Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-03-09
OREGON INDUS
TRIAL REVIEW

Industrial activities, new fac
tories open. Sawmills, railroads
and other industries spending
large sums bringing their prop
critics to highest state of eff
cheney.
Rice industry to be established
on Long Tom bottom land, Lane
county.
Klamath Falls voted March 7
on acquiring $45, 900 high school
site.
Cottage Grove firm will man
ufacture ready-cut houses and
barns.
E. M. Olmsted retires from
Stayton Mail with a fine record
for progress.
State sold carload of flaxseed
for $4,225., $2.75 a bushel.
Roseburg Review would limit
number OF bills at one session
10 160.
Gresham fruit-growers will re-
build burned cannery.
Point Arena, Cal. Record -
Unless the laboring men are
willing to suffer the consequence
Of defeat in the industrial war,
which is certain to come, they
should insist that their repre-
sentatives in the halls of nation
al Legislation shall enact such
laws as will protect this coun-
try from disastrous competition
when the armies OF Europe have
returned to the activities OF
peace.
High cost of living has not
been increased by one American
luXury-Pulman fares.
Lebanon has an assured CAN
merry project.
Legislature adjourned with
less laws passed and less inter-
ference with business than ever
before.
Portland Live Stock Reporte.
During the session of the leg
lslature the idea became pretty
general that bills were passed.
not so much for their merit as
they did upon the system of
swap" 1t seemed to be a prop
osition of give and take.
Twohny Bros. get contract to
build S. p. c. cars at Portland
shops.
Mt. Angel-6,OOO volt power
line to Salem to be built by +.
r. l.. & p. Co.
Portland-Contract let to
build $507 900 o. w. r. & N.
crossings.
Mapleton-Terrace Point Mill
bought and will be operated by
new owners.
Salem Capital Journal-Any-
way the cranberry boxes were
standardized and the bee in
spectors were placed on the
states pay roll.
Portland-Coast Shipbuilding
Co. organized with $4OO, 100000
capital.
Federal officials who want to
turn o. & c. land grant back in
10 forest reserves all deplore act
OF legislature to restore land to
taxa uon.
Weston-O. w. r. & n. Co.
Will fill high crooked trestle over
Deep Creek.
Hermiston-Second unit 1900
acres irrigation project opened
March 9Th.
Ihe Agricultural bill as it got
through the Senate carried $31,-
600, ito investigate pecan nuts"
1t was cut to $4,000 which is
still some money for one kind of
nuts.
Toledo is working to get a
cannery. Cheese factory pro-
posed about nine miles up river
Neverstil-Kerry logging road
extended for large contract.
Springfield-Booth Lumber
Co. lets contract for 100000
feet of logs from Coast range.
MISUNDERSTANDING here
started March l on &C, 100000 #.
contract.
AS war clouds hover over our
nation, the public realizes more
and more the benefit of our
great railroad systems and the
necessity for legislation and reg
ulation encouraging to future
building ald bettarments. No
country in the world has facili-
ties for moving troops long dis
tances as rapidly as ours.
Joseph gets a $4,000 capacity
sawmill to be ready July |.
Cushman-Logging road to
river being built'to bring out 35,-
600 feet logs.
Woodburn-Tobacco-growing
industry tested out here for sew