Electric power in the wood-products industry

THIS paper deals with electric power in those industries in the Pacific Northwest which use forest wood as raw material for manufacture. It covers briefly the electric power requirements of these industries, and presents some statistics as to electric power consumption. During the past two decades the electric energy consumed in t he lumber, pulp, and paper industries of this district has grown to a value comparable to the total amount generated by all of the central stations operating within the same geographic area.