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SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER S, 1015
THE' GOOD ROADS QUESTION
The good ronds committee of the Lano County Grange
'shas reported to the Grange its endorsement of some form of
iliard-surface roads for the county, expressing the belief that
sdnie form of hard pavement can be found that will not be
uiuch more expensive to build than macadam, but will be more
permanent
If there is any one thing that a county needs it is good
roads. The cost of good roads is not the big item to be worried
about, but rather the high cost of bad roads, as Col. Mercer
would say. The real cost to the users is the outlay for get
ting' their products to market. A sale lost on a high market
price that could not bo realized because the product could not
ibe hauled in and the low price obtained when the goods cquld
be sold, represents the real cost of bad roads.
How best to secure permanent roads is the problem that
.is facing the people of Lane county. There is some talk of a
bond issue, but this does not appeal to the News as feasible
jfor such a large and. sparsely settled county. The largest
-amount of bonds that could be sold would hardly make a be
ginning on the 2,000 miles or more of roads in the county, and
the interest on such a bond issue would be exceedingly heavy.
It would be far better to take the $30,000 or so that would be
required for interest, and put that into a few miles of hard
surface each year, and thus gradually extend the permanent
roads.
As to the materials: Marion county last year, by leasing
a city pavingplant and securing the rights to use a patented
pavement, secured hard-surfaced roads and a figure much
less than was paid in Multnomah country where nearly 100
miles of hard surface were laid. A few years ago Prof. E. II.
McAlister of the University of Oregon issued a bulletin In
which the use of certain diatomaceous earths to be found in
western Oregon, was advocated as a basi3 for concrete roads.
In fact the county court was once asked by a good roads con
vention to lay a sample mile of Prof. McAlister's pavement,
.but1 that has never been done. Straight concrete, reinforced
; "with poultry netting, and washed -with.abituienousurf aclng
"72alght offer a cheap, yet perniane1htroahC-steTffistates-
and the state of Washington, too are finding vitrified brick
. an excellent material for country roads.
"Undoubtedly, now is the time to begin a program of per
manent road construction. Eventually all the main roads
will have hard surfaces, so why not begin now, mapping out
a program that will cover a term of years and provide ulti
mately good roads for the whole county.
4 And don't forget to keep the roads in repair.
OREGON FIRST IN POULTRY .
' It was "Oregon first" again at the Panama-Pacific expo
sition; and the latest time in the twelve months' International
egg-laying contest, involving 500 hens from the four corners
'of the earth. The contest ended ten days ago, and as a
matter of fact it was Oregon first, second and third three
tpens of White Leghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks and a hy
brid of the two, entered by Prof. James Dryden, head of the
poultry department of the-Oregon Agricultural College, cap
turing all the places worth mentioning. The Oregon chickens
jwere so far ahead the past three or four months that there
really was never any doubt about the final outcome, and the
.score shows the Canadian pen, the closest competitors, showed
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1 WHEN IN NEED OF
HARDWARE, FUR
NITURE, A RANGE,
HEATER, RUG, OR
PAINTS AND OILS
SEE HOLBROOK & JOHNSON
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(THEOOOrrOUPQE IS SOftRy forthqse.men,wuq are slovtoiearn)
yE3. MOST MEN DO UHTILTHEy
LEARH THAT THE REALTOBACCO
CHEW SATISFIES WITH LES3,
THAN ONE.qUAKTERTHEStZE
lOFORPINARV
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1 LOOK AT THE SIZE OP I
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BACK.! IT
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COMB men are so used to taking a big yvatLof ordi-
nary tobacco that it sccms3to be hard for theml to
remember that WB CUT Chewing the Real Tottnccb
Chew, new cut, long shred is rich tobacco; that a small
chew satisfies.
Tell such men Jo give it a quality test to take a small chew and to
notice bow the salt brings out the rich tobacco taste,
UM hr WEYMAN-8KUT0M COMPANY, 59 Union Spare, New York CUT
rbout twenty cggaTcftlnd" Oregon's loTeSTTo ndTto.oV
, gon glprya Barred Plymouth Hock, developed from jcql lego
stock' ni)den?orcd bjj IyM. Sherman of Lebanon Hitd" two
Whlto Leghorns nmongUho college bona, proved toTbo the
highest individual scorers. Apparently, tho only reason Oro
gdn did ndtwln a greater, victory lis In thft fact thhWlttf Oro
gonrcollego did not enter more hens. r '
1 Thls contest, tho largest nndlongeat at tho.Pananui
Paclfie exposition, was conducted on tho oxposUlpji grounds
uner) the auspices of thofrntvoralty of California. ThS great
feature wnslho contest between pens of birds, and poiftl woro
entered from practically overy state In tho Union, from Canada
and from England. Among tho also-rans are two pons on-
stored by that "blarated Drltlshor" Uarron, Avho Juul beon.hlt-
ttng the high spots at practically all the American egg-laying
contests in recent years. To have gotten the goat of this
champion of tho champion breeders Is no small honor, and to
have brought to Oregon the grnnd prize, tho cash, and a Hcoro
of trophies offered at the greatest exposition In modern times
It about all that might bo expected even of collego hens.
