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Htitorlctl Society ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toiubfcrlbt for THIS Piptr. AH the news whllt It U ncwi I ear motto, Call in and enroll GET IN THE HABIT Of aartitUbig fat Till! Papar and jreu'II nam rtfrtt tt. Be (In at tact aaJ kttp tight at H Devoted to th Intends of the Peninsula, (he Manufacturinc Center of the Northweit VOI,. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER i. 1909. NO. 47 madisonagain A VICTIM Once More Is Beaten and Robbed by Thugs Tlio M. J. Madison nerlc" of mis fortunes stilt contlnuo to bo tho chief subject of convcrsntlon In St. Johns. After bolng held up and robbed, nil 'ho avers, on Tuesday night of last week, ho met with an other and inoro serious mishap on lust Saturday. It was to bo his wedd lug day and ho left .Saturdny morn ing to transact somu Important busl iiess In Portland beforu tho huppy uvont onmo off. Not returning at tho tlmo ho expected Inquiry was sot afoot and tho city of Portland was scoured In an endeavor to locato him. No clow to his wherenbouts was uuonrthed, however, and tho next thing tho peoplo of St. Johns knew about him was when ho was brought homo In a big auto about 10 o'clock Saturday night. Ho wns apparently In bad slitipe, and sover ul largo bruises wero said to bo found abuut his head, Ho could give no connected talo as to his wander ings on that day. Ho claims to huvo drawh $500 from a bunk In that city for tho purpose of paying on a houso which it Is cnld ho Is huvlng built nt Plodmont. Aftor that ho remembers of entering a so loon and securing n glass of soda water. From thut tlmo on his mind apparently became a blunk, and tho only thing ho remembers Is of com ing to his somes long enough to di rect his being taken to his homo from somowhoro along Jefferson street. Tho pooplo hero aro all ut sea and scarcoly know what to think. Tho caro Is so unusual, so startling and so continued that It Is hard to find u snno solution for tho problem. Mr. Madison has always borno a splendid reputation hero, has "never been known to Indulge In In toxlcutlng liquors and bus ovor boon pleasant and gonial with all. Thore futv. tho frlonds hero cannot woll bollovo other than that ho Is telling tho truth. His condition Is sufflclont evidence thut ho has been badly abused In a brutal mannor, and most pooplo aro willing to tako his word when ho snld tho money was tnkon from him. Tho most mysterious part of It, however, la how It Is pos alblo to boat up and rob a man In broad daylight In tho city of Port land without an Inkling of tho affair getting out until lato In tho night. Had It been In the north end or somo other disreputable part of tho city U would not bo so strango, but happen ing In tho heart of tho business dis trict It Is all tho harder to explain. Tho general supposition Is thut Mr. Madison was dazed as a result of his forraor beating, and not knowing what be wbb doing, got In tho (ow of a couplo of thugs who took him to the hills and robbod him and then started him on his way to Jefferson street. If this was the caso It Is hard to undorstund why ho was beaton. The $600 socurcd surely should be satisfaction enough for a couplo of robbers without trying to beat the head off a man, especl ally after ho was powerless In their hands. There Is evidently somethlug under tho surface that has not yot made Its appearance. Either Mr. Madison had some enemies of whom he was not aware or there Is a mys tery that will Hkcly bo solved later. In the meantime the frlonds of Mr. Madison aro sympathizing deeply with him In his misfortunes and o.mBRtiv hoDo that the dastarda will i, hrnneht to Justice. The matter should not bo allowed to rest until the bottom has been reached and the mystery cleared up. One of the Portland dallies pub llshed an article Tuesday evening In which It was made to appear that Mr. Madison lost