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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1905)
TWICE A WEEK West Y Y JL- KJ jl. EiXVKNTH YKAH. INI) K I ' K N I ) K N C I I'OI.K COUNTY, OltKnqMAIU'II 17, 1005. NUMBER 9; POLK COUNTY BANK Incofporatid. MONMOUTH. OREGON rrcaident. Viro President Iiu C. l'owr.j.L, CahhuT. ri4 cmi. so.ooo DtBKi"TOH J. II. Hawley, Y. L. Campbell, I. M. Firopeon, J. It. V. ButUr, John II. rHurnp, J. A. Withrow, K. H. Powell. Tranaaota General fluiklngatid Kithangs buine. Prafta sold tf allabla throughout the UnlUd HtaU ami Canada. THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK OAI'JTAL DTOOK, $50,000.00. .i miimini-un. F-tWni. aIsRAM NI:WON,.Viee l'fM C, W. IRVINE, CWer. DIRECTOR!.-!!. llimbl!. w7"i. B. F. Umlih, J. K. Rl oJrt and A. N!n. A ..umi! ! trhwif bti.tn- trDctl. Lrmna nad. Bllla bjarttorhack. DAVIDSON & HEDGES 1 UiiiquArUn For Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies P.pe. eixJWia rV from cob Iw'' w.U DAVIDSON & HEDGES C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON! LIVERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLE I. W. DICKINSON, Pi p. Good Itigs for Commercial Men a lfMty. Good accommodations. Horses we 1 fed. line r gs Horses boarded by day, week or month. Telephone Xo. 303 Jmleixndenee, Oregon THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY 1L K mUTMAN, Proprietor jp A Home Industry Institution GOOD WORK PROMPT DELIVERY OUR WATCHWORDS . ii jt TU.idy Deli1 Saturday WorK Callad for luio UNDERTAKING . - Pay or Night CaK. Promptly attend ilfo Fine Parlor Id Conneron. -. An KxperlMiwl1yABBi"tnt- Phone, maim7J R.V . ,,.,., rn,ilimf'P ftnl Funeral Director. x n rC It H I BICE vHLIIL.n i ii QRKooN i .00 ft. SO 0I.OO If t JWXT.TCH.. " . W art. ii imperial HOTEL CO, SEVENTH and WA . - OREGON f n no i irnT9 STEAM HEAT ALL MODERN CONVENIENCE NEWLY EQUIPPED, GAS LIGHTS, SltAM hmi 3. Conner, Proprietor Salem, Oregon HOTEL HAMPTON Firstclafis Home Accomodations Monmouth. Oregon. Rates 1 1 per d7' D. M.' HAMPTON W. G. SHARMAN, Merchant Tailor Bank Building, Indepenpenck, Obkcwm. PMVTDRlMft League Petitions Railroad Official Tor Mgbl snd Horning Train People aH Along lest Side of 111 lamctte lioVlcg To Need of Additional Train Service AfWr diacuing the railroad altuation in in different adpectn, the Independence Improvement League, at iU lait meeting adopted preamble and revolutions as fd Iowa; Whereas, the train aervke on the Went tide di vision of the Harriman lines in the Willamette Valley is wholly inadequate to accommodate the public; and whereas, the Wil lamette Valley ia now in the midst oft great and continued commer cial growth and proeperitj by reason of its excellent climate, its un- limited nalnral resources its vwt acreage of timber, its great hop in dustry, iU dairy growth, its natur al increase in stock, hay, and dl- irerniGad farming induatriee; and where, there is a ereat growth from the continued increase of emigration from the overcrowded, east; and whereas the present passenger service, is wholly in adequate to meet the ' growing de mand for better accomodations; and whereas, the great Xationa Lewis and Clark Centr.nnial Ex position is now about upon us; and whereas the passenger service is now such that the citizens in thin part of the valley will be unable to attend the fair and return the aire day; and whereas there is now no morning train from Port land on the Yamhill division, and no morning train to Portland for that immense territory lying south ofWhitesonon the Corvallis di vision of te Southern Pacific Svstem. and whereas by the addition of one train daily this could be much improved, an a better, close, Nand more perfect system on the west side could be nforced: Thereiore be it resolved bv the Independence Improve ment League of Independence Oregon, as follows to wit:- First: That we ask the Kail- road officials for better transporta tion lacilitiea upon the west side of he Willamette river. s Second: 'That we correspond with the city of Newberg which is asking for an improved service, and whose ineflicient service is pparent, and similar to ours. Third: That we take up the matter of better service with all the valley towns that have here tofore made complaint to us re garding their present poor passen ger service,. Fourth: That we circulate a petitition in the city of Indepen dence, and alone the line of the rail road in this county, to show the eeneral complaint and dis satisfaction among the people with the present service. Fifth: That we ask for me change of Bervice to take effect mmediatelv, and that the same De changed and established as fol lows:- ' That the Coryallis-Portland train be continued as at present. That another train be put on so as tn oive DeoDle of this section the opportunity to get to Portland in the morning and return in the evening. That as close connect ions as practical-be arranged for Whiteson junction. 'ANOTHER BRICK Add Fellows Move In Mailer 01 Needed Business Bonding . foU nu , - tu hvImi lKe fits man's every mood, and this is why it is immortal. in Story Brick fit!) Tio Business Houses la Bear CI Kessncr's Store 13 be Built ) The I. O. 0. F. Lodge lat night otd to build a two story brick ailh two ttore rooms below and lodge room above on C. tret back 1904 STATISTICS ON OREGON, Population, 525.000. Value of fruit crop, 12,240,000. Pack of Columbia River salmon, MC3,T00 cases. Area in square miles, 00,03061.459,200 acres. Hop-i, 16.000,000 pounds; value, 14,000,000; rrofit to producer, $2,500,000. Mohair, 450,000 pounds; value, 1150,750; Angora goat;industrj on the increase. Lumber mills, 480; output in feet for the year, 1,405,000,000, valued at 112.650,000. Value of livestock, 124.920,000, which does not include horses and cattle in Western Oregon. Available for irrigation purposes, $4,230,659.75. or a million more than any other stale in the Union. Dairy prod nets. $7,052,810. Oregon cattle took first-prize in SU Louis for both beef and milk production. Flax culture is receiving considerable attention and the nbre pro duced here is pronounced by eiperU equal to that of Europe. Wheat productions. 