CICO. E. W. LflOIIItMANX, ST. Mills, Mil., w. |.;. I il.:i,,\ .\|0^ . ( ■ I N<'I NNATl. II.. ni.Mli ■I'lliiS. W . |.i;v. SI'. I. ill IS. .\Iii.. .MK.MBER 



MEJIBKU EXKCUTIVK lillAIMl .\|.\.\ |.;.\i:( 111 \ !■: liltAIH.Mi Id.MMlSSlD.N i:Xi:rr'l'l \K i;|;.\|iIM; rilM.MISSHlN 



tbe $3 hauling cost of the Louisiana company, and ."1 eonts loadin.? is Itailrqad expense, Including spurs and main line to mill s'.)c. $1.50, 



added to the $2,17 hauling cost of tlie Arltansas company, the hauling Sl-O-. if3..52. 



and loading will be $2.48 as against $.-!. There is room llcre for an in- "^ number of replies were also received from concerns rhat do their log- 



vestigation. which would undoubtedly show where savings could be made "'"" '''' *'"""«'^' »"'' ^'■''"^ "'"ers who buy logs delivcnd on railroads. 



On this basis the Louisiana concern could save .$2,080. We have figured a ^"""^ °^ *'"''"' '>°"""<'"'' S«^'e ""y fiS"'-«'s- 



possible saving of $1,720 on log cutting, $,"{,320 on hauling, or $2,080 for ^°" "'"' ^^ surprised at the way your men will taiie hold of these log- 

 hauling and loading, a total of $,">,040 or $3,800. S'ng meetings, how well they will talk and criticise, with what vigor they 



The tram road operation of the Louisiana concern cost 50 cents, as ""'" "ttaclt their work when they get home, and how your costs will de- 



against 89 cents tariff for hauling logs of the Arkansas company's incor- crease. Many times has the statement been made, "There arc no two log- 



porated road. There is no data as to the length of haul. The Louisiana Sing ,iobs alike, so that the costs are the same." 



operation has $1 a thousand for tram read construction, which does not It is true, but if the man who is in charge of the logging as a result of 

 appear in the report of the Arkansas operation, although its spurs are attending legging meetings becomes so impressed with the idea of keeping 

 placed half a mile apart. It may be that the incorporated road of the down his costs that he works with no other obiect in view, he is con- 

 Arkansas operation pays for the construction of spurs and the operation stantly saving you money, so that the $10 a year the association costs 

 of spurs and main line. you is an investment bringing in dividends every day in excess of the 



Another Arkansas operation reports log scale ; original amount invested. 



,»,'^\w.''"® 11.G82.799 feet. $0,987 per M: team haulins. 9.7Ti;..-)14 feet. The constitution of the Southern Logging Association provides: 



f^t $■■' "47 •''VaU.'oad%xnfnse sf i The membership of this association shnll consist of mill owners and 



cost $7,207 log scale.. Rough, quite hilly in some seetions'and bottom m^naieA and coXaftSrf w^ose daily m^^m 



IGO feet oYumuler °'''°^ ""'"' "'""'^ '""" "'"'■ "'""^^""'^ '"«' "^''"•"S'^ who ai" in"actua"*operatforfor some'^^ ' ''°^ 



As compared with the $3,94 operation it pays 41.7 cents more for cut- Vour membership is invited. It will return the investment many times 



ting; 4.4 cents less for team hauling: 31.2 cents more for steam loading; e\eiy daj. 



$3,512 as against 89 cents for transportation, or as against $1.50 for the ^"''"'*' «° ^'^ P™-'"'^"^''- "»'^t be organized and directed. Few persons work 



Louisiana operation. One of these Arkansas operations put in 14,114,123 *" advantage alone. Most of us l.^ck initiative. This makes oriranization 



feet of logs and the other put in 9,770.514 feet with teams ; cut, 11,682,799 necessary, 



feet, loaded 11,317,413 feet ; and hauled over the railroad 1.3,223,698 feet. In the discussion which followed, many interesting points were 



These two concerns could get closer together on several items. brought out, vrhieh demonstrated the necessity for more uniform 



Here is a statement from a Mississippi company giving comparison of „,^^^,„^^ „f j ;„ j^ hardwood operations and that sueh uniformity 



three years work : »b & i j 



1911 inr' 1913 fould be at least partially secured by a full membership in the logging 



Scaling $0.0.5 $(i.o"4 $0.04 association. 



Cutting 83 ..so .79 



Hauling to track 2.33 2.44 2.38 R. M. Carrier of Sardis said that hardwood men were not ade- 



Labor kiading cars!..!.!!!!!!!..!!.!..!..!..! .22 23 20 quately represented at the recent meeting of the association at New 



Repairs to loaders 05 .o,s .09 Orleans. He suggested that hardwood loggers should either organize 



Oils for loaders 01 .01 .01 ®* ** * 



Fuel for loaders 04 .ii4 .03 a separate association or that a hardwood branch of the present 



Labor transportation to mill 27 .30 .20 ... \. ti i^ t j it ■li^ii, ^u^i uju 



Repairs to locomotives and cars 54 .29 .22 association should be rormed. He said further that he had been 



Oils for locomotives and cars 01 .01 .0^ assured that the association would maintain such a department if 



Fuel for locomotives 2S .•_';: .i;3 ' 



Main line maintenance 10 .14 .14 adequate membership were assured. He said that he preferred the 



Labor unloading at mill 11 .(IH .10 -. iji^i ii ii-^i ^ i • 



Repairs to locomotive crane i)4 .(I4 .02 maintenance or a hardwood department in the present logging or- 



Fuel for locomotive crane 01 ,01 ,02 ganization 



Insurance and taxes 02 .01 .03 * 



In response to the criticism of C. Crane, to the effect that differ- 



Amount°l9Vl-^27.:n.T.742 feet. '"' ' ' ' ®"* conditions would prevent benefits to hardwood operators except 



IJJln^!-;,^,-.?,'-';'!^- (']''*■ by district, Mr. Carrier responded that he made no suggestion that 



Note how the cost' lias steadily decreased, a saving of $5,034.55 in 1913. "'« association as an association endorse the project, but that the 

 The company reporting has been a member of the Southern Logging Asso- individual members take out membership in the present logging asso- 

 ciation since its organization. ciation. 



Timber runs 42 per cent oak. 53 per cent gum and remainder ash. elm ^ g Norman of Holly Ridge, La., said that he had attended the 



and mixed hardwoods. Timber averages 3io feet to log and about 2V. . , ^.-r A , \ ■ 



logs to the tree. Logs aver.ige eighty per cent 14 feet and 10 feet lengths. '■e«e°t meeting at New Orleans, being a member of that association, 



All logging is done in bottom lands, which is perfectly flat, and at cer- and that lie and his logging superintendent derived great benefits, 



tain seasons of the year very wet. One ground skidder nnd two loaders are He said that the average logging operation has been far from scien- 



"*''' . , , tific, but that there is unquestionably an evolution in modern logging 



From the reports to which you have listened, that go into detail, the , . , . ... , ., . . , , , . . „ 



following table Is made : which is now taking place, the principal change being from the for- 



Cutting. 57c. 83c. 98.7c. mer methods of logging by animals to the adoption of logging b.T 



Loadinl, llc!"33c,''64.2c.'^"'^^' *'^' machinery wherever it is at all possible. He stated that in his opin- 



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