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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1903)
TILLAMOOK WASHINGTON c lives to the value of $3.148,000. The tanners supplied lhe-e, making an in crease over the year of 1901 of $13,696,- 992. Does this vast value count foi nothing? All unfavorable legislation to. ward oleo means a blow to the beef raising farmer ami feeder.—Drover's Journal. Shoes fon men & Boys. Mischievous Speculations. I H P! ADLIG HT. SEPTEMBER^ country. This seems almost incredible and yet the details presented fully sup- port the statement. looks like Higher Wheat. The wheat crop this year has been dis appointing Ihere are but two states that have come up to the early esti mates. They are Kansas and the terri tory of Oklahoma, that ought to be a state. Iowa was expected to have a yield of spring wheat of 14,000.000 bushels, but now’ reports come that the yield will be little more than one-half this estimate. The yield in winter wheat suites is short from one-fourth to one- half of the early estimates on this side of the Rockies. South Dakota is reported as having a full crop of spring wheat, while other spring wheat states aie giving a light \ield. An unprecedented state of affairs prevails at Minneapolis. Traiidoads of winter wheat from Kansas have been taken to Minneapolis, not but what Minneapolis for some time has taken some Kansas wheat to mix with the hard northern wheat to make differ ent grades of flour, but not to the extent of the present movement. 'Ihere is no accumulation of winter at the elavators. Farmers seem to rea- lize the situation and are not seiling It really their wheat with freedom. seems that dollar wheat is possible. Ki >1 Xi Ä X» Xi & HEADQUARTERS FOR DAIRYMEN’S^ SUPPLIES STEEL STOVES & RANCE; Weis The C round« the cit; told th madiii and ga hibited undesii •ary tc Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural department has pointed out some ot the mi-chie\ous effects of the great cotton Ed F speculation, from which a few men com Coin N posing theclique that cornered the visible Black • supply ot raw cotton are said to have Saturi! ^iilainook Mjciiblijbt. ina<le millions of dollars. One inevitable ten da I effect of this corner is the suspension of This is Kreil ('. H»k«r, Pubi Inlier ' operations by numerous mills and the the pa« throwing of thousands of workers into »14.00 Fire Protection for the City. idleness. At the high price to which panv The water question is a matter which cotton was advanced by the speculators owned confronts the people of Tillamook City, i the mills could not manufacture at a The ' and to decide offhand what is best to be profit. It was safer for manufacturers statem done is no easy matter so as to give the to sell their cotton to the gamblers and the rep city fire protection. There is plenty of this some of them did, finding this course Magele water for domestic purposes, but busi more profitable than continuing opera false. ness men «and those who have property tions. The thousands of unemployed Times t at stake realize that thev rim considers- operatives, however, must put up with the Bei ble risk with the present fire protection, the idleness or lessened earnings until party i and with rates of insurance at 10 per there is a readjustment ot conditions shots cent, the situation is anything but satis and no one can tell when this will come. against Another effect pointed out by Secre factory. Under the circumstances, what Mr. Ms is the wisest ami best plan for the tax tary Wilson is that most European .na payers to decide upon ? There are those tions which manufacture cotton and Mrs. w ho object to bonding the citv for $60,- also own lands in outlaying provinces Or., hai 000, and there are those who advocate where cotton might be grown, anxious Cashier Has a Gun. properl bonding the city for that amount to put to become independent of our specula Main a F orest G rove , Or., Aug. 27.—Two in an iron system Both are entitled to tors, are organizing and holding out in C. F. N be heard on the question. The former ducements for the development of the revolver muzzles were shoved in the face in eset claim the citv is not large enough to cotton raising industry. ‘ The British, <>fj. II. Burke at the Haines Bank at Hawks carry such a Large amount of bonded in French, Germans, Belgians and others,” Forest Grove this morning, when he pre- PROPRIETOR OF six moi General Banking and Exchange busi- debtedness with the present rate of taxa-J said the secretary of agriculture, “own I seated a forged note for payment. Presi perty < lion, which would become burdensome lands in Africa and they have been for dent Haines and Cashier Kane were be ness. Clark, Exchange on England, Belgium, Ge" if more should lie added. Those who some time