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HOME OFFICE. WF.DNF.SDAY, FKHUUAilY 0, 18M. (MtAIN HI.KVATOIIH. Portland, Oregon Columbia Fire Marine Insurance Compan fttrn KruMiin ilf n Why rarnifrtt Will lin Urntlly lliiulluitl liy Urn l.leviilur Hyitrlti. Mr. )1, C. Mlehener, representative of Peiivoy A Co., who will build grain elova torn nt I ho iiiohI prominent I olntH-on tliu line of the U. It. .it S Iium furuMicd tho following itifor mat ium to tliu pn cm as to why the elevator cystem in iihu i Pcuvcy A. Co. iHtlicltvt tor handling grain: "Ib it your Intention to coiillno your buHini'BH u grain only'" "No; wu shall build tout hoiifOHiit such NilntM iih thu iu'cuhmIiIcm u( tin; trudo de mand." "Did you have Hiilllclcnt tiilk with tliu people of the Interior tow iih to ascertain their BuntlmuntH concerning your enter jiriHoV" ' "At some place I hud un opportunity to got the views of tho people, and with few exceptions they heartily favor it. Motne, ami i.aturally ko, from the fact that the piopocd method in utteli an Innova tion, am skeptical. Farmer in every community cxpioHH much eat Ii-fuel Ion, lieeautn they recognize at 11 glance Home of the udvantageH which our system will jni'ront Hind which the mot skeptical Admit) over tho old method." "For tho information of those Inter ested, will you please stale ju-lwhat ml vantages jour system will oiler to tho farmer and uriiln dealer?" "Well, in the first place, the farmers will tleilve benellt by nsvHtcui of estab lished grades, thus enabling uh to nay, liecutiHo of tho clearing facilities which wo will have at Portland, nearer to tliu true valuo of IiIh grain than if we did not IWHsess Mich facilities. "Secondly There Ib by tho present in, tltixt it heavy wantage vanned hy sacks bursting while In transit or in warehouse, uh well iih ii large shortage by sacks drop ping oil' or dlsapicarlng in somu manner, when tranuKirted on llut earn, umd it Ih on these earn 11 large proportion of tliu grain ii marketed.) Tlieie in ulo Ja losit from grain Iiecutnlng wet when tdiipped oil Hat earn, and Homebody Ium to Hand nil IheHo Iohh'.'h. All of our grain will be nbipK'd in healed box earn, tlniM insuring the safe delivery an to condition of the iniuntliy and grade loaded. "Thirdly At tliu present time tliu fanner suckH hi grain, mid HouiutimuH leaves it in tliu Held ho long that muiiy HiiekH get Hiinburned, which causes them to candy burnt open, and rendertt them valueless. Another largo loss occurs through the prevailing ciintom of 'bleed ing,' that ii enttlii'.' open bags a they uiu loaded iu ships, in older to allow the looi-o giaiu to lill in 1 olwoeit the lings to in.iKu the cargo mot - compact Hags cut In this manner, and tho-n t hit aie sun liiirned, me woilhli , which Iohh some one ban 10 Hand, tu: who but tho tanner in tho end. Su it "riion of a caigo uh lia to Imi c)idis! 1m i wo will no nhlo to supply thioiigli -.oi.u fioin our olwutor, IhtiH doing iiwiiy with the necch-ity of 'bleeding' b.igri, which wilt cause the ox loiter to realize nioro on this HirlLiu of tho cargo, and necossailly enable 1 1 i lit to pay the country inotehanbt mole for tliu wheal. "Fointhli Py lieing able to deliver i;raln in niilk a tanner ih not obliged to invert hundiedrt of tlollarH In Hack each tt'UMiii, I'tir two eenlH a huMid lie can builil a giuuaiy whieli will l.irthiui o.iih, unit by having a few HeainkHn HaekH he van liiue and haid liUciop In mat Let fir a Hiiall fraction of Iih iiocnt outlay. lllrtHeauilexH bagK will laH fur yearn, if irpcilv taken e.uo of. ' Illilil)-It li.tM Irequenlly occurred that faruiein could not