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r i M J" o o o MAIL niUNE. Mefori, Org Stnday, iafy 9. 1 1 o e no n o o Mo Fgolb o Sito ai Grants Pass Suggested in Report A pulp and paper industry development in the Rogue River valley appears ery feasible in light of a recent study made by a Seattle, Wash., research, company. The proposed mill would produce approximately 51,000 tons per year each of kraft paper and linerboard at a site near Grants Pass. Making the development a "reality, how ever, depends on several conditions, including raising an esti mated $30 million to finance it, -and state legislation per mitting industrial use of the Rogue river. The Seat firm, Sandwell and Company, Incorporated. concludes that adequate transportation facilities, labor force, raw materials, and power are available in this area, and a favorable market exists In the country, to make the proposi tion financially successful. Authorized by the Oreggn Development commission, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and the Grants Pass and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce, the study encompasses Jackson, and Josephine counties, which have a combined area of approximately 4,400 square miles and a total population of about Included in the area are ag- ' proximately 2.5 million acres of forest land, of which 90 per . cent is commercial. The report notes that "70 per cent of the live saw timber in the area is '' Douglar fir, with most of the , rest made up of other sofv wood species such as true firs, 1 pondgrosa and sugar pine, and Qinor quantities of west ern hemlock and western red cedar." The estimated annual net growth on saw timber trees on commercial forest land in the y valley is 330 million board feet measure, according to the report. This is ot, howee. a . 1 .11 V J J. " . i measure oi me run prqpucuv , ity of the land because cer tain areas are not currently stocked, other areas have seed ling and sapling stands which ., have as yet no measurable growth, and still other areas ; contain old-growth stands on '. which the net growth rate is " much less than it would be i on young thrifjjf stands, the research company reports. ' . Possible Potential A figure of ,45f million board feet measure, based on forest service figures odating back to 1948, is advanced by the researchers as a possible potential annual growth rate for the study area. However, they report that the latter fig ure is conservative and that a new survey would show the potenti;$ growth rate to be in . excess of 700 million board feet measure. In recent years, the report continues, the average annual - cut of live sawtimber in the study area has been approxi , mately 900 million board feet H- measure. This is well over the net growth and the potential " growth in the area but it rtn ' stitutes good forest manage ment, according to the report, V because it means tfce harvest ' ', of mature and over-mature ' . timber before it becomes un " merchantable. O The dudy proposes thatny " plant established in the area0 ? should at (first rely on mill residue because it is presently the cheapest pulpwood. How- ever, it points out, resulting v increased pulpwood require ments would eventually force the price up so thd it would 5 become more economical to employ pulpwotfll from other souQes. such as login resi due, forest thinning anSfrm - Long-Term !8$i3 o 0 Includedoin ffee stufly re - . are Q fcrge aawnUt, S3 fiit- dium-size swmill sna - m-een-venerS miH9, mon of. (Mhichris owned W pitfB .-paps? company, "Study reports, 12 lar .- mills, 16Qmediuti siz atr- Qniiis and-greinft eneer mills r ara-ConsideTed f otitil lonf . term suppliers of ulpwoofl i chips. : These potential suppliers " are currently producing 40, - 000 bone dry unit of chips per year but they are capable of producing approximately 295,000 bone dry units per Men and women Jiear again with nothing in either ear through thrilling' Sonotone research discovery. Only YOU will know vour E-Zone secret of transistor hearing aid completely concealed in stylish glasses. Yet you use both ears (just as normal per- E-Zone: Everything worn at EYE-EAR nothing worn anywhere else. C. R. ADAMSON, Manager 100,000 persons. jear, the study shows. The company reports that if 60 per cent of the mill-resi due chips potentially available in the area were obtained, they would be sufficient to support a 100.000-ton-per-year kraft pulp and paper mill. The report also estimates that the amount of logging salvage that could be obtained as pulpwood chips from forests logged by the prospective long - term chip suppliers would be about 200,000 bone dry units per year, equivalent to approximately 115,000 tons per year of kraft pulp paper. Potential Markets Potential markets for a pro posed pulp and paper industry received considerable atten tion. The report shows that 70 per cent of the live sawtimber in the commercial forest land in the valley is Douglas fir. This species is best pulped by the sulphite , (kraft) pulping process, according to the re port, and the other species are also well adapted to this method. The report notes that bleached sulphate sales pulp, bleached kraft paperboard, unbleached kraft paper, and unbleached kraft linerboard are all products which can be made from sulphate pulp. De mand for each of these prod ucts is increasing, the re searcher notes. They predict that the latter two will have the greatest annual increase and for that reason the report calls for establishing a plant to produce equal amounts of the iwo. Paper Bags Unbleached kraft paper is used principally