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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1907)
Leading Corvallis Newspaper. Best Advertising Medium. .OaKXl Vol. XL1V. 0H V C vf N'i , Orisooin', Tuesday, February 5. 190T. NO. 13 I 11 W!V iV K JW VM Investigation bows that many gooii watches are spoiled by tampering. No matter ho little you Buppose is the m yours better Have us repair It A whole lot of damage can be done by those who are not acquainted with the delicate mechanism. We know watches andean reDair them as tliev should be llJriiig us yours if it doeBu't go just num.. Albert J. lUetzger WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, - - Corvallis FROM THIS 13 ATE 'Til further notiw all classes 6tted by PRATT, The Optician, will be absolutely uarmteed for ono yean against breakage of any kind. O. O. H leal and. CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY. PatronlzoZHome Industry. f do Oreera Solicited. All Work Guaranteed. line Reed Rockers AT I REMEMBER i We handle Jap-a-lac. A 0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S torafora Corvallis - - - Oregon 25 Brands of BREAKFAST FOODS We Carry BUT YOU WANT TO TRY THE LATEST TOASTED CORN FLAKES This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for 15 cents a package at HODES GROCERY SMITH & DAWSOIV ,nd"hw" 209 Pay the Highest Cash Price For Poultry. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to town having poultry or veal to sell, call us on Tnd. Phoae and we will ro'l for same. We knap full line of Poultry and Stock Remedies Also Chick Grit Shell and Bone, nam Compound, Fruit Tree Spray, and Cider. Corvallis SMITH & DAWSON Oregon Next to J. R. Smith & Co. PRATT Satisfaction Even From the Mountain. Ballard's Snow Liniment is praised for the good it does. A sure cure for Rheu matism and all pains. Wright W. Loving, Grand Junction, Colo., writes: "I used Ballard's Snow Liniment last winter for Rheumatism and c-aa recommend it as the best liniment on the market. 1 thought, at the time I was taken down with this trouble that it would be a week before I could get about, bat on applying your liniment several times during the night, I was about in 43 hours and well In three days." Sold by Graham & Worthaiu. SPENCER'S Invigorator And Dandruff Eradicator 3 5 ,V2 iwr Jvstorxr s f s 3 : -t ""Vi.. s ?' 7 3 Price, - Fifty Cents Manufacturtd by The Vegetable Comiiound Company Corvallis, Oregon 9t Starr's Bakery baH secured the services of D ck Llewellyn, the wonderful bread maker. 89tf Chan. Blakcalee. CORVALLIS, OREGON. new The Jeweler and Optician S.lls the Best Time-Keeping Watch on the Market. II Guaranteed J WHEN YOU BUY AN ARTICLE It puvs to buv a good one the fa mous' Packard Shoe, $3.50 4.00 and 5.00 The John B. Stetson Hat, $4.00 and $5.00. Sold bv A. K. RUSS 8 0. A. C. STUDENT BUILDING. Plea for Its Completion History of Project Claiborne Shepard's Work Recalled. Adorning ths grounds ol near ly ali the large colleges and uni versities of the East,- we find stu dent buildiogs; and many, as the se of Cornell, Drtsmouth anr Yale are most creditable struc tures for any college campus. The west being in a new ana comparatively undeveloped "state, dues not afford student buildings for the grounds of its institutions- ot higher learning; but wc, who are wrapt up with a teeling ol western patriotism, say that she has now reached a stage of pro gress and industrial activity and development t at will no longer permit us to keep silent and allow our intern brothers to outclass us. The matter of student build ings has been considered in the East and we hope that it may see a successtul future near at band: because they supply" an urgent need to the students of every large college and university. Claiborne Shepard and John Clark, two of the most energetic members of the class ot 19 14 at OAC, acting under the incentive of tbeit own motives, planned and discussed innumerable means by.wbich they mihf biing the matter of a Students' Building before the students of OAC. The fire which they Tiindled did not ignite until in Jan. '05 when a banquet was given in the College Armory for the purpose of bring ing their plans before the stu dents themselves. At that ban quet the students subscribed the sum 01 $4,200, ana wneu trie matter was brought before the Batallion a few davs later so that STDDEXTS' many who were not present at the banquet might have an op portunity to aid in the enter prise, this amount was raised to $4,900 A building committee was ap pointed which consisted of Prots. Lake, Withycombe, Shaw and Edwards. Their first meeting was held on Jan. 20, '05. The advisory board of the Y. M. C. A. being responsible for the act ion with Claiborne Shepard as the prime mover. Work upon the building began early in 1906; but when the basement was near ly completed, the work was giv en up on account of shortage of