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VOLUME XXIX
CANNERY PLANT EXPANSION
IS IMPERATIVE
floor H puro u t Equipment Munt II«
Doublât In Order to Oar« for
Increased Business.
T ill' llllMt lll'MM u f ilio * "<»t tuK*‘ O w v t
m n iiiir y him i'>|ionil<'il «n ru p id lv 'iii'l
U m bonm tiiig m i im putar 11 m a rk e tin g
|iliirn fu r lin ' prod uce o f tlii« ««'«tioM
Doit* ihn lio u ril u f d ire cto r» fim i tinti
rip im m o ii o f tim |iln iit lu in i|U 'rn llv ii
i f Ib i' I iu r ìiic h « m to In4 lim ililn |.
Mui'li ï ni'u Mint rollili not In* ki'|it
lnmy in Ilio i ' l l rly limtnry of llii- innti
tut ion will have to !■« duplicated mnl
Ihr floor it I mi* ï* limi was thought ex
frataglia! win'll tin' huildlrg wim put
up in now wholly iiiiii!i'i|iinti<. It in
prolmtili' Unit u'i'liIninni stock will In'
M ihi
for tin" pur pò»«' of making tin'
ni'ri'uniiry Improvement* mnl if the no
provi'ini'iit* urn authorised liy Ihr
J ntoi hInililiTw, it in proliulilii ttint tho
in nin flour will lir ok to iiiloii to Sixth
■traci, whom tho receiving of prmluro
will ln< limilo much moro rouvoniout,
mnl probably n «omini floor will tio
added for tho storage of ompty raun,
rrnton, boxes, otr.
A ï lit 1 1 1 « • h h I floor Hpiiro in imperative
for tho ï it at it Hit t inn of u parking plant
for fronti fruit. If tho rnnnery hml
Inon in nlni|M< to park No. I applon
thin yonr an fronti fruit, it coutil have
greatly inrrounoit its profits on thin
fruit mut roiiht have nluppoil at leant
eight rum. With a parking plant it
run Ititi for tho entire proiluct of an
urrharil in rompotition with other ran
norton similarly oipiip|ioi|.
An iiiljuiirt to thi' runnory that
Woulil gn-utly mrroano profits woulil
In' a vilii'ijxr plant to tuko caro of tho
porling* unit wanto from pours nml up
pit's. Another nulo trnrk in also nor
o s m i ry.
Now that tho stork in paying itivi
tienila it In thought that It will lie oiny
to noil nny roriMinnlilo amount of now
stork thut m ay bo iioronnury in orilor
to uiuko tho roipiirnl improv entrât».
NATURES CONSERVATION
WAY IS BEST
Forests ittooil for Tho usami* o f Years
am] Were Not Endangered Un
til Advent of Man.
The Hunt horn I'ncifir railway rum
| >u ay, through its limit rninminsiotior,
It. A. Mr Allmtrr, is advocating u now
method uf fire prevention, that of run
Ir.ill'll nurfaro fires tn do itwny with
tho nrrumulations that broil forest
fire*. Tho rum|uiny somln out a pain
phlot putilinhoil by Captain Joseph
Kilts, nnnoointo mointior of tho Amort
ran rtooioty of Civil Engineers, ailvo-
rating thia plan.
The pmnphli't dwells upon tho fart
that fires ruuneil by lightning most
have boon as numerous in tho th»u
smuts uf years during whirh the wont
or ii forests stood before tho advent
of settlors, yet tho trees wore not de
stroyed, while under tho present policy
of forest conservation our forests
would bo swept away but fur vigorous
work on the part o f fire patrols.
Captain Kitts draws the inference
thut if nature and the Indiana pro
served the forests through surface
fires, that method is the one for use
in the present day, mid he makes the
statement that unless this is done we
are in danger uf n fire that will
sweep mul destroy the entire timber
belt from Mexiro to the Canadian
boundary.
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HORSES OVER ORADE
ON LORANE MOUNTAIN
A four horue teutn mid the loud of
apples whieh it was bringing to Cot
tnge Grove went over the grade on the
Imrauo lull Friday afternoon. The
horsea were frightened by a Iruek that
wan laboring to make the grade. The
horses went down the 'grade in such n
manner that the wagon wns not over
turned and the horaea themselves were
uninjured, but Martin Foster, the
driver, sustained u fractured ankle.
