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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1908)
A Iff T 1,U8,Bea nro Times ads. "IU Thoy ara dally demonstra ting tho fact. No business so brisk a Times ad. will not make It brisker. No business so dull a Times ad. will not enliven it. Times ads. are great aids. tpt. There is not a slnglt f.tI column in The Times, everj AUU one carries matters of Interest. Not tho least interesting part of the paper is its advertising columns. Plan your 'purchases from Times ads. It will pay. WW MFMIIKIt ASHOCIATEI) PRESS VOL THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATUAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1903. No. 201. TO BREAK OFF 5 Us 2fc-W 'itTr&w iwn MHMM II M 111 llllli i. . . . THE WHEELS START WHIRRING DEI! TURF MR I V A Manufacturing Institution Th at Will Be an Important Factor in the Development of the Resources of Coos Bay, and a Stimulant to Its Commerce. is a we of nn Conceived and Built on the Bro ad Modern Plans For the Insti tution of Economic Methods in Manufacture. It is the Model Sawm.ll of the World. RUILDING THE MILL, o o .Commenced driving piling for (lock April Jo, 1007. Commenced to Frame Mill June 1H, 1007. Ruined iirst post July 17, $ .1007. $ Mill under cover September 0, .1007. ' Engines started first Fcbru- ary 15, 100.S. First suulng done February HO, 1008. 0000$ft000 WHEELS wero turned today for tho first time in tho actual I operation of the new mill of the C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Co., I on Coos Bay. It will require some I days for the adjustment of the vast amount of machinery all of which is new and mads especially for this mill and some of it the first of the kind ever installed in any sawmill in the world. This mill Is unique and stands by itself in these adjuncts to economy in methods of production and conservation of materials, it materials. has' been pronounced by expert and . timbers which carry the shafting j The machinery, much of which orlg experieneed saw mill men to bo t'i and machinery. These timbers which , inated with and is patented by the best mill on the Pacific coast, if not in the world. Not tho largest, but the best a model of its kind. In no other saw mill in the world is there as many automatic machines for handling the timber in the process of manufacture or for careful economy in tho utilisation of all the raw ma terial as it is transformed into the finished product. Mr. C. A. Smith threw a strong sidelight on tho meth ods by wlii?1! this result was achieved when he stated that while , the mill had been in course of actual pouortion to the mill In strength automatically, making tho operation construction less than a year ho has and finish. There is one 10-foot very simple and the work much been engaged in building it for a per- ' band mill, one 9-foot double cut lighter than in the usual process. x iod of six or seven years. It em- . band mill and one gang consisting of The Wood Department, bodies all tjie practical ideas of his five band mills arranged tandem. The wood department which is an life long experience and study of tho There are two 'edgers, one slasher important feature of tho bu&iness nd lumber manufacturing Industry. In , and two 40 feet automatic trimmers, joins tho lath mill and occupies tho it ho has been successful, and the One fcido of the mill is arranged to same section of the building. Tho Smith mill may be regarded an the 'handle logs of any size and up to SO wood is cut Into 1G inch and 4 feet chef d' oeuvro of his life work to fiotlong. All the machinery is of the lengths and is carried automatically ..... - ,, saasfsz34sftR' w-wp '' ,wr,t vi7 j.v;- jtz , ' trt &ari,-J&H s - tho present time. It is a plant that in tho orl'iinry course of construc tion wo ' 'iave taken two years to complei . but the systematic and In telligently directed efforts of careful ly matured plans resulted in lit com- pletlc n iu i-iss than half that time so that in tins matter it also establishes a now iciord. Nor has this iftsult beon obtained by any loss careful at- tonti'n to every detail. It has been cons -lie l'1 with all tl- f'Tr' for solidity and subtsantlality iu all its part- 'bat Its founder had )n view when he EJ'd the Smrn mill v ba- lag 1 lilt for the future a? well as tho , -osnt Ooscrjrtlon of the I'lnnl. 1 ' SL 3&ryq& HWl-J-.-Ctrt'Sftaril .-iA'it 3.;y WmmikSi iM mm&m.