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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER i. 1909.
NO. 47
madisonagain
A VICTIM
Once More Is Beaten and
Robbed by Thugs
Tlio M. J. Madison nerlc" of mis
fortunes stilt contlnuo to bo tho
chief subject of convcrsntlon In St.
Johns. After bolng held up and
robbed, nil 'ho avers, on Tuesday
night of last week, ho met with an
other and inoro serious mishap on
lust Saturday. It was to bo his wedd
lug day and ho left .Saturdny morn
ing to transact somu Important busl
iiess In Portland beforu tho huppy
uvont onmo off. Not returning at tho
tlmo ho expected Inquiry was sot
afoot and tho city of Portland was
scoured In an endeavor to locato
him. No clow to his wherenbouts
was uuonrthed, however, and tho
next thing tho peoplo of St. Johns
knew about him was when ho was
brought homo In a big auto about
10 o'clock Saturday night. Ho wns
apparently In bad slitipe, and sover
ul largo bruises wero said to bo
found abuut his head, Ho could give
no connected talo as to his wander
ings on that day. Ho claims to
huvo drawh $500 from a bunk In
that city for tho purpose of paying
on a houso which it Is cnld ho Is
huvlng built nt Plodmont. Aftor
that ho remembers of entering a so
loon and securing n glass of soda
water. From thut tlmo on his mind
apparently became a blunk, and tho
only thing ho remembers Is of com
ing to his somes long enough to di
rect his being taken to his homo
from somowhoro along Jefferson
street. Tho pooplo hero aro all ut
sea and scarcoly know what to
think. Tho caro Is so unusual, so
startling and so continued that It Is
hard to find u snno solution for tho
problem. Mr. Madison has always
borno a splendid reputation hero, has
"never been known to Indulge In In
toxlcutlng liquors and bus ovor boon
pleasant and gonial with all. Thore
futv. tho frlonds hero cannot woll
bollovo other than that ho Is telling
tho truth. His condition Is sufflclont
evidence thut ho has been badly
abused In a brutal mannor, and most
pooplo aro willing to tako his word
when ho snld tho money was tnkon
from him. Tho most mysterious
part of It, however, la how It Is pos
alblo to boat up and rob a man In
broad daylight In tho city of Port
land without an Inkling of tho affair
getting out until lato In tho night.
Had It been In the north end or somo
other disreputable part of tho city U
would not bo so strango, but happen
ing In tho heart of tho business dis
trict It Is all tho harder to explain.
Tho general supposition Is thut Mr.
Madison was dazed as a result of
his forraor beating, and not knowing
what be wbb doing, got In tho (ow
of a couplo of thugs who took him
to the hills and robbod him and then
started him on his way to Jefferson
street. If this was the caso It Is
hard to undorstund why ho was
beaton. The $600 socurcd surely
should be satisfaction enough for
a couplo of robbers without trying
to beat the head off a man, especl
ally after ho was powerless In their
hands. There Is evidently somethlug
under tho surface that has not yot
made Its appearance. Either Mr.
Madison had some enemies of whom
he was not aware or there Is a mys
tery that will Hkcly bo solved later.
In the meantime the frlonds of Mr.
Madison aro sympathizing deeply
with him In his misfortunes and
o.mBRtiv hoDo that the dastarda will
i, hrnneht to Justice. The matter
should not bo allowed to rest until
the bottom has been reached and
the mystery cleared up.
One of the Portland dallies pub
llshed an article Tuesday evening In
which It was made to appear that Mr.
Madison lost bis money by gambling
11 away In a Jefferson street resort
and another place near the Portland
Hotel. A prominent cltlren of 8t.
Johns says he Is weU acquainted
with the proprietor of the Jefferson
street saloon, and knows for a fact
that gambling for money Is never
tolerated there. He also says that
Mr. Madison U not addicted to card
playing, and scarcely knows the
value of the different cards. The
parents and friends of the hotel man
scoff at tho Idea of his gambling op
erations and claim there Is not the
least truth In the report. We have
failed to discover anyone yet who
claims to know that Mr- Madison
ever gambles, and ualew more uo-
will improve
CRAWFORD
Salem to Richmond at a
Cost of Over $7,000
Council met In regular session
Tuesday oventng with all momborB
prcsont with tho oxcopllon of Coun
cilman Drown, who wns Indlsuoscd
und fulled to mako his appcarnnco,
and Mayor Hendricks presiding. Min
utes of previous meeting wero road
and approved.
