The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13
WILL MAKE PULP
FROM THE PINES
By a Staff Correspondent,

ny u OtHu SUFFeHpuuueHbs
Husum, Wash. July l2.-There Ia
every indication that before very long
there will be a paper mill at Husum
or Underwood. Martin Thompson of
Shedds, Or. /, who has holdings along the
river and up the mountain slope, has
been carefully investigating the bull
pine and has been fully convinced
thet 1t 10 Just the thing for pulp. II
1t is found that the pine and the cot
ton wood that grows In such great
abundance here can be used for paper
pulp 1t will mean great deal to the
Washington side and especially to
this section.
The alarm has been sounded by the
paper mill magnates that the spruce
fields In the northwest are giving out
and that the consumption of white
paper is greater than the pulp mills
can furnish to supply the demand.
1t was only recently that the publish
ers of Paris made a swoop down on
the pulp fields and great shipments
we're contrated for. The price has
gradually increased and the mill mag.
mates have conferred with the great
publishers to cut down the size of the
papers and print fewer pages, thus
saving the consumption. .
Ii the bull pine will do the trick,
capitalists, independent or those allied
with the ao-called paper trust, will
unbelt aud 1t will be worked to the
greatest extreme. Those who have so
much land in this section will find
ready sale and 1t will open up one of
the greatest industries in Washington.
The big timber Is still largely in evil
dence and 1t will be many years before
the great lumber companies cease to
find suettiient timber to carry on OPP
eTatiQns, IL the scrub timber can be
used for pulp, why then 1t will mean
the building up very materially of a
new Industry which will mean the Civ
Ing Of employment to hundreds. and
the placing OF a great deal of addition
al money In circulation.
~
Charles Walters arrived at the home
of Mordecai Jones on Friday of last
week and over 10000 fine rainbow
trout we're placed In the streams and
small lakes in the Huaum and Trout
Lake country. The Rattlesnake was
also stocked. The stock is from the
hatchery at Oregon City,
W.
r. Koolin of Montana was looking
over the country last week In view of
securing location to start trout
farm. He was greatly taken up with
the locationon the r. d. Cameron
tract and 1t Is believed that he will
eventually locate there MIR. Koolin
did not state whom he represented, but
1t is believed that it is the Tacoma
concern that has such large farm in
snObomish county.
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The finishing touches are being
placed Oh the Falls Hotel. Mr.. Cart
or, the proprietor, is sparing no pains
and expense to make the hotel the
very finest along the line. There Is
no pTettier spot along the White Sal
mon than the falls, and already the
hUtel is filled up to the overtiowing
Ioiut there are twenty large, fine
rooms, and 1t will not only be sum
er resort in itself, but viii be half
way house for the visitors to the
Trout Lake country. The service is
unsUFI assed aud the erusine just such
as APP eals to one when out on trip.
The Hshiug along the White Salmon
and the tributaries is excellent, and
while the trout are not large, they are
just right for good sport. Z. L. c.