organizing to produce cotton. hind the guns and the man with the bad the firs want the city bonded claim that the sys They know that we are training scien paper nearly collapsed. He was given many, Sweden, and all foreign countries there m tem would have a source of income and tists to stu lv the cotton plant and they over to the Marshal and afterward DEALER IN a bever TILLAMOOK. ORE. placed in the county jail. have been anxious to get our high class that by extending the bonded indebted- , and pot The paper was for $300 and had the ness over 20 years it would not fall so men over there to organize for them.” heavy upon property owners now. There Thus the speculators, while inflicting an [ name of Walter Bernards attached. The A Shop next door to Larsen’s Hotel. Tillamook is good logic in both contentions, and no immediate injure on the cotton industry, Bernards is a well to-do farmer, living in tributi« I the neighborhood of this place. He pro matter which side a person takes their have at the same time seriously imperil the qua ( incorporated ), opinions are worthy of respect. We ad ed the position of the United States as nounces the signature a forgery, and £ issued a mit v/e have an antipathy to the bond- ; chief source of the staple by stimulating : very clever one. TILLAMOOK (’IT Y, OKE. many s Burke called at the bank yesterday and ing business, but if the majority of the efforts all over Europe to obtain supplies proven) taxpavers want to put a heavy yoke of elsewhere. If as a consequence this • asked Cashier Kane if Walter Bernards’ PAID UP CAPITAL, $10,000. which ii bondage around their necksail we will country should lose command of the ' name on a $300 paper would be gilt- official A GENERAL BANKING say is “Amen” if it carries. Two things world’s cotton marked it would be a edged. He was told that it would he. ducted BUSINESS. i But the cashier was suspicious of the serious blow to our expert trade. should not be lost sight of : Another herds, I STEAMERS — SUE II. ELMORE, W. II. HARRIS Secretary Wilson stated that the pros- | fellow and drove out to Bernards’ home financial panic that some pe< pie predict, DirectorsM. W. H arrison , W. W. ONLY LINE-ASTUTI A TO TILLAMOOK, GAR1Ì a mon and the tendency, by those who want to pect of the present crop had nothing I last evening when Bernards told him prnctic« C urtiss , B. L. E ddy . engage in manufacture, to avoid small whatever to do with the operations of that he did not intend to sign any such BAY CITY, j j . i , HOBSONVILLE. ii' iii.1.;., v na.ij, graduu Cashier : — M. W. H arrison . towns with a heavy rateof taxation. It's the speculators. The shortage of raw paper. IIis signature was secured by Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation & fraterni Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi not our intention to scare people on such cotton to the manufacturer is not due t.> Burke getting him to write it in a memo also the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. foi San Francisco, Pua -xDcdie and all points east. For freight and passenger rates apply to , . points, but in considering the question in shortage in the crop, but solely to the randuni hook, Burke claiming that he ties of all kinds. QAMIIPI Cl Monr ». . . . _ ___ » natural SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. General . Agents, ASTORIA.® a careful, deliberate and business way manipulation of the visible supply bv a ! would send him a catalogue of the firm such a J B. C. LAMB, Agent. Tillamook Oregon. they should not be lost sight of. Taxes clique said to be composed of only seven which he represented, which dealt in to be gi .1 Arent. R- & N- R R- Co . Portland. will be heavy enough, anyway. The persons. The producer has not profited ploughs. a. tide. |A. & C. R. R. Co., Portland. by the high prices, as the cotton is prac- : So the cashier and the president of the bonds on the district for the old school BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER. Sue H. Elmore carries Wells Fargo Co. ’ s Exp house, which have been running a num- ticallv all out of his hands. The secre- I bank laid a trap for the stranger, and SHAVING, HAIR CKITING ber of years, yet only amounting to tary said he saw no prospect of relief for i when he passed the paper into the bank M inn ; $2900 ami never paid, the bonds on the the workingmen who are thrown out early today, the cashier took it and in SHAMPOOING, ETC Agricol new school building amounting to$8000, of employment by the mills closing down > stead of passing out the money for it, he interest and $60,000 for a w ater system, can the until the corner is broken and the price and President E. W. Haines both covered Electric Baths nicely fitted up. Goodfor He said taxpayers stand it ? It can, probably, if of the