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R “Classic” DAVID ROTH changed from logging and O chipping on the site of the W i walked into the big two sto - s timber and set their machinery R ry log house bar and restaurant E

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L They had a lot of machinery, was originally printed them. This yard is next door to tools and trucks at the oregon lunch. i had the advantage of Mist, oregon. if Mist was a big - in the April 1978 issue Logging Conference. Covered a dave because i was looking for ger town the yard would be lot of ground. ross equipment him and he had no idea i was downtown Mist. This year is off to a running Company had a big big display of with 500 miles of him. he took start and hustling right along. it machinery. Yarders, loaders and the second look, got up from the i had a great time listening to is going fast. Many of the logging so on. For the second time they big table, came over and said Fred as he was telling me of conferences have already taken hung the price tag on the front of hello and invited me to eat with some of the places he has been place and are history --- at least each machine along with the them. as we were waiting for my and some of the things he has until next year. specifications of that machine. order to be filled he introduced done. one of the best story i had the job of moderating a That was a good thing to do i me to the hard working men tellers of all time --- Fred Calla - panel on Better ideas in Logging think, at least many members of around the table. Two of them han is. at the oregon Logging Confer - the non logging public could get were his sons, Mark and Curtis. a lot of my time is spent ence. This program was under an idea of the cost of some of dave said i was just in time alone. That is i'm by myself --- the direction of harry Young of these tools and logging ma - to see them try something new. and sometimes that isn't the best YBY Logging of the roseburg chines. They were going to fly out some of company for enjoyment. i area. one night the local TV sta - cedar blocks with the helicopter spend a lot of time driving. one Fine bunch of panel members tion was talking about the big [which they had done before day last month i was in Coeur d' with something real and worth - machinery show. The lady news - many times] and load them di - alene, idaho and the next day i while to talk about and illus - caster said something like, “over rectly into a truck [which they was in a logging outfit in North trate. The panel was well attend - a million dollars worth of ma - had not done before]. dave is the Western oregon. one day, in ed and it was my job to introduce chinery is on display.” she was owner of the helicopter and the idaho, it is cold and snowing. each panel member. Then that light by maybe 20 million dol - pilot. Next day it is cold and sunshiny. panel member, or speaker, would lars. FRED CALLAHAN i spend a lot of time on the come to the mike and make his This last month or so i've had one other day when i was highway. i spend a lot of time presentation. each of them had a chance to talk with many many ramming around a logging road driving up and down logging either moving pictures or colored people. Not interviewing them system looking for some logging roads looking for some place or slides to illustrate their talk. We especially --- just talking and vis - operations i stopped in at the another. on the stage would turn around iting. and enjoying it. Wilbur Bark-n-all log yard and had a That is why, or at least one and watch the big screen that heath is a most remarkable man good conversation with Fred reason, i enjoy going with some - was close to us and to the rear. and i had the opportunity to visit Callahan. This man, who is old one else. especially if that some - Where i sat was off to one side. with him. We served on the same enough to retire but isn't about one else is acquainted with the By the time the third speaker got panel and had coffee together af - to, is as interesting as high volt - through talking i was about two ter. one man who had known age. he has been here and there thirds seasick. had to quit look - (continued on Page 4) Wilbur for years told me: “Will is and he has done this and that. ing and concentrate upon listen - the same all the time. he is the From digging gensing in North See “ Rigging Shack” IN THIS ISSUE 2. 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L when i went back and stayed,” ning. and with logging becoming Martin said. yarder. The partnership would stagnent due to the Northern he would spend the next 14 The result would eventually grow to two sides before sid spotted owl in the mid-90s, years learning the business of become the Thunderbird 6140. and dan decided they wanted Martin began talking with Mike logging. dan worked on rigging, “With their engineers and to try things out on their own. Melcher of sweet home, oregon shorted, hooked and then ran our knowledge, it was born and Martin would call up his old about his cut-to-length systems. shovel. around this time, Mar - we bought the first one,” Mar - boss, Bob Conley, and they “on seeing Melcher’s opera - tin said he began going to tin said. “and later on two more eventually agreed on a part - tion i knew it would work,” church and became a Christian. of them.” nership. That would become Martin explained. “Mike and he added one memory that Martin’s company would independent Logging. his family was very instrumen - stood out was praying at the al - treat 2,500 acres a year thin - When they started, Bob tal in helping us make it work ter. ning in seven years and they and dan were working in a for where we are.” “i felt at that point he told would expand to three har - down cycle for logging in the georgia Pacific was looking me i’d be successful at some - vesters and a forwarder. The late 1980s. Martin credits for someone to thin and Mar - thing,” Martin said. “i just felt company’s logging side would Conley’s experience and per - tin’s company began working in he was going to allow me to be also grow to two swing yarders, sonality for them surviving that realm for the first time, us - successful.” a cable yarder side, a construc - that period as Martin contin - ing CTL systems. They pur - dan met his wife soon after tion side and a road side. ued to learn the business side chased a Timberjack 1270a that and shortly after would of logging. harvester with 762B head and a start a business. Martin parted (continued on Page 16) “he had strong work See “Independent” out an old machine and began ethics, was honest, crucial operating it as a contractor. Log with integrity and was well truck driver sid skyler had giv - known,” Martin said. en Martin the original idea of Conley at the time contin - buying a shovel he had found. in ued his previous job at huff - 1986, Martin & skyler Corpora - man & Wright while Martin tion was formed and they quick - was the working partner for ly purchased a Washington 78 independent Thining. after yarder. retiring from huffman & “i think we bought the Wright, Conley came to work yarder, a file truck and an old for independent Logging, run - pickup if i recall.” Martin’s wife ning one of their tower sides denise took over as secretary, while Martin ran the other. COWLITZ RIVER RIGGING =KLOXYZ[YKJZNOYNKGJROTK SUXKZNGT_KGXYGMU GTJOZ©YYZORRGYZX[KZUJG_ GYOZ]GYZNKT)UTZGIZ [YLUXL[RRJKZGORYUTNU] Ask about our Cab Guards _U[XRUGJKXIGTHKGVXULOZ SGQOTM_GXJKXZUU Full Service Shop www.LoggingSupply.com %$( BF5P[[Qa^^Z?[1TPeTac^]>A(& ' Toll Free 1-800-488-3127 C^[[5aTT' !#'#'(%5Pg$ "%#% ((% hhh R]]ZVUa`hVc T`^ Contact us at 1-800-647-7660 at us Contact 4 *""!*! """00%.+1$%+10 $"*0/ $"*".( *! &*!","*!"*0 )*4 &* " &$("5//+ &0"/* %/0%.+1$%&0/ &0"/* &* " &$("5//+ Website: www.daigleins.com Website: 1 S I 5 #+."2". &0 /4 3&(( *! &*/1.* "*""!/"62"/&!&00%"*3"/4&0*+3 +1*0.4/".2"!+1.(+$$"./6"-1&,)"*0 +1. "10( NSURANCE PECIALISTS +. +*0 04+1.(+ ("-1&,)"*0&*/1.* "/," &(&/0 "/," ("-1&,)"*0&*/1.* +*004+1.(+ +. 1

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