Tillamook headlight., October 08, 1903, Image 2

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, OCTOBER b
TILLAMOOK RHAPSODY.
is going to manage this big business
undertaking before they vote upon bond-
Happy the Life of a Farmer in
ing the city._______________
That Favored Locality.
I
The Wall Street Situation.
9
VV. B. C (presumably Engineer W B.
Depression continues to characterize
writes the Oregonian, giving a
ibe ûjllitinooli ïjrabligbt. Wall street, so far as the stock market is Chase),
brief sketch of Tillamook Count) during
¿P
•er
concerned, and expressions of uneasiness Ins short stay in the city.
Fiuti C. Baker, Publluher.
are beginning to be heard. The liquida­
It is a law of human nature not to
tion movement goes on and ¿although
Ì
appreciate one condition until you try
As to the Proposed Water System. in the opinion ot some ot the leading
another. If you want to appreciate the
financiers the prices of most standard
goodness of eyen the worst kind of a
The report and estimate of cost for a stocks are so low as to offer profitable street-car and other city things, just
new waler system for Tillamook City, investment there seems no promise of an take the stage at North Yamhill and go
prepared by Engineer U. B. Chase, ap early improvement in the market. Last over the mountains to Tillamook. You
peared last week. He has caiefully in­ week the most noteworthy fact was the will be jerked, pounded and knocked,
spected what streams were suitable, and decline in steel securities and these sliow- thrown from one side of the stage to the
gives estimates, which places the coat ! ed further weakness Saturday, other other, then tossed up. Sometimes the
Oils, Paint, Varnish, Doors, Window
at nearly $50,000. It will be noticed stocks being similarly affected. There stage will go down, leaving you in flit
Sashes,
that these estimates does not include the was a report near the close of last week air, only to hit you when you go down to
that
a
conference
of
bank
presidents
had
freight, hauling, superintending and th«
meet it. Sometimes the thing creeps, and
cost of laying three or four miles of pipe been held to consider the situation and again goes tearing down the mountain.
through the city, hence it is plain that by adopt a policy in regard to it. Later You will discover much you never
the time everything is totalled $6U,000 information, however, is to the effect dreamed of, and bones you never heard
would be necessary to put in a system that there was no formal conference, of, and long tor a telescopic backbone.
from Killam creek, which is by far the though it is quite possible that one may
Some time after dark you will see a
best place to get an abundant supply ot be hvlil at any time, unless there should
light away down below you, and pre­
be
a
material
change
in
conditions.
water and the proper place to choose il
Agents for the Great Western Saw.
In the last issue the United States In­ sently the stage will whirl up to a place
it is decided to bond the city for a new
called
Trask
’
s.
Here
you
will
begin
to
water system. To summarize the report vestor says that the consensus of opin­
appreciate things. A good supper, a big
as to the best location for obtaining the ion seems to be that we shall have no
fire, a fireplace like your grandmother
money
scare
this
fall,
but
tighter
money
supply of water, Mr. Chase says there is
had, and a good bed. In the morning at
The Most Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County.
not enough water in Hughey creek to conditions may be expected, and adds:
the ghostly hour of 5 you get into a
justify the expenditure of putting in an ‘‘It avails little, however, to point at
muddy, wet, open stage and start oft' in
expensive water system, provided a bet Wall streel liquidation and the low rate
the dark with the vision of the cosy
ter stream is available ; the north fork for call money as a reason w hy no dan.
farm-house, a big fire and two or three
of Wilson river would furnish plenty of ger of sue!) a contingency exists, for
pretty girls you saw at Trask’s Heaven
water, but owing to the distance that a Wall street is not the whole country.
bless Trask’s I After a few miles in the
Wall
street
undoubtedly
has
its
home
in
pipe line would have to be run through a
dark the light begins to come. The
rough country to obtain the elevation, order ; it is carrying few stocks and has
that is considered too expensive a route ; quite generally made provisions over the valley widen out into broad farms,
PROPRIETOR OF
the Chance creek is turned down as being first of the year. Unless a wild era of dotted with snug farm houses and show­
General Banking and Exchange busi­
ing evidence of comfort and wealth.
hardly as suitable as the Hughey creeek ; speculation is started—and this is not
ness.
