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Cordzvood. The operation pays 80 cents a cord for cutting to 

 the Indian contractors. Everything from 16 inches to 48 inches 

 in length is taken and all cordwood over 10 inches in diameter is 

 split. The contractor cuts up only the tops and dead and down 

 material left in the woods after logging, and no stumpage is 

 charged for this material. "A face cord" in this region equals a 

 stack of wood 4 feet high, 16 inches wide and 8 feet long. Both 

 this short sized wood and the regulation 4 foot cord lengths are 

 commonly sawed. It costs on an average 60 cents per cord to 

 haul to the tracks and load on the cars. The operator receives 

 from $2.00 to $3.00 per cord f. o. b. at Neopit depending upon the 

 character of the wood. $3.00 per cord is received for maple and 

 birch sound body wood, that is, clear material free from knots or 

 defects. All other hardwoods bring $2.00 per cord. The more 

 valuable cordwood is used for special kiln and charcoal work. 

 The profit on this class of product is therefore very high. About 

 2,000 cords were sold during the past year yielding a profit of from 

 60 cents to $1.60 per cord. This market is just being developed 

 and as the quantity consumed by the market is almost unlimited, 

 the cutting of this product can be increased in very much larger 

 quantities. 



Lath. As the slabs, trimmings, etc., come from the slasher 

 they are picked first for lath, then for picket stock and last for 

 crating and box material. All species go both into lath and board 

 material, but only pine and basswood are used for picket stock. 

 The average cost of lath per thousand is $1.34. Average sales are 

 $2.34 giving a profit of $1.00 per thousand. The average cost 

 includes manufacturing, yarding, shipping, sales, insurance, etc., 

 but no stumpage, inasmuch as that is taken care of by the lumber 

 product. The annual output is about 10,000,000 lath. 



Shingles. Only White Cedar is used for shingles. The cost 

 per thousand pieces including $3.35 per thousand board feet for 

 stumpage is $1.66. This embraces cutting, hauling, booming, 

 manufacturing, yarding, shipping, sales expense, insurance, etc. 

 The average price received per thousand is $2.19 giving a net 

 profit of 53 cents per thousand. The usual three grades of 

 .shingles are made, and the majority is of the first grade. The 

 annual output of the mill is about 10,000,000 shingles. 



Box Board and Crating Stock. All species are used for crating 



