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measure, which is the third highest in the list. The very high price recorded 

 for mahogany and walnut is due to the fact that the figures for these wood 

 materials were converted from veneer surface measure to board measure without 

 allowing for labour and waste. 



Seventy-nine per cent of the raw material used in 1915 was purchased in 

 the province of Quebec, while 14 per cent was purchased in the United States. 

 Thirty-five thousand feet of maple were imported from the United States by 

 the piano manufacturers. The supply of maple and elm from Ontario formed 

 6 per cent of the total. 



The field of trade of this industry covers all of Canada and also extends 

 to the United States and Newfoundland. 



TABLE 15 PATTERNS 



Patterns come twenty-first in the general list. The total quantity of 

 material used by this industry is less than one-tenth of 1 per cent, but the 

 pattern industry is important because no substitute has been found to replace 

 wood for the purpose. 



Seven kinds of wood are reported and spruce does not appear. There 

 is no doubt that some spruce is used, but the quantity is undoubtedly small. 



Pine forms nearly 94 per cent of the total material used for patterns. In 

 the majority of cases, and particularly when the patterns have to be subjected 

 to intense heat, no other wood can compete with clear soft pine. In addition 

 to holding its shape under intense heat it is very easy to work and light to handle. 



Basswood is used for rougher work, and birch, mahogany, cherry, oak, 

 and baywood are used for the finest patterns, which require a hard and durable 

 material. 



The raw material purchased for patterns is of the best grade obtainable. 

 The average price paid was the highest recorded by any industry. Eighty- 

 eight per cent of the raw material was purchased in Quebec, 10-5 per cent came 

 from New Brunswick, and the remainder was imported from the United States. 