bis money by gambling 11 away In a Jefferson street resort and another place near the Portland Hotel. A prominent cltlren of 8t. Johns says he Is weU acquainted with the proprietor of the Jefferson street saloon, and knows for a fact that gambling for money Is never tolerated there. He also says that Mr. Madison U not addicted to card playing, and scarcely knows the value of the different cards. The parents and friends of the hotel man scoff at tho Idea of his gambling op erations and claim there Is not the least truth In the report. We have failed to discover anyone yet who claims to know that Mr- Madison ever gambles, and ualew more uo- will improve CRAWFORD Salem to Richmond at a Cost of Over $7,000 Council met In regular session Tuesday oventng with all momborB prcsont with tho oxcopllon of Coun cilman Drown, who wns Indlsuoscd und fulled to mako his appcarnnco, and Mayor Hendricks presiding. Min utes of previous meeting wero road and approved. A petition for tho Improvement of New York Btrcct, Portlnnd boulovard to Fvssenden street, was read and a resolution adopted ordering tho en gineer to prcpnro tho necessary pluns, profile and cstlmutcB for tho Improvement thereof. A petition for a retail liquor li cense presented by Aunust II. Julian- nosmolr and desiring to do business at 209 V. Murllngton street, was road and referred to tho Hceiiso com mittee A communication from F. I. Fuller offering tho old Vancouver forry bout to tho city for tho sum of HfOOO was roud and ordered placed on file. Mr. Fuller stated that tho boat was badly In need of ro pairs but wits good for many yours to come. Report of tho St. Johns Transpor tation Co. for the mouth or August wns road. It showed that fool tiassoncorM. 414 hIiiuIo rigs nnd 170 double rigs had passed ovor tho forry during tho mouth. Also 28 commutation tickets had boon sold making an gross Incomo of IS68.CS. A chock for 18.37 us tho city's dlv- Idond of 1 V& Iur com accompanied tho report, both of which woro ac cepted. Hills, Including snlurlos, lo tho amount of $090.60 wero allowed. Council accepted tho Improvement of u portion of Portland bouluvurd and lluchnnnu stroot Improvement, upon recommondntlon of tho Btroot committee nnd engineer, M. L. Holbroolt a'kod for n grade on Portlund boulovard, Columbia boulovard and Purr atroet In East St. Johns In order thut ho could go uhoud and Improve sumo. Tho city attorney wna requested to draw up ordinances providing for sumo. lOn motion tho engineer wns In structed to mako a new ostlmato on tho proposod Improvomont of East Uurllngton stroot. lllds hnvo boon ndvortlsod for oh this stroot tlmo and again, but tho contractors fall to mako an offor owing to tho amount of filling that baa already been placod thoroon und tho dlfflcu.ty that might bo mot with In romovlng same. Aftor tno ongmeor w thoroughly Investigated the propo sition and placod his estimates high enough to guarantee tho contractor of making out, It Ib to bo hoped that this work will bo contracted for and pushed right along, as the lm provemont Is badly needed before wot weather sets In. A resolution wns adopted for tho Improvement of Crawford stroot, Salora to Richmond, and may no found In this Issue. llnon recommendation of tho light committee nn arc light was ordered for thn eornor of Jersey and Leavltl streets, and also that the arc light et Richmond and Jersey bo swung around and placed whero It will do more good. On motion of Counci.man A. w. ..nvt thn attorney was directed to look up" tho status of the electrlo company's standing In regara io Dawson street, so that It may oo placed in lino for Improvement. The Reason Why nn nt town subscribers will kind ly bear the fact In mind that when h rtntn nn their Daper snows meir lime has expired they are liable to have same discontinued wiiuoui iur ther notice. At the price of one do! i.. no war to parties residing out side of