MASS MEETING DECLARES IN FAVOR
OF FIRST-CLASS
PRESENT SITUATION ABOUT AS BAD AS IT COULD BE AND WHOLLY
UNSATISFACTORY
ASKS COUNCIL TO PROVIDE ALL
Citizens Express Readiness to Pay Tax Necessary to Provide Adequately
Firemen Not Willing to Serve for Glory These Days, and Object to Pulling
Heavy Apparatus -Takes a Whack
tests Against the Sale of Old Gazette
Fifty-two citizens met at the
City Hall last night and after an
hour's discussion declared in
favor of Corvallis having ade
quate, fire protection. A com
mitte of five Messrs. - Frank
Groves, A. L. Stevenson, M. M.
Long, M. S. Woodcock and N.
R
Moore was named to confer,
with the ways and means com- tece ?aL fi,re insurance
a i nu. n ' ' -i irates will be doubled shortly and
mittee and the City Council in Vun ,i j.
i LJ , "1, that will result m greater expense
ing failed to unite on any definite
plan as to the resuscitation of
the fire department, and passed
this up to the council. The one
point made clear was that citi
zens generally feel the need of a
better department and are in
. sistent pnthe council taking .any
steps necessary to ", meet the
situation properly
Willing to Tax For It
It was made clear that the tax
payers present , are willing to
pay for the fire protection they
desire. If the council considers
it best to purchase a team, hire a
man to care for the team and ap
paratus an4 be on hand at all
times, the citizens are willing to
agree to the expenditure. They
want a good department at the
Vwrcf i
amount may be.
As a matter of
t t.hp mmrii t l
course they expect the council to
not go beyond reasonable bounds.
It was suggested that the tax
levy be again placed at what it
is now ,: and use the residue
.labove the five or five and a half
mills proposed for building up a
-first-class department; It .was
also suggested . that the city
might make . definite . arrange-
, mpnt. fnr limtw otnKl
Vto rm lianri r nnl 1 4-1. j
Various plans were sue-cested.
but to the council is left
the
working out of the proposition;
it was made clear, that those
present desire the situation
straightened out .very shortly.
The Proceedings
The meeting was called to or-1 run ten blocks to an engine house
der by John.F. Allen, president and then run ten blocks pulling
of the fire department, who ! heavy apparatus. .That" volun
stated brief ly that there is no teers could be secured at one
department Certain apparatus time was because of the social
is on hand, but fire fighters are j life connected with the depart
few and far between and, moment- But there is no social life
longer of the disposition to serve now. Special, invitation, personal
the pedple for fun-and he could, and, written, will not bring fire
not blame them for that. . J men or business men to a smoker
Mr. Horning suggested that and as for the Coffee Club he
at least one man be paid to keep had never yet been invited to
things m shape. . v jone of their parties and he did
Mr. Whitsides insisted that not know of any other members
two should be paid, and he said ( being invited because they were
teams could be hired when they . members. ; Neither had he seen
W ' I coff ee but at any of the 40
M. M. Long, fireman for years, i fires he had attended. He 'said
suggested that present apparatus the boys would no longer serve
could be remodeled and macle j for -fun, nor would they haul the
effective; thought the city should apparatus. He - argued for a
hire man ; and team; pay fire teami a laid fire chi.f and Proper
chief $5 for : each fire attended! P&y for firemen whlle a fire,
and give each, fireman at least' " ' ' r Says Keep Present Levy
$1.00 an hour. , I A. K. Russ said the young
FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO EVERYBODY
THAT MAY BE NECESSARY
at the Coffee Club -Meeting Pro.
Property.
A. K. Russ suggested that the
ways and means committee of
the council meets this evening
and desires to know about what
sum mfght be necessary to build
up a department Personally he
was in favor SDendinor all that is
necessary to get a nrst-ciass de
1 l . s , 1 - $
partment, and would think it
cheapat any Price. His insis-
than a fire department would
cost and stillwe would have no
protection
. Stevenson Tears 'Em Up
A. L. Stevenson talked rise
of insurance rates, and argued
that a team and . better equip
ment with "men paid to look
after things is a necessity. " He
wants a small ! up-to-date city
equipment Before the moun
tain water system, with its 75
pounds pressure was put in, the
basic insurance rate was 75 cents,
now it is 40 centsbut it will "go
back to the old rate if an ade
quate department is not built up.
