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CURTISS REITERATES CONFIDENCE THAT :
AIRBOT "AMERICA" CAN FLY ATLANTIC
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Interesting Ride.
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Im of Insecurity Kldicnlously Ab
- sent OtcltNi FuHnftr In Craft .
. Built by aienn. Curtiss.
By Louis Sherwin.
Hammondsport, July ,18.---If " you
can Imagine hurtling through the air
at three times the speed of the Maure
tanla without feeling any more .vibra
tion than you would sitting on the
kitchen table you may arrive at some
idea of the transatlantic travel of the
future. It in impossible to conceive
of any smoother, more Imperceptible
motion than that of the flying boat
America, in which . Lieutenant Porte,
R. N., hopes to start a new era In
the history of transportation between
this country and Europe.' .
Whether the venture succeeds or not;
It la nArf Aptlv nnyfllhlA inn tfcA trn efV.
with the America, to construct a,' clear
picture of a Journey to Parish as it
la ' bound to haDDen ' sooner or later.
After a flight over Lake Keuka, Glenn
Curtiss said exultinglyr "Now I know
we're on the right track. There are 1
changes still to be made and problems
to be worked out. But we're on the
right track." ,
Plying at 65 Mile Kate.
But whatever changes they have to
make, one thing is obvious even to a
layman. The transatlantic travel of
the future is going to be the perfec
tion of motion, t rode in the America
at 65 miles an hour over the waters
of Lake Keuka. I would not have
known ,we were moving at all had it
not beeh for the vineyards flashing
by like green streaks on either shore
and the deafening roar of , the huge
propellers whirling at 1600 revolu
tions a minute with a noise like the
rustle of the wings of 1000 gigantic
DJtnns. As for any feeling of 'inse
curity, it was rldiculov.sly absent. The
ride seemed considerably less hazard
ous than a trip in the New York sub
way1 or in an express elevator in a
skyscraper; and about 100 times more
comfortable, physically speaking. We
were only about 20 or 30 feet above
the surface of the water. There will
be no attempt to rise much higher.
" Lieutenant Porte and George Hallett,
the mechanician who will acconpany
him, will make the trip at an altitude '
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Photograph copyright by International News Service.
The airboat America, resting on the surface of Lake Keuka, near Hammondspdrt, N. T.
Facts About the America.
Weight, empty, 3500 pounds:
weight with gasoline and sup-
pliefj for proposed Transatlan-
i tic trip, 6000 pounds.
Wing spread, upper, 76 feet;
lower, 46 feet; wing width, 7
leet.
Body 32 feet long and 4 feet
beam.
Color bright red; wings cov-
ered withrBilk; body ceaar, cov-
ered with canvas.
Fuel supply, 300 gallons" in
six tanks. Windmill pump sup
4 piles feed tank.
Engines Two 90-100 horse-
power, eight cylinders each,
"O. X." type. Two propellers,
each sufficient to drive the
boat alone.
Prizes $50,000 from Lord
Northcllffe and J5000 rrom
Mrs. Victoria Woodhull Mar-
tin.
Distances From Nswfound--
land to the -Azores, about 1200
miles; from the Azores to Vigo,
Spain, about 960 miles; from
Vigo to Plymouth, 523 miles.
of about 50 feet over the ocean. So;i.AAAA...
they will not have far to come down
in case of accident.
The worst thing that could happen
to them would be an unforseen mis
hap that would oblige them to descend
In a heavy sea. In that ase the waves
might batter the boat badly and de
stroy the planes and motors which
are in the superstructure before help
could arrive. They sit in a car which,
at a pinch, can contain five pPl.
and which will be entirely enclosed
before they start.
Boat Seams Alive.
As one looks at her, even when she
Is on land. It Is impossible to think
of, the boat as being anything, but a
live,, sentient creature. She has beeh
compared to a whale. At a distance
she is more like a gigantic red flying
fish. There Is a flaccid stupidity in
the aspect of a whale's immense fiddle
head that the America has not got.
And the long, tapering lines of her
tall are essentially those of a flying
fish. It culminates in a large curv
ing rudder, at right angles to which
is the elevating plane. Underneath
the hpdy of the animal is a pair of
pectoral , fins, extending about three
and a half .feet.
