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About Albany democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1900-1912 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1908)
ALBA.-sY Tne 'Hub" of the Valley. Willamette From an S. P. folder: Albany is situated on the Willamette Rivar, in the heart or the beautiful Willamette Valley, 80 miles south of more than a warming tip for a few Portland, in one of the most fertile days or weeks. The only kind of boom sections of the United States, favored Albany wants is a steady, stable, per bv climate soil and natural commercial manent growth in population, enter advantages. It iB at the junction of the Southern Pacific, running from Portland to New Orleans, and the Corvallis and Eastern from Nownort on the Pacific to Detroit in the mountains, while a branch runs out into the rich Lebanon country, and another to Brownsville and Spring- fiield, making Albany a trade center that is of great advantage to its busi - ness interests. The city has twenty- four passenger trains doily, on a time schedule that gives the people of the surrounding country rare opportunities for romini? to Albanv for business pur - Doses. The citv is well laid out, electric lighted, has n splendid sowarage sys tem and the most miles of cement walk of any city in Oregon of its Bize. It is well supplied with modern residences and pretty lawns. A movement has been begun for the pavement of its business streets, with prospects of con summation, In manufactories the city has made a good start. It has two up-to-date flour mills, furnishing as good a product j as can be secured in the United States; ., tn. ,,iB o.ii omiinnprl ton- stantlv expanding, a sawmill with Dlanor. with a canacity of 75,000 feet daily; two woodworking estrblishments in first-class hands; two lumber yards; . u: i tii ...:iu nnnri nnnnoitv tho ' U OIIIUKID mill nun a fiwu vrw..j , larecst chair factory in tho West, em- ploying 50 to 100 men, a furniture fac tory under an expert superintendent! with the machinery and equipment for tnrning out a first-class article in any department of tho business; modern laundry; two tanneries, doing a wide business; a prune packer, last year doing a 150-car business; with ship ments East and to Euiope; two fine creamories, two ice plants; a candy factory, spray factory, soda works, etc. Tho city has among the best stocked, most commodious stores in the valley, ten or twelve good church structures, first-class public schools in compotent hands, a Sisters' Academy and about the best people socially on the earth. Among the prospects soon are a con densed milk factory, a cannery and an electrict car spetem. Tho city for yearB has had ahorse-care line, holding the franchise. The river is spanned hero by tho best cantilever bridge in tho Northwest, one Bpcaking for the enterprise of the people of the city and county. It is tho center of a Bplendid farming country, suitable, for almost everything under the sun. It is ideal for apples; the prune industry hero has been mado a specialty, last year the most being shipped irom Albany of any place in thp Northwest; peaches do well, cher ries thrive; strawberries, luscious and prolific, grow here to perfection, and practically all kinds of fruits and ber ries, except a few tropical fruits. It is being learned that tho soil and cli mate aro particularly well adapted for English walnuts, und arrangements are being made to push tho industry on a broad scale. Albany is tho center of a large dairy business requiring a special car daily to carry the shipment of eggs and cream from the city, and the most stock is sent out from here of any place in the Valley. Our Small Colleges Some of the best men in Oregon have come out of the small colleges of the Btate, men who hnvo ranked high profession and business. Oregon has Bomo splendid institutions, colleges ex erting n great influence in the world doing thorough work, perhaps lack inc. in equipment, but ol tun making up in thoroughness. Oregon's leading editor is a graduate of a small west side col lege, and he is one of the best in the U. S., and many of our best physician; nnd lawyers have comn out througl Willamette, Albany, Forest Grove ami other worthy institutions. In view ol these facts tho following by a member of the alumni commit teo fighting for the appropriation bill, will be rend will interest: "Tho state of Oregon cannot point with pride to a single institution within its borders. We have no great mstitu tions here, und never will