as paper bags, multiwall shipping saj:ks, and gummed tape. The principal use for unbleached krait linerboard is in the man ufacture of corrugated con tainers. In both ciset, most com pleted products are made by companies integ rated with concerting plants. The study indicate that at present the productive capa city in most segments of , the IjDulp and paper industry is greater man aeniauu. ever, the report expresses the belief tht demand will ap 8rch present capacity with in the next few years. wpU 0snlaetion in eupport of its contention that' consumption will m cTtasc during the next years, iVi report quotes figures from a fnrset research organiza tion. . he raaniiation predicts 'that the consumption of un reached kraft paper and lin erboard will have reached 415,000 and 310,000 tons in the. 11 western states by 1960; 3J8.000 and 650,000 tons by 1965; 97,00 and 828,000 tons by 1970; and 647,000 and 1, OeO.000 tons by 1975. The same organization pre dicts an average annual in crease in the United States production of paper and pa-1 sons listen) to enjoy latest hearing revolu tion recommended by doctors. Based on Sonotone one-conduction invention, by ' passing outer ears. COM! IN, PHONE Oft WRITE level, iSONOTONE 839 last perboard during the 1960s of near one million tons, with production expected to double between 1952 and 1975. Potential Capacity With all things considered, and if no plants not now un der construction are .started, the study predicts that the potential capacity of existing mills, and mills now under construction will be absorbed by market growth by the end of 1960. The researchers report that although many unbleached linerboard mills recently built in the southeast, have had in itial capacities ranging from 700 to 1,000 tons per day, it would be best to plan a mill with an initial capacity of 300 tons per day (100,000 tons per year) for this area. Several sites suitable for in- dustrial development are found in the Medford area. However, due to several cir cumstances to the pulp and paper industry, the firm rec ommended a site north of Grants Pass for the plant lo cation. Problems of water sup ply, effluent disposal, and air pollution would be more eas ily solved in the chosen site the report states. Further more, it continues, the largest potential chip supplier m the study area is located at Mer lin. aDDroximately 10 miles north of Grants Pass. Transportation facilities, in cluding primary and second ary highways, and the South em Pacific railroad were termed adeauate by the re- oort. Both means of transpor tation would be employed for hauling chips to the plant. Industrial use of Rogue river water is prohibited at Dresent. and this situation would have to be remedied or alternate water sources would have to be developed before the project could become a reality. The state legislature is expected to take actioji on industrial use of Rogue river water when it meets in Janu ary, 1959. If and when the state did permit use of- the Rogue by the proposed pulp and paper plant, the minimum recorded daily flow of the river is not sufficient to provide adequate dilution of untreated effluent from a conventional kraft mill of the size considered, the re port states. Therefore, plans call for providing effluent treatment facilities in the init ial development. The problem of air pollu tion would also be combated from the start, according to thA rpnort. In the past, many converting plants using sul phates have been synonymous with "stink factories." It is proposed that digester blow vapor condensing systems would be installed, to reduce the emission of malodorous pssps and flv-ash ana aust re covery equipment would be built in to minimize the re lease of cinders. Cost of Construction The report breaks down rnst of construction as iui- lows: structures labor $1,- 740,000 and material S3,bu,- 000; equipment laDor 3&, 505,000 and material $12, 495,000; overhead labor S5,- 000,000 and material su.uuu, 000; and contingencies labor $500,000 and material 000.000. ' Total labor, the report esti mates, would cost 85,500,000; total material including work ing capital and interest during 4? ,,11 Vio S24.- ponstruction would oe inO.OOO: and the total mill in vestment is estimated at $29,- Knn nno Manufacturinff cost esti mates are S3,320,000 for 51, 000 tons per year of un bleached linerboard, and $4,- 030.000 for 51,000 tons per year of unbleached kraft pa per. Total manufacturing costs iricluding purchase of pulp wood and conversion, are esti mated at $7,350,000 per year for 51,000 tons of each prod uct. Hearing Secret Jackson - Phone SP 2-5904 Low-Cost, Oxidation Subject of Corvallis Possibilities for using low-cost, open-air waste I treatment plants. Other larg oxidation lagoons for sewage j er ' communities are using disposal in Western Oregon I m to x.pand existinS f- will be studied during the next two years by the Oregon .,, . . . , . .. State college engineering ex periment station in coopera tion with the state sanitary authority and the city of Cor vallis. The lagoons, inexpensive to build and operate, are being widely used in the midwest and southwest by small com munities and industries which 12 Smokejumpers Reach Half Way Mark in Training Cave Junction The half way mark in the training program for the 12 new smokejumpers at the Siskiyou Aerial Project was the first training jump made from an 2,000 foot altitude over Seat' field Wednesday. This was the first of the seven practice . jumps re quired before a man is quali fied to -jump at a fire. This first training para chute jump is the culmina