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above, the interest at 6% would be $6o.(X), or $0.03 per M. 

 feet. 



Taxes, Repairs and Maintenance. 



The mill was assessed at $400 or approximately one-third of 

 its valuation by the County Assessor. The taxes at $0.04 per 

 dollar amounted to $16.00 for the year 1912. The outlay for 

 taxes, repairs, files and oil aggregate about $250.00 per year, or 

 $0.13 per M. feet. 



Grades and Prices. 



At the present time the mill-run averages about 60% ties and 

 40% side lumber. Side lumber is produced incidental to the 

 squaring of a tie cant and the sawing of ties from the heart- 

 wood. The percentage of ties is low, due to the fact that the 

 company does not accept sawn ties showing any defect or 

 wane. 



The lumber is graded in but two arbitrary grades which run 

 85% No. I and 15% shipping culls. The contractor receives 

 $7.50 per M. feet for both grades of sawed lumber piled at the 

 mill. The company is able to dispose of a limited amount of 

 lumber for local consumption at $15.00 per M. feet, B. M., for 

 No. I and $8.00 per M. feet for the shipping culls. The re- 

 mainder will have to be hauled 30 miles over rough roads to 

 the railroad at a cost of $6.50 per M. No further consideration 

 will be made of the side lumber since no data is available as to 

 amount that will be disposed of locally and the amount to be 

 hauled to the railroad, but it is thought that the company makes 

 very little profit on the side lumber. 



About 65% of the ties are cut 7 inches by 9 inches, 8 feet long; 

 25% 7 inches by 8 inches, 8 feet long; 10% 6 inches by 8 inches, 

 8 feet long. With the above percentages and allowing 24 7x9*3, 

 2y yxS's and 32 6x8's per M. feet, B. M., the average is 25 ties 

 per M. feet. The contractor receives $6.00 per M. feet, B. M. 

 for the ties at the mill, or 24 cents per tie. 



The average price received by the contractor for the mill run is : 



Side lumber at $7.50 per M. ft, B. M., 40%, $3.00 

 Ties at $6.00 per M. feet, B. M., 60%, 3.60 



Total, $6.60 



