PAGE FOUR
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1923
THE EVENlNfl IIKKAUl
Wacfa i n
WaSie 111
Plant Hit
By Lamm
Plant at Modoc Point Is
Model of Lumber Man
ufacturing Efficiency
'
Upon the shores 01 Upper
Klamath Lake, directly cast"1
of the imposing bulk of Mt.
McLaughlin, is a self-contained
town of 300 popula
tion, with its own light, wa
fer end sewer system, its
own school and railway sta
tion. This is Modoc Point, the
mill, and town Of the Lamm
Lumber company.
The mill Is of moderate siie;
but tn being the first mill in this
section to do away with the waste
ful refuse burner and other econ
omics, It is unique in this section
cif the country.
In 19 U the Lamm Lumber
company bid in a small unit of
limber In the Odessa district. nursery stock. . That depends on ,
Tho mill was built In the winter ! circumstances. : ;
of 1915-16, and started operation i Reforestation Is not a political,
on May 6, 1916. In 1917 the question: it is not to be settled;
southern Mt. Scott unit of reserby tho sobs of sentimentalists: it j
Tation timber was acquired by the , is not to be solved by tax-dodgers
company. The Odessa tract was
completely logged o(t In the win
ter of 1919-20, and the company
started logging the Mt. Scott
tract, npon which It is still oper
ating. Rough Lumber First.
In 1916 the mill turned out
only rough lumber. Although the
mill building Itself was the same
siM as it Is today, there were no.
planing mill, dry sheds nor kilns,
sad the entire output was mar
keted in the rough.
In 1923, tour dry kilns, a plan-
Ign mill and a rough lumber shed while alfalfa produces but t,wo ;
were added to the equipment of cuttings per season, tho total
tho plant. Six additional kilns yield is very satisfactory, three; to ;
were added In 1926, making I five tons per aero being produced 1
tqtal of ten, enough to dry thewltn proper care. .Russian sun-,
entire output of No. 2 shop and , llowers nave pr0ved our most!
bettor. . nrofitable silace cron. and can
: This much can be said ot prac
tlcally any successful lumber op
eration; but one senses a differ
ence as soon as one sets toot on
the grounds ot the Lamm Lumber
company.
One constantly hears of the evils
(Contlnucil on Page Seven) '
D)-rW
KLAMATH
Half Softwoods
0f Nation Foui
Found
In Coast States
I About halt of tlio standing
softwood timber lu (lie I' ill ted
! Stalfn Is in California. Orciton
and Washington. In those three
! Mates are the last (treat reserves
of nun wood in America. Seventy
flve per cent of the softwood tlm
lr Is weal of the longitude of
IV over.
American" Forest Week pos
sibly will lead to a better under-
standing of the economic and
event ,ie spiritual value of treea.
Possibly it win stimulate wood
lot. planting in me easi anu.
roadside planting everywhere.
The forestry questions of the
three states, however, are press
ing, and will, bye-and-bye. be
dominant, especially lu Oregon
and Washington.
Immense areas In California,
Oregon and Washington are fit
fnt niithitiv ak tint forest ami
thero should" be a continuance of!
tree growth on these lands.
Itr-nlacr Trent
Auy system ot forestry worth
mentioning must Include this im
perative requirement that
trees are taken for the needs of
civilization, steps should be taken
to replace them on all lands prop-,
erly classifiable as suitable for '
forests only. It may be by na-i
Hire's own method or by planting j
i who seek to place heavy taxes on
forest property from which there
may be no return In years. It
Is essentially an economic ques
tion what to do to Insure lbs
growth of new forests under re,a-1
sonably profitable condtions. The
question ran bo solved if ap
proached without prejudice and
with every requirement of public;
and private Interest in mind.
ALFALFA YIELD IS '
VKRY LAKtiE IX BASIN,
be depended upon to produce. 20
to 30 tons ot ensilage per acre.
The Klamath country was the
"happy hunting ground' for the i
i Indians ot the great West. To-i
j day lt ls one of America's play-
grounds.
Manufacturers of "Klamath Chief" California White Pine Lumber
; "Pinus Ponderosa1'
Our Private Timber Is Famous for the Soft Texture of Its Trees
Excellently adapted for the Manufacture of Sash, Doors. Millwork, Finish, Etc
Sawmill Capacity 35,000,000 Feet Annually
Box Factory Capacity Four Cars Daily
Another Step Taken Toward
Here is another step of plue lumber on Its way from the stnle of nature t.i the practical advan
tages for which man has found It can be utilized, The lumber Is piled In neut rows, one on lop of
another it is an art In Itself und there Is held for long periods of time until the lumber operator
concludes the market is just right to move it on another step towards its ultimate destiny service
of man.
