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of the year where a falling off occurred. For 
decline in production took place only in certain 
regions. The South is the region of greatest 
activity in lumber production, and yellow pine 
the most important wood, forming 33 per cent. 
per cent over that of 1906. In the early part of 
the year many of the southern mills cut so 
heavily that, in spite of the curtailed output 
which followed the business disturbance later, 
the total was greater than ever before. But in 
both the lake States and the Northwest a 
smaller cut was reported than for 1906, though 
the number of mills reporting increased. 
In the lake States the falling off evidenced 
the waning supply of white pine. Michigan, 
which for many years led all the States in lum¬ 
ber production, and then gave way to Wiscon¬ 
sin, sank in 1907 from fourth to seventh place, 
while Wisconsin went from third to fifth. Min¬ 
nesota as late as 1905 held fourth place. Last 
year it went from seventh to ninth. It was not 
until the latter ’90s that the South displaced 
this group of States as the most important 
source of lumber supply. Since southern pine is 
abundant in all the Atlantic Coats States from 
the Carolinas to Texas, the region as a whole 
will doubtless maintain its leading position for 
some years, in spite of the fact that at the 
^resent rate the bulk of the timber will be gone 
n another decade; but in totals of production 
by individual States the leadership has since 
1905 been held by Washington. 
The figures of production show that during 
1907 Washington fell off very decidedly from 
ts huge cut of 1906, while its sister State, Ore¬ 
gon, is credited with a slight increase in its 
otal. In the early part of the year Washing- 
ion suffered from a car shortage, and at the 
• md the combined effects of business disturbance 
ind higher freight rates had brought the indus- 
ry almost to paralysis. Oregon kept up its cut 
Decause of its larger proportion of coastwise 
! md foreign trade. These two States together 
produced more lumber than any other two 
States in the Union. 
It is a striking fact that though lumber prices 
lave been steadily going up during the last half 
:entury, the per capita consumption of lumber 
S ias also been going up. In 1850, according to 
he best figures obtainable, the average con- 
! sumption to each person in the country was 
250 feet, in 1900, 460 feet, and in 1907, 480 feet. 
This illustrates what has been found true the 
! vorld over—that with industrial progress the 
demand for wood becomes greater and greater. 
THE ADIRONDACK WILDERNESS. 
Long Lake, N. Y. Aug. 12 .—Editor Forest and 
[Stream: I was born and have always lived in 
| he heart of the Adirondack wilderness, and 
I ;ach year we see our beautiful forest disappear- 
ng in the hands of the large lumber companies. 
Several hundred thousand logs pass my home 
[ :very spring on their way to market. Small 
prooks which ten years ago afforded good fish- 
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’ '.round them has been removed. Within five 
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: t is now a barren waste, owing first to the re- 
! noving of all the spruce and pine trees and later 
| o forest fires. 
It seems too bad that a country where people 
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1 eeling for their fellow men or care for the 
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Vhipple does, it would be a great help in saving 
he forests of the State, which, if once destroyed, 
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