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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1925)
Twelve Wetlneafe Ootober 28, 102B MAN MILL THREE CUTS 1500 FEET OF CD 1 Plant is Miniature Repro duction of Large Saw mill Throughout OWNERS FORM CREW Market for Cedar Products Renders Enterprise very Profitable tfORTH BEND. Sunset Cedar npany. bulll this year, Is a three- in sawmill, cutting between 1200 and 1500 feet a day of battery sep arator squares and boards from Port Orford cedar. It is a faithful reproduction of a large sawmill nnd turns out well-sawn lumber thnt meets with a ready market. The plant la In the woods and the log pood Is a small creek. In this creek art floated the bolts and broken Iocs that arerwo$ked up. Logs ore hjBled Into the mill by a Coos Dav hoist. Electricity Is secured from a OStrby power line, a te-horiiepo'wer motor running the entire plant from ova shaft. The carriage Is two feet wide by eight feet long, with cable feed. The ciiyulur saWiia 44 inches jl-'L. .i . i , j in uiameicr. i ne trimming is uun- bjK-ia awing cutoff saw and the fin lined lumber is hauled away on 3 one-ton truck. Equipment was firr- nished by the Coos Bay Iron Work . This mill is owned by its crew. E. H.' Lcekley does the trimming, gra ! IAS and piles the output. O. M Casper does the sawing and turns oat the logs by hand. A. J. Volck works the log haul, acts as dogger and does the other tasks required of a mill crew. The expanding market for Port Orford cedar bat tify separator stock, which permits the utilization of sort lengths, rcn dare possible such an operation as this, which la returning its owner operators better than wages. Spokane Sees Drop In Need For Workers Slack Season of Year At Hand, is Report HUGE CUT MADE BY COOS lb BREAKS SPOKANE, Wash. -With pine sawmllllng end of the season., as by a number of night (Special) nearlng thfl Is evidenced shifts beln closed, and with general construe tion and other seasonal industries tapering off, the slack season of employment In the Inland Empii is not fur away, according to George W. Young, manager of the 4-L em ployment service office here. Young said that although it was stilt pos sible for all able bodied men to get work, the volume of employment offered Is not so great as it was one month ago. Summer woods operations are still running. Young said, and woods crews are at present stable, men not changing jobs to any extent. Farmers are calling for a few men but the volume of orders is small. 4668 LOGS WORKED UP ROAD PlUXiRKSSIXU MAY GARB Yt UMBER 8POKANS. Wash. Grading for the railroad which- the McGoldrick Lumber company Is building to its holdings east of Tekoa ls now com pleted, and part, of the steel is al ready laid. Work is belng rushed by.- contractors to get the rails down to the gravel pits so that bal last can be hauled and the road put in shape for log hauling before it becomes too wet and cold. It Is expected that if the present good weather continues for another three weeks that the work will be nearly finished and a logging camp estab lished. There will be about eighteen miles of main line road built by the company from the state line east. Beyond there branch lines will be run to suit the convenience of the camps. ., The company hasn't yet decided If the logs earn of the divide between Tinsed and 'Santa Creak : VllI be railed over the new road, or taken east down the St. Maries riv.r. ac cording to M. T. McGoldrick, as sistant general manager. The Toad will 'not be a common carrier, but a heavy freight for the farmers will bo hauled. Demand in Florida Likely to Lead to Chartering of Windjammer , PORTLAND. The flve-masteed schooner Ecola, long tied up here idle, may be chartered within the next few days to move a cargo of lumber from the Columbia river to Florida. Negotiations have been started for the charter of the carrier. A big building boom, due to the rush of settlers to Florida, has sharpened the demand of the south ern state for lumber. Due to the increased movement of freight from Pacific Coast ports, number . of sailing vessels hare recently been able to find cargoes However, a big fleet of windjam mers la scattered up and down the coast , at moorings for idle ships. 