THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1907.
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LUMBER RANKS FIRST IN OREGON
Output of State's Mills for 1906 Valued at
$30,000,000 Double That of Previous Year
First In rank of Oregon's resources la
Us forest -wealth. In estimated feet of
standing; timber this state leads all oth
ers, and although the lumber output Is
now enormous, comparatively speaking,
the conversion of the forest into saw
mill products has hardly commenced.
While the timber of the Eastern States Is
rapidly becoming exhausted, that of Ore
gon stands almost Intact, and this state
is prepared to head the list In Its lumber
output for an Indefinite number of years
to come.
The pat year has witnessed a tremen
dous advance In the lumbering Industry
of Oregon. Never before has the demand
been so extensive, the sawmills so busy
or the shipments so great. For 1906, the
lumber output of Oregon reached the
glgantlo total of 2,000,000,000 feet, board
measure, according: to the most reliable
estimates made. This was almost double
the output of 1905, which was approxi
mately 1,300.000.000 feet. The output for
190i was 1.000.000.000 feet. These figures
cover only the actual lumber cut during
the years mentioned, not taking Into ac
count the numerous other forest products,
which were also Immense.
By this calculation the value of the
lumber cut by mills in thia state during
the paet year was $30,000,000, at prevailing
prices, which average $15 per 1000 feet.
This, however. Is hardly more than one
half of the entire value of Oregon's for
est products during the year The re
mainder la represented in the output of
logs, piles, poles, boxes, shingles, ties,
wood pulp, wooden ware and minor prod
ucts. Multnomah Is the greatest lumber-producing
county In the state, with an out
put during the past year of 700,000,000
feet. The other counties rank In the
following order: Lane, 230.000.000 feet;
Columbia, 200.000,000 feet; Wasco. 176.000,
000 feet; Clatsop, 150,000.000 feet; Baker 85,-
000,000 feet; Douglas, 85,000,000 feet. The
remaining counties produced 355.000,000
feet. In this apportionment, the division
among the counties is not based on exact
data, but la the estimate of Edmund P.
Sheldon, secretary of the Oregon Lumber
Manufacturers' Association.
Portland enjoys the distinction of being
the greatest lumber manufacturing cen
ter in the world. There Is no other city
where so many measured feet of lumber
are cut annually, and there is no other
point from which so much lumber is an
nually shipped. There are other ports
which, at times, surpass Portland in the
amount of lumber shipped by water, but
In her total, shipments of lumber by rail
and water Portland leads every other
city In the world.
Iogs are floated to Portland In huge
rafts on the Columbia and Willamette
Rivers, and sawed for commercial pur
poses In large mills, which run day and
night, and have an enormous cutting ca
pacity. One of the largest sawmills In
the world is here.
There are at present approximately BOO
sawmills In Oregon. In 1905 there were
823, and in the year previous the number
was 235. Thus is shown the large in
crease in the facilities for handling the
logs cut In Oregon forests. In addition
to the new mills, it is important to ob
serve that many of the older mills have
Increased thetr capacity. It Is estimated
that fully 60 per cent of the larger
sawmills of the state have added to their
equipment during the past year.
Outside of the state there are three
great markets for the output of Oregon
sawmills. In this classification, the
states to the south are considered as one
market, comprising California, Nevada
and Arizona. Large amounts of lumber
are sent to thpe states each "year, and
in addition big rafts of logs are towed
from Columbia River points to the mills
of San Francisco. The Eastern market
also takes an important share of Oregon's
shipments. Especially important in this
market are Idaho, Utah, Colorado, "Wyo
ming, Kansas and Nebraska, although
Oregon lumber is constantly gaining in
the states further east.
By far the greater portion of the state's
product, however, is disposed of in for
eign lands. Large cargoes of lumber are
sent each year to South. America, Asia,
Australia, South Africa and European
ports. The largest lumber cargoes In
the world are sent out from Portland,
ships having carried from here single
cargoes of more than 3,600,000 feet. '
The great increase of the lumber out
put during the past year is due to an
increased demand, based upon two causes.
One of these was the San Francisco and
Valparaiso earthquakes, which necessi
tated the virtual rebuilding of those
cities, and therefore created an abnor
mally large market for lumber. The
other and most Important factor in for
eign shipments was the peace which has
reigned between all countries throughout
the past year. "War always has a de-.
pressing effect on lumber shipments, as
was evidenced during the struggle be
tween Russia and Japan, when foreign
shipments fell off. As all countries have
been at peace and a heavy building move
ment has been in progress everywhere,
a great impetus has been given the ex
port lumber trade.
