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I IT'S NOW UP TO YOU GET IN THE HABIT Of adrrtbliif In THIS Piptr and you'll nirtr rf pet It. De lta t once and keep rltht at It TorabtcrRw for THIS Ptptr. AU tht niwl whlk It U nwt U out motto. Ctll In sad tnroll Devoted to the Interests or the Peninsula, the Manufacturlnf Center of the Northwest VOL. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1909. SQUARE DEAL AND FAIR PLAY Should be Accorded Ferry Go. in the Matter SAY SEVERAL CITIZENS In order to get tlio opinion of tho gonoral public regarding tho purchase of tho present forry boat and frnn gas people st. JOHNS GIVEN A BIG BOOST ARE ANXIOUS Attorney George J. Perkins Tells in An Interesting Manner Want to Get Busy in St. Many Logical Reasons Why St. Johns is Destined Johns at Once to be Greatest City in the Northwest GOOD PROS PECTS FOR OIL Local Men Seem to Have a Good Thing MONEY SEEMS PLENTY HAS ALL THE EAR MARKS OF A BIG CITY IeXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH STRANGE STEPS SHOWN OLD TIMERS HAVE BIG FUN Learning to Dance in the Modern Style Another long session of c6uncll Following Is on nrllclo from tho . homescokcr. Btrnngo to Bay, how was held Tuesday night, It bolng pen of Ucorgo J. 1'orklns, secretary over, tho advantages of this locality past the midnight hour when tho mo- Lr ii,,, hi jnim t'nmnmrrint nini. o highly favored by nature, neem to I .1. . I .. . I .... . . t I " ' 1 I. 1 1. .. .. cuiou, mo uoviow man intorviewou 1 11011 tor adjournment was luuuo, ana ... ,1 . , , . . "nvu ueon uvenooKcu oy 1110 gront .vnr.i ,,r,iM... .1- ...... .1. -1. . published In tho February Issuo of . ,., '. " ... week. If theso men can bo tnkun Less confronllng tho dads that an ,ho l'orl,nnd Chamber of Commorco er8 utlt rocc.it years. Four years us n true criterion of public sonll. adjourned meeting to bo huld Thurs- uuilotin. The article deals entirely ago tho population of fit. Johns was ineiit tho city will undoubtedly imr- day evening was deemed necessary wlih Hi. Jnlmn. nml whiin In Mm not moro than flvo hundred: tho llm chaso tho present service, Ono to catch up with tho business 011 main It covers n number of features ' ,l(,d number of lis Industries weru gontlcmnn stated that tho Ht. Johns hum). previously montlonod In Tho Itevlow, scarcely noticed; lis assessed vnluiv- Tirnnsportatlon Co, took tho matter Roll cull showed nil members pros- soveral now points nro brought In, tlou was about $200,000 ami tho pay up when It was In n much run down ent with tlio exception of Alderman and then n good thing cannot bo rolls of Its Industries aggregated nnd dilapidated condition. Poor sur- Wlndlo. Mlnulen of tho previous mentioned too freiiuunlly. Tho nr. nbout $500 n mouth. It now has 11 vlcu and Indifferent management hnd meeting weru rend and nnroved. tiri n m U'nll writ t nit ninl Mr Pi-trllntf liouulallon of not less limn 4000: Its mado It a great nunoyanco to parties As thoro woro soveral represent.!, deserves credit for his good work for 'assessed valuation Is nearly $3,000,' desiring to cross tho river, and 0110 tlvos of tho St. Johns Gns Light A st, Johns, for few If any men have 000, and Its normal monthly payroll had to await tho convenience of tho Heat company present, tho gnv bus. Mono moro fortho progress of this between sixty nnd seventy thous management until ho could cross In lucss was then taken up, Attorney city than he. Tho following will bo and dollars, lis principal Industries nuy degreo of safety. Tho now com-1 McGnrry of fortluud acted as round to bo good rending mntter to consist of two sawmills, n shlpbulld pnny put In ns good service as their spokesman, nnd ho advanced tho In- Lend to friends In tho Hnst: iltiR