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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1908)
TIIE 3IORXTXG OREGOXlANY THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908. ACHIEVEMENTS OP YEARAREREV1EWED NEWLY-ELECTED-OFFICERS OF PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "Open AH the Time ft ABSOLUTE Chamber of Commerce Offi cials Report Progress at Annual Meeting. Chamber of Commerce Com mittee Reports Accomplish ments of the Past Year. OFFERED DEPOSITORS GOOD WORK IN ALL LINES RELIEF GIVEN SKIPPERS lO WORK IN AID OF TRANSPORTATION Commercial and Industrial Interests of City Actively Promoted Dur ing 190 7 Great Growth in Shipping - Trade. REFORMS AIDED BY IX 190?.' t'reation ot the State Railroad Com- t mi -felon. J Assurance from Mr. Herriman that I a railroad will, be built Into Central Oregon In time. t Eiaetmcnt of faw providing .for unl- I form fire Insurance policy. Creation of Port of Columbia, which ha been declared unconstitutional, but " In before Supreme Court" on appllca- t!on for rehearing. Increased appropriation for the bene- fit of the bhfpplng tfrom thl port. I AslMlns to .secure, appropriation from Congress of $:,,500.CO0 for . lm- f provement of rivers and harbor In J thla state. I Distribution of 60,000 pamphlets ad- t vtrtlsing Orearn In the East. . Many of the Important achievements of the Portland Chamber of Commerce for the year 1907 were enumerated in the report read by S. G. Reed, the retiring president of the organization, at its an nual bamquet last night". Other reports were presented by Secretary E. C. Gilt ner and the committees on navigation, transportation and. grain standard. In thfse reports a- continuous story of activity was related of the Chamber, which has a. membership of nearly 9C0; dealing1 with its efforts further to pro mote the industrial and commercial in terests of this'eity. The report of Secre tary GUtner showed disbursements, for the year amounting to $17,604, with cash on baud aggregating $1619.73. The report of the retiring president, Mr. Reed. In part was as follows: The promise of a substantial Increase in commercial activities for the year Just closed, as compared wtlh the name period of nine, has been fulfilled. The financial disturbance of the latter portion of the year has resulted in no extensive perma nent Injury, and I think we. may say for our section of the United States that signs already apparent point to. a continuation of the trade expansion we have enjoyed for the past few yetr. The sentiment Is gen eral that the .brief checfe in business growth Is a warning to be heeded, lest through overconfldence we shall be led after a peYlod of expansion to a -disaster that will take years to outsrow. Work for Legislation T call your attention generally to the bills' enacted by the Legislature which were drawn up and presented by pub-committees. The railway commission bl't was Dassd Yy I he Legislature an a result of the efforts of the transportation committee. It is already proving very effective for the - Interests of shipping and cannot fall to be of great value to both the State and the transportation companies, , The uniform Are Insurance policy bill, framed 'by a special committee appointed by the trustees, provides that "On and after October 1. 1iH7. all Ore Insurance poHciej Issued in this state shall be uniform and In accordance with the New York standard form." The necessity for such a law was made . apparent during Ihe period of ad justment of losses with the Are Insurance companies after the San Francisco Are. and the enactment of the law In this State will effectively prevent the Insertion of clauses Intended to benefit the Insurance com panies without the knowledge of th policy-holder. The Port of Columbia bill orovldes for incorporating into a district of the coun ties of Clatsop, Columbia and Multnomah, with the purpose of placing the tug and pilotage service at the mouth of the Co lumbia River In the hands of a commission to be appointed from these counties. The bill was prepared by the rivers, -harbors and navigation committee, and was passed by the -Legislature, but met with very seri ous opppsition from the people of one of the counties, and a friendly suit. was brought in the Supreme Court to test Its constitutionality. The decision waa ad verse, but the bill Is still before the court on a petition for rehearing. The rivers, harbors and 'navigation com mittee will report In detail, through Its chairman, the important work accomplished for the benefit of the shipping of this port. 1 We believe that too much cannot be said, 1 or done, to bring to the attention of Con gress the Increasing importance of our for eign and coastwise trad with a view of an increase in the- appropriations for the work of Improving the conditions al the mouth of the Columbia, and for the open ing of both the Willamette and Columbia Rivera to navigation. Publicity for State. In June an edition of" 50.000 copies of the book on Oregon was received from the press and waa distributed in reply to in quiries, and through various railway adver tising agents, to all parts of the world. Kxeepting a few copies -held by the secre t ary to be used in connection with corre spondence, .the edition is already exhausted. The volume of inquiries for information is constantly