BANDON, OREGON, THURSDAY, Volume XXIII. INVESTIGATE USES BURNT DEM TIMBER SHOULD BE BARKED TO PREVENT DECAY Some Interesting Information Compiled by Forest Department The Department of Agriculture at Washington has been making some investigation into the use of (lead timber in the natural forests in the southern Rocky Mountain region, and has gathered much interesting data that will undoubtedly be good news to the owners of timber lands in Tillamook County and in the en­ tire Pacific Northwest. The investigation brought out very striking, first, that sound dead timber is valuable in some localities, and it is regarded as not w'orth using in others. The timber which was not used was found to be fully as good as the other, and the only cause for rejecting it proved to be ignorance of its true value. There are three classes of dead timber. Eire-killed timber, which is the best, forms by far the largest part of the dead timber in the nation­ al forests, and is found throughout them. Insect-killed timber, though wfdely scattered, is usually restricted to small areas. In some localities, however, particularly in the Black Hills, South Dakota, there are many millions of feet of such timber. Dead timber of the third class is mainly met with in single trees or small groups, but the aggregate amount of H is large. Discussing fire-killed limber the investigation showed that the princi­ pal defect in that timber is check. This appears soon after the death of the tree, and apparently does not greatly increase later, l imber above 9,ooo feet elevation is not affected by decay for many years. Such timber has been used after more than fifty years have elapsed since burning, and vast quantities of timber killed by fire twenty or thirty years ago, are entirely free from decay. Fire-killed timber should be barked soon after it is killed, in order to prevent decay of the sur­ face. If the bark has been left on, the slabwood is somewhat decayed. Eodge pole pine and Engelmann spruce have about the same durabil­ ity; after twenty-five years about 50 pei cent is usually standing and the fallen timber, if not—fiat on the ground, lasts one third as long. Standing Douglas fir last« ilmost in­ definitely, and even when tlat on the ground decays but slowly Yellow pine decays more rapidly, since it occurs mainly below an ele­ vation of 9,000 feet. On the other hand, on account of the openness of its stand, it is rarely killed by fire. In many places it is the popular opinion that dead timber is very much weaker than seasoned green timber. It is even held that timber which has been dead a number of years is weaker than green timb«i. and that the longer it stands the weaker it becomes. These views are quite wrong. By actual test it has been shown sound timber, as a matter of fact, is almost as strong as seasoned green timber and much stronger than timber before seasoning. Seasoning greatly adds to the strength of timber, so that in order to make the comparison a fair one, the green ami the dead timber must be brought to the same condition of seasoning. When this is done, the tests indicate mat dead white firm about nine tenths as strong as green white fir which has been seasoned, and about twice as strong as green timlier freshly cut. Since the principal defects of dead timber is checked, it has been used largely in the round for mine timbers, coal crops, telephone ¡»oies, railroad ties, and fence posts. Better grades are used for dimension stock, which is not seriously affected by the hol­ low checks found in these grades. It is not much use for inch stuff, how­ ever, except as cut up stock because of frequent cross checks. In smaller quantities dead timber has been used for telephone and tel­ egraph poles, dimension stuff and fence posts. In fact, it has been used for everything for which green timber is used, except thin sawed lumber; there is no reason why it should not be used for this to a con­ siderable extent also. Narrow widths of the best material, not damaged by checking, could be worked up into fl«x»ring and ceiling, and it could be used for second-grade lumber, which would not be seriously affected by a certain amount of checking. The use of dead timber results in a double economy—the prevention of waste and a saving of more valua­ ble timber for better uses. School Notes. A program for the third monthly Teachers’ and Patrons’ Meeting is being prepared, and the same will be published next week. The meet­ ing will be held on Friday evening# November 15th The Bandon High School has made proposals to the High Schools of North Bend, Marshfield, Myrtle Point, and Coquille, to hold a series of debates and oratorical contests at the several towns during the school year. No definite plans have yet been made in the matter, but it is reasonably certain that the proposal will be accepted by Coquille and Myrtle