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VOL. XXVIII.
LAKKVIKW, LAKH COUNTY, OlilWON, THURSDAY, I) ICC KM HK It Ji, l)07.
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WHAT PARCELS
POST MEANS
Our Conditions Different
From Germany's
WIILAFFECTTHE LOCAL DEUERS
Prices (or Staple Household Ar
ticles Must Bear the burden
of lerchants' Profits.
The motive Inspiring the movamen
for a parcel post In ita alleged deter
mination to dual cheapness, ami we
are to couslder the qucstlou from lha
viewpoint of the citizen to whom the
low cut prices for household supplies
seems the niOHt desirable ooiisumma
tiou, and who expects thin result from
the adoption by the government of
a policy of cheap mail delivery if
larger quauitlos of merchandise.
The first light that flashes upon
our mind in the study of this questou
is the fact that the government now
had an annual deficiency in l.a postal
revenuea of more than HT,(X).),(KX,
while delivering merchandise at 10
euts per pound ami luitum at 32
Cents.
There are various bills ponding in
congress providing 'or p-i reels pout.
The one whioi seems more likely
than any other to bo accepted, provid
er for a rate of 5 cent fur packages of
twelve ounces and op to one pound,
und two cents more for each addition
ul pound, or fraction thereof, op to
wleveu pounds, the limit. If
this
should become the law, anil the sys
tem should be generally utruuized,
tiwnin. in vi.'' ,1' .iii idirniHl
postal deficit of iiM&,00U,uj(., while the
government receives 11 vo times us
much for its present deliveries, a
bankrupt postal service is the result
for which reason looks, and no other
deems possible, if the government
cannot deliver merchandise at It!
cents per pound without a loss ot
millions, it cannot deliver nierchati
dise at seven cents per pound without
a loss of other million'. Is this a
pleasant outlook to the patriotic citi
zen who is advocating parcels post?
Are you pleased to save pennies at a
loss of millions to the public?
Perhaps it will be argued that (.icr
ruauy successfully operates a parcels
post, aud that we shall be able to, as
welt. It must be answered that tier
many owns ami operates tho currying
aystems of the country also, (ierman
postal authorities are not obliged to
accept a proposition from selfish cor
porations to deliver mail matter to
tier peploe, which our govrenmeut
must do, however unjiiHt the tonus
may be. The German government
owning its transportat ion lines deliv
ers merchandise at the actual cost,
while we must pay, not the cost only,
but a large profit on a shamefully lu
iluted investment watered railroad
otock. The country is relatively small
aud very much more densely populat
ed than this. The factories, the
sources of supply, aro near by, at any
point. Any man iu (Jermany can
have, iu a few hours, w hatever he may
desire, if it ia within the limits of the
empire. Merchandise is worth littlo
more in that country at one point than
at any other. Free government deliv
ery iu (Jermany Is therefore littlo
more than the merchants' free deliv
ery iu Lakeview. With ita populat ion
eo dense, and a source of supply prac
tically at every door, where the thing
wanted may be had at a cost scarcely
varying from its value at any other
point, the coat of delivery ia inflates
imal in that country as compared with
this. Time, distance, high wages,
Llgb rates of Interest, far more limited
patronage in a given area, all con
tribute to establish and make neces
sary radically different charges aud
percentages here.
The fact that this government has
no means of its own of transporting
merchandise, seta up a condition iu
which it seems impossible for us to
conduct, successfully, such a system
of mail delivery as (Jermany does.
The greedy, conscienceless corpora
tions of the great cities who are de
ceitfully agitating for this movement
care nothing for these obstacles nor
would they be otherwise than unfa
vorable were the difficulties to be en-
countered increased a hundred told.
They have a solllsh motive. It would
be their opportunity to oousoll late
Into one vast ocotpus for the de
ttructioti of competition by their In
terior retail merchants; selling all
light goods, which are the country
merchant's sole reliance for profit, at
pricea ha could not meet without loss,
ami so drive him out of tho trade In
such goods. All competition by local
retail dealers being .wept away, what
will your great friends in the city,
Unltad for the purpose of Increasing
profits, doT What does the world'
annals show all men to have dope,
when left maste'S of auy business sit
uation? They have taken the profits
of business. They have oppressed.
