The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-26

big fellow next the news writer
got busy. Whether he thought his
new acquaintance looked like a Bel
gian refugee or human lath is
neither here nor there but whan
that big "buddie" had finished and
sort of commenced to take inventory
to ascertain il anything was lacking
at the end of the table whereat sat
the newcomer held everything listed
in the catalog.
No Execution Here.
The meal was eaten in silence.
Not a sound of conversation was
heard. AS soon as each finished he
hurried out to sit around and rest
and chat before resuming work. AS
the newspaperman rose and paused
at some distance from where he had
sat to speak to a friend upon the ex-
cellence Of the meal sprightly
young waiter stepped up quietly and
in low tone politely explained,
"No talking is allowed in the dining
room," and the reporter smilingly
needed the admonition, although he
was slightly puzzled at the mandate.
Outside the incident was narrated to
one of the men and the reason asked.
"That's the rule" he explained.
"You see If the men were allowed
to talk while they were eating
they'd never get through. They'd
get to arguing and chewing the rag
and ball everything up. Now they
finish sooner and do their talking
outside"
And that's just what the newspa-
perman did.
Latest in logging. >,
One of the three huge steam skid
ders was at work and ponderous as
it was, 1t was as docile and Obedient
to the touch of the engineer In
charge as silk poodle. From long
stout steel cable, securely fastened
far up on the thick trunk of giant
| Norway pine, "somewhere in the
! fastened around big logs here and
there and at a signal by an elec-
trio wire operator, also somewhere"
the spools of the skidder commenced
to wind up their threads of steel and
from afar came through the air giant
logs bound together by bonds of
steel. Like a baby these loads Of
logs were picked up and brought to
the skidder and to waiting fiat cars.
They we're as deftly placed alongside
fiat car and again the skidder pick
ed them up and loaded them ready
for transportation to the mills. And
so 1t went, the clearing of the for
ests by the latest operation in log
ging.
SURVEY of the Camp.
But to get back to the camp where
the men live. The bunk houses"
are really comfortable homes. They
are buildings wide and spacious, we'll
ventilated and arranged specially
for the comfort of the occupants.
There is a heater in the center Of
each building for warmth. Long
tables, we'll lighted, furnish the men
with means to sit and read, write.
play games and occupy their time
as fancy suits.
On each side of the building are
steel frames supporting woven steel
wire spring beds, each equipped with
heavy mattress and proper cover
ings Yes, and even mosquito
screens were draped around each bed.
Each of the structures are scrupul-
ously clean and neat and here the
wOodsmen are "at home"
Officials of the camp and engi-
neers and others have their own
homes, each furnished comfortably
and to suit the occupants.
Supplies of the Best.
There Is large root cellar, just
finished, which has a large storage
capacity and ready for the coming
of cold weather when it will be
stocked to it's capacity. A peep in
to the warehouse disclosed a scene
like the interior of wholesale gro