Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-27

DAILY CAPITAL
ment in the city and recently a com.
mfttee was appointed to investigate
as to its cost.
The Commercial Club of Corvallis
has decided to construct building
of its own and at its last meeting
appointed committee to negotiate
for a site.
During the past week Rogue
River valley orchard land has sold,
implanted, for $428 an acre, while
bearing orchard has changed
hands at $2375 an acre. These
prices set a new record for those
paid in the northwest for ochards
and are based upon the production
of the land. Hence they are simply
another tribute to the superiority of
the Rogue River valley as 2 fruit
growing district. During the pres
ent season over S2,500,O0O has been
paid for fruit lands in the Rogue
River valley, says Medford Tribune.
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The Clark -Henery Construction
company unloadeds three carloads of
wagons and machinery at Medford
Saturday and are making prepara-
tions to commence work ~ their
contract for paving in MsGfnrd IS
soon as the men and machn cry can
be assembled.-Medf)rd Tribune.
During the visit made Coos
County by Rev. Showers, pastor Of
the First United Brethren. church pf
Fc' tland, arrangements were made
to organize United Bretheren
churches and build church odiflces
later on at Fishtrap, Eastside and
Marshfield. When the state confer
ence is held in June two ministers
will be assigned this new territory,
says Coos Bay Harbor.
The Coquille Herald says: "State
Organizer of the Farmers Union,
Charles A. Hill, of Pendleton, Ore
gon, arrived last week and pro-
ceeded to give lectures over the
county with view to organize
several unions. The time has come
when union goods are required in
all markets. The individual shipper
is so often swindled by commission
men that they cannot longer afford
to take the chances of shipping
produce.
The Warren Construction com
pany has been awarded a contract
for the paving of Main street in
Grants Pass.
L. N. Roney, who has built about .
40 bridges in Lane county, has
signed up a contract with the Port
land, Eugene and Eastern to con-
5truct a three-200-foot span bridge
across the Willamette at the end of
The car line into Springfield and to
have it completed by January 1 ,
l911.-Eugene Register.
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The city council has employed
Engineer Myers, from] Tacoma, to
the construction of the
power ditch at the electric
Ilant on the Mckenzie at a salary
If $3.50 a month. Contractor Rych-
nan, who has been employed by the
to finish the ditch, resumed
work. today and it is expected that
he plant will be rushed to compile
ion, says Eugene Guard.
A special election is to beheld on
april 9th for the purpose of voting
pom the organization of the port of
lay City.
Another indication of the stable
lonetary condition of La Grande
anne to light yesterday when Rev s
I. e. Mcleod started the subscrip- t
on list for the new NJ e. church. b
1 the short period of one day $4,000 4
ere raised, the first $4,000 being =,
lie gift of one family. With the
)lendid site already purchased, the n
ans drawn and some money to be-
IN with, the prospects for COM 8
encement of the new edifice are :.
'ight.-La Grande Observer. ,
The Quarter Centennial of the n
regon Agricultural College will be n
lebrated Tuesday, June IA. The !,
lnual commencement exercises will ~
ke up the three days Immediately q
'eceding this date. Excursion rates CT
a fare and a third will be in oper- s.
ion on all railroads within the a.
ate and special trains will be put ..
/ wherever there is a demand A ~
tie of one fare for the round trip g
Ill prevail on these trains, says st
lzette-Times, It
Another boom in the direction of ;,
unity publicity was launched at ~
therlin last week, when the ladies II
that city, assisted by members of bl
e Roseburg Ladies' Auxiliary. as m
mbled at the beautiful Sutherlin g.,
n and organized an auxiliary to "
e Sutherlin Commercial Club. The III
ganization starts out with a large
and its future success OF
attested in a measure by the en- le
usiasm displayed during the ini- \,
1 meeting of the organization fol- ii'
wing formation, says Evening 10
ws. ns
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tice of Intention TO Improve Asy- A,
lum Avenue. ri