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HOW TO CHOOSE OCCUPATIONS;
HINTS TO YOUNG WORKERS
Tho great question which confronts
the young man at the beginning of
his career fs, "What am 1 going to
do?" You must do something, and
to do that bomethlng you must enter
some trade, or business, or profes
sion. It cannot be all three and the
road you start to follow Is, all things
being equal, the road for you to con
tinue upon. True, tho professional
man occasionally leaves his ranks
and joins those of business, and
sometimes succeeds; men have for
saken trades, and have made a suc
cess in a profession, but tho great
majority of successes are of those
who choose, at the start, tho best
road to follow, and seldom change
their course.
Tho taking of the wrong road at
the start, constant changing from one
avenue to nnother, are ihe causes of
90 per cent of our business and pro
fessional failures. Tho man who
Btart-: right, however small may be
his degree of success, is more likely
to reacu the flush of possible attain
ment than ho who, with apparent
reason or without reason, changes
from one thing to another. The few
exceptions which have occurred go
more to prove the reliability of tho
rulo than to discredit it.
The first thing, then, to decide up
on is whether to leftrn a trade, a bus
iness, or a profession. After this
question has been decided, then it is
Incumbent to choose the kind of
trade, business, or profeslon which
you 'appear to be the best fitted to
occupy, both by Inclination and abil
ity. In this choice this choice at
the start rests to a large extent
tho probability o! your success or
failure.
Upon general principles what you
want is what you would succeed in.
If all of your tendencies are In one
direction, tho chaices are that you
will succeed better by choosing that
calling than by taking up anything
else. But your Inclinations, however
strong, they may be, are not entirely
to be depended up n. Many a young
man, with apparent reason, chooses
some calling which ho does not
posses more than a semblance of abil
ity for. He sincerely may believe
that he has taken the right step, and
may have no thought for any other
vocation, yet he may be unfit for the
one he has chosen.
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Something is needed beyond in
clination and choice, and that some
thing is ability. Without It one can
not make more than an Indifferent
success In any direction. Fortunate
ly however, inclination and ability
frequently go together, and there
fore, Inclination and choice are
worthy of the greatest considera
tion; but they must not be followed
without reason, a reason which can
be proved to be reason.
It I y no means Is Improbable that
you may desire to become a lawyer,
because some of your friends have
entered tho law or are about to.
Your choice, then, may be a reflected
one, and not a real one. It is pos
sible that you have chosen the law
because you did not feel Inclined to
go in any other direction. That is
not a valid reason nor a safe one.
You should assure yourself of the
permanency of your Inclination and
choice, that it is necessary for you to
be reasonably sure that what you
think you want to do is what you can
do, and that it is not a mere passing
fancy, before you take the leap which
may have no redound.
After you thoroughly have tested
your inclination, and have proven
that your choice is based upon rea
son, it then is time for you to find
out whether you are fitted to follow
the lino of your desire. It is neces
sary for you to mako a solf-examlna-tion,
and it should be thorough. It
NEW YORK FACES PROBLEM
Rural Values Decreasing At Enormous Rates 12,000
Farms Abandoned.
A thorough investigation by tho
United States department of argrlcul
turo has revealed an alarming de
crease In farm laud valuation in New
York state, which is not far short of
a menace to the weliare of the com
monwealth. Startling figures arc presented,
which show an enormous loss In
wealth and population in tho state's
rural districts, and a consequent
weakening ot social and political in
fluence. According to the reports of tho
government inspectors, tho country is
being absorbed by the city, with tho
result that farm lands have decreas
ed $170,000,000 in value; that more
than 12,000 farms havo been aban
doned; that tho population of tho
moro remoto towns and villages has,
in several Instances, decreased 40 to
50 por cent.
Tho comparisons nro mado with
tho state's agricultural prosperity in
tho early SO's. In bomo districts
land values havo decreased slnco
then nearly 90 per cent. The 12,000
abandoned farms In tho stnto nro
eapablo of caring for a population of
1C0.000 and represent nu area of 12,
000,000 acres, most of which is
arable land.
