THE SCIO TRIBUNE
Independent, fearless, free; Not tied to tiny party; Will support best candidate for office regardless of party
VOL. XXIII
Si lo. LINN COUNTY, OREGON. JANUARY 1. 1920
NO. 20
JORDAN ITEMS
Earl Phillipa Is clerking for the
Balsigers at Lyons.
E J. Pepperling went to Lacomb
Saturday to buy a farm.
George Wetting and wife of Sa
lem are visiting the Barretts.
Mrs. Enders was call«! to Scio
Sunday to nurse a pneumonia patient
Joseph Rowein. who has been at
tending school at Mount Angel, is
at home sick.
Thomas Phillips and family of
L'banon are spending the holidays
with his parents, the Henry Phillips.
There is talk of the Jordan store
suspending indefinitely unless some
enterprising party gets busy and
takes it over before the remaining
st<M-k is exhausted. A fine oppor
tunity for the right party.
O rkcon M int .
Paresi Teachers to Meet.
The postponed meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association will be
h>>ld Thursday evening. January X
An interesting program has been
prepared and the public is cordiailv
invited to participate.
Annual Telephone Meeting
l hv Saturday. January 3. at 1 p.
m.. sharp, occurs the annual meet
ing of the Scio Mutual Telephone
Omipany at the city hall in Scio.
1-et everybody interested in the wel
fare and satisfactory conduct of the
telephone service in Scio and vicinity
l»e presrnt.
J. L. CALAVAN.
President.
Mrs. E M. Mott of Salem, and
daughter-in-law. Mm. L. H. Mott
of Fort Ward. Wash., whose hus-
l«and. Captain Mott. U. S. medical
corps, recently sailed for the Philip
pine Islands on detached duty, are
visiting Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Browne,
Mrs. E. M. Mott and Mrs. Browne
are sisters.
NEW SCIO POWER PROJECT
Council ’s Recommendations and Engineer ’s
Estimate of the Cost of
Const ruction
624.UH
2<Mroo
370.00
10,400.00
7X0 00
50.00
Clearing and grubbing
Clearing right of way. 40 feet
Flume. 4000 feet
Canal. ¡000 feet
Highway crossing
11.800.00
MUKGK TANK
750.00
Reinforced concrete
A. D. S.
White Pine Cough
Syrup Will Do It
>’*N8T« k ’K
Clearing right of way. 40 feet
Wood stave pipe. 500 feet
Anchorage
46 00
1.200 00
200.00
1.446.00
660 00
1 ..'.«»«• OU
40.00
2.200.00
1.200 00
1.006.00
2.200.00
rOWICR HOt’M*
Excavating 330 yards of rock
Frame building. 30x50
Machinery foundations
HYURAt'IJC MACHINERY
Water wheel with case and draft tube
Governor belting _____
KLFxTHH AL MAl'HINKKY
Pria 25 and 50 Cent»
INC0MK
/
1
Revenus from Scio to Jordan,
as signer! for
51500
3000
City of Scio, present income
City <>f Scio, powei for manu
facturing purposes
750
City of Scio, day use of elec-
tn<-t,
7 (Mt
Street lights ami water
1050
L'tal
Scio Improvement*.
While Scio has not anything like
a boom or has made progress al*>ut
which one can boast. Me hns made
quite a step forward during the 12
months just closed.
The condrnserv hus *|>cnt quite a
57'MH) bit of money during the year in th«
The light ami water item is placed way of new machinery, a new. neat
at one-half the price charged by pri and commodious office building, the
vate corporations for the service;
whole costing several thousands of
I
the coat to the citv under private
dollars.
Olli pa, ‘ roll of
For some time it has i*een fully realised that some radical changes ownership would ba not less than
this concern fur labor ami milk is in
12000.
in the electric light and water system would be required to provide power
The above Income can be materi the neighborhood of 535,000 taking
to operate the plant and give the natrons a first eiass service.
ally increase«! by extension of the the average for the vear.
The services rendered have been very unsatisfactory to the patrons, system. The extra revenue, with
The Scio Logging & Lumber Co.
due entirely to lack of power for operating purposes
prospects of s greater development,
extended
the lumber flume to town
The contract for power with the Scio Milling Company is soon to would provide for a sinking fund
during the year at heavy cost, and
for
the
bonds.
expire, ami it devolves upon the city to secure power from other sources
On the proposed route of the we understand will enlarge the ca
or close down the light and water plant. With this in view, the City power plant fortv individuals have
pacity of the sawmill, The planers,
Council during the last six months has t*een making a thorough Investi- signe«i for and agreed to take light
resaws or cutup saws are lieing es
gallon of all kinds of power steam, gasoline, crude oil engine, ami water and power. These same individuals
tablished at this end of the flume
power. After considering all prop.>sinons. even to the sale of the plant have sign«*! ami agree«! to |>av to
the city the sum of |527 a* a bonus from whence the finished lumtier is
to a private aorporation, we submit the following fact» for your consid
<>r donation toward building the line hauled by truck to West Scio for
eration:
proponed
shipment. The monthly pay roll of
1st The sale of the plant to a private corporation was taken up
Thirteen patfons in Scio have
thia concern must be consoler able as
and investigated by a comi*any. to transmit power to Scio, but was finally signet! for and agreed to take power
! 30 or more men are employed.
I
of
about
72
h.
p.
for
manufacturing
rejected as the expense did not justify the undertaking
The Wesely picture house I Peoples
i purposes.
2d—In an effort to secure power from the Mountain States Power
In submitting this prop«>aition to Theatre) had a new front construct
Company, the company would not undertake it for the same reasons as I the citizen* of Scio the Council ha* ed during the i>ast rummer at a cost
I gone into details in all matters per-
given in No. 1.
