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transportation charge to the eastern markets. For the low grade 

 lumber, slabs and edgings there is no market unless the mill 

 itself can use them for fuel. Many plants pay as much as 50 

 cents per M simply to dispose of them. Consequently the 

 whole profit of the operation must be sought in the lumber which 

 will repay shipment cost. 



The three main uses of red cedar are for shingles, poles and 

 piling. For these purposes it commanded the following prices 

 in 1915: 



Shingles: 



Extra stars, $1.43 per thousand shingles. 

 Extra clears, $1.71 per thousand shingles. 

 Approximately, $13 per M board feet f.o.b. the mill. 



Poles: 



Prices ranged from 55 cents for 20-foot, 4-inch top diame- 

 ter pole to $33 for an 80-foot, 9-inch diameter pole or 



• from $2 5 to $60 per M board feet. On account of the 

 higher prop>ortion of small size p>oles S40 per M is a fair 

 average price f.o.b. the shipping p>oint. 



Piling sells for slightly better prices than p)oles but must gen- 

 erally be straighter and sounder. 



The cost of logging shingle material and making the shingles 

 averaged as follows in 191 5: 



Per M board feet 



Cutting $2.00 



Skidding i .00 



TransfKjrtation to mill 2 . 00 



Milling S-oo 



lio.oo 



Poles and piles costs were as follows: 



• Per M board feet 



Cutting and peeling $5 .00 



Hauling • 20 . 00 



Storage, loading, etc 15.00 



$40.00 



