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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1925)
....... THE KLAMATH Established A weekly paper for ihc men and women employed in the lumber industry of Klamath County. Issued Every Wednesday. A. H. Raymond WEDNESDAY, EDUCATION NEEDED Of late, national and semi-national publications, amAnJr? them the Saturday Evening Post, have been fea turing articles which have held up California lumbermen for approval, citing the manner in which they are con ducting their cutting, their re-forestation, and other mat ters. Their case has been well taken an dlarge numbers of people have been made acquainted with the fact that real care is being exercised in the cutting of redwood. On the other hand consider the pine industry, even locally. There seems to be no undercurrent of feeling to the effect that those who cut pine are doing much to despoil the scenery and that the woods ought to be left as they are, for say 50 years. No one not connected with the lumber industry seems to realize that a crop of wheat and a crop of pine are the same in many respects. A field of wheat, headed out, looks nice, but the farmer who lets the wheat get over-ripe and thus lost most of his crop when he cut it would be publicly condemned for his waste. That pine timber gets ripe and begins to rot and other wise go bad at a certain age seems to have wholly es caped the notice of those who do most of the howling about despoilation of natural resources. A visit to any Klamath county lumber camp will show the visitors that cutting has in many instances been too long delayed, even here. Apparently sound trees, when cut, are found to be nearly eaten up with dry rot, the result of age. If left to themselves, they would soon die of old age. The lumberman owes it to himself to get these true facts before the public. STATE FORESTRY The state of Connecticut has taken a long step for ward toward forest planting and preservation of exist ing forest wealth. The Nutmeg State, with no mountains, little hill coun ty and mostly stripped of its original woods, appropriat ed this year $445,000 for acquiring State forests. That little New England State has the nerve to select 25;000 acres of land suitable for forestry, and aims to plant trees and redeem 200,000 acres of woods. Scientific forestry and fire protection for trees should be made a vital issue in every State in our country and the little New England commonwealth is setting a fine example planting raw material for its traditional wooden nutmegs. Under a new law of California it is a crime for any body to throw a lighted match or burning cigarette or cigar stub from a vehicle or any sort, on a highway. By such means many a destructive field or forest fire has been started in California, and so the law is well founded. The offender is just as much subject to pun ishment, by fine or imprisonment, or by both, whether any violation results in damage or otherwise. Penalizing the bad practice is at least educational, and should result in more care on the part of smokers, fcven if the enactment be not rigidly enforced. Many Timber Sales Made During 1924 700,000,000 Feet Sold in State During Year Sales of government timber on the national forests o Oregon and Washington amounted to 704,386, 000 board !feet during 1924, ac cording to figures just given out by ('. M. ('.ranger, district forester, of Portland, Oregon. There were 1692 sales of .gov ernment timber, valued at $1,449, S98.49. Of these, 799 were com mercial sales, amounting to $1,446. 992.92; and 839 were sales at cost, made to local settlers and ranches tor their own use. National forest timber is treated tui'-'h. crop, lacrording to Iilr. Granger.'- He explained that sales of goverpincnt tirriber is governed by mrh conditions as maturity of the crop, market demand, and the total nvalliiulo supply in a given locality. Since continuous production on the iln'rgeV watersheds wltftln the nation al forests is one of the Kief ob jectives of the forest service, the total supply .governs the amount Bold and rale of culling. Appraisal Is mndo by qualified forest officers, uai a minimum stumpage price es tablished based on local .conditions. 