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UlPawMaBaaBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaB ran ........... t ,a ..... "miinRxiinjmfiiinn mHhi Ban n better S if you work with ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to the Interests of the Peninsula, the Mnnufacturlng Center of the Northwest Advertise in The Review Its rtreut.ition K Ki ini lite mid it iotf tlio field. Its lietter tlmti a daily in the field. IT WILL REPAY YOU vol.. i ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, OCTODKR 13, 1905. NO. 49 jr30000OOOO(XKDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ( 0 Loooooooo Keep Your Eye on St. Johns OOOOOOOOOO You had better get your STOVE WOOD before the "Oregon Mist" sets in. Our Telephone Number is East 1846. Acme Lumber Company P. S.--We are selling cull lumber for wood sheds. Have you seen the grade? ACAIE LUAIBOR COMPANY it. SASH DOORS MILLWORK WE CARRY ODD SASH IN STOCK Columns Spindles Brackets Acme Cement St. Johns "M" Bevel Plate Paints Oils Glass Redwood Gutter ST. JOHNS SASH AND DOOR CO. ;pH0NE SCOTT 4063 JERSEY STREET TALK OF WATER, Meet- Nearly One Hundred Attend IiirTo Hear Of Water. Nearly forty citizens were, present in Woodman liull Saturday night when Mnyor Kiiur called this meet ing to order: mid Unit number con stantly swelled till the total was practically one hundred. There were but two women in the eitv so far as shown who were averse to the present water system: and both Mrs. Shields and Mrs. Itorsmau were not slow in statitiir their opinions. 15. C. Hurlbcrt was chosen secretary of the meeting. City Attorney Greene read an exhaustive reort on vhat might be done as regards a new system: he did not consider another franchise feasible in view of the existing fran chise: but he declared it was within the txnver of the city to install a municipal system CELEBRATION, When Perry Starts There Will He A Free-For-AII Day. Tint RuvtltW suggested to the in- corporators of the "St. Johns Ferry Company" the advisability and practicability of a commencement day for the ferry when alt St. J bus may have free transportation. The idea was quickly grasjcd by Messrs. Drink and Maun, and they au thorize us to say that such will be the rule on the first day's run. I St. Johns has lone; been anxious to have a ferry. There have been several plans formulated but none have been realized. The present patties for whom a franchise is be lli); passed have been after such a . !. t . .1 .1 .1 . Iieiuiu ior more man six iiioiiins ijj, and but for the teuacitv with which they have stuck to the matter the ferry would still be "in the air.' v $ St. Johns Park No. 2. of waterworks. Those who sixke town the subject were Messrs. llrice, I.eggctt, Hurl- Droves bevond doubt ert, Moxon, Wicker, Muck, Ilors-1 the stHieilied ti man, Raser, and Masdames Shield and Ilorsniau. It may be noted that those who are the loudest in their denunciations on the streets are the very ones who remain silent at a meeting oen for discussion or refrain from attending. This meet- ng was called by the city council n order that every citizen might utve his say and make ttcrtiucul suggestions: yet only the very few ial a word to titter or n suggestion to make. Mr. I.angwood, attorney, was rcscnt with a scheme, lie said that he represented wealthy capital- cts who desired to invest money In water plants. Should his clients be granted a 35 year franchise they would put in an tip-todate plant, the best and largest ofNron iiics, furnish the purest water ever tasted, give water in unstinted quantity with very heavy pressure and all at a price to be established by the city council. The whole thing would cost from 50,000 to $150,000. At the expiration of 35 years the coin- auy would present the entire out fit (mains, pipes, water supply, res- rvolrs, etc.) free of all Incumbran ces whatsoever to the city of St, ohnsl That was a licautiful dream roseate, enlivening, charming. 1 hen the promotor sioke of how lis clients, who "were wealthy and wanted a chance to invest their money" would have to issue Ixnuls and sell them; how the city would lave to guarantee so many water- takers each year: how the city would have to do this and do that 11 order that those "wealthy men ho desire to invest their money" might sit back 011 their hind legs and make the profit: and that was the nightmare the hideous, gnaw ing, grafting nightmare! Then all woke up. After ull the discussion it was figured that the entire matter le left to the city council and the meeting so voted. Now It seems an assured fact and the quickness with which the gran tees have commenced to get busy that inside of me the boat will te 1 1j in ocrntiou. J. I.. Drink, im mediately went to his Cathlamet (Washington) home to gel out the timber for the approaches and superintend the rigging of the boat to be used as a tcuiHrary ferry and will be back in St. Johns at an early day to look after this end of it. . Now Tint Ritviuw urges that no one forget this celebration on the owning day. It is to be just as we say free as the atr you breathe: every dweller in this city (and, 110 doubt, tnaiiv from tht! mitsidt ills. tricts) can have a ride across the' Willamette from the new dock on 1 .1. 1. . f ' uie new ooai uiitier uie new irau- t ..1.1 Lit (llljl llfll.l flt.fll.l tl.ifl ..till I 4 not have to separate from one cent I or one nickel. If there shall Ih any charges Tint Kitvntw will pay them. The St. Johns Ferry Company joins in the invitation to the public. 1 This company is anxious to have ' the citizens test the ferry so that I they can tealie what u lament it is ; to prove to those not only on this , side but across the river. I lence ! this company suggests that 110 one ! allow this opportunity to pass to have it little time for the one day mill i-stnliliOi 11 riHiril for n tutil1 .n- .1.... 1 1 4 passenger inline inai win im: nam ' to beat. Keep your eye on Tint Rhviuw for the day and datel Lots 50x1 06 ft. With a 1 6-foot Alley back of each lot. Prices - $200 and Upwards Terms '. I $5 Down and $5 per month 4' ' 4 These lots are located on Jersey street , ill rue blocks' from car line and Near the Great Weyerhauscr Mill Site. WILL BUILD, ORDINANCE PASSED, i EDMONDSON CO., ware, Tinware, Plumbing t Tin Roofs, Gutters, etc. a Sc 4065 ST. Mm, r R. WILCOX, Dray and Baggage Lina Piano Moving a Specialty. Leave order at Blackburn Furniture store and they will receive prompt attention. "For Rent" and "For cards for sale at this office. Sale" Ordinance Orantiiu ftrry Franchise Passed Second Reading. The second reading of the ferry franchise ordinance jas.scd second reading on Friday evening, and the same is shown in full iu this issue, On Monday evening, December n, the ordinance will pass its third reading and will Income active, liefore January the lxat will be in active operation. There was no kick against the ordinance as presented. One. or two minor details were altered a bit yet these were trivial changes. There was no rate specified for bicycles but it was understood that a wheel would Ik? accompanied by a passenger and his toll would suffice to pay the whole bill. It will be noted by a reading of the ordinance that what Tin! RKVli'.w suggested was done: the! time limit for the installation of the genuine ferry-boat was made one! year, witniu six uiomiis ot tue commencement of the system it can be seen about what the traffic will demand and a boat as good as that at Albiua will be ordered. It may be figured that a larger boat than that one will be necessary: and, as the company is a progressive one with capital plenty, no pains will be spared to put on good boats. And as the city grows the traffic will increase. Wc)crhauescr Ntw Asserts That Ills Company Will Huild. There have Ikx'ii so many "atith ori.cd" statements regarding the use to which the Weyerhauener tract will le put that one is hardly safe in diagnosing the case. There I are no acres iu the tract along the waterfront a body of laud too I large to devote to the purjoses I alone of a sawwill proicrty no matter of what si.e. ! Coining direct from one iu auth ority Tint RKVIHW is assured that work Uon the new mill will soon 1m; started and that the plant itself witl be a huge jone. There will still be sufficient laud for the use of the Northern Pacific road's big layout its shops and houses: so that the building of the one will not necessitate the crowding off of the other. Gangs of surveyers have leeu at work the past week all along the river front from the lowest joiiit of the Weyerhaueser tract up the 'bank as far as the dry dock, These surveyers are very non communicative -and, so far as their conversation extends, seem to know nothing. They are iu the employ of the Northern Pacific road but none of them have more than mere suspicious. . t 4) 4j ' ' i ' ' ' ' ' 4' Don't pay $350 and S.joo for building lots only 100 feet deep, and without alleys, when you can get extra sized lots with 1 6-foot alleys, all high and level, and iu the best locality in St. Johns for $200 ami upwardx. Let us show you this property. We can sell only the first fifty lots at these prices. This is done to ad vertise the property. When these are sold prices will advance 25 per cent. Within one year, when the great Weyerhauscr mill is iu operation, thesc( lots will be worth double the pres ent prices. St. Johns Land Co St. Johns I'ltonc union .Hoi Oregon Branch Office anil Agency on the Ground. REMEMBER! Remember the Number: ..Union 4066.. Is where yon can save money. COUCH & CO t Keep Your Kye On St. Johns. (letting llusy. The marriage business seems to le pushing right along damp wea ther nor sunshine seems to effect, the industry not one whit. James Iv. Bevcus, of St. Johns, has taken out license to wed Dollie Iliusel. I.andrus W. Wright, of St. Johns has secured a license whereby he and Mary M. Perkins shall laconic one. James S. Downey and Miss Mary Jones were last week married at Albiua and they will make St. Johns their home. EFff 1 i Mi! aau J. J. KADDERLY Hardware Of all Kinds. t Sole Agent for Universal Stoves and Ranges I Do not fail to see the Universal t Steel Range before purchasing t 141-143 First Street, Odd Fellows Building, Portland, Oregon. Phone Main 1382 8 4