plant, tho 1'ort of Portland dry moans would allow, paid a big price formation that Henry Hewitt, a mnl- st. Johns Is tho natural shipping docks, tho .Marino Iron Works, one for tho slips nnd other apparatus to ll-mllllonnlro, and other capitalists and manufacturing district for 1'ort- flouring mill, one woolen mill, one to tho previous holder and did nil I were now backing tho proposition, hand; Its boundary lino connecting 'machlno shop, 0110 veneering nnd has In their power to mako tho servlco and that they had secured contrail- wttli tho boundary of that city and ket factory, Tho city has under con ns good as possible. While they may ling Interests In tho Economy Ona I bolnir situated between tho Wlllom have made some mistakes and per- company of Portland, and that com- 0tto nnd Columbia Itlvors. Tho din- haps, paid In some Instances a rather petition with tho Portland Uas com- unco directly across tho peninsula high prlco for some of their nppara- pnny would ensue. Ho stated that from tho St. Johns city dock to tho tui, yet they did this In good fnlth In they Intended to furnish good gus, Columbia lllver Is about thrio mllcr order to hasten construction ns much so good In fact that It will grontly nn,j u,0 dlstiinco from tho boundary as possible. Thuroforo, lie bolloved I excel tho product. now furnlshud tho hno separating Portland and St. tho city should purchase tho boat and Inhabitants of Portland, that they Johns to tho confluoncu of the two nppurtonnncea If tho prlco was not worb able to spond 0110 million or ten rvor, about three nnd ono-hnlf exorbitant. million If necessary to glvo thu ,nn,,8 st. Johns has moro navigable Another gentleman stnled ho bo peoplo good service nnd satisfactory rVer walor frontage than any city of lleved tho bout should bo purchased gas. Ho objected on behnir or the lg Ht0 the United Btntos. by tho city. Ho did not think It now compnuy to certain clauses of iesldes tho unouunlod water nd- right that tho city should glvu tho tho amended frnnchlso nn drawn up vantages, It Is encircled by tho prosont company u frnnchlso for n by Attorney Collier, ono In pnrtlcu. trnckii of tho O. It. & N. Co., and certain number of yonrs nnd thon lar relating to tho quality of gas as t,0 Spokane, Portland & Soattlo Install a free ferry In competition, specified In tho ordinance. Ho suld Hallway Company has just cumplotcd Ho said that very few people had the manner In which It was worded tg llow no acr0gs thu peninsula, any true conception of what It costs monnt nothing, and to provo his con- touching tho southern portion of the to Install a forry servlco, and that tentlon ho presented W. 8. Dole, u cjtyt r-j10 tracks of tho lutler com. only mon experienced In those mat- practical gus man, to council, who pany uro utlUzott by the Northern tors should Judge as to what the also asserted Unit tho clauso was ftcfCi the Great Northern and tho properly Is worth. It was difficult not properly worded nnd that It was Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Hall, to determine Just what thu frouchUo Impossible to comply with tho re. ronds, affording a water grado for was worth, but -an estimate could nl. aulromonts as slated. Mr. McUorry i.OMB lines from tho Puclflc Coast so bo placed upon it by tho samo then statod that representatives of ,0 tuo uateuU linos of the Cascade structlon, nnd has almost completed, n now city dock, costing $00,000, which when completed, will bo amply sufficient to accommodate tlio largest ocean going vessel, Swift & Co. Is at tho present lime constructing n mnmmoth packing plant a short dls tnnco from tho city limits, nnd this plant, when In operation, will give employment to some ROW) people, TJ10 Monarch Lumber Company Is also