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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1911)
PORTLAND WILL SOON BE 300,000 BUSY DEPARTMENT DRUG STORE OE LENTS LENTS’ BIG SISTER GROWING RY LEAPS AND BOUNDS PANA MA CANAL WILL BE GREAT EACTOR IN CITY’S DEVELOPMENT Portland ha* het wren 2»<0.0i)0 to 270.iXS) l munities of like area on the Atlantic will mous increa-e has lx*en ap|H>rtionrd with «xjualitv among all tlie property people today Within live year* it 1» i soon lx* found. When tliis time comes the seaport owners of Portland. probable that the niiiulx*r will I* doubled Within 10 years, the city pop- with a splendid distributive system be- Not <*very lot repr«**etit«xl an increase illation must be alxwe rtdii.OOO or 700,(MM) i hind it. will lx* the high favorite In- of 20 per emit a year, but some show unit's* the w hole ratio of grow th for the ■ stead of all through freight coming by v astly greater gains l>ast 00 years tails, iinlews the tens of 1 rail, a large portion will lie shipped by • There are whole block« in Portland millions of dollars already put into new water. and then distribuuxi to the in-, where an inerva** in actual market valia* railway etuistruetion it to lx* wa-ted, tenor by railways ami river lines. Pro I of from tkio to MM) jx*r i*ent ha- occurred and unless the irreaistible tide of immi due«* from the interior, like lumber, in tin* past five or six years. There are gration for ch«*ap. extensive, amazingly wool, grain, livestock and dairy pro- install«-**« where tales have baen ma<le productive lands is turned by some low I duels, as well as fruit, will la* given tla-, representing an increase of ltd per rent er not now comprelw'iisible one year short rail haul to the reaport and then within a lew months of the purchase. ago a jealous census gave to the city put on «teamships for Eastern iiinmim- Portland has lx*en alone in th«* West 226,000 population. including immediate 1 ing centers. th«* past year in uniformly large growth suburbs. Un this Basis the ratio of in In a year when When the** conditions arrive, as they | in all busiii<*Hs lines crease tor the last 10 year* has laseii 12-9 must, following the completion of the there ha* lx*>*n almost National stagna Panama Cana! Portland will thrive as j tion. this city has lxx*n breaking reconls annually never before. Natural forces will then in postal receipts, real estate tnuwfers, Portland s population was «lightly more than one-thini of the state’s total he in play, and the gravity line of com- ' building permits, l«ank eh*aring«. Ixtnk mere«* will become supreme. Every fac deposits. export trade and prixluee ship of 672,765 people a year ago. Suppose that Portland holds her pres tory wanting a seacoast location, and f ments. The fiscal year 1910-11, closing ent relative population. which is one- desiring to ship to the Pacific North- Jun«* 3o, is th«* highest testimonial ever It thini of the state’« total, until then* are west interior, every wholesale house I written for any city of tla* W«*et. 4,600.000 people farming, dairying, cut buying from the interior or «hipping to ha* again proved Portland’« conserva ting and manufacturing lumber and it. and the multitude of incidental ele- | tism, its substantial strength, whi *h prosecuting the varied industries of Ore ments of business attaching to the fun moves upward steadily as rival cithw gon. That means 1,6110,000 people for damental system, will draw to Portland. wallow in deprereiou« ami slump«. More than |l<k).tki0,00o has Ix-en given Portland never booms, and never Portland realty holders in th«* last five years, as dumps It grows when others halt ami The trade region tributary to Portland j yet profits fully by all general waves of includes more than Oregon. The entire ■ increase in th«* market valiu* of their prosperity. property. This divided is fully lrt' per Columbia Basin has 250,000 square miles, in round figures This basin cent on th«* investment of !**'<>. and ap “1 had !