Tho natlonnl governomnt Inspect
ors who havo been ongagod in Inves
tigating this subject declaio olllcially
that these farms havo not beou
abandoned becauso of lack of fertil
ity. For tho last 20 years tho cities
havo so fascinated tho Imagination of
country peoplo that Humors' sons and
daughters and those who formerly
would havo becomu farm lunula havo
abandoned tho soil to thoir paronts.
In many districts all of tho farm
ers are mon of advancod ago. As
fast a3 these dlo tho farms bocomo
iouautod or aro sold for littlo or
nothing to tho less vigorous and von
turesomo of tho younger generation,
or hecomo tho proporty of wealthy
mon, who Join them Into largo estates.
i3 not safe for you to trust yourself
alone. You should consult your
friends, and particularly those who
have judgment. Talk with them,
a3k them to advise you with freedom
and frankness. Do not depend upon
tho Judgment and advice of any one
friend. He may be biased or ho may
not judgo well.
If tho consensus of opinion is in
your favor, It is then time for you
to got into direct contact with tho
men who have made both successes
and failures in the callng you pre
po:e to follow. If you do not know
any of them personaly, obtain intro
ductions to them. Ten tiiem auout
yourself and ask them to give you
an insight into the calling they rep-
rocsont I.pnrn nil vnii can about the
vocation that you propose to folow,
not from hearsay entirely but from
coming into .contact with it. If your
inclination, based upon reason, tho
opinion of your friends, and the ad
vice of those In the calling you have
chosen, favor your entering that vo
cation, then you safely can take up,
and you may expect to obtain all the
success your ability is capable of giv
ing you.
If tho majority of opinion Is
against the calling you have chosen,
it is your duty to choose again, and to
repeat the processes of self-examination
and Investigation.
It is possible that you have no
noticeable Inclination for any partic
ular vocation, although you may bo
able to determine whether or not you
will choose a trade, a business, or
a profession. It may be possible
for you to go further and to deter
mine what class of trade, business,
or profession best coincides with
your choice or is best adaptable to
your capacity. Consider, then, only
some standard trade or business,
which is all business and which bear3
no flavor of a profession. Under
these conditions do not take up a
specialty. If it be a trade, choose
one In which there i3 a permanent
demand for Its workers. If business,
select one which consists of the mak
ing or buying and selling of common
commodities.
To meet success in general trade
or business one does not have to be
a specialist or possess any pronuonc
ed ability in any one direction save
being a mechanic If a trade Is select
ed and having ability to buy or sell
!f abuslnes3 Is chosen. All special
.Lies of business and trade, and all
of the professions, belong to those
who have a pronounced bent In their
direction. The majority of men who
are not in trade or in the professions
are business men no more and no
iess that is, they have ability to
buy or sell. It make3 little differ
ence to them whether they deal in
dry goods, clothing, hardware, or rail
roads. If you have no pronounced,
Inclination in a dednite direction be
come a tradesman. Learn tho busi
ness and stick to it.
While delay is to be discouraged,
I would advise you to wait several
mnntVio If nnrm-p.nrv before choosing
your vocation than to take the first
thing which presents Itself.unless It
's of unusual advantage. It is better
to wait a considerable time and mako
the right choice than to plunge in
without proper preparation or a
weighing of business values. But
don't loaf. If you wait, keep busy
while you wait. Make work of wait
ing. But don't be overparticular.
Success depends upon hard work.
There are no so-called "snaps" In
business. One should not jump at
the first opening, unless that open
ing appeals to him, or he is obliged
to take It.
Remember that as you start, so are
you likely to go. The finish Is de
pendent upon the start.
The total land values of New York
state amount to a little over a billion
dollars. This Is excluslvo of machin
ery, cattle, etc. Land has rlson In
value In tho Immediate neighborhood
of tho cities, while It hns materially
decreased In valuo in the remote
country districts, tho rate of de
crease being in reverse ratio to tho
distance from the city.
John A. Stewart, president of tho
League of Republican clubs of New
York state, said that the league in its
general committee meetings had dis
eased tho question, but had hesitated
to tako action becauso efforts on Its
part would bo stamped as political.