constructing a largo mill nenr tho Swift plant, which will cost up wards of u half-million dollars, and will' give employment to moro than contemplate tho vast fertile nnd pro- T.. .,., , . tectlvo territory lying west of tho LT frCKnl01 0nB. C?"' Tho regular meeting of tho com- (tacky Mountains between Mexico and .1 , u'y f 8t" murclnl cl,lb lal Thursdny ovonlng Cni.n,.,, Its soil yielding bountifully J?,j" "'i , ' "1" '? Wn" l,,rc' '" ocliil affair In every vegetable product necessary vm n , "0,,r, "lf on,cr ,0 !c"nlt ,ho and to please the appetllo nnd suslnin J" E" f" " " , " " ,ry '! t,,clr " frk'' life, lis forests must be, nnd nro, vnS! Il n " , " ? 7T bMi!r c"'""'- A goodly eiowd relied upon for tho major portion of Za, n , T, l" wnH "' '"', nml tho nffalr tho world's supply of lumber nnd tin,- llni "".Ttir " !T Wn" KTvMy miv- V"'' 1. 1 1..... .... . lntltles nnd scientific men claim ,,, ,.,. , . , . "vi, ,11111 im iiiiiiub null nun llllliunil I, ,. .... ,1 . . " I'.ovni, nun iiiuiiu- properUes. Tho people cannot afford " " ' "f tu "d n number of elderly members In to, nnd will not, -remain Indifferent " " ,1 1.1 .1. . . , ' ,ho nrl r ,l,,MC,n"' T,l l,lMre to such nn empire of natural re- 1 b th'' ,co""m Hi Krlmaces, tho side stepping, hop- 'his fact hns been Honrlr Z"""" ,,l'w"'. "craping, nklpplng, ed by tho dally Influx J T Z il! " ' ,0,lowl"8 twisting, bobbing, tripping, persplr- sources. T demonstrated farmers, laborers nml capital during thu last fuw years crowded cities nnd lauds of the South, Kast and Middle lug, sllplng nnd grotestpio movements r m" , . rTr Kx'mrr " ?m exhausted farm . V l tnm whoso pates tho'hlrsu.o ndorn'. .- 1 M....I... "" ..niiiiiu.imii ..,. ,.... MIlrn 1i11-Hm. West. Hut nolwllhstandlng the ! u' i)nhl.on Vl ,U""hI"k ,0 ,Iiu 'ommwr nml roads mado upon this vast nnd pro- , Tl2L, . .... S ,Cu moro n,,u lrtlcl,mnt.. When one ductlvo territory In recent yenrs by . , V ,,, , ' , or moro steps were executed success .1 1- ... 1.. ' Oregon, Union, Oregon, John A. Col-lf,,n.. 1, ,,,,.. , ,iu HM Iklllllllini, lllllllT mill IllUlirer, I II... u. m . ... I niiiuu the ground Is barely broken for de- VZ W"M ,,U,n, 0V,T U,U btwm,n n,,rt velopment-only tho hnrdshlps tlml .r...0T: . W countennnces of these necessarily nccoinpiiny tho pioneer nV ' , ,, i , ?. 1 ,7, oldorly but plucky genllomon, and have been removed. There nro but r0,K 'J' Vnr""' ' ,!' .!!!!' I ",J wny some of then, got over tho six through this peninsula and four' dl- ""'J - ' , rectly Ilesldus tho north, east and south, two of S" ' . . V ..V JO""UKO"' "' the famous dancer of tho ago. Hut ney. 81. Johns Oregon. W. T. Pn; ,r Mmmwt 1 gle, nireclor llelllg Theater, Portland 0,(lorly ,mt c, Oregon, r. J. Cnttorllnj Ileal ICstme .,, wn ,..,. nf ,,, u i vinu.uu, niviu iiiu iiiu llrliii- linrllnml Ornuiin I It U'll. " railroads that cross this territory ,'.r " TkJ 'i,S.L f,oor W,,H ronlly ,rvulol", V . the Pacific Ocean to the llocky b I " f J1'1 ,nr,u" "rf l",c" ",IC0 ' vl"' ilns, nml of these, flvo pass " "x : " " , ' 7, ' ",ul vlwr 11,1,1 wo1"'1 "vu douo cred- h this peninsula n ,d four dl- "iJ " " 8,V f t I T,' 11 to ,m,ch ,m"or m,,n' " 11,0 through tht. City of St. Johns. 1 ' 5 ior 1 S B0W "K',,H "Wy "'"" . the railroads lending from 'l l 'a, k f 1, M ,,UC0,, wu,,,d " WOr,,l n forlU,, ,mi 1. ...... 'lanlt, hi. Johns Oregon. II. ,hu ...,, .inil,.nr llf n,n . the largWt imWg'a'bTo 1, U M,' " ,l iuMy S the south nnd northwest bouudrlcH ?' J'ii l u . . ,,reHt,", nM willing to ndmlt thnl ho of our city and unlle Just beyond the 1 ' " fJ1'! T wnH ' west boundary, forming n great ; T tt,ul "wy myml rlKhi wl,h 11 1 ,ercll highway to the Pacific ' ' ' J , J" ' , U'nl hsUU . Kven the next dny, l spl.o the of north commercial rll-11 hllllllrml iw.flllln Mnnv nlli.lr Mr..nn . ... .mu, , oi. uuiiiio, wn-hun. .. 