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1 V'-"- ' V 18 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. TORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 0, 1008. II Ml. ...II ... ' MISS ELIDA WILBUR ASPHYXIATED AT SAN FRANCISCO Her Misfortune Marks the Inception of What Is About to Become One of Portland's Greatest Industries. After the m pin v la '. : ai of Miss Kltdn Wilbut, lit Sji, Kinn.l-... al . U"'"'1' nrv Jii, .Mi. ('.impbel' u. -elded to take nji tin- "ik or xolvlni? tho prob lem of M f.'IV IT!.,. .!IIIIT. "I"1 While Miau Wilbur wi.s but hu acquaintance ! tho fumilv II .-.i:li-ty of nnl hoi hnwiH' Illness sclousnei-N IT 1 w o aeoldeni before her tn.sntrai Ion to the work undertaken by Mr. Cn mpl 1. and h'.i iesolve.1 to mi'vit give up tho work until his efforts should prove nnrrcssl'iil nni1 iu absolute Automatic Snfetv Gas Humor had be come an ouinplUhe.l fail. Strug-flea for Tar Before Achieving Succes. All baste Patents or Inventions from Necessity have at their foundat Ion, ins protection of llfi and tho idea In Its abstract form seizes Home brain which It puzzles until tho Concrete thing la produced. From thnt time ami until about a year ago, Mr. V. K. Campbell lias worked both night and diiy. He has perfectly solved the problem and today presents to the world an Automatlr Safely device perfect In mechanism, accurate, abso lutely safe, durable- and reliable and reeognlxed by the thousands who have seen It to bo one of tho most wonderful Inventions of the age and as such pre dict for It a great future, both as a money maker and as a life saver. When we pause to consider the great number of lives lost ouch year by gas and gasoline explosions, we cannot help but realize the necessity of this invention. all of the stock of the. Id. that inch and company handling unled mo as to pro ud. us al each and oil s. In i'Vi-1) shape and form possl- frl.-n.1n I ble, and with all 'his It was -linost an n ii 1 1 iini'in iiui"f ot i ears following t!ie death, oulv added basis upon w 1. Ii-li rompnnv must lie so every officer of the anv mi-Hi'.- must he b ...'t the StiH'kl tin;. FACTORY OF THE CAMPBELL AUTOMATIC SAFETY GAS BURNER CO, 22ND AND THURMAN STS. Perfection of Bevioo Attract World Wide Attention. Ever since Mr. Campbell has perfected this device and had the same patented. In this and foreign countries, capitalists have been trying to secure the same, or. at least, the controlling- Interest. Mr. Campbell realizing: the,., greatness of this invention, also the fact that all former inventions of any merit have i been secured by the capitalists, they, deriving all the profits thereon while tlie Inventor received onlv a nominal sum, In fact, ao little that his life's labor was but a mutter of toll with no com pensation, decided that at least one In vention would never be Riven over into the hands of Capitalists but that he would ask people of smaller means to come in with him and. together with them, would realize all the benefits to be gathered therefrom. That he might be able to accomplish this, he organized a Company so that they might realize enough money to equip a plant for the manufacture of these devices, also realizing the fact, that since the his tory of our country the wildcat schemes and different fake promoters have caused the American public to lose thousands and thousands of dollars, he demanded that this company be so or ganized so as to protect everv person whoever invested a dollar in the com pany. Thereupon the company was organized (1st) Without anv preferred or promoters' stork; (2di That the stock should be forever fully paid and non assessable and that section of the bv laws so fixed that It can never be altered or repealed, and should form a to investigate, th.. proposition for tne simple reus. 