have at the rate we are now going. Our denomi national schools aro all struggling alune. trying to keep their heads above water Their equipment is poor and their sala ries low. They nro a little better than academies or high schools. A unal! percent of their students are of college rank. Tho State University is also struggling along with poor cpuipment and a poorly paid teachers corps. It differs from tho denominational schools in that its students nil tue of college rank and that it nives Instruction in u larger number of juursos." Saturday Mght Thoughts)! This has been booster week in Al bany. The spirit of get-to-gether and go ahead has pervaded the city. It is to be hoped right here that it is more than a revival, with Tom Richardson as the evangelist of boost, something prise, cleanliness and character, the kind that stays; not the inflated kind that leaves a bad taste in the mouth and is followed by reaction, ine uem OCRAT has been told of one or two places in Oregon of that character that made things hum for a while with their j automobiles and real estate spielers, to be followed by stagnation. In 1892 we ! had somewhat of a dose ourselves, lhe j Democrat is in favor of this present j boost so long as it is conducted along sane lines, nnd, as in the past, is ready to lend its influence, hand and heart in , the interest of the wellfare of Albany and its progress. The first political gun was fired in Albany this week by a candidate for U. .i. senator under statement number one, very well baked and presented plainly enough. It presented somewhat of ajnew turn in politics running tor ollice entirely on the mode of election rather than on any particular fitness for the place or the advocacy of any principles in me interest oi tne state general government. The elephant j a big animal, and, as we have seen 'n the circus, can be trained to do "'most any kind of a stunt There is cansiderable interest in the joint debates being had upon the rr.at- ters to come ud before the next legis- - laturo, under the auspices of the So- ' ninliut- rinli nf tYtia pUt Tho mnvii. ment is on the right road. People do well to become informed. Most of the questions are those upon which people will differ and aro bound to. Never call a man a chump or a muddle-head because he doesn't look at things the way you do, but so long as he is honest, shake his hand just the same. On things that are new people par ticularly do well to mako a thorough investigation. It is easy to figure almost anything out on paper, which as a rule do. not materialize according to program. Glittering theories when an alyzed are often only bubbles with rain bow colors, that go to pieces when struck by the breeze of experience. . It costs money to enforce law and always will, a fact which is never any argument against the law itself, a point that needs no discussion among reasonable people, though often put into the game of prejudice. Any law that is worthy of being put in the books should be enforced, and it is the busi ness of every law abiding citizen to rendor his influence in favor of it, It doesn't take much of a straw to judge where a man stands in matters ethical. Ptiuifoid n-td Whiskey Tho manner in which the faculty of Stanford University are taking away the great royal American rights of the students calls for public attention Tho students want to have all the whiskey on tho university grounds thoy wish to drink, tho faculty objects. A row has followed and several ieading student b who wished to run the institu tion have been suspended. The case is interesting. Why should the faculty of a bit- college tako away from the students such a great prosperity maker Well, wo gu?ss it was because whiskey is poison to the life of the student. It may warm a man up, but it takes his senses away if ho goes ito excess as most men do who uso it, and a student under the influence of liquor is a do cidedly bad acquisition to the body. Tho average student is bad enough when sober. tinuluallyjwhiskey is being tabooed everywhere where a "higher standard is wanted in business nnd the professions Stanford university has set an examph that is boitnd to have n widespread in fluence. Grafts. Too many doctors may spoil the war prospects. Tho pulpit often fails to get the pew's viewpoint, The woman who wills has no need to wait for leap year. A full grown man is seldom as young as he thinks he is. It's mighty seldom that tho sex of tho baby disappoints both parents. A big, fat man always has a hard time trying to