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ST. Johns review r IT'S NOW UP TO YOU J To mbcrO for Th Rvlew. AH.IIm mw who It b nw U V GET IN THE HABIT 01 advcrlblng In The Review and you'll never retrtt It. De ll In at once and keep rltht at It er motto. Call In and enroll i Devoted to (he Interest of (he Peninsula, (he Manufacturing Center of (he Northwest VOL. 4 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1907. INTERESTING TRIP ABROAD A RAMBLE ABOUT THE TOWN ST. JOHNS ICE PLANT Anton H. Edlefsen Gives An Entertaining Account of His Travels in Various Foreign Countries can (Continued from last week.) The Chinese towns tire very old and dirty, and opium boiling be seen on the street in front of the opium house, furnished in mahog any. As a means of transportation for the country big wheelbarrows arc useu, naviug a nuge wheel in the center and on these, carts are very easily balanced. One often sees them used in town, six to eight people siiiing on wicm, going to or from tneir place ot work, like wc do in street cars. A peculiarity of the Chinese form of government is that the governors arc thought to be responsible for all the good that comes to the inhabitants of their departments during their term of office, and if the elements happen to do great damage, so is it a foregone conclusion that the governor by reason of his wickedness brought this on. If a man rises by reason of his capacity and uscf illness, this is of no ndvati tagc to his sons whatever; but his forefathers will rise by reason of his deeds to u higher rank in the esteem of their fcllowincu. On my way to Vladivostok I had a day's stop at Nagasaki, the best port of Japan, with a most beautiful entrance, and the day alter my arrival in the Siberia harbor, I stepped on the International Express to start on my long journey across Manchuria, Siberia, Russia tu Gcr many, my old home. 1 w is glnd to get out of Vladivostok, for it U n dirty town with streets nlinmt as bad us some of those of St. Johns. A b.ith in diily, yellow water cost nic Si, as all the water has to be carried, the town having uu water works system. In most Russian towns is a public irnui uotise, However, where steam and other baths may be had at reasonable rates Ilcforc the train stai ted on the long trip, a fellow traveler, the American consul from Nagasaki, noticed the loss of his pocketbook with its contents of 400 rubles. While fixing up his bag gage he was obliged to use his pocketbook and in the hurry he put it in his coat pocket instead of in the inside vest ockvt as usual. On enter ing the cars two fellows scraped by him and a few minutes later he discovered his loss. The trans-Siberian trip was very interesting and I have no doubt from what I have seen, that some day .Sib.-riu will become a big pro ducer and probably would already begin to be, if it had adequate trans portation facilities. Evidences of the late war could be noticed everywhere. Often we would sec a large depot of the army and at the railway stations 011 the plains of Miiuchuriu small defense works had been thrown up. At these stations small lookout towers had been erected and near these long poles wound with straw. Whenever the wires were cut, the sol diers left for the protection of a certain station, would signal their com rades uloug the line for aid by setting fire to these posts. In order to meet a serious situation, caused by the destruction of bridges by Japa nese spies, material for the nutting in of new bridges was placed near every bridge in use. Siberia has some rivers of enormous siV.e and the bridges across these rivers were all guarded by soldiers. The protection of the railway property through Manchuria and Siberia costs the gov ernment annually thirteen million rubles or 16,500.000. It is the inten tion to make the line n double track road and in certain districts this work has been begun. The road is now operated for the military inter ests of the empire and it does not seem to carry much freight. In fact the rates from Manchuria to Vladivostok are so high that meat is shipped to the latter ixrt far cheaper from Australia and America. When things will get in shape the truns-Sileriau railroad will probably become the most frequented route between Europe and Asia and since it already makes the least time by a number of days, it is destined, to become the main carrier for the orient. The main business of Siberia seems to ue dairying and one is not required to drink condensed milk or eat poor eggs and low grade beef like in the Occident. On arriving at Irkutsk we had to change trains, however, and the dining car service on the Russian express train was not satisfactory. At Irkutsk, the cap ital of Siberia, we had to lay over two days, because of a professed change in time tables. We afterward learned that the agents of the International