The Columbia register., June 10, 1904, Image 4

Tiie Columbia Register.
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Advertising rt rv.x'iiillo.
Jude Hat tan.
Clerk Henderson.
'or congressman tho iro!iil;tio: can
didate received lot) votes; the soeialists, J
"147; the democrats, 510; the refill lieans j
Tho good reHrf expected hy Vro.
.Flapg from the result of tho work of his
pet campaigner in tho Nehnlom, has
"been heard. '
Alultnomah county prefers tho IVmo
crat's Word hy 3,000 majority rather
'than an independent Storey, or a
straight rcpnMiean lird.
Prohibition will carry in every pre
cinct in Columbia county except KaU
'nier, Oak Toint, Clatskanie, Coble and
rVnion; and possibly in one or more of
those precincts.
The republican state ticket received TO
votes in Oak Toint precinct, tho home
of G. G. Mayger, while tho Hon. Geo.
'Mayger got 97 votes, or 21 more than
the high man on the state ticket.
The situation of the strike in Colorado
to say the least, very bad. The troops
have been fired upon by the miners and
the rioters arc now in the bull pen.
AVar in Cripple Creek district is being
waged by both miners and soldiers.
The direct primary law has carried in
the state, and w ill go in to operation at
'the next election so far as democrats and
republicans are concerned, but the so
Vialists and prohibitionists will have to
do their nominating by petition.
Arbor White, the bell w etlierohfusca
tor of the Rainier Obfuscationist, is con
siderably obfuscated. His labors of last
Veck were about equal to those of the
mountain which brought forth the
mouse.
The honorable, the road master of
Columbia county is quoted as saying
"that the socialists did the republicans a
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when we consider that the republican
'party has a clear majority of 500 oyer
nil.
Local op:ion is the law of the land.
Now if you desire the 6aloori business
closed you must sign a petition to the
'county court asking for the privilege of
Voting on the question of license or no
license in November. This vote may be
taken by precincts or by a combination
ot precincts or by the whole county.
The lesson of last Monday's election
should teach the republicans that no
'matter how they trade in their cam
paign and in the election, unless thev
put up good men they can not elect. It
means that there shall be no political
Vnachiae rule in Columbia county. There
is cause for congratulation and profound
satisfaction over the result. '
There wa9 considerable excitement
"over the election, but so far as we can
learn every thing is satisfactory with the
' average citizen. The republicans have
demonstrated again that they have a
pod 500 majority over the democrats
and have helped to elect Jlr. Hattan and
Mr. Henderson because they liked the
men. The balance of the ticket was
elected republican because the republi
cans were well satisfied with their men.
Among the men who arc entitled to
great credit as well as the gratitude of
tho people is a modest man at Oregon
City named W. S. U'Hen. lie has been
a faithful, unremitting and altogether
unselfish worker in the cause and that
the initiative and referendum and the
"direct primary laws are now on the stat
ues is very largely due to his untiring
efforts. It is a pleasure to be able hon
estly to Bay this in behalf of such a
faithful worker in the cause of good gov
eminent.
The cause mainly contributing to dem
ocratic success in the recent county elec
tion was failure; on the part of the re
publicans, to heed the advice and desires
of their own party, both as to nomina
tions and management. The party
reins were usurped by a coteri e of boys
"and noyitiates, who with a bigoted de
sire to hog everything in Eight, attempt
ed to run rough shod over the rights of
their own party with the result that the
surrounding air is now filled with dolor
ous lamentation more dismal than
Bachel weeping for her children. Not
only were the old timers and tax papers
Ignored, but the callow management re
sorted to coercion and undertook to
force, by threats and otherwise, various
members of their party and especially
some and perhaps all of the post mast
ers" to support their dinkey ticket.
. What they failed to do by coercion they
attempted to complete by falsehood ; a
dirtier campaign was never conducted
fn this or any. other county than by this,
party of unfledged adventurers, and it is
Dot to be wondered at that the substan
tial republicans aro laughing mere
fceartily than the democrats.
