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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1908)
C O T T A G E G R O V E . OREGON INDUSTRIES AND RBM UDCKS. Ci real forests o f timl>er tributary to Cottage drove; fifteen saw m ills, three shingle m ills, within a radius o f IS miles. Headquarters for Itohemiu gold miues and ltlack Butte quicksilver m ines; valleys and foot-hills well sulapted to fruit grow ing, farm ing and dairying. F or inform ation regarding this great country suhscrit>e for the L « a d « r . 0tfet0£ Located on the upper W illam ette River 144 miles south o f Port laud ou Southern Pa cific uud O regon & South Kastern Railroads. Population 2500} tw o hanks; pu b lic and high sch ools, five churches; water, light and sew er system s; cream ery. flour m ill; tw o brick yards, saw m ills; w ood w ork factory, match factory; steam laundry and the L e a d e r . W EEKLY B O H E M Í A N U G G E t ' I :A D I :" | C o . . o l i « » l . d AND S E M I-W E E K L Y COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, 9. 1 908 FRIDAY, SEPTEM B ER or« Historio»! 8ocietT 25, igo8 VOL. XX. NO. 24 COUNTRY Fill) WILL BE HELD SOME NEW RAILROADS BEING M E BE THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA IN COTTAGE GROVE IN NOVEMBER CONSTRUCTED IN THIS SEALE LAND GRANT ATTACKED BY GOVERNMENT Grounds Secured, Buildings Planned Trains W ill Be Running into Klamath Complaint o f the Government in Suit Against the O . Officers Elected and Committees Falls by N e w Y ear-'-Tillam ook Railroad Company to Recover T w o Million Acres A p poin ted -A n n u al Attraction Road will be Com plete by June of Land— Complete List of Defendants. The farmers should begin to One of the annual attractions at Cottage Grove hereafter is to be a groom up their live stock and pick county or district fair. Plans out the big pumpkins and apples for were perfected for the annual ex this fair, and a cordial invitation hibitiou of the live stock, poultry, is exteuded to all to participate in fruits, farm products, minerals, the exhibits and assist the enter and manufactured articles o f South prising and public spirited busi Lane and North Dougles counties ness men of Cottage Grove in at a meeting of the Cottage Grove | making this annual fair a great merchants in the Commercial Club success. It will not only prove rooms Wednesday evening. interesting to all concerned, but in Grounds were leased for a term of structive and helpful. Boost for years, plans submitted for the nec the Cottage Grove district fair. Officers and Committees. essary buildings, officers elected and various committees were ap- The follow ing officers were pointed to direct and carry to a ! elected by the merchants associa successful conclusion the various tion by which the fair societ y departments of the fair, the first was organized Wednesday evening annual exhibit o f which will be and these officers at once appointed held this season about the middle the necessary committees named of the coming November, the below. EA1R O F F IC E R S . exact date to be fixed at a meeting of the committees next Tuesday President, Thomas Pearce; Vice, Harry W ynne; Secretary, C. C. evening. While a little late for holding Hazleton; Treasurer, Ben Lurch. the fair this year, there is ordinari ly, very good weather here up to Thanksgiving time, and owing to the fact that commodious buildings will be provided, a little rain will not seriously interfere with the success of the occasion. Before another season rolls around a race course will lie secured and the usual fair attract ions will be provided. This first exhibit will therefore be more o f a produce and livestock show, or carnival, than a fair, owing to the lateness o f the season. GROUNDS SECURED. The vacaut block in front of the High School cornering on Fifth and Locust street has been secured from Ben Lurch by the fair management and 25,000 feet of lumber will be placed on these grounds at once for the pavillion and necessary stalls for stock and poultry sheds. T h e grounds, which are centrally located, will be inclosed and a small admission fee will be charged to assist in de fraying expenses. A small en- t r a n c e fe e w ill a ls o be ch arge liv e s to c k a n d p o u ltr y , on D IR E C T O R S . A . Bruud, C. II. Burkholder, F, D. Wheeler, Ben Lurch, II. II. Veatch. S O L IC IT IN G C O M M IT T E E . Ben Lurch, Mariou Veatch, and C. W . Wallace. LU M B E R S O L IC IT O R S . C. II. Burkholder, C. P. Jones H. H. Veatch. . B U IL D IN G C O M M IT T E E . 