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The tide of destiny is turning fast
3 towards Florence. All sorts of ac-
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lie habit of T he W est is one of
’ push, energy, pluck. It is the news
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granary of these mountain slopes.
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< cumulation of facts point that way I
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No. 32
FLORENCE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON, yitlDA Y, NOVEMBER 23, 1891.
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TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
öU SIN cSS CAR.j
were selected from th e Am erican Book
...,1>1IEI» U\
- or a very large sum o f m oney In pom th e m erits f te bo »ks t
u- •»
pany,
Com pany’s list.
aiou
of
personalities.
COMPANY,
T
H
E
AMI
RICAN
B
C
O
cash, to lie idle until ready to be turned
The sim ple facts are th u t there never
Stim ulated by the charges o f such ever-
•file w riter of ♦.:»&».** eport” has set
over for the several publishing plants
has been any such " com bination ft»
present
and
som
etim
es
viruient
competi­
censor
of
the
nnself up as a crit itff
acquired, a very clum sy and expensive
m any years,” or for anv tim e, as is a l­
haracter ami m erit o£j »e school books
proceeding which no sensible m an would tion, there were brought about two legis­
lative inquiries as to the status of the
n Book Coui- leged; and thi-t the adoption of book»
uhlished bv th- Ai
advise.
American Book Company, respectively in p.v.iy. H s i v s , w M Bis com pany has six vears ago in Oregon took place two
W ithin four m onths after the original
In d D ealer in Fine W atches »ml Jew elry
the
states o f Pennsylvania and Illinois.
chiefly confined years before the A m erican Book Com­
l iny excellent bool,
incorporation all th e subsequent steps of
E ugono
O regon.
pany
cam
e
into
existence,
and
under
In
these
investigations
and
hearings
the
»her grades, it is
to the academ ic aud
purchasing property and increasing the
Leaves Eugene »>u Mondays and
open co m pition between the different
capital of the com pany to five m illion testim ony o f everybody was publicly in­ very weak in th e lo, ■ grades and in
Thursdays
at (> a. m , arriving in
entirely
independent
house»,
as
every­
»vs “ it is cheap-
dollars, th e actual cost o f its publishing vited—publishers, booksellers, educators, m ithem atics.” l i e ai
Florence
the
day following at 4 p. m.
body in Oregon know s v.bo hud anything
politicians,
and
public
cranks.
Each
ol
)ok
Com
pany
to
er for the American^
HENRY A. BAY, Agent
plants, were tak en and every one ol
to do with tile seleiti. 'l at that time.
the
two
reports,
to
their
respective
legis­
Returning—Leaves Florence on
rior book th an a
orint and furnish an
A STATEM ENT O F FACTS BY T IIE these steps was official and public, and latures, resulting from t h e * investiga­
The sales and j rolits of the school
m ade m atter o f record both a t the Capi­
goc*» / ne, aud its pi
is greater upon I book business are constantly and very
Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 a. m.,
AM ERICA N BOOK COMPANY
tol of th e state in T renton, and at Jersey tions, com pletely exonerated the Ameri­ t h e flo re t one, ullhcj 11 it may sell it at
arriving in Eugene the »lay follow­
I greatly exaggerated by those who arc ig­
TO T H E P E O P L E OF
Of Salem, O regon.
City, in Hudson County, the coporatcseat can Book Com pany from being, in any a m uch less price,
instances Ilar-
n orant of them , lnsle.nl of the profits
T his is the leading insurance etnnpnny of the ing at 7 p, nt.
sense
or
form
,
a
tru
st
or
monopoly,
as
OREGON.
o f the com pany. T hus,if the whole record
n n E to n ’s Speller, a w l ys it is a wretcli-
« oust. Assets a o u arler of a m illion dol
oil school books being £50,000 a year iu l l’neiile
a is .
