Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-01
Express Rates Reduced.

DX Wells, tarRO W TO-, are 10 D'
reduced at once. without litigation o.
further contention. as the result Of
an understanding reached in Portland
last Friday with the Railroad Com.
mission. The new schedule will be
put into effect aS fast as the rate
clerk of the Commission and the
clerks of the company can prepare
them.
The schedule as finally agreed to by
both sides yesterday represents an
average of "a per cent of the present
rates. but aiding scale OF reduc-
tions from present rates is made SC
that in dollars and cents the reduc-
tions range from nothing to 81.
For example, where the present
rate is 40, so or so cents per 100
pounds, between any two points in
Oregon. there will be no reduction.
Where the rate is now 10 cents it will
be reduced to So cents. Between
points where the present rates are
higher than those mentioned, the re-
duction 10 eorresDondingly greater.
The present rate from Portland to
Ashland, for instance. of $3.50 per
100 pounds is to be reduced to 81. 10.
The highest rate between any two
points IN Oregon is 1878. and this
will be reduced to So. rs.
1t 10 apparent from the schedule
adopted that the change in rates will
not mean reduction of 16 per cent in
the revenues of the express company.
1t is said that the larger part of the
business of the company is done on
the shorter shipments, which call for
a low rate and which rates are not
reduced at all or are not materially
changed. The principal advantage
will accrue to towns in Southern
Oregon on express shipments from
Portland. and to dealers in Portland
who ship poultry and perishable
goods from distant points.
The Railroad Commission of Oregon
began an investigation of express
srtes in the state about year ago
and after a hearing issued an order
about two months ago reducing the
rates an average of 16 per cent. The
promulRation of the order was sus-
pended. however, under the usual
custom of giving the carriers an
opportunity to determine the effect of
such order and take the question into
court if so disposed. If the new
order had been promulgated at once it
would have become effective within
20 days.
Walter s Martin and P. D. Martir
of San Francicso. owners of the
Eastern Oregon Land company, are
making Vale their headquarters this
week while on an inspection trip Of
their large holdingds in Malheur
county. The Eastern Oregon Land
company also owns The Dalles Mill
tary Road tract which comprises in all
about 43O 900 acres of land in Oregon,
while 100. 600 acres of this land is
located within Malheur county. Their
grants extend from Riverside Ferry
through Vale aud up the Willow
Greek valley as far as Cow valley.
1t is understood that these lands
will not be placed on the market
light away as the owners wish to
make many improvements throughout
heir tract before it is put mp for
Iale. Two demonstration farms have
Ilready been established by the COM
,any In the Cow valley. and Mr..
Martin states he thinks that dry
arming will be successful in that
ALLEY. The crops on those farms
It the present time look fine and he
stimates that the grain will yield
rom as to 40 bushels to the acre. He
tateS that he has corn on one Of
hesO farms which measures over six
Get high.
The EAstren oregon Land company
ms just sold tract of land compris-
nR $4,000 acres. west of IEonside
mountain on the Little Malheur. to
he Malheul Live Stock company.
his vast tract will be developed into
high class summer range for the
hsep of the Malheur Live Stock
At the regular meeting of the Good
soads Association held at Portland
Ast Tuesday, number of prominent
peakers urged with all their power
doption of the amendment next No
ember which will premit counties 10
ond themselves for heavy wager
DAD construction. Until such provi-
ion is enacted, the Good Roads people
eel that progress is handicapped,
ut if such a measure is enacted by
he people. they are confident many
,regon counties will at once begin
aavv work