MONDAY, APRIL 6, 102S
PAGE TWELVE-,. T:
THE LUMBERLOGUE
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Porky Has Bark-Eating ; KITS' SAWMILL TO
Contest All to Himself START ON APRIL 15
Beginning of the season's cul of
Lako county plno timber .which, It
Is conceded will be of record pro
portions, will be under way shortly,
according to plans ot the various
mill owners who are now buiy as
sembling crowl for tMi jour's op
erations. The continued tulr weath
er Hill permit the opening of the
ludu3try somewhat earlier than In
past seasons and operators are an
xious to get their mills running.
Tho new rates which are ex
pected by officials of the Nevada,
California Oregon Railway to
go Into effect tho first of May are
having their effect and tho additi
onal bouty ta mill men which t!e
new rites afford puts the sawmill
business on a more substantial toot
ing than has been tho caso In past
years.
Practically every ml".l Is plannlu
an increased output and l: several
Instances new machinery has been
Instilled to provide additional out
put. Bagley Brothers are Installing
t ner.v steam ' teod carriage and
'nigger" at their mill near Fish
Lake, fifteen miles west of Lawe-
view. - The mill has been moved
from Its previous site t- a point a
mile northward Into tho heart ot
their timber. LaJt year tho mill'
turned out In the neighborhood of
thirty thousand feet on their high
runs through the sustaining cut was
around twenty thousand feet. Tho
mill will be in operation within the
next three weeks, according to Glenn
Bagley who was attending business
matters In town Saturday.
C. 8. Benefiel, operating his new
mill on tho Chandler tract at Crook
ed Creek, was la the city yealordiy
gettins affairs in shape tor begin
ning the season's operations during
the coming week. This mill, one
ot the last season's additions to
the sawmill Industry, will cut from
twelve to . fifteen thousand feet
daily. The mill Is located on the
Tiorth highway and Its location pre
sents an easy haul to the railroad.
The - Underwood box factory Is
due to open about April 15th and
the sawmill of the company on Cox
Creek shortly thereafter or as soon
as the ground is dry enough In
'The- scientific , research ot Or.
Walter P, Taylor ot tho Biological
Burvey, W establish the relative
tree-destructive tendencies of all
rapecias of forest rodents, ha3 sub
stantiated" the- contention - of many
foresters (hat the most damaging
ot ell Is the porcupine. . '
. Tbs experiments, although by no i
means complete, tond to Indicate I
that the Albert squirrel, numerous
In the vicinity of the Southwestern
Rarest 'Experiment -Station, at Flag
staff, Arts., where the Investigator
la working. Is cot quite as culpable
is generally' thought to be. He
has Refused to enter the bark-eating
competition -with the "porky"
and. absolutely refuses to sink tla
molars-Into trees less than . four
Inches In diameter.
- Kits' sawmill, located about eight
miles north of Bononza, will com
cnence operations about April IS. A
boiler for the mill arrived by truck
from Bray late Saturday night, and
the .'constructioa crew will begin in
stalling it this week. Logging Is
now being done in preparation for
the start of the mill.
BIG LAKES GETS
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SID HERBERT NOW
- GROWING WHISKERS
Big Lakes . Box company Is In
stalling a sprinkler system in Its
sawmill. The big tank has arrived,
and- was nnloaded Thursday. Other
material for the system is expect
ed In shortly G. C. Loreni has
the contract for the installation ,of
the sprinkler system. It will prob
ably be completed in about sixty
days.
Whether-a, man, who, with pro
priety, wears . balloon glasses and
. cultivate . an .Indiscretion oa his
. upper lip which he boldly maintains
-will some day be a mustache is a
question that Pelicanltes are asking
. 'each, other. In other words, Sid
. Herbert, who shakes a mean driuk
in the Community club, 4s growing
'a mustache. Scoffers and skeptics
jfBfty. laugh, but Herbert, maintains
i that the mustache will be mature,
'and, a4 splendid creation of which
any man might be proud in time for
ihe Initial flight, of Ace Jackson.