Sleeping Car Co., at Irkutsk, sold our berths to people at that place with 20 rubles advance, and fixed it with the railway officials to delay our train until we could not make connection and then let us wait until the next government express train would leave for Moscow two days later. Irkutsk, like most of Siberia, is inhabited by exiles and their chil- Ye Editor Visits a Number of the Leading Business Houses of the City and Gathers Some Interesting Information. Harris Ice Machine Company of Portland are the Promoters of this Important Enterprise. purest of ice right at Last week wc proceeded as far tin Durlincton street as T. I. Ward's mpnl ninrlfrt nmt u-n inct Wc made a little mention last week of tin? newout Itwltttttrtr In ti.i.l coumn 1 get away irom me Wienerwursts and "sassages" until the composing room rung us off and we had n I"ncc &t- Johns, towit: the St. Johns Ice plant. This may not be to hike for home. This week, however, when wc put our armor on we didn't no back to Mr. Word's tilnrehl"-' legal name of the industry but that is what it menus to us. V.. took "ol vc lotiepcim upon me roruaud fj; robbers for that commod- entnti.iitv. r- Tl It J t !. . ..!. I t 1 . . . 1 . . mi. nun is uue UI IIIC Iicwe.1l UCIllIISlllUIIS UI IIIC U1ISII1CS3 world OI ."ir. O HIS. IS nil n il nml nvnnr. icnccd man in Ills line, knows what to buy and where to buy t. lie also knows Hint n n mlile nlrU..t ti,.rt a slow dollar a mile and has made it one or his business principles to put his goods on the market at the lowest nriccs at which thev can be purchased, ntinlitv hoinir cmmiitnrnt. In tnni nr i,iu nrtUtnu , . , . I V . I .7 .,., i.t.,,j ui i.i. uiiiviii uivi cucapcr than they can be purchased tit l'ortland. It will pay our people to see him for anything needed in Brown" shoes kihuucss 01 ieroy 11. smith met Mr. Harris, the head of the firm, and those that are wns ""own over their big factory there and saw this plant in course of just make you wish construction. 1 heir method of making ice is not like the old nntiqunt- ciicapcr man nicy can oc purchased in rortiatid. It will pay our people to see him for anytl dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, the Urown make, the best on earth, including the "Duster for youngsters, just the kind they like. Then in blankets, he carries everything made from "cheaper than going without" up to the highest priced blankets made, umbrellas that just n .i.i t .... ...in . 1. . w. ii una aiiiiiiucr, uui Will UC OOIC 10 prOCtirc IIIC our doors. The Harris Ice Machine company has purchased ztf acres of mild Opposite tltC Sllbstatioil nlotiusil C the Kreel rnr line unit nrn inniiiif. factiirlng an ice plant especially for this location. This ninrhtnerv u'tll soon be ready to shit). Wc were in Portland Mmulnv nml tlimmrti d... that are wns "wn over their big factory there and saw this plant in you wish construction. Their method of making ice is not like the old lor a rainy day so that you can wear one. Overalls so good and strong you will want to wear a "set" of mem. isecie wear lor ladies and cent emeu that are n ccr even than the overn U fnr . iln.r. in fnt un just can t go into "l'rairs" without buying something, because it is just what you want and the mice Is right. When wc called wc found Mr. I'rall opening up several cases of imported Japanese chinaware, hand panned, it wc had any doubt about them being genuine before wc did not have when wc saw how they were packed, i he delicate pieces were packed in what looked ke b rd nests nml so t h'litlv u-mwn u-n lu p icking that one could hardly get them out without the nsc of a knife, and the packing was that lli.lll.rnilil lln.iiillt iiili nil n.i.wt rn ... TIa.i MM... I I . .. .... . . . . iuh; iyhiv.ii luiuwa uuiii n)un. i lit.- viiiiiu, iuu, is MJmcilllllg licauilllll (111(1 UIIKIUC. J lit I we conui siay a whole day with Mr. I'rall, have a good time and see something new every minute if we had the time, for Mr. I'rall Is a pleasant, genial well informed gentleman who never allows one to get lonesome where he is, and hts hrst officer of the quarterdeck, John Peterson, everybody knows is a whole show. WT.t l...n.i.i 111. a I . At.f.. ...1.1 Ml I. .-I - ... I . .. .. .