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OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1909
Oregon City Courier
Published Every Friday by
Oregon City Courier Publishing Co,
Entered In Oregon City Postofflce as
Second-Class Mall.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Six months 7i
Palu in advance,, per year $1 6b
ARE WE BOOSTERS?
That UreKou tity is Jnoking in
energy and push in securing the lo
cation ot new enterprises that might
be induced to locate hnre is very
evident from the fact of its having
lost some institutions thatrwonlti have
been'of great importance, to the np
bnildiug of the city and making it
more famous as the manufacturing
city. There is no more use in think
ing that industries are going to locate
here of their own accord nnless t,;ere
aro advantages placed before it that
.will equal those of other towns.
And it is also a fact that many en
terprises would rather locate in soma
town near a large city than in the city
ltfieli, if the town has the transpor
tation faculties that will not be a
hindrance to it. The old idea that
large industries como here of their
own aooord on account of the mag
niHcent water power located at this
place is all bosh. TMiey in nearly
every instance must bo shown. They
would have to use eloctrio power, and
this can be obtained as easily in Port
land, or St. Johns or Vancouver as in
Oregon City. We have one of the fin
est water powers'west of the MisBis
sippi but when men come to Uok into
the matter they find that this power
is as easily obtained 20 miles from our
viby vy using me great eieoirio power,
and thoy at once look for other in
due riioi'ts with the result that thev
locate elsewhore. There is no noed of
this for wo have othor natural advan
tages equal to those of othor cities
and by far greater than seine in re
gard to transportation, as we have
lion water and rail, electricity and
etonm, by whioh products may b
shipped to tlio dosired doBtiny, and at
.tho rate Portland is forcing herself
to the front we are in a position to
show inducements and procure largo
manufacturing plants that some of our
sistor towns aro not.
Hut some think it may take a little
of our coin to convince thorn that this
is a place for them to locate. This
part of the program usually meets tho
cold shoulder, our"citizens not Boeing
the idea that the greator number of
those largo concorns we manage to lo
oate bore the more pooplo it will take
to run them and thus increase our
population, thus inoroasing the busi
ness opportunity for every husinoss
house in the city. Let every business
man in Oregon City do all in his
power to endeavor to locate every
new business no mattor how largo or
how small that may come to our doors
looking for admittance. (Jive them
all tne aid possible and make them
feol that this place and this alone is
the placo for them.
unal event is attracting wide attention
all ovor the Northwest. The atten
dance is outdoing that of lust year
and the attractions offered are far
ahead of Inst season. The exhibition
of livestock is valued at more than
$1,000,000 and is 25 por cent larger
than luHt year. The State Fair at Sa
lem exhibits of livestock were
brought to Portland and numerous at
tractions have been added that will
malto the week's show a notable one.
Stock entries have been made from
the Central and Eastern states that
have never been shown west of Chi
cago and Denver. Nearly BOO harness
horses will contend for the 125,000
in race purses this week. Livestock
entries will oring close to 3,000 head
of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and
goats here.
Railroads sorving this territory are
preparing estimates of travel during
the colonist period, Soptember 15 to
October 15. They expect no less than
60,000 new settlers for the Pacific
Northwest during the 30 days the low
one-way r ares are in effect. Extra
equipment is being assembled by the
various lines to handle tho heavy
trafllo expected and the pussenger
agents believe they will bave all they
can do to care for tho floQil of new
comers. Inquiry hi Eastern .ticket
oflicoa is reported tn be wide and the
westbound trains bearing the van
guard of this grcut colonist movement
are heavily loaded. During this week
the travel is expoctotd to be at its
height and will undoubtedly be heavy.
Speaking'of the'possibilities of elec
trio development from tho John Dav
river and the uniting of the Heppner,
lone,' Lexington, Condon, Echo and
other towns with an electric 'line, the
Heppner Gazette pertinently says:
"There in untold wealth waiting for
the man who taps this country with
an electric line railroad of any kind,
and our pooplo don't much care who
tho lucky man will bo." In some
wny tho people of Oregon would like
to retain some of this wealth which
railroads create, hut thoy do not seem
too be quite smart enough yet. The
roads will create values that will be
appropriated by somebody, and it
would seem as if those values could
be so realized on as to retain more of
them for future generations.
asks, "Isn't it worth while? ' It cer
tainly is, and should not the town as
sessor bo instructed not to discourage
such efforts by assessing the property
thus hoautitied and improved $200
more than the shack-and-rnsty-cau lot
alongside?
