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(2 J Gorvallis Times. OIBclal Paper of Benton County. OORVAXUS, OREGON. SEP. 9, 1903. ENGINEERS TO i$EET. To Consider Advisability of Further Improying Taqnina Bay. The question of further improve ment of Yaquina Bay is up. One of those meetings in which the thing is talked about, but as a re sult of which nothing ever happens is to occur at Newport in the town hall next Tuesday, Several such meetings have been held, and dur ing that period tbat lapses from one to the other of them the woodwork in the jetty continues to rot and fall into the water.' .Naturally enough the holding of the meeting does not arrest the decay and if the work hereafter to be done at the mouth of the harbor consists solelv of what is done at these assemblings, all the piling in the jetty will ultima tely drop into the sea. The new meeting is ordered by the ; war department. , Captain Iyangfitt, in charge of the engineers at Portland furnishes the Times with the following copy , of a notice of the meeting and suggests its publication: . If Linton had Won. If Tommy had won, Oh my ! And the trophy bad flown, Oh my! How Britons would blow And Foreigners crow At America's woe. ! If Tommy had won, Oh my ! If Tommy had won, Oh my! ' And a cop had we none, Oh my! At Yankee expense, All Europe would dance, : And our name would be pants, , ,,. If Tommy had won, Oh my! CHITTIM IN ALSEA. "The Board of Engineer officers con vened by authority of the war depart ment, to consider the improvement of "Yaquina Bay entrance, will meet in the hall at Newport, Oregon, September 15, 1903, at 11 a m. . All persons interested are requested to be present and to sub; anit their views in writing as regards the necessity and . advisability of further Work at this locality. It is to bc-hoped that the pro posed meeting is not political flap doodle, and that there is an honest purpose behind it. . There is no doubt that movements with refer ence to Yaquina at times in the past have been made solely to bambooz le the public. There is likewise no doubt that the improvement of the harbor entrance has occasioned vast benefits in the past. The curious thing is ater millions have been spent in the improvement and the entrance vastly deepened; the har bor continues" to lie there, unused. When, with the new gold excite ment in Alaska, every form of shipping hurried away to the north, the steamer service that had been in vogue always at Yaquina. was withdrawn, and it has never been replaced. The northern tra ffic ceased in time to require all vessels on the coast and there is now, and, has long been vessels available, but still none frequent Yaquina bay. ; Time was, when ah immense traffic passed in and out through that harbor. The rolling stock of the railroad was constant- ly taxed to its fullest capacity to accommodate the offerings of freight -Since then, the traffic of the Wil-. lamette valley , has immensly in creased in volume, but for some reason, oh some unguessed and un guessable account, none of it seeks outlet through the Yaquina bay. A great amount of it goes via an expensive route, over a high chain of mountains,' overland to Calif ornia when its cheaper and more natural way were by short and easy railway haul to Yaquina, "and thence by the shor test possible deep water haul to San Francisco. Why the thing is so, - is un fathomable. The one thing of certainty in the matter is that so and nobody knows why. The day that the line of the quina railroad and. ocean service to San Francisco went into operation freight rates dropped to $3 and $3 50. . These rates had been $5 to $6 per ton, The increased price for wheat was several cents per bushel, and it all went straight in to the pockets of farmers. It not only affected the rates between Cor vallis and San Francisco, but also from Corvallis to Portland.. The rate to Portland until the Yaquina Toute was opened had been $3.60 by rail for wheat" When the new route began business the rate dropped at once to $2.50 per ton. By this reduction of rates, . which the Yaquine route forced, hundreds of thousands of dollars were saved the farmers of the Willamette val ley. It is more than probable that the saving was many times greater than all the cost of the harbor im provement at Yaquina. In view of all this, the newly advertised meeting at the Bay, the remarkable inactivity in shipping: now via that route, the tortuous and devious movements with reference to fur ther improvements, make the sub ject as mysterious as it is interest Going to Plant Trees There Collecting Seed Now Seed Brings 1.25 per Pound. r lt is Ya- Wanted. . to bay mutton sheep and lambs. I 'will pay the highest market price.