&&& IN C. A. SMITH MILL TODAY Mereon, the general superintendent of the mill, The Times reporter made nn inspection of the entire plant. One's first impression, once inside, i3 the careful utilization of space rather than mere vastness, a sugges- tlon of which is given in the state- nient that more than five million feet of lumber alone wero used in Its construction, and a total of 3500 piles, ranging from 21 to 60 feet, or a total of 140,000 lineal feet wero utilized. More than a car load of belting, G.500 lineal feet more than a mile long and ranging from 6 , inches to 4 feet in width, is required to drive its machinery, Tue min prol)er is 402 feet long an,i Gs feet wide. It consists of two floors with an overhead filing room of larg0 proportions in which all the saws arc filed and sharpened with automatic filing and setting machin ery. There is also an overhead vislt- jors' gallery in which visitors may ap-, proach near tho various machines and get a close and excellent view of their operation, The machinery or lower floor of . the mill is constructed of very heavy j are built into the main frame of tho building form a half story with a , walk-way for the convenience of tho j workmen. The strength secured by ' connecting this half story of the ma- j chinery timber with the main frame 1 prevents vibration and adds to tho j solidity of the structure. Tho main shaft is 9 inches in di ameter at tho driving pulleys and ex tends through the mill dropping to 0 Indies at tho extreme end. All of ti e machinery is constructed in like wSHK !fi5pm!3a tt L-r- v tfU.rZJZL 'i . ."& .. -tJto'.J. 11AV ". zfMmm 4 rixifju.. jt j-mwwj,!a.i. j ijiiil vmmirz. .. g . -,, --..,- .y. SSjMpj WW frfo-ffTWTOWMWlMI. irmifoxt: . -:- :i?j"j&$ VIVAV OF O. A. SAIITII MILL. aIUb make and is of 'roi ; '''he ten foot band saw Is arrange it. handle the largest and lotif" 'c s. It Jb equipped with the Tr power set works, and tho log d with the Simonson log turner p ! Thomas log stop, 'lne douuio cui i arranged with two Hill canters, n- in front and one back of row w) ' .it logs may bo handled from the log d-ck nnd cants may ateobe lmnfilfl from the 10-foot band mill. Tbe ob- -' being to use the rig more nj a n"w taking cants from ilio 10-foot 1 band mill and preparing ramo In , smaller parts for the j 1 jwr The Ave band gam i.l Is e"'rly A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE MILL No. feet of lumber used in construction 5,000,000 feet Total weight of machinery 5,6S1,S48 pounds No. small railway cars 1000 Total number square feet under cover 168,803 Mile railway track around. mill IB to 20 Belting to drive machinery 1 car load more than a mile long Largo boilers 8 Total horse power of engines : 2000 No. piles driven 3500 Weight of foundation power house 7,00 tons Has its own electric light plant with a capacity for 1100 lG-can- die power lights. Has its own Fire Department and Fire System. Has its own club house for employes. tho only two in operation in the world. It consists of five band saws arranged tandem that take a log and cut it in Ave pieces of various thick- ness at the same time thus increasing the production five times in a given period. Tho machinery is so ar- ranged at this point that tho lumber uected with a plpo leading to tho will go direct to either of the edgers or to either trimmer from the band jruni'. I w -w The trimmers are located on either bide of the mill, and consist of 21 cir cular baws arranged to bo handled with levers by an operator in an over head gallery, the entire operation otherwise being automatic. Tho Lath Mill. Tho lath mill, box and wood de- I nartments are located in a wing of the mill 178 feet long and 40 feet wide adjoining the trimmers. Here a manufacturing system, and one originating with tho C. A. Sm.Ith Company, and entirely new on the Pacific coast, has been inaugurated. company, was entirely built by a branch of the C. A. Smith Co. It'consists of two horizontal band saws, which is the first process of making lath, two edgers and a trm- mer. The method employed is to first transform the stock into boards on the horizontal bands and then edge to 1'4 inch through the edjors which are arranged in a gang of nine 16-guage circular saws !