The apple has been intimmately
connected with the life of mankind
ever since the earliest hitory. For
ages and ages it has had a prominent
lace in tho tales of the p.'ople that
have been handed down to us. Somo
times tho apple has helped to make
the history of 'nations aud often made
richer and better the biograhics of
kings." ;Who does not know the story
related in the Bible in which the
applo takes such a prominent part
and where the dramatic scene is en
acted in the Garden of Edou? Solo
mon says, "Stay me with flagons
aud comfort me with apples." The
Greeks were acquainted with tho ap
plo as is shown by the many times
it received honorable mention in the
period of the Athenian asceudoncy.
Homer's Iliad lidtliiAeneid;of Vir
gil use its symbolism quite frequently.
The Roman Tacitus tells of the
prominence of tho apple among the
Germans and tho early Goths. The
Norsemmen sang tho praises of the
apple in rough melody while the old
Scotch clansmen chose it for their
badge of honor. Then, too, ti is said,
that the remains of apples have been
found among the bones of pr.'historio
nen upon the shores of the Swiss
lake
Portland's union stock yards in tho
ceuiuHula packing house district were
opened during tho paBt week and now
that city, winch is to be the livestock
center of the Northwost, offers tho
most modorn and complete stockyards
in the country. JiiiudrorlB ot husi
noss men of tho city ntteudod the
opening and all wore forced to admire
the perfect arrangements for hauling
livestook that have been provided.
Tho big union yards will have a
strong influence in developing tho
livostock industry throughout this tor-
ritory.
The Misses Allen aud Pearl Ourzon
of Lob Angoles, Oal., are the first
young Jadies to own an airship. The
machine is the oue in which Henri
Farnnm made the world's record at
Pau, France, recently, and is now on
its way to the United States. The
young ludioe expoct to operate the
machine themselves. What will the
outcome be with lighter than air ma
chines and lightheaded maidens.
Then, too, remember the story of
Darias Green and his flying machine
and where ho lit, down on'tlie farm.
Some member of the family should
oouusp! with these young ladies.
Math Janoigaj, the murderer ot
Mary Shmrekor, was given his re
sentence from his appeal, in this city
last Friday, Judge Eakiti affirming the
death sentence and setting tho date
soon after tho next thirty days.
Never before did a man with tho end
of lil'o so neir at hand, show such a
calm and unmoved attitudo towards
all that life holds. Never winciug
whon tho words left the lips of tlio
Judge, Jus tace lightened with a
true suiilo, and stating that the time
could not bo too soon for him. Tho
goodbye to his countrymen at the
station was jovial and the waviim of
bauds as tho train pullod away from
the station and tho suppressed pleas
ant look on the man's face was a Bight
tho onlookers can nover forget. What
can life hold for such as he. Ap
parently fairly well educated, with
the general knowledge of life that is
possessed by his liko, aud with the
somewhat liner qualities. As ho oft
ropeatod, he was antioipatiog tho
meeting with tho spirit of his sweet
heart in the life to como. It was his
desire to die, to meet her tho gooimr,
and tho timo could not speed too fast
for his liking. Such faith did he pos
sess that even as the death knell was
sounded in his ears there did not ap
pear the slightest tromor or the ap
pearance of remorse. The parting
with friends was tho same as if on
some journoy from whence his earthly
form oould again take its accustomed
place.
Eugeue is reaching out for direct
connection with tlio coast and with a
railroad or two will undoubtedly es
tablish a port that will onablo Eugoue
to be the distributing center for a
greater population than had Portland
in 1 8110. Very great inereaB of land
values will arise where Buoh a rail
road is built and at the poinrt of con
nection with the sea-going craft. The
investment ot' capital and the employ
ment of labor in railroad bail ling al
ways'pays tribute to the groat anil
good and wiso who got thore first with
a little title to tho necessary land.