653,000 Sawed by Marsh field Plant; Entire cut is Fir Lumber Eastside Mill Cuts 102,400 Feet of Cedar on the Same Day The main mill of the Coos Dav Lumber company yesterday broke all previous records for production in an. eight-hour Bhltt when the cut totalled 65,1,000 feet. The biggest previous cut In an elgbt-hour shift was 644.000 made one day Inst December. The day's output just came iu the course of events without a par ticular effort toward a record. Good logs and big ones helped a lot. In the day 66S logs were. cut. The output Included 168.000 feet of one-Inch. 260. Odff feet of two- Marsh Is Wet According To Barney Smith Loses Ducks, Self, and Wets Trousers on Duck Hunt behind. He then got out on dry land, built n file ami proceeded to dry htmiielf out. It was 9 o'clock the next morning before the weary trio got back to town and were ready for the day's work. 200,000 Timber Action Started A bird in the baud may b worth two In tho bush, but six in the hand and ten In the lake uro scarcely worth a pair of wet trousers In tho hush, according to Harney Smith, of the. White Pino Moulding Co. Several days ago llurney Smith. (', H. Miller, manager of the. company, and i L. Harvey went duck hunting; j on thp upper Klamath march. The three scattered out nlong the marsh and hunted with various degrees of I success until sundown. Thon they Started to return to camp. Miller' made It with no trouble: Harvey got lost but succeeded In tlndlUK hull way back to the car an hour nnd a I half after dark. I But there wore no signs of Smith. Hurvey nnd Mlllor walled anxiously wondering, like the IrlshtlMUL oa to whether Smith had shot himself or! was' merely lost nnd frlghtontul. At I two In the morning the moon ..rose, and tho two men v.artud out along men, oj.iuu leei or tnree and four-, the marsh, through timber, not holes inch and 62.000 feot of timbers, and sloughs to find Smith. At laai All was fir. ; ,i,v .... i(hi ,.,,i ., ,,, There are about 500 men qm- and-hurried forward. The first thlnJ ployed at tho main mill now so that that eanirht their ... ih Smith the production per man ranks high. I imntuloons: steaming from a branch In the Eastalde mill, the cut yes- over a roarlnr fire The Inrnmnl.-t... terday was 102,400 feet of cedar, I iv Mr Smith ., n,,n ,, iime more man tne average which has been running 96.000 feot so that the total production for the two mills yesterday was 755.800 feet of lumber. Manager J. H. Jeffrey. Supt. H. J. Leaf and Foreman Jack Skeols are all elated over the showing and are praising tho crew for the fine work. You can depend on a Philco Drynamic Bat tery in the emergen cies. Get yours now Battery Service Station 818 Klamath Ave. 1 DianaaD m asm BATTERIES Certified i(0 am ttfj) f. ; . ... A 5lifi"i -f- 't Used Car Sale Come in and look over our unusual offer ings and you'll understand why we sold over two hundred cars this year. We are specializing in small late model CERTIFIED used cars. For your approval we now offer the fol lowing : 31922 Ford Tourings. 