P rivate dw elling* ami farm property »
Jieap paper and
were quoted aud published, instead of had been falsely alleged. At the H arris­ ed book, m ade of
Oregon, as claim ed 111 the “re p o rt,” this xpeeialty. A ddress me at G ardiner, Oregon, and Single fare
- - $5.00
burg
hearing,
all
the
leading
publishers
A public attack upon the m ethods, m o­ being garbled for purposes o f deceiving,
Irly bristles with
1 will mill upon you and insure your property.
pasteboard,”
s u m m ore nearly represents the total
Bound trip - -* - — $9.00'
tives, and busijpggR interests of the Aoier- by publishing only the prelim inary step of of New Y oik, P hiladelphia, and oth^r mvuakea ar.d ferae«»*
minuiit o i aliiin.il s d rs in this state—
esn Book Com pany, by a sm all sub­ incorporation, we should, he truthfully cities were present, aud, testifying under
T hat the paper, printing, binding, in­
Tickets for sale at E. Bangs’s
which, in any event, is not m ore than
com m ittee o f the “ C om m ittee o f One and fairly represented. As to the amount oath, each one declared th a t he kuew ol troduction, and m arketing of a poor book
£40.0 e>, and of course only a sm all por-
livery barn, Eugene, and at Hurd
no case w here any com petitor had b e n costs less and give a greater profit, al
H u n d re d ,” o f P ortland, Oregon, lias re­ of our capital and the size and im port
ion of this am ount call be reckoned a.-
& Davenport’s otliee iu Florence.-
cently been published in the “ Oregon­ ance of our business we Jiave n o thing to “ crushed out” or oppressed by this com­ though “ it is sold at a m uch lower
W. W. NEELY, Prop r.
pany. And we hereby offer this chal­ price,” than a correspondingly m anufac­ net profit.
ia n ,” a newspaper of th a t city.
conceal; indeed, we regard the great ag
T he A.itietieatt Book Com pany has
lenge to any respectable school-book tured book o f higher intellectual m erit,
Tables furnished wit It all the
T he “ rep o rt” em bodying this attack ¡9 gregate of our sales, spread over tli
■ ever at any lim e raised so m uch as f
publisher
in
this
whole
country
today
to
m ade up o f a m ass o f m isinform ation, whole country,, as the m easure of co.” ':
delieaeies
»it the season. Wild
is a statem ent which is sim ply idiotic.
i er to luilueuee Oregon legislation iu
come forward and declare under oath Anybody >vbo knows anything about the
unsupported charges, baseless rum ors, deuce of th e school public in our com
game,
fish
and
fruit in season. Best
-
behalf.
On
;!»•
other
hand,
w
hat
dii
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th at he has suffered any oppression in publishing business, or who has any com ­
and unjustifiable suspicions.
pany, and as an unim peachable iudoi
. . c nipanv aelu ab i do for the peopk accomodations for the traveling On tlie 1st, 10th and 20th of each
his business from the Am erican Book m on sense, knows th at the cost o f the
Upon this e x parte show ing, w ith no m eat of th e superior m erit of our pu.di
4 O k ;; 01 when it became the publish» public. Charges reasonable.
Company, or th a t it is w ithin his experi­ p rinting ami binding—th a t is, the me
•olid basis of fact o r proof whatever, cations.
month.
if tlie books, which had already beei
ence or personal know ledge th a t this chanical production—is precisely the
upon m ere assertions and insinuation»,
In order to m ake this statem ent cotr
Single
trip $3.00. Round trip $5.00
I,
■
0
for
li
e
iu
th
a
t
state?
We
stati
com pany has ever, at any tim e, at­ sam e w hether the book itself be good,
our character and our business are •*
plete a n d clear, it should be sai l tl
act- known, we b. lieve, to every persoi
tem
pted
in
the
least
degree
“
to
crush
•ailed. U nder such circum stance» it i t the purchase of all school-book propert«
□ad, or indifferent. It is also well known
11 Oreg. il, when we say th a t it usei
com peting houses and destroy all leg«»i th at the cost of copyright is so sm all a
but ju st to ourselves, and to our m am
m ade by th is com pany, from w hate\
VII V me O S in its power to render tiles
m ate com petition,” as charged iu this share in the cost o f production as practi­
friends and patrons in Oregon and on source was upon a uniform basis of ca
OF EUGENE.