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I News From Springfield High School
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We have a few new shingles! ptoy."
on our roof. 4lw,, ,m.:..
The typewriters in use in tho Thcn ujni gnd tr,n ti,c window,
Commercial Department 'under
went a cleaning and repairing
during Thanksgiving week.
Reverend wigmoro oi uie
Christian church spoke to. the
assembly Wednesday afternoon.
away.
C. D.
Springfield, which Is older
than Kugene, was onco the do
nation Inml claim of Isaac
Briggs, one of tho pioneer set
tlers of Oregon. At this time
When the .Leaves Come Down
When the leaves come down In , the valley wa filled with grain
the autumn, fields, the most Important of
And the wind Is blowing through j which were those of wheat. It
When the branches of the oaUs! derived its name from these
and the maples ) fields and also from tho largo
Seem whispering to me and you, 'spring on the J. L. Clark place
on 2nd street, near which tho
When the nines and the firs on (house of Briggs stood. Tho
. I my. 1
stones on which It was built are
there still. Mr. Briggs dug what
is known as the mill race taking
water from the Wlllametto about
the hillside
Show green in the midday sun;
The oaks and maples of the val
levs
Drop tleir brown leaves one by three miles up the river. This
one. I work occupied three years and
!at the end of that time, about
'Tis then that the evenings grow 1854, the flour mill nnd saw mill
chilly, were built, both run by water
And we warm by the bright power. These, and the fertile
hiimtnir blaze. " vallev. broucht settlers here, end
And we listen outside to the: accordingly, Mr. Briggs laid out
Vtlnwlnor In taw nnrna nlnri"- Mill nlrfwt fnr
The shadows change black from; the town of Springfield. It rc-
the grays. ' Imalned a very small village un-
V. ii , . :.(.y '.ij.iV, til' about 1900. Th're'e yeah later
Then when the glad streaks, of Booth and Kelly bought tho sav
the morning I mill and ran it until they hnd
Color the brightening east, , enough lumber to build a steam
And the frost is thick on the mill. About this time Springfield
windows, . .began to grow and soon became
We watch the brown, falling) a thriving little town. A few
leaves. (years ago the old steam mill,
."W- I which stood on the site of tho
They call to us and beckon us, i present fine new mill, burned
"Come join in our work and our 'down.
S. P. LINES SERVE T
TWO THIRDS OF THE
PEOPLE OF OREGON
Portland Nov. 27. Copies of
a circular prepared by H. A. Hin
shaw, general freight agent of
the Southern Pacific lines in
Oregon, have been distributed to
shippers, inviting their attention
to the system s important activ
ities in the commercial life of
this state. . According to the cii
cular,' the company employes
5000 persons in Oregon, disburs
ing to them $4,750,000 annually.
Sixty-five per cent of the state's
population is served by the com
pany's lines. Its taxes amount
to about ?1,220,000, or 12 per
cent of the taxes collected by the
counties through which its lines
run.
The Southern Pacific's pur
chases in Oregon of material arid
supplies, Including lumber, durr
ing the fiscal year of I9l4-19i5
average $104,000 monthly.
Referring to the construction
of the line from Eugene to
Marshfield, the circular says: 1
"The Southern Pacific is now
of approximately $1,0,000,000. Jt
lis the only line that is opening up
'.,... i 1. i r . ,;!'
h imw ivruwry in uregun at me
present time and there is not a
i merchant, dealer or resident 'in
janyhne of business in Oregdh
whois not Indirectly benefited
through the expenditure of these
, vast sums of money." ji
! FOREST NOTES
! Over a million and a cniartor
board feet of wood is used annu
ally in the' mines of Oregon for
props, Jagging? ties, and riffle
uoxes
this raw material was over one
hundred dollars.
A new process of creosotlng
Douglas fir has recently been de
veloped which does not Impair
the strength of the timber.
The 1915 returns Trom Hood
River Valley will be over $1,000,-000.
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YOU HAVE SEEN MEN LIKE THIS ARE YOU GO
ING TO BE ONE OF THIS KIND? IF YOU DON'T
COMMENCE NOW PUTTING MONEY IN THE BANK
AND PREPARING FOR YOUR OLD AGE, YOU WILL
SOME DAY BE WHERE THIS MAN IS. OLD AGE IS
BOUND TO COME UNLESS YOU SHOULD BE TAKEN
AWAY IN YOUTH.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD START A BANK
ACCOUNT?
