The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-31

HUONt tNu Wllth tnHi VI ApINHillhs tH'
transaction representing u cash outlay
OF 10000.
To enlarge the powers Of the state
dairy and food commissioner and make
him also commissioner OF public mar.
kotH 10 the object OF a bill which has
been submitted by Professor Hector
Mcpherson. Of the Oregon Agricultural
college. 20 Attorney.Genernl Brown.
and which will probably be- initiated
for submiHaioD TO the voters.
Judge Lovett. OF the railway direct.
or's office. has notified Representative
sinnott that tho government cannot at
this time sanction the extension Of the
raiirohd TO Burns. ibasmuch NJ II does
not appear such construction 10 tustl'
fled M n war necessity. General short
age OF labor and material IL the pri'
mary cause for turning down this rc-
quest.
A bill which will put distribution OF
farm products. food supplies and farm
machinery In this state entirely under
state control In being proposed for
initiation by the Oregon Referendum
league, which Initiated the rural
credits law. This league Ia composed
OF officers OF the state grange. Farm.
crS' union aud the oregon State Fed
eratlon Of Labor.
J. c. Ainkworth. OF Portland. has de-
clined to accept tho office Of wool ad'
ministralor for the northwest. rendered
him by the war Industries board. John
II. Durgard. OF Portland. has been
given the refusal OF the position. and is
expected 20 accept, The office prob
ably will carry no salary. The wool
administrator will be expected 10 do.
nate his services TO the government.
Southern Coos and northern Curry
counties arc on tho eve Of big mining
excitement and when the wealth OF
mineral deposits found and being dc.
velopcd In the Iron and Salmon noun.
tain districts become known rush OF
unprecedented volume is predicted BY
John n. Smith. one Of the prospectors
instrumental In locating some wonder
fully rich deposits OF chrome and cop
por ore.
The Pacific Coast Steel company,
now operating plants at San Francisco.
Seattle and Irondale. Wash. viii begin
at once the erection at Portland OF .
$4,000 rolling mill and open hearth
furnace. An iiacre tract has been
purchased for the purpose. The plant
will have an output OF 100000 tons a
month. will employ between 400 and
500 men and will have pay roll OF
$4,000 or more month
with tho adoption OF a resolution
urging the Oregon legislature at Its
next session to provide for establish
mcnt OF state detention home for the
internment and treatment OF persons
afflicted with social Ills as a measure
of protection to soldiers orogons first
statewide war conference closed Its
two.day session at Portland, More than
40 cities and communities we're repre-.
sen,ed at the session. as were also tho
state and federal governments,
The largest single transfer OF prop.
crty made In Coos coui. y In recent
years has been consummated by the
Buehner Lumber company and a syn.
dicato represented by w. G. slattery.
OF Cleveland, o., and comprises q
change In ownership OF all the Buehner
interests In Coos county. The price
of the milling industry and logging
camp outfits and timber lands is do.
ciared TO have involved sum be-
tween s1.760.00o and 100000.
Opening OF practically all Oregon q
California grant lands classed as agrl.
cultural In the Portland land district
is announced by Commissioner Tall.
man OF the general land office. Ap-
10000. acres may be en-.
tered between June 80 and July H.
will be made on the latter
date where applications conflict. The
lands lie north of the line drawn east
and west through Brownsville. The
same regulations will apply as for the
lands now being opened In southern
Oregon and a descriptive pamphlet will
be ready June at the Portland land
office,
The state desert land board, by unan.
Imous vote, agreed to a change in the
contract OF the state with the Jordan
Valley Irrigation comany which will
cave the upper unit Of the project In
abeyance until some future time and
provide for the development OF the
over unit which embraces $4,000
lcres, Another change in arrange
nents is an increase In the cost to
settlers from se5 to s71 an acre, IS
~ acra oolng info tho eonatructinn OF