75 pounds pressure-is no good if
it isn't used . promptly. Sug
gested that tax levy be left as it
is, buy team, "convert xity hall
into real .fire department, and
I , w V t , Shuld b
Mocked before the horse ip stolen.
advised that the door should be
gec and
spend the monev necessary for
C., ;j - ... i -i
protection. , . ;
Capt Crawford suggested that
a sufficient number of volunteers,
about 30, could be secured, and
advised paying man something
to keep track of things. , He
thought it would be all right to
hire any team to handle the ap
paratus . when needed. Thought
firemen should, be paid for actual
time put in. He said something
should be done, but doubted the
wisaom oi an expenditure, of
$1,000 or $1,200
M. M. Long Talks Straight
Mr.' Long said volunteers could
not be secured and that it was a
crime to ask men to get out of a
warm bed and while half dressed
v-w.j, ociMxjn iuuimi i, UKtuON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30,1909
men who always serve on the
department really have small in
terest to protect, and that - the
others should pay. He thought
$2,000 spent on, the department
at this time would be little, and
$10,000 the first year would not
be too much, if it were necessary:
Under old insurance rate his $3,
000 stock cost him $56 for insur
ance; under the new rate $4,000
costs him $41.80. He doen't
want to go back to the old rate.
Said keep the levy as it is and
spend money on the department
M. S. Woodcock advised care
in the matter, but agreed that
there should be some definite
action taken.. He thought' all
who fight fire should be well
paid. Mr. Woodcock ; doubted
whether one team would be
enough thought liverv team
might do.
Says Keep City Property
Frank Groves argued v that
present hose carts are not enmitr-Vi
Said old Gazette building back of
Alien & woodward store should
be kept and remodeled for de
partment service. He moved
appointment of five men to con--vey
to the council the desire of
the citizens for a first-class fire
department. This carried and
chairman Allen named the men
stated.
Meeting en Record '
Mr. Groves expressed a desire
that the old Gazette property be
not sold . as contemplated. He
asked the citizens present , to go
on record as opposing the pro
posed sale. There Was ' no dis
cussion and on a vote' there was
no dissenting voice ; to-the-- mo
tion.
r of
ANNUAL MEETING
Members of the Oracrnn Vira
Relief Association : You are here-
Dy notuied that the regular an
nual meetino- of the
. : O J.J.1. LJ KA.
said Association will be held at
Burn's Hall, McMinnville, Ore
gon, on Tuesday, January 11.
1910. at 10 o'clock a m VQ
. " f"
purpose of electing three trustees
and transacting such other busi
ness as mav reenlarlv onmo ha.
fore said meeting. , ..
; - - W, C. HAGERTY,
. . Secretary.
Dec. 30, 1909.
BARGAIN
Z .
Special
OTIC
, Ladies
Price
ial Price8'
Boys' Sweaters
Boys' all-wool Sweaters,
SPECIAL,
GREAT SALES TO
E NEXT WEEK
atvtKAL biu STORES WILL GO
npirrn it - "
TO SLASHING PRICES
WHOLE BOTTOM DROPS OUT
One Will Do a Reg Tag Business, An
other Has New Year Gift Sale, An
other a Bargain Carnival, and the
Other a Forced Sale.
Four big sales on in Corvallis
should prove the best news that
has, been carried to Gazette
Times readers in recent months.
When the whole bottom
out of things there's certain to be
something doing, and just now
four of the largest stores in the
city are determined to get rid of
a large, portion of their , stocks
before taking invoice. There is
certain to be greater price
slashing, and greater bareain of
ferings than at any time during
the year. Nolan & Son F. " L.
Miller's. "Woman's Shop, " The
Toggerj', and The Elite are all at
it, :; each , trying to ; out-do the
other, and only the buyer is like
ly, to prove winner. Anyone who
knows values, knows full well
that v'the-grea4 proportions vojf
prices advertised in this issue are
genuine bargain prices. The
writer of this knows that in many
instances the latest and finest
goods are being offered at actual
cost. Some other things are art-
ually below cost. . .
How can these things be? Sim
ply because business men mn.
pay heavy bills at the end of the
year. ' They . cannot have' t.hft
goods on the'shelves and still
for them. . They can better afford
to sell thesegoods at cost rather
than - experience difficulty in
meeting bills. They can better
afford to make tremendous rpdnc
tions and sell the goods than they
can to have the goods in the way
as other goods are comine- in.
