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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1911)
PAGI THREE EIGHT PACES THt INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. for Salt Big fir, 4 ft, per cord - - $4.50 Second growth per cord, - 4.00 Delivered to any part of the city. Put in your season's supply now. cox, ! II Mm I.- III. ISIiKI'KNI'KNCK, ()RK Sewing Machines Genuine Needles, Oil and New Parts for all Sewing Machines, Sewinff Machines rented. Geo. CWill SALEM, OREGON Pianos and Organs from the cheapest to the best sold on installments and rented Geo. C. Will SALEM, OREGON Latest Sheet Music Piano and Organ Studies Violins and Guitars Mandolins and Banjos Geo. C. Will SALEM, OREGON EDISON, VICTOR AND COLUMBIA Talking Machines A full Stock of Records Geo. C. Will SALEM, OREGON NEW DRESS GOODS We invito the Ladies of Independence and vicinity to inspect the Price and Quality of our large line of Spring and Summer Dress Goods. We have never had a better assortment of colors; also newest weaves in black goods, all prices, but great values. Our Grocery Department is always in the lead Call in and see us; we assure you courteous treat ment and fair dealing. Drexler & Alexander INDEPENDENCE, OREGON WATT SHIPP "THE BICYCLE MAN" SALEM, OREGON Athletic and Gymnasium Goods Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle Bicycles and Repairing Pocket Cutlery and Razor Sun Typewriter, $10 Our Dress Goods When in pursuit of Dress Goods, don't fail to look over our line. We are prepared to make the city bargain sale a shady feature in merchandising. AND IN SHOES we also have bargains that will surprise you; this is our strong hold and we can show an immense line at bargain prices every day. L. RICE, The Furnisher INDEPENDENCE, OREGON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE REGION CROWS FAST. 8oulh.ro Oregon li Rapidly Develop ing Vrl4 Industrial. Crsnu Thst Southern Ore- (ton, wilh iu varied reurces, is male Inn greater strides than ny other section of the taU, is the belief of II. I.. HTinKr, a mmber of the city council of Grants Fans. Fruit raisin, alfalfa Kw(iil and mining re some of the chief rewmrces, which ar bin(f dov.loed rapidly. With a larifo amount of foreign cap ital beintf attracted to the diiilrfct, the City of Grant I'm is feeling the effect of the development of the ur- rourolintr country and a largo munici pal Improvement programme is being contemplated, declared Mr. Herringer. Mr. Hentiniffr haa been In Uranu I'--, mi.ra tlutn four years and in that time has seen Josephine county grow from a sparsely settled ummci. inw -proerou community. I V,.. tt..mm If ivrr Vallev. in which Grants fans is the center, ha become famous for it pears, grapes and ap ples," said Mr. Herxinger. "Devel opment along this line is just In its infancy. The people of Grant I'ass ml uirinitv have raised fund for the construction of a concrete dam across the Kogue Kiver three miles aoove ti, ritu Water will be stored by this darn to supply water to irrigate 60,000 acre of fertile fruit land on either side of the river above nd below r:rn I'ass. Thi large area will be utilized for the growing of fruit. "The people of the community dem onstrated that they were wide-awake when they subscribed in two hours $70,000 for the construction oi me iio.l fn.m Grant I'ass to the fam ous marble caves. Thi group of cave form one or the natural wonuers oi Oregon. The railroad will Up one of a. Hnoit tlmher belt in the state and will supply transportation to the al falfa dihtricta along me ftppieK and William rivers. "In addition to the horticultural re .,.. nf .lnuoithiriA countv. mining development is going ahead on a large scale. The Uiggins ana Anuerson strikes in the old Kirby districts on the Illinois river are causing much ex citement. These properties aeem to be alive with precious metal. I be lieve if they were remote from trans portation and difficult of access, we would have a siampcue u me cum p. Hut, it seems, they are too near home to cause a rush. Mining experts be titor aimo nf the newlv discov ered claims bear tin ore in paying quantities. LEAGUE TO DEVELOP LAKE. Local Clubs to Ba Organized; Land Still Open to Entry. T.ukpview The Lake county devel opment league is the name of the new organization that succeeds ine iase- view board of trade ana wnicn win hnil iu energies toward development of the entire county and , peopling the large areas or government lanas open to homestesd and other entry. The new organization is composed or rep resentative citizens of Lakeview and it will hp their endeavor to interest citizens of the other portions of the . .. .1 . 