Multnomah county we aro furnishing the paper below actual cost, and therefore cannot take any chances on bad bills. Tne aaie ou the wrapper shows when the tlmo expires, and we uo not cara to add to our loss the price of postage to i,m i,Wrihrra of the fact. There fore, If the paper falls to arrive It Is probably due to tho raci ai iu subscription has oxplreq. stantlal evidence Is offered the rumor cannot but be discredited. TELL ABOUT ST. JOHNS' GROWTH Two Portland Dailies With One Accord the City's Roth tho Orogonlnn and Journal saw fit on last Sunday to publish a littlo fluttering "dopo" concerning St. Johns, As It trnnnplros thnt good BomotlmcB comes out of "Jerusalem" wo ropubllsh both articles. Whllo they contain littlo naws for St. Jolms residents', they havo consldornblo weight ns mutter to send to friends In tho East. Head thorn both, then do your paper up In a wrapper and send it to a friend In tho East: St. Johnn Is certainly progressing as rapidly as any (own of Its slzo In tho Northwest. Six yours ago tho prcsont location of tho $00,00 Hoi- brook block was n grove of firs. Tho corner whoro now Is located tho Uonhnm ft Currier stores nnd tho FlrHt National Hunk was a plum orchard. A liny grocery storo and a smaller real oBtato office comprised nil tho business buildings ou Jersey stroot. Thoro woro, In fuel, only two stroots In tho town, and tho only ono with tho leant attempt at grading wns Ivanhoo street. Tho only Industries on tho water front woro tho vonoor plant and n sawmill, with a dolly output of 60, 000 foot, nnd both together employed loss than 100 men, whllo tho entire population wns not moro than 400. Today Jersey street, from Fosson- don to tho Central School, nt Charles ton stroot, a distance of eight city blocks, Is lined with business houses; nearly all aro substantial brick structures. Two bunks, three largo school-houses, worth $76,000; a $15, 000 City Hull. $500,000 worth of grudod Btreels, and miles of cement sldownlks, and stroots In process or Improvomont, will add us much moro In tho next year. IlulldliiE permits for 20 dnyB of tno nrosent month nggroguto $41,000, and slnco January 1,71 permits huvo boon lnsund. which nvorago $2000 oacn. Tho records show an nvorago of $100,. 000 por your for tho pnst throo yours In building permits. Tho waterfront now employs from 800 to 1000 mon, nnd .tho mouthly payroll Is $00,000. Thoro aro no liiln mon. nnd tho morchantB ropori a atondy Increase In Bales each month Tho cur sorvlco to Portland gives a lo-mtnuto service, whllo six yours ngo ll gnvo hourly sorvlco. Tho cltv Is lighted with olectrlcity, und has 43 aro streot lights, whoro nnt lone nuo each rosldont had to carry a lantern whllo abroad at night n ordor to bo able to avoid slumps, mudpuddles or tho neighbors' cows. Gas Is now being Installed by tho Portland (Ibb Company. Ninotv.nliio norcont of Its prop- ortyholdors aro onthuslastlc In their boiler that St. Johns will grow to bo a city of 10,000 population In tho next five yearsv Oregonlan. in nnv extended account doallng with the development of tho Peninsu la, St. Johns, tho enterprising city at tho lower or western extromuy oi tho Peninsula, should havo' first nlaco. Bt. Johns, whllo In roallty a part of greater Portland, being con nected with tho larger city uy trio and steam railways, Is still a separate corporation. Six years ago St. Johns was a mere village, with a few frame buildings scattered over a wldo aroa, anu iwo or threo small stores to supply and servo tho nono too many customors; nnv it 1b a modern, up to dato city, with a population of 6000. Its growth since 1904 has been little snort m Death of Mrs. Merrill Mrs. Ann Merrill died at St. Johns. Oregon. Sopt. 18th, 1900, aged 76 yoars, 1 month and 3 days. She was born August 16th, 1834, at Newton, near Clnclnnattl, Ohio. In 1850 Nrs. Merrill crossed the plain's with her parents, Mr. and