Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-01-26
OREGON INDUS
TRIAL REVIEW

Oregon Legislature shows ev-
cry inclination to eliminate freak
and radical legislation and hold
taxes down to a minimum. This
will be a great encouragement
to industry.
Goshen-S. P. Co. purchases
and deeds parcel of land to coun-
ty highway eliminating danger
Gus crossing.
North Bend Preliminary
work begun on paving water
front highway.
Astoria-Port Commission to
build new dredge. VIII improve
Skipanon River.
Eugene will have cheese fac
tory II quantity of milk is avail
able.
Gresham-Fruit cannery to be
rebuilt, to also handle vegeta-
.bles.
.Portland-Improvements on
North Bank Oregon Electric,
Oregon Trunk, and United Pat
way lines for last II months
have totaled 100000.
Vale-Stockraising Home
stead act causes big rush for
lands. Wi, add millions to tax
rolls.
Due to the enterprise of he
Bell System, the whole United
States may be enabled to hear
Pres. Wilson's inaugural speech
: on March 5, over long distance
telephone.
BY adding the Convenience
and Necessity measure to the
powers of the Oregon Public
Utility Commission, the legisla-
ture would do much to encour-
age investment of capital in the
state.
Roseburg-City will control
iitneys owing to several recent
' incidents endangering citizens
lives.
Southern Pacific Co. adopts
, plan OF building all wooden
freight cars at own shops and
from lumber produced along its
l lines.
New Era-State to provide
s15, 1000 for highway here in add.
= ition to Clackamas Cos $4,000
: and Federal aid Of 100000.
= Umatilla County income tax
payers to show big increase ac,
count of past years prosperity.
Bandon-Fertilizer factory
,, suggested to utilize fish cannery
waste.
Deer Creek-California com.
l pany to start cheese factory.
!, Grants Pass-Utah-Idaho Su-
/. gar Co. lets contract to quarry
1000 tons limestone annually
v for five years from quarry Is
|. miles from factory. Will haul
, with auto trucks.
. Coquille- Dollar Mill idle
: since 1912 to again operate and
employ 40.
Baker-$60,00 paid for $500
Walowa county sheep.
Gold Beach-Curry county
: buys rock crusher and equip
: ment to improve roads in north
ern part of county.
Pendleton-Local syndicate
pays 100000 for 5000 acre
Umatilla ranch.
= Roseburg-May build fruit
= juice plant here.
] Washington, ID. C.-River and
= Harbor bill includes $4,000 for
| Oregon City locks and S36,30O
e for improving river above locks
- Fails City to have new S. p.
4 depot soon.
Grants Pass-New brick gar
, age to be built.
/. BenG-StrahOrp railroads will
:. develop 2S,GOO So. mile area hav-
! ing O,000,000,000 IT, OF western
\ rine, 100000 acres dry farm
!. ing land. $4,000 acres reclaima-
bic land salts, sOlas, nitratcs
-. and potash, cattle and sheep
ranges. and vast waterpowers.
Regulation of railroads at
. hands Of national government
{ instead of by 4S varieties OF
state commissions seems to I've
: an assured fact IN near future.
Albany-Peppermint growers
of state perfect organization.
Eugene-Coos county Coop
crates to urge highway from this
point.
Myrtle Point ships carload of
cheese directly to New York.
t Oregon is given $12S,111 from
the Forest Road Fund.
Umatilla county has increased
in wealth nearly 100000 past
year.
, Pendleton-West End Chop
mill changes hands. Will erect
, large warehouse.
Molalla-$1O0,000 company