VOL. 35, NO. 25
MANY CLUBS
ARE ORGANIZED
T he C oquille H erald
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917.
Prizes Offered for
Essays on Good Roads
Des Moines, Iowa, advertise not only
in this country but in foreign lands. A
copy of each issue of every paper con­
taining their advertisem ent is sent to
Dr. W. A. Wood of Hillsboro, State
the office of the Chamberlain Medicine
Senator from Washington County and
Company as a proof of the insertion of
also Chairman of the Joint Ways and
the advertisem ent. Some of the pa­
Means Committee of the recent Legis­
pers bear names of places, which re­
lature, is offering prizes to school
cluiré one to recall forgotten geography
for essays on good roads.
or refer to the atlas to locate. Some
Miss Cowgill, of O. A. C., children
Below are the conditions under which Governor Gives Reasons for of them are particularly curious as they
Visits Schools and Starts the contest will be conducted:
His Action in Selecting New are published in the vernucular or na­
Contest A —Subject: The benefit ac­
tive languages which might be likened
Industrial Work
Highway Board
cruing to the county in which the w riter
to the carefully written notes of a
ie a resident from the improvement of
shorthand w riter.
the roads described in the $6,000,000
Here are the well known Chinese
bonding act For the best argum ent, a
characters arranged in vertical lines
first prize of $5. For the second best
reading from top to bottom, the lines
argum ent, a prize of $2. There are 36
arranged from right to left.
Several Schools Opening for first
prizes and 36 second prizes in this People’s Money Will be Well The Burmese language, as printed is
contest.
Summer Term
Protected
composed principally of a combination
Contest B—Subject: T h e benefit
of circles. Some one wittily suggested
which will accrue to the tate at large
that for this reason circulars would be
Miss Helen Cowgill, of the Oregon from the improvement of the roads de­ In naming the members of the State properly printed in this language.
A gricultural College, was in the county scribed in the bonding act. For the Highway Commissioners last week,
the language of Ceylon, is
last week visiting schools and organiz­ best argum ent, a first prize of $25. Governor W ithycombe did not appoint also Cingalese,
curvilinear. Japanese and Siamese
ing boys and girls Industrial Clubs. For the second best argum ent, a prize Chas. Hall, naming E. J. Adams, of are composed
largely of vertical lines
She visited several on the bay side and of $15.
Eugene, for this district. The mem­ connected by loops at either top or
in the Coquille valley she visited the Contest C—Subject: The same as bers of the commission are:
Coquille schools and also those of Fair- contest B. This contest is open only S. Benson, a capitalist, road expert bottom but rarely at both.
view, McKinley, Norway and broad- to bona fide students of Oregon high and philanthropist, of Portland. His The four hundred million people of
bent. Raymond E. Baker, county su­ schools. For the best argum ent, w rit­ appointment is for the district which is India have nearly fifty different dia­
perintendent, states that the boys *.iid ten by a high school student, a prize of comprised of Multnomah county and his lects or vernaculars. The Chamber­
lain Medicine Company advertises in
girls of the schools are taking more in­ no.
tenure of office is for three years.
terest in this part of the work than Contest D—Subject: The sam e as W. L. Thompson, banker, of Pendle­ ten of the principal ones as follows:
ever before, and he believes th at this contest B, and is open only to bona ton, and leading business man of east­ Bengali, G ujurathi, Hindi, Kanarese,
is partly due to the fact th at an effort fide students of Oregon gram m ar ern Oregon. His appointm ent is for Malayalam, M arathi, Sindhi, Tamil,
is being made to have p art of the work schools. For the best argum ent, wiit- the eastern Oregon district and his Tclegu and Urdu. The Sindhi and U r­
du are w ritten from right to left in the
done by the children count as credits in ten by a gram m ar school student, a term of office is for two years.
fashion. The Urdu is a sort
their school work. He said that there prize of $10.
E. J. Adams, lawyer and contractor, ot Hebrew
script and is so chaotic in shape that
RULES
were two projects which, if carried to
of
Eugene.
