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LANE COUNTY NEWS
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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1915.
VOL XIV. NO.jt
GOVERNMENT IS
10
AID LUMBERMEN
Trndo Commloolon, Forost Sorv
Ico nnd Buronu of Foroljgn
Qommorcvo Co-Opornto Iri
vo3tljato Foreign Markota.
A dispatch to tho OrogOnlnn
from its Washington news Bur
eau' flays:
By co-operation, tho Federal
Trade Commission, tho Forest
Service and the Bureau of For -
ulgu and Domestic Commerce
hope to evolve Some plan by
which the Federal Government
can aid In restoring normal con -
dlllons In the lumber Industry.
This plan of co-operation was
nirroed on after the National As
sociation of Lumber Manufac-
SEEKING
WAY
Hirers at San Francisco had up-1 A contract has been entered
pointed n committee to advise I Into between the WInino Hot
tho Trade Commission of tho i Mineral Springs company and
present condition of the Amerl-.Herbert Hrothers whereby the
can lumber Industry. Tho For-1 latter have agreed to remove
est Scrvlco already was at work their saw mill to the site of the
on various lumber problems; the .springs near Oakridge for the
Trade Commission has taken up .purpose of cutting lumber for
for consideration tho request of , the extensive improvements
many lumber manufacturers that are to bo made at that ro
that a limited form of comblna- sort,
lion for engaging in export trade J
'J!V'InL Let for
V ui I IB" uuu J-UIIIUOUL. ii mil; nun
started Inquiries with a view to
aiding In developing foreign
markets, particularly In South
America and the Orient.
The Korcst service stnrteu a . Portland, Ore., July 24. Ex
coniprehenslve Investigation 10 tension of the 0 rcgon -Wash lug
months ago to ascertain how the ngton Railroad & Navigation
Umber supply of tho country Is company's central Oregon
irelng utilized and Whdthor nor-joranci, from Riverside, westerly
mnl conditions exist In the for- n Crann Creek can. n distance
est-uslng Industries. The Forest
Service has advised tho Trade
Commission that although log-
i.. - -.i .i . . i
Ing the timber supply by 80 or
more billion feet a year, much
low-grade timber is not market
able. From a quarter to a third
of the material grown in the for
osts Is said to be wasted In man
ufacture. From the lumber-
man's viewpoint, says the Forest j
Service, tho country seems to bo
glutted with lumber; but while
some manuiacturcrs nave re-
dUCed their OUtnUt for the time
being, there Is no prospect of
any permanent weakening in
tho attack of tho 45,000 sawmills
upon the remaining forests.
The necessity for realizing on
investments In timber, together
with other causes, has led appar-
cntly to tho construction of saw-Ion
mills with an output greatly In
excess or tno uomanu.
"At tho same time." savs tho
Trade Commission, "many be-
llevo that lumber costs too
much. Ilctail prices have gone
up in tho last two decades, due
in part to tho fact that the sup
plies of lumber nearest to tho
thickly populated states have
boon reduced. There has also
been much speculation ih stand
ing timber, which lias tended to
euhnnce timber values and to in
crease tho prices domnnded by
lumber mills. Tho development
of' associations of lumber manu
facturers and distributors has
occasioned more or less beliof
that prices woro being Increased
aruncauy.
"The part played by tho For
est Sorvico in tho Inquiry bogun
last year deals with tho owner
ship of standing timber, tho
waste In its utilization, and the
factors controll UK the nroduc
tlon and distribution of Jumbor."
"Tho Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, With its
large facilities for tho study of
of trade opportunities, is con
ducting an Investigation of for
eign markets, particularly in
South America and tho Orient,
with a view to expanding tho ox
port trade In American lumber."
In announcing Its co-6pcra-tion
In this Inqury tho Federal
Trado Commission has issued a
statement sayingi
""Mb. purpo'so of tho three
Federal agencies in ctfriductlrffe
this study 1 to make lt,coWtrUc-v
tlVii'kua helpful." The GveM
;meut's point of view In appro-'
TOMORROW THE DAY
Wednesday Ib Just as
Rood. Either will do for
taking advantage of Tho
Nowh' IJargaln Days of
fer of Tho News for 80c
a year, In advance.
aching the problems concerned
Ib directed toward tho welfare
of the country at large, but It Ih
hoped that tho inquiry will ho of
benefit to all branches) of tho
lumber industry as well as to
the consumers.
"Conditions In tho lumber
trade have changed, due In part
to the widespread use of other
'structural. materials thnn wood,
i Lumbermen are. con fronted with
'many problems, often not fully
'understood by them and sdldom
.appreciated by tho public. Much
can bo accomplished by ascer
taining the facts.'