mm I their giuln. if Mux tin Mamliiiil tpialily, iin.il the ciiuutiv nieichant bhiiied it to inaikit iiml learned what it gi.ulcil. Mich cm tn inim iniglit iiupo.o great haiiUhlp, in.t only on the farmer, hut the iiiuichaiil uh well, Hhoiild It ".ccur ih.it the ialllo.ul could lint fill lllrttl e.ll'H fait I'llullgll to nunc the crop iih marketed, which fiv liieutly oceura wttli oveiy railroad III tho tiiinli). Willi uh a farmer will alaaH bo a . In to get an ulevalor ticket for u Kpecilled guide which the elevator will nlwiijH be leialy to buy eiioiild utlicr. at lli.it pattiiiilar time, lor any reason whatever, not feel dlnp.,-cd to iiiivliac. And In the event oi our be coming blieked thiough Inability to nhlp n fan! an ik'ccsh,ii., wiihliidi bo in a po Hiu m to contract witli all ivujioiilile jiaiiieri for any gialu I hoy may, by iciihou o( favorable pilceH. dcshu to K','ilellveiy to ie uiailti uh Hihhi an wo might bo utile toieceivoit. Tliw ii a very impoitaut ioature ol our lait-bieNt iih conducted in the fciaUM of MinueHita, lowu and o liraHlu. and poweK'H many udvuntagcH for the faruu'r. Wlietlier tliu conditioiiH in tins country mo Mich that faimoin will wiHi to avail iheuiHolveHof nueli nuopHir tunny, 1 am not fully prepared to Hate. '-Klhly- Die fact that all grain iu our pos-cHslon will !' fully piotected from iliu weattier will of itself give con tiUeiico to holdoid of the elevator compa ny n leceiptsaud make thorn moru nego tiable. Of coiiin I lecognUo the fact the jiegoiiabilily ol the company 'b noiage i.....'iiiiu uiil diiiiend utKiu tliu degree of coiitldeiiee tliai the varloua couiininiillea Imve iu our liuaneial roHpoiiHil'ility. This m Ik leadily detenniiied by iuveMlgut- tug uh, wlileli, wiiuoin tpiemiou, vwt) banker and nieichant with whom wo come in contact will do. ".seventhly At parent many. country merchants have been unable to null their wheat just whenthoy wished to, becuiibO the ospoiter either did not know when dellveiv to him would lo made, or from the fuei that tho grain might deteriorate in tpiality let ie lti deliu-rv, exiosuie to tliu elements, or because tlio city uier obant deHiies to have the railway com panv'H leeeipt befoie making advances. " Tfio llibt objection we liopoto oveieonio by alwavrt having a Httn-k on hand in our terminal elevator, leady to put aboard tdilp wlieil leady to leceivo its cargo. 1 liavo ubeadv htatiil how wo can meet tho other objections." . - - A proHsttlon ban been made to estab lish ii furniture manufactory In Salem. Tlio iicoplu'nro nuked to give fSOOO. OFFICERS. PitANK OKKUM IWidcnt. W. K. HMITII Vlco l'rvflident. J. A. CHILI) Becrebu-y and Muunger . DIKECTOltS, 1). T. THOMI'.SON Portland, Oregon FltANK DKKUM Portbtid, Oroon W K SMITH Portland, Oregon JOHN DONNKHHHHO Portland, Oregon JACOll WOItTMAN MeMlnnvtllo, Oregon U. M. WADK Portland, Oregon A. II. HKKYMAN Kiwt Portland, Oregon JOHN It. DAVJI) Portland, Oregon W. H. IIONKYMAN Portland; Oregon UKOKUK II. WILLIAMS Portland, Oregon K. H. KKAKNKY Portland, Oregon WALTKK F. HUKKHLL Portland, Oregon SAM P. HTUIU1I8" I'endleton, Oregon T. L.OIIAHMAN Oregon City.'Oregon JOHN A. CHILI) Portland, Oregon JAMIW F. WATSON Portland. Oregon W. II. WALK KU Portland, Oregon VSAIIKL HUH 1 1 Salem, Oregon II. Till ULSF.N Portland, Oregon ULOmii: H. MAItKLK, Jit Portland, (tregon W. T. WUIfiHT Union, Oregon It. L. DUItUAM Poilland, Oregon CHAS. A. ALISKY Portland, Oregon I. W. CASK Astoria, Oregon J. K. SMITH Portlund, Oregon REAP THIS! It is of interest to Every Taxpayer in Oregon. UFA It Slit: Would nay iu reply to yourn of oven tin to that the cum of (77.00 