Vol. XJLU.
Corvaulis; Benton County, Oregon Tuesday, March 14, 1905..-
No. 23
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Any way You Figure It Corvallis
Seems Slated for an v
Electric Road.
George A. Waggoner' arrived
from Monroe, whither he had
been on business,, last Thursday
evening. He found considerable
interest in that section over a
proposed electric railway. From
what Mr. Waggoner gathered, it
seems there is some talk of a
road from Corvallis via Monroe
to Florence.
Florence is a small port and is
situated on the Western ' border
ot Lane county. More or less
lumber and other commodities
are constantly being carried from
: that port. Our informant assures
us that Adam Wilhelm, Sr., is
very hopeful of something result'
ing from this matter. It seems
mat a coupie 01 gentlemen were
" in Monroe last week looking
over the neld and gathering data
"After investigating in the neigh
; borhood of Monroe a day or two,
.the gentlemen departed, ostensibly propose
. ! ce. Ihey. were not
very secr-tive about their affairs,
but said if everything proved
satisfactory on investigation they
would soon get down to actual
business.
- Now, the question is whether
Florence or Cottage Grove is the
destination of the ; road, if such
should be constructed from this
city? During the past week
there has been v a dispatch going
the rounds about an electric
road from Cotiage Grove to Cor
vallis. On March 8th the follow
ing appeared in the Telegram:
"Representative R. G. Smith,
ot Grants Pass, representing a
body of Seattle capitalists, head
ed by F H. Osgood, who - owns
the Seattle-Ren ton electric rail
way and is interested in others,
announced yesterday afternoon
that the. Seattle . people , intended
to build an electric railway from
Ijottage Lirove to corvallis via
Springfield and Eagene. v
. "Mr. Osgood was here a few
days last week, quietly looking
over the territory, but making
his plans known to no one. It
is understood that he was entire
ly satisnea witn tne appearance
.. of the country through which
the proposed line will extend,
and with the prospects for busi
ness. Mr. Smith has been here
since the Legislature adjourned,
gathering statistics on the pros
pective amount of freight and
passenger business lor sucn a
railway, and has just forwarded
to Mr. Osgood and his associates
a formidable array of facts and
figures. Mr. Smith announces
that if the figures are satisfactory
to the Seattle capitalists construc
. tion work will at once commence.
"No bonus nor subscriptions
to stock are to be , asked by the
promoters of the road, nor will
thev find it necessary to float
bonds to v secure money with
which to build the line as they
are said to have plenty of capital
themselves. AH that ; will be
asked is a 6o-toot right-of;way
It is not intended to construct
the line along the county roads,
as the high rate of speed - neces
: sary tor the successful operation
' of trains would not "be allowed
if the line is built along the
roads. It is intended that the
three-rail system, instead of the
trolley, will be used
"It appears that the Willamette
Valley Electric Railway Com
pany, which was incorporated
here last Fall . to construct
system ot electric railroads radiat-
- ing in . several directions from
Eugene, has so far failed to in
v terest capital in the: project, and
it is generally thought, by the
citizens here that the proposition
. , has fallen through. Osgood'
proposition, however, is" looked
upon with great favor, and lead
v ing business , men nere express
the belief that -the proposed line
will be constructed."
: About the same ' date, the
iiugene Guard,- in an article re
lative to the construction of an
electric road from Cottage Grove
by the same parties referred to
by the Telegram, says:
"Mr. : : Smith informed the
Guard that his client asks no
bonus from the people for the
construction of his proposed line.
He simply . asks for a 6o-foot
right of way .and nothing else.
He does not want a franchise tor
the use-of public highways, as
the trains would not be permitted
to run at a rate of speed that
would be profitable if built along
the roads. , v
J 'Mr. Smith " has been gather
ing statistics concerning ? the
freight shipments and passenger
traffic that the new lines would
handle and will at once submit
them to Mr. Osgood. If they
are satisfactory and he is con
vinced that the system will pay
him construction will commence
at once or, as soon as the right of
way is secured." -
Mr. Wilhelm stated to Mr.
Waggoner that : the gentlemen
with the Florence proposition
had told him that they desired
no bonus ' in fact, they dfd not
to allow anybody to
TWO FROM CORVALLIS.
A. C. Furnishes two Mem
bers of the Recently Organ
ized Oregon State Academy
of Sciences.
hold stock in their company.
They had the money-themselves
to build the road and were going
to make ' what there was in it
themselves.' They are figuring
on water power and are said to
have ? already acquired water
rights along the streams of the
proposed line. . Mr. Wilhelm is
quite enthusiastic over the pros
pects, and we hope : with good
reason. A road of this character
from here to Florence would like
ly be a pretty good thing.
They Didn't Win.
Hope was revived in the Cor
vallis breast when the Oregonian
arrived in this city Saturday noon.