11. O. Thompson. C. C. Hazle ton and Currin Cooley. A D V E R T IS IN G C O M M IT T E E . W. C. Conner, W . way, Andrew Brund. A. Hernen- E N T E R T A IM E N T . Thos. Pearce, C. J . Howard and Harry Brehaut. . M U SIC. J. M. Isliam, D. T . Awbrew, and LeRoy Woods. E X H IB IT S . F A N C Y W ORK A N D C U L IN A R Y A R T S . Mrs. F. 1). Wheeler, Mrs. B. R. ¡Job, Mrs. II. O. Thompson and j h . H. Veatch p r iz f s products, fruit and fancy work will -| Thos. Pearce, Ben Lurch, F. I). be place placed on exhibition free of Wheeler, C. If. Burkholder, II. II. Veatch and C. C. Hazleton. charge, GREAT REDUCTION SUMMER SHUES =IN= 25 suit to recover the lands sel in the case. Intelligent Legislation, Not Subsidies, Needed to Im prove Ocean Trade. C Japanese get them for $ 1 0 in silver. W hat wo must have to nmko an ocean carrying trado possible is not subsidies, but T IO N THAT IN T E L L IG E N T HELPS IN S T E A D L E G IS L A T IO N , LE G ISLA OF The Great H IN D E R S . Northern did its best to secure trado witli the orient. It built and put in service the largest ocean freighters ip the world and was willing to C O U N T R Y H A V E B E EN JU M PIN G , JU M P IN G , J U M P I N G ON T H E R A IL R O A D 3 . W H A T A R E T H E RE S U L T S ? T O N A M E O N L Y O N E, T H E R A IL R O A D S A R E NO LO N G E R ABLE T O BUY M ATER IAL, AND T H E FACTORIES FU RNISHING T H E S E S U P P L I E S F I N D T H E I R B U S I N E S S H A S D E C R E A S E D FROM 25 T O 30 PE R C E N T , A N D H U N D R E D S O F T H O U S A N D S OF R A I L ROAD M E N A N D F A C T O R Y H A N D S A R E O U T OF E M P L O Y M E N T . TH IS PARALYZES E VER Y TH IN G . T H E R A IL R O A D S A R E N O T T O BE H A M M E R E D W IT H A BLUDGEON THEM “ Lord,” prayed the little boy, “ make me thankful fur gittin’ licked to d a y ." (Pause) “ But say, Ix>rd, I ’m going to scrap that kid again tomorrow, and t)h Lord, if you ’ll only help me this time, w e’ll whaie tbfe stuffin’ outen h im .” A granted tjie Oregon K California Railroad company, now controlled by the Southern Pacific company, and valued at over $40,000,000,00, has been instituted by the govern ment in the I'nited States District court of Oregon. The suit is based on the alleged failure of the railroad company to live up to the terms of the grant in disposing of the lands in question at the fixed priee'of $2.50per acre. The com plaint and prayer of the suit, shows that there remained unsold of the granted lands on January 1st, 1003, 2,373,000 acres consist ing of 2,OHo,ooo which had been patented under the land grants and 203,000 acres of unpatented lands, which are now claimed by the O. & C. by virtue of the grant. There are approximately 1,800,000 acres of unsold lauds situated south of Eugene and these con stitute nearly one-half in alternate sections, of all lands within 40 By J A M E S J . H I L L o f t h e G rea t N o r t h e r n R a ilr o a d . miles of the line of railroad from Eugene to the Southeri» boundary of Oregon, only a small portion of 11E Pacific trade was given up becauso it did not pay. the granted lands in that part of America today has no flag on the high sens, or might the east side grant having been as well not have, for. W E C A N N O T C O M P E T E sold. 4'he territory in which the W I T H A N Y O T H E R C O U N T R Y A N D M U S I- unsold land is situated is wholly H A N D T H E L O A D O V E R T O A N Y B O D Y T H A T dependent for railroad transporta >**♦♦♦♦♦♦< A S K S F O R IT . The only way for us to continue in tion on tile lines of the (). & C., tlio Pacific,trade would be for the railroads to own tlielt own steam- now operated by the Southern Pa sliips and run them at heavy loss, wliioh they cannot be expected to do. cific. The case will be vigorously W E A R E N O T A S E A F A R IN G N A T IO N . W E H A V E contested bv the railroad company. N O S A IL O R S , though under the law Americans must constitute Ex-Senator Thurston, of Nebraska two-tliirds or three-fourths of the crews. Y ou see liow impossible lias been retained a s leading coun competition is. W e must pay sailors $ 3 0 a month in gold, and the J. F. Spray, F. II. Rosenberg, put on more. A . L. Powell, D. J- DuBruille and T H E LAW M AKERS OF TH IS F. B. Phillips. b u t a ll fa r m The Leader acknowledges receipt of a complimentary season ticket to the second annual fair of the First Southern Oregon District A g ricultural Society, which will be field at Medford October, 1, 2 and ,L Visitors to this fair are sure to find many things to interest them. work is nearing