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V ST. JOHNS REVIEW GET IN THE HABIT f IT'S NOW UP TO YOU To ubtcrlb lor TttIS Paper. All th ntwf white It U nwi U oar motto. Call In and enroll Ot nlvcrttilng In THIS Taper and you'll ntrer rttrtt It. Be tin at onca and keep rltht at It Historical -Society Devoted (o the Interest of the Peninsula, the Munufkcturlng Center of the Northwest VOL. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. 1909. NO. 12 OIL COMPANY TUBE WORKS COUNCIL MEET FREE FERRY Recently Organized by St. Johns Parties Saturday afternoon, tho Eastern Oregon Oil & Gnu Company was or gnnlzed In St. Johns with tho follow Ing officers: Honoratlo K. C. Couch President; T. W. Davidson, Vice prcsldont; John A. Colllor, Sec rotary and Treasurer; and M. V, Loy, Manager. Tho directors elected by tho Company wcro K. C. Couch of St. Johns; F. J. Cattcrlln, T. V. Davidson, J, P. Wilbur, Portland; Kd ward Wilson, W. II. Kink, J. S. Mc Kinnoy and M. r. Loy, St. Johns. Tho company 1ms Us discovery work all dono nnd recorded nnd Is making nrranguiuents for the lumber mtcssnry for derricks and building to bo erected within a few weeks. Tho Company starts out with con sldcrablo money In tho trcnBury, and In addition to this lias approxi mately 25,000 shares subscribed for. It Is tho purpose of this company to liavo a standard deep drilling outfit on tho ground so that boring can be gin nt an early dnto. Tito ISastorn Oregon Oil ft Uas company will ho n very strong or sanitation and will push tho work at 11 fast pace As nearly all of tho btrckholdurs are Multnomah county people, tho operations will bo fol lowed closely. From extenslvo operations 011 the Columbia Oil & Gas company and tho Malheur Oil ft Gas company, oil In largo producing quantities Is bound to come from tho ground at Valo, and as tho now company, Tho ISastorn Oregon Oil ft Ons company, liavo largo holdings (Six Sections), tho company will bo one of tho largest producers In tho country. It Is understood that tho Stuudard Oil Mimpany has mado strenuous effort! to got a footing In Malheur county In tho vicinity of Valo, thus showing tliolr faith In theso oil fields, nnd aftor going over tho torrltory and thoroughly exporting tho ground, they gave aiHuranco of tho producing qualities. From reports coming continually from tho Valo Oil Flolds It would scorn that they will In a short tlmu rlvbl tho big oil fields of California. The stock ot tho nowly organized coupnny s 111 bo placed on tho mar ld'l this week and wo predict that It will bo readily taken up, as some of our boil cltlions aro financially In' ttiostod In tho now company. Ontario, Or., Jan.27, Tho well bo Ing drlllod horo by tho Ontario Co. oporatlvo Oai & Oil company Is now at ft depth of 2200 foot and Is pro greasing steadily with no Interrup tions In the drilling at any time, either day or night. For tho past two weeks oil has been continually vlslblo on tho surface of tho water coming from tho well, and this show. In wuk steadily Increasing at last repntb. Tho shalo which has been the principal formation In ovldence tor ivvrM week! has all carried small quantities of oil, but this dls Unci showing of it on the water and tho drilling toots Is a lato manifesta tion, and at first caused a groat deal of cxcieuiert. This week a different formation Is ncountered, a hanjsaud rock, through which, tho drill belli (orctM by Imq work. An under, reamer Is being used to force the shaft through this hard rock. It la considered the best Indication so far found, as It may foretell tho near np pioach ot the sand which will hold the, dally expected oil. Interest Is at wuitf heat here, as It Is believed this Is the cap rock w,hlch covers lm nifiisj deposits "q( petroleum, Tele- irw RibMts Galore During the tB days cqJ4 period., .January 6 tQ January 15, the, ranfbm fllne U? et of f rlueyHle, Oregon, organized; ft BJat rabbit hunt, In one week tbey hot tq dgath 4371 rbits, the Ujbeat llnfle days' score being 1004, , with r efn, 1QQQ the concluding day. The anew was. 10 deep, ti inches on the teve), aad the cold so severe, that the rabbit, loalBff H their animal sajj city and fleetness ot foot, roamed ftbout la droves like bands of sheep, seeking for tbe food that was .not. J. T, Creamer, with Fred Grimes, the leader o the bust, shot 30 rabbits without bqoyIbx from the spot where