make pcoplo believe h is sick. If you ride long enough tho seat on the water wagon will be quite comfort able. If you overlooked it on January 1 you micrlit try making a good resolution today. It is better to make one reform and stick to it than to scatter on a dozen and miss ull of them. SINGLE TAX Debated on One Side. Who Was Muddled. Clevenger Hall was well filled last night in anticipation of a debate be tween Mr. Louis Bowerman of Port land, and W. W. Poland of Shedd on the single tax question. Mr. Poland was unable to be present and hence the discussion was only half educational. Mr. Bowerman presented the single tax theory very well, according to Henry George, a socialistic plan. It is that land of itself has no value as nnch merely the location, it can only be em ployed. The improvements upon it arc simply the result of labor, and it is not just to tax industry. He declared that there is only one kind of monopoly, which the single tax seeks to destroy, though mere are two otner species ot monop oly, invention and protection. He sought to show how sinsle tax would build up communities by forcing the use ot lan j. He asked for questions. Jas. Mc Court, father of the new U. S. district attorney, wanted to know if it would be just to tax the Revere House corner yielding an income to the owner of the property in rental of $150 a month for the same as the vacant lot opposite yielding no income, and he declared it was just under the single tax theory, that the buildings on the Revere corner are Rimnlv thft rpsillt: of iniliiatru anH should not be taxed; but most of the audience did nt seem to appreciate that kind of a theory. In reference to rail- h'ZI E, "SKf.; explain how it would lessen their pay- ments through the countrv. without any taxation of road bed, rolling stock I The Oregonian may be an independ and other improvements. His asser-' ent paper, but just the same it is just tion was that the farmer- would be u i-tinn on ww. taxed less on account of the enormous . city values in Portland and other cities, but Portland has nothing to do with the local taxes of Linn and other counties. During the evenim? Mr. Bowerman several times slashed the Oregonian as opposed & singled theory.' If The millinery openings show a display that makes monopolists the Democrat f flowers that is quite striking, won predicts that in June the polling places derful creations. will be full of them and that the nro posed law is defeated by overfive to one. C. H. NEWS. Candidates Notices: ! Democratic-J. M. Burtenshaw, J. P. I Lebanon; Levi Douglas, J. P., Harris burg; T. J. Stephens, constable. Republican F. M. Brown, repre sentative with Statement No, 1; John Catiin. constable district 2. S. C. Worrell, candidate for J. P. 1 West Albany. 1 Albany will continue to stay on the map. Heavy tax payments: L. E. & H. J. i Hamilton $436.50; Drew Timber Co.,' ,... , , $1757.30; J. T. Montjoy $110.75; Est R. ' Talk Albany wherever "ou are, al A. Rampy $143.22; Avery Green and ways mention it as the best town on Richardson $3676.38. i earth, the railroad center of the valley, The total last night had reached and keep at it everlastingly, and it will $171,000, and will be approximately help. $200,000 by Saturday evening, accord-1 ,u0OOutCotaed!raVing 0n'y abUt Every candidate in Linn county who . 1 does not subscribe to statement num- . .1 ber one should be beaten two to one re man unyeu nas been janitor ju -t three year3 today, filling tho office ef ficiently and acceptably, making many friends here. He reports a big change in Albany in three years. It is a bigger, cleaner and better city. Marriage license: W. F. Carter aged 21. of Halsoy, born in Or., and Hachel E. Ruiter, aged 21, of Albany, born in S.Dak. In estate of Wm. Robnett. J. H. Robnett adpointed administrator. Es timated value of property $7000. Deeds recorded: G. F. Gary to Clyde S. Phillips lot Scio $ 850 Rose M. Osborn to C. S. Frank 100 n 5500 Ivy S. Porter to J. T. Leach &wf 75 a 3750 H. F- Mcllwain to C.C. Cameron lot E. A 10 H. W. Beard to W. H. Beard 376.88 a 500 Mortgages $1750, $100. Releases $1750, $3"0. Rev, Dorris' Resignation. Los Angeles Enterprise: A farewell reception will be given Rev. and Mrs. F. E. Dortis by the members ef Bethany Presbyterian church on Monday. March 23, at the home of Mrs. A. E. Clark, 417 No Bel inont nvenue. Rev. Dorris expects to leave the 25th of this month for Tona pah, Nov ., where ho has accepted a call is pastor of the Presbyterian church. lhe church held a congregational