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Hlitorleol Society f . ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU GET IN THE HABIT Of MtrrtMf la THIS Pay aa4ft1amrntrtlt B la at asca aa4 kaaa rltkt tk M TaMtmft far THMVFaatr. AS Hm Btw wMb k It Hti U WMM, Ca U b4 mtoM Derates ta (a latereato ef the Pealesala, tlw Maaufactarlai Ceater of the Northweat VOI,. 6 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1910. NO. iS A BIG WAVE OF PROSPERITY Strikes and Envelopes St. Johns Completely St Johus is expecting big tilings' this vcar and with reasob. Build ing, permits In January last year amounted to $2700.' This year "permits amounting, to 11540 were taken but. This is four Mimes the showing made last year in the same time. Permits for February bid ' . fair to greatly exceed those 6f Jan uary. ' . v Busiues in other lines shows the same rate of increase., Real estate is especially active', J. S. Downey has averaged "?iooo per day in 'bis sales for December and January and other dealers are 'reporting especially godU business. 8. L. Dobic says January, usually dead, .was the bust month he has known for a loug time. The hotel, boarding houses aud rooming houses'ure .packed and every vucaut room in every private house lias lis quota of lodgers and 'still the de mand is far from supplied, livery merchant is working hard aud add idg help and fixtures in order to ft keep abreast of the gducral pros perity. , While several miles' of streets were improved last year at a cost 'of many thousands of dollars, more - than double the amount will be im proved the coming season. Arrange jaeuts have beeu made with the "lessee of the city's 'rock crusher whereby' a fine grade of 'crushed rock with which co icrete pavetitcnt will be made slmilir to the "Has sam" pavement. The property owners on Fcssen dan street expect to improve the ntlre 960a feet of thla atrett with " this kind of hard surface pavement at ah estimated esit of 53,50 per lineal foot, including the coat of cement -walks arid curb" If this' is carried out Fessenden street will become the most important street in the city. the Western Cooperage Com pany is preparing, to move its large plant from Aberdeen to St Johns, This company already has a "fine site located between the dry dock and the North Bank bridge with about 350 .feet of water front. It is said on good-authority that 600 feet of waterfront belonging to the Port, of Portland will also'be leased, thus giving ample facilities for docks tto care for the extensive water shipments. The Oregon Flake, Pood com pany, consolidated with jwp other similar companies and reorganized, has purchased; a 'site 100 feet square on the railroad at Philadel phia sua" Bradford street and will erect a three-story building for the manufacture of cereal foods. Work on the Chinook is being rushed and the contractors report good progress and that the boat will be sandy in contract time. ' The class of homes .erected is ateadily improving and the 75 built -- the part year average $1500 'each, while several cost asany times that amount., Tan of .these cost over 3000 each. "The total amount of - sirpsrmits for the last year' was - $?3000. -All agree that St JQUB8 More Industrie awl .batter facilities ' fee reaching those ia and Bear the city.' To.tkU end committee from the eity council a ad Commercial ,CUb; are working to secure' a wagon road and street car- line to ta the packing plant and stock yards.. , , . . ' Is! East Skv Johaa 100 , house eestisg Hot Ma than $i 000' each "are promised ferMhis year aad muck street) improvement work is f 1 - 3i ' A U-'..w -A Lu.ua were baik ' during ,4909, Ed' L. Steak tea k Sunday's Oregon ian. Ingoing s Ha, JiTa Hewkt i Wright . ease .a, dweWae; aa ' Greebam sweat bitwaa Banr sad A law ; ot aa Ta St. "Jonas Lumber, ,Ca. taaeet a aidkoa Salem street Mw Cjwted . tad Decatur; - sost pbsm).' ' a. jj-fTe'l- Wj iHWto ipjfi . aiajMlKaVV tt afaftCaanBaBanMBI aW" WvklfiK Warn mmmmmmm ifcwt betwaaa Dawann and Stotord far Oaajajt Temaeaa; east f leoe. If ye waafa fewdaitsra see Oregon the Mecca Oregon lias long been celebrated as the Mecca for, the husbandman j the farmer whose 'wisdom and am bition prompts him to get close to mother earth aud extract the treas ures from her bountiful storehouse. Perhaps no section of thestate gives forth her treasures more abundantly than docs Clackamas County. The. abundance of trout and salmon to be had in the Clackamas River has always proven a welcome and pro lific sdurce of revenue Jo the fisher