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THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD. THURSDAY. AUG 19. 1909
a subject of discussion, side by side with the subjects of politics
and economics. It is the newspapers that have brought thoiu out
of the sacredotal doors.
AN INDEPENDENT PAPER
Would not ministers of religion more effectievly promote
CHARLES H. FISHER. Editor and Publisher
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Subscription prke. 31.5o per year. It paid in advance. 41.uv at cue their cause by going hand in hand with the press?
of year.
' And what of the press and its future as a moral force?
Entered at Eugene, Oregon, poatvffico aa aetond-elaaa matter
* We went along the street in a certain city, We talked
Published every Thuiaday at Eugene. Oregou.
with a stationer, a jeweler, a dry goods merchant, a blacksmith
Agvnca ror H m > cvnaru
and
a lawyer. We asked about a certain successful paper, and
Thv following are authorUed to take and receipt for (uboaripUona or
this is what they said:
knuaeaci any other buaineoa for The Dally and Weekly Guard:
Or* swell—J. L Clark.
“It is a good paper, one of the best in the state. We read it
Oberg—George A. Drury.
at home. It is good because the man who owns and runs it is
THURSDAY. AUGUST 19. 1909
good. His character is reflected through the paper."
“Shall the newspaper finally assume formal leadership in
NECESSITY FOR ROAD TO COAST
morality?
“Consider the responsibility. It ia greatest upon the pub-
Several thousand dollars were subscribed to the stock of the
Kugene-Siuslaw railroad yesterday, mostly in small amounts. lisher. It is full upon every editor, every reporter, every member
A majority of the people of Eugene see the great necessity of the business staff. It rests upon every man and woman who
for such a railroad and are helping along what they can afford to loyally helps to make the newspaper.
“Shall it undertake it?
in the way of raising the funds necessary to the commencement
“
It is a grand work."
of work. Still, there are many large property owners whose in
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terests would be greatly benefited by it, who are either holding
A
short
time
ago
a
man named Pointer committed suicide in
iack their subscriptions, or making the amounts so small that
New
York.
The
next
morning
the newspapers of that city made
they are inconsequential.
only
a
brief
mention
of
the
tragedy,
for the man was poor and
Those who are assisting this enterprise to the best of their
ability have considered the railroad situation here in an intelli friendless. All kinds of deaths are chronicled every day by the
gent way, and have reached the only logical conclusion—that press. Occasionally a sensation is sprung, and for weeks there
we cannot build up a large city, with factory payrolls, until the after the name of the dead person is printed several times a day.
remarks an exchange. After the Pointer case bad been investi
problem of transportation facilities is solved.
gated
in accordance with city ordinance and state law, it de
Nothing except a short haul to navigable w'ater over an in
veloped
that the man had once been a staff officer with Joe
dependent line of road will ever secure for Eugene terminal
Wheeler.
He was brevetted for gallantry. After the war he
rates—or anything approaching such rates, no matter how
:
engaged
in
various enterprises, mostly unfortunate, but all bon-
many other railroads build into the city. This is a fact that
,
orable.
In
the end he found himself still a soldier with a proud
should not be lost sight of, because without more favorable
spirit,
but
penniless.
In the pockets of the dead man were
freight rates there can never be any large and successful facto
found
a
number
of
pawn
tickets, The one bearing the most re
ries here.
We have it in our power to build a railroad to the Siuslaw. cent date was connected with a confederate medal of honor.
which will naturally be extended to Coos Bay if the community Everything else had gone before it. There are Colonel Pointers
unites upon the movement. Without such a road it will always in ^very county and state, old and young, who have had their
be a hard struggle to secure such industries as will be found days of fortune and misfortune, all worthy sufferers, too proud
to beg, too honest to steal, all succumbing slowly to the inev
necessary in the building up of a prosperous city.
itable. Unfortunately they do not seek the relief that would be
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given them. There are philanthropists and churches and the
NO GOOD ARGUMENT AGAINST IT
Salvation Army always in searchof isolated and uncomplaining
misery.
The penniless friendless man with the proud spirit is
Did you ever hear a single good reason why the Eugene-Si- I
the
unhappiest
man of all.
uslaw railroad should not be built? It will open up and develop
THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD
a good territory, rich in timber, fruit and dairy resources—
that means increased wealth and population for Lane county,
and dividends for the stockholders in the road. Could anything
more be asked? That we are able to build this railroad and own
and operate it ourselves must be accepted without argument. It
shouldnot be a hard matter to raise 8150,000, and that sum will
build and equip the first section of the road across the valley to
the timber district. This railroad will pay dividends and will
insure the sale of bonds for the completion of the road on to
the coast. It will make Eugene a jobbing and manufacturing
city, because of its splendid transportation facilities and low
freight rates, and we will have here, within a few years, an inte
rior city, second to none in the Northwest.
