La Grande evening observer., August 31, 1927, Image 49

PROGRESS EDITION EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-PROGRESS EDITION
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INDUSTRIAL
SECTION
SECTION 6
PAGES 1 to 8
LA GRANDE. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST. 31, 1927
NUMBER 15
VOLUME XXV.
RAILROAD PAYROLL MILLION AND HALF ANNUALLY
TOTAL OF 817 MEN
EMPLOYED BY O.-W.
HEADQUARTERS HERE
Growth of Public Utility Since First Train Came'into
La Grande in 1X84 Remarkable; Many Thous
ands of Dollars Spent Yearly in Im-"
provement; Engines Required
"The railroad in La Grande has been an ijuportant factoi
in the jriowth of the city in fact it is one of the principal
reasons .of the existence of La Grande and its pu.speiity
today. , '
The railroad here dates back to July -1, 1884, when the
first train pulled into the city over the newly laid tracks, and
beiran a new era in the history of the Grande Itonde valley.
Prior to that time communication had been done by the
slower methods of horse power and La Grande, which was
nothing more than a little village, had not shown many signs
of development. In fact it had been going backward instead
of forward during the few years before the coming of the
railroad. The county seat had been moved from La Grande
to Union, and even Island City was a moie thriving town
than La Grande.
Life Renewed
With the coming of the railroad, however, life in La
Grande was renewed. The old buildings, which were first
located in Old Town, were moved to the present La Grande
nearer the railroad, and many new buildings were constrcted.
It was at that time that the prosperity of La Grande started,
und during the 43 years since that time the growth has been
steady and constant.
1 There was nothing very pretentious about that first train.
It was a work train sent down from the camp at Hilgard car
rying men and supplies for the
track laying crew was required to work part of the night
of July 3 in 'older to get the line through for the celebra
tion on Independence Day. ,
liuK' frowj wtis present Tvlu-n
the trait) slcauieil in. Settlers from
over all the valley had gathered to
witness the proeedings. Os-nr
Wheeler Moon ; was the engineer
on that first enginewhich was
mi eight-wheeler with a diamond
smokestack and John Hhuy wuh
the engine watch mun.
lint, the rirst truin brought tu
l.u Grande with it more than the
riciv of men and the t lea and other
materials for the track. Jt brought
to I .a Grande prosperity employ
ment for hundreds, of tpen unl a
luyrnll, which at present la tho
targest single payroll In tho city.
Kmphiys 817 Men
1 Hiring the last yeur the uvor
age number of men employed by
the O.-W. It. and N. company here
totaled M7 and the ti vera go month
ly payroll amounted to I liu.oon,
which means $ ! ,!(H.i,noh annually.
The first station was built short
ly after the railroad came in. It
was a frame wlructure resembling
Verv closely the present, type of
building used for the station at
Vnlon Junction. It was creeled
ut ubout tho place where the pres
ent station now stands, but on the.
oilier side of the main truck, und
lacing south instead of north.
The railroad shops were built
' later in the yeur INM, and by that
winter 1 .a CI ra n de was truly pt
'"railroad town."
l.a(irande' was then Included in
what wuh known oh the division
of. the Oregon -Washington Itall
wa sand ,Navigal Ion company,
which was nil of (he railroad from
i'orthnirl to lluntiiigion. Tn tho
year 191 :i the road was made Inlo
divisions.' The first division In
cluded the road from Scuttle lo
Messner, and the second, or l.a
! runde division, from Messtier
near .I'matiHa to Huntington.
9 Heroines Headquarters
hu Grande was made heado,uar
lers for t he .Mccond division and
William Hollons came here as su
perintendent, which office, In held
until April I. I92ti. when he re
tired and W. II. Cuild came to l.a
Ciande as his successor.
MetieTitH ol her than I he large,
payroll come from having the rail
way division headiiuart ers here.
Kach year the O.-W. It. find N.
company pays t'niou county more,
than Jtoa.oiin In taxes, a little
more than $7.0oo of which goes
to l.a Grande alone.
Hrinich I inc Ituilt
The brunch line iih-oud, which
taps the rich Wallowa valley,
which was built by the O.-W.. was
another f net or In the upbuilding of
1 l.a Grande and the Grande Itonde
valley. A large part of the tim
ber for 1 he. local sawmills1 has been
brought to l,a Grundo. from Wal
lowa county, and nil of it by way
of the branch tine logging train.
