THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY , EVEMINO, OCTOBER 10, 1804,
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THANK
YOU
We Have Had a Very . Prosperous Year
The Columbia Woolen Milks opened its jdoors for business one year ago today. During that year w) have doubled
the capacity of the workshops and increased the number of employes from 11 to 42.
We believe we have the best organized tailoring establishment on the Pacific coast. We are proud of the gar
ments turned out of our shops, and if you knew how earnestly we have striven to perfect every detail of our business
you would regard our pride as a safe indication that the work is as near perfect as it can be made.
Just study thrs illustrations.. They tell the story of our career thus far. The books containing the names and
addresses of the 4,239 people who have dealt with us during the year are open to your inspection.
A Few Figures and Novel Comparisons
individual orders, with an aggregate number of separate
garments coats, vests, trousers, overcoats, reaching the
enormous total of 9,040.
Our output during the past 12 months has included
the production of 1 .942 business suits, 93 dress suits, 120
Tuxedo suits, 848 uniforms, 388 overcoats, 295 fancy
vests and 1,205 separate pairs of trousersa tost! of 4,239
VtCTOjA
CLYMPIA) AND RETURN .
7262 MILES OF SILK THREAD
In the making of these 9,045 garments we found it neces"
sary to use 1,163 spools of silk thread, each spool containing
1,100 yards. These 1,163 spools contained a total of 1,279,300
Sirds, or 7264 miles enough to make a silken strand reAch
g from our store, in this city, to far-away VANCOUVER
the city beyond the border in British Columbia, and return
a distance of 363 miles each way; or we could have built a
silken fence around Vie 32-mile city boundary of Portland,
encircling it 22 2-3 times.
163,590 SQUARE FEET OF CLOTH
An enormous quantity of cloth was required in the mak
ing of these 9,045 garments a total of 10,906 yards, 88 inches
wide, or a strip almost 6 feet wide and 6 miles, 346 yards long,
or 1 foot wide and 31 miles long, containing 163,590 SQUARE
FEET. If this cloth had been cut into blocks a foot square,
72e94MlUiS"OWII.K THMAO
Enough TO fHA5CH VANCOUVER.
AND
B.O.
there would have been enough to make a mammoth checker
board covering the business district of our city, bounded by
Third, Seventh, Stark and Washington streets, or an enor
mous blanket of such prodigious proportions that it would
cover four solid city blocks.
84,312 BUTTONS
In order to properly complete these 9,045 garments we
found it necessary to provide thousands and thousands of
buttons to be exact, 7,028 dozens, or 84,312. These buttons,
if placed one on top of the other, averaging 8 to the inch 71
to the foot would extend to a height of 1,171 feet over
7J4 times as high as the new Wells-Fargo building, the high
est structure in the city, or they would reach a point as high
as Council Crest, one of the highest scenic points in Portland.
These comparisons are interesting end instructive. But
most significant of all, they indicate the greatness of this
establishment, and its value to the men of Portland to you.
END OF THE CITY
HULL FIGHT
St. Johns Council Votes to
Award Contract for Partially
Constructing Building.
OPPOSITION IS FIRM
UP TO LAST MOMENT
Prominent Property Owners Threat
en to Resort to Injunction and Star
Chamber Session of Majority in
Council Is Openly Charged.
Mt side Department.
The St. Johns council finally disposed
of the long-drawn-out city hall fight at
an adjourned meeting hald tula morning
by awarding a contract to partially
complete the building to Youngferdorf a
Son, Portland contractors, for $7. MI. On
a test vote the result was 4 to I In favor
of letting the contract. Councilman Nor
ton, Hewitt and Dobls voting In the
negative
The opposition members of the council
put up a hard fight in an effort to da
feat the construction of anything but a
finished building, not to cost over the
original 110,000 appropriation made for
that purpose. Councilman Norton Intl
aaated that Injunction proceedings would
be InaUtutad to prevent the contractors
from proceeding with the construction
Of the building on the ground that the
people voted a lio.ooo bond Issue for
city hall purposes, with the distinct un
derstanding that more money would not
be required to complete such a structure
as was contemplated. Ha Insisted that
the plans adopted will require the ex
penditure of not less than $20,000 be
fore the city has a municipal building.
Under the contrsct let this morning,
only the council chamber Is to ba fln
lehed. leaving the offlcea of the city
officials, the rooms of the fire depart
ment, the Jail and basement to be com
pleted when the city has more money.
