120 Discussion of Industries 
TABLE 30 
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES 
Quantity UsED 
AUSSIE Ayeraee Total cost Grown in |Grown out of 
Kinp OF Woop, (Ine 000 f. o. b. New York.| New York. 
eS ect factory (Feet b. m.) | (Feet b. m.) 
Feet b. m. | Per cent 
EOLA, sinsans.ccl vers 4,241,000 | 100.00 | $59 23 Cpa Ia eens a5 4,241,000 
GY PFOA popes: tenestose 3,010,000 70.97 | $60 85 1835 000M eerie 3,010,000 
White pine......... 1,000 ,000 23.57 52 22 OzOUO! |i) ereretere tree 1,000,060 
Hard maple........ 90 ,000 2.13 72 00 G 480M cee tea 90,000 
IB Gachite ciate) -ire ae 75,000 TCA 60 00 AF O008|\ oer 75,000 
White oak.........- 50,000 1.18 85 00 Zina Di le owen dees 50,000 
Yellow poplar....... 16 ,000 .38 50 00 SOO) has Ne ee 16,000 
TRUNKS AND SUITCASES. 
New York is prominent in the manufacture of trunks, her 
consumption of 3,984,000 feet b. m. placing the State among 
the leaders. The principal centers of manufacture are Bing- 
hamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, and New York. In New 
York the trunk slats are made of white elm and white ash; 
the backs are made of basswood, white pine and red gum; 
white elm and white ash supply the clips and cleats, while 
basswood is the chief material for trays. Most of the body 
of the trunk is made of wood, but very little is visible except 
the strengthening slats, which are placed transversely or longi- 
tudinally to brace the body. These slats are preferably made 
of white ash because this wood is strong, elastic, and not easily 
split. The body of the trunk, the tray, and partitions should 
be of the lightest woods that possess in a moderate degree the 
qualities of toughness, strength, and elasticity. Many woods 
that possess these qualities are apt to warp greatly, a very 
objectionable quality in trunk lumber. Basswood is _pre- 
ferred by New York manufacturers for the manufacture of 
family trunks. The wood is not strong enough for heavy 
sample cases used by commercial travelers. These are usually 
made of built-up wood with the grain alternately crossed and 
firmly glued. Originally white pine and basswood were the 
