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THE NEW AGE. FOUTJLiAKD, OREGON.
The New Age
A. D. QRIFFIN, Manager.
OSBco, 2S$ Htiirk St., Concord llltl.,
Portlands Oregon.
Entered at the postofllco at i'ortland, Oregon,
MMOond class matter.
BUIIIORtPTION.
OneYnnr, l'Mjnliln In Adynnco S3 ,00
Established 1890. 1'rintod at 1V Htark St.
Third Hoor.
THE TELEPHONE SERVICES.
Tho Now Ago Is Increasingly con
vlndcd Unit public ownership nnri con
trol of some public utilities rthould
gradually bo brought about In cities.
Ono of theso utilities that Is neces
sary In these days to almost every
porson, In every business placo and
almodt every homo, Is tho telephone,
and thero appears to bo no good rea
son why tho people, slnco practically
all of them havo need of this Instru
mentality' of .modern civilization,
should not own, control and operate
a municipal telophono system, In
stead of allowing a prlvato corpora
tion to do so for tho benefit, not so
much of tho public as of a compara
tively few Individuals. If such cor
poration would glvo tho pcoplo first
dads service, without doubt or dolay,
at a reasonable, moderato cost, and
bo satisfied to mako a reasonable pro
fit on tho cnpltal Invested, there
might bo no ndvautngo In tho munic
ipal ownership of telophono systems.
Hut as almost ovorybody knows, tho
uorvlco Is often dofcctlvo, nud tho
charges, It Is reasonably bclloveil,
could and should bo reduced, espec
ially as n city grows and tho ntimbor
of patrons grcntly Increase. Ono ag
gravating feature of tho present mo
nopoly systam Is tho iilcklo-ln-thc-slot
injustice, mention of which has been
made beforo In thoso columns, and
which there deems llttlo or no dis
position to remedy. Tho person who
pays his nlcklo Is entitled to bo put
In communication with tho porson ho
nsks for, and If such porson cannot
bo Bocurcd tho ono at tho pay phono
should bo so informed beforo ho Is re
quired to drop his nlcklo. nut too of
ton, If not almost Invariably, ho Is
requested to "drop your nlcklo," be
foro it Is ascertained whether the ser
vice for which ho thus pays can bo
Tondcrod; and often, apparently his
money Is takon aftor It Is known at
tho control offlco that ho cannot bo
no served. This Is simply a specie
cf swindling tho public that It ought
not to tolorato. In fnct, It Is not cer
tain that tho "nlcklc-ln-thoslot"
phonos ought not to bo dominated
altogether, ns thoy havo been In San
Francisco and Scnttlo. Dut if per
mitted to take .multitudes of nlcklcs,
for which in many, If not most, In
stances no sorvtco Is rendered and
often llttlo or no attempt Is mado to
rondcr tho sorvlco tho company
ought to bo mado to pay an adequate
tax.' Tho company's headquarters
-was moved to Portland because It was
taxed more than it liked in San Fran
cisco, and it considered Portland an
"easy" town to "work," by doing
whntavor this corporation pleased nt
tho minimum rate of taxation. How
long Is tho council going to permit
tho public to bo served In this way,
nud In tho respect mentioned, practi
cally, If not legally, swindled out of
nlckles? Why not do ns other cities
havo dono, nnd tax tho evil in this
business out of It? Multitudes of
complaints are mado about this sor
vlco, but tho city authorities seem to
tako no heed of thorn, nnd neither
do tho dally papers. Why do not
thoy mako a righteous roar about
thld business? How havo thoy been
hypnotized into silonco? It is cer
tainly tho moral duty of great dally
newspapers to aorvo tho Interests of
tho public from which thoy recelvo
most of their patronage, rathor than
to "Ho down" and keep dtlll tho yqar
through about tho mtstreatmont of
tho public by a corporation.
