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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925
VOLUME XXXV
Nation's Press Tells of
Hatless ITomen
Of Gro ve
ir
Hurries Back From His Unfinished
First Timbers Are Placed in Mammoth
Drying Plant of Standard Bridge Co.
Trip to East to Predict
When women of the Cottage
Grove Christian church determined
1925 Dividends.
to defy the men and attend church
on Easter minus their hats they
“We have hit oil and we are little dreamed that their action
l
going to keep our promise to pay would bring them nation-wide fame,
a substantial dividend during this but that has happened.
Tho first timber has been placed south end of the plant they
year.”
That is the statement | Immediately following the Easter in the drying lofts of the mam­ are handled entirely by machinery
made by David E. Olson, president i Sunday services the local Asso- moth plant being erected by the at a slight expense for labor. It
of the Guaranty Oil company, to | eiated Press correspondent put the Standard Bridge company, of Oma­ is said that not over
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half _______
a dozen
a representative of The Sentinel story on the wire that started it to ha, for preparing timber for market men will be required to keep the
who visited the well at Eugene all parts of the country. On Mon­ by a new process of a> drying mammoth plant in operation, not
Tuesday.
Mr. Olson had been day morning the daily press car developed by R. Z. Drake, owner including the planing mill.
called back while on his way east. ried the news that the women had of the bridge company.
The timbers at the receiving end
The telegram announcing that the gone through with the stunt. Clip­
The first section of the first are dropped onto endless cables
Eugene well had blown in reached pings are coming back from over unit only has been erected. It which carry them to the point
him while he was on his way the country.
is 40x306 feet. Piling is already where they nre to be elevated
through Wyoming.
He decided
Fred Wright has received a postal being driven for the second sec- into the loft of the drying shed.
that the important business in tho card from his brother, Riley E. tion of the first unit, which will An engineer is required to operate
east could wait while he returned Wright, of Baltimore, to which be 40x400 feet, making the size of ¡ the elevator but the timbers, by a
to superintend tho actual bringing is pasted the clipping of the item the entire unit 40x700.
| simple mechanical arrangement, load
in of the oil. Mr. Olson will make as it appeared in the Baltimore
Two more units of the same size themselves onto the elevator. The
no prediction as to tho quantity.
News on Monday morning.
are yet to be erected and also a , timbers after being elevated are
To the uninitiated there seems
A copy of the twice-a-week St. planing mill to finish the dried held in position by a stop that
no doubt that the Eugene well has Louis Globe-Dispatch received by product. The total investment in I operates automatically. One of the
actually blown in and Mr. Olson F. L. Hockett carries the same buildings and equipment will not ' secrets of th« process is that the
what- item, which probably has appeared be less than a quarter of a million planks are on edge and when they
himself has no doubt
ever upon the subject. A rum­ in thousands of papers.
I are elevated into the hangers both
of dollars.
bling like some buried giant
Each unit will hold close to a full sides of every timber are left
struggling to reach the surface
million and a half feet of lumber, exposed, the hangers themselves
continues almost incessantly and
so that the total capacity of the providing the space between the
the unpleasant odor which is per­
completed plant will bo close to wa|ls of planks. One plank is
mitted to escape through the cap
four and a half millions. This elevated under the other, the under
in order to relieve the pressure
quantity, it is believed, can be plank forcing the others upward
that might send the derrick info
into the loft until there is a wall
treated every 60 days,
the air is convincing enough for Cottage Grove Business Interests
Five months has been required to of 25 feet. Through the operation
anyone.
get the first section ready for of the laws of nature the air rushes
Deliver Their Sixth Message
No lights of any kind are per-
operation but the additional sec- up through the open spaees which
mitted in or near the derrick and
to Citizens.
tion and the additional units will are provided by the hangers which
visitors, who have visited the well
be erected with greater speed since both hold and separate the walls
by the thousands, are warned by
It takes so much cement, so the method of doing the work has of timbers, After n set of hangers
large red signs that they enter j many bricks, so much lumber and been standardized. It was said has been loaded, it is locked
the derrick at their own risk.
