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Historical Soeltty ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW DP TO YOU To Mbccrlb for THIS Piper. AS lb mi whBt It U nwa I or aotlo. Coil In and Mroll TERMINALS FOR NORTH END Officials Deem it Most Feasible Location Wc take the following from a re cent issue of the Telegram, and it fproves that the project of the Mil waukee system locating their ter minal yards, wharves, car shops, etc., in North St. Johns is some thing more than an idle dream. At the conjunction of the two rivers is certainly a logical point for locnting the terminals, and the chances very much favor the occupation of this site by the Milwaukee. Its loca tion here would mean great things for St. Johns, and its population would double in a few months as a result. The article follows: What may properly be consider ed a definite move toward the in vasion of Portland by the Milwau kee system was taken yesterday by Traffic Manager R. M. Calkins, whose jurisdiction extends over the Pacific Coast Hue, embracing the 1500 miles of rond west of Butte. For four hours yesterday afternoon Mr. Calkins, accompanied by Gen eral Agent J. R. Veatch, of the Coast, extension, and II. S. Rowc, general agent of the parent com pany, made an exhaustive inspec tion of the Portland harbor, includ ing docks, terminal facilities cover ing the river on both sides as far down, ns St. Johns, and for a con siderable distance upstream above the bridges. The trip was taken in a private launch uud numerous landings were made at points which seemed to present the most suitable .locations for rail and water termi nals. While some may scout the theory Mhnt n traffic. official or number of traffic officials would be selected as the persons to decide upon termi nal sites for railroads or water lines, this bcinir the natural province of the e-igiueering forces, it is custom ' that the recommendations of the traffic chiefs in such matttrs is often sought and usually followed. This is from the fact that ease and tlis- J patch in handling business is fre-1 qticutly as essential in determining these questions as is the merctopo- graphy of the country, which is the J sole appeal to the locating engineers, The inspection tour was made . secretly, no announcements being wade at the local offices as to where Calkins and his party were destined for when they departed. From the careful attention displayed in view ing different sites along the harbor it is known that Mr. Calkins be lieves that the most feasible site for establishing terminals is in the vi cinity of St. Johns and on that side of the river, presumably for the rea son that trains will not have to be moved back and forth across the bridges. As yet no announcement from official sources has been made as to when or by what route the Milwau kee will enter Portland, but with its present terminal on the recently acquired Tacoma-Eastcrn but 61 miles from Portland via Vancouver, it is highly probable that such a route will be chosen. , It is a most patent fact that if the Milwaukee so desired in could be running trains into Portland within six or eight months from today. Proof of this lies in the unapproach able record the Rock feller system made in fighting its transcontinen tal line to the Pacific Coast, in that it constructed every foot of the 1500 miles from Butte to Tacoma in a few days under three years, or at au everage of 500 miles a year. Some of the most marvelous engineering feats ia the history of railroad building were accomplished in the wonderful conquest of the bold and forbidding mountain systems which intervene. As opposed to this, no herculean tasks would be encoun tered in any part of the 61 miles between the southern railhead of the Tacoraa-Eastern and this city. As a matter of fact it would be lit tle store than "boy's play" for a system which has done such won derful tkiags as tke Milwaukee has ia the Northwest. , .Calef Bros, are again expanding aad have sow leased the entire Che Fo building oa the corner of Jer sey aad Chicago streets. Their rapidly increasing busiaess aeces isUtcd saore room aad with the. ad .ditioa of tke aew compartment oa the lower floor, St: Johns has a furniture store that it may well feel .freudof. VOL. 6 JUST A FEW OB SERVATIONS On the Perversity and In congruity of Weather Those beautiful roses I Is the grass still green ? More weather than news this week. Real estate men couldn't sec what they had to sell. How shall wc explain to our friends in the East? Even the very erratic weather bureau became hopelessly befuddled. Wc have been getting lately what most of us came to Oregon to es cape. Of course wc like it. No true Orcgouian can help liking whatever befalls. The wicked stepped in slippery places, and great was the fall there of. Then there were others. The weather man is certainly overdoing things a trifle. If wc endure the rainy season it is taking matters a little too when the snow and cold weather arc piled upon us also. It makes a fellow feel like crawl ing into n knot hole and pulling the hole in after him to meet the re proachful stare of our Eastern friends who came here during the summer nud to whom we have been painting in glowing colors the de lightful winters wc enjoy here how the rainfall is not nearly so heavy nor