The fact that lumber in the prin
cipal product shipped out from l.a
Grande at present proves the value
'"f the branch line railroad to (h
I Hiring 1 the total number of
cars .logidei) and Toruardcd from
l.a Grande amounted to 'J'07 and
He- total number received hero
during the (.-atiie period totaled
I ;.9 'ii; n rs.
Less than carlftad. or .1,. i". J..
fi--ighf biad-d (tnd forwarded from
Oi- freight house it.. re during 1 :'.S
amounted to 12.RMV tons, and the
total number of I.. (', I., freight
rei-,.-,., hi.re during that time win
- a 7 tons.
Sternly Gro1l
There bus 1 ii h steady growth
tn the railroad business during re
cent yeara. In 1921 th gross ton
tnlb ace amounted to l.iftSt.J t S.aoo,
and In 1 9.r t he figure reached
l.J2S, r.O.aou, n growth of more
Mum son. (him, imio during that num
ber of years. ,
) Hiring the 'month of July 1f21
i the gross ton mlleuge nmounted to I
. me unins ion mileage huiuui
'i. and durhikT the
ii'.IIV-
extension of the track. Thei
period of the following year to
taled TJ.4n.0(KI. For 1 : 2 3 the
gross ton mileage amounted in
Ha. so 4. a nit; l :4. I ::x.:si.ooii;
lit 2 5, Mn.7o9.0lHi: 12. Mti(2u3t
000 and 1H27, 1O7.95S.O00.
Although this year's figure for
July indicates t lmt business is less
this year It Ih iuj! the ease. Scu
sons are later, which huvc a de
cided effect on the railroad busi
ness. At. present business Is run-
ningaiung ... i nu. iu.
oi mis ynmr it in ..cneveu inn .no
figures will show t hat tlie busi
ness for 1927 will be greater than
any In the history of the railroad
here.
The second division includes a
total of ;S44 miles of railroad, then
being 2:ir miles of main line in ad
dition to S'A.S miles of the Joseph
branch, and 14.9 miles of the l'llot
Kn-k branch.
Eighty-eight locomotive engines
in tins division move the business
n anj out of l.a Grande, handling
an average of four regular pas-,
seiiger trains each way every day
on the main line ami one to the
branch every day alko four freights
are handled through here every
day.
1-12-2 IrfM-oinolfvcS
The largest locomotive engine
here is the 4-12-2. which is In the
1 00 claMf and weighs u total of
7S2.0ao pounds and has u tractive
power of 9 7.00 0 pounds, which
means It will move a, train weigh
ing that much. ' V
Next lu line according to size nro
the Hi mallet compounds, it) t he
HOMO and 3S00 c.luss, which weigh
7 1 L'.tiao pounds and have a trac
tive power of 97.OU0 pounds.
There hit 15 2-10-2 engines, which
lire In the 54 00 class and weigh
f:t 7.000 pounds and have a trac
1 tve, power of X 1 ,o00 pounds ami
27 Mikado type engims of ihe
2100 -;ries, weighing . 4r:t.ona
pounds. The tractive power of
these engines is 5l.ooo pounds.
In addition to these there are 29
other engines, including passenger
and switch engines and other mis
cellaneous engines of smaller type.'i.
Kach of the S engines is given
a general overhauling once each
yeur and it is for this purpose that
the railroad shops are maintained
In l.u Grande.
Three lM-p.irtiiM'Uti
The work of the railroad division
is divided into three definite de
partments, all uf which are under
the direction of the division su
perintendent, W. H. Guild. There
Is the mechanical department, in
charge of A. l-eavitt. master
mechanic: the maintenance of
roadway department, which Is un
der the division engineer, I,. V.
'hansse; and the transportation
department, which is under (ho di
rection of the division superintend
fill. Wrf H. Guild, and his unhIm
t a nts. H. Ii. i'oburn and, .
lloberts.
