The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-08-02

large tracts Of timber In Klamath
county and one OF the largest lum-
ber producers In the world. the
Lons-Bel, Lumber company OF Kan
sas City Is arranging u gradual
I transfer OF It's interests from the
southern states 90 the FIR forests
Of the northwest. where the COM
pany owns more than 10000 acres
OF what Is said TO be the finest
stand OF timber In the world.
Al the confluence OF the Column
bla and the Cowlits rivers, Just OPP
posite Kelso. Washington. the COM
pany has purchased several thou.
sand acres OF land. on part Of
which construction will presently be.
gin OF sawmills. docks. storage
yards. railroad yards. machine
shops, hotels. homes. retail bust
ness and amusement centers and all
the incidental equipment and con-
veniences OF the most modern log
sinE communities.
Returning to Kansas City recent
ly from the northwest. where he
examined the progress OF the de-
ve,opment. II. A. Long. founder
and chairman OF the board OF dir
cctors OF the company. announced
immediate construction plans for
the new project.
: The plant will be located so
miles inland from the Pacific ocean.
about half way from Portland. Ore
gon to the ocean. Large ocean
freighting vessels traverse the Col
umbia river from Portland to the
Pacific. passing this location and
will find loading for same ut the
docks OF this company. Three trunk
line railroads. the Great Northern.
the Northern Pacific and the Union
Pacific. will distribute Long-Beii
lumber to the interior points o. tic
United States. This means that
the entire world will be a market
for the product OF, the lumber COM
pany's new manufacturing center.
The two big mills. which will op-
crate day and night, will be loca-
ted on the Columbia river. Another
mill located In the immediate vi
einity will be built somewhat later.
These mills will have an approxi-
mate annual capacity OF SOC. .00o,-
900 feet. or nearly 100000. 900 feet
more than the company is produc-
Ing At present in'ns II big south
eru pine mills. n
The first construction will be that
Of the two fir mills. These mills
viii stand side by side with 26
acre log pond between them. This
posd is to serve Immediately these
mills. while n larger pond OF about
leo acres will serve as a storage
pond.
1T will be more than n year be-
fore the mills are completed"
Long said. The development now
at hand follows two years OF ex-
haustive preparation In surveying
and mapping the entire timber
holdings and clearing several thou
sand acres OF land. preparing for
the mills. Probably what is fhe
first relief map OF timber holdings
in the history OF the lumber indus
try has been made and on such a
scale to permit officials In the Kan
sas City office to plan detailed op-
erations. such as location Of rail-
roads. outlying logging camps and
mills"
The main office and general sales
office will remain In the r. A.
Long building In Kansas City.
I'VE will not be through cutting
In the southern pine district for
several years. and will be shipping
FIR in large quantities long before
our timber is exhausted In the
SOUTH" Long added.
Branding our lumber, first In
augurated by this company ,ome
three years ago. will be continued
In the northwest. Every piece OF
lumber that leaves our mills will
bear the trademark OF the 'oci-
pany."
Long said 1000 workmen would