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THE LUMBER LOGUE
Wednesday, October 21, 1025
THE KLAMATH LUMBERLOGUE
Established March 9, 192S
A weekly paper for the men and women employed in the
lumber industry of Klamath County. Issued Every Wednesday
A. H. Raymond
Editor
Wednesday, October 21, 1925
REFORESTATION BY FOREST FIRE PREVENTION
"Riots and Rebellion would result immediately should
congress propose to tax southern landowners one dollar
per acre every fourth of July for fireworks , says H. H
Wefel, Jr., in the Manufacturers' Record. "We land
owners, however, submit to a tax at least as great col
lected by the Red-Tongued Taxgatherer of the south
the Forest Fire. Had we rebelled against this tax twenty
or so years pgo the accumulated values in the form of
sturdy young forest and thriving industries would be in
excess of $5,000,000,000 today.
"It is high time we rebel. If we do not, twenty years
hence will find us not simply as we are todav, but fac
ing the consequences in droughts, insects and fungus
pests, reduced fertility of sou, eroding lands and msuffi
cnency of industry based uponour own resources."
If forest fires have cost the south $5,000,000,000,
what have they cost the nation? Forest fire prevention
and protection measures cannot be adopted too soon.
THE YELLOW PINE INDUSTRY
The yellow pine lumber industry in the intermountain
and western states depends for its prosperity upon the
middle-western and eastern states. It is one pf our
country's largest industries, in territory with little farm
ing wealth.
Pine lumber is one of the greatest products of the
northwest and has to compete in the eastern and interior
markets with other lumber producing sections. Its pros
perity depends upon low freight rates.
Low freight rates can only be secured if the railroads
are allowed to haul loaded cars westward with a reve
nue paying load.
Under the veto on competition, prohibting the rail
roads from competing with water lines, half the cars
hauled west are empty, and the lumber must pay the
freight both ways.
Railroads cannot get money except from shippers over
their roads and when half the westbound cars are hauled
empty the great lumber industry and the consumer in the
interior must pay tne dm.
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"Reforestation is a vital necessity to California,'? says
David Woodhead, president of tfie Woodhead Lumber
Co., Los Angeles, Cal. "It is necessary not only to pro
vide lumber for coming generations, but to prevent ero
sion of deforested lands. The rapid, not to say waste
ful cutting of our forests will(Boqn leave us; dependent
upon second-growth timber. ; , V .
'"Lumbermen of vision," sayfe" Mr. Woodhead; "have
already done something towards reforestation; t-One
company has planted a million and a half trees during
the past year. Other companies are trying to work out
a ' program by which the timber ' within reach of their
mills will be replaced as fast as7eut:
"Second-growth timber is the lumberman's crop in
the same sense that wheat or cotton is the farmer's crop ;
but it takes 40 years or more to mature. Forty years is
a long time to wait. Many things may happen between
planting time and harvest. Fires may come. Oppres
sive and foolish laws may be passed. But even should
trip owner escane these and other disasters, he is visited
annually by the tax collector.
"Former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois says,
"Our tax laws are the worst enemy to both conserva
tion of such forests as we have, and of reforestation
everywhere.' Donald McDonald, of the Pacific Lumber
Co., which is making large plantings, declares, 'Some
relief must be had in the matter of taxation in order to
encourage further reforestation work, and enable those
who have already undertaken this work to successfully
carry it on.'
"The answer is obvious to the thoughtful mind. We
must adopt the constitutional amendment submitted by
the California legislature, Which exempts from taxation
growing trees until they reach maturity. This amend
ment is in conformity with the well established Cali
fornia plan of progressive tax exemption to industry.
"The wisdom of encouraging industries and farming
by exempting the product from taxation has been prov
en beyond a doubt. California already exempts from
taxation ships, growing crops of farmers, young trees and
vines. She exempts improvements and personal pro
perty for street pavements, and in irrigation and storm
drain districts. And no one ever thinks of going back
to the old way. , M ,.
"Progressive minded men and women believe the time,
has come to extend the California plan in order to
further encourage business, farming and home owning.
nnfnmi! nppHs more oanital. more machinery and
factories to employ labor and produce goods for the
world. She needs also more home-owning and farm
owning citizens.
