Corvallis Times.
BY B. F. IRVINE.
Official Pltper of Benton County,
OOBVAIXIS, OREGON Jill 30, 1903.
EXAMINED BRIDGES
-New
WHY NqT?
The steel trust has advanced 10
per cent the wages of ioo.ooo of its
employes. Why not? There is
criticism of the trust throughout
the country, and a congressional
campaign is on in the East. Notri-
ing so much disarms trust criticism
as an advance of wages. Nothing
so appeals to the workmen about
to vote as increased pay. Nothing
so equips and accoutres a bellow
ing statesmen on the stump with
trust argument as a 10 per cent ad-
vance of wages, and a voluntary
advance at that.
Besides, the advance costs the
trust but 4,000,000 per year. True
the sura is great to the ordinary
man. but it is only a bauble, a trifle
to this stupendous steel colossus.
The sworn statement made re
cently by Manager Schwab in a
legal proceeding in which the trust
was defendant, declares that the
net profits of the trust during its
first year, was $98,766,452. What
is a beggarly $4,000,000 extra
paid to employes, compared to that
great sum?
Mr Schwab further declared that
the corporations net profits for the
second year ending in April 1903,
would probably exceed $140,000,-
000. Also that its earnings for the
first year equalled 13 per cent on
common stock, and would equal
14 per cent on the same the second
year after paying seven per cent on
preferred stock, Further, that or
ders now on hand would keep all
plants busy until January, 1903.
and would aggregate $150,000,000
on which the net profit would be
more than $60,000,000. In the
face of figures like these, figures
that stagger even the imagination,
what does the trust care for the
tiny $4,060,000 extra per year di
vided among 100,000 of its em
ployes, especially when the divis
ion will be such a power for good
for the trust in the coming cam
paign? Besides, the trust has a way to
get this $4,000,000 back. It sells
its products in Europe at one price
and in this country at another. It
sells to the foreigner for what it
can get. and, aided by high tariffs
exacts in this country about what
it nlp.ises. Figures below taken
j '
from a long list secured from New
Vork exporters. .show . how and
from whom the extra $4,000,000
advance and vastly more will be
taken whenever the trust sees fit:
American price Tort ign price
ANOTHER ADVANCE
A nfl Roads in Southern Benton-
Bridge Wanted There.
County Judge Watters and Com
missioners Jolly and Irwin made a
trip through Southern Benton the
latter part of last week, examining
bridges and roads in that section.
Thev went to Monroe and thence
south almost to the Lane county
line, returning via the river road.
All bridges of importance on the
route were examined with the
assistance of R M Gilbert, superin
tendent of the Marys river and
Kings Valley bridges, who accom
panied the party on the trip. In
idtoii'ir the- rlraw bridee over
the Long Tom was inspected and
note taken of its condition.
A new ' bridge is wanted over
the slough that separates Ingram
Island from the mainland of Ben
ton county. It is the same bridge
for which the people of the island
have petitioned ior years. There
are -something like a dozen families
there. They maintain a school
with an attendance of 25 or more.
The residents of the island reach
the mainland by crossing a slough
of the Willamette at a ford. The
ford is of a treacherous character,
and within the past few years two
persons have been drowned there.
A man crossing the place recently,
n arrow! v escaoed drowning:. On
this account the people of the neigh
borhood, as well as sympathizers
with them on the main
land believe that a bridge should
be built across the slough.
To make the matter easier for
the county, the residents of the
neighborhood are willing to assist
m the construction. They offer
to build the bridge if the county
will furnish the material. It is es'
timated that the material for the
bridge will cost $450.
The road leading trom uoipn
Farley's place to Monroe was exT
amined by the members of the
court. The overflow oi the Long
Tom has almost destroyed the
roadwav. In winter time when
the Lous- Tom is out of its banks
Article
Wire n nils keg
Wire rooe coil
I.eucl 100 lbs
Shovels doz
Axle Grease lb
Washboards dozen
Meat c'hor.ders
ISarboed wire 100 lb
Clocks alarm
J.aWn mowere
Fruit jars Masons dozen
Typewritars
Sewlae maehihes
iradbuiy piauos
Tiu plate 100 lbs.
