The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, April 26, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe bend bulletin. VOL. xiv. bend, oiikcox, Wednesday aftebnoon, aphid an, into. XO. 8. SECOND BIG MILL STARTS OPERATION Urooks-Scanlon Plant Now Busy Sawing RUNNING ONE DAILY SHIFT "Will Employ SSO Men In All of The Departments Dov Factory Mu clilnrry Onleicd Every Posslblo I'art of IiOK In Muiiufnctiired. Tho second of the big saw mills to which Bend hnu lookod forward for so many years, tho mill of tho Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, began operation on Saturdny, and has been running a dally 10 hour .shift since then without Interruption. Friday afternoon for tho (Irst tlmo tho nmchlnory of tho mill was "turn ed over." After running for several hours, whllo parts wero oiled and minor adjustments mado a fow logs wore hauled up from tho river and put through tho saws. Evorythlng having been found to run smoothly srwlng in earnest began on Sntur- V Kniploylng, whon all departments nro In full operation, somo 250 men, tho Brooks-Scnnlon plant la n big ad dition to tho Industries of Ilciul, and with other local Institutions Insures the position of tho town for years to coma ns tho lumber milling cen ter of Centrnl Orogon. Comparisons Possible. Iu various was and mothods of operation tho now plant differs from other local mills, thoroby affording mi Interesting comparison between .IIMn-..l ....... ....... I .. llin untlln l.tlltlD. try. in tho logging, for Instance, tho slip tongue high wheel system is In use, whllo tho roll-off system has been Installed to placo the sawed lumber on tho wagons to haul Into the yard. At present tho company has built about II vo miles of main lino logging road and nn .equal length of spur track. This Is expected to bo sulll clent for one year of cutting. Twen ty eight logging cars and ono stand ard englno aro In uso bringing logs down to tho, river. In tho woods a McCHffort loador Is used and ut tho unloading dock on tho rlvor, nn unloading hoist operat ed by an electric motor will ho In Htalled. Tho motor for this hoist ar rived recently. Ono hundred and llfty men nro omployed In tho log sing. . Mill Is Knst. All of tho snw mill mnchlnory comes from tho Diamond Iron Works, of Minneapolis, with the single exception of tho sot works on tho carriages, which aro furnished by Filer ,& stowoii, or .MiiwnuKeo. ino loe carriages havo shot gun feed, making fast operation possible, and about 150,000 feet of lumber will be cut in a 10 hour shift. Evorythlng possible Is done In tho mill to consume the wasto from the first cutting. As much as possible of the material from tho big bands will be made Into lath, of which It Is ex pected to turn out 35,000 a day. In tho lath mill there will be horizon tal pony resaw- with which bonrds l will be cut from tho slabs too short for lath. Other wastes will go into fuel wood, provision being made to cut four foot slabs to 1C Inch lengths or to lond the four foot? wod direct ly Into cars. Bevond tho mill the equipment consists of four Grand Itaplds dryi Kilns, dressed lumber shod, planer and box factory. Work on tho box factory which will turn out from 20, . 000 to 30,000 feet of bo shooks n dsv. Is about to begin. The drv kiln will be In use shortly and tho other buildings are completed. About 25 per cent of the cut will go through the kilns Tower I FurnUlied. Power for the"" operation of the planer and the box factory-will be furnished by the Bend Water Light & Power Co, Power for the mill and steam for the dry kilns Is sup plied from tho mill power plant, con slrtlng of two Colby combination boilers which have together a capac ity equal to about five boilers of the vne ordinarily used In a saw mill. if Tbeeng'nelsa 26x42 Allls-Corllss. The mill will ne sprjiiniBicu EPPTOED TO MEET RAPID GROWTH JN BUSINESS II. W. Ii. & P. Co. Makes Improve