Although the news that the OAC
girls' basket ball team had. been
defeated in the game with Al
bany girls on the Y. M. C. A.
floor - in Portland, Friday even
ing, had reachedus, the account
in the leading paper of the me
tropolis caused many to think
that possibly alter all we had won
out. . '
But this hope was short lived.
Our girls played a splendid game
and the first half ended 9 to 4 in
our favor. Right here is where
the Oregonian man must have
been called away, causing the Or
egonian to send out a misleading
account of the contest. But Al
bany ' changed one or more of
her olavers in ' the second half
and that turned the trick. ; The
final score was 20 to 12 in favor
ol Albany.
Thus has passed the possible
chance for us to claim state cham
oionshiD this vear. : lnere is no
M. K
use indulging in "It might-have
been" in this instance .it is what
was" - and "is" that counts
We are , still proud of our girls,
one and"allT and in the future, as
in the past, will stick to them
like a wax plaster. - ' .t
.Women's Kidneys.
Women are more eften affected with
kidney disorders than men but attribute
the symptoms to diseases peculiar to
their sex, while in ? reality, the kid-
heys are deranged. Nervousness, head
ache puffy or dark circles under the eyes.
pain in the back, are signs of kidney
trouble that must not be ignored.or a mal
ady will result. Foley's Kidney cure has
restored tbe health of thousands of weak
nervous, broken down women. It stops
irregularities and strengthens the urinary
organs, it' purifies the biood and benefits
the whole system. Sold by Graham, and
Wortharo,'
Incredible Brutality, if-
It would have been incredible brutality
ifChas. F. Lemberger, of Syracuse, N.
Y., had riot done the bsst he could for
his suffering son. "My boy," he says,
cut a fearful gash over his eye, so. I
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which
quickly healed it and saved his eye.
Good for barns and. ulcers too, Only 25c
at Allen & Woodward's drag store.?
Foley's Kidney Cure
make kidneys and bladder right.
. : Last, month the details were
completed for the establishment
of an. Academy of Science with
in our state and its organization
is due to many phenomena of na
ture with which Oregon abounds!
flere is a great field for investi
gation, and to one of a mind suit
ed to the task there is ever in
creasing interest in the work of
unraveling - and- unveiling ; Ihe
thousands of mysteries wh;ch na
ture has bequeathed to those who
inhabit the Pacific Northwest
Leading men in science, repre
senting the foremost educational
institutions in the state are band
ed together to investigate some'of
these , natural, wonders, and are
known under the title of the Or
egon State Academy of Sc ences.
Their field for labor is as unlimit
ed as : it is interesting and none
of those who have started- on an
era of investigation will live long
enough to see a thousandth part
of the various mysteries cleared
up. ' ,v
The botanist is afforded an al
most unparalleled range for the
study of flora ; and fauna. Al
most all kinds of plant life are
Detore mm who cares to investi
gate. And here are some of the
greatests .forests known to man.
The geologists and mineralogists,
too, have a world of interesting
problems to solve. Scientific study
will not be. confined to Oregon
alone, but will cover the. Pacific
Northwest.
The various tribes of North
American Indians, with their
ige customs, mystic. "ceremo
nial rites and ancient savagery,
fall to the ethnologist. This is a
fascinating task. Where did they
originate, and whence came they?
is the question. Are they in
digenous to American soil or; did
they come hither by wav of
Berhing Straits and for centuries
roam the Eastern plains at a time
when : the earth , was young and
Portland's site was the bottom of
the sea? '
A strange animal life, unknown
flora and fauna, birds and beasts
and fish of the air, field and wa
ters, are here for study. Animal
and plant life of former centuries,
the fossil beds of John Day, vast
mountain peaks that were at one
time active volcanoes, all united,
provides perhaps the richest field
in the world today as the scene ot
action for an academy of science.
Success to the promoters of this
society the world is theirs, - but
we will all prefit by their discov
enes. ' ,
.'- In a recent write-up in the Or
egonian the several officers and
trustees ot the Academy of Science
were made known and comment
ed upon. Among' those are Dr.
James Withycombe and Prof.
Cordley, both of OAC, and well-
known to readers of the Gazette.
We consider it fitting to reprint
excerpts of the mention given
these prominent men, as follows:
"Arthur Burton Cordley, M.S.Y
the second vice-president, well
known as the biologist of the Or
egon Agricultural College receiv
ed his early training at the Mich
igan Agricultural College from
which he was graduated in 1888
with the degree of B. b. He re
mained at his alma mater two
years as instructor, in zoology,
then accepted a position : as in
structor in zoology and assistant
entomologist at the experiment
station ot the University of Ver
mont. "resigning this at the end
of, the year to accept a position
as assistant entomologist of-the
United States Department of Ag
riculture at Washington, D. C.
- "Since 1895 Professor Cordley
has been in charge of zoology
and entomology at the Oregon
Agricultural Colleee. and'; is also
entomologist and plant patholo
gist a the experiment statijn."
i Hon. E. L. Smith, president
01 tne State .Boara 01 Agrucui
ture, said: "Ob behalf of the
board he wished to give utterance 1
to the appreciation of the board
of the very valuable work 'done
by Professor : A. B. Cordley, of
the Oregon Experiment Svation
in ascertaining the true nature of
the apple-tree anthreanose and
supplying the information needed
in fighting this serious foe of the
orchardist." .
