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Show oo CONSUMPTION OF WOOD IN UTAH During the past winter, the Ogden olfice of tbe forest service made a general study of the consumption of! wood material Id Ctah and southern ! Idaho for the year 1912. This study showed that a surprlsingl largo amount of lumber and other wood! material Is used In this region. The results of tbe study are. of cource, approximate) but forest service offl- j I dais believe them to represent quite clofrelv the total consumption In 'southern Idaho Is Included all of the 'state south of the Salmon rUer. in the state of Ctah the Investigations Investiga-tions showed 'hat during 1912 approximated ap-proximated 804,000,000 fet of lumber, lum-ber, railroad ties, mine and other mis-' mis-' cellanootis timbers were- consumed In addition to the alove, approxi-niiifh approxi-niiifh 86,000,000 shingles 86,000,000 lath and BO.OOO split cedar posts were used in Ctah Baaed on the population popula-tion of Ctah. as given In the census !ur 1010, the per capita consumption' during the year was approximately! 586 'eet board measure, exclusive of' lath shinties and split cedar postB The consumption of wood material southern Idaho for tbe same year was approximately 151,000,000 feet P, f. of lumber, railroad ties, mine and other miscellaneous timbers and 73,- I ooo.OdO shingles 17.000. 000 lath and 876,000 split cedar posts. This represents rep-resents a it capita consumption for southern Idaho of approximately 590 I I feel board measure, exclusive of lath llablixgles and split cedar posts. |