Cottage Grove leader., February 09, 1907, Image 1

COTTAGE GROVE LEADER
COTTAG E GROVE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
VOL. XVIII
FRUITGROW ERS ORGANIZE
J. Beebe Recommended for an Ap­
pointment of Fruit Inspector to
the County Court
and will kill it. There are pre­ force such compulsion was outlined.
pared sprays for sale which were
It is the opening of a new era for
discussed and the speaker said if fruit raising in Lane county and
you could depend ou it that the means much to every citizen and
manufacturers were absolutely hon­ taxpayer.
est were as good as though they
were made by a fruitgrower or
¡Mill Close Down.
sprayer himself. Lime and sulphur
are to be used in equal proportions
A dispatch from Albany to the
and boiled several hours in water \
Guard of Feb
4th says: “The
and diluted to a reasonable strong
mills of the Curtiss Lumber Com­
solution.
pany, located at Mill City on the
The Bordeaux spray for scab for 1 line of the Corvallis & Eastern R.
fungus growths was dwelt upon i R. Co. and having the greatest ca­
and discussed. The speaker said pacity of any mills in the valley,
spraying with this solution should have been forced to shut down and
he done about the time the trees! discharge all of their men on ac­
are budding out, but not when the count of the car shortage situation
petals have fallen off.
and discrimination practiced by the
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1907 .
A Statement From The Commercial mills now in existence.
On no other basis could they
Club.
have existed or could the great
The following statement has been
issued by the Cottage Grove Com­
mercial Club to the public regard­
ing the threatened destruction of
the lumber business.
Cottage Grove, Feb. 6tb, 1907 .
The fruit growers of Lane County
A meeting of the lumbermen and
met at Eugene last Saturday after-
shippers of Central Oregon has
uoon and organized into a society
been called tor Saturday, February
to be known as the Lane County
Oth, i 9 o 7 at 2 o’clock p. m. at Cot­
tage Grove.
Horticultural Society, with the fol­
The object is to discuss ways and
lowing officers: Dr. H. F. McCor-
means
to best present the griev­
nack, president; H. H. Bower, vico-
ances of the lumberman and ship­
president; A. C. Jennings, secretary
pers of this oortion of the state to
and treasurer. The executive com­
the Legislature caused by the an­
mittee consists of the president and
nouncement of a prohibitive rate
advance of $ 3 .10 to $5 00 per ton
secretary and W. G. Allen, Charles
which is equivalent to $3.17 per
Williams and Richard Bower.
thousand leet on rough, green lum­
The Eugeue Registoi in its ac­
ber to California Bay points by the
Dr. McCornack stated to the so­ railroads.
count of the meeting sayB: ‘‘That
Southern Pacific Company.
ciety
that
he
had
handed
in
his
res­
It is said that they have $180,000
Lane county is waking up to a full
The maintenance of this rate
realization of her power and pres­ ignation ns fruit inspector to the ! worth of cut lumber piled ready for simply means ruin to the lumber
tige as a magnificent fruit growing county hoard ou account of the shipment at the mills, and seeming­ business of Central Oregon. . The
timber of this section by reason of
district, aud that many of her c-iti- press of other duties and thought ly not a foot of it can be moved. geographical location and character
it
would
he
appropriate
for
the
so­
The life of the mill is ot stake and is destined always to find its best
■ a’ ns who cannot raise hops on ac­
count ot the nature of their soil, ciety to recommend some good ! should the present conditions con­ market iti California as GO per cent
are eager to get into an industry ! man to the county court to be ap­ tinue business in the valley will be of the average log is low grade and
that will be even m<>ro profitable pointed in his stead. The name of paralyzed and great harm result to must necessarily have the present
freight rate maintained in order to
thau hop growing was evidenced J. Beebe of Eugene was selected, : all interests. The situation de- pay the cost of manufacture and
and
Mr.
Beebe
stated
iu
a
very
i mauds immediate action and it the successfully meet competition.
by the large and entkbsiastic meet­
ing of fruit growers, or those inter­ defiuite manner that if he were ap­ legislators have any solution it
The railroad company established
ested in fruit growing, held at the pointed he would expect the hearty would be well to place the measure the $ 3.10 per ton rate about nine
into effect as soon as it can be I years ago at the instigation of C.
county court room Saturday after­ co-operation of the entire society.
