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Milling Around
What of
the' 'Fufaire?
you fellows who are working in the mills and camps
of the Klamath country are looking forward to the
time when you can get better obs with bigger pay.
The Lumberlogue
has arranged a free correspondence course in lumber
so you can fit yourselves for these jobs that are open
almost daily. .
Absolutely free
It doesn't cost you one red penny. Just send your name
and address to The Lumberlogue, in care of The Eve'
ning Herald; we'll do the rest. , ,
You can't lose
Here's one time when you fellows really get some
thing for nothing. Thre are no books to buy; nobody's
got anything to sell. ' .
r: m Lumberlogue
I " We'll do the rest I
Send your name and address to
OREGON PIONEER
REPDRTSSTUDIES
F. B. Hough Says "Don't
Blame Indians' in Re
in "Roport upon Foreatry" by,
F. B. Hough Id 1832, which is a
ronort on his studios In tho woat
made to tha Ualtod Slatea depart
ment of agriculture, the following
account by William Phillips, a plo-
' noor of Clackamas, Oregon, la fouml.
.' , "Whon I camo to this country hi
184 It was almoat perfoct In nil
lta .wlldnoia. With a few exception
not a treo or a ahrub had boon
'touchod by tho hand of man. Thous
ands of wild Indiana roved ovor
tho prnlrle or hunted gamo In tho
almoat Impenoroblo forcHta. No flrca
' had run In thoao forest for liuu
dtods of tfoars, the Indians being
caroful not to lot tho tiro got out.
.lent the grass should bo burned from
Jtholr horses, on which thoy had
thousands, or leat tho game shlould
bo drlvon from tho forost In tholr
aeotlon of the country. Largo trooa,
3 or 4 foot la dlamoter, stood in
thoao foroats. with tho aocumulutod
dobrla of hundroda of yenra lying
around tholr baao, with n'ot a alnglo
nlgrt of flro about thorn. Uut early,
In itho summor of 1847, whon tho
immigrants, who had not out to
seek bomestoads for thomsolvos 'be
gan to arrlvo, flroj, got started In
tho foroats, and tho aummor being
dry thay burned tho wholo aummor.
jvuuiona oi ucros vi un uu .uiunv
limber aa can be found on earth
today woro burnod ovor and klllod.
Wholo foreeta of rod and yollow
i fir, of the giant arbor vltao, and of.
i homlock and tamarack' woro doatroy-
od by tlifono raging tiros. Tho sinolto
was io thick that wo could hardly
.see the aun at midday, and. Jieoplo
complalnod of sore eyos and op
. .reHod,.br,eathni,' yTbe she
rled by the winds became a nui
sance In and about our homes, but
at length the full rnlns came, put
out tbe flrea and drovo away tho
smoke, ao that tbe ptfoplo could
broatba freely again, and get a view
of ,tho country, and of the ruins of
. tho foroats .which had been hor
greatest boast. A million of dollnra
would not repair the damagos done
j by tiro during that season."
present time busy for more than
10& years and the policy of refor
estation In force at the present time
an'd tho action of tho government
In allowing only a certain pereeat
age of their stand to be cut each
year, will caiuo such new growth
of timber bo that a Supply will be
available almost Indefinitely.
PORTLAND IS CENTER
OF COAST INDUSTRY
Over 800 Million Vct of Lumber
Cut. In I'ovtland During 102-t
TfltXER BACK
Portland la the cotUer of tho
Lumbor Industry la tha northwost
and la the Inrgost lumbor oxportlng
port In the world. Exports duiins
1924 nnuuntod to 3BO.50U.000 feet
or.B78,CI tons, Tho total slilp-
nionla of lumber from rortlund huvo
shown a Blcudy increaao O'onr by
year being 2 1! 2 , 5 S ." tons In 191'J
and 082,245 tons In 1924. Lumber
U shipped from Portland to- tho
principal ports In Europo, the Ori
ent nnd Australia with occasional
ahlpmontn to the Modltorranoan and
to Africa. Shipments by wntor also
aro mado to California porta and
to ooatorn and gulf ports of the
.Unltod fltntes,
Tho lumbor cut of Portland's-23
mills during tho year 1924 amount
ed to 810,311,000 foot with the
cut of tho Inman-Poulsen mill of
200,000,000 feet, probably .the larg
est of any slnglo unit mill In tho
world.
Thoro aro more than 2U0 firms
located In Portland ongagod in tho
muunfnetnre nnd snlo of toroat pre
ducts. Many mills located at some
distance from Portland maintain
sales offlcoa bore. Bealdos tho
mills In .Portland there aro 21 mills
on tho Columbia rivor, between
Portland nnd the son available' tor
wutor cargo. With, the 896,000,000-
000 foot of landing timber In the
1 state of Oregon thoro Is enough to
'keep all mills 'lu operation at tho
Noel Turner returned to work
Monday moiilng after spending a
weeks vacation In Ohlco. His place
as planer bosa in the Pelican Bay
planing mill wad taken by Ed
Stotvart whllo he was away.
JOIN ELKS ,
John H. Johnston, locomotive
engineer for Pelican Boy. and BUI
McMillan, who la gypolng for the
Modoo Pine company were In town
Thursday night and were Initiated
Into the Elks. Both left for their
respective camps Friday morning,
apparently no worse for the ex
perience, but declaring that they
expectod to get a huge boot out of
the first Initiation when they would
be on the sending Instead of the
receiving etfd.
