----- :((ri,,eto-., , , My..:.,.:.:.;'r. z?J7. - "' , 1' i. . .,.,-. 1 ,. ... PAGE nvt DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENPLETOW. OREGON, SATURDAY, JPNE 8, lVt. j I FOl'HTEKN PAGER. ALBERT TQZILR WRITES OF RICHMOND In a letter to the Salem Statesman, dated at Richmond,' June 16, Albert Tolcr, of Salem, gives the following Interesting description of Virginia'! capital and metropolis. ' ', Richmond, the capital and me tropolis of Virginia, and geographi cally the gateway between the north and the south und tVie west and the middle Atlantic seaboard. Histor ically It l the center of a civilization iih old ns '.he nation Itself, and com mercially the rival of trade markets throughout the United States. Rich mond, with a past rich in achieve ment and a future bright In promise, stands upon the' border land. of that territory which, once swept by war und travail, Is today, throbbing with a new and mighty energy, born of a full realization of the unbounded re sources and opportunities that lie be fore her. In tho life of the American nation today there is no fact more Impres sive or significant than the rammer rial awakening of the south. It Is authoritatively estimated that during thu past year the south Is increasing at a rate of $7,300,000 per day. Hlx railway systems bring It Into close touch with the country to tho north, south, "apt and west, and two steam boat lines give It water rates with the outside world. At '.he head of navigation on the James river 0 miles from the sea, Richmond stands, like Rome with Its Tiber, on seven hills. There Is an amplo and will distributed rainfall, and the climatic conditions so im portant In determining the commer cial and agricultural possibilities of any section. Is most fortunate, Beautiful Old City. Visitors to Richmond are at once Impressed with the beauty of the cltv as a whole, and more particular lv with the residential sections. The streets are no broad and well paved and so abundantly shaded with great trees that from the top of the high buildings the city has the appear, ance of a great park. There are threa parks with an area of 377 acre. The scenery is every where beautiful, abounding in fine views of the river, winding along be low. Several parks are located on th outskirts of the city, where on a summer evening may be found thou- rmds of people enjoying themselves 1.1 the shade and quiet Historic buildings in and around the city en hnnde the natural beauty of Rich mntiil. The city Is well favored with monuments, The list of hlf-torlc buildings and monuments might be extended to "onsldernhle length, but one cannot overlook the ancient state capltol de signed In France In 1785, while Thomas Jeflerson was minister to that country, and erected under his supervision, nnd was very recently c-nlnrged and Improved; also In the rnpitol sriunrc are the Washington irroiin. Houdon's Washington and statues of Clay, Jackson and Gover nor William Smith. On Monument avenue aro the stat ues of President Davis, and Generals Robert E. Lee and J.' E. B. Stuart, the labt being equestrian statues, be sides which there are other monu ments to soldiers and statesmen else where: In and around the city; the White House of the Confederacy; the home , of John Marshall, the great chief justice of the United States; St. John's church, where Patrick Henry made hW dramatic speech which aroused the colonists to arms; Seven. Pine and the other great bat city of the dead, known throughout the land, where lie burled the re mains of the Confederacy's presi dent, Jefferson Davis, and . his wife and daughter. Presidents Tyler and Monroe and other eminent statesmen and soldiers along with countless thousands of lesser note. An Educational Outer. The residential sections are well divided from the manufacturing dls- rlcts, a condition which Insures clean liness and health and freedom from smoke, dust und noise. Socially Richmond offers all the advantages that a city of Its size and traditions might be expected to pos sess. Educational features aro ex ceptionally noteworthy. The public school system Is admirably conducted and liberally supported. There are separate schools for white and col ored. There are 343 secarute schools and 363 teachers. The school pop ulation Is 24,000, of which 15.000 are enrolled. In addition there are high schools and private pay schools. Tho historical educational institu tions are the Justly famed University of Virginia, founded by ThomaB Jef ferson, at Chnrlottesvllle, about three hours' ride from Richmond, and that anciont but vigorous seat of learning, William and Mary college at wll- lumsburg, the oldest incorporated town In Virginia (Incorporated In 1632) which was the capital of tne colony and also the state capital un til 1779, an hour's ride from historic Richmond, There are three separate dally be sides about 40 other publications. In Richmond are 96 churches with a membership of 47,000. A Roman Catholic cathedra, the finest church edifice In tho south, has Just been completed. There are eight hospitali In the cltv. The hotel accommoda. tlons are first-class. The average summer weather is 74 1-2 degrees. The nearby health resorts are numerous. The city owns and operates Its gas works and furnishes gas to Its cltl zens at $1 per 1000. Tho water work are municipally owned and