31924 Ford Tourings 11918 Ford Touring 1-1923 Ford Touring 11924 Ford Coupe lr 1924 Star Touring, 4 wheel brakes 1 1925 Star Touring Sport, mod. Balloons 11924 Chevrolet Touring 11922 Chevrolet Touring 11925 Ford Coupe 1 1924 Buick enclosure, 6 cylinder 1 1924 Buick enclosure, 4 cylinder These cars are in good condition in every way and are certified by us. LIBERAL TERMS IF DESIRED Associated Auto Lot 8th and Main Phone 850 A. C. Panzer, Mgr. Res. phone 992-J S : California Items J. A. Rellley, machinist, return ed Sunday evening after a monttH vacation. Mr. Reilley went as far east as Pittsburg and Washington. D. C, at which places he attended all of the world series erlth one exception. Every day during the world series, baseball fans of our enterprising community, gathered at high noon at the home of R. B. Hawkins to get the latest news on the radio. Lunch was a think of small im portance, compared with the latest news from the front. Prof. John Luttrell returned Sun day evening from Ykreka, Cai.. whe:e he wascalled. by tbe sudden and sad death of his brother, Bern Luttrell. The sympathy of tie en tire community goes out to Mr. Lut trell. "We know not when or why, but some day we'll understand." C. W. Hogue, foreman of the ma chine shops left Friday morning for a few weeks visit with his family at Escalon, Calif. Mrs. Dick Hatfield was called t Westwood, Calif., Wednesday by tho sudden and serious illness of her mother. A number of our townspeople motored to the Klamath rived Sun day for salmon fishing. Among those were Mrs. Ed Miller, daughter Ruth Bailey and her two small Sons, alnd Lee Peacley, Dr. Sandle aafi wife, 'all of whom returned Sunday even ing. Berine Coats and family remained two days, and J. O. Miller and wife did not return until Friday evening. All enjoyed a pjeasant outlng as the time, the pla?e, and the weather were Idea, also bringing home salmon galore. C. W. Murphy our camp supt. and Jack Ooddard the buyer for all the cook houses on. this coast will leave Sunday morning by auto for Seat tle, Wash., to attend the logging congress, which twill be in session at that place during the week. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Ooddard will re turn next Friday or Saturday. Edwin Miller, aephew of Edw. and Geo. Miller of this place, left Mon day morning for San Francisco, Cal. Mrs. Clay Parker entertained the "Tillleum'.' club Friday at lunch eon every one enjoyed a pleasant social afternoon. low the tree, wistfully watching the steam rise from his trousers, and oc casionally turning himself before the fire to get the benefit of tho heat. Smith had shot sixteen ducks, and in starting to return to the car had gotten lost. Floundering about In tho dark, he had fallen into a duep pot hole. With groat difficulty he extri cated himself from the place, but was obliged to leave ten of his ducks MAHSHKIKI.l), Ore. Oct. IS. i Suit against .the bunkrupt Const ' Kungo Lumber computiy of Eugmto by tbe Continental and Commercial Trust and ShvIuks buuk of Chicago to foreclose for collection of f 200,000 I was filed today by Hennett and Bwun I Ion, Mnrshfluld attorneys represent ing the Chicago bank. According to Attorney Bunnell ' Swnnton the mortgage ngalnat the l bankrupt company Is a first mort gage and conseiiuently the suit I seeks to collect this tnonoy prior to , other claims ugnlnst the company. Attorney T. T. Bennett Is 111 Eu gene today filing the suit. In addition to the bankrupt com pany the suit names all the other creditors of tho company and John A. McPherson, trustee in bankrupt cy, .ma , , -( f . Lofty Stick Built By Coos Iron Works maksiikield. Ore. Oct. 28. A 75 foot smoke stack delivered this week to tbe Bay Park sawmill Is the product of the Coos .pay Irou Works. The stack Is 38 Inches In dla metur. made of three fifteenths flut Iron and electrically welded. Another smoke stack 00 foot high Is being manufactured for tho West ern Lumber Manufacturing company. OOLVMMA RIVER Sllir.MK.NTN Portland, ore. - Lumber ship ped from Columbia river ports to rorelgn destinations during Ihu tint 14 days of October totaled npprov Imalely If, BOO, 000 feel, ucrurdlng to figures taken from ships' mani fests by tho truffle department of the Port of Portland, XltHIT Mill is MTOI'I'KD 8POKANH..Wuh The