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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1900)
BOHEMIA NUGGET. C, J. HOWARD EDITOR, liiitcrcdat.tho rtnlllee nt Cottage drove, Oregon (is Hoconrt pan mull mutter. Mnli!rlptlun irl e, I.5I, In muiiiirc. AilVKrlUliig rutcB liimlii known upon nppllcntloti. Friday, Ocroimu 5, 1900 4f 11 s mtars x UOllKMIA YKST1UIDAW TO J) A r A Xl TO MO Jt 11 o u to 1'OR I'liESiDL'XT william Mckinley OP OHIO FOR VICIJ-rRICSIDKXT THEO. ROOSEVELT OP XEW YORK. As the days grow shorter and the nights longer and darker the gloom that fills the streets is the thought uppermost in the'mindsof all whose necessities or pleasures call them to tread the various highways and by ways of this city in the gloaming. The dim twinkle of the so-called electric light is bewildering in its dull-red flicker as it tries to pene trate through a maze of cobwebs, and mud. The spectacle of citizens going about with lanterns in search of the electric flame that the city authorities provide for the guidance of their way is, to say the least, humiliating to a commonwealth like this. This inadequate light has been foisted upon the city fathers and the people here for a long time and the remedy for its termination does not seem to be forthcoming. The question naturally arises as to who is to blame for this state of affairs. What is the business of everybody becomes the business of nobody, and thus nothing is done for the betterment of street illumi nation. The city council pays the money of the people for this electric service, and if the service is not what it should be the council is at fault, and if not, who is? One of the several enterprises which contribute largely to the commercial interests of this city is the lumber firm of Campbell & Alexander, located at Alca, be tween Comstock and Divide. This firm eniplo3'S a goodly force of men at all times, which vary from 75 to 250, and of the large disbursements made to this force much of it finds its way into and through this town Tbis firm controls over four sec tious of timber land. The average cut of railroad wood is 5,000 cords yearly and they ship about 500 car loads of poles for piling purposes to San Francisco, besides thousands of fence posts and shingles. At present there is a car famine on the Southern Pacific, that company being unable to furnish the rolling stock that is wanted, and the lum ber firm has been forced to cut down their working force to its minimum number. The operations of the Uooth-Kelly Company have also been materially affected by the lack of transportation facilities. The remedy will come as soon as the crops are moved, and then these vital enterprises will be again in full swing. Hon. Thos. H. Tongue will speak to the citizens of Cottage Grove and vicinity Tuesday Oct. 23 at 2 p. m. Don't forget the G. A. R. camp fire tomorrow evening at Martin's Hall. Everyone should go and take their families. A good time will be had. There is a surplus of 581,220,771 in th United States treasury. Five years ago, under the democratic free trade policy, there was a de ficit of 42,805,223. Uoheinia's star of destiny slowly but surely ascending to fixed position among the group 0 bonanza mineral belts. The doubts uncertainties and mists that hav shrouded Bohemia's rugged peaks arc vanishing before untiringenergy and determined onslaught of th intelligent and iticpressible pros pector. At no time in the chang ing history of hopes and fears through a period of thirty eigh years has the wealth of that mitiera zone been so pronounced, its sta bility so settled and its future so secure. Lanital, always zealous and chary, has been reluctant grasp the extended hand of jeweled millions that has held the key to the full treasure vaults laid away by nature to slumber until called into life by the sons of toil for the enrichment and uses of a nation. Development with the