Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-12-06
IMMENSE PLANT AT MOUTH or
CHETCO RIVER.
LOGGING ROAD TO TIMBER
California Company Proceeds With
Development ON the
Coast.
(From Sundays DailyJ

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\ voyage along the Pacific sea-
board in the winter on coasting
schooner had no attraction for c. II.
Mckinley and his wife and little
child who arrived in Grants Pass
Friday enroute to Harbor. at the
mouth OF the Chetco, having come
here from San Francisco via the
Southern Pacific.
From Los Angeles to San Fran
cisco the McKinleys had come aboard
a small steamer, and the tossing and
the tumbling OF the up trip had made
the long overland stage route from
Grants Pass to Crescent City, and
then another ride up the coast to the
mouth OF the Chetco. seem like a joy
ride In prospect as compared with
the buffettlngs of the briny white
caps.
Mr. Mckinley has been conductor
on a logging train in the San Ber-
nardino mountains for the Brook
ings Lumber Co., but now that that
great corporation has cut over its
California holdings, and is establish
ing its immense plant to the west OF
Grants Pass, he is one of It's em-
ployes who is going to the new aeld.
While here yesterday Mr.. McKln-
ley told of the provision which his
company is making for its opera
tIons at the mouth OF the Chetco On
the day before he left San Francisco
for Grants Pass, a schooner left that
port for the Chetco loaded with sup
plies and provisions for the new
camp. Included in It's cargo we're
aston Shay locomotive and six fat
cars for the equipment OF the log
glng road to be constructed up the
coast to the Pistol river TO tap the
great body of fir and cedar there.
The schooner also brings large
quantity OF the steel, and track lay
ing Is expected to commence as soon
as the schooner reaches port. This
steel is OF regular weight, and the
track will be standard gauge and
modern I'm every respect This first
piece of road will be run for some
six miles up the Pistol river. A. sec
ond road will run up the Chetco to-
ward Kerby and will ultimately
ascend to the top Of the divide with
In few miles Of Kerby
At Harbor the first mill, a unit OF
I25 900 daily capacity is now being
erected The houses for the labor
ers, the most Of whom brayed the
voyage mp the coast have been built,
as have also the company store
houses, mess houses, etc. a small
mill having been installed last sum
mer to get out the lumber for these
preliminary buildings This mill Is
now working on the tlmbers for the
main structure
Mr. Mckinley say that the next
few years will see a wonderful de-
yelopment In the numbering industry
on the coast. and especially In that
portion of the coast to the west OF
Grants Pass The big companies have
rut their California timber and are
now moving 70 the north The es-
tablshment OF these great plants on
the coast means much more than the .
mere manufacture Of lumber, for the
coming Of thousands Of loggers and
other laborers will create a market
for the produce OF the Rogue valley
and will spell prosperity for the en-
tire district
In common With ali who are con-
nected with the coast numbering in
dustry Mr. Mckinley noted the need
for immediate connection by rail OF
the coast with the Interior.