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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1904)
Vol. XU. No. gs; For An Electric Road. . The franchise for a right-of-way for the new electric line frpm Corvallis to Eugene, asked for.by Judge Potter, of Engene, will be either granted or not granted by the county, court tomorrow. yThe county court is petitioned to save the time necessary to secure the right-of-way from the farmers. The company proposing to erect this line is composed of a number of eastern capitalists who propose to spend $1,000,000 building electric traction lines in the Willamette valley. The pro posed route will be from Port land southward through Salem and Albany to Eugene and from Eugene through Corvallis, In dependence and Dallas back to Portland with various branch lines. There is no reasonable grpund for objection from Valley people, inasmuch as the money comes from abroad and will be expended with a view to develop ing the country. The one in dispensible rqeuisite of develop ment is rapid transportation. The slow process of former years no longer suffices for our needs. There is a demand for anything that Oregon can produce but her resources lie very largely dormant as ' cost of transportation ex ceeds the cost of production. A means of rapid and cheap passenger and freight transporta tion between Corvallis and points north and south will work won ders in the development of Ben ton county. Monroe, isolated from railroad communication is in the very heart of a wonderfully rich section. There is ample ground for believing that an en terprise of this kind will pay its projectors a reasonable profit from the very start. The plea that the cars will frighten the horses of farmers is very shortsighted as compared with the advantages that will ac crue to the people as a body. Horses get accustomed to the cars very quickly and are more easily controlled iu -the end. It there be any sacrifice on the part of the county in granting the fran chise, by all means let such per quisite be paid for by the new company; but as it now stands we are offered the road as a gift and it would seem folly not to accept it. ...ZIEROLF... Carries the newest, best and most complete line of i G G C E I E S BENTON COUNTY EXHIBIT. : -.-i.. . . ., . . -. ... . , :.: flow to Fertilize Squash and Mel. - --" ons.- Everybody Help. . , Now.is the time to boom Ben ton county." The Lewis and Clark' ekhibit committee led by H. Jy. French, is , scouring the county for samples. Although the year is dry, considerable prog ress is being made and good samples are being secured. The dry weather has been general throughout Oregon, depreciating samples some but Benton county exhibits compare favorably with those of other counties, though hardly as good as other years. These samples cover the whole category of Benton's natural re sources, mineral, vegetable, ani mal, mechanical and otherwise, whatever will boom Benton county will enter 'into the list. There will be samples of coal, stone, ore and clay. Lumber and cabinet woods will be proper ly displayed,' while the exhibit of fruits and - vegetables will be practically endless. R. H. Colbert, of theCorvaliis Manufacturing Company is mak ing a huge refrigerator with glass doors in which will be dis played samples of Benton county butter and cheese. F. P, Sheas green is constructing a beautiful show case to properly exhibit the honey of the county. These are examples of what is being done to &tart the ball lolling. What is needed just now more than all things else is a little more enthu siasm on the part of the farmers in preparing samples of grain, fruit, butter, cheese, etc. Of course many have not heard that the work has been going on, but a campaign of publicity is being started calculated to wake every body up! If - you have good samples of anything, no matter what it is, drop H. L,. French a card at Corvallis and he will call and get it. It means thousands of dollars to you. There are about twenty varieties of grapes in the county, and it is very jmuch desired to secure good samples. Let those who have good grapes send Mr. French word. Early apples are being canned, and the work in general is being pushed as rapidly as possible. An interesting experiment is being tried by a wide-awake, 13 year old boy, S. H. Moore, just west of town. The experiment is with cucumbers, with a view in mind of making them grow as large as possible. The largest is now 18 inches long, with the pos sibility of its increasing in size still more. The young agricul turalist expects to exhibit his pro duct at the Lewis and Clark fair- The method employed is to par tially fill an old barrel