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"X V Read.This. Nursery Stock, Rose Stock, shrubbery, all kinds o f trees. Apples trees $12.00 per hundred From the best nursery in the state. Guaranteed true to name. A t the Forest Grove Greenhouse 4thStreetand 5th Avenue South. Phone 0116. The Panama Americans W anted - T he P kess desires county. Send in your application at once. HI m lssary E m p lo y ees a re issu ed «-oil poll books in v alu e from $2.50 to $15 and co n ta in in g coupons ra n g in g In By W m. R. Scott. ra ce value from I cen t to 2 5 cen ts. Enough co n tain s a re torn ou t by th e (Continued from last week.) cle rk s to co v er ea ch p u rch ase. At the su p erin ten d en ts. $175 to $5 8 3 .3 3 ; su end o f each m outh th e value o f th e p ervisors. $200 to $ 2 50; te a c h e r s , $00 coupon books Is d educted from th e etn to $ 110; tra in m a ste r, $200 to $275; ploy ee’s sa la ry . T h e q u a n titie s o f v ario u s a rtic le s y n rd m aater. $1!M) to $210; n u rses. $00 to $ 150; policem en. $80 to $ 1 0 7.50, m as handled tiy th e co m m issary In the ter cut Im iider. $225; tire d ep artm en t y e a r being review ed w ere a s fo llo w s: p riv ates. $ 100 ; tra v e lin g en g in eer. E ggs. t!02.<Ki(> d ozen: bu tter. 42!).2t!'i pounds; unatt. tl.24l.83N pounds; poul $ 250; a cco u n ta n ts . $175 to $ 2 5 0 ; m usi ca l d irecto r. $PNI.ti7; m ates. $1no to try . 554.028 pounds; milk and cre a m . SO.-Idlt g a llo n s ; coffee. 320.401 pounds: $ 175; p o stm asters. $50 to $137 50. T h e can al w as e stim a ted to cost (lour, 10.038 b a r re ls ; ice, 33.20,7 to n s; $375.1100.000. Out o f th at am ou n t the ice cre am . 110.208 g allons O ne c e n tr a l laundry Is o p era ted for part w hich had gone into w ag es and s a la rie s to J u n e 30. 1013. w as upproxl- th e w h ite or gold em p loy er*. Ill H ill nihtely $135.000,000. Ity th e tim e th e th ere w ere 7.200 patro n s a oil 3.581.1623 pieces w ere laundered. I'n tro n s de •-anal Is Mulshed and opened fo r per m anen t use. In 101 1. tills item will posit th e ir bondl«*s at th e bran ch co m m issa ries in th e resp ectiv e tow n s, and reach th e s ta r tlin g to tal o f $150.000. ooo Fro m 2 0 to 25 per cen t o f It lias they a re co llected for sh ip m en t over [he railroad to C risto b al, tty tills cen g on e Into s a la r ie s o f officers anil su per vlsor.v em p loy ees and from 75 to 80 tra liz a tio n o f w ork th e eost is from 30 to 50 per cen t low er than fo r sim ila r p er cen t in to w ag es to sk illed and an w ork in A m erican cities. C lea n in g sk illed labor 1 and p ressin g a r e done for both m en and w om en 's c lo th e s a t low ra te s C H A P T E R X IV . Gatan Looks C om m issary — Q u a rt e r s — Sub siste nce. I lit.V C th e first y e a r o f A m eri ca n o p eratio n s In I'am in ia th e problem o f food and m erch an d ise supply foi the arm y of w o rk ers w as not worked out C iller E n g in e e r S tev en s In 1005 turned his a tte n tio n to th is problem II. LIDYARD W a KLER Í LIDYARD S H O EMAKERS 1st Ave. N., near Main St. We are prepared to do the very best o f all kind o f shoe work. UP-TO-DATE MACHINERY Special attention given to crippled feet. THE Story of the Panama Canal From Start to Finish. to secure a live correspondent in every community in Washington S. A. WALKKR PA GE G FOREST GROVE PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1911 E arly in 1005 th e com m ission nd ver tised fre e q u a rte rs to both m arried and