Resources of Montana . of timber is composed of the following commercial species: Douglas fir,21 per cent; lodge pole pine, 24 per cent; western yellow pine, 19 per cent; westernlarch, 20 per cent; Engelmann spruce, 8 per cent; white pine, 2 per cent; cedar, 1 percent; miscellaneous, 5 per cent Other species found in smaller quantities are westernhemlock, white fir, Alpine fir, limber pine, white bark pine and white spruce. Western pine is the chief lumber producing tree, with Western larch a close sec-ond. The wood of the former is light and resinous and the grain is fine. The latteris in muc
Resources of Montana . of timber is composed of the following commercial species: Douglas fir,21 per cent; lodge pole pine, 24 per cent; western yellow pine, 19 per cent; westernlarch, 20 per cent; Engelmann spruce, 8 per cent; white pine, 2 per cent; cedar, 1 percent; miscellaneous, 5 per cent Other species found in smaller quantities are westernhemlock, white fir, Alpine fir, limber pine, white bark pine and white spruce. Western pine is the chief lumber producing tree, with Western larch a close sec-ond. The wood of the former is light and resinous and the grain is fine. The latteris in much demand for interior finishing as it is susceptible to stain and takes a highpolish. The Douglas fir and lodge pole pine are used for general rough constructionwork in the Butte mines and for ties and fuel. Practically all of the lodge pole pineis held in federal ownership, 74 per cent of the spruce and 68 per cent of the Douglasfir. About one-half of the larch and yellow pine is in private hands. LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. A Municipal Water Supply Protected on National Forest Montana Lumber Market. The Montana market takes about 80 per cent of the lumber cut in Montana. Therest is sold in eastern states, some going to the Atlantic seaboard and some to Canada. Montana mills supply only about 52 per cent of the lumber consumed within thestate. It is estimated that 80,000,000 feet comes from Idaho mills, 213,000 from thePacific Coast mills and approximately 1,000,000 feet of hardwoods from the easternstates. In theory the Montana lumber market should be supplied by Montana mills,but there is a certain amount of white pine, cedar and some Douglas fir clears andlarge timbers which could not be furnished by Montana forests. There are 456 retail lumber yards in the state and 143 other concerns whichhandle more or less lumber. Prom 12 to 15 per cent of the railroad tonnage of thestate is lumber and forest products. It has been believed for some time that a splendid opportunity exists for a
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