0,IU.,,H nljOUt till) loWlir IllllllH concerns, such us the Weyerhnuser' With these seven commercial ar- lM ''"vu 'ado fortuiies out aml Mort of u,HlniMK KUt Timber Company and the West 'lories coursing through tho richest . . -. iu..u...b tlloy uum,t roiiiid, they expressed Coast Lumber Company, have pur- timber, mineral, cereal, pasturing nnd ..... .. . . . . themselves as feeling supremely chased large nnd attructlvo sites In fruit country In th St. Johns and vicinity, nml will uvl- Just opened to duv ilimllv rnliftlruW nlflnta In (.in itnnr nn uti, Ih... itjirilim future. niust rely for lumber, food nnd cloth ' . ' ' . " n0,,ro'. . . which tho ordinary course of bushiest St. Johns, like many other thrlv.' product, nnd concentrating at this fa- ""mw r.y cierK 111 n ot tho commercial club will bo In Ing localities, foil slightly In tholvored spot, the logical distributing ",or, " ioiuii. naw the op- ,orf0ri)d with by any other nttnie wuko of the recent financial flurry point to all purls of the world, both WTlmUy offered by oil production, ,, ,llhlllK u ,0,r m0( am, ,1UI1C0, ! atncljiil In rnnrntia In ft fliiiiill unv fin ... . erenl nasturliiK nnd """""llB w"' m,w' themselves us feeling supremely o wc r d-n country Jo1'" A formerly n brnko- ,mpi)y ovor 10 K00(1 tlmo 1(iy ,mt, vela menl ami u Z "mn " ,ho 8ou,"orn VM' ,hroUKl !. llo o the wo I rttl f ,l70...la (!.U"rr,"U 0,1 T"" h tho last oconslon In . I - - - i lainrimi ia Aiuipnin in n ainiiii mnu mil. .. ... .... ... committee. the company desired to meet witu Mountains. Tho Southern Pnclflo which somowlmt Impeded lis pro-irnll nml water, nnd for exports and 7 . irorili notiung nut coin Dioodod busi mill nnllinr nrnnnrlv nwnnr Rnlil Irmllirll or a rOHlllllttCO nnnollltOll for I I..II...... rn.....n..u 1.n l.nu n swlli-h. L-rnHH fnr n lllnn lull rnuynil tin nl. Ilimnrlu ran ll. i. nna. ,....,, I.. UOrrOWO IllOUOy, Illlll IS IIOVV "11011 I .li ()(.cuny ll,0 l,uu oacU TlllirU that thoso gentlomen now holding th- tho purpose to discuss tho matter K connection with the O. It. & N, action. There wus not a single full- pessimist, with reason, nrguo that .., , i n 'rm i ,lny ,v,,,ll"' 'l'h purpose for which franchise had put In samo all their thoroughly, llo said they wanted to C(J( )nl0 au Jo,in8( thua mKing prnc uro In tho city, uud In the year 1U08, the futiiro of this section of tho ., ,!", C" ,,,vt'",'", u0" . '" this diversion wus created was well 110 tlcaly flvo transcontinental railroads, 106 building pormlls woro Issued, ns Wost Is not assured, or thnt Invost- " ,vu'" , , rnVnn sorveu, and tliu ineinborH fool but- available cash, had constructed n get down to business with as llttlo I caiy good forry systom to tako tho place delay as posslblo, that soveral tracts (nt0 tho clly( compared with 102 tho previous year, monts on thu peninsula nro unsafe? of a bad ono, were men who had tho of land had already been secured on T(l0 trnct 0CCUp0a by tho City of ' The political, educational, social Interest of tho city nt heurt, and now uom siuos or tuo rnor, nuu mm n Bt j0UM8 seems to have been espec-nd rollglous dovelopmont Is com- since It was on a paying basis It option pending the decision of coun. Jally jeagneii iy naturo for a great' mensuruto with its commercial was only right that tho city should a ell regarding tho frnnchlso had been Bj,p,,ng umj manufacturing center; j growth. Tho City of 8t. Johns has a least pay wjiat It cost tho company obtained on sovoral other tracts In bul not (QT ,nnt pUrt)0B0 olone. Tho , hnndsomo city hall, costing 112,000, and a consideration beMdes for their 8t. Johns. They