Orearon H storimi Society
City Hall
VOL. IX.
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY,
UPRISING FEARED
GOVERNMENT
TIMBER
NOVEMBER 13, 1915
OUR OWN STATE
Washington Hears British In Northwest Totals More Some Recent Happenings
Rule in Asia is Menac-
Than 297 Billion Feet.
in Various Parts of
ed.
Kitchener is
Oregon
Forest Service officials have just
Sent to Egypt.
completed “an extensive timber recon­
naissance” of the National Forests of Sheriff Speaks on Enforcing Law
Washington, Nov. 9—Earl Kitche- Oregon, Washington and Alaska, and
Hood River, Or., Nov. 8 -Sheriff
net’s ultimate mission during his mys- the figures assembled as a result of this Thomas F. Johnson, who has taken an
reconnaissance
give
the
total
stand
ot
terious absence from the British war
active interest in th t work of the An­
office is said by confidential information government timber as 297,643,000,000
ti-Saloon leagU? i 1 campaigns outline«)
.
feet.
r.-reived here today, to be India, wheie j
for enforcement of tne prohibition law
According
to
the
compilation,
the
according to the same information, Bri­
that will go into effect January 1, next
tish rule is confronted with a more ser­ largest areas of young timber in any
will attend the convention to be held
ious state of unrest than has generally of the National Forests are found on
in Portland next week. The sher­
b :en known outside of Rritish official the Siuslaw Forest along the Oregon
effectively enforced
c >ast while the most extensive an.l un­ iff, who h;.s
circles.
broken bodies of old timber are found the local opti >n laws in this county,
Through the thick veil which the on the Olympic Forest in western will deliver an
address on “The
British censorship has thrown about
Washington. The Cascade and Ump­ Methods of Enforcing Temperance
the events in India and Egypt comes a
qua Forests, both in Oregon on the Laws.”
statement that Nawab, Sultan Ulmulk, west slope of the Cascade Range, lead
the Nizam of Hyderabad, one of the in the amount of Douglas fir; while the
most influential of the native princes, Olympic Forest in western Washington Will Vote on Road Improvement
and a stanch supporter of the British, leads in the amount of amabilis fir and
Hillsboro, Or., Nov. 8—Most of the
has been deposed by his people.
western red cedar. Three of the Na­
This development coming as one of tional Forests in the Blue Mountains <f road supervisors of this county have
the climaxes to successive reports of | Oregon each have in the neighborhood published notices of special road meet­
ings to be I eld in their respe dive dis­
mutinies and unrest, many of which
I of five billion feet of western yellow
have been substantiated and admitted i pine; the greatest amount of sugar tricts for the purpose of levying special
by the British government, is said to pine is found on the Siskiyou Forest in road tixes for rock roads, and to de­
termine what roads will be improved
be the leading reason of Earl Kitche­ | southwestern Oregon.
THE GREATEST GLORY OF THE EXPOSITION, THE PALACE OF F! «E ARTS. TO BE SAVED.
next year. Th? sentiment in this coun­
ner’s departure from England, which
LANS are under way in San Francisco to preserve tile splendid Pali: e of Fine Arts ns a legacy of the
j Of the Alaska Forests, the Tongass ty is generally averse to bonding, and
has been shrouded with much sacre*1
world's most beautiful Exposition. This splendid building rivals ar nrelui.< turni creation of present or
contains 70 billion feet and the Chuguch the extra tax method is favored, thus
past eras. It was pronounced bv Lord Richard Neville, emissary < Kin. <; o: e of Englund, as one of
cy.
8 billion, both forests made up mostly extending the betterments when they
M i ml. in India.
tile
two most beautiful buildings in the world, tile other being th ■ 'I
It has been officially announced that of western hemlock and Sitka spruce.
can be paid for.
the head of the British war office was Of the Eorests of Washington and Ore­
On hiS way to the theater of operations gon, the Olympic leads with 33 billion
Profile Surveys in Umpqua First Passmger Train on
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
In the Near East, which has been gen­ feet as its total, while the Umatilla
erally interpreted as meaning the Balk­ Forest in northwestern Oregon foots Seven Applicants are Examined
River Basin, Oregon
Milwaukee Road Reach-
ans, where the critical situation of the t e list with 1,321,000,000 feet.
