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shorn by 4&£p» hardwood operators ir. tropical timber lands, s nom- 
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inal price of |>l f Q0 per thousand feet of standing timber on the 
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tract could not bo regarded as excessive. The conservative 
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board feet of available timber per acre on / the <gJS5& w«&A '^./y? 
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Feasibility of operating 
Although the quantity of timber in the form of good eis- 
eablo saw logs is largo am. sufficient on this erect for an opera— ir 
tien extending over a period of years, the conditions that -re hing 
ing on s venture of this hind are such as to discourage the under¬ 
taking at tills time. One of the main reasons is that there are 
insufficient requirements locally for these woods to warrant cut¬ 
ting i^rgo ua«nti ties into all grades of lumber, thilo a number 
of them are well-known in Panama, there are toe few industries call 
rag regularly for the different kinds and in uentitiee that would 
justify the cutting of all the logs as they are coming out of the 
forest. At present there is a local demand mainly for cedar, ma~ 
hogan|, ana- for small or quantities of cooobolo, rolls, a Imondra, 
etc., Since there is no mahogany and vary little cedar on the 
tract, the operation would be concerned'mainly in cutting the les¬ 
ser valuable woods for which;,the outlet would not be largo enough 
■'*--. - oixy one establishment od a sizeable mill and tlio expecta¬ 
tion of a continuous operation. 
There are at present only a few small sew mills in oper¬ 
ation in the uepablie oi rsnsnic:, snd these are working only on part 
time, indicating that there is a very limited demand for local lum¬ 
ber. A mill not in operation is an expensive proposition, snd un- 
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