And when it comes to invoicing
COM
IN WOMEN'S KNIT UNDER LVeTr)
Fo1 Friday and Saturday
We have made a Great Reduction on
Both Women's and Men's
And for those who have been putting off buying their Suit, now
time to buy, while the selection is best. -
i , nn? and Vf ? f Broken Suit- ts sold for
v'oat and Ve' size
Price
$10.00 and $12.00 Capes.
Gd AU"Wo1 Su!te worth
Misses' Coats, sizes 8 to 14 years. ;
sell for $1.25.
j A SAFE PLACE
it is easier to check up figures
than it is to measure goods.
The present big sales are gen
uine bargain sales, ' and worthy
the attention of the whole public.
If the present offerings do . not
bring the:oin from the, old sock
it's because old Santa got all of it
Read the big ads carefully, then
visit the stores. Such, opportun
ity will not come soon again.
Present prices beat any mail or
der concern on the globe, and
here you can see the goods.
E BELLS
AT PHIL
PROMINENT YOUNG COUPLE NOW
TROT IN DOUBLE HARNESS.
MANT CHRISTMAS VISITORS
Philomath People in Distant PI
Come Home to Spend Holidays With
Relatives and Friends Many
Comings and Goings. .
Philomath, Dec 29. A verv
pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Mason, of this city, on Tuesday
morning, Dec. 28, when Miss
Clara JMason was united in mar
riage to Mr. William Claybaugh,
of Lewiston, Idaho. The young
couple left on the morning train
for Lewiston, their future home,
attended by the congratulations
and best wishes of a host of rela
tives and friends.
Mrand Mrs. Bert Henderson,
of Maple Grove, arrived last
Wednesday and expect to reside
in Philomath this winter. '
Rev. Baldwin and wife, of
Uregon City, spent Christmas
with their son,. L. B. Bald win,
of this city, . returning to their
work at Oregon City Monday. -
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Van Blari
corn and son, Elgin, of Newburg,
spent Sunday with friends h
The Van Blaricorns were former
ly residents of our city. . '
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33, 34, 35.
$2.00
$7.50
$2.50
Special
$5 - 00 - sPec-
Special
IARRIAG
DMATH
25 Per Cent Less
Ladies' beautiful lace collars, both ecru
and white. Regular 75c for 43c. Reg
TO TRADE
ular 35c for
PRICE FIVE CENTS
E
T CO.
ES
ESTABLISHES" AUTOMATIC SER,
VICE WITH PORTLAND.
MAY ERECT A BIG BUILDING
Building Won't Come Very Soon, But
Company's Business Here Warrants
Change at no Far Distant Date
Automatic Service Saves Much Time.
The local Independent Tele
phone Co., which a short time
ago promised automatic connec
tion with Portland, has del
the goods. Since a dav or tWv
ago it has been possible o get a
Portland subscriber direct, with
out waiting on the pleasure of
Portland's Central office, f Ma
ives aoout a ten second service
mo waits mat
have been the rule here-tn--fm.o
The automatic arrangement en-
aDies the (Jorvallis Central to get
a iruruana SUDSCHDer lust as sh
calls a Corvallis subscriber. It is
easy tor see the immense advan
tage there is in this over the old
mcmuu. Aim me service is -mat
as perfect One hears as per
fectly as if the subscriber
in this city.
Ti. i -i i . . , .
was predicted tnat this ser
vice extrordinary would not be
given, that it was all a bluff, or.
1) M AJ-ViOC VV1U1
but this may be said for the Inde
pendent Co. it has made good
every promise made to date. The
company has a phenomenal share
of the business here and is deter
mined to hold it. Nothing nec-
rM in it-1 i.t 1 1 1 1 j i (i m o o - - .it.
ceBsary to merit a continuance of -present
confident will. i-m-
fundone. Just now there is talk
of the company housing its Cor
vallis office in a first-class build-,
ing. concrete, fire-proof and of
sufficient size and convenience
for it to fill every requirement
for years, to come. Corvallis
feels that it is entitled to this
and will be pleased to have this
assurance of good things, for"
the Independent will make good
sooner or later.
is the
from
Sstvb Brand
I!
PENDEN
ilAK
GOOD
i
'
Ladies' Neckwear
23c. '
3