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Mfc OREGON STATESMAN, Bafarf, Oregon, Sunday Blomlng, December 18, 193T
tut
Million
Halt
Monds
Held
Now,
ITER PLAN
FAULTY GUI
Proposed Source .Unsafe is
Verdict of Citizen who
Knows Santiam Area
(Continued from pae I)
ply. There Is no danger of ex
haustion of the main river at any
time of the year, but the intake
would only be a few miles below
Mill City. Location of the Intake
at that point would expose the
water to raw Beware, possibly to
en a greater extent than Is the
case with the Willamette River,
with its much larger yolume. Dur
ing the summer months of the
year, the main fork of the Santiam
Rlrer Is heavily charged with a
milky glacial silt which I under
stand cannot be removed entirely
eren by filtration. The main
branch, moreover, will become
more subject to pollution in the
future as the population of the ad
joining country and tourist travel
Increase.
The North Santiam Highway j
follows the stream of a large ex
tent all the way to Independence
Prairie, sixteen miles above De
troit. When the road is completed,
the tourist and recreational activi
ties will Increase beyond present
estimation. No one can logically
contend that the main North San
tiam watershed can be converted
Into a closed area. In my opin
ion, the use of either branch of
the Santiam River, and particular
ly the main branch, means chem
ical treatment of the water and
filtration, the latter of which will
require an additional bond issue
Of 1200,000 to $400,000.
Effect on Financial Status
On July 1. 1931. the city of Sa
lem had a net indebtedness of
$1,756,727. compared with an as
ssessed valuation of $18,083,300,
or a debt ratio of 9.71. Were
we to deduct the assessed valu
ation of the water plant from the
total assessed valuation of the city
and then divide the remainder into
the net debt plus $2,500,000 of
proposed water bonds, we would
obtain a debt ratio of about
24.20, compared with an aver
age for all cities In the state of
about 14.40. The sudden In
crease in the ratio would affect
the salabllity of the bonds on a
market already highly unfavor
able. If, as recommended by the
engineers, the number of hydrants
in the city were Increased from
240 to 500, the tax Item for hy
drant service in the budget, at
present rates, would increase from
about $7,500 to $15,000, or about
three-eighths of a mill annually.
The engineers estimates of
cost for both the proposed Santi
am and Willamette river projects
were based upon a bond Interest
rate of 4. When the report
was prepared, this was the pre
vailing rate, but the bond market
has been so adversely affected
since the writing -of the report,
that it is doubtful that the bonds
could now be sold at par on a 54
per cent basis, or at any other rea
sonable price. If the city had to
pay as high a rate as 5 H or 6
on the indebtedness incurred for
a water supply, it would undoubt
edly be necessary to increase tax
es or the water rates, or both.
City of Salem bonds at the pres
ent time enjoy a AAA" rating,
which Is the highest rating ac
corded to bonds. During the past
few years, the city Issued $475,
000 of Sewer bonds, $350,000 of
Bridge bonds, $50,000 of Airport
bonds, and $40,000 of Incinerator
bonds. To add $2,500,000 of wa
ter bonds to the present Indebted
ness of the city, would depreciate
the value of all city of Salem
bonds now outstanding in the
hands of financial institutions and
private Individuals, as well as the
values of the proposed new bonds.
Future financing by the city
would be affected adversely for
years to come.
Cost of Plant and Operation
The engineers report that the
water plant could be operated
more economically under munici
pal management than under pri
vate control. They cite the year
1927 as a criterion, showing that
instead of an assumed -loss of
$5,448 by a private company, the
city would have made a profit of
$41,280, after deduction of an
amount equivalent to $21,95.6 in
taxes. I cannot subscribe to this
conclusion, for the reason that
private companies must operate
economically in order to make a
profit. Private companies also
generally have a freer selection of
efficient employes than would be
the ease with a municipal cor
poration. While I believe that
municipally owned plant, with
good management, could be oper
ated at a cost no greater than
that of a private company, I do
not believe it would be conserva
tive practice to anticipate a lower
operating cost prior to the acqui
sition of the utility. I also do
not believe that it would be safe
to speculate upon the future as to
growth of population or revenues.