Kach of tht-se il )) rt men! s plays
jan lmp"Tant part in th
Hon of Hi' railroad, nor
j function without any one
depa rtnieiits.
j It Is the duty of the no
I department to fee that al
and train are kept in tin
openi-
could it
of these
haiiiciil
engines
best, of
condition and have them ready for
service whenever called. This work
Is carrb d on entirely in the rail-
rnii'l suoji n nu roiiii'i no'iee. i h
ii pi. VP of the rail mail itself
handled by Hm maintenance o
i'y
b-partment, and the building
tif hrldg'
laying new rail an-Li
things f tllat character route un- i
dcrlhe division superintendent and
his assistants, who ar- In charge '
of tlie transporlalton department. '
The making up of Of trains. 1
which tt under the supervision of ,
W. N. Shade, yard master, is the
work of this department.
Corw of ltsiiatclM'r4
The train Ir
y.r-
TWO VIEWS OF THE EXTENSIVE RAILROAD YARDS
AND SHOPS IN LA GRANDE, ORE.
;- ' tit 1-
" -v - -v riiiiLJ i.i
limits T. A. McKlnstry Is respon
sihle for all train movements. The
corps of dispatchers under him are
thi! men who give one train orders
to side track while another goes
by and so on. Dispatching Is one
of the "most responsible positions 1
in the railroad business, orders!
are transmitted by v ire unU all j
diypatchers are expert telegraph J
operators. All orders must be
written so that no possibility for
a misunderstanding can exist.
All nier connected with the op-
crating department of the railroad ,
are thoroughly cNiMtiincd and found
! capable before . Intrusted to take
the positions. (
,Ther" are 11 officers employed (
j by the O.-W. company here includ- j
j lug the division superintendent. W. i
j J!. Guild, and assistant superiu- .
i tendent, H. it. Coburn and . ! .
I lloberts: the master mechanic. V. ,
A. Lcavitt; G. It. Williams and
pt)scar Otsoirorid foremon of
n- I
K,lieH. y Thausse. dlvlnlou
gineer; (.'. It. Johnson, signal
sU-
I pervisor; K. 1. ark in, bridge and
building supervisor; T. A. .McKln
stry , chief dispatcher; and it. W .
Teeters-, night chief dispatcher.
! There are six dispatchers und
fin clerks, liii in the office of Mie
division superintendent, one lit the
dispatchers office. seven In the
yard office. 11 in the station
agents office and five In the round
house.
In addition to t hese employes
' there is a civil engineering depart- j
tiH'iit. which employes 13 tneji. In ;
the shops there are nine foremen. !
4o machinists- and 24 helpers: 1 J
boib-r makers and 22 helpers; two ;
blacksmiths and three helpers; II j
sheet metal workers: .11 car repair !
men: three hostlers; two electrical j
workers; four stationary engineers ;
and firemen: one locomatlve train .
engineer and 20 engine, house la
borers. ;
1 There is also a bridge and build- j
lag gang and their foreman, which ;
takes car! of the repairs of the j
company's buildings here In l.a '
Grande. Three seclioti gangs are j
also employed here, each gang con
sisting of about eight men and a
foreman.
Kuiployed H active service in I ho -entire
second livis'inii then; are 200 (
trainmen, which includes coudui-- :
tors, brakemeii and switch cngln- :
ecrs, and 1 T.O enginemen. which
includes locomotive engineers und .
tin-men. - t
1 Not all of these men make their
bono-s in l.a Grande. although 1
there are ulmut too eiigiuenien and f
il2." trainmen who do. Others live I
(iJonliuu-Ml Iriiin Vim' luo
Dutch Cows SHU
Walk On Carpels
ZAANOAM. Holland (AT) -Many
iilnlnl country t r-i dit ions are
' pafslug in Holland with Ihe wide
spread adapt a I ion of n indent a g-
t ricnltitr-il methods. Itut Kcriipu-
lous cleanliness Is not one of
them. It i:: still literally true
!thut many cow t.ablc In
Holland
I are carpeted
The indmllls which used to j
pump t he wilier for much of I 'u .
I scrubbing
' appearing
t hat
dls-
however, A national
r the presi'i atton of
reienily sprung up to
the tendency of hard
1 to
j w IndmlMs
eounteriirf
l headed Hal eh nm n in allow I loir
' u indmllls 4o fall down for u
I repairs once tln-y discovered tha:
' it was cheapir to use motors.
j -
j
1 TlltCWH I0HC
Ah Car Itenair Crew
CALIS (AC)
brokt n dw n i
l-r-Ij
tots
port tha
bisk.
away ty tliii x
I air itcn be for
wrecking crews
The Hih-M's are
a ga i jig-- n ud lo
t heir tnioi uuiUon
dlMuised as ri-Hf-
' gitlioat
in get to then..
