WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES 

 TABLE 16 PUMPS, TANKS, AND SILOS 



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The industry represented under the above heading is reported to be respon- 

 sible for the use of 1,295,000 feet board measure, or 0-2 per cent of the total 

 wood consumption. Seven kinds of wood are reported, spruce forming over 

 half of the total. 



Spruce and pine are used for silos and water tanks. Cypress is used for 

 special tank work. Most of the hardwood is used for pump blocks and bath- 

 room tank boxes. 



The material is purchased in the form of rough boards, planks, and dimension 

 timber. The price paid for it is $12.72 per thousand feet board measure above 

 the average of all the industries. Nearly 75 per cent of the raw material is 

 purchased in Quebec and over half of the remainder in the United States. 



The field of the industry is entirely local. 



TABLE 17 REFRIGERATORS 



This industry comes twenty-second in the list and requires a supply of 

 269,000 feet board measure of wood material. 



The manufacturers of refrigerators use only woods native to Quebec. Four 

 species are given. Ash leads and forms 55-8 per cent. Pine is the only soft- 

 wood reported. Refrigerators are exposed to moisture; they require a durable 



