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WEDNEST5XV," JULY -
THE KLAMATH LUMBliRLOGUE
l'.tiii!ilihlu:i Marili ', l';j.s
A wt-ckly iiht (or il. men an.l women cii.love. in ihe
liiinlier in.lusiry ,,f Khnni.ih Cmnly. Issm-I Kvery vVclnes.lay.
A. H. Raymond
Editor
WKDNKSDAY, ,)1),Y Ifi, l2fi
COASJ BUILDING HELPS LOCAL MARKETS
. Healthy conation of the building trades in the north
west at present lias a ureal bearing on the condition of
the lumber market in Oregon. At tlio present time it
is conservatively estimated that the cities of Seattle,
lortland and Taeoma alone are using daily 3,000,000
feet of lumber, and permits indicate that the fall months
will see no slackening in the present basiB of local con
struction programs.
.California is today the poorest market that the mills
of the Northwest have. Some sections have reported a
slight increase in inquiry for cargo, shipments, but no
strengthening in price whatever. The rail trade with
California is if anything slower than it has been and
prices, are correspondingly weak.
The California buyers have had the market in their
control for so long that it is not to be wondered at that
they continue to hold off buying, even though the market
is Fhowing signs of having reached bottom in other
markets. The nitualion is rapidly reaching the point
where California business is the least attractive to the
mills of any, and should it keep on its present trend they
will have to fall in line.
The demand from the.. Middle West is holding up in
very fine shape. During- the past week there has been
a tendency to place orders for rush shipment, some few
evidently feeling that there was a possibility that the
Hh of July curtailment would either make it difficult to
get stock when they wanted it or cause a strengthening in
prices. The result of this has been that in many cases
mills have been able to secure advances over what is
considered to be the market. Stocks of retail yard items
at the mills are down to the point where there is quite
likely to be a shortage, especially on uppers, before the
middle of July.
With the demand holding up and the supply, which
has at no time been greatly n excess, being materially
reduced, the outlook for an increase in prices on stock
for shipment to the Middle, West is better than it has
been for some time. : !.
, No new car material orders of any consequence have
come to the coast during the past two weeks. However,
prices have held firm, clue to the fact that many of the
difficult items that were put in the hands of the distribu
tors the early part of the month are yet to be placed and
the need of prompt shipment has also necessitated the
replacing of considerable business.
ANOTHER MARKET AID '
Early this year, and during the period of the past six
months or more, a number of Southern Pine mills cut
out and left the Held. The question arises as to why the
elimination of so much production has not affected the
market. But this fact must be remembered, that ordin
arily it takes some 90 days after closing operations be
fore their slocks are finally cleaned out. That 90 day
period in the case of most of these mills has just about
arrived. Isn't it natural to suppose that with the large
volume of lumber thus eliminated from the available
supply, the effe'et on the market is bound to be felt
very soon?
It may be of interest to note the prediction of S. W.
Straus, regarded as one of the highest building author
ities in the country who stated at the recent convention
of the National Association of Heal Estate Boards that
the record of $5,750,000,000 of new building set in 1924
would be surpassed (hiring the present year by a quarter
of a billion dollars increased construction.
COME TO THINK OF IT
''What is the- matter with lumber? t . , ;
"And why arc 'your prices so, high?
"There are plenty of trees 'n'
"There seems no good reason
"That boards, are so costly to buy !" .' t
Perhaps, Sir, those boards would be cheaper
If you would not treat as a joke
the fires that you light , .
In the woods over night.
It's YOUR money that goes up in smoke.
Tlio announcement of th" IMuUii
Bi'imlon Lumber company rocivitl)'
tlml It wouM Bluet operating Uiroo
khlfttf ut Mill "IV will lin of con
siderable Interest to lumbermen ' of
this community, parllcululy lis Urn
Kwnuna Box company Korli.iusly con
sidered ndoptliiK ti'-io throe shift Ulnn
burly 'tills spring.
Tho plan was not adopted, how
ever, bscnuso tho company feared
that 11 would prove Impractical, Tho
system, whlrtli allows but throo
twenty mlnuto BhutdowiiB during
tho twonly-four hours, doos not al
low for tho nocofliiivry repair work
thlto must bo donn iln ovory mill,,
miittor ihow well kept. Whntovor
hronkB occur must bo impaired,
olthor In 1ho hrlof Intervals, wr on
oompnny tlmo, with tho ontl're saw
mill crow standing around ut base,
whklh idoos not pay dividends.
