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THE MORNING - OTJEGOXIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1908.
PHASES OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH OF THE PACIFIC
I
GRAFTON
OLD FRUIT TREES
Diseased Orchards in Valley
Are to Be Laid
Low.
SPROUTS CAN BE GRAFTED
CI rowers
vallis
Pass Resolutions at C'or
Mcrtiiig Favoring This
Method or Renovating
Vnfruilful Trees.
. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
A movement Is being launched here for
n great campaign for the renovation of
old orchards In the Willamette Valley
and other parts of Oregon. President
Newell, of the State Board of Horti
culture, .Mr. Lownsdale. Mr. Reid, and a,
large number of the fruit Inspectors of
the various counties are on the ground
and are identified with the plan. The first
pun in the campaign was fired by M. O.
Lownsdale tn an address before the visit
ing horticulturists and other Winter
.short course students in college chapel
yesterday afternoon. The address met
with a hearty Indorsement, and aroused
much enthusiasm. The Agricultural Col
lege authorities will join In the plan,
and In an educational way and. otherwise
co-operate fully to the utmost extent In
furthering the movement.
A new incentive is to be offered farmers
for renovating old orchards. It has been
sought in the past to reach the old or-
chards oy legislation. Some good has
been accomplished, but hundreds of or
chards . have remained untouched, with
trers unpruned, unsprayed, and covered
with scale and other diseases. It is not
proposed to. abandon the application of
curative laws, but to it is to be' added an
appeal to the farmers to. renovate their
orchards from the standpoint of profit to
be derived. .
New Orchard From Old.
It is said that within three to rive years
a complete new orchard can be made
out of the old one, and a profit of $5 to
$10 per tree be realized. This was the
assertion of Mr. Lownsdale in his ad
dress. He says he has accomplished this
result with old trees on his farm, and
that it can be done by any -farmer who
can do grafting, or have it done. He says
that the curative " process by spraying is
not possible always of effectiveness.
Some trees are too high for spray to reach
them. An essential In this treatment is
an effective application of remedies. Men
who do spraying for hire are not always
"particular in the application. Some
farmers have one application of spray
and think that ought to suffice. The con
sequence is that the treatment is inade
quate, and results unsatisfactory.
The thing to do, says Mr. Lownsdale,
la to cut down the old trees. The best
plan is to cut them close to the ground,
leaving the roots intact. This should be
done by the' 1st of March.- . The next
season, from the 10th to the 15th of May,
fturh varieties as are best for the climate
and for commercial purposes should' be
grafted on the three or four best sprouts..
This is the easiest and most certain plan.
Two feet of the old trunk may be left
and the graft be applied to it the first
year, and a year of time in reproducing
the orchard is gained, but this requires
nn expert at grafting in order to be suc
cessful. By either plan the trees will be
i good bearing in from three to five
years, and a revenue of $5 to $10 each be
realized.
In the place of the old, unsightly or
chard, there is a new and beautiful - one.
Instead of the many unsalable varieties,
there are new commercial apples that
bring good prices in tlie market. The
Willamette Valley Fruit Association in
dorses the plan completely, and will bring
its full influence to bear In pushing the
movement, r riiitmen now on the ground
here have formulated resolutions as fol
lows: Text of Resolutions.
Whereas, representative fruitgrowers of
the Willamette Valley have assembled at
formula under the leadership and auspices
of the State Board of Horticulture and with
the earnest help and co-operation of th
faculty of the Oregon Agricultural CoU
Itge and of the experiment station: and
Whereas, these representative bodies, be
lieving that the time for educational work
In the matter of renovating the old apple
orchard of the Willamette Valley has
passed and that It should be the policy of
officials and of every one Interested In the
economic welfare of the valley to encourage
the establishment of a 'staple output for
the applegrowers of the whole valley; and
Whereas, it. has been suggested that a
general plan of cutting down these old
orchards to the ground, allowing them to
grow a year, and to top-graf . the following
spring with Yellow New towns would fur
nish In three to five years a commercial
output that could be controlled by associa
tions under uie direction of a central asso
ciation and would be a commendable finan
cial solution of this problem;
Be it Resolved. That we, the fruitgrowers
and commissioners of the State Board of
Horticulture and the county Inspectors of
the various counties assembled, heartily in
dorse this aforesaid method of procedure
and pledge ourselves to work earnestly for
Its consummation.