Increasing and attention to these has been a very important part of the work of the secretary and his assistants. In closing my report, I wish to acknowl edge the obligation of this body to thi Senators and Representatives at Washing ton for their never-failing interest and prompt attention to all matters referred to them. My on thanks are extended to t,ho board of trustees for support and co-operation; to the various committees for the successful work they have performed: to the secretary and his assistants for their services in at tending to all matters efficiently and with discretion. In submitting the report of the com mittee on navigation, Chairman "YV. B. Ayer called attention to the equalization of the differential which had existed for many years on wheat cargoes In. favor of Vuget Sound. This wrk was begun by the committee in 19U6 and much of the credit for the successful termination of the negotiations waa acknowledged to K. V. Wright, who attended a conference of the Foreign Ship Owners Association as the representative of the Chamber. Wheat Shipments Compared. It was pointed out in the report that during the season of "i903-4i the year be fore the 30 cents a ton differential was levied against this port, Portland handled per cent and Puget Sound ports 34 per cent of the business to ports- after- wards affected by the differential. In 1904-5. the nrst season following the im position of the differential, Portland's percentage shrank to 57, that of Puget Sound points tacreasiug to 43 per cent. The following year Portland dropped to 36. Puget Sound points reaching the high record of 4 per cent. In 1906 a good crop in the Portland territory and a short crop in 'the Puget Sound territory enabled Portland to overcome the effect of the differential and the business was equally divided between the two ports. "The shipments for the current sea son." says tho report, "Including the fleet row loading and to clear this month. CHAMBER Com- Iipiiiiiir jM? m mAmm whom )i 7yjrrf - ; tfwrs-' - ' p show Portland to have handled 54 per ceint of the business which was formely subject to -the differential, with excellent prospects, for thru percentage being in creased before the close of the.season. "The grain fleet in Portland harbor during . the -closing days of 1907 was the largest on record, the aggregate carrying capacity of the' ships in port December 28th, 1907, being more than 150.000 tons. , Big; Gain in Flour. "While flour shipments are not directly affected by the differential on wheat, it is interesting to note that for six months ending t)ecember 31 Portland showed' a gain of 50 per cent over the correspond ing period in 1906, while for the, same period there was a decrease of 20 per cent in the Puget Sound shipments compared with those for' a similar period In the preceding season." ' After reviewing the history of the Port of. Columbia legislation, which has been declared unconstitutional, the committee recommended the enlargement of the powers of the Port of FrtlanB in the following language: We' would suggest that it might prove wipo to enlarge . the power of the Port of Portland .Commission by an Initiative peti tion and submit to the. voters of Multno mah County at the election, next June, em powering thm to purchase tugs and tow boats and thus operate a .towage system, not confined to the bar. as was the case with the Port- of Columbia, but extending from the sea to the head of navigation on the Colombia and Willamette Rivers. This would leave the pilotage service in separate hands, but it. Is possible .that at some time the personnel of tho pilotage board may be sucb that it would work harmoniously with the Port of Portland to the Interest of all the commerce that goes over the bar. LINCOLN DINNER PLANNED tnlon Republican Club Will Give Banquet February 12.. The "Union Republican Club will give a Lincoln banquet FeDruary 12, which is Lincoln's birthday. The affair will be held at the Commercial Club, and promises to be a very pleasant occa sion. Prominent speakers will be on hand from many parts of the state. The list is not ye.t complete, but Judge Georgre H. Williams and D. Soils Cohen are among those who will be invited to speak. It is planned to make the banquet an enthusiastic rally for all Republic cans in this section of the state. Plates for the banquet will cot ?1. The time and place for the dinner was de cided last night by the executive com mittee of the club. John -Gill, presi dent of the Union Republican Club, was made the head of the committer on arrangements. Other members of the ccfmmittee are'F. E. Beach and W. M. Davis. The Union Republican. Club plans a smoker for the night of January 17, to be held In the A. O. U. W. Hail in the Selling-Hirsch building. . It is the intention- to hold these smokers once each month, to bring the members of the club together and arouse their .en thusiasm in the political work under taken by' the organization. The club has. displayed a great deal of energy in politic since it. was formed about a month ago, by " the union of the Portland and Beaver Republican Clubs. DELIGHTS MUSIC - LOVERS The display of Grands .and Baby Grands now being made in the win dows' of Eilers Piano House, and the exhibit in the salesrooms and Grand Pi ano Parlors of the firm, have attracted widespread