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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1915)
3 j 1 isitors Agree That St. Helens is the Livest Little City in the Whole Northwest I E I j i . r r II OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY 'OLUME XXXIV. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915. HELENS CREAM NO. 36 ERY A REALITY Lk iomi'.wv hkixo oiuun- l,KI H -.lMM HI I'l'OHT OF pol'll lll'MHKI COWK ritoMISDI). I III lie ImhIiiI Ml HU Helen mill IU' II 0mtuIIiii la HI Week lll( llaiiiUi't. II ihrro ever wan a quoMtiun tlml Helens was up nml coming eve.-) mieiit, wlii'ii hIio tliil not accomplish ai dm went after, ll wan forever ;i'lltnl li)' lliu lino showing Mi)lli!u hi mailt ut ttio Orradla hotel i thin section of the county wt presented liy Yutiktoii.Wnrren.Doei II in d anil Ht. Helen cltUous, lxt) nuns belim seated at the banquet Mw, tli spread lii-lnn served In an borate style. After the dinner, body wim culled to oritur by Pre nt Miller of tlin Commercial club id the next tli r i' hours devoted to The euininlttoo, who were elected the Warren mooting August 3rd ;rliil Hint they had aocured four indrwl cows from Warren, Yank in and Deer IhIiiiiiI, to support iiai-ry, anil forty for a choesi ory. That the ownira of the foui mdrwl rows would take stock In owratlv creamery organization the rate of 15 per cow, making n ml of $2000 already promlaed. AftKr several good talk by K. F innn. A. II. Tarliell. 1 C. Jacob- It. Kapplur, Fred Adama, It. J flan, Hurt Adumr. Dr. Edwin Hosi. J others. In which they unanl- iuly pledged themselves to aun- n Hie movement If launched and it tlm'r rxpirtlvo aectlons were In "or of a creamery rutlier than a " factory. One of thn prevallliiK featurea of veiling, ii hua boon ahown "OU'ilioiit the progress of tho enter- '. waa the worklnK hand In hand tho farmer and tho buHlnoaa men 'WythhiK waa for tho betterment of l ectluii. After agreeing that It waa time to down to actual bualneaa. a com- "tofl cmiipoaed of A. 11. Tarbell, Fllr. Kred Adama, Than llrown I'. ('. Jacobaon were chosen to t director and roc tire ubscrlp- nanil Imvo full charge of organlx I liitinchlng tlie movement. Teniativo by-law were adopted for 9 uo of this committee to work on. 116 capital Htock of the company ''uld be KiOOO, and to bo known a "St. Helena Co-Operative Creamery :wpny. nml to be located In tho Tof W. Helen. That onlv farm- " having cow would be admitted to "lucrllio for stuck, nml ttiAt the foamory would be managed exclu vly by the farmer. The company niploy nn expert butter maker " niuiuiKor to have full charce of business. Thut - mfietin .hould "hold once a month by the director 1 Willed time every ntnrk holder "uld bo invited to be preaent, the '"""iter to make a full report of " month' btlHlnoaa. The farmer lklnK "lock agreed to algn a contract """port the creamery fur a nflrlnd 11 flo youra. T16 morchant of Bt. Helen '"""I to handle the outDUt of the waniery exclualvely. the product lnK of good duality, which at the Iri,nt ditto average about 1400 '"unda per wook. 1,10 ''nimorclal club anDolntod a ""inilttfle to prepare contract to be "'""''i into between the merchant M the creamery. Hi. " Rocretarv nt tlm chit, waa In f'ruciad to wrtto in ll.o ilnlrw lie. ptnient of the O. A. C. and get In t"''(',l with un expert butter maker. s- Harrison, Reese Hall and S. I """"iMunit wore appointed a a fnimltloo to secure a suitable build H and locntlon for the creamery. It "Pd by the committee to be able to got the building now occupied by the Independent Auto company, which aeetua to he one or the moat desirable locutions. Those In churgii slate that If suit able Qtiurtor can he secured the creamery will be In operation within six weeks. DOUGLAS FIR IN ENGLAND The Timber Trades Journal of London, In au editorlul on the effect of tho war on tho lumber trade ol Knglund, made the following state ment: "There have been three factom which have brought Oregon pine to the fore as a ataple wood. First, the excellent quality, manufacture, and nature of the wood. Hecoiully, the opening of the Panama canal. In the past, efforts to Import this wood to London and Liverpool have only met with a fair measure of success, large ly owing to the great length of time It took for ahlpments to arrive, and other