The City of Destiny
To lion a picture Hint would do Urn City of ST. JOHNS,
OltlCnON', full Jitntlcc nnd describe Ita numerous merit In
a maruirr commenmirato with Itn wonderful ndvnntaKC and
rcnourcfs would, Indeed, require the Minuter hnnd of an
nrtlut nnd poet combined. Nowhere on Hod's Rreen foot
Btonl turn nature been no Invlnh with her beneficent elfin.
Itleeel with n cllmnlo Hint In Incompnriibla In nny dime,
It Ir h rent plensurn Jtmt to be allvo In thin Klnrlotm In
ctillty. An a mKtillleent alln for renldencefi U linn no
muni. A Jicenlc beauty In here presented that would
make the famed wmnlarn of the Al pale In compnrlnon.
The nnow-crowned mountain In tho tllxtmicn rlni In their
Kraiideur. aeetninitly to nlmoHt commune with the worlds on
high. In their rolled of white. The landscape Is picturesque
In the fxtreme. With thn mlnlity waters of the Columbia
and the stately Willamette wnshliiK Its fret, the effect Is
simply ravlslilnv from an 'irtlst's point of view.
Hut as a mnniifHt'turliiK Mite Is where Kt. Johns shines to
greatest adraiitaRe. llelux nltUHtnl upon thn l'enlnsula ml-J-olnltiK
the Immiilniy line of the City of I'ortlnnd, with
ilaap and tiavlxslile wnter HurroundltiK It ilion three aides,
It la peculiarly ndspted for Importing and exporting across
the hi nil a. The harbor Ir-mllng Into the Kreat City of
Portland lapa Itn alatifa, and hime ocean vessels are ton
tlnually naaalntc uti nnd down Its entire length.
It shtyipln rallltls oan tint be excelled, either by water
r by rail. Tlirt rallwnys em.'lrcle the entire lower !'
nlnaula. the Noi tliri n I'Hrlfli- line traVersea through the
eniter, and freight and HsiliKor aervlee Is obtained on
the INirtland flanoinl Ulectrlr Itiilhuiy Hue, which furnishes
a rapid inwla of tranalt to and from Ml. Johns. An a rcsl
ilettae illatrlct Ha Im-Htlou la supetb. Long stretches of
level and sllahlly rolling hi'" Mnliirr ICarth Kreeet tho eye
on every aid". Klvnted hImivh the water to the extent of
about one hundred ami ttfly lert, with a KCIItle Inrllne lend
InK to the water below from the rrest of tho plateau
above, Kood health, wood air and n niiiRnllleeut view Is of'
fonleil.
4lrtatl-, altlHiuxh yet In Its swaddlluir clothes, the nlfts
of nntnr have been fcrwilly aiiKmented by the hand of man.
The immetlale water front Is well taheti up with numerous
inaimfacturlnpT planla. and hern may he found, on Its west
erti shore, saw mills, asheatos plant, stove f.mtory, wooil
worhlnK ealaldlahment, jilaiiltiK mill, ship bulldliiK plnnt,
dry dwk, foundry, Imix fai-mry, maehlue wotka, llourlnu
mill, laundry, woolen mills, etteer worha. nli Aloiur Its
eaatein Imumlary la lu.'sleil Urn IMtehlent l.umher Compitny,
eaah and door faoloiy uml a.eisl ntlior liirxe Industries in
prtNtfteet. Kartlirr east la Im.hI.iI the mammoth Hwlft pni k
iHf plant and stock yards. This In Itself Insures tho future
of Ml. Johns. It has been the history of other eltb-s vl"i,
tho iHicklna; plant and stock ,ids have locateil, such as Chi
(am, Kanana Clly, Omaha and other planea, that thn popula
tlmi In the Immtsllale vleliilly liHtrmiawl by IdK leaps and
exmmta. Therefore, there la mi reason to believe that the
lower l'enlnsula will lie an eeplltin to this inle. Ailjaeint
to the piirklna plant Is ron-.lroeled the hirKent and most
moalern aaw mill In the world, whleh will help to swell In
a substantial manner tha )i"ImIIh of this favori-il iwtlim
Tixlay ML Johns la r-Hir.fM-nted In Hrat-lasn style by mauv
tart and business houses. Kvery want that lis rim. us
may require can be obtained In thla elly. In an edu a
llmiol way no better school l a raillltles can be found in any
elly of Ita site on the continent. I'mir handsome, modern
ami commodious slrueluiea dike rule itt nlucallou In an ex
eellent manner. Ten churehes are now Imnln here, with
ooe w two mr In pnr' I. Taxes nr lower than In
Hliooat any other city In the fnllwl Htatea. The city Is
llNhtml by ImiIIi Mas ami ele Irlclty.
.lon hnmlmime brick blocks adorn the prlnoliwil business
streeta. and elettimt lealdeneea can be found In nhuudiitice
I'rull of neai ly tery variety, lltmers, shrubs, etc, nrow
bete In area I prnfuslim. and many homes riseinbln a veil
table Mower shlen. The water aupply Is mily adequato
for a much larger imputation, and as a IteveniHe It Men
with tits I'liolcest bramls of epiliiK walef. Many IIiouniiiuIs
f dulliil's ha I wen stwnl on the numertiua thoiouKhfari's
In the clly, and hard surface stivets and iimeiit sldewalka
la the aeneral rule. With f'JOH wtula at the present time,
the laqiulallon la rapidly Iii.ivmsIiik.
