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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1896)
IITI' LIGHT QIXSTIUS. Hip I'i otnl tioii an Made by Hie Eire trie l.i Klit Company. Kit. Illy Outd. July IT. ' A 4m generally known Him oniiiract Ul wiin the city of Euifiio aiil the, Klcctrle Light -. expired July loth, j The coiiirai'l wlilcli lia Jut t-xpired wuit fr I liu teriuof three year hi the j rule of HO per mouth fur each art- litflit, 1 the city KUaruiileeliiK to mulntiilii it. 1 At the prt-wnl 1 1 too the tliy Imiiuln-! tultiliiK 27 Hk'iI- T he eoiiimlltce on flru and water, conm-tlntf of oouiicIIiiihii Day, yulm'i ami Ilenilerxon nan receiilly -ilntfU to niiike Icruin for u new contract, or rather to Mgree uHn term". We learn j that t tie i.iiiiimltlee mado a propoMillou i to luke lid lighla for the teim of live year at the rale of f S 00 per each lUlit l r inoiilli The coni)any refunei to acct-pl the oiler. Inxlea'lof Hilt the llglit eoiiipuny made the following ,roMwltl(iii to the commit lee, which were handed lo the council hi-l evening: To the I 'll v ('noiicll of Kugene: We w ilffiirnlHli I Imi eiiy light er vle an ilealgnuteil In l'.xhilill marked "A" for tl6 in) e r mouth -r lump on a "three vear eonlrncl." We w ill furulrh the city light nervine a denlHualcd In Exhibit marked "Jl" for f I0.U0 mt 1 it lit ft r month on a "five year contract." We will furnlah t ho city lluht aervloe a lenluimteil In Exhibit marked "C" for tSM r lamp per month on a "le:i year contract." raymeiit for acrvlce to le made monthly In "17. H. Gold Coin or It equivalent." The city to pay the cxpotiHea of the chungea a dealgiiaU-d In l.xliltillH " A" and '!". 1i talli of contract to bo Hrrungeil ly the City Council and the Light Co. Ki'oknR Ki.eitkic Lioht Co. l'cr ltoliliiHnn, Hco. EX II I HIT "A." 15 Lump.. High ami 11th; Jtodncy Sco t' cor ner. Alder ami 11th; Dr Patternon' cor ner. High and 8lli; H I) Kaklu'a comer. I'atterHon and Otli; l.uckey'a corner. IVurl ami 4th; AnilerHon'a corner. Wll aiiielie and 4th; IVhk Jell'erNoii and 0th, Honey'a corner. Charnelton ami 8th; OMUiim' corner. Willamette and 7lli; Iiy A Mender aon'a corner. Willamette and Hlh; Hovcy'a corner. Wlllamctle and Hlh; llolliiian Ilouae corner. ' Willamette ami 11th; Catholic church corner. Oak and l-lli; Klilnehart corner. And any other two lamp now In aervlce except the one at Hherman Heller'aand Iheonu at the corner of 131 Ii and raiteraon, tl' J Mca'hcmon'i corner.) Tlila arrangemeut will cauiie the moving of the lamp from the rreaby teriau church to the Unburn corner and the moving of the lump from the Jilnii corner to the l)r fatteraoii cor ner, and the erection of a new Hue and return from Hie McClung corner to lllli Hircci end placing of a new treet lamp on lltli at reel at the Ituduey aScnll corner. The coat of making these three chaugea will lie K-.f0. 1, AMI'S CUT OUT. 6lli and Willamette; Mlnneaota Ho. (el corner. 6lh and Lincoln: Davo Coleiuan'a corner. tlth and l'eitii; Cumberlaud church ooi ner. Otli and Olive; Ueo Craw'a corner. 7th and Laureni-e; KoIiIiihoii'm cor ner. Nth and Lincoln; Presbyterian .church corner. Ulh and l'oarl; ChrUtlau church .cornel. loth nm) High; McClung corner, loth ami Olive; Yorau'a corner. 11th and Kerry; Llnn'a corner. 18th and Pailentou; V J Mcl'tienMin'a corner. lSih and Oak; Frank Duuu'a cor ner. 11th and University; In front of the University. :trd and WaNhluitton; (Sherman llel lvr'a (Mud Flat.) lot It ami Willamette; Methodlat chinch corner. II h and Clmrnelton; T ( Homlrlcka' oirner. KX III HIT "H". 20 lampa: Willamette ami 4th; lKMt. Willamette and 7th; Day A Hoiitler aon'a corner. Willamette and 8th; Hovcy'a corner. Wlllainetteiiud Ulh; llcflinati Houxe vomer. Wlllametieand lllh; Cut hollo church corner. 