S25 reward for the seizure and
arrest of the person - who stole
.Charley Mesaner's gin-poles. .
f Wins Indoor Tennis Crown
Introducing Mr. Jean Boroti, new
national ' Indoor tennis champion,
Borota, a member of the -French
Davis oup team, and known as the
"Bounding Basque," Is me nrsi
'foreigner ever to have won the
honors. The Frenchman added to
his achievement by helping to cop
the doubles crown as well. Vlncont
Itlcharda, 1034 king, didn't defend
his laurels In the tournament.
. Borota, by virtue of his stellar play.
Is expected to aid he French aggro
I gatlon greatly In International
Tho following letter was received
by thii lovelorn editor of a largo
city daily, who was supposed to bo
a refined spinster, but who was In
reality a go-ettlng young gentleman
holding the lovelorn job while wait
ing for another chance.
Dour Harriet Heart
I am going with two girls, one
of them plain and poor, tbe other
beautiful and rich. I love the plain
ono. Which one should I marry?
Yours, Doubtful Lover.
Uy .return mall Doubtful received
the following terse reply:
Dear Doubtful: By all means
marry tbe one you love, and send
me tho address of tbe other one.
In South County lived two old
farmers, both very keen on a boas
trade. After a long sesaion of brag
ging John sold a horse to Henry.
Henry: Now, Job, that we've trad
ed and there la ao comeback' to it,
what are the outs about tbe boas?
John: . You've alius been frank
and aboveboard with me Henry, and
I am goin' to be Just as frank and
fair yltb you. That boss ain't got
but two faults.
Henry: What are they, John?
John: Waal, tbe first is, if 70a
let him out In the paatur' with
nothin' but a baiter on he's damned
bard to ketch;. and tbe second Is,
when you do ketch him be .ain't
worth a damn. 1
Among those who have not been
sitting up nights writing Inaugural
addresses are John W. Davis and
Robert M. LaFollette.
Exultant gloat of the boosters Of
Louisville:
"If eight men started from their
respective homes in New Orleans,
Dallas, Omaha, Minneapolis, Toron
to, New York City, Charleston and
Jacksonville, end travelod by tbe
shortest and quickest routes until
thoy met, they would shake bands
sixteen and one-half yards north
of the customs house on Fourth
Street, Louisville, on a sewer cap
'midway between tbe trolley pole and
a fire "plug."
"Hubby, how, much do you Iotb
me?"
"How much do you need?" :
It was raining in Los Angeles on
the morning of the escllpse, and
one enterprising youngster was yel
ling bis wares.
"Polper! All about' the end of
the world being postponed en ac
count of the rain."
EWAUNA CAMP NEWS
Hans Anderson, foreman of the
steel laying gang, had bis leg brok
en at the ankle while clearing a
landing for laying steel. He la in
the Blackburn hospletal tor treat
ment. W. H. Fairbanks, pump man here
has Just returned from the Falls
after resting up a couple of weeks
after an attack of the flu.
Joe Truchon is highly elated over
his Studebaker car since - it baa
been overhauled. Joe pulls all hills
on high.
Dewey Byrne, a bookkeeper here
had a large experience early one
evening with a supposed employe
of the kitchen when -be refused to
sell the kid a package of Camels.
The person turned out to be a red
haired woman.'
Carl Cummlngs, civil engineer
here, spent a glorious Friday after
noon in a mud hole (with his big
Hudson. Hard on the new coat of
paint, Isn't it.?
Prank Potter of Shaw-Bertram's
camp, after making thla camp a
pleasant visit Sunday, had bis
troubles In a mud bole on the way
homo. Ratbor tough for a fat
man. ,
A large new saddle tank Ameri
can locomotive is being put In oper
ation to haul the log trains this
season. Joe .Carey, the engineer,
stepped rather high after he had
shoved seventeen loaded flats up a
two and one-halt percent grade.
Fred Schallock was up from the
Falls to see his new locomotive' put
in motion the first day.
Re pa i r s
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Mail
Isn't it simple to be able to mail
your old shoes to a man-that; haa
years of experience in repairing shoes.
One who has all the modern equip
ment that he could possibly find use
for. , And have this man fix your
shoes just like new and pay the post
age. There is no excuse for anyone
wearing worn out shoes, -' -
Mail in a pair
Today
Goodyear
Repair Shop
Next to Herald Office '
W.W.Connors
. Proprietor.
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MAN WANTED
Wanted, to hire a competent
aheepherder, by month or year. Must
bo a gooki man. Apply to Master
sawyer Frank Oabrlel, Swan Lake
Moulding company, South Sixth St.
JOHNSON IMPB.OVK8
Alex. Johnson, who lost a thumb
and .fjnger at the' Ewauna planing'
mill last week Is reported to be
improving rapidly, ; ' i
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FINE .
Lathe Work
and -:-
Machine Work
Sawmill and box factory men are
fast learning our work satisfies.
For speed and accuracy, bring your
rush jobs to us!
Acme Motor Co.
400 Sixth Phone 680 y. ; f
Electric
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WELDING
Send in your suit
Have it cleaned and pressed and waiting for you when you
town! .
Ask the boys in cimp they know that wo do good work.
KLAMATH DYE WORKS
Vt;,
431 Main
Cleaners and Dyers
Hats Cleaned and Blocked
Phone
408 -
EXPERT WATCHMAKERS
30 years' experience at the bench 18 In - -v
Klamath Falls .;
Send us your watch We'll repair it and ,
return it promptly : ' .'
All work guaranteed . '.;.' i;
Frank M. Upp H. S. Marl '1