Too many municipalities in Ore
gon have already made that mis
take, only now to find that they
cannot meet their obligations. A
large number of municipally own
ed water plants in the state of
Oregon are not on a paying basis
and it is necessary for the cities to
levy taxes to help pay debt ser
vice.
As an illustration of possible er
ror in computing operation costs,
which Is shown as $40,000 for
gravity system for the first year
and la gradually Increased in
amount for succeeding years.
hare only to cite the case of the
city of Eugene which has a water
utility whose bonded debt less
sinking fund on June 30, 1931
was 1441,513.47, and whose fixed
capital, including filtration plant
was $1,117,475.13, compared with
$2,500,000 the cost of the propos
ed system for Salem, without fil
tration plant. Eugene has a noon
latioa of 18,901, a compared with
26,286 for Salem, and obtains its
Salem, Ore., Dec. 11. 1931.
Editor Statesman:
I wish to go on record as a Sa
lem taxpayer not In favor of the
Water Bond Issue. Why? Be
cause the revenue derived from
the operation of the water plant
is not enough to pay the Interest
on the $2,500,000.00 the city will
have to borrow to make their
start In the water plant business.
And to use the word start I be
lieve is putting the case right be
cause the Little North Fork of the
Santiam will not be the "perma
nent water supply" as Indicated
in the voters' pamphlet. It Is too
small in the first place, and re
gardle?s of what has been said of
its purity, the water will have to
be treated to be safe to drink.
Young Mr. Sparks who works for
the Hollywood Press stated that
he went fishing up on the Little
North Fork and stated that It was
the purest stream he ever saw.
Well I believe that I started fish
ing on the Little North Fork be
fore Sparks was born, and it is
apparent that it Is a small stream
containing perriwinkles, crawfish
and both trout and salmon, and if
this streamlife is there it is a cer
tainty that worms, bugs and flies
are coming into the stream to feed
the stream life.
In the Little North Fork basin
forests deer, bear and panther live
as well as smaller animal life,
when one of this family die the
result is the wash from the loca
tion of the body goes into the
main stream which is the outlet
of the basin, the Little North
Fork.
Five Mines Noted
There are five mining opera
tions in the Little North Fork,
and as mining engineering im
proves the mining in this terri
tory increases thus adding a fur
ther polution to the North Fork.
Those in favor of this huge
bond issue try to kid the voters
Into believing that this Little
North Fork of the Santiam is pure
water from the McKenzIe river at
a point nine miles above" the city,
compared with 27 miles to the
Little North Fork of the Santiam
River. The total operating cost
of the Eugene water utility for
the six months ending June 30,
1931. was $31,905.74, or, on the
same basis for the whole year,
$63,811.48. The net cost on that
basi3 after reducting pumping
charges, which would not be ne
cessary under the proposed gravity
system, would be 352.00K), com
paredel with the engineers esti
mate of $40,000 for Salem during
the first year. The Eugene report
shows that for the six months
ending June 30, 1931. expense in
purifying the McKenzie River wa
ter was $1,598.25, and for the
year ending December 31, 1930,
$3,807.55. In computing operating
costs of Its water plant, the city of
Eugene includes as a part of the
cost, taxes lost to the city through
municipal ownership. The oper
ating cost of the $1,200,000 Med-
ford gravity plant is reported at
63.000 per year.
The city of Eugene is now
building a 12,000,000 gallon- fil
tration plant and has laid plans
for a further unit to bring the fil
tration capacity to 24,000.000
gallons per day. The proposed
Santiam project, which is compar
able to the McKenzie River pro-
ect, does not include a filtration
plant, but the proposed Willam
ette river supply for Salem calls
for a filtration plant of 10,000,000
gallons capacity with provisions
for a further unit of 5,000,000
gallons.
The city of Eugene computes
depreciation on Its fixed utility
capital at 3 per cent per annum,
compared with a composite rate
of about 1 Vt per cent used in
computing the depreciation on the
proposed Willamette river pro
ject, and a rate of about IV per
cent on the Santiam gravity pro
ject. It is obvious that if the Eu
gene rate were used, and a bond
interest rate of 5H or 6 per cent
were substituted for the 4' per
cent rate used by the engineers,
the Santiam project, at present
water rates, would be a financial
failure.
