Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 28, 1919, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextJfEDrORD MATTJ TRTBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28. 1010 STATE PURCHASE H1GHWAYCEMENT FROM GOLD HILL Beaver-Portland Cement Company Gets, Contract for 50.000 Barrels Jackson County Delegation Seeks ' State Aid for Eaale Point and Blue Ledge Mine Roads. . .. PORTLAND, Mar. 28. At yester day's meeting ot the state highway commission no bids were asked, for construction of highways in Jackson .county as engineers' estimates had not boon completed. They will be advertised at the April meeting. , A delegation from Jackson county, consisting of E. V. Carter of Ashland, W. Hi Gore of Medford and County Judge Gardner fnd Commissioners , Owens, and .Owen appeared to urge the construction ot the Eagle Point; and Blue Ledge roads and the Green Springs, mountain road. A tentative agreement was reached with Jackson county delegation to cooperate on the road frotn Ashland to Klamath Falls on ,E 0-50 basis. , ,ri . J '.. ;'- -Orator take Road ' . Among the forest ' projects for highways to be built on a co-operative basis by the state and federal government, decided upon finally by the state highway commission here late yesterday were the following: '. Medford-Klamath Falls " (Anna Creek section) 3.5 miles, grading to cost $10,000. . Bids will be opened in April. , Medford-Klamath Falls (Jackson . county) on the Crater Lake road, 22 miles of grading to be done from : Prospect to the boundary of the nat ional forest, where the road will con nect with the road in the park to the lake. ' The Job is estimated at 1237. 000,. with Jackson county , to pay $3500 and. the state and forestry de partment $121,250 each. This leaves 45 miles between Medford and Pros pect to be Improved, possibly as a post road project at least part ot the way. ' .: ... , -' Buy Cement at Gold HU1 :.-,. The commission reconsidered .its n ft Inn nf WlulnfMxrinv In i ns-t (n cr MAa for cement .and decided to contract with the -Beaver Portland Cement company of Gold Hill -for 60,000 bar rels.. The reason for the reconsider ation was that the commission dis covered that this company offered to furnish cement at a much lower rate than the prevailing market rate and gave other evidences of not being a member of the cement trust. . '" , . According to the schedule ot the contract, cement will be delivered at Portland for $2.26 a barrel. The pre vailing rate is $2.59, or 33 cents more.' -At other points in the state the difference ranges from 18 to 71 cents per barrel. -., - In awarding a contract for pav ing between Adams and Athena yes terday the state highway commission met the royalty on patented pave ments issue by stipulating with the contractor that the sum of $10,000 would be withheld until the validity of the. patent was adjudicated. In the event it should be held valid the state , is to pay to the contractor the amount withheld. If invalid the state is to retain the money. , ' ,','.. In the letting of future contracts contractors will be notified thafthey are not to include a royalty item in making up their bid. If the validity of patents is sustained, the state will pay the royalty. '.' ; ' The Adams-Athena contract was awarded to the Warren Construction company, whose bid on bitullthlc pavement was $170,085.' . -. -r United Gets Small Contract The other two paving contracts MOTHERS TO BE Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's Letter Published by is Her Permission. "Mitchell, Ini "LydiaE. Ptakham'i Vegetable Compound helped me so much during uie time t . was iookingforward to the coming of my little one that I am recommending it to otherexpectan t mothers. . Before taking it, some days I Buffered with neu. ralgia so badly that I thought I could not live, but after . taking three bottles lot Lydia E. Pink 'hara s Vegetable Compound I was en ' tirely relieved of y neuralgia, 1 had f gained Fn strength and was able to go around and do all my housework. My baby when seven months old weighed 19 pounds and I feel better than I have for a long time. I never had any medicine do me so much good." Mrs. I'eam, Monyhan, ' . Good health during maternity Is a moat important factor to both mother - and child, and many letters have been received- by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., telling of health restoredduringthis trying period by the use of Lydia E. Flnkham'iiVi'ije- labia Compound. . were free from complication. The one for the section between Milton! and the 'Washington state line was awarded to the Warren Construction company, whose bid on bttultthlo was $105,051. The competing bid was that ot a Spokane firm on a non patented mixture, $112,344. The contract for