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THE PAJLY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, . ..AON. SATURDAY, JULY 18, T908.
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IN THE UNITED STATES
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OF THE
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STATISTICS OF
COUNTRIES LEADING INDUS
TRIES A LAUGH INCREASE IN
PRODUCTION DESPITE THE
PANIC LAST YEAR.
m.. Tliirnnn of tllO ConSUS, With
11IU AW
the assistance of tho Forest Service
of the Department of Agriculture,
as for somo years collected statis
tics concerning tho annual produc
tion of various forest products, and
the preliminary totals for tho cut of
lumber, lath, and shingles for the
year ending December 31, 1907, have
just been made public.
Total Lumber Cut, Over Forty Bil
lion Fcct.,k
Unusual importance is attached to
the reports for tho past year, which
show that tho aggregate cut of lum
ber In tho United States increased
from 37,551 million feet, board
measure, In 190G, to 40.25G million
feet in 1907 a gain of 2,705 mil
lion feet, or 7.2 por cent. For lath
and shingles the total production was
3,664 million and 11,950 million,
respectively, In 1907, as against
3,813 million and 11,858 million, re
spectively, in 190G a decrease of
149 million, or 3.9 por cent, In lath,
and an Increase of 92 million, or
eighteenths of 1 per cent, In shln
glos. Tho number of mills reporting
in 1907 was 28,850, while In 190G
the cut of 22,398 mills was covered.
Effects of the Panic, and Other
Influences.
The substantial increase in th'e
Stotal production of lumber in 1907
as compared with 190G, In spite df
the financial stringency which meas
urably affected most lines of manu
facture during a part of the latdr
year, Is remarkable, and especially
bo in view of certain woll-known
locnl causes which also operated dur
ing the whole or a part of tho yedr
to reduce tho output of tho regions
affected. Aside from tho car short
ago, which necessitated a restriction
of tho cut in many localities during
the oarjier months of tho year, the
fact that tho Industry of lumber ma
nufacture was practicallyisuspendod (spruce Still n Lending
on tho Pacific coast early in the fall,- Timber.
POSSES STILL
ULES
on account of the prospective raise
in freight rates by the, railroads
which handle the product of tho mills'
In this region, materially affectod tile
amount of output. Furthermore a
steady decline from year to year is
to be expected In the Lake states, be
cause of the rapid exhaustion of their
timber supply, In tho Southern sta
tes, howevor the principal prod
ucers of lumber during recent years
local conditions were substantial
ly normal, but the effect of the busi
ness depression obtaining through
out tho country during tho latter
part of 1907, while somewhat ob
scured, may nevertheless bo discern
ed In tho showing for that region.
Incrcaso In Production, Chiefly In
tho Southern States.
The unprecedented volume of
building operations under way dur
ing 190G and the earlier part of 1907
had created a demand for yellow pine
which reduced stocks and kept the
mills running at practically maxi
mum capacity during tho major part
of the latter year for some months
even after the decline In building
activity had become general and
pronounced. Furthermore these con
ditions brought Into 'operation many
new mills, a fact which also con
tributed to a material Increase In the
normal cut of the region through the
earlier months of 1907. The excep
tionally heavy production during this
part of the year is more clearly In
dicated by the figures when it Is
borne In mind that many of tho large
mills in tho yellow pine district were
idle, or practically so, for several
weeks during the latter part of the
year. Tho greater thoroughness
which characterized tho 1907 can
vass undoubtedly contributed in some
degree also to the increased totals for
these states as well as for other
lumber regions of the country.
Cut of Yellow PJne, Nearly Thirteen
Billion Feet.