Coos Bay is goiug to deepen its
own harbor channel without waiting
for government aid. The port of Coos
Hay is preparing for the sale of bonds
amounting to fflOO.OOO. The prooeeds
will be used in digging out the chan
nel, making the docks at Coos Bay
ports accessible at all times for vossols
of deep draught. Proposals for the
boiidsliavo been asked and will be
reaeivod at the First National Bank,
North Bend, up to November U.
Tlure have been several cases of
typhoid fever in Oregon City very re
contly. The source of the contagion
should bo ound and done away with.
Our health officer pi.ysican should
investigate not only the various pri
vate wells, but our citv water should
receive its share of attention to be
freed from blame if no greater to com
fort to residents.
No, it was not Mr Cooke of Oregon
City who discovered the North Polo.
He was lust nwr into the Mt. Hood
country on an outiug. However the
little jaunts were simultaneous, which
probably aocouuts for the confusion.
Avalou. Calif., via wireless Chief
torester Pinchot has two hours suc
cessful fight with eight-foot sword
fish. Solooting his weapon from the
"Pacific" is suggestive.
The Salem fair is over and no rain
that's Hofor's town. Now watch it
rain for Portland durins her fair and
races. Speaking of the unjust but
what's the use?
Why is it that ninety-nine times out
of a hundred the friends who borrow
from yon are fellows yon couldu't get
a nickel from if you wanted to bor
row yourself?
Musick was muoh in ovidence
the meeting of the county judges
Portland Monday.
Have you taken any stock m
North Pole proposition?
the
Easy money is the hardest to""keep,
but it all goes fast euough.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS
Items Concerning Oregon's Advance
ment Gleaned From the Columns
of Our Exchanges.
Mr. Sffift says the eloctrio line is
goi''g right on through the Molalla
country regardless of what Oregon
City doos. It will undoubtedly go up
the Abornothy. That seems to be
the most feasable way for the heavy
loads into town that would naturally
follow, as this road, if projectod,
would tap a rich timber belt.
Tho Portland Fair and Livestock
Show is the big'ovont of the woes.
Bigger and better than ovor, tho im-
Thronghont the northwest inqnirim
aro being received by various commer
cial bodies for manufacturing Bites
and openings. Any inducements a
community mui ofler to socuro manu
facturing establishments helps every
property owner in it. Some Uimudiau
provinoe of the west exempt them
from taxation on buildings, stored
products and purchased raw matorial.
bull imoro does tho samo, and liuds it
prolltublu to all to do so.
An invincible ticket for 1912 lias
beon proposed by some wag that will
bring a Binile : For president, Theo
dore Koosovolt of New York and
Africa. For vice president, Frederick
Albert Cook of New York aud the
North Pole. Campaign slogan, "The
Earth is Ours."
If we had never had a postofHce and
our mail was in the hands of a lnon
opoly.'as ourjtolographs, cur expresses
aud our railroads, we would bo called
impractical theorists und a gouo-to-soud
faddiHts if we so much a:i sug
gested that the monopoly could carry
an ouuoe letter to Now York at the
same price as to the next t iwn in Or
egon, and that the prioi should not bo
over two cents.
According to the rocords of the
Government Forestry Service and the
State Board of Forestry, Oregon has
been remarkably fortunate this sum
mer in escaping the usual heavy toll
taken by forest tires. The season has
been niarkod by less di struct ion ot
timber than auy.in tho past decade.
Fires this year havo been few and
widely soparatod while losses havo
been small. This is partly duo to an
aroused public interest in preventing
forest tires and a largely increased
foroo of lire wardens throughout the
forests tli1 a season.
With an hour's work a day for the
growing season the Corvallis Gazette
savs a man onu enlinnee the valuo of
his town lot fully $100 in n year, and
Owing to the efl'ciency of the fire
wardens Lane onunty has been froer
from forost liros than ever bofore, not
withstanding the dry season. Yet
somo timbor land owners do not want
to pay any taxes whatever, though
thoy like to have their timber kept
green.