His
appointment
is
for
the
One person may enter but one con­ western Oregon district outside of it is impossible to reduce it to the mov­
completion by either girls or boys, un­ test.
type form. Papers printed in the
der present plans^would be equivalent In contest A the author m ust be a Multnomah
county and his term of able
Urdu language are therefore first w rit­
to one-half credit in the high schools. resident of the county whose benefits office is for one year.
out by hand and a pldte made by
Miss Elma Roberts, who has just
the proposed roads are discussed. “ For two weeks I have been going ten
lithograph process. The ‘ ‘Oudti
completed her term at the Fairview from
over the situation, analyzing candi­ the
Contest
B
is
open
to
any
resident
of
school, states th at the children of that Oregon who does not participate in dates, their fitness for the office and A khbar,” a sixteen page daily publish­
at Lucknow in this language, claims
district were very much interested in either of the other contests.
their ability and connections,” stated ed
a circulation of about 5,000. It is said
the work; but th at if they were to get In contests C and D the argum ent the governor.
the full benefit of it, the parents of the must discuss the road proposal from “ It occurred to me right after the th at in order to handle this circulation
district would have to superintend the the statewide standpoint.
passage of the act th at one necessity it requires an office force of about 200.
work during the sum m er months when No argum ent in any contest may ex­ in selecting a satisfactory commission Fortunately for the managers, the
wages paid to natives are only a few
the school will not be open.
ceed 200 words.
would he not only to procure first-class cents
She also says th at the Fairview W riting must appear on but one side and
a day.
capable men, but to have them so
school has installed new single steel of the paper used.
The Chamberlain Medicine Company
geographically
located
that
they
logic­
sanitary desks which are a great im­ Manuscripts must be w ritten prefer­ ally would bring out the best possible advertises in newspapers printed in 32
provement over the old kind which have ably with typew riter or pen and ink.
in developing a constructive high­ languages. Besides the vernaculars
previously been used there. It is prob­ The name and address of the author ideas
and the well known European languages
way
problem.
able, too, th at they will increase the must appear in the upper right hand “ Mr. Benson I consider pre-eminently French, Spanish, Portugese, Dutch,
length of the school term to at b ast corner of the first page.
for the work on the commission. German, etc., the list embraces a num­
eight months, as a law was passed by Argum ents must be subm itted w ith­ fitted
Broad
in his views, teeming with en­ ber of languages which until com para­
the last legislature requiring th at each out accompanying letters, explanations thusiasm,
with integrity above re­ tively recent times possessed no alpha­
school district hold school for at least or other enclosures.
proach,
and
above all things, 1 bet but for which the Roman alphabet
eight months each year and th at at The envelope enclosing the manu­ deem him an fair
ideal
man to assist in in­ has been adopted. There is also a
least $400 be spent in the maintenance script must be addressed to Senator W. augurating and promoting
con­ modern form of the Malay lauguage
of each school
D. Wood, Hillsboro, Or., and on the structive highway scheme. a great,
using Roman characters, known as Ro­
Knowing
Another law which w’as passed at the envelope must also be w ritten the con­
manized Malay. This is used in Java
recent legislature, which Mr. Baker test entered, thus: “ Contest A ,” him as I do, and being so well acquaint­ and the E ast Indies.
thinks will have a profound influence “ Contest B ,” “ Contest C, ” or “ Con­ ed with his work, I decided to select It is difficult to conceive how the
him for the three-year term .
on the schools of the county is one pro­ test D ,” as the case may be.
of some ot the papers manage
viding for the distribution of the county Manuscripts must be received by “ Mr. Thompson is a man in whom I readers
to handle them. Imagine a man on a
school fund, one-half according to the Senator Wood on or before 6 p. m. have the utm ost confidence. He is one crowded
street car trying to read a pa­
of the strongest business men in east­
number of teachers, and one-half on March 15.
whose pages aie thirty-eight incheB
the basis of the total number of days’ Manuscripts th at do not comply with ern Oregon, has a broad vision as to per
needs of th at section of the state. long and twenty-nine inches wide. This
attendance as shown by the records in the foregoing rules will not
con­ the
As a representative of th at section he is the size of the “ H itadabi,” a Ben­
the office of the county superintendent. sidered.
