I
would enable two ships to pass yard, concrete at >7 per yard,
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each other with safety and ease pumping at. 83,000,000, lining the
outside of the tunnel.
tunnel throughout, if found neces­
W. F. D. JONES.
LOUISE
•5th. The Sail Blas route is re- sary, at $32,000,000, contingencies
Leaves Tillamook every moruing (except
Sunday«; about 8 o'clock, returning about noon.
T he C ounty O fficial P aper markably free from Hoods, espe- at 820,000,000, the cost of the ca­
Trips matte in the afternoons also on Saturdays.
daily on the Pacific side, ) w here nal complete, from ocean to ocean,
Steamer touches at all pointe on the bay.
the
longest
slope
of
open
cutting
would
be
about
8130,000,000.
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HEMSTREET £ GABRIELSON
and heaviest work will be done,
This would give us a short sea
KATKA OF Sl'BSCRirTION.
while ou the Panama are Nicara­ level canal through the mirrowest
(»rxicri.v IMAllVAMCK.)
gua routes it is quite the reverse, part of the isthmus, to pass the lar­
One year
SI.SO.
Hix uioiitlia
7$. as their works will be chiefly on gest ships on an even keel, ami
Three niolllll.
SO.
on the Atlantic side, where the accommodate the ever expanding
We have opened a shop one door south of
Correspondence Wanted.
heavy rains and flood waters rush­ demands of commerce for all time. Manufacturers o£ and
the Tillamook Bakery, where we are pre­
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Dealers
in
The H eadlight is for the people, and they
pared to do all kinds of
I wish to call your attention to
are invited to write for ite columns We bo- ing down the Chagres and San
lievc in free exercise of opinion, ami wish to
Fine Sewed Work and Seamless
Juan
valleys
would
be
a
constant
the Darien route, examined a short
encourage independence of thought and action.
Patching.
I.ocat topics arc preferred. Our name stands
menace
to
the
safety
of
the
locks
time
ago
by
Mr.
G.
A.
Harvill,
of
We repair,and clean sewing machines, ami
at the head of this column, and everything,
not otherwise signed, we stand responsible for.
warrant them to do good work or 110 pay
Please call and see us aud try
pair of boots
If you write, don t be afraid to father your own and dams proposed on those routes. Louisville, Ky., who claims it is I
opinions, blit sign your name for publication,
made of leather tanned at Netarts bay.
6th. The Sait Blas is a sea level about 24 miles long from deep
it is cowardly to do otherwise, and articles
with fictitious names have little weight. We
W. E. PAGE & SON,
route, while the other two routes water in the Gulf of Sait Miguel J
At their llobsonville store they carry a large stock of
adhere to tiiis condition, except as to local cor
Tillamook Oregon
respondents w ho semi news Items pure and
contemplate
¡it
least
six
dams
and
on
the
Pacific,
to
the
Bay
of
C'an-
simple. In such cases we do not publish the
name of the writer.
locks on each, which are very ex­ dilaria, on the Atlantic Ocean, al-1
Prices to Suit
But if you wish to express an opinion or crlt
Iclze somebody, you mu*t sign your name for
the Times:
publication
And, in till cases we must know pensive structures to build and though the total distance through
the name ofthe w riter. Hon t throw out petty
Even if one lock the isthmus at this point is about
Ijersonal slings, ordeal in course abuse reeard- keep in order.
ng your neighbors. Would rather you’d abuse
— BOOT^ and ^OEg
Including a tunnel of
tile editor of this paper. Such letters would be should, from any cause, fail to 90 miles.
more apt to’br published. In fact people who
work,
the
passage
in
the
canal
only
2^
miles
in
length,
lie
believes
Made to order.
hold opinions different from ours are urged to
write them for publication. We 11 answer yon
would
be
blocked
until
it
was
re
­
a
sea
level
canal
cun
be
built
there
fairly and courteously if your opinions nre worth
answering. We are anxious to have parties ot
Repairing done as cheap as the cheapest.
Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Groceries,
It is very impor­
diffeerent faith express their opinion in this paired. which might take ti n days for 860,000,000.
Come and be convinced.
uapet. We pride ourselves on granting every­
Feed,
Provisions,
Etc.
Advocate Building.
Alt earthquake tant that this route should he thor­
body to think and act according to hiscon or ten months.
science, regardless of our own beliefs.