Convention to Plan Remedy.
Tho calling of a state convention,"
said Mr. Stewart, "to consider tho
abandoned farms, tho want of farm
labor, tho enormous falling off in tho
wealth and population of tho villages
and tho upsetting of tho natural and
safo balanco between country nnd
city Is soon to tako place, to extend
tho schools In each of. tho country
congressional districts and to tench
tho country boy how to mako moro
money on the farm tJinn ho can mako
In any otllco In New York City will bo
discussed. It Is not a political move,
for tho question is much broader than
any political organization or party.
Tho leaguo has adopted a resolution
calling on tho leglslnturo to tako Im
mediate action in tho Intorest of
farmers, and theroforo, of tho popu
lation of tho cntlro community."
MARSDEN'S DELIVERY
WAGON DAMAGED
Marsden's delivery wagon chased
tho horso across tho stroot yestorday
In a speedy manner and brought up
against a tolophono polo, where it
was badly damaged. Tho horso was
startled by tho engine at tho Bonne-"
Flanagan bank slto and tried to got
away from tho uolso.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
REBUILDS ELECTRIC
PLANT IN THIRTY DAYS
Willamette Valley Company Has
Light for Cottage Grove
Once More.
(Western Oregon.)
Tho Willamette Valley Company
turned on the electric current from
Its new plant yesterday just 30 days
and two hours after the old plant
was burned.
Fire caught at 12:40 p. m., July
21. The company promised to have
the now plant running in 30 days,
'the promise was redeemed lacking
only one hour and 20 minutes. Steam
was raised Tuesday and the engine
tested on the 29th day. It would bo
well If all corporations couiu as
! nearly keep their promises.
! The new plant is larger than the
nii nnr This is true both as to ma
chinery and building. The engine Is
a new 325-horso power Russell,
I served at present by a battery of two
I boilers of a hundred horse power
each, but this will be increased by a
third boiler immediately. The dy
namo Is a 1S0-K. w. two-pnaze ma
chine, about twice as large as tho
old one. The main building is one
story In height, but the annex which
will serve as a bin for saw dust and
planer shavings will bo the height
of two stories.
The service, good before, will bo
better now, and having been in dark
ness for a month, the people will ap
preciate tho lights.
GROWERS MAY
NOT PICK HOPS
Lou- Prices Discourage Valley Hop
Men Tnlk of I'IowIijk Up
Fields.
Disappointed at vhe low prices of
fered for hops this year, and believ
ing that something should be done to
relieve the present congested state of
the market, large hop growers In tho
vicinity of Aurora, Butteville t-.ntl
other points, it is reported, have Jo-
'cided to let their yards go to wa3tp
j this season. Many contemplate plow-
, ing up their yards.
This heroic measure 13 said to
have been decided on only after p
'numoer of growers had conferred
with one another and concluded that
picking this season's crop would nol
oniv result In financial loss at pres
ent" prices, but would tend to 1-eep
prices low Indefinitely.
Dealers havp not shown any p-ir-ticular
desire to purchasa this sea
son's crop, though a number have
been approached, and the proposition
of signing contracts for their oiu'mt
broached. Few of them are said
even to have entertained the idea of
signing contracts for their output,
and none have definitely closed a
deal. The common prices offerod
, growers has been about 0 cent1 a
. pound.
It is the contention of the grow
ers that when all items of expense
are taken into consideration they
cannot sell their hops at a lowtv fig
ure than 9 cents a pound and "b-eak
'even." Not only do they object to
picking at a loss, but they asseit
that the betterment of condition can
I never be accomplished by placing
I more hops on the market.
I The quality of the hops this year
Is said to be good. Lice have caussd
I very little trouble, and the hops are
large, full ana neavy.
CANADIANS WILL BUY
HORSES IN OREGON
000 of These Animals Will lie Pur
chased in AVillumettc Valley
If Possible.