be shot the first, aad this man killed 94 that day, Shotguns were mostly used, tboujgh some ot the men had rifles: Prospects Bright for Se curing This Project J. M. Charters, representing lnrgo tubo works, now doing business r.t Soattlo, 'was a business visitor in ft. Johns last' Saturday. Tho object cf Mr. Charters visit was to took up a sultablo location for tho establish rcont of.a pfnnt for tho manufacture of various kinds ot plpo. Ho dis cussed tho proposition with several of our business men nnd looked up stvcrnl available sites that looked good to him If tho prlco was satis fuctniy. Ho likes tho situation hero very much, nnd It Is very probnblo that tho works wilt bo built. A full block of ground will bo necessary, unit on account ot economy In tho shipping rnto must bo located on tho Horrlman lines somewhere. Mr. Chnrtorn says tho plant will employ nt least twenty men to start with utd that moro will bo added from time to time. The Commercial club will take tho matter up this (Thurs day) evening nnd lend whatever aid It can In securing tho plant. NEW PLANING MILL And System of Dry Kilns Will Locate Here Tho llre'slln ft llodmond Lumber Company of Vancouver, hns reincor porated as tho Pltchless Lumber Company, for $25,000, fully sub- scrlbod. Tho Incorporators of tho now company nro cltlions of Van couver. Tho co tm nil y will establish a planing mill nnd system of dry kilns nt St. Johns, near Mongloy Junction. Tho mill nnd kilns will bo 170 foot long by 30 feet wldo and capable of handling 50,000 feet of lumber a dny. This rough lumber will bo obtained from Hell Mountain, 23 miles north west of Vancouver, Tho lumber Is dried nnd soasoned by tho dry steam process, which removes all pitch and turpentine from tho grain. Tho contracts for tho concrete foun dations will bo let next week and for tho erection of tho plant as soon us tho foundation dries sufficiently to receive It. Tho headquarters of tho company will remain In Vancou- 'or. IMMENSE SAW MILL And Box Factory Begin ning Construction Work on tho excavation for the foundations of tho Monarch Lumber company's Immense plant on Oregon slough, near tho Swift packing plant, began Monday morning. Until tho mill Is ready for operattou a large force will bo employed at construc tion, This company, headed by the David brothers, will have one of tho greatest lumber manufacturing plants the Pacific coast. TJie saw mill proper will cut 200,00 feet In ton hours. In connection a box factory 111 bo operated The company will at once erect ft temporary mill with whjch to cut Umber for tho main buildings. Logs, from the company's vast holdings along tho Columbia and Lewis rivers will bo delivered Into Oregon slpugh within the next ten days. St, Johns wW derive great benefit from the Installation of this mammoth Plant along its borders, How About This? Mrs. N. K. Bolton, writing from Vancouver. Wash., to the Telegram. make the following statement: We had an old well 0 feet deep. We rilled It with the dirt from our new well two years ago. It bad not sunk at all, Grass had grown over tho top. Tbe horse and cow walked over It many times. It seemed perfectly safe up to the snow storm. When tbe snow left tbe well was perfectly clean and empty to tbe bottom, 60 feet tbe walls of the well not In a particle. Where d$ ak iat fHl tng go? W1J1 so'eme please plaijt The empty 'well Is here but uq sJen that It wu ever filled. WANTED-MORE INDUSTRIES St. Johns Offers a Fertile and Profitable Field for Many and Various Manufacturing Plants Seeking New Ter ritory and More Suitable Locations ALL CAN AID IN SECURING MORE FACTORIES What St. Johns needs and needs badly In order to oxpund and dovclop at a moro rnpld rnto Is n largo mini bor of manufacturing plants. Whllo tho Immcdlnto water front Is protty woll taken up already with Indus trial plants, there nro plenty of good locations In cIomo proximity peculiar ly adapted for factories ot nil kinds. In rc ninny lines ot Industry thoro ato no representative factories In tho Xorl Invest. Tho field Is hero but It has not yet been taken advantage of. Tho resources and natural ndvnnt ages of St. Johns nnd tho Pnclflo coast have not been properly present cd to tho capitalists who aro most vitally Interested In expanding their prosont business and opening up new territory In 1111 Industrial manner. ICn tlrely too many different