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0 G JtAj WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL I P:f,h'':rta 0 , New Payrolls, Improvement and ' Factories and Entemnses that s Will Give Labor Employment, and Matters Affecting Indus tries and Investments. S.aj.k.m. Orkgox. Mar. 15.-: Ship building plants on the State has ordered G0 bushels of coast are rushed withj orders for gee'l to establish flax industry at new vessels, the state prison. j Fox sawmill at Noti has re- Li Grande-March 5 Made-in- sumed operations. . . Union county banquet attended Governor Withyeombe is keep-; by 500. , inpup the retrenchment work. St llelens-McCormick mills Ollicials dropped and salaries cut have contract for 11,(1)0,(11) feet art daily occurrences, j of ties. j Eastern OneRon exptctv big. 0. V. R. & N. and Union Pa-'Rrain and fruit wops, cific are placing ordefs for lum- j Ashland has substantial im-fc1!'- . provements undff way. On inland city contracts 0s-! Nibley -Minnuujrh sawmill, eo Iron Works Ret $128,415 Wallowa, running with full crew, tast iron pipe and Smith ft Wat- j Coquille-River channel to be am $2,75i) for fittings. dredged to uniform depth of 10 East ?ide, Portland, Masonic fret. Wges will erect temple. j Astoriil ordprs thpH district? Haker county placer mining re- of streets hard-surfaced, suming earlier than usual. Kugene conducting survey of Marshfield black Rand rests $:J home industries. ton in gold and 32 'cents -plati-. Central Point has organized um- ' $llH),(mo meat packing company. Portland goul roads hosters; Thirty-six lawyers want new would initiate $l,tKi0,0Ht) lmd (,mce of public defender created jpsue- 1 at Portland and other cities are , Astoria-March 16, excursions to follow suit, tneet steamer Great Northern at; Portland flouring mills will F'awl. erect ijLUOUO warehouse. rortiana-j. n. Henry will' ..trct $?). residence on Cor- II A nu. The 111- knights of Pythnw . o erect rour-story concrete KMiue fcuilding. 0. W. R. & N. Company will . end $700,0(10 on tracks and: viaducts at Portland. i Crown Point, 22 miles from! BridRe to lie built over north .Portland on Cxmbia highway 'f()rkof siu9,aw Acme to nave spiu.uuu tnaiet inn. May 3 to 8 will he locks orn- tny week for Celiio and Oregon City canals. A new freak law is offered by 'the Prohibition party and Labor . Federation, for election of repre sentatives at large and not by districts. Independence-Two-miles hard surface road built north, Jennie Strong and Mrs. R. L. Hart conducting sawmill at Feoria. Sutherlin -Coles Valley electric ' ' railroad being promoted. With Congress, legislatures : and labor unions and political: commissions directing oi ration j of railroads it is not surprising that many of them are going in-; to receiver '8 hands. . j I N ifrtVL-all A T W Srnop : ji dale. . Polk county treasurer's salary I cut from $ia te 7S0. Jl. A. Mcbratn trtct fW- and lue of these products made apartment at Portland. and used annually in these, two Gottschalk k Frey erctinsr'stats. . 30,000 capacity sawmill at Forest Grove. Stayton-John Thoma builds $1800 bungalow. Albina public market, land, to be enlarged. State architect's office and salary of $4500 abolished and official put on fee3. Contracts for expending $600, 000 on Ttal irrigation tracts in Umatilla county have been let to Porter Brothers. Grinding silica at Terrabonne is a new industry. isgaatore eutlently thought Oregon needs more roads and less scenic highways, o i E. J. Stack, in Labor Pss:, "No labor law passed. On the M uruavoraoie to lauor, a prcaii man' of the lawmakers lgn9 positively intolerant." ... . Knins and snows ensure jrootl crops for cefltral Orepon. Organized labor has established n a national union-labelmail order house. Frank Schmitt olaninir mill wi erect large new plant at Portland. at. .ii v i p. ii. :.,i- MUUIU! tV.UI Mlcllll IX. HCII II. IV buy Flynn sawmin to cut mining timhpr. ' i ' Water board dropiied two and ! re(juced salary of a third. jteport has a gravity water tem fr()m c,ear Lake and Florence. tmrh .T..i, nf S.i. preme Court will build new homes. St. Helens fruit and produce cannery ready for ojieration. Potato growers problems not solved by starting a starch fac tory on paper. G(kx1 sign for Oregon -dairy products increasing in January. Inauguration of Forest Products Study The District Forester at Port- land, Oregon, has just Inaugura- ted an exhaustive study of the production and consumption of forest products in Oregon and Washington. , Specially prepared tchedulu are Lwinff mailed to all producers ; piles, poles, ties, pu p, fuel wood, j ' F ' ' ! doms, oasneis, irunKs anu omer j similar wooden products, with a! ! vi to dcternlininsr the ouantit; The last