; 2 25 $i 30
12 00 5 00
0J 2 00
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00 1 70
2 7l) 1 -VI
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CO so
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100 01 " 00
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3-5 00 275 00
4 19 3 10
MANY WANT IT
In the LocallPrice of Lumber Rough
is now Nine Dollars per Thousand.
All kinds of lumber advanced in
the local market Monday, The ad
vance is 50 cents to a dollar per
thousand. It is on account of ad
vances abroad. The Benton
rvviintir T.nmhpr Comranv which,
when the demand was duller early
in the season made contracts ior
abroad, realize from these
contracts the prices to which the
advance is maae-
To sell lumber in the local mark
et at less than the net price realiz
ed by shipping would be at a dir
ect loss, and it is on this account
that the compauy has ordered the
advance.
Under the new schedule, the fol
lowing are some of the figures:
rough, $9 per thousand: ' flooring,
number i, verticie grain, $22; num
ber 2, $ 16; sized lumber, $10: rustic,
number 1, $20; number2, $16; fin
ishing, $16 to $25. ship lap $11.
The demand for lumber contin
ues far in excess of the supply. The
completion of many buildings is de
layed by inability to secure lumber,
and in a few instances the jcom-
mencenient of construction is act
ually waiting for the mills to get
around to orders. The Benton
County Lumber Company recently
refused an order for a million feet
of lumber ordered ,by a big mill at
Mills Citv. in the Cascades, which
Vine; fnr more orders than it can turn
out. The lumber that the Benton
County Company is shipping goes
to California.
The movement of lumber from
Portland over the westside and
thence via the Corvallis & Eastern
to the eastside and then through to
California, seems greater than ever.
A special trainload has been pass
ing over the line every day, in
cluding one last Sunday, all in ad
dition to a full quota of cars brought
in by each regular freight over the
the whole road is under water.. The
narrow roadway cannot at such
times be seen, and passing vehicles
are, in danger or plunging into
water far beyond their depth, with
consequent menace to human life.
Members ot the court are unanim
ous in a purpose of changing the
road hereafter, thoegh no attempt
will be made to do so until ' next
3'ear, on account of lack of time for
legal preliminaries. For the tem
porary safety of travelers, the pres
ent roadway will be marked and re
paired for use the coming winter.
westside.
LUCKY CORVALLISITES
Got Three out of Seven Jobs Allotted
all Oregon Good pay and Light
Duties,
Brady Burnett, Henry Allen and
Harry Holgate are three of the 780
clerks who are to comprise the per
manent census, bureau. They are
what is left of the 3,200 clerks
who were engaged in the late cen
sus work. Their positions are un
der the civil service, and are per
manent. The appointment of Mr.
Allen was secured by Senator bi
mon, and the other two by Con
gressman Tongue. Adoui one-
half the permanent bureau cierss
are young women.
The hours ot worn are irom nine
... . . r , r
a m to 4 p m, witn nan an nounui
lunch. The pay of the Corvallis
men is $1, 200 per year. The job
is what the ordinary toiler would
call a snap.
There are 27,000 government
.clerks in the city of ; Washington.
At an averaee o. 1.000 per year,
their annual pay aggregates $27,-
000,000 per year. v large pop
ulation of the city of Washington
maintain themselves by feeding,
lodsriue or bv barter with this army
of government clerks. A goodly
portion of the $27,000,000 that is
their flcrp-rep-ate estimated salary, is
thus absorbed, for the living of the
clerks consumss most of their sal
aries.
The Corvallis men have been in
Washin-Ttoti over two vears. They
went therein May, 1900. they
habit chiefly with Oregomans, of
whom there is in Washington a
considerable number. They were
unusually fortunate in getting
places in the permanent census.
The whole state ot Oregon got out
seven. Ot the seven, three are
from Corvallis. The selection was
largely a matter of pull. Each
seustor was allotted two selections
and each congressman one. Con
gressman Tonsne, however, mana
ged to secure places for two.
NAMED MRS. HAYWARD
The Penitentiary Corvallisite Glad he
Did'nt Divinity and Petroleum.
