PAGE TWO
THE ST: HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1920.
PORT OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
What U a Port (of Columbia County)?
Legally, the Port la two things:
1st: The district comprising all ot Columbia County.
2ud: The inhabitant ot Columbia County are the members of a
municipal corporation which has tho same name a the district.
A Port of Columbia County would be a municipal corporation to handle
the entire County's problems regarding the development or ulllisutlou
ot its rivers, bays, harbors, and shipping matters generally. It would
serve the Interests of the whole County and not some one town. K
it were organized as a port for some one city, for Instance as the Port
ot Clatskanie, it would .serve that one plaon only. '
What is the object ot creating a Port ot Columbia County?
To manage in a business like way the many problems that each com
munity must now solve for itself. It means a combination of nil com
munities of the County into one compact, workable organization with
much greater prospect ot success than single communities could hope
to have.
Who manages the business of the Port?
Five commissioners.
How are the commissioners chosen?
Elected by the voters of the County at the generul election in the same
manner a county officials; the first term is through appoiuimeut by
the Governor.
Are the commissioners paid a salary?
No, the law forbids that; only their actual expenses paid.
How is money raised for the Port's business?
A tux may be levied not to exceed one per cent.
How much would this increase my taxes?
To illustrate: It you uow pay on a valuation of J 100 for State and
County taxes, it would add $1 to your tuxes, provided the full one per
cent, was levied.
How Is this tax assessed and collected?
By the County's Assessor and Tax Collector; no extra official ap
pointed for that purpose.
Is there any other method of raising money for Port business?
The law provides a method whereby the people of the County can vote
on the question of issuance of bondsto not exceed teu per cent; this
is in the hands of the people.
Have other Ports been organized in this State?
Yes, there at least a dozen Port organizations, some comprising entire
counties. The Port of Astoria embraces all of Clatsop County.
Was there oppostion to creation ot such oorts?
, Yes, it naturally caused some opposition because not all the people
fully understood that benefits would come to them. It takes visicu,
and we have to anticipate the future.
How do these other counties feel about it new?
They realize the benefit that resulted and would no more thluK of
going oacK to tue old condition than we would ot closing up our good
Arc we taking advantage of our opportunities if we do not use our bays
rivers and harbors to fhair fullest extent?
Our waterways are big assets. The County has at loast a hundred
miles of waterfront. There Is a port organization on e.-.ch side of us
uumg ueeiopmeni worn, ana so lar Columbia County has done nothing.
iiiuiuuis muuoirics win tucaie wnere mere are ports to take care of
mew.
Would we.be able to get additional appropriations from the United Slates
Government if we organized as a Port?
That is to be expected, as the County through this business organiza
tion would wield some influence. Our County organizod for Port
purposes could make demands on Congress that would rocelve somt
real consideration.
If Congress made appropriations would the Government Itself do the de
velopment work?
It could do that, or It could authorize the Port to do the work for It.
If we received appropriations from Congress might that not obviate neces
sity ol taxing Columbia County for Port purposes?
Yes, it might; at any rate, it would reduce the amount to be raised.
What might we expect in tho way of Government appropriations?
Right now Clatskanie has an appropriation of $2,000 from the U S
Government, which amount is inadequate; Kainier needs money 'for
development; and St. Helens could keep the channel from the city to
the main channel clear for about 12,000 per year, according to esti
mates of Government engineers. Other towns should receive appro
priations from Congress as needed; and the Port of Columbia County
would be the organization to make the request and to keep after it.
Is there any cut and dried plan as to what the Port would do In Columbia
County?
No; that would be for the five Port commissioners to decide.
Would the Commissioners be chosen from various parts of the County?
Yes, Just as with the County Commissioners; all sections of the county
would be represented.
Why not incorporate separate ports, say the Port of Clatskanie'
If all communities combine Into one big body much greater benefit can
be expected for.the County as a whole than by having separuto Ports
serving a small part of the County. The whole County should progress
and not some one town In It.
Are the outelde timber Interests behind this Port proposition?
Not as a whole. One Portland timber man said he would pay 1500 to
defeat it. Some non-resident timber companies merely desire to re
move the timber, get out of the County quickly, and pay as little as
fh 1 . T . . u Ul -"'umDia county. As a matter of fact.'
the value of the timber will be increased and the increase of their i
taxes will offer opportunity for the development of the industries'
along our water front. This timber has got to go through a port he-.
cause of Port facilities. The value of the timber actually Increases
i iati mm. large ooais can get into the harbors.
N
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Mosler apple crop reduced this
year to 60.000 boxes. v
Tillamook county cheese produc
tion totals $260 per capita.
Industrial Accident Commission
has accumulated $4,702,4(7 surplus.
State Labor Federation demands
shorter day and no overtime.
Hlllsboro 331 acres site bought
here for radio station.
Corvallls O. A. C. to have air
plane unit of war department.
