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BOYS" WHO BUILT SALEM
REGULATING "PUBLIC SERVICE"
0 the Rare and Interesting List of Those Who Held Municipal Office for the Past 22 Years of City
History, All but Seven Have Passed on Salem Citi zens HnnnrrA hv ftff am. W7 f r.nmmt
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Transportation the Most Vital Factor In Restoring Business Sanity and Prosperity Some of the Grave j
Questions up for the Oregon Board to Solve Are Here Shown Commission Has Numerous Functions
WHO were the "first-nighters"
in Salem? It was J long
while ago; most tefthem
are now gone, and many have left
only their official records which
are not easily available. They did
some mighty good work, however
and It has grown broad and strong
on their foundations.
The first Salem that the
pioneers of 1857 set themselves to
govern, was perhaps as complete a
rathole and a municipal Joke as
many of the other city prospects
that have budded, bloomed and
faded away off of all but the old
est maps. There are a lot of these
towns in Oregon; some of them
within a yery few miles of Salem,
that at one time promised even
better than the Salem of today.
The Jinx and the god of chance
cracked their heads together and
rattled their skeletons into the
boneyard, long ago. One could
hardly find even the name of San
tiam City, or Bethany, or Cham
poeg, except in the mouldy offi
cial records. But Salem came
through with a bang, from the lit
tlest beginning back there In the
50's.
The Statesman asked Mr. A. N.
Moores, of- Salem, to write an
early-day story. Mr. Moores Has
chosen the official story of Salem.
It is largely a list of names; but so
many of these names recall thrill
ing Incidents of the long ago. that
their mere recital makes a genuine
story. Here la the history as Mr.
Moores gives It:
Founders of Kulcm
"I have recently had access to
some old records pertaining to the
incorporation of the city of Salem
and thinking they might prove of
soma, interest to your readers, I
have" Jotted down a few notes rel
ative to early times when the city
was a small municipality, numeri
cally and geographically.
"The records show that the city
was chartered by act of the legis
lature in 1856 and in December of
the same year officers were
elected, the first meeting being
Held in the court house, February
19, 1857.
"Subsequently It was' decided
that the charter was illegal, and
at the following Bession of the leg
islature the charter was amended
and the wheels of the city gov
ernment permanently set in mo
tion In 1860.
"Below is the list of city offi
cials from 1857 to 1878 Inclusive:
"1857 Mayor, Wiley Kenyon:
Recorder, O. N. Terryi Marshal,
Jonathan O'Donald; Aldermen,
First Ward, John H. Moores, John
R. Robb; Second Ward, George
.11. Jones, N. Connoyer; Third
Ward, John D. Boon, A. W. Fer
guson. "1858 Mayor, John H. Moores;
Recorder Robert M. May; Alder
men, First Ward, Wm. M. Laugh
ead. Johnathan. O'Donald; Second
Ward, John I Starkey, Joseph
Holman; Third Ward, Louis Wes
tacott. "I860 Mayor, Lucien Heath;
Recorder, C. N. Terry; Marshal,
Wm. S. Barker; TreasurerCharles
Uzafovage; Road Supervisor, Sam
uel Lightfoot; City Surveyor, Jer
ome B. Oreer; Aldermen, First
Wlrd, John ' H. Moores, James
Brown; Second Ward, E. N. Cooke,
H. M. Thatcher; Third Ward, M.
Hirsch, Wm. H. Rector.
When the War Regan
"1861 Mayor, E. N. Cooke;
Recorder, C. N. Terry; Marshal.
Wm. S. Barker;. Treasurer,
Charles Uzafovage; Aldermen,
First Ward, James Brown, C. A.
Reed; Second Ward, I. R. Moores,
Henry Rickey; Third Ward, M.
Hirsch, John Hughes; total vote
for Mayor, 72.
1862 Mayor, H. M. Thatcher;
Recorder, Richard Williams;
Marshal, R. A. Barker; Treasurer,
John Q. Wright; Fire Warden, J.
