Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-24


ment into Oregon under their own name
the Oswego firm admitted that this had
been done on big contract at Astoria
as Il was shown that the California
people could actually lay the cement
down at the port cheaper than tho
0swego plant could float it down the
Willamette and Columbia. However,
the Oswego firm guaranteed that If
awarded the contract they would use
nothing but the home product. In It's
plea for recognition the Oregon firm
cites that it maintains a payroll Of
$50 men, TO whom it is paying 500 n
day, and that -four fifths OF all tho
money paid by the state to the firm
will remain within the state. IL also
points 10 the fact that the 0swego
plant has always been q thorn in the
flesh of the California producers who
would like TO crush thcm out Of the
market il possible.
"Regardless Of the reorganization of
the industrial accident commission.
plans for the investigation of that bouy
as decided upon short time viii 20 on
pninterruptedly" stated Governor Oh
colt today. "I am under the impression
that the selection of the pcrsonel Of
tine ontire investigating committee Will
be completed within short time and
the work Of tho investigation mar 70
nncad."
This committee to investigate the af
fairs Of the accident commission IS 10
be composed Of nine members, thee So
lectod by the employers, three by tho
employees and three by the governor
from citizens OF the state at large. Some
time hgo the executive stated that tni1
Investigation would be staged, az ap-
parenIly there WAS como lack Of conf
donco in the way Inc compensation law
was Deing handled and II is 10 aseef-
tain just exactly The manner of tha ai
ministralion of the act that the inyes.i-
CATION viii go ah adj
The most important document filed
with the corporation department dur
ing the week ending June % was the
article Of incorporation Of the Oregon
Growers & Packers association, with
hearquafters in Salem, and a capital
stock Of 100000 The articles are
signed by l. D. Hunt, b. W. Johnson,
y. l.. Klemmer, y o. Holt, Il. W. Mat.
thcms, c. l.. Lewis, @. J.. Zimmerman,
Seymour Jones, w. +. st. Johns.
These same names are attached 10
the articles Of the Oregon Growers Co
operative association, a mutual benefit
concern Other important ineoFpofa.
tions are: Clatsop Savings & Loan as.
soeiation, Astoria, 100000; Northwest
Commissaries, Pendleton, s25,000j ii.
monton Motor Car Co., Portland, s20,-
600; Myler Construction Co., Portland,
$4,000; Hotel Seaside, sl60,0g0; The
Oregon Equity association increased its
capital stock to 100000; the siIotz Lum-
Der & Logging Co., increased 10 $780,
900; the Palmer0wen Logging Co. in.
creased 70 $4,000.
The following firms filed for disso.
luton Or withdrawal: The Aekerman
Shoe Store, Portland; Grace. Robinson
Drug Co, Baker; willamette sanator-
ium, Salem; Bend White Pine company
Fellman. Newland Co., Eugene.
The old pharmacy law contains a
clause prohibiting a druggist from die
pensing stryehnine and poisoned grain
for the purpose Of destroying birds or
animals: Chapter i27 Of the Laws Of
1919 provide that county agents shall
be authorized and directed TO mix and
distribute to farmer suitable poisons
for the destruction e predatory rodents
and other animals 4 druggist calls the
attention Of the Al 7rHey general to the
apparent conflict and the attorney in
replying lays down the general primer
pie that where two statutes come Into
conflict, the latest enactment takes pr
eedenee.
Another big block Of the Bean IA
rett road bonds viii be offered 70 The