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About Morning daily herald. (Albany, Or.) 1885-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1888)
Pi r V 1 r VOl,. 26' .r CEFIS A WEEK, ALBANY. OREGON: SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY I. 1 888. - f J 4- 'C'i " i 'i , 1 '-id -5J -I ALBANY OF TO-DAY. LeViBW of-the Season's LmproYefflBnts.- HEALTHY BUSINESS SHOWING i- " -.-." The Present City Compared with . Albany in the Fifties. THE ITVs liSiuniXt TRADE, 0 .Sew Buildings Erected Daring the Tear "Valuing Over 3150,000 WaeM; Ship ments Statiaiice, i-to. A review -of .the ros.'ress of Al bany during the twelve nionchs ending with the close of the year 1SS7 exhibits a more- rapid and" yet more substantial growth in the building and otlier improwments than in any one year in thj history of the city. WHEAT' SHIP-MEXTS.. A short time "ago wlien Albany was raising a bonus of $40 .00! to insure the location of the Oregon 1'acidc railroad and machins shops in this city, the feeling prevailed in several neighlforing towns that Albany was paying more than would ever be received in the way of benefits from this road, but to those who are familiar with flu increasing industries of this city and the centering of business in terests here, the investment is be ginning to looked upon as a good stroke ot enterprise. r.i:?inc?s uver this road has beer, greater durinir the past Year than ihe pnblii- i:tner.-illv would tmnk. 3Iessr- Moore, Fu'-gti-'on x Co., o: haii Francisco, iiave Il-cii heavy wheat buvers in this portion oi the 't-.'.te for several montris past, riicir :i-.tnr, J. Crosby, states tout liis book show season of ISSti-S' that durin: ; tin alono this linn has bought and shipped over this route 2o.,OO0rons. of wheat. As a direct .advantage oi the shorter route to the seaboard, this wheat was bought at an advance of about rive cents per bushel, which on that .amount of wheat is 40,00 into the pockets of the farmers of tiiis portion of Oroiro:; which was the amount subscribed for this ioad and. lias bo -ii paid back in re duced freight rates durin-.- the firs: y.-ar on the business of one firm alone. It might not be uninteresting here to refe to the early settle ment of Aloatiy and to some oi ' her natural advantages which have thron-lh successive .-.fages led to her present promising situation. A VAT OF ALRAXV'S HISTORY. Forty-two years ago, or in 1845, when the regions embraced in the state of Oregon and the territory of Washington were held by the United States and Great Britain jointly .""and all the whites then in this vast exte'nt of country -aggregated but a. few, hundred all of whom were in little knots of set tlements north of the present northern boundary line of Linn county the first location stake was driven in the earth where now stands Alb.t,nj-. Thenthe land was overshadowed by tall hr"trees and densely covered with under growth. The locator was Ahner Haekleman, who had come frciii Iowa. He returned to bring out his family, but died soon after reaching home. The next year; his son arrived and took possession ' of the claim that had been located by his father. Then (1S47) there were but two claims located.the Haekleman claim and an adjoining one held by H. 2n. Smead, (which was also located by Haekleman seuior, Mr. Smead having employed him to hold it until his son arrived.) In the spring of 1S48 Walter and Thomas Monteith, young Scotch men of enterprise and some means, arrived on the site of .Albany. .The? purchased the Smead claim, and, with a foresight that future developments have vindicated, set apart and surveyed as a town site the sixty acres of their land lyin-z next to the river. They gave the town the name of Albany,. in re membrance ot their former home in the state of New York. In the spring of 1849 they erected the tirst house on the town-site, which still stands on the corner of Second and Washington street , and is often pointed out as a relic of by gone days. It has stood to. see a city of several thousand inhabi tants grow up around it ; and now ' with railroad and telegraphic com munication withjsul the great cities of the world, with" natural manu facturing facilities unsurpassed, nnd the