FOREST POLICY. 



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R. S. Kellogg, in an address before the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association, shows the trend of the movement 

 in the production of the five leading species of lumber by the 

 following remarks: 



"White pine lumber manufacture began in New England, 

 and moved across New York and Pennsylvania to the Lake 

 States ; now the center of produciion is again swinging east- 

 ward. The I^ke States produced almost 8,000,000,000 feet 

 of white pine in 1884, and reached a maximum of more than 

 8,500,000,000 feet in 1892. In 1900 the output in the Lake 

 States had- fallen to 6,000,000,000 feet, and in 1908 it was 

 but 1,775,000,000 feet. Then Michigan, supreme for many 

 years, had fallen to sixth place, and Wisconsin, which suc- 

 ceeded her, dropped behind, leaving Minnesota in the lead. 

 New Hampshire and Maine each cut more white pine lumber 

 in 1908 than they did in 1900, giving these states third and 

 fourth rank, and even Massachusetts and New York produced 

 nearly as much white pine lumber in 1908 as in the earlier 

 year. The virgin pine timber of the Lake States is nearly gone. 

 The second and third growth of the Northeastern States, small 

 and knotty though it be, is coming on the market to make 

 many a box and crate. 



There has been a westward movement in yellow pine 

 production similar to that in white pine. Beginning alongf 

 the Atlantic coast in the northeastern part of the yellow 

 pine belt, Georgia held first rank in 1900, Texas second, 

 North Carolina third, and Louisiana seventh. A quick shift 



