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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1907)
0 of o TEITT R NUGG 1 H tm mux cm mm mm 1'cyoted to tlic Mining, Lumbering and l-iuming Interests of tin's Community. VOL. IX COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1907. NO. 24 T The Eugene-Siuslaw Road Now an Assured Fact Popular Subscription for Railroad to the Coast Passes the Required Mark. It is Now up to Mr. Carver to fulfill his Proposition. The railroad loin F.ugeur to the big liiuher in the wemer'i end of tin county and eventually to tit mouth of tli Siuslaw river if now assnred, says the Fugene Guard. Tim committee of businessmen who li ivo been work in e earnestly and arduously for the pmt teveial week have Ht last been successful in seeming the icquued Jt'O.tMH) in stork subscriptions to tho enterprise and everything s ow ready for tint incorporation of a company mid the building ,J' the limi ttu mile or moid of ioad befoie the wiuicr ruins set in. The roinmiitrt' ha announced that the ninoiitit hud ben laired iiml I lie work if organizing will at once he attciiJed to and the surveys lor the line will he started an Hxin tin possible. Already written con tract for the right-of-way for the firHt nix miles out of Fugene hive been Kfciiied, this ntHttor having been attended in hy the committee soon alter the brgan woik on the enterprise. KOI'TB 'K HOAI'. The route choiien for the road, as now pluuncd, will lead, due weal from Fugene for a distance of ten miles, then turn northerly in Mie direction of Franklin, Ihence went again to GoUIhou and past the An derson Si Warner sawmill, past Tri angle lake and down the Lake creek valley. This route was se lected hy the committee and .Stephen Carver as the moot feasible and tfhiltf the Hitrveyora may not follow the exact route selected, thin will he the general direction in which the hue will traverHe, and tnmo of the finest timber laud iu the world will he tapped in the Lake Creek valley and vicinity. The Guard ban before given an ontlino of the plana of Mr. Carver in the construction of the road, but for the information of those who have not read of them we will state that it in the intention to build thiity mih'H of the line with the money mfltHcribed hy the citiztns, together with what .Mr. Carver and . . ... 1 . ins associates will put up. Jlns will extend the line into the big limber and when that much is built if. will bo no trouble to raise money for the extension of the line to tide water on the Niuslaw or to its mouth nt Flotenoe. The first ten miles or more will be constructed this auui tner and fall and will probably be placed in operation before the work begins 011 the extension next spring. Fifteen miles of steel rails, pur chased by Mr. Carver when he bid in the Medfordy-Crater lake road, afterward losing it on a second .sale, are due to arrive in Portland any day, and will be shipped here to be UHcd ou the iimlaw road. Negotiations will at once be opened to secure terminal grounds in Fugene. They will be in the western part of the city somewhere, the exact location not yet having been decided upon. The line wil enter the city fiom the went in the vicinity of Filth Btreet. FULL HUN RAISED STEALING OUR THUNDER Salem Reaping the tlcnefit of a Lane County Product wHch 13 round Near Walker Station Far upon the Willamette livrr in j Lane county near tin- little town of! Walker, thi'tn in a 1 rn t of land which is rich with Mratns of var ioucolored Sienna, the king of; paint pigments. ' Seeing the great value o thi ,1 tract, a body of idircwd Salon husi- ncni men bought sixty-two ;k re-, nt the cnlor-heui iug nod and lotmed themselves into a company lor the purpose of manufacturing Sienna pain!, so)s the Salem Journal. A factory site has been sek (en, and the latent mnchir.cty (or the woik purchased. A new mill of 2,(MI0 pounds capaoty