238 THE FOKESTS OF PRIXCE GEOEGE^S COUIsTY 



Under the foregoing prices the pnlpwood shipped in 1907 had a 

 value of $13,500 delivered at the nearest shipping point. 



RAILROAD TIES. 



The cutting of railroad ties has been an important business in the 

 county for many years. Most of the tie material has been taken out, 

 however, and now the production is limited. The principal species 

 used are white oak and chestnut, with a small per cent, of mixed 

 oaks, including the black, red and Spanish. First class white oak 

 ties bring 70c. on the railroad; second class white oak 50c. ; first class 

 mixed oaks and chestnut bring about 40c. 'No reliable figures could 

 be obtained for the tie production for 1907, but it is estimated at 

 15,000, of which 7,000 were Xo. 1 white oak and the balance No. 

 2's, mixed oaks, and chestnut. 



POLES, 



The only species cut to any extent for telephone and telegraph 

 poles is the chestnut, and the available supply of that timber is about 

 exhausted. Poles 8" in diameter at the top end and 35 feet long 

 bring about $5 each along the right of way of pole lines under con- 

 struction. Poles 20 to 25 feet long for local telephone lines bring 

 about $2.00 to $3.50 each delivered. 



PILES. 



Heretofore few piles have been shipped from the county, but 

 under the present demand shijMnents are likely to increase. Oak is 

 used almost exclusively, but only a small part is white oak, which 

 is in greater demand for other purposes. Pin oak is the favorite 

 oak for piling, since it meets the requirements of length and free- 

 dom from short crooks better than any other. The current i^rices for 

 mixed oaks, f . o. b. cars, are as follows : 



50-60 feet 9 cents per linear foot. 



60-70 feet 11 cents per linear foot. 



70 feet and over 12 cents per linear foot. 



