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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1905)
TWICE A WEEK West 1 IvIO-O ELKVKSTH YE Alt. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 7, iwb. MJMIJKK 1U1 Side POLK HONHOirrn. COUNTY BANK. Incorporated. OREGON J. H. lUwi.Br, l'nuident I it A 0. 1'owki.l, Cawliier. Fat Capital. 1(0,000 1. L. CaMI'MIX, Vko President VOICE FROM FARM PiKKfroii -J. II. Hawley, 1'. I CaropWl, I. M. Sitnpton, J. B. V. Butler, John B. rHmup, J. A. Wlthrow, F. 8. Powell Transact General Hanking and Exchange buslneM. available throughout the United tftalea and Canada. I)raftt told THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK OAPITAL BTOOK, $50,000.00. DIRECTORS,-!!. C.W.I It VINE, CwI.Ur. tmith, IhnchWrf, D. W. fwars. R. F A. Nlou. J. E. Ill'odei and aohjact Wdck. DAVIDSON & HEDGES 4- lUaiquaiUfS F Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies rii , l .-Jla varlrtv IfOOl Cob SmU Fououia l lb bo day. You art ewaya wKom. nAVIDSON & HEDGES C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON j LIVERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLE . W. DICKINSON, Prop. Good RiCfl for Commercial Men a Specialty. Gd accommodations. Hones well fed. Fine rigT Horses boarded by day, week or month. lMleindcncet Oregon THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY IL P. WtUJItWl ivy.. X7A Home Industry Institution GOOD WORK, PROMPT DELIVERY OUR WATCHWORDS WorK C.ll.d forT..d.r Dlird Saturday UNDER T AKIN Go Day or N'gfct Calla Promptly attend Hlto Fine Parlor In Connection. An Experienced Lady Assistant. Pftcne, maim73 R-461 . ,rp I'mtmlmer and Funeral Director. Locklamuler Comments On Tilings and Conditions As lie Sees Them Eleven Cents freight And Storage on Bushel ct Ibcat from Alrllc to Portland Breeds Socialism NEWLY EQM, CAS LIGHTS, STEAM HEAT ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES 3. Conner, Proprietor mm SaUffl, Oregon i GLHawkins lntlV"fU'l Dallas, Qro. Marble and Granite Monuments and Head Btones Cemetery work etc. THE STOVER GASOLINE ENGINE BEST ON THE MARKET A safe durable and economical power for pumping water, 8aw.ni? wood, run ning cream aeperatprs, and many other uses on the farm. FULLY GUARANTEED H. M. EDGAR AGT. V BEE After March 20 I will be prepared to transferor otherwise attend your bees. Vi carry supply- tail on or address. Notice To Public Havimg parob'ased Charlie Hub bard's wood-saw, I am now pre pared to saw your wood, Sam Muhleman PHONE 394 INDEPENDENCE To Hit Kditor: Having noticed loins discussion of Improvement league quentiont and alno of the last tchool appropi- tloo I venture to comment At the league meeting the It. It. pwplt have told that they cannot give more and better service be- tauiie present service doesen t pay. In other words tbe K. It. buutneaa in the Willamette valley la a failure (eicept over-land traffic.) Money is like water. It cat't run unhill. If it coet less to drive fat stock 100 mile to market than it doi-a to pay the freight on tbem there Is very apt to be an empty stock car or a short train aome where. If it doeeent pay to raise wheat when you have to pay lie per bu. for warehouse and ship- mna charges on a t& mite naui there is sure to bo an empty ware house and very likly a box-car lor a depot. There aw tomethingt that are evident and undeniable. Among them are these. Tne Willamette valley is the oldest agricultural MtrrX on the coast. Ht r average acre is naturally more productive thn the average per acre of any iection on the coast as large aa ehe U Tier fruit, hope and mohair are ' - . . known In the market of the woria Portland her main "center of dis tribution" is 7th in the world in wealth and Portlands wealtn 18 commission merchant men and they eerye the valley mainly. The valley has no manufacturing centers while all kinds of raw ma terial eo east over the It. R. and come back over the R. R. finished articles. Copper, iron and coal stay in the mountains and unlimit l watar-rjower goes, to waste. mi A f irrB of the finest of iauUHBUUO w land is covered with under-brush. Her grand juries say there are land frauds and her R. R.'s don't pay, although there is no competition in transportation. While her people are sick with fear that teachers will get so nu- ... hv will want to fnr lesa than 35 per month, IfCUVM a simple person could be excused fnr wondering a..U .Kanrpo an llo ner bu. for Olilu V6-'M Wt from Airlie to Portland ware-house and freight is evidence of financial strangulation because it is only a sample, only a link in the chain as are the lana-iraua cases. " " Tha wheat grower has been put out of business on