Portland labor press., April 21, 1910, Page 3, Image 3

PAO F T W O
PORTLAND
AMENDMENT
OF TAX LAWS
Gives Counties the Option
to Declare What Shall
Be Assessable
T he following Is the exact tex t of the proposed
amendment to the S la te Constitution proposed by
the State Federation of Labor and the C e n tral L a ­
bor Council of Portland and vicinity:
•'A rticle IX of the Constitution of the State of
Oregon shall be, and hereby is, amended by in ­
serting the following section in said A rtic le IX
a fte r Section 1 and before Section 2, and it shall
be designated as Section la of A rtic le IX :
A R T IC L E IX .
accounts until 5:20 p. in. Then the trouble com
np-nced
W ith all th eir hard work, the boys com­
pleted about o n e flftb o f their Job
Yum !
Yum!
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Secretary Win. N’offke, of the Portland Trades
Council, has furnished the I-abor Pres» w ith a copy
of the a rb itra tio n plau of the Building Trades de­
partm ent o f tbe V F. of L. T h e same appears lit
another column, I t should be studied by em ployer
aud employe alike.
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Al Elvers, president of the T ile M y e r s and
Helpers, Is sojourning in the Sound cities. H e may
rem ain. If lie finds a good job, but his old associ
ates expect a man about his size, build and tonally
history to wander back to good old Portland town
about the firs t of the month«.
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J. D. M. C rockw ell has been devoting bis talents
the last two we?ks to securing signatures of voters
on the amendments to the Oregon Constitution
put f rth by the Oregon Federation of I-abor and
Ihe C entral Labor Council of Portland. T he amend
ment vs projiosed appears in another column,
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E. Franks, of the S team fltters, w ill move with
his fam ily to his claim near Falls C ity week at <-r
next.
Bro. Franks says there»|g nothing le ft out
of ins $3 per a lte r paying the high cost of living
He 1» determ ined to homestead his 160 acres and
make a pleasant home for his folks in the country,
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section la. No poll or head tax shall be levied
Business Agent K. A. Cheyne, of the Painters'
o r collected In Oregon: no bill regulating taxation is wearing bis great, broad smile these days. A ll
o r exemption thioughout the state th a n become a Ihe Journeyni« n painters are at w ork, and the
law until approved by the people of the state at a genial buslneas agent Is happy. Last Saturday the
regular election: nono of the restrictions of the demand at headquarters for painters exceeded the
Constitution shall apply to measures approved by supply. A want ad. in the Sunday papets brought
the people declaring what shall be subject to ta x a ­ no return«.
tion or exemption and how It shall be taxed o r ex­
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empted w hether proposed by the legislative assem­
The Sheet M etal W orkers' Union, o f Portland,
bly or by In itia tiv e petition; but the people of the
is In the front ranks of Progress, and this <*gan
««vrral counties are hereby empowerd and author­ iaztion Is reaping th» rewards o f progressive m eth­
ised to regulate taxation and exemption w ith in th e ir ods T his Is shown by the substantial gain in m em ­
M ie r a l counties, subject to any general law which bership In the union. The Sheet M etal W orkers
may be hereafter enacted."
burin0«« now requires tbe entire tim e o f Business
E very member o f Organised I-abor to urged to -Agent A. O. Ross.
« gn this petition which to now being circulated
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Th» Labor Press w ill furnish a petition w ith blank>
A rthur Hansen, who had hts hand cut o ff on a
I >r 80 names to any person requesting the same
l>oner brake in the unfair Portland Sheet M etal
a n l desirous of securing signature«.
T h e person
W orks last F riday, is lu the flood Sam aritan hos­
circulating copies of this petition must m ake a ffi­
pital
An effo rt Is being made to save Hansen s
d avit to all signatures obtained, but does not have
hand. T h e doctors re|»ort that there is some hopes
to secure 80 names before doing so.
of this, ts there was two ligam ents s till holding
It is desired to secure as many signs ire« as
the hand to the arm.
possible of bona fide legal voters lu a ll parts of
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tbe state. T h e re Is no doubt th a t a sufficient num
Secretary J. F. W eatherly, o f D istrict Council
her of signers can be secured w ith in a short time,
of Carpenters, has resigned his position as clerk
If all w ill take hold.
llem em ber, that, w ith the exception of doing of the Carpenters' Em ploym ent headquarters at
away w ith the poll tax, there Is no change made In Carpenters' H ail. llro. W eath erly has the good and
the tax laws. Jf this amendment Is adopted, the w elfare of the « a rp e n le rs at Heart, and resigned In
order to save Ixtcol 50 the cost of employing an
people alone can authorise such changes.