Under the proposed Willamette
river project, the engineers would
receive fees of 12 per cent of the
cost of the pumping and filtration
plant. The fee is estimated in the
report at $35,500. Under the pro
posed gravity project, the engin
eers are asking 10 per cent of the
total cost of the main sudoIt
line and 2fr.000,000 gallon stor
age reservoir, or $102,500. Both
estimated fees appear to me to be
excessive. I am unable to under
stand the reasons for a recom
mendatlon for a 5.000,000 gallon
reservoir In the city of Salem in
addition to a 20.000,000 gallon
reservoir in the Waldo Hills in
connection with the proposed San
tiam project. In the first report
made by the engineers, the cost of
the Santiam project, including the
Waldo Hills reservoir, was figur
ed at $2,250,000, and in that est!
mate no mention was made of the
local reservoir.
I should say that on account of
lack of adequate supply of the
Little North Fork of the Santiam.
and business and financial condi
tions, it would be the height of
folly for the electors of the city of
Salem to saddle upon themselves
a stupendous debt of $2,500,000
for so-called mountain water.
believe that the city should ac
quire the present water plant at
the best possible price at the first
favorable opportunity, and that
after the plant is acquired, either
by purchase or condemnation,
thorough study of future plans
snouia be made. '
I further believe that rather
than accept blindly the recommen
dations of one firm of engineers.
the council should give considera
tion to the preposition of either
employing other engineers for the
purpose of double checking, or of
enaeavonng to obtain assistance
from the Agricultural college, or
rrom superintendents of large mu
nicipany owned water plants In
Oregon.
OPEN FORUM
water and ready to drink and the;
supply is ample, but Just go up
the little stream some Sunday
during the summer and you will
see that the flow is small and it is
quite a recreational area, where
there Is a deep hole you will
probably find a picnic party there
having aiswim. O yes, they will
take care of that too, there will
be a fence built around the basin
to keep people out and have Batty
Cooper up there policing the area
to keep it sanitary.
I will admit that the North
Fork of the Santiam Is naturally
purer than the Willamette at Sa
lem, but I do contend that both
the Willamette and the Santiam
waters will have to be treated be
fore the waters are safe to drink,
therefore It is not good sense nor
good business judgment to spend
a lot of money going to the San
tiam for water. If these people
that are bound to have Salem own
a water plant want to start in the
business let them just bur tne
water plant alone and play with
that a while and learn something
about the business before going
head over heels in debt to start
with. The water plant looks rosy
from the outside, but when the
city council gets ahold of it the
story of dividends will be decided
ly different because -there will be
no efficiency engineers pounding
away for better service and lower
operating costs. I have had con
siderable' corporation experience
myself and know what standards
the large corporation require in
their plants.
Our Salem city council are a
bunch of pretty good fellows, not
in any sense greenhorns, but they
don't know the water works busi
ness. And as Joe Albert says,
"one must learn a business at the
expense of the business," and that
would be the case here, except
that the taxpayers would help
very materially because under the
$2,500,000.00 loan we would have
to get, the profits would not pay
the interest.
Fund Won't Beach
The Salem water works report
ed an earning of $90,000.00 to its
parent office and out of that
amount depreciation and federal
income were paid bo after all was
said and done the net earned did
not miss $75,000.00 very far. But
now let's do some guessing about
what would happen if the city
owned the plant, they might not
have any income to pay and they
could pass an ordinance prohibit
Ing depreciation, then they could
show the fall $90,000.00 as earn
ings. Now, section (5C) of the
proposed charter amendment says
that income from the operation
shall (get that shall, that's man
datory they Just got to do It) be
disposed of in the following man
ner: First, pay the operating ex
penses (we will say they have
done that and have $90,000.00
left. Here comes the sticker "sec
ond shall" pay the interest on the
bonds, in short they are com
manded to pay $125,000.00 with
the $90,000,00 earnings we have
granted.
They will; have to get "Andy"
to debit here and credit there, to
make that item come out. Third
shall, this $90,000.00 they Bpent
for interest is also to be used for
making extensions and additions
to the plant. Fourth shall, this
90,000.00 that has at this stage
been spent almost two times al
ready is also to be used in the cre
ation of a kinking fund for the
purpose of retiring the bonds at
maturity, now a sinking fund pro
portioned over the 40 years which
will be most likely the period of
the issue, then there will be one
fortieth of the, bon,d issue or $62,-
500.00 to be paid out of this $90.