This is exactly what concentrated cap
ital In tho cities expect to do when
they have driven the country mer
chants out of business In light goods.
If this is not the result of parcels
post In this country It will not have
accomplished the purpose now iu
contemplation by its stoutest promo
tors the department stores.
Parcels Post as a means of perma
nently lessening the cost of living and
tending the general cheapness of con
sumers, is a myth. You altogether
misapprehend the present situation if
you believe the prices iu local stores
are made materially lower now through
the competition of the department
stores iu the cities, or that perma
nently lower prices to consumers is
the ultimate object of these people in
their advocacy of parcels pout. It Is
their purpose, having destroyed com
petition, to take the trade In all lighe
and more costly goods and at what
ever pi-' . may demand. That
they will be able to do this Is no
locution. Having for their patrons
the inhabitants of every nook and
corner of tho country reached by
Uiuted States mall service, possessed
of unlimited capital, working with a
! perfect understand lug between them
selves, it would only be a question of
a short time till they
taken tijuMfdon of tho
would have
fbli. .ould
demand ami receive whatever puces
they might name for all this line of
goods, aud little would they heed your
cries of distr ss. The present seem
ing profits ot the dealer in general
merchandise in towns throughout the
country shrink to very moderate pro
portions through want of profit on
million's of dollars Invented in heavy
staple groceries and other necessary
family supplies which your Icoal mer
chants are carrying chiefly for tho
benefit of consumers, und uot as,
within themselves, profit-producing
merchandise. Kugar is now worth iu
Kan Francisco $5.25 per hundred at
wholesale. You bur it today in Lake
view at ?.00 per hundred. Allow
f'l.l'i, which is tho loweHt possible
freight rate from Hun Francisco to
Lakeview in tho summer ami you liavo
for actual cost of sugar laid dowu in
Lakeview (HAH) per hundred, exactly
what you buy It for ami your local
merchant has made only the diirerence
between carload rates for freight and
hundred pound rates which is about
twenty cents. This may bo taken as a
fair illustration of what your local
merchant is doing tor you and at what
sacrifice ho does it In all heavy family
and household supplies. When you
buy these goods now from tho depart
ment stores iu the distant cities they
send your order to the factory, foun
dry, or refinery and you receive your
goods directly from theso sources,
your friend of the department store
not having a single dollar invested iu
stoves, furniture, farm implements or
heavy supplies. Yet, without any
risk of a single dollar Invstedo,
iu these goods, by an arrangement
with tho manufacturer, he pocket his
profits. Wheu the time shall come
that lie has destroyed your local mer
chants business In all lighter lines ofo
merchandise aud has driven all tho
weaker local dealers out of business
i entirely then he proposes to some
I strong concern "You take the business
of your locality in all heavy goods and
we will not compete with you. The
p areola pust rato of seven cents per
pound makes it impossible for the
government to compete with you.
Kellevod from competition you may
advance the prices of household nec
essities to the last farthing, up to the
point of shutting out competition by
parcels post. ' Taking again aa an ill
ustration, your local merchant may
charge 80.75 for trapsportatlon of a
sack of sugar, which, addod to 15.25,
its present wholesale value, you Lave
112, the price which you must pay
for sugar now costing you 18,00,
This Is not imaginaiys it is a per
feotly natural effort of menia bus
iness to follow lines of least resistance
OUTSIDERS ARE
FJour Mill Proposition
of in California, Local Capital at Hand.
Wo received this week a letter from
a man In Hacramouto, who seems to
be Interested In the flour mill propo
sitlon, and asks to know who the par
ties are In Lakeview who have agitat
ed this scheme., We put the gentle
man iu communication with tho lead
lug spirits in this movement, aud it Is
hoped that much good will coiuo from
this effoit.
It Is estimated that the business In
terets of Lakeview experienced a loss
of not less than f 10,000 this fall by not
having Hour to supply the demand.