ment In Plant Two of Four Fnlts Will be Complete by June IB. Ono 500 horse power water tur bine, and one 350 kilowatt generator to meet tho near future demands for oiectricnl power In Bend will be In operation at the Bend Water Light & Power Company's power house by Juno 15, Tho turblno has arrived and is being Installed this week. The gonorntor will leave Schenectady, Now York, about May 15. In addi tion to this equipment the 10 panel switchboard, which will hnndlc the power or tho plant under Us four unit capacity when complete, will al so bo put In at the time tho generator Is installed. Whon tho now turbine and gener ator are In oporntlon two of the four units will bo completed, and the new plant purchased from Steldl & Tweet will provldo 1,500 electrical horse power for Bend and vicinity. With the unprecedented growth in business In the last four months, which, according to manager T. II. Foley, has qxceeded tho business of any previous 12 months tlte additions to tho plant have become Imperative Tho company has made a large amount of extensions to Its city lines Including service In Boulevard Addi tion, Aubrey Heights, Lytle and UIv ersldo Additions, Stints addition and Mill addition. Many new connections havo also been mado In parts of town already served by the company. In the near future tho Bend Water Light & Power Company will supply fi00 electrical horsepower to tho BrookH-Scanlon Lumber Company for tho operation of Its auxiliary plants Including tho pinner nr.d box factory. BUYS ONJOND STREET F. O'Luugliliu Will Soon Erect Mod ern Brlik Building. F. O'Lnughllu of Crosby, North Dakota, this week purchased two lots on Bond otrcet botwecn Orogon nnd Minnesota streets for which he paid $9,000. Mr. O.Laughlln purchased one lot of 25 foot frontage from A. O. Jones nnd ono of 50 foot frontage from Oliver Thorbjornson. In tho near future Mr. O'Laugulln oxpects to erect n modern two story brick building on ono of tho lots ho has purchased. IS Builder of Brooks-Scnnlon Mill Is Solf-Elincliig Weldllcli Ills Asso rlate. Quiet, unassuming, almost self ef facing, Is W. A. Huffman, tho build er of tho Brooks-Scnnlon mill which began operation so smoothly on Sat urday. If It woro loft to him you would never know he had any part In tho work, but oftlclalH of the com pnny nro moro than ready to tell or his successes and glvo htm full meas ure of pralso for tho results ho has produced hero. Mr. II u ft man Is n designer nnd I builder of snw mills, having been i trained In tho employ of W A WI1-. klnson, of Minneapolis, In his day tho1 best known saw mill builder In tho country. Ho has worked for tho Brooks-Scnnlon company buforo, hnv lug beon head mill w right on the construction of tho company's milt at Scnnlon 15 years "ago. , Since that tlmo ho has been cnn-i nected with tho building of manv mllls, Including tho following Oeorgo Palmer Lumber Co., of La Grande. Oregon; Somers Lumber Co, Som ors, Montana; Potlach Lumber Co,, Potlach, Idaho; Blackwoll Lumber Co., Spirit Lako, Idaho; Craig Moun tain Lumber Co., WlneliesLr, dabo ' With Mr. Huffman on tho loca' work has been II, W. We!dllc o." Minneapolis, descubed as "the king, of saw mill draughtsmen ' Mr Weldllcli doilgn'.M the big Weyer haeuser mill at Everett, Wash. HAND CONCEIITH BEfllVSOO.V The summer band concerts will be gin soon after Mny 1, according to Loader Ashley Forrest. He would like verv much to havo n full attend ance noxt Tuesday evening as there Is Important business to be consider ed and all members of the 'and are requested to come out DIMENSION'S OF THE lUtOOKS-SCANLOX llllLDINfJH Saw Mill, 54x160. Lath Mill, 32x80. Sorting Shed, 32x240. Dressed Lumber Shed, 96x210. - Planer Shed 80x120. Box Factory, 80x120. Power Plant, 49x8. Machine and blacksmith shop. - Bound Houso 36x112. Bom, 34x147. - Burner, Diameter 30 feet, height - 9C feet. Stack, 1C6 feet high, or with - base and screen. 