LUMBERING IN PINE REGION OF CALIFORNIA. 99 
The above list of costs does not take into account any finishing or 
remanufacture of lumber other than surfacing for shipment. By 
taking greater care of its lumber and paying more attention to selling, 
a large mill generally sells its product more advantageously than a 
small one. Since the costs at large mills vary considerably through- 
out the California pine region, those given above may be considered 
as somewhat ideal for a mill located on a common carrier and with a 
logging road of moderate length. Inspection of operating-cost rec- 
ords shows that, exclusive of profit, interest, and stumpage, the bulk 
of the lumber produced at large mills in this region is placed on cars 
at common-carrier railroad points, rough or surfaced for shipping, at 
from $11.50 to $12.50 per 1,000 feet. Mills with flumes or branch- 
line lumber roads, severe logging conditions, or inefficient plants may 
have to pay more. 
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