Im lleved Ut hV
-ecet e milch O
an to Ho- oc:i
loc:i
from
bon i
tion of brok
HCCOIMpliecs
!.: r-i-:-i.- f.
r) down
oi k I life' .
inn
Mil
9m sa&s&w?
-.. . w g .
In the above picture Is n partial view of the large O.-W. rail
road yards in Iji Grande, showing the numerous tracks ivfiuiMil
lo liandh the largo amount of freight and iwiswcnger Indus which
move through this division point. In 11m lower picture Im it vln--f -the
shops and yards taken from oik of the large busbies buildings
In l.u Grande showing the round Imtiso and other buildings In the
railroad shops. The janfs und shops together iMt-upy many aci"ci
land, situated norihcal of the business Mi'tlon,
71,000,000 Feet of dumber Cut Last
Vwi. Kmr l!tirrrioriIlw.lrc. T iimhai i g
! Large Sawmills Estab
lished Both in Wallowa
and I. a Grande, Em
ploy ManjL Men
Tin: only weslern biiinch of the
Mow man -Hicks Lumber company,
with headquarters In Kansas t'lty.
Is IfM-atcil In In ion and Wallou a
ClllllllleS, With a HHWtltill of two
nine. foot head rigs in l.a Grande
and another sawmill, wilh one
elghl-loot head rig. seven-fool re-
jsaw and 10-Inch bund saw, at Wal
. Iowa.
j The How tuan-Hickfi company
mil) In re was est a I dished more
i than four years ago when (he Mld
t die Western company purchased
, the J'almer ' Lumber company,
which hud been in operation here
! since 1 90 7. WM h the additions,
Improvcmciils and m-w buildings
'lhat have been made, the plant
! here In vastly changed in appear
(ance of recent years, but many of
the buildings are ihe same ut
I L'u and less years ago.
l .mplnv .Men Here
The plai.t in l.u Gruude Is at
prt sent occupying about --a men,
this number varying from Ibis fig- t
ure up to .'". dependent upon the j
number ut sliitls, market ondi- 1
t ions, et l tvi;r prod net ion of
lumber is something that mill men
fear great I y. and market coltdi- !
Hons, which are usually temporary,
govern their operation:) to a great
degree. )
At .the pri sent, the JSowuiiin- I
Hicks mill is operating on the j
basis of five la-hour days and one !
eight-hour day per wsek, 1
Saturday ihe workmen put in j
only eight hours, bringing this up
to two monfcduring the other work- (
lag days of each week. j
Ill-ill Cut 7l.fmO.tHMI I cct I
The Itow -man-Hicks company '
j has enough sianditig timber lu its j
!oun light and enough more avail- (
j able to keep it operating eonlinu-
j oils' v for a gn at many years, tic-
'cording lo company of this Is, Of
Mlie hundred of millions of fret of
jsluiidtug timber available, ihe firm
; in trjr, cut a total of M.noa.itan j
f feet and last year 7 )."'". aim. This
J year the cut is not expected to -j
l.MUal last year's figue. but this is 1
! due to tear of over prodiM-llou and
,.Mf lull I Li! (-(.IllhltdllU itlllell
it to hange m u.c very mar
future
lu the iJt firaii't" mill, (lie
1 last year was L'',''"n.anii feel.
I the local payroll averages a bo ill
f2'.am a month when one shilt Is
II being oterye.. or i:iO".iioo a yi-ar,
j When two shifts fin operated the
" poyroll at'tomallciilly lucreas
.' praeiiealty 1'iu per c-nt.
(Ih raliiu One Shift
- Two shifts were In operation lu
the La Grande mill duiiug Juno of
tltl-s y.:ir but i;i July tho ( umfK'.tiv
-
ut otf one tthirt. Rolng to Ihe Mix
10 and one eight-hour day plan.
The plants both here and at Wal
lowa are complete, consisting of
saw-mill, planing mill, drying kilns. I.
tit-., and (he logs from the woods
are divided between ,e two philltM,
according to Ihelr capacity. j
All of the Mow man -Hicks log- ,
ging operations are now lu near
Maxvllle and
and Wallowa.
in between Minam
Lotrk'in? oneralions
are nioslly under way out or Mux
ville. the little company town
serving as headquarters for tho
workmen.