meeting ntter tne regular service Bun lav evening to ask Rev. Dorris to re call his resignation but their efforts were unavailing and they finally yielded 10 his wishes. A College Debate. Instead of the regular Friday speech at chapel this morning there was an interesting debate at College, between I'rofosaors Zugg and Peacock for the utlimativo and Professors Torbet ind Flo for the negative on the ques tion of the retention of the Philippine Islands. They put up some live argu ments on both sides, as many as pos ible in the limited time of seven min utes each. Work was begun on the new Browns ville dam. which it is proposed to erect so it will hold. Mr. Hugh Cummings, the stock deal er, yesterday bought the big brewery earn which Robert Murphy nas driven Tor several years, and this morning -hipped thenors'" by i-vr to Portlano 'or a firm there. The consideration was 550. MISFITS. Mr. Bristol ia now a private praction- Mr. Cake is well cooked on statement number one. Several blocks of pavement will be a practical boost. The farmers can't see the single tax .-. Worth a cent. Just yelling alone won't build town, but it helps enthuse. up a Mr. John McCourt will have an op portunity to show the stuff he is made of. Orchard has been sentenced to hang on May 15, but of course he won't hang. The Chicago Americans may be big fry in the east but they are minnows on this coast. Not a cent for our waterways but $34,000,000 for new battleships that are not needed. How do Albany's enterprising, pro like being called gressive merchants ' galled jades. Wonder if Heney and Fulton have ! really buried the hatchet. Bet nothing j grows arounu ,u A diamond doesn't amount to 1 down in the earth, but it shines it gets into society. much when Mr. Harriman might at least extend his line just over the ridge so a wagon road could reach it. The students down at Stanford are learning that whiskey doesn't mix very well with scholarship. Congress is so busy spending money on the navy it hasn't any time to look after its internal needs. ' Forty-six bags of mail were thrown off at Eugene, for that city, 271 at Al banv. of which sixty were for Aloanv. gardless of party. It is the only way for people to elect. These legislative candidates who simply agree to vote for a U. S. sena tor of their own party are the greatest fkkes of the age, and should be set down on by voters with sledge ham mers. Albany doesn't want such a boom as to court reaction, but the kind that is stable and reliable. Money spent in beautifying the city and its general improvement, a new park, etc., will be well invested along with the securing of new enterprises, The face that W. L. Pason, thedetec tive and witness in the local option casas is reputed to be an ex convict doesn't justify the violation of the law at all. One wrong doesn't help another. Albany people who are posted know where liquor has been sold in violation ot the law regardless oi tne way tne local option cases go. CALIFORNIA As Seen by an Albany -Man. F. M. French arrived home last night from his California trip, reporting a delightful time. He was at Los An geles several days, visiting the sur rounding resorts, While out at the Catalina Islands he met Mr. and Mrs. Alex Anderson, of this city having a lrreat time. At Oakland he met Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brandshagen, who are boarding at the house ot Mrs. Barrows, n former Albanv lady. He was surprised at the manner in which San Francisco nas Been rebuilt, tho imnrovements being striking. A noticeable thing through California is the great attention paid tne streets, country roads and lawns, making them things of beanty. Parks are found everywhere, always great boosters for a place. We have as good if not better Climate ana need to improve aiong tne same lines, a good way to spend boo3t money. Two New Residences. J. V. Pipe, the real estate agent, has sold to J. H. Simpson, the three lots in the Foster block on Washington and S'.h street, just south of the residence of Mr. Humphrey, where he will have erected two modern residences for him self and brother George Simpson. A practical boosror. Albany needs a hundred new house this year. Sever al people are in the city now unable to "nd a house to live in. TELEGRAPHIC. Portland, March 19. Senator Ful ton and President Roosevelt buiied the the axe and Heney is to quit probbing Senator Fulton according to a rumor re ceived here. The appointment of Mc Court is considered on of the signs, as he is Fulton's appointment. Washington, March 