man. Outlook, on Ihr Clackamas, js oge of nature's garden spots, and it is a real pleasure to note the rapid development of this acreage,, where the American-Scandinavian 'Realty Company of Portland has placed. a number of thrifty and dts cernlug families upon ,fruitland which cannot be excelled anywhere The site is a very inviting1 one, the soil rich and productive, while the .expansion of , the. cotntnuuity,. through the establishment of the furniture, factories, etc., now in process of construction nt Stone, mtiHt perforce' quickly and greatly Increase the land values. The Mum power County itad runs through the property, and, au additional good wagbn road has just, been completed by the American Scandi navian Realty Company, President John J. Kdgreu of this company, who resides in St. Johns, having devoted tlic past three months to the supervision of this work. As Khis acreage Is only' nine mile from Portland, and ns the laud is being sold much below its true 'market value, n goodly number of Portland people liiive taken home1 sites and arc building homes thcrcou. Wo wish to congratulate the American Scandinavian Realty Company up on the good work it is doing 111 developing this valuable tract and muking it a deserving aspirant for recognition among the choice near by suburbs of Portland. The Editor A kind friend barf handed in the following "twine" evidently be lieving it would be entirely appro- Friate and fitting just at this time, t was intended for lust, week, but arrived a little late. It was appar ently inspired by the arrival of a little printer at the home of the editor recently: , The editor1 sat in his easy chair, with never a worry, never axare, Swinging hlnifclHii the soft balmy air, . When lo. the baby came. And oh the glee of that morning's fair dawn I The curbstones were soft whlb he , trend upon, And his pen shed light as he "put it on J' When 'thSt new baby came. The editor walked in his winding sbet, Treading tlie floor jn his cold bare feat. Swinging a bundle of resonant sweet, After the baby came. And lo, the morniag" was cloudy aud gray," The curb was adamant out ontbe ' way; And the "news'' was dismal aud dark that day, ' After the baby came. The editor sat Ir his easy chair, With never a worry, sever 'a care, The son was running the "sheet" over there, , That's why tlie baby .came. fit thought of the coddling he'd lossea ana inrnea, O the Ud.which hUIeve bad teased and spurned, Of the strong young rum which now all returned, Rejoiced 'the baby came. Yeraca, A Vilentiiie Sprprisc is A surariar Bart v. wtt riven at the bonie'of Mr, and Mrs. L. L. Caaiier. aoa W. Tvlrr at met. the evening of FebnMry 14, i behalf of tfcetr oawgMer, jeame vatewwe Coopsri who celebrated th eigh teenth anniversary of her birth. -The htvited. guest who were present were Mwwta Rath Snutn, MU m- onson. Lwelhi. gdmonaon, Ava Kdasnnsan; Carrie Wales, Mary Mom, Mr. aad Mrs. 'Mihael Kat law. Mrs. V. R. Weinaer and two aaUghters, Xlaaer Saacd, A. Carl Neleati, FIay4 CnnrcaMt,- 8. Ju. Parkias. Baet Tohasoa.. Xd Smith. Bnrl aVodahl. Man t beautiful aad naefnl gifts wee" reeaived by.Miaa jasper iraai laoac pfeasar. usaac whk aad recruMteaa naaae up tae evsaidg'l dlyersisna. AM report, a fasd thac.. The party diabaadad U.tisac to fa to the it. INDUSTRY SOES UP IN SMOKE Manufacturing Plant is Burned to Ground One of the most disastrous fires that ever .yisltedrSt. Johns occurred shortly alter .midnight Monday night, The Portland Manufactur iug plant, which has long been one of St. Johns steadiest and ,tnost reliable industries, was burned to pthc ground and the small steamer, Sacajawca, owned by HJtfpt. F. E. Smith,, and which was tied at the dock pf the plant, was" badly burned. The origin of the fire is clearly in cendiary. The watchinau, Clarence Jones, states that the flames seemed to burst from three places at once,, and a man who arrived early on the scene says he met an indiyidua.l rushing away from the plant at the top of his speed. Pjter Aut7.cn, president of the company and prin cipal owner, can throw no light on the subject, "and knows of no reason why any one should be guilty of Htich n 'dastardly act. The plant employed about 40 hands, and the loss is' estimated at $75,000; ia suruuee $35,000. The fire departmetit was early on the scene, but owing to a very in adequate water supply, their efforts proved fruitless so tar as saving.tltc plant was concerned, but they did valiant work in saving some struc tures near by. The lire boat came down from Portlandand rendered fine