortisaf and loblolly. Oak.
including all spsciss. hos nsas1y two
billion feet. and b the most inDos.
tant hardwood. Maple comes nsxt
Dogwood comes about halfway 1own
The list with moss than sevea nill1oa
hoard feet and q -thsee spssses Dso.
toned Turkish bo9wood eo0es lAsG
with less than thirty tAousanl SssA
followed By many oehsss TO inslsai0.
cant 10 list bat making Q toeal q III
kinds Of more than . millioa fesG o.
he native spsciss. laurel. holly ord
yucca fall very near the foot q he Nj
In relative quantities ussa-
Fifty-ilve principal industries uss
wood a. raw material ThslS rslaatvs
Importance 10 hard 70 Indicate. ~
canss quantity alone = not 10 III
cases . criterion Of value Of as n
dustRy to the community In vhicA n
b situated. nor 70 the eosntsy - Q
whole.
More than ons-half Of The total coo.
sumption consists Of planning min proA-
ucts. the largest iesms Of which as0
noorins. siding. ceiling and anishine.
The next industry. In point Of euaa-
tity Of wood used. 10 the manufacturs
Of boxes and crates. Nearly foss
times - much wood II demanded By
makers OF boxes and crates - b. the
builders Of steam and electric cara.
which come next. and 6ve fold the
amount that goss Into furniture, which
In turn leads vehicle mAnufaktura W.
hiciss demand surprisingly large sup.
plies Of wood. and much Of Il must b
Of high class In order 10 NEST ~
quirsments for frames. ssafs aad
bodies.
Chairs. listed sspantsly frsa fsr.
niturs. come aftsf novelties and sup.
plies for dairymen. poultry keepers.
and aptarists, and juse before handlee.
and musical instruments. About MD.
way down the list come pumps and
wood pipes. Among the products In.
portant enough to list separately are
canss and umbrella sticks. bsooma.
0rsarms. artificial limhs. and tobacco
pipes.
The apportionmsnt Of wood among
The Various Industries. grades from
planning mill products. which take
nost down 10 asFoplanss and DRY
kilns. at the bottom Of the lisl
FlFTIETH REUNION IS LAST
oeveM csansesieue War vetsesns An.
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