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ST. JOHNS REVIEW r IT'S NOW UP TO YOU J c GET IN TUB HABIT J To lubKribc for The Review, a AU.Ihe newi while It U newt li 1 01 niUcrtlatng In The Ret lew nil )ou'llnctcr regret II. Ilr (In .it once find keep light at It i J Devoted to the Interest! or the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOI. 3 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SKl'TIJMHKR 6, 1907. NO. .13 LOCAL PIONEERS CELEBRATE NEW COLLAPSIBLE BOX FACTORY Old Times Picnic at Cedar Park and the Knights of Pythias and Oddfellows Play Great Ball The initial anniversary pioneer day was an ideal one; bright, sunny, not too warm for comfort, just the kind of dnys St. Johns is noted for. A good hunch of pioneers and interested citizens met at Cedar Park where they were addressed by Messrs. J. M. Long and George II. Himcs, both pioneer Orcgonlans, on Wednesday of last week. Mr. I.ong eloquently eulogl&d the early pioneers who braved the danger of the great American desert, dangers from wild beasts and wilder men, to open the way to this great western empire. He empha sized the duty we owe to these old heroes, the least of which is to sec that a suitable monument l" erected to their memory, that the gen erations to come may learn to love and respect them for their lives of devotion and self sacrifice. To this end he started n fund with n cash donation, and within a few minutes, about $15 were collected. Among other things Mr. Long said was that men would not be tcmcmbcrcd particularly by the vast stores of wealth they may leave, but by the kind of government they establish and leave as the heritage of their children. That the man who displayed the great est love of country was greater than the multi-millionaire, that patriot ism ratlier titan commercialism should be (He ruling spirit of our , day, that the memory of the great commercial kings would not live as long as that of the men who planted the little red school houses, j To illustrate the need of training in patriotism he declared he would 1 warrant that there were not 50 students in the city who could tell where the Stars and Stripes were first planted in Origou, and that' there were not too pioneers in Ongou who could tell. lie de-' claretl the place was on Clatsop Plains, at I-'l. George, now Astoria lie also paid tin eloquent tribute to the memory of the f muder of the city, James John, who gave all that he hud to the city mid the public tclnols. Ccorgc II. Ilimes, the histoiiau followed with 11 good talk on the history of Oregon uutl James John. Of Jainc Jnh.i, lie said that he crossed the plains in 1841,100k tip bin claim wheie St. Johns now stands, about 1845, that he had been able to en her some data as to the doings of the founder of the city, but that his history was in complete and he hojxd this association might be able to stipplcmiul A New Industry in St. Johns Which Will Revolutionize the Manufacture of Shipping Crates and Cases The Portland Collapsible Box factory which started operations last week is busily working on eon tracts for poultry shipping coops for Portland and Vancouver. A visit to that new industry Tuesday disclosed a wonder in the manufacture of shipping crates. The material used by this firm in the manufacture of these crates is but three-eighths of an inch in thickness. The bottoms of the coops arc made tight while the sides and ends arc slatted as per cuts herewith. The crates for shoes, boots or other commodities are made tight nil over. Instead of being nailed as is the case with common crates, these arc stapled together in such n maimer that instead of pulling out, ns do the nails, they will hold until the boards are broken before they will part Taking these shinning coops as n sample we And the weight reduced from 7.5 to no nottnds tier coot) to 24 pounds making a saving in the express charges of the packages from 300 to Goo per cent. The heavy weight of the common coops is such as to make the return charges more than the coops are worth, while with these collapsible coops they can be cleaned, folded flat and returned at nominal expense. It is almost impossible to give the life of these coops! as yet, for they have not been in use loin: cnotiuh but they have been in constant use for over a year without having to be repaired at all. The II. I,. Grillin Co., of Ogden, Utah, who has been in the business for more than as years writes that he has been usimr HEP la IB8 11 '13 U. S. BIG DREDGER CHINOOK Description of the Immense Vessel That Has Been Anchored in the Willamette for Two Years has never seen any- sit and Poultry com his data. Mr. Ilimes spoke of some of the associates of James John, of one these coops for two years, and after trying everything in the shaje of shipping coops he Joseph Gale, who was instrumental in building the first boat on the thing equal to them, but that they are certainly the best in. the market. The Utah Pis Willamette, which was builded at hativics island, ami was 48 feet 8 pauy, heavy users ol coops say they are the very best they can mid. inches long, and of which Gale was master. Running up to Van- The