FOREST
THURSADY, OCTOBER 23, 9131,
FOREST GROVE PRESS
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GROVE
that we receive the proper class.
P R E S S lut t he
country tributary to Forest Grove is capa­
ble of supporting ten times as many families as Beaverton, one o f the most thriv-
it now does. Many ot our best prospective i ing towns in Washington County,
EDITOR AND O W N E R
settlers will be men of small means, men of is now preparing to bring water
great activity and virtue, but who will need the to its citizens. The work of
Published every Thursday at Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. advice and assistance of.som e reliable and capa­
digging the ditch in the town will
Entered at the Forest Grove, Oregon, Post Office as second-class matter. ble information bureau.
We want to see the
newly organized commercial Club take up this be completed this wee'-, ready to
work of guaranteeing to the prospective settler connect with the main ditch
S ubscription R ates in A dvance .
in this county a not excessive purchase price in from Hillsboro as soon as it is
One Year. .................. $1.50
Six Months...........75 Cents
the beginning, a cordial welcome in the start,
finished. About eighteen months
encouragement, and financial help if need be, ago the town installed electric-
P hone M ain 502. to stock and equip his forty or twenty acres
O ffice on M ain S treet .
with the necessary animals and implements to lights, and now with the addi-
produce a living. No greater work for the | tion of the water it shows that
For goodness sake, dear friends, awake
future benefit of this community can be accom­ Beaverton is progressing as all
From dreams and feeble wishes;—
plished than the proper care of the newcomer.
Willamette Valley towns are
E’en now, Miss Opportunity
Awaits with blessing kisses.
Forest Grove is in dire need o f a good lumber doing.
It s now the time to lead the line,
mill, and the millions of feet of first-class timber
And plow the wake o f progress.
Carefully Drawn Law
What shall it be for you and me?
standing on the nearby hills is ample guarantee
W e’ ll surely not choose iegress!
o f the feasibility o f such an industry. Forest
The Workmen’s Compensation
But rise in might, and strike out right
Grove and its great surrounding territory could Act, which the voters will have
By helping one another.
well support a creamery, a great grape juice an opportunity to pas- on at the
The world will hear, if we but cheer
The deeds of each good brother.
factory, a suburban railway up Gales Creek, special referendum election No­
Then waste no time, not yours nor mine.
over to Banks and down the Tualatin River to vember 4 was framed by a com­
In knocking or in crowing;
the city o f that name. Forest Grove needs mission representing the Grange,
But with a vim go out to win
some things along civic improvements. It needs the employers and workers. The
The profit of good sowing.
And sow by thots and deeds of all
a more united endeavor among its citizens for law provides automatic conpen
The seeds of lasting blessing--
these things, and that is what the meeting on sation for injured workmen and
And THEN t h e world will gladly help
Friday, October 31, is to bring about.
their widows and children in case
To foster our progressing.
—J ist H unt .
of dea h, and is designed to do
The chief value of a good wide awake com ­ away with actions at law against
mercial club is to generate vitality within the employers for damages in cases
There are times when a community. To do that successfully a perma­ where workman a-e injured or
community must take the nent headquarters should be established and so killed. It is claimed by friends
A N EARNEST
ARRE AL TO ALL lead and make rapid and fitted up as to be a brooding place o f ideas for of the new system that it will
substantial progress or a greater Forest Grove and Washington County. have a tendency to reduce the
recede as rapidly; when it is not a question of
All work must begin at home, and the first number o f accidents. Unques­
merely leading or following, but an actual ques­ task is to bring ourselves to the realization of tionably it will greatly reduce the
tion of retrogression or progression, a question of our many advantages. The second is to gener­ number of paupers and public
leadership or death, the demand for a sacrificing ate within ourselves a ceaseless energy and en­ charges resulting from fatal ac­
and sincere co-operation of all its citizens for thusiasm for development and progress, and the cidents, as statistics show that
development, for advancement, for leadership, unity of action necessary to accomplish definite only about 12 per cent of those
a maranthon race in which the contestant must results. The next great accomplishment is to injured have actionable claims
win or die. Forest Grove is now facing such a gain the respect and co-operation o f our nearby for damages under piesent laws.
critical situation, and as a test of her ability to friends and neighbors and to prove our worthi­ It is claimed that the referendum
meet it with success the call has been issued for ness of their support and assistance in working on this bill was invoked by the
all to attend a meeting on the last day of this for greater things. Th n it is time to begin agents of employers’ liability in­
month to discuss and formulate plans for a great shouting to the world that the Garden o f Eden surance companies, and by per­
future campaign of progress and industry.
sonal injury lawyers, of which
is waiting for all to walk in.
Not only is this a critical time in the making
both glasses will lose heavily if
of local history, but it is a most opportune time
And in the meantime positively the best work the bill becomes a law.
for the success of an extensive publicity pro­ that can be done is by personal letters to your
gram. During the next six or seven years great friends and others in less favored localities, ac­
'
Has no Criticism
changes will take place on the Pacific Coast. companied by a subscription to a local paper.