service, saving the. excelsior factory aud a goodly portion of the material. The 'St. Johns Lumber company closed down tiicir mm foe several hours and permitted their employes 1 to aid in subduing the flame. A. urease wa blowing at the time, and it was only by renaou of the direction it was travel ing that greatefhavoc was not wrought. The huge body of 11 a me towering toward the sky attracted a large number of our inhabjtauts to. the scene. The mine: of. this plant is a dis tinct loss to St. Johns. The hands thrown out of employment for the time being will -mean just that much money being taken out of circulation the amount of their salaries, The probabilities are, however, that the plant will be re constructed with the loss 'of very tittle time. And it will lie better, more modern and more substantial. President Autzea has not made public his plans for the future', but the impression is general that the industry will be replaced , with a oetter one. it is to oe sincerely hoped that the industry will not be lost to St. Johns, A ' The water company came in for a.lot of undeserved aud unjust crit icism on account of the low pres sure of water during .the time when the fire was at its height. Mauager Bdlefsentwas early ou the scene and it took him aaate time to account for the poor showing of the service. A trip to the-'pumps and reservoir and. tank proved that .everything; there was ia good shape and that-tbe tank was over twoithirds full. In vestigation at the plant then de veloped the factthat when the ire first started some one had turnad tbc hydrant nearest the river is the factory on full force. ' A hose was coastantly-attached to this hydrant IB neatness m case o are, ana after using it for some time It be came so hot ia the vicinity of the hydrant that the -parties dropped the boat and got away without' shutting the water of: As a con sequence the bow burned up and a six-inch flow of water was released. This took 'the pressure away aad when hose was attached to other hydrants no force, was ta bs found. After Mr. Kdlefsto became cogai- sant with this state of affairs be turned off the sate oa the outside of the mill and iaMMdistely a Strang pressure was apparent, Many peo ple not under stand lag the condition of tkiagt were very .bitter ia tbeir aeanndatiaas against the water company, and as even's taned out tnc coatpsny was aot.to Maaw. ' 8tepaaGirad. bsgaa laeias a oabld boy aa a wiad jammer.. He SAVED aad auurad s fertaae sf fioUwe.oaa. Tf history a 1VIRY laocaWnl sua. HI SAVJtD. Tha First Natiaaal BMk told others. It wiH' IsM ym, haw to get rkh with' Time Csrtifaates of Dapssk. ' ' '-it ft Have a Big Time The. Columbia Trust Co. gave its 3d annual banquet 4o its salesmen last Friday evening Hthat was more .1 .1.- ..J!...." 'IM. ..... IDUllliic uiuiuuijr., i in: uauvjuti was given in the splendid Commer cial Club rooms and the menu was the beat that, their culiuary depart ment could produce. It was a merry ha-ha I from start to finish. Be tween courses, prcscuts were given to the heads of departments, mem bers of the office force, etc. These consisted pf a nursing bottle for "Abet" leather medal for Curtis, automatic, double 'back action pig for Hickok and so on through the list of omcers. There was a con tinual interchange of wit which kept the tables in nyroar atid after the feast a program. Wns put on by some of the salesmea which was ns good as a minstrel. F,vcu the office boy, "Earl," came; in for a clog dance which brought down the house. The music- lof the occa sion was furnished; by Mcir & Frank's Ladies Orchestra, which is all that need be said, for that means they could uot be surpassed. ifter the amusements, spirited addresses were made by Messrs. Walker, Lovett, and other guests and by Messrs. 'Patterson, the De mosthenes and Squires, the poet of the company, also addresses from Messrs. Lee and F. N. Clark, describing tlic beginnings of the company less than three years ago .with hut n few hundred dollars; of the good management which caused men of abundant means to become associated'with the company until now tt has become one of, if not the strongest realty .company in Portland. The ambition of the founders pf the company in the be ginning was to .form a chain of realty holdings entirely, around the tlty of Portland. This is rapidly bcliiE done besides taking in some outside proper ty. The new tract of 130 acres, which was recently purchased by the com pany, was brought before the ban quet for a name. A vote being taken after all members had sent