'ii that they would not be llevo thai It wan possible lo oven In sent a perfect ilas or Gasoline Cut off. Realizing this. Mr. Canipbull never for one moment gave up hopes but felt sure of no. -cess and with hta ever lasting persist. -nov and determination lo make a success, worked night and day until finally people became In terested and begrn to realize tho mer its of his Invention. FatenU Granted by All Nation. Their next question was as to tho protection the company had secured for their devices In this and foreign countries. Also as rrgurds the capitali zation of tlie company and Its officers. The Company was able to show patent secured In tho I'nitod States, Canada, c.ermany, France an t Great Britain, in cluding Ireland. Scotland, Wales, Chan nel Iflands and in fact, all of the country In the possession of Great Britain, and other patents pending. Stock Start at $5.00, Now $7.50, Will j Soon Be $10.00. The capitalization of the company. In cluding the patents in this and foreign countries, J jnu.nuo.on. ltio.flnu shares of slock at tho par value of jri.au per j share with no preferred or promoters'' stock. The first stock was place I on i sale at Its par value. J5.0U per share, j As soon as the monev was received, lt was used for the purpose of building! and equipping a plant. An expert die j man was necessary. Same was secured. However, in the meantime, the com- I pany saw an opportunity to buy out a small manufacturing plant at a reduced i figure whereby they could secure a cer- i tain amount of machinery necessary to manufacture their devices. By purchas ing this machinery, they cotlld have a place for their die man to work and In this way. manufacture enough goods, the same line as is presently being manufactured in this plant, and thus pay for the services of the die man and earn a few dollars besides which could go towards equipping their plant and thus things progressed until the 14th day of July, when the company purchased the above property at 22nd and Thurman Sts. The stock is now selling at $7.50 per share or an advance of $2.50 per share since May 20th. They have a few thou sand shares for sale at that prtfre when the stock will again advance, the com pany only aiming to sell enough stock to purchase the balance of machinery required to fully equip Its plant for the manufacturing of Its devices and all Indications now point towards tho factory being In running operation by not later than January 1st. In fact. If the company continues to do as weli with the sale of their stock, within the next 60 days, as they have in the past they will be all ready for business some time In November. J v -i . : r it- - i iVvdf'( , ' - , k - . - ,r5;ET- WHAT PROMINENT PEO PLE SAY OF OUR DEVICE -t t yl 11 In order that sufficient money may be raised to equip this factofy to manufacture these safety burners, a limited number of fully paid and non assessable shares of the stock of the company is offered to the public at the low price of $7.50 per share and the same may be had either by calling per sonally at the office of the Safety Investment Company, 306-307 Goodnough Bldg., Portland, or by mailing this application with your draft to the company Loss of Thousands of Lives and Millions of Dollars in Prop erty Will Be Averted The following Is a correct list taken from newspaper clippings received at the company's office since the 28th day of May, of loss of property through gas nd gasoline explosions as well as the number of deaths by asphyxiation and can be seen upon request by calling at the company's offices: Oss Explosions 107 Gasoline explosions . .22 Deaths ' ' -.no Troperty loss estimated .'. . .$43,162 Portland has two things to feel proud of In connection with the erection of this factory. First From a humane stanpoint. it 1 bound to bo the means of saving a great many lives each year throughout the United States. Second It is bound to be the means of employing a great number of people with a large payroll each week and month and thus help build up the great est city to us in the western country ID p action Invited. The officers of the ootnpanv are al ways ready and willing to show vou through their books, papers in fact everything that is possible for them to show vou in order that vou might be convinced of the value of this Invention fis well as the honorable methods the company has been using and contem plate using in the future to make this a iiecioer suiecss. Time and tide for no one. therefore, do not de you cannot call at the ron.p inv' Jn