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stump of Cigai Box Cedar, Showing the 

 Amount of Waste. 



of other properties which ciui be relied upon in distinguishing it from mahogany. Cedar is 

 coarser, lighter in color and weight, softer and is more easily worked. Moreover, the annual 

 rings of growth are more prominent and the pores are considerably more conspicuous on a smooth 

 transverse section. In smooth longitudinal sections of cedar may be observed dark colored 

 cellular masses in the pores; in true mahogany these masses are usually white or nearly so. 



Cigar box cedar is highly esteemed for a good many purposes both locally and abroad. 

 The bulk of the wood that goes to New York, Liverpool, London and Hamburg is utilized in 

 making cigar boxes. There is hardly a limit to the number of uses to which cedar may be put. 

 It possesses properties that fit it for the same purpose? as true mahogany and teak. 



The bulk of the cigar box csdar used in the United States is obtained in Cuba. According 

 to the Commerce Reports the following quantities have been received from Cuba since 1911; 



Qhantity Value 



Year Board Ft. Dollars 



1911 13,811,000 788,214 



1912 9,783,000 545,197 



1913 12,815,000 723,837 



1914 9,866,000 591,716 



1915 8,036,000 468,934 



The amounts received from all sources from 1911 to 1915, inclusive, are as follows: 



Quantity Value 



Year Board Ft. Dollars 



1911 18,172,000 995,968 



1912 15,035,000 807,699 



1913 19,092,000 1,094,048 



1914 17,285,000 982,152 



1915 15,875,000 947,313 