And It is further resolved, that the press
of the stute he earnestly requested to work
wtth us in the furtherance of the plaa
adopted by this convention.
Among those present and taking part
In the discussion were W. K. Newell,
president of the State Board of Horticul
ture; Charles A. Park. Commissioner of
the Second District: J. H. Reid, Com
missioner of the First District : . M . O.
Iowndule. l.a Fayette, Or.; Mr. Arm
strong. Fruit Inspector for Marion
County; Mr. Roberts., inspector of Linn
County; Mr. Goodrich. Yamhill County;
Mr. Dow. inspector for Clatsop County:
. Mr. Beehc. inspector for Lane County;
Mr. Harris, inspector for Washington
County; Mr. French, inspector for Ben
ton County, and Mr. Holiiday. inspector
for Columbia County,.
WASHINGTON MILLS RESUME
Lumber and Shingle Companies
Show I Mial Activity.
MONTESANO. Wash.. . Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) The mills, of Montesano will soon
6e running again. The Wynooche Lum
ber & Shingle Company's mill will start
Monday morning. The Sunset Shingle
Company's plant and that of the Monte
sano Lumber & Manufacturing Company
will both start running on full time with
full crews the first of February. The two
Tnills of the Montesano Shingle Company
will stiut as soon, as Manager E. K. Bish
op returns from California, which will be
about the first of the month.
The plant of the Montesano Planing Mill
Company, which has been running stead
ily this week, started a night crew at
work. The four camps operated by C. H.
demons will be started In full operation
soon as Mr. demons can secure the
nun to run them.
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ROSEBIRG NATIONAL
KOSEBLKG INSTITUTION HAS
GOOD BACKING..
Able and Conservative Professional
Meii( Make l"p the c
Directorate.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
The Roseburs National Bank, which
opened for business last Monday morn,
ins. is capitalized by local capital and
officered by local citizens exclusively.
Judge J. W. Hamilton, the president, Is
a native son of- Douglas County. His
education was obtained in the public
schools of this county, and his study of
law was conducted under the tutelage
of local lawyers.' He is an older broth
er of Dr. Luther Hamilton, of Portland,
and a nephew of ex-Judge Edward
Watson, one of. Portland's most promi
nent attorneys, and also of the late J.
Finlay Watson, one of Oregon's ablest
jurists.-
N'apoleon Rice and V. Baxter, first
and second vice-presidents, are local
merchants who, by industry and close
attention, to business, have become in
easy circumstances. ...
Hon. A. C. Marsters, the cashier,
came to Douglas County as a clerk in
his father's drugstore, and his ability
as a financier and success in all busi
ness enterprises has become a matter
of foregone conclusion.
W. T. Wright came first in.to promi
nence by being elected as County
Treasurer over 20 years ago. From
that position he passed into the Clerk's
office, as chief deputy, and finally be
came cashier of the First National
Bank, which position he held continu
ously 'until forced to retire and seek
health in a warmer climate. Return
ing to Roseburg. his assistance and
influence was secured to start the new
banking enterprise upon its career of
success.
With abundant capital behind it; offi
cered by men of unimpeachable char
acter, and backed bjfc.the most conserv
ative of men, located in its own build
ing, with fixtures as fine as in any
bank in the state, its future success is
unquestioned. Roseburg naturally feels
proud of this new accession to its suc
cessful and substantial business enter
prises. TALK SPRAY AND PRUNING
Marion County l'rultmen Plan Fre
quent Meetings.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) The
Marion County Horticultural Society has
decided lo hold either weekly or bi-weekly
meetings the remainder of the Winter
for the special purpose of spreading in
formation concerning the proper pruning
and spraying of fruit trees. It has been
found that at one meeting the time is so
short that all the subjects in which fruit
growers are interested cannot be satisfac
torily discussed, and that as. a result the
growers get partial information, which is
of little practical use to them. At the
weekly or bi-weekly . meetings, special
subjects will be taken up, varying ac
cording to the particular portion of their
work the growers are about to perform.