2m Mi n In W(HmK
The logs, mostly brought In by
conlractojs who have approximate
ly lioo men working lu the woods
at present, are shipped from Max
vllle to Wallowa over the com
pany's railroad. Then the por
tion that Is lo be cut In La Grande
is transferred to the O.-W. brunch
line railroad widen operates be
tween La Grande and Joseph, and
THE LA GRANDE SAWMILL OF THE BOWMAN-HICKS
LUMBER COMPANY
1 "U.
" K j -
Wmw In 'i picture of the htrgv nan mill and a purl, itf I hi danl of Ihe Bow iliiili-II ili Lumber
(mnpaitt. Iim-sIciI In Id Grande. The caw mill, lu coiiim-cI Ion with a smaller one nl Wallowa, cul
Tl.iMMt.omt fwi of liiiulM'r lnl yeur and gle en ploymcnt to M'ernl liumlrcd incn the, year round.
Two log ponds lire maiiilai u-d a l ihe La (.mode ( hint und a largo building which houses Ihe planing
mill ami illicr depiirimeiMs Is not Included III the illxiw piclure. Only a hli'ds-cyc U ut llio litrue
ld:mt would IwAudv the vutliv Usl or biilldiutft, ill o Utf pond uud tho luru lumber yard.
is delivered lu thin City, which hut
ii Hhort. spur leading into tho turn
I puny' plant.
j Approximately fU miles of rail-
road Hro built euch year In tho
territory near Maxvllle, officials
declare. Kach yeur grades urn
luilll for the tracks to In- laid tho
next yi'ur, so that no linn1 ia lost
In getting into new tfubcr each
season. Morrison mid KiiikIhou
Construction company Is hut Mini;
the company'.1! mil road, or which
r4 mile ha vi! u I ready been con
structed this year. A similar
Hinoiint of truckage Is tu bo laid
next yeur.
The Wallowa mill employs up
prnximutcly 176 men when one,
shift is In operation, and Its pay
roll Is In proportion according to
I tho number of men employed, to
lu Grande's.
11. N. Ashhy is general western
munugcr of tho Howinsn-ltirks
company, with hcudiiartets In Idt
Grande. Dan It. Tanner of I. a
Grande, la superintendent of the
I'nlon and Wullowu county plants
and logging operations.
IncrcuM'il I'acllittcs
The- policy of the plant here has
been one of increasing und eon- j
tinuoiiH advancement. Additions to !
tho plant are madu us they are re
quired and each year some new
'wrinkles" result in Increased lu-
ollities for handling lumber, saw-ii.r eoiupiitiy of Knlerprlse; Ihe
Ing or some other operation.- As Grande Konde Lumber company,
quickly us these develop Hie. Mow - j formerly of l'erry but now of I'on-man-HlekH
plant installs them. Idosa. the Ml. Kinlly Lumber ennt
J Among the latest IniprovemeniH ' pany of Lu Grande, tho Oregon
was the construction or a new uip
. ping tank this year, which was
'completed about four or fivo weeks.
ago. Hy dipping the lumber,
chances of cracking und splitting
arc minlmliied and u great savings
j results annually.
The history of tho mill Ihrnugh
jout has been one of progress, slnco
Ills founding lu H"7 by Mr. I'almer
j up to the present. The only set
' back suffered, occurred iiboul 1 1
or 1 years ngo w hen w hat was
j probably La Grande's most spec
taculur fire burned .OoO.OOit feet
or lumber lu the yards. None of
tho main buildings of the mill
plant were destroyed, however. I ho
fire, which occurred ut night, lit
up the entire valley ami in La
Grande it was its bright as daytime,
local residents recall.
Give lilt-tit To Muwllln
Aiuong other things which (ho
mill is responsible for Is I ho
founding of Maxvllle, a lively lltllo
town severul miles from Wallowa
In a northery direction, which no-v
ranges from .100 to fliMi population.
MnxvlttR him an eleollon proelnct
(and a postofflce, a hotel, general
store and numerous resbleuco
I buildings.
