Discussion of Industries 55) 
Sasu, Doors, Brinps, anp GeneraL Mintiwork 
New York wood users report the consumption of 34 different 
species in the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds, and general 
millwork, with a total annual consumption of 200,000,000 feet, 
the average cost of which is $67.49 per M. feet f. 0. b. factory. 
This industry overlaps the planing-mill industry to some 
extent. These factories consume raw material that is one step 
further removed from the forest, as compared with planing- 
mill products, and the cost of the raw material is over $13 per 
M. in excess of the latter industry. Generally the establish- 
ments manufacturing sash, doors, and general millwork are 
located in cities and villages where the raw material comes to 
them in the form of rough and surfaced lumber, whereas the 
planing-mill products use a great amount from the logs. 
General millwork establishments manufacture a great variety 
of articles, but the most important items turned out are bal- 
usters, baseboards, blinds, cabinets, columns, cornice work, 
doors, grills, mantels, newel posts, porch work, posts, railing, 
sash, screens, scroll work, shutters, stairwork and window 
frames. 
Workableness and ability to hold its shape, combined with 
the capacity to take oils and paints well, are the principal 
requirements of woods that go into general millwork. White 
pine is unexcelled for this industry and occupies first place. 
For articles such as balusters, columns, posts, scrolls, and stair- 
work white pine is used almost exclusively. Its clear grain and 
the ease with which it may be cut makes it a favorite for scroll 
and cornice work, and it is preferred above all others by cabinet 
makers. It occupies a leading position in all of the States 
where the wood grows and not infrequently it is a leader in 
contribution to many of the industries in States where no white 
pine is grown, where it is given preference over all other woods 
for the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds, and patterns. Its 
desirability as compared with most native woods of other com- 
munities for general millwork is patent when more of it 1s con- 
sumed in many States than of native woods. Next to the white 
pine comes bald cypress of which nearly 20 million feet were 