b a ch elo r «••uibivees as a speciuI I ik Iii«-et 11 eiit to entile > th e 1 ‘iin al zone rim s in ad d itio n to high pay th e em jilo y ees h av e iio house o r room ren t to pay T h is alon e c o n stitu te s a sh arp In cre a se in an em p loy ee's In com e over yvlmt lie could earn iu th e P o lle d Embalming and Funeral Directing FOREST GROVE UNDERTAKING CO. J. S. Buxton, Manager Phone No. 6 4 2 Forest Grove. Or. W. F. HARTRAMPF A ty p ic a l th irty c e n t menu' Includes soup, tw o kind s o f m e a t, fo u r kind s o f v e g e ta b le s, hot ro lls o r ligh t b read , a sa la d , tea. co ffe e o r co coa, and fo r d es se r t lee cream or pie. On ev ery ta b le a re fru it, o liv e s, p re se rv e s, co n d im en ts, and fo r se v e ra l y e a rs In th e early sta g e s an open bow l o f q u in in e a s a m a la ria l antid ote. T h e h o tels for th e gold em p loy ees usually h av e been op erated a t a slig h t loss, w hile th e E u ro p ean labo rers' m osses and the colored la b o rers’ k iteb eu s h av e sh ow n a profit. At th e m ess es fo r ih e E u ro p e a n s, p rin cip ally S p a n ia rd s and Ita lia n s , th e c o st of tbrt>e m ea ls is 4 0 c e n ts , w hile a t th e k itch e n s w here th e W est Indian labo r e rs g e t th e ir food cooked to hik e aw ay and e a t th e co st Is 3 0 ce n ts fo r th re e m eals. T h e food is u lw a y s w holesom e and p le n tifu l, and th e ta s te s o f th e v a rious n a tio n a litie s a r e studied to give them thut to w hich th ey a re accu stom - ed. T h e W est In d ia n s co n su m e m ore than 100 ton s o f ric e m on th ly, th e Ita l ia n s w an t m a ca ro n i, and th e S p a n ia rd s ea t v ast q u a n titie s o f bread« S te w a rd s a t th e h o tels fo r th e gold em p loy ees found th a t e a ch m an a v e r aged only tw o m ea ls a d ay. T h e sav Ing to a n em p loy ee by c u ttin g out one m eal Is $!) a m onth T h e y su b s titu te fru it o r a san d w ich from th e clu b h o u se fo r th e th ird m eal and In th e tw o th ey do e a t stow a w a y enough to sa tis fy th e ir needs. T h r e e m eals a day a t 30 ce n ts each would c o st $27 a m outh. T w o m eals a d ay, or six ty fo r th e m outh, co st $18. S o m e o f th e em p loy ees cu t out b r e a k fa s t and so m e lunch, so th e ste w a rd s p re p a re food fo r on a v e ra g e o f tw o m ea ls per em ployee. T h e T iv o li h o te l a t A ncon, on the Fuel He sid e, is th e to u rist hotel oper- Hied hv th e co m m issio n . Its rates, A m erican p an . a re $5.50 a day and up T h e r e a re 218 room s mill a d in in g room th a t w ill se a t 750 persons. At Union. on th e A tla n tic side, th e com- .m ission o p e ra te s th e W a sh in g to n hotel for I'le use o f v isito rs to tlie e a n a l zone. S till a n o th e r fa«-tor th a t m akes liv ing in th e «-Hfcnl zon e eb en p er th a n in lie U nited S ta te s is th e result o f th e liu ia te W ith a u n ifo rm ly w arm te iu jie n itu re th e q u a lity o f clo th e s does not vary th e y e a r round fo r th e w om en. lig h t, su m m ery goods, largely w hite; fo r Ihe m en. dtn-k or linen su its or light sta p le c lo th s T h e sa v in g from not h av in g to b u y . new clo th e s wit*h th e ch a n g e o f se a so n s is im por ta u t, and th e em p lo y e e s g en erally try | to «(T an ge th e ir v a ca tio n s so a s to be , in th e U nited S ta te s in mild w eath er. A brid e s t a r t s ou t life th e re on a b a sis th a t m ean s a rude jo lt to her when th e ca n a l is finished