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JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON. JANl A. Y i0. U‘29
OL. XIII.
STATE
THE CITY COUNCIL
CAPITAL FREE JACKSON
COUNTY
H
LANCE.
Manufactures,
1
THE QUESTION OF
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
<J'
Regular Session Held I ues-
day Evening. Regular What
Routine Business
Transacted.
INDUSTRIAL
Imnrnvpmontc
REVIEW
Enterprises and
Prnvidinn
Is Doing at Ou
Capital.
Salem, Oregon, Jan. 5.— In one wee
With the installation and organization of the new
the legislature meets in special sessio
an
I the tight at the beginning will b
PROPOSED
INTERUBAN
City Council only three days off, one question in the
whether the work shall be confined t
MOTOR LINE.
people’s minds is: Will they fix up the streets?
the live subject.4 stated in the call c
whether all kinds of legislation sha
That question should be one of the first matters to be
be taken up. New commissions an
considered by the new council. At present our streets Was Feature of the Meet county salary bills and local road bill
ing, New Ordinance to may drair out the session for twen)
are in a deplorable condition. The mud is permitted to
days. The reluctance of the Governo
be Presented Friday
to call the session was overcome by th<
remain on the crossings, making it almost impossible to
pressure of the woman suffrrge organ
Night.
cross the street without rubber boots.
ization.
law limiting state tax increases
v — New lumber mill iricorpo-
Many of the streets are composed of one rut after The regular monthly meeting of the to Tile
six per cent per annum has been i The output of copper Tn 1918 was rated for $109,000.
I
pounds valued at $605,491; i i
another. Take for instance that section of Third street citv fathers was held at the city hall successfully overridden to such an ex 2,451,016
Highway .Echo to Rieth ordered
Tuesday Tuesday evening. The mayor, tent that the raise in Multnomah coun- 1919 it was 2,638,714 pounds, valued at
between California street and the Daisy creek bridge; you councilmen, recorder, marshal, treas I ty for 1920 is 51 percent, and in Marion $501,355. and increase in quality of graveled.
of 187,698 pounds and a decrease in
Gold Hill to have $5000 fire-proof
can easily imagine yourself on one of the roads usually urer and street commissioner were j county no levies must be made. There i value of $104,046. Th«t output of lead garage.
present, also a goodly number of ; seems to be no strong leadership in
found in the mountains twenty years ago. But even citizens.
eldier house against raiding the tax . in 1918 was l11,601 pounds, valued at
Albany—The Puyallup & Sumner
payer. The state is asking $4,291,208 ' $753; the output in 1919 was 2,000 cannery here closes its first season
I
After
the
reading
and
approval
of
the
mountain roads are Kept up now-a-days.
pounds, valued at $114, a decrease in with big pack. Plan big addition to
minutes of the preceding meeting the ; from the counties for 1920 compared to
of 8,601 pounds and in value of plant next year.
With all county road building finished for the present following claims against the city were I $3,021,042 for 1919, and there are all j quanity
$639.
presented, audited and ordered paid: kinds of plans to increase the indebted-
The sooner the I. W. W. element is
The decrease in the gold output of
year, and the machinery stored at the county sheds in Fred Hoselev, blacksmithing $4.25 ness of the state.
impressed that American courts are
the
state
was
due
to
some
extent
to
14,00 ' Plans are made to allow highway
this city, why wouldn’t this be a good time to improve Calif-Oregon Power Co.
the scarcity of skilled labor and the created to be respected by all who in
29.09 bond issues of $40,01X1,000 as against
D. W. Bagshaw, salary
habit this country, the better it will be
our streets. The city undoubtedly could secure the nec Jacksonville Post, advertising 3.03 present limit of half that amount. An- I increase in its cost and to war con for all concerned.
ditions
generally
but
was
due
mainly
to
$50.20 uother bond issue is to be authorized
Railroad from Chemawa to Mount
essary machinery for the work, at a very little or no W. G. Kennny, salary
scarcity of water and power for hy-
18.55 to allow more state institution build
W. R. Sparks, hay
Angel being planned for 1920.
I
draulic,
dredge
and
deep
mines.
The
charge at all. Practically, the only charge involved would F. J. Fick, supplies
5.75 ings, as the legislature was not able to
One-third of wool grown in state used
; water in the streams of the state were
W. G. Kenney, cemetery work 7.5o I find all the money asked for by edu-
in
(jregon mills.
so
low
during
the
last
two
months
of
be for labor.
