Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-22

velopment. The first step. as he ex-
plains 1t, Is to show the factory peo-
pie that Maine has the supply of
raw material. When convinced the
factories Will come IL 1t is practic-
able; they won't come unless there
are business advantages.
Explaining this Mr.. Isola SAYS
that the history Of industry in lum-
Der has been that the numbering end
has moved When the hardwood for
ests of Michigan and Minnesota gave
out-reached a point where they
were not adapted to the needs of the
factories - the lumbermen went
south. Then they went to the west.
This is a part OF the natural course
of events. In due time they will come
to Maine, in his judgment, if condi-
tions warrant.
His estimate to the amount of
hard wood in Maine, available at
this time, is from 10000. 900, 900 to
II, 000000,000 feet.
OF course there is more hard
wood in the State than this, but it is
not available. Take the great forest
domain between Ashland and From
tier lake on the boundary of Maine
and Quebec containing billions of
feet of hard wood as an example
The lumber is there, but it is not
available. 1t cannot profitably be
cut and transported from the woods.
Open that region up with a railroad
and ii becomes real asset. II can
be reached. Until that time its value
is low.
Other hard wood growths are not
so located They may be reached
T@ ic xx-a1I in in
this subject to understand that the
birch industry, as Maine knows it
today. is excluded from the hard
wod future of Maine. That industry
is one by itself.
Bingham, in Somerset county, NJ
Isola regards as an excellent ex-
ample of a good hard wood situa-
ton. 1t is in close proximity to the
large stands Of hard wood on East
Carrying place, Pleasant Ridge and
Concord plantations. Transportation
Of the logs TO the mill is practical
proposition. They can be trucked,
hauled on sleds, brought in by rail
and driven down the kennebec river
to the plant, at an expense which
is not prohibitive.
Some one may say: "But you can
not drive hard wood" This IS true, II
long distances are contemplated. IL
can be driven a reasonable distance
without difficulty, assures Mr.. lsoia-
Bingham has transportation facil-
tiles to the rest of the world by means
of the kineo division OF the Maine
Central 1t is a logical hard wood
town. There are a number Of such
in the State. 1t should by no means
be thought that Mr.. lsola considers
Bingham the exclusive hard wood
center. He uses it just TO illustrate
his point.
The first step in developing the
hard wood interests, he explains, is
to 90 in for raw material; that is,
start getting out e hard wood lum-
Der for the factories and ship ii to
them as such. This means the es-
adjustment Of saw mills for cutting
of the logs into plank and timber into
board sizes. This lumber would then
be shipped TO the factories of Michi-
gan or where ever they might be To-
Gated.
AS this was developed and the fac
tories came to understand that Maine
could supply the material they want
ed they would then begin TO consider
bringing the manufacturing plants to
Maine. Here the matter Of freight
yates would figure. Let the owners Of
"a factory find that the freight on their
product fro ma point in Maine to the
market was no greater than they pay
at present esta blishment and they
would at once start studying rates on
lumber frcm Maine TO the factory II
they found that by coming TO Maine
with the plant they could cut the
raw material freight in half or, prac-
tically, eliminate it, then they would
be found seeking site in this State.
But they would not come here. buy
a factory site and put in a plant
without taking precautions. They
would make certain Of a supply OF
raw material sufficient to last them
period of years.