6lh and Lincoln; Dave Coleman cor ner. tlth and Pearl; Cumlierland, Prinl-y-lerlau church coiner. Ulh and Olive; Ueo Craw'a corner. tlth and JcH'craum; Honey's comer. 7th and Lawrence; Itubluaou'i cor ner. Mh and Hitch; S 11 Eakln'a corner. 8th and Charnelton; Outturn's cor ner. Ulh and Patterson; H It;Luckey's .comer. Uth and IVaif; Christian church cor ner. 11th and High; Itialney Scott's cor tier. 11th and Alder; Or Patterson's cor ner. lllth and Oak, Frank Dunn's corner. 4lhaud Pearl; Anderson's comer. Ulh and Oak; Khlnelmrl's corner. l(Hh and Olive; Yorau'a corner. This arrangement will caue the moving of the lamp from the Prvntiy. lerlan church to the Ostium corner and the moving o! the lamp from the Lliiu corner to the Dr Patterson cor ner, and the erection of a new line and return fiom the Me lung corner to UtliNlrvet and the placing of anew lamp on 11th street at the itodney NNitt corner. 1 The eiwt of making these changes will ImR'W. I. A MI'S ITT OUT. i nth and Willamette; Miunesots Ho tel corner. 8th and Lincoln; Presbyterian church . comer. 10th and High; Met 'lung's corner. : lllli and Kerry; Linn's corner. Uth and I'attirtin; P J McPhersou's corner. 11th and I'lilvemlty; in front of the university. 3rd and Washington; Slioriuan Hel- ' ler's corner. ' 10th mid Willatuette; Methodist church corner. , Uth and Charm-lion; T G Heudrlck'i corner. KX II I HIT "C. Lamp as now located: Olliuml Willamette, Minnesota "- tel. 6th and Lincoln, Dave Coleman's corner. .... , Ulh ami Pearl, Cumberland church coi hi r. Itth and Olive, (Ji-o Cruw's tfirncr. Ilili ami Jell'erson, Honey's comer. 7lh and Lawrenw, Hohinson's cor ner. 7th and Williimette, l.iy 4 Mender, sou's corner. Hlh and High, 8 11 Fakhra comer. Klh ami Willamette Hovey's comer. 8th and Lincoln, Prexbyterlan church comer. Ulh and Patterson, Lm key a corner. Ulh and Pearl, ( hrillii!i church. Ulh and Wlllaimlle, llolluiiiii Ik uhc Corner. ID and J I licit. MeClung's comer. 10th anil O lve, Yoran's corner. Ilih and Patterson, Linn's corner. Ilih mid Willamette, Catholic church corner. lltili and Patterson, P J McPhersoii's corner. , , l.'tih and Oali, Frank Dunn's corner. 4th and Pearl, Anderson's corner. Willamette ami University, In front of University. 3rd and Washington, Hherman Hel ler's corner (Mud Flat.) 10th and Willamette, McthodM church comer. Uth ami Cliarnellon, T O Hendricks' corner. 3rd a.id Willamette, Depot. Uth and Oak, Hhiueliurt'a comer. 11th and Ferry, Llvcrmore corner. ON EXHIBIT "A." 14 lamps at 15.00 per mouth 7 Ineandesceiils r.t 1.00 s-r month 2.100 Or J2781 00 per year for three years. Too maiiy change on short contract's Poles and lines cost too much to be changing every time a new council Is electa!. US KXllllllT "B." IM lumis at flO.OO K-r month 200.00 7 incandescent al 11.00 per mouth 7.00 207.00 Or $2-181.00 per year for Ave years. ON KXllllllT "C " 27 lamps at $H 60 per month .. $220.60 7 Incandescent at $1.00 (ier month 7.00 2UII.60 Or $2838(10 a!r year fur 10 years. On the Inst piopositlon "Kxhlolt C" the same serflce as now performed will be $474 00 per year lca than at present. The committee recommended that none ol the ulmve proposition be ac cepted, and the report was adopted. A motion was then madu Hint the committee confer with Hie light com pany again today and make a farther report to the council this eveliln, at which time it Is expected the matter will be finally disposed of. Daily uuard, Jul; 17. A O U W. The grand lodg at Port laud elected tho following nltltfers for the ensuing year: K Werleln, of In dustry Indue, No 8, Portland, grand master; 8 A McFadden, of Protection lodge No 2, (Salem grand foreman; D C Herrt n, of Temple No 3, The Dul les, grand overseer; Ncwlon Clark of Hlversid.i No 8, HishI Hiver retderted ii r, mil recorder; It L Durham of Hope No 1, Portland reelected grand re ceiver; William Armstrong, of Valley No 18 Hulem, grand trustee, I) C Herren, giaud Instructor. Tlil. luat nlll. - In a new one 111 this I.. lu.l Inl I.. at I. u-ua flhuiliul VlM.t.l-.tll V JUI III. Illllll'lli " nr blli.tin J " - .