& inch apart. The stock to and from tho machines is handled entirely msw$gzgw WrPfiX itXm-7&uiSi'"'iMtiS ssi't&i'';:iE-.'8?'jMf "Aii wmmw over openings in tho floor called drops where it falls into cars to bo carried to the yard and piled for drying. Tho 16 inch wood drops In to racks carried on cars and these raclvs are so arrangi d thac wklioutra handling they can bo taken to retail yards and hoisted direct to wagons for delivery. From this section of tho mill there are also automatic conveyors that carry all tho trlmmnigs and saw dust to the crusher whore it Is ground fine to bo used for fuel In the boiler room whither it is also carried automatlc al'y in pipes that are so arranged ' a separate pine run, to each b'dler for an automat'" folding of the furnace, the ftrfianV work bo- THE MHX UEH1X1) THE MILL Tho following is a complete list of the executive and office $ force of the C. A. Smith Lum- ber & Manufacturing Co., on Coos Cay: President, C. A. SMITH. Vlcc-Presidont and General ' t Manager, J. E. OREN. General Superintendent, Alt' NO MEREEN. Head Bookkeeper,' 1). A ALLISON. Assistant Bookkeeper, A ?. LOFGREX. Stenographer, AV. J. CON RAD. Purchasing Agent, A. FISKE.( Commissary Department, W. 1IOHX11ERG. IS. Mechanical and Manufacturing Department. Superintendent A. Deman- geon. Chief Engineer Jame3 Ben- O nett. Engineer Bay City Mill A. O H. Stuttsman. Sawmill Foreman Georgo Rourke. ' Machine Snup ? Frank Ackley. oreman- Yard Foreman Ji. Matiuson Planing Miii Jforuuiaii A. J, Carlson. . Boom Forefnan W. Varney, Timekeeper C. H. Lowrey. Timekeeper, Bay City Mill John A. Dahlqulbt. Retail Department. Manager It. K. Booth. Bookkeeper David Nelson, Foreman Ole Johnbon. Logging Department General Manager A. o ! H. Powers. Bookkeeper G. A. Brown. Construction of Mill. Prasldent, C. A. Smith. General Superintendent, Arno Mereen. General Manager, J. E. Oren. Master Mechanic, J. E. Stack. AssistantMechanic, N. Roy. Scratcher, Roy Morrill. Chief Engineer, James Ben- nett. Draughtsmen, B. B. Ostlind, 4 II. M. Webber, E. Stack. Assistant Civil Engineer, C. H. Jenkins. Superintendent, A. Deman- geon. Sawmill Foreman, A. E. Gag- non. ing performed by the simple shifting of a lever. Tho Power Plant. The bollor plant consists of a hat tory of 8 boilers. This battery is sub divided Into two batteries of 4 boil ers each with a Dutch oven and oqulppod with tho automatic feoding conveyors. Tho smoke stack Is built lJetween tho two batteries and is sup ported on its own foundation. It is 9 feet in diameter and 11 C feet high with a 12 foot spark arrestor. This room, 77 feet long bv 33 fppt wide. Is built of solid concrete and steel and may ba said to bo absolutely flroproof, there not be ing a stick of wood In It except tbn narrow bands on the winilnpsanhei). Hero too there Is nn innovation In ('CpntJnuBdn pajfeM.) t 4 W D. and R. G. Road Will Not Rec ognize Affiliations After Fourteenth of March. lily Associated ITosb.j DENVER, Feb. 29. The News to day will will say: "After a confer ence with General Manager Rldgeway of tho Denver & Rri Grande, tho com mittee from tho machinists employed by the system was informed that the company will abrogato its contract after March 14,. Thereafter it Will not recognize the machinists, black smiths, car repairers or bollermakers' unions. Tho committee will imme diately submit tho question to a referendum vote of all the employes belonging to those unions who are employed on the Gould roads. It Is claimed that tho men will not sub mit and that a general strike on all the Gould roads, except tho Interna tional and Great Northern, is immi nent. Tho company aho announced yesterday there would be a reduction of the wages now p,ald telegraph operators." MARSHFIELD LOSES TO GRANT'S PASS - (Special to The Times.) ROSEBURG Feb. 29 Marsh- field was defeated by Grant's O Pass In this city Friday night in tho debate for tho deciding of tho championship of the south- ' ern district of the Oregon High O 4i. QMinr.1 Tolint'nr T.onirun Tim A" decision of tho judges was unan- imous. The Oregon High School De- bating League is divided Into four districts, north, east, west and south. The winner of Thurs- day night's debate will in June meet representatives from tho other three districts, tho debate $ to be held in Eugene. O 00 oo Lutheran Sunday school rt 9:30 a. m. Servlco at 10.30 a. m. with I niriTOtllnn Rnrv!ne. vc-unir Peon' , Socloty at C:30 p. m. Evening ser vice 7:30. Preaching at Eastsido 3:30 p. m. Rev. B. F. Bongtson, pastor. Christian Science. Services will bo held in the Masonic Temple Sun day, 11 a. m. Subject, "Christ Je sus." All are cordially invited to at tend. First Methodist Episcopal 10 a. m., Sabbath school, E. L. Church, superintendent. Missionary Sunday, tin. m., sermon, subject, 'Strength Renewed Today." 