the two-mile sec tion in Wasco county between The Dalles and Seutert was let to the United Contracting company for $46,430. The type ot pavement sel ected was a non-patented asphalt !c concrete. A petition from a number ot cttliens of the county asked tor bitullthlc. The bid ot the contractor on this type waa $48,49$. lNur Contracts Awarded . The state highway commission yes terday awarded four contracts for grading and macadamising at an estimated -cost of approximately $250,000 and started, plans to call for bids at Its May meeting for 91 miles of Improved highway, including 70 miles ot pavement. In addition 'the commission, an nounced the location of the West Side Pacific highway between Forest Grove and Corvallls and the Capitol highway between Newberg and Mc Mlnnvllle. thus settling long standing differences of opinion as to where the roads ought to go. . Pacific Highway Routed It has been decided that the Pacific highway route shall be from Forest Grove, by way of 5aston. North Yam hill, Carlton. McMinnville, Amity. Rickreal. Monmouth to Corvallls. Both- Independence and Dallas will be on the spur. ! - As a compensation the post road project from -West 'Salem will be ex tended to Dallas, making a paved road from Dallas to Salem. ' ' -r Between Nawberg and. McMinnville the location decided on. was the La Fayette route,- which' it Is claimed will be the least expensive to. con struct, owing to the fact that a great er length of city pavement will con nect with it at' McMinnville. . The commission also adopted the present road between The Dalles and Chenoweth creek as a part ot the Co lumbia river highway. Between Sher idan and -Wlllamlna the present trav eled road was accepted as. the per manent route ot the Tillamook high way, .v . v - Contracts Are Awarded ' The following contract .was award ed:" I---Grading to Divide overhead at the Lane-Douglass county boundary Albert Anderson,- Grants Pass, $12,- 388.50. . -; - ; '.'- Crading and macadamizing : 2.7 miles between Grande Rondo and Dolph. W. N. Trent, $35,395.61. This is a post road project. In which the federal government will cooperate. . Macadamizing John. Day highway, Wheeler county," 1.7 -miles, Copehh- Ken Brothers. Portland, $81,038.50. Crading . and gravelling Columbia River highway between Morrow coun ty line and Echo, 20.8 miles. Porter Connelly company, $193,053. , , Asphaltnm Contracts Divided A contract for 10,000 tons of as phaltum was divided between the Standard and the Union oil compan ies, 60 per cent to the former and 40 to the latter. Both bids were the Same $18.50 a ton. The engineer was Instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the following projects to bo next taken up by the commission: . . Paving from Rickreal to Mon mouth, with an extension to Indepen dence; paving from Amity, south to railway crossing in Holmes gap. Paving between Sheridan and Mc Minnville; paving between Hillsboro and Gaston; paving 20 miles in Co lumbia county, between Deer Island and Clatskanie; .grading between Bcappoose and Deer Island; paving between Multnomah county line to Hood River, -18 feet wide. : '; ' Engineers' Salaries Increased The salary of Engineer Nunn was increased to $400 a month and from 6 to 10 per cent Increases authorized for his assistants. It was ordered that hereafter all advertising for blthv' on pavement should state that contractors should not. in making their bids: Include royalty obarge on patented pavement. If it is held that the patents are valid the state -will pay the royalty In ac cordance with the law recently en acted.' ' ' .; . The commission order -plans and specifications for 'a number of new projects. . These include the paving of the Canyon road from the Multno mah county line to Beaverton, in Washington county. In return for this, Multnomah county has agreed with the commission to. pave the gap between Bertha and the, Washington county lino, connecting with a. contract-previously let by f the state. The state iwlll advance Multnomah county $40,000, which is to be reim bursed by the county next-year.