The Lane County News
W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr.
Published Every Monday and
Thursday by the Lane County
Publishing Association.
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MONDAY, MARCH 13, 191IJ
WOOD BLOCK IN SEATTLE
If modem wood block pave
ment gives good service in Seat
tle, what is to prevent it from
giving equally good service in
Portland? About the only rea
son is, that in Portland we do
not give it a chance.
Having at hand a recent issue
of the Seattle Municipal News
we find some interesting and in
structive matter pertaining to
wood block paving in Seattle,
embodied in a report of a special
committee of engineers to the
board of trustees of the Seattle
Municipal league. As dealing
with, the comparative merits of
brick and wood block pave
ments the report is exhaustive,
and is based on conditions that
obtain for the most part in Seat
tle, but extended to the exper
ience of other cities as well. In
effect it declares for wood block
as ultimately the best and the
cheapest pavement that is laid.
The report is made in re
sponse to a demand for investi
gation and recommendation
concerning the paving material
best to be used on a certain
stretch, of municipal highway
the improvement of which is
shortly to be undertaken. The
final recommendation of the re
port reads as follows: "From all
the foregoing, your committee
respectfully recommends the use
of creosoted wood block pave
ment for the improvement of
East Marginal Way, and further
that the specifications govern
ing the same be revised in ac
cordance with the most modern
and up-to-date methods and
practices."
Concerning the first cost of
brick and wood block paving the
report shows that during the
past couple of years the cost has
been practically equalized be
tween the two in Seattle, and
this does not take into account
the cost of covering the brick
pavement with sand and plank
to protect it until it is set and
fit for use. This, the engineers
claim, adds about 30 cents a
square yard to the total. In the i
matter of maintenance the re-J
port says of wood block paving
in Seattle: "We can find no re
cords of any money being spent
in maintenance of the wood
block pavement laid on Second
and Fourth avenues, although
the latter has been in use for
upward of seven years, and tak
ing into consideration the re
cent repairs made necessary by
unusual weather conditions,
which trouble seems to be due
to the construction of the pave
ment adjacent to and between
the tracks, as well as the tracks
themselves."
In the matter of traction and
Blipperiness the committee
found that wood block pave
ment is as desirable as any other,
and in the matter of sanitation
it finds that type of paving more
desirable than others. The re
port states that no wood is bet
ter for this purpose than Doug
las fir, nor any pavement of
greater community service and
economy. As we read this re
port wo again ask, what's the
matter with wood block pave
ment for Portland? Telegram.
Is the Springfield camping
ground going to be put into
commission again this year? It
made a big hit last year, and
wo will have something worth
yhile to show visitors this year.
Byllsby & Co.,Organization Seryes 2,000,000 People
Tho yenr Just closed shows n
marked Improvement In public utility
Industries throughout tho country.
While street railway companies woro
hamporod In tho early pnrt of tho
year to ronRUiornuio esieni y me
pruvnlouco of "Jitney hussos." those
nondescript vohlclos nro fnst fndlnn
from view in many piueos wnoro iuo.-
hvo boon regarded as a meimco to
tho slroat rnllway companies. Tho
electric light, tho power and gas In -
dustrtea all show very gratifying
gains, and oporators of those compan -
ifto.nn.i invnxtnrs tn their securities
are wearing a moro cheerful counton-
nnco than they have for several years.
, i . . .,... r.nnniinini,ii
ui oruur m icuui w..v
Illustration tho II. M. Uyllosby & Com
pany organization might bo solected.
This firm operates thirty-five com
panies scattered through sixteen states
serving a population of nearly 2,000,
000 people.
