Show Woodsmen Go West Vest The westward shift shut of the lumber industry is reflected in a forest service service service ice compilation of mill production from 1800 to the present time Over the entire period the East has supplied sup plied more than four fifths of the American lumber three-fourths three of which was softwoods and one-fourth one hardwoods At present however nearly half the lumber cut Is from the western softwoods which 1 In Include Inv 1 clude elude Douglas fir dr ponderosa pine white pines hemlock spruce and redwood The central region has supplied more than 40 per cent of the hardwoods The cut from 1900 to 1935 1035 was more than half the cut for the previous century but the mill value for the 35 years was considerably considerably con con- greater than half of the which was the total estimated mill value of the cut for years |