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Oorvallis Times. Official Paper of BentM Uraatv. - COBTAIXI8, OKEOOH, SKIT 8, 1904. THAT LAW. . Senator Fulton declares it to be his belief that the primary election law is unconstitutional, on, the ground that the voter is required to announce his political presences. Whether constitutional or not, the law is one that people in all human probability, will speedily tire of. For an ordinary state el ection, it in fact' provides for two instead of one, with til the mach inery, paraph ernia, blanks" and bal lots incident to one , election, : and therein wilj prove unnecessarily ex pensive. In nominating candidates in towns of 2,000 and over, it Com pels a form of nominating candi dates that costs more than does a whole city election. Instead of eliminating bosses, as its ' purpose is declared to be, it opens up a rare field for the talents and manipula tions of bosses. Under it, the boss can mass his followers more com pletely and compactly for a given candidate than can others, and by hocus pocus nominate his own tool with a smaller percentage of voters than is possible' under convention method. . ' A final and fatal objection is that the candidate with the largest fin ancial means stands the best chance of being nominated, , and since he is most likely to . be the candidate of the boss, it is the boss who will xeapthe benefit of the newplan.The sending of emissaries and cash out into country precincts to line voters up, will be the new spectacle in nominating governors, secretaries of state and other important offices, in the future, if the primary elect ion law standi the test of the courts and time. HONORS WON. Br Corvallis Man How His Work Ranked Among the First in Compet itive Disylay. A carbon photo, entitled "Fath er Time," the work of W. G. Em ery of Corvallis, is to be reproduc ed in the near future, as a frontis piece in the Camera Craft, a pho tographers journal, published at San Francisco. It was selected for the purpose by Mr. Hicks, art critic of the paper at the recent meeting of the photographers of the Northwest at Tacoma. where 157 photographic studios repre sented by over 2,000 pictures' were on competitive exhibition. The same picture was also one of four, selected from out of all the pictures for reprodaction in a Ta coma paper as representative of the Dest of each style of photographic work on exhibition. In a group of in official inter-state exhibit of the association, one of Mr. Emery's pictures was selected, and when the group was extended to 20 at the request of the committee n selec tion another of Mr. Emery's pict ures was chosen, making two for the local photographer out of the 2,000 photos in the contest, " The second picture in the latter case was a photo of the 'little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wiley, and the other was the "Father Time" photo. have a national reput ation for Durability, Fit and Style. Ill tell you a story; . It won't be long. Dutchess Trousers The name of my song. Well made and nobby; patterns so neat; Up-to-date ever In abort, hard to beat. The warranty isi ioc a Button. $ 1 a rip. SOLD BY ' ! .':.' -. i,. : t-S -:M.- if WHAT IT IS. Mountain Water Offer Another ' Engineer Made Estimates Some - Opinions. The city has an offer for a moun tain water system. The proposition was published in full in a recent is sue of the Times. - It is known that there are substantial interest behind the offer, and that the city is now in position to -negotiate, with a prospect that mountain water will be brought to town in the near fu ture. This makes interesting the question of what are the terms proposed in the present offer. ; Conctrniog the offer, there is a general opinion that it is the result of the recent investigation of En gineer H. V.Gates. It is positi , known that this is not the c It is known that the offer w04 preparation, if not actually framed, before Engineer Gate came to town. It is also known that it is based on the investigations of etill another engineer from abroad, who came secretly to Corvallis dur ing thi summer, and in a stay of several days, visited Rock Creek and made such investigations as en abled him to give parties interested an estimate of the approximate cost ot the system. Upon the re port of this engineer, sent to Cor vallis some time after he made his investigations, the