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1 ST. JOHNS REVIEW ST. J. c. JOHNS REVIEW BT. JOHNS, OREGON cnOME Editor and rubliiher I'ablUhtil Ktery YtlAt Krenlnit. finWrlptltn rtM, St.00 per r In dncj. Adrrrtlilng rle, 11.00 pr Inch per month. All dfttlln bllln PrM lrt of ch month. Job I'flntlnr eirutil In flril-rli itjle, Dili for Job 1'rlotlnK ch on delivery. All rommunlctlon ihould be aililrcMeil to The ItTlw, Ht. John, Oregon. OScltl Mewipiper of the City of St. Johni. rriday Evening, December 2, 1004 riKE PROTECTION. Jcn-cy street and Ilrondwny, for two blocks, on either Hide, will houii be built up Holidly. and the question of fire protection It one lo bo promptly nntl furiously cotudderwl by the own ers of nninorly. An it now Rtnntl let n fire break out nt ony point 1 tbo liutdnefw renter, nml with a. wind blowing, n conflagration would follow resulting in itH totnl nnnilillntlon Nothing short of n miracle would snvo nny buildings encompassed with in the busliiewt district. While, pre hap., complete protection entinnl n this timn be secured, yet something (linn MI bn done, and without nny un nrrossary ilebiy. nny thut two by drnnts, one on Nrondwny nnd the oth rr on Jersey street, with a few bun dred feet of hose, would be of invnl iiftbln nid in en mi of (Ire, nnd woul be the means of saving miiny Dions nnil of flollnm. A volunteer dcpnrt ment could readily bo organized, nnd In rnso of Urn would bo rendy lo put In execution means lo snvo properly. I lie cost ol IIiih equipment would not lie .'rent, mid if the city in not in imi nitlon to meet the expense, the fund rhould be raised by voluntary ase.s- ment, let each piopetly holder pay nn iimouiil to bo llxed by tint vnluo of the liuililiiiKs ho ouih which would bo ben rtltted. Another view of the question, nnd one or no menu iuiNirtnnre, mid Hint in the liweniiur of iimurnnco rates, We urn tint advised just what reduc tbui the underwriters would concede, but the muoiiut saved In insurnurn premiums would go u long wny lo ward paying for the equipment. Mils In piitcly a personal business proiHiMiliou with piiiH'ily.(ivnerH. and they should not hcsitnln to make hoiiio move in IIiJh diiectiou without ilebtv. no mo aiwuicd by tin- superintendent of the v.ttcr company that mi ample force of water could be sunnlicd. oven with the present capncily of tin plant,, ior serving iiviirnuis. I lie Koviow urge the business men lo take up this matter at once, as the danger in increasing daily. A OOOD SUGGESTION. In it comiuiiiiicatioii in hint week' Iteview from a t'orioMiudctil, signing himself, "T. .1. ,." it suggestion wan made in icfeieiice to the neglect of the laid testing place of St, John' greatest benefactor, the lamented James Johns. Thie idea In a good tine, and The Koviow will ilo its pait to. ward securing u suitable monument lo mark the sm. of the father of our city. It seems loo bud that the mutter should not sooner have received at' leutioii, but it in not u lata yet. It i Knitifyiutt lilul the school chil dren should bo iosiusihlo for bring ing the matter to the attention of our rorrckoudcnl ami the public, and a Mr. John beiuealhcd hi cntite wealth for school purposes, it !h meet nnd proper that the school children Jiould nxjitimo the task, aided, of coune, by (ho ndult memhrri of tint lioliict. To this end The Koviow lit formulating a plait by which the do. sired end may be accomplished, and every child of sehool ago parlieipato. In the next ivsue on uill outline the plan, and will nttk co-ixration or all publle.Hpirited citlreud. , THE FUHMO PAUK QUESTION. of St. Jolitw really wont nnd can af ford. "Asfdc, however, from my owner ship of the property in question, and speakinj: solely as n property owner and a taxpayer of St. Johns, I beg to express myself as being in great doubt as to the wisdom of agitating this question nt the present time. "St. Johns needs a great many things nt this stage of its develop ment. In my opinion it would bo bet ter to (Irst secure the necessary pub lic improvements, and then, when these nrc assured or well under wny, go after those less