attention. Not only has the attention of music-lovers been cen tered in the display, but numerous sales have been made during the past week. The special prices now In force cer tainly prove an incentive to buying at this time. It is unquestionably the most favorable opportunity for anyone who has a desire to own a Grand piano. and with such a magnificent assortment of world-famous makes to choose from as are. Included in the sale, it is possible to select o exceptional ad vantage. As you pass the corner of Park and Washington streets., notice the window "display, which includes nearly a dozen of the costliest instru ments, valued in the aggregate at nearly $10,000. Arizona Copper.' A careful study of Choenstone,. the new copper mining district of Arizona, by Rufus Steele, appears in January'Sunset Magazine. It is well pictured and tells all about this fast developing region. For sale by alt newsdealers. ' HAKF PRICK K18ES CALENDARS. 10c up while they last. 248 Alder. ) J ; fcO ;; 1 V J Mil Annual Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Held. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED Cbarles F. Swiger't Made President and E. C. Giltner Retained as Secretary rGovernor Chamber' : Iain Among the Speakers.' XEy OFFICERS OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. - President Charles F. fiwigert. Vice-President William McMaster. Sepretary Edmund x Giltner. Treasurer Ladd Jb Tilton. . Trustees George M. Cornwall, R. Ti. rjarrow, J. W. Ganong, - "W. B. : Clafk'e, SiK Slchei, Lloyd J. Went worth. . ' ' " ' Satisfied with the record of its accom plishments In 1907, the Portland Chamber of Commerce last night ushered in an other year with its possibilities of even greater achievements, - by giving a suc cessful banquet at the Portland. Over 300 of the members of the organization attended the gathering, which was marked. by the best of good feeling. Har mony, through which only good, results are produced, is a prominent element in the work of this commercial body,' and the election of officers for " the present year was made last night by acclama tion, in accordance with the recommen dations of the committee on nominations. The further and permanent improve ment .of the rivers and harbors-of the country was the keynote of the different addresses and the sentiment expressed by the speakers and in the reports of the various committees or the Chamber In dicated that tangible' results will attend the efforts of this energetic commercial body In that direction. After the reports of the officers and from the. different com mittees had been read, R. R. Hoge, chairman of the nominating committee after first proposing a vote of thanks to the retiring officers, which was adopt ed unanimously, - submitted' the list of nominations. The report was adopted and the candidates were elected by ac clamation. In assuming the . presidency ' of the Chamber. Mr. Swigert complimented the organization on the work it had been EHDSWITH UHDUET doing and assured his associates that he would strive earnestly further to extend its usefulness. . He recognized in the Chamber of Commerce of this ity" the foremost commercial organization of the state and '-perhaps of the Pacific 'North west and pledged his best efforts to keep it where his predecessors had placed it. Governor THrst Speaker. Governor Chamberlain was the first speaker of the evening, his- address con sisting principally of a report of the In land .Waterways convention at Memphis, Tenn., which he attended recently as a -delegate from the Chamber. He remind ed the members of the organization' that the Portland Chamber of Commerce is no longer, a local body, but has attained a position of National reputation by rea son of the good work It was accomplish ing and the- tremendous' Influence it was exerting. While the Memphis convention was pri marily called for the purpose of seeking favorable legislation for the benefit of the Mississippi River alone, he said the delegates, before dispersing, had become converted to the need' for a general co operation for the improvement of rivers and harbors throughout the land. Such a policy, he said, had already received the Indorsement of President Roosevelt, who had committed himself to the improve ment of the Columbia River - as well as that of the Mississippi and its tributaries. "There are .38 states that are directly interested in waterway improvements for rate regulation and for relieving freight congestion," ha said. "These states .have 76 Senators arid 376 Representatives, in Congress, or more than enough to carry through any legislation that may be agreed upon. So it will be seen that by co-operitlon the problem of river and harbor improvements can be solved." In concluding, he said it was largely a work of education if the people are to oe brought to see the need for this class of improvements. He insisted that it was the duty of the people themselves in this state to proceed with the opening up of its different streams, even . if Congress refuses to give any assistance. . Bishop Advertises Oregon. Rlshop Charles Scadding, of -the Episco pal Diocese olf Oregon, expressed his pleasure for the' opportunity to address the "Chamber of Commerce 6f the Pacific Northwest." and told of doing some good work towards advertising Oregon and Its