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THE KLAMATH LUMBERLOQUE
Established March 9, 1925
A ,'wcokly paper ' for tho mon and
women omployod In .tho lumbar in
dustry ot Klamath Couuty. .1;
Issuod every Monduy
HOWARD WINNARD Editor
FOREST FIRE PREVENTION
' Leading foresters have asserted
that, the prevention and suppression
of forest fires constitutes between
75 end 80 per cent of the present
problem1, of reforestation. Govern
ment statistics Indicate that forest
fires annually turn over . approxi
mately 90 million acres ot forest
lands and ciuse a damage in tho
neighborhood of $30,000,000 a year.
These fires annually destroy enor
mous quantities of " merchantable
timber and young forest growth,
In fact, about one-seventh of all the
timber removed from the nation's
forests each year is - destroyed by
forest fire and this .vast supply of
incessant burning 'over of cut-over
timber serves no useful purpose. The
lahd has' created large barren areas
which can be restored to timber pro
duction only by . artificial planting
arti which, because tho frequent
fires have destroyed the humus in
the soil and robbed it of its fertil
ity, will not be suitable for agricul
ture until the soil has been proper
ly ' built up and its fertility re
stored. ':..'..'. "t ; '
So serioui Is this fire hazard that
owners of forest lands cannot in-
sura their standing timber and this
fact has been one serious obstacle
to1 the undertaking of commercial
reforestation . by private owners.
Many students of our forestry prob
lem have held that the tire haz
ard may largely control the extent
W which rwners of land can engage
in the business of growing trees.
If growing forests could be insur
ed at reasonable rates, or if their
security from fire could be made
comparable to that of other classes
of property, a great impetus would
be given to the production of timber.
with Tespect to forest" fire pre
vention and suppression, the public
to a certain extent, already has
been brought to a recognition of its
share of responsibility.
' The cities and towns ot the coun
try have long recognized that the
prevention and suppression of fire
was a municipal, or public, function
and. obligation, and no Individual,
industry, or group of business men
' was held responsible for preventing
or suppressing fires in his or their
own property. This is done by the
municipal government, the public.
But only within comparatively
recent years has the public recog
nized Its responsibility in the mat
ter of preventing euppressing forest
fires, that duty previously having
been shitted onto the individual
owner of- the forest land.
' The work now being done by the
Stop Forest Fires ' association : of
Klamath county along educational
lines is. to be commended, and it
Is hoped that the annual loss by
fires this summer will be far less
than heretofore.
?- Just now the Pacific Northwest
Is much interested In practical
ways ot ntilizing the waste of onr
logging camps and sawmills. Dr.
K. F. Vaughn las an .interesting
article ' In the April Four L bul
letin on . the steam distillation ot
waste, w3od products.
' Dr. ' Vaughn - Js. a research en
gineer located at Portland. He
designed the Louisiana Fiber Board
company's plant, built at Bololousa,
La., in 1912. This was a pioneer
operation in utilizing sawmill waste
through direct etcam distillation
process. With a $25,000 equipment
this plant recovered - a sufficient
amount of turpentine and by-products
alone Co pay salaries of offi
cers, engineer, taxes and insurance
on plant and equipment.
Douglas fir and Pondosa pine
Waste products may be so ' utilized,
Dr. Vaug'on declared. It is merely
a matter of Intelligent direction and
the necessary capital. In the Lou
isiana plant the turpentine was sold
to a paint manufacturer . on ' con
tract. Container board products,
the chief output, were merchandis
ed at a coJt of 6 per cent through
a broker. There was no selling
problem and no' difficulty mas en
countered In disposing of the pro
ducts so reclaimed. .This fiber
board operation has since been
taken ' over by the Great ' Southern
LumbeV company Four L Bulletin.