For Passenger and Freight Rates
,ks ia s le obtainable by tlie peopl
“
rep
o
rt.”
th e Pacific Coast, to m ake a full an I ex
valuation, and according to the »-s' -J
cally to m ake little difference; while the
. B. E A K IN , J » ., C abh 'R
T . Q. H EN D R IC K S . P hes .
1
1
I
at
cheaper
lates
than
ever
before
WHAT
OF
T
IIE
POLICY
OF
BRIBERY
AND
plicit answer to these slanderous m is­ lished rules of valuing publishing r:
expense o f attem pring to introduce and
l’o this end and nt great expense i
CORRUPTION?
representations.
-
$ 6 0 ,0 0 0
plates and plants. T he price pa
place a book poor in m erit, with a cer­
PAID UP CA8H CAPITAL,
> 0.1 ;h. its b".si:ie >s am i capital to yon
Florence, Or.
-
$ 6 0 ,0 0 0 Meyer & Kyle,
In
th
is
report
the
old
stories
are
re­
SURPLUS AND PRO FIT8,
the
H
arper
school-book
interests
v
tainty th a t it will not long give satis­
TH E SUB-COMMITTEE’S CHARGES AGAINST
I te. and established one of its brain’
hearsed th at the agents o f this com pany, faction and hold its place, would ten
exception to th is rule. No bonus or «
US.
S O L IC IT E D
lions. 1 1 vonr city o f Portland. It ha A C C O U N T S
in one instance in the state o f W ashing rimes outweigh the additional cost of
inducem ent of any k ind was off. 1
1. T hat our corporation was frattJu
.¡m s ,.. . its lot with you and identifie,
-
OREGON.
EUGENE,
ton
and
iu
an
o
th
er
in
the
state
of
W
o
t
given
to
anybody,
m
uch
less
was
1
copy
1
ight.
len tly and deceitfully organized.
tself w ith your com m unity. We tire oui
Virginia,
attem
pted
bribery.
W
here
is
H a rrin g to n ’s Speller is an excellent
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2. T hat we constitute a trust aud s any undue influence c r duress exerc 1
elves, therefore, ill a business sense
the proof th a t these agents attem pted 11 book, prepared by the late very bright
form ing anv alleged “ d a rk chfipte.-,’
monopoly.
Oregemians sharing tile fortunes of yon
R E G U L A R D A I L Y T R IP S
hi e ith e r case? Observe, it xa not e tu i v
and accom plished superintendent of the
3. T hat th is alleged tru st a n d m o­ basely insinuated iu th is so-called “ r<
.ate, and cutitled to fair and ju st trea
LEADING
th at bribery was com m itted, blit “ at­ New B elford, M assachusetts, schools,
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nopoly had existed, as such a “ com bina­ p o rt.”
■ tent Ire,111 our fellow-c'.titeens. T hat w
A rUBLISHING COMPANY.
tem pted.” T he W ashington case, after and wns first p o lis h e d bv the H arpers, a
tio n ,” for m any years before th e incor­
ill recedee justice am i even genete a
dragging along in th e courts for some house m ost careful of its reputation, but
T he statem ent in th e “ re p o rt” tl
poration o f our com pany.
tt your hall >s is assured to us by it
tim e, with th ree o f th e acccused agents which thus indorsed it by its great name. traditions ot tlie Pacific Coast.
4. T hat we have been guilty o f brib­ “ this com bination had practically
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This
book
is
also
approved
on
its
merits
aud detectives in th eir jurisd ictio n and
ery, and th a t we system atically pursue in existence for over ten years prior to
AM ERICAN BOOK COMANY,
under bail, was decided in favor of the by leading educators all over the country,
our business through a policy of bribery legal in corporation” is w holly false
Tho». F. Oake«, Heniy C. Payno, Henry C. Route Rec'vft
A x ‘‘s l^'o ers and Directors.
agents. It was then appealed to a higher and so widely used th a t its circulation
T here h a d been no com m unity o f inter
and corruption.
D E A L E R IN
O
F
F
IC
E
R
S
.
has
reached
into
m
illions.