articles nro shipped from tho Hast that could Just as easily nnd moro profitably bo mado horo. There nro many such con. corns seeking new fields where their products may bo manufactured nnd disposed of at n profit. Keen com petition In tho Host Is causing many to look nrouud for new torrltory, whllo many young men nro succeed ing to their father's business nnd na turally want to expand and enlarge nnd cover all tho country possible with tliolr manufactured articles. ICx- cosslvo freight ra'.es Is n serious ob stacle In shipping manufactured goods to tho coast, and this Is one reason why tho Peninsula will event ually become 0110 of tho greatest manufacturing centers, In tho United Statos, Whom theso pnrtles aro and best method to adopt In reaching thoui with dlscrlptlve matter concern' ng this part ot tho continent from n manufacturing standpoint Is tho groat problem that Is up to our citi zens to solve. It Is very apparent to all that new Industries nro a nocos Ity and should bo secured ns soon as possible. Thoro nro plenty of la boring inon residing In St. Johns to run all the works now locntod here, and before moro sottlo It Is ndvls ablo that more labor-omploylng insti tutions locato In St. Johns. Whllo now resldonts aro at all times hearti ly welcomed to this community, tho fact remains that It moro Industrial plants were to locato here first tho bettor bopo thoy would havo In so. curing employment and moro chances there would be to ontor different lines ot business. Ono largo plant employing 800 to 1000 men would inako a vast diffcrenco In thla city. With all theso men living and doing their buying horo overythlng would bo much moro lively. Tho strcots FESSENDEN STREET This Thoroughfare WiU Soon Be Improved The Feiseudtn Street Improvo- ment club Is not dead or in a dying cqnditlon as several of our citizens have Intimated recently. Erstwhile much stir and bustle was In tbe air concerning tho club and treat things wero predicted when the organiza tion got Ui good running trim. Then, somehow, energy seemed to depart, ardor cooled oft and tho stir settled, that once more Feaaunden atreot assumed It a former tranquil and tdaeid appearance. Thla was only a surface Indication, however, for work baa quietly continued and everything now In about the ahape tue club de sired it to attain. The right of way has been practically secured for a seventy foot thoroughfare from the packing plant to Newport station. street car company bas agreed Klve ground along their property and tbe matter will koqu, be present- to council fop vonuemnauon pro ceedings or any property along tho D5VjjrtHd right 'of way not already, secured. Ve understand the. street company' wU change iyi tratjlc that ft will run direct south from Smith's Crossing, that a fine steel brldgo wU) ho- erected to span tho cuts aad. that Holbrook Interests will macadamize tne street iron uio cut would show moro life nstlr, tho stores would bo busy constantly nnd overythlng look prosperous, If such a plant could bo secured It ! but natural that othura would follow, For several years It was hoped nnd ex pected that Woyerhneuser would erect nn Immunso snw mill nt the north end, and every ono was Jubl lnnt over tho prospect. Hut this pro ject seoms to have become a myth and so far tho Weyerhaeuser people havo been moro of n detriment than anything else to St. Johns. Thoy havo tho north end coopered up so t lint It Is said no ono can purchase a foot of their ground for love or money, nnd they wilt do nothing themselves In (ho way of opening up this section ot tho lower peninsula. There nro many different iniiiui fncturlng plnnts that would find It to ndviiutngo to locato In 81. Johns. Many articles mado ot wood, for In. stance, nro shipped from tho Kast, tin freight on which Is as much or moro than tho cost of manufacture. Clothes pins nro all mndo In the Kbst nnd the freight Is moro than It costs to mnko thoui. An enormous iiuautlty' of wood that could bo turner Into many UHcful household articles goes to waste each year around tho saw mills. A factory for tho inauii fosturo of toys could find 11 very fop tllo field for operation In St. Johns, a factory recently constructed by .Mi. Ilnlluy south of Collapsible box .'1 ctory, wo understand, will bo util ized In making various wood.in ar ticles, and eventually will become one ol the busiest Institutions