coops and cases are put together with these staples so ns to bring the grains of the wood across couver, which was a British post, thev raised their flag 011 ! lie vessel each other thus preserving the full strength of the wood, giving the greatest strength for the amount of for the first time, to show the Knglish what the Yankees were cap- material usftl. While the company has installed machines" for using three-eighlh-iiich' stuff only, they are able of doing. Incidentally, the shaker mentioned the fact that arranging to put in n machine which will be able to staple if-iuch material, and with this machine will be Portland came near being located where St. "Johns now lies. The able to make cases strong enough to carry the heaviest products. speakers were warmly received and there .were others to scak who ; The ox:ral!ou of the machines arc almost noiseless nnd an interesting process. There is a heavy were not able to do so for lack of time. ! cutting machine which cuts and punches the angle irons fo- the sides and ends of the cases as easily as a Mrs. Susan lloyles rendered some excellent solos and Miss lit In-1 hot knife cuts butter. These irons are then taken to the sltapjrs, live in uumb'jr, where a simple motion of Thaver niauo selections and the audience arose and sauir America. , the fool sets the machinery in motion, all working on the trip hammer principle, and the pieces ate sliniw Then followed a picnic dinner in this grove which was ureatly en- ready to place on the different kinds of packages. There nic three stupllng machines with which the dill joyed by the pioneers and their friends. ercnt parts of the packages arc stapled together, and two boring machines which boie holes through the In the afternoon the ball game betwe 11 the "Chain Gang" ami wood under the iron fastenings. One of these is a horizontal, boring four holes at once, the other perpeu the "Pythagorians" was called at 3 o'clock. The players on both dicular, boring six holes nt one operation. There is also a squaring shear, which slices off the different sides were in fine "fettle," in fact the larger number of them were in sizes of iron so as to true them up when necessary. All this machinery is ocratcd by means of 11 7,' j horse better flesh than practice and were just like a bunch of happy, over- power electric motor, which is capable of furnishing power for double the number of machines, grown schoolboys out forn holiday. Just now the company will operate but this number of machines with which they are able to turn out The feature of the first inning was Salisbury's ineffectual slide to 150 coops per day, but as their business increases they will add others until their building is filled with the third. Splinter, as the rooters lovingly dubbed our watch carpenter, machines. This will more than double their present capacity. made a race with the ball from second to third, sliding the last half The great saving of freight and express charges, the ability to use them over and over again dozens ot the run a la Beelzebub and stretched his anatomy out to such of times, thereby saving the expense of building, the ease with which they can be knocked down, the com nu attenuated degree that the Pythagoriau had to stab nt him twice pactness of the package in the knockdown, nil contribute to make them the most desirable shipping packages with the ball before belauded. But he got him, and n minute Inter manufactured, mid ns soon ns the factory becomes known the company will have all they can ossibly do when Salisbury's shadow caught up with him they jogged along to supply their trade, and will be nble to give employment to from 50 to 100 men ami boys. Tuesday we went over to the government moorings to take a look at Uncle Sam's big dredger, Chinook. One who has not been over the big vessel has any idea of the vastness of the big pile of steel. She is 458 feet long 49 Icet beam nnd is about 50 feet from the shade deck to the keel. She was built in Belfast, Ireland, in 1K02 for the Atlantic Transportation line, and was named the Mohawk, her load being 8000 tons. In 1898 she was bought by the United States government, rechristened "Grant," remodeled at Bath, Maine, and was tised in the transport service, carrying 2200 men, t .so officers an I n crew of 150 men, making 2.100 men iu all. Much of the equipment for the transport service still remains in the vessel. The big coffee boilers which will hold four or five barrels of water and requite a ease of coffee to make the regulation army beverage. The lavatories, of which there were (our, but one remaining on the vessel, where 100 men could wash their dirty faces at once. In too.; she wns converted into the bit; dredger and named Chinook at Mare Island, California. She is it twin screw profiler, otterated by two immense triple expansion marine engines. The propeller shafts tire 12 inches in diameter and 2o feet in length. The proicllcr blades mu about seven feet in length ami nearly a yard in width. The ones in use are of brou.e, while the extra blades iu the ship's hold are of the stime dimensions but are made of Iron. The dredging apparatus