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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1909)
m .ft la J. a JLe vol: i. no: 134 v CORVAILIS, BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY; OCTOBER 6, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS ii CONTRACT BUI: 01 BID FOR Pi NEITHER ACCEPTED NOR REJECTED BITULITHIC CONCERN PUTS IN BID, BUT HASSAM PEOPLE, FROM 5 WHOM ONE WAS EXPECTED, FAILED TO SHOW UP." FRIGE OF $2.18 NAMED BY WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. This Bid is Lower Than Any Contract Let at Any Place Within State, With One Exception Contract For Sixteen Blocks of Paving With Walks and Curbs Would Make a Total of $72,000 Company Prefers ' to Not Lay Walks and Curbs at Any Price." s. The city council at its special session last night had but - one paving bid to consider and failed to take action. The single ; bid was from the "Warren Construc tion .Co. of .Portland, and for street paving; alone,1: the price named was $2. 18 per square foot. Another special meeting will be held tbWrrdw' and this "bid will be either accepted or rejected.; The Warren Construction Co. is that concern which has been layingl thelitulithic pating '! at Medford J Ashland, : Albany and ortlahd.' It was expected that he Hassarh people would put in bid, but they only wrote letters f complaint about not having ad sufficient time to do some thing or other. " . ' . The bid of the -bitulithia peo- ile is lower than that at. which ,ny otner ; Dituutmc pavement as been contracted in this state',- ith the single exception of that ,t The' Dalles, where the price as $2.08 ! because of fine rock eing at hand. Medford's pav- ng cost $2.40, Ashland's $2.42, lbany's $2.25 and $2.23. The econd contract af Albany twas ower Decause oi tne company aying its plant installed. A sec- fend contract here could be se cured for something less than mis.- v. Detailed Bid The bid as presented had Vari ous items segregated as follows: Street paying, proper, persq. Ward, $2.18. - Excavation, per sq. yard, 75c. 'Concrete curb, straight per ineal foot, 45c, Concrete curb, circular, per jfoot, 55c. . . Sidewalk,: square foot, 12c. Vitrified sewer pipe for drain age, per foot, 55c. Bitulithic headers, 40c a foot. , Catch basins, $22 , each. ' , :', Inlets,'. $9.00 eachl , .: v Monuments' $2. 00 each.' . ' The company has no desire to build walks, curbs, or to do any thing other than lay the street paving. It is really preferred that local contractors be given all the side contracts. ' Large Sum Involved ' , The contemplated paving em braces twelve blocks of street 52 feet wide and four blocks 32 feet wide. The total cost for paving; I curbs, sidewalks, .etc. , etc. ; as per the single bid offered,, is about $72,000,' 'or an average of. $4,500 a block. Those on the narrow, street ; '. would pay only their 'proper proportion, of course. The council will : decide tomor- ra5ghtwiiether4aej bid made and advertise, again, or accept the bitulithic paving at the price named. MORE ' GURUS WROTE (Continuation of special article in Chicago Kecord-Herald, Sept. 29) BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS, LSPECIAL. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CHICAGO . RECORD-HERALD' There has been an increase in the attendance from ninety-seven to upward of 1,300 students. Twenty years , ago most of the students came from Benton ; and neighboring : counties. " Now every county m Oregon,; twenty other states, f'and " two foreign i The StU' dents called for ah m WILL NOT " S" GET REHEARING The Supreme Court has denied petitions for rehearing in the cases of James ' A.' Finch and Harry Daley, and as a result the Befendants undoubtedly will lave to hang for the crimes svith which they are respectvely shargeci' ' ' ".'-.' In the Fitch case, the decision jf the court was unanimous, and the order denying tne re- ! tearing was oral. The mandate n this" case, directing the trial iourt to proceed with' the :hiatter In conformity with the verdict f the jury, has already been ent down The.. , pnly ; other hance'Fihclrna? ris to, get ,his aaa before the.- Untied State Supreme Court. countries are .represented increase in the number, of increase the number of .r the faculty!.'' This body, from the numberv qf five in 1884, has grown until 'it , 4,s y: 7s 'Wit, sy'v,7i ' now cioseiy approacnes tne fourscore mark. Other features usually found in connection with progressive educational institu tions have grown in equal . ratio. The courses have been strength ened, the standard has been ad vanced and other "improvements made from time to time, which have added to the thoroughness and efficiency of the.worlc. 