Monday, May 4,-192.r.
- FACE SIX
tite i;a gkande evening observer
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CEMENT MILLS
SUPPLY STATE
OrfCOll. filthoiich th first ft' ate
nn Ih' Pacific coast to Minim fac
tor pnrtkiiid f-itn-nt. produced no
cement from 1 S'io nut tl I t I 'i run I
only recently Im nm Mine an
amount In i-x mh of Mm- n'ate r -'piirenientH.
according in r put in ol
llin t'llited KiiilfH Cenln-rlcal S'lr
ey. Oregon port land f im nl ihHIh
however, are now v t able to mip
pi" th iieed.s of tttts Male and lo
provide flection ol' IP -or by Male
With thin building m: ri:i.
Oregon 1m n slate of diver?!fled
nhiHtriH and practically Independ
ent. Hniin'Mi fish In? :uid im'iiiiih.',
fruit, e'.-i.jil, and stock niiftiiur. nil
have irn iilcd h'-r with valn.i Id-niiii-H
(if Income, Ami Willi 1 1t
establish nn lit of pol l land cement
Mi:iinM';t I in jnjr on ii linn foot in if
I hi HUil" Ii.-ih added ;itiolli-r linpor
(;tni lii'hiKi ry to h'T Il-nt.
'I lin e MHN Oprialinz.
Three poril.'iii'l ct iiictit mills are
III operation and have ;i tntut esti
mated yearly capacity of about I.
I'Hi.mio ham-in of ciiinnl, fir 4.
4 I'll, II IHI H.M'kM, i .icll ( li;hinK :
ponii'iM. Ksliinalini,' the Ort-K'H)
popukilion of In Ihls
slod- had it p- r c:iul;i US'- iti (iiir
;inl -m vt'lil Ii torn Is for t h ; I
jt:ir. in 'oniiitfr lo tti- ii.ttHt Kov-j
SPEND $15,000 ON
ICE I
NORTH
'klslt?rn Hidden Systems Great
Til POWDER u
Factor In Residences
NOCTIf I'OWDKIt, Or.-l r
ninn I'. White, miperlntemlent of
Hip 1. I. K. lee plant, htm I" -n a
vl.sid tliiit tin- company will sp'-n-l
ipproiiinitt ly f TVoito for improve
iti. ulH this siHntiMT. tite work to
Miirt somt-litiie iti .Inn'.
Improv inentH Inelmle :i 4'iti-fnni
l;itl(jlhl t-telitih. Il;er-:ise Of t'-
jier.H.- iii lit'- poii.is, tnil'liit r
pnirs. riiliV. yoiH, poi;.J vli:irviK.
te.
Th- l':ieilie l'o:.M
W.'IH lillilt III On t;. ill
itl ISM, Willi eoilipmeJlt h fur
tthe;el of mreHf mi Mm at ii:it 1 : i T -th:il
ft :h mil 1'wn mlly (clopled
hy iiiln-r phi ni s tint ii soim1
years laii-r. 'i'iie O'llplll of
platil v:m t'-'i l.i-r. is of trui'
rhst plant' IWnldintf Materials
-it v. Cost Less This Year
WApmXf.TfiN -iP'ee.ssary
f'ir the
Tiie ninii ri:!!'
onnfriH'tion of i
(My f.mries ll. Millrr)
A huihliliK Is u Klruclnre to
hoiise a tiii.iiinf or people; i( is
an r.lifif "-; ll i.n a xirijeture huilt up
f r'iii raw mat erials ina mil '.it I u r-'I
into (illier in siiap'-s mi'l foin.s to
til ilifi r-r.i pans of a ..inicnii -,
i Mir tiiM Mi- a of a Mmhiin
was unmet liiiij- which wonhl m r.i
as a sli'-lx r to prol. et us from tin-
i-h Ilien'.S. We put lip (OUT Walls
an a roof thai k-pt out lie- rain
ami wtml. hut wt, ri we w.niii .l to
make 1h- Imil'lilti,- eoinfoi rani'- W'-
ii.Til to Itrin tl
to work lor us,
I iirl
e' meitis io'loo
(Dlw-nyfi tliink nbout thrn unlit they
K've I'i-m trouhle. Then he be
'Kins to woiim r what in wronp They
! are liiiieii .sy.sieni.s and lie finals
lie I ns fnitrntleli to look :;fler Diem
laii'l k-ep lh rn in rep.-iir an-l. a.n
I i-i siiH, the SV.-.!.'tlS h Kip Iii (lilt
! uorkltitf.
I M is just the fame with a bulhl
liii'.'. If h hum veomli ii w itii veinH and
j:iit rie:( tor ;inr, .sie:tni. Kas. air.
JelecirieiJy it tfoes without s:iv-
UiK thai ltf.iif -jcy.slemH MioitM IK'
PLAYLES BUY
flnnrDM unwrc
lyiUULIII M
I
iti'ie.i;
thii' hi v-rootii hoiiH
porl - "r "rM ' 1 l"
Hrftfl i in MiMiiit ii"' iniiii- "-rim
')rvHr3 '"" "' '""' '"'"ii' f'i'2(Yt
PI mm
Iffi:V2 Wlilinui Dhlluiiilim
ft h. & s. :i
iii Electric WM
m mi
i i her of t!r
est . ih;
;diil lit ilii.H s. ason lanr year,
j iltff (O It Mtll'ly inaie hy tiie
mi nt of cornini-ree."
fran.e
u iliey
ieeor.
I. part-
I'iiKf
off in a
u: h-iit.
or i s
nsi.s do not I
nn imlt-x of m
tiave l.ren ll '!.)
tliat tliey hiionl-l he
t hoi ik tit of an-l prop fly planm-il
w hen you an- hnththitr.
,n linjHuiitiit it.
Ttl e I liillKK Hi e lll'l'h'll e lenient K
of your biiiMiiiK- ami you perhaps
h.ivlnr thoiifjlit imn h of ttiem mul
nuaits lu tiiine im m anl nta-le ut- ,,Di"r lhint; ou cannot S'-e. A
of d'li. r v.a.s oi Ji'-atiiii,- tuel j huihtinir not aHvav-s iihh heeanse
cook if IK- jit l.ji.Us f.ooi i roii i tii- el erior;
So. one Wy uue. Ai.t.-r. he.il.jn'l atv.ts koo.I heraune the tn
li;Mil.s. Mrjni, khh. oil an-l eh etne. j T' Ttnr plaMer."! walls liave ln-n
itv ami oih. r convenient-.- i;. v won-leri u lly I'ii.L-lieil nn-1 'i'-corate.l
, t-t n lt.v,.,u., Jin, ,U TO work j l!i;iT ls 11 I,;,rt f Th" ',sir t
iivnt wlilrh was ituirh (ri!an,i .s,. in t,,.. n,.w i.,,!;,,, ,. in poor planning ana any one of the
demand for us- In R.lew:Jk.H andjmUk,- indoors more liv.ahi., and f lii'hlen arteries may he wrong and
emit work, and for ntakini; artif I- wa;,.r )4J drink ami wish w-iMii1'""1 ,tH' niite :a ruot urc Then
r ial 'orie. The early 4 lr on pro- brought i,eaHti and c-i. an!in.'...H. j our Imiidin is Kick. 1 1 looks
food ei.-rnaly hut the trouble Is
liiat no liiouf-'ht w i Kiveii lo tiie
Th-
and ar
w h ith
laei- of ;
f ind" labor J
t i i;i is only, j
lo v. n in I he j
eord l.tiiulliitr.
l.i ml
I'M I". ''.
e put In in1- ait.J k- pt 11
eoim r to cook and ;ve
This we lotiiul lo he more
ruoe. so wi- found ih
he.il. ti
etne. j T
h;ive ; v
duct, was considered 4 better than steam brought us beat, k
the Imported buildintr material but , ,-pct n it v brought us itett.-r
the p'ant was forcetl to cense op.-l'-'and a heller wav of (-o..kiliir
'I he "Arteries.'