Two empty trucks left here ut H
o'eloek Fhduy morning by the Lorane
detour, whirh hud become more popu
lur than the Delight vulley d't-inr, but
found the roiuls so bad in plures that
they did not renrh Eugene until 0
o ’clock.
Traffic is now coming through on
I'ncifir. highway and the detours will
be abandoned entirely within a lew
days.
OOTTAOB
O KO VE
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LEADER
COTTAGE GROVE, LANK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919
OCTOGENARIAN INDIAN WAR
VET WOULD GET
I. W. W.'B
The I. W. W. incident at Centralis
hns stirred the blood of even the older
residents of the Cottage Grove country.
'.'U ncle” Murin' Ventch, who ia well in
the Hit’s mid served in the Indian war
liftin'I'ltrly lilt’s, almost feels the lilood
of youth coursing in his veins ugmn
when he talks of the recent attack
upon the Armistice day parade, He
thinks the I. W. W. are worse nod
more trearberona than the Indiiins, for
the Indians hud some right to eltiirn
that the white man should not have
tillin' to tako their country uwny from
them, while the I. W. W. lire those
who have been invited here from for
eign lumia mid now would destroy the
country whieh welcomed them.
“ Grandma'’ llulstoti, well along in
the 70's mid who made a record in
selling l.iberty bonds mid stumps nml
getting Iteti Crons subscript ions during
the war, does not hesitate to say what
she thinks should lie dono to those who
have sneaked in under our immigration
luws only to now strike us iu the
back.
Cottage Grove grunge, at ita recent
meeting, nppnintcd a rumini t tee to
draw up resolutions condemning the
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ONE TRUCK DRIVER SAYS
HE’LL OBEY LAW
Observance of Regulation* Heema to He
Question of Each Driver’ *
•
Own Inclination.
To admit that one drives c motor
vehicle of any kind u|sin the streets
of Cottage Grove Is tantamount to ad
mitting that he is a violator of the
traffic ordinances, but violations seem
to lie gradually growing fewer, nl
though yet so numerous that it is a
miracle that there nrr nut many acci
dents. CrosKing to the wrong side of
the street is one of the most dangerous
mnl most freipient violations of the
regulations.
One driver of n delivery truck re
ported to The Heutinel a few duyu ago
that hereafter he in going to obey the
ordinances and wants to see the law
enforced for others. In thin mutter he
i* likely to be disappointed for it
seems that the matter of obeying the
regulations lies entirely with the driv
ers themselves, nml the only good ren
son for obeying the regulations is that
if mi accident Imp pen» the one obey
mg the regulations will not be to
blame.
The Ha'iitincl has observed this jiar
tiruinr driver currying hia good* across
the street rather than to disobey the
regulation by running unto the wrong
aide of the street. The Hentinel would
be pleased to record the fact that oth
ers intend obeying the regulation*.
TAX LEVY FOR YEAR 1920
IS $16,000
Additional Levy of $2000 I* Mode to
Care for Interest on Out
standing Warrant*.
The city council has *et the tn* levy
for next year ut $111,000, whi.'h i* an
advance o f $2000 over last year. The
additional amount is to be used iu
paying interest on city warrants and
it is planned to pay up interest in full
each year, so us to keep all warrants
Ht per.
An issue of $0000 in improvement
bonds has also been authorised in or
der to take up the warrants for street
improvements inaile this year.
Don’t forget to save that two bit*
by paving your subscription during
November.
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Pilot Woolny Gives Dad a Ride.
Eugene Register: Although 1.teuton
nnt Cecil Wooley hns been piloting
Eugene airplune No. 1, owned by the
Eugene Aero company, on flights ev
ery few days for the past three
months, he was never able to persuade
his father, I.. F. Wooley, a former
l.nne county newspn|M'r man, to go up
until Sunday afternoon.
The lieutenant hml just landed from
a flight nml taking on gas mid water,
asked, “ Who’s n e x tf" No one just
at that minute seemed to want to ride,
so the lieutenant turned to hi* father
anil said: “ Well, dad, y o u ’d better try
it.”
