The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-05-23

IN OrrrTn.
proApeols for further reductions In
frnight rates on sand, gravel and
crushed rock 10 be used In road build
Ing In Oregon. involving a saving OF
large sums Of money 10 the state and
tho several counties engaged in hlgh.
way construction. are held out In
message received by Chairman Duch.
tel OF the state public service commits.
sion from Max Pholan. director OF
traffic with the United States railroad
administration.
The first full cargo Of wheat cvel
shipped foreign from the port Of Az
toriA terminals viii leave In about
week. The shipment Ia 20 consist o
5000 tons Of sacked grain that ig nov
stored In the por, warehouse and II h
10 30 10 Europe.
A. an added induccment TO the stat,
to buy the Reddish farm Of Is acrel
northeast OF Eugene for . game farm
the Benham Irrigation company Of
Eugene has offered to furnish all water
for irrigation and domestic purposes
on the place free.
FourtheIass postmasters In Oregon
have been appointed recently as fol
lows; Canary. LAno county. Alice G
Mute; vistillas. Lake county. Gilben
Lapham: Gateway. jefferson county
John n. Daily: Idanha. Marion county
Edgar D, Waters
Springfield win have q three days
celebration. June IL. - and II. TO "
known as an irrigation jubilee" oh
serving the inauguration OF tho first
irrigation project In the upper VII
lamelte valley. that Of the Bcnham
Irrigation company.
Following meetings al Portland oI
lumber manufacturers Of the north
west within the last few days, an nd.
vance OF 80 a thousand feet was an
nounced in the prices Of fir and hem
lock lumber. This makes total ad
vance Of 90 . thousand within the last
month.
Tha PuyAllup and Sumner Fruit
Growers association OF which W. II.
paulhamus OF Puyaiiup. leading fruit,
Gamer and shipper Of the northwest,
10 manager, has secured an option on o
half block An Albany's business dts
trict for the purpose Of installing a
cannery.
Forest road. grading projects, in the
construction OF which the government
co.operaies with tho state. have been
approved by the United States depdrt'
meut OF agriculture. according TO In.
formation received OF the office OF the
state highway commission. The total
cost Ia estimated At sTo6.06o.
The government has decided 10 hold
a public auction sale Of approximate.
iy 100000 pounds Of fine and fine
medium and 10000 pounds one-half
blood and lower. Oregon. Washington
and Idaho woods. also approximately
100000 pounds OF California wools OF
all classes. sales 70 take place at
Portland Tuesday. June 10,
Six hundred and twenty-five acct
dents were reported 10 the state in.
dustrlal accident commission for the
past week, OF this number four re-
suited In fatalities. as follows; carlik
Maruk. construction work, Riverside:
Tom Wilmington, logging, Corvallis:
George Prichard, logging. Corvallis;
Mark Mercep. logging, Deor Island,
The first Of proposed series Of
farmers conventions was held at AS.
toria. when scores OF farmers from the
various sections OF the lower river
district met as the guests Of merchants
Of the city. The special object Of the
gathering was 10 promote interest in
berry growing with view OF supply.
Ing a large berry cannery that Is
projected,
A total annual license tax OF $780,.
900 may reasonably be expected from
the sale OF gasoline and dintillate In
Oregon, according to estimates which
have been made by Sam A. KoEer.
deputy secretary Of state, as basel
on the tax paid by oil concerns since
the gasoline license tax bill became
effective February 2s. The money re.
ceivsd In taxes so far amounts to
tSs,22s.
The Sag section Of the Bakerc cornu'
eopla highway has been approved by
the Portland office OF the United
States bureaH OF public roads, accord.
Ing 10 notice received by the state
highway commission. Bids for work
on the project will be opened at n
meeting OF the commission June 10.
at which time the commission will
also open bids on the Hubbard Creek
Brush Creek highway In Curry county,
Gov, Lister Taken 70 Seattle Hospital.