tion of more than two weeks of the most exacting training which includes daily calis thenics, orientation, guard school and days of parachute preparation. Qualified Applications Smoke jumper candidates are selected from the most qualified a p p 1 1 c ations re ceived each year, carefully screened according to the fol lowing, guides: must be be tween ages' 18 and 28; weight between 130 and 190 pounds height between 5 foot 5 with 6 foot 3 inches maximum must possess good hearing eyesight and be in sound ohvsical health canable of performing arduous duties: must have one season of at least three months of fire suppression work or' one sea son of woods experience with fire suppression training. A half hour of calisthentics everyday is given to the en- tire personnel, experienced men as well as trainees. This conditioning is designed to strengthen back, leg and arm muscles, develope muscular coordination and to provide practice in parachute landing techniques. The training is conducted at tne Illinois val ley Airport under the direc tion of Jim Allen, an ex perienced parachute instruct or. After five days of guard school and orientation, tne trainees are ready for tower jumps. Tne xower is in structed with piattorms on two levels, the first being about 14 feet high and the second is 24 feet from the ground. . This tower jumping familiarizes the'men with the fpel of being dropped from mid-air and of being stopped short in the fall. Timno Picks Up Tn 'thp second week of training, the temtio picks up and tree climbins? sessions are added to the classes. In structions in tree climbing Vipein with two hour classes and be stepped up to as high as four hours in one day. A total of ten hours of tree climbing is given during the program. The last practice jumo is made in timber. - Along with the tree climb ing, instructions in "let downs" are added. This is to prepare the smokeiumper against the possibility of landing in a tree top when jumping at a fire. In the last stages of the trainin? program, the men are drilled in woodmanshio, small and large fire suppres sion, crew action, first aia and safety practices. Eliible To Jump At the' end of almost five weeks of arduous training, the men have a total of eight hours of orientation. 55 hours fire control and 105 hours of smokejumper training before they are eligible to jump at ires- - t. - The Siskiyou Project has been operating since 1939 and is proud of the 100 per cent safety record they hold. They have jumoed at some 130 fires and have had no casual ties. The s m o k e j umoers are dropped behind a fire - and their pack is dropped seper ately on a 10-foot chute. , Open-Air Lagoons Study I are unable to afford SPW9 00 L-mues. iteaucuons m sewage disposal costs of from $10 to $20 per capita have been re ported.' Results Favorable Results with the lagoons in other sections of the country have been favorable but the OSC study will be the first made in this type climate. Fred J. Burgess, assistant professor of civil engineering, will be project leader. Fred Merryfield and Warren C. Westgarth of the same de partment will also work on the project and Gerald Whit ney, Corvallis graduate stu dent, will study the lagoon in its first year of operation as his graduate thesis project. A two-acre lagoon with va rying depths to three feet will be constructed at the Corval lis sewage treatment plant for the experiment. Treatment of both raw sewage and primary sewage effluents will be studied. Other Phases Other phases of the experi ment will include study of the amounts of wastes that can be handled; survival in the lagoon of organisms and other bacteria associated with potential health hazards; pre vention of odor; seasonal nroblems. and feasibility of using the lagoons for treat ment of colored food process ing wastes, such as red beets that upset the operation of sewage plants, The state sanitary author ity has allocated $5,135 for construction of facilities and will pay part of the operating costs. Corvallis will furnish the. land, sewage, utilities and some technical assistance un der leadership of the OSC en gineers. Revised Bill on Ferrochrome Still In Preparation Cave Junction A report from the representatives o the Cal-Ore Chrome Produc ers association who have been in Washington, since May 19 reveals the work done and still to be done on behalf of the chrome miners. Bruce Manley, Medford at torney, and president ot tne asociation, is still in Washing ton attempting to expedite the preparation of the revised bill on ferrechrome co-op plant for presentation in the House. The framework for the bill was develoDed by Joe Hol- man, Manley and Hollis Dole. They have altered and ex panded Doles original sug gestions made in Washington in March when he appeared as an industry witness. At that time, Dole made a pro posal for a ferrochrome plant using newly minted domestic ores to maintain chrome min ing on the West Coast. Original Plan - . The original plan was based on a feasibility study which the department of geology and mineral industries, and the Oregon department of planning and development had made, by Ivan Block and Associates of Portland. The revised plan assumes that the chrome producers will form a co-op group which will become a sound legal cor porate entity along the estab lished plans approved for such ventures. It will: require an act of Congress which will provide for the governnfent to buy a reasonable amount of ferrochrome from the co-op over the period' of the next five years. It suggests that the total amount of the purchase be not less than $25 million. Such