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ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Toiutitcrlb for THIS Piper. All th ncwi white It It ncwi l our tnotlo. Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT (11 Rdverllilnx In THIS Purer nJ you'll never regret II. tic 5 I I In t once end keep right it 1 CxtxtV Devoted (o (he Intereiti of (he Peninsula, (he Manufacturing Center of the Northweit VOL. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ta. 1909. NO. 14 HUGE GRANARY MILL ON SLOUGH ST. JOHNS FINE PLACE TO INVESTl gas plant ET COUNCIL Likely to Locate on West .Side of the River ST. JOHNS MAKES STRONG BID Its Represents Preach the Gospel of St Johns In a New Territory A. W. Davis and J. F. Hendricks, who espoused tlio cnuso of St. Johns at tho Mooting of tlio Farmers' IJdu cntlonnt nnd Cooperative Union, held at Spokane, WubIi., Fob. 8th nnd Oth returned homo Wednesday morning Whllo tlicro thoy did n grant work for St. Jolum. Armed with big bun (lion of literature, maps nnd spoclflcn Hons relntlvo to this city, they spared neither time or exponso In Inform Itti; tho delegates present of tho Brent possibilities facilities and tint urn! resources of this city. Mnny had never henrd of St. Johns, did not know whoro It was located and wcru not aware of tho fact Hint It was on tho map. Hut before these gontlo men took their departure the fnmo of St. J0I1110 was famlllur to all. I.'oth .Mr. Davis nnd Mr. Hendricks addressed tho assembly und told In glowing terms the brltfhl features of St. Johns, Its shipping facilities, nenr ness to tho markets, excellent har bor, magnificent location, superb scenery, fine streets, and tho ad vantages to be derived by tho union In securing tho new city dock. Heproscntathcs f?om Portland Donrd of Trndo, Vancouver, Astoria, Tacomn nnd St. Johns wore pre sent nnd all inndo bids far tho so curing of tho propuBod docks, wuro uouscb nnd elevators. Tho representative from Portland, howovor, innde a proposition that seemod to moot with more favor than any of tho others. Hvorythlng under the oun that any union could hope for was offered by tho Port Innd Hoard of Trndo through their dolCRnte. Docks that wcro modem In every respect, waro houses equip pod with the latest Improved facili ties for handling grain, nnd n sys tem of elevators second to none In tho country' would bu theirs If they would bring their grain to Portland. Tho ontlre expenditure In eroding and Installing these utilities would not bo less than half a million of dollars, and almost any kind of terms would bo agruoablo, Besides this tho representative requested an audlenco with tho executive commit too stating that ho still hnd some spoclal Inducements to unfold. Tho naturo of the extra Inducement was not disclosed, but was regarded as a clincher by many of tho dologates present. Vnncouvor mado a strong bid for tho enterprise, also, and offered almost as much as Portland, but tho location Is not so pleasing, and It Is a Question whether thoy could ful fill what they promised. Astoria made a fair offer, but the location was against them, and Tacoma'sbld was scarcely considered. TJ10 rep resentatives from St. Johns mado a btrons ploa for tho proposition, but tho Inducements offered by them was so far overshadowed by Portland's offer, that It la feared the plum will bo lost to us, ' There Is one fine feature about It, however, and that Is If Portland la decided upon, the docks nnd ware houses will be constructed directly across tho river near tho Claremont tavern. This fact was divulged to Moosrs. Davis and Hondrlcks by the architect who accompanied tho Port land representative to the conven tion. If this should prove correct It will do St. Johns almost as much good as It it were located In this city. The now dock could then bo loascd to some other concern, and thus wo would derive double bene fit. The matter will not be definitely settled until a committee with power to act makes a final tour of the points under consideration, which will occur' in tho very near future. While the St. Johns delegation ap parently failed so far as landing the project is concerned, they per formed a very good missionary ser vice, and they deserve the thanks of the community for the part they played