4L DIUECTORS TO HOLD 13TH
,' SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING
Victor la costa
has an operation
Victor Da Costa, who has cooked
lor Lcnrm's camp, several seasons
, underwent a major operation in San
'Francisco last week. His condition
is reported not as serious as was ex
pected, and. It. is probable that he
will Improve steadily. Da Costa has
many friends among the lumber
men of Klomath who will be glad to
loam ot his improvement.
iDEYO SUBSTITUTE
2 ;w GETS A TOUGH JOB
' 'Barney. - Deyo,' day scaler at
Ewauna mill, was ill last week. His
place was tilled by 'Jitney" Qu'mby
ordinary lath mill boss. Quimby
tiaclaren that he had no trouble la
handling .the deck Job, but that the
task ot keeping the men laughing
during the noon hour was too much.
PORTLAND, April 6. The Thir
teenth semi-annual meeting of the
board ot directors ot the 4L organi
zation will bo held May 18 and 17
at the Portland hotel here, accord
ing to an announcement given out
at 4L headquarters today. The board
is composed of twelve employe and
twelve employer members represent
ing the various 4L districts of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, nnd it
will act on resolutions and petitions
brought before it from the district
board meetings.
The district board meetings are
scheduled as follows: at Spokane,
April 21; Baker, April 23; Bend,
April 25; Raymond, Wn., April 28;
Wendllng, Ore., April 30; Portland,
May 2; Hoqulam, May 6; Tacoma,
Mby 6, and Seattle, May 7. '
ASSEMBLE DREDGE
The California Oregon Power com
pany Is assembling their big suction
dredge in tho mill pond of the Al
goma Lumber company preparatory
to dredging out the pond.
It. R. MEN VIKIT
J. J. Miller and S. J Berry of
the Southern Pacific company were
visitors In Algoma last week in the
interest of their company. -
CHRISTIE IN TOWN
George Christie, of the Solomon
'Butte Lumber company, was In town
on business Saturday. ' '
LAKE COUNTY SAW MILLS ILL SOON
BEGIN OPERATING FQR THIS YEAR
that section to permit logging and
mill operations. In l-o Oman sec
tion, whore are located the llnrtlg
and Lynch mills, slmllur ondltlona
ot soft ground will necessitate, a
Inter opening data. It hns been
reported that tho Lynch mill will
be moved over the hill to a site on
thu headwaters of Salt creek whore
purchase has bomi mado of a tract
of timber and uppllcatRin will be
mado for a block of Forest timber.
The report hat not boon confirmed.
With, like conditions, ot moisture.
Young's mill on the West Side, It la
thought, will be later In opening,
though a column ot smoke In that
vicinity may Jndlcato preparations
for an early run. . ' '
Thro new mills are In course ot
construction or machinery Is bolus;
delivered to tho sites. Tho Camp
boll & Archor mill at Bryan Flat Is
well under way nnd will bo. ready
for operation early In the season.
Machinery is being delivered to tht
site ot the .Vinton ft Ford mill nt
Cicoked Creek oa lands purchased
from S. P. Dicks. Machinery for the
Crane Creek mill has been assem
bled at Klamath Falls and will be
moved la shortly. M. iPeterson of
Klamath Falls Is sponsoring the
projoct. i
The coutlnucd delay In opontng
the Fandango tract to salo has, tor
the time being at least, prevented
the closing ot the deal tor the salo
of the Fosselt holdings In the sec
tion to R. T. Bourns who held op
tions on the property. Other oper
ations there will continue this sea-
j in with better than overage out
: Put-
j All told, the mill capacity trlbu
I tary to Lakeviow this season will
run more .than 100,000 foot dally.
or a possible- total, seasons run
upwards of fifteen to twenty mil
lions. While .tho lumber market is
ot late displaying some signs of un
certainty, mostly, tho result ot over
production, It Is thought that whoa
building oporaions have gotten woll
under way that the market will
tako on a steadier aspect and that
a busy season jlth goJd prices will
tallow. . .