Thus the subject of pruning will be one
of the first considered for the reason that
the pruning season is now on. After that
spraying will be the subject of lectures
and demonstrations. Use of fertilizers,
methods and time of cultivation, thinning
fruit, etc., will 'be taken up as occasion
seems to demand.
Horticultural Commissioner C. A. Park
said that the rapid progress of the fruit
industry at Hood River was due chiefly
to the fact that meetings were held in
which the .growers were Instructed as to
the best methods to pursue in making
orchards thrifty and healthy. The growers
in -that section were thereby not only
instructed but interest was aroused and
a public opinion developed which induced.
all growers to do their best to make fruit
growing a success, and to win a reputa
tion for the product. He believed similar
steps should be taken in all parts of the
Willamette Yalley.
- It is understood that manufacturers of
spraying pumps and machinery will be
invited .to give public demonstrations of
the effectiveness of their apparatus at
stated times when a large number of
growers can be present. In this way the
manufacturers and dealers will be enabled
to get their machines before the public
but the growers will also be informed as
to their relative merits -and the methods
of use. At the same time, growers who
have been backward about spraying will
' be induced to provide themselves with the
necessary spraying outfits, and when they
have done this there will be little trouble
in getting them to keep their orchards
clean.
The Salem Board of Trade has offered
the free use of Its rooms on State street
for the horticultural meetings, and the
plan Is to hold a meeting an hour or more
every Saturday, when the growers are in
town, thus suiting the convenience of the
largest number of people.
Improve Chehalis Streets.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
The street improvement work which has
been inaugurated In Chehalis Is to receive
no setback, according to the public dec
larations of the new Councilmen. - The
ordinance for the paving of the rest of
the business center of the ity. about nine
blocks in distance, has passed the Coun-
BANK, WJ1ICH HAS JUST BEEN OPENED FOR BUSINESS.
cil, being the last official act of the old
Councils Bids will be called for, as soon
as the engineering details' are worked
out. The estimate of the work is J4O.00O,
but if brick is used, as on Market street,
which was paved this Fall, it is likely the
work will cost more. More macadamized
road work is contemplated. Cement side
walk is being put down on Market street
and more has been .contracted for. This
work ties onto the vitrified brick pave
ment which was recently completed, and
makes a beautiful . appearance.
BIG BUSINESS ; AT . CORVALLIS
Postoirice Shows Increase In Trans
actions Over Last Year.
CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The steady growth of this city is re
flected in the volume of holiday business
at the CorvalHs postoffice, this year.
There was a heavy increase in the num
ber of Christmas packages in spite of
the so-called depression. In addition to
a heavy transfer mail, 141 sacks were
received at the office for distribution in
four days, Christmas included, an in
crease of 33 per cent -over the- same
period last year. During the same four
days, 2050 pounds of mail was dispatched.
The sale of stamps for the week pre
ceding Christmas day showed an In
crease of 25.4 per cent over the same
period last year. The number of registers
dispatched s,howed an increase of 25 per
cent, and registers received, 142 per cent.
A similar increase took place in the
money order business. During the period,
for which the increases are cited, most
of the 1000 students at the college had
gone to their homes. Three additional
clerks were employed in the office during
the rush.
MODEL
BAKER
CITY TO HAVE
COURTHOUSE.
NEW
Plans Are. Now Complete and Call
For Structure Equal to
the Best.
