Vernonia’s Monstrous Celebration, Saturday, Sept. 9.
Celebrating New Railroad and Industries.
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VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1922
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Attend
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Volume 1, Number 6
MOUTHPIECE o» the NEHALEM VALLEY
Pay Roll Community
Advertising Medium °* •
VERNONIA EXTENDS A HEARTY
SHE IS MOVING Ctoli; t.. Fair al ¡fl) THE POINT
St. Helens, to be Big
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An Unsolicited Entier From
WELCOME TO AU. OF YOU
Inportant, Reliable Company
City Council Proves to be
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With only two weeks in
Alive to Beat Interest
tervening before the annual
of Our Growing City
county fair, Sept. 19-21, the
Walk Over Our Little City, From Our New High School Building to the
Cashier McGraw, of th*
fai' board is making plans
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River, From “Vernonia Heights” to the new Mill Site; Notice the
Bank
of Vernonia, received
fora bigger and better fair
than ever held before. This' a letter, this week, from the
Many New Buildings; Notice the Need for More Business
year, in addition to other nationally known Westing
Houses; Ask Questions; Make Yourself at Home
fair features, there will be a I house people, that will be in
$30,000 Water System Votel Favor*
Carnival. A good interest teresting reading, it follows
ably by City Dads.—Ordered Street
Vernonia for a factory town.
The Vernonia Eagle an
Grade to be Established for
is being taken in the fair ibis
I Cheap factory sites, plenty of
nounces that your city is
Sidewalks all Over Town
year by the exhibitors. M?- shortly to hnya developed
water for power, good railroad
facilities and the right location.
ny have signed up for space,:
Our Mills, Industries, Farms and Railroad With Log« ' Factories, smelters, all industries
Tuesday night’s council and in general it promises to; for its use water power in the
vicinity. Stub a develop
wanted. Write to the secretary meeting granted the Light bi a successful year. The! ment will be o the greatest
ging Operations Assures r City of 3000People
of the Chamber of Commerce.
A, tower franchise to Geo. Holstein Breeders Assn. v»ill importance in promoting the
In Two Years. Will You be one of Them?
This assures have a herd of 43 cattle out, growth o your community,
The fact that tl e Vernonia J. Burdick.
Chamber of Commerce raised Vernonia with a genuine hy
and will snip this herd to the as electric energy for power
ing these extremely good look
$1500 in this city of only eight dro-electric
pewer plan., state fair at Salem afterward. ar.d light han become a nec
ing prospects,
A deep well
essity.
We are informed
hundred population,
to stage
with no outside cities sup
would soon determine the oil or
that Mr. George J. Burdick
! this celebration is indisputable
Iron, Coal, Clay, Graphite and Oil. In no oil in quantity; at the same
is about co be granted a Iran •
evidence that we have not a plying it or with uo steam or
dication* in Vernonia Territor of
time, the well might divulge
chise to develop and distrib
great many de d ones among us. ■dab vood tT depend on, wi th
Getting
Them
All, and of Iron and Coal
some other good facts. Any one
If you c’ecide to cast your lot •10 ig corporation, or the P.
Vernonia is getting new in ute power in your city, and
We Are Sure.
interested can . get more details.
with the live ones we will grant I*. L.
P. Co.,, or any hold dustries every week, as we ask take this op| ortunity to state
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I you a most hearty welcome,
ups to keep factions out. for them and as the outside that we have beun in touch
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President Keith, of the Cen- |
The mineral w. alth of Vernon
with his work in other com
If you should meet a dog upon Th’s assures us of many new country hears of the needs, We
ia is being sadly neglected. It|
C°al & Coke Co. of Kansas
munities, where he has made
is a proven fact that iron ore i City, on a recent vist to Ver- our streets today w.iich does' factories and industries al have as good a machine shop as creditable installations, and
majority of towns; we have
and splendid burning (.oal in nodi a, announced that his com not wag his tail in a welome ready decid?d to enter the
plumbers,
we have a splendid feel sure you will be phased
way,
just
report
him
to
Mr.
large quantities exist on both pany would build no stores and I
Nehalem
valle/.
hrte
cabinet shop, stores, bakery and with his program of develop
the north and south ends of would leave the mercantile and Sheeley, secretary of the Cham buildings were spoken for
• till lots of room for business ment.
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Vernonia.
Up Rock Creek, all other business enterprises to ber of Commerce.