A petition for tho Improvement of
New York Btrcct, Portlnnd boulovard
to Fvssenden street, was read and
a resolution adopted ordering tho en
gineer to prcpnro tho necessary
pluns, profile and cstlmutcB for tho
Improvement thereof.
A petition for a retail liquor li
cense presented by Aunust II. Julian-
nosmolr and desiring to do business
at 209 V. Murllngton street, was
road and referred to tho Hceiiso com
mittee A communication from F. I. Fuller
offering tho old Vancouver forry bout
to tho city for tho sum of HfOOO was
roud and ordered placed on file. Mr.
Fuller stated that tho boat was badly
In need of ro pairs but wits good for
many yours to come.
Report of tho St. Johns Transpor
tation Co. for the mouth or August
wns road. It showed that fool
tiassoncorM. 414 hIiiuIo rigs nnd 170
double rigs had passed ovor tho
forry during tho mouth. Also 28
commutation tickets had boon sold
making an gross Incomo of IS68.CS.
A chock for 18.37 us tho city's dlv-
Idond of 1 V& Iur com accompanied
tho report, both of which woro ac
cepted.
Hills, Including snlurlos, lo tho
amount of $090.60 wero allowed.
Council accepted tho Improvement
of u portion of Portland bouluvurd
and lluchnnnu stroot Improvement,
upon recommondntlon of tho Btroot
committee nnd engineer,
M. L. Holbroolt a'kod for n grade
on Portlund boulovard, Columbia
boulovard and Purr atroet In East
St. Johns In order thut ho could go
uhoud and Improve sumo. Tho city
attorney wna requested to draw up
ordinances providing for sumo.
lOn motion tho engineer wns In
structed to mako a new ostlmato on
tho proposod Improvomont of East
Uurllngton stroot. lllds hnvo boon
ndvortlsod for oh this stroot tlmo and
again, but tho contractors fall to
mako an offor owing to tho amount
of filling that baa already been
placod thoroon und tho dlfflcu.ty that
might bo mot with In romovlng
same. Aftor tno ongmeor w
thoroughly Investigated the propo
sition and placod his estimates high
enough to guarantee tho contractor
of making out, It Ib to bo hoped that
this work will bo contracted for
and pushed right along, as the lm
provemont Is badly needed before
wot weather sets In.
A resolution wns adopted for tho
Improvement of Crawford stroot,
Salora to Richmond, and may no
found In this Issue.
llnon recommendation of tho light
committee nn arc light was ordered
for thn eornor of Jersey and Leavltl
streets, and also that the arc light
et Richmond and Jersey bo swung
around and placed whero It will do
more good.
On motion of Counci.man A. w.
..nvt thn attorney was directed to
look up" tho status of the electrlo
company's standing In regara io
Dawson street, so that It may oo
placed in lino for Improvement.
The Reason Why
nn nt town subscribers will kind
ly bear the fact In mind that when
h rtntn nn their Daper snows meir
lime has expired they are liable to
have same discontinued wiiuoui iur
ther notice. At the price of one do!
i.. no war to parties residing out
side of Multnomah county we aro
furnishing the paper below actual
cost, and therefore cannot take any
chances on bad bills. Tne aaie ou
the wrapper shows when the tlmo
expires, and we uo not cara to add
to our loss the price of postage to
i,m i,Wrihrra of the fact. There
fore, If the paper falls to arrive It
Is probably due to tho raci ai iu
subscription has oxplreq.
stantlal evidence Is offered the rumor
cannot but be discredited.
TELL ABOUT ST. JOHNS' GROWTH
Two Portland Dailies With One Accord
the City's
Roth tho Orogonlnn and Journal
saw fit on last Sunday to publish a
littlo fluttering "dopo" concerning St.