Mr. Baker has not received copies of M anuscripts will not be returned to will bring to the commission a record gali weekly published in Calcutta,India.
for business acumen, integrity and leg­ To an American newspaper man it is
these laws as they were passed; but the authors.
the essential features are as outlined Neither Senator Wood nor the con­ islative work, which I believe will as­ interesting to note the manner in which
above.
test judges can undertake to answer sist materially in carrying on the work the colonial English newspapers are
made up. They still cling to the meth­
Roy A. Giles who for the past five letters or inquiries concerning the con­ which the people much desire.
“ Mr. Adams I have not known for so ods which were practiced in this coun­
years has been principal of the Prosper test or awarda.
school, has resigned his position there Awards will be announced on or be­ long but he appeared a number of times try fifty years ago, the advertisem ents
and will begin teaching in the newly fore March 23, 1917, by three judges to before the old state highway commis­ being upon the first few pages, follow­
sion, of which I was a member. I have ed generally by the heavy editorials,
constructed Two Mile school May 12. be named later.
This is Mr. Giles’ home district and he The right to publish any m anuscript been particularly struck with his ability then a few meager cable and tele-
to analyze road situations and was giaphie items, afterw ards the local
has a three-year contract with the Two is reserved by the committee.
strongly impressed with his thorough­ news. The local news consists prin­
Mile school.
ness and enthusiasm, a j well as earn­ cipally of the proceedings of the legis­
C. E. Mulkey will open an eight Will Hold Meeting to
estness in his desire to advance good lative bodies, town council, school
months term at the Lee school on
Organize
Loan
Association
roads measures for the general welfare board, etc. Contributions by the read­
March 26th. Mr. Baker reports th at
of the public. He received strong en­ ers are numerous and lengthy.
this school pays its teacher the second
highest salary of any one-room school A meeting has been arranged for S at­ dorsements not only from the valley The editorials are generally of a more
in the county. Mr. Mulkey receives urday, March 10, at 10 o’clock at which counties, but from the coast couuties dignified and serious nature than Am­
$85 pel month. Sitkum pays the high­ it is hoped a local Farm Loan Associa­ as well.
erican productions. The daily papers
est salary, their teacher receiving $90 tion can be formed among the farm ers “ Geographically, also, these men are devote more space to book reviews and
located
ideally,
in
my
mind.
Eugene
of this vicinity. Some time ago The
per month.
detailed reports of scientific progress
The Coos County Round Table, a Herald, thinking th at the new Federal and Pendleton are centers of the great than American newspapers do. Humor
teachers’ organization, m et at the Ko- Farm Loan law offered an opportunity east and w est sections of the state. is not s<^ noticeable and cartoons are
Keel Klub rooms Saturday and listened to the farm ers of this section that The men, I am satisfied, will be rep­
more rarely than with us.
to the report by Superintendent L. W. should not be overlooked, took the m at­ resentatives of the interests of their used
Very
few, if any, of the colonial pa­
districts,
but
im
partial
to
all
sections,
Turnbull, of Bandcn, of the meeting of ter up with the Commercial Club and
pers issue a “ pinksheet,” but they
the S tate Teacher Association in Port­ County Agent Smith and also devoted in carrying out the mighty work th at supply
this omission by devoting a
land during the holidays, to which he considerable space in its columns to the is before them.
“ In selecting this commission 1 have large proportion of every issue to the
was a delegate.
subject.
