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VOL. 5
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1909.
NO. 43
SPECIAL SALES
SATURDAY
Would Do Much Toward
Keeping Trade Here
A business man of St. Johns
dropped Into tho offlco the other day
and naked why we did not Inaugurate
ti movement unions tho merchants of
this city to udopt platiB for turning
tho tide of trade now going to Port
land to St. Johns. Ho said the best
way to accomplish this was to offer
tho samo Inducements that Portland
han been oxtondliiK. That Is for our
merchants to make it Hpedulty of
their Bulurday business. "Ho believed
that If nil tho merchants hero would
Itot together and decide to reduco the
price or make spclnltlen of several
commodities on that day that tho
trndo would bo diverted to St. Johns,
whero It rightfully bctontts. lint us
long as tho Portland business Houses
hold out Inducements greater than
can be obtained hero . they get u
good portion of St. Johns pntrouuge.
Tho plan looks ulto meritorious. If
tho Portland merchants can advance
Salurdr.y leaders, tho merchants of
St." Johns surely can do so nlso.
Thero nod b no "cut throat" inuthod
about It. All tho local merchants
could get together and decide upon
what articles they could put down
to almost cost on that day, and tho
prlco could bo tho amo at nil tho
stores. That tho Saturday specials
advertised In tho Portland papers
every Friday hnvo a great attraction
for St. Johns residents can easily bo
proven 'by tho vast numbor of peoplo
returning from that city with bundles
of morchandlso every Saturday. And
nil the goods bought do not como
out on tho trolloy. Dollvory wagons
and tho Kxpross company handles
largo amounts of goods bought In
Portland by residents of St. Johns.
It Is reasonable to bellovo that they
mako n substantial savins by so do
ing, or Imaglno they do, and tho re
sult Is tho samo either way. Our
morchants claim that thoy soil as
closo an do tho Portland merchants,
This may bo true 011 all days but
Saturdays. A glanco at any of tho
Portland dallies Frlduy cannot holp
but convince any ono that tho spec
ials on sale at a numbor of tho Port
land groceries on Saturdays aro towor
than tho samo articles can bo pur
chased In St. Johns. As this cannot
bo dlsputod, why should not our
merchants adopt tho same tactics. If
a half dozon articles aro lowored to
actual cost on that day, wouldn't tho
profit on what other articles mlgbt
bo sold pay for tho time and trouble
of handling the goods? Jt tho null
ity of tho goods sold In Portland aro
Inferior to what our morchants caro
to haudle, what aro tho odds so
long as that Is what a certain class
of citizens doslro and nro willing to
spend the time of going to Portland
to purchase? A numbor of our people
aro In tho habit of buying enough on
Saturdays In Portland to last them
tho greater part of tho following
week. If a few spoclals on Saturday
would keep these purchases hero,
wouldn't it pay to offer them? It
would be well for our merchants to
think seriously over this proposition,
and if this plan is not feasible to
adopt other methods that will bring
tho results desired. It doesn't pay
to "lay on our oars" and complain
because trade is going out of town.
Better to bo up and doing and see if
some method cannot bo devised to
stem the current. We believe tho
vast majority of our cltUens would
.be only too glad to do their trading
In St. Johus If they could be con
vinced that they could do aa well or
nearly as well here.
Tho business man also stated that
he believed a good board of trade
could do much toward aiding and
abetting local business condltlons.and
In conjunction with the Commercial
club be a great factor in enlivening
and furthering tho Interests of St.
Johns, If such an organization was
organized and every business man
in St. Johns could be induced to Join
and take an active part thero la no
doubt but that the business of this
city would receive an Impetus that
would be far reaching In its effect.
