UTILIZATION OF FOREST PRODUCTS 



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PRICES PAID FOR RAILROAD TIES DELIVERED AT THE 

 RAILROAD. 



Chestnut poles are in demand at prices ranging from $2.50 for 

 25-foot lengths up to $18 for the 6o-foot lengths. 



In the winter of 1916-17, cordwood delivered in 4-foot lengths 

 at New England cities or villages brought from $3.50 to $6.50 

 per cord. The better qualities of cleft hardwood, such as white 

 birch, maple and beech, brought $5.50 to $6.50 per cord. Even 

 the poorer woods, such as gray birch and soft maple, brought 

 from $3.50 to $5 per cord. 



Hemlock bark until recently, sold for about $7 a "cord" at 

 the tannery. Since the war has interfered with the supply of 

 Quebracho from South America, the demand for hemlock bark 

 has greatly increased and it brings now, 1917, from $10 to $12 

 per cord. 