completion on the bridge which will span the river at that point. The new Corvallis & Alsea line has been completed to Corvallis and only about a mile of grading remains to be done before the rails will be laid to Monroe, it having been decided to go to that point instead of Bellfouutain, as origin ally planned. Negotiations are said to be pending by which the line may ultimately be exteuded to Eugene. The length of the line when completed to Monroe will be 17 miles, The construction of the Moses Coulee branch of the Great North ern road will probably be com- Announcement has been made by the O. R. & N. Company that trains will hereafter run on regular schedule into Wallowa, Oregon, over the Jilgin branch just com pleted. It has been announced that the railroad between Weed, Cal., and Klamath Falls, Ore., known as the California & Northeastern, will be practically completed by the end o f the year. The con tractors are pushing the work with all possible dispatch. Construction work ou the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company's road from Hillsboro to Tillamook has been resumed and the work will be continued until the line is I F T H E B U S IN E S S W O R L D W O U L D H A V E PRO SPER. The lawmakers long ago were warned what the result o f all this hostile legislation would be, and now E V E N T S A R E P R O V IN G W A R N IN G F O R C IB L Y WERE THAT NOT THEY FALSE completed, which it is believed will be by June, 1910. This road, which will be one o f the feeders of the Harriman system, has a pro jected mileage of 86 miles. It is anticipated that cars will be operating over the extension of the trolley line o f the Portland,- Eu gene & Eastern Railway Company which will connect Eugene and Springfield, Oregon, by the first o f the new year. The track from Eu gene to the Willamette river is now practically completed, and WHO SOUNDED TH E PROPHETS pleted at an early date, The sites for warehouses along the road have i been cleared and several carloads ] of lumber are now on the ground. ! The preliminary work has begun and the contractors state that the whole line will be completed in about eight months. This road will be of great benefit to the Big Beud country, which is bound to become a great shipping center for wheat that will find its way to Portland via the North Bank road. HARRINGTON FARM SAW WILLS PUTTING CHANGES OWNERSHIP IN NEW MACHINERY The government, state of up to this time, has not filed a suit agaivst the individual purchasers of timlier lauds from the railroad company, but it is understood that a suit will be filed later against these defendants. The govern ment's policy at present seems to he to develop certain evidence in the suit filed against the railroad company before taking any steps to recover the lands acquired by innocent purchasers from the rail road company. This is one of the most important laud cases ever tried in the I'nited States, and the final decision of the highest court in the land will be required to ef fectively settle this controversy. THK C. DEFENDANTS. In the Circuit Court of the I'nited States for the District of Oregon, Ninth Judicial Court. I'nited Slates of America, Com plainant, vs. Oregon and Califor nia Railroad company, Southern Pacific company, Stephen T . Gage 1 individually and as trustee,) Union Trust company < individual ly and as trustee) et al, named in dividually and in full below. T o the judges o f the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of C >regon; The I'nited States of America, by Charles J . Bonaparte, its Attor ney General, presents this its bill of equity against Oregon and Cal ifornia Railroad company a citizen of tile state of Oregon, Southern Pacific company, a citizen of the Kentucky, Stephen T. Gage, a citizen of the state of I California and Union Trust com pany, a citizen of the state of New York and John L. Suyder, Julius E. Prahl, Albert K. Thompson, James Barr, bred Witte, W. A . Anderson, W . II. Anderson, O. M. Anderson, E. lì. Williams, Paul Birkenfeld, J. II. I.ewis, Francis Wiser, W. lì. -Anderson, Albert Arns, Joseph A. Maxwell, Isaac McKay, J. R. Peterson, D. Mac- Lafferty, Edgar MacLafferty, V. V. McAboy, George C. MaeLaffer- ty, George Edgar MacLafferty, E. I. MacLafferty, B. N. McLafferty, linos M. Fluhrer, F. W. Floeter, Shryoek Sidney, Ben Smith, Orrin J. Lawrence, Robert G. Balderree, Oscar E. Smith, Egbert C. Lake, C. W . Sloat, Jesse F. Holbrook, A. lì. 11 audenscliield, S. II. Mont gomery, W . A. Noland, John If. Ilaggett, Charles W . Mead, W il liam