A visit to the grand omco of tno
company In Chicago found the officials
in an optimistic frame of mind ns the
reports from tho various operating
companies for tho year 1915 brought
with them a showing of decided tm-
proveraeni m an sutuoiia y-i'.
haps In Oregon and asUlngton and
some parts OI tUO bOUtn. 1 HQ OlUCiaiS
ifpnrtiine tho nubile utility situation 1 "oroin ucs mo spim uiai nos ooeu
ihraehout the cmintry It Is only lnrKoly Instrumental In winning sue-
" 'to select "nooVlho overnlt"- It has often taken considerable
Sit cornom ot3 aro conlrol' ! '""o command tho full conndonco
linir nnd onoratlnc Dronortles In Var- ,,C8,ro,u especially whoro now com-
ious scctlTs of thoPZntry? As an ' been bmught Into tho or-
declared that tho Northern States amounts of capital, particularly In tho I saino properties for tho porlod men
Power Company, ono of tho com- construction of wntor power and trans- tioned.
pany s subsidiaries, mado an excellent ! mjs80n Uoca carry (ho pro,iUcts to ( Tho benefits of group management
lUl0 mnrKeis. as nn illustration migni or public utility compnnlos Is abun
ings being hicreased approximate -0 bo ,nonUoned tho present electrical dnntly oxenipllflod In tho Uyllosby or
per cent Tho Standard Gas & Elec- production nnd distribution system ganUntlon. Individually each must
trie Company, greatly Improved Its tmvnroinn- ntmnr, i-mmiio in .nih. u.. ...i..
position during tho latter part of tho enst Minnesota with transmission lines oporatlng forco; each has Its financial
year by tho sale of long term notes of approximately 335 miles. Six years problems and many nro not elllclontly
and restoration of cash dUidcnds on ago. tho demand for u project such as operated. Group nmnngomont has tho
the Preferred stock. The sale of these u,,s oxstC(I but hU, not ooen carrlct, orfuct of unUn(. ft numbcr of 8lru
notes, which will retlro the short ma- out by ,ho cCctrlc companies oporat- gllng properties Into successful organ
turlty obligations of tho company, ,nK 80paratGiy jn t!l0 various commun- izatlons which nr nblo to not only
marked the turning point, , not onl 1UoS- Threo of tho wntor powcra ront,or ,lprovet, 8crvC0 but make re
in the affa rs of this company but in 8lnco (ieVeloped woro non-productive ductlon in rates,
the general financial situation as i re- ntea for electric sorvlco nnd power1 Operating ns soparnto units thore
lated to public utilHy enterprise woro hIgh and 8orao of tho xumilclpal- has been in many casos no public utll
which for some years hao had to re- uies woro Inadequately sorved. Many Uy organization save that of lncom
sort to short-term notes when un terrltorities which could use electrical potonco; no system snvo that of chnos:
considerable amount of monej was powor couid not obtatn tbo curront no requirement of Intogrlty save that
needed. and a considerable number of villages of political partisanship, and no test
It Is apparent that tho Dlle8b gas whIcU now ,lavo Up.to-dato electric of quallflcatlon snvo that of Intrlgua
and electric companies, like inan cor- ifac,,tlea were not bolne sorvcd nt all ,n thogJ do hQ pom,cnn, fought (ho
port ons engaged in this lino of public Tho Northern states Power Co.. ono utility companies and tho companies
utility service, have gone through i a of tho lh M. nyllesby & Co. compan- fought tho municipalities. Uach sldo
period that has thoroughlj tea ed !ea( ha8 harnessed tho nvallablo jowor was severely wounded, with tho result
tie r strength, and has demonstrated 8lte8 and tho pcoplo aro now bclnB Umt nelthor tho publc ulm com.