the
I other materials and the concen- that in tho construction work the by
stops
which
hold
President Olson states that the trated effort of so much labor to speed at the completion of the the lumber in the hangers until the
well is acting exactly as it should construct a building that will stand first section was ten times that process of drying has been com-
and that soon after the necessary through the years. While those at the start.
pleted. The hangers are 26 feet in
additional equipment arrives the are not the same materials of
The method of treating the tim- height, about six inches wide and
actual presence of oil will be dem­ which great communities are built ber is
simple and is not an experi- about two inches in thickness, be­
onstrated in a manner to convince —the same concentration of ele­ ment. Experiments were carried ing strengthened by iron strips on
the most skeptical. A reducer, to ments and effort is necessary.
They are suspended
on for a number of years at Lin- the edges.
bo attached to the cap, to be used
Four essential elements enter coin, Neb., by Mr. Drake and the from the roof of tho building,
in drawing off the oil, is coming into the making of a greater, more process perfected to such
a point which is left open in order to
and arrangements have been made j prosperous and progressive Cottage that he was ready to
invest a provide for the draft between the
for tanks to hold the oil when that Grove. What these four are we fortune in
A hanger is
installing the process walls of timber.
is allowed to come to the surface. ilon’t propose to tell you here be- in the heart of the greatest stand necessary at each end of each wall
Whether or not oil has been . cause—well, we couldn’t name and of timber in the world, and that of timber. Tn the section which
struck, there can be no doubt that explain them for you half so well stand of timber w’as found here.
has been comp.' ,od there are 35
there is a great pressure of gas as our business and professional
The method of handling the tim­ sections of hangers, each section
that did not expend its force interests have enumerated them in
ber in the plant, as well ne the having 40 sets of hangers. When
when water was hurled into the the sixth ot their educational
process itself, is Mr. Drake's own not filled with timbers the long
air a hundred feet or more above broadsides to be found in this
invention. Briefly it is as follows: hangers are kept from warping by
the 90-foot derrick.
When the issue.
The timbers to be treated nre the use of separators, which arc
valve in the cap is opened a visi­
This we do know, however, that
timbers which reach across a set
ble gas escapes in quantifies, Visi- the interests sponsoring this carn­ received at the north -end of the of hangers and are pushed up out
plant
on
cars
—
or
will
be
as
soon
ble gas, Olson explained, is a cer- paign are out to make you ami
of the way by the timber that is
tain indication of oil. When the your neighbor more contented as as the first unit is completed—and being loaded. There are three of
from
that
point
until
they
leave
the
valvo is opened slightly the gas Cottage Grove residents. They want
these for each set of hangers and
blows through the opening like you to know that they take mare
by an ingenious but simple arrange­
esenping steam.
ment, while all can he pushed up­
than a business interest in you and
C. A. Olson, brother of President our lively city and that they're
ward to the top of the hangers in
Olson, who has been in charge of unceasingly working and determined
order to let the timbers in, each
the general operations of the oil I to make you feel proud you are I
can only drop to the position
company, has stated that the flow one of us.
provided for it.
of gas probably is sufficient to
After the process of drying has
Read their message and cooperate Inspirational. Humorous, Educational
supply the city of Eugene. He has with -Cottage Grove’s merchants
been completed, the hangers are
and Entertaining Features
estimated it at a million cubic by doing what they urge. You’ll
emptied by the simple process of
feet a day.
removing the stops and letting the
be paid back tenfold in Content­
Are Coming.
In the opinion of President Olson ment, Prosperity and Happiness.
walls of lumber slide down onto
nothing saved the wrecking of the
the endless cable, upon which they
The seventh broadside in this
This
season
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«
ehautauqua
will
be
drilling outfit at Eugene except the interesting educational campaign
are carried to the south end
a well rounded and moat satisfying of the unit for loading
fact that the bottom of the whole will appear during May.
direct onto
program, according to the Ellisnn the cars or will be automatically
plugged with sand. That usually
White
service,
which
has
spared
no
happens, as he has several times
transferred to enrrier chains which
Better Home Week in May.
explained, with all wells that blow
Better home week will be held pains or expense in securing at­ will deliver the lumber or ti mbers
in. The drillers were expecting the from May 3 to 10 and will be tractions usually fitted to the re­ at the planer.
well to blow in at any time and sponsored by the Elmartes club. quirements of the circuit audiences.
