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THE KLAMATH
Established
A weekly paper for the men and womefr employed in the
lumber industry of Klamath County. Issued Itvery Wednesday.
A. H. Raymond
Wednesday,
RIGHT OF ELECTION
The problem involved in the displacement of the wood
en box as against the fiber container, in its final analysis,
is an economic one and the challenge, to be successfully
met, must be made along this line. The right of election
jof the purchaser will govern if he can make himself ef
fectively felt. The suggestion made by Frank Blagen,
manager Davies-Johnson Lumber Co., Galpine, Califor
nia, that the buyer must not only nominal the type of
container he desires the goods packed in but he must
eienifv his willingness to pay any slight increase in cost
imposed by the manufacturer between goods packed in
fiber containers; if such be a just one, strikes at the very
kernel of this controversy. It puts the question of elecr
tion squarely up to every logger and lumberman in plac
ing orders for goods. It tests his sincerity and if con
scientiously carried but will bring results.
j In the campaign for the wooden box the entire lumber
industry is called to support one of its branches by means
of buyer s demand. Commissaries in logging camps and
mill towns are issuing orders with the instructions "Ship
this order in Wooden Boxes." This is a case of the in
dustry utilizing the right of election to protect itself.
Willingness to pay the justified price makes the cam
paign ironclad. The manufacturer, ianner or baker who
caters to the business of the lumber industry may be
enterprising enough to see that this demand, coming from
the large group as it does, may be the means for greater
volume in his individual business. Thus he can join in
with their demands, let it be known that he is shipping
his goods in wooden boxes and by reason of the increas
ed volume of business, he can absorb the small differ
ence.'if any, betiveen the cost of the wooden box and the
fiber box, making less profit per item but far greater in
the aggregate than he did before.
The question is raised by some dealers, however, as
to the right of the buyer to elect the type of container in
which his goods shall be shipped. To this it need merely
be noted that the dealer considers the cost of the con
tainer in quoting the price of his product to the ruyef
and the buyer, therefore, pays for the container. If the
- buyer desires a wooden container and' ds"willing''to; jpy
the additional cost, he is simply naming yitfiat he .wishes
Jto purchase and he cannot be denied fne right to desig
nate what he desires to buy. It is notWmJOninfon, how
Sever, for the seller to be in a position to disregard the
grants of the buyer but this is not a natural state and will
"riot prove profitable in the long run.
:; It is through failure to review the history of containers
'it that a dealer is prompted to answer the demands of the
'lumber buyers with arguments .that he cannot cany sep-J
araie stocks oi gooas in wooaen poxes tor one group.
Wooden boxes were used exclusively before the days of
the fiber box. The change was made to f iberbj? the
seller and not due to the demands of the buyer. 1 The ad
vent ol tne fiber box is therefore merely upon.the approv
al of the buyer. The wooden box has undisputed merits
a assures against breakage
more reliable as a container
ject to moisture and hard usages in transportation to dis
tant logging camps and messhouses in badly adapted ve
hicles of transport. The lumber industry has elected the
wooden box as the type of container for the goods they
purchase. This is within their rights and the adjust
ment should be made. The 4L Bulletin.
WalkemeyerWill
Take Parents on
Long Motor trip
William Walkemeyer, who has
)een engineer at the Harlin and Da
vis sawmill at Bray, California, for
the past six months, motored to
Klamath Falls and spent Sunday
Visiting with friends and attending
to business. While in Klamath Falls
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WJMBERLOGUE
March 9;,
.1925
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Editor
October 7, 1925
and pilferage. It is far
of foodstuffs when sub
he sold his dhevrolet and bought a
new Buick. He left tor Portland on
Monday, where he will meet his
mother and father, from Victoria B.
C. He expects to take them on a mo
tor trip to Florida to visit relatives
and from there to New York to visit
a sister, visiting places of Interest en
route. Benson Timber company, Clats
kanie, has started Its camp after the
summer shutdown. ,
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State.
VENEER PLANT
TO BE ENLARGED
Timber Around Camp
Makes Move
Necessary
M A lis 11 K I ELI). The Coos Veneer
and Box company Is planning tho
enlargement of its plant so tlinl
within u short tlmo nil tho work
wtl bo done during tho day shift.
eliminating tin- night work at tho
plant, Benjamin Osiiind. president
of tho company, announced today.
Too first stop on tha enlarging
program has already boon takou,
that of ordoring anew vonoor lathe
atttl cllppor, which Is one of tho
speediest machines on tho imirkot.
Tho now machine is oxpocted to
arrive hero about tho first of De
comber. Othr equipment will bo needed
for the increasing; of tho output of
the plant, it Is stated, and which
will be secured as soon as possible.
