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About St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1905)
THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Pubtlihed Krcrr Frldnj Evening. CRO.Vtn A CARTER, HJIIon and I'ubllilicri Bubictltlon ralci, 11.00 per yrtr In adrtnot. Adftrtlilnc ratti, $1.00 per Inch per month, , All adtttllllng bllti pafalU Oral of each nnnth. . Jab Printing ciccultd la flril-rla iWlo. Bllli for Job l'rintlng cub on Mhtry. , All eotnmanlralloni iboutd tt tddrtutd to n BtTliw, HI. Johni, Orecon. Official Niwipaper of lb City of St. Johni. FRIDAY EVENING, February 10, 1905 OWN A TIIOROUGHI'AKK. There is a pressing tloniuntl for the opening of n ihorotiglifnte along the water front. Tim re cent location there of the brass foundry mid the iimcliinc .simp, to gctlter with other Industries, iimkes it imperative thnt n street extend Ing from the woolen mills to the dry dock .should !c ojiciivri nnd put in condition for travel ut the ear nasi practical moment. . lie very existence of our industries dcumiids thnt this should be done without delay. Our business streets are im portnul, but much moie IiiiHrtfinl is it thnt the mantifnclmiiig 'H trict, wlicli is the Imisnwl life of the business district, without which there would be but little business, sliotuu imve cur hrst ninl gieale-st care. The powers thnt Iw will do . t . iirciu ,woik tor uie cny, ti tins matter is given their prompt mid particular attention. STKKliT VACATIONS. ' Much hns lieen said recently in legartl to the matter of vacating streets, nml diverting the owner ship of public thoroughfares to pri vate use. As it inle, the pnictice is not to k commended as k-lng in line oi ptinne txiiicy, hut on the the contrary is reprehensible i neru are a milliner oi cases in mis city wneu uus course was taken in which the ciiciiinstmicin mill the good ofthecilv deiiiaudei such vacations be made. We k- II .. A.,. .. . . neve uns is irue in nearly every case, except ittrnaps in the ease where several streets weiu vacated for the use of what is known as the electric mill ptoin-ity. liven in this Instance, at the time the con 1 . . . i.-c.viiiiis weie mime, uiiie may nnvc ikvii apparent good cause for it, hut later developments have demoiistrateil that public IntcreMs have not Ik.ch IkM seiveil by sueli giving nway of these public thoi ouglifatcs to private Dai ties. Ilml the promised cuterprisu' Inx'it it sue cess, mid the works ojieniUil us pininiseti, it is probable the stir rcntleriug of these streets might nave nceii iK-iieliclal, llatl the pioer safeginitds bcuu placet .1... . . . iiikiiii nit- transaction, utiil souu consideration for such vnliiablf concessions exacted, the city would not touny ie in llie xMtiou of Ik' lirtl.ll.i.. . ...... .1...! I ""i. i i "i mi'ir vmuanie iulieritancv liciuii he d foramut cutly ptiiely r.Kulating puiiss. I here Is no question but that it lack of .sound business judgment was aitseni or lost sight of in sur rendering city ownetshlii to mi vate Individuals. No man has any rtgiit to ik-cuuic owners of any imr tioit ot laud dedicated to public use unless ne gives n Mibstnutial Kn,, niitcv that wmie tangible icUitti ! to be given for all the time, anil ...1. i. ii . . wneu micii consideration ceases to Ik: of nenclit to the public his con trol over micii laud should cease, mid the same icvcit back tothe city, i his is a teusonuhle tiling to do, mid if the patty to whom micii concessions mo granted me acting in good faith miiIi condi tions would wcrk no ImnUhlp. In the case of the electric mill trects vuentcd, it lias kgit very