Tillamook headlight., May 23, 1901, Image 6

THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. MAY 23, 1901.
BRANCH
OF R.
JACOBSON
&
CO.
WILL BE READY FOR BUSINESS
NEXT SATURDAY,
MAY 25th,
With a very Large Selection of FINE .CLOTHING,
Which the biggest portion is manufactured under mir own supervision, as we are largely interested in the Webfoot Clothing Company of San Francisco, also in the Gilt Edged Clothing Manufacturing
Company in New York, and will be offered to the public almost at wholesale prices.
Also a Large Stock of Very Choice
DRESS GOODS, LADIES' TAILOR MADE SUITS, Ready Made OVER SKIRTS, CAPES and JACKETS, at EASTERN PRICES.
N.B._ As a special inducement we will give away with every suit of clothes a HAT, TIE and SUSPENDERS, free of charge.
FOR THE LADIES.—With every dress pattern we will furnish the linings free of charge. Will be glad to have you call and get our prices.
Yours for bargains,
R. JACOBSON
&
CO.
NEHALEM.
consideration :
“First—That the Poitland, Nehalem
The Woodmen Circle ¿held their semi­
Transcontinental Roads Asked to '
Tillamook Railway Company should annual dec t ion on Saturday night.
Build to Nehalem.
contract to build 43 miles of railway
Married, at the residence of Clay
Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook Rail­ from the north suburbs of Portland, on Daniels, on the 18th inst., Asa Nisonger
We desire to submit to your careful consideration some state­
the
navigable
Willamette,
to
the
summit
way has. through its officers, made a
to Miss Viola Jackson.
ments
of fact.
formal proposal to the transcontinental of the Coast Range, shown on map, all
Dick Sales is building a new banr.
Some
months ago a few Portland business men, who know
systems for the building ot a joint line, as already surveyed, in exchange for first
Captain Thompson towed his lutnbeJ
what the oil field of California had done for that state, and who
of which Portland shall be the terminus, mortgage bonds of $15,900 per mile, and up with the Irene, on Monday.
to the Nehalem and Tillamook regions. common stock of $5000 per mile, fully
Mrs. Ada Morrison has sold part of were anxious to find out if the Coast Range mountains in Oregon
Copies of the proposal have been mailed paid up, delivered to contractors only on her land to a Mr. Biggs, of Kansas, who were not as promising in oil indications as the Coast Range moun­
to E. H. Herriman, chairman of the ex­ completion of the railway, to become will build and move his family on to it tains of California, engaged the services of two professional oil land
ecutive committee of theSouthern Pacific, your joint property.
right away.
experts and sent them intoWestern Oregon to examine the territory.
“Second—That the Northern, Union
Union Pacific and O. R. & N. Co., and
These experts, Mr. P. W. Francis and Mr. G. P. Brown, first ex­
and
Southern
Pacific
share
equally
in
the
Daniel S. Lamont, vice-president and
CAPE MEARES.
plored the county around Clatskanie and the upper Nehalem region,
ownership
and
operation
of
said
railway
chairman of the Noithern Pacific. If the
Wm. Shaw went to the Hub on 'Mon and were both highly pleased with the indications and with the
Puget Sound interests should refuse to and its bonds and stocks, and become its day.
formation. They were both, however, strongly impressed by the
join in a single line, Portland will make joint permanent owners for $645,900 to
Mr. Kodad came up to get his cattle.
l fact that both surface indications and the oil-rock formation be­
every effort to build an independent line $659,000 in cash, or $217,000 payable
Elmer Hall and Mr. Heagney wras
Negotiations looking to this end are now to each company (exclusive of rolling cutting wood at the school-house Oil came more and more promising as they neared the Lower Nehalem
stock, onethird whereof to be contribut­
in progress.
and the Tillamook County. Returning to Portland, they so reported.
Wednesday.