Johns, As It trnnnplros thnt good
BomotlmcB comes out of "Jerusalem"
wo ropubllsh both articles. Whllo
they contain littlo naws for St. Jolms
residents', they havo consldornblo
weight ns mutter to send to friends
In tho East. Head thorn both, then
do your paper up In a wrapper and
send it to a friend In tho East:
St. Johnn Is certainly progressing
as rapidly as any (own of Its slzo
In tho Northwest. Six yours ago tho
prcsont location of tho $00,00 Hoi-
brook block was n grove of firs.
Tho corner whoro now Is located tho
Uonhnm ft Currier stores nnd tho
FlrHt National Hunk was a plum
orchard. A liny grocery storo and
a smaller real oBtato office comprised
nil tho business buildings ou Jersey
stroot. Thoro woro, In fuel, only
two stroots In tho town, and tho only
ono with tho leant attempt at grading
wns Ivanhoo street.
Tho only Industries on tho water
front woro tho vonoor plant and n
sawmill, with a dolly output of 60,
000 foot, nnd both together employed
loss than 100 men, whllo tho entire
population wns not moro than 400.
Today Jersey street, from Fosson-
don to tho Central School, nt Charles
ton stroot, a distance of eight city
blocks, Is lined with business houses;
nearly all aro substantial brick
structures. Two bunks, three largo
school-houses, worth $76,000; a $15,
000 City Hull. $500,000 worth of
grudod Btreels, and miles of cement
sldownlks, and stroots In process or
Improvomont, will add us much moro
In tho next year.
IlulldliiE permits for 20 dnyB of tno
nrosent month nggroguto $41,000, and
slnco January 1,71 permits huvo boon
lnsund. which nvorago $2000 oacn.
Tho records show an nvorago of $100,.
000 por your for tho pnst throo yours
In building permits.
Tho waterfront now employs from
800 to 1000 mon, nnd .tho mouthly
payroll Is $00,000. Thoro aro no
liiln mon. nnd tho morchantB ropori
a atondy Increase In Bales each month
Tho cur sorvlco to Portland gives a
lo-mtnuto service, whllo six yours ngo
ll gnvo hourly sorvlco.
Tho cltv Is lighted with olectrlcity,
und has 43 aro streot lights, whoro
nnt lone nuo each rosldont had to
carry a lantern whllo abroad at night
n ordor to bo able to avoid slumps,
mudpuddles or tho neighbors' cows.
Gas Is now being Installed by tho
Portland (Ibb Company.
Ninotv.nliio norcont of Its prop-
ortyholdors aro onthuslastlc In their
boiler that St. Johns will grow to bo
a city of 10,000 population In tho
next five yearsv Oregonlan.
in nnv extended account doallng
with the development of tho Peninsu
la, St. Johns, tho enterprising city
at tho lower or western extromuy oi
tho Peninsula, should havo' first
nlaco. Bt. Johns, whllo In roallty a
part of greater Portland, being con
nected with tho larger city uy
trio and steam railways, Is still a
separate corporation.
Six years ago St. Johns was a mere
village, with a few frame buildings
scattered over a wldo aroa, anu iwo
or threo small stores to supply and
servo tho nono too many customors;
nnv it 1b a modern, up to dato city,
with a population of 6000. Its growth
since 1904 has been little snort m
Death of Mrs. Merrill
Mrs. Ann Merrill died at St.
Johns. Oregon. Sopt. 18th, 1900,
aged 76 yoars, 1 month and 3 days.
She was born August 16th, 1834, at
Newton, near Clnclnnattl, Ohio. In
1850 Nrs. Merrill crossed the plain's
with her parents, Mr. and MrB, Wm.
H. Martin, who early In 1851 located
on Martin's Island, Wash. On Juno
12, 1861, Ann Martin became the
wlfo of George Merrill of Deer Is
land, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Merrill raised a family of ten children
eight of whom are yet living, viz:
Frank Merrill and Lu D. Wolmsley
of Portland, Mrs. Mary E. (Judge T.
A.) McDrlde of Oregon City, Mrs.
