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About The Bulletin. (Bend, OR) 1963-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1963)
f Two carloads of pine stumps on way to Florida for testing By Phil F. Brogn Bulletin Stiff Writer Pilot operations in connection with the study of the feasibility of harvesting some two million tons of old pine stumps are near ing an end, with two carloads of the resin-laden material now en route from Bend to Pensacola, Fla. The stumps were shipped yesterday to the southern testing laboratories of the Newport In dustries Division, H e y d e n New port Chemical Corporation. The aged stumps for the pilot study of their chemicals were ob tained from various areas of the Deschutes, Fremont and Winema National Forests, and represent ed old stands in The Coyote Springs area, just west of Bend, and the Bessie Butte country south of Bend. Other stumps for the laboratory tests were obtain ed from Finley Butte, Quartz Mountain and Shellock Draw. Earlier this year, Newport In dustries purchased irom the U.S. Forest Service two million tons of pine stumps in this region. The present work is a pilot study of a test relative to the feasibility of harvesting the stumps for their chemicals. The economics of the proposed harvest are being stud ied, as are shipping costs. The tests of the stumpwood in the Pensacola and other laboratories will determine whether the type and amount of the resin will jus tify the harvest of the stumpage under contract from the forest service. Should the southern company find the project feasible, a multi million dollar extraction plant will be established in the Bend-Klam-ath Falls area. This plant would be started by 1966 and placed in operation by the end of 1968. J. H. Boatman, Heyden New port Chemical Corporation forest er who has been in charge of the local pilot project, said some problems have been encountered. The major problem Is the "tough ness" of the root systems of the old pines. Stumps can easily be removed, but the intertwined roots, some of them woven around lava rocks, post a bit of a j tion to soil, moisture or exposure. problem which may show up in increased harvest costs. Stumpwood was oNained from the various areas, to determine whether the chemical content var ies from place to place, in rela- Boatman was making ready to day to return to his home in De Quincy, La. Don Brown, Newport Industries woods superintendent, has already left for his home in Louisiana. Action sought . on old station Spesiai to Tht Bulletin PRINEVILLE - City fathers have taken note of the vacant service station at the corner of Third and Main Streets, and at their behest a letter has been sent to the Shell Oil Company offices, Seattle, requesting that the com pany remove the long-empty fill ing station. The station, located at the cen tral corner of downtown Prine ville, was discussed at a recent council meeting. Some months ago, the down town station business was moved to a larger station on West Third Street. In ensuing days, the former driveways into the station began to be used as a free park ing lot. In other city business, council men have approved a proposal by the city fire department that the city's old Djamond-T fire truck be rennovated in lieu of the purchase of a new fire truck. It is planned to install a thousand-gallon tank on the old truck, purchased by the city in 1951. The city currently owns three large pumpers and fire trucks and three pieces of auxiliary equipment. The Bulletin, Thursday, August 22, 1963 Simpson fells plans for expansion, improvements Looking for a car? Check Clas sification No. 100 for best results. SEATTLE (UPI) Simpson Timber Co. today announced plans for a $21 million plant ex-1 pansion and improvement pro gram in its Washington, Oregon and California forest products op erations. C. H. Bacon, Jr., president, an nounced $10 million will be spent on new construction and modern ization this year and another $11 million will be invested in Simp son's lumber, plywood, chemical and wood fiber production in 1964, 1965 and 1JC0. Bacon said the company's em phasis on modernized production will result in the closing of its Portland plylock plywood plant on Aug. 31. - This oldest plant In the soft wood plywood industry was built in 1905 and has been operated by Simpson since its acquisition of the M and M Wood Working Co. in 1956. Bacon said the Portland ply wood operation no longer meets the economic requirements of competition in the plywood busi ness. Most of the $10 million being invested this year is for com plete dry lumber manufacturing plant facilities and complete new veneer processing facilities at Shclton, Wash., and expanded plywood production capacity at Klamath and Eureka, Calif. Lumber and veneer plants un der construction in Shelton will form one of the largest all-wood manufacturing concentrations in the United States. Also on the company's 1964 construction schedule are ply wood processing improvements at Albany, Lyons and Idanha, Ore., and at Eureka and Klamath, Calif. Chemical division expan sion is planned at Portland. Congratulations To Young Equipment Co. On Their New Location On N. Highway 97 - Bend, Oregon Serving the Logging Industry with Blocks, Forgings, Grapples, Morrin Tagmasters and Fittings. Young Iron Works Eugene, Oregon Seattle, Wash. Read Bulletin classifieds? You bet! 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