Show fur W Wood oad Fuel Bill Is I valued at is i the people of L F used every year by I Ithe according to the States the be United latest estimate of tho forestry forefathers used considerably considerably consider- consider Ice Our ce wood but coal to a great ably more supplanted it as a fuel tuel extent has baa Little attention has bas been paid to the amount of wood used for fuel pur pur- 1880 the census estimated noses poses In that at that timo time there were nearly cords valued at approximately mutely or a cord used for fuel annually Tho The population thon then was a little littleover littleover littleover over Since then the population lation has increased to over but the tho use of wood for fuel tuel has decreased decreased de de- de creased not only in per capita consumption consumption con but also In total quantity A little more than cubic feet of wood in all forms is used ir It the United States each year and 01 ol this cubic feet or about cords i IB ill firewood Of the total estimated of firewood cords or 81 Si per cent was used in towns and with a population of from 1000 t tt cords or 19 pe cent In cities of over tion and the remainder or 2 p pc cent in mineral operations In thes four classes of consumption tho the ave aye ago value per cord ranged from 2 t for tho the firewood used on the farms for that used in the cities |