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Established in IOCS.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1913.
Reforming the U. S. Senate.
Untlor repttlilican rule the
United States Senate has been
the citadel of wealth. It lias been
the stnr.iyholil of the reaction
aries and an effective barrier to
progressive legislation. It has
been a dignified body composed
largely of silk-sturkiiifr aristo
crats and lias never been respon
sive to the will of the people.
The organization under Aid
rich, anil later under liis self-appointed
successor to the leader
ship of the republican majority
was the envy of "lioss" Murphy
of Tammany Hall. Richard
Crocker himself 'never created a
belter organization and in no na
tion on the face of the earth have
lite forces of urced, arrogance and
wealth perfected a more effective
machine to thwart the will of the
people than '.hat mai li.ined dur
ing the past few years in the Sen
ale of the United States.
The upper house of cnress
has been more than conservative
it has been reactionary in the
extreme. A militant democratic
minority and a few democratic
republicans like Senator La Kol
lelle of Wisconsin composed the
oasis in the desert of corporate
freed and arrogance.
I'ul a protest was registered on
November 5th. The public con
science became aroused and the
indelible stamp of p.tMie disap
proval was placed tip. m the party
which permitted this condition of
affairs to exist in what was 'once
dignified by the lille, "the jfrcat
esl deliberative body in I he
world." A republican majority
was converted into an insiif nifi
canl minority in the lower house,
and a democratic inhmrity con
verted into a democratic major
ity in the senate.
Under the leadership of such
men as , President Wilson and
Secretary liryan, the task of re
forminjf Hie United Stales Senate
has been assumed.
The first step was the election
of John W. Kern of India'.ia, a
thorough progressive, as major
ity leader. The majority mem
bers now propose that hereafter j is)
the democratic caucus, and not!1"
. i , . .. . i
me caucus cnairinaii, shall select
the members of the steerinif com
mittee: that a majority of the
members of each committee shall
be filled by the sleerintf commit
tee, by and with the consent of
the majority members of the sen
ate caucus.
Tims have the , democratic
members of the senate comuicuc-
eii inetr oinciai career dunne: the.an.l
present session of ccneress. Toll.
maUi' Uw SiMKiU' a mniioratk it: - i
str;nl of an arisl.n-rat ic Inuly. in
Ihr aim of John W. KrTtl and his !
HMca-Mics. an-l thrv li:ivr :.r- !
:uos, ami tlu-v havt
ac-
I'oinpitMml ntnro towards a o
pk-te atnl r;utKil ivfonuati.ui nf :
im- .-i-iiau- iiunnt; till' lew aS
ol t ho nrost'iit session than a iv- 1
JMihlivan niainvin aYo,n,lis!.H !
in a quarter ut a rcaturv.
WORKED TWENTY YEARS TO
PAY OFF $63,000 DEBT;;
K.iik.k Citv. M.iroli IS. "It a a'
mailer of plain duly." Willard P.
llohm-s viys. And so lie went ahead I
and in -It vcais In- earned enough to
pay off $(3,IXX' f mdcblodnlcss re
corded aij.iinst hi tittle bank, the Se
curity Saving Trust Company,
which failed in the panic of IS'M
Holmes talked about it at his home,
3o37 Charlotte sireel He did not
talk much about it He did not want
to I. ilk about it at all
"I had hoped it wouldn't be noticed
by the papers,'- Holmes aid.
A. N. Gossett, the assignee, filed a
petition to the effect that Holmes was
ready to supply money for the final
dividend that would clear up the last
dollar due depositors in the defunct
bank. Gossett also asked an unusual
thing of the court to let him resign
and appoint Holmes in his stead.
"I suppose the court will act on the
petition this week," said Holmes. He
took a matter-of-fact view of it.
When it was suggested that his con
duct might serve as an example,
Holmes was manifestly surprised.
1 don t see it that way at all, he
objected. "I was instrumental in or
ganizing the little institution back in
18K7. i got some good people in it
with me. Their friends deposited
money with us.
