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T B E I TT M B F ft L 0 0 IT E
WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 10, Iglj
TO REBUILD MILL
When A Town Went Up in Smoke
THAT BURNED
BY FREAK BLAZE
Alaska Institution will Have
Complete Electrical
Equipment
FIRE WAS UNUSUAL
Forgotten Log Drive Runs
at Night; friction Caues
Big Blaze
SEATTLE E. n. Shields, presi
dent of the Shlelds-Sather Lumber
and Box company. I'otersburK, Alas
ka, Is now In this section making
arrangements to rebuild his sawmill
which burned recently.
Mr. Shields' new mill, when com
pleted, will be one or the largest and
most modern in Alaska. It will have
a capacity of approximately one
hundred thousand feet per day. The
mil) will bo electrically operated. The
heal rig will probably bo a band.
There will be an edger and a resaw
and automatic trimmer.
The old mill did not have an auto
matic trimmer but Mr. Shields de
clares that this rig will greatly fa
cilitate the manufacture of niater
lal In which he specialties.
' The fire which wiped out the mill
was of the most unusual orgin. When
the mill shut down late in the after
noon, the operator did not stop the
log haul and as a portion of the plant
was in operation during the evening,
the log haul was kept going.
A log went up and was finally
halted but the friction of the chain
eventually started a blaze and in a
tew minutes the plant was In flames.
The loss was practically complete,
including the power plant. The fire
came at a very bad time for the com
pany which was just entering upon
its season's run.
Mr. Shields is very enthusiastic
about the prospects tor lumber man
ufacturing in Alaska.
Fifty-two building were destroyed when fire swept the newly-born oil town of Liberty. Tcv The build
ings burned included the railway stations, both hotels and more than two doien business Structure, Ham
age was estimated at J 200.000.
Success Of New System
May Revolutionize Way
Reforestation Is Done
a (-1 rr v T T 1 mi . l - ... .
! as i ukia. i ne enure tneorv 01 reiorestauon. at least
in the costal region, may have to be revised as result of
success of the planting done last February by the Crown
Willamette Paper company, according to the opinion
of those who have studied the project ami its results.
The revision, however, will enormously simplify the
work of replanting cut over lands and will eliminate a
large portion of the cost.
Housing Problem
at Kirk Solved
By Railway Crew
When the restaurant at Kirk
closed, the crew of the Pelican
Bay logging train were deprived of
a place in which to get something
to eat and in which to wait around
awhile before they were ready to
go back. The problem was solved
by sneaking up on an empty bunk
house at the Pelican Bay camp,
loading it on a flatcar and trans
porting it bodily to Kirk, wher it
now makes a sizeable addition to the
business structures there. Thou
who call it home are Johnny John
aton, Rook McCollura and Mike O'-Teas.
The CroAn Willamette company
last February planted 70.000 young
trees in the V:uns's river district.
Contrary l all rules cf reforesta
tion, these young trees were taken
directly from the forests where they
had grown natura'.ly, and were
transplanted Into the .denuded dis
trict. PeKvous experiments ni ihis
practice have proved unsuccessful
and the rule baa been that succes
sful reforestation must use stock
reared in Conafer nurseries, where
Che growth pi fibroin : ; :ts is en
couraged artificially in order to as
sist the young trees 'n securing suf
ficient moisture during the critienl
first summer after transplanting
Into the forests.
The transplanting of naturally
grown trees by, the Crown Willium
ette ccmpiiny has proved entire:
suaressful, however, according to
Ray Tippey, logging superintendent
for the ocmpaiv, who estimates ohat
99 per cent of the 70,000 trees
planted have survived the long dry
period of tihe summer and should
continue to grow.
The success of the reforestation
is ascribed to two factors:
The cool damp climatic condition-,
prevailing In the coastal mountains;
and the seciet solution in which
the young trees were dipped before
being planted. Toe damp climate
is believed to furnish sufficient mois
ture for the survival lot the y;ung
trees throughout their first summcr
evea where toey are not equipped
"Watch Fires"
Is Warning Of
Forest Service
Smouldering Embers
Source of Danger
Now
When forest fires die down in
mid-August, there is still danger
ahead. A fire period like that
through which the Northwest has
just passed, is usually followed by
high relative humidity. Forest
fires cease to run. lose their vitality,
and the smouldering embers bring
a false sense of security. Crews are
taken off and return to their reg
ular work in logging camps, ranch,
or town.
