S2The purpose of the study was to provide a better understanding of the decision-making process, and a guide that can be used by selected wood-using industries in evaluating alternative mill locations.S3.

S2The availability of timber resources plays an important part in the location decision for the primary wood-using industrieslumber, particleboard, and woodpulp. This report contains the latest Forest Service statistics for the State of West Virginia. These data are based on a sampling scheme designed to get reasonable accurate data for areas smaller than the entire State. They are current as of January 1961.S3.