“ Not on your life ,’ * replied
pater. But after some persuasion mid
considerable kidding from his friends
about having “ cold feet,’ ’ Mr. Wooley
donned tho aviator'a rap, climbed in
ALL MINING CLAIMS
and said “ Is*t ’er g o ."
After the flight Mr. Wooley declared
ARE EXEMPT FOR 1919
that he would not hnvc missed it for
Miinng claims in liny number are the world.
now exempt from nssessment work for
lllllt, according to telegraphic word to
Tlie Heutinel from Congressman Haw MARION TEETERS, 16,
DIES OF RHEUMATISM
ley. Mr. Hawley had previously se
cured favorable net ion upon a resolu
Mnrion George Teeters, 15 year-old
tion suspending work on five claims
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Teeters,
only.
died Tuesday morning, nfter having
suffered several months with rheuma
GAR0UTTE8 BUY OUT
tism, whieh renched the heart. He
ELITE CONFECTIONERY was born at Dorenn July P, 1904, and
spent, his life in the Cottage Grove
M. I’. Oaroutto and Earl (Inroutte country. The funeral was held from
have taken charge of the Elite rim the chapel Thursday at 10 a. m., Kov.
fei-tionery store mid lunch room, whieh Hamrick officiating. Interment wns in
they laiught from Archie Thompson. the Hhields cemetery. Marion wns at
The senior (Inroutte was for a number tending the high school mid the schools
uf years superintendent of the Itrown of the ally closed during the funeral
I.umber conipmiy's mill and recently service. Heaiden the parents, the fol
completed •'«> years in the lumbering lowing brother and sisters survive:
business. Euri was employed at the Ralph Teeters, of Astorin; Joyce
same mill for n number of years, re Teeters, who is tenehing at Maker, nml
cently having had charge of the re Myrtle, who is at home.
The parents were planning to take
saw.
Mr. Thompson conducted the Elite Mnrion to Ht. Martin's springs for
for n number of years. He hns not troutment on the morning of his denth.
yet decided what line of activity he
l ’ HONE YOUR NEWH.
will entar.
THE PETALUMA OF OREGON
Following is u story clipped from
the most recent issue of the Nortl wert
Poultry Journal, written by W. ('. Con
ner, former Cottago Grove editor, now
editor of that farm joiiriial:
Cottugu Grove, located in the extri ine
nouthern end uf the Willamette valley
in Lane county, Oregon, in years gone
by beeiune known quite generally us
the “ 1’etulumn of Oregon, ’ owing to
the magnitude of the fancy, utility
nml commercial poultry raised in that
community. After many large ami sue.
eessful poultry shows were held iu L'ot
tage Grove ut which some of the best
nml highest scoring birds on the coast
were found, many of the poultrymen
beemnr scattered amt for several yeurs
little has lieen heard of that district
us a poultry center.
However, since the wur the poultry
industry Ims grown to proportions fnr
greuter than ever before, commercial
egg plunts supplanting to a gn at de
gree the former fancy nml utility in
dustry. At this place, where the rams
of the Willamette meet the sunshine of
southern Oregon, the climatic condi
tions seem ideal for the poultry in
dustry and there ure those who
through many years past have and still
arc realising a satisfactory income
from the commercial egg industry but
have not becu saying much about it.
Notable among these pioneer jmultry-
men are C. F. Handy and H. W. Boyd,
while many others have operated on a
smaller seule during the lull in the
poultry industry.
Mince the close of the wur muny
large and modern commercial egg
pluuts have been established in the
Cottage Grove district, the magnitude
of which may be realised when we cnll
attention to a couple of transfers re
corded ut thut place late in October
when Mr. I.ynch transferred his poul-
try ranch and stock comprising about
7lH) White Is-ghorns tu Harrison I..
Rogers, late of the middle west, for
$7mN). Mr, l.yncb then closed a deal
for the smaller of the two commercial
egg plants of John Hprny for a con
sideration of $5000. This plant con
siats of residence, two large double
deck poultry hooaes and an acre tract
ns well as 10tl0 fine White Leghorn
hens und pullets.
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Among other prominent commercial
poultrymen of that community ure War.
k Hon with u modern plant and 1500
White lu'ghorn hens und pullets, also
125 husky cockerels.
