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THE LUMliERLOGUE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1025
Fire Pumps, Rather Than
Fire Fighters, Credited
With Saving Timber Loss
LUMBE
TIMBER AND
R OUTPUT
SALE REPORTED
RUNNING SLOWER
CT 1 1 CI WO i ... A
mcuoan or nay uuy, Micn.. ime
to transfer 3384 acres of timber
land liluatod in Columbia county to
the Clark-Wilson Lumber company
of Portland and the Uenson Timber
company of Clatskanie.
The laud is In townships P- and
6 j R. S W.: 6 N R. 4 W and
Includes all or part of sections 19.
20, 29, 30, 31 .32, 33 and 34 In
township 6 N., R. 4 W., und sec
tions 1, 2, 24 and 25 in the other
townships. The county cruise which
was recently made, shows there Is
slightly more than 215.000,000 feet
of standing timber on the land.
Part of the timber Is adjacent
to the holdings of tho Benson Tim-
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Close to lue uuiuiii ul uiu iiar& i
& Wilson company. The two firms
hare bought the tract as a whole
and will divide It as advantageous
to their respective logging opera
tions. The .timber is on the east
aide of the Nehalem divide on Car
cass and Little Clatskanie creeks
and the assessed valuation Is $2 a
thousand feet.
The Umber logged by the Ben
son company will come out by
Clatskanie and be rafted on Beaver
slough and that logged by Clark
ft Wilson will be dumped Into the
Columbia river at their boom about
one mile south of Goble.
The timber Is of high quality and
lies handy to the operations of these
companies. It is understood that
the purchasers are obligated to pay
tn excess of 8600.000 for this tim
ber, payable as the timber Is cut.
Weyerhaeusers
Get More Timber
in Alturas Area
The Weyerhaeuser Realty com
pany purchased this week from Ida
B. Kimball, 318 acres of timber
land contiguous to their holdings
south of Pit River Valley and west
of Alturas. The price paid was
$20 per acre, almost a record fig
ure for that section, and the stand
runs as high as 25,000 feet per acre
of merchantable yellow pine.
Forest Service
Rangers Out of
Work at Eugene
EUGENE. Most of the lookouts
and patrolmen in the Sluslaw na
tional forest are being laid off for
the season except in the Tillamook
district where there has been but
little rain, according to R. S. Shel
ley, supervisor of the forest. While
heavy showers tell in most parts
of western Oregon ten days ago
very little precipitation occurred
In that part of the state, said Mr.
Shelley.
Eight or ten men are being laid
oft this week and as soon as rain
comes in the northern coast section
the services of a few more will be
dispensed with.
Small Mill at
Salem Is Idle
SALEM. The Salem Lumber
company has a saw mill with about
30,000 feet a day capacity Just
outside of the Salem city limits
on the north, on Cherry street. It
14 owned by Duluth people, and A.
A, Good Is In charge.
This mill has been shut down
for some time. It has a lot of lum
ber on hand, which is being sold
mostly to the local trade.
Door Company
Wins Mill Suit
KALAMA, Wn. A decision giving
the Columbia River Door Co., an
undisputed title to the Pine mill
Owre has been handed down by tho
state Bupremo court. The amKitut
Involved ln t'lie suit was between
8100,000 and 8150,000.
Airplane Patrol
Season Is Ended
PORTtiAND. Tho six airplanes
which have been on fewest ifire pa
trol duty Jn this forest district sine
Jutr 1, have been taken out of
active service.
The pianos 1iave been of great
value, according to J. D. Outhrio.
of the district fljroster's office. They
not omly have reported fires break
ing out, but have In some Instances,
aided In tlie flro fighting by flying
near- thn hnrnlnir aroa and dl:ectina
of .ale has been tiled in tho office'. GREAT FALLS, Moilt. Ill the forest flW WMch (111!'
of tho roiinly clerk wherein Edgar ling the recent month of August, seared the beautiful stand
b. fobs and ins sister, Edith Posa I of timber on the southeast slope of the Apgar mountains,
llV8r an area of about three
drove out scores of vacationists, caused an incalculable
loss and for a time threatened the destruction of the tow n
of Apgar and the headquarters plant of the national park
service, and the despoiling of the natural beauty of the
Lake McDonald region, it was a diminutive little gasoline
pump that saved the day and demonstrated its effective
ness as a forest fire fighting unit of wonderful possib
ilities. rerhaps the most striking feature ;
of the fire, according to Charles J. and the establishments ai fish creek
Kraebel. superintendent of Glacier would also have wiped out.
park, was the remarkable effective- Only for the faithful performance
ness of the flro fighting pumps. The of pump No. 1. covering the fire
surprising power developed by these which leaped across McDonald's
tiny engines, most of which weigh
! only 75 pounds, was a revelation to
the experienced fire fighters who had
lieretofore known only the old and
dlffieult methods of fire fighting by
trenching with shovel, mattock, ax
and saw and by the back-firing moth-
od.