Indictment or tho Competitive
System.
Tl r Con pothive yst:n of iit?ustry j
Is in.ltovl U-torc the gr::J jury ot '
tho I'iojOo, ami Kiust answer or tl:o ioU j
low crimes against So.-ielv: i
1'irVt It nrravs every man n.unst lolo, and then treat eiw-h other ns hy
his tVllow in the B.-hemo of'itV. j ems all the rest of tho woik. YhoFtirl(
unto others :ts you would that Jof eomuiereiulisin svoiih to ahsorh their
thoy tihouhl via to voa," was the j:oMen natwva and makes of them human
rule of our father. This hr.s piven I tfhoula.
phuv under modern eommetvial eu?- AM LAST, tut not least, it mixing
tcuns to the New York golden rule of the manly hopes of lalnjr nnd tra'mjde
."IM others hefoto thev do von." the-poor hu nnity in tho dust. This is the
scheme ol every man for himself, and
the devil take tho hindmost, has com
po'hdtl.e for .;tUm of trade on ons
amo:i workmen, for i:o other reason
than to prevent men from injuring their
follow men. The man w ho can drive a
sharp bargain is considered a threwd
financier, even thopgh he ruin his own
brother in the doing of it.
Second It puts u premium on dis
honesty, and discounts tho truth. The
merchant in trade who sells shody
goods for pure wool or takes liberty
with human life by selling adulterated
foods, deserves the peniteutiary instead
of a brownstonc house.
The newspaper which publishes un
truths, or but half tho truth to serve
partisan or commercial ends, is quite as
dishonest and criminal as tho highway
mauwlio holds you up w ith a club and
takes your purse. The professional
man who practices quackery or employs
dishonest methods to line his pocket, is
of the same stripe.
It is no lonccjr considered dishonor
able to lie in a busines-1 transaction.
If caught at it, you are told that the
other man does the same thing and we
must do it or go out of business.
Third It has raised false standards of
measurement, bnt of many, we w ill on
ly mention one illustration. Many others
w ill suggest themselves. Tho man in
the street digging a sewer is performing
a valuable service to society. T.y his
labor he is promoting the publia health.
15ut he is put down as a common labor
er, and both he and his family must suf
fer the odium of social ostracism for no 1
other crime than that of being poor.
His children must go poorly clad to
school, and at a tender r.ge must bo de
prived of an education and forced into
the factory, w here their little lives are
ground into dollars to line the pockets
of an employer already rich. Thin fam
ily must live in a shack ou an alley or a
side street, and can not enjoy the luxu
ry of a sewer for themselves. The pro
fessional man who enjoys an income of
many thousands and lives by. his wits,
can afford a mansion on the boulevard,
though he performs no useful service of
any kind to society or to humanity.
, If men were "ew arded in proportion
to the real value of the service rendered,
these tw o families would change places.
Fourth It has corrupted the courts
and legislative bodies of the nation.
Only a few years ago a woman in Buffa
lo, N. Y., w ho stole two loaves of bread
to feed her starving children, was sent
to the work house for thirty days. This
same week a bank wrecker in Chicago,
who stole a few hundred thousand from
poor men and widows was discharged
from custody on a technicality in his
commitment papers. Men now holding
seats in the United States .Senate have
been openly accused of bribery to secure
their election and have been seated just
the same. The legislatures of several
states are notoriously influenced by
money in the making of laws. Law s
made in the interest of the masses are
regulary set aside as unconstitutional by
the supreme courts whenever large
monied interests demand it. . A New
Y'ork alderman pays $20,000 -for his
nomination to an office which has but
a $300 salary, and retires from office
worth a million and so on.
Filth It robs our men of their man
hood and our women of their virtue.
