OF OHIO 



95 



used in laundries, and of late in their manufacture metal has begun 

 to replace wood. All washers are lined with a corrugated surface 

 called rubs. Though these are often made of wood, glass and 

 metal are sometimes used. Cypress and cottonwood are con- 

 sidered best adapted for this purpose. More than any other wood 

 cypress answers for the washing machine bodies because it is less 

 liable to warp in situations of alternating moisture and dryness, 

 Clothes are turned over in the washers by beaters or agitators that 

 are made of some strong hardwood, usually beech or maple. For 

 the supports or legs, cottonwood, cypress and longleaf pine served. 

 For washboards the manufacturers require woods that are 

 white or light in color suitable for stenciling the upper part called 

 print boards. Basswood, cottonwood and yellow poplar met this 

 use in Ohio, and went also for the top pieces. The sides or posts 

 and backs were made from beech and cottonwood. The rubbing 

 surface was at one time made of wood, but now metal or glass has 

 entirely taken its place. For the grooved pieces holding the rubs, 

 beech supplied the demand. 



TABLE LVIII. Laundry appliances 



Total 4,001,000 



100.00 



$29.24 ! $117,000 



65,000 3.936.000 



SHIP AND BOAT BUILDING 



Ohio, with its many miles of lake frontage on the north, and 

 along the Ohio River on the south, strange to say requires relatively 

 little lumber for boat building. Although there are large ship 

 yards at the main harbors on the lake, very little wood enters into 

 the construction of lake steamers, steel having almost entirely 

 replaced wood. The boats along the Ohio River are largely built 

 of wood, but the demand for lumber in Ohio, except for repair work, 

 is very light. It can well be said that with the exception of a small 

 amount of material for canvass skiffs, launches and sail boats, 

 the principal wood consumption is for cabin and deck work on the 

 lake boats, and for tugs, barges and scows for river transportation. 