is most iutctcslitiir. Theie tire immense ) pics 20 inches in diameter connected on the inside with suction fans and the outer end with what Captain Dunbar calls hoes, great masses of steel with a blade four feet long at the bottom and hollow on the under I side. These hoes, as the boat advances, scrapes on the bottom and the suction caused by the fans draws the water mid sand up and elliptic them into the hold into two big sand vats with a combined currying capacity of 3000 tons. Hi re the sand settles to the bottom while thu I water inns of at ovei flow ports into the ocean. When the vsts are filled the vessel Meatus out to deep sea bottoms and by melius of brake I wheels on the upper decks four traps tue oieued iu each vat nnd thu 'sand is tlrotmed out. One looking at the big vessel standing so far out of the water ami the big heavy machinery iu the ujiper deck naturally thinks there is, danger of it turning turtle, but it is not built that way. Away down in' the hold there is Moied an immense quantity of pig iron and gmuitu blocks for ballast. There arc 1 100 tons of this ballast ami iu addition, when working thete is 1 100 tons of water ballast iu the hold iiIho. Thu lower deck too, are fitted with water tight partitions iu bow and stem so that if by accident the vessel is rammed or sti ikes a leef theou titions can lie closed fiom the upper deck and the vessel wived from foundering. The vessel is sleeted ordinarily from 11 pilot house 011 top of the shade deck, the highest part of the hull wheie 11 clear view may be obtained to any point of the compass, This house is fitted with double I j signalling apparatus so that the engineer may be instantly signalled iu . (the control 01 the vessel. Should this steam near, become disabled I there is iu the lower deck nt the stern 11 double wheel itiioirlnr Til? service of four men to ojieiate, which can be thrown instantly into service, Iu the pilot house and nt the hand steering npmintus are located the best compasses made, known as the Thomas compciiiMilliig compass. There are speaking tubes connecting the pilot house with thu captain of the deck ami also to the engine and the hand steeling room, so that the pilot may have the vessel under full control tinder till circum stances at nil times. When the vessel is in opeintion nhe will Himp from ,v to 40 tons of sand per minute through the two big piie by the big wheels which make 250 revolutions cr minute and require jjj horse power to o))crutc. While the vessel was 11 transport it required (Continued on page 2. ) lOOQOOOOOOOOCM Are you going Hop Picking? Are you going Camping ? Are you GOING VISITING? IF SO, SEE THE- Portland Suburban Express Company About Your Trunks and Baggage. Prompt and efficient service. Rates right. In formation for travelers at office of agent. Get onr rates before shipping. Call ns up. Phone Main 35S, Portlaud office. STEARNS Phone Woodlawn 818. Agent at St. Johns. ooo ))Ni Manufacturing Confectioner Qjeaagactcsgigcta Fresh Candies made daily No stale goods. Cigars, Tobacco, Ice Cream, etc Jersey Street Stop on car line. LEROY H. SMITH 4, CO. REAL ESTATE, EIRE, UEE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE Phone M 2025 Offices: Cochran Block, St. Johns 40S Abington Dldg., Portland together smiling to the bleachers. Galloway anil Ilrcdesou did good , work, too. 1 The three link men tallied 5 to ' the good before they were counted out. The Pythagorians did not seem to get the range the first two innings, however, and when the first inning ended there was but one to their credit. Monnhau made a run iu the sec ond inning that brought down the house. He hit the ball a fairly good two-base clip and made it, but got tangled up with the ball nt second, fell down, rolled over n time or two got up nnd ran to third before the Pythagorians could capture the sphere and stop him. The Pythagorians were delivered a complete skunk on the second inning never getting as far as first, three links hung up another five and the game was conceded to them. 1 The chain gang fell down on the third inning capturing but two, while the Pythagorians nailed 8 good runs to the board. During this inning Uredeson, the fly cop, made the finest catch of the entire 'game; rarson uaies 01 ine rytn 1 agoriaus knocked a hot one right I down the thistle garden where iCaptaiu IJredeson held sway and , that gentleman, to the surprise and f delight of the queer boys reached out his little mit and picked it out 'of the circumambient like taking a 'peach off a tree, and the parson : weut to grass. j In the fourth inning the teams scored one each. The queer fellows seemed to have been somewhat rattled over the success ofthePyth 1 agoriaus in capturing eight runs, I while the latter gained confidence. Dr. Vincent made a sensational run during this inning, when he dodged I the ball and all basemen iu an effort to make a home run and nearly succeeded but was captured j about half way from the third to the home plate. I It was hammer and tongs from 1 this point to the finish, both sides being nearly equal on the board. , The ninth inning was the most In ' teresting of the