MrB, Wm. H. Martin, who early In 1851 located on Martin's Island, Wash. On Juno 12, 1861, Ann Martin became the wlfo of George Merrill of Deer Is land, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Merrill raised a family of ten children eight of whom are yet living, viz: Frank Merrill and Lu D. Wolmsley of Portland, Mrs. Mary E. (Judge T. A.) McDrlde of Oregon City, Mrs. Development From Six Years Ago Until the Present Time phonomonnl. Scores of brick bust hobs houses lino Its principal Btrcots, splendid schoolhouBcs nro advantage ously located throughout tho city nnd nearly two score of manufacturing nnd Industrial enterprises furnishing employment to Its people. Tho monthly payroll of tho numerous mills and factories located within tho boun daries of St. Johns easily exceeds $160,000. Tho city now hn four largo and commodious school housofl.tlireo when tho crammer and primary grades aro taught and ono high school building. St. Johns hns considerably ovor $100, 000 Invested In those schoolhouseN, nnd tho taxpayers stand over ready to vote funds for tho erection of now school buildings to meet tho require monts of a constantly Increasing pop ulation. Honl citato values In St. Johns nro as stable as they aro In any city In tho country. Improved property In any part of tho city yields a hand some return, and nt no tlmo In tho niiHt half a dozen years has tho sup ply of dwelling houses equaled the domnnd. Tho steady growth of tho cltv mnkos any and' all property a siifo nnd profitable investment. Sev eral handsome fortunes havo boun croatod In tho pnst fow 'years by Judi cium mill timely Investment In St. Johns property, whllo scores of peo plo huvo become Independent its a result of buying oven a small umount of realty In tK.it city. Ltt In railway facilities tho city is woll provided, as ovor tho Oregon Railroad ft Navigation and North Hank tracks connection Is had with all tho Hues entering Portlnnd. no of tho finest docks to bo found anywhero on tho coust bus ro contly boon complotod by tho city of St. Johns, tho Inst loglsluturo huv Ing authorized tho city to build It. On tho dock Is a largo warohouso, amplo for tho nccommodatlon or tho shipping of a much larger city. I' Is. howovor. tho manufacturing district ou tho river front, und tho dovelonmont thoro. that tho pooplo of 8t. Johns huvo groatost reason to bo proud of. Tho St. Johns J.umbor compuny, tho first Industry of nny consequonco to bo established in St. Johns, hns recontly romodolod und enlarged Its nlant. and Is naw operating at full capacity and running night nnd duy. This concern omploys about 250 mon, nnd has a monthly payroll of bctweei $15,000 and $20,000, Tho St. Johns Woolon Mills In ono of tho solldest concerns In tho city, and hns been In continuous op eration slnco Its establishment four yoars ago. Tho plant Is comploto in ovorv detail, nnd Is especially de signed for economical oporatlon. Its product consists of high grauo blankets. Tho company Is cnpltul. Ized at $300,000 and tho monthly pay roll Is botweon $8000 and $iu,uuu. Having a dally capacity of 300 bar rols, the Jobes IlrothorB' Flouring Mill compauy, Is ono of tho St. Johns manufacturing plants that op orates tho your round and distributes a largo mutual sum among Its 30 odd employes. This concern finds a ready market for Us product In the territory tributary to St. Johns. The J. M. loach company somo two years or moro ago erected a mod ern foundry and machine shop nonr tho tracts of tho North Rank road, on the outskirts of tho city. This plant turns out all grades of castings, Anna M. Seaman and Charles A. Merrill of Deer Island, Alvln II. Merrill of Kalama, Wash., Mrs. Amanda J. Jones of Soattlo, Wash., f. vmma A Tlrlttaln of ThO aim .. - (Dalles, Oregon, Wm. O. Merrill nnd I Mrs. Carrlo E. Glendyo having passed on to higher Ufo a number of years ago. Mrs. Merrill experienced many hardships In crossing