82 THE WHITE PINE. 



resawing. The flooring, and even siding for the smaller markets, and for cheap construction are 

 commonly the selected parts of sheathing and other inferior grades, as classed at the mill, and it 

 is rare to find, in recent years, the best grades of White Pine in the smaller retailers' yards. 



In the classification of White Pine a great degree of finesse has been introduced, and the 

 closest attention is paid here, as well as in edging and trimming, to the probable future use of a 

 given piece of material. - 



From the enormous consumption of White Pine alone, and also from the great variety of uses 

 to which it is put, it is clear that any material diminution of supplies must afl'ect extensively and 

 intimately the wood market and wood industries of this country. The common claim of substi- 

 tution of some other pine or conifer, and still more thel>efieTin the use of hardwoods in the place of 

 White Pine, have but little in their favor. I A shipping case of White Pine requires abou^half the 

 effortto make and only 50 to 65 per cent of the effort to haul or handle as one made of Southern 

 Pine, its most natur.il substitute v Similarly, a White Pine lath nails with half the effort, shrinks 

 less, and thus is far more satisfactory than one made of hard pine. For a good door or for satis- 

 factory sash and blinds only the Cypress and White Cedar can enter as a substitute, and both 

 are too restricted in their occurrence, and the Cypress has too little chance of future regeneration 

 to deserve consideration as a general substitute. The transportation of Pacific coast timbers, 

 a small portion of which have the properties of White Pine, to the densely populated Eastern 

 United States is not likely to occur on a large scale, for the cost of hauling alone equals the 

 value of good grades of Eastern lumber. 



