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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
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