"Paddling one's own canoe" may bo
all right In some Instances, but fifty
or one hundred strong willing hands
on the oars can make tho man In
his, own little canoe look like thirty
cents. It Is high time the merchants
hero should get together, pull to
gether and formulate plans to pro-
LOCALS DEFEAT
JERUSALEM
Woolen Mill Lads Secure
Another Victory
A gnmo of ball was pulled off at
tho local grounds Sunday afternoon
last between tho woolen mill toam
and a club representing Moyer's
Clothing houso of Portland. Tho
gamu was ti wolrd ono in many res
poets. An elongated descendant of
Father Abraham occupied tho centre
of tho diamond for tho children of
Israel, nud hlu .twirling was sumo
thing wonderful to behold, It was
quite evident that ho had started
his baseball carcur with that old
tlnio game called "sock" ball, bo
vuuso ho struck not less than seven
batsmen In eight Innlngn. It was
almost nil Impossibility for IHm to
get tho balls over tho homo plate,
and when ho did succeed In doing
so u broad smllo would diffusa Itself
over his countenance and ho would
lock as happy as If ho had sold a
shoddy mnrkud down suit of clothes
to it countryman, Thero wits little
merit In tho game. For tho woolen
mills tho Loo brothers uud tho first
baseman played gilt edged ball, but
most of tho others hud llttlo chuueo
to distinguish themselves. They
made three hits and nhlo runs in
eight Innings, whlcli pretty nearly
tells tho tale. Tho club from tho
"city of Jows" woro tho slowest
mortals that huo yet disported
themselves on tho locnl diamond,
anil ir their fathers had not used
morn speed lit crossing tho Ited Soa
after Moses had prepared tho way
and thu Kgyptlnus wore closo nt
their heols historians would have had
n different story to rocord. Thoy
were pretty handy with tho bat, how-
over, securing ten clean hits, Thu
dofout was duo to tho long one's
marvelous wlldness, and had ho boon
n llttlo more nccurato tho score
would havo beon tho othor way
around. Ah It ended victory perched
upon tho banners of tho locals by
11 score of 0 to 6, and "Clod's chosen
people" retired from tho field pro
testing and expostulating upon tho
sins and Iniquities of tho umpire.
Contract is Let
Tho contract for tho erection of
tho now high school building was
finally let on Tuesday of last week.
Kollv Mahoney wero tho success
ful bidders, and tho sum for which
they aereo to construct tho edifice
Is $30,025, but does not Include heat
ing. Tho contractors havo asked for
seven months In which to complete
the contract, which time was acceded
to. Work will commenco without de
lay on this magnlflcout structure
which will be an ornament and an
honor to St. Johus, Situated as It
will be upon tho crest of the bill 011
Philadelphia streot near tho city
hall, a snlendld view of tho river and
opposite hills will bo afforded which
can never bo obstructed. It Is cer
tainly a matter of satisfaction to
know that a local contractor has
secured this, contract, which means
that most of tho money derived from
Its construction will circulate here. It
Is belloved that enough money will b
loft from tho sale of bonds to fur.
nlsh the high school In a modern
and substantial manner.
Fine Specimens
D. B. Brodahl. the real estate
man, brought two peaches to the
Review office last Saturday which
wero among the finest wo havo ever
seen anywhere. The larger pf tho
two weighed of a pound and
measured 10V4 Inches In circumfer
ence. Mr. Brodahl tells us that they
grew upon a tlvo year old tree In
bis yard and that bo secured over
400 pounds of tho delicious fruit from
this treo this year. As peaches havo
been selling around the dollar mark
for 20-pound boxes, it is not hard
to figure that a good peach orchard
In St, Johns would provo a very
paying proposition.
tect their Interests In every con
ceivable manner. Why not?
Easy Shine Shoe Polish nothing
better.
LADIES MAKE A PLEASANT VISIT
And Feed the City Dads and Officials on the Fat of the Land.
Business Suspended for the Time Being and All
Took Care of What Was Before Them
Tho meditations and deliberations
of tho city council wero nbruptly
broken In upon Tuesday night by a
visitation of tho wives and daughters
of tho officials entering tho chamber
en masse armed with tho good things
of llfo. Wo bellovo It was tho first
1 1 mo In tho annuls of tho city's his
tory that tho sacred prqclnctn of tho
council chamber was luvadod by such
it hordo on such a mission. That
something was browing In tho at
mosphere wan evidenced by tho fact
that all tho city officials with tho ex
ception of Treasurer Tanch wero on
hand. Word had reached them that
their presence would bo required nt
tho session upon some business In
which they woro mora or less Inter
ested, and as n result tho mayor, nil
of the councllmcn, city attorney, city
recorder, city engineer, city physician
chief of police nud his two aids and
it couple of representatives of thu
press wero nil In evidence. Tho de
liberations of thu Holoim were prac
tically completed when tho feminine
gondor arrived, and of courso nil bus
iness was Immediately suspended In
honor of tholr presence Tho mayor,
In a neat llttlo speech, told of tho
yurprlso In store, and It was 11 sur
prise to thoso unfortunate officials
who had not yet boon able to attach I
unto thuinsolves a helpmeet In llfo.