- umujn iiRv iu uiivk ii ukhiiisi linn tuuiumuuuil, ll inKCS Oil hOllie 01 IIIC (ItlllllCSS 01 rOtltlllC IICWSDIiner mui. Jim iuu uwni ui iiiwiiiiii iiiiini jiiiri un me jiarroi sam io uie monkey alter they hud experienced a nveiy session, so when Mr. i'rall helped us out of the back door we visited the teastorc. Here we felt at home, because it is presided over by an old printer, Mr. Taylor. One of the jollicst, nesi natural iciiows in the city and who makes his prices right. There is no use trying to tell what he has in his store besides the finest line of teas and coffees, for it is full from cellar to uarrot with the nicest nml best of holiday goods as a turnip is full of meat. We have but one kick against Urother Taylor. He made capacity of six tons er day and its the trade demands money nack cast wiin a little Jim crow paper, all ads and boiler plate, among ticople who know nil the hap pcnings in their own vicinity and wanted other reading matter in their paper. At that time, too and nun locuiiiy, wiiu eggs ni 04 cents a u07.cn, miner ten cents a pound, other things in proportion, girls set ung type ot per week and print paper about a ncr cent of what it costs now. In? wnsnlilt. tn dn tiiU .uiiii ads at 7J4 to 10 cents per inch. Now he thinks we arc robbing him when we charge 35 cents ier inch and everything ut irom three to ten times what it cost him there uud then If Mr. Taylor can make ucre on inai oui nasis we win give him our job and go back to ilootl River ond build apple orchards. We Sl0 reason of the compression. It usually came, too, 011 the first Know It can't be done lor you can't buy a dollar's worth of coot s for ten cents. Hut tliU HnWnnp,. nf ot the month when the b for the ce wns tirosented. Imt It wn nnt tin. opinion between "us two illustrious gentlemen" makes no difference in our opinion of each other otherwise. ,cu ,,lnt exploded, it wos the patron of the ice company. Now these we ihiiik he is a "bully icllow" und he thinks we are a "son-of-a-cun." or won Is to Hint effi.pi. Vnw. things wil be nil chanced and wc w have ce an ore. clenr ns crvstnU .1 a -!!. 1. 1.. II - t 1. " . ... . . . ....,. n ' ... ' uun 1 iuu 10 .ice ins uue 01 goous, nun lor everyiuing uiai lie asks you two bits for otfer him .1 cents and see mm ""Irc nn ,,,u ' ' morning on our Oregon hills mm smile, ne uus 111c iniesi uue 01 tiicuire iiosiais we nave seen. .Mr. uarr s sa t that transnortal on lac t cs were sue 1 t int Next to the National Tea store is the drycoods house of Donhain & Currier. Here is another of St. would enable him to handle his heavy machinery he would move his John's first class houses. This firm ever carries a heavy stock of the best in their line. No better goods I entire works to St. Johns at once; but that this could not be done with urc iuuiiu uuywucrc, aim nicy carry 111c nircesi siock 01 snocs 01 anv no ise in lown. You can there seenrr "r prcseui iransnonai oil scrv cc as some 01 the nine 1 ties nre of sneli ai a reasonable price anything in uie shoe uue irom the daintiest little baby shoe to the biggest heavy logger shoe made, iney also carry all kinds of notions, a good line of working mens' clothes, also all kinds of ribbons and neck wear for both ladles and gentlemen. During the mouth of December Messrs. Ilonhaiu it L'tirricr have made n sweeping reduction in prices. They have n accd 11 the r advert semeiit for this month , a coupon which will be worth 25 cents in any purchase at their store worth if 2. Now it certainly should be eti system in use the past century, but is the. very latest in that kind of machines. Instead of small cans which freeze the cakes In chunks nf 150 to 200 pounds, tills Plant will freeze them in enters fnnr I feet and as thick ns desired, so that one may obtain it chunk of ice welching a ton or more if thev wish. Hv mi IihumiIiiiw unm i.w. ,ii bubbles, which bv the other Process rcmnltl ill tile Ire. nre rmnnviwt universal "im,H wmi nu sediment sucn as sauti or sill mat may be in the water, Hut we Menviiig ti.e ice absolutely clear and pute, instead, its is too olten the case with the other machines, left in the ice, making it porous nnd with more or less tlirt which will be found later in the bottom of the refne- crators. This company wilt scud men here at once to clenr the trronml nml put ill shape to erect the extensive works. The first thine- will be the construction of the Ice plant and putting of the same in operation. 1 here will be installed an air compressor with 11 cntmcllv of 30 tons tier day. It is not the Intention of the company however, to run the mn. chlnery to Its full capacity at tin start, but tanks will be put in for n capacity 01 six tons er day and its the trade demands additional tanks will be added until the full capacity of the compressor is used. This will men 11 n creat boon to the pconlc of St. Tohns for the rcnKiin thnt heretofore the ice was received here packed in ciinnv sacks, with more or less tlirt and filth attached through transportation and dttrinc the hottest part of the season there was such 11 shrlnknee in the size nf the a living "-e without any diminishing of the weight that we anticipated nn cxplo s. We s'on '' reason of the compression. It usually came, too, 011 the first T ill 1000001 THE TROLLEY WAY Is the only way to secure immediate delivery of your goods at the most reasonable of transportation rates. Therefore ring up the PORTLAND & SUBURBAN EXPRESS