- Call on or address Charles Carter, at Farm er'g Feed Shed, Albany, Oregon: Hard as the new prices for chit tim struck. Corvallis, the effect was more electric over In Alsea where chittim trees grow more abundant ly, and where the bark now is al most circulating , medium. The scramble there for bark, : beats al records. The way in which a smooth stranger took in several citizens by slipping in and buying large quan tities of chittim at six when it was 12 in Corvallis. has only increased the tension in public excitement. The prospect now is that the. whole population of the valley wili turn out next year to peel bark, and that farmers will have trouble in secur ing hands to harvest the grain crop Any man can make from $3 to $5 per day, peeling bark. (Jne man in a few days peeled enough bark to supply himself with a year s pro visions. He is a former Corvallis citizen, and he has always worked at day's labor. He is now on Easy street, while heretofore with him, it was work, work, work all the time in order to support his family. Wil liam Warfield made $40 in two days peeling bark. 1 he returns at the new prices are so profitable that if they con tinue, the cultivation of chittim trees will be carried on in the val ley. Many are now collecting the seed, which sells readily at $1 .25 per pound, Various ; people of the valley are planning to set put chit tim orchards, expecting that within 10 years or less, the, cultivated bark will be available. Even a three-inch sapling: at present prkes, yields enough bark to bring , 50 to seventy-five cents in cash. : In Al sea all the talk is chittim, chittim, cmttim. ana its price. WJtme ev eryone a few months ago was look ing tor a timber claim as ; a new road to wealth, the question of the hour in this little valley now is chittim, and how to get a grove of it. - Among those who suffered fin ancially by reason of early early sales in Alsea, is Mr., Dieckhoff. He sold five thousand pounds at eight cents, . I,on Hash sold 1,500 pounds at seven cents- Lin Head rick, Sam Warfield and others sold 4, 000 pounds at six and a fourth cents, their loss being over $300. Besides the above," many others suffered financial loss by contract ing too early. ' The harvest season is practically closed in Alsea . The crop is one of the best harvested there. Hay den Brothers' crop aggregated more than 2,700 bushels. Wade Malone the Alsea ' merchant, raised over 2,400 bushels of oats. The Ry .craft farm turned off more than 2,000 bushels. In the Malone crop several acres produced more than 75 bushels of oats per acre. , The local creamery in Alsea is an enterprise that promises much for the community. Many of : the farmers are arranging to turn their ! attention to dairying, for which the valley is peculiarly adapted. In all human probability Alses will with in a few years be famed for its dairy products. : " SCHOOL BOND SALE. CHINESE BEETLES. Act of Board Called in Question What Board Says Who Some of Buyers are. The act of the Corvallis : school board in selling the bonds to local buyers at 4 per cent when a state law commands that the bonds be sold to the State School Board at 5 per cent interest has been called in questi'in:- A news- dispatch from Salem to the Portland Oregonian of Monday comments on the transact ion. The article in full is to be found on the fourth page of this issue...-. .' ' , ". Members of the board are not in the least disturbed by the comment in the article. Their action was taken only after securing ' the best possible legal advice. In addition to seeking counsel of other attor neys, they consulted with Deputy District Attorney Bryson, whose position makes it his duty to give legal advice of all matters of a pub lic nature, in the county. Mr. Bryson' s advice to the board was to sell the bond to local capital ists at four per cent, rather than to the state at five per cent, the law to the contrary notwithstanding. The entry in the minutes of the meet ing of, the board at which the bonds were ordered sold is as fol lows: "As requested by the Board,AEd. Bry son, deputy district attorney, : was pres ent, and gave' it as his opinion that it was not compulsory on the part of the school board to offer the $ 8,000 worth of bonds to the state land board, as the law in his opinion was unjust and nncon stitutional; and the said state land board could sot purchase bonds at a less rate than 5 per cent, therefore the said school bonds were ordered sold to local dealers at 4 per cent.". Prof, Cordley Has Four of Them-They Prey on San Jose Scale Efforts to Propagate Them Here. The principal point raised by the Salem Critic is that the binds may be void, because the law was nut followed. This question is under stood to have been thoroughly de bated before the sale was made, Their attorneys advised some of the buyers that the method of sale would not in any way invalidate the bonds. . Deputy Attorney Bry son concurred in this view, hold ing that the act itself is in all hu man probability unconstitutional; that the title to the act is not only insufficient, but is deceptive in character, in that it professes 'to provide a way for investment of school funds, but does not set farth that the rights of school population are involved.- Oo other points, al so the constitutionality of the law is questioned. Amoug the holders of the bonds are, Airs. Callahan, Mrs. Canah. Julias Wuestfelt, Henry Gerhard and James T. Phillips. To Sell or Let. One hundred head of good ewes to sell or let on shares. ; Apply to . ' J. C. Walker, Fern P. O, Oregon, Cedar shakes, hand made shingles and five carloads of sawed cedar ;; shingles. ' A full stock of shingles at all . prices. If you wish the best shingle , made get our Claskine. r ,.. Corvallis Saw Mill. See our new fall stock of men and boys suits and overcoats, larger ; and better than ever at money-saving prices. - , S. L. Kline. 