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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1906)
tUcsi Side Enterprise WAl.Tr'B LVOV, "- Kwri at IUato, Or, pl m m siadl ir Subscription. $1.50 Pet Year Tir S"l. t s irrio t (gtrtrtlr in a4r. .11 W FW IMt...... imi fill Month a u4i'r " !WJiit sallow 10 P"".' " KaM on till advertUInt wade laow on pplU-ilon.; UftOWKIl ANl 8PKCULATOU Tu ditad vantage uuJer which tb bop grower labors it clearly demonstrated this year. Though his crop is not yet harvested 50 to CO per cent of the 1WO crop is contracted aud it is contracted at s lower figure than the pres ent market price. The grower, where his hops are contracted, is now working to heap up profit for the speculator. When the contract pries is 10 cents, and assuming that 18 cents is the market price, the heavy, harvest expense, the labor and worry that must be borne by the grow er, goes to pile up for the specu lator the enormous profit of 8 cents a pound, while the grower barely comes out even. But this is business, say the dealers. The West Side Enterprise sub mits that it is not fair business. The grower's energies and at tention are devoted to the grow ing of the product. To produce the greatest quantity and best quality of which his yard is capable engages his talents. While the grower is cultiva ting the soil, trellisiug and fight ing lice, market manipulators, free from these cares, are schem ing to divert the earnings of the growers' labors into their own pockets. In this money mad age, selfishness rather than just ice rules and the interests of the grower is of little concern to manipulators of the hop market. If the grower goes broke, it's all the same with the manipulator. The latter watches the market while the grower's attention is absorbed in cultivating his crop. If a rise in the market is im minent, the manipulator takes advantage of the grower while yet uninformed and secures con tracts on his crop in advance. The buyer's agents are thrown into the hop districts to hide the reaL market conditions and pour bearish hot air talk into the grower's ears until his crop is bound up by contract, the form of which is prepared by a paid attorney in the interest of the manipulator. The time has ar rived when growers must get to gether in Jhe matter of market ing their hops else let syndicates buy up and run the yards as well as the markets. RAILROAD VALUES. J per nnla fr valuation a batit fvf M-ckoutnjs lrrttuuHu iureIift tut they rr;ard timt far jurjHet of tiiettt and taxation. Seuator UK'lllt olTcndrd the lUilroad Fliip PuUMy tor Really suggested the method- of valuation suited far one of thete urjoes ought to serve for the other also; that the material basis for taxation should lie at the foundation of all attempts to regulate inter, state trafllc; that over tapiulua tiou and stock watering should not be made to fatten the stock holder at the People's expense. Fairness to the people and just- ice to the railroads was all L FolUtte claimed and all that tlx neoole demand. LaFolUtte'i idea is not revolutionary but conservative. He affords m ul suggestions a solution of th interstate commerce question that will give satisfaction upou an enduring basis. Polk county is out of debt with $17,100 cash in the treas ury. Not a bad fiuaneial show- ing. Hon pickers caunot attend the State Fair this year, but they'll all be at Forepaugh's cir rus, the 22nd. The people tried to enact an anti-pass law but it was defect ive. Let the legislature with its lawyers get up and pass a meas ure next winter. The Polk county court has had the books of the county of ficers experted for two years back and published for the in formation of the tax-payers, the county's financial condition. This is an act the public will appreciate. In a communication to the Oregonian T. T. Geer says there are not enough convicts to build a road north and south through the state. If Heney keeps up his lick, it looks as if there would be enough to build north and south, east and west, a road around the three sides and a sea wall on the west. Oregon needs a new constitu tion says the East Oregonian, but wants one made by the peo ple rather than the politicians. If a call is made by the legisla ture for a constitutional conven tion, fear is expressed that the politicians will rule. We'll agree with the Umatilla paper on the desirability of a constitution and that it should be made by the people. The only way to effect a change, however, is to do it piece meal at each election as is now being done else issue a call through the legislature for a convention. Since Brownell is shelved and the Direct Primary Nominating Law is in force, there is no reason to fear the ' politicians. If Hofer should be elected as a delegate, it would be about the politicians equit able representation. There are two widely diver gent, methods, of. ascertaining railroad valuations in this coun try each of which had its origin with the railroads. Values for purposes of assessment are based upon the tangible value of all the visible material substance of the railroad holdings. Values for basis upon which to reckon rates of income from traffic is based upon that intangible val ue that is based upon market quotations of that particular stock and a