19. Senator Bonrne has assured the department of Justice to count on his aid in forcing the railroads to comply wsth the terms of the railway land grants, and advises against the amendment to Fulton's resolutions. Shington, MBrch 20. Admiral Evans and the fleet will visit Japan. At Washington today the authorities ac cepted the invitation extended by Ja pan to stop at Yokohoma. Drain. March 20. Robbers broke in and robbed the post office safe of $150 last night. They broke the knob of the safe and chunched the combination out. t'hern is no clue to them. Washington, March 0. Senator Fulton will leaveHfor home tomorrow to take part in the campaign. We Wili Be on the Map. The booster banquet last night was the greatest success in the history of Albany, resulting in the raising of 46866 on the spot for boosting Albany for a year. It happened like this: I Banquet seats were sold at a dollar " plate, it brought togetner tne ousi ness interests in Albany in a body. There were 277 seats at the four long tables in the armory, and it is said every one was filled. The Governor, Tom Richardson and other speakers wer escorted from the Alco Club house. A good banouet was served by J. B. I Gentry, with a line menu of oysters I with lemon, Saratoga chips, chicken, ham, tongue, salads, olives, boulon, crackers, bread, cake and coffee. Mr. Gentry was assisted in serving by the I champion girls' basket ball team of j Oregon, and three cheers were given ' for them during the evening. I Tom Richardson then took charge of affairs and there was something doing. I He showed how Oregon is progressing with big strides, last year at least ' 50,000 new people making their homes I here. How many did Albany get. Al I bany is the center of the valley and I should be considered the center of the I earth. Then he told of what other towns are doing and the value of publicity and hustle under one solid organization, with a strong executive committee. The crowd was enthused. P. A. Young was appointed secretary and monthly subscriptions for one year were called for resulting as follows by the time the campaign was finished at 11:30. The total was $578 a month, $6865 a year. It was a great night's work and puts Albany solidly on the map. Remarkable Milk Record. M. E. Miller, of Halsey, was in the city today. He is making a specialty of thoroughbred Jerseys, and now has nineteen registered cows. He is milk ing eight. In January he milked only five. Their record was remarkable, $65.40, an average of $13.08. One, a three year old tested 5.8. He sells his cream to the Corvallis creamery and ships by rail. The Crest Changes Hands. L. L. Potts and mother have pur chased the Crest confectionary store on Second street, and will take charge of it soon. Miss Asche and her brother will retire. They have made many friends in the business. Mr. Potts is well liked by everybody and Albany people are glad to have him return to make Albany his home. It is not necessary that a woman's clothes be expensive in order that she be well dressed. If the materials are neat and in good taste, if they are trimly fashioned and if. after being made, they are kept fresh, the wearer may be said to be well dressed. We are equipped to cater to all kinds of purses, but we are especially anxious to please the woman with a moderate income. To get satisfactory results, we advise the use of The Ladies Home Journal Patterns, which appear first in the columns of The Ladies' Home Journal The Journal, itself, is on sale at our magazine counter, each month, at 15 cents per copy, or we will forward your annual subscription to the pub lishers at $1.50 yer year. L. E. & H. J. Hamilton. Salem to Albany Now. The Oregon Electiic Co. yesterday afternoon with a corps of ten men be gan the surrey of its route south from Salem, and the Journal says the Com pany will build this summer. They will not ask for a franchise until they are ready to begin construction. They de clare that it has nothing to do with the Welch line, being entirely independent-J ly of it. C. H. NEWS. A Big Water Rights Sale. Deeds recorded: Willard P. Hawley and Jos. M. Hawley to F. W. Leadbetter and H. L. Pittock, of Portland, ten tracts of land in Linn and Marion counties, a strip on the Santiam and fifteen Santiam water rights $ i Jas. A. Miller to M. E. Miller 20 a 320 N. W.Smith to Thaddeus Sterling 4 lots Lebanon 2250 Elvir Saltmarsh to Wm. A. Salt marsh 120 a lo J. M. Wiley to Chas. Coomans, 1 a Lebanon 1750 J. J. Hoffman to A. B. Reech et al 160a .... 