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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1925 GAS TANK NOW (fi "USE i STrtl'CTTRB . DOUBLKS AVAIL ": fACM SUPPLY IX CITY I Tlio gas tank for ! the Salem customers of the Portland Electric Power company , Is practically completed and vas used tor the first time yesterday since Its . re rao4elinjr, according to the reports me4e by officials here. With the exception of some " I ,. ... ."- minor j -work, such as' caulking afid palntinr. the job is completed, and gives to Sa lem a gas tank, double In capa city, In comparison with ! the old structure. Work of putting the steel hood aronnd the present structure has been going cn during the, past several weeks. The increased num ber of gas-users in. Salem made the ' Increase In the tank neces- l: r ... , , . EGTK'S- -.j 4 ! f Quality First, I Groceries. Meats and Fruits 1 Our Store and Meat Market ; Will 1 Be CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY Decoration Day Order a two-days supply of groceries and . meats on Friday. ,7"' RoSEi Grocery Go.: PHONE 1885-6-7 I No charge for delivery ; ) CE OF SCHOOL OF liilaSiVSTliE kkdusicess is men k He Attributes This, to, the Low Prices of, the Petals We ; Produce; But Says Mining Is a Basic Industry, Each Year Finds Our Demands for f.Tetals Increasing; and the Industry Must Return to Normal Editor Statesman. ? The quest for metal or minerals containing metal, and; especially gold, has opened up to civilization more parts of the world than prob ably any other enterprise or un dertaking. Following the rush to California of '49, people drifted northward, and goM was soon discovered ' in southern Oregon, and due to the characteristics of the people undertaking this type of work; some of them soon drift ed farther north to the Columbia, and some continued on as far as Puget sound. - But our Interest at this time is concerned chiefly with the western part of the state of Oregon. Early Mining Operations The pioneers found gold bearing materials at the head of the Clack amas : river, and reports indicate that fair shipments were made from this district. Also the early operations iu the .... Elkhom and Santlam ; districts and ; a little farther to the south, the Quartz- ville district, added considerable wealth to -the pioneer gold Ship s' ' !; i WO 'TV 'Mmi i.i TomoTitiow Positively East ay i oii - 'TMl4 Month End : , ' m , r.; if -"ri M h i !H; Ml-::1-" i;? : ; : - - "" if - 1 $10.00 White IGd-Graduajtioh Shojes You will have to hurry if you want a pair Big: lot of shoes broken up in the sale will be thrown in to the lz price lot, i .' Do TJofi" rrflGQ-TMa-Oia EZvont ao ttiGFOwiM 1 not &g dndltfaGfr'ono for a wEhoIg month ' , These month end sales have caused more comment than any sale that has been conducted in Salem for years. Do Not Miss the Last Day Rubber Heels Put on' Your Shoes Every Wednesday. Bring Them in Any Day, for 1S(3 , DoYourEeet Hurt? Corns and callouses re moved without pain or sore ness. Ingrown nails removed and treated. Palnsi ia feet, weak-foot, flat foot, foot strains and fallen arches ad justed., c Do not suffer. I vrtJl glve you the best that ecfence can produce ia scien tific chiropody. Coasult DR. ' About Yoor feet, Hours 9 to 5:2a. Ilioae CIS V fvnr 'V ' flan &u Repair Department Our shop is equipped with all new machinery. We use .nothing but the very - best grade of leather that money will buy. : ' 5 ! Mr. Jacobsoa, In charge of this department, Ms an ex pert In his line- has spent years in factories asd repair shops-and-will do nothing but-LUh graa work; ments. Little attention was given to mining as we "go south until we come to what is known as the Blue River district In. the neigh borhood of the headwaters of the McKenzie. where mining has been carried on from the early days to the present time. As we travel south a short distance welcome to what is known as the Bohemia district, that section of the country that .lies due east of Cottage Grove. As in the Blue River dis trict, mining has been in operation inthls section from the early days until the present time. Travel southward from the Bohemia dis trict; brings us to the mining dis tricts of Douglas county, and then that district of considerably great er area, known as the Crants Pass district, which includes many dis tricts of smaller areas, and finally on to the extreme southwestern corner-of the state. Basic Industry, Activity Ahead In Justice to all concerned I think it fs only fair to say that mining as a business in western Oregon at: this writing 1s not -In a prosperous condition. The de pression can be laid probably to the unsatisfactory prices of.metals that