the plains, und went through an epidemic of cholera by which many were lost from their train of wagons. At another tlmo they became separated from tho rest of the wagons and tho Indians wore afler them, and thoy drovo nil night off the main road and thereby escaped the Redskins, During tho winter of 1852-53 they wero living on their donation land claim ou Give a Description of but lnnkos a specialty of sawmill machinery, railway supplies and logging tools, Ono of St, Johns' most successful nnd valuable manufacturing pluntB Is tho shipbuilding yards nnd drydocks. This concern Is equipped for turning out nlmost nny kind of ocean going and river craft. An example of this concern's work may be scon In the splendid now forry boat Vancouver, which Is now on tho run between Hay den's Island and tho city of Vancouver, Wash. Tho compnny doos it flourishing business In over hauling und repairing nil clauses of vessels, Tho Mnrlno Iron Works, which mnnufncluroH boilers, tanks, etc., employs about 7C mon, nnd bus a monthly payroll of $0000. Other manufacturing concerns which nro welt established and do n thriving business nt St. Johim nro tho Oregon Pinko Food company, which was largely financed by lo cal cnpltul, nnd although established but two yours ngo It enjoys n largo trndo: tho Modern .Machine Works, ono of tho recently established con cerns In tho city, turns out all kinds of foundry und machine shop work, and Is especially equipped for quick order work; tho Collapsing nox company Is nnothor locally owned concern, which adds largely to St. Johns' monthly payroll nnd gives stoutly employment to a cousldurublu number of workmen. Trlbutury to St. JoIiiib, though not In tho city limits, Is tho huge plant of thu Peninsula Lumber compnny, which employes several hundred men, nnd pnyn out monthly wnges In tho sum of nearly $10,000. Enorgotlo nnd wisely mnnngedcom merclul bodies uro contributing In no small degree to tho upbuilding of St. Johns, nnd tho wholo lowor Peninsula. Constantly on tho look out for tho ostubllshmonl of nny en terprise thnt will redound to tho benefit of tho city, tho St. Johns Commercial club bus done much to ward tho development of Hint dis trict. Two successful bunks nro In oporatlon In tho city, both of which hnvo built tip u flourishing business. Eust St. Johns, which adjoins St. Johns on tho cast. Is not only n rosl- douco district of great attractive- H08H und bouuty, but Is also bocom Imr a manufacturing conlor of con- sldvrnblo Importuned. Its locution nour thu North Rank depot, tho O. It. ft N. Pontusulu lluo and tho slough water frontage makes It an especial ly desirable placo for medium "lied manufacturing plants, Tho Important fact connoctod with tho marvelous growth and upbuild ing of St. Johna and whnt Is known as tho St. JohtiH district Is that tho city bus somothlng of vuluo to offer tho man of energy nnd thrift who Is Booking u homo slto, a business or munufacturlng location. Tho city offers omployment to huudrods In her vnrlod Industries, offers choup homos to tho man of modest means, offers a splendid locution to tho man seeking a business or mercantllo career, und to tho man of wealth It offerB us boautlful homo slteB as can bo found In nny land. To tho mun of mouna St. Johns also offors profitable employment for his money, elthor In buying nnd Improv ing her real estate or in Investing In her numerous Industrial orgnnlssu lions. Journal. Door Island In a ono-roomod houso with flvo or nix boarders and all ' thov had to oat was venison and po tatoes, and tho snow was SV4 feet deop and tho river frozon over, for dinner Mr. Merrill bought enough flour nt St. Helens nt $1.00 per pound to muko bread. Mrs. Merrill spent most of bor llfo In Columbia county, but for tho Inst ,.lcht years sho had lived at St. Johns. During a great portion of this tlmo sho had not been well, but sho seemed bettor tho lust two months