Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-01-05

ohNII LANE LeducT-OlnCe
Oregon in the past few years has
becunI7 known as the incubator
o. freak legislation, the grounds
where every willy-nilly idea is
first tried out, it is to be hoped
that the members of the 1917
Legislature will strive to correct
this evil and perform the duty
that a majority of the people of
the State have elected them to
do.
Salem-Attorney General de-
mands $3S,920 to conduct his
department on account of many
laws enacted.
FIGURING mill at John Day to
operate after February first.
Oregon City-,Woolen mills
here shared profits with 400 en-
ployes.
Portland-Albina Engine &
Machine Works has contracts
for two $500 ton and four $500
ton steel steamships.
Medford defeated irrigation dis
trict formation to great detri-
ment of sugar beet industry.
The proposed bill to kill COM
mercial fishing on the Rouge
river should get such a defeat
in the legislature that no more
industry killing legislation OF
that kind will be proposed.
North Bend-Large dredging
improvement to be undertaken
on Pony Slough.
North Bend-225 foot lumber
carrier Florence Olson launched
here.
Roseburg-Total tax levy of
Douglas county for 1917 1916
328, as against 413,203 for
1915.
Oregon valuations as equal
lied $51 ,4S1,5 ,512 below 1915.
Cushman-Logging railroad
to be built up Bernhardt Creek.
Salem-Spauldins Logging
Co. purchases South Mill Creek
water power 2 j site for mani
! featuring plant.
Lane County budget cut b.
$31, 900 below estimates.
Silver Lake Leader-It IS 10 b,
devoutly wished when the Legig
lature convenes on January 8
1917, that each member will .,
, to the State capitol with tbs
avowed purpose Of making this
commonwealth a Greater Ore
gon", by promoting such lawE
that will invite capital into thu
State, thus bringing about tht
development of it's wonderful re
sources.
J Prairie City-Flour mill here
to be operated next year.
> Coos Bay coal mines being de
= veloped as S. P. Co.'S new line il
- here has opened other markets
' Reedsport-S. p. Co. making
. extensive improvements here.
i Portland-To reduce higl
i taxes city and county govern
= ment to be consolidated. Schoo
I district and, port district to b,
u added to reduce overhead.
5 La Grande has largest packing
II plant in Eastern Oregon.
t Haines-Work on chloride
mine on Rich Creek to be re
! sumed.
: Bend, the boom town of East
5 ern Oregon, now has two dali.
Z papers.
u Albany will seek to develol
II fax industry.
II First railroad, then sugar fac
tory, now smelter and the Grant
" Pass SNOWFALL of progress roll
s on.
IS Portland-Oregon hotel to b.
raised to Is stories-cost $3.50,
n 600.
Salem erecting two bricl
e stores.
:. Albany-Furniture factory i
" in the market for 80 carloads o
'e Coast alder, maple and ash, Gu
It in the following lengths: Fou
e. feet A inches, and eight feet an,
= s inches, cut in cord-wood style
2 Proposed Oregon freak Law
is bill to make lazy husbands work
Brownville-Rep. Elmore. re
'- elected to the legislature, ha
IS never introduced a bill Of hi
% own and says that he has nom
this time. His idea Of service Il
his county Is not in seeing hov
many bills he can get passed.
Ontario-S14,000 street light
ing system to he installed her,