SAGINAW LUMBER DISTRICT. 



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Exportation of hoops from Saginaw River. 



Hoops are of two classes, hard and soft wood, the former constituting 

 the principal part. They are sent to eastern ports, and are destined lor 

 New York, Philadelphia, and Eastern cities. 



The quantity sent by water was as follows in 1877 : 



Tonawanda 1,203,000 1 Oswego 1,400,000 



BufiPalo 1,267,000 Cleveland 290,000 



Ogdeusburg 470,000 | Miscellaneoua 1,000,000 



Add 4,400,000 sent by railroad, and we have a total of over 10,000,000. 



Total, 1874 25,630,000 1 Total, 1876 17,801,600 



Total, 1875 15,940,400 | Total, 1877 5,630,000 



Stoclcs on hand. 



This item is an important one in the lumber trade. The following, 

 from the Lumberman's Gazette of December 22, 3877, gives the amount 

 at Saginaw at the close of each season since 1805, in feet, board 

 measure : 



Wood manufactures at Saginaw. 



The manufacture of boxes, pails, tubs, churns, &c., besides a great 

 variety of articles saved irom what was formerly regarded as refuse 

 lumber, such as heading, pickets, and the like, form an important item, 

 but we have no statistics of the amount. There is at present but little 

 waste of material in the manufacture of lumber in this region. 



A large amount of cedar posts, railroad ties, spars, knees, and other 

 articles is exported from the Sagiuaw Valley, of which we have no de- 

 tails. 



Estimaied values. 



The estimated values of lumber products of Saginaw, in 1877, were as 

 follows : 



Lumber, 640,000,000 feet $6,400,000 



Shingles, 167,338,750 417,845 



Laths, 77,000,000 pieces 96,250 



Staves, 6.000,000 260,000 



Timber, 1,344,000 cubic feet 280.000 



Adding other wood products, the yield for the year would be about 

 $8,500,000. 



