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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1892)
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ClaUkuuln, lUilumUu county, Or. y i. bice, ATTORN EY-AT-L AW, St. Hklchb, - - - Ouruon. Deputy nittrict Attorney forOolumlita Co. HA8. W MAVaiSU, NOTARY TULBLIC and . - INSURANCE AGENT, Mayger, Oro?on. T. A. MclluiDt A. 8. Dnsmen. JjcllItlDK A PRKHSKIl, , ' ATTORNE YS-at-LAW; ; j OigoiiCUy, Oregon. Prompt attention given lanil-ofllcebualness. A. B7LITTLK, SURVEYOR Ajros--.-.'li- CIVIL ENGINEER, 8t. Helena, Oregon. (Jnnnty surveyor Lund aurvoylng, town plalllug, and engineering work promptly done. 1 '..,' v....- . W. T. BuRNitr. J, W. DaAPRR. V'RNEY t DttAVKR, ATTORNE YS-at-LAW, , Oregon City, Oregon. ' Twelve yeari' exruirienoe aa Regiator of the Unitad HtuUa Lund Oftir here, rreotn nindmioutpeclaliyof nil klnda of huaineai before the Land Oltlno- or the niirta.and iiiWlvin tha Otmcral Und ClBoe., ' t JaeBWJ3 .-"-1 f Send for CATALOGUE, 4 "and PRICE LIST FREE! J-7V L II ,f LEWIS & BLOCK, - I. U. BROCK KSUriOlKJH, ATTORNEY-at-LAW, Orrgim City, OruRou. '( iiiwcliil Kiri iil of Ceticrnl limd nfllre. ) H. iiiitNtUiitl, riucmptloii, mill Tlinbir liiiil upi rntliHn, mill nilicr linl Oillcn iHiflncsx a Hir?!.liy. Olllce. auvuiul flour, I. hikI 0111. e HuililiiiK. MIHCHLLAXKOUd. THK TKANKM 3 !L A. 1j 33 jtL In oow nmlflnit rculr round tiiifroiu OAK POINT TO PORTLAND Daily Except Wednesdays, I.kavixo OAK I'OIKT.. Kf ICI.I.A " UAISIKH. ,. " K AI. A M A .... " ST. HKl.KNS AMiviNg I'UUTI.AM).. 4:4l A. M. 8:00 ......:!fi " ... .7:10 ' :(W " ... .11:00 " RETURNING Lkavw 1'Oinf.AtiU,.. 1:00P.M. AKRlvrj'fKIXA... 7:4.1 W.E. NEWSOM. Model Saloon. 8. (XOMNGER, Prop'r. ST. HELENS, OREGON. Choice Wines, Lioiiors and Cigars. Beer 5'Cts. Billard and Pool Table furQia JTeoommodution of Patroaa CALL AROUND. Portland Seed Co., ' (F. W. MILLER, Mgr..) DUAI.KIIH IN TREES Fertilizers, Bee Supplies, Spraying Apparatus and Material, PoDltrj Supplies, Etc., Etc. 171 Siooiul St. l'ortland, OreRon. Komi for Catiiloeuo. ' iiov20-6m BLUE FRONT One Price Cash Store. WM. SYMONS, . DKALRK IN General Merchandise, DRY GOOD9, GROCERIES, .. . . TINWARE, ETC. Ladies Fine Shoes PATENT MEDICINES. RAINIER, i : ! , : OREGON. A. H. BLAKESLY, Propriotor of-p , Oriental : Hotel. 8T. HELENS, ORSIGON. j The house hn been, fully reiurnwnca throuitliout ami tn nesi 01 accoiu motliilluim will beuiven. CHARGES REASONABLE. STACK run In connection with the hotel connecting with the North ern I'aoillo Kallroad at Milion. 8tn:e , for Tacoma trHina 10 p. in. ror rorllana trunk l 3 p. ui. mmmw w STMEil CO. PORTLAND, OREGON. ST. HELENS HOTEL J, George, Proprietor, Tfllilen always "iipplleil wiih thelienteditileii ml iMIi'nde the market allorU. . TERMS HK.VHOSADI.K FOR REGULAR BOARDERS, IfnvinR been newly rcfurniihrd, we ' am prepared t give nutlsfnctlon to all our patron., uud nulicit a oliaro of your putrunage. ST. HELENS OREGON. -UO TO JOHN A. BECK. The Watchmaker and Jeweler. - 10K YOUR ELEGANT : ; : JEWELRY. The Finest assorlincnt of Watches. Clocks, and Jewelry of till description. Oppoite the Kum md, Portlui d. Oreeon. JAPANESE CURE A new n1 complt'te trenlniput, inimlHtlng of Hiitp4flt.iri4i, OiittmentM 1u ( ftptiJo, ah-o In Itux and IMIIh: a lentil tve Cure for Kxterual, In tt'rnul. Blind nnd Hteeilnx, iK'hlin, Chronic, If we nt or Hnrctlltary l'lle, mid ninny other dlmmine aiMHvmitle wPnkncnrK; H ti nlwtiyH Rrent bonuilt t tho leneml health. The timt dlMtovorjr ufa inetlU'aTcure rouilvriiiRan uira (lou with lue knife unno('rwary hereaftur. This Komcty hn iiovor hwu known to fail. $1 lcr hox. 6 for f -S; eiit by mail. Why uffr from this teirthle dl4ne when a wrtttfu guarmitcc is tjiven with 0 hoxtf. to refund thmoniy If not ourwl. He ud Ktxiiip for froe Sample, (iuaruutee Urn km! hy Woouaku, Clark k A. Ci., Wholenule and Ketall DriiKifU, lo!e Akchu, Porlluud, Or. NKAV Columbia Restaurant Lodging House. EYerytbing New, ;. Clean Beds and the Best Table Set MRS. M. J. SCOTT, (Formerly Mra. McSuity.) . PROP1UETRESS Next Door to Ulusonio Hull, 8T. HELEN?, . - OREGON OF COURSE YOU DO. CTJ'Mt BKINO THT CASK. It hchooTes O vi vi to tin.l the moat deniraUlu place to piueliase vonr mvigurator." THE BANQUET. Keeps constantly on band the famous Cuban Blossom Cigars, Tho finest lino of Wines Mnu.rs and Ciuurs to be found ibis side of Port- Inttd. And if you wi.h to eiiffuR. in a kiiiu of POOL OR BILLIARDS, They can axsure you that they have the liest table in town, hvcrything new and neat, and your patrouuxe la roiiccUuily aoueiien, "THE BANQUET" 8t. Helens. Oregon. llBCfcleu'a Arnica Naive. The Best Salve la the world for Cuts, Bruises, Son., Ulcers, Salt Kheiim, Fever