F. A. Tiedgen, of the Marshfield Unavoidable delays have occurred in keenly felt th at it has been the most sporting news.
schools, discussed the Gary system of getting the necessary papers from responsible duty that has been placed W ith few exceptions the advertising
Education, for the benefit of the Round Washington; but these have been ob­ upon me since I entered the office of pages would give our “ ad” w riters the
Table. His rem arks were based upon tained at last and the m eeting S atur­ governor. The road question is prob­ nightm are. They seem to have little
a personal visit to the schools of Gary, day will undoubtedly result in the or­ ably the greatest of all problems before conception of the value of space or of
Indiana, and upon a careful investiga­ ganization of a local branch here. Al! the people of the state today. The attractive methods of presenting either
tion of the system while he was there farm ers who are interested in obtain­ legislature has enacted w hat I consider the text or the illustrations. A pleas­
ing money at a^ low rate of interest the most constructive road legislation ing relief to this monotony is afforded
last summer.
M. S. Pittm an, of the Oregon State with a long time in which to pay it are in its history and it will compare fav­ by the "ads” of American advertisers
orably with road legislation in any 3tate which are rather numerous on their
Normal, gave a talk on co-ordinat­ invited to attend the meeting.
pages.
ing the work of the high schools and Numerous inquiries have been re­ in the union.
the business life of the community, by ceived by The Herald from farm ers “ With the commission so framed,
having the pupils do p art time work in who wish to join the association and it and with the safeguards th at are
Our National Anthem
the business houses. Marshfield is is probable that a large num ber will be thrown about the $6,000,000 bond issue,
planning to try out the system on a present at the meeting. It is only ne­ which will go before the people for
small scale, and it was to assist in the cessary th at ten farm ers wishing loans their ratification, I feel gratified in de­ “ The Star Spangled Banner” is of­
inauguration of thi«* th at Mr. Pittm an that aggregate $20,000 get together in claring th at I can give my unqualified ficially determined to be the national
order to form the association; but there endorsement to the project. W ith the anthem. The official determ ination
was in the county a t the time.
will undoubtedly be many more than bonds issued under a limitation of $1,- lags away behind the fact. For years
this number who wish to join.
000,000 for the first year and t 2 , 000,000 it has been the one national air th at
Lose to Bandon
for the second year, the people will be brings every American audience to its
well protected and the commission giv­ feet with hats off. All the discussion
Millions For Good Roads.
The Coquille high school basket ball
team lost another game Friday night California has Invested heavily In en ample time and means to get the we have had about the selection of a
national anthem has been more aca­
when Bandon took them into camp to good mads, and the results have been great road program under way.”
demic thr.n factual. We listen in rev­
that It plans t* put many more
the tune of 23 to 16. Some difficulty such
millions of dollars in highway con Newspapers From Distant erence to “ My Country 'Tis of Thee” ;
arose over the contention of Coach strik
Funds for further Improve
pulses quicken with the lilt of
Quigley of Bandon th at the rule bar­ ment tlon
of the roads of the state will I k *
Lands-—Oddities cf the our
“ Marching Through G eorgia” ; in “ Col­
ring a player for four personal fouls be asked of the voters when a new $15.
umbia, the Gem of the Ocean” we find
Foreign Press
lived up to and th at the court be open 000.000 bond issue will be submitted t<>
inapiration; we want to cheer when we
so th at a ball hitting the wall would be their opinion at the polls.
declared out of bounds. The m rtters ! The prevent prod roads of the state The Herald is in receipt of a collec­ hear “ Dixie” ; hut when the band playa
were brought up at the last minute and i were made possible by Issuing $18,000. tion of foreign newspapers furnished “ The Star Spangled Banner” the emo-
worth of bonds for their construe us by the Chamberlain Medicine com­ tiona th at move ua on all these other
as nothing had been said about them in I 000
tlon. and the opinion Is general that pany. and anyone desiring to look over occasions are combined. Long since
other games Coach John Gary of the the
money was well spent On this ac
have the American people given pa­
local tram refused to agree to them.
count no doubt exists that the new these oddities of the Drinting art are
About nine o'clock, Mr. Quigley al­ measure will be carried by a comfort wrlcome to call at this office and do so. triotic preference to thia soul inspiring
1 The Chamberlain Medicine Company, 1 lyric.
lowed his team to come out and play.
able majority.