woro willing, he Jlaturaj elevation of tho ground, slop- two largo public school buildings, business and" franchise. Ho staled said, to do anything reasonable In jng graiually from tho center of tho twenty-two toachurB. and about COO that If tho city throw the proposition tho matter und concluded by urging ponn6Uft to either side toward tho pupils. Thoro nro six churches with, down and undertook to construct a hasto on tho part of tho authorities. r,vor8i reaers the construction of n In thu city, Methodist, llaptlst, Con- uew boat It would possibly bo a year Mayor Hrlco then appointed Messrs. )0rfoct 80Wer systom simple and In.jgregatloual, Christian, United Kvan. before it could bo completed and In- Collier, Ksson, Davis and Jobes as oxpen8jvo. tho refreshing hreezo gollcal and Adveiillst denominations, stalled. He believed the boat was a comratttoo to confer with these frjm thQ Columbia; tho plain view nf It Is not difficult for tho logical good for soveral years yot, and nt gentlemen at the earliest date pos- iJounl j00a, Mount St. Helens, tho mind to comprehend tho causo of the end of that time If a new vos- slble so thnt the matter could bo .., f00thllls. and tho ranld nro- tho ranld doveloninent of St. Johns sel was necessary allow Multnomah brought before tho council In such duct(on 0( myriad flowors nnd green and tho Ponlnsula, nor to prodlct Its county to furnish It. shape that tney couiu aci in au lftWns, are groat Inducements for thu futuro progress. Wo hnvo but to Soveral other business men and teiugeni manner. tuo sumo tor ii.bvu.uuv, (or for i. jne uaiitorn.a uu i-ieius wo. i.tu., 8omo or lllo ,emboru who uum i m. uiPb ,. own 7,000 acres of producing oil tor- ,lllt,ttloa ,to Ul0 ,(.(uttl ninniior of " M'wn l"l,l,, ... ...1,1. 1, .. !,..,. rfn.n,l leave the first of next week for Mur- . ' ' " "triping ino ugnt rautnstio too- wer cor county. Pennsylvania, wlu.ro -0.oyu.yuu' .. . so enamored with tho urt that th.- they will mako their homo for T U' pfuMon ,r o0U ""vices of Prof. Gregg Imvo Imh, tho next three or four years. Ore- . """" ' secured for eaclt Halurday uvenlns. I nlln linrpiila ntnl linn iirnu u-sir In In I ... . . frnn win .i.rininio I vuv "u w, "w v ana my ntuiuuor iiotiiriiiu ti iwirn after a residence of that duration IWP.b'Tn 11 ..,P ,h, fwc,n"l,,, P'l In tho K'eystono state. Tho best ' T , . 7'7w,rww " cordiuiiy invited to bring Ills wlfu wishes of their 8t. Johna friends, !,la", J" U brl"K'"B nbout ,1,0 l'or or best girl and participate In the ... 1 1 barn jiowovur. win utiona thorn to tnolr miiv linrnn I 7,. . V . , . W l0,W0: Tho Hume Oil Co., IPonllnL'R nil flnlil In f!nllfnrnlii snlil I ' ... con- ., ,. . .. , . wau atarieu w.iii sio rssn eapiHii Mrs, Charles Ilrodcson Is viii-i(ing from a severe attack of lilnoss. I three months ago to tho Amorlcau Drlvata citizens expressed thomselves Attornoy G. J. Perkins was pres. , t Mrs. Canles' Idea. as being favorable to tho proposition ent In tho Interest of Mrs. Caples A juckey attornoy ut law, pre. It the system could be purchased nt regarding tho proposod oxtonslon of 8ented tt ulu for $75 for gorvlces ren- a reasonable figure, while one inun Ulchmond street, llo presontea dered for the previous council relat believed that the boat was too Biuall, communication boarlng upon the mat- ,nR tQ cty nall affair8l Keferred to and In other ways not quite good ter, which the recorder read. It was cty at(0rney for investigation as to . . , . i ,t.n rnrm nf n "last final" con- .. ... . enougn tor 01, juuud. hi - - tuo justness 01 tuo cmmi. Sovoral other gentlemen thought tract with tho city In which Mrs. Cn- A Joi,08 He8r0d to know. the boat was shaped badly, machln- pies agreed to dedlcato a CO through