unsurpassed resources during his recent Eastern trip. Haying supplied - himself with numerous views. Bishop Scadding said he had given many lectures In many of the principal cities of the East, where he found " a wide interest in the Pacific Coast States. He told of having visited President Roosevelt while in Washington, where he found Senator Bourne "looking as happy as a man who has 'everything he wants" a statement, that provoked much laughter in view of recent develop ments at tne national capital. - !'A1I through the East I told them we had a country 'of perpetual green," con tinued the bishop. "Why talk about the rain all of the time? Why not instead suggest the results of the rain?" coflelud ed the speaker when the applause had subsided. - Bishop Scadding confessed a keen in terest in the splendid work the Chamber is doing, and promised his hearty as sistance in all things tending to the sub atantlal development of the state, and particularly the Willamette ' Valley, to which he referred as the ''Paradise .of the West." J. N. Teal, who attended the Rivers and Harbors Convention at Washington last month, gave a report of its delib erations and urged the necessity of legislation for the improvement of waterways and the conservation of the natural resources of the West, includ ing irrigation, water-power, -preservation of the forests and the coal mines. He deplored the wholesale acquisition .of these valuable assets by private in dividuals for speculative purposes and predicted that in another two years there would not only be made a stand ing annual appropriation for fiver, and nnrbor improvements, but that a special department would be created by the .Government to b devoted to transpor tation, rivers and harbors and the pres ervation and? development of all natural resources. ' ' States Must Unite. He said the probability of a river and harbor bill being passed at the present session of Congress was altogether re mote, unless the people of the different states interested should appeal to their Senators' and Representatives and de mand that legislation. Homer Davenport, the cartoonist. who was introduced as "a man who had done as much as any other man to spread the name and fame of Oregon," entered humorously into the discussion of the needs of the state for further river and harbor improvements. W'hen I left Silverton this morning. being escorted to the station by a tune less band," he began. "I was told that Governor Chamberlain would probably talk for some time on the need of im proving tho Columbia and the Willam ette Rivers. But I was cautioned not to forget to remind the members of the Chamber of-Commerce that there was also need -for some Improvements to Clear Creek. Where this stream enters Pudding River, its mouth is filled up with sawdust, and until that is re moved, fishing on upper Clear Creek Is seriously injured." Mr. Davenport became reminiscent and told a number of interesting anec dotes relating to his early life in his home town, Silverton. He concluded by telling some interesting experiences connected with his recent trip to Arabia. General Charles F. Beebe, chairman of. tne entertainment committee, con cluded the speechmaKlng by comment ing briefly on the-fetrttng of good cheer and unmistakable evidence of confi dence that was expressed through the organization in the future greatness of Portland. He proposed a vot of thanks to Manager powers or ine noiei com pany, who had done so much to Insure the success of the banquet, and this ex presslon included -the season's best wishes. The vote of thanks was ex tended unanimously. HIBERNIANS DENY STORY local Members Say Order Xot Con nected With Molly Maguires. The accusation made by Rev. D. I. Mc-Dermott,- rector of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of Philadelphia, that the Ancient Order of Hibernians is, or was at one time, connected with the Molly Maguires, is denied by Frank Hennessy, who has been until lately president of the Portland branch of the order. He posi tively asserted last night that, the Hi bernians, on the Pacific Coast at least-, have absolutely no connection with the Maguires, and that he did "not believe any connection exists between the no torious criminals and the order in the East, although he admitted that he could not speak with accurate knowledge of local conditions there. He attributes Father McDermott's charges to spite on his part toward the order, or to spite on the part of others, who might have mis informed him. "The-first requirement of any person wishing to join the order," said Mr. Hen nessy last night, "is that he be a loyal citizen of this Republic, - and that he be conscious of the dignity and glory there of. He must also be of Irish descent and a member of the Catholic Church. - "It is not true that the Hibernians on this Goast pattern after the Molly Ma guires, for I have found them all gdod American citizens. Something must have happened which has caused Father Mc Dermott to come out with such a state ment as this." ' - Today and tomorrow, will positively , be the last days for discount on West. Side gas bills. Portland as Company. Takes Credit for Good. Work Done in Dealing With Freight Conges tion in Local Terminal Yards. Many Reforms Advocated. STEEDS OF PORTI.AXn THAT CHAMBER IS WORKING TO SATISFY. Placing Celilo