seriously questioned if, in view of the almost total lack of eonsidira tion, the mh holding them emi do so If the question was raised in .1... .......... i. i hiv win in. u tiiHW not apjvai ivuMjuuuiL- or ugni t nut llicVtfliouM. As the situation is at present, the the city is k-ing inttuol. These streets are king held to the great detriment of the public welfate. mid If it Is possible to huve them returned to the city, it should be le tlono. Anyway, the matter Is worth investigating. Whatever may k the tenth. iium-vi-i, iKioie any moie mmvu are vacated for any piu-H? what ever, care bhould k taken that every reasonable safegiuud is placed ubottt the transaction, mi that ftituie similar complications i iiiuj- uui mix. ill be found that the case of Chic ago after the 1893 fair is the source of the iws.simi.sUc ideas.. .These croakers know that real . estate was flat in Chicago after the 1802 exjmsition and therefore reason it must consequently have been so nt Omaha, San Francisco, Charleston Uuffalo and will be now at St. I.ouis and later in Portland. The fact is they have no grounds on which to base their j)eculiar ideas except as to Chicago mid that condition we rill know was occasioned by the fearful panic of 1K93, San Francisco, which is the near est parallel case to Portland, both king on the Pacific coast, the new er patt of this country, never be fore grew ns she has grown since the midwinter fair. And Portland is in even ktter jxisition to grow after our Lewis it Clark exjwsition, as all know who have kept in touch with the phctiominal growth of the country tributary to the city. Now what are lliefacw about bus iness conditions at St. I.ouSs immed iately following the holding of the greatest world's fair ever held? Hank dealings are the most reliable source to reckon from and here me the figures: Dee. x, 7.1 UmtsiM.' fiuni '''Ii 3'-7 IiifffMe over 17, HM, li.i " " i, i'M I'M " " tl. irml. ft.l " " Jtii. 7, if,..i, .r, " " ' It I.V9 ' l''5. I S " " ' jh. vim, 1 .6 " " With exceiition of Dec. the very clay of the close of the ex position when things were nil topsy lurvy, every week after the closing date shows substantial business gains over the same week of 11 year pieviotis, when all business was thriving under the stimulus of the exposition to come. Conclusive ev ideiice that gieitt falrsarc of gtcater value to i-ommiiiiitiex as upbuilders lor immediate future mid for all time than as trade sliiiiulaiitM while being held. If St. I.ouls, an old city in mi old community, can be k-udittisl, how much more en 11 ui- exited in this grand northwest, rich with tin- leveloiKil lesoiuces. "After the fair" will k- the kiiming of our increase in wealth, ptosK'iity and Mi)Ulalioii, mid the iuciisisv will k DliPV THIS CITY. '3 t'i "'i "i .? !'! I'M It. I ltil "jo. Gangs of men are busy stringing wires nnd erecting poles through out the city for the telephone com pany, without even asking for the privilege, to say nothing about complying with the requirements of tlio charter. The company has no franchise and has never even asked for a permit of any kind. The attention of the city council is called to this most flagrant abuse of the city's rights, The service is bad enough to be tolerated, but per mit the company to do as they will with our streets is more than jkio ple should be usked to stand. Bicycl Repairing and Machin Shop Kenairinir orotnntlv done. Prices reasonable. I sell the best incan descent glolxj on the market; full tine of electrical supplies. Key fitting and lock work. (Jtinsnmning. kynud our mosl sanguine Iiocm, CITY HAM, SITli. Plie (lUeMlnn