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personal attention of the owner, and -without tiie emplo}'- 

 ment of a special superintendent : 



AMOUNT AXD VALUE OF ARTICLES AND LUMBER SOLD 



Miscellaneous : Sold far 



111 tons of oak bark 81,224 



801 cords of firewood 2,640 



196 telegraph poles 500 



16,800 hickory spokes 388 



66,000 feet slabs (running measure), used largely in mines . 333 



For custom sawing 130 



Sawdust 7 



Total, 85,222 

 Lumber (board measure): 



Hickory butts (bought by paper mill for cogs), feet 9,680 

 Bii'ch, sycamore, and second-cut hickory (sold to toy 



concern) feet 11,822 



Ash . . . . 

 "Walnut 

 Yellow poplar 

 Gum 

 Maple . 

 Chestnut . 

 Oak . . . . 



957 

 3,414 



12,941 

 1,386 

 1,042 



34,719 

 162,552 



Total, 238,513 6,522 



Railroad ties number 9,345 5,282 



Switch timber . feet, linear measure 6,217 821 



Other materials 654 



Total, 18,501 

 Place and miU were then sold, the former at 84623, the latter at 



81000, making a total of 24,124 



Against an expense of 18,855 



Leaving a profit of 85,269 



