82 Wood-Using Industries of New York 
The heavy majority in favor of hickory for spokes should 
be noted. The failing supply of this wood has resulted in the 
application of much inventive genius to the evolution of wheels 
which could dispense with hickory. Wheels made of steel disks 
are seen not infrequently, and other plans are being tried, 
notably along the line of laminated wooden construction. 
The repair of motor cars and trucks and the building of 
delivery bodies adapted to transform old automobiles into lght 
trucks constitute an enormous business, which occupies many 
of the shops and the men who were formerly in the wagon- 
building and repair trade. The 566,511 motor vehicles 
reported in New York State will continue to require great 
amounts yearly of ash, oak, hickory, maple, elm, and _ bass- 
wood. The racking strains of motor service demand the finest 
quality of wood to be had, both for repairs arid in new cars and 
trucks. . 
Out of the 19 species tabulated 14 can nowhere else be grown 
to better advantage for quality than in New York. Yet the 
TABLE 13 
Moror VEHICLES 
Quantity UseD Average 
: = Total cost Grown in |Grown out of 
Krnp or Woop ANNUALLY pate f0Nb: New York. | New York. 
IY eet factory (Feet b. m.) | (Feet b. m.) 
Feet b m. | Percent 
otaleees. f9eiee 20,813,000 | 100.00 |$101 08 | $2,103,699 5,592,000 15,221,000 
elt ccs tase aso Loeee O00 35.18 |$140 77 | $1,030,718 2,329,000 4,993,000 
Hard maple........ 3,126,000 15.02 87 99 275,057 789 ,000 2,337,000 
White oak..........; 2,905,000 13.96 | 105 63 225,855 681,000 2,224,000 
Yellow poplar....... 1,319,000 6.34 | 116 48 153,637 12,000 1,307,000 
Southern yellow pine] 1,204,000 5.78 71 44 861, ONAN crocs vetoes 1,204,000 
IB inc hematite pair. 1,151,000 Bee 60 95 70,153 1,000 ,000 151,000 
Basswood.......... 860 ,000 4.13 66 72 57,379 313,000 547,000 
Finck ony eer seers 831,000 3.99 | 100.14 83,216 165,000 666 , 000 
Soicogeeone oo omne 536 ,000 2.58 83 04 44,509 4,000 532,000 
TRic(elifabboalyeye Gina cleo 424 ,000 2.04 38 81 16);4:5 5%) Bane 424,000 
Beechit secic cence 400 ,000 1.92 40 00 16,000 160,000 240,000 
T.oblolky pine....... 314,000 1.51 38 61 1 Wp ean ere oe 8 314,000 
1D) ba leet sic eoOe Neen chore 148 ,000 .69 65 11 9,311 37,000 106 ,000 
White pine......... 105,000 .50 90 006 OC ABO 4. ce aoe see 105,000 
Red! oaks bie. pn aay 100,000 -48 60 00 6,000 100) 0005| (eee aaeeeee 
@ypresseee.. sere cpoore 38 ,000 .18 99 82 BeOS be sels sesh 38,000 
Cottonwood........ 25,000 alle 60 00 : L2500)"|) 4.2 3) eee 25,000 
Mahogany......... 8,000 .04 | 300 00 SA OOtie BES see ee 8,000 
@hestnut:.. 5. 1-5 55- 2,000 .O1 64 00 128 2, OOO) is 52 a ese 
