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Devoted to (he Interest of the Penlntula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Court j
Lots, $75 and up
THE FINEST PURE SPRINQ WA&ER PIPED TO EVERY LOT.
i 110 N. Jersey Street, St. Johns, Oregon
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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.
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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
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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
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iitube uebiiiiuie irucis.
St. Johns PHone union 3104 Oregon
Clark & Wilson Lumber Co.
UNNTON, OREGON
Lumber Manufacturers
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