The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, October 21, 1925, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPaj?e Eitfht T H & L U M BR 11 L 0 G U E Lumber Expert Makes Plea For Greater Use Of Short Lengths In U. S. Building (The following is reprinted from the article in the Tiniberman, written by Edward M. Davis of the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory of Madison, Wise.) In sawing the maximum amount of lumber from the log, short lengths are unavoidably produced party ow ing to the taper of the log and more largely on account of the practice of trimming out serious defects in the lumber in order to raise the grade. The manufacturer must, of course, secure a certain return from the product of the log or go bankrupt. There are two alternatives. The larger the proportion of the log sold, the longer will be the life of his investment in mill and timber. The smaller the proportion sold, the larger must be his return per thousand feet. Broadly, (hen, ii av.mld scorn ih (he Interests of all parties deman.l (ho marketing and use of shorts, net It Is not uncommon to find .-h ut s or material from which shorts such as Ceiling and partitions, 11 & M, :m;l tiding, and for that roa sca special attention has been ilvcn to such items. Useful and sue eould ho nwdo going t. waste or gestlve data have been collected on being sold under circumstance; that products such as refrigerators, ready, uro nine 'uener man a neau iosjCut buildings, and auto export box industrial consumers buy S6.2 perjCSt wi.ii:h usa arg0 proportions of cent of their lumber requirements I workei lumber, and it is thought that no important outlel has been overlooked. The survey of the industrial uses lor short lengths which Ihe For est Products Laboratory has eon ducted involves a study Of the em- ID (Jug lcngtns, whereas 49 per cent of It is actually used in lengths under eight feet. The problem -of shirt, lengths is u complex one, hm solution is of ba sic imporlun.-o to tho milling indus try. It was for tome time a subject of ineffectual discussions at mcei- iugs of the trade in connection with! ine stanoarairauon movement. Ha ally, In 1924, the Interests concern ed decided that the question cou! 1 never be settled except tlmu;:i u technical Investigation, and tie For est Products Laboratory was asked to make the necessary studies. Joint Propcrt Undertaken This project, however, seemed too (oo large for (he funds available at the Laboratory, and consequently the Held -was divided the Depart ment of Commerce taking up the study of construction uses, the Cen tral Committee on Lumber Stand ards, representel by Arthur Upsi?.. taking up (he production phase, and (he Forest Products Laboratory un dertaking a survey of the uses of shorts in the wood-fabricating indus tries. In May 192S, reports of all three Inrestigattons oyere presented ounts of sof(woods used vearlv, the (distribution ofMbo softwoods anions I'fe various items, the cutting sizes. species, and grades demanded, and the present and potential consump tion of short lengths for IS indus tries using S5S million test of soft woods yearly exclusive of box and crate lumber. In additioa, less de tailed data arc offered on 13 other industries -consuming several bil lion feet yearly, and on (ha use 210 million feet in non-twocd, industrial production. The SSSxmillion feet used by the wood fsjbricatt'Og indus(ries proper that are covered in thi3 survey con stitutes 4.5 per cent of the total annual production of softwood yard lumber, ex-oluding box grades, and it constitutes 56 per cent of all softwood lumber used in the manu facture of wooden factory products exclusive of boxes and 'omtoa, tnll- worK, and railway cars. It is ex- Vigilantes I j V i 1 f ) i lo (he General Standardization Con- pected tnat a Bovcraineutai";-bu!lc: ierence or tne lumber industry atjc3Tertag the studles will borfub Washingtpn... D. c. The Central Usned in the near future. Meau. Committee: has requested the vari-1 wane some of the salient features ous branches nf the trado to co- j are presented here in summary and operate In considering tho reports, j tubular form. Much of tho infor and recommendations for final at tmation