There is a big crop of candidates
for the. superintendency of the pen
itentiary tender the administration
-elect. Events around the prison
of late would seem to make jobs
there undesirable. Certain it is,
that a Corvallis man who was of
fered a position as shop guard by
Governor Geer is now glad that he
did not accept. He is a wiser and
weller man, since at the critical
moment he was out of range of the
Tracy-Merrill rifles.
It is no small comfort to read thas
the University of Chicago has got
. one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to put into another building
for its divinity school.
Owinsr to the modification of so
cial and business customs, the
Christian ministry is vastly more
technical than it was when the
Savior sent his apostles out to teach
the nations. In order to provide
aonaratus of instrnction at all ade-
mintp tn modern necessities, a di
inity school need have the withal.
Tr used to be thousrht that God's
hkt Pi'ft to man was reason, but
. thp rh'sroverv of oetroleum has
opened people's eyes some. Life
Teacher's Examination.
Notice is hereby given that the county
superintendent of Benton county will
hold the regular examination of appli
cants for state and county paper3 at Cor
vallis, as follows
FOll STATE PAPERS, '
Commencing Wednesday, August 13,
at nine o'clock a m, and continuing un
til Saturday, August 16, at 4 o'clock.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
spelling, algebra, reading, school law.
Thursday "Written Antnmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government.
Friday Physiology, geography, men
tal arithmetic, composition, physical
geography'
Saturday Botany, plane geometry,
general history, English literature,
psychology'
FOE COfN'TY PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, August J 3'
at nine a m, and continuing until Fri
day, Augast 15, at four o'clock.
1st, 2nd and 3rd grade Certificates
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
orthography, reading.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching.grammar, school law.
Friday Geography, mental arithmet
ic, physiology, civil government.
Primary Certificates.
Wednesday Penmanship, orthography
reading and arithmetic.
Thursday Art of questioning, theory
of teaching, methods, physiology.
Dated this 30th dayof July, I902.
a W. DEXMAN,
County School Supt,
As Matron of Alpha Hall for Ensuing
Year Other Local News.
Mrs C A Wolf, nee Quivey, is
out from Alsea on a visit to Cor
vallis friends.
The Gillespie family left yester
day for Alsea on a camping trip.
Mrs' Addie Job-, arrived Monday
from Cottage Grove and left yes
terday with Mrs Waggoner for the
seaside.
L W Oren has gone to Portland
to enter upon his duties in the rail
way mail service co which he was
recently appointed as a result of
competitive examination. The
family remains for the present in
Corvallis.
President Catch -nd President
Weatherford he a meeting- in
Albany yesrr.viv or consideration
of the appoint lunts left tor them to
fill at the recent meeting of the
board of regents. The matter of
the musical department was left
nnen frT the nresent. In the mat
ter of a matron for Alpha Hall Mrs
C E Hayward was named for the
place.
Over at Baruharts are several
paintings in water colors, drawn by
n fnrmpr Corvallis woman. HOW in
Chicago. The latter is Miss Sarah
T Evans, who was at one time a
teacher in the Corvallis public
schools. She is now studying aft
in Chicago. The scenes are mostly
from nature, and are ver' good.
On the Yaquina train, bound for
the seaside, there were 70 . passen
gers Monday, and 80 yesterday.
' The world owed John W Mackey
much and as he did not know him
self within $20,000,000 of- how-
much he wTas worth it was not a
niggardly paymaster.
Joe Hirshberg of Independence
was m town Monday, en route
from a trip to Newport, He has
acres and acres of hops near Inde
pendence, and with the prospective
1 , f . i . : . 4.1,
illgn prices Oi mis scasuu, is 111 uic
swim.
-IT'S TRACY.
Humble Lines Typical of the Outlaw's
Achievements, Past and Prospective.
Along the forest paths he went
With air alert and eye intent
His rifle and his manners meant
'.'I'm Tracy."
When'er he wanted bite to eat
Or cushioned chair to rest his
feet
He simplv states in accents neat
'"'I'm Tracy."
In case the whiskers on his face
Grew thick enough to slow
his pace
He got shaved in any place
"Did Tracy."
If governor Tracy tried to be
He'd get one vote quick out
of me
If I were near enough to see
"Twas Tracy."
