The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-09-24

But tew people eomusr..z-ar.
any idea Of the amount at r--f..
iu the construction of q sirara -.
We hear that our Forests ara -.,...... 81
appearing, and we know fI.t ..-
Tor building and fHeI causes -f.s. --......- .-.
of Elau- ieaty mUlarcls nt t..
vet only be initiated bUaE ,r.. .
is takes 31.01D acres of tar.=-s4...
cross-tirs iar tle railroads of .f... r-..-.
States. We interviewed e.-.r
who has been DO the busfu.= E.r.r.s-.-
years, and concluding that M- af.
lions ana experience W0u'G D. f,t.
ing. wc give the substance aT 1.....r
1t takes l5u0n.UJ| lies fa -.r...-. p.
demand Of our railroads. Con ..f..-
au average the contra rtafz net -.-
apiece making iu thn ar-r. r.-. S.
UHl lu building q lCE ruad .r..
tractors figure uu p -IfI tics q. sH....
while ID takes 200 ties fr tr. -..-.
keep a constructed read fr r-.
Contractors. of course. Iu- rr....
tlmner land as near 10 rEr rr-
line Of road ass possible. Vat--r f.-.
timber au average of about 81.
acre. on giving The Hral4-t.- r 81
land iJ cents for every fia gHs u.t --
size ofs a cruSS-tIe differs ur ......
roads. buJ the usual size 5es.a.f.. ..
feet : inches long aua - f..r.
" bite ur burr oak is cuusI lar.F rH.ar..-
timber for The purpose. alIL L.a-E ......
maple. asia and even locus. la.. p.
used. The last named wga rr-. r.r
on ihe Little Miami Bailua7 .....
a while thrown aside as rr.- f.- 81.
purpose.
UaiiToad men much prefer fs..r...
ont with an aN To those sawed Fr. -..-
and many contend that tEa Hr-. -.,..g
viii considerably outlds. The sawed .-....
This theory is probably "a mistake. ....
aCy. as sawed ties have h..r rr...
alongside of Eewu tics. and r..r.ra-.r
s0nud twice as long. This Tr...
gives employment To- an armv uf ...--
pers, who are paid 10 cents wf... .-
each tie. \ continued practice r.aa.
the choppers expert iu the u-. .f- -H..-.
and "a single man has been known d.. ..-
ont thirtE-iiVc ties iu % ga-- r.- sr..
average is only ten. while an u,r..-. NH
probably get Out twenty. 8ur-.- FL.
war. when Ties sold a. from 30 t.H.-..-..
choppers were paid j. cents Hf...
Although tle contractors --t .- n.--.
apiece from the railroads for ...r n.
still there is q loss of FROM - t.- .--
cent on dOckage Hul ~teala-r. tr .--
spector is sent by the company .a fr.-a-
the ties. This Is generally "a cI.I. f-
some of the offices Who frequently .r#..
but little as regards the strength ur Err-
ability OF timber. and as @ cau-arre.a
some of the best Ties are dockeI ..T Ole
ly bring - cents ap ece
The steaiaCc is where the sect r..-
put la new ties which have ua. Dee. ..-
spected and received. aTS Iail ta r.r.-
The uses of the same 10 the raaUma-.--
Most all of the Cross-tie men ais. e..-
tract for bridge timbers and tres
as well as telegraph Icles. For tL. a.-
ter chestnut and cedar are mostly used
They bring about Sl.75aviece and .-. l--
mostly in he Tamdrae sEra-a-- .. ". l-
iCan ana the forests Of ~Hural.. r.-
tucky and Tennessee. Large SIMS
money have been made IE .-a-.r one
tractors above described. and .-e. ....
adds TO increased demands. Ohio
over 1000. .0t) acres of woodland. ..
The ever increasing demand -Hr .-.t
. purposes alone, if supplied entirety -r.-.
our forests would leave ls r..r'.-- @
single stick TO mark lie tN.-,s.. .-
our once dense forests.