a 11c margin and the R. R- doesent pay. And it tne hop-men and walnut growers, and fruit grower's buildings are not as fee from paint as the wheat men are today it will be because an improvement league has taken one party or the other by the ears and put them right with the farmer. The 'writer has heard eastern r,nle sav that they would not Snyest here because their business nnld be at the mercy oi au me commercial grafts known and some that are unknown. That this is true is proved beyond centradic hv some of the facts above. xt. Ywati'atrea that the K. 1 8 XNU uuo ' jn't nav and if they don't pay under these conditions then they or flim-flaming with a pretext 5n truth Dlead guilty of hav ... j ing put and kept themselves out oi business. theTalley are full 1UO " locr.rolline and fI UilwS D " use the rrferenduin on the school appropriation. Theewon of the common people first ul on tie childrea of the common iiiU. Njrual echoola art not lad things to have unless thU state is going to practice race suiciiR Ti's a pity that we couldn't have tome logs rolled. Don't howt about educational nletnprrance What we want is a renreaenta- tion in Washington and at 8alem that Eastern and southern Oregon and the valley wa!t. One that it of us, by ut and for us. What wt want it concerted intelligent per elstont political encouragement to all enterprises. Yt that and the R. R. will pay or quit. Fail to get it and the best investor! will flee. The nanert storm alout socalisU and then help to keep the political pipe dream, quagmire-sqalrtgun, bold op of the old land fraud push. It it any wonder that we young farmers begin to understand soci alism. Don't use "tbe tword on the people', on tbe babies but use it to get ut an out let that will compete with Portland and the R. R. will pay because they will have to. Your Improvement Leagae don't amount to anything unless it helps to bring about conditions that are at the basis of continuous consei ative development which can only be gauged by the possible rate of interest on long time investments in productive enterprises. I have only one more comment LEAGUE 10 MEET Stale Development League Will Meet In Portland the last of the Month Southern PacIHc snd 0. R. ft R. Com panies fill Cave Reduced Eatos ' Oa to Portland Agsio the State Development League hat been called to meet in Portland. Tbe data fixd it Wed nesday and Thursday, April 2G and 27. The swsiont are to be held in tht Marquam Grand theatre The convention was called once before to meet April 4. Because Secretary Torn Richardeon wanted one fare rate and the railroadt offered only a one and one-third rate, the State meeting was called off. A convention of the commercial cluht of the Willamette valley was then called to meet in Salein. At the Salem convention a resolution was adopted asking that the State convention be held regardless of rates fixed bv the railroads. The rates agreed upon for the convention are one fare for the round trip from Glendale, on the Southern Pacific railroad, and from all points south of Glendale. From noints north of Glendale the fare will ha one and one-third for the round trip. On the O. R. & N. in view in preparing the bookh -t and it U a very good teitlers giiUc. The data on Irxlrprndrnre ;,; DioUnce from Portland 7C Uiilrt t utb, oo hank of the Willamette river. Population l.X). I In the miJtt of a great hop di-t.'irt, with fine reuourcee for ceneral farm. in 2 and fruit growing, as well at dairying, which are main industri es Hat creamery and fruit drv r with flour will, taw mill and light and water workt. Motor line to Monmouth, 2 miles distant. It up-to-date with reenec to educati onal, religious and other advanta ges. A flourishing and progressing town. Monmouth is eixed up as follows: Located on the West Side Branch 70 miles from Portend. Popula- , lion 700. Has bank and is seat of State Normal School. Motor line from Independence two and one half mile. Is surrounded by rich agricultural and stock-raising country. Many fine herds of ango ra goats are kept in the vicinity. Shipments are grain, wool, mohair, fruit, produce and live stock. P0.1!0N'FiAXGE MEETS THE SPECIAL EDITION ' Public spirit will bo generously reflected through 'hi forthcoming special issue. -.It is now assured that the leading merchants and business men of both Independence and Monmouth, the hop men, and prosperous farmers generally will be represented. Many will tell in their own language what has been done and can be done by a man of .energy in this county. to make and that is that you can't blame any one for taking the ad vantage of you any more than you can a thief for taking all he can carry Luckiamuter. TOWN WILL BE DOGLESS Dally Death Rate of Dogs Growing at an Alarjnlng Rate, Five Poi soned Yesterday from La Grande and all points east the rate will be one fare for the round trip, and one and one third fare for the round trip from all points between La Grande and Portland. " ' Host Interesting Meeting el Grangers Bold In Independence Wednesday An interesting meeting of Pomo na Grange was held in Indepen. dence Wednesday. There were present from Mon mouth Grange, I. M. Simpson, Frank Butler, F. M. Smith, B. V Smith, W. W. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. n. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Stoats, H. M. LBery, W. J. Critchlow, Hattie Williams. From Oak Grove Gracge ihere were I. M. Robertson, G. Wise. J. C. White, W. 0. Mor row, L. A. Williamson, John Os born and J. E. Wilson. No open meeting was held but there was an interesting program. Committees were appointed on aducatioh, transportation, legisla tion finance and on bv-laws. A J I bubinees agent was elected. I Pnn, ii fViA fifth rlpurfie of the Grange. It is the business end of the order. Next meeting will be held with Monmouth Grange at Lewis ville, June 7. Normal schools and people want to s"ong The daily death rate of dogs in Independence is growing at an alarming rate and if kept up an other week Independence will be a dogless town. Five were poisoned v eaneeaay, four of which died outright. Those docs Wednesday were Fred Reese, M. W Mix, H. C. Finch and Tom Hart. Layton Smith's young bird dog was also poisoned but he nncfid to save it. Yesterday George Hitchms' dog thfl fatal dose. How the 1 UVVA v poisoner can carry on his work so persistently, ana cnuno uou is something of a wonder. Strych- ' vio oQiioncfo Rflema to Tiina in uuiuui. uw-..r.v be his favorite way of luring the unsuspecting dogs to death. Nu- merous small pieces ui wx" have been picked up over town and upon examination they are found to be split open and a few in drouDcd in. ?L. . : .5 1 rr nrnvinftR The poisoner oviuou" , ir ;v. thn dflndiv morsels ninioeu ii"" - and throws them into yards m passing along the street. If kept t.hA noisoning of children win most likely follow. Nearly every . doi nrnvfid fatal. HiX- ceptions are Layton Smith, bam . a T n Tooner. who irvino, ouvi v. . j a.;. Anna hv the use oi More Commerctaf Water Superintendent Calbreath of the water works has ordered machin ery and will Bink five new wells right away to meet the growing demands for water. With these wells installed, the commercial eupply of water will be doubled. N FRONT OF MOVING TRAIN emetics. The south lound train on the West Side road out of Portland Tuesday morning struck the team driven by W. L. Gardner as it was crossing the track just below Am- itv. Mr. Gardner was injured m the back and limbs. The horses were roiled up in a . ditch hut not seriously hurt, but the wagon was a wrfif.lc. Mr. 'Gardner is a teamster about sixty years of age and a citizen of Amity His horsea had tecome frightened by the train ana were nnincr awav at the time oi ue accident. SETTLERS GUIDE FOR NORTHWEST R. M. Hall, advertising agent for the Harriman line in Oregon nas nut another booklet on "(Wnn. Washington, Idaho and their Resources," and a separate .wirnr tho tonography of tUiUOi DUW1'D --a w tVonnnntrv. Accuracy was kept wuv -w v y - MONUMENT FOR OREGON'S POET A Samuel L. Simpson Memorial Association has been organized in Salemor the purpose of raising funds to erect , a monument in memory of Oregon's famous poet, the author of "Beautiful Willam ette." A number of prominent reeideots of Salem effected the organization and elected P. H. D'Arcy president, C. E. Morse Sec retary and Claude Gateh treasurer. The membership is to consist oi all persons who shall contribute funds for the purpose for which the association is founded.;. It is ex-1 pected that the membership will be drawn chiefly from pioneers, grad uates of Willamette University, and other persons who desire to commemorate the achievements . oi one of Oregon's most gifted writers. The plan of organization provides that no dues shall be charged and no salaries paid to the ofiicers. Samuel L. Simpson was uum m Missouri in 1845, came to Oregon 184R graduated from Willam ette University in 1865 and was admitted to the oar in ioo, pran ced law, engaged m Journalism and died In 1VW. A fire started in the bakery in the rear of Knox's grocery store yesterday but was checked before getting under headway. The dam age was nominal. It would have been an unfortunate time for a real fire as the boiler at the waterworks was being cleaned and only tank pressure was available,