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REGARDING THE DEADLY FLY
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The fruit raisers whose places are in the hills south of Eu
gene aver that their land is better than the valley low land for
apples, pears and peaches. If this is so, even in part, the fruit
resources of Lane county are limited only by the orchards
planted and cultivated. A fruit district, however, is not merely
land; it is a matter of people, not only the capitalist who caji in
vest money, but of small growers. With the spread of fruit
principles and methods all of Western Oregon will become an
orchard and garden. The farms, instead of being in what are
now frequently considered small one hundred or forty acre
tracts, will be ten and twenty-acre plots. Where the scrub oak
or the fir now stands, the prune, the peach, the cherry and a
score of other varieties, some yet unborn, perhaps, will blos
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Weber Wagons at Cost
We have the following Weber Wagons and intend to close them out at once AT
COST. They need no recommendation, but show for themseives.
2 only, 21 2 inch steel skein gear, only .
869.75
Same gear, with double box
$88.55
4 only. 234-inch steel skein gear, only
$72.80
Same gear, with double box
$91.00
6 only. 3-inch steel skein gear, only
$75.90
Same gear, with double box
$94.50
1 only. 3' 4-inch, steel skein gear, with doub
S107.50
These prices are at or below cost in every instance, in carload buying at the fac-
tory,
We are closing out and will buy no more.
If you want one of these splendid
wagons get your choice early, as they will not last long.
Moon-Blais Impfnt Co.
05 EAST NINTH STREET
PHONE MAIN 714
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HANDY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Seven different varieties of flies are found in our houses,
ttrut nt work. Hon t fall tu ev th»
The district fair of the Second Southern Oregon District Ag
pietarv« tr. arr ¡mteing oat
98 per cent of which are represented by the common house fly. ricultural Society promises to be an event which will attract a Manicuring and
S. G. Beardsley,M. D
aow at halt priee
Flies lay their eggs only in fermenting or decaying substances- — great deal of attention. A year ago grounds were bought by
Phyucian and Surgeon
Hair Dressing
by preference in horse manure. Hence every stable is a centre Eugene citizens, and work has been going on there continuously I
Tolman
Studio
Iti and 17 Met Tung HMg..
Hasting Hinter»
lU-giatrr lildg.
of infection unless periodically disinfected. The fly maggott is so that now Eugene has a place for Lane county’s fairs as good
Phone Main 47
Nth and W il lamette
Front Halte
SIH WlllaniWt«* Hlrv-et
also hatched out in latrines and ashpit refuse, such as bedding, as any city in the valley. The new grounds will be first used for
straw, rags, paper, scraps of meat, fruit, etc., on which sub fair and exhibit purposes next month, the district fair taking
McLEOD
S. D. READ
GARRETT & MITCHELL
stances the larvae exist after they are hatched, which occurs in place there from September 7th to 11th inclusive, five days in
THE TAILOR
' DENTIST
about twelve days after the egg has been laid. It is estimated all. The committee in charge of the advertising has just put up
On« tlaor enat of OH'» f.rill. “Ib
Real
Estate
Brokers
Over
Huir»
Grocrrjr
that a single fly, laying 120 eggs at a time, will produce a pro hundreds of handsome lithographs and the fair association is
No. AIM Wilhirnrttr Street
Iiegiktcr Building.
geny amounting to sextillions by the end of the season.
working in earnest to make the fair a grand success.
Pbone Main 108.
FOR BEST
The number of bacteria upon a sinble fly have been proved to
Jesse G. Wells
range all the way from 550 to 6,600,000. The average for 414
ATTORNEY
The first thing the newcomer asks of any town is, “What
Teas, Coffees, Spices
flies which were examined at the agricultural experiment station
Ih-glatvr Building
Gives «perla| attention to tbs st-
at Storrs, Conn., last year was 1,230,000 bacteria apiece. This 1 keeps it up?” ‘ What makes it?" “What industries and re Eugene Cleaning
amination of abstracts, drafting wtlla.
sources
are
behind
this
place?"
You
hear
these
questions
on
the
or
Chinaware
estatea, conveyance« and col
represents about the number of bacteria that enter the human
and Dyeing Works Cal) at »0 Eaat Nlntli Street. settling
lections Also to all pension niattsrs
system when one swallows a glass of liquid into which some fly streets, on the trains, in the hotel lobbies, everywhere. It is the everything jk »*II i I»- in cleaning and
Phone .Malo 10H.