1 The experiment station staff includes the . president . of the coll ege, the director of the ex periment station and the; he,ads of the variou-'depfirScaents -' o the School of Agriculture thatl are engaged in research and ex perimental work. The members f this ss&Care engaeUJiOiie countered m tne - development oi the agricultural interests of the state. They also distribute in- ormation regarding their in vestigations bymeans of corre spondence; circulars and printed bulletins. , 'The purpose of the college' as described by President Kerr, is to provide, in ' accordance with the acts of Congress under which it is maintained, 'a liberal, thorough and practical education an education that will afford the training required for efficient service in different branches of industry. The distinctive': tech nical work covers, the three great fields of productionmanufacture and commerce. Special : atten tion is given to the application of science. AH the practical work n the laboratories, in the shops; in the orchards,' and on the farm is based upon scientific principles. While, the industrial or technical work is emphasized, the . import ance of a thorough general train ing, or mind s development, and culture, is recognized in all of the work throughout the institu- tion. -' !The college owns 224 acres of and," said .President's Kerr, 'Upward of forty-acres of this is required for t campus, leaving about 180 acres for the farm, gardens, and orchards an amount owa has "1,175 'acres;" the' Kansas Agricultural College . 430,' the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- ege 404. the. Michigan Agricul tural College 684, - the ' North Dakota Agricultural College 649, -the University , of Illinois ' 665, the- UniTr3itrt)f Oliio '439," ' the South Dakota Agricultural Gol- ege 560, the University of Wis consin 500, the Washington State College 410, the Colorado' Agri cultural College 1,818, and the University of California 779. BISHOP SPALDING TALKS AT O.A.G. PRELATE FROM UTAH GIVES " STUDENTS GOOD THOUGHTS. MADE; A GOOD IMPRESSION Convocation Service This Morning Filled With Inspiration for Students. Bishft Told Young People to Develop - Their Special Gifts. ' CARVER WOULD BUILD ANOTHER individual special and ..unique gift that "The', Right Rev. Franklin S. Spalding, : Bishop of Utah, ad dressed. O. A. C. students at con vocation .? this ; morning and, though he talked. scarcely thirty mihuteV delivered a very inspir ing message." He insisted with a greatdeal of fervor that each has within him some he can and should use to make peo- nt entirely inadequate. rV' ."r V . ' State College'ofAgriculture4?ndgreat Pvilege of the indi vidual to discover the gitt and, develop 'it to the highest possible-, attiiinment. As corrobora tive evidence that many are de veloping their talent in given di rections,i the speaker pointed to the ihcitase of patents" from" 600 granted in 1860 to 30,000 grant ed in 1900. This he took to mean that men are learning to use their minds to unlock the door of nature's great treasury that men B are ... striving to develop their gifts for the good of mankind. "The number of students eri- ( Continued on Page Two) MAKES PROPOSITION TO BUILD : RAILROAD IN LANE COUNTY. WANTS A $40v000r BONUS Promoter of C. & A. Wants to Build to Elmira, Lane County, and So Proposes to Eugene Commercial ; jit., z -j, ..cj m i ... ... Club. . It is Interested. Speaking of the student, Bishop Spalding said that the state is spending great sums of money that he may develop his gifts, and that if the student fails to make a proper account ing by giving back to society, a more cultured and educated man hood, a life fitted to add greatly to society, he is a thief. For a motto the Bishop sug gested the one hung on the walls at Princeton: "Don't let your studies interfere with your.edu 'cation. 