Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-02-23
OREGON INDUS
TRIAL REVIEW

OF industry killing measures is
restoring faith in Oregon invest
ments.
Roseburg, Feb. 19.-Eastern
capitalists lease 5000 acres of
land near here to drill expert
mental wells for oil.
Florence-Vancoover men
take option on large amount of
cedar near here and plan to err
rect shingle mill.
Grants Pass-Chrome depos-
Its in Illinois Valley to be extern
sively worked this summer
1000 tons shipped out past sea-
son.
Grants Pass-Beet growing
Is becoming the popular indus
Try here The land can be made
TO produce from $75 to $1OO per
acre under correct treatment
Portland-Tacoma ship wards
place rush order for 1000 900
feet of lumber.
Hood River-Mt. Hood R. r,
VIII build two-mile extension to-
wards Lost Lake.
lndependence-Valley and ST.
letz Il. X. reported ready to be-
gin erection of shops here soon.
With the danger of war hang
ing over the country, we are
brought face to face with the
value of our industrial plants
and railroads to the govern
ment. Conservative legislation
for their protection should be
the order of the day.
suburban residents are seek
ing extension of carlines but
President Griffith of p. r. L. e.
L. Co. said that it was impossi-
bic, until Prtland treats the
street car company little more
generously" We would sug-
gest that the residents ask the
'Jltney drivers union to put au-
toes on the run at 5 cent fares.
The Dalles-$26O, 900 to be
spent here this year on building
Wittenberg-King Cos. new
plant to cost $50, 0,O00-Catholic
boys school will be erected at
a cost of $12,0O0-Libby, Nc
Neill & Libby to construct dor
mitories for employes-New
garage worth $4,000 to 90 up
and addition of another is start
ed.
Bandon-More than $1,000
900 OF goods shipped over bar
here last year.
Portland-Ship yards here are
humming. Big steam schooner
to be built, owned and operated
by Portland men.
Toledo-Lincon county plans
buying portable sawmill to cut
lumber for planked roads.
Toledo-Packing herring is
new industry here. Eighty-five
foot lumber carrier being built
at Taft, fishing schooner Free.
mont and passenger boat New.
port being put in commission al
Hansen ship yards here.
Grants Pass will experiment
with New leland flax in this
district.
Coos Bay-Keel laid for sixth
large vessel in local ship yard.
Roseburg-Chinese start bis
truck farm of $50 ~cres.
, Bandon-Woolen mill to Cd
crate and employ 20.
Toledo-Farmers are workin,
, for a cheese factory.
Coos Bay--North Bend Mill
Lumber Co. to build IA mile
logging road up Davis Slough a
once.
Lebanon expects to establish
a fruit cannery.
The wonderful potential pos
sibilities of western water pow
ers still await the pleasures o
|, eastern millionaire conserva
; zionist, $50 called) and log roll
ing politicians.
Observation-Disclosures ser
vice on S. p. to be inauguratet
as far as this city March 1st.
Aside from the direct interes
to the farmers, many benefit
are derived from a sugar factor,
, it employs from 400 to SO,
men from October until Febru
: ary, turning the unproductiv
b. time of 500 men into productiv
f; time and at low eestimate of So
per month would mean an in
5 crease of wealth to the exten
e of $4,000 a month.
;. Portland-Eccles interest
S order $125,000 worth of ney
E equipment for Sumpter Vale,
{ Railroad.
i Southern Pacific, at its owl
S expense, is maintaining com
1 plete patrol system for tunnel
4 and bridges as well as its store