Springs to Got Sawmill
O-E. Extension
0f more than 30 miles, will be
undertaken immediately and
and
completed this fall. Tho
con
tract for the construction was
awarded today to Twohy Bro
thers company of Portland. Tho
coBt of the work will be ?1,500,
000. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
ISSUES THREE BULLETINS
The News Is in receipt of
three bulletins just issued by the
Oregon Agricultural college
f1n In frnm hn fYnrlmont Rtn.
uion and is the second on the
subject of the pollination of the
'pomncoons fruits, treating the
(FruU - Bud Development of the
; Apple. Another bulletin treats
, of the various arsenates of lend
'and tho third Is a 72-page book
"Pruning" There are five
articles in this book, treating tho
uirrercnt phases or thtf subject.
The bulletins are sent free to
residents of Oregon who request
them.
WILL USE CONCRETE
TO REPAIR PAVEMENTS
Gravel has been hauled to a
number of places In tho city
where repairs aro to bo made to
the pavement under direction
of Chief of Police Stanlger. The
work was to have been begun
today, but there was no cement
to bo had, and tho work will bo
delayed for a day or two.
DEER SEASON WILL OPEN
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
Game Warden B. C. Hills asks
tho Nows to call attention of
hunters and others interested
to tho fact that tho deer season
does not open until Sunday,
August 15, and closes October
31st. Somo cards gotten out by
a sporting goods hoUso In Eu-
gono are in error In giving tho
oponlng date.
1917
Ono Nows subscriber,
nnxious to take advant
age of tho Bargain Days
flffbr, has already Bont In
a chock to a'pp'ly tomor
row mi his BUbscrlpotldn,
which ho pays up to July
2S,"1917TW6 'VeaVrin
Advance-.
,
E
E
If COAST FORK
Construction Work Bogun To
day by Demolition of the Old
Structure Begin Hauling the
Gravel Wodnesday.
Tearing out of the planking
on the bridge across tho Coast
Korlc between Goshen and
Pleasant Hill was begun today,
and on Wednesday a charge of
dynnmite will drop the trusses
Into the river so they can be
taken away und work of erect-
Ing the new structure be begun,
uuurgu vuuiur win uuk"i un
Thursday hauling gravel from a
bar a half mile above the Bite
of the bridge, and to bring tho
lumber from Cottage Grove.
Some 00 tons of tic-bolts and
plates will be shipped from Port
land to Goshen and then be
hauled from there to the bridge
by Mr. Vallier.
OREGON IS FOURTH IN
PRODUCTION IF LUMBER
Fully One-Sixth of the Pooplo
of tho Stato are Depondant
On Industry.
Portland, Ore., July 20, Ac
cording to the government fig
ures for 1913, Oregon ranks
fourth In tho list of lumber pro
ducing states, having advanced
from twenty-third place in the
past decade.
According to the 1913 figures,
Washington still ranks first .in,
lumber production. In fact, the
reputed production in this State
for 1913, approximately 4,G00,
000,000 feet was the largest
ever reported for the State or
any other State. Michigan ap
proached this figure In 1890 by
reporting a production of 4,311,
000,000 feet.
The cut of Douglas fir in 1913
was the largest ever reported for
this species, being over 5V& bll-
Hon feet.
Thls figure Is for a
filncln snorIps. Tho rut nf vpY
WILL Hill
OLD
G
low pine for 1913 was reported i brothers except Tom were pres
aa hearlv 15 lillllnn fnof whtrh ent. William Blachly ef Blach-
flgure was second only to that
figure Is made up of all species.
commercially known as yellow
pine. ,
Out of a population of approx
imately 675,000 people in Ore
gon, 84,000 or one-sixth of tho
total number, is directly depend
ent upon the lumber Industry.
or a population of 1,142,000 peo
ple In Washington, sixteen per
cent or approximately 193.000
are depondant upon the lumber
industry.
MORE LOGS NOW COMING
FROM WENDLING J3AMPS
Since the Wendlinc mill of
tho Booth-Kelly Co. shut down
last week, shipments of from
24 to 28 carloads of Iocs a day
arc bplng received here from the
camps beyond Wendling. This
is double the amount previously
received, and with tho dozen or
more cars a day received from
tho upper Willamette camps
will gradually fill the pond, as
tho dally cut is about 25 cars of
logs.
Oregon Produced' $143,556
worth of conl in 1914.
BeAVjr-ffemdnn. Harare dHipa?r6
10
10 BE TAKEN OFF
MILE OF WEEK
Wlllamotto-aPcific Track Bal
lastod as Far aa Acme Littlo
Doing in the Pits Until Sius
law bridge is Completed.
