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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1909)
DA !AZE3TETI3IES; VOL. I. NO. 146 BOARD RAISING E THINKS STOCKS OF COUNTY ARE NOT PROPERLY VALUED CITY VALUED AT $2,000,000 General Raise on Real Estate Brings Up Total Valuation Raise on tocks Necessary to Equalize Situa tionNotices Being Sent The Board of Equalization, now in session, has just sent to vari ous taxpayers in the county no tices that their assessments have been raised and that now is the time, to object if they have good xeason to question the action of the board. Most of , these no tices have gone to owners of stocks of merchandise- in the Miiiereui, tuwns. xi is-eaiu mat there has, been a general raise on j a. j. .u i city and town real estate, and that :- in .order to equalize the situation it is necessary to raise on some of the stocks held by business men." It is claimed that past assessments of stocks have been notoriously low in cer tain instances. This is a matter, with which the Gazette-Times is unfamiliar; so presentshere-thej entire - list of stocks of the ; county, with the ' assessment made by Assessor Rickard, whose figures are to be . raised in cer tain instances. -1 . List Of Stocks. . L & G B Anderson.. ............$ 1600 -John F Allen. 3000 D D Berman 1800 O J Blackledge . . . . . . . 3000 Cooper-Newton Hardware Co. . . .: 3000 E A Cumminga . . ............... . 1920 Graham & Wells.. ...... ...... 3000 C A Gerhard........... . ... ..... . . . 1200 Graham & Wortham...... ...... 2500 J H Harris...:.,... 7000 Henkle & Davis.. ..,...... . 3000 H E Hodes . :. . ... ..... 1500 A Hodes. 2000 Horning & McKenzie. . . . . ... 1800 K H Huston...;.................... 3000 Ingle & Tozier; . . . ......... ........ 700 Independent T. Co. .. 5700 Johnson & Johnson ;'. ... ...... . . ,'; J5000 A H Kempin . ... . . ... . . .';.'. , 1600 S L Kline. f. 21900 M M Long...... 900 F L MDler . . . T. ............... , ."; 7500 "Victor P Moses .. 5000 J M Nolan &Son '. . 25000 . W J Reed...:...'.................. 1600 AK Russ. 2800 Robert Schultz.. . . ;:.). . 5000 WT&C E Small....:.;..........." 2000 Smith Bros...... 1350 J R Smith & Co 3000 R L Taylor. ...... ........ 400 Thatcher & Johnson . ...... s . . 1200 PST&T Co........ ..........V.. 2700 R M Wade & Co v 5500 v Philomath Bennett & Waitkins. ..'.. 1400 F P Clark .... 550 S W Gibbons ....... , .... 4500 JUHorton 800 S H Moses........................ 2300 Pugh & Williams 1500 Hiii & Son ..:...:.............. .? 1100 , Monroe . A Wilhelm & Sons. 8000 '' ' ' . Alsea V;:.' Chandler & Houser. . ........... . 3500 . Kings Valley Alcorn & Allen...... ........ ., 1750 That there has been a substan tial raise on real estate in Cor vallis is attested in the fact' that the present assessment totals more than $2, 000,000 as com pared with $900,000 last year. There has been an occasional ob jection to the raise on lots, but not one has been sustained thus far. In fact after the objectors SSI were shown the maps and plats indicating the - assessment of real estate near their own they have not insisted on their objec tions. All the public .seems to want is a square deal. 'If prop erty owners are convinced - that other property owners are treat ed as they are, all " is well. ' Just what stocks are. to be raised is not known. ; MADE A.-Y.-P. FAIR SUCCESS James A. Wood, of Seattle, Director of Exploitation. It is conceded by experts who have made the matter of expositions their life work, that the A.-Y.-P. Exposition has been ag well and" as wisely advertised as any great fair ever held in this country or Europe. The success of an exposition is to a great extent judged by its attend ance. According 1 to present esti mates about four million people will have attended the'Al-Y.-P. up to the time of closing, October 16. The man largely . responsible for - this great attendance-is, James A. Wood, who has filled the position of direc tor of exploitation. Mr. Wood is a Seattle newspapers man, who for many years prior to his present work occupied positions ' of responsibility with leading newspapers in Seattle and otljercities ' of the Northwest. When he took over the publicity work of the exposition seven months prior to the opening- June 1 the complaint was widespread' that the fair , had - not been well advertised. Hundreds of prominent Seattle peo-r pie returned from trips throughout the United States with the complaint that-they had heard nothing of the coming exposition during their trav els.'" They had made inquiry every where, had" visited " railroad offices and other public places' of Informa tion seeking literature about the fair but no information was", to -be ob tained, no literature to be had.. The exposition people at home admitted the truth of the charge. - Within one week after Mr. Wood succeeded to the position of director of exploitation the wheels of pub- JAMES A. WOOD, licity were moving. Mr. Wood was not experienced in the matter of bringing to the attention of the world a new Exposition. But ha adopted common sense methods, in duced every resident of Seattle to become a publicity agent for the Ex position, and immediately every let ter, every ' pamphlet, which went out of Seattle - bore the A.