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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
CORVALMS ETTJ hi A Vol. XLI. Corvallis", Benton Cotjnty, Oregon, Friday, June 1004. Independence to Celebrate. Friday and Saturday of this week June 24 and 25, has been fixed for the time of the big farm er's picnic at Independence. A farmer's picnic will begin Friday forenoon at Independence, and there will be the usual pleasures of a picnic with a fine musical program, addresses of welcome and all the features of a big con vention. Dr. E. J. Thompson, the venerable Piesbyterian minis ter will act as' chairman, and Governor Chamberlain will deliv er an address. Basket dinners, . and a program of races from a fat men's race to an auto race and other sports will follow, and in the evening addresses before the farmer's convention will fill the time. Saturday the same program, varied from the first day, will be repeated and the evening's meet ing in the big auditorium will agaiu be devoted to the sessions of the farmers, and the discus sion of mattets of interest to the . farmers. The gathering prom ises to be one of the best yet held in the state, and is certain to be one of interest to all who attend. Farmers from all parts of the Wil lamette valley will be present, and will take on the nature of a farmer's institute combined with the pleasures of a country fair. A contest is now on, which promises to be very iuteresting, in the selection of a maid of honor that wiil accoaipany the govenor to the picnic grounds. Voting has just commenced. The leaders at this time are, Ruby Kelso, 287; Florence Burton, 182, Sadie Craven, 175; E la Robin son, in; Grace Joue-, 35; and Miss Mae Kennedy, 30. Arrangements have been made for a big baseball game between the hopbuyers and the hopgrow crs, and it promises to be inter esting. , Govenor Chamberlain will be the principal speaker at the picnic. The convention is under the supervision ot the Oregon Agricultural College, assisted by the granges of Polk County and the citizens of Independence. CITY FIRE ORDINANCE. Passed by the Common Council of Corvallis June 20. a rigid seaicb be made. ...ZIEROLF... Carries the newest, best and most complete line of i G R O c E I E S 1 c R o c K E R Y ..ZIEROLF.. The following ordinance passed by the city council at its last ses sion should ncuve the carelul perusal of every citizen. There is no doubt but that many vio lators of 'the ordinance can be found at the present lime should We will readers the full text of the instrument in this issue and the issue following that uncon scious violators may hi prepared for a visit from the city officer. The ordinance is as follows: An ordinance to provide for the prevention of fires, and the pro tection of persons and property endangered thereby. The city of Corvallis does or dain as follows: Section i. No wooden build ing within said fire limits shall be altered or changed without the written permission of the chief engineer, approved by the com mittee on fire and water; which permit shall specify fully the alteration or change required, and no such permit shall be given if any increase will be made by the proposed change or altera tion in the size of any wooden building within the fire limits, or if such repairs or alterations will increase the value of any such buildings more than 25 per cent. The application therefor and a copy of the such permit shall be ket on file in the office of-police judge,' Provided, that 10 more than one permit per" year shall be issued to repair any one building except to repair damages' caused by fire. - SEC. 2. No building within said fire limits shall be removed except to a position on the same lot on which it may have stood, to make room for more per ma next improvements, or to a point outside the fire limits. Sec 3. Whenever any build ing shall be by any means so much injured as to be in the judgment of the chief engineer and committee on fire and water, a dangerous nuisance, or when uy wooden building within the fire limits shall, in the judgment of the chief engineer and commit tee on fire and water, be damaged, by fire to the extent of one-half or more of the actual value, the chief engineer shall immediately caused to be served upon the owner or persons having control thereof, a notice requiring such owner or person to remove the same forthwith and the persons receiving such notice shall with in ten days after receiving the same, comply with the 'require ments thereof. Sec. 2. All buildings over one story in height hereafter erected in the fire limits, shall