Pumps Save Village
There is no doubt but that it was
the use of these pumps that saved the
village of Apgar from destruction
and prevented the spread of the fire pumps were used during the lake Me
aling both shores of lake McDonald. Donald fire, the Kvcnrude and the
Had this occurred the resulting de-
struction would haTe been Incalcu-
lable and the beauty of the lake Mc-
Donald region would have been de-
stroyed for more than n century to transported upon a pack horse or up
come, on the back of a, man. They cost
Time and time again the strong about $400 each,
stream of water thrown by one of The Evenrudes were first devol-
these pumps succeeded in beating oped in the Jnsper national forest
down a raging crown fire. Every- In Canada where the parTt officials
where along the fire line the use of desired a light, portable pump, and
the streams of water beat down the they induced the Evenrude people
fire so that workmen digging the to build them. Their operation was
trench were able to approach the first observed in the Jasper park
edge of the burn. So wonderful was last year by Stephen T. Mather, dl
the performance of the pumps that rector of the United States national
at times when a pump ceased oper- park service, and he authorized Su
atlng for a few minutes the workers pcrintecdent Kraebel to visit Jasper
would experience general discourage- park and to observe their operations,
ment as they watched the general Mr. Kraebel. at the time of his visit
and unopposed approach of the fire. in September, 1924, was so im-
Had it not been for the prompt
placing of pumps along the north
flank of the fire, it is almost certain
that the living wall of fire would
have moved swiftly up the North
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rora roau, spreaaing as il went ana
extending beyond all control over
many miles of forest area. This wild up an elevation of 300 feet, dcliver
fire would surely have destroyed all Ing a stream of about 25 feet in
the private homes along the west length and at the same time to de
shore of lake McDonald, including liver three other streams on the
the studio of Artist Charles M. Rus-
sell, the pretentious home of J. W.
Sherwood, the government sawmill,
BRAYMILL ITEMS
The hum of the planer in the
new box factory gives us an Inkling
of what it will be like to have the
entire plant in operation.
The new logging camp buildings
are being finished with planed lum
ber and are quite an improvement
on the old camp buildings. The
new camp is being constructed on
.he McCrady ranch on Sprague river
.line miles from the mill.
On Tuesday the timber crew
WW start cutting.
Mrs. H. R. Crane and children
pent the greater part of last week
in Klamath Falls shopping and
.isiting with friends.
Mrs. R. W. Jamieeon left on Wed
nesday for Portland, her former
home, for a month's visit.
Hank Anderson made a trip to
Klamath Falls Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Saffard took
a day off and motored to Klamath
Falls on Saturday.
Miss Tina Brown and Messrs Wm.
M. Bray, H. W. Jameson and H. R.
Crane, motored to Medford on Sat
urday evening, Mr. Jameson taking
the train for Seattle from that
point.
A number of Braymlllites attended
the dance in Chiloquin on Satur
day evening, among whom were
Roy Beokley and Miss Fay Tucker.
A crew of mon are busy excavat
ing for the new club houBe and
store.
Several new houseB are under
construction also. ''Watch Bray
inlll Grow."
Alturas Factory
Operating Again
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The Alturas Box factory reopened
Wednesday with the entire force
reorganized and with J. G. Llnken
bach, manager. Considerable lumber
1b on hand from the various mills
of the county and prospects look
good. Mr. Linkonbaeh was former
ly shop foreman and has bad many
years experience In the box factory
game. Heveral men from Kltimnth
Falls and Susanvllle arc on the job,
and the crew la almost back
to
square miles m Claeier nark.
creek mto the heavy timber near hlb-
leys ranch, tn
fiiv would have gout
southward before the wind and prob-
ably have destroyed the entire es-
tnblishmont of buildings at the park
heailiiiiiirters. At this point also was
concentrated the faithful efforts of
local residents of lake McDonald,
to whom the stopping of tlte flames
meant the saving of their homes.
Two Type t'soil
Two types of forest fire fighting
Ros. The former, a two cycle, two-
cylinder machine, woishs 105 pounds j
while the Ross, or Elco,. machine j
weighs but 75 pounds nnd can be j
pressed with the pumps that two
were purchased for use in' the Gla-
cler park.
