miscellaneous
How did the growth of the lumber industry affect Minnesota's economy?
It brought money and jobs to minnesota
What did they use for log transportation?
Rivers and waterfalls
What does a lumberjack do?
They cut down trees
Did machines help cut down trees? (True or false)
True
Fredrick Weyerhaeuser was rich because of what?
His successful lumber business
What year did companies make big investments to combine there company?
What was the pay for lumberjacks?
$ 1.50
Explain to us why machines helped people?
They cut down trees faster/etc
Why were Dakota not able to access the trees being cut down?
Because loggers were using that area
What did white pine trees make?
Boards for construction
What do barkers do for there Job?
They take bark off trees.
What machine helped with transportation?
Trains
How did the advancements of technology play a role in the lumber industry?
It helped cut down trees faster, transportation from place to place, and helps keep the power on
When the logs are collected from the sawmills, what were they collected into?
A boom
What do swampers do?
They cut the limbs off the tree after it is cut down
Name one machine that helped cut down trees
Harvester and etc.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser bought his first sawmill in what state?
Illinois
What is a boom?
A boom is a section of the river where you collect the logs
What do material handlers do?
they took care of materials like sawmills and other machines that cut down trees
In 1890 what did they use to transport lumber into other forests?
Trains