At the regular session of the council
held last night three hours were spent
In an effort to settle the city hsll mud
l die Councilman Norton and Hewitt de
nounced the scheme to partly build the
' structure with the money on hand as
' awing wasteful of the public moner. If r
Norton charged that secret session of
the majority had been held, where It
waa determined to put through the plan
of putting up a half-baked hall, regard
less or the wiah or the people. He
promised startling revelations If the al
leged star chamber proceedings ware
carries out, and aald that prominent
taxpayers etortd reedy to enjoin the
whole proceeding. Jsrr Norton's de
nunclsUon of the majority ' plan be
came so warm thst Jt waa thought beat
Rev. B. C. Hortoa, Hulphur Springs,
Tex., writes. July 10. 12: "J have
used In my family Ballard's Snow
I.lniroent and Horehound Syrup, and
they have proved certainly satisfactory
The liniment Is (he beat we hsve ever
used for headache and palna. The
Sough syrup has been our doctor for
a?cJk wood-
to postpone final acUon until this morn
ing The fire ordinance, which was passed
last week, was so amended as to take
In three, additional blocks, Including the
alte Of the proposed city halL
The East Side Improvement aasocla
tlon is going to raise $1,000 to purchase
the necessary Instruments and uniforms
to equip h distinctive east side band.
At the meeting of tha association last
night C. E. Fields, V. C. Dunning and
Joseph Buchtel were named on a com
mittee to consider the band proposition
and devlae waya and means to raise the
money necessary to buy Instruments
and uniforms. Whitney I.. Boise re
ported the result of a conference with
Manager O'Brien of the O. R N. Co.
relative to framing a new franchise for
a railway line on East Third street.
Mr. Boise said that Mr. O'Brien had
agreed to take under advisement the
proposition to include a common user
clause and other requirements of the
mayor tn the new franchise. Mr.
O'Brien assured Mr. Boise that 4he O.
R. N. Co. will go ahead with the
establishment of an east side freight
depot.
The street railway committee reported
that at a recent conference Mr. Ooode,
the head of the Portland Railway, Light
a Power company, agreed to take up
the question of an improved service
and the extension of suburban lines. It
was said that President Ooode gave as
surances that the service over the en
tire system will be Improved.
In the question of filling and otherwise
Improving Eaat Stark street, H. H
Newhsll, Henry Moyes and Ogleaby
Toung were appointed to expedite the
Improvement of this street.
It wss the expressed sense of the
meeting that all east aide Improve
ments, now under way or, ordered by
the council, should be hurried to com
pletion. In order that the streets In the
bualness district should be opened to
traffic as quickly as possible.
The Brooklyn Republican club, which
has ceased Its political activity for the
time being and transformed itself Into
sn up-to-date push olub, has perfected
arrangements to hold a celebration,
Thursday evening. October T$. Mayor
Lane and Councilman Dan Kellaher
have been selected to make the long and
abort talk. The committee met yester
day, afternoon and arranged the follow
ing program: Music, Webber's string
orchestra; Scotch song, James Rudlman;
10 minute talk, "Our City," Mayor
Harry Lane; music, orchestra ; vocal
solo, Eva Shlveley; in minute talk, "The
East Side," Counallman Kellaher; mu
sic; remarks, "Our Warn," Dr. Dav
Raffety; music; remarks, 'Milk." Judge
Waldemar Baton; music. The celebra
tion will be held in the new fire engine
house, which will ba lighted throughout
for Inspection. The completion of the
engine. house and the letting of the
contract for the big Brooklyn sewer,
considered by the residents of Brook
lyn and vicinity as tbe two moat Im
portant events that have occurred in
that part of tha city In years, are to ba
celebrated. Every improvement club tn
the city 'Is invited. Ladles are espe
cially Invited. Program begins promptly
at $ p. m.
The MUwaukle council held Its first
meeting In the new city hall last night.
The councl built the hall at a coat of
nearly $3,000 without incurring a dol
lar of Indebtedness. The lot was pur
chased and the hall built With money
that came Into the treaaury from li
censes on the MUwaukle club, which
pays $1,200. and a saloon, which pays
$400 per annum. It Is the policy of
Msynr BhlndleT and his administration
to pay as they go.
The building is two stories high.
$0x40 feat. The lower floor la divided
Into a council chamber, mayor's office,
Jail and quarters for the fire depart
ment. There is a large public hall, which
will be fitted up with a stage. A public
meeting will ba hald Saturday. October
$0, when the people wll be invited to
Inspect tbe building.
