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Devoted to the Interests of the Peninsula, the MnntifacturlnR Center of the Northwest
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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, PRIDAY, AUGUST 3t, 1906.
NO. 45
TheNew St. Johns Hotel
S. COCHRAN & CO., Proprietors.
Finest Meals in theCity Served
This hostelry is one of the finest in the Northwest, being mod
v... u..u ...i.wt in an us appointments. The wants
and comforts of guests are carefully looked af
ter at all times. Rates are rensnnnhlp
SASH LGLAziNG DOORS
WE CARRY "ODD" SASH IN STOCK
Columns
Spindles
Brackets
Lime and
Cement
It U I - r
Hi ,
i, mim'A
Paints
KNITTING MILL
Would Ik
S3 PER BOX,
This Price Received for Oregon Ap-IS
pies from l-nstcrn Plrm. J
Prom Hood River conies the tid-
nigs that the Fruit Growers' Union
a Profitable mid Pa. Inc
Business Here.
Just why n knitting milt would
not be n navinir institution in St.
Johns is
th
duri
covered that there is not n knitting
mill on the Pacific co.mt. Kvnrv fill nnce for ntmli- flm.. ilntWo
article of knit goods used on this P-r bushel, or more than four cents !j;
coast from Mexico to the Arctic to. a niece. And thk tirii'i iu until f.if .
Rions has to made and purchased iu , apples two months before they '3!
the east. This means that, iu spite i are rlw by a New York firm who 1 J!
of the fact that Oregon produces ns I traveled past miles and miles of lli'X
Rood wool as any part of tlie union, ! finest kindof looking apple orchards
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a question that has been ot mat valley hnved snoscd of their i
e cause of nuitea little disctiKsmii entire croti of Snltztithirir ,,imi..e i tii
ng the week. It has been dis- the remarkable price of $i per box 5!
or better. Tins is trnlv n wniuW. A
St. Johns Land Co.
PHONE UNION 3104
mm amps minions oi poumis east, ""icr to get to uiegon and .secure X
every bit ol hosiery is umnufaclured , lcr best apples. Imagine making a
miles away, when it should be done , trip back east and Mopping off at $
right here at home. There is an , n fnrm house where the farmer mm !
Oils
nd the scoured and denned wool is
the principal item of exiwnsc. The
factory will not icduircitu exneimlvi
site. There is a demand for the
manufactured product because it is
an absolute necessity iu every home.
statistics show that Oreuon Is
St. Johns "D."
Glass
Redwood
Gutter
ST. JOHNS SASH AND DOOR CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PHONE SCOTT 4063 JERSEY STREET
immense demand for these goods. " Rathcriug his crop of npples. '
And with the wool at our door tliis' And saunterimr over in wlim. In. 2t
class of goods can be manufactured was busily engaged iu filling his
cheaper and more profitably in St. '"'H or barrels with big apples mid 5
onus man iu any oilier part of the "' appies, wormy apples and s-1
country. eased apples which had weathered , JI
I hose familiar with the business 1 the frosts and the storms nml ttu
SIIV llml ll frwfnri. fur ll lit Mln till lii vim ntitt tiMii I.I
J ' niv iiiiiiiiiiif vi" - " niv ouii) iiiiii wil nilUtllll ft
ure oi Kint goods could ens v he Kenny wiusner in i s ear that flm.
nit on n paying basis for a noiuinaf K "it raisers were getting three
sum. Little or no skilled labnr is dollars a bushel for their ntmW
required. Machines do all the woik 110 matter how well vou might be
acquainted with the farmer nor
how high your reputation for truth
and veracity might be in that par
ticular locality, this farmer would
then mid forever thereafter look
with suspicion on your statements
and doubt nnv further assertions
producing 28,000,000 pounds of you might make concerning the Or- $
wool annually. Of this amount cgon country. Anvthinirelseronlil '!