ROUND TABLE MEETS HERE
EMUOKSES STATE BOND ISSUE
- * • *
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PARK PROBLEM
AT LAST SOLVED
City Will Trade Old City Hall
Property for Patterson
Grove Park Site
BRIDGE QUESTION TAKEN UP
cld Hereford bull* which he had pur­
chased for them at Turner, Ore., from
the Myro McKenna herd. The anima
will be used on the Smith-Powers ranch
for the improvement of their beef
stock. Mr. Yoakarn also had two
pure bred Hereford heifers which he
had purchased for himself. One was a
yearling and the other a two-year-old,
and he had paid $350 and $450 respec­
tively for them. The importation of
such stock as this will do much toward
raising the breed of our Coos county
dairy and beef stock. Mr. Yoakarn
was also carrying in his arms a young
Collie pup, and under his skilled train­
ing this will grow into a valuable ani­
mal.
PER YEAR $1.50
SYNOPSIS i r ~
MANY EVENTS
New* of County, State and
National Interest Told in
Brief Concise Form
COUNTY FAIR DATES ARE SET
Bandon Milk Condensary Is
City Will Endeavor to Secure J. C. Herbsman Gives
Assured
Right of Way
Splendid Lyceum Lecture
A plan has at last been devised that
will allow the council to carry out the
wishes of the people, as expressed at
the city election in May, 1914, regard­
ing the purchase of the Patterson grove
as a park site. It is now proposed to
exchange the property of the old city
hall for it and while the deal cannot be
completed until the return of L. J.
Cary, who holds the note covering the
purchase price of the grove, from the
east, it is practically assured th at the
m atter will be settled along these lines.
When Mr. Cary and the other men,
who had put up the money to buy the
park and hold it until such time as the
city could take it over, went before the
council some time ago and wanted to
know when they would be able to act
on the m atter, it appeared th at the
city’s taxes had already reached the le­
gal limit and the council, seeing no way
in which the city would be able to pay
for the park for considerable time yet,
were inclined to favor the plan of pay­
ing up the interest and taxes on the
property and withdrawing their agree­
ment to buy it. This was m et with
strenuous objections; but it was not
until the council m et Wednesday th at a
solution of the problem was arrived at.
The plan which will now undoubtedly
he carried out was proposed about a
month ago when the council agreed,
tentatively, to reduce the note held by
Mr. Cary to $2000 and to then exchange
the city hall property for it. The re­
mainder of the time lias been consumed
in finding someone who could use the
property offered by the city. Chas.
Skeeis now says that, upon the return
of Mr. Cary, either he or the Coquille
Valley m ercantile company will take
the old city hall site at the price named.
The m atter was laid on the table in
this condition to aw ait the return of
Mr. Cary when the city will pay the
money necessary to reduce the note to
$2000, which will take about $500, and
an exchange of deeds will be made.
The bridge proposition was also taken
up by the council and some perceptible
progress made along this line. P resi­
dent J. E. Norton, of the Commercial
Club reported to the council that the
m atter was at a standstill and would lie
until the council took some action in
the m atter as it had gone as far as it
could until the city secured the right of
way for the approach on this side.
The bridge site, which has been ac­
cepted by the county court is just
above the ferry and it ¡9 proposed to
secure the right of way straight thru
the Longston and Collier property to a
point where it will intersect with a
new street running east and west and
connecting with the west end of Fir9t
street in front of the Masonic hall.
The city engineer was instructed to
make a survey of the proposed landing
and street and it is understood that
when this is done steps will be taken at
once to secure the right of way; by
purchase if possible and by condemna­
tion proceedings if necessary.
H ereafter users of city w ater across
the river will pay for the service on
the m eter basis, as this was ordered by
the council.
In a letter received by County Judge
W atson from State Engineer Lewis re­
garding the bridge site question the
latter stated th at they had made a
number of preliminary studies of the
general layout of this crossing in the
course of which the determ ining fac­
tors had been pretty well established.
Nothing more could be done, he said,
until they knew definitely w hether a
draw would he necessary or w hether a
high level bridge would m eet the re­
quirements of the port commissioners
here and of the U. S. engineers.
