The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-24

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Formal notice that Oregon is en-
titled to ten delegates to the demo-
cratic convention, which meets at ST.
Louis, Mo, June IA next, has been re-
ceiyed by Secretary Of State Olcott.
The city of Eugene has taken over
lhe distributing system of the Oregon
Power company establishing a muni.
cipal light and power monopoly in the
city, with the exception of power for
street cars.
Stukel mountain, about 25 miles east
Of klamath Falls, has been chosen as
the range for the is head of young
elk sosn to be liberated in klamath
county by the state fish and game
commission.
The state fair board has rescinded
an order appropriatiug $1,000 for the
state federation of women's clubs and
the Oregon mothers congress and
$3.50 for the latter alone was appro-
priated instead.
Horsemen in Klamath and Lake
counties aTe anticipating large sales
Of saddle horses soon, when agents
of the Italian government are expect
ed to come into this section to secure
cavalry mounts.
The engineering department OF the
Oregon Agricultural college has ar.
ranged for a five weeks graduate
course in highway engineering to be
given In future years during the win.
ter short courses.
Governor Withycombe and State
Treasurer Kay, representing the state
highway commission, have promised
the $4,000 required by the federal gov.
ernment for the survey of the Crater
lake highway this year.
The oswego. Dallas 6 Roscburg
railroad. which will extend from
Carnes. on the main line OF tho South.
ern Pacific. to the quarries Of the
Portland Cement company. will be
ready for operation by May 1.
Permanent organization Of n county
wide association to assist the county
court in promoting good roads has
been effected In Union county. George
T. Cochran is president and +. b. Cur
rey secretary Of the association.
The temporary board OF directors OF
the oregon Cooperative Dairy ex.
change. chosen at the recent meeting
OF cooperative creamery men In Port.
land, met Monday 10 discuss n mum
bor'of changes In the plan OF the as.
soclation.
The oregon Hop Growers associa-
tion has passed a resolution fayoring |
the manufacture OF beer having two I.
and one-half per cent OF alcohol and |
providing for Il tax OF one aud one.
half cents per bottle. the proceeds TO |
be used In building good roads.
Further evidence OF the fact that |
the lumber business is improving is
shown In the announcement that tho |
Hammond lumber company OF Astoria
will increase the wages OF It's EN-.
ployes. averaging from s to II per
cent. This will affect about 800 work.
men.
Secretary OF State olcott has an
that the per cent received
by the state from the sale OF timber
IN forest reserves totaled s4597l2 for
the year and that he had distributed
L among the counties. The money
goes into the highway and bridge
'unds.
Statistics prepared by State Forest.
sr Elliott show that through the sys-
patrol OF timber lands and the
prompt suppression OF forest fires.
he loss OF timber by fire in the state
las been reduced from Sl,640,997, in
1910, to an average OF $l9,s24 for the
asst five Years.
The first organized step toward the
drainage OF Long Tom ant Coyote bot
oms, west and northwest OF Eugene,
covering territory of more than $4,000
lcres of land, was taken at a big mass
meeting in Eugene. in which engi-
leers, state officials and college pro-
essors took part.
The Eastern oregon Livestock com.
1any, recently formed by the Swift
packing interests, has added to its
immense holdings in eastern oregon
by the purchase of what is known as
farm near Stanfield. The
property went to the livestock com
)any for s2SO,OOO
The secretary of agriculture has re-
ported fayorably to the senate public
ands committee on the Chamberlain
pill to permit the exchange of Oregon
school and indemnity lands within the
rational forests for an equal area in
national forest lands in compact form
or the establishment OF state for.