BAKER CITT, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
"There will be no finer county building
on the Pacific Coast," said Delos D. Neer,
of Portland, today in speaking of the new
Courthouse which is being planned for
Baker County. "The County Court is
figuring on the construction of one of
the very best Courthouses that the great
Northwest will afford. . There are few
buildings in Oregon that will compare
with the proposed Courthouse for Baker
County when it is completed. Linn
County has one built' on similar plans
but it Is much smaller. At Dallas the
county building is constructed on the
same style but it is not as large as this
one. Astoria's Courthduse will come the
nearest ranking In the class with Baker
City, but it is not possessed of the many
modern improvements which late archi
tecture will add- to this country's build
ing." Mr. Neer is in the city consulting with
the County Court regarding the plans for
the new building, the construction of
which will be begun in March. .Arrange
ments have been made for the county to
have offices in the City Hall and there 1s
nothing to prevent the beginning of work
on the building at an early date'.
The new structure is to be 95 feet
square, four stories with a high tower
and clock. There will be four entrances
and when the building ts completed It
will combine beauty, of structure with
economy of construction.
The first floor, or basement, will be
devoted to an office for the Justice of the
Peace with a Justice Courtroom adjoin
ing, storage vaults, storerooms, fuel and
bollerrooms, lavatories and elevator shaft.
The second floor, which will be the first
floor entered from the street, will con
tain offices and vaults for the County
Clerk, Recorder, Sheriff, tax collector.
County Vudge,. Assessor, County Court
room, corridors, vestibules and a large
hall near the entrance which will be used
for a permanent exhibit of the mineral,
agricultural and other resources of Baker
County.
On the third floor will be the Circuit
Courtroom, Circuit Judge's office, District
Attorney's, office, with a library room for
the judge and attorney, attorney's con
sultation room, two jury rooms, offices
for the County Surveyor, County Treas
urer and School Superintendent, the
whole floor being tastily and handily ar
ranged with corridors and restrooms;
On the fourth, or top floor, the modern
idea is carried out by placing the Jail.
It is- to be a large, roomy section of the
building with a separate compartment
for .women and a separate cell for any
prisoner that 1t is . desired to hold in
isolation. The jailor's bedroom and living
room will adjoin the jail. A large attic,
ventilator shaft and elevator shaft will
also be on this floor. .The beauty of the
building will be increased by a large
tower which will rise more than 100 feet
from the ground.
An elevator will be installed in the
building for the convenience of patrons
and will run to the full height. Fire plugs
with hose attached are arranged for each
floor, and in the main corridors tiling
or hard wood will be 'used for flooring.
The basement of the building will be con
structed of granite while the building
proper will be of gray building stone,
which will make a beautiful building.
GROW GOOD SUGAR BEETS
KLAMATH PRODUCT SURPRIS
INGLY RICH.
Tests
Show Roots Have Large Per
Cent of Sugar in Their
Juice.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.,-Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Remarkable results in the analysis
of sugar beets grown on the Enterprise
tracts, adjoining this city, have aroused
great interest in this basin for beet raising
and will result in a score of test crops
of beets this year. The beets grown con
sisted of a quarter acre, the yield from
which was four tons, 585 pounds, or a
little more than 17 tons per acre. The
analysis was made by the Bureau of
Plant Industry of the Department of Agri
culture, the report of which was as fol
lows: Average weight of beets,- 2 pounds;
sugar In the juice, per cent, 21.90; coeffi
cient of purity, percent. 92.0.
It will be noted that the '-'sugar in the
juice" is given, whereas sugar factories
report the "sugar in the beet." This
would make the percentage about I per
cent lower than stated above, but the re
sult is much higher than usually attained
in the best sugar beet growing districts.
Several other Klamath farmers have
grown small test lots of sugar beets with
uniformly favorable reports, but it is the
intention this year to work under direc
tion of a competent director of experience
and endeavor to make a showing that will
materially aid in attracting' attention to
this basin as a field for establishment of
a sugar beet factory.
DUFUR PLANS CELEBRATION
Fruit and Educational Meetings
; January 17 and 18.
' DUFUR", Or-,- Jan. 12. (Special.)
Dufur will hold a fruit and educational
meeting on January 1? and IS, with a
banquet at the new Balch House, on
the evening of the 17th,. after the fruit
meeting. On the evening of the 18th,
the educational meeting will be con
cluded with a banquet.
