Report of tl)e ^aperintendent of 



Forests. 



To fl)e Fisheries, dame and Forest Commission : 



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ENTLEMEN: I have the 

 honor to submit for your 

 consideration my annual 

 report showing in detail the timber 

 product of the Adirondack forests 

 for the year 1899; also, in accord- 

 ance with the requirements of the 

 law, a report showing the number of 

 forest fires, extent of burned areas, 

 amount of damages, and other infor- 

 mation pertaining thereto. 



The total consumption of the 

 sawmills and pulpmills in 1899 — 

 not including pulpwood brought 

 from Canada — was : 



Sawlogs, - 

 Pulpwood, 



Total, 



252,178,624 feet 

 195,568,623 " 



447,747,247 f eet 



As compared with the previous 

 year this is a falling off in the forest 

 product of nearly one hundred mil- 

 lion feet, or eighteen per cent. There was no decrease in the quantity of pine and 

 hemlock ; and the hardwood output shows an increase of nearly seven million feet. 

 The decrease is found in the spruce production, both in sawed lumber and pulpwood. 

 The smaller amount of pulpwood cut in 1899 may be due to the large importa- 

 tion of Canadian stock, many of the pulpmill companies preferring to hold their 

 Adirondack timber lands as a reserve for future supply. But the reason for the 

 decrease in the amount of sawed lumber does not appear, unless it is due to the 



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