of dioslni' n she for city Iniildiiit's hns caused a slight commotion 011 I lie Mie.ctH this week, mid dilleiinces of opinion exist, of eoiiise. A iiuinkr of sites have been sKikett of but no sxt discussed seemed to have mi many adviK-ates its the tiiiini'tilar slniK.il tract, bounded 011 the west side by Hnycs street, mid i mining loan atKix at the junction of Itui- uugioii nnd Philadelphia stievt. I he site Is 11 lovely one. mid fioni the point of iicceshibility to the nies- ent biisiueHrt center is only equalled by the block 011 which the tnesent city hall stands. It Contains in the neighborhood of thtcc full lots, or about I5,txxi feel Mjuate, ample rKin to meet the nccuKsitluw of the rtt for many years to come. The owner olleis thU inoivitv to the cit at 11 rate ot $i,iKon lot, which lice apiKitrs finm prieeH rilll l:nir Notes. New Hampshire's building at the Lewis and Clark Centennial will be it reproduction of the birthplace of u.'iniei Webster. The finest collection of tiger skins ever exhibited will form part of Slum's display at the Lewis and Clark Pair. The .Minnesota educational exhib it, which won the grand prize at St I.ouls, will be sent to the Lewis and Clark exposition. A model hat factory, showing low hats are manufactured, will be one of the attractive exhibits in the alacc of manufactures, liberal arts ind varied industries at the Lewis tud Clark centennial. Portland, Oregon, where the Lew is and Llark extHjsitioii is to be held next summer, now has a population of IK.fxxi. When lhi minitlntlriti tlid not exceed 100,000, the citizcnsi mliscribcd Siio.tKX) to the fair An unique exhibit which has just been secured for the Lewis mid Clark exM)sition, is a silk euibrod ered reproduction of theSistiuc Ma donna. The reproduction wasnmde in tut many, is faithful to the origi nal and equals it in size. A model life suvine; station cniilti- Icd with a crack crew will be one of I the featuies of the ('.overninent dis play at the Lewis mid Clark extx.- UI!.... IV. II.. .I..1II. ...II. . nmuii. iJiuiy onus Will DC glVCtl I i showing how Uncle Sam wives the t ff the D. D. WOOD, Tacoma Street, Near Jersey. To the Public "EUSTIC ROOF PAINT." Pire nnd water proof, is manufact ured and used soley by C. T. Moc, W. O. Moe having no interest in same. Paint and preserve your roof. All work guaranteed. Will paint roofs for next sixty days for eighty-Jive cents a square. M. T. iMOJi, Contractor and Rof Painter. St. Johns, Ore. Why Pay Rent? f will sell you n 6-rootu house, lot 50x138 i-2, with furniture; only $,oo cash required; also half block near the mills mid railroad track; small payment. c. St. Johns, E HURLBERT. Oregon, $275 Lot, 50 x too St.Johns Park overlooking river. $325 Lot, 50x100 near, woolen mill. $750 -too x 100 Pinest 1-4 block in Sf. Johns. $2600 Mlock on Ilroadway. D. C. Rogers THE REAL ESTATE MAN ST. JOHNS, OKIUSON I' J. I'KTKIIIiO.y Ready For Business A. ttrvhic. the nionecr shoemaker if able to he at his shop again, prepared to V) do nil kinds of work, and asks hi. old patrons to conic see him. POSITIVELY THE BEST UNION C C SU,T ,N AUDI; J TUG CITY BARETTE Till: TAILOR Clfnlii8, rttliiilint Ktpalrlnit 268 Alder St. Phone Hood 1566 ST. JOHNS Real Estate is the Best Asset you can have . . Portland & Suburban Express Co (Operating cars over Portland Con solidated lines) Rales Reasonable Prompt Service We have made arrangements to transfer all frieght in the city and at St. Johns when necessary by team ut reasonable rates. Do not move your furniture (of course you are going to St Johns to live, Portland is moving that way) until you