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FORESTRY BRANCH BULLETIN No. 63 



TABLE 12 HARDWOOD FLOORING 



Photo 9549. R. G. LEWIS. 

 Pipe organs. St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, has two large organ factories. 



Hardwood flooring comes sixth in the list, using annually 17,702,000 feet 

 board measure, or 2-5 per cent of the total. This industry is really engaged 

 in the manufacture of interior finishing and building material, but owing to 

 the importance of this line and the fact that it constitutes a special line of work 

 for a few firms it has been treated separately. Notwithstanding its rank only 

 four kinds of wood are reported. All the material used is Canadian grown, 

 of which 65 per cent is native to the province of Quebec. The remainder is 

 purchased from Ontario. 



Birch predominates, forming 87 per cent. Birch is certainly the most 

 popular Canadian hardwood for flooring. It gives very good satisfaction, 