basis broad enough to include the inflations that hare been forced upon it by over capitalization and stock market ing. Railroads think $100,000 Called The waning moon peeped through the old parlor window, but still he lingered. After a long , silence bis eyes roamed to the cuckoo clock Above the sofa. "Ah, darling," he whispered, "do you see that clock? Every hour the little bird comes out and says 'Coo-coo.'"' The weary girl yawned. "He will have a variation on the next call," she said, acridly. "And what will the variation be, my love?" "Skidoo." Without another word he took his hat and cane and disappeared in the dark uight. We do Job Printing HOW THE SWES DIFFER. M Thin. Kr witched a man m he take rhair? He'll it every Urn, t cn tf it's only n invh. He would not ut in it j'u.t whew it wa for the world. Watch him tint tuu ml r if he uoon't nio it. A uoinaii wilt xi t herwlf without tuiuliir the t-hir. A woman w mow philosophical anyhow. vi .n nuwr creature. M every one know. A man will always tr hi coffee before nnnsm- iu n it very foo!ih. lie should tatt it fint to if it Deed stirring. Y mm men mtrn their wrtonal cor respondence without looking at the pootmarkt to see w " i pul ing. Women, on the other hand, tear open the envelope at once. They are In too much of a hurry to wait any time. When a man put on his hat he ilmott always looks inside it first. iiK.i ha di'mcIi to see remains a myttery, but he looks for it, all the me. 1U mtiiiM-u the point of his pen to the same careful scrutiny before commencing to write a letter. A woman starts right off. jab her pen in the ink pot ana ttraigniwtj se gins to scribble as if her life de pended on it It it the man who reads with h hack to the light, holding hit book in one hand. Herein lie wisdom. A woman rettt her hook on th ta ble and leant both elbow thereon. But th foolish nest of th roan' act lie in the fact that h is seek ing comfort and seldom take this position because it is the mot sci entific on. Of court he find it unt comfortable. His arm ache after the first ten minutes, where upon he put hi book down and re marks he i going out. It i th man who lets out se cret not by telling them, but by ill timed ilence; He does worse; by refusing to gratify the curiosity of hi questioner he invariably cause them to jump to conclusion much more damaging than the truth of the matter. New York Pre. Diplomatic "Mr. Gidsmore," began the young man, "when you proposed to your tfife or to the estimable lady who is now Mrs. Gidsinore did she tell you to ask her father?" "She did, my hoy," affably replied Mr. Gidsinore. "And did vou try to shirk the job?" ' " "Well, come to think of it, I did. I I believe I tried to pet her to do the asking, 'pon my soul ! Ha, ha !" "And when you did ask him of course you had to speak to him finally" "Of course I did ; of course.' "And when you did ask him did your knees shake, and was your tongue dry, and did you have stage fright generally ?" "I was scared to death." "Well, that's the way I feel. I told Gladys I knew I could find some mutual bond of sympathy be tween us when I came to tell you that she has promised to marry me." Life. . Silk From a Fith. Byssus, of which fine, iridescent stockings and shawls are made in Sicily, is a silk made by a fish. The puina is a Mediterranean shellfish that has an odd little tube at the nd of its tontme. Out of this tube, spider fashion or silkworm fashion, it spins a silk thread, with which it fastens itself to any rock that it wishes to adhere to. When the puina moves on its fastenings its Bilk cable remains behind. This cable, which is called byssus, the Si cilian fishermen gather. Byssus weaves into the softest, finest, sheen iest of fabrics, but it, is very rare and expensive. Popular Science Sittings. On Even Lines. In the olden days many a good Scotchman fought in the ranks of La Belle France. A MacDonald, whose sword had won him a cap taincy, while at mess with his broth er officers was jeered at by. a provencal major for a foreigner. "Bah," exclaimed the sneerer, "you beggarly Scots but fight for gold!" "And what fights my brother Frenchman for?" exclaimed Mac. 'Tor honor," exclaimed the French man. "Well, well, man," coolly re plied the Scot as he emptied his glass, "we both are fighting to gain what we need the most." A Rsvslstion. In the midst of Jhis passionate dec laration she yawned slightly. - Though, with her white and jew eled hand, she attempted to conceal the movement, it did not escape him. His torrent of burning words ceased. The light died in his eyes. "But why," he said hoarsely, "why speak to you of love ? You are heartless heartless. Your yawn showed it." "Oh, Clarence," she whispered, horror stricken, "did I open my mouth as wide as that V noonpnooDoq J Nft W 'W' SKS W st-' lO THE BEAUTIFUL 1 THE FERTILE 1 THE RICH VALLEY OF THE WILLAMETTE present! more opportunities for the home-maker, or for tho investor than any country under the sun. Development is rapid and the increasinf value of city, town and country property will make any man rich who hat the foresight to plant his dollara in real estate. Using free from extreme heat or cold makes thi. wonderful valley an ideal placo of residence. Dairying, fruit-raising, stock-raising, hop-raising, grain-raising, the