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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENPLETOW. OREGON, SATURDAY, JPNE 8, lVt.
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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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J The Rock bland operates a new electric
lighted drawing-room sleeping car daily from
San Francisco via Ogden, Salt LakcGty and
Colorado to Chicago.
4 This latest type of Standard Pullman
sleeper leaves San Francisco on the Southern
Pacific's Overland Limited, and assures you a
comfortable, convenient and speedy trip, over
a very interesting route.
Three days each week the Rock Island runs
a through tourist sleeper by way of the Scenic
Route.
1 From San Francisco every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, to Chicago, personally
conducted.
1 Full detaus in the Rock bland time table and hide
entitled "Across the Continent in a Touts! Sleeping Car,"
Km on request
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Bingham Springs HoteL beautifully located In the heart of the
Blue mountains. The Umatilla river flows past the hotel, making
an Ideal place for the lover of trout fishing. On all sides rise the
tree-clad mountains, making Bingham Springs one of the coolest and
most restful resorts in Oregon. The hotel maintains Its own herd of
cows, furnishing an abundance of milk and cream for its guests. Our
garden furnishes an abundance of fresh vegetables for the table.
We spare no pains to add to the comfort or pleasure of our guests.
Our swimming pool Is one of our most popular features. Rates very
reasonable. Address JAMES CORNFIELD. Bingham Springs. Gib
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