In Washington and Idaho one sees railroad cars used for hauling lumber on railroad sidings and unused tracks. A few weeks ago I saw miles of these cars on an unused track in Idaho on the way to Grangeville, Idaho.What these unused cars signify, I think, is that the lumber industry is in a recession. These thousands of cars moved cut timber about 10 months ago.
The government is not going to solve this problem by borrowing billions to make gifts to people in the hope they will buy televisions and refridgerators.
