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Volume 2, Number 2
VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALKM VALLEY
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COLUMBIA COUNTY---------
SI. Helm altor Roiste
VeriMll Duct HUI
a ruth. We have teen in twelve
months a city grow from 250 people
to some 1200 inhabitants, and still
growing faster than any other small
The Vernonia Municipal Water
city in Oregon.’
System
has been accepted by
"Vernonia, after plodding along as a
hamlet for forty-eight years, now has Appreciated Kindness in Cleaning Up, the City Council. Vernonia now
a vison of greater things and is al
But He Ha* Plenty of Work
has Fire Protection. The Sewer
GOOD PUBLICITY FOR VERNONIA ready outdistancing many of her doz
nt Home.
JSystem
is now under advisment
ing, self-complacent sister towns."—
the
Council
is looking into it
Thousands tn Portland Reed of Our Portland Telegram.
Mud Editors Invited
To Come and Notila
Some Wonderful Growth
Growth.
The Portland Daily Telgram gave
Vernonia editorial space last Satur
day that was read all over the nation,
more or les*. We would suggest to
all the Portland paper* that were so
good to us a year ago, that they send
a representative here during this, our
anniversary month, to note what a
fast-growing city has accomplished in
twelve months. They certainly would
not recognize the town they visited
a year ago. It is today Oregon’s fast
est growing little city and will mean
to Oregon one of her best industrial
centers. Come over, editors, and visit
us, and teli the state what they have
here. The Telegram article was as
follow*:
“VERNONIA
“Little more than a year ago Ver
nonia, the forgotten village of the Ne
halem valley, was rediscovered and
dedicated anew as the industrial hub
uf a richly endowed timber belt. It
has been little more than a year,
moreover, •Ince the first rails pushed
through the virgin forest* into Ver
nonia’s city limits; slightly less than
that since the first train into this re
born community carried hundred* of
visitor* from Portland and adjacent
point* to a great “open house” cele
bration sponsored by Vernonia’s com
mercial club.
“Les* precocious, perhaps, than
Washington’* infant city at the Cow
litz and Columbia, but no less willing,
Vernonia show* generous evidence of
progress for the year. Accomplish
ment* that may well surprise are re
viewed by the Vernonia Eagle, ‘mouth
piece of the Nehalem valley,’ in the
issue celebrating its first birthday.
Editor Paul Robinson, since the
paper’s establishment a year ago, ha*
not swerved from his purpose to at
tract new industrial life to Vernonia,
to build up it* pay roll and ’to adver
tise all over Oregon and the Eastern
state* the splendid opportunities of
the Vernonia country.’
“The first year of growth after Ver
nonia’s rebirth is sketched by the
Eagle a* follows: ’We have told the
world about Vernonia and believe we
have been instrumental in getting
hundreds of new families to live here.
Twelve month* ago this paper adver
tised, for several issues, for a laundry,
and now we have one. We repeatedly
asked for a bakery and we got one.
We printed our need for a jeweler
and were very successful. We asked
for more hotels, rooms and boarding
houses and still continue to get them.
Many are the new industries we have
seen locate in Vernonia and few are
the failures. . . . Since the first
issue of this paper the town ha* se
cured water; it was a fight, but we
won. We see a new telephone, a new
railroad, many new business blocks
and hundreds of new dwelling*. The
splendid high school ha* been built
since we were here and thousands of
dollar* have been spent here by the
largest lumber company in the coun
try.
’’’Twelve months ago we had
dreams of the largest mill in the
Northwest locating in Vernonia. To
day that dreartt is being fulfilled with
Our Disgraceful Nain
Street Can be Remedied
Who will volunteer as a leader
to see the property owners THIS
WEEK? Why put it off another
day. Here, readers, is an oppor
tunity for public enterprise.
Here is the proposition offered
us. as told us by Supervisor A.
D. Hall, lhe County will im
mediately gravel or rock and
roll thoroughly a strip 16 feet
wide down Bridge street—only
providing that the property
ownera on this street chip in
and hire a couple teams and
men to level the sides and gravel
to the 16 foot atrip, so that all
can be rolled at once, All can
chip in according to footage
owned, rock can be had for the
sides from the creek bed, thus
making individual cost low.
This must be started thia week.
We underscand the County con
templates paving the 16 ft. »trip
next year, if we make it possible
for them to rock and roll