tributary count rv onlv beginning to be developed, who can bonnd the possibilities pi the In 1S30 an attempt was made to change the name of the town to Takenah , but was nnauy u uauumrcu . AiKonv ontrd iidou a career of LKlJ vw w prosperity rein the erection o the first hotreeaud it has . never - been seriously interrupted. V : ;. Even in the dull, depressing days of 1880 and the few year? next following, th"e 'city ' main tained' a steady growth, and her. citizens set -themselves about the tusk of turning her natural advan- ",itc'-"K" UT'C, Piuuucuve v i even jjieanvr a-ivauoemeni. mat these;. efforts ' have borne fruit is found in th fact that property rvalues have doubled within the past two A-ears. "vhile the' past '.Vjtr's jTowth exhibits an output lfpr public buildings and residences of ovr f 1-51 0 ')0r These , can be tabulated" as fotfdws-r """" " ' THH YEAR'S BUItDIXn. L. Fiiiii. Hriir'K i.lock S K. V "t! ica T.f.v Orer-'Oi) Paciflc roiunl house A H and W. C. T. v. . lull K. S. Srr than, two business bousts.. Fi-iiit tannery . . O. P. ilei'Ot ami wirtlioure i'rea Mueller, turu siiiii.iuii; l!.-s. !,. A McColm. !!. I i very stable.. ' S E. Yr uns resilience 'V. K. Tu: r-!i's resi.'.ei.ce fr'tet' MiicVcr's resilience W SI. Mcliheisnv, t'nrcc resiliences.. W L .les'cr's ..-i.'c -o Pn.f. W H. Lee's residence Mrs. E. S.T.i.mirviiie's residence X. A. i; liaeH'j w 'c : d. V. 'ou:ii:'s resilience t W. i :ir.e. s r.!i.,,c!i.c Win. nnstcn's risiileuce Henry C ork's res: leiiee r. v, i'rtziv resii'.f.ic-; I. A. Me errin's ri'snlei'i e J vs. M . llariie's residenee S. Shutip. tMo residences O. Custi-rs residence.' ,1. A. tiross, fa-j residence? It. II. R:l .e. lev's rcsidcu.e Mrs liloutit s resideiK e i'. E Kro i n il's r s'.ile.'ii-e ' C. II. Ste':irt. reci-iistructin .!. L Cowan, reconstiuctin M. N". K ci 's marbin worKs :r. t. W. M.istcn's o;!ice lanios Hail s reiile--e R. K. VutiU's residence Cherry U irkes,a Uiition to iouruiry Minor business houses O. K. & Mirirf Kcrty-tliree miall residences.. . .' 1,10) i.t'iin 1.00 i J,5'i i,;uni 1,100 b(H) 3,i:0 li.'Oii. 1,5a ft . Sl.U.i:.'..- This amount expended in build ings during the past year present a showing indicative of a healthy growth. The city, has had no spasmodic advancement no ""boom," and it needs only a con tinuance of its present steady growth, the prospect for which i most eneotirugin x. Hans 'have been prepared for even a larger amount of Uuildimduring the year 1SSS. hie hbiniir several fine brick. Coupled with, this gencrai sbiiit of improvemeiif is exhibited a mark.'ii activity 'i real estate. Mild a steadily growiny tendency on the part of business i::e-:i to r-.uc'n ,o;.l alter a v. hole-sale and joohii;- i i.ue and to embark in business on a broader and more metrot.pKtar. scale. The city is being pro v.: with a system of electric liJ ieo i -1 c which will be in operation early in rile vear, a more detailed n:--n'io!! wiiicii :s made etsewr.ere m "iws issue. The new yt'ar is op.-nin-." with more confidence in hu-inos enterprises than has been exiiib Ite ! in the -city idr many y;-as, and before the year is ended. i:nrietus to business and. new l.r.ild iiis which are already being liLtniied. will be good evidence that tik' citizens of Albany were not mistaken wl-.eti tl;ey diiv-ctci their efforts toward making this a bushes city by encouraging rail roads and inviting trade. ALBANY S WATER J'OV."E2 Foremost anion I factors s prop- Which promote. " Alb: IV ertv is her water p wer. ihe canal tans the Santiam k'rom twelve to thirteen miles sou ! least from Albany, and the topogr riphy of the country was so iavor; construction that ther ble tor its e are iew a diversion detours from the point o to its terminus. Near Albany it is divided into two branches one emptying into the Calapooia, and the other into the Willamette; and on the former there is a fall of thirty-two feet, and on the latter a fall of thirty-six feet. The main canal is twenty feet, wide on the bottom, with a fall of four feet to the mile, and the water is three feet deep; butat'some points the water is contracted to twelve feet wide, and the grade increased to ten feet a mile. To those having practical or theoretical knowledge ot hydraulics it is unnecessary to say "that Albany has water power facilities to become a manufactur ing center. Bcmoval. N Messrs. Deyoe & Robson have removed their hardware store and agricultural depot into their new building just . completed. They have elegant quarters, and have a large stock of shelf hardware . and agricu-tural and farinin- i-ople-.aents for the coming years trade. s l.'