Children Industrial Fairs Expand Across Oregon
C C Thompson from Oregon Agricultural College reports active push to hold children industrial fairs across 4 counties with 8 more expected. He shows 4,095 in-person audiences and 9,495 mail pieces by April 1, February reach of 7,500 and 61 meetings. Lane to tour Oregon promoting the movement with Calvin Thomason. itinerary covers Pendleton to Ashland through May 24.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
C. C. Thompson
Chemawa
Curry
Coos
Douglas County
Salem
C. H. Lane
Department of the Interior
Washington
Oregon
Department of Public Instruction
Lane
Pendleton
Calvin Thomason
The
Dalles
Hood River
Portland
Oregon City
Roseburg
McMinnville
Albany
Eugene
Grants Pass
Medford
Ashland
Big fruit crop seen in Rogue River District
Portland dispatch notes Rogue River valley fruit outlook is excellent. C M Speck owns 600 acre Burrell orchard near Medford now selling for 1000 to 2000 dollars an acre. Burrell will ship over 100 carloads of fruit this year. The Modoc Palmer orchards total 1500 acres and Palmer 110 acres near Medford also yield fine crops. Medford hosts prominent Chicago family and retired millionaires farming for high market value.
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Portland
C. M. Speck
Rogue River Valley
Medford
Palmer
Chicago
Deportations Likely From State Institutions
Immigration Inspector Weiss reports a large number of inmates from state prisons and the insane asylum may be deported at government expense. About 16 inmates from each tested facility likely to be deported, with further investigations possibly doubling figures. In Oregon, reclamation work on Indian lands near Modoc Point will begin this summer after a $50,000 congressional appropriation to irrigate 9,000 acres.
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Imperial Council
Mystic Shrine
Los Angeles
Newport
Yaquina Bay O'tera
Ntl
Oregon
Seanshore
P. Rar
Salem
United States
Weiss
State Board
Insane Asylum
Klamath Falle
Modoc Point
A. L. Hill
United States Indian Service
Hill
Congress
Senate passes $112000 federal building bill for Klamath Falls
Secretary Caleb T. Oliver of the chamber of commerce received a telegram from Senator Chamberlain announcing the appropriation bill carrying $112,000 for a Klamath Falls federal building has passed the senate. Citizens expect smooth passage in the house and await action by the lower chamber.
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Klamath Falls
Caleb T. Oliver
Chamber of Commerce
Chamberlain
Klamath Falls Federal
Senate
Congress
Forester Peavey Guides 3600 Tree Planting Experiment
Prof. George W. Peavey of Oregon Agricultural College led a weeklong tour through Moro Hermiston and Union to supervise planting of about 3600 trees. The effort tests which species best suit the local climate and soil conditions for future forestry work.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
George W. Peavey
O. A. C. School of Forestry
Moro
Herminton
Union
Southern Pacific Buys Pelican Bay Lodge in Klamath Basin
Ernest O. McCormick vice president in charge of traffic announced the Southern Pacific had purchased the Pelican Bay lodge of the late Edward Harriman. He and W. H. McDoel visited the Klamath basin to inspect the property and surrounding area. Corrado had run the lodge since Harriman’s death.
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Klamath Falls
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Pelican Bay
Edward H. Harriman
Ernest O. McCormick
W. H. McDoel
Chicago
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad
Klamath Basin
Big Timber Deal Closed in Northwest Logging Field
Kalb and Larkin. operators of a Nase river logging camp, reportedly consummate a deal to acquire all Whitney Company timber holdings in this county. The 11000 acre Yellow fir area in Blindslough and Gnat creek districts includes the logging railroad and camp, described as among the Northwest’s best equipped. The transaction, a logging contract, involves several hundred thousand dollars.
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Astoria
Kalb & Larkin
Nase
Whitney Company, Limited
Blindslough
Gnat Creek
Northwest
Steam Shovels At Work On Oak Ridge Contract
Eugene Word reports four steam shovels are at work on the five mile contract at Oak Ridge. The winter was spent clearing right of way and grading now proceeds rapidly. Southern Pacific pipelines water to Oakridge tanks and gravity flow is planned. Rails toward Coos Bay are expected soon and grade extends three miles west from Eugene.
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Eugene
Oakridge
Natron
L. R. Wattis & Co
Utah Construction Company
Southern Pacific Company
Salmon Creek
Southern Pacific
Coos Bay
Lumber magnate announces Marshfield pulp mill plans
C. A. Smith head of C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing says he will back Hjelte and Rolf Ner drum of Finland in building a new paper pulp mill at Marshfield. The plant will cost about 750000 dollars and use a chemical process to convert fir wood into pulp.
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Marshfield
C. A. Smith
C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company
Hjelte
Rolf Nerdrum
Finland
Nerdrum
Good Roads Advocate Delivers Crowd Pleasing Address
Corvallis Samuel Hill spoke to a full opera house audience on good roads. He received warm applause as pictures illustrated road construction results nationwide. Local Oregon Good Roads league members organized the meeting and praised the outcome.
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Corvallis
Samuel Hill
Oregon Good Roads League
Union Prepares for Fourth Annual Stock Show
Union gears up for the fourth annual stock show to be held June 6 7 and 8. Indications point to the biggest event yet with last year’s parade valued at about 250000 dollars and this year’s attendance expected to be higher. Officials and citizens push the preparations to welcome crowds.
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Union
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Iwo
Packard
Hubert M. Cable
Milton, Marrington
Hledman
Emerson
Hardman
Harrington
Fisher
Adtotone
Milton
Singer Sewing Machine
Cherrington
Peters
Salem, Oregon
Lendell Dairy
W. M. Roberts
Independence, Ore
East
California
Independence
Drexler & Alexander
White House
WM. McGilchrist & Sons
Willamette Valley
State Street
Rogue River District
Carload
Harriman Lodge
Southern Pacific Road
Klamath Resort
Whitney Company
Clatsop County
Boston
New York
Watt Shipp
Sun Typewriter
Main Street
Ose Clothing
Zed Rosendorf
A. W. Russell
Independence Feed Store
Crowley Bros
Maln &I
Garage
Independence, Oregon
Gare
Fead
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