poor man's means has been laborious and plodding, but never without the encouraging spark of hope flashing into being as, inch by inch and foot by foot the man behind the drill has persistently burrowed into the bowels of those mighty hills to uncover the untold wealth there awaiting him. The past three months have seen wonderful strides iu development and the unvarnished truth of merit is going out to the world by every courier " who goes to investigate, marvels at the product and becomes convinced at what his eyes reveal to his awakened and astounded senses. Seldom in the history of the great mining camps of this coast has there been brought to light such volumes of ore whose values range into magnificent fortunes. Where but yesterday the patient miner looked forward to a competency in his possession of abundance of $50 to $100 and $500 ore, today he finds himself confronted with the glittering metal that assays away up into the many thousands. Where Yester day he awaited the reluctant help ing ' hand of capital, today he stands, through his unaided ex ertions and loyalty to his faith in Bohemia, the successful owner of vast wealth which, rightly used, will bring benign blessings to him and his and elevate the standard of life in which his future lot will be cast. The far-seeing business man of this commonwealth has rightly known that the future of Cottag Grove largely depended upon the outcome of Bohemia, and so far a he could with limited means, has lent aid and assistance to the miner It was not always adequate and timely, but it has tided many man over the barren spots and will land him iu paths of plenty. This city in the future will grow and grow by the patronage of the miner, and to him all credit will redound for the growth of-a great commercial mart at the gateway of his storehouse of treasures. The ore uncovered now, as soon as known abroad, will put unlimited capital in motion. Good roads will be built, machinery will be lortucoming, many men will be employed, hundreds more will swarm over the district in search of further deposits, and the whole of Bohemia will teem with life and energy, while the sound of the dropping stamps will keep time to the onward inarch. Where but yesterday a dozen paying properties dotted the hillsides, tomorrow an iiiiiuireu win spring line magic into being. Bohemia has been slow to acquire fame, but once its prestige is estab lished its fame will go down the ides of time an hundred years to come, pouring its millions of wealth in the arteries of trade and better- ng the condilions of generations that succeed this. The ore is there; that is ' known beyond all perad venture. It only remains to be extracted, and that time, con-j ccrtcd action and push will accom plish, , therefore it behooves every one to put his shoulder to the push and a push altogether, t hasten the hour when old Bohemi will be heralded iu clarion tones as the m-eatest contributor to the o nation's wealth and the largest dispenser of happiness to the thou. and who will dwell fiioiliul Olid within sight of its lofty peaks. tii a t Tin: iu v. hi: ta a 1 ff. The Nugget is in receipt of an extra large poster from the Auieri can Protective Tariff League of New York, showing the phases o the eclipse of the sun of prosperity from clear beams in 1S90 and 1S9 up to its entire darkening iu 1S95 and then its gradual clearing into the unblemished light of 1S99 am 1900. The whole slorj of the past ten years is summed up in the head lines as follows: 1890-91 ami ot prosperity tin obscured. Republican administrn lion. A protective tariff. Favor able balance of trade. Government eceipts exceed expenditures. Full 1 employment, good wages, fair prices Large reduction in public debt. A busy, contented, happy people. 1S92 bliatiow ot distrust ap pears. Llevclanti elected. Values decline. Failures increase. Com mcrcc and trade fear free trade. A bright year ends in gloom. Na tional debt loivest since rebellion. 