"That was at the top of the wave
here. In 1K93 we hit bottom, with a
good many other institutions. J hat
was too bad. But it couldn't be
helped. I don t know that our man
agement was so' much worse than
others, but" Holmes simply didn't
see it. He was still feeling the cha
grin ot the trained business man over
whelmed by circumstances.
The bright fact that he had shoul
dered the debts of the bank, refused
the shelter of the bankruptcy act and
paid dollar for dollar in a twenty
year struggle that was a plain inat-A-r
of course to Mr. Holmes. Still,
there was Mrs. Holmes's part.
Holmes cheered up perceptibly and
began to take a real interest in the
conversation.
"There nevpr was a moment when
she wasn't sticking by me," he said.
"We did not have so very much in
those days. The equity of our little
home I doubt if I could have grtt
$1,000 for it on a forced sale, lint
she felt the same way I did about
Ihe bank matter, and we just set out
to clean it up. She helped all the
way."
THE NEW WAY.
What a wide difference be
tween the new democracy and the
old, says the Oregon Messenger.
Until recent years the democratic
party was lookgd upon as the
friend and ally of the litjuor in
terests of the country. In the old
days every democrat was looked
upon as a lover of strong drink
and a friend of the saloon. In the
old days almost every saloon
keeper was a democrat, or if he
was not, it was usually supposed
that he ought to be. But with
the new regime comes a complete
change. The three foremost men
of the nation, President Wilson,
Vice-President Marshall and Sec
retary liryan, give notice that the
wine cup shall not adorn their
tables during their terms of of
fice, not even at public receptions
where! titled nobility from for
eign lands are wont to mingle.
This is an entirely new departure,
few high in official life heretofore
having the courage to carry their
convictions into practice over the
protests of the high society of the
capital. But now that the start
has been made, we may expect
wilhi'ii a few years to see the cus
tom established by Messrs. Wil
son, Marshall and Bryan become
as popular as was the other of
serving wine and other liquors at
dinners and receptions. What
ever the outcome, these dignitar
ies are to be praised for putting
their principles into practice, for
surely there is no better man
than the president to set the ex
ample, and lip better place than
Washington.
v M is i." & if) iji ift f) if) (;) tf, g (j) ff
GATES NEWS.
) J) S i ,i) j,-,
i Mr. ami Mrv T L. Dike celebrati-d
their tin wedding Saturday evening by
.entertaining the mchrc club. The ev
: ening wa pent in playing euchre and
other aiMe and a tuoi cnjovahle
nine was h.ul. A dainty luncheon w;i
; -erved at the cloe of tiie evening's
enjoyment. Tluwe proem were Mr.
and Mr. lint Hates Mr. and Mis.
, tlraiu Smith. Mr. S. I. Cha-e r
Mrs. Fred I letter. Mr. ami Mrs.
. Cain. -Mr. and Mis, (It.-n ,'L,.r
V
- vl1' - ;m, Mr.-. I hn KuuImmi. Call
KiuiImmi K.nVrt Monroe.
Mr ''riH' '"'dU'r returned to Sa-
10111 AI'"I;, lr. Mmuller lias lu-cii
I'ngaMCii tne last lew weeks m piuu-
iir; nee- inr lariuers near li.ues.
,,,.! l 1 ... T ...I II
0.l to Alluny Sunday 1
1,1 Mrs Talor's father.
tin
din
The nen school house, whu-h was
Invenily erected, lias been accepted by
I the bo.it d of diiector-. It i a two
I roonu-d -triicttire with al! the modern
j impi o ements.
I Mrs Meit was ho-te to tin Sat
urday I'.uihroidery club this week at
her home in Hates. An enjoyable af
ternoon wa spent in sewici;.
