THE MOEXING OREGONIO. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915.
CHEHALIS IS RAPID
IN DEVELOPMENT
SCENES AT CHEHALIS, LIVE WASHINGTON CITY.
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BY ADDISON BENNETT.
CHEHALIS. Wash., fcepfc 22. (Spe
cial Correspondence.) Remember that
Chehalis Is the county seat of Lewis
County, and not of Chehalis County.
However, there lsno longer a county
by the latter name, for the reason
that the last Legislature changed It
to Grays Harbor County. This was
done owing to the confusion of names,
people thinking that the City of Che
halis ought to be in the county of the
tame name.
At the verv outset, let it be said that
this same Httle city of Chehalis Is
about as prosperous a place as I have
met up with for several mffons. I
think this comes about from the spirit
of Its citizens as much as through its
location and logical advantages. In a
word. It can be truly said that for
team work, of theNright sort one can
find it exemplified in both letter and
spirit In this city as well as In any
community in the West.
One doesn't have to remain here long
or meet many of the citlaens to learn
that the alleged "hard times" have
not dampened the ardor or shattered
the fortunes or ambitions of the Che
halis folks. They no doubt have made
less progress during the last two years
than they would have made under
Taft or McKlnley times; but they have
kept right along on the up-grade re
gardless of rumors of war and threat
enings of financial upheavals.
Citizens' Club Great Aid.
The Citizens'-Club has had a.' lot to
do with keeping things on the upward
trend. It Is one of the few civic
booster clubs that has kept right on
doing business at the old stand in the
old way in Southwestern Washington.
Mr J. E. McDonald is the secretary
and Mr. Dan TV. Bush is tne president,
of this organization, while pretty near
all of the business men are members.
If you know anything about Che
halis you know that Dan Bush is one
of the leading spirits of the town. He
has for almost a quarter of a century
been tho owner of the Bee-Nugget, one
of the beBt weekly papers published
in the state, with as finely equipped
office as you can find in any city of
this size- .anywhere. For about 16
years he has been the postmaster here.
But when his time expired a few
months ago the job was turned over
to Elmer McBroom, owner of the Lew
Is County Advocate. Perhaps you can
judge from these facts the politics of
Dan and Elmer.
But Dan has the inside track, for he
served 16 years while Elmer will only
serve well, I can only guess! In the
meantime. Dan will collect rent from
Uncle Sam for the quarters used as a
postoffice and from Elmer for his
printing plant. So maybe Elmer won't
have to keep moving to equal Dan's
record !
Cannery ' Plant Bush Idea.
Right here seems to be the place to
say that this same- Dan as president
of the Citizens' Club was first and
foremost in trying to get a canning
plant started here. For the last year
or so of his official life as Postmaster
he worked overtime on that job. On
the 27th of last March a citizens' meet
ing was held at the clubrooms and a
plan of organization outlined. Then
came, solicitations for the sale of
stock. On the 29th of April enough
stock had been sold to start the build
ing and order the machinery. On the
21st day of July the business of can
ning actually began, and has contin
ued ever Bince. Talk about rapid-fire
movements of large bodies! Just sit
at the feet of tho Chehalis Citizens'
Club and learn!
The cannery building, of .brick with
cement floor throughout, is 60x170 feet
with an "L" 28x85. Goods from it can
be . delivered from its platforms into
the cars of any. one of ,ihe four rail
roads running through the city. It is
equipped with the most modern ma
chinery and has done ia. big "business
in putting up string beans, Bartlett
pears, Italian prunes, wild blackber
ries, loganberries and will also put
up rhubarb, apples, squash, pumpkin,
sauerkraut, beets and make a special
ty of pork and beans. What is still
more to the point a ready Bale at
good prices has been met with for
every can that has Deen put up. in
fact, the whole experiment has proved
a pronounced success the very first
year less than a year, for the start
was too late for some products.