RAY RHODES VICTIM
OF SERIOUS INJURY
It Is -as yet uncertain whether-It
will be possible to Bave the hand of
Ray Rhodes, who was injured at the
Ewauna Box factory list week.
Rhodes was adjusting the guide on
a tandem band saw when the wrench
he was using slipped, throwing his
hand Into the saw.
LOGGERS HERE TO -
RECOVER FROM FLU
Two men were sufficiently ill with
Influenza at McCullom's mill tor
them to leave camp for several days.
Jack Drury has been under (he doc
tor's care here during the week, and
Ernest Buck went to bis home in
Jacksonville to remain until his con
dition Is Improved.
LEE SMITH HOME
FROM TRIP EAST
Lee Smith, purchasing agent for
the Pelican Bay Lumber company,
returned last week from Missouri,
where be has been vlsit'ng friends
and relatives while spending his
two -weeks vacation.
CARTIEB VERY ILL
John Car tier, who has been In
stalling the new McGitfert Jammer
at the camp cf the Ewauna Bqx
company near Chlloqulrr-was brought
to the Klamath General hospital list
Tuesday evening suffering with
pneumonia. Cartlor's condition has
been and still Is very serious. He is
connected with the Clyde Iron &
Steel works, and was superintend
ing the Installation of Ewnuna's
jammer for that compony. Cartler's
home Is In Minneapolis.
Ewnuna Has Carrlngc Trouble
A broken bracket on tho carriage
kept a repair crew working all Wed
nesday night and Thursday morning
on the carriage at the Ewauna saw
mill. The trouble was noticed be
fore the quitting time of the night
shift Wednesday night, but the mill
managed' to finish the shift before
starting repair work.
BACK FIIOM PORTLAND
'.. D. H. Cramp, of the office force
of the Lamm Lumber company, re-
turned , lant.. week -from Portland,
where be spent several day. He
M accompanied on the trip by Mrs.
-?uimp and their smajl sou,
SHIPS BOX LUMBER , ,
Tho Long Pine Lumber company
is shipping box lumber to thij Big
Lakes Box company from their load
ing dock near Hlldebrand. ; ,,'
Chaperone your, own . campf ires.
The A. B. C of Korest Protection
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fwyn nit tnti,uit
HERE FROM SACRAMENTO
Curt Setzer, who was one of tho
founders of the old Chelsea Box
company here, was in town last week
from Sacramento, where he operates
a box factory. Setzer was looking
over the local box lumber market.
He stated that the outlook for box
shook tor the coming season Is not
very bright. -
NEW MAN ON JOB ,
L. B. Skllllngton U . working, jn
the' Algoma mill,
LONG PINE PLANT
WILL BEGIN SOON
The sawmill of the Long Pino
Lumber company,' north of Bononza
will start oj soon as the condition
of the ground will permit, and re
pairs on the mill can bo completed.
FORESTRY YEAR BOOK
Writers, students, lumbermen and
others - Interested in forestry will
find 'valuable information in the
new year book of the United Stutes
Department .of Agriculture, entitled
"Forestry and Forestry Products."
This number contains Interesting
data on all phases ot the timber
situation.
SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY!
W. H. "Woodrow Wilson" Con
nelly was .' in Chlloquln Sunday.
Woodrow is not working at present,
bat seems to think that the wilds
around Chlloquln are safer for de
mocracy than Klamath Fails.
MODOC SCItAPPY HUNCH
In addition to Alllo Taylor, scrap
py professional featherweight, Modoc
Pine company has an amateur le'ath-er-pusber
of enviable standing.
Louis Gervals, who has fought for
the Oregon Aggies and the Univer
sity of Washington is Yard Super
for Modoc.-
I1RAKKMAN .RETURNS
Ocorgo flahan, brakeman for Al
goma for several seasons, Is back In
town, flahan may work for Modoc
this season.