Experts have estimated the standing
timber of Oregon at 300,000,000,000 feet.
Accepting this estimate as correct, Oregon
has one-sixth of the standing timber of
the United States and far more than Is
possessed by any other state. At the
present prices, this timber cut Into lum
ber would have a value of $4,500,000,000,
an amount so gigantic as to stagger the
imagination. It may be observed in this
connection that Oregon does not possess
the largest timber area, as that distinc
tion is held by Texas, but the timber in
Oregon Is much larger and stands more
closely, therefore giving the state a large
excess In actual board measure.
Of the Oregon timber fully 40 per cent
is the famous Douglas fir, and the pro
portion of this fir west of the Cascades
Is estimated at 60 per cent. For general
purposes this wood Is unexcelled and the
demand for it is never falling. Lane
County contains more standing timber
than any other county In the state, with
Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook coun
ties following In the order heretofore
given.
Plna is the predominant wood of East
ern Oregon, and while the demand for
it is strong, it does not command as
high a price as fir. Spruce figures very
largely in the forests of the extreme
western section of the state, a -belt of
It, varying in width from 30 to 50 miles,
running along the coast. This wood
brings a higher price than fir, and the
trees are larger, having In some cases
a diameter of- 30 feet.
'ma Port Orford cedar, of the south
western part of the state, deserves spe
cial mention. This wood is found in only
three counties in the United States, Coos
and Curry counties In Oregon, and Del
J.orte County, in California. It is ex
tremely valuable, as It is the most dur
able wood found in the "West. It is espe
cially adapted for furniture, interior
work and trunks and chests, as it pos
sesses a peculiar, pungent odor, which
prevents moths from touching anything
stored In boxes made from it. Not much
of this wood has been cut in Oregon, but
great quantities of it doubtless will be
when "the Coos Bay country gets rail
road connection.
It may also be mentioned that there
are several thousand acres of Curry
County covered with a heavy growth
of redwood, of which California is com
monly thought to have a monopoly.
The great enemy of Oregon forests Is
fire, which each Summer destroys timber
of great value. It is asserted even that
forest fires ' have each year in the past
consumed more timber- than has been cut
Into lumber. The need of more effective
legislation to protect the forest wealth
of the state from this danger is therefore
regarded by lumbermen, as most press
ing. This end is one especially worked
for by the Oregon Lumber Manufactur
ers' Association, the largest organiza
tion of Its kind oh the Pacific Coast.
Not only is it working toward this end
in legislation, but it is educating tlm
bermen to better safeguard their posses
sions by burning the waste after logging
and taking other precautions.
Barring destruction by fire, Oregon's
timber resources are practically inex
haustible. The Douglas fir. Indeed, is
regarded as self-perpetuating. It is ex
tremely reproductive and the climate of
the state is most conducive to its growth.
Many places which were vacant fields 35
years ago are now covered with a fine
growth of fir from 13 to 18 Inches in di
ameter. Therefore the value of the tim
ber resources of Oregon for all time can
not be overestimated. More clearly than
ever before Is it realized that the East
ern lumber supply is falling and that the
country will have to depend more and
more upon the Pacific Coast.
In his particular Oregon will always
lead the world as -well as the remainder
of the United States and the annual
profits of the sawmills long -will be reck
oned in millions.
BOARD OF TRADE'S SPLENDID WORK
Growing Commercial Organization Played
Prominent Part in Promoting City's Interests
MUCH promotion work has been don
during the past year by the Port
land Board of Trade, which now has tem
porary quarters on the ground floor of
the Chamber of Commerce. The member
ship of the Board has Increased, and the
scope of its activities have been widened.
The organization is entering the year 1907
determined to accomplish even more, en
couraged by the fact that It is soon to oc
cupy fine permanent quarters in the
building to be erected by the Board of
Trade Building Association. Flans for
the new building, a fine 10-story structure
of the most modern type . already have
been prepared. v
The most recent project fostered by the
Board of Trade is that of -, connecting
Portland" with Alaska ports by a line of
steamers for the advancement of the
city's commerce. A definite project of
this character -was Indorsed by the or
ganization, and the members worked tlre
lesly to secure the funds necessary for
Its initiation. The particular plan advo
cated failed of success, but the general
project has not yet been abandoned. -
The publicity work of the Board has
been extensive. A large amount of lit
erature, concerning Oregon and the
Northwest, has been sent out, principally
to the Eastern states. Thousands of In
quiries have been received from those in
terested In Portland and the surrounding
country, and replies made. These efforts.