"This need will be met by the measure put out by the
Tax Relief Association, which exempts from taxation
$2000 worth of improvements and all personal property.
Operations Begun
RKKDSPOHT, On, - Tho Uiup
qua Mill and Timber Co., '-Which had
been closed down for several months
resumed operations recently und Is
expected to run nil winter.
Fire Hits Mill
W1NTHROP, Wnsh. -The Moman
& I'epper sawmill ou Bear creek
wns destroyed by fire recently.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
Rides Wild Donkey
PK Kl.l.. Wnsh.. A thrllllnii 100
foot ride down n steep hill on a run
away donkey eiiKine wns experienced
recently by Joe Rudolph, engineer
at Yoemnn s camp No. 1'. A cable
broke while the engine wns beiiiK
pulled up the Incline. Oren Cook,
who was struck by the cable, was Ber
lously injured.
Two Fatalities
SAI.KM. Ore A total of 62ti ac
cidents, including two fatalities were
reported to the state Industrial ac
cident commission during the week
ending- October 1. The fatally in
j ii red workmen were George V.
Child, third loader. South Uencu
Oregon, und James Seymour, boon
man, Portland.
Old Paul Bunyan Announces His
Intention To Enter Into Politics;
Has Capable Campaign Manager
"Well, I don't deny that I'm thinkimr nrettv stromrlv
of it," said Paul Bunyan yesterday, when asked by a
Lumberlogue reporter if there was any truth in the per
sistent rumor that the great logger is considering run
ning tor president in the next election.
Panl was whittling a toothpick from the butt cut of a
log while watching his doughty river pigs run logs up
stream on the uig union.
"Yes. I'm thinking pretty shout,--
ly of It what the country needs tor
president is a good, practical log
ger. I'm sure 1 would have no
Timber Sales Big
PORTLAND. The tbtal timber
sold ou the national forests at Ore
gon and Washington during the ttl-
al year ending June 30. 191'3. am
ounteU to 704.3S6.000 feet, accord
1ng to a report Issued bv Uo l ull
ed Slates forest rv office. It was
allied at $1.339.S9S.4S.
Tract Purchased
PORTLAND. The rnipuun Mills
& Timber company recently organiz
ed with a capital of ll.5U0.000. has
acquired about .150.000.000 feet of
standing timber near Tidewater on
Smith river in Douglas" county, ac
cording to an announcement made
by J. O. Elrod. The timber fornierlv
was owned by the Coos Bay Lumber
ompany.
The company now has about 1,-
000.000,000 feet of standing timber
which is to be tapped by the exten
sion of a logging railroad into the
Smith river district. Elrod said. The
capacity of the mill at lteedsport Is
to be increased from 75,000 to 100,
000 per dav.
1
Purchase Mill
MORTON. Wc.-E. H. Lester,
who recently sold his interest in t'.ie
Lester & SHer mill in the Highland
valley.has joined with D. S. Harris
aad IT. J. Phelps of Mcrateaano in
the purchase of the Hound Top
Lumber Co.'s holdings, formerly
owned by Martin Miller and Gus
Lindberg of Tacoma. The trans
action includes a sawmill with a
daily capacity of 30,000 reef and
60,000,000 feet of timber.
PORTLAND. The Interstate com
merce commission in Washington,
D. C, has set November 6 as the
date for the hearing here of the
ease involving rates on lumber from
Burlington, Oregon, to California,
Nevada and other Pacific coast ter
Don't be impolite, but wait for
some people to finish what they are
saying and, you will die of old age.
trouble In striilKhtenlng out the
taugle Hint these cussed politicians
have gotten the country Into.
"1 have uu doubt that I shall be
elected by, mi overwhelming uin
Jorlty. 1 ran count on the vote of
every man In the lumbering and
logging Industries, of course, aiul
having secured the serviced of that
past master politician, Linn Nesmlth
us campaign manager. 1 feel that
I have nu cause to worry over the
result.
"What thu country most needs, of
course, is a return to the old
values and virtues. Immediately
upon my election. I shall baulsh all
people other than lumberjucks (ex
cept those who can prove thuy voted
for me) from the country. Tho
who voted for me, but are not lum
berjacks, I shall employ us tiim
keepers, flunkies, bull cooks, or llu-
en clerks.