Alfred Huuuer with a fine plant
stocked with 1100 White Leghorns.
liert Hands with a model little 3-
acre plant und 1100 pulletn und hens
und 150 classy cockerels.
John Hpray, whose hobby la a double
■leek poultry house, is well stocked
with heavy producing White la-ghorns
to the number of 2000.
J. D. Million has u model two-acre
poultry plant and 304 early hutched
White la-ghorn pullets.
Dan Walton, who has a model plant
and 7on Implicated White 1/eghorn pul
lets and hens, ' ia busy increasing the
rnpurity of his plant.
H. W. Boyd, the pioneer o f the com
mereial egg industry in the community,
who has a fine plant und fruit farm
in conjunction near town, anil is a
breeder of the Tom Barron large strain
o f White Leghorns exclusively, keep*
tin average of 000 heavy producing
hens nil of thut well known English
strain.
Win. Keyes, a neighbor o f Mr. Boyd,
also maintains a fine little plant and
about 400 English White leghorns of
the Boyd strain.
In the same neighborhood is Walter
Gamutte, whose best paying farm side
line is his 100 Tam Marron White Leg
horn* from the Boyd stock.
Mm* Augusta Guroutte is building
up n nice little town lot poultry plant
with this sume strain of White Leg
horn«.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Miller have es
tablished a fine plant mid have sev
eral hundred heavy producing White
Leghorns, their plant representing sev
ernl years of hard work, they being
handienpped by Mr. Miller being blind,
but by perseverance and good manage
ment they have built up a successful
little business.
Win. Hogiite has bought im acreage
east of Cottage Grove and is laying
the foundation for a profitable com
mereial egg plant.
1«. R. Isdig has recently constructed
a modern double deck luying house l*i
by 40 feet and has 2(H) fine White
l^'ghorns on the job.
Hamilton Venteh has purchased some
50 Tam-red Leghorn hens as a founda
tion for a new commercial egg plant
in Cottage Grove.
W. W. MeFarlnnd is a farmer of the
community who has long considered u
good flock of White leghorns us a
very profitable furra side line.
C. F. Handy, another pioneer in the
commercial egg business, has a fine
5 acre plant und a large flock of heavy
producing White Is'ghorns. He was
formerly a Huff leghorn breeder.
David Hterling champion* the famous
old Burred Rocks and has an excellent
Inying strain with slundard qualifica
tions, one young hen recently having
given him forty eggs in forty suc
cessive days, and many of them have
heavy annual egg records. Mr. Hter-
ling is a trap nester and Mrs. Hterling
is business manager for the firm.
E.,C. Conner is in the business for
both eggs and meat and swears by the
big White Rocks, he having both the
Wilke and Daniels strain. His “ Moun
tain View Farm” near Cottage Grove,
ia to be the home o f registered Jer
seys. |>edigrecd goats, sheep and—
White slocks.
Jns. H. Henson hns for years been
quietly developing a fine 15-acre fruit
farm which, when he desires to retire
from the routine business of dis|iensing
powders and pills, will be made the
iiomr of Henson's famous Rhode Island
Red* whirh for some years he has been
diligently breeding up to a high state
of |U'rfectioti and at the sume time
making production one of the chief
requirements.
Muny others are engaged in the
poultry industry in the Cottage Grove
community on a smaller scale, many
of whom will be heard from at a later
date and who are doing their part in
a smaller way to maintain Cottage
Grove’s well established reputation ns
the “ l ’etaluina of Oregon.”
Being tho trade center for a large
lumber, mining, fruit, farming mid
poultry district, this little city is en-
joying prosperity and is making rapid
progress and development.
THE SENTINEL’S FIRST PAGE
MAKE UP IS SUBJECT
OF COMMENT
The most recent issue o f Oregon Ex
changes, the little magazine published
by tho department of joornalism of
the University of Oregon, says that
“ The Cottage Grove Hentinel observes
all the typographical canons and prin
ciples of display and the result is,
week after week, one of the most at
tractive und easily readable newspapers
that tom«» to this desk. With a six
column paper, The Hentinel uses a
»mull size of heads— two decks, both
in the inverted style, the upper deck io
IX point condensed caps. The Hentinel
rarely has fewer than 20 stories on itc
first page, often up to 40, and the oize
of tbu heads is, apparently, based on
the relative length and importance o f
the articles. An occasional halftone
livens up the appearance. The Heutinel,
however, uses no cuts other than those
o f loenl significance. The general ef
fect ia most inviting, and the reader
who pieks up The Hentinel does ont
fee| that he is wandering desperately
around in search of news with no guid
ance or cooperation from the editor.”
