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LANE
Continuing tho Springfield Nows and Lane County Star, Which Woro Consolidated February 10, 1914.
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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUAY 28, 1916
VOL XV. NO.-9
i U 17
COUNTY
NEWS
0
GAR
NEEDED
IN OREGON 10 FILL
LUMBER ORDERS
Tho Sunday Orcgonlan says:
Tho car shortage In Orogon
persist!!. If anything It is grow
ing worse ovory day.
It Is apparent that Oregon Is
suffering more than any of tho
other Pacific Coast states.
"It Is tho most serious short
ngo In tho recent history of tho
Htato," sold Clydo 13. Altchison,
member of tho Public Sorvlco
Commission, yesterday.
Tho situation In all parts of
tho state Is bad. With lumber
rmllls opening up and demanding
cars to move their products It Is
certain that conditions will get
oven forse beforo thoy get bet
ter. It Is estimated that more than
lfiOO orders for boxcars alone In
various parts of tho state re
main unfilled.
Yesterday tho Southern Pa
cific reported DIG unfilled orders.
Tho O.-W. R. & N. Company,
329 unfilled orders on Friday.
Tho Northern Paclllc and Great
Northern aro not so badly off aB
the others, but have not nearly
tho number of cars that they
could use.
Tho North Hank road is In
fairly good position because It
does not permit Us cars to go
off Its own line, Tho same ap
plies to tho Orogon Electric and
other branches of tho North
Dank system.
Lilmber manufacturers In
IRE THING 10 DO
IS TO GET THE VOTES
In this contest the thing is to
get tho votes. Tho lady getting
the highest number of votes will
be declared tho most popular
lady in tho community and bo
awarded a fine Obcrmcyer &
Sons piano valued at $400. This
surely Is worth a try. There Is
nothing gained in this life with
out nn effort and you will be
surprised to find how easy it 1b
to get votes In this contest. Be
sides the piano there are many
other prizes to bo given away,
and the young lady who goes
Into tho matter with a determlu
tion to win can hardly fall to
win a prize well worth the effort.
Thoro aro now two ways of
getting votes. The first way Is
to pay cash In the purchase of
your goods which Is the best and
moat pleasing way for all con
corned, and got the coupons of
the Btoros. These coupons arc
good for 25 votes each and
count just as well as though you
had gotten them at this office.
Tlie second way and tho way
to get larger coupons is to sub
scribe for tho Nows get your
neighbor to subscribe, pay and
hnvo him pay all arrears and
pay In advance. Tho last is the
best way of all to get more
votes. You can pay aB far a
head aB you please, and the
more you pay, tho larger cou
pon you get.
NOMINATING BLANK
Springfield, Ore 191G
, I hereby nominate or suggest tho name of
Address
a lady worthy to bocomo a candidate in your "Popular Vot
ing Contest,' I present this name with the distinct agree
ment that tho management sl all not divulge my nnmo. This
does not obligate mo in anyway whatever.
Signed
25-VOTE COUPON
Send this vote to tho LANE COUNTY NEWS Office with
in Fifteen Days from date nnd it will count for 25 votes
No monoy is roqulrod with this Coupon,
VOTE FOR '
NOT' GOOD . AFTER MARCH 15, 191G.
Homo parts of tho state have
suffered a virtual paralysis of
their business. The Booth-Kelly
Company at Eiigeno, has been
forced to placo some of Its busi
ness with Its competitors in tho
state of Washington in order to
fill orders for its natrons on con
tract time.
Because tho Southern Pacific anouncemont of tho Oregon One of the things that seemed
has been unable to furnish Power Company to move their , to be instrumental In the Com
cnouuh cars for tho Booth-Kelly offices from EtiKcno to SnritiE- pany's locatlnc here was the
I plant at Springfield, the lumber field should not bo looked upon treatment that they had recelv-
1b being hauled four miles by by tho citizens of our town as, ed from the citizens, and In wel
motor truck to Eugene, where it a small affair, but as tho com- coming them to our town I
Is placed on Oregon Electric
cars. Souther;i Pacific officials
aro making desperate efforts to
get cars from their lines in Call-
fornla.
While tho carriers insist that
tho shortage Is common to all
territory on the Pacific coast,
the records Indicato that Oregon
is tho worst sufferer, If indeed,
lit 1b not tho only sufferer.
I Tho Public Service Commls-
Bion In the state of Washington
rcnorts that there 1b no serious
shortage in that state, although
the carriers say there is. The
same conflicting reports come
from California.
But, admitting that a short -
niro exists In Washhmton. it Is
apparent that It Is not as bad as effect.
It Is In Oregon, for tho simple) "The Oregon Power Corn
reason that more than twice as paiiys plant in Springfield Is
mnny cars arc coming Into Se- one of tho finest and best equip
attlo and Tacoma every day or ped electric plants on the Pa
into Portland. 'clfic Coast, and at the present
Largo quantities of war muni- time It furnishes several towns
Hons anil supnlles aro received with electricity, and In the Wll
at the Pugct Sound ports rcgu- lamettc valley the company Is
larly for export to Hussla. As operating in 14 different towns,
fast as these cars aro unloaded and from these towns the daili
thoy aro turned over to tho lum- reports will come to Springfield
bcr plants of Western Washing- and then be forwarded to Taco
ton. I ma and Chicago. This will in-
Ycsterday n full tralnload of 'crease the postal receipts of our
cotton was hauled through Port- local Post Office substantial y,
land to Pugct Sound. Tacoma and another factor is that tho
mills get the empty cars. Company's monoy will be hand
Wo guarantee this contest to
be absolutely fair and honest,
n,,i n,i Mnrnh i f; thmn iiininfnr-
estcd persons will open the box
i t it. -
and count the votes. The young
lady that has tho highest niim-
ucr oi vines ut uiu umu win uu
awarded a $10 cold piece. In
another 30 days the count will
bo repeated, and at tho end of
the last 30 days tho box will bo j
opened nnd the final award be
made, when nil tho prizes as ad-
I 1 111 t. I ..A
VCrilHCU Will DU KlVUll UUL
It is better that you depos
vour voles often, as they will
the same time no one will know
how many yon have, as no one
will haw a look in the box un-,"-5, ,"'l'att , they will be Srou,?n' m"nery. lias joined In ment of phy8lcal education for other houses in town were fin
til tho first count Is made on ;,L l'X fu f )L rnZ r ton the list merchants who are WOmen at the University of Ore-! swdshi SHR 12356 7 98$..0..
ire
iiiiiiu au.
uuv imub b ' j'.th0 next BXty days, or there
Tho names of tho young ladies nboUts J J
who havo been nommateu m
uus cuiiiHi uiu bivuii uuiyw.
Tho following are candidates
llmnlnnninnlnol-
for the piano contest:
Miss Helen Roberts
Mrs. Ernest Lyon
Mrs. Silas Gay
Miss Dutte Fischer
Miss Gladys Wlthrow
Mrs. Lola Chose
Miss Graco SIdwell.
i Miss Lucilo Copenhaver
MIbb Mnrjorle Machen
Mls3 Francis Travis
Miss Chlole Woolley
Miss Lola Barr
Miss Elsie Holverson
Miss Beatrico Holbrook
Miss Verna Tagg
Miss Rhodes
Miss Maud Morelock
Miss Anna Rutledgo
Mrs, IT. A. Korf
Miss Druco BnrncB
Prosperous Years Forecastetd by Citizens
Commenting on Acquisition of Power Office
E. E. Morrison. Mavor. "Tho
ling of a corporation that will .would ask that the citizens still
build up our financial interests, put forth the same effort In the
and should be the beginning of future, as in the past, for by the
enterprises wo aro looking for.cb-opcratlon of all the Interests
in tho future. 6f our town, we will be able to
j "Unless such a largo corpora- accomplish In the future great
,'tlon as the Oregon Power Com- things for all concerned."
j)ftny could seo a good future In
our town, it is reasonable to
think they would not want to lo-
Catc In our city. Sometime ago
when a committee from Spring -
flCid called on the officials of the
Poinnnnv asklnir them to con -
, Rider moving their offices here,
thinc nt that time did not look
most encouraging, but after tho
possibilities of our towh were
, presented to them in a reason-
able way. it had Its desired
led tnrougn our mcai uanns,
which In Itself Is another flnan
.clal ndldtlon.