BANK WITH US.
WE PAY 4 PER CENT ON TIME DEPOSITS. '
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The Best Groceries
For Less Money .
The Fifth Street Grocery
Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22
Jas. Cprsaw has re-opened
his shoe repair shop In the
west half of the Stevens bi
cycle shop, .Main St. near
Seventh.
Ge A.o Co
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FARMERS' AND HOME-MAKERS' WEEK
and RURAL LIFE CONFERENCES
January 3 to 8, iyi6
Lle lufornmtinii. 1'iacllcnl Help lot the Home
t lie I'ttrni. Ihr Cuminuiilly.
Conrriitluiiitof OirKOii'H Ciralrnt I niln 1 r iro
Coufririii'CHiiiiOfrtcoli'o Mont Vital riublrlim
LHCTOKKrt DUMONhTKA flONK-
lXMIHITll)N-KNTI'.KTAINMI',NTH
Two llioniuiiit pruptr ullendcil lxt yrm . tt it
giral Uf lo makr frlcud wild live
Oilnkrr Mini llvr hoiililH, yixxl
wuikrit, mii K'H"' wirk,
WINTIiR SHORT COURSU
January 10 to February 4, 1016
A Poetical Axtlculliifiil C01111.C ill Nut tiliell,
Applied hclrni'c In Ai'tual Work uf
li; 1'nriii mid lluuriiold.
Coureit Id I'KUIT KAISI.Nli, HA KM CHOI'rt,
Sdll.H STOCK KAIAINO. DAIKY WOKK.
KWU'tHV KAlrilNO, OAKUKNINO, COOK
1NO. SJ'.WINO, ((UUKKIIOMI ARTS, JIOMI!
NUKSINC, liUKINHHH MI'.TIIODS, UOAU
IIUII.DISO.l'ARM )!Ni;iNliUKINf..KUKAL
iza niif
OUR GROCERIES
arc famous for quality and
wo savo you money on
what you buy horo. Wo
sell Dependable Coffees and
Teas and everything else is
dependable which wo sell.
Nice & Miller
Op Commercial Stato Bank
Phono 9
OKCtAMI
l,Nt, MAKKKTINtl.
Correpom(ence Coiirneii Without Tuition.
)',pTt Instruction In Mimic.
Keducrd railroad t(t.
for program writr to Trie College Exchange. Oregon
Agricultural College, Corvallli. flw-U-1 lu f-U
SPRINGFIELD DRUGGIST
PLEASES CUSTOMERS
M. Mi PJ2BRY DUUO CO. roports
In 1914 in the construction of I S?.!J25lorH XrDMy. p.lea8.ed .wU.",. th0
shins nnrl hooro or tho ahir, i,tii "u1 acun 01 mmpio uuBKinorn
Bnips ana ooats a, the ship build- j,ark,, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-
-ci w. "iuu uiiu rruau- I'liu, jinn muijrm luiuuuy uruiilB IIIO
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON.
Established 1883
Capital and Surplus
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- $300,000.00
Interests on Savings Accounts and Time Certificates
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IF XOU HAVE, NB.VER TRIED
THE SPRINGFIELD CREAMERY
' Clias. Barkman, Manager.
Try ub and be convinced that H pays to patronize homo
. Industries,
.',. 1 , Jr ). iff
CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS
I 4'
ington, nearly 13.000.000 board
feet of high grade lumber arfd
timbers were consumed. Austra
lian ironbark contributed 35.000
boar1 feet to this total. L
JL , (fTo repair the spokes, tongijes,
tho blacksmiths and wheeL
wrights of the towns and citi
of Oregon and Washington usa
over 400,000 board feet of oaic.
ash, hickory, etc. The avcmSn
cost per thousand board feet ,of
oiu iouj manor irom tnu uowoib bo
THOItOUH that ONE SPOONFUL re.
Haven aUnpst ANY CASE of consti
pation, sour or gassy stomach, It M
so powerful that it is used success
fully in appendicitis. Adlor-l-ka never
gripes and Ujo 4N8TANT ciiprJs
surprising, ; '
Thur 3
HERBERT E. WALKER
NOTARY
PUBLIC ,
Office In City Hall, Sprlnofleld, Ore
iDenti
DR. J, E. RICHIYiqND
PHONE8 Office, 3," Rpetdenco, 116-J
'i Over Commercial Bank,
Sprlngfi(?d,.Oregoii. t
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Edwards &Brattaii,
For Farm and City Property
Exchanges a Specialty
Springfield - Oregon
Phone 30
J. H. BOWER
Lawyer.,
B31 Willamette' St. .. ftuaene, Oreoen
W. F. WALKER
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL PIRECTOR
Office Phone 62j eildenc t7il
west Main St.
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nanism, onqes, wioves
Harness and Shoes I
The Harness Shop
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