3 p. m Junior League, Miss Nettie Woolley, superin tendent; C:30 p.m., Epworth League, Franklin C. Birch, president. A cor dial Invitation is extended to all to attend these services, who are not ob ligated elsewhere. There will be no eervlces in the evening at this church, tho congregation joining with tho Salvation Army In their services at tho opera houso. W. R. F. Browne, pastor. First Presbyterian Church Sun day school convenes at 10 a. m., for the study of tho Bible. Strangers in tho city nro cordially invited to spend this hour either with tho adult Biblo class or tho Young Men's Bible class conducted by M. C. Horton. At tho morning servlco at 11 o'clock tho pastor will make a short address pre ceding tho administration of tho sac rament of tho Lord's supper. Tho ordination of M. C. Horton to tho of fice of ruling elder will also tako placo at this service, together with the public reception of new members Special musical featuro, "Lovo Not tho World," from Sullivan's "Tho Prodigal Son," will be sung by Miss Lillian Hall. Tho Young Peoplo's meeting will bo held at 0:30 o'clock, and will bo conducted by Miss Flsch- or; tho topic is "How God Leads Men," Ps. 23. Tho evening service will be omltt' ! in order to unito with tho special oorvices at tho opera l ouse conducted by Brigadier Jenk ins and his staff of tho Salvation Army. All Christians, irrespective of ''(nomination, nro invited to join with us In observing tho Lord's sup per. II, II. Brown, pastor. AN FRANCISCO IWILDINO WORK (fly Assoc'ntod Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 29. SInco the groat fire in 100G, building per mits to tho amount of $97,000,000 have boan lieu :tl !n San Francisco. Young Widow Shot Dead by Race Track Man in Los Angeles House. (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29. A quai rel over financial matters is accepted by the police as the most likely origin of tho murder committed early thla morning, when Mrs. Charlotte Noyes, a mining engineer. McCormas states her apartments by W. P. McCormas, a mining engineer. MeCormas states tho woman attempted to throw a cup full of sulphuric ncld in his face and he shot her In self defenso. Ho ex hibits acid burn3, but tho police bo lievo McCormas applied the acid himself. Later. (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29. Detec tives searched the elaborately fur nished apartments of Mrs. Noyes and discovered a sheet of paper, pre sumed to contain an account of tho operations of McCormas and Mrs. Noyes of the race track. It showed heavy winnings up to two weeks ago, but total losses recently, all seeming ly in the past few days, amounting to between $3,000 and ?5,000. ANOTHER IJOMIJ EXPLODES. Two Laborers Are .Killed In tho Streets of Teheran. (By Associated Press.) TEHERAN, Feb. 29. A bomb ex ploded in a side street of this city to day killing two laborers. The city will be illuminated tonight In cele bration of tho escape of tho Shah from yesterday's attempted assassina tion. AMERICAN FLEET AT CALLO. Bel) Evans' War Dogs Arc Reviewed 15y President of Peru. ,(Dy Associated Press,) CALLO, Peru, Feb. 29. The flcot of American battleships under P.ear Admiral Evans sailed for tfio north this morning. The iiect was received in the harbor by President' Pardo. North Bend's Minstrel ShowThat minstrol show in North Bend Mon day night still continues the subject of dlbciiBsIon. There''is some ourlos- ity ns to how Charles Keane will per form in female dress. Charles has proven his infinite variety In many lines, but confesses to a feelli'g of timidity at trespassing in the lealm of woman. Ho will gyrate, plrouetto and couquctto as the "Bowery Bollo" Monday night. Mrs. Gcrnldino Morris has return to Marsbfield and reopened a stud for Vocal Culture and will bo hapi to see her old friends nnd pupils nr. others Interested. Rooms in tho Nas burg Block, up stairs SMITH'S CAFE. Dinner Sunday, 11 n, in. to it p. m. MENU: Soup. Cream of Celery. Flh. Boiled Halibut, 25 Fried Sm It, 25 Fried Clams, 25 Fried Srlm 1 , 25 Cracked Crab Mayonnaise, 25 Roiled. Boiled Tongue a la Creole, Z' Pickled Pip's F, -t, 25 Cold Boiled Ham, Potato P 1, 25 Entrees, Stowed Breast of Snring ' French Peas, 2" Braised Domestic Duck. Style, 50c Chicken Frlcaaee, Roasts. Prlmo Ribs of Beef au .' Extra Cut nam, Roast Pork an-' Anpl" Roast Domestic D iVk r,' ' R03 Spring Lamb nnd Jllv yHfl mil) t- (To oH"-' Greon Onions, " Celery, 10c r-.n Lobst'"' Bulnd Honanrr. I) and tor a , 2fio ' tng, L'5C 1, lOo "o Apple, Mlnco Lotnnbirr Tapioca C""r"i Today's n,tJ ' mon I! i, ' Unu3r t.. dlroetinn of Arno iaw on the Pacific ctr ad U one at , , Aof 'toduy's ! '" " v : ,