This sum would Install flour mill In
Lakeview. This was a total loss, not
to bo regained, while that amount In
vented in a flour mill would be an as
set, worth one hundred cents ou every
dollar iu vested. There has not been
and realize the greatest possible pro
fits. Your local merchant must re
coup himself if ho continues In bus
inessall losses sustained oil lighter
merchandise. Ko he charges you near
ly twice aa much for heavy goods,
equalizing his profits as he now does,
only ni; reverse lines If he cannot
do this ho must quit business and
cheapness has uot, cannot, up in the
whole, be tho result of parcels post.
For Betterment of the I 'res.
The State Press Association is plan
ning great work for the futute for the
press of tho Ktate. The annual meet
ing will be held iu January iu Port
land when the press of tho state will
bo asked to co-operate with the Asso
ciation for the betterment of condi
tions effecting every newspaper Iu the
state. County organizations have
been effectual in many of tho counties
of the state which have proven of ben
efit. At a regular meeting of tho Kx
ecutlve Committee of the Associa
tion held In Portland last week,
C. O. Metzkar Publisher of The F.x-
aminer, was appointed a member of'
tho Advisory Exeeutlvo Committee.
8. J. Dutton was up from Uavis
Creek first of the week. He states
that the hardest wind storm prevailed
down thero last Friday evening he has
ever heard in the country. It made
hliu utmost wish he was back to Lako
county again.
Klamath county will uot hold cir
cuit court this winter, because tho
holiday period continued w ithin one
day of tho time limit for holding
court, and th.i judge was not aware
of the discontinuance of the holidays
till It was too late.
Tho Examiner olllco is getting out
a namohlet for Drenkel &. Fame, the
Heal Kstato men. This will supply j
tho wants of tho inquirers for infor
mation about this county. Several
hundred dollars could bo spent in a
wise manner advertising this county.
MUCH SMOKE;
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INTERESTED.
for Lakeview Talked
a great deal of nolso made about the
Hour mill proposition by the people of
Lakovlew, not brcauao the idea Is too
remote for serious consideration, but
more because Lakeview is not given
to talking loud, but doing things.
There has been a strong undercurrent
all along for a flour mill, our busi
ness men saying, "it is uot a quo-
loln of how much we will put up, but
a question of how much do you want."
It Is believed that 1.1,000 could be rals
ed here without scarcely an effort for
the building of a flour mill In Lako
vlew. This la no invitation for irres
ponpasiblerties, or grafters, to come
here to attempt to do it, but let the
man w ho can show results come and he
will meet with earnest support on the
parluf Lukview business men.
Klamath County Items.
( Bonanza Correspondent. )
riouanza Is ladgniilug to recognize
her advantages and la forging to the
front. It is a wide awake littlo
town, and will get her full share of
tho prosperity that Is ovrespreadlng
Klamath county.
The two story brick school building
recently completed contains eight
large aud well ventilated cluss rooms,
equipped with modern appliances.
A flour mill of 75 lbs. capacity is
well under way, aud Chas. Puttee, the
contractor, expects to have it com
pleted by early spring, so that the
necessary machinery, which is up to
date, may be placed there. A feed
and livery stable is being erected by
McDonald aud Mrs. Marjorle Iloag
laud, aud (hey will stock It with lirst
class tun routs of every description.
They expect to bo open to the pub
lic by the first of the new year,
A two story frame building is all
ot her one of tho many structures
well under wuy. Tho lower floor of
this building will be occupied by the
Elder Saddlery Co., while tho upper
floor will be fitted up Into bed rooms
and used iu connection with the liig
Springs Hotel, of which Mr. C. ().
('lopton is the enterprising laud
lord. Fred McKendroo, manager of the
Iloiiana Creamery, says that It i
keeping him guessing to fill all the
orders coming iu daily for butter.
Fred is not only a thorough busiuess
niun, but ho knows how to make good
butter, and that Is why the demand
for his butter is so great.
Mr. E. E. Thornton, of Seattle, was
in Lakeview this week representing
the Oliver Typewriter Co. Ho sold
six or seven machines here.
