Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-05-18
OREGON WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

lNOOS klAL REVIEW
May 14-Eugene-Eugene Fruit
Growers Assn. receives single con-
tract for 100000 worth of canned tur-
nips, carrots, squash, cabbage and
green beans.
Sutherlin-Many beans being plant
ed here.
Eugene-Broccoli planting starts in
this section.
Vale-Large chrome and magnesia
deposits to be prospected in Malhuer
county.\
Coos Bay-More shipyards in pros
pect here.
Talk about service, the Southern Pa.
cific Co:is starting telephone ticket
service. Simply telephone for your
tickets, Pullman berth, etc, and it will
be delivered at your door by special
messenger.
Grants Pass-Benj. C. Sheldon is
the new editor of the Rogue River
Courior.
Grants Pass-26 day cleanup from
Logan mine brings owner $1,000 III
gold and 81 900 in platinum.
klamath Falls-etah-Idaho Sugar
Co. willing to build factory here if
5000 acres of beets are guaranteed.
Portland - Peninsula Shipbuilding
Co. receives orders for two wooden
steamers, about $500 tons capacity.
.Bend-$1S,0O0 to be spent on high
school enlargement.
eedsport-Business boom on here,
shipyard, wooden mill and milk con-
densing plant to start soon.
Portland-Factory to make starch
from Gull potatoes to be ready for this
seasons crop.
North Bend-Buehner Co. gives raise
in mems wages. Increase of rs cents
a day is announced-expected that this
section will tend to settle labor troub.
les at plant.
Estocada - Cooperative Cheese
Assn. selected site for factory.
Albany-The 81 miles of the Pacific
Highway in Linn county can be graded
and drained for $1,000.
Roseburg-Water Co. will reduce
rates for irrigation here.
Port Oxford mill to cut spruce for
a new aeroplane factory in San Fran.
cisco.
Pendleton-Morrow ranch sells on
trade at s1O5,OOO.
Coos Bay-New two story business
block planned here.
Florence-Shipbuilding to be started
in Lane county. Construction may be
gin at once on four vessels.
Milton may have dehydrating plant
Toledo-New steel cables arrive fol
renewing logging operations.
Roseburg-Contract let for modern
apartment house here.
Coos Bay-North Bend box factory
may open soon.
Gresham cannery may share in
sl,C00,000 government contract.
The railroads are donating the use
of thousands Of acres of right of way
for farming purposes.
Eugene-County Court decides tC
use wood in new bridge.
Toledo-Toledo e Siletz Railroad
Co. incorporates for $4,000 and sileti
Logging Co. incorporates for $4,000
La Grande-692 acre ranch sells her,
for $4,000.
tanfeld-Building boom on here
100 car capacity fruit warehouse to b,
built of hollow tile.
Milton-Canning and picking fac
tory preparing to operate.
Roseburg-s2O,000 Soldiers HON,
hospital to be rushed to completion.
, st: Helens-Large shipyard to b,
built at Columbia City by Californi;
parties.
Coos Bay-County Court awards con
, tract for building Bandon-Curry roa,
for $49,665.10 and Coquille- Coaled,
; road for sS0,O3O.50.
Canby-Artisans to erect buildin,
here.
! Echo-Storage reservoir west o
Butter Creek is being planned by West
land Irrigation District.
, Gladstone to have new pavilion 70
annual Chautauqua.
Hood River-Lumber Co. to pu
, 1000 acres Of logged off land on mar
ket here.