W. Brown; Road Supervisor and
City Surveyor, C. S. Woodworth;'
City Attorney, C. Q. Curl; Alder
men, First Ward, A. W. Ferguson,
John Donaldson; Second Ward, I.
R. Moores, George A. Edes; Third
Ward, M. Hirsch; Fourth Ward.
Johd D. Boon, Thos. Rowley.
-1863 Mayor, fr. M. Thatcher;
Recorder, Richard Williams;
Marshal, W. S. Barker; Treasurer,
Charles Uzafovage; Aldermen,
First Ward, John Donaldson,
James B. Graves; Second Ward,
I. R. Moores, Daniel Strang;
Third Ward, M. Hirsch, A. D. Per
kins; Fourth Ward, John D. Boon,
Thos. Rowley.
"1864 Mayor, John H. Moores;
Recorder. P. S. Knight; City At
torney, Rufus Mallory; Road Su
pervisor, F. R. Smith; Treasurer,
Charles Uzafovage; Marshal, W.
S. Barker; Aldermen, First Ward,
J. C. Peebles, James B. Graves;
Second Ward, J. C. Cartwrlght, J.
L. Starkey; Third Ward, J. N.
Fourth, Preston Hamilton, A. D.
Perkins.
"1865 Mayor, John Q. Wilson;
recorder, P.- L- Willis; Marshal,
W. S. Barker; Treasurer, Charles
Uzaforage; City Surveyor, C. S.
Woodworth; Aldermen, First"
Ward, C. N. Terry, E. M. Plamon
don; Second Ward, A. A. McCully,
D. W. Cox; Third Ward, Jos. A.
Baker. D. W. Jones; Fourth Ward,
John Li. Boon, George F. Bolter.
Two 'Year Interval
"1867 Mayor, John H. Moores;
Recorder, H. Y. Thompson; Treas
urer, Charles Uzafovage; Marshal,
J. N.iMfttheney; Aldermen, First
w.ri o. J. Carr. Joseph Hoyt;
Second Ward, A. 3. Brown. Joseph '
Holman; Third Ward, J. F, Miller,
JY J.. Shaw; Founn want, j.
Brown, S. A. Clarke.
ii.rvor. John H. Moores:
Recorder, C. N. Terry; Marshal
Wiley Chapman; Treasurer
Charles Uzafovage; Aldermen
Ft Ward. O. J. Carr,, Josep
Hoyt: Second Ward, Joseph Hoi
m.n a J. Brown: Third Ward. J
F., Miller, G. .W.-Gray; Fourth
Ward, J. C. Brown. Total vote for
Mayor, 330.
"1869 Mayor, L. S. Rcott; Re
corder. H. y. Thompson; Treas
urer, Charles Uzafovage; Marshal.
Wiley Chapman: Aldermen, First
Ward, W. L. Wade, O. J. Carr;
Second Ward, L. S. Skiff. 13. F.
Drake; Third Ward, Richard Wil
liams, J. L. Starkey; Fourth
Wyd, Jamea N. Glover, J. It.
Bridges.
"1870 Mayor, L. S. Scott; Re
corder, H. Y. Thompson; Marshal
James N. Glover; Treasurer, A. N.
Gilbert; Alderman, First Ward,
W. L. Wade. J. G. Wright; Sec
ond Ward, L. S. Skiff, B. F.
Drake; Third Ward, Richard Wil
liams, J. L. Starkey; Fourth
A -t . v, - 1 1 ,v 4,
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Ward, J. H. Bridges, J. C. Brown.
"1871 Mayor. J. W. Smith;
Recorder, J. A. Waymire; Marsh
al, J. W. Fisher;, Treasurer, A. N.
Gilbert; Aldermen, First Ward,
Peter Bilyeu, James Dickenson;
Second Ward. J. D. Jordan, W. F.
Boothby; Third Ward, John F.
Miller, John C. Berry; Fourth
Ward, C. S Woodworth, C. W.
Royal.
Mayor Dan Payton
"1872 Mayor, Daniel Payton;
Recorder, J. M. Patterson; Treas
urer, C. P. Stratton; Marshal, J.