are produced in this section. These prices are today approxima tely the same as before the World war, while the cost of . labor and commodities used in mining opera tions are much higher; and. doe largely to these conditions, many properties are unable to operate at a profit. . Of course, if a prop erty is able to produce at a profit even under adverse price condi tions, naturally this property will be active, as some of the proper ties In the district mentioned are vigorously going ahead. ' The leaders in the mining in dustry of , the west have been working hard for a year or more to try to regulate production so I that better prices may be obtain ed, and hence allow Inactive min ing properties a chance to operate on a limited scale. Mining is a basic industry. Each year finds, our demands for metals increasing. - From these basic facts, it; can be clearly seen that even though the business Is now in a depressed condition, it must return to a normal, state. May this condition for the mines of western Oregon be an early reality. CHARLES E. NEWTON. Corvallis, Ore., May 25, 1925. (In a private letter to the editor. Prof. Newton says:) "It has been necessary to hustle together the short article enclosed, as work-of this nature, because of the existing conditions, has to be done on outside of teaching time. . '"The legislature failed to ap propriate any funds for carrying on the work of the newly created Dreeon MInlne and Geological Survev. The faculty of the school are doing what they can outside an already above normal teaching load. 1 "Ma I ask. because of these conditions, for future requests for material of this type, that we be allotted more time." (Prof. Newton Is dean of the school of mines, carried on under difficulties by some of the ablest members of the faculty of the Ore- J son Agricultural college; under difflcultiegi-' because it must uo done as a labor of love, for there no- appropriation for the work. There should bean appropriation not a large one, but enough to provide the expenses of making investigations and reports, and publishing the reports, for the good or the Industry and of the state at large.- This would have fbeen provided by the last legis lature, but for the scarcity of funds even, for some of the most necessary activities of the state. By all means, this should have attention at th hands of the legis lature at its next session. The Oregon Agricultural college Is the place for the school of mines. . Its v v V I: .i work can be carried on there much more economically than elsewhere, to say nothing of more efficiently, for reasons that are obvious. Ed.) ' .... " ' LEGION WILL TURN OUT 5U MKMRKItS KXPECTCD IX MEMORIAL DAY" PARADC. ; The American : Legion is plan- . ning to have 500 members in line on Memorial Day to back up the American Legion Drum corps. The Salem ' organization is con sidered one of the best in the State, have been equipped in brand new uniforms.: i j The Legion men are; to meet at, the Brown warehouse, at 1:30 o'clock, Saturday, May 30. They are only one organization of sev eral that are planning to entering marching delegates. V Practically every fraternal, patriotic and civic organization of the city will be on hand to start from the Marlon square. iThe. Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Marion square at the same time,: previous to their entering the parade on that date. Boost for the linen mill. It will bring prosperity to Salem and to the entire Willamette valley. A Gold Rush Days in California When ' Sacramento Was the "Wickedest Town in the World" I SEE "The Devil's Cargo" FRI III SAT. IIII SUN. HI M0N. GRAND Silverton SILVERTOX, Ore., May 27. (Special.) Silverton residents have been enjoying the visit -of Howard Woolen, a violinist of con siderable ability, for the past few weeks Besides a number of pri a vate appearances, Mr. Woolen gave a group of selections at the Christian church Sunday morning. Mr. : Woolen also played at the program given at the Woodman and, Neighbors of Woodcraft Mon-. day evening. MOROCCO , STAND DEFENDED 1 A group of young people,' most of whom' are members of the high school alumni are givlng.a play at the . . Eugene Field . auditorium Monday evening. The name of the play is "Kempy" and the pro ceeds of the evening's entertain ment Is to be used for the benefit of the alumni association. I s PARIS, May 27. (By Associat ed: Press.) The French parlia ment showed itself nearly" solid behind the government's defensive policy in Morocco today -in a five hour, debate that the commnnitsts turned into a scene of turmoil for a time .causing the president of the chamber, M. 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