Aiturriny Evening, March 14, 1925
THE EUGENE GUARD
Page Seven
fQWROOM COLONIAL TYPE OF HOME IS POPULAR
Econoroy and Comfort for the Small Family Is ProvWuTpTp
House; Central Hallway Is Feature '
UNDERGROUND CABLE IS BIG ACHIEVEMENT
Traffic Conditions Partially Relieved by One of Telephone Engineers' Greatest Steps Forward; Poles and
Wires Are Kept Out of Way, and Plan Proves Success
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Thut Eug-nVi total amount in
build tog permit (t for FVhruufy com
pares f r,v fnvornblr with I hp fiist
r rowing communities muthrn
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mtmw -mum iv:fe. a J
the pfi month compiled fnr.n Jnrjrt
group o( cities in ttn sunny outh
Inn'i. Th biiilrlinjr permit tnrnl for Feb
ruary in raigrni was $300.rt"5.
Yh following are reports from o
number of southern i'alifornia cities:
I Ssnia Monica . . . f .t'J74.3"tt
Santa Ana . -Mi.."
Santa Hnrabara 121!
Van Xuva .... "'JMJt'J
Sirt Jferimrriino 2I2.0SS
InglMYood. 204.021
Frrnno 2(M,41
Rpdlamli - 17."i,47'J
Alhambra 174.42H
San Fernando 170.S4
Rurlmnk 1rtl.5
Ventura , K.ll.tOS
Smith Pasadena 1H1.SM.
Hivermdo l.WKl
Monrovia IHJUViO
Hawthorne 122,2M
Venice 12I.M
Hakersfield UH,Mr.7
Compton l0,l7r
Economy aud comfort; arc insured
for the small family in the properly
planned four-room bouse. The co
lonial type letids itself nicely .lo this
class of dwelling, combining simple
structural plnn with pleasing exterior
design and entire absence of waste
pace. The accompanying plan in
sures a minimum of effort ou the
pirt of the housekeeper together
trith ample space for all requirements
oi comfortable living for the average
liied family.
Tbe two bedrooms are of ample
iie and provided with plenty of .
clciet space. The central hallway
tits all rooms nicely and if the build
er desires a dooi may be built to the
hill from tbe living room. The door
from the linen closet also may open
upon the hull way instead of into the
bathroom, it the housekeeper pre
fers this arrangement.
As in nearly all houses of this size
tbe intention is that the living room
may be used as a dining room if oc
casion warrants, space for a dining
nook beiug provided in the kitchen
fn nt-rlinn i-v fn milt. .. 'PI. A I 1,
porch is handy to the kitchen ami to
rhc basement and with the installa
tion of modern equipment the house
keeper should find her tasks reduced
to an absolute minimum in a bouse
of this general plan.
Ground floor area of this house'
comprises SS4 square feet. Addi
tional spnee may be had by finishing
room in the upper story, liesides
this upper room the attic affords uni
pie Ppnce for storage purposes.
Additional information relative to
plins for this or other houses mnv
bft obtained from Waltcrs-Busliong
Lumber company.
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W A SHIN GTOX, M n r ch J 4 . Th e
volume of building dropped during
February to the lowest point in three
years, according to statistics com
piled by the Associated (ienernl 'on
t radars of America. The low vol
ume mark is regarded aft the result
of Revere weather, rather than as an
indication of a curtailment of the
large program prophesied for J !.".
Additional strength for this opinion
is found in the fact thut the volume
of contracts awarded during the win
ter months nf 1024-25 exceeded the
figure set by the corresponding per
iod one year before.
As no significant change is notice
able in material or labor conditions,
no radical variation of costs is an
t'cipnted during t lie coming season.
Only an unexpected curtailment of
the amount of work which the in
dustry assumes will be undertaken
during (he next six months would
produce a marked reduction of costs,
it is stated.
The total volume of contracts
awarded during November, Decem
ber and January exceeded by eight
per cent the amount; awarded during
the same three months a year before.
Wages showed no change in Feb
ruary, remaining at a position slight
ly above that shown for the closing
months of 1024.
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v rrt)9lm- Boston Exchange Fronv tooF-v,
Hy .JOHN 11. O'HIUKN
rpItAKFK? conditions have bectune
one of the chief problems in our
larger American cities. In an effort
to relieve conditions on the Kin-tare,
part of the traffic was ut first piaeeil
on elevated structures and later a
part was diverted underground.
