THE LUMBERLOGUE
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VOL. I.
KLAMATH FALLS, OUK(ON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 192,$
Number 33
LOWER
Percy Sumner Electric
Dogs Prove Successful
In Pelican Bay's Mill
Three and One Half Months' Continuous Oper
ation Prove Them Superior to Other
Types; No Scarred Lumber
The installation of Percy-Sumner electric dogs on
both rigs in the Pelican Bay mill during July was tft8
object of much interest to mii'.mcn of this section. Many
predicted that the clogs would not prove practical; that
they would be too slow, and many other objections were
raited.
After three months and a half of continuous opera
tion, the officials of the company, mill foremen, and
sawyers declare that the dogi arc all that they are claim
ed to be. They are fully as fast as dogs of other types,
according to Superintendent E. H. Pike. Sawyer John
Dreher declares that they are fully as fant, if not faster.
A considerable saving is effected, as claimed, by the
dog gripping the cant at the top and bottom, instead
of sinking into the sides, as is the case with other types.
The Percy-Sumner dogs are less expensive to operate
than air dogs, according to company officials, the chief
.saving lying in the fact that no air compressor is needed,
thus eliminating a 75 HP motor, compressed air tank,
and the necessary pipings, besides the cluster of air hose
upon the rig.
The Fruit Growers Supply company, Susanville, Cali
fornia, has recently installed two pony rigs to replace
two gang saws. Both these small rigs are electrically
equipped. The entire East Fir unit of the Long-Bell
Lumber company at Longvicw, Wash., is electrically
equipped.
Bedford Says
Officers Are
Mighty Queer
Unseemly Actions of j
Coppers Reported
By Millman
As evidence of the ei r. nl l icit y of
officers of the law. .1. M. Bedford,
manager of the Wheeler'Olrnitead
company, offers the following anec
dote :
"i was driving along the Pacific
highway ui u nofrosl rate "i sp i.
when a motorcyclo pat I roe, pulled
In nllond Ot me, add held OUl his
hand, signalling for a stop In order
not to run the man down. I was
forced In slop nlro. for Instead of
keeping on t ho right bund side of
the road and allowing me lo stop.
I lie fellow Insisted on keeping Im
mediately In front of mo. I stopped
and got out. Intending to give inn.
a stinging rehuke for his clumsiness.
Imagine my surprise, then, to have
the lout declare himself an officer,
nnd claim that I bad been speeding
along 'At the rate of ,r,S miles per
hour."
FhW fil? was fifteen dollar.
Lamm and Brother
On Hunting Trip
in Lake County
W. K. Luniin of the Lamm Yiini
bor company, iiirnmpiinlcd by his
brother R C. I.uintn. Denver lutn
hormnn, left early Monday for Luke
county on ft hunting trip, They will
visit the tame region us thai In ,
which Mr. Liimni lust week BOOUrod
n fine huek.
B, ('. I. a in nl Is the proprietor of
n aeries of rotatl yards in Colorado,
llo Is here on his honeymoon, Ills
wife staying with Mrs. w. 10. Lamm
(I it 11 ii h thd nliseiiee of lite hiisbnnils.j
75,000 Asked
For Lost Arm
By Millworker
Company Negligent,
Claimed in Com
plaint
PORTLAND - Suit for $.5. Don
damagei against the Pacific states
Lumber company known as the
CoOS Hay Lumber company has been
filed by Owen Smith, who attributes
Injuries received by him on May
13 lo negligence ol the company ami
its employes, lie charges that the
opmpany has refused to avail it si it
or ins state compensation law.
Ills arm was cut off at the el
ls, w by one of the company's trains,
according to the complaint. Smith
staled that a sudden application
Iho brakes while he was riding on
tho triln threw him troh) a position
he had been told to take on 0 tim
ber between two trucks, to sne
himself (rora tailing through a tres
tle he grabbed the rail. The wheola
mi ofl his fingers. He cing to the
mil with the remaining stump nnd
lost another portion of Ills hand.
(Each wheel sheared ell' u portion
Of Ills arm before the train was
finally brpughl to a standstill,
Novel Method Used
For Manufacturing
Shiplap by Swan Co.
