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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
VOL. 87, NO. 22
HKPP.NKK, ORrXiOX, THURSDAY, .HOIST "M, 1920
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PEH TEAR
ZEITE-TIMES
Bill Providing Tax of Five-Tenths of
A MU1 Will Go on Ballot to Pro-
vide Funds to Fight Predatory An
luuds and Rodent.
At recent meetings of the local
Farm Bureaus held at Board man
Wells Spring, Irrigon, Alpine, and
Cecil it was deBnitely decided to ask
the Morrow County Farm Bureau to
approve a plan of submitting to the
voters of Morrow county a measure,
at the November election, calling tor
one quarter of a mill tax to go Into
a fund to provide for the control ot
the rabbit pest in the northern part
of the county. According to Judge
Campbell this would give a fund of
about $3600, which should be en
ougb to carry on the work tor at
least the next two years.
At the June meeting of the Farm
Bureau It was decided to incorporate
with this the idea ot exterminating
the squirrels and coyotes and to ask
tor a one-half mill tax Instead of
one-quarter of a mill. This measure
will affect the stockmen who are In
terested In the coyote pest, the alfal
fa man who is troubled with the rab
bits, and the grain men who are af
flicted with ground squirrels.
The money will be spent under the
dlrecton of the County Court and the
Farm Bureau. It Is possible to se
cure a hunter to be paid halt by the
Federal Department, one-fourth by
'the county and one-fourth by the
sheepmen ot the county to assist in
exterminating the coyotes. At the
present time the sheepmen are large
ly defraying this expense themselves,
paying an individual bounty running
as high as $20 to $25 per head. This
plan will not do away with the pay
ment of bounties, but no coyote kill
ed by a government hunter can re
ceive a bounty from the County
Court. It will, therefore, have the
effect of lessening the amount of
money paid out by the County Court
for bounties, as It will decrease the
number of coyotes in the county and
therefore, will relieve considerable
strain from the present bounty fund.
This measure has not only received
the endorsement ot the local Farm
Bureaus mentioned, and the County
Farm Bureau, but has alto the ap
proval ot the Ileppner Commercial
Club. We believe that this la a very
worthy measure and should receive
unanimous support.
So far as we know there is no op
position to the measure. It must
be remembered that last year the
men who fought the rabbits In the
northern part of the county raised
practically the entire money them-
solves. The men who have been
fighting the squirrels have been pay
lng their bills. The men who have
been fighting the coyotes have large
ly been paying their own bills. This
manifestly is not entirely fair as the
wild land breeds all these pests and
yet where the owner Is not a real
dent of the county, there is practic
ally no effort made on his part and
no expense borne by his property to
wards combating these pests. As it
is planned to work in cooperation
with the farmers, the entire expense
will not be borne by the taxpayers
but will be apportioned partially
through taxes and partially through
the cooperation ot the sheepmen and
farmers of the county.
The following is a copy ot the
measure as It will appear on the bal
lot: AN ACT
Providing for a levy of five-ten thB of
a mill on the dollar ot taxable
property of the County of Morrow,
State of Oregon, to be used In the
destruction of predatory animals
and rodents in the County ot Mor
row, State of Oregon, and provld
lng for the expenditure of the mon
ey arising from said levy.
He it enacted by the people of the
County of Morrow, State of Oregon:
Bee. 1, That there shall be levied
upon each dollar of the taxable prop
erty of the County of Morrow, State
of Oregon, as Bhown by the tax roll
for the year 1920, In addition to the
regular county levy, a tax of five
tenths of one mill, to be collected and
paid in the same manner as other
county taxes are collected and paid.
Sec. 2. That the money arising
from said levy shall be expended un
der the direction of the county court
of the County of Morrow, State of
Oregon, in connection with the Fed
eral Government and the farmers and
stockmen of said county, In the de
struction of predatory animals and ro
dents, fifty per cent of said money to
be expended in the destruction of
predatory animals and fifty per cent
in the destruction of rodents, during
the calendar years 1921 and 1922.
Walt Smith and Chas. Dean are up
from lone today. They report a very
l;eny rain for the lone section and
believe that the roads will be greatly
benefitted thereby, and small delay
will result to the farmers, who have
about all completed their threshing
throughout the north end ot the coun
ty. WANTED Six good men for con
struction work. Apply R. C. Green,
Standard Oil plant. It.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rhea of Rhea
' creek were In the city today.
