Coos Bay Lumber Company Has World Record Production Milt

The prosperity and grolvth of Southwestern Oregon .depends **il"ig.ti at present ittd for some time will depend on.the.great iu*f.titie opet"iiont of the district. No company operating in-the district iJ of greater importance to Marshfield and the surroundr:'rg ;i;;i;i th"n Tt the Cobs Bay Lumber companv, at.the head-oi which is C. A. Smith, one of the nation's most promineut, lumber m.nufacture.s. Mr. Smith's interests, as represented by the Coos Bay Lumber company. are thost -extensive and cover all of the operations contingent to the manufacture of lumber.

-The business oithe company is under the personal supervision of F. A. Warner, the generai manager of the company, who is himself a thoroughly experienced lumberman who knows through practical experience all the details of the lumber business'

A11 of the operations of this company in this district are under the personal supervision of the assistant general manager, J. H. Jeffrey. Mr. Jefirey, though a young man in years, is thoroughly experienced with all of the operations necessary in the conduct of this company's great business.

Mr. Jefirey is assisted in the management and operation of the local mills by General Superintendent H. J. Leat, a practical and experienced mill man.

The Coos Bay Lumber company carries on the most extensive logging operation in the district, running up to 22 sides. All of their logging operations center about the logging town of Powers. The logging operations are overseen by A. H. Powers, one of the most expericnced and capable logging men in the United States. All of the active work of the logging operations is under the personal supervision of A. H. Powers' son, Fred W. Powers, who is himself recognized as one of the foremost logging experts of the present for two months' time putting in the shot which was made with 101 tons of powder, piobably the greatest shot ever used on the Pacific coast.

The new camp No. 2 is one of the most modern and finest equipped logging camps in the country. It js equipped to accomm-oaLte tOO men, four-to a cottage. All of the cottages are heated from a central station and are electrically lighted throughout. Everything for the comfort and sanitation of the men is furnished. This includes sheets, pillow cases, hot and cold running water in each cottage. There are also maintained a large, pleasant reading room, a barber shop, two large drying rooms where the loggers' clothing is taken care of in wet weather, a big bath house equipped with shower baths, a large and finely appointed central dining room and a big recreation hall, all going to make up equipment of the camp. The recreation hall includes billiard and pool tables and other recreation equipment.

All of the cut-over land covered in this company's operations is cleared and is put to agricultural use and is constantly being sold to bona fide settlers.

The town of Powers, the central point of the company's logging operations, depends entirely upon the operations of this company and the settlers on cleared lands of the company for its existence. It is a town of something over 1500 people, with a fine school where l4 expert teachers are employed, several churches and a well equipped theater. The company here maintains its general camp store. From the calnp store employees of the company are sold all classes of merchandise at practically the wholesale price-just enough percentage is added to the wholesale price to pay for thehandling of the goods. The company does not show profit from the' store operation.

Str. Coos Bay, Load.ing at Marshfield d"y. Under the efficient leadership of these two highly qualified men the great logging activity of the company is carried on the year round, that is, steady and continuous employment is afforded in the logging camps the year round cont,ingent on weather conditions, and weather conditions of this district seldom interfere with the operation of the logging camp.

There are approximately 1250 men on the company's logging camps' payroll liroughout the year, with an annual payroll to these men of approximatelv $2 000,000.

In cariying out the logging development of this company they have constructed something over 22 miles of logging spur track and a main line raitroad appioximately 19 miles from Myrtle Point to Powers. This main line is operated under lease by the Southern Pacific Railroad company. In carrying out their logging railroad construction the Coos Bay Lumber company has acquired a most complete and modern line of construction equipment, which includes three steam shovels, two railroad cranes of twenty-ton capacity and a full complement of the more ordinary cons-truction equipment. Their regular railroad equipment includes four main line 100-ton oil burning Baldwin locomotives, ten geared logging engines, 275 logging trucks of standard type with air equipment, 25 flat cars, l0 box cars and 4 cabooses. Headquarters of the company's railroad is maintained at Powers, where the company has a modern round house and a most completely equipped machine shop.

