PRODUCTION OP LUMBEE_, LATH^ AjSTD SHINGLES. 



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tically all the large sawmills active, and the reported production of 

 lath in the two years is therefore very close to the actual total. It 

 follows then that, since the 1915 reported cut is greater than the 

 1912 reported cut and since only two-thirds as many mills reported 

 in 1915 as in 1912, the production of lath increased from 1912 to 

 1915. This increase came in a poor lumber year; but the demand 

 for lath has increased since 1912 largely because of stucco construc- 

 tion. 



The reported total cut of lath for several years previous to 1912 

 was as follows: 1911, 2,971,110,000; 1910, 3,494,718,000; 1909, 3,703,- 



195,000. 



Table 33. — Reported production of lath, 1915 and 1912. 

 [Computed total 1915 cut, 3,250,000 thousand.] 



State. 



Number of active 

 mills reporting. 



Quantity reported, 

 thousands. 





1915 



1912 



1915 



1912 





1,689 



2,586 



2,745,134 



2, 719, 163 









66 

 71 

 54 



116 



122 

 74 

 29 



101 

 48 



106 

 28 

 23 

 29 

 70 



752 



65 



69 



74 



192 



172 



135 



22 



222 



42 



116 



32 



26 



20 



121 



1,278 



418,554 



389,995 



230, 686 



179, 193 



172,346 



124, 543 



123, Oil 



97, 921 



97, 185 



96, 474 



95, 801 



89, 860 



85,672 



82, 561 



461,332 



330,474 



Washington 



336, 538 





269,095 



Wisconsin 



257, 657 



Maine " 



210, 023 



Michigan 



173,415 





81,315 



Virginia 



71,356 



Arlsansas 



90,216 





94, 086 



Oregon 



131, 734 



Florida . 



51,078 



Idaho , 



50, 895 



West Virginia 



159,119 



All other States (see Summary, p. 40) 



412, 162 







SHINGLES. 



Shingle production statistics, formerly secured annually, were 

 omitted for 1913 and 1914, but were secured for 1915. Table 34 

 compares the 1915 cut with that for 1912. Both the cut of shingles 

 and the number of mills reporting are shown, and the princi- 

 pal shingle-producing States listed. While many more mills re- 

 ported for 1912 than for 1915, it is thought that the 1915 figures 

 reflect conditions pretty accurately. Especially is the figure for 

 Washington, which supplies 75 per cent, very close to the actual 

 total cut. The data for Washington were secured by the Portland 

 (Oreg.) district office of products, which is in close touch with 

 the Washington shingle mills. Many small shmgle mills in the 

 eastern half of the country were not reached. However, figures 

 were secured from practically all of the larger mills, and so the 

 statistics are presumably correct in indicating a big drop in shingle 