Bores, Tetter, Chapiied Hands, Clillblnlna, Coma aud all Ktln Krnptions, and poaitlvely cures Pllei, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect aatla. faction, or money refunded, Price 25 cents per box. For Sale Br Kdwin Koss. One Dollar Weekly Duya a good gold watch by our club sys tem. Our H-karat gold-lllled eases are war- routed for 20 years, vine lilgin and Wul tluiui niveii'ent. Siem wind and set. Lady's or gent's site. Kqual to any f")0 watch. To secure agents where we have none, we sen one or uie nuniing cae watches for the cluh price anil wad u. O. 1). hy express with privilegeof examina tion before paying for the same. Our agent at Durham, N. C, writes. "Our lewelors have eonfeaaed titer don't know how you can (uruUh such work fnr the money." Our agent at Heath Spring-, 8. ()., writes: "Vonr watches take at light. The gentleman who trot the last watch said that he examined and priced a jeweler a w.telrea In Lancaster, that wer. no butler than yours, but the price W.hIIA." Our agent at Pennington, Tex., writes: -"Am In receipt of the watch, and am pleased without measure. All who have aeeu it say it would be cheap at IW." One pood reliable agent wanted for each place. Write for particulars. Unrip- vyaTCH Co., New York. OUR EXPORTATIONS The Object of Eiporting is to Obtain Better Prices. Why Protection la Required for all American I nil u.trlea Farmer. Must be Protected. . BY IIOX. THOMAS H. DUDLEY. We exported in 1886 (111,715 wort'i of cutlery. Our cutlery ii equal ij quality to any made in England and i. as cheap in price. In the name year we exported $1,181,065 worth of saws, edge tools, etc ; of which 9126.Q43 worth went to Great Britain; Our edge tools, axes, etc ; are found in near ly all the hardware Htorca in England and they are superior in' quality and as cheap in price ns those mado there. We exported 1,285,285 worth of locks, hingea, and hardware, including 9187,112 worth to England. We ex ported $3,685,220 worth of machinery of which $636,138 worth went to Eng land. We exported 554,365 pairs of boot, aud shoes, some of which went to England. The farmer can buy his boots ami shoes in this country as cheap as he can in Entrlaud. We ex ported $2,121,812 worth of household furniture, and $331,235 worth of wooden ware, over $213,000 worth of the former, and over $124,000 worth of the latter going; to England. Furni ture and wooden ware of all kinds, from the wooden bedstead down to a clothes pin, except were hand carved, are cheaper iu this country than in Eug hind. We exported $466,156 .worth of woolen wearing apparel, of which over $71,000 worth went to England and rlcotland. We exported $664,304 worth of rubber and gutta-percha goods, including 8,720 pairs of boots and shoes to England. Our exports of Carnages and horse cars were valued ai l,34U,rJS, and our exports of agri cultural impleiiienls,iucluding reapers, mowers, plows, etc., were valued $2,' 360,021, much of which went to Eng laud. All of our agricultural imple ments and tools, as a rule, are better in quality and cheaper in price here in the United States than they are iu England, and this will apply as well to wagons, carts, barrows, etc. We al so exported $1,778,660 worth of lire arms; over 10,300,000 pounds of nails and spikes; $106,208 worth of stoves; $546022 worth of lamps, etc.; over 18,- 600,000 pounds of soap; over 8,000.000 pounds of wire, aud $1,314,639 worth of books, maps, etc. As a rule com modities are not exported unless they are selling for less in the country from which they are exported thau tlicy are in the country into which they are taken. The object of exporting is to obtain better prices tli.-.o cuu be ob tained at home. And this will apply to all our exports of manufactured commodities to other countries. Something over three years ago I at tended the National Agricultural Ex hibition of France. It was held in Paris, aud a grand exhibition it was quite worthy of the great nation is rep resented. I spent four days at the ex hibition. There were fourteen or fif teen acres of - ground covered with farming implements, tools, machinery, etc. All the exhibitors had their price list upon their exhibits, and I was care ful to obtain copies of thorn. The lowest-priced horse rake was 250 francs, or $50 of our money. You can buy one just as good in any town in the United States for . $27. The lowest- priced mower was $202 in our money, and was no better than we sell for $60, if as good. The lowest-priced reaper, without the binder, was $185; no bet ter than ours for $110. The plows, harrows, and cultivators were 20 per cent, above the price they are selling for in the United States. . There was not a hoe, fork, shovel, spade or rake on the ground but