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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1909)
THE DAILY . GAZETTE-TIMES Published every evening except -Sunday. Office: 232 Second street, Cor Yallls, Oregon. Phone 4184 Entered u second-clara matter July & 190 tat the portoffieeat Corvallia, Oregon, under act of 11879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAII.Y Delivered by carrier, per week $ -15 Delivered by earner, per month .50 By mail, one year, in advance - 5.00 By mail, six months, in advance...- 2.50 By mail, one month, in advance...-' . .50 N. R. MOORE . .... Editor CHAS. L. SPRINGER,' Business Mgr. DEBT A GOOD INVESTMENT No town or city ever made any stride forward worthy of mention until the people reached the point where they were ready for the 'city to go heavily into aebt. Great improvements, the kind that count, cost very large sums of money, and cities that 'wait until the money is in hand topay for such improvements never malce them. The mnun- i tain water system never could have been installed in 'Corvallis had not the people been willing to go heavily into debt. That system is paying interest on the money it cost, providing a fund for extensions and great im provement, and within the com- incr t.firoo' uoara will -frirniari ' enough money to build an addi tional pipe line. It pays about $16,000 a'year clear profit. All improvements and extensions must be made within the coming three years. At the end of that time the monev must be used to pay ott the twenty-year bonds. Those bonds could be paid off in six or seven years if the holders would take the money, but they do not want it. . As a paying proposition, going into debt for needed improve ments is about the greatest 'in vestment possible. That ttiis is true is evidenced in practically every city on the globe that is making effort to forge to the front. It is . evidenced in Port land by the fact that the city pays in yearly interest on bonds a sum greater than that paid for any department except fire and police. Portland pays $161,899 interest each year. It pays its police department $232,000 and for fire protection pays $565,000. It is of interest . to note that Portland considers it worth while to spend $99,000 on lights,. $93, 000 on parks and $28,000 on its libraries. ' V ' Ask any Portland . business man and he will tell you that the Rose City's bonded indebt edness is her greatest and most profitable investment. Corval lis will have to make extensive Hand Made Christmas Novelties -SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE 7 From Now Until Christmas At Miss Christensen's Millinery Parlors, v Monroe and Third Streets This is an opportunity to secure something new and novel for Gifts. The selection is varied and every ar ticle is a'gem. A visit to this dis play will convince you that you can find something that will exactly suit your taste. Miss J. Armstrong facts, some old, mostlv new. and presented as such facts were never - presented before. Prnf. James Dryden not only knows more about the hen than she does about herself but he .knows how to tell it better. The bulle tin may be had by any one who will write to the college for it OREGONIAN AND LIQUOR knows an egg from a. door knob will enjoy reading the story of "How Biddy Pays Off the Mortgage," and as they will en joy they will learn more about chickens' and egg production sewer and paving improvements than they ever imagined any one very shortly. . The fear of bond-! should or could know. , ed indebtedness, within reason, should not arouse distrust ' or fear on the part of any. A FINE BULLETIN To haye an arrav of valuable statistical facts and the ability to present those facts in such a way that the -public will enjoy their presentation, and at the same time grasp their signifi cance is the good fortune of few men. One of the few is the author of "Feeding for Eggs," a bulletin just issued from the O. A. C. press. The new bulle tin is as interesting as any one of this year's six best sellers. Any man, woman, or child who It is somewhat interesting to learn, that a five pound hen ate i00 pounds of raw material and produced thirty pounds of fruit, and it is more interesting to learn how she did it. Consider the fact that the raw material is worth from one to two cents per pound" and that the finished pro duct of the hen ranges in value from 10 to 30 cents, and the in terest in Biddy the. Mortgage Lifter becomes intense; - one can scarcely wait for "succeeding chapters in which it is told 'How Biddy Turns Grain Into Gold," "How the Lady Chick ens " Turn Grass Into Green backs, and Com1 Silver Out of Sand." mi '. i n -. "' j.ne new Dunetm is indeed a readable piece of literature. It contains : twenty-four pages, of ts5 Gi Lerui icates Merchandise Orders Glove Orders In, every department of the store, Certificates and Orders that " are exchangeable for merchandise to any valne de sired. No limit as to price and may he exchanged after Xmas. Open Evenings till Xmas PERFECT FORM SHOULDER BRACES JFor Men and Women 1 Added