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State University INDEPENDENCE MONITOR VOL. 1. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1913 NO. 50 CITY WILL PAVE STREETS Council Passes Ordinan ces Wednesday Nigiit MONMOUTH &, RAILROAD STS, Bid Attendance Is Present at Meeting and Decls. Ion Is Made The council got down to business at its Wednesday night meeting. It promptly took up the paving question and unanimously decided to pave all the streets that wore planned to be paved, The paving of Railroad or Second street, tho internet .f0f0 fr,m M; , , J Railroad street. ami R etreet to K street was first taken up, and when remon gtrants were invited to make their wishes known, the peo pie present were willing to a ' . pave, not a single remoii- strance being filed. ihe next street to oe con sidered wai Monmouth etreet and the remonstances filed lacked about fifty feet of be ing sufficient to be a major ffv nH tl, nnnneil orrWd the etreet paved. The roll call showed nil the council nieu present fa vored the improvement. The paving ordinance gives the property owners ten years' time in which to pay for the paving the same to be paid in ten installments the first installment coming due September, 1914. The total contract aggregates about $40,000. The assess ment for a medium sized jot will not amount to very much ancually and will be an easy tax in' practically every In stance and a good investment for the city and property owners. The Southern Pacific has been waiting for tin action before taking up their rails and ties in the oitv. etatine that thev would await the city's action before doing anvthin? toward putting the ' a - a track to grade. This paving will give hard 8Ui faced streets for the main thoroughf-ires of the and will improve the town looks of the city materially. The Lindon-Kii'bey Com nanv will beiin on tneir i j paving contract just as soon as the ordinance becomes ef fective authorizing then' to ;o ahead with the work, which will be inside of 30 days. The paving is the biuicrete paving, being a cement bane with a bituminous sur ace mixture and is considered a fine paving for a ci'y. Monmouth street will have a 20-foot pavement, with ce ment curbing for parking purposes Railioad street wiil be paved the full width of the street. SALEM ARRIVING GLUB Polk County People Are Interested in Move ment. The horsemen of Marion coun ty held a meeting at the law of- fice of Frank Holmei in Salem, Friday, aays the Salem States man, to organize the Lone Oak Driving Club. a . a. Kj. Lohmire was elected prendent of the association. f-vmuiiK mo commiuemen are one Polk county men Mark Holmes of Rickreall it on the ad vertising committee. Peter Cook of Rickreall was entered as a member of the club. GOVtRNMENT DREDGE DOBWOjlR HERE Finished in the River Chan- el at Independence Tuesday The U. S. Government dredge has been working at and near IndeDendenre for KPvnml Hav aild dred d t d , place for the river boats at the wharf here. They cleaned out tnechannel and removed much . . gravel while on the work R, R MAKES SOME IMPROVEMENTS McCoy Sub-station Receives Equipment This Week Is Report We are informed the Portland, Eugene and Eastern have pegged the track from Salem to the junction with the main west side Ii,le 8nd fr0m ther to McCoV- X HO i VI WIflbllU i-il K lib ailU 1 Un ! Company has one of their main plants at Salem and power will be used from Salem for the west side line in conjunction with the Portland power. This week a report reached us that materials hare arrived at McCoy and we presume this is for the new sub station the Portland, Eugene & Eastern plan erecting at that point. TRACK TO RIVER TO BE FIXED UP Work Will be Finished Next Week in All Liklihood We are informed that orders have been issued to fix up the railroad track leading from the main S. P. tracks in this city to the (Travel bar it the river. This wori- wag t be completed by the end of the coming week, asgra- vel was to be moved out by S. P. trains by that time. The gravel bunkers being built by Larson and Skinner are near ing completion and will probably be ready to operate inside of 10 days. They are built on the prin- ciple of those at East Independ- ence and a cable will be run across the river so as to get the gravel out of the river. This gravel will be elevated and drop ped into bins, washed and screen ed and loaded from the bunkers into cars. The plant is quite ex tensive and will be one of much benefit to the city. NEW STATION AT SGRAFFORD Carof Lumber Delivered for the Station One of the most important stops on the Southern Pacific line from Monmouth toAirlie is at Scraf- ford, the new station on the S. P. line. A petition was circulated not long ago asking for a station at this point and this week a car of lumber was shipped out for the station The station, while 1 it will be a flag station, delivers the most passengers to the train of any station from Monmouth to the terminous. r.na.