have scuttle-frames and doorsjor bulk-heads leading to the roof, made of cov ered with some fire-proof mater ial, and shall have ladders or stanways leading to the same, and such scuttles or stairways shall be kept so as to be ready for immediate use at all times, and all scuttles shall not be less in size than two by three feet. All other buildings now. con structed or to be constructed shall be . provided with scut tles leading to the attic, loca tion of same to be approved by the fire wardens. Sec. 5. The chief ot police, chief engineer and committee on fire and water of this city, shall have at all times the right to en ter any building within the city for the purpose of ascertaining any violation of this ordinance which " may come to his knowl edge. "". " ' SEC 6. 'That it shall be the duty of each fireman to notify the chief engineer of every violation of this ordinance which may come to his knoweledge. Sec. 7. The chief engineer and assistant engineer and the chief of police are required to ee that the requirements and provisions of the ordinance are enforced, and make complaint to the police judge's court for all violations thereof. Sec. 8. - That the chief engi neer and chief of police shall be the fire wardens for this city, whose duty it shall be to see that the provisions of this ordinance are strictly enforced. - Sec. 9. That every chimney or flue that may hereafter be built within the city limits, shall have walls of good qualitv of brick or stone at least four inches in thickness, and the bottom to be six inches in thickness of the same material, and to be ?aid in good lime mortar or water lime cement, and to be plastered on the inside.- and when passing through or near woodwork to be plastered on the outside. No chimney or flue shall be built, which shall have any joint or timber resting on or entering into the same. The chimney or flue shall be well secured, and shall extend at least four feet above the roof of the building to which it is attached, measuring from the point where such chimney or flue passes through such roof, and shall extend at least two and one-half feet below the ceiling of the first story of such building. Should 1 such chimney or flue' be deemed unsafe to the building or buildings adjoining by the fire wardens, they shall order them built to such height as they mav deem necessary, butt such height shall not exceed four feet above the extreme height of said ad joining building?. . SEC. 10 No smoke pipe with in any building with wooden floors tr Ceiling .hll enter any flue unles said pipe shall be at least fourteen inches from either floor or ceilii g; aiul in all cases where moke pipes pass through partitions of any kind whether the same1' be plastered- or not, they shall be guarded by a dou ble collar of metai with at least three inch air space, and hole for ventilation; or by a soapstone ring no: less than three inches in thickness and extending through the' partition or by a solid coat ing of plaster of pris thr:e inches thick, or oy any earthen wire ring three inches from the pipe. JNo stove pipe or smotse pipe shall pass through any win dow, side or roof of any build ing, except Dy permit granted by the fire wardens, and such per; mit shall be in writing and state the time for which said leave is granted. The opening, where the pipe goes through the roof or side of the building, by permit or otherwise shall in all cases be at least four inches in diameter larger than the size of the pipe and be protected by a double col lar of metal, or otherwise, as in the case of passing through par titions and shall have tin or zinc on the inside and outside of such opening. (Continued in next issue) Cascara Sagrada Industry. As Cascara. Sagrada, chittim, orbearberry bark (the last being the most common, as bears climb the trees to get the berries when ripe) has of late become so wide ly advertised and favorably known for its curative qualities of con siderable value, it will be ot in terest to many to learn more ! about it especially since there has been such a determined effort made from certain quarters to hide the worth of this bark. The following description may be in teresting to some who do not un derstand the nature ot tnis won derful wood. It is found betweeu British Col umbia and California, in the river bottoms and gulches alone the coast range in Oregon and Wash ington. It is very similar to dog wood in size, but differs from that tree in that it has but four leaves on the end of each small stem After the leaves have fully matur ed a cluster 6 four or five, small