-Y.-P. saal, and tucked inside the letters was in teresting literature concerning the coming fair. . Then he introduced throughout- the Northwest the slo gan "What helps Seattle helps the Northwest"; commercial clubs and other public bodies as well as indt vidual citizens took up the cry; all became boosters andTnS short-time hundreds ' of thousands of advertis ing pamphlets were going into every nook and corner of the United States as well as Canada: Europe and the Orient. '".V: ;", Returns soon showed that Wood's campaign had been elective. East ern passenger ag?t:s wrote and wired that they had all the people they could possibly , carefor; they were no longer concerned about the number; of westbound ' passengers; what they needed was equipment to haul them. . ! Then came June 1 ' opening day- with close to one ' hun dred thousand people in attendance. Since that time the-arerage attend ance has been close to 3 0,0 00 That -put the stamp of success on the ex position, alw on the-work of James A. Woefll " ' io. i'. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, HAWLEY AND RICH G TWO OF STATE'S BIG MEN DUE HERE ON THE 26TH 1 i MEETING BOTH NIGHT AND DAY Congressman Will Speak at Club and Confer With Local People, as Uo Their Desires for Legislation Rich- ardson on a Boosting Trip. Congressman Hawley is to be in Corvallis, Tuesday Oct. 26 He desires to meet the people of this section in friendly consider- auon oi mutual interests, and opportunity will be offered at the Commercial Club rooms during the eveningiv -The f Club will take up an adjourned session. transact some important busi-'. tt i-i T vuiigieaauiaii xiawiey. ine ARDSON conn t -- J! h' - -iv i - UA""u wiu essay uie people of c-ryallis will be jrfadjtask of butting QAfCnntrob- "1 t.vri-s6-,-vaiifi an account of his stewardship and J.'Li.l- . 1T J uuuuueas many win oe present at the club. President A. ' J. jQhnson has just named Messrs. X F. Allen, J. R. Smith, ; W. E. Smith - and C. V. Johnson "as a committee to look after Congress man" T Hawleys pleasure while here. Richardson Also, s Hon. Thomas Royal-Good-Fel low Richardson will also be in Corvallis on the 26th. Tom can U THE SPOILERS" COMING SATURDAY A press notice says: ,t Henry McRae, who presents at the Op era House next Saturday night that fascinating story of Alaskan nnnBaBilnnnMnJHBBHHHH m Ml RRAGTIG ALi; TRADINGi ""' 3 or kwowiwc wow i Bl Pure Food Department. The best coffee in the citv for the nrip. 20c," 25c and 35c' Every pound not satisfactory return it and back. life, 'The Spoilers." with Miss Margaret Oswald in the leading role,' has been adroit in the sea soning he has given this play, and the accessories with which he has : surrounded it. Rex Beach, that well known and pop ular author of the play, has evi dently had an intimate knowledge of what counts for most in Alas kan life. Perhaps the most strik ing scenes in modern drama will be the j Te-production of the his torical dance hall known as "The Northern'' as it existed in 1900 in Nome. This scene shows the gambling room, with the tables full of players, the bar-room; in fact every detail is complete. 'This company presenting "The Spoilers" numbers eighteen well known people. An added feature to the production is a pack of mallomutes, six in number. These are the famous huskies that drew the mail in the far North, r : ER BIG 'ilE 1 ne... Catholic -Youno-Men's . rillK- nf r,.,, A, . uviuu ulcal oaturuay. ine irort- land team has played two games thlQ OfiO OAT rtvts? ntA. tvAl.L ) Ti. this season and won both.' . It is ever a strong team, , and this year has a number of. exception ally good players. The Catholic Club will give O. A. CV- enthusi asts a run for their monev. The Freshmen and. Sonhs will Aim GAI SATURDAY comfortandTr836 othfir'iawjhile, also, ciassmen nave Deen living r on a -i -i ... diet of raw beef the past ten days and ; there is prospect of seeing a gory old battle begin at 2:30 Saturday. be here only during the after noon and it is the intent to have a big meeting at the club then. .The ladies are expected to be there, as Portland's booster has a special message for theas. As many business men as can get away for an hour or two are expected to be. present, and i Richardson's favorable reputa : tion in his section will undoubt ' edly draw many of these. Gentlemen, Stop! Consider! Money Earned is Money Saved You can do both by coming now and selecting one of those swell Suits that we are selling at such iifE1"68-1 The prices are Iow vefy toi consid ering the values we are giving. . IT PAYS TO DRESS WELL Particularly when you can get such clothes at so little a pnce. (No matter what your form, shape n?,?