Point, and that such contests will be held. The students of the Bandon High School are anxious to take up such work with the neigh­ boring High Schools, and feel that much good will result from work of this character. The fifth and sixth grades have been divided, and an additional teacher has been employed to take charge of the fifth grade. Mrs. Myrtle Myers is the new teacher, she having recently come to Bandon from Nebraska. The High School students are dis­ playing new flag pins recently pur­ chased, enameled in black and gold, the High School colors. MASS MEETING CALL­ ED FRIDAY P.M. NOV. 8 CREJMEBt WANTS A BUILDING SITE Concern with Pay Roll of $9,000 per Month will Locate. A. D. Morse, with authority to represent one of the largest Cream ery Institutions on the coast, has interested a number of our progres­ sive merchants in obtaining a sub­ creamery for Bandon. z\fter con siderable correspondence he hxs matters closed up and has gone ahead and secured a site suitable for such a new industry. The only con­ cession asked is a desirable location for their plant. It will take $1,000 in cash to secure this site, and will no doubt be raised very shortly. This creamery w ill have a payroll of close to $9,000 per month, all of which will pass through our local bank. Of a necessity a lasge por­ tion will be spent in Bandon. Our merchants are able to sell as cheaply as anywhere in the county, and can probably give a closer margin than up river dealers who have to pay extra freight. The main building which will be erected just as soon as the site is secured.4fill be 50x100 ft. Modernly equipped, it will have a large enough capacity to handle easily all of the product in this vicin­ ity. In connection with the cream­ ery will be a cold storage plant, which has long been a necessity in Bandon. A call meeting is hereby called for tomorrow night, Friday, Nov. 8, 1907, in the Town Hall, for the pur­ pose of deciding upon this question. All earnest and enterprising business men are requested to be present, .is this is of vital importance to the mutual welfare of all. This meeting will be called to order at 8 o’clock promptly. Halloween. Halloween passed off very quietly in Bandon this year. Die greatest attraction being the dance given by the members of the Ladies’ Art Club, which was largely attended. As far as we can learn there was no damage done, and the extra vigi­ Elizabeth Arrives. lance provided for anv emergen« ies, The Elizabeth arrived off shore bv the town «lads, was not needed. last Friday, but on account of an A large number of maskers at- extremely rough bar, laid outside I tended the masked ball in the Bank until Monday. She carried 163 T of Mdse, and six passengers as fol­ 'Hall. The costumes were many and lows Mrs Gehrig, Mrs Ohman, varied. Prizes for the two prettiest Mrs Canterbury and child. Mrs costumes were awarded to Miss Isabel II D Baker, Mrs Wm Logan, Conger and Henry Adams; for the Messrs VV C and O Wrenshall and two best sustained characters, Mrs I Stephenson and Ben Forshay: and M iss Wrenshall. i for the two most comical characters, ' Mrs. Morse and F. H Van Norden. McKenzie-Erickson. Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Morse Last Thursday evening, October being members of the (Hub, refused 31 st, Doris McKenzie and Ernest E. to accept prizes and theirs were then Erickson were married at the home awarded to the next best in those of James T Mars, by Judge Top­ lines, namely: Miss Helen Logan ping. Only a few of the immediate and Mrs. J. L. Conger Prof and relatives and friends were present at Mrs. Ostein and Mrs. Boyle were the ceremony, which was a surprise ; judges, and gave these decisions. to their many friends. The young Follow ing is a list of as many of the couple have secured rooms at the maskers as we could obtain Pacific Hotel, temporarily. Both Me*dame# A. G. Erick «on, Gboflt. C. J Daily. Starlitfbt. are well known >n Bandon, and the Yonntr SpuiiiRb L*dv. RECORDER wishes to join their Kauarvid, Fencing Girl. friends in congratulations and wish­ Jamee Min, K<*. Lee Eaton. Aolnrun. ing them a happy and prosperous Geo. Cody, Gy pay Qneen future? Walter Hunter. Flower Girt. The Bandon R ecorder will be found on sale, by the copy, at Var­ ney N Tuttle-s Confectionery Store, on Main Street. e E. Lewin, Negro Wnaberwonian. Dibblee, Negro Washerwoman. C W. Dvgert. Bluebell W C. Daridaotu Ghoul. Feed Grow» Fireman. Oabort , Flower Girl. Number 45 NOVEMBER 7, 1907 Alee keimeiix. Flower Girl. country banks and little time was •I A ’ »rd. ne. I ale Barker, purpose and inevitable outcome of a Keevea. Quw*ti • tieurla. protracted drain of this character •I L. Conger. I uin. being too gl.irifig to admit A. I). Morae, SiMintHr I »’ill of argument or questin 1. The res­ P <* Stephen son. Sacajawea. Zeek, Gvpay Fortune feller. olution was unanimously