2950 P A. Carter to J.N. Duncan in terest in D L C John Lay ton. . 50 J. N. Duncan toH. Bryant, same 50 Patent Edward B. Pervin. Mortgages' $400, $1250. Satisfaction for $600. Circuit Court: Answer filed by Emily L. Baker agt Euphemia Baker, by S. M. Garland. Heavy tax payments: Lewis Mont gomery $477.50. The property of J. B. Tillotson, in this city, was sold at Sheriff's sale, nnon judgment in favor of the Merchants Savings and Trust Co. of Portland, block 6 Hackleman's third ad. being bid in by the plaintiff, at $1,000, and one lot, block 28 HacKleman's ad., the residence property of Mr. Tillotson when here, by Herman Lemke, at $1400. inn Biisvi uni: 1.0. ra.-rallto Merrill Peacock, 14.07 acres near Al bany, $10. H. K. W. Tayloy to Ellen J. Sheler, 67 acres near Albany, $1500. S. E. Young to R. J. Hunter. 6 lots Avery's ad to Corvallis $10. Carl Cooley and sister were in the city this morning on their way to Port land. Cai-1 may return to Pendleton. GUARDIANS SALE Cf REAL EiTAfE. Notice is horebyiigiveu that pursuant to au urdr of inn County Court of tho 8 ate of Oregon for the Cuuaty of Lioa in the matter of tue guardianship of Joseph M. Mctiargue, n minor, duly en tered of record in the Probate Journals of said court, authorizing and licensing tbe undersigned as such guardian so to do, the undersigned as such guardian will from and alter Haturday. the 28;li day of March, 1908, at tbe Ian office of Amor A. Tu.tBing in thecityof Bruwns vi!le in Lino County, Oregon, proceed to sell at private sale for cash, snbject to corfirma ion by edid court, all the right, title and interest, tbe same being an undivided one-third int- rest in ree simple, of said minor in the whole of tne folio vini; real estate, to-wit: Beginning at a cement blouk 6x6x6 inr. marked with a croae, set on the Township lioe bueo Tpa. 13 & 14 S. of R. 3 W. of the Willamaue Meridian, Ore- . gon, 10.60 chiins E. of ton intersection of said Tp. line with tbe W. line of tbe D. L. O. of Alexander Kirk and wife, Not. No. 21S6 and Olaiai No. 37 In said Tib. and Kunge, and running from tnence E. 4.20 cob.; Thence N. 13 1-S ids.; thence E. 20 links' thence N. 23.41 clip, more or less 10 a point 63.25 cue. S. of N. line of said D.L.C. ; thence W.4.40tbB eo a point dne N. of place of beginning; tbence 8. 26.75 chs. more or lees to r-egiiiniug, cuotaining 11.70 acres more or le 0 in Linn County, Or. egoii, but excepting any portion of slid tract lying West of the Southeastern lire of tbe right of way of the Oregon ian Railway. Dated at Brownsville, Oregon, Feb.. 17, 1908. ELLA McH ARGUE, Guardian of perBon and estate of Joseph M. McHsrgue,a minor. NOTlCEO?" APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that the under eigi ed naB been appointed adminietra tor of the a.-.tate of -ary E. Troutman,. .teceased, by the County Court of Linn 0 'iinty, Or-non. All persons having cUitus ttg-iiuBt Ba.d estate nr.: bereny notified 10 prei-en them, duly verified, by law required, 10 the uudereigned, at bis residtmce near Sriedd'B, Oregon,. '.t?hia eix luontbB from tbe date jf tnis notice. UaieJ this FVbrtnry, 21st. I90S. PETER I. TROO f IAN. T. J.STITES, Atl'uioimratO'. Atlorne) lor Admistratur. EXECUTORY NONCE JNoticc ia hnreby fciven that tbe under ".lined bn been by order oi ihe O mnty Cmrt of Linn Cuuntv, Ortwon, Jii,y p poiuLtd executor uf tbe ut vul md U6iamect oi Jdsou Wht-ele'Jatu oifl.il iM in'y, deoapert. All parsj a hnviDg in-Dif against tht osr' ni a-ii J d ceAtfd are tin eft y required to preasr.c tiits tiuine, with pruper vouchers, to th utidereiueu m h e re-idt-nce, in tbe Uy ot Albany, iu Ba:d county, witbin sir monthfl from tbe date o. this no'it'. Odted this KlBt dav of fcVtminry, liKiS. cykus h. walker, HEvVI.T&SOX, Exutur. Attorneys for Executor. fcXiGUTOVS NOTICE TO CSiDlfORS No'iee is herebv givrn thut tbe ander--igaed Only appointed executors of tbe last willand testament 01 W. F. Heo dricBon.oeceaeed, following tbe probate of said will by otdi-r of Ibe County C jnrt of L'nn Cjnat7, Oregon, have duiy qualified, and all peiBous naving claims against the estaie of said defeated, are hereoy rrqu red to p--e8-.nt the same with the pupur voachrtn, duly yer. bed bi r?qulred by law . within six oio ih from Iik dale t ttrrof in b dd exovUcnrn, or to Ge-'. w. ,l'right, their attorney, at bi iw offl.'e I 1 i"i-et National H mK Bldu, Altinv. Oregon. Dated F-h 25. .190 . OMAR P. HENDRICSON, MARYIN J. HENDRICSON, Ex-emote abovu named. GEO. W. WR1GUT. Albany, Or. Attorney lot Executor.