present offer was made. It is further known that Engineer Gates' investigation were wholly independent of and had nothing to do with the present offer, and that there is a likelihood that he and people identified with him may make . a proposition. Whether or not a bid from that quarter will actually come to pass, remains to be seen. Meantime, the present offer, which is in the hands of the council committee for examination and report, proposes terms as follows: ' '. WHAT THE OFFER JS. t. The city is to loan the water company about $25,000 and is not to receive any interest on the same. but instead thereof is to be supplied by the company with water for fire protection, sewer flushing and for city hall use during the30 years the franchise is to exist. That is to say, if the city should sell its bonds at four per cent, its water for city uses would cost $1,000 per year; if at 4 1-2 percent, $1,125 prr year? at nve per cent, $1,250 per year. 11.' The company for security on the loan is to give the city a second mortgage on the plant, the first mortgage to be some sum not fixed in the offer, and entirely optional with the company, up to half the cost of the plant. This first mort' gage might be either the capital of the company, or money that it should borrow. 1 11. The company, after complet ing the plant, is to set aside a cer tain per cent of the profits for a sinking fund to be used at the end of 20 years in payiog off the first mortgage; and if, at the md of 20 years, the city .does not wish to purchase the plant under the option, then a similar per cent of profits is to be set aside for a sinking fund to bs used in paying back the sum loaned by the city, which payment shall ba made at the end of 30 years. Under the arrangement, the city's second mortgage on the plant would become the first mortgage at the end of 20 years, and, provided the plant had not from decay or lack of proper repair become a bad security, the whole of the city loan would be repaid in cash at the end of 30 years. iv. At the end of 20 years, the city may, if it desires, buy the plant by paying a purchase price to be fixed by multiplyingthe net income by 10, the original loan to apply as a part of the purchase price. It is not, as in the case of the Dallas arrangement, made bind ing on the city to . purchase the plant at the end of the 20 years, v. " The offer is made contingent on the question of whether or not arrangements can be made to sup ply the agricultural college with water. OBJECTIONS OFFERED. It is not probable that the com pany expected the council to ac cept the present proposition with out change. It is not probable that the present offer is the best the com pany will make. A certain pre liminary dickering is always inci dent to a water works deal as well as in a horse ,frade. .Numerous Corvallisites, fiowever, are taking the offer as final, and are prone to regard the proposition or any other from the company as an impossibili ty. - Some others say they don't want the city to loan money to a private corporation, but that it should sell bonds and build its own works. In fact, there is a wide variety of ideas on the subject. Some object to public ownership, because, they say a plant . could neither be built, nor be manaedas cheaply by the city as interests; ana thata low an attempt by the city to build the plant. A CITIZENS OPINION. . " A level-baded citizen summed up the situation yesterday, .with the following words of wisdom. He said: "It is a good time now for all the people of Corvallis to keep their shirts on. It is a good time right now for them not to get into a wrangle over the question of how this mountain water business shall be done. The city has an offer to build the plant. It is a bonafide offer in that it has sub stantial interests back of it. It may have features that are objec tionable, but these are not accept ed and do not have to be accepted by the city. The tbing the offer does is to open up negotiations with a fighting possibility of an a- greement that will put in the water on terms advantageous to both. I would prefer that the city make no loan torthe bidder; but I doubt if the city can find .a bidder who will undertake the enterprise without assistance. Therefore, I can sub mit to a loan proposition in which the city's interests a re properly guarded. I do not want the city to build the system itself; but if it