similar survey of the wood-using industries of this region was made five years ago. It is believed that since then sur- Port-(prising changes have, taken place in .the various industries. Old plants have been enlarged, new plants have been built, and many entirely new industries have Tc ch sprun&up. Because these facts for fifty d(j(lars ($50-00) mUHt accom. have not been generally knovvn, pany the bid, to be forfeited case bid it has frequently happened that I is accepted and the wood is not deliv eastern products have been pur- j red by the spe.jf.ed time. Said check chased or specified in contracts; whereas the purchaser could have obtained tie product locally. The general assembling and publish- ing. by the Government, of in - e I- i - i: . i to promote the use of home pro- iormauon aion mcsc mica icuua; ducts. Furthermore, it is felt I that those interested in develop-1 0 .OR oIS HIGH GRADES And you have them if you buy of us 0 Diamond Brand Shoes, Conqueror Hats., Congress Shirts, Derby Gloves, R. &G. Corsets, Burson & Knox Knit Hose OUR Preferred Stock Groceries Standards Of The World Fisher's Blend, Pure White and White River Flour The Kinds You Like Monmouth Mercantile Co. Monmouth,- Oregon ling the resources of 'the region I tt'ill PinA iVa a t i t ai inc rnanltinur from this stU(lv of ,reat value. i. ..j o It is expected that the Forest Sprvirp will receive the eo-onera- tion and support of all firms 'called upon to furnish reports in j connection with this study, -for it is obvious that to be of the highest value the figures should be complete. There are nearly four thousand firms in. Washing ton and Oregon utilizing forest products, directly or indirectly, in connection with their indus tries. Hence, there will be a large volume of correspondence to handle, and much work to be done in classifying and sum marizing the individual schedules that will go to make up the com pleted report. It is hoped that the results will I available for general use some time next fall. Washing Rubitt Frcm Burma'! Soil. Most of the rubies come from Burma, where they nre mined or washed from the earth. The Bur ma Ruby Mine company employs modern machinery, to which the earth is baulcd in trucks that hart been loaded by coolies. In the ma- chines the mud is separated from the gravel, and this is sifted by . , , h, .- , pigeon blood ruby weighing half s carBt flawliw or noay 0 cogt9 about $l,uiiO in liangomi. There is, ! however, no fixed price, ewh stone having to be bargained for sep arately. Notr to Wood Contractors Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned, Secretary of the Board of Regegts of the Oregon Normal School, until 2:00 p. m. April 5, 1915, for ten (10) cords of four (4) foot oak waod, and also for seven hundred (700) cords ' of slab wood, all to be delivered at the Oregon Normal School on or before to be made payable to the Oregon Norj mal Schoo The Board of Regents re serves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive defect and to accept any ! bid. All bids to be in a sealed envelope ! marked, "Bids for Wood" and ad- 1 dressed to J. H. Ackermfii, Secretary I of the B( Oregon. n . . Pp . Mnnmoilth. Ul HIC IWUiu v . . H. ACKERMAN, Secretary. ii c2jz) IcnorrSl.o1 ; MOTTO Livery and Feed Stable SULLIVAN & RAKE, Proprietors Rigs to Let and horses for Hire All Kinds of Transferring Done Promptly and on Short Notice Monmouth, Monmouth Grange 476 Meets the Second Saturday in Kadi Month at 10:30 A. M. j Public Program at 2:30 P. M. to which vititori are welcome. P. O. Powell, Master. Miss Maggie Uutlkk, Sec. Church Directory Evangelical Church F. M. Fisher, Pastor. Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:30 oVIock Sunday School at 10:0(1 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. . CHRISTIAN C1UJHCH. H. F. Jones, Pastor. Morning Service at ' 11.00 a. m. Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School 10:M a. m. Y. Y. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. BAPTIST C.HURCH. G. A. Poulard, Pastor Sunday School at . 10:00, a. m. Morning worship, - 11:00 a.m. Christian Union Endeavor, 6:30 P. M. Evening worship, - 7:30 p. rn. I'rayermeeting Wednesday, 7:30 P. M. W, F. SCOTT Contractor and Builder All kinds of Carpentering and Repair Work done in a workman-like manner. Let me figure with you on that new building you are soon intending to erect. WALTER G. BROWN Notary Public Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc. Hair Switches made from combings. Enquire at this office. I Oregon B. F. SWOPE, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Home Phone: Ollioe, No. IJPJO, Resilience, No. I1712. Office in Cooper building. 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