The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-11-02
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST

being promoted here.
Oregon's total registration is H.
900 less than in 1914.
-Eastside grants fran
chise to Oregon Power Co.
Sutherlin-Building small sawmill
to cut ties for new railroad.
Willamina-New sawmill to be
built on Yamhill near here.
Eugene iron works will enlarge
that industry by adding shops 40 by
IS It.
Astoria-Altoona Packing Co. con-
templates erection of cold storage
plant.
Bandon-Portland offers co-opera-
ton In building vessels to ply between
the two ports.
Bandon-N. Y. syndicate takes
over extensive mining claims in Coos
and Curry counties.
Observation-Disclosures Co. en-
ploying 100 men about half through
widening government feed canal.
Dallas-Prune packing plant is
operating at full capacity and the big
gest season in years is anticipated.
Portland bank clearings l week to-
tai s19,33S,931, largest for any one
week since establishment Of clearing
house.
St. Helens-Ship yard here will
erect enormous sheds to enable ship
building to continue throughout win
ter.
St. Observation-Disclosures reported
of big timber deal which would mean
new logging R. R. and large mill on
Columbia.
Portland-New ship company to
start work at once on contracts for
four ships involving $4,000,0O0 for
Norwegian interests.
Eugene-Oregon Power Company,
voluntarily reduces its gas rate here
and in Springfield nearly one-half, to
stimulate use of gas.
Observation-Disclosures OF s. P.
west side line now complete between
here and Portland except from Inde-
pendence to Mccoy where crews are
at work.
Portland-Eastern architect on con-
struction of new Portland auditorium
objects of Willamina brick on slight
variation of color and wishes to send
$4,000 out of Oregon.
Portland-England buys two ship
loads of -four at $3.50 barrel and
one Chicago firm bought about l.
bushels of wheat paying ST.
SIS for bluestem, Portland delivery.
Union Pacific system calls for bids
on $500 freight cars using 100000
feet of lumber, specification requiring
all lumber to be purchased from Uni
on Pacific territory in Oregon, Wash
ington, and Idaho.
S. L. Henderson, Asst Atty-General
of state of Washington and ex-train-
man says the Adamson law is purely
a minimum wage law and when fully
worked out will reduce present wages
Of many railroaders.
Hood River-Wittenb King Co.
Of The Dalles contracts for 5000 tons
lower grade fruit from Apple Asso-
,iation at SO per ton. Local vinegar
increases capacity. Fancy
Fruit Co. making confections from
,andied fruit.
According to last published figures
every man, woman and child in Ore
yon will this year pay $50 tax for
state, county, city and schools the
state tax being only SO of the $50.
This shows where tax burdens must |
De trimmed,
Grants Pass-Utah-Idaho Sugar
20. announces another voluntary raise
If 50 cents per ton on sugar beets
which is an advance of $1.00 per ton |
,ver the rate established in the con-
racts as originally signed. Isn't |
such an industry great asset to
In connection with building the
new railroad in Eastern Oregon,
3obt. e. Strahorn said: II hope the |
people of Oregon will make it as easy
rs possible to get capital to come here
q do the work. We should not dis
courage capital by hostile legislation,
such as the so-called land and loan
)ill. If that measure passed, I'm a.
raid it will be impossible to get mon
" for the road that means so much to
Oregon"