does not last nearly so long as the uuiuitiatcd imugiue, how one can go out in the yard any day in the yeur and pluck roses, that cold weather and snow are almost stran gers to this part of the world, aud that when snow docs happen to fall it is almost immediately followed by a warm and gentle breeze that travels under the euphonious name oi 'Chinook" an indefinite some thing whose warm brcuth causes the beautiful lo disappear us if by magic, and which belongs to and operates exclusively 011 the North western slope. When those twen ty-five days of utmost constant downpour of the elements occurred and the newcomers were beginning to believe that the Noah's urk epis ode was 11 l)ou t to be repented, we tried to explain that It was some thing umtsuul at that time of the year, that it had not happened within the unuals of the weather bureau and that it might not occur again in a thousand yeqrs. After the rain ceased they began to be lieve it might be a climatic freak and then the snow came. Like the little boy, we have uothing to say as we silently wend our way thru the ''trackless" snow and attempt to evade the mournful faces of our erstwhile warm friends as we trudge sadly and sorrowfully onward. At the Stockyards Receipts at the Portland "Union Stock Yards have been cattle 1877, calves 395, sheep 1408, hogs 4650, horses 37 and goats 1 26. The cat tle market has shown little or no change from preceeding weeks,'ex cept that the light receipts gave packers a chance to lower their sup plies and inconsequence the demand can be said to have been more ac tive. There was little or no change in prices. Top steers sold for $4.75. Top cows sold for I3.75, a good load of heifers brought $3.85. The. demand for light calves continues strong, tops at I5.25. The sheep market continues active, with the supply not up to the requirements of the market. Good wethers have brought f 4,75 this week and fair quality lambs brought. $5. 50. Hogs have come forward in liberal quan tity and buyers have taken them as fast as they have arrived, at good strong prices. Anything that was weighty and smooth sold ;for.$8. 10, while three loads sold for 18. 25. This is the high point for bogs on this market. Bonbam & Currier have a inew ad in this issue that you can sot very well overlook. This firm be lieves in telling the public of the good things they have in stock, aad tbry have become fully icon viaced that advertising pays, A aew illustrated ad will appear each week aad it will pay you to aote its cos teats regularly. Derated (o tbs laterttts of the Poalanla, ths MaaafacttirlnE WHAT IS TO BE GAINED By Forcing Lumber Oo. to Vacate Streets Regarding the remonstrance ask ing that the St. Johns Lumber Co. be forced to vacate Bradford street and be restrained from erecting any permanent improvements on Bur lington street which was presented to council Tuesday evening there ore a few facts that might not have been given any thought by some of the sinners. One of the rcmon- strators stated that in the event of a lease being given or the improve ments be allowed to proceed au ex- Ccnsivc lawsuit would be necessary cfore the company could be forced off when the streets were needed for public thoroughfares. If this pre diction is correct, would not the same lawsuit be necessary to force them off now when the city is not protected by a contract? Is the city in shape at present to finance au expensive lawsuit that has for its sole object the vacation of public property which at tills time is ot 110 earthly use to any one except the concern that is now using it? Is it good policy? If "permanent" im provements arc placed what urc the odds so long as they may be re moved when the streets arc needed? If they cannot be removed after permanent improvements are erect ed people are very foolish to buy land in this state. It would be so much cheaper to gain possession by squatting and building permanent improvements at night if neces sary. The fact is if the company cau be forced to vacate now the same process would be just as ef fective if a million dollars' worth ot improvement was placed on the streets and it would be no more ex pensive to the city. By terms of the contract the company agrees to vacate at any time the streets may be needed for public purposes. If this contract will not be binding no coutracl executed in the state of Oregon is of any value. Then the company agrees to puy $150 per year for the use of Burlington street. Cheap, we admit. But whnt good business man would not rather take that sum for the use of his property rather than allow it to remain idle and useless, especially when he could regain possession aud termi nate the contract when he needed it or could get a better price for it? And would he object to permanent improvements? One of the remon- strators at least, we believe, has va cant laud he would be only too glad to lease for a nominal sum under such a contract. Again, the re monstrance was discriminating in its character, and 'therefore mani festly unfair. It was aimed solely at and specified only the jumber company when there are several other industries occupying streets without permission and witiiout ever paying a cent. Suppose, for instance, that the city am arbitrar ily force the company off of Brad ford street, could the railroad com