These embers, say federal forest
officers, are sleeping wolves. A
drop In the humidity, and they are
once more on their destructive
course. This has happened again
and again in the Pacific Northwest.
Some of the Northwest's worst fires
have started In late August or Sep
tember. The V. S. Forest Service policy
requires that patrol shall not be
abandoned on any National Forest
Grade Marking Is
Disadvantage if
Not Done by All
St. Louis Missouri, retailers, while
, reaffirming the basic principle of
grade marking lumber, are of the
opinion thai grade marking by n
; small group, such as represented in
1 1 lie membership of the Southern
Pine association, works to the dls-
i advantage of the retuller.
The St. Louis retailers recently
named a committee to consider the
I grade marking question The eommit
I tee has Just submitted tin' following
report :
I "The following retail lumber deal
I era of the city of St. Louis have fully
'considered the subject of grude mnrk
I ln( of lumber and our conclusions
. are as lollows:
I "First We feel that specific cn
j dorsement of the grnde marking of
' yellow pine manufactured only by
I Southern Pine association member!
, would limit our sourre of supply of
j grade marked lumber.
"Second The consuming public
I are now offered by us. as dlstrlbot-
ors. lumber from many competitive
! sources producing all woods. Includ
ing yellow pine, of which only a little
more than a negligible percentage Is
i furnished us by Southern Pine asso-
elation mills, according to our Judg
ment of this market.
I "Third We reaffirm 7tir endorse
I mcnt of the basic principle of grade
i marking of lumber of all species."
Short-Length
Lumber Wins
U. S. Support
Much Used in Construc
tion, Report Shows
WASHINGTON Manufacturers of
liltiiber in the I'uettic Northwest have
argued for the past twenty years that
the trade should take more readily
to short lengths. Efforts have been
made time and time again to pop
ularise short lengths with the trade,
but these efforts have met with only
partial success.
Now comes the United States gov
ernment with u report showing that
a very large percentage of the lum
ber used In the construction of hous
es Is under eight feel in length. In
fact, more than 30 per cent of the
lumber required is under eight feet
lu length. The government present
photographs showing carpenters saw
ing long pieces of lumber Into short
pieces and draws the conclusion
from this that the short pieces could
Just well have been purchased In tin'
beginning.
There Is no doubt nl all hut that
the trade could use. and use to lis
I own financial advnntuge, very large
quantities of short length lumber
which Is now marketed with the ut
most difficulty.
it Is a hard and almost thankless
task to try to Introduce short lengths
but through the cooperation of the
government and various associations
and organltatious. progress can un
doubtedly be mad In the future.
Short length lumber Is In universal
UM In Europe, where lumber is more
Scarce and la handled much more
Carefully than In this country, where
for years and until rather recently,
waste in the lumber Industry ' has
been taken as almost a matter of
course. This waste has been not only
to the lumber mnnufneturers. but to
the public as well. Of late wo seem
to be getting more sense and are
coming to realise that we cannot keep
on wasting Indefinitely our great
forest resources.
Fire Lookouts Had
Real Winter During
Past Week at Bend
The following, from toe Bend
Bulletin, gives an Idea of the ex
tent of the cold wave that hit looal
lumber clamps last week, and proves
that all the cold weather was not
confined to this uectlon:
High peHkB of the mid-atate Cas
cades this morning were in the grip
of winter, with the cloud moisture
turning to ice as it touched tie
mountain pinnacles and the look
out bouses iof the ScreBt service. Two
inches of ice had formed on the
west side of the Blaok crater look
out house this morning, J. F. Ulan
chard, foreut service lockout, re
ported by telephone from bis cloud
capped station.
