The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10
'fHB CEDAR SAVAGE Ar EORE
TRLEGRAPH POLES M THE
MILLI0N USED YEARLY.


wsss % Insm eeaes ana ssxH'.ns1 ~ Ne
Nes'nweseeFn s.asss-Fne Ena - No
3pe0 she-Lessne Assns
tsy nsa@-sat % tne Aen o~~A
Between three and halgand four million
poles. moSs Of them Of cedar. arc par-
chased and used by ne teBaGnnuh ana
telsphons companies of the Uulszd enaans
each year. Ths avernms Mo ofthake noiss
IL from twelve 20 fo,rrlosn yeurs. ~
Three sources Of salrply are orSun. khs
white cedar from the northern lako re9ion.
Idaho cedar from the Rocky Mountain
country and rcd cedar from the Pacific
northwest Cedar IN uaed becmuas Of IA
.,r.ixh. ,ro,,,h al,houvh In .o,,,a 1000
s-t. SI'...-' - - -. - -
feU.oOu, c"cS"e' wv anu cyPsee nrS
employed 81
Tho cedar h the most durable aud n is
the preferred timber The rcd cedar grbws
-. 49, - - -
seeSs e"~ nMp an we eN.rue.N vi
poles arc from NE States of Wanhtn4son
and Oregon. Twenty feet he the minininm
~ - .r.ss.,. s.S.... l. A,-...
| PO~ e.s os
rom generai numbering. IL mas lts own
special crews and tts own special nonaen-
II
49, tha Dola c,,t,.v a 800 .av.1~ tn.
s-..I- a. 49, - - s.n - -.
O'ens uon0 IN ,no IA" anu ~WSsf
months, ana tne hamhng season " rom
the early freezing period till the spsinG
thavs.
c-,,,..-. ,.,,,., o,,. an, ,,,.,.,, AL. .,-..,,.
~. ou' $50 "'"tN 49, e'''oss
.nA' - 70 w cu'' anu cO"pass man runs
the lines AFTER him come the foreman
/ and the crew that Inv out the camu and
Il
- =. - - -, -. - -
S.S ma ~,',' "O's0s an" s"o'o 'ne sup-
pines. linen comes the roadmakins.
Roads are laid out - nearly direct -
possible from the standing timber 20 the
InndIn1 nIoc. mar, the roiIrood .,,o-sn,
- -, s,s-.iN 49, - me -s
~. 80 -. S,ev ..i &C., ~ ~
~. Wv a SIose W ~ ~ o.IIlu any LIn9o.n
~ 10, me me '%.rn: wien ,h -
Ss,nin- r a. 80 .a,~ P,a,,-.ss sse
..st,i ~ ~. p,ousS eIe
untlhsc1 70 81 " ou' 81 ,hs wy Anu give
E,,o- "a .tla."s,.s Va" s'ou"' O''oD
"snpy ~ ~ ~ .,'I Ill. -. ,-,.,-
- ~, n. W .elis s'oIH 10. sIIsnAIs
Maen On .he roe 10y aIe Eept running
..,.sn. 49,, - - -e..' UneI
..I . SiS,'.,. ,',.,p W. n s ~ IcS
| - I ". =. 49, n" I
90, ~, =, - ,hinLn..a III y, $50
snS'h r,,.. -, .,.Sh -. sta,s'.a -. e's.e
ncS w. ~. ~ f. 81" 1,D, s, - ~" 49,. rhts are
49,. ~ ~. .h pnos y, ,hn ~ q
P.aSc o' Ia IA .h OF we oIe aacn
ii su- .s ~hu '"us "H@e
Pole c1ttins h done usually Inv ,;.c.
~ 49,, - avi.r -, ,,-a,-a"y ~ 49,
49, =. 49,. h,n,i, ~, 80 e o..a ~
$3.50 Ill, ~ ~ ,ir,n ~ ~. 1 ot
s.,,.e. ~ 49,, " ..noh 80 nc s.n. "a
49, IN - hsP mSrLsd ~ - IT, -
~ ~ - a. $50. IL ~ y ~
~ r,,s,.- ,ion. - ,n.r.han,,tIa ,,.s.s..
= ro,dsns the Srooksd trcsa ''''''D''
A. - - h. ,r,,., 49,. 18th .h-....A
~rhiSh ths ,rs.,. sns y ~. en-. ~ Ia 49,.
70 the road or al Tia, The hor.n snd 49,,
SSork With ssSe This n i1.is,.J ,,,,,.,,
NV his hos He mUat ersrc,aa Ifjii
| IN MAILING ths on, trees fan In s,ch =. -,
that thew can h, essilv handIed vr;th
branch~s End tors removed
Hauling begins a. soon a. the ro,. 4,
lcornnIe,Nd a,sd ~. c,,t,cr. -, ~,,es
cient snonlV stnCked nm ahcnJ Th.
nsslins ~ ,,s,,nliv la, mail ss,@r ~, -
,er r,sh h oyev and ,be rnan az. hr.,,,.,h,
from tbe MOOD. 10 RE var,ls m. 49,
n removed slther viii n h~ayv s,rsv- rntfc
or n q NV 4 inch chIsel vri,h n to.,r a. A..
foot ha1fle called : .p,,d
The mole cutters arc ,,s,,aII,, a,,,pli.,,
w;,h n la, sho~inS she -. $500
Icng a, rer,enTs ..os1,les ,b.,,, .o.,.,r..s.S.
20 i,,drs the si.e Of a tree a, = ,lsnSS
, I-hS srnaIle~, c,r,s ar,, : Sse, ,sII "a -.
: ia eor Cencs nosts ion~sr s,scts -.
,sad for ahed timber An over ~ 60 -,
into The role cIasa This rs,.t.,-.ilS
;ns,,r.a The an, . ~ (. n a.. s,a,,s.
A. sa-h nole n on, !, n ro.rS,.,, ,-.ssA
,h. c,,,ter's n,yrnber ana cI.cLsd ~ -,
man Uhome taak 4, IA ~ kan tah an fh@
.i, ~ t.sa.,i,.', a. 49, 70 .- ~, ."S
Gc,r.tirns~ ~ ,he rsilr,.,, I.,S,i,,,. L..
H,', ,'s,'all In the ss..,,,h ;ns, 80 -.
- .rs .or,ad ,,,,P,rdics. y, 'a9,,a "a
$500 ,vhich ,,,aar. 49, -, y.,. -. 80
81 sc,ivity foIIo~. ~, Cbria,yr =. sssor
-, ~ - r. v,o,k,r, a, q, -,.s',i
80 Laeo ahcad ~ ,hs ns,t 80. a..
ba,dles the polea
Thls top speed Is again IeaehY a.