12,950.000 buehele; oats, 3,221,44 bushels; bar ley, 639,378 buBhels; total value of these crops, $10,342,276. Alfalfa is a most important crop. Oregon's numerous water-powers appeal to the manufacturer, ner enormous mineral wealth is only in the beginning of ita development. Oregon aDDles are incomperable, while her prunes, cherries and berries are unequalled in size and unapproached in flavor anywhere. Orecon has 3490 manufacturing concerns, employing .b,ii,uo capital, producing $52,007,775 and paying 25,380 wage-earns $13,135,- 422. Hrpnn ocrnniea second place in wool output. Wool clip, 19.5W,- 000 pounds; consumed by Oregon mills, 2,500,000 pounds; total value of the clip, t2,850,UUU. The Columbia and Willamette Rivers are the most important com mercial rivers west of the Mississippi and are eo recognized in the River and Ilarbor Bill. Oregon's churches, schools, hospitals, libraries and other public in Btitutions would do credit to any of the older states. The Lewis and Clark expedition, one hundred years ago, required 868 days in traveling from St. Louis to the Columbia River and back 7679 miles. Today the regular schedule time between New York City and Portland is 96 hours. , I Tolk is he Blue Ribbon County of Oregon. Two years in success ion it has been awarded the first prize over all competition at the Oregon State Fair. It leads in Hops, Goats and fine Hogs and is -r-w. .wn ttle and horses. Polk has some of the finest UUltU IUI "D ...... 1 , J4 orchards in western Oregon and millions of feet of the best timber left standing in the United States. ; Polk has good scnoois ana cuur,, vm.. nlt.in plains, unsurpassed landscape yiews, pure water and welcomes home-makera, manufactures, mvestors and people of thrift and energy generally. of their present building. The new litructure will be 33 x 56 with a basement underneath and will be Wted bv steam. The trustees are m-dfired to have plans and specifi made immediately and get bids for the erection of the building. The rooms below will be 28 by 33 with plate glass front and will be used for store or business houses Three flattering offers have already been made for the rooms. The up stairs room will be leased to one of the lodges for a term of years if satisfactory arrangements can be made. It ia understood the K. of P, lodge is considering the proposition of taking the room for 5 or 10 years. . Tim l'o i.ra loy. S'iiuelxfcly hat figured out thnt the average boy who la drM udei.t upon bia parents for a HveitluxKl umil he rchea th ag of teMy one cota theru four thousand dollars. On 'Ibis lia of calcu lation a brood for initanre f six boys, says an exchange, would rep resent an outlay of twenty f,.ur thousand dollars bv the lim'ther get away from the home rooet. Th question arite, dot it pay to raixe boya and are there not other crojm that would prove more profitable? If a boy turna out to be a cigar ette fiend with a breath like a turkey buzzard and a laogh that would make the wild, untutored donkey feel pertV ctly at home in his society and with an untram- meled and unconquerable desire to avoid work, it k afe to say that hia parent! might have invented his four thousand dollars 'at much better advantage. But if a boy grows up to man hood with a leMon well learned that wenlth and success grow only on bushes watered by the sweat of one's brow, the parents need not begrudge whatever they have spent on him. for he will be a source of increasing pride and joy to their hearts and when they grow old and their bands tremble and their steps are slow and faltering they have two strong arms to leao upon- and help tbem over the rough place that lie in their twilight path. THE NEW CHARTER NOTTET PRINTED 1 c ' K ) v. MRS. GEO. CONKEY, the Soprano Mrs. Geo. Conkey, the soprano assisted by Miss Emroy McDevitt will render a duet between acts in a "Crazy Idea" Wendesday night. Inquiry has been make con cerning Independence new charter. In response the West Side Enter prise has made inquiry at the State House and finds that nothing has been done toward printing it The state printing force is now at work on the session laws. These finished charters will be taken up. City and town charters are not printed with the session laws any more. They are printed and bound to - "f r: - : WM. McADAMS, the Noted Baritone Wm McAc'ams, the noted bari tone of Polk county, has been en gaged to sing solos between acts in 'The Crazy Idea." In art we ask for the widest, freest and fullest liberty for in-dividuality-that's all. tether in a separate volume and each charter also separate in pamphlets form. No printed copies of charters can be baa ior weeks jet. The Independence charter will not be operative till May 18, or ninety days from the end of the session of the legislature 11 It is a good policy to leave a few things unsaid. 1 . The book's written behind prison bars by men in forced exile and by those who paid the penalty of honest expression with death largely inspire earth's highest thoughts; the world's saviors are often society's outcasts.