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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
3
Foreign exports from Oregon district show markedly higher value in the first nine months of the year with October expected to be the biggest month yet. Port commerce anticipates near doubling of 1919 totals in 1920 as ships from American fleets bring in imports and ship exports to global markets.
A fragmented report notes school children in Ohio are loaning large amounts via government programs, with references to War Savings stamps and campaign expenditures. The text mentions presidents and a committee hearing, hinting at correlations with state records and treasury data.
Oregon voters are asked to authorize a port bill to fund a deeper navigable channel on the Columbia and Willamette rivers along with more docks. The Port of Portland Commission would gain power to borrow and tax within the port district, with bonds and interest paid by local taxpayers.
Sayles Motor Car Co and Dodge Brothers dealers announce a new service for buyers of used Dodge Brothers cars to verify the build date. The firm will inspect a car and use production records to confirm its age, promising honesty and thorough overhauls before sale to protect customers and the brand.
Dolly Lees Neskowin and three month old Argonne travel with a purebred Jersey cow and calf valued at 7500 dollars from Denver to Pomona Missouri in a motor truck. Owner Charles Parsons plans to settle in Pomona after six weeks on the road.
Seed treatment may cause thin wheat stands says D. E. Stevens. Precise water amounts and either formaldehyde or bluestone are to be measured, with specific dilutions given. Treated seed should be sown promptly or dried if necessary. the Enterprise price remains $1.50 yearly.
Six years of feeding tests at the Union branch experiment station shed new light on whether cattle feeders should buy and fatten feeder steers for market. Bulletin forms titled Fattening Steers are free to Oregon citizens via U A C Corvallis. The Oregon Beekeepers Association elected A J Sanford of Redmond as president and H A Scullen secretary treasurer. An early meeting is planned with expectations of national experts in the bee business.
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