1889  The trees, where the timbermen have not culled out the finest, are most picturesque.
1945  The timber-man . . . picked out the most heavily forested land he could find, provided the timber could be got to the water.
1963  This is a statement made by people who should be in a position to know. Among them is J. E. Duffy, a prominent timberman who recently became interested in timber limits at Quatsino.