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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1908 3 1 fl quo ARE a I . j j g I Si I 1 1- and we have been supplying the wants of , SCHOLARS in numbers that would surprise you ', from the Little Tot, in the First grade to the older ones in the highest grades. And They are All Satisfied ! They have been coming one after another for the various necessities. There's the necessary Stationery and school essentials, Copy and Ex ercise Books, Readers and Text Books, Arith metics, Geographys, Slates Pencils, Companion boxes, and a dozen and one articles the student must have to grow strong in" mind and prepare for future years. v OUR. STATIONERY LINE IS VERY COMPLETE HAVE YOU LOOKED IT OVER? I Jones Dm? Co. P Drags and Near Suspension Bridge Just Opened Modern Meat Market Main Street between Fifth and Sixth Opposite Postoffice All Kinds Fresh Meats . CLEANEST SHOP IN CITY HENRY STREIBIG C. W. FRIEDRICIi Full line of Heating and Cook Stoves and General Hardware PAINTS, OILS AND SEEDS 216 Seventh St., , Oregon City .UMMc, 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE D Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anrone sending a, skntat and description may quickly asoertaln our opinion free whether aa Inrentlon ll probably patentable. Communica tion! trlctlT confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents -aent free. Oldest apencr for securing patonts. Patent taken through Munu & Co. receive $ptclai nolle, without charge. In the Scientific America A handaomalf lllnitrated weekly. I.arsest cir culation of any clentltJo Journal. Terms, 13 a year i four month, II, Sold by all newsdealer. I S61Broedwa. NPW I flfB Mucin w uvi - iiviijvio Branch Office, 6 F SU Washington. D, C. POLK'S GAZETTEER i A Business Directory of each Cltv, Town and Village In ' Oregon and Washington, giving- a Descriptive Hketcn ui each place, oration, Shipping Facilities and a Classi fied Directory of each Business and Profession. R, L. POI.K ft CO., Ine. Brattle, Wsh. THE 1909 REO IS HERE 11 NOT GOING TO BE SOMETIME BUT NOW Ready to Deliver Notice the Price 20 H. P. Touring Car $1000 F. O. B. FACTORY Th Lowest Priced Standard Made Five Passenger Car In the World Why wait for the new and untried car that even the manufacturer does not know how it i9 going to stand up? Buy a REO, the car of SATISFACTION. Immediate delivery Not hot air. FRED A. BENNETT, Northern Distributor REO PREMIER. Rapid Commercial Cars Agents Wanted in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and B. C 1416 Broadway, 495 Alder Street, Portland, Ore. Seattle, Wash. 81 H oavsi HERE Stationery jj OREGON CITY jg A City Free From Debt. On May l.r, 1U08, the city of Kokomo, Intl., paid the last dollar of Its indebt edness. Its mayor, Hon. Will H. Ar nett, contributes an article on the sub ject to the June issue of the City Hall, from which the following quotation is taken: "Whatever may be said of the merits of municipal ownership elsewhere, the city of Kokomo is a signal example of what may be done with private corpo rations when dealt with by men of Judg' ment and integrity. Her contracts are fair and reasonable, and her rates are not burdensome. Perhaps no stronger argument against municipal ownership could be offered than the present con dition of the city of Kokomo in rela tion to its public service corporations." A Sure-Eooufh Knocker. J. O. Godwin, of Reidsville, N. O , says: "Buoklon's Arnica Salve ig a scire enough knocker for ulcers. A bad one came on my leg last summer, but that wonderful salve knocked it ont in a tow rounds. Not even a scar remained. " Guaranteed for piles, snres, barns, etc, nt Jones Drug Co. 's drug store. New Hampshire Leoturtr. The New Hampshire state grange pays the expenses of all subordinate and Pomona lecturers who attend the lecturers' confrrence at the state grange meeting. Tbe New York Btate grange paid the expenses of all county deputies who attended the deputies' meeting at Syracuse, and It cost over $300 to do it The Esiay Exchange. The "essay exchange" which some of the state granges are conducting is a good thing. Prepared essays on va rious topics may be had from these bureaus on application. They Take the Kinks Out. 'Tve osed Dr. King's New Life Pills for m mi v years, with increasing satisfaction. They take the kinks ont of stomach, liver and bowels, without fuss or friction.," says N. H. Brown, of Piltsfleld, Vt.,. Guaranteed sat isafctory at Jones, Drug Co. 's drug store. 85c ' . . .