The
relative
5. T hat our elem entary publications ests, no consolidation of business— court, sent back for re trial, and finally
dism iss? I for lack of evidence to m ain­ profit on this book, however, is not DAVID 15. IVISON, President,
nothing interfering with the e n tiic hide
are w ithout m erit.
a ' -
6. T h at we palm off inferior books e . pendence of each firm, n o thing th at li • tain it. T his “ rep o rt” also states th a t in larger th an the average profit on other A L FR E D C. BARNES, Vice-Prerider.
school
books.
the
We.it
V
irginia
case
the
ag
en
t
“
was
HARRY T. AMBROSE, Treasurer,
what the self-constituted censors style the slightest effect upon prices of sch»
It y p r S FURNISHING GOODS
I f there is one characteristic in the GILMAN IL TU CKER, Secretary.
publicly reprim anded and compelled to
books, n o thing th at influenced or inter
4'backw oods states.”
7. T h at our profits in O regon ar? fered with th eir publication and regal 1. tak e b ju x his m oney.” Is th is the usual American Book Com pany’s li.-t m ort
DIRECTORS.
EUCENE,
-
ORECON.
•ale in a n y particular. There had be en a conclusion w hen bribery is proved to pronounced than another, it is the supi r
$30,000 a year.
H enry IL V ail , Chairm an,
•or
excellence
o
f
its
elem
entary
book>.
8. T hat th e effect o f this alleged m o­ “ P ublishers’ A ssociation,” which a t­ have bc-rn attem pted or comm itted?
W m . II. AfPi.E’roN,
These two unfortunate scandals, tlie prepared for common and grauim ai
nopoly is “ disastrous to the public tem pted to restrain the evils and extrav­
W. \V. A ppleton ,
results o f the sharp practice induced by a schools, as all teachers, superintendent
school system ,” and thereby “ the public agances o f agency work for the introduc
D a n iel A ppleton ,
and
unbiased
publishers
who
know
tin
very
exciting
com
petition
betw
een
agent-
*
are cheated of the rig h t to independent lion o f school books, but nothing that
H arry T. A m brose
facts
will
unaniinoudy
testify
I
f
a
bool.
Teachers, good schools, and good books.” attem pted any restriction of the regular (where the “ m onopoly” does not seem
A lfr ed C. B arnes ,
C. D. T H O M A 8 ,
O. W . H U R D ,
H aving in m iud th e full force o f our business as between publishers, or as oe- to have “ crushed out th e com petition,” ) i.i found to be faulty, it is corrected; if it
C h a s . J. B arnes ,
MANAGER
PR O PR IET O R .
were the results of palpable tricks set up, has outlived its purpose and usefulness,
words, we m ost seriously and em phati­ tween th e several publishers and the pub
H enry B. B arnes ,
OREGON.
FLORENCE,
cally declare th a t each and every one oi lie. T he traffic was absolutely open and 0 0 e agent upon another; and the Am eri­ it is discontinued. Our uniform am
A. H oward H in e l S,
•the above charges is absolutely false, and free, a n d it lias never been otherwise. can Book Com pany prom ptly disavowed constant instructions to all our agent
D avid B. I vison ,
th a t they are unsupported by any proof Nearly every reputable publishing house ac» responsibility or connection with are to present and urge, in any give
W m . B. T h a h ieim h b ,
and Liquors.
Pure W in es
section
those
books
of
our
list
which
ui
them
.
Am
ong
the
h
u
ndreds
o
f
thousands
in
the
country
was
represented
in
this
or evidence whatever; and we hereby in­
O ilman II. T uck »».
likely
to
prove
m
ost
acceptable
and
suu
P ublishers’ Association or co-operated of annual transactions o f th is com pany,
Drugs,
vite au exam ination of them in detail.
these are th e only instances ever cited able to its school woik, w ithout rvy 1 D r. Price’s Cream B akin g Powdet
with it directly or indirectly.
Medicines,
THESE CHARGES WHOLLY LIBELOUS.