-.--J hy voteol the grand lodge, and is sim ilar to ttial callin grand organizer in some oilier Jurisdictions. Delegates to the supreme lodge, which meet sat Mil waukee next June, or supreme repre sentative, as they are usually called, were elected as follows: 1) Holla Cohen, of Portland; William M Colvlg, of Jacksonville, P ( M.; W I) Hare, of Hillsboro. The graded assessment plun was put oil until next year. natty (lusrd, July 17. Pkok Condon Comino. Pendleton Fast Oregonlan: The water problem lor Pendleton came up again Wednes day evening in the shape of a resolu tion that Prof Thomas Condon, the eminent geologist w ho is a member of tho faculty of-the University of Oregon, Fugeiie, be asked to come here and examine the formation In the vicinity of Pendleton, with artesian water and Its probable finding as the 1 in st Ion involved. The subject of boring lor artesian water has beeu agitated considerably of late, and this apHara to tie a denude step In Hie direction ol trying to tlnd It. Prof Condon ha not yet consented to come, hut It I probable that he will extend Hint favor to tho people of this fit V- His expense will be paid pro vided hooonics, but no compensation will la ottered Mm. Was a Fakk. An Albany man this week paid a stranger $1.60 lor a sure cure for deafness. It consisted of two bottles, one to be taken Internally and the other rubbed around the ears. I' lion Investigation the liquid to be taken Internally was found to bo wa ter, and the other a mere coloring mat ter. The fake had not left town, and was made lo give up $1 of the amount. He had spent the 60 cents. Pally (lusrd, July V. Out hk J All.. James Leathermnn and Mis Anna Heed, who have I ecu cut tilted In tho con n Iv (all awaiting trial at the next term of court on the charge of adultery, were released from custody last eveuing, having secured bonds to the sum of $2.U each The parties aie from Yam hill county and were arrested at Cot tage Orove. Tally Ourri, July 17. Thk DiriiTiiKHiA Casks. No new cases of diphtheria have been reported today, and those of the Johns hi aud Newman families who are afflicted are getting along at well as could tie expected. THE HOP liLSlSKSS. The I'acillc Coast llistilits Will Poll Mmrt Many Tlioti-ainM of Hull's. The hup business- of Oregon Is t present attracting consld rablo atten tion, hs It will probably, have to us-ist In milking Hie next winter's living for many a-otle in this valley, who have not sung balances in the hunks to de pend upon. a n ii f i K ii I i-r visb-rduy ftp- ..i-..,...l.i.il T A l.ivi'.lev" lllitliliger of the Pucllli! Hop Co., one of the largest hop slilppli g linns In His .Northwest andwlioowns two yards near that .in- i.iiiii-ilnliKr Hll acres of vine. Mr Llvesley stated tliut they were culti vating their entire yards this year, and that one nf Id m -a new one looked ii..miiIIv nm. but the other an ..i.li.r viinl 'is somewhat lighter. Lice i.ru lu iiliininir to in i near a little, b not In MilhVlciil ijiiantlilei t do any harm its yet Mr Llvesley said that If the wea'her should Is-eoine muggy ii would assist I ho lice very much and damage Hie glow ing vine to a very large extent. He estimates the crop r ri.,r.iii fur twin at oiif-lmlf of last v.. i '.. unit iiiiHsiltlv less 1 1 Hi II that if the w eal her conditions du not improve wsiii. The compiiny Is not contract it g very much ut present, although they ar; engaging a few hop of this year's ciop ul 6) ee its. Th y expect Hid iiiai ket to iicn at from 6 to 0 cents per pound for choice l:op.; should it open Lelow that the growers are not u.u.i.iurl in nick tltcir crciiis. In the Itiitteviile district many of the large, old yards are not being cul tivated, ami those of the old ouch, where growers had exerted themselves to ruisu a good crop, have failed signally, as the vines look bad and Will Is-ur a very poor crop. New yards as a rule, rook well and promise a good uverage yield. The crop in Yakima county, In Washington, Is reported as very light, the outlook being lor about 4.600 bales for 1HIMI, as compared lo 1H.0O0 for the year 180V Mr Llvesley ascribed the reason for (bis (I'llilte in production to Hie negltct ol yards, mi account of the demorili. ilion r H" maraei. l ite same stale of allairs Is reported from the correspondents of the linn from the .Sound country, the prospects being fur very few Imps on tho Hound. Lewis county may produce a half crop, and King ami Pierce, the only oilier two wenuru hop-growing coun td In that state, w ill produce even less than the llrsl rained. Frank D Miller, of Oiieontu, N Y, ono of the largest hop dealers in the Fust, was in the cily for two days and left yesterday for the Yakima country. Mr Miller Is'one of Herren & Levy's correspondents, au'l is one of the luosl thoroughly posted hop dealeia in the United Stales, lie reported hops lit New York sta'e us being in a moM ex -cedent condition. He estimates the output of New York for litis year al from 126,00il to 110,000 bales, as com pared to lSil.OnO liiilis, the crop of thai for 1S'.I5, which Is considered u lull crop for that slate. Mr Miller Is pass ing Hi rough the hop producing dis. tricts for l lie put -pu-e ot galhering In formation and keeping himself in formed as to what the prosiu'ds for cri ps may lie, mid the probable output of the dillereut Iccalitles. Kd C Herren, ihc well known local hop man, said that the latist Informa tion to he had Indicated that the en tire Pucillo coast hop d slriets would scarcely produce I2-VU00 bales this Vi ar, or a (olal of i',U,Ooo bales for the United Hlates. The rciiiirenielits of this country are about lSl',000 bales li-uviiig still a surplus of at least 70, 000 bales to lie marketed in foreign conn ries. This being the case, the only tiling that w ill bring better prices for hops and renewed pro-peiity to growers and dealears alike, Is a short age of crop in Knglund, which c:.u hardly be counted upon at present. He estimate Oregon's output for this year at about one-half of the crop ol IS!'., nnd Ihluks that if went her con ditlons should become somewhat un favorable, and the market show In sulllcleut signs of improvement, that considerable less than half a crop will be harvested. Kltctrlc Lights, Dul y Guitnl, July is, Fugeiie was in darkness hst night so fai as street lights were concerned. The contract between Hie city and the electric light company explicit on the tenth of this month, ami since that time Hie council ami company have lulled to agree on terms for a new contract. The city claim that re trenchment must be ellt'i'tcd and Is willing to take n less number of lights at neat ly the old price per light, but to this the company demurs. It is estimated there will be a deficit In city revenues this year of at least $1."00. Two sa loons failed to take out license, a loss of JSiK), nnd It Is thought the los from decreased valuations In assessments will not a i mint to much less than $1000. Last year It was $1100. bully liiinrj, July IS. A Falss Hkpokt. The report was circulated on the streets early tills morning that Mrs (' F Crouer had been taken with diphtheria. The matter was immediately reported to Marshal Day ami he acting U (tn the authority of Dr K A MoAlisier, put up the danger ting in front ot the real den. i'. ' Drs Kuykeudall wtul Harris were soon after summoned and madu an examination of tliee:iso. As soon as they had examined the symptoms they announced that It was not diph theria but merely a light attack of sore throat. 1 he Hag was taken dow n by Marshal day. No new cases have been reported today and the Johnson and Newman families are both con valescing. Pally Gusnl, July 17. A Co xv in Ksi-At'Ks. Harry Small, a mulatto, csctped from the peniteu- itiary at Salem Wednesday ItlglK I Small, with some other convicts, w as lining otno worn at ii.e reiorm c nooi i when he escaited. He was seen at Hhedd this morning and is probably l woriuiig i ins way. ! Pku k AnvANciMi. Since the dry season lias set In butter has advanced I rapidly In price and creamery butler j is now In demand at 60 cents ht roll, while other butter retails at ,15 cent 1 per roll. Creamery butter ha ad v. need 15 cent anil oilier butter 10 , ceut JHr roll within the last few davs From 0rtr"i! Boston. Started fron Euueue ou the: U. I, of .win. niuiicu ii..... ----- ,i...(i July In the morning aud Va Vancouver, U C. on e " Stayed at Vancouver until 1,K! Thursday, the si-cond day of July, ou acc"u..r o a wash.iut on the Ca.md.au ?.c r. i,. i.i- There was so much ualiotMin the lrt;rftl sengers at the delay ha tl. el taseii out tnai nay i" " " weak bridge. However, when the Train reached the nearest station ...... I.... torrent from lWlll . r"ston.ed-a..d It stayed stopped In one oV the holiest canyon outif Hades. The mountain mos quitoes tried to devour alt of the ja-o pie Whom me sun um - ,.,, next day the train made a. o. her move to within about a m le of H e cause of the delay so that the ; peopte could walk there through the hot sun and see for themselves what was the matter. The mighty "river' was a small creek, and a mighty small num ber of men had beeu set at work re pairing a common wooden bridge. The repair ccrttlnly ought Jo have l.eeu made within 12 Imiira. e were delayed 2 day and 10 hour. The only feature of the entire trip that kept this inexcusuble delay from lielng Intolerable was the fact that Hie occupuntsofour car were very pleas ant, g.nial and luteiligeiit people. One mau was Just returning from a trip around the world; and he was theielore an all around man. Anoth er one was a retired sea caplalu; law yers, doctors, etc. llul the ladles were charming. Hy their music and winning ways they made the lime puss Joyously. On tills road everything Is Hoyal, except baklnif powders. They arc Imperial. The Hoyal Hop Company, Limited; the Hoyal Stables, Limited; the Hoyal Chicken Hanch, Limited, and the Hoyal Insane Asylum, limit ed to the Q'leeli'a subjects. One station Is named Medicine Hat; the next one Is Lost Hat, beeauso Cholly lost his little 'at there while on th') cars. The mounted police wear a uniform, consi-tlng of a red Jacket and a very little can balanced ou Hie right ear. While! am wriilngthls, there Is a very charming concert going on in our car sacred and Instrument al soprano and tremblano, vocalo and guitaro. Tbus the tedium of a long journey is lessened. There are many opportunities of studying human iiature-and also thing nature. There is a certain tiling tiiat is known by Americans (the Britishers c ill us "Hamerlcans") as "it." It is rather numerous on all the Roy ul trains it wears a cravat around its waist ami another around Its little 'at and where the cravat ought to be itwiutsa big Imjw of ribbon this is the only big tiling about it. I turgot lo mention Unit it always wears lis trousers witli the Isitlnui turned up, a badge of rang. Y.iu can guess hits name, yer know. Well, I have at last found one of the most p 'lite courteous and elllcient dining car conductors In the world. He comes in per-oil to Hie passengers, invites them to meals and aids the wallahs in serving them. He is very ai ten