Salem, Or., Nov. 8—Seym applicants
Manufactures,
Enterprises
and
moment confronts the allied forces
for
appointment
to
the
Naval
Academy
By specie«, Douglas fir leads the Dis­
es Willapa Harbor,
Information reaching
the United trict with over 98 billion feet, western at Annapolis from the first congression­
The
Unitel
States
Geological
Survey
Improvements
Providing
States, however, through channels not hemlock ranking next with 73 billion al district completed their examinations
h is just published, as Water-Supply
South Bend, Wash.. Nov. 8 —Whist­
Subject to censorship is to the effect feet. In order of amounts, these are at Willamette university Saturday af­
Payrolls and Promot­
Paper 379, the results of surveys and
les blo ving in every mill ami factory
that it is weil known in London among followed by western yellow pine with ternoon. They were: William Jenkins,
p
ofiles
made
on
the
Umpqua
River,
in Raymond and South Ben 1 and a big
th use close to the government that 32 billion feet, Sitka spruce with 20 Eugene; William S. Kinney, Astoria:
ing Development
Oregon, for the purpose of determin-
band playing a welcome march, herald­
While Earl Kitchener may stop in the billion, amabilis fir with 19 billion, wes­ Howard Lamar, Tillamook; Miles Gam­
i
ig
the
location
of
its
undeveloped
wa-
of Oregon
ed the arrival of the first passenger
Balkans to co-ordinate the efforts of tern red cedar wiih 14J4 billion, white mill, Medford; Nathan Twining, Oswe­
i ter powers. The maps contained in the
train over the new Milwaukee line in­
the allied forces his ultimate destina­ and grand fir 5% billion, lodgepole pine go; Carlton Logan, Albany: and Lloyd
r port are made in the field and show
Harricon,
Corvallis.
fo Raymond today. Several thous­
tion is not only India but Egypt as well
billion, western larch 4J4 billion,
!
the
outlines
of
the
river
banks,
the
is-
Central Oregon railroad construction
and people wen- gathered around the
Where the British gateway to Asia now noble and Shasta fir 3J4 billion, and su­
may have to be finauced in San Fran­ 1 nJs, the positions of rapids, falls, pretty new depot and cheered, while
is menaced by the Teuton-Bulgarian-1 gar pine nearly 2 billion: while a dozen
cisco.
Portland capitalists are not re­ shoals, and existing darns, and the the efli -ial.« of the new line were being
SUtcesses in the Balkans.
or more less important species make
Fell Through Fire Escape
sponding
with $1,5090,000 capital to cros lings of all ferries and roads, as greeted by the committee from South
Coupled with repeated rumors of ac­ Up the remaining 19 billion.
build
the
connecting railroads. Mr. well as the contour of banks to an ele­ Bend and Raymond.
Portland,
Nov.
9-
Clyde
V.
McMona-
tivities of German agents fomenting
gle,
a
photographer
employed
by
Vl.eTC
Js.lwrn
otters
to raise from four to vation high enough to indicate the pos-
Mayor A. C. Little, of Raymond,
discontent among the native population
sib iiiy of using the stream. From
Oregonian,
fell
through
a
fire
escape
•eix
millions
In
the
east.
made the first address of welcome, af­
of India have come reports of disaffec­ Gets Damages Under Herd Law
these
maps
it
is
seen
that
in
some
pla
­
of the Hotel Central at Broadway near
ter which Mayor Charles A Coulter, of
tion in Egypt also ascribed to the same
Portland —Vista house to be erected
Junction City, Or., Nov. 8—Susan A. Alder street shortly before 2 o’clock at Crown Point on Columbia Highway ces the Umpqua RiAer has a .steep I I South Bend, welcomed the new read • n
sources.
grade, the North Fork, in the 75 miks
Gilstrap, who sued J. A. Reep for dam­ this afternooii. It is believed that his will cod $18.00').
behalf of his city. Superintendent W.
of it« channel between Diamond Lake
ages amounting to $16.25, was given skull is fractured. H ■ wad taken to the
C.
Albee, of the Northern Pacific alro
Lane County would hard surface from in the Cascade Mountains to the city or
Oregon Trunk railway, (Hill line judgment for $16.15 in the local justice hospital by the Ambulance Service com­
welcomed the Milwaukee to V\ illapa
Eugktte
to
Harrisburg.
Rosebiwg,
dropping
nearly
4,800
feet.
fr im Columbia River south,) shows net court on Saturday. The suit was bas­ pany.
Harbor.
The defeat in California October 26, The Umpqua River receives waters
I jss of income for past year of $20,917, ed on the alleged trespass of the de­
The arrival of the three trains carry­
He was photographing automobiles
hit increase of revenue over 1914, $22,- fendant’s stock on plaintiff’s garden on Broadway end asked permission to by overwh ?lmmg majorities, of th • rising at elevations of 8,000 to 10,000 ing the visitors murks the inauguration
494. Operating expenses reduced be- and oat field. This is the first case I get out on the fire escape, He had non-pirtisan bill and a long string of feet in the Cascade Mountains, ane be­ of a through parlor car service to Ta­
fore discharging them into the Pacific
1 >w 1914 $43,411.
tried under the herd law in this county
on the balcony
coma and Stattie from Willapa Harbor
... I been
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-------- J but a momens other «‘qually foolish amendments would
Ocean it dra.ns an area of about 4‘000
seem
to
indicate
that
the
v
iters
of
in
effect
in
the
precinct
in
which
the
.
when
he
fell
with
his
camera
to
th.