P. F. BROWNE
The public doesn’t care about ‘’somebody heavy enough to destroy' the San oughly surveyed, in order to test
going to see Ids girl," new fence," bad cold-," Blas tunnel
would
destroy
the
the
accuracy
of
his
estimate
of;
huildiiig of hen coops," etc. Write about some
thing Interesting oi not at all. Write as plainly
Special Attention to Orders in
quantities and cost.”
as possible. If you can't spell correctly, or locksand diinis on those routes.
use good grammar, never mind that
Don't
7th. The San Blas ('anal would
[We give the above letter for
let a good news item spoil on that account. We
furnish printed instructions that will be of he fed by the never failing waters
what it is worth, knowing that the
Heard at
help to those who wish to write for papers
I’he space in this papei is yours. Make use of
of the oceans, while the Panama people take an interest in any
it it you like.
route, with its recently proposed scheme that is likely to connect
STEAMER TRUCKEE
locks, does not solve the problem the Atlantic and Pacific by means
THE SAN ULAS ROUTE.
Agents for the fast sailing Steamer Truckee,
I’ll roast you, said the Stove.
of controlling the flood waters of of <i ship canal,]
carrying passengersand freight from San Fran
Fredrick M. Kelly discourses in
Look
out, I’m on a strike, said the
the Uhagres River, nor does it re-1
cisco, Tillamook and Portland. Trips every
Hammer.
the Scientific American as follows move the fear of an inadequate
two weeks, weather permitting.
EXCHANGE NOTES.
— R ates :—
I’ve got you, said the Barb-Wire.
regarding proposed canal routes.
supply of water on the summit, ;
Cabin, one way, (Tillamook aud S. F.)
$15 00
Ex-Scnaton Dolph has decided
1
’11 catch on, said the Tongs.
9
00
Steerage
"
Great mid useful projects never during the dry season, to feed the
to make a strong light for Senator
Cabin, Round Trip,
$O OO
1
’11 scoop him, said the Shovel,
canal
for
the
passage
of
large
ships,
j
<lie. They ¡ire talked over ¡mil are
Mitchell’s seat and will have the i
Freight, general merchandise. San Francisco
I’ll get your bacon, said the
discussed from yeiir to year, from the size of which are continually
or Portland,
oo per ton.
earnest support of the Oregonian,
Butcherknife'
generation to generation, until being increased, as the Pacific i
which we think opposed Mitchell
J.
E.
SIBLEY,
Manager Store and Mill. Hobsonville. Oregon
You’re not as sharp as I, said the
public confidence justifies the out­ Ocean is where steamships are des-i
on a former occasion.—Oswego
Tack.
Principal Office, 249, Berry St., S. F. Mills at Truckee, ('al..
lay. The requisite capital, labor, lined to achieve their greatest
; Ironworker.
Say nothing and saw wood, said
¡mil engineering skill are procured, triumphs.
The papers are abusing Paul
the saw.
Sth. The great advantages of a
the work is accomplished, ¡uid
then we wonder why it was not short, direct Hen level canal like Schulze, who suicided a defaulter,
So a general quarrel ensued and if
the San Blas, through which ships and praising Henry Villard the
done before.
you want to hear how it ended and
Such was (he case of the Suez ('¡tn pasH quickly, on an even keel, living railroad wrecker who is the
how cheap the aliove named articles
can be bought, cnll on
<'ana I. I lie AI lant ic cable, the St. over one incumbered with locks bigger thief of the two.—Capital
Gothard and Mont ('euis Tunnels, and dams, so liable toget out of or- j Journal.
C. E. REYNOLDS,
Hawaiimis are perturbed over;
our great continental railroads, der in the rainy isthmus climate,
Hardware Merchant, Tillamook,Or.
and siicli will lie the case with a so well krnixvn to all who have the rumor that Japan may yield to
sea level ship canal across the studied the question, it seems like the popular sentiment in that i
American isthmus, through which a waste of time to discuss in a country and gobble up the islands.
H A WOODF09D. Proprietor.
The fate of the islands, of course,
the trade of the Pacific Ocean is brief letter like this.
)th. The total quantity of ma­ depends entirely upon the conclu­
destined to pass and renew com­
merce on the grandest possible terial to excavate on the San Blas sion Japan may come to in regard i
New House
route, including the tunnel fora to tile seizure of Dole and his coun­
Finely Furnished.
scale.
Stage Offices
The advantages claimed for the canal 125 feet wide at the water try. The United Slates cannot af­
He is a rich mahogany l»y, black
San Blas Route overall others pro­ line and 2X feet deep tlirougliout, ford to take any dilutees of having
points, white star in forehead, large
would be about 30,000,000 cubic to pay a large indemity, even in
posed me the follow ing:
full bright eyes, fine flowing mane
1st. The San Blns route is yards; while on the Panama route silver, therefore if Japan wants!
First Class in ttie Strictest
and tail, clean cut, we'l shaped head.
about 30 miles long, the the Pana­ for ¡t canal of that size ¡in ! chnrac- Hawaii she need fear no interfer­ Sense of the Word, Rates SI
held erect on a well-arched neck, good
ma is Ki miles long, and the Nicer ter it would require the removal ence on the part of our bluffed and to S2 per day.
shoulders, broad chest, high on witli-
Tillamook, Ore.
agua route is about 170 miles long. of 130,000,000 cubic yards of rock repeatedly insulted bond-issuing
ers, good legs and feet. He is spirited
country.—I’emlleton Tribune. (A
Every one familiar with transits and earth.