400 20 Durham ' M 3yrs For Sale, fullblooded For Sale. , Good resident lot; close in at gain. " Inquire at Times , office. a har- . i have te-opened ' my millinery store and cordially invite the ladies of the vi. cinity to call and see the largest display' of ready to wear street hats ever brought to Corvallis, Prices to suit all . Mrs. J. Mason. . Vetch seed for sale at Zierolf's. When ypu want fresh vetch seed go to Zierolf's. . Wanted. Five apprentices to learn cabinet work or run machinery.' . One watchman' that will board at the boarding house, also want mechanics with capital '-to invest in theorgaa and. carriage factory. Good position open for 20 men, work beginning Septembei i5. Electric light and steam heat In building. : Bny your white and red clover seed at Zierolfs. ewes. bucks. cows and heifers. -bull, Rov Rickard, Corvallis, Or, Horse Strayed. A large bay, scar on left hind leg at joint. 'Address A. C. Guthrie, : ' ' Eugene, Or. For Sale, At a bargain; 200 feet of picket fence. Apply to Mrs. Sarah E. Moore, corner Third & Jackson. ' ,' For Sale. New vetch seed. Also a fresh Jer sey cow. James XI. Herron. At the college, there are four big beetles of a kind that is wholly strange to this country . - Their home is in China, but the presence of the four at the college is an ef fort to introduce the species into the United States. They are the Asiaiic Lady Bird Beetle, and they are' the natural enemy to the San Jose Scale They feed on the scale, "and multi ply in such numbers that where they are, the scale cannot thrive, That is the history oi the beetle and the scale in China, which is said to have been the original home of the dreaded scale. ' - . - w ,' The four beetles in question are in charge of Prof. Cordley entomolo gist at the college and station. They were sent to him from the Agneul tural Department at Washington They were bred and reared in Wash ington irom specimens secured: in the Celestial Empire. Two thous and of them were lately sent ou by the department to the various Agricultural colleges of the country with a purpose of introducing them and securing their propagation in the various states in the Union Forty were sent Prof. Cordley, but eight of them died . on the way, The instructions from the depart ment were to turn the beetles loose in some spot where San Jose Scale was. most pravelent. Following these directions, Prof. Cordley took 28 of the bugs to Jackson County where the Scale is widely prevalent, mere, "tney were turned, loose in an abandoned pear thicket . near Jacksonville. The trees in the thicket have all gone wild, and are badly affected with the Scale. All the conditions are ideal for the bugs to get a start there, and if they .can be propagated anywhere in Oregon, a multitude from this parent stock should spring up in Jackson Coun ty. The experiment out there will be watched with interest, especially by orchardists. With the four beetles at the col lege Prof. Cordley will make ex periments in propagation. Such en vironments as they may require will be placed around them, and the ef fort be made to secure from them an addedsupply to turn adrift to rus tle for themselves in various parts of the state. By similar means va rious pests in the past have been ar rested and controlled . The Cottony Cushion Scale, which made havoc in orange and lemon trees in South ern California, was almost eliminat ed several years ago by the intro duction of Lady Bug , Beetles of a different variety from Australia. The present experiment is to be conduct ed on the same lines. The main question in the scheme is whether or not the bugs will survive under Oregon climatic conditions. If they turn out to be as prolific as have the pheasants imported from China, the result is certain to be fa vorable, though years will be requir ed for the plan to become effective. The same plan with the beetles has been fried in California and New Jersey', but in each instance, the ef fort ended in failure. - The beetles could not live in the . climate of either state. .. ; ';';' The Asiatic Lady Bug Beetles are about three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, and are almost round. They are entirely black, except for the presence of a red spot on each wing. They are accounted about the most precious of all the interest ing things Prof. Cordley has in his department, and at this early, stage in his associations with them, they are the object of much of his solic itude. ; ' ' Our New Fall and Winter Stock is now arriving. It will be, when complete, the largest and most attractive Stock of High:Grade Merchandise we ever had the "pleasure of submitting to our patrons.'