I. W. W. THREATEN LEONA
MILLS PROPERTY
Burning of Store Building Said to Be
but First Outrage of Organ
ized Propaganda.
It has been thought that this sec
tion of country wa* free of I. W\ W.
activities, due to the efforts o f the
Ixiyal Legion in keeping suspicious
characters weeded out, but indications
are that some of that ilk have got in
their work at Leona, where the general
merchandise store of the Leona Mills
company recently was destroyed by
fire. The report hns reached here that
a few days after the fire a placard
was found on the door of the home of
Henry Fisher, the manager, reading,
“ Henry Fisher you dirty dog, this is
only the first,” or words of that gen
eral meaning. Several witnesses were
ealled to see the sign before it was
removed. The incident has stirred the
Loyal Legion to a more active organ
ization and the property of the mill
company is guarded by 34 men. Home
have suggested that the placard was
the work of a practical joker, but it is
hardly thought anyone would carry a
joke that far.
NO SWIMMING HOLES ALONG
NEW HIGHWAY
New Highway, Combined With Old, Is
Now In Use Between Here
and Saginaw.
The road between Cottage Grove and
Haginaw is now in passable condition
and is being used by traffic. The fine
weather of last week gave Contractors
Kyun and Corson full opportunity to
fiuish a dirt cut and spread the neces
sary rock. The road is not yet a boule
vard but by the use of part of the old
road and part of the new road a high
way has been provided over whieh
travel is not uncomfortable. At least
there are no swimming holes to be ne
BUSY BEES STILL STORING EVERGREEN BLACKBERRY IS gotiated.
The Delight valley road was placard
NATIVE OF SOUTH
PROVISIONS IN WINTER
ed as impassable early last week and
COMMISSARY
SEA ISLANDS
traffic directed by the Lorane road,
which was found to be much better.
Someone recently brought up the
“ U ncle" Hurno Ventch, who hns
lived here ever since there has been question o f the origin of the Evergreen
Don’t forget to save that two bita
any place here to live, reports that he blackberry, once a pest in the Will.cn- by paying your subscription during
saw liees putting away bee bread Hun | ette valley, now a very respectable November.
day, which is the latest in the year producer of profits from fence corners
to the best of his recollection that j and waste land.
Many Attend Football Game.
George II. Himes, curator o f the
these frugal insects have been known
Among those from here who saw
to be adding to their commissury 1 Oregon Historical society, suvs that
an Evergreen biuckberry vine was Oregon down O. A. C. at Eugene Hut-
stores.
urday were John Woodard, M. H. An
Mr. Ventch’* father-in-law, Samuel growing in the yard of J. B. Ht evens derson, Mr. and Mrs. 8. L. Mackin,
It. Ventch, also a pioneer of 1X52, hi Portland in the early 50's and that “ Happy” Roberts, Elbert Smith, Al.
brought to this country the first, stand the seed of that plant was brought Adams, Ray Kerr, Frank Knox, F. C.
of bees. It wns shipped in from Cali from the Hnndwich Islands. Mr. Himes Coffman, Glen Hmith, O. M. Arthur,
fornia and cost $100. The bees which says the Evergreen hlncklierry is n na Huperintendent
and Mrs.
W.
G.
“ Uncle” Hume watched Sunday prob tive of the South Sea Islands and that Beattie, Albert Griffin, C. A. Bur
one
of
the
Fijis
is
covered
with
this
ably were lineal descendants of those
tell, Wm. Ostrander Prentice Callison,
which his w ife's father brought here berry.
Victor Kem, Raymond Veatch, Chester
so many years ago and that early
Anlauf, E. S. ilolderman, Harlow Gar
stnnd of bees seems to have been al BRINGS JERSEY HERD TO etson, Charles Ferguson, Charles Hall,
most ns prolific ns the Veatch family.