'iL tL.. county. It is beiievea inai wnn uie coming of the Nevada-California-Oregon railway, which will be at Lake view this year, and .the contemplated completion of lines into the north end of the county, Lake will receive a great impetus. finnan Luke vallev has 100.000 acres of fertile land awaiting the plow, some of which can be homesteauea. War ner Valley has 200,000 acres of till able lands and some homesteads. Chewaucan valley has 75,000 acres and some homestead lands. summer l.uko vullev has 50.000 acres of land that may be irrigated from artesian wells struck at depths of from 122 to 2(50 feet, and nearly all of which can be homesteadod. Christmas Lake val ley has 350,000 acres, some of which "An be homesteaded. Horse Mountain valley has 75,000 acres, nearly all open to entry, rxlith valley naa o, 000 acres, half of it under the 320 acre homestead act. Silver Lake val ley has 50,000 acres, 30,000 acres of wWh ia onen to entrv. Many other smaller valleys present homes for the homeless. Th mfltnbers of 'the new organiza tion will visit every precinct in the county and organize local development cluha to eo-onerate with the parent organization and work to the develop ment of their sections, lnis under taking is not a small matter in a county of this size. PRUNE RETURNS BRIGHT. All Kinds of Job Printing Neatly and Promptly Done at the Enterprise Ulhce. rnces iugm Willsmctt Valley Frultmsa Discuss Condition. Sslem Mi-mber of the pool of the WilUmetU Valley Trum-groweri' as sociation met Wednedy in this city, a good representation of the principal growers of thi section being prt-writ U roi.sidvr market and crop conditions of the prunes of this auction. A full rert of the market condi tion of the world wa presented by the management, showing the pros lire's to b good for the marketing of the present growing crop. letter from representative in the principal fruitgrowing suction of Europe were read. Thete retfrt indicate that the storks of dried fruit there are light, Keport from the large center of thi country, are along the same line. A late rrjurt from California wa read which indicate the outside estimate of the pruns crop there to be 125,000, 000. This i considerably less than the estimate of two weeks ago. A gen eral canvas of the grower in regard to the local prune crop now growing, showed various t-stimate from 40 to 75 per cent of a full crop, or an out side average of 60 per cent. The hill orchard of thi section, where usually the largest crop of prune are ob tained, are showing light thi season, the main crop being on the lower land and these are spotted. Hut with a medium crop and good price indica tions are the crop w ill show much better return than is generally re ceived from the larger crops, owing to the increased value of the large sized fruit PRiSON CONTRACT MADE. Washroom Made Office. - Salem So cramped for room is the nnnitol that Secretary of State Olcott has assigned the new purchasing agent, C. D. Frazer, of 1'ortland, quarters in the wash and cloak room in the rear of the senate chamber. Mr. Frazer is flanked on one side by the state architect's office, and on tVio nther hv the office of the State agricultural board, and to get out he has to pass through one or ine.se offices. Water Turned Into Canal. West Stayton Water was'put into the first mile of the Willamette Valley Irrigated Land company's canal Mon day. Everything was satisfactory and while work has been stopped tem porarily on account of the inclemency of the weather, only a few more weeks' work will complete the canal to West Stayton. Stova Foundry May Usa But 200 Convict Worker. Salem After several week of dis agreement the difference between Governor West and Loewenberg, Go ing & Co. have finally been settled and a new contract drawn up between the company and the Btate Under the new contract the company has a limit of 200 men who may be employed in the stove foundry at the state peni tentiary. Under the old contract it was possi ble for the company to use all of the men in the prison excepting those ne-. cessary for the state to use about the buildings. Under the new plan the governor will be able to requisition all of the extra convict for road work. The working time has also been cut from a ten-hour day . to a nine-hour day, and provision is made in the