In view of what will probably be brought about in 

 the future, it is opportune to examine the State's timber 

 resources. In the first place, after excluding the pines, 

 cypress, and a few other species which now furnish the 

 bulk of Florida's sawmill output, it should be borne in 

 mind that the State's timber consists for the most part 

 of species which do not reach large size. Therefore, in- 

 dustries which shall make use of them must produce ar- 

 ticles suited to the material. In the second place, most 

 of this timber belongs to the hardwood class, and a large 

 part of it is colored suflSciently to place it in the cabinet 

 woods list. Therefore, it may be expected that the fu- 

 ture wood-using industries of Florida will be such as 

 can profitably handle small timber, and hard and col- 

 ored woods. That will call for a rather unusual class 

 of commodities. They will be selected from many in- 

 dustries. That phase of the State's development lies al- 

 most wholly in the future, for very little of it is now 

 under way. The larger timber is being worked up, but 

 the great wealth of small woods remains — more than 

 one hundred species which at this time are scarcely 

 touched at all. 



A study of the kinds and character of the many woods 

 suggests certain commodities which can be profitably 

 manufactured in Florida. The list, however, should be 

 considered simply as suggestive. Most of the articles 

 have not been manufactured to much extent in the State, 

 and in some instances a trial would probably show that 

 they could not be profitably made; but the majority of 

 the woods are valuable, and will some time attract manu- 

 factui-ers. The following list of commodities Is suggested 

 as probably suited to the character of many of the Florida 

 species which at the present time are not in use: 