Development From Six Years Ago
Until the Present Time
phonomonnl. Scores of brick bust
hobs houses lino Its principal Btrcots,
splendid schoolhouBcs nro advantage
ously located throughout tho city nnd
nearly two score of manufacturing
nnd Industrial enterprises furnishing
employment to Its people. Tho
monthly payroll of tho numerous mills
and factories located within tho boun
daries of St. Johns easily exceeds
$160,000.
Tho city now hn four largo and
commodious school housofl.tlireo when
tho crammer and primary grades aro
taught and ono high school building.
St. Johns hns considerably ovor $100,
000 Invested In those schoolhouseN,
nnd tho taxpayers stand over ready
to vote funds for tho erection of now
school buildings to meet tho require
monts of a constantly Increasing pop
ulation.
Honl citato values In St. Johns
nro as stable as they aro In any city
In tho country. Improved property
In any part of tho city yields a hand
some return, and nt no tlmo In tho
niiHt half a dozen years has tho sup
ply of dwelling houses equaled the
domnnd. Tho steady growth of tho
cltv mnkos any and' all property a
siifo nnd profitable investment. Sev
eral handsome fortunes havo boun
croatod In tho pnst fow 'years by Judi
cium mill timely Investment In St.
Johns property, whllo scores of peo
plo huvo become Independent its a
result of buying oven a small umount
of realty In tK.it city. Ltt
In railway facilities tho city is
woll provided, as ovor tho Oregon
Railroad ft Navigation and North
Hank tracks connection Is had with
all tho Hues entering Portlnnd.
no of tho finest docks to bo
found anywhero on tho coust bus ro
contly boon complotod by tho city
of St. Johns, tho Inst loglsluturo huv
Ing authorized tho city to build It.
On tho dock Is a largo warohouso,
amplo for tho nccommodatlon or
tho shipping of a much larger city.
I' Is. howovor. tho manufacturing
district ou tho river front, und tho
dovelonmont thoro. that tho pooplo
of 8t. Johns huvo groatost reason
to bo proud of.
Tho St. Johns J.umbor compuny,
tho first Industry of nny consequonco
to bo established in St. Johns, hns
recontly romodolod und enlarged Its
nlant. and Is naw operating at full
capacity and running night nnd duy.
This concern omploys about 250 mon,
nnd has a monthly payroll of bctweei
$15,000 and $20,000,
Tho St. Johns Woolon Mills In
ono of tho solldest concerns In tho
city, and hns been In continuous op
eration slnco Its establishment four
yoars ago. Tho plant Is comploto in
ovorv detail, nnd Is especially de
signed for economical oporatlon. Its
product consists of high grauo
blankets. Tho company Is cnpltul.
Ized at $300,000 and tho monthly pay
roll Is botweon $8000 and $iu,uuu.
Having a dally capacity of 300 bar
rols, the Jobes IlrothorB' Flouring
Mill compauy, Is ono of tho St.
Johns manufacturing plants that op
orates tho your round and distributes
a largo mutual sum among Its 30
odd employes. This concern finds
a ready market for Us product In
the territory tributary to St. Johns.
The J. M. loach company somo
two years or moro ago erected a mod
ern foundry and machine shop nonr
tho tracts of tho North Rank road,
on the outskirts of tho city. This
plant turns out all grades of castings,
Anna M. Seaman and Charles A.
Merrill of Deer Island, Alvln II.
Merrill of Kalama, Wash., Mrs.
Amanda J. Jones of Soattlo, Wash.,
f. vmma A Tlrlttaln of ThO
aim .. -
(Dalles, Oregon, Wm. O. Merrill nnd
I Mrs. Carrlo E. Glendyo having passed
on to higher Ufo a number of years
ago.
Mrs. Merrill experienced many
hardships In crossing the plains, und
went through an epidemic of cholera
by which many were lost from their
train of wagons. At another tlmo
they became separated from tho
rest of the wagons and tho Indians
wore afler them, and thoy drovo nil
night off the main road and thereby
escaped the Redskins, During tho
winter of 1852-53 they wero living
on their donation land claim ou
Give a Description of
but lnnkos a specialty of sawmill
machinery, railway supplies and
logging tools,
Ono of St, Johns' most successful
nnd valuable manufacturing pluntB Is
tho shipbuilding yards nnd drydocks.