Virgil Powell, Dale Wyott, Mrs. J. B.
FAVORED DAIRY
Howies, Mr. and Mrs. Helden Powell,
COUNTRY
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McFarland, Mrs.
Lorone Young Mon Dies Suddenly.
John
Baker, Mrs. A. W. Kime and
Aaron Gilbert, of Lorane, aged 20.
J. I. Jones is another who pins his
son of Steve Gilbert, died suddenly faith to tho Cottage Grove country as daughter Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Monday. He wns not known to be ill an ideal dairy section. Ho boliovos Chambers, James Potts and daughter
but when the younger children came also that tho best dairy country in Myrtle, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hall,
home from school they found him demi tho world should have the best dairy George nnd Miss Hildred Hall, Mrs.
on the bed.
stock and has brought the Bedford M. F. Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
herd of Jerseys hero from west of Adams, Misses Lenora Hubbeli, Juda
Trunnell, Lois Thomas, Lillian Lewis,
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP IS Drain. There are 12 cows and heifers Elsie Lea, Blanche Miller, Hazel Wat
and one bull in the herd, nil registered,
BUT ONE QUARTER THAT
giving Mr. Junes u total herd of 25, kins, Kathleen Kem, Florence Heraen-
way, Eva Hartung, Mary Ellen Ben
OF LAST YEAR
all Jerseys.
son and Alice Garetson, Mrs. Armand
Wynne, H. W. Titos, Mr. and Mrs.
The totnl memberships taken in the
Claud Hchrack.
third nnnunl lied Cross roll call just MRS. MYERS FIRST OF
FAMILY OF 10 TO DIE
closed for this district were 401) for
CITY ATTORNEY BELIEVES
tho city and X!l for tho country, ac
Mrs. Arthur K. Myers, of Delight
PHONE RATES TO OO DOWN
cording to complete reports received by
Mrs. J. W. Buckley, chairman of tho Valley, died unexpectedly Tuesday nt
Eugene Register: O. H. Foster, city
drive. This is a drop from 600 for the tho hospital, where she had been
country districts and a material reiluc brought suffering with n severe ease of attorney of Eugene, who attended the
thin in the total membership which jaundice. Funeral arrangements have telephone rate hearing before the state
Inst year wns 1364. A donation of not been completed pending word from public service commission in Portland
relatives. Mrs. Myers was a daughter during the week, has returned to the
$4 in rush wns also received.
of Mrs. J. H. Lake. The husbnnd, a city confident that the “ Burleson”
tl-yenr-old daughter and a lti-months- rates as put into effect a short time
The Hentinel wnnts the news.
old daughter survive. This is the first ago by the Pacific Telephone and Tel
death in n family of 10 children, the egraph company in this state will be
GEORGE CURRIN IS AGAIN
following surviving: Henry Isiko, of reduced and says he believes that they
LAID UP BY INJURY Cottage Grove; Andrew Ijike, o f Noti; will be reduced to nearly what the
Mrs. Fronie Cox, of Marcola; Mrs. puhlie service commission fixed as a
George Currin is again suffering Frances Briggs, o f Hnginnw; Mrs. Dora fair rate.
from injuries sustained in n mill acci Havens and Mrs. Ollie Pnrteous, of
dent. This time he sustained severe West l’ oint, Calif.; Mrs. Tildie Cole,
Hear Sousa at Albany.
injuries to a finger of the loft hand of lorane, and Mrs. Minnie Myers, of
Among those from here who attend
when he eniiglit it under n beard while Hnginnw.
ed the concert at Albany Saturday by
employed at the W. L A E. company's
Sousa’s hand were Mr. and Mrs. L. i l
Don’t forget to save that two bits Harrel, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Beidler,
mill. He wns recently Inid up for sev
by
paying
your
subscription
during
eral months as the result of injuries
George Matthews, Bert Trask. Miss
* l-ela Ferguson, Miss llasel Weldon,
sustained while employed at Leona and November.
before that had a real seiaion with the
Carl and Fred Bennett and Mr. and
PHONE .YOUR NEWS.
flu.
Mrs. T. Q. Hudtell.