I
, Salem, Or., Aug. 2G. W. M. Dur
rell, of Portland, was In Salem this
week with an order for 900 horses,
weighing from 1300 pounds and up
and from 3 to 7 years of age, for
shipment to the Piano Binder Com
pany, of Alberta, Canada. Mr. Dur
rell says that, notwithstanding the
unusual scarcity of draft horses of
this character and tho consequent
extraordinary demand for them, he
hopes to bo able to fill his order in
the Willametto Valley, although he
may have to pay from ?200 per head
and up for them.
Ho attributes the causo for tho
early breaking down -and scarcity of
heavy draft horses In this country
to tho pavements of the cities, where
horses aro put in the harness at 3
and 4 years of age. Mr. Durrell de
clares this is tooiuaruy, uecause
heavy horses should not be allowed
tr, null heavv loads upon the pave
ment until G years old. He also says
tne farmer who has a large uroou
mare, under present conditions of
the mnrket, is foolish to sell It at
any price.
William Sklpton, a horse dealer of
this city, camo In Thursday evening
with a carload of farm horses, which
ho was obliged to ship from Union
county. It was but a few years ago
that horses were not taken into con
sideration at all when tho farmer
took an Inventory of tho valuo of his
real and personal property, but now
they nro accepted very readily as
valuablo chattels and tho owners of
horses of any grade or breed aro tak
ing such caro of them that tho veteri
nary surgeons of this section of tho
valley aro crowded for time to attend
to their calls. This latter condition
is truo of all kinds of farm and dairy
stock.
THE C0URTENAY MILL
WILL SOON OPERATE
Mr. A. A. Courtenay and son havo
returned from Portland and aro
busy in getting tho Courtenay mill
on Isthmus Inlet ready for opera
tion. Thoy havo all the machinery
on hand and whtlo tho mill Is about
completed thoro aro many small
matters to bo adjusted that will take
some time, probably two weoks to
getln shape. It Is expected tho mill
will bo ready for business within two
weoks.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
MR. BRUSCHKE WILL
REMAIN ON BAY
Charles J. Bruschko and his geni
al smile aro once more seen on Coos
Bav. Mr. Bruschko arrived from
Oakland on the Plant. Ho hnd been
there for several months nttending
to business matters and says th0 city
is booming. Ho said that Oakland
is making wonderful growth In pop
ulation and predicts that some day
the largest city In the world will be
about San Francisco Bay. Ho will
remain on tho Bay Indefinitely, and
says he likes th0 way things are
looking. Mr. Bruschke has dealt
largely in real estate In Marshfleld
and he thinks of taking It up again.
RETAIL CLERKS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR
The Retail Clerks Protective As
oocintion held tho regular weekly
meeting Monday evening. Re-election
of ofneers constituted the prin
cipal business transacted. Tho new
oftlcers are Frank Cameron, presi
dent; Dan Keating, vlco president;
Edgar Campbell, secretary and treas
urer. 0REN RESIDENCES
ARE BEING BUILT
J. B. Oren has carpenters at work
on his two houses In the southwest
ern part of the city.
NEW HOME FOR HAINES
INLET AGRICULTURALIST
Mr. II. M. Relhcr, of Haines Inlet,
has ordered lumber for a new farm
residence and will put tho work
through as soon as possible.
BREAKWATER LIES
AT NORTH BEND DOCK
The Breakwater is at North Bend
where silo arrived last evening about
nine o'clock. The hotels were filled
and so the passpnger3 were kept
aboard over night that they might
not experience any inconvenience
about "pcurlng accommodations.
And still il.ere is no hotel building.
WILL OFFER PRIZE FOR
BEST MARINE PICTURE
The Chamber of Commerce has
planned to offer a prize for tho best
photograph of Coos Bay craft taken
on Labor Day. It is planned to as
semble all boats that can possibly be
Induced to take part In a parade on
the Marshfleld water front and at an
opportune time the photographers
will bo turned loose on them to snap
the scene. It is proposed to use the
prize photograph in a pamphlet
which the Chamber of Commerce will
soon Issue and which will be sent to
the four corners of the country.
Good advertising for tho boats, tho
bay and the photographers.
