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" The adv ertisers
whole advertise
ments appear on this
page are prepared to
give service and help
with building plans.
no
gtvenew Your Home
with beautiful Speedlay Shingles!
Jrm FASTEST-LAY1NG SHINGLE MADE
A DINGY streaky or broken rqpf can give any
home a run-down look, besides representing
considerable financial loss to the owner. m
We are writing this advertisement to call your attention to the
. tnottmodcrn.colorful and satisfying type of shingle we've ever
" seen' the Certain-tced Speedlay Shingle.
. This beautiful 40-inch, square-butt product is made up of five
- separate shingle units in one, each marked -of r unit varying In
- 1 width, showing a variety of color tones. A Speedlay roof give
) ' an interestingly broken pattern, profuse in color.
Put on in Time
i The Speedlay Shingle Can be laid in about one-half the time
' ' 1 required to lay the average roof. The result you obtain Is a com
' ' tolete double coverage a roof of unusually protective qualities;
, I highly fire-resistant.
) Compare Its Low Cost
Your roof laid the Speedlay way will cost you comparatively
' less than one laid the old way and assures you satis Tying service
through years to come.
Ma! It point, today, fn fnknct
in mock reauy lotnow you. And, perm
useful nclp oq your roofing problem.
CertainteedSpeMlau Shingle
SELF SPACINO - - - MULTI - WIDE
t beautiful way lo greater protection
DENN-GERRETSEN CO.
231 N. Main St. Phone 128 Roseburg, Ore.
Installed to your satisfaction by
JOHN R. KELLY
Sheet Metal Works
444 N. Jiukson
PHONE
fMfelHomes
U"rZZf
4 L W
21 Years in
Roseburg
Brick, Tile, Cement, Lath, Windows,
Doors, Wall Board,
Veneer, Oak Flooring, Drain
Boards,
Cedar Boat Lumber
Roofing
Page Lumber and Fuel Company
709 North Jackson Street. Roseburg Phone 242
SIX MONTHS FOR FORCING
LIQUOR UPON A MINOR
I'KNDI.ETO.N, Oni.. AUK- 24
Juliri Curbln. 4, or tmatilla. who
Friday pleaded guilty to forcing
liquor upon a minor, was Hentenc
rd to wirve six months in the
couiujr jail by Circuit Judge Feu
today.
thtte thlnglM. We have them
I, per hap w can give jou om
Western
Furnaces
Built in the West
for x
Western Fuels
Furnaces modern In design
and quality In construction.
A oompleto line for' real
dericcs, schools, churches,
Stores and factories.
Roseburg, Oregon
436
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ROSEDUr.G NEWS-REVIEW. ROSECURG. OREGON. MONDAY.
1 AGAINST
Public to Be Given Data on
Manner in Which the
Builders Fulfill Their
Contracts.
WASHINGTON, U. C, Aug. 2U.
Ah a decisive move In a program
launched to safeguard J he public
frititi the ni ts of Irresponsible con
tractors, the bureau of contract
Information has just been Incor
porated under the laws of Dela
ware. Data on (lie manner In which
each general contractor in the Unit
ed States hutt fultilled past con
tract obligation Ih to be gathered
and utilized in ail effort to elimi
nato conditions that have made toiv
irresponsibility In the construction
industry. This whh Just announced
by the Associated General Cun
traclorH o( America and comes as
the culmination of several years ot
debate about practices involved in
the writing of surety bonds.
The undertaking is a venture in
cooperation between surety com
panies and organized contractors
although It Is independently or
ganized as a fact gathering and in
vestigating agency.
Through this bureau the actual
work of gathering and compiling
the business histories of some 26,
UDO firms Hated us construction
companies Is being started under
the direction of S. M. Williams who
is the manager of the engineering
construction division of the con
tractor a' association. With the uc
live backing of the organized con
tractors Williams represents, 11 is
anticipated that this effort to make
available the facts regarding the
responsibility ot every collimator
will be curried to a successful con
clusion. i he highway departments of 1(J
states have gone on record as fa
voring the objects of the bureau
and have pledged assistance to the
extent of contributing their own
data on the performance records ol
those contractors who have work
ed under contract with them.
Individual surety companies In
terested in the bureau have like
wise agreed to pool their records.
(jtieslfonnalres me rapidly being
forwnrded to contractors in order
to obtain data direct from them as
to their past performance and
qualifications.
