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COUNTY NEWS
Continuing tho Sprlngfiold and Lnno County Star, Which Woro Consolidated February 10, 1914
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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1915.
VOL. XIV. NO.fffc
THk
LANE
PUBLIC MARKET MAY BE ESTABLISHED
HERE BY THE LANE COUNTY GRANGE
Upon the HUcccBS of tho pub-
He market, noon to bo CHtiibllHh-
Qd hi Eugene, dopondB tho poB-
Hlblllty of ono being started In
Springfield. Thin was the imcb-
Huge brought to the Springfield
Orange by C. . I. Ilurd of Eugene,
who has been largely liiBtru -
mental in Bocurlng tlie market
for Eugene. Mr. Ilurd related Luclna Richardson, who has,
tho various problems that had'JiiBt returned from Berkeley,
to be faced and the steps that California, talked on the rural'
had been taken, and expressed ' bcIiooIs of Oregon and Cnllfor-!
the hope that tho public market nlu, explaining the changes in
would be a.succeBB. If the pco- the demands for the courses In i
pie do parlonlzo the market, (he schools, and the newer me-'
and tho growers find ready sale thods which are being employed,
for their products, the plan will , Following her address i discus
be extended by the location ofjBlon followed, led by Mrs. M.
)iibllc markets In Springfield. Mnwlck and others.
LITTLE HOPE FOR
EARLY FINISHING
OF NATRON LINE;:
Presidont Sproulo of S. P. Says I
Antagonistic Attitude of Pub-L
lie Makoa Monoy Too Hard to;,,.
Hostile legislation and hostile
public sentiment, which he Bays
arc more pronounced In the west
than In any of the states, are;
given by William Sproulo, presl- j
dent of the Southern Pacific, as ;
the primary reason
Y!1J
TCatron-Klnnmth cutoff has not
been built. President Sproulo
says frankly that the boutnern
Pad c cannot get the money,
and It cannot get the money, ho
says because investors In rail-
road stocks have been made
timid by hostility. 1
Mr. Sproulo'B statement was
ado In a letter to the new Port-
prompted by an urgent request
.from Klamath Falls business
men, who represented that they
desired to deal with Portland but
could not do so with existing
railway service. Mr. Sproule's
letter follows:
"Construction on the project
ed railway line connecting Kla
math Falls with Natron has been
discontinued because wc cannot
raise tho money to finish It.
Under ex'Ming conditions wo
cannot mako a showing of earn
ings that would justify the mil
lions necessary to complete the
line. When anyono and everyone
can attack railroad rates, state
and interstate, with public ap-f
proval of the scaling down of
railroad rates and disapproval of
the maintenance of railroad rev- -
enues, the railroads have little
foundation left upon which to
borrow money, because the rates
of tho present give no promise
for the revcmiB of tho future.
"Untll investments
roads, which tire made
iiuiii viuuiiuut ui w""'"" count, so as to accoiupiisti mo general financial stringency ioue great, jnuusiry
which appealed to the Southern purposes of the Investment al- were variously assiend bv those i business. Mills are
Pactllc a lew wcckh ago 10 mum muly mnue iWho e ns-beiug, ln their rc-a loss. Something is
savings of tho people at large,
become secure and Inviting, it
is not likely that railroad con
struction In this country can be
resumed, and least of all on tho
Pacific coast, where such con
struction is needed most. Peo
ple will not place their monoy
in theso distant fields of opera
tion unless tho disposition of tho
people and the governments
gives those people reasonable
aBsuranco that their money is
" securo and the return on It at
tractive enough to warrant Its
investment far away from their
home. Pacific coast states aro
distant from tho centers of popu
lation where the money acciiin
ulatcs. "These states need develop
ment; yet thoy have for soma
years been tho most radical In
their attitude toward the ralh
roadB, which the people from
whom wo might oxpect t.0, bor
row moiioy cannot understand
and sincerely mistrust.
Junction City, Creswcll, and
Cottage Grove.
Mrs. M, E. Dond of Eugene
lecturer of the Oregon State
Grange and editor of the Grange
, Bulletin, was alBo preBcut and
talked on tho subject of public
1 markets.
1 At the afternoon Bcsslon, Mrs.
RAISES FINE CROP
OF FINE ONIONS
Edwards & Brnttaln
have on display samples
of some fine onions that
were grown by Millard
Trlpplett, who purchased
the old Hay place east of
town a year or more
ago. From one row 100
yards long he harvested
eight Hacks of onions.
