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Due mostly to the increasing scarcity of native white pine, hard pine and 

 Douglas fir are steadily entering the industry. These species are sometimes 

 used in sash and door work, but more especially for flooring, ceiling, wains- 

 cotting, trimming, framing, and verandas, etc., in higher class buildings. The 

 striking grain of hard pine and Douglas fir is taken advantage of, and in most 

 cases the wood is finished with varnish so as to show the grain. 



The durability of cedar material recommends it for veranda work and sills, 

 but it is also used in sash and door and wainscotting work. Cypress is replacing 

 the native cedar, being especially appreciated for its durability. 



Redwood is used especially for wainscotting, moulding, fixtures, and church 

 furniture. It is also used as a substitute for white pine, and the demand for 

 it is steadily increasing. 



Hardwoods are valued for inside work, windows and doors, framing, casing, 

 wainscotting, moulding, stairs, and cornices. The most valuable kinds, such 

 as mahogany, walnut, oak, cherry, chestnut, and maple, are sometimes used 

 as veneer in a superior class of building, for decorative purposes. The hard- 

 wood finishings are generally oiled or varnished, or sometimes, as in the case 

 of inferior hardwoods, stained to imitate better kinds of wood. Basswood, 

 chestnut, elm, and ash are much appreciated for panel work, as well as for mould- 

 ing and trimming work. 



Many of the larger sash, door, and building material firms have a saw- 

 mill in connection with the factory, but the greater number buy the rough lumber 

 in the form of boards and planks. Quebec native wood forms 87-8 per cent. 

 Nine and one-half per cent is purchased from Ontario and British Columbia, 

 while most of the remainder, 2-0 per cent, is imported from the United States. 

 The bulk of the importation is of hard pine, chestnut, tulip, and redwood. 



The average price paid, $25-95 per thousand feet board measure, ranks 

 tenth among all the industries. The output of this industry finds its market 

 in Eastern Canada. 



TABLE 19 SHUTTLES, SPOOLS, BOBBINS, ETC. 



This industry has reported the use of three kinds of wood to the extent 

 of 3,778,000 feet board measure, or 0-5 per cent of the total. It ranks ninth 

 in the list. 