Thero is nnothor reason why
public ownership would bo preferable
to monopoly ownership, and that is
tho ridiculously low wages paid to tho
girl or women employes. If thoy aro
sometimes indifferent to requests
thoy havo a largo oxcuso in tho In
adequate pay they recelvo. To work
In u central telophono ofTlca in a largo
city la oxactlng, wearing labor, and
should bo well paid. Under public
ownership this sorvlco would un
doubtedly cost more, for tho public
would pay bettor wages to theso em
ployes, but It la believed that this
could bo dono nt no greater and prob
ably a lead cost to tho public for the
sorvlco rondored. That Is, whllo tho
public would only aim to mako Inter
est on its Investment and porhapa
vrovlilo gradually a sinking fxtnd, tho
capitalists who owu tho telophono
-stock want and try to mako a groat
lcal of money out of tho public, and
-so got rich rapidly,
8omo of theso reasons for public
ownership of the telophono system do
not apply to tho street car Hues, or
to municipal lighting, la tho first
9lace, tke service readered by theso
corporation! is usually satisfactory.
Then tho cost of securing these prop
erties would bo far more. And usual
ly thero Is competition, or an oppor
tunity and probability for competi
tion. Tho public ownership of water
works has proved a splendid success,
that of tho telophono system might
probably bo ventured upon with equal
ly good results, nt least Tho New Ago
believes tho public should study into
tho question, and ascertain what the
facts and circumstanced are; and it
may havo more light to throw on tho
subject In tho future.
GOOD SO FAR.
Not long ago Ex-President Cleve
land presided at a meeting of the
Ucrcnu Manual Training School for
Negroes in Philadelphia, and In his
address to tho students and visitors
said:
"No ono who has given tho subject
dcllborato thought can doubt, If wo
arc to bo Just and fair towards our
colored fcllow-cltlzens and If thoy are
to bo moro complotoly mado self-respecting,
useful and safo members of
our body politic, thoy must bo taught
to do something moro than haul hny
and draw wntor. Tho way must bo
opened for them for some better sor
vlco nnd their interest must bo
aroused to rownrds of Intelligent oc
cupation and careful thrift."
This Id good as far as it goes, and
It "goes" to a useful and helpful dis
tance; yet It may ho suspected or
oven very confidently nfllrmod thnt
Mr. Olovelnnd doeB not want nor
would support tho proposition that
tho Negro votors should enjoy tholr
constitutional privileges and rights.
Evidently It Is not tlmo for tlilrf yft,
In tho South, nor for colored people
to gnln fully fair and roasonnblo re
cognition, In proportion to their faith
fulness to tho Republican party, In tno
Northern Stntcs. Rut wo nro living
nud learning nnd gradually ovolutlng.
CHRISTMAS TIME.
This Is Chrlstmns week, nnd Tho
Now Ago oxtends tho compliments of
tho season to all Its readers and pat
rons. Tho colored part of our popu
lation nlways enjoy such n season,
nnd Tho Now Ago hopes that thoy
will enjoy themselves this year moro
If possible, than over before. Tho
Negro race is naturally of sunny
temperament, Inclined to find happi
ness or contentment in almost overy
thing, nnd In nil sorts of circumstanc
es and conditions, and fow of them
will fall to bo merry in somo degree
at this Christmas tlmo. Modt of
thorn aro also naturally Inclined to re
ligious emotions, nnd mnny really ap
preciate tho great event thnt Christ
mnB Is supposed to commomornto ns
much, and worship with ns truo and
Intelligent dovotlon, ns tho moro high
ly educated whlto people.
To all ltd patrons Tho Now Ago
wishes a hnppy ending of tho year,
nnd nn oven bettor year In 1003 thnn
this ono has been. Tho Now Ago hns
been In tho main kindly trcntod and
llbernlly supported, nnd It hopes to
desorvo oven larger patronago In tho
future To overybody, an onjoynblo
Christmas tlmo!
Negroes from all parts of Alabama,
mot at Salem, In thnt stnto, ono dny
last wook, to form a Colored Ropubll
enn party. Resolutions woro adopted
Indorsing tho action of President
Roosovclt In not recognizing tho "Lily
Whlto" branch of tho pnrty. An ad
dress was Issued to tho Negro votors
advising them to appeal to tho Demo
crats to allow them register noxt
week, when tho registration books
will bo opened for tho Inst time. It U
not llkoly thnt tho Democrats, any
moro than tho I.lly Whlto Republi
cans, will recognlzo tho practical right
of tho Negro Ropubllcnns to voto; yot
this movement, if well conducted, Is
to bo commended, nnd may bo useful
to tho Negro votors In future yenrs.
