The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-31

ana hAfborH Dill ~ the lhhtanco VI
senator McNary. who also urged an
appropriation OF 100000 In the same
bill for tho umpqua river jetty.
The public service commission does
not assent 10 an order OF w. y. Turn
or. receiver OF the Pacific a Eastern
railway. operating between Msdford
and Butte Falls. 10 cease operations
OF that road January 80. Patrons of
tho road protested strongly against
tho proposed closing order.
Enrolment Of new students In tho
University Of Oregon at Eugene last
term reached the highest mark In the
history OF the institution. studenis
enrolled for the first time numbered
BsG, az compared with $50 for the
Isi7Isis term. a gain OF 10 per cent
Enthusiastic and unanimous indorse'
mcnt for tho proposed si0.000.oe0
state road bonding measure and for
the proposed 100000 bonding meas
ure in umatllla county was given BY
the umatilIa County Good Roads aAso'
citation. composed principally OF farm
era.
Orders from Washington reached
Portland steel Shipbuildors TO suspend
work on all steel ships that cannot be
turned out during tho frat half OF
1919. About 26 steamers are expected
10 be affected that represent total
contract valuation OF approximately
SIS. 100000.
Formal protest 10 tho Interstate
commerce commission and director.
general OF railroads against rates on
grain and grain products not lased on
water Grade and loweost haul 10 tide.
water, was anihoriEed NJ. a meeting IN
Pendlclou for permanent organization
OF the Inland Empire shippers
League.
Relief from the prospect OF com.
plete shutdown OF the Eugene and
Springfield flour mills in the near t.i'
ture because Of an accumulated stock
OF their finished products in the ware
houses at Eugene. has been relieved
by the return OF the government into
the flour market. which took the
greater part OF the surplus stock.
contending that restrictions on the
free sale OF fruit juices win kill tho
fruit Juice industry. now becoming
fairly well established In the north
west states. the Eugene chamber OF
commerce has protested TO the con-
sreRsionai committee framing the 1918
tax bin against the proposed 10 per
cent tax on tho sale price of all fruit
Juices.
Work for several hundred returned
soldiers viii bo available al Bend II
construction OF an additional two,band
mill ia atarted by the Brooks'Scanlon
Lumber company, J, p. Keycs, man.
agcr Of tho company at Bend. an.
nonnoed that tho second plant is now
under consideration. and that plans
and specifications have been ordered
drawn.
Rains, approaching the torrentiai.
accompanied by strong winds, over
western Oregon last week caused
streams TO rise and lowlands In many
sections we're flooded Railway com.
muuication to points on Puget sound
was completely suspended, owing TO
al!des near Centralia, Wash. Tele-
graphic and telephone communication
in all directions was badly interrupted.
Prospects that the stunted juniper
tree, growing In immense numbers on
the unwatered lands OF central Ore
gon, may assume real Importance as
substitute for cedar In the manufac.
ture Of pencils, were extended In q
letter received by the Bend CONNER.
cial club from the Dolkena Lumber
company. Practically unlimited guam
titles OF tho wood can be used for this
purpose, II was stated.
The strike OF the employees OF the
Sumpter Valley Railroad company was
settled when the management and tho
employees signed contract where ~
the employees are to continue to draw
the old wage scale Of II cents per
hour for brakemen, 40 cents for con-
ductors, So cents for engineers and
go cents for shopmen, and in addition
thereto an increase Of 10 cents per
hour for a day of 10 hours.
Permit from the war department for
the construction Of the necessary
dams for the reclamation of Multno'
nah Drainage District No. has been
received. The project, II is expected,
Will be completed during the present
year. II win afford employment to
large number of men, involving an es'
timated expenditure OF 100000. The
project viii add to the intensive pro-
ducing area OF Multnomah county 500
acres. The district extends from I'm
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