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COTTAGE GROVE LEADER VOL. XVIII COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 , 190C. was told that they could not fur Senator Booth of the Booth-Kel- 1 nish it within a week, conse loy Lumber Co. made a notable ’ quently he had to stop the delivery speech. He analysed conditions of of the hogs. Practically three weeks the last few years, and slnwad that from the time he ordered the car, the railroads w re making big he got it, and got to Portland with money and that 11 • >• y vereuot keep Resets of Big Meeting at the hogs in time to find the cattle ing up their equipui nt to meet the | Cottage Grove Will Mak yards pecked with hogs and cattle, demand. The S P has but 3 cars Eugene Being Felt Big Exhibit At Eu held there by tho lloods, conse to the mile while the Uuion Pacific quently suffered a big loss. Tho has 5j( and that with great demand gene Dec. 12-15 railroad could not lurnish the cars, ou the 8 P, S P FURNISHING CARS of course was not to blame for tho 1 Geo. M. Cornwall of tha Pacific 1 floods, but certainly should have Timberman made the closing speech been able to have delivered cars for and said the railroads were trying 12 REPRESENTATIVES With thn convention barely over such short hauls within less time. to pluck the feathers of the goose lumbermen feel au improvement in Hops have been and are being without any more squaking than The Laue County Poultry show the freight situation. Ever since held in warehouses because cars j can be helped. the agitation for the meeting be could not be gotten to ship them. Immediately afterwards the fol at Eugene comes next week, Dec. came strong more cars have been He cited instances of where the lowing resolutions were presented: l 2 tb to i5tb. Great interest is be ing manifested by all chicken furnished to the mills and more are biggest hop buyers have been or TIIE RKSOLCTIONH. raisers. Cottage Grove expects to coming fast. Every niillman has dered to stop buying hops, and de Whereas, Judging by the senti carry off many prizes, aud will be the same story to tell whether or vote their entire attention to get- ment expressed in represeute 1 by coops from the fol not it is just to try to stop the pos ting the hops moving, that the in this meeting, and by by the the speakers lowing well know chicken fanciers. sibility of railroad legislation, is terest on the money invested in experience of those present individual who are E. E. Bright, 1 coop of Houdans. yet to be seen. If the S P can fur them the insurance, and storage shippers and patrons of the and 1 of Silver Grey Dorkings. nish cars now, why could they not while awaiting shipment was eat road companies to the people rail of J. C. Johnson, 1 coop of Silver do it before the agitation commen ing up all tho profit. are not being met; and, Spangled Ilamburgs. ced. Mr. Edwards felt that the time ; Oregon Whereas, By the failure of the D. B. Chamberlain 1 coop Silver THE MUKTINO was come for good and honest leg- ; railroad to fulfill the ob Ilamburgs. Cottage Grove ssnt dowu a dele ¡station, fair to the people and fair ligations companies which they have assumed, Chas. Walker 1 coop White Wy- gation of about forty me,n headed to the railroads. first, in the matter of furnishing andottea. by F'ngal Hinds, newly elected C. J. Howard spoke of the effect j equipment to move the products of j president of the Commercial Club. of the “Shortage on Cottage Grove” fields, factories and forests, sec Leghorns. These present wore: \V H Abrams, outlining the condition in 1908 and our ond, in the matter of paying their Rufus Arne, 1 coop White Leg G G Warner, 1 > T Awbrey, James then the shutting down of the mills, just aud equitable share of the horns, 1 barred Rocks. Hemenwav, Fingal Hinds, Henry and the depression until the pres and expenses of the state; Mrs. J. H. Warner, 1 coop Silver Veatch, It M Veatch, George ent time when prosperity again taxes third, iu the matter of rates, which Grev Dorkings, 1 Silver Spangled Comer, H Pearce, C J Miller, H ruled but when such another shut iu cases are excessive Hamburg«. Hemeuway, A M Anderson, P C down confronts us. He spoke of and numerous the people of Oregon Robt. Griffin, 1 coop White Wy- Hansen, Harry Metcalf, Marion the S P Go in no mild manner and have uujust, sugered a great and irretriev andottes. Veatch, 15 Lurch, 0 J Howard, D characterized their acts theivery able loss aud the progress of the W. C. Conner, 1 coop White M C Gault, I, R Woods, C R King, and worse. state as a whole has been greatly Langshans L Golden Wyandottos. C H