&We can fli ou stshly and becomingly.) Xi?the? a.1dened and made by the cele brated master tailors SteinBIoch and Society Brand lr iTv hTW you pay that makes the dol lar count it is how much value you get and how your clothes will wear and keep their shape" IVs the man who must make every dollar count who gets so much satisfaction from our goods. Their thoroughly good quality , means economy to him! NOW is a Good Time to Buy. . LET US SHOW YOU guaranteed If get your money A SAFE PLACE 1909 BOYS STEAL ALSO TAKE ROPE FROM HIGH FLAGPOLE ! PROTESTS AGAINST HOODLUMS Lady Wants to Know if Boys Can Not Be Taught to Properly Consider the Rights of Others Asks Pres. Kerr and Ministers to Help. - A few days .ago . a Corvallis lady's grapes were stolen by a quartette of young men. A year ago some young . fellows old enough to know better pulled the rope from the flag pole in this same lady's yard. . She has also suffered , from other larks or pranks of young men and now voices a protest by asking if something j can not 1 be .done to show boys aDd young ! men the error of their, way in this respect. She asks" if the President of O. A. C. will not give the boys a talk on the rights ' of property, and expresses the belief that ministers; could give the boys some excellent advice in regard to their personal conduct affect ing the peace and comfort of others. She also asks if the papers can not urge - the young men to be more circumspect, more careful of the rights of others. This paper - would prefer to leave the matter to Pres. Kerr, the ministers and any others who m ay be interested. Newspapers get tired of being- continuously critical and the editor of this paper is not so far removed from youth as to feel keenly about the outrages young fellows in their thoughtlessness and carelessness perpetrate here, there and else where. Too-of ten "the boy has had none of the careful training, none of the finer culture that enables him to " see and aDnre- PLACE FOR MAN'S GRAPES TO TRADE TRICE FIVE CENTS ciate the property rights of others, and is scarcely to blam e : when in a spirit of bravado, or exuberant, buoyant fun, he over-. steps the bounds. ! . V , . ; However, any boy should know " that it is tresspass, punishable by. lawfor one to enter another's property. That it is stealing to take fruit from anjf yard; " - ' ' That it is a misdemeanor tn break pickets from a fence, to carry off a gate,; to misplace a piece of walk, to roll a wacon away, or take the nuts from a wagon's wheels; Boys and young men should know that they have no moral or legal right to do aught that will inconvenience 'or discommode others. "They should know that in doing thesW things they are tol. erated not appreciated. The manly . young man does not disregard the rights of others; it is only, the ruffian, the less cultured, the careless, ignorant sort of fellow who mistakes liberty for license. ... Boys who do wrong things sometimes make good men, but their :, disregard never serves them anything but a bad purpose. . . It is folly to waste space in captious criticism of boys and young men. Except for those few who - have had careful, thoughtful intelligent training at home,; boys have the idea that as long as they do not injure someone physically or set fire to something, they are clearly within their rights . in . anything they do. Only , the strong arm of the law .; will convince them thatthey,canot!;do; asithly please in the matters they con sider minor but which are major in reality. The fault is less with the boy than the parent, . Wk,e.n-SVer-the time ddme that parents of this country, have learned how to gain the love and confidence of i their boys, and ' then give them healthy sugges tion, then will boys-not engage in the pranks, the petty pilfer ings, nor do the manv really out rageous things they now do without a qualm of conscience, , But that time will come only when parents have learned to control themselves, , No parent THE PF.OPI F 1 - lm-li-inilAfl nn -nnAM 4- . This is The First Ad of Our Contest SPEAKING OF THE WEATHER We have just what you need for this kind of weather FISH and WALRUS Brand SLICKERS, BALL GUM BOOTS and ASPLEY RUBBERS at reasonable prices. .. We alo have a splendid line of winter weight Underwear in both wool and cotton, and Wool Sweaters that will keep you warm, no matter how cold and damp the weather is. REMEMBER You Cannot Beat Our : 'Prices on the Goods. FLOYD WADE. Dress Goods Sale - Still attracts Great Attention and Many Pleased Customers" Every Day. 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