Morrow County Creamery
Takes Oversee Business
The Morrow County Creamery
Company has taken over the Ice bus
iness ot the Heppner Ice & Soda
Works from E. E. Beaman, accord
ing to an announcement made this
morning by W. Claude Cox, cream
ery manager. Mr. Beaman also ex
pects to dispose ot the soda end ot
the business.
The creamery company has man
ufactured ice for their own use for
the past three or four years. Now
they Intend to greatly enlarge the
capacity of their plant and adequate
ly supply local consumption by next
summer. The plant will be Increased
to 5000 pounds capacity.
Boardman Girl Badly Burned
When Oil Sets Fire to Clothing
Boardman, Ore., Aug. 24. Miss
Kathleen Marshall, 17, daughter ot
M. C. Marshall, prominent stockman
of Boardman, was severely burned
about the body and face by an explo
sion of oil in the kitchen. It seems
that a can of kerosene was sitting
on a shelf near the stove and in some
manner was Jarred from the shelf up
on the stove In which a fire was
burning. Miss Marshall first tried to
put out the tire In her clothing at
the well, but finally accomplished it
by rolling In the dust. She is being
cared tor at the home of Mrs. C. E.
Heln.
News About Ore
gon Industries
Portland, Ore. One carload a
week or 52 carloads a year of build
ing toys are shipped from Portland
by the Konstructo company, which
converts alder trees into funmakers
for the children. When the company
was formed four years ago 250 sets
were put on sale. A member of the
firm went east and made a demon
stration at the meeting of the Nation
al Association of Toy Men, which re
sulted In the sale of two carloads.
The third season this grew to 26 and
now it has doubled. The wood Is se
cured along the Columbia near Trout-
dale.
Portland. Ore. Because the larg
est livestock exposition In the world
is still not large enough to accomo
date Its Portland business, prepar
ations are being made to build addi
tions to the Pacific International
structure In north Portland and
ground is now being filled In for that
purpose.
Albany, Ore. While a new build
ing is being erected here for the Alco
Wood Products Company, recently
destroyed by fire, the firm will oper
ate a plant at Springfield. A planing
mill has been purchased for this pur
pose. Salem, Ore. Approximately 1,
500,000 pounds of evergreen black
berries will be marketed In Salem this
year, according to estimates by a lo
cal canneryman. Based on the pre
vailing price of six cents a pound
they will net the growers $90,000.
Portland, Ore. Because Its old
plant was unable to accomodate Its
business the United Manufacturing
company, which makes mattresses,
bed springs and comforters, has mov
ed to a new buldtng. This factory
has 65,000 feet ot floor space and is
equipped with additional machinery
Jacksonville, Ore. A narrow
streak of quarts giving indications of
widening and which appears rich In
gold heralds the opening of what will
probably be a really heavy vein in
the Poorman creek district. Miners
estimate that it will run from $500
to $1000 to the ton. The discovery
was made on the Manklns & Bell
claim.
Portland, Ore. Rubber heels.
soles, taps and mechanical rubber
goods are being turned out In such
quantities by the Portland Rubber
Mills that the firm has found it neces
sary to discontinue its jobbing bus
iness, It will now distribute only
Oregon made goods and will push
the sale of packing and tire repair
material.
Dallas, Ore. As rapidly as con
struction can be pushed the new saw
mill of the Willamette Valley Lum
ber company is rising near the loca
tion of the one destroyed by fire last
month. It will have the most mod
ern conveniences and Is to be equip
ped by November 1.
Klamath Falls, Ore. Twenty-five
hundred acres ot marshland here are
to bo converted Into a vaBt mint farm,
probably the largest in the world
when it Is all planted. The tract Is
just now being prepared and plans
are being made to irrigate It.
Kosoburg, Ore. With the pur
chase by a local cannery of 900 box
es of Bnrtlotts last week the harvest
of the Umpqua valley pears has be
gun. The fruit are not extraordin
arily large but the quality is excel
lent this season.
Baker, Ore. Purchase of five and
a half acres of inna near me de
pot here by Tobln & Salmon ot New
Richmond, Wisconsin, has Just been
announced, also the company's inten
tion of erecting a planing mill Im
mediately. A quantity of lumber has
already been contracted and deliv
ered on the ground.
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AS RESULT OF BURNS
Anna Hill McDonald Succumbed on
Friday From Injuries Received in
Fire Was Native of Ontario, Can.
ada.