economic conditions, hut hap pily these dllflcultles have today been overcome by the opening of the 1'iin ama canal. Lumber manufacturers and exporters viewed the completion of the canal as a great boon, and It wa generally conceded that great development of buslnoH on the Pa cific const would follow, with the Influx of emigrants and tho enormous quantities of freight that would find Its way through the new waterway, leading to the building up of coast town and cities. The development of tho I'nlted Kingdom and Contin ental export trade would naturally follow, and prosperity would he with in the reach of all. The stage was all aet, everything was ready, large steamship Companies had decided to enter Into trade from both I'nlted Kingdom and Continental ports, when without warning we found Europe In the throes of war. From the North Pacific lumber manufacturer' point of view there was a silver lining to tho war cloud, for the Hrttlsh govern ment became a purchaser, and only required the very best of Oregon pine. Timber Importer who carried stocks of Oregon sold all they had, and Immediately commenced replen ishing their holdings. Those who had not previously carried stocks of Ore gon made contracts, and In tho course of a few short months Oregon pine came Into Its own as a staple wood. Even the railways made lurge pur chases of sleepers. All was not plain tailing, however; dllllcultles of traus- uortatlon arose, owing to tho scarcity of tonnage, but if this had been forth coming, ll would he a safe statement to make thut for every stundard of Oregon Imported there would have been ten times the quuntlty. A year ago it no doubt would bavo been of intorost to your roaders to have given a rtncrlnllnn of the many virtues of Oregon; today lis good qualities are well known to the trade; anil urter the conclusion of the war and busi ness settles down to Its normal con ditions, the development of tho North Pacific coust will commence, which will bring Into those waters tonnage which will find cargoes of timber for the return Journey. The wood hav ing become established, Bhlpperi .i.nul.l endeavor to induco steamship companies to outer the l'uget Sound trade, no that a steady Blitpmeni oi Oregon can be maintained, otherwise the advantages secured In a few month will be lost, and tho develop mont of Oregon will resolve Itself Into an evolution, and not as It might now be described a revolution." FRESH PRODUCTS NEEDED AT EXPOSITION-OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTY To Hbow W orld W hat Can lie Done In This Hertlon Clulm Khoulil Act Together. Commercial "If Oregon is to keep up the fav- will be shown in the beBt place pos orable reputation enjoyed thus far slble and with the sender' name and at the exposition, much new grains, ' address conspicuously displayed grasses, fruits and vegetables must thereon. If the fruit is nicely pack he forthcoming during the next three ed and would be a credit In competl months," Is tho message that comes tlon with fruit from other section, from the Uolden Gate city. Now is ' it will be entered for Judgment by the an opportunity for Columbia county! Jury of awards and then placed on If. ill. UlllMU ir.wwl oilu..i.ll..l.... CI I. ' .11 1 r,wuu nu ici lining.. auo uiHputy. lias tho goods, why hide them under a bushel? The Oregon commission will pay the freight or cxpressage on all ship ments sent to the commission for display purposes. In the case of fruit, a two box shipment at two dif ferent times is preferred. Anyone with uny sort of fruit, grain or vege- All shipment of fruit, grains, grasses, vegetables, etc., should be well packed and marked "Oregon Commission, Oregon Building, Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Fran cisco." This is an opportlnlty for the Com mercial club of the county to join table fit for display purposes, may. together and make a great showing send It there in the certainty that It for this section which makes me proud of Oregon at the exposition. Personally, I think the state's showing Is not only u n li no, extunsive, and thoroughly ad equate, but surpasses any reasonable expectation. As for the Oregon build ing Itself, It Is a beauty, Inside and out." Henry Heed, secretary of the Lewis & Clark exposition, attended the meetings of the National Tax associa