Councilman Hunter, what ery was not first class, believed the strip througu Her enure iraci ror mo tnJ progpect8 wero for securing a company wanted too much for It and extenllon of Ulchmond street and lm- Ie8g(j nn the Bew clt. docJ(i uud that a new boat would be tar better, prove same at her own expense, al- wbat pr(co w, bo aed per month, even If It did cost 30,lw or J0,. so to dedicate a 60 foot strip connect- Mr Job)Jg an(1 gavemi . other parties 000. These however, were either Ing Leonard witn uicumona sireei. are degroU8 0f securing tho dock small property holders, or did not She Berlousjy objected to jay.ng out ,.nt, ,f tha renta, j8 ,l0t pronibl own any property, while the oues the street as proposed on motion w tlve. In tho event of theso gentlo favoring giving a reasonaoie price council last week, asserting that men obtaining tho use of the dock tho were all heavy realty owners. such a street would utterly uesiroy 8ervlces of from forty to Wty men i, to o mitier that should be the southern portion of her property, wm be reoulred conBUntly. Alder earnestly considered, the obstacles which Is of far moro value than tho men Hunter, Davis and Doble were rany ha. m;t and overcome street, that she would take the mat- i taken Into account, the good work ter to the circuit court and even to "jSVran.po?: thoy accomplished when they re- the supreme court u necessary 10 u- uUon company wa8 read and checB; placed the old ferry with a modern tanllsa her so-called rights. The way cover,ng tue cty.a 8haro of tho pro one, and what a franchise to oper- her plan runs It wakes It necessary ccfldg accepted 0w,ng bad ale a ferry across the river at this to condemn the threeornered piece woathor the report wag not nt.ar,y up point is worth, It Is up to the people of land on which. O. B. Learned's real tho 8tandard , a business way. to decide what they shall do In the estate office Is bow located. Mrs. Qa recommcndatlon of the water matter whether the city shaU pur- Caples agrees to begin the improve- coramltee tho following chase the present ferry or construct ment ot me sireeis as u - 1. ghu wer0 ordered piaced: . nevoie. Fair Dlay and good Judg- demnaUon proceedings are Instituted .,llov rt nnvB Willis Doule ment should prevail, and the ques- against the Severance property .Coun- vard andTyier, Allegheny and Willis tlon should be looked at from all ell deemed the easiest and least cosi- Boulevard, Portland uouievara ana nnini nf vtw ly way the wisest, and consequently Newport, Lehigh and Seneca, Port.- the former motion was reconsidered, hand Boulevard and Chicago, Crulk- ui.t.oii rj Mnntnna was and the engineer Instructed to pre- shank and Hartman. Maple and Fill here the past week on a vUlt with pare plans for Improvement of this more and two on Jersey to bo de- relatives aad friend! I street aa per plaa No. 2, or accord-1 elded upon later as to exact location uud only ton ncros of land, lm stock lnrlvnnrnl frnni till 111 (IIIU liar ilium It. II. llohrlg, of Union, Oregon,! tho mnmuy MgU Petroloum Company for $2,000,000. to glvo tho best servlco. The following bills wero ordered puld: Pascal Hill, ono arrest, $1.00; Add Ing Machlno, $25.00; John Nicholson, burying dog, 75c; G. P. Moffott, tracing paper, $2.25; A. V. Trlmbo, wood, $10.00; Water Co., $80.50; to tal, $125.50. An ordlnanco calling for a special election to vote on thu enlargement of tho boundaries of S. Johns parsed tho council and may bo found olso where In this Issue. Adjourned to muet Thursday oven Ing. 1 ill Enlarge Works J, T. Murphy, proprietor of tho Modern Machlno Works on Bradford street, has associated himself with a practical partner and, the now firm has purchased a half block of ground adjoining1 tho present