H. Markham then in control of the
Many
others
made
interesting
passed and enacted into a law, add­
noon. The room was far too small
j freight department of the Southern
to seat all that came but they very talks, including M. Svarver id. Dr. ing the emergency clause.
) Pacific lines in Oregon. This rate
patiently s'tood and heard all the Loveridge, Charles Williams aud \ By the shutting down of the j was based on the water rate of $5.00
good things that were said and others. The codling moth and its j large lumbering and sawmill plant ' per thousand teet from Columbia
ravages were discussed, the proper at Mill City the valley loses one of j and Oregon coast points to Cali-
done.
j fornia, and was maintained until
The principal subject of discus- spray to kill the larvae, being arse­ the most important manufacturing i the recent San Francisco disaster
sior, was the extermination of pests j nate of soda aud arsenate of lead. institutions. A large payroll is cut temporarily advanced charter rates,
and ¿he sprayiug. The time for The matter ot compelling non-resi­ off aud hundreds thrown out of \ which are now receediug and in all
spraying for the San Jose scale is i dent owners of orchards to spray or employment. This vitally affects probability within the next sixty
days will again be normal. The
right now. There ure sprays and to chop down the trees and those the whole people and holds back
result of the inauguration of this
who
refused
to
do
so
was
taken
up
sprays, hut all coinoide that lime j
the development of the vast re­ rate was to stimulate and encourage
and sulphur are the best remedies j and the method of procedure to en­ sources of this region.’’
j the building ot the numerous small
us y
ir
We are going to get Busier
15 per cent o f f
on any Suit
25 per c e n t o ff
on any Overcoat in the house during
the month of February with cash
WHEELER-THOMPSON
CO
the leading Clothier and Shoe House
[Successor to Welch & Woods.]
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NO.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
43
Washington, January 28 , I9O7.
Washington has been transformed
lumber business of Central Oregon into a great roller skating rink. A
ever have been developed. This larger portion of the inhabitants
fact was proved to the satisfaction have been interested in the question
of the railroad company three years whether the children should be
ago when the rate was raised to allowed to skate on the concrete
$ 5 .oo per ton for six months, caus­ sidewalks or be compelled to go
ing the greatest stagnation and gen­ into the street than in the workings
eral depression of business ever of the Federal Government and the
witnessed in any portion of the annual exhibition on ‘ ‘The H ill.”
state. Why again invite disaster? This city is blessed with concrete
The reply of the Harriman linos is sidewalks in many portions of the
“ Go Ivast with your product.” resident aud business section, and
This is largely a delusion, as the at least four-fiftlis of the juvenile
majority of the small mills are un­ population possess a pair of roller
able to avail themselves of this op­ skates.
portunity from the fact that their
The government of the city ot
methods of manufacture and equip­ Washington by a board of three
ments are not suited to cater to the commissioners showed up to good
Eastern trade and they do not foel advantage during the recent agita­
justified in attempting to make the tion to compel s'katers to keep off
necessary changes, having no as­ the sidewalks. A ll the male and
surance that the railroad companies female ‘ ‘old maids” entered into a
may also increase the rate to the protest to the commissioners against
East just as soon as they think the the ‘ ‘danger” of a child on roller
traffic will bear an advance. The skates knocking down an adult,
rate oil lumber which permits ship­ never thinking of the children
ments to California has been the neglected to the street ‘‘with the
direct means of adding thousands other animals,” as one of the most
of dollars to the wealth of the state strenuous objectors stated at the
and the railroad company has been public hearing. Instead of arbi­
the principal beneficiary by the in­ trarily manufacturing regulations
creased business and the maintain­ to suit themselves, as is done in
ing of exceedingly high local tariffs. many towns, the commissioners
The company was losing at the hold public hearings, at which any
rate of half a million dollars per citizen may appear and state such
year when the foresight of Mr. facts as have come under his notice
Markham discovered a means ot aud the results have been generally
changing a large yearly deficit into commended.