raw material reduced. There is of Burke with revolversand called Marshal persons suffering with rheumatism. The fi the bonded indebtedness is saddled on course no remedy for speculative opera- | P. W. Cronin, who took him to the city Z PROPRIETOR dusnrv the next generation to pay oft', a legacy tions of this character in statute law at jail and held him until Deputy Sheriff We use it will have to groan under. We are at present and it won hi be extremely dif. | Sappington, of Hillsboro, came and es every i a loss to know wlurt is best to recom rficult if not impossible to provide a prac corted the prisoner to the county jail. Ladies* Shoes. for timl mend for file protection until such time ticable remedy. The mischievous nature . Burke is a man about 35 years of age Embrace every feature of stvle. grace 3,000,0 as the taxpayers signify to what expense of such speculation is obvious. It creates and fairly well dressed. He had in his beauty and durability. They wear well, telegraj thev are willing to agree upon to pro- «a disturbance of economic conditions possession $465—$380 gold, $84 cur look well. Boiler Work, Logger’s Work and Heavy Forgin?. are woi Price from $1.50 to $3 50. lire it. That is the point to be settled. which is full of danger. It is unquestion rency—and a full jeweled gold watch. the farr able an evil, but how to correct it is a Burke came to town on a Rambler bi Fine Machine Work a Specialty. For sale by timaterl Other Side of Oleo law. difficult question. cycle of 1903 model69. numbered 10,712. MILLS & FINLEY. and the and said lie was married and lived in inn PaP A recent press dispatch from Washing Among American railway magnates Portland. V V V V V V W W WWW* w WV1 “I am ton gives the statistics of the olco busi. who take deservedly high rank Stuvues- that u ness during the past year, It does not ant Fish of the Illinois Central stands “ Why does tile milk sour so quickly away t require any editoral assistance to point peerless, not only as a master of trans this summer ?” is a question w hich has left in t out where the decreases have occurred. portation, but as a man of the highest been perplexing the Chicago health de mav I* By the enactment of the law restricting culture. President Fish has recently partment. The cause has now been as -The OF SAN FRANCISCO, DEALERS IN what good authorities believe to be a given out a statement in which he com certained. The presence of a large farmer i legitimate use of oleo as a food, the mends railway business consolidations amount of white clover in the pasture of trees an records upon which the report of the ss helpful to the general prosperity of the milch cows is held responsible bv ing. Tl commissioner of internal revenue will be the county, but lays s|>eeial stress on Chief Milk Inspector Grady for the rapid teaching founded show that during the year there the beneficial effects of railway mergers souring of milk. Many per^ms who has been a decrease of $2,207,709 in the which, he declares, are made to secure have written letters to the department Big receipts from olco as compared w ith one greater economy anil should bring about hay* suggested that liquids may have S pok year ago. In other words, the receipts lower transportation rates. According been placed Un the milk to preserve it •ilver V this fiscal year amount to $736,783. to Mr. Fish, ” there is no danger that the anil that after the fluids have lost their Butte n This can have but one meaning—trans railroads will ever be controlled by one effect the milk suddenly liecanie sour. which < actions in oleo have been reduced. num, or by the government. The right The citv chemists have made repeated AGENTS STEAMERS ‘ W. H. KRÜGER” AND •• REDOXM terete« Marked unstability in the oleo market is wav to do is to let the railroads consoli tests in the last two weeks to ascertain For San Francisco and Los Angeles. •• Fot the result. Packers cannot secure a mar dale, or merge, all they want to, and if there was any foreign preservative ment hi ket for their surplus, so they are obliged then let the |<cople look after the traffic fluids in the milk, but to no avail. It imbedd to turn it into a cheaper product than rale» and taxation.