1 he M into vhool has been
tor two weeks on account of
lev er.
closed
'carlct
A. A. russinir. of ltrow nsyille, this i
nlMinim; went 10 Salem. Hit Monday1
Mis. Tussitii; and two' youngest chil !
ill en lelt on a trip to her former .,,.,1 i i,,:a , j 1 i
home al Revnoldsville. Ohio. ' ..' , u ,,s,,, ,-?,,-
,. . ,. ' ' non. went to llarrisburir this atter-
Mr. and Mrs. (,. 1- 1 lockeiisnnth noon to attend the couiitv S S con
went to I ortland this morning lo vention. to convene this evening Rev
help celebrate the golden wedding of t; A I'hiims . I'..rtl-....i ...... s
M
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is. llockensimth's uncle and aunt, ;
...in ...i.s. j.um-9 niin, occurring
today
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has this day been appointed
executor of the estate of Frederick
1-1 offer,- deceased. Any and all per
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present the
same to the undersigned at Jefferson,
Oregon, or to Weatherford & Weath
erford. attorneys, Albany, Oregon,
within six months from this date duly
verified as by law required.
Dated this 15th day of February,
GEO. CONNER,
Executor.
WEATHERFORD & WEATHER
FORD, Attys. for Executor.
F25-Marl8wkly
o
In the Circiut Court of the State
of Ortgon for the County of Linn.
Department No. 2.
Andrew Shearer, Plaintiff,
vs.
Dora Pugh, Ida Pugh, P. P. Van
Meet and .Mary Elva Van Fleet, his
wife, Emma Juiikin and David Jllnkin,
her husband, Mary A. Wright, James
A. Pugh and Charlotte E. Pugh, his
wife, Annie E. Kendall and A. M.
Kendall, her husband, Ada Jackson
and Henry Jackson, her husband,
Omer Tetherow and C. D. Tetherow,
his wife, Miles Tetherow and A. B.
Tetherow, his wife, Clyde Tetherow,
Annie Wier and John Wier, her hus-
D.ind, and lime Pierce and E. F
Pierce, her husband, Defendants
lo Omer tetherow, C. I). Tethe
row, Miles Tetherow, A. B. Tetherow,
Clyde Tetherow, Anna Wier, John
Wier, Effie Pierce and E. F. Pierce,
nine oi tne anove named deiendants:
In the name of the state of Oregon,
You arc herebv recmired
and answer tiie conmlaint of the
above named plaintiff on file with
the clerk of the above entitled court
on or before the 28 th day of March,
1913, the same being the date of the
last publication of this summons as
prescribed by order therefor duly
made in the cause herein by the Hon
orable Percy R. Kelly, Judc of the
Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
for Linn County, and you arc hereby
notified that if you fail to appear
Hid answer said complaint as here-
hitf required, the plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
in his complaint on file herein.
for a decree that the nlamtitf. An
drew Shearer, and the defendants.
Dora Putfh, Ida Puh, P. P. Van
Fleet and .Mary Elva Van Fleet are
the owners in fee simple of the fol
lowing described real property, to
wit: Rc-ginning at the southwest cor
ner of tlu- Donation Laud Claim of
Jesse V. Pugh and wife, Notification
.No. JW) and Claim No. 4:, in I own
ship 12 South, Range 4 West of the
Willamette Meridian, Oregon, and
running- thence north along the west
side of said Donation Land Claim
IS.75 chains; thence east 26.59 chains:
thence south 20.21 chains; thence
west 15. 65 chains: thence Morth 82
degrees 25 minutes West 11.39 chains,
to the place of bcginnine. containing
52.iQ3 acres, more or less, all lying and
being situate in Linn County, and
State of Oregon, free of inctimbranc-
and that none of the other defend
ants herein have any right, title or
estate of, in or to said real estate.
or any part thereof, and for a decree
that said real property be partitioned
among the plaintiff, Andrew Shearer.
and the defendants, Port Pugh, Ida
Pugh and P. P. Van Fleet and Mary
Elva Van Fleet, according to their
respective rights, quanitty and quality
relatively considered, and that the
costs and expenses of this suit be
paid by the several parties interest
according lo their several interests
and that the same be a lien unou the
several interests of the parties plain
lift and defendants until the same
ire paid and for such other and fur
ther relief as shall seem meet in
equity.