"Realising that logging Is the
only important industry, with lum
bering second, 1 shall turn all my
attention to these two. I shall log
all up and down the Pacific const,
ami probably locate my mnln mill
ou the present site of San Fran
cisco. San Francisco bay Is the
only body of water on the const
that I know of that would furnish
sufficient pond room for u alteiible
modern mill, such as 1 would erect.
"Another thing of great import
ance to which I would give my im
mediate attention is the abolition
of the railroads. They are tho curse
of the land: all of the prominent
local lumbermen are agreed that thu
fewer of tltens we have the better
off wo are, and I shall immediately
destroy all of them, believing that
th,c Blue Ox can far betur hnndlu
the transportation needs ot tie
country. i
"Speaking of the Blue Ox, the
possession of that famous animal
makes mo all the more certain of
victory In the coming presidential
struggle. Vfbat chnnr; has tho
Democratic Donkey or the Republi
can Elephant with the Btue Ox?
And Babe's getting foxier every day,
too. Just now Campaign Manager
Nesmith is taking pictures of Dabu,
to be used when the campaign opens
in good earnest.
"Immcdlatsly after toy election I
shall see to.lt that there is 'free
beer at every gas station through
out the country. Tho purchase of
B gallon of gas will be sufficient for
the purchaser to receive a large
stein of seven per cent beer.
"Women, as every practical log
ger knows, are a curse In any camp
or mill town, and upon my election
I shall immediately banish all the
women to the unimportant sections
of the United States lying east of
the Rock Mountains.
"My headquarters will be Ran
Francisco, and the first boards that
are pulled trim the green chain ot
the new mill will be used for the
const ruction of the national rapt
tol. which will he culled Itiinynn
Logging and Lumbering Camp One
instead of tho Whit House."
TKVXsXT I1AK WKNT Vt illNt.
The marriage of Miss Clnrlce Mc
Donald and Mr. James llorgnls wns
solemnised lit the home of the bride's
parents ou Thursday, October 15, lit
10:30 a. in.
To the strains of Mendelssohn's
wedding march played by Mrs. Frank
Stuart Ford, the bride wns escorted
by her father and her sister l.tla at
tended as bride's maid. ('. llorgnls
brother of iho groom, was best man
i ne neautirui ring ceremony was
used by Dr. Frank Stuart Ford
which united these two well known
young people In the partnership lhat
endures unto death.
Clnrlce Is the oldest daughter of
Mrs. Ed McDonald and Is a girl of
lovely -Christian character who will
without doubt do her part of 'life's
work with conscientious endeavor.
James Is son of well known real,
dents of Weed and holds n respon
sible position with the Weed Lumber
company train service.
The bride wore u white crepe de
chine dress and carried a white bou
quet. The brldes-muld's dress was
trimmed In pink and she carried n
pink bouquet. The homo was a bow
er of flowers.
There were present as guests Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Murphy. Mrs. Oeo.
Murphy, Mrs. Olrard. besides the
family. A luvely breakfast was served
by Mrs. McDonald, assisted by Mrs.
Ford.
After a motor trip Including I'or
land, firants Pass. Tillamook, the
happy couple returned to T.iiuunt
where they will go to housekeeping
on A street, where the groom has a
beautifully furnished home prepared.
Claims of Timber
Firms Are Pending
tutiENE. Whether the largir
timber owners of Lane county will
make a further appeal of their cast
for reduction of assessed vnlua.
uons is not yet known although U
Is the opinion of some who nre In
""" in me progress or the ense
that the decision of tho board of
equalization will be appealed to the
circuit court.
Friday, this woek. Is tho lust d.iv
for mailing of an nppeal on tho as
sessments for this year. Tho one
question to be determined on an
appeal to tho circuit court is wheth
er tno timber holdings havo been
assessed at their full cash value
not. This Is thn only point at
sue, nccordlng to attorneys who havo
been Interested In tho hearings.
TENNANT, CALIF.
People of the Tounaut district re
ceived news of the death of lloruiird
l.ilttrell on Sunday, with sincere to
grot. With his family be iiiuile hl
home In oaf little city for nearly a
year, being employed at the mueliliio
shop. It Is Indeed grief for the wife
and three children to lose husband
and father. Also for the aged father
and mother to part with the ycuugoHl
sou. There are several brothers, one
of whom Is our grammar sehuitl prln
tip, On lOCOUHt of the ai-eldcut and
death ot bis brother, J. W l.ulttvll
has not been In the school this week.
