January 2020
COVER STORY – Doing Things The Wright Way In Virginia – 
BLACKRIDGE, Virginia – At Charles A. Wright Logging and Charles A. Wright Trucking, brothers Vance and Alan Wright are equal partners. Their companies are named for their dad, Charles, who started hauling five ft. pulpwood in the late 1970s as a side venture, his sons say, because he couldn’t make a good living from his primary occupation in farming. Vance recalls, “He made more money on the side hauling pulpwood than he did farming.” After a while it became the mainstay of the business.
Article by David Abbott, Managing Editor, Southern Loggin’ Times
Southern Stumpin’: Time Flies
Welcome to 2020! If you’re reading this, then you’re holding in your hands (or perhaps reading on your screen) the 568th consecutive issue of Southern Loggin’ Times, which started publication in 1972.
Simple Man
It’s the love of the outdoors that drives Jamie Pruitt, 50, owner of Jamie Pruitt Logging. From a young age, he was always in the woods observing his father and grandfather make a living cutting pulpwood just down the road from where he still lives. That was their version of daycare, Jamie says. Perched on a stump in his youth, Jamie knew then he never wanted to do anything else. He’ll admit he’s a bona fide simple man.
Bulletin Board
Don't Be Afraid Of Growing Old; Why Grandpa Carries A Gun; Thoughts Of A Senior Citizen; Reflections On Life; Questions About Clothing; A Bar And A Drink
Prominent Place
A Historical Series featuring Alger-Sullivan Lumber Co., which built a memorable town and highly reputable business in the Florida Panhandle.
Industry News Roundup
As We See It: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome; Loggers Groups Push For Tariff Relief; IKEA Continues U.S. Timberland Purchases; No-Go On Proposed Purchase Of Canfor; Pellet Plant In Alabama Receives Thumbs Up; Primex Tires Offered On Deere Machines; Divinol Gains Cat Spec Certification; Doosan Revelas Equipment Web Site
Spotlight On: Tires, Tracks, Etc.
Southern Loggin’ Times invited manufacturers of tires, tracks and chains to submit editorial: ECO-Wheel Tracks; Forest Chain Multi-Ring; Maxam LogXtra Performance Tire; Wallingford’s Chains, Tracks