cannot be secured any other way, I will submit to that plan without complaint., The whole thing is a question of not what Bill and Jim, Sam and I may want, but what we can get, and get on the best terms. In my opinion the final resort is public ownership, but it should not be undertaken until every other resourse has "been tried. My opin ion is that if the city-assists with a loan, its in'erests can be properly safeguarded and a sufficiency of bids be secuied t give the city satisfactory terms and assurance of a mountain water supply, all of which would be the best thing that has happened to the town since the legislature permanently located the agricultural college here." 1 ; ' - BENTON PRUNES. In New York Citv Buyers Want More of Them The Market Over. Three carloads of the prunes shipped East by the Corvallis pack ing house have arrived at their destination, and mail -advices have been received by Manager Robert Johnson concerning them. The fruit is highly complimented in "quality and handling" and the buyers say the conditions are so satisfactory that there is no doubt that the cars yet to arrive will be acceptable in every way. Inquiry is also made with reference to the present crop, and' assurance given that the buyers desire to keep in touch, and do further business, with the Benton County people. The up shot of the deal is. that new customers have been made, and the local packing house is in position to deal with buyers without the intervention of the numerous mid dlemen, each of whom - must have a profit. Unfortunately for this years business, there is no crop in the big prune orchard, but Mana ger Johnson will endeavor to secure such prunes as are available from other orchards in order to keep up relations with the New; York buy ers until the better crop of another year will be of avail for still further promoting the relation and reputa tion already established. Real Estate Transfers. The following deeds have been filed for record: C C Chandler to Chas Evans, 35 acres in Alsea, $400. " ." Amna Farra and husband to Ed -Buxton, 2 lots block 19, Co addi tion, $1. U G Berry to Esther Carl and husband, quit claim deed 4 lots Corvallis, $500. WP Miner and wife to W J Mitcheir, lot 8 block 6, Jobs add ition, $50. United States to Richard Zahn, patent to 160 acres in Alsea. J C Pritchett and wire to E A Parker, 16 acres near Philomath, $192. Mose Burnap and wife (to F M Taylor, 1 lot and fraction of block 14. Philomath, $2,000. "Gordon" , The latest from New York serge blue and black hats low crowned and wide brims, to be pul- svn m front. Exclusive agen- WHO HAS THEM? Samples of Benton County Corn Want : ti for Lewis and Clark Fair! There is a lively search in prog ress at present among .those on the committee for Ajcufing sample of isenton products tor tne lewis ana Clark fair.i The present quest - is for Benton grown corn, and - an urgent appeal is , made for; those who have corn on their place to s lect the best cars and wrap : them carefully, eo that they may preserve their color, and then let the com mittee have the same for the Ben ton exhibit. It is stated that many samples are available . in Benton county, if the growers will only make known the whereabouts of the cereal so that the committee can get track of it. ..... Another appeal is made for fine timber, cuts across logs and all sorts ef polished woods or any thing in the way of woods, that Benton produces, that will make & showing at the fair. . Let " timber men awaken to the call, and do their duty in this respect, as it is a matter of personal pride that Ben ton's exhibit shall be complete and excellent. . In a recent interview with a member of the Lewis and Clark official board, 'a Corvnllis man was informed -that anvthing that will help to show Benton county in its. best light is requested by the fair management, as no exhibit is want ed unless it is complete, and . the best io be obtained. Samples will be returned to those who give them provided, of course, that there is eo accident to same. 1 It is suggest ed that the women of, the county take a hand in the matter, and of fer specimens of fancy work,. ' or any thing else that they may desire to enter in the exhibit, i Corvallis members of the collect ing committee have a . small dryer in operation, in which they are pre paring fruits for use, and any one wishing to donate fruit for the pur pose