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2 THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 WOOD PULP REPORT too Established 1873. Millions of Cords Used for Pap- er Yearly Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year .... By carrier, per month .$7.00 .60 MUCH SPRUCE IS UTILIZED WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance. .$1.50 . . - Entered as second-class matter July 30. 1906, at the postoffice at As toria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence or place of business may be made by postal .card or through telephone. Any irregularity jn delivery should be immediately reported to the office of publication. ' Large Quantities of Hemlock Were Taken by Wisconsin Pulp Mills, and the Report Shows That the Badger State Ranks High. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THE WEATHER Oregon, Washington Fair. and Idaho TEMPERAMENTAL CHANGES. One of the home-charms of As toria, is the swift and radical adapta tion of our people o the warm and brilliant changes incident to the com ing of summer; the quick rallying to the genial bidding of the warmth, the light and lustre, of the exqusite days, as they play oyer the, magnificent land and water scapes that are our heritage; the sudden submergence of the "grouch," the complaint, the dubious and hopeless utterance; the anxious and perturbed Jook; and the rising of the happier aspect and cheer inseparable from the smile and word of the newer view of things everywhere. ( Of course, we are no different from our fellows; but the Astoria' summer is different. It is the ideal season of the Pacific slope and finds its perfect expressidh here at the mouth of the Columbia by every element of the guage that is used to determine that arch-conditions. The configuration of figuration of the land; the great fun- abuse Portland has directly and in directly showered on Astoria, in this relation, through a period far too long to compute. COLUMBIA BAR SOUNDINGS. 1 1 " " x Everybody in any sort of touch with the great national improvement embodied in the Columbia river jet ties, is hoping the developments from the soundings now underway on the Columbia bar, may prove the further marked and genuine success of the huge undertaking; that the record of depths attained to in 1908, may far exceed any yet made; that certain evidence may be secured showing sharp reductidns of the curvatures of that grim old barrier over the records of the past, and that the work is yielding sure and signal results. The records of 1907 were distinctly good and indicated that the real pur pose of the jetty had been wrought up to,and that the action of the big rock-arm was what the engineers had devised; and we shall rejoice in the news from the surface that shall con firm this state of affairs. The task is, or should be, drawing toward a consummation, and is being watched with larger and broader in terest than has been given it in years irel of the majestic river which draws and what of tentative concern ... has , the passing ocean breeze from its vast habitat and cools it with the mountain temperatures that cling to the Columbian waters even as they pass into the huge seas; the lay of the hills that meet the winds from over-sea and over-land, and holds them in suspension until they take on the delicious warmth that glows inspiringly, yet never enervates nor sickens. ' No wonder our people cheer up and take on the livlier impress of the sunny hours at hand; they are enough to inspire the broadest possible change in temperament, feeling, speech, habit and inclination; , and we want the thousands up in the in terior, Portland included, to come down and share the beauties and charms and "perspirationless" quali ties of the Astoria summer. PORTLAND HOLDS IT NOW!. There was a - day in the dim past when Astoria bore a name for "roughhouse" proclivities and people and records, that, as far as it went, was among the justifiable attach ments to this city's reputation; but Portland, with her usual faculty for absorbing all things that make this city and section distinctive to any degree whatever, having relieved us of the agencies that contributed to that condition and repute, is now, ac cording to despatches from there, the "wickedest town in the State" ad for her size and scope, parallels poor old San Francisco in the raw degen eracy of her popular morals and po lice conivance therewith. The news is shocking, of course; but, once a big community starts in to arrogate to itself all the peculiar attributes that belong to sister cities over the same state, she niust take over the good and bad and make the most of them; and Portland s doing this with remarkable success. As toria gladly yielded her the palm in this relation a long while ago; and counts herself practicaly free from all such debasing fame and function and in granting the metropolis the distinction she has attained to, does it wi'h a thankfulness she have not felt for her interference, for many a long day. The fact that Portland is the only big city in the State, adds emphasis and color to the rottenness where with she is charged, and leaves her without competition in the ugly premise; with no other city in the realm to share the notoriety nor to qualify the extraordinary and subli mated pass to which she has arrived. We regret it, of course; but there is a touch of justice in the mere pos sibility of evening up the measure of' been felt ,is giving way to a more pronounced regard, and always with the best hope for. specific and fixed achievement. EDITORIAL SALAD A statement is wise who learns to choose his historians with due cau tion. ' The farmers in many states con tinue to say that they can find places for many of the unemployed. pne Democratic objection to the new currency law is that .it is an other obstacle to the adoption of the greenback policy. Time, money, experience and pluck will certainly bring a practical and reliable airship. The American in ventor never surrenders. In a recent address in Parliament Lord Avebury said: "I am sure that if ladies knew how cruel the traffic is, they would never wear the plumes of birds, for after all they do not look nice in them." If one of these rea sons fails, the other is certain to get in its work. The adjournment of Congress gives the Republican senators a chance to get ready for the Chicago Conven tion, where they will take possession of the chair, dictate