Burkholder, Heurv Fisher, T Sec. Thompson read a long letti r retarded; aud Harry Metcalf, 1 coop Faverolles. K Campbell, J M Fisher, W F from Sec. Teal of Portland who is Whereas, It is a well known fact F. II. Rosenborg, 1 coop Buff Hawkins, William Skidmore, A the head oi the committee working that our state is one of lb* few that Cochin. Dorrens, II O Thompson, Harry ou a railroad bill to be presented to have not on their statute books Competent judges will be on Wynne, ltollen Wicks, J R Wicks, the legislature, outlining the work Jaws regulating and controlling tho band, aud good prizes will be of J I Jones, J H Chambers, Dave of the bill. Alexander, J D Dunn, Mr. Deloney Hon. Senator Mullins of Ashland ! > mimou carriers, and is one of the fered. Elmer Dixou of Oregon City will (Continued to lust page.) J Damond, l.evi Geer, Frank Jor representing Jackson county states that while he might not he as fa dan, Lincoln Taylor. The meeting was called to order miliar with the subject as Luue shortly aft r .‘5 Wednesday after county men, yet be was in accord noon by Dr. L. L. Whitson of Eu- with them and meant to help them. geue, II. O. Thompson of Cottage He was like the Irishman, who was Grove being secretary. The first a member of the legislature and speaker was Hon. H. M. Killinga- was subject to considerable ridicule worth of Portland, who spoke ou ou account of bis poor grammar, the Railroads of Oregon and said but in his exasperation one day he said “D—m them they criticise my in part: • “Oregon has opportunities no grammar, but tney know what I other stale possesses and for those mean”. He might not express it : riches four great lines of railroads just right but the railroads would j are striving and those railroads are know wha the meant. the greatest factors iu her develop One half of Jackson County is ment. Forty years ago the govern owned by the railroad companies, ment siw fit to grant the Oregon and they will not sell the slightest California railroad company great portion of it, although the land grants of land, along the line of its grant of the government stipulated railroad amounting 6,880.ooo acres that land in lots not to exceed r 6 o in Oregon alone, or nearly 25oo acres to a settler Bhoitld he sold at square miles of territory and this $ 2.50 per acre. Miners in the under the stipulation that this land county havo found valuable mints should he sold back at any time to within the railroad acreage, yet it settlers at the rate ot $2.50 per can not locate them, although the acre- This land is still held and grant, reserved all mineral rights to not au acre can ha bought. It is the government. Mr. Mullins will now valued at $ 29 , 000,000 would make efforts to change this when be mean $ 7 1 ,455 per mile of their he gets to the legislature. railroad. He believes that the state The convention adjourned then or government should set aside a until evening, when the fire speaker fund, and purchase this entire was Hon. R. M. Veatch on “Rail track back at $2 50 per acre, thou road Legislation”. lie said the to sell it out to good taitk settlors only thing the railroad commission only, at the market value, and put had power to do was to ride over any profit from such sale in the the state on passes and draw its school fund. Progress has been salary. He advised a commission mado iu the control of tho railroads. with great power, selected of the A law has been passed which re best men, and that they be given a quires railroads to haul freight, big enough salarv to put them which is delivered to them by pri above temptation and then let them vate line and giving private indi fix rates viduals to build short lines of rail If the railroads are honest, they road to connect with transportation will not oppose fair legislation. Get lines, where before the railroads re three honest men on a railroad fused such business taking as an commission and the railroads will instance a case of a Coal mine op haye nothing to fear and the people erators in Eastern Oregon who will have nothing to fear. If rail asked for transportation of his coal road control fails to control, then over O R & N but was put off, government ownership is the new until being cornered the O R A N step. officials replied that they could not D. E. Yoran ot Eugene spoke on accept coal busiuess on their line the “View of the Retail Merchant as they were in the coal business of the freight situation.” He ad in Wyoming. Such thiugs cannot vised fair treatment all round, but now exist under the present law.” said that with the closing of the Mr. Killingsworth favors open