'Lopsided specialists were inveighed against; the danger is that one may become .narrow; the aim should be. to fill, the life in every corner. Farmers should not confine their knowledge to agriculture, but instead, should also know much of science, liter ature and DhilosoDhvl Bishon Snaidine- arraved himself arc,W ' Eueene Registerr-Manager John the idea of confining' an ' agricul-1 Hartog haa received. communication ; tural college' to a few special rom Stephen Carver' the ra51r0lld courses.' He had no sym pathy builder' m which he makes a PrP8al With those people who thought to of Eugene tha he ia now. students should be sent to school ready t0 build a railroad from thia . here merely that they' - might i Elmira on the following terms: Ha learn how to sell peas. They wants a bonus of $40'000' whichis t0 b should have a chance to educate paid in 5l?stallments "f one-fith of that themselves i sum or $8,000 at the completion of As a finaiity, the speaker ' told every three miles of road-the last a story of a fire in which a child ;stallment of be only . caught on the top floor of a build- i af ter the road has been Pd for ing was afraid ,to jump into the the entire 15miles' which wil1 ake itt0 arms of a'fireman who could not J Elmira and people along the road to quite reach her from the top of furnldl th(? nght of wayi ' ladders set against the building. I. - The matter. was placed before . All was despair, when a monster board o rectora o the Commercal seaman swept his way through Club Iast evening and Mly aia the rowd and with his tremend- U was Serally coneded that it was a. ous strength raised .the ladder good Proposition but the club wanta to and its occupant the five feet kn0W"whatMr- Carver's PurPses , necessary t;o rescue the iittle'gul arehen he gets the road built."" The Bishop urged that the stu-" Wheh he intends to make t . con- dent should be like the sailor nect W8 road now built from Cor add Strength to' the work of Oth-' vallis Monroe and Alsea or to head ers but suggested that they can on toward the Siuslaw are important do this only by living strong and Pints he club wanta to knowv. They pure lives " and developing the also would like Mm 40 his plana special gift that is theirs." more tully and therefore a tetter kw ; ; been written him asking what time- Continued on page two. Continued on page two. . Fresh OYSTERS Every Day in Our Pure Food Department A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE See Our STEIN-BLOCH and SOCIETY BRAND Clothing Before You Buy Thursday -is q BARGAIN DAY at The Big Daylight Store LACE CURTAINS ;We have a large selection of Lace cur tains to cKoose 'from in Nottingham, i-yltr Linen, China Lace, and Arabiannet, ki Bobinett, ' Brussels net and Swiss Ruffled Curtains. All extra values. Prices from 50c to $12 z 15c Children's Hose 9c Pureood artmeni 5 I If Life is worth livuig!ive well. - To live well you must have the best In food product. Here everything is good. Ev erything is pure and 'rapid selling keeps our- stock fresh, p You want the best. !Senci vour orerr in. We carry the best we want to sell vou Our . goods have no superior. Try them and be aeon vinced. " " ' j - ...I ' ' ?PHQNE INDEPENDENT BCT.l " PHONE BELL RED 151 Thursday Hoiisekeepers Day D0ME6TIG8 125 Bed Spreads, ;. Housekeepers' Day,.; .... ', . .?8c Bleached: Bath Towels, 18 by 24 inches 20c BleachedjBath Towels, 18 by 40 inches . . ...... ... . , . . . .. . 25c , Extra Heavy Bath Towels, 28 by, 48 inches J , ... .25c Extra Heavy Bath Towels, 22 by, 48 inches . . . ......... .'. ... . .35c. Extra Large Bath Towels, 27 by 60 inches-. ... ...... "t .... ..75c Linen Table Ciloth, with s fringe,' , size 8-4 j. Price. . . . .'. ... . $1.75 Linen Table Cloth with red ,and blue;, border fringe, size 8-4,; Beautif ul Linen Table Cloth with - napkins to match, cloth .72 by! 90 inches, ' napkins, 24 inches. lit Oiir Blanket dirtmerit . Sctf li f ' $I250 Pure Linen Napkins, plain center . with;-; precian border,; full 24 2 inches. Price per doz. ', . $.00 18- inch'. Union Linen Napkins. .50c men au-nnen wapians, per doz .'....$1.75 You will find the best assortment in the . city. "All of our wool blankets are . -.' -(-.. ;- a. ; - I made by the Oregon City Woolen Mills, which are the best, and our prices are always the lowest. 10- 4 Gray Blanket, Extra Value, per pair $3.00 11- 4 " " " 4.00 12- 4 Gray, extra large, all-wool, price per pr. .... 5.00 11-4: " f 1' " " " ".....6.75 10- 4 Mottled, heavy, all-wool '. " " " " 4.50 11- 4 Mottled, extra heavy, all-wool " '....; 5.00 10- 4 White all-wool with pink and blue border. . . . 5.00 104 " - " " " ' ..- " " " .... 6.00 11- 4 " " . " " " " .... 7.50 Cotton Blankets ' 10-4 Gray and tan with pink and blue border, pr. . 75 . it tt it it n ' 21 . ' ft ft ff ft , ft . . tt -' tl ft - fl -- ' ' ' s ' ts. - ft tt tt -t 10- 4 White with blue and pink border,' price... tt ' ft tt - tt ft - tt tt . 1-4 "i i " ; " ...i 11- 4 White, extra heavy, blue and pink border. 2 tt ft , tt l tt .L t ' 1-4 All plain white, extra heavy, price (SECOND FLOOR)- 1.35 2.06" 2.50 . 75 1.00 1.50 2.25 2.50 1.50 ' I: