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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1900)
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, February PROFITABLE DAIRYING IN TILLAMOOK. CURED OF DRINKING. Dairymen Receive 25 cents and 33 mills Per Found for Butter Fat at the Tillamook Creamery Co. Monologue Taken in Shorthand Made the Man Ashamed of Himself 15, 1900 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Truckee Lumber Co., OF SAN FRANCISCO. B L. EDDY, DEALERS IN “There goes a man whom I reclaimed Milk received at the creamery in 1899... 1,317,121 pounds. from the demon rum," remarked a New Butter manufactured..................................... 1,255 ,, Orleans couit stenographer, chatting Cheese manufactured..................................... I37>750 ,, Patrons received for their butter fat......... 25'3 cents per lb. with a Times-Democrat reporter the other day. "I grabbed him bv the hair BOX SHOOKS. Dividend to stockholders ............................. $12 on a $25 share. and snatched him out of a drunkard's The above figures gives another instance of successful dairy grave, as the temperance orators put it," ing in Tillamook county—that ft if further proof is needed to de “1 didn’t know you practiced bodv- monstrate the fact that it is a profitable and money making indus snatching as a side line," interrupted an GENERAL MERCHANDISE try, for we have pointed out on several occasions that climatic incredulous friend. "Well, I don't as a rule, but this was peculiar. Seriously, And LOGGERS’ SUPPLIES, conditions, an abundance of rain, pure water and a splendid grass 1 did save that young man from going country gives dairymen in Tillamook county a great advantage to the dogs through drink. It happened AGENTS STEAMER W. 11. KRUGER. over those in other sections of the state where they have dry sea in this wav: He is a tiptop fellow and sons and severe winters to contend with. has no end to ability, but four or five Hobsonville, Or. J. E, SIBLEY, Mgr. We have again to report the annual meeting of the stock years ago he began to let red liquor get holders of the Tillamook Creamery Company, which took place at the best ot him. He had a fine position the court house on Saturday, Mr. W. D. Stillwell presiding, when at the time and I don't think he exactly Messrs. Mark Harrison, David Fitzpatrick and L. G. Freeman neglected his work, but it got to be a WINE AND LIQUOR HOUSE. common thing to see him standing were re-elected directors, and the above figures shows what amount around barrooms in ti e evening about of business the company did during the year. two-thirds full and talking foolish. A We notice, however, that the Tillamook Creamery Company tew of his friends took the liberty of giv- ( received one million pounds of milk less last year than in 1898, ing him a quiet hint and as usual in such I C. E. HADLEY, Propi’ietor. which is perhaps owing to the fact that there is greater competition cases he got highly indignant and de for milk since new factories have been erected, while on the other nied point blank that he had ever been ¡ hand the dairymen have received at this creamery 5}^ cents more in the least under the influence. All the Agents for Kopp's Brewery, the Brewer of the fii.ewt Beer in the Northwest. same he kept increasing the pace until Strangers can find here a place to write, attend to correspondence, privatelj per pound for their butter fat last year than they did in 1898. it became easy to predict where he was confer upon business or social matters an<l generally feel at home. The meeting declared a dividend of $12 to each stockholder. going to land, and it was at that stage Tillamook City, Oregon. It is some four years since this company commenced operations, of the game that I did my great refor. with about $1,200 invested in the plant. Now the plant, it is mation act. estimated, is worth $3,500, the revenue from the creamery having j "I was sitting in a resturant one even been put into the plant until this year, when the first dividend ing when he came in with some fellow was declared on Saturday, and considering that only $25 was paid and took the next table without seeing for these shares, it goes to show that stockholders and patrons at me. He was just drunk e'nongh to be PROPRIETORS OF talkative about his private affairs and this factory have done well. on the impulse ot the moment I pulled One of the secrets which make Tillamook cheese factories and out my stenographer's note book and creameries successful is that only practical men are put in charge took a shorthand report of every word I to operate them, hence, having climatic conditions in their favor he said. It was the usual maudlin rot DEALERS IN only first class articles are manufactured, which now command of your good fellow ha If seas over, shad-1 the highest prices in the markets, as well as a reputation for flavor, ing off in spots to boozy pathos, where Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool, etc. purity and quality. Mr. O. Brown has been operating the Tilla both gentlemen wept in their beer and Shop next door to Larsen’s Hotel, Tillamook mook Creamery Co.’s plant, giving a good deal of satisfaction, including num ;rous highly candid de tails of the speaker ’ s daily life. and manufacturing, like all other cheese and butter makers in this "Next morning I copied the whole county, only a first class article. thing neatly on a typewriter and sent The Tillamook Dairy Association will be the next creamery it around to his office. In less than ten company to hold its annual meeting on the 26th, when another minutes he came tearing in with his eyes instance will be furnished of successful dairying in Tillamook fairly hanging out of their sockets. ‘Great heavens, Charley !’ he gasped, county. ATTORN BY-AT-L AW. FIE& SPRUCE Lumber, T illamook , O regon . H. COOPER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, rp OREGON. 11. GOY NE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office: Opposite Court House, T illamook , O rhgon . (JLAUDE THAYER, ATTORN E Y-AT- LA W, T illamook , O k K oox . Bilüard Parlors and General Social Resort. LEACH & JONES, .............. TILLAMOOK (J. J. DAI.Y, (OSCAR HAVTEK. £)ALY & HAYTER, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, D allas . O regon . DOBERT A. MILLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, O regon C ity , O r K oon . Land Titles sud Lumi Office Business a Specialty. (JAMES McCAIN, ,A. W. SEVERANCE Tillamook Meat Market. VfcCAIN & SEVERANCE, THE SHIPPING FACILITIES AGAIN. The Fairview Grange recommeuds Building a Steamer for the Tillamook Shipping Trade. This is a resolution passed at the Fairview Grange last week : “Resolved, that we believe it to be for the best interest of the farmers and merchants of this county, from Nestucca to Nehalem, to form a stock company to build, own and run a steamboat to carry our freight out and in. We would like to havean expression of the people of the county through our county papers in regard to this subject. By agitating the freight ques tion we will get at the sentiment of the community.” ‘what is this anyhow ?' ‘Its a stenogra phic report of your monologue at----- 's last evening.' I replied.' ‘Did I really talk like that ?’ T assure ypu it is a verbatim report,' said I. He turned pale and walked ont and from that day to this W/LL HUN THE he hasn't takeu a drink. Hisprospeets Steamer W. at present are splendid—in fact he is one of our coming men. All that lie needed Will mske trips every five days, the weather permitting, between Astoria and Tillamook City, carrying freight and passengers. was to hear himself as others heard him." _________________ ELMORE, SANBORN & CO., ASTOR/A ; or COHN <6 CO., It is said that Bryan closes some of TIL LAMOOK, A GEN TS. his political meetings with prayer, ask ing, we presume, the blessings of deity upon himself, his remarks and the demo, cratic party. If heaven enters upon the business of blessing the work of Tam. You intend to give your house a new dress inside or out, see many, Goebel and Bryan it will be about time for its inhabitants to take to the HERMAN GESSNER, Painter and Paper Hanger, woods. * * * Spruee and Tillamook City, Or. The war in South Africa has, to a con siderahle extent, drawn attention from the campaign in the Philippines, but D irectors : news from the new possession of America L H. BROWN, P residetk . W. H. COOPER, S ec . & T rbs . L. II. BROWN, II. G. DAVIS, (1. W. TEFFT. shows that the work of bringing the Tagal rebels into subjection is going steadily on and the chances arc that be- ¡ fore long we will hear that the revolt I Manufacturers of has lieen suppressed and tranquility pre vails. The American forces have l>eeii extending the field of their operations until they now control most of the im portant places on the island of Luzon TIUUAMOOK, OR. where the rebellion originated and where it had its only support Aguinaldo is in ¡ hiding and his army is scattered and Fine and fleeing. While it may take some time to ¡ Lumber drive all the rebels to cover, the revolt has long since ceased to l»e a serious one and it is only a question of months, Lxoeal Orders Promptly Filled. Well Stocked possibly only weeks, when the Americans Dumber Yard near Court House. will lie supreme everywhere. H. HARRISON ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW, T illamook , O kkgon . |) A VID WILEY, M.I>.. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND ACCOUCHEUR. All call promptly attended to. T illamook , O regon . (J E. HAWKE, M.D., AND PHYSICIAN SURGEON. TILLAMOOK, OREGON. Office: Over T sld’s Store. Dr. J. W. Vogel, S pecialist for D efect « R kfratction op the E ve . ani > Will visit TILLAMOOK every three months. P ortland ... O regon . O ffice : 132 F irst S treet . R esidence : 529 S herman S treet . The Headlight agitated the transportation question, or want of better transportation service, some weeks since. What was the C. A. BAILEY, result ? “United we stand, divided we fall.” We have no hesi DEALER IN tancy in saying that 'divided we fall’ won the day and relief is as STU DEE A KER II AGO NS far off as ever, because some of our merchants were favored while OSBORNE MOWERS, others had to pay discriminating freight charges. If the citizens, Buggies, hay rakes, plows, and othe dairymen, manufacturers and merchants cannot agree upon a com farm machinery. You can save money by dealing with me, mon purpose for their own and the county’s benefit, then to speak Special Prices on Buggiea ami Spring plain, Does it not serve them right if they are humbugged, fleeced, Wagons. (\ A. HAILEY. Tillamook, Ore. annoyed and money out of pocket ? And this would not go on until doomsday if the dairymen and merchants would only grapple this annoying subject with a common purpose and a united front. They have the situation in their own hands of they like to utilize it, and instead of Mr. Elmore dictating to them what the freight BARBER l«0 HIIRORISSER charges should be, those who pay the fiddler should have some SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING, thing to say, not, as they do now, grin and bear it. Or, take for SHAMPOOING, ETC. instance the promise of Captain Schrader to take the steamer El more into Nestucca last October for a cargo of cheese and canned Electric Baths nicely flitted up Good for salmon. He has never done so and the cheese is there deterioated peraona suffering with rheumatism, in value a thousand dollars or more. The Elmore has been sold, Building next door to the Post Office. and, alas, manufacturers may have to wait another five months to Dressed Flooring Finishing ship their products if they have to wait on the Pacific Navigation a Specialty. OT Company. In regard to the suggestion of building a steamer, two things l must be taken into consideration. First, under th< present pros pect of getting Hoquarton slough straightened out, it would be General Banking «ml Exchange busi the height of folly to construct a piggin steamer to conform to pre ness iiitereat paid on time <h*poaits. sent conditions, fof with the growing shipping trade of Tillamook Notice. Exchange oil England, Belgium, Ger city such a steamer in a few years would be found altogether too Centrally Doeated. Rates, $1 Per Day many, Sweden, ami all foreign countries. B N otice is H ereby G iven , — That the small. So, in considering this matter, it is imperative to look to the future rather than to the present. Second, steamships and annnal meeting of the Stockholders of ¡ TILLAMOOK, ORE. steamship freighting, like every line of business, to make a success the Tillamook Dairy Association will lie held at the Courthouse, in Tillamook of it, requires at the head of it a practical and competent person City, Tillamook, Tillamook County, Or., M. H- DflRSEN, Proprietor. with experience. If a company could be formed with but four or on the 26th day of February, 1900, at TILLAMOOK, OREGON. six persons to back it, we believe there would be more chance of one o'clock in the afternoon, for the pur- i making a success of it than if five hundred persons backed it, pose of electing three directors, onetrea- Stage and Express Office. The Best Hotel in the city. No Chinese Employed although we must admit if the latter number of persons had an surer, and the transaction of such other interest in a steamer it would insure it their support, while on the business as may come before them. S. S everance . Secretary. other hand every Tom, Dick and Harry of a shareholder would FRED SAPPINGTON, imagine he knew more about operating a steamship than the cap Dated Feb. "th, 1900. TILLAMOOK, OREGON, tain or officers. 8HAVING, Notice. Therefore, under the present circumstances, it would not be HA IR CITTING, wise for us to recommend the construction of a steamer now, for A grand opportunity to get nice young SHAMPOOING, it would be far better to contend with present difficulties for a bearing PRl'NE TREES. Italians, 25c. ' Hot and Cold Raths. little while longer than to fool away money on a steamer which a piece ; FRENCH PRI NES. 2<>c. each, i Parties buying will dig them up. Now is All work done on the ShoiUat Notice and at Reaaonnble Prices, Satisfaction would not come up to the requirements in a few years. guaranteed. the time before all is engaged.—J S. / V ERYTHING STRKTI.Y FIRST CLASS With unity there’s strength, and if this strength could be E lliott . Riverdale Farm. concentrated to one goal the shipping difficulties would be reduced INSURANCE to a minimum. In what way some will be inclined to asked. With the amount of patronage this county can bestow upon any A STECHENS, steamship company, it appears to us there should lie no difficulty AOEMT F or Illi MI H AI. AND LONDON & in getting parties interested, for Tillamookers are willing to pay »I. GLOBE INSIRANCE reasonable freight rates, but what they want most is a steamer J. P. ALLEN, COMPANIES. iU*« of ur* iwu.rr which will run with some amount of regularity. Proprietor reoovMtor ot oid It OU«, MOfUbA, biScM- ent for North Weit School Supply In conclusion, as long as we are content to chew the rag oc prolecU. C m ^Company, Notary Public. Finti ciana aceoiniiioflation casionally, do a little kicking when going down in our jeans for AMOGK. — OREGON Hi hccoih I c I kmr rate. exorbitant freight charges, one pulling one way and another the noi k r : other, and never making united efforts to improve the service, « I 1 don’t we deserve to be humbugged, fleeced, annoyed and even tor BEST MKALS IN THE on »our rrox h.rnTO. Toor oM (wr CITY. mented ? No wonder the steamship company has been dumping r—— »'.<1 r.rur rorrWovto. snn they on the agony when it sees we are so indifferent to our own and the Hl iwM oof» '<«>• >*w' Tillamook, Ore -oW-».»»ob.r.in BR m * from boi« to •»’ FI M«RE county’s interests. -, rr....«» ms ro. IF PACIFIC LUMBER CO, EDGAR LATIMER, All Kinds of Fine Merchantable Lumber. C. 8 E. Thayer. LARSEN HOUSE, CHAS. Painter, Paper Hanger and Decorator. Eureka Harness Oil PETERSON,