in furthering tho cause of St. Johns. Mrs. O. L. Epps was called to the bedside of her aged father, who is In a critical condition at Eugene, yesterday morning. Purchases Immense Trac of Fine Timber GREAT AID TO THIS CITY When This Hive of Industry Gets in Ful Running Order at the East End Approximating 2,000,000,000 fcot of logs, now stnndlng timber In tho forests of Washington county, will bo brought to tho lower ponlnsuln and converted Into merchantable lumber. Tho acquisition of tho tracts Is an assured fact, according to well mthontlcntod reports from Interested parties In tho deal. Not only has the timber lnnd been secured, but It Is part of tho plan to build a lino of stnndard gungo railroad from tho timber belt to connect with tho Southern Pacific nt n point near ana- ton, n distance of about 22 miles, il o two tracts secured nro known un the Schrnder and Simpson prop jrliiH, Transfer of tho Simpson rnct Involves n consideration of iLoul $500,000 and that of tho rfchrndur of 15110,000. Tho company concerned In this big purchnso Is the Monarch Lumber Compnuy, of which 1.. W. Dnvld Is the bond. Irouud has boon bought adjoining tho Union Mont Company's holdings nu tho Ponlnsuln and n tompornry saw mill Is to bo erected thereon to cut lumber for n plnut thnt will bo tho largest one on the Pnclflo Coast whon tompletud. It In understood by thoso In closo lGii'-li with tho enterprise thnt tho Swifts havo become financially In terested In thu project nnd that h. C. Monofeo also hnn taken n large share In tho now outorprlso. Mr. Monofeo was for many years engaged lit tho lumber business In Texan, nu. I nbout I wo yon'b ago came to Oregon and has Invested heavily In timber lnuda both on his own ac count and In purtnorshlp with capl tuitsts of his former homo state. Ho bought sovorol altos 011 Portland (eights and erected a residence there. Tho location of tho mill plant on tho Itntnsulu will provide water transportation nu woll as outlet on tlirou railroad Hues. Logs nro to bo brought over tho now road Into tho timber belt, a distance of about 22 miles, to tho Southorn Paclflo which will haul to tho Stool bridge and thei on tho tracks of tho O. R. & N. to tho mill site. Will Be Improved Aftor a long porlod of Inactivity and dolay tho mattor of tho Improve ment of Philadelphia street has been takon up. and as soon as the rain coasea work will no doubt bo begun upon Itff improvement. This street Is one of tho most Important In tho :lty. as It loads dlroctly to the now city dock nnd tho ferry slip. When Is improved in tho manner it should bo an enormous amount of travel will pass over It. It may, and It now looks vory probable, that a large assessment district will havo to bo created In order to pay for this Improvement, for the reason that if the property owners along the street wcro compelled to bear all the expenso tho assessment would In some cases bo aa much as their property Is worth,. It Is llkoly tho now district will reach from Fesson den to Richmond streetB, and all property betweon these streets will come In for their proportionate sharo of the exponse. It is to be hoped that at least an eight por cent grade may bo obtained,' In order ' that teams with heavy loads may ascend the Incline without much, difficulty. Tbero will be a large amount of heavy hauling done on this highway, and tho better the grade the better It will be for man and beast. The street Is tho only one In the city that Is 100 feet wide, and with ce ment sidewalks, an easy grade and a macadamized surface It is bound to be a thing of beauty aa well as utility. Wo understand that the contract for the grading aud preliminary work for the erection of the steel plant on the west side of the river has been let. If this report Is correct it will mean great things for that side of tho river, Nowhere on God's Green Footstool Can Be Found a Spot So Favored and So Sure of Profitable Returns from An Investor's Standpoint ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE, ALL IS GOOD From nn Investor's point of vlow no city In tho entlro Northwest of fers better Inducements tlinn St. Johns. Nowhere within tho city lim its can one go wrong by Investing In realty at present prices. In many Instances thu prlca nuked by owners at first