However, there was no such quick fix to counter the greater issue of uncharacteristically warm winters, during which the sleigh roads would quickly turn to mud. After a series of consecutive snowless winters, lumber companies began focusing on ways in which they could reduce their dependence on Mother Nature and the seasons. The first thing they thought of was railroad expansion. Initially, common carriers were reluctant to lay the proposed track due to the remoteness of the pine forests, but rising lumber prices in the late 1870s and the intermittent warm, dry winters left loggers little choice but to turn to iron rails. By 1887, Michigan was home to a network of 89 logging railroads, and logging had transformed into a year-round activity rather than merely a winter one.
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However, there was no such quick fix to counter the greater issue of uncharacteristically warm winters, during which the sleigh roads would quickly turn to mud. After a series of consecutive snowless winters, lumber companies began focusing on ways in which they could reduce their dependence on Mother Nature and the seasons. The first thing they thought of was railroad expansion. Initially, common carriers were reluctant to lay the proposed track due to the remoteness of the pine forests, but rising lumber prices in the late 1870s and the intermittent warm, dry winters left loggers little choice but to turn to iron rails. By 1887, Michigan was home to a network of 89 logging railroads, and logging had transformed into a year-round activity rather than merely a winter one.
***I received the copy, Sean. Next time, please send the materials in the ‘Request’. Thank you.
***FYI: This is the reading material from the student’s book that he would like to use in our class. No need for correction.