C orvallis . Oregon,
Immigration and emigration will greatly add to The local paper tells of the life, and is a true
the population of Oregon. The tourist travel index of the activity of a community. If your
October 13, 1913.
thru this state will undoubtedly be increased local paper is a faithful representative of its
many fold. Thru the Panama Canal, from the community there cannot be a more effective
My Dear Editor;—Enclosed you
Far East, and from our own East, will come piece of boosting literature produced; for it tells are remitted $1 50 in money order
many nationalities, many classes and many kinds of the actual conditions, and when the truth is to renew my subscription to the
of citizens. Nor will the.-e classes possess the as favorable to a community as it is to Forest F orest G rove P ress for an­
same degree o f desirability, nor will they be
rove and Washington County, no colored ink is other year. I have no criticisms,
scientifically diffused with each other. Rather necessary.
l'he paper has improved in char­
they will settle in colonies, or naturally will
May all attend the coming meeting and help acter since you took it.
drift into communities of largely their same formulate the best plan o f future action possible.
Yours truly,
class. Washington County will undoubtedly re­
ceive her share in numbers, but to secure the
G eo . R. S choch .
right kind o f thrifty, intelligent newcomers, it
will be necessary for us to do our part and to
Dr. Lowe, the well-known op­
see that we not only get our share in numbers
tician. has now associated with
1 him in his practice one of the
most efficient eye specialists in
the Northwest, and is r.o v able
to give his patrons more prompt,
accurate and economical service
than before. When you | a rc n
ize them you receive the com-
K H E JB B
3 biiied service of the optician and
I traine 1 eye spe ialist.
They
| guarantee all their glasses to
J'give entire sa isfaction, whether
I Í they cost $2 or more. One charge
covers the entire cost of examin­
ation, frames and lenses. They
do m>„ go from house to house.
Consult them in the Loughlin
Hotel for one day only, Thurs­
day, October 30. Scores of For­
est Grove references. Remem­
ber the day and date.
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The up-state newspaper men
have been in session in Portland.
Much is asked of them, am
little bestoweu. The man wh>
wants free publicity, and giver
nothing back in advertising, be
sieges all newspapers, but non
more than the up-state publica -
tions.
The mail overwhelms them with
til kinds o f copy with a reque;,
that it be inserted free am
marked copies o f the paper b
■tent. Stock shows, horse shows
county fairs, church fairs, stai
fairs, world’ s fairs,
charit>
balls, June festivals, health com
mittees. charity committees, de
velopment commi'tees, promotio
committees, publicity commi'
tees, general welfare committee
and every other kind of fail
show, exposition and committe
showers the publication offic
with requests for free spac*,
always holding out as remuner -
tion the assurance that it is f r
the good o f the communil ,
never realizing that white papi i
must be paid for in dollars, tha
printers must have money foi
food, clothing and shelter, am
that publication offices cannoi
subsist on warm wind.
Along with the fairs and othe
free publicity folk, is the rea
estate agent who doesn’ t adver
tise but wants his name men­
tioned in every sale, the doctoi
who doesn’ t advertise, because
he says it isn’ t professional, but
wa its his name as the surgeon ii
a case of accident, and the mer­
chant who doesn’ t advertise be­
cause he says it doesn’ t pay, hut
wants the rei*>rter to drop around
and write up for the paper a de­
scription of a newly arranged
show window.
In addition there is the profes­
sional press agent who is paid i
big salary because o f his versa
h'lit.v in working the newspapers
for free publicity.
In no activity in the world is
there so much endeavor to get
something for nothing as is at­
tempted in the newspaper busi
ness. No activity in the wo: Id
gives as much to the public gratis
and gets as few thanks back.
For all the boosting of the
community, for all the construct
ive agitation, for all the struggle
at reform, for all the appeals in
behalf of public movements, for
all the cheery puffs o f the prom­
inent citizens, for all the free
notices, free insertions, free pub
licity, free exploitation, free ad
vertising and free giPs o f space
and influence of every kind, the
om m unity expects in return to
lay a few flowers on the grave of
the defunct newspaper man when
he is dead, and let it go at that.
No public servitor is more
faithful and devoted, no citizen
more sincere and but few figures
in the community so generous or
abb as is the average up-state
editor.— Oregon Journal.
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For particulars apply to S mth
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D. Staley, Prop.
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Music Machine
The wonderful COLUMBIA
now takes the place of all
other musical insuruments.
With all the improvement^,
and the highest of perf> ctio i
to which they have attained,
yet the prices have ste. dily
been lowered until now it is
within reach of every family
to have a first class COLUM­
BIA GRAPHOPHONE and a
fine selection of Double Disc
Records.
Only a $5 hill down! You
have the use of the machine
while you are paving the rest
at $1.00 per week.
We are exclusive agents for
the COLUMBIA.
Liltler’s Pharmacy
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A Rightly Euilt Stove W ill Save
Its Price in Heat Efficiency
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This is the season to buy your new heater.
You will find the desired requirements of good
looks, efficiency anJ long life in any of our
standard lines of heaters. W e carry a complete
line of
teed all wool
The Comfort Heaters
The Mission Heaters
Special Price
The Beaver Heaters
Ccme in while you can make your selection
fro;u our complete stock
only $ 1 2 . 5 0
Don’t Miss This Chance for Such a Bargain
The Present Day
Y O U Need a New Healer for the Winter
CASSIMERE SUITS
TOR MEN AND BOYS
Knowing Sympathy
Beaverton W ill Have W ater
Hardware
Cast T o p . Cas’ Bo om and Cast Lined, using
less w ood. ffiTing m ore heat: of better quality
and neater apperance thanother heaters.
Implements
Pairts
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lohn E. Bailey
To-cst Creva
Oregon
GORDON & GORDON HAi lDW ’RE CO.
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