| Ing a high per centage of oil of ced- inhabitants! with pure mountain
| ar which acts as a natural preserve stream water.
So extensive is the dairying indus
| tive. The railroad companies after
much experimenting have found that try in this section that locally the
ties made of this wood hold spikes town is better known as "Dairyville”,
well and are of practically lasting and the surrounding country as th«
qualities, being good for an aver "Dairyville country.” Along Floras
age of 18 or 20 years. To date the creek are some of the largest and
ties have practically all been made of most modern dairies on the Pacific
fallen timber, it having been found coast and blooded stock is the rule
The Star
that the dead timber is ready cured, rather than the exception
works better and makes a much Ranch, until recently operated by
lighter piece, hence more economi Dr. J. R- Wetherbee, has been the
cally handled. The result has been home of cattle and hogs boasting
that instead of depleting the local pedigrees a yard long, while the
cedar supply the business has merely fields of this ranch yield two and
opened an avenue for caving the large three crops of fodder stuff a year
number of cedar logs lying in the Nothing new in the way of equip
woods, which under former conditi ment escapes the critical eyes of the
ons would have been a clear waste In progressive ranchers here and the
the course of time. The Port Orford, property of such owners as the Capps
or white cedar as it is commonly Bothers, J. A. Cox, and others show
known is a native of this section of amplo evidences of prosperity.
The* scenery around I.anglols is
the Oregon coast, this being the only
section in the United States where it ( beautiful and the numerous stream'
is found in commercial quantities— and lakes nearby afford exceptionally
good trout fishing, while deer, beai
a local monopoly.
”1 look for next year to be better and other game is plentiful in the
than this has been, in the tie busi heavily timbered hills.
ness,” said Mr. Latfaw, when ques
tloned regarding the future of the in
dustry.
The business during the past yeai
CHRISTMAS EVE.
lias been divided as follows:
Robert Dollar Company;
HE snow is white
75,000 ties.................................... $35,000
On the roofs tonight.
A. F. Estabrook Company;
The moon looks down with
her silvery smile,
250,000 ties.............................. $100,000
And the wind blows free
A view of some of the timber from which ties are hewn.
Piling and poles..................
10,000
Through bush and tree
George M. Laffaw;
And whistles along for mile on mile.
Enough ties to build 136 miles of producers as in the manufacturing ness of three firms, the Dollar com 150,000 ties..................................$65,000
And, ah, hark therel
standard railroad track. 4 75,000 ties and marketing of hewed ties. Of the pany, Geo. M. Laffaw, dealing In ties Piling.......................................
g.000
On the midnight air
to !><« exact, were made within a rad- $200,000 derived from tile ties here, alone, and the A. E. Estabrook com-
Total........................................ $211,000 Comes the faintest tinkle of fairy belle.
I uh of 12 mites of llundon, hauled 3105,000 went to those who hewed puny, which purchase piling and poleB
They are coming near,
to the docks and shipped from this them from the timber, "tie-hackers” as well as ties. All of the Dollar
They are coming here,
And thair sweet Bound swelling of joy
city during tlie first 11 months of the as they are called. Their work con ties, 75,000 in number, were shipped
foretells.
year now closing. The total value of sists of felling the trees, sawing them on the steamer Grace Dollar, the lar
tills immenso output was 3200,000 into the right lengths and fashion gest vessel that has ever entered the
It Is Santa Claus,
and 5 ships, with carrying capacities ing them into their final shape. To locul port.
The Speedwell, with a
And he cannot pause,
of from 250,000 to 1,000,000 feet of be a good "tie-hacker” is equivalent capacity of 800,000 feet, and the
But down the chimney h^quickly
elides,
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lumber, were kept busy almost con to being a good Judge of timber, for Bandon and Eifleld, each carrying
Each stocking fills
tinually lurrying the ti«“s to Callfoi as a cog in the process it is up to 500,000 feet, handle the output of
Langlois, the center for the rich
Till It almost spills.
nla.
these men to decide what will make the Estabrook company, while this dairying and farming region of north Then gayly chuckles and off ha glidea.
