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ing season; the fact that lumbering is becoming more scientific 

 and more and more connected with the science of forestry. 



4. Disadvantages: Great hardship and exposure in the forest in 

 winter; the great hazards of fire connected with lumbering, and 

 of danger in the forest and on lakes and streams; the great diffi- 

 culty of securing employees to go into remote and dangerous 

 regions in winter; the rough life and coarse elements usually 

 found among lumbermen; the great isolation of the occupation; 

 the seasonal nature of the industry in most localities; the need 

 of great capital to carry on large lumbering occupations and to 

 establish railroad lines and saw mills. 



5. Preparation: One learns nearly all the work of lumbering by 

 actual experience. Courses in forest engineering, wood utiliza- 

 tion, pulp and paper making, and forestry would help in the 

 industry, and training in civil and mechanical engineering 

 would aid in road building and saw-milling. Business school 

 courses would be of value in the management of the industry. 



6. Other requirements: Vigorous health and strength; hardi- 

 hood for long and severe exposure; willingness to live in isolated 

 localities, and to undergo camp Me and coarse food; ability to 

 deal with woodsmen and to meet the labor questions of the in- 

 dustry; ability to manage and to handle the business problems 

 of the industry. 



7. Income: The worker in lumbering earns pay varying from 

 $2.00 to $3.00 a day to $7.00 or $8.00, according to localities 

 and the kinds of work involved. Foremen and superintendents 

 receive still more. The lumberman as one who conducts lum- 

 bering operations may have large profits. 



8. Effect on the worker: The vigor and self dependence usually 

 produced by life in the forest and in the open; the loss of social 

 refinements, and the acquiring in some degree of the customs 

 and manners of forest localities. The lumberman is recognized 

 as one of the most necessary of industrial leaders. 



9. References: 



Bassett, S. W. The Story of Lumber. 



Bishop, A. L., and Keller, A. G. Industry and Trade, 245-252, 



lumber. 

 Forbes, B. C. Men Who Are Making America, 53-59, sketch 



