T \\dttli < lensus "i tin- l 'niu-d Sut.-s. 



CENSUS BULLETIN. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



JUNE 24, 19O2. 



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THIv LUMBER INDUSTRY. 



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Hon. \Vn.i i 01 I!. \U 



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1 tran-mit herewith, for publication in bulletin 



u. a rcjMirt on the liimU-r industry, prepared under 



.tion by Mr. Henry (iannett. geographer of 



Acknowledgment i- al-o due to Mr. .la-per 



liel. who. a- .section chief. ha* had charge of 



i MI- and tabulation of the lumber industry from 



tics herewith presented -how a satisfactory 

 -jr. . Mh in the indu-tn. a rate which, from one 

 \. that of the de-t ruction of our forc-t-. i- 

 y, -ince the cut of lumber has 

 m L'7.oi.:.7:; M feet. 15. M.. to :;:,.i>M.I:; 

 M 15. M. The eon-uinptioii of wocxl material in 



the n -trie- i- increasing at a much more rapid nite 

 ;in. in -pile of the fact that in many 

 arti. le metal; 

 -titute.1 for wood. 





iron and -teel. are In-ill": ^n' 1 

 It re-nlt- from this. that, while the 

 is lieint; ';-ed more and more ei-onomically and 

 tile wasti- i- U-iii": dimini-hed year tiy year, still the 

 lestruction iif the forests i- yearly incrca-ing. 

 The white pine area in the northeast has pa ed it- 

 iiiium of production, and the attention of lumU-r- 

 n n is Ix-ine; di\erted from this region to the -outh- 

 'ine fore-ts. and to tin enorniou-lv hea\ v fore-t- 



of the n^H 

 the eoiintn . 

 including. IN- 



i-t. whi.-h will, in the eour>e of u 

 bet-ome the i-hief -oiirco of lumltcr for 



"f the indu-try :ire pri--i-nti'd in talile-. 

 . - the main titMe-. a mim'>er of other- 



<lerived from them, viz: TiiMe 1. comparative -\imman- 



of the lum>N>r indu-try. l.v'.d t- I'.'no. with rate-^.if in- 



I'alili- _'. avent^tM-apitul. numlM-i of employees, 



wa^e-. material-, and product-. porentablUhOMOt; I'alile 



emjre wall's ail<l output per employee; T:i>. 



coiii|Mntti\e -iimmar\ . liy -t:iti--. |s7n(o |:MMI : 'J' ;l i, 

 proportion of total lumlx-r pnMluct. l>v ];i>o^nii>hi< -i.l 

 divi-ions. Is.'.o to P. ii MI; Tulile i!. average value of mu- 

 ch inery. product, waye earner-, and wa^i--. |-rc-tal'li-h 

 meiit. ami a\emjr- product and avenip' waj,'- jx-r hand, 

 by -tati-: Talile 7. lo^in^' amp-, summary ! 

 Talili- s, capitnl, wajfi- -earner-, withes, -tumpa^e. and 

 product. |H-r e-talili-hnn-iit : Table '.i. value of loj.'tump- 

 ;ind of >aw |o^'.- |MT l.iKHi feet; Table 1<>. amount, 

 value, and average value. ]n-r 1.000 fpet. of -tum|ni</e of 



dilFerent -JH-cie-; Table II. -tlIIII|Nlire value per 1.IHMI 



feet. b\ -|e. ie-. f<ir the principal timber state-; Table 

 Ii'. -ti-am jiower used in lojrjriii}.' i-amp-: Tab).- 

 mill-, -nmmary by -tat'--: Table 14. capital, 

 earner-, wajre-. material-, and ]iroduct-. |n-r i--tabli-h- 

 nii-nt; Table i:.. pnxlu-t- of -awmill-; Table li>. i ( iiai 

 and value of roujjh lumlM-r. 1>\ -IMM ie-: Table 17. n 

 tity and value of -hin^le-. by -jx-cies; Table 1 s. , aw mills 

 el:i ilied by -i/e; Tub!.- I'.i. planing mill-. -umiii:ir\ 

 -t;ite-; Table _'". .-apital. wa^'e-carner-. wap--. n 

 rial-. an<l priKluct-. p<'r establishment; Table _'!. i-apital 

 in\i -tand of timlter. and total aiiKiunt 



of timber owneil by liili|b-|-|lien : Table ;.'_'. eut of white 



pine in Micliiynn. \\"i-con-in. and Minue-ota. 1^7 

 I!HI; Tuble -_::. iiujMirt-: Tabl.- _'. e\|H,n-; Tub], 

 -tati-tic-- of lumlx-i indu-trie- of the I'niti 



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