La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 02, 1912, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text("WANDE EVENING OBSERVER. TUESDAY, APRIL2912 PAOE TWO . G ta nt A. Lincoln .llii LA (JUIXDE, OREGOX, . jf I NARROWER STREETS OF RE! SOLUTION DENCE IE NTS La Grande, Oregon April 2. (To I learn that all cities today are look John L. Jlars) I have carerully noted tho recent newspaper article treating on the subject of "Good Boads." This subject apparently Is one of groat Interest and eoncern to every class of the human family. The past year I have had a strong desire to visit various cities for the purpose Ing for a better and lower price pave ment for residence sections than we now have. All agree that we have stlil to find such a pavement. Portland is now having competitive bidding using the gravel bitulithlc and Portland cement concrete (closely re sembling the Dollarlway pavement of studying the various phases of! The latter pavement, is umueu ai ...r,i,.i,,nr imnrnvmnent. the most Jm-' lower cost than the gravel bitullthl nortant of which Is thnt of road, street Here we have a method used wherein and highway Improvement of various .quality is sacrificed for lower cost. ..ttinw. and under ' various climat e I Vancouver,. Wash., and St. John-. conditions. I would have made such n'Ore., are employing the same means to trip some time ago should I have bal 'lessen the cost, of their improvements. Tacoma, is maintaining me stm" asphalt but is giving place for deep the funds at hand which I could easily ftnAra. . T . . - . . . om. Your request of me camo suddenly parkings ana z 1001 ruttuwuy. and as I had but an hour or two to do-j are also using Portland cement eon clde, 1 accepted your proposition and crete with good results. The narrow visited Portland and St: Johns. Or-' street width with its standard paver gon, and Tacoma, Seattlo, Vuncouver.l.ment appealed .to me strongly. I inl and Spokane, Wash. My trip lastedUiee that it hundlea the traffic nicely one week and I am enclosing data for, and since returning to La Grande 1 your Interest and Information which notice that on Sixth street 99 per cent I am enclosing herewith. I am In-', of tho traffic is confined to within deed grateful to you for this trip as 20 foot width. This tact seems in i I am benefited and broadened by hav-., ilicate that Tacoma has gone far to Ing given this time to the study of the ward solving the problem. Keep the practical application of the various standard quality and place the wldu ' roadway materials. ". ;! necessary to accommodate the bus!- All you Bsked of me was to find a ness for which It is used. The use pnveinent which would meet the do- less extra width Is an extra expense mamls or tho city of La Grande. ThU. to clean and maintain as well as U however, 1 find is not an easy tank for , build. It also very materially affect!) the size of storm sewers. I have read much in , engineering papers concerning the efficiency with which Mr. Thompson (now engineer for Port of Seattle) handled the city engineering department of the city of Seattlo. His efficiency !s truly reflect ed In and by the excellent condition and stability of the Seattle street pave ments. For the residence " sections taey are using standard asphalt which .is placed' under rigid and strict in spection, These streets are in perfect condition aiid have stood no limit load traffic for many years. They are no'. broken such as we find at Portland and elsewhere; ."" V'.'';'!' At Seattle they are investigating; for lower price pavements. Their aim however, is to still maintain quality. With this end in view Seattle has In stalled a municipal asphalt plant. The resultant lowering In price of pave meat is so encouraging that this sea son they are going to double the ca pacity of their plant. They, are con vinced that they have solved the pav ing question; maintain , quality but place at actual cost.'; At this point I wish to state that Seattle and Tacoma are using standard asphalt pavements Their streets are perfect and beauti-j 05 cents. ful. The spirit of Seattle is "We are member. spending our people's money. We will not pay