TWO MEDFORD (OREGOlf) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday. July 14 1933
Employment in
Hong Kong Industry
More Than Doubles
Hongkong (U.PJ The number
of persons in this refugee-
Jammed British colony who are
employed by local industries has
more than doubled since 1950.
A government survey said the
sharp jump was due to a 40 per
cent increase in the number of
registered industrial firms. Ex
ports of locally made goods, for
instance, account for some 30
per cent of the colony's trade,
compared to one per cent before
World War II.
The magazine. Far Eastern
Economic Review, in comment
ing on the government statistics,
said:
"About 92,000 persons were
employed by 1,752 factories and
workshops at the end of 1950,
and these figures increased to
111,879 workers and 2,418 es
tablishments by the end of Sep-
. tember. 1954. Besides, there
were about 100,000 persons en
eased in unregistered work
shops. '
"New industrial developments
during 1954 included the estab
lishment of a large flour mill
and the manufacture of alumi
num hand torch cases by the
cold extrusion process," the Re
view said, adding:
Me Custom Duly
"At the recent exhibition of
Hongkong products, more than
50 kinds of new and improved
products of 46 factories were
displayed. The most notable ones
were electric clocks, biscuit
making machine, refractory
blocks, air-conditioning equip
ment, steel wire ropes, water-
- proof watch cases, safes, deter
gents, 'stretch' type nylon socks
and shirts.
"The outlook for Hongkong
industries is reasonably bright.
So far there has been not too
much difficulty In getting raw
materials.
"As a free port, no customs
duty is paid in Hongkong on im
ported raw materials or the ex
port of industrial products. Re
sides, the rate of income tax lev
ied in 'Hongkong is much lower
than in Britain, the United
States and Japan. In other
words, manufacturing costs are
lower than in many countries.
"Wage rates for employees In
Hongkong are much lower than
those prevailing in Europe and
America and not higher than
those in Japan and Southeast
Asia. On the whole, the machin
ery and equipment of Hongkong
factories are more advanced
than those of factories in Indo
nesia, Burma and Thailand."
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OPEN RAILWAY OFFICE Robert Burnett, left, will be in
charge of a new sub-agency office of the Denver and Rio
Grande West railroad opening here this week. Miss Dorothy
Van Atta, above, will be his assistant. Here for the opening
of the new office was J. T. Hull, Eugene, general agent for
the line. A number of other executives of the railroad were
in Medford today in connection with the opening of the office
at 34 North Central ave.
Denver and Rio Grande R.R.
Opening Office in Medford
A sub-agency office of the Den
ver & Rio Grande western rail
road opened in the Davis build
ing, 34 North Central ave., this
week, with Robert L. Burnett,
traveling freight agent, in
charge.
Announcement of the opening
was made by J. T. Hull, Eugene,
general agent for the railroad
who, with several executives of
the line is in town this week for
the event.
Expanding Operations "T--
The Rio Grande is expanding
its traffic department operations
in Oregon, Hull explained. Other
offices are located in Portland
and Eugene. He said the railroad
is cognizant of the continued de
velopment in the field of lumber,
produce and industry in this
area, and desires to keep pace
with it."
With the Medford office, Hull
added, the railroad will be in a
position to provide complete
transportation service, both
freight and passenger.
Burnett will be assisted by
Miss Dorothy Van Atta, steno
clerk, who was transferred here
from the Eugene office. Burnett
has represented the Rio Grande
in this area for more than a year,
and .before that was chief clerk
in the Eugene agency. Earlier he
spent .'some three years in the
general offices in Denver.
Eight Years
Miss Van Atta has had about
eight years of service in Eugene ;
with the Rio Grande and with I
Southern Pacific and other rail
roads in Portland and Chicago.
Among officials of the railroad
now visiting here are R. K. Brad
ford, vice-president, traffic; J. C.
Borg, freight traffic manager; C.
J. Harbeke, western traffic man
ager; W. M. Kirpatrick, assistant
traffic manager, and Hull.
Grange
TOflamette Fura'ds Seen as Moiioir IPoDBftDcaD ElDoiracle
Br A. ROBERT SMITH
Matt" Tribune Correspondent
Washington (Special) Capitol
Hill observers are rating con
gressional approval of funds to
start construction of two new
Willamette basin flood control
power dams as a minor political
miracle that will Jbe hard to top
in this Congress.
This can be appreciated only
when seen against some back
ground detail of how comprom
ises are generally reached behind
the closed doors of congressional
committees when it comes to
doling out federal funds for Pro
jects all over the country.