- y No provision for the work iad been mado In this year's county budget. ; ' Other Projects Decided On Other projects' ar to pave from The Dalles to Ttafiir in cooperation with the county and federal govern ment under the post road act; paving from Eugene to Goshen and from Roseburg to .Wilbur. Preparations were also made to be gin the work of grading from Camas in Douglas county to Coqullle, a dis tance of about 18 miles. A pecon- nalssaqce survey between Dufur and Madras was ordered with the view of ultimately extending the survey to Klamath Falls. A delegation from Tillamook coun- ty was assured that it was the inten tion of the commission to follow the law and pave 20 mlleB in that county as soon as conditions would permit. The commission would also cooperate as far as consistent in the event the county passed a bond Issue for road Improvement ot county roads. EARLY IN APRIL - County Judge eti 3ardnor,' tCouuty Commisalpners'Owen and Owens and W. H. Gore, who was chairman oftho house good roads committee In the recent legislature, arrived home this forenoon from Portland" Quite well pleased with tholr conferences with, the state highway commission and government forestry and "' post road officials, and with the utmost confi dence that government and state aid will be forthcoming for the construc tion ot a highway "between Medford and Eagle Point, and another high way from Jacksonville to the , Blue Ledge mine. .'.- " ,'" ;' - The visit ot the Jackson ; county delegation was prolific in good omens for the speedy construction ot the Pacific highway work In the. county already planned and forthe proposed new highways. . i ' ' One of. the main purposes ot the visit was to take up again with the state highway commission the new highway construction work already approved by the commission in the absence from the state of Simon Ben son the chairman ot that body. With Mr. Benson present and giving his unqualified endorsement 'the com mission reaffirmed its decision on Jackson county work. . v i' -' 'Let Contract April 15 Then the commission announced that it would let the contract for the construction of the new highway sec tion between Central Point and the Gold Hill bridge on AprU 15. and that as soon as the weather, permitted the work ot paving the highway over the Sisklyous would be commenced. Bids tor grading and paving of the high way between Ashland and the foot ot the Sisklyous would soon be call for. It was also announced, and further that soon Would be Issued a call for proposals for grading construction ot the highway between Ashland and Klamath Falls over Green - Spring mountain, and' that"tha Jennv creek section, which Is the hardest part of this road, will be - undertaken first and would be' completed this year. The Jackson county men then put to the state highway commission and; Engineer L, I. Hewea of the folrestry service. In, Informal conferences the two proposals for seeking state ana government aid in constructing the proposed Eagle Point and Blue Ledge roads "as ipost roads. The proposal tor the' Medford to Eagle Point road waa for a 16-foot highway with two feet on the outside of macadam, the county to pay 25 percent of the cost, the state 2 5 "percent and .the govern-. ment 60 percent.' ' .' The Blue Ledge' hikhwav proposal of. which the cost" Is estimated at $54,000, provides lot-the sharing tne cost of construction between county. state and government on the same Dasis as tne Eagle iromt roaa. . - ,: Outlook Favorable While the highway-commission lias taken no-formal action as yet ba the two proposals its members Informal ly expressed their approval, and En gineer Hewes not only regarded the proposals with favor but stated that there was no doubt of the govern ment aid being forthcoming if the highway commission endorsed the projects. i - Furthermore, a telegram was re ceived by the commission yesterday from Senator McNary -at Washington with' regard to the Medford to Pros pect section of the Crater Lake road, saying that the government bureau of public roads is willing to do its part If the project is designated by the state highway commission. Sec retary Steele of the Medford Com mercial club received a similar tele gram from Secretary McNary, Increase in the Price of Coffee doesn't bother : the user of INSTANT P0STUM Thi table drink of rich coffee like flavor con tinues' econom ical to health and purse. Not a bit of waste MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED $2.50 WAISTS $1.69 : a?P . 9 $2-50 PETTICOATS $1.09 . 200 New Voile Waists, Yalo brand, 'JWuMWiS 50 NewNcar Billc Fit-Rite Petticoats nicely trimmed, ' well - made, " 10 new rr ir ' SJa ' ' ' -.v -, . . ' - , s styles. .Real $2.60 values, &M A A hcWomarfS Otor v - in plain and fancy colors, up.to Sale price, eiehll..:. $1.69 CENTRAL AVENUE ,; 0.50 Vttluc; Stti0 price, each...... $1.98 ' OjV, MEDFORD. OREGON . J ,1." .;,.-. , - HERE ARE SEVERAL NEW STYLES IN GOATS AND suits Which will interest the smart dresser SEE THESE NEW SPRING SUITS IN SLENDER EFFECT Models, fnade of the best . 1 ' " v; : ' , i ' nil wnnl mntonnls.'