The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921, September 15, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE DAILY GAZETTE-TIMES Published every evening except flay. - Office: 232 Second street, Vailis, Oregon. , PHONE, 4184 Sun-Cor- 7 Entered u second-class matter July 2. 1909, Fat the postoffice at Corvallis, Oregon, under act of SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY Delivered by carrier, per week.... Delivered by carrier, per month... By mail, one year, in advance By mail, six months, in advance.. By mail, one month, in advance... 15 50 500 a 5 50 THE WEEKLY GAZETTE-TIMES 1 -' Published Every Friday SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance...!....... (2.00 Six moths, in advance........,,.:... 1. Entered as second-class matter AuguBt 5, 1909, at the postoffice at Corvallis, Oregon, tinder act of March 8, 1879. In ordering changes of address, sub tcribers should always give old as well as Hew address. N. R. MOORE . . . Editor CHAS. L. SPRINGER, Business Mgr. Good roads meetings in various toarts of the state should be bet ter attended. A good road past any farm enhances its value more than it costs. When our farmers get next to their job tney will build more and better roads and assess the cost in a great degree to the idle land speculator. In Corvallis efforts are being made under the new charter to get the city council to condemn a lot of unsightly buildings and shacks that are a menace to the safety of the better and newer fcftftafmrfinns as otpII as retard ing the development of the town. - Are not many towns in Orecron . thus afflicted with ruins because both public opinion and the local fcBessors deal leniently with their owners and severely with the property owners who build and ' beautify ?Portland Press. the prices at which the land for parks, .public buildings, water front, or other public purposes is offered the governing bodies they would also report the prices at which the properties are as sessed for, the public might have some valuable information to reflect upon. It would also be interesting and instructive to Report what use these owners are making of such sites and land to give them such values. What have the owners done to make the values they ask the public to pay so handsomely for? LEGAL HONESTY. John D. Rockefeller i3 quoted in one of the Sunday papers as having said: '.'.'- "When a man has accumulated a sum of money within the law, that is to say in a legally honest wayvthe people no longer have any right to share in the earn ings resulting from that accumu lation." . It is a striking characteristic of a man of strict personal moral ity that he has never been able to see the difference between legal honesty and moral-honesty. it is also to Mr. KocKeteiier s credit that he defines the methods whereby the Standard Oil com bination and all which it implies were created as being "legally honest." They were certainly morally indefensible. Here is the remarkable case of a man who is a good husband and father, benevolent along large lines, personally humane, pious rather than religious, in many ways a most desirable citizen; who yet cannot see that there is anything morally wrong in an action which the law does not punish. It would be impossible, moreover, to make Mr. . Rocke feller see the difference, and that not from any forwardness or prejudice on his part, but from a kind of moral myopia which blinds him to facts most of us find self-evident. , J It is probable that the law does ; notjdirectly influence, sanction or control more than five per cent of the action of a man's life. They are apart from the law and ' beyond its reach. The law can not make a man moral or even honest, and he may break the ! rules of morality and honesty in j many ways without coming with-. in. reach of a statute. , But Mr. Rockefeller says that the people have no right to share in the earnings of ' 'legally hon est" accumulations. It will as tonish that worthy gentleman to hear it, but this is flat footed anarchy. The accumulation was made with the sanction and un der the protection of the people. It could not have been even "legally honest" save that socie ty made it legally possible." So far from owing nothing to the people, Mr. Rockefeller owes ev erything, after a fair deduction for his very fine brains and ad ministrative ability. This, is not Socialism. It is the practical working law of good morals in the relation of society to the in dividual and the reciprocal obli gation of the individual to society. It is curious that the richer a man gets the more he hates pay ing taxes. Mr. Rockefeller does not want to pay an income tax. No doubt he would not be the richest man in America now if he had , not made it his rule through life to r. ay out as little of that kind of money as possi ble. , This, is all his argument really amounts to, but we areJn- debted to it for a curious piece of self-revelation. It shows us a sincere desire to do well, accom panied by. a moral conception hardly more than embryonic The Wall Street Journal. ' Oregon has vast natural re sources whichjiave been bottled up and are being bottled up by speculators. Our water power alone is w6rth hundreds of mil lions of dollars, and has been largely grabbed by agents of foreign corporations. - All honor to the men who are endeavoring to conserve the natural