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VOL. XLV. : COEVAUIS, :BENTQN COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 190SV NO. 95. MILLION DOLLAR ORDER FOR GARS Placed by Officials ofl Southern Pacific. NEW PULLMANS FOR WEST Believed to Presage 27-Hour Service From Portland to San Francisco. A million dollar order for new Pullman cars, intended for use on limited trains between San Francisco and Portland and Los Angeles, has been placed by the officials of the. Southern Pacific Company, according to an an nouncement made the last of the noil- ' Tk , : c 50 cars and is said to be due to increased traffic In-addition to this, another expenditure of $1,000,000 is to be made for 220 new passenger coaches, intend? ed for use on the lines of the Pacific Coast. ' ; , The above dispatch indicates that for once at least Portland and Oregon have got an "even break" with the other jurisdic tions of the Harriinan system in the apportionment of new equip ments it will be recalled that 'Ihe - Telegram - published two weeks ago the first announce ment of the honoring of requisi tions for new 1909 freight and passenger equipment for the lines in the Northwest. It was the first official announcement of what the Harriman system intended to dp in the way of im proved system and was signifi cant in showing that the lines under General Manager J. P. u mien s jurisdiction secure one-third of the entire- appropn ation of $6,000,000. ' Thursday's dispatch from San Francisco shows that the San Francisco jurisdiction in charge of General Manager E. E. Calvin secures an equal amount. This will leave another $2,000,000 to be distributed over the Union " Pacific territory' outside of the Pacific Coast. The announcement is of stils greater interest here, for- it il taken to mean that the new 27 hour limited between Portland and San r rancisco for which General Passenger Agent Wil liam McMurray, of the Oregon lines,' has been trying to wheedle out of the Southern Pacific bud get for a year or more is likely to be put on in the next few months. Early this year it ' was an nounced from Sir. ' McMurray's office that the new fast train would be put on during the eariy oummer, dui it siippeq a cog somewhere - and the train was not granted. San Francis co was blamed for the failure. In case this proves to be the intention of the Southern Pacific it will mean just a day, and a , night between Portland and the Bav City, instead of two nights and a day. It would also cut the time from Puget Sound to San Francisco down from two whole davs to About '.A hours. or three hours shorter than the present funning time between Portland and San Francisco. Mrs. Martha Burnett went to Portland yesterday to make the son, who arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Burnett in that city a few days ago. The parents are well known in Cor . vallls, where they formerly "re sided, and ; congratulations are extended by their many friends in this city. ! ? NEW CHURCH BUILDING Presbyterian Church Work to Commence by April 1st. The meeting at the Presbyter ian church on Thursday evening to consider the advisability of erecting a new church was well attended, the house being filled with people of all denominations who are anxious to see a beauti ful edifice that will be a credit to the growing little city of Cor vallis. , ',, Prof. J. B.r Horner acted as chairman of. the meeting, which was opened; with prayer by Rev. D. H. Leech of the Methodist church. Prof, and Mrs. Gaskins rendered some excellent music. J. Fred Yates read a paper touching on the important part the ' Presbyterian church . has played in' the "grbwthof moral and religous sentiment in the community during the past 51 years, : closing j with a -glowing tribute to the noble work done by Rev. and Mrs.- Bell. ; He touched upon many historical points, one of which was that to Dr. Bell; was -largely due; the final solution of the contest over the OAC, which has brought such - wonderful prosperity to our people. The quartette , by Messrs. Fulton, Bradley, John son and Moore was so fine that the audience called for more and the dose was repeated. It being the 40th anniversary of the wedded life of Br. and Mrs. Bell, the Dr. responded to the kindness shown them in his usual happy manner, after which the church work was taken up. A resolution was offered and unanimously carried that a -hew church building should be erect ed, work to commence not later than -April 1st. Five persons started the subscription list with $1000 each,. The appointment of various committees was left in the hands of the - trustees of the church and all the prelimi naries will be arranged as rapid ly as possible. ' The people then Tepaired to the manse where they, were punched and sandwiched " by a committee of five, consisting of M. S. .Woodcock,' Zeb Davis, J. H. Harris, A. J. Johnson and F. L. Miller. 'Tis said they did the business up in fine style. Wants' Aid for Eastern Oregon. , Pres. W. J. Kerr left last Wed nesday for Washingsoi D. C, to attend, as a delegate from Ore gon, the convention of Farmers' Institutes of the United States, and the convention of the Asso ciation of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Sta tions. . . .. . ' While in Washington, Pres Kerr will solicit the aid of the Department of , Agriculture in the work of developing and lm proving farming conditions in Eastern Oregon. : It is his desire to have two or three experiment stations established in Eastern counties. Six weeks ago, Pres. Kerr, took a party of experts from' the Agricultural Depart ment' on -ari extended trip through the eastern part of the state, and at that time received assurance of assistance from the Federal Government- Has 50,000 Boxes of Apples. " M. O. Lownsdale's apple crop for this year is estimated at 50, 000 boxes of marketable fruit. This yield of first-class apples represents faithful and pains taking, attention to