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Manufacture of Coffins 



The mnnufacture of coffins is not as evenly distributed 

 ner the United States as are some other lines of manu- 

 lacture. Some states have few factories, while others have 

 none. Statistics credit Indiana with eighteen coffin fac- 

 tories, Kentucky with three, Florida none, Alabama three, 

 Mississippi none, Michigan twelve, Ohio twelve, Illinois 

 thirteen. New York twenty-one. New Jersey five, and so 

 on. The distribution is not in the ratio of population, nor 

 in the ratio of deaths. It is evident that certain regions, 

 where manufacturing facilities are favorable, furnish 

 coffins for other regions where facilities are not favorable. 



The Memphis region ought to be a center for a large 

 coffin industry, because it has the necessary wood. The 

 factories in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio draw their coffin 

 lumber largely from the states tributary to Memphis. 

 \arious kinds of wood are demanded, some having fine 

 grain and attractive figure, others being plain. Much 

 veneering is done in coffin making. The fine woods are 

 the surface or exposed parts, and these are oak, walnut, 

 and gum, in addition to the imported woods like mahog- 

 any. Core stock, over which to lay the veneer, is of plainer 

 woods, and two of the most important of these are chestnut 

 and white pine, neither of which is produced in the Mem- 

 phis region. It is thus seen that the Memphis district fur- 

 nishes the fine and costly outside material while the cheaper 

 and invisible interior frames and cores come from other 

 regions. 



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