WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



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household effects not readily movable. Furniture usually refers 

 to movable effects. Seven woods are listed. Longleaf pine, 

 which is largest in amount, goes into church pews, pulpits, store 

 counters, show cases, and office furniture ; the oaks go into show 

 cases, office fixtures, telephone cabinets, and pulpits, while the 

 white pine provides shelving, and some of the yellow poplar 

 forms the bottoms of show cases. The remainder of the yellow 

 poplar and all of the red gum finds its place in office furniture. 



Fixtures are usually of large size, with broad panels and wide 

 shelves. The wood must be thoroughly seasoned and carefully 

 worked or the finished article will warp out of shape or the joints 

 pull apart. Woods which season nicely, as well as those which 

 look well, are selected for fixture material. The high average 

 cost of the woods shown in Table 13 is proof that no large 

 proportion of mediocre grades were included. Red gum brings 

 the lowest price and white oak the highest. 



The annual output of fixtures in the State is small compared 

 with many other regions. This fact indicates that many users 

 of these commodities are buying them from outside of the State, 

 although South Carolina has abundance of material for first-class 

 fixtures. 



13. FIXTURES. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 



The comparatively small amount of wood employed in the 

 manufacture of agricultural implements, as Table 14 shows, makes 

 it apparent that many plantations in South Carolina are equipped 

 with machinery bought in other States. Virginia, for example, 