of our city. As u locution for u paper mill St. Johns has no equal. Tho shipping facilities nro Incomparable, nnd the 1 nno In which the logs can bo towed hero makes It n valuable point for that purpose. The Oregon City pa pet mill In nt 11 great expense to so- tliolr raw material, which they havo towed to this point mid then dragged out of tho river and placed on cars, making their extra expense on this account In tho neighborhood of $176 per day, While the company obtains cheap power, this aavlng Is ut thing compared to what It would bo wero the plant located nt this print. Thoro nro bo many different lines ol Industry that would bo greatly bono. filed by locating hero that It Is ut most Impossible to enumerate them all. Ono obstacle said to be much In cvldouco Is tho high prlco asked for water frontage by tho present holders, but compared fo prices asked In tho vicinity ot Portland tho prices seem to Bmlth's Crossing, Tho opening up of this thoroughfare with a 70 foot stroet from the 8wlft packing plant to the river at tho foot of Fossondon streot would certainly bo a wonderful Improvement. That this street is badly In need of Improve ment Is readily dlscorulblo to tbe naked oye, and It would bo a long step In tbe onward progress of St. Johus to have thla thoroughfaro go through with the least possible delay. Streak of Hard Luck Tbe ferry company had another streak ot bad luck last week, A largo root drifted down tho river and dodged under tho ferry flip on the west sldo und tilted It up to that It almost stood on ond. Thla company deserves much credit for their pluck and perseverance In surmounting all obstacles, as their expenses havo beon extremoly heavy nt different times owing to damage done to their approaches by the swelling ot tho water. They took charge ot tho ferry business In the first place when It was in a much run down condition, and It was only after the expenditure ot a lare, amount of money that any deg(ejj vt service coul-' bo obtained, niid tbe traveling public between th) east and west sides have reason to feet grateful, for tho troubto nnd ex pense put forth by tho present company., Bo a BOOSTER for St. Johns. comparatively low yet. It Is a matter, lii.wover, that la difficult to adjust, but wo bcllovo Industries that woult' bo n great help to St. Johns will re (five fair treatment nt tho hnuds of the present owners of this property. TJiore Is no question but that tho city Is In it. c it of more nnd various liitiuitrko In order to obtain that rnpld and substantial growth that wo all I'cmre, nnd If wo get tho Indus tries tin- building up of the city will t.'iii inru ot Itself. It Is wUI known Hint Portland water front Is almost Imrosslblo to secure, and any new Industries seeking water front In this section nro of necessity coin lulled to come out on tho Peninsula. Vhereforo no Htono should bo left unturned In nil attempt to Interest manufacturing plnnts In coming to Ft. Johns. Tho best plan for getting capital Ists Interested In this part of tho vorld would bo to gut out literature describing St. JoIiiih ns tho most feasible manufacturing point and get every citizen In this community to send some to their moneyed friends In the Kast. Nearly every ono knows some capitalist In tho Hast who might bo Induced to come to this city It the proper liiducomuntH wero presented to I1I111, nnd wo belluvo all ,would bo willing to help In this dis tribution, The printed mntter need not bo of an expensive or exhaustive nature, but rather n plain, neatly printed pamphlet Just largo enough to fit nicely In n medium sized en velope. Tho matter contained there in should deal strictly with tho ex cellence of this section ns a locution for manufacturing purposes, what natural resources tho city possesses, what tho shipping facilities aro nnd the nature of tho plants- already lo cated here. Plain tacts rather than flowery languagu and beauty of dic tion should prevail. Another good plan would bo to huvo u largo quantity of this or sim ilar llteraturo, placed In tho Oregon building nt tho Alaskn-Yukou oxposl. (Ion, when the fulr opons, for free distribution. Muny moneyed men will visit Uils attraction nnd It Is do plrnblo that thoy visit St. Johns bo- f .10 thoy leave tho Coast, Any effort mudo along thla lino would prove to be money well Invested, nnd would bear much fruit In years to