.' W e afn sure we-jcan plese you in style, cojpr and' price. On sale from )." ': : $18.00 to $75.00. COME AND VIEW OUR NEW HOSIERY Women -fine grade i Women's Tible Silk dill. TT i I TT J.i!fc.lLUl. -..,1 Silk Hose in plain Hose and fancy, all colors. Special Saturft-f CA day, pair ".,1 Women's fine grade Lisle HoBe, in black and white. All sizes. Very special,, 9C Children's extra fine white Lisle Hose, all day, sizes. Spe- ' cial, pair; ..p.. Women's" fine Lisle Hose in : all colors, cheap at. 75c. On sale Satur- ' Qa day, pah' special, fair SATURDAY SALE OF Women's Chambis ette Gloves for spring weariri : white, v blackj; tan grey and pongee all sizes, take the place of kid gloves.': Very' ..::$i.oo Kayser's patcnt ip; Silk Gloves in viite and black. 'Off ' Special, pr....:. Owl stitching, pi' SATURDAY SALE OF UNDERWEAR Women's Lisle ' Vests in fine grade, All sizes, ;. OAp each ..jOvvi Women's bodice top Vests, flesh MCp color; special... "v Women's fine grade Union Suits 1, in white and flesh, all sizes. Spe- tf-J OA cial, suit..LV.t' MANN'S-The Best Goods for the Price, r DRESSES FOR ALL ! OCCASIONS Taffeta, '.'Jersey, Sat in,' Crepe dc Gicnc, and Geor- '" gette TJresses. Every one ' .' f.t-. difforeut. ; Dresses for - strict j,atejtioon and even- . ing wear. A groat selec-- J ''' - r y :, -tion(9.fr styles and coIomb. Priced froin.i? (.:r : . ! ( $19.98 to $50.00. ' SHOWING OF .:!.(- iii; black and In-hite. All sizes. Very &..:-..-98c Children's Lisle Socks with fancy tops, all sizes. Very special Satur- AVst pair . Children's fast black Hoso,' 256 values. ;. MWM Saturday, ; ,' pair .:J,..v..l,... Infant's white Silk H6se ....... 18c 89c Infants' Silk and '! v Wool ; ' Hose. Very J j 98c GLOVES Wawhablo Cape Gloves in tan, vgrey, white and Dlack. Cheap at $2.50. Sale , Ji.98 Women's Kid ' Gloves, fine quality, in grey and cham- KC:.:..:..J3.00 Fine . quality new Chamoisette Gloves 25 pieces of 36 inch Muslin and Cambric. Sold regular at 35c. On sale - Offp Saturday, yard Colgate 's , Toilet Soap.'all odora. Regular 156; values. On sale Saturday, -I j) Hilbcrt '-s ! Grlycerino and Roscwater. Very Ca special Saturday "Wv "Colgate's :"' - -"''';;'"vr"A Vasaline 0t in whiter sill ft Women 's bodice top Vests Avith ! ribbon straps. Very . IZn special y Women's Union Suits in tigh and loose knee. All sizes. This garment ' is cheap today ; ftQ a at 85c. Special 0t Colgate's Talcum .Colgate's Mirage Cream in tubes .... New Camisole Laces, wide M'idths, hew patteras, up to 50c values. On sale - 9 Saturday, yard V Linen Torchon : Laces, dainty patterns, up to 25c values. Saturday, ; ' Ca yard.....:...l.;.: ..L:lvl POSTAGE OR NEW SPRING COATS IN A GREAT VARIETY of STYLES and COLORS" New belted models from $16.50 to $35.00. New Dolman Con ts from $25.00 to $65.00 .. New Military Capes from' . . $25.00 to $57.50 . 1 r . Children's Spring Coats ; . $4.98 to $12.00 CORSETS OF MANY POPULAR Makes, for,. Wear With the New Apparel We offer the Spring Specials Saturday. and Summer lino GoBHardrCoracts wjll full assutanco that it it the complete ex pression of modem corsetry. Each mod el has been designed with the roost careful regard for those de mands born of the ac tive part women aro i - - tnkintr in the work of 1A .the nation. .New ' , Spring models from I ' . Kfi CIA A A' ' 7 ' J ' VTMiUV til hsvrf ' T. -,.-'.( v Agents for; lledfcrn Corsets. ' -i; ; ;." v Full lino of Ferris waists foi; women and children.1 SEE the NEW New Summer for dresses, in rib bon stripes ; and plaids, 36 inches wide. Spe- AOa cial, yard Ov Admiration Yoile in plain shades,, 12 c'ol ors to select .frtim, 40 inches wide, very special Sat-( JO a urdayj yard :.ii,'!Oy SEE THE Crene do Chcnc, 40 inches wide, 15c 25c waists and under wear, a splendid $2.25 quality.' Sat- ,$1.98 New Sport Satins for tho new sport skirts in tan, white, and silver, 38 inches wide, $1 Qfi yard...;..,.:....vt.0 No Matter What the Price-rM ANN'S EXPRESS PREPAID LONG BUT SLENDER SKIRTS No two are alike. Each 0110 iutrdduees some little stylo thing not introduced- by another. Materials are of serge, gaberdine, taffeta, ' ' , vsaun uud novelty plaids -d :8ripC8. Priced from , $5.48 to $20.00 ... of Miner i iivos.; .new ring model Corsets sizes, cheap at $1.50; On sale AO a Saturday, pair...w 0 v New Brassieres, new models. Cheap today at 75c. Satur- AQt day, each IOC Miller Bros. Elastic top j Comets, good value at $2.50 f AO Saturday, pr..vlt0 New '-. Brassieres in .white and pink, good $L25 values, i . AOp Saturday ea Ov Nazarette Waists for children. Agents for Warncr'B Corsets. . SPRING WASH GOODS .if. t ( -,. , . , : ' .- Voile. Crepo Mirabeau, 36 inches wide, silk and, cotton in both light iind dark col-"oi-s. Special, 7Q yard .:.:i;v......... ' Embroidered Laco Coth,' 'something new for dresses, 40 inches wide, in 'whito'i only. Very special, . 60a Lyard(:.;.,:..:..:..:OV NEW STYLES IN SILKS SatuV Foulards, 36 inches wide. Regu lar $2,25 value. Sat ' for. urday, ;1 Qfi yard Crepe de Reinci, a ricY clotli for drcss- es in spring shades, 40 in. ' wide. Very special, Sat-ttO 91 urday, yard f6&0 I.