Much of the same development has
taken place in the telephone industry
except that here the process was an
ticipated by about a quarter of a
century. At first Hie wires were
1 V . i n t i i "7! for " 'ort distance along a milromh track In MnssnclntsMts ami noon ! flergrouiid plant. This was consfrt
lo iuLd" aTlhe heaTmHh- UT 'l"Tl,"B ! tUTr fi.U "ndergro.uul : ered a pl.enonjenal gain, but in 102U
i i i ( , , , Vm. i null in IIIH! I iiJUU' nn'iii HiMiit'. ll hhn rauiri nir riiiiiiin'i I'ini iiiih "nil juni mi ,tnrn inii-i, iu iiiiiiiuii uiiirn
Urn lnre oomim'roial iTnli'i' all tllii ! . .
Ii-lciihoui. viri.H mi. nlui-i-il In iiiiilir- I """
nhout ti'U fi'i'l tiiKii b.v cillt fi'i'l InuK I ill llnstim mill Hrnnkl.vtl, lull mill- witp Bililcil nun humlrod limnii a
fri't wiiln iiiul wus prnvidril ' KorlhprN nsiiiff llm i-nlilo rnulil unl inm-ii n hi lSIC. I'mltij', mnrn limn
tin' nntiili' wit U I'rnnnnnns
Hxprntiimnnir l,Ann. 1
Juftion wilh unsntiifaRtory t'ominir
"l results nml jiroBrc'ss in iTforcR
ltion anil pcrirtnnpiit Imnhprlnx that
promise 0r nn ndoqunln enntin
"Itf tiipply nf Ium!)ir woro fontlirpn
tbo liimlior iiulu5try in' the pnst
IMr, ai-i-onliriE to Wilsmi r'ntnptnn,
JJiMlur nt the Xntinnnl Lumber
Mainjtjrttirers' nssncinlinn.
"JIijaFiji-eii by rnluirip nf pronur
the lumber industry hns just
"me thrnufh nne -of the urenlest.
"'r in il hislnry," unvs n stnle
n't hy r. Cnmplnn. "We esti
the entire produrtinn nf lumber
' 1K4 t betweeD 3fi nnd 37 billinu
"ird feet, ns rnmpsred willi .")S to
i,,"ion fp,', year. Kxeept for
the lumber oiilput wns
' lrsest since 11)1(1.
As a Tvbnle, however, the year
not a satisfactory onn to the in
'"'Jry, though it closes in a stronner
WHinn than at any other time riiir
"t the year, with prnductinn. ship
and nrders virtually balanced.
'"inR atlnwnnoea for remnnnfaclure
" ne mills nnd lncnl deliveries, ship
( hare eiceeilcd production.
' . "re lower than a year aito.
nem have been stable and rela
, 7 In", ranginc from $29 to $M
1 theusiind for softwood, and from
w t" Ur, fr hardwood, about 40
f'wnt less dun t1(! after-war mni-
lain and about two-tbirth nf that in
Knuiec.
These slronfily confrnslinR percen
tages nnd relntion.s call for cxiilnna
linn. Tax burdens depend, taxes be
inff enunl, on the incomes, or earn
iiiKS of tliosc who pay them. In
Great llritnin numerous strikes and
continuous henvy unemployment since
the war has helped to cut down the
national earnings and thereby to in
crease the tax burden. Tn r'rnnce,
on the other hand, the' increase, in
territory and population broimht
about hy territorial renrratiRenients
since the close of the war and also
Ihe absence nf important unemplny
ment has helped to increase national
earnincs and thereby to lessfli the
increase in the lax burden.
FAMILY TAX COSTS
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One-Fifth Laid In Aula
Tract jrnlly one-fifth of all fsfnl
ities from amdents tn ll23 wer( j
the result of automobile mishaps,
according to the I'. S. department "f
commerce. The totnl number f fn -i
talities was T 1. 1 ! I . of which 11.111
were auto accidents.
Million nf Pltifl
There are millions nf pines tn this
country today, but they're of the
spark plug variety. One Toledo firm
made 30,000,0H) in 1!.24.
The annua! cost of government in
the United States for local, state nnd
national purposes is about eight bil
lion dollars, or $70 per capita, ac
cording to the taxation committee of
the t'nlifornin Heal Estate, associa
tion. This means per year for
a family nf "hd the average in
come of such a family, ssys th as
sociation, is estimated to be about
the family income goes to support
the government, of the city, the coun
ty, the Mule and the nalion.
Tax problems are: Tremendous
incrcHpe in governmental expendi
tures; need for finding relief for real
estate owners who directly pay mora
than 7." per cent of nil the taxes; and
the fact tlmt special taxes were, as
soon as collected swallowed tip by
new functions of government.