! The company maintains facilities
- there to take care or repairs to fls Iminnt(., ,m thn (wo carriages, and
j logging locomotivi-s and ol her roll- j SilwM u rough boardM in a re
ung stock and Maxvllle also serves , , Mlt (Kn lIrt ahort upaec ot time.
hea.PiuarlerH tor logging opera-
" Us vidnlly.
The Lu Grande plant of the com-
I pany Is distributed over a largo
acreage at Ihe northwestern limilH
, Ul " '"" ' . , ,
point of equipment.
l" ' ' 1 "
unv plant in (he northwest.
It is a self contained unit. Cower
developed, lights are generated
and water is pumped by Hie plant
Itself with no. -dependence, on out
shlo sources. ( J
Site IJU Ai re
j The mill site, including the log-.
King ponds, contains Uii acres. Gu
I his the plant is located ami M,r
ugc. capacity lor I he Lumber and
for the longs (the two log ponds)
Is provided.
The plant is divided Into two
main units wldeh am In turn sub
divided inlo several smaller di
visions. There are, the mill proper
which (tuts and logs and turns out
the unfinished lumber, ami 1 ho
building in which the planing ma
chinery and the box factory urn
housed.
Logs are conveyed into Ihe mill
from Hi pond on an endless chain,
I!
EAST OREGON LUMBER
MARKETED THROUGH
LOCAL SALES AGENCY
Pondosa Company Handles Approximately 250,000,?
000 Feet of pine Annually, Selling to World
Markets; Offices Are Maintained in La
Grande. New York, Kansas City
An Important step t'e pro
motion of the milling Industry In
Kustern Oregon wuh taken lh4
year with tho organisation of the
Kustern Oregon Pondosu Kales
agency, tho purpose of which Is to
handle Hm Bale of the products of
the lumber mills In this section of
the state.
Tho Kustern Oregon Pondosu
Sales company was organized lu
April of this year and July 1 oper
ations were started and have kd
far been very successful. The
company has
t he exclusive sales
i Kustern Oregon
rights of sev
mills the Mow umn-liicks Lumber
i company's mills of Lu Grande and
w'allowu. The Kast Oregon kuni
Lumber company and Ihe H'oddaid
Lumber company of Baker.
Hcad)Uui1erM In Knnas City
The heutlquurters of tho com
pany und main offices urn lu Kan
sas City. Mo., und district snlea of
fices ure located in New York City
and La Grande. The purpose of
these sales agencies In to direct the
j sales in the territory surrounding
i their location. lit addition to the
'sales offices Ihe company has rep-
rewnlatives In other cities and
ii'ovcr practically the entire United
.Slates.
j The object In the inauguration
of Hie plan Is to secure a more
efficient distribution of Ihe Kastern
()regon sawmill products und at
the same timo be nblo to serve
! trade better, by being in a position
to fill the largest demands that
i could bo made upon the ugeitcy.
' having seven mills from which
lumber may bo ohtulucd Instead of
one.
I Output Great
) Thn tolul output of the company
,in,a nurnml yar lu about 240,.
j 000,000 feet.
The miles ngeney is a million
dollar coroporatlon. George, It.
1 licks, of Kansas City, Is the presi
, A cn.t n,.i nf Ihn inuchilierv
tn the mill Ih iiutomalle althouirh It
, ,.,., P,.H sonm npi-sonal mtpervlsion.
handling tho lumber In tho most
j f , j(.,nt mann,.r ,0M,ii,0 (H the
l "'irs policy ami ii is caroiuuy ua-
iieron to.
:' lgH 1 lIMwd
Praclicully everything from the
log Is utilized with tho exception or
Ihe sawdust which Is disposed of
In Hie huge burner. The bark und
outside, portions of tho log tiro used
for fuel. The trimmings aro made
into laths.
The logs are cut, into rough
hoards In the mill and Inlo thn
.proper length. The boards then
' iiass (Oil on what in known as the
green chain. Sonto or the higher
grades go directly io thn planing
mill but most. Is stored lu the dry
kilns to season.
Nearly all of tho lumber ulti
mately reaches the planer. Hero
tho rough boards aro faced by a
battery of planing machines'. And
then, the finished product is ready
for shipment lo' Hie purchaser,
whether he be on thn west coast,
east, or abroad.