A warded Gold Medal M idwinter Fair, San Francisco
W hy was the Am erican Book Company against it, a n d these are alleged to have to th e fact th a t one book is more or !<•••
Chemicals,
A lthough advised by em inent counsel
formed? T he answer is the sim plest thing taken place w ithin a few m onths after profitable to us than another,
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
th a t the charges m ade against our com ­
Perfumery,
in the w orld—for econom y and efficiency the organization of the com pany. And agents are not inform ed as to which 1 •<
p an y are clearly libelous, and woi’K
Stationery,
pay copyright and which do not; or
in conducting the school-book business. though the cam paign o f abuse and defa
R
E
S
B
Y
T
E
R
IA
N
C11UKCH,
Florence,
form the basis o f successful suits, both
O regon. S ab b ath s e rv ic e . S ubbath-
Wall Paper,
It was th o u g h t th a t the com bined skill ination has been actively carried on ever th e relative profitableness of differ
ST. PAUL
crim inal and civil, if they were m ade
I school, 10 o ’clock a. m. P reach in g 11
p
of the m ost experienced aud sagacious since, its authors aud prom oters have not publications. As a sound busim
Blank Books,
against us as individuals, we shall not
o
’clock
a.
111.
and
7
p.
in.
S
a
c
ram
en
t
of
M IN N E A P O L IS
_
publishers, the com bined ju d g m e n t of been able to add to these old and false our object is to m aintain a high re,
th e L o rd ’s su p p er on 1st S abbath of
hide behind our corporate organization
Toilet Articles,
tion
and
secure
perm
anency
oi
sale
D
U
L
U
T
H
accusations,
grown
threadbare
with
use.
th e^ m o st accom plished editors, and ju ­
J a n u a ry ,
A pril, J u ly a n d October.
or w ait for the custom ary slow m otion of
Window Shades,
After citing the above cases, this “re­ supplying books of the 1 »h's!
Everybody is welcome to all th e services.
dicious use o f large capital in stiinul 1-
FARGO
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th e courts. We do not shrink from the
P asto r requests C h ristia n s to m ake Physicians’ Prescriptions Carelully
tin g the best authorship, would bring port” goes on to say: “ These are only and o f the xinris which will be mo 1
TO
GRAND FO RKS
broader trial o f this issue by th a t public
th
em
selv
es
know
n.
th e greatest m easure of success; that the specific instances; hut the history of this factory U> 0111 pations. A cm
,—( 'u n i poll m ie d .—.
C R O O K S T O N _______
I. G . K notts , P astor.
before whom we have been accused, as
bringing together o f these forces would com pany’s operations in Mississippi, Mis policy o f forcing poor books that ai
we have com plete confidence in its sense
W IN N IP E G
w
anted
upon
any
s
ta
t
e
o
r
section
ri
’
tend to utilize the highest educational souri, Ohio, New Jersey, and other states
FT 11»»1)1 ST E P IS C O P A L C III'K C II
o f fairness a n d justice, aud therefore
H E L E N A a n d _______
service. Pi'eaching nt (llenuda ev­
th o u g h t and crystallize it into the best gives us the im pression th at its m ethods foolish to m e r i t a m om ent's con
m a k e this public answer.
tion.
ire
corrupt,
and
leads
th
is
com
m
ittee
to
ery
4th
S
a
b
b
a
th
s.
Sabbath-S
chool
ev­
BUTTE
text-books. Besides all this, there were
ery S a b b a th a t 10 a. in.
P ra y e r m eet­
TH E SOURCE OF THESE SLANDEROUS BJS-
th e very obvious econom ies in consolida­ ihe alm ost irresistible conclusion that IS TH E AM ERICAN BOOK (> < : \ V
ing
every
T
hnrw
liiy
evening
nt
the
TORTS.
TIL1C TO PUBLIC E >V i i’)N
tin g th e agency operations for placing this is a well-defined policy of the com ­
e h u reli. Every body cordially invited.