tlve, gentlemanly and obliging. His car is the Marlborough. The porter on No. 1010, Tourist Cur, does all in Ids power day and night to make Ids passengers Comfortable and to give them all needed information. He is faithful, deserving and at tentive. SCEXKKY. There Is some good scenery in the mountains. At o.ie place we pass along a canvon on one side of which the mountain is just as high as it cau lie; on the other side it Is a little high er. How is thai for high? Near the railroad track at one point In the plain Is a jet of natural gas -it is self acting it is an iron tube growing out of the ground, and just before a pass enger tiuin reaches that place it always semis up a nriinatii electric light or 10,000 candle power. Wonderful' OFFICIALS. All the officials and utinlllcluls on the road, but one, are uniformly polite. If you ask one of them a question, he will immediately answer It. and thank you for asking it. 8ACRF.D IDEM. (A la Addison.) Tho following ode Is original by the author, a distinguished lurlst. one of our parly, Mr Anoymous, Esq., Bar't: I. O l ord, Omnipotent Divine, Thnii whoiloat make the aim to shine; Ami (rotn out umtiraifeoii deep Kouie the lumtjert:iK world from sloop; As thuti dual look with Jcalouaeya On tho.e whoa)ie iltv dignity, Tf'l lul inlile man, O toll hi tu why, When aiieanud anolia with alately tread Wlih lordly air hold up Ihelr head, Thou dun! not lit juMloe now litem dow n, To wear I lie yoke instead the crown 11. lta't thou In thy wisdom planned That thy grouti fooitool should to manned, With a laoe tuteruteillste. Twin lowly man and th T fatal- ? Are dudes and snobs and earthly lords By Hits) cotmldered 'hove the hordes Of common subject ol thy realm? III. We are all ot common clay Aud common mould. Why In Hit day An tlrst-riaM paMennert preferred'' Why seoottd-elasa, the common held, Are lu oloae iiuartpra left to bake, And Hrst-clasa fed ou porter aleak? As tl seemed well thai we should last As dreary days and hours were past, While Kluitoos feed on dainties rare, And we applying tr some law, Are mii'le to wail aud take I he c rum In And teiaps that (rum their tables (a II? A nun: HOT. Talk about heat, the South is not "In It." At one place on the railway a remarkable event occurred. Just before the royal train reached a royal chicken ranch the superintendent re ceived a royal cablegram from her majesty to supply the pass-.'tigers with fresh eggs. Accordingly the superin tendent ordered the hens to lay. They laid, lu oUslienee to orders, just as the train came In sight, ksuch a cackling! The passenger bought the egg for a homelette. Ln aud behold, when they broke the shells, they found u,Rt every one was a hard-boiled egg. The heat was go great thai the i gg was cooked before It was laid. Ql'ICK TKIP. It look me only eleven dsv tn ilhin mini r.iigenc, wregon to Huston, Muss. iiisiieia an? a last peop e. and don't you forget It. v A Victim. The Kugene lee works Is crowded with order. 0. A. !-. I'retldeiirjr. lianJfl US the follow! ,3 lor publico, wwj-n wc give r-pace in ju-tuo to Mr. MKycitiwn of tho .late ought t0 -Van interest, in our puWio educational institution, and while not Jivo at Corvall.s we wind to wo tho agricultural college succeed. In Meeting a new pre-i-dent the board of rcg. nt ought to ! sight of tho intereH of m-li vi dua, applicant ui.J look wholly to tint good of tho nchool. JtT.lgi.K-; from the quotation in yesterday's Gcakp, frn the Ur vallis Times, it would seem that sonic of the applicants are growing rather depperate and nro willing to resort to any means to carry their point, regardleHi of the JntereHtt of other candidates or the public good. Tho article quoted was an evident attempt to injure tho proBt.eets of Mr. H. B. Miller, who it is said lias been spoken of us u