The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-04
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketched for lnfor-
nation OF Our Readers.

IN Eug-pe, aged 90 years
Charles walker Young Tor 60 year,
resident Of Lame County died II
Eugrne, agpd NJ yeafA
The annual convention oi the ore
Eon Irrigation congress Is bolng held
In Portland January 30, inclusive.
I, IN reported that tho new highway
from clatHkanis "a Mist vas consid
srably damaged by tho rcoen, heavy
rains, Several large siidca occurred
Tho report ot the financial condition
Of Lincoln county Just issued shows
the, for the first time IN many years
the county 10 practically out ~ debt
Upward Of 1000 delrgalra from
towns Of OREGON were 10 attendance
a, the annual meeting Of the oregon
State Teachers association at Port.
land,
Revised figures Of the recent drive
for subscriptions Ia the war libraries
fund show that Oregon far exceeded its
quota ot $4,000 and actually subscribed
si9oioss
Total farm products of Oregon for
1917 showed value ot 1868 600
compared with IasS.ssb. 600 In 1910
THIS years value Ia the creates, known
In the state.
What reserves Of food are belnE held
In local markets will BE- determined by
the government IN a survey which will
star, Immediately The Inventory"
will bn nation idF.
AIS per cent increase In freight rates.
except on fucl wood, waH granted hy
tho public service commission to the
Portland Railway. Light q Power enn.
pany on all the intSrurhan lines.
The stormy weather for the past
two weeks, causing numerous aildeb
and waAhontA has resulted in an nj,
most total absence OF the usual crowd
OF midwinitr visitors at Newport
A substantial growth In the mint
producing industry In Oregon dufing
the past year was shown at the annual
meeting Of the Willamette valley Mat
Growers association held At Albany,
Mulinomah and Clarke counties viii
realize n net profit Of more than sii0..
900 year IN receipts from the inter
state bridge, according TO figurrs and
estimates which have been complied.
Tho aircraft production board has
advised Senator McNaFy that II ta
strongly disposed to award contracts
for alrplanc CONSTRUCTION 10 properly
equipped factories on the Pacific eraft.
The Valley 4 silctE railway. which
was 10 have commenced operations 40
o common carrier January /. iplS. had
i,s line blocked by several iandslides
near Iioskina. due to the heavy alup
Tho Portland Railway. Light a Pow,
or company has flied with the public
service commission Us application for
an increase of rates In the passenger
fares on the interurban linea out OF
Portland
Qua e. MoHer. president of the ore.
son state senate. has made public an.
nouncement of his candidacy for the
republican nomination for governor at F.,
the coming primary election which ,
VIII be held on May II, taiS
The Northwestern Electric company q
has let contracts IN Portland for the
construction OF an addt. II
tional plant by which the company's n
capacity for supplying electrical pow d
or win be increased 80 per cent 9
The outlook for the lumber industry /
In the lower Columbia river district a
for the coming year Ia most cncour. Il
aging and tho indications are that the q
output of the plants will be greatly In /,
excess of that OF the present year, c
The secretary OF the Interior has
from entry for power slto b
purposes 196 acres of public land on q
ihe Big Sandy river below the mouth II
II tho Salmon river, The land may n
be used only for power developments, n
Whether or not the Grange. Farm. q
,rs' Union and State Federation OF n
.nbor shall unite in fostering the or h,
;nnlzRtIon OF the Farmers Non.Parti. "
ian League in this state Will be deoid- Vi
d by those organizations within the
lext month. m
Until II receives definite Information "
IS TO the plans OF the government In of
the railroads OF the country, be
he public service commission will pr
ursue It's accustomed course in all .Iu
matters coming before II pertaining hu
o railroads. II
For the first time IN the history Of In
Iood River valley, vinegar and cider at
plants find II necessary IN
D import Gull apples from other north. It's
lestern districts in order to keep
heir presses running and to ill their cs