spraying1 and caring for the trees, one of Jthe principal tenets of Mr. Lowns dale's everyday religion. The small per cent of apples inferior in size and quality will be made into a fine quality ; of apple jelly, at the farm. Mr. Lonsdale's orchard is near McMinville." Subscribe for the Gazette. - EASTERN CAPITALISTS SECURE 30,000 ACRESA THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $250,000 Land Will' Be placed on Market in Small - Parcels and Inducements Offered to Immigrants From ( Middle West. One of the biggest .' land deals ever made in this 'part of .the state, and one which , presages unprecedented development! for Lincoln and Benton- counties. was consummated" "in1 Albapy, Saturday, when a party of Minn eapolis capitalists purchased 30,- 000 acres of the old Corvallis & Yaquina Bay wagon joad grant. The deal was closed: by A. Shy-, der, representing the purchasers,, and Fish & Hodges, - of Albany, representing the Eastern owners' of the old grant, and the consid eration is said to have been in the neighborhood of $250,000, The land embraced in this transaction extends from Blod gett, Benton county, almost to Toledo, county seat of Lincoln; county ,on Yfiquina .-Bay, and along both sides of the Corvallis & Eastern railroad. The new purchasers will divide the land into 10, 20 and 40-acre, tracts, and will bringEastern ""People1 West by the carload to view the tract. The company has already arranged to bring 300 families from St. Louis early in the Spring for the purpose of locat ing. The land will be used prin cipally for dairying and for fruit and nut culture. . ... The men who have purchased this tract have formed the Ya quina Valley Fruit & Land Com pany to exploit the tract. The company includes as its leading members J. B. Btreeter and Geo. COLLEGE TO RAISE $50,000 Albany institution to Begin Campaign for Endowment. ' Albany College has launched & campaign for a $50,000 endow ment. Friday, November 20, will be; "college day'' in Albany and on that date an effort will be made to raise $10,000 in that city as a nucleus' for the fundi An endowment now seems! as sured for Albany College by the action of the college board, of the Presbyterian church of Ihe United States. Thel president of this board has ' promised to give one " dollar for an endow ment for Albany " College for ev ery dollar raised in Oregon ;up to $25,000, thus providing for a $50,000 endowment. With this encouragement, PresidentCrooks and the board of trustees of the pollege have inaugurated a move ment to raise $25,000 in this state, v Albany College has been do ing better work this year than ever along all lines of collegiate effort. It has"a larger faculty, better equipment, an improved library, the biggest conservatory o music it has ever had, better opportunities in oratory and de bating, while in its athletic de partment the" football team has won the championship tf the nonconference colleges of . Ore gon. With the first big offer of help from the National college board of the Presbyterian church and the prospects of the realiza tion of its first' endowment, the college faces the brightest period of its history. j, . ; ; ' :-;.:-- E; Adams, of "the J. B,, Streeter Company of Minneapolis ;. Geo. ty. Taylor, general agent of the Central Union Life " Insurance Company, of ' Minneapolis, and A, Snyder, wtiO' closed the deal in Albany, Saturday. The. company-will ' establish its Eastern office in Minneapolis, and will have Western offices in Portland and Albany. . . The 'Western of jfices will be in charge of A. Sny tier and Fish & Hodges, of Al bany. ; ; ' 9- The old Corvallis & , Yaquina Bay wagon road grant originally included all of the odd sections for six miles on each side of the old wagon road,' which ' follows the general course of the Corval lis .& Eastern Railroad, from Wren to Toledo. Very little bf this tract was sold until two years ago.' . The dealj which should mean the immigration of thousands, of pbpfetfrfOregon- afld the J set tling up of virgin- land,;" means development for the country ly ing along the western end of the Corvallis & Eastern railroad. The land is valuable for fruit raising i: and for dairying pur poses, but is " practically all un developed. There is probably no tract in Oregon contiguous to a railroad which is so undevel oped' and which , off ers '. such great possibilities for a prosper ous fruit and dairy country. Oregonian. BURGLARS AT PHILOMATH, Stores Robbed of Merchandise and Cash Takeni : Our neighboring city of Phil omath was cleaned up in good shape by burglars on Saturday night. The store of Hill & Son was "entered ' and ' the money drawers relieved of all the sur plus change which amounted to about $120. . The money taken belonged to the Woodmen.Water Company and the store and was distributed in various places At Moses' store they secured $8.00 in cash and various arti cles of merchandise, such as handkerchiefs, gloves fec.t all of which might be deemed neces sary during the winter season now at hand. : With stolen goods they silently stole away, leaving no trace be hind by which the officers might cultivate their acquaintance The burglars found things just to their liking at Pnilomath as her people have lived in perfect security so long they little dream ed of ' the bold, bad burglar in their midst helping 'themselves to the cash. ' Many citizens lie dowii to rest at night with doors unlocked without a thought of some reckless prowler, seeking whom he may devour. Times have! changeu, brethren, and it behooves all good citizens to be prepared to give the vagabonds a warm reception. In this land of plenty there ' is no need of .stealing or begging for every man, woman or child wanting work can surely find it at a fair remuneration for their services OREGON SCHOOL TEA') HERS State Has a Capable Corps of; y Instructors. Though it was asserted at the recent meeting of the Normal School Board of Regents that