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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1916)
The Lane County News W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr. Published Every Monday and .Thursday by tho Lano County Publishing Association. RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year .... $1.50 . 'Six Months .76 Thrco monthn .50 Advertising rates furnished on application. Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 191G. THE OREGON-CAlIFORNIA LAND GRANT The trouble in dealing with the Oregon and California land grant, of some 2,400,000 acres, is the widely divergent charac ter of the land and the vast dif ference in values. At $2.50 per acre, the price fixed in the grant, at which the lands should bo sold the total .value would be $6,000,000. sections would bo dear as a prc ;sont; othors arc worth as much as $20,000. If tho government took, over tho grant it would have to .sell a portion of tho lands at., more than $2.50 per acre, or Ipso on the transaction, for some of tho lands would never be sold. If the lauds are put on the market at $2.50 per acre tho availablo timber lands would bo taken up at once, and most of them at the behest of big tim ber interests. No one could honestly ncqulro them under the homestead law, for the lands cannot be culti vated, and in most cases they have no value other than the timber. It will be seen from this that whoever locatod them would do so for the purpose of selling them to the big owners; for they could do nothing with them themselves, and the big fellows could and would there fore get them practically on their own terms. The Ferris-Chamberlain bill, which is indorsed by Congress man McArthur, is the only one Oregon is interested in having tho matter settled in boiuo way soon, so that tho lands may bear their proportion of taxoa, and she is not concerned so much as to the means taken, or bill pas sed to accomplish this. Cham berlain's bill Is perhaps as good as any that can or will bo of fered. Salem Capital Journal. Interviews with promlnont citizens, published in tho Nows Monday forcast in a measure the possibilities tho future hold for Springfield. Undoubtedly wo nro about to enter upon an era of business activity that will put the city far ahead. Just how far ahead will depend upon the activity with which the Springfield people tako hold of the problems presented. There arc a lot of splendid plums in the trees just above Spring field's head. Some of them are bound to fall into our hands, but some will have to be picked. And right now is a most ex- CHURCH NOTICES Methodist Church. Corner Second and 13 streets James T. Mooro, pastor, phone 117-W. Next Sunday -10 A. M. Sun day school. 1 This school Is growing rapidly. Join its ranks and help swoll tho tide. Build up Uie school so that when wo movo into tho now church wo will havo a class for every room. 11 As M. Sermon. Subject, "Tho Best Things." G:30 P. M. Epworth League. 7:30. Sermon. "God's Way of Answering Prayer." Wednesday, 2:30. Ladles Aid society. Wednesday, 7:30 p, m. Choir rehearsal. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Mldwcok prayer mooting. All these services are of inter est and will bo helpful. You nro welcome. cur First Baptist Church. Rev. Will N. Ferris, minister. Bible School at 10:00 A. M. Let Teacher and pupil study this "Hn Thnil" lofiurm wall. Prima cellent time to do some practice 'on time and bring another. Gil- work as a plum picker. , bert Miller, Supt. Divine Worship at 11:00 A. M. With gravel trains operating Dr. James W. Ford will bo pres u is ciamieu, nowever, imu . onereo so far timt m any way0llt of Springfield for a month lent and report tho "Layman's these lands contain seventy bil- solves the problem, and this is nr ,nnro nIlfi w traiR rnmtn! Movement Conference." Don't ...r.r... nnnnnitu.. rni. ! ifnll tn lian Milci lion feet, board measure, of tim ber; and that this is worth not six million, but sixty million dol lars. Large portions of the grant cover rugged and inaccessible mountain sides; other -portions have been burned over; others still are rocky, barren and prac tically worthless. Some quarter meeting much opposition. This bill proposes to classify tho lands as agricultural, timber and min eral, and to dispose of them as such, and as the law provides. There are objections to this just as there are to all other pro posed solutions? as there will be into Springfield for two months or more, it would seem that the actual eastern terminus would logically be Springfield. Honest to goodness, both Ann, we thought had come, but we fear we were mistaken.. Perh:ins. sifter n Rn- to any others that may be sug-json, we will be having the sum-1 gested. mer we want. j ; fail to hear this. G:30 P. M. Senior and Junior meetings. i Evangelistic service of song anu sermon at :au p. m. memo