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props, pit-ties, and timber ; the railroad companies with crossties ; and 

 the telephone and telegraph companies with poles. Prices for these 

 products are advancing, and there is a certainty of good returns from 

 such forest lands as are properly protected and more conservatively 

 managed. Growing industries demand an abundant supply of forest 

 material, and the production of" local woodlands must be maintained 

 to supply their needs. The county, instead of being a heavy importer 

 of lumber, mine props and other material, should be exporting large 

 amounts of them. The forest area is sufficient and of suitable charac- 

 ter for a continued production of $1,000,000 worth of material, an- 

 nually, compared with that of $440,754 at the present time. 