Miller Hits At
Pine Middleman
The middleman, that tradition
al bogey ot the farmer, tho small
lumberman, in fact, every pro
ducer, has recently been given a
solar plexus blow by Charles R.
Miller, manager of tho White
Pine Moulding company. Most
small moulding companies mar
ket their product in carload lots,
through lumber brokers and
wholesalers. By the time broker
age charges are paid, nearly IS
per cent is deducted from the
amount realized by the company.
Tiring ot thla bargain, so advan
tageous to the broker, Mr. Miller
decided to do a little "broking"
himself. So now, two or three
times a year he makes a trip east
and sells the product of his mill.
His expenses do not amount to
more than 2Vi per cent of the
volume ot sales, Instead of the
former IS per cent which went to
the brokers.
Z2
FALLS,
Lakes
BASIN BIGGEST BOX
PRODUCING CENTER;
SHIP 270 MILLION
The vast forest of Klamath
county und those fringes of ad-;
joining counties which, owing to
the topography of the country,
naturally causes thelr timber to'
flow Into the Klamath Falls ren-j
ter are composed of trees botanl- ;
cally known as pintis Ponderosa. '
The tree pintis Ponderosa has;
the widest range of habitat of;
any commercial pine tree grown ;
In North America. It extends
from the Canadian line to the
City of Mexico and from the
Pacific coast to the Black Hills. !
Tho great abundance of this tree
marks It as one of the' most use- 1
ful and dependable trees coming
from the American forest.
Resembles White Pine ,
The physical properties of the1
lumber eo 111 1 ne from the tree'
the Home
piuus Ponderosa are very similar
to the physical properties ot the
treea formerly bo widely known
throughout the east as "White
Pine" and the lumber from these
trees Is marketed under several
trade names In different sections
of Its growth the trade name
for this particular locality being
"California White Plue."
California White Pine Is serv
iceable for all kinds ot fine spe
cialty work for which the soft
pines hare no superior. Great
volumes are consumed annually
In the manufacture of doors and
windows. Other great quantities
go Into what is known in busi
ness as the yard trade and there
solL as common boards, dimen
sion, r 1 110 interior trim and fln
(Continiieil on 1'nge Hevcn)
CtxtttatJ.
Urge Right Use
Of Appellation
No In it lu ll of our government
has such u viirlety of incorrect
nuiiirs applied to It ns the
l ulled States Department of Ag
riculture, Forest Service, For
everyday uugo II may lie cor
rectly referred to na tho ''Forest
I Service." Following are n few of
oei nil', riPininiiiK nil' n lew ill
the uiiiiies inciirieciiy uiiiie.i to
(Ills organization liv I lie dallv
press, nil collected within the .'and.
space of one week: Fulled stales. In I ! 1 9 the tl. ('. I.orcm coin
Forestry Service; Federal For- ' pan y liciinu building up Ha stock ,
entry Service; Federal Forest 'of mill auppllea. The company!
Service; Federal Forest Depart- ' believed, and has proved Its be-;
incut ; l ulled Slates Forestry
' "' "lien Mines lie- , co.n.l lino siiouiii support a ,.s .. California inii,i.v
parlnient of Forestry. Curiously mill supply jobbing concern. A n " '"'" loillail),
enough, the shortest iiniue tliat ' locul concern, Willi capital to is ill reality more of II Kllim
enn lie applied Is tho only cor- keep a full stock oil hand could 1 n( I'oimtv I'lllU'l'I'll All of
reel one.
Service."
earn to say 'Forest
Log
Cut In New
Section Boosts
0.C.&E. Traffic
1
Indit-ntlng the movement of ,
Klnmath lumber operators In I o
the vast tracts of pine In the
northeastern section of I lie coiiii-
jty. virtually untouched by logging telegraphic .ml express or parcel day It la a iiiuilern single band
.crews, the Orcgou. California A post charges. On rush orders, (structure with an efficient plau
I Kustern railway recently doubled they are saved two days' time. ' Ing mill In ciniran of runstruc
i Its log service between Sprugue, Tho ,rt company operates operating Ita own hi.omo-
, River and Klamath Falls. ' the Long Plue Lumber ciimnanv. I "v '" I5 "' ' "ln Uno
N. II. llogue, general manager
of the shortllne railway, stated
two tralnlonds of logs dully are
being hauled Into Ibis city from
the northeastern reaches of the
county and that even this unus
ually heavy service for the Hue
may be Increased thla summer.
