The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-09-25
INDUSTRIAL NOTES,
portland Correspondence)

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The Portland Fair and Live
stock Show is the big event of
the week in this city. Bigger
and better than ever, the annual
event is attracting wide atten-
ton all over the Northwest. The
attendance is outdoing that Of
last year and the attractions of
fered are far ahead of last sea-
son.
The exhibition of livestock is
valued at more than 81, 600, 600
and is 25 per cent larger than
last year. The State Fair at
Salem exhibits of livestock were
brought to Portland and numer-
Gus attractions have been added
that will make the weeks show q
notable one. Stock entries have
been made from the Central and
Eastern states that have never
been shown west of Chicago and
Denver. Nearly 500 harness
horses will contend for the sos.
900 in race purses this week,
Livestock entries will bring close
to 5000 head of horses, cattle,
sheep, swine and goats here.
Railroads serving this territory
are preparing estimates of travel
during the Colonist period, Sep
tember Is to October 15. They
expect no less than 10000 new
settlers for the Pacific North
west during the 80 days the low
one-way rates are in effect.
Extra equipment is heing as
sembled by the various lines to
handle the heavy traffic expected
and the passenger agents be-
lieve they will have all they can
do to care for the flood of new
comers.
Inquiry at Eastern ticket Off
ces is reported to be wide and
the westbound trains bearing the
vanguard of this great colonist
movement are heavily loaded. /
During this week the travel is
expected to be at its height and
will undoubtedly be he.vy.
Coos Bay is going to deepen !
its own harbor channel without
waiting for government aid, /
The Port of Coos Bay is prepar-
ing for the sale of bonds amount
ing to $5O0,00O. The proceeds
will be used in digging out the
channel, making the docks at the
Coos Bay ports accessible at all
times for vessels of deep draught.
Proposals for the bonds have
been asked and will be received
at the First National Bank,
North Bend. up to November 8. j,
Portland's union stock yards
in the Peninsula packing house
district were opened during the
past week and now this city,
which is to be the livestock CEN
ter of the Northwest, offers the
most modern and complete stock
yards in the country. Hundreds
of business men of the city at
tended the opening. and all were
forced to admire the perfect ar !
rangements for handling live j
stock that have been provided.
The big union yards will have a
strong influence in developing
the livestock industry throughout
his territory.
According to the records of the :
Government Forestry Service 4
md the State Board of Forestry,
Oregon has been remarkably for
innate this summer in escaping
he usual heavy toll taken by \
'orest fires. The season has
,een marked by less destruction
# timber than any in the past I
lecade. Fires this year have
'een few and widely separated 4
While losses have been small.
his is thought to be partly due 4
o an aroused public interest in :
reventing forest fires and a
argely increased force of fire y
1ardens throughout the forests :,
his season. Z
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