facilities' for the proper accommodation of our patrons have been provided. We have arranged to make it as easy for onr help as possi ble by dividing honrs of la bor and yon will find the best of service- and; attention whether ;.you shop early or late. " " PERFECT FORM SHOULDER BRACES For Men and Women But Please Shop Early. THREE DAYS MORE THEN CHRISTMAS . Walla Walla voted wet. The Oregonian gives the item one of its xuur precious iront page heads. If the Oregonian in creases the size of the head as such items become less frequent, it will not be long until it will have to adopt the Journal and Telegram style. The liquor traffic a a licensed evil is doomed and the Oregonian "delays the H t j i. - v . - . unai action oi uregon but a a - : mi rf-. . urine, ine ureeronian is ner- yerse and wilful in its attitude toward the liquor business. It is impossible that it believes pro hibition, or the semblance of prohibition, will not result in a far less quantity of liquor being consumed. Less use of intoxi- cams necessarily must mean an improvement for society as a whole.. The"n why-not have prohibition, even though it be granted that prohibition will not prohibit? And no one .will claim that prohibition will stop drink mg altogether, no more than a death penalty for murderers pre vents men "from , taking life. But as stringent law and heavy penalty, checks criminality, so does prohibition law put the greatest possible check, on drinking and its attendant ills. Prohibition has been. a good thing for Corvallis and Benton county, it has been a good move for every other town and county that ever tried it. The business men of this city can, will, ' and do 1 testify to this fact, and the business men of other prohibi tion' 'towns will testify to the same fact.5 ' Liquor as a bever age is but the broth of hell to most men who have aught' to do with it. As a licensed traffic to steal men's brains, honor, integ rity, and health, the liquor busi ness is an evil that should not be tolerated by the people of this state or any other state. The Oregonian argues for "reasonable regulation." The unfortunate part of it is that few liquor men and few who support the liquor traffic are willing to concede that any legislation curtailing the traffic is a reasonable regulation. Ir e M EMB ER I "Wo Ouarantee I , You A. in THE CITY BEAUTIFUL : .; Discount on ALL GOODS as ADVERTISED Ladies- and Men's Each with Two Fancy or Plain DETACHABLE HANDLES Gold Headed Canes A Splendid Assortment to Choose From E. W. S PRATT, Jeweler and Optometrist The council, park board, street commissioners, and other officials may do mucn, out to make any city Deautiiui, tne active co operation of individuals, . acting on - their own volition is abso lutely necessary. The individu al planting flowers and keeping his own property in presentable condition means more than all the work of all the officials. " In Oregon where flowers blossom profusely early and late, the whole people should follow the example of Portland, which is determined to become the Rose City, in fact Nurserymen esti mate that Portland people will have planted 100,000 roses - by the end of the 1909-1910 season. This includes the fall and spring planting. , This stunt is believed to be unparalleled in the history of American cfties. Estimating that each new rosebush will bear ten blooms during the coming season, it means that Portland will have added 10,000.000 roses to its wealth of bloom during the coming summer. That a licensed liquor traffic is not a good advertisement for CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ArJD YOUNG FOR MEN Ifl AT A MEN'S SHOP . Your Gentlemen . Friends are not apt to look with favor on presents purchased in a General' Store. We are specialists in apparel for Men. Here you will find exclusive Styles In Gloves, House Coats,Neckwear, Suspenders, Bath Robes, Bags,Suit Cases, Fancy Vests, Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Um brellas, Shirts and all apparel for MEN. CORVALLIS. ORC,c Corvallis Opera House, 1 Wednesday, December 22nd H. E. PIERCE & CO. present the Stirring American Play, ': - "In Wyoming" With an Exceptional . Cast of Players . A Romance of The Western ' What the Press Say Plains by Willard Mack. : "The most typically western The Companion Play to "The &JJ' rginian." , ' '- 'Not in a lifetime has such a Last Season's Greatest Success typically western comedy been .xreated." Minneapolis Journal. ' Temptation Prices, ' - 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 ' ''In Wyoming' is a genuine c ,. oi tut j . western comedy without the usual Seats on Sale Monday ; gun play."-Duluth News-Tribune. A MASSIVE SCENIC . As Good as "THE GIRL PRODUCTION f. The Golden West" C- HCexxitt 1 1 .0. S. E-u.tler ; Will be cleaning feathers ' ' Dealer in All Kinds of and mattresses for a short - WOOD and COAL 4-iiYta nnl-it ' - Delivered mfany Qnaotity Deired to All UlUVVUiy. Parts a City. YARDS: 7th Street, opposite Pit nno A"7C Benton County Lumber Co. ' rnone ,yi - Office and Residence Phone, 1113 (Continued on last page)
