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3ArET)onn "Nrxn; trtbttnt?, mf.pfokt). cmFOuY. sunday. apiul 22. 102s. HALF STANDING SOFTWOOD T IN THREE STATES' j FUTURE AIR COMMERCE TO FOLLOW TRAIL OF PERMANENTLY BUILT FIELDS; PAHE FTVW .1 JO. M&i m ft twtt niiit.g tontwt 4t " ' usJ t lilts uiul. i- liim. It is ;i strictly inin-pri.i u Di KaiiluticM niol was MatM-,..1t M.ldy (,. ai, in plueiiiK in ;i I.Mlt-r p Mtio:i t :iviiii 1 .;M.tk.'- .diil lu limit i stain! thf I'matH'itil operations of their oAM Iiimii,' to better ;iilv.Mit:ii;e. (Hy WINF1KI.D SCOTT' Xnilcmttl l.mnhr MnrttirMcltirOrs ' AsHocinllon) About half oC the utandlnff soft-, wooft timber in the United States ! is In California. Oregon ami Wash-; inKionv In these three at a ten are! the last treat reserves of softwood in America- Sevcntq-five per cent; cif 1 lie softwood timber is west of th innrrltude of Denver. , , i-iei iean K01 est Week possibly ; vill lend to n better understanding; of (he economic and oven the splr- ttitnl value of treoit. Tosstbly it I will stimulate wood lot planting in J the enst and roadside planting; everywhere. I16 forestry questions, of three states, however, are press-, fntf and will, hy and by. be do mi riant, especially In Oregon and in Washington. I Immense areas In California.! Oregon lUirt Washington are fit forj 11Sor:,t;:s;::it' !' ""T"1"'' Jr" ,,h",e .,., ,,,.,,v, ,,: ,. ,,, ,. , Itrowth on theno Inndn. ,ikhm.iiu swrrtniy of Commorcv j cnnslilprulion:- Thin Is only onr-1 1 onstrurt. il umlPi- oomlill.ms pp- Any system of forpstry worth ' tnr- Aoi'n"UticK. ) j lontli of nil tho oommi'i-clnl iivia- i cullni- to lis own locality, lint in mentioning must Iniludo this im-; ,;;c'nt ifhlpvenipnta in flylnujtlon In th- Unitpd Staira. Thp re- Konci al It should l.n I.iikp cnmicli Ipratlp rpquirempiit' that as trees: nrnuKnt about n heightened ! iimlninK 90 per cent c-onHis'ts of tor safety anil the acconunodalinn lire taken for the npeils of civiliza-1 pu ""c Interest in rommpreial avia- non-schPdulecl flylnit. such as aer- of. extensive traffic, easy of ap tlon, steps should bp taken to re-1"""' Airways, airports, air mail . ial photnitrtphy, taxi work, sur- j prnach from all ilirections and in plnee them on nil lands properly service ami other phases of ouriveyinK and mapping, sightseeing close proximity to the city. It classified as suitable for forests i K,owi"K ail" commerce have pump ' trips, prop clustiiiK. ndvertislnK. , should he planned to take care of only. It may bp by Nature's own 1 10 l0 topics of discussion through- i police and fire patrols, national .t'uturo expansions In air commerce, methods of by planting nursery "ut he l-'nited States. jtours, rescue and relief flights, in- The availability of light, power stock. That depends on eircum- :M,,st write and speakers onistructlon of students and opera- , and water should also bp consid stancps. aviation have piuphaslzed nurtlons by private owners and flying j ered in choosing a site, as well as :' ltoforpstatinn in not a political scheduled air transport service, j clubs for sport and recreation. the direction of the prevailing question; it Is not to be settled by represented by the mall, passenger ' There are sem es of other uses I wind in laying nut the field. the sobs of sentimentalists; it Is not express lines operating ovcrjfor tl Irplane, but mention of! At first, the municipal hangars to he solved by tax-dodgers who established airways. Must of these Uhese few will hp sufficient. To may be used for housing public seek to place heavy taxes on forest j 1'"J'M nl '' maintained by companies t keep up with all these demands planes. Then, when traffic is too prpoerly from which there may he J holding air mall contracts from most manufacturers have had to : heavy for this, the municipal air no return in yeurs. It is essentially; l)ost office department. Theigo into quantity production. In! port muy become a place for tho an economic question what to do ; airways they cover now- total about jevery easp they are almost swamp- mere taking on and discharging of to insure the growth of new forests , JiM0 