their ability to wtthstand Urn vicissl- adequately sen-ed. panics nor tho cities mndo satisfactory
iUR?pr tn al? but the most L id cot The Northern States Power Company progress. Group management. In most
ThLl Z taw.to The Northern States Towor Co.. wai cities, has eliminated these undoalr
StI thn, Ptt Inf lveBtmen Incorporated under the laws of Del- nblo disturbances between tho munlc
flefXs been c on December 23. 1909 nnd con- Ipalltles and their public utility com
f mnnn tcn unlts oporatlng In Wisconsin. Panics. Thoro Is no doubt that stato
nL7 B,tnrin ihJ m,t Tw 1 North and South Dakota. Minnesota public utility commissions havo aided
Sfnnthi ll n ni o modemto Iowa and Illinois. These properties considerably In bringing order out of
So8hnmnhPrmP ntPotP?! inie are located In a territory less arfected chaos, but tho credit Is mostly duo
nnhnmu thPSf rrenerls y general business depression of to bettor public utility organizations,
stock and bonds of these properties. pa8t ffiw yeafs thnn "any othor h,Kher ,dea,8 nnd ,noro honoat offort8
Organized In 1902. section of the country, and tho boun- to pleaso tho people.
fh fniinwinc nfflrnrs- President H Perity. The H. M. Dylicsby Company bo-
M BTllerty-VIcDresIdent in chargol Including the rural and farming sec lleves In giving tho people nil Infor
of the oneration Arthur S Huey-!tlons serYe'1' u la estimated that this matlon relatlvo to every question In
vice-DrLldent and chief engineer, company has access to a population which they are Interested. When iho
Otto EL Osthoff vicenresident and of over 800'00 nnd tha territory Is public is In possession of nil tho facts
UUO i. USUIOU, V1CC presiueui ttuuUhn-.lniF vorv rMafnnnrv mini In It la l .
counsellor. James s. uummins; sec-
retary, Robert J. Graf. With the ex
ception of Mr. Cummins, who died in
1913, these are at present the officers
of the organization. It was believed
there was a promising future In the
engineering field, and In the coramer
phi mnnnirpinpnt'of nubile utllltv com-!an(1
panics Hon fee or annual retainer
hnia Mr Bvlleabv had many years
o Experience to 35s line oTendeao"
. . .. . . . .
da l romm hl cons rue tZ of SI
States under the direction of Thomas transmission lines, ana i.ojo local ser- rerenco between favorable and unfav
A Edison He had attained a repu- vIco ,,nes- During 1915 substantial orablo franchises and tho benefits
tation aB an engineer operator and . Bains were made both in tho number which might bo oxpocted from a satis
manager of electrical and gas proper-' of customers and In the miles of lines, factory adjustment of tho franchlso
ties which cave him an uniaue stand- !Tne company owns undeveloped water question and an amicable relationship
lng "'in I the TpubHc uUllty Held In the ' Power sites In tho vicinity of Mln- with the city. When It had presented
nnw vonHir hp cathered around him , neapolls and St. Paul which aro cap- its case In tho newspapers it unhesl
men who were specialist in va7- able of Producing C0.000 additional j tatlngly asked for tho verdict of tho
Ious phases of the proposed under- hoT80 Fwer. making the total avail- j people, with tho result that 80 per cent
taking and every condition was pro- ab,e Pwer facilities from hydraulic of tho voters cast their ballot In favor
pltlous for the success of tho enter-! s?u,rcnav,0,ne' considerably In excess of a franchlso as proposed by tho com-
Drise. because at that time many nlants
wprn nhnnt tn hn pnnRtnicteil. ana I
' .
!, .. r,la nt iinilnvolniioil
Inadequate and badly managed utilities'
struggling to renaer gas ana electrical
service.
Needed Large Capital.