has been or lered and will be run to its full u- pucity along with the other mill;. now in iih. The factory is putting out a quality of goods which is rr ctiving thu highest pi aim wherever used. Long Live the King! I the popular cry tliioii'lioni l i,n pellll count I'leN; while In A nul icn II cry of Uih prt-hciit Imv Is "!.mm l.iy. I r. K Iik'" New I iIhcovci y , Kin 'throat nii'l l.uiiL? Helm-el ii--' ,,, whicli Mr Julia l(.vt. r I'nyi.e. Truro AiiiHM.. Huytt . "It iH-vcr fnili lupvi' lliiiueilliite relief nul In iiiii l,ly rule a couy.li or colli." MtM I'liyneS. fiplliloii IhhIiiiIimI hy it iii.ijmiIIv ol tl lnlui tutiiii Im of this coiinliy. New iMm'OVCi V CIU'CI UCltk lllll'H (III I Mule throats nitrnll otlu-r reine.ll.M have lilei; mi. for coughs it n I ci'M -i It's t he proven reiueily. iuui miti t il l.v Iten.iou'H I'luiriuacy. .'iOc anil tl.no Tihd l.otilc free. A Humorous Eulogy on the Hoy F. I). Outturn, secretary o the KaiiHas State Hoard of Ilorliculluie recently deliyerfnl the following humor oiih eulogy ujKm tho htg be fore the Knife nnd b'oik club of KaiiHiis City: "No rellection, hygienic or sani tary, i coHt upon your city when I aay that, for the bog, it is the most unhealthful in the woild. I enn count hack (1 1,000,000 of him that I have come to Kaunas City, and the records show ail dead. Therefore as his next Irieud, and of his family , I come to make n few remarks and 1 introduce resolutions. "From antiquity, thtough the lony progress of years, ho has be come civilied, is a debt ! 'O'-ri 'l, mnfl tra rra tAmr,vt. nti.l lull tn uu if I b h prosperity. He yields great pros perity. He mnat be reckoned with by tho luckless explorer of the Yu kon, lie ia an automatic) reducer of the corn supply nnd u raiser of the price. lie is n bucolic bond whoHe coupons are large litters of pigs. "He is a patient pig, a condenser of ham, head cheese, glue, bristle, buttons, fertilizer, waddle covers t and .saumie. He is n mint and the yellow corn is the bullion which be transforms Into coin. In all homes he ia on tho tables high born, rich and poor. He ia with the noldier in the camp and the. uailor on the teep. "At j$2.2f per hundred he is a plebian and we won 't speak to him when we meet him on tho street. At jjtf .25 per hundred ho is a gentlo- tuan ana a scholar nun stops associ ating with the country people. He comes to town and bocomcH an aut ocrat, but gets it in the neck at tho packing houses, i bleu to death, becomes the commerce of the nation the fat of the land. "The nig gets one luxury" dish water. Dish-water contains pre serves, molasses, povr, "tomatoes, milk, onions, steak, Rtavy, pickles, grease, cheese, nml t;ilel dish-rags. ManZou l'lle, Itemtiiv co.uich nut tin ill U collapsible tut) with a no..le. FaH.y to Himly rik'ht M'ho HOivneH.s nnd intlaniatlon cxIhIh. It rehevcHat once blind bleeding, ItchUij or pi-o- iriuung plies, liiiarautoiaj . u'rice.iuc. uetit touay. WolJ by.ew" .l'.fft I'rug Store. LANE COUNTY FRUIT EXCELS Wonderfully Adapted ForjFive Companies to Assem- Nearly All Kinds. The Industry is Bound to Become a Great Wealth Producer for Lane County although Now Only in Its Infancy. It i.i.ol to veiy long ago that the' Ile'idipmi-i s 1'ir-t Separate L.it i,,.mc ami fiuif .if the V'llnrfiitt-1 tnli'.M () . N O . FugMie, Ore. July Valley apple w-i.t fat and wide-.' In!1'2' 1'1"7' 'i""'"' rd"is No. 1. ;h..se .I ms th,- oldest orchards weie j eompli.tixc will, jem r .l orders si. II joiitij; and vigorous l oil 1 1",!M 1'-d.pi-iiters ). N. i.. Corn was :,i, w lleyon-l the ik-.mI j m"irH ",,l l"u S'r""al I5ot ol t itdi.uioii. in hs"- duvs when we read of the Mdeudid Orc;-..,i ai.itle we thu.k .,i u ... ,.,11,.,'. i,i,.ii;,i 1 1.,,, tv, and th time ts soon ro.mng wh.ii I,: county will lie the hug - i-t expoiicr the best apple., 'th..t l.-ive this .-plen.Ji 1 apple growing stal nppl 'llu-Ko-.d name n Oregon lust .