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Summary of Logging and Milling Costs. 



Costs per 

 M. ft,, B. M. 



Felling, Limbing and Bucking, $0.75 



Skidding and Hauling, 3 • 00 



Gross Logging Cost, $3.75 



Net Logging Cost, allowing 25% overrun, 



Doyle scale, $3 . 00 



Moving Mill, o. 15 



Sawing, 2 . 72 



Depreciation on Plant, 0.077 



Interest on Investment, 0.03 



Taxes, Repairs' and Maintenance, 0-I3 



Total Logging and Milling Cost, $6.11 



Profit, 0.49 



Average mill run price received, $6.60 



Per cent of profit, 8 . 00 



Hauling Ties to River. 



The contractor is relieved of the side lumber at the mill, but 

 is required to deliver the ties in the yard at the river. For this 

 he receives $0.05 per tie. He sublets the contract to two men 

 at $0.04, making a profit of $0.01 per tie or $0.25 per M. feet, 

 B. M. The haul is all down hill a distance of two miles. The 

 haulers average about three trips per day and haul about 30 

 ties at each trip. At this rate their wages average $3.60 per 

 day. The men hauling sawn ties earn smaller wages than those 

 hauling hewn ties, but have steady employment. 



Hewn ami Sawn Ties — Yards to Cars. 



Placing in River. 



The ties are placed in the river when the spring freshet is at 

 its height. About 200 men were employed for common labor 



