The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-12-10
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Lurchsses. Tho Dcschutcs Lumber
company. formed by Aipcna. Mich.
mon: the Yocqui Lumber company of
Minnea polls. tho Hixon Lumber com.
pany. 3. 3. johnson and q. u. OIL
christ have secured holdings sggre.
gating about 200. 900 acres.
1iijI Interests Ilrrak lev.
i'ha coming Of ,hcae timbermen 20
this rection Of Oregon II recognised
by those In touch with the facts ~
tho hrst advance OF Hiii interests
INTO this thrritory. Confident Of the
speedy revival Of business following |
the disturbance In the autumn Of
1907. thcse associated timbermen. all
friendly and In close touch with th3
I'm railroad interests. sought 10 take
advantage Of the existing depressed
cor dition Of ths lumber market and
demand for timber. thereby driving
r,any good bargains In taking over
htidinsi Of tho best Of yellow pine
timbcr II sasih- this was done with
an Ind-i standing that tho Hiii roads
would build Q branch ~ soon ~
necessary to bid for the tramc 10 it,
natural outlet In markets Of the Mid.
die West and Mississippi valley
states. The market demand 10 rapid.
iy being stimulsted In the country
east of the Rocky mountains BY ths
bumper crops of wheat and cora. snd
the roads will make an effort 10 meet
tho nccessitics Of the occasion with
rates that Will place the lumber IA
that territory.
II In recalled by Q man we'll In.
formed ON the railroad situation thst
the arst advent Of nm smissaries 70
prepare tho way for building the
North hank road into Portland was
tho selection Of the site for . great
saw mill on the pcninsuia near d
John by the wcyerhsuser Timber
company. which II afterwards devc,.
opcd was done In the interest Of the
railroad. Therefore. Il 10 pointed out.
the entrance OF ths greatest timber
combination In the country into the
lumber industry Of this section means
that u 10 the forerunner Of the Hi;l
railroad. which will claim . large
share Of the traiac that will bc 1c
,cioped by the plants Of the timber
mee.
snsail Road lIoaehe Fisse.
The Arst railroad mileage In Cal.
fornia and In Oregon south OF Por:
land virtually owned BY the Hill rail-
roads vas tho little Klamath Lak,
road. for the wcycrhauser compan.
acquired Il with the idea OF eventual
iy tearing up the track and relayin
the rails to carry the logs from ii
Jenny Greek plateau TO the shore q
)" Upper klamath lakc--uuless Il coul
in somc way bc utilized - . link !
limo that would better serve th
purposes Of tbs big timber syndicai
or the Great Northern and its ask
ciatcd lines. Tho likelihood OF u
being utilised 40 . link 10 small. e
u has heavy gradients. sharp curv'
and n 'rnckrg- e,tcn ling only abo,
=. twenty-five miles.
y hut Il 10 not alone lumber that Il
:" new road will haul out OF klamai
county. During September cereal O
perts employed by the Hill iines ma:
an exhaustive examination OF the NJ
4. rer portion Of klamath eounty - q
M east a. Silver Lake and Paisley In
m. Lake county. and throughout the Ds
Us chutes district. tc report upon q
adaptahiiity Of that section. and al
Of the Klamath Indi( reservation
wheat growing. The report was
the most favorable character. one
the experts declaring that no secti'
ee Of Eastern Washington has any q
CO. vantage over this portion OF Oreg
Us q wheat-produc,ns country.
. Much Grain 10 Ship.
klamath county wheat has 10
Lecn known for its high milling eu
u" ity. but until this year lack OF traI
nj ,ortation prevented IT, shipment
No tutsido mills. though Il was soul
for hlendin. purposes. This year
.. crop harvested was the largest in
"a history OF the agricultural devel'
ment OF the basin. and - resul
~ good many carloads have been sa
.. ped. California millers drawing
'' this source OF supply. Three ID
10 mills. at klamath Falls. Merrill
Donansa. are steadily grindiug
~ receiving their full complement OF
80 crop. but there 10 more thaa may
rs required for local consumption dur
the coming yea,. and this surplus
100 bs quickly absorbed BY the mills
the Southern Paciac lines In Call
/ a MIA and Oregon.