Hauling of gravel from the
nits near Springfield for the bal -
laBting of the Willamette-Pacific
traces will cease Wednesday or
Thursday of this week and will
not be resumed until the Sius-
(lav bridge at Acme Is completed
In six weeks to two months. The
.ballasting operations will be re-
inuuiuu uiuu, uuu win uuiuiuuu
for the greater part of the win
tor.
A small crew will be kept at
the lilts however, tor a time to
get out sand and gravel for the !
GRAVEL TRAIN
concrete work on the piers of jclassifled statement of tho lands
the Siuslaw bridge and also forwithin the State; qualifications
.the concrete work on the tunnel i nf vntnrs? tahios imwinr ,
next south of tho Siuslaw.
wwruw jb now utuig jjoureu i president in 1912; population of
on the pivot pier. ttlie several states by decades;
The steam shovel now at the toble giving date of the next
pits will probably be taken to, general election, date of next
the front between Mapleton and .legislative session, limit of ses
Acmc where, on the grade just sions and pay and terms of office
completed, some small slides are! of senators and representatives
encroachlmr on the track. tjn aU statcs; principal state of-
W J. Williams, tram master , ficers of other states; names and
for the gravel outfit, stationed forms nf nfflrf nf tho VI,Hmio
at Springfield, has taken charge
of operations at the pit on ac
count of the sudden resignation
of the foreman, timekeeper and
some of the others.
Ssavey Family
Holds Reunion
The annual Scavey family re
union was held at the James
Seavey place on the McKenzie
river yesterday and proved a
Very enjoyable occasion. There
were recitations by
tho ltttlo
fnR-R n tniw hv Rov M w Dnvia
of Eugene, and then a fine has -
keUlinner. All of the Seavey
to attended the reunion for the !
first time in 20 years. There
were three generations of his
family in attendance. In all
there were 42 present, including
William Seavey, Mrs. George
Wasson and family of Coburg,
Mrs. Anna Bushnell and family
of Eugene, James Seavey and!
family, Jess Seavey and family,
Mrs. Harriet Stewart, William
Blachley and family, Walter
Blachley and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Simmons and family of
Junction City, Mr. and Mrs. Dav
is and family of Eugene, Miss
Vena Hall of Eugene, Mitchell
Wllkins and wife of Coburg,
Mrs. Robert Stlneberg and fam
ily of Coburg, Mr. and Mrs. Ol
son of Junction City, Mrs. T.
Jackson of Eugene, Miss Alce
Titus of Eugene, Rev. II. W.
Davis and his mother of Eu
gene.
OREGON BLUE BOOK
FULL OF INFORMATION
Official Directory Gives
Amount of Statistics
Officials. Newspapers,
Vast
Lists
and
Other Things of Value
The News is in receipt of a
conv of the Oregon Blue Book
Play Ball
and get your goods right
here. Everything official.
Balls, bats, mitts, masks,
chest protectors, spikes
and all the essentials of the
diamond. Sporting goods
for every event. Priced rca-fednabje.
HAS GOLD DOLLARS
D. S. Deals, assistant
cashier of the First Na
tional bank last week re
ceived from San Francis
co a number of the gold
dollars Issued by the gov
ernment as souvenirs of
tho exposition. They re
tail at $2 each.
ij
.J.. 'JSJ.VJl
land official Directory just Issued
jiy Secretary or State Ben Olcott
under authority of a law passed
lat the recent session of the le$r-
islature.
in arifHHnn tn th matter in-
'eluded In prior editions of this
book, which as well lias been
brought down to June 1, 1915,
there Is Included a sketch'of the
formation of the early provis-
jonal government at Cham-
poeg by Geo. H. Hlmes, Assis
tant Secretary of the Oregon
Historical Society; an outline
map of the State giving the area
by counties, together with a
I popular and electoral vote for
tState officers from the formation
of tho provisional government
to date, as well as the names of
all newspapers and postofiices
in the state.
Upon request a copy, without
charge will be supplied to any
resident of Oregon.- -
Many are Herpes
in Lake Tragedy
Chicaeo. Julv 25. Greater hv
'hundreds would have been the
'number of dead on the steamer
Eastland but for prodigies of
heroism. The heroes ranged
uum buiis in uirisj 10 raEKca
dock rats and hobos.
A frail mite of a girl crawled
!over tne slippery suie or the snip
ie rIsk of her life and with
Aef, ,little arms dragged several
J children to safety.
j A gloomy man who was out of
'work and contemplating suicide
tin the river found plenty of work
when the vessel capsized. He
plunged in and rescued nine be
fore he was dragged out almost
dead by other rescuers.