( !,, Ll bv the Will.ini- ette '.illey will s"on be jtirreased by the cut 'iceiiient and ilst i vance i f out picKei.t In irtii iiltur.il laws We ill i not inei new orchards on I Ian Is that have hceii poorly fanned but mine up-to-date methods of ; h'Hi.lhiig l oth tie s and Irnits. It ! in ii-i ! -s to ask or answer the iirs!i in, lines it puv? J he jest al ' wa s pnys, and nowhere with less l.ihor and e.vi nse, or with belter results than in I.aiie county. The I man who with intelhgein-e ac.d care raises first-class apples adapted to this icgion Spitenbergs, Jona than, (iravenMi in. Kings, Northern Snie-5 and Hal I w ins- will always ; , , ,.,.,,,.,, mnli;t ,, ,,,, . home nnd abroad. Time h another variety of fruit lor which the Willamette Valley is lipcoitiiii!.' billions the Italian or ! Oregon pi une. Tho demoiisti ation j which w-.s loiultu ted duriug lha , entire pei iod of the exposition at St. i.nnis, proved c.iinchisively that thin puiue is thu best of all. 'I'll,. Oiecom tn'mtnrl n-tiicli i-j I neither too sweet nor too nor too sour, which llavors itself and needs no ru gar tr extract, was approved by the thousands who had the opportunity of paitaking of them. It is destin ed to become of greater importance as-a wealth producer for this coun ty, for nowhere else in Oregon does it leach a higher degree of perfec tion than iu I, une county. Pears, plums and cherries also do well in this locality. thir river bottom hind is also well adapted to the growth of peaches of splendid flavor and size, although the crop is not A sine one like that of apples cherries, pears and plums. Thousands upon thousands of people are coining to this county to develop its marvelous resources, and at the same time provide a larger local market for tho product of our farms. A laud like this, ho blessed with the elements of hoiti cnltural success, is I ho place not only lor tho commercial fruit grow er, but. also for tho hoineheekcr. Thero is nothing nuie conducive to health and happiness, nor adds more to comfort and attractiveness than the growth ' of an abundant supply of lncious fruit lor -the homo. That person must indeed be (d perverted disposition who would live in a fruitless country, when ho can live iu such a land us this, in such a valley as the Willam ette, and iu such a county as Lane. We have the land in abuudmiee, the climate and the' markets, but I not mo uioi: ami women ity many thousands to develop our resources and enjoy our privileges. 'WILL ENCAMP AT R BU j blc mn Will go Into Camp for a Period of Nine Days Synopsis of General Order Issued hy Major Geo. 0. Yo ran A Busy Time Ahead. taiii'ii. will lain;, near Rowehurg, ")reg)ti, July '-'I to 2 inclusive. ! S' l .ir?it- Comp..ni.s I', and I'' ami ! Coiiin my ('. , Thiol fuf.ititrv, will i j i"'" lh'' ''"ni.nand upon arrival at 1 K": ' 1 111 ,l,lv -" , Companies will t.ikwtiom their Biationi Uu-ir eritiie mesa '1"M"', "' i mcfsing in I''1"11!' iH be by ci,mpa.,. lch company iw cxeted p be pre piired to ines:-. ironi five to ten men in addition to their own number. If any of ihe TepTite Cmnpaijits are not t supplied with Field Rnitgu and mes chest, it is recom nieinhnl that they honow, if pos sible, horn compauies of the Third liifuitry that have lomph-ted their annual imir of camp duty, return ing the sain' iu good condition inj- j "ediaU-ly alter the completion of ' ' 1,ls '"1,r nt ,lu'v. Tiie iiili'iiu to o' worn through out the '.'iii' uiiiijiciit will ie the khul i ha enli-ite I men and the oliv- ili i ! i oiiie is. The drill unilonii will be khaki Houses, blue h! i i T , i--iuip-ii.ru hit and leggius. W'hcn absent from camp the khaki uniform complete will be worn, w ith the blouse fully buttoned. The camp quartermaster, Lieu tenant F. L Chanibi-rf;, will be pre pared to supply each cjinpany upon its arrival at Koscburg with wagon transportation for its necessary bag gage and mess equipment, o that it will be moved to ?nmp without dilav. Findi company commander will furnish a sufficient detail ol men under a nou-comniission-id ol licer to handle its own outfit. Range and mes equipment aie. of fust im portanco to bo moved, so that the cooks may promptly begin the preparation of the nrt meal. I'amp Miuiiiment, teutae. etc. o i i i .i . . I ii-ii lie issueil lie I he o ii i I tei mnster j i at the camp giound: .,.