The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-20
PORTLAND NEWS LETTER

sale of registered and grade Jerseys
at Independence last week. The total
number of animals changing hands
was 1S5, of which 135 were register
ed merit cattle. This is the largest
number of Jerseys of this class ever
offered at one sale in the United
States. Congressman Macarthur was
one of the largest buyers, securing
ten animals at total cost of $2,590,
his highest price being 1915. Other
high bids were: H. H. Curtis, $500;
W. l.. Pate, $400 and w. B. Allen,
1895. AS lhany as So head of Jer-
seys were brought to this sale by
single breeder.
Prof. Thos. Shaw, the noted ag-
riculturist of the Great Northern sys-
TEN. accompanied by party of high
officials of the Hill lines, will make a
tour of Central and Eastern Oregon
during the week beginning May 81.
This will be an educational trip, the
experts in the party giving lectures
and demonstrations at all principal
points in the territory visited. They
will study the Tumalo project and
other irrigated and ry-farming sec
tions and on their return will make
exhaustive reports for the benefit of
the railway immigration department.
Governor Withycombe has desig-
mated September 21, 20 and 23 as the
dates for the waterpower and public |
land conference of Western states
which will be held in Portland. At
its late session the Legislature pro-
vided for such conference and auth
orized the Governor to fix the dates |
The Oregon delegation will be: E. B. |
Piper, of the Oregonian; w. Lair
Thompson, president of the senate; |
S. B. Huston and S. C. Hudson, of |
Bend. The Governor will act as
chairman of the delegation.
At the convention of the Columbia
and Snake River Waterways associa-
ton at Astoria last week, w. w. Har-
ragh, of Pendleton, said: If the open
river causes a reduction of but two
cents per bushel on wheat. it will
save Umatilla county alone s120,OOO
per year, and if corresponding reduc-
tions are made on other commodities
shipped from that county, it will
mean the saving of more than half
the county's annual taxes of $40O.-
000."
All preliminaries having been set
tied, work of clearing the right of
way for the California G. Oregon
Coast Railway, from Grants Pass to
Crescent City, Cal, will be started at .
once. The contract provides that the
line shall be completed to Hays Hill
within six months and that the first
40 miles shall be finished in 40 III
months. This line will open up the ,
rich copper region of the Illinois
River and the timber country below
it.
AS an echo of the recent opening of
the canal at Oregon City for the free
passage OF river craft, it is announced
that line of boats to carry passen-
gers and freight will be put on be-
iween Portland, Dayton and McMinn-
vile, on the Yamhill River. A small
Job of dredging will make that river
easily nayigable for light draft
steamers.
In an effort to stimulate the use of
oregon manufactured goods and Ore
Son labor the Chamber of Commerce
II Portland yesterday began a cam
lalgn through its bureau of indus
srles and manufactures to take ad-
vantage of the Bingham bill which
becomes ecective as a law this month.
ana which was passed at the last
legislative session.
The Bingham bill gives a preferen-
.lal OF five per cent in favor of goods
manufactured in Oregon. or in favor
Il oregon labor, in the considera-
Ion of competitive bidding before
3ounty courts, boards OF county com
nlssloners, school boards city coun-
lis, or other public officers author
zed to purchase supplies or contract
or labor.
In palmer English, purchasing
olflcer is authorized to accept as the
'oWest bid for labor or supplies that
IRE offered by representatives of Ore
ION products, if the bid of the latter
not more than five per cent higher
han the lowest bidder from anv
other state, said Geo. D. Lee. secre-
airy OF the bureau. 1T is intended
0 counterbalance the difference in
he cost of production as between To-
al and foreign concerns. 1t some
yhat adds to the handicap of the for
elgn manufacturer represented by
relght rates, and it should prove an
Encouragement to the establishment
u factories for the manufacture of
nose items needed in the building of
roads and bridges and materials con-
'umed by municipal purchase. Il
Senator Bingham introduced the
OIL after consultation with represen-
-atlves OF the organizations which
nave been struggling to enlarge the
market for those factories already
mere and to pave the way for others
yet to be secured.
In the opinion of David M. Dunno
ana other pioneer manufacturers, the
Bingham measure will prove of great
value"
New Business House Ope,s