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BUND, OKHGON, WKDNIiSDAY, JUI,Y 14, 1909.
NO. 18
BLACK JACK PINE
MAKES WOOD PULP
Provides Excellent Material for
.Manufacture of Paper.
TESTED AT LliUANON MILLS
Result It Superior Quality of Pulp
llolh In Color and fiber Tho One
Tlmo Worthless (Hack Jack
Will Prove of (treat Value.
The worthless 1)1 ick jack pine
may ptove to be not u worthiest
niter all. It is very probable that
this species or pine, of which there
in such a ,jrcat nbtindance south of
llcnil, will hi Utile be of consider
nb'c value as an experienced tlm-
bcr matt put It. "160 acres of the
blnck jack will be as valuable as
160 of yellow pine." The use to
which it will be put will be the
manufacture of wood pulp, from
which paper Is made. t
Not long ago Messrs. J. N.
Hunter and V. II. Slants sent a
.sample of the black jack to the pa-
cr mills at Lebanon and asked
that it be tested as to its paper
making qualities. The mill people
ran the black jack through their
machinery, and the result was a
IiIkIi erode quality of pulp. It
Avai superior In that It was whiter
than the average pulp and had a
.very good fiber. This insures a
good grade of paper both in color
and strength.
The Lebanon firm, in writing to
Messrs. Hunter and Staats, said the
sample of black jack made much
belter pulp than they were getting
from the wood which they used at
'itlicir mill, and said it was some of
a
?Uhc best pulp they had ever made.
,Thcy gave the black jack their un
qualified approval as a paper mak
ing wood.
To Bulletin readers who arc tin
acquainted with the paper making
udustry, this news may not carry
its full importance. Hut when it
is considered that timber which is
suitable for paper, is almost ex
hausted in the, United Stales, and
tlmt the securing of raw material is
lxcomiug a question of great con
cern to paper manufacturers, then
it can be more readily understood
jjthnt the ubundaucc of what lias
Mhccn considered tlic worthless ulack
Sjnck will mean another profitable
industry for the Bend country lit
tome future uuy. lliousamls ol
acres of standing timber arc cut
ench year to supply the paper mills
of the country, nud statisticians
have figured that the known sup
ply will last only a very few years.
Scientists have 1h.ch experimenting
with cornstalks, with the cotton
plant nud with various other ma
terials in the Iiojk: of discovering a
substitute for wood in the manu
facture of paper, but to date have
been unsuccessful. Timber that is
suitable for the manufacture of pa
per Is certain to command a good
price.
And there is no scarcity of this
grade of timber in this section.
Commencing a few miles south of
llk-nd and running down into Cali
fornia there is n belt of black jack
pine so dense in growth that in
tunny places a man can not walk
through it. Sold by the cord to
paper mills, 160 acres of this tim
ber would return a neat sum to its
owner even when sold at a vcrv
nominal price. The mill at Leb
anon buys its raw material by the
cord.
Thus another industry awaits the
coming of the railroad, when wlitil
has heretofore been considered a
worthless product will be converted
into dollars and cents for the men
who own It.
ACTIVITY IN TIMIIUK.
Promise ol llrlsk Demand, with Itet
ter Prlcea, lor Oregon Trees,
Those who keep In touch with
the timber market arc prophesying
that there will be a briik demand
for Oregon timber during the next
few months, with quite an appre
ciable increase In prices paid. One
section of the state where this activ
ity wilt be felt is said to be in the
yellow pine timber around Hcnd.
Discussing the probable condition
of the timber market, the Sunday
Oregon Journal said;
'Timber dealers rejwrt a very
noticeable revival of interest in Or
egon timber and look forward to
much business this summer. Com
paratively few transactions of mag
nitude have been reported during
the past several mouths, the uncer
tainty of the lumber tariff having
been prominently mentioned as one
of the chief reasons for this, but
now new faith in the soundness of
timber as an investment has appar
ently been fully reestablished.
"Timber operators state that if
inquiries are to be considered a cri
terion of future business, there will
be much buying this summer, liv
ery mail from the old lumber states
cast of the mountains brings letters
of inquiry regarding limber re
sources of this stale and values,
and the hotels have of late had
many tiromlncut timber buyers
among their guests.
Intrrrit I tint rrnlrrril nn nnv
orle particular locality, it is (minted
out, but instead is distributed all
over the state, wherever the forests
arc Mien us to invite the attention
of the logger or lumber manufac
turer. Hut especially keen interest
is displayed in sections likely to Ik,-
tapped soon by projected railroads.