00000 which has already been
spent a couple of times. Well if
you have been patient enough to
read this far with me you have
come to the : conclusion that It
just is not In the cards.
Well, the next question before
the house is where are the boys
going to get the money to meet
the obligations? That is easy;
turn over another page, read sec
tion (F). Here is another shall.
The council shall, each year at the
time of making the annual tax
levy for city purposes, make a spe
cial levy in a Bum sufficient to
pay the interest on outstanding
bonds of this issue, and to retire
the principal thereof when it be
comes due. Let's see what the
Goats, i mean the taxpayers have
goi coming to them, $187,500.00
to be paid, and granting there is
su.vvu.uo to pay the bill with,
the goats will have to dig on
$97,500.00, yes it will be $100,-
000.00, because I was lust kM.
ag wnen i spoke about that ordi
nance that prohibited deprecia
tion. Wouldn't be so bad if we
Salem fellers had to dig up that
iuu.uuu Ducks just once, but Lord
anows how long that $2,500,000
wm do out. it is plain to be seen
that that is not a payine busine.
as the boys have it figured out
this time. And here is what hap
pens wnen tne money spent on
oonas won t pay out. For in
stance back In 1894 Rola South-
wicns Dad built the Salem city
hall (mind you) they passed the
bond issue of $60,000.00 and fire
per cent bonds too, the city hall
AlA ma . ,
u'u w ana mere was no
sinking fund, consequently the
bonds had to be refinanced
in January, 1914. and they will
m au again in i34, that will be
jusi 40 years from date of issue
I am looking at this year's bud
get and it has an allowance of
Moving - Storing - Crating
Larmer Transfer & !
Storage
PHONE 3131
We Alio Handle Fuel Oil and Coal
$3000.00 to pay the city hall bond
interest again, and when 1934
rolls aronnd, and that is not far
off either, we will hare paid
$120,000.00 in interest on the city
hall bonds and will still owe the
original $60,000.00.
Poor Time to Start
There is one of them bond Is
sues that don't pay Its way and
that will certainly be the way of
the $2,600,000.00 water bonds,
except that In this case we will be
paying; $5,000,000.00 in Interest
if the five per cent 40 year bonds
are sold.
Another (eature of this $2,600,
000.00 bond issue at this time: I
got a lot of Information from some
men that have done a lot of stock
and bond buying and wished they
hadn't, they doubt tf the Issue
will sell at all and If it does they
will probably bring about 85
of par, which will mean a loss in
discount of $375,000.00.
It is a poor time to go into big
business.
The Hollywood bunch set tip
the plea that it will help the un
employed, res, i a are say it win
help the unemployed lawyers for
a year at least. Tou see the water
company bought that plant at less
than a million, and the earning it
shows on that basis is good and
they are not going to hand the
plant over right off In the event
the bond issue carried. No sir,
you can expect a scrap and a good
one too.
The Federal Water Systems,
Inc., got about as many potatoes
as the whole state of Oregon put
together, so they might outwind
us in a long race before we got
this water plant away from them.
saying the scrap would last only
a year, after that surreys would
have to be made, right of way se
cured, which will mean a lot of
condemnation suits to get through
some cranky old Duck's ranch,
take it altogether it would be two
years before the working boys
would ge In their work.
Might go Outeide
There is another feature the
working man wants to keep in
mind, that is, there will be a big
contract to let, and maybe Ed
Rostein would not get the job, we
have only to look at the $350.-
000.00 bond issue for bridges,
$182,835.89 went to out of town
contractors, jrei, considerable
money went to California and
Washington. Fred Erlxon, our lo
cal contractor, was within a few
dollars of being low on the South
Commercial street bridge, but the
argument was It would destroy
competition to give it to Fred, so
they let a Portland gang come up
and take the bread away from the
local boys.
I am not married to the water
company, don't care whether I see
them here, or hereafter. I believe
In giving the devil his dues. The
present water company, octupus
that they are, gave 95 of their
labor to local men, that report
came to me from the head of the
labor organization in Salem.