The Swan Lake Moulding company
uses a very efficient method for the
manufacture of shlplap, instead of
rosawlng the six quarter, ami then
running the rasnwh lumber through
the matcher in the ordinary way. tho
stock is firs! run through the ntatch-l
er, COmtng out beaded and grooved,
tt Is then resawn to two piece of
iihlplnp. This process cuts the lime
roniitred lor Hie niiilrlilug by one
bnir, J
C
n uiPTm i p
i. r. no flLLG
AGENCY .11 PIE
II FOR ILL
Size of Mill Warranto Plac
ing of Agent to Handle
Shipping
MILL WILL START SOON
24 CarsJPcr Day to be Ship
ped When Second Band
is
Installed
The last agency lo be added in
tlx' siiaKin division of tin: southern
Pacific wan established lust week
ul Pint Itlditc. formerly known as
Aspfror. the mill sits of ths For
SSt Lumber company two miles
above I'hlluiiuln. Tin- slls of the
mill und Us projected year round
operation warrant an agency :o
handle the company's nli lptIiiR. ac
cordlM to s. p. officials.
Tta inlll will start December '.
with capacity of sixty thousand
fool per i.lilft. anil o(H'rnti' two shifts
all winter, and with Its dry kiln
ortulpmeal will start shipping with
in mo weeks of the time the tint
board drops on the green bain
counting In average ot twenty thou
mind feet to tin.' eartocd, the com-
pany would start Hhlppfng 12 cars
of lumber per day by the end of
IVc in'icr. Later, when the tiorond
hand Is added to the mill, the total
of carload shipment! would bo
twenty four. Work on the, In.Mnllu-!
tlon of the Second band will start
Immediately. Recording to officials of
the companv.
I
Matrimonial
in pursuance of its policy of in
augurating higher and better things
for the lumberjack. Instituting re
forms, and generally uiving a pow
erful tug on the moral crosshuul,
Luutborlnguc has decided to run n
tnntriinoulai agency. Realizing tint
nothing Is more uplifting than thoj
pure love of a good woman. Lum
berlOgUO, In response to hosts pf
queries both, from the ladies an 1
the luniberjnckx. Is this weak stnr:-
lug a matrimonial bureau, if you
are In age between the cradle an.l
the crave, and able lo move under
your own power, let us hear from
you if you. care to meet a prison o
tho opposite sex. object, matrimony
or otherwise. In every caso, as h is
been done In the following, the name
of the applicant will lie kept a close
secret.
Lnmberlogue regrets thai only
one lady has taken advantage of the
buroati this week, but has no douM
that by another week many will
have listed their charms, persona),!
real and financial.
1. Lady of uncertain age, has
own lovo nest. Is blonde, fleshy,
bobbed hair and blue eyes, lias he, -i
In business several years, and has
nice fortune. Wishes to meet
young and attractive logger coming
down from woods with a large stake.
objoct, matrimony.
l Voting man of twenty-four,
lied hair, brown eyes, weight "175
POtindS, disposition spen'ilthrjf, OCGUr
nation locomotive engineer, salary
loo much. Can he found around
Pelican liny camp two. or wrlW
LutllbljrlOgUO. Object, either mnt
rlmony or otherwise,
3, nrnketnan. Algomg, recently
overhauled hut Rood as new. Many
new accessories and Inventions. Is
tall, dark, handsome, and distin
guished looking, Object, matri
mony. 4. Fireman, Pelican Ftay, short.
sandy hair, good complexion, ploa
Iuk pei'sonnllty and regular fea
tures. Fairly Rtaky, Wishes to meet
dark youiiK lady. Object, matrimony.
n. setter, Bwnunn, Mtdluto
holgltt, powerful ''"'id. nffeitlttnw
RATE IS
Bonanza Good
Site For Mill
"
Citizens Say
Locr Pond Heated b
Nature, Will Not
Freeze
That on"- of the best mill sites in
this territory In being overlooked by
local mlllmcn I the contention of
resident of Bonanza. little town lo
cated on Lost river, about :iu miles
east of Klamath Kails.
The site, while not at present nd
Jaeent to rail transportation, haH one
advantage possessed by none other
in this section.
Lost rlwr flow,: through (be xlte
and at this point the river Is heated
by warm springs Throughout the
winter n portion of the pond remains
open. Steam coming from the aur
face. Ample timber l declared to be
avullable near tie proposed Bite to
adequately supply a moderate sized
mill for muny years to come.
Birds at Pelican
City Also Suffer
Strange Illness
The ducks of Xl- Lake are not
the only birds suffering from but
tlltls. accord lug to data hrouR.it
to light by the researches of Prof.