After tho greetings wero over it
special committee was nppolntod to
convoy n largo hamper of Ico cronin
from ono of tho confectionery stores
Fire Monday Night
At two different times Monday
night our residents wero startled by
tho peals of tho fire boll ringing out
upon tho night nlr. Tho first flro
wus found to bo nt tho Central hotel
occurring nt about It o'clock. It
started In it small store room 011 tho
first floor and Its origin is still it
mystery. Tho flro boys wero soon on
tho scene and with tho aid of tho
chumlcal tho flro was soon extin
guished. Tho damago dono wus but
slight.
Tho second call was occasioned
by 11 flro nt Cedar Park, and tho res
idence or Albert Olon was past all
hopo of saving when tho alarm was
turned In. This flro was caused by
Mr. Olon accldently overturning u
lighted lamp nt about 11 o'clock.
With tho aid of a couple of neigh
bors the conflagration was believed
to bo effectually extinguished and
Mr. Olon retired for tho night. Tho
noxt recollection ho has was of got
ting nwako and finding tho houso In
flames. Tho flro must havo been
smouldering In some of tho carpets
and burst out In a flamo after tho
owner of tho house had gono to
bed. Mrs. Olon and children were at
tho hop fields at tho tlmo and Mr.
Olen Intending Joining them Tues-
day, The loss Is a serious one to Mr
Olen as nothing was saved but a
suit of clothes which ho managed to
scramblo Into before ho rushod out.
Tho flro department did good work
on both occasions, and while their
efforts wero futile In tho latter caso
on account of tho flro gaining such
headway, thoy wero "Johnny on tho
spot."
Another Brick Structure
Preliminary work for tho construc
tion of a brick block on Joresy
Btreet, south of McDonald's building,
was commenced bright and early
Monday morning with Thos. Cochran
presiding. The building is being
erected by W. P. Stlno of Portland,
and we understand it will be leased
for a term of years as soon as corn
Dieted. Mr. Stlne already owns tho
brick occupied by Bonham & Currier,
and he Is proving bis further falln
St, Johns by having the new one
constructed. Wbllo the building 1b
not at this tlmo au absolutely neces-'
slty. It Is pleasing to note the Im
provement Just tho same.
Mrs, T. J Monaban and Mrs. C.
P. Dates have been helping to swoll
the throng at Columbia Beach tho
past week or so.
to tho chnmbcr. In tho mcnntlmo
tho Indies busied themselves In
spreading out upon tho tnblcs an as
sortment of enko that made tho nl
dermnnlo eyes water with Joy and
nlonsiirilbln antidilution. When tllO
frozen delicacy mado Its nppearanco
tho official staff and tho presB wero
Invited to put their feet under tho
tnblo and got busy. Owing to tho
presence of tho city physician, nil
felt safe In filling thcniHolves to tho
utmost limit, and tho way the good
things disappeared was mnrvelous In
tho extreme. Kvon tho dignified
likeness of tho founder of tho city
hanging upon tho wall assumed 11
hungry expression for tho time be
ing, Kvorybody onjoyed themselves
to tho fullest possible degree and tho
presence of tho Indies was duly ap
preciated. Speeches wero called for,
but its all wero then too full for til
lernnco tho attempt wan nbnndonod.
Thnt tho ladlos well know how to
turn it solemn council meeting into 111
lively mid sociable occasion was fully
exemplified. Thu Invaders wero Mrs.
J. V. Hendricks, Mrs. Jennie llqwells,
Mrs. A. M. ICsson, Mrs. II. K. Collier,
Mrs, S. 0 Cook, Mrs. V. L. Holmes,
Mrs. i:. A. Blow, Mrs. J. 12. Illllor,
Mrs. A. W. Davis, Mrs. J. W. Ditvls,
Mrs. (1. W. Dunbar and daughter
Sula, and Mrs. It. McKluney.
Before tho arrival of thu ladles tho
regular routine of business was trans
acted. After tho minutes wero rend
nud approved petitions for arc lights
Badly Injured
John J. McCnnn, a plumber and n
member of tho firm of Campbell &
McCnnn, of Knst St. Johns, was ta
ken to tho St. Vincent's Hospital,
suffering from sovcro Injuries about
tho bond rocolvod last Krlduy nftor
noon nt - o'clock while at work In 11
houso at Kust Nineteenth and Britzoo
streets. Ho woa Installing an enam
eled bathtub and hud attempted to
carry It nlono from tho wngou Into
tho houso. Ho had gono part way
up tho front steps whou tho weight
of tho Iron tub became too much
for his strength uud ho tottered nud
fell. Tito tub hit him In tho buck
of tho head, knocking him down tho
steps, and ho struck tho cement pave
ment with great violence, gushes on
hla head aovoral Inches long and
clear to tho skull resulting.