GO. Operating electric freight cars between St. Johns and Portland. We call for and check your trunks direct to destination. Turn your trunk checks and shipping receipts over to us and your goods will receive prompt attention We have teams connecting with cars at St. Johns and Portland. Get our rates before shipping. Special rates on car load lots. Experienced and courteous employes. Phone Main 358, Portland office. Phone Main A 3358. First and Flanders Streets. C. W. STEARNS Phone Woodlawn 818. Agent at St Johns. Office 105 K. Burlington street. OOOi WE POSITIVELY MAKE THE BEST $25 Suit or Overcoat Ladies' and Gents' Suits Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired Steam Cleaning and Dyeing. Peterson 6 Noci, Tailors. Next to Postoffice. worth the trouble to clip out the coupons, anyway wc will clip coupons that size and use for cash anywhere we can gci uie opportunity ami inuik uiem jusi as good as clearing house certificates at least. Try it. Miss McNeill, one of bt. Johns' prettiest young ladies, presides behind the counter, which makes it esiec ially pleasurable to trade there. 1 he next victim was w. M. bcarbrough, the druggist, who has a fine lot of all new goods. No old out'Ol-date, Hided out goods which have been on the shelves until the strength has cvajiorated into the atmosphere, but his stock is new and fresh. Besides he is honest, reliable and 11 most agreeable man to tlo business with, which goes a great ways in any business man's career. Therefore if you wish anything in his line you will make no mistake when you patronize him. You will find him at his post, prompt, efficient and with the best of materials to serve you. In the same room you will find II. T. Uutterworth. We had this couundrum (lung at us recently by Mausfield, the whisker eradicator: If diamonds are worth $1000 an ounce in Portland, what is butter worth in bt. Johns r we hgured that it made considerable difference as to whether the diamonds were of iuc umu vuwciy, wucuici ui uui mcy wcic ineci or ueiecuve sinners, wuciiicr or not their sizes were represented by carets one, two, three or more in number; but the whisker sharp said that had no bearing upoti the case whatever. l?ven then, we were not enual to the occasion. "Why," replied the hirsute car penter, "you chump, he's a jeweler." We reached for our automatic 44 caliber, but they had the drop on us and Harry got away. lint when you want anything in the jewelry line remember that Mr. Uutterworth can meet any reasonable wish, bee his ad elsewhere in this issue. ucavy construction that sincle pieces were too heavy for anv two cars of the trolley line. lie hopes that us soon as the North Hank road gets Into operation. 11 spur mav be put in nt Maeclev junction, which will enable him to get Ills machinery here, and as soon as this is done he will move his entire plant to St. Johns. This will mean one of the best industries in tins city; for this company employs n large force of men and they are crowtled for room, having to buy much of their ma terial for their machines which thev would manufacture themselves. such as tlrop forgings, etc., mid will largely increase their force by add ing 11 foundry to their Plant when they come here. We can depend that this will be done (lining the coming summer and when it is done we shall drink a health in good ice water to I.crov II. Smith for his good work in lauding this industry here in St. Johns. May his good work go on uud may the Harris Ice Machine company always be glad they cast their lot with us is the prayer of the printer man. ft M. 1. 1 101.11 ROOK dren. Kvery day we would pass land is held in large possessions by trains to which were attached some 'few people and the peasants that green coaches with iron barred 1 work the soil, after an old iuadc windows and at the entrance of which soldiers were on duty. Ik hind the bars we would see pale men and women in chains, some of them very youthful and intelligent looking. I fapse people are turned loose at dlllereut stations aud as they do not get enough money to buy sufficient bread, and in many cases are unable to till the soil or make a living in any other way, a large percentage of them go insane and die in a terrible plight. But not exiles only are going to Siberia; many thrifty people take up laud there aud lound lor themselves a home and livelihood. Along with those able ones however the gov em men t is sending trainioads over trainloads of immigrants from the famine districts, giving them free transportation, and on arrival a piece of land, grain to seed aud some money. These immigrants, going there at the instigation of the government are now poor aud present a pitiable sight. It is doubtful if these dependent people can make a home tor themselves and find the implements and horses necessary for the cultivation of the soil. Many