mills the merchants had alseady rivers up to Portland and a lost 25 per cent of their trad?. loot channel to Eugeoe with free A- H. Devers of Portland favors a “Railroad Commission” with un locks on the Willamette. I. X. Edwards spoke from the limited power, It is time Oregon “Producers Standpoint" and stated stopped flying with her own wings, that the producer, no matter what and took suggestions from other he handled was affected by the states. Get a commission that will shortage. No need to say '‘short be fair to both peopieand railroads age” to anybody, it was all that The railroad admits' soaking the was talked about, and “when” people, but have to do it, that like would it be relieved, and how soon the O R 81 N they may keep add cunld action be gotten on the S. P. ing to a $24,000,000 surplus in Co. He cited an instance of his their treasury. own “Ha bought hogs for ship Lane county newly elected repre ment to Portland, and ordered sentatives Allen Eaton and B. A. them delivered at the railroad a Washbourne made speeches and week later, he went to the railroad j said they would do their part in Vompaoy an l asked for a car, an l helping for railroad legislation MORE CARS IN 114 NO. 34 be judge at the show, which will be held in the Walton block. H lg l \ S c h o o l N ote?. Two new pupils, J. W. aud Eva Sutherland, were added to the freshman class this week. Thor Negro Holdup Gets 25 Days. have been attending the normal at We ate glad to see the A worthless negro drifted into Drain. High .School increasing, but the town the first of (lie week, stayed lower around for a time and picked up upper. classes still outnumber the some tew coins from lus singing, Rev. Mr. Olson favored the high while accompanying himself on a: with a very interesting talk old banjo. Wednesday a iniuer school on “Success” last Tuesday morn from Blue river, Dounhue by name, ing iu the regular assembly. came into town on a drunken spree M is» Maude Hooper been ab while bound lor Southern Califor sent from the freshman has class nia and in his drunken state agread week on account of sickness. this We to accompany tho negro to Rose- hope to have her back, however, at burg whence he bought a ticket, the beginning of next week. chocked liia baggage etc. and that \\ 0 are getting rather anxious for evening was robbed by the negro our high school pins that have beon of $85, a gold watch, a nugget stick ordered for several weeks, but havo piu and a knife. Donohue soon not yet reached us. sobered up end got the marshal to Miss Edna Grace was absent search for tho negro, who was loca from the sophomore class last ted at Roseburg and was brought back and tried before Justice Young Thursday. and sentenced to 25 days in the Miss Viola Couozt has been ab county jail, alter giving up the sent from school this week. watch aud $i5 which was all that The fresneoeu held a class meet ing one ejay this week aud chose was left of the $85. black and orange as their class colors. Gets a Store After all. The teachers have been giving 11 - W- C. Johnson purchased the numerous unexpected written les general merchandise store of L. sons this week. We deem it a wise Morse the first of the week and is plan io be always on the lookout . now busy invoicing. He will con In assembly on Friday morning tinue to do business in the uow Mr. Strango gave a talk on Presi room where the Btore now is, and dent Roosevelt’s messago to Con gress. He selected from this mes will further increase his stock. sage eight or ten of the mo 3 t im - nit questions aud those with The high wind of Thursday fright port which we are most familiar and ex- did little damage.. j plained mul discussed them iu a manner. Tom Jenkins and wife returned very interesting -------------- - -------------------- from a short trip 011 Friday. F. J. Hard went hack up to the A force of carpenters went to Vesuvius on Friday, and expects work Friday morning fixing up the within 10 days to have the big Methodist Church gymnasium trestle finished and the mill run- rooms. I ning. BIG FUR SALE ON &DEC. 20th4) Wc have arranged with a large Manu- fa cturer of Furs to make a full display of every immaginable shapes, including all the up-to-date special designs tn t could be shown in New York at pric s direct from the Factory to the wearer, including the new throw scarf and mull s to match, childrens sets, etc. While we have a fine line on hand and a credit to any store, we ask you to come in on Dec. 20th whether you desire to pur chase or not. Yours very truly, WHEELER-THOMPSON GO. [Successor to Welch & Woods.] First National Bank Bldg. i