and sh e r«“ tu rn s to th e U nited S t a t e s Y oung -o itp les w ho have been tre a d in g th e e a sy path or high s a la ry , fre e ren t, fre e w ater, light am i fu el, ch e a p e r food, clo th e s and fu rn itu re , e la s tic c la s s d is tin c tio n s and p len tifu l though not efficien t s e r v a n ts m ust ev er look tmek upon th e ir ca n a l zone e x p e rie n ce ns Ih e p a rticu la rly brig h t period In tlle ir ca re e rs. T lie w ith erin g b la s ts of so cial co m p etitio n , high co st «if living and sn ln rles from on e to tw o th ird s low er In th e U nited S ta te s will m ake th e ea sy going, ov erg en ero u s life a t ra n a in a seem th e “te m p s de «¡xe” in th e ir lives. • ^ PACIFIC GARAGE W holesale and Retail Bran,Shorts. Rolled Oats, Ground Oats, Ground Wheat. Cracked Wheat, Cracked Corn, Whole Wheat and CoFn, Middlings and several kinds o f Hard Wheat Flour, Sack Twine land Sacks, 11 v and Vetch,Seed. ♦ Give us a call when in need. I'hunt 50x Forest Grove, Ore You are invited to call and look at the new model Improved in many w a y s f ÂÉ HASKELL & SON Su ccessors to C. G. D A N I E L S O N PH O N E 3 0 6 PA C IFIC A V E . «■ n ftVVVVVVVVVVVVW'Wwwv*- ' *W S N T E Is u p o n u s a n d y o u s h o u ld g e t Your House Repaired J ns one «i|mn th e proper so lu tio n of w hich would depend s a tis fa c to ry co n S ta tes fo r sim ila r w ork, but th is Is not d itio n s o f liv in g fo r the < an a l w ork til h e rec e iv e s g ratis. It h as been figured th a t in six y e a rs ers Ity A pril. 11 n>7. w hen he resig n ed , j .lie co m m ission g ra n ts to each m arried th e present co m m issary and hotel sy s ■tnployee g ra tu itie s th a t co st It $3.000 tem s. a s well a s th e sy stem o f lions Hid to a b ach elo r em p loy ee g ra tu itie s ing th e em p loy ees, w hich ch allen g e h at co st $750. T h e m on th ly se rv ice . th e a d m iratio n o f tlie to u rist, had been I melt a s co m m issary , fu el and d istille d c re a te d , and all th a t w as le ft to C olo r a te r d eliv eries, rem oval o f g a rb a g e , nel < ¡net ha Is to do in th is p h a se o f th e -tc.. to a m arried em p lo y ee c o s ts $12. ta s k w as to e n la r g e th e sy s te m s a s th e j Hid ja n it o r se rv ic e uud o th e r se rv ice o rg a n iz a tio n exp an d ed | ’o a bach elor em p lo y ee co st $2.25 O w in g In p art to th e Im m en se q u a n | n o u th ly . Iu six y e a rs an a v e ra g e tit ie s In w hich all a rtic le s a r e bought force o f 5.000 em p lo y ees has been en- and the a b s e n c e o f a g ra s p in g policy Itlcd to th ese g ra tu itie s , and it is ttg- ns to protits, th e can al em p loy ees cu s ired th a t the to tal in v estm e n t by the to in a rily buy alm o st e v e ry th in g more -onim ission In th a t period for a ll fre e ch ea p ly th a n th e sam e m erch an d ise service and g ra tu itie s ru n s betw een se lls fo r In th e U nited S ta te s . > 10 . 000.000 and $ 20 . 000 . 000 . F o r on e reason th e r e Is uo ta r iff In T o a m arried em p loy ee th e fr e e a I th e ca n a l zone. F oreig n m a d e goods o w an ce Is as fo llo w s; An Individual a re Im ported w ithout th e expens« o m use o r ati a p a rtm e n t iu a bu ild ing th e co n su m er th a t th e high p ro tectiv e with tw o or fo u r fa m ilie s , a ran g e, a d u ties a t hom e n e cessita te . Irish lin lou ble lied, tw o p illo w s, six din in g en s, E n g lish and S c o tch c lo th , E ren clt ■hairs, tw o k itch e n c h a ir s , o n e