It takes no step In advance, hut m erely auth or­ ext™ man for the care of th e ir hall.
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ises such steps to be taken when the people do
A t 632 East Morrison streets there is a free
sire
It prevents the legislature from fram ing up
some obnoxious and special tax laws, such as might platform every Wednesday a. d Friday evenings,
T he subjects .d is ­
lie fostered on us through the exercise o f the and also Bunday nfternoon.
cussed take a wide range
T h e re are no creeds
•'emergency clause" of the referendum
It extends ihe rule o f the people over the source or isms to restrict, and the movement is purely an
flood
of nearly all corruption In governm ent— the power educational one, without any axe to grind,
speakers on live topics lead o ff w ith some ideas
of taxation.
W ork for it until It to on the ballot, and then Others follow. No • dmissfon or charge.
work for It until it 1s a law. In th a t Way you are
aiding to make yourself more of a king and less of
• thrall.
LOCAL NOTES
H a v e you signed’
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Secretary J. F
.»saldy. o f the Oregon Federa­
tion of M b o r, Is doing excellent work these days
n siipiM-it -of Ihe Federation's proposed Em ployers'
L ia b ility bill. Bro. Cassidy has accum ulated some
splendid data bearing on the subject.
T h is haa
been put In pam phlet form, entitled, "Some Plain
Facts on Em ployers' L ia b ility ," and mailed to the
m inister« and other public speakers of tbe state.
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PR ESS
Public Service Coi imissions
Our F ree L ib rary baa ><4>e Interesting works on
t..
above subjects. T h e r J a r « all kind» of public
aervlc« oomnilMlona.
H o i * o f them are m erely
fakes to keep the people irpm taking drastic action.
Some of them ure soft beltka for politicians who
" “ ‘ wV.’1, , h.el.r
>o ‘ b«' P»rty. Some
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«« JuwHiy th e ir ex­
istence, and at the same tim e nqt Interfere with
the combine that has its hands t | tbe
t
public till
N« w Yo rk has several, and, he follow lug books are
treaties on them :
M ate ria l
in the
Public L ib ra ry on Public Sarviee
Commissions.
Ha dW'In W
, Scope l i f a pi bile service com-
iiii»r.oii
iSei' Nation. Jan. 21. 1909, v. 66, p. 61.)
T H V R S D A Y , A P R IL 3,
lin ie re , IL , Public u tilities regulatlou in New
York. I See Annals of the Am erican Academy.)
Howl.ind, H J., Ywar of government by comnila-
alon in New York. I See Outlook, Oct. 31, 1908, V.
90. pp. 463-490.)
Ivina. W . M , New York publie service cvhuui I s -
aious
(See Century, M ay. 1909 ». 56, pp. 22-25.)
Portland’s
Family Playhouse
Osborne, T. M , Public service rommissUms law
o f New York.
(See A tlantic, A pril, ISOS, v. 101,
pp 545-554.)
Pollock, H . M., Public service commissions of
New York. (See Annals of the Am erican Academy,
M ay. 1908, v. SI. pp 649 658.)
Popular Athon Players, weak commancing Sunday, April
tha Favorita of A ll Favorita Playa
UNCLE T O M ’S CABIN
A Gorgeous P. -luc'lon
Matinee« Tueaday, Thursday, S aturn...
Popular Price
M a y 1, “Two Orphan«"— May 9, “ Cv. roraing Picture«"
T h e play Is the thing
Not now, it's Ihe chorus
G E T YO U R
OF
Union Label Clothing
ALBERT BERNI
T H E D R U G G IS T
229 W ashington Street
BrlWMts »IrM aa4 Svesad h l r w t a
TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OUR UNION
LABOR FRIENDS WE HAVE ADDED AN
EXTENSIVE LINE OF MEN’S
,
A ll citizens of Oregon »ho have
"seen tbe eat" are asked to send
th e ir names and address to the
undersigned.
No more "m arking
tim e." Something doing. E. 8. J.
M cA llister.
Room
411
Fenton
Bldg.. 84 Sixth street, Portland,
Oregon.
Union-Made
SUITS
These are of the celebrated Peck union factory, and each
and eevry one of them carries the Union Label—a guar­
antee of good material, good workmanship and made
under good conditions.