The Evenrude, the more powerful
of the two tvp?3 now used in Glacier I
, . .
ParK. nas uemonsirated its ability to ,
lift water through S00 feet of hose
pump level through 1000 feet of
hose and deliver it into a tank at an
elevation of 500 feet above tho pump.
Box factory of Grays Harbor Com
mercial Co., Cosmopolis. Wash., eon
tains 17 cutoffs and 22 ripsaws. John
McGinnis Is foreman and S. Eldred
Filer. In the tank department Oscar
Xc-lspn Is foreman. The company
manufactures a lot of pump stock,
bored to a length of 14 feet. Bored
columns are also manufactured.
She Got a Baby
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Muriel Hlrrlnc, S, of San Francisco,
wanted a baby slater for her birth
day. When sho failed to find one.
emong her blrthdny presents, she
went down on one of the rfiala
vtroets and wheeled homo a bub
sitting In a carriage on the side
walk. Muriel's parents notified th
police, and ber "adopted Bister" soon
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was restored to a. frantic mother.
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C. Tari'ls, of New Holland,
W
has startled police officials by satin
that five yours uko ho saw two 71-ru-en
killed and their bodies dlsr-vie.
bored along the Chattahoochee fiv.r
near Attanta. lie aiyi the Ittufttta
wore committed by two men nod tcro
women and that he withbeU tn
tory on account of throats ,-,...,..?
bis life. Mr. Rulh Johnson l-alxr'W.
of Jefferson. Ga.. partly corroVorrtci
Tari'ls' story. He Is shown helping
police and state convicts dig for di
. bodies.
I'KIJCANS FOB ZOO
Reno Nev. Twentv w-lllle nell-
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A,--i, i Hem. i-.Vo vv.
feda, nre to be shipped soon to the
National Zoological Park lu Wash
ington, D. C. Young poKoiua which
hav0 i!,st graduated frtm fuzt to
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SERVICE
The harassed editor of this paper asked me to bring this ad. into his
office said he was rushed.
When PAUL BUNYAN was editor of The LUMBERLOGUE he in
stalled a roll of paper in every business house and by means of under
ground conduits connected these rolls to a windlass in his office. When the
ads. were being written, Paul started winding them in and had them on
his desk as soon as they were finished.
The Service
at this Store
is just as prompt on a two-bit pair of sox as it is on a sale of a complete
outfit. , -
The Money Back Guarantee
Applies the same way. '
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Home of the
Workingmen
Fir Men Again Gloomy As
Overproduction Results In
Lowered Prices Generally
PORTLAND.' Overproduct ion of fir lumber seems
to be getting in its deadly work. The result of the firm
market five weeks ago has been the addition of extra
shifts and now a weakening in the rail market which
nly a few days ago appeared destined to last for two
months at least.
With the exception of six Inch up-
pn them baa been a practical re- Ul6m (001 '"' MWl were both
cession to the prices ruling In Julv, common and clour fir lumber slightly
so far as the rail trade Is concerned, j himlr to obtain for Immediate ship-
It Is hard to bliuno tho eastern vnrds "", Pl vols would auto
lor sensing the conditions and ten- ; niatlcally slide upward iikuIii. Bail
derlng offers below even the present j t,r" wholesalers report thai much
price level. It depends upon the In- 0' ln" f"M Seems to have I I
dividual nollcv of each mill whether imicod. If tbls proves to be the
such offers are accepted or not. Ap-
purently If one plant do, s not agree
to furnish rough timbers at 110 mill!"10 ",UI" wl" lmvo ,,,K ""r 10 ',ul
basis, some other mill will do so.
Slash flooring, which has been bang-
Ing to tho apron ItrlnfJ of drop sid-
lug for two weeks
bus slipped to
around 12 off list.
Kail Demand Good
rol the rati Is equally apparent
that the actual demand from both the
middle west and the eastern sec -
cyfLGOMA
Ed Pulley was recently photo
graphed by one of his fellow work-
men while trying to Imitate Rudolph
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I f.i.x In (.,., ... I ... I p.. k
witii one of his many
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1 1 a much worried boy because thi.
I picture has suddenly disappeared.
He seems to fear It will fall Into! At a recent meeting held by the rail trade orders t37H cars.
j the hands of the wrong pnrty. Algoihn scalers In Cabin No. 1, W',l- In the first 37 weeks of the year.