Following is the full text of the pro­ ed by each), the Northern agreeing to
At this stage Mr. Browt^ was called away on business in another
Mr. Kaufman is back on his place.
abandon its proposed Scappoose-Pitts­
Invited the Committee.
posal:
Mr. Easter passed through to the field, and Mr. Francis, taking with him Mr. E: S. McCoy, a Pen-
“Terminating within the Citv of Port­ burg branch; and all future extensions beach.
j nsylvania oil man of long experience, made a field exploration
The Port of Tillamook Commission has land, as do all of the transcontinental thereafter proposed to be made from the
County Surveyor Austin was re loca­ about the mouth of the Nehalem and around Tillamook Bay, the
sent a communication to Congressman lines you individnallv represent, thiscom- Coast Range terminus into the Nehalem
result was the leasing ofabout ioo acres, and the formation of a
T. IL Tongue inviting him to bring the pany,incorporated to build a direct rail­ and Tillamook territories only be con­ ting the Hodgdon road Saturday.
Alfred Nelson, Asp, Heagney and D. company in Portland, incoporated under thename of the Tillamook
river and harbor committee to Tillamook way from Portland into the Nehalem, structed, however, on the vote of your
Baker went fishing, but returned minus Paraffine Oil Company, with the following well-known gentlemen
upon the occasion of its visit to Oregon composed of 52 merchants, bankers ami three companies combined.
the fish.
next month. At an adjourned meeting others here, has taken it for granted that
as officers and directors:
“Third—That, except sawlogs, all
Alfred Nelson was hauling some large
of the city council on Wednesday even­ your three companies have an equal in­ freight destined for points on either of
President, H. S. Rowe, Mayor of Portland ; Vice President J.
boxes
containing
things
for
the
new
’
mill.
ing, the following resolution was passed; terest; share and share alike, in develop­ the three transcontinental lines, or local
A.Taylor, of the firm of Honeyman & McBride, Portland ¡Treasurer,
“ Whereas the committee on rivers and ing the railroad and steamship interests traffic to and from Portland, shall be
COULSONBURG.
Samuel Connell, President of the Northwestern Door Co. and Presi-
harbors of the National house of repre­ of Portland. Railroad experience has delivered at the Union Depot, Portland,
sentatives is about to visit the Pacific I demonstrated to you that, like Chicago, to the three respective lines at one fixed,
Why! we thought you were dead;. No dent'of the Board of Trade of the city of Portland; Directors M. J.
Northwest, and whereas the justice and I San Francisco, St. Louis and Kansas agreed-upon local rale to all, from Ne­ not by a long wavs.
Roche of the Rio Grand & Western Ry. Co., and President of the
importance of the improvement of Tilla­ City, there must be unitedly on your part halem; and the Northern Pacific to be
Everything is on the moye^and in a Pacific Coast Passenger Traffic Association; E. E- Miller, of the
mook bar can be best impressed upon to secure the success of all your trans­ paid an annual trackage by the Port prosperous condition.
firm of Miller & Miller,Commercial Block, Portland; F. E. Beach,
said committee through a personal in­ continental lines, one city or terminus land, Nch ilem & Tillamook Company,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kinnanian called headot the firm of F. E. Beach & Co., the Pioneer paint and Oil
spection by them of said bar and Tilla­ on this North Pacific Coast, and that direct, for the five to six miles the latter on their daughter Mrs. D. F. Coulson
firm of Portland, so widely and favorable known over the entire
mook bay and the resources tributary any spasmodic railway efforts for di­ may occupy into North Portland.
Monday and also presented her with a
northwest;
and P. W. Francis, professional oil land expert.
thereto ; and, whereas a visit to Tilla­ vergence of traffic from that terminus
Fourth—That, if preferred the North­ brand new cook stove.
It
goes
without saying that men of the standing and credit of
mook county would afford to said com­ into two or more neighboring citiesevent- ern, Southern aud Union Pacific Com
Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Blyback left here
mittee a most excellent recrentioif and ually ends, as history records, in ostra­ panics, jointly or anv two ot them(if one Saturday for a few days visit with the the gentlemen managing this Company do not lend their names
add to the pleasure of their visit to the cising the line which tries to divert that refuses to join in the sole ownership of latter’s mother Mrs. Donaldson of Fair­ aud influences to any mere stock-jobbing, fly-by-night scheme.