people who know the conditions predict that most of them would die of hunger. We were very glad when we saw the monument set to mark the line between the continents of Asia and Europe, but aside from the pretty Ural mountains, the country in Europeau Russia appeared to be the same endless rolling plain as was Asiatic Russia, only with the difference that Russia in Europe is cleared, agricultural country. Improved roads are lacking every where, and as the result thereof, as well as of insufficient railway facilities, not enough is realized out of the products of the soil. The quate fashion, live in villages with houses appearing like strawstacks. These shacks have no chimneys and contain only one room, in which the hogs camp alongside of a family, usually numbering 10 to 15 persons. The peasant dresses in coarse linen and a sheepskin coat, aud the filth in his place of living develops insects, which sometimes virtually kills the younger children. The peasant does not develop any needs because there is uo possibil ity of satisfying such needs. He has no education aud his face is blank, like that of an ox. He mostly lives on coarse, dog bread and black tea. If possible, he will at times, indulge in vodka in order to forget his misery. Never before have I seen so much poverty aud sorrow as in the two weeks while crossing Asiatic and European Rus sia aud that in an immense agricul tural country, where plenty grows I lor all, where the earth is full of 1 out west by way of New York, oil, coal and metals aud where big Buffalo, Chicago, Denver and Salt forests supply thedematid for lum-II.ake, but I must forego the picas ber. I hope with the good people ure of referritig to them, of Russia, that a better day is com-1 One thing I wish to remark, ing for the great laud, where the 'however, before closing and that government of ignorant, cruel is, that I have seen many people people will come to au end, but, ' everywhere on my travels, who however, is apt to remain un- know how to live and cet much changed as long as nothing is done J more enjoyment and contentment to raise the prevailing standards of out of life, than those that nermit liviug, by means of a broad educa-1 themselves to be made to feel mis- lion, step by step. In the streets ' erable bv a dollar htintitnr iinsnt- of Moscow, the great old city with isfied mind. Everywhere is the that puts its stamp 011 every face, so inai ine traveler in ices a deep breath, as if relieved, when passing over the border into neat and pros perous Germany, teeming with commerce and industries of all kinds, which with its fine appear ing towns and fields seems to le the most striking illustration of what a country can be made to be. Everything in Germany seems to be turned to account, aud we notice with surprise, how thoroughly everything is utilized, even though it be still so small. All of the riv ers, inauy of which are small, that can be used for navigation, are improved so as to be of service, though it may only be for vessels of very light draft. In the many pretty towns and large cities one nonces a great many new buildings everywhere of a most attractive aud modern type; everywhere one notices thrift, enterprise and good order. Many things of interest I have seen while traveling about in Germany and while coming back St Johns Land Co. The Largest nnd Oldest Real Estate Finn in St. Johns. C. H. IIAILRY J East St. Johns now taking The center of the great development place 011 the I'eninsula. We have only a few business lots left on Columbia Boulevard, which for a short time only will be sold at present prices. vSome fine residence lots still on sale, Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the 0. R. & railroad for sale on reasonable terms. N. Holbrook's Addition We have some choice lots in the vicinity of the new $20,000 school building now in course of construc tion. Call at our office for prices and terms for cither of these desirable tracts. St. Johns Phone Union 3io4 Oregon I 1 l its 1200 churches, one may today see the things noticed in old paint ings or read about tu books of his tory. Most Russians are reaction ary in their mode of life, and since there is a distinct lack of light, of character and of justice, oue cannot help but notice the depressing at tnosphfcre that has settled over these endless, monotonous plains, value of money decreasing and the desire to accumulate a large amount of it has seized many people; but the citizens of some countries resist the tendency, by refusing to- lose sight of nobler things in life, that give more comfort and happiness. If you know any news tell us. W. J O W E R HOLIDAY GOODS HERE Children's Toys, fine Dolls, Dress Dolls, Silk Embroidery, Silk Handkerchiefs and Reefers, Silk Waists, all kinds ladies' Sweat ers, Eaucy Goods aud the prices IOW. Come in and see. J