Dont miss the Drama, given for the
benefit of the Lakeview Public Libra
ry. You will suffer(?) for a good
cause.
LITTLE FIRE.
Jamleson In Pittsburg Dlspateh.
II. L. Ilolgate, cashier of the Ho
uanaz bank, la kept quite busy these
days, besides his care of the bank he
Is making various Improvements on
his homestead a short distance from
town, and as soon as the weather will
permit In the spring, be will have
several teams engaged putting In a
large wheat crop for the new flour
mill.
Louis (Jerber, the wellknwou cattle
dealor and "Democratic War Horse"
has announced that In the future ho
will "draw the line" so far as referee
lug any more dueling contests Is con
cerned, such as be was recently se
lected to judge. In a duel between ed
itor Cariock aud William Rhodes, at
Hilly Daltlon'e famous wbllpool, near
Scorpion point. Mr. Gerber has
scarcely recovered from the effects of
that slaughtering duel.
Chas. Hunting the prosperous stock
raiser rrom too Meruit country was
visible on our streets last Friday.
Found Reservoir Site.
Mr. W. 11. Drenkel has been inves
tigating a scheme which looks worthy
of consideration. There Is a large
amount of water goes to wasto through
Deadman creek every year sometimes
reaching the proportions of a small
river. Up the steep canyon a mile
and a half la a narrow gorge, where
the water passes through between two
perpendicular cliffs, rot more than
twenty feet apart, where a solid dam
might bo placed that would be as
strong as the inouutaln Itself, and a
permanent lake created above of suffi
cient dimensions to supply power for
even a flour mill for several mouths iu
tho year, or run the planing mill, and
In the winter could supply tho very
heat and purest ice for a town of
twenty thousand people. This is no
dream, Mi. Drenkel; some far seeing
man w ill demonstrate the feasibility
of this project some of these days, and
another of the numerous opportuni
ties of this placo wdll have passed from
its dormant stage into a resource.
Thinks Road Will be Built.
Mr. Kublnson, one of tho head engl
neei of the O. E. liy. surveying crews
that have been in this country for a
year past, spent several days iu Lake-
view at the company's headquarters.
He expects soon to return to Salt
Lake City, where the company has
their head office. He does not know
where he will be sent next. Mr. Rob-
iuson had no report of the company's
business to make public, but ho stat
ed that it was his belief that the road
running north ami south through
Lako county aud south to Altoras, iu
Modoc county, California, would be
built. How long it will be before the
road is completed, ho could not Buy.
As to the road running from Lakeview
to, Klamath Falls, bo thought it would
uot be built until after the uorth and
south road is finished, ut least. He
said he believed the flurry lu money
mutters would, Instead of retarding
tho building of theso roads, make
more feasible their early completion,
for the reason that for tho past few
yearn labor has been so scarce aud
expensive, and building materiul so
iiigh and hard to get, ou account of
high wages and strikes, that it has
been almost impossible to build roads
especially in countries where develop
ment waa uecesusry before the roads
could be put upon a paying basis.
Real Estate Transfers.
Real Estate Transfers. Record
Week eudiug Deo. 14.
U S. to Norman McLuno, NE quar
ter, Heo. 17, T. 29, R. 12, Receivers
Receipt.
(1. W. Wise to A. D. Frakes, Two
acres iu Sec. 18, T. 40, R. 24 S00.0O
Mluine. Ward and ilugsbad, to
Annie C. Hough, N half, S3 quarter,
Soc. an, t. 3i r. f looo. oo
U. S. to Joseph. Whilt, W half,
SE quarter, SW quarter, SE quare'r
NW quarter Boo. 29, T. 21), R.1 2, Pat.
Joseph. Wbllt, to Weyeahauaer aud
Co., W half, BE quarter NE quarter
S E quarter NW quarter, Boo 29 T.
29 R. 12 110.00
U. S. to Annie M. Richardson, N
half Boo. 4, T. 29, R. 12 Paten, t
U. S to Robert M. Richardson, NW
quarter, See 18, T. 29 R. 12 Patent.