Concerning Dr. James Withy
combe, one of the three trustees
who will have the management
of "any property that may come
into the possession of' the Acade
my of Science,1 is the following:
"Dr. Withycombe bv his high
minded character . and honorable
life : has, won the admiration, re
spect and confidence of all who
know his work as director of the
Oregon Agricultural College,Cor
vallis. His management of the
affairs of that institution A has
been pre-eminently successful,
andVhe has been a vital 0 and
powerful influence for good', in
the life of the state to such an
extent that many are now advo
cating him for Governor. He has
always been an ardent admirer of
rural life, a lover of Nature, and
an enthusiastic agriculturist. Preceding-
his present work he was
for nine years State Veterinarian.
Animal husbandry is his special
ty, and he has been engaged in
the breeding of high-class horses,
cattle, swine and-sheep, for ihe
past 25 years."
The Oregonian ' could, have
with " propriety- added that Dr.
Withycombe's ' retirement from
his present position at the agri
cultural College " would -likely
prove, a great - detriment to that
institution and retard its progress
for a'time. .It would be difficult
to find a man possessing his all-
around qualifications for the posi-
Items of Interest In and :Arount
the O. A. C.
tion' Dr. Withvcombh
ciipies.
now oc-
The Pierians were delightfully
entertained Saturday evening by
the Philadelphians. The library
was daintily decorated for the
occasion with umbrella plants
and other potted flowers. The
program was well rendered and
all had a good time. '
Some time ago President Gatch
offered five dollars to the student
who would write the best article
in answer tcrone which was writ
ten by Elbert Hubbard. The
time for handing in the articles
has been extended to the 28th of
next month. -
r-Miss Mabel VVamsley, of Blod
gett, visited Alice Jones while on
her way to -Eureka California,
where she will remain. . -
. The students of the ' college
are very much disappointed over
the result of the game in Port
land last Friday evening.- At the
end of the first half the score
stood nine to four in our favor,
but during the last half a change
was made by Albany which prov
ed -to be a disadvantage to our
girls. ,
; John Withycombe,. ' represent
ing O. A. C , was second . in the
State Oratorical Contest at New
berg last Friday evening. Since
we cannot Tall be first it is credible
that . Mr. Withycombe ; exerted
such an effort as to entitle him
to the honors he received. '
Hon.' W. P. Ready, after a
brief visit at 0. A. C, left Fri
day morning for his home in Port
land. ,
Among the students who have
left 0. A. C . to begin teaching
are Mabel Parker and Winnifred
Gates. . .
The members of the Village
J Improvement , Society realized
quite a little sum at the enter
tainment given Friday evening I
by the departments 01 music and
elocution. : '
The
Corvallis
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A twice-a-week newspaper
containing 72 coIujubb each
week of the current news of
Benton County.
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The Colonel's Waterloo.
Colonel John M. Fuller, of Poney Grove,
Texas, ' nearly met his Waterloo, from
Liyer and Kidney tronble. ' In a recent
letter, he says : "I was nearly dead, of
these complaints, and, although I tried
my family doctor, he did ine no good;
so I got a 60c bottle of yonr great Electric
Bitters, which enred me. I consider them
the best medicine on earth, and thank
God who gave yoa the knowledge to
make them." Sold and guaranteed to
cure, dyspepsia, uuieusneas and Kidney
Disease.by Allen & Woodward, druggists,
at 50c a bottle.
A complete line , of Bicvciw. sun
dries and Cutlery ou hand all the
time. D. & A.
SIGNS OF FAILING VISION.
When your eyes tire in reading, when
you frown or partly close the eyes when
looking at an" object; when things
"swim" or become dim . after being
looked at for some time ; when the eyes
ache, smart, or water; or when yoa have
pain in the eyeball, orbit, temples or
forehead. -,j 1 v-.
All the conditions are curable by prop
er classes, such as we will furnish yoa
after a scientific examination, i , '
MATTHEWS, The Optician,
Room-12, over First National Bank
- for ehltdrmut safe, nirt Jo opiate . .
All the local news all of the
time, with a large amo unt O-
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Splendid
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An interesting serial story.
running every week' in the
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V And save money. House-cleaning is at hand and we .are prepared to furnish
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Our new Spring Stock of Go-carts is here. They are the latest styles- iold
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. Wall Paper we have some nice, new patterns. A glance at our racks will
.' convince you that our stock is large and. complete a fair quality for 5 cents and .
16 cents per double roll - - ,
; v You Will Want carpets, too. We' can seil you a good quality (not the best) .
: at 30 cents per yard, sewed and laid without extra cost.
Come and see.
W&sfaers, Wringers and
GOODS
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