Anna Hill McDonald, S3 years ot
age and a beloved resident of south
Morrow county for nineteen years,
passed away at the home of George
McDonald last Saturday morning fol
lowing Injuries received in a fire on
the preceding Wednesday.
Anna Hill McDonald was born in
Siorniont county, Ontario Canada,
May 17, 1837. She was married May
25, 1857 to Neal McDonald. They
came to Sherman county, Oregon,
thirty eight years ago. Mrs. McDon
ald came to Morrow county nineteen
years ago and since that time had
resided in the Hardinan section. The
surviving children are as follows:
Elizabeth Thompson, Tygh Valley,
Wasco county; Neal McDonald of
Morrow county; Sam of Portland,
Mary A. Thompson ot Oregon City;
John J. of Hardman; Alberta Over-
turf, Darby, Montana; George B. of
I lard m fin and Ellen Thompson of
Spokane, Wash. Dixon and Janet
preceded the mother to the other
world.
She joined the Presbyterian church
thirty years ago. She died Saturday
morning and the funeral service was
held at the home of the deceased
twelve miles south of Hardman Sun
day morning, being conducted by Mrs.
W. O. Livingstone of Heppner. The
remains were laid toj?st in Hard
man cemetery.
Portland, Ore. Making of window
shades on a small scale has proven
so profitable to C. R. Peake that he
has recently moved his plant into
new quarters and gone into the man
ufacture of window screens in Port
land. Seaside, Ore. A second heavy
purchase of spruce timber on Tilla
mook hend gives the Crown-Willamette
Paper company one of the larg
est operating bodies of pure spruce
and hemlock In the northwest. The
H. E. Noble tract, which sold for
approximately $250,000, will be con
solidated with the recently pur
chased Hammond Lumber company
lands.
Gold Beach, Ore. Fish are run
ning so heavily in the Rogue river
this season that cannerymen nlmost
ran out of tins last week and It re
quired special express shipments
from the American Can company In!linn conditions. Leading statesmen,
Portland to relieve them. Tho finest finnncior3i shippers and railroad of
quality of spring salmon are report- flcilll9 are growing more anfcnt ev
ed coming In groat numbers Into ev- ory dfty ln their advocacy of wider
ery coast stream in the stnte. support of truck haulage.
Portland, Ore. A six million bu-j
sitei potato crop for Oregon is the Federated Church Scene of
estimate made for this yenr. Ideal
growing conditions win probably put j Public Wedding Sunday
production far ahead of last year.
Portland, Ore. The fact that ev-i The Federated church was the
ery nook and corner of a house can scene of a pretty wedding last Sun-
be furnished with made-in-Oregon
goods was amply demonstrated by
the furniture exhibit held here dur-
lng buyers' week. Twenty-six firms party which has been conducting a
making everything from phonographs series of revival meetings nt the Fed
and lamp shades to twin beds and erated church during the last two
kitchen cabinets were on the list of
manufacturers from this stato who
had products on display.
LOCAL KIL CONPANY
Standard Constructing New Concrete
Garage nt Plant Further Invest
ment Contemplated in Heppner.
The Standard Oil Convey of Cal
ifornia fa making eTlrnsve improve
ments at their plant In this city. A
construction company is now busy at
work removing wagon sheds and barn
and a new concrete garage will rise
shortly to house the motorized equip
ment which the company recently in
stalled. Other changes will be made about
ihe plant which includes the moving
of the filling station out into the cen
ter of the yard.
Standard Oil has made a remark
able growth since coming Into this
territory a few years ago and their
service has meant a lot to farmers
and townspeople.
We have been reliably informed
that the company has under contem
plation, further extensive invest
ments in Heppner when will mean
much to the town as well as the com
pany. Trucks Believed Solution of
Freight Congestion Situation
The serious freight congestion
throgliout the country continues to
cause agitation bv industtrial and
commercial heads for universal util
ization of the motor truck as a menas
ot bringing to an end the stagna
tion from which business has suffer
ed.
The source of the trouble with
which business is afflicted Is more
a congestion at railway terminals
than a shortage of cars. In large cit
ies it Is now commonly true that
freight cars are delayed for weeks be
fore they can be unloaded. Not only
are the cars tied up at a time when
every car is neede for active use, but
large investments are involved and
factories slowed down waiting for
materials.
Meanwhile in the agricultural dis
tricts crops and perishable produce
are ruined in the aggravating wait
for long-haul carriers to distant mar
kets. The general opinion of busi
ness men seems to be that a steady
employment of trucks at terminal
points Is the only solution for the
prevention of a repettlon of the pre
sent predicament.
