The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-05-26
Doings of Public
Service Commission

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Production corporation to construct
several grade crossings over strr",s
and alleys 90 'own~'rs and suhdi.
visions on railroads Nos ~ and ls To-
Lincoln county.
Tho public service commission has
authorized the United States spruce
Production cooperation 20 eonstruc,
several Grade crossings over streets
and alleys tn iuWusi,cs and subd,
visions on railroads Nos II and -
In L!ncoln county
Nine Eastern Oregon lumber mills
. have notified the public service com.
mission that they will withdraw
from operation under Vorkmcns
eompcnsatiOn act. II is possible that
revision % rat"s. II found possible.
may keep some OF Ne mills under
the act
The Slid" irrigation district In Nal.
hcur county has applied % the stat"
irrigation securities commission for
. oortl'ication % boad issue % 800
900 and state guarantee % interest
on the bonds The project embrace
$4,000 acres and practically has been
completed.
Bids on 100000 Oregon state
highway bonds will B." opened By the
state highway commission al meet.
Ing in Portland May %. The bonds
will mature October /. 1895.
The Southern Pacific System has
Informed Fred \. Williams. chairman
OF the public service commission. that
II will Install an automatic block SIX.
nal system on It's vest side line b.
tween Re"dsport and Portland This
Is known as the Bertha line.
The Iowa Association OF oregon.
which has as the nucleus OF its mem
bershlp. former Iowa residents no~
! living In the Central Willamette val
ley. will give its annual picnic al the
state fair grounds June II. All Ore
gon people who formerly lived in
/ IoWa are invited.
The public service commission has
issued an order revising the rates OF
. the Graade Ronde Telephone eompa.
ny. which has It's offices at YaphllI.
Certain Improvement In service are
! made. The change In rates Is sliEh,
Heretofore the rate has been 81 for
residence phones and 81 for business
phones. The order makes a rate %
81 for individual line service and
&l.25 for party lines. not exceeding
ten parties.
4 c. Barber. state fire marshal.
has Issued a statement sho2 lnE that
the April fire loss IN Oregon outside
OF Portland totaIed El23.315. Tn"
largest loss was AZ Eugene. wher" q
garage and contents burned. with a
loss of $4,000.
The state board Of control has sp-
proved tentative plan. for the girls
dormitOry q, the state Industrial
school for girls. for which an appTO-
priat!on was made by the last legis-
lature The estimated cost r. $4,000.
In a general way. the state desert
land board has approved d proposal
OF the Jordan Valley Land a Water
. hopes 20 procure 400. 900 IN cash 10
proceed with development Of It's pro
jsct in Malheur county. 4 condition
is that the state enter into "a new
! contract With the company and re
duce It's bond from 500, 900 10 sz5.-
900. The district is Carey act pro
| feet embracing $4,000 acres.
The state bond commission. com.
posed Of the governor. the state
treasurer and member Of the state
( industrial accident commission. will
meet May 20 10 consider the invest
ment Of 100000 in state funds in
Z bonds. School district bonds are pre-
ferred with county bonds a cloge sec
ond.
Attorney General Van Wrinkle has
written an opinion holding that the
state board Of eugeIics has legal au-
thority TO examine persons who are
not confined in state institutions.'
with a view 10 their sterilization.
Members Of the public service com
mission who attended the inteTta;c
commerce commissions hearing at
Yakima relative 10 possible redLc-
tions in freight rates on fruit ship !
ments eastward. say the cause Of tho
Northwest shippers and growers was