6 INTRODUCTION. 



of the total demand, and of the demand for each species, is met by 

 forests and woodlots in the State, and what part is supplied from 

 without. The kinds of wood demanded by the various industries 

 are shown, together with the amount of each species used, the prices 

 paid at the factory, and into what product each wood is manufactured. 

 With this information before them, the woodlot owners who are 

 looking to the future can determine what kinds of timber promise 

 best returns, and can give preference to those kinds. Those who 

 have timber or lumber to sell can form an intelligent opinion as to 

 where the best market may be found for what they have to offer. On 

 the other hand, the manufacturer who is in the market for woods 

 of certain kinds will have the means to determine whether he can 

 buy near home, or whether he must look beyond the State; and 

 a study of average prices paid by others will show whether or not 

 he has been buying on an equal footing with others. A closer ac- 

 quaintance between buyer and seller, with a better understanding of 

 what one has to sell and what the other wishes to buy, will be of 

 mutual benefit. 



A history of lumber operations and of past uses and markets 

 in the State was not undertaken, though it would have brought out 

 many interesting facts. It was deemed sufficient if present conditions 

 were shown, thereby making it possible to formulate an intelligent 

 policy for future operations. 



