102 Discussion of Industries 
Basswood is used for many of the articles enumerated, espe- 
cially for yardsticks, rulers, drafting tables, and alphabet 
blocks. The manufacture of advertising novelties is very 
important in the largest cities and in several smaller places, 
including Bliss, Seneca Falls, Silver Springs, and Tonawanda, 
where the major portion of the basswood and sugar maple 
reported is turned into yardsticks and rulers as advertising 
novelties. 
TABLE 21 
PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 
Quantity UsEep 
ANNUALLY AUIS Potal Gost Grow it) l@epoeteeee 
eon eee Toh aan 4 Sera er 000 f. 0. b. New York. New York. 
e feet factory (Feet b. m.) | (Feet b. m.) 
Feet b. m. | Percent 
MOtals scl poeta 9,754,000 | 100.00 | $82 47 $807,358 534,000 9,222,000 
Southern red cedar..| 2,000,000 20.51 |$150 00 $300; 0005|\). 25 2- feer 2,000,000 
Western red cedar...} 2,000,000 20.51 50 00 TOO; O0OM epee ce 2,000,000 
Rediptm sss see 1,343,000 AS 75 00 10037258) eee 1,343,000 
IBASSWOOd. 5-2 eee. 1,102,000 11.30 62 31 68 ,666 212,000 890,000 
Beeches de. Hess tyerccoters 715,000 oo 60 00 42,900 100, 000 615,000 
Wihiteioaks.ws2) . cic 614,000 6.29 84 28 51,748 4,000 610,000 
Sycamore.......... 468 , 000 4.79 80 00 BYE eZ lado taasiot 468 ,000 
Hard maple: © oi-2 00 447 ,000 4.58 66 55 29,748 11,000 436,000 
Yellow poplar....... 400,000 4.10 72 00 ZE*B00N. ons oe 400 ,000 
UB ir Chek scystuavnanc teks 176,000 1.81 58 46 10,289 125,000 51,000 
Cherry (black)...... 175,000 1.79 65 00 L315 75,000 100,000 
upelo se ore 162,000 1.66 66 00 105 692572 cc See 162,000 
IANA ppaae caeeee 62,000 .64 40 00 2,480 3,000 59,000 
HrckoOryaccceee ene 30,000 .31 60 00 1,800 4,000 26,000 
Mahogany......... 28,000 .29 | 235 90 6605; li ese 22e ae 28,000 
Wbige|pinely..jey- oe 18,000 .18 | 145 00 2 GIO share secs eet 18,000 
Wypressae atte cee 10,000 -10 | 100 00 000") eae eicie 10,000 
Spruce ss jer Aas on ee 2,000 .02 55 00 TO ol has oe 2,000 
Butternut.......... 1,000 .O1 70 00 ZAI) hades Pec ercaeuciic 1,000 
Lignum-vitae....... 1,000 -01 | 300 00 300) | sickiesdejeekec 1,000 
BASKETS AND FRuItT PACKAGES 
The products referred to in Table 22 include crates for the 
shipment of bananas, celery, peaches, potatoes, small berry and 
lettuce boxes, hop-picking boxes, bushel crates, and the lighter 
class of fruit and vegetable packages. It was impossible to 
clearly separate in every instance these figures from the kindred 