The curved dome of the car project
a couple of feet above the body, the
panes of glass in the front glittering
like huge eyes. The big propellers and
the motors that drive them are Just
back of the car at an elevation mid-
way between the spreading planes.
The latter are made of tough oiled
silk, stretched tight over the frame
work. . You might have thought It was
county fair day on the aviation field
at Hammondsport Sunday afternoon.
Some hundred motor cars were
packed together outside the fence, to
.the huge delight, of the, cows who
found the radiators wonderfully' cpm-
fortable things to scratch on. All -the
bravery and beauty of Yates and
Steuben counties were among those
present. The beauty wore a last year'.?
hat and her nose was a trifle large.
Yet she was unquestionably the beauty.
There was also a moving picture
- actress from New York who helped tJ
' maintain the crowd's pulchritude aver
jige. Agricultural magnates from the
outlying districts, a sprinkling of the
Hammondsport townspeople, and a few
portly, prosperous appearing men with
their women folk expensively attired
la the dernier crl of Buffalo and El
mlra chattered and pushed and stared
and asked questions like four year olds
and pointed out Langley's Folly In the
corner of the field. j
New York. July 18. Probably, not
since Noah, looked from the windows of
the Ark' for a dove winging over the
waste of waters with a green branch
in its bill has there ever been such
intense interest centered on a pigeon
as will be shown within a few weeks
in a certain flock which will come one
by ,one from the broad Atlantic to the
eastern shores wf; "North America.
These sturdy feathered messengers
will bring word of ' the progress of
the first attempt to drive an aeroplane
across the ocean..
Wireless equipment was found too
heavy for the America, so Lieutenant
John Cyril Porte, R. N., will take with
him several carrier pigeons which have
been used to carry messages ' between
hotels in Philadelphia and New. York
city. He will liberate these at dif
ferent stages of hfs, Journey and the
.birds will each carry a quill full of
news to Rodman Wanamaker, the
owner of the America, in New York.
Curtiss la Optimistic.
Glenn H. Curtiss, who built the
America at his works at Hammonds
port, N. Y., says It Is possible and even 1
probable that the America can fly
across the Atlantic and he is a con
servative man, especially in making
predictions about things In which he
has such a personal interest as this.
"If a flying boat gets off the water
at 8 11 she will fly indefinitely or as
long as the gasoline lasts," he said a
few days ago. "We know that this
boat Is strong enough, we know she
will carry gasoline- enough for more
than 30 hours. Lieutenant Porte has
estimated that he can fly the. longest
leg of the Journey In 20 hours, so
we are on the safe side, there.
"Barring accidents, they will make
the trip safely In the required time.
The greatest danger is a gale."
When Mr. Wanamaker announced
that he would have Mr. Curtiss build
him a flier as an entrant for Lord
Northcliffe's $50,000 prize to the first
man who. crosses the Atlantic in a ma
chine heavier than air. a huge tractor
biplane which could not have alighted
safely on the water was planned, it
was designed to start from and alight
on the land, making the flight of 1854
miles from Newfoundland to Ashill
Head in one Jump, and placing all
faith in the ability of one 200 horse
Dower motor and a single propeller.
But' on a trip to Europe after "his
first stay here In the interest of the
transatlantic flight," Lieutenant Porte
was impressed with the giant aero
plane of Sikorsky In Russia, and T.
O. M. Sopwlth in England. From them
he decided that the two-engine, two
propeller idea was best. He became
convinced that it .was best to sacrifice
speed to safety and build a seaworthy
boat with wings Instead nf a.' land ma
chine that would certainly be wrecked
if the, engine stopped.
In the building of the America many
new" thing had. to be, workedout. , Not
a little was added 1 to the world's
knowledge of aeroplane construction
by the experiments at Lake Keuka
In -arranging the America's planes so
she wbuld rise satisfactorily from the
water.
With his original plan for a ma
chine. Lieutenant Porte also discarded
his first projected route. He now in
tends to divide the flight into three
legs.
Bonte Divided Into Three Xegs.
