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WOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 



doors, sash, frames, cornice, office, store and bank fixtures, etc. 

 A very large quantity of finishing materials, already dressed, is 

 shipped in from other states and sold to consumers in West Vir- 

 ginia. The table below does not include any materials manufac- 

 tured outside of the State. 



Table No. 2. — Kinds, Quantity, and Price of Lumber Used in 

 Interior and Exterior Finish and Fixtures. 



Kind of Wood. 



Approximate Number of 

 feet B. M. manufactured 

 annually. 



Approximate average 

 price per 1000 ft. B. 

 M. at factory. 



Oak 



80,000,000 



$28.00 



Yellow poplar 



54,000,000 



32.00 



Hemlock 



38,000,000 



16.00 



Spruce 



26,000,000 



20.00 



Chestnut 



12,000,000 



26.00 



Maple 



6,000,000 



22.00 



Beech 



5,100,000 



•20.00 



White Pine 



6,000,000 



31.00 



Birch 



3,500,000 



31,00 



Yellow pine 



2,500,000 



27.00 



Ash 



2,000,000 



28.00 



Basswood 



3,500,000 



33.00 



Cherry 



450,000 



60.00 



Hickory 



250,000 



38.00 



Cucumber 



200,000 



25.00 



Buckeye 



200,000 





Black walnut 



100,000 



85.00 



Sycamore 



80,000 





Black gum 



80,000 





Cedar 



30,000 





Cypress 



5,000 





Mahogany 



5,000 



150.00 





240,000,000 





Furniture. 



According to reports received from 10 manufacturers, there 

 are 13 species used and a quantity of a little more than 8^ 

 million feet of lumber made annually into furniture of various 

 kinds. Kitchen, dining room, bed room, parlor, and office furni- 

 ture, as v^ell as church and school house furniture are included 

 in the list of manufactured articles. 