"The nay rolloftheemployes
will bo approximately $1,300.00
iikk ninnlli of wltlrOi Din irronlor
per month of which the greater
amount should bo spent with
uu5 vwaaa a via
Siuslaw This Week
T11I. f 1rr W. f1, GI
, forbthe BootuKel,
,.. m , ... i
lA"'n mi acer of the com-
. "IX0f: 10rnre 4 000 000 feet
it . -"-
0 uftGGii carloads a uav tor
Tho willamctte-Paciflc office'
innnimoGR th loirs will be I
n g, d b S1)edal iOK trains,
' ... "J . ' . w" " .:. .
mill will not interfere -with the
nresent mixed train service be-
; n . .
tween iiiugeue ana uusuman.
Enpine 2205 has been repaired
t 1m Cnvlnrrflnlfl olinno nnrl Id
LKj L1IU U ..IIKIIVtU niliIJUi 1 V. 1 1
Booth-Kelly company finishes
flttlnc uu the log cars.
Eva Titus.
Mi's. Tom Allen
Miss Hazel Redman
Mrs. Dale Mummey
Mrs. Fj E. Lenbart
Miss Pearl Snook
Miss Hazel Parrish
Mrs. Elmer Ferguson
Miss Jessie Walker
Mrs. J. E. Fox
Miss Ada Redman
Miss Avis Thompson
Miss Mablo January
Miss Ethel Conloy
Miss Ruby Sensensoy
Mrs. Zella Cantrell
Miss Grace Collins.
Miss Graco Thomas
ill
TTllM- - I ii in ii i
Bsower-H jraionwHardwareCompany
1
the business men of our town.
Chas. L. Scott, President of
the First National Bank. "The
i coming of .the Oregon Power
i Company to Springfield we feel
. Is no ordinary event and are
gratified acordingly.
i "We heartily welcome those
entrusted with the management
i of the office and feel that their
coming Is a real compliment to
us and gives an added impulse
to our growth, which through
the establishment of various
magnificent industries has en
tilled us to the name Mill City.
"When tho Oregort' Power
Cbmpany installed its plant hero
It meant very much to us and
very materially augmented our
big business. Now that the head
office has come wc feel it has
added another unit."
O. B. Kessey, Cashier Com
mercial State Bank. The mov
ing of tho Oregon Power Com
pany's main offices from Eugene
to Springfield and the Incident
acquisition of eight or ten very
desirable families as permanent
residents here is certainly apnre-
cmted by.allOf us and wc extend
n hfinrfv wolrnme.
a hearty welcome.
"Worm nnr tninii
"We do not minimize the ben -
eflta accruing to Springfield in
Miss Ella Young
Miss Grace Male
Miss Estella Martin
Miss Mabel Fnndrem.
Misn Silvia Strubin
Miss Ruby Crabtree
Mrs. Snrgie Sneed
Miss Marie DePue
Miss Mary Putnam
Miss Gertrude Williams
Mta Mable Duree
' 11 vini be noted that Mre. D.
co-onnrntincr m the nmno con -
Mz
(Continued on Pugo 4)
Water Main is Repaired
Tionnira tn tho wntor mnln nt
Sixth and A streets were com-
mi.
