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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1909)
On all our $12,000 stock of Furniture, Carpets, Matting, Linoleum, Lace Cur tains, Blankets, Paints and Wall Paper. Everything; Cut Down. COTTAGE GROVE LEADER. carved from that immense territory? There would today he four less prosperous counties in ( treason and XIIK I.KADER PUBLIHH1NO CO (Ine.) the Coyote, Jack rabbit and Sage C o n n k r A I I u B r c i i . i . b , * Editor« hen would still be the sole in Kntered at the Cottage (Irotre pontofllce M sec habitants of a vast territory, which ond-class matter. today blossoms as the rose, the direct result of concentrated effort Si!HHCKIPTION KATKM W eekly, one year. fl.SO. months .7.1 tent* and energy directed in a territory KKMt W EEKLY. which formerly could receive but One Year l .no little attention from the old seat of Six Months .7» Three Months government, which had such a vast territory to receive its at C O T T A G E G RO VE. OREGON tention. Take for example our Located on the upper W illam ette River 144 miles south o f Portland on Southern Pa large farms and donation laud cific and Oregon A South Kastcrn Railroads. Population 2500; two hanks; public and high claims, which a few years ago schools, five churches; water, light and sew er systems, creamery; flour m ill; two brick supported a single pioneer family, yards; saw mills; wood work factory; match factory; steam laundry and the L o a d e r . but which through the agitation of INDUSTRIES AND RES0UNCES. the newspapers, among them the (.real forests of timl*et tributary to Cottage Kugene and Roseburg papers, (irove; fifteen saw mills; three shingle mills, within n radius of 15 miles. Headquarters have l>een in many instances cut for Hohemia gold mines and Black Itutte quicksilver mines; valleys and foot hills up into 25, 50 and lot» acre tracts, w ell adapted to fruit grow ing, farming and dairying. For information regarding this many of which farms today not great country sul»scril»e for the Leader. only support from five to a dozen FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 190*». families, but through special in tensified farming is enabling these families to lay up bank accounts, BOOSTER VS. KNOCKERS. and with little or no more effort The Kugene Register’s editorial i than was put forth by the pioneer argument against the proposed '» '» l owner who could cultivate .. . . r and develop hut little of his vast creation of Nesmith county from | 1 I territory, but who was in most south Lane and north Douglas ^ aH rchlctallt to part public spirit, enterprise aud down- to-date boosting proclivities, they are shamefully, unblushittgly and most selfishly knocking one of the most progressive and enterprising movements which has ever been undertaken in Lane and Douglas counties: one which means more for Ihe development of the Bohe mia mines aud the vast timber interests of this territory than all the promotion literature which could be distributed in ten years: a movement which would enhance property values throughout both counties aud provide homes for scores of jieople as well as a rich field for investors. In opixisiug the creation of the new county of Nesmith, the Commercial Clubs of Kugene aud Roseburg render themselves unworthy the name and the principles which they are supposed to represent, and brands their many socalled boosters, in reality “ knockers" of the latest aud most improved type. The spectacle is enough to bring a blush of shame to the cheek of every true advocate and booster for a greater Oregon. flow can our state progress and develop if every great move to create a larger territory, is the same old ■ wj(h a single acre of his-vast un representation iu her legislature, stereotyped argument put up by improved and unproductive terri the development of her mines aud the county seat papers iu the old tory as the old pioneer county other natural resources, creation of counties of ( »regon from which so seat towns and papers are in g iv new counties, building up of new many prosperous, thriving youug ing up any of their vast unde towns aud other great progressive counties have lieen carved in the veloped territory. In Itoth cases, movements are to l>e opposed by a past few years. Suppose Wasco the opposition to such advance coterie of selfish, wealth-absorbing county seat papers and citizens ment and development is inspired county seat political ringsters, or should have lieen successful in the solely by selfish, nonprogressive ganized under the fictitious and strenuous fight put up by them cunningly devised n a m e of against the creation of the four motives, aud while Kugene and “ boosters?" This is plain talk, new comities which have been Roseburg are 1 «lasting o f their but it is the kind the Leader deals in ami proposes to employ in show ing up the selfish motives hack of the unreasonable and non-pro gressive county seat opposition to our most fair, worthy and progres- I sive movement for the creation of Mach tirici».