- ...-o be issued as may be directed by theJ camp commissary, Kitle. practice will be a prominent feature of the encampment, and eveiy enlist J man will be required to devote much time So systematic pmtioe. First Lieutenant (). F. llouck is hereby appointed chief range officer, ami he will select such assistants as ho may require, and have absolute ( barge of tho instruc tion and practice so far us pertains to this coaunaud. Officers and men are to bo re quiied hi strictly observe the rules of military courtesy and etiquette at all times,, and it is especially en joined upon every officer to correct any slight in this regard that may bo observed, to the cud that ideal deportment may bo characteristic of the camp. Corporals are to he held parliculuily accountable for the con- Iduct and appearance of the men of their own Miuads, and failure on the part of any corpoarl in this it. Continued to lii'th paji'u. 'A JADH NINE DISCOVERED Only Deposit of the Kind in the United Slates Tound in the Klamath j National Forest. The only jade mine in the 1,'nited States is in the Klamath National r,tr:ri7;,-,r pector. Samples jf the jade were sent to (if -riitany to be tested, with the result that, they weie pionounc - ed to be of standard grade and ra- I fable of taking a high polish. ! I reparation") are now being made to develop thu ir.ine and ship the rock to (iermany to be worked into ornaments. As a lliht .slei, a per- 1 " mit lor huihl:ng a road to tlm mine i ban been secured fiom the foret i "r many years there was upon service, which i:i especially charged i tlle -c-ta,ut books of tlii state a law with furthering in all poh.sible ways ! rRnlinS t householders a tax ex the li:velopn:ent of mines and all emI'tion to tlle extent of $300 on other national forest resources. honsehol I goods. That statute has The people of Siskijon county, ' ueen declared unconstitutional and particul-irly l..n the Klamath ' 'H uo longer in effect. That auch river, are very prou . of this dis-! an fc-rnptiou should exist is gener covery and nre looking f.rwar'l a"v believed proper. In regard to with hopes of luge returns from this the Oregonimi had an editorial this new reriource A railroad will which we reproduce in part as fol probaldy be built down the Klam-j' ,,JW8: ath river, pacing within a few ' Ote'on desires, and has long de miles of thi-4 mine. sired, to make this a regiou peopled A jade mine is located under the bv owners of homes. It is gener mineral lawn and therefore may be ally acknowledged that Ihe perma located and operated w ithin a na-. nent inhabilnnt who owum real preop tion forest, j erly, w ho is rearing afamily and! Jade i a silicate of ma-nesia ! who is saving his' earnings makes which was usui in the times of the the be.-t citizen. He gives the'peace Trojans, it having been found in ollicern least trouble, takes an infer tile ruins of Troy Dr. S humanu. jest in municipal and state govern It is very valuable, and heretofore i meat and aids iu promoting the in has been mined only in Asia, jdustrid, educational and aocial io- "" .terestsol the community in which The Charming Woman ;he lues. The temporary inhabi- is not neeosaiiiy one of j'ifect form an, I fentnres. Manv :i i.I-aiti u'nin:i n ! w In. coul.1 never Kerv.. .,':; al. isf s l nunlel, possesses ihi.se r u e una lit it s thatnll tlie uorl.l a.lmir..: .nealn.