wealth remaining for the use of the people of Oregon. However, we may be - compelled to go futher and reach a hand out for the res toration . to the people of the 1 guts 01 the common Father, President Roosevelt pointed out how to restore the water power ' to me puuiic domain, wnen ne advocated levying a tax upon it: whether used or unused. No j trust could pay even 50 cents a j horse-power per month, as sug-1 gested by Roosevelt, and retain 1 idle ten times what they made use of in productive energy. ' It's something to have a state school with 1500 students. , Not only is there intellectual activity but 1500 students cause some thing like a $200,000 yearly cash activity. " .' Nine churches and thirteen religious organizations will ap peal to those who desire moral surroundings. It is particularly pleasing to note that with all this religious activity, there is nothing "long-faced" about it. All' of the ministers can smile and none are preaching the peo ple into either hell or heaven. They are trying to point the way to a sane and joyous life here. That's a relief from, some situa tions and will appeal to those tired of fanaticism. mi i . i n xms ciiy is locateu on one . ox i the most beautiful rivers in the West the Willamette. Corval-! lis people do not know just how ' beautiful this river really is, and 1 what a delight it could become ' but' newcomers used to the ne 1 of' sluggish, .muddy "cricks" JUST BOOSTS For The Outsider. ' FALL SUITS NOW READY We of feyou ALFRED BENJAMIN & COJS Clothes. For all wool quality, for style, for excellence of tailoring and correctness of . fit, there's ; nothing to match them. the East" readily acknowledge that the Willamette is a charm er. And there's Mary's River, smaller, but not less beautiful.. With about forty-seven lodges, more or. less, those fraternally inclined can find an abiding place with little difficulty. Cor vallis has more lodges to the square inch than any other town in the U. S. or Kentucky. And they are all flourshing. Thus are the brethren cared for. " Corvallis has as congenial peo ple as there are on earth. No one is so. busy money-making that he hasn't time. to be pleas ant and courteous. It's worth while to locate in a city peo pled with, pure-breds. Benton county, of which Cor vallis is the county seat, won the blue ribbon and cash prize at the Oregon State Fair two years in succession 1907-08 for the best general display of grain, grasses, ; fruit, vegetables, etc. That ought to be convincing to a few Big Easterners- ' Liked Oregon (Continued: from page one ) A careful study of the proceed mgs of this association from the time of its organization, will arminjiruinjinjuijijxr 5. SPECIAL SALE Saturday, Sept. 18 JAPANESE CHINA CUPS AND SAUCERS DEEP BLUE DECORATIONS SEE WINDOW DISPLAY These cups and saucers are regular 25-cent values COME SATURDAY 90c Per Set $1.75 Per Dozen This is positively the greatest bargain we ever 0 of fered in China. 1 Burr uiruxruTJiruurnjviruxr show that, while attention has been given at different times to various questions of immediate interest, the basic fundamental ... . - . idea has been to develop a sys tem of education that should really prepare for life in the truest and most complete sense of the term, whatever the voca' tions or professions contemplat- ed. , The convention at Portland was m every way successiui. Most bf the addresses were up on subjects of present, interest and tended to crystallize senti ment upon a number of very im portant matters of policy in con nection with the work of the in stitutions represented. The sub jects upon which definite action was taken related to the organi zation of the different agencies for extension work, such- as farmers' institutes, itinerant schools, correspondence courses and thev introduction of indus trial work into the elementary and high schools, correspond ence cources and the introduc tion pf industrial work into the elementary and high schools. The general sentiment of the delegates regarding the conven tion was expressed by President Soule, of Georgia, in the state ment that of all the conventions of the association he had attend ed during the last seven years, the one at Portland this year was by far the most successful Opinion of Oregon. Notwithstanding the potency of these organizations in shaping ;nnrj uijuuinriruinri 3 educational policy and in promo ting agricultural and industrial development generally, what the people of the state are no doubt most interested in knowing at this time are the impressions re ceived by the visitors regarding the state and its possibilities. It is natural that the people in a comparatively new state in the extreme West should be interes ted in knowing what is thought of them and their country by people from the older, wealthier and more thickly populated states. - For. whatever mierht be said about the West's freedom from tradition, and its progreS' siveness and characteristic opti mism, we still are wont to look to the East for leadership, not only in art and letters and medi cine and law, but also in finance and manufacturing and, agricul ture. Expected Much of Them. We a re interested in the de velopment of the state. We have great and varied resources, but they are largely yet undevel ed. To fully utilize these re sources we need more capital, more people, improved and ex