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Show Short Line to Build Tie Treating Plant To secure data regarding the locution locu-tion of the largest quantity of timber before decision Is made regarding tin-building tin-building of tii.. new tie treating plant, to be constructed during tnc coming year by the Oregon short bine Ruli-Iroad, Ruli-Iroad, a representative of the chief engineer's en-gineer's office of the railroad, visited at the forest service headquarters yes- terduy. The chief engineer's department, it is reported, has been authorized to Include an estimate for the tie treatcr plant in tho next year's budget It Is reported by forest offii lals that the Oregon Short Line Railroad Is making arrangements lor the cutting of thousands of ties from lodgepolc pine. Heretofore the railroad has maintained that lodgepole pine was not good enough timber to be used as ties. 00 |