miles in length, over which jed with orders. . passengers, mail and cargo, li will under reasonably profitable condl-i ,S'""0 miles are flown daily on One Important effect or all this be to the airport w hat the railroad tlons. The question can be solved schedules as fixed as tnose of the iacllvlty has been nation-wide the terminal is to the railway. If approached without prejudice j railroads. The distance t raveled ! establishment of municipal air- j it Is well to restrict the erection and with every requirement of pub-j ov''' these routes has Increased ! ports. At one time, n city not on, of high buildings nearby through lie nnd private Interest In mind. I'1'"111 4,3IH,iis7 miles for lllili to i an air mall route might reasonably , an ordinance or zoning rule. Obviously the first question that ! ul''ut WO, una miles for the yearlrel'use to construct an airport, for otherwise, within a comparatively will arise In the miudsif the city 1 "v the spring of lili an 'there was no other organized fly-j short lime iho airport may bei dweller and the agriculturist is increase of 40 per cent will prob- lug to require such facilities. Now ' entirely unsuitable lor operation. "What Is being done V" This series j aMi' be made in these figures. 1 when the airplane Is practically of short papers, to bp published: Tlle accompanying map shows j everywhere, anil the daily life of j , once a day during forest week.ltne sections covered by this sys- , each citizen is affected by air com- i General MotOTS seeks to tell in non-technical lan-!1"' logemci v.nn tne proposed ! merce. no community can afford guage what progress has been ; routes for the Immediate future, j to neglect such construction. Fall- NEW DEALER FOR 0LDS1BILE CARS YOUR R ADIO MINE hi "llmlcrsUiidcbii imdMonlnkrtaimtHj fs Uj39 Frederick C.Russell;.'; Aerial simuld !! Hi-lu-r A pi. ilit tu II. S. tl)onm-ll if Portland, w holt-. 1 W rt'iMM-scntat ive foe th,' '!i!-:n.'hil.' i 'mtipany ol" irtmm. v.-a in tr.irnr.l th- pa--t wn-U 1 1 .nisi, i iiiii itisitifss with .1. .1. (is s.-hhr ii-r. .M.Hor Co., ii'-w ln. al 'I'hr it-at ii ti of the ii"-v firm is t I I I South Uiverside and will b op.-n.'il ,,, pul. lit- to, lay. 'I'll-- 1'Uil.lini: was I't-arianui'il to suit tlf io".v ( .impaiiy and Mr. ( iHsi'iihrni-'::.' invin-s all ..t of up-to-dai- ino- t'-r .-.irs to call and sr. tin w l,hn:.dd..s. Tim bf-sl way to pick s ra u l.. r-ri.-s is to ihi. tho tlinnih and fore finger, pin-hlnp off th.- lii-ii'.v with ait'.ut nni'-bair iath ,,r m.iii and placin:; it -a r.f ui in the n.ntain- r. 'I'.i keep tin fiiiit I'l-oia lu-ini: I bruiscil or erii.sh.Ml, avoid holdhiK too many in ihr haii.l at a tlmo r wimr thiMii into thi box. t'lllt'l.liM'i' 111 I'OM- .-t i u.-till j.,' a s.'t is that thi ail ial iMiaiivtioii t. a UJMiiit: '"d alva .h..iil. Ik- liiiilu-f than llo- moilinl I 'liiiin tmn. 'I'liij. i ju-.l an -l.-n. ..f t!o- familiar analogy (.-tu-'t-ii olti-m-iiy and u.iti-r, Voltage is , ,.. ;i pi-suir. M'tif rt'lat i.nivhip l.t t w cfn a i ial and jiioiind is liiicii.-d to tli;tt In -iw.rii hi.i;h and low points of a wat ci' pri'ssuio sysicm. Then is a llmv of .'l.M'tiioal fiii'iny front th- a. -rial (o tho Kiound and this point must he i-.im.idrrrd jn hand linp; aciial and ground t on nrct tons ill till' Mt. The 'I'roiildc-SlKHiit'r Says; M-.-asionally I drofi in to nee -otii ' im- who puirliascil a st-t from mi' jt;st as a iiialtoi- id' ma inta inhm conta.'i. I'r.'im-iit y ,-.in offer a :ai;-;Ki-st ion (ir n;aU-' a small riianm' tli at works w oiid'-rs in tin- final pn dm i. That h how I happen lo to inlM radioiv;.: who jm- havini: . trouble w ithout knowiiiK it. The other t-venitlK I found a -ns-tonoi sittinj; .(aeefully in front of :t l"Ud-peakii' that was emittuiK v. hai I would consider rather poor ic cpt Ion. It did not se.