a dividend paying policy as shown
In connection with tho consider­
by tho company’s own financial ation of the questions of immigra­
statement on file in the Secretary tion and child labor by Congress, a
of State’s office. The number of recent report from Consular Agent
mills tributary to the Southern Pa­ Alfred C. Tevis from Aarau, Swit­
cific company’s lines between Salem zerland, throws some light on the
and Glendale aggregate about one desire of foreigners to immigrate to
hundred and fifty employing about this country and the necessity for
5000 men about 50 mills being in at least a moderate tariff on foreign
this vicinity. The Southern Paci­ goods. In speaking of the cheap­
fic Company has complained bit­ ness of articles of foreign hand
terly of tho advance iu tho price of manufacture, Mr. Tevis speaks of
lumber for its own use. For years personal acquaintance with a family
it purchased ties for $6.19 per thou­ of eleven Swiss peasants who spend
sand feet and when the mills re­ the winter months operating three
fused to cut their lumber any looms for producing narrow silk
longer for less than cost the rail­ and cotton tape. Two of the looms
road company at the instigation of are run day and night by the four
the management caftsed three mills adults, tho seven children working
to be built and are planning a out of school hours on the third.
fourth in order to further coerce The family is sober and industrious
the small mills to aeceed to thoir and is satisfied with a dally profit
wishes in the price of lumber. The of from 96 cents to $1 34 for the
timber the railroad are cutting was entire family.
placed in their hands by a generous
As predicted in this columu some
but too confiding government in weeks ago, there “ is nothing doing”
trust, to be sold to actual settlers in the Brownsville matter. Of
at $ 2.50 per acre, to assist in the course the Senate has decided that
development of the slate. The the matter shall be silted at a com­
company has not only betrayed mittee hearing and arrangements
their trust in not selling these lands are already under way to give free
in accordance with the terras of the transportation and witness fees to a
grant but absolutely reluse to sell large number of persons, but that
at any price, thereby retarding the will be the end of the matter. Our
development of the state buth?vo friend Senator Smoot of Utah had
become a competitor against the his entire career raked fore and aft
principal industry they fostered and before a Senatorial committeo, but
nurtured into life. If the railroad he is still enjoying the privileges of
company may lawfully engage in a senator of the United States,
the lumber business against its although be is understood to be a
patrons under undue advantage, it violator ol tbe law of tbe laud.
can with equal propriety invade
And this reminds one of the ven­
every other line of business along erable Senator Hale, who has just
its route. The railroad company introduced a resolution of inquiry
with cool, calculating deliberation addressed to tho Secretary of the
has insisted in raising the rates dur­ Navy in regard to the activity of
ing the present long period of car naval officers iu promoting the bill
shortage leaving the unfortunate for regenerating the United States
lumberman with large accumulated naval service. This same old
stocks, cancelled orders and in gentleman went off "half-cock”
many instances a depleted credit.
last summer when there was some
delay in getting bills enrolled and
ready to sign before the adjourn­
Unfortunate.
ment of Congress. From some
equally uninformed person the sen­
D. E. Barrett, a tormer Eugene ator obtained the information that
tanner, met with a severe accident the Government l ’rinting office was
while at work in a Portland tan­ the cause of the delay, and because
nery last Monday. He was helping several discharged employees were
at the time filling the papers with
a fellow workman throw off a belt
‘‘hot air” regarding the printing
when a »tick held by the other service the excitable senator intro­
1 man tlew out of his band* and duced a resolution practically con­
struck Mr. Barrett in the jaw, demning the printing office in ad­
breaking the bone and knocking out vance and ‘ demanding” that the
matter be investigated. Well, the
' several teeth. Mr. Barret seem a to
matter was investigated, and the
be very unlucky in regard to acci­ fault was found to lie with over­
dents. About five years ago, while worked enrolling clerks at the Capi­
employed in tho Haines' tannery in tol, some of whom had been on
Eugene he suffered a broken leg by constant duty for 46 hours !
For once Senator Tillman was re­
being wound around a ehaft and buked for his intemperate utter­
two or three years ago he had one ances. For an hour and a half the
; of his nrms broken while at work in Senate of the United States in secret
session gavo him the spanking that
Portland.— Guard.
lie has deserved tor some years. He
has endeavored to have his own
Nearly every person who is subject way iu everything, and like a spoiled
toattm ks from the stomach suffers child, has berated everybody and
11 inorili') dread of n<,!u* *tlc treatment everything standing in hi? way. He
for reliei. ihntls tllive-foul ths starva­
tion mid one-fourth toast and milk. may he picturesque, but brutes are
On the other hand you can eat ns not wanted in this world, aud par­
! you please and digest the food by the ticularly of this class.
I aid ot a good dloestant. thus giving
Regardless ot the open life of
the tired stomach equally ns much
rest. Lnt what you please and take President Roosevelt, his official life
a little Kodol for Indigestion after has been a series of surprises. The
voiir meals. It digests wlmt you eat.
Continued to fourth page,
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