I am for Salem and like a good
drink but I don't believe in drink
ing high-toned stuff on a beer in
come, when the bunch get some
thing good figured out for Salem
I am for it, but not for spending
$2,500,000.00 for the so-called
psychological effect.
Yours truly.
DAVE PUGH.
AX ANSWER TO ED ROS
TEIX'S "HOOEY"
To the Editor:
Ed Rostein, having solved the
world's economic problems, at
least to his own satisfaction, In a
series of articles which appeared
In the Hollywood Press, the coun
try should by now be basking in
the sunshine of great prosperity,
Instead of witnessing the length
ening of the bread line and unem
ployment. His reputation as a fi
nancial wizard has gained mo
mentum with such marvelous
rapidity that his advice is eager
ly sought by banks and bankers
as to the right time to buy and
sell stocks and bonds. How un
erring his judgment has been.
we leave to Ed. How he escaped
the eagle eye of President Hoo
ver and Secretary Mellon is a na
tional loss. For versatility, he has
' like unto the mighty ocean,
whose waves have touched every
shore of thought" discussed every
known issue of the day. He is now
advocating the issue of $2,500,-
000.00 water bonds, with the
Santiam river as the base of sup
ply. I am afraid that Ed would
"rather be right than mayor of
Salem," with little or no chance
of being either. Let me draw his
attention to a few simple figures.
Assuming that the bonds sell
at 100 cents on the dollar (which
they can't and won't, because gilt-
edged 6 bonds find no market,
unless at a material reduction).
the interest at 5 would amount
to $125,000.00 the first year; add
the cost of operating the water
plant and state and local taxes
lost at $90,005 and what have
you 7 $215,005. So far so good
The last statement issued by the
water company showed a net prof
it of $91,868, from which depre
ciation and federal Income taxes
must be deducted. The loss be
tween the two systems would add
an additional burden on the city
to the tune of $33,132 without
depreciation. How Is this loss to
be balanced? Only in one way and
that is by a very .heavy increase
in the water rates and which will
affect every householder in the
1
entire city. It Is fair to assume
that the increase could very eas
ily amount to 66. I don't be
lieve the people win stand for
such nonsense.
Thta la na tlm to indiilra In
naif baked fandango's. Let's
brush, the cobwebs out of oar
brains and for once keep our feet
on the ground and not be carried
away with a lot of silly propogan
da that we are going to get "pure
mountain water" at a very low
cost. The fact of the matter is
there is no such thing as "pure
mountain water" because it all
has to be treated and the famous
Bull Run water, which supplies
Portland, is no exception.
In my judgment the most sen
sible thing to do is to rote "no"
on this question and later on,
when we get over this depression
and the sun begins to shine, we
can and will renew negotiations
for the purchase of the present
water plant, and which won't cost
to exceed one halt of the contem
plated Issue of '$2,500,000, then
go up the river about a mile, con
struct a modern sand filter, pump
the water to the company's con
templated filter, treat the water,
select capable men to supervise
the financial and operating end of
the plant and our problem will be
successfully solved.
LOUIS LACHMUND.
Editor Statesman:
The barber shop is generally
considered to be a disseminator of
news and sometimes, of informs
tlon of misinformation. My little
barber shop is no exception to the
rule. Everything is discussed.
Right now it is the employment
or unemployment question.
hare heard many tales of woe and
more or less criticism of the
methods employed in furnishing
employment on county road work
Being interested in a young fath
er, whose credit at the stores is
strained to the breaking point, I
called upon Sim Phillips at the
T. M. C. A. employment head
quarters to see if all the facts
were known regarding the case.
A 20 minute talk with Mr. Phil
Hps convinced me that every ef
fort is being made to get such in
formation regarding each case
which would enable him to de
termine the most deserving of
work. He explained that occa
sionally an lmposter would get by
for a short time but that they
were invariably reported by some
one. Mr. Phillips Impressed me
as taking his responsibilities ser
lously, and so far as I could see.
he has what I would call a "Chi
nese puzzle" to solve. With tne
cooperation of the public I be
lieve Mr. Phillips' experience and
good Judgment can be depended
upon to do the right thing by ev
eryone.
Eugene T. Prescott.
1064 Oak St.
Salem, Ore., Dec. 12th, 1931
To the People:
Will It not be a very great In
justice to saddle upon the home
owners $2,500,000.00 of mort
gage In addition to the $1,117,-
674.91 of present mortgage and
the further debt already existing
above this for pavement, etc.?