the resolutons ancj do the nominating., These ubiquitous and versatile senators are the mainstay of the government. Without them there, would be no cohesion of party, liberty would languish and the convention would be a fizzle. WASHINGTON', June 12. A pre lmunary report of the consumption of p.ilpwood and the amount of pulp main i. "urcd last year has just been issued bythe Bureau of the Census, The advance statement is made from the statistics collected by the Census Bureau in co-operation - with the United States Forest Service. Many of the figures bring out in- 'esting facts which show the rapid growth of the paper making and allied industries during the last decade. Nearly four million cords of wood, in exact numbers 3,962,661) cords, w re used in the United States ii the manufacture of paper pulp last year, iust twice as much as was used in 1899, the frst year for which de tailed figures were available. More than two and one-half million tons of pulp were produced. The pulp mills used 300,000 more cords of wood in 1907' than in the previous yeu. The amount of spruce used was 68 per cent of the total consumption of pnlpwqod, or 2,700,000 cords. The increased price of spruce has turned the attention of paper manufacturers to a number of other woods, hem lock ranking next, with 576,000 cords, or 14 per cent of the total con tumption More than 9 per cent was poplar. Mid the remainder consisted of relatively small amounts of pine, cottonwood, balsam and other woods. There v. as a marked increase last year in the importation of spruce, which has always been the most pop ular wood for pulp. For a number of years pulp manufacturers of this country have been heavily importing spruce from Canada, since the avail able supply of this wood in the north central and New England states, where most of the pulp mills are lo cated, is not equal to the demand. Figures show that the amount of this the sulphite process, and about onc- viiluable pulpwood brought into this third by the mechanical process, the countrv was more than two and one-1 remainder being produced by th J oyJS V1--J Lri J Ln j r i l I l . - ' r AT Grays -'River; WiniJ Saturday Eve., July 4 j Dance Will Be Given in Meserve's New i Hall f FLOOR MANAGERS: Jack Malone, M. Sverdrup, O. P. f Sailing, Frank Sorcnscn Music Will Be Furnished By Grays River Orchestra I Tickets for Dance, $1; Including Supper, $1.50 I THE STEAMER WENONIA WILL RUN AN EXCURSION FROM ASTORIA, LEAVING CAL- LENDER DOCK AT 3:30 P. M. Will call 'it Knappton and all way points, arriving at Grays River I at wu u hock r. m. , t A PICNIC DINNER will be aerved during the day in the beautiful parks a patriotic program la being f prepared xor me occasion Dy tne Dramatic uud. AU are invited to come. W. N. MESERVE being cut into suitable sizes and bark ed, is held against revolving grind stones in a stream of water and thus reduced to pulp. In the chemical process the barked wood is reduced to chips and cooked in large digesters with chemicals which destroy the cementing material of the fibers and leave practically pure cellulose. This is then washed and screened to render it suitable for paper making. The chemicals ordinarly used are cither bi-sulphite of lime or caustic soda. A little over half of the pulp manufactured last year was made by h .H '.imes as great in 1907 as in 1899. In 1907 the importations were larger than ever before, being 25 per cent greater, than in 1906. The spruce im ports last year amounted to more tlwn one-third of the consumption of spruce pulpwood. Only a slightly greater amount of domestic spruce was used than in 1906. Earge quantities of hemlock were usd by the Wisconsin pulp mills, and the report shows that the Badger State now ranks third in pulp pro duction, New York and Maine rank ing first and second, respectively. Poplar has been used for a long time in the manufacture of high grade paper, but the supply of this wood is limited and the consumption of it has not increased rapidly. Wood pulp is usually made bv either Vine of two general processes, mechanical or chemical. In the mechanical process the wood, after ucuig produced oy me soda process. Much of the mechan ical pulp, or ground wood as it is commonly railed, is used in the mak ing of newspaper. It s never used alone in making white paper but al ways mixed with some sulphite fiber to give the paper strength. A cord of wood ordinarily yields about one ton of mechanical pulp or about one-half ton of chemical pulp. , y POST CARD HALL Entrance Whitman's Bookstore $3O00 Post Card Stock , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Free writing desk and material in connection, alio atamp depart ment; stamps of all denominations; poit cards, books of stamps and newspaper wrappers aold. SEE fHOW WINDOW. itman's Book Store Wh W. R. Ward, of Dyersburg, Tenn., writes: "This is to certify that I have used Orinr Laxative Fruit Syrup for chronic constipation, and it has prov en, without a doubt, to be a thor ough, practical rekedy for this trouble, and it is with pleasure I offer my conscientious reference." There is nothing else "just as good' as Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure, and the other kinds cost just as muih s this famoin remedy. A man who is in perfect health, so he can do an honest day's work when necessary, has much for which he should be thankful. Mr. L. C. 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As they calmly lay at anchor, in San Francisffo bay. I wished I was a soldier then, with a heart as loyal and true, And could cheer as lustly as once I did when too, I wore the blue. , There they lay at anchor, on waters bright and clear, With Old Glory floating o'er them and the sailors' ringing cheer. Each loyal heart beat gladly, indeed as well they may, For such a grand sight was never seen in San Francisco bay. I saw the army marching with Fred Funston at its head, And the marines and bluejackets, by martial music lead, And the noble, hoary headed O. A. R. (not as in "sixty-four"), When they made' a record for themselves, that will live forever more! ASTORIA & COLUMBIA FIVER RAILROAD TWO TRAINS DAILY Steamship Tickets via all Ocean Lines at Lowest Rates. Tickets on Sale... For Rates, Steamship and Sleeping-car tions, call on or address Through1 j SHVBVI IB G. B. JOHNSON, General Agent 12th St., near Commercial St. ASTORIA, OREGON. 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