Lost v delays that ensue w 'hen a
contractor defaults on his contract,
forcing his surety lo take Over and
complete the work, have long been
recognized us a source of loss and
annoyance to the public which Is
deprived of the use of the Improve
ment and suiters from the incon
veniences attendant while con-
.miction operations life unduly ex-;
tended. i
Uie losses lo surety companies, I
material nud supply Interests and
the construction Industry generally!
are conceived to he equally great.
lly having n record of the past per-,
lormaiicc of contractors available
through nil unbiased tact finding
agency It is conceived that silrely
companies will be able to more In
telligently Judge ol the ability of a
contractor to carry through the
contract ou which they are called
upon to write bonds guaranteeing
performance. State nud municipal
officials will likewise he bolter
able to judge of qualifications
when making awards.
T h e contractors" association
through lis general manager, It. A.
Curlier, has Issued n call to every
responsible contractor in the coun
try to support this bureau by sub
mitting information promptly when
It is required.
In arguments timing past years,
charges of carelessness made
agaiiMt surety companies by con
i melon have been countered by
citations Indicating that eoiitrnc-
! tors have failed to gie accurate
Information about their businesses.
; The extensive anil sometimes nerl
i uionioim debate on these points ap
' pears to have prepared the way for
active cooperation am) both groups
are pinning their hopes on the sue
, cess ol the It urea u of Contract 1 11
s formation. Incorporated.
GAS FIRM HAS SPECIAL
I WATER HttATER OFFER
It Is a great satisfaction to
know that you have all the hot wa
ter you want and ieed lor all pur
poses and that yon do not have to
postpone Imihs because It's wash
da . or, vice vei r.
Many people gain the fub'o Im
preslon that by having bare hot
water lank In the hath room that
It will serve the purpose of heat
ing both the water and the bath
room. This practice Is very im
practical and any tellable concern
denling in hot watwr healing equip
ment will tell mi that this nr
tanuemeul w ill neither guarantee
sufficient hot w aler or room
warmth at all times and under all
demabds.
An exceptional opportunity h be
inc of Tried the cii ifviV.i Of l'-!e
Iiuir this week hi the purchasing
of I lot ones and the Southern
On-iton i i;is corpoiat Ion Is plvine
Me worth of bath accessories and
nvnmMcs as a premium with each
Ikc.icue i-uuh5ed.
Here's a' House That Shingles Built
Ln
Jty CtnlA W. Yvli'SUN
For NEA Service.
llulld your home In such a way
that It will satisfy you forever.
This is not a mutter of spending
more money. It merely calls for us
ing a good plan and specifications
and securing the services ,of a re
liable builder.
The house shown here Ib of
Colonial architecture. It Is built of
shingles painted white, with a
shingle roof of green, and shutters
of blue green. The house Is two
stories high and contains seven
rooms, three baths ftid a garage.
The design ol the house Is very
interesting and the Interior is es
pecially attractive.
The visitor enters from the
porch Into a center hallway. To
the richt is a lovely living room
with an open fireplace and glass
doors leading lo an open porch,
To the left of the hall Is the dln'r-g
room. One passes Into a pantry and
through a swinging door into the
modern kitchen. The kitchen has a
STILL AHEAD OF
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 26. The
production of lumber reported by
211 niiils to the West Coast. Lum
bermen's association .ior the wepk
ending August 17 decreased up
pioximuteiy 2,uuu.uOU leU as com
puted id me pievious week, or
ders tor "the peuod increased more
man iy,Unu,tiU leet over Itie vol
ume lor me preceding Week. Pro
duction tor toe week was i.Pl per
cunt auuve uiuers, while (luring
tne pievious weeK the odtput ex
tueded outers received by 17.1o
per cent.
Production tit these 211 mills
has been on an even level during
the past tour weeks, not varying
more lhan 4,'ou,mm) reel between
nnv two weeks in this period. Or-
dei a during the four weeks have
lluctuaied as much as . 3ii,mHi,0o0
feet between consecutive weeks.
This wide variation in the volume
of orders from week to week is be
lieved by the Industry lo result
from the fact that retail lumber
dealer stocks are low and thai
dealer Bales In the various mar
kets ufc followed by Immediate or
ders for replacement. Dealers'
purchases. It Is thought, will there
fore lie spotted and irregular.
Otilets received during the year
to date, as reported lo the asso
ciation by 112 identical mills, have
exceeded pioductlon by 3.13 pei
cent.
Product ion reported by 2SI milts
Uum the week the largest croups
reporting to the association was
21 1,271. ;"t7 or 71 per cent of their
rated weekly capacities. Since
January 1 these mills have operat
ed at till 3 per cent of their noimal
weekly capacities.