195 feet BUILDER IKS MONEY READY i OF RAILROAD FOR ROAD WORK R. E. STRAHORN HERE ON SATURDAY III Talk Itefoie Commerclnl Club PiWhlent of (. C. A: II. Points' Out Bendy Place In Undertaking Cfji Tlmt Town Sae Tree. . J, In a talk which brought him closer than ever to the people of Bend Bob crt E, Strahorn projector of the Oro gon, California & Eastern railroad, at the Commercial Club luncheon ou Saturday discussed his railroad pro ject and the effect It would have on tho growth of Bend. At the aaino time ho showed the Interest ho takes In tho town by urging that ovocxthln'R possible lie dono to save thejtFeos'ln the city, pointing out tho benellts to be gained by attracting tourists and other classes hero. , v , . ,4. Mr. Strahorn began his talk' h.v congrntulatlns tho club on the great' developments which had taken place ho re Blnce ho was first hero In the fnll or. 1914. It was thqflrst, real development which had taken placo since tho railroads ceased construc tion, ho snld, and meant n great deal to tho town bccntiHo t!iQev;ulfjrgoftho railroad building had given, thtvrlmi prcsslon that there was notlitug here. The next thing to do toward the now railroad, Mr. Strnhorn said, was to get a fow men from each of the towns Interested, to go to Portland and get tho attention of tho leaders Micro. Fow of them hnvo nnyldoa of tho possibilities of Central Ore gon. If they can bo visited and edu cntod to a knowlodgo of what tho new road means to Portland a long step toward It will have been taken. Speaking of tho terminal bond Is sue, Mr. Strnhorn thanked tho town for Its recent vote and expressed tho hopo that when tho mntter was voted on again there, would bo none against It. Those who feared tho loss of business lieccttso of tho construction of new lines were mistaken, ho said, und told or tho experience of Denver nnd Salt Lake nnd other western clt- (Contluuod on pa go G.) BROOKS-SCANLON MILL HIRV79!9sH iHHHKc!j;K9HH , iHtHHHBiiHI i STATE AND COUNTY ' SPEND $20,000 Seventeen Miles of Excellent Bond Between Bend nnd Ui Pine Assur ed Cinders Will Bo Tiled Out Labor (iet.s Much of Money. SALEM, April 21. The Highway Commission today ordered work com menced upon the state road south from Bend ns soon as the Crook county court formally approved tho plans and produces tho $10,000 with which the county Is matching tho state's expenditure, . This means the creation of n first "class load from, Bend south for about 17, miles, scientific utilization of lava ciuders for roadwrirkand tho ex penditure of nearly $20,000 In labor In tho Immediate vicinity of Bond thlauuuner. ,. "Tlio route selected by-the Hlghwny Dopnrtnieut follows tho general lino of the old road to La Pine, passing to the east of Lava Butte. However, whllo In tho approximate location of the old road It touches It hardly at all. An excollent grndo lias been He- .qurod. ThunowpajiL.will bo built (from tho outskirts of Bond IT miles 'scMith to n pndit no'nr Shouquest's i ranch, where connection with tho old road will be made. Tho route passes clnso to the Butto conveniently for the most elllcicnt utilization or clndors. It Is estimated that after tho grading has been com pleted a considerable sum, perhaps In oxcoss or $5,000 will remain for surfacing work. This will bo used, nnvs Stnto Engineer John II. Lewis, for experimenting with lava cinders. Hevornl different methods of working tho lava will bo tried out, null prob ably n short stretch of hard surface pavement will bo laid, to demonstrntu just what can bo don' with cinders and to get cost data nnd ascertain how the preparations will stand wear. The major portion or the work will bo bundled directly by tho Hlgh wny Department on force account, using county cqulpmont to n cdlisld- (Continued on Inst we FLY SWATTING COMES NEXT IN CIVIC IMPROVEMENT WORK Lectures to lie (then on Menace of Fly Pinhlem In Fly Prodmtlon