CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



PACKAGING LUMBER 1 



Mechanical Banding 1 



Mechanical Wrapping 3 



Mand Banding ••..•....•..». ...... ........ S 



Hand Wrapping 5 



LOADING AND UNLOADING LUMBER 7 



Loading Flatcars 7 



Loading Boxcars 8 



Unloading Flatcars 8 



Unloading Boxcars. , 9 



COST SUMMARY AND COMPARISON .................... 9 



Lun:iber Mill 9 



Other Advantages .......................... 10 



LIMITATIONS 12 



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