,'hts
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GLASS
Cnnj tiie lliri;i-,c Mini; hi l.n (Jnilnln
WIMMIW l.l..s
WIMI KIIIII.K CI.SS
SI DAN IlliOli (,l,Ass
LMIirnilc) riinilshi'il on nil mIcs fif ilnlp
mill Art (.hi'.
La Grande Cons(. & Supply Co.
CIIAS. ir. II MiUIS, Pnip.
riir. n'iiniMMl anil MitilWm
atlons because of the failure of the
cement rock supply, which at first'
w as be h-wit to be inexh.-tustihlfM
but later proved to be oniy a tiiin
v nei-r of stone on the surface o;'j
the mountuhV
ftcivc(i m 101ft.
fo the renpTit tmlus' ry passed ;
out of existence )n ()rron In lS'jo
and wan not revived until the n
t-nlilishnient of the plant at Oswego
in IfHd. Since then the two other
plants were huilt ut (oid Kill And
l.lme. Tlieuft three mills an thor
OiiKhly modern and representative
of the :t4 phinlH ncallered thromih
out the mttcd HiateH from coast
to const. Oregon cement mills are
perhaps the chief consumers of
fuel oil In the slate; Kuch year
ihout :.Mii,mui barrels of this oil
are burned In t he h ue kilns in
which I ho raw mulcrtal is converl
ed into cement clinker at n teni
periiture of from I'.firtO to Il.doft dc
jTfces l-'aJirenludt.
t iregon jirotluccil portlund ce
ment in used in constructing con
crete rural highways, ut reel and
.il Icy pavements, officrt buildings,
factories, homes ami Is utilized in
numerous other ways. .
The outstanding use of porMand
( cement in this state Is being made
by Astoria In the rebuilding of the
business section burnt over by the
fire In December, IHJU. Already Kfi
new establish uienin have been
erected ii ml (ibnut nine of every
ten an constructed chiefly of con
crete In order to prevent n recur
rence of the disaster, t'oncrete has
been utilized niso In tlu rebuilding
of tho raise,) streets which facili
tated the spread of the fin be
cause of their comhustlln nnlnre.
j About one-third of the porilnnd
cement used In Oregon is moulded
j into concrete roads, streets and nl
1 h-ys. This state now has L"J7 miles
iof concrete rural highway, of which
!l'S miles were built In l'i''4. Thir-Ity-one
iMth-M of streets of this typc
i'ie built last year and the total
Meare is now 1 Tif, miles.
h
Hilt all t heM" elements
ha e s .s;en,jt to work in. pi
and fittims to lead and put th
art.und the eorm-is and tu
plat es of Onvelip nce. fawce-s ;
vaiw-s to keep Dm-iu under y
control ami at the .vanie tirin- n .
for work. Todav you ti.k.- an
j couenienc s for framed, in '
( bulhling of our Jmnie of y r:
jiure. and ou wiii not ha. a pi;
1 1 iiat dot a Hut i oataut iii-.- h
e.ised eierne!it.H.
IJvery person knows that
eins and arteries, but be
j j;iii-n veins and arteries.
j A building can be planned ero
o nornieally and yet contain all the
conveniences that go to make a
:u j good building. Planning should
h-;ie tiiought oi In fo many iliffer-fid'i-ut
wa.s that thorough stutl.v is
ifeivt-n t both the exterior and tho
-!y i nidd.-n .--yHteins in orb r ttt muk
e ' llH'in vli.it they should be.
he j i'ai deprecation ;Jiouhl be conic-
i sldered and. In planning, materials
'e j should be used that do not deteri-r-
I orate rapidly. The superstructures
j should l)e built ami not guc-setl up
bastaiitl any building should be well
hii't I braced and miih-d.
The largest resilient hi 1 t riinsac
tion that has occurred in I.adiumb
tor some time took place hist week
when, through the George II. Cur
iey I'.eal Instate agency, the KIiimt
I. Stoddard home at Ifla2 I'ourth
was sold to Audiuer I'layle ami III
I r. Il-rirry Houvy house ;tt H.n4 w as
sold lo t'harles Playte.
liotti resiliences are lisle, anionR
til; finest in this city. The Stod
dard place was erected a few y-urs
ago and is modern in every detail
with five rooms. Yh" residence
purchased from fi P.ouvy is a ju v-en-room
structure, erect i d last
year at n considerable cost.