Th saloon, the gambling house and the
brothal all prove the truth of this asser
tion. None of these would exist for a
moment were it not for the profit found
in the business. Girls forced to sell
their souls and bodies for bread are to
be found on the streets of every city and
tow n. Four dollars a week or less in
store or factory leaves but one alterna
tive to the girl who beleiyes herself en
titled to some of the comforts of life and
she takes the chance. You know the
rest.
Sixth It takes from labor the fruit
age of honest toil, for why should the
farmer while feeding the multitude,
compel his family to live on what he
cannot sell; or the shoemaker, while
shoeing the millions, send his children
barefooted to school ; or the carpenter,
while building palaces for the many, yet
lives in a shack himself; or the printer,
while making books for you and me, is
obliged to go without a library. Statis
tics prove that the producer receives but
one seventh of his product. The balance
is expended in wasted energy and in
profits to the non producers.
Muzzle not tho ox that trcadeth out
the corn:" were the words of the Great
Commoner.
Seventh It dwarfs the intellect, and
will destroy the state. The last census
shows that iD the factory towns of New
England, the population increased in the
last decade from 18 to 22 per cent, while
the school attendance increased but two
per cent. This, means that the tots who
ought to bo in school are having their
bodies and intellects woven into the
warp and woof of the compctitiv indus
trial system, and in the end this must
ro.ut on tl.o eUr.irter ot the dti ens (
the tvmhti; iieai ration.
l"iiKtli It m-utriiluoa all tho efforts
of tliorliuroli nnl ir.ttermtt I'tvlherhool
to promote tellowsliio.
other us brothers l il
.Men mm e.un
lumli or in their
indictment, can it U defended? No, a
thousand times no. It was ShukesHar
who said: "Thri-e armed is ho that
hath his quarrel just, and he but naked,
though clad in armoured steel, whoso
co'iscienco w ith injustice is corrupted,"
and it is Uvar.se socialism is thii o arm
ed in justice that socialism, or universal
co-operation, w ill sooner or later displace
the competitive system of industry.
Grant every other reform s night today,
and leave the competitive system, nd
conditions w ill not luitcriully improve.
lut once show the people that the co-operative
plan w ill promote the cause oi
humanity, that it will stop strikes and
lockouts by removing the causes for
such disturbances, that it will lessen the
criminal forces bv removing the incent
ive to crime ; that it w ill close the saloon
as a place of debauchery hy eliminating
money and its evil influences from the
scheme oi life; that it will mako- of
every man a U tter citizen, and of every
citizen a better man. I beleive there
are few people in any community who
w ill not assist to hriivj; about tho desir
ed change.
K. Sessem an, Vcrnoira, Oregon.
COLUMBIA COUNTY,
STATE OF OREGON.
Locatipn.
One of the most northern coun
ties iu the state. Bordering on the
Columbia river, which forms the
north and east boundary of the
c unty. while bounded on the south
by Warhing'on county and on the
west by Clatsop county. St. Helens,
the county feat, is on the rivt-r, but
twenty-live miles below the city of
Portland.
Area,
The area of the county is about
3o0,0C0 acres, all of it originally
a heavy, dense, forest of large tim
ber; of superior quality for com
mercial purposes
A little back from the Columbia
river, and running parallel to it, is
a mountain rang9 running the
whole length of tho North and
East line of the county, and indeed
most all the way from Portland to
Astoria.
Stone, Iron, Coal.
In thia range iron and other ores
are found, and every acre of its
hurface was originally densely tim
bered. Much of this, nearest the
river, has been used by lumber
men, and much dettroyed by fire.
Timber.
On the summit, and west slope
towards the Xehalem river it is as
dense as ever, an J this timber will
find its way to milla and to mark
et, up and down the Nehalem riv
er in the near future.
Interesting Topography.
Two thirds of the county, per
haps 200,000 acren, lays to the
west and south of this range, and
constitute', with one half o( Clats
op county, the region knoMi as
IheNehalem valley. A hi.h, ele
vated district out made a perfect
valley by a crater like subsidence
in the center of several hundred
feet below the mountain-rim incir
cling it on all sides.
