Orogon-Culifornia land grant decision throws open 800,000 acres of agricultural land in Oregon. t h e S T A Y T O N M A IL , Teninile New hotel to be built here. ALEXAND ER & DAUGHERTY, Owner» anti I'ubitshtrs Marshfield -Construction of by-products plant, shipyards, C. E. DAUGHERTY, Editor and M anager standard oil distributing plant and Donuldsou block to begin soon. With increasing war taxes and high cast of living cities, Entered as second class m atter at the postoffice at Stayton, Marion counties and school district officials can serve their country by re­ County, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. ducing fixed charges and “overhead.” Oregon City Manufactmii g Co., have now looms in nnd mill Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year In Advance starts. M r m b r r of th e S ta te Editorial A ssociation and o f the W illam ette V alley Editorial Pendleton Bridge across Umatillu River at Mission and Association Thorn Hollow now assured. Portland 1200 trainmen of the Portland Railway Light & Advertising Rates Made Known Upon Application Power Co., in on big salary raise. Mon» than $90,000 a year added to payroll. Foreign Advertising Represented by The American Press Association Hood River Carload of apples sells for $2,200.79. Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail Portland politicians try to force municipal light plant on city -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~~ in face of figures of three independent engineers showing plant will TA iniTV TD f A I Sj p y i n 117 cost at least double "politician estim ate.” v ia J j(j V W lill/U M K IA L IY L 1 Y IE i ?Y ; Oregon City Willamette and West Linn school districts plan union high school. , _ Corvallis -Contract let for new brick building here. Summary of State and National Affairs — Industrial, Civic and 4 .Si . at Oregon City—Contract let for new chautauqua auditorium Educational Advancement for the W eek—Progress in Gladstone Park. Factories, Payrolls and Development Enterprises. \ large Oregon shipbuilder commenting on official ballot Nos. ------- 306-307 which is an amendment to constitution to prevent repeal by May 7-Portland $35,000 deal for business corner closed here, implication says: “ It seems to me this is a step in the right direc­ tion as it puts a break on lax initiative laws, and gives capital in- Klamath Falls—35,000 feet capacity mill to be built here. vested and industry some feeling of security.” St. Helens—Nearly one mile of pavement will be laid here. Hood River -Bridal Veil Lumber Co., purchases plant from Florence has good prospects for shipyard. Wind River Lumber Co., this will|doub!e their capacity. Bend—Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Co. increases capital from Toledo Lincoln county votes $413,000 port bonds insuring $1,000,000 to $3,000 to expand lumber business. $836,000 improvement for Yaquina Bay bar making that port one of the best on the coast and assuring development of vast timber Portland firms get slice of Alaska Railways contracts. Roseburg—Douglas county wants $555,000 bond issue in ad­ and other resources. The conservationist who has held up development of water- dition to state measure. People to vote on it June 4. m ... Fal n i, s . to start . . work i on r> i-* • & p r Eastern railroad . powers which are so necessary day activities in both Klamath California * .. i lor f in future . present generations, , , . , n . peace and . war preparation, might also ween ere an a>. figure out awav that future generations can defend our country in I Coquille—Robert Dollar Co. sawmill here to double output. present dangers. Columbia river points are being viewed for site for govern- Coos B ay-N orth Bend Mill buys river boat Wolverine. ment nitrate plant. After an exhaustive investigation of the effect of the “ full” Marshfield—Plant to utilize wood waste from sawmills for crew ^¡*3 “stuffed” crew law, both from the standpoint of safety manufacture of chemicals to be built here. an(j efficiency, the legislature of New Jersey by a vote of almost 3 Coos Bay —Kruse and Banks shipyard is using 70 electric to 1 repealed the so-called full crew law and placed the power to horsepower and will increase to 150 soon. regulate the manning of trains in the State Publicity Utility Com -1 Roseburg—Local contractors to build hospital for Soldiers’ m‘33'on- Home at cost of $20,845. Roseburg $ 100,000 worth of improvement work to be done! on road through Canyon Creek Canyon. Government to aid. Milwaukie—Sea going craft to be built in new shipyards here. Oregon City -Contract let for new $5,580 auditorium. The war situation in this country emphasizes necessity of hard surface system of state highways. Heppner—barm on Rhea Creek sells for $10,000. Astoria—$35,000 improvement work to be done on six streets. | Florence —New shingle mill to start operations here soon. ( J M I B O S S A»U> i ’l l-, M / m i l l l l f M O I M T J ■SSH m HERE’S m much difference between tobacco« as T there is between nugar canes—the nioro sap there is in the leaf to start with, the it takes before the longer last drop of goodness is used up. W-B CUT is shred­ ded; so that the lethfacHon, stored in the rich, sappy tobacco, comes along easy, without so much chewing. When you chew W-B CUT, you are chewing tobacco. MW. ky WETMAN-BRUTON COUP ANT, 1107 Bre*iw»7, Ntw Y«A Qly < M m Begins Friday, May 11 th, at 9 a. m. at THE BOOTERY Remember the date and the place, as you cannot afford to miss this one big event of the season. L adies Pum ps, black o r w hite, any leather, any style, from 90 cents up. E X T R A S P E C IA L M en’s full dress shoes, button, calf, w elt soles, you can n o t buy a better one for $ 6 . O u r reg ular price is $4.95. In this sale they go a t the unheard ot low price of $ 4 .1 5 and w e are back o f every pair for sa t­ isfactory service. Only one pair to each custom er. M en’s h eav y tan o r black (T ^ Q A w ork shoes a t *pZr*7v M en’s light tan or black w ork J 1 T shoes, $3 grade, a t L*\ J T h e sam e in B oy’s sizes a t $1.95 In Y outh’s sizes, 10 to 131 1.80 M isses calf vam p cloth top, b u t­ ton, h eav y soles, fine for su m ­ m er, sizes 11 to 2 , w orth •> O O o ■> ■» ■> •> •» ❖ 9 ■» ❖ ❖ « 9 9 ♦ 9 « * O ♦ ♦ ♦♦ BIG NEW LINE OF ♦ ♦ ♦ 6 A > O ♦ o * ♦ ♦ ♦ o o f 9 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ o ♦ » * *0 0 ♦ N EW GOODS Just Received At - Gehlen’s Store- And More Coming • SELECT LIN E OF Ladies' Dress Goods Wash Goods Curtain Draperies. Etc. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ e ♦ 0 o * ♦ STAYTON ORE. o ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CHAS. GEHLEN ♦