T here is but one reasonable explanation th e books, and the m erchandizing opera­ pany itself in the selection of some of
To the charge in the rej « 1 ‘ 1
Ci. W . Q uimby ,
TO
Pastor.
as to the source o f these attacks. T hey tions o f d istributing them to consum ers. its agents ami instrum entalities.”
m onopoly is (lisas$rous to 0111
W hat does the w riter of this villainous school system ,” and th at *'
em anate from some com petitor in busi­ All these econom ies enable the Company
C H IC A C O
pu
NOTARIES.
upon
honorable m en know cheated of the right to 1
n e ss who has the skill to m ake use of to furnish the best possible text-books at attack
W A S H IN G T O N
mj ,. --J a R »
venal or gullible persons to publish and th e lowest possible prices. T he Ameri­ ol the history of this oom pany in the teachers, good scluxils and good i
P H IL A D E L P H IA
° ’o pictow *“ v
circulate his own attacks and calum nies can Book Com pany, by a t once increas­ states named? N othing whatever; and we answer th a t thia is a ba«e at '
A. R. BUTTOLPrl,
N E W YORK
TO
for him , expecting iti this way to build in g its discount and inaugurating m et'.1 ne is challenged to produce any proof of atrous accusation not only eg n t
any transaction on our p art inconsistent against the teachers ami s< h«.ol
him self up by defam ing the character of ods for regulating the retail prices
SALT LAKE,
D E N V E R , BOSTO N ANO A L L
.1 itti li’ir and honorable dealing.
his com petitors. These reports, w hich m iddlem en, greatly cheapened tin
ties of the state o f O re g o u . P
P O IN T S E A S T «nil S O U T H
And Collector.
O M A H A , K A N S A S C IT Y ,
fin s defam atory report continues: “ It effect th a t your teachers
are copied as news by the various country o f school books to the people; >r
1
For inform ation, tim e card ., m ap , and ticket»,
Office tw o doors w est of Florence H otel.
will also appear th at its m ost reckless superintendents allow tin
journals, illustrate the fine a rt of procur­ establishing its own depots in ditf
S T . L O U IS call on or writo
F lo rs n o e ,
O r o g o n . C H IC A G O ,
.ml
successful
operations
have
been
con-
hoodw
inked
and
cheated
\
,
in g free advertising.
sections o f th e country, enabled t <•
A N U ALL
ii.yd to what it probably considers the of school books. Ko staten.» n ’
lie everyw here to readily obtain it - p . .
▲ “ h id d en monopoly .”
A. D. C H A R L T O N ,
E A S T E R N C IT IE S ,
u k woods states of W est V irginia, Mis- m ore untrue o r utii'.Ht to 1
JOE MORRIS, Jr
A ssistant G eneral Passenger Agent.
I t is charged th a t the A m erican Book lications at the reduced prices.
- j ; i, Mi-aouri, California, Washing- m inded ar.d intelligent il s <
P o r tla x id O r .
C om pany was incorporated in New HAS A TRUST BEEN CREATED AND
, .iu<l O regon, and th a t iu New Eug- of your state. It is in ie 1
MONOPOLY ESTABLISHED?
Jersey, with a capital o f $5,000, and that
, and m any other places its success, m an in h 5s senses would tbu a:
“ un d er th is m odest organization was hid­
A trust or m onopoly, as defined bv
F lo r o n o o
-
-
O regon.
\ , in m onopolizing the school-book traduce aw i » •
EAST AND
SOUTH
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1« s - .,
d e n one o f the greatest m onopolies ever au th o rities and by the U nited S'
• -s has been short lived.”
low citizev». ». •* h 1 ss the
know n in this country.” It is true th a t State statue laws, m ust possess the •
ATTORNEYS
nave not been accustom ed to con- public edu *4tn ’..
th e Am erican Book C om pany was legally essentials, nam ely:
ler th e states nam ed as “ backw oods,”
R efuting tin* infam ous chart- .
incorporated Ja n u a ry 9, 1890, aud with
Pow er to control production, and
.1 invn.ious com parison with the more m ake this clear assertion, and < , . 1
OF THE
A. C. WOODCOCK,
th e am ount o f capital nam ed. But for
Pow er to establish arbitrary pri vs r »
rinckh settled and richer portions of the all in te lli/r ut men who know the h
Southern
Pacific Co.
w hat reason was th is state chosen and all such production.
