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THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JANUARY 12, 1899.
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us offer a field for American com mercin UMBRELLA REPAIRING at reasonable
legislature are afterward declared of no ' lived in one century and the people of to­ withthe probabilities strongly on the
rites. Neat work turned out and as
enterprise no less inviting, if indeed not
side
of
the
highest
estimate.
Indeed,
it
day live in another. We do not have
force and effect by the court.
g»o<l as new by J. W. Steinmetz,
more
so,
than
the
Asiatic
markets,
as
to
Frwl <’. Baker. Publisher.
’ to go back beyond the pages of authentic may be accepted as inevitable that the
lllamook, Or.
the
future
value
of
which
we
believe
the
canal, if built by the government, will
L ast year on American railways one ' history to find that at one time the
cost more than the $115,000,000 pro­ prevailing idea will he found extrava­ FIET CLASS JOB PRINTING at the
greatest
thinkers
and
students
of
that
Official Paper, Tillamook City and County passenger was killed in accidents out of
vided for in the bill before the senate. gant.
Haillight Printing Office at Portland
every 3,827,474 passengers carried. That age believed that the world was Hat.
But the advocates of immediate action,
pices. All description of job print­
There
are
probably
Democrats
who
still
is to say, that you can take a train
WHERE TO INSURE.
RATES OE SUBSCRIPTION
in, which is quaranteed. Patronize
lielieve it. Then there was but one queen such as Senator Morgan, says that no
l
2,827,474
times
before,
on
the
law
of
(STRICTLY IN AbVANCJC.)
who believed that there was a land be­ matter what it cost the government THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND
haie industry.
a
verages,
your
turn
comes
to
be
killed.
One year ............................. . • • • .................. *! 5°
GLOBE INSURANCE CO.
yond the seas that washed the shores of must at once take hold of the project
TUBER LAND for SALE on Samon-
Six month*..........................................
75 You will have to travel 72,093,963
AGENT
FOR
TILLAMOOK.
Coming down tv Jefferson’s and push it to completion. They may
Three months
............................................ 5° miles on the cars before that turn conies, Spain.
J. S. STEPHENS.
bey River, in section 20, 3 N, 7 VV .—
be right in assuming that this is in ac­
Office at corner of Main and 2nd street.*.
Th W
E qr and E % S qr.
Con.
and 4.541,945 miles before you are in­ time we find that he used those famous
HOVE
MUTUAL
INSURANCE
COMPANY
cord with popular feeling, but we are
siuration $900.—Enquire at the Head-
jured. If you travel twenty miles every words, “governments derive their just
AGENTS
FOR
TILLAMOOK,
confident that a great many people are '
day for 300 days in the year, you can | ¡lowers from the consent of the govern­
ligt Trade Mart Office.
BIGGS & STEPHENS.
HEADLIGHT PIRATE.
not in favor of the government “going
keep on at it for 758 years before your ed.” But notwithstanding this very
I
FORSALE,
a bargain, a celebrated
it blind’* in a matter involving such vast SCHOOL DESKS AND SUPPLIES OF
comes to be hurt. If there had been prettv theory history relates that during
Wife SEWING MACHINE.
New
expenditure.
EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
Mr.
Jefferson
’
s
time
and
while
he
was
in
Doles Out Gems of Current railways when our Savior was born and
an< direct from the factory.—Apply
a
position
to
demand
that
his
doctrine
J.
S.
STEPHENS
is
agent
for
the
you had begun to travel on the first day
Topics and Events.
fonarticulars at the Headlight Trade
Northwest School Furniture Company
of the year A. D. 1, and had traveled be lived up to, the people were permitted CULTIVATE THESE MERKETS or Tillamook co.
Ma Office
to
vote
unless
they
owned
a
certain
I etiie Filipinos are fit to become full- 100 miles in every day of every month
amount of property and they came in
While seeking to obtain a larger share
fledged American citizens they ought to of every year since then, you would still
under the provisions of the Louisiana of the commerce of the far east American
have
(in
this
year
1899)
nearly
three
be able to govern themselves without the
purchase. What difference does it make manufactures and meichants should
aid or consent of the United States or million miles yet to travel before your
turn came to be killed. These figures what Jefferson said ? He was a great abate no effort to cultivate the markets
any other foreign military power.
are decidedly interesting, for they tend man in his time, but he would be a child south of us, in the trade of which the
A P rinceton professor ingoing to Pat­ to show to what a system of per were it possible for him to be on earth share of the United States is very much
agonia in search of fossils. Why go so lection railroading, and especially the at this time. He would be as far behind less than we should have. Europe to-day I
far when every community in this coun­ transportation of passengers, has ar­ the times as a child is behind the man of has the major part of the trade of the
try would willingly supply the professor rived. They also show incidentally that mature years. The world moves. Every West Indies, Meixco, Central and South
with specimens tor a fine collection ?
the accident insurance companies have great leader is raised up for his particu­ America. The foreign commerce of the
what would be termed in the popular lar time in history. The future cannot republic of Argentine is $350,000 000 a Rooms 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, Up Stairs,
be measured centuries in advance. Such year. Our total trade with that country
T h e agitation for a special session of vernacular, “a lead-pipe cinch.”
