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Vol. XLII.
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday. November 3, lDOH.
No. DO
THE FARM AUTOMOBILE.
Have Similar Notions in Benton
and Scotland.
There is a prospect that the
automobile may recompense in
usefulness the disaster that at
tended its introduction to the
rural community, by becoming a
plain, workaday farm machine
a. thing of energy that will super
sede the plow, with its weary j
horses and fjot-sore plodder of
the furrow, the cultivator and
the reaper. A new and special
type of this machine has been de
veloped in Scotland, at a cost of
$1500 an insignificiant sum
when compared with the cost of
the "combined" harvester that
has revolutionized the harvest
methods on large farms in this
country. It will prepare and
sei d the ground at one operation
and can be made to cover six or
seven acres a day at a cost in
fuel, labor and depreciation of
machine of $i per acre', or less
than one-halt the expense of plow
ing by horsepower.
Whether the invasion of the
fiolla VwrfViie tir1acc rrpahirp ff
steel and stored energy will be
resented by the plowman and the
harvester, as its invasion of the
highway has been resented by the
citizen afoot and in horse-drawn
vehicle, can only be surmised.
Opposition, if it shall be de
veloped, will be on a new basis
of complaint, since the farm ma
chine, turning.' up. the earth and
planting the grain, is not a de
vice for speed that threatens life
and limb, nor yet a toy for the
idle and thoughtless to operate
on the public thoroughfares. It
is a plain labor machine, built
for Hseful purposes and keepin
strictly to the farm and to busi
ness. ;
The opposition that it- will
meet, if any, will be of the type
encountered by a labor-saving
devices throughout a century.
-The. text 01 possible protest is
found in the statement that with
this machine one man can do the
work of half a dozen in a day;
that, unlike the farm animal and
tne plowman or tne old order, it
does not have to be- fed when it
is not working; that it performs
its tast witnout complaint or
"back talk," and that it is deaf
to the appeals of the labor union
or the threats of the walking
delegate.
,The above is from the Oregon
lan ot Wednesday. inere is
nothing new in this idea to those
familiar with the doings of this
section. It is quite strange sim
ilar ideas should enter the crani-
urns about the same time of
two individuals so far distant as
Scotland and Oregon are from
each other, but such would seem
to be the case. .
Some time back, General T.
J. Thorp, 01 this city, conceived
the idea of manufacturing an
placing on the market what he is
pleased to term an "agncultura
mobile." He patiently worked
his ideas out in detail and when
the task was completed so feasible
did it all appear that he expert
enced little trouble in forming
company in tnis city and raising
the necessary funds for launching
the business.
During the greater part of the
year he has been in various parts
of the East looking into the mat
ter of construction. He finally
settled upon Chicago as offering
the, best facilities for manufactur-
lag tne nrsc machine and he is
there at present superintending
- the work attending the "finish
ing , touches," as it werej The
agricultural mobile will soon be
a creation .. in teality and will
make its bow to the public fully
equipped and prepared to "make
good." .-'
When it comes to doing things
the machine being manufactured
in the interest of Corvallis parties
will have three times the capacity
for work and general usefulness
that the one in Scotland will,
according1 to the tacts stated in
the Oregonian. For instance,
the home manufactured machine
is supposed to plow, drag and
seed 20 acres of ground per day at
a price not exceeding $ i for fuel
and the wages paid one man.
There are other things equally
remarkable proposed for this
machined accomplish.
Second Teams This Afternoon.
The Junior eleven of the Uni
versity of Oregon will play their
annual game with OAC's second
team on the local field this after
noon. This game is looked upon
with keen interest, by people in
terested in either of the colleges,
as it is supposed to give a key to
the relative strength of the first
teams.
The OAC second team have
been playing good ball ail year
and no doubt will be able to put
up a good exhibition of the
game. The U of O second team
won by a close score last season
and the game two years ago was
scoreless one. Like tne first
team, the boys are determined
that there shall be a change in
the way the game has been
coming out and that this time
the University lads will be the
one to meet defeat. It will.be a
good game, the score is expected
to be close and the contest spirit
ed throughout.
KILN DRYING WOOD.
The Forest Service Studies This
Important Subject.
Off the Ferry Boat.
unmanageable
Tuesday afternoon an unusual
mishap occurred at the Corvallis
ferry across the Willamette and
the wonder is that the termina
tion was not more serious. D.
W. Milhollen, who resides about
ve miles east of this city, in
L,inn county, nad Deen to cor
vallis for lumber and hardware
and had on his wagon 1,500 feet
of lumber, four kegs of nails and
box of hardware when he start
ed down the grade to the ferry
boat.
While driving dawn to the
boat the brake on his wagon gave
wav and allowed the load to lurch
forward onto the horses. Mr.
Milhollen attempted to hold the
oad back with the ' horses and
then the neck yoke broke. This
was most serious, as it threw the
entire responsibility on ne horse,
The team became
and the whole business.
and all tore down onto the ferry
boat which was awaiting the out
fit. The speed attained in the
flight was terrific and was such,
that the wagon and its heavy load
was impelled ; clear across the
boat and the horses forced into
the river. During all this time
Mr. Milho'len stuck to the helm
in vain endeavor to steer the out
fit in the way it should proceed,
but when the horses plunged into
the Willamette on the outer end
of the boat he jumped and luck
ily landed on the ferry all right.
