Show SALT LAKE SKETCHES Follows Timber Trail Trait Theodore H. H Smith Finds Lumber Industry Industry Indus Indus- e- e try Fascinating ting Game Theodore H. H Smith First avenue av avo av- av has followed lumber from the forests of Michigan to the Oregon woods and back His first venture in timber limber occurred way back in 1876 and he tie is still in the game As long as I can stay in the harness hare har ness riess Ill I'll stick with it it sa said d Mr Smith Lumber Is a fascinating game Mr Smith was born October 17 1852 in Niles Mich As a young oung man manic he ic followed the gold rush to the Black Hills of the Dakotas His first sawmill saw saw- mill nill experience was on the Niobrara river in Nebraska from 1876 to 1883 From Nebraska he went to Oregon He recalls that it took nine days das by train from ONell Neb to toan San an Francisco from where he went wenty by y boat to Oregon He and his partner L. L C. C Palmer pioneered the Bridal Veil mill at the theamous famous amous falls of ot that name on the Columbia Columbia Co- Co lumbia river They built the first flume lume of Its ILc I particular nature In the northwest north to carry their timber from the mill three miles b back ck in the mountains down the falls to the river and railroad railroad rail rail- road oad below But the distribution tion of ot lumber appealed appealed ap ap- ap pealed more to Mr Smith than its production reduction so in 1896 he located in Salt Lake City as a wholesale lumber lumber- man His offices today are in the Walker Bank building Lumber and prosperity he said are closely related When lumber lumbers is s selling soiling building is going goin on and md ando so o starts the the welcome cycle He does docs not advise young men starling start start- ing ngin ingin in the world today to follow the lumber umber business It alt takes too much capital in the production end and the distribution side is overcrowded he remarked Reforestation is Americas America's only wa way to o save its timber Countries such as l A 11 i i r ft t rL 0 v a 4 t o i. 7 1 i s e cs c f. f t. t 1 r s. s i. i t 7 df r Jt f f f J rT y h Z t i u y a f t l 1 f 1 W f 1 4 i. i i 4 1 tf e. e c r N NN i iW W N l S 7 I Theodore H. H Smith Germany and France he said have as much timber now as they did years cars ago because they were wise enough to replant I We are just learning that lesson he said When hes he's not working Mr Smith likes to fish and he laughed I I do it comfortably on art a nice private pond |