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cement barrels. Strength has much to do with the 

 suitability of a wood for a specific purpose. Red 

 gum, cottonwood, elm and most of the oaks are 

 strong enough for all ordinary purposes. Cotton- 

 wood is excellent material for flour barrels, and yel- 

 low poplar for tobacco hogsheads, though less of 

 it is so used than formerly. The following figures 

 show Tennessee's output of slack cooperage in 

 1910 and the woods, with the amount of each: 



Staves. 



Oak 16,632,000 



Cottonwood 12,366,000 



Red gum 11,925,000 



Kim 3,736,000 



Ash ...'. 2,247,000 



Maple 703,000 



Beech 500,000 



All others 1,621,000 



Total 49,730,000 



Heading is counted by sets, and the number in 

 Tennessee in 1910 was 2,572,000 of all woods, and 

 of hoops 18,041,000. 



In the manufacture of hoops in Tennessee elm is 

 by all odds the most important wood. The hoops 

 are sawed from logs. A great change in hoop 

 making has occurred in the last fifty years. The 

 hoop-pole business, as it once existed, seems to 

 be no more in Tennessee. The hoops were once 

 made from, little saplings, from one to two inches 

 in diameter. Such a sapling made one hoop, or if 

 it would split nicely it was good for two. These 

 were cut by thousands, and most of them were 

 shaved and notched at odd times hy farmers who 

 traded them for merchandise or sold them for what 

 cash they would bring. It was a remarkably waste- 

 ful 'business. No one who cut the saplings then 

 seemed to consider that every one was a little tree 

 which, if left alone, would become a large tree. The 

 straightest and best were taken, and they were 

 the ones to grow into the best trees. Fortunately 

 that business is a thing of the past in Tennessee, 

 and they now make hoops of large trees. 



In 1910 Tennessee stood eighth among the states 

 in the output of .veneer, its total being 27,665,000 

 feet, log scale. Veneer is lumber cut very thin. 

 So thin are some of the sheets that more than one 

 hundred are required to make one inch in thick- 

 ness. Most of the veneer is not nearly as thin. It 

 is of three kinds, classified according to the method 

 of manufacture in rotary cut, sawed and sliced. 

 More than nine-tenths of all veneer produced in 

 this country is rotary cut. Expensive hardwoods 

 are usually sawed or sliced. Spanish cedar, a mod- 

 erately cheap foreign softwood, used by cigar box 

 makers, is often sliced very thin. Rotary cut ve- 

 neer is reduced from the round log, by revolving it 

 against a strong knife which pares off a thin layer 

 round and round until only a small core remains 

 of the log. Thin saws convert seasoned lumber 

 into veneer, or a log may be forced over the edge 

 of a powerful knife and the sliced article results. 

 The forests of Tennessee contributed liberally to 

 the country's supply of tanning materials, though 

 some was used in that state which came from else- 

 where. In 1910 the reported quantity of hemlock 

 bark was 1.193 tons, worth $9,505; oak, 23,843 tons, 

 worth $200,396. 



Uses of Wood. 



Manufacturers and others in Tennessee reported 

 the following uses for the various woods listed in 

 Table 1. It should not be understood that these are 

 all the uses that have been found for wood. They 

 include only those reported during the progress 

 of the investigation in the state. 



Blinds. 



Caskets and coffins. 



Coat hangers. 



Curtain poles. 



Crating. 



Doors. 



Berry crates. 

 Church pews. 

 Egg cases. 

 Finish (Interior). 



Altars. 



Beds. 



Cabinet work. 



Caskets. 



Church fixtures. 



Finish (interior). 



Boxes (packing). 

 Casing. 



Bed slats. 

 Brown handles. 

 Chairs. 



Curtain poles. 

 Flooring. 

 Furniture (inside) 



Balusters.. 



Cabinet work. 



Casing. 



Chairs. 



Doors. 



Dressers. 



Bnsswood. 



Excelsior. 

 Finish (interior). 

 Frames (window). 

 Furniture. 

 Screens. 

 Trunks. 



lll.-n k Gum. 



Furniture (inside). 



Siding. 



Table legs. 



Black Wnlnnt. 



Furniture. 



Gum stocks. 



Moldings. 



Musical instruments. 



Stair work. 



Black Willow. 



Kxcelsior. 

 Furniture (inside). 

 Beech. 



Kitchen cabinets. 



Kitchen tables. 



Siding. 



Tables. 



Wagon boxes. 



Birch (Yellow). 



Furniture. 



Mantels. 



Musical . instruments. 



Stair work. 



Tables. 



Wardrobes. 



Chairs. 



Church pews. 

 Finish (interior). 



Boxes (packing). 



Casing. 



Caskets and coffins. 



Crates. 



Curtain poles. 



Doors. 



Cabinets. 



Car construction. 



Finish (interior). 



Furniture. 



Mantels. 



Ceiling. 



Finish (interior). 



Boxes (packing). 

 Finish (interior). 

