The Corvallis gazette., December 13, 1889, Image 3

THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDA1, DECEMBER 13, 1S8D.
- T-wo-tliiirdjs o3T Jato's Addition & old. -
"WING to delay in the receipt of our maps from the engravers in Portland, not a lot
has yet been placed with our agents in that city. V e are advised to-day by
telegraph that our maps will be ready Wednesday next, and Oil Saturday,
December 1-Atll, 100 Lots
to be disposed of here.
Look at the
Dr. E. II. Taylor,
J. M. Nolan,
Jos. D. Johnson,
J. II. Nicholas,
B. R. vJob,
John Will Sr.,
Sarah A. Wright, Eugene,
Tie Owners oi Prope
Oar very best citizens, which is a guarantee that all im
provements made will he of a substantial character.
A. W. Scott Esq., (contractor for our elegant new school house) owns 16 lots and is
under contract to erect not less than four elegant modern style hard finish cottages early
in the spring, the value of each will be not less than $1000, and it is probable that not less
than 2o residences will be constructed in the spring.
The Street Railway Goes!
The franchise having been granted by the City Council last evening and the County
Court having granted a similar franchise at its last session, the company will at once incor
porate and actual work begun within the next 30 days and cars running to Job's Addition
bv March 1st next. .
Don't
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A Y,Kl FA KM.
Since independence was achieved
(he United Slates
government
1ms been the
of arnhie land
The total area of
largest owner
on the earth,
the '-public do
unsold, amounts
and constitutes
main," sold and
to 1.849,032.587
72 percent, of the total area of the
United iStaf.es, including Alaska.
About 700,000,000 acres of land
have been sold and donated, about
1.150,000,000 remain unsold. As
the area of Alaska is 309,530,000
acres, the area unsold, exclusive of
that territory, is about 780,000,000
acres.
This vast landed estate, says
Joseph Niinu.o, Jr., in Frank Les
lie's Illustrated Newspaper, was
acquired by the war of independ
ence, by the purchase from France
in 1803 of the enormous area
known as the province of Louisana.
extending from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific ocean; by the
purchase of Florida from Spain in
1821; by the treaty of peace with
Mexico in 184S, and the supple
mental treaty of 1853, which gave
us California and brought our
southern border line down from
Oregon to where it is now; by pur
chase of border-lands from Texas
in 1S50. and by the purchase of
Alaska -from Russia in 1807. The
cost of the public domain for pur
chase, quieting Indian occupancy
titles, surveys, and sale, has been
17 2-5 cents per acre, the price
at which the public lands have
been sold have ranged 12 cents to
$2.50 per acre for agricultural
lands; $2.50 to $5 per acre lor
mineral lands except coal lands,
which are sold at $10 and $20 per
acre, according to location with re
spect to laud-grant railroads. The
governmental balance-sheet on ac
count of public lands the 30th of
June, 1880, stood thus:
Expenditures
For puruhaxca and exssions
For surveying and sale. .-
For Indian occupancy title, etc..
Total. ..
Receipts
From sale of lands
..$ 88,157,300
. . 4ti,;xK),02
... 187,328,004
$322,049,508
S200,70?,849
Expenditures In excess of receipts.. ..8121,346,74
will be placed with our Portland agents, leaving very few
list of some who- have already invested:
Chas. L. Weiser,
Ina L. Spencer,
M. H. Kriebel,
F. M. Johnson,
S. N. Wilkins,
A. A. Samuels,
M. M. Davis, Yaquina,
1-
rly in Job's
Wait!
9
ever, is offset by the 780,000,000
acres of land, exclusive of Alaska,
still in possession ol the govern
ment. The value of this remain
ing part of the public domain is
estimated at $S00,000,000. If all
these lands, or the proceeds from
their sale in excess of the present
balance against the government,
shall be appropriated to the recla
mation of the arid regions by
means of irrigation,, such action
will be entirely in harmony with
the policy pursued by the national
government from the beginning,
viz.: To regard the public lands.
not as a source of revenue, but
simply as a public trust, with the
object steadilv in view of trans
ferring them to actual settlers at
the lowest possible cost and as
rr pidly as may be consistent with
a healthy national development.