Production: orders and ship
ments at 211 mills for the week
ending August 17. were reported In
board feet, ns follows:
Mills .
211
isvr.tii.iut
lirt.2Mii.412
is;,.r,s2.9:2
Pioduc timi
Orders
Shipments ..
Orders were (i.
i5 per cent under
production ami shipments l.,.) per
cent under the output.
Detail of orders and shipments
as repotted by these 211 mills fol
lows: Ordern
Hall .. .
Domestic cargo
Export
Local
Total
Shipments
Itall
Domestic cargo
Export .. .
Local
Total
Keel
.. fi!(.7;:..l7t
. t;i.tvut3
. 32.771.730
12.17S.36f.
.176.L,"R.412
leet
.. 71.727.272
H".K11 h'W
.. 41.Mtl.y72r.
12.I7S.365
..is.y;.2.52
Mr and Mrs. Itaiold KhhW of
Mrshfteld xisitetl wlili friends in
1 his city Satnrriiy while ennuite
to Siitl-erlln fi spend the week-end
wltli Mrs. Shirle s father. Mr.
Shirley Is city editor or the South
weston Oregon Daily New a l:i th'.1
coast city.
Wfm HS-m I I I I
J- Ctr, ' I --j ( T
dining alcove. A small flight of five
stairs leads to the maid's room and
bath. This room is over tho garage,
On the second floor, the large
li'troom with two cedar closets
auu bath are on the right and two
Reflecting continued prosperity
In the Northwest Tor the nation's
second largest Industry, public
works contracts this month will
show a gain of morn than 5n per
cent over the best previous month
of the year, predicts Pacific Build
er and Engineer, dally and weekly
const ruction news publication ot
Seattle.
From August 1 lo August 15. In
clusive, lot contracts totaling
$3,ntiK,7Sl were reported lu the
columns of Pacific Builder. The
totnl for the month Is estimated at
$11,000,000.00 or more.
These figures, it Is pointed out,
are. exclusive of building construc
tion which In the larger .cities
alone will total in the neighbor
hood of $7,0oii,otu).
How the volume of public works,
or engineering, constt uctlon has
been increasing during recent
months In Oregon. Washington,
Idaho nnd Montana Is indicated In
the following totals:
May - $ 5.495.32S
June 7.201,090
July 7,463,633
August (estimate) 11,000,000
Comparing the $3,068,784 total
favorably w ith the totals for the j
tirst halt or previous months, ra
clftc Builder lists 4o more con
tracts to be awarded before Au
gust 31, and adds:
"Bids for Portland's $4,250,000
St. John's bridge will he received
Monday. Later In (he month Ev
erett will open bids on Its $2.0titi,
oon plpp Hne and reservoir pro
ject. A dozen important highway
and bridge contracts will be let by
the Oreaon state highway commis
sion nnd also by the bureau ol
public roads. These Jobs, togeth
etr with smaller work coming up
will bring the total from August 1
to August 31. Inclusive, to Jlt.O'iO,
tiOO anil probably higher."
Among the more important pub
lic works, or engineer, contracts
reported by Pacific Builder duiinc
the fit-Mi half of August appears
Seattle's Carfield street bridge
awarded J. M. Clapp of Seattle, for
$671,437; the penstock and surge
tank for Tacoma's Lake Cushman
project, awarded Western Pipe am!
Steel Co., o San Francisco, for
SLiS.yS; reclamation contracts on
tin Kittitas project awarded
Bernard Curtis of Minneapolis for
a total of I325.KSS and railroad con
tracts In M-mtaha totaling $240.
" awarded E. J. Dunnlean. L. C
Smith Building. Seattle.' by the
.Northern Pacific.
Following is a summary of co
tracts reported by Paritic Build
er from August 1. to August 1".. in
clusive: i
. ltt bridges $ 7'.3.21" !
4 hdro-electric 7.V1.215 j
34 grading and or grav- !
ellng 496.622 j
4 reclamation 392.1.10 ;
3 railroad 24o,pon j
IS paving 234 67?
4 marine , i:?7 S7".
14 sewers-wnterworks .. 1:.92"
3 pipe contracts 14 1st ;
1 md oiling 41.96m j
3 Ornamental lighting ?9 s i" !
2 an ports 1S.77S
AUGUST 26. 1929.
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bedrooms, separated by a bath are
ou the left. There is a linen closet
in the hall and two cedar closets in
each room.