- 814 Second Ave. Spokane, Wash. THE. EOARD'S PLAIN DUTY, Kansas City Editor Outlines Plan Far Redeeming Waterworks. The board of public works has an urgent duty to perform In regard to yie city water department, and at the same time an opportunity Is afforded to distinguished Itself from all its prede cessors by adopting a systematic bus! nessllke policy In the management of the plant Although it seems useless to expect the same degree of efficiency under municipal ownership as obtains in pri vate corporation ownership, the mem bers of the board owe It alike to them selves and to the city to approximate the methods of a business corporation as closely aa possible In tbe manage ment of the waterworks. If the members And it incompatible with the exigencies of their private business affairs to give their .personal attention .to the work thoy should at least see to It that the heads of the de partment are competent business men who will give their whole Jlme to their duties and, above all, that politics shall be entirely eliminated from the water department. The Insubordination, Incompetency, jealousies and recriminations which have been shown to exist among the employees, from highest to lowest, pre sent a situation hardly less danger ous and disgraceful than the recent disclosures in regard to the unsafe and Inefficient condition of the plant The plain duty of the board is first to weed out the Incompetents and those who are playing politics and next to reorganize at least the mechanical branches of the department on a strict, nonpartisan, business basis. The people of this community are tired of the everlasting squabbles and alarms in regard to the water supply that have come to light with each new administration as well as of the con stant demands for money to do things wh'oh should have been done and were represented falsely to have been done years ago. Kansas City (Mo.) Journal CITIES QUIT BUSINESS. Municipal Lighting Plants Provf Ex pensiva Luxuries. ' The city electric plant of Laurens, S. C, was Installed in 1807 at a cost of $30,000. The generating plant baa now been shut' down, a contract for current having been made with a pri vate company. In 1905 Pontotoc, .Miss., purchased the local electric plant for $8,000. Two years later it sold it for $5,000 because, as the mayor writes, "it didn't pay ex penses." Another citizen writes that the sale was due to "dissatisfaction with municipal management." Portland, Ind., Installed an electric plant in 1802 at a cost of $42,000. Six years later tbe generating plant was shut down, and a contract for current was made with a private company. The village electric plant of Lock port, III., Installed at a cost of $20,000, was leased about a year ago to the sanitary district of Chicago for a nom inal consideration, as the plant was a failure. The electric light and water plant of Hickman, Ky., installed by the city at a cost of $30,000, was leased In 1000 to the Hickman Ice and Coal company for a term of twenty years. The mayor assigns as the reason that "the plant was not self sustaining." Private Companies Better. All this talk of municipal owner ship which has been going the rounds here of late Is 111 advised, in- my opin ion. It Isn't practical, and every city has found to its cost that poorer serv ice has been derived from municipally owned plants than from the corpora tions owned and run on business prin ciples by private capitalists. Statistics bear me out in this. You can take 100 towns that have munici pally owned lighting plants and you will find all sorts of schedules prevail ing moonlight schedules, dark night schedules .and, in fact, everything but a clear schedule for light every night at a stated price, no matter what weather conditions prevail. You can't tell anything about the cost of these plants, and you get poorer service. The temptation to inject politics Into the management of these municipal plants Is too strong for the average man to resist, and In most every mu nicipally owned plant you will find It run to the benefit of the ruling party and not to the benefit of the citizens. The tendency is to employ friends of the management, and all this talk of divorcing business of the city from politics Is bosh. As long as human nature remains the same it will not be done, no matter who gets the office. Hon. W. R. Burnett, Mayor of Spring field, O. Careless Management. The auditing department of Elyrla, O., has Just made a full report of its Investigation of the municipal water works. Among the points of Interest in this report are the following: Def icit for 1907, $8,005.79; at least 25 per cent of the water pumped not account ed for; Important meters allowed to re main out of order for periods varying from one month to two years. The de partment recommends a 33 per cent Increase in the rates and adds the fol lowing suggeStlve paragraph: "We believe that the board of public service should keep In closer touch with he affairs and financial condition of the water department from . month to month and require monthly reporta from the waterworks superintendent as to amount of water pumped, sup plies which probably .will be needed during the coming month and state ment of supplies on hand, etc." . Listowel, Ont, has voted down a proposition to Install a munlplcal elec tric plant Amrth.r Plant Per Sale. A recent newspaper Item dated at Festus, Mo., reads thns: "The city council of Festus hag of fered to sell the city electric light plant to a St. Louis syndicate for $10,000, and. it Is believed the proposition will be accepted by the syndicate." At a mass meeting recently held In Fort Branch, Ind., to consider the pur chase by the town of the local electric plant the proposition waa rejected al most unanimously. THE GRANGE h ' Conducted by J. W. HARROW, Outturn, N. Y., Pre Cnrresptmdcnt New Yor.h State tiraitoe GRANGE. CO-OPERATION. The Foundation Needed for Success and a Few Illustrations. The grange will do well to give con siderable time to the discussion of co operation In one form or another. This Is practical work and something that