Nobody can Intelligently predict
now, nny moro than threo month ago,
who will bo tho noxt United Stntes
senator. Apparently nobody will
btart Into tho contest with nearly
enough votes to win.
Brooker T. Washington ia duo in
California noxt month, and may be In
duced to come to Portland, whero ho
should recelvo a cordial welcome
Tho nlcklo-ln-the-slot phones seem
to bo gambling instruments, with tho
chances much In favor of tho one In
vodting his nickel losing.
Hail liuajta KttouKh.
"Sneaking t"e l,olut nul snylw; ex
actly what you menu reminds me of
nn Incident that I wltneiwvd In Atlanta,
On,," said Clinton II. Howard, of
Rochester, N. Y. "An ugett negro of
tho Uncle Tom type had been knocked
downnnd mangled by a trolley car, The
usual crowd gathered nnd ns he was be
ing placed lu the ambulance one indi
vidual advised him to sue the com
pany for dp mages. 'Damages, said tke
old man, with n look or supremo ms
gust, 'got nuf damagesbetter sue for
repalra.' "
UrUUKitroaiY Gallery.
The value of the pictures lu tat Na
tional gallery, Loudon, U about H3&Q.
'900.
..ESMOND .. HOTEL.
Portland) Oregon.
Front and Morrison Streets.
HATKHt
European Plan, 50c to $ .0 Per Day
American Plan, $ to $2 Per Da
OSCAU ANDKItSON, Manager.
J. C. I'ENDEOABT. Chief Clerk.
B
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Griswold & Phegley
TAILORS
J3J Sixth Street.
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Phono Ited 1031.
CODKS:
Economy, llaker's I'otatoo
McKinley Mitchell.
Dealer In All Kinds of
FAKM 1'IIODUOK.
drain and Commission Merchant
Wheat, Oats, Barley, Hops,
Potatoes and Wool.
IHtANCHKH:
Gcrvsli, Oregon; Hubbard, Oregon.
aoai Stark St. Portland, Oregon
Warehouse fifth and Hoyt,
SPOKANE ADVERTISING
Ktiroiwnn Plan. Hooms Mc. to .' CO.
Itooins single or en suite, with or without bath.
GRAND HOTEL
It. C. 1IAI.MDAY. l'ronrlotor.
Newly Furnished. Elevator, Steam
Heat, Electric Lights, Call
Bells, Etc., Etc
Cor. Howard St. and Main Ave.
Tel. Main 28. SPOKANE, WASH.
K. J. DYER.
President.
F.LKWIH CLARK,
Vice President.
O. E. M'DROOM,
Casbtor.
W. M. SHAW,
Assistant Cashier.
Exchange National Bank
SPOKANE, WASH.
CAPITAL, $250,000. ,,,
Surplus 150,000.
Undivided Profits, $186,000.
THE SLOANE-PAINE CO.
521 and 523 Sprague Avenue
SPOKANE, WASH.
Imporimrm ml Dmmlmrm In
Fine Teas, Foreign and
Coffees Domestic
and Fancy- Wines and
Groceries. Liquors.
II. LOUIS 8CIIKRMKRHORN C. It. DHOWN
I'res. and Mgr. Vice Pres.
A. IIKNHAM 11. F. YKAdKll
Treasurer, Secretary.
Quick Parcel Delivery Co.
720 First Avenue.
BAGGAGES PARCEL DELIVERERS
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Retain your checks and excliango
with our HitKKape "inn who ia at depot
on urrlviil all trains. Orange color cap.
Phono Main 517,
Special rates to Commercial Travelers
BOISE CITY NATIONAL, BANK.
Capital 1100,000. United States Depository. Surplus IW.O0O.
DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS: . . ...