Why this success? Through re
markable business ability, both of the
canner who so well understands his
business and the head of the concern
and that head is this same Dan W.
Bush. The stockholders just naturally
told him he had to take the manage
ment and considering it a call to duty
he took it. It is doubtful if he ever
will be able to let loose.
Train Are More Than Score Dally.
This is "some town" for train serv
ice. Twenty-eight passenger trains a
dav arrive or depart from its depot
and 30 each day on the interurban
electric line that plies between here
and Centralla. Twenty-two mails
day arrive or depart to or from the
Postoffice. The city is by rail 91
mllos almost due north from Portland
and 93 miles nearly south of Seattle.
The Chehalis River flows through
town and the confluence of that
strenm with the Neuwaukum River is
within the city limits. There is coal
all around and all under the city. In
many cases veins have been struck
while excavating for buildings in the
heart of town. This is the eastern
terminal of the railroad leading to
Willapa Harbor, at South Bend, Pa
cific County, the road being 57 miles
long.
The people boast of their schools, and
surely the buildings are worthy of aJl
praise. Mr. R. E. Cook is the city su
perintendent. He has shown himself
to be an exceptionally capable official
There hes been an advance of nearly
10 per cent in the enrollment this year
over 1914.
This Is a place where a Mayor and
two Commissioners do the governing.
The Mayor, J. T. Coleman, receives a
salary of $300 a year. D. W. Boone
and D. Beggler, the Commissioners, re
ceive $250 a year each. From the best
information I could get, the new
fangled sort of Mayoring is about so
so. Nobody praises it much, nobody
curses it much. So I rather take it
that It is nearer a success than a fail
ure.
Chehalis Has Tbree Bank.
There are three banks here. Coffman
Dobson & Co. has a capital of $50,000
surplus of $100,000 and profits of $16.-
932. and deposits or ;hh,isb.()1. rx. a.
Coffman is. president and James - A.
TJrquhart cashier. The Security State
. Bank has a capital of J26.000, surplus
53 2SisS4-4- . 3r-4 i$0.
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TOP, LEWIS COl'XTY COUHTKOCSE.
AVEXUE. BELOW, ST.
MIDULE, SCENE OX
HELEX'S HOSPITAL.
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CHEHALIS
f $20,000 and profits of $4,268.98, while
its deposits are $191,000. J. W. Alex- I
ander is president, W. S. Short cashier.
The Chehalis National has a capital of
50,000, surplus of $9300 and deposits ;
of $270,459. D. W. Noble is president.
S. Cory cashier.
Chehalis is notable for its splendid
publio buildings, its well-paved streets.
lovely lawns and beautiful homes, and
also its fine business bouses. The Pub-
Library, the City Hall, the Court
house and the high school buildings
would all pass as Al in any city.
Then its churches Presbyterian,
Catholic, Methodist Episcopal, German
Lutheran, Christian, Apostolic -Faith
Mission and Episcopal are all of fine
appearance. The Christian Scientists
have an organization, but no structure
as yet. The St. Helens Hospital is also
fine building. The State Training
School for Boys is located just in the
edge of town, so I did not include those
splendid structures as a part of the
.town proper.
Hard-snrfaced Street Xnmerons.
There are nine miles of fine hard-
surfaced streets, a splendid gravity
water system, owned by the city, the
location of the town is as fine as could
be wished, the entire city being on
high, sightly ground, the Pacific High
way passes through the town, and good
roads, nearly all hard-surfaced. . reach
out in every direction. Indeed &n en
tire page could be written solely about
the good roads of Lewis County.
Chehalis had 4507 people by the last
census; perhaps there are close to 6000
here now. The county embraces 2369
square miles, about 700 of which are In
the forest reserve. The population of
the county was by the last census 32,-
7. which was a gain of 112 per cent
over 1900.