what was dearor in price, and inferior in quality, to ours. I therefore repeat what I have said before, that under our protective tariff the prices of all manufactured com modities, instead of being enhanced, have actually been reduced, and that nioe. tenths of all manufactured com modities now used by our farmers and laboring people in the United States are as cheap ns they are in England, and iu many instances cheaper. THE TARIFF ON CLOTHIKO. Sortie of tho woolen goods used in this, country are dearer than they are n England, This is in consequence of the duty imposed on wool for the benefit of our farmer. As the duly is imposed for the farmer's beneht he should uot complain. ; ', While considering this question of woolens let us see to what extent it af fects the laboring man, who lids more right to complain, if there is any wrong, the farmer, Take the amount of wages that any laboring ninn earns and compute out of it the am' tint he expends for all the clothing he wears, and you will find that it is not on an averagu more than 18 per cent, of the wages he earns ; then take from this the part or portion he pays for his woolen clothes, and assume, for the sake of argument, that the duty on these woolen clothes would be in creased in price to the extent of' the duty imposed, and you will see the in significance of what he would have to pay. It would amouut to almost nothing alongside of the increased wages that protection gives him; for he earns here double the amouut he would earn in Europe for the same services. But the du'y on woolen goods, aa on all other manufactured commodi ties in our country,, does not increase and never has increased the price to the extent of the duty imposed. Do mestic competition, our machinery and the skill of our people have always come in and put down the price. Cer tain descriptions of woolen goods are now selling here in the United States very nearly as cheap, and in some in stances quite as cheap, . as they are selling iu England. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890, we exported from this country oyer $300,000 worth of woolen clothing. Some of this went to England and Scotland. It does not look as ii woolen clothing was very much cheaper in England titan it is in this country when wo are exporting it to England. .... Some late and very important testi mony is nt hand confirming sulislan tiully much that I have said on this subject. It is from Mr. Schnenhof, a free-trader, appointed United States consul at Tun stall, in England, by the lute democratic administration. . In his report made to the state depart meut, in speaking of prices iu Engluud he says r So fur as clothing and dry goods in general are concerned I find that cot ton goods are fully as cheap in I he United States us here. Shirting aud sheetings, if nnything, are superior in quality for the same money with us. so far us I can judge from the articles exposed for sale in the retail stores. Articles of underwear for women, made of mutdin, are far superior in workmanship and finish, and cheaper in price in the United states. . Nor can I find that mens' shirts, when chiefly of cotton, are any cheaper here Of boots and shoes, if factory made, the same may be said. Articles made to order, he says, are cheaper iu England, owing to the low prices paid for hand labor. - But he then says : The difference in the price of ready made things is not so marked. . . In workmanship and finish 1 find cor responding articles of the wholesale process of manufacture superior in the United states This is true of cloth ing as well as of collars, cuffs, and like articles. The argument, then, which we so often liear that the laboring man and the farmer are being injured, over taxed, and robbed, because they pay more for their woolen coats and cloth ing than they would have to pay ifj they could buy them in England, and bring them here free of duty, is untrue and is nude by the free-traders to de ceive and mislead our people. Protec tion does the farmer no injury; he is benefited and not injured by it; aud it would be a sad day for our farmers, as well as for the laboring men of our country when our protective system would be broken down, our in dustries transferred to England, and our home market destroyed. - LIMIT1 CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MARKETS As so much is said about the foreign market by some of our people, and as it is so often held up to oar farmers as the market that is ready to take ull our surplus products, it will be well to examine into it and see what its capac ity is, and how far our farmers can rely upon it. . If we are to depend upon the foreign market to take all our surplus agricul tural products it is certainly our duty to