Peoplo In tho houso summoned the
lied Cross nmbulnnco and tho Injured
man was convoyed to tho hospital.
He told tho surfioon Unit tho hurt In
tho back of his head had beon so
painful ho had not noticed the second
cut until his attention was called
to It later.
Mi McCann Is now gottlng along
as well ns could bo expected, nhd It
Is hoped by his many frlonds that ho
will soon bo up and around again,
A Lively Corpse
Tho man who says St. Johns Is
a dull town should take u walk
throughout Its boundaries and a dif
ferent Impression would no doubt
overtake him, Tho numbor of men
employed In laying tho gas mains,
tho men and teams busy on streot
work, the now residences and al
terations that aro tuklng place, tho
now business structure going up,
preliminary work going on at tho
new high school tho finishing touches
being placed on tho Bast sldo school
houses, tho mills r.td factories work
ing full tlmo, all attest to tho fact
that St. Johns is far from being a
"dead ono."
Tho St. Johns Apostles Journoyed
to Salem Sunday and took a fall out
of tho club of that city by a score of
8 to C. Three pitchers were used
by tho Salemltes to turn tho tldo
of victory, but thoy all looked alike
to the St. Johns representatives.
Manager Valentine now has tho best
club that was over gotten together in
8t. Johns, and several more scalps
will no doubt bo attached to their
belts before wet weather sets in.
Preach the gospel of St. Johns.
nt tho comer of Ivnnhoo and St.
Johns nvcnuo ntul Cntlln and North
Jersey woro read, accepted and or
dercd placed on flic,
A petition signed by tt largo number
nf liitnlmxia liwn ntiUlnir Mint Mm
streets In tho business district bo
sprinkled nud offering to pity for samo
was accepted and on motion of Coun
cilman A. W. Ditvls was referred to
tho street commltteo with power to
act
Tho engineer's acceptance of tho
walk on Oswego street, FoBsondon to
Portland boulevard, was rend and no
cuptvd by council. A bid of Tlios
Cochran for tho Improvement of
Mohawk street, Jersey to Columbia
bouluvnrd, wan an follows: Cut 38c,
fill 20c, sidewalk $1.05, crosswalk 18c,
box gutters 48c, stouu work 12X0. On
motion tho bid wiih accepted pro
vided It came within tho engineer's
estimate, and It wits referred to that
official for verification.
Bills to thu amount of flitO.cn wero
allowed.
On motion of A. W. Davis thu pro
posed Improvement of tho several
South St. Johns streets woro laid
over for an Indefinite period,
Tho commltteo on chocking up tho
viewers' report on Fossondun street
woro not ready to report, and coun
cil then adjourned to meet Thursday
night whuu this matter would recolvu
'tho careful consideration of all tho
members.
At Work on the Tunnel
Tho work of cutting a tunnel for
thu O, It. & N. Co. through tho bluff
011 tho Peninsula Just bolow tho Wll-
' Inmutto boulevard, Is progressing rap
Idly, A steam shovel uud scrapers,
' togethor with n largo number of men
jure engaged nnd dirt Is being removed
nt 11 rapid rate. At tho onst uud
'a 1100-foot cut, itvurnglug -)0 feet In
I.I, ..I). imiut t..i .lin tiiifnni fll.t liilllllll
,HliaV IMI I'VIUIU ,! ,.. w.
Is startud. Tho tunnel will bo n mllo
and 200 feet In length njul will llo
about CO feet bolow tho surface. Tho
highest point nbovo tho tunnel Is
on tho Wlllmuottu boulevard, closo
to tho west oud. It Is not expected
that many boulders will bo on
countered, uud It Is, therefore, pos
sible to proceed rupldly with tho
work,
Tho Ponlnsula tunnel la part of the
llarrlmau road which Is to connect
with tho North Bunk brldgo. Tho
roud ut present runs around tho Pon
lnsula, and tho tunnel will shorton
tho dlstnucu novornl miles,
Connecting with tho main lino near
tho oast end of thu tunnel thero will
tho O. It. & N. spur running to
Troutdulo. This lluu will eliminate
for frolght hauling tho stoop grade
botwoon Portland and Troutdulo, Tho
construction of tho lino, about IS
miles In length, will bo under way
within a fow weeks.