It has been demonstrated that the
were prepared. Olson predicts that Other clubs have promised to take In its entirety it includes an opera, hangers can be loaded at the
the Cottage Grove well will soon charge one day each. Essays are a play, four lectures, four musical rate of 15,000 feet the hour, which
put on the same kind of a perform­ to be written by eighth grade and offerings, three entertainers and a moans that the complejo plant,
special children's day number. The to hold four and a half million
ance as the Eugene well has.
high school students. The Elmartes
Visitors at the well are not per­ club is offering four prizes/ one ehautauqua dates will be June 8 feet, can be loaded in 300 hours.
mitted to stand too close to the for the best essay by an eighth to 13.
The loading mechanism moves back
escaping gas, which is said to be grade boy, one for best essay by
In “The Mikado’’ the comic ward or forward to the section
ether, always found in crude eil an eighth grade girl, one for best opera loving public will have a or hanger which it is desired to
in its natural state. The gas pres­ j essay by a high school boy and rare treat. For the play of the load and any section ean be loaded
sure is reported as growing strong­ 1 one for best essay by a high school week “Daddy Long Legs ” is an- without regard to what its position
er and the valve in the cap has to girl. A prize will also be given for nounced.
No happier selection may bo in tho building or regard-
be slightly opened at frequent in­ the best looking yard in the city. could have been made.
less of whether or not other sec-
tervals to prevent the blowing out Both home and school demonstra-
The list of lectures is varied tions in the building are full,
of thq whole works and the de­ ¡ tions will be given and lectures and somewhat out of the ordinary. Likewise one section or hanger
struction of the casing, which is j will be delivered by well-known A new man in the field is Captain can be unloaded independently of
yet in perfect condition.
Sijurdur K. Gudmundson, mariner any other hanger or section.
j speakers.
That the escaping gas is only
Not only does this process great­
an<l adventurer, who crossed north
vegetable gas "is the opinion ex­
The match to have been held last east Siberia in midwinter and de- ly reduce the cost of drying tim
pressed by those not yet convinced. night in Portland between Ralph fied the bolshevik council in the bers and lumber, thereby making
The Eugene and Cottage Grove Hand and Tom Ray was called off face of almost certain execution, a saving of several dollars the
operations are, so far as stockhold­ because Ray was unable rtl reach. His story is unique, thrilling and thousand in freight to eastern
ers are concerned, one and the Portland.
claimed
(Concluded on page 2.)
points, but
same operation.
Cottage Grove
stockholder* will participate in any
profit that may accrue from the
Eugene operations.
Whether or not oil has been
struck at Eugene and, if struck, in
what quantity, will be made known
within a brief time.
Half a Dozen Men Will Operate Industry That Will Turn Out
Four and a Half Millions of Feet of Lumber Every Sixty Days
WHAT’S THE USE
Musical Instructor Comes.
W. E. Nickerson, recently
Portland, who is conducting classes
in instruction on band and orches­
tra wind instruments at several
points in this section, will make
Cottage Grove his headquarters
and plans to organize classes here.
For the present he will have his
office with the Owl cleaners.
Owl Ceaners Install Equipment.
The Owl cleaners have installed
• large boiler and the plant will
now be operated entirely by steam.
Heretofore the dry-air process has
been used.
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NUMBER 57
Saving Jackknife Axel
Berggren Hoisted
By Dynamite
Spirited Talks Made in Which Dis-
stressed Condition of Dis­
London, April 22.—(Special.)—
Because Axel Berggren did not
wish to lose a jackknife which he
had left near a stump under which
he had set a charge of dynamite
and thought ho had time to recover
it before tho fuse would set off the
dynamite, he sustained a num bet
of cuts on the face and neck. The
charge exploded as he stooped over
to pick up the knife. Fortunately
the charge was a light one and,
while Berggren was lifted into the
air, his injuries were not severe
Ho recovered the knife. Berggren
was blasting the stump to clear
a site at Walter Woodard’s mill B.
trict Is Stressed.