*’ In advising the was then decided that either the milk can con oleo—tallow. Instead of realizing from lieople to strike home for equitable taxa, had not been kept under proper condi work r< 10 to 11 cents, they realize from 5l8 to lion first, nml then freight rate redne. tions since leaving the milch cows, or *50O.O< 6 cents. The problem is well summed up tions. Mr Fish Ims struck the keynote. there was some deleterious element in •• The in a statement issued from a leading But when shall the people begin ? The the food or water. It was explained by are loc firm at this point, as follows : Inspector Grade that the pastures of railroads west ot the Mississippi, and s< »me “ Federal legislation and restrictions especially those west of the Missouri, arc Wisconsin and Iowa, which he has been During by many states regarding the manti, already consolidated into systems, and visiting on his vacation, contain a large work I taeture of oleomargarine have so lessened one or two have been merged with other nmount of white clover. He asserted vertical the productive value of beef suet that systems, ostensibly in the interest of that the clover, by having honey pro each 10 the packers are compelled to make tal economy, but in reality to inflate their ducing characteristics, has a tendency to the fool low from this product, which is worth capitalization tojustify excessive trans, produce milk which sours qnicklv. of the i perhaps 3H» to 6 cents per pound, in portation tolls adjusted on the higher •hoot ■ stead of oleo oil. formerly worth nearly level basis. ledge hi double that. Olco oil. as is well known, « « « of 80 fe is an absolutely pure animal product The growing trade of the Dominion. | ” Th« made from prime l»cef suet and is used in ns shown in the statistics submitted to qukk.il A com looking the manutactu:e of oleomargarine. Be the congress of British Chambers ot her««' j-.'. •. A-”- now bl< Ing burnes* it the fore the restrictive measures were taken Commerce in session at Now is the time to buy a Montreal the worst kind uf a cuiu- in quid oleo oil sold at 10 and 11 cents ¡ mt past week, is worthy of attention as bt nation. new Sewing Machine for jng or ( pound. As a result ot the decreased evidence that our northern neighbor is ♦ 22.00, with drop head and to a 3 J. P. ALLEN, Proprietor. value of beef suet, cattle sold by the pro really making substantial progress to all the latest improvements equippt ducers in the live stock markets of the ward that commercial imlependence wnterp at M c I ntosh & M c N air ’ s . country are worth from $3 to $.“> ¡ mt which a great many ot her people are mt only tho harness an« light, 1 horw » 4- better, but tuuke* It is the B onita S ewing head less than thev were prior to the hoping tor and earnestly believe to he Special Attention paid to Tourists. ' ..t; rsolti i | hl j • nine '• tion t< dt n to last tnio* j.s Ung M achine , and they range enactment of laws against olcomar attainable. 1 he figures show that in A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodât:« Î as it ordinarily v\<wl«l. •calc. . 1 erer ■ he- ■ . raa*—all in price from $22 to $35, garine.” the Inst ten years the trade of Canada 1 »It*». 1M« ■ - ,, KHv.l Puckers led the decline first, but tha has more than doubled, amounting in with ball bearings. They 5TAS0ARD Has OIL CO. i final reaction ends with the farmer and 1901 to over 9467.000.000, and it pro { are little beauties, perfectly cures, feeder. The products of his steers are bnbly exceeded this Inst year. The per. Centrally Located. Rates, $1 P«rc,J ’ made and something new on tion. <8 not worth so much, consequently the centage in commercial growth during the Hums. the market. These machi value of the steers decline. Let the past five years was greater for the ter.S-1 nes are a better article than Hands. reader bear in mind that dining the Dominion than for any other country, Piles. the peddlars are charging year 1902 cattle sold in Chicago to the the United States included. living C>4 p; M. H. LARSEN, Proprietor. Ahn*. 1 ♦65 and I75 for. amount of $1.59,114,000, not including percent against 32.39 percent for this RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. ( strictly in advance .) One year........................... 1 1.50 S x months............................................. 75 Three months........................................ 5(1 We carry a Large Stock of Hardware, Tinware, cit and China, Oils, Paint, Varnish, Doors, Wind0( Sashes, Fine Line of Choit GROCERIES Agents for the Great Western Sa* M c I ntosh & McNAIR, The Most Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County, OF F. LEACH, C. & E. Thayer Tillamook Meat Mari TILLAMGOK COUNTY BANK. Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool Pacific Navigation G LATIMER, BROS A. K. CASE, MAYERS Tillamook Iron Wok General Machinists & Blacksmith TILLAMOOK, WILL SELL AT COST Until the 1st of Sept. Bargains In Ladies’ and Gent's Boots and Shoes. OREGON. Truckee Lumber Cc FIB & SPRUCE Lumi« BOX SHOOKS. GENERAL MERCHANDISE And LOGGERS’ i/ Hobsonville, Or F SUPPE J. E, SIBLEY, N| BEALS, REAL ESTATE. Financial Agent TILLAMOOK, OREGON. J Sewing Machines The Best Hotel. THE ALLEN HOUSE. Eureka Harness Oil I J 1 I » * Give Your Horse a Chance! Headquarters for Travelling Men. LARSEN HOUSE, TILLAMOOK, The Best Hotel in the city. OREGON No Chinese Emjlojsd. j