"lite proposed llnrrlnian line
through the Deschutes valley will
afford an outlet for one of the fin
est IkmIIcs of yellow pine in the
world, and considerable interest is
being taken in timber in that dis
trict. This timber is said to lc
favorably located for logging by
reason of the fact that the ground
is almost as level as a floor, and en
tirely fiec from underbrush. The
trees arc evenly distributed and of
very uniform sie, the timber run
ning from 13,500 to 20,000 feet to
the acre.
"One of the most prominent and
best tasted timlicr operators here
stated yesterday that he looks for
heavier purchases or timber this
year than ever before. He says
bucr have been holding off for
Ncvcrul mouths waiting to .see what
would come from the tariff agita
tion, to watch the trend of the lum
ber business, and also to sec if pos
siblc what progress might be ex
ptctcu in the vatiotts railroad proj
ects, 1 laving become assured that
the tariff question will not deal n
dcuth blow to the lumler industry
and that Oregon will eventually
have the much desiied transporta
tion facilities, they have about
come to the conclusion that now is
the time to buy.
"A good sign of brisk business
In the near future," said this bnme
timber operator, "is the fact that
timber buyers arc running about
much the same as women on a
shopping tour. Ticy first see one
dealer, then another to get prices
mid see what there is to be had.
After a while they buy and every
purchase means an increase in val
uation of remaining, tracts, because
there is only a certain amount to be
had. A singular fact in connec
tion with this, too, is that of all
those who have come out here to
look over the ground, every one has
returned with money to Invest,
which goes to show that they huve
complete confidence in the future."
In i unn 1 ni n
rAVUKADIX llCfTJ UU1T1E3
REGARDING RAILROAD
Twohy Bros. Are Moving In Large Quantities
of Construction Equipment and Supplies.
Office Rooms, Warehouse and Livery
Stable Rented at Grass Valley.
Just as The Ilullclin goes to press the following message was re
ceived by Messrs. Hunter & Staats of Hcnd. It is self explanatory:
Portland, Or., July H 3:30 l. M Hunter & Stnats, Hcnd:
General Land Office today approved entire line of Deschutes road.
DON. STEFFA.
Reports direct from the scene of railroad activity on the Deschutes
confirm all that was reported in last week's Bulletin Numerous cars of
construction tools and camp equipment have been sent in to Moro and
Grass Vullcy, 1 1 cars going through in one consignment. Additional
equipment and supplies are being sent in on nearly every train.
At Grass Valley Twohy Hros. have rented a large warehouse and it
Is said to be full of construction material. A Rend man who came
through there the first of the week, saw on the outside of the warehouse
a number of iron wheels or trucks the kind that are used on small
dump cars in construction. He also saw a supply of rails to be used
with the same cars, and a great amount of scrap iron, drill steel, etc.
A large amount of supplies was being unloaded, such as crates ol cab
bagc, boxes of prunes, potatoes, etc., etc., etc.. all consigned to Twohy
Hros , which would indicate that the supplies were for the railroad
gangs. At this same place, they have built a large cellar in which to
store powder, have leased six office rooms, and have rented a large liv
ery stable in which to house their horses and mules.
West of Moro three roads are being built from the top of the canyon
down to the river. These roads will be used by the construction crews,
and the machinery will be hauled in over tlfcrn. The surveyors are us
ing mostly the road west from Grass Valley down Rattlesnake canyon.
This is n public road used but little, and the railroad has put crews at
work repairing it. A large number of surveyors are stationed at the
Free Bridge. They are setting grade stakes, getting specifications for
two or more bridges, and also for a tunnel through a rocky point which
may lc necessary. In all, there are about 300 men. with a large num
ber of mules, at work along the canyon west of Moro and Grass Valley.
A letter received from Portland states that if Bend people have any
suspicion that the road will not be built, for them to wipe from their
minds the suspicion at once. The writer says he knows AnsoLUTHLY
that the road is to be pushed right through, and that it will be built 200
miles, or lo connect with the Klamath Falls extension at Odell. He
further says that Porter Hros. and Twohy Hros. are to build the road,
and they ore now working under an agreement whereby their remunera
tion is to be 10 per cent of the total cost of the road's construction.
The work on the Deschutes rail
road that Is now being prosecuted,
is being done b Twohy Hros., of
Spokane, a large contracting firm.