to Be Worked Out. With n movement welt under wax to keep the city clean the Civic Im provement committee Is now start ing a "Swat tho Fly" campaign and the next fow weeks will see nrtlit In a fly killing mo.vement. Lectures and demonstrations are planned nnd the active aid of the school children enlisted. The first lecture Is bolng given In tho Dream Thoatro this afternoon to the school children. Tho lecture Is furnished by tho extension division of the University of Oregon nnd Is Illustrated with slides. It will be re pented tonight at tho Presbyterlnn church nnd given again on Thursday nnd Friday at places to bo announc ed later. In connection with the movement the following problem Is bolng given to tho children In tho schools to work out. "If one female, fly will lay 73 eggs In ten days, nnd If It takes ten days for ench egg to hatch, and. If the young fly begins to lay eggs when It Is ton days old nnd If It takes 100 flies to make a cubic Inch, how ninny bushels of tiles will two female llles produce from April 1, to Juno 30?" HAVE MANY INTERESTS Brooks . Scanlou (huieiMilps Are Widely Scattered. Tho local mill of tho BrookH-Scanlon Lumber Co., Is tho llrst to be operated by tho Brooks-Scnnlon In torcsts In tho West, but by no mcniiH tho first saw mill they havo been In terested In. Besides the Bend mill the Brooks Scanlon Interests own two large saw mills nt Keutwnud, Louisiana, and ono on tho Bahama. Islands. They hnvo also large timber holdings In Louisiana, Florida, tho Bahamas, Oregon and British Columbia. They formerly operated a largo mill at Bcanlon, Minnesota. Thoy nro also lntcrcntod In n pulp nnd paper mill at Powoll ltlver, Brit ish Columbia. Brooks Brothers, consisting of Dr, I). F, llrooVs nnd IiIh brother, A. S. Brooks, own n lumber yard In St, Paul, Minnesota. COUNTY BUYSCHUSrfER New Piece of Bond Mmiiluciy Itccent- ly I'm chased, (Crook County Journal.) Commissioner Blnnchard Informs us that the county has purchased n new up to date Ft. Wnyne rock crush- error uso on tho rouuty'H roads. Tho crusher wiih shipped from Portland to Itcdinond, Tuosduy, mid will bo Installed at tho rocky point wost of I the Doilsou place on Crooked rlvur by next Monday. Tho mnoliluo will cost approximate ly two thousand dollnrs, Is portable and mny bu run by any power. At the present location electricity will bo used nnd the county ong'nu will be nwillnhlo nt other times. BoadH of crushed rock lieconni V'Mi" dltlonml for travel sooner than those rciiKtructed of ordinary gravel nnd 'it the nmo tlmu mil b placed more cheaply. Tho Investment Is a good 'on- and the resulting Improved roads will moro than balance the purchase price. MANY ATTEND CONVENTION Baptists Select I(ediiionl Hie Meeting Placo Next Vein-, Between 25 and 30 delegnteH from tho Baptist ohurrhoH of Bodinond. Prluevlllo. Clrass Valley and Bend nt leaded tho convention of thu Des chutes Baptist AhhocIhIIoh held In I Bend Inat Thursday, l'rlday and Sat ur U ' Interesting addrowes were glvon I piomlnont HaidUt workara on 'bur'li and tnltfdonun work hliig carried on. A iiuisIchI progrnni was l v ii In connection' with the com Mil lion In which local talent took part. P.edlilOiul whs uwUcted lis the ire -Hug pluco of the convention to o helil noxt yoar. NEW HALL I'WXN'KII. Announcemont was made yesterday of tho piirchaso by (S. W. 8lirluer or the lot at the northwest corner, of Wall nnd Kentucky streets. It Is Mr Khrlnnr's Intention to build an amusement hall 50x100 feet In size on tho lot at once. The hall will have n stage and floor for dancing or skating. It will be under the man infement of W. L. Imdlah, Mrs. ' hrlunr's son, who Is oitpwtfed to nr- n with Ids family soon. Mrs. n. ndlah and liar sUtar. MIb-h Minnie I'!a7elle, expect to open u nuillleur "ig nod hair drMSsIng shop In the J i.trcme bulldluir Ill BUILD TWIN MILL AT ONCE SHEVLIN-HIXON WILL ENLARGE PLANT Dellnlte