found in the vicinity of Montreal, and particularly in the section of the province 

 of Quebec adjoining the lower valley of the Ottawa river. White and red elm 

 are very common in the central plain of the St. Lawrence. They are mostly 

 "found isolated along roads and fences, and in pasture fields. In the lower 

 Laurentians elm is still found in small groups of fine appearance. The northern 

 limit of these two species is a line running through Chicoutimi, La Tuque, 

 Nominingue, Ferme Neuve, and North Timiskaming. Generally elm is not 

 found above 1,000 feet elevation. 



Bulletin 58, Forest Products of Canada, 1915, gives the province of Quebec 

 as having an output of 3,490,000 feet board measure of elm. The wood-using 

 industries reported the consumption of 67 per cent of that production. 



The quantity purchased from Ontario is equal to 6 per cent of the total 

 quantity used. 



Elm was used by thirteen industries. A comparatively large quantity of 

 elm is turned into veneer for cheese boxes and fruit crating. The manufacturers 

 of furniture use over 36 per cent of the elm reported. Manufacturers of boats 

 paid the highest price for elm, $61.19 per thousand feet board measure, over 

 twice the average price reported. 



TABLE XVI BEECH 



Beech (Fagus grandijolia) is a very common hardwood in the province 

 of Quebec, although not quite so much so as in the Maritime Provinces where 

 it is the commonest hardwood. 



Quebec wood-using industries consumed 1,139,000 feet board measure 

 of beech, which quantity is equal to 0-2 per cent of the total wood consumed 

 in the different industries. The furniture and hardwood flooring industries 

 used over 74 per cent of the beech wood which was reported by ten. industries. 

 The average price paid was $19.32 per thousand feet board measure; machinery 

 manufacturers paying the highest figure, $27.50. 



The wood of beech is hard, fairly strong and stiff, but not elastic. The 

 best beech wood is of even grain and fine texture and is easily worked, but a 