 Furniture (inside). 



Butternut. 



Fixtures (store and 



office). 

 Molding. 

 Chestnut. 



Finish (interior). 



Furniture. 



Mantels. 



Moldings. 



Screens. 



Trunk slats. 



Cherry. 



Moldings. 

 Showcases. 

 Store fixtures. 

 Window frames. 



Chestnut Oak. 



P'looring. 

 Plow handles. 



Shittimwood.- 



Imitation work. 



Mantels. 



Sash. 



Cotton wood. 



Box boards (wagons). Egg cases. 



Boxes (crating). Excelsior. 



Butter pails. Panels (wagon). 



Candy baskets. Oil boxes. 



Boxes. 



Cabinet work. 

 Doors. 



Balusters. 

 Boats. 



Butter tubs. 

 Candy pails. 

 Casing. 

 Cornice. 



Bobbins. 



Boxes (packing). 



Crates. 



Coops. 



Boxes. 



Ceiling. 



Crates. 



Cucumber Tree. 



Finish (interior). 

 Furniture (inside). 

 Sash and frames. 



Cypress. 



Frames (doors). 



Panels. 



Sash. 



Siding. 



Tanks. 



Window frames. 



Dogwood. 



Shuttle blocks. 

 Haekberry. 



Egg cases. 

 Trunk slats. 



Hemlock. 



Sheathing. 



Siding. 



Weatherboardings. 



Finish (interior). 



Buckeye. 



Boxes. Excelsior. 



Caskets and coffins. Flooring. 



Casing. Trunks. 



Egg crates. 



Athletic goods. 

 Cant-hook handles. 

 Chairs. 



Chicken coops. 

 "Handles. 

 Golf sticks. 



Agricultural imple 



ments. 



Car construction. 

 Curtain poles. 

 Doors. 

 Flooring. 

 Finish (interior). 

 Framing. 



Bank fixtures. 

 Bureaus. 

 Cabinet work. 

 Car construction. 

 Caskets. 

 Furniture. 



Bobbins. 

 Golf-stick heads. 



Buckets. 

 Cabinets. 

 Cedar chests. 

 Ceiling. 

 Coffins. 



Berry baskets. 

 Ceiling. 

 Chairs. 



ChTcktn coops. 

 Church pews. 

 Curtain poles. 

 Finish (interior). 



Chairs. 



Chicken coops. 



Ceiling. 



Curtain poles. 



Doors. 



Flooring. 



Finish (interior). 



Furniture. 



Hat racks. 



Kitchen cabinets. 



Berry cases. 

 Cabinet work. 



Boxes. 



Cabinets. 



Doors. 



Berry cases. 

 Curtain poles. 

 Kgg cases. 

 Finish (interior). 



Baskets. 

 Berry cases. 

 Chairs. 



Curtain poles. 

 Egg crates. 



Base boards. 

 Broom handles. 

 Boxes. 

 Chairs. 



Couch frames. 

 Curtain poles. 

 Flooring. 



Hickory. 



Meat skewers. 

 Spokes. 

 Sucker rods. 

 Trunk slats. 

 Wagon stock. 



I.oiiglenf Pine. 



Hoppers. 



Pickets. 



Refrigerators. 



Sash. 



Sign boards. 



Spring cot frames. 



Wagon beds. 



Mahogany. 



Mantels. 



Panels. 



Sash, doors, etc. 



Tables. 



Window screens. 



Persimmon. 



Shuttle blocks. . 



Red Cedar. 



Flooring. 

 Novelties. 

 Pencil stock. 

 Siding. 

 W-ardrobes. 



Red Gum. 



Furniture. 



Handles. 



Mantels. 



Molding. 



Pump stock. 



Siding. 



Wagon boxes. 



Red Oak. 



Mantels. 



Moldings. 



Panels. 



Plow handles. 



Refrigerators. 



Screens. 



Siding. 



Tables. 



Wagon stock. 



River Birch. 



Furniture. 



Sassafras. 



Molding. 

 Sash frames. 

 Window frames. 



Sycamore. 



Fixtures (office and 



store). 

 Furniture. 

 Show cases. 

 Table legs. - 

 Silver Maple. 



Flooring. 



Finish (interior). 



Furniture. 



Mantels. 



Refrfgerators. 



Sugar Maple. 



Finish (Interior). 



Furniture. 



Mantels. 



Refrigerators. 



Sash. 



Stands. 



Tables. 



Boxes. 



Caskets. 



Church pews. 



Coffins. 



Cornice. 



Doors. 



Flooring. 



Berry crates. 

 Butter tubs. 

 Candy pails. 



Ball bats. 



Boat oars. 



Curtain poles. 



Doors. 



Flooring. 



Finish (Interior). 



General mill work. 



Handles. 



Berry crates. 

 Boxes. 

 Chairs. 

 Chicken coops. 



Boats. 



Ceiling. 



Chairs. 



Coops. 



Couch frames. 



Curtain poles. 



