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Hadley bill was, that this commission should try to exchange and 

 should be anxious to do it to the end the State might acquire a 

 more solid body of land. 



Q. The Everton company was not mentioned ? 



A. Never was mentioned. 



By Mr. Anibal: 

 *Q. You spoke about the stumpage rights that the Beaver River 

 company had; to what timber does it apply, and what do they cut? 



A. The hemlock, spruce and pine. 



Q. Is there any of the hard wood or any amount of it considered of 

 any particular value to lumbermen in the woods ? 



A. That depends altogether on where it is. 



Q. Especially with reference to lands where the Everton company 

 had their stumpage' rights ? 



A, I am not familiar with the lancls around the Everton company; 

 in fact, I don't know just where the Everton company mill is. 



Q. I meant the Beaver company; have you any interest in the hard 

 wood; has the Beaver River company any interest in the hard wood 

 where they have the stumpage rights ? , ' 



A. Let me understand your question. 



Q. The Beaver River company has the stumpage privilege to the 

 hemlock, spruce and pine ? s 



A. Yes. 



Q. That is all there is of it? 



A. Yes. 



Q. When you speak of lumbering, particularly to what timber does 

 that refer ? 



A. The term is generally understood to be floatable timber, that is, 

 soft timber. 



Q. Hemlock, spruce and pine ? 



A. Yes. 



By Mr. Cameron : 

 Q. How low down do you cut that ? 



A. The spruce is generally cut down to nine inches and the hem- 

 lock down to ten; the pine, also, it doesn't pay to put it below twelve. 

 Q. You intend to leave the second growth ? 

 A. Yes. 



By Mr. Anibal: 

 Q. Your experience is, a lot that is judiciously lumbered in fifteen 

 years the growth of timber on there is equal if not superior in value 

 to the timber that was on there when first lumbered ? 