1 showy and handsome, lias good car-
10th. The only objection that gold-lmg organ.)
must see at a glance that a short
irnge and fine action, 17 hands high,
route in every respect is decidedly can be urged against the San Blas
weighs in order 1700. He is ahorse
EXTEND IT TO TILLAMOOK.
route is the tunnel, mid that in
better Ilian a long one.
that is much needed on this coast.
2d. The San Blns route lias at these days of steam and compress
I and when crossed with trotting and
The following is front the Finest
both ends good, natural harlxirs, ed air ilrils mid model'll explosives, Grove Times:
running bred mares produces fine car­
J. P ALLEN. Prop’r.
requiring no improvements. The by the use of which the expense of
riage
and road horses. He lias re­
A move lias been made by For­
Panama route Ims fair harbors, tunneling is being reduced nearly est Grove and Hillsboro men to or­
ceived several premiums, among them
Noted for its Fine Cuisine Department.
while tin* Nicaragua route Ims, on one-half less than the old mode of ganize a company to build a motor
first premiums at Oakland aud San
the Pacific side, mi open roadstead hand drilling, should not lie con­ line between Forest Grove and
Jose’ and second at Livermore, Oal.
Best Meals in the City.
which, to protect from violent sidered a very serious undertaking. Hillsboro, and eventually to Port
PEDIGREE
TILLAMOOK. OREGON.
lltli. The suecesH of the St.
winds, it is necessary to build an
laud. The expense would be com­
Enterprise
Jr. was sired by Norman
expensive breakwater. On the At- 1 Gothard runnel, over 9 miles long; paratively small, not over 810,000
horse Enterprise, (imported by Theo.
lentic side mi entirely new harbor the Mont ('eiiis 7 miles long; the a mile, and the promoters believe,
Skillman, Petaluma, Oal.,) he by the
i t •-i i i • « • i i i i t i • i i • « • i e i i i i i e e i i i i i i i i i i i i i e • « • i • • i • e i e i i i i i 11 i , i i i » i i t i i i
i i i
will have to be made, the cost of ■ Simplon Pass Tunnel (being built,) i considering the advantages to the
celebrated Norman horse St. Diwrance
Dam, a Cleveland bay.
which it is impossible to determine 13 miles long; mid seriously plan­ county and to Portland of such a
M H LARSEN. Proprietor.
Tillamook, Ore
Terms and dates of standing will
ing
one
under
the
British
Climinel,
in advance, with any degree of cer
road, that a very large subsidy
be given later. At present, call on,
20 miles long, should encourage us
taillty Ils to time or money.
could be secured. A company is
Geo. Elliott,
3rd. The San Blas route is a di­ to build the Smt Blas Tunnel, es­
working to get a subsidy for the
Tillamook Ore.
rect, straight line from sea to sea, pecially in vice ofthe fact, it will extension of the Barnes Heights
give
us
a
sea
level
cmiitl
across
the
w bile I he ot her two routes are very
road westward front Cedar Mills,
crooked, and, in consequence, it mirrowest part of the isthmus,
and with the co-operation of all.
LARGEST HOUSE IM THE CITV—FIRST CLASS IM EVERT RESPECT—RATES VERT
would lie difficult for large ships to through which the ships of all na­
the project could be made a suc­
REASOMABLE—CEMTRAL LOCATIOM.
pass through the canal without tions can pass quickly ou an even
cess.-'
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striking its banks, which will have keel.
The figures given ought to build
12th.
All
the
leading
trunk
to be lined with something more
People of the Pacific Coast
a first class standard gauge rail-
^¿Jsent East Isat year over $3,000,000 in
tirm and durable than earth to lilies of railroads in our country
hard cash for eggs and poultry.
over the country mimed, and much
—
IT IS INJURIOUS TO STOP SUDDENLY.
keep them from washing mid fall­ are gradually lowering their grades
Tliis great sum of money ought all of it
less would certainly suffice to
to
have
gone into the pockets of the Pa­
ing into the canal during the rainy and shortening regardless of tun­
TT^X /7~\\
Y9^Tr^
D°n ' 1,1 imPeseli UP°”
buying a rem- cific Coast Poultry Keepers. It pays to
build and equip a narrow gauge
1((
Il
L^J
Z
"
l
'
1
you
Io
do
so,
as
it
is
noth-
season, as the annual rmnfnll on neling. which they do not fear on
keep fouls lint they must lie managed
motor road.