examine this foreign market so as to ascertain whether it is large enough to take this surplus. It will be remem bered that the agricultural products of this country, outside of cotton and to bacco, amount to about $3,000,000,000 and that 92 per cent of this is now consumed at home and only about 8 per cent exported. I know of but one country in Europe that is unable, iu one form or another, to raise food enough to feed its own people, or, at least, to keep them from starving, and that country is England. ' The other countries buy article of food t some extent, but they could, if they desired to do so, raise sufficient to feed their people. But England with her dense population, cannot do it. She is com? pelted to buy food. Now, to what ex tent do the European countries pur- Continued on 4th page.: ' WEATHER BULLETIN Our Weellj Report of. Hi feather and Crops. Winter Wheat' on Low Lands la Turning Vellow Continued Cool Weather Prevailed Last Week. Oregon Slate Weaiher 8ervice in co operation with U. S. Weaiher Bureau of the department of Agriculture. Central office, Portland, Oregon. Crop Weather bulletin No. 1, season of 1892. For week ending, Saturday, April 30: THE MONTH OF APRIL. Throughout Oregon the rains during April have been in excess of the nor mal amount. The total amount has varied from over four inches in the Willamette valley, to two inches and over in southern and eastern Oregon. Snow has fallen on the mountains and higher elevations at frequent inter vals. The ruins have penetrated the soil, and it is now more thoroughly moistened than it has beeu for years. Water stands oil the low lauds . of the Willamette valley. Temperature has been from 2 to 4 degrees below the normal for the month, this deficiency' is apparent in every section of the state from tho retarded condition of vegetation. ' The season is fully four weeks late. .. Frosts occurred with un usual frequency and they did alight damage to (he fruit interests, A severe wind and raiu storm, one of the most severe on record, occurred on the 24th. There hue been a marked deficiency in sunshine, and an excess in the num ber of cloudy and rainy days. The weather has delayed spring seeding, and farming operations in general; it has been unfavorable to shearing and lambing, the latter has been very suc cessful however, fully 85- per cent, of the lambs being saved. The wool clip is unusually good, the staple being j long and remarkably clean. The acreage of grain is as large as ever be fore, and considerable is yet to be sown. " That which is sown is in first- class condition, except in a few places on the low lands of the Willamette valley.' The wheat has a good stand and has atunled well. Though the season is lute, yet vegetation is healthy and offers bright prospects. WESTERN OREGON. Weather. -Continued cloudy and rainy weather, wliiWcool temperature prevailed. On the 24th a severe wind and rain storm was experienced, es pecially along the coast aud iu the Willamette valley, the storm was al most as severe aa the great storm of January 9th, 1880. The total rainfall varied from 2 inches at Portland to .50 of an inch in Southern Oregon. Snow fell oil the mountains. Frosts were experienced on the 25th, 2Cth, 27th, and 2Stli in various sections. Thunder storms and hail prevailed on the 25th and 28th in the valley. Crops. But little farm work was done during the week; seeding was practically at a standstill. Winter wheat on low lands is turning yellow, but ou up lands it is growing nicely. Hops are a foot or more high. The wind storm on the 34th blew most of the fruit blooms off the trees. Prunes are reported injured by frost at Day ton, and apples injured at Williams. The correspondent at Grants Pass says: "Notwithstanding reports by some parties to the contrary, our cold snap has undoubtedly wound up inott of the peach, almond and fruit crop for the year 1892." The Ashland cor respondent says: "There is a promise of a fair crop of fruit, orchards are be ing plowed aud spraying has com menced." EASTERN OREGON., Weather. Rains, enow in the mountains, cloudy and cool weather lia-e prevailed during the week, with frosts of frequent occurrence. The temperature has risen somewhat, but is yet below the average. The wind storm of the 24th was experienced more or less. The rainfall for the week varied to .30 to .90 of an inch. s Crops. The' spring seeding has progressed considerably, yet in locali ties it has been delayt d. Winter wheat is from 20 to 30 inches high, and spring wheat is in may localities from 6 to 15 inches high. The most excellent crop prospects prevail, and generally the acreage of grain is larger than ever before. Sheep shearing and lambing continue, and from 75 to 95 per rent of the lambs are being saved. Warmth and sunshine are now needed throughout Oregou to develop and bring forth vegetation. At this time of the year the prospects were . never better for a successful grain crop, .. B. 8. Paoce, Observer Weather Bureau. 