Still some folks using animals, horses and mules mostly, I've heard of folks still using oxen... but that might be a myth.
Some of the Amish are still using horsey power for just about everything
Random question, but is there a central logging office loggers visit to collect their paychecks, etc? My character runs a logging company, and his office is in a log cabin (of course) hehe and I just wondered because I'm setting some of the scenes there if the loggers ever would go to an office? Also, any unions amongst loggers?
Normally the "mill" sends the checks out by mail, but I've arranged to pick them up many a time, the mill will pay the logging company/outfit... then the outfit/company pays each individual, normally an hourly rate.
For the true gyppo, more gyppo then me even there is at least one mill that will pay weekly, and if you bring a load in on thursday you get paid that friday... which is good for those that either need the money right ******* now, or mostly it seems them that owe money to the dealer... and I don't mean equipment dealer...
When I've gone into the office of one major exporter there is usually a hand full of other loggers there to pick up checks as well, its pretty much a set day of the week after x time, no matter the mill.
Other times its been after hours and talk to the mill owner direct, (usually when the office lady messes something up, never a big deal, but usually a missing address or what not) this is only with the small mills though, the big corporate mills are johny on the spot when it comes to payin folks... loggers have historically had access to many implements of destruction and are not indisposed to using them when owed money...
I log private ground, joe homeowner usually lives on site, its not uncommon for them to arrange direct pick up of their check from the mill as well, since basically when I log for someone it sometimes means they need the money bad, and yesterday.
The bigger companies all have a central office of some sort, be it the owners house, or usually an extension on a shop and equipment yard, bigger the outfit bigger the shop and yard.
In the end though its only single jacks like me that go direct to the mill to get paid, one man shows etc...
As far as unions, there used to be, I'm not sure there still is... the one that used to run the show where I grew up, had a massive strike that failed... broke em pretty bad, no more union up there... there was bloodshed, armored busses... scabs... damned near a riot on more then one occasion...
David Lynch is remaking it.
LMAO!