tie day time, if vn i wai's lav If Of flee phone The Can you not see we have even a greater thing than this? The commissioner of patents esti mates that over three-fourths of the capital of tho Cnlted States engnged In manufacturing amounting to upwards of $6,000.0uu,000 is based on patents. Do you know that linotype stock was one time sold tor si. 00 at It Is now worth $3,000.00 jjoii t you think our stork per share? ier share. sell for pet Kll APPLICATION FOR STOCK -Safety Investment Company 307 Goodnough Building, Portland, Oregon. Place Date 1908. CAMPBELL'S AUTOMATIC SAFETY GAS BURNER CO. GENTLEMEN Inclosed find (Draft or Money Order) for for which issue and mail to my address below shares of the Fully Paid and Forever Non-Assessable Capital Stock of your company. Respect fully yours, Name Address (City or Town.) (County.) (State or Territory.) NOTE In giving address parties should sign both their given and surname In full, and if on rural routes give number of same and postoffke box number, if any, so that all mistakes may be avoided. Limited Number of Will Be Sold at so You Must Act Promptly if You Wish to Secure Stock at This Price. Only a Shares $7.50, Until every enterprise has reached tlie stage in the business iengtha0f t?me?mor8 wlUlln the Bame I world where the actual cost of manufacture and the sale price to the people is Known, tnere is me eiemepr. oi estimate, so tne ioi- Po you know that we have a basic lowing is believed to be a very conservative estimate of the profits patent as far as It Is possible to get . A, 6 . , . t , r u- u t 4. one. and thus we are able to say we ! to the stockholders of this company when our factories are on a gnneburLw111 producing basis, as found in the schedule 'below. our"'"i'nW"'hollt a" lnfrl,,sement "P"i j This estimate is based on 300 factory days in the year, and on , the theory that all stock paying a dividend of 5 per cent per annum no you know that ' One good invest-: is worth par, and the capital stock of the company is $500,000. Those who bought the original tock ! Remenber, this estimate does not include the profits arising out Afir 'ifraitit tne manufacture and sale of burners for gasoline stoves, which union Telegraph, Mergenthaier Lino-j alone, we are told, will increase the value of our stock many fold. Singer Sewing Machine, and other great inventions, would surely agree with this statement. Find for ! xtenj 1 company .-tiiee m.-v w';i be make an appointment w'tl ' I'our of the .1." v or night an you aii the ciirtesv pxib!e Every Portlander Should Have a Pride In Home Industry. .should 'tit and t) g ung Portland people. rptd'i) SvhII tliCm.eeM of tr-W kT"M t.inlty and should waste no time what- ver in .investigating and if the com pany Is what it is claimed to lie to Uce with them as much as th"v 1 an so as to help the company g;u I er:.!i..n at the ejrilest , c start the wheels of nd help build up our ns tlie eity in wh !-!, I- h we are all vitally, '-"'le' encourage everv " -Ti' ' 1 M pr-.position f t up - bul Idlr.g of i - . so t.-.a: outside peo ' ' '- f t ' n.11 we are are .ver r- aiv to pnrn-it "-.fry honor,-,!.. e .,-id legit v and d "-;r;,c every hnd !t;ti:at'- proposi- Proflt Lai-tf-s and Certain. We could go on and quote to you the I great amount of money that will neces sarily be made from this invention by ; referring you to the amount of mon-v 1 made from other (freat inventions hut I we believe that each and everyone 1 should use th-ir own judgment as "well i as good common sense Therefore, w . igain invite you to Investigate thnr- otion j resentert by this Mn. 1 e ,-,n public which - gr.-itt as any yet lost-'ry of our co-jn- tli nd K.-ily tlie propi 1 nn,pny to tin we helieve to 1 offered since try. K eryone. ga ti d 1 he i.-k admitted tha l'"W many ' , of how many be soid. The heapness It within the r'-.i' ti..-,- 1 ..- n h or .o;.!s can I..- Daily Prcrfit Value per Output. Each. Year's Profit. Year's Dividend. Share. 1,000 25c $ 75,000.00 15 per cent $ 15.00 2,500 25c 187,000.00 37 per cent 37.00 5,000 25c 375,000.00 75 per cent 75.00 10,000 25c 750,000.00 150 per cent 150.00 15,000 25c 1,125,000.00 200 per cent 225.00 20.000 25c 1,500,000.00 300 per cent 300.00 30.000 25c 2,250,000.00 350 per cent 450.00 50.O00 25c 3,750,000.00 fiOO per cent 750.00 10U ,000 25c 7,500,000.00 1,500 per cent 1,500.00 uns. of er. has in vest ; h' Se devices have I It N not ,-1 question of Uid be Sold but a qiles!:o'l could be manufactured to burners s.d a i to of con s t met i on places h of cve-y one. w I , : h t I r Ail h- u'cs a n 1 Su pli.J wit 11 t li.-s- jr devices at a nominal cost tlie company will be in .1 no- And rememebr, this is not a wild estimate, when this device be comes a necessity by force of law for the protection of life, as this is a basic patent and the only automatic safety device as applied to gaseous substances known, and is without competition. It does not require the services of an interpreter to show you the fact that all basic patents have netted the stockholders large ilividends until today stick in some companies capitalized for manv millions cannot be had in the market, and when a share, does mam. tact are i,as or i.aso ine .1 1. ..!. 1 . r t . .... with ti eir sarctv nevire there- cnange nanas u is ior almost laDuious sums, compared to tne ongi A Ttw Comparison. elephop." In dlvi- Vf"' hnnw that this i a :!f. saver i""'.iy and more ai 'n ,:e I -. tne wori.l than the Bell Telephone" 1m you know tv rfct on "Wtir. h 'ni- Air Urakf" tok when congreg i Pkb4 th U comtwlllnt th rlli-ort In uw It? It advanced from 1100 Mi f hJT t $4.(t.pa durlnt that out rwm m 1 con-ipe'.ine -.- publi oamm ( r -t rilir to .j-jip tlr tov fixture nith c,Jr eaffv vceT Tb Daclan r'-mie Tire CBpnr frA li In of-rtlf bot llttie "tt rmrm rb It r -ut for ti. "f.J t4 1-t K- jholdT thrtt f-'rtt-t rTTm rtTid mtr 117, . i in Airiacd. ' i Htoes on which makes it an utter Imposslhll ity to have an .xccident from any causo whatsoever with their stoves with tut a few cents additional cost to the pur chaser. Taking all of these things into con ld ration, one can readily see the Im mense amount of money that must n..c...arl!y be made on these dveps a-.d ti e immense profits that each and ' ry t'..-Kl.oid'-r will derive from the m ncy 1 1 . y ha e ln estel as well as t'.e rapidity with whi'h the value of the st'.'k will increase. I Stock Ma Oo to l.OOO 8har. j If we shaii Mke history as a rrl-1 tTion. each s!,are of stock in this com- Jny hou:i he worth at least from 00 to ll.ft'.n no w:r,!i the next few I and it (ertalrH ntfmm reasonable to belleye that o..rr t h Ink log-mirKled I man or woman ..UBt t to at 1-ast n- I . . ine I'er.osit on r.rftprlH ftb"e o.mitiv The oh- f ne r hfe is to make money ' - ase. it I to our In ""'at any prnpos'tlon It .... . . ' FT t ' e 1 e, 10 u S 11 1 JL X V, But h t,Tn )nti f " ' -n4 ,hs' b'tie tlm fpent mar n tb men. ef brintlng to us an Im isthse Jof.vin. nal amount invested when the company was forming Do not throw a Way this opportunity, which brings you a for tune if you will accept it. Time and tide wait for no man, so act todav. IF THE AMOUNT ALLOTTED IS SOLD YOUR MONEY WILL BE RETURNED All great enterprises have had a beginning, and it was the faith, energy and intelligence of the men and women in the beginning which by small investments laid the foundations for great wealth afterward. Why speculate upon propositions which hold out only "hope" and "prospects," when you have the opportunity today in Campbell's Automatic Safety Gas Burner Company to become a stockholder in an enterprise which soon will become sn profitable that its stock will be worth a score more times its par value? Subscribe today and get the benefit of the investment while you live, and profit to your children afterward. Necessity is the Mother of Invention, and sisters of her brothers, Intelligence and Energy. Abraham did not need electric lights, or necessity would have caused their invention. Two thousand years ago tallow candles were cheaper than gas and gave greater service, or necessity would have produced gas and its consumption. Time has come nn and civilization progressed, hence the stimu lation of brain matter, and necessity produces gas with all its at tendant benefits and disadvantages. All gaseous substances are