No political party has swerved
from this wise and beneficient
policy, and no administration of
the national government has been
false to this great trust
In our "Homestead," "Pre
emption," 4Tree Culture" and
"Desert Land" laws the most
humane and beneficent features of
all our public-land legislation
the poor frontiersman has been ac
corded a vantage and a protection
which have guarded him against
theenroachments of influence and
of wealth. Our public-land policy
has also been just and generous
toward the Indians, paternal and
kindly toward the soldier and
sailor, while honest and upright
toward the public interests.
For the erection and sustenation
of schools, seminaries and agricul
tural colleges the magnificent do
nation of 78,659,000 acres of land
has been made. There has been
granted to the 6tates for public
improvements 6,806,000 acres of
land. , One of the wisest and in its
result beneficent features of our
land policy has been the granting
of about 51,375,000 acres ot public
lands for the construction of wagon
N COX
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
A. C. Ewart,
W. E. Paul,
J. 0. Wilson,
August Hodes,
J. P. Davenport, Portland,
Josse Walrath, Portland,
A. W. Scott, Portland,
ill Inolie
Invest To-day!
roads, canals anil railroads, and
chiefly the latter. -Within certain
limits the government has given
half the land in alternate soctions
to railroad companies; but at the
same lime it has doubled the price
of its remaining lands within such
limits. No other expedient has so
effectually helped to promote
settlement, or to secure the de
velopment of the resources of the
country, and especially of that
vast area toward which the atten
tion of the country is now turned
with such deep interest the "arid
region." At the same time it is
the intelligent and well-considered
verdict of the American people
that the policy of land grants went
about far enough.
The conduct of cur public laud
interests is a crowning glory of
American statesmanship and an
abiding honor to the admimstra-1
tion of our national aflairs. In a
world in which every forceful man
is seeking his own it is a record
which illuminates our civilization.
There have been heated disputa
tions at times in regard to methods
of the administration and matters
of detail touching the guardianship
and disposition of our public lands,
but no political party line has ever
been drawn on any of these ques
tions, and there appears to be no
sensible excuse for such action in
the future.
The method of dividing the pub
lie lands into townships six miles
square and numbering the square
miles or "sections" of each in the
same uniform manner from one to
thirty-six was devised during the
period when our national govern
ment was a confederacy. The bill
which enacted it is dated May 20,
ti&a, ana was reported oy a com
mittee of which Thomas Jefferson
was chairman.
Such, briefly, are some of the
more important historical facts in
regard to "Uncle Sam's Farm."
K. L. Taylor, the barber, now shaves
15 cents. ' -
for
Children Cry for;
3P .tcher's Castoria.
6ENTRAL PARK
This beautiful Block, directly in the center of Job's addition, was deeded to the city of
Corvallis, to be used forever as a Public Park, and was formally accepted by the City Coun
cil last evening. The work of beautifying it and planting ornamental trees and shrubbery
will be begun at once.
It is no longer a question that Job's Addition is destined to become the site of many of
our finest residences, and every lot will bring double present prices inside of twelve months.
Every lot in Job's Addition is high, diy and level. Grand views of the snow-capped
Mt. Hood, Jefferson and Three Sisters looking east, and the Coast Kange west. It is the
only addition to which construction of the Street Railway is Guaranteed.
: -
The Construction of a number of Elegant Residences is already
assured. It is the only addition in which you have
.A Chance for an Elegants
Residence & five Acres of Lai
With Every Lot Bought.
Central Park (the property of the City of Corvallis)
is directly m the center of this addition.
To the Eomeseeker it offers Inducements Superior to all Others. To the Investor
-Hgsure Increase in Yalues-
eep both Eyes on Job's Addition!