only 10 per cent bf the teachers of the state are' normal school graduates, it does not follow that the other 90 per cent are with out the special training or ex perience necessary to qualify them for efficient work. A con siderable number of the ' teach ers employed in the public schools have spent one or two years in a normal school, but have not graduated. They pro cured certificates by taking the usual county teachers examina tion,.;-' v '' To secure a state diploma re quires 60 months' , teaching ex perience ; to secure a state certi ficate 30 months; to secure a first grade county, certificate, 12 months, and to secure a second grade county certificate requires 3 months' experience. The forth coming biennial '' report of the Superintendent of' Public In struction shows that 4243 teach ers were employed in the public schools last year and that 22 per cent of them hold state certifi cates or diplomas, which vouch for from 30 to 60 months' ex perience. : More than half the teachers have had at least 12 months' experience. Many of those who hold hrst, second and third grade certifi cates have had some normal training. The following state ment shows the number of teach ers employed holding the vari ous !grades of .certificates: , Teachers .employed. V . . . . 4243 State certificate or diploma . 934 First grade certificate".!'.'. . .1235 Second." " ... ..838 Third" " .... . 454 Primary certificates. . ..... 232 Permits.. ......... ....... 550 UtHize Farm Waste. . I As the area given to .. diversi fied farming increases, the. by products of agriculture, increase. If this were not true, farming wouia De one oi trie most waste ful of all industries. ,The wast age of orchards, gardens.' melon and potato patches in' pioneer times in this state was enor mous. The producers used what they could, sold what they could to a market easily glutted, and the Jarge surplus went to waste. This time has, to some extent, passed, and is rapidly passing. One of the latest examples of this is found in the report that excellent molasses and catsup are being made from watermel ons in the Yakima country and that melons fed to cows increase the . quantity and richness of milk. Recalling the dismal Spectacle that was presented in former years by tons of water melons rotting on the ground in October and November, it is easy to realize the great saving that is affected by turning this most perishable and abundant crop into marketable by-products. May Extend C. & E. up ttas Caast In an article on the railroad situation the Oregon Journal says in part; 'Colonel Hollabird, who re cently made an extended . trip through the coast counties as far south asJNewport, will forward his reports on the advisability of constructing an extension of the Uorvallis & Eastern up and down the coast to Mr. Harriman at once.'r It is known that Col onel Hollabird was very favor ably impressed with the. im mense value of the coast' coun try while on his trip and it is probable that plans for a Harri man coast line will be approved within the hear future," OF PROF. GOOTE Well-Known Member of OAC Faculty. DIES AT YAQUINA THURSDAY Death Results from Cancer of the . Stomach After an Ill ness of Many. Months; The College flag was placed at half ; mast Thursday .morning, and faculty members and stu dents bowed their heads in sor- row,Jor the sad news had flashed over the wires that a member of OAC's faculty had passed to the beyond : a familiar figure about the campus, where he was uni versally known and esteemed by hundreds of graduates and stu dents : of the college, could be welcomed there po more; a man who had taught his pupils and associates to love and see the beauty of flowers and plants as he did and' who often remarked that he would rather have the flowers with him while he lived, than placed upon . his grave when he was dead, could , never teach them again; for that fatal disease, cancer of the stomach, had completed its. work, and the omiI ViqH lAft. it.a Anrt.hlv tftnpj .. Home. . Professor George Coote, a pioneer of the state and for over 20 years an active member of the Oregon Agricultural College faculty, died at an early nour Thursday morning at his home near' Yaquina. Ine remains were brought to Corvallis, on the morning train Friday and were taken to the college armory, where the funeral services were conducted at 2:30. that after noon, an Episcopal bishop, of Portland, whose name, could not be obtained, officiating, and in terment was in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. '" The flowers which Prof I Coote had loved so well were everywhere in evidence; magnificent, profuse and beauti ful, and the armpry .was .filled with old friends and former stu dents of thedeceased, who came to pay their last respects to a good and noble man. Prof. Coote was born in Eng land, in 1842, and came to Ore gon in the early seventies to as sist Wallis Nash in the construc tion and operation of what is. now the Corvallis' & Eastern railroad: In 1887, he gave up his railroad work to accept a position as professor of floricul ture and gardening at the Ore gon Agricultural College, which nnsition he has activelv filled until his failing health compelled j him to take a leave of absence in May of this year. Professor Coote was a familiar figure about the campus and was known and respected by many-' generations of college students As college landscape gardener he laid out and improved the college campus until it has be come one of the most beautiful in the Northwest. He leaves a widow and two children, Mrs. Butler, of Santa Barbara, Cal., and Mrs. Pernot, wife of Professor E. F. Pernot, of this city, to ' whom the . sym pathy of the entire ' community is extended in their hour of sor row. ' : The plastering has been done on the new 8 room house 'of R. C. Wills on 12th street and the finishine touches will be Dut on , ny ine carpenters- ana painters j as rapidly as possible. PASSING