In connectlaon with the exploitation by
the other commercial organizations, have
made Oregon better known than it ever
was before and assisted in attracting im
migration. The channels of endeavor which the
Board has followed are well outlined by
the 'President. Wallis Nash. In his annual
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441-442 SHERLOCK BLOCK, COR. THIRD AND OAK STREETS, PORTLAND, OR.
OVER ONE XND ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF PORT
LAND PROPERTY SOLD BY US IN THE YEAR 1906.
50 PER CENT INCREASE OVER 1905.
READ LIST OF OUR PURCHASERS OF CITY PROPERTY IN 1906.
Geo. Merrill bought 50 feet on Burnside and Twelfth, $13,600.
J. Gatchet bought whole block, East Portland, $35,000. , .
E. H. Weiner bought quarter block with brick buildings, N. corner Third
and Everett streets, $60,000.
Closset & McRae bought 50 feet, 4-story brick, W. corner Third and
Everett streets, $38,000.
E. H. "Weiner bought quarter block, S. E. corner Fourth and Jefferson
streets, $16,500. - -
Lowenson Bros, bought quarter block, S; W. corner Fourth and Jeffer
son streets, $22,500. ' '
Thomas Papworth bought 50-foot brick bloek, Third and Everett
streets, $22,500.
H. Weiner bought quarter block, N. W. corner Twelfth and Glisan
streets, $20,000.
Loewenson Bros, -bought 50x100 feet N. E. corner Fourth and Taylor
streets, $35,000.
Geo. Stenger bought 3-story brick building, Alder near 1st street, $18,000.
Ottenheimer Investment Co. bought quarter block S. W. corner Fourth
and Jefferson streets, $25,000.
Lowenson Bros, bought 50x100 -feet with, brick building, First street
near Morrison, $45,000.
Ottenheimer Investment Co. bought 50x100 feet, three-story brick, N. W.
corner Fifth and Burnside, $61,000.
Lowenson Bros, bought 50x100 feet, corner, four-story brick building,
K". E. corner First and Clay, $31,000.
George Jacob bought 50x100 feet, N. E. corner Tenth and Burnsida
streets, $18,000,
Thomas Papworth bought 40x100 feet, First and Alder, three-story brick
building, $50,000.
J. Closset bought 50x100 feet, two-story business block, Williams avenue
near Russell, $8500.
Thomas Papworth bought 50x100 feet, three-story brick building, Front
and Oak streets, $30,000.
A. Bernstein bought residence, Overton street, near Twenty-third, $8500.
S. Morton Cohn bought 100x100 feet, quarter block, Eleventh and Wash
ington" streets, $115,000.
Lowenson Bros, bought duarter block, N. E. corner Sixth and Flanders
streets, $55,000.
Rothchild & Hen-man bought four-story briok on corner lot, First and
Clay streets, $35,000.
A. H. Maegly bought 100x100 feet, S. W. corner Fourth and Jefferson
streets, $30,000.
Thomas Papworth bought three-story brick building, Alder street, near
First, $22,500.
W. R. Griffith bought quarter block and res., 18th and Flanders, $17,000.
I Goldsmith bought substantial briok block, 50x100 feet, S. W. oorner
First fand Burnside, $48,000.
Geo. Stenger bought 50 ft. brick.building, Front and Ash streets, $25,000.
Central Trust Co. bought 50x100 feet, Fourth and Taylor street, $40,000.
Besides the above, we have sold a large number of smaller parcels of city
and suburban property too numerous to mention. Our sales amounted to
Over One and One-Half Million Dollars in 1906.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. INVESTMENTS MADE FOR NONRESIDENTS.
REFERENCES: See Names of Above Purchasers or Any Bank or Business House.
GOLDSMITH & CO.
441-442 Sherlock BIdg.
THIRD AND OAK STS.
Portland, Oregon.
report recently submitted to the board:
"With special reference to .our city, the
Board, during 1906, has taken Its position
broadly on the Bide or the people, aa
agttlnHt encroachment, physically, on the
streets, roadways, harbor area, and dock
age facilities. It has thrown whatever In
fluence it could exert on the side of re
dress of grievances arising from the ao
tlon of our transportation corporations.
It has urged, as strongly as It could, the
Columbia bar Improvement by continuing
contract; the Celllo Canal, the throwing
open at Oregon City of the Willamette
River hy Government ownership, and con-
trol of the locks there; the granting1 to
railroads seeking entrance to this city
every reasonable facility, especially the
bridging below Portland by the Portland
& Seattle road."
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