Northwest
l ; 1
-Dealer in-
-Stoves and
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, IRON,
Nails, Steel, Iron and Lead Pipe and Fittings,
CgTGranite Ware and House Furnishing Goods. Manufacturer of Tin
ware, Roofing, Gutter, and Galvanized Iron Cornice.
Plumbing and All Kinds of Job Work done to Order.
CORVALLIS. - - - - OREGON.
GREAT REDUCTION
mem . r mii
T-! 71 "
Jim r MMfli
g&rin order to Close out my
to the Public at a Reduction of
-IO Per Cent.
Off the regular price for the next SIXTY Days.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-
All Wool, three-ply, at 90 cents.
f " two-ply, " 67 cents.
Eoxbury Brussells, " 90 cents.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::And all other at Reduced Figures.
PHILIP "WIHEER.
Fisher's Brick, - - Corvallis, Oregon.
Corner Third and Monroe Streets,
Tinware.
m ura hi 11 im w
V2-Y ff M SSSZ Ti
stock of Carpets, I shall offer them
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0M2ULAND TO CALIFORNIA
VIA
Southern Pacific Company's
LINE.
THE MT. SHASTA ROUTE.
Time Between
ALBANY and SAN FIIANCISCO
3." HOUIiS.
California Express Traini Boa S-II7
PORTLAND and SAN FK AN CISCO.
OI Til. I KOKTII
liV Portland ... 4:00p.m.' Lt San Kriscu 7:00 pra
Lv Abw:v MrtS p. m.ILv Alt.V........WU5 am
Av 4n l'Tiyo...Jf:i p.m. Ar Portland 10:45 a m
Lc;vl Passenger Train, Daily, except Sunday
I V l'orti;uiil s:00 a. m. I tu'eiie V-00 a. lu
hv Albany 12:40 p. in. I Lv Albany 11:35 a. 111
Ar Kugano 2:-IO p 111 j Ar Portland ... 3:4a p in
Lebanon Branch.
8:2!) p 111. ..Lv. . .Allmiiy.. ..Ar...6:30 a m
9:06 p 111. . Ar. . .Lelmuoii. ..Lv. . 5:4.1 a m
11:50 p in. ..Lv. . .Albany Ar...9:25 p m
2:3t p m. . Ar. .. Lebanon. ..Lv... 8:40 p m
7:30 a m . . Lv . . . Albany . . . . Ar . . .4:2 p m
8 :"-!2 a 111 . . Ar . . . Lelmnou. ..Lv . ..3:40 p m
Pullman Buffett Sleepfers:
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS,
For accommodation of second-class
passengers, attached to Expiens Trains.
The S. P. O.'s Ferry makes connection with all
the r.iK'tilar trains vu the Kast Side Uiruieu from
loot of if Direct.
Wist Siis Iivlsloa.
BETWEEN POKTLASD AND CORVALLIS.
Kail Trail. Biily Sxept Snaky.
LB AVE. I AHH1VS.
Portland 7:30 a.m. Corvallis 12:26 p. so
Corvallis 1:80 p. m. I Portland :20 p. in
At Albany and Corvallis connect with trains of th
Oregon Pacific Railroad.
Zx;itu train. Sally Szcept Ssiday.
MM VS.
Portland :50 p. m.
McUinnville A:4.ra.in.
AKKIVB.
McMinnville... 8:00 p. m
Portland 9:00 a. m
THROUGH TICKETS
to all points
South and East via California.
Eor full information regarding rates, maps
etc., call ou company's agent at Corvallis or
Albany.
E. P ROGERS. Asst. O. K. & P. Agent.
E.KOEULER Manager
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
Corvallis Oregon.
M. A'OANAN Proprietor
THE OCCIDENTAL is a new bnililinff,
newly furnished, and is first class in all its
appointments. ., , ,
RATES LIBERAL.
Large Sample Room on First Floor for
Cmmercial men. 19-35 ly
m an K ivn SATIN XKCKTIE&
Fitv Vk-i'KTItf f.n . Auiruta. Ma r
what periodical you saw our
This excess of expenditures, how-