This concern Is equipped for turning
out nlmost nny kind of ocean going
and river craft. An example of this
concern's work may be scon In the
splendid now forry boat Vancouver,
which Is now on tho run between
Hay den's Island and tho city of
Vancouver, Wash. Tho compnny
doos it flourishing business In over
hauling und repairing nil clauses of
vessels,
Tho Mnrlno Iron Works, which
mnnufncluroH boilers, tanks, etc.,
employs about 7C mon, nnd bus a
monthly payroll of $0000.
Other manufacturing concerns
which nro welt established and do
n thriving business nt St. Johim nro
tho Oregon Pinko Food company,
which was largely financed by lo
cal cnpltul, nnd although established
but two yours ngo It enjoys n largo
trndo: tho Modern .Machine Works,
ono of tho recently established con
cerns In tho city, turns out all kinds
of foundry und machine shop work,
and Is especially equipped for quick
order work; tho Collapsing nox
company Is nnothor locally owned
concern, which adds largely to St.
Johns' monthly payroll nnd gives
stoutly employment to a cousldurublu
number of workmen.
Trlbutury to St. JoIiiib, though not
In tho city limits, Is tho huge plant
of thu Peninsula Lumber compnny,
which employes several hundred
men, nnd pnyn out monthly wnges
In tho sum of nearly $10,000.
Enorgotlo nnd wisely mnnngedcom
merclul bodies uro contributing In
no small degree to tho upbuilding
of St. Johns, nnd tho wholo lowor
Peninsula. Constantly on tho look
out for tho ostubllshmonl of nny en
terprise thnt will redound to tho
benefit of tho city, tho St. Johns
Commercial club bus done much to
ward tho development of Hint dis
trict. Two successful bunks nro In
oporatlon In tho city, both of which
hnvo built tip u flourishing business.
Eust St. Johns, which adjoins St.
Johns on tho cast. Is not only n rosl-
douco district of great attractive-
H08H und bouuty, but Is also bocom
Imr a manufacturing conlor of con-
sldvrnblo Importuned. Its locution
nour thu North Rank depot, tho O. It.
ft N. Pontusulu lluo and tho slough
water frontage makes It an especial
ly desirable placo for medium "lied
manufacturing plants,
Tho Important fact connoctod with
tho marvelous growth and upbuild
ing of St. Johna and whnt Is known
as tho St. JohtiH district Is that tho
city bus somothlng of vuluo to offer
tho man of energy nnd thrift who
Is Booking u homo slto, a business or
munufacturlng location. Tho city
offers omployment to huudrods In
her vnrlod Industries, offers choup
homos to tho man of modest means,
offers a splendid locution to tho man
seeking a business or mercantllo
career, und to tho man of wealth It
offerB us boautlful homo slteB as
can bo found In nny land. To tho
mun of mouna St. Johns also offors
profitable employment for his
money, elthor In buying nnd Improv
ing her real estate or in Investing
In her numerous Industrial orgnnlssu
lions. Journal.
Door Island In a ono-roomod houso
with flvo or nix boarders and all
' thov had to oat was venison and po
tatoes, and tho snow was SV4 feet
deop and tho river frozon over, for
dinner Mr. Merrill bought
enough flour nt St. Helens nt $1.00
per pound to muko bread.
Mrs. Merrill spent most of bor
llfo In Columbia county, but for tho
Inst ,.lcht years sho had lived at St.
Johns. During a great portion of this
tlmo sho had not been well, but sho
seemed bettor tho lust two months
than for somo time. Sho leaves
mnnv friends who know hor as a
good neighbor. Tho funeral services
woro held at Martin's Rluff, Wash.,
Tuesday, Sopt. 21, 1909, whoro sho
was laid to rest bosldo hor father,
bhitoru and two children.