More than nine-tenths of tho stand
of yellow pine stumpago is In the
"coast Btates, from Virginia to Texas,
inclusive, and Arkansas. This'
group, together with Kentucky and
Tennessee, reported a total lumber
cut In 1907 of 17,G94,218 thousand
feet by 11,395 mills, as against 15,
096,110 thousand feet by 8,143 mills
In 1906 an Increase of 17.2 per
cent in production and 39.9 per cent
in number of mills. Of this total out
put, tho Beveral species of yellow
pine long leaf, short leaf, loblolly,
Cuban, etc. qoptributed 12,810,790
thousand feet, or 72.4 per cent, In
1907, and 11,298,014 thousand feet,
or 74.8 per cent, in 190G an in
crease in the cut of this wood of
1,46G,788 thousand feet, or 13.4 per
cent. Other woods showing impor
tant gains were: Oak, from 1,032,
398 thousand feet in 1906 to 1,465,
7G3 thousand feet In 1907; poplar,
from 325,162 thousand feet to 427,
426 thousand feet; red gum, from
286, 69G thousand feet to 472,754
thousand feet; and tupelo, from 42,
624 thousand feet to C6,894 thou
sand feet. Oak and poplar nro the
principal lumber trees of Kontucky
and Tennessee. It Is possible that
tho indicated increase in the cut of
theso woods was duo, in part, to the
substantially larger number of mills
reported for these states In 1907.
Product Ion In New York and New
England.
In Now York and New England,
where the manufacture of lumber
and allied products from standing
timber stUl holds a relatively high
place among the industries of the
region, the totals were not material
ly changed from thoso of tho preced
ing year; most of the states, how
ever, showed gains, and in a few in
stances the relative Increases were
considerable The total cut of New
York and Now England combined
3, G 17,4 8 2 thousand feet for 1907
exceeded that of 190G by 348,214
thousand feet, an Increase of 10.7 per
cent. Such a showing is noteworthy
in view of tho waning timber sup
ply in this region, and the adverse
business conditions obtaining
throughout a part of tho period
covered. Practically the entire out
put of tho mills of this section un
like that of the mills In tho Lake
states, tho Southern states, and the
Pacific Coast states is marketed lo
cally and is insufficient In quantity
to satisfy the normal demand, a con
siderable percentage of tho product
consumed hero being shipped in,
chiefly from the South and from the
Lake region. The failing off In the
demand for lumber In theso states
during the latter part of 1907, there
fore, while reflected sharply in tho
decreased shipments into them, ap
parently had little or no bearing on
the output of the local mills, who3e
capacity was still short of the de
mand
Lumber
Although the wood pulp industry
Is' making a heavy and Increasing
draft upon tho supply of spruce, this
tree still practically shares with
whito pine the place of first imnort
ance among the lumber timbers of
this region. The cut of spruce re
ported in 1907 was 1.098.2G8 thou
sand feet, an increase over 190G of
75,914 thousand feet, or 7.4 per cent.
It formed 30.4 per cent of the total
output of all lumber in these states
in 1907, while white pine contributed
31.8 per cent.
Decrease In Whito Pino Cut of the
Lake States.
Tho total production of the Lake
states was 5,491,680 thousand feet in
1907 and 6,219,728 thousnnd feet In
1906, a decrease of 728,048 thou
sand feet, or 11.7 per cent. Among
the various species the greatest loss
was In pine, which decreased from
3,055,072 thousand feet in 1906 to
2,497,505 thousand feet in 1907, or
i8.3 per cent; while for hemlock,
maple, and basswood tho relative de
creases were only 8.8, 5.6 and 9 per
cent, respectively, and for birch there
was an increase of 4.6 per cent. In
theso states, as a whole, pine still
holds the place of first importance,
though tho history of lumbering In
Michigan, where with tho passing of
pine the cut of the mills ran to hem
lock nnd the hard woods, Is being
repeated in Wisconsin. In this state
In 1907 tho roported cut of pine for
the first time fell below that of hem
lock, the output of tho latter exceed
ing that of the former by 19.7 iper
cont, while in 1906 the production
of pine was greater than that of hem
lock by 13.1 per cent. In Minne
sota tho cut of pine In 1907 formed
91.6 per cent of the total lumber out
put of that state, and represented
60.9 per cent of the aggregate cut
of this wood In all tho Lake states.
Comparison With Previous Years.
The report also contains statistics'
of the cut for the years lO'OO, i904
and 1905. The total of 35,084 'mil
lion feet, board measure, shown1 for
1900, Is comparable with tho 37,551
million and 40,256 million feet re
ported for 1906 and 1907, respective
ly, as the canvass for each of these
years covered both merchant and, cus
tom mills. In 1904 and 1905 the
recorded lumber cut of tho country
was 34,135 million feet and 30,603
million feet, board measure, respect
ively. Tho figures for 1904 ,were
Fugitive Murderer at Marys-
ville, Cal., Seen In Butte
County ButNot Captured
(By Associated Press.)