Which all totals not less than
$4,000,000. This calls for an an
nual interest charge of $200,000
ana mis an is to De saddled on
the home-owners.
It calls to mind an experience a
few weeks past of the writer in a
proposition to have him take the
bond of a small city in place of a
mortgage security.
Upon lnvesitgatlon concerning
the bond we found the report of
the city clerk as follows:
"Total bonded Indebtedness.
$138,000.00; assessed valuation.
$136, 965.00; intangible prop.,
$22,925.00; interest In default.
$1,795.00. $1000 in bonds and
$1,762.50 in interest has been
paid at the rate of 50c on the dol
lar since July 1, 1931. 50 Is
being offered for all that is due
and in default."
It seems there are people who
are not only willing but anxious
to run into debt to all possible ex
tent, which proves to be a great
calamity to an individual and a
community.
J. J. NUNN,
940 N. 19th St., Salem, Oregon.
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WHO CAN VOTE, WHEN AND WHERE
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TUESDAY
'Who can vote: Any duly registered voter. No property own
Ins; qualification,
When i Between hoars of S a, m, and 8 p. m. Tuesday, De
cember 15.
Where! There win be seven voting places, grouped la wards
of two to four precincts to each ward. These are:
FIRST WARD: Comprised of Precincts Salem No. 9, No. 10,
No. 15, and No. 22. Polling place: First German Baptist church,
corner D and North Cottage streets.
SECOND WARD: Comprised of Precinct Salem No. 2, No.
11, and No. 28. Polling place: Bilgh Bnildlng, 812 State street.
THIRD WARD: Comprised of Precincts Salem No. 18 and
No. 17. Polling place: City hall.
FOURTH WARD: Comprised of Precincts Salem No. 4, No.
S, and No. 12. Polling place: Swedish Tabernacle, toner MJH and
15th streets.
FIFTH WARD: Comprised of Precincts Salem No. 7, No. 8,
No. 14, and No. 21. Polling place: St. Vincent de Paul school, on
Myrtle avenue between Highland and Columbia.
SIXTH WARD: Comprised of Precincts Salem No. 1, No. 8,
No. 19, and No. 20. Polling place: Tale Electric Laundry, 854
North 21st streets
SEVENTH WARD: Comprised of Precincts Salem No. , No.
13, No. 18, and No. 24. Polling place; K. Sherwood residence, 787
Cross street.
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SHOWS II MI
Fourteen Permits Issued in
Last Week; new Jobs
Small, Numerous
Building operations in tHe city,
which Bhowed a gain during the
first week of the month, mount
ed even higher last week, In con
trast with the late weeks In No
vember. Fourteen permits were is
sued for jobs estimated to cost a
total of $1128.75, of which $540
was for new construction.
During the previous week the
five permits Issued amounted to
only $603, none of which was for
new construction.
The new Jobs passed on by the
city building inspector last week
wr
R Schmutx, shed at 995 Market
street, $250; I. F. Shutt. garage
at 640 North 14th street, $30; S.
Ray White, garage at 1520 North
Capitol street $85; and R. H.
Barton, fireplace at 715 Hood
street, $175.
Repair operations were as fol
lows: T. G. Harris, dwelling at 1660
Waller street, $40; J. C. Nelson,
garage at 104 East Wilson street,
$15; J. T. Hollett. dwelling at
785 North 17th street, $15; A. W.
Smithers, dwelling at 8S0 North
Cottage street. $133.75; George
Nelson, dwelling at 545 Leslie
street, $148; Etta apartments.
875 North Liberty street. $82.
Fred Tiffany, garage at 544
Ferry street, $45; Mrs. Joe King,
dwelling at 529 South Commercial
street, $45; David Warner, move
garage. 882 Highland avenue,
$5; and Southern Pacific com
pany, warehouse at 4 65 South
13th street, $60.