Messrs. Edwards and
Brnttaln also have on dis
play a sheaf of fine oats
of the White Russian va
rloty, grown on the Brat
tain place.
WMt It vitatww!
subject, I am very
)8 ,lHOUrco of re igrct to t he dlrec-
. , omei0r of this com -
,,,,,, ,i.n ,., i,.rn i, ,,i,in
0 coinplete the project tho Kla -
t, , , , t b t
Wo do not control the conditions;
t, oy colltrol UB. Wc lmvo money
already invested In the lino in
ciiicstlon and naturally would dc-
8ro to complete the project if we
FRUIT MEN ASK
EXTRA INSPECTORS
cently encountered in llnding
profitable markets.
The appointment of a number I In his opening statement, Jos
of deputy fruit Inspectoi'ti, to 'eph E. Davis, chairman of the
tisslst Inspector C. E. Stewart
Btamp out the
pear blight in ;
Lane county, was urged in of the tederni trade commission tne crops last year, we are wu
,,nniiiiin,. L,i .-, ..ti Is to lrlvn vmi'nn onnorf unit v to line to lot tho lumbermen have
,,,,, f Ml ,.,, pi,,,,,,,,
H0rticuituml society at Eucone
Saturday afternoon
,,,', , . -
itiuiu uo u buuu milium m
fruit men at this meeting, be
tw f ftg lug pi eso. t,
J 'j ?t,"J
y .ffL.iir'r.i S
""V smeau,,1b 111 uane
county,
The
meeting opened with n
lalnru nf tli flro hlifrnt
in rail-!?110 history of the fire blight
from theipy O. B. Stewart county inspec-
iui. Jtiu ouutu mat it wan iiiat
found in this valley among the
service berry trees, the wild
crabapple and wild hawthorne
trees In tho river bottoms
Molvlp Fenwlck of Springfield
spoke and stated that means
should be taken to educate the
public to a knowledge of what
the blight Is and how to dis
cover it.
C. A. Park, of Salem, state
horticultural commissioner, who
had been Invited to attend the
meeting, told how the disease
is carried from ono tree to an
othor by insects, causing the In
fection to spread. He said the
blight generally attacks tho
bloom of the tree first and after
tho first infection tho limb dies
down to a certain point where
tho old and tho now wood eonio
togothor. Tho infection forms
and tho Insects carry this sub
stance to other treeB. thereby Jn-
recting tnom. Mr, Parka advp-
(Continued on Pago 4)
Springfield is
The City of Springfield, Oregon, Is one of the most for
tunnlo cities in the state when you take into consideration
Its location on the bank of the Willamette river, in a beauti
ful valley composed of tho nortltand south forks of the Wil
lamette, McKenzIc and Moljawk rivers, and on each stream
there Is a fertile valley dotted j with productive farms for
more than twenty miles up the streams from Springfield.
It has been the policy In tho past for the farmers, .who
live In thcBc beautiful productive valleys, to follow grain
raising as their chief Industry, until they have been con
vinced that the constant cropping of their farms have
caused their soil to be depleted; and there Is a movement on
foot at tho present time to change from the growing of cer
eals, to dairy cattle and swine, in order that the farm lands
might be made more productive, and In turn, more money
annually will be distributed among the farmers.
On the 19th day of June, the first of a series of meet
ings was held at Springfield for the purpose of getting the
business men of that city, and the farmers in the surround
ing country together, so that allnnay work for their mutual
benefit.
The first object is to create' a friendly feeling between
the business men of the city arid the fanners in the rural
districts, and all work for the Improvement of their country
roads leading from the rural districts to Springfield. In ad
dition to the above, pure-blood dairy cattle and swine arc to
be placed on the farms, and a new system generally is to be
Inaugurated. Western Stock Journal.
FEDERAL COMMISSION HEARS REASONS
FOR PRESENT LUMBER CONDITIONS
Portland, Ore., Aug. 13. Un -
toward conditions contributing
-'t0 lTrc6ent stagnation In the lum-
? sorry, ami I ltber lm,,,Btry nbsorbed most at"
tentlon, today at a hearing of the
' federal trade commission held
i,,. Ann ,n lnmimr ovnnrt.i
'ers mul bnners gave their views' es that formerly sold for $25,
tnnu, $125 at war prices. Lambs
he lumbeMrade, an lmst c?vervi"1
of vI" bil1 selling for $5.40.