'J'ho timber Ib tihen advertised and sold under contract to the highest bidder, and at not less than the minimum stumpage price. Timber only is sold, land title remaining in the government. Important con tract provisions are for fire precau tious, close utilization, and proper Mri-Mry methods ut 'cutting, looking to a crop of trees on the out - ofttf urcu. :Ur. Orangco- prtlhted our I'hat each flalo Is given close supervision by i IS Potest service, being in charge lif competent ftqvnrnnietH scalar LUMBERLOGUE March 9, 192S Editor AUGUST 5, 1925 or ranger. Timber is paid for as eat and scaled. Net timber scale receipts for 1924 In the two states according to the report, amount to $674,372.76. The scales cover a wide range of pro ducts, from Cascara baTk and Christ mas trees, to tfie large commercial sales of Douglas fir aad Western "yellow pine. "Conservation has been defined as wise use," said Mr. Granger. "It is neither hoarding nor exploitation. The prime function of the forests is to produce' limber crops. We at tempt to make them yield the great est good to the greatest number, and at the same time provide con tinuous production for the tuturc." An Important fact Is connected with the receipts from national for est sales, as pointed out by Mr. Granger, is uiiat 25 per cent of such receipts comes back to the states and counties for roads and schools. An additional 10 per cent is applied by the forest service to local road a'lid trail development. JARDINE URGED SAVING FORESTS Secretary of Agriculture Win. M. Jardlne, during his visit to Pacific Greater West, urged protection of forests. He declared that one-third of the remaining timber of the United States is in Oregon and Washington. This, he said, was a priceless heritage, and be urged keeping permanent forest lands pro ductive. To accomplish this he suggested that elimination of for est fire destruction be made the chief part of forestry programs. Clark Starts On Highway To Camp Hob (,'lark, after spending a few 'days In Klamath KallH, Is back at Pelican Hay working as buncher in Camp No. 1. AC least he started away from the falls with the avowed Intention of finally arriving at the ramp, Ttttl MANY JIGS AT PELICAN BAY TO BELIEVE QUIET (Special I Pelican Hay 1'amp No. 2 has hud its hands full of I'. S. scientists am! other thincs during the past week and I ho hoys have learned much. Ilensley and Drown arc counting each twtglet in camp and figuring out how much might have been saved if the twigs were all made into paper. But the most laudable enterprise of all is that of Peiper and Kd monds. They are here combat lug blister and rust and are pulling UP all our gooseberry bushes. They claim the sun reflects off the goose berry leave aud blisters the pine trees, or something like that Oau Livingston weut to town Saturday to have another tooth ex tracted and is not back yet. Mostly the boys here allow one day to a tooth and as Pan has only one good tooth left, they are at a loss to figure out how he might take mors than a day properly. We have a new iTook lure at Camp 5 Charley Lcvlne. la's mil lion-dollar kid. just back from Iteno. where ho has been playing the races. That's one of the reasons he's cooklug again. He claims lis bet on the right horse, but through some misunderstanding the horse wasn't told that it was his time to win. Doc (Edl Graham la a man of many affairs. When not occupied otherwise he acts as barber, gas station man, news boy or insurance agent. A move is on foot to call him "Mr. Pelican" but the boys are all a little nervous about starting the practice. Jesse Ilodic and Dan Woods drove up here In their, flivver from Klamath Falls. The darn thing died just as they were abreast of the cookhouse so the boys were forced to come in and gel a job. Joe Tschusky and Art Mever scough made a trip to Klamath Falls the other evening. Art got by without incident but Joe evidently got reckless and made a trip to the zoo. Anyway lie got bit. Among the social affairs sche duled for late this year at the camp Is a turkey shoot. Joe Meyerscough is to provide the turkeys. He says he has Just discovered It will he im possible to feed the flock on grass hoppers this winter so maybe be belter get some money out of them while there is yet time. Hook McCollum and Johnnie Johnston toop a trip to Chiloquln. Wlulkse and Spring creek a week ago Sunday. Details of the trip are rather vague. It is known that Hook rescued them both from drowning when the boat tipped over but why it tipped is a mystery, as neither were able to stand when the accident occurred. Billy Maguiro, trainmaster, a vet eran of many years on the Lark and other fast ones, has been placed on the honorably retired list, or what amounts to the samo thing. He is now chief cook on the jammer. The hungry look of the Pelican night train crew Is now explained. Tho Calahan restaurant at Kirk closed and the boys are now mixing their own, and eating it too. Rolling Log May Be Fatal to Mill Man Paralysis Follows Ac cident at Lake view I.AKKVIKW. .1. A. Splcer, em ploye of the Bagiey Bros. Lumber Company, was seriously hurt laHt week at the mill fifteen miles west of Lakeview while unloading logs from a truck. One of the logs roll ed from the truck without warning and struck him across the shoulders, pinning him to the ground, witlt In juries to the Hpine which have left the lower pari of bis body paralyzed. Attendants state that the extent of the