I lie date of the first publication ul
this summons is February 14, 1913,
and the date of the last publication is
March Jf rJI.v this summons is
published by order of the Honorable
ivy K. Kelly, Judge ot the Circuit
( Hurt of the State of Oregon for
Linn County, made and dated Febru
ary 11, l'JU.
h. M. CURL.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
F14-Mch2S
SUMMONS.
! ".n the Circuit Court of ttu St:ve of
' j Oregon for the County of Linn.
l-'.dna Urudeii, I'laiutitt, vs. Larl K.
Hraden. defendant.
To Carl K. Itraden. the above named
defendant :
lu the name of the State of Oregon.
You are hereby required to appear and
an w er t he emu plaint of the above
named plaintiff in the above entitled
cause iUw on file with the Clerk ot
said Court within six weeks from the
date of the first publication of this
sum in on s. and you arc hereby noti
fied that if you tail lo appear and
iiiiswer -said complaint as he.reny
iniied. 1 1 1 o plaintiff will apply to the
eourl -lor the relict demanded in lu-i
said complaint, to-wit. for a decree
dissolving lire inarriai-e relation now
esistine. between the plainliif and de
fendant, and awarding to the plaintiff
Ihe cue and custo'dy of Jack Hradeu.
the minor child of the idaintift and de
tVinbtu. and for a juiti:inem against
the defendant tor her costs ami dis
bui senn uts herein, ami for sah other
and further decree as may be meet in
C'liiity.
This summons is published once a
week for six consecutive . weeks in
The Semi Weekly lV.u.H-rat. a ivcek
lv newspaper published in said
county, by order of lion. 0. B.
McKmyht. County Juli;c of Linn
County, Oree.'ti. nude and entered
herein on the Uth day of February.
I'M.t. and the date of the first puhfi
eoiou of ibis summons is the 14th
dav of l-'ebruarv. NU.
HI-WITT & SOX.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
PU-Mar.'S
superintendent, passed through the
city tin noon to be present, assisting
1 in the program.
CITATION.
In the County Court of the State
of Oregon, for Linn County.
In the matter of the estate of Mar
tin Moss, deceased.
To Edward W. Moss, Dora G. Moss,
Gertrude Maas, Meta -Meislahn, Dora
Meislahn, Emma Meislahn, Nicoiaus
Meislahn, Johannes H. Meislahn and
George Meislahn, and to all others
unknown, if any such there be, Gree
ing.
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby cited and required to
appear in the County Court of the
State of Oregon for the County of
Linn, at the court room thereof, at
Albany, in said county, on Monday,
the 7th day of April, 1913, at one
o'clock in the afternoon of that lay,
then and there to show cause, if any
there be, why an order should no't be
made by the above entitled court au
thorizing and directing the adminis
trator of said estate of Martin Moss,
deceased, to sell the following de
scribed real property of said estate
at public sale for cash in hand, to
wit: , . ,
Beginning' at a point which is East
one chain and seventyT-eight links dis
tant from 'the Northwest corner of
Notification No. 2435 and claim No.
50 in Township' 12 South of Range 3
West of the Willamette Meridian in
Linn . County, Oregon, and running,
from thence East twenty-one chains
and twenly-cight and one-half links,
thence South' thirty-six chains and
ten and one-half links, thence West
twenty-one chains and twenty-eight
and one-half links, and thence North
thirty-six chains and nine and one
half links to the place of beginning
containing 76.72 acres.
Witness, the Hon. D. B. McKnight,
Judge of the County Court of the
State of Oregon for the Conntv nf
Linn, with the seal of said Court af- I
fixed this Uth day of February. A. D
1913.
(Seal) W. L. MARKS. Clerk.
By R. M. RUSSELL,
F4-Mar21 Deputy.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned Executor of the Estate of
William Gregory, deceased, has filed
his Final Account with the Clerk of
the County Court for Linn County
and the Judge of said court has fixed
Monday the 7 day of April, 191.1,- at
the hour of one o'clock P. II. for
hearing objections to said account and
the settlement of said estate.
Dated this 27th day of February,
1913.
H. A. HECKER,
Executor of the Estate of William
Gregory. Deed.
WEATHERFORD & WEATHER
FORD, Attorneys for Executor.
Mch. 4 to April 1st, Wkly.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT. Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned Administrator of the Fstate
of Fd Zeyss has this day filed his
Final Account in said estate matter
with the County Clerk of Linn Coun
ty, and the Judge of the County Court
has fixed Monday, April 7th at the
hour of one o'clock P. M. as the time
for hearing objections, if any there
be, to said account and the settlement
of said estate.
Dated this 28th day of February,
1913.
F.D. L. A. ZEYSS.
Administrator of the Estate
of Ed L. A. Zevss.
J. R. WYATT and WEATHER
FORD & WEATHERFORD.
Attvs. for Admr.
Mar4-Apr-1-
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT. Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned executor of the last will and
testament of S. D. Pratt, deceased,
I'.as filed in the enmity court for Linn
county, Oregon, his final account as
such executor, and 'that Monday, the
17th day of March. 1913, at ten oVdoek
in the forenoon, has been set as the
time by said court for hearing of ob
jections to said final acctnmt and the
settlement of said estate.
X. D. PRATT,
C. C. BRYANT. Executor.
Attorney for Executor.
First publication to be February 14
1913: Feb. 21. 1913; Feb. 21, 1913; 'Feb
28.1913; March 7. 1913; March. 14'.
News Beginning With This Head Is
f1 From Dailv Issue of i;
TUESDAY, MARCH 18.
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MISFITS
Contributed By F. P. Nutting. S
9
S. 9 ( eS (?) gi e? if! ?
We Fifth streeters will soon miss
the lorn;- dirt trains and .freight ears
alone, our way. Ihe electric i.assen-
Sir trams have become goad Iremds April 24. 1911. lot) acres in section
and we en their presence. There 134. Tp. 14. S. R. 4 cast,
should. thoui;h. be a strict ordinance i Cuited States to Charles B. Mealev.
re.iittrimi the rinitini; of the hell all -July 8th. l'W. 1211 acres in section
along the way mside the city limits. 32. Tp. 14, S. R, 4 east.
The devil doc-n-t do all hi, WOrkj Warranty Deeds,
out on the street. In tact he eels . - , . ..
some of his best
church membership.
An early solution of the c
tension prot-Iem is desired,
needs more room, that's all.
.More
than that, the people outside
city pri ilexes.
Albany is quite a pipe organ hub.
now- having three gooil ones, fine
additions to the music of a city.
Everybody in Albany should be in
iuteresttfd in cleaning the city up and
ridding it of blind pigs.
Nine tenths of the people of Al
bany are in favor of law enforcement.
According to one funny man the
most discontented people in the world
are those having all they want.
LOCAL FRUIT GROWERS TO
CO-OPERATE WITH CORVALLIS
The Plan of Affiliation Will Be
Drafted This Afternoon at
Meeting of Committee.
The committee of eight members of
the Albany Fruit Growers' associa
tion who were appointed at the meet
ing of the association Saturday after
noon to confer with the Corvallis
cannery -people with a view of co-operation,
returned from that city where
they went yoterday morning, and it
was officially given out this morning
that the two factories will co-operate.
For the purpose of drafting plans
of co-operation a meeting of the com
mittee has been called for this after
noon at three o'clock at the Commer
cial club. At this time it was definite
ly given out that the final action in
the matter will be taken.
After the conference with the Cor
vallis people, members of the com
mittee expressed themselves as highly
elated with the proposed proposition.
The matter was. discussed thoroughly
and it was for this purpose that the
committee was appointed to investi
gate the offer.
It will be remembered that at the
meeting of the association Saturday
afternoon that the matter of estab
lishment of a cannery in this city
was abandoned until fall and it was
because of this fact that the Corvallis
people offered to co-operate with. the
local, fruit producers until the estab
lishment of a cannery at this city.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM FOR
CHURCH DEDICATORY WEEK
Professors Becker and Mon
teithWill Appearon March 19
Assisted by Local Soloist.
The provisional program of the
dedicatory week at the First Presby
terian church has been somewhat ar
ranged but, however, it is probable
that other numbers will appear in ad
dition to the following:
Wednesday.. .March 19. Opening
concert on the new Austin pipe-organ.
Professors Becker and Mon
teith, assisted by local soloists.
Easter Sunday. March 23. Three
services beside Sabbath school and
Christian Endeavor. In the morning
at !0:30 Dr. W. II. Foulkcs will
preach, in the afternoon and evening
Pro'f. If. L. Reed, a former minister,
will preach, and Temple Command
ery No. 3 will worship during these
services.
Monday, March 24, Home-comers
evening. President W. H. Lee will
play on the pipe-organ and speak.
Dr. Pritchard and Prof. Reed and
others will make short addresses, let
ters will be read, among them one
from Mr. Griswold.
Tuesday, March 25. Prof. H. L.
Reed will make an address.
On Wednesday and Thursday it is
hoped that Dr. J. 11. Boyd and Dr.
Mark A. Matthews will be here to'
make addresses. Definite statements
will be made later.
S
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COURT HOUSE NOTES.
?
Warranty Deeds.
G. O. Trice ct us to W. E. Booh
cr. March 11. 1913. Lauds in block
12 in Bryant's addition to Albany.
$10.00.
W. E. Booher ct ux to G. C. Price.
March 1, 1913. 6.60 acres in section
17. T. 11, 3 west. S10.00. .
Hiram PirUcns to O. J. Mcaley.
Fob. 14. 1913. Lauds in section 11,
Tp. 14. S. R. 3 west. $10.00.
Chas. B. Mealev et ux to C. J.
Mealcv. Feb. 17. 1913. 280 acres in
section 35. Tp. 14. 4 west. $10.00.
i noinion io uariev liowser. i
v ; . 19,)9. Lands in D. L. C. ot ,
jennet te RaUton t Harlcy Row
ser. Dee. 15. 1911. T.niuU in claim
-K. Tp. 13. S. R. 1 east. $100.
Right-of-Way Deed.
William MeLeod and wife ct al to 1
Hammond Lumber Co. Jan. 28, 1913. i
$1.1X1.
Quitclaim Deed.
Robert H. Fields et ux to T. H.
t arev
tion S
March . l'H3. Lands in scc
Tp. 14. S. K. 1 west. $1.00.
Patent.
United States to Hiram Pickens.
March 23, I'll 1. I(i0 acres in section
II. Tn. 14. S li 3 e.isl
ro.l f,; li;, n m.,i..
;.l, - :.. : i r- '-m as ami wne to rrcv .1 v-
jobs mside tne:..ri r.,,..i, i7 ioi x i .i. i.i "i.
- 7l in Monteitii's Southern Addition
i to' Albany. $10 00.
'!-, cx-! John K. Xeedham to V. II. Hul
Alh.iny ,rl M,r.-h 17 101 t I m.lc ;.,
ciatm 56. in Tp. 12. S. R
W S10
F. 1.. Itavne and wife et al to lames
I R. Mason. March 12. 1913. Lots in
i block 2 in Bayne - Berry's addition
to Peoria. $10. i
John Hudlcy to Robert Campbell !
and wife. March 17. 1913. Lands in I
block 24 in William Ralston's addi- i
Hon to Lebanon. $150.
Olin B. Stalnaker and wife to J
H. Roliinett. MarcluU. 1913. Lands
in block 56 in City of Albany. $10.
Quitclaim Deed. '
A. Bush, trustee, to W. H. Goltra
March 15. 1913. 10.11 acres in block
10 in Elkins addition to Albany. $400.
Marriage License.
Charlie Snyder, age 21, and Algia
La Forge, age 17, both of Sodavillc.
The Key Note Was Struck Last
Night When Members Agree
Not to "Sleep".'
REGULAR MEETING OF CLUB
GIVEN UP TO SUBJECT
March 31, Date Set For Good
Roads Meeting; It Is Impera
tive That We Have Them.
That the board of directors of the
Commercial club is in earnest and that
persistent effort will characterize the
good roads campaign inaugurated
sometime ago, or to quote from Pres
ident Van Winkle that "there will be
no sleeping on the proposition," was
decisively set forth last night at the
regular meeting of the club.
The directors even went so far as
to designate a date on which a good
roads meeting will be held. The date
was set for March 31. It is the plan
to make this as strong a gathering
on the subject of good roads that is
attainable and the county court will
be invited to attend. Prominent
speakers will appear on the program
and it is the plan of the directors to
especially invite practical Willamette
vallev road builders, men who have
had experience in this endeavor in
other counties, as supervisors or as
county judges. It is probable that
road experts from the Oregon Agri
cultural College will be present at
the meeting.
The general topic of the meeting
will be good roads, how to build them
and what will they cost. It appears
that such knowledge as this is lacking
among the proper authorities on road
construction of this county, or that
it's importance is not realized, and it
is the idea of the members of the
Commercial club to have this kind of
information departed to the right
sources, that some good results may
be derived in the way of road con
struction. The subject of good roads was tak
en up at the very beginning of the
meeting and was discussed from every
viewpoint. This was caused by the
fact that the county court had so far
disregarded or at least hadn't taken
any action on the proposition sub
mitted by the special committee from
the Commercial Club a few weeks
ago. The court was characterized as
being very inactive as a whole in mat
ters regarding substantial road build
ing and it appeared to members of the
club that we have reached a day and
stage when the importance of road
building for this cVmnty should be
considered as imperative. ' It was
pointed out that other counties were
far ahead of this county in road build
ing and it fras decided beyond a pics
tionable doubt that permanent roads
are one of the most valuable assets to
a community.
Hence it is to this cud that new
life was instilled into the campaign
of rnad construction for this county
and from the attitude of the club di
rectors the matter will henceforth be
rigorously pursued until the object of
the quest has been fulfilled. Accord
ing to" the plan it is the desire that
the main roads branching out from
this city receive the first efforts of
construction and in the course of time
should be extended as the road funds
will permit. It was said that there is
no reason in view of the fact that it
has been done elsewhere, why tins
county should no't repair the mads
leading to this city that they could be
i.i "
It was fortl that tlic
was set torth that the conntv
I owns a rock quarry is a most advan
! tatjeous location, on Knox 1'utte. and
I that there is any amount of the best
i ro'ad material available, further that
I it is very practical that the conntv
should buy the necess-o-v machinery
for the inanipnlation of the quarry. It
ivas to urge tne necessity ot this upon
j the county court that the special eoni
i mittee consistine; of P. A. Youm. F.il
! Cusick ami C. I-'. Sox visited a ses
j sion of the county court in behalf of
the Commercial Club. At that time
the conntv was asl.ed to consider the
matter of purchasing a road roller.
a tractor and a rock crusher, but has
since taken no action on the nronn
sition. It was estimated that $10,000
wo'uld purchase an adenuate outfit
and the estimated cost of ro-ul -n-struction
was placed at from $2,000 to
$5.0fX) per mile for macadam road.
In view of the imperative need
for good roads, it is the plan of Com
mercial Club officials that the meet
ing of March 31 be made a thoromih
success and it is the desire that all
sood road advocates wiii lend their
assistance by attending the mcetinir
and sneak for the pood of the cause.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hochsted
ler. of Portland, have been in the
city today. Thev arc former Albany
people, residing here for a long time.
before moving to Portland a few
ago. They see big changes
"l'rc the better. Mr. Hochstedler,
Pnc n' l''0 first members of the Al
bany lodge ol Knights of Pvthias. is
particularly pleased with the'prospect
pf a fine Knights of Pvthias building
here.
J. G. Illigh. the theater man. of
Salem, was in the city today in the
interest of the new theatre going up
here.
Miss Emma Thrift, nurse, returned
this afternoon from Corvallis where
she hs been for a week or two.