pany be forced to move their track to the west side also? If not, the mill company would be compelled to construct tramways, portable or stationary, in order to load their lumber on cars this right could not be taken away and we would be practically where we are now Bradford street would be obstruct ed almost as badly. ,Mr. Ayer stated that the railroad was re quested to place their track along the west sine of Bradford street be fore the mill was constructed but they declined to do so. Thus since the "mountain would not come to them, they must needs go to the mountain." In regard to the water tower on Burlington street, Mr. Ayer stated that they would sooner move it if necessary when complet ed than la its present condition. Another thought presents itself, aad that is; The large mills at Grays Harbor and other points are coatctaplating closing down on ac count of the present small proht in umber while the St. Johns Lumber Co. has doubled their force by put- twe oa a aigbt crew. If the profit is too small for other mills to care to operate, doesn't it look reasona ble that it would also fay the mill here to close down also and aid in forcing the price upward? Sup pose, for example, that they are now clearing do an average $2 per thousand feet and by closing down the price could be increased $2 per thousand, thus doubling their prof it aad saving their logs, don't you ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1909. FOR BETTER CAR SERVICE Peninsulaites Hold Indig nation Meeting At a mass meeting of citizens of the Peninsula held last Friday night at Arbor Lodge, demands were for mulated to be presented to the streetcar company for better service, and arrangements were perfected for holding a"strcctcar convention" in East Portland within two weeks to reach a basis of concerted action on the streetcar question. C. H. Beard was elected chair man and R. B. Cary secretary. W. C. Martin submitted a statement and resolutions setting forth the needs of the Peninsula, which were adopted. The demand on the car company is as follows: That open cars be discontinued in cold weather: that heaters be in stalled; that the St. Johns cars be given the right of way over locals; that trailers be cut off and run as separate cars; that local traffic on St. Johns cars be discouraged; that the St. Johns cars be routed over Mississippi Ave. aud the steel bridge to save time. The chair appointed Messrs. Hudson, Lcwelllug aud Kilpatrick to submit these requests to Presi dent Josselyn. It was voted to sub mit the matter to the state Railroad Commission if results are not satis factory. Another resolution was adopted that steps be taken to require the streetcar company to rebate one- half the car fore for every passen ger on a l'ortlaiiu streetcar who is not furnished a scat in the car. This contemplates cither legislative or au initiative measure. . 4 A number of St. Johns citizens were in attendance. think it would be a wise move for the company? And how much an tagonism do you suppose they will put up with before such a move is made? Some complain about the high price they charge for wood. Then why do they buy their wood ut the mill? because they cau get it as cheap or cheaper than any where else. The day of the phil anthropist is past and we arc all prone to get as much as we cau for what we have to sell, We do not want to be understood as attempting to fight the battles of the lumber mill because we are not more interested in their welfare than in any of our industries, but we do believe in fair play, and since they were not the first to take the liberty of using our streets, by the same token should not be the first to be pushed off. We may mil to our heart's content against the encroachments of corporations, and yet the fact remains that if it was not for the corporations there would be nothing to St. Johns. Neither do we meau to criticise those holding averse opinions to our own. It is their right, aud we caunot all agree, The Golden Rule seems especially adaptable to the case under discussion, and is a ba sis from which all should draw their conclusions. A Booster's Pledge Here is a boosters' pledge in use in a town in Ohio and worthy of being copied in all other towns: "Upon my word of honor I hereby now declare that as long as I am a resident of this community it will be my constant aim to boost at any time and at all times. I will do what I can for the public work that has the good of the community as its object. I will submit to aud abide by majority rule, aud will not knock aud howl my head off if things are not done my way. I will take no radical or extreme position on any question before the people and will have due respect for the opinion of my friends and neighbors when their opinions are opposite to mine. I will always try to say something good about my town and people, or I will keep my bazoo shut like a man. I realize that if this community is good en ough to live in and make my mon ey iu.it is the proper place to spend my money in." Ex. Calef Bros., Opposite P. O., is a good place to look for Holiday goods, Center of the Northweet WILL LEASE THE STREETS Council Decides to Grant This Permission All members were present at the regular session of the city council Tuesday evening with the excep tion of Councilman Johnson, aud Mayor Hendricks as usual presiding. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. . A communication from the city engineer stated that the department was busily engaged on the Jersey street sewer, and hoped to have it in readiness to present to council in the very near future. F. M. Parsons claimed that the grading in front of his property on Willis Boulevard was not properly done, and asked to have the defect remedied. Matter was referred to the engineer for investigation. A remonstrance signed by 41 cit izens and presented by Messrs. W. S. Bascy and W. H. King asking that council force the St. Johns Lumber Co. to vacate Bradford St. was then read. This caused quite a discussion between members of the council aud Messrs. King and Basey, who were present. Mr. King stated that he did not think it was right that, a corporation should monopolize our streets aud believed the company should be forced to vacate and not be allowed to place permanent improvements on the street. A. W. Davis, S. C. Cook and otic or two others tried to ex plain that the permanent improve ment proposition did not "cut any ice," because under the lease that council had ordered drawn up the company would, be compelled to re move iiny and all obstructions from the streets witliiu sixty days afted notice had been given tor so doing. The two gentlemen, however, ap parently were not satisfied with the step council contemplated taking and still insisted upon having the obstructions removed. To cut the matter short the readingof the lease as drawn up was then ordered read, after which resolutions were unani mously adopted endorsing the leases as read. Both may be found else where in this issue and will prove interesting reading for all Interest ed in the provisions of the docu ments. A report of the city Treasurer for the mouth of November was read, which showed a balance in the treasury of $3608.64. Report was accepted aud ordered filed. Bills to the amount of $31.10 were allowed. Chief Brcdcsoti then stated that the prisoners complained of not get ting enough to eat at their present boarding house, and the chief was instructed to see that they were properly fed. The chief also reco mended that gas lights be placed in the jail and the fire apparatus room. Matter was referred to the building and grounds committee with power to act. Died Saturday Henry Raymond Simmons, youngest son of the late S. W. Sim mons, died at the St. Vincent hos pital, Portland, Saturday morning of last week, and the funeral took place Suuday afternoon. Rev. C. P. Gates preached the funeral ser mon, and interment was made in the Columbia cemetery, The cause of his death was ascribed to spinal meningitis, although the doctors disagreed, two of them claiming that death resulted from the grip. He was aged 17 years and 8 months, aud his death occurred just twenty days after father had passed away. The deceased was bom in St. Johns and his health had never been perfect. Three brothers, George, Hubert and Bert, survive him. Laurel Lodge No. 186, I. O. O. F.. have elected the following offi cers for the ensuing term: N. G., W. J. Chaney; V. G., IS. 5. Wright; Sec'y., C. P. Gates; Fin. Sec'y., C. H. Boyd; Treas., II. S. Simmons. Officers Laurelwood Rebekah Lodge No. 160, I, O. O. F ; N. G. Tillie Hill; V. G., Mary Elliott; Sec'y., Anna Hathaway; Fin. Sec'y, Kate Rambo; Treas., Ella Aiken. Joint installation will be held sec ond Wednesday in January. NO. 5 A HOSPITAL FOR PENINSULA Will be Thoroughly Mod ern Throughout William M. Killlncsworth. the well known realty dealer, has pur chased from the Kenwood Lnud Co. a site in Kenton on which will be creeled one of the finest private hos pital buildings in the entire Pacific Northwest. The property secured is block 13 in Kenton, being a doub le block, 370x390 feet in size, locat ed at the northwest corner of Pat ton Ave. nud Pippin street. The building will be erected by Mr. Kil lingsworth for his sou, Dr. Win. M. Kitlingswortli, Jr., who has re cently been ap;oiutcd physician aud surgeon in chief for n number of the large industries that have re cently located on the Peninsula. The hospital building will be two stories in height with n full cement basement and will be of fireproof construction throughout. Provision will be made for the erection of ad ditional stories to the building when more room is required. That portion of the grounds not occupied by the buildings will be parked and adorned with shrubbery and flowers. This is nu ideal lo cation for au Institution of this character, and it is the intention of Dr. Killltigsworth to have it com pare favorably with the larger pub lic hospitals. The doctor will be assisted by .au able corps of associate physicians and surgeons aud will be fully pre pared .to meet the requirements of the . rapidly developing Peninsula. The building will be started as soon as possible. . Must a Bunch of Pitch Ten feet below thcsuria'.c of the ground a substance permeated with petroleum was uncovered Monday morning by workmen digging n basement for n store building to be erected byC. Rowe on Jersey street in St. Johns. Blocks of the substance, which is different from anything ever seen In that vicinity before, burned with n bright flame and intense heat when put into a stove. St. Johns residents arc