in each one a same, Verona Heights was the- oaechosaa.tiu, honor of Mfss 'Verona' Clark, the 'winsome cashier of the company. If the tract becomes as popular as its fair namesake, it will make millions for Its developers, for there is no young ladyin Portland more deservedly a favorite than Miss Clark. Flic meeiing adjourned at 12 o'clock so that outside visitors might catch the last car home, aud the boys left with cheers for the Columbia Trust Co. One of the Hoys. At the Packing Plant Light receipts in all branches have characterized the week's mar ket and prices have been steady to strong, there being 11 16 cattle, 55 calves, 3461 sheep and 389 hogs received. There is a tendency on the part of the shippers who come to this market tP send their offerings for ward iu a haphazard' and uncertain manner. This has a tendency to render uncertain the supply and make the buyers take advantage of the over-supply v that arrives ou certain days. If the shippers would disregard the suggestion made by people wnose Knowicuge 01 tue market is limited and would ship their live stock when it is ready to come forward, the supply would be more evenly distributed aud there would not be- the breaks iu the market which have" characterized one or two day's business. A load of fancy top steers sold for I5.75 Thursday and agaiu Fri day, but this is not thoroughly in dicative of the general market. There has almost been a famine iu hogs and one iudifierent load sold for $9.25 This is a very high range aad there is a very active demand at strong, prices for all the hogs that can be sent to the market. Sheep have been in fair supply but the. market could have takeu more without in any way effect ing prices. D. O. Lively, General Agent, $175 will puj you in possession bf a modern bungalow on Portland boulevard St. Johns' restricted dis trict. Six rooms, large living room, beam celling fine fireplace, electric lights, best plumbing, corner lot. Price $1950, $175 down, balance JOS per mouth at six per cent. See owner at oace-r9oS Portland boule vard. Don't miss this opportunity ta get a borne of your own, and have something to .show for your rent m one yT kAny security gets, money of Saaw, PROSPECTS ARE ALLURING Driller Hunt is Confident of Securing Oil D. M. Hunt, who is drilling the well for the Eastern Oregon Oil & Gas Co. iu Mhllicur county, was iu town Thursday. Mr. Hunt, iu speaking of the prospects of this company, says he never saw any thing better iu his life long ex perience. The drilling has passed through 28 feet of the finest oil bearing sand he ever saw, nnd he says he has seen four feet of sand producing 500 barrels per day that did uot present a better appearance than the 38 feet. he has recently pierced with his ilrltl in the Mal heur fields. He says he docs not only believe they have oil, but knows it. How great the volume, however, remains to be proven. On account of the heavy body of water repressing the (low from tlic sand it is yet difficult to determine jvhnt the 38 feet will produce. Mr. Hunt has completed arrangements for shutting the water out by the aid of cement, which will be placed nrouud the lower casing and the water will then be pumcd out. This will require about 30 days aud then be nllowcd to settle about that much Ionizer before an accurate test can be made. A number of Cali fornia cxixirts have inspected the operations recently aud they are" all- very enthusiastic over the indica tions, aud firmly believe oil in large commercial quantities will become apparent as soon as the water is re moved. M. F. Loy has just, re turned from a trip to the fields, aud he is better pleased with the pros K'cta. every lime he visits the scene. The many stockholders of this coni pany iu St. Johns may he fully sat isfied that they have something exceedingly good and may look for results witliiii the next sixty days. Mr. Hunt lias spent many years iu the drilling for oil business aud is fully conversant with the different oil districts throughout the United States. Therefore, his impressions and convictions may safely lie re lied upon. Attorney Entertains Those in attendance at u 500 party given hjr City Attorney II. U. Collier and wife iu their hand some new Stafford street home Thursday night of lust week were: Mr. nnd Mrs. C. A. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. P. II. Tftllefsen, Mr. aud Mrs.'J. N. IMIefseu, Mr. aud Mrs. C. A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Moxon, Mr. aud Mrs. Wayne Mills, Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Good man, Mr. aud Mrs. F. P. Drinker, Mr. aud Mrs, U, W. McLean, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Collier, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crawford, the Misses Blanche Edlefseu, lidtm Bailey, Maud Crawford, Hlla Ogara, C. K. Bailey, T. M. Morris, Fred Couch, and Dr, J. Vinton Scott. -Mrs. P. H. Fllefsen and C, K. Dailey were awarded the evening' ti prices. Graduating Exercises "f he Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the Evangelical church held their graduating exercises Sun day afternoon, Feb, 6, A splendid program, consisting of songs, reci tations and exercises, was given by the children. When the flag drill and song was given and each tiny hand waved a flag as they sang, every heart in the audience swelled with patriotism as well as with love for the children, Floreuce Hart and Albert Foster graduated with honor to the Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society. All boys and girls under ten years are invited (o attend the regular Juniors' meeting on Sunday at 2:30 p. m, at the 'Evangelical church, corner of John and ivanuoe. For however old it may be, it may be, worth a dollar or more to some one. Old bedsteads, chairs, household furniture of all kinds have a market value. You can find a buyer Jfor almost any old tbiug by placing an ad in the Re view, Just take a look over your household effects today and see if you uaye not some article tor wnicu you may get some cash money. A little ad may'sel! it.4 May Apply Here ' The meanest pcrsou in town is the, knocker, who is continually knocking on someone or some home industry, and generally it is his home paper, because he thinks it Isn't as newsy as the big city papers, but you can bet your last dollar that he doesn't spend auy of his"Mtnc or money iu trying to make it so. Even if the editor was to ask him for news he would tell him he didn't know any or would make some remark that, should the editor publish it, he would be around the next day to try to whip him. Again ho is constantly rat tling his little 2x4 rattlety-rat-rat-rattlcty tongue telling Tom, Dick and Harry of the faults of Mike, Pat and Red, and at the sometime has more and greater faults than the one of whom lie is constantly rattling. He can always find fault, but he can never boost, as he is partially blind and can sec the fault easier than he can the good thing of n town or person. Arc you this kind of a person? If so, and you can't boost or say something good, tic an iron weight to that rattlcty-rat-rat-rat-rattlcty totiRiic of yours to keep it stilt. Use your little hammer for nailing lies and uot to tear down something someone else is trying to build up, Do not tuu your axe to chop the cherry tree down, but use it to blaze the way Into further civiliza tion, prosperity and sociability. Use your piano to put the plain finishing touches to your business by advertising iu your local paper; then will everyone feel more socia ble nnd pleasant townrd each other and we can all put our shoulders to the wheel of progress, - start it to turning and then watch the strides Hurley will make toward making a real city. Quit your knocking and go to pushhigfor nil you arc worth, Bur ley Bulletin, Has Quite a Record Prof. Frank Ely has organized a boxing class iu St. Johns and gives lessons three times a week in the Firemen's hall. Mr. Ely at one time held the championship of the Pacific Coast as a, light weight boxer, aud iu sixty contests iu one year he won them all. He was never Iiitted against George Dixon, nut ic fought several men who did, and he heat them all in much quicker time than did Dixon. On several occasions ' Dixon acted . as his second. Mr. Ely also for some time held the championship of the United States as a wrestler of his weight, Failing eyesight, however, blighted his chances of ever secur ing the championship of the United States as a boxer. Ha'd this calamity uot ovcrtakcu him, his chances were excellent for attaining the belt. As au instructor he Is first class, and will likely have a latge class here before long. Will Soon Enlarge We have decided to enlarge the Review, bcdunitiK April 1st, to a six or eight page paper. We be lieve the city of St. Johns has out grown a four page paper, and be lieve it will stand tor a larger one. We want to nive the county, state aud national news each week in condensed form, but the present size of the paper will not permit it. In order to meet the additional ex pense involved iu enlarging the Re view, th& subscription price