Mr. Lewis said th at the site just
above the ferry seemed to be the pre­
ferable one but th at they could not
make any definite recommendation un­
til the question of the draw was ans­
wered.
Regarding this, J. E. Norton, who is
one of the port commissioners, said
th at be had discussed it with the other
members and th at there was no ques­
tion but th at a draw bridge was neces­
sary; but th at they hoped to have one
high enough to enable the smaller
boats to pass under it and only make it
necesaary to use the draw for the larger
boata and during high water.
Those who were afraid th at a lecture
might not prove an entertaining fea­
ture of a popular lyceum course were
most happily disappointed last Tuesday
evening, when the third number of the
season’s course was presented at the
Scenic theater. The house was well
filled when Prof. Howard introduced J.
C. Herbsman, the lecturer, who held
his audience with ease throughout the
hour and three-quarters of his talk.
Mr. H erbsm an’s subject was “ Life’s
Balance S heet,” and he stuck tena­
ciously to his subject. While not
claiming to be a great orator, or even
a speaker of extrem ely high culture, he
is a man who has a mind of his own to
think with; is not afraid to use it for
thinking purposes; and then not afraid
to express his convictions, whether
they agree with all the authorities or
not. While not a natural-born humor­
ist, he has acquired the faculty of in­
terspersing humorous stories and ex­
pressions with his more serious talk to
relieve the tension. Directing his re­
marks mostly to the young, he natur­
ally spoke much of school m atters, and
the w riter has heard no public speaker
with the discernm ent to see and the
courage to express so clearly the fun­
dam ental fault of our educational sys­
tem. He pointed out that in the early
days our educational system was natur­
ally modeled after that of England, the
mother country. H er system of higher
education was adapted to the needs of
the sons and daughters of the nobility
and the landed gentry, who were ex­
pected to know the dead languages and
to have a working acquaintance with
other European lingoqs, and to have
'.he superficial culture th at was sup­
posed to mark the lady aifd gentleman.
Oxford was the model for our highest
institutions of learning like Harvard
and Yale. The next lower stra ta were
governed by the example of Harvard,
Yale and Oxford, and our high schools
are now governed by all those higher
institutions, hut the speaker thought
this all wrong, and he held out a strong
hope th at the next few years would see
a change for the better: th at the fact
would be recognized th at the high
school belongs to the people who are
its supporters and patrons; and that its
system should he adapted to the needs
of their sons and daughters, and should
be calculated to fit them for their life
work ami to make good and useful citi­
zens. While no attem pt is made to
give the speaker's words, it is believed
th at his thought is here set forth.
Mr Hcrhsmam said th at his parents
were horn in Germany, and touching
on the present war cloud, he pointed
out th at the German-Americans had
been among our most loyal citizens al­
ways. More Germans enlisted in the
Federal ranks for the preservation of
the Union than any other nationality,
the Irish being second, hut the speaker
laughingly rem ark’d th at the Irish
were better politicians and got into the
places of command, where they could
boss the Germans. His own father re­
ceived in the Union arm y injuries that
made him a helpless paralytic for the
rc-t of h 'j i f , aid the speaker told us
that we reed give ourselves no anxiety
as to the loyally of our citizens of Ger­
man birth.
Taken altogether, this number was
up to the high standard of the lyceum
course, and the concluding entertain­
m ent a week from tonight will mark
the end of a most successful and satis­
factory season.
It Is Our Honor
Sawmills at Brookings started March
1 on 66,000,000 feet contract.
Salem is practically assured linen in­
dustry and will take over state hold­
ings. /
Terrace Point mill at Mapleton has
been bought and will be operated by
new owners.
Booth Lumber Co. a t Springfield let
contract for 4,000,000 feet of logs from
the Coast range.
The Portland Livestock R eporter
says: During the session of the legis­
lature the idea became pretty general
that bills were passed, not so much for
their m erit as (hey did on the system
of “sw ap.” It seemed to be a propo­
sition of give and take.
T h e stranded gasoline schooner
Rustler was pulled from the beach near
Gold Beach Thursday at high tide and
was standing off shore for a tim e, ap­
parently uninjured. It was learned
while the R ustler was on the beach
there had been little dam age done by
the surf.
