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VOL
THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATUAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1903.
No. 201.
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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
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.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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.)
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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,'
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Spring Lamb nnd Jllv
yHfl mil) t-
(To oH"-'
Greon Onions, "
Celery, 10c r-.n
Lobst'"' Bulnd
Honanrr.
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L'5C
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Apple, Mlnco Lotnnbirr
Tapioca C""r"i
Today's n,tJ '
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