WHY HE FAVORS
DOCK SALE
Dr. Cook Gives Reasons
For Wishing to Sell
Ed. Rovlow: Allow mo to prosont
n fow reasons for favoring tho salo
of tho now city dock. Tho object
In vlow when tho bonds wero voted
to build tho dock was to secure nn
nddltlonnl Industry for St. Johns nnd
not ns n moro speculation. It has
been found Impossible lo loaso tho
dock so as to either bring in a
rovenuo or start a now Industry
without Incurring an additional In
debtedness of about $20,000 for n
railroad track to connect tho prem
ises with tho O. 11. ft N. railroad,
thai road having refused to build n
spur nt Its own expense.
Tho city l bonded for $00,000 with
which thu land was purchased ami
dock built, with an annual Interest
of $3000 for 20 years, Tho dock
building cost about $37,000, which Is
insured for nbnut $27,000 nt nn mi
nimi cost of $007, A watchman Is
employed to caro for It at u cost of
$10 por month, Tho city docs not
receive nny taxes nn tho property, as
It would It It was private property,
which at tho present rate of 6 milts
would bring In $300 per yenr. Tho
building will depreciate In value
about 0 per cent each year, or $2200
that Is hi about 10 years tho build
ing would bo of no value. After say
ton years ll would probably not bo
Insurable nt nil. To recapitulate, nn
per following tnblo:
Roads for purchase of
land mid dock $00,000
Interest per yenr $3000,
for 20 yours ,.',000
Insurance por year $007,
for 10 yours u,J0
Watchman per year $120,
for 10 years 1.200
Loss of taxoH for 20 years 0,000
Depreciation of building
0 percent, 1G2-3 years .... 27,000
Total $172,270
It appears from nlxivo table thut
tho totul cost to tho city would bo
$172,270, which amount would bu
represented by thu 100 foot or water
front which tho city now owns.
(Tho city cannot sell tho stroots,
but may vaeuto them for dock pur
poses us long nn used for thut pur
pose.) In addition to tho nbovo cnsli out
lay It would bo fair to consider tho
loss to tho city by reason of not
huvlnu tho Industry established. I ho
crying need of Bt. Johns todny Is
Industries to glvo it mun u "Job,
and not speculation lu water front
proporty.
Now will tho 100 foot of wuter
front property bo worth $172,270 or
$130.60 por front foot ut tho ox
plrutlon of 20 yours, und If ll Is
worth It. do tho Pooplo of 8t. Johns
of to duy want to tax thomsolvos
$8013-60 por year for tho benefit of
thu next generation? Speaking for
mysolf I DO NOT. If I was a young
mun Just bubbling over with onorgy
und ambition, like soiso or moso
thut cry against tho salo, I might
look ut thu mutter In another tight,
but Just nuw, having passed tho
flower of youth nnd huvlng nrrlved
ut tho norlod In Ufo when n Morris
chnlr Is much preferred to n buck
saw, I do not wunt to bunion my
solf with tuxos for future geiiorntlotis
ir wo could lease tho dock for n
sum sufflclont to puy tho Interest
and Insurunco, then I would suy keep
It, but nt tho prosont tlmo wo navo
nothing of tho sort In sight, whllo
wo huvo un opportunity to sell tho
nlant for $75,000. which would glvo
tho city u profit of ubout $16,0oj
and nt tho namo tlmo Immouintoiy
udd another Industry to St. Johns,
which was tho object sought wiion
tho dock wub built.
In regard to tho statement that
nil im-to-dato cities wunt to own their
own docks, will say that municipal
ownership of Industries (excopt city
wntitr aunnly) has not as fur as I
cnu ascertain proven profitable. A
dock Is u part of tho transportation
fucllltles the snmo ns a railroad or
ships a conuoctlng link betwocn
tho two, and I cunnot seo nny ad
ditional rouson for a city owning
rtrmkH than for owning rullroads to
bring freight to tho dock or ships
to curry It awuy or vlco versa.
8. O. Cook.
Work tor a Greater St. Johns.
GOV. FLETCHFJR
AT SEATTLE
Makes An Interesting Ad
dress While There
On Sept. 20th, Prlnco Edward Is
Inmlors nnd other Canadians held n
reunion nt tho Fnlr, and ou this oc
casion our neighbor, ox-Governor
Hotelier wns tho orator of tho duy.