should make the fact ' known immediately, as the season will soon be past, and there are some kinds of samples thatmust be saved now, or not at all. The fair .man agement will furnish carpenters and painters for the , purpose of preparing sections in the grand pavilion for the county exhibits of Oregon, and it is the duty of ev eryone to see that Benton does herself justice in the extent '.. and character of the showing" that is to be made. Millinery Opening. , Ladies are hereby invited to call and ff e the display of fall and winter pattern . hats Wednesday and Thursday Sspt 28 and 29th, . - Mrs. C. A. Gould. Notice. Persona having pine . tones or other tools borrowed from Huston's hardware store are requested to re turn them at once. To Hunters. All persons are hereby warned not to treepiss on our lands, sit uated 8 miles south of Corvaliie, either by hunting or otherwise, T. W, B. Smith. -J. G. Smith. Blue vitrol, lime and cement for sale at Klines. W. L. Douglas 3 and $3.50 fine mens shoes-best in the world. Nolan & Oafr lahan. , Say, Do You Like To read good books? We have just received 500 volumes of choice reading from Chicago which we will aaM at prices that are right. Graham & Wella, Druggists & BookseUan. 50 boys suits at 25 and 50 cents on the dollar at Kline's, . ; $10.00 Reward. 1 j Lost, strayed or stolen, black and white Llewellyn setter dog, about three years old: left Corvallis about 1 st of June, goes by the name of Mack, has ecar on Jhind leg, made by barbed wire; I will pay $10.00 reward for information leading to the recovery of the dog. M. P. Burnett. Yaquina Oysters. : Will arrive for the first time this season at Zierolf's today, and will be received each week on Saturday thereafter. Phone your orders. ; - Lost. Thursday, a black and white spotted pointer about six months of age. Information ' leading to recovery will he rewarded and should be left at the office of Yates HATS OFF Hats off Ladies and Gentlemen to the best, largest, ani - most attractive stock 01 nigh tirade Jaerdnandise tor fair and .Winter we ever had the pleasure of submitting to our patrons, This -grand exhibit would be a credit to a town of Ten Thousand inhabitants. wearing apparel for Men, Women and L.mldren Jomplete- 1 J T-T- -w- mm nnea 01 jaouse r urnisnmgs, Rugs, Lace Curtains and Portiers. - We are local distributors for the following celebrated ; lines; Broadhead Dry Goods, Royal Worcester Corsets, 1003 y Broadcloth, Utz & Dunns Ladies and Misses Fine Shoes, Gil berts Dress Linings,- Fay .Stockings for boys and girls, New Idea Patterns, Hawes $300 Hats, w. L Douglass 3.00 and $3.50 Mens fine Shoes, Crouse & Brandegee Mens Fine cloth-' mg, "Capps" all wool $10.00 Radium Silk, Derby Kid- Gloves. XTRAG00D Suits and Overcoats for boys and young men, Buttonless Suspenders,. Hamilton Browns' Heavy Boots and Shoes for Men women - ....' and Children, Dutchess Trousers, 10 cents a button, $1.00 a rip: Bull Breeches Strongest work Pants made. Lamm & Co s Bet on Earth Suits to measurement, Forest Mills 'Knit, Underwear for Ladies and Children. .Elegent stock "ofe Dress Goods and Trimmings. """ Cloaks Jackets and Priest-1 ly Cravenette Rain Garments. ' , A critical inspection of our bright new Fall and Winter Stock respectfully solicited: Bring in your favorite catalogue , from abroad and we will duplicate any price in it. OPULAR ALATE SJSUJXfDXUJAta "TTOOTHSOME 0lir candies are fresn EMPTING 11 HINGS TpwEUCIOUS v JJAINTY lLiESIRABLE better nabiscos of Mair Telephone or HODES' Fitzsimmons. The fall-blooded Clydesdale rexr. No. hois can be found at Bros, etables Corvallis Oregon, on' day of the week.; Terms $12 ivecolt. " For Sale. Vetch, clover, oats,whec j hay, 100 cords of grab o-J in 16 inch lengths, ordea after harvest advance Jersey "cow. Can ord telephone. I IF YOU ARE L0 3 " I good bargains in 3 Ranches, write fori . see us. We shall j I the reliable inform 3 you over the counJ ; All the latest creations in uooas, mciuaing Art squares, ? 1 'It a l f-t Suits for Men, Rubdry Towels, Our Olives all kinds. Our Pickles all kinds. But r a a ....'n J Obuu, m y UUCUi, muu noun more. and delicious. If yo don't believe it try our 30e a lb. French cairn dy When you entertain, do it proper. ( Our line of fancy cakes, cookies and wafers could be no all flavors in stock. send your order to v GROCE v SX-KHnes. extravagance and & Yatee. t f