Jack Hayse

Jack Hayse talking about the money he made while working away in Lumber Woods.

Interviewer: What was the money like?

Jack:  Well money you had to make your own money.  You get paid by the cord see.

Interviewer: So it all depended on how much you cut

Jack: If you cut two cord, that was $5. I think was $4 a cord one summer. A good woodcutter could cut six or seven cords.  You had to be a good woodcutter to cut six cords. My father, Me and he used to cut four cords

Interviewer: So you worked in groups or pairs

Jack: Me and he worked together

Interviewer: So was that a day

Jack: In a day we would cut four cords, yeah. Send $5 to the crowd home.