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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1905)
Vol. XT,TT. Corvaijjs, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, December 19. 190H. NO. lOt OPEN TO CORVALUS. Free Locks and Open Around. River Year Frsm time to time the Gazette has endeavored to make plain to its readers the importance ot hav ing the Willamette river naviga- bl- so far as this city during the entire year. . That the locks at Oegon City should be free is un questionable. Can any i ason- able man deny that in time to come conditions ; on the Upper Willamette will be such that liht-draft boats will ply be tween Portland and Corvallis during the entire twelve months of f he year? Of course not. ' This is a condition that is cer tain to come fo be in time and the question is if it is going to be good for future generations of Oregomans why; is it not proper for us to besnr ourselves and se cure some of the benefits before we leave this vale of tears? As regards the locks," ; too, we are paying a pretty penny for toll. Let us look at the speech of Capt. A. B. Graham, ot the O. C. T. Co., made last weefc betore rep resentative men at.the Woodburn Farmers' and Shippers' Congress, as follows: "More than any other one thing tne Willamette valley should have free locks and an open river. The reasons have been for moie than 30 years manifest, not only to the man with the large busi ness, but to the man with a small one as well. Every pro ducer and consumer is paying, a tax to a corporation upon every thing he buys and sells, whether it is transported by rail or river: On a conservative estimate the Willamette valley, as far south as Eugene, pays annually a , tri bute in the way ot lockage to the enormous . amount of $ ioo. 000 and has been doing so with out very much remonstrance, for 30 years. -;; . v-v p 4 'At the rate fou. are going, the loss to you people of the ' yal ley in the next 30 years, will be $3,000,000. f ; ) v'W "Why this tax? , this lockage? this loss? , Because ; you have borne it passively, instead of protesting vigorously to your representative ' i n Congress, urging them to use their in fluence and eflorts with our Federal government to acquire by purchase the locks : at Oregon City. ; 'But because the owners , of the locks are not to be censured' is -no reason why you should not set in motion : now the govern mental machinery for new or free locks. - For almost a lifetime you have neglected your own inteists, and the owners of the locks . have been profiting by your negligence, "lne Willamette drains one of, if not the most, fertile valleys on the globe. The locks at Ore gon City drain the pockets of you easy-mark Oregonians to the pretty little tune of $100,000 an nually, v "Gentlemen, you have and are still buying gold brick with your eyes wide open. "00 lar we nave commenced at the right place, by demanding that the locks be made free. . Our next step is to have the Willam ette made navigable to Corvallis, every month in the year. All that the river men want is . a good four-foot channel at low water just bue-tenth the depth asked for our Columbia river bar. "As in the lockage question, here again we must demand that our representatives in Congress use their efforts with the Federal authorities in our behall. 1 care not the man's politics, if he has his state's interests at heart he will' demand these, our pressing needs. Vi 'It is unnecessary to say be fore tills intelligent audience that even if both, -sides of rour river should be girded with, a network of electric and steam lines, the and will always dictate freight rates. Nature has bem extreme ly kind to our state and especial ly so to the Willamette valley, but we have failed to realize our advantages, to take a firm hold upon jmr opportunities." , "Footprints of the Centuries." From- every .: side we hear naught but words of highest praise for G. A. Gearhart' s ltc ture, delivered in tbeOnera Hoiise Thursday evening. His subject was the 'Footprints of the Cen turies" and it seemed that nearly everything from the beginning of time was given attention in the masterful discourse. It ; is, indeed, doubtful if a more able man ever appeared in Corvallis in the role of a lecturer. His voice ' was fine, full and round; his articulation clear and distinct; the thoughts which he expressed " gave evidence of a mind of the highest type, mir aculously rich and of profound- est culture. He is the ideal. - From the beginning to the end of his discourse an hour and a- half he edified, electrified and entertained a very large audience. Many times he said things that moved his hearers to mirth,' but the ' fear of losing the , next thought of the speaker prevented them from yielding, to a desire to laugh. . , ; Mr. Gearhart paid the highest tribute to Americans, to their energy and progress in all things, pronouncing them almost ' the ideal people taken as a whole, yet he found many weak spots in our characters, habits and our objects and aims in life. Where laudation was merited he gave it unstintedly, but was as : .free to point to error. One great fault which he condemned severely was deceit. - Let no man deceive him self, which he must do before, he can deceive others. , In other words, let no "man be a hypo crite. To woman