-m pos sible lhal tin- owner eould have been satisfied with what his equip ment Was ivhlK bil.l. but theio he Was. enjoyitlU' 'ViT minute of it. l-'or a time I was pir.led. Then, suddenly, the truth came to me. lie had not noticed the way his reception deteriorated t-.r the sim ple reason that he was what we know as a "radio bun." Not an eeninu passed but what he Spent at least :i couple of hours with the M-t. That Is w hy he had not noticed what was happening to his receiver. The deterioration was so unoiual he wits not at all aware of it. The other type of radio user the man who listens in when there are bi features on the n f r more likely to note anything that be ju-t iii:ht about his yet. Its stages of deteri oration come in more pronounced breaks, with the result that ho orders an investigation and finds out what's wtuiik. 1 have found the poorest recep tion in those homes where the entie family is radio-enthused. Tlii;, may come us a thoek to the extensive radio user, hut It Is , fact . Such users become a little lot self-satisfied. They d.j nt listen to other people's sets and, since most people own radios of i their own, there H not so much chance of the outsider telling them what they are missing. If 1 were an every-nlsht radio fan. I would make it a point to have an outsider listen in nnd criticise. It would mean a lot and would help me keep tny set Up to late by pointing out tho things thai I would he Mire tn overlook because they had come upon mo Miadually. All nails or broken borirdH by which an animal might cripple it self should be removed from cars hctoto livestock are leaded for market. While each oar should he filled, tiiei e should be no over crow ding. Last year more than 30.IMMI crippled hoKH Weighing nearly 7.imio.hiu pounds, were sold at one market, most of them being injured before they arrived. The discount on cripples usually Is from Sl' (o $lm per hundredweight. niado in California. Oregon and AVashington, with the redwood, the pines, Douglas fir. spruce and the cednrs in the regions where these valuable commercial trees are now found nnd are being logged. a,o"u mites or those airways areiure to provide the necessnry land- now ngnteu lor night flying, and; lug area and equipment for air-' otjier routes are being lighted. , craft will naturally drive the nil- Intermediate fields, weather re-ivanee forces of this new industry! porting service, navigational aids into more fai-seeinc cities. Put ore ! Establishes a New Accounting System 'H FLIVVER and other facilities furnished by the government help to make op erations on these lines safe, effi cient, ami dependable. When You Tjoso You Win If you race the train for tlte rrtsslng anil It's a tie. you lose. If you race the train for the crossing nnd the train gets there first and has passed before you reach the track, you win. Dr. Meadows drove up- to a small town garage and asked If he rould get a puncture fixed there. The young mechanic looked at him closely a minute and then asked. "Ain't you the guy that took care o' my wife last year?" "I am sir, but what has that to do with my tire trouble?" "Ntlthln'. Only you ain't diag nosed it proper. You got a violent case of circumferential flatulency of the perimotor, and it will cost you five bucks." The modern woman is n marvel. Sho can drive an automobile for years and years and never touch a steering wheel. air commerce will follow the air I The' efforts of tho (lenei-al Mo tralls the pioneers indicated by tors t'orporatlon to offer its vart these. j ous divisions every possible sup- Such shot-tsiirhl eri ne lmu lxii.ii I imrt in the hnndlho? of tiled bllsi- ini ni me regular routes lire , scarce during the last few months, i ness is Indicated In the formation carrying passengers on schedule, j All the larger cities are going into jot the .Motor Accounting company and probably twelve will be giving j this subject Very seriously. with as a division of the corporation this service early in 191". Kxpress i special air boards or committees 1 for the purpose of installing unl serviee is now available between , to see that no step Is overlooked in jfnrm accounting systems and thvii Boston nnd New York, fhicago building modern airports. Most of ' servicing from Hum to time as and Dallas, fhicago and Kan Fran- the middle-sized communities are ' may be necessary, according to 1.. Cisco, Salt Lake City and Los An-, acquiring land anil are