The highest is that of the Coast
range t-n the west. The Columbia
Hi ver range i? the next in height,
and the Green Mountain range at
the south the lowest.
These raoges run up to au alti
tude of sixteen to twenty hundred
feet above eea level; enclosing with
in their protecting nummUs a dis
trict of peculiar interest to the
agriculturist, and lovers of rural
homes on small farms, or on larger
tracts.
The surface is most everywhere,
gently rolling, but most level along
the streams -arid hilly between
these waters (the Nehalem and its
tributaries.)
Richest Soil.
The Base of the soil is the ba
sakic rockof igneous origin, chang
ed for many feH deep to a soil
loamy soil, free from gravel and
stone, and fertilized by tropical
vegetation of age upon ages umtl
a peculiar fertility remains, wh'ch
is not surpassed, if equalled, on
any known part of the I'ac fic
Coast.
This remarkable fertility created
from these elements combined with
these surroundings produce unrai'
ing verdure, crops, fruits, vege
tables, hay of clover and timothy
as the sure reward for the farmer.
Perfect Fruit.
To be particular, fruits like the
apple, pear, prune, quince, and
plum are never touched by the
deadiy Codlin moth or other insect
pfsts. This immuiiitv is due to
the elevation, the climate, and
atmospheric influence from the sea
so close to this vicinity; and these
large fruits mature with a flavor of
THIS AND NEXT WEEK,
THE FAMOUS QUAKER CONCERT CO.
. SATURDAY NIGHT THE LAST MGHT. ADMISSION 25cts.
Singing, Dancing, Comedy and Contests
FREE,
BRO. JOHN THE QUAKER CAN BE SEEN AT THE OFFICE, HOURS 10 to 12
DAILY, EACH DAY EXCEPT THE LORD'S DAY.
superior vxcollemv, whi'o tho
traw lf ! ' v, biuckhrrrv and other
pmn 1 .''mi-Is j-ow with hixuricnce
lu lure stirptHt.nl.
'1 ho pM-u!'ar ihbtt:it'.'n of thi
ValVv ,'nr ta of tho init por
fn t and supvior I'mum insure in
thtf futu.- a fjuieaml a notarietv
npialtothe foremost of tho west
tin states.
Moadow Land.
Euiu'lv remarkable h tho un
failing aunicil h irvests of timothy j
and clover buy here; which when
once sown requires no rfediuj for
several ytnrs;and n. tikes a ir p f(
iron) three to live ton in-r acre an
nually o the iiMtu-al soil never
yet fertilized by the farmer.
These graces, I ke much of the
vegetation in the woods, remaining
green the year round will make
thii an ideal dairy and stock rais
ing district.
Other Products.
Wheat, Oats, Il uley and Millet
aro easily raised makum 2001
yield; hut clearing timber land is
too wasteful and tn costly to raise
these crops for moro than homo
consumption.
In tho vegetable line a crop nev
er failt, such as the potatoes, beet a.
cabbage, turnips, and currotH a
yield is had from 100-busheN of
potatoes per acre to ten to fifteen
tons to tho aero for the other reg
ttables mentioned.
Tobacco and Hops.
Tobacco is a sure cron. nnd is
cultivated by emigrants from to
bacco states, with pence t euccess
here.
The quality is as fine as the Con
necticut Leaf, yielding 1000 lbs. to
tho acre, and best of all, tho tobac
co worm (the scourge of Eastern
States) cannot live in the Nehalem
atmosphere.
Hops are free from lico. and
yield largely, but its cultivator
must wait until more "pickers"
move in, to save the crops.
Immunity from "pests" is so
marked aa to merit a notice here.
The cut worm, tho cabbage worm,
the locust, grasshopper, and the
mosquito and poisonous snakes
find no life in tho Nehalem coun
try. The mosquito, when wanted,
must have an artificial propoga
tion in a rain barrel -or never bo
seen here. Stagnant yyater is no
where sepn here. The unfrozen
ground and the deep, soft soil ab
sorbs the gentln rainfall fast as it
comes; so ihat none stsnds on the
surface, or runs on the side hills
in the most rainy season.