The reports coming from other parts
of the state about fruit and high prices
of their lands have aroused the people
of Dufur, and they have awakened to
the fact that they have one of the finest
fruitgrowing districts In the state. This
Is the verdict given by some of the
most prominent fruitraisers. of the
state, who have seen the country
tributary to the city of Dufur.
Dufur not only can produce the best
of fruits; but she does now produce
wheat., oats,, barley, hogs and cattle
in great quantity, so if one crop falls
they have the other; but failure has
never been written here. A company
of progressive -men of the, place has
incorporated the Dufur Orchard Land
Company and are buying some of the
large farms and having them surveyed
and blocked off Into 10-acre. tracts and
expect to sell them to .people who wish
to go Into the fruitraising business
and make homes for many where now
there are but few.
At their meetings there will be pres
ent many of the most prominent fruit
growers of the state, and will speak on
the fruitraising question and resources
In general, and at the educational
meeting the prominent educators of
the-state will deliver addresses on the
educational development of the coun
try. The people of Dufur are a hos
pitable people, and will entertain all
that will visit their city.
SEEK SITE FOR CANNERY
Oreeon City Men Interested In
Fruit-Preserving Plant.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
O. E. Freytag, Theodore J. Gary,
George F. Horton and Tlspmas F. Ryan
have been appointed a committee of the
Clackamas County Horticultural Society
to confer with the Oregon City Board of
Trade with the object of obtaining
site for a fruit 'canning establishment, to
be erected in Oregon City. S. T. Britten
who bought the farm of George A. Steel
at Meldrum Station, is taking a deep In
terest in the project and is prepared to
finance the scheme, providing a suitable
site can be secured. He left last night
for an extended visit through the East,
and while he is absent the horticultural
committee will endeavor - to whip' the
project Into shape, in order that it may
proceed without interruption after Mr.
Britten's return. . It is believed that the
proposition has sufficient merit to carry
it through
Hundreds of bushels of fruit in Clack
amas County are wasted, every year be
cause of the lack of a cannery..' There is
always a percentage of the crop that is
not quite up to the marketable standard
but is free from blemish to the extent
that it is quite good enough for canning
purposes. . .
Oregon City is considered an Ideal place
for a fruit cannery, as it Is in immediate
touch with the best of rs.1I and water fa
cilities, and plenty of labor, at a reas-
onaoie wage, may be obtained, l tie city
is the natural market place for the ma
jority of the fruit districts of the county,
and the promoters of the new project
state that the supply of raw material
would be large enough to keep a good
sized establishment in operation during
the fruit season. It IS planned to can
the various fruits and also to manufac
ture fruit juices that find a ready sale
in the city markets.
NORTHWEST
MILLS WILL START
Washington Lumbermen De
cide to Resume.
OUTLOOK IS PROMISING
Ltwis County Managers Hold Meet
' ing and Promise to Start Idle
Plants Not Later Than
February!. .,
CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan 12. (Spe
cial.) That the mills of Lewis County
will be running full blast by February
1 is no'w an assured fact. At a meeting
of the lumber' manufacturers held in
this city this week this matter was.
thoroughly discussed.
The big plant of the Eastern Rail
way & Lumber Company has been run
ning on short hours most of . the time
since the general shut-doWn a couple
of months ago. The Martin Lumber
Company resumed operations . tills
morning, both at the mill and in the
woods. The Salzer Valley mill will also
start up in the near future. The mi..
and logging camp of the Lincoln Creek
Lumber Company will . start on full
time next Monday. . ..
. Nearly all the - mills and ' logging
camps on the South Bend branch have
already resumed work, and the others
will begin within the next 10 days.
Practically all of the shingle mills in
the county, started up the beginning
of' tbe year.
The big mill and cross-arm factory
of the McCormlck Lumber Company,
together with their, logging camps, be
gan work yesterday morning and, as
they employ a large number, of men,
this will be welcome news to the resi
dents along the South Bend branch. The
plant of the Doty Lumber Company
at Doty'will also be in operation within
a few days.
The resuming of operations by these
and many other companies will give
employment to a large number of men.