W. Fisher; Aldermen, First Ward,
W. L. Wade, O. J. Carr; Second
Ward, T. B. Rickey, A. J. Monroe;
Third Wrard, L. S. Skiff, Charles
Usafovage; Fourth Ward, George
H. Jones, R. P. Earhart.
"1873 Mayor, A. J. Monroe;
THEY SAVE THE FREIGHT
Valley Packing Company of Salem Pays Rich Dividends to Both Producer and
Consumer of Meats by Eliminating Waste of Ruinous Long Hauls and Waits
A NOT Inappropriate emblem
for the Valley Packing Co. of
Salem, would be a "Cascade"
or cataract of hogs pouring over
a government-supervised chute
rollicking hams, side-splitting ba
con, phalanxes of sonl-stirring bo
logna and waves on waves of
lightsome, lissome frankfurters.
Their sterling brand, "Cascade
Brand," suggests this in part;
t t
and the vast volume of business
they have done in the. past year
should enter also into the simire.
And a comfortable flood of jo
vial dollars, free as air and rich
as Croesus, should go with this
cascade of good things; for the
Valley Packing Company has
saved for the farmers of the Wil
lamette valley, approximately
$16000 in cash over what
Ihey would have received had
they Bhipped their stock to Port-
Tiurt nr "Ttw Th'a a fine
Recorder, J. C. Booth; Marshal. J.
A. Baker; Treasurer. J. H. Haas;
Aldermen, First Ward. B. F.
Brown, J. W. Gilbert; Second
Ward, E. M. Waite. L. Johnson;
Third Ward, H M. Thatcher. L.
C. Griffith; Fourth Ward, E.
Strong. J. W. Crawford.
"1874 Mayor. John G. Wright;
Recorder, James Coffey; Marshal.
J. A. Baker; Treasurer. J. H.
Haas; Aldermen. First Ward. J.
W. Gilbert, Wm. Waldo; Second
Ward. C. X. Terry, Edward
Hirsch; Third Ward. H. M.
Thatcher. George A. Edes; Fourth
Ward, Thomas M. Gatch, Elisha
Strong.
"1875 Mayor. John G. Wright;
Recorder, V. R. Hyde; Marshal,
How They Came and How They Go
John Smith; Treasurer. J. II.
Haas; Aldermen, First Ward, J.
W. Gilbert, Win. Waldo; Second
Ward, Edward Hirsch, E. N. Gil
ingham; Third Ward, H. M.
Thatcher, George A. Edes; Fourth
Ward, Thomas M. Gatch, Elisha
Strong.
"1876 John G. Wright, Re
corder, V. R. Hyde; Marshal, John
Smith; Treasurer, J. H. Haas; Al
dermen, First Ward, Wm. Waldo,
W. H. McCully; Second Ward. J.
M. Scott, Edward Hirsch; Third
Ward, H. M. Thatcher, George A.
Edes; Fourth Ward, Elisha Strong.
J. A. Baker.
"1877 Mayor, T . M. Gatch;
Recorder, C. W. Bowie; Marshal,
John W. Minto; Treasurer, Miles
M. Miller; Aldermen, First Ward,
J. J. Murphy, David McCully; Sec
ond Ward, A. A. McCully; J. M.
it easy to figure that wages times, in the development of
alone would add 2 cents a pound hogs to meet the market condi
to the meats handled this oftions, and this is so excellent a
course including the highly spe- hog country, the Valley Packing
ciallzed smoked meats. In a Company, drawing its whole sup
smaller, less efficient plant, the ply from this valley, has'had only
labor costs might, or rather cer-the very best of meat to start
tainly would, run far higher. It on; there are almost no "see
ls only in the well designed, time- onds" in their territory. It is an
saving plants, with everything de- interesting commentary on live
signed for speed nd efficiency, stock health conditions, that dur-
2s "
"Growing Up Into a Million Dollar s'
that one can approach this low
cost record.