NUMBER 9
R. R. TAKES WAGON ROAD
SETTLERS SWIM
Resident! Along Bluslaw Have
Means o f Travel Left Ex
cept by Water.
No
Declaring that all means by law have
been exhausted to secure the recon
struction o f the wagon road along the
Hiuslaw river between Maplcton and
Acme, which was dentroyed when the
Coo* Bay branch of the Honthern Pa
cifie was built in 1911, J. C. Beck, a
prominent resident of Mapleton and
a farm owner, is in Eugene in un en
deavor to enlist the aid of public
opinion, hoping in some way to make
an effective appeal to the railway
company to keep its alleged promise to
restore the road.
According to Mr. Beck, the eounty
court in granting the franchise to the
Houthern Pacific company to build its
grade on land occupied by the county
road, entered into a contract whereby
the company was to rebuild the road
after the railway was completed. Mr.
Beck says “ after the railway had been
in operation for some time the farmers
along the line began to wonder what
had become of this contract and the
question was taken up with the county
court and railway company.
The
Houthern Pacific company offered the
county the sum o f $17,500 as compen
sation for the destruction o f the wagon
road in lieu of building a new one, but
the settlers affected protested strongly
against accepting nny money, declaring
that they wanted their road back, and
the eounty court turned down the o f
fer.
“ The eourt then turned the whole
matter over to the publie service com
mission of the state. This was three
years ago. The eommiaaion, after a
henring, sessions having been held both
at Eugene and at Mapleton, ruled that
the railway company should rebuild
the wagon road, and gav<T it a certain
length o f time in which to do so. The
company appealed to the eirenit court
of Ijine eounty on the ground that the
commission had no jurisdiction. The
court sustained the decision o f the
commission, whereupon the railway
company appealed to the supreme court
and abont six months ago that tribunal
reversed the lower court.
' ' This is all they are able to do as
far as the law is concerned, and now
some other means will have to be tried
to secure the reconstruction o f the
road.
“ The conditions as they are left by
the railway company when the grade
was built are such that the farmers
living along the right-of-way are not
able to drive a team even to their
neighbors’ farms without taking the
water route, und they are unable to
drive to and from Mapleton, their
nearest trading point. They are com
pelled in every instance to travel in
boats on the Hiuslaw river.
“ The worst feature of all is that
our school children are compelled to
walk to and from their sehool on the
railroad grade, an extremely dangerous
practice. Before the railroad was built
they walked on the wagon road. It is
true that the railway company has con
sented to allow the children to use the
track, and has laid planks on all the
trestles for them, but with trains com-
ing and going at all hours it can easily
be seen that the children are in con
stant danger.”
PEOPLE OF DELIGHT VALLEY
WANT ROAD MONEY
Think County Court Should Find Cash
to Fix Road Used as Detour
During Past Sommer.
The people of Delight valley are
highly dissatisfied with the eounty
court because it professes to be unable
to locate money with which to improve
the road through the valley whieh it
used as a detour road while I’acifio
highway was closed to traffic, with
disastrous results to the road, although
it is practically impassable during the
winter season regardless of the araonnt
of traffic.
A delegation was informed that the
county court would match $500 to be
raised by the district but tho residents
along the road are not inclined to think
this would go very far in making a
winter road.
People of the valley are of the opin
ion that their road will be used again
next year as a detour while hard sur
faced paving is being laid.
RASPBERRIES STILL RIPEN
AND ROASTING EARS ARE
IN THEIR PRIME
This fall has been the mildest in
many years in the Cottage Grove
country. Mrs. C. M. Jackson a few
days ago picked fully ripened raspber
ries from her garden. There still were
green berries and blossoms on the
bushes.
Bake Stewart brought into the city
a few days ago roasting ears from his
Dorena garden which were in prime
condition.
SAYS LOYAL LEGION IS
GREAT ORGANIZATION
A. W. Mueller, general field officer
o f the Loyal Legion of Loggers and
Lumbermen, former member of the
legislature and former Columbia coun
ty attorney, visited Loyal legion
rumps in this section daring the past
week. He made the statement that the
legion ia doing the greatest work of
any organisation of working men in
tke history of the world and that this
fact it being rapidly recognised by
employers of labor.
He found the
legion in a prosperous and healthy con
dition in this section.