Killam creek is pronounced by Mr. Chase propable—Wall street car. rest easy. The Along the road the farmers have a habit
Exchange on England, Belgium, Ger
as affording plentv of good water, and banks are keeping a watchful eye on such of hanging little bags, something like
many, Sweden, and all foreign countries
Christmas
stockings,
on
posts
in
the
loans
ss
thev
are
carrying
for
brokers,
with a reservoir to be built between the
DEALER IN
city and thecreek.this is thought to be the especially as regards industrial collateral road near the gates. These the patient
TILLAMOOK. ORE.
best location. No one doubts but what be it said, however, and liquidation from stage-driver snatches off as he drives by.
this would give Tillamook City a splen­ this quarter should still further strength­ On bis return he hangs up the bags
TILLAMCOK
did watyr system, but the all-important en the situation.’’ If this is a correct again, filled with mail from the outside
Shop next door to Larsen's Hotel, Tillamook
question to be taken into consideration view of conditions there does not appear world. Everything here is emerald:
COUNTY
BANK.
is whether Tillamook City is of to be anv substantial reason for uneasi­ emerald mountains, green meadows, a
( incorporated ),
that magnitude to warrant such a large ness, so far as the legitimate business in­ springtime green everywhere, so different
from
the
yellow
and
brown
of
the
TILLAMOOK
CITY, ORE.
amount of bonded indebtedness, with terests of the country are concerned The
$ 10,000 on the school buildings. Proba­ general situation is sound and if Wall I Willamette Valley. At last over a good
PAID UP CAPITAL, $10,000.
bly it would not if the city was likely to street has its house in order there is giavel road you drive into Tillamook
City,
a
thriving
town
of
about
1000
nothing
to
cause
apprehension.
double in population in a few years. At
A GENERAL BANKING
inhabitants. Here you find a comfortable I
present there is no prospect of that. It is
BUSINESS.
hotel with everything good to eat ; and, 1
South Needs More Labor.
right here where there is such a difference
STEAMERS—SUE H. ELMORE, W. H. IIARRIS05
bless
you,
how
they
do
eat
here
!
They
1
Directors :—M. W. H arrison , W. W. ONLY LINE—ASTOTIA TO TILLAMOOK, GARIB
of opinion in saddling so much bonded
While
some
people
are
preaching
sep
­
claim
to
cure
all
diseases
by
eating.
The
i
C urtiss , B. L. E ddy .
indebtedness upon a city the size of Tilla­
BAY CITY, HOBSONVILLE.
mook. Can it stand it ? That is the aration of the races in the south ami de­ best of meat, cream and butter fit for '
Cashier
:—M. W. H arrison .
Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
porting the negroes, southern planters kings, and no end of it. Everybody here
question for the taxpayers to decide.
also the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. fol San Francisco, Port
Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi­
True it is that the system would be a I are in need of labor to carry on their is fat, or soon will lie. Certainly that is ties of all kinds.
and all points east. For freight and passenger rates apply to
industries
and
negro
labor
is
the
best
the
way
it
has
effected,
Representative
source of revenue ami would give the city |
SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. General Agents, ASTORIA. OB
fine fire protection, something that it is they can have if the supply was equal Eddy, my landlord Allen and genial I
B. C. LAMB, Agent. Tillamook Oregon.
to the demand. The south has been Mayor Talmage.
badly in need of with so much valuable
Airents
R- & N< R K Co • r°rtland'
Agents
& c J{ R Co poM|an<j
making rapid progress in production
This country will some day support '
property at stake. With the present
and the increase in the labor supply has more people to the square mile than any
BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
population it is possible that the revenue
Sue H. Elmore carries Wells Fargo Co.’s Exp
not kept pace with the industrial ad­ part of Oregon I have seen. A good SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING
could be made to nearly cover the inter­
vance.
So
scarce
are
workmen
in
por
­
worker can raise a family and make !
est, that is if the present water company
SHAMPOOING, ETC
was out of business. Probably between | tions of the south that some of the lead­ money on 40 acres of this meadow land. '
ing men of that section not long ago The meadow’s are wonderful and good
$250 and $300 per month would be as *
were willing to petition congress to al- to the tops of the hills.
Electric Baths nicely fitted up. Goodfor
much revenue as the city would receive i
' low Chinese to come in to fill the vacant
persons suffering with rheumatism.
from the system, and out of that there]
The
main
roads
are
well
graveled.