t nu- Arm Rn drnvorP,! that
one of the most insistent requirements
of successful utility operation consist
ed of large amounts of new capital for
expansions and improvements in grow
fner communities: for unless sufficient
funds were available no management,
however skillful, could accomplish
such undertakings ln a manner that
would be satisfactory to patrons or to
tho persons who were financially In wcro put into effect, and tlio peoplo and all concorned in them, Ono of tho
terested In the properties. Coincident who had complaints to make were Uyllosby companies, tho Northern
with this Mr. Dyllesby learned that If Biven a cordial reception and a re- states Power Company, has sold Jin 7
his firm would assume full financial, as snectful hearing. It was not long be- por cent preferred stock to tho extent
well as managerial and engineering fore a spirit of confidence was estab-'of 1300,000 In small lots to about 100
responsibilities, bankers and investors Hshod, with tho result that develop-' citizens during tho past year, and
were willing to loan now money to be mont and Improvement could be car- many mado their purchaso on tho
put in the properties. They had confi- rled on unhampered by questionable partial payment plan,
dence In the ability of tho organization rniclnl restrictions or unwise pollt-, An Inquiry In reference to tho effect
to design, construct and operate; and leal attacks. Today the properties aro or this move brought from ono of the
they also had confidence in the flnan- In a hotter condition than at any time company's ofllcinla tho declaration
cial Integrity of the officials; and so In their history, and their relationship that tho result has been vory gratify
the Dyllesby & Company organization with tho pcoplo Is both cordial and ing and stock sales of this chnractor
gradually extended Its sphere of actlv- suiisfactory. . will bo continutd. Thoro Is no doubt
ltles until it not onlv managed nro
ertles but financed thorn as well, and '
has grown Into a firm of International
reputation, ties with which tho Uyllosby organ-1 Not only arc tho peoplo and tho rosl-
Most of what aro now known as tho Izatlon hna boon identified has been 'dents In districts sorved by tho pro
Dyllesby properties havo been trans- moro freely supplied with tho neces-1 rertics encouraged to becomo stock
formed from sufficient money losing sary capital to provldo for tholr sue-1 hohjors, but n plan has been effected
concerns into public utility enterprises cossful operation nnd development I by which employes may becomo stock
that aro not only a credit to the munic- than tho great majority of similar cor- holders in II. M. Uyllosby & Company.
Ipalltlos, but whoso eecurllies are poratlons. This Is shown by tho fact During last summer a plan was pro
proving to be satisfastory Investments, that in a dozen years approximately !sented to tho ompIoyoH by which thoy
This transformation has been wrought $177,000,000 havo been supplied, a might purchase tho 7 por cent pro
because tho properties havo been ablo largo proportion of which represents forred stock of tho company. Tho
to recolvo export managerial and en- monoy which has gono Into tho devol- plan mot with unanimous approval
glneerlng guidance, and havo boon opment of tho properties slnco thoy and tho company sot asldo certain
under tho care of men with broad and camo into tho Uyllosby corporations, treasury stock which might bo pur
far reaching policies men who valuo and a considerable part of this was uc- chased by employes upon a monthly
me commence oi me pcopio to a great-
er extent than thoy do tho possession
or tno long term rranclilso.
While tho financial control of the
companies rests with II. M. Dyllesby
& Company, tho major ownership Is
widely distributed among thousands of
Investors throughout tho United States
and Europe, and theso Investors havo
purchased tho securities In the firm
belief that wiso and liberal manage-
5.
mont of Iho dirfcrcnt companion, and success may bo attributed to tho fact
u duo rognrd for tho rights bt the poo ithut the pnront companion have mani
ple, will lend the municipalities to co-I rested tliolr wIIUiiriiohb, and posses
oporato and not Imposo unnecessary , sod tho ability, to render assistance to
or unwise burdens upon thorn. I tho subsidiary companies ns It was
reaks no Promises 'needed to tldo them over porlods
Arthur S. Huoy once said to a con- when It wns either Imnrutlont or I in-
, vontlon of employes, "a c6rporatlon
uuuur mo iiuiiihkuiuuiii 01 u, i. nj-i-
fleshy Company has noVdr to my
; knowledge broken n definite promise
! to n community, whether tho promise
;wus In tho form of a legnl contract or
1 not. Wo are enroful to bo suro of
'our ground before wo make our prom-
l. but when onco mndo, our pledge
Is kept and tho promise la fulfilled to
tho letter."
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gnnizatton.
Change of ownership or manage
ment of a public utility property does
not of Itself eliminate projudlco and
u....uua.w. " mwvub .....
of careful building In order to recon-
destroyed, but usually an Imnroved
.....