«! Mart, with weak .tornarti, and ronwquent poor, Impovan.hed Mood. N a rro w and pale-people lech 'the county of Nesmith. Mora good, rich, red blood. Their .toaMChe need iavigorating ! anon. for, alter eM, e maa can ha no .tron gcr than hi. .tnmach. T \ i6 s ia y a a n t F r id a y s . Stomach Blood and Lhier Troubles A remedy thet mekee the .tomaoh .trong and the liver active, mekee rich red blood and overcome, and driven out d i.e .,e -produci eg bacteria aad carea a whole multi tude of dieeaie*. Cad PM e l r a e r A fam ar* IVea*aeae aad U r o r Latfneaa *y l . t f . f a cawpaa a l D r. P lo ra r’ » G a lè ra Medica/ OiacarePr - I d a (r e e » »t o r n a r * deeferar/re, U r o r la r t ta r a ta r a ad You can’ t afford to accept any medicine ot a./a.a-a n a / . ii t w a. a anhatitate lor "tloldan Madieal Diaeov- ary,” which ia a medicine nr i n o w n c o m p o s i t i o n , having n complete liat ot ingredient, in plain P.nglish on it. hot- tie-wrapper, aamc being atteated a, correct under oath. DRAIN’S ATTEMPTED LAND GRAB. The Drain people, in running j out the boundary lines for their proposed new county add that “ they are established on more con sistent lines than the new Nesmith county boundary." Consistent, indeed. Shades of Ananias! The Drain scheme is to take in the Come aod See for Yourself Divide country, I.atham, Coast Fork valley, I'pper Mosby creek and Sharp’s creek in south I.ane county, in fact their north bound ary line comes within one mile of Cottage drove and the Calapooia chain of mountains runs between this territory and Drain, the pro posed county seat, aud every man, woman and child in this territory would he compelled to come to Cottage drove to take passage on a train to Drain 20 miles south. Of all the inconsistent, impracti cal, idiotic attempted land grabs, this Drain scheme takes the per simmon. In fact the whole plan is so glaringly inconsistent as to brand the action of the Drain people as insincere, hopeless and ouly concocted for the sole purpose and hope of defeating the only original and practical county divis ion plan which was originated by south I.atte aud north Douglas people twenty years ago and is just now becoming developed, in the movement for the creation of Nesmith county. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY. The Kugene Register lias ¡list I discovered that Cottage Grove is in real earnest regarding the crea tion of the new county of Nes mith, and in discussing the propo sition Wednesday concluded as follows: “ It should be borne in mind, however, that Cottage Grove is iu earnest in its effort to secure a new county and that, in all prob ability, if turned down by the leg islature will try the initiative and if they invoke the initiative are very likely to succeed for the jieople are so wedded to this new vehicle of legislative jxiwer that they uses it indiscriminately with out regard to merit of the measure up for consideration." That was a very curt, ¡«anted retort the Kugene Commercial Club received from H. (). Thomp son, president of the Cottage Grove club, while he was iu the act of removing the large relief map of Nesmith county from the Eugene club room walls, after the conference Monday evening. “ Leave that maji on the wall here for our inspection," exclaimed a county seat man. “ Gentlemen,” replied Mr. Thompson, “ the next time you see the tnaji of Nesmith county it will 1«" in the new Rand, McNally Oregon edition or in your children's school books." This time Drain has been seized with an epidemic of county divis ion— we wish to say for the benefit of the citizens of that th iving little village that we would : .ither see them accomplish their purpose than to witness the materialization of the present “ Cottage Grove” When Hon. R. M. Veatch arose scheme.— Roseburg News. to address the Eugene Commercial The above is conclusive proof Club on county division, he was that the Roseburg opposition to urged to “ come to the platform. " the formation of Nesmith county “ Oh. I can come as near getting from a small strip of Douglas and some facts in the backs of your the southern portion o f Latte, is heads as l can in the forepart of actuated solely by inconsistent them, anyway,” he rej>lied. He selfish motives and not from the says at first he was sorry he was probable loss of small undeveloped so pertinent, but after the club territory nor a small amount of went on record, he was glad of it. assessable property, or those papers would even more strenuous In his message to the legislature ly oppose the Drain scheme, the Governor Chamberlain recommend purpose of which is to grab fully ed that the jteople’s choice fori one-fourt of Douglas county terri United States senator be ratified. tory and over $8,000,000 in as sessable property. Boiled down, The caucuses held Monday at the writer of the above excerpt is the capital were the first ever held actuated by mercenary, selfish, in this state to which the news ( prejudiced and unfair motives in paper men were admitted. his stand against the Nesmith county movement. The above It was Dr. Paine who gave the j declaration adds insult to injury Cottage Grove people a pain at the and is the outcropping of pure Eugene county division confer- cu^sedness. Eiattlj What Toa Want IN T H E L IN E O F Family Groceries, New Dry Goods Fine Laces and Embroideries Ladies’ and Gents Shoes AT JOHNSON’S STORE Everything new and uo-to-date. Best brands and grades ot Fresh Groceries. Country Produce bought and sold. Call and see what a dollar will buy at W. C. JO H N SO N 'S. Watch for our announce ment later. In the mean time remember we are Headquarters tor Hardware FLOUR MILLS A ll K in d s of Mill Feed G rain and May CHAS. M ATTH EW S. Proprietor.