Canal under continu ing ' contract. Extension of State Portaire . Railroad from Big Eddy to The Dalles. Approval of al-1 proposed .advances In freight rates by , Interstate- Com merce Commission tefor they shall become effective.. Improvement of rivers and har bora. Including purchase of' Oregoa City locks, by Government. Adequate terminal facilities. A . deeper channel from Portland' to the sea. ' , A railroad- through Central .Oregon. Improved steamship service between Portland and San Francisco. Establishment of a -line of steam ers between Coast points, including Portland and Panama. A more satisfactory handling of freight between Portland and Tilla mook. - , Recognizing that transportation Is the most important factor in Industrial and commercial progress, the Chamber of Commerce during the past year has ac tively exerted itself to develop further these facilities, both- by rail and water. The committee on transportation, of which Henry Hahn was the chairman, representing this organization, gave its financial assistance to every effort hav ing for its purpose the Improvement of the rivers and harbors of the state. During the year, the Chamber of Com merce, through .its committee on trans portation, co-operated with the railroad officials and gave valuable assistance In relieving a congested condition in the local terminals that seriously interfered with shipping. The committee employed men to check up warehouses and team tracks and very materially aided the movement of freight by expediting the un loading of cars. But with the entrance of the North Bank road, which will have its own terminal facilities, and the prob able enlarging of its yards by the North Pacific Terminal Company, the committee does not expect that the same trouble some conditions will be experienced again. r-ne committee -heartily indorses the pro posed amendment to the act to regulate commerce, providing that where advances in rates are proposed to 'be made time shall be given for filing objections -there to, in which event the complaint shall be heard and passed on by the Interstate Commerce Commission and receive its approval 'before the Tiew rate can be put into effect. Says the committee in its re port: Explains the Amendment. This proposed amendment is the direct re sult of the recent arbitrary and abnormal ad vance in lumber rates from Pacific Coast points which has seriously affected one of the greatest Industrie of the Northwest, as well the general business of this entire section. This action on the part of the railroad com panies brosght to the attention of every ship per the possible abuse of the power to ar bltrarly Jlx rates now resting' solely in the judgment of the traffic officials. This Is a menace whloh confronts every producer, par ticularly so where an advance is based, as it seems to be in thla case, almost altogether upon the prosperity of the shipper. The dan ger of such a basis of rate-making needs no elaboration Disgusted with the general inadequacy of transportation facilities and the ap parent indisposition of Harriman to do anything to relieve the situation, tho Chamber appointed a special committee to take up the subject with the Union Pacific magnate and his associates per sonally. The result of the interview which followed was included in the re port of the committee, which said: Interview With Harriman. ' - In September of last year a meeting waa held with E. H.' Harriman and J. B. O'Brien, looking to the increasing of the transporta tion facilities of thla System. The chairman presented as- subjects of Immediate -importance the following: The building of a railroad through Central Oregon, the bettering of this steamship service between Portland and San Francisco, the bujldtng of new docks for these steamers so that freight can be handled ex peditiously- and economically, the increasing of the terminal facilities of this city, and in cidentally the shortage of cars, congestion of freight and other subjects- were taken up. Each of theae matters were presented fully to Mr. Harriman. - In connection with the building of a road through Onxral Oregon, he intimated that such a road would in time be built; that the country bad Impressed him favorably, but that the -population was sparse, and at the present time there was not much Inducoment to build new railroads with money at 7 per cent. In connection with the steamer service, he stated that it vu entirely his fault that new steamers had not been put upon the run; lhat he had expected to buy some, but had failed In this, but that the matter would re ceive attention. . . -On 'the terminal situation he stated he ex pected by January. 