This retains the planted crop,
and the fertility of the soil on the
side hills as securely as on the lev
el surface.
The Water.
The whter of this valley in en
tirely free from lime and alkalie.
It is pure as pure can be, and cold;
alike in the wells, springs, and in
the trout-streams from every bill
side, and from God's pure, cold
store in the mountains near by.
So cool and delightful yet hardly
ever seen fiozen even in winter;
and its- complete distribution by
the winding river, the creeks, and
a thousand rivulets has a value,
and a charm, which easterners sel
dom see.
Freezing water of the streams
with ice au inch thick is hardly
ever seen, and crops of potatoes are
safely left in the ground for dig
ging until February and March.
Timber Untouched.
All of these Nehalem lands, ex
cept where cleared by the settler,
or have been reached by fortst
fires, have an immense growth of
fir, cedar, hemlock, and spruce
timber. The spruce is most abun
dant near the mouth of the river,
about the coast. The settlers have
destroyed a good deal of these tim
bers in opening their ranches; but
they have recently learned that,
with transportation advancing,
the uncleared parts of their claims
have an equal value to that of
their cleared fields.
, Low Prices of Land.
Up to the present time these
ranches, with perfect title, have
been held at prices ranging , from
$5 to $12 per acre. These low
prices are duo solely to the want
of a railroad through the ranges
M HALL,
9
nferred to, which encircle- tho val
ley. After that want is supplied, few
spot on this coast will lm more
attractive to the uiodfst investor
nnd to thoso who appreciate tho
great value of (he rural home.
Vernonia.
Near the center ,of tho vallev
and near tho ci nllueneo of tho
largest buncoes of tho Nehalem,
thh littlj town of Vernonia is hitu-
ated.
It has a small population of
good citizens, four stores, on drug
gist, otui docoor, gnul mechanics,
a city council, a nieo church and
parsonage, a good school, a Board
of Information, and no saloon.
Information recently sent east ha
brought new settlers already, who
say, " Easterners will capture the
whole valley as soon h iU resourc
es are known."
Being asked if there are any
business openings in Vernoniu and
what business advantages are here
for developnnient, strikes me like
asking if there is "coal at Newcas
tle" or water in the Columbia rive.
Yes. TImj Inundation of commerc
ial and manufacturing business is
not lacking in this district by any
means.
In my recent published descrip
tion of the Nehalem Vulley my
cheif aim was lolcly to draw atten
tion to its superior fitness for var
ied ogitcultuie, nnd lor rural
homes so largely and so wisely
now sought for in Oregon; leaving
to speak for itself in due time, a
mino of wealth in the timber ol
this forest. That due time, it is
true, is noi very remote in the Ju
turo.
Upon its Coming.
This monstrous growth "of a
thousand hillii" driven on tho river
and its branches to central local
ities in the valleys from whence
this product will be started to the
markets of the world, makes this
the most ideal and the most valu
able lumbering territory in the
Stato of Oregon.
The foregoing does not rest mere
ly upon my own judgement and.
long study of tnts imrt of rav
adopted 6tate, but is the expressed
opinion of several experienced
lumberman of Michagan, visiting
here, and who have invested large
ly west of Vernonia. The "Rap
ids" in tho Nehalem River in T. 5
N. Range 7 West, and Vernonia
here in T. 4 N. Range 4 V. are both
natural centers, and gateways for
any railway traversing this valley
between Nehalem Buy and Tilla
mook on tho west and Portland on
the cast and fixes these points with
evident advantages or business as
this resourceful region is opened in
the future.
At Vernonia, mills for flour and
rombering are both needed on. a
small scale; to be greatly enlarged
especially in tho lumber depart
ment, as soon as heavy machinery
can come in by rail.