3,000,000 pounds nre manufactured "t exacted of the average east-
at home. At a cost of two cents a '" farmer. He knows he raises t
pound we ship 35,000,000 east. In- some very gocnl apples iu his own 1
eluding grading, freight and clniy- j "rcluinl mid is very glad to dispose 1 '
age this amounts to Sjoo.ooo. On )f ,,ll'm fifty cents a bushel, til
nil average these wools will shrink ,,Ml '" dollars a box is beyoml J
7ojercent, showing that we are '''s comprehension. 1
paying 235,000 for shipping Oie- So inaiiy things out of theordi-'j!
gondlrt east. After the wool Is nary occur iu Oregon and mere.''
scoured its manufactured products , polled from time to time that east- '
are returned to us by freight at three lcr" people are iueiediiloits. Theij!
cents n pound. j middle class never taste a Hoh1 J1
ly studying this matter St. Johns Kiver hpitzenberg. The dea of
will be nble to discuss the nronosi- p:yiK cents apiece for them iu 1 2!
tion intelligently, and. perhaps, add tlic New York markets Is preposter-1?!
n knitting mill toher numerous in-,n,ls to them, but it is a fact that i
ilustries. : they are readily disposed of there to 1 11
4 1 the wealthier class at from so to 1 :
f ( per bushel.
mere lliev will iviiiilnn.. in iiu.
Where Cities nre Built.
liditor Dennett of The Dalles Op-
tiuiist, iu taking exceptions to the Now and then one will get 11 cargo -knocking
received. by Portland over at Astoria as now and then one t
: "Ouiiiuern 01 me yregoiiiau nt , will loud at Vancouver,
St. Johns
The Coming City.
With 75 blocks of street improvement un
der way with ,j new brick business blocks,
under construction with new business and
manufacturing enterprises coining every week
and finally and greatest of all, with the
adjunct of the SWIb'T PACKING COM
PANY I he great future of St. Johns is assured.
We have for sale choice business lots on Jersey
street lots that will withiu.a year from now bu worth
twice what we can sell them for now.
Holbrook's Addition.
Choice Resilience District.
Lots 50x106 feel with 1 6-foot alleys. Prices,
$300 and upwards; $5 00 down and $5.00 per
month. No shanties iu this, addition. A
building restriction clause iu each contract
from now on. Before fall these lots will be
with 5500 and upwards.
We have the largest general list of any firm iu the city.
and
Astoria
Portland.
N. H. SUITTER
Contractor and Builder
Designs and Ustlmntcs
Furnished, and nil con
struction guaranteed to
please the most partic
ular. 217 Mohawk Street
ST. JOHNS, OREGON
Btildtnec of W. L Thorndykt, Si. Johns, built by mc from my mn plins.
:iT.i'.y.u!i:ni:'JikM
..
Laity A&siktuut.
Phone Wootllmvn 332
Nh!it office:
1002 O.wtnoSt.
I Dr. S. C. COOK
1 Resident Undertaker snd Embalmer
l!iuipmentaiul worltKtiarutiteeil equal to
any 011 the coast.
No. joj Jersey strict, In Clark's furnl.
I Hire store, St. Johns.
St. Johns Market
I!. !0N.m:U.V, Proprietor
The House of Quality"
We take special care to buy only
the choicest, Government Iusccted
Meats so leave us your order for a
Prime Rib Roast
or anything iu the meat line.
Phone Scott 4062 113 Jersey Street
WANTED
The citizens of St. Johns to know we
have a milk route in this citv. Pure
milk delivered at your loor for j a
mouth, Additional quarts at 7c,
ORDERS FOR IJUTTKRAtlLK
Taken Thursdays and Saturdays, de
iieen- 2;
Mminlli 1111,. nt .kll,ae I...,
A t . . i ... 111111.4 iniuiin, if iit T-
canon to htiow wliere cities are tin. irri!it mn!iir!ii nf 11 latlt III tit I
built. InkitiL' Ids view of tliecasty iiw. f.ttn, ,.c ti.. :. h
will never be n rival iTT wnil
He stales; m. t(kii., Mw.tmiwJL ,::
iiw 4 knvi 1 i4n niiinvn iiivi 1 y uvirr - i
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nearer tlccn water than the inetron. 1 An endle.ss chain of nraver. said
olis and just fnr enough removed to originate from Rev. Win. Law
from it to give safe and coin mod i- Ireuce of Huston. .Mass,, has been
otis shelter to the ships that hail in causing quite a stir throughout the
from the sea.' : United States. Whether this an- J
Actrtrtnti ndll ir.t.1vt.. .1 ll(fll fMIIIII fr1lll I lw i. niw cvii-.w. ,m
llie most ot those s 1 ds ' one punusiicu 111 I lie Keview
. . 1 . 1 ... . 4t
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nit that
that 'hail iu from the sea' do not
stop at Astoria, but wend their way
onward and upward to Portland.
And that paper will probably ad
mit there Is reason for it. And the
reason is that freight can be moved
more cheaply on water than on
land.
last week mid accredited to Rev.
Severance we know not, but judg
ing from the style and language it
is evident that both mine from the
wune author. As both the divines
emphatically deny any knowledge
of the matter, it is nrobablv the
work of some religious fanatic who
St. Johns Land Co., I
St. Johns i'Ikhii! U11i1.11 ami Oregon
"We will not go very deeply into 'ins """"w enthusiasm than brains.
this subject at this time, for the rea
son that almost any school bov
knows the location of nracticallv all
the great cities of the world is not
on the seashore, but just as far in
land as vessels of sail and steam can
crawl. There is hardly an excep
tion iu the civilized world. Look
at London, Paris, Herlin and New
York. '1 he latter city may seem
like an exception, but it is not, for
Long Island sound is only a great
river or estuary, and the Hudson
livered Fridays ami Mondays: iocais navigable above New York only
gallon, Send orders to
M.W. GATTON Sl!nj"hni,Do'eKon,
If you have
REAL ESTATE
for sale and want to buy
in St. Johns
or surrounding country
See
II. G. OGDEN
Have complete list of
property for sale.
Call in for bargains.
Review office, St. Johns.
a part of the time
"Look at Philadelphia and Hal-'
timore, and compare them with the
cities at the mouth of the Delaware
and of the Chesapeake.
f ft 1
iwjiiinc nave men received Dy
(he thousands regarding the chain
by the reverend gentlemen which
indicate that the fears of numerous
persons have lieen worked iiikm by
the "dreadful accident" clause.
One lady wrote that she was "sick
with fear" because her husband
would not jcrinit her to follow the
instructions, and finally disobeyed
him and placed nine others under
the "ban of thecurse." The prop
osition is an outrage, and no ersou
should be so weak or superstitious
as 10 neip peretiiate tlie chain.
I Bickner Brothers I
I Department Store j
i-
All Goods Sold at Portland Prices!
OoiiiId,
Unnecessary Hxpcusc.
Acute nttucks of rnlio nml illnr.
Notice rlliic.'i mini mi u'illinnl tcnniinir nml
Chicago at the very point of the j ,,,,, relief must be obtained.1
lake, ami go up to Puget hound and There is no necessity of incurring
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look for a great city at its mouth.
It is not and never will be there.
"If iu the dim and distant future
some means of transportation is
found which is cheaper than by
water, then the cities of tlie 21st
and later centuries may be 011 the
sea coast, but not iu this century.
"As a matter of fact had it not
been for the Cascades and shallows
the metropolis of Oregon would be
at The Dalles. This is, otherwise.
the logical point. Hut the shoals
and cascades arc there, and great
ships cannot get here. They can
get no farther than Portland, and
there they have been coming and
the expense of a physician's service
if Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is at hand. A
dose of this remedy will relieve the
patient before a doctor could ar
rive, It has never been known to
fail, even iu the most severe and
dangerous cases and 110 family
should be without it. Por sale by
Jackson's Pharmacy.
Ki'uii a In run Muck of (ii-nt ral MciclmudiKo, iiiclmliiii; Dry
JioutH mid KhocH, (iruceriiM, Iliinhviiii', Ilousu PiirnUuiiigii.
Peoil, Ktc. In fact uveiytliiiiif. Their Prices nro
rilit. Don't wasto your time going to
Portland, hut comu iu and tcu our
block and jirices.
Remember The Big Department Store
Corner Jerhoy Sheet and Hroadway
jjj St. JoluiR, Orogon
Wanted. ;
Hand ironers at the West Coast
Laundry. Apply at once.
,
Keep Your Eye On St. Johns
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