with fer tilizer and earth, and keep the plants well watered. It has been known for many years that squashes will grow more rapidly and become larger by feeding sweet water or milk. This is done by making a small incision in the stem "and putting a common straw in it, with tne other end in a pan of milk. The squash will drink large quantities of extra nourishment in this way. The exhibit will be taken to the state fair at Salem and this coming winter the whole will be moved to Portland and placed in position for the Lewis and Clark fair next year. N. B. Samples may be left at the Gazette office or at the office of Ambler and Watters. Oysters in Yaquina Bayi; Will the famous: oysters propagate in aqinh:ba ri the development of thellttle-Ore gon : harbor tor some time, ana recently some oysters were plant ed where it is thought they may propagate. 4 ? The first of these famous oys ters were planted in the Yaquina harbor by a party of Portland men headed by John D. Wilcox. These men, several years ago, secured a lease of the tideflats across the bay from Yaqnjna City, and planted there a large number of the embryo Toke Point oysters. The rapidity with which ythese young oysters grew was something remarkable. It was but a short time until the oysters had become large enough to be plainly visible to passen gers on passing boats, and now when the tide is low, on the mud- fiats opposite Yaquina may be seen myriads of the famous oys ters. Thev grew with a rapidity that snrprised all expectations, but they do not propagate. The question of propagation of the oyster on the Oregon ;oast is now being looked into. There is great money in the oysters even when it is necessary to get the young muscles irom anotner clime, and raise them in the sea coast mud of Yaquina. But if they can be made to propagate here, there is a iortune in the Yaquina mudflats. The Portland people who eased all the lidefiats of the Cor vallis & Eastern Railroad Com pany at Yaquina bay, did not get quite all the available land for oyster culture. Farther up the bay is a protected lagoon which occupies a small obscure part of the bay, but which offers an excellent stretch of well-protected tidefiat. Here a com pany ot some of the leading citizens 01 Albany, among tnern J. R. Wyatt, Dr. W. H. Davis, W. H. Hogan and Edwin Stone, have planted some of the Toke Point variety of oysters. These have , grown rapidly, and the men at the head of the rnoye- ment are confident that the mus sel will propagate in the protected lagoon in which they are planted. The place is warmer than most of the tideflats, and is excellent ly located for oyster propagation. Albany Special to Oregoman. JUJNAWOiRL-CAlQilT, ;;ner npme sciatnes.l Marietta wisueaves This question has-bntnd -rldiraal Ciilp some of. the people interested ini Result of Voting for Silk Flag. ..ZIEROLF. rublic benool .5172 firemen 5290 O. A. C. 3076 K. of P , 1016 w. o. w...... 1086 Kebekahs .;. 1054 M. W. A. ... 1034 Lions...... 1 541 A. O. TJ. W. 156 Eastern Star. ........ J 13 Maccabees 91 New Switchboard Arrives. e th evening.' with liss Marietta Lewis, a child of 14 years, who ran" away from Tier home in Cor-, vaftfs Friday morhilg' j The young-miss y was masque radihg in her. brothers .clothes and as she, had a close hair cut; she looked for all the world like a handsome boy when taken in by the officers. The child became dissatisfied with her home, and thinking that her parents did not treat : her . right, determined to strike out. in '-the world and cast off her home restraints. She secured a suit of her. brother's clothing and dressed in this left home at 7 o'clock Friday morn- ng and walked to Albany. At noon wnen ner tatner returned to the house irom his work and the girl did not appear search was in stituted and the police notified. Chief Lane telephoned to Al bany and Chief McClain of thati city started out to look for the girl and located her in a short time, satisfied himself that he had the right one, and took her to his office. . Miss Lewis readilv ac knowledge that she was the one wanted and said that she had be come dissatisfied with her home, owing to the treatment received there. Chief McClain at once notified Chief Lane, and the girl's lather, Plutarch Lewis, went to Albaay to bring his daughter home, but she was held until Chief Lane ar rived. The girl was brought home by her father and Chief Lane. She expressed great re gret at the jstep taken and was glad that her escapade had not been any more disastrous, for she suddenly realized the great dangers she had escaped by being overhauled. The girl comes from a good iamily, and has alwavs borne a fine reputation and it was- only in a?pirit of mischief that she lett her home to see the great world without counting the cost. The Independent Telephone Company has lust' received its new Bower switchboard from Chicago. It stands eight feet hiffn. is tour leet wide, and is made of pure white marble stud ded with gauges and shining patches of copper. The three gauges register the voltage, the cooper screws hold the wires in place and a large copper regula tor in the centre controls the elec tric current. The cost of the board is $2 7 5. 