MAltYSVILLE, Cal., July 17.
Adolph Gules, the fugitive murderer
of two men at Camp No. 20, on the
Western Pacific, appeared at Merri
mac in tho eastern part of Butte
county, last night. He stopped at a
store and wanted beer. None was
to be had and ho started toward
Qulncy, Plunias county. Ho showed
ovidonce of hard travel. Several
posses arc in pursuit.
Yon can make Money
By keeping your clothes
cleaned mid pressed. They will
wear longer nnd look better.
Good appearance helps bring
you prosiM'rity. Let us do the
work for you. Satisfaction guar,
nnteed. Prices reasonable.
THE PANTATORiUM
"The Palms" Old Stand
COST OF ELECTIONS.
Cub Cull Hcrvlcc at tiny Hour
(i Odd lUrpc anb Vo4itcle
JIEISNEIt, MILLER & CO.
Livery, Fowl and Sale Stable.
Wood for Sale.
Tl t il A A Stf. I'liono 1311 Uarhneld
June Balloting In Oregon Caused
$15,500 Expense.
SALEM, Ore., July 17. Elections
under the Initiative and referendum
in Oregon last month cost $15,500 In
add.ition to tho regular election ex
penses, not counting anything for ad
ditional time of election judges or
the additional cost of enlarged bal
lots. Tho amount named Is tho cost
of printing and distributing pam
phlets of information to voters.
Of the total amount, $3157 was
paid by friends or opponents of meas
ures for the space their arguments
occupied In the pamphlets.
COOL SUMMER BREEZES
THAT BLOW ON COOS BAY
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Oregon Electrical Co ;
I Marshfield - Phone 61
Marshfield Hand Laundry
and DYE WORKS
All strictly hand work. The daintiest and most deli
cate garments laundered without damage.
Guarantee not to shrink flannels
All goods handled by us mended free
We call for and deliver free
Fine .work a specialty. Give us a trial order.
J. B. HIBBAR.D, Propr.
Phone 2291 Fourth and Queen Sts., Marshfield
Empire IWnn Writes to Friends In
Sweltering East About Our
Climate.
EMPIRE, Ore., July 1C,, 1908.
Dear Times:
Have no right to trespass upon
your time or good nature but I pre
sume to furnish you excerp from
better written by one of our Em
nlreltes to a friend in St. Louis, Mo.,
In effect:
"The weather as a topic: We of
Coos Bay, when we read of the tor
ridity, and many heat prostrations in
the eastern states are thankful that
we are not there as thus far, ad
vanced as is tho season, in this parti
cular spot we have had no real sum
mer weather and 'the truth of the
statement of friends, old residents,
a few years ago that the nipper
"Coos" was more to be desired as a
placo where one could get warm,
"away from tho chilling July
breezes so common to the Bay" Is
now fully realized, for a pair of
blankets and coverlet have been ac
ceptable as a bed furnishing ever
since the writer, a tenderfoot, has
made Empire his abiding place, Long
live Empire whose claim to tho title
of being tho typical mecca of tho of
fice worn, tho sick, the recreatlonlst
cannot bo gain said, "So mote it
be."
ANON.
of manufactures of 1905, which was
limited to merchant mills, thus ex
cluding small neighborhood mills and
those engaged exclusively In local
custom sawlng, which probably ac
counts for the fact that tho total cut
for that year was smaller than In
1900, 1906 or 1907. The figures for
1905, while doubtless covering the
cut of most of the large mills of the
country, manifestly fell short of giv
ing complete figures for that year.
In order, however, that the com
parison of tho annual cut might be
given as wide a scope as possible,
these figures for 1904 and 1905 are
presented, as thry cintitt'to the
most, complete record available for
these years.
asters and McLain
General Contractor's Building
Material and
Beaver Hill Coal I
Office: Bro? Ayay & Queen S
Phones 2011 - 826
Let Us Show You
OUR STOCK OF
WEINHAKD'S BEER
PROMOTES HEALTH
MARSDEN'B LIQUOIl HOUSE
Orders PtdlvHred Free.
MARINE Gas ENGINES
We now have on hand four and eight
horse power four-cycle Haase Motors and .
.3 1-2 and 5 1-2 two-cycle Ferro Auto-marine
engines.