game. The chain gang was unable to score but the one run each inning the last four aud when the Pythagorians went to bat on the last half they were con fident they would take the bun. 1 An error by our Adam, the mascot ! of the Pythagorians, lost them one opportunity to even up with the queer fellows, aud at the cud of the inning, Parson dates gave the sphere n hot one which was recog nized as a three-bagger by the most jK'Ssimistic and the way the man of cloth skinned around the diamond would make n coyote go way back and sit down. lie ran like a scared raimit ami linn 111s own men who were so anxious to assist him, simply kept out of his way and let the scooter scoot, he would have made a home run and won the day for the Pythiaus. Hut as it was, he ran around one or two of his 1 own men and the ball got between ' 1 him and the home plate, Iu trying , ! to dodge the man with the ball his 'fret slipped from under him and lie , 1 received a nasty fall right at the i plate which took his breath, He was assisted back of the grand stand where he put iu the remain der of the game reaching out three 'or four feet after that breath. As it was, his dandy hit brought in two men and made the score 1 7 to J 16 iu favor of the I. O. O, P. bunch. 1 We have seen a great deal of ball playing, we do not think there is ' I any one who likes the game better j than we do, and it has been many a long day since we have seen a i prettier run than that made by the parson. While we were on the side of the queer fellows and our sympathies, of course were with them, we would have given a year's subscription to The Review to have been able to keep the track clear for the parson, for we are sure he ' would have made a home run. It was a game full of funny situations ' and lively plays, many of them put ting us in mind of an old farm 1 horse at play with a lot of colts. I Kvery base ball lover should have been there. It was well worth the ' price of admission. The receipts I were for a most worthy object, the free library benefit, and we under stand about 540 was realized, We would have been delighted could it have been $100 instead. The score by innings, if we made no mistake was as follows: I. O.O. P. 5 5 2 1 o i 1 1 1 17 K. of P. 1081201 1 216 .:..!..! 1:........ ,.r I IIW UIIKIIItll llllllljr II, IIIV IVtllll was as follows: I. O. O. P. K. of P. Salisbury lb . . .Rev. Gates .Moiiahau 2b ... Holcomb Hillinger 3b Kerr Galloway ss Kaeuileiu Shaw rf . Dr. Hattel Ilrcdesou If Skinner Aldcrsou cf . . Horseman Hirch c . . Dr. Vincent Goodmausou . . . p Xoouau-IIudsou Better Service Badly Needed. I. W. Gilkysou of San Prnncisco, has been apjoiiitcd to succeed J, II, Thatcher as division manager of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company at Portland, The report is that Mr. Thatcher has been promoted to general agent for the Oregon division and that Mr. Gilkysou will have immediate supervision of the exchanges and will give his attention particularly to the minor de'ails of the system. It is hoH.-d that Mr. Gilkysou will be able to bring some order out of the chaos which seems to have overwhelmed thfc Pucific States sys tem, for that company has been giving absolutely the most abom inable service, particularly here iu St. Johns that it seems possible for any phone system to give. To use a common phrase, "It is rotten." Location Not Given. The Daily Abstract of August 31 says Goodrich & Goodrich, arch itects, are preparing plans for a new building to be erected iu St. Johns 25x75 feet, aud that it is not yet decided whether it is to be of brick or concrete, and is to have two stories. There have been all kinds of rumors as to what the building is to le and we arc on the anxious seat. It has been said that Mr. Iiickuer was going to build next to this office. The article iu question states the build ing is for P. II. Light, whether it is the same location or not the paper does not state. 3 4i i 3 I 4i ! ' ' ! 4: , At 4) 4) -. Al. I.. IIOI.llkOOK C. I:, MILKY St. Johns Land Co. The Largest and Oldest Real Instate I:inn iu St. Johns. East St. Johns The center of the great development now Inking place on the Peninsula. We have only a few husiucss lots left on Columbin Houlevardt which for a short time only will he Hold at present prices. Some fine residence lots still on sale. Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the (). R. & N. railroad for sale on reasonable terms. Holbrookes Addition We have some choice lots iu the vicinity of the new 520,000 school building now iu course of construc tion. Call at our office for prices and terms for either of these desirable tracts. St. Johns Pnone on 3104 Oregon 1 l t . i it s If If 0 If (f f I f li (f (f (f li i if if if f A. V 6 r-! c nil i : r. t ouiyer ocwmg ividunmes l'u( 011 thr futuSiny t "i li III a liniur Why not lu- If. Iht' rt fet the If-t' wlni Ma hiti with u 1 .tsmtiit '( Ihrr-it-jlljrs ! wu ati l V 1 in t 1 In ,:ci I' 1 It .t 1 III lit t W till Miss IJllie Ilrecke has returned from Astoria. ZELLER-BYRNES CO. Undertakers Embalmers LADY ASSISTANT Phones: Main office, Ivast to88 llranch office, Woodlawn 203 JERSEY ST.