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It Historical Society ST. JOHNS REVIEW s IT'S NOW UP TO YOU f GET IN THE HABIT Of dverlUIni In The Review and you'll never regret It lie (In at once and keep rliht at It To subKrlb for The Rvlew. AU.Ih newt white It U ntw It oar motto. Call In n4 nroll J J Devoted to (he Interest of the Penlntula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOI,. 4 ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, MAY i, 190S. NO. 25 BOOST FOR THE PENINSULA W. M. Killingsworth Predicts a Glorious Future in an Industrial Way for St. Johns. Bridges arc now Hearing comple tion, crossing the Willamette and Columbia rivers, built by tlic Port laud north bank Hill road. The 0. R. & N. company has built its line along the east bank of the Wtllam cttc river from the terminal grounds at St. Johns, affording terminal rates along the entire six miles of deep-water river front. This road is being extended, crossing the bridge spanning the river to Vancouver. Hence, you will observe that all railroads to Oregon from north and cast reach Portland at this particu lar advantageous location on the peninsula, thereby making it the distributing center of great magni tude. Furthermore, it has been ascertained by actual survey, that the arm of the Columdia running along the north boundry of the pen insula can be rendered available for manufacturing and shipping pur poses at a nominal cost, and almost doubling Portland's wharf advan tages. As positive evidence that the Greatcr.Portlaud will be built upon the peninsula, I call your attention to the fact that the numerous bridges which fret the channel of the Wil lamette are steadily driving heavy business to the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Already, we have located there mammoth carshops, coal bunkers, wheat elevators, terminal grounds for transcontinental roads, a variety of lumber manufactures, flour mills (the largest in the Pacific north west), veneer works, a drydock to accommodate the largest ships, woolen mills, and lust, not least, Swift & Co. is building one of the; the largest packing plants on the Pacific. I This firm purchased over three I thousand acres, that will uot only 1 be used for their own purposes but all railroads entering Portland will have their terminals on this tract of land, A dredge has been for months engaged in deepening a channel in what is kilobit as the Oregon slough j so that this favorite tract of laud : will have both railroad and ocean accommodations. Scores of other small industries could be mentioned. No question; transcontinental and foreign maritime commerce and great manufacturing industries must of neccessity center and are now being established upon the lower peninsula. Portland cannot expand over the precipitous, brok en heights on the west and the greater city of the immediate future must c buildcd chiefly on the pen insula, between the two rivers. There is not room elsewhere to accomodate the business of the greater metropolis. The absolute needs of commerce, transportation and manufactures, which must be located where the rivers and rail roads meet, unavoidably and inev itably determines the location of Metropolitan Portland. The penin sula is the only locality possessing all these indispensable advantages, and is at an elevation well above all possible floods of water. Never, in the history of the Pa cific coast, has there been presented to capitalists and homc-buildcrs.on- feminities for certain, speedy and mmcuscly profitable investments in real estate, such' as arc now offered in nil sections of the peninsula, be tween the rivers. Go over the ground; consider the facts which I have set forth, and that the tide of good immigration and capital is flowing this way, and you will agree with me that the Portland of the Pacific will speedily become as the New York of the Atlantic. W. M. Killingsworth in Sunday's Journal. Will Become a Fruit Grower. DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL An Interesting Session Tuesday Evening in Which a Large Budget of Municipal Business Was Disposed of J'.. (J. Mouulcli is the next man to leave St. Johns. Mr. Monnlch is a Michigaudcr and has always had u weakness for the big red appie auu always Kept ills eye peeled for a chance to surround a bunch of bearing trees. Last week he traded his St. Johns property for ten acres of 11 -year old trees near Scio, Oregon, uud will move his family there within a week or so. We are very sorry to lose Mr. Mouulcli from our circle of friends, but we believe lie has done well. There is nothing so attractive as a well kept orchard in full bloom or with a heavy load of fruit upon it. Mr. Mouulcli says his trees are heavily loaded with bloom now. Mr. and Mrs. Turner of Univer sity Park took dinner and spent the afternoon at the home of D. Perkins, Sunday. oooo 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. Phoue Main A 