Part of the classes were conducted
by the high school principal, (I. ('.
Howard.
There mo mil so many cases of flu
at thu present writing but uniting
those confined to home are Mrs. O. 0.
Wluxriold and Mrs. tl. C. Howard.
Mrs. Hoy Hawkins nnlutltiileil
for Mrs. Howard two days this week
In tho school.
Mr. and Mrs. C, W. Murphy spent
a short time visit lug and shopping
In Klamath Falls during the weuk
end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Miller returned
on Thursday from their hunting trip
to Callahan Springs, during which
time Sen. Breed of San Francisco,
who was one of the party, killed his
deer.
E. It. Prltchett found one day's
duty this week consisted of conduct.
Ing a menially deranged man to a
place of safety In Yreka. Another day
he took In charge a Mexican who was
taken to Weed where he will spend
90 days for booUUlO
A very regrettable uecldent oc
curred Wednesday evening when four
men were Injured as they wen- re-
teulnrng from their day's work In
thw woods. K. J. .Mclaughlin and
nephew each had a foot Injured, two
other men hail legs broken and tino
ther had a shoulder dlslocutud. They
were removed to the hospital In
Weed nil Thursday where all are "
lug eared for.
Dick aad 1 1 111 Parker visited at
I he homo or their sister, Mrs. K. M.
PiliOfl tills weak. I
A I v I i OliliarUd hail I'm MlsMHunii
ot gelling a ringer Injured Thursday
while mi duty,
J, A. Perry aOd rumlly, who for
the past three years have ntn.de Tun
nun! their home, left Sunday for Hue
iiiinonlo where they expert to locate.
Mr. mill Mrs. (milliard and small
daughter visited with friends Friday
and Katiirday.
Mr. ami Mrs C, W, King and chil
dren spent Hie week end In Ashland
anil Dr. ami Mrs. Handle innlorcd to
Yreka, i
Milling Around
Society as a whole was very In
active during the past weuk. Thn
only uffnlr of any Importance was
an nii.iiiM.il tea party given b
Dusly lieu Homing and Earl lieu
Wright, honoring that vhnrinlna
tiinl popular member of the youuger
set, Dan Howard. Others who
dropped In during the affair were
Olonti Parker and Hpoed Wortley.
The hoarding house of the lvli.au
Hay Lumber company was tastefully
decorate. I by removing the fences
from about Hurry Monroe's flower
garden and the door froai Parker's
room.
To Hold Meeting
PORTLAND. Th IBS5 annual
forest luniiugement conference ot
tba Western Forestry and Conserva
tion association will he held at Vic
toria. II. c, on December V and lo,
according to an anliotiit. eiueilt in...!
by officials of the orKiinltatloii. On
December 7 and H, preceding the
general conference, will bo meet
ings of Hie publicity und Protection
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Shingle Men Active
BBLLINGHAM, Wn. Operation
ot the Blemons Lumber C.'s shing
le mill haB lioea resumed after a
cloae down of ono -wook. All the
irhln&le mills In this port are active
now, though the market Is not as
$rlsk. as It mat a month ago.
Mrs. Doakes, Mrs Collar and Mrs.
Cross motored In trom Algoma camp
Friday afternoon In the Doakes
Buick.
KELSO, Wash. The Hoark saw
mill near Vader has completed flu
ting Its available timber and sus
pended operations this week.
Sawmill and box factory men are
fat learning our work satisfies.
t ' i -
ror speed and accuracy, bring
rush jobs to us!
your
Acme Motor Co.
400 Sixth Phone 680
Electric
WELDING
Klamath County Sawmill, Planing
Mill and Manufactur- ,
ers' Directory
Ackley Bros., Klamath Falla,
Algoma Lumber company, Algoma.
Anne Creek Lumber company, Port Klamath.
Big Lakes Box company, Klamath Falls. ' v
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.
Kruse 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. 0. Dorris, Cal.)
Wheeler-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.
White Pine Moulding company, Klamath Falli.