-' FOR Old and Young:. Garolina Rice Flakes. WHOLESOME NTJTRICIOUS SUSTAINING PREPARED IN A niNUTE. Don't Forget that We Sell ; Applegate Creamery Butter, b HGDES' GROCERY. Owes His Life to a Neighbor's Kindness. ; Mr. D. P. Daughtery well known throughout Mercer and Summer counties W. Va. most likely, owes his life to the kindness of a neigh; bor.' He was almost hopelesly - af. tflicted withdiarrhoea: was attended bv two chveicians who save him little, if any relief, when a neigh bor learning of his eeriou.8 condi tion brought him a bottle of Cham berlain's colic, cholera, and diar rheoa remedy, which cured him in less than 24 hours. For sale , by Graham & Wortham. White and red clover, orchard and rye grass seed for sale at Zierolfs. When you want fresh clover and grass seed go to Zierolfs. A new supply of fresh seed -just received. Two houses to rent, one six and ono seven rooms, with barns. 15 sheep to let on shares. S. H. Moore. For Bent or Sale. 320 aeres stock ranch $4 miles south west of Philomath. 5o acres in culti vation, remainder fine , pasture land: good roomy buildings; : good outrange, will take rent in work. " Otis Skipton, . Philomath, Or, For Sale. Young registered Jersey . cow, . college bred. . Inquire at Times office. Logs Wanted. : White fir, balm, oak, ash and maple, or will saw the same for i-3 of the lum ber, or will saw, dry kiln, and plane for 1-2 at the Organ & Carriage Factory, , Notice to Prune Growers. Have just received ; "Red Seal Lye" in 5 pound cans; 60 : pounds to case. Most convenient and cheapest way to buy for spraying and dipping.,- On sale at Hodea' Grocery. A Boy's Wild Kide for Life. With family -r around expecting him to die, and a eon riding for ife, 18 miles to get T. Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. W. H. BrowD, of Leesville, Ind, endured death e gomes from asthma: ' but thie wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cared him. He writes: "Like marvelous cures of consumption, pneumonia, bron chitis, coughs, colde, and grip prove its matchless merit for all throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles so c and $1. ' Trial bottles free at Allen's Pharmacy, Dainty Manure to give away at Stable, ; 1 the Brick For Sale. Thirty two inch Pitts separator and a horse power, to be, had for $100. Call on or address, R. C. Kiger, Corvallis. Notice 1 3 Creditors, In the Matter of the Estate . : of ' ' WllUam T, Armstrong, deceased, Notice Is hereby eiven to all persons con cerned that the undersigned has been dulv ap pointed executrix of the last will and testament of Bald William D. Armstrong, deceased, by the county court of Benton county, state of Ore gon, All persons having claims against said es tate of said William D, Armstrong, deceased, are horebv required to present the same with the proper vouchers duly verified as by law re. quired within six months from the date hereof to the undersigned at her residence about four miles southerly from Philomath, Benton coun ty, Oregon, or at the law office of E E Wilson, In Corvallis, Oregon, Uated this August z, lws, ANNA M, AEMSTRONG, Executrix of the last will and testament of William D. Armstrong, deceased, Notice of Final Settlement. In the Hatter of the Estate ) - of George W. Collins, deceased ) Notice la hereby given that we, Tames H. Col lins and William D. Collins, as executors of the last will and testament of George W Collins, de ceased, have filed our final account as such exec utors with the clerk of the county court of Ben ton counyt, state of Oregon, and the said court has fixed Tuesday the 8th day of September, 1903, at the hour of two o'clock In the after noon of said day as the time. . and the county court room in the court house in Corvallis. Ore gon, aa the place for hearing any and alt oDjeo tions to the said account, and for settlement thereof. - "c 4-a - Dated this August 8, 1903. William D. Collins, ' James H. Collins, Executors of the last will and testament of George W. OolllDB, deceased, .; , ; . ireakfast V;::;-000(1$, As well as Choicest Delicacies for lunch and dinner, can al ways be found at our store. We handle only first-class goods and can guarantee qual ity. Everything offered for sale here is strictly fresh and just as represented. We car ry a large stocl of selected Family and Fancy Groceries, and are sole agents for ba$e $ Sanborn Rigb Grade Coffees Pw !nTzieroIf. Notice to Creditors. In the Hatter of the Estate) - Of . . John Mitchell, deceased. Nntlne ia hereby eiven to all Deraons con. cerned that the undersigned has been duly ap pointed executrix of the last wui ana iesia mutitnf naidJnhn Mitchell, deceased, by the county court of Benton county, state of Oregon, All persons having claims against said estate of John Mitchell, deceased, are hereby re quired to present the same wun tne proper vouchers duly verified as - by - law required, within six months from the date nereof to the undersigned at her residence at Inavale post office, Benton county, Oregon, or at the law office ot E J5 Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon, Dated this Aug 22, 1S03. . . Hary Mitchell, Executrix of the last .will and testament ot John Mitchell deceased, . . i Trespass Notice. . : Notice is herebv given that no . hunt- ting or other trespassing is allowed - on our premises. : Any person or persons violating the provisions of this . notice will be prosecuted. -v -. - v W. S. Locke. , ' A. R. Locke. ' V