3358. First and Flanders Streets. C. W. STEARNS Phone Woodlawn 818. Ageut at St. Johns. Office 105 E. Burlington street. OOCM Everything that's New; Nobby and Uptodate for your Spring Suit Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing We call for and deliver Phone Richmond 941 PETERSEN & NOCE, Tailors Open Sundays 10:30 to 12 noon. Second door south of postoffice. The council met in their third regular session Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock and were all present ex cept Harry Hunter unavoidably absent. The first item of consideration was the application of R. S. Moore to connect his new building with the Jersey street sewer, which per mission was granted on motion of Dobic, the work to be done under the direction of the city engineer, Petition" to establish grade on Buchanan street between Wil. boulevard and Dawson street signed by J. S. McKimiey and others was accepted 011 motion of Davis and adopted on motion of Dobic and engineer instructed to establish the grade as petitioned. Communication of Newell, Gos sip & Walsh olfcriug to do the work of city engineer for the sum of $100 per mouth was accepted and placed 011 flic on motion of Dobic. Water pipe on county toad came up for settlement and the water company was instructed to make written request The limits of assessed property on the Polk street improvement was tlie next tonic considered. The resolution wus passed before the new charter was adopted, but the ordinance authorizing the work was uot passed by the council until after the new charter was adopted and the resolution did not set the limits of the assessable property and the council referred the matter to the city attorney for n written opinion, ou motion of Dobie. The Thompson street mat ter was referred to the street com mittee. In the matter of the ce ment walks on Polk street the city attorney was instructed to draw up a resolution and contract which would comply with the charter. J. V. Hendricks, ou behalf of the fire laddies was given an opportun ity to present his proposition. Mr. Hendricks stated that the fire de partment needed a sum of money ou hands at all times in order to enable them to do prompt and effi cient work at fires. When the boys were obliged to pull their ap paratus to the fires they arrived there completely out of breath and so exhausted that it was always some time before they could work to any advantage, and that this delay in getting into vigorous ac tion was muny times fatal to the service. The dcpartmcnt.therefore, needed money to pay for teams to haul the vehicles bearing the differ . m cut apparatus to 111c nrcs. 111 case of accident to any of the firemen, too, a very probable occurrence, it was urgently necessary to have n fund to which ready access might be had in order that the disabled fireman might receive the best uud most prompt assistance and care. After some little discussion the council unanimously granted the request of the department for an appropriation of $35 per month for a maintenance fund. This is what we have always advocated, and what we believe to be one of the wisest actions on the part ol the council. We have a good, cnlhus- astic, growing, capable department and this substantial recognition by the council will put every member on his mettle to do the best in his power in cases of fire. We con gratulate both the council and the department 011 this action. Wiudle brought up the condition of the planking leading to the slips nt the ferry lauding. These planks have never been nailed to the stringers and the center stringer has sunk into the mud so that the planks spring and endanger the safety of vehicles and occupants. On motion of Wiudle the street committee was authorized to have the planks united down. Mr. Wiudle also presented the matter of having the street grader go over the improved streets and to have holes juthc graveled streets filled with gravel. After some discussion the street commit tee was authorized on motion of Dobic to expend uot to exceed 1 100 in this work. The street committee reported unfavorably ou accepting the im provement of Philadelphia street as it stands because not complying with the specifications and instruct ed the city attorney to draft n rcso- lllllmi nrnuM I,, i f.r tl.n Miniinliitf of the tirade to conform to the sur face of the street as it is nt present. Ou motion of Davis the treas urer was instructed to pay to the contractor who did the work ou Philadelphia street five-sevenths of the amount due him ou contract. Ou motion of Tryon resolution with reference to Richmond street was adopted as rend, and the reso lution in reference to Oswego street was referred back to the city attor ncy for correction. Six bills aggregating $142.41 were ordered paid 011 motion of Tryon. The annual report of the city treasurer was adopted on motion of Davis and ex-Treasurer Hall re leased. Condemnation proceedings ou Willis boulevard, formerly