WELCOME TO NEW INDUSTRY
Oregon City People Happy Over
, '.Paper' Mill Project.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Jan. 12.' (Special.)
Nothing In recent years has brought so
much satisfaction to the people of Ore
gon City as the announcement that a
new paper mill is to be constructed at
Oregon City on the east side of Wil
lamette Falls, fronting the basin, with the
installation of two machines oi the largest
capacity at the outset. Not less than
300 men will be furnished employment.
and this means that from 400 to 600 peo
ple will be added to the population of
Oregon City within s. year, and that there
will be a corresponding increase in the in
dustry and business of the town.- It fol
lows, then, that new residences will have
to be constructed to accommodate the in
flux of families; there will be more hotels
and boarding-houses and several new
business houses. The increase in the
yearly payroll will be hot far from $200,
000, and nearly all of this large sum of
money will be expended right in Oregon
City, and the annual - amount of money
disbursed in wages by the large manufac
turing plants here will be in excess of
Jl.000.000.
The ability of W. P. Hawley to manage
a paper-making concern is well known.
He has been in the -business all his life,
and only last Summer retired from the
directorate of the Crown-Columbia Pulp
& Paper Company, of which he was resi
dent manager. He has been connected
with large projects and Is entirely
familiar with the fact that the profits
in the paper mill business are lmmtnse.
while the details of the new proposition
have not yet been given out it is under
stood that William M. Ladd and Theodore
B. Wilcox are associated with Mr. Hawley
in the deal to utilize the property of the
Portland Flouring Mills Company at Ore
gon City for a paper mill. Old Station A,
of the Portland General Electric Com
pany. on the east side of the falls, will
be demolished and a pulp mill erected on
the site. The paper mill will be located
on the site now occupied by the Im
perial Mills and the present buildings may
have to be removed if found Inadequate
for the paper mill machinery.
Change Opera-House to Store.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
The work of changing the old Roseburg
Theater into a business house has been
commenced. The building was the ground
floor of the Oddfellows' Temple, which
was erected by local members of that
order fifteen years ago. Gradually Phile
talrian Lodge, No. 8, has bought In the
stock until it today owns all the same,
valued at about $20,000. except about
$700, owned by. the Rebekah Lodge, and
about $1100 owned by Union Encampment.
The building when rearranged is to be
occupied by the Roseburg Rochdale Com
pany, a co-operative mercantile company
now operating at this place. When com?
pleted the new store building will be one
of the finest in the county, if not in
Southern Oregon, and will enable the
Rochdale store to enlarge its business in
accordance with plans already made.
" Shingle Mill for Albany.
ALBANY, Or.,- - Jan. 12. (Special.) A
shingle mill, with a capacity of 60,000
shingles daily, will be established in
Albany this Winter by E. A. Thompson
and Elmer Cramer, former employes of
the Curtiss Lumber Company In its
big plant at Mill City. Work will begin
on the new mill as soon as. a satisfac
tory location is found: The two men
have secured the shlngle-manufactur-irig
machinery of the Mill City , mills,
and have also acquired the ownership
of a large body of spruce timber, and
propose to make the industry a large
one.
Roseburg Druggist Leaves.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.;
A. T. Steiner, for a number of. years
one of Roseburg's most -popular drug
gists, a brother of R. E. L. Steiner, who
becomes Superintendent of the Insane
Asylum, has disposed of his business at
this place and the opinion prevails that
he will be associated in some way with
his brother,, in connection with the
asylum.
TEACHERS ALSO BLAMED
For Harm Caused by Secret
cietles In High Schools.
So-
SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. (To the Editor.r
I was much Interested In a recent editorial
m The oregonlan, headed "Mothers to the
Rescue." I -fully agree with every word in
it concerning the duties of mothers to their
young daughter?, but think that In the mat
ter referred to a few words should have
hen - directed" to teachers as well as to
mathers.
"For instance, ought the .principals and
teachers of high iwhools allow such secret
societies to be organised in their schools?