It wns brought out that national
expense is decreasing and that, while
stale expenses throughout the nation
arc increasing slightly, city nnd coun
ty expenditures are increasing very
rapidly.
Summarizing the situation. Edward
P. Itoyle, manager of the bureau of
information nnd research for the real
estate board of New York city funds:
Tremendous special taxes' hnve
been levied which ultimately fall on
alt our people whether they own real
estate or not; yet these have not les
sened the burden of the real property
owner. New functions of govern
ment immediately devour the new
levies.
suit en in tlie attachment or more j
crossarms to the main line until f in-j
ally pole lines iti many, , cities were'
carrying as high as a liu'ndred open!
... '' . . i equipped with procelain insulators to'
1 revious to the development of j rf,wvv tto hare , open wires, and on I cesful introduction nf the twistetl
underground transmission. Ihe use or tjlft UHt. with heavy brass-pliite, j pair, underground conductor, revolu
larger nnd heavier poles on the lines j Haw-loolhed lightning arresters, nd- lionised the underground construe
in our larger cities became necessary j j,lf4t(1, H tow. ntt possible lo heavy i lion and paved the way for the ex
ns Die number of subscribers in-1 ,.0,,1RT K,.uiid wire, lacked to the j tensive uo of cables.
.m, mo use oi mgiirr pou-s n- H,ne one-by-four pjne boards lo r.i (.. that time progress, of
which tlio plnles were screwed. II r- nimw, hml been slow. For exani
recnnled that the cupola leaked and j pPi n i.sHft, the' tolal wire mileage
that, in case of rain, it was neces-1 underground in New York city, where
snry lo place washtuhs ami tin cans It naturally was needed most, was
talk sntisfiielorily further than to ihcjtlU per cent of the .wire in tho Hell f
suburbs. In 1SS", however, the sue- j system la In underground cable, com- ,
prising more than 2IMHHMI00 uiilea. ;
wires, wnue in a lew ctties m,m lo catch the drippings on the fh.or
tn 2i'0 wires were carried. - Polea i i
I hese underground cables, upon
entering the modern central telephone
office, pass directly lnt what ta
known a the cable vaults. J.ika
huge, sluggish snakes they appenr,
with gray bodies curving upwards
toward Ihe ceiling where they disnp
pear from view. From there they
go to the terminal room where the.
rose from fifty feet In height; to six
ty, seventy and eighty until finally
the highest'of nil pole lines wns buill
along West street, New York city
every polo pole a towering Norway
pine ninety feet in height nnd carry
ing tmrty croHsnriiiK aim mi
red wires.
Telephone exchanges wore as near
the ro'-f as possible for there it wn
1 hat the wires entered the central of
fice building. Typical or Ihe develop
ment nl this period was Hie (Jalves
tou (Texas), exchange,. An immense
cupola was buill on the roof to. re-
As' early as IfWO, lh. Hell engin
eers began to apply themselves to
the special , study of overhead and
underground cables. The use of
cables as a substitute for open wires
in order to reduce Ihe congestion in
bund- j thickly populated cities was not, how-
r, (be first phase of their devel
opment. , 'I he principal earliest , use
of lyibles for telephone purposes wns
to carry wires across rivers, either
b.v placing thetn on bridges or in tun
nels or avowing them to rest on the
bed of the stream. In ISN2 experi
mental cables were laid underground
about the same as would be contained I cables end nnd the wires nro fanned
in a qunrter-milo length of modern I nut to begin their' Iwlstings nnd
VJno-piiir cable. Hy ISSii, a few eombiugs on their way to tlio switch
cables containing Till circuits were board.
successfully 'installed nnd operated. It would be. difficult tn imngina n
These cables were two Inches In dl- modem city with overhead wires; In
nmeler. Mince then Ihe technique nf fuel, telephone development as it is
milking telephone cnhlcn hns ml- known nowndnyn would be entirely
vniiced sleiulily so that many nf the impossible under those conditions. It
cables! placed todny, although nnl.V seemed that cities had nbout reached
ontains ns Ihe point of telephone saturation
' iiiiiia lliirtv rnnr nvit. linen nan of t hn
2 .VN Mnches in diameter,
many as 2HK) wires
Every year has seen nn increasing j congestion of nverhend wires, but
amount of underground cable added the placing of the wires underground
lo the plant of the Hell nystem. For and Ihe development of Ihe cables
example, the year ISH2 witnessed ; have Increased their capacity hund
2d,(MMt miles of wire ndded lo the un-j reds and even thousands of times.
p m o ra m
Kg "Aberdeen," Utah's n
2 Best," '"' Peacock,"
P Rock Springs Coal,
Gasco Briquets.
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to Raimer Coal Co.