consists of figures which may, Horn are scheduled for the next c on-j very conveniently be condensed an.f ference, about May. 192S. Toe I tabulated. Table I shows details present article is a brief review of pertaining to the 19 wood-using in bhe Forest Products Laboratory's Idustries principally considered. Table study of the soort-length problem in deals wi(h (he 13 additional from the one important angle of in- j wooden products to which incidont dustrlal uses. igj attention was given in the--studies. The shorts (lengths under eight Controlling Production feet) which are most difficult to, Before considering the problem market are those in worked items. J from the special point of view of in- LOGGER S send in your boots to us. Have them repaired and waiting for you when you come in. Agents for Venco Loggers EVANS SHOE SHOP 1014 Main St. Klamath Falls Gloves Sox Dress Shoes j T5E g These three youthful "vigilantes Vincent Calvert. IS (above), John Kyla'nd. 18 (center), nnd Ben Wil liams. 22 (above) are being held on first decree murder charges at Birmingham. Ala. Thoy didn't lik a young man who was courting Ity land's sister so they fired a shot at .kn auto in which they" believed the .eouplo was riding. It proved to bo '-.janother car nnd the shot kilted - .Agnes Lorraino Creel, a six-months-old baby. Calvert, a minister's sou -T- admits firing- the ahoL cases. Without greater caiv In those particulars, pnoduciion ot i lorenvod volumes Ot randomlcncihs s'.iortrt is no more likely lo bring lucrative re turns limn ut present, nnd Ihe In dustry cannot roaiouuMy oxpeel to luciease tho sale of such shorts In any great measure. This study has revealed many In stances that Offer encouraging evi dence of what may lie done In Iho utlllration of s'wtrts. It will be un derstood that conditions vary great ly between KOUlunitng plaints, even in the name Industry, thai Iho tees ibllity of Using short lengths will , lie determined by balancing tne proa and cons of each Individual case, and that prke and availability will be be Iho final determine, t'ac'rs. Some general considerations mill tatlng for or against the Rale and use ot shorts aruyproaQulotl In the following paragraphs, it Is looped that they will servo nunc or less as a guide to lumber producers lit forming Uheir selling poll les with respect to short lengths. It. proper effort the present unsatisfactory sit uation can be greatly relieved. Consuuilnf Oouditlons In plants nvhero shorts are used lo the best advantage, the following conditions arc usually found to pie vail: 1. Production lg on a quantity basis, or the products reiualu stand ard from year to year. 2. A few cutting sixes aru uswd In relatively large volume J. Shorts aro pur.'iasecl In car load lots. . 4. Shorts are purchased in speci fied lengths and bundled to facili tate bundling. Some condltjoua. mllltatliut against the purthlise of short lengths by tho wood-using Industries are: . 't 1. Frequent lack of a reliable source of supply. Consumer! would often be more favorable Inclined to ward use .f shorts If it wero not for the frequent difficulty of secur ing reasoibly prompt shipments of unifriu quality. Producers on ttelr part ate hampered In selling slrorts by aa unruliubltx murker. 2. Pa I fare of sumo manufacturers to offer 'sh oris' In Hie mos'i accept able forms. Shorts in exact lengths (corresponding to rutting efatot us ed) or multiples, and usually bund led, arc strong fuvorltes with con sumers. Such material Is preferred to loose random lengths, since waste Is practically eliminate! and handl ing costs reduced. GROW TIMBER IS TIE ADVICE OF LUMBER CHIEF Growth of New Timber Vit al to Continuance of Industry CONDITIONS ARE TOLD Situation in WashiuKton it Held Serious Unless Action is Taken EXPERT WATCHMAKERS 30 years' experience at the bench 18 in Klamath Falls Send us your watch We'll repair it and ' i return it promptly All work guaranteed Frank M. Upp H. S. Marley 1018 Main Street Just Received Brand new, complete stock of Congoleum Rugs Desirable Patterns Desirable Prices See The mToday. Rose Furniture Co. Hopka Bldg. dustrlai outlets, however, it is well "lQ'"donsider f:r a moment tie pri mary Imparlance of controlling the production of shorts. Speclflcall:'. the conditions of production couid be measeirobly improved by the ex tension ct milling practices such as the following: 1. Surfacing the piece and, when necessary, trimming out defects be fore maching to pattern, shorts as produced would be square edged and subsequent machining to any desire ! pattern, and would therefore pos sess a wider range of possible uses. This method requires one additional machining . operation, but certain companies now following It arc con vinced t-'iat is pays, 2. End matching of softwood flooding and other large Items. Al though tills is not a new Idea, It is seldom carried inM a.ctipn eyes jHb flooring. A eoiisislent eito&s! -on ot the practice of end matching, not only to flooring, but. to felling. par; tition, and c nr."' form lumber as well, would tend to make short lengths in those Items more prac tical for the building trade which is and will remain for a long time to come the biggest outlet for lum 'ber of ail sorts. Salesmanship Required it cannot be expected that an Im mediate and complete solution even of (he industrial aspec( of (he prob lem will resull from the mere fact that a study has been made. W'hile (he evidence concerning use of Hhorls slrongly indicates that rarely Is (he point ut saturation closely approached, the present markets can lie expanded only by diligent effort, It will generally be the manufactur er's or large distributor's raspoasi bility to "J'iV the consumer on ttne Idea of purchasing his material in Short lengths. Witih most wooden products shorn lengths have already een ti k i bitten .enough to prove (hat wit lilii' tho noccssary Individual -limitations their use Is fcoti'a prac tical and advantageous. It only re i mains to bring ,abotIl a fuller dc Ivolopmcnt of these luses, Such a development will inevit ably require greater refinement of manufacture at the samnilll in fan Ihe greater production of ready cut stock. The strong profcrence of tho wo'odus'nc industries for such stock is Indicated by the 'fact that 85 a per cent of all HliorU purchased are bought cut to tho size desired anil frequently to special sizes. An In creased saio of rfioi ls. (hereforc, In volvos specialization of sales forces and gwater attention lo Individual LUMBER RATE TO BE FOUGHT S.VX jrilAlJciSCO. Lumber In terests of goathern California came to.r;.-i;is yestfjtday ilth the Pacifi Northwest lumbermen on tic ques tion of freight rales. The battle was precipitated by tho application of the Los Angeles Lumber Pro ducta oompany for a rehearing by the state railroad commission of I; application several months ago for ifrelght rate adjustments on lum oer snipped from San I'cdro to points in southern California. The commission ca June 15 last ordered certain rate adjustments on peti tion of the Los AngcleM Lumber Products company, but the reJuc (Ions did; not satisfy the Los An geles company, and a rehearing was I asked. Argument on tie application for a rehearing will be continued Lumber companies with mills at Madera, Plncdale and Mer-cd Fails aro Joining with tho Los Angeles Lumber products company In an ef fort to bring about further rcduc llons In frelghl rales on lumber shipped out of San Pedro and from Central und Souther California mills. The move Is strenuously opp-sed by lumber lnteres(' f the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington 111111110.--men argued that there la little com peUUoit betweeen tho j)liie and fir lumber of Lie X ir(hwes( and (ho spruce and hemlock lumber of" Cali fornia, as Ihe different kinds ol lumber are used fop different pur poses. The only Item lhat a, mid bo appreciably affected by further rite cutjfflgp California, they said, Would ho -box sliooks, which aro tflnnufnetwed from varjous lumbers. Lbgs Cut Out SEATTLE, Wash. The Everett Logging company, operating on the tCulallp Indian reservation nenr Marlsplelle, WaehlngtoB, will cut out In December of this year or January next at Ihe latest. It Is reported? This will mean the end of the In dian timber In lhat section nnd will round out over six yoars operations of this company. The concern was originally started by fjeOrga It'r clone) .Miller ami ihe Hartleys, .Miller selling out -it few years back, since which time the management lias bono In the hands of T. J. Malt ley or Everett. Louis Pierson Is the present itupbrlntuhflSUt, For a Quartet of a century wo have talked about reforestation puiely from a sentimental or con servative standpoint. We have Stressed Hie vanishing fores! nnd (he effect of a lumber shortage on the nation. We have railed atten tion to the tremendous Wgfte of logging. While this publicity and propaganda has not been without 1 1 it value, yet Hie problem, like ev ery other. Is largely 1111 economic one. I'liueces-'ary waste there inav be in some operations, but Ihe ex ploitation of a resource Is ofte.l necessarily wasteful simply because only a part of the material can be profitably utlliied. A plentiful tup ply of cheap lumber lias been of untold benefit lu the development of a new country, but with (he rdvent of permanent construction our former heavy lumber conuump-' Hon Is ubt essential as Is evidenced by the much smaller per capita con sumption of (he older rouulrlcu. Cheap lumber has been one of (h factors permitting the rapid devel opment of (he coun(ry. bu( cheap lumber nnd growing timber us a business are economically Incom patible. The lime has come when, If we aro 10 accomplish nnythlni: In re placing our ylrgin forests, we must look upon Umber growing purely as a business. The nation can uffor 1 to support great ureas of forests for stream control, for recreational purposes, or as a regulator of a snsfnlned lumber production. The state with Its lauds donated by tho government ran handle them re gardless of Immedlntn financial utieHtlona, but if the private owner 1-4 to devote lands to timber grow ing the common essentials of good business tnuet ho met and Hie vn( returns must Justify Iho Investment and carrying costs. Tin- Lumber Industry The first thing to be done In any business proposal is to take an In ventory of Ihe capital assets. Limit ing our figures to tho state of Wash ington, let us lake up first Ihe lum ber Industry. For many years Washington lias stood first among all Iho states of tho Union In lumber production. Its annual cct of more than seven billion feet wouid build n plank road three Inches thick and is feet wide extend ing around the earth at the equator. It would load a solid freight train of more than 280,000 cars, extend ing from Paget Sound to oust of Chicago. Each year's cu( would build a city of average size residences num bering more than half a million nnd housing two and ono half million people. Over 800 plants aro employ ing directly more than 125,000 men and the valun of tho annual product Is mora than 200 million dollars. Our lumber payroll Is more than 05 per cohl of (he endre industrial payroll of the state, and If you look away the lumber Industry, most of the other Industries would be without a market for their products. The next factor in tills Inventory would be the limber situation. From the best evidence obtainable, there still remains virgin stundlng timber to Hie amount of 889 billion feet board measure. Through lumbering nnd fire we are depleting more than 200,000 acres annually, or l.ti per cent of our acreage. However, wo are cutting t!io better lands first and are yearly harvesting practically 2.5 per cent of our standing timber supplies. Maintaining the present cut. to the end, which of course, Is nil tnposslblo condition, we have a pre sent life of the Industry of something like 10 years. Ilegardless of whether the above figures are accurate, (he fact eorlainly remains (hat If our lumber industry is to ba extended beyond the supplies of present stand ing timber, measures must be taken Inwards limber growing without any loss of time.- Frank II. Lamb In rhe Tiniberman. Heriick Lumber Co. to Open Pine Mill at Burns in 1926 Wednesday, October 21. 