Want Them Bad
Tho coming visit of tho President
has been the causo of a now rocord
being sot for Oregon fruit, Somo
ndmlror has purchasod two prlzo
boxes of Winter Banana apples from
u Hood Illvor orchnrd, paying $25
per box for them mid will present
them to tho nutlon's executive, As
tho apples will run about 32 to tho
box, tho buyer will spend ubout 75
cents for each npplo, a prlco ndVor
before, so fur as known, paid for
Oregon apples. Of courso tho care
ful selection and packing of tho
fruit for shipment to tho Whlto
Houso accounts for a largo part of
tho almost fabulous prlco.
The last meeting of tho St. Johns
W. H. C. was an unusually pleasant
ono. Thero wero a good many vis
itors, somo from Portlaud, Woodlawn
and Dakota. At 3 o'clock tho Post
carao In aud listened to a short pro
gram of music and readings. Light
refreshment-! wero served. All mem
bors of tho W, It. O. aro roquosted to
attend tho next regular meeting, as
thero Is work. Mrs. tt. II. Miller,
Press Cor,
BUILDING UPON
PENINSULA
Two Large Concerns Are
Getting Busy
W. B. Lloyd, vlco-prosldont and
mnnager of tho National Wood Pipe
Compnny nud Its nfflllntcd company,
linn purchased six additional ncren In
Kenton adjoining tho property ro
ccntly secured by them, making tho
total holdings of thu two companies
on tho Peninsula .10 ncrcs. Plans
hnvo been formulated for several
buildings, whlcli will bo orecled thero
nt onco for uso of tho two concerns
nud preliminary work has already
beon commonced. Tho main building
to bo used by tho Wood I'lpo Com
pnuy will bo 000 feet In width. It
will bo of frittno construction, covered
with corrugated steel, Tho building
of tho Pacific Tank Factory will bo
100x200 foot and 18 feet high. It
will nlso bo of heavy framo construe
tlon with oxterlor aud roof of cor
rugated steel. Two concrete dry
kilns, onch 20x110 feet In dimen
sions will bo erected, which will bo
utilized by both plants. Buildings
will nlso bo built for boiler rooms,
power plant and luuehlno shops. A
framo building 10x10 foot In slzo will
bo built, which Is to bo used an of
fices for tho two concoriiH. Tho com
pany's land now extends from thu
Columbia Bouluvnrd to thu Columbia
Slough, 11 distance of over 1300 foot.
Kxcollunt trackage facilities havo
been secured, as thero will bo 830
feet of trackage oil tho boulevard aud
it spur will bo put In extending tho
full length of tho tract or 1300 feet.
This spur will run through tho cen
ter of tho grounds between thu build
ings of thu two companies and ox
tend clear to tho Slough. Spluudld
water front facilities nro nlso assured
and niuplo room has boon uocurud for
tho storing of log booms. Later on
n saw mill will probably bo built 011
thu walur front. Theso two companies
nro controlled by tho samo people
nud nro practically ono compnny.
'Tis Passing Strange
It Is strange how grout n porcoiitngo
of business mini gut along without
printed stationery or uso it rubber
Htump, If thoy know just how much
they drop In tho estimation of largo
buslnoss concerns whou it letter Is
received on blank paper or miserably
mutilated with tho itld of it rubbor
stump they might bo Induced to pay
a trlflo more and uso printed station
ery. A buslnuss thnt will not stand
for printed stationery Is, Indeed, a
poor business. It In only nmutour
business mon who do not hnvo their
letter heads and enveloped printed.
A houd of ono largo business Iioiibo
onco told us that whou ho rocolvod
h request from it so-culled business
man usklng for nn extension of credit
tho standing of tho purty or his busi
ness ability didn't look good to him
It tho man's numo und buslnoss wero
not printed upon tho stationery usod
In making tho rocjuost. No business
Is too smull for tho uso of printed
stationery. Tho cost between printed
and imprinted lottor heads ami en
velopes Is so smull that all can af
ford to havo them printed. It looks
mora like business.
"It Might Have Been"
James H. Agon of Houston, Toxas,
was 11 culler ut this office last Sat
urday, Mr. Agon Is uuothor exnmplo
of a man with u hotter hindsight than
foresight, Ho told ub ho was horo
six or sovon yenrs ugo, und nt that
mo could havo purchased laud
most uuywhuro north of Burlington
street nt J 100 por aero with wulor
frontage attached, and that ho was
offered tho lot whero tho St. Jons
hurmacy now stunds for 00. Ho
said ho was pretty well convinced
toon that land values would Increase
huro, but had no Idea thoy would In
crease "so dovellsh fast."