X
dent und general manager; David
1 Stoddard, of Baker, is vice presi
dent; L. K. Kinzel, of Ia Grande,
is secretury: and 11. C. Campbell,
of Kansas City, is treusurer.
A. L. Brown, of Kuusas City, is
general sales munuger, und Karl
Stoddard, formerly of La Grande,
is assist ant to tho president. In
the New York City sales office M.
K. Kngleutan Is thci district sales
manager and in the office he re. L.
It. Stoddard, formerly of Baker, Is
the district sales manager.
All LuihImt Branded
One feature of tho sales program
of tho l'ondnsa com pany is the
branding of all lumber under one
general brand, "Blue Mountain."
These two words are stumped -on
the end of the lumber us it goec
over the planer In the saw nulls
and remains there advertising it'
in murkets over u 11 the Culled
States.
As soon as equipment cun bo In
stalled Tondosa 1'inn lumber will
also carry u trade mark, which will
bo thn official trade murk of tho
Pondosa company und will bo
stamped on the lumber In the
same manner us tho "Blue, Moun
tain" now Is.
This is tlii first time that lum
ber munufaet ured In Kastern Ore
gon has carried a distinguishing
mark of any kind, and henceforth,
lumber users thr world over, will
identify this pine with the Blue
rMountuirt region in the west, ono
of the country s greatest and best
producers of iuin.
OC tho lypes shipped from this
i city, pine comprises t6 per cent,
i the remaining flvV consisting of
.fir and larch. There Is little de
mand for oth types tn this sec
tion.
Attaches Airplane
That Hit His Cow
I'AlllH. (AP) An airplano
collision with cows has caused ..
Crench judicial comedy la which
j airmen and a farmer urn at odds.
At ininktrk tho London-Brusr
He l nlr liner with ton passengers
aboard came down In a clover field
ami ran Inlo two cows. Tho farm-
r had to have the cows killed, ilc.
promptly drew up a bill of ex
pense. Besides the two cows ho added
the Item of one field of clover and
presented It to tho pilots. The pi
lots argued and wouldn't pay. Tho
farmer went off to the seat of jus
lice and camo buck with a court
oHIcer and a writ of attachment.
Tho airpluno owners finally had to
put, up security before the indig
nant farmer would let them board
tho machine, und fly away.
Bachelors Prone
To Pass Quicker.
LON' I ON, ( AP) Married ninu
livn tour yeartj longer In England
than bueheiors, it was stated be
foro the Associated Bodies oC Lil'o
Amsiiiuiu'O Actuaries.
According to Professor O. M.
Hobertsnn, listinguluhed Britisk
ntodi(!o-psychrdoglst, insanity la
three times us prevalent among
single men und womon as among
married men und womon.
The organization officially went
on record mglng everyone lo mur
ry before, thn ago of 25.
iwitis has ktiu;i;t
or ci bist iiomi:S
I'AHIrf (AT) Modern rublht
houses line one Utile street in Purls.
This art revolution has been mark
er) by fornul dedication of the lane
"rue MalbM Sicvens", the iiauio
or the architect who built tho
homes.
The new houses, only a dozen
of them, ure in I'lifwy, the good
residential quarter, They stand out
Due lighthouses among the ancient,
classic chateau-like homes of the
rich and aristocratic around them.
The young art world here is ex
cited in its praise. Homo of tho
more conservative lament the era
of geomeiry in art but ure not sur
prised that peophi rushed to rent
or buy 1 lie places.
I libi s ate 1 lu- keynote of Mm
housi fl. They ure. bulit of rriti-
lor 1 conereie, ln l with hollow
lib-. 1'atis of t Mm second and third
shines are set bin U iti terraces.
The iim-s are broken by balconies,
unusual dimensions.
Wi ll I MASTIC
OVIilt GAKDKNl.NG
LON I a iN. (AP) -A garden mm
eiitliui held by the Lvening Stali
ard brought, out PJ.oUU eotiipetl
us. each with a fto.ver garden at
Th.
ils pt
g inleplng craze has reached
ak in London. Nearly every
and office worker In the city
i home tt-om work to put ifc
rushe
few loueheH on hlM garden.
Kxpei i-t- say there is one flower
and one fruit that flourishes better
in London I ban an yw here else.
T!a y ut '-' the carnation ajid loyun
burry. t