250 LOGGING 



There is little difference in the cost of trestles and other timber 

 work for narrow- and standard -gauge roads. A narrow-gauge 

 road is desirable for a limited output in a rough region because 

 the cost may be one- third less than that of a standard-gauge. 

 It therefore appeals to loggers with Hmited funds. It is also 

 desirable in light or scattering stands where the track must be 

 moved frequently. On soft bottom the track is easier to keep 

 in operating condition owing to the lighter equipment used and 

 the smaller loads hauled. 



Where a large tonnage is handled, standard -gauge roads are 

 more economical to operate because larger locomotives and cars 

 can be used and the cost of operation per thousand feet for wages, 

 fuel, oil and repairs for the heavier locomotives and cars will be 

 less because of increased hauling capacity. 



Standard-gauge is also desirable because trunk-line cars may 

 be operated over the logging road. This is a great advantage 

 where logs, pulpwood, tanbark and other forest products are 

 to be shipped to outside points, since cars can be loaded in the 

 forest and hauled to destination without reloading. 



RIGHTS-OF-WAY 



The right of loggers to build railroads across the lands of others 

 is not recognized by the courts except where the roads have been 

 chartered by the State. In the latter case the right of Eminent 

 Domain is granted, and a line can be forced across foreign 

 holdings by condemnation proceedings and the payment of just 

 compensation to the owner. 



Many logging roads are not incorporated because the route 

 frequently does not tap a section in which any tonnage, other 

 than that of the owners, will originate. Further the incorpora- 

 tion of the road subjects it to regulations governing the hours of 

 labor for train crews, use of air brakes, height of draw bars on 

 the equipment, filing of tariffs, and the submission of reports 

 to the State Railroad Commission. 



Chartered roads must be prepared to handle freight and 

 passenger traffic, and many logging companies do not feel justi- 

 fied in maintaining the necessary equipment for this purpose, 