A policeman made a motor
man stop between stations, ran
back along the tracks, plunced
Into the fiver and saved eight
from drowning.
There were numerous boy he
roes, in two cases the little fel
lows themselves perished after
helping women and children to
safety;
One boy, whose identity is
still unrepealed, jumped from
the dock into the river to help
two women hanging to an object
in tne midstream,. He was
swimming to the dock with one turned to this city from Spring
of the women when the other .field, has decided to reopen the
flung her arms around his neck
and all three were drowned.
William Raphael, manager of
a commission house, leaped into
the river and was swhnming to
the dock with two women Avhen
a fat man, his face a livid green
from fear, clutched the dress of
ono of tho women. Raphael
kicked him In the face, but in
the struggle the fat man and one
woman were drowned.
All witnesses agree that in the
crisis women were stronger and
calmer. While the mon fought
madly for their lives, the women
and pirls, after the first panic,
quickly recovered. They clung
patiently to bus 'of wreckage
and obeyed commands of res
ciurers. Those tranned in the
hull waited calmly WF Heath or
VesQu.e. T.he mem' however,
chicly youtiK forejgjiprs. dragr
cd" women 'from nlaccs of twe
ty and even after thelif hwh feafo'
tfv TvaS nfisurca ' s'ibod MoHaly
without offering to ajsslflt.
THOUSANDS DIE
WREN EXCURSION
BOAT OVERTURNS
Tragedy Stalks on Chicago Riv
er as Holiday Crowd Embarks
for Day's Trip on Lake Michigan.
Chicago, July 25. Bodies of
901 persons killed In the capsiz
ing of the steamer Eastland at '
its wharf In the Chicago River
had been recovered tonight after
40 hours of searching by divers
around the steel hulk, still lyfng
on its side, half-submerged,
where it rolled yesterday while
laden with 2408 excursionists.
The total dead as a result of
the turning over of the shipBtill
remains at approximately 1,000,
according to estimates made hy
Coroner Hoffman, whoso re
ports indicate that probably 100
bodies still were held In the mud
of the river by the superstruc- .
1 ture tue overturned boat.'
While only 1002 passengers of
the Eastland have registered
with the Western Electric Com
pany as saved, it is thought that
about 475 survivors, including
the crew of 72, had failed to re
port their escape.
The Eastlan(,Hes on her side
in the river, with divers still
floundering through the interior
of the steel coffin and burrowing
under herr while Chicago, ap
palled, is is just beginning, to
realize the significance, of the
greatest of marine disasters.
While grief stricken thousands
are searching through --the
morgue in the Second.Jtegiment,
armory for friends or relatives,
state and federal officials have
the blame for the cataslfxophe
turned their attention to -placing
and to the work of providing
relief for those left destitute. ,
Day One of Gloom 1
In churches and homes thru-
out the city today prayers were
offered for the suffering and the
dead. The day was one b
gloom. ,
The sky was cloudy and a
mist hung in the air. There was
more than the usual Sabbath
quiet everywhere and' ' the
crowds of out-door pleasure-,
seekers were thin. As Was the
case yesterday, baseball games
were postponed.
Various thones as to what
caused the Eastland to turn
over are still be'irtg discussed,
but without prospect of a defin
ite explanation until the coron
er's inquest and the federal
government's investigation, to
be begun tomorrow, are finish
ed. The most discussed theories
are four that the boat was
over-loaded; that she was not
properly ballasted; that the tug
that made fast to warp the
Eastland from the docks, start
ed pulling too soon; that con
gestion of passengers rushing
to the port side, attracted by
some passing sensation, tipped
the boat over.
Hohl's Blacksmith Shop Opened
George Hohl, who recently re-
well known west side blacksmith
shop, which has practically been
closed since the death' of Mr.
Hohl's father in May, and the
shop will be conducted for Mrs.
Hohl by her sons, George and
Philip. Both young men have
been practically raised and train
ed from boyhood in this line of
work and are first class me
chanics. Tho business will be
conducted under the name of
"Hohl's Blacksmith Shop," and
all work will bo turned out
promptly and satisfactorily. Th'e
patronage of both old and new
natrons is solicited and satis
faction Is guanmteed. Cottage
Grove Leader,
Cut 206,000 Feet in Day.
The Botith'-Kolly mill cu 208,
0QQ feet of lumber last Friday.
Tho ordinary day's run, la jn the
- There la rt Vnovement on at
Canby to HtQrh lretto factory, .