than for somo time. Sho leaves mnnv friends who know hor as a good neighbor. Tho funeral services woro held at Martin's Rluff, Wash., Tuesday, Sopt. 21, 1909, whoro sho was laid to rest bosldo hor father, bhitoru and two children. WHY HE FAVORS DOCK SALE Dr. Cook Gives Reasons For Wishing to Sell Ed. Rovlow: Allow mo to prosont n fow reasons for favoring tho salo of tho now city dock. Tho object In vlow when tho bonds wero voted to build tho dock was to secure nn nddltlonnl Industry for St. Johns nnd not ns n moro speculation. It has been found Impossible lo loaso tho dock so as to either bring in a rovenuo or start a now Industry without Incurring an additional In debtedness of about $20,000 for n railroad track to connect tho prem ises with tho O. 11. ft N. railroad, thai road having refused to build n spur nt Its own expense. Tho city l bonded for $00,000 with which thu land was purchased ami dock built, with an annual Interest of $3000 for 20 years, Tho dock building cost about $37,000, which Is insured for nbnut $27,000 nt nn mi nimi cost of $007, A watchman Is employed to caro for It at u cost of $10 por month, Tho city docs not receive nny taxes nn tho property, as It would It It was private property, which at tho present rate of 6 milts would bring In $300 per yenr. Tho building will depreciate In value about 0 per cent each year, or $2200 that Is hi about 10 years tho build ing would bo of no value. After say ton years ll would probably not bo Insurable nt nil. To recapitulate, nn per following tnblo: Roads for purchase of land mid dock $00,000 Interest per yenr $3000, for 20 yours ,.',000 Insurance por year $007, for 10 yours u,J0 Watchman per year $120, for 10 years 1.200 Loss of taxoH for 20 years 0,000 Depreciation of building 0 percent, 1G2-3 years .... 27,000 Total $172,270 It appears from nlxivo table thut tho totul cost to tho city would bo $172,270, which amount would bu represented by thu 100 foot or water front which tho city now owns. (Tho city cannot sell tho stroots, but may vaeuto them for dock pur poses us long nn used for thut pur pose.) In addition to tho nbovo cnsli out lay It would bo fair to consider tho loss to tho city by reason of not huvlnu tho Industry established. I ho crying need of Bt. Johns todny Is Industries to glvo it mun u "Job, and not speculation lu water front proporty. Now will tho 100 foot of wuter front property bo worth $172,270 or $130.60 por front foot ut tho ox plrutlon of 20 yours, und If ll Is worth It. do tho Pooplo of 8t. Johns of to duy want to tax thomsolvos $8013-60 por year for tho benefit of thu next generation? Speaking for mysolf I DO NOT. If I was a young mun Just bubbling over with onorgy und ambition, like soiso or moso thut cry against tho salo, I might look ut thu mutter In another tight, but Just nuw, having passed tho flower of youth nnd huvlng nrrlved ut tho norlod In Ufo when n Morris chnlr Is much preferred to n buck saw, I do not wunt to bunion my solf with tuxos for future geiiorntlotis ir wo could lease tho dock for n sum sufflclont to puy tho Interest and Insurunco, then I would suy keep It, but nt tho prosont tlmo wo navo nothing of tho sort In sight, whllo wo huvo un opportunity to sell tho nlant for $75,000. which would glvo tho city u profit of ubout $16,0oj and nt tho namo tlmo Immouintoiy udd another Industry to St. Johns, which was tho object sought wiion tho dock wub built. In regard to tho statement that nil im-to-dato cities wunt to own their own docks, will say that municipal ownership of Industries (excopt city wntitr aunnly) has not as fur as I cnu ascertain proven profitable. A dock Is u part of tho transportation fucllltles the snmo ns a railroad or ships a conuoctlng link betwocn tho two, and I cunnot seo nny ad ditional rouson for a city owning rtrmkH than for owning rullroads to bring freight to tho dock or ships to curry It awuy or vlco versa. 