get our prices. Portland & Suburban Express Company W. R. STEARNS, Manner 11. w. sunn PETERSON & SMITH lives of ttciMms shipwiccked off coant. The roads iiImiuI the grounds of me i.ewls mid Clark centennial will lie paved with crushed red granite, btottghtfioin South America. The intnite, when crushed and laid out on the mad, works together so as to make 11 Haul, compact toad almost nee 1 1 out dust. THE I for adjacent luontitv. to W- ilumhi. .i.t.. 1. . . .. . .iitiv- 1111111K11. auuv inai 11 ts a Pt.lfrt In TLOUIl, Tl'XD, HAY, BltlOIC, LIME AND OEMilNT, BIIINOLES I LATH, COAL, ETC. 1 C...I l'llffif.l t I'.uiIum.I I'rlrrt I'liu Oiix IM( frflgla UUttt f I'rumpl llrlUrrjr n.l Coriftl 1'ilet . Phono Union 3101 ST. JOHNS, OREGON t OUR FAITH 1 IN- Thosc of you who invested in St. Johns a year or two ago have doubled and in sonic cases trebled your money. The opportunity to do this is still here. The town is still young and real estate is still cheap. St. Johns is with its new charter just en tering on an era of development hitherto un known. Within another year you will see a city of paved streets, broad sidewalks, and permanent business blocks. Then you will realize when it is too late that your opportunity for getting cheap property is past. St Johns Park is the most desirable residence district in St. Johns. We still have some fine lols in this tract which we can sell you $5.00 Down and $5.00 a Month These lots are high and sightly, overlooking the river and in full view of the mountain peaks convieuent to ear line and factories on the water front. Let us show you this property. Call on us or write us for full particulars. Houses built on the installment plan, At. L. IIOLIittOOK L. ILCIIIPMAN Hl.ul . . .1 . ... .. I F f . tii.M ii:uin iini. mill lew ll lll Oil. jeetinu to the pi ice. As the cilv llilploveH values will increase, mul it I... I i i- ... . ii i v i nn in uiv iiiiiiiouues in move mine matter of scenting n site at once, not only for this tvasou alone, but Mime place intiht Ik? provided at once to accommodate the fire iipna- ruttis. "AFT1M 'I'llK FAIR," tf..ii ) i i uiuuiuKiug am miredMuiiiiir people have been mid are jvihi.steut in piming lorwaru tlieUiottght that ""ii v.Njunion.s are (tcttiuiviit' al to commtiiitittti In which ure held; thut after ouch extvokiticms uic uvci, iue cuies in witlcli tluy were held alwas iro Imck VVlllil. The na.tlopal exposition which waf. licW ut Chicago in iSy? was follow l by n distressing pviial of m r... t.. .......... i . . . iuivv.1 in it.il vsuiic uiki lerrinie business ileprcsslon in that city. Hut wltat about Portland, Scuttle, Tacoma, I,os Angeles, San Piau cisco and every city in the United States In the same jwriod. With out exception real estate wasnlmoit valuelttm all over the country. Tiace tlw ''after the fair" minors to tlielr source and in every iiistuua' it IMIROUOII CAR SHRVICIv. i coiiiinlttev from llu Ml. J.ilnw' Ooinmeicial Aviatinu, a delega tion fioin Univetsity P.uk mid n coniiuitti-e from the HhMKlntimi callisl on StiiKTintend cut Puller, of tin- Ponlmul ('..... solulntcd Sheet niilwtiy, Tttesilay moiuing, for the imiiiwim. of w.l-. lug iclief fiom the transfer itlHiml- uatioii, and uil thiotteh cms to lottland. The loininitlces weie .mou UCiltlllg. Jt was iiotii UK gfiu;il MiH!rttitendeiit aitptiviittwl the fact that the tvople ii,. it. ....... . ... .i. .i v ... muwvt iii nils matter. x- . r 10,l KiJtlni' this """ut Ks.tiou weie pio Imc; and we urmtitiif. fiom 1 1... COIIMy stHIHljH,it, W0Uf vc. urotiudtsl mul niili.