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.
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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
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