I Ther- will b ■ one train l.-ave the har-
Woodburn —French Prairie drainage
California have bicorne extreméis tired square miles, moBt of which is heav­ bor at 1:.'!() p. m. daily for the present,
parties live.
I sidewalk.
s irvey completed.
ily forested. About one-fourth of this
of fad government.
bn* the ollj ials of the new road say
forest area is included in national for­
they expect to see two trains d lily in
La Grande Beaver Creek irriga'ion ests.
I the near future.
Storage dam complete).
The report contains 13 sheets showing
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Lebanon—Big steel bridge going up. the plan and profiles of the Umpqua
Fads in the public schools cost too River and its North Fork. Free copies Ships to Carry Parcel Post
much and there is a move to hold them m «y be obtained on application to the
to Coos and Curry.
down to common branches and indus­ Director, Geological Survey, Washing-
tries«
t>n, D. C.
Albany college completes $250,060
Roseburg, Or., Nov. 9 No mor? par­
endowment fund, some to go for build­
cel post p i knges will go to the Coos
ings.
and Curry county districts by way of
Conference to End Litigation
Lane County builds another steel
R .seburg, according to the latest de­
bridge.
cision of the postal authorities, as all
Thel.anl Grant Conference held at such mail will go by boats from Astor-
Myrtle Point to have new post office
Salem
adopted resolutions creating this ia and Portland. Heretofore, wh< n
building.
joint conference committee and declar- special delivery stamp* were put i n
Public work adds $3500 a Week to
its main purpose to be to put an end to packages they were consigned with tie
Pend .•'on payrolls.
litigation and holding up of taxes.
regular mails by the mountain stage
Burns has promises of an O. W. R.
There are politicians in the state who route running out of this place ai d
& N. railroad connection at an early
can keep before the people as long as West Fork. '1 he government forest
We also have our new Fall Stock of
day.
there is strife and contention and who service franked a bridge via West Fork
Astoria 15.408,000 feet lumber ship­ do not want an amicable settlement one time. But even this practice will
ped from lower Columbia sawmills in based apon justice to all parties.
not be allowed. Protests have been
October.
The primary interest of the sta'e is sent in from C > ist communities to tie
Lime industry of southern Oregon in protecting settlers with families who departmert an I the contract w.tli tl.e
boosted by shipment of 110 tons to desire to make homes on the land where mid carrying companies call« for first
Lane County for fertilizer.
they can become permanent produce; s second and th r I rias mail, leaving out
Springheld —Eugene ji’ney ordinance and taxpayers, not in the speculative the parcel post business.
approved by popular vote.
class.
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Baker—Two sawmills here will ex­
The State is also deeply inter« sted in
Chinese Vole for Monarchy
pend $18,STt on four drykilns.
collecting back taxes due eighteen
Salem —Mott farm of 64 acres south counties for two year past amounting
to n< a’lv two million dollars, the coun­
I’ kin, China, Nov. 9 The !As.soe at-
of city to be planted to peppermint.
ties being in debt and paying inter­ e.l Press was authorized today to st ite
Falls City planning to extend watir
th it the Chinese government had dc-
est.
supply.
< i.led no change would be made this
Western Union Telegraph Co re­
year in the form of government ot the
ports 50 percent increase of business.
country
Womai (jets $2030.
Election returns given out today
Eugene Coun y court plans $5000
make it - ?rt .in that the proposal to re­
water reservoir at poor farm.
Eugene, Or., Suing the P. E. <V E. establish a monarchial form of govern­
Pendleton- Macadam read to Wa«h-
i i rton state li'i? to be «ave I from d - | Railroad company for $fr),000 damages ment . i he. a ad >pted. These returns
traction by being hard-surfaced with f >r Injuries sustained win n -he was ■ iw that I of the 22provinces already
dragged by a Eugene Street car, Mr . h v given soli 1 support of the project,
Warre.iite.
will
Florence —E. B. Miller shipped fir t Alice Alford Was given a verdict bv a I he elecnon
restoration of the
jury
in
the
circuit
court
yesterday
for
c irli.ud of cattle from Tsil'coos Lake
The Pioneer Store
$2;MX) damages. Mrs. Alford, one night fayed.
Jacksonville, Orc
over Willamette Pacific.
The di cisi >n to P isttMine thè chango
last June, allighted from a Eugeni-
Siuslaw salmon are bein’ shipped to Springfield car and stepping on the re r ill Ch uh ’: govern ii. nt re.iults from re­
! all par s of Pacific Coast.
fender, rhe was thrown to the t rn k as preseiivotions ni i - by Japan. Great
Toledo—Lumber steamer, 1'ifiel 1 left the car s arted up and dragg-il for a Brit im, F an an I R ii sia th it such a
. ?r thè p. ace of
| here w.t i 550,0X1 e ot lumber and distance of about 100 feet. Sl.e claim cnaige might
stear.er Bandon is expected in a few e l that she suffered permanent injur­ th - Orient, and should be delayed until
W. • *
after the European war.
ies as a result of the accident.
days for a similar load.
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