The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-12

II they will but clear the land so that
i, can be used for agricultural pur-
poses. One OF our prominent local
business men and land owners has
stated that he would agree to furnish
any required reasonable number OF
acres OF stump land and guarantee a
bonus OF SIS per acre to any person
or company who would thus clear his
Hand
| DR.. Hawley will be in the North
west all summer and il is expected
that he will set up a small labratory
here in Astoria within few weeks
for the purpose OF carrying on his
Experiments. In the meanwhile he is
visiting the various lumber and other
plants in the Northwest who have
made experiments OF some kind or
other along the lines which he is now
working, For instance, concern AT
Vancouver, B, G., has recently sue
ccssfully made an excellent quality
OF turpentine out OF fir stumps So
far as this demonstration goes il is
most hopeful, but DR.. Hawley will
be depended upon to give authentic
information as to what other products
can be extracted.
1t is now planned TO take up with
the Forest Service the proposition OF
establishing considerable laboratory
here for the purpose Of making a
most exhaustive test OF the stump
proposition, in fact to work out every
detail with mathematical certainty
II is settled that the Federal Govern.
mcnt will furnish the scientists, but
il may be that II will be required that
the state OF Oregon, or the states OF
Oregon and Washington combined,
should appropriate reasonable sum
of money for the purpose OF putting
up a sufficient laboratory, the prin-
cipal expense OF which will be the
purchasing OF the necessary retorts,
An important demonstration that
must be made after il has been de-
termined just what chemical products
the stumps hcreabout contain, is the
cost OF making the cxtractions. While |
the Agricultural Department is posi-
tive OF the quality OF the turpentine |
that has been made from fir stumps |
in Vancouver, B. c., yet it has no
knowledge of the cost Of the manu-
facture Of that product,
As the Importance Of this work is
apparent, perhaps, to the man who is
really interested in the development
OF this section, it has been deemed
wise to consider the question OF call
ing convention Of stump land own
ers and members Of the legislature,
during the latter part Of
next month, for the purpose Of work
ing out definite plans. This detail
will be left to DR.. Hawley after he
has made a more or less cursory ex-
of some OF the incomplete
experiments that have already been
conducted in this line in various places
in the Northwest
The Dredge Chinook.
AS far back as January 22nd OF this
year the Chamber took up with Sen
ltor Fulton the proposition Of secur-
ng an appropriation for the repair
ng Of the Dredge Chinook so that it
night be put to work on the bar in
he mouth OF the river. At that time
he senator believes that it would be
to secure an appropriation
because there would not be any rivers
md harbors bill this session and he
hought that such an appropriation
would have to be made in connection
With that bill. However, the senator
t the request Of this organization
made on April 80 has now taken up
he matter Of securing the needed ap-
ropriation by means Of an amend
1ent to the Sundry Civial bill, the
carrying with it an ap-
ropriation Of 100000. Senator Full
on has had conference with the
'hief of Engineers on the matter and
seems to be rather likely that we
ill yet be able to put the Chinook :
ITO commission before the lapse of
ne present summer Senator Fulton
, to be commended for the able man b
er in which he has handled this i'm h
ortant proposition The various n
organizations of Portland q
ave also interested themselves In the q