The first of them, about 1200 miles,
will carry him from Newfoundland to
the Azores. In the Azores or Western
Islands, he has three oil and gasoline
stations at Flores; Horta, on the is
land of Fayal, and Ponta Delgada. If
forced to come down at either of the
first named he will take aboard nec
essary supplies and fly on to Ponta
Delgada, where John - Lansing Callan
will meet the America with a - tug,
plenty of oil and fuel, extra parts, and
all facilities for repairs. Here, too,
Callan may take the place .of George
E. A. Hallett as Lieutenant Porte's
companion in the America.
From the Azores to Vigo, Spain. 1
about 960 miles. Here the aero clubs
of Portugal and Spain will cooperate
in expediting the flight. The last leg
is about 625 miles from Vigo to Ply
mouth, England. Bucking into head
winds, this may prove the most diffl
cuit part of the Journey.
Fort X an Xrlshmtfa.
Lieutenant Porte is an Irishman. 31
years old, 6 feet tall and 167 pounds
ir. weight. ' He was 13 years in th
British navy and several yeara in the
submarine service, where ill health
finally forced -him to get out in the
open air. He took up flying and laid
the scheme of crossing the Atlantic and not the instructor's.
ferent- from that' In : tha atatea, Of
course, on his first impulse, one of re
spect for and perhaps as a result or,
his previous training, ha will Degin
with unqualified disapproval or- tne
system found here. He finds that he
haa been put In charge of a moral tu
tor who is supposed to have general
surveillance over one's acta, etc There
la a difference of opinion as to tne
value of such a person. Some say his
value lies In the fact that he never
pays any attention to you.
in . addition to the moral tutor, one
haa another tutor, who la supposed to
direct his work and attend to his
scholastic needs. The virtue or tnia
tutor is, in some respects. Ilka that of
the moral tutor; he lets . you do all
your;, work : yourself, and doesn t dls
play any anxiety If you don't do It.
This really Is a virtue,- for .it soon
teaches one that If he la to get through
"school," as the final examinations
are called, he must' get Into his own
boat and pull his own oar. -
.' All Courses Based on Classic.
There are certain features of the
system which wa Americana object to
most strenuously. One Is the neces
sity of passing a preliminary examina
tlon Involving a considerable - knowl
edge of Latin and Greek, .regardless of
what your final school is to be, wheth
er, law, medicine or engineering..
Of course ' the . university Is dom
inated by the conservative' spirit. The
strongest argument for or against an
Institution la either "It's done," or "It
Isn't done." -
I stated that an American's first ob
servations .were that the Oxford sys
tern Is inferior to the American, But
in justice to Oxford I must say thai
after the good and evil points are
weighed In the balance, the general
opinion testifies that the good out
weighs the evil.
Attendance at' Xrc tares Is Optional.
The undergrad finds that the very
things which he considered hindrances
are helps, and that although he does
not have to attend, so many lectures
each day. yet he does have to get his
work done If he is to satisfy his am
bition and pass a creditable exam at
the final schools. The student doesn t
attend lectures unless he chooses, and,
though this may appear to display
slackness," It is one of the system's
chief merits for It saves him time, and
he may do several entire courses in
his vacations. Or It may save time In
another way. For instance, most of
the Americans who' took the examina
tion preliminary to the law course,
took it after one term's residence,
whereas the lectures In preparation
for It extend over two terms. So we
attended no lectures at arLfand piloted
ourselves safely through tne examina
tion - from our study of the subjects
In books. Then there is the advantage
of not being compelled to attend a .lec
ture when it isn't Interesting; many
men go through Oxford and attend al
most no lectures.
I think the weakness of the Amer
ican Institutions lies in the. fact that
the student is not put on his own re
sources enough. He is not made to
realize sufficiently that it is his worn
It is also
lull
before Mr. Wanamaker. George E. A. true in most American colleges that
Hallett, who accompanies hinf, has wnen he takes one subject for a i
been the private flying expert of Har- mA.tr or a. vear. at the end of that
old F. McCormick of Chicago, John D. -emester or-year he will be examined
nocMieiiers '"'" on It, and then he is finisnea wnn it
loose-boned youth of 24, from southern f aU tl BO far a8 tne conege is!
California. Neither he nor Lieutenant concerned. But in Oxford the student I
Is compelled to retain his knowledge
till he goes up for his degree, wnen ne
takes his examinations on all tne bud-
Porte Is married.
The "America Is 76 feeffrom tip to
tip of the upper wings and 46 feet
wide on ine lower wins a. n weigui . . j,.rM whether
empty is 3500 pounds and the gasoline Ject f?"! 0tli" or thr!
and L supplies for the Transatlantic trip took JL ,If!
will add 1500 pounds. Stoe has carried yftf" Prv lou?-, Tn f. nrf
more than that in her trials, at one that he have his subjects well In hand
time taking up" 11 men ' and at his tongue's end. for after the
Her color Is bright red. as Mr. Cur- written naons h ust jo be-
tiss believes this can be seen farthest roTe the boar of examiners for an oral
rnuix before the degree Is grantea.
ia built on beautiful stream lines, of One can readily see that the aim of
cedar, canvas-covered, with an enclosed this is thoroughness. I believe 1 am
raki. nhir.h v.a winHnwi t th. f rnnt 1 saf a in- savinx that the average Oxford
and , sides. In the cabin is a place to graduate is more thorough, and a bet
sleep neatly at full length head under ter master of his subject than the av-
the aviators seat, reet between tne j erage American, ana surety me bkih
srasoline tanks. So stabl is the srreat I has a ereat deal to do with it.
flier that Mr. Hallett can climb about j I may add that we American Rhodes
the wings making minor repairs with- scholars are very grateful to Cecil
out danger of upsetting the craft. I Rhodes for the benefits of his colos-
The hull Is fitted with six tanks I Mi scheme of education, ana . we snail
containing 300 gallons of fuel, the I always do our best to see that his
gasoline being pumped to a feed tank beneficent scheme is properly taken
unaerneatn tne top plane . Deiween me 1 advantage of.
engines oy a pump wnicu me wmu
operates.
Oregon Student relates .
impressions of oxford
G, Bernard Noble of Worcester College, Rhodes Scholar,"
Sees Venerable English University From the
Viewpoint of an American.
The following article by G. Bernard
Noble, a Rhodes scholar from Oregon
at Worcester college, Oxford, affords a
clear vie, of an American student's
impressions of the great English university:
Out Whisky Output
20,000,Q00 Gallons
Distillers Agree to Make x.ss tiquor
This Tear Owing to tha Xiarga stocks
- oa Xaad. . -
. Louisville. Julv 18.' More than half
the distillers pf Kentucky have agreed i
to join in a movement that will reduce
the 1914 ofttput 20.000,000 gallons, on1
account of large stocks and overpro-
ductlon. during the last five years.
Ohio,- Indiana and 'Illinois distillers
also are said to be taking like steps.
. Distillers are pointing out that de
creased demand is not responsible for
the 'proposed curtailment. They say
statistics show consumption of whis
key has Increased from 20,000,000 gal
lons to 85,000.000 gallons In the last
four years and that In the same time
production haa Jumped from 20,000,000
gallons to 46,000,000 gallons. - '
Tha idea." cald one distiller; "Js to
Jet tha. demand catch up. with the pro
duction.; if J .;, . ;:.- , .-. .);-, : ....''.
'GETS HIS BELATED WAGES
, Saginaw. - Mich., July lS.NIneteen
years ago Ira Whitney a retired farm
er of this city, worked at .Merrill as a
drain 'digger. H was given an order
;or. 12.25. for, his labor by the -draid
commissioner.'; . Thare was . no money
' in the drain fund and he could not col
lect his wages. He put the order, awaj
' and today b cashed lu . . - :
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Oxford. June 20. At this season of
the year. In the third or summer term,
OxfoTd is Just beginning to really re
veal Itself to us Americans who are
spending our first year. here. The first
two terms of the year, the autumn
term, October to December, and the
winter term, middle of January to the
middle of March, are rather gray with
the chill of the climate, accentuated
by the heaviness of the buildings. Dur.
ing these terms one doesn't see' the
Oxford that has been placed on ' the
pedestal of the ideal by " the praises
raised in Its behalf by her many loving
sons. During the winter and .early
spring one goes down to the river (the ;
Isls) to learn to row, but about all he
sees, or pays any attention to, -Is the
fact that there is a river there, and
that along Its banks are anchored the
various college barges (22 in all),
where . the men from their respective
colleges go to prepare for the after?
noon's work in the boats. Or. perhaps
the undergrad goes out to the meadows
(each college has its own meadow for
its sports) , to play . rugby. , soccer or
hockey. Yet nothing attracts' his at
tention there, except, perhaps, that th$
field is surrounded with leafless trees,
or that the grass is slipping with the
mud, after heavy rains. Or, again, he
may get on his bicycle and every un
dergrad . has a bicycle and ride out
Into the country on one of the numer
ous highways leading out of the city;
but about his only observations will
be that the roads are pretty good fpr
that season of the year, or that the
landscape might be pretty If It were
not such a dull day, and tha trees were
not. so' bare. . ; : ;-&.
But at the beginning of the third
term--Just six weeks after ; the close
of the winter term in the . middle of
I Marchwhat a transformation! - ".The
same ? unaergraa - goes ;aown to rine
river, to "row,;; But, what a different
sight he sees. The Isis, which in the
winter term had overflowed and flood
ed. the adjoining meadows and had
raced along aV JL breakneck pace, is
now, .peacefully .within ltsr banks- loll
ing along -as -though it had, yeararto
get to the sea'-Th meadows are made
into beautiful lawns," and f along one
bank wbera Queens college And Bra
senose have their meadows, tha grass
is fairly 'allT with ' whife -trousered
Aliens Are Using
The Savings Banks
and white shirted men playing tennis
or cricket; while on the other bank
the long line of college barges is given
a most beautiful background of oak,
chestnut, poplar, lime and elm trees,
all in full foliage. It is no longer
drudgery to go down to the river. The
student looks forward to each after
noon when -he can get out and stretch
his back and legs with a hefty oar In
one of the rcollege eights.
From the river one' may go o the
various college meadows, and in. each
case'he will be struck with the thought
that surely every man In every college
is out. for athletics of some kind or
other, for. there are dozens of men in
their White flannels either "at the 1
nets" (playing cricket), or chasing
briskly about the tennia courts. ; : t - -The
pleasure of the same, undergrad
will only be heightened If he take a
bicycle riae out into the country again,
or take a walk along some of the many
avenues of elms or beach trees, or
stroll around some of the college gar
dens. It is a new world, and one looks
out through different eyes on life.
University Is Predominant.
In speaking of Oxford, one doesn't
refer to the 50 odd thousand inhabi
tants that dwell regularly within the
corporation limits," but he refers to the
institution because of, which the afore
said 50 odd thousand live here. It Is
said and I am disposed to vouch for
the accuracy! of the statement that
practically all of the regular . Inhabi
tants derive their subsistence either
directly or ; Indirectly from the 4000
students In the: various colleges which
go to make-up the university,, - ' ;
The . university. Is so predominant
and paramount In Oxford that the, vice
chancellor Is more powerful than the
mayor of. the corporation. He Is gen
erally-consulted on all matters .which
might In any way affect the unl
verslty. ; His power Is pretty well Il
lustrated by the fact that the proctors
of the university whose duties are; to
inquire Into and maintain the morals
of the students. v have the power.
through Mm, of expelling from the
City ; any characters whom they deem
undesirable company for the students.
-Oxford Is so Intrinsically different
frotn ' any. American university that It
must be contrasted In its ' various as
pects .rather than, compared with Amer
ican institutions. 4From some little ob
servation I have concluded that there
Is much truth-in. what Dr. Henry Van
Dyke said at the last annual Thanks
giving dinner at Oxford. - He said that
an American's first attitude on com
lng to Oxford was a state of criticism,
which criticism is generally unfavor
able. Then, after the lnevitableness of
the English viewpoint nas Decome Torsos Postmaster Gives Soma
eeePrf:ted-in.i1.,f PL"" T-t-re-tina- Tiguras Showing- Eo
lish. Then, finally, he arrives at the Foreigners in America Save.
stage of assimilation when he shucks I N.w York N. Y. July IS. It
off any of the little superficialtles ly. said - that while Ameri
which he may have acquirea, and an- cans are spending a quarter of a' bli-
sorbs tnose more lunaamenxai imngs j non i oil urn . vear for luxuries lm
which-really count, and links them "P I migrants in the country are. sending
with his American common sense, thus I hnmn a. tremendous amount of money.