! condition Is noticeable within a short
time
Advantages of Large Capital.
In thn mnlil ilnvnlnrmnnt rtt ntnrfl-l.
cal production and distribution thore
an urgonl naBOn for ,nrB0 por-
.. ,,nlu nn,j nnrnaallv fnr lnrt?o
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uuauviai vtvui.i. uuu 1.4 i.u.uuu.
of manufacturing and commercial es-
tabllshments. rte.
The chief commodity produced by
the Northern States Power Co. is elec-
incuy, aunougn 11 manuiaciures gas,
has steam heating and street rail-
! facilities. Electricity constitutes
1 83,2 Per cent of the total business nnd
this was distributed In 1914 to 69.945
r iB nmnrfl t nrmirn 1 4R7 mllaa nf nnln
""es and mains': of which 457 were
1uli.uu'uu,' "ul?
' I M ci nnnnnnv'a trna iranamttni. ilnllv
"w e.-- t,v.........&
CUimUliy IB 1,UU,UUU CUUIC leUU MHO
B,aln ln Bas customers during tho past
" " ,o. '"TH
was 48.3CC; In 1913, 57,288; In 1914,
lately 80.00 are being served at tha
present time.
Bringing Order Out of Chaos.
When tho II. M. Dyllesby & Co. or
ganlzatlon assumed control of tho pro
pertles tho first efforts were to remove j
any existing causes for prejudice and i
animosity so far as it was humanly
DOBHlble. Urnnd anil lHinrnt nnllrlni i
possible. Broad and liberal policies j
Made Vast Investments.
Thore is no doubt that tho nroner-'
compllslied during a period when n
general business depression was at
its zenith. wnonovor mo suuscrinor migni uesiro.
In raising this vast amount of Uut It was provided that no omployo
money at a tlmo when thoro was wide- would bo permitted to subscribe on
spread financial disturbances Is cer- tho monthly payment basis for nn
talnly a tributo to tho Uyllesby organ- amount of stock greater than one-half
izatlon, and It Is a recognition of tho his annual salary. It was also pro
company's high standing in the flnan- vidod that whon a subscriber on tho
clal markets and tho public utility monthly payment plan desired to with
field. Perhaps much of this financial draw tho amount of his subscription,
' possible to obtain money from the sale
01 hxou sucurmos. uioro nuvo noon
times when the ndvnncos inndo to tho
local companies havo ronehod J6.O0O.-
000 In tho aggregate. This nblllty to
provide cash during torlods of tlnnn-
clal slrusn and uncortnlnty must, In
tho last analysis, bo attributed to a
solendld reputation for Industry and
Intogrlty. Much of tho money which
finds Its way Into tho Ilvtlushv nronor-
.1 - t . ...I "
uos comos rrom mo nnnnoiai centers
of lloston, Now York. Phlldolphln and
Chicago, l'rovlous to tho beginning
of tho Huropenn war substantial
amounts camo from England and
Franco.
Advantages to the Cities.
Tho advantages which n city pos-
e08SC8 , lmvlllK lls puM uUllty
companies ns units in an organ cat on
ko tml of M Uyllesby & Com-
pnny mny m unuorsioou wnen it i
I .1... 1
j , ;roros ivo c ties rem iro n
nunlly for now development monoy
greatly In oxcoss of Its not earnings.
In an olghtcen-month porlod begin
ning, Juno 1, 1913, thero was furnished
to tho various nyllosby properties
moro , $2i,ooo.OOO, an amount
' i.nnnl n tl.n ,1...
r 'V-nil?
UUMD tUllljr illull W11U11 IU la ri'BirilUUU
to only partial Information concerning
tho questions at Issue. Tho writer was
in Oklahoma a few years ago whon
a franchise on ono of tho Uyllosby
properties was about to expire. Im
stead of tho custpmnry methods of In-
trlgulng with polltlcans for an cxton-
slon tho ofllclals, by a series of well
prepared newspaper talks, laid bare
nil the fnnta onnnnpn nr upa ilnma
encountered by the company.' 'the Ulf.
ipuny.