Dieted Saturday. The cold
weather in January, with the
i r
tunauiiuuni iuw lcuijjciu.iuic ui
the water pumped intV the
lllnlllR nflllRoH tllO lllllf tft OOn-
j . ,
nnrl n flnnp-n to hrpnlr. A
large cast iron sleeve was put
.over the ends of the pipe, and
Tiio joint was pacueu witn some mree numuer oi wouibh in uie """"
fifty pounds of lead wool. A . town, but all women, whether consumers was advocated by
second hole was cut in the they received a card or not, are speakers at the opening here to
pavement to examine two serv- invited to attend. The Invita- day of the thirteenth annual
ice collections, but they were tlons are sent out by a commit- "feno of the Western Re
found intact. The break prob- tee composed of Mrs. N. W. Em- tall Lumber Dealers associa
ably occurred several weeks ery, Dr. Keeney Ferris, Mrs. O. . t'0"-, , x,
nirn hut tho soonnn-o rlM tint flo- B. Kessev. Mrs. R. T,. Kirk. ATrs. I believe that the SUn Of the
ivelop until last week.
Two Realty Deals are Made.
J. P. Fry last week made a'
deal whereby Mrs. HolUneer of
iWest Springfield acquires two i VOTERS ARE REGISTERED , soclatlng for protection, against
'acres of land In Douglas Gard-1 (whom or what was never entire-
'ens. He also made a deal where-; plcurGa from the ofIiCGS of H ly clear: waS Jn my1Vdme?J
by Joseph Cyr, recently from E Xand of J C Mullen wro?gf if "0t uneth cal-
Bellingham, Washington, buys bj TecLrars show that not' 17iRt,,,t W?s ""economic prob
thesWithrow house. .local registrars, snow that not ably illegal. It was not Amerl-
mt, wiuirow ious one-third of the voters of -the cant
Rnrfncfielfi nreelnets hnvo rociK- I t i ni.. ah.i-..
QUALITY AND
' WORKMANSHIP
Those aro tho distinguish
ing features of our match
less tolB. Hardware that
will stand tho tear. Ham
mers, knives, chisels,
screw drivers, buts, augers,
and all other carpenters'
essentials, Agate ware that .
will wear. Housekeeping
incidentals that carry with
them our guarantee. Wo
maintain the highest qual
ity standard,
this move by saying, that the
coming of the Oregon Power
company is the fulfillment of
but one unit of a well grounded
prophecy and the forerunner of
similar action sure to follow by
other Interested corporations
and Individuals, at a time not far
distant, when the Southern Pa
cific Company announce the
commencement of their great
shops and terminals.
"The reason Is obvious. Our
geographical location is logical
and correct. We have never had
our hammer out for corporate
investment and development.
We invite them and our concilia
tory attitude and co-operation
is recognized and appreciated by
every corporation operating
here today.
"Springfield finds itself at this
time, in a mighty satisfactory
position. During the good times
prevailing three or four years
ago while other towns were
busy cutting the melon Incident
to booms brought about by a
generous distribution of air, re
sulting in over building, over
stocking and over-populating
and who now find themselves in
a demoralized and chaotic con
dition with little hope of the
future, Springfield was laying a
foundation of production upon
which the future might rest se
cure. We are not over built,
over stocked nor over populated.
We have an adequate produc
tion of new wealth In and tribu
tary to us for our present needs
and the positive assurance of an
actual production, in the way of
Increased pay roll, sufficient to
.build and maintain the largest
city In the unner Willamette
- j valley. - It-has--taken constder-
Inhlo tftne. rnmnotitirtn h'na boon
, strong, but we are coming Into
our own. .
Woman's Meeting
A . E3.o.iT Tk
At oeii ineatre
A meeting for women will be
held at the Bell theatre at 3:15,
i p. m., Wednesday, March 1, un-i
ider the auspices of the Oregon '
Soclal Hygiene society. Miss
cummingst head of the depart -
' 1 ht t t, vm
bu" am. j. ai. iuuier, ui,
Eugene, will be
tho nrlnrinni
speakers. The
meeting will be
Tellinjr the
Truth to mv nhlld?" nnd deals
with a very pressing social pro-
1.1 1 e "i..i . ,..
blem, and one of particular in-
terest to the mothers of Spring-
iinU
uom.