The more to eliminate the nigh!
shift and still take care of Its large
business is a big one. and it will
take somo time before .tho change
can -be made.
Mill Man Sends
Snappy Note to
Mail Order Firm
This ond,J Wnceffiuw '6usfy'!rttn.
nen. Is tolij.bv 1. Aj Albertsonsalo;
manager1 for the Pelican nay Lum
ber, company, and. It mast be so:
Dusty, according; to Albortson. be
came obsessed with the Idea that 'or
cleanliness the coqp iu twhlch ho
works should he provided with ; -per
towels. He accordingly wrote
to a prorataent mall order firm In
closing 15 ..-eats for a roll nf the
towels. In reply ie received ths
following letter:
"Dear Sir:
MVe refer you to .page. JS7 of our
inS, catalogue. You'wilti nqU the
price of paper tjwels Is'now 2).-
To (which Dusty replied.:
"Genflprhen:
Your letter received. Beg to state
that If I lhad a copy of the1 cata
logue .mentioned. I "would not 'have
ueeuea iu seuu ior inw L-jweis.
Very truly yours,
Dusty Hannen.
James Johnston
Keeps Reputation
Ac frpnt T-fiifif-ir
Jimmie Johnston, Pelican Bay log
ging engineer, is, nothing if not con
sistent. Friday he went duck hunting
and maintained the -same high aver
age Set by him during the deer hunt
ing: season. He got an even two doz:
en less than the limit and with his
usual, generosity gave a portion of
what he got to each ot his friends.
PLAT RESUMES OPERATIONS
CHEHALIB, Wash. After being
closed down since July 1, tho Snow
Lumber and Shingle company, plant
at Llttell has resumed operations.
Three hundred men wltl bo given
employment In the. mill and woods.
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VjifH SOME FELLERS
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THE LUMBERLO GUE
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Face Tremendous Job
Coach Knuie Cocknu und Captain Clem Crowe nave u m u.u. ......
ahead ot them If -'otre Dams Is smug to llY l to Us gridiron deeds or
the past few seasons. With the celebrated "four horsemen" gone, at well
to Jiuiiurothir stars, tt will take some real work to pot the Irish on lllr
rodtu.II m.M. this campaign. Itockoe (on the left and Crowe ate shown U
panylim photo looking over rusptctlv candldafti
the,
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Te Social Whirl
Kdllod bv
Juniper JcIIIcom' Joyncs
With the caviling of fall, juembcrs
of tho younger set are looking for
ward with much Interest and some
thirst to the. opening events gt what
Is expected to he by far the most
interesting season in years.
A deterrent to several planned af
fairs has been the Influence of one
JIcBrlde, his activities bavin',; caused
a sensational rise In the price of in
gredients. Unseasonable activity In
the corkscrew market has brought
about a rise In prices. A general In
dication UuUfltfel will be higher has
provenum seyorai .trom carrying out
plans which nave -been cherished all
a By far the most successful affairs
of tha season-jsp, far have been Im
promptu. Several of these affairs
have resulted In the exposure of
hitherto unexpected vocal iuallrica
tlons on the part of some members of
the elite. Theso efforts have been
somewhat frowned upon, however.
I intend to make this column a real
ono and to that end will appreciate
your assistance in informing me.
promptly couccraiag any and nlj at
fairs w'lihili' svUiflrf' properly be In
eluded to the f0.Tu.mn.
J L'N IPftR'J $ t ICOSK JOY N B 3
' Y e S o c 1 e t y Editor
One of the most charming affairs
of'tbe opening season was the fare
well party given by Shleks Dusty
Ben Hannen and Earl Ben Wright,
popular' young member;; of the saw
dust social sot a week ago Satur
day evening in the Chinese restaur
ant. The motif of the affair was the
intended departure of tho two for
Hollywood, where they will double
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TW PuRTiESf GEL
SEEN. AVI' HIM A
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A Ft ME COvjPLE,tHEM-TNO
MESSUH,"WE MOTuCeD
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THET FuwmW HE
LATE.
WELL.OPPlCHOMlTS
KmOCKS OMCETv
-rrr-i -r
for lien Turplti In the rougher slap
stick work. Although the party was
really given by Shlek Dusty Ben Mnu
nen. Sbel Karl lien Wright assisted
In pouring to such an extent thai he
was really one of tha hosts.
Emll Larson, one ot the most
popular members of the sawdust
set. Is spending tho week In Seattle
und Vancouver, where he will be
tho motif for a number ot lovely
social affairs in the British Colum
bia city. Beforu leaving, Larson was
showered with invitations from
prominent members of the sawdust
set, but was obliged to send re
grets, due to his determination to
K'pen the season In the north.