-Ti ralehratintr forty-sixth anniversary of consolidation of i Rritish Provinces In North Amer-1 caonJulyl. FARMERS JEETING O.A.G.Poultry Films Please The People GOVT. EXPERT TALK ON FARMS Isis Theatre Well Filled and People are Well Pleased With Entertainment The opening address was made by Hon. N. L. Butler, who spoke of the science of farming, taking up the history of agriculture and speaking of the old methods and of the later plans wherein the government and the colleges were making careful studies of the soils and crops. Mr. Luther J. Chapin, Govern ment Agent of the Division of Farm Development for Marion andjPolk counties, was introduced and made an interesting address saying: "The agent employed by the Government is to find out the farmers' problems and then give the information to the farmers. He is not supposed to know all there is to know, but deals with every case as he finds it and seeks out the remedy. He studies the soil, formulates cropping schemes, plans on how to handle and harvest the crop and espec ially how to handle the soil. There are always men in every line of industry who are special ists and you find them in every community. The Government agent finds these specialists in your community and with their aid uses their information tohelp their neighbors. The department of soil develop ment was opened and organized under Secretary Wilson by Prof. Spillman, formerly of the O. N. S. at Monmouth, who had author ity to operate it as he saw fit and along his own plans. At the present time there are but two experimental agents in Oregon. The agent must know the soil and the underlying principles and from thia works out a Bystem for the territory to which he is as signed. We introduce new crops as fast as we find those that will pay. Now to illustrate there are many acres of white land in Marion and Polk counties. This land has proved unprofitable and will not make taxes on the prop erty. I found in Linn county that farmers were making money on their white land. I went there to investigate. I found that eight years ago an old German farmer thought he could grow alsike clover. He tried it suc cessfully. His neighbors did the same and this section is now suc ceeding in this crop and on this land. One man, D. W. Shirley, in 1910 made a net return of $57 per acre in seed from his crop of alsike cl ver and others have secured even more. Now, gentlemen, how are you in Polk county to secure this farm expert assistance? To explain, there are three methods open to you: First: The Government has a department and furnishes agents, paying one-half of their expense, the community, county or com mercial organizations pay the other half, but this Government fund is now exhausted. Second: Senate Bill number 72, passed during the last session of the legislature, provides that each county may assess its property for farm experimental work, the state duplicates the amount raised by the county and the money is expended in the county by an ex pert under the supervision of the Oregon Agricultural College. Third: The House Bill passed at the last legislature provides that county court can assess J of 1 mill for a farm expert, by petition of 25 farmers or agrlcul- turista or horticulturalists and this money shall be used for farm expert work. Mr. Chapin could take in this1 section of Polk county, and all the territory surrounding Perry- dale, McCoy, Monmouth, Dallas, Rickreall and Independence Into this territory if a plan should be formulated to handle this work in this county as he is designated by the government as an agent for the two counties of Marion and Polk. Mr Chapin's address was very instructive and profitable. THE POULTRY FILMS Prof. Lunn of the 0. A. C. was present and put on the col lege poultry films and took about 30 minutes to give them. They started with the unwilling farmr who objected to the chicken rais ing and the frugal wife who started the business anyway. They showed the profit, the com plete conversion of the tardy far mer and the building cf colony houses to give the chickens new ground. 1 he proper proportion of mesh feed, grain, meat and green feeds were illustrated, and the advisability of trap nesting and testing the chickens in order! to get the best results. The plan of selling the old chickens, keep ing only the young from the bast laying strains was shown by the films and the breeding of laying family chickens was illustrated by the result in egg production by such methods. Cleanliness, care in testing eggs. In feeding, breeding, etc., were all shown and the agricultural college meth od was a good one was the gen eral opinion of all. In a conversation with Prof. Lunn, the editor of the Monitor was informed this film entertain ment and object lesson was se cured at the O. A. C. farm in a very short period of time. The matter of organization was discussed and deferred owing to the objection made by some of the farmers present to a union between the farmer and business me on the selling feature of the plan. GOVERNMENT INSPECTS FOREIGN MEATS San Francisco, June 19. A blow that may paralyze the new Australian meat industry has come from the department of agriculture at Washington in the shape of an order which requires that every piece of meat in car goes from Australia must be ex amined by local inspectors. Heretofore shipments have been judged by the inspection of a few pieces selected at random. The order means, it is stated, that the work of unloading a cargo, formerly a matter of about 12 holirs, will now take from three to five days and the cost of hand ling will be affected. Since the traffic has been es tablished approximately 500 tons of frozen Australian beef and mutton have been landed and it h;is been taken up readily by re tailers, who have bees selling it at from one to three cents a pound below the prices of native beef. Another cargo of 1200 packages of the meat is due to arrive here today on tlv; steamer Ventura. Mountain View Items Ammon Grice and Clarence Adams spent Sunday afternoon with Victor Lynch. Cherry picking has begun in this neighborhood and the far mers report a very good crop, only some have been damaged quite a bit by the recent rains. John Simmon's mother is visit ing with him from Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McDowell visited their homes Saturday and Sunday. Miss Buelah Madill visited with Rosa Grice Sunday. Mrs. Kothn who has been quite ill is slowly improving. Mrs. T. P. Madill and daughter Huelah visited with Mrs. Wm. Bouffleur Friday. International Morse Wireless code simplifying sea communica tion became effective on July 1. RAILROAD OFFICIALS Prepare to Pave Their Part of Railroad Street MEET WITH COUNCIL MONDAY Will Vacate Block South of Monmouth, Except Track Right of Way F. L. Burcralter, Chief Engi neer of the Southern Pacific, in company with ti. M. Lull, J. w. Hall, Mark Paulen. G. A. Page and Roy P. Maden of the Port- and, Eugene and Eastern, mad Independence a visit Monday to take up the matter of paving Rail road street. They plan putting their track to grade, have promised to deed back to the city their franchise rights from Monmouth to D street excepting a right of way for their track and will forward the city the necessary papers in this mat ter at once. These gentlemen met with the Mayor and Council and favored paving the street along their holdings. They pave their right of way from the railroad bridge to D street and all of the street from D to the depot, they having a deed to that block. w, oTw. anTcirgle DECORATE GRAVES Sunday is Decoration Day for These Lodges Automobiles were secured Sun day by the lofal Woodmen of the World and Woodmen Circle to go to the grave yard Sunday after noon and decorate the graves of the members who have passed away. They also gave their reg ular decoration services. ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORK b DONE Cement Culverts, New Fills and Hill Avoided The county road near the Par ker school house has been graded and a steep hill has been done away with, by the laying out of a new road for about 100 yards which goes around this hill. The American Bottom road has been graded and improved from the Wlgrich hop farm to the Slo per farm, making a decided im provement in the road. A fill was made at the bridge crossing in front of the Dewey Hill place, the old bridge being taken out and t cement pipe be ing placed beneath the fill. A cement culvert has been built by the road supervisor at the J. F. Anderson place, making a de cided improvement in the road. NEW BICYCLE SHOP ON MAIN STREET H. A. Bottemly, Expert enced Hand, in Charge H. A. Bottomly, of Portland, has just secured the W. IJ. Har nett building on the east side of Main street, where he has opened a new bicycle and general repair shop. Mr. Bottomly formerly had charge of the F. P. Kunen supply house of Portland and iB an experienced bicycle man and mechanic. His ad appears in another column of this paper. COURT LOOKS UP BRIDGES The grade has been finished on the Oregon Eastern for a di- tance of 80 miles west of Vale and the track has been laid on ha'f that distince. The longest tunnel in the State 2,500 feet, was finished last week. The track is now laid to the eastern portal of the tunnel. D. E. Rhl vers who is in charge of the of fice of the Utah Construction company was In Nampa Monday. Me said men were ready to go on with the grade and to lay the track, but nothing further can be done until word comes from New York to proceed. They are expecting instructions this week, as it is known the board of di rectors are now considering the matterof appropriations for ex tensions in Oregon and Idaho. Mr. Knives returned to Vale on the afternoon train. -Nampa Record. BUILDING THF NEW CEMENT BRIDGE Contractors Start Laying Foundation This Week Work is jroing forward on the cement bridge leading to the river from C street. The contractors have been busy this week putting in the cement foundation. New piling is being used as part of the base, the piling being cut off below the ground level and the cement being placed In the trenches dug out for the main foundation. The foundation at each end of the main cement bridge Is beina laid in the earth just below the surface of the slough bed. The wooden piers are believed to be enough by the pontractots to make the founda tion perfect for holding the structure. Local men are being employed to do all the work it is possible to have them do. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CREWS ARE BUSY Two Crews Working, Near Here Now G. Palm is foreman of the railroad crew that is putting in new ties on the line north of In dependence. They have already completed their work from Cor vallis to Independence and are now at work out of Independence north. The plans are to make the track as fait as any in Ore gon and perfect for fast electric travel. Another crew is in charge of Mr. Del'ew and they are picking up the old rails that have been discarded for the new steel on this line. The old rails may be used in Southern Oregon, but will probably first be taken to thoir Gkndale plant to be turned into practically new rails. BUEMA VISTA LODGE IK STALLS NEW OFFICERS Banquet Served at Hall to Members ind Visitors - At the meeting of Buena Vista Lodge No. 24, I. O. 0. F. Wed nesday eveninif officers were in stalled as follows: J, E, Wells, N. G.;J. G. Whit man. V. G. ; W.3. McClain. Secy.; T. D. McClain, Treas.; Pearl Snyder, Warden; E. E. Wells, Conductor; Chas. Snyer, R. S. N. G.: G. M. Phillips, R, S. V. G,; Fred Wells, L. S. V. G. ; J. C. DonalJson. I. 0.; H. M. Nash, O. G. After the installation icecream and cake was served. A visitor, Mr. Turner of Mohawk Idge No 200. of Marcola. about 20 miles south of Eugene was present at the meeting. Government on July 1 began is suing pstal savings bonds in place of postal aavings accounts. Interest to be paid at rate 2i per cent per annum; bonds redeem able at pleasure of Government year after issuance. TWENTY THREE MILES Rails Laid Between Eu gene and Monroe NEW TRACK TO CQRYALLIS Are Now Ballasting the Track with Gravel on Cut Off Line The laying of the rails on the Portland, Eugene & Eastern be tween Eugene and Corvallls was completed yesterday morning when the two rail crews met at Ferguson Junction, a few miles north of Eugene. This completes the laying of a 23-mile railroad between Eugene and Monroe. hich connects with the 20-mile road between Monroe and Corval- is. This latter has been rebuilt with new rails and ties. The construction of the P., E. & E. to Corvallis was begun in December and has been completed In six months In spite of forced weather delays. The work of ballasting the new line with 18 inches of gravel will require the greater part of a month, and tho road will not be ready for the operation of trains until the latter part of July. At that time a service of some 20 trains a day will form the ser vice that la expected to be Inaug urated. Steam trains will be operated until the road Is electrified. This will not be undertaken probably for some months and after start ing will require some time for completion. The actual P., E. & E. line Is now completed, for the portion from the Eleventh street street car line to the Willamette Pacific: junction with the P., E. & E. Is not needed until the electrification is clone. Ihe present line on which the laying of rails was com pleted yesterday, utilizes the Willamette Pacifie line from Eu geno to Junction. This road la constructed for several miles west of Eugene and will not he utilized for other than construction trains for 18 months or more until the road to Florence and Coos Bay is completed. The ce'em-iny planned to mark the completion of this line, with the driving- of the "golden spike" will not be held until sometime ahout Julv 10. Regarding this, which will he hpld in Monroe, and to which Eugene will send a delegation. Robert E. Strahorn gives the following for publica tion: "The date of the celebration will not be definitely settled until we are sure we will have every thing in rood condition. I passed over the line yesterday and found msny thing which I would want improved hofor we bring party over the line and while we may he able to do it, I fear that July 10 will come around too quickly. All we can do is the best we can." A crew of 00 men who have been laying rails will be trans ferred to the work of ballasting and also to that of laying rails for a dozen or more sidings plan ned. s- - ROAD WORK AT SUVER Considerable Improvement is being made in the roads near Su ver under road supervisor Fred N. Stump. Besides grading and gravilling, considerable new work is being done. Prather, Snyder and NaHh have been employed to blast the stumps out of the Old road leading to the Davidson bridge. This road is being wid ened and will be graded and graveled as soon as it Is cleared of its stumps. Indiana automobile tour to Pa cific coast left Indianatolis on July 1. to find path for road from Atlantic to Pacific.