ALBERT GODDARD
NOW MUCH BETTER
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' Albert Goddnrd, formerly night
ijller r.t Ewaunn cawm.'U, who has
beon 1ft tho Klamath General hos
pital for th past two weeks follow
ing a major) operution left tho lion
pita! yesterday.. Coddard expei tt-J
- to loavo tho hospital earlier, but It
Ib rumored that he became enamor
ed of a nurso and violently resisted
. nil efforts to bust him from tho hoo-
Jpltal, ; '. "
STIRRING PLEA FOR OUT OF DOORS
IS MADE BY CONGRESSIViAN HAWES
1 A hcautiful eulogy of the out-of-doors
as a factor in the incntul,
moral and physical life of America,
was voiced in tho House of Rcpros-)
cntatives February 2, by tho Hon.
Harry B. Hawcs, of St. Louis, rep
resentative of the Elcveuth Missouri
district.. . i ,
He took the floor In the interests
of House Bill No. 10690, providing
tor federal protojtl.-n of the Am
erican black bass, and before ho hud
exhausted the time allotted hnd
mado ono of the most remarkable
pleas for conservation of our nat
ional resources and protection ot
our mild lite ever heard in. the
lower federal legislative branch.
Excerpts from his talk, aside from
arguments for the protection ot the
bass were as follows:
"The Boy Scout movement, the
Girl Scout movement, the annual
campings ot scholars and teachers,
the return to the big "outdoors for
health and vigor, is stimulating the
imagination' and means a stronger,
a better, healthier America, both
physcally and morally.
. "When we loso our pep, when
good food tastes bad, when friends
do not satisfy, when life becomes
a bore, when music seems out of
tune, when the old dog annoys,
when the doctor fails, and the goad
wife irritates, there is but one rem
edy tor the 'iun-dovu', and it Is
found in the ' forests or on the
streams In the 'big outdoors.
"There we go to church and wor
ship God by conversing with the
things He made, listening to ser
mons from rocks and trees, choir
music from the birds.
4 .Viostlcs Fishermen
"If yon need a fresh start .and
want to lose the run-down feeling
and get back your pep, go fishing.
' "It Is a notable tact that of tho
Twelve Apostles selected by Christ,
four were fishermen.
"They were natural' philosophers,
who made their living' In the big.
wide open; who knew the stars, the
tempest, the sea, the moon, the
winds, and the calm.
"The were prepared for a cam
paign for men, because they had
first 'campaigned with the elements
of nature.
"Study of nature had prepared
them for a study ot men, aad their
thoughts and teachings were big,
like the outdoors, from whence they
came.
. i "Every great man we have had
was on outdoor man. Every man
with big thoughts U at some time
compelled to get away from the
little things that cramp and bind,,
and forced to seek revitjlization, now
energy,' and a broader perspective
by contact with nature.
"The city bed aad fancy sanita
tion are luxuries made more at
tractive by a week on the ground;
the camp fire makes the radiator
endurable; the flapjack, the bacon
and the browned fish bring the
'comeback' after hard work and the
hotel menu.
"The city and the town have their
call, but they have a sameness and
a 'too eureness' to be palatable tor
SAVE THE FORESTS
A tiny camp fire left aglow.
The kind you thought was out, yon
know
May blaze anew a thousand fold.
Your fire's not out until it's cold.
"What causes forest fires?" you say
Often the stubs you throw away.'
Fanned by the Idling summer breeze
So set your heel upon them, please.
You like to fish? Of course you do,
And fishing streams are mighty few.
The forest fire's the reason why.
For forests burnt mean streams
gone dry. '
You like the hunting In the fall? '
Most fellows do-r-and If they'd all
Put out their fires before they go.
The game would have a better show.
Got toe habit, nothing to it,
All the reg'lar fellows do It, ' '
Break your match before ycu drop
it, -
Fire's our bugbear, help us stop ,lt.
Travelers,', plcise, before you go.
Douse your fire with H20,
Pour some more if you're In doubt, j ha becomo quite a crihbuge shark.
