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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 $30 million to finance it, -and state legislation per
mitting industrial use of the Rogue river.
The Seat firm, Sandwell and Company, Incorporated.
concludes that adequate transportation facilities, labor force,
raw materials, and power are available in this area, and a
favorable market exists In the country, to make the proposi
tion financially successful.
Authorized by the Oreggn Development commission, the
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and the Grants Pass
and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce, the study
encompasses Jackson, and Josephine counties, which have
a combined area of approximately 4,400 square miles and
a total population of about
Included in the area are ag-
' proximately 2.5 million acres
of forest land, of which 90 per
. cent is commercial. The report
notes that "70 per cent of the
live saw timber in the area is
'' Douglar fir, with most of the
, rest made up of other sofv
wood species such as true firs,
1 pondgrosa and sugar pine,
and Qinor quantities of west
ern hemlock and western red
cedar."
The estimated annual net
growth on saw timber trees on
commercial forest land in the
y valley is 330 million board
feet measure, according to the
report.
This is ot, howee. a
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, ity of the land because cer
tain areas are not currently
stocked, other areas have seed
ling and sapling stands which
., have as yet no measurable
growth, and still other areas
; contain old-growth stands on
'. which the net growth rate is
" much less than it would be
i on young thrifjjf stands, the
research company reports.
' . Possible Potential
A figure of ,45f million
board feet measure, based on
forest service figures odating
back to 1948, is advanced by
the researchers as a possible
potential annual growth rate
for the study area. However,
they report that the latter fig
ure is conservative and that a
new survey would show the
potenti;$ 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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