#22. Railway Ties
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#22. Railway Ties
  • In many parts of the Interior railway, ties became the first commercial forest product
  • There was a large demand for these and they were being used at a rate of 3,000 ties per mile
  • These ties would be made by hand
  • By 1917, B.C. had surpassed all provinces in lumber production
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