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'lt; ELEVATORS WILL BE BUILTasAT WESTON AND DOWNINGn-» l u «juiii elevators with a capacity of .Mi.iHtn liuslw-ls noli will Ih* Imiit by the West on Warehouse Company this spring »me of them “ at Weston ami the other nt Down-ig inyr- Construct iun contract* were a mti'ml into this wet k hy the local company with the Burrell fttguuvr-n* ing t onstrution Co. of Portland.which will complete the two clevu- ( ry tors by July 1st. in time to receive f. the new crop grain. !r- Hie approximate cu»t of both v buildings is $20,000 or just about | the annual sack bill of the formeis of the Weston and I owning weigh- v’l lK»rlaHn|.* Tin- buildings will U* of crih construct ion. with concrete fuumla-lions. They will Ik* fully equip* j , ped with the latest weighing and cleaning ap| a rat us. Cnder the new• federal grain grades which take* effect this year, the growers* grain il must Ih* cleaned before it is ship-i) ped, or else in transit. This require- a rnent will apply to sacked as well us J bulk grain, so it is obvious that elevators are aim tart indispensable.Weights at the new elevator* will be of cleaned wheat, and the farmers will receive receipts on this ba« sis. They will have no more freight n , to pay on dirt and broken straw to nlt; tidewater points. Moreover, the el- l*lt; evatnrs will Ih* aide to cleun the n» farmer's seed wheat to perfection. ih The Westim Warehouse company ih is now considering the advisability of rebuilding its flat house*, which frlt; would increase its storage capacity »» from oO.OOO to gfi.onn bushels at 15 each of the two elevator stilli«*Tis.Sim J. ( ulley, president of the Ar warehouse company, has devoted i lt;much time to work and r cm-arch to bring al»out local facilities for ou bulk grain handling, and has grown • p visibly thin at the task. Tin* Uiul- ms er desires to commend him, and al- nr so to express the hope that he will betake on his accustomed embonpoint, foi now* that his task has been so sm*- Inc cessfuIly accomplished. I
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Weston Leader
Weston, Oregon, US
Fri, Mar 23, 1917
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