I have the greatest respect and sympathy
for public school teachers, but "Is it not in
their line of work to prevent -such secret
societies from being started? '
We have had. I think, no trouble with (
these Greek letter societies In the hlsh (
schools of Oregon, but there seemfc to be a (
tendency towards another kind of snobbish- j
ness. and that is the "clique" or "ring"
system amongst certain students in certain j
schools. In one high school, boast has
been made by Indiscreet memhe.rs'nf the
clique that their "set" hold all the "im
portant" offices and run the school enter
prises to suit themselves. The November
number of a certain school paper contained
a list of the officers and some names of
the "set"' occurred several times. One am
bitious young student, who is carrying five
studies and who. holds tw.o important of
fices, aspires . to one or two more, and In
his efforts to' do so is obliged to "skin"
and cheat in lessons, and resort to fraud
and trickery in other ways.
something Is wrong somewhere. Perhaps
most of tbe blame rests upon the mothers
of these ambitious (?) students, many of
whom take so little" interest in the school
life of their children that they are not
aware of what Is- going on at school. Some
who do take an interest, with false pride
ind am-bition encourage their children in
heir greed for office, gratified to have
them hold positions of honor and trust.
whether- such positions be gained by fair
means or foul.
But, are teachers altogether blameless?
Is it not their duty to .watch these young
people in their school work, school enter
prises, etc... and not allow them to "take
whip and rein from duly competent hands
and driveyat their own pace tn the realm
of inexperience"?
If school enterprises, such as class so
cieties, debating societies, football teams.
school papers, etc., are supposed to be help
ful to the. students, nd student or Vset" of
students should have a, monopoly of the
offices of such societies. A. P. PARENT.
PROPOSED TAX AMENDMENT
An Open better to George W. Dixon,
of Canby, Or.
January 11, 1908. Mr.- George W. rlxon,
publisher the Tribune, Canby, ' Or. Dear
Sir: Believing that It is not your intention
to do an injustice, we would call your
attention to the article on page 10 of this
morning's Oregonian. The entire article will
probably be of great interest to. your read
ers, and we trust your space will permit Its
publication in full. In connection with the
initiative and referendum, -ample publicity
should enable the people to adopt or reject
measures with intelligence, and whether or
not the' press opens Its columns in the cam
paign of education will probably determine
whether or not the initiative and referen
dum is used to good purpose.
But in view of your impression that we
are flying under false colors, would call
your particular attention to the remarks la
The Oregonlan of Mr. Stone not a lawyer,
by the way, but secretary of the T. M. C.
A. where he states, that while this is an
effort to saw some wood, "no nigger is con
cealed in the pile." And on second thought,
you will readily see how. absurd it would be
for us, as you charge, to try to conceal that
we propose to exempt manufactories of all
kinds, and you will agree that after all,
your farmer friends who sighed the petition
were not so foolish, even .if they signed
upon reading that clause alone, for manu
factories not only bring population t pur
chase at good prices all farm, produce, but
very often procure their raw material di
rect from the farm. So obvious is this
that communities eagerly vote bonuses to
factories. Yet how much more effective and
fcimple, elm ply to release enterprise from
the -repressive pressure of -existing taxes
and put the pressure on those who grab
natural resources in order to hold off and
hold up these very factories and home
builders when they come knocking for ac
cess to these natural sites and resources.
The farmer is himself the manufacturer
of articles of prime necessity and the pro
posed amendment exempts all his machin
ery, products, and buildings, so that he will
be encouraged to go. on producing and im
proving. Do you not think this plan better
than the present one by which we en
courage with low taxes the man who sits
-on the fence and lets his place become an
eyesore to the community, while we penal
ize as If for a crime the one who dares to
paint his house, build a barn, drain a
swamp, plant an orchard, or otherwise em
ploys labor and puts money Into circula
tion? The (Supreme Court has recently decided
that under existing law not even 'the cus
tomary $:00 worth of the mechanic's and
farmer's property shall fee exempt. While
millions on millions of speculative and mo
nopoly values go scot free, does it not be
hoove us to sit up and take notice on the
tax question? As long as there are great
values created by public growth, why should
they not bear the public burden ? Fran
chises are publicly created values and proper
sources for public revenue. And the value
of these and other monopolies more than
offset, by far, the value of all the property
which would be exempt under the amend
ment. If the holders of vast . tracts of
timber, coal, and other lands; of city lots
and water frontages, lying in wait to mulct
the industry of others, object to paying the
added tax, let them let go to users who
will.
