Earley 9
salvaging--pulling out logs from the rivers where 25-30%
of them sank
not much timbering before the civil war
- railroads were increasing demand and
transportation, but white pine had more uses than longleaf
- Southern Homestead act of 1866 was intended
to make it easier for both whites and blacks to own land,
but divided the land up into 80-160 acre homesteads.
Repealed in 1876
- slowed down companies owning large tracts of
land
New mills
- invention of the skidder to pull timber out
- larger scale sawmills after the civil war
- poor saw quality wasted a lot of timber
- a more industrial way of life
- cut and run
- overproduction led to low prices led to more production
to maintain income
People began to realize the destruction