8. O. Cook. Work tor a Greater St. Johns. GOV. FLETCHFJR AT SEATTLE Makes An Interesting Ad dress While There On Sept. 20th, Prlnco Edward Is Inmlors nnd other Canadians held n reunion nt tho Fnlr, and ou this oc casion our neighbor, ox-Governor Hotelier wns tho orator of tho duy. Ho took for his subj-ct, "Tho Dutl&s of Canadians ns C'llzoiiB of tho United States." Tho Post Intelli gencer, after printing n portrait of Mr. Fletcher, hns this to say of his address: Former residents of Prlnco Ed ward Itlund from Bonltle, Tacomn, VlrXorln, Vancouver nnd Portland held u reunion yestcrdny lu the Flnu Arts building nt tho exposi tion, Ruv. J'. E. O'llrlon, pastor of Our l.ndy of Good Help, was chair man of tho mooting, J. H. Fletcher, of Portlnnd, tx- Governor of South Dakota, was tho principal sponkor. Ho spoko of thu peoplo who hud migrated from Prlnco Edward Island, which ho termed -tho garden of tho gulf of St. I.awrenco." "Wo didn't lonvo tho littlo gem sot In tho silver non bocuuso wo disliked It," said ex-Gov. Fletcher. Thu fact Is. wo left It bocuuso wo beenmu too numerous. Wo run up ngnlnst each other and got In tho wav of tho rabbits. Many of us emtio to this bonutlful country, whoro thoro was room to turn around und bolter opportunities. This proves that wo had an oleinont of shrewdness, nnywny. You Amorlcnns do not deserve nny grout credit for being, hunt. You eouldii'C: help yoursolvcK You woro1 not consulted ubout tho mnttor. Wo enmo hero from choice, nnd not from nucosslty, oxnetly. Wo nro Americans from choice; you nro Americans by compulsion. Hut wo In tend to bo fair with you nnd to per mit you to slay hero so long ns you bohuvo yoursohoH, "Wo want every Prlnco Edwnrd Isl ander to consider this to bo his own country, to lovo It, to fight for It and. If necessary, to dlo for It. i.oy. ally to tho country of our adoption should not mako uu halo thu country thut mivo un birth. We uun lovo both. Tho mun who dosplsos the country whoro ho wns bom.oii wlioso green floins ho hns pluyed, whoso trees sheltered him lu storm and sunshine, tho land of his mother, wlioso tondor lullubloH soothed him to slumber, Is u scoundrel whom no American should harbor when ho comoB to llvo among us. "It I had been consulted tin tho question on which planet I should llvo I Hhould huvo choson tho onrth. This nrlsoa from tho fnct that I a in bettor ucquulnted horo than else- whoro lu tho hoavens. uniosa i chuugo my mind, I ' shiill louvo It with somo regret. I might go fnrtbor and faro worse. 1 hnvo ulroady In dlcntod my choice of country, und I shall hold on to that so long us I remain on thlu planet. "Wo uro tltUuiiH not only of u fuvorod lunil, but of tho host part of it. Tho West iu u land of wonder ful possibilities, Tho men and women who first cumo to tho West wero tho best und tho bravest of tbolr nice. No weakling ovor lookod with hopeful heart towurd tho broad Pacific. No coward over turned hia fuco to tho Slorrns, If any mun of thnt stump over sturted to eomo west, ho must huvo died on tho way out. So tho greut Northwost Is filling up with hurdy men, handsomo womon nnd protty chlldron. Wo havo tho host bruin nnd bono nud sinew of tho country. Aud when Can- udu bequeathes to you such mon as Goorgo E. Ecclos, of Winnipeg, nnu such omplro builders us James J. Hill, It only adda to tho purity of tho Braln thut flows turougn uio veins of tho peoplo of tho United Stntea of America. It lusplros In my heart a feeling of gratitude to soo tlioso two uroat nations of ono blood living sldo by side In hurmony aud peuco nud inarching bund lu hand to a hlghor nnd moro nearly perfect civilization." On tho following Wednesday oven Ing Mr. Flotchor lectured to tho Prlnco Edward Islanders' Club on tho Bubjoct of Winning Laurels. Tho locturo wns frequently punctuatod with nppluu8o and created grout oil! thuBlasm. At Its closo nu Informal reception took placo.