Report of the recorder showing the I I rational and reformatory institutions
the year that hydroelectric power was
Eugene
has $125,000 building projects
and
at
least
five
millions
are
needed.
What an opportunity for street improvement! In a following receipts since last meeting,
entirely cut off from large properties,
viz, water, rentals collected by Re The increased appropriations for the I including dredges, being furnished for planned for 1920.
week’s time a small crew of men, using the modern ma- corder $42 99 (not including $67.23 re education of the returned service men
Newberg—Valley Canning Co. to en
who want more college training may 1 domestic use only. The larger dredges large plant.
ported
Dec.
9);
water
rents
collected
by
chinery stored here, could do a lot of work and improve water euperintedent $30; cemetery reach half a million.
were shut down in November and Dec
Terminus Mt. Hood railroad to have
ember for lack of power, so that the
|
Two
matters
are
to
be
given
right
of
our streets two hundred per cent.
fees $19.
40-room hotel.
new
I dredges of the state, which ordinarily
Mr. H. K. Hanna, representing the I i way—the national woman suffrage I produce 57 per cent of the placer gold
Bend
—111 Sevlin-Hixson Lumber Co.
But in order to do this we would have to get busy Improvement club rececttly organized, amendment and the re-enactment of
own homes .
:
and
22
per
cent
of
the
total
hold,
pro-
and get the work done before the county starts highway appeared before the council in regard capital pnnishment. That mur.er has ‘ duced, combined, only $391,900, or Marshfield—Shortage of loggers re
to the poor service given by the Med j increased under the life term and
¡$85,840 less than in 1918, a decrease of duces men employed in sawmills.
work again.
ford Coast railroad and in a short ad parole system no one can doubt. The
Legality of state dog license tax to
• , state parole board has recently ruled 122 per cent. The larger deep mines
dress
set
out
many
of
the
short-comings
The matter should be brought to the attention of the of that concern, expressing the opinion that lawyers are not permitted to come | were similarly affected. Direct re- tested.
from all tile dredging companies
Roseburg to have new prune packing
Council and if any money at all is available for the i that there are little indications of before that body and present argu- ' ' turne
and the larger deeper mines of the plant in 1920.
better service by that company ai d \ ments for parole of convicts
. state show a general falling off in the
purpose, work should be started at once.
urging the introduction of an int'^ilun ; The national woman suffrage -amend-
Portland tax levies have climbed
' output of gold tor the year.
tl
is^city
ment
does
not
apply
to
Oregon
as
the
service
between
motorcar
l
.
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We wouldn’t necessarily need to improve all 'the
Returns from inquires to postmast steadily since 1920. County taxes for
As
and Medford. Messrs. Florey, Knox, ■ women have full bilm rights here.
1920 leap 28.2 per cent over 1919, in
streets, but devote the time to the ones which are used ' Sargent, Robinson and others made enough states have already ratified the ers, merchants, dust buyers, and others spite
of 6 per cent limitation.
reveal the fact that many mines in I
federal
amendment
to
put
it
into
effect,
address along the same lines.
the most. A few dollars expended in repairs and in grad short
Oregon were idle during 1919 Higher I Portland—Supply & Ballin acquire
it
is
a
secondary
matter
and
the
most
Mr. Lewis, manager ot the interuban
in other industries attracted Columbia ship yards; to operate name.
ing will bring a hundred times the amount in blessings line between Medford and Central important work before the sessi 'n is to i wages
miners
away
from their regular op-
the
Point, was present and stated that his raise the amount allowed under
from the people who use our streets. We are not favored company would put on a line and give workingmen’s compensation law in ' erations, and costs were so high that Marshfield—500 acres flooded tide
the smaller mining operations were un- land to be reclaimed bv dredge.
with paved streets nor with a paved highway through the efficient service, at reasonable rates, case of injuries to correspond to the I profitable.