acquiring a most potent and .desirable J ijae Italians alone In the course of
compound. . la year send $100,000,000 to Italy. Last
An American's Pint Impressions. ' I Christmas it was estimated that about
The average American's first obser-1 $6,000,000 was sent by foreigners to
vatlon to himself, of Course on friends and relatives in tne oia coun-
rnminir Into Oxford, and arrivlne at I try.
his college. Is "What a decayed looking I The last report of the New York po6
lot of old buildings;" " This is esne-1 tal savings bank has some interesting
daily true in regard to some of the facts which bear on the relative thrift
older colleges where the stones have of foreigners and Americans. It shows
become worn with the elements and I that Italian born residents ieaa immi
the outer parts -have cracked off. It grants from other countries by a wide
will be even more likely to be the case margin, while the deposits of foreign
if he has come directly from the born white persons lead those of
states, as we did, not previously visit- Americans by $3 2?10 per cent. In dol-
insr about seeing other places of an- lors and cents this means that white
clent and historic Interest, and thus persons born In this country have In
without coming to the realisation that I the government bank only $486,038,
as with the Greeks, "perfection Is I as compared to iz.i&,bbs Dy ioreign
beautv." so with our resDected cousins. I ers.
"antiquity is beauty." . Of the $z.&s,07 on aeposn june
- ctt iniiH it nutnnii fnr n Am-.- 130th. last." the report of Edward M.
loan not to be stirred with reverence Morgan, postmaster of New York City,
for a building 600 or 700 yeara' old stated, "$39,678 was deposited by ne
when he has come from a country groes and only . $2035 by Chinese and
where the admiration varies in nrn. I Japanese. The average principal ae-
portlon to the newness, height and ar- posltor for native white persons was
chitectural skill displayed. I shall 13; "of foreign born whites, $115; for
never forget my feelings on first en- negroes, ici, ana ior ait oiner non-
terlnar the auadranarle of m v ml leer 1 White. $65.
for on the left lay a long Irregular! "Classifying the depositors by sex,
building which, In my opinion, should it W found that 20,634 or 6.6 per
hav lone since been condemned both I cent are maxes r i.o pet
for its lack of beauty and ,. for ltsl nt are females. By country of birth
Mmini Instabilltv: while in pnnin. foreign depositors are nsieo as roi-
on the -right 'lay-a much more modernii-v Italy. 6262; Russia, 4698; Great
stone structure, though even It has Britain, ; Ausina, ana uw-
iiffrri vzceAdins-lv from crnmhiinr many 1076. Depositors from these
stones. It was not Ions-, however, till I countries numbered 16.548, -and com
I found that the apparently unsafe 1 PriM about ninety per cent or tne
. . - . .lift C&A m hArn nTAfAfli
structure was one oi tne college s I -----
greatest relics, as It had come down
In Its natural state from 1283, when ltQl.nn4. 4rt TTlll" Ta
was used as a sort of monastery; and! IJilUUu IA) XVLLL " la
tne natural deduction to tne English
mind, th a few exceptions, was that
since It ""had lasted so long there was
no reason for its present or future
decay. . .. "-.v.-.'- .'.
. It is not . long, however, , till the
American begins to appreciate the at
mosphere of antiquity breathed by
these buildings, and a certain feeling
Order for Police
Clareland Safety Director Wants Girls
: Protected ; from Vicious Kan . Who
Sannt Unfrequented Places.
' nvlnn1 Julv 18. "Shoot tn kill
of awe and respect creeps over him Ana wi go to the limit in backing
wuen nc rwuB .k hj s living i you -up,- is the blanket order to police
among, the shades of some of the J men issued by Safety Director Benesch
greastest of England's departed states- in an effort to stop attacks on girls In
men: politicians and men of lettera I Ambler Park here. . The director Is
Certalniy when the spring time comesimwi th order after the elovonth t.
heveryone . can feast his eyes and de- tack on women and girls since March
ugni ms nean m reveiry,- ior the I is was reported. , ' . : v
buildings and gardens are-a paradise I : The attacks, which nave all been at
of delight in their new garments of 1 nisrht. are not-the work of one nemon
natural beauty. - ; v- - -T-UZ-. I or a. rang, the nollce believe. Charles
After an American -has been here! Austin whlnoed a man armed With
long enough to look into the general j razor who atempted last night to chase
educational ssytem his first observa-1 Austin away from a young girl whom
uon wui do mat i is unoouoteaiy dif. be was escorting through the park. -
Tfte
President
of The United 1 States
has said that the Psychological conditions have caused
the depression and that as soon as our state of mind re
turns to its normal condition, prosperity and better times
will be' here, or words to that effect.
'. Get the right Psychological condition and prosper
ity is here.
Do you know that you can make things hum?
Do you know how to change conditions in Oregon?
Do you know what it would mean to us if we were
all busy?
Do you know that the East takes millions of dollar
from us annually?
Do you know that if half of that money was kept here
it would keep us on the jump? ' I
Do you know that there are dozens of factories in
Oregon that are capable of doubling their output with
out costing you a nickel for that?
Do you know if everybody in Oregon bought five
cents worth , of Oregon made soap per week it would
mean an expenditure in Home Products of $37,500.00
per week, or $1,950,000.00 per annum?
Did you ever see this sign at a Railroad crossing
STOP, LOOK and LISTEN? The Railroad Company
paid to have that sign put up. It kept you from danger,
and I say to you, fellow Oregonians and dear friends
STOP, LOOK and LISTEN! I have paid for this sign to
keep you from danger If you want a pound of Oregon
tea, Nothing doing, too bad, for that money goes to
China, Japan and India, and incidentally may help the
Shamrock 25th. You want a pound of Oregon soap,
HURRAH, we have it, and that pays for Bridges, Parks,
Schools, Good Streets, Good Wages and Oregon prosper
ity. We are sending east Billions of dollars for the things
we don't produce, but let us keep some Millions here for
the things we do pfoduce. If everybody will determine
to Jbuy and to advise their friends to buy Oregon products
we would have a wave of prosperity immediately. Have
some State Pride, State Optimism, State Love." If you
love Oregon; its Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Roses and its
People why iriot love its Industries and Products? Our
Oregon People have as much intelligence, skill and integ
rity, yes, more, than the majority of mankind; therefore,
do justice to yourselves, your children and your fellow
citizens, by. patronizing Oregon Industries. The Manu
facturers are not asking charity from you, they are asking
patronage and guarantee to give you just as good value
for your money as alien manufacturers. We have used
soap as an illustration of what can be done with dimes,
but the same argument applies to the hundreds of other
Oregon products, such as Meat, Hams, Bacon, 'Flour,
Crackers, Canned Fruit, Vegetables, Catsup, Pickles,
Vinegar, 4 Soda Water, Honey, Cheese, Butter, Eggs
(at present we are importing Chinese eggs, just think of
that), Macaroni, Baking Powder, Extracts, Cereals,
Roasted Coffee, etc. Then come the Brooms, Matches,
Harness, Trunks, Bags, Woolen Blankets, Oils, Paints,
Stoves, Furniture; Fire and Life Insurance. Many of the
readers of this article will no doubt say that it is all
very well for Mr. Gadsby to talk in this manner, as he
sells Furniture and it is a good ad for him. I do admit
that I ; sell Furniture good, honest-made Oregon Fur
niture and I want our Factories to prosper as much
as possible, and then I will prosper and you will pros
per and so we all will prosper, but you can buy Oregon
Made Furniture at any of the regular Furniture Houses
in the City, so you see my object really is to boost all
Oregon Products. We in our line have practically frozen
out the Eastern Furniture Manufacturers by buying
local goods. .
I also would like to say a word to the Anti-Prohibitionists.
If you must have beer drink Oregon Beer.
To Smokers, If you must smoke, . use Oregon Made
Cigars. : Great Scott, just think what would happen to
the Cigar, Manufacturers here, if. all of the Oregon
Smokers used local goods.
One more word: Just as sure as you spend even your
dimes; on Oregon Products which displace Imported
Articles,, I am sure' that you will be indirectly benefited
a hundred t fold for your expenditures you will get
value received and , in addition a dividend in the great
prosperity which woiild be plainly apparent to all in the
course of 60 d a y s. Thanking you '; for your kind at
- tention, I beg to remain, Yours truly,
WILLIAM GADSBY
FIRST AND WASHINGTON
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