I taming to power for the city. Com of over 5800, and the placing of new
3d -Securing a contract with the Scio Milling Company for power petent engineers and attorneys have seats for the occupancy of the au
was also rejected as they had no power to sell, and not sufficient to oper t*ren employed, to the end that there dience.
Mrs, Sarah Morris and John Slits
ate their own plant at time» The engineer’s estimate of power developed would be no mistakes. The plan as
outlined is the only practical one have each construdml new rr*id«'n-
at Scio by water was 32 horse power at low water stage, which made it
left to the city fur a permanent
ees during the year.
impossible for the company to furnish power.
power station.
Waler power, when developed, is
4th Installing auxiliary power in Scio by steam, gasoline, or
George Bino last Monday evening
the cheat*e*t power available, and
crude oil burning engines, was found entirely impossible on account of
met
with a painful accident in which
Scio is ‘fortunate that within eight
the high cost of operating expense compared to the limited income avail miles she can secure all the power both of his hands were badly bum*
able in the city.
needed. It will require from six to ad. While lighting a gasoline lamp
twelve months to complete the proj
5th — The development by the City of Scio of water power on ect and should be undertaken a* near the stove, the gas caught fire
Thomas ('reek of sufficient capacity to furnish first class service to all rapidly as |M>«sible, a* materials for ami the lamp exploded in his hands.
patrons at all seasons of the year
With this in view, a competent engi thia line of work i re advancing in He was brought to town and Dr.
Browne dressed his injuries.
At
neer. J. H. Cunningham of Portland. Or., was secured and a thorough price all the time
1
Engineer
’
s
plans,
specification*
last
report
Bino
was
doing
as
well
survey marie on the moat promising place on Thomas Creek near Jordan.
and complete reports can lie wen at as Could be expected.
The report of the engineer shows that 326 theoretical horse power, or
the Recorder’s or Mayor’s office.
206 actual horse power ean l*e deliverer! at Scio at extreme low water.
At The I'ropir* Theatre
In due time an election will lie
called
for
your
final
consideration
as
Report oi Engineer.
On Saturday and Sunday evenings
to whether you want lights and wa
Power house at Wilson Park, development for 20X horse power or 155 ter. or go back U> coal oil lanqis ami of this w>rk Mrs. Wesely presents
k. w.. with exception of generator, penstock and water wheel, using the candles.
Wallace Heid in "Alias Mike Mor
present 50 k. w.. generator:
Councilm« n E. C. Faery, F. T. an." The inimitable Fatty Arbuckle
II KAI* WORKS
Thaver. Henry Stepanek. ILiy Shel will furnish the comedy.
Rubble concrete dam. X6 yards at 510
S H6O.00
ton. W. J. Chromy, John Wesely,
250.00
Hear! gate and operating mechani»m
John Sticha.
500.00 $ 1.610(H)
Cofferdam, pumping ami excavating
A. G. Frill Mator; O. B. Cyrus.
I’PfKR CANAL
Recorder.
Excavating 960 yards at 65c
•
n.UMK ANI* Low »IK CANAL
Stop That Bark
11.75 THE YEAR
Four stepdown ami up. 6600 volts, transformers
2,000.00
TRANMMI8XION IJNKN
Single circuit, three phase. No. 6 ctqqier wire
6,104.00
4.310.00
Contingencies, engineering and superintendent
Interest during construction, 6 month«
1.153 00
Coat of land and water rights
4,230.00
Total______
53X.427.OO
This is the plan the engineer recommends as a |*ermanent Jiower
for the city, furnishing 20N h p. at lowest stage of water in Thomas creek,
Srio light ami Power Plant
Interest on 140,000
City superintendent at Scio
Power house superintendent
Assistant
Incidentals ami repairs
Total
Tati mat ml cost of operati<«n and income:
52400.00
1350.00
1350.00
1200.00
200.00
__ 56500.00
POWKR I’lJtNT ON THOMAS I'KKKK
The following persona have con
tracted for and aulmcrilied for elec
trie light ami power along the pro
posed power plant from Scio tn Jor
dan:
Early Phillipa
Z. J. Clarke
J. W Frost
N. Enders
A. W. Arbuckle G.C. Westenhouw
0. Eichinger
Bart Hollis
J. B. Oiuey
E«l Fleming
Tony Rosprofky W. M. Rhoda
A. & J.B. Fleming V. W Arnold
A. L. Arnold
John Shimanek
J. H. Wortman Joe. R Roner
H. E. Burmester W. E. Burton
J. A. Burton
C. C. Burmester
G. M Wert
M. Bilyeu
Henry Phillips
G. T. Cree
E. G. Balsiger
J. W. Shimanek
Joseph Palmy
John S tel Im ache r
Rev. Bonaface 3 Floyd Shelton
V. E. Shelton
Haman Shelton
J. 3. Hannah
C. Schneider
I
D. H. Hildreth
Wm. Gorger
I
This makes a showing of 40 pa
trona on the line
ll is estimated
that each patron will u* on an av-,
erage of 53 per month for light am!
power, a total of (1440 per year In
midilion to the above, the patrons
have subscribed the sum of 1527 a*
a bonus and donation to the city to'
help build the line.
Kant LeeK
Hot
Water
Bottles
And other rubber go.«d*
*
*
C. A. EVERETT
'Druggist and Stationer
For Sale—A bunch of pure bred
Duroc pigs, one registered Holstein
bull; for prices and pedigree write.
H. 8 Nolan, Lacomb
.
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