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LANE COUNTY
Continuing tho Springfield and Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February 10, 1914
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8PRINQFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1915.
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NEWS
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CONTREBUTQHS TO
IE ft VOICE IN
010 Of FUND
S. Dike Hooper of Eugene Ex
plains Plan for Panama Pro
motion Fund Compliments
Springfield on Prompt Giving.
SPRINGFIELD RAISES
$40.00 FOR FUND
Dr. W. II. Pollard, of
the Development leaguo
promotion committee nn
nnnounced this morning
that leaguo mcinbcra had
subscribed $40 for tho
fund to keep a Lano
county ropresontutlvo at
the San Francisco oxpo
Bltlon. Tho payments aro
to lo made In flvo
months.
That tho plans of tho Eugene
Commercial club contemplated
tho taking counsel of tho other
organizations that Joined In the
fund to keep a county represen
tative at tho San Francisco ex
position is tho statement of S.
Dike Hooper, secretary of tho
Eugene Commercial club In a
communication to Tho News.
Mr. Hooper adds that tho Eu
gene club has not been sending
Eugono reply cardB to Mr. War
ren at San FranciBco since tho
pay checks from Eugene had
coosod. Mr. Hooper's communi
cation Is as follows:
Eugono, Ore., July 10. Edi
tor Springfield News Your re
cent edltorlul relative to tho ac
tivities of tho Eugene Commer
cial Club In the campaign to
raise a fund for the mainten
ance of a representative for
Lano County at San Francisco
during the remainder of the
Panama-Pacific International
Exposition has come to my at
tention. , In this editorial you tako ex
ception to the fact that Mr.
Warren has been provided with
inquiry blanks for the conven
ience of visitors to tho Lano
County Exhibit who might de
Hire more detailed information
about Lane, County than they
could obtain from a necessarily
hurried conversation with Mr.
Warren. We presume that this
objection is based on the fact
fhat the inquiry blankB wero ad
dressed to the Secretary of the
Eugene Commercial Club. In
view of tho fact that every dol
lar that has thus far been sub
scribed for tho maintenance of
Mr. Warren hus come from tho
Promotion Department of tho
Eugeno Commercial Club I fall
to sco any logical grounds on
which your objection may rest.
As a matter of fact, Mr. War
ren has .not been provided with
any Bitch forms since tho expi
ration of this second month at
,tho .Exposition. If any slmlllar
means are to bo employed as a
convenience to visitors such
forms as may bo designed for
this purpose will, of course,
meet with the entire approval
of tho Individuals and organi
sations contributing to Mr.
Warre'n's maintenance.
Mr. Warren lias not at any
time glvon out llteraturo des
criptive of Eugene, or any other
locality In Lano County. In
fact, his selection as tho Coun
ty's representative met with tho
unanimous approval of your
comYultteo.
Wo of Eugene realize that our
futuro Is wholly bound Up In
tho futuro of Lano County.
Your alms and deslrcB for this
county'H greatncBs aro shared
by ub, and with a full under
standing of tho underlying mo
tives of our rospoctlvo commer
cial organizations all grounds
for misunderstandings must
vanish.
Eugono'p attitude and inter
est in this whole matter is Very
fairly reflected In our letter to
tho President of the Springfield
Development League on this
Buhjcct, copy of which was( Bent
you. Permit me to suggest
that your subscribers mfght
lio IntcrcBtcd In tho contents of
both this iottcr and that one.
Very truly yours,
S. DIKE HOOPER.
Eugene, Ore., July 8,
President, Springfield Dovclop
uTorit League, Springfield,
Oregon.
Dear Sir:
Tho response of your organ
ization to our appeal In behalf
of LANE COUNTY'S represen
tation at the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition was
heart-warning. Perhaps no
more earnest and representa
tive body of delegates were ever
gathored before the County
Court than appeared on the
morning of Juno 30th at the
appointed hour.