1893 Distrust deepens. l-ree trade congress. Adverse balance trade. Consternation in bust ness. Revenue tails oil. Bank clearances decrease. Knorinous failures. National debt increases. 1894 Prosperity nearly obscured Wilson law enacted. Government expenses exceed receipts. Bank clearances lowest in years. Bond issues. Customs receipts lowest in years. Slump in iron produc tion. lS95 Total eclipse of the sun of prosperity Idle men. I.ow wages. Railroad and other, construction lowest in years. Minimum trade and commerce. Panic and ruin. Poverty and distress. Soup houses 1S96- Light appears. McKinley elected. Protection sure. Values rise. Preparations begin for open ing the factories. Rejoicing and hope. Change for better in com merce and trade. 1897 Darkness half gone. Pro tection congress. Dingley law goes into effect. New industries start. Failures decrease. Exports in crease. Deficit decreases. New record in iron and other industries. 1898 Free trade shadow of ruin nearly gone. Wages increase. Pro tection congress re-elected. Confi dence restored. Increase of foreign and domestic trade. Immense strides in trade in spite of Spanish war. 1S99-19CO Sun of prosperity again unobscured. Dingley law and protection vindicated. Unpre cedented foreign and domestic trade. Government receipts again exceed expenditures. Constant increase of wages. Full employment. Full dinner pail. Increased railroad and ship construction. Immense bank clearances. A busv, contented. - j happy people. 7(0 1 Lurch's Lurch 's W'V. 1IAVK KKClilVKD ALL OF OUR WINTKk GOODS AND THIS SAMI? WILL UK SOLD AS CHEAP AS ANY PLACE IN T1IK VALLEY. Such lis Ladies' Jackets and Golf Capes Misses' Jackets and Golf Capes Children's Jackets and Golf Capes. far THEY AUK ALL MADE Till? LATEST STY LK 8 Lurch's LurcliVt UK here and iu Boliemi.i, and who derives pecuniary lieiu fits from the mining industry now and expects to reap n competency iu the future When strangers come among us seeking investment they should be told the truth. It is mot natural for one who has property for ale to desire to clinch a baigaiti when the opportunity seems to be open, but when the buvcr has looked about a bit and found some other property j which he thinks he may like lietter, 1 i. ...! .... .t..1,i t.. I illill Ullll.ll lllil UV illlll 11U UUUUl 1.1 just as valuable, it is the act of n whippersnapper to covertly poison the mind of that intending pur chaser so that he makes no invest ment and goes away from the camp with mistrust and misgivings, to the cud that the miner and the district arc deprived of that much capital in the development of one of the best and richest districts on the Pacific Coast. Central Market! MUM & CO, Proprii'liiis. I DEALERS IN 9 TB.uvf, Mutton, Povk, Yil, I irico 1 1 , .'Lin i.'d , 8a 1 1 s; i r , Kish n 1 1 c 1. Oamw in Sanson AT THE :lo -wiust :p;rk i :s. MAIN STREET, COTTAGE GROVE, OKLi.ON'. wheel and with a long and sUoug There are tricks in all trades and sneaks in every avocation, but the most despicable wretch is the fellow who' plays the dog-in-the-manger act and tries to carry water on both his shoulders. Once in a while a fellow is run onto who is good at low-down cunning and works his racket quite to his liking for a time but sooner or later he is driven from cover and his tricky game exposed. There is no field of industry where a creature of this stamp can work i.v-ii ttiwimiuuii: injury, ooth to the individual and the district, as in the industry of mining. One whelp of this stripe can stir up mure uevmry, in tne way of sus picion and distrust, in a week than a dozen earnest and well-meaning men can counteract in n vmr n,i perhaps they may never be able to free the victim's mind of the poison injected into it by the insinuations with which a cotitemptablecur ma,- contaminate it. It is indeed a foul