of sermon by Rev. Ferris' will be liiiza- "The Matchless Orator." Mrs Spring J. E. Richmond will elng. All are cordially Invited. Strangers always welcome. film Puff your way into the joys of Prince Albert! - Go ahead, quick as you lay in a stock of the national joy smoke ! Fire up a Ipe or a. makin's cigarette as rthough you never did know what tobacco thte and parch meant! For Prince Albert is freed fifomite' xl parclfejy patented process. . controlled exdusyely" by us. You Can smoke it without a comeback of any kind because P. A. is real tobacco delight. PRINCE Albert the national joy smoke will do for you what it has done for thousands of men, not only in the States but all over the world 1 It will give you a correct idea of what a pipe smoke or a home rolled cigarette should be. i Church of Christ I 9:45 A. M. Sunday school, Mr. .Ferguson, Supt. ! 11:00 Junior Christian Endeavor !Mrs. Lansbury, Supt. 11 :00 a. m. Communion and morning sermon. G:30 P. M. Christian Endeavor 7:30 P. M. Evening Services. Wednesday 7:30 P. M. Prayer Meeting. Thursday 7:30 Choir Rehearsal. E. C. W1GMORE. Pastor. On tliii rcrens tide cf tMi tilf red tin you will reads "Prodis Patented Julr30th, lS07."whicb baa made three men itnoke pipes where one smoked before 1 Get this Prince Albert pipe-peace and maldn's-peace message, you men who have "retired" from pipe and cigarette-makin's pleasure; you men who have never known its solace I Because you have a lot of smoke pleasure due . t you quick as youpack-your-pipe or roll-a-cigaretto with P. A. Bay Prince Albert everywhere to i , r t a bag$, oc ana maKe nre 1 ttacm tm maid I in tooov ret tidy red fins. lOet handtome pound and half-pound tin humidore and in that clever pound eryetahgtate humi dor with apongemoitener top that heepe the tobacco in each fine ehape. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO, Winston-Salem, N. C. COOK 13 Free Methodist Church, Sabbath School at 10 a. m. Preaching services at 11 a.m. Prayer and praIso service .at 7P, ,M .preaching at 7:3.0 P., jM. Tuesday, 7:30 J?. M Young people's prayer meeting. Midweek prayer meeting' on Thursday at 7:30 P. M. A cordial invitation Is extend ed to all. M. P. CIIILDS Pastor. come. P. A. Johnson Secretary. ROBERT BURNS LortRO. No 78, A. M. P., Ancient nnd Accented Scottish Rito Uni versal and Symbolic Kroe Masons meets first and third Monday evening In W. O. W. hall. Visiting brothers wol- L. K. Pago. R. V. M. BANNER FRUIT CROP IS 1916 PREDICTION WITH U I' Oregon Power Co. A banner fruit crop for this locality is predicted for this year is the opinion of the local fruit growers. "The weather the last two weeks has been ideal for spray ing purposes," said J. 0, Holt, manager of the Lane County Fruit Grower's association. "We have sent about 5,000 gal lons of 30 test lime and sulphur mixture every week to fruit growers. This, when mixed witli water ready for use, makes 40,000 gallons of spray." It Is too early at present to note the condition of the San Jose scale "scab" but fruit men express the opinion that more people are spraying this yeair than last. M. II, Harlow, pioneer fruit grower or Lane County, said ".Last year was perhaps the worst season in many years for the development of scale, prob ably due to the weather condi tions. Tho poor apple crop, however, was not due to scale, because the scale did not de- velope until after the apples were out of the stage where harm could be done. Tho "mab" was more harmful to them than the scale." Last year the warm, wet weather, was very favorable to the development of "scab," while this year will probably check it with the present cold weather. J. O. Holt says that apples were very chejtp in 1914. This was in a measure, he says, re sponsible for the negligence in regard to spraying. In years past many people Have neglected spraying during the Hrst good days and were prevented from doing so by bad weather, until it was too late. B MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Of BANKS THE "FEDERAL RESERVE" BANKINQ SYSTEM, OF WHICH OUR BANK IS A MEMBER, IS THE BEST BANKINQ SYSTEM EVER THOUGHT OUT. THE MEMBER BANKS HAVE PUT 137 MILLIONS OF GOLD INTO THE U. 8. TREASURY. ON THIS COLD THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES MONEY. WE CAN GET MONEY WHEN WE WANT IT BY TAKING OUR SECURITIES T OOUR DISTRICT "FED ERAL RESERVE" BANK. YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU WANT IT WHEN YOU ARE A DEPOSITOR IN OUR BANK. LET'S DO BUSINESS. COME IN. BANK WITH US. WE PAY FOUR PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS rfUtf 96-223 Ty.V I fj J A. II IS AS W The Best Groceries For Less Money .- The Fifth Street Grocery Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22 HERBERT E. WALKER NOTARY PUBLIC 3fflc In City Hall, Springfield, Ore. 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