he paid the highest tribute, but he also talked plain ly to her. ; The "coming woman" he declared to be the one who reigned as queen f in her own home. One who did not shift the responsibilities of her house hold to other shoulders in order to indulge in the vanities of life. Mr. Gearhart dwelt, in a very pretty style upon the creation of the earth and all its treasures. His words were the expression of most original thought along this line. He said that in. the creation of this great sphere ages, and untold ages, before the origin of man, God anticipated our : everv want and made conditions possible whereby mankind had it within their power to better conditions by discovering and 1 developing these things. . ' The speaker dwelt upon elec tricityan unknown quantity and drew a picture of man har nessingthis force and-' utilizing it. He spoke of the gold and other treasures secreted within the bowels of the earth awaiting uncovering at the hands of man that he might profit " therefrom. In every illustration '. the speaker was plain, exact and logical. Summing it all up it was a word picture capable of arousing and appealing to the best : minds of the age. ' OAC Wins. THAT PLAGUED SCALD Fruit and Roses of Oregon Threat ened by Pest. That our fruit trees and fine shrubs of all kinds are in danger of complete extermination goes without saying. In fact there is no doubt ot it and that destruc tion is wrought by ' the, ever in creasing San Jose scaie. And yet our people pay no heed to the matter that is,' take the people as a whole. . . . . We are quite reliably informed that there is a law on the statute books of Oregon for the purpose or compelling people to keep trieir trees and shrubs healthy, ana yet nothing is done save by a few.-":-' It avails one orchardist but little to attempt to. keep his orchard, free from .' San Jose scale it his neighbor- adjoining allows ! scale to multiply . at will. For years a few frujt-growers in the state have realized the deadly work wrought by the San Jose scale and have fought it to the best of their ability yet with little result because others would allow! it to multiply. In the course of a ' year 'this scale multiplies itself three mil lion times. For years it did Jiot seem to threaten anything ser ious, but in time on a basis ef such rapid propagation it gets to ''going some" and this is now coming to be recognized in all its seriousness. No matter how many laws we have on the statutes for the regu lation of a given thing, public sentiment must justify them or they are dead letters. .. So it has been'in the past as regards San Jose scale it lacked a sentiment against. So long as a man's or chard is all right he scoffs at the idea .of deadly pests, no matter what the condition . of his I mext doo? neighbor's trees. Bat , let his own Orchard begin to fail and his faith in the 'deadly 2 effects of scale and other things begins to increase and he become an earn est inquirer ; for " effective sprays ; and the like. . ; -.- I At present nearly every orchard from the head of the Willametttej Valley clear to Portland is infect ed by this scale and from now on we shall find an astonishing growth of" sentiment favoring a prosecution ot the law intended for protection against' allowing San Jose scale to" spread at will. -; The roses that have made Ore gon famous are dying off and the beauty of bur world is threatened In addition to our-fruits. We must wake up in the valley and follow the example of such sec tions as "Hood River. In this great fruit-raising valley when scale is discovered the work of extermination is at once . com menced. If spraying will not destroy the scale, then the tree is cut down and burned, it matters not whose tree or shrub it is nor where it is located. It is for the protection of all that this is done and sentiment sees that it is done Here self-preservation upholds the law. " Experts, men versed in these matters, tells us that at the rate the vSan Jose scale is now spread ing throughout the valley it will be but eight years until we have no fruit. Surely it . is time to act. Get your spray pumps and get busy. :. ,-v be converted into a splendid Horticultural, ' Agricultural and Manufacturers' Hall. J Every effort will be made to not only show the fruit possibilities of this rich and fertile county, - but also to show the many other industries which contribute v to , make the Grande Ronde Valley the verit able "Garden Spot otthe West.' An opportunity will be given the delegates and visitors to see the valley and learn the exact con ditions existing here. A special program has" been arranged for the entertainment of the convention,- and speakers of note along horticultural lines have consent ed to address the meetings. La Grande invites all who are in- teresedin the development ot the West to attend , this meeting and they promise every attention possible, La Grande has ample hotel and restaurant accommoda tions and a whole town full of wholesouled, enthusiastic citizens whoare onjy tooanxiousto extend the glad hand of friendship. ' r Can You Guess? river - is still - nature's highway rwndowiu The 'first basket ball game of the sea son was played in the Armory Saturday evening. The Newbury team was unable to come as scheduled, and tha Salem Y. M. O. A, were secured to be -the : first team : to meet the farmers this year. From the pace the locals set, it is quite evident that OAC will be heard from in basket ball this season. ine larmers were Dy lar the superior team. Their playing showed more con sistent team - work, better individual playing, and & better style of play all around. ::-;. f - f .. :- The following is the line-up of the home team: 'Forwards, Beed and Swan; Guards, Bilyeu and Khinebart; Center, ' v. 