CONTENTS. 



Pape, 



Hardwood cut declining 3 



Condition as shown by kind of timber 3 



Condition as shown by States i 



Conditions in main regions of production G 



Lake States G 



Lower Mississippi Valley G 



Appalachian States 7 



How long will the supply last S 



Advancing prices of hardwoods 9 



What industries would a hardwood shortage affect 10 



Hardwood lumber manufacture 10 



Cooperage 11 



Furniture making 11 



Musical instruments 11 



Vehicle manufacture 11 



Agricultural implements 12 



Car building 12 



Railroad ties 12 



Telephone and other poles 12 



House finishing 12 



What States would be most affected i:; 



Situation concerns entire country 13 



The solution 14 



Appalachians the key to the situation !."> 



ILLUSTRATION. 



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 Fig. 1. Increasing prices of hardwoods, 1887-1907 9 



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