N. Wadsworth, President. 11. U. Kastwan, Vice President. w Alfred EofT, Cashier
W. S. Hruce. Assistant Cashier. Timothy Reagan. n B. M. fcastuan.
A. II. Hoomer. Raines Q. Walker. ,
A general banking business transacted. Interest allowed on time deposits. Kxchane drawn
direct on the principal cities of the United States and Europe. Drafts on Hong Kong, China, at
ban Francisco rates. Special attention given to making selections and handliug bullion.
Highest price paid for all kinds of warrants.
P. M.aitKEN.
President
V. It. HAUNES.
Ylce President
THE FIRST NATIONAL, BANK.
Capital 1100,000 TUB OLDEST AND LARORST BANK IN PASADENA. Surplus 163,000
DIRECTORS! , ,
P.M.Orcen Ernest II. My II. a. Bennett Thomas fcarley
A. K. McQullltng W.R.Barnes II. C. Hotallng
PASADENA. CALIFORNIA.
Aetna Banking and Trust Company
BUTTE, MONTANA
Uncfcr state supervision. Five vtt ceal Interest, payable quarterly, paid oa deposit
Mttmmylm Immmmm Hmal Emtmtm
F. AVI. HtHUte. tVjMMf
CAPITAL STATE BANK OF IDAHO
Msf
Baakkc la all iU braacsMS, Your kakm solicited.
......... MAH9
"D IVKR FRONT SALOON. C. If. Finks, Prop
CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS & CIGARS.
440 Northrup St., Cor. 11th A N.
'Phone Clay 213. Private Rooms
I'ortland,
Oregon
rMl'EIHAL DHUO CO.
61 Sixth Street North,
between Davis and Kvcrctt.
Oregon 'Phone North 1076. I'ortlanil, Oregon
mllE 11EST IJKAKOS OF CASE 0001)3.
THE PORT OF PORTLAND.
II. UlMVia, I'roprlotor.
rino Wines anil Liquor ot all kinds.
63 North Sixth Btrcct. Portland, Oregon
TpmVAltD HALL. Oregon 'Phone Hood 2M
Up-tc-Dato
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
Phono Orders Promptly Killed.
408 First Street. I'ortland, Oregon
rOHN PREI.L.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
No. 61 Sixth Street, corner I'lno
For lino work In the Tailoring line call at
No. 61 sixth Street, vrhero you will get the
llucst work in tho city.
Hotel Green
Pasadena, Cal.
...ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF
THE UNION SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. corner Ilroadn ay and Ninth Strcots,
OAKLAND, CAL
Capital stock fully paid, 300,000. Surplus
and undivided prollts, JlW.uOO.
W. (I. Hcnshaw, president! C. E. Palmer, vice
president; A. E. II. Cramer, cashier.
Hoard of directors: Win. (J. Henshaw, Thos.
Prat her. It. S. Farrollr, C. E. Palmar, II. W.
Meek, Tho. Crellln, hhelby V. Martin, F. W,
Henshaw, A. E. II. Cramer, Oco. E. Grant, Chas.
T. Itodolph.
Ratopald on all tarings deposits, 3.J3 per
cent.
A general banking business transacted. Ex.
change on all commercial centers.
Deposits June 3b, 1902, S3,87,9)9.45.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Oakland.
Northeast Corner Tenth and Broadway.
Capital stock paid up, $100,000.
P. E. Howies, president; I-.O.llurpee, cashier;
E. N. Walter, assistant cashlor,
Directors: P. E. Howies, W. If. Taylor, K. W.
Runyou. I.. 0. Morehouse, V. H. Motcalf, E. A,
llernn, W. II. Chlckerlng, L. (J. Ilurpee, W.
Kverson.
Principal correspondents; American Nation,
al llank,8an Francisco; National Park Hank,
New York: First National Hank, Han Francisco;
Corn Exchange National Hank, Chicago.
Sells uxchauge on all the principal cities of
Eurgpo.
TO LOOK WELL AND DRESS WELL
Send your Laundry to the
UNION LAUNDRY
Incorporated.
WILLARI) WARNER F.J.MANNINO
Pres Ylce Pres
J. A. READ
Sec'y
TELEPHONES
Sunset, Main 197; Capital, No. 721.
