The Elbert County tribune., 1914-03-20

knowledge OF the niceties of tree Telling chip at
time. and the serrated steel bands trim the tree
on 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 lumber
barons resulted In denuding the vast northern
areas which were the scene of operations for
many years. these lands sold for the stump
age they represented. and crews of sawyers re-
moved the valuable stumplegs which trans
ported to the mills and box factories as their
size warranted
resented by the temporary structures known
"wanegans." built from rough pine boards and de-
void of ornamentation comforts repre-
sented by hunks filled with straw and topped with
blankets beneath which the weary woodsman crept
shortly after consuming his evening meal
1t is now the bunk car, If you pease-a palace
wheels compared with the institutions which
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 and neat, and
includes pillows-real ones. too.
Accompanying the bunk 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
proves to be a woman. In many instances she is
the wife of the cook and officates as a sort of
assistant
Down one side of the accompanying dining car
is a roomy serving table, while the opposite
side of the car is the dining table, each side
of which seats for the men. Dishes suppant
tin cups and plates and the well-lghted roomy
interior is in marked contrast to the former pre-
valng order of affairs-a contrast which will
forcibly appeal to those who acquainted with
the conditions obtaining in the oldtime camps
The arrival of the bunk and kitchen cars was
almost simultaneous with that of the logging rail-
way which superseded to a hrge extent the raft
ing of the logs to the mills. The arguments In
favor of the cars against the conditions which
they succeeded potent to necesstate 1T
tie comment The and rapdity with which
the scene Of operations be shifted, almost on
for their adoption In the modern logging camp.
But to the old habitues of the logging camp
there is always feature which possesses an
irresistiblity all Its own and that is chuck time
True. the work fatiguing. but with an appe-
tite sharpened to the ravenous point by the dry
sweet air and the odor from the needle-laden pine
boughs, the lumberjack ate his fill and waxed fat
and sassy" The frils and fancy dishes OF the
city cafe were missing, but to the hungry woods
man the provender set before him cutclassed In
enjoyment that with which Lucullus was wont to
entertain Lucullus.
Huge dishes OF meat potatoes and other vege
tables nanked by good bread and steaming hot
coffee, formed feast which needed urging;