glance may seem strong, yet when thu admirable location nnd magnificent shipping futilities afford ed by tho lower peninsula nru lakun Into consideration, any piece of prop erty now offered for sale anywhoro In tho city Is cheap at thu price asked. There can bo no mlstnko about this, and n backward glnnco a few yours lionco will fully carry out thu assurtlon. St. Johns Is bound to grow. It Is so written nnd nothing can provont It, howovcr 'much Its pro gress may bo rotnrdod. Portland proper Is now crowding out upon tho foothills, and for uvory building erected on tho west side there nro six constructed on tho enst side. Tho uvallablo building space tlicro has about all been taken, aud tho only thing left Is either to seok tho hillside or put more stories on tho buildings already erected. Th wator front from 0110 ond of that city to tho other cannot bo securod oxcopt at n moU exorbitant prlco. Ah n result nil eyes nro bolng dlrocled toward the peninsula, nnd St. Johns occupying thu lower extremity, will bo (ho fountain head of one of tho greatest manufacturing contero In the United States. No 0110 can doubt for a minute but that Portland will double In population within tho next flvo yoars. This bolng true, thoro Is no plnco to expand to any extent without coming to tho ponlnsu-' lu, and what two hundred thousand mora inhabitants on tho ponlnsula MAUD PETERSON DEAD 'asses Away While En Route to tier Home Maud, tho eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P, J, Potorson, formerly of this placo, but now residing at Mc Mlnnvlllo, died on tho cars botwoon Los Angclos and San Francisco, whllo en routo to her homo from the for mer point. Tho docousod has been ill for some tlmo with tuberculosis, aud it was lu the hope that tho change in tho cllmato would bo ben eficial to her that sho was takon to Los Angeles by her father ono month ago. At first she seemed to Improvo quite rapidly, but the rav ages of tho desonsu had mado such headway that It was soon evident that she was beyond the' hope of earthly power, and when it was ap parent that her doath was only a question of a very short time, hor father started with her on their homeward way Wednesday afternoon or last week, but before San Francis co was reached the spirit of Maud Pttrrson had returned to lta hoavon ly home. The deceased was woll known in St. Johns where she had spent some of tho best yoars of bor life. Modest, unassuming, with a sunny mile and pleasant word for every one, she made .many friends where ever she was. Hut at home Is wbero sho will be most sadly missed, Ever cheerful and Industrous and al ways ready to assist with the house hold cares, her doath will bo bit terly mourned. It Is sad, Indeed, to see young. nappy aud sunny lives, like Maud Peterson's, abruptly terminated at a period which should be tho happiest of existence. But a higher and wiser power has use for these bright gems in his kingdom, above, and while it is. very hard for earthly parents to give up their children, they may tako comfort In tho fact that It Is all for the best. The heartfelt sympathy of this entire community, where sho was so universally liked, go out to the will moan Is something thnt few can rcnllzo. Tho soveral bridges thrown across thu river In Portland, making navi gation slow nnd nnnoylug, Is a fnc-a tor that will eventually bo of vast benefit to St. Johns. Its uonrnoss to tho great Columbia river, nbHcncu of bridges of any naturo nnd Its IminoiiHu strip of deep water for liar- 1 hor purposes will mnko It n fnvorltu stopping point far nil manner of I wator craft. Thoro Is not n vossol now plying tho waters mat would not much rather trnusnct their business In St. Johns If tho necessary facili ties, wuro hero to take caro of thu business. This will come, however, In good time. Tho construction of thu now city dock marks nu opoch In St. Johns' history, ns It Is her first serious nttumpt to secure n por tion of tho trndo now going (0 Portland. Thoro Is no doubt but that tho railroads will gut to tho dock, as soon ns there Is business enough thoro to Justify It. With nnvlgnblo wator 011 three sides of tho city, trolley lines nnd tho transcontinental rnllwnys that now traverse Itn bouudrles, thoro Is llttlo inoro to bo doslrod for making