N.E. Corner Third and Stark Streets.
Entrance 88H Third Street.
the new congress immediately after
things are impossible. We have leaders in 1897 was $16.000,000. Our exports to
for
the
time
in
which
we
live.
We
should
March 4 next keeps on, but it seems so
Brazil
for
the
same
year
amounted
to
T hose who are interested in the de­
far to have made little headway outside velopment of the American sugar indus­ depend upon them to map out our course only a little over $12,000,000. The com­
of a few newspapers devoted to currency try* are fully alive to the fact that the in­ and not upon the great men of centuries missioner sent to South America by the
of the dead past.
tinkering.
Cotton States and International exposi­
dustry is seriously menaced by the policy
tion, to investigate trade conditions, re
of
territorial
expansion.
At
a
recent
H enry W atterson has hoisted Admir­
ported that of the $911,000,000 foreign
WHAT IT WILL COST
al George Dewey and General Fitzhugh joint conference in Chicago of the vari­
trade that South America does each year
Lee as his presidential ticket for 1900. ous interests connected with the sugar
only $130.000,0u0, or one seventh, is done
Inasmuch as Watterson has always been industry an earnest protest was framed 1 The question of the cost of construct­
champion of the losing candidate, it is against any sacrifice of the interests ot ing the Nicaragua canal is the one of with the United States Of the latter sum
doubtful w hether cither the democrats | I farmers, labor or capital for the benefit paramount importance. There is a wide our country sells South America but
j of tropical regions either within or differance in the estimates of the engineers $32,000.000, or one-fourth, and buys
or popocrats w ill heed his advise.
balance of
| without the union. It is declared in who have investigated the project. The $91,000,000. leaving a
' this protest that the possibility of an­ first estimate, made by the cheif engi­ $59,900.000 against us. The trade of all
nexation, colonization or free trade be­ neer of the canal company, w as $69,894,- the republics south of us shows still
tween the East Indies or the West In­ 660. There being a pretty general sus­ more significant figures, the share of
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dies and the United States is fraught picion that this was too low, congress the United States in the exports of those
with gravest danger of our domestic in 1895 ordered an investigation by a countries being only a little over one-
sugar industry, as well as to agriculture government commission of engineers. fifth of the total.
ASTORI, OREGON-
The commissioner reported that the
and labor generally. As to this there This was made ami the report of the
can be no doubt or question. The commission was that the canal would financial part of all this business is
American sugar producers would safe­ cost $133,472,893. This report was vig­ carried on through Europe. European
guard them against the disastrous effects orously attacked by representatives of vessels carry the goods, Europe receives
S e vi: r Ai.cam|isof confc<lerate veterans
of such competition, and there would be the Maritime Canal company, but it was the commissions and freights and sells
have sensibly declared their opposition
absolutely no compensation to the verv generally accepted as being much most (if the goods consumed in South
to Senator Butler's proposition to place
country for this destruction of an Ameri­ nearer the probable cost than the esti­ American, while the United States is the
the ex-confederates on the pension roll.
can industry. The sugar planters of the mate of the canal company’s engineer. largest purchaser. This condition he
They point out the fact that the senator
Philippines and the other surgar-pro- The controversy over this question led found to lie due to five fact«. We have no
is not an ex-confederates and is in no
ducing islands will contribute nothing to congress to authorize another investiga­ banks in South America, while Europe
scuse authorized to speak for the south­
the welfare of the American people. They tion. which was made by a commission has them everywhere; we run few
ern veterans, who arc satisfied with
will employ no American labor and of which Admiral Walker is chairman steamships to South America, while
their presen status and not desirous of
whatever capital should go out of this and is thought to have been more European steamers go to every port; we
introducing any new element of discord
i country for investment in those islands thorough than the previous investiga­ have no United States stores in South
into the now reunited national family.
tion. It apjicars, how ever, that the ques­ America, while there are European
would probably remain there.
tion oi cost is still to be in controversy, stores in all parts of that continent; we
S enator F kvk of Maine, member of
R e ierh x
. ck has on several occasions since the estimates of the three memliers sell for cash, Europe gives credit;
the Peace commission, is of the opinion been made to the ev.dent purpose of the of the commission are at variance. Ad­
Europe makes goods and packs them
that there will be no difficulty in negoti­ Democratic party to dodge the issue of miral Walker’s estimate being $125,000,-
to suit the South American trade and
ating a conimerci.il treaty with Spain the free and unlimited coinage of silver 000, that of General Haines $140,000,-
we do not. In all these respects we
lifter the ratification of the treaty of at the ratio of 16 to 1 without the aid 060 and that of Prof. Haupt $90,000,000 have permitted England, Germany and
peace and the restoration of diplomatic or consent of any other nation on earth, —the highest of these estimates being 45
France to obtain a very decided ad­
relations. “I do not lielieve that the flic utterances of llemocratic leaders in­ per cent above the lowest, a fact which
vantage over us and it is an advantage
Spanish government,'’ he remarked, "will dicate this. A short time ago the leaders well illustrates the difficulty, if not the they will spare no effort to hold.