G. n. UM KE, Mgr.
has perhaps fallen, to be removed by the slovenly waiter with duty of every Eugene citizen, in spite of all the advertising Eu Corner Sixth Dyeing.
and
Willamette
Hta.
gene has had, all the favorable mentions, and the reputation that
out the liquid being thrown away.
Phone Main 1 —
1 Eugene Electric Co.
she has acquired, to speak of the wonderful resources of Lane
Wm. G. Martin
L O. THOMAS
1 county upon which Eugene's prosperity rests, of the boundless
Attorney at Law
Electric Wlrlnfs, Hxtorra uxj Map-
GREAT CEREAL CROP THIS YEAR
SHINN
Will practice In all the uourta. Of
forests, of the wonderful fruit, and of the cattle and grain crops.
i-it-
fice Warren Building, 63« Wlllao-
THE SIGN PAINTER
Phone Main 5.
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Pick
out
the
things
that
the
newcomer
is
interested
in,
the
things
Kl’GLNE, OR. ette street, over Cresce« store.
This year s cereal crop will be among the greatest ever
77 West Eighth Htrvet.
grown in the United States, according to the estimates contained he knows about, and show where they exist.
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in the Auguzt wheat, corn and cereal crop report issued this
Poultry and Fish
OR. LOLO MUNKERS-MARQDH
Now that vacation time is almost over and people are re
week by the department of agriculture. A gain of more than
SmythsTransfer
Co
Physician and Surgeon
700,000,000 bushels in all grains over last year is indicated, and turning to their homes and business, the Siuslaw railroad move
Market
Residence 2S Ea«t Eleventh itr»«-
aton'd fre* for ten day»
ment should receive a new impetus and the money necessary to
Office. Register buildins. Phone
the bumper yield of three years ago will probably be exceeded.
Fiati Received Dally
•Ml.
justify
the
commencement
of
the
work
should
be
raised
in
a
Phone«
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Main
S2. Ked 4013.
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3- ”• KriMiKW.tV. Prop.
Crops of corn and oats will likely smash all records. A loss
SPECIALTY—Disensos of »0®**
W, H. SMYTH. Prop.
‘ tMiiu- Main 28.
U2N Willamette *4«
hurry.
Eugene
and
Lane
county
need
this
railroad
in
order
to
and children.
in winter wheat as compared with a year ago will be offset by a
larger yield of spring wheat, which will bring the total to a con keep up present growth and prosperity. An outlet to navigable
siderable excess over the 1908 crop. Some important interests water will give us all the benefits that should accrue from the
in the trade figure that the consumptive demand has grown construction of a railroad to cross the mountains into Eastern
enough to absorb this difference, and that before the entire crop Oregon. It would make Eugene the distributing point for a vast
is harvested we will run into a period of actual shortages rather territory now in the first stages of development. Why can’t
than a surplus. It is also figured that foreign requirements eas every property owner and buinessman realize the importance of
Yes, we want you to send or bring us your watches that won’t keep time, watches
ily will take all wheat which is not needed for domestic purposes, this movement?
as crop conditions are generally understood to be unsatisfactory
the average vaichmaket cannot fix.
No work too difficult for u.’to do.
We cm-
in most of the Old World grain raising districts.
There is one thing that the elder Mrs. Thaw can be thankful
ploy no tinkers, but we are expert watchmakers and supervise all work
oursclvcs
for, and that is, she will know where her son is at nights during ■
and cheerfully guarantee every job.
the next few years. The court has finally decided that the
A HIGH CALLING
young man is as mad as the proverbial March hare, and while
Year by year the influence of the press has been extended we do not entirely agree with the court, still it is just as well
until at this time it is far and away the most potent factor in that he be In an asylum or jail. It requires the services of too
54. Willamette Street,
EUGENE,
EUGENE. ORE.
ORE.
modern life. Not only does modern journalism influence poli many officers to watch him when he is running at large.
tics, but it is coming more and more to affect the moral life of
the people.
While digging the foundataion for the enlarged executive
“Is the newspaper press to be the great custodian of morals? offices in Washingtin, a well-preserved souvenir of the Roosevelt
Shall the church resign its de facto leadership?" says the Editor dynasty was uncovered, and will probably be given a conspicuous
and Publisher.
place in the National Museum. It is a rubber ball, which histori
“Religion and morality have come out of the steepled edi ans are sure was used in playing the once popular game of ten
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Inflammation of the Blad*
fices into Jhe streets, the theatres, the secular public halls, to be nis.
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