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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1915)
f material tioc Ore. TUfP I A WIT 10JL JLA1NJ1 Continuing tho Sprlngfiold nnd Lano County Star, Which Woro Consolidated February 10, 1914 R.MUrrl KnStmrir'il.lDM.tt 4irlMAlM lOf 0Kn. lOCOM). cIim iiiMter under aetol Cohkm of M reli, im SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY , 15j 1915. VOL. XIV. H0.m..j.7f COUNTY NEWS IL FINDS COST OF RUNNING GUY Ropprt of Recorder for Eight Months Shows, Reductions in All! Departments Some Sav- I Ings Very Material. Tho report of II. K. Wnllcor, recordor, for tho olght months, from November 1, 1014, to June 30, 1915, rciul nt tho regular meeting of tho city council on Monday evening, proved of special Interest to' tho council men present, for It Rhowcd a very marked decrease In tho coBt of administering town af fairs over tho same period of last year. Tho report Is printed In detail elsowhcro In this pa per. The matter of street repairs -was considered somewhat at length, and It was decided to have tho old street sprinkler made over Into an oiler, so that the dust may be laid on tho main mads running into town. Acting Mayor Fischer also auggested that some rock should be spread on Second street from Main to the river bridge. The bond of Bruco Lansbcry, who has tho contract for the grading and macadamizing of G street from Eighth to Tenth was approved. - Tho recorder reported that a Mr. Foster had fenced his prop erty near the city rock crusher, and that it Is now ImpoBSiblo for tho teams to drive around directly to tho rock bins, but they must be backed In. No action was taken. Recorder Walker was given a leave of absence for two weeks In August. The council adjourned until Monday, July 20. SAYS. FLAX CAN BE MADE MONEY MAKER IN LANE Lano county and tho Willam ette valley will grow better flax, ,both for seqd and flbqr than Is grown lb Belgium, in- the opin ion of Emll J.lIansott, Belgian ilax expert, of Salem, who re cently made an oxnminatloh of tho soil In various localities around Eugene as to Its avail ability for growing flax. "There is better land for growing' Hax, both for seed and Jlbro here. In the Willnmetto valley than In Belgium," he stated. "Wo have nothing as good In Belgium us some that L have seen here. If properly planted and cared for land llko lids should produce from 2j to 3 tonB of llbro-straw to tho Ucre, or of tho seed vnrloty 1 ton of straw and 115 or inoro bushels of Haxsced. Tho latter would produce a net profit of about $30 to tho acre for both tho straw and seed. Tho flbre Btraw Is worth about $15 a ton as It comes from tho field; It re quires, on tho average, about 8 tons of tho straw to make one tqn of fibre, at a cost of $80 to $00, which sells for $200 to $400 or more ppr ton, according to tho quality. No crop on earth will rot sqd as quickly and as thoroughly as will fiax, and now heavy land Is the best, generally speaking, for. Its growth. Flax, lamb In Bolgluiur Is .worth $.400 iv $500. an aero, and tho cost of raising fiax thorp Is,1 about, - A, A A. '' 1.11 1. GQUNG $80 to ifiuu an acre, wnno nore LIBERTY BELL PLATE TREASURED 40 YEARS Tho visit of tho Liber ty Boll to Oregon re minded Mrs. Chas. Dor rlty of a treasured me mento of tho Ccntenlal exposition which she has kopt for nearly 40 ycabi. It Is a ' deep glass plate with tho design of tho Liberty Bell cut In the under side of the glass, together with the dates 177G-1870. The names of tho 13- original states aro also given. ho cost is only $15 an acre. I nn sure that unx culture in Oregon would succeed nnd be very profitable, but it Is well to remember that, as with every- thing else, one should be care ful In Hlnrflntr to sturt rlirht. en Blow, xmii learn what not to do. as well as what to do." Guard, REPORT OF THE RECORDER OF THE Nov. Police department 141.75 Salaries, recorder, treas. .115.00 Light 219.25 Water 119.40 Engineering department. 11.75 General expenso 111.00 Supplies 110.15 Legal department, salary 50.00 Street Improvement ....208.53 Bridge, 2nd street .831.81 Total warrants drawn Roceipts-of Recorder's Office, Sundries 181.01 181.23 80.78 597.01 Licenses 20.00 10.00 v 32.50 8.00 Fines 22.50 Totals 201.01 191.23 135.78 005.01 Michigan Mint King Visits Here A. M. Todd of Kalamazoo, Michigan, owner of one of the big'farms of Michigan, and a heavy grower of mint for tho drug and confectionary trade, spent tho afternoon in and around Springfield Monday, in- spectlng the farm land, and par-j ticularly tho mint1 farm, of his brother, O. II. Todd, located a few mlos north of i Springfield. Mr. Todd lives In Eugene, and his brother Is visiting him for a short time while on tho const. The Michigan man was very much pleased' with the farm lands of ' tho Willamette valley, and said the mint here is doing splcndlly,, except that It needs more water, which will have to bo supplied- by irrigation. Tho Messrs Todd were taken about the country by John Kcst ly and W. L. Bonham. They spent two hours inspecting the Booth-Kelly mill, which im pressed the Michigan man as a wonderful