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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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
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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 )
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UNDERTAKING
1914
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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
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