Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-29

the poor farm.
The Charles X. Sparlding Logging
company has let a contract for the in
stallation of an automatic sprinkling
system for their entire plant in this
city. The system will cost about $14,.
600 to install and there will be ap-
proximately 24OO sprinklers put in. The
system consists of small sprinklers plac.
ed eight feet apart on the ceiling of the
plant. Each sprinkler is a nozzle sealed
up by a spring held with light solder.
A slight heat melts the solder and
turns on the water. The Oregon State
hospital is the only other plant in this
city equipped with these ,sprinklers.
An order has been issued by the rail
road commission regarding the ques-
tions involved in the two suits brought
by the cities of Marshfield anu North
bend against the Coos Bay Water
company. The Coos Bay water com.
pany supplies both of these cities with
water and recently filed complaint
alleging that their present meter rate
was too low and asking for an increase
o 10 per cent in meter rates. The
meter rate increase was allowed by the
commission but will not go into effect
until some new mains are laid by the
company and the work completed in
this respect. A further increase sought
by the company was taken under ad-
visement by the commission. The
work of laying the new mains will not
pe completed before October.
.
The application Of the Interurban
Telephone company of Silverton for an
increase of rates is set for hearing by
the railroad commission at 100 p. M.
Wednesday, August l2. The Silverton
company filed their application and
new schedule of rates some time ago
with the commission. They asked n
general increase of from 25 to so cents
per month on all phones, alleging that
the order of the welfare commission of
this state by their order shortening the
hours of women employees has increased
the cost of operating their exchange.
The increase in the cost of labor and
equipment is also alleged by the com
pany as another cause for the proposed
increase. The hearing will be conduct.
ed III the city of Silverton.
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The Willamette Valley Exposition as
sociation will meet in this city at the
Commercial club Saturday afternoon.
August |, according to the announce
ment of Fred ). Bynon, of this city.
the secretary of the associations All
members of the commission viii be
present and the meeting will be ad.
dressed by George NJ. Hyland. the di-
rector of the state exposition commits.
sions, One new man viii be welcomed
into the organization, A. V. Denny. of
Beaverton, taking the place formerly
held by H. G. Atwell. Of Forest G,oye.
OF the representatives Of Washington
county.
Sample of loganherries are asked for
by the Oregon State Immigration com.
mission, located at Portland, bv letter
to the Salem commercial club. which
was received this morningN The sam,
nles, both of the dry and the canned
truit, are to be sent to Switzerland to
r'en who are interested in the growing
OF the fruit there The matter was
turned over TO the Salem Fruit Union
Y Is believed that the loeanbcrry can
be grown in tae mountains of Swixter.
land as il can be here snd in order 10
popularize the product and secure for
II world market the loganberry people