funds and the sudden illness of Mr. Shepard who had done ni'.ch active work in the convassing for subscriptions all over the state. The necessary funds to complete the building according to the plans drawn up had not beeu subscribed and the building com mittee did not feel capable to as sume tue rcsponsiointy wnicn would fall upon their shoulders if the work on the building were to be contined under the existing circumstances; so thus the build ing stands today incomplete. The building, according to the plans, is to be a brick structure 52x72 feet, having two stories and a basement. In the base ment there will be a swimming pool 18x36 feet, shower baths, locker room, dining room ami a kitchen. The first floor will have a reading room, a reception room, offices of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C A., the college pa- er and department tor the stu r body.. Tue seeond floor ill have society rooms, an as sociation ball ard corridor. By ope ung the society rooms by m an's of folding doors, an' audi torium 40x52 ftet can be arrang ed making a very, suitable place to hold society parties and other enjovable functions. The purpose of the building will be to provide a place where the students can meet in good fellowship, a home for the liter ary societies, offices for the var ious student enterprises and as the name signifies, the home of the Y M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. In order that all students of the college may become acquain ted with the present situation of our proposed student building and to awaken their interest in the completion of the building, which if left in its present condi tion of incompleteness would be a crumbling monument to our abominable lack of true student spirit, we publish a iull account of the financial condition ot the enterDrise to date. Two large pledges, one of $2,000 from the East and one ot $1 o o from Portland were grant ed under the following condi tions: that thev should be avail able when the building was ready to be finished. Other pledges are as follows: -Students $4902 Alumni 835 Faculty 910 Corvallis Citizens 2695 50 Friends (including large pledges BTJILDEVG from the East Regents up to date 4787 325 Total 14454 5 In addition to this amount, we hold the north half of the lot up on which the basement stands, for sale, valued at Siooo. The property is free from debt. Following is a statement of the expenditures and the amount collected from pledges to date: Total am't collected $4878 62 Expenditures Expense of Canvass 292 05 Secretary's Salary 994 48 Cost of building site 1000 Cost of excavating for basement 146 Cost of basement con struction 1703 Archit ct's fee 350 Material 70 85 Labor 36 90 Tctal 4590 2g Balance on hand 288 34 When the building was com menctd the plans called for an expenditure of $15,01.0. Since then, on account 01 ttie raise in the cost of labor, material, etc., the building committee has esti mated that the total cost will now aggregate $17500. Regarding a rumor started to the effect that the present founda tion is worthless, we publish the following repor : "At the request ot the building committee of the Y. M. C- A. building we examined the base ment and foundation walls of the Y. M. C A. buildiag Jan. 28th We found the concrete in cellent condition. The st walls were in good condition, ex cept the mortar in places had been slightly damaged by wi---and frost. This d image is super ficial and can be easily remedied Wv properly pointing the joints With this slight, exception, wr find the foundation walls substan tial and ready to receive tie superstructure at any time " Gordon V. Skelton. G. A. COvEUI. With the large student body that OAC now has, is it possible that this building will stand un finished as it is? Every student should become interested in the enterprise and ' take an active part in the erection of this build ing, which cannot help but add much to our school and to the benefits of student environment. $2500 is not a large sum to raise for such a student body as ours and above ail we must complete the building. Let everyone who can aid give a small amount and OAC will soon be able to boast a student building that will be a pride to any institution and a monument to the energy acd the pride of her students. You will hear from us again. C. M. Stebinger, H E. Cooke, S. L. Bennett. Must Take "Exams." A warm session was held Thursday night of the senate committee on medicine and phar macy to discuss the merits of the so called Osteopathic bill, which provides among other things, that a member of their school shall be appointed on the state board of medical examiners. A number of ministers w re present, besides the local physi cians and osteopaths, and a heat ed argument followed, in which it is said some sarcastic remarks were sparred between the mem bers and the supporters of the bill. The committee