l>c at all disposed to keep up unfriendly were berating the Wolcott commission impossibility, of arriving at anything
In the opinion of those who have in
feelings '* To think otherwise would be and swearing that no compromise like a definite determination of the cost
telligently and thoroughly studi d the
to give the Spaniards no credit for com would be accep able—“it must lie 16 to of the project from an investigation.
matter, nothing is more »ssential to
mon sense or the ordinary impulse of1 I or nothing.'* Today a majority of
The Walker commission, it apjiears, is the increase of our trade with South
sell interest. Spanish commerce was sc 1 ' these same leaders never refer to silver agreed upon everything except the para­
America than the estab ishment of sn
verclv cripple I by the war. Spain lost except as "theissues of the Chicago plat­ mount question of cost and this is af­
international lianlc to facilitate ex
not only her trade with the United form,” or in the language of Governor­ fected bv too many considerations and
changes, but thehouse of representative*
STATIONERY, BOOK!.
States, which was of considerable value. elect Thomas, "fear that temporary pros­ contingencies to enable any body of
has just rejected a bill providing a
Imt also with her West India islands perity has blinded the people to their engineers to do better than make ap­
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM qu NDED.
charter for such an institution, so th: t
and the most important part of the Phil- ' interests.” There is a something above proximate estimate*. While both the
the financial part of our business with
ippines. linked the declaration of war
and behind these statements. They argue government commissions agree that the South America will continue to betrans-
carried w ith it almost complete commcr that Ik'inocracy is attempting to com­ construction of the Nicaragua canal is
acted through London. It is no less im­
vial paralysis for Spain, and that is still
promise and prove its treachery to the feasible, they nt the same time admit the portant, but perhaps even n ore essential
the condition.
w lute metal. Sir Morton Frewcn. one of existence of physical difficulties the cost ’ to an increase of trade, that there
the foremost 16 to 1 advocates in the of overcoming which cannot lie esti­ should Iw American steamship lines to
<>o\ i ' mnor Pixt'.MKK of Michigan in tired world, appears to have changed his mind mated with any degree of accuracy. I
• he ports of South America. Tl ese, how­
of the old plan of calling together a ses­ on the great question. In a letter to the The details of construction given in the <
ever. are not likely to be established
sion for the legislature numbering over Salt Lake Tribune Mr. Frewen repudiates preliminary report of the Walker com­
unless encouraged by the government
100 men tor the purpose* of framing laws his argument of two years ago. Here mission give a pretty clear idea of the
and there does not appear tube any pro !
and then having the laws nullified bv a we have an indorsement of the Wolcott colossal character of the project ami
liability that the re«piir»>d encouragment
supreme court of three. He is so tired |iolkv from one who was its greatest the vast difficulties it presents. For in­
will be given. There is reason to ex­
ol the old custom that he proposes a enemy in the past. England ami the stance. in reg ird to the necessity of tem­
pect legislation by the next congress
new one. As soon as the legislature of I nited States looked to this distinguish­ porarily diverting the Sin Juan river
looking to the building up of the tner
his state meets, he will ask the memliers ed financial student tor advice. There from its natural course the report says
chant marine, but so strong and general
• a
to pass a law* making it incumbent on
can In* no doubt that the West w ill re­ that the problems it presents would tax isthe opposition to any thing in the na­
the supreme court to juiss upon bills lie-
main loyal to silver hut the question the ingenuity and thoughtfulness of the
fore they receive the governor’s approval arises will the I democrats, the professed most advanced and astute engineers. ture of a suhsidy that no very liberal
encouragement is likely to be given. The
or veto. The leading lawyers of Michi,
friends ot silver, remain true to the West ? The Ochoa dam. upon which entirely outlook for the establishment of America
gan tire divided in their opinions on the
rests the feasibility of constructing the steamship lines to southern porta is there­ All Home
governor's proposition. but a majority
T he X cw York Journal ha* been tilled canal by the proposed route, also in­
of them agree that it would lie poanible of during the past week with arguments be­ volves tremendous problems and the fore not promising. As to the other con
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accomplishment.
While it might I* tween Mr. Hearst ami Mr Bryan regard- commission does not offer any estimate
manufacturers
can
easily
remedy
them.
said that a law such as Governor Pin­ ing Jefferson's ideas on expansion. Both as to the cost of this essential part of
of Interesting News.
They are now giving closer attention to
gree suggests might lie a blending of the sides have covered several pages, and af­ the undertaking.
the
requirement,
of
the
southern
markets
judicial and legislative functions of gov­ ter all. the American people will ask the
It do
It is therefore apparent that if the gov-
ernment, reason suggests that the same question: “What difference does it make eminent assumes the construction of and there is no reason why they cannot
sell
gods
on
as
favorable
term,
as
Eu-
branches art pratieallv blended in the what Jefferson said ?” The famous auth- Nicaragua canal it will do so without
ropean manufactun-m
•-«me manner when bills pnned by the | or of the declaration of independent* any definite information as to cost and l
1 he markets of the countries touth of
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