buds formed by each leaf, prod uc ing small berries, firsf green then black," "resembling a cherry, only much smaller wnile the seed is much the same as the cherry eed This seed has a very bitter tastt much the same as the batk, while the meat portion of the berry has an agreeable taste. - The tree when found where other trees are not very tall,"espe cially among soft maple, dogwood. crabapple, alder, vine-maple, etc., grows quite tall and portly, with graceful limbs such as a cherry tree has, while on the other hand if among tall trees its growth is stunted, and the bush is small in body. The wood on -the inside is ot a reddish color, while the outer part of about one third .of the diameter of .the tree, is very white. The bark next to the tree has a golden color, " and is very brittle, breaking one way as easi ly as the other. "" There are several methods em ployed in peeling the bark from the tree. Some peelers ciimb the tree to nearly its top, stripping it clean to the ground, leaving the stump standing, while othtrs fell the tree. This method is used more t;nerally by women and children . The bark is taken frm the wools and dried in the sun, being spread out with tne inside down, avo.ding exposure, of that side to the sun, rain or dew, which has a tendency to turn it black, which would decrease its market value. There are a few coutrac o and commission buyers in Port land who are attempting to in struct the peelers as to how their work should be done. If these instructions are ne t complied with the contractor attemps t deduct a cent a pound from the market price, which is clear gain to him, I as the real value ot the bark is not lessened.. The buyers instruct not to peel the tree nearer than- one foot of the ground, complain ing that below that point the bark is woody, and consequently value- ess. This is no, a fact, as the woody bark comes fiom the very arge trees, which have been snagged by the falling timber'etc. An abundance of moss is usual- y round on tne cnitnm tree which should be removed. After being dried the bark should be crushed. Clubs and similar articles are used "or this purpose, but the most common method, being most el ective, is to run the bark through feed cutter, the result being greatly more satisfactory. The bark is then placed in sacks, be ing tamped in until they contain fifty to sixty pounds. Most that has been said about this bark has been by those who traffic in it, and their statements have been quite erroneous. There is not a great deal of this timber remainiflg, as the average buyer would have it understood" the other way, in order to keep down the price. In all probability the time for cheap chittim bark will be" at an end by another year. There will be a great deal of this bark put on the market this year, which will be bought at a low figure by the commission men, and when- the supply is exhausted he will exact from the manufac turer an enormous price for what he bought for almost nothing. The average settler has hereto fore ruthlessly destroyed the chit timber, not appreciating its worth. In ten years from now those who have a quantity of chittim trees will be able to dispose of the bark at a very fancy once, probably 50 cents a pound. Oregon lum berman. newDre$$$Kirt$and$birlUai$i$ WOOL. DRESS GOODS New Mixed Suitings . New Scotch Weaves . . . . New Etamine and Voiles New Mohairs, Plain and Figured . New Black Dress Goods NOVELTIES New Buttons New Waist Sets " New Trimmings New Ornaments New-Stock Collars New Laces New Ribbons t DOMESTICS New Table Linen and Napkins New Muslins and Sheetings New Towels and Towling ' . . New Curtains and Scrims your prcfiuc miller. 1 (&lll(Sin!Jd(snt'(nj Successors to J Dm Mann & Com r gorvallislceCPorte. Will deliver ice every day from 7. to 11 o'clock. C Small citfeis nrust te in ky 8 o'efeck i! it Tne Pioneer Bakery. - formerly run by Hodes fe Hall and later by Read fc Hall, was transferred the early part of the week to the ex clusive ownership of Mr. Hodes, Mr. Hall retiring to engage in busi ness elsewhere . and Mr. React dis posing of his interests to Mr. Hodes. Carl Hodes is well known to Cor vallis people and: his old friends and former customers are pleased to see him behind the counter once more. , Grape, Berry and all rvinds or rruit snipping OXES Dressed and Finishing Lumber, Doors. Windows, Mouldings AT LOWEST PRICES CORVALLIS SAWMILL CO, n v7 cTpmsir:; ctu rwi ADAMS; BROS.,SS Will fprnicli eetitratcs on anything incite building line. ft ' ' j All kin 8 of picket aod ncTca fence to order.ff fcttlh Main St., Ccrvallte