If an example were needed, you will ad
mit that our failed banks reveal in their
assets, almost entirely speculative, how
much we have stimulated speculation
as against productive enterprise. And rec
ognizing with us the desirability of un
locking the vast resources of the state from
the clutch of monopoly so that the millions
of dollars of hank deposits now loaned on
speculation will find a demand in legitimate
industry. providing employment for the
thousands of idle hands now knocking at
our doors we invite your co-operation for
this amendment, not because it is for the
special benefit of the farmer, but that it
will be far the benefit of the producing
farmer in common with all other producers.
Yours for justice and Oregon.
THE OREGON TAX REFORM ASS'N.
. Per H.-D. WAGNON.
Fairview May Incorporate.
The Fairview Civic Improvement Club
is considering the question of incorpora-
MUST SELL PIANOS QUICK
I Will Take Factory Cost for Two
Carloads Now Stored at 103
Front Street.
If 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
pianoa now stored at 103 Front St., In
the Cttji Transfer & Storage Co. ware
house. They are the best my factory has
ever anade. They are now pianoa, and
they contain many patented features
not found in any otner uprigni piano.
These pianos have been Bold right here
In Portland by the dealer who former
ly held the agency for $450, $500 and
$550. I know of dozens of fine homes
In this city where my pianos are In
daily use. Thest people paid the above
prices, and they know our pianoa- are
well worm tne money.
These pianos wiere shipped to " f
dealer here who has met with misfor
tune. He can't take them now. I have
offered them to other houses. They
won't buy them. The -.Instruments are
here, and the freight is paid on them.
My instructions are to dispose of them
to best aavaniage. qutuit.
Since the dealers will not buy them,
I will seil them to any one who will
come to take them. I will willingly ac
cept the dealers price. x.ea, 1 fill do
more than thlfs I will accept tne ac
tual factory cost to build these -pianos.
I have only a few days to devote to
thiB matter, for I must return East at
once. I you want a fine piano and
want one without paying a dollar of
profit this side of the factory that
made them, now 13 your chance.
1 am not obliged to get all cash. 1
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 are
sold. .
This Is a bona fide offer, and if you
will act quickly you will secure the
bargain of a lifetime.
Remember the place Is . 133 Front
street, between Washington and Stark
streets. Come at once between 9 in
the morning and 5, In the afternoon.
lon't come later, because- I have no
lisrhts. F. Ramacciotti, General Agent.
Heavy-weight underwear is
easier to carry around than
heavy-weight outer wear.
Keeps you warmer, too; does
not cost so much, either.
Special today: Blue, flesh
and natural gray derby-ribbed
Underwear; regular $1.50 gar
ments, now $1.15.
Also regular $1.00 and $1.25
natural wool Underwear spe
cial, 85 a garment.
ClotliingCo
166-168 THIRD ST.
tion. At a. meeting held January 4 the
question was discussed and all present
favored it. W. Elison, A. L. . Stone and
William Butler were appointed to ar
range the boundary lines of the proposed
city. The next meeting of the club will
be held January 20, at which time the
question' of incorporation will be voted
on. If the vote is favorable the club will
press the matter actively.
' If Baor 1. Cntttns Teeth
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Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Brrup. for chlldr.a
teething-. It soothes tn. child, softens the
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That's what Dr. Miles' Nervine has
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price of first bottle (only) if It fail
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HAND
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FOB TOILET AND BATH
Fingers roughened by needlework
eatcb every stain and look hope
lessly dirty. Hand Sapolio re
moves not only the dirt, but also
the loosened, injured cuticle, and
restores the fingers to their nat
ural beauty.
ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGIST3