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round retort plant also consumes 12 cords per day 'with the 

 largest one consuming 30 cords per day. 



Statistics of wood consumption in the U^iited States. 



The latest available statistics of wood consumption in the 

 hardwood distillation industry in the United States were for 

 1911, when it was reported that 1,058,955 cords were con- 

 sumed. Of this amount Michigan with 13 plants led with 

 396,916 cords; Pennsylvania was second with 50 plants con- 

 suming 364,539 cords, and New York third with 25 plants 

 consuming 132,400 cords. Seventeen other plants scattered 

 in 11 different states, chiefly in the east, reported a con- 

 sum.ption of 165,100 cords. 



It is very likely that with the stimulation of high prices 

 for products of the wood distillation industry, due to the 

 great European War, the total consumption in the whole 

 country in hardwood distillation amounts to about 1^ 

 million cords, although this is a very rough estimate. The 

 following table shows the statistics of wood consumption for 

 the United States as compiled by the United States Bureau 

 of Census 'from the years 1907 to 1911, inclusive: 



Number of Number of cords of 

 Year Establishments hardwood consumed 



1907 100' 1,219,771 



1908 101 878,632 



1909 116 1,149,847 



1910 117 1,257,917 



1911 105 1,058,955 



This table shows how the consumption of the wood in the 

 industry dropped off after the enactment of the Federal law 

 in 1907 which resulted in the serious drop of prices obtained 

 for the crude wood alcohol. 