this nn Idenl spot for either manu facturing plnntH or residences. Whllo thoro nro numerous loca tions especially ndaptud for Indus trial plants, tlicro nro acres nnd acres of tho finest residence sites to bo found anywhoro In tho world. A trip nlong nny of tho boulevards or streets will convluco nny 0110 that as n location for n largo city no mora magnificent silo could bu im agined. The benutlful stretches of lovel ground thnt greet 0110 on overy sldo Is n sight to muku glad tho hoart of thu most exacting, Tho fact can bo readily appreciat sorrowing family in (liolr sad hour of affliction and grief. Docousod was aged about 17 yoars, and leaves father, mother and sev eral brothers nnd slstors to mourn their great loss, Funeral services took place at Holmnn's undertaking parlors at Portland Tuesday at 1 ; o'clock p, m,( whore u number of; St. Johns frlonds utlondod. Follow-1 Ins tho services all that was mor-j tnl of Maud Potorsnn waa gently laid to rest In tho Lone Fir ceme tery, whoro tho cares, the troubles and sorrows of this world will uovur molest her. 1 Car Service Was Theme Tho poor stroot car service ac corded this city by tho Portland Hall way company, was ono of the princi pal topics discussed by tho St, Johns Commercial club at Its regulur meeting last Thursday evening, and decisive steps aro to bo takon to force this company to do better by this city If thcro Is any way possible to muku them do so. Homo of the track botween horo nnd Port land propor Is said to bo dangorous, and then the sorvlco la not nearly so good as It should bo. St. Johns do servos tho best thoro is on all oc casions, and tho club proposes to see that sho gets what la coming to her. 1 New Amusement Hall n. McFarland Is opening up an Arcade In tho building recently oc cupied by the Novelty theatre, on the corner of Tacoma and Jersey streets, A vaudeville will be run In connection, and the very best at tractions that money can socuro Is promised for this amusement hall. Mr. McFarland is quite a noted base ball man, having pitched for Oak land last season, and Is booked as twlrlc for Portland in tho Northwest Lctue tho coming season. Ho prom ises to glvo St. Johns tho best that la going In the amusement Hue at the Arcade. Be a BOOSTER for St. Johns. ed that It Is only n question of a very short time when Jersey nnd Philadelphia streets shnll censa to bo thu only business thoroughfares of St. Johns. If thts was not so, tlw opportunity of this city over attain ing any size would go glimmering. Ivnnhoe, Itlclimond nnd Hayes stress will undoubtedly bo very busy streets within tho next few yenrn, and tho prices now asked for lots 011 these streets will seem ridiculous viewed from n period cf n faw years lionco. Others streets must nlso necessar ily becomo business ones, nnd It Is a rather difficult problem to dolor- initio nt this tlinu where tho most valuablo lots may ho obtained as an Investment. Hut nny 0110 can go out with his eyes shut, buy nny piece of property offered for snlo, pay tho prlco now asked, and ho can feel content thnt ho has mado n good Investment. This wns truo flvo years ago, uh wo all know, and It Is Just ns truo to day, even ii)oro so, hut It requires inoro money to make tho deal now than It did then. It Is almost n dolly occurrence to hour vlsltnrn tell how much money they could hnvo Hindu hnd they accepted thu opportunity of buying property horu several yenrs ago. And tho reason many of them did not purchnso then was because thoy doomed tho prop erty too high priced nt thnt time, nnd ns n consequence they have nothing but rcgrots to show for It. Tho outlook now Is certainly inoro bright and moru promising than It was then. It Is less of n gamble and more of n certainty, Looking tho situation over from overy possible point of view, wo nr rlvu always at tho sumo conclusion, Hint oh a place for Investment St. Jolum stands without n poor. FREE MAIL DELIVERY Will Not Go in Force Till Stamp Sales Increase I Tho proposition of freo mall nor , vice for St. Jolum huu been protty freely discussed tho past wook In various loitering pluces. Mnny 1 soonied Imbuod with tho Idea that 1 It would bo necessary to bocomu nu 1 uoxed with Portland before this could bo expected, but this Is a fatso 1 conception