OvcSodSction o7e?-specula-AU the agricultural markets are
.inn L Rtninnncp Rhnrtnce of lin excellent shape.
available tonage for export and
pective opinions,
cause of the dullness.
Evidence also was taken re
garding conditions in the grain
business, and other speakers ex
plained to the commission the
difficulties that Oregon fruit
growers and shippers have re-
commission, said:
i he object, or these Hearings
nresent conditions without re-
quiring that you go to Washing-
ton. The second object Is to ex-
mine into and improve our com-
W i H, f
nWco in tho foreign trade.
con8Ur tB l0 recelve
reports and suggestions from all
pits of the wfrkl. AH of this is
Through the diplomatic and,
to extend the commerce of the j
'United States
i Wo imvo conducted hearings ture his lumber. When I get a
l. . ...... , , ... . . i . t
in New England and other parts
of tho country wiiere we got a
view of their needs in the for
eign markets. We have trans
ferred our hearing to the Pacific
Coast to get in intimate touch
with the needs of this section."
C. C. Colt introduced A. L.
Mills, presidont of the First Na-
"hop pickers
Our Hop Baskets are light and handy
and the price is less than it has been
before. Our Hop Pickers Cuffs are
waiting for you to get (into them. Get
your supplies early.
Beaver-Herndon Hardware Company
fsu ,
Complimented
.tional bank, as the first witness
for Portland.
in soou
"Farmers have an 'enormous
Uyfieat crop on their hands, for
which they will receive at least
85 cents a bushel. Cavuse non
"The one trouble is with our
uie luinuei
running at
wrong,
lly this
affects us when I tell you that
from 50 to 55 per cent of our
labor depends upon the lumber
mills.
"Another big questipn that
stares us in the face is that of
securing ships for the exporta
tion of our record wheat crop.
"As a result of the opening
of the federal reserve banks, the
the country is swamped with
money. There is no famine of
capital, we nan plenty to move
canital. One of the thlnes
ngainst them is that the average
mill man doesn't know whether
he Is running at a profit or loss.
Tho only sign he has to go by
VUr. r.l,r l,n tr. 1,v
is the fact that he has less
money at the end of the month
than on the llrst. We need a
by which we can tell at a glance
how much it costs to manufac-
statement from a lumberman I
immediately take off from 25 to
40 per cent, according to what
I know personally of the man."
"How has the war affected the
lumber business?"
"The war has affected us ser
iously, as regards freight and
markets. It has cut down the
attention
tim riiiofiiou can see now vita
f
FREE SITE IS OFFERED FOR CAMPING
CROUNO FOR AUTOMOBILE TOURISTS
A camping ground for tour
ists, with a fire-proof building in
! which to keep their automobiles
will be offered by Springfield if
a few details can be arranged
by a mass meeting which has
been called to meet tomorrow
evening in the rooms of the
Springfield Development league
at 8 o'clock. Development
league officers have taken up
the matter with Mr. Klovdahl,
owner of the property, and have
secured his permission to use it'
The project Is one of public con-,
corn, and all interested in mak
ing Springfield a stopping place
for automobile tourists are Invit
ed to- attend the meeting. Speak
in e on this subject. President J.
W. F. Walker is
Named Registrar
All births, deaths, burials and
removals of bodies in registra-! already provided free camping
tion district No. 44, must be re-! grounds, il is evident that, as a
ported to W. F. Walker of i means of advertising a com
Springfield, who was today ap-jmunity and leaving with the in
pointed registrar for this dis-! dividual a real personal feeling
trict. The law is already in ef-!of interest in the place, this will
feet, and it is the duty of all: be seed fallen upon good ground,
doctors, midwives, nurses, un-i "This is not all, since every
dertakers and sextons to make I automobile passing the night
these reports at once. here will leave several good out-
Mr. Walker's district is com-; side dollars with us.
posed of the voting precincts of "There will be practically no
Springfield, Armitage, Edwards, j expense connected with this but
Thurston, Camp Creek, Gate j it will be necessary to clean .up
Creek and .Leaburg virtually and alter the grounds some, a
the whole McKenzie valley. i few signs will have to be placed
. fl there are many questions on
number of ships and narrowed 'which it is desirable to obtain
the demand. It has also hurt. the advice and co-operation of
exchanges." the-tovn-as a whole-andpas-the
Edward Cookingham, of the season is wearing away, there is
Ladd & Tilton bank, followed need of haste.