HAS WOUND DRESSED
AND RESUMES WORK
Ed. Anderson, a workman at tho
Smith lumber yard, cut his foot with
an adz yesterday afternoon and had
to call In the aid of a surgeon to re
pair the damage. When the wound
was sewed up, Anderson returned
to work.
SHERIFF SEARCHES
FOR COURT JURYMEN
Sheriff Gage Is scouring tho coun
ty in search of the following jury
men who aro down for duty at the
September term of court: S. Ed
wards, Bandon, Robert Marsden,
Marshfleld, Geo. W. Cox, Bandon, J.
C. Merchant, Marshfield.F. W. Tib-
betts, Marshleld, J. R. Bunch, Alle
gany, L. Lawhornc, Coquille, H. C.
Noble, Marshfleld, T. S. Evnden,
Bridge, B. F. Griffin, North Bend, C.
H. Bunch, Coquille, J. H. Wall,
Marshfleld, A. L. Neely, Falrviow, E.
P. Adams, Myrtle Point, John O.
Bates, Bandon, L. D. Belieu, Bridge,
A. Williams, Marshfleld, H. N.
Hampton, Myrtle Point, M. H. Her
sey, Coquille, John Dolan, Marsh
fleld, Martin Alexson, Coquille, G.
C. Haga, Perkersburg, M. D. Cutlip,
Marshfleld, L. C. Gibson, Bandon,
H. E. Wilcox, McKinley, William
Grow, Coquille, Robert Kreuger,
Marshfleld, Fred A. Mehl, Bandon,
J. R. Llghtner, Marshfleld. There is
one man on the sheriff's list who
died last spring, J. V. Edwards, of
Bandon.
RETURN FROM WEEK'S
STAY NEAR BANDGN
Mr, and Mrs. Eddy and Mr. and
Mrs. Moor and several others who
were camped In the vicinity of Ban
don on tho bench, returned to Marsh
fleld on Monday. Mrs. Eddy, in
speaking about tho outing, said there
was a newly married cpuplo along
who wore busy Inventing menus for
throwing the rest of tho party off
their guard so far as suspecting them
of being newly married was con
corned. "But, said Mrs. Eddy, "wo
found them out and thoy finally own
ed up to it, and after that their ap
pearance was not so strained." Mr.
and Mrs. Eddy will go to Coos River
today and tomorrow will depart for
soveral days at, Ton Mile. Mr. nnd
Mrs. Moor will sail for San Francisco
on tho Plant. Thoy aro residents of
Sacramento, and say thoy enjoyed
their Coos county outing very much.
FISHING GETTING
GOOD ON TEN MILE
Frank Bowron roturned yesterday
from his Ten Mllo ranch, Ho reports
seolng two gentlemen rowing down
tho lake with tho ladles of tho party
trolling. They caught 40 odd trout
nnd none were less than eight inches.
(From Wednesday's- Dnlly.)
THE K00S WILL GO
TO ASTORIA REGATTA
Tho Koos, tho now gasoleno
launch built by the Holland broth
ers, had her trial trip yesterday and
was found to be in first-class condi
tion. Tho boat will leav0 this morn
ing for Astoria and will bo mnnncd
by W. W. Holland, Frank Lowe and
John Swing. This party expects to
mako tho trip In twenty-four hours,
and will bo present at tho Astoria
regatta which commences on August
30th.
GRADING BY STEAM
ENGINE ON STREETS
Anybody with leisuro time on
his hnnds enn seo an unusual sight
If ho will go up on Cedar street and
watch the grading going on there.
J. J. Burns has an onglno which is
scooping the dirt from tho street,
which is blng lowered to grade, and
dumps It In tho large draw at the
south end of tho long bridge. Tho
engine is stationed at tho north end
which is being lowered to gardo, and
with a long cable. Tho cable is
anchored two blocks below tho
bridge and works on a pulley. Tho
amount of dirt to be moved 13 about
7,000 yards, and this will fill tho
draw about 100 feet from the south.
The remaining distance across will
he bridged.
