18 



HARDWOOD Ki:COKD 



OrtolH-r 20, lUlQ. 



and withniit p)«>n<in'; flt^rc, but it it •Irong bdiI Mn'icMblc. I'l'n 

 wti. -, Four bcmlock» nro nntivc in the riiitcj 



Sta' ilile for lumber. Two ixrur in the fiir Wi-nt, 



two ID the North »u.l K«»t, one of «bii-h i« found only nmoni; 

 tlie Appalnrhian mountainii. The prioripnl neittorn hrmlurli in mnltini; 

 iU «pii«ar«ACo in market* east of the Miiwisiiippi river, but nppnrently 

 none is yet u«rd in Indiana. In Indiana the factories pny prnctirally 

 the same price for hemlock as for cht*!itnul, tupelo and Hycnmore, and 

 hero the lnrg< -■ .-omes from pinning milln which make interior 



and exterior -li. Niiii' indubtrict report this wood, us in 



shown in the accui 



TAl lil.iV ■•r IIKMI.OCK 



: (irown Uruwti 



In Inil. out t.r Ind. 

 1.'. r.-. t b in. Keel b. ni, 



Pld 1*1 84.31 



liov "IB a.'o 



AerU'u.LuTAl I m ■ 



plf*mrnt4 307,000 4.18 



Furr.l!urf 240,000 2.72 



KfTi . n il 



kr .-la. 142.7*2 1.62 



Car n.. 40.000 .52 



M>' ' uc- 



II ,. 42.(100 .48 



Pal' .•k< 30.000 .34 



SmmI.. », ...inda 



anU cvnvrai mill- 

 work 23 



Total !>,!>lu,Juu 100.00 I10.&8 



rSES or IIEMLOCE 



1 TV I'lnskii, foundry 



machine Kloorlnj; 



Uofrlgcrnfnrs 

 Uol.-t, r.>, purtu^ic derrick Sldlnc house 



t'rlUng Shelves, bouk case 



Coolers Shelves, chlnn closet 



Coollnc rooms Shelves, cuplionrd 



«"nitlng Shelves, wardrobe 



Finish 



Silver Maple 



Silver maple is a name not used by lumbermen who call the wood 

 soft maple, but the two terms are not entirely synonymous. Silver 

 maple is the botanical name applied to a single species (Acer saccha- 

 rinum), and soft maple includes two species, silver maple and red 

 maple (Acer rubrum). Silver and red maple are found in practicilly 

 tlie same territory, embracing a million square miles or more lyiiij; 

 in the eastern half of the United States and southern Canada. The 

 wood of tho soft maples is soft only in comparison with that of 

 sugar maple. All maple wood is hard when compared with bas.s- 

 wood, yellow poplar, buckeye, and the white pines. Furniture makers 

 are tho largest users of soft maple in Indiana, Its whiteness and 

 clean appearance are its chief recommendations. Its strength is 

 below that of sugar maple, but it is strong enough for most purposes. 

 Makers of boxM and crates are second largest users in the state. It 

 is reported by fifteen industries in amounts set forth '.n detail in 

 the following table: 



TABLE 21 — CONSUMPTION OF SILVER MAPLE 



Quantity used Av. cost Total coal Grown Grown 



annually. per f.o.b. In Ind. out of Ind. 



Feet b. m. 9i 1,000 ft. factory. Feet b. m. Feet b. m. 



