Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-19

is formed that makes the transportation OF the
timber matter of comparatively minor consider
alton.
However, many large logging crews are at work
in the pineries telling timber which will later on
lind its way to the sorting skids, for winter
wholly without snow or freezing weather has no
place in the memory of the Oldest lumberman or
operator in the pine forests.
The days of the "Iumberjack," as the pictur-
esquely clad figure in briIliantIy-hued mackinaws
is familary known, practically numbered, so
far Old-time numbering in the northern woods is
concerned. No longer will the hardy woodsman
return in the spring time from a winters sOjOurn
in the fastness of the pine timber his pockets
lined with from 800 to $500 hard-earned money
and proceed to cut a wide swath in the midst of
the clusters of tall buildings which intercept his
progress southwark.
I'm few localities will the foremen of logging
crews assemble his men and teams and set out for
INDICATED camps in the pine woods Of the north,
building wanegans and stables for the accommoda-
ton OF man and beast during the terms of wrest-
ing building material from the bosom of the virgin
forests in the midst of frigid wintereseason. In
few localities will the woods resound with the
sharp "spat' of the aXman's implement as 1t bites
into tree after tree from the rising to the setting
of the sun, and in few camps will be heard the
familiar and always welcome call of the cook
"Chuck's ready
Things have undergone a change IN the pl
neries.
In the old days the men were at the call of
the camp foreman long before the opening of the
logging season and many remained in tentative
emnlov-or at least had the refusal Of position
tho wear round. Competition keen and spir-
gtad for the acquisition of aXmen who had at
tanned regulations for skill in their particular
line az work while teamsters, canthook men,
brl1sbulen and cooks were also sought according
~ their efficiency in their respective capacities.
And WAGES were pretty fair in those days too
Axr,en received all the way from $50 to SIS
month and board. and were not unduly anxious to
5ispose If their services even at those figures
THE ordinary Jacks were paid from $25 to $35
end $40 a month and board while the cookie
ms The forerunner Of the baseball hOldout star
of the present day. a good man who had the
venutation of being able to provide the most salts
wing lumber camp ration, at minimum OF eX-
nense to his employer was able almost to name his
own hqures-S1OO a month with one and some
times two assistants sIush cooks, being willingly
Maid to many of these food jugglers in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and northern Michigan.
Today the scene is changed The ak is sup
planted by the saw, and by this mode OF pro-
oe7rre the pine nonarchs are felled in fraction
OF the time required formerly. The huge trunks
scaled and whisked to sorting skids where they
are loaded on freight trains and transported to the
mills in less time than formerly necessary to
set them to the river where they were formed into
brails and made UP into RATS to be transported in
tow of steamer to the saw mills.
The aNman is no longer lord Of the realm. He
is succeeded by brawny-armed wielders OF the
saw. the work of which is lar from requiring