For power, reliability, and durability,
these makes are unexcelled.
WATCH THEM R.UN
See the 3 1-2-horse power Ferro on display
at the "Gunnery."
Isaac R. Tower
66
ALERT"
i Captain O'. E. Edwards.
( Timo-Table.
Leaves Allegany, dally at 7 a. m.
Returning Leaves Marshflold 2
P. m.
For terms of charter, towing,
transportation or freight, apply on
board.
C. E. EDWARDS, Owner.
FOR TABLE USE TRY
Welnhard'a Bottled Beer
MARSDEN'S LIQUOE. HOUSE
Phono 481
Orders Delivered Frco.
SIANGAN'S NEW UNDERTAK
PARLORS. Just moved into new build
ing on South Broadway, two
blocks south of 'C street,
where a fine chapel has been
fitted up.
A full line of caskets, cou
ches, robes and funeral sup
plies in general.
Licensed embalmer with
lady assistant.
Telephones: Office 2161
Residence 2171
i Ivestors Stoo and Investigate
K.l .l!V
Home with Income or an Investment
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A practical location for a fruit farm that
has no rival, This farming and dairying proposi
tion will pay from 1 5 to 20 per cent on purchase price,
The farm consists of 193 acres sandy and clay loams
an rifir ppnt of which is readv for the plow, Located
on the Coos River at the junction of the north and south,,
r I "PI r - ...!H.J ...!4-U nllAAAf1n'wfnfrvimn"
TOrK, iniSiarm IS equiupeu Willi auuo(joooai.yiai 1111115
tools and best grade of cattle for the dairy,
The dairy department is netting about $1 6 per day
at present,
There are 30 acres of potatoes which represent a
value or $i5,uuu, me price Tor mis spienuiu piupeuy
including all personal property '(crop excepted), lis
$103 per acre; half cash, balance on easy terms,
We are waiting to show you this splendTd proposi
tion at any time, For full particulars call on Stutsman
and Company, real estate, or E, Enegren, the owner,
who resides on the property,
We have many other propositions to offer you,
STUTSMAN AND COMPANY, REAL ESTATE.
Corner 'C and Front Streets, Marshfield, Oregon.
Phone 1711
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given that the
common council of tho city of Marsh
field, Coos county, Oregon, will re
ceive bids for the Improvement of
that portion of Flanagan street, from
tho north end of said street to the
center line of Nevada avenue, accord
ing to tho plans and specifications on
file In tho office of the city recorder,
and open to the inspection of all per
sons Interested therein. Separate
bids will be received for the grading
and for tho planking, sidewalks and
other wood work. Bids will bo re
ceived up until 8 o'clock p. m., Tues1
day. July 28, 1908, and each bid
must be accompanied with a certified
check for at least 5 per cent of the
bid.
The council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Dated, July 10, 1908.
J. M. UPTON,
Recorder.
. DRINK
WEINHARD'S
BEER
' BEST MADE,
MARSDEN'S LIQUOR HOHSE
TH0MAS0N & HANSON
-DEAIERS IN-
'Hay Grain and Feed'
Free Delivery Phone 1751
Uso DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
pleasant little pills that are easy to
take. Sold by LOCKHART PAR-
complled. at the quinquennial census SONS DRUG CO.
FAMILY( ORDERS FOR
WEINIIARD'8 BEER
By mall or Phono
Dellverd Free '
MARSDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE
Eighteen year's experience haB
taught us a motto "Take
our time, and do our work
right."
L. J. POST
Contractor and Builder.
Prices consistent with best work
Murhhdeld, Ore.
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Favor Us and Youf&S I
By buying your furniture here, This is the only fur
niture store in the city where no second hand goods
are carried and our prices are right too, A fair profit
fs all we ask, Anything in the furniture line to be had
here,
SOME SPECIAL PIECES
of high grade furniture that just arrived are now. on
display at this store, Come and inspect the stock
v, nether you wish to buy or not,
C. A. JOHNSON
FRONT STREET
'.X"I"I"I"I--I- I-H-M-1 .r-XH-M-?-K-4MMf-rH
Shop Phone 864
Estimates Furnished
J. B. RUST
lies. 1526
PLUMBING, HEATING AND GAS FITTING
Moved to C St., between 1st and 2d
Water Heating a Specialty Jobbing Promptly Attended to
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