The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-03-07
OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST

ground IL thoroughly soaked. Fa:l
wheat made an exceptionally good
start before cold weather sat IN and
prospects now are for one Of the big
gset crops that the section has ever
produced.
James A. Wilson. assistant secre-
tary OF the Pheasant Fruit Products
company. Of Salem, was instantly
killed when the automobile in which
he was riding was struck BY street
car. -Four other persons we're injured.
Portland business conditions. as in
dicaied by statements for the month
Of February. are in q decidedly healthy
state. Bank cIearings for the month
totaled s9s,352.40l. compared with
S72,5e7,265 for the corresponding
month OF last year. an increase Of ap-
proximately 80 per cent
The railroad administration has In
formed Senator McNary that II can
not grant the request Of the Oregon
Odd Fellows for reduced rates TO the
Grand lodge at Salem in May. Re-
duced convention rates will be granted
only to the Grand Army and Confed-
crate Veterans reunions.
By plans completed at . meeting
Of the Portland city council the Home
Telephone company properties passed
Saturday to the Pacific Telephone q
Telegraph company for considera-
tion Of approximately 100000. Phys
ical consolidation OF the properties is
expected to be completed within
year
The public service commission has
set March II as the date for the final
hearing on the application OF the Pa
cifsc Telephone & Telegraph company
Tor an increase in the exchange tele-
phone rates In Oregon. 1t is estimated
IL these increases are allowed. ap-
proximately 100000 year will be
added to the revenues Of the company.
Early construction OF q woman's
building on the campus Of the univer-
sity OF Oregon is virtually assured. in
the minds OF university people. by the
passage OF the appropriation bill In
cluding 100000 toward this purpose.
Another part OF the same bill was an
appropriation Of s1s5,00O for mainten-
ance and current expenses of the In
stitution.
The Oregon Hardware Dealers as
sociation's annual convention ad-
iourned at Portland after electing the
following officers: President, A. l..
Jameson, McMinnville; vice-president,
Charles r. Orchard. Salem; members
Of the executive committee. w. z.
wadsworth. Harrisburg: U. G. Nc
Kinzie. Goldendale. Wash; r.. =.
Chambers. Eugene; P. A. KeErum.
Prairie City.
Coos county farmers attended prac-
tical schools in dairying last week at
Marshfield. Myrtle Point and Coquille.
Lectures and demonstrations were
given by e. b. Fits and E. l.. West
over of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege extension service and J. L. Smith.
county agent The breeding and feed
ing OF dairy cattle. calf raising and
herd record keeping were some OF the
subjects discussed.
Though the compulsory military
training bill providing for military In
strnction in the high schools OF the
state was defeated in the legislature,
the programme for military instruc-
tion under Lieutenant Colonel John
Leader of the University of Oregon.
will be carried on in the 20 high
schools over the state which have
accepted Colonel Leaders plan. ac-
cording to the colonel.
Lumber cargoes from the Columbia
river during the month of February
we're unusually light During the
month 20 vessels loaded at the mills
in the lower Columbia river district
and their combined cargoes totaled
ls.5S6.102 feet OF lumber. In the same
period six vessels loaded 4.166,539 feet
Of lumber at the upriver mills. max.
Ing a grand total Of 1T.752,641 feet Of
lumber that left the Columbia river in
,argoes in the month OF February.
Tentative plans for improvements in
he klamath irrigation project were
discussed at a conference at Denver
/ few days ago. from which Project
Manager J. B. Bond has just returned
Extensions on large scale will be
made in the local project, provided
he congressional appropriation is suf-
icient for this purpose. The recIama-
ion officials hope that the appropria.
ion viii be fixed before March 1. 50
hat they may go ahead with definite
llans for the year
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