Discussion of Industries 39 
_SumMaAry oF Woops Usep 1n New York sy INpDUSTRIES 
Table 2 shows the relative demands made upon the species 
by 44 wood-using industries of the State, the average price 
paid for the raw material delivered at the manufacturing 
establishments, and a comparison of the consumption of home- 
grown and imported woods. 
The term industry as here used includes the production of 
articles that are similar or closely related. Each industry is 
discussed individually in the pages following Table 2, and the 
particular articles combined in that industry are enumerated. 
Under modern commercial conditions the woodworking 
plants have been specialized, the various branches of the gen- 
eral art demanding a particular class of machinery, labor, and 
a certain form of raw material. A study by industries is the 
only way to point out to woodlot owners where they may most 
profitably dispose of their surplus timber, in what form they 
are expected to prepare the raw material for the market, and 
what kinds of wood may be most profitably grown to meet the 
requirements of the wood-using establishments in a given 
locality. A study by industries is helpful to the manufac- 
turers of finished products, in that it enables them to compare 
their individual operations with the average for all the manu- 
facturers engaged in a particular branch of the trade. The 
chair manufacturer, for example, can compare the woods used 
in his own establishment with the reports, from other chair 
manufacturers; he can study the particular use to which each 
species is put, the form of raw material used, the general 
physical and mechanical properties of the species used in 
various factories, and what is being done with the waste. 
Thus each manufacturer who aided in this investigation may 
benefit by the cooperation of all and be in a better position to 
effect economy. A comparison of one industry with another 
should also result in a benefit to all. The disposal of waste in 
a large establishment is a matter of growing importance, and 
the smaller plants are frequently able to utilize much of the 