1L^<
A n
II
ing more than a substitute In the sudden rigtit. No big ram ii is necessary; thous­
the Atlantic side of the isthmus is account of the cost, as by means of
p-rysa
—x
. 1
»h'PPWf of tobacco gnu must hare some ands are making money with small and
these improvements the roads gain
about 123 inches.
Senator Mitchell made an ad
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stimuhnt, and in most all mses, the effect large flocks ot hens, in village gardsns
4lh. The San Bhis route, as large reduced running expenses, (Irena on “Oregon, it*, History, ( le-
|[
JJ
nf ,hf gHmulant, be it opium, morphine or and smnll orchards Fruit growing and
Poultry Breeding go together finely
above stated, is 30 miles long, in­ time, mid economy the essential ograpliy and Resources,“ before
other opiates, leares a far worse
I
^it
cont.acted.
Ask
you
drug.
cluding the Bayano River, 10miles elements of success in trade all the National Geographical Society,
I (( 11 IH* ZX (I
(1
(|‘11 I gi»l'fbou' BACO CURO
It is
of which, with Imt little diedging, over the world. To pass a ship and it is published in the National
11
I P“r'‘y vegetable
Yon do not
can he made ample for ship navi through the San Blas Canal, Geographical Magazine for \pril.
hare to stop using tobacco with
gation, thus leaving only 20 miles towed at the nite of three miles It is the best tiling we have seen
Tells all about it. Not tliou-ands of
Baco Curo It wilt notify ion
miles away, bill right here on the Pacific
of canal excavation, < W this, how • per hour, would take but 10 hours; 011 the subject. . Send 50 cents to when to stop, and your desire for tobacco trill coast
Coast. It tells how to make Poultry
ever. 7 miles would be a tunnel, while to pass a ship through the the Society in Washington for the
Keeping pay. It's good for what sila
Your »yrt.tu will lx- .« tree from nicotine a» the day before you took your fir«l chew
«moke. Au Irwn-clsd. wrttteu guarantee toa'.-,eolwtety cure the tobacco hsblt in alt ita form«, or those who can't make hens lay. It's
120 feet high above canal iHittoni Nicaragua canal, towed at the I mok.
money r.funded. Trice fl oo per box or J boxes. (3o .lay« Irealment and gnaraoteed cure.) »> 50. bright, practical, money making, inval­
to the crown of the aridi anil SO same speed, would take sixty
uable to all who keep fowls of any kind
SKNp SIX TWO VEST STAMPS for SAM Put BOX
Booklets and proofs free
It is brim full of good reading, and tieau-
EUREKA CHEMICAL A M'F'C Co . La Crocse, Wl«.
feet wide at the water line, which hours.
Oh, for a brief reign of the late
tifnlly illustrated If yon keep a doran
13th.
Estimating the cost of Jiut Blaine, withall of his jingo­
would give ample room to pass the
or a thousand hens yon want the Fan­
ciers Monthly, end yon can get it bv
lUBcv of THE rtOXi-KR PRKSW COMPANY C. W HoaNKW, Sep t
largest ships, by striking their top­ the heading in the San Blas Tutt ism.
,
St Paul Milin., Sept. ;. ivm .
sending fl 00 to the
H.urvfca Cherntvat Manufacturing Co.. La Cro*«e. Wla.
masts mid hauling yards around, nel at 820 per cubic yard, the
F axcikbs M onthly , San Jose, Cal..
I have been a tobacco fiend for many yearn, and during the past two years hgve
waokol nneen to twenty cigars regularly every day. Mv whole nervoua ayatem 'eeame agveted Ur we will furnish it, rlublied with ths
so often done when in ¡torlH. The breakdown Itolow at 8* per yard,
Ripon* Tabules : for had temper.
nntit mv ph, «klan told m. I muel give np the use of tobacco for the time being at leaat 1 tried HKADi.ioirr, for $2 00 per year.
the «o caihd ‘KeeleyCnre. ’ L No-To-Bac and various other rvnredn-a. but without aaceesa. until
open or remaining portions of the the open rock cutting at $3 pel
Ripans Tabules : one gives relief.
I ars (dentally learned or your BmoCuro ” Three week« ago lo-,iav 1 commenced naing ,owr
prcparalron and to day t ronaider myself completely cured I am in perfect health, and the hoy.
canal ar-« to lie 125 feet w ide aud yard, earthwork at 50 centa to
Ripon* Tabules : best liver tonic.
nb r craving for l,>l>ac. « which every inveterate amoker fnlty appreciate«, haa completr-ty left
Ripan» Tai.ules : a family remedy.
me. I consider your • Bacv-Curo" «imply wonderful and can fdtlv rvcomm, nd It
2X feet deep tlirougliout, w hielt #l.<50 per yard, masonry at 815 per
Ripaus Tabules : pleasant laxative.
Your« very truly
C. W Nmurica.
Ripon* Tihntet have come to slay.
tTUlinnoolt Ocnblinltt
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