night shift bus I n taken off nt the Med io ml Lumber and Mux company':! mill here, due to a reported scarcity (if Nik;' N'lght shifts were also taken off ut the mill, planer and box factory of the Deer Park Lumber company at Deur Park. thi Hull to forecloso a mortgage for 110.000 on the plant of the Pacific Fruit Package company of Raymond Washington, has 'been Instituted by Charles A. Werloy of 8outh Bend, Washington. Ills Own Valuation Weary Willie slouched Into pawnshop. "How much will you give me for this overcoat 7" ho asked, producing a faded bill neatly mended garment. Isaac looked nt II critically. "Kour dollars," he said. "Why!" cried Weary Willie, "that coul's worth IN dollars If li s worth a penny. "I wouldn't give you ten dollars for two like that," sniffed liana, "Four dollars or nothing." "Are you sure thut'a all Its worth?" asked Woary Wllllo. "Four dollars.", repeated Jaauc "Well, here's your four dollars," said ' Weary Willie.. "This overcoat wus hangln' outside yer shop and I was wondvrln' how much it was really worth." The Mill. AGED MILLMAN DIES- STARTED EUGENE LBR. GO. B. Hopkins Pastes Away In Portland at Age of 88 Years nL.U'KWELL mill DOWN FEUNWOOD, Idaho The saw mill of tho niackwell Lumber com pany at Crystul ('rusk has closed down for the season. During the summer (be mill cut ties and tim bers for the railroads for the most part, but some wblto pine was also sawed toward tho cloao of tho season. Bigamist says ho married nine times bocaUBO be was cruxy. Some think they were craiy for doing It DBAS. El'llKNK.--J. B. Ilopklni., for -10 yearn a resident of Eugene, filed nt tliu home uf Ills duiiKlilur, Mm. Frank Porter, In Portland, Sunday at the ugo of HN years. Mr. Hopkins eslabllshud the Eu gene Lumber company here and was engaged In tho business for many years with his sou, Dwlght lloplilus. Huskies Ibis son lie Is survived by Professor Hurry L. Hopkins, of Forest drove and Ilia ilaugbler. Mrs. I'nrlnr. Funeral services will be at 1 o' clock tomorrow In tho Congress llonnl church. Rnv. Kred J. (.'lark wjll bo In charge. Ho was u chat ter member of tint local church organisation and had ulwnys lioi 1. an officer of thu church. Arajigcmonls fur lbs funeral' aril In charge of tho Ventch chapel. I.OXtl HIIII'T REPORTED HPOKXnE. Wash. It Is reported her., that thu mill of the Frud Draper Lumber cotnpauy at jol vllle, Washington, lias started a (en-hour shift. It Is not known how long n period of tun-hour work Intended. TO ALOOMA Eddie Pullny, demon brakemn.i, and Eddie Dorvun nulorod to Algu ma and back yesterday afternoon. Pulley has so far recovered from hla ro.'ont operation that bn expects to gu to work again In a few days. WINTKR CAMP OPENED PRIEST RIVER, Idaho. The E. C. OIho Logging company, logging for tne Diamond Match company, has recently opened a winter camp at Priest Lake. About sixty men will bo employed throughout the winter decking logs for tho drlvo down PrleBt River next spring. uiuijiiinuiiiiiiiii COOKNBV NERVOUS Rumors from Pelican Bay camps have It that Jo Myerscough, nvell known turkoy baron, is losing con siderable sleep because of his changes. Tbiyc are sizable, luscious looking 'birds, and Jo has .noticed his fellow lumberjacks eyeing them ravenously from some time past. I I n n lO.V VS-:'t jfi per The Weather: ji . Oregon Unsettled tonight and Thursday, probably rain in northwest and rain or snow in east por tion., . Coideri.east jrortion tonight. Light' southwest erly winds. kww.rv.. ' 311 ''.f: mi The Weather Man says: Snow in Eastern Oregon within 24 hours You ared? I Am I can outfit you for any kind of weather and every kind of work at prices you cannot equal. Low overhead ex pense compels me to sell for less. Are illy' . Mt ' i -v :r,t Prep Lloyd Ryan, Clothier Ninth at Main "Home of the Workingman" n n n n n n I n n n n Q n o n n n