The volume of business . over
that of 1920, increased 17 per
cent. If the industries of the
state are able to stage a genuine
come-back this year, the percent
age gain of this year ought to be
higher yet.
Two salesmen are kept on the
road, going as far south as Duns
muir, Calif. The local Oregoni
trade has taken to the Cascade
products with avidity, so that
both in the buying and in the sell-l
ing, the state is making and sav-j
ing money over the ruinous old
practice of selling and buying at
as far-off a market as possime.
Oregon hogs are fast coming
to a high stage of efficiency as
meat-producers. The modern
packer is looking for a net-too-
fat hog that will reach close td
200 pounds at from 6 to 8 month
of ape; big-framed pigs that!
would eo to 600 or even 80
pounds if allowed to r?ach thei
full maturity but they are a
their best, both as to profit tel
the grower and as to quality oft
nroduct. at the younger age. Al-I
most no grower in America now-1
adays tries to raise big hogs to
real maturity; they do not pay
they do not sell, and "nobody
loves a fat" hog any more. Th
Oregon growers have seized hold
of the new hog fashion, and one!
can hardly find a single specimen:
of the old "lard-type" hogs any-
where In the state.
? ' Because the Willamette valley
has been so well tip with tho
Scott; Third Ward. H. M. Thatch
er. Werner Breyman: Fourth
Ward, Elisha Stong, J. A. Baker.
"1878 Mayor. T. M Gatch;
Recorder, C. W. Bowie; Marshal,
John W. Minto; Treasurer, Miles
M. Miller; Aldermen. First Ward,
J. J. Murphy, David McCully; Sec
ond Ward. A. A. McCully. J. M.
' Scott ; Third Ward. Charles Uza-
fovage. W. Breyman; Fourth
Ward, Elisha Strong, J. W. Mere
dith. Make Jobs Longer
"It seems that prior to 1S74,
all the officers were elected an
nually; beginning with 1S74, the
terms were extended to two years,
one half of the aldermen, however,
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elected at that time were to hold
only for one year, and one half for
two years, and thereafter all were
to hold their offices for two
years.
"Of the people enumerated in
the above list, all have passed
away with the exception of seven,
viz: John W. Minto, Miles M.
Miller, J. M. Patterson, V. R.
Hyde, Joseph A. Baker, John G.
Wright and A. N. Gilbert. Mr.
Minto resides in Portland, Mr.
Miller at Palo Alto, California, Mr.
Patterson at The Dalles, Oregon,
and Mr. Hyde at Oregon City.
Messrs. Baker, Wright and Gilbert
are still residents of Salem, and I
trust we will be able to celebrate
with these three estimable citi
zens, here in this city, their one
hundredth natal anniversary, all
within the next two decades."
ing the year only 39 hogs and 15
lieef cattle were condemned by
the rigid government ihspection
at the Valley Packing plant;
these rejections being for all
causes, including mere physical
injuries that are not in the slight
est indicative of "disease." It is
doubtful whether any other plant.
east, west, north, or south, can
show so clean a herd record.
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THE Public Service Commis-
sion of Oregon is a commis-
sion which succeeded what , s'neers. experts, clerical assist
! was formerly known as the rail- ; ants, together with auditor?, re
i road commission was provided for! porters and stenographers,
'in the 19u7 session of the legis- In tnp course of administra
lature. and the public service com-j tive duties it is empowered to
; mission has taken on added duties hold p;,Diic hearings tor the in
land has developed itself until to- j VPStipation ot matters arising in
.wum A..i "''
(six very important departments
listed as follows:
Ik-part ments
1. Railroad and express com-
) panies.
2. Utilities: (a Light and pow
er. (b water, ict telephone and
telegraph. (d yas. te) heat, (ft
streetcar.
3. Grain inspection: fa) Sam
pling and weighing, (b) inspec
tion of carsroes. (c) inspection cf
flour, id) inspection of hay. (e)
inspection of potatoes and other
commodities (optional).
4. Scale inspection-railroad
warehouse.
". Truck and passenger auto
motive vehicles for compensation
on the highway.