Doors. 



Finish (interior). 



Flooring. 



Shortleaf Pine. 



Hoppers. 



Molding. 



Refrigerators. 



Sash. 



Siding. 



Window frames. 



Tupelo. 



Finish (interior). 

 Kitchen cabinets. 

 Siding. 



White Ash. 



Implements. 



Molding. 



Sash. 



Sucker rods. 



Trunks. 



Vehicle parts. 



Wagon reaches. 



White i:im. 



Egg crates. 



Trunks. 



Wardrobes. 



White Oak. 



Handles. 

 ITat racks. 

 Hoppers. 

 Plow stocks. 

 Porch seats. 

 Refrigerators. 

 Screws. 

 Tables. 

 Wagon stock. 



White Pine. 



Patterns. 

 Siding. 

 Wagon boxes. 



Boxes. 

 Ceiling. 

 Coffins. 

 Molding. 



Yellow Poplar. 



Berry boxes. Molding. 



Car construction. Porch seats. 



Caskets. Sash. 



Ceiling. Screens. 



Crates. Siding. 



Curtain poles. Tables. 



Furniture. Wagon beds. 



Mantels. 



Directory. 



Below is a list of Tennessee wood-using manufac- 

 turers who supplied the data contained in this re- 

 port. Those manufacturing several products classi- 

 fied under different industries will appear in the 

 list, with their addresses, under more than one In- 

 dustry. 



Agricultural Implements. 



Chattanooga Implement & Mfg. Co Chattanooga 



Chattanooga Plow Co Chattanooga 



Newell & Sanders Co Chattanooga 



The Harriman Mfg. Co Harriman 



C. D. High & Co * Hartsvilie 



Wells-Jones Plow Co Jackson 



Harris Mfg. Co Johnson City 



The Wm. J. Oliver Mfg. Co Knoxville 



Boxes and Crates, Packing. 



Chattanooga Bottle & Glass Mfg. Co.... Alton Park 



Duckworth Lumber Co Athens 



Bridgeport Woodenware Co. Bridgeport 



Paxton Lumber Co Bristol 



Acme Box Co Chattanooga 



Chattanooga Box & Lumber Co Chattanooga 



Chattanooga Coffin & Casket Co Chattanooga 



Chattanooga Implement & Mfg. Co Chattanooga 



Chattanooga Plow Co Chattanooga 



Consignee's Favorite Box Co Chattanooga 



Newell & Sanders Co ._. Chattanooga 



Wabash Screen Door Co ' . Chattanooga 



Riverside Lumber Co Columbia 



Cookeville Veneer Co Cookeville 



Cloy & Nants Dickson 



A. H. Leathers Handle Co. Dickson 



Dyer Fruit Box Mfg. Co. . . Dyer 



Erwin Mfg. Co Erwin 



Graysville Fruit Package Co Graysville 



Ward Kent Co Greenfield 



R. W. Saenger Hanover 



Dame Mantel Co Harriman 



The Weis & Lesh Mfg. Co Jackson 



Holston Box & Lumber . .Co Knoxville 



Knoxville Basket & Crate Co Knoxville 



Knoxville Saw Mill Co Knoxville 



Logan & Maphet Knoxville 



Walter Lutz & Co Knoxville 



The Wm. J. Oliver Mfg. Co Knoxville 



D. M. Rose Lumber Co "....Knoxville 



Ross Lumber Co Knoxville 



Electric Lumber Co Lenoir City 



Hutchins & Alcott McMinnville 



Manchester Mfg. Co Manchester 



Anderson -Tully Co Memphis 



Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co Memphis 



Jorgensen Bennett Mfg. Co Memphis 



Bradford Wholesale Furniture Mfg. Co Nashville 



Lieberman. Loveman & O'Brien Nashville 



Merchants' Wire-Bound Box Co Nashville 



National Casket Co Nashville 



Southern Lumber & Mfg. Co Nashville 



Standard Box Co Nashville 



Sequatchie Handle Works Sequatchie 



J. E. Edwards ' Sharon 



Springfield Planing Mill Co Springfield 



Car Construction 



Chattanooga Car & Foundry Co Chattanooga 



Gustafson Mfg. Co Chattanooga 



The Wm. J. Oliver Mfg. Co Knoxville 



Lenoir Car Works Lenoir City 



American Car & Foundry Co Memphis 



Caskets and Coffins. 



Bristol Coffin Co Bristol 



Chattanooga Coffin & Casket Co Chattanooga 



Tennessee Coffin & Casket Co Chattanooga 



Cleveland Coffin fk Casket Co Cleveland 



Hall & Donahue Coffin Co Knoxville 



Knoxville Coffin Co '. . . .Knoxville 



Maryville Planing Mills ^ Maryville 



Southern Coffin & Casket Co Maryville 



Memphis Coffin Co Memphis 



John T. Walker Rogersville 



Chairs. 



Empire Chair Co Elizabethton 



Greeneville Chair Co Greenevllle 