Larsen Journeys
to Seattle; May
Visit B. C.City
. IB
Emll Lnrsen. superintendent Of
the Swan Lake Moulding company's
plant, left Saturday morning for
Seattle ifor a week's trip combining
business and pleasure.
Larsen motored through In ' his
coupe, expecting to make Seattle
without a stop. Larsen gave tha
absence of speed cips on tl a high
way us the reason for 'his early de
parture, hut his friends declare that
he has figured his sWieduto to ex
actly coincide with tho Seattle t:
Vaacouifcr boat schedule.
.NEW LUMBER FIRM
MKDF0HD, Ore. C. M. Slmtus
formerly vice-president of tho Jack
son County bank, has purchased ti
half Interest In the Oeorge Porter
Lumber Co., of this city.
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Interior Department Makes
Defense Against Charges
Concerning Fire Practice
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PORTLAND, Charges preferred iiRainHt the Interior
Department alleging that no fire patrols, provision lor
fighting fires or other protective measures on Oregon
and California grant lands and that the department was
selling timber and allowing the slashings to remain In
the woods contrary to federal and state regulations, was
the subject for a hearing held at Portland SeptiMiihcr S
ami !, before members of the Senate public lands .com
mittee. Complaints in regard to the attitude oi the de
partment for failure to provide adequate fire protection
was but one feature of a series of problems presented to
the committee.
Roroil service officials, represent-
ntlvcs of the Interior department,
statu forestry officials und stockmen
offered testimony for the committee's
re'eaords. Committee members pros
cut wure Senator Stan field uf Oregon.
Senator Cameron of Arliona and
(leorge ilowdcn, counsel for (hi coin
mlttue conducting the hearing.
"The accumulation of slushing In
loggeil over areas of the grant lands
constitute a menace to nil timber In
the district." declared 1.. K. Crone
miller, Oregon deputy state forester
"The condition Is particularly bad
lit Curry county. Oregon, where a
serious tin' hurard has been i routed
If this situation Is not remedied I
predict n great (Ire will sweep that
eutlro section."
Tho need of a congressional appro
priation of about K'fi.tiuu a year tor
protection against fire on lands con
tained in tho grant was placed bo
fore the committee by Mr. Croneinll
ler, who staled that the area uf grant
lauds embraces about 9, 750,000 lu..
res, not all of which Is, however,
merchantable timber.
"Oregon has a state law requir
ing that nil slashings bo burned af
ter tho timber has been taken off, but
the regulations do not apply to the
lands under the control of tho de
partment of the Interior." said Mr.
Cronemlllcr. "The forest service
operating under the department of
agriculture, ulso maintains strict reg.
ulallnns In referelnco to burning of
slashings and other protective pro
visions. However, these regulations
do not apply to the lands under the
control of the Interior department.
Other witnesses said that In or
der to protect their holdings private
owners, through their proteeUvi as
sociations, have been shouldering the
expense of putrolllng tho public do
main under the control of the do-
parlmunl of the Interior. Theso pro
tective associations were roporto') (c,
have spent as much us IJO.OOQ fight
ing fires on tho lands In i(ucnt!m.
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Wednesday October 7, Ml)
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Witnesses stated that Oregon and Cal
ifornia laud grant Umber should be
placed all her in the band of Ut
forest service or else sold to prHnle
Individuals and coiue under Mate reg
ulations. Better Market
For Lumber Is
Seen in Report
Lumber Industry on inn Pacific
const shows Improvement, uccurdlng
to the American Lumberman. In Its
wekly lumber tunrkcl review lb"
inggaglng says:
""ho west coast mills, now tan
orally resuming operation follow
ing the fire lumird period, are ap
parently making souo- effort to build
up stock". Aggregate hooking 'or
the week ending September f, how
ever, were but two and one-hull
per cent below an enlarged produc
tion. Atlantic const consumption of
fir Is large and, while yards In that
section are well stocked, prospect
of a healthy activity lu the building
Industry during the full Indicate
that considerable buying will yet
be tlone before winter sets In. Tin
California movement, while heovy
promise to expand during the next
three months as fruit producers In
ercave their purchases. The rail
muvement (o tho middle wsst ap
pears to bo holdhig up well."
NH.IIT KHII'TM ANNOUNCED
AIIKItOEKN. Wash --A nigh!
shift will bu added at the Aberdeen
Lumber Sblngln Co. mill. (Mo.
her 1. It was announced recently.
About 150 additional men wlll lm
employed.
The Hay city Lumber eompiinv
will udd a night shift October 5,
cofnpnny officials said today. They
re unable at this time to give tho
number of mnn required
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