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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
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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-
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