In addition to the facts enumerated.
the Chehalis Brick & Tile plant should
not be overlooked, nor the Palmer
Lumber Company. Tho plant runs
steadily and makes money whiie other
mills cry hard times, the Palmer Com
pany goes right along trying to keep
up with its orders owing to especially
good management. The great institu
tion of the city, however, is the mam
moth pl.nt of the Pacific Coast Con
densed Milk Company, which pays out
nearly $200,000 a year to the dairymen
of this vicinity. There is also a co
operative creamery here that disburses
about $250 a day for cream. A new
venture promises well a peppermint.
spearmint and bergamot distilling
plant. Another plant worthy of especiat
mention is the Chehalis Steam Laundry,
which is ono of the best equipped in
the state. '
Farm District Filling TJp.
Now. I wish I had the space to tell
about the splendid farming country
tributary to Chehalis and show that it
is filling up with new settlers well,
not rapidly, but steadily. And with the
right kind of settlers, men who will
depend upon straight farming with the
cow and the hog as the foundation.
The number of dairy cows increased in
the county by-more than 1100 last year.
and more than 500 this year, in spite
of the financial stringency. - And 20
silos have been sold to the farmers of
the county this season for every one
that was here a year ago, and the in
crease in the com' grown Btlll greater
than that
One short paragaaph about the hotels
and if will be quits. Thero is one
strictly first-class house here, the Ho
tel St. Helens, kept by Bill West. Bill
keeps the hotel and the hotel keeps
Bill. And both are mighty well kept,
let me tell you. Bill prides himself on
many things, but to me his best hold
on the public Is his beds. Never did
any hotel have better beds than you
will find at the St. Helens and the
food Is about equal.
There are several restaurants and
rooming-houses here, also three hotels
of lesser note than the St. Helens, but
all doing a good business and furnish
ing good fare for the prices charged
the Commercial, the W'ashington and
the Chehalis.
Ijakeview Xevspaper Man Dies.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 22.
(Special.) S. C. Graves, one of -the old
est and best-known newspaper men in
Southern Oregon, died at Lakevlew
last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Graves
has been conducting the Lakevlew
Her.ald for the past several years. He
was found lying dead in his office.
Mr. Graves lias naa experience on
nearly every Klamath County news
paper, ard was for a time publisher of
the Bonanza Bulletin. He was about
65 years of age, and was a brother of
Charles Graves of tuts city.
YAMHILLFAIR' DRAWS
Tremendous Crowds Thrilled
by Balloon Ascension.
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Samples- Free by Mail
' Cuticura Boap and Ointment sold everywhere,
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Address post-card "Cuticura." Dept. 40. Bostoa. .
County was fair, and this is being held.
A few contracts were made at 14 cents
and the crop went to tne buyers immediately.
HEW TARIFF PREDICTED
SENATOR. JOXES SAYS SEXATE WILL
FAVO RPKOTECTIOX.
EXHIBITS ARE BEST EVER
Prizes Awarded for Bootns Entered
by Schools Athletic Contests
Are Lively and Varied Lodge
Parade Impresses Throngs.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., Sept. 22. (Spe
cial.) With ideal weather and tremen
dous crowds of jolly, pleasure seekers
thronging the fair grounds, the pavil
ion with its great display of the world-
famous Yamhill County products and
its marvelous handiwork, art, cooking.
Industrial and manual training prod
ucts, is the center of. attraction.
The Women of Woodcraft made an
excellent impression In their natty
white costumes and white parasols, :
they marched past the crowds that
lined the main streets of McMinnvllle.
The parade, immediately after noon
was followed with fancy drills by
teams from circles of the order in sec
tlons of Yamhill County as well as the
McMinnvllle team.
Fine Cattle Shown In Parade. ,
President Brown, of the fair board.
launched the stock parade, showing
the finest and best horses that ever
trod the streets of McMinnvllle, and
banner herds of fancy, high-grade cat
tle of the Holstein, Durham and Jersey
breeds.