come. A couple of boat houses along tho river frout wero wnshod away In tho raging current last week, and tho loss Is qulto a severe 0110 to tho owners. ST. JOHNS ALL RIGHT This Fact Apparent to All Our Neighbors It Is generally admitted that St, Johns, tho growing suburban city at tho lower end of tho Peninsula, Is 0110 of tho most progressive cities In tho vicinity ot Portland, and that it Is fur from being an undesirable place In which to llvo. Its main drawback for the man having busi ness lu Portland is the distance to tho larger city, but It has many of U10 comforts which tho metropolitan burg possesses, nnd some day, along certain lines, will rival Portland. Even today It has flno docks and shipbuilding yards which aro superior to any further up tho Willamette, and being closo to the mouth of tho Columbia, offers opportunities us u sea port which oven tho older city cannot boast of. Peoples Press. Twenty acres ot ground on the Peninsula owned by W. K. Smith may be purchased by tho city council of Portland us a park at a prlco of about 93100 an acre, it having been offered tho city at that price. It Is located at Alblna avenuo and Port; land boulevard and Is so situated that it will tone as a park for a very large district, Including Upper Alblna, Woodlawn, Piedmont nnd Swlnton. Interesting Session Held Tuesday Evening Council met In regular session Tuosdny ovonlng with nil mombors pruHcnt, and It was rather a lato hour when tho motion for adjourn ment was made. After tho minutes of tho previous mooting were rend nnd approved, a petition from Contractor Paquot nnk Ing for an cxtonslon of forty days time on tho construction ot the dock wns taken up. Mr. Paquet claimed thnt It wns practically ImpoH Bible to sccuro mnterlnt from tho milts when ho desired It, ns many of them wero compelled to closo down for a brief period. Council favored granting nu extension of time, but forty days looked n llttlo too big, and on motion ot Councilman Davis tho matter was laid on tho table for further consideration. A petition for an arc light at tho corner of Hayes nnd Mohnwk streets was accepted and placed on file. As only ten now nro lights wero provid ed for when council mndo up Its ns- Hossiiieiit list and there nro moro than thirty applications, some disap pointment along this lino will no doubt ensue. Knch nro light costs tho city $r..:i0 per mouth, nnd with tlio ten additional lights tho total cost to the city for this purpose this year will bo about $2500. A communication from 13. 1 1 lit pro testing ngalnst tho street assess ment 011 several lots on Willis boule vard In Hill's addition wan rend. Mr. Hill claimed tho assessment was un just and says that ho wilt resist pay ment of same. Matter was tabled. Petition was then taken up to Im prove South Hayes streut by side walking same from lliirlliigton to Itlehmond, and by both sidewalk and grading from Itlehmond to Mohawk. Petition was nccepted nnd placed on tllo. Messrs. llellluger, llalley, Schurtx nnd Learned asked for per mission to lay their own walka along this street which was granted 011 condition that the work Is dono by tho tlmu tho other Improvements nro completed. A petition to Improvo Portland llouluvnrd from lluchniinn to Fessen- dun street was referred back to peti tioners to penult thorn to statu what kind of pnvomuiit was desired, this point having been 0111" A petition to Improve I.onrued streot and Hamilton nvonue, Jersey street to WIIIIh boulevard, was laid on tnblo until nu ordinance had boon prepared changing tho numo of this thoroughfaro. Several other changes lu names of streets will lm embodied In this ordinance, which will bo presontod to tho council next meet ing. A communication from tho Chief of Police wnH roud In which he re quested that soma action bo takuu toward maintaining destitute families whllo under quarantine. Mntter was referred to board of health with authority to use tliolr Judgment In taking euro of any case where as sistance was absolutely necessary. Thomas Ilucklo asked permission to anchor his bout at tho foot of ono of tho streets along tho water frout, offering to imy $1.00 per month for tho privilege. Heferrcd to tho city and dock committee, The following bills wore allowed: For sprocket wlicol, 72c j board of prisoner!) $1.30; Georgo Uthorldo for fumigating $10.00, Tho city engineer by resolution was