'r- - a Take a look at Nolan's holiday Wtf Homer Lilly has two exceptionally fine steers and it is his intention to ex hibit them'on Main street next Friday and allow the patrons of his meat mar ket to guess at their weight on foot. Tbe man. who guesses nearest the combined weight of the steers will .receive - a cash prize of $5, while $2 50 will be awarded for the party guessing nearest . the exaqt weight of the steers taken separately.' The animals were- ; recently Jbrousht here from the Biusjaw ; country and Mr. Lilly himself does not know their weight. Tbe cuessing will dolose at. four o'clock Saturday afternoon and. the ateere will then be weighed. . If you wish to see something big be on the street Friday. Splendid Recital. The joint recital given in the college chapel last Friday evening, by Prof. Taillandier'a class in instrumental music 44 -Prof. . Helen V . Crawford's twaior class in eloiution, was one of the bust ever given at OACi The large room was not able to accommodate . the au dience.-- The hallways and stairways were -turned into an auditorium, yet maDy were refused admittance even under these conditions. Every number of the program was enjoyed by the appreciative audience. Everyone performed their part in a manner complimentary to themselves aa well aa to reflect much credit upon their instructors. .'. .' ' " - .' Mies Lulu Spangler rendered two vocal s'olo,wtiich were vt the highest order. The instrumental soloa by Misses Moore, Horner, McDonald and Sproat were ex ceptionally well given. ' . . " - ; It is an injustice to compliment any individual taking part; everyone per formed in such a creditable manner that Ihey ; are deserving . of highest praise. The writer, like all those in attendance, will only remaik that the recital was an entertain men t uuch as seldom visits these parts. It was a pronounced suc cess in every respect. Bameinber! With every dollar's worth ou buy at Prhtt'a - you get a ticket on the $50 Diamond Ring giveu Free. . "' : - 102-4 Ca luig cards popular styles m tarde and type at tbo Gazf-tte ofiioe. ' - . . ' 8U0I EXTRA INDUCEMENTS For the Holiday Trade We are now comfortably located in our new and large quarters on north Main street in the Fischer building. Our stock is new in every line and very complete. During: the next thirty days there will be special inducements for the public to trade here. Unmatchable bargains in every department Come. Groceries, Shoes, Ladles' Dress Goods, lien's and Ghlldresi's Clothing, Dislies, Fancy Lamps, OutSery, Croskery, Ef. Toys For the Little Folk Lay in a supply now-while ' the stock is unbroken. Bring the little children and let them suggest what Santa Claus shall proyide. The variety is great and prices are low. - Silverware Free with cash purchases. Goods delivered to all parts of the city at all hours of the day. MOSES BROTHERS J Christmas and New Year Beautiful Tl-rfTP C Lively Jewelry xJIaJT X 3 Silverware The Holiday Season is near at hand time to think about your friends. This store is full of good suggestions and 'we invite you to inspect the large' stock of magnificent holiday offerings A FIFTY DOLLAR DIAMOND RING Some one will get this- ring for nothing next January. For every dollar purchase you -get -a ticket. Ask us to explain. El., W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. JANUARY 2, 1906 the special class in Eclectic Shorthand will commence a rapid course with two to . three recitations a day so as to complete the course ; " . ; ; April- 3pwW0S with a speed of, 100 to 150 words a minute. Eclectic is easy to learn, none as easy to read and none so rapid. to enter this class not later than January 2, and we will make 20 per cent, discount to those who enroll December 21; commence any time thereafter. Let us talk it over at once, -r . -'''". : I.E. RICHARDSON, President Fruitgrowers Convention. The next annual convention of the Northwestern Fruitgrowers' Association will be held in ,La Grande, Union county, Oregon, January 3rd to 5th . inclusive. That appreciative citv is macing every effort to make i he conven tion a success a every way. - The La Grande Commercial Clab has taken the matter in hand and will place itS-splendid new build ing at the disposal of the con vention. "The Club has also ar ranged for a complete and , ex- j baustive.gxhibit of the respurces ot the coonty.i and'; tor tne tune, the ereat Club -cymnasium will Don t miss the opportunity to -look over our large line this week. Matchless bargains in rugs and art squares. . Some very pretty Axministers added to our already large slock. Jt is not too. early to select your presents We have a large and well selected stock bought express ly ior the holiday trade. Goods will be marked and stored until Christmas V: desired. Another invoice of pictures ar rives this week. ideODiflfiifSiund snsdJ gqgs bug