royalty to anyone. We are Intending to bring profits, to a smaller margin and will lighten the burden of street Improvements and keep to a more or. less extent this mone within the city." Seattle peo ple are proud of their municipal plant. Spokane Is experimenting and at tempting to select the pavement beat adapted to the. needs and Costs for .residence sections. At. this place thev have Installed a municipal -asphalt -,'ulant. They have reduced, their pav Ing costs wonderfully and are now doing all the .repair work for the var lous companies. This work heretofore was done by contractors by xthe com petitive bid system. Spokane is h'gh ly satisfied with the results of its mu nicipal plant. Their motto- is "Keep the standard but get a lower price." , 'Medford, Oregon, I am Informed, has pavements of excellent-quality. They were placed under the direct in structions and laboratory teHts of the ,city of Seattle. The town or Medford feel highly paid ror their care anl precaution with regard to the thor- CAUSES MUCH DISEASE. Advic About 8tom'ach Troubles and .Mow to flslisvo Them. . -.Do in)! neglect Indigestion which may lejid 10 all siirts of Ills unel complica tions. An eminent physician onee aa'.d thnt ninety-five per cent ;f nil 'be Ills of the linraan body have their orlpio iu a disordered stomach. Our experience nitb Rcsull Pyspcp sla Tablets lend.- uh to believe them to be among the most dependable reme dies known for the; relief of Indices tlon and ejjrnnle dyspepsia. Their in gredloiils lire sou) binpr and healing ti the Inflamed membranes .of t stmn neb. They are rich in pepsin, one ot the grenlesr digentlvp aids knnwn M medicine. . The relief Mhe.v afford -Is rerv prompt.' Their use with persis tency and regularity for n short time tends to lirlug ubouM cessation of the puius caused byjitomacb disorders. Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets help to In ure healthy appetite, to aid digestion, and thus promote nutrition." ---An evi dence of pur sincere faith in Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, we ask you to try them at our risk. - If they do not Jive, you entire satisfaction, .we will return you the money you paid us for tbera. without question or formal ity.- They come In three sizes, prices 50 cents, and $1.00. Re you can obtain them only at our store The Rexall store Permanency in dental . work is a thing to be de-. "sired. A .thorough knowledge of oral xoiv ditions is a necessary qualification in a dentist if the best service is to be rendered. paid during the year.;.. "15,632.64 Amount of all-' other ex penditures ...... . . .... 130,304.68 Total expenditures "v.; ..$ 693,856.51 - Assets - Value of real estate owned$ 100,000.00 Value of stocks and bonds owned ...... ......... 612,517.60 Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc. 439,400.00 Cash in banks and on hand 85,326.42 Premiums in course of col lection and in transmis sion ..... .7. . . Interest and rents due and accrued Total assets 177,787. . 5,434.07 ...$1,320,465.87 Less special deposits in any ' State (if any there be) $ Total assets admitted in Oregon ... . $1,320,465. S7 Liabilities Gross claims -, for . losses unpaid . . . . .... ; . . .'$ Amount of unearned pre miums on all outstand ing risks Due for commission 47,685.19 619,404.95 and nncrh Inonontlnn o-lvnn thaii nnVP. 1 -. . ..... 1 "-V. B .... , 1 All other liabilities ments. Asphalt is the type of tho I 35,239.2 greater portion of their pavements In conclusion I wish to state thnt Seattle is now experimenting with 1 bituminous concrete pavement whicn is of a very, very low cost and is giv- ; . . I Ing apparently excellent results In t':e mmffl J outlying residence sections. It's low Si:? r, t'tr' P cost - ana us wearing quality may T'bult on the streets of light ; traffic. i 4m - a- ..'iimwi h l?"1r' :U; W$S$ raWrN'. WWf i h8 pnvoment, a bituminous, eonereie. hJ$ M UP teff f "own the s.reet width an,1 Jfi' ' 1 jfP ft i '"stnllinsc a mimlclpnl aanhalt plan I ''& - 1M - ferjji'.jji. A VtO 1 1, for placing same will give to us an Ai Tl&Zm&tW excellent oavement. with deen -ana vvu.