This Union-Made Clothing
Costs You Less
Electrical
Workers
No. 317
Notice!
Than the inferior kind as sold in most West Side stores.
You not only save money by coming to the East Side for
your Spring Suit, but you get a higher quality. We sell
on easy terms, too. Open a charge account, or pay
$5 DOWN, $5 A MONTH
Special Meeting
Next Tuesday '■
Night, April 26,
Labor Temple.
All Members
Requested to be
Present.
th» swim since moving to hla farm to the south
of Portland.
Nol only Is he now a full-fledged
Granger, having been elected to that honorable
A S T O R IA
U N IO N
D IE R C T O R Y
txidy on the firs t Instant, hut he w ill also attend
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Ihe 3 . at-- Grange annual convention at Oregon C ity C e n tr a l L a b o r C om a r i l S e rn n d and
Paul Troosl. o f the H ieam flttera, was a t Fall
n»xt month as one o f the Fraternal Delegates front
fo u rth T u ea d a /a . $ p. tu., I«al»or
C ity last week. hunting dear, or deer. T h e brother
V ulon H a l! H a r r y flp lrer. p rra ld e iit; i
the Oregon State Federation of Labor
J, I. Movhf, set ret a ry . 474 Votuiuer
did not state which kind.
<*lal at.
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H o rte a d e r a N o . I4 t Seoond and fo u rth
Sundaya. 3 p in . L a b o r V nlon I I ali
T h e Cement F inishers are doing business In the
J. W . H u rle y , pre ald a n t; A n fu a t N»*l
proper M illio n . so It w a . reported at the Building
-...n
ret a i •> . ’ll.» < •H iuiiurtlal at.
C a rp e n te r« N o »17 S a tu rd a y *. H p. .in .
Trades Council on Monday night..
L a b o r I nlon H a ll
A d o lf Jobu^oii.
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n re a b le n t. W iu. Olaoo, secretary. .'¡»IT
Loca No. 99 of the Am erican F .d a ra tio n of M usi­
Jerouio a r.
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Erne»' F ranks, o f the S team fIB er»' Union, has
< Is a rm a liero No. tt.V V ira t F r id a y . *
cians, Room 1, 253* 2 Alder Street.
o in , L $ I m i 1 nion Ita ll. •' W. • o-
been out on his claim near Falls C ity
Hro. F lan ks
YoilUK. preeldeut ; J(»e M oore, peere
reports fish ai d game p lentiful In that locality.
T h e biw id ol directors held th e ir w eekly m eet­
ta ry . 474 ('n iu iiie rc la l at.
Borbero
No. 1«7— I«a*t M nqda v. $ p
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ing nu Wednesday, April 13. President S aliiig e-
V ulon l^ ib n r H a ll.
Gon l^ iu g fd rJ .
B illie L lt'.le. o f the Bridge and S tructural Iron presiding.
p re ald o n t; Louie VratndacoTlch, aec
ro tary. T w e lfth and Bond at*.
W orkers, hr s the reputation In the Building Trades
M em bers who are desirous of playing during K lo
c tr tr a l
W o rk e r*
( 'o l o a
V ira t ami
Council ns tho most polite union man in Portland the com ing Kobe Festival are requested to register
th ird
W'ed noeday. N p. in.. Long
atinreineu'a
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577
B o n d at.
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th e ir names w ith Ihe secretary; this 1« necessary,
Br iiiold. pre* Men I ; Loula V arlaou.
You or your kiddles m ight w ant the protection in oid nr to b - able to make authentic Ihe person-
w .-ro ta ry . T h irte e n th and K xcltaagc
Ib h e rm a a i
lo io o
M eet* nt V l*b e r
of the Em ployers' L ia b ility law before It w ill have nel of the d iffe re n t bands. l)o It now!
uieu’a H a ll, at call of aecretary, H
been enartad very long
H elp sign up, brother.
M Lorutaeii. VLahetnien’M H a il.
