Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-01

the fact that Oregon produces 300 cars
of onions yearly, there being thous-
and acres planted, and that the value
of the crop for last year was $615,000.
This calls for state inspection, the asos-
citation believes. The matter will be con-
sidered at once by the commission, it is
stated.
Herbert Mum, state highway engineer
has announced that special meeting of
the Northwest Society of Engineers will
be held in Seattle on March 18th and
10th. Delegates from Washington, Ore
gon. Idaho and Montana will attend
An objection has been received by the
highway commission from j. H. Kohl
berg Of Hood River offered to the estab-
fishing of the Columbia highway on
what is known as the middle route. Mr..
Kohlberg asks that the river route be
taken, but state officials believe that
this is impossible under the conditions.
State School Superintendent j. A.
Churchill left this morning for Port
land where he will attend a meeting
"f the boob board
A. w. Lafferty, a Portland attorney
has filed notice of being candidate
for representative in congress from the
third district. Mr.. Lafferty, who is a
republican, was representative in con-
gress from 1909 to 1911. His slogan is
Vote for Justice, a Home, Vacations,
Art, Music, Literature, Travel. Repub
liean candidate"
Following the adjudication of the
water rights in the eastern Oregon pro-
ject, request has been received by the
state for water rights in the Silvies
River district from the Pacific Live
stock company of San Francisco.
Articles of incorporation were filed
today by the Pershing Navigation com
pany, formed by Portland men who give
as their business the buying of the mo-
torship, General Pershing, and of doing
a general business in freight transpor-
tation. The General Pershing is being
completed by the Olympia -Shipbuilding
company at Olympia, Washington. Port
land is the principal place of business
of the new corporation, and the capital
stock is given as 100000.
The B. j. Stats Hardware company
at Oregon City has filed articles of in
corporation. A general hardware bust
ness will be done, with a capital stock
of $4,000. The L. H. Buntzel company of
Portland which will operate a machine
shop for motor vehicles, has filed ar
ticles of incorporation, showing cap
ital stock of $1,000.
Notice of the dissolution of the T. and
M. company Of Cottage Grove was filed
today. The company did general mer-
ehandise business.
The Union Produce company of Port
land filed articles of incorporation to-
day, giving Portland as the place of
business, and showing a capital stock of
$4,000. A general business in farm pro-
duce will be done.
The first appeal to the Public Service
commission from the report of the state |
grain inspectors, has been received from
the Z. Is. Buchanan company, grain deal |
ers at Hillsboro. The appeal states that |
the company shipped car OF wheat to |
Portland, where dockage of per cent |
was made ON account of tame oats. This |
resulted in loss of $132. According to
the company, the dockage charged was
excessive. The tests made by the com
pany show that this should have been
not more than 3 per cent, as none of
their tests showed a greater amount of |
oats than this. The matter will be con
sidered at once by the commission. /
The weekly report of the State Acct !
dent commission, shows that 54S acci- /
dents occurred, of which but two were
fatal. Both the men killed were log
gers, they being Charles Berwick Of /
Milwaukee and Harry Moore of Mist. Of /
the total number reported, sol were sub
ject to the compensation laws of the
state, 30 were from firms which have
rejected the provisions of the law, and
Is were from public utility corpora
tions not subject to tho law. Two of
this number were passengers.
Williams .IenninOS Ryyan