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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1915)
THE LANE COUNTY flNTEWS ti 'L " W. A. DILL -; .i- Editor ndlMnnager ill rr -r- Published Every Monday and Thursday by thOjLano County Pub lishlng Association. ' - - wtm 1i i,.1it, Hib.t itX. !i RATES OP SUDSCMPTION. Six Mouths - - .75 1 Advertising Rates Furnished on Application. Vit.1. . . 1 r,n I Clr Mntillia . . 7R I Tlirnn Mnntha . . .611 Member of tho State Editorial Association. Member of tho Willamotto Valloy Editorinl Association. And Remember to Get a Stop-Ovor for Springfiold. SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 11)15 THANK YOU . The Bargain Days announced by the News for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were entirely successful, both from the standpoint of the newspaper and that of the sub scribers. The subscription lists are in better shape than they have been for a long time, and what the collections would have cost has gone to the subscribers instead of to a collector the subscriber has reaped the benefit. The number who are in arrears is greatly reduced, and the army of readers who -are in that delightful list of paid-in-advance, is materially recruited. For their co-operation, the readers have the sincere thanks of the News. PRESERVE THE COUNTIES' INTERESTS The Eugene Commercial Club has taken steps toward calling a conference to consider plans for the disposition of the 0. & C. railroad granted lands, to the end that the people of Oregon, and especially the Willamette valley in which the lands are located, shall present to congress, when it meets, a single, workable program. That some such unity of action is desirable is generally conceded, and it is appropriate that such a meeting should be held in Lane county, one of the counties most interested, in a financial way, in the disposition of the lands. Springfield, whose interests are so largely identified with those of the lumber industry, and that in turn with the disposi tion, of the. timbered .railroad "lands, Ishbilld take an Interest .iri.the plans being formulated, and should co-operate. as far as possible in the formulation of a suitable policy.. Unquestionably sdmething "will be done with the lands; the present situation, under the decision, can not stand, and congress must take some'&ction. But what shall it be? There af e so many interests involved, that it will be a very 'aifticult' matter to work out a plan that wjlL eve .measurably satisfy each. There are' Ihe ciaims of the railroad; there are the clamors of the eastern conservationists who, having run through their own state's heritage, would tie up for Unborn generations the resources of the west; then there are those who look upon the lands as a possible source of profit for the state; and then there are the counties in which the lands are located, and which have advanced money to the state as the state's share of taxes on the lands. Just how much weight to give to each of these claims is the problem that will face congress. Any consistent plan, backed by a considerable number of the interests affected, will undoubtedly have weight with the national lawmakers. The railroad can be counted on to look out for its inter ests. , Any plan to transfer the lands into the forest reserve, or other reservation should be discouraged, for Oregon needs most of all these days, developed land. Just what claim eastern Oregon will have in the distribu tion of the lands is a problem. Eastern Oregon lands have Newport Oregon's Popular Beach Resort Ah ideal outdoor retreat. Hunting, Ashing, boating, surf. , bathing, etc. Interesting visiting popints in tho neighbor hood. Convenient campping grounds, electric light, pure water. Low Season and Week-End Round Trip Excursion Fares Two Dally Trains from Albany Ask for illustrated folder "Nowport" giving list of hotels, rates, etc. 1 &WILLAMETTF is a tent that will stand hard wear and weather. That won't come apart through cheap material or workmanship. That will be as good next year and the year after, as it is the first season. you can get such n Tent by asking for the "Will amette" and making sure our trade-mark is on it. Every Tent is guaranteed to give absolute satisfacton. "Willamette" Tents are made In all $Uea and stylet. They cott no more than Tents tcithout name or guarantee. For Sale by All Reliable Dealers HIRSH-WEIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Makers Fmtmnlt YTllUnUt Tint amd Attains C. PORTLAND, OREGON