140 Wood-Using Industries of New York 
poplar, which heads the list, was not reported at all in 1912. 
This wood is used for backs and bottoms of cases, because it 
holds its shape well and is easy to nail and work. Yellow poplar 
is also much used for enamel work. White pine, the second 
wood: in quantity used, is also employed for enamel-finished 
clocks. The bottoms of clocks are generally of high-grade 
white pine, because the softwood bottom improves the tone of 
the striker which is fastened to the bottom part. 
This industry like many others has shown a decided falling off, 
the amount used for cases being less than one-third the amount 
used in 1912, although the same number of firms reported. 
Loblolly pine, red oak, basswood and beech which were used 
in 1912 are not now reported, while yellow poplar, which was 
not reported in 1912, now holds first place in importance. The 
average price paid in 1912 was $31.93 and in 1919 $82.17, a 
very decided increase. Only 8,000 feet of material is reported 
as grown in New York, while in 1912 the home-grown wood 
amounted to 171,227 board feet. Mahogany is the most 
expensive wood reported at $250 a thousand board feet. 
TABLE 41 
CLOCKS 
QUANTITY USED 
3 ANNUALLY avemee Total cost Grown in |Grown out of 
Kinp or Woop E1000 f.o.b New York. | New York. 
P f ei factory (Feet b. m.) | (Feet b. m.) 
Feet b. m. | Per cent : 
PROta ee thats 896,000 | 100.00 | $82 17 $73,625 8,000 888 ,000 
Yellow poplar..... 354,000 39.50 | $94 93 $337,605) Psee ete 354,000 
White ime. he ee 250,000 27.91 58 00 1450064 oth a aps 250,000 
White oak... . 200 , 000 2258 80 00 1G O00 fae ae 200 ,000 
Birch Sister tet. sect 40 ,000 4.46 90 00 SsGOOml .. Heh ee tees 40,000 
Red gum 20,000 2.24 | 90 00 TSSOO | eaeaeys ee 20,000 
Black walnut....... 20,000 2.24 | 140 00 D800) (eee ee 20,000 
Cherry (black)... .. 8,000 .88 40 00 320 8,000) il ppd Face 
Mahogany........ 4,000 .44 | 250 00 LOOO RI Se 2 6 ae 4,000 