By a vote of 53 to 8, which was
a small one for the district, a coui-
mercial course was voted for the
Cottage drove high school at the
budget meeting held Tuesday night.
This item in tho budget was the
only one to receive discussion. The
total budget for the district is over
$50,000, of which $26,000 is to be
raised by a direct tax upon the
district.
Tho discussion on the commercial
course items was spirited. Super­
intendent Hays and director Um-
I plirey explained that an additional
I teacher would hot be necessary
| but that an expenditure of $700
would bo required to start the
course, the larger part of this
being for typewriters and an add
City Reaches Limit to Which It I ing machine.
O. M. Kem, who probably never bo-
Can Go in Its Street
fore has opposed an addition of any
tax for school purposes, made a
Improvements.
vigorous talk in which he stated
that the time had come when the
A special election to vote upon people must ceaso adding to tho
a bond issue of $25,000, to be used tax burden or else cease kicking
in tho construction of a million about high taxes. He was strongly
gallon water storage reservoir, has of tho belief that the district is
been called for Tuesday, May 12. not in shnpo to nt this time
Tho site selected is tho two acres shoulder any additional expense.
of ground immediately south of the
Director Shinn explained that tho
present reservoir east of the city. school had practically reached tho
The council has determined that limit to which it. can go, that the
other issues will not be put on the bond burden is now at the highest
ballot at this election.
point to which it can go, thut the
The council has passed an ordi­ school tax is tho highest that it
nance for the paving of east has ever been, while the demands
Adams avenue from Tenth streot upon the district to take care of
east to tho city limits, but it is increased attendance are likely to
probable that the city finances are cause embarrassment.
in such shape that tho work can
Following tho adoption of tho
not he carried forward. Tho de­ items for tho commercial course
mand for street work has been the complete budget was adopted
such this year that the budgeted unanimously.
amount for intersections may be
exhausted upon other street work
Salary Inadequacy Explained.
which has boon ordered.
There has been some slight mis­
Two hours were consumed in
oratory over tho dispute between understanding ns to tho reason why
Contractor Renting and City En­ Ralph Spearow has found it neces­
gineer Townsend over allowances sary to resign his position as pas­
for extra excavation upon the tor of the Presbyterian church
construction of new trunk sewers. hero’. As already stated, the inade­
W. S. Rogers, of Corvallis, consult­ quacy of a pastor’s salary is tho
ing engineer, submitted a report reason, but that should not be
which was adopted by tho council taken to moan that the Presby­
in which he recommended tho pay­ terian church here has not been
ment of an amount several hundred liberal. Mr. Spearow had no fault
dollars less than that claimed by to find with the salary offered
tho contractor. Keating has since him for next year, but the pres­
stated that no intends suing tho bytery would not let him remain
longer than this year and made
city for the amount claimed.
Tho committee on city property tho requirement that to continuo
recommended the construction of teaching in this presbytery ho
i a shed on the city ’« property on must attend a seminary for throo
j old south Pacific highway for tho years. This requirement ho felt
housing of tho city’s machinery he could not meet in view of tho
fact that tho salary he could hope
j and equipment.
Petition Presented to County Court
for afterwards would not be larger
lhan the one now being received.
Asking Adoption of Engin­
. Ji
timbers and lumber are actually
greatly strengthened by tho pro­
cess.
In the method of drying by heat,
it is claimed that the heat injures
the lumber to a certain extent,
while large timbers can not be
successfully treated
The forced
heat process, it is said, has a ten­
dency to dry the outside of the
lumber, causing what is sometimes
referred to as a case-hardening of
the lumber. The moisture in the
center of the lumber remains and
must sometime come out through
the case-hardened surface, result­
ing in a cracking of the lumber,
especially of timbers of any size.