Ontario Lamborson reservoir to
water 96,000 acres to cost $3(0,00u.
Reedsport lets contract for four
additional rooms to high school.
Hood River moving for new court
house and community house.
Gold Hill Body of rich gold
found in diggings tf old sylvanlte
mines.
Albany 100,000 ..cres ot I. nd to
be redeemed by the C-ntral Oregon
Irrigation Co.
Granite road extending from Gran
ite to Ilakor county line completed.
St. Helens $13,000 Catholic
church to be constructed.
Echo New dam for Hermlston
Light and Power company completed.
Cottago Grove acre Kentucky
beans harvested bring one ton.
Corvallls New concrete stadium
under construction, seating capacity
ot 4.000.
Cottage Grove New mill belnw
built with 20,000 capacity.
Oregon s population. 783,28a, an
increase ot 16.4 per cent.
bank deposits average about $228
for every man, woman, and child in
Coos county.
Klamath Falls Census report
shows population of 4,801, an In
crease of 74 per cent.
Toledo Toledo Messenger pur
chased from Geo. Dew by F. H.
Thorne.
Benton county state bank to be enlarged.
HiaU'mrnt of the Ownt-nt)ili, Miu.
agement. Circulation, Etc., Required
by the Act of Congress of August
24, 1912. of Mist Publishing Com
pany, published weekly at St. Heleus,
Oregon, for October 1st, 1920.
State ot Oregon, County of Columbia,
ss.
Before me, a Notary Public In anu
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared S. C. Morton,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is tbe Managing Editor of the St.
Helens Mist, and that the following
in, to the best of his knowledge and
belter, a true statement of the owner
ship, management, etc., of the afore
said publication for the date shown In
the above caption, required by the
Act of August 24, 1912,
1. That lie names ad addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, Mist Publishing Co.; Ed
itor and Managing Editor, 8. C. Mor
ton; Buslneli Manager, S. C. Morton.
2. That the owners are: T. H.
Morton. St. Helens, Oregon, O. D.
Hellborn, St. Helens, Oregon. 8. (V
Morton, St. Helens. Oregon, W. A.
Harris, 8t Helens, Oregon.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees, and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent oi
more ot tue total amount of bonds.
mortgages, or other securities are:
None.
8. C. MORTON.
Sworn to and subscribed hernm ma
.tlils 6th day of October, 1920.
B. E. UUICK. Notarv Piil.lti.
My commission expires April 13, 1923
HKAIi IU.1 HCMJ IS UK
WHO PABKH OS HIGHWAY
"Next time you see a man chang
ing a tire, or doing anything to his
car while he is on the road it Is up
to you to stop and rail lilm down and
net him ort of the ror.d." says George
Chanters, assistant wrtr.ry ot tho
Oregon Stato Automobile association.
The thing that has caused more
accidents than uy other lu the
hole cntegory of motoring troubles
Is stopping dead In the center ot the
oad and starling to tinker. Some
times the. driver pulls over to one
iide, but not far enough.
"The careless man usually decides
to do his tinkering on tho motor, or
".as to change a tire at night and he
never pulls out ot the road, and nine
.ime out of teu he has the tallllght
lut and no one without cat eyes can
see him before running on to him.
"The first rule of the motorist In
.rouble should he to get as far oft the
road as he can. Of courso, It Is nice
o be r.ble to place the Jack under tbe
wheel with a hard surface to bear It,
but the sldos of most of our roads
ire plenty hard enough to bear the
weight ot the car on tho Jack win.
out making the Jack oink Into the
iiii.
"Then next, keep the passengers
jut At the road. In most cases the
man who Is doing tho work lira an
Interested group around him. most
if them standing anywhere they cau
In the road and In the path of on
coming vehicles.
"It Is simple to pull rft to the side
it the recti and then start tinkering,
f you think -t lie car needs tinkering
did most it them don't.
"On a trip that an experienced
motorist made this year a real road
nig was discovered, one of those men
aIiii stay In the middle of tho road
ml stop now and thon to fill th
-aldutor and line up about ten cars
imIiIikI them.
"This man had an old car londei
to the guards with every kind of
aniplng material. The loud stuck
ut a foot on each running board,
i ml the tonpeau was loaded until
the fender Just missed tho tires.
"Klrst he stopped to lake photo
graphs while five cars waited his
pleasure. He stoppod at least ten
times to fill his radiitor. He would
stop right In the middle cf the road
and no one could pass him.
I Catarrhal Daafaeaa Cannot Be Cure
' r total aselieatiaas a Uisy nat rah
! U Imm4 srtls the ear. Thar la
I ealy way ( r Catarrhal Dearntas,
f mi that Is by a constitutional fm4r
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threug h th B1 ta Mou tart
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lauHiu lining f lb uuehtan Tab,
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rumbling oun4 r lmprlet bearing, an
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I mat Maaltlon. owing may k atri 4
frvr. mny mm vi uwiniM mrm
mum by Catarrh, whloh I aa lsaaa4
toriaitlOB t IM mumub urraM.