When Tracy dies and goes to
well
St Peter ought to give him h 1;
But he'd back up if Tracy' d yell,
It's me."
Baker City Herald.
. Shingles and all
lumber on hand at
lumber yard.
Posts
kinds of dimension
the Benton County
SECOND GRAND ANNUAL
Excursion on the C. & E. R- R.
The Corvallis & Eastern will run their
second Grand Annual excursion from
Albany, Corvallis, Philomath and all
points west to Newport ana return an
Svnday, August 3rd, 1902. Trains leave
Albany at 7 a m, Corvallis, 7:30, Philo
math at 7:45, returning leave Newport at
5:20, giving nearly six hours at the
beach. '
Grand exhibition drill by the. U S
T If C.i-inr. ranr cnv Ka till n or Q tirl rtfTi
j it. i: i a v 1 " , " ' . . uuu. ... . . -.
attractions will make the event one loDg
to be remembered.,
Fare for the round trip fiom Albany,
Corvallis and Philomath, $1.50; points
west proportionately. -
Edwin Stone, -Manager,
S. L Kline
Agent for Osborne farm
sample mowers andbinders
prices for 15 days.
machinery,
at factory
Horses for Sale
I will be in Corvallis from Wednesday
the 23rd to Saturday 26th. The horses
weigh from 1100 to 1G00 pounds.
F, A, Hackleman
This.
Don't Fail to Try
Whenever an honest trial is giv
en to Electric Bitters for any troub
les it is recommended for, a per ma-
11. 1 C
nent cure wai - sureiy uo in
fected. It never fails to tons the
stomach, regulate the kidneys and
bowels, stimulate the liver, invig
orate the nerves and purify the
blood. It's a wonderlul tonic for
run-down systems. Electric Bitters
positively cures Kidney and Liver
troubles. Stomach Disorder &, Nerv
ousness, Sleeplessness, Rheumatism,
Photographs Wanted.
The Lewis & Clark Exposition com
pany will havfc need for a large number
of photographs to illustrate publication
on the Pacific Northwest which will be
Issued to advertise the IO05 fair. Do
nations of views of landscapes, .cities,
mountains, farms, growing crops, forests
mines, fisheries, river scenery, seaside
resorts, etc. suitable for the halftone
process will be appreciated by the com
pany Photographer, proiessiouai ana
amateur; who desire to make donations,
should address their pictures to Henry
E Seed, Secretary of the 1905 fair, 246
Washington street, Portland, Oregon.
The subiect of the view should be in
dorsed on the back of the photograph,
also the name of the photographer o
that-no mistake will be made. Credit
will be given to the photographer in all
cases where use is made of his pictures,
Photographs are desired from every
section of Oregon, None except mose
that will make good reproductions are
wanted.
Summer Goods
Coast and Mountain!
w
Hi
Wanted.
Parties having a good stock farm to let
can find a desirable renter by applying
to H W Kaupisch at the Cieamery.
It will pay 3'ou to investigate goods
and prices at J H Karris You can save
money.
i -1 1 CV IvurrAfT ManfV- P.O.
ousness, oieepiessnera, uucuujououj, j tuiucii ul uito'j
Neuralgia, and expel9 Malaria. Sat- j sash, doors, moldings, furniture and
isfaction guaranteed by Graham &j eneral finished lumber.
Wortham. Only 50 cents. 1 - South Main St. .Corvallis Ore.
Bid Discount
Ladies Duck Skirts 50c
Ladies Storm Rubbers -. 40c
Ladies Box Calf Shoes 1 60
Ladies Heavy Kid Shoes 1 60
Ladies Light Kid Shoes 90c
All goods sold at a reduction during July
ik
gH H. HARRIS
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Roiig!) and Pressed Emitter
SWtigfes, taih and Posts
A Square Deal for Everybody
Yards near Southern Pacific Depot, Corvallis, Oregon
Are you going to the Mountains, or Seaside? so,
ftk Buy your outing Supplies
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We carry the best line of provisions .
Hams, Bacon, Cheese, Flour,
Ufa Pickled, Bottled and Canned Goods
ALSO PREPARED GOODS FOR
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No ITeed of Hot Fires These Days
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