Dusty llunneu. eminent Fcicntist.
According to Hunneii. there are
birds of all kinds, sorts, and descrip
tions suffering from bonl'tis in and
nronnd Pelican City. Prof. Hanp.cn
offers to show these specimens 'o
any interested health officers.
Service Bureau
character, pleasing personality, blue
eyes. Hopes some dny to be a
lawyer. Wishes to meet active,
young lady will, huge fortune. Ob
ject, not particular.
G. Sawyer. Wheeler - Olmstea 1.
itcmarkalily haud&ome. is marrtbd
and has had several, years experi
ence. Would s-curc a divorce If
rood-looklnj; youug wpman shpWad
up with a sufficient hank roll.
7. Hull buck. Forest Lumher com
pany. Not much for looks but bell
for efficiency, fan give references.
Salary not much. Wishes to meet
anything, objeel otherwise.
S. Scaler. Pelican Hay. Medium
height, very dark, blue eyes, ex
tremely handsome. Salary, not
enough. Wishes to meet business
woman With send income, object
matrimony.
9, feller's helpor, Rw.v.ina sawmill.
Tall, slender, active, medium com-1
plexion. blue eyes. Salary, will he i
more In lime. Wishes lo meet Mary !
Plckford.
WHKKI.KR HKRK
.1. B. Wheeler, extensive timber
operator, and owner of the Portland
Telegram, has been in Klamath Faltsl
during the past week looking over
the Wbeeler-Olinstead mill and his
other interests in this county.
Lakeview Sees Prosperity
Looming As Sawmill Owners
Announce Plans For New Mills
LAKKVIKW. Coincident
Southern Pacific locomotive to be heard in Lakeview
will also be heard that of two big sawmills that aire
promised to be built as soon as standard gauge rail facil ities
have been provided. The announmecent comes in
the course of testimony being taken before Examiner
Mahaffie at the Portland rail hearing when E. Dusenbury
stated that he would construct a mill of a capacity of
20,000,000 feet annually and Frank Boutin announced
pjans for a mill of similar capacity. conttntii mi rn(?e. .
NO SETTLEMEMTi
nrinunn wtt hi
HtAUItU It I IP!
m ill she
Aberdeen Workers Still out
Following Dispute
Over Wages
INCREASES ARE ASKED
Meeting of Committee is
Called to Thresh Out
All Angles
AHKKDEKN. Wash. The Aber
deen mill strike remains unchanged.
The civic committee called together
lo settle the strike has been unable
to arrange a conference with mill
operators due to the absence of
William Donovan, Sr., owner of the
two Donovan mills, who Is in Port
land. A meeting of the committee and
the strikers has becu called. At
that time the men will consider the
proposal of the committee to estab
lish a 11.75 minimum wage but
not lo grant che horizontal LO cent
per day increase to higher paid em
ployes. Two members of the drop crow
discharged Seiu-ynber
.he superintendent at Donovan Lum
her company's No. 1 mill while cir
culating a petition asking the com
pany fcr an advance of 50 cents
iter day in wages. Kor.r crews em
ployed by this company walked out.
Two crews at Wilson Bros. Lumber
after demanding a 50-cent increase.
A demand was made by the drop
crew on the management at the
Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle c.
for an immediate increase of 50
cents per dny for that crew. Thee
men were receiving 51.70 per day.
The management tried to secure
conference hut was not succssfnl.
They demanded immediate action.
The management closed the mill
down. All the drop crew at this
operation wen? Finns.
The niglct crew at Schafer Bro
thers' Mill No. I walked out Octo
ber 2. after demanding a 50-cent
increase.
These plants were all paying $3.25
low. They are all in the same
neighborhood. The Aberdeen Lum
ber and Shingle company had but
three men. tiers in the planing mill
on this wage.' and was paying com
mon labor S3. 50 and S3. 65. Other
plants in' Aherdeen were paying
from ?3.50 lo $1.25 low.