Four mills are now receiving
logs via the O. C. K. They are j
F.watina Ilox company, liig Lakes
: Lumber company. Kliimulh Plue
'company und the Klamath l.um
: ber and Ilox company.
Grain and livestock shipments '
are made to Portland and Sail
Francisco, while Klamath Fulla
and the surrounding lumber
campa offer a local market for a
varVty of farm products. A sya-i
' tern of good roads, which la bc-
Ing rupldly extended, makes these
j markets readily accessible.
j Do you know that tho shakes
j on many of the mountain cabins
1 erected by the Forty-niners In
I California, exposed to tho winters
(and summers of 80 years In the.
! Sierras, are still sound? And do
1 you knos
of? No?
what they wero made,
California white and !
sugar pine.
3C
Comp&iiw
G. C. Lorenz Has
Good Mill stock
For Local Trade
Few imiIhIiIii of Hie lumber
trade In K In mat li county, uud .
until throe years ago. not all'
of tllo lllllllici' llinllllfucllll'i'l'a of
thla sectlmi realized that thero la :
In Kliiniuili Falls a mill simply,
alock exceeding III Ita scope that I
- -
"r """'v Jobbing houses iii Kan
: ranclaco. ruicrunictito ami
Port
lief sound.
iimt Kiiuuaih Fniia
get transcontinental carload rates
on mill supplies, aa do the Port-
Inntl and San Francisco Jobbers, :
and get the materliil hero with
but irlflo more expi'iiM)
t llll II
thai clrv .la.nl.irai
Advantage of' a concern .hi.'
' . . ... ....
!,:,::
ppiy ttie nulla at johiimg
rates located hare are maii-i
Ifolil. the company points out.
The operators are saved freight
charges, If that la the c.ass of
transportation desired. In raso
of ruh orders, they are saved
and aa practical mllliiian. know ; ,'""ll"! railroad, not counting
Just what should bo slm kid to,"l"lr" nn'1
serve the lumber trade. The 1 Tho limber which the company
members of the firm keep In I logging ut present la what Is
cloe to,,, h with the luinl-r In- known m "fees." timber und Is
dustry. and. being located here, ;
are able to stock new supplies'
at once when a change In tiieth-
.U of mill nuerullon r,.ir,. .lif.
i-r, ,i,.riai. ,11.,-
for example, the change from
horses tu 1 uti'iplller tractors a
few yearn into, or lho morn re
cent Installation of dry kilns by
practically all of the larger man-1
nfaeturers.
Another saving effected for the bunching Is unnecessary, and the
lumbermen, the company points U' "'"'''''I from w hero they
out. la In the amount of capital""'" ,-r'"'I landing,
which In previous years the lum-tThlr,y",w" '"" '"" r" handled
bermen have been forced to ue ; " llely. Tho lllg Lakes Ilox
up in supplies. In rase of break-1 ro""'"")r '"" ". and
downs. Now, with . full .imply. " "r",," "ni has eliminated
located here. ihi. I. bunching, but the Kestersou corn-
necessary..
IMiK I I' TL'IOW
Prospective settlers and In
vestors should Investigate terms .
ami conditions. In particular Irrl-but
gallon areas, mid seek detailed
Information aa to agricultural
; possibilities.
. OREGON
T'AofntoAM
lYesierson
it l i.
Operator
, . . t" I l-
Plant at Dorm in Kcality
ia Oregon Estab
lishment
The KoHterson Lumber
:ompny, Dorris, Calif., nl-
iliough commonly thought
,. (:,i, ...i,i..l. t, ..,
11,0 ,,m,'i r w llU h lho c0"-
Pany OWIIS Id ill Klaillllth
county, but n part of it 1.1 HO
located that it can be more
Profitably toirgeri in Dorris
It I -
wuin i;i i i
Starting In 1917 with a amall
circular mill, capacity 2.',,ooo to
.Hi. nun feet, mid motor truck
tiii-Klnir. the company, owned by
living K. ficstermin and W. I.
KiMl. rnoii, has evumutei! until to-
a. proximately tui-. California
White and Sm-ar plno ami 6'i
red fir and mixed woods. One
hundred lin n are employed In the
Oil ill.
Logs Not llllllclie.l
The. couipuny has eliminate. I
oun operation In logging. Ks-
li-rson Ioks ate
The company fliol
t bunched.
that by build-
; Ing some additional trackage Unit
pany was the flrat In Ibis sect Ion
tn try this method and Is using
It more exclusively than others
at the present time.
At present, about 75 men are
employed In
he mill and yards,
the crew wilt be considerably
'enlarged when the planing mill,
1 now under construction, la com
I (f olitlliiicil on Pngn Helen)