Injury Is not yet apparent. Mr. Splcer has been employed at the Ilagicy mill for the past several sea sons and Is an experienced woods man. "Missou" Snyder Picks Real Work Ed "Missou" Snider l another lumber jack who has forsaken the gamp. MoHt of the hoys who take a vacation from the woods look for something soft, like pitching hay. Not so, Kd. He went right after life In tho taw--got a Job iu a !lapiatb Knfln brickyard. LU.MBERLOQUG Lakeview Box Factory Has Big Business Thirty-Two Carloads Shipped During June I.AKKVIKW. The box factory of the I'nderwood Lumber Company turned out a Tory fine showing 0( shook during June, in spite of short age of lumber, according to the month end report. Output for the month was 191,600 feet which was loaded and shipped In 33 N.-C. l). cars and equul to 16 standard car loads of stock. Of this amount 18 N.-C.-O. cars were shipped .In thu last week of the month when lum ber began coming in from the mills In uunnllty. With half a million feet In June officials of the company have set up tUt million point as their target to shoot at during July. Produc tion of a million feet in a month Is cuuivalent to a sustained production of 40.1100 feet daily, and' while the mill is capable of that production. the matter of lumber deliveries will be the determining feature. Trucks are hnullng from most of the mills! ' I'resem aim ii is wiougiu mm lumber movement will reach its maximum about the tfjttl of the month. About fifteen truoklpWa a day are required to keep tho mill running to full capacity. Big Lakes to Build Factory on Oak Street Although little or nothing can be. gleaned from officials of til's com pany, a persistent report (hat the; Big Uiki; Box company will rpn-1 struct a new box factory In the near future on Ihe corner of Fifth and Oak streets, is substantiated by the purchase by the lumber company of land on Oak street front the Lorenz company and from Flora D. Lee. ac cording to reports received today. A new modern factory, will be erected on Oak street It is under stood on the property extending from Fifth street toward t he lake shore. Just- What disposal will be made of the old box factory of the Big Lakes Box company, and Its mach inery, could not be learned today. But It is understod that It will be used for storing box shook and lum ber prior to shipment. The property purchased from Flora D. Lee is said to have brought a price of $10,600. The mill would be located on the south side of Fourth street. It Is said, and would be one of the most modren plants for tho cutting of box shook in the country. A. J. Voye, vice-president of the concern, denied toduy that the com pany anticipated tho construction of a new factory. -Many a deacon is doing bootleg ging on the side with money In slipped fi;m tihe collection plain. Klamath County Sawmill, Planing Mill and Manufactur ers' Directory Ackley Bros., Klamath Falls. Algoma Lumber company, Algoma. Anne Creek Lumber company, Fort Klamath. Big Lakes Box company, Klamath Falls. Bryant Mountain Lumber company, Malin. Christy Lumber company, Kirkford. Campbell-Towle Lumber company, Sprague. Chiloquin Lumber company, Chiloquin. Ewauna Box company, Klamath Falls. Illinois Lumber company, Langell Valley. Kitts Lumber company, Bononza. JCioise Lumber company, Klamath Falls. Klamath Lumber and Box company, Shippington. Long Pine Lumber company, Bonanza. Lamm Lumber company, Modoc Point. McCullom Lumber company, Keno. Modoc Pine company, Chiloquin. Nine Lumber company, Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay Lumber company, Pelican City. , Shaw-Bertram Lumber company, Klamath Falls. Shasta View Lumber and Box company, Klamath Falls. Sprague River Lumber company, Chiloquin. Topsy Lumber Co., Topsy, Ore. (P. O. Dorris, Cal.) Whceler-Olmstead Lumber company, Klamath Falls. Planing Mills- and Remanufacturing Plants Big Basin Lumber company, Klamath Fills. Lakeside Lumber company, Klamath Falls. Klamath Moulding company, Klamath Falls. Swan Lake Moulding company, Klamath, Falls. Sixth Street"Lumber company, Klamath Falls. Whitti Pino Moulding company, Klani:ith Fnllfj, NO BLISTER (I'oiillniicit I'loin Pane One) and Is costing thousands ot dollars annually for local control there aud iu Wisconsin and Minnesota. The disease in Koriipc bu mndo the commercial growing of white pluo Itupo.' slide. S. Pi Where did the dlsoaU come from J A. It was Introduced Into OjUt era states front Burpps snnw time before 19U6 on. nursery slock. The disuse was Introduced into British Columbia direct from Kuropo some ','"'!' lt01'- 9. Q. In what ways cull 1 assist In controlling this dtteaspt A. a. semi ffpoctrftsns you kiis- '"' !"'"'K ll,'n"1 " 1,11 ' Huvl Office, Botany Department Oregon Agricultural college, Cor mills, Oregon. b. Iteporl to the same office In- formation about any cultivated black currant plantings remaining In (lie aUtie, C. Be careful not to order plants in violation of the ..tale or federal quarantines. ; u. spread Informal Ion to your. neighbors about the disease. lo. Q. Why Is the stute eradica ting the cultivated black currant and not all currants and ROOM. berries? A. Blister rust spores coming from great distances will produce the disease on cultivated black cur I rants when other currants and goose I berries fail to take It. Again it prbtfaces spores In vast abundance . ami spr.