EXAMINATION OP PROPERTY 33 



character of the land and its adaptability for 

 agricultural uses after the timber is cut, 

 whether there are many lakes, streams and 

 marshes ; whether it is an easy or a difficult lum- 

 bering proposition; character of the logging 

 railroads, whether it would be expensive to con- 

 struct them, or whether it could be done at a 

 comparatively reasonable cost; whether the 

 timber is scattered or is well bunched ; whether 

 the streams are practical for floating the logs; 

 whether the mill is so located that it can be sup- 

 plied with logs at a small cost; as well as many 

 other items of information that are practical in 

 connection with the economical operation of a 

 lumber manufacturing plant. 



"Having finished his examination of the 

 woods, Mr. Straight has still other work to 

 do. He makes a careful examination of the 

 sawmill plant to ascertain its physical condi- 

 tion. It may not be constructed so as to do the 

 amount of work a mill of that class should be 

 expected to do. He also notes whether care is 

 taken to minimize danger from fire by prevent- 

 ing the accumulation of refuse, and whether 

 there are ample precautionary measures in the 

 way of fire protection and preventatives to en- 

 able the employes to extinguish a blaze at its 

 beginning. His examination also goes into the 

 care taken of the equipment of the plant, the 

 arrangement with reference to handling the 

 output of the mill with small expense, the loca- 

 tion of the plant with reference to reaching the 