6. Supervision of franchises
and rates regulating booming and
rafting companies.
Each of ih "so departments
must sustain an organization of
its own. in order to properly func
tion and b ol th- best and most
useful service to the public.
Highly technical men peculiarly
fitted to each department are pin
ployed to initiate and assist in
investigations of different cases
as they come up to the public
service commission through these
uuierent avenues. It is all pri
marily based upon regulation,
which implies regulation of pub
lic facilities by public authority.
OrpaniAUliou
The public service commission
of Oregon is composed of three
members and the secretary. Each
of the members is elected for a
term of four years and the state
is divided into two districts
western Oregon and eastern Ore
gon, one member being elected
irom western Oregon, one from
eastern Oregon and one from ths
state at large. The present
members of the commission are
Fred A. Williams, chairman,
from the state at large, whose
term expires in 1923; H. H,
Corey, from eastern Oregon, now
serving a second term which ex
pires in 1923; Fred G. Buchtel,
representing the western district.
now serving his second term,
which expires in 1925. William
P. Ellis is secretary of the corn-
FIRST TIRE PRESS IN OREGON
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Ira Jorgensen Brought to Salem the Very First Rubber Tire Press in State
Is Living Example of What a Man Can Do in Few Years by Sticking to His Job
IRA JORGENSEN, who recently
opened his fine new tire es
tablishment at the corner of
Liberty and Ferry streets, has an
exceptional record in Salem. He
still keeps the blacksmith shop
four doors north of the new place,
where he "began work 25 years
ago; it does a general line of
forge and horseshoeing and mls-
cellaneous iron work, but the big
auto shop is now the principal
branch of the industry. The old
place was the most famous horse
shoeing Bhop in the country;
they've shod almost as many
horses there as there are in air
America today.
Mr. Jorgensen Drought to Ore
gon the first tire press machine
in the state. He had a rubber
tire outfit for buggy wheels In
1900; then he began to go in
deeper and he has outgrown two
truck-tire presses, and is fast out
growing the third and largest of
them all. His first press was in
stalled before there was such a
thing even in Portland.
This truck tire business has
grown to huge proportions. There
is a whole basement full of solid
tires and rims; everything that
the market carries. The shop it
self has a number of power ap-
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3 '-a s
mission. The office force
staff consist of examiners
and '
n- j
connection with the act of resru-
, mon the si-t of which tnejand'the manner of operation on
requirements of reasonably ade
quate service, equipment and fa
cilities at reasonable and just
charqes therefor.
Regulation
The term "Regulation" as ap
plying to our railroads and pub
lic service companies owps its in
ception to the idea of safety, safe
ty of operation, safety in organ
ization, safety in investment and
finance, later coupled with the
demand for removal and preven
tion of discrimination and re
bates, until with its evolution of
today its prinele is practically
universal and absolute in its con
trol of rates, facilities and serv
ice. As in much of our legislative
program the states preceded the
federal government in enacting
regulatory laws, and indeed the
explorations into every field of
the subject have been conducted
'n advance of federal enactment.
Srate Ownel Alternative
So we have today in the regu
lation of rates, facilities and serv
ice of common carriers and pub
lic service utilities what is gen
erally regarded as the more con
servative American method of se
curing the greatest good to the
greatest number the conceded
alternative in the replacement of
which would unquestionably be
that of government ownership.
The principle of the law of
public service, therefore, if to be
successfully established and ad
ministered, must be intelligently
considered and thoroughly under
stood. To have succeeded thus
far will have necessitated trac
ing with patient application its
development as evolved through
judicial decision and the conse
quent greater accuracy with
which it is presently applied in
its multiple extensions.
In Oregon this class of legis
lation today covers the field of
common carriers, public utilities,
and the inception, weighing, sam
pling and grading, etc., of grain,
flour and hay.
Railroad, K'xptvss, Automotive
Transportation, Utilities
The commission has power
over the rates, service, practices
pliances to handle the business
rapidly and with the least delay
A trouble car for road service, J
with a compressed air tank for
pneumatic tire charging, with gas
oline, with jacks and tools for
emergency repair, is maintained
for service on the road; it will
do everything but build a new
truck on the spot of the wreck.