The first business transacted by the
council In the new hall was to grant a
28-year franchise to the Northwestern
Long Distance Telephone company. Tha
telephone company agreed to pay to tha
city $600. $190 sr which is to be paid
now and tha remainder 10 years hence.
The Portland presbytery, which met
In the Presbyterian church at Spring
water MonOsT, hss finished Its sessions.
Tha opening1 sermon waa preached by
Rev. C. W. Hays. Rev. Z. M. Booser
waa elected moderator; Rev. Q. W. Arms,
temporary dark; Rev. J. V. Mulligan,
reporting clerk; Rev. E. iu. Sharp Is tbe
permanent clerk of tha presbytery. Tha
pastoral relation between Rev. J. E.
Blair and the Sprlngwater church waa
dissolved and Rev. Mr. Blair dismissed
to tha presbytery of southern Oregon.
Tha effort to secure a missionary to
China waa approved. Rev. A. J. Mont
gomery was elected chairman of the
home mission committee to fill the un
expired term of Rev. E. P. ml. D. D.,
removed from the bounds of the pres
bytery. Reports of various branches of the
ehurch show good progress haa been
made during the past year in all de
partments. Before adjournment, Tues
day afternoon, the presbytery resolved
to attend the Sabbath school missionary
confsrence, which begins today at (jpor
vallls, and tbe synod of Oregon, which
convenes at Newport tomorrow.
Construction work on the five-story
steel frame block of Joseph M. Jiealey,
at Grand avenue and Eaat Morrison
street, is progressing rapidly. Tha third
story of the steel frame to about com
plete. The firm having the contract
say a that with .good .building, weather
thla fall the structure will probably be
finished by January 1. A delay of near
ly two months resulted from an Inabil
ity to get the structural steel. This dif
ficulty has been overcome, however, and
the material Is being delivered as fast
as required.
W. B. Mason, an east side resident,
found an egg in hie chicken-house that
measured 8x inchaa, containing
two yolks. The contents of the egg
filled' a teacup three fourths full. ' It
waa laid by a young Minorca hen.
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
PROVED TO BE SCARE
'Spirit) rrtapatek te Tbe JoornsVl
Klamath Falls, Or., Oct. 10 Dr. R C
Tenney, secretary of the state board
of health, made a visit to this city the
past week to Investigate tbe report that
tvphold fever is epidemic here. He finds
the report groundless and tha state of
public health normal.
There have been about 10 eases In the
whole county. Tha elty council has
taken steps to Institute a general clean
up and had some vslusble suggestions
from Dr. Tenney at tbe last meeting of
the council.
CASTOR I A
Tor Infants sad Children.
Hi Kind You Hin Always BmbjU
Bears tha
Si.rature of
Bnflding Fund Pianos
TIME OF BIDDERS EXTENDED
As the Y. M. & Y. W. C A. Building Fund Committee has
extended its time in which to raise the desired $350,000 un
til November 0, Eilers Piano House, st their request, hss
agreed to allow the public additional time in which to bid on
the fine instruments now to be seen in its show windows,
entire proceeds go to help the Building Fund. ,
Whal H You Give for
A f560 CHICKERINQ
A 9550 KIMBALL
A f450 HOBART M. CABLE
A 9350 MARSHALL ft WENDELL
A f 250 METROSTYLE PIANOLA.
Most people bid on fh CHICKERINQ and KIMBALL.
- Don't forget thst the HOBART M. CABLE is a good
piano, too, and also the MARSHALL ft WENDELL.
What's your best offer on the METROSTYLE PIAN
OLA? CASH OR TIME
Every penny realized jroes to Y. M. and Y. W. C A
Building Fund. It costs onlv 10 cents to make a bid.
Call or send" in bid today to Mr. S. L. Oilman, account
of Y. M. and Y. W. C. A Building Fund Committee, care
of Eilers Piano House, 363-855 Washington Street v
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IMPORTANT
Notice to Cat Consumers
All Gas Bilk Are Now
Being Delivered
Since all 6ur gas bills arc now being delivered,
kindly bring or send gas bill to this office when
making payment. Discount will be allowed on all
bills for a period of ten (10) days from date of bill.
Portland Gas Co.
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Newly arrived stock of Men's and Youth's Suits,
Overcoats, Pants, Hsts, Shirts, Underwear-a gen
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cases, Blsnkets and Comforters. We guarantee
satisfsction with 33 per cent less in price compared
to other stores.
OUR BRANCH STORE IS 5845 NORTH
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