Twohy Hros. had a complete camp
equipment, grading outfit and other
paraphernalia available at Spokane
and arrangements were made by
the Harrimau construction depart
ment to have this firm send in their
outfit and pro.sccute the building of
the road under what is known as
the "force account" plan. In
other words, Twohy Uros. will
continue to work on the first sec
tion of the rood piecemeal or by
the day, until the remaining rights-
of-way on the lower section of the
road have been secured and until
the survey niops for the three up
per .sections of 90 miles have been
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior. Hveu then a large (tart
of the new line is likely to he built
under the present plan under which
Twohy Hros. aie working. This
may or may not cover the entire
53,000,000 cstimutc for the first 40
miles from the mouth of the Des
chutes to Shcrar's Hridge.
Manager O'Hricn has stated that
it would be out of the question for
the company to entertain any prop
osition looking toward the letting
of a contract with the Central Ore
gon project in its present situation,
Simply as a matter of convenience
and to avoid any further delay in
getting work under way, the "force
account" deal was made with the
Twohys.
Railroad Means Right.
"Our intention iatoshow that we
are prepared to make good, and
are already doing so," said Mr.
mnic mure
O'Brien to a Telegram representa
tive. "If the Government fails to
pass on our maps for the conclud
ing stretches of the road we may
safely be able to pass- the situation
up to someone else. The railroad
means right and is doing right but
this continual fumbling and fussing
with red tape by government de
partments is excessively annoying.
"We have now working at dif
ferent points along the line some
soo men. As soon as the govern
ment lets us have our right of way
through the Deschutes canyon, we
will rush more men and equipment
into that country and will push the
road to completion as soon as pos
sible." It is gcncralty believed that when
the contracts for building the Des
chutes road is let, Twohy Hros. will
undoubtedly be favored with the
job, inasmuch as they will have
camps established and men and
equipment on the ground. It is
known that this firm has already
approached sub-contractors ostensi
bly for the purpose of subletting
part of the work; which would in
dicate that the Twohys themselves
arc very confident of securing the
contract in (he near future.
Leaxth or Road 200 Allies.
Portland papers now quite gener
ally speak of the length of the new
road as 300 miles. That would ex
tend the road through Bend to
Odell or to connect with the Klam
ath Falls road buildiug northward.
This is undoubtedly what will be
done as it would give the Hnrriman
system a through line, with very
low grades, on the east side of the
Cuscudcs, between Portland aud
San Francisco. With such a road
completed, most of the heavy freight
between these points would be
routed over it.
Speaking of the- beginning of
construction work on the Des
chutes, the Telegram said:
Hurry Work on First Section.
In nnler lo liow absolute good fnitb
in their promise to loc no time in Invad
ing the long.ncglecled territory, the
llarriman interest will go ahead with
their conjunction work until the 40
mile of road have !en completed. This
will take seteral mo n tin, and it ia esti
mated tlmt it will cost In the neighbor
hood of fl.joo.ono. In spite of the fact
that thr initial inicstmenlwlll be made,
it will not put the southern terminus of
the first link in the line into a produc
tive territory. In other words, this big
sum of money is lo be invested on the
project without the prospect of a cent
in revenue for manv months, or until
somr point has been reached where a
pioductive region will be tributary to
the new road. ,
!t is staled that this "gamble" Is he
lug made with the expectancy that the
remaining 90 miles of lite road will soon
be extricated from the governmental
red tape with which the survey maps
are now so tightlr bound and tied.
In addition to the engineering crews
and construction gangs which have al
ready been dispatched from local Har-
riman headquarter up the Deschutes
another force of surveyors is being
picked up by Chief Engineer Botcbke
and they will go farther up into the in
terior. Although such intentions are
persistently denied by Mr. Ooschke, It is
understood from reliable sources that be
is planning to have his own men work
over certain sections of Oregon Trunk
Line rights of, way with a view of veri
fying data which indicates that the Ore
gon Trunk hat much more favorable lo
cations than Mr. Boschke'a forces have
been able to secure. This applies par
ticularly to the upper reaches of the two
contending projects.
Deginning at about the ito-mile post
this situation applies for most of the re
maining 30 or 35 miles of surveys. The
Oregon Trunk runs up Willow creek at
a 1.2 per cent grade and 8-degreecurva
ture, while the Deschutes Road lines di
verge from the canyon at a point below
the mouth of Trout" creek and cross
Trout and Willow creeks on high and
long bridges. This entails grades
reaching 1.5 per cent with a curvature of
S degrees at certain points.
Run Over Rival's Line.