Roseburg pl anning $500 000 water
provided that satisfactory arrange higher wage scales prevailing since the
Most of the Oregon placers are work- supply system.
town, so let us do the next best and improve what we ments could be made.
war, The lawmakeJs will have to
After considerable discussion council ! ! avoid going to the extreme as present . ed by the hydraulic system, but the
Harrisburg—$50,000sawmill company
now have.
decided to ask for proposals for the es wage scales are not iikely to be main gold output of the dredges is greater being or ganized.
that of all other forms of placer
The present condition of our main streets is a black tablishment of such service and the tained for over a year and a scale once 1 than
Astoria— New salmon hatchery to be
recorder was instructed to prepare an fixed will stand. Already another com mining combined.
mark against our fair little city. Get busy and erase ordinance in blank and present the mission to pass on safety devices in There are only .«bout a hundred pro erected immediately on river above
ducing metal mines in Oregon and six
that mark. Continue the work of making Jacksonville same to the council at an adjourned industries is clamored for. There are of these produce 80 percent of the Chinook.
meeting to be held Friday night, Jan now so many commissions that direct
Montaville-$15,000 paid for 10-acre
the best little city on the Pacific slope.
how industries shall be conducted that total output of al! metals mined in the tract joining Morningside hospital to
uary 9.
state,
and
one
of
them
produces
89
per
Mr. A. H. Gammons, president of not many persons have the courage to
be made into park.
Yours for Good Roads.
the Improvement Club, was present go into any thing involving a big pay cent of the total value of the minerals
and asked that the council create a roll, and a safety regulation commission
OUR OWN STATE
Gold Hill Water Famine free public library and appoint a library would only further complicate matters
board. A resolution to that effec^ was by dividing the responsibility with the
Broken
introduced and regularly adopted. factory inspection act.
That there will lie bills to create new
Some Recent Happenings
Mayor Britt then appointed the follow
ing named persons as such library offices, such as the additional game
* The Gold Hill water famine was board: G. W. Godward, Miss Mary S commission and the additional safety
In Various Parts
broken last Sunday when Ogden Snyder . Hurst, Mrs. H. K. Hanna, Mrs. G. R. device commission, goes without say-
improvised repairs for the city pumps Chapman and W. H. Johnson.
of Oregon.
ing, and it is going to be very hard, in
that were broken during the hard
the absence of any real leadership rep
freeze some time past. Haif the head
; resenting the tax payer, to prevent
of water was lifted to the reservoir
Ten Years Ago.
32 Court Cases Dismissed.
I these and other new sinecures being
and the meager stream caused great
I put over. The abolition of State
Salem, Or., Jan. 4. —(Special)—At rejoicing among the house wives of tne
: Biologist and the consolidation of all
the opening of the mid-winter term of town. Washings had accumulated;
From The Jacksonville Post of I fi ih and game functions under one
department No. 1 of the circuit court baths postponed; cars that had travel
noard was really the only reform
here yesterday. Judge Kelley dismissed ed half filled and thirsty were satis
January 8, 1910.
measure by he legislature in a num-
32 cases due to final prosecution, four factorily taken care of Monday by all
I ber of years, after all the loud talk
orders were issued for judgment in ac concerned. This day was one of the
The funeral of Silas J. Day was held ' about consolidating boards.
cordance with stipulated action, two busiest of the season.
It was supposed that a state biologist
from the family residence in this city,
cases were dismissed on non-suit
The danger of fire was very great
Sunday afternoon.
maintained at the State Univertity
motions, two cases were taken under during the the drought,
Everybody
advisement, and in one case a motion seemed very careful as no fire alarm
The Firemen held an interesting could give the state ail the inside in
to strike from the docket was over was sounded und luckily for nothing meeting Monday night. Eighteen new formation about those lines of science,
ruled. Hearing of cases will begin could have prevented a serious confla members were udinitted after a trying but a way was found to carry on the
Monday and it is not expected that gration.—News.
ordeal, in which »hey proved their second biologist which tu the ordinary
mind is an almost intangible function.
final adjournmeut of court will be tak-
abilities in a satisfactory manner.
The
present fish and game commission
en before the middle of January.
One big fruit growers
for the
Gold Hill Has Rushing entire Rogue River valley union
district is is .composed of a number of hard head
ed business men who asked Mr. Finley
planned by orchardists of Southern
Major Gilbert to Present
Business.
to confine his lectures on birds and
Oregon.
animal life and his rnajic lantern shows
Pershing.
