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at a profit. But even under the most efficient management, there 



is much which yet remains to be done. It is the purpose of this ? ro j ess 



paper to briefly analyze the waste situation and to suggest certain utilization 



remedial measures. Many important details must of necessity be of Waste 



eliminated. 



Amount of Waste Now Produced. 



If we assume that the total annual lumber cut of the United 

 States is 40 billion feet, our sawmills produce about 62 million 

 cords of waste containing 100 cubic feet of solid wood each. Of Annual 

 this amount, approximately 24 million cords are produced in the yello^ pi nc , 

 mill and 38 million cords in the forest. In Southern pine we may 25,000,000 

 assume that the annual cut is approximately 16 billion feet and Cords 

 that the total waste now occurring in your industry approximately 

 25 million cords. 



Present Methods of Utilising Southern Pine Waste. 

 Present methods of successfully utilizing the waste of South- 

 ern pine may be roughly divided into two large divisions. First, Methods of 

 mechanical utilization, or the manufacture of wooden articles; Utilization 

 second, chemical utilization, or the production from wood of 

 products other than wood. It is with the former that you gentle- 

 men can be of greatest assistance to your industry. 



Southern pine woods waste is now being utilized for the 

 manufacture of cross-ties, fence posts, mine timbers, small poles 

 and poles and piling, pulpwood and cordwood. According to our 

 records, Southern pine mill and factory waste is now being used 

 in the manufacture of 287 separate classes of articles, as shown in 

 table 1. It is my suggestion that you, gentlemen, study very care- 

 fully the various articles listed, as this may furnish you with sug- 

 gestions for more satisfactorily solving the disposal of the waste 

 of your company. I regret that I do not have information at present 

 on the sizes of the various pieces of wood used in the articles men- 

 tioned or specifications giving the quality of wood required. 



Table i Reported Uses of Southern Pine Mill and Factory Waste. 



Apple crates, Ballot boxes, 



Art fence material, Balls, 



Auto repairs, Banana drum heads, 



Art moulding, Barbed wire spools, 



Bacon boxes, Barn sash, 



Barrel heads, Base blocks, 