,'Womon always look liholr bout to
find n man.
"0. O." Joo, Llltlo Johnny Ilus
kiiI mid Ulf George Hayos, buneh
ors, .returned to Lnmm'8 camp Sun
dwy. Thoy spent tho' Fourth ut OI
moud Lako, soino ilamnKO b . tho
fish rosultlng thorofrom.
Tho Nino brothers htivo boon tak
ing 'turns during tho punt week on
tho sick list,' Early In tho week
Marlon Nino spent a couple of days
at homo, and ho.no sooner got back
to the plant than his brothor, pTOs-
lon become 111.
Kor coaling objects with thin
layers of metal a pnoimiallc ma
chlno has boon Invontod . "that
molH metals ted to It In cither
wire or powdered form and sprays
them on surfneos to bo covorod.
An lAmorlenn planter In the
Philippines has Invonted a machine
that plants two rows of sugar cane
at. a tlmo, throwing out tho fur
row, suhsolllng tho ' bottom and
packing onrth over tho roots, -
Fascists Suspend
Opposing Papers
' HO.MK. During and suppressing
apportion newspapers Is tho new
est so'iome of conlrolliig public
oplnlni resorted to by Influential
fascists who uro over ' resourceful
in their efforts to f!ul ways ami
means of carrying out l.iclr uvnwc.l
pulley of PuecUtizipg tho nation ut
uny prlco.
lnlt.'al use ol tho plan"atParma
where tho city's two naxspapers 11
I'lccolj., a Democratic opposition
publication sheet anil La OizzeUt 1)1
l'arma, a Liberal organ were pur
chnscd and then abandoned. hii
arouiwjd .considerable crkkl.im In
Journalistic circles whoro tho sch
eme Is , characterized tti . an Intol
erant 'eiid unjusllflc;! means of
choking the liberty of the prens. '
Dieapprovai of the Parma transac
tion wfiere the two opposition news
papers were tak(o up by an ap
parently un-ioinlcj bu-lne' syn
dicate and then dropped Ij leave the
newspaper field wide open for a
nowly founded Fascist daily, Is es
pecially keen bcoau.-se the O'zelta
was one of the oldest newspapers .in
Hal, having beca founded in 1756,
and because both of the abandon
ed newspapers had advanced (heir
political Ideas with dignity and con
straint, never having been suppres
sed or warned by the government
press censor. '
FINE
Lathe Worker
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.
Phone 680
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Where Good Roads Call f jLv f
Beginning next week, a map of Klamath re- Jf i ' t
gion, together with a mileage chart, will be ' 1 t
run for the benefit of those who take Sunday r I'. t
trips. ' Three or more routes will be described. illi J 1 t
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Relatives May Get :
Soldiers' Loan By
Surrendering Cash
SALEM. Oro., July 14. -Ily re
funding tw the state cash . bonuses
that, may have been taCJoptod. br
relatives of solUlnrs"wlio died In the
service, dependent widows, fathers
or mothors of uch sorvlco mon may
avail themselves of the loan priv
ilege under the bonus and Mm act, ,
according lij nn opinion of Attorney
General Van Winkle yostorday.
The nplnlnn ts an tnterpretntliin
of an amoidment to t.io kict mado
by the 1925 IcglHlaturei :.,
Yon ran depend on a
I'hllco Drynamlo Wit
tory In the emergen
cies, (let yours hjw
Battery Service '
Station
013 Klamath Ave.
diamomdorid
BATTERIES
WELDING
Lumbermen!
You Can't
Beat
KELLY-
Springtields
At Any Price!
Note the . ," ;
secret of
Kelly- -
Springfield
ALSO
I"' From $1 to $2.50 reduction on each tire , "I $
, if you put it on your car yourseit.
ALSO
Tire insurance, saving you from worry ;
about any road hazard. Ask about it. :
HUB TIRE SHOP
Chas. Johnson, Mgr.
502 So. 6th. Phone 616
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