Two men were killed at Grar.ts Pass to the colleges and high schools and
Every known record in the amount Tuesday morning by the explosion of rural schools of the state so that the
Astoria, Cr., Jan. 4. —(Special) —
Major W. S. Gilbert has accepted an | of deposits in the bank in this city fifty pounds of dynamite they were at- rising generation mght get a concept
invitation from Judge Carey of the i were smashed during December. The tempting to thaw over a fire.
of the effort the state is making to
Portland Chamber of Commerce to in : daily statement showing the largest
preserve the wild life of Oregon. This
Scho'M Addition (’fanned.
troduce General John J. Pershing balance in December at the local bank
he declined to do as he thought it his
when the latter makes an address at was also the largest balance ever re
Eugene, Or., Jan. 4—(Special) — duty to lecture and di- flay pictures of
ths Portland Auditorium on January corded in the history of Gold Hill. Plans are being drawn in the office of ' Oregon in the larger eastern cities.
$103,000.00 as a balance with better a local architect for an addition to the
18. x
There will probably be more teachers
than $90,000 deposits that day eclipses high school at Yoncalla. The addition 1 legislation asked for, as the smaller
any thing previous.
will be 77 by 80 feet in dimensions and districts cannot now riise the $1980 u
Eugene-Condensed milk plant will
The New Year started off at the will contain a gymnasium, a room
for year demanded as h minimum salary
go up here.
. bank with a zest that commands the the domestic science department and for teaching country schools. Smail
districts having from three to ten
Oregon produced 16,000,090 lbs wool idea that this record will be smashed rooms for vocational training.
during January. In spite of the in-
daring past year.
pupils are not able in son e instances to
i^h of checks tendered during the
Cottage Grove —Local cannery pays have tile number of scno.d months re-
Portland—American Can Co. to erect todays, deposits held the balance out over $59,000 during past yeir. Total
quir.d*by law. In larger districts the
phmt
steady. —News.
pack during season, 289 tons.
trend of public school worn is towards
I
produced. These six mines are those
of the Baker Mines Co., Cornucopia
Mines Co., Homestead-Iron Dyke Co.,
and the Commercial Mining Co., all in
Baker county, and the Bronze Mining
Co , in Josephine county. The only
placer mine in this group is the Powder
River Gold Dredging Co.
The larger copper companies of the
state,.which are in Baker and Josephine
connties, show some increase in output
during the year, notwithstanding un
favorable conditions. The most pro
ductive county in the state in all metals
is Baker, which produces nearly 89 per
cent of the gold and of rhe total value
of all minerals mined. Though less ore
has been produced in Oregon during
the last two years than in 1917, the
averaged value of all minerals mined
and treated has increased about 90
cents per ton. The relative rank of the
counties in Oregon in the production of
gold is as follows: Baker, Grant, Jose
phine, Jackson, Crook, Douglas, Uma
tilla, Clackamas, Lane, Malheur, Wal
lowa, Curry and Wheeler.
Portland—Peerless Belt 4 Repair
factory to enlarge its plant.
Corvallis —Three now business houses
to be built next spring; a bank, store
building and garage.
Salem $20, IKK) Salvation army build
ing planned.
Bond 150 acres given for memorial
park.
Pendleton—$75,000 Baptist church
planned here.
Roseburg Mt- Nebo Scenic 'railroad
planned,
a * •
Davis—California Lumber Co. to
erect new mill.
The movement for better marketing
of small fruits and vegetable cannery
products should not. be carried to far.
These industries are essentially co
operative in thi i respect. The produc
er of the raw material and the manager
of the industry ha”e similar interests
in the best possible marketing of a
perishable nroduct. The nearby home
industry can be crippled by pooling a
Oregon teicher’s convention rejected large product and selling it to a distant
products factory or cannery for a year
Request to Coin labor union.
or two.
Portland —East side apartment house
sold for $25,000.
Salem 26 acre fruit tract, 8 miles Costs Oregon $000,000 a
north of here, sells for $900 an acre.
Year.
Last legislature levied large sums in
excess of constitutional limit. Two
tax levies necessary will be tested in
In 9 months the people of Oregon
courts.
used 39,909,099 gallons of gasolene or
at the rate of 40,00'1,900 gallons a year.
The so-called gravity test which com-
th.: trades. In Portland, Salem, Eu
gene and Corvallis manual training pells the people to pay I' cents a
and vocational courses are displacing gallon extra cost- them $600,000 a year
What benefit accrues to the peeple
the ol 1 idea that the public schools
were to fit all young people to attend of Oregon from this "gravity” tert
college. If the people get off with less whieh coats them <600 OOI a year
There ea
>
than two million dollars tax increase
from the special session they can be th* users of gasolene unless the law rs
to make jobs for a lot of inspector*.
well satisfied.