SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
THE MORNING ASTOHIAN, ASTOIilA, OREGON.
Things Telephonic
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panic Have Generally Been
Promoted.
The favorite plan of independent
or opposition telephone promoters,
after securing a franchise in a city is
to incorporate with a very large capi
tal and authorise the issuance of
Itock and bonds fr the full amount.
Contract arc then made in each in
stance with a construction company
(of the same promoters) for a sum
far in excess of the value of the
plant. Hy the offer of large bonusc
for the sale of bonds, some banks
have heretofore been induced to han
dle their securities, and generally,
with the sale- of each bond, three
quarter or one half of the value of
the same in stock has been given
to the purchaser without coot. After
all of the stock and bonds have
been cold to the public and the
plant constructed, the promoter, after
having disposed of bis bonds, step
out, and leave the handling of the
plant to the local purchaser. Through
out California, or the Kast there is
scarcely an instant where the prom
ises of the promoters have been ful
filled, ami in almost evey case the
exchanges have ultimately found
themselves in serious financial dif
ficulty Would Not Be Of Real Value.
$16UH( for a local Automatic
Home plant and $Hn,iXK) for a long
distant line to , Portland and still
some more before the first outlay
would be of real value. $260,(XK) has
always been considered a large sum
of money but at present it would be
harder to raise than would have been
.$500,IHX) a year ago. However it may
be that some one has discovered that
money is "easing up!" Perhaps it is
the promoter.
Fortunes Made And Lost.
It is a well known fact among tele
phone people that fortunes have been
made by promoters in installing so
called independent telephone system.
It is also known that fortunes have
been lost by those who have tried to
operate them.
No Chance For The Principal.
Mn some lines of business where it
fails to pay and goes to the wall
there is some chance of getting at
least a part , of the PRINCIPAL
back. An opposition telephone plant,
out of commission is JUNK. No
matter what it cost.
What Experience Has Taught.
The Presidents of Three National
Ranks in Sacramento California (pres
ent population 165,000) with combin
ed assets of $15,226,343.31, see state
ment close of business July 15, 1908,
(SUlcvria Society ;j
Miss Mary Daley has gone to Elk
Crove, Cal., to visit with her sister,
Mrs. W. E. Foster and family.
The members of the D. M. C. Club
gave a tally-ho ride on Tuesday even
ing, going" as far as .Kamtn's farm
where they had a very enjoyable
time.
Mrs. Will Young of Fort Stevens
and Miss Maybelle Young entertain
ed the members of the D. M. C D.
Club on Thursday at the home of the
former. Five hundred was the game
of the afternoon, Miss Alma Holmes
winning the prize, ine party ictt.tne
city on board the Major Guy Howard
1731 I
Thinkers
were director of the opposition
Home Telephone Co. in that city with
line in five adjoining counties and
1500 telephones in operation. The
exchange closed business last month.
Here i what they say "Wholly un
like any other business in existence
there is THAT INTKRlJKl'EXD
KNCK of all subscribers on each
other for a COMPLETE SERVICE,
which makes the maintenance and op
eration of dual telephone systems
most undesirable, Having become
convinced that it is our plain duty to
the community and to ourselves to
withdraw from the business, we beg
to extend our thanks, etc., etc."
A Good Investment.
A little oney invested right now to
pay the expense of two or three level
headed citizens of Astoria, on a tour
f investigation to the cities of Cali
fornia to the cities of California
where two telephone systems are now
or have been in operation would no
loubt yield big returns in the end.
The Value of a Telephone.
The value of a telephone depend?
entirely upon the number of subscrib
er to be reached. In Portland the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany has over 21,(X10 telephones with
4Kl additional shortly to be installed.
The Automatic Home Company is
.said to have about one-quarter, of this
number. Therefore, a party in As
toria calling for a party in Portland
over an Automatic Home Telephone
in ASTORIA would stand less than
one chance in four of getting his
party. , So there are other considera
tions besides purely local coditions
to think of.
BMSanSn .
Who Gets The Principal?
Teacher: If a man puts his money
into an opposition telephone company
in Astoria ami it fails to pay any in
terest on the investment who gets
the principal? ' SCHOLAR; HE
DON'T!
TEACHER, You're it! Co to head
of class.
Capital Is Timid.
Capital is said to be TIMID when
seeking investment. You can gamble
that it wjlt not only be TIMID but
SICK if it gets mixed up in an OP
POSITION PROMOTION TELE
PHONE SCHEME in Astoria. A
word to the wise, etc.
They Do Not Pay.
To find an opposition telephone
company that has paid a dividend af
ter the second year is like looking for
a needle in a haystack. It is the
PROMOTION that pays not the
OPERATION. Write to Seattle or
California, and find out for yourself.
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returning in the evening, having hae
a delightful outing.
Dr. O. Adair has been entertaining
a house Dartv at her oleasant home
at Warrenton. The party is made up
of the following Portland people and
all are having a most enjoyable time:
Captain and Mrs, Olin Hosford and
Miss Hosford, Mrs. Lewis R. Fields,
Prof, and Mrs. C. A. Grout, Mrs.
Harkins and Miss Jessie Harkins,
Mrs. E. T. Peterson, Mrs, Abix and
son Victor ,
Misses Anne and Lillie Lewis ; of
Fern Hill were in town yesterday on
a shopping expedition, '
Breathing Ii Business For Fat
Folki In Hot Weather.
Watch fat man or woman breathe
this tiultry season and you will sec
snie earnest work, Thf air goes in
with difficulty and it cornea out with
till more difficulty, Hot lay are
"busy days" (or fat folk.
If you know one of these victims
help him or her. Tell him that exer
cise (which he wouldn't attempt) and
starvation (which few have resolution
enough to try) arc not incumbent
nowaday on those who wish to re
duce. Tell him that a teaspoonful
after meal and at bedtime of this :
12 ounce Marmola, 1-2 ounce Fluid
I' tract Ca&cara Aromatic and 31
ounces v,Sinii) Simplex, hai taken
their place,
This plrnsant home mixture, tell
him, ((el result .H on the fat itself
without injury to the .taker. It doesn't
interfere with hi habits, affect his
meals, disturb his stomach, or even
bother hi pockctbook worth men
tioning. H it be a lady, you can as
sure her that, furthermore, although
it can remove a pound or more of fat
a day, it does not cause wrinkles.
M iss Rhoda York, of Portland,
spent several days in town the past
week, the guest of Mrs, R. M. Gas
ton, en route home from a brief visit
at Seaside.
Mioses Mary and Ruth Garner ar
rived home Wednesday evening from
an extended visit in Seattle with their
sister, Mrs, Wright. While away they
I spent some time at Carson Springs,
Wash.
Mis Ida Weston has returned to
Astoria, after a vacation visit with
her parents at Grant's Pass.
Comrades Shaw and B. F. Allen
spent several days out of town last
week, on a fishing trip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ferguson re
turned Friday evening from a short
stay in Portland.
Mrs. Hawthorne will entertain the
members of the Relief Corps on next
(Wednesday afternoon at the home of
uer daughter, Mrs J, lu. rcrguson.
Mrs. J. E. Ferguson entertained
the ladies of the Birthday Club of
the Methodist Church and a num
ber of invited guests, at her home on
Kensington avenue last Tuesday af
ternoon. Forty or more ladies were in
attendance and spent a delightful af
ternoon. The program consisting of
recitations, musical selections, both
vocal and instrumental which had
been arranged for the occasion was
much appreciated. The Ferguson
home was decorated for this pleasing
event with a profusion of flowers, the
parlors in sweet peas, the dining
room in Carolina Tcstout roses and
carnations, the color scheme in pink.
Dainty refreshments were served
after the rendition of the program.
At .the morning service at St.
Mary's Catholic Church, on last
Sunday the engagement of. Mr, Pat
rick Lawlcr of this city and. Miss
Margaret O'Neill of Portland, was
announced. It is understood that the
wedding will be solemnized about
September 1st.
The members of' the Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be
entertained by Mrs. J. E. Ferguson at
her home on Kensington avenue next
Thursday afternoon. ,
Mr. Earnest Robin, a well known
lumberman of Portland, accompanied
by his aunt. Mrs. L. Ostrand. are the
guests of Mr. William C, A. Pohl and
family.
Mrs. ' Ostrand, Mrs. Pohl, Miss
Flora Pohl and Mr. Robin spent Fri
day at Seaside. Mr. Robin will return
to his home in Portland this evening.
One of the most delightful occa
sions of this summer season and the
event of the past week was the re
ceptions given' by Mrs, K. Osburn
and Mrs. Austin Osburn at their
home on Irving avenue on last
Tuesday' and Wednesday afternoons.
More than 50 ladies were in attend
ance each afternoon and all .are loud
in their praises of the kindly enter
tainment and lavish hospitality ex
tended to them by their charming
hostesses. The Mesdames Osburn
were assisted in receiving by Mrs
Lounsberry, Mrs. Robert Blair and
Miss Gilbert. Cards was the amuse
ment provided for each afternoon and
the ladies holding high cards on
Tuesday they were Mrs, Prael Sr.
and Mrs. Herman Prael, On Wednes
day Miss Dickenson and Mrs, Blair
were the fortunate prize winners. The
Osburn home was beautifully deco
rated for these events with ferns and
masses of cut flowers.
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Mrs. Charles H. Callcnder, Mrs. R.
B, Dyer and Mrs. Brink have issued
invitations for a picnic to be given
on Wednesday next at Knappton,
Wash. The Julia B, has been char
tered for the, occasion, which prom
ises to be a very happy, one. Mrs.
Print- tAnvie ennn ' trt rGiA nArma.
nently in Portland, and this excur-l
REGATTA NOTES
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ROOMS WANTED All persons
having rooms to let on Regatta days,
please write or telephone street num
ber, price and number of rooms, to
the secretary of the Regatta Commit
tee. Phone 2901, Main.
Look out for Machete's Wild West
Show on the last night of the Regatta
Saturday, August. 29. Pie-eating mon
keys, two-legged tigers, freckle-faced
lions, camels that never drink water,
trunkless elephants, howless hyenas
and a number of other animals pe
culiar to Astoria only.
Friday night, August 28, will occur
the grandest illuminated marine pa
rade ever seen on the Oregon Coast.
Liberal prizes for the boats partici
pating. Plenty of music and fire
works. Secure grand stand seat ear-
ly.
Country Dance at Armory Hall,
Flavel Dock. The only Dick Dav
ies, inventor of the Regatta Jig, in
charge of this show. '
nant inscribed "Banner Lodge, Re
Tug of war during the three days gatta, 1908."
M7
sion has been arranged as a farewell
event, in her honor.
Mrs. John Siniington and Mrs.
Fred Siniington have issued invita
tions for an afternoon "at-home" on
next Thursday to be given at the
John Siniington residence on Fif
teenth street.
Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Ball and family
have returned from a pleasant outing
of three weeks' duration, spent in the
Cascades.
Rev. .William S. Gilbert, chaplain
of the Oregon National Guards is
home from his outing at American
Lake.
The Clover Club had a delightful
outing at Seaside on Tuesday last,
nearly the entire membership partici
pating in the pleasures of the day
and evening.
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AUGUST 27 - 28
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of the Regatta, between Finland,
Sweden, Norway, Greece, Austria,
America, Italy, Germany, France, Ire
land, England and other countries
too numerous to mention.
Arnold's great street shows unpar
allelled attractions day and night with
fair treatment for alL
Three or four bands of music con
tinually playing popular airs, includ
ing De Caprio's famous band of 31
pieces from The Oaks.
Farmers' Fair and industrial exhib
it, including flower show in the base
ment of the Court House in charge of
Expert' Dow.
Queen of the Regatta and Admiral
Shepherd will do the honors cus
tomary on the occasion.
Best decorated float in grand par
ade Thursday Afternoon, August 27,
will receive first prize of $60; second
prize, $40, and third prize, $20. The
society or union making the best ap
pearance in this parade regardless of
number will receive a beautiful pen-
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Athletic program by members of
the Coast Artillery, Fort Steveni and
Columbia.
A baby show at which all the
mammas will be pleased.
Italian Cruiser, "Puglia," will hon
or the occasion with their visit
Scandinavian Saengerfest, Saturday
night, August 29, and Sunday after
noon, August 30.
ivog-roiung contest, xacnt, motor
boat, shell, fish, boat and other water
sports, including international single
shell race between Laing of British
Columbia, and Gloss of the United
States.
Officials of Portland, The Dalles,
Rainier, Vancouver, Ilwaco, Chinook,
Cathlamet, Skamokawa, and other
cities will be present.
No bills will be paid unless accom
panied by requisitions signed by
Chairman and Secretary of the Re
gatta Committee.
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