Show GREATEST LUMBER CUT more lumber was cut in tho united states last year than in any other year in its history according to a government report the enormous amount of board feet was produced and the mill of this was in addition there wore produced shingles valued at and lain valued at on the whole it is safe to say that the annual lumber cut of the united states approximates feet ana that the total roell value or ahe lumber lath and shingles each year pro ducody is not less than these figures give some idea ot how vast is the lumber industry and how great is tho demand for its products A glanco at the kinds of lumber produced shows the passing of white pine and oik aik ono the greatest soft wood and the other the greatest hard wood tho forest has ever grown since 1899 the cut of white pine has fallen off more than 40 per cent while that of walto oak has fallen off moro than ag per cent today yellow alno leads all other woods in amount cut while douglas fir and this will bo a surprise to daiy comes second since 1899 tho cut of douglas fir has increased per cent louisiana is me foremost yellow alno state with texas mississippi sis sippi and arkansas following in order washington produces by tar the greatest amount of douglas fir A comparison of the lumber prodoc ing states shows that since 1899 thoro have been many changes in their relative rank washington which in stood sixth now leads wisconsin which eight years ago led all others is now third in the same period oregon louisiana mississippi idaho and california made great strides as lumber producing states though 0 the other hand tho amount produced in michigan wisconsin min georgia kentucky tennessee missouri indiana and ohio fell off anywhere from 29 to 54 per cent the highest priced native woods arc walnut hickory and as and ano cheapest aro larch and white clr from the fact however that since 1899 ano average increase in the anco of lumber has been 49 per cent it will not bo long before cheap woods arc few and far between |