Institution. Mr. Todd mows 4000 acres of inint each year, and sells vast quantities of the pepermlnt oil to the, chewing, gum manufac turers. He was a member of congress during the time of tho Spanish-American war, and in troduced the House resolution which gave the President power to carry on tho war. ' Ho Is president of the Kala nuizoo Municipal, Ownership league, which, lias just succeed ed in carrying an election to provide for a municipal electric plant. Municipal railways will bo the next subjoct to be con sidered, and Mr. Todd inspected tho municipal railways Of San Francisco while in that city. Tho latest i thing; tp: (bo regu lated- In Portland, Is; tho "poster for tlio moving picture shows, HUNDREDS FROM 10 EUGENE 10 Hundreds qf Springfield cltl-lthls mprnlng teams were drlv zens will go to Eugene this af-lng through on their way to temoon to sec thq Liberty BeWlEdgene from tho smaller places which is to stop there for half ah hour- op Its way to tile San. Francisco exposition. Some of tho stores will close, and In all the staff of clerks, will be reduc ed. Beginning. at 1:45 the E. E. & E. will mantaln a 15-mlnute- car service; with extra cars- about 4 If it Is found that the crowds are too large for tho service planned. Trains this morning from tho upper Willamette and the Mo- hawk valleys brought large numbers, nnd as early as eight TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD. SHOWING WARRANTS DRAWN FROM NOV. 1, 1914, to JUNE 30, 1915, INCLUSIVE Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Total 130.93 112.50 110.00 125.00 110.00 110.00 153.95 994.13 103.38 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 758.38 219.25 218.37 194.75 201.83 202.85 202.25 2Q2.25 1,660.80 118.20 117.00 117.00 117.00 117.00 115.50 115.50 936.60 54.36 55.25 51.50 44.00 6.25 21.26 244.59 75.30 38.00 107.50 08.75 31.11 41.93 15.40 488.99 15.08 24.55 6.50 23.70 9.85 7.10 29.65 235.59 50.00 50,00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 400.00 168.15 49.85 430.96 118.43 101.77 184.64 86.79 1,367.12 123.07 . 944.88 APPARATUS ARRIVES FOR HIGH SCHOOL A quantity of physical and chemical apparatus ordered some time ago by the school board for the use of 'students of tho Springfield high school, ar rived today, and will be installed in the school for use when the term opens in September With this added equipment, the high school is rnted as "standard" under tho requirements of the state regulations. Ait encyclo pedia and other supplies were included in the shipment. OHEESE IS PUT ON MARKET Mr. Zwald, cheesenmker on Dr. Joseph Schafer's ranch on Camp Creek, was In Springfield this morning supplying mer chants with the first of his pro duct. Samples distributed a few weeks agb showed the cheese to be of exceptionally fine ilavor. CURIOUS APHIS IS- FOUND ON ASH TREE A curious aphis of some sort has attacked an ash tree on D street near Fourth, and causes the leaves to curl up and exude a white, transparent, sticky substance, a good deal like the pitch of a fir tree. No one, has named the animal as yet. Beaver-Herndon Har dware Company SYHELD SEE LIBERTY BELL off the railroads. This evening tho S. P. will hold the Oakridge train here until 6 o'clock to wait for- thO 'Wondllng special that wjli; leave Eugene immediately after the departure of the Boll. The. Booth-Kelly mill, closed at 3 o'clock to give- the 150 em ployes of the mill an opportun ity to go to Eugene. As tho special train leaves Eugene It will proceed very slowly, so that persons at the different street crossings will be able to see It on Its special can J. Nov. 1, 1914, to June 30, 1915. 117.69 309.33 24.00 29.50 2.00 22,50 23.50 164.19 338.83 25.50. . w A r - LANE COUNTY ONLY ONE FREE FROM FIRE BLIGHT Benton, Linn, Marion and Polk Have Fruit Pest Because the county appro priated money for the purpose of fighting fruit pests, Lane is. the only county in the upper and, central Willamette valley that is free from fire blight, ac cording to C. E. Stewart, county fruit inspector, who was in Eu gene from his home at Cottage Grove yesterday. Inspector Stewart a short time ago discovered the blight in many places in southern Bep ton county and since then he has discovered it in Linn, Marion- and Polk counties. In walking down the streets of Salem a few days ago he dis covered an English hawthorne tree on the state capitol grounds badly infected with the blight. Ho also found it in sev eral other parts of Salem. Inspector Stewart called the attention of C. A. Parks, state horticultural commissioner, whose headquarters are In Sal em, to the blight where he had found it, and the commissioner at onco took steps to eradicate it before it spreads further. A deputy Inspector for the north part of Lane county, to work in the orchards near where There is as Much Difference between our hardware and some others as there is be tween the two poles of this great earth. We don't see our regular customers very often. What they buy here wears too well and lasts too long. Wo do have con tractors and carponters patronize us regularly. Why? Ask them. FUND REACHES $47.50 The Springfield Devel opment League's fund for assisting In keeping a Lane County representa tive at the Panama-Pacific, exposition today totaled- $47.50, according, to Dr. W. U Pollard of the soliciting committee'. The LeaguiThas Set the task of raising. $6.7,5.0. WILL PREACH, AT THE' BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. "W. N. Ferris of The Dalles; will oe'eupy the pulpltfat the Springfield' Baptist church on Sunday, July 18. He Is said to be a very able preacher, and all members Of the church, and tdwnspeople as. well, are Invited to attend the services. The News for the news. Same period 1913-14 2,110.85 943.67 1,921.42 938.80 1,134.75 4,777.62 694.19 . 574:00 1,660.42 2,076.15 .50 2.00 1.00 3.50 8,030.98 1,467.55 128.00 69.50 1,664.05 21,875.02 All Old Soldiers Urged to Attend A note to the News from E. A. Kreamer, secretary of the Lane County-Veterans associa tion asks that the paper an nounce that membership in the association is not confined to veterans of the Civil war alone, but any person who has been in the service of the United States at any time, and has an honor able discharge therefrom, is eligible. the blight was found so thick around -Monroe in Benton county, has recently been ap pointed by the county court and he is n,ow busy with his duties. Tf. Is hnlinvpfl tlnf Mia illconco can be kept out of this county, although it had started to spread from the Monroe orch ards and was found among a few quince trees about Junction City. These have been cut down eppo, Boston; Kosair, Louis and burned, which is the onlyville; Acca, Richmond, Va.: way to get rid of the pest. Inspector Stewart says that the Benton county authorities are now endeavoring to check the spread of the blight down that way and he thinks that if tho proper measures are taken they will be successful. "The fruit growers 'and the authorities down the valley have to organize before they can do effective work. They realize that the blight has ob tained a good foothold and are doing all they call to check it," said Inspector Stewart. "The blight in Lane county is pract ically done away with but we are not going to quit. We must constantly bo on- the alert or It will spread to tho orchards of this section." Kpndall Bros, will start wprk on their SO mile timber railroad out qfRoseburg"sbonr SHRINERS' BmUS -TO CAUSE GRAVEL TRAINS TO CEASE Southern Pacific Co. WIN Talc ; No' Chances Tomorrow Over Having Exposition Specials Delayed En Route. On account-of the large num ber of-special trains' 'bearing Eastern' Shrinera on their wriy to San Francisco, that will pass through- Springfield- Junction, tomorrow the Southernrpaglflc operating department- has ask ed the Willamette-Pacific con struction; department not to rua any gravel trains tomorrow. - The specials are spaced half an hour apart at times,- and it would be with difficulty that a train could be gotten- north, against them. A gravel train, might be able to make Eugene without delaying a special,-but the company does not want to run the risk of dumping a load of- gravel on the main line. At delay which ordinarily would (not- affect many trains, would ) seriously disarrange the sched ule3 of so many extras. -And, besides; the Shrinera include a 'number of- high operating' offi jcials of eastern roadSi'and It Is a matter of professional pride on the part ot the Southern Pa icific to "get the large number1 of extras over its single; track line expeditiously and safely. Sah Frapcisco, July 15; What railroad officials, declare to be the largest special - train movement for one group of peo ple in the history or the.' West Will be handled over the Shasta Route of the Southern Pacific between July 15 and 21. Twen- iy-two specials win bring ap proximately five thousand Shriners, hailing from every corner of the continent, to the Fanaiiia-Pacific Expositi6n 'at San Francisco. The first-dffhe Shriner trains to leave "Portland, Ore., will depart for California on July 15, bearing Islam Tem ple of San Francisco! This special will arrive at San Fran cisco, July 17. The other Tenir pies will come in trains Jn. the following order; Mediriah, Chi- jcago; Columbus Shrine, Coluni- ! Us; Al Malakaih, Los Angles; Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia; Kansas City Shrine, Kansas City, Mo.; Yaarab, Atlanta; Ainad, St. Louis; Ft. Worth, Ft.' Worth, Tex.; Almas Bound, Kisr met and Mecca, New York; Ai- Syria, Pittsburg; Wichita," "Wtr chita, Kas.; Iudia, Oklahoma? Orak, Hammond, Ind.; Idmaillnv Buffalo; Alhambra, Nashvilld'; Damascus, Rochester; El Jebel, Denver and Alee, Savannah, i- Ea'ch" Temple or Shrine, aV$ the case may be, will have it$ own individual train, except the? three New York Temples, which; will travel together. The1 trains carry from 150 to 200 Shriners each. ' ' Another heavy train move-5 ment will materialize the week? of July 20, when the Southerfv Pacific will bring fifteen special train parties of Elks to the Calr lfomla expositions. 1 1 1 Hill system taking over Wes ern Pacific gains entrance to Frisco. CJonuille .Cltv council haS bought "largV IffomCdosBa: ; : . , is order" : 'irbiv'plpe 'Bay Irohvwbrlffi!