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Article: Sawmill industry in Arkansas sees historic decline.(TIMBER)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- November 12, 2007
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THE ONCE-BUZZING SAWMILL INDUSTRY in Arkansas is currently operating at its west clip in more than half a century. That's according to several leaders in the business who say sawmills are closing down or cutting back production at a rate like never before, with no end in sight until late 2008.
John Ed Anthony, chairman of Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden, says not many people realize the dire situation many operations are facing.
"The lumber industry, wood products industry, lumber and plywood industries--they're all at absolutely catastrophic levels," Anthony said. "I've been around for 50 years, and not once has it ...