Audtner i'layh- w iii toke poss-
ssiun ( )ctoher 1 and t'harles
Playi,- will take possession June i.
Mr. Stoddard expects to erect a
modern home this summer, the lo
cation is yet undecided.
Xorthside Property
Bought by R. Delano
H. Delano lias sold his property
at iiitifi Greenwood street to K. it.
Grclner.
Thy deal was made tlirou.h the
Pyramid Land company.
North Powder Man to
Krcct $5,000. Resilience
N'OIITII l'i iWni'i:. ;c t 'hris
Johnson v i'l . r.-t-t a nue u.-w $"..eiu
respb nee. ino-bin in o'-tv d. 1 til.
on a Tt-!i"ot mitae to! he pur
chase. I r.-o-iriy tr-un I . W-i
;it.
Pr.'llmiiu.ry wo-k !s Pv-v. in t ro
ll. V. MKLSKN
i'ikim: ;ini-i:
(4'iicral ('(intracloi
and Ituihler
so., spring si., l.n Grmulc
If ho advertis9 it, bo knout It's
ood.
A7 enit
Those
Pesky
Flies
; are sure to come with wanner weather. You ran Keep them out and
i protect your home auaiust all insect pests hy putting screens on your
I doors and windows.
Our Screens Will Keep Them Out
j Screens Made to I ii Any Door or Window.
j Sash and Doors, Latticework Cor your flowers and garden. Paints,
j Uuilders Hardware in fact every huildiug need for the home.
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Out of the woods direct to huilders all grades all prices.
Retail Yard across the Tracks on Oreenwood Avenue.
Permits ;
April L'S It. A, Crawford took
out permit to build frame dwell
ing place on Tenth slreet be
tween m and I.. Kstimnted cost
$imi.
April 2ft V. Kelly given
permit to erect one Htory build
ing on Second street between N
und O. Kstfmateil cost. $J(H.
Owner, Chits. Hingninan.
April ilO Huitding permit 1s
stliil lo .1. I.. Plam-hapl to build
n dwelling place on Fourth
Street between I) Olid (' lit till
estimated cost of $l,miii.
May 1 tl Untitling permit is
sued to 1. J. llachtint to build a
garage on Cherry costing $i;tt,
May 2 Permit Issued lo K.
Mcpherson to build on X lie
tw fen Spruce and Pine, inti
mated cost 7a.
Softwood Demands Now
Nearly Equal Output
Demands now being made on the
larger Roll wood producers practi
cally equal their production, orders
received during April being slightly
in pxci sh of output, says the Ameri
can Lumberman, Chicago. As spring
opens, prices nie firm lug. and
should soon advance enough to af
lord the mills a fair margin of pro
fit. Uetallrrs and Industrial con
sumers arc steadily selling or tiding
t ho stocks laid in last wl tiler,
meanwhile buying very closely tor
titling in. so ore muring the time
when larger purchases will be nec
essary. The general market show
a iiruuu'ss thut Justin- buy.ng u
little further in advance.
Orders booked by Southern Pine
Association mills ni,un exceeded
production during the week ended
April is. Hatns last week in th
Soul Invest promise u renewal ol
.d'tnaml from that section which
should have fl. healthy etfect on
the pine market. Northern and
eastern yards nr increasing the
xoluuiu of their orders. There if
good call from railroads and oil
t iclds. and a large export move
ment to the West Indus.