The Oregon Trunk has a further ad
vantage as it taps at much closer range
a highly productive territory in the
Warm Springs reservation aud the Ma
toles timber belt.
The reputed object of the Ilarriman
engineers in running over their rival's
lines is to determine to a nicety just
how much more favorable the Oregon
Trunk Line surveys are. If It is found
that they arc sufficiently superior it is
almost certain that negotiations of tome
sort will be opened up between the rival
railroad projectors with a view of amic
able settlement of the strategic contro
versy, as it is admitted that it would be
worse than folly for both lines to be
built into Central Oregon at this time.
I'ortcr Hros., who built the North Hank,
are said to control the Oregon, Trunk,
but as yet they have shown no dispo
sition to make overtures to Ilarriman or
suggest any terms under which peace
may be obtained.
Stolo Chairs from Hall.
The note in a Portland paper to
the effect that somcouc had entered
a newly-built house and had stolen
the bath tub, is 011 n par with what
happened in Bend 011 the evening
that the minstrel show was given.
A number of chairs had been bor
rowed for the occasion from Millard
Triplet's furniture store, and wheu
the band boys started to return
them the next rooming, six of the
best ones were missing. It might
be supposed that there had been c
mistake made in the count, but the
chairs were used for reserved seats,
had been tagged and numbered,
and chairs with six consecutive
numbers were tnissiug. The hall
was locked but the windows were
all open, aud entrance could easily
have been obtained by crawling on
to the roof of "The Annex" and
theu through a wiudaw.
WHAT IT COSTS TO
GET LAND RTJADY
Experienced Farmers Answer
Letter of Inquiry.
flIVO FIGURES AND FACTS
The Various Items of Expeiwe fer
Clearing, Plowing, Leveling, BH4
Ing Lateral, lite, Enumerated
with Acre Cost of Each
A few weeks ago The Bulletin
received a letter of inquiry from a
Portland subscriber, asking that
this paper publish an article setting
forth the cost of putting land in
this section under cultivation. We
knew of no better way to secure the
desired information than by ap
proaching a few of our most suc
cessful farmers, and hence we
wrote letters to five different ones
living on irrigated land. The Bul
letin's letters contained the follow
ing questions:
What Is the cost per acre of clearing
the average sagebrush land?
What Is the cost per acre of clearing
the average juniper land?
What figure would you allow per acre
for removing rock?
What is the cost per acre for plowing?
What ia the cosf per acre for leveling?
What is the cost per acre for drill
seeding?
What is the cost per acre of marking
furrows?
What is the cost per acre of building
laterals and patting in Irrigatine spasuj
What is the cost per acre for each irri
gation? In reply to our letter of inquiry
we have received answers as given
below. Mr. Walker, whose letter
is appended, lives aboHt 18 raiks
east of Bend in what is known as
the old river bed section. He has
been quite successful in his farm
ing, and raised a hay crop last year
the profit from which would return
him to per cent interest on the
money invested in bis laud when
valued at $125 per acre. Mr.
Walker's letter follows:
BltND, Oregon, July 3, 1909. Editor
Bend Bulletin. Dear Sir: In answer to
your communication relative to the cost
of putting land in cultivation in this sec
tion, I beg leave to submit the following
as my opinion, which I base on nearly
three years of experience In this line of
work.
for clearing land where there is sage
brush only, it is worth f 3.50 per acre
ami f J.jo for plowing.
Where there ts juniper, it is worth
11 cents per tree to pull and burn the
trc-s, or will average about $5.00 per
acre.
Where leveling is necessary, it is worth
from 50 cents to J 1. 00 per acre, accord
ing to the amount needed.
Drilling to grain Is worth 50 cents per
acre.
f have had no experience in removing
rock, so cannot say as to what that
would be worth.
Very truly,
A. O. Walker.
Our second reply was from Geo.
L,. Simmons, a successful rancher
near Laidtaw. Mr. Simmons has
the reputation of having more than
paid for his land with bis first crop
of hay. Mr. Simmons wrote:
Laidlaw, Or., June 37, 1909, Kdltor
Bend Bulletin, Bend, Or. Dear Sin In
answer to your questions, I quote the
following figures:
Sagebrush clearing, $4.00 to $7.00 per
acre.
Juniper clearing, $ 1 j.co to $1500 per
acre.
Plowing, $2.50 per acre.
Leveling, 50 cents per acre aud tin.
Drilling, 40 cents per acre.
Marking furrows, accents per acre.
(,Coutinueil on. lat pagci )