Mormon May Have
Taken Champagne
To BoXtnc Match
53
According to rumors prevalent
arottnd the Wheeler-Olmstead mill
last night. Mormon King had :u
his possession two fight tickets, and
intended to take Snwver .lean rthnm.
paRno to tho fight. Lmnberloguo
was not represented at the figtv
loat niht. so yte arc unaMo to giv
latest reports on this affutr, but
presume that all went as planned.
with the whistle of the first
FORESEEN
Work To Begin Rv S. P.
o
On Cut-Off Near Black
Butte: Will Rush Work
Completion of Project Will Put Mills Here in
"Truckee Classification;" Will Mean
Big Savings for Shippers
Construction will begin very soon on the most im
pcrlant part of the Natron cut-off from the point of
view of the lumber shipper. During the past ten days
the Utah Construction company has been moving equip
ment and building its camp on the south end of the
Black Butte cut-off, this side of Sisson, California.
The equipment at present in use on the Natron cut
off will be used there as soon as winter sets in the
Cascades, and work will be continued on the Black
1 Butte cut-off throughout the winter months. The snow
will not become sufficiently deep to impede progress.
: The Black Butte job is practically all rock work, and
I will progress faster when the rock is frozen, and there-
I fore more brittle, than it would in the summer months.
Rocirtps t-Lf, clinrtpnincr of the dir.tartr.f! from Klamath
Falls to Sisson the cut-off eliminates curves, and a climb
. nf r.-thnutann foK M
an aid to the purse of the lumberman by putting Klam
ath Falls under the Truckee freight rates, where it be
longs, geographically, instead of under the Pacific coast
rai.:j.
Modoc Lumber !
Spur Will Add j
To Log Space!
Storage For Million '
Feet To Be Pro-
vided
Construction was begun Monday j Ice jams, driven across a six mile
by the Modoc Lumher company onJ stretch of upper Klamath lake by
, , , twlntcd pales, will no longer have
a spur track, an addition to the .
I the pleasure of sweeping up on the
present one. exten.Iing up the Wil-jgnor0 of the ,ak(, Laram. ,,.
liamson river about three quarters
of A mile beyond the present end !
of the line.
The spur is heing provided to give 1
additional leg storage
pace in the
Williauison river. At present
river is filled with lpgs to the end
Ol Hie spill lll.il e.ieuus ui, iiie in-
er from the mill, ln addition, many
thousand feet of logs are now deck
ed along the river.
Work has also begun In prepara
tion for blasting out a channel in the
i river bed over a reef on which it
ls belllved logs would be caught
j when floated downstream. Holes
will he drilled and powder set dur.
ing the week, the blast to be fired
Sunday.
With construction of the spur up
the river, company officials estiniat-
H thlU pomi sp:u for ahmU
one million Ie"t ot logs woulo he
! provided.
The Forest Lumber company pond
is one of the best in the northwest,
the river current being sufficiently
swfit to prevent f reeling and ,to al
low the logs to float unhampered
down to the log haul.
Horan to Visit
Washington Town
R T. Horan, manager of the Kor -
est Lumber company, left early on
Monday for Bend, from which point
he will go by train to Spokane on
business. He will return in about HI
days.
GOKS Hl'NTINCJ
liill .McMillan, who recently re
turned from Modoc enmp, has been
on a bunting' trip for tho past fow
dnvs,
j
important of alL it renders
Breakwater To
Stop Ice Jams
At Lamm Mill
Serves Double Purpose
At Mill On
Lake
tearing loose the log booms and rais
ing other havoc.
This has been assured by com
nlelion nl" a breakwater, consisting
f parallel rows of piling. Ue-
tw,.,,n Wlls sluk.etl ,aku botl(m
; m.lU.rlal ohtaiaf,A ln cioarlng olt
the log pond.
The break water serves two pur
poses, protecting the logs and tWe
buildings along the shore and fur
nishing an enclosed pond lilch may
be kept tree of ice more easily than
the old pond, which was merely a
section of the lake front.
In former years, before the break
water was built, ice piled up on the
shore line to a depth of many feet.
Lucky Accident
Fills Hole On
Oregon Avenue
Two large gobs of unphnli were
mysteriously dumped into holes in
tin.' road to Pelican I'lty during the
pasl week. Considering th" policy
of the city in regard to Oregon nve
nue and Sixth street, it is thought
lo be an accident, and Hint the as
phall probably slipped unnoticed
1 from -nine warren construction com
pnny truck. As a result, nearly fifty
feel of Hie way i nn now be negotiat
ed in high gear without dantSKS to
motor vehicles.
Walter Henry, of the Pelican
City community club, demon Si .re
racer, went hunting for Chinese
pheasants early yesterday morning.
The trip netted several English spar
rows, .