1 T h e O tilek em t t o i' h l c n g o
country. It is well known th a t rural and tory of the schools of this country to
th is small am ount o f capital m ade use of.
W ithout these elem ents there c
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Express T rain s Lem Portland Dally.
i^ricultural com m unities are quite
in­ w hether or not it is true.
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and w hat were the subsequent steps of its no m onopoly, coercion, or o p p n -
South
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telligent, honest, «cd high m inded in th a t no body of men have ever d
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corporate developm ent?
In the publication and sale o f sch
Eugene
Eugene
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th eir dealings, and as capable of taking m ore to stim ulate p opular edm nti
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New Jersey was chosen because its books th e exercise o f neither of tin
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care of them selves and their own inter­ foster progressive and enlighten. I m< •
to collection» and pro-
fippcTtil in ten tio n given te
stop a t all statio n s from Port-
law s are m ore favorable to m anufactur­ powers is possible. Authors, and wotil
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bate biiHincMH.
T h r o iig li P u ll m a n a m i ToiirlM » S le e p e r «
land t U I . h i . v Inclusive; also T angent, Bhedds,
ing interests like ours than the laws oi be authors, are as num berless as “ t e ests, as are m anufacturing and trading ods of teaching, arouse edn<
H arrisburg. Ju n ctio n «Tty. Irving, Eu
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com m unities. T he facts are t i n t there tho u g h t, and genera ly uromot<- t h
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m isittcks. D rain s am i a ll statio n s from
som e other states, and because several of sands o f the sea,’’ and capital and pres>t
Roseburg lu A shland inclusive.
L. BILYEU,
lA ln h ig C ar«.
have been no new introductions or whole­ tellectual growth of \r e country, t 1.li­
our large stockholders, who becam e d i­ are everyw here available to p rint
KOHKBl'KG MAIL, DAILY.
For rates and general inform ation call on or
rectors, reside there. As is required and book. T here are at the .present ti t sale changes in books in W est Virginia, the m en who, ** sch<*idxx>k publishers*,
p in
P ortland
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were the preu-* * «^»r» of the American
California, ami Oregon since the forma
address
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custom ary, “ a principal place of busi
Eugene
in th e U nited States, according to
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of
this
com
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in
which
it
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official trade organ, The Pubb<
EJu.g©ra®,
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have shared. The W ashington adoption
D in in g C a ra o n O g d e n R o u te ,
Awft. G eni. Basa. Agent,
New Jersey laws, however, are so strid
W eekly, more than a hundred c>,.
plisbed all these things by constantly
Office over F lrft N ational Bank.
' occurred within a m onth after the com
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m a n B u ffe t S le e p e r s .
th a t they require the nion-y w’ric’i rep
261 W ashington St Cor. 3d.
PORTLAND, OR
tions, firms,lUkd. houses issuing «•
.-»rodneing, from tim e to tim e, the best
1 pany had com m enced business, so th at it
AND
resents stor k issued to be all actually pa
p u b lication9 ^ « n d there are nearly 1
possible school text books. W c further
L. R. J - I N S > ,
had little share iu th at. In Mississippi
SE C O N D C L A SS SL E EPIN G C A R S.
in: or, when the money is not so paid in
thousand different volum es in curr
assert th a t those who compose the pres­
and M issouri, under new laws, general
attach ed to a ll T hrough Trains.
that actual property at a cash valuatio
publication. It is a m atter o f not r
ent m anagem ent of the A m erican Book
changes
in
bo<>ks
have
taken
place
in
West side Division.
sh ill be purchased as the basis for sto-
am ong all teachers and school off»
Com pany are still faithful to these high
B etween
P ortland and C orvallis __ .
which this com pany has shared, aficr
M VII. T B V I S D V II.V (F X < KI’T a V N O A Y .)
issued.
