This picture of my dad Clayton Angell really speaks to the way things were. Back in the ‘old days’ cutting, splitting and stacking firewood was a necessity if your family wanted to keep warm in the winter. Then, add to that, firewood was needed all year long for cooking, so keeping a full-time supply was a reality. Once the Rose Valley farms had electricity and central heating was implemented a wood pile became something of a novelty. During the depression years Clayton and his father Albert cut, split, hauled and stacked 17 cords of wood into a boxcar for a paltry $20.00. Dad added to that was no actual ‘cash’ was received but instead a credit at the grocery store.
