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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
3
Weather delays and extended rains hurt Linn county agriculture. Spring grain stands poorly, many fields too short, fall grain below normal, hay yields halved. Farmers face high feed costs and scarce supplies as winter approaches. Some will even need wheat for family consumption.
Spiritualiste camp meeting at New Era runs July 2 to 26. Willamette Valley Chautauqua at Gladstone Park July 12 to 24. Southern Oregon Chautauqua at Ashland July 13 to 22. North Pacific regatta in Portland July 22 and 23. Grandlodge I O R M at Seaside July 23 and 24. Oregon Development association convention in Portland August 2. American Mining congress in Portland August 22 to 27. State Medical society gathering in Portland August 30. Southern Oregon pioneers reunion at Jacksonville September 1. State fair in Salem September 12 to 19. Fair in Portland September 19 to 24.
Secretary of State Dunbar issues a small 18 page pamphlet listing state and county officers with names addresses and positions. It marks political affiliation by a letter after each name and is available to officers and others by request.
Oregon City reports abundant labor and high wages this season. Willamette Pulp & Paper mills seek 200 workers for new mill construction, while local woolen mills struggle to hire enough operatives.
Frost last week damaged vegetables on beaver dam lands across Hillsboro county with losses projected at 50 000. A Tualatin lowlands grower cites about 1 000 in damages. Grain and products show varied market quotes from wheat to hops with prices for fruit vegetables and livestock listed.
Albany John Minto of Salem, a Santiam pioneer, plans a new trail through a Cascade pass to connect the railroad with Deschutes country. Edwin Stone of the Corvallis & Eastern backs the project as work begins soon. The Minto trail has long linked western and eastern Oregon, but a shorter cut could aid Eastern Oregon stock raisers sending cattle to market.
Greenley and Stran of Portland employ 10 to 12 men to construct a tramway and furnace for lime manufacturing on Hon. Plinn Cooper’s farm seven miles south of Roseburg. They bond 100 acres with rich limestone deposits and plan extensive development. A three mile railway spur from the main line at Green's station will be laid.
Roseburg Hon A Le Roy of the Oregon Information Bureau Portland visited last week and secured a quantity of fine mineral exhibits from Douglas County. The specimens will be placed in the bureau headquarters in Portland before the American Mining Congress sessions open in August.
Fragmentary text references Pullman cars in Omaha and Chicago with mentions of dining, sleeping, chair cars and free offerings. No coherent event or date set.
Train 1 arrives in Albany in time to connect with the southbound 8 P. M. train and allows two to three hours in Albany before the 8 P. M. northbound departure. Agents THOS. COCKRELL in Albany and H. H. CRONISE in Corvallis report the schedule.
San Francisco service every five days at 8 p.m. Astoria and North Beach run daily at 8 p.m. except Sunday with Saturday 10 p.m. Willamette and Yam Rivers offer daily service if water permits.
Connecting at Lyle Washington with Columbia River and Northern Railway for Wahkiacus Daly Centerville Goldendale and other Klickitat Valley points Steamer leaves Portland daily except Sunday at 7 am connecting with CR and N trains at Lyle at 5 15 pm for Goldendale Train arrives Goldendale 7 35 pm Steamer arrives The Dalles 6 80 pm Steamer leaves The Dalles daily except Sunday 7 am
C. R. and N. trains leave Goldendale at 6 15 a m and connect with the steamer to Portland arriving there at 6 p m.
The report notes meals aboard steamers were excellent and accommodations for teams and wagons were fine, indicating comfortable travel and good service for passengers and teams alike.
For detailed information of rates berth reservations and connections contact 8 McDonald agent Portland General Office Portland Or.
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