'
! places. It is stated that the cotton
. PROPRIETOR
would be some expenses. It is now up I
Cows
and
milk
cans
appear
about
the
planters of Mississippi intend to send
to the citizens of Tillamook City whe­
| north to obtain Italians to pick the cot- houses and capacious barns on every
ther they want to bond the city for $60,-1
I ton. Southern newspapers are filled farm. The grass, cows and milk cans
000 for a new water system. Now is the
■
with advertisements for men, women make a combination that knocks out
time to discuss the matter, for it has
hard-times and financial distress. Wall
and children to assist in some kind of
commendable as well as objectionable
street may shake and railroads go into
work. A southern man writes thus to
«c Now is the time to buy a
Boiler Work, Logger’s Work and Heavy Forging.
features when the size of the city is taken i
an eastern pa|>er ; “ Work is so plentiful hands of receivers, but these Tillamook c new Sewing Machine for
into consideration. All that the H ead ­
go
on
forever.
In
my
investi-
dairymen
Fine Machine Work a Specialty
that people are glad to get it done bv
J $22.00, with drop head and
light would advise the taxpayers to do |
white or black. Some who have always gation of the streams for a water supply
is to consider carefully and decide wisely
all the latest improvements
been used to the negro are wanting no I have examined and measured several,
before they incur such a large amount of ]
and
if
the
great
distillery
of
wafer
ever
J
at M c I ntosh & M c N air ’ s .
others to serve him. Here, then, is a
bonded indebtedness, for it is an awfully I
solution of what is known as the negro produced pure water it is here. The S It is the B onita S ewing
easy matter to advocate, shout, veil and ■
problem.
If the present prosperity Tillamook River, Wilson, Trask, Kilchis, J M achine , and they range
vote to spend large sums of money for |
in price from $22 to $35,
should continue, and there is nothing in Miami and several smaller streams flow
public improvements, but it is when the 1
into the bay.
sight to hinder it, we shall have all our
c
with ball bearings. They
money has to lx paid back is where the
Tillamook City has a fine new school­
people, white and black, at work.”
are little beauties, perfectly
shoe pinches. We would like to see Tilla­
In view of this situation, the advo­ house that makes you think <»f the Port­ J* made and something new on
mook Citv own its own water system,
cates of race separation and negro de­ land schools. Next year the city will / the market. These inachi- $
and as to the propriety of going to such
DEALERS IN
portation, such as Bishop Turner and probably build a new water-works, and <r lies are a better article than i
a big expense to procure it, we are some-'
Mr. Graves, are not likely to make after that a sew*er system, which, owing
what in doubt. It may turn out a good
many converts to the visionary and to favorable conditions, can be done at S the peddlars are charging J
investment nnd a fine thing for the city,
X
impracticable idea in the south. That minimum cost. When a railroad is built « $65 and $75 for.
while, on ‘.he other liand.it may become
section could not dispense with its negro to Tillamo -k the population will double
saaaeiaMB&aBMPagaMreaB
burdensome to the taxpayers, for no one
labor and continue to make industrial in a year. Considering the timber and
can tell, in the development and growth
large
extent
of
good
land,
I
do
not
know
progress. ________________
of the county, how it is going to effect
of a district that promises such a rich re-
Secretary Shaw is looking after the ward to the railroad builder as this.
Tillamook City, and on th it account it
makes it much harder to decide what is financial situation, and is prepared to Just to serve this district I suppose the
Quick s Delivery Wagons deliver, Highest Cash price paid for stock. Both
best to do at the present time.
relieve any stringency which msy pre­ Wilson River route would be the short­
As to the management of a city water sent itself. As the circulation in the past est and cheapest, but to develop a large
system, this should be entrusted to, say few months has been larger than it ever and naturally rich section, a line from
to 12, business men, who should handle was before, there is no need to have a Portland to the Nehalem and thence to WATCH, CLOCK AND
it as a business proposition in behalf of stringency. The per capita circulation Tillamook Bay and on south would be a
JEWELRY REPAIRING
the citv, with as much economy and in. is almost $30 now. while it was only great line. ___________
terest as they would their own business. $21.10 in the middle of 1896. The talk
In first class style.
_
And in selecting men to constitute n city about stringencies
looks _____________
silly. Most of Canada proposes to abolish the prefer
83*3 per cent on British
water commission, those who are head those who are shouting for an increase j
Engraving a specialty.
nnd shoulders alwve receiving a bribe in circulation are speculators« who want ,ncrc^ant^’se imported. The favoritism
to ’ncrea8e trade ns expected and
and have no lightning rods out for a money to lie made more plentiful as a 1
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE,
graft should be entrusted with the man­ means for them to conduct their corner- ’,ea<^ to trickery in labeling goods not
. Preferential tar­
agement of a water system, nnd the tax- ing operation with a little more safetv • I l,ro<'uced in a England.
GO TO
... • ./w
pavers should know, before thev vote to 1 to themselves. Legitimate businessjn- iffs, retaliatory tariffs and reciprocity
are
all
untested
edge
tools.
