Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-12-15

N~S 80 ~ etiu pdl oOil-
age. &,nG
Portland merchants made an
excursion the past week to in
VeStigate the tlax industry now
being developed III the VILLAIN
ette Valley.
Salem-Bill prepared for
teachers retirement fund. Five
per cent OF salary is to be set
aside for a term OF years, when
the State is to add $4,000.
Under municipal ownership,
Eugene water board adds two
mill tax levy.
Oak Grove, Clackamas Coun-
ty, votes ten mill tax for paved
highway. go
klamath Falls-Work started
on new Baptist Church.
New State Boards and Com
missions proposed are Fire War
den, Board of Charities, and
Board for Wayward Children.
There will be others.
Salem-Northwest Fruit Pro-
ducts Co. has used 1000 tons Gull
apples making sparkling bever-
ages.
From the standpoint of new
Industrial development the west
needs two things from Congress,
workable waterpower legislation
such as it proposed under either
the Shields bill or the Ferris bill
as amended in the Senate and
relief for innocent oil operators
on withdrawn lands.
Canyon City-Fox breeding
here. P. A. Snyder investing
$4,000. .f
Washington County budget
$4,000 less than last year.
Applegate-Dry land dredges
being installed here to work
placer ground.
At Grants Pass the /. w. w.
outfit was thrown out of the
sugar beet factory. Grants Pass
has had the factory long enough
to be able to distinguish sugar
beets from dead beats.-Ga-
zette Times, Corvallis.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES de-
eide to rebuild burned packing
plant here.
Wasco County advertising for
sale $260,O00 road bond recently
voted.
FLAX mills and a linen factory
for Western Oregon" is the
campaign now under way.
Oregon City-Moose will
erect $4,000 hall.
Portland-First of a series of
ships launched by Peninsula
Shlpbuilding Company.
Sutherlin-Douglas Co. tur-
key raisers sold about 12,5OO
birds for approximately $37, 500.
Ride broccoli will ship 80 car
loads this season.
Springfield-Watervil potato
raiser sells 5 acre crop for $1,000
besides saving enough seed for
6 acres and feeding part of crop
to 2 families and 6 hogs. rt'
Crafts Pass-Utah-Idaho
Sugar Co. voluntarily raises con-
tract price of beets from Sc to
81. The extreme advance is due
to. good sugar prices caused by
war conditions. e.f
That the state still is a sover-'
eign power over municipalities
and that the Public Service Com
mission Of Oregon may regulate
rates In municipalities by the ex-
ercise of the police power re-
gardless Of contractual agree
ment between a municipality
and a public service corporation,
Is the hold In a recent opinion of
the Supreme Court.
"a. Monroe potato industry gets
uplift from sale OF twenty car
loads. Of early white rose for
seed at $1,85 per 100 lbs.
, Portland Journal is advocating
a state board of Charities. eIof
Bend sells $35, 900 to Denver
firm In raising money for Stra-
horn road.
The dairy industry does not
need more laws end official reg
ulation so much as more cow
and an abundance of
competent farm labor at prices
at which the farmers can af-
ford to hire them. II
Springfleld-40 sacks clover
seed net S. p. Ness $969.90.
A. II. Buck to install shingle
mill on Siuslaw.
A. II. Conrad to locate shingle |
on Coos Bay.
North Bend--Anothcr ship |
yard promised here.
Banks-United Ry. busy with |
9n men on old survey up Wilson |
river.