E. A. ANDERSON WILL
BUILD THREE COTTAGES
Tally, Lynch and Watklns, a new
contracting firm, havo been awarded
the contract for constructing three
modern cottages of fivo rooms each
for E. A. Anderson. Tho sites nre In
South Marshfleld on Ninth street.
The residences are being built by
Mr. Anderson to rent, and they will
bo equipped with every convenience
the city affords. J. E. Cayou drew
the plans for tho houses.
FRIENDS ENJOY MISS
PAINTER'S HOSPITALITY
Miss Maud Painter entertained a
few of her friends Monday evening
at her home on Broadway. Tho main
features of the evening were cards
and music. A fine time was enjoyed
by all. Those attending were: Misses
Dello Smith, Gertrudo Nier, Gene
vieve Sengstacken, Eleanor Helm,
Gertrude Mandlgo and Helen Chand
ler. Messrs. Nasburg, Grimes, Large,
Hopson, Keane, McKee, Arnold and
True.
FRIGHTENED BY 20
FOOT WRIGGLER
Know Now AVliy Their Sheep and
Pigs MjMi'i ioii'.ly Disappeared
Thought to Be a Pjtlion.
Adrian, N. D., Aug. 25. Farmers
living along the James river in this
vicinity aro much excited over tho
discovery of an immenso snake In the
dense timber growth along the river
and are organizing an expedition to
hunt down and exterminate the rep
tile. Two farmers who last week were
walking through tho high grass near
the edge of the woods south of here
saw what they thought was tho limb
of a tree. They started to step over
It when It suddenly gave a hiss and
satrted to move rapidly away, crash
ing through tho underbrush to the
tall timber. The farmers were much
frightened and did not attempt to
give chase to the roptilo.
They say that the snake appeared
to be twenty feet In length and as
big around as a good sized limb of a
tree. Since then other farmers also
have seen tho reptile, which seems
to stay closo to the wooded strip
along the river. The snake Is sup
posed to bo a South American py
thon. Last year while a circus was
exhibiting at La Moure it was re
ported that one of tho pythons es
caped from Its cage. Tho circus peo
plo, It is stated, searched for the rep
tile and it was supposed that they
recaptured it. It is now believed
tnat they did not secure tho snake,
but allowed that Impression to get
out so that tho people In the neigh
borhood might not become alarmed.
Tho presence of the snake prob
ably accounts for the mysterious dis
appearance of pigs and sheep which
havo been reported from time to lime
by farmers living along the river.
SNYDER WINS SUIT
FOR POSSESSION
In tho suit brought by Eugeno
O'Connell against John Snyder for
possession of tho Pioneer building,
tried yesterday before Justice Pen
nockthe jury found the defendant not
guilty. Thl3 verdict is in conformity
with tho Oregon statutes which pro
vide for such a finding whore a land
lord attempts ousting a tenant. The
jury was composed of Capt. Llghtner,
L, R. Robinson, C. H. Marsh, W. J.
Rust, John Dolan and Leo Edwards.
Mr. Snyder's lease of tho premises
does not expire until tho 18th of
April, 1909. Farrin & Farrin repre
sented Snyder, and J. W. Bennett
had chnrgo of O'Connell's sldo of tho
case.
FRANK CAMERON NEW
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Mr. Frank Cameron is now ropro
sonting tho Coos Bay Times as ad
vertising manager, having taken up
tho duties yesterday morning, in
place of Mr. Rex Large who severed
his connection wiht tho paper with
tho Intention of going Into business
in Marshfleld. Mr. Cameron Is au
hls connection with tho paper with
which comes within the sphero of
this paper, such as taking subscrip
tions, soliciting advertising, and
other business In tho same connec
tion. Mr. Cameron is well known to
tho business Interests of tho Bay and
understands tho newspaper routine
from A to Z.
TALI OF PUB
IS BUNCO!
Man Who Has Traveled Exten
sively Says There Is Ab
solutely No Danger.
GREAT DEMAND FOR LABOR
Country Tn Most Healthy Finnnrhi
Condition Prosperity N ";".
ery where In I. Id'ence.
Pendleton, Aug. 24. While talk.