He has offered a handsome re- Hard C. Thompson made tho fatal production reported, to Weal Count
I wurd for Its return, with nu quos- ! error of adroUlnf Jack .Shanks it" Lumbermen's UlOOlttlon ha been
i Hons naked. ("Jack Skunk.'' As Mr. Thompson 3.695 4T-.000 feel; new bunlnea
His fellow workers are hoping has been out of training for some :l.s 1 9.7S5.235 feet, and shipment
j that Mr. Pulley lake the advice time the fight will not bo hold un- S.868,888,048 foot,
given him by a young flapper at a til about November 15. "flluo ,
j recent parly staged at Huckleberry Nose" Qulllon Is promoter, W M SHIPS T.t K K IIIO OARQOBi
mountain (the time he fell Into the Slu-rard trainer, Myrl Murrah, ref-j
'creek while trying lo fill a radiator j oroo. Tho fight will be Instructive AIIKRDKEN, Wash.--four boat
j In the car, after tho engine had I as well a bloody. Peculiar holda left tlrny Harbor yoalerday carry
dropped out I. will bo allowed, known only . to j Ing a total of . 000,1)00 foot pf
.Mr. lorn Quillen. Algomn buncher
' returning to his home In Nova
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i50'1" """r 4 years spent In the
Liii, mr. iuiiit'ii iiucuiis ill i isu
for herrings this winter on
Newfoundland hunks. Despite
the i
tho,
fact that he has been In tho west
four years. It la only In tho past
four mwAM t!,a haB BbI
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Lloyd
Clothier
case, (hen the flurry of business In
j Augusl will mark tho only Chun
I the rail market on a firm footing
j "'" "usiiiosk is iieiug piano,
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more toward manleniuice of way
stocks thnn to car material. Thn
middle western roads hnvo revised
their prices offered for select cont
I mon timbers, and seem to be able
to purchase at fl or so leas thnn a
' month ago. - -U, Bulletin,
to put his shirt on over his hend. on
account of fishbones.
Myrl Murnih of Algomn Camp In
tended nutting the winter In on
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the coast, digging clams and catch-
lnE crabs. Recently, however
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be"
decided that more luck
hlld ,,,, bv tt voun(
1 his ago.
, scalers.-
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The department of agriculture has
i lie, eioieu wiroiiKii lis survey mat
more than 500,000.000 berry bono,
30,000,000 rond slave baakuls, 30,-
1 000.000 bumpers
and millions of
( llmnx baskets, till baskets
cruluH
ullU buxK ru UHml RUUUIlUi.
Ryan
KKATTl.ti Mules, production ami
shipments of fir lumber repel I' d
by the Weil roust Lumbermen a"
ambition last week declined percep
tibly In comparison with the pre
ceding vei'l. Kill' the week to
September II, ins mills In Western
Oregon and Washington received
orders for 81,O4l.fi07 reel of lum
ber, which was a dccroniin of 10,-
147,147 feet from tile preceding
week when 107 III 11 1 It reported,
1, umber shipments laid week
amounted lo SO, 700,11 1 6 feel, a de
aline of 10,908,181 feet from the
preceding week.
CI... il ftf l.iml.Mf Hill liihl
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wees lli I' .i.u ,i ii, u I v i.'.',. it ,1,, I,.,,'
of 10. Otis, 707 feet from the proced-
lug week.
New business won l;l per cent
below production Hlilpmcnt" were
7 per cent above new business.
Thirty-eight per cent of nil new
business taken luat week was for
future wan r unlivery. This itmnuiit
till 10 30,775,11111 feet, of which In.
l'JC-177 feel wn for domestic cur
go delivery and lJ.KaP.4l I feel ox
port. New business by rail amount
ed to Kill cars, of 30.000 feet ouch
Thirty seven per cent of the lum
ber shipment moved by water. This
amounted to 3i.77i.otu foot of
which 21. 037. 607 fet moved roast
wise und lutercoaalul, and 10,131.
11112 feet einort. Unit nhltiimtlits
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could be Unfilled domestic cargo onlor to
fellow Of tilled 111,115,851 feel unfilled ex
port orders SS.IM.3ti) font; unfilled
lumber. Round for the Orient, the
I Japanese steamer Clydn .Maru lifted
' u cargo of hemlock and cedar
anion 111 lur
to 4,178,888 feet. The
Kulnnlerco carried 3.000.000 foot,
mostly fir destined to eastern points
and the llarburii H. C and Point
: Lome accounted for 3,000.000 foot,
I sbippud to California.
Main at
Ninth St.