In this latter case the slot
th at com petition betw een diff r» nt h -
traditions, and are still doing for the
All my work will be warranted to give
m *st active com petion with many other
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certificates issued for property m i
publishing school text-books ha- in
schools of this country, through furnish- gathfaclion. Call on or write to me at
I ’ i •, 11 m i \ r
t orvallla
Lv 11:00 p m
publishing houses.
bear «tamped on th e ir face, “ Issued f
been m ore active th an since the f«> >;i
big them with good books* all th a t ex-
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valli-
connect
w ith tra in s
As to the “ bark woods” charge, it is a
property purchased.” It was therefor
of Oregon Pacific Railroad.
tion of the Am erican Book Company, u
perience and capital can accom plish.
' T I’B K " T I I V I S ' D V II.Y (i:X < K I’T S U M P A Y .) __
¡act which can be dem onstrated by the
Leave» Florence M onday», W ednee
011 sim ple grounds of convenience ai.
th an exists at the present m oment.
TIIE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY IN
account books of the com pany’s sales iu
i hi p m I I v
Portland
Ar I J 2ft a »'»
day» and Fridays.
7-25 p m | \ r
McMIniiv ilte
Lv | ft ftO a nt
econom y th at a com pany was at fir-,
PRROON.
petition is even strong enough to »timu New E 'gl m d an.’, the M iddle and West-
JOHN
C.
GRAY,
A rriv e -n t Florence Tuesdays, Tliura-
I t is charged th a t th is com pany, a n d ,
Through Tl. k. t- tn all points In th e Eastern
form ed with this sm all capital, with
late the wildest and basest slan ler>
rn St »tes—th e odder and more densely
duvs and Sa’ iiohiys.
S t a t e « ., f'anatla ami Europe can la» o h ta ln c l at
he “ com bination which has existed for
view of afterw ards parch «sing the rt
against a large and successful house like populated sections o f the country, where
C onnects w ith S team er and S cotts­ l(»ue«t rates from I G. Adair, Agent, Eugene.
burg Stage Line for D rain.
Also with
q aired properties and issuing proper!
th e Am erican Book Com pany, wberev- 1 public education has longest been estab­ « a n y vears,” fram ed your te xt-book
R K«»rni.ra.
E P. Roo«W.
The bent w«»rk a t th e m ost Rea« niable Price ■ Stage F ine for Coos
Bay.
C harge
M anager
A*«t. G F and I
Agt.
stock therefor, according to the statu
and w henever an im portant adoption 1 lished—th at the test-books o f th is com ­ AWH, a u 1 th a t all your school-books,
office over Greiigc Store
,
reasonable.
Portland.
Oregon.
•except Brocks Norin d A rithm etic and
law of th <t st ite. To have done o t h t .
being considered, as is at present tin pany are relatively u s c h m ore largely in
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wise would have necessitated the locking case in the state o f Oregon; with the use in these States ih su in rem ote and
z*iree e th e r \< -j n u i m > ta.«t books.
Up, on the first incorporation of the com ­ evident purpose o f shifting the i$sue more sparsely settled regions.
1 lie thou as chaste a< ice a n d as f>nre as
snow thou shall not escape calum ny. ”
HORACE N. CRAIN,
ANSWER OF THE
E E tiE N E -F L O K E X C E
ractical Watchmake
STAGE LINE.
E- Bangs,
AMERICAN BOOK GO.
Proprietor.
TO ITS DEFAMERS.
State Insurance Comp’y
Head of Tide Hotel,
Steam er
fIKST
RATIONAL
|ANK
Stobarts
Florence to Yaquina.
STEAM ER
“ C O O S ,”
E. HANSON,
C lo th ie r... Florence awl Head of Tide.
M E R C H A N T - TAILOR,
HATS
( APS,
ORTHERN
PACIFIC.
FLORENCE DRUG STORE.
Sleeping
Cars
Elegant
Dining Cars
Tourist
Sleeping
P
Cars
M!
THROUGH THROUGH TICKETS
T IC K E T S
Notary Public,Surveyor
Notary Public, LundAgt
Attorney nt Law,
3 ].9
DAYS ,0
CHICAGO THE
HOURS
HOURS
Attorney at Law,
Contractor awl RoiHer.
Florence. - - O e. H.H. Barrett, Prop’r,
DENTAL SURGERY.
SHASTA
ROUTE