.noo ALBANYCOLLEGE. The History and 'Present Con - " dition of the Sehool. hj: it was obmmzed. g0I!e Observations Concerning s Courses of StJid , Faculty and Steadily Widening Influeace This institution was locate! in Albany in lSfiO'. and received its. charter from ;th. i&2isiatnre ; of the i ' iVr ,.-..i .iWA .KsinJ tl . r - of ine last school year .he comple- ! 1 .1'.'--.. iHi.t..(.at-y'v tion ot the existence. twentu't h vear Rev. Wm.' M.- H ,ts S. E. YOl NO'S KESIDKXCE. and Kev. K. K. Geary, I. I.; were instniiiienial in securing for it the -'lmtiiv of the coiimuinit"-. i'i,m'..K "Moioeirii and !iis wife donated four blocks of land lying j r.,,r.-.Ti,,.- in tlit' southern Part of ; the chy. the lar-j. dollars t inyr suii Tli ritv.i-ns colitri'.iute- ! art of eLdit t'c.ousand ' - r i.-ii ne erection oi a riuii-i- for conductiiiLC a SCllOOl. This Vinilding is a r,vo- storv frcme huu.e. its ground floor is fifty by seventy feet, and is divided into four school i rooms. The upper floor has a chapel ami rooms for literary societies. Dur ing the years of its organization it has had the following presidents: 1867-S-Rev. Win. Monteith. 188-fi9 Kev. Henrv Bushnell. 1869- 71 Rev. E. R."(;eary. 1871-7(5 lV.f. R. K. Warren. 187C-7.8 Prof. L. J. Poivell. 1878-70 D. P.. Rice, M. D. 1870- 85 Rev. E. N'. Condit. 1SS5-SH Rev. J C. WvckotT. 18S(i-S7 Rev. E. J. Thompson. 1887 Rev. E. N. Condit. Like all institutions of its kind, l-iiV-. I ill 12,053 ;., ! ORFGCN PACIFIC BRItGE AND UBD CROWN it has suffered many changes in its administration, and lacked means to support it as its friends desired. - Yet hi the midst of many disadvantages it has done valuable work. A large number oi young men. and voting women nave here received a thorough ed ucation. It has prepared students I to ' enter higher institutions ot learniniz and now has three repre sentatives at .Princeton. College, X. j.,; viz.": V.Jame4 . J. Charlton, Stephen 0. Jfhnn and Frank W. I'ropst. ' -" ilany of the "tno?t successful teachers now employed . in the public schools of this county re -.reived t.ieir education here. The present of Ikers of instruc tion are-:' Kev. Elbert N. Condit, A.M., presidenri Walla- ' H. Lee. A. M. Kev. J.- ?.. tnk,.. M. Ivtrs- O. '. Ol'i'ooic. h; was graduated tViict iOii cG I "-j in" New Jersey in li. -ar. i ar l'nnccioii in 1S77. tlieoloj; He has u;l se.Mi.n irv nad eleven years oi experience as an instructor. I Prof. W. tv Lev is a sr-aduitte ,of Williams col leg,. - ( - 1'rof. Bra u n is a grad u it" of Baden ami (iencva. Mrs. O.S.rollock was for niiiiiy years tlit; very suc-ce-s!ui principal ot Mont gomery : institution . at Christ la'-h'-xTf Va. The school is now doing excellent-work and is well sustained. - The following prominent citizens of Al au.' a -.; in th i board ol t i t-t.;v-s an 1 iiinoiig its ssuppor ters Kev. .S.G. Irvine. 1 D., pastor o the UnitedPiesb -;erni!i ciiurch, Kev. K. k. indu'ru, iastcr oi tne l'resbyteriaii church, J. h Cmvan, of Linn County bank and mayor oi t: e city, Judge L. Fliun. president ot r:m National liank, J. I'- Gaibraitii.. clerk ot lam; county, Geo. E. ChaniOerlain, ea.-hier of First National bank. Minile! Young, J. C. Powell, F. i. Ke.iiiei.l, A. Wheeler, L. K. Dlain; i. V. ihiMjis. From -the io!'.