Funds to start the Cougar and
Hills Creek dams east of Eugene
in the upper reaches of the Wil
lamette river system had been
advocated initially by Oregon's
three Democrats in Congress,
Sens. Wayne Morse and Richard
L. Neuberger and . Rep. Edith
Green,, ea rly in May during
hearings on the public works
money bill by the House.
Pleadings Rejected
But the House committee re
jected their pleadings, and the
bill was passed and sent to the
Senate without any money to
build these two new dams nor
any funds to construct the Tal
ent division 'irrigation project,
Ice Harbor dam in Washington,
or to deepen the Columbia river
at its mouth as the Democratic
trio had urged.
It was no surprise that the
Senate, which is traditionally
more generous, put these items
into the bill but the expecta
tion among reporters who've
watched this operation year af
ter year was that in the ensuing
compromise worked out be
tween House and Senate, about
half the requested new projects
would be deleted.
The outlook for Oregon was
particularly doubtful, because
for the first time in many years
the state had no personal rep
resentative sitting at the bar
gaining table the role filled un
til this year by ex-Sen. Guy Cor
don (R-Ore.). Oregon and the
Northwest generally , had to rest
its hopes on the bargaining skill
of two Washington state Demo
crats, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson
and Rep. Don Magnuson.
First Prioritr
It was no secret that Sen. Mag
nuson, a shrewd operator who is
up for reelection next year, was
giving new projects in his state
first priority. Nor has it ever
been any secret that Cordon
gave top priority to Oregon pro
jects during his tenure.
So by the same natural course
of events which often saw Wash
ington state projects bargained
away in favor of Oregon when
Cordon was . the key man, it
Plywood Workers
Vote on Proposal
Portland (U.R) Some 1500
striking plywood workers in
Oregon and Northern California
plants of the M. and M. Wood
working company voted' today
on a proposal to end a strike
that started July 1.
The company's refusal to re
new an old contract without cer
tain modifications brought about
a walkout which the company
labeled "unlawful." .
The five struck plants are lo
cated . at Eureka, Calif., and at
Portland, Albany, Lyons, and
Ida'nha, Ore.
The union voted on a propos
al calling for operation of' the
plants on "identical terms and
working conditions as existed as
of June 30, 1955" while strike
issues are being negotiated for
the next 30 days.
seemed reasonable to expect that
new Oregon projects might get
lost in conference by Magnuson
in his efforts to safeguard those
in his own state.
To a degree that is what hap
pened but not nearly to the
degree that might have been ex
pected. Magnuson held every
project in his own state, includ
ing Ice Harbor dam which Cor
don, had always lost. The only
Northwest projects that were
lost were the Talent project con
struction fnuds and planning
money for Bruces Eddy dam in
Idaho.
It is anticipated by some ob
servers that if Magnuson were
able to hold Ice Harbor as a
"new start" he would have to
give ground on either Cougar or
Hills Creek dams in Oregon; if
not on both. No one expected
with any confidence that Con
gress this year; would scrap the
"no ' new starts" policy of the
past four years by approving
funds to start three hew dams
simultaneously.
But when Senator Magnuson
emerged from the closed door
session, perspiration standing
out on his forehead, his coat off
and shirt wilted from the all-day
grind of .hammering out an ac
ceptable compromise bill, he had
three new dams and was proud
of it ' .
The Talent project was lost
after Magnuson and Magnuson
fought hard to save a threatened
new reclamation project in their
own state, the Roza powerplant "
of the Yakima' project. When the
House, delegates to the confer
ence insisted on deleting Talent
construction - funds, after agree
ing to the Roza project, the Mag
nusons gave their only ground.
. But they achieved what In ad
vance appeared the "impossible"
by saving both Hills Creek and
Cougar dams that will keep
Willamette : basin development
moving progressively ahead.
Bay P.nJ- to .L.
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Roxy Ann Grange
'Roxy Ann Grange met on
July 1 with Master Orrie Moore
presiding. . The attendance was
rather small. ;;
Ken Shaw announced that the
dances have been discontinued
for the summer months.
Kathryn Gott gave a report
of her visit to State Grange in
Klamath Falls. She was a youth
delegate.
Charlie Whitcher : gave an ag
ricultural report
Roscoe Roberts gave the main
happenings on legislation at the
State Grange.
Next meeting is to be on Jury
15. The Camerons, Hoovers and
Offords are to serve.
The lecture hour was a 4th
of July presentation. '
The lecture hour at the July
meeting is to be after Grange
and the Laro Feed Co., will puf f
on the entertainment. '
Irene Burns,
Reporter.
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