con tract that the company must provide space in its buildings for lavatories and baths so that the men will be clean when they attend their meals. A number of minor changes have been made as well, relating to fire protec tion and incidental matter in connec tion with the shops. The only bone of contention remain ing is as to payment for 14 convicts who have been employed daily around the shoD8 without remuneration to the state. The governor has insisted on payment for these, while the company refuses, asserting there has been a distinct understanding that the men were to be used in caring for the shops and keeping them in shape for the benefit of the state and it is de clared that no money will ever be paid for them unless the state sues and suc cessfully recovers. Berries Late But Good. Hnnd River A vear atro Thursday Ua H.xiJ River Fruittrrowers' union shipped the first carload of strawber ries for the season. The cool weather of the past two weeks this year, how ever, has held the crop back, and it is probable that no extensive shipments will be made until June i. jjespue Viw fart herrv nickers are beginning to arrive and pitch their tents on the river flats below the city. Th Hood River crop this season will be of fine quality. F.stimates of the crop run from 60,000 to vo.uuu crates. Farm Has Electric Plant. Pendleton Installing an individual pleetric litrht and power plant, Snencer M. Bentley, a prominent wheatgrower six miles nortn oi ren Aiatnr, h.19 sunnlied 'his place with farm eauipment. A ten- horse power gasoline engine generates on mnia minniv of electricity. Forty lights supply the illumination needed for dwelling, barns and sheds, while conveniently - arranged motors pump his water, cut his teed, saw nis wooa, turn the grindstone and run all the other farm machinery. Wool Scouring is Begun. Echo With both the large mill warehouses full to overflowing and thousands of pounds of wool stacked on the platforms, the plant of the Echo scouring mills has started on the season's run. The run promises to be longer than usual, for the reason that in addition to the half million pounds grown and sheared in this vicinity, many clips are being shipped in from the outside. Three carloads have just arrived from Arlington. Joint Bridge Refused, galcer it was announced by County Judge Basche that the county court of Baker county would not make the ap propriation of $10,000 for the Oregon Idaho bridge across the Snake river at Brownlee. This means that the bridge will not be built, as the appropriation of $10,000 each by the legislatures of Oregon and Idaho was provisional upon a like appropriation by this county. POLK COUNTY BANK MONMOUTH, ORCGON Paid Capital, $30,000.00 Transacts a General Banking Business OrfKfRS AND DIHt C TORS j. n. riAwif v, ffit i. . v. Bttira. vk. rf.. uc. rowru. f. .POWftl J.B. ifCMe LM. SIMPSON The Arcade Cigar Store F. A. WILLIAMS Cigars Tobaccos Candies Soft Drinks and Confectionery C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON TOSUPPLYTHEDEMAND ! Is to provide such poods as will meet the test under all circumstances. Th?; ;a what wo have endeavored to do, and the result is an increased j trade, rapid sales, and a clean, fresh stock on Viand at all times. If you 1 have not tried our grocery depart- j! ment, do so and become one of our i many satisfied customers. j L. G. REEVES, The Grocer ( OFFICIALS H. HIRSCHBERG, President A. NELSON, Vice President C. W. IRVINE. Cashier The Independence National Bank INCORPORATED 1889 Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits DIRECTORS H. HIRSCHBERG A. NELSON D. W. SEARS B. F. SMITH OTIS D. BUTLFR DALLAS LIBER & LOGGING CO. Lessess Willamette Valley Lumbet Co. For pricas on Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, Cement, Cedar Fence Posts, Etc., See J. S. BOHANNON &.i611 BDEPEXDFSCE,' OREGON Independence Livery and Feed Stable Good Rigs, with or without driver, for any point in the valley Automobile accommodations if desired J. D. LAYTON AND SON PROPRIETORS JIM HILJL General Blacksmithing Horse Shoeing General Repairing We do all kinds of Wagon and Carriage Work and keep in stock all parts for vehicles; work guaranteed Main Street, near the Bridge INDEPENDENCE, OREGON FURNISHED ROOMS Established 1896 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT WhiteHouseRestaurant WM McGILCHRIST & SONS, Proprietor Best and Most Popular Eating Place in the Willamette Yalley Telephone 196 SALEM, OREGON 362 State Street