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MASSACHUSETTS WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES. 



STEAM AND ELECTRIC CARS. 



Table 5, presenting statistics of car manufacturing, shows that 

 southern yellow pine greatly surpasses all other woods in quantity 

 used and in value. The two species, the long-leaf and the North Caro- 

 lina, constitute 80 per cent, of the total and 78 per cent, of value. A 

 distinction between longleaf and shortleaf pines is not always recog- 

 nized after they are made into lumber. Manufacturers reported much 

 more of the former than of the North Carolina species, but it is not 

 improbable that a good deal of the latter appears in the lists as long- 

 leaf. Massachusetts grows less than 6 per cent, of its car timber, and 

 four-fifths of this small amount is white oak. The cheapest timber 

 reported by car builders was hemlock, averaging $19, and only a small 

 quantity was used. Mahogany was the most costly, and a compara- 

 tively large quantity was used. It is employed as finish for passenger 

 coaches and electric cars. Sixteen species in all are listed, as the 

 following table sets forth in detail : 



TABLE 5. Steam and Electric Cars. 