c h if p erfu m ery . S w is s and S ca n d in a v ia n fonier. tw o n e u ter ta b le s , a m osquito d nlry prod u cts and a w ide v a rie ty of uir. a re frig e ra to r, a d ou b le d re sse r, a | 722 oth«>r E u ro p ean m a n u fa ctu re s m ake Inutile m .ittiV ss. a k itch e n ta b le, a din £35 th e c o m m issa ry , w ith th e A m erican ta b le, sid elraard . bedroom m at and j 7 3 m erch a n d ise In s to c k , a g reat d e p a rt h ree w icket (so-eh c h a ir s m ent sto re, whb-h In th e fiscal y ea r M arried q u a rte rs w ore assig n ed In ~ 1012 did a b u sin ess am ou n tin g to $il. 5 and lo o t,, ooi th e busts o f one — 702.355118. qu nre foot for *w d i d o lla r o f s a la ry ~ G e n e ra l hcnd qunrti rs a re nt C rlsto , itli e x tra a llo w a n ces fo r th e w ife and — hoi, on th e A t la nth- s1d<v T h e steam llildren T ills tnetbod w as aban d oned | ~ sh ip s o f flic U aiiaina ltatlroc.il lin e every nd q u a rte rs a r e a ssig n ed w ith ou t re w eek rep len ish th e food supplies w ith ard to salary . exoe|rt th a t offlolals re s e a s o n a b le o fferin g s from th«- Amert olve first co n sid era tio n T h e r e are enn m ark ets. T h e *<-«>p«. o f th e <n>eni •lie. tw o and fo u r fa m ily hou ses, eti tk m s Includes a laundry, b a k e ry . Ice I rely Hcrts-hed on th e o u tsid e E very epeam plant. Ice fa c to ry , cold sto rag e m u se or a p a rtm e n t h as Its sh ow et __ co ffe e ro astin g plaid and h itm rato rj •nth. tu b s not tHdiig used, am i each fur m ak in g e x tra c ts . ow n h as a co m p lete se w e r sy ste m . T h e y e a r til III Is ty p ical o f th e sc a le B a ch elo rs, w h eth e r m en o r w om en, on w hich tin- co m m issary has been op ire trea ted <-orreM|aitidiiigiy well. I esated sin ce 1000 Im p o rtatio n s of ju tir te r s with tw o, th re e o r fo u r In a ! pHnidpal co m m od ities w ere as follow s room and ja n ito r *«>rvi-e a re fre e 111 I ftr o e e r h 'S ............................................... f l 273.694 71 th e e a rly days tli«‘re w a s u n p le a sa n t I H a r d w a r e .................................. aa.TtW.'Si row dlng bis-ause o f th e s c a r c ity o f D ry g o o d s .............................................. »<3 M l ) tiulldliigs. but only . iM-oHsiotially has i R o o ts a n d s h o e s ................................. t64.l6S.Sil C o ld s t o r a g e s u p p lie s ........................ 1.573,5)2.67 th e re been co n g estio n In la te y e a rs -'ll rn I lu re ........................................... 8.020 0 These bu ild ings s h e lte r from a dozen | s TVihseeo ................................. 132,630 6« to six ty men an d . lik e th e m a rried j Row m a te r ia ls .................................... 218.375.22 q u a rte rs, a re screen ed on th e o u tsid e P a p e r , s ta tio n a r y , e t c ....................... 64.679 05 H o tels op er»ted by th e eom n ilsslo n T o t a l .......................................................... «4.367 7 9 2 » a re th e hoarding p la ce s fo r th e b ach ; T h e wide v era n d a s T h e s e lni|M)rtatona do not repreaeiit elor em ployees. th e total tra n sa ctio n » o f th e co m m ls screen«“) sn«1 tnhl«*» here a re re sit r? fo r th a t y ea r, a s th e sto ck on served for the b a c h e lo r g irl« and for hand and lanight on th e Isth m u s ran th e m en who w ea r c o a ts a t m«‘« ltim e j th e volum e o f bustnoaa to $5 .7 5 4 .0 5 5 t!9 In sid e the em ployees m ay e a t In th e ir i , sh irt sleev es T h e m ea ls co