The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-10-18
A BIC DEAL.-At six o'clock

Saturday evening two lmportan'
papers were filed with the county
recorder. One a deed, the othel
articles of incorporation. 1t has
been known for some time that ain
important transfer was to be
made of the J. A. Crawford
property, but not until the time
mentioned was it made public
The deed was from John A
Crawford to 7. Egenton Hogg, OF
Corvallis. and transferred the
Albany City Water Works
the Santiam Water Ditch, with all
the rights of way and privileges
connected Herewith, the west hall
of block 1913, in Hackleman's 1st
addition; 1854 acres at the Elkins
falls, Mill lot No. -, which takes
in the Magnolia Mill warehouse
and vacant lot south of it, S.25
acres, being property near the
source of the canal, 1926 acres
near the same place, and block IS,
Albany, being the J. II. Foster
home property, except 2 lots deed
ed to Maggie I. Foster in 1882.
The consideration was placed at
$40; but it is understood to be in
the neighborhood of $15O,0O0.
The deed was taken before D. B.
Monteith, Notary Public, and was
witnessed by Mr.. Monteith and
DR.. &. w. Maston. 1t covers
twenty pages of legal cap.
The articles of Incorporation
filed at the same time is an out
come of this transfer. The name
OF the new company is the Albany
Canal, Transportation and Light
ing Go. The incorporators are
Chas. @. Hogue, r. A. Bensell,
J. o. Wilson and J. L. Ripley, it
being necessary for them to be
residents of the state. The OBJ
ject is to supply Albany with water,
electricity, power and light. The
capital stock is 100000, at 500 a
share. One of the powers is to de-
mand and collect, tolls for the
transportation of freight along the
water ways. 1t is understood that,
it is the purpose of the company
to develop the plant to the full
extent of the capital stock. Among
other enterprises 1t is said that gas
works will be introduced at an
early date. The articles were
witnessed by ii. B. Tuner and
Wallis Nash. The entire plant
was to-day transferred by Mr..
Hogg to the new company. Con-
sideration, $3OO,OOO.-Albany
Democrat.
WEATHER SIGNALs.-Prof. E.
Grimm, director OF the experiment
station of the agricultural college,
has received full set of instru-
ments for signal service station
and will hereafter keep a COM
plete record of the changes in the
weather and temperature. The
flags of the station service will be
displayed from the agricultural
college building and Prof. Grimm's
residence. The following explains
the different signals. Square white
flag, indicates clear or fair weather
Square blue flag, indicates rain or
snow. Black triangular flag, al
ways refers to temperature; when
placed above the white or blue
flags it indicates warmer weather,
when placed below, it indicates
colder weather; when not displayed
the indications are that the tenn
perature will not vary five degrees
from the temperature of the same
hour of the preceding day. Square
white flag, with black square in
center, indicates the approach of
frost. The weather forecast indi-
Gated by these flags are telegraph
ed daily to Prof. Grimm where
they are displayed and forecast
the probable weather changes that
will occur in the succeeding
twenty-four hours. The symbols
will be changed daily at about 12
o'clock meridian.
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