Northwest, therefore, be it resolved by traffic.
| They are men you know, men whose reputation is worth more’than
the direct line from Nehalein into Port­ view.
the Common Council of Tillamook City,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Coulson visited many thousands as a mere business collateral; men who will ^see ■
“If Portland had not already secured land’s suburbs, as above proposed), shall
Oregon, that the Mayor, the President that which no transcontinental line can be permitted, instead of owning that with friends and relatives at Bl.iine last
that every dollar of money subscribed to this enterprise is honestly
of the Council and the City Recorder be individually take away from it—over 70 line, to lease, maintain and operate the week.
expended in boring for oil, aud who will see, too, that the small
and are hereby appointed to extend to per cent of the foreign export and import same for99 years, as allowed by Oregon
Mr. Frank is .now employed by Mr stockholder’s rights are just as carefully protected as the large
said committee on the river and harbor 1 trade, merchandise, lumber,grain, steam­ law, at an annual fixed, agreed-upon
Jensen of Hebo.
stockholders.
committe a cordial invitation to visit ships, local traffic and passengers of the rent of, say, $40,000 per year, to be paid
Miss Dora Swab has returned from a
Tillamook County and to ascertain ami Pacific Northwest—it might have been to the bondholders ; that is to say,
The Board of Directors have ordered that 100,000 shares of
so-journ up the river.
report to the council whether such in­ presumptuous on our part to demand, $13,333 yearly to be paid as rent by
Several citizens of this place are bark- capital stock, each of the face value of $1.00, be offered to the
vitation will he accepted; and if accepted as we now’ do, from your three transcon­ each of the three companies, the bond-
public at 10 cents per share. This stock is full-paid, is non­
ing-(ihe barberry trees.)
what steps should be taken by the Com- tinental lilies terminating here, that holders in that event agreeing to furnish
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kinnanian of assessable, and when you have bought it aud paid 10 cents for it,
mon Council, in connection with the Portland be made the sole and united the money, $650,000, more or less, to
Spruce were the guest of Mr. Norman your payments are done and there is no further liability of any
Port of Tillamook Commission for the final terminus for all railway lines to be build these 43 miles, except rollingstock.
Dye’s one day this week.
kind. With the 110,000 realized from the sale of this stock, in
entertainment of said committee.’’
“Fifth—That if either one of the North­
built hereafter into those vast undevelop­
addition
to the money paid in by the incorporators, we will bore
ed Nehalem and Tillamook territories ern Union (for O. R. & N. Co.) or South­
The Strike is Cn.
standard size oil wells to a depth of 2,000 feet, if necessary, on the
Wants to Corner Tillamook.
now adjoining, and all tributary (bv ern Pacific should refuse to become a
It is proper to say that the work
nature and easy passed to the sea) to party to its ownership of the joint 43
W ashington , May 20.—Approximate- ! leased property near Bay City.
Evidently Tillamook 'county is or wil|
Portland, so that all of their timber, coal miles proposed from Portland, qs above, Iv 59.000 machinists throughout the we contemplate will cost from $25,000 to $30,000, and in offering
lie cornered by the Southern Pacific, and
dairy and other productions shall l>e the other two lines acquiescing therein country struck today for a nine-hour part of the capital stock to the public we do it for two reasons :
this leads us to infer that the influence of
carried through this city for redistribu­ shall be entitled to own one-half interest day. a scale of wages equal to the present First, we think it an excellent investment, with a promise of very
this railroad company will have to lie
I
tion elsewhere; not with the view of pay­ in the stock and bonds thereof, paving 10 hour per day scale, and other demands. great profits ; second, we think that a public enterprise like this,
fought and overcome liefore we can hope
ing tribute to Ceasar (Portland), hut $325,000 each tor said joint ownership This is a rough estimate of President which, if successful, will add millions to Tillamook’s wealth and
to procure a large enough appropriation
liecause it is the shortest line, easiest by the two companies, and operating O’Connell, of the National Association bring oil operators and wealthy men from all over the Union to in­
for the improvement of Tillamook bar
grade and most inexpensive per mile in these 43 miles so acquired as their joint of Machinists, based on telegraphic ad­ vest here, is worthy of public assistance.
We are willing to do
It will lie to the interest of the Southern
construction, and therefor operated property, to terminate below the North vices that have reached him today from
Pacific to delay the improvement of the
our
share
in
the
hope
of
profits,
and
we
think
you ought to be
cheaper than any other longer haul, car Portland suburbs, as above proposed.
the machinists' headquarters in the var willing to join hands.
bar, but it will he a serious matter for :
rving, as we all kqowr here, the greatest
“Assusing you that our desire to co- iouscities. Tho strike thus far lias not
this county if it succeeds in doing so. If (
If we.strike oil in good quality, the stock now offered at 10
operate with your three lines in carrying extended to the allied trades, save in
letters received from congressmen in Wis- l traffic |>er mile. Besides all this, our de­
mand for direct rail transportation is out this reasonable proposition for a one or two instances, as at Scranton. Pa., I cents will jump, to $ro a share in a day’s time, and an invest­
cousin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
community of their interests and for the where men in apart of the allied tradts ment of $100 now for 1,000 shares will net you $10,000.
