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A well-oquiiiped permanent i^awiuill and wood-working plant. 



tlie reverse is true for hardwood, because importation from outside 

 sources displaces some of the local supply. Paper birch, however, fur- 

 nishes the raw material necessary for several turning industries and rep- 

 resents over 20 per cent of the total cut of hardwood. Several times the 

 amount used annually at present is becoming available for this species. 



The desire for good quality raw material is universal. But certain of 

 the industries are able to utilize logs of fair quality, while others find 

 this grade unsatisfactory regardless of the price at which it is offered. 

 The data in Table 4 suggest that there will be more than enough good 

 (|uality raw material to satisfy the requirements of certain industries. 



So far in this discussion both stationary and portable mills now oper- 

 ating in the area have been included. If stationary mills are considered 

 alone, the situation is somewhat different. It appeal's that production 

 is ample to continue furnishing those industries of a more or less perma- 

 nent nature with the amount they now draw from the area. 



At the same time there is a large potential outlet for hardwood which 

 is now being satisfied by supplies from outside sources. One plant alone 

 could use about 2 million board feet yearly in place of the small quantity 

 it now i)UiThases if a sui)ply of tiie i)roi)cr quality were available. 



No comparison has yet been made between production and effective 

 l)lant capacity. Even though capacity is estimated on a very conserva- 

 tive basis, it is far in excess of the available cut on a sustained yield ba- 

 sis and it gives little information on the actual or potential market in 

 the area. This discussion of capacity is incomplete unless some mention 

 is made of the period of time over which the estimates arc made. In an 

 carlici- section it was ])ointed out that there is an intennediate period 

 dining which i)rodiiction cannot l)e greatly influenced by management 

 l)ractices. During this period the plant capacity will certainly be far in 

 excess of the amount of timber that will become available. Over a mudi 

 longer jiei-iod it is conceivalile that pro))ei- management might greatly in- 