The meeting is for mothers
Jlllll &1I flfllllt WOmeil. JITlfl for
(the cirls of 14 una over wIirii
- - w
accompanied by tneir mothers. 1UU"CU' u,cluu"81 "l
Cards have been sent out to a!ketinS and closer relations be-
.E. E. Morrison, Mrs. L. K. Page,
'Mrs. LUCina Richardson, Mrs.
Gladys Smith.
NOT ONE-THIRD OF THE
tered for the coming primaries,
iuu luuvio iu uiu wwii uk ua
follows: Republicans, 179; dem
ocrats, 48; Progressives, 2; So
cialists, 12; Prohibitionists, 6;
Independent, 7.
All previous registrations are
superceded by the one now be
ing mtldo, and in order to vote
at the May primaries It is ne
cessary to register anew.
Postage on two carloads of
catalqgucs of one eastern mail
order house distributed from
Saloni amounted to $1780.
UU All, ViWAAVA44V
build 30 homes this year,
Ond Astoria contractor will
CHEESE FACTO
OLD LANDMARK TO
BE TORN DDI
The old cheese factory build
ing, used in later years as an
over flow building for the local
schools, and for the past few
years used as a store house, is
being torn down by Herbert E.
Walker, who hag owned the
building for the past ten or 11
years. He will use the lumber
to erect a workshop at his home
here, and also a small dwelling
on his garden tract across the
river..
The old building, while it was
and still Is known as the "cheese
factory," was used for that pur
pose only a few years, and in
turn has been a lodge hall, show
house, residence, and school
house. In fact, the first high
school grades of the Springfield
school recited to Mrs. L. K. Page
in this building. Many of the
younger married people of the
present Springfield received the
early education in this building.
The structure was erected in
1868 by the Springfield Mill
company, in which B. J. Pengra,
W. B. Pengra and A, G. Hovey
were leading spirits. The com
pany not only erected the build
ing, but it furnished the cows
and the feed for the industry. A
man by the name of Fry was the
first manager, and was succeed
ed a year later by a Mr. Hull.
The cheese business, however,
did not prove profitable, and-the
plant was discontinued. For a
good many ..years- the building
offered the only available hall
for lodge meetings, and for the
small road shows wWchcama,
rails" wayi
The old building Is 20 x 40
feet in sl two ories hif(bt R
Iwng built in ol(1- glL le bjf
wooden pin construction in part',
'and all the nails used are of the
old square iron type, the pegs
;1)ei"G used to secure the joists,
the top plates and the rafters
in nlace. The building inside is
i ceiled with sugar pine, brought
from Pine Openings, far up the
middle fork of the Willamette,
The Springfid mill company
received a drive of logs one year
from the Openings, and not only
. cheese factory, Jmt several
lahofi with tho nn
wr , v"
1 -lue Duucung stands now just
theme of theiwliere did when first erected.
. . . ri 11 n ii -r
. Since the erection of the" Lln-
coin school building five years
aSO. the building has not been
insori ffir Rflinnl niirnncua .
' "
LUMBERMEN TALK
MARKET METHODS
1 Jroriiana, ure ieu i5
I - . -. n
old style association has set
,ever iu use usum, uewureu
J. M. Crawford, of Walla Walla,
jWnt?h. "sident of the associa-
turn. ine om tnougnt or as-
simpkin of Salt Lake City, re-
viewed the inuuence on trade or
tKo" European war and warned
against the reaction that ho said
would come at its close.
iter the war is over," ho
said, "all but lumber, cotton,
copper, and food products, and
In ii lessor measure structural
steel, will find a very narrow
market.
"The two cheerful things'that
tho signs hold are the wider de
mocracy and the open door
through which raw material
may pass to help In tho rpcon
struction of, the yast areas war;
has' destroyed,"' ' i