tion, is another enthusiast over the Oregon building and the crowds that throng the building. He is satisfied that Oregon Is getting her full Bhare and even more of the publicity pos sible at the exposition. W. P. and J. C. Olds, prominent department store people of Portland, spent much time about the Oregon building last week and left no doubt of their Intenso satisfaction with all that they saw. And they found the O. A. C. domestic science luncheon so palatable that they ate at the dem and one dynamited to check the con flagration. The loss of Mrs. Shell, who oper ated the restaurant, is said to be $1000, while the loss of Mrs. Smith, on restaurant property, was $600, and on her residence, $900. The loss to M. Murry, who conducted a gro cery store, was $4000. The building in which the grocery was located was owned by Wm. An derson, and was valued at $4500. A loss of $800 was lustalned by Henry Lambertson, bis blacksmith shop and tools being destroyed. His father lost a residence valued at about $1000. The blacksmith shop was the building dynamited to check the progress of the fire and the small postofllce building was torn down, the loss on the latter being about $400. No mall or contents lost. Byron Mtlloy, confectioner, sus tained a loss of $500, and Harry onstratlon dining room each day they West loat two small dwellings and a were mi the ifrounds. reirardleBB of barn, bis loss being $1500, with how far they had to travel to get there. Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricultural college. Is in the exposition city until the 20th. lie thinks Oregon's Bhowlng Is fully up to standard, attractive, and doing very much to bring Oregon to the forefront. He is especially pleased at the extraordinary success of the domestic science demonstration, and after seeing the long line always In waiting for places at the tables he could more easily realize Just how much of a lilt this college effort, has mado on the exposition grounds. The RAILROAD PROSPERITY. women serve but 80 at the noon luncheons and charge 76c for it, but To settle for all time the exact tlie line invariably contains from 160 status of railroad capitalization in to 200 anxious to be served. The re- this country the government is now markable thing Ib rtiat the register undertaking a comprehensive work of at tlie dining room contain compar-j determining the physical valuation of ativeiy few names of Orogonlans out- all the properties. It 1 estimated this side of Portland, and a tremendous will take live years, say the Timber $800 insurance. The garage of E. Stevens was lost, supplies for two automobiles being saved. Loss, $300. With the aid of a small gasoline pump and a private well, Watts & Price, by untiring efforts, were able to save their large store building from the flames. The loss Is considered at $12,000 with very little insurance. Several of the parties lost practically all they had In the Are and will not be able to rebuild. and runs at a loss. To prevent this. rigid economies must be enforced. That la the situation today. Cutting down expenses means laying off men and curtailing the supplle, which In turn compels laying off of men em ployed by the supply firm. Vast Improvements are needed. Ex tension should be added to develop Important sections rich In their re sources. Steady increase in traffic requires more locomotives, rolling tock, trackage, terminal facilities and other equipment. All of this re quire a large outlay In additional capital. When the railroads, the largest In dividual purchasers of material In America, are denied the privilege of earning sufficient money to buy ma terial with which to keep pace with absolute maintenance requirements, to say nothing of carrying forward contemplated and much needed im provements, a condition anything but healthy is created. SCHOOL OPENS IN ST. HELENS ON MONDAY WITH FULL COKPH OP INSTRUCTORS FOUR HUN DRED AND TWENTY-FIVE PUPILS. LIKE OREGON SHOWING. M. Mosossohu, for twelve years as sistant aocrotary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, now editor of The Oregon Country, has been In the Oregon building several times re cently. He Is more thun pleased with the structure and the exhibits and was amazed at the crowd passing through the Oregon building. "You may quote me a strong as you please," said