will be advanced to $1.50 per year, this being the general price of subscrip tion in vogue all over the North west for weekly papers, Sub scribers may, however, advance their subsciptions as far ahead as they may desire at the present rate of $1,00 per year before April 1st. Buys at Kelso The Western Manufacturing com pany has sold its excelsior plant at Kelsof Wash., to the Portlaud Manufacturing company of St. Johns, Oregon. The deal includes over 5000 cords of balm aud cotton- wood, the consideration being $50, 000. The Western Manufacturing company opened its excelsior plant about a year ago. Last summer a woodworking plant was added for the manufacture of box sliooks, lath and all kinds of finishing lum ber, and it is this branch of busi ness which th.e company proposes to pursue with vigor .henceforth, Furnished rooms to let at 3 10 W. Johu street, SESSION OF THE CITY DADS Municipal Affairs Receive Careful Attention Owing to the absence of Mayor Hendricks at the regular council meeting Tuesday night, President of the Council, S. L. Dobic, pre sided. All members answered to roll call. Minutes of the previous meeting were read aud approved. Petition for the improvement of Gilbert street, Fcsscudcn to St. Johns avenue, with 5 foot cement walk, was received and mc engineer directed to prepare the necessary plans, specifications nnd estimates for such improvement. Petitions for the improvement ot Columbia boulevard, Newark to Ida, aud Newark street, cast Hire of Point View addition to East St. Johns limits, were received. A petition from J. R. Wcimer asking that' the dray license be abolished, was read and it was the sense of the council that the request be granted, and the license com mittee was requested to examine the various license ordinances and suggest what changes they deem advisable aud rcporti to council iu order that all changes may be em bodied Iu the same ordinance. Bills to the amount of 183.73 allowed. ' Resolution for the improvement of Thompson street was rend aud held over for one week tor altera tion. The petition culled for 5 foot cement sidewalk,, but the lact de veloped that it costs practically the same for a 6 font walk that it docs for a 5 foot walk, aud it was be lieved advisable to have thin change made. The engineer asked that the ner-., vices of a draughtsman or field man be secured for a mouth or so on ac count of-tlie vast amount of work on hand which could thus be handled with greater facility. Mat ter was referred to the 'mayor and street committee for uctiou thereon. Alt ordinance accepting a deed from Nancy Cnples of u strip of land for street punioscs wns passed and may be found iu this issue. Another ordinance accepting a deed from the same party for n dif ferent tract was passed and also appears iu this issue. Ou motion of Councilman John son the mayor was directed to ap point a committee ot live two Iroin council, two from the fire depart ment and the city engineer to in vestigate why tlie supply of water was so iuadeuuate at the fire Mon day night. Acting mayor Dobie deferred the appointment until Wed nesday morning. Fared Very Well That the Columbia River im provement fared well iu the Rivers and Harbors bill now before Con gress was the advice received iu Portland this week from the cupitol. A total of 12,153,500 is proposed to be spent on Columbia River work and items provided for in the bill are as follows; Weuatchee to Bridgeport, 25,ooo; Bridgeport to Kettle Falls, $50,000; Celilo to Snake River, 190,000; at the Dalles. 5600,000; Cascades Canal, $5,000; Vancouver, $7,5001 below Portland, including Willamette river, $175,000; mouth of Colum bia, $1,200,000; gauging $1,000. If this mouey is appropriated, as now seems likely, the improve ments to the Columbia during the coming year will be lasting iu their henent and will be ot great advan tage to the whole Pacific North west. The work is too important to be claimed as a betterment by any one state for au open river from the Inland Empire to the sea will benefit almost eyery person living in the Northwestern states more or less directly. By clearing out the upper river, steamboat nav igation will be aided, with a good effect ou rates to and from the in terior, while the improvement of the channel to the sea from the Columbia will facilitate ocean ship ments both to and from the North west states. Thrift and economy bring per manent prosperity. Save YOUR MONEY aud this prosperity will be YOURS. The First National Bank knows how aud will tell you free. 3 per ceut ou savings, it