-vvine outline of lie co-.i oi study, one can get a the range of work the : fair idea uf VIEW OF FIRST STREET PHOTO BY CRAWFORD. institution is doing: I. SCIESTIFIC COURSE. English Rhetoric, Composition. Outlines of History, Geography (Ancient), English and American Literature, Select Speaking and Debate. ; Latin Latin Grammar (includ ing Prosody), pivsar (five books of the commentaries), Sallust, (Cata line or Jngurtha), Virgil (six books of the .Eneid), Cieero's Select Orations (eight), Horace (selec tions), Latin-Prose Composition. Mathematics Algebra, Geome try, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Surveying and Navigation. S;I'.LS. Science Astronomy, Geology, rhvics. Chemistry, Anatomy and PhVsiologv, Zoology, Botany, Logic, Mental and Moral Philoso phy,. Political Economy, Civil Government, : and Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion. II. CLASSICAL COURSE. English Rhetoric, Composition. Outlines of History, Geography and Debate. Latin Latin Grammar (includ ing Prosody), Ciesar (tive books of the commentaries). Salihst (Cata line or Jugftrtha), Virgil (six books of the .Kneid), Cicero's Select Orations height), Latin-Prose Com position. y Greek Greek (ffammar (includ ing Prosody), Xenophon (three books of the Anabasis), Homer (first two books of the Iliad, except J the catalogue ot the ships), G,-eeK. Composition f thirty exercises of Arnold, with reference to writing with the accent). , Mat hemat ics Algebra, Geome try, and Mensuration. Science Anatomv and Physi- FKOMAX'S - I ology, and Physics. HI. EMil.ISII COt HSE. English Orthography. Jleading, ': Wriiiu-.', Grammar, (Teograoliy, yio-lei-p, History. Constitution of j ihe United Mates. Engli.-h and American Litenfture, Theory and ; Practice of Teaching, Composition j it and Book-keeping. j Mathematics Arithc-metic (writ- j ten and mental), Algebra, and Geometry (Brooks'). Science Anatomy and Physiol- j ogy, and. Physics. ' i Two literary societies the r.ro- ; delphian (for ladies), and the A. C. L. S. (for .gentlemen), offer ad vantages to students, in the drill of select speaking, essay writing, debate, criticism, extempore speak ing, and the forms of parliamen tary usage. The formative state of educa tional work in Oregon renders it necessary mat primary aim uuei- IllKUiai't; OC nunc: 111 unni. I tion with all schools of the class to j which this belongs. Parents de siring special care for their chil dren, in the formation oi right ... f 1 t 4. .1 I Juioits oi stii'iv ano in prompt au vancement by the best practical j methods of instruction will-do well j to patronize this school. While the institution is under the care of the Presbyterian church, it is not sectarian. Daily religious instruction is imparted. Through the Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies the Pres byterian church in the United States yearly contributes several hundreds of dollars toward the support of this school. It is praise : enough for us to give, when we say -J that our heartiest endorsement is s accorded to this institution. We believe it is destined to dispense an ever widening influence. It will yet be th" recipient, of large endowments and continue to be a formative factor in tne cultivation of our people. TB1K UiA .;... .......-), A View ot these Well Known Flour lug Hills Situated on the Willamette river above the. Oregon. Pacific draw- (Anient), Select Sjieaking, l-fev '"" - "- :-,,"-i r.:--' ' bridge as shown in the accompany ing illustration, is the justly celebrated- Red Crowrr Mills. The enterprising proprietors, Messrs. Isom it Launimr, are doing a stead ily increasing business. During the vear-they have made one or more shipments of hour direct across the Pacific, and supply a wide trade throughout the North west. Mr. Lanning, the rustling business man of the Ih'tn, is.one of I l M , ..Itlvaim ,rKn Jsr 1 .-vioajiv eiieii'etit tui.cn.i ..nu always among the foremost in pro moting measures for the advance ment of the c.itv's interests. The first public: school in Alhariy j ! was taught by Dr. P. C. Hill in : 1S51. BLOCK, LOOKINXi EAST. A iOOI STKKET VIEW. some of Ihe llstllCSS Moil in the the BIocli shoivii. The first building in the very good street view given on tins jage is occupied by F. M. French, the well known jeweler, who makes it a point to keep a stock large enough to suit the entire public. H. F. Merrill, general banker and broker, who for eight years was cashier of the First National hank. and who a year ago began ousmess of his own, and has a growing busi ness as is shown by the fact that he has added a new 6'"00 pound safe to. his business. The upper story is occupied by Dr. J. L. Hill in front, and a hall also above is used by different societies. JULIUS GRADWOIIL. The