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K says come in and say "Hello"
Just a Reminder That
I am Still the Working
mans Friend
With full stock
of everything
that goes to
make this life
worth living
for the man in
the woods
I K. Sugarman
"1 Ain't Mad at Nobody" .
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LAKEVIEW BOX MAN HERE
Lou Mortoneon, of the Under
wood Lumber company ot Lakeviow,
was In town list -week employing
men for his company. Tho Under
wood Box factory started this morn
ing, according to Mortenson.
GET NEW FILER
Guldo Peurucclnl has replaced Joe
McCarron a filer In the Algoma
factory. Joe has held down the Job
for the past two years.
CARTj ENGEJi BACK
Carl Engel In back on the Job as
head cutoff man In the Algoma fac
tory after several weeks spent In
California.
DOWN FJtOM CAMP
Bob Tyrol) was down, from the
Algoma camp Saturday on business.
He reports an abundance of snow In
the hills around Kirk.
IN FROM MODOO
..mil - MoMlllan onid Eb Childors
-were In town from Modoc camp
urdny, and Sundayy-v .
Night Shift Starts '
At the Ewauna Plant
The Ewauna Box company, which
has been operating ono shift In the
factory for somo tima started a night
shift last Tuosday, running five cut
offs. The day shift Is running olght
cut-offs.
DISMANTLES MILL
W. D. Miller Is dismantling his
mill on the Strahorn line, and ship
ping parts from it to Gazollo, whero
he recently purchased a mill.
BUYS CLOSED CAR
Frank Brldgewater, fllor tor tho
Chllcquln Lumber company, was In
town Saturday evening. Ho pur
chased an Essex coach, which he
drove back to Chlloquln.
SAWYER ON JOK
Charlie McCandllss Is sawing for
the Shaw-Bertram company, replac
ing Charllo Washburn. -
MILL PILE LUMRER
Haganello brothers have left Poll-
can City, and gono to Modoc Point,
where thoy will pllo groon- lumbor
for the Lamm Lumber company.
NEW MAN HERE
' O. J. Collins, formorly .of Grants
PasB, will saw for tho Shasta Vlow
Lumber and Box company whon the
new plant begins operations.
LINVILLE TO SET
H. D. Llnville, now extra natter
at Wheelar-Olmstoad, - 'Will sat at
tho Shasta View Lumbor and Box
company's new plant.
BACK FROM TRIP
Jess Mooro Is ' back in Pelican
City again, after spending some tlmo
In Portland. Moore In ostlinatlng
lumbor piles. ,
BUY'S NEW CAR
Frank Gabriel, an employe of the
Swan Lake Moulding company, has
purchased a Dndgo touring car,
OOES TO CinLOQUIN
. H, J. Drown, saw fllor and mill
wright, loft for Campboll-Towlo's
mill on Spraguo river last iweok,
where he will work thin season.
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Klamath and Market i
FUEL CONVEYER IS
BEING INSTALLED
Pelican Bay Is constructing an ox
cons, fuol convoyur,. which will ro
movo surplus fuol from tho fuel
house and, dump It Into tho nwamp
located behind tho dry kllnn. It
will he slulcod about the swamp to
koop it lovol.
TOHNHON ftol'ROVEH
OVER WEEK-END
Harold Hall, ratchot setter for the
Modoc Lumber company was In
town over the week-end.
IN FROM CAMP
Rogor and Brady Montgomery
wore In town Saturday and Hunday
from Modoc's cump. , ' . :
Axel Johnson, Ewauna trlmimor
mnn . who 1 loKt a thumb and fore
finger In a trimmer saw Saturday In
getting along splendidly. Ho Is at
tho Klamath General hoBpltul.
IIIH FOURTH SEASON (
.Ornnt Waltetn wll coimmenco
hin fourth season as millwright
at McCullom's mill whon that
plant starts manufacturing
lumber this week, Whltorn hns
been doing repair work on the
mill for tome time.
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Klamath Falls, Ore.
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