dangerous, hence the necessity for an automatic safety device which will save life and remove danger. Ever since gas and its bi-products have been used for heating and lighting purposes, the one great demand has been for some posi tive method whereby its use could tie automatically controlled and thereby remove all possibility of accidents which have vearlv re sulted in thousands of people losing their lives and causing millions of dollars in losses through asphyxiations, explosions and other ac cidents arising out of escaping gas and gasoline. The great human problem has now been solved. This device is found in Campbell's Automatic Safety Gas and Gasoline Burner, which is more than human and without competition. Walla Walla, Wash., March 10, 190B. TO WHOM IT MA V CONt'tCKN: After a thorough examination of tha Campbell Automatic. Safety Uu and Oasollne Iturner, I am pleased to atata to my friend ami to tha publlo that no Invention of modern time 1 likely to result in such grant benefit to man kind as thl one. Hlmnlo a this de vice la In construction, tho only wonder Is that It was not discovered at an ear lier date, whereby tho lives of thou sand would have been saved. It 1 only necessary to estimate tho great number of people who lose their lives annually by ga explosions to arrive at anything like a correct ewtlmato of tho valua of this sufety device. The Inventor. Mr. Victor IS. Campbell, a well known business man of Goldon dule, Waali., 1 not only known for bis aikpurlor Inventive genius, but he bears an enviable reputation for buslnoss abil ity and IntigrltjJ of the highest order, and his iiHsoclates in the corporation who are engaged In tho sain of stock (a limited quantity) ror the purpose or erecting a factory for tho manufacture of tne above named safety device, are all men who uro well known und who bear a reputation for integrity and hon esty which guarantees the absolute suc csh of tlie entertiiUe. and a safe In- vestinent for tboso who uro so fortu nate as to secure a block of the stock. 1 have Invested In thl stock to the extent of mv ability, and my greatest regret ls that I can not buy more. I take pleasure In recommending to my friends an Investment in thl stock UN an absolutely safe and sensible bust lies proposition Respectfully submit ted, John m. mix. Timber and Agricultural I. an da, Munio- lpal and Corporate Bond. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I have had the pleasure to examine the mechanism of Campbell' Automatlo Safety ;ns Hurner Company's Auto matic Cut-offs, and also to see the de vices In operation on gas burner and gasoline, stoves, and cheerfully glv them mv unqualified recommendation as being the safeat and best devicp I have ever seen on either gas burner or arasollne stoves. A manager of the American Can Stove Company of St. Joseph, Mo., and while being engaged In the retail etovo business for the past 10 years, I hava made It a point to thoroughly examlno everv device that tends to make safe tha use of gas and gasoline for heating and lighting purposes, and find In tha Campbell Automatic Cut-off the only absolutely safe device that has ooma under my observation, and which will supply a much needed ana long reu want. They have my unqualified Indorse ment,, and have no uoubt but these Au tomatic Cut-offs will come into uni versal irtee. 'i ry respect full v vours, M 1) AYIuRH Manager. American Qm stove Co. 113-115 S. riixth St., St. Joseph, Mo. After exomlnlnic the Campbell' Auto matic Safety Gas Burner Company S Cut-offs 1 want to say that they pos sess all the meritable, points that are claimed for th'-in and set forth In tne Company s booklets. Thero are many feature pertaining to the Invention which enhance Its use fulness, efficiency, durability, accuracy of movement and positiveness in its working that Is impossible to set forth In the limited space allotted me in this testimonial regarding Its merits. Mv long experience as an active con structor of mechanical devises, closol application of mechanical principles and my never ceasing effort to know how to do things, has well fitted me to judge I of this device, and I must say that the! Campbell