Iu demanding hotter looking school
houses aud grounds surrounding them
the grangers t re oarrying on a most
excellent work. Good schools aud
surroundings make for better citizen
ship and attract newcomers.
That was a good joU for the govern
ment dredge Mathlonm. Transporta
tion is resumed betwopn this city and
Salem. Let the good work continue
By a little attontiou we can as well
be Borved as those below us.
Eugene Guard : Porter Brothers,
the Hill contractors, are putting a
big force of men at work on the rail
road out of Modford toward Butte
Falls. This was a railroad started
by local men with locul monev and it
now begins to look liite part of the
Hill trunk system in Oregon. The
lesson for Eugene iu the history of
this (jroad is that if we' Btart building
a railroad to the coast with our own
money, we only need to persevere iu
order to suoceed. The JlcKemze pass,
to the eastof this city would be more
attractive than ever to the railroad
builders if Eugene had enterprise
euough to appropriate tho pass west
ward to the coast, thus securing an
outlot to the sea,
Telephone-Register: Tho need of
a hospital in MoMinuville is so appar-
ent that negotiations have boen in
progress by parties interested, to se
cure grounds and erect a building, or
purchase a building and lit it lor a
temporary hospital. An effort was
made to secure the old Presbyterian
church building for suoh purpose,
and alter, the purchaso of the Cart
sens hall near the college has been
under conisderatiou.
Says theMonmonth Herald, with truth
andfraukiiess : "The groat trouble with
Moiimoutli iu the past has boon too
great a preponderance of pessimists in
the town, therefore it could not grow.
it anything of a progressive nature
comes up they are fighting it hard, no
matter whether it costs them a penny
or not." Nor is Monmouth nlouu in
this trouble.
This is the way Brother Fiske of
tho Dallas Itemizor puts it: "If you
must bo a knocker, if you are so con
stituted as uev- r to be able to Bee the
goodjhero is in this life, for goodness
sake, go and try some of those othor
countries that look so nice from a
distance. Dallas citizens are a baud
of boosters ami want no kuockors. "
The Eugene Fruit Growers' Associa
tion have linifhed packing and Bhip
piiiR their own prunes, but tlio same
force 'of puckers will remain at work
packing for Mr. Allen on his own ac
count. There will not be uiany.oruiies
dried hereabouts this year, as it has
been found more profitable to ship
them green,
Echo has an alfalfa meal mill cap
able of turning out 50 tons of mesla
day. Owing to questions ot title to
Om Policy
Is to keep in stock the vety best of everything iaout line
regardless of what it costs as. It pays us because our
customers appreciate it and tell their friends. That's
why we sell
LOWNEY'5 CANDIES
We have just received a fresh supply of LOWNEY'S
NEWEST PACKAGES that range in price from 5c
to $1.00
We Guarantee Gael) Package to Be absolutely Tresfr
Jones Drag Company, Inc.
Headquarters for Everything in School Supplies
water this mill has been idle for some
weeks. Wonld it not be better for
all Oregon if titles to water could be
speedily settled so that manufacturing
enterprises would not be hampered?
The contract for erecting the high
school building at St. Johns has been
awarded to the firm of Kelly & Ma
honey and work has been started. It
will be a two-story brick building
with a pressed brick front, will be
96x114 feet iu dimensions aud will
cost about $35,000.
Iu bonding their property for $700,
000 with whioh to improve their har
bor the people of Coos Bay have made
no mistake. The intrinsic value of
the land thus bonded will be in
creased by several millions when and
by the time the money is thus ex
pended.
This week will see Polk county's
great tharvest of the succulent aud
money making pruno In full sway,
aud the yards and dryers an alive
with the morry orowds who assist in
getting the dried fruit ready for the
market. Itemizer.
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"The completion of the Salem ex
tension of the Dallas & Falls City
Railroad should, and doubtless will,
Iib bulled with iotf bv the residents
of Oregon's capital city, " says the
Dallas Observer.