Yours Very Truly,
the next morning after the and industry not represented.
probably eight miles, can be the city. Their company is now
Westinghouse
Electric A
Look Vernonia o-.er thorough
found coal and iron to last the working on the ground for their ly, and consider the matter well, franchise reading and Mr.
Mfg. Co.
Vernonia Ball Team went to
state for several gene*ations. saw mill in Vernon a, of 250,000 and see if any exaggerations Burdick expects to start act West Port Sunday.
Carl L. Wernicke, Mgr.
Graphite within two milea of capacity and to run double shifts I have been made in our descrip ual construction t iis month.
town shows at least favorably — day and night. A hundred tions of our wonderful resources. We can have light and power
enough lor more investigating. more houses will be needed for We are inclined to believe that by January, and our city is
All this wealth needs is some families of mill workers, timber you will proclaim “The Half Has'
■ made. The Council is to be
one to get busy. Some company workers and railroad men. T< e Not Been Told.”
I congratulated, and will re-
or capitalist would do well to new mill will be completed by
Thls
is
the
first
regular
“
Ver-
!
ceive thanks from our citi-
next
year,
and
the
buildings
and
send a representative here to
pond
will
cover
fifty
acres
of
nonia
Day,
”
and
we
want
you
toj
for years to come Now
iully oetermine what action, if
ground
joining
the
city
limits.
enjoy it to the utmost.
j ,)lir mjnera| wealth can be
any. c uld be taken in develop-
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¡developed and the city will
day. hom now:
roads; that we may bring on election
,
.
. | go and grow.
them up to a condition de on the Vernonia country is
Water System
serving wit the needs of lhe going to have a large num
Mr. Lincoln submitted his
val'ey. It is a known truth ber of voter—enough to de report on the water survey,
that this country has not re cide an issue.
uid the Council nccep ed the
On leturning to our sanc ceived it’s just dues rom the
pumping proposition; the en
tum after a trot around for taxes paid from timber, etc, Be here the 9th.
tire system, piping, reservoir,
i ews, we found the following or it would have paved our
etc , to cost about $30,000.
vote on our desk, left there roads from the valley to
We must have water, and Th s fast growing and substantial institution was established
New
Market
Ready
by an Eagle reader. Il sounds Portland many ti les over.”
have it as soon as possible. in Vernonia, Oct. 25, 1920, with a capital of $ I 5,000.
very good, and reads as fol
We might suggest, broth Coyle & Coyle have moved Eve.y indivdual is desirous 1 o-day Totals show $ I I 7,000.00. W. O. Galaway is
low«: “Would it be a good er, that the officials handling their meat market in their new
of it, and feds the need.
the President, W. L. Hall, V. P., H, E. McGraw,
■tunt for you to look into the distribution ol this mon building just completed. They
Street Grades
Cashier, J. C. Lindley, Asst. Cashier.
the mntler of lhe Nehalem ey, be kept tab on. Then, enstall an ice making plant in
Mr. Lincoln was employed
Valley road- getting t e just the fair and unfair be sorted connection with the market and to est blish street gradesnver
will have one of the most up-to
gmiunt of taxrs due these
date meat markets in the country the city immediately.
Power and Light Plant
to Start Work at Once
THE TOWN IS YOURS
An Mstrial Cil) to Tie to
Gel Some Timber Tax
On Vernonia Highways
Bank of Vernonia
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Make Safe Investments
Drug Store for Well People
New Heaters and Ranges
The Projection of Principle
and all kinds of pipe at prices to beat big cities
Next to the little church and the local
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Should Le the first consideration of
eveiy investor.
But it’s not always an
essy matter forth? ordinary investor to
determine the safety of the issues offer
ed him.
The Character of an Investment
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however, is usually reflected in the con
cern which offers it. Investments offer
ed through this institution warrant
your confidence.
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Bank, lhe little Drug Store on the Main
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Street la an Outstanding Mark of a
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Ain making more room and offering now at a
COMMUNITY’S CREDIT
BARGAIN
Tampa, Cuba Cigars for your Vacation; made
for the discriminator—Ibe Choices—they
are Different.
5 cents and up
All Oak Dressers, Furniture In stock
Also
Nervous, Rundown People
Need A. D. 8. Ironnox. PeptonDed.
red blood absorbs more oxygen.
Makes more red blood.
Pipe and Pipe Fittings
More
at
More oxygen means better health
Safety, Honesty, Courtesy, Service
Head q artera for School Supplies
BANK OF VERNONIA
VERNONIA DRUG CO.
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Lowest Living Coit
VERNONIA HARDWARE STORE
LOUIS SIEQERT, Prop.