Imagine nearly half a million ties acceptable ties mid what will make year Mr. Laffaw chartered the Acme ern Curry county, is one of the lead
all In one pile, if you can, and you "culls.” An accurate eye and steady (480,000 feet I and the Phoenix ers among the hustling towns of the
How happy ha,
The saint to bo
will have some conception of Hie im arm are also fundamental requisites, (250,000 feet capacity) to take his county. From the many fine ranch
Of all the girla and all the boysl
portance of tlic industry in this see uh culling will result if the ties do output to San Francisco.
es in the vicinity all of the produce
He hoars hia praise
lion. Most of the ties manufactured not measure fully up to the size, 7
is
gathered
here
for
shipment
to
Ban
During tlie year the tie industry
Through the holidays
hero this year were nine foot lengths, by 9 or whatever the size ordered has provided steady employment for don, 16 miles to the north,
with As they eat their swaota and break
their toys.
made of white cedar and all were calls for. To the "yarders,” those 4 20 men at good wages and there will which place regular freight, passen
hewed by hand
Placed end to end who gather the ties from the woods be no let up in tlie business for years ger and mail service is maintained.
So still ho smiles
this number of ties would reach 645 and assemble them In the receiving to come, as there is sufficient tim
Five creameries turning out thous
And the time boguilee
miles, or more than across the Htate yard, $15,000 was paid and $57,000 ber within the 12 miles radius that ands of pounds of butter and cheese Concocting schemes our hearts to cheer.
He loves us all,
of Oregon. That Is to say that the went to tlie teamsters who hauled lias supplied tlie Bundon market tills every year are located within a rad
And great and small
■'tie-hackers" In tills vicinity, hewln
the output to Bandon, leaving iiut year to last for at least three years. ius of a few miles of Langlois and
Regret that he comes but once a year.
four sides to every tie, literally chop $34,000 to pHy for the timber used. When that is gone it is but a mat two or three small sawmills furnish
—William Barclay Dunham.
ped their way through 2500 miles of These figures do not include $11, ter of building roads to tlie material employment for a number of men
lumber in less than a year.
000 paid for piling and poles, which that lays farther back.
Mining and prospecting parties often
In no other Industry perhaps, does brings the grand total for the year
The Orange Pharmacy announces
The tie« are made exclusively of outfit here. A good graded school is
so large a percentage of the total val up to $21 1,000.
Port Orford white cedar. This Is a liberally supported and a water dis some startling specials in their ad
ue of the product go to the actual
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Tills hiiiii represents the local bus! fine-grained, pure white wood carry- tribution system furnishes the 250 this week.
The Tie Industry Was the Main Source of
Revenue During the Past Year
T
Langlois Is
a Dairying Center
CHRISTMAS DREAMS.
tiny elves one Christmas
grew mischievous, it seems,
And broke into the storeroom
where old Santa keeps hie
dreams
And gathered up whole armfuls of
dreams all bright and sweet
And started forth to peddle them adown
the village street.
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Oh, you would never, never guess how
queorly these dreams sold.
Why, nearly all the younger folk bought
dreams of being old,
And one wee chap in curls and kilts, a
gentle little thing,
Invested in a dream about an awful pi
rate king.
A maid who thought her pretty name
old fashioned and absurd
Bought dreams of names the longest
and the queerest ever heard,
And, strange to say, a lad who owned
all sorts of costly toys
Bought dreams of selling papers with
the raggedest of boys.
And then a dream of summer and a
barefoot boy at play
Was bought up very quickly by a gen
tleman quite gray,
And one old lady, smiling through the
grief she tried to hide,
Bought bright and tender visions of a
little girl who died.
A ragged little beggar girl, with weary,
wistful gaze,
Soon chose a Cinderella dream, with
jewels all ablaze.
Well, it wasn't many minutes from ths
time they came in sight
Before the dreams wore all sold out
and the elves had taken flight.
—St. Nicholas.
You’ll be interested in what Sid-
wftll tells you in his ad this week. It
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