The horses were just able to
keep their heads above water by
standing "tip-toe." The ton
gue was broken out of the wagon
and the reach was likewise de
molished. The four kegs of
nails and the box of hard ware
shot forward into the river and
all were lost. In getting the
team freed one set of harness had
to be sacrificed, but the animals
passed through the . ordeal unin
jured.
The fore part of the wagon and
its load of lumber hung oveT the
end of the ferry-boat into the
river, while the hind wheels with
their part cf the load remained
on the boat and the lumber stuck
up in the air like the straw-car
rier of a threshing machine.
Surely things about this time
were in a. Dad wav, and there
was not a dull moment.
Help was hastily summoned
and the work of straightening af
fairs out was soon under way. A
good portion 01 Wednesday was
spent by Mr. Milhollen in repair
ing the damage he sustained.
From any point of view taken
the accident might have .been far
worse in its termination and Mr,
Drying is an essential part of
the preparation of wood for
manufacture. For a lng time
the only drying process used or
known was air drying, or the ex-,
posure' of wood to the gradual
drying influence of the open air.
Kiln-drying, which is an arti
ficial method, originated in the
effort to improve, or shorten the
process. By subjecting the wood
to a high temperatnre, or to " a
draught of heated air, in a con
fined space or kiln, time is saved
and a certain degree of control
over the drying conditions is secured.
There are two points in the
manufacture of lumber at either
of which it may be kiln-dried.
With soft woods, for instance it
is a common practice to kiln-dry
the lumber at the sawmill before
it is shipped. This practice,
however, is ill adapted for hard
woods, in which it 'would pro
duce such checking and warping
as would reduce the value of the
product. In practice, therefore,
hard woods are more or less
thoroughly air dried before being
placedin the kiln, where the res
idue of moisture may be reduced
to between 3 and 4 per cent,
which is much lower than is
possible by air drying only. Yet
another practice obtains in the
case of a few woods which give
up their moisture very, slowly.
Of these woods, of which cyprus
is an example, the kiln is resort
ed to at both the sawmill and at
the factory where they are manufactured.
Kiln-drying is so important a
process that a need is keenly felt
for fuller information regarding
it, based upon scientific study of
the behavior of various kinds of
woods at different temperatures
and under different mechanical
drying devices. In the effort to
develop it to the highest efficiency
a variety of methods have been
employed, but as yet these
methods have not been carefully
compared with a view to ascertain
Hair-Raising.
Does your scalp itch? Is the
lapel pf your coat covered, to
your shame and embarrassment,
with dandruff until you have the
appearance of having passed
through at snow storm? Ii your
hair so thin fiat 3 ou shrink from
having your head bumped?
Not ddubting that your , head is
ail right in every other respect,
we would like to inquire regard
ing your hair.
If you suffer any inconven
ience, discomfort or mortification
on account of the condition of
your hair, or lack of hair, go to
Jesse Spencer and learn- some
facts regarding the hair invigor-
ator that he has discovered and
placed on the market. It is
most remarkable for its effect on
the scalp and hair. To those
who are skeptical he issues an
invitation to visit his shop for
treatment and directions for the
use of his tonic and all who do so
will not be out one cent, and
this offer is free to those accepting
it. Here is on opportuity that
should not be passed lightly by.
See Spencer.
A BROKEN FACE
disqualifies a watch for work as well as a
man. If your watch baa a fractured counte
nance
BRING IT HERE FOR REPAIRS
la fact, if it has anything the matter with
it, externally or internally, we can make it
all right again. We repair the finest watches
or the simplest clocks. Don't throw either
away until you have our judgment on it.
Albert J. Metzger '
JEWELER
Occidental Building, - - - - Corvallis
PAYING- POSITIONS
await every young man or -young lady who will thoroughly qualify
in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and h-nglish.
Day and Night School
Night school meets on Tuesday and Thursday . evenings from 7
to 9:30. Day school, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Five days a week.
TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME.
CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE
I. E. E,ICtI-A.IlXS01sr, President.
Bonds Sold.
Monday evening the bids for
the purpose of the $75,000 bond
issue were opened by the Corval
lis Water Board and the best bid
was that of Morris Brothers, ef
Portland. "The premium offered
by these bidders amounted to
nearly $1,500 on the entire issue.
The next best bid received was
from Denison Prior & Co.y of
Cleveland, Ohio, whose bid was
$1,37.50 and accrued interest;
According to the manner m
which the bids of Morris Broth-,
ers, 01 Portland, and Denison
Prior & Co., of Cleveland, werei
submitted it took some little;
figuring on the part ot the com-
missioners to determine which
was the better bid, but the result!
was as above stated. .There j
were a number of other bids re- j
ceived from abroad for the entire j
issue and a lew local bids for 1
Are you in the dark?