Jorgensen's New Spring and Tire
Mr. Jorgensen began years ago
to experiment with steel springs;
he has earned the reputation of
the most skilled spring-maker in
the valley. But as the business
grew, he began to put in a stock
of springs, ready from the fac-
OREGON'S ARMY
(Continued from page 2)
When they are completed Oregon
will then have one complete regi
ment of infantry, an additional in
fantry battalion, a battalion of
coast artillery, a battery of field
artillery, a company of engineers,
three medical units, and a quar
termaster detachment, represent
ing an approximate strength of
250O officers and men.
Money for Military Maintenance
A more comprehensive idea of
the 4 spectacular ' progress of the
and regulation of all railroads,
express and automotive transpor
tation, and public ntility corpora
tions in thu state, exvept utilities
municipally owned. This power
extends to the investigation of
the reasonableness of the fares
and rates, discriminations, ade
quacy of service and accommoda
tions, conditions of equipment
all such transportation lines. It
also includes testing and sealing
of railroad track scales, the
establishment and elimination of
grade crossings and the Installa
tion and maintenance of safety
devices.
Telephone and telegraph com
panies, street railways, water, gas
and electric companies, except
those municipally owned, are in
like manner subject to regulation
as to service and rates.
Grain InspertJon Department
The commission also has Juris
diction over the handling, weigh
ing, inspecting and storage of
grain, hay and other agricultural
products, chemicals and fertiliz
ers, and the management of pub
lic and terminal warehouses; is
charged with the duty of Inves
tigating all complaints of fraud
or injustice in t!" rraln and hay
trade; with fixing the charges of
public and terminal warehouses;
and the making of all necessary
rules and reflations for carry
ing out and enforcing the provi
sions of law relating to such
trade, including the fixing 'of
standards for grain and hay, and
the maintenance of inspectors,
samplers, weighers, etc., for the
grading thereof.
lxg Boom Franchise
Jurisdiction is also exercised
over corporations organized for
the purpose of driving, catching,
booming, sorting, rafting and
holding logs, lumber and other
timber products on streams of the
state, with power to grant and
revoke franchises for the use
thereof; to provide rules for the
identification, assorting and de
livery of logs or Other timber
products, and to establish reason
able and just rates for the han
dling thereof by such corpora
tions; and to require reasonably
adequate service, equipment and
facilities.
The regulative control of rates
has developed from the incentive
to remove and prohibit discrim
ination. Through long dealings
with these questions the trend
has developed clearly toward
greater uniformity, greater con
centration, and fuller cooperation
tory; he now carries springs and
rims for every machine ever built
and used in America since 1909
some boast! Truck or passen
ger car, old or new, they can be
fitted at the Jorgensen counters;
merely tell the man what you
need, and he gets it!
The Jorgensen business has
grown from the most modest lit-
rtju
Shop
the blacksmith shop to a solid,
pretentious enterprise that is dis
tinctly an asset to the city. : It
brings business from all up and
down the Willamette valley, and
employs a number of men the
whole year through. '
Oregon national guard since its
reorganization after the war may
be obtained by a comparison of
the funds received from the fed
eral government for Its mainte
nance during the past three years.
In 1919 Oregon received for the
maintenance of its national guard
$583.34; in 1920, S5725.20, and
during the past year a total of
$120,017.3,4. These figures do
not includlfr the checks received
h-r the individual members of the
national guard in reimbursement!
for armory drills. The approxl
mate amount of money which
In the respective lines ot Indus
try. ,
All of such common carriers
and public utilities companies
subject to the act are required to
file and keep open to public In
spection schedules containing all .