Opportunities for Small Investors.
Recently tho H. M. Dylicsby & Com
pany ofllclals havo been endeavoring
nanloa lnto cIoBor roiationsbln bv of-
l thn
" ? I8 bDea,r'"BBuCnU,Ci" ?R"
!'"B aBJ.? "L$,50' T,!lP,j:.,llol,ovo,
-tltn In l..ll.l.. .I, .
sorvlng by tholr subsidiary companies
DUI.U1HIUO iii illtj IL'lillU.IL'D U1U
will eliminate to a considerable extent
unfair legislation and tho prejudlro
which many people entertain towards
corporations of a semi- public noturu
but that this Is a very effectivo mothod
of turning strlfo und animosity Into
co operation nnd admiration
payment oasis wun tno privilege ot
increasing tho slzo of tho investment
owr
THE "FEDERAL RESERVE" BANKING SYSTEM,
OF WHICH OUR BANK IS A MEMBER, IS THE BEST
BANKING SYSTEM EVER THOUGHT OUT.
THE MEMBER BANKS HAVE PUT 137 MILLIONS
OF GOLD INTO THE U. a. TREASURY. ON THIS
GOLD 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
The Best
For Less
The Fifth Street Grocery
Thos. Bikes, Prop. Phone 22
such subscriber wns to havo tho
amount of his investment returned to
him plus any Interest duo on a thirty
?- No ff ' .WH
mado to induco any omployo to pur
chase tho stock but knowing Its value
as a paying Investment tho stock Is
strongly recommended to tho thrifty
workers In tho organization.
Broadening Its Endeavors.
During the past year tho II. M.
Uyllesby Company has broadened Its
endeavors by Including tho ocenn
transportation business nnd tho In
torchango of trade with the Latin
American republics. Tho Caribbean
& Southern Steamship company has
been organized nnd is carrying on nn
extensive business ns ship ownorH
and agents between HiIh country nnd
Europe and Central and South Ameri
ca. This undortnklng has boon profit-
Hto organization. Is carrying on
! a BrowinB business in oxportTng and
IIIIIHJIUIIBi
During tho latter part of 1914 Mr.
John H. Roomer resigned his position
as chairman of tho Hallway Commis
'nvi iv
sion of Wisconsin and Joined tho II. M,
company's legal dopartmont Mr. Hoe
mcr was largely responsible for plac
ing tho Wisconsin Commission in first
rank of tho public utility commissions
(Continued on Pago 4.)
.The
Springfield Garage
H. SANDGATHE
Proprietor
Repairing a Specialty
Main, hot. Fourth nnd Fifth. Phono 11
SPRINGFIELD
OREGON
HERBERT E. WALKER
NOTARY
PUBLIC
Office In City Hall, Snrlngflefd, Ore
Why not BaVe and deposit In our SavingB Dopartmont
one-twelfth of your total taxes eacli month? By so dis
tributing tho tax burden over tho entire year, It will not
seem so heavy.
4 por cont on savings.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON.
t'.-.-jswur,.. i
I HENBER FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM OF BANKS
Groceries
Money
Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS
Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon
Ofllco, Baptist I'arsonngo
Cornor Second and C Streets
HOUIIS: 9 TO 12. PHONES 40
J. H. BOWER
Lawyer.
Ofllco 774 Wlllamotto St.
Phono Eugcno C99
Homo Phono 133-J
Eugene, Oregon
W. F. WALKER
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Office Phone 62; Fleildence C7-J
West Main St.
See
Edwards & Br at tain
For Farm nnd City Property
Exchanges a Specialty
Springfield
Oregon
Phone 30
CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS
Dentistry
DR. J. E. RICHMOND
PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 116-J
Ovor Commercial Bank,
Springfield, Oregon.
O. R. Gullion, M. D.
Practice Limited tl
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Graduate Nurso Attending
306, White Temple, Eugene.