Ground was broken last Tuesday
for the erection of the Ooutral Agri
cultural Building at O. A. O. for
which the recent legislature appropri -atod
$55,000.
Why?
From a Binall beginning the sale
and use of Chamberlain's Cough.
Romody has extended to all parts of
the United States aud to niauy
foreign countries. Why? Because
it lias proved especially valuable for
coughs and colds. J! or sale by the
Jones Drug Co.
Canby Getting Busy
Lots of wood, poles, lumber, grain
aud other things being shipped from
Canby very day. Some people won
der where they ooiue from, but we of
Canby who know our local resouroes
do not wonder where they come from,
but we do sometimes wonder where
they go, as we surely turn out a lot
of stuff from here duriug a year. Po
tatoes are just commencing to move
aud that is our long suit, so look out
Mr. Southorn Pacilio and get that rol
ling stock hustled around here where
it will be handy. Canby Tribune.
Gambling
vour life away against 25 cents is
just exactly what you are doing if
you neglect a cough or oold on the
ohest instead of treating it witli Bal
larl's Horehound Syrup. A 25 cent
bottle of this splendid remedy will
cure an ordinary cough, "heal the
lungs and act as a tonio for your
entire system. Sold by Jones Drug
Co.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
Liquor License. Notice is heroby
given that I will, at the next regu
lar meeting of the city couneil, ap
ply for a license to sell liquor at my
place of business, saloon, coruor of
Seventh and Main streets, for a
period of three months.
- EDWARD 11ECKNER.
KILL the COUGH
AND CUR& the LUNGS
w,th Dr. King's
w Discovery
m
PRICE
rliri S -VVVno nn A Sim
QLDS Trial Bottle Free
AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES.
GUARANTEED SATISFACXOK
OB MONEY REFUNDED.
Jones Drug Co., Inc.
CURES
Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
Cuts, Sores,
Wounds.
Try it To-day
Get the
Genuine.
Refuse all
Imitations.
CURES
Bruises, Burns, I
Stiff Joints,
Lame Back,
Price
25c, 50c
and $1.00
Per
Bottle.
BALLARD SNOW LINIMENT CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.
StOCKyfXai Sold and Recommended by tJKXfii
The Jones Drug Company, Inc.
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UP AT THE
COUNTY FAIR
PIANOS AND ORGANS
We will show a few of the best makes of Pianos and Organs
at the Canby Fair. JusL to make things go-just to close up a
few Piano deals or the spot, the purchaser of a Piano at the
county Fair shall have ABSOLUTELY FREE, either a Singer
Sewing Machine or one of the famous Semi-Malleable Ranges.
You may judge for yourself if we do not offer the Pianos at'
rock bottom prices. Our store is a branch of Eilers Big Portland
Piano Houseand they have put us in a position to do some ad
vertising on this occasion that will be as good as money in the
pockets of Piano purchasers.
We make another Piano proposition elswhere in this issue -look
it up.
SINGER SEWING MACHINES
They are already on exhibition in a thousand homes in Clack
amas County, but the Fair wouldn't be complete without them.
Wherever there's civilization you'll find SINGER SEWING
MACHINES. The wonder is they didn't beat both Cook and
Peary to the north pole.
90 per cent of the factories in the United States use them.
Half of the families that use a sewing machine have the SINGER..
If you don't possess one, join in the great big procession. Don't
try to get ialong with some other but buy, beg or borrow a
SINGER.
SEMI-MALLEABLE RANGES
The Full Malleable Range that cost $65 to $75 is giving
way to the SEMI-MALLEABLE. The unserviceable cast top
concerns are back numbers. You can buy a semi-malleable almost
as cheap as the old style range.
Thi SEMI-MALLEABLE is fully equal to, and in some re
spects better than the Full Malleable.
- We will Show them at the
Cotmty Fair
YOU'LL RJXMEMBER THE QUALITY LONG AFTER THE
PRICE IS FORGOTTEN
OPPSITE COURT HOUSE
E. W.
MELLIEN & COMPANY
COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS OREGON CITY, OREGON