Otterstrom, Angus Mac Donald, John T . Moan, Joseph D. Hadley, Henry C. Ott, Fred L. Freebing, William Cain, R. T . Aldrich, James C. O ’ Neill, A lex ander I’auske, Francis Wiest, Cor delia Michael, John B. Wiest, C y rus Wiest, John Wiest, Thomas Mauley Hill, Otto Nelson, Jasper L. Hewitt, IL L. Porter, Frank Wells, C. P. Wells, l. 11. Ingram, L. G. Reeves, W . W . Wells, F. M. Rhoades, Marvin Martin, all citi zens of the state o f ( Iregon, and Roy W. Minkler, a citizen of the state of Washington. SOME NEWSY TIMBER AND SAWMILL PARAGRAPHS Chambers Lumber company of Dorena will resume operations O c tober 1st. John Pfeifler to the Booth-Kelly Co. 161.21 acres in sec. 7, tp 16, s, r 1 e, $5000. Disston Lumber company at Disston lias commenced cutliug lumber again. Brown Lumber company, Cot tage Grove, exjiect to resume op erations November 1st. The Wildwood Lumlier Com pany has resumed operations and has some good orders ahead. A. L. Woodard, Cottage Grove, has received a drive o f 700,(XX) feet of logs down the Coast Eork. The plant is running steadily. The Cerro Gorda Lumber Com pany, Dorena, lias installed a Seattle donkey in its camps. This plant is ojieratiiig on a tie order. The Parson Lumber company of Kenny's latest success is the eom- Eugene, Ore., have sold 60,000 1 pletion of a new residence, located acres of timber land to Porter ' on the hillside east of the railroad track, at Leona. This is a seven- Bros., of Vancouver, Wash. room cottage of the most modern Porter Bros, were heavy contract design and elaborate finish, in ors on the Nortli Bank railroad. which Brother Kenny and family T'n- timber holdings in Lane are happiest when they are enter taining a weary wayfarer who county, Oregon, belonging to the chances that way. Nor is this all. C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufact This new home is located in a plot uring Company of Marshfield, of land of about two acres, which have been transferred to the Linn is beautifully parked, containing & Lane Timber company, of Min baseball ground and tennis court, nesota. as a means of outdoor amusement. J. J. Kenny, of the Leona Mills Within the house is a billiard Lumber Company Leona, Ore., is room. All these means of amuse giving further evidence that he is ment, together with the most gen a Good Samaritan as well as a erous hospitality in other respects, good lumberman. Brother Ken are bestowed upon Mr. Kenny’s ny’s town and home have always friends, it may be assured, when been held in the kindliest favor by all who chanced to stop at Leona, they are journeying in that vicin- says Ute Oregon Titubertnan. Mr. ity. ru AUTO-COAT. The la test, m ost sen sible fa d , COMBINES H IGH T0F STYLE, UTILITY an d COMFORT. FASHIONED. INTRODUCED AND MADE BY DAVID M. PFAELZER & CO. CHICAGO, ILL. LEADERS OF per cent off. All lines of Ladies and Gents Oxfords Also fine stock of Children’s Shoes going at the same reduction. Best $4.00 Shoes now 3.00. Best $3.00 Shoes now 2.25. Best $2.00 Shoes now 1.50. PEARCE BROTHERS. Phone Main 643— Our own Delivery. John Sernro, daughter and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swartz formerly o f Minnesota, who arrived here late last week, closed a deal Tuesday through Howard’s Agency, for the Har rington farm, located on the Mc- Kernon road 9 miles west of this city. Thursdav their household goods arrived and the family took possession of their new home this week. This new McKemoti road to Lorane on which this farm is located is said to be in fine condi tion this fall, the result o f the good work doue on it this season and i^ said to afford a most enjoyabfe and picturesque drive. McKibben Bros, are operating their new sawmill oil the (). A- S. Ii. The power equipment con sists of an 80-H. P. KewaMee boiler and 70-H. P. H. S. & G. engine. Plenty of orders for min ing timbers arc I ooked. Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, Eugene, will install an 8 inch Ber lin resaw at their Wendling plant. New sorting table and transfers to and from the resaw will lie in stalled. Trout set wotks is also being added to the equipment. Try the Semi-Weekly leader for six months. “ America’ s greatest country newspaper,’’ YOUNG MEN’S CLOTHES T H IS special double-breasted style is 62 inches long— finished as well on the inside as the outside. Is equally U S E F U L for A U T O I N G , D R I V IN G , W A L K I N G or F U L L D R E S S (iccasion. Goes the limit in style, make, appearance and comfort. Unlimited assortment of patterns. $10 oo to $ 20 .oo FOR SALE BY WheelerThompson Co.
