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used ill the largest quantities, and vehicle manufacturers believe that 

 the hickory supply of the country can not last over ten years longer. 

 Attemj^ts to substitute other Avoods or other materials for hickory in 

 vehicle manufacture have largely failed. The vehicle industr}^, like 

 the furniture industry, can not exist on its present basis without hard- 

 wood timber. 



AGRICULTURAI, IMPLEMENTS. 



Metal has to some extent taken the place of wood in farm imple- 

 ments, but surprising!}^ large quantities of hardwood are still used. 

 Recent reports from 167 manufacturers show^ the use of 212,613,000 

 feet of lumber annually, by far the larger part of which is hardwood. 

 Since in 1905 there were 648 manufacturing establishments in the 

 United States, the quantity used must really be ver}^ gi^eat. Hard- 

 wood will undoubtedl}^ be used in this industry as long as It is 

 available. 



CA.E BUILDING. 



Car building has required, and still requires, an enormous amount 

 of hardwood material. Though steel is being employed more largely 

 than in the past in the construction of both freight and passenger 

 cars, the great majority of both classes of cars are still made of wood 

 and the specifications of the railroads indicate that much of the 

 timber used is hardwood. 



RAILROAD TIES. 



Hardwoods have been, and still are, most essential for railroad ties. 

 Half of the hundred million ties used 3^early are of hardwood. Hun- 

 dreds of patents exist for ties of other material. None has com- 

 mended itself to railroads as a general substitute for the wooden tie. 

 Very large quantities of hardwood are likewise used for bridges and 

 trestlework. 



TELEPHONE AND OTHER POLES. 



The pole lines of the country have also called for a great deal of 

 hardwood timber. Every year the demand is increasing. No other 

 material has proved satisfactory for the support of the network of 

 wires which now binds together every part of the country. 



HOUSE FINISHING. 



House finishing, including interior woodwork, doors, window 

 sashes, stair work, and mantels consumes each year a great deal of 

 hardwood. For durability and acceptability hardwood finds here 

 one of its most desirable uses. In well-built houses in many parts of 

 the country hardwood finishing is almost as commonly found as is 

 hardwood furniture. 



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