The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-02
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW OF
THE STATE Of OREGON


cles to conveying the locks and canal
at Oregon City have been removed,
the Portland General Electric Co.
conceding states paramount right to
water.
Contract has been let for the new
100000 Grande Rounde hospital.
T. b. Breck of Vineland, n. j., will
establish grape juice factory in
Oregon.
The complaint against the Cottage
Grove Electric Co. has been dismissed
by the Railroad commission.
Hood River will vote on $4,000
road bond issue July Is.
Laurelhurst, suburb of Portland,
will have new $4,000 Catholic
church.
Portland BUSINESS men will sub
nit bill to amend the constitution
to make Single Tax impossible in Ore
gon.
Molalla will get $4,000 water
system pumped from we'll.
Salmon Mountain Mining Co., Cur
ry county, has uncovered a ledge that
assays as high as $4,000 per ton.
The Eugene Guard has come to the
conclusion that indiscriminate mini
mum wage law by different states is
wrong, and wants national law.
Another tax commission is to be
created to revise the Oregon taxation
system after studying the tax laws of
all countries.
The State Mining Bureau is to in
vestigate the Lake county salt beds
Oregon Manufacturers Association
will ask for law to give home indus
tries five per cent preferential in
public bids.
Fhe State University School OF
Commerce just created will under
take a study of markets and indus
tries and development of electric
plants.
Construction Of bridges by the
Southern Pacific over Coos Bay, and
across Umpqua and Siuslaw rivers
began July 1st.
The Port of Umpqua will enlarge
its boundaries in order to make need
ed improvements.
Water rates have been raised about
ten percent at North Bend and
Marshfield after investigation by the
Railroad Commission.
The Springfield News thinks the
practice of submitting complicated
laws affecting industries should be
discouraged
Bandon voted to buy the local |
water plant and build library.
Portland designs to span the rail |
road shops at Holgate avenue with a
viaduct costing $4,000, railroads
to pay one half,
Brooks shipped carload of logan
berries day.
The Georgianna, a new Columbia
river steamer, has been launched at
the Supple shipyard, Portland.
The Oregon Industry League has
been formed to boosts Oregon fac
tories ad institutions.
The Oregon Power Co. will supply
the Booth-Kelly saWmill company at
Springfield with 1000 horsepower OF
The Workingmens Compensation
Commission has appointed a chief
expert and bought skeleton
for its main medical office.
Independence merchants demand
establishment of a cannery.
Albany has let the construction of
ninth street to the Asphalt Machin-
cry Co. of Seattle, as part of the Pa
,ific Highway
Ashland voted $4,000 bonds to
oipe mineral water into city and
)uild a sanatarium.
Hubbard has an artificial ice fac
ory.
Eugene may get box and egg
rate factory.
Engineer Galvani of the Pacific
light & Power Co. will begin work at
,nce on the new streetcar lines at '
Astoria. $
Geo. Shoppert will build a cheese |
actory near Dolph
The Crescent Manufacturing Co. of {
seattle is conteSting the validity of i
he Oregon Pure Food law against
which many hotels and business men f
re protesting. The law is taken in a
0 the federal courts. s
The East Oregon Lumber Co. will
uild 100000 mill at Enterprise.
Henry Albers of the Albers Mill
ng Co. will tour South Africa for ex- :,
ension of business. l.
The Townsend Creamery Co. has