The Inadequacy of the railroads to
meet the situation and to cope with
it Is recognized and admitted by vir
tually everyone who has had oppor
,,mitv t0 st,,,iv present transnorta-
day evening, when Miss Daisy Clapp
became the wife of Ward Mlllan.
Both are members of the evangelistic
weeks. The wedding was of a public
nature and was witnessed by a num-
bcr of local people.
'ADDITIONAL LOCALS
N. A. Clark moved his family Into
a suite of rooms ln the Gilman build
lng this week.
Mrs. Carl C. Haynie and daughter
Dona are spending a few days in
Portland this week.
Al Henriksen, the well known Ce
cil stockman, is looking after busi
ness matters in Heppner today.
W. P. Mahoney, cashier of the First
National Bank, left for Portland this
morning, to be absent several days on
business.
Mayne Moore, who helps John
Bryson at the Independent garage ln
lone, was a Wednesday business vis
itor in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wingfleld of
Monument are ln Heppner today. Mr.
Wingfleld is a prominent stockman
of Grant county.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Maxwell re
turned last Sunday evening from a
two weeks vacation trip to Seattle
and Victoria, B. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Cha3. H. Latourell
returned Sunday from Portland, mak
ing the trip ln their Ford coupe in
about eight hours.
Jack Mulligan, who sells new pi
anos and tunes old ones, is over from
Condon this week. He recently re
turned f rom a business trip into
Grant county.
Chas. Thomson, of the firm of
Thomson Bros., was a passenger to
Portland this morning, where he goes
to look after business affairs, as well
as to enjoy a few days of recreation
in the metropolis.
Mrs. A. M. Phelps and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, left on, Tuesday morn
ing for Iowa where Miss Phelps will
enter school. Mrs. Phelps expects to
remain in the east about six weeks
visiting with relatives.
G. T. McFadden, manager of tire
sales for the Walther-W'llliams com
pany of The Dalles, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Heppner on busi
ness and while here placed the agen
cy for Firestone tires with the Cohn
Auto Co.
J. H. Pearson, Little Butter creek
farmer, was in the city today and re
ports that his ranch made an exoel-
lent yield tot wheat this year. Tie
Lena section was not overlooked by
the rain which visited Morrow county
this week, according to Mr. Pearson.
Mrs. Henry Kerber, age 63 year3,
died at the home of her son, Albert
Kerber, five miles northeast of Lex
ington on Tuesday night at 12 o'ilock.
Mrs. Kerber had been ailing for some
time, and the immediate cause of her
death was an internal hemorrhage.
The body was brought to Heppner
by Undertaker M. L. Case, who pre
pared the body for shpment to St.
Joseph, Mo.,her former home, to
which city the remains were sent this
morning, accompanied by members of
the family.
Dr. McMurdo was called to the
mountains Sunday evening to wait
on Mrs. Ruth Rowe, of Monument,
who had been thrown from a horse
and quite seriously hurt. The fam
ily are camped at Butcher Bill prair
ie and Dr. McMurdo made the trip
out there from Heppner In one hour
and fifty minutes. Mrs. Rowe re
ceived a broken rib, badly bruised
breast and her right wrist sprained.
She was thrown against a tree, the
accident being caused by the break
ing of the cinch on the saddle.
Editor Athey of the Hermiston
Herald, accompanied by his son, pass
ed through Heppner Tuesday, return
ing home from a fishing trip over on
the Metolius river. Mr. Athey ha
murder in his eye, for a young man
at Madras directed him home by way
of Mitchell and Spray, and he went
up against some roads that were
never intended for even a Ford to
attempt to go over. To get from
Ileppner to Hermiston just at this
particular season of the year is no
pleasure either and Mr. Athey took
to the hills leading out to Boardman
and from there he would have good
sailing into Hermiston. This office
acknowleges a very pleasant call
from our fellow craftsman of the
Herald.
Morrow county was visited by a
general heavy rainfall Tuesday night
and a part of Wednesday, lasting ful
ly twelve hours. The immediate re
sult was the laying off for a few days
of numerous threshing crews, with
no serious damage reported. Roads
will be very generally benefitted just
at a time when it will he much ap
preciated by the grain haulers. No
doubt such a rain would be of very
lasting benefit to the roads if we had
a system of dragging that would be
followed up after each such rain as
fell this week. Some day this sys
tem of handling our dirt roads may
be inaugarated in Morrow county, and
when that time arrives we can ex
pect to travel over much better high
ways. This big rain should c-e a great
help to the summerfallow lands.
