However, available timber supplies were dwindling, and the mill shut down permanently in 1951.
Since the timber supply in the area had been greatly reduced, the mill was not rebuilt and the population of the village began to decline.
The national forests contribute only 13 percent of the nation's domestic timber supply.
With the local timber supply becoming diminished, other resources such as rice and dairy farming would become the areas economic focus.
The situation is such that by 2010, timber supplies might not be able to keep up with demand.
The sawmill operated until local timber supplies were exhausted in 1972.
In the post-Civil War era, the local timber supply began running short.
What this proves is that you can't have both a protected old-growth forest and timber supply at historical levels.
However, declining timber supply has already left many timber workers unemployed.
Among them, the concern is more about timber supply than sexual harassment.