Introducing Us
5 Years Hence
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t Monmouth, Oregon,
May 10, 1925
My Dear Helen: I am still at the
Normal school criticising the dear
' I children, while you are far away on
I your t.ur h Europe. When you
come back you must teach again
for we need you in this wonderful
1 reconstructs period.
' Even ihirg is petting along love
Jasof old in the school, but I am
I surprised, jet delighted at the large
i number of the graduates of '20 who
are still leeching. Things used to
I look as though many of ti.em would
make hemes of their own but they
J didn't. The many young men who
! wtre in school then are all teaching
t too, however, the salaries are so
j high new since the last legislature,
i that I think there will be some mar
J riages and they can go on teaching,
t you know.
Teacherages have been built in
! nearly every district quite near
the school house and it will be quite
convenient for k families to live
mere.
j President Ackerman is still at
the helm and is as much beloved as
! ever. So fire the other members
of the Faculty still here, which was
made possible by the larger appor
tionment given the school. Not on
ly do we have an enlarged and well
equipped Normal school here but
there are two more Normals in the
state, one in southren Oregon and
one in eastern Oregon, and there is
talk of another in southeastern Or-
egon. ,
iou win want to come and see
the beautiful city of Monmouth.
You know the spring of 1920 the
mountain water was brought down
to the city. The water was placed
in every house and there are bub
bling fountains to be seen on every
street. There are miles of pave
ment m every direction. The
streets have been widened and the
most beautiful multicolored lights
gleam on Main street. The popula
tion has gained over three thousand
and there are 800 students in the
Normal.
j lerritory was surveyed some
time ago for the often spoken of
railroad and we have several
through trains a day. Drilling for
oil is in progress and the coal
all been bought up by firms in the
East. There were recently some
rich merchants here who wanted to
turn entire counties into large stock
lanches, divide them into sections
and plant bunch grass, but there
was a strong protest against the
project by the farmers of the coun
try, especially Polk county, who
, said, "No, we are on the right track
with our aggressive agricultural
schemes and we don't want to
change."
Upids Knoll and all those
hills are literally covered with oil
derricks and it bespeaks for Polk
and adjoining counties a certain
era of prosperity. No doubt but
there iB gold in these hills as well
as In the county to the west. You
remember 1 told you of the rich
find there Home time ago.
You should tie the farms around
Monmouth. Tiny fairly glisten
with prosperity .' The dairies which
we miny no are n'j controlled by
a Co-ej era live Association and
Portland is not q-ite so independ
ent toward the dairymen as she
used to be.
The farms ara in a high state of
cultivation and produce is shipped
to all parts'. of., the country from
1 here. . We are albO connected with
, the Alaskan and Oriental trade, all
of which makes Polk and adjVning
counties the greatest section in the
state. The farms are of such fer
tility that the yield of grain per
acre has been doubled to what it
formerly was. : , '5
The rising cities that were once
the small towns of Eola and Airlie
j are now suburbs of Salem and
every incoming train bears new
comers into this valley. Dallas is
real close to us guess we soon will
, be one.
In short the former embarrassed
and burdened farmers are lifted
out of their apathy and are now
wearing caps with high feathers.
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The best thing I have to tell
you is, Mr. Gentle, our Method
teacher is still with us to the de
light of all. You remember
used to own a large farm and dairy
near town. His plans .turned out
so well that he tecame
wealthy and didn't have' to work
anymore, but what do you think
he did? ; He remained one of
members of the Faculty ' just
the very love of teaching. , Wasn't
that good.
Oh, you oueht to
the mansions on Millionaire
nue. The memhers of the
have home3 there. It is inteestine
to read the names of them all
good American names instead of
Res gesta and such names as sn ne
have.
.1 am not quite sure you fwill find
anything more picturesque in your
travels than the scene around vnnr
old Alma Mater. The Pacific High
way is all.hard surfaced 'and
nectsby a good road j with
Roosevelt Highway. wWeh
know, follows the coast from Astor
la to Lower California. J, The road
is to be extended to the Roosevelt
Canal region in Panama. The loop
comes back through Old Mexico on
the eastern side and one1 may view
the noted oil region at i t'ampico on
the return home. One can ro on
to the Columbia Highws v Jmd re
turn nome via tne "Sk a ne" n
con-
the
you
i Vlrttf wnfimn lintviA
tf i ivunv mvviu UltJ ICbUlIt UUJ11C,
plane if he wants to, flighting at However, when you see everything
YNOPSI8 OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
of Newark, In the 8tte of New Jerey, on the thlrty-flHt day of
cember, 1J19, made to the Insurance Commluloner of the State
lirprnn mi run a n t tn law
CAPITAL :
Amount of capital atock paid n , l.iwfi,ftnfjiw
De-
of
IhlMUI L
Net premluma recelred during the year 1,SM til Hi
lnterejt, dividends and rente received during the year 143,912.8.1
Income from other eourcce received during the year 8S,(I06.0
Total Income y w an
DISBURSEMENTS
Net losnee paid during the year Including adjustment ex
pensea . M
Dlvldende paid on capital itock during the year..l.LZ!I
CommlBRlona and ealarlee paid during the year
Taxee, licensea and feee paid during the year .