finally agreed that they would report favorably on the bill, providing the doctors practicing osteopathy would submit to a regular exam ination by the state board of medical examiners, the same as the regular physician, and if this condition was accepted they would appoint a member of the osteopathy school upon the board. This was met with serious ob jection by some of the defenders ot the measure, but they finally agreed to the amendment to the bill, and it is understood that a favorable report will be made upjn the passage ot same, but that there is bitter opposition among some of the senators against the bill. Statesman. Benton Farmers Enthusiastic. An enthusiastic meeting of about thirty Benton county farm ers was held Thursday nignt in the new school house in North Albany, to discuss tne cannery proposition. The sentiment ot all present was unanimous that Albany should nave a truit can nery, which would furnish a fruit market for a great amount ot fruit and vegetables which are raised in this vicinity and are go ine to waste. The erection of a cannery, it was shown, wouia ai so stimulate the further produc tion of truit in the country adit cent to Albany, and in the end result in a great benefit to the farmers. Messrs. Bryant, Howard and Laselle of Albany were present at the meeting and spoke on the cannery project. So enthusias tic were the farmers present that many subscribed liberally to the $1500 fund which is now being raised as a bonus to the firm erect ing a cannery costing $10,000, Those who have the subscription list in charge sav that most of the money has already.been sub scribed. . TRUE ECONOMY Waste in Small Things is Source of Trouble. Too much time, money and good material go to waste out in, this Western country where everyone is in a hurry to get rich. We run over a lot of good things because we think them insigni ficant. We have not learned the art of saving says a writer in a commercial bulletin. Economy in time, money and material is beyond us. Most of us are look ing lor the big things and tramp ling just as much value in small er things under foot everyday. Many a man who thinks a nickel is too small to think about forgets that the nickel street-car fares have made millionaires in every city in the Uuited States. The pennies we toss about are not too insignificent for Uncle Sam, whose postal department could not run without them. The waste material which goes into the refuse heaps is not worthless. The Salvation Army collects it in cities and turns it to financial advantage. On the farms of the West this waste goes on. It explains part ly why some farmers succeed and , others do not. A shove', left near the dirt heap ruats and rots. Au ax is lost in the brush through. carelessness. A costly machine is allowed to stand but in the field where the horses were un hitched. No wonder the frin cannot produce enough to keep its prodigal owuer even with the board. Notwithstanding all this prodi- gility we ki:k because we are not coining money hand over fist all the time. We complain about our expenses when a little atten tion to small things would hold them down. In fact, we are the most inconsistent lot of kickers on the face of the earth. We have no kick coming. Stinginess is not to be sought after, but true economy is. The man ot sensible economy caa make a couple of blades of grass grow from one root. The other fellow uses up two roots in pro ducing every blade of grass. Takejust as good care of the ten- penny nail lying on tue noox as you would of a dime. It has many days ot usefulness ahead, and that habit ot economy will make you many dimes. Oyster Industry. Ia the last Lincoln Leader Dr. M. M. Davis of this city has an article on the oyster industry of Lincoln county and in defense ot the bill now before the legisla ture for the protection and pro motion of the oyster industry. Ia giving data as to the business he states. "For fifty years the oystertnen have had the management of the business, and from being the main bu uness ot the county, em ploying many people, and send ing out many schooner loads of oysters every season, it has gone down until you can count the regular oystermen on the fingers of your hand. Even 18 or 19 years ago, they were shipping more than a carload every month. and that at $2.50 to $275 a sack, and now when the price is $3 to $3.25 pet sack, there ws shipped last season from the com bined output of private and nat ural beds 434 sacks, bringing about $1300, adding about $300 for the opened ones sold, making the total income from all not more than $1600 to be divided among the oystermen. "For the first five months of this season, September to Jan uary, inclusive, there has been shipped just 64 sacks,' selling for about $200, which would bring the whole output of the season to more than $500. Surely this is enough to show that sorae- i thing different is needed."