Drying in the open usually causes
a checking that makes the lumber
undesirable for fine work.
With this new process, bursting
and checking of the lumber or
timbers nre entirely done away with.
The sides of the lumber arc exposed
to the draft, whereas in other
methods of drying only the edges
are exposed. This gives several
times tho amount of surface
through which the moisture can
escape, and this being done natur­
ally thero is neither case-hardening
nor chocking. Possibly not quite
so much moisture is removed by
this process but the finished lum­
ber is of such a quality that it is
believed that it will command a
higher price upon the market.
In order that tho drying may be
natural and may be at tho same
rato nt all times, air ducts are
provided under each shed, some
with dry air and some with wet
air. By tho opening or closing of
these the humidity is controlled.
After tho completed plant is in
operation, there will be almost no
expense except interest upon invest­
ment, but that missed in the pay­
roll will be made up in the in­
creased markot provided for Cot-
tags Grove timber.
Mr. Drake has been hero per­
sonally a lasge part of tho time
in direct charge of construction,
with J. E. Withrow as superintend­
ent of construction. The operation
of the plant is in charge of Bon
Koehler. All came here from No­
braska.
eer's Recommendation.
Fifty residents of Lorane and
vicinity want the new highway,
planned to he built this summer, to
extend along the creek at the bot
tom of tho hill instead of follow­
ing the route of tho old road, ac­
cording to a petition presented to
the county court by a delegation
of men and women from that
section.
The petition state* that tho peti­
tioners favor the lower route in
order to get a grade as required
by law, that it would be necessary
to make a deep cut through the
main part of the village if the
old road is followed, and that it
would create a blind corner and
create a hazard for school pupils.
Engineer Morsft said that the
lower road would bo 200 feet lower
than the upper road for persons
entering Lorane, but for through
traffic going from the north to
Cottage Grove it would be shorter.
An opposing delegation visited
tht court yesterday asking that, the
old road be followed. The court
set May 6 as the day upon which
a hearing upon both petitions will
bo held and a decision reached.
Swinehart Funeral Held.
The funeral of Mrs. George N.
Hwinehart, who died Monday fore­
noon ns the result of an automobile
accident hero, was hold Wednes­
day in Eugene. Tho body was
taken to Portland for interment.
Mrs. Swinehart, who was acting
post master at Black Butte at the
time of tho accident, was * resi­
dent of Eugene before sho and
her husband moved to Black Butte
and was at one time a nurse in
the Mercy hospital thero.
Logging Cars Received.
The Anderson & Middleton com
pany have received 11 now fiat
cars for use in bringing their logs
in from their Culp creek and Ru
jada camps.
Tho company has
been for some time short of suffi­
cient equipment to properly handle
tho Burner of logs required for their
two mills and bringing sufficient
logs for the proposed cold deck
would have been difficult without
the additional equipment.
Nearly $223 Given Park Fund.
Tho fund to provide a play­
ground at the city park has been
enrichod to tho amount of $222.45
through tho movomont sponsored
by the Keepers of tho Den. This
organization has been assisted by
the sovoral clubs of the city and
their contributions have been as
follows: Tuesday Bridgo club, $31;
Toujours Preto club, $45.20; Tues­
day Htudy club, $17.10; Social
Twelve, $6; M. P. G., $36.65; El­
martes club, $18.50; American Le­
gion auxiliary, $20; Utopia club,
$23; Commercial club, $25.
Wright Broti.era Lived In Eugene.
University of Oregon, Eugene,
April 21.—The Wright brothers, In­
ventors of the heavier than nir fly­
ing machine, once livod in Eugene,
John Straub, dean emeritus of mon
of tho University of Oregon, re­
called today.
“Recently M. 8
Barker, owner of a music store
here, told mo that theso boys had
come to him 30 years ago and
Ernest Johnson, of Culp Creek, talked over tho flying machino
is in a Eugene hospital receiving idea. Mr. Barker took an interest
medical treatment for an infected in the idea and frequently worked
wound on his right knee.
with the boys.’’
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