Conditions similar to those on
Black crater twere reported from
Black butte by Leslie Lloyd, the
moisture from the low 'hanging
clouds precipitating as ice and tak
ing cm the appearance of snow.
Although uncommon In mid sum
mer, the formation :f ice on the
mountain peaks is a character stlc
condition when the moisture laden
west wind strikes i.'hIKed rurfaces, it
is reported by forest service officials.
Continuous precipitation of ice
over a period of several days re
sulted ill an Icy-formation two foul
thick at the summit of Bachelr
'butte two years ago, reports James
Oauldln, wfjio it in llend now. Gaul
din built the stall lani lookout house
on tihe butte.
fire until the last apparent spark
with artificially bred fibrous roots, is out. On account of the great re
The solution used on the trees was I sources at stake, the forest protec
developei by an employe of Iheltive agencies of the Northwest urge
company. It is said to have increas-! that all forest fires be handled on
ed the hardiness of Uhe trees and i this same policy of "getting the
to have promoted their growth :n last spark."
previous experiments. r
She "Would you put yourself
A woman witness in a case was 1 out for me. Donald?"
asked by the judge: He "Why, cf course, dearest."
"What is your age?" She "Well, please do; It's after
"Thirty,'' she answered without ! twelve and I am very tired."
hesitation. .
"Thirty." the judge exclaimed, j A man whose trousers bagged
"why, that's what you told me ten j badly at the knees was standln on
years ago when you were a witness j a corner waiting for a car. A pass
on another case." 1 Ing Irishman stopped and watched
"Yes," she replied, "I'm not one I him with great Interest for two or
of those persons who says one thing j three minutes; at last he said:
one day and another the next." "Well, why don't you jump?"
Bring Dead Parents Honie
PAT MOXTOOMEKV SICK
Pat Montgomery, hull cook at
the Modoc camp, visited In Klamath
Falls during the week to receive
treatment for an Infected digit, one
of tho most painful illnesses he has
had In somo time, he claims. He
will bo able to resume bis duties
soon.
m TEZ trumps m rs--
Theso three orphans have Just completed a trip from Los Angeles to tan
ton, O., with the bodies of their parents, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Gamble, nfter
the father had killed the mother and then committed suicide. Clad In
overalls and barefooted, the children mado tho trip wearing tags telling
their destination. They ijro staying with relatives In Canton. Left to
right, they are Herman Gamble, C; Howard, i, ant, Helen.' I.
cLGOMA
.Mr. and Mrs. Otto foliar spent
Saturday in Klamath Falls. Mrs.
Collar leaving there Sunday for Cal
ifornia to visit with relatives.
Alfred' Howard and John Hurge
"Forded" to Klamath Falls Sunday
afternoon.
Sir. and Mrs. Eddie Cross were
Klamath Falls shoppers Saturday
evening. Mrs. Arthur Messnor entertained
with a wienie roast last week. A
huge fire was built and after every
one had roasted and eaten their fill
of wicalcs they danced around tho
camp fire. Everything was tried
from an Indian war dance to the
Lancers. The music was furnished
by the Vlctrola and Mr. Dancer on
the violin. All tho families and a
good sprinkling of young folks were
present.
Mrs. Pete Baker, Mrs. Walter
Southerlin and Mrs. N. G. Taylor
were Klamath Falls visitors Mon
day. Mrs. Anna Zelglor spent Sunday
visiting with friends nt Buttons.
Saturday being pay day at Algo
ma, everyone rushed to town Satur
day evening. Sunday morning saw
lots of empty places In the dining
room and Sunday noon lots of head
aches and hurried exits.
Mrs. Arthur Mesner was very
agreeably surprised Thursduy eve
ning when she received a telephone
call from Kirk that her uncle had
arrived there from China. Mrs.
Mesner's uncle, Mr. Openshaw, Is
a missionary from China, having
made only four trips to the states
In the last thirty-two years.
Hill Shenrd has ordered himself
a new suit. This suit Is to have
water tight pockets. '
As Harvey and Anna strolled by
the cookhouse,'
Their last farewell to take,
Said Anna to Harvey, "If you never
return,
"I know that my poor heart will
break."