(Copyright, 1929, NEA Service,
Inc., Printed in U. S. A.)
4 sidewalks, curbs .
9,813
55,068,784
TRESPASS NOTICE
All persons warned against tres
passing on premises of Elks Island
in the L'mpqua river below Oak
street bridge. A guard is beinfj
maintained day and night. Viola ton
Will be prosecuted.
The crankshaft, and ball bearings
of a McCortnick-Deering tractor are
guaranteed for the life of the ma
chine. They also have removable
cylinders one can be replaced
without the otl'er. See one of these
tractors at Wharton Bros.
We Can Help You Renew Your Home
Modernizing Pays
BEFORE
Tiaveyou an
Xold)
fashioned
m
?
you
V
your kitchen lo have all
the built-in convenience!
. found in the new, mod
ern homes?
Thetis
let us plan and modcrnite yotif
kitchen for you. The cost will
be surprisingly snull. Ask us to
submit tn estimate and coo
Tcnient plan of payment.
UMPQUA
MfT) M GEOiBOIBffi
iMh WILL BUILD KEW
mWmS. HOMEATOIX0WV1LE
STRENGTH NORTH
AMERICAN WOODS
SHOWN IN TABLES
Handy reference tables showing
the strength of 129 different spe
cies of woods growing in the Unit
ed States have Just been issued by
the Forest Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
The term "Btrength" as applied
to wood may have a variety of
meanings, depending on the use to
which the wood is to be put, says
the Forest Service. In these tables,
the mechanical properties include
strength in bending, strength In
compression parallel to grain and
perpendicular to grain, stiffness,
hardness, Bhock resisting ability,
and shearing strength parallel to
grain. The weight per cubic foot,
specific gravity (oven dry), and
shrinkage from green to oven dry
condition also are given. All the
commercially important hardwoods
and conifers are included.
The tables, complied by H. S.
Betts, senior engineer, are based
on approximately 130,010 tests con
ducted by the Forest Products
Laboratory of the Forest' Service.
Madison, Wisconsin, over a period
of some 15 years. They can be
used to compare the properties of
the different woods, to select
woods for particular uses, and to
establish approximate working
stresses.
Watklhs products,
uane. Phone 177.
120 West
Eat barbecae sauawlcties anl
Mve forever. Brand's Road Stand.
Ifl had
only,
invested
wisely
X S
Cost Very Lew Compared With
Increase in Value,
The dollars spent in remodeling and modernizing
your home will return to you two fold through In
crease in the value of your property. If it is income m
property the Increased rentals will alone defray the
expense.
See Our Peerless Built-in Display
We are exclusive representatives for the famous
PEERLES3 line of built In furniture. You can
modernize your xiichen and make it as attractive
and convenient as though planned new.
Investigate and you will be surprised at the low
cost. Estimates gladly furnished.
lite
Lumber
Lath
Shingles
Brick
Lime
Tile
Millwork
Just Phone
VALLEY
Oak and Pine Sts.
George Bonebrako of Dixonvi'.le,
whose farm home was burned to
the ground recently, is starting
construction within the next few
days oi) a new, modern resilience,
which will occupy the site of the
former home. The building will bo
erected by John Atterbury, local
contractor, and will be of concrete
and wood construction with stucco
exterior. It will have six rooms
with a full basement, and will be
thoroughly modern In every parti
cular. The home will be wired tor
electricity, us the Copco extension
will serve that district as soon as
the installation of transformes
and equipment Is complete.
Eat barbecue sandwiches an
dv forever. Brand's iioad Stand.
Camp at Idleyld Park.
Roseburg Cabinet Shop
612 Fowler St.
FURNITURE REPAIRING
All kinds of Built-in Work made
to order.
Window Screens made to order.
E. S. AND F. L. C0CKELREA5
Phone 541-J
Prune Dryen
Pipe and Stoves
J. H. Sinniger
Sheet Metal Workt
329 N. Jackson St. Phone 428
Look Before Leaping
especially into the investment
of money, perhaps your hard
earned savings. Investigate
closely before investing ut all.
Know where your money Is
going before purling with It.
To be safe and sure of Invest
ing well, buy certificates In
our Savings and Loan Asso
ciation, which gives good divi
dends while protecting you.
AFTER
LJuildim accessories
Rcmodcliti" service
Prompt delivery
Cement
Plaster "
Drain tile
a Specialty
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For Plans and
Estimates
Service.
LBR. CO.