-v jeft juxn a 1 1 w - . xz O0A iva i t H C 0 , . . i v l ; ; s Total liabilities ........$ 702,329.1 Total - insurance In force December 31, 1911 ... .$91,185,186.00 Knsiness in Oregon for Hie eiir Total risks written during the year ....... tJ .$1,811,312.00 Gross iiremlums received during the year ........ 45,854.1 Premiums returned during the vear ..... ..... 10,525.30 Losses nniil during the vear--.-. - 7,983.74 Losses incurred during the vr . : 6,703.71 1 Just Received A shipment of Blue Grass and White Clover for Lawns Onion Sets 1 ' ,.....:',..: I And all kinds' of flower and garden j Seed 1 .43 PHONE 43" in- -n . . I ; . ', a ruin 1 1 spacy if our prssent macadam, and within the means of all property own- Heretofore I have been opposed to municipal plants, etc., also to narrow roadways but at present I am thor- uglily convinced of my. error. r; The costs of the various pavements are tabulated , and also' given to' you under the various heads of "Type , of Pavements."".. Also the costs of the arious materials used in the con struction. Asphalt plants cost at the factory about $12,000.00. . . : ' I feel that 1 can honestly advocate pavement of les3 VUlth having a road bed of asphaltlc cement concrete placed from a municipal plant. If this conditions could be adopted I feel sure sure that La Grande would advance with street Improvement beyond any present expectation.. Very respectfully yours, . . , ' C. T, DARURY, Total amount of risks out : stnnfliiii!r In OreKon De cember 31, 1911 ..$1,720,738.00 CALIFORNIA INSURANCE ; COM Dr. St8Vnsn If I.U I 5 : THOROUGHBRED - PLYM0TH ROCKS Pullet and Cockerel Mutiny UtlUty MatJrgs. Eggs for sale. For l'rlceg Cor. r ,'.'..'... respond to ' D.B. STODDARD la Grande, Ote SEED HLt'ESTEM WHEAT, BALD II A It LEY, KVE, ALFALFA. TIM OTHY, KEI) CLOYEIL WHITE CLOVER LAWN GRASS, LAWS . FEHTIL1ZER. ALL K1XDS OF GARDEN SEED1N BULK. Waters-Stahchf ield Produce Co., Mam 706 HAY. FFED, FLOUR, POULTRY SUPPLIES, WOOD 1527 'JKKKISKSON AVENUE ' Cualifitd Generosity. : Wife 1 saw the loveliest lace spreads todny,. only .$2.30, uud I wanted tbem awfully., but I knew you wished to economize, and so I didn't get them. Htisbtiiid-Thuc's too bad, my dear. You could have got them. Anything which add.i to your happiness nnd brings giuduess to your eyes, uuythlng which lightens your domestic cares and gilds, the loweriug clouds, anything which borders with sweet flowers the thorny paths of duty uud iippeuls pleas antly to your aesthetic nature, mamug life more worth living., borne a para dise, you are : welcome, doubly - wel come to., my ungol, if it doesn't copt more tbiiu S2.fiO.-New York Weekly.- An Agreeablu Ananias. Bill Blvvlns doesn t tell Hie truth At least not ull the ilmu And yet we welcome him. In sooth. With an affection prime. He tells the ladles they are all The falrosl of their rnce. Likewise he says their children small Havo wondrous wit anil grace. He tells each statesman that his speech Ranks as a classic rare. Whate'er the goal you fain would reach, He strives to boost you there. With friendly talk since early youth Good cheer he's tried to brine. Bill Blvvjns dor-sn't loll tho truth. Hut he 'is comfortlns" - -Washington Star. )er box; ' Grafts eBtabllRbea price. Cranberries- -20 cents per quart Oranges 40c to 60c, - Bananas 40c per doz." - - Yegefnliles and Mlsrcllaneous.. Potatoes Per cwt., $1.75. Spinach 10c lb!. S lbs. for 25c; Rhubarb 15c IV ? H'S. 25c. Hot house green onions 5c buncit Onions $2.25 per cwt. . . Cabbage 3e. . ' " Colery Per bunch 15c. two for 2Ec. Sugar Cane, cash price $G.75; 20 days' time, $7.35 per cwt.;. beet sugar, cash price, $6.55; 30 days' time, $6.9 , Bonnr-J-Whlte, f l-3c! H na. 10 eenti PAN, -t-2-12 It By W. E. Dean, -President. Benton A. Sifford, ; Portland, Oregon. J. R. Oliver, City Agent. . Naturo Provides. ' ' As to "the horror of death this Itio spectators may have.-'.