Mr. Mosossohn, "for I i.ii ii.,.t Oroiron Is creating a tremendous Impression. Besides what I have seen. I bave the expres sion of many from over the enure ..nirv. and they are enthusiastic in their reference to Oregon. I am stopping at Inside Inn, and In the numbor of names of people well known from coast to coast. The proof of their pleasure and satisfac tion with the sorvlce come in the fact that very many of them are re peaters three, four and even five times. And the expressions are too many and enthusiastic to tabulate. SCAPPOOSE HAS DAMAGING FIRE Sweeps Town No Protection St. Helens Fire Company KeHM.iidH to Call for Hell). A defective flue In the lodging house over a rostaurant ownea oy Mrs. Lily Shell, and operated by Mrs. Emma Smith, is considered to be the cause of a fire that destroyed twelve buildings at Scappoose Thursday evening last. The fire started in the lodging house at 8:30 o'clock and due to the high wind that prevailed, spread quickly, and within two hour twelve building had been laid to waste by the flame. There being no water supply with which to combat the Are, all efforts towards checking It proved futile. A large force of volunteer from St. Helens, who responded quickly to a call for help, confined their effort to Bavlng good and household effect. Several buildings were torn man. The railroads are owned by the plain people of the United States. There are about one and a half mil lion individual holders of railroad stocks and bonds, with an overwhelm ing proportion of them our own coun trymen. One million more own stock In corporations depending on the railroads. For the most part they are folks In ordinary circumstances. Many In fact are widows, orphan and other dependents who rely on divi dends for support. The average in come, based on the records of one railroad. Is about $600.00 a year not a very extravagant living for a family. The security holders also In clude Insurance companies, savings banks and other institutions repre senting as trustees the reserve funds of upwards of fifteen million people. There are nearly two million em ployed by the railroads. About one million more work for industries dl rectly dependent upon the railroads for business. Since the average family consists of Ave persons, some fifteen million people look to the railroads for their dally bread. Railroad prosperity then virtually affects one out of every seven of the country' total population. Selling transportation la like any other, business. Success requires i fair profit. When outgo exceed In EXPORTS LAST YEAR. One of the striking facts connected with the export trade of the United States during the fiscal year ending June 3, as shown in official figures Just Issued at Washington, is the in crease In our exports to the Nether lands, Norway and Sweden and Italy. The report says: "The total shipments of domestic merchandise to these four countries for the year figured up $445,000,000, as against $210,000,000 for the pre ceding year, a gain of $236,000,000, or largely more than 100 per cent, thus to a very considerable extent offsetting the decline in direct ship ments to Germany. "More than one-third of our ex port trade for the year was to the United Kingdom, if Canada be in cluded the aggregate for the United Kingdom and Canada equaled 44 per cent of our exports, the total for the two being $1,112,000,000. Next to the United Kingdom came France with $369,397,000, a gain of $210,- 000,000 compared with the preceding year, while the gain to the United Kingdom and France exceeded $130,- 000,000 the net gain In our total ex ports. "Among the countries which show ed a large decrease were Austria Hungary with a decline of $21,500, 000; Belgium more than $40,000, 000; Germany, $316,000,000; Can ada, $4,000,000; Argentina, $12,- 500,000; Brazil, $4,000,000; China, $8,000,000; Japan, $9,700,000, and Australia, $2,000,000. "While there was a decrease to South America and Asiatic countries, as well as to Austria-Hungary, Bel glum and Germany, there were, as stated, notable Increases, including $110,000,000 to Italy, $31,000,000 to the Netherlands, $30,000,000 to Nor way, and $63,60,000 to Sweden, while Russia In Europe showed gain of $7,000,000. The increase to Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden were so heavy as to