InskiH'p-Sw cnivntren.
Addison D. Inskeep and Miss Lydia
Swearengen were united in marriage
on Monday by Justice E. Whoir at
his home ln Condon. The brido-
groom Is a prosperous farmer of the
Gwendolyn neighborhood and Mr.
and Mrs. inskeep win mane uieir. several months on the Fred Buchau
home there. Condon Globo-Tlnies. an ranch just above lone.
Lewis Cason Receives Broken
Leg When Thrown from Horsei
Lewis Cason of this city received
a fracture of the left leg just above
the ankle, last Friday, when he was
thrown from his horse. The acci
dent occurred at the Oraln Wright
ranch on Rhea creek. Mr. Cason
was brought to town by Mr. Wright,
where he as at once given surgical
aid and the fracture was reduced.
He is now recovering at the borne
of his uncle, Walter C. Cason on Cen
ter street.
Gasoline for Heppner Goes
In Ditch Near Union Jet,
A ten-thousand gallon car of gaso
line destined for the use of Heppner
motorists, went into the ditch near
Union Junction, above La Grande last
week. Geo. Milholland, local agent
for the Standard Oil Company has re
ceived word that this car. along with
nine othera, was the victim of one of
the worst freight train wrecks to oc
cur in Eastern Oregon in some time.
The cars all left the track and for a
time gasoline was flowing freely.
Residents living near the scene of the
wreck were not slow to take advan
tage ot the situation, and large holes
were scooped out to receive the pre
cious fluid and the gas was carried
away in pails or whatever receptacle
came handy.
"Yankee Doodle In Berlin"
At Star Theater Tonight
For the first time ln the history
of the Theater, a conjuction has been
formed between the eloquence ot the
silent motion pcture and the appeal
of palpitating, living, human partici
pants. The result, a dazzling com
binationot beauty and convulsing
filmed satire, arousing patriotism,
will be offered at the Star theater,
for this evening (Thursday).
Mack Sennett's biggest film fea
ture, "Yankee Doodle ln Berlin,"
greater indeed in power, scope and
significance than his recent success,
"Mickey," wiU be shown.
THE BORROWER IS HIT
(An editorial from the Pendleton
East Oregonlan.)
Upon the November ballot wiU be
a measure making it Ulegal to lend
money in the state of Oregon tor
more than four per cent on ordinary
loans and five per cent on contract
money. The measure, if it becomes
a law, will do more damage to the
state than any other law ever pro
posed, and there is a real danger ot
it being adopted.
The superficial judgment of the av
erage person is that the measure is
a good one and ought to be passed,
"It will give us cheaper money," he
says to himself, "and the banks are
profiteering anyway. Four per cent
is enough for them." What they do
not stop to reason out is that such
a law would operate to injure the
borrower and not the lender.
Seventy per cent of the money
loaned in Oregon today Is money that
oomes frdfn outside the state. This
estimate is made bj men familiar
with financial conditions as they ex
ist. The four per cent limitation law
would mean the immediate with
drawal of this money. Loans would
he called, mortgages foreclosed, tho
money collected and invested in other
states where higher rates prevail.
Not only would this outside money
be withdrawn but the money of our
own banks, capitalists and other
lenders would be sent to other states.
It is no more reasonable to suppose
that a man with money to lend will
take the legal rate of Interest in this
state if he can send it across the
borders to another state and get a
much bigger return than it Is to sup
pose that a farmer will sell his wheat
for 50 cents a bushel in Oregon if
he can get a dollar a bushel in Wash
ington. A law might fix the price In
this state but it can never compel
a man to sell his money or his crcf
within the borders of this state.
It will not be the lenders of mon
ey who will suffer. They will get
just as much for their money as
ever they did. But what about the
borrower, and that term Includes ev
ery businessman, even' industry, ev
ery home builder. The loans he has
will be called in and there will be
no money available at the legal rate
of interest. Either he will have to
patronize an Illicit usurer or go with
out money. In either case he faces
disaster and ruin Industries will
have to shut down, business will be
at a standstill and the wage earner
will be out of a Job.
If these facts are properly brought
to the attention of the voters, there
is small likelihood that the four per
cent limitation measure will become
a law, but because the measure ap
pears to promise relief, it will win
many voters unless there Is an ef
fective campaign of education and In
formation.