Do your eyes give you constant
service without pain ?
If not, your eyes are in a condition demanding investigation
i and correction. Have your eyes examined by
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.
Licensed to practice optometry in the state of Oregon.
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ALL
PRICES
The Eilers Way of Selling, and Why
They Can Do It.
A few figures that will illustrate wlat can be done
now. Your opportunity to get a piano. No
home need be without one.
bonds in smaller denominations. 1
In the case of the latter it is !
thought that Morris Brothers will
ing which of them is best adapted j accomodate the home bidders
to each special requirement ofianl allow them such bonds as
species or of manufacture. The they may desire.
Forest Service has begun a study
ot the drv-kilns throughout the
country, first, to acquaint itself
with the methods now in vogue,
and second, to map out such im
provements of the kiln-drying
process as may render it in the
highest . degree satisfactory and
profitable.
Mr. Frederick Dunlap, of the
Office of Forest Products, in the
Forest Service, who was assigned
to this study, has during the past
weeks inspected kiln-drying
methods in the states of Indiana
and Wisconsin, and in the city
of Chicago, He found manufac
turers disposed to aid the study
by all means in their power.
In Indiana, a hard wood re
gion, the prevailiup; method of
kiln-drying, is based upon the
use of steam'pipes, which supply
the dry heat required in the kiln.
The pipes run on the floor of the
kiln, and the lumber is placed
over them, ine radiated neat
from the pipes dries the lumber.
In Wisconsin sott woods are more
widely manufactured and blower
kilns are more generally used.
In these air is pumped by means
of a circular fan through a steam
coil and so heated, and then
passes on. to the chamber in
which the lumber is piled. . After
passing tnrougn tnis cnamDer,
the air is sometimes returned to
be reheated and sometimes allow
ed to escape. - v
In connection with the further
study ot kiin-drying processess,
attention will be given to the
value of the preparatory steaming
of wood before the kiln-drying is
begun. For this purpose work
is planned in co-operation with
firms who are interested inex-
Milhollen is pleased that he es- periments to determine the value
caped so luckily. 1 01 steam treatment.
H. Mitchell has been informed
of the proceedings and it is
thought that the work ot clear
ing the right of way from Cor
vallis 'to Rock Creek will begin j 5
in a few days. Be it known thit ' 5
Mr. 'Mitchell was previously 1
awarded the contract for doing
the construction work. It is es
timated that the system will, be
completed by the 1st of next
May." It is urther estimated
that the money will be required :
in three installments ot about the
same sum each, the first install
ment January 1, the next during
the latter part of March and the
remainder on the completion of
the system.
Cot rates on pianos ! You have
heard of cnt rates on groceries, hut
cut rates on pianoe how is it pos
sible, j'ou ask. That's just it. Be
fore such a tiling could be effected
there must have been a combina
tion of yerv unusual conditions.
In the first plwce it means buy
ing in lane qn:intil4.s geMiiii;
out of the small way of doing
'msiuess. It means the cutting out
ot evwy useless and unnecessary
expense. It means the shipment,
of pianos without boxes in special
P8M which ?aves ' big sums on
itjt charges.
Th-n it means the selling of
pianos so excellent anil satisfactory
that the public demands them.
We have accomplished just these
things.
We bny for the largest and busi
' est stores on the Pacific coast, in
Portland. Ore . San Francisco.
Stockton and Oakland, Cal.. Spo
kane, Seattle and Walla Walla,
Wash., Boise and Lewiston. Idaho.
Also 'Astoria. Salem, Pendleton
and Eugene, Ore.
We buy the best nianos that
money can secure. It we went all
over the woild with hundreds of
thousands of dollars to spend on
pianos, it would be impossible, ab
solutely impossible, to net better
pianos than we have to sell, simply
because we have the best that
money can buy. Chick e r i n s ,
Weber, Kimbail and other splendid
' makes, over thirty makes in all.
We have placed the sellina of
our pianos in the bands of Prof.
Taillanrtier, head of the piano le
lartnifcnt of Corvallis Agricnl ural
College. Prof. Taillandier's entire
reliability ami excellent judgment
are well known 'to the people of
this vicinity. Piano buyers will '
doubtless be glad of the eppotun
ity to consult1 him in regard to
their selection of a piano.
He will be more than pleased
to give you all information desired
and can be seen at his .residence
on College Hill on Saturdays and
every evening' of the week. A tele
phone call will bring him to your
house. Ind. 185.
Take The Gazette for all the
local news. . '
EILER'S PIANO HOUSE
PROF. G. TAILLANDIER, Special Representative
Lr J
You will be
treated right
and made to feel, at home when you visit our store
We have the goods and will be glad to figure on your bill. Fir, maple, Pacific and quartered oak
Bed Room
Suits from
When you call at our store ask to see those new style Rockers and Dining Chairs. Our All
Wire Springs are made expressly for us and are fully warranted. ,We are constantly receiv
ing new goods. See our new line of Matting and Art Squares. . ,
SSo11ox3lTdox': dB3 Oady,Oorvallis