Taken aa a whole, the City of Ml. Johns olfers better
stlracllooB. better npmtrlunltl-a and the most admirable ill
mate of any clly on the lai-ln C.whI. or the entire world,
fw that matter. To visit It U In beeome Kiwilly Impressed
with II at ones. Tha wm-mi wImi doe nut like Ht. Johns
ar who doea nut belleie l Iwh a airnt fiiluie liefon' it
wtNllil, Indeed, lie M ureal i-uihwlty. The dwira of the clly
am alwaya oa.ii to the slranaer, who la ever cordially le
celveil anil vwl.omiil Ttm iieople here am so enamored with
llMdr beaullful elly that they leel like shout I iik the Kind
tiding of a perfrci habitation so thsl the whole world limy
know of their ihI fortune ami shsie II llh tli-ni If tb. v
ao dralm.
If you live In the cold, blustery climate of the far Kt.
or In the nun-baked munlry of the Mhhlle West, come to n
land where the eKtrctnas of iMstt aw4 omM naver r.s. ii ii.
whore aoro weather la a curiosity, whet wmms aie hit
Howl, whro a imm la a Man whatever his Unsocial dr. uui.
stances way ho, where thunder storm me never heard and
llMnmlng seldom seen, whete poverty Is but little known,
where Rowers are In IiHmhh the year nuil ami the hum
I ever liven, whet the sun loea mnt to .lell, ami where
tho fullnwis of Ufa ami the Joy f HvIhk teach highest r
foel Ion come and dwell with ua smld the lhers. the trees,
tho birds, the sunshine and the happiness of this our illy
most Im'.iuIIIiiI
Governor West Says the Western Gov
ernors' Special Has Proved to be
the Greatest Advertising Feature
Ever Attempted in the Interest of
the West.
There Are Two Kinds
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People in St. Johns
Those Who Have Bought Pianos, Player
Pianos and Talking Machines of the
EILERS MUSIC HOUSE
and Those Who Are Going to Buy.
El IE
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Stores Located
In Every Important
Western City
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MAGNIFICENT HOME OF EILERS MUSIC HOUSE
Alder Street at Seventh, Portland, Oregon
HISADQUARTIvRS I-'OR VICTROLOS
Talking Machines edison
AIJ, MAKES 1 GRAFONOLAS
LARGEST STOCK OF PIANOS
AND PLAYER PIANOS IN AMERICA
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
HEST POSSIBLE TERMS
KvcrytliiiiK we soli is liilicst trntle
lint low-priced. Nothing unworthy
in material, design or woiluiiausliip
ever finds place unions our slocks.
In the Eilers
Building, Alder St.
at Seventh
The Nation's Largest
The Signature, which in Western America, means Positive Satisfaction to the Purchaser
(jovtrnor t Mh thi Oregon KxlilbU Cnr at Haltitnore.
"Tlif WVsti-rn (5ov.tiiors' Snccial lias tiroved the im-iiti-st mlvrtw
itiK feature ever attempted lit the interest of the West. News of its coin- Afk R li F 3 CI
inc was altroad in the land ud thousands awaited at the stopping tuitits wiaijf
not only to teceive us with oen nrius, hut to hear of the great resources
and ixxsiiiiiiuie ot tite western states.
'l'lii tmirnf llu Woktprn novornnrs will result in llu lirinn Incr n1rni
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of a better uudenitnmliuK and cloe frieiubliip between the Kast and the
vet)(. out its pwne were uroiiiu to tetiiue itiai our interest is their in
tcre.st. As a nnult of the trill thousatuls are bccoiniiiL' intensitl. nml I
am sure the coming year will aqe a western movement such as never was
seen wiore.
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in the assurance of a new friend if
we can but induce you to examine
our hardware. So we cordially in
vite your presence confident that
the quality of the hardware and
the surprisingly low price.-? will ap
peal to your jiulKiuent and com
mand your approbation.
New Bachelor
GREATEST
"NICKEL" CIGAR
IN AMERICA
J. E. ENGLISH CO.
Avery & Co.
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SIG. SICHEL & CO.
92 Third St. Portland, Oregon s
SOLE AGENTS
128 Park Street
I'nrtlilllil ( JriMinii ilcmnit Supplier Uuildeit Hardware
' " I Fitliins I acklc. Spoiling and
llUatina Powder
T T1TTri"TXT1 TnTATTnT TT-kTnn
UlUrl 1 UN U r 1 A 1 U liib ABenLNIcCaffre. Celebr.tea File, and
Morte Genuine Twitt Dritla
FIRE PLACE TRIMMINGS 48 Third St. PORTLAND, ORE.
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The Best of All
White Mountain
Flour
I FOR SALE by ALL DEALERS
Ask Your Groccjr for It
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