st 3 0 e e n ts | O f th is am oun t th e co m m ission paid each and are paid fo r by coupons th a t $1.025.348 77 fo r suppll«** used In th« com e fifty to th e book T h e s e hooks h o tels. tiH'ss«*», k lti'h en s and elsew h e re co st $15. and th e am o u n t Is d edu cted | and $3 000.338 01 rep resen ts th«* am ount from th e em p loy ee's sa la ry a t th e end o f th e total w hich w as |>alil by em o f th e m onth, so t h a t no c a s h la handled p loy ecs using coupon hooks N ineteen a t th e hotels, e x ce p t from nonem ploy I sto re s w ere o|«erated In as m any set ees, who m ust pgy 30 r e lit* fo r a m eal, tlem en ta and tow n s, him ! th e sverag«- T h e Tare couM ^not he d u p lica ted In = m onthly bu sin ess w as $170.570 ito j th e Unit«"«) Shit'*» fo r 73 c e n ts a m eal | No c a sh ta le s a re m ade Ht th e com j -----------------------, i Feed Mill will run every day in the week. OVERLAND fs now on exhibition at the You Will Need Lumber, Shingles, Roofing and Roof Paint To K eep Out the Cold and Rain. W E S E L L TH EM . The Willis-Piace Lumber Cu. : * F O R E S T ] G R O V E , O’R E G [ 0 N . R a s m i^ s e n ^ s ^ ^ d ^ t o i^ D ealer in Flour, Feed and all kinds of G arden Seeds ih season.............................. J. RASMUSSEN, Proprietor Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, Oregon (Concluded th is w eek ) ^\MlllUllllllllllli]||lillllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllî UNDERTAKING 1914 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir//^ A MV E S T AT HO F O R E S T G K G V t, “O regon’s H om e 1 ow n” is an ideal place in which with its wonderful possibilities of development in to live— and it is just as good as any in agricultural and industrial fields, situated as it is, close to the great market of the city of which to invest your efforts. money and your WASHINGTON COUNTY Portland: itself enjoying a climate and soil I o own property in Forest Grove is to that produces any of the products of the become filled with self confidence, for real temperate zone and admitted by all to be estate is bound to advance in the next few the banner county in the state, the proud years and the holders will receive generous profits. owner in Washington County has the safest and most productive of investments. Investigate these bargains on Easy T e r m s I 4 0 A c r e s all in Cultivation 2 m iles o f F o r e s t G ro ve, good 6 -room ho u se, good b a rn and o th e r o u t bu ild in g s; 1 te a m , w agon, h a c k and b u g g y , fi co w s, and a ll fa rm too ls, hay and g r a in ; ru n n in g w a te r th ru th e p la ce and a good well a t th e house. T h is land is le v e l, vou can s s e a ll ovei it fro m th e house. T h is is su re a good buy and w ill ulw ays be w orth th e m oney and i f any land in W a sh ing ton co u nty is w orth m ore, it su re w ill b e ; i f you d on ’ t w a n t th is, te ll so m e o f y ou r frie n d s a b o u t it, I am su -e th e y w ill. P ric e $10,00t), % ca sh , b a la n ce to su it. Let us know your wants. 9 Acres, 4 blocks of Banks Good 7-room , m odern house and in good co n d ition , good barn and ch ick e n p ark , all kinds o f f r u it, la rg e and sm all T h is p la ce w ill k eep 4 cow s, and one can ea sily c le a r $l(ln p e r m on th . W ill sell fo r $8000 te rm s to su it, o r w ill tra d e fo r o f 40 to 80 a c re s, p re fe ra b ly n e a r F i r e s t G ro ve. W e will be pleased to satisfy them. GOOD INVESTMENT CO. PH O N E 5 0 1 O R E ST G R O V E PR ESS B U I L D I N G | B