is needed to be developed in nearly every section of the state. It is one of the most Important duties of the state to teach how to buy and sell farm products. A writer in the Amer ican Agriculturist of a recent date sug gested that the grange In starting in co operative buying and selling must ex pect to meet with difficulties. "But a manager who Is honest, shrewd and Impartial, who can manage the business In a practical, conservative manner, can pilot the venture over many obstacles that may mean suc cess instead of failure. And then he must have the united support of the members, who ' must have confidence in each other as well as In the man ager. "As an illustration of co-operation we will take Washlngtonville grange of Orange county, N. Y. The village is situated In the heart of the county and is one of the largest milk producing sections of the state. The farms are large and very fertile and occupied by owners who take great pride In their occupation, This grange has a mem bership of 154. It was Incorporated In 1000, with a board of directors of seven members. The present officers are Charles Tuthill, president; George M. Hallock, secretary and treasurer; Roswell Shons, Charles Nicoll, Jesse Mabee, William J. Hudson and J. T. Gerow; capital stock $5,000, divided Into shares of $25 each. Goods han dled are groceries, hardware, dry goods, feeds, flour, harness, all kinds of farm machinery, rubber goods of all kinds, horse blankets, lap robes, shoes, boots, fertilizers everything and any thing that" a farmer wants. Payments are cash and thirty days. Goods are sold to anybody and everybody who has the money, stockholders a certain percentage off, 2 per centvoff regular price. "About 08 per cent of the grange members patronize the store. Five per cent paid for all capital stock and $8,700 worth of goods accumulated from $5,000. The business pays about 20 per cent as well as a reduced cost of goods to the consumer. Three or tow men are required to run the store, The manager receives a good salary. Last year's business amounted to $87,- C50. This year they started a black smith shop. So far It is very success ful, a saving in first cost of shoeing, and It looks as If it would be a good dividend earning plant. ."The Patrons of the town have learned to co-operate In a $25,000 na tional bank. They walked right up and subscribed in ninety days and now t have $70,000 on deposit and everybody is pleased. -The town has 800 Inhabitants. If farmers only could realize how much they could do by co-operation they would lose no time in joining together, thereby creating a financial incentive that would make their occupation more desirable and enhance the value of their homes; also aid them in the disposition of their products." Another writer in the same paper says: "Until a start is made we shall not know what we have got In our midst, how many hundreds of men the grange has developed Into leaders and speakers of marked ability and how many business enterprises there are today that are paying good re turns which perhaps for years never paid a dollar in dividends. We cannot hope to jump into a big business at once, nor would It be advisable if we could, but if the farmers of one grange or of one Poinono grange will get down from generalities to specific action, ap point a ways and means committee that shall thoroughly work out a work able plan and follow it through, learn ing from actual experience the dangers and pitfalls to be avoided and with a united body buck of them, throwing out encouragement rather than slurs and sarcasm, then we shall have taken a long step toward the solution of the greiitest problem (lie farmer has to face." HORSES FOR SALE One strong horse, and steady old mare. Also De Laval cream sep arator, in good shape; a lot of hens and Cyphers incubator. Easy prices. ' N. F. Des Larzes Mile East of Oregon City There 11 Be No Kick- nft about the quality or durability "a of the work if you bring your horses here to be shod. We are very careful with our work and do it to please both the animal and hi owner. Don't delay the shoeing your horse might go lame. Bring him to us without de lay and we'll see to his foot comfort at a small expense to you. Open at all reasonable hours. Storey & Thomas 4tb and Main Sts. Oregon City W. L. BLOCK'S FURNITURE ' . STORE To enumerate here would require1 and that Expense we prefer giving So by calling at our store Before will be Convinced. Ball Mason Fruit Pints -! - i - Quarts -. - - - Half Gallons - - - OPPOSITE SUSPENSION CLACKAMAS HEALTH RESORT ; t .,., i r "-f " t I i I. ' i t a j - Ik, . T X i f i t i ; r -" j " ; i OPEN FOR THE SEASON WITH A MODERN RUSSIAN Baths Fridays, Saturdays and From Oregon City 4 miles ) From Gladstone 2 miles a d .4 4t Atitomobne wM meet ail i eie- a EDTfTCniM Dt4 nn phone Calls. Phone Farmers 26 A. K1UV5U1I, tTUp. AT THIS IS A GENUINE SACRIFICE Eveything TO MAKE in Stock ROOM for Reduced! Our HOLI DAY Stock which is arriving daily. ! Special Mention Jars - 60c per doz 70c per doz 95c per doz Pints Quarts Half Galloni AS LONG AS THEY LAST BLOCK'S BRIDGE Mr . i It if 4 SALE too much space to Our Patrons Purchasing you Economy Fruit Jars 90c per doz ' I &1 1 fl tOr Afr 3 1.40 per doz OREGON CITY - OREGON r'" FULL CREW BATHS by Request j From PortUnd 2 miles