FumKure'T'. 3.217,000 43.26 I2.-..24 » 81,210 1,407,000 1,7.')0,000 



Boxes and crates. 1,140,000 10.04 16.01 18,03S 77!i,U0U 365,000 



.vjcrlcuitural 1 m - 



plementa 020,000 7.31 20.73 13,000 305,000 155,000 



Musical Instru- 

 ments 383,000 5.39 20.85 10,282 333,000 60,000 



Sash, doors, blinds 

 and general mill- 

 work 369,000 5.19 27,02 0,972 19,000 350,000 



Vehicle and ve- 

 hicle parts 344.260 4.84 25.78 8,874 224,030 110,630 



Pulleys and con- 

 veyors 300,000 4.22 25.00 7,500 1. '50,000 l.'iO,000 



PlanInK mill pilcts. 272,000 3.83 33.55 0,125 122,000 150.000 



Playground equip- 

 ment 7 150,000 2.11 24.00 3.600 l.'.O.OOO 



Saddles and hamesa ILj.OOO 1.02 31.09 ^.57.'. ll.-p.ooo 



Handles 110,000 1.55 21.45 2.360 60,000 50,000 



Chairs and chair 



stock 100.000 141 21.50 2.150 75.000 • 23,000 



Refrigerators and 



kitchen cabinets 42,000 ..'.» 27.14 1,140 42,000 



Frames and mold- 

 ing, picture 13.000 .21 23.67 335 1,''>,000 



Dalrym'-n's, poul- 

 terers' and api- 

 arists' supplies.. 1,000 .01 23.00 23 1,000 



Miscellaneous .W.OOO .42 'i'.OO 7.'Kl 30.000 



Total 7,108,260 100.00 $24.44 $173,751 3,808,030 3,200,630 



Bars, saddletree 



Baskets 



Bull wheels, oil well 



Cnntles, saddletree 



L'SES OF <IIL%-ER MAPI.E 



Chairs 



Chair frames 

 Chisel handles 

 Couch frames 



liovi'DiMirls Lniileii' desk* 



im.ii.L.' tilt, I. 1. .!>.'■ l':.tMii<'on. bank flilurrs 



1 • f,' I storv a&ture* 



1' ilT..iiltr i !ie« 



I' Ir I 



|> „■ table l'i..i." uu".»es 



I ."^ •• uiiiK, bniik fl>tur<-s 



I . '- ',. L . liii.-. hlnre rixlurcM 



I 'Ids lulls ">|i betls 



I .1* 



I „ . - ;.^ "• 



I rniiiiK, Krnln Hr|iarntoni iiler 



liiiiTlur case work, ht-droom furnl ' 'r 



lure I , . luB Inl'le 



Interior case work, dinlns room '"l' "oi,i...ri«, dlulUK lal'lc 



furniture \\'nrdr»ibe fronts 



KKcheo cabinet shelves W.kkI parts, iiinchiner]: 



Kilclicn tables WoihI pulley rims 



IlLACK Wai,si;t 

 Indiana has probably produced as much black walnut as any other 

 state, though exact figures 8honing the production do not exist. 

 The l)est of the walnut hud been cut before Btatintics were regularly 

 colN'cted. Many early farms in Indiana were fenced with walnut 

 rails wholly or in part. The wood is durable, and thouHands of 

 those rails survived until the time of the Civil war, and were then 

 manufactured into gunstocks. It is better suited for that purpose 

 than any other wood of this country. Thirty or forty years ago, 

 when walnut furniture was at tho height of fashion, this state sup- 

 plied large quantities of tho best grades. In recent years this wood 

 has become scarce, but is still demanded and is cut in nearly thirty 

 states. In 1913 Indiana led with 10,10'1,000 feet, Ohio was second, 

 Missouri third, and Tennessee fourth, and the total output was 40,- 

 565,000 feet. It is the highest priced native lumber of the country, 

 but the price has not increased in recent years. It was not as high 

 in 1911 as in 1899. The dark color of tho hcartwood gives the tree 

 its name, Tho sapwood is nearly white. The wood of old trunks 

 is more valuable than of young, because they contain proportionately 

 more heart, and it is also of deeper color. Black walnut is not gen- 

 erally highly figured, but burls, crotches, and tho junctions of large 

 roots with the trunk yield fine figures which may be cut into exquisite 

 veneers. Though Indiana produces more walnut than its factories 

 use, nearly three-fourths of the demand is met by importations from 

 outside the state. Much black walnut is cut which never passes 

 through sawmills. It is exported as logs or is cut into veneer in this 

 country. Factories in the United States report the annual use of less 

 than i;4,000,000 feet. The accompanying table shows that sewing 

 machine makers consume nearly nine-tenths of the black walnut going 

 to Indiana factories, 



IMMK 22— CONSUMPTION OF BL.VCK WALNUT 



Quantity used Av. cost Total cost Grown Grown 



annually. per f.o.b. In Ind. out of Ind, 



Feet b. m. % 1,000 ft. factory. Feet b. m. Feet b. m. 

 Industry. 



.Sewing machines.. 4,016,815 88.78 $73.03 $363,500 772,815 4,144,000 



Furniture 332,000 B.OO 81.33 27,000 257,000 75.000 



.Musical Instru- 

 ments 140.300 2.,'>3 115.66 16,225 70,300 01,000 



Planlne mill pdcts. .S7,UUU 1.57 62.00 4,610 83,000 4,000 



Hand I. -8 23,000 .45 40.00 1,000 25,000 .... 



I'r.imeH and mold- 



Ing, picture 10,000 .18 110.00 1,100 5,000 .VOOO 



Sash, doors, blinds 

 and general mill- 

 work 10,000 .18 77.50 775 10,000 .... 



Fixtures 6,000 .11 80.00 480 6,000 .... 



Patterns and nasks 3,000 .00 70.00 350 6,000 



Vehicles and ve- 

 hicle parts 3,000 ,05 06.00 106 3.000 



Car crjnstructlnn . 1,000 .02 66.00 55 1.000 



Woodenware a n d 



novelties 1,000 .02 60.00 60 .... 1,000 



Bachlne construc- 

 tion .300 .01 60.00 25 600 



Miscellaneous 600 .01 200.00 100 .... 500 



Total 5,538,116 100.00 $76.02 $415,475 1,243,016 4,204,500 



USES OF BLACK WALVUT 



Automobile bodies I''urniture, bedroom 



Book cases l'°urDiturc, office 



Cabinet making Interior mlHwork 



Cabinets, filing Orgiins 



Cabinets, music Parquetry 



Carving, furniture I'Innos 



Cheval mirrors I'l.ino benches 



ChilTonlers I'lano cases 



Chiltorobes Piano legs 



Closet scats I'lano moldings 



Commodes I'lano pillars 



Desk, ladies I'iano stools 



Dressers Piano trimmincs 



Exterior mlllwork Porch furniture 



Finish Sewing machines 



Fixtures, store Soinnoes 



Flooring Tables, library 



t lour mill machinery Wardrobes 



Flour mill trimmings Wood mosnir 