Improvement Noted
In Lumber Business
Better business condiiion in the
lumber business of the Httite are in
sight, in the opinion of Pillnrd A. El
kins, rhiiirmrin of the stale industrial
Accident CMinniisinii, who is here to
dny on a hurl busmeno vMt. .Mr. El
kins stale -1 lint the stntn n'etdeul
conunlssion handles a large number.of
cases In (lie lumlx'rinv industry nnd!
ihiH some very neeui'Hte data on tin j
rise mid fail of prosperity in this line!
are seen in the reports of the stale j
hoard. j
"Heeenlly throughout Hie state (here !
ceemed lo bp a much better, showing" 1
Mr. Hlkins snid. A meeting nf (lie 20 ;
or more field workers of (be state j
cornrnision will b" held at Salem to- i
morrow nnd Niiud iy, Mr. El kins
ilates. This is an nun mil meeting.- j
SEE US!
15 E. 7th
Phone 412
Europeans to Pay
Huge Tax Burdens
Sine, io,3 Uxa ,n bo,h th(j
itd Slates and Great Britain)
!E? !nt'r'9''' per eent and
ma" Fr"nc,! S0 cmt' I)"r" I
"t same period the tax burden
' f'tio of taxes to national income ,
IV. V""""1 80 P" et in the!
MM States, 107 per cent in Great)
miio and 25 per eent in Krance.
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just half that In Great Bri-
Plumbing Supplies
For Less
Mnoth of March
20x30 While Ennmel
Sink
$8.35
1 Lot of Closet Seati
With Cover
Your Choice
$3.35
Williamson & Co.
153 E. 10th Street
OREGON GROWN BULBS
In order to Introduce) hy Quality nulba lo tbo resldonls
of l.ane County. 1 am making the following special offer:
1 will send by mail prepaid 8 choice Gladiolus Hullis, no
two allko, and guaranteed to bloom, together with planting
and cultural Instructions for 25 centa (do not send stamps).
Or drop postcard for price llBt.
Grower of Narcissus, Gladioli, Tulips, Lilies
Cut Flowers In Season
FRED C. MONTGOMERY
E. St. Bet. 7th and 8th. Springfield, Oregon
l'liono Springfield 106-J
' Building Material
Is Our Business
W nro now jircp.'in'tl lo lm of fif-rviro lo you in
Ihe building lino.
Wo hnndln lumber, lnlb, commit, wull btuii'd, sliiii'
les, roofing, etc,
J. W. Copeland Yards
Formerly Fischer-Soults Lumber Co.
6th and High Phone 572
CONCRETE
BRICK
BURIAL VAULTS
.- DRAIN TILE
IRRIGATION PIPE
SEWER PIPE
CULVERT PIPE
HOLLOW TILE
BLOCKS
SEPTIC TANKS
Eugene Concrete
Pipe Co.
BOILER MAKERS
and
WELDERS
W. SHENTON
Tlione 10.)4
5JS E. Sih St.
Euaene Foundry
and Machine Co.
Terrili-Voigt Planing
Mill Co.
Millwork Service Bulletin
Moulding' and Inside Trim At Once
Standard Frames 4 to 5 Days
Standard Doors 1 to 2 Hours
Standard 2-Lt. Windows 1 Day
Special Sash 1 Week
Cupboard Doors 1 Week
Phone 822-R
Near Corner
Fourth and Pearl
THE HOUSE OF SERVICE
Change and Improvement Everywhere
Why not expect the same in Paints? Our business
is Paint alone and we try to keep up on new
products.
COME IN AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE
Oxner's Paint Shop
8th and Olive
"selling-power
,( 1 1 Mil
Millwork Ibi'owKboul lu
wlmli! lioiiso will inmirn a snln nt
nny tinip. You plioulil spppify
"Midgley-Made
WOODWORK
wbifb insures, not only tbo Roll
ing 1 1 u nl i lion of ii boiiHo but innkon
it it ri'iil homo to live in.
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Midgley Planing Mill Co.
EUGENE, OREGON
Phone 1059
At Your Service .
LUMBER AND BUILDING
MATERIALS .
Walters-Bushong Lumber Co.
4th and Pearl Phone 500
Twin OaKs Lumber Co.
FIR AND CEDAR LUMBER
SHINGLES LATH
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Phone 782 669 High St.
S. B. FINNEGAN
Machine Blacksmithing
Soil' Truck Tiros; Auto nnd Truck Springs; Auto
Wheels nml Kims; Uxyncotyleno Welding
Wo curry ciirbide in nna; nlso blacksmith coal,
iiihI oxygon in tanks.
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