tended-transportation facilities. We looked forward, therefore. with great anticipation to the conventions at Portland. They would bring to the state a large number of the most prominent men in the country engaged in promoting industrial education and industrial development. Many of these men have spent a lifetime in studying the econo mic problems of this and other countries. From them it was expected tnat we could get sug gestions that, would be helpful to us in conserving and utilizing our resources and in developing our industries. cut more than all, with our unbounded faith in the great Northwest and in its possibilities, we were anixous to be visited by experts whose judgment regard ing conditions here would not be questioned. If favorably im pressed, the influence of these people upon returning to their several states would be of incom parable value in directing young men who are seeking opportuni ties for investment and home building. That the delegates and visitors to the convention at Portland were favorably impres sed cannot be questioned.. Amazed ot Everything. ' A-large number of those who came from Eastern and New England States had never visited the Northwest or the Pacific Coast; and, as stated by Presi dent Silvester, of Maryland, they were amazed at the great expanse of territory, the fertility and pro ductiveness of the soil, the im mensityof the lumber and fishing industries, the beauty of the cities, and, more than all, with the democratic, broadminded spirit of the people. Regarding the opportunities for investment and home-building, the comparisons were all. favor able to the .West. Among the things most admired by the vis itors are the ideal climatic con ditions here and the long grow ing season, the efficiency of the organizations of the fruitgrowers of the state, the eagerness on the part of the people to get informa tion and to follow up-to-date scientific methods in their work As stated by Dean Davenport, of Illinois, "the people of the East lack the progressiveness of the Westerners, and it is more diffi cult to get the Easterners to break away from some of the old-fasb ioned methods of doing things.' People Count for Everything. While visiting the Hood River and Willamette Valleys, several expressed the idea that they had never before been so impressed with the extent to which the "value of lands depends upon the people living on them." They attributed the success achieved in growing apples and other fruits to the ideal conditions of soil and Climate and to the thrift and edu cation of the people. That the leadership of the West, m some matters, at least, relat ing to agricultural development, is being recognized, is shown by the fact that Illinois is now send ing two experts to Oregon to make an exhaustive study of our system of apple-raising; and that students from several of the largest eastern states are arrang ing to enter the Oregon Agricul tural College for special work along certain lines of agriculture. All in all, the impressions re ceived by the visitors were most favorable indeed. . They were profuse in their expressions of appreciation of the cordiality with which the people received them and the generous provision. that had been made for their en tertainment. They were pro foundly impressed with Oregon's progressive spirit, great resources and splendid opportunities. . How About That Fall Suit Come and get a PRINCETON College Cut Suit. The latest de signs in fabrics and stylesl A. K. RUSS Dealer in all Men's Furnishings We sell cheapest because we sell for cash. CORVALLIS. - - OREGON Dr. VIRGINIA V. LEWEAUX, Osteopathic Physician At Corvallis Hotel Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays At Albany Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday? 15-17 Brenner Building PHOTOGRAPHERS PICKEL'S STUDIO, 430 SECOND- Street. Phone 4209. PHYSICIANS G. R. FARRA, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND Surgeon. Office in Burnett Block, over Harris' Store. Residence corner Seventh and Madison. Office hours: 8 to 9 a. m.; 1 to 2 p. m. Phones: Office, 2128, Residence, 404. J. B. MORRIS, M. D., PHYSICIAN" and Surgeon. Corner Third and Mon roe Streets, Corvallis, Oregon. Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 4 p. m.; 7 to 8 p, m. Phone in both office and resi- dence ' W. T. ROWLEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Special attention given to the Eve. Nose and Throat. Office in Johnson Bide. Ind. 'phone at of fice and tesidence. UNDERTAKERS BLACKLEDGE & EVERETT, Li censed embalmers and funeral direct ors. . Have -everything new in coffins,, caskets and burial robes. Calls ans wered day and night. Lady assist ant. Embalming a speciatty. Day phones, Ind. 117 and 1153, Bell, 531; night phones, Ind. 2129 and 1153. M. S. EOVFE, FTJNEBAL DIRECT or. and Licensed Fmbalmer. Suc cessor lp Bovpe & Bsuer Corvallis,. Oregon. Iod. Phone 4s. Bell Phon 241 . Lady attendant when desired. ATTORNEYS J. F. YATEP, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office Rooms 3,4, .ist.Natl Bank Bldg. E. E. WILSON Attorney At Law Zierolf Bldg. Corvallis, Oregon Che ity Stable Everything new and up to ' date. Rigs furnished on clinrt nnllro Tall and give us 'a ( trial. . Cor. Madison' and 3d L, F.GRAY, - Manager For Sale An New, used less Perfect condition. Oliver typewriter than two months Cheap for cash.