SEATTLE A total of 340
mills reporting to the West Coast
Lumbermen's association for the
week ending December 5, operat
ed at 26.3 per cent of capacity, as
compared to 27.1 per cent" of ca
pacity for the second preceding
week. Last week contained a
holiday. Thanksgiving, and is not
directly comparable. Operations
were 24.4 ner cent of capacity and
44.0 per cent for the same week
last year. For the first 48 weeks
of 1931 these mills have operated
at 37.5 ner cent of capacity as
compared to 54.2 per cent for the
Kama neriod of 1930. During tne
week ended November 28, 20 of
these plants were reported as
down and 134- as operating. Those
operating reported production as
43.6 per cent of their group capa
city. Current new business reported
by 220 identical mills was 7.6
per cent over production and to
taled 5,000,000 feet more than
the footage received the previous
UNFILLED ORDERS
for lumber ei
week. Shipments for the week
were 3.3 per cent under produc
tion. Production at this group of
mills increased about 5,400,000
feet over the week before, and to
taled 600,000 feet less than the
second week previous. Unfllld or
ders increased about 4.000.000
feet.
con to hi
Dr. Norman F. Coleman, nresl
dent of Reed college of Portland
will talk on " Unemployment and
the Labor Situation" at the Meth
odist church Monday evening at
t.oi) p. m.
Dr. Coleman, prior to becom
ing president of Reed colleee. was
head of the Loyal Legion of Lum-
Dermen of Oregon and Washing
ton the organization of mill em
ployes of the northwest and is
probably one of the best Qualified
men on labor conditions in Ore
gon.
ine taiic is given under the
auspices of the Men's Council of
the First M. E. church on State
street at 6:30 p. m. next Monday,
Public officials, Willamette
factory members and business
men of the town interested in the
problems of unemployment and
labor are cordially invited to at
tend. Supper will be served by J,
B. Crary.
Howard's Term
Deemed Limited
v. W. Howard, elected district
attorney of Jefferson county in
1930. to succeed Vine W. Pearce,
who died, will serve only the un
expired term of his predecessor.
Attorney General Van Winkle held
in an opinion handed down here
today. Pearce was district attor
ney of Jefferson county for many
years.
The opinion was requested by
Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state.
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ON LABOR OUTLOOK
' I All!-. , j
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PLAN NO. 439 The plain exterior of this well-planned
house has been relieved by the arched entrance and projec
tion of the dining nook. Stucco and siding eombine excel
lently and lend charm to the front facade, while a properly
proportioned chimney gives balance to the composition. Wide
windows lend a touch of homlness to the exterior and a tone
of cheer to the living room and dining neok.
All of the rooms are of ample sise and have cross venti
lation. The kitchen and bathroom are well equipped and
there Is abundance of closet and cupboard room throughout
the house. Besides the two large corner bedrooms on" the
(round floor, a stairway leads to more sleeping space In the
upper story.
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If You are Interested in This Plan, and
Want More Information About it, Call U
GABEillEE. PUDER
& OUPPLY CO.
Telephones 9191 or 9192 610 N. Capitol
LUMBER
AND ALL BUILDING MATERIALS
SCHOOL'S MUSICAL
PROGRAM
OUTLINED
Event Friday Night Planned
To Bring out Latent
Talent of Pupils
Sponsored by the school prin
cipals' association of Marion conn-.
ty in a plan to bring; before the
public latent talent In school chil
dren, a musical program will be
given Friday night at the high
school auditorium here with chil
dren from nine communities par
ticipating. The program, open to.
the public without charge, will
start at t o'clock.
The towns represented and by
what will include: Aumsvllle,
girls glee club; Gervals, boys"
glee club: Hubbard, girls glee
and triple trio; Mill City, girls'
glee club; Silverton, instrumen
tal ensemble and girls' glee; Stay
ton, boys' glee and solo violinist I
Turner, girls' glee; Woodbnrn,
boys' and girls' glee clubs; Sa
lem, boys' quartet, octet, mixed
chorus and Salem high school
band.
Arrangements for the musical
program are in charge of R. W.
Tavenner, F. W. Wolf and B. R.
Derry of Salem, while publicity is
being handled by Dr. P. O. Riley,
Hubbard, and Mr. Tavenner.
Christmas carols will be sung
by the combined groups.
West Texas expects one of the
largest pecan crops in years this
falL
I
F you decide that
we shall look after
your moving: for you
it will be a happy
move. Well see that
your goods are not
damaged and our bill
won't ruffle your tem
per. IWSL-TUJ-
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