446 



LUMBER STATISTICS : NEW YORK CANALS. 



Lumber of different kinds coming from beyond the Slate, c^-c. — Continued. 

 TIMBER (TONS). 



STAVES (TONS). 



WOOD ( TONS ). 



Transportation of forest products by railroad. 



Two principal railroads, crossing the State from west to east, have 

 within the last twenty years carried large amounts of forest products, 

 chiefly the growth of the State. The aggregate amount is shown in 

 the following table. It will be seen that while their aggregates for the 

 whole i)eriod have been nearly equal, the Erie Railway has carried a much 

 more uniform quantity than the New York Central. While the former 

 has not doubled, the latter has increased more than twelve-fold. The 

 Erie receives most of this freight along its line, while most of that com- 

 ing upon the Central is from beyond the State. 