U. B. to Mike B. Parker, NW quar
ter Boo. 3d, T. 32 R. 15 Patent
Minnie. MoGorniack to Weyerhauae"
and Co., W half W half beo. 29. T. 35,
R. 17 110.00
Edward. Forker to Weyeahauaer
and Co., NW quarter Seo. 10, X. 28,
R. 12, 110.00
John R. Crown to Frank P, Petit,
W half XMR quarter Seo. 16 X. 31 R.14
$10.00
Furnished by O. E. Oliver. Search
er of Records.
PRESIDENT HAS
-HOT CHANGED.
Will Not Accept Nomina,
tlon Next June.
SAYS PRECEDENT IS WISE ONE
Declaration Hade on Eve of His
Victory, Oft Repeated,
Stands Ciood.
In view of the nettled conditloa
of the minds of the American people
egarding the candidacy of Theodore
Roosevelt for another term, the fol
1 owing from the President's own lips
may be of interest:
"On the night after election I made
the following announcement:
"1 am doeply sensible of the honor
doue me by the American people in
thus expressing their confldecne in
what 1 have done and have tried to
do. I appreciate to the full tho sol
emn responsibility this confidence Im
poses upon me, and I shall do all
that in my power lies uot to forfeit it.
Ou the 4th of March, next, I shall
have served three and a half years and
this three and a half years constitut
es my first term. The wise custom
which limits the President t.j two ter
ra regards the substance and not the
form, and under no circumstances
will I be a candidate for or accept
another nomination. "I have not
changed and shall not change the de
cision thus announced".
Decisions from the Commissioner.
The following decisions from the
general laud office wero rendered in
December aud received at the Lake
view office this week:
In tho case of Lillian M. Pinker
ton, vs. Frank Fax, homestead entry
man, which caso was hoard before the
clerk of Klamath county, and
divided opiuons rendered at this office
ou June 21. the Register holding that
the ' homesteader had uot complied
with the homestead law as regards
resideuce, while the Receiver recom
mended that the contest be dismissed
Ou December 51 h, tho comniisgoner
affirmed the decision of the Registei
aud the homestead entry is, therefore
held for cancellation, with tho right
of appeal accorded defeuduut, Fax.
11 .K. Dudley, vs. W. F. Collins,
homestead eutrymau j This case haa
beeu decided aud closod by the com
missioner, whose decision holds the
homestead entry for cancellation.
F.arl Walker vs. Hugo Meyer, home
stead eutrymau, Walker contestant,
alleging abandonment divided opin
ions rendered at the Lakeview land
office, tho Register advising the can
cellation of the homestead entry,
while tho Receiver recommended dis
missal of contest. On Dec. 5 the com
missioner reudered a decision affirm
ing the Register, aud holding the eu
ty for cancellation, with the right of
appeal accorded defendant, Meyer.
Daniel P.' Johnson vs. Win, P. Sul
livan, homcstoad eutrymau, Johnson
contestant alleging failure to establish
residence within six months from date
of entry. Divided opinion from this
office, the Register advising the can
collation of the homestead entry, whilw
the Receiver recommended dismissal
of the contest,. Ou Deo. 9 the com
missiouer rendered a decision affirm .
iug the Register, holding the lid. en
try for cancellation, with right of ap
peal for defendant. Sullivan.
LOST : A schedule for tho southren
and eastern mails. Oh, Lord of
Love, look down from above, aud pity
this schedule long forgotten ; once it
waa sweet and hard to beat, and now
d thing's rotton.
Such haa been the almost daily pray
er of many Lakeview citizens sinoe
our southern aud eastern mail eer- ,
vice has dwindled from a good six-tlmea-a-week
service to a mere "what-is-it."
But now that we are promised some
thing better, we may be consoled for
a time. Monday a new schedule went
into effeot, which, if it proves satis
factory to the railroad, will give us
our mall six times a week, arriving-.
every day, exoept Monday, and de-
parting every day exoept Tuesday.
The holidays called by Qoveinqr
Cbamberllao, have closed.