purchase over this period of time would guarantee a mar ket and would provide a cred it background for the co-op through normal banking chan nels for immediate operations. More Money It will take no more money to handle this plan than Sen ator Murray's adaptation bill calling for a bonus payment of $46 per ton- and it has the advantage of giving the tax payer something of value for his money. It also permits ac tual long-range planning, and assures a degree of perman ence which neither Secretary of Interior .Seaton's stabiliza tion plan nor Murray's adap tation does. It also permits AT'-WP-SlT'CjlEDFORD LIO UAiti'tw lni WORK Tony Capello (left), Lions club. The 17 men also installed a'new and Jim Dziarmaga rebuild a porch on one electric water heater, rewired most of the of the buildings at the Girl Scout camp at electrical circuits in the dining hall, and did Lake of the Woods during the recent work miscellaneous other repairs to get the build day at the camp by members of Medford ings into shape- for camp this summer. BOAT DOCK Andy Anderson (left) and Dr. Robert L. Harland, Medford Lions club members, repair the boat dock at the Girl Scout camp at Lake of the Woods recently during a work party of the club members. 'y SHELTERS RAISED Heavy snowfall last winter crushed several of the sleeping shelters at the Girl Seout camp rt Lake of the Woods. Above Allen Jewett, one of the party of Medford Lions club members who renovated the camp for summer occupancy, helps jack upbne of the fallen shelters. Prior to the work party each year, a scouting party of club members go into the camp over the snow to check conditions and plan the work needed to be done. The scouting party also determines what tools and equip ment will be heeded during the club's annual project. This year, in addition to the usual carpentry and painting equip ment, building jacks and block and tackle were needed. Besides repairing buildings the men also cleaned up the area and cut windfalls into firewood lengths. the co-op to pay the miners the same price for ore that was paid under the GSA stockpil ing plan. At the present time a bill is being prepared on the fer rochrome plan for presenta-! tion to the House. It was j touna more desirable to go through the House as other bills presented by Senators Morse and Neuberger met with considerable resistance in the Senate interior Com mittee as well as in the De partment of Interior. Sen. Clair Engle of Cali fornia has been asked to pre sent the bill within the next week or ten days and will call for hearings on it in the House interior and . Insular Affairs committee immediate ly thereafter. West Germany's shipyards launched 32J ships with a total tonnage of about 1,100, 000 tons in 1957. Poison Oak? Try a Bottle of ZEMACOL You must be satisfied er your money cheerfully refunded. Get a boH( today at WESTERN THRIFT m Longsr-Morns coniinuoir strive re prevt ine vnesi or Tacumes. nere, to i I make yours a beautiful Memeriel, y will find the' I OfchiW, GeJd Green, mp eVa A Private Business Offices I o fl J sf Arrangement BetMns 0 BelHteeser foom f Family Room 11 I MMleri Chapel : . WST AT six ' Tuwr TV Weathernnrrt I f A ASHkAND MORTUARY i KBES-TY Monday fcu Erkkjy. , 7r r rL. S :M b.ui. . 14$ ad Streets, Ashland i i-V' TT'ffV; f I Opening the camp in the spring and clos ing it in the fall are main annual projects of the club. The men also took the boats out of storage and place them in the lake. . .. . tAIHTIMG Tom Eslinger, project chairman of the Medford Lions club of the work days at Girl Scout camp at take ef the Woods, sprays paint one of the buildings. Th 17 men who , forked several days at the camp getting it ready fbr occupancy used the event as a camp ing and outing trij. Th took their own food and sup plies and prepared the meals themselves. Although plagued by rainy weather, thf? men completed the necftssary repair wDTie. to set tne oump m good months. o . ..... . mm IN Spring "house cleaning was recently completed at Low Echo, Girl Scout camp at Lake of the Woods, by mem bers of the Medford Lions', club. , . Project chairman, Tom Sin gler, assisted by 16 memberi of the club accomplished the opening of the camp which, with the closing of the camp in the fall is one of the main annual clffb projects. Prior to the work party for the opening of the camp, a scouting pai;tjr of club mem bers was sent' into the camp over the snow to check con ditions so work plans could be arranged. This year it was necessary to take building jacks, block and tackle as well as the usual carpentry and painting equipment. This year a new electric water heater was installed, electrical circuits in the din ing hall were rewired, several buildings repainted, and porches of several buildings had to be rebuilt. Some of the sleeping shelters had been crushed by the heavy snow fall, it was reported, and had to be raised and blocked up. The dock was repaired and painted and the boats were taken out of storage and placed in the lake. Windfalls were cleaned up and cut into firewood lengths. Beds were also set up as well as other furniture and mattresses. Despite the rainy weather club members managed to complete all work planned and the camp was made ready for occupancy. The Girl Scout camp serves the entire southern Oregon area and is in such demand that it is necessary to sched ule camp trips for the differ-' ent troops , to prevent over crowding at the camp. The club plans the project as an outing for the group, taking .their own food and supplies with'them during the work days. , condition for the summer o t .