bird that litters its own nest. And this is surely being done bv sonm designing ingrate who dwells both m Altaian. MKHIIY MAJJ-W YNNK - In Coltw (irovu on .ScpteiiiU-r .10, 10), J. A, Mrrrymnn to Mabel Wvimi-, tho Rbv. .Mr. McUti- oflii-kitiiii:. Tho interesting epranony that joined lu'.o two loving hearts took iilaru at tho homo of the bride. None hut relative and intimate fi lends were in attendance, as tho yotmy ciinplo rii'sirnl a strictly private union. They nru huth well known in this comninnjiy, the young Imly having first wiw ilu light in hi city. All ulu know thuni will wish tlium prospcions voyago through llfo ami Hint h.ilniv bnw.'i will steiT their matrimonial waft into it nafo and ?niig harbor at tho cml linker A Iock wnoil have sold tho Kirn. eonffi'tioiiory ami ui.ir toi-o to (i. A. Cobb, who will e intiiiuo tliH bnsini'SH at ! tho old utaiul iin.I he pleaaeil U wi-h'ume Hit JKIlrOlH. T. W. JJronilev la ilown from 1!mI,i.i,,!.i ami uxpeulH t go to tho southern pari of tho fctato fur tho winter. M Im old and widely experienced prospector uh uiiotuiisi nim a saie juiweol minim? property, and has i?reaL. f.iiil. in il,.. luture 01 jsuiiemin. MOKK AI'I'I.KS. J. K. Parrett presented this office this week with specimens of the fine apples grown on the trees in his yard. They are of the Rhode Island greening and lialdwin varietier The trees are but eight years old and this year the Ualdwius bore 10 bushels of this beautiful fruit to the tree. Many thanks. THIS SPACE TO HE OCCUPIED by the New Hardware firm of WHEELER & SCOTT, successors to Pnillips K I.avim IIISMAHCK'S IKON NKltVK Wan the remilt of bin splendid hualtl . liidomitablo will and tremondouH cncrirv aro not found where Stomach, Liver, and Kidneys and bowels aro out of or. tier, if you want those, mpiliii.w 1 ..v. Mill, mo success tuey Dring, uto Dr. Kine's V r ! . . tttii -v. . rt MUW 1, 110 1'IIIS. Ull V "l I-Mlu nl hkxron unuo Co., Ding Stoic. KOTICU OF FINAL BIJTTI.KillJ.NT. WltlCO l hOrOllV IflviMI Ihiil Itin 1 I , oxbeutor of tliu cstuto of I. M. Wtilio i)o. .ni.h o'v ...'ivr . ..' ..." v iv" a i iik ?5hi:IY,0' November, l'joo, nt tlie liourofoaS 5i,V.. !"' nun W1U SUUlOlllUllt willed this 2nil ilny ot October, limn. t. ... N- W. White. j.Aci-iiior oiino cstnlo of J. M. Uhili. CCUfOll. lie. Don't Let Baby Suffer. ylmiB rcHH0i.?1 callcf AN'I Il'ltllT. It ito thn of biibloii d o niniuullv fn . f'1'1.1.1""8 know n K Whttt In ,ln T.. .." " W oinom loil of ehllil llfn f,.r ...r-.i '.""nur V y--- CONSTANTLY KKPT ON HAN 1) ALL oh THE CHOICI-ST URANUS OP WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Also Wholesale Depot for g WEISS' CELEBRATED ROSEBURG BEER. g sis n WEISS, PROP. ous i.crloil of child llfo, fur to rarlnnV tn i i Y ' ml.od with tho carole ronmrk "ibibJ"'?." euttlntt hor tooth." Your Jhl W needs t Lni muklng miitorial. ANTIFltKT um,ni. want. Ii tnttninu. .ii.,ti,:,. .". ",Vi,I,,l0. thin ii in; una nknn easily. Onobox will save ym Ijaby untoM I cclptof fio conts. 1'nll liVstru ctlo ni " r? ddrogs INLAND nit ri r,i ui,U?"?..w'.'?'ooBh Btrccl. Sun Vriuinlort. .f7., .... HSIUIIKt Oil relieves toothing l'i.iAV'.v 'i".1 "".certainly tmckaifoH hoI.i ..V. P Will on all fondliiK Mm,,3 if, fl,n for t o o Sturi?od wVff J In Ki days not over one fourth ucl '"' GLASS BROS PROPRIETORS OF Cottara Grove )IamiiAi J!III I I We are now prepared to furnish all kinds of liraekets, Monldiiiirs. Cornice, Sash and Doors, Door and Window frames, Screen Doors. Windows, Pickets, etc. Woodwork of all kinds made and repaired. We will also work Floor- "iff, Rustic, Siding, "feeiliiiff, or size Studding, etc. PRICES REASONABLE SHOP NISAR S. P. DliPOT MIS AT MARKET I MYi.ii i Street 1 Collage Gi'ovc, Oregon. I 4jk SUPPLY IIOUSK h'OR COTTACK GROVIv ANP IiOHKMIA. Send your Orders by W. H. Beagle, Manaokr. The Nugget olTice carries a-full line of legal Wanks uud visiting cards. II