Mr. Mills. He said he was presi-! "Therfore a special meeting
dent of three or four timber; has been called for Tuesday,
companies. Aug. 17 at 8 P. M. at the Devel-
"The lumber business Is com- opment League rooms, not only
pletely at sea," said Mr. Cook-fo,r members but for everyone
ingham, frankly. "It faces pros-
tration. That is our most vital
miPcHnn
I believe the lumbermen
themselves must undergo a
complete regeneration. They
have abused their credit. The
serial bonding of properties
compels them to produce wheth-
re there is a market or not. This
is economically and morally im
possible. It is bad financing.
that was sure to end in disaster.
We haven't one of these serial
bonds in our banks. The spec
ulators have gone in over their
heads in this sort of financing
and now they are drowning,
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"We've been lifted to a state
of exaltation by the possibilities ; nig of the executive committee
of our great timber resources. : at Salem. The particular word
"One of our greatest needs is ing of the question has not yet
a merchant marine to open wid- been decided upon, but will be
er markets. Even between Ore-: submitted to the schools early
gon and Eastern ports the busi- in the school year,
ness will not stand railroad1 There were 41 high cshools
rates. We need boats. in the league last year, and it
"I think also that we should is hoped that at least 60 will
be allowed to form associations participate this year. Spring
under your supervision. It is too field won both affirmatively and
big a problem for any company negatively in the preliminaries
or any one group to handle. ;last year, but lost out to Albany
While we are opposed to harm-j in the next set of debates,
ful monopolization, we also are
up against the strongest foreign
combinations. Some sort of
combination under strict federal
supervision must be formed to
fight them."
"And that results in overpro
duction and price cutting by the
small mills?" asked Commis
sioner Hurley.
"Yes. Also if the hanker could
see exactly what the mill man
was doing, he could apply pres
sure that would in a measure
remedy conditions."
W. D. Wheelwright, of the
Pacific Export Lumber company,
said that one of the diseases of
the lumber trade was overspecu-
lation. There has been a perfect
craze, he said, for timber lands.
A big demand for lumber helped
this along. When the slump
came the tlmberman was forced
to shut down at a loss or run at
a loss.
"We could get vessels," he
said, "if wo had the orders. The
truth Is that the markets havo
disappeared, In Great Britain
E. Richmond this morning said:
"Through the kindness of Si
mon Klovdahl, owner of the gar
age at the foot of Main street,
it has become possible for the
people of Springfield, through
the Devlopment League, to offer
the motoring public a free
camping ground and fire proof
storage for autos, secondNto
none. J
"Just at this time, when so
many motorists are passing
along the Pacific Highway and
nearly every city from Portland
to Ashland is endeavoring to of
fer inducements to the travelers
to stop with them a while and
get acquainted, this opportuni
ty is of special advantage.
"Those who have lately been
over the road assure us that
such a place would greatly ap
peal to these strangers in a
strange land who are now camp
ing in many cases by the road
side in most unpleasant places
! and from such cities as have
realizes uie iiuporuiiiee ur
t the, move and w shes to help
i make it a success."
WILL DEBATE QUESTION
OF MILITARY POLICY
The question of whether or
not the United States should
adopt some system of military
preparation, similar to that in
use in Switzerland will be debat
ed by the high schools of the
Oregon High school debating
league this coming winter, ac
cording toR. L. Kirk, president
nf Mia lnnmip. who returned, on
Z5 t '
Thursday evening from a ineet-
LOVERIDGE FARM SOLD
TO CALIFORNIA MAN
The fine farm owned by the
Loveridge estate on the Pacific
highway between Eugene and
Springfield, consisting of 17.59
acres of rich river bottom soil,
has been sold to Lawerence J.
Byrne, formerly of Oroville, Cal.,
for $7,900 cash.
Mr. Bryne is an expert on
soils, grasses and all kinds of
fruits, and has made a science
of tho economical handling of a
ranch. He will at once move
his family to the place and will
make a number of permanent
improvements.
every industry except those con
nected with war has fallen away.
"Mr. Cookingham is absolute
ly right about the necessity of
financial regeneration for timber
men. The depression is the
natural outcome of ovrspecula-tlon."