The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-19

knowledge OF the niceties Of tree telling chip at
time and the serrated steel bands trim the tree
off neatly, close to the ground.
When the timber cutting industry was in its
prime in the dense pine forests, little care was
paid to economy in cutting. Often snow drifts
were encountered, ten more feet In height
The axmen felled the trees close down to the
snow, and after the spring thaws had come and
gone tall stumps containing in the aggregate
many thousands Of feet of valuable lumber were
uncovered After the demands OF the pine lumDer
barons resulted in denudng the vast northern
areas which the scene of operations LOT
many years. these lands were sold for the stump
age they represented and crews OF sawyers re-
moved the valuable stumplogs which were trans
ported to the saw mills and box factories as their
size warranted.
And the logging camps-no longer are they rep
resented by the temporary structures known as
"wanegans" built from rough pine boards ana de-
void of ornamentation or comforts save as repre-
sented by hunks filled with straw and topped with
blankets beneath which the weary woodsman crept
shortly after consuming his evening meal
II is now the bunk car If you please-a palace
on wheels compared with the institutions whlch
they have supplanted. The interior is well lighted
and ventilated, and double row OF bunks-upper
and lower berths-occupy each side. The bedding
is substantial, comfortable, clean ana neat anu
includes pillows-real ones, too.
Accompanying the bunk cars are kitchen cars
in place of the old and wellremembered COOK
shanties, hastily thrown up at the most conVe
nient spot In camp, and the major domo often
nroyes to be a woman In many instances she Is
the wife of the cook and oficiates as sort OF
assistant.
Down one side of the accompanying dining car
ia a roomy serving table, while on the opposite
aide of the car is the dining table, on each SIDE
of which are seats for the men. Dishes supplant
tin cups and plates and the welilighted, roomy
interior ia in marked contrast to the former pre-
vailine order of affairs--a contrast which Will
forcihv appeal to those who are acquainted with
the conditions obtaining in the old-time camps.
The arrival of the bunk and kitchen cars was
almost simultaneous with that of the logging rail-
wav which superseded to a large extent the raft
ing Of the logs to the mills. The arguments In
favor Of the cars against the conditions which
thew succeeded are 80 potent as to necessitate lit
tle comment The ease and rapidity with Whlch
the scene of operations can be shifted almost on
an hour's notice. has proven a satisfactory reason
for their adoption in the modern logging camp.
But to the old habtues of the logging camp
there is always one feature which possesses an
rresstibility all its own, and that is chuck time
True the work was fatiguing, but with an appe-
tite sharpened to the ravenous point by the dry,
sweet air and the odor from the needleladen pine
boughs, the lumberjack ate his fill and waxed fas
and sassy" The frills and fancy dishes OF the
city cafe were missing but to the hungry woeds-
man the provender set before him outclassed IN
enjoyment that with which Lucullus was wont to
entertain Luculus.
Huge dishes Of meat, pntatoes and other vege-
tables. fanked by good bread and steaming hot
coffee. formed feast which needed no urging;