suitable person for the position. We do not think it necessary for the Times to dis-nara-'o Mr. Miller in order to build tip the interests of its own pet can didate. Mr. Miller being a citizen of Eugene we feel it but just to say that the characterization of him by the Times was very unfair. There may be room for difference of opinion as to the feasibility of tho plan, said to bo favored by the board, of putting a business man nt the head of the institution. Certainly much can be said in its favor. But if cuch a plan is adopt ed the board of regents could not do letter than select Mr. Miller for the presidency. Having gi ven some publicity to tho article which would make of Mr. Miller a mere country saw mill man, it would be but just to him to state some of the qualifications that would fit him tor the position. In the first place Mr. Miller is a siwcessful practical horticulturist, having for ten years lived upon and personally con ducted one of the best farms in southern Oregon. Here he has a Gne seventy-five acre orchard of pears and apples in which l e takes great pride. He has given much time and thought to horticulture and few men in the state excell him in knowledge of the subject. His other industrial interests have been numerous and his ex perience along these lines very great. Tho Sugar Pine Door and Lumber Co., of Grants Puss, is the largest institution of its kind in the Northwest, and is a product of Mr. Miller's energy and enterprise. It operates several saw mills, cm ploying about three hundred men. It owns and operates one of the largest 8aali, door und box factories on the coast, which gives employ ment to over one hundred meu. It owns three general merchandise stores, which do a vast business every year. This great industrial institution giving employment to moie men than anything of its kind in Ore gon, is the creation of Mr. Miller's iniuds, and the product of his energy and enterprise. This cer tainly has given him an abundant experience in managing business and handling men. In addition to this he was one of the founders and officers of the First National Bank of U rants Puss, and was the principle owner and moving ppirit in the opera house and hotel build ings, which are a credit to that thrifty little city. In fact this beautiful and enterprising town is largely a child of his foresight and energy. Mr. Miller has also had experience as a bridgo engineer and contractor having spent live years in that business belore going to Grants Puss. Such business quali fi 'ations and experience would cer tainly be useful to the head of a great institution like the 0. A. C. Business and executive ability are the things needed more than great learning, to successfully manage tho experimental station and in dustrial department of the school. However, as to school learning Mr. Miller is the equal of the Times' favorite candidate, the present in cuuibent, being a graduate of one of Ohio's best schools, while in the features above mentioned he far excels Mr. Bloss. As a 6tudent of social science and economics, Mr. Miller ranks with the best in this Btate, and his lec tures on these subjects have been a feature of the cessions of our local scientific society, known as the Ad vancement club. Ho is recognized by all who are familiar with his work, as a strong practical and independent thinker, as well as a thoroughly practical business man. During his more than twenty years of active busi ness hie in Oregon, he has been successful m every vocation to which he has devoted himself. So there 's probably no man in the state better qualified to hand! the varied industrial departments of Xw " UFaI r0"eg0 than Mr TIip iittiu.t nr n.. t. OnTTV llMI-v ; . , , 1 1 W10 1,mes 19 mam- uniair, insinuating tliat Mr. Miller was an active endi . was mamnga political light for , rdnof. IO lie was not an applicant f. n pinion or president, and Li L ivim siii'-rrnteil ltv !.! -: ."ail cause of their belief in hj, w J fitness to man.i(o tho great iD,! trial school of Oregon. 