Marshall Fell and family have re-
'turned to Heppner after spending
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TAKES EFFECT TODAY
Passenger Rates Go Up 20 Per Cent
and Freight Charge Increase 25
Per Cent Pullman Now Comra
High.
Increased passenger and freight
rates take effect on the O. W. R. t N.
lines today. Ail passenger tares
will be twenty per cent higher from
now on, the fare from Heppner to
Portland being $7.65. Locally the
freight rate wUl be twenty-five per
cent higher, while in the middle West
and points east of Montana the in
crease will run as high as 33 1-3 per
cent.
If Mr. Passenger takes Pullman ac
commodations now, he must figure 50
per cent to the cost of his ticket
Chair cars will undoubtedly grow ln
demand.
Freight officials state that the in
crease in frelghtt rates should not
cause more than a 2 per cent Increase
in the cost of living. Upon most ot
the articles of common dally con
sump ton the transport charge Is so
small that an increase in rates has
no appreciable effect on the family
budget. On bulky articles like coal.
where transportation is a large part
of the process ot production and dis
tribution, the Increase necessarily
boosts prices.
Charles Ray's Fans
Have Treat in Store
Admirers of Charles Ray who were
worked up to a high pitch ot enthus
iasm by the baseball game in "The
Pinch Hitter," will find special de
light ln the new Thomas H. Ince-Par-
amount production, "Greased Light
ening," which will be presented at
the Star theater next Sunday.
In this photoplay Mr. Ray becomes
a speed demon and the climax ot the
story sees him in the racer of his own
make run down the villain who has
beaten and defrauded his father ot
the sweetheart of the hero. The name
of the story is derived from a racing
auto, and Mr. Ray plays the part of
the Tillage blacksmith who is the in
ventive genius ot the community.
He has already won considerable
notoriety by his SeamleBS Nose-bag
the Imperial axle grease, the Non
Slip Hitching Post and the Little
Giant Potato Slicer, when he builds
Greased Lightening," with a view
of winning the big automobile race.
When the race starts his auto balks.
He gets it repaired, however, Jnst in
time to start out and overtake the
villian fast disappearing over the
brow of a hill ln a powerful six cyl
inder car.
THE FIRST CHRSIT1AN CHURCH.
Sunday, August 29, 1920.
The Bible School will open at ten
o'clock with the very Interesting les
son of the "Beginnings of Solomon's
Reign." There Is a place for every
one here, good music, good Instruc
tors, and a good time for all. The
Communion and preaching service
will follow at eleven o'clock, the
morning theme will be "The Unani
mous Church."
The evening service will open with
the Christian Endeavor at seven o'
clock, the evening sermon theme will
be, "The Unknown Christ."
You will be given a hearty wel
come at all these services.
W. O. LIVINGSTONE, Minister.
Christian Science Services.
Sundays, 11:00 a. m., I. O. O. F.
Hall.
Testimonial meetings, Wednesday
evening, 8 o'clock, at Gene Slocum
residence. Everyone welcome.
Alaskan Pulpwood Possibilities.
Alaska is about one-fifth the size
of the United States.
The Behm Canal timber unit, on
the Tongass Forest, southeastern
Alaska, has a stand of approximate
ly one billion feet board measure, of
which 88 per cent is spruce and hem
lock timber, all suitable tor pulp
wood.
Alaska Is not all snow and tee.
Potatoes, turnips, beets, sugar beets.
carrots, parsnips, celery, rhubarb,
radishes onions, cabbages, cucumbers
and peas are grown In Alaska.
Pulpwood will be sold from the
Alaskan National Forests with such
provisions for future supply as will
assure the permanence of the Indus
try. According to Government esti
mates it is believed that a complete
exploration of the National Forests
in southern Alaska will show that
there Is a quarter of a million horse
power of undeveloped water power
possibilities.
The records of the Weather Bu
reau in Alaska show that the aver
age winter temerature of the ports
of Prince William Sound, 30 degrees
above zero, is the same as that ot
New York and BobIou, and that of
Nome, zero, Is similar to that of Man
itoba and Montreal.
It la ot Interest to note In connec
tion with possible pulp plants In
southeast Alaska that labor In Alaska
Is accustomed to work on a piece ba
sis rather than a time basis, and this
would probably be reflected ln the
employment of labor for logging op
erations ot pulp timbers.