1 ' Reports from the itnTflfli of the Co lumbia are to the ettoctJnl there are plenty of salmon f hore, and they are beginning to coniSTfiflo the river. X little warm weather Will start them up towards the headwateia. CREATING ROAD DISTRICTS. Oregon is not the only state where interest in the matter of good country roads is awakening. It is snbject of common importance everywhere. The papers of Massachusetts, Indians, Il linois and Missouri are culling the at tention of their farming communities to the advantages to them of belter public highways.' While in these older states there arc many good roads, especially the thoroughfares connect ing the more populous towns, the ordinary country; roads, over which the farmers must carry their products to market, are little, if any, better than those in our own state. . Here, how ever, we have no good roads whatever, either the chief thoroughfares or the rural highways, save some in the vi cinity ot Portland, and even the streets of most of our villages are but muddy wallows. The question of a practica ble system of providing solid and dry high ways ' is the one ' needing first solution, and this must be determined by the legislature. It is a hopeful sign that the country papers are de manding in the name of the farmers legislation of this character from the members of the legislature to be elected in June. It is pretty well settled that when the farmers of Oregon unite iu demanding legislation of any kind they secure what they desire. The rural districts dominate that body. Iu this niovemeut they may safely count Umjii the assistance of the Multnomah delegation ; hence if a proper road law be not passed, it will be because the farmers do uot want it.despite the uni versal dissatisfaction expressedwiih the present muddy highways. Practical means of raising the money necessary for this important work is the first consideration. Experience shows that progressiveness runs in spots, that the people of some districts are progressive and liberal, and that others are parsiiuoiious aud content with cheap makeshifts, of all kinds. . For this reason a practicul road law should be a district law, under which any district desiring good roads might secure them, while others might con tinue to wallow iu the mud if Uiey should so prefer to do. Besides this, while good roads are matter of impor tance to the prosperity of the state, they chiefly concern the communities that use them in their duily traffic, and the expense of their construction should be borne by them. , The power of thn legislature to set off portions of the state into districts, with authority to bond or tax themselves for public improvements, has been settled by the creation of the port of Portland, aud the establishment of its constitution ally legal status. The port of Portland has the authority to issue bonds, and to use the money received from their sale to improve navigation in the Will amette and Columbia rivers eveu be- youd Hie limits of the district bonded. The constitutionality of a law creating road districts, with power to bond or tax themselves for the construction of public highways within the districts thus raising the money cannot, be dou'ted. Highway bonds issued by any populous district of Oregon, in amount proportional to the assessed valuation of property, ought to find a market on good . terms. The legisla ture might divide the state into high' way districts, or it might adopt a sys tem by which property owners could unite and form districts uuder a general law, as has been done iu Cali fornia and Washington for irrigation purposes. : , , 5 Whatever may be done, the matter will finally rest with the people of the districts. Under a proper road law, they might have good highways, or do ' without theiii, as a majority of the property owners should elect. The thing of immediate importance is to secure the proper legislation, by which the people of those progressive dis tricts recognising the value of good roads and willing to pay for them, might accomplish what they desire. while those districts in which a major ity of the property owners are still un- progressive and think more of the present cost than of future benefit, might continue lo endure the present mud blockade every winter foe an in definite number of years.' It is a ques tion of emancipating the progressive sections from the domination of the inert mass that has so long prevented . the stale from enjoying the prosperity that should be hers. t reg uian.