indicate that much of the stuff they bought from us found an outlet through them to Germany. Norway, for in stance, Jumped its imports from the United States from $9,000,000 to $39,000,000, Sweden from $.14,600, 000 to $78,200,000 and Italy from $78,000,000 to $184,000,000. "With a decrease in Imports dur ing the fiscal year ending June 30 of $219,000,000, as compared with the preceding year, there was a net Increase of $387,000,000 In exports of domestic merchandise. Of the in crease in exports there was a gain of $529,000,000 in foodstuffs." trol of Mike Pierters Sunday. A war- down come the railroad wipe out Ha profit rant was ordered for hi arrest. ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE COUNCIL At the regular meeting of the City Council Monday night an ordinance was passed regulating the construc tion, erection and alteration of build lugs within certain prescribed limits of the city and to provide against fire and providing a penalty tor any vlo lation. Mr. Broughton wag granted per mission to drive piles at or near the foot of St. Helens street to tie up scow. It was ordered that the telephone poles on Cowlitz street be removed. The committee reported on the brush fire, which got beyond the con- ANOTHER NEW INTSRUCTOR Promise of the Best Term in IU His tory Special Features In Manual Training and Domestic Science. Monday will see the lads and lasses of today, the men and women of to morrow, filing in and out of the school Toom and entering upon what now indicates one of the most suc cessful terms of school ever held in this district. The High School prom ises to be well filled and the direct ors estimate that there will be four hundred and twenty-five pupils in the two schools of the district. Prof. L. L. Baker will be the super intendent of the High School, with Miss Dunn and C. E. Ostrander as his assistants. The following corps of teachers will have charge of the grades: Seventh and eighth, Miss Lily Leich; sixth grade, Joseph Mc Coy, who will also have charge of the m.tnual training department. whicb will be specialized this term mere fully than heretofore; fifth grade, Mrs. Geo. Wilson; fourth grade, Miss Margaret Rankin; third grade Mrs. A. B. Lake; second grade, Mrs. Ida Saurer; first grade. Miss Beth Perry; Domestic Science, Miss Arline M. Botsford. In the Houlton school, Prof. James Brehaut, assist ed by . E. Lake and Misa Ethel Mathews. The board hopes to make the de partment of domestic science one of the leading features of the course this year. It is expected that there will be between eighty and one hundred students enrolled in the High School within a few weeks. Many scholars from outside districts have made known their intentions of coming this year. Owing to the fact that at the oleventh hour B. E. Ralston, whom the directors employed as instructor of the seventh and eighth grade last week, wired to tho board that he could not fill the contract, they had to act In a hurry to secure one to fill the vacancy. Miss Lily Loich was chosen. She is well prepared and capable, having taught in the Clats kanie and Rainier cchools, and conioa well recommended. OLD RESIDENT PASSES AWAY W. M. Perry, who has made his home in Rainier for the past twenty seven years, died at hi home In that city Monday evening at 6 o'clock, death being due to a stroke of ap oplexy last Friday. Up to within a short time of hi death he talked cheerfully with members of his fam ily. . Mr. Perry was born April 3, 1848, at Molra, N. Y., and married Victoria A. Parrott, May 25, 1876. The same year they moved from Wisconsin to" Minnesota. In former years he has taken a very active part in tho progress and settlement of Columbia county, serv ed as postmaster of Rainier and waa a teacher in the public schools sev eral year. He leaves a wife, three daughters, Mrs-. Rupert Dibblee, Mrs. Fred Trow, Miss Lois Perry, a on, Lute Perry, all of Rainier; and two brothers. Prof. Millard Perry of Boston and Wilna Perry of Alberta, Canada. .Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon and intermont at the Rainier cemetery. '" - - At an old burying ground of the Indians near Rldgefleld, Wash., E. G. Hawking, while out hunting Wednes day found what is supposed to be a petrified heart along the Bhore of Lake river. lobbies there I frequently near u.i V