Lively street, through the Maples tract, was referred to the city attorney and street committee to be reported 011 nt the next meeting. Rc-plnt of a portion of the P. T. Smith addition changing the facing of certain lots from Modoc street to Burlington street was adopted by the council ou motion of Dobie. Ou motion of Tryon the hand ling or scow loans of gravel over the city dock was discontinued and the chief of police was instructed to notify the gravel men according ly and to enforce the restrictions, Ordinance fixing the salaries of the city officials during the present year was railroaded through. R. S. Clark was appointed spec ial policeman for the school board and the appointment confirmed by the council on motion of Dobie. His salary wns raised from 50c jer annum to Si. ouch extravagance of the council came as a surprise. The mayor appointed J. II. Black chief of police for the current year and the appointment was unanimously confirmed by the council, as was the appointment of city engineer, Charles Andrews, On motion of Dobic the building committee wns authorized to have the necessary changes made in the wall between the treasurer's office and the recorder's office and to install the necessary furniture in the treasurer's office, the work to be done by day or contract which ever seemed the best and most eco nomical to the committee. Committee 011 rules and regula tions requested further time for making their report. r 1 Whitwood Court j Lots, $75 and up THE FINEST PURE SPRINQ WA&ER PIPED TO EVERY LOT. i 110 N. Jersey Street, St. Johns, Oregon 1 D. C. ROGERS Real Estate Loans and Insurance 120 JERSEY STREET Call in and sec my List of Property. Bargains every one. Buy St. Johns property now while the prices are low. You can double your money in one year on some of it. See Rogers Woodburn Defeats St. JollllS. , Shorey to Meingold to Notltinan. Umpire Provost. STAN 1)1 NO Ol' Tlllt CI.UIIS. Won. Lost. Pet. I rakes 3 o 1.000 Woodburn 4 1 .800 St. Johns 3 1 .750 Vancouver 3 1 .750 Salem 3 2 .600 Oregon City... 2 2 .500 Hast Portland . . 1 5 .167 Alhiua o 0 .000 Before the largest crowd of the season Woodhuru defeated bt. Johns here this afternoon by a score of 3 to 1. Both pitchers were in fine form and the teams back of them played good ball. Woodburn made all three of her runs in the first inning on singles by Hunt and Shorey and 11 two-hngger by Mick- els. St. Johns made her lone tally 11 the fourth 011 three hits by White, Phllbrick and Ruple. There were number of brilliant features to the game, but the ones that pleased the fans most were Nothmau'H one- handed cntch of a high throw to first and a high fly that Mickels picked off the fence. Next Sunday Woodburn goes up against the West Portland team 011 the Port- laud grounds, when a new pitcher that woodburn has signed will make his initial apiiearauce. The score by innings: woodhuru 30000000 o 3 St. Johns 000 1 0000 o 1 Batteries Har Woodburn, Bow- en and White; for St. Johns, Ruple and wakeheld, Bases 011 balls - Off Wakefield 1, off Boweii 1 base hit Mick'l, Struck By Wrkeficld 7, by Bowen 6. Double plays Ruple to C. Moore, Where St. Johns Will Play. Two out- May 2 St. Johns nt Vaughn street, Portland. May 3 Albina at home. May 10 West Portland nt home double header. Mny 17 St. Johns nt Vancouver. Mny 24 Hast Portland nt home. Mny 30 St. Johns nt Woodburn double header. May 31 Oregon City nt home, double header. June f, 7 St. Johns at Salem. June 14 West Portland nt home. June 21 St. Johns vs. Hnst Portland at Vaughn street, double header. June 28 Vancouver nt home. double header. I July 4 Alhiua nt home, double header. July 5 Oregon City tit home, double header. July 12 Albina nt home. July 19 Hnst Portlnud nt home. July 26 West Portland nt home, double header. August 2 St. Johns nt Oregon City, double header. I August 9 St. Johns nt Vancou ver, double header. 1 August 15 St. Johns nt Salem. August 1 6 Hast Portland 1 1 home. August 23 Salem nt home. August 30 Woodlnwn nt home. September 6 St. Johns nt Wood burn, double header. September 7 Albinii nt home, double header. nt Bring in your printing now. M. I,. IIOLWiOOK C. I:. HAI1.UY 5 St. Johns Land Co. The Largest and Oldest Real Estate Firm in St. Johns. East St. Johns . The center of the great development now taking place ou the Peninsula. We have only a few business lots left on Columbia Boulevard, which for a short time onlv will be sold at present prices. Some fine residence lots still on sale. Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the 0. R. & N. railroad for sale on reasonable terms. Holbrook's Addition We have some choice lots in the vicinity of the new $20,000 school building now in course of construction. Call at our office for prices and terms for either of .1 .i..: . ... iitube uebiiiiuie irucis. St. Johns PHone union 3104 Oregon Clark & Wilson Lumber Co. UNNTON, OREGON Lumber Manufacturers PRICKS QUOTED ON APPLICATION