"Don't be discouraged," young Har
vey then said,
As ho drew the fair maid to his
side,
"My absence don't mourn, nnd when
I return,
"I'll make little Anna my bride."
, ' .
It was a dnrk unci stormy night.
A band of "surveyors" sat around
a enmpfire. Someone Htild, "Walt,
sing us n song." and Walt sang
"Just because I love you."
Wife (about to go out): "I've
put your clean shirt on th clothes
horse, darling."
Husband (an Invoteratc gambler
abstractedly) : "Very well, dear
what odds did you got?"
Washington Mill
Has New Owners
OLVMPIA. Wash. For Uho Hast
10 years fire has been burning (or
est! and forests property In Wash
ington ut tho rate of $1,000,000 a
oeur, according to bbe estimate of
George C. Joy, statu forestry sup
ervisor, who dexlari-il that tho enro
lessneiu of logglug operators, sett
lors, railroad crews, campers and
tourists were responsible for n hirge
portion of them. More l iun 70 per
cent of tho timber fires l.i Wash
ington are preventable, the super
visor contended.
1 Lumbermen Join In Protest
Against Trade Practices
Considered Unfair By Them
WASHINGTON. D. C. Encouraging reforestation by
advising' tin- public to stop using forest products is the
anomalous propositi now being advanced by sales rep
resentatives of a well established building material
marketed in nation-wide competition with lumber. The
lumber industry deplores this departure from frunk ant
constructive merchandising practice so long observed
in the construction materials field.
"Sin. ill ... 1 ii it ii. I.. I'm' mil- Cmi-hxI I'l'smill'i'l'S hick'. Slll-
ceritv when it is manifestlv a disguise for selling brick,"
says Wilson l oinpton, secretary ami manager 01 me
National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. "No
lumber famine is imminent. Nor mav forests be wisely
conserved by refraining from using them. Lumbermen
may not be expected to view complacently suen specious
presentation of the forest problem. Our forest wealth
must be kept useful if it is to be propagated profitably.
In order to be useful it must be used. Curtailing lumber
markets will not encourage reforestation. Under a sys
tem of scientific utilization and replacement, now well
recognized among far-seeing lumber manufacturers,
there will continue to be abundant forest products for
every reasonable need. Lumber is sold upon its merits
and so continues to be the home builder's favorite ma
terial. Other building materials should be marketed the
same way."
FANNING hack
Frank Fanning Is bnck at Pelican
liny camp again, after a protract
ed stay In the city. For his especial
benefit Dublin Dun Livingstone has
provided n full bucket of water.
Seems Fanning foitrot all about
water while- In the city and Is now
trying to cntvh up.
KTOKM-4 IV bOWBIl
Dtt MOINKS, law, Am. IS. (yi')
A hall an dra'n at rm swopi e -IKius
of southeastern Iowa ludav
MtOatai heavy crop damns. Hall
stones of great li wore reported
from llrlKhton and North Kngllsb.
Telephone linos were torn down
thr 'itghoitt tfta storm uroli.
Furniture
For every room in every home. At prices with
in hie reach of everyone,
There is more comforl per dollar spent, in furni
ture, than in Anything else yon buy.
Buy It Now
Used tewing machine! at prices that are much
less prove this hy comparison.
ROSE FURNITURE CO.
114 North Eighth Phone 828
"New Shoes
for - the - baby"
Even if the hoy is small, shoes cost money.
When he reaches tiic afjc of 5 or (, shoes now cost as much for'
him as for a grown man a few years ago.
And growing hoys and girls can go through a pair of shoe soles
quicker than any other person, or so at least it seems to the person
who is buying them.
Here's How to Save Money on the Proposition:
Don't buy new shoes every time the old ones go to pieces. Bring
them to us, where hy paying less than half the price of a new pair you
can have the worn parts replaced and the shoe put in the same condi
tion as when it was new.
The Goodyear process has saved money for countless parents have
YOU given it a trial?
GOODYEAR SHOE SHOP
W. W. CONNORS
Next Door to the Herald office