-ads the disease to both f pines and currant or gooseberries . much greater distances (ban any j other currants or gooseberries. Cul 'tivatd black currants are of little ! value to the slate while while pines are of vast importance. 11. Q, It there any law compel Bug owners of COltifatad black currants lo destroy them? A. The last legislature passed a law forbidding the growing or sole of cultivated black currants. 12. Q. Are there many black currants In tho stale? A. We believe most of them have been destroyed. About 10,000 w.-p-removed . during 192.1. 13. Q. VaN owners paid by the stale or government for the hushes destroyed? A. They were not. Practically all owners were willing aud anxious to ooupornte In protecting our while pine forests. Over l7.r.uo bushes we.ro removed by owners ami Iho remainder were destroyed by scouts with tlie permission of the owners. 14. q. Are not Hie Wild black cur rants us bad us the tame ones? A. Extensive experiments and ob servxatlons by the V. S. Department of Agriculture huvia)shown that the cultivated black currant Is much worse than the wild black one. which is u different kind. I Doctor; "Deep breathing, you un derstand, destroys microbe;." Patient j "But, doctor, bow cm 1 force (hem "' breath deeply?" llost'jii Transcript. RUST HER McCrank Leaves For Camp Again Jim McClrauk spent three days lit town during the past week lie said three days was all his system could stand. When last heard from, he was on his way hack to work as loader for Don Crabam ou the Whcclcr-oliuMciid Job, Gannons Spend a Day In The Falls .Mr. ami Mrs. lleorge Caution ipeill Saturday In Klamath Falls, Qnnnnn desiring a change from tils usual vocation at conductor on lbs .Modoc logger. Shaw-Bertram Crew Spend Day Fishing Ccorgo Hradley, .lacU Womlclu II While. F r a u k Tulley aud "Dutch" John, all from Ihe Shaw Bern am camp, spent Sunday fluh Ing In Ibv Wllllauitnii. with good success. They didn't gel the limit. but claim it Was bocauac tboy didu't want lo. Buncher Back; Was Called For Funeral De WCy Kuukler. buncher at t he Shaw Bertram camp, (a buck on the Job after au extended In) off. He was gone more than a week, attending tho funeral of a cousin at Bedding California. The gin- thai calk in ' i.i hut In bound, to get gravy all over his hnlr, I Furniture For catI'v room in every home, in hte reach f overyone, Tiler is more comfort per dollar spent, in (urni luic, than in anything else you lny. sb I'socl sewing inai'liincs at prices licit arc much ? los prove this by comparison. i ROSE FURNITURE CO. 114 North Eighth Phone 828 Distributors AMERICAN CAR PRODUCTS Anything and everything for your car complete The most complete auto accessory store in Southern Oregon DIX BROS. bargains! Bargains! USED CARS ALL MAKES ALL PRICES Fords from $55.00 up , Hudson 7-Passenger Buick 7-Passenger Buick 5-Passengcr Dodge Touring, $175.00 Ford 4-Door Sedan, 1923 Model . BUICK 8C STAR GARAGE Opposite White Pelican Hotel JVKT)NKSI) Y, AlMiUST r., Hi Grade Marking Wins Ftivor In Middle States Julius Soldo), president Julius Scldcl Lumber Co.. HI. Loulsi Mo. writes The Tlmliei imiii thai I'iiU lumber dealers of HI. Louis, through a i oinniiiiee. roafflrmojl their au tloraomeni ol the basic principle or grade niarkptlna of lumbar or n specie.. Mr. Haldol was chairman nf Hi. chmtnUtns. " The lumbermen of Si. Louis concluded that S pacific indorsement or the grade marking of ycllOM pine manufactured onl) by Southern I'lnn Association would limit ibalr supply of Kradej)a.'A"!i lumber, The ooasuniai punlM 1 now offered by us. ua distributors, lumber from many competitive ..mil . producing all woods, liiclud lug yellow pine, of which only a llt more I hull a negligible per QonluKo is furntabod u by Boutborn Pins Association, according to our hldi lie ui of this market," Mr Bsl did said. Tom Throwell Is Seeing The Sights Tom Thro wall i anions, 'bo sight seers in Klamatn Iralii ami m rd log lo bis friends lit Iho Central lintel he 'isn't mission nuy of tile sights, either. Me has boon work ina In I'lukett's camp on Upper Klamalh Lake. Sonic women lei their husband. r to smokers so they'll (have nr stories In tell nl the meeting of the ladies' uplift aoejatsr, 'fie girl thill a man rail uintrv f"r the asking never acts asked. l ii too illt- Buy It Now m 4