If you havo any visitors from a
distance let us know. Don't lot a
sonso of fnlso modesty keep you from
doing so. Kvorybody wants to know
who tho strangoru within our gates
are and whero thoy camo from. A
postal will do tho business.
SPLENDID COAL
CHEAP
Something of Interest to
All on the Peninsula
Tho fuel question Is ono that It
oach year receiving moro sorloun con
sideration. Each year wood Is got
tlng n llttlo dearer In prlco or moro
Inferior In quality. Today wood,
quality considered, costs twlca as
much an It did four yearn ago, nnd
no 0110 enn doubt but thnt conditions
will continue to grow worso ns tlmo
goes on. Thin being true, tho com
ing fuel must bo COAL. In tho past
It has been difficult and practically
Impossible to secure good coal except
n what wan considered to bo nn ex
orbitant figure. But In order to doin
onstrnto tho fact that first class coal
could bo delivered and sold In Port
land nnd tho Ponlnsula nt n very
ronsouablu price, tho Peninsula Feed
&. Fuel Co. hits placed on tho mnrkot
their excellent POTLATCII COAL.
All tho usual oxpunscs connected with
tho delivery of coal to tho consumer
has been pared off thin cont. Tho
profit exacted by tho operator, tho
wholesaler nnd tho retailer has been
eliminated and tho patron getu tho
product nt bed rock prices. Thin
can bo dono because tho coal Is
mined nnd sold by thu samo party.
Within tho past month over four hun
dred sacks hnvo been delivered to dif
ferent homes on the Peninsula freo
of charge to provo that tho coal pos
sessed all tho merits claimed for It.
As n result over 160 tons havo al
ready boon ordered by thoso who hnvo
trlod tt nnd many flattering testi
monials hnvo been received concern
ing Its excellent qualities.
In order that tho people may be
come bettor acquainted with this coal
and thnt It may como Into mora
general uso, for tho ni'Xt SIXTY
DAYS two tons will bo dollvorod to
uny homo on thu Peninsula for 1 13
cush. It Is absolutely freo from
clinkers and soot, nud cheaper to
burn than wood,
Pooplo generally realize that It Ih
only n question of 11 very short tlmo
until coal will como Into universal uso
In this part of tho world, nnd yut
fow aro provided with sloven suitable
for burning coal. That theso pooplo
nay provldo IIioiuhuIvcb with coal
stoves nt it low cost, wo hnvo so
cured it largo lino of tho latest and
most approved pattern heating stoves
and rangos especially adapted for tho
uso of cool, nud to pnrtlon using Pot
latch coal wo havo decided to soil
samo nt actual whulosulo cost. It
might hereby bo stated that tho dif
ference butweu tho wholosnlo prlco
of stoves ami tho retail prlco Is qulto
an Itom. Wo nro not doing this from
uny philanthropic roason, but simply
to stlmulato tho sale or Potlatclt coal,
knowing full well that ufter It onto
hns been used thu people will bo sat
isfied with nothing else. Why lay
lit n big Htock of wood for wlntor'a
uso, roprosoiitliig a lurgo tost, much
spatu and plenty of labor, when both
tho stovo aud coal can bo purchased
at u prlco to discount thu wood bill?
Kvorybody who has yot tried thu Pot
latch aro well plousod with It, as
tholr subsequent orders provo. There
foro, why not nvnll yoursolf of tho
opportunity, und placo your ordor
NOW? Don't keep on complaining
about tho high prlco of wood. Bid
tho spllntry woodpllo goodbye nnd
try Potlatch.
Wo uppond a fow testimonials bo
low to provo that you neud not nc
copt our word au to tho morlta of
tho coal. Thesu pnrtles may easily
bo reached, If you aro still skeptical,
und thoy will toll you what thoy have
told us concerning tho coal. Bond
whut thoy havo to say:
St. Johns, Oro., Aug. 12, 1909.
PonliiBUla Food & Fuel Co.,
Portland, Oregon.
Dour Blra: Upon your request I
havj tried your Potlatch coal for a
short tlmo und fouud It to bo good
burning, heating and of good lasting
qualities. I hud occasion only to usu
It In a kitchen stovo, nnd n flro built
tu tho oveulng would still bo burning
on tho following morning, thus show
ing tho lustlug qualities. It Is further
not In any way dirty to handlo, and
does not loavo a great amount of
ashes.
Considering tho prlco of this coal
and prlco of wood, und tho as ofton
as throo or four times handling of
tho luttor, which of courso makes tho
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