Does
other states are any criterion to go by.it made more tangible from the Nehalem
into
Portland
by
the
fact
that
our
city
interest of the city of Portland combined are out. No machinists engaged in gov­ this seem exaggerated ? Just read a few examples of what has
would Appear that these congressmen I
<
work are affected. This is due actually occurred in California within three years :
are heartily in favor of the improvement I makes already 1 250 900 feet of lumber |>er and waiting your reply at your conven- ernment
to the fact that on such work an eight-
of Tillamook bar and who are ready to I day, two-thirds of which goes daily over fence, we are, yours respectfully,
Three.years ago the Union Oil Company’s stock was $1 per
“J ohn M C rakes , President.
I
hour
day scltedule already prevails.
work for an appropriation. Some of your three transcontinental lines; con-
.share. It is now $1,500. An investment of $100 made $150,000.
“
W
illiam R rid , Secretary.
i
sequently,
if,
by
a
combination
of
your
these Eastern congressmen feel a little
UedestriaiHsai is becoming fashionable
The stock of the Home Oil Company, of Coalings, Cal., sold
surprised that some of the Oregon dele­ three lines for carrying that Nehalem “Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook Kail- ih London. Most of the bikes have been
way Company.”
at 10 cents. It is now $5. An investment of $100 earned $5,000
gation took little or no interest in this lumlier by rail over one line into this
shipped to South Africa and the wai tn two years.
improvement at Washington. Is this be­ city, and we have the rail facilities, we
taxes have put automobiles entirely out
can
hereafter
manufacture
here
10,000,-
Fire
Claim
Adjusted.
cause they are tools in the hands of the
File New \ ork Company’s stock in 1897 was 50 cents per
of the running.
Southern Pacific or is it that the |»copic 000 fret of lumber daily, if we can only
The loss sustained by Dr. Wise by his
Shar
^M
,s now *2O°- An investment of $100 earned $40,000.
of Tillamook have not punched them up secure the transportation facilities into house being destroyed in this city a tew
The Reed Company’s stock sold at 25 cents one year ago. It
Portland
direct
to
do
so,and
that
traffic
enough to interest themselves in our I k -
INSURE WITH
weeks since has been adjusted by the
recently sold its holdings for $1,800,000, netting each investor of
half? However, let us ho|»c that every is not diveited to California and to Fireman’s Relief Fund of which Thomas
$100,
$40,000 profit.
Claude
Thayer,
Puget
Sound
because
yellow
fir
logs
for
memlter of the Oregon delegation will
Coates is thengent in Tillamook. Dr. Wise
Portland
m.iv
be
delivered
tor
$4.50
to
Agent
or
Fireman
’
s
Fund
and
London
The chances of these companies were not one bit better than
take a more lively interest in Tillamook,
has been allowed $1,200 on the house
ours to begin with.
and Lancashire Fire Insurance
and if several of them are totally in the $4.75 |»er 1000, including freight, bv rail, and $375.35 nn the furniture, which is a
dark as to w hat improvements me neves- to our immediate suburbs—less prices most liberal adjustment bv thecompanv.
Companies.
We think this the best chance to make big money by a small
»ary, let them be informed, for it looks than possible elsewhere, now $6 |»er 1( 00
The stock will
T inker L and . A ct jvnk j . 187S.— N otice for investment that has ever been offered in Oregon.
here
In
these
circumstances.
Portland
decidedly bail for congressmen in Eastern
PUBLICATION.