'il0 J cipal purpose of uch a k!!; would seem to bo tho devMopmrM of tho industrial interests if .1 state and tho training of vontKi an indu.trial life. It literary school; it is not a school for training teachers. The iu maintuini schools for such purtjoi!! in her state university nnj Va'rj(j normal school. Tho work of th Agricultural college ought to be th, training of our youth in the high oris of farming, mechanics ailj industrial fields a work which, not one whit below that of our other great schools, but of o mor. intensely practical nature, and re quiring tho controling and guidinsr hand of a practical business mn Such being tho ease, wmt i( ii' matter villi II. B. Miller. Wo understand that his associa tion with tho faculty and station men during his regency haibwQ congenial, and that his appoint, ment w.iuld bo satisfactory to th?o and that they havo assured tiim of harmonious co-operation and heart. support in case ho is elevated to tho presidency. No, th0 board of regents nvght go farther and fare much worse than to select at prwi. dent of the Oregon Agricultural Collego Hon. H. B. Miller. Y0UXGEST MAS NOMINATED. Williutn J.Bryan is the Young, est man who ever ran for president of tho United States. Ilrynn ii twenty-three years younger than Grovcr Cleveland. Tho average age of a president is fifty-five jean. Tno oldest man to hold the'place was William Henry Harrifon, who was sixty-eight years ot age when inaugurated, and the youngest was Grant. Hero are tho agc3 of all the pre. dents at the timo of their inaugu ration: George Washington 57 John Adams 62 Thomas Jefferson 58 James Madison 53 JameB Monroe 53 Joha Quincy Adams 53 Andrew Jackson 62 Martin Van Burcn 55 William Henry Harrison 63 John Tyler 51 James K. Polk 50 Zachary Taylor 65 Millard Fillmore 50 Franklin Pierce J9 James Buchanan (6 Abraham Lincoln '-.8 Andrew Johnson al Ulysess S. Grant " Kutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfitld Chester A. Arthur 51 G rover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison The next legislature should do some lively catting in the eaUry line. Few men have so euildenl)' sprung into national importance as W. J. liryan. Nearly everv nonulist conven tion held sinco the Chicago conven tion has instructed or declared for Bryan. The silver service of the battle Bhip Oregon, to bo presented by the citizens of the state will cost $3000. Rather expensive. Thn mm: nt u in resorts of Lnf county are receiving consiJerablt attention these davs. The upptr McKenzio is an especial favorite Farmers say tho hot weather !iai very mntnrinlltf iniured lilte 80WD t' . :- - . . . -v.i grain and will cut tho cany t Tho oat crop will bo very ligh:; Reports are that Carlisle ut wor ried because there is a very strong free silver sentiment in the treas ury department among s'wra nates. Kentucky stands with Med breath. It is to be decu whether the distilleries will bo oper ated during tho coming eishteen months. Thopeoplo have suffered a loss of one-third to one-half in valu of all real estate and other proper y during the past lew b0 however is still worth 100 cents on tho dollar. Those Portland odoral ofllciala who were seducet' into signing petition for a g.U man to rn against silver cindiJates for con gress will have considerable ex plaining to do .T Bryan is elected. Bryan is old enough for jrwident. The makers of the ciinmtution fixed the ago at thirty-live proMj blv believing that a man it J ago would have as much s3 ' any time afterward. Many onw great characters of history aua.u all their fume before rc.uhmS- 'age.