00. The mam switchboa id will arrive today. The company has also . in place twenty-four large storage batter ies, to supply the necessary power when the electric plant is not run ning. These batteries are plac ed in two sections of twelve each, one section to be in use while the other is being filled. Six thouand teet 01 cable wire is being placed upon the poles in the citv. This cable consists of 102 copper insulated wires bound together tightly and covered with a rubber coating. This cable is used as a matter of economy in labor and space. A large lorce ot men is now working on each of the three lines between here lind Monroe, Bellfoun tain arid Kings Valley. The connections to be made with the rural routes will take but i short time. Citizens of Cor vallis and. Benton county are anxiously awaiting the comple ition of communications. Did Not Like Their Home. 2 US But you must come early if you wish to secure some bargains at our great summer reduction sale. WASH GOODS and SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST. r "Vy- 1; 10 per cent reduction on table linen and napkins. 10 per cent reduction on lace curtains and scrims. 10 percent reduction on calicos, percales and gingha 10 per cent reduction on all 50c mixed-wove dress goj 10 per cent reduction on cretons, silkaline and draperk 10 per cent reduction on towels and towelings. Bargains in odds and ends ribbons and laces. 20 per cent reduction on embroderies and dress tri ' mings. ' 1 Otker bargains on the remnant counter, We pay the top price for country produce. . F. L. MILLER We want yon to hurry tr and see our store under its present management. A gia our windows will convince you that we have something e: ordinarily fine inside. We are headquarters for Furniture, Carpets, Matting, Wall Paper, etc. Give .us a chance to show you our large line of goods, if are not now ready to buy, when you are you will know v.- Honest Goods at Honest Prices. linG k CA f CORVALLIS OREGON "THE leading furniture house. N. B. Mail orders will receive prompt attention- The three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Middlestadt, who live three miles above Philomath, have left home, and their parents, desirinp; their return, have requested the assist ance of Sheriff Burnett and the county court. It appears that the eldest boy, who is only 14 years of age, left home some time ago and has been working for W. D. Rislev over in Alsea. The parents endeavored to induce him to return home, but were unsuc cessful. Now they seek to col lect his wages. The . other two boys, aged. respectively 8 and 11, left home but a short time ago, presumably sent by their parents to plead with the eldest son to re- turn borne, and toot up tneir res idence in Alsea, one with W. H, Malone, the other with Henry Seits. The parents now want all three boys at home, and have re quested the assistance of Judge j Watters without making any for mal demand. The boys claim that thev have been mistreated by their parents and do not wish to return, that thev are perfectly sat isfied where they are and wish to stay. The matter will probably remain as it is as no formal action was taken by the county court, and, althongh the wages of the minors might be collected, the court could not guarantee to keep the boys at home. .Last Fall two children aged 8 and 11 respectively, while wan dering around over in Alsea, were picked up by the stage driv er. They said they had been driven- away from home, and gave their ' names as Middlestadt. It turns out that they are the two sons of the parents now after the wages and person of their 14-year old. The parents admitted their parentage of the waifs when be fore Judge Watters for the wages and body of their other child. - ? Will deliver Ice every day from 7." to 11 o'clock. . Sm a II orders must t e in by 8'o'cfcckiL. . I- r 0 Thlo apace rescrvod for The Corv&Has Saw Dlill Co Watch for an important an nouncementm 1. 1 ADAMS BROS., SffiSSSE All "Will furni8h eBtiniatcs on anything in the building line, kincs of picket and waves fence to order. South Main sfc, CorvalUsfc- JT.E. HENKLE, I A.W ' DRY GOODS. GROCERIES. . IROIX7CB BOT7GHT akLSOXJ3 Philomath