The Douglas tir in 1 Us arc report
ing a decided increase in r,iU trade,
but business w ith California ami
tho Atlantic coast is much below
expectations, and the smallntss ot
export takings is the market
weakest feature. The nulls, aecintt
that present prtt't s scarcely meet
costs, refuse to overproduce, so that
tor April the orders n-ceied Wen
I J per cent tn excess of output, An
extension of (ho usual sum met
shutdown from thirty to sixty das
is tullM-d about. The m p nl Is a
poor buyer, but revival of Aus
tral bin denmnd has recent i
brought an lacte.ise In . ss- I sp e
I ales. nd buildim; permit f iun s
for Calii or nta and the Ai taut n
coaf t stati s give Indications ot
larger purchases by thi-he markets
j Inctvasctl foretKU buy i nt to
' haul w oods Is I ho tcutui e of t h.ii
market. The automotive industries
have enlarged (heir I ii kings, buying
by spoke manufacturers show lug
great Improvement and being espe
cially f hcerlng to producers because
II usually precedes a cull for lum
ber from other brunches of the in
dustry. Prices have been depressed '
because threat of inset; damage to
lows forced production faster than
the market could absorb, but pres
ent stocks are eiuul to only about
v.. rff- ; , .;s i
LjktfTiWrgiiTi " -nil
"Man has no moral right to skin
the earth ami squander our com
mon heritage. . A man who plun
ders i he soil, whether it bo plow
land or rough and rocky moun
tain hind, is a robber. He takes
that which does not belong to him
and he withholds w'ood from gen
c ra t i on s yet to be born," sa ys
Gilford Pinchot.
four months' output, or approxi
mately normal, so I hero is no doubt
that, quotations will continue to
strengthen.
M DOWN
PLUS FREIGHT AND
INSTALLATION-
PUTS IN YOUR HOME A
SUNBEAM '
PIPE OR PIPELESS FURNACE
EBfti:!ai
mm
V ltWfei J
it !
Only $25.00 down puts this
better and more efficient heat
ing system in your home.
Learn the Comforts, the
Convenience and real Economy
of Sunbeam Warm-Air Heat
ing. Learn how easy , it is to
install and to own a permanent
heating plant. Your home de
serves a Sunbeam.
Fred Spaeth
Dumbing,, Heating, Sheet Metal Work -I
OS Fir St'.' " lMione Alain 586
f 1
A innn rnmc to thp new lum
Iht yard Imitifring for a copper
Iki1I(i that Mts lined Ith cop
per, Willi A copper Hi) and ccn
put togi'ther Ith pcr rivclx.
Ili said he wniitcd it (or Ids win
tn ciMik I'm it In? ? dmrt
handle intMuiblucr's supplies ami
dtm't expect to.
United Mnsrtil Oil, 51.10 pcr
gnllini.
sbciuin-W illiains While I.cml,
17c per lb.
lmie Piiliit. $i.."n H'r gulhut.
Cedar Sliin-le-, V.VJO and S.MO
.NaiU. S ;.();, ba-c In keir lots
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
The Poor tdln'l Frltod"
Oppo. Foaiiilnr. 1'IIONB tia m
tio fctimlity IliiKiOTM
Lots of Good, Live
Electricity
Thit't the pliln American ot
what you want in a power and
light plant. And that's what
the Kohlcr Automatic gives
you.
Plenty of power for all sorti
cf uies. Plenty of light. HQ
volt current (city standard):
carries long distances -all over
your place. Automatic opera
tion. JNo storage battery
bother. Economy. Safety.
Dependability.
Come in any time ind see a
resl power and light plant at
work. Convenient paymenu
NATE ZWEIFEL
131-1 Jefferson
KOHLER
AUTOMATIC
30WE R&LIG HT
Inside and Out
To Insure greatest wearing quality ns well as nn Attractive
appearance, be sure that the palm you use riKht. A com
plete ttock of selected pal nt s htMe for you and 2 ." years of
tp'Mlence at yo'ir service.
We'll gladly help you witli any
paint problem.
PAINT - YAICAINM - WIMTi: M AP - I.INsl 11) Oil,
Bugg Paint Co.
J. A. liKid, Mgr.
i:n(mucr nn s-dilualoii Ave.
Blue Mouniain Oregon Lumber
We Have
Over
2
0 Million Feet
of Lumber
From which you may purchase the size
and Kiade you require for your building or
repairing. You can buy with the assurance
that the lumber is correctly milled, correctly
graded, correctly priced and correctly delivered.
A Size and Grade for your Every Need.
SASH, POOHS AND SHINGLES.
Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company
CHAIN AND lX WOOIl 1'IIONE MAIN u,
I. Li. Ml M1AI.L