adding II. Di eves. regional sales manager geles, Seattle and San Kninclsco I equipment as their funds permit, j of the Oakland .Motor far i ohi via Medford, and flilcago and ie- Many of the smaller towns and ' pany Willi hi'iicl.iuaileis In Snii York by an arrangements with the i villages hnve laid out and marked ! Francisco, who says: American Railway K.vpress nnd ' lundliiK fields. In this way they i "This new division of tleneral the Colonial Air Transport, ftoeing place themselves on the air mini. ! .Motors has just opened Its first Air Transport. Western Air Kx- though sometimes they have to branch in San I'rancisco. Us head press, I'aclfle Air Transport and postpone equipping them until In- quarters Is In the Ceneral Motors the National Air Transport. Tills creased traffic warrants the neces- building in Detroii. tliher branches is only the beginning of a rapid nary expenditure. i will be opened from lime to time air express service which cventu- ! One detail of airport eonstruc- as necessity arises at other key lty ally will connect all Important i Hon should not he overlooked in ' points throughout the country. Wo ciUos- i the eagerness to he first in this ! of Oakland Motor far company .Air mail patronage has lncrenseip race between cities. The airport are especially interested in this to a gratifying extent, especially should be a recreation center as new division because prokahly a during the latter half of 1 927. This , well as a station lor handling air , majority of the personnel have has been a permanent growth, anil ; traffic. It should be made as at- been taken from our own orgaiil not the temporary result of the j tractive as possible and attention ", station. They are thoroly versed In spectacular flight of this unusual should be given to elimination of i the policies and system followed year. The post office department the dust and grime too frequently j by Oakland and other tleneral reports .show an increase of about associated with landing fields. Motors divisions and are sin e to Ca per cent in mail carried during ! Citlzena should always be enrntlr-j be in n position to help very much July. August. September and Ortn-aged to visit the airport and to i In the furtherance of litiiluess tu ber of 1927, over the same period i watch the movements of aircraft. 1 terests of retail dealers liandliag ln ,9-,(i- 'Creating such opportunities for the ;the different lines of cars maiiu- These statistics covering srhed- j public to observe the methodical I faetured by the divisions, uled flying are impressive, when ' operation of a., modern airport will 1 "The San Francisco hranelt of eompared with those uf the pre- result In ninny enthusiastic sup- j flee Is in charge of ( '. K. ( 'olwcs, eeding period. But here is- sqme- ' porters of commercial aviation. 'with n sfnff of six expert accoun- A modern definition of a hick town is a place thut does not have I over a dozen filling stations. Ciladys tearfully confesses that some girls accept automobile rides nnd others have just as much fun squeezing in a street car. Hiram What became of that hired man you had? Farmer K2ra Aw he used to work in a garage ln town nnd yes terday the idiot crawled under a mule to see why It wouldn't go. When the motorist stops, looks nnd li.-u.--ni;, there's something wrong with his engine. A hick town is a place where you can huy a stamp when the postmaster finishes examining the new Ford that stopped in front. On the wrong way on a one-way street and you will find yourself at the wrong end of a one-way argument with u traffic cop. There are too many picnics, with tho stowed articles in the driver's seat. As any pedestrian will tell you. It's cheaper to move than to pay hospital rent. A Tall Mary had a little dog With pedigree quite tony; It tried to cross the street one day: Honk, honk, bologna. A local ritizen stopped to change t tires In a desolate region in the far west. 'T suppose." he remarked to a native onlooker, "that even in these parts of the country the bare necessities nf life haven risen tremendously In price.' 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