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able lumber at a fraction of its true value.

Mr. McCarthy stressed that not all loggers and firewood cutters engage in this type of activity - that the unscrupulous make up only a small percentage of the industry. But he cautioned landowners to be wary of people making unsolicited offers to harvest their timber.

“These are true fly-by-night operations,” Mr. McCarthy said. “They go in fast and come out fast, before the landowner realizes what has happened . . . there have been several cases of people who sold valuable hardwood for

See LOGGERS, p. 14

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