of postal rules ns ro ' gurds freo delivery of mall matter. This la govorned entirely by tho amount of stamp sales made lu n locality, and Inquiry nt tho postofflco horo has developed tho fact that tho receipts from tho sale of postage stamps nood only bo Incroased to tho oxtont of less than J 5,000 nbovo what thoy aro now to socuro this much doslrod sorvlco. This would mean that If every Inhabitant of St. Johns would purchnso ono dol lar's worth of stampB over what la now used In tho present regular course of mallablo Intercourse this sorvlco could bo acquired. It would bo u great convenience to tho people of St. Johns If tho freo delivery of mall waa In voguo hero. It Is something that Is greatly appreciated worovor It Is In force, aud It will bo a long step lu tho right direction wheu It hna boon secured. It is seldom that a town of loss than eight or ten thous and Inhabitants doea enough mull business to mako it eligible for the wearing of freo delivery, but If ovory tuo hero would uso double tho amount of postago now used It would soon bo ours, Ono way to Incroase tho Bale of stamps would b to Induce all tho school children In St. Johns to write letters des-cilptlvi- of this section to friends or il.iiioft In tho Hast. It would In tills way rervo a double purposo adri.niu tbo cause of freo mall do livery nnd be an active force In nd voilUuirf St. Johns, Bo a booster for St. Johns, Has Proper Backing and May Do Business ERECT $150,000 PLANT Provided the St, Johns Council Adopts the Dislred Changes In Franchise An ndjourncd mooting of tho city council was called Wednesday oven lug for tho purpuHo of conferring with representatives of tho St. Johns (Ins Light & Hoot t'o. On nc coiiiit of Attorney Collier being tile Bout from thu city, thu full text of tho proposition wns nut mado qultu clear, hut according to Mr. Doiiuell, who Is 0110 of tho officers of thu company, soveral chniiges aro de sired lu tho present franchise. Hu stnted that tho project hnd plenty of money hack of It now, thnt n man worth his millions had huromu lu lercKted In tho enterprise, and was more Hum iiiixIoiih to tnku hold of tho proposition, provided thu chnng oh desired nro agreed to by council. Ho Intimated that the hot til r had now all been eliminated from the concern nnd thnt they wcro willing nnd ready to talk hutlnoHS upon n huNliH'ss-lIko ImslH. Hu advanced thu Information thnt If tho conces sions wuro grunted, within sixty duys tho mnterlal nnd machinery would nit hu 011 thu ground nnd con struction of thu necessary buildings ho under wuy, nnd thnt within nine months tho plant would bu completed and thu uiiilus laid. Tho $.',000 cash bond required by thu council with a forfeiture cIiiiiho attached would bo put up Immediately by thu capl tnllst hacking tho project. Instead of n iao.000 plant, nn first project ed by Has company, 0110 costing 1150,000 will ho erected and Installed, so says Mr, Doimoll. On tho surface thu proposition lookH vory good, nnd If tho chungoa desired do not materially niter tho quality of gaa required lu the fran chise, It Is moru than likely thu nl- lurntloiiH doslrrd will bo conceded by council. Mr. Donnull, who Is a very pleasant gentleman, stoutly maintains Hint thu gits will bo or tho first quality and much hotter than thu product now furnished by tho guH coin puny of Portland. Hu stat ed that whoro thu poorest quality of oil waa used by tho Portland (lus compnuy, only puru oil and possibly coal would bu used for thu mauufao turn of gas lu St, Johns. Wo need gaa in St. Johns. Hvury tlmo It bocomoH necessary to dole out four lovely silver dollars (or u load of wot, spllntury slab wood, tho fuct becomes moru apparent. Hut wu w,nut good gnu and wo want It at thu right prlco. If those (wo potent points can bo guaranteed, ll us havo It, and havo It quickly. Wo bollovo, however, that an en tirely now franchUo Is necessary In order to prevent nny misunderstand lug lu tlio mutter, It Ih likely tho question will bu throshod out at (ho uoxt regular meeting of thu council. Rink Changes Hands Tho St. Johns skating rink last week mado another chnugo- lu Its muuugomont, and now Oscar Hall und Clius. Uarlick, two locul young men, will endeavor to lift thu hoo doo Hint seems to have Bottled over this structure since It wuu built a couplo of years ngo. .Manager uftur manugor Iiuh tried to win flcklo for tune through this medium, but either through mismanagement or hard luck, tho result haa not been satisfactory. Tho now management, however, promises: to conduct tho rink In n business like niunner, and solicits tho support of tho publlu. Manager Thomas, who was tho lat est man to tako a try at It, has luft us, und according to our books, loft us rather badly. 