You know the results the
County Judge himself waB so
deeply Impressed with the abso
lute necessity of having a repre
sentative remain at the Expo
sition that two days later, when
ho found It Impossible for the
Court to act, ho personally
headed the subscription list
with $5.00. This was Immedi
ately followed by the spontan
eous subscriptions of SIXTEEN
more prominent men of equal
sums.
Now It Is time to take advan
tage o'f this wavo of popular
opinion. We need quick, ag
gressive action, and wo aro
looking to your organization for
the same generous and vigor
ous support you gave us in the
first instance.
Today, at one o'clock, our
Mr. V. D. Calllson left the Club
for a whlrlwjnd tour of the
County. With the co-operation
of the live Commercial organi
zations he will raise tho neces
sary amount In ten days. Mr.
Calllson Is making this trip at
the expense of tho Promotion
Department of this Club not
because wo have a fund to jus
tify this expense, but because
the county in tho welfare of
which your futuro and ours is
wrapped up Is In peril of ob
livion at tho niost opportune
period In her history.
Truly, this is no time to
weigh what we throw Into tho
BcalcB. Already wo have con
tributed $270 all that has been
raised to date but we have
forgotten this, and with you wo
are going to rally to tho Coun
ty's need and contribute again,
every man to the utmoBt of his
ability, regardless of tho
amount his neighbor may or
may not contribute..
Wo cannot stop to consider
whoso turn It Ib, either of us.
Your organization and this one
aro in tho position of tho man
who discovers tho leak In the
ship at sea. WE WHO SEE
THE NECESSITY MUST ACT.
Now this Ib what wo expect
of overy organization in the
County: Our representative will
call upon yop within a fow days
with his subscription lists. Ho
ought to bo accompanied on his
roundB among your peoplo by
(Coutljiued oti roe 4)
LANE VETERANS
EE! OCT. 7-8
IN SI
PRINOIELD
The Lane County Veterans'
association will hold Its annual
reunion and campflre in Spring
field on Thursday and Friday
October 7 and 8, according to
the plans of tho oxecutive com
mittee which bold a meeting in
Eugene Saturday. Charles Dor
rlty of Springfield, Ib president
of the county association.
Tho executive committee de
cided also to extend un urgent
Invitation to the Spanish War
veterans, to the Sons of Veter
ans and to the women's organi
zations affiliated with these.
Committees named are: Pro
gram, Comrades Beyteln, Crum,
Kreamer and Dorrlty; finance,
Dorrlty, Clark, Offutt and God
dard; reception, Kinsley, Elch-
ler, McReynolds and Plank.
The rc-unlon last year waB
held In Cottage Grove.
Independence Wilson Bro.
Logging camp has resumed operations.
Leona Sawmills here have
Increased capacity to 100,000 a
day.
Prepare to Clean
Grain for Seed
Tho Springfield Feed store
this morning began the Installa
tion of machinery for the rolling
and grinding of feed and for the
cleaning of grains. The plant
is installed primarily for the Use
of the store in providing its own
Block, but it will do a custom
business as well
"We expect to have our prin
cipal outside work in the clean
ing of grain for seed," said Mgr.
Lyon this morning. "We want
to bo able to sell clean grain
seed, and we expect that when
the farmers learn of the bene
fits, they will have all their seed
grain cleaned before planting.
If they will do this, I am sure the
standard can be raised 50 per
cent."
A large electric motor is be
ing installed to provide power to
operate the three machines.
MERCHANTS
MAY
OS
THURSDAY
ODD FELLOWS CHANGE
DAY OF MEETINGS
Springfield Lodge, I. O. O. F.
at its meeting Saturday even
ing, decided to hold Its meetings
on Wednesday evening hereaf
ter Instead" of Saturday, since
merchant members found it im
possible to attend Saturdays.
Harry Brummette was installed
as noble grand, and M. L.
France as vice grand, and the
appointive officers will be in
stalled Wednesday evening.
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FOR LIBERTY BELL
A movement was on foot to
day among the Springfield
merchants for early closing on
Thursday so that all who wish
may go to Eugene to view the
Liberty Bell, which Ib to bo there
from 4:50 until 5:25 p. m.
By leaving Springfield at 4:00
o'clock there will be time to see
the preliminary parade and the
arrival of the train, and the 4:30
car will get Interested persons
to Eugene iri time to witness the
historic relic.
ALL TOWNS AND CITIES
ARE NOW ROAD DISTRICTS
Beginning with this year
every Incorporated town and
city in the state of Oregon will
become a separate road district
and the general road levy made
by the county court each year
will not apply to these incor
porated towns and cities for the
reason that they have a road
and street fund of their own.
For a long time past Spring
field, Eugene and Cottage Grove
have been under provisions of
this law, but the 1915 legisla
ture now places all the smaller
towns in the same class as far
as the road levy Ib concerned.
Heretofore the towns have
been compelled to pay the road
tax which is used for the im
provement of the highways in
the outside districts, at the
same time the citizens paying
their city road and street tax.
Tho smaller cities have been
endeavoring to have the law
changed in this regard and they
were successful in putting it
through the last legislature.
The law says that the county
court at the October term of
1915 shall make the changes in
the boundaries of the road dis
tricts to conform to this amend
ment of the law.
cut off from Portland. It is in
my district, yet it takes me 28
hours of continuous travel from
my home at The Dalles to reach
Klamath Falls. I take a train
at 4 p. m. at The Dalles for
Portland, then at 8:15 I leave
for Klamath Falls, and just 24
hours Jatelr of -unbroken travel
I reach my destination. This
gives some idea of the time and
expense involved in reachingJ
Klamath Falls at present.
"There is no doubt but what
Klamath Falls will be the great
dairy country of the future. It
is a section of immense re
sources. The government pro
ject there now Irrigates 40,000
acres and eventually will irri
gate 150,000 acres. There are
20,000,000,000 feet of timber
down there. If Klamath Falls
were connected with Bend the
trip from Portland could be
made in a few hours."
O. E. ROBERTSON BUYS
PALACE OF SWEETS
O. E. Robertson, formerly a
conductor on the Springfield
Eugene car line, on Saturday
purchased from the Allen &
Lewis the stock, furniture and
fixtures of the Palace of Sweets,
whlclf recently changed hands.
Paul A. Long will be candy
maker for Mr. Robertson, who
will move his family to Spring
field as soon as he can secure a
suitable home.
Relatives Here
Mourn Heroine
KLAMATH FALLS WANTS
RAILROAD TO CONNECT
SECTION WITH PORTLAND
Portland, July 10. "People
in Klamath Falls say that Port
land is the place where they
wish to trade and they want a
railroad so as to br,ing this
ahout," says Congressman "N.
J. Sinnott, who returned from
Klamath Falls today. "They are
anxious to get rail connection
and prefer that they be connect
ed by way of Bend. At pres
ent they must ship in from San
Francisco and they complain
that the freight rates are some
thing awful.
"Klamath Falls people hope
that the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, in particular, will do
what it can to bring about a
railroad into that, country. At
present Klamath Falls is almost
w
WHEN YOU PAAINT
your house, either inside or
out, do not use paint that is
poorly and cheaply made.
You will be sorry if you do.
The right kind of paint pre
serves the wood, and will
withstand all kinds of wea
ther, while the cheap kind
won't last a season. Wo
will give you the paint that
will last the longest if you
Will but come to us, and the
price Ib no more than (lie
other kind.
Beaver-Herndon Hardware Conjipny
Miss Maude, Smith, who "Was
drown in the Willamette River
at Salem a week ago Sunday
was a niece of Mrs. Fannie Grif
fin and a cousin of Mrs. Fred
Montgomery of Springfield.
Miss Smith, who was a book
keeper in a Lebanon store, had
gone to Salem to visit friends
over Sunday, and a trip on the
river was suggested. One of
her companions, in wading, fell
into a deep hole, and Miss Smith
even though she could not swim,
hastened to the rescue. Three
other young women joined in
the efforts to rescue the first,
and all were nearly drowned be
fore help arrived in motor boats.
Three of the girls were rescued,
but Miss Smith and a Miss
Rauch were dead when the bod
ies were recovered, and the pul
motor proved unavailing.
SPRINGFIELD
REA
L
ESTATE IN DEMAND
A marked increase in demand
for Springfield real estate is re
ported by local dealers, one of
whom reports a $30,000 deal
pending. Sales and trades have
been numerous the past week.
Mrs. Liza J. Snook has traded
her house and two Jots in the
Kepner addition for 50 acres at
Fall Creek, the Bud Kintzley
place. J. P. Fry made the deal.
Here in town, Mrs. L. C. Cran-
mer traded four lots and a six
room house on Seventh street
to David Eby for a residence on
E street between Eighth and
Ninth. Bean & Allen made tho
trade.
Gore & Rowe report the sale
of 30 acres of the Peter Farnum
1 place on the McKenzie above
WKonzle bridge to Springfield
parties, and tho trading o the
fcumwalt residence'ln Springfield
for thelfRohley farm" of 40 acres
near Marcola.
TO DEMONSTRATE
EST METHODS OF
FRUIT CANNING
Experts from Oregon Agricul
tural College to Be in Spring
field Wednesday Evening of
Next Week.
A demonstration of 'modern
methods 6f canning fruitsrveg
etables and meats will He given
In Springfield at 8 6'cWctc Wed
nesday evening, July 2l when
the O. A. 'C. demonstration train
arrives on its trip through ihe
Willamette valley.
M. L. France, local agent ot
the S. P. Co., wh'Ich made the
arrangements for the 'demon
stration train, will have -the two
cars set out at some don'venient
point, probably on the west end
of the house track -where the
Fifth-street driveway crosses
the railroad. There are two
cars in the train, one for lecture
purposes and one to carry the
demonstration equipment.
This work has been arrang
ed at the sugegstion of H. A.
Hinshaw, general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific, who-believes
that it will materially aid
in the utilization of the waste
products from the f ruit orchards
and stimulate the fruit Industry
generally. Mr. Hinsavv was in
Eugene this week arid spoke of
the plan. -
R. D. Hetzel, director of the
agricultural college extension
service, will tiavo immediate
charge of the work, wifilo the
actual demonstrations will be
performed by F.- L.- Griffin, of the
extension faculty.
Professor Griffin is also sfate
agent in charge of boys' arid
girls' club work for the United
States department of agricul
ture. Samples of the various types
of portable home canners now
on the market will be on exhi
bition in the car and the demon
strator will show how easy it is
to can fruits, meats, and vege
tables in glass jars or tin cans.
The car will contain, in addition
to other necessary equipment, a
"hot water bath" cannej,a
"steam bath" canner, ari alum!-
inum and a steel steam pressure
canner ana one oi tne smau size
portable commercial home canners.
GRANDMA BRYAN FALLS j
AND BREAKS HER HIP
3
A serious and very painful
accident befell Grandma Bryan
saturaay auernoon at ner
home with her son, J. 9. Bry
an, when she fell and broke the
bone of her left hip. The doc
tors fear the bone structure will
not knit, on account of the ag
of the patient, who was 83
month or more ago. She had
just started to wark across the
room when suddenly she halted
and fell . before anyone
reach her.
She was resting as easily to;
day ac sould be expected.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES 1
could
Wallowa 450 pounds of woo
sold at Enterprise for 28 3-8
cents. .5
Latest enterprise of the $150
000 Fish and Game Commission
is . introducing bullfrog .industry
to supply 'f aBliionablpigrlllsvith
frogs legs"; ' . ;? JJ'.'-f'
Pilot Rock Record makpieg
forjproduct of homeVflowering;.
mum.