paid to me by the Columbia Firo ami Marine Insu rance Company, of Portland, Oregon, for School Tax In U1h 1 1 let No. I, represent more money than paid to UiIh ollieo hv all the Foreign Insurance Companion doing duxhictw in U.lHcity. KHK1) A. DALY, Scliool Clerk DlHrict No. 1. THIS PROVES OUR ASSERTION Tluit to piotect yournelf you should give jour Insurance to tho Columbia Firo and Marino Insurance Coinuny, of Port laud, Oregon organised under tho laws of Oregon. Has a guaranteed capital of fiOO.OOO for your protection, which Iu ten times tho amui'.nt or iikcosit rctiulretl of Foreign Coin vanleH, who pay NO taxes, and mknu aixtiik i-iiokith out ol the State, thereby Increasing yottr taxes. Tlilnk of this und give our Company a part l J'01" INSUKANOK. Yours, respect fully, JOHN A. CHILD, Secretary O.Tl)o:Sooonil St., Noxl Door to Child's Drug Storo Subscribed Capital, $500,000. LIST OV STOCKIOLDF.HS Oolnralua Fire and Marine Insihace Of Portland, Oregon. CtipIbU Block, 00,000. f). P. Tboinjvton, IWldent Commerclnl Nntiowd Portlund, Oregon. Frank Dehum, I'res. Portland Sav'gfl Bonk, Portland, W ! U... 111. el. Jt. A t. U..III tl.- n Oregon. K. H. Kcamoy, CapltallHt, Portlund, Oregon, Jacob Wortinnn, Ih. First Nut'l Hank, McMlnnrllle, It M Wade, Vico-Preft Knopp, Ilurroll & Co, PortUad, John Halo, IUIlroud Contractor, Pnloco Hotel, 8. F. It M Steele, Capitally, St JohnH, Mich. C A Dolph, Attoniey-at-law, Portland, Or. John Donnorberg, Plumber, Portland, Or. I . . l . u I) IV. ..I.l t 11 L r I rw r rs W It Uoncyinan, Capitalist, Portland, Or. J K Smith, Contractor, Portland, Or. A II Hreymau, Pren Flint Nat'l Hank, Eaut Portuunl, John Sonimervlllo, Merchant, East Portland, Or. tt P Itummclin, Furrier Merchant, Portland, Or. .iftiui ! iinnnvmim. iin.itii'tnuii nriu' Hniinrtpv I'Art Geo II WililamB, Kx U 8 Att'.v Oen'l, Portland, Or. C C Heekman, Hanker, JaekHonville, Or. Walter F Hurroll, CaiiitullHt, Portland, Or. S P SttirgiH, Cuflhlor First Nut'l Hank, Pendleton, Or. T L Charmun, DrugglHt, Oregon City, Or. H II Northup, Attorncy-at-Law, Portland, Or. John A Child, DruggiHt, Portland, Or. Jumeu F Wiiton, Attornoyut-Iiw, Portland, Or. Virginia Watnon, Portland, Or. Fredeilck Hlekul, CapitullHt, Portlund, Or. .t.iver it Walker. Agricultural Itnnlomnnts. Portland. Lovl Anlcny, Pron Flrnt Nat'l Hank, Walla Walla, W. U' H Ci! rt..ut.. I.l. S..ll W..II,. W.,ll. W I .JI1IIU, VI.IIIVI IIPV Hill 1 A'nilR, 1 T I.IIH llH W. T. I. IC (i Smith, Merchant, Portland, Or. J R White, Mo.Minnvillo, Or. CliarleH It Durhkoop, .Manufacturer, Portland, Or. J C Morcland, AttornoynMiw, Portlund, Or. I nl.L OJ I)..t.l i t.! . vr..ii fi.-.i- t Aiiim .'oiiun. i f iriuuill r irm lint l iiiiiik. huluhxi, 8 A Durham, Wtmhlngton cnunty. Mary II Splllor, Kugeno City, Or. Anahel Hush, Hanker, Salom, Or. II Thlelnen, Dirwtor Oregon National Hank, Portland, II KJohnnon, Hankor, Walla Walla, W. T. II 0 Allen, with Snell, Heltshu A Woodanl, Portland, 1 1 O r-tovonn, Itailroad Agont, Oregon City, Oregon. W T Wright, CiiHhler Firet National Hank, Union, Or. L. L. McArthur, U. 8. District Attorney. Portland, Or. Hatnfortl Hbbb, Grain Dealer, Pomeroy, W. T, C. K. Smith. CapttaliHt. Portland. Or. S. G. Crandall. Cashier Flrat Nat'l Hank. Pomeroy, W, I W Cuho. Hunker, Astoria, Or, Clopton A JackBon. Insurunco Atrcnts. Tendleton, Or. .ifinn i iipi fi tt n i tuuiiihii mror war iinnv i- m uiu t-1 II C Wortman, Asa't Cash'r Com'l Nat'l Bank, Portland W II McCoy, BruggiHt, Spokane Falla, W, T. Hufus Mallory, Attornoy-at-Law, Portland, Or. III llllltl u w MUUUV11WUU J yvwvjv ontftn iV Kovil mm Km wMm Km diniJ m mm u