Corner Tenth and O Streets,
Sacramento, Cal
Hotel Crellin
FRED A JORDAN, Prop.
Situated in the most conveni
ent business part of the city.
AMERICAN PLAN.
Convenient to All Cars and Trains
Cor 10th and Washington Sts.
OAKLAND, CAL.
. ERNEST II. MAY.
Cashier
11. 1. BTUART.
Asa't Cashier
A. AT. miMMCMTM,
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HOTEL
comr $i,aoo,ooa.
Tho Portland
M. O. BOWBU, Mmnmmr.
American Plmn, $3 Pmr Dmy
mntl Um war.
HEADQUARTERS FO TOURISTS
AMD
COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS.
Portland, Oregon.
THE HELENA
E. C GREENE, Managtr.
AMERICAN PLAN.
An Up-to-Date Hotel. Is Be
ing; Refurnished Throughout.
RATES: $3 and $4 Per Day. '
Free Sample Rooms to Commercial
Men.
HELENA, MONT.
Southern Hotel
BUTTE, MONT.
Rates, $1 to $1.50 Per Day
DAN TEWEY, Prop.
Kum-C-Me.
HOTEL STATE
Under New Management.
W. A. KOONTZ, Prop.
First-Clata Dining Room. American Plan.
Bar in Connection. Free Sample
Room. Fre Bu.
EVERYTHING FIRST -CLASS
Walla Walla, Wash.
The White House
FOR YOUR
Clothing, Furnishings,
Hats and Shoes.
EVHR WILLING to SERVE YOU
RALPH E. GUICHARD, Prep.
Telephone Red Ml
I Main Street. WALLA WALLA, WASH.
The Hotel Ridpath
SPOKANE, WASH.
MRS. M. EATON, Mgr.
A Strictly First-das and Modern
Hotel for Tourists and Com
mercial Men.
The Finlen
R. B. TAYLOR, Prop.
Headquarters for Mining
and Commercial Men.
The Only Hotel in the City
American Plan
93.00 to $5.oo Per Day.
fiUTTB.
MONT;
PORTLAND.
Dewey Palac
CHAS. WEIS1DE, Manager. '$"
Everything new and up to the time.
Table and rooms the best the market
affords. Atecmbly half. Barber.
t
onop. Diuiua rooms, sownng:)
Alleys. Electric Lights, 'Hotand
cold water. Rooms en suite wtth
bath. Livery stable In connection.'
Steam heat. Best bedS'and .rooms,
in the country. The bar ia 'kp
plied with everything you' wdU
Bank In the building. Everything
up-to-date. Nothing musing. Head
quarters for tourists and commer
cial men J J J J J .'
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NAMPA
-, - IDAHO.;
The Spokane
(European Flan.)
The Leading; Hostelry
In the State of Washing-ton.
Headquarters for
the Traveling Public
Special Sample Rooms with Arc light. ',
50 NEW BATH-ROOM SUITES
Elegant Public and
Private Dining Rooms. ' ''
SPOKANE,
WASH.
HOTEL PEDIGORD
T. J. PEDICORD, Prop;
Heated by Steam." Hot
and Cold Baths. Electric
Calls and Electric Lights
in every Room. J-J J1"
EUROPEAN PLAN
Rooms 50c, 75c and $1.00 Per Dip.
Meals, 25 Cents.
Free- Bus and Free Sample Itooms.
209-13 Riverside Ave., SPOKANE -
Hotel Cadillac
EDOAR E. K. SCHM1TT, Prop.
Strictly First-Class. Modr, '
ein. European Plan. Sin
gle or en Suite. J J J
Reservation by Wire. Commercial.
News Headquarters.
SPOKANE,
WASH, t
HOTEL WHITMAN
ALLEN Je LARKIN, Props.
A New Hotel With Modern
Improvements
COLFAX,
WASH.
HENRY HEWETT & CO.
Fire and
Marine
Insurance.
Rooms 26 and 27, Sherlock Baildiaff.
Cor. Third sad Oak Sts.
PORTLAND. OH.
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