The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-31
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
Of GENERAL INTEREST

Carleton is paving with bitulithic.
orenco has successful willow in
dustry.
Eugene has fax fibre plant in full
operation.
Baker county is building 10 new
steel bridges.
Eugene gets new roundhouse and
shops of S. P. Co.
Astoria is planning for a model
central grade school.
State marketing commission is one
of new laws proposed.
Reedsport- Southern Pacific will
build fine station here.
Turner is getting flax fibre plant
as a private enterprise.
Astoria-Salmon canneries extend
open season to Sept. 10
Portland-Albers Bros. will build
warehouse at Hot Lake.
Roseburg-McCallen hotel to be
remodeled into sanatorium.
Linnton-S. NJ Mears & Son start
construction of shipyard here.
Monroe-$2OOO warehouse is be-
ing erected by Wilhelm & Son.
Sutherlin-SS0 feet of spur track
building to Everfresh fruit plant.
GiAseng industry is looking up.
Dried roots are S4 to 81 per pound.
Baker-Pleasant Valley mine ships
carload of manganese ore each week
Bend has voted $4,000 bonds for
the California and Eastern railroad.
Astoria Touring mills have in
creased output to 1900 barrels daily.
Cresswell paint factory shipped 2
carloads of paint to Frisco last week.
La Grande-O.-W. R. & N. Co. will
delay building $4,000 viaduct here.
Astoria - Finnish tannery has
doubled capital stock to increase out
put.
Whatever government does for
people costs them double-even post
age.
Portland shipyards have eleven
contracts for vessels totalling SILL
235,000.
San Francisco judge bars jitneys
from business streets during shop
ping hours.
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Co. had deficit for year ending July
of $114,239.23.
Albany man has discovered a new
cherry that ripens after late rains
and resists all disease.
Halsey has renewed its contract fol
electric lighting with Oregon Power
Company for five year term.
OF course. the public will pay all
costs of the big railroad strike, how
ever the issue may be settled.
Eugene-$75,O00 is being expend.
ed this year for new schools. s, P
Co. is building an extensive system OF
side tracks in terminal here.
Like the prune industry, the To-
cranberry industry has been estab-
lished without state aid Crops fol-
1917 are contracting at higher prices
The county courts of Union and
Umatilla counties are taking steps tc
materially improve the state highway
across the Blue mountains.
The cattle industry has declined
9 per cent since 1909 and the sheer
industry II per cent in the same time
says the Department of Agriculture.
Louis w. Hill says that no matter
what other roads do, his lines will not
grant an eight hour day, The Hill
system has a reputation for keeping
its agreements.
Astorian-Great institution, this
American habit of regulation, without
a thought for the regulator. It's ev.
cry man for himself record, and the
devil take the public service corpora
tion.
Polk county wants to join Marion
county in building a $245,00O con
crete bridge across the Willamette
at Salem, while Marion county has
plans for a $185,000 steel structure
Oregon City Enterprise-Titles OF
initiative measures are traps for vot
ers. Official arguments, with every
word carefully weighed, every infer.
ence or deduction thought cut ahead
are snares by which the hackers OF
opponents of the bills hope to wir
their case.