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freight incident to the transcontinental haul has been added, the boat 

 builders in Maryland consider it economical and satisfactory for the 

 purpose to which it is particularly adapted. 



All the chestnut oak reported by the Maryland manufacturers was 

 used for canal-boat frames. It is stronger than white oak, though not 

 so stiff. Seventy-five per cent was supplied by Maryland at $20 per 

 thousand, and that brought from without cost the same. 



TABLE 8. Ships and Boats. 



The ash reported by boat builders was manufactured into frames 

 for small craft, and into tillers and oars. Less than 2 per cent of it 

 grew in Maryland. 



White cedar's lightness and strength fit it for canoes and small 

 boats, and the Maryland manufacturers drew their main supply from 

 New Jersey and Virginia. A small quantity was reported from 

 Maryland at $75 for the 1,000 feet bought. The red cedar reported 

 was used for trim for yachts and launches, and that was the use to 

 which the mahogany and the red oak were put. Teak, which is a 

 foreign wood, and the highest priced bought for boats, was employed 

 as decking. None of this wood was used by any other industry in the 

 State. The amount of locust reported was small in comparison with 