W h ite uniforms, cap. eoat and trousers, is the
h e r n n e n '«
l oioo — Second
and i
Oet busy.
uniform to be worn, Ihe same as In the previous L o fo R u f i rth
W edn eadar. S p. m . L«tn<
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Hhc.reutF&a * H a il. o71 Bond al
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celebration»
to be oecured ' y the Individual
Jolinauu, pitM ident ;
I I . Thoinpotni
O. G e tilc h , o f Carpenters. 808, was 'seated In members.
aoiTotary aud
bnaiue.40 agent. 677
Bond at
the Building Trades Council last M onday night as
Im e itlg a tio n by Ih e president and secretary ol
a c h lo la l*
No.
t a V ira t
and
th ird
the fourth delegate fro m laxml 808, due to Increase several halls th a t have been engaging non-union M T
h a ra d a v *. H i »
iu . M a rin e K i< ln
in mem bership.
eer* lln ll. 877 Bond at
I I W ym an
music show that (he main reason for Ihe dlscrim
p re* I d e n t; K W . B r y m t . sverotary.
Inntlon shown Is because the halls are small and
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I m u 750.
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I at era lo ln n
Second aud fo u rth
T h e Ism gshoreiuen'a Unions o f Portland a te not able to earn sufllcien t to meet our prices and
T h tira d a y , x p. m.. M b o r U nion H a ll
living In iwace and harmony w ith th e ir employ«™. Its v e any profit to the promoters; and also be
t ’h r l* S ilitin *en. president; C h a rlie
W irk k a la . aecrotary, I iilontow n.
Th< only ckmd on the borlaon is the slackness of cause many of them are In the suburbs and rely
K eto ll < lerko No 1 4 7 - F irs t and th ird
work at the present tim e of I ha year.
on a consequent lim ited patronage.
Moudaya. H p. in . V nlon L a b o r H a ll
H a rry
Splcor, p ra ald o n t; O tto
A. J
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An amendm ent abolishing the present uniform
«»wen. secretary.
H a v e you signed the in itia tiv e petition for the law haa been submitted to the law and legislative Team It r K e r * No. 1W F irs t and th ird
’Iu c s 4 la > .', H p. iu.. V nlon L a b o r H a ll.J
Em ployers' L ia b ility law? I f not. brother, get busy. com m ittee fo r consideration, aud w ill be presented
t ’h ria
Christensen,
p re sid e n t;
Lou’
Your eecretary has on« of the blanks. I f nol, get to the next regular meeting. Tuesday. May 3. for
Lo w rey a«iTetary. 274 Bond A .
one from J. S. Cassidy, at tbe Ijxbo r Tem ple
final action.
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T he question of placing before the voters of this
B. K. M arion, one o f the hustle™ In the T ile city, through the In itia tiv e , a special tax levy of
I-ayers. Is In Tacomn. where fo r Iw o months he five one hundredths of a m ill to provide a music
has held down n Job o r two. H e was secretary of fund to provide adequate music for our parks d ur
the Portland local at one tim e. Hts old comrades •ng the Sum m er season, and the niunicipallxliig of
w ill welcome him back.
tho baud, w ill also Is- submitted to the genera!
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meeting.
T” W
Kysn. of Carpenters, Rftg, was elected
Suspended for non-payment of dues—H . H . Sain-
vice president of the Building Trades Council last -lels, I I . De Cows.
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M onday night, to succeed C. E. W h ite , o f the H o ist­
Died. P. A. Fraeger.
ing Engineers, llro . W h ite resigned to better care
T ra n s fe r returned, J. I I Seltenrelch.
fo r his fam ily o f little folks.
Removed from suspended lisl, M , Schm itt.
MUSICIANS UNION
$4.00 REED
ROCKERS
SPECIAL
$2.50
PRICE
CloUus
PENINSULAR
RANGE
The Great
Union-Made
Steel Range
These Rockers are made
like the cut, of the best
white reed. This is one
of the greatest special
bargains we’ve offered
this spring. They are
full size f.nd are sold all
over the city for $4.00.
When you call mention
this Labor Press ad.
The only strictly Un­
ion Made Range sold
in the city. All sizes
and prices. Sold on
easy terms.
PAY $ 5 DOWN
$ 5 A MONTH
GEVURTZ BROS.
fe I
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EAST BURNSIDE ST
AND UNION AVENUE
’ WASHINGTON STREET PUBLIC MARKET!
PRIVATE EXCHANGE 4654—A6551
CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STREETS ■
RUTTER
R A Y FA IR C H ILD !
