WOOD-USING IN'DUSTRIKS OF MAINK. 



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pine, and western yellow pine, are all finding their way into 

 eastern markets and are sold as substitutes for white pine, or 

 under the names of white or soft pine ; thus bearing evidence to 

 the reputation gained by white pine before the period of its 

 increasing scarcity and cost. The list of uses to which white 

 pine has been put is, of course, extremely long. To the manu- 

 facturing interests of the State it is still one of the most impor- 

 tant woods as shown by the large quantities which enter into 

 the manufacture of boxes, a commodity required by nearly 

 every industry. Box lumber is cut mainly from the lower 

 grades while the better parts of the tree go into clearer stock 

 of larger sizes which command better prices and meet more 

 exacting requirements. The most common uses of white pine 

 have been in house building, heavy construction, ship building,, 

 car and wagon building, cooperage, crates, boxes, and patterns. 

 As is shown by Table II, its largest uses in Maine are in the 

 box and planing-mill industries. Its popularity for work re- 

 quiring a soft, easily-worked wood is indicated by the large 

 amount manufactured into sash, doors, and blinds. 



The ship builders require exceptionally valuable stock and 

 pay the highest average price reported for this species. $36.35 

 per 1.000 feet b. m. 



The consumption of white pine by industries is shown in 

 Table II. 



Paper Birch. 



TABLE 3. 



Industries. 



QuANTiTT Used 

 Annually. 



Feet, 

 B. M. 



Per 



cent. 



Aver- 

 age 

 cost 

 per 

 1000 

 ft. 



Total cost 

 f. o. b. factory. 



Grown in 



Maine. 

 Feet, B.M. 



Clrown out 

 of Maine. 

 Feet, B.M. 



Shuttles, spools, bobbins, etc. 



Dowels 



Handles 



Boot & shoe findings 



Matches and toothpicks 



Woodenware and novelties. . . 



Boxes and crates 



Laundry appliances 



Toys 



Miscellaneous 



Bungs and faucets 



Brushes 



Butchers' blocks and skewers 



Planing-mill products 



Furniture 



Sporting and athletic goods. 



Totals 



,960 ,000 



,948 ,000 



.200.500 



,740,000 



,.57.5 ,000 



..■^47 ,000 



,900,000 



329 ,000 



218 ,'00 



200 ,000 



135 ,000 



110,000 



100 ,000 



27,000 



22,000 



10.000 



43.691 



15.32! 



10.82 



9.63 



6.63 



6.05 



4 89 



.85 



.56 



.51 



.35 



.28 



.26 



.07 



.06 



.03 



$25 71 



14 90! 

 18 83, 



16 13i 

 30 20 

 19.43 

 18 21 



17 26 

 24 49! 



18 00 

 18.70 



15 64 



14 00 



15 00 

 18 00 

 20 00 



$436,010 00 



88,631 50 



79,089 00 



60,340 00 



77 ,775 00 



45,611 00 



34 ,605 00 



5 ,679 00 



5,339 00 



3,600 00 



2, .525 00 



1 .720 00 



1,400 00 



405 GO 



396 00 



200 00 



38,821,500 100.00 $21 72 $843,325 50 



I 



16,860, 



5,878 



4,200, 



3,740 



2,. 500 



2,077, 



1,900 



329 



218 



65 



135 



no 



100 

 27 

 22 

 10 



000 

 000 

 500 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



38,171,500 



100 .000 

 70,000 



75.000 



270 .ooa 



135.000 



6.50,000 