Camp fires are the best things OUT. j Other members of toe club could
j not underataod his proficiency fai1
A word to every logging crew, isome time, but they finally diacovor
The timber- burnt is lost to you; ' I""1. Dyhrman pegged fourteen
Each forest fire lj) lost that gets two an easily as fifteen two. Mom-
away i ber take warning.
i 3huts down tho work, nnd docks
! your pay. ' '
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1!KAI Ff.'Jt WORK
R. C. ; Le-nard and Carl Bellows
will dog for the Shasta View Ltfmb-
' aad Box the coming season.
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all jot. the J J months. !; . ;
"To rest we must find tt change.
Tho vttnio streets, the same roofs,
tho sumo faces, the name sights,
though t tho best, like ood ot the
same kind, pall upou tho appotltlc
and tire the brain.
The I.uit of the Wild
"Wo must find real rest by seek
ing contrast, s by finding the 'big
outdoors," by not living too much
and uo long indoors.
The doctor tries his medicine
and fails, lite friend his compuuion-
sSIp and fails; and it they are wise
physicians and thoughtful friends
they advise a chango ot scenery, a
new environment.
"What is becoming of our 'big
outdoors?' Where aro the animals,
the birds aud the fishes whose pre
sence renewed the primitive and
stronger natural instincts? They
are disappearing; now almost .gone.
"Caa individuals slay their de
parture? Can citizens hold these
things for our children? Not by In
dividual action. Only the state
and nation are strong enough to
keep these retreats and usylums
for the benefit ot both the wild
things and for men aud women.
"It caa bo done only by the In
telligent action ot the legislature.
ot the states and tile congress ot
the nation.
"This bill promises to give the
'kid' the things that we enjoy and
save t.r thorn some of our pleas
ures. "The four score and ten,' the big
thoughts too big conscience, aud
the bis patriotism come from com
munion with the 'big outdoors.'
"When ue lose the 'big outdoors'
we lo;o part of our national pride.
pluck aad patriotism.
"When we keep the b!g out
doors,' we keep our best thoughts,
our best resolutions, and, above all,
our best traditions.
"When we keep our outdoors,
we make a real, substantial, dividend-paying
investment in nation.
al prospertiy, in national health, In
national conscience, and public wel
fare. '.
"The 'big Outdoors' saves the
strength, saves the nerves, save3 tho
brain, and saves the doctor bill.
I "The 'big outdoors' strengthens
i the conscience, conscience strength
ens the religion, religion gave ths
Ten Commandments amid the Tea
Commandments founded laws which
make the Christian nation.
"The lake3, rivers and streams
where fish are found arc public pro
perty, fpen to the rich and poor
alike. 1
"Fishing 13 the least expensive
of all outdoor sports. It gives the
youngest boy his first contact with
nature; his first feeling of mastery.
"Where a state finds it must con
serve Its' black bass and Its power
to do so Is curtailed. Federal as
sistance in enforcing state determin
ation can be objected to only by
those persons who try to violate the
laws ot their own states.
"This is not a sportsman's hill
It is for the rioh and poor alike. It
Is to preserve for those who come
after the things we have enjoyed.
WHO AM I?
1 have scattered bread cru-ita
tin cans, Sunday supplements and
paper plates from the Caves In
Southern" Oregon ' to Mount Maker
In northern 'Washington.
' I have backed forest trees and
left icampfires ; burning from the
California lino to the Canadian
border.
. I have hooked pears from a Mod
ford orchard, and walnuts In the
Willamette Valley, 'Rome Beauties'
from bcauliful Hood River and 'De
licious' apples from the broad Ya
kima Valley. . ,
1 have rolled rocks Into the sap
phire., depls of Crater Lake and
thrown tin cans Into Lake Chelan.
I have seen, all, heard all, and
in my weak way, have managed
to destroy much.
I am the careless and thoughlesa
American Tourist.
PAUL DYHRMAN IS
CRIBBAGE "SHARK"
Paul Dyhrman, general handy
man around the Community club,
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C. 13. Randall, logging contractor
i from " McCuUotn "was in town Mon-
1'day on business.
i , ForasU t'irlvo If kept allvo, bu
a smouldering spark leaves them
Jdead and dark. ' " J" '
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