quite elated over the find, thinking that possibly they have found a new fuel which will enable them to defy both the gas company and the sellers of wood. The new fuel was found in consid erable quantity. Journal. The incident that was responsible for' the above was the discovery of a hard substance in the basement being excavuted by E. C. Htirlbcrt on Jersey street. Upon examina tion it was found to be a mass of pitch that had filtered through the sand from an old stump that has been burned there in the past. A Novel Plan They have n peculiar way of rais img money for church purposes In Chicago .sometimes. The latest was the sale of kisses, Twenty- live charming young ladies were selected to kiss all comers aud the scale of prices ran as follows: Snippy snaps (fine for bashful young man) 25 cents. Kiss caresses (for old women aud elderly married women), 25 cents. Smushy smacks (for uncles, grandfathers and aged widowers), 50 cents. Kiss direct (for folks who are kiss.broken), 50 cents. Kiss ardent (for old bachelors), 75 cents. Soul kiss (for bolder bachelors), $1. Kiss furious (only one or two to be sold during evening), $2.50. The reaper Death visited our midst three times this week and in each case the victim it secured was a woman. On Tuesday Mrs. Etta V. Markey died a"t her home in the McChesney building of chronic pneumonia. Interment took place from Zellor-Byrnes' undertaking parlors on Russell street Thursday. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Beam of this city and had but lately taken up her residence in St. Johns. Mrs. Gillinan of 629 Tioga street died Tuesday night of a hemorrhage of the lungs, and Mrs. Fletcher died at the Raymond rooming house of tuberculosis Wednesday night. GET IN THE HABIT Of oirirtWlnt la THIS Ftp ae'roaHatTorrotrttlt Br ' glaiitoaeoaailnoyrltktatN NEW INDUSTRY FOR KENTON Cement Sewer Pipe Oo. Will Locate There The Glazed Cement Sewer Pipe company of Tacoma, closed a deal last Friday with the. Kenwood Land company for the purchase of a five acre tract In Kenton, on which n duplicate of the company's sewer pipe plant In Tacoma is to be built at once. Charles F. Allen, president of the company, spent several days in Portland last week looking over the situation and before leaving for Tacoma, purchased a site for the plant to be erected there at the cor ner of Derby street and Columbia Boulevard. While In Portland, Mr. Allen let the contract for grading the land, and in a few days he expects to re turn aud begin the construction of the factory buildings. The main structure is to be a two story mill construction building, 200x250 feet. At the start the company will em ploy from 60 to 7.S men, nnd will employ about $50,000 capital in its operations. Good Prizes Offered Prizes for stock raisers of the Northwest arc offered by the Port- laud Livestock Exchange. The following premiums will be award ed for the best Christmas cattle shipped to thcPortlaud Union Stock Yard: Best car steers, not less than 20 head, $150; second prize, .75. Best car of cows, not less than 20 head, $150; second prize, $75. Best single steer, $25; second prize, f, 15. Best single cow, $25f'KecoildtirlzcT 15. The cattle will be judged on the morning of Dec. 14 and sold nt auction that afternoon. Judges of the stock offered in the competition will be John F. O'Shen, Portland; Frank Brown, Carlton, Ore.; nud G. W. Gniiunle, Portland. The offer is made to encourage the grow er and feeder of cattle throughout this territory and is exacted to belli in the development of the livestock Industry. The value of n bigger livestock market at Portland is shown by receipts at the local yards during the past mouth. In Novem ber 6518 cattle, 584 calves, 7549 sheep, 12744 hogs and 274 horses were brought to the Portland mar ket. The approximate value of the 457 cars that made up the receipts was $567,500, a tidy sum that went into the pockets of the farmers and stockmen of the Northwest. Building Permits No. 98. To B. U. BIckford to erect dwelling 011 South Greshnm between Burr uud Ida; estimated cost $1200. No. 99. To N. J. Bailey to alter building 011 corner of Tacoma nud Jersey streets for Gus Salmoud; es tiuated cost $150. No. 100. To B. V. Willevard to erect a dwelling on North Hayes between St. Johns Ave, and Maple street; estimated cost $700. No. 101. To F. S. Lindley to erect dwelling on Stafford St. be tween Buchanan and Polk streets; estimated cost $1250. No. 102. To Kerr & Sou to alter building 011 corner of Jersey and Philadelphia streets; estimated cost $750. The following sales have been re ported made by J. S. McKiuney during the mouth of November: Sold lor M. A. Mitchell lots 1-2, block 7, South St. Johns for $900. For Frank Mitchell lots 7-8, block 8, South St. Johns, $1000; purchaser will build at once. For P.Wilkinson lots 14-15, block 14, South St. Johns, $850. For Clifford Thayer lots 33-34-35 36, block 23, Point View, $850. For C. V. Thomas lots 4.5, block 3, South St. Johns, $850. For II. A. Sweet lot 12, block 6, St. Johns Heights, $650; purchaser to build at once. For Chas. Holbergloti, block K, Portsmouth Villa Ext., I875. For Gilbert Goodhue No. 928 North Hays street, $750. For S. O. C. Call lot 3, block 5, St. Johns Heights, $500; buyer will build at once. Work for s Qrsator St. Johni. J' )