Ho took for his subj-ct, "Tho Dutl&s
of Canadians ns C'llzoiiB of tho
United States." Tho Post Intelli
gencer, after printing n portrait of
Mr. Fletcher, hns this to say of his
address:
Former residents of Prlnco Ed
ward Itlund from Bonltle, Tacomn,
VlrXorln, Vancouver nnd Portland
held u reunion yestcrdny lu the
Flnu Arts building nt tho exposi
tion, Ruv. J'. E. O'llrlon, pastor of
Our l.ndy of Good Help, was chair
man of tho mooting,
J. H. Fletcher, of Portlnnd, tx-
Governor of South Dakota, was tho
principal sponkor. Ho spoko of thu
peoplo who hud migrated from Prlnco
Edward Island, which ho termed -tho
garden of tho gulf of St. I.awrenco."
"Wo didn't lonvo tho littlo gem
sot In tho silver non bocuuso wo
disliked It," said ex-Gov. Fletcher.
Thu fact Is. wo left It bocuuso wo
beenmu too numerous. Wo run up
ngnlnst each other and got In tho
wav of tho rabbits. Many of us emtio
to this bonutlful country, whoro thoro
was room to turn around und bolter
opportunities. This proves that wo had
an oleinont of shrewdness, nnywny.
You Amorlcnns do not deserve nny
grout credit for being, hunt. You
eouldii'C: help yoursolvcK You woro1
not consulted ubout tho mnttor. Wo
enmo hero from choice, nnd not
from nucosslty, oxnetly. Wo nro
Americans from choice; you nro
Americans by compulsion. Hut wo In
tend to bo fair with you nnd to per
mit you to slay hero so long ns you
bohuvo yoursohoH,
"Wo want every Prlnco Edwnrd Isl
ander to consider this to bo his own
country, to lovo It, to fight for It
and. If necessary, to dlo for It. i.oy.
ally to tho country of our adoption
should not mako uu halo thu country
thut mivo un birth. We uun lovo
both. Tho mun who dosplsos the
country whoro ho wns bom.oii wlioso
green floins ho hns pluyed, whoso
trees sheltered him lu storm and
sunshine, tho land of his mother,
wlioso tondor lullubloH soothed him to
slumber, Is u scoundrel whom no
American should harbor when ho
comoB to llvo among us.
"It I had been consulted tin tho
question on which planet I should
llvo I Hhould huvo choson tho onrth.
This nrlsoa from tho fnct that I
a in bettor ucquulnted horo than else-
whoro lu tho hoavens. uniosa i
chuugo my mind, I ' shiill louvo It
with somo regret. I might go fnrtbor
and faro worse. 1 hnvo ulroady In
dlcntod my choice of country, und I
shall hold on to that so long us I
remain on thlu planet.
"Wo uro tltUuiiH not only of u
fuvorod lunil, but of tho host part
of it. Tho West iu u land of wonder
ful possibilities, Tho men and
women who first cumo to tho West
wero tho best und tho bravest of
tbolr nice. No weakling ovor lookod
with hopeful heart towurd tho broad
Pacific. No coward over turned hia
fuco to tho Slorrns, If any mun of
thnt stump over sturted to eomo
west, ho must huvo died on tho way
out. So tho greut Northwost Is
filling up with hurdy men, handsomo
womon nnd protty chlldron. Wo
havo tho host bruin nnd bono nud
sinew of tho country. Aud when Can-
udu bequeathes to you such mon as
Goorgo E. Ecclos, of Winnipeg, nnu
such omplro builders us James J.
Hill, It only adda to tho purity of
tho Braln thut flows turougn uio
veins of tho peoplo of tho United
Stntea of America. It lusplros In my
heart a feeling of gratitude to soo
tlioso two uroat nations of ono blood
living sldo by side In hurmony aud
peuco nud inarching bund lu hand to
a hlghor nnd moro nearly perfect
civilization."
On tho following Wednesday oven
Ing Mr. Flotchor lectured to tho
Prlnco Edward Islanders' Club on
tho Bubjoct of Winning Laurels. Tho
locturo wns frequently punctuatod
with nppluu8o and created grout oil!
thuBlasm. At Its closo nu Informal
reception took placo.