-.....i shoitaKf of traces, the 'luck of Ics.ji.iu tiu. Cit, IU, ,cr ,jkv Uloitf wne askik'ii.J ir i...ii... ai kuowlcilgxsl thut he was not con yeiKiuit wttli londittons on the pen MMtlu, kit prvmiiHtl to Bet the ucc iuy inforiimtion uiul give some Uehuite muwer within u couple of In lew of the fact the increased tttithc. mid the labor mul money Ihv iug exjK.itdisl to still further in custse the iKipnhuloii, which of ik-cvMity tiiciwiM-ei the pas-senger ttalhc. it divii si-eiii that the com. jMtiy would Ui prompts to ijnuirtf uite action froin a purely solnMi motive, if not to make tinvel as coinfoitnble and couwniem ror t ll(. w .... t ... i tH""' l JHJM.IOIC. I llln IS till lUllKllt.lllt limtt..r It t ivitutnlv dikcotir-.ii'iii.' ....... WHO me lnVCvStllH' t lt-ir nuuim. i.. llMt-llbilv .....I . t . . i- nun iKiput.ue uus bivt on to iiud so little uv.Dttiisiv. ni. mice ri-iidettsl hv a i-nnnvinv rtuanctal iiitemsu lIKXscutAllV (tthpr Jiwl t,..l,. I Uie matter shmii.i k. ..i owed to ibop, ijt el t)lu n Ua. tion continue until r,.n..f t. r lorUtM. Mr. Ifiillor'K r,-nlv anxiously uwaitvxl. Man Who Invests III St. Johna Real Estate ia nuroly layinf the foundation of a fortuno. It is not oxtrava- linnt. to say that ovcry foot of St. Joluifi Heal EsUtto will quadruple; in valuo within flvo years. You tisk, Why? Visit St. Johns and look over tliol ST JOHNS IT' gi'omttl, investipato for your- sen. you will nnd that St. Johns Is a busy placo, that tho hum of many industries fills tho air, mul you will also find that nJl theso industries aro NEWI St. Johns is just starting up. It. is destined to bo Portland's gront manufacturing district A'hwo thousands of operatives will bo omployed and that is why wo say that Real Estate valuoa at St. Johns will quad- vuplo withiu nvo years. Wo aro now selling lots nt St, Johns for $100 each, $5 down and $5 a month. 5 1 itle duarantee & Trust Co. Is best expressed by our guaranty . of so jkt cent iucreise in vulue of projK'rty during the coming year This guaranty provides that in case the prope ty you purchase does not increase in value at least. 20 per Cent so kt cent during one yuir from date of uitcha.se we will refund your money with 6 per cent interest This same gttttninty we have lecn offering since we first undertook to get Industries at St. Johns, something over three years Kick mid up to date no one has ever usked for his money Kick. Lots and Acreage on installment Payments Nartmait, Thompson & Powers St. Johns Land Co The Pioneer Real I:stn(e Company St. Johns Phone Union 3104 Oregon Houses to Rent Business Rooms to Rent Insurance Loans Bickner Brothers Department Store All Goods Sold at Portland Prices! Keep a Iniyo utock of fleuoral Muichandiso, including Dry floods, Uldi liign, 6. and 7 Clumber of Commerce PORTLAND, OREGON 3 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Or. O. U CHAPEL, Agent at St. Johns. nooiu uiki himi'H, Uroceiics. J nnhvare. Hoiuu Knml reeil, htc. In fact everything. Their I'ricp aro nglit. Don't woste your lime going to I'oitlnm), hut coino in and co our stock nnd prices. Remember The Big Department Store Cor nor Junsoy Street nnd Dromlwny Bt. Johns, Oregon REVIEW, ST. JOHNS T b Patronize Home Industry . Send your Laundry to the West Coast Laundry New Management New Help New Methods 0oJ work su.raotJ at pt, nonil .0J .tlfctory G. U. HAN.N'A, Manager un.i . raironize norne Industry" is the Slogan We are Selling our Home produced brands of "VIM" and "MAGIC" FLOUR These brands are manufactured right here at home, arid are rapinly growing into popular favor. COUCH &. COMPANY General Merchants. Big Store near old Postof f ice. Phone Union 4066 3