TILLAMOOK ABSTRACT AND
bond the city for $60,000, who it is that | teiests have all the money they need.
is going to expend that large amount of
« * *
TRI ST CO.
Saves Two From Death.
money. Tillamook City is no exception
Representative William Alden Smith,
to the rule, for there nre boodlers here as ...............
...... ......
wm>uc.|
“ Our lRt|e daughter had an almost fa- T hos . C oates , Pres. B. L. E ddy , Sec.
one of the .............
men from
Michigan, who
be-
in other dries, and, perhaps, more so by lieved it was his duty to oppose siren- ‘2
°,f w.h.oop'"?
aad bron
, ~ .
7 .
;
. chitis. writes Mrs. W. K. Haviland nf
the size of the city, and in proof of this uously
Cuban reciprocity in the last Armonk. N.Y.. “but. when all other
SEE THE
we cite thegrafting when the citv bought Congress, says, in an interview, that remedies failed, we saved her life with
1
illamook
Lumber Company
1900 feet of hose tor the fire company. It he will not offer any factions opposition Dr. King's New Discoverv. Our niece
FOR
is right that we should call attention to to a joint resolution patting the Cuban who had Consumption in an advanced
J. P. ALLEN, Proprietor
these facts, and should nn effort be made treaty in effect. Smith, as well as a stage, also used this wonderful medicine
and
to-dav
she
is
perfectly
well.''
Des.
by any click ofboodlers to control even number of other Representatives, have pernte throat and long diseases vield to
a city water commission, then we say. seen a lipht since they made such a fight Dr. King s New Discoverv as to no other
Special Attention paid to Tourists.
firmly and decidedly, vote ngninst bond upon reciprocity, nnd find opposition to medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs
A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accoinnioditioc
mg the citv. On the other hand, let the the police of F resident Roosevelt is not nnd Colds. 50c. and $1.00 bottles guar.
personnel of the commission becomposed popular at home, even if the beet sugar Trial bottles free. *' Cloa«h’ dr'-Wst.
ot men who would resent bribery nnd interests do demand it of them. Smith
grafting, and then the taxpayers would it a candidate fot the Senate to succeed
A Love Letter.
WM. GALLOWAY.
GILBERT L. HEDGES.
Centrally boeated
Rates, $1 P«r D,>
Would not interest von if voo're look
more readily, and would have greater Burrows, and both of them are watch
EDGES & GALLOWAY
confident'-, in voting to bond the city for ing each other closely. Burrows fol-1 mg for «1 guarantee,! Sdve for Sores
Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd, ot Ponder Mo'
A attorneys . at . law .
a larger amount of bonded indebtedne s lowed Smith's lead last winter, and write: " 1 suffered with an ug!v sore
than a city the size of Tillamook City Smith will probably follow Burrows, for a year, but a box of Bwiden•« Vni Make a specialty of Land Office Business.
M. H. DAI^SEH, Proprietor
should burden itself with. Therefore, who. last spring, made no opposition to ca Salve cured me. It’s the best Salve OFFICE IN WKINHARD BVtLDLXG,
on earth. 25c. at Chas. I. Clough s drug
TILLAMOOK,
OREGON
the taxpayers have a right to know* who the Cuban treaty.
Room 1 and 2,
OREGONJCITY, ORE.
The Best Hotel in the city. No Chinese Employed
KATES OP SUBSCRIPTION.
( strictly in advance .)
One year............................................ 1
Six months........................................
Three months........ ...........................
headquarters for
.3
JR
DAIRYMEN’S SUPPLIES
STEEL STOVES & RANCES
£
$
We carry a Large Stock of
Hardware, Tinware,
and China,
Glass
Fine Line of Choi
GROCERIES
McINTOSH & McNAIR
OF '
C. & E. Thayer
M. F. LEACH
Tillamook Meat Mar
Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool,
Pacific Navigation Co
LATIMER, BROS.,
Tillamook Iron Woks
General Machinists & Blacksmiths,
TILLAMOOK,
OREGON
SMITH & JENKINS,
Successors to L. N. Barnes,
PRIME
MEATS,
LARD
et
At the NEW MEAT MARKET.
Only Prime Meats Handled. Give us
Call. Hides Wanted
REAL ESTATE,
Financial Agent
TILLAMOOK
OREGON
The Best Hotel
THE ALLEN HOUSE,
SHINGLES and BOXES.
Shingles $2.25 1000,
T- T
Headquarters for Travelling Men.
LARSEN HOUSE,