-ss : , clear eves, elejin sinoolli skmainl th.it soi iL'litliness oi l-teo ami action that ! accompany -on. I health. A physical y I weak woman is never a 1 1 r.n t he. uol even to heiHi li. blecihc Hitters ie- sion; weak women, -ivesi ron n.-i ves Ibri-I.l eves; i , velvetv r-kin. beautiful compiexi.Jii. i iuaranteeil at I.eiiMnn s I'li.irmacy. ..0 cents. ' " Jt may well be the policy ol the MOST DRASTIC MEASURE I state- therefore, to encourage home . : owning by such means as maybe Texas Will Wine Out tho Trusts Bv 'devised, not inconsistent with the Making it a Felony to Handle Any of Their Goods. The most drastic nnti-t.ust act enacted in any M He i , no'.v in effect i in lexaf) it provides, in sub stance, that anv nelson who reore- sentsasay agent or selis goods " b made by a trust or combine, shall bo deemed f-iilty of a felony, and upon conviction, tdiall be punished l.- erm fi n f-in i O in tiif nMnit.kiitinrv I for from two ye ns to ten years. Its , orov isions applv 1 I f - to all merchants; wno sen irusi niaoo goo is ann an i hl I- .1 .1 I o may bo dnectly m the employ of such concerns in the i state. It is announced by Attornej-Gen eral R. V. Davidson and his assis tant, J. P. Light foot, that they in tend to enforce the law to the letter. The bill was drawn by Mr. Light toot and his particular object was to use it as an instrument to drive every tiust and unlawful combina tion out of Texas, Merchants do not care to run the risk of a term of imprisonment for telling such goods ttiid inany of them have al-j test be ,k,,,e l)y "lea"8 of an ex ready taken steps to quit handling emptiou ou real property owned 'such articles. A Happy Man Is Amos Kliiy; of Port Hyron. N. V.. (S5 years of m?e) ; Hince u sore ou his lt'K, which had trouhlctl him the greater part of his life, has neen en tirely healed by bucklen's Arnica Salve; the world's threat est healer of Sores, burns, Cuts, vVoiimlsuud Piles, (iuuianteed by benson's Pharmacy. Price -a cents. I vu gene Steam Laundry, Allison ami Hastings agents. TTAX mnimat const. laiion Now Necessary ; " I Would be Pnlicv to FMUr.. Owning by Such Means Not Incon sistent With the Rights of Others. Such as by Tax Exemption. 1 tant, who lives in boarding-house, : . . .. . . . ! leiueu cage or lurnisnecl J rooms, feels but little permanent in- ' t t j,, weifttre of the oity : ( v' school district, couutv or state. He ', ... h MrA ,orU atlA j J -' " moirow. He is irresponsible in ! .nKtf, llo ,,nu " " r' 'J ror property stands as a guarantee : that he will fulfill his obligations. rights oi other citizeus. i Now that the exemption law is off the statute-books any subse- q-"-'t exemption that may bees- I In1l It'll Ail C. I. .1 J 1 ' ' 1 ",uuonwa b v constitutional amendment. Whether or not such an amendment sba" be a'1oP,ed- the PeoPle n- .1, IK, ...ill .riour. .... c - imm IO aeCiae Dy lUe,r Votds In .such eveut there can be little doubt of the result. A desire for a lax exemption is not founded upon a ! selfish desire to eWape taxation, ncr should it be so devised as to eu- UtilC LIIULICO) UWUCI3 IU CSl'aUC IIH- t ' I aiion eiitirel v The theory upon which aa ex emption is based id that a home- owner is a more desirable citizen than one who has no ties that bind him to the community in which he lives. lie requires less police con trol than does the transient and figures less frequeutly iu the court proceedings. The Btata may well lighten this burden of taxation in' such a m inner as to make home owning easier for him. This can and occupied as a home It will readily be seen that an exemption of pOQ to $1000 on the improve ments ou land owned and occupied as a home would be a material en couragement to ' the building of homes, aud that the exemption on household yoods is available an much to the renter as to the home owner. Under such an exemption, if a man should buy 1 1TjOO ! t uud (Continued to fourth page) ANEN EXE1PT1