-But it is Hie rarest phenomenon for him who is about to die to "suffer" death. Im mediately' death Impends, the end Is almost Invariably benignant and peace ful. .What, Indeed, is there in all the cosnios bo composed nnd content nf the face of the dead? Medical Record How's This? We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Re ward for any .case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. , F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. TVe. tho undcr3lsned, havo known I J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and bellcvo lilm perfectly honorablo In nil business transactions and financially able to carry out any obllsatlons mado by his Hrm. . NATIONAL BANK OP COMMERCE, . .. .... "'. , , Toledo, O. ' Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Intornnlly, beting directly upon tho blood and mu cous surfaces of tho system. -Testimonials, sent free. Prleo 75 oents pur bottle. Sold by all Druggists. ' - . . Take '?"- --i-uy puis for cfistlpotlon. Sights Unseen. Smith (nt tho clubi Yes. by Jove.' there's-very little you can teach me I've been everywhere, done everything, seen everything! The Sr-otcb Member Young niau. did you ever bnve the D. TVs? Smlt.h-D. T.'s! Great Scott, no! The Scotch Member-Then you've seen no wt. London Sketch. Synopsis of the annual st ttemont of the (ALlFOIiMA lNSniiANfE '!- I'AXY. OK SAM FRANCISCO In the State of California on the .list day of December, 1911. made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: . Capital Amount, of capital paid up $ 400,000.00 Income Premiums received during tho year In cash $ 750,61o.lu Interest, dividends, and . rents received during, the year , ,. G5.276.35 Income from other sources received during the year... 7.364,21 . A Queer Town. "Who Is the Nestor of the bar hero?" "I don't. believe we. have one. I've never' heard of auy . uclt thing here nbtaits." "What! No Nestor of. the bar? Say, what kind of a town is this?" Chicago Record-Herald. ' . Total Income' ..... ....$ S23.255.74 - . Disbursements losses paid during year $ 276,743.59 Dividends paid during the year on capital stock .. ; 60,000.00 Commissions 'and salaries paid during the year.. 211,175.60 Taxes, licenses and fees Would Corns Without Drawing. "1 drew to three twos last ulght ami didn't fill." "Your wife ought n havo dropped In; she'd have glveu you the deuce." Town Topics. . USE ALLEN'S F00TEASE, Tho nmlojitic powilrr lo bo ptiakrn into tho ahof i. If ymi umit ret nnd comfort lor timl, artilntf, swo I. n, swenl itn: ft'mio Al!i-n' Tout-EMO. Itt--licvi-s corns nnd Imnlcns of all nam find itrovrnu hl'.slpri', snronnilcnUrtjistypois. Jtit the tlin-tf f. r llam-ltilt 1'nl'H', l'jili-tit 1 euthrr Minc, fiml f..r lIronkinj.tn Ni-w SIiim-h. 1 1 i 4 1 he Birrtu-tcoiiiffirl di.covirv-of ilii-nire. Tryltn-iM. giililcvetrwiiflri'. S.'u't. i'tiV rtc-r;. nn.w s 11 f.f ; 1 1 V. For KltkKtnnl likcr.i;u, aOdass Alk-u S, Olunltd, Lc Hoy, M. V '! S 4 MARKET REPORTS s : " Local qotatlous toaay: Butter Fancy creamery 40 cents 1 lb. roll; 2 lb. roll, 80c. ... Ranch butter, 65c and 70c 2 lb. roll. Ranch eggs 20c and 25c. Keed and Grain. Alfalfa Hay $13.00 (retail). Timothy $16.00. Grain Hay $13.00. Snowdrift Flour, Sack $1.35."" BVnestem $1.35. r latent $1.25. 10s Corn Meal 35c per sack. Bran and Shorts $1.30 and $1.40. Oats-$1.60 per cwt. Rolled Barley $t.70 per cwt, Cnttle, How and Fowl. Cows 3o to 4c. Sleeps $5.00 to $5.75. Sheep 4c. Light hogs $6.00. Heavy hogs $5.75.; Chickens Hens, 12c; old roosters, 10c. ' ' . Turkeys Live weight, 18c. -Ducks Live weight, 12c. GecBe, live weight 10c. FniHs. Home grown :pples $1.00 to fl.BO The Bicycle a fa Dunx,n4 llll Necessity Cycliug is in , the fore front of- health giving, needful and enjoyable out of door exercise. See - our.- new shipment of Columbias'just iii. Skilled mechanics to do all kinds repair worlc. I LeightonY Garage Fashion and Comfort Unii In Gossard Corsets Only iu the Gossard Corset'can 3"" show "a Btyllsh and attractive flgu without risking health and comforl- Lucius in fioai 1b the secret. Hto lacing keeps the . line of beauty l the back even and true and fashion always requires a" beautiful bcK, front lacing give free play to lumij and dianhraem. insuring comfert D ease always; front lacing is coming sense would you lace your shoes hnrlrt The .Inscnrrl Is S3.50 to $8" A complete line always on hand. MR. ROBT. PATT1S0X. Phone Red 8221 Corsetler