HUNH
You'll Pick A Winner
tf you snake thl your favorite
place for the purchase of butter,
for yo eaaaoi lose Butt
tor what yoo bay, er how at act
r boW utile, unr pUa ef do
lag basis I t aaaka every
beyer perfectly aUaflM. The
only way we kaow now tm do
UtU la to furnish qualities that
caaaot be aorpaed at price
which caaaot be matched.
St. Helens Co-Operative
Creamery Assn.
ONB
DRED DOLLARS tar aa
mm f Catarrh! DfBM that
. eor by II ALL! CATARRH
All DnwKt He. CI mils' fr.
r. t. Chay C.. Told, Ohl.
IS
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Ground Gri
Shoes
Caa be erer by aJLi
tkr wbel h.lu. tkAJ
eat aad but hu mU J?
CROUND CRIPPfj KOE r
1M at Hm. TmT)
. wJ
Just Between You and Me"
say the Good Judge
Here, genuine chewln
satisfaction for you, hoofc
cd up with real economy.
A small chew of this clt-
of tobacco lasts much long
cr than a big chew of tho
ordinary kind that's be
cause the lull, rich, retl
tobacco taste lasts so loaf.
Any man who uses the
Real Tobacco Chew will
tell you that.
Put up in two ityltt
WB CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobtea
Are the non-resident land-own era lnfarparprl In ti Pnif
Not generally; as they don't live here they have no particular prid
ant noint vuuiy utxe a teaoing position with other import-
Much traffic will certainly be driven to the rivers. The exercise of
foresight now will find us prepared to handle the business that offers
All Ports will be sure to have an increase in their activities.
Is there a necessity for a Port at this time?
XfnHd,?Umbi'r.01 U"ngs 00,11(1 be done' ,or Uince. commence to un
wind the red tape to get appropriations from Congress. This takes
several years and if we expect to get it in two or thre years we .hould
start new. A Port organization is a combination of our resources our
energy, our citizens, to make a more Important place for Columbia
County in the State; to handle business to better advantage; and o
have an organization in readiness to cope with the problems that are
sure to arise in our inevitable growth. " lnul ttre
" assessed? 0rganized wou,d lt mean that ta would be immediately
No. Much time and attention will have to be given to.study of Port
problems and it will necessarily be a matter of gradual growth and
if we organize now we will forestall necessity of any hasty action
WhyMrUDav!d Pp0rtMdJrVr?rent'' behun1dertal'n by private enterpriser
Mr David P. Morrison, an authority on Porta, who has given close
s udy to such problems all over the United States says: "One of the
chief reasons is that port activities most efficiently conducted these
days are public activities. It will be necessary to anticipate T future
In port development, and In such undertaking privatS enterprise l!
re uctant to engage. If a bet ha. to be made oi developments tomee?
IT? Prt ieqU'i.tmen.U tne ""nlclpallty or the stale has to make
bet as a. rule The history of state and municipal ports has shown
almost invariably that lt is a safe bet." He further savs- "Porl
velopment is for the community benefit and the community ought it
consequence to control and direct lt." 7 ougnt ln
Did the voters from all over the County sign the petition ask in fn,
election to be called for Port purposes pernum asmng for an
petlonmrly. eVery COmmUn,t5r ln the CUnty W88 reDreented on the
Information furnished by St. Helens Cluunber of Commerce.
Wilson's 2nd-Hand Store
HOULTON, ORE.
We buy, sell and exchange all kinds of second hand
goods. We will buy anything and pay the highest .
market price. See us.
PHONE 52-J
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No Change in
Auto Prices
We have received the following
telegram from the Chevrolet Motor
Company.
"WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF CHANG
ING THE LIST PRICES ESTABLISHED
FOR THE SEASON OF NINETEEN TWEN.
TY ONE BUT IN THE EVENT OF ANY
UNEXPECTED REDUCTION IN LABOR
AND MATERIAL AFFECTING THE COST
AND JUSTIFYING A LOWERING OF THE
. LIST PRICES OF, CHEVROLET CARS
PRIOR TO MAY FIRST NINETEEN HUN
DRED TWENTY ONE WE WILL REFUND
TO EVERY PURCHASER DURING THAT
PERIOD THE AMOUNT OF SUCH REDUC
TION." We have received similar telegrams from the
Oakland Company and the Dort Company.
You are fully protected in buying these cars,
as to a price decline and you are protected as to
service. . Place your order now.
Copeland Auto Co.
, , Kepalr Work. 'J' '"'rt
-Sturdy-
BUSINESS SUITS
3
of the moit extm
in style for the
fellow, coupltd iia
that serviceabk t
ing quality miba
clothes leadtfiimoaj
men who cut Guir-
anteed satuuetorj
your money back,
Drop in and look tut
fall aelectiom over.
1
E. M. HELON
' The Store of Quality
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