PRODUCTION OF LUMBER, LATH, AND SHINGLES IN 1918, 5 
TABLE 1.—Quantity of lumber reported, number of active sawmills reporting, and estimated 
total cut, 1899 and 1904-1918. 
ose. Reported cut of ne Estimated total 
lumber. reporting. cut of lumber. 
IGG NAES RRND eee, ue iy 1 es 35, 084, 166, 000 31,833 | 35,084, 166, 000 
GQ Mer re a 34, 135,139,000 | 218/277]  4370007000;000 
FOU sec ae ee er a ea a a eae 30, 502, 961, 000 11,666}  437500,000, 000 
LO Ge ate ia eer arora a alae SiS ee wists, Goan CES SS 37, 550, 736, 000 22,398 46, 000; 000, 000 
TCU eee Gh 40, 256, 154, 000 28,850} 46,000, 000, 000 
TGS Mic a Rae NTN hn 33, 224’ 369, 000 31/231 | 427,000,000; 000 
G0 es LER emiEN POS Fe eed ay ee 44” 509, 761,000 |  446,584| 44° 509,761,000 
A) Ee Mie es SOU eC ye ae a 40,018, 282,000} 231,934 | 447500; 000,000 
HOUR ee ee ae ee Prd 37,003, 207,000] 228,107] 43,000,000, 000 
oes RE AV oe ie ae he 39, 158, 414,000 | 2297005]  45,000;000; 000 
TOTS). cai yey mea oe ne CS gg ee a 38, 387,009,000 | 221,668] 44,000,000, 000 
FISTIZL Sur ky a I a Seen et 37, 346, 023,000 | 227,506) 40,500,000, 000 
TOUR ee a aN ncn RON SE 31,241, 734,000} 216,815} 38,000,000, 000 
TTIG2 =. eee GORE es RON ee Om See 34, 791,385,000 | 217,269| 40,000,000, 000 
TOU IR GC Ce ate ee ag 33, 192,911,000 | 216,420] — 36,000,000, 000 
HOISMN ok ee he re hae 29, 362,020,000 | 214,753 | — 327.000;.000, 000 
1 Custom mills excluded. 
2 Mills cutting under 50,000 feet excluded. 
4 Including mills which manufacture lath and shingles exclusively (1,500 estimated). 
4 Includes 4,543 mills cutting less than 50,000 feet, and all cooperage, veneer, millwork, box, furniture, and 
other factories cutting any lumber at all in 1909. 
TaBLEe 2.—Reported production of lumber, 1914, and computed totals, 1915, 1916, 1917, 
and 1918, by classes of mills. 
Mills. | Computed quantity cut. 
Classes. Year. Com- P 
puted er Per 
number cent Feet B. M cent. 
operating. 
11914 27, 506 100. 00 37, 346, 023, 000 100. 00 
1915 29, 951 100. 00 37, 011, 656, 000 100. 00 
EATING LASS CSR Gee ee re eta eine a che acre wine Saeisle aioe 1916 30, 081 190. 00 39) 807, 251, 000 100. 00 
1917 24,815 100. 00 35, 831, 239, 000 100. 00 
1918 22, 546 100. 00 Bie 890, 494° 000 100. 00 
1914 867 35 20, 934, 446, 000 56. 06 
1915 846 2. 82 20, 669, 746, 000 55. 84 
Class 5: 10,000,000 feet and over per year..... 1916 925 3. 08 93, 310, 137, 000 58. 56 
|| 1917 899 3.62} 22 148° 570,000 61. 81 
1918 785 3.48 | 18,970, 552, 000 59. 49 
i( 11914 547 1. 99 3, 910, 370, 000 10. 47 
1915 453 1. 51 3, 224, 448, 000 8. 71 
Class 4: 5,000,000 to 9,999,000 feet per year....\¢ 1916 484 i. 61 3, 513, 767, 000 8. 82 
|| 1917 459 1.85 3, 360, 502, 000 9. 38 
1918 505 2.24 3, 567, 104, 000 11. 19 
11914 3,291 11. 97 6, 078, 730, 000 16. 28 
1915 3,191 10. 65 6, 201, 864, 000 16. 76 
Class 3: 1,000,000 to 4,999,000 feet per year....|{ 1916 3,041 10. 11 5, 858, 675, 000 14. 72 
1917 2,352 9.48 4,615, 941, 000 12. 88 
1918 2,194 9. 73 4, 270, 755, 000 13. 39 
11914 4,261 15. 49 2, 780, 184, 000 7.44 
1915 4,198 14. 02 2; 941 264; 000 7.95 
Class 2: 500,000 to 999,000 feet per year....... 1916 4,594 15. 27 3, 096, 760, 000 7. 78 
1917 3, 689 14. 87 2,460, 685, 000 6. 87 
1918 3,183 14.12 2; 138, 005, 000 6.7 
1 1914 18, 540 67. 40 3, 642, 293, 000 9.75 
1915 21, 263 70. 99 3, 974° 334, 000 10. 74 
Class 1: 50,000 to 499,000 feet per year......... 1916 21, 037 69. 93 4 0277 912, C00 10. 12 
1917 17, 416 70. 18 37 245, 541, 000 9. 06 
1918 15,879 70. 43 2, 944, 078, 000 9. 23 
1 The data shown for 1914 is quantity actually reported cut. 