imjierative. Con centrate effort and nvnimblc tunus on one thing at a time, beginning with whnt is absolutely necessary. After wards, if public Hinds or private sub scriptions are not exhausted, by all means secure all such public utilities ns will add to the genernl beauty and I attractiveness of the community, shall, nt the proper time, bo fflad to eo-oiiorato with others along theso linos. "At this imrticiilnr time I believe Ibeie arc other needs fnr more im jMirlant. First, I would suggest tbo necessity of additional school facili ties. This problem is nov tinder care ful consideration by the citizens of tbo town. Probably some satisfactory solution will be found, and provision for the school children ho made. Un til it is done nnd the matter settled right, I believe it i unwise to ilis- tract money anil energy oil side issues. "There is another matter of the most vital importance: ht. Johns, while making pretentions ns n live, piogressive, thriving young city, is absolutely without public highways, and practically without sidewalks. Jersey sreel, the main business thor oughfare, is a series of mud holes! and such sidewalks as it affords are tho.-o thrown together nt varying cle-1 vat ions by the different business muses. It is universally admitted that the condition of the streets nnd sidewalks all over town an a disgrace o the town nml it teproach to those who are charged witli the duty of maintaining them. until homo solution of this mat- or is wen iiinier way ami it system f I borough fines established, that am usable, I am dcricdly of the opinion hat all talk of diverting public and irivatt! money and energy on such luxuries as city halls and city parks at this I i i n ptematiire. 'Schools and streets nre necessl- ies, I'atks me highly desirable, but he town can exist for a short time without them, It must, though, have he former or go out of business. The progio and giuwlli of the town hits icon hciioiisly lelmded, and is now icing lelmded, by the fnilmo of thoe authority lo meet the situation. Would it not bo better for all coil. eined If every tsi siblo effort was made lo the one end of street betterment. "Would it not be wise In all pull I lor essentials and lor the time lieius; ill out niiMscutinlsf It looks so lo me, and I have talked with a good many eonsei valive men who nre in teiested hi the urowlli of the town, ho take the same view. "However, its I tlrst slated, if it an be shown that a siibstanlial Pub lic sentiment, backed by wime rcsnon- ible iiksiirauee that the project ran' he curried out, exists in favor of the pincbii.e of tint laud in quolton, 1 waive my hioiuiI pieferautes, and consider any reasonable prtiisisi. lion that may be submitted." MRS. M, L. ROWLAND DRESSMAKING ..A Share of the Trndo Solicited.. Corner Jcrsoy and Lcavitt Street St. Johns mW J, 11. CItOOK St. John 1). S. WALTON UnWmtlty 1'ark CROOK & WALTON CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Mum Jlrwn nd Etlmtcn Oltcn Ornernl Jobbing and Impairing none Scott 1137 St. Johni, Oregon GOODRICH & GOODRICH ARCHITECTS ST. JOHNS AND PORTLAND, OREOON G, H. VAN H OUTEN BELLS Real bstate ST. JOHNS L. A. CRANE ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT Plans Furnished nnd Kstlinntcs Given St Johns, Ore. In 1492 Columbus Discovered AMERICA In 1900 We Discovered ST. JOHNS BOTH EVENTS ARE HISTORICAL DR, E. W, R0SSITER PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Ofllct hourit 0 to 12 ni 1:30 to 5. Ittililtnct I'hom Scott 1204. Office l'hont Union 1002. It'ftllnte l'hont Hcott 4004. UMre I'l.om Union 4003. C. C. TAGGART, M. D. Reildtnctt St. Johni lloUI Offlctl Bt. Johni, Oujon OAir llount 11 to 12 A. M. 1 to 3 tnd 7 lo U r. M. Dr MARY MacLACHLIN Office tiouti, q to lis. ni,, I to 3 p. in, Kdidence I'hone Kcolt jy. Office rlione Union If. Olllcet UpeUlrs, fcrtt Klllolt'n Drug Store. fi Acres In tho heart of St, Johns for Salo for ? 1000. 