>een troubled with constipa reaches into British Columbia. Western proximates 20 per cent a year on the tion for two year« ami triad all of the In addition Portland Montana. Eastern Washington and em- 1906 valuation. best physicians in Bri-lol, Tenn., and realty lias txx*n earning a g*xxi margin bnu-es practically the whole of Idaho. they could do nothing for me,” write* All this mighty empire is of the greatest in rental*, ranging from to la per cent Dio« I-.. William». Midtllelxiro, Kv on currant valuations. agricultural promise. To say that it "Two packages of Chamberlain’s Stom N" *ther investment approches this will some day accommodate 100 people ach sn«i Liver Tablets cured me For in the Northw«*st. Gold mines do not I for every square mile of territory, is sal«* bv all dealer*. Bwinees. where capital phophesying mon' modestly than actual pay more. result» show in many parts of the world. is riskvxi ami the superlative in en When you have a cold get a bottle of Should half the figun lx* attained the ergy is detnand«*d dally, does not pay vast Inland Empire. Western Oregon better. And all the Portland property Cliaiuln*rlain’s Cough Remedy. It will and Southwestern Washington, would ow ner had to do to get his profit was to . •mui fix you up all right ami will ward keep his warranty d<*«*d n*«*oni<*d in his off any temiency toward pneumonia have 12,000,000 people. The rising tid«* of | »pula- Thi« remedy contain« no opium or other No matter how great in wealth or own name. narcotic and may l«e given a« confident populous with people the Inland Em lion has swept valtu** upward irreeisti- ly to a baby as loan adult. Sold bvall pire becomes, it® natural ami moat eco ¡bly dealers. The figures taken are from thejareass- nomical seaport is Portland. There is no feat of human strength ample to de ment roll, which is based upon a low es feat this destiny, short of cutting a new timate in both periods, l'»6 ami 1911. In th«* former year the total as**sw«*d chasm through the Cascade Mountains No combination of railway interests, no ( valuation was $131 11)7,5*59. and in the There ha« l>e«*n an rate agreements, and no blind prejudice latter $274.3!H.72O. in the effort of making or unmaking actual gain in assesse*! values of The E. W. Miller Lumber Company cities, can prevent Portland from becom $143, l'.)7,161. Since assessed valuations was founded by E. W. Miller last March. ing in the years to follow, the seaport have increased more than 100 j*er cent, Mr. Miller was formerly connect«*«! with for all of the Columbia Basin, where a it is fair to place the realty increase at the Miller-Mowry Lumber Co., of this population surpassing the den-est com- more than $1tX).)k»).000, and this enor place, and has been a resident of Lents A LUMBt R COMPANY IHAI IS GROWING - I This photo taken some time ago hardly does justice to the excellent store mauitaiiml by Arthur Geisler under th«* name of the Mt Scott Drug Co. The store at this Holiday season presents a splendid busincacsvne, and their trade is growing rapidly. A RAPIDLY (¡ROWING INDUSTRY Threshing Hom«* gro wn S« m *<1» on Gill Hr«*’ for some time. The yards of this concern now cover thre«* acres anti arc practically all roof«*«!. Three teams are used in handling the six carloads each week that th«* firm disposes of. The yards are in charge of Mr. Miller l.imself, S«*v«l Farm near Montavilla with Chas NcGill acting as foreman. J E. Quinn is boo|ckee|>er Altho, only a few months old this firm has come to be known far ami near and is growing bv bounds. Mr Miller is a progressive booater ami active in the town’s welfare always. boy« will pul up the price of the ticket ami for the «upi«r, hut they wout have to unir«« they are «tire of the treatment they are going to get. It will all l*r ar ranged. no «loufil, xml there is every assurance that tl««- l»v« will I*«* treated lw«ttcr than tiirv treat Hie girls. The E. W. Miller Lumber Co. - HE E. W. MILLER LUMBER CO. extends to it’s friends and patrons A Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year. Wishing you prosperity during the coming year. But of course modesty forbids us to tell where to buy your Lumber and Builders’ Hardware to enjoy these many good things we are wishing for you. But we will say that we have a large stock of all kinds of finish and mouldings to select from and a very large stock of rough stuff and we know that we can give you good service. If quality counts, we win. Call and see our No. 3 Rustic and Good Shingles and 1x3 Flooring. 1 - Again, Ole Wish You H merry Christmas and JI fiappy new year counties opposing the bonding because. Otherwise, next year merihandise' worth ¿00 more plans would be taxed for the his chances are excellent. besides banners and cups. One publication only. E. I’. Tobin, Receiver of The Mount Scott Bank. - Humim»»«****« w* .... «*«*» uv*ivi ve a/uiMM, * iiva, VUM, W. H. IL Brady. Deeeaaed. Korea, Rrnl»e«, Ecrema and Sprain« J. .1 Johnson, At torney, 314 Spalding Bldg. Only 25 cent« at alii druggiat«. I