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Table 26. — Consumption of Red Gum, year ending June, 1912. 















SLi 



Grown in 



Grown Out 





Quantity. 







O 



Pennsyl- 



of Penn- 













o 



vania. 



sylvania. 











rH* 



















X3 























Industry. 











6 















^ . 



w S" 











S 







o 



CO 



o 



S 



S 









a 









Si 





Feet 





Per ' 





Tota 



Feet 



Feet: 



Boxes and crates, packing, ... 



Chairs and chair stock, 



Furniture, 



Planing mill products, 



Boxes, cigar, 



Vehicles and vehicle parts, 



Woodenware and novelties, — 



Handles, 



Mine equipment, 



Fixtures, 



Instruments, musical 



Frames and moulding, picture, 



Brushes, 



Car construction, 



Caskets and coffins 



Agricultural implements, 



Trunks and valises, 



Whips, canes, and umbrella 



sticks, 



Pipes, tobacco 



Clocks 



Toys 



Refrigerators and kitchen cab- 

 inets, 



Manual training practice 

 (sloyd) 



Total 



12,806,084 



56.01 



16 68 



$213,611 



4,326,000 



18.92 



25 97 



112,328 



2,297,000 



10.05 



34 25 



78,666 



1,610,300 



7.04 



31 31 



50,422 



549,750 



2.41 



49 79 



27,373 



315, 500 



1.38 



32 37 



10, 212 



225,000 



.98 



23 50 



5,287 



195,000 



.85 



29 38 



5,730 



150,000 



.66 



12 00 



1,800 



94,000 



.41 



44 00 



4,136 



50,000 



.22 



51 20 



2,560 



50,000 



.22 



30 00 



1,500 



37,000 



!l6 



27 00 



999 



35,140 



.15 



27 02 



950 



30,000 



.13 



40 00 



1,200 



24,000 



.11 



36 00 



864 



20,000 



.09 



35 00 



700 



20,000 



.09 



50 00 



1,000 



12,000 



.05 



50 00 



600 



10,000 



.04 



60 00 



600 



5,000 



.02 



25 00 



125 



2,900 



.01 



50 00 



145 



470 





72 34 



34 



22,865,144 



100. CO 



$22 78 



$520,842 



500 



5,000 



12,806,084 

 4,326,000 

 2,297,000 

 1,610,300 

 549,750 



315,000 

 225,000 

 195,000 

 150,000 

 94,000 



50,000 

 50,000 

 37,000 

 35,140 

 30.000 



24,000 

 20,000 



20,000 

 12,000 

 10,000 



370 



BASSWOOD. 

 (Tilia americana) . 



Probably a larger per cent, of the cut of basswood in Pennsylvania goes to 

 the manufacturers than that of any other hardwood. Four hundred and thirty 

 mills in 1912 report cutting over 10,000,000 feet, while the wood-using fac- 

 tories consumed almost 8,000,000 feet, making more than 200 distinct com- 

 modities. There is one species of basswood of commercial importance growing 

 in Pennsylvania, and it is found in all parts of the State, but more abund- 

 antly on rich, well drained soils. It is a favorite shade tree and for that pur- 

 pose is extensively planted. Lumbermen often refer to the tree as linden and 

 call the lumber "linn," but throughout its range it is probably most commonly 

 known as basswood. This is due to the "bast" or inner bark, which is of 

 considerable commercial importance for making cords, ropes, and doormats. 

 Especially in midsummer is the tree easily identified, when the fragrant yel- 

 low flowers attract the attention of the passer-by. 



Basswood is the softest hardwood and in its qualities is similar to yellow 

 poplar and aspen. This wood is stiff, light, weak, and non-durable, with an 

 intermediate grain, wide sapwood scarcely distinguishable, and a lack 

 of taste and odor. It is more easily worked than any of the other hardwoods, 

 with the probable exception of yellow poplar, does not warp or check, is 

 tough, and takes paint well. It is used by thirty-one of the wood-using 

 factories, besides being preferred by slack coopers over all other woods for 

 heading, particularly flour and sugar barrels. 