1 Making Improvements Tho Boston Bakoryhas cuughttho Improvement fever, aud many and various changes and alterations aro taking placo at this well located es tablishment. Hewitt & Wright, tho skillful contractors, had tho Job lu charge, which Insures It to bo first tiusb lu every rospoct. Interesting Session Hold Tuesday Evening ELLIOTT AFTER HIS PAY For Engineering Work Done on Vartns Thoroughfares In the City Council met in regular anlon Tuesday night with nil prtMttt ex cept Alilurmnu Davis, who wm In Spokuiio lu tho Interest of ntw city dock. MIiiiiIoh of the prurtous mooting weru read nnd npprortd. A cnmiuuiilunlloti from W. C. El liott nuking thnt the council reim burse him fur engineering work dono for W, W. (loodiieh 011 various and divert streets lu tho city. It twins Hint Mr, Klllott was tumult to at euro anything for his labor from th (loodrlch oHtnto, nnd ho bellerod the city should innko good, an It re ceived thu benefit of the work 4om. It wns thu shuko of lh council that thu city wns not liable for what Mr. (loodrlch had contract! for, and. on inoilon thu tommuntcatlnr was nccupled nnd ordered placed 011 file. A coinmuiilontloii wkh received from Chief of tho Flro Department llrodoHon nsklng thnt council have the alloy hack of thu Coehntn block kept clear In order Hint thu fire ap paratus could havo n fro paMUge In case of flro. Ah thu fact devel oped Hint this wiih n private alley, (hu Flro Chief whh iUMted to unk Mr. King to huu that alt ou st met lona went rumovod from the nlley. Thu following bills waro IttueMiajl mid ordered paid: Iron work, map pllos, 3.30; Kdmoiiilmm Co- plumb ing, 3.10; Jas. Iatbam. work an ma ((trial on chemical. 01,10; II. M. Col lier, typewriting. S.80; O. K. Ilea tuurniit, imwils, LSI; typewriter nop pile. I.r.5: A. F. Trombone. 3 Jf . : electric fixture. S.tW; total. Wfi Contractor Paqttet waa granted an extension of SO days uh the otu strui'tlon of the city dock, which M lends thu time "or the oompteltoa of this structure uutll INjburury tOlh. ('ouiiiiuuli'HlloH was read from Hon. K. V. (Touch Mating that tho bill for tho operation of a free ferry at jit. Johns, had iwaewl both houaoa toil was now n law. An ordinance uetabllalilng the grade on thu wetrt side of Willamette boul evard from Itlclimond to Pierce street, for the purpose of coustflM lug a sldu wulk piiBfd the aeuarK und wiih duly stilted by tho mayor. On motion of Councilman Hunter a wtmk'a salary of the eoundnjMHi Including (ho mayor, waa donated for the purpose of purchnalng a now flag for the imle on the city hall. ItiiMilutlon to Improve bouih llayt. atrmit from lUirllnatou to Mohawk strwtt, by laying corneal atdewalk frn llurlliiHtou to UleuHioud aud by irad lug aud aldewalklng from Rich moiid to Mohawk, waa adopted. 1 Big Time Promised The M. W. of A. will give a dance on tho evening of Waablngtau'nMrtb- day. Feb. 'it. The affair prom!'" to bo one of thu moat pleasing that has hapeUMl fur malty luoona. The buys know bow tu make a good time and 110 effort will be attared to mnk this better than any other of n like nature that ever took place in St. Johns. If you ure a lover of danc ing nnd u good time lu general do jiot uugloct to lit preoent on tula Oc eanian. Paste the date In your bat und take It off unit glanee at at oc casionally. It will bo a genu re minder that there Is a plenum time ahead. 1 New Physician Here C. n. Hopper, M. 1 . haa u card In this Issuu. Tho doctor Is a new ar rival lu St. Juhna, and Is now torn fortubly located lu room, over the First National Bank. Ho Is iC1 kvm unto of llutdi Medionl college ot Chlcugo, and slnco grnduatliiK haa had two yoars of pruelloal bo. ii.gl experience. Therefore lw u w4l fitted to tako oaro of any busim s in his lluu aa physician utid surgeon. Bo u HOOdTiSU for St, Johus.