Derision Beached on Tliuis ibi Milt Will Hae One Band nt Beginning With Boom For a Sec ond Will Add U.W Woikmen. A definite decision to Increase tho slzo of tho Shevltu-Hlxon plant wai announced on Saturday, tho decision having been mado by tho trustees of tho T. L. Shovllii ostato In Minneap olis on Thursday. Tho nddttlou will bo a complete new mill, or twin mill, to ho built Just south of tho present mill, between It and the tunchlnn shop. At thu hoglnnlng the new mill will contain only ono hand saw but spaco will bo provided tor n second, to bo Installed whenever tho need arises, thereby making It tho counterpart of tho present mill, Plans for the ad dition nro now- bolng drawn In tlm Minneapolis olllce of Dion fc llors kotto. Construction will begin in booh ns possible and It Is hoped to havo tho now plant In operation by Novembor 1. To tho ShovUu-Hlxon plant tho new mill menus an ultimate doubling or sawing capacity. It Is pointed out, and to this community u complete now enterprise. With the mill lu oporntlon larger crews will be re quired In tlm yards and moro loggeric In thu woods as well ns whole new crows In tho mill ItsoK, or nn addi tion to tho local working population or nt least 250 men. Tho ntiuniincoir.oii: or the new mil! wns confirmed liv It. W. Welmoro, secretary or The Minvlln-lllxon Com pnny nnd n trustee or tho T, L. Shuv 1 1 ii estate who arrived Monday with n party of Minneapolis friends and associates to Inspect the now plant. With Mr. Wetmoro nfo N. II. Clapp, general counsel for the Shevlln In terests, J, II. IlniiBcltlbl, vice pres ident or C. W. Soxton & Co., of Mln 'ncnpolls, and Irving Fish, of W. W. Enstmnn'Cn., bunkers nnd lookers of Minneapolis, a closo personal friend or tho late T. L. Hhovlln. Thoy ox pect to leave tomorrow night. ROAD IMS REAL Suit Brought to Obtain Itlglil of Way on Siileiu-Bend Line. (Oregon Journal.) ALBANY, April 20. -That thu pro posed now railroad from Knleiu to Bend through Stnytou, Mohtuua and Mill City, concerning which tlieie Is much mystery because tho minion of the hackers cannot ho learned means IiuhIiiohs. Is Indicated by a suit filed In the I. Inn county circuit court to day to secure a right of way from tlm lUmmonil l.tiuvber Company ut Mill City. The proposed company given Itfl name lu the suit ns the Hantlam Bull way company, stating that It Is h regularly Incorporated concern un der the laws o( Oregon. It Is nllug oil lu the suit t Ii ii t tho llummond Co., owns a tract or land lu sections is and ll of towiiNlilp !i, Houlli of ihiikoh four nnd live, east of tho Wil lamette meridian through which tlm eompMiiv lias surveyed Km propqsud line, that an attempt Iish been mad to purchase the land foui tho llum mond compHiiy but that thu two oou rorus cannot oome to an ngrtiumeut on tho purchase of the laud by tho pic Int Iff corporation. A Jury's Judg ment Is asked. PINEHUBSnCJOOL BURKS lim Stinted In Woodshed ut the Hear of the Building. The I'lnebiirst school house win burned to the ground jesleiday morn ing liv a fire which started lu (Iih wood shed which adjoins the school building on Hie resr Tlm enut ut tho fire Is unknown. Without uiiMim with which to fight the II r. praotle ally everything In the building wns lost. Tho children, who were In school, woro dlBinlMied and no Injur' Iob nro reported. Tho building was valued at about $2,000 nnd was purtly covered by Insurance. HTACKEBH AllltlYE.. Two HHke stackers, to bo need at' the Shevlln-IIUon plant for Idling 1 mlinr arrived yonterday and will ho put In oiioratlon within the next few days. Tho stacker are electrlcallr operated and make possible thu pll lug of lumber to about twlao tlm htUht of ths ordinary pile. Pciles ig carry current for tb staokurm liavt nlrnadv Imwi set ltw-Hii the alloys ut the Hhevlln-lllxoii vnid a: 3 4 1 I i Dr D F BfoAt PttuitaX of Oft V 5enlan LucUi Co 1 I I t (Continued on last page )