Ing with a Tribune representative
yesterday Mr. A. C. Ruby, president
of tho Commercial National bank of
Pendleton, who just returned from
an extensive trip to Europe and
through "tho states," said all this
talk about a tightness of the money
market in tho East or tho fear of a
pnnic of any sort has no foundation
whatever.
"I have some business connections
in several of the eastern states," said
ho, "and spent several weeks in vari
ous parts of them on my return. I
havo been familiar with conditions
there for soveral years and really
havo never at any time seen a more
healthy tone to business affairs all
over tho country than at this time.
Now and then some wild-cat affair
that lias no legitimate place in the
business world anyway, gets a
squeeze, but that Is one of tho best
signs of tho times. The more of
them that flourish the worse for cv-
erybody, and the very fact that they
aro found out and have trouble Is a
good indication of financial strength
in business circles.
"There is no better test of condi
tions than the demand for labor.
This is always a good test When
times were hard In the early nineties
the cry everywhere was that labor
was out of employment, but tho re
verso of that Is truo now, for there
is tho same scarcity of labor every
where In all Fines of industn in the
east that there Is on this coast. Of
all tho thousands of foreign laborers
who land In this country every month
there are not enough to supply the
Increasing demand. In fact, 1 hae
novcr seen so much activity in busi
ness circles as at this very time.
"And there Is actually more travel
now than over before. It seems that
overybody Is traveling. There were
In July and this month f lly 100,000
peoplo at Atlantic City, one of our
great summer resorts, lnd all the
inland trains aro crowded to the ut
most wherever you go. All this
means a degree of prosperity that It
is difficult to realize. When 1 started
to Europe I was compelled to r'elay
my trip nearly a month in ordc" to
secure a berth on tho steamer and it
Is necessary to 'book' your passa&e
on any of tho steamers from one vo
two months ahead.
"Land in the western states is
changing hands at a moro rapid rate
tnan I have ever before known and
at higher prices. Crops are as good
as usual and prices aro generally
higher than tho ordinary. In fact, I
have no wish to bo at all optimistic,
but I have never seen better condi
tions prevailing all over the country
than right now and there Is no rea
son for any apprehension, much less
than any time I can call to mind."
Asked about tho effect of the bank
failure In Portland Wednesday, Mr.
Ruby replied that It could not pos
sibly have any influence on condi
tions in Oregon for tho reason that
It has no connection 'with the finan
cial situation In general and was
caused by Influences entirely for
eign to those which govern the or
dinary rules of banking.
Mr. Ruby Is of tho opinion that
times In eastern Oregon must neces
sarily be good since crops are un
usually prolific and prices much
above the average. Tho banks aro
doing a prosperous business and no
thinks the outlook is especially en
couraging in every direction.
C. N0RRIS MISTAKES
FOG BUOY FOR COW
Charley Norris of Ten Mile was In
the city yesterday. Wo might have
overlooked tho fact only for tho story
that "Jack" Marsden of North Bend
was telling on him. It appears that
a short time ago Charley was among
a party of campers at Sunset Bay.
the next morning Charley puzzled
tho rest of the party for quite a
while by complaining about somo
blamed cow that kept up a miserable
nolso all night. Ho never had heard
anything like that on Ten Mile. The
cow seemed to be in such awful dis
tress. It was finally figured out that
a was the fog buoy ho had heard.
Naturally Charley Is coming in for
some good-natured roasting.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
PICNIC A SUCCESS
The Knights of Pythias picnic at
Pipers Grove Sunday was well at
tended and there was a crowd of
about two hundred peoplo present.
They were taken to tho grove by four
boats, three leaving from North Bond
nnd one from Marshfleld. An ex
cellent time Is reported.
WARDENS AFTER LAW
BREAKERS WITH HOUNDS
Game Wardens Glenn Aiken and
Cal. Wright left yesterday morning
for Falrviow, out on tho Roseburg
wagon road, where they go to iook
up a man who Is reported to hao
been running deer with hounds.
Ever notice how a man whose wlfo
Is away visiting, is watched.