The Little Wholesale
BUTCHER
Fresh Norway Creamery, state brand, 2-lb. roll.70c
Fresh Clover Creamery, state brand, 2-lb. roll.70c
Fresh California Creamery, 2-lb. r o l l ............... 65c
E X T R A SPECIALS
A U N IO N M A R K E T
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••Pete" M ayer, an old and reliable m em ber of
’ be Pressmen's Union, who conservatively gives
bis age a t 42. departed from single blessedness a
few days ago. H is many friends Join In extending
the h eartiest congratulations
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T h e Helpers h a re challenged the T il« leaver«
to a baseball game
Particulars w ill be arranged
at the n ext m eeting. T h e Helpers are p retty cocky,
out the M y e r s are not laying down anything but
tiles
T hey promise to toy out the H e li» ™ , how ­
ever.
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It la rum ored th a t Robt. W . M oulton and ’< A.
WIHtoon, o f the L ab or Press board o f control found
♦bem selrea In serious trouble upon returning home
Igto Sunday
T he boys le ft home In the m orning
a t > o'clock, expecting tt> return at 12 SM p. nt Io
take the ladles out lu tbe tfem oon
They did not
com plete th e ir day's w ork auditing I-ab or Press
T h e Slmpanu Lum ber Oom|»any, at North Bend.
Is goiug to build another large ulntber-carrylng
acheoa-’r.
Becam e Oregou taxes ships and Cali- i
fore la does not, the schooner w ill be registered as I
the Soand-So o f San Franctoeo.
T h e repeal o f the poll tax proposed by tho
am endm ent to be submitted by the force« of or-
gaulsr-d labor w ill meet w ith groat support from
every working man from Clatsop to M alheur from
W a llo w a to Cooa
I h -ar your lu a iiia g e wss a ruse o f love at first
sight
T h a t'r rig h t; If I had had s<cond sight. I would
still he single.
How w ill I get my w ife bark home
I don't d a r-
siiggt »1 her return from the shore so early.
Get one of the neighbor» to suggest IL
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W E 8 E L L A T W H O L S E A L E P R IC E S C H O IC E C U T S O F BEEF-
M U TT O N A ND PORK.
B O T H W H O L E S A L E A N D RETAIL. ■
500 Rolls EUGENE CREAMERY,
state brand, fresh churned, 2-lb.roll............65c
Strictly fresh Oregon Ranch Eggs, dozen ...,2 5 c MARXEN S TEA STORE A T THE
CORNER
Fresh Dairy Butter, 2-lb. r o l l ........................... 55c
Best Honey. 2 lbs. f o r ...................................... 25c Full Line of Tea, Coffee, Spices, Extracts and
Bakery Goods
Full Cream Cheese, lb..........................................20c
Best 25c Coffee in city
Special Bargains in All Lines Tomorrow
First entrance as yon go in
We handle Celebrated Ceylinda and Lipton Teas ■
Everything guaranteed
Exclusive Agents for Ridgway’s Teas
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Elgin Rutter Store
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EASTM ORELAND
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T h e Pressmen and Stereotype™ of the Oregonian
w ill engage in a game ut baselutll Sunday rao;n
lng, on Klug'a Height«.
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DRUGS & MEDICINES
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T h e Lion Clothing Store ha« recently received
I f you have not signed the Em ployer«' L ia b ility
a large consignment o f goods made In Portland
law , nee your secretary.
by the Garm ent W orkers' Union, o f this city. This
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firm Is not only hunting for union labeled goods
Ho not put o ff till tom orrow the signing of the of every description, but It prefers home Industry
Em ployers' L ia b ility law today.
when iKtssllile.
Then It does not put its union
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labeled goods on a back shelf, but it fills Its w in ­
Factory Insp.-ctor Chas Oram spent last Sunday dows with them.
Just go around and see th e ir
at home, coming In from Ihe coast lum ber mills.
dlsnlny.
Read th e ir ad. on another page of this
Issue.
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IJ. U W illia m s and J. J. Lewis, of Painter«. No
F arm er Horace G Parsons, of the Cigarniakers'
10, are now representing th eir union In the Building
Union, w ill take the third and fourth degrees in
Trades Couuell.
the ((range the firs t < \ May.
Bro. Parsons la In
LABOR
There are hundreds of people of good judgement who are buying homesites
at EASTMORELAND.
The cjhar^cter of EASTMORELAND’S investors is high—they are sane,
sensibly deep-thinking persons.
They want a home in EASTMORELAND because they believe that this
property has a future,—it has, and a great one.
For the careful man who is providing for the future EASTMORELAND
holds out many inducements.
It is worth your while to investigate.
COLUMBIA TRU8T OOM PAN Y
Board of Trade Building