directed to proparo profile and estimates for tho Improvement of Portland boulevard, Ilesolutlonu wore passed to Improvo Mohawk street, Willamette boulo vurd (from Itlehmond to Piorco streots), and Allegheny street, (from Willis boulevard to FoBsundeu streot; and tho grade was ordered to bo es tablished on tho luttor street. An ordinance establishing tho grado of Itlehmond streot between Jersey street and the river passod tho council. Ordinance establishing grado on Soutli lluyes also was passed, On motion of Aldorman Davis arc lights wero ordered established at corners of Fesscndon and Oswego streets, Iluchanan and Stafford strooti nnd Crawford aud Piorco streets. Tho constant drops of wator wear away tho hardest stono, Tho constant gnaw of Towsormns tlcates tho toughest bone, Tho constant, charming lover carries off tho blushing maid, And tho constant advertiser Is tho man that gets tho trado, Fathered by K. C. Coucli Passes House Roprctontntlvo K. C. Couch was successful on Wednesday In having his bill pnsa the llouso providing for n frco forry to bo operated by Mult nomah county ncrosB tho rlvor be tween St. Johns nnd the west side. It had tho support In the hotiRcot tho entlro .Multnomah county dulegntlon, Tho bill does not provide for tho puichnso of any particular ferry. The thanks of tho community nro due Mr. Couch for his efforts In having this bill pass, nnd Ib tho be pinning of 11 now eru ot expansion for tho business men of St. Johns. With n freo ferry, tho trndo of Tual atin vnlley Is ours for tho nsklng, und tho pntroungu of 1800 prospuroim people Is not to bo despised. Officers Installed At n recent meeting of tho Frater nal Order of KnglcH tho following of ficers wero Installed for tho ensuing term: President II. K. Knight, Vlco President fleorgo Foss, Secretary Joseph Crouch, Conductor Charles Fomm, Chaplain K. J, Hess, Inner Uunrd I'rank Jones, Outer (luurd Kll Tracey, Installing Officer A, I). McDonald. Tho members of the M. W. A. on- Joyed a very pleasing season nt their mooting 011 Thursday ovonlng of lust week. An entertaining program was rendered, which consisted ot music by the Hand mid Oullowuy'ri Or chestra, u cornet duet by Messrs, Churchill nnd Chlpmnu, piano solos by Misses (Intton nnd (llllmoro, nnd n recitation by Miss (leorgln Illlyeu. A dainty Iti'ieh was served, and In stallation of offlcerH took place. Thou tho orchestra played 11 walU and those who enjoyed this form of an. usemeut danced until Homo, Sweet Homo was rendered by tho orchestra nt 11 lato hour. Following nro tho officers who wero Installed for tho ensuing term: Consut Jns. II, (lee, Advisor I,. II. Uoyd, Hanker Oeo. I,. Kpps, Clerk A. F. Knemlelu, Kscort V. Hnnna, Watchman 8, I.loyd, Sentry 8. J. Sholter. District Deputy Shunrs wits tho Installing offlcur. A Good Contract The Columbia Kloctrlo Knglneer- Ing Co. has secured tho contract for wiring tho now Vnncouvor forry boat which lu now being built by thu St, Julius Ship llulldlug company for tho Pcrtlund Railway Co. TIiIh boat will bo u model one In ovury respect, and this enterprising electrical firm aro to bo congratulated upon securing the contract. It is qulto u compli ment to St. Johns that a local con- corn Is constructing tho boat and 11 local company doing tho ulectrlcal work. When really good, limit and substantial work Is required St, Johns Is tho plnco to got It dono, Tho wir ing contract la good for ubuut u month's labor, A Handsome Structure Oregon was tho first state to com plete Itu building and thu first to In stall exhibits ut tho Alnska-Yukoii- Paclflu exposition. I'lvo months lu udvunco of tho opening of tho oxposl. Hon Oregon had two cars of choice apploB and a cur of forest products stored In its building and tho outlro exhibit will bo Installed two months before tho gates ot the exposition aro opeuod. Tho Oregon building Is n handsome structure und occupies 0110 of tho best locutions un tho exposi tion grounds, It Is Jubt off tho con tiai court and overlooks Lake Wash ligtou, Tho building was completed In Novombor and sluco that tlmo tho Orogon commission has been en gaged in tho ussombllng of tho state oxllblt. Mrs. H. 8. Hoover roturuod from an oxtonded visit nt Wolsor, Idaho, tho latter part of last wool;. Sho was visiting at tho homo ot her daughtor, Mrs. H. A. Monday, who hud beeu qulto seriously 111, bftfr tof St JokM.