FOREST POLICY. 59 



We consume annually close to four billion pieces of lath 

 (one quarter of which is white pine, and one quarter yellow- 

 pine); further, over 1,000,000 cords of wood in the manufacture 

 of charcoal, wood alcohol, and acetic acid ; also 326 million feet 

 board measure, log scale, for veneers (one-fifth red gum) ; fi- 

 nally, 31/2 million round poles for electric conduits, of which 

 poles three-quarters are cedar, and one quarter chestnut. 



As regards bye-products of the forest, we consume annually 

 1,400,000 cords of tan bark (two-thirds of which are hemlock 

 bark) ; further, over 30,000,000 gallons of turpentine, and over 

 3,000,000 barrels of rosin. 



It is probable that the consumption of woodgoods in the 

 United States has passed, in the year 1910, the point of culmi- 

 nation. 



