The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-21
OGDENITES INVENT
A PORTABLE SAW

Paul G. Burdick of the Tellurtde
Power company. and Richard Jessup
OF the Utah Light and Railway COM
pany. have been granted letters of
patent for a new portable saw for
Telling trees which is attracting much
attention from timber men and 9TH
ers interested in the numbering IN
dustry. Several OF the men in the
forest service have also investigated
the invention and their opinions re-
gardlg the machine are extremely
flattering to the young men whose In,
yentiye genius has at last supplied
a long-felt want in the numbering
business.
Not only will the machine fell
standing timber with lightning quick
ness. but 1t can also be used for log
ging up and clearing stump land, do
ing as much work in O day with two
men as that number could do in
week with axes.
The principal feature Of the inven-
tion Is circular saw which rests on
a steel framework together with a
small motor which can be nun by
either electricity or gasoline The
wbirling saw reyolves slowly around
the tree supported by the framework
which can be adjusted at any height
above the ground. from q few inches
to q foot or more according TO the
height Of stump desired.
An "undercut" can be sliced out at
one side az deftly as sliclng an orange
with a pocket knife. The circular cut
is then made and the tree is felled
II the size of the tree is such that
a small core at the center Is left
sufficiently strong to support tho
tree. larger saw can be adjusted or
the core cut through with a few
strokes OF common saw.
The machine can be obtained In all
sizes, capable Of telling trees foot
or so In diameter up TO very large
ones nine OF ten feet through. 1t re-
quires about twenty minutes to trans
fer the machine from one tree to an
other but II will fell nine-foot tree
In eight minutes, while two men with
axes would require a full day A six
horsepower motor Is used which Will
run for 10 hours on six gallons of gas
oline. At this rate the saving In time
and labor is at once obvious.
Another important Item in connec-
tlon with the invention is the lumber
which is saved. In telling a tree by
hand the "undercut" inclines upward
OF In other words, comes off the log
and is a total waste. With the ma
chine made "undercut,' however, the
Incline Is downward so that the log
end is square when the tree is felled,
the waste being included with the
stump This feature appeals espe-
cially TO the forest service men and is
along their line OF conservation. The
machine Will mako any style OF cut
which can be made with an axe.
Saw experts OF the Pacific North
west who inspected the machine yes
terday state that In their opinion the
saw Will save at least 90 per cent
over hand methods, counting time. la
Dor and timber waste.
The invention In its conception is
the product of Mr.. Burdick's genius.
his father having been a numbering
expert in the East and he himself
having gained a thorough knowledge
OF numbering methods and the various
disadvantages involved IN carrying
on this great industry, He has made
Ogden his home for about 10 years
and is also a practical electrician
low employed by the Telluride Pow
eT company
Mr Jessup. employed 10 the offices
Of the Utah Light and Railway COM
pany is also a practical electrician
and mechanical craftsman. 1t is he