MILL CITY ENTERPRISE. U GI ST L 1949 WOOD MOLASSES AS FEED REPORTED AT OSC Good progress with experiments on feeding wood sugar molasses to poul­ try and livestock at the Oregon Ex­ periment station was ¡eported to the director of the U. S. Forest Pro ;ucts laboratory, George Hunt, of Madison, Wis., when he made his first visit to the OSC campus late in July. The feeding experiments are a co­ operative project involving the fed­ eral laboratory at Madison, which makes wood molasses out of Doug las fir sent east from Oregon, the Oregon forest products laboratory at OSC, and the agricultural experiment station. Mr. Hunt was told by men in the animal husbandry and poultry depart ments that both hogs and chickens fed the wood molasses in varying proportions were comparing favor­ ably with those on standard rations. Successful feeding of dairy heifers with the wood molasses had been pre­ viously demonstrated at the college. The visitor was also favorably im­ pressed with the general layout and equipment of the forest products la­ boratory. He said it is designed and equipped to handle research problems of particular value to this region. It is intended to supplement anti not duplicate the work done at the na­ tional laboratory, explained Dean Paul M. Dunn, its director. While the experimental wood sugar molasses is being made in a pilot plant in Madison, western supplies in commercial quantities would b e available if the Springfield plant for making alcohol from wood waste is put into production. Making the mo- laeese is an intermediate step in con­ verting wood waste to alcohol. Mr. Hunt was taken to visit north­ west centers of wood utilization de­ velopments by Ed Locke, foimer CI­ SC staff member, now chief of the wood utilization unit of the North­ west Forest and Range experiment station in Portland. Committee Reports $10,000 Pledged to Golf Project More than $10,000 has b-en pledg > still going on. The committee re- for the construction of a nine-hole 'PO’ted succe-> far beyond its expec­ golf course, it was announced this tations in the first week of the cam- week by an organizing committee i paign. header by Fount Paul. Almost 100 per cent backing was Mr. Paul said that signed pledges i given the golf course by the person- pf $100 Pach had been tuinei in and . nel of Consolidate! Builders located >ould total well over 100 signers. here. Assisting Mr. Paul in getting pledges have been Jack Lacey, Dave Reid and PLANE I PSETS others. By;on Davis’ plane was badly dam- No site for the proposed golf links 1 aged last week when it turned over has been picked, although several just before taking off. Glen Roberts have been inspected. was at the controls and Wayne Tho­ besides the course, the oiganization mas was a passenger. According to committee has in mind the building Ted Galbraith, aiifield manager, the of a clubhouse. brakes of the plane were set while • The organizers believe that vol­ the motor was going at a fast rate, unteer help and contributed use of causing the plane to pull forward. equipment can cut the cost of the Mr. Thomas suffeied a head lacera­ course considerably. The plan is for tion in the accident. the membeis to get together week­ ends and do most of the work. The Mill City Taven and the Mill The committee found many in oth­ City Pharmacy this week had their er Canyon communities, as well as store frontages painted. Stayton, who were interested in a The Presbyterian Church is getting golf course. The drive for pledges a second coat of paint. BPA Seeks New Line Bid Countv Offered Cash for Timber DETROITER At Ql 1TTED ON DRl \K DRIXING t H\RGE Kenneth Kinney, Detroit, arrested last Ma ch by Marion County Deputy Sheriff I,. M. Wright on a charge of driving while drunk, was acquitted by a jury in Beritenbush justice court : ecently. Mr. Kinney was represented by the Salem law firm of Rhoten ami Rhot- en. Judge Edison Vickers presided The Marion County court this week was considering a bi t of $135,000 for The Bonneville Power Administra-, timber on 1100 acres of county land tion has i eleased invitations to bid ne.i Sardine Creek. J. K Elder, of for clearing right-of-way for 45 miles Portland, made the offer. of the Maupin-Detroit 230 kv. trans Judge Grant Murphy of the court mission line in the Warm Springs said the offer would be discussed with section, one of the longest portions , state forestry officials. ' To the Editor: yet put up fo: contract in the current Mr. Elder has been active in log­ Enclosed please find check for 1 grid plans for the Detroit Dam. Bids will be opened. W. E. Trom- ging in the Canyon for many years, yeais sub to your valuable local pa­ mershausen. district BPA manager, an 1 ran a large timber operation la per. We are spending the summer just announced in Eugene, in the Port- , ter sold to Vancouver Plywood. land office of the agency August 23. The land in question has been tu.n- above Marion Forks on the North The clearing project begins at the ed over to the forestry department Santiam River. I wish to thank you for the fine site o{ the Maupin substation anil for management and in event of sale ends at the boundary of the Warm the county’s share would be $100 (MM), aitide you had sometime ago on the Springs Indian reservation and the subject to a small distribution of big timbers we got out to keel the Mt. Hood national forest. funds to taxation bodies in the area. Frigate Constitution. T E. WESTERBERG Right-of-way will be cleared for The state ciuised the timber at later construction of a single circuit 32 million feet —22 million of fir and steel tower line to link in the Golden- 10 million hemlock. Mr. Elder’s es­ 'Ed. note: Mr. Westerberg is a nation­ dale- Detroit-Goshen 230 kv line. The timate was 24 million in all—17 mil­ ally known expert on the construc­ section opened for bids is divided in­ lion fir and 7 million hemlock. Judge tion of wooden ships. The timbers he to three parts, and bidders may sub­ Murphy said the offer would figure refers to were found after a long mit estimates on any or all of them, out at about $(> a thousand, which he search, and were spotted in the tree l They were so long that a double car Mr. Trommeishausen said. considered low. Hut the Marion County treasury, | lineup had to be used by the railnaod Quality ioh printing at the Enter­ it was acknowledged, would stand in ('while carrying them. prise. need of the $100.0