rates, fare and chargVfl. cU.sein-
cation, rule and regulations gov
erning its service for hir. which
rates, fares, charges', etc., cannot
be changed except upon giving
statutory notice to the commit
Eton. Traffic lrobletns
Grade crossing elimination, td
establishment et switch ' connec
tions and industrials, traffic 1ft-
(ercnangw. rules for the? fnrauh
Ing, loading and' unloading of
cars, including penalties for vio
lation thereof, constitute some ot
the more common subjects ot this
phase of regulation. -V.-,y
Jn the conduct ot the commis- 1
sion's work outlined In the met,
it is empowered to administer
oaths, compel attendance 'of wit
nesses and production of books
and papers, take depositIons;tc,
a record of the testimony of "pro
ceeding held before the commis
sion in such investigations beln
kept. t
In interstate commerce sad
transcontinental rate matters the
Investigation must extend to In
terstate rates, fares,- chars,
claaslficaticna, rules or practices
in regulation to person!, or prop
erty or the transmission of ms
rages or con veraations where any
act In relation thereto shall take
place within this state, and when
the sam are. In the opinion of
the com mission, excessive or dls
crlmnatory or are levied ot laid
in -violation of the Interstate com
merce laW. v(j ,,.. rm-m t
"Safety FirsC1 CrosslagB
Withrthe rapidly increasini
n&e and extension of out 'high
ways the - provisions of vthS) law
relative to grade crossings and '
grade crossing- eliminations are '
of greater and growing " Impor
tance , --r S
In fact, ont of the changed
conditions necessitating the elim
ination of grade crossings of rail
ways have sprung into- eristencs
the new factors In transportation,
which are today not only offering
subjects of regulation, but prob
lems of competition as well, and
this class of transportation In 'a
number of our. states, Including
Oregon, has already taken up Us
position under the principle of
common-carrier control v for Itl
continued demonstrstion of the
achievement of the automobile, i
Throughout the world one ot
the llvest post-war topics has
been transportation and Its re
habilitation. The stress add
strain of. the war period has
brought to the surface transpor
tation deficiencies, as well as de
veloped tho possibilities of com
petition. . , , , '
Transportation Paramount ,
UndlSUhtetliy tbJstTahsltIonal
period has launched us well lata
a new era In the funetiening'ef
this part of the country's' indus
try: Its operation; 'management
and finance stand foremost in
legislative, administrative nd Ju
dicial thought," and 'the eotaplexl
tles of the nhdertiking artf 'prov
ing severe tests1 fo rehredlal m Mi
surer of regulation! .t
The seriousness ot the situa
tion is only the more etnhiilked
when considering the vital effect
ot transportation- and utility. serv
ice exert In our Industrial field
generally. A - recent financial .
survey ' shows conclusively
"present relations between the
price ot farm' products prices of
manufactured goods : and " trans
portation charges,1 and" the "effect
of these abnormal relations' upon
business,'' and editorially we have
it "from most unexpected quar
ters comes- testimony that high .
costs of transortatlon is ono
great obstacle to - business re
vival." ' -- - -.
Evolution of Service
S'ngularly 5 enough the law of
compensation ever attaches and
with tbe public service law In, Its
provisions and administration Is
not without application in '. the
evolutionary process of transpor
tation and utility servicer which
must operate successfully In or
der to adequately fulfill their du
ty of service to the public,' not
only in present, but in tbe fu
ture. The public service law followed
In detail naturally provides a
great many other duties too nu
merous here to enumerate. Suf
fice to say that with approxi
mately 4000 miles of railway, an
te stage and truck operations
over the public highways mileage,
and over 300 public htllity com
panies operating within the rtate,
as well as the miscellaneous com
panies above referred to, Its cal
endar docketing formal Investi
gation is of constantly increasing
volume, involving as it does In
vestigations into practically every
phase of the conduct of these
public service companies. '
came into Oregon through thto
source tor 1921 was $106.00h0a.
as compared with 27,000.O USr
1920, and 113,509.46 for 1911,
Thus It will be seen that the Ore
gon national guard. In addition to
being defenders ot the! common
wealth, and an important element
of the national defense, provides
a handsome revenue- for the' state
its contribution during the past
year being $220,000.00, 'all of
which' was expended within tha
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