next two-storv building is occupie(i by the enterprising hard- ---- RESIDENCES OF J. H. BURKIIART, GEO. ware, crockery and glassware merchant, Julius vGradwohl. Of las busmess nothing need be said, as he has been in business in Al bany nearly thirty years. He is a member the. city council from the middle ward, and his portrait appears in the group of the city f At hers. ALBAM'S IXSIKAMK CflJIl'AM'. V - A .Vow Enterprise Which is Invest 5ns US "Koiu-y in Alhiiuy. The Farmers' and Merchants' Insurance Companyof Albany is an enterprise recently organized by some of our live business men at a time very opportune in the history ot 41biiiiv. An era ot nrosneritv irave promise some months ago to i health -r growth of the citv. Cen tralizatioh of business interests is in the direct line of her upbuiiiL ing, and this organization wiil con tribute as much to that end as anv enterprise now on foe borders.... The policy foot within her of the com- i - pany is to carry smal: lines of in-'. surance and distribute' well its risks, making it-.' thoroughly safe and conservative. The suc cess of such an enterprise depends mainlvupop the native push and energy ot its officers and manag ers. Thesethe company has been fortunate ill securing, and the prbs- pects of its obtaining a large share of business is very Haltering. Among its stock holders are the most wealthy andinfiu entuil citizens of the valky.an l its friends are alreadr numeious which aloiie is a guarantee to its success. Already the Fiirnierf 'and Merchants has been doing active business ; its showing is ' quae, e;liul to anv other company of this state. Henceforth it siil have a corps of agents in the field solicit ing the patronage of the pnblii:, and will deal at all times upon strictly business principles. It .vill endeavor also to deal with such liberality and generosity as to attract general favor, and hopes by these methods to obtain aliber d" sh-ire of the fire underwriting of this state and. Washington ter ritory. An elegant office for the use of the company is being fitted . up in Froman's block, an exceHei t view of which we present our readers herewith.'. This company will add more to the material ad vancement and teilfare of the city and surrounding country than would lie supposed! -shy many.'' It y n.-is l.-sued its iio'.ii policy and lias already invested in Albany un , amount oi its paid up capital ex reeding $;0,i;G0. Its capital stoclT" is JoOOjUOO. .";) wiili its constant y in--reasi'!g weabh :,d energ-r-K: managers it cannot but prove' an v fm poi tan t factor in'the- progress of Albany. . y tO EI AY .V JUSIfV t hese J'oiytl.n- ti-ii-iss llalulain a t iiriviii: 1 'rsslc This firm forms onevof the lead ing firms in their line in the Wil lamette valley, and do both a, -wholesale ami retail business. Then stock of drugs, paints, glass, etc., is fresh and .first-class, in all lespects. They also carry-, a full line of books imd stationery. They probably have the largest stock in thi-ir line of any house in the state outside of Portland, and do & con siderable wholesale trade in sup plying the smaller towns in this section. THE ALICA.VY AUW I-AtlOKV, The liirrensins BusJneis of Hoffman & ITelfie r !m1h WurkK. Else .vhere in these c iliimns will be noticed the advertisement of Messrs Hoffman & Pfeiffer, tlie well known proprietors of the: Albauy Soda and Candy Works. They have been con stantly adding to their business, ana have eracted an addition to their store, a commodious building for their factory nd a large ice house. They have increased their facili- . ties b( that they are now enabled to furnish choice fresh candies to the ' wholesale" trade. Their business in this direction is constantly growing, and country dealers, as well as local merchants, find it profitable to pat ronize home ".literprise by purchasing their candies of this enterprising house. E. CHAMBERLAIN AND N. II. ALLEN. THE LINN COUNTY BANK-. The next building, as the letter ing on the fiont indicates, is the Linn County bank. Its proprie tors, Messrs. Cowan & Cusic-k, are among the city's most enterprising businessmen. The bank was or ganized on Sept. 1, 1885, and is now doing a thriving business. 1 -mi tl 1 ffv-x