Comrades !
be on sale in Portland, Seattle, Spokane, and San Francisco
United State« Land Office.
states to lie kept well posted about lilla- ami our company have welcomed with
Oregon City, Oregon,
a"d T111
long wait bu>ers- The first
lo «nt issue is
General Order, No. 7.
monk, while some members of onr own pleasure the community of interest plan,
May xxh. Io01
Notice is hereby given that in compliance offered 111 Tillamook county, as we want the people here to be in
recently
inaugurated
by
your
three
lines,
Memorial
Day,
May
the
30th.
fast
ap
­
delegation are never approached or com­
,
with the provisione
or
ine
act
ot
t
ougre-g
of
provisions of the
of CongrC'S
municated with. No wonder that the whereby, in order to prevent unnecessary proaches. Ine tiny set apart hv onr l»c- juno.t, 1H7Ò. entitled • An act for the *«1« of vv 1 wu ? vnw'®00!;. /rhC SecretaiT of the Company, MR. P.
loved order in which to honor our dead
•i‘,ornia. Onion.
competition
among
Pacific
Northwest
appropriation for Tillamook in the last
Nevada and Uaahington Terr tory,” a* ex_
.Wd. be ln Tillamook for a few days, at the
to a 1 »he Public lj»nd States bv act of A len House, and will be glad to see anybody interested and give
river and harbor bill was small and in . railroads, your three lines will unite comrades who sleep in the bosom of the landed
A Haust«. I»q2.
upon
the
selection
of
one
railroad
to
be
land
they
loved
so
well,
and
who
in
de
­
HIGH BUTI.FR.
adequate whe.i taking into consideration
all the information in his power.
freelv offered J?* Portland.
ot Multnomah, state of
our bottled up condition and the desire built, if the shortest, cheapest to con­ fense of its government
-
.
Orvaun.
’S dav
Oregon, has
ha« th
ih»
day flint
flirti tn
in ths
th» oAc*
offici» hL
hit
•worn statement No. 54H, fur the purchase of
to start industries and ship to the mar­ st met and operate to a new territory is ! their lives.
' the Xe
Sc ‘4 -Section 6. N b Sw '4. Sw
8w
, You. iny dear comrades, one and all. •4. of Section No 5. in Township N0.3N. Rang»
kets of the world. When once Tillamook I available.
W
and
will
offer
proof
•
olMW
hat
«he
lami
bar is improved there will lie no fear of ' ** Reiving, therefore, upon this commu­ j are requested to I* present and join with •«night ia more valuable for ita t’mner or stone
for ag imltnral purpoaea. and to establish
the Southern Pacific or any other rail, nity of intertiits lieing carried out in ! us in the customary ceremonies on thnt than
his claim to said land before the Register amt
road having a corner on the comineice of good faith in its integrity by your three day, which consist in strewing their Receiver of thi< office a Oregon City. Oregon,
Friday, the <Rh day of August, iqoi . lit*
lines, you will see that Portland is prtb graves with flowers anti decorating the on
Tillamook county.
names aw wiinetat,*»
Kobet Hutch, of Portland, Ore.. William
eminently suited, with its large popula­ same with the flag under which thev
Luce. James R McDonald and J. P Craig, of
If it is up to Kansas to find the North tion, terminus and lumber-seat of manu­ fougl and suffered, that this govern. ■ SeaeMe,
Or.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
pole, w hat’s the matter with raising a facture, to lie chosen by your three com- ment might be as it is to day. “The land
above deecribed land« are rofuee e 1 to file their
popular purse to hire Mrs. Nation to. |Mimcs. We therefore submit the follaw- of the Free and the Home of the Brave.’* claim« n thia office on or before said 9th day
. ol August, I90I.
undertake the job ?
' mg detail* ui apcupoatUou lor >uui |Qiut
B. H. H ahvwat , P.C.
C ras r . Muuaaa. kUgue ei,
Oregon Children’s Home.
FOR A TOINT LINE.
The Oregon Children's Home Society
has a representative visiting our city in
the person of Mrs. Etta Jones. The ob­
ject and aims of this association is to
take all orphaned, abused or neglected
children of whom they can get legal pos-
sion and placethem in good family homes
as adopted children. There are 24 states
at present belonging to the Association
aixl report 15^000 children placed in
good homes since its organization. Pres­
ident McKinley is president of the work
in Ohio. Lyman Gage, United States
treasurer, was for ten years vice-presi­
dent of the National headquarters at
Chicago, where the work originated.
We bespeak for Mrs. Jones the co-opera­
tion and liberality of our community in
her laudable calling. Help a child to find
a home.
.Tillamook Paraffine
Oil Company