3. Cost of plant inc lower than with temporary labor. Ba- 

 ploy statutory non first , then miscellaneous roll men, and 

 temporary labor as a last resort. Letter class of labor 

 usually unreliable and hard to supervise. Costs au much 

 for miscellaneous roll nen who can usually "bo had and who 

 taiie interest in worl:. 



Discussion of Corr-arative vc-luo of Ranger c.nd 

 day laborer cerric in planting. Considering 

 cost da:?" laborers uncler r^n^er^ supervision 

 aeomod the "batter pl-n, 



Mitchell suggested that th3 beet argument in 

 favor of having Rangers plant is that you are 

 educating then for the future when planting 

 will be cone on a large sealo and nany cap* 

 ablo men will be neec.ed to supervise . 



But Iir.''oodbury said the cost it on should be 

 attended to first - that for the time being 

 the training of Renders ie secondary. 



3:00 - Methods anc. Motors Unte-rinc into Stucios of 

 Operating Costs. 



The Porost Service is not an operator. It is an 

 owner of c. mar Notable product, for tho price of wliieli it has 

 to c'.eponcL upon the sawmill mc.n as an agent through \7hom it 

 may arrivo at costs of taarliotin^ the lumber, in order that 

 it (the Poroct Service) me.y arrive c.t a price at which it 

 may sell its timber to the said operator or sawmill man. 

 Che only reason we have for fiurin operating costs is for 

 the purpose of get ting, at stumpao'e prices which, according 

 to a business basic, seem to be roraewhat wavering for two 



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