Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-12-29

.4e Bal at liiteInationll liz
tock SHOW.
Eugene D. p. Co. pays owe.
Jne-tenth taxes of Lane county
Oregon flax fiber found ade.
Quate for manufacture OF iish
ermen's twine which now sells
at $2.35 a pound.
Oregon City-Crown William
cite Paper mills, Hawley Paper
mills and the woollen mills all
give Christmas presents to total
Of 1900 employees.
The Pilot Rock Records an
nual Christmas edition of &c
pages, chuck full Of business
and Illustrations, well printed |
and OF excellent mechanical
make up, is a most enterprising
piece OF work in a town of less
than 1000 population. The
good advertising such a paper
gives cannot be estimated.
Grants Pass-Irrigation of
10000 acres proposed near here.
Politicians would do we'll to
heed the sentiment of the public
and hold down taxes and pass a
minimum Of legislation at COM
ing session of legislature.
Portland-Southern Pacific
give 10 per cent of yearly salary
to all employees receiving less
than $2500 who are not men,
bers of a brotherhoods. Pacific
Telephone Company gives from
two to three weeks salary ad-
ditional to all employees. Port
land Gas & Coke, General Elec-
trio and many others make sub
stantial gifts.
Linn county builds 70 mills of
road year, gravelad or rocked.
The Bergman Shoe Co. of
, Portland is enlarging it's output
and has added a waterproofine
shoe oil to its line of products
The report that Mr.. Bergmanr
has sold his interest in the com.
pany is untrue.
Swedish shipping concern
with headquarters ct Stockholm
announces that within next two
years it will have fleet OF
motor ships operating between
west coast Of North and Soutl
!, America and Sweden. with Port.
.and as one of the ports of en-
try.
Canby-Clachamas Count,
News, M. ]. ULee editor, is Z
, brand new paper and declare
: itself IAN Independent news.
paper, devoted to the upbuildins
> and best interests of on of the
, best counties OF the state.
Estacada plans establishment
of milk condensery or chees fac
tory.
Corvallis-New straight line
state highway proposed from,
here to independence.
Salem-$23,619, 1902 invested
in plants and equipment of var
ious timber industries in Ore
gon.
Portland-Twohy Bros. get
contract to build 200 freight cars
for Union Pacific system.
There is no logical reason why
railroad legislation should not
be placed under one national
board. 1t would help railroad
credit and encourage needed de-
velopment.
Grants Pass-Josephine coun-
tvs assessed valuation is $S. .69S-
$4,000 of which amount 81 ,54S,-
673.30 is charged to the South
ern Pacific Company. o
Bandon is working hard to
establish shipyard at that port.
North Bend--New S. P. depot
now occupied here.
Coquille-New cheese factory
to operate here next summer.
Portland shipyards say they
will close plants before they will
give In to demand of hired ag-
gitators for closed shop.
Baker-Antimony ore to be
shipped from here again.
Portland is to have a knock
ed down" house factory, product
to be shipped to foreign coun-
tries.
Gold Beach-Rouge River
salmon run best in history.
Wasco county will expend
$3.50, 900 bond issue coming year
on good roads.
Eugene. Salem and Portland
are considering means to secure
fax factories for state.
Eugene-Excelsior plants ca
lpacity to be increased one third.
Roseburg-22 per cent of 65
road districts in Douglas Co.
vote special tax s for highway
improvements.
Echo-River road from PEN
dIaton m Echo 10 Iofaot