1908, that matters would be adjuste-J so that thereafter the yards would be In a condition to handle all the business offered. The committee must state that they did not feel greatly encouraged from what Mr. Har riman said that his system would do anything towards the building of railroads through Central Oregon In -the immediate future. Continuing, the report says that in the judgment of the members of the commit tee Central Oregon will receive its first impetus through railroad construction toy the owners of the North Bank road which will soon be in operation between Spokane and Portland. Hope in Hill Road. . "The history of the roads of which it is a part," says the report, "has been In the line of development, and there is no reason, with the opportunities offered, why they should change their policy now. This road should and will receive- all the encouragement possible from the people of this cHy and state, and any and all other roads which desire to seek an en trance bere to do business with us should receive like encouragement, for it is only through the lack of transportation facili ties that the development of this state has been, retarded. A through route from Portland 'to Canadian territory has been established by The Oregon Railway & Navigation Company and Spokane & In ternational Railway, thus opening new fields for trade to the Jobbers and manu facturers of this city." The report sets forth that the Spokane No interest paid on commercial accounts or daily balances. INTEREST Paid on Term , Savings Accounts By the old gold tried and tested German-American Bank Corner Sixth and Alder Streets Opposite Oregoniaa rate oase Is still pending ibefore the Inter state Commerce Commission, while the question of local distributive rates throughout Eastern Oregon over the O. R. & N. awaits the decision of the Oregon Railroad Commission. . The committee expects the interests of Portland will be fully protected by the decisions to be ren dered in "both controversies. The committee has also registered its vigorous opposition to the proposed elimi nation by the railroads of rule -16 of this transcontinental commodity tariffs,' apply ing to and from North Pacific Coast Ter minals and the substitution or another, which, it is ibelieg-ed, would increase trans continental rates 20 per cent on at least 70 per cent of commodities, unless the shippers release the carrier from all dam ages excepting those arising directly from causes under their control. WAITING FOR DEPOSITORS Merchants National Can Resume When They Sign for Certificates. President Watson, of the closed Mer chants National Bank, urges all who have deposits in that institution to sign agree ments to exchange their demand deposits for time certificates of deposits. This is practically the only method toy which the closed bank can resume business. Many . depositors are coming into the hank daily and making the required exchange. "We have about (3,000,000 deposits, said President Watson, . "and we want the . greater part of this figure to be 'taken in time certificates of deposit. Nobody should wait but should act at once for it is to the interest of each depositor in the bank to come in and sign up as soon as possible. The eooner they sign up for these certificates of deposit, the sooner will they have their funds available. If depositors come forward promptly, there need be no longer than a. week elapse before the bank can resume." , -A Higher Health. Level. "I have reached a higher health level since I began using Dr. Kings New Life Pills," writes Jacob Springer, of West Franklin, Maine. "They keep my stomach, liver and bowels working Just, right." If these pills disappoint you on trial, money will bo refunded at Woodard, Clarke & Gov's drugstore. 25c Today, and tomorrow will positively ha the last days for discount on West Bids gas bills. Portland Gas Company. GENUINE PIANO SELLING I Will Take Factory Cost for Two Carloads Now Stored at 103 Front Street. 'f Tf you can use a fine high-grade piano I will give you a chance to get one for less than half the price that the dealers charge for them. ' I have two carloads of the very highest grade pianos now stored at 103 Front St., in the City Transfer & Storage Co. ware-. house. They are the best my factory has ever made. They are new pianos, and they contain many patented features not found in -any other upright piano. These pianos have been sold right here in Portland by the dealer who formerly held the agency, for $450, $500 and $550. I know of dozens of fine homes in this city where my pianos are in dtfily use... These people paid the above -prices, and they know our pianos are well worth the money. These pianos were shipped to a dealer here who lias met yith misfor tune. He can't take them now. I have offered them to other houses. They won't buv them. The Instruments are TTere. anel the freight is paid on them. My instructions are to dispose of them to best advantage, quick. . Since the dealers will not buy them, I will sell them to anyone who will come to take theni. I will willingly ac cept tne dealer 8 price. res, l will o more than this I will acreot the a tnal factory cost to build these Diarros. I have only a few days to devote to this matter, for I must return East at once. If you want a fine piano and want one without paying a dollar of profit this side of the ftory that made them, now is your chance. I am not obliged to get all" rash. I will sell on as reasonable payments as any reasonable house would take, and I will sell the piano at cost besides. Every piano I sell Is accompanied by our factory guarantee for five years, and I will also arrange to keep the pianos in perfect tune after they ars sold. This is a bona fide offer, and if ycu will act quickly you will secure, the bargain of a lifetime. Remember the place Is 103 Front Street, between Washington and Stark Streets. Come at once between 9 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. Id F. Ramatciottl, General Agent.