Bandon is to have a milk condensing
plant if the plans of E E. Oakes m a­
terialize. Since last summer he has
been negotiating with a big m anufact­
uring concern in regard to such a prop­
osition and the preparations have ad­
vanced to a point where Mr. Oakes is
coutracting for the product of cows.
Marshfield was chosen as the place
for the Oregon State Bankers’ associa­
tion annual meeting June 8 and 9 by
the executive com m ittee. At the as­
sociation’s convention in Portland last
J une the delegation from Coos Bay ex­
tended an invitation so cordially through
the late Joseph W. Bennett th at it
seemed a foregone conclusion it would
be accepted.
The Coos and Curry Fair association
has designated Septem ber 12 to 15 in­
clusive for the dates of the annual fair
at Myrtle point. These dates precede
the state fair by one week, and thus
exhibits will be available for the state
fair. This section made a creditable
showing at Salem last year. New offi­
cers of the association are: W. T. De­
ment, president; J. L. Masson, vice-
president; J. O. Stemmier, secretary;
Don Snyder, treasurer. The officers,
with C. M. Schultz and iVilliam W eek­
ly, compose the board of directors. To
liquidate debts which accumulated in
1916 the officers decided to sell treasury
stock sufficient to retire the ohortage.
Oregon Ranks Third in
19 6 Lumber Production
Incomplete reports received from the
sawmills of the country indicate a prob­
able lumber production in the United
States approximately 11.2 per cent
greater in 1916 than in 1915, according
to an announcement made by the For­
est Service. This estim ate is based on
preliminary figures compiled in connec­
tion with the collection of sawmill
statistics in cooperation with the N a­
tional Lumber M anufacturers’ Associa­
tion. About 32,000 sawmills are on the
iliaiiiitg iihl oi cue \» aoiiiligluii office of
the Service and several thousand more
on the lists of the six District offices in
the W< stern States. Of the mills in
the eastern p:irt of the country, ap­
proximately 65 per rant hud re|x>rted
up to February 15.
Oregon ranks third in the production
of lumber during the year with a cut of
1,381,634,000 feet or an increase of 14.6
per cent over 1915. Louisiana and
Washington both lead Oregon in total
production; but their increase is smaller.
New Mexico made the largest increase,
its percentage being 38.3.
For the United States as a whole the
increase in production as shown is 11.2
per cent. For the Eastern states alone
the increase was 7.9 per cent, and for
the other states shown the increase was
16.7 per cent.
Taking the estim ated total produc­
tion of 38 billion feet in 1915 and apply­
ing the computed per cent of increase
to the output for 1916 the cut for the
year becomes 421 billion feet or within
3 3*4 billion feet of the record produc­
tion of 16 billion feet in 1907.
The Youth’s Companion has taken
occasion to study its geography and
comes forward with the statem ent:
G reat Britain is no longer the only
nation th at can say that the sun never
sets on its territory. Since the United
States acquired the Danish W est Indies
it can make the same boast.
H itherto the little island of Culebra,
which is virtually a part of Porto Rico,
has been our most easterly point of
land, and the island of Balabac in the
Philip, i .-.-a our o‘ t . esterly point.
The distance between them is ju st a
little less than 180 degrees, or half the
circum ference of the earth. St. Croix,
In the Danish W est Indies, is 38 miles
$5.00 Reward
farther east than Culebra -enough to
bridge the gap. Ju st as the sun is ris­
Fine Stock Brought In ing on St. Croix it is setting on Bala- I will pay Five Dollars reward for
information th at will lead to the arrest
bac.
and conviction of the party who stole
Jaaper Yoakarn, who ia employed by
IV!ary Knew.
the framed portrait of Billie Burke
the Smith-Powers Co. in their stock Governess —W
hat Is the future of the from the lobby of the Scenic theater
business, was in town Wednesday even­ verb “to love,” Mary? Pupil (afte»* a
P. C. I EVAR.
ing. havinir in charge a fine four-
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