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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1925)
tifr LtJBRLOGUfe Wolncgdny, October 7, 15)25 E"""""B""""aIHI1 h n Shevlih-Hixon Company Tries Out New Method Of Re-foresting Burned Areas PORTLAND.-- That substantial progniB l being made by the Shovlin-I-Iixoii company in its fire protection and reforestation program at Bend, Ore., is reported by Wil liam L. Hull, of Chicago, after an inspection of the com pany's lands. Mr. Hall is head of Hall, Kellogg & Co., consulting foresters for a number of southern and west em pint! companies. Until three years ago the tfhevlin-Hixon company, in compliance with the Oregon requirement, burned its slashings. The company became, convinced that unnec essary damage was being done to soil and young growth by this practice, so sought and obtained consent of state authorities to try out other methods of brush dispostl. It then began', through its logging depart mvnt and its foresters, a systematic study of the brush problem and fire, control. As a result of these studies, ne company decided upon two guiding prindplee, which have been steadily followed. First, the dividing of lash areas into relatively small parts by protecting burn ed strips; and second, the building up within the or ganization of a spirit of resistance to fires, including al ertness in fire detection and preparedness in the effective dealing with such fires as do start. In carrying out the plan of hum- y-v TiUM DIMlUjtM iw IDX urc.to. tiv., atrlpa Il wna at r,r"1 1 KvliiK excellent rOMlUg Com Ibis thought II might o MgWjlH io ; uf vjuW Tliey dealroy a. burn U modi M P-r cent of tho mll)lulum 1)f youo ,,, while their CUt-OVcr area, Kspcrlenee linn uh'iwn . .l,, tllat It In not iiueeanry to burn oyer 10 pur .nut. mill It In belfavod moth odn 00 It lie no perfected l tint nol oynr G per cent need In' burned. Kortunatoly, t ho Uri'Ron provision tins been changed no aa In allow other methiidn thmi hrondenni 6uTB" I nr. Thin In n IMP In advance. All protective hurnInK and ull or ganliatlon for fire fighting In aim ed nt the accidental fir.' which within ii tow hourn HI) sweep over grenl nr.'im tin. I do nlinont un luoanurnbhi ""f The ...mpuiiy In.', niedu grout headway against audi flroa. In fart, audi progress ban lie. in made to justify i ic degree nt confidence thnt fires can be controlled without grout loMos ai to nri-n burned nn.l without ci ii' expenditures either in tirunh dltposnl or fir.. fighting. ' V.'iir after yeltr It shows up more plainly Hint any flm In th pUio woods .if f'nntru! Oregon dooahenvy nnd long-rniilluued damage Knr thin rnanou it la the company'! ulm to reduce tlir area burned to the low. out practicable figure. Th I'ompnny has nuvor tindortnk t3' to Ion v., minuting any merehnnl- nlilo trees. n It ill, I not consider It ltkly thai tliu Innilii would dtiOn ba out nvor Main. During Hi" in'rlod when thn moth. id of brondcasl burn log wnn followed, nonrly nil tin viiiimt troon midor merchantable alto wore consumed. Only here unit thorv a iM"1' onoapod. With tho dOYOlOP ntnnt of ftro protootlou plniin th ofllnptny vory uuluriilly hun (ul vnncd to ii now point of vlow nn reipctH younx trooB. Tho forontem Im v.- polntod out Hint tho l&ndn carry an oxoollont iitork of younx xrowth. Somo of It Is vnry nmnll nnd tptllo In nonrly niori'linntiibto. Thin younx xrowth tho IokkIuk do parlnicnt In now vory innlounly work in to lonvu uninjured In tho lo(Rlnx nporntlnnii, nnd It In no aulrlnx mtinh nklll In thin dlroctlon: It ran nnfoly bo ulumod thnt nil unburnod nron will (how thomaclvM fully not with troon within flTfl yearn nftor loxxlnx .nnd mont nrens are fully i't' iM"t iui loxglng opfTMi Mono leave the xround. All thin young ntock boxlna to grow within two or tbron yiar nf- tot logging. Tho rulo of growth hn. Iieon n contlnunl'HurprtMiVWo notod thin yoar. nald Mr. Ilnll. napllng plnen thnt had mndn r,r Inohon 6t liitat growth In throe yonrn. fOlind young troon nhowlng gopd- nUnd logn on lnniln loggoil ovor Iokii thnn ton yonrn nxo. TIiobo troon woro eight to 12 Inchoa In dlnmotov at tho tltno of logging and because of tholr nntnll bUiv woro loft ntnhil IbK and tortunatoly hnil not hurried, Slnco logging Hioy ahow growth rlngn from ono-tontli lo otte-abtth Inch wldo. tIioho woro mil avetagu NpoelmniiN. Thoy won, among th boat. Thoy havo raautteU, howevdr, morely by chappu. Wo bollovo with woll-dlrocloil ufforta much more gfOwO( ot th In oxgi'llonl iipariio.tor can ho nhtnlnod. It hAgjbjron thn opinion tliw,tuoo growth m tho plno rogloun of Ore gon la no alow thnt It la a factor ot no Importance to tho lumhmmnn. Thnt vlow appoarn to. bo inuorroct. On tho contrary, it npponrn to ho trtlo that growth ponalbllirlea nro n factor of attch Importnnco that tho l ii in In mini can woll afford to .Jayo It Into account. And oupoclitTly li thla trllO for companion linvlng largo holdlnga and oxpootlng lo Operate during a considerable period of lime. Thn Bhovlln-HIJton company hnn done much oxporlnionlthR with log ging tpachlnftry and u hun carofully Htudied tho riffoctn of different typti ot machlncn In damage to young treea. At' proatnt it In uaing In pan of ItH logging Huvonil lionvy i.ntorplllririi for convoying los to I, prill 111 lUUdnH," ,. ........ H ! briinh areas and tlitB makes fire ! control onnlor. I All tlmne fuctora aro toudiiiK to ! oinpbaalao tho denlrablllly "f tuklug i udvnutug". no fur nn pimnlblo, of the i growth poBHlbllllhin of the lundH. i How thin cnu bo dono iu a prui lli-iil i wuy Ih ii iiuvntlon of liupurtanco to plnu uporelora of Orogon Juat us !t In olacwhere. And Now Here Is Genuine Letter of Recommendation Mr'. Joe t'lunk. Conoral Unlivery. Herring, fda'. Hour Mir: Although w irbre for t moment sVmehnt tnltou "ntmilt by your jnonumontnl gall In writing im for h WRof pt r.'iiimiiioii.liitlon. novortholi'HH wi ar noililiik- if not accomodating nnd ..nt'tnIM h.-v wlib a loltor which cnnfnlly i"tn forth hoiuo of th many things yon did for nnd to u: while' I" our employ. TO WHOM IT COULD PO88MLY. CONCKHN: Joe flunk, who said no wan a mill foreman and ntlll mny rntike nuch' .-lalniwaa employed by us Tor a period 'of fouV hectic weeks one week ot Jfhich he "ill" foi lowlna ii fourth of July .'. l.-lirution nt' hid 'homo, nn.i t'hroo weeltijot which he put In somewbero in OjUr snwinlll, OMoUy whom wo havo not hoan nhlo to naeartuin nor do M earo n lliikor durin to poBaoao audi knowledge. Tho first dny of Mr. Clunk'B ser vice at our plant was ivxcollont, ho bolng content with chewing cigar clippings nud obaervlug the general operation of the milt, but In no way endeavoring to IntortOW with prod net I on. On siihsofliiont dnya. howovor. ho: 1 Inatructed anwyer to cut nil canta poaalble, deaplle tho fact that there la no gnng nnw nt our plaut. J iiaa crap with belt chnsor. 3 Trlod to bully nculor into loworlng log deck acalo. 1 Got drunk. 5 In an; nttempt to roadlUat action of log haul "fixed" It ao It tnrew ursi log clear paot head works and plumb into odger. making odger into moas of Junk and causing ontlro mill shutdown ot three duys whilo repnlrs were mude. These, aa we now painfully recol lect them, are a fow of the high spots of Mr. Clunk's aervlco with v Should nnyohh doslro any further nnd posnllily moro specific details, nnd will tnko the trouble to enclose stamped, seir-addressed envelope, we Bhall choortully furnish InfO.mutlon that will make any mill operator's hair Btaftd directly on end. As for ourselves, wo. haven't tiny hair left. ns most of what wo did have name out during tho Tour weeks Mr. Clunk wan bore Vimrx for hemlock flltnhoH. H0KU8 H WATTS I.UM BBR CO., Inc. -Holbrook In tbu II. BttllOtln. Ktrf A. CliOSHD INIlKr'lNlTllI'V cuiatti.io. The South ScnttlC Mill rompnuy. altUatOd on Went Marelnnl Wuy hero, closed down Weil'nemlny nnd hM rOlonaed nil Ot r. ,,iov,.i 7f, In number. Tho plnnt will be closed for "nn indell nita Derlod, aocordlng to tho man ,,i. Most of the employes EftVO been blo to find employment at other plnnta. It.Altlt t'AMI' Tt OI'KN KBLBD, Wash. -The It. II. Itarr t.nu1n nonindny, wlilch has been closed since June Imcausu of the fire hnrnrd. will commence logging operations at Its camp on Mulhol land crook ft tributary of the Cowoe- roAn river, njCDOIding to U, ll. llavr hodd of tho company. I ... , , ,, , ... n.-.j-u-uij-L-Lrj-LJu i-ru-u-um. ju j-r-i.-uuwxi'j-u-Ti-ri-rrfTi " -' j VVNYAVVVVVvv(viw jflJBBJBBJB(BBBBBBBBoB HrNi4a4Nj!a)4al" Th Some of the boys in the wbodis this week cut loose with news, as did some others who knew of some lumber news that we would like to print. As a result we were enabled.to go duck hunting four times and still get out a fair paper. We wish you would continue the practice, for the geese will be coming in soon and then we want to go after them every day. a -w r As I ou It's going to take a lot .i -it. o. maxe ims possiDte. jo i-nntMrt or vonr sidpkirk narticioates in anv sooal , event kyllU It M.M.M. ' .... Remember this fact if a thing HAPPfcNSi it s news, especially if it happens at a mill or in a lumber camp. Don't be afraid to take your pen in hand and send us what you have. Nearly everyone reads the Lumber logue and when your name appears in it you may be put ih touch with someone who has been looking for you for years, say bill collectors for instance. And even if you don't send anything in, remember that others are doing it, and don't forget that in order to know what they are writing about YOU You must in self defense read Lumberlogue k a n Ml S t ;H : of cooperation on your part :r t-..l JiJ . u yuur nunudim t gypw r- i ,TT ' ; i fli -v hnt hU-Av. i lil'IRlU .. ..,:,.4r,.,.l ir. II IrrJ rrftrt-t-. ufiO The nil rUi V' .i il in if It; rttstiiiti 51 n jiiyar to 1 fjs'if'Jiifi & ion ;,!' - .rtrrr grtol arfr ,.' Tn.vti.iri 'i.'fJ Qi 'J'H'It a . . . . . .-t . i . il i " K ' fume M j..;: t.'. uq t ,- fi lol ,'lsV i . ' r aa fEV .-i. . , r- tii : .! ' Ill H ii. 1.1 ' 1 . 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