Automatic Cut-off is the most perfect and complete piece of mechan ism It has been my pleasure to exam ine. Very respectfully yours, M. C. UINOIIAM, master Meolianlo. Residing at 421 Skidniore St., Portland, Or. TO WHOM IT MAT COtN'CKRNT: I have thoroughly examined and tested tlie mtohunism of Campbell's I Automatic Cut-offs as applied to ga.s. c-asollne and acetylene burners, and as a master mechanic and a machinist ofl 39 years' experience, find the devices tol be simple in construction and positive in action. There can be no accident resulting from escaping gas or gasoline where the burners are equipped with these au tomatic cut-offs, for tlie reason that a soon as the heat from the burning gas, gasoline or acetylene leaves the burn ers tlie thermostat ' ools. the metal nee-1 essarily contracting and thus causing j tho connecting rod to force Into opera-1 tlon trie necessary mechanism to turn I off the escaping gas or gasoline. AUGUST 1 1. 8CHUUTZ, Master Mechanic 764 Umatilla, Ave., Portland, Or. T?t Northern Campbell's Paclflo Terminal Com pany of Oregon. JE. Lyons, Manager. Automatic saroiy Portland 6r. Gentlemen : I have examined and tested tho Auto matic Safety Gas Burner, and find it tol be far bevond what It was represented. It certainly looks, good to me. Yoursl truly, K LYON'S, Portland, Or. TO WHOM IT MAY I'dN'i'KUN: We have examined the Campbell's Au tomatic Safety Gas Burner thoroughly,! and find that the automatlo fen lure Is absolute. This hurner precludes the! possibility of 1 scape of gas should It bel turned on and not lighted or the llghtl extinguished before It is turned off. Verv truly vours, BARRETT. MAN' FS AGENCY, Portland, Or. them by th Jt In nei Furb t-eir.f trt tfl r,i, f trjent that Campbell's Automatic Safety Gas Burner Company SAFETY INVESTMENT COMPANY Exclusive Fiscal and Sales Agents 307 Goodnough Building The Qreg'on Railroad fte Navigation Oom-I pany, soutnorn pacmo uompany- Llnes In Oregon, M. J. Buckley, Oen-I eral Superintendent: I have examined Campbell's Auto matic Safety Gas Cut-off. and liRve no ticed It In operation on gas Jot, and! have no hesitation whatever In express-! Ing mv high opinion, not onlv of lt great value from tho standpoint ofl safety, but also from an economical! standpoint. It is also capable of being! made in different styles, from an orna mental point of view, which would ap peal to most, householders who would! otherwise have a hesitancy in attaching al device which might dr tract from the appearance of the ordinary gas fix tures. Altogether, it strikes me as be ing a devie,, which, when manu f acturertl to sell at a reasonable price, will be good thine for anyone to take hold of, ,as It should become practically univer sal In us? wherever gas Is used Yours! truly. P. P. WOOD. Chief Clerk to Gen'I Sunt. PorUand, Or. Astoria and Columbia Slvcr Railroad! Co.. Columbia Btvsr ft Northern By. Co., Dalles, Portland ft Ast. Nav. Co.! TO WHOM IT MAY ('ONCFKN' Campbell's Automatic Safety Gas and! Gasoline t'ut-off appears to me to ex actly supplv the need of so valuable In vention. Its simplicity nnd safety li sures ready sale the moment of the fad of its existence becomes known. I car, rherrfullv recommend It to all who mnyl use either gas or gasoline for heating! cr Illumination. Yours. CHARLES R SCOTT, Portland, Or. V Orearoa Xllro4 k jra-rlgstlon Co.J Southern Pactflo Oo I. tne In Ore gon. p O'Rrlen. Vice-President nd Gen eral Manager O. R- N. Co, Oen-I eral Manager Southern Pacific Co.- T.lne in Orceon. Campbell' Automatic Safety Gas Rurner Oo. 214-515 Commercial Blk.. City, rien 1 1 em en I have Investigated yonr Automatlr stT Gas Rurner. and will av that consider it a device of considerable merit. Tour truly. J. P. O-RRIKN, Fortland. Or. Wn rarco OompaaT Exprea, HJ Beek-wlUi. General Agant, Cor. roti aad Tamhill It. Campbell Automatic Fsfetv Ga Rurner Co., Portland, Or. I nave thoroughlv examined the AotoJ tnatir Ssfetv (His Burner, anu am sausH ft J la sll It Is claimed. thrfre rto not hesitate to subscribe for stock Wlshlnr vou every eocc. j m yeur very truly. H. PECKWITH. . Oeseru rnl, PORTLAND, OREGON . 1 . . . . roruaad, or.
