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Forest Protection Progresses
COMPILATION of the season's ex
perience by the Pacific Coast
patrol associations are taking
final form and make a remarkable
showing for their protective systems
when It is considered that 1914 was
an abnormally dry year The North
ern Montana Forestry Association
represents 1,000,000 acres and han
dled 40 fires of consequence with
but 840 acres burned over and an
actual timber loss of but $192.
Western Washington had 72 days
without rain. The Washington For
est Fire Association had 140 patrol
men, who with state and Weeks
Law men made a force of 205 In the
western part of the Btute outside the
national forests. About 1,000 extra
men were employed in firo fighting.
There were 345 fires requiring at
tention, but prompt and systematic
action prevented any destruction
worth mentioning. The only seri
ous fire of the season was in May,
before the patrols wore on, when
4,135,000 feet were lost In Clallam
County and considerably more fire
killed which will probably be logged.
It Is thought that not to exceed
80,000,000 board feet of green tim
ber was destroyed on private hold
ings in Oregon. Damaging fires oc
curred in only a few localities and
even In such places they were large
ly confined to old burns or slash- j
lngs. Expenses for fire fighting were
of necessity high in many localities,
and patrol costs were also Increased
as a result of the long dry spell, j
The year may be well compared to j
1910 for although the 1914 drought.
ni-tAn.l...l mwai. nnidnil r.t T A Anita I
as against 67 In 1910, the former
year more dry winds were experi
enced. The loss of only about thirty
million board feet of green timber
in 1914 as compared with a billion
board feet In 1910 measures the
step taken in Oregon along lines of
forest protection.
Use of Wood Stave Pipe
THE District Forester at Portland,
Oregon, announces that his of
fice has recently undertaken a
Study of the wood stave pipe in .Ore
gon and Washington.
A study of the wooden pipe, na
tionalln its scope, was begun some
time ago by the Forest Service at
Its Madison, Wisconsin, laboratory.
The local study Is a part of the pro
gram as outlined by the labor
atory. Its purposes Is to gather in
formation upon the serviceability
of wood Btnve pipe for conduits, as
compared with iron, steel, concrete,
and other materials. A circular lot
tor Is being sent to all wood pipe
users In Oregon and Washington,
asking in regard to the kind of wood
used, size of pipe, details of con
struction, length above ground and
burled, character of soil, water pres
sure, advantages and disadvantages,
and causes of failure. It Is expect
ed that this study will bring out the
full limit of efficiency of the wood
stave pipe, or In case of failure, ro
veal methods whereby such failure
may be avoided.
The use of wooden pipe to con
duct wator dntos back to a very
early period. There is a tradition
that the Romans used It In tholr
water works. In more modern times,
It is known that the first water com
pany in London, organised in 1618,
supplied water to a part of the city
through wooden pipes. In this coun
try, wood pipe was installed in
Philadelphia in 1800, and to this
day this old pipe, when dug up, is
found to be In a remarkable state of
preservation. Later cast Iron and
steel began to take the place of
wood, especially In communities near
the centers of the Iron and Bteel
industries. Within the past five or
ton years, however, the wood pipe
industry has received a new impetus,
and you will now find wooden pipes
In all parts of the country, notably
in the West. In fact, it has invaded
even the Iron and Bteel centers, one
striking Instance being that of one
of the largest Iron and steel com
panies itself. Home of the advan
tages already claimed for wood pipe
are that it Is preserved by water
rather than rusted or corroded, it is
not affected by frost, it requires
less labor and experience to lay It,
and it is cheaper.
The wood stave pipe recently laid
at White Salmon, Washington, holds
the record for size, being a mile In
length nnd thirteen nnil a half feet
in dlumctcr! While there aro not as
yet many wooden pipes in Oregon
and Washington, this study is of
especial Interest to this sootion be
cause of tho fact that most of the
wood of which these pipes are made
is supplied by these two states.
Several woods are used, but Doug
las fir is one of tho beet for tho
purpose. Pipe factories in Portland;
Tacoma and Senttle are shipping
this product to all parts of the Unit
ed Slates nnd Canada.
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producing the best tanks and wood
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material hearing onr trade same
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article that will give you complete
satisfaction.
Send your inquiries to
Pacific Tank&Pipe Co.
Box 144 Ronton Button, Port
land, Ore.
Manufacturers
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Oar. Hth and Stark St., Portland, Oregtnt,
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Table Lamp
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Light to II
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of amount jf A
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for Shad
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SECOND ANNUAL
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
Fir is Leading in
National Forests
The District Forester at Portland,
Oregon, has recently oomploted an
estimate, by BpecloA, of the timber
on tho twenty-eight Nutlonnl For
ests in Alaska, Oregon and Wash
ington. Of the total stand of 292,094 mil
lion board feet, Douglas fir ranks
first with 95,750 million feet, and
la found on all but threo of the Na
tional Forests tho two In Alaska
and the Fremout in south-central
Oregon. On account of the abund
ance of western hemlock timber on
the two National Forests In Alt.ska,
this Bcpclos ranks second with 72,8 51
million feet. Yellow plno holds third
place with 30,803 million feet, and
Is found chloly east of tho summit
of the Cascade Mountains In Ore
ton and Washington, Thono three
species constitute 68 per cent of the
total stand under the Jurisdiction of
the Forest Service In tlic.io three
status.
This estimate, which Is only ap
proximate and will be Improved
upon as opportunity offers, segre
gates th remaining amount of 82
per cent Into twenty other spocles,
some of which, like redwood, aro
found on only ono or a Tory few of
the National Forests la this region.
B
FOIMOKT XOTIIS.
ECATJSK of drouth conditions
there Is considerable fire danger
In the forests of the cast this
fall.
Pennsylvania and New Jorsey lead
all other states In the quantity of
wood used for making tobacco pipes,
and utilize apple wood, French brier,
ebony, birch, red gum, and olive
wood.
Cherry Is the wood most used as
a backing for the metal plnles from
which illustrations are printed In
magazines and periodicals, It Is
chosen above all others because It
holds ItA slinpe, docs not warp or
twist, works smoothly and does not
split.
The position of city forester Is
now offering a now field for men
with a technical training In forestry.
Kltchhurg, Massachusetts, Is one of
the lnlest towns to secure an offi
cial of this eort.
Ilecaune of Mtreme drouth, the
fire risks on tho national forests In
the Northwest have been greater this
season than In any other since 1910,
the worst year sines the forests wore
created. Much loss damage was done
this year bocause experience In fire
fighting was gained In the fires of
11 10. .
TJif- is tlic greatest Kale of Registered Ilolstcins ever
held West of Chicago. Finely bred cows and heifers in calf
to the greatest bulls of the breed. More high-record bulls
than were ever before offered at a public sale. In all we
will vll
150 HEAD
December 11 and 12, North Portland, Ore.
The consignors represent the beHt breeders in the North
west and their stock will be sold for what it will bring.
Write for Catalog to
GEOKGE A. CUE, RIDGEFIELD, WASHINGTON.
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