plant and will at once enlarge their operations. Mr. Murphy has built up quite a trado since locating here, but has boon somewhat hampered for lack of room. New machinery will bo addod and an upto'dato machine works Installed. : f Tho city dock is making good pro gress theso days. I ....... n.,.i ...i.nrt 1... ..... il.tl.. I.. p.Ia. and how tho llghta shall bo placed RaAinnint Annnatinn,. ""-"" ns $10,000 a mouth III ulvklomU or UI5IIIIIIII5 VtlUllUin " uu u, . iriuim iu th(J rn(o )f wM (m , I vnat In aniitn "nil ntnrXt'' In n nniniifi. I - . . r ' , , "T, original prlco of tho stock. Itlclmrd ny operating In tho Colorado field .., V(1..111? ... ,., 1!ril,,f,iri, Tho Oregon Sienna Paint cora. 't was Just being opened up. Mr. 1a LuUBht , H,mroH of Htuok ,u pany, whoso purchaso of ono aero of llohrlg rofused and at tho samo tlmo this company for $100 uud iu u few land at Moaclov Junction wh ,,nt.l U,ado Bht of 8UC, nn i"V08tinont B8 ..,. ,,, fll. .jj.hju. T,. KllI1 In Tho Review several weeks 0B I Ing absolutely worthless. However m 0 Ca wh m ,uvt,atmnll of has secured two additional acres ! ,nveB 76 1,1 Btock. "na $50,000 Is earning not profits of $800.- adjoining this tract aud conunls- within six months was rocolvluu 000 11 year. Tho Siilum Oil Co., litis sloned Architect Legg, with ofices niMy ulvlJo,,,la ,hat rang0'1 trom mado over $1,200 u sluiru for lis In tho Alnsworth building, to proparo t0 83. ,. ... Block holders. Tho San I'rsnslsco Plans for their now buildings. At stock of oil companies has ml- ,,olr()loum Co, has paid over $27.- present ho Is working on tho plans y 000,000 In dividends und the Paolfio for a threo-story heavy mill 50x100 . 1 u . . . . Coast Oil Co., ovor $16,000,000 uud feot, to bo usod by thorn as a tac """" v"" muny othora imvo puld largo tory. This building will have a con- uu". . I U'"K ... . aniounts. . 1 . . . ,,. , . 1 cent 10 luuu per com uiviuoiiuh uu creto basement and will bo roady to ., .. . . . . . ... . . ... tho first prlco of stock. uu uguruu uu uuuut iiiurcu 1. iuiori ... ..., ,. .Is n r n- IP xt, 1,.,, win nrnr ninH J Ono company with $100,000 capltul In RllCinpCC Fnr HirrKPlt OD " - .,ni.i iiTnnnn (.. ,iki u in inn.7. " "-- ......v.. drying house, which tho paint fao- K ,,T v,vvv buu)iuii; vi ....... v.. ... .wwwi sold stock at 'A cunts tier share. With I In six months it hud nald SI a share IIarry C. Hunter bus resigned his In dlvldonds. A recent monthly dlv- Position at tho Portland Mnnufnctur- ldend of tho Conflold & Chanslor "'S Plant in mis city, mm la now on- Oil Co., wus $20 a share. Tho par KKOd in uusiness for lilmsoir. uo valuo of the stock being $1 a share " ,,ow wnoiosaio uoaier in uox shook The lculslature has adjourned af- nnd soIIIiik orlislnally for .j coots a J,m veneers, witu reui estate ami tor a forty days' session, and Hon. share. The Ean Joaquin Oil Co., re. timber lands na n sldo Ibsuo. Harry tory will also erect. f Made Good Record K. C. Couch can now bo found at his cently paid a monthly dividend of place of business on Philadelphia $2.25 a share or $225,000; The Heed street. Tho record ho mado during Oil Co., was sturted with $C00 cush the sosslon Is very gratifying and thu capital. In a little over n year It people of St. Johns aro now certain I Bold Its holdings for $1,800,000 und ot tho tact that they mado no nils- tho present- value of tho property Is tako when thoy aided In sending Mr. estimated at over $3,000,000. A to Couch to tho legislature, cent monthly dividend amouuted to is u good goulul fellow and will no doubt succeed well In whatever bus iness ho uudertukes. May prosperity and good luck nttond him In his uuw venture 1 llert Olou has Just moved Into his now residence on Myors street.