operate Its reservoir has a 20-day supply ca nncltv. The taxable value of real an personal property Is 134,707,103 Tax rate on assessed values Is $1.4 on $100. Tax rate on stnte is .35 on lino. . Population of city iiu.uuu, Per capita wealth estimated at $1250. The total" banking assets for 1906 show $13,097,170. No section excels Virginia in its tobacco product. Richmond's 23 warehouses have a storake capacity of 80,000 hogsheads of tobacco. Rich mond manufactures 22,000,000 pounds of tobacco. Richmond han dles the tobacco product of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina to the extent of 60,000,000 pounds an- ually. Hr other Industries show ulee of $KO,000,000. A more sociable, a more hospitable nd a more entertaining class of citi zens are to be found In no section of this great nation. FOREST TREE PLANTING. Forestry Department lias 5,000,000 Young Trws Growing. A recent forestry bulletin says of forest tree planting: The section of planting deals wltn all phases of forest planting within the national forests. In the past two Imnnrtunt problems have received special attention. (1) The reforest- Inir ol denuded watersheds where planting is needed in order to con trr.l und regulate the flow of streams directly supplying cities und towns (2) planting within the treeless na tional forests In the middle west to provide for timber In the future to serve as un object lesson to the peo ple. The trees used in planting are grown at eight government nurseries in the tollowing national forests: ban Gabriel, Santa Barbara, Gila, Dismal River. Pikes Peuk, Salt Lake, Pecos and Lincoln. The comhined area of seed heds at the eight stations In 11 acres. They now contain over 6,000,- 000 trees, from 1 to 3 years old. The seed sown In 1907 should produce not less than 4,000,000 trees, giving a to tnl of over 9,000,000 In 1908. Man and Dog Killed by Lightning. During the heavy thunderstorm Monday evening Ed Fuller, who lives with his parents on Fish creek, was struck bv lightning about 7 o'clock and instantly killed. He has been herding sheep for Laldlaw, and with him at the time of the strike was a camp tender and a dog. The camp tender was standing not three feet from Fuller and the dog was between them. A blinding flash occurred and Fuller and the dog were killed outright, but the camp tender es caped uninjured. Fuller was about 22 years of age. It Is probable that the funeral will take place In Belle vue som? time today. Hailey News Miner. Dades Little Liver Pills keep the system clean, the stomach sweet Prompt relief for headache and bll lousness. Good for all the family. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros. The body of an unknown murdered man was found in the underbrush near Frenchtown, a suburb of Mis soula, Montana. There la no clew to the perpetrator of the deed or lden tlty of the corpse, IGH GUST OF LIVING SEATTLE PAPERS START A PERTINENT INQUIRY. Wholesale G'oiiuulMioii Hoiihcx Meet Every Day ut Noon anil Fix Prices Wholesalers Also Refuse to Sell Direct to Consumer, Thus. Giving Retailers a Chance for Big Gratis A Combination to ltalws Living Expenses. j The alarming Increase in the cost of living In Seattle has caused an In vestlgatlon by newspapers of that city and the Seattle News gives the follow ing account of its Investigations along this line: Traced to Its real source, tho In creased cost of living In Seattle is due to various combinations which control the necessities of life and force the consumers to pay a price that is much higher than the same articles are sold r In other places, says the News. This Is particularly true of the lines of goods that are , handled by the Western avenue commission hrnises. The commission men havo their sociatlon and will not sell direct to the consumer, no matter what quan titles the consumer may desire to buy. n each of the commission houses on Western avenue is posted a notice to the effect that goods will not be sold to the consumer and no quotation will be given to him. The Seattle produce association, to which all commission men In the city belong, meets at noon each day and fixes prices. . All of the houses must maintain these prices. Next, the retailers have an assocla tlon which has for Its purpose th same object. The employes of the dif ferent business houses are. members of a labor union which has for Its ob ject the protection of those employed In the business houses on the ques tions of wages and working hours. Thus an endless chain 19 formed. The retailer must charge more for his goods because he pays more to the wholesaler, the clerk must get higher wages because It costs more bo live; the carpenter must charge more for his work because his living expenses are Increased by the others; the land lord must charge more rent because the cost of building Is increased, and so it goes In a circle that has no end. In the meantime the consumer Is the only one that la unable to form any sort of an association that will regu late prices. He must pay what he Is asked and take what he gets. The poor man that is engaged In a profession that Is not a part of or ganized labor Is crushed between the unions and the greed of the business houses. He pays for all of this In creased cost ot living but receives nothing in return. 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