The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-22

nut industry In this section IL steadily
forcing ahead M y muhcy.maker
Totals complied by Henry E. Reed
associate director OF the state war say
/. ingn stamp campaign. Indicate that
Oregon counties for the most part are
well up IN their war stamp purchases
Eight counties are over the top
More than half tho remaining coun.
ties are In such position aa 10 Indicate
that they viii make the goal on sched
ule time. December 81.
Aroused over the proposed Increase
In telephone ratea, a mass meeting OF
business men was held at Albany and
committee wns appointed % inyea,i
cate the possibility OF eonsolidatIns
the two systems.
The annual meeting OF the prcsl
dcnin and faculties OF the independent
colleges OF Oregon viii be hold az New
berg November 1880. Faculty mem
berS from eight institutions Of the
state viii be present.
Tho Rogue River Valley Canal com.
.pany. Of Mediord. recently enlarged ~
main canals and latorala IN order 10
cover 1000 acres more farm land for
next years crops The Mcdford lrri
cation district board. which recently
voted ti.soo.ooo for the installation OF
an irrigation system 10 cover 10000
acres adjoining Medford. 10 proHeeut
ihs the work OF preliminary surveys
for lie main canal from Butte creek
Plans have been made TO obtain 200
goats TO be used In connection with
the new milk goat proiec, whici e
being added TO Tho boys and girls
club work department Of the Oregon
Agricultural college extension service,
Mr., Seymour has made arrangements
with the Portland clearing house 70
loan 10 every boy and Eirl 10 the state
wishing 70 BE- a mcmbeT Of the goat
club, money with which to purchase
an animal,
Pressure from two sidcs is being
vigorously brought 10 bear 10 prevent
the Pacific Telephone q Telegraph
company from increasing telephone
ratca. Through the public service
eomxnlnsion. which threatens criminal
steps are TO be taken to
declare an Increased tariff invalId.
Tho Portland city council 10 taking
drastic action which may result In the
revocation OF the company operating
license In Portland.
In line with the general letting up
Of restrictions following cessation Of
the capital issueR commit
tee has given les sanction to the sale
Of s6ao.o00 worth Of state highway
bonds. Already s2,i90.ooo worth Of !
bonds out OF the ss.00oooO Iasue has
been aold The state highway com.
will take under consideration
he question OF whether or not the
,onds will be sold at meeting to be I
,cid IN Portland Friday. November 70,
The work which the state highway
commission plans 10 complete with
ne proceeds of tho issue OF bonds. the
Iaie Of which has now been approved
" the capital issues committee. Is
,hisfly the Pacific highway In the
ounties OF Douglas. Josephine and. 9
Jackson. and the Columbia River !
Highway In Hood River and wascn
ounties. with the exception Of the
ection OF the Columbia River high.
ray between Hood River and Mosier
ioat OF the work will not be under
AIKEN until next sprlng.
A mixture Of barley and cottonseed
zeal 10 an excellent substitute for {
ran and shorts---mill run--ao exten-
Iyeiy used us stock feed and now diff :
cult TO obtain. points out =, D, Fits.
x;ension specialist In dairying at the
regon Agricultural college, This
fixture costs more than the wheat
'eds but It's feeding value, pound for q
ound, 10 1876 per cent greater" says g
rotessor Fits. 1T also provides :.
.eater certainty OF securing uniform
alue than the mixtures Of bran and Of
lorts sold by the Touring mills as y
I'll run" h'
Finis was written to the part that "
,ruce and fir forests OF the Pacific "
,rthwest have played in the war. "
hen orders were issued BY the spruce m
oduction division to cease at once m
'actlcally all activities In aircraft
ork among the camps and mills, All ~
ipments OF spruce and Fir cants to 70
e huge cut.up plant at Vancouver, an
ash, were halted by the order. while au
more airpIane material shipments su
. to be made. Similar orders stop. po
d nearly all logging operations, and ac
structed that falling OF airplane ~
nber was to cease at once. on
and all consumers OF we
ur and sugar are elated at the issp- ~
co OF orders from the food admins pei
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