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. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE 4 7 0 0 ACRES WITHDRAWN. Land Under Columbia Southern Project Acted On. Salem —W ithdraw al of 4,700 acres under the defunct Columbia Southern ' p ro ject was agreed to by the D esert Land board, expiration on this being due shortly. The board took th is step to protect the land against being throw n open for en try and to give the Oregon W ashington Finance company, which is attem p tin g to place the old project on its feet, a b e tte r chance. R epresentatives o f the Oregon- W ashington Finance company report th a t they are m aking excellent pro gress tow ard financing the plan, and w hile they may not complete th eir efforts successfully before the tim e lim it expires, they believe they can do the work w ithin a reasonable tim e and place the project on its feet. This segregation embraces 27,000 acres in Crook county on the W est side o f the D eschutes river near Laid- law. The segregation was originally made on behalf ot the Three S isters Irrig a tio n company, which proposed to reclaim the lands from the regular flow o f Tumalo creek. T his company subsequently as signed its interests to the Columbia Southern Irrig atio n company, which in tu rn tran sferred them to the Co lum bia Southern Irrig a tin g company. The company sold w ater rights for 17,929 ¡acres inside the segregation and 1,360 acres outside. I t was soon discovered, however, th a t the regular flow of Tumalo creek was sufficient for only about 2,000 acres, and as a resu lt th e board endeavored to have th e company com plete a storage plan for th e reclam ation of lands, but the company refused, a receiver was ap pointed and a su it was commenced to 4 cancel the com pany’s contract, but in th is the sta te lost. OREGON HEN ENROUTE. Poultry Demonstration Car to Be Sent Out April I. Oregon A gricultural College, Cor vallis— A new activ ity of the exten sion division of the Oregon A gricul tu ral college is about to be launched, when a poultry dem onstration car is sent out, to travel over the Southern Pacific lines. In. consultation w ith A ssistant Gen eral F re ig h t A gent Lounsberry, and S tate S uperintendent of Schools Aider- man, Prof. Hetzel, director of exten sion a t th e college will m ake out the itin erary of the car, and arrange to have the school children in each town w here the car stops dismissed for th a t day, th a t they may attend the lectures and dem onstrations. The car will arriv e in Corvallis about March 16, and Prof. Jam es Dry- den, o f the college, will equip it, probably using much of the m aterial shown in the egg production exhibit a t the close of farm ers’ week. D ur ing th e trip , C. C. Lamb, foreman of th e college poultry plant, w ith an assistan t, will be in charge, and will deliver the lectures. The Southern Pacific railroad has agreed to carry th e car w ithout expense to the college over all its lines, attaching ft to regu la r train s, and leaving it a t the s ta tions scheduled. BREWERS REJECT PLAN. Doubt Practicability o f Schem e to Grow Own Hops. P o rtland—The brew ers of the U n it ed S tates have decided not to go into the hopgrQwing business. *The scheme fath ered by E. Clemens H orst to unite th e brew ers and Pacific Coast hopmen into a g re a t hop-producing monopoly has fallen by the wayside, like so m any other schemes designed to put the hum ble hopgrower out of business. A t a m eeting of the U nited States B rew ers’ association, held in New York City recently, the H orst project was turned down, as not practical from a brew er’s standpoint. It is said th ere w as much unfavorable comment a t th e m eeting on th e m anner in which the names of leading brew ers w ere used w ithout authority in trying to fu rth e r the movement. Road Asks Grant From Eugene. E ugene—A pplication was made by th e Portland, Eugene & Eastern ra il w ay fo r perm ission to construct an electric road along the side of the county road, which is a continuation of W est Eleventh stre e t in Eugene. This follows a like application made for a francise along the “ riv er road” to S an ta Clara, six m iles northw est of Eugene. The electric company is planning construction on both sides of these lin es a t an early date, and in asking for use of the county roads agrees to p u t the tracks to one side. Oil Company Will Search. A lbany— H aving leased 2,941 acres in Southern Linn county, the Californ ia Oil company will m ake extensive operations in searching for oil. The land is situ ated seven miles east of H arrisburg. The company in its leases agrees to pay the owners of the land a royalty o f one-eighth of all oil or o th er m ineral products discovered. The company also agrees to begin work w ithin three years, and if it does not do so m ust pay rental. Single Tax is Big Loser. New Era—A t one of the most en thusiastic meetings ever held by the Warner Grange, over 100 members present unanimously indicated their opposition to the single-tax idea. j HOOD RIVER ROAD TO HUM. SILETZ ENTRYMEN WIN. Whits House Conference is Favorable to Settlers. W ashington. D. C .—As a resu lt of a conference a t th e W hite House it is believed patents will soon issue to all bona fide entrym en of Siletz lands in tended to be benefited by the provis ions of the H aw ley bill. The conference was arranged by Hawley, who, in company w ith Ralph W illiams, national cm m itteem an, m et w ith T aft and officials of th e land office and In terio r departm ent and thoroughly discussed the H aw ley bill. H aw ley’s contention has been sus tained, and as a resu lt Siletz entrym en who have shown good faith w ill re ceive patents, regardless of the am ount actually cultivated. The only exceptions will be those ag ain st whom the departm ent has a bona fide case or failure to comply w ith other laws affecting entry. Big Meeting Hold— Plana Made to Begin Work at Once. Hood R iver—A t a m eeting of 260 good roads enthusiasts here in the Commercial club, addressed by Gover nor W est and A ttorney Coovert, of Portland, who acted as the personal representative of S. S. Benson, mil lionaire lum berm an, Hood River county was assured of the imm ediate beginning and early completion of the proposed Columbia R iver highway from this city to Portland. A lew days ago Mr. Benson offered to give $10,000 to be used in the con struction of th is road, provided the assistance of Multnomah and Hood R iver counties was assured for the REPUBLIC GAINS IN FAVOR. completion of the project. Work al ready in progress in Multnomah county shows the intention of th a t First Step Towards Recognition of county to build to the Hood R iver line. Chinese Rule is Taken. A plan was outlined to spend the Ben W ashington, D. C. — The United son fund a t Shellruck M ountain, in this county, a t which point is the S tates took one of the first steps g rea test obstacle on the route. Gov Thursday tow ard the recognition of ernor W est promised to furnish con the new Chinese republic. R epresentative Sulzer, of New vict labor, which will increase the work which can be accomplished w ith York, chairm an of the house com m it tee on foreign affairs, a fte r a confer the money available. Special road taxes levied th is year ence w ith P resid en t T a ft and S tate in the d istricts of this county through departm ent officials, introduced a reso which the road has been surveyed will lution believed to be the forerunner of make available about $15,000, which, formal recognition by th is country. I t expressed the “ confident hope added to the Benson g ift, is said to be enough to open the road through this th a t in the adoption and m aintenance of a republican form of governm ent county. the rights, lib erties and happiness of STATE WANTS CASH. the Chinese people will be secu red .’’ Mr. Sulzer insisted th a t th e resolu Will Ask^Government to Repay Canal tion was in diplom atic form and in no way contravened the statu s quo in the Contribution. O rient or interfered w ith the protocol Salem—T hat an effort will be made ex istin g betw een the allied powers. by the sta te to collect $200,000 of the $300,000 appropriated by the legisla REAL SHIPS TRAIN TARS. ture for its share in the purchase of the Oregon City locks is evidenced from communications which passed Battleships and Cruisers, Ready for War, to Receive New Men. between A ttorney General Crawford and Governor W est, the la tte r w ritin g W ashington, D. C.—Green jack tars, as a representative of the S tate Board who used to go to old receiving ships of Canal commissioners. when they enlisted, will now go to U nder an option o f th e S tate Su full-fledged men-of-war and g et th eir preme court it was in ferred th a t the training. sta te would have an equity of $200,000 The b attlesh ip Indiana was desig in the locks a t such tim e as the locks nated to take the place of the old re were disposed of, b ut w hether this ceiving ship L ancaster at Philadel construction would hold is disputed in phia; the cruiser Denver was ordered connection w ith the sale to the United to replace the historic Independence S tates governm ent, as the act pro a t Mare Island, Cal., and the cruiser vides for this am ount of money to be Salem will tak e the place of th e W a turned into the school fund in event bash, of Civil w ar record, a t Boston. the sta te ever wished to purchase the The old ships may be turned over to locks. p atrio tic societies. The ¡battleships The argum ent is made th a t this sale assigned to receive recru its finally are is to the U nited S tates goverm nent on reserve and ready to fight on 24 and not to the state, and consequently hours’ notice. the sta te would be unable to collect its RATE IS THREE-FOLD. equity. LAND SALES NET S I6 0 .0 0 0 . Three Deals at Eugene Show Activity Over Railroad Development. Eugene—-Three land sales w ere made here ag gregatin g more than $150,000 in value. T. J. Ryan, of Portland, who has held considerable property in this county, purchased the Fox farm of 112 acres, six m iles north of Eu gene for $14,000. The Eugene & G reat W estern Land company bought from S. H. Friendly, L. S. Logan and Edw ard Bailey, liv ing between Eugene and Junction City, farm s ag gregating 1,000 acres, the price being over $100,000. The land is to be subdivided and the own ers will m aintain a 40-acre dem onstra tion farm under direction of com pet ent persons from Oregon A gricultural College. The third deal was an agreem ent .of sale of 1,071 acres south of Eugene, form erly owned by Mr Ryan, b ut now sold by Hans T. C hristianson to R. L. Edwards, a right-of-aw ay man for the Southern Pacific. A tra c t o f 136 acres on the Siuslaw is also included a t the price of $38,500. uratli Investment Realty Abstract Company ' J. E. C. I. K K uratli Kuratli Bros. Makes Your Abstract Offices, with Forest Grove Press, Hoffman Building. Law Office, M. B. Bump, Hillsboro. General Auctioneer Notarial Work REAL ESTATE, COLLECTIONS MONEY TO LOAN German spoken in the office GUARANTEES RELIABLE SERVICE PH O N ES Bell, Main 346 Ind. City, 344 HILLSBORO The Bankers f: Merchants Mutual Fire Assn OREGON J. L. 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Bradley, vice president of the company, testified th a t his company never had made a ra te less than two and one-half tim es the first-class rail fre ig h t rate. “ Is th a t a reasonable r a te ? ’’ in quired Commissioner Lane. “ I do not think two and a h alf tim es th e first-class fre ig h t rate is enough for the service we g iv e ,’’ replied Mr. Bradley. “ All in all, our rate s the country over are approxim ately three tim es the first-class fre ig h t r a te .’’ Mr. Bradley said th a t in his opinion a flat express ra te would be too high for short distances and too low for long distances. A Full Line of Well-selected Fur niture, Rugs, Etc. If you haven’t seen my complete line of Wall Paper, Paints and Varnishes it will pay you to do so. We have Wall Paper from the soft tints of cream to the rich brown which would enrich the appearance of the bed room, kitchen, up to the parlor. When Paper is select ed from Paterson’s new stock and hung artistically you simply announce “swell.” How About the Paint? How about the Paint outside? I have the desired shades of the famous Masury’s Liquid Paints (which are pure) Alaska Coal it Needed W ashington, D. C. — Secretary Meyer was before the house com m ittee on naval affairs Thursday and urged th a t the coal fields of A laska be used by the governm ent. He advocated the building of a governm ent railroad or some arrangem ent w ith a p riv ate rail road now at Resurrection bay. The governm ent now pays $1,000,000 a y ear to g et coal around Cape Horn for the Pacific fleet, the secretary said. Secretary Meyer recommended the building of 15 colliers for use on the Panam a canal. which will he sold the same price as other good paints. Wool Men to Be Aided. Salem— In order to give assurance th a t the producer ra th e r than the broker may be benefited in the ques tion of wool rates. Chairm an A tchi son, of the Railroad commission, has taken up the work of expediting the inquiry into the wool ra te cases, so th a t inform ation may come in tim e to be of value to producers this year. The Oregon price is based on the Boston secured price, w ith estim ated shrinkage, less the fre ig h t rate. Consequently the fre ig h t rate is an Train Accidents Fewer. im portant factor to the grower. Word W ashington, D. C.—Two hundred has been received th a t the In tersta te Commerce commission is w orking d ili and one persons w ere killed and 4,283 injured in train accidents during the gently on the question. months of Ju ly , A ugust and Septem ber, 1911, according to accident bulle Road to Ashland to Be Built. tin No. 41, issued by the In te rsta te K lam ath Falls— It is expected th a t Commerce commission. This was a the much talked of and badly needed decrease of 120 killed and of 391 in-1 good mad between Ashland and this jured as compared w ith the s a m e q u a r-! city will become a reality next sum te r of 1910. A ccidents of oth er kinds ! mer. Work on the K lam ath portion bring the total num ber of casualties of the road will be commenced as soon up to 2,768 killed and 19,107 injured. I ---------------------- as the w eather is favorable. Jackson Hortieultu-al Quarantine Favored. county will improve the highw ay from Sacram ento, C al.— Dr. A. J. Cook, the Klam ath county line to Ashland. Much work was done last y ear on the sta te horticultural commissioner, sent road between Keno and th e county a special appeal to the governors and line, and a wagon bridge has been horticultural commissioners of all the built across the Klam ath R iver near W estern sta te s asking them to use | th e ir influence w ith th eir senators and the old ford. rep resen tativ es in W ashington to se Children to Beautify City. cure the passage of a national q uaran Marshfield — A civic im provem ent tin e act, giving the U nited S tates campaign to be conducted by the power to establish q uarantine against school children is one o f the la test | foreign nations. ideas which is to be carried out at Film Trust is Suspected. Marshfield. On the suggestion of the superintendent of schools, the Prog, W ashington, D. C.—The d e p a rt ress club, an organization of M arsh m ent of ju stice is in v estig atin g the field women, has taken up the plan- moving picture business to ascertain The idea is to beautify the city and to if there is a “ tru st.” The inquiry, have much of the work done by the like many recent Sherman law cases, involves primarily the uses of patents. school children. Acme Kalsomine Acme Kalsomine of all shades, white that won’t turn yellow from age. Large or small quantities can be had at my new store. Let us show you how the different shades will appear in your home. New Line of Comforters, Pil lows, Mattresses | GEO. G. PATERSON Furniture and Pianos WASHINGTON, D. , 6. J