11)25 ' Lumbermen Sue King County for Flood Damages sFATTi.K. The North BtWl Lumber company, twice dnfeatud In its claims for 3!ID,000 tlnmuKeu trpm tho city of Heatllo for pro perty losses suffered lu (ho ID IN lloxley canyon flood, linn filed a I1KN1 . Ore. Definite plain have been made for (ho atari of milling operations at 1 turn h October 1, 1112(1, It was announced tills morning by .lumen W, (llrnrd, vice president und general manager of the Fred Her iick, Lumber company. In charge at MMjon In superior court unking lliut operation! at Durne, Olrard was in 'the third contest bo held uuisldi nond today on hli way to liurs from I Klhl pounw Portland, where he'wai tor the put TftO flood In tiq practically de VfBg, I alloyed tho compiiny'ii plain nnd vll- Tho HorrlOk mill, for which a pond lf0, The company contended Hint lit now being excavated, will bo a c flood wtiH obliged by the city's practical duplication of the origin- ''"'a Of prooniitlonii lu building tho al lliookM - Scanlon mill II In llond. ! 1 ' '"' llv"'' "'" ""' -11 ""ci uiinounces (llrnrd. It will bw a I j tftlli atlrlbutlng the flood (o swol- mlll with three baud sawn. A Iiii'ih crew of workers In excavating for the mill pond nnd relocating the highway. Water for tho mill pond will bo Impounded from a group of springs known as tho warm springs. All work preparatory lo tho con struction of the mill Ih progrcHulUB very favorably, eayi Hlraril. Contract Is Let BBIXINOHAUi Waahi - - Tho Pa cific Cuasl Paper mills has let a con tract for the foundation of (he 175, 000 factory It will build here ami on October 12 will open bids for the factory building. M x 85 fool. leu spring! anil ntreiimii oil Wulh- iii, -ton mountain. Shevlin Gets Tract l'OKTLAND. The tihovjln- lllx on Lumber Co., Head, Ore., w,u successful bidder oil 42,050,000 board toot Kif ptue and vtlivr spoalca of Umber In the Ucnciiitisj NatloUnl fortetg bids which wore opened ro i cutty at the Portland forest office The winning bids worv $11.50 per tboiinuiul for pine, and $1 for Other petilee. He-ad Bucket- Killed MHI.U.N'lillA.M Wu. Lars A. two stories high. Hie company.. , r, hWlt lbr , plant will have a dally output of alxj ,,,,,, ,,,,,.,, .ltlMior mill, at tons und will be operating about . cjmp, ipu fatally crushed January i, ivae, ino company piaus. Ui lllnghiilii lumbermen Interested In the company are J. J. Donovan, Qoo, Christie and William Mcl'usb. To Sell Timber CF.NTltAI.IA. Wash. Timber on three tracts of state lauil lu Lewis county will be sold at aucHuu on November 2 at the court house In OhOhaltl under the direction of the slate land commissioner's office. One tract is appraised a( JU5. 698, 20, an other al $11,229, and (he third at $2,116. October 5. r.neu he was struck by a tree, He dbvl vu route to a 1IcI1!iik3iuiii hoipltnl. The accident ii i'h met when a falling tree slruok a bellow . elar. throwing It where Haugea believed lilmsi'lf to bo In c lafc pla Haugen came from Norxay last April Buys Timber Tract POIITLANP The .Mount Emily I. umbel' Co.. La lrnnd, Ore., him bought 22.000,0011 feet or yellow pine" 250,000 feet of bdge ptolo plhe and an uinestlmaled am. Mint of oilier limber In the Umatilla Nation al forest. The limber Is Incited on Five Point creek. The price paid Vu8 $2.76 a thousand for yel low and lodgo pole pine and 50 cents for diner species. QjMa You tan depend on a Phllro Urynnuitc Hot ter jr In the omurgiiu cloa. (lot yours aow Battery Service Station (III Klniualli Ave. pffitca BATTC m g f New Humbird Camp SANDPOINT, Ida. Camp No. 10, of the Humbird Lumber Oo. In be ing mloved from Naples, where Iho nt lias 1 n completed, bo a plane three miles ifrom Olagslone. Tho lamp will be operated all winter, It Is reported, acid will begin In tho im.v location as noon as Ihe old tamp and macks have been lorn up. About 120 mag will be employed. John palmer Is camp foreman. Distributors AMERICAN CAR PRODUCTS Anything and everything for your car complete The most-complete auto accessory store in Southern Oregon DIX BROS. FILL THIS OUT It Means More Money And A Better Job For You! Lumberlogue, Klamath Falls, Oregon. No. Gentlemen : I desire to rereivo the Correspondence Course in Lumber nnd Construction Informnllon for Retail Lumber Donlors. I oxpoct to apply myself lo Iho study of tills course ami to comply with the requirement! of ndminlsdndon1. In case I find It Int pnsslhlo to continue the work with tluu diligence, It Is my under standing Hint Iho Course will bo reassigned. Signed V 1 Name of firm or employer. City State Street Address (This Course is Free!)