The company has at present under construction what is known as the Eden Ridge log railroad. This road starting out of Powers at an elevation oI 266 feet will when completed to Eden Ridge attain an altitude of 3300 feet elevation. The road is now built to an elevation of 2250 leet and is in operation to this point, which is known as Camp No. 2. Some of the heaviest railroad construction on the Pacific coast has been encountered in this construction operation. Solid rock cuts of ll0 feet have been made. One of the blasting operations in making a rock cut called for the work of fifteen rnen

At Powers also the company maintains a fine large and modern refrigerating plant, capable of carrying a full year's supply for the men of the logging camps and the people of the town of Powers. Some idea of the capacity of this plant can be grasped from the fact that 225 head of beef with a proportionate amount of other meat food, vegetables and potatoes, etc., can be placed in it at one time. isd During the summer months ice is manufactured in this plant and is delivered to each of the camps maintained by the company to to of ring the food supply in an absolutely sanitary and fresh assist in keeping food an reo Dy rne to utely fresh condition.

All of these operations, together with the overseeing and handling of all of the company's timber lands and holdings and their disposition to settlers, is under the personal supervision of Carl L. Davis, 3 most efficient man.

The company in its logging operations handles fir, Port Orford cedar, hemlock and red cedar. Its operation in the Port Orford cedar is extensive and this is one of the most valuable woods handled. It is the wood most desired for shipment to Japan, being taken by the Japanese trade both in rough logs and in cut lumber. Port Orford cedar is one of the rarest woods. It is found only in a very restricted district, roughly, the district between Coos Bay and Rogue river.

The mill equipment is in full keeping with the enormous logging operations maintained by the company. Its equipment is the most modern possible and includes among other things much equipment that has been developed on the operation, and equfpment that is not in use in any other mill, prominent among which are the vertical band gangs and horizontal band ledgers. The method of sorting in use at this establishment is also practically as nearly perfect as that department has been developed. The sorting chains sort each size and each length in each separate grade.

The main mill, aside from being one of the most modern, has the largest cutting capacity of any mill in the world. It cuts more lumber in eight hours than any other mill. The average daily pro- the local mills to these points by boat, maintalnlng and operatltl' three large vessels for this purpose-the-Johanna Smith and the F. A. W.".tt.r, each of one and one-half million board- Jeet--capacity, ,"a in. Coos'Bay with a capacity of two and one-half million feet' thise boats are-loaded at ihe mill wharf in the bav by electric .."tr"", their cargoes being loaded in packages and unloaded in the ;;;; ;.y, whic'h is foun? to be ths most economical manner of handling-boat shipments. Round trips are made-b-y the^boat: to and from Biy Point in about seven days, and to and from San Pedro In about nine days.

The Coos Bay Lumber company furni-shes -from its waste burners "rrd po*.. plants, under coniract to the Mountain States Power io-p:"tv, the electrical power distributed by that company in the district.

This co-p"tty and the men connected with it can be referred to as one of tle greatest assets possessed by the Coos Bay district' They have alw#s shown a retdiness to co--operate actively and to suodort financiailv everv effort that has been made to assist in ihi'derr.lop-ent of the district. and the continued expansion in -their operation is greatly augmenting the growth and prosperity of thc district.

Opens West Coast Office

Washington, February l0.-Steadily increasing-demand for an extdnsion of its facilities, has prompted the National Lumber Manufacturers Credit Corporation' owned and operated by the National Lumber Manufacturers Associati,on. to initall a West Coast service and sales office at Portland, Oregon. This office will be under the -manage- ment of Harold F. Hubbs, a resident of Portland for many years, having a wide acquaintanceship among loggers and iumbermen of ttte whole Pacific Coast region.

Junior Forester

An examination for junior forester will be held throughout the country on March 11. It is to fiIl vacancies in the Forest and Indian Services, at entrance salaries ranging from $1,860 to $2,0@ a year.

Applicants must have -been graduated from a four lrears' courG in a forest sihool of recognized standing or from the forestry department of a college or university of recognized stinding; or have been graduated from a standard hieh school, and, in addition, have had four years' experienie in practical forestry work in the field; or they must have had any combination of such education and experience.

Applicants who do not meet the educational requiremenli, but who have had the four years' experience and who are otherwise qualified, will be admitted to the examination subject to-their qualifying in a non-competitive mental test in which they will be required to attain a rating of at least 6O percent exclusive of preference allowances.

Competitors will be rated on forestry, lumbering, etc., and education and exPerience.

George Meisse Returns From An Extended Eastern Trip

George Meisse, representative of the Cadwallader-Gibson Lumbei Co., Inc., tias returned to San Francisco from a several months' trip throughout the East, where he has been calling on tht trade in the Boston,,_Philadelp!ia, Chicago, New York and St. Louis markets. He states that the eJstern lumber market has shown a steady improvement during the past fer,v months and that there is every indication that the East will use a large volume of lumber during the coming year.