13 Guh, Dalaniw on or bo I foro Two Yoars. D.G. ROGERS ST. JOHNS, OREOON N. L. MUELLER UKAI.KIt IN Furniture 5 1 Hardware AND runNiTunn riii-aihed CXOItANOnD 535 WILLIAMS AVENUE Nr lluuell Hlrnt rhon. scott 3tts PORTLAND, ORE. HAVING DISCOVERED THE PLACE AND CON SIDERED ITS POSSIBILITIES WE BOUGHT PROP ERTY. THIS WAS BEFORE THERE WAS A RAIL ROAD OR ANY MILLS, IN SHORT BEFORE THE TOWN HAD WAKENED. FOR TEN YEARS PAST NOT A NEW HOUSE HAD BEEN BUILT IN THE PLACE. BUT ST. JOHNS LOOKED GOOD TO US, FORHrVE SAW ITS FUTURE, WE WERE FIRST ON THE GROUND, CONSE QUENTLY WE BOUGHT OUR PROPERTY CHEAP BOUGHT THRIVING ST. JOHNS PROPERTY AT SLEEPY HOLLOW PRICES AND AS IS SO OFTEN THE CASE UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES BOUGHT MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD TO HOLD. SINCE WE BOUGHT CHEAP WE ARE IN POSI TION TO OFFER YOU THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. IF YOU WRITE US WE WILL MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR TO YOU. TO THE FIRST TEN PERSONS ANSWERING THIS ADVERTISEMENT WE WILL MAKE A SPECIAL OFFER BETTER THAN WE HAVE EVER MADE TO ANY PERSON. FURTHER WE WILL MAKE A WRITTEN OUAJRANTY WITH EACH LOT SOLD THAT WE WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY WITH Co INTEREST AT THE END OF ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE PROVIDED THE PROPERTY BOUGHT DOES NOT INCREASE IN VALUE 20 OVER PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN THAT TIME. HiiriiiiiiiL Tlioiiv & Powers 3 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon O. L. CHAPJSL Acnt at St. Johns 4444444444444444444 4X)44444404)44)44 on Tho View of M. U Holbroolc Present Noedx. Tho Hovinw aiTostfd M. U llol brook lliix wek, lit nwud to tint tmrk qiiMtioii, nnd in an intwrviow lio nimlo tho lolliivviiiK Matwimutt, which is full of tiuudy hintx and kuwo tionn: "If It enn ho hluiwu (hat thtio in a definite and ivHnildo iuldio fonti ment haek of tho MurKoatiun of tho imrvhiiMi of tho Murk in tiuoMion for park iurNtMH, and if it ran ho fur ther hhown (hat thoro m a roanonahlo jronjH'i't of a sulllcient fund heinj: rained with which to pay for nauio I nhnll ho glad to nt ittiy tiiuo moot with tho authorized representative of tho promoter and try to K't together with them on rommon Krouiul. 1 do not drsiro to Ntand in tho wny of any juiblio hctterinont which tho citizen 0RIN F. MALTBY CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.., .Inhliiiu; and all work done promptly mid hat intact ion guaranteed. St. Johns, Oregon For Choicest Guts or ntuait ucam. Jtucr, rottK OK MUTTON WINDALL & WINDALL can ruuan YOU lloi, llifnB, UrJ. Kit, lwi;i tU tut (lit ut a trial A ftO-pltro Dinner Set Our Special Wend (if Coffco Miktletoo Tea, a perfect blend, jht jKniiid ... . AND Ol'H OHBAT IOc DEPARTMENT W. O. MOE & SON PRACTICAL PAINTERS AND CONTRACTORS Pnintlm,', tlrnlnlni,', Paper HunKing, Hani Oil Paintintr, Slsn Palntinc, CaUomlnini; and Cnrrino l'aintinj;. Also Manufae ttireni of tho Elastic Roof Faint which will last longer than nny other jmint on the market and is Kimrnnlcod Firo and WaUr Proof. All work dona by us nbuolutoly Ktiamnteed W. O. MOE & SON JBRSUr STRBCT ST. JOHNS. OREGON which u 100 fret Iuiik and 12 feci WKh jnasnr STAR MARKET MTKEtlT, Near School Hotie Kl. II. 110NVII.I.K, Miniier RELIABLE ELECTRIC CO, FIXTURE AND LOCKSMITH WORKS ElKttW i 8uppUil IUom SlUl IBd 8ial AUrai Juiul4 . full Uae ol J-JctiU (lovJi lu Block All Work tlutiinlttd 8T. JOUN8, OKCOOM HAINES' TEA STORE 170 Third Street lletwecn Uorflion td Ytnhlll Vbout Miln 1700 Paper Hanging ORNAMENTAL PAINTING AND GRAINING A SPECIALTY ALL WOHK GUARANTEED CAU, IK D. S. Southmayd, A Tine and Complete Line of Wall raper uarrled la Stock. Latest Patterns. ST. JOHNS NEAB VBXBES TAOTOBT BICKNER BROTHERS ...DEPARTMENT STORE... Keep n Inrj;o stork of (lenoral Merchandiso, including Dry Goods. HooU nnd Shoes, Groceries, llnnlwaro, House Furnishings, leedj Ktc. In fact everything. Their Prices are right. Don't wosto your time going to Portland, hut come in and see our fctock and prices, THE BIG STORE Corner Jersey Street nnd Hroadway St. Johns, Oregon Edmondson Company I Hardware, Plumbing and Tinning in All Its Brancta Jersey Street, Near School House Phone Scott 4065 ST. JOHNS, O&SGOK 0O4O4O4a4)04O4tt4O4O4O4Kt40