adopted, Kobt Frederick. after it had been demonstrated that Harry NeU«»o, M issvh Iaabel Conger, Night. the laws of Oregon gr. «■ lhe banks M h I h J Endiodt. Ballet Girl. of the state no more effective Hazel M a »ore Night. recource than wid^ exploitation and Nygren, Indian Nellie JellSeli, Cooil. pubjjcity. Ina Blaekerby. Indian. Kuby Banter, Bandon Hecurder Koae Kennedy. . c-<- -a 3 3-3-’3-3^ Looking for inv husband M2\RINE Helen Logan. Q9 9 3 3-3 3-3 5-3 33-9-3 S Daughter of Montezuui t. ABUIVED. Edna Galiier, Nov 4—Stmr Elizabeth. Olsen, Beta Fredericks, Topav. Arza Inman, from S F. six passengers, 163 T Miidied Morse, Indian Mdw Katie Martin, Harriman’s other hand is now Nov 7—Schr C. T. Hill, Erick­ Grace Hoyt, Autumn. clutching the throat of < 'regon and Aura Conger, Folly. son, from S F. Ballast. her people. Not satisfied with the Nora Gibaon. Newsjgirl. lierna Wiuaor, Neu* girl. discharge of thousands of workmen Zetta Gibaon, Turk. There will be an entertainment employed in raihead construction (Arice I aylor, (’owboy (¡111. and box social, Monday evening, and stopping <>l huge pay r ills, the Pearl Axtell. Cowboy Girl. Ijeatha Moore. Bride. “wizard of Wail Smet” has adopt­ November it th, in the Opera Hall. Marv Hermann, ed a policy of draining ever* cent he Prof. E. Roy Moon will give one of Maude Cornelius, Fireman. possibly can out of the state, ship- ¡his popular recitals, principally com­ Hazel Moore, Admission to cents. All Meaarg Henry Adolpbseii, Cow Boy ' pmg to Eastern money centers as edy. J. (). Stemler, ladies who bring baskets admitted fast as express trains will carry it. Claude Adams, Convict. This situation was made the sub­ free. Proceeds tor the benefit of the Van Norden, Clown. Will Allen, Newawoman. ject of drastic resolution by the Christian Sunday School. Every­ Tolliver, Clown 1 Clearing House Association at a body invited to attend. Guy Fredericks, Tough Tramp. special meeting held Monday morn- Will Hancock, J A. McCord. Policeman. I ing Ladies’ Cloaks, only a tew of them Oliver Waldvogel, Nun. O. A. Houston, Baseball Buy, The tactics of the Southern Pacific left, and they will soon be gone. Chas. Daily, Groom. and O. R. OREGON’S FINANCES NEW YORK GETS OREGONS MONEY Would Soon Take All of the Money Out of the Northwest. i of as much of its present stock of every year. coin and currency as possible, burst Knights’ Ball. upon the local bankers they lost no Just in, at R. H. Rosa’s, a line of Ladies’ Full Dress Patent Leather All preparations for the coming time in planning retaliation. grand ball of the Knights-of Pythias, The matter was brought up be­ Shoes; styles, Button and Blucher, Delphi Lodge, No. 64, on next Sat­ fore the meeting bv the reading of a with widths running to nario... urday, November ibth, show that number of communications from Popular prices. this will be the big dance of the season. The various committees named below are working hard to esolved break last year's record, and to (lo THAT AMAN 5HOULDALWAYS this, will make them go some. fhe Seaside Orchestra will furnish have A G ood opinion of the music for the affair, and supper SELF, WHICH HT GAINS RY WHAT will be served at the usual places. HE KNOWS OF Hl. 15ELF OTHERS A large crowd w ill come down the SEEIHEOUT5IE E,BUT THE river, and the hall will be packed to overflowing The good fellowship COMFORT HE G! T5 C0ME5 FP o M that exists among the Knights will WHAT IS NEXT TO HIM not permit any wall flowers at their functions, and if you go you are sure to have the tune of your life. The Hall will be appropriately dec­ orated in the colors of the order. Following are the different commit­ tees: Commiitt-e on Arrsni.’eiupnt Nels RasmiiKSHU. < ,.*<■ P To|«| injr. Moss Av -iill Committee on D woih U ou . Geo. F L reriz WHAT I» J. E. Wnletrom. HtXTj /Ol F A Meld. S. E. Osborne. F. A. Holman. LOOK AT YOUR. LA ST WINTER. 5 OVER-COAT AND R. E. Gardner. 5EE IF THE CLOTH ABOUT THE 5EAM5 IN THE John Danielson. A. H. GarfieM. BACK AND AR.OUND THE CUFF5 15 NOT BADLY Committee on Reception. W0R.N. IF YOU TUCK YOUR. 5LEEVE5 YOU WILL J. \V. Hoover MAKE THEM TOO 5HOR.T. IF YOU LEN6THEN Elbert Dyer. Nels Rasmussen THEM OR. LEAVE THEM A5 THEY AR.E, YOU CAN­ John Shields. NOT GET AWAY FR.OM HAVING PEOPLE KNOW Mr. Shield“ R E. L Bedillion. THAT YOU 6ANN0T AFFOR.D A NEW 0VER.C0AT. Geo. P. Topping THEN 15 THERE ANY R.EA5ON WHY YOU 5H0ULD Ernie Bosk NOT BUY A NEW ONE, E5PECIALLY WHEN YoU Committee on Floor. .1. K. Sc.it. Lloyd R-.-n, Spray Os­ CAN DO 50 FOR. OUR. PR.ICE5? OUR. MEN’5 OVER.- born. Clarence Boicp. Howard Cul­ ver, G. T. Trea«<>r ! HAVE A 5PLENDID LINE OF OVER.COAT5 FOR. LIT- John Langlois TLE MEN. O. A. Trowbridge. Moss Averill. R . J The new issues for the past month are now on display at Lowe's. Call and make your selections be­ fore they are picked over. R.E5PECTFULL Y, O. A. Trowbridge