The section of the winners in the
best decorated booths, which were pre
pared by the various school district
was announced as follows: Schools of
three or more rooms, Sheridan first,
Dayton second, McMinnville third; two
room schools. Rex flrBt, Pleasant Dale
second, Masonville third: one-room
schools',' Fairview first and the Island
bchool second. These are the much
coveted prizes.
F. M. Sherman, of Lebanon, ably
Judged the winners. Many other booths
deserve praise for the variety and high
quality or tne products. The McMinn
vllle Grange and the Grand Island Im
provement Club made a fine showing.
Atklelic Events Are Varied.
The Judging of the county exhibits,
art, needlework and domestic science
noi a pari-or tne scnooi exhibits was
handled by Mrs. Charles H. Jones, wife
of the publisher of the Teachers'
Monthly, and C. B. Gatchell, of Cor-
vallls judged the woodwork and bas
ket entries.
Besides the usual, athletic contests
for boys there was staged an Australian
pursuit race for all comers, pillow
fights, three-legged race, hosecart race
between firemen. Early in the day a
sensational, thrilling balloon ascension
was made by Captain Butler.
Although the number In attendance
has not been ascertained all fair of
ficials pronounce it one. of the ltfrgest
gatherings welcomed by a county fair
here. The visitors all unite as one in
proclaiming the attractions superior to
former years, the exhibits of a far
higher quality and enough for every
body.
Chancre of Administration and Satis
factory Modification of Seamen's
Bill Also Forecast.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 22. (Spe
cial.) A change in the Administra
tion, complete programme of trade pro
tection in the Senate, whether its ma
jority be Republican or Democratic,
and a satisfactory modification of the
La Follete seamen's law are seen by
United States Senator Jones in the
political kaleodoscore of 1916.
Senator Jones arrived here today and
In a brief summary of political condi
tions in this country voiced his firm
belief in Important changes in the leg
islative and executive departments of
the Government.
"Political suicide" and "highhanded
ness" were expressions used by the
Senator in discussing the possibility of
President Wilson's calling a special ses
sion of the Senate next month to give
the Senate an opportunity to revise its
rules in order to curtail debate. The
statement followed the reading of to
day's dispatches to the effect that the
President was considering the advisa
bility of such a move.
The President can accomplish noth
ing Ly calling a special session," said
Senator Jones. "The Senate Is our only
eliberative body and its debate must
not be curtailed. It would be like tell-
iig that body what its business was,
nd surely the President will never
do that."
Postmaster Thought Drowned.
CORDOVA, Alaska. Sept. 22. Melvin
Derrmspy, postmaster of Gnlkana, woh
FARMERS HOLDING GRAIN
liucklmate Valley Hay Crop Also Is'
Being Stored.
BUENA VISTA. Or.. Bept. 22. (Spe
clal.) Grain in large quantities is be
ing held by farmers in hope of higher
prices. The crops all over the Luck
lmate Valley were good .this year, and
hay, too, is In store. The large quan
tity of wheat is being held in the ware
houses of the county, principally Mon
mouth and Independence. Farmers ex
pect no sales until the prices make
radical changes.
The quantity of clover seed la Polk
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HALFWAY , FIRE CHECKED
Town Keels Safe Unless Change
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BAKKR, Or.. Sept. 22. (Special.)
out of danger tonight, although the fire
north of the city Is still burning and a
band of volunteer fire-fighters is still
battling the blaze.
The fire spread during the day to
the timber and has been eating its way
there tonight. A fresh outburst this
morning - caused another battle, but
with the aid of water from the irri
gation ditches, which was turned on.
the fire crew was able to keep the
flames down. "
Part of the crops and fences of Nels
Manela were dstroyid. T"nle.s the
wind changes it is believed the flames
will be kept from Halfway.
Fifteen million rats have been killed as
part of the preventive measures eKaint
the spix.al of ptttcue. made bv the metro
politan police board of tile city of Toklo.
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