contributed to federal irrigation funds, and It is not unlikely that eastern Oregon will welcome the sale of the railroad lands as an opportunity to secure from the federal government u partial return. The interests of the counties in which tho grant lands nro located, it would seem, are worthy of considerable considera tion. The counties, it is pointed out in the last week's issue of the Oregon Voter, that have been retarded by tho tying up of these lands, and have suffered by the keeping of these lands out of productivity. This claim of the counties would be met, in a large meas ure, by any plan that put the lauds upon the market, and secured settlers for the agricultural lands or consumers for rthe timber. The more (mediate and more tangible claim of the coun ties would follow the opening of these lands. The county is the administrative unit of the state. The county collects the taxes and administers the -laws over these lands as well as other portions of the county. Lane county, for example, hnB already advanced to the sate of Oregcii, tens of thousands of dollars due as taxes on these landB, and any plan of dis posing of these lands should take care of these delinquent taxes. The county, as the administrative unit, will be called upon to provide roads and,, schools as soon as the lands begin to be settled. This Is a county, not a state expense, and so pro vision should be made to assist the county in this work. Undoubtedly the land'l will bring more than the $2.50 whlch'was set as the railijoad's Jlntft of price. Some of the land, of course,-Is valueless, but much Is worth $10 and $J5 and more an acre for Its timber or its productiveness as farm land. Rep. Fenwick is right in advocating that the land be appraised and sold at its value, not at some arbitrary price. With the sale of the land at more than par, there would be money available to pay the railroad a fair sum for its equity and leave a balance to take care of the claims of the counties which have advanced tax money on the lands. Over this, the remainder should be divided so as to provide for the new country the conveniences it needs in the way of schools and roads, and then what is left may well be divided in a way to provide for the general needs of the state, or to appease the claims of the eastern conservationists. One, S. A. D. Puter, who has had considerable experience in locating settlers on government lands, declares the railroad lands must be sold to settlers, and settlers only. Wonder what Mr. Puter would do with those railroad lands which are val uable for timber, but not for agriculture. Perhaps he would like to become a settler and make a living off a heavily tim bered bit of rocky hillside. Olllce Ninth and 1'inrl Si. clei'noneMt NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION U. S. Land Offlce at Roseburg, Ore- 'DRW. Y. SHAFFER, D.V.S. "Noffi'tafceSS given that Orlando , VETERINARY SURGEON O. Vobb, of Lowell Oregon, who, on AND DENTIST November 20, 1911, made liomestcaa A Visit to the Two W o r lid Expositions at San Francisco and San Diego Is an evont of a life-time and one you cannot afford to mlsH Special Fares in July tq San Francisco, Los Angoles and San JJlego on certain dates Low Round Trip Fares Daily with stop overs in either direction Four Fine Tralno Dally In Each Direction Stop-Overs at Expositions All tickets to tho East via California pormit stop-overs at San Francisco and San Diego to see tho Expositions Ask nearest Agent for "California and Its Two World Expositions," and "Way SIdo Notes Shasta Iterate." SOUTHERN PACIFIC Ml 'l" ! K,' 1. JohmM.Sdott, General Passenger Ag'erit, Portland Oregon Entry. Serial. No. 07G9, for the SV4 of SEVi of Section 30, Township 19 S Range 1 E.f Willamette Meridan, has Hied notice of intention to make Final Three-year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before I. P. Hewitt, U. S. Commissioner, at his office at Eugene, Oregon, on the 2nd day of August, 1915. Claimant names as witnesses: Dexter Carter, of Lowell, Oregon; Lorenzo S. Win frey, of Lowell, Oregon; Frank Mc Masters, of Iand Axe, Oregon; Ora E. Carter of Lowell, Oregon. J. M. UPTON, J24J.v2i Register. Suite 2. Phono 888, EUGENE, ORE Residence over Dodge's Store Office In City Hall, Springfield, Ore. HERBERT E. WALKER NOTARY PUBLIC Notice to Creditors. No'Ico Is hereby given that the un de-fclgnf.il V.na McLean has been up I oln'rd ri'mlnlstratrix of the estate of Jahalan T. 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