Amount of all other eipendlturee....
I 147,928.21
. 40,0(1(1,00
., 499,4S8.H
. 73,046.04
. JllO.OOfl.6B
Total expenditures
ASSETS
1,M,471.06 ,
Value of real estate owned (market value) ,
Value of atocks and bonda owned (market value)
Loana on mortgage! and collateral, etc.
vau in uuiik aim un iwnu , ...........,,
Premiums In courie of collection written since Septem
ber 30, 1919 .
utner assets
Interest and rents due and accrued..
...I 31C.061.76
1,746,436.(10
260,200.00
127,968.711
805,197.78
7,309.89
20,812.00
Total assets
...2,782,985.1
Less special deposits In any state (If any there be). j 0.00
Total assets admitted In Oregon $2,762,98S.H
LIABILITIES - ,
Gross claims for losses unoald I 880.722.68
Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks... 964,616
uue lor commission and Drokerage..
All other liabilities
4.000.00
61,000.00
Total liabilities, exclusive of capital stock of
f ltVWV,UW.W
BUSINESS IN OREflON FOR THE YEAR
Net premiums received during the year.
Losses Incurred during the year.
...81,400,240,34
-I
22,371.66
7,691.24
811 24
NEW JISRSEr INSURANCE COMPANY
C. P. Stewart, President , , J. B. Outhrle, Secretary
Statutoryreilde'ht attorney fowseiarica .i . .
0. W. Davidson, t-o Seeley A Company, Portland, Oregon.
the summer resort near the Three
Sisters, one of the famous resorts
of the people of this valley. Many
families go every year in their
planes to this resort, Polkadia, and
take in this trip over the "Skyline"
route before
over there come back and we will
welcome you for a delightful chapel
talk. I must close now for I am
going to a banquet this evening
given by the Co-operative Fruit
Growers' Association under the aus
pices of the Men' Clubs .of the
city. The pLceB are two dollars
SYNOPSIS OF THB ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
BANKERS LIFE INS. CO. OF NEBR.
of Lincoln, In the Bute of Nebraska, on the thirty-first dv r n.
i CAPITAL
Amount of capital stock paid up.. : a 100000 M
INCOME
Total premium Income for the year .
iiiinmsi, aiviuvnus ana rents rece m.ri rinri. .. ...
.... . , ...... u miu iciu, reuniftia aurins the year
income from other sources received during the year
Total Income
..I 1.I1I.8M.I1
79I,I4.H
41,848,71
- 8,4O4,M1,40
DISBURSEMEMTa
Plllvaluc ,0,M"' on'low"'ent"' "ultlea and surrender
DIvldMHls paJno"'Mrc7hSid"eriTuXrffi JiTllI l!
lJlvidcnils paid on capital slock during the veer l ooS'S
Commissions and salaries paid during the year ZT 417 ill Si
Taws, licenses and fees paid during the y.r " ,t'!,l!
Amount of all other ependltures..lL..;.! 1JI lit !i
Charged oft on building i illlt
1 1,787,491.1,
Total expenditures
ASSETS ..
Value of real estate owned (market va!ue)..
Value of bonds owned (market or-mortled value)'"
Loans on mortgnges-flrst liens viu).
c h 1 TV"11 loan, on comPany pollciii.'...
ai.i. till imi!U
Net uncollected and deforred'''premiumi''-
""" 'u r is uue ana accrued.
Other assets (net) . .7
Totsl aneti
! 171.08l.88
1,838.880.47
11,686,478.71
- 718,814.11
404.491.11
71.148.81
- 188.061.81
(l, wfnun
Net resMrvm
Gross claims for ToMe71i'npaid
All other liabilities L.
LIABILITIES
in,
14,021,127.89
,022,117.89
Totaioo,OM!oo,,.lclu,lv' " ,tocl '
BUSINESS
-.111,118,808.47
84,600.08
- 711,688.01
-.111,171,011.41
IN OREftniu ina tu
n... . , , , iBArt
fioiiiiuius ronoivea our ng the year t
Premiums and dividends returned during heTei;" ' 'i'JSMf
Losses na d dur nir 1 ha v.i. ear. 1,118.81
A.Vtll.VV
H. S.
Wilson, President , v' "mi . "
. u..uum, oecretary
' SUtutory resident attorney for service'
H. E, Wltham, Portland, Oregon.
each and therhe are noted speakers
to be present. A noted toastrnaster
from California will be there and
will tell us they don't label our
fruit with their trade mark any
more, for we can take care of our
own. I wish you were here to go
with me,
I enjoyed your letter immensely
and, want you to write about all th.
rest of the sights over there. "
, Your friend always, ' Vera
(Mrs. C. 0. Branson Junior '21)
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