poul try business and many other avenues that are open for the money-maker makes it possible for the Willamette Valley to support in thrift a lPul tion ton times as great as at present. Uelow we give a partial list of the many bargains in town and country property to be had at this time : : loo Acres $5,ooo No. 1A choice farm of 100 tcm 3 mil from Independence. All In cultivation; good Inoprov tnU; prioa $5003. Tht place cannot be beat for lb mony. At $5o Per Acre No. S Choice farm 3 miles from Indpndenc; god Improve ments; 9-room bouse with hall; bare tc; all in cultivation; good land; $50 par acrs. 7-Room House $9oo No. It Lot and 7-rooni bous on Main stret; household goods, carpets, Uddlng, etc., go with the property at $900 Miscellaneous No. 10 Lot and 5-roona bouse, barn etc, good location; $700. No. 9 Lot and small 5-room house in Independence; $285. No. 8 Home and 2 lot, barn eto , good location; $900. 4o Acres $2,8oo No. 4 Tract of 40 aore, 1 satis from Independence; 6-room box bout; barn, silo, wind. mill; 2 acres in hops; som orchard; rett good hay, grain or corn land; $2800. At $15 Per Acre No. 5 Stock ranoh of 1650 acres; all fenced; batldlngs; part good hop land; good rang and aasy of . access; worth InTettlgating; prio $15 pr acr. Frame Building For $35o No. 6 Kram building and lot formerly used as blacksmith ahop; good location adjoining 8pauldlng Co', mill property, $350. Miscellaneous No. 13 Good bout and one or two lot with barn for sal; $900. No. 7 Good dwelling and half block, sightly home tor $1650. NO. 14 Three good building lots in Independence at $125 each. OO Two separate companies are now ready to begin the building of eloctnc car lines from Portland into the valley, thus creating competition and the lowering of both passenger and freight rates, which will fetill further strengthen confidence and create a greater demand for rural property. Every town in the valley near the Willamette river will eventually be come a thriving manufacturing center, as all the essentials are here the raw material and adequate transportation facilities. Better invest now. Lyon & Dickinson Real Estate Dealers, Independence, Oregon Another Good Man Gone Wrong- He negleoud to take Foley's Kidney Cure at th first ilgns of aldnsy. trouble hoping It wuld wear away and be wa toon a Victim of Bright' dlma. Ther la danger in delay, but it Foley's Kidney Cure Is taken at one th ymtom will fdliapr, th kidneys re trengthnd and you are soon a M A. R. Baas of Mor- gantown Ind., had to get up ten or twelr time In th night and bad a Mrere pain In the kldaey and w . . ... - tJtA cured by Fley' iueney v"". d" by J). G. Dore, druggist. t Given Up To Die B. Spiegel, 1204 N. Virginia St., EynTlll. Ind., write: "For over five year I wa troubled with dldney and bladder affection which oauted me much palo land worry, I.lott. fleth nd was all run down and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. 1 had three of tha btat physician who did me no good and I was practically giv en up to die. Foley Kidney Cur was recommended and the flrt bottle gave . -nr4 mftar tublnir tht second bottle I wa atlrely cured." Sold by v. u. WAS, urugjuw Unnecessary Expense Acute attaek of colic, diarrhoea and dysentery come on without warning and prompt relief must be obtained. There Is no neceseity of, incurring the expense of a phyelclau' service In such cae If Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy is at hand. A doee of this remedy will relieve the patient before a doctor could arrive. It ha never been known, t fall, even in themott sever and dangerous caaet and no family should be without It. For sale by P. U. Klrkland, the Drug gist I DOVE'S DRUG STOReI I- Value Received in Prescriptions A prescription nuy be poor In two ways. It may be put up all right, bat the drug and chemicals ued may. b !, or "off standard." Or th Ingredients may be exactly right, and yet the full ffitct be nullified because It 1 poorly compounded, or put up oarelettly. In auch cse, no matter how low the charge, you don't get value received which is the essential part ef the transaction. W beu slckn comet, consider well th reputation ol th druggist to whom you take your prescription. One thing we perhaps need not add, If you bring It to us you ar sut to get value received every time, AT LOCKE'S OLD HTAND INDEPENDENCE 'T M. C. WILLIAMS, MGR. j Id Great Demand The demand for Chaaaberlafn' Cel lo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy here haa been to great that I have scarcely been able to keep it In stock. It has cured cates of dysentery here when all other remedies failed. Frank Jones, Plkevllle, Ind. This remedy Is for sale by P. M. Klrkland, the Drug gist. " Don't Grumble when your joint ache and you suffer from Rheumatism. Buy a bottle of Ballard's Bnow Llnimept and get ln: stant relief. A positive cure for Rheu matism, Burns, Cuts, Contracted Mus cles, Sore Chest, etc. Mr. I. T. Bogy, prominent merchant at Willow Faint, Texas, say that he. finds Bal lard's Bnow Liniment the beet all round Liulment be eer used. Sold by D. G. Dove. CASH PAID FOR FARM PRODUCE ...,BY THE - BUTLER PRODUCE CO. West Bide Enterprise for job work. O 0 O O O O G O O O O O O O Q O O o o (0 o o o 0 0 (D 0 CD o 0 0 CD !