The central location of Vernonia
in tho Valley and its attractive
surroundings seem to make a home
near that place desired by the most
ot the new comers here, and as a
center of a forest soon to send a
thousand tons daily of. its products
to the docks of Portland, there
need be no doubts as to the busi
ness opportunities which are com
ing to lifa here.
But little Railroad Needed.
Fifty miles of railway extended
from the Southern Pacific, near
Hillsboro will complete the con
nection of Portland with and
through the main valky west of
vernonia as iar as the "Rapids"
above mentioned.
A moments consideration given
to this last stated fact, taken with
the foregoing statements enables
me to auswer that the business ad
vantage paramount to, and con
trolling all others, will be the un
dertaking which will provide and
hold the transportation by rail to
Portland, cf the vast present and
future tonage with which God has
bo bountifully enriched more than
a thousand square miles of the
hills and valleys on the Nehalem.
Visitors can reach here from the
Southern Pacific at Forest Grov.
or Hillsboro: thence bv nrivate
conveyance, 30 miles, to Vernonia
HOULTON,
MEI
Tho nearest railroad At thin time
is the Northern Pacific with sta
tion n-t Clatskanie and J Ionltou;
thenoe by private caivvyanco the
Nehalem River at Vernonia or
Mist in reached.
These poind in tho valley are
leached by a daily horseback mail
from Portland nnd by tulephono
from tho N P. Road.
Settlors nre scattered over the
valley, ilh school Inuses from
two to four miles Hpnst.
Information to emigrants will
bo given with .plcnsu br y the
Hoard on application by mail
(which is daily from Portland) or
ry wire from tho various stations
on the Northern Pacific railroad.
Within ten niih-s of Vernonia,
twenty colonies, with ton fu milieu
cHch, can find space of choice,
cheap lands in the valleys of RocJ;
Creek, Crooked Creek, Pebble
Creek, Benvei Creek nnd Knst
Fork, and slill leave room for
more to follow them.
Respectfully,
JOHN CAMPKLL.
Secretary of Vernonia Bureau
of Information.
I CASH
SEK
BAILEY & BRINK,
FOR
General Merchandise
DRY GOODS, CLOTHINQ,
Gknts' Furnliij.su Good,5
BOOTS,
SHOES.
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
FDOUR,
.FEED,
Hardware,
Graniteware,
Crockerywaro,
6tove8 & Ranges.
g IIOUITON, . ORE.
C.OOQ.CmOOOOO0
SQUARE -DEALING
LOWEST PRICLS
S wett,
D&UEK IN
Groceries,
Feed, ,
Dry Goods
LADIES and GENTS
SlioeB, Hata
Clothing, Etc.
PRODUCE,
SHINGLES, ;
HIDES, 'ETC.,
BOUGHT.
L. Swettj
NEWSOM BUILDING,
RAINIER, ORE.
The Steamer Iralda.
.'Makes round trips between
RAINIER and PORTLAND.
LohvIiik Rainier ntfl;00 a, m. and Portland
at 2:30 p. m. dully (except Huudny. We solicit
a share of the publlo patronise, and In return
will kIvo quick Hervlce and a clean boat. We
are hero toxtay and want your buatncHS. Land
ing at loot ol Taylor Htreet.
C. I. llllOdllKinit, Mn.for.
Str. Joseph Kellogg.
Leaves Vortlaud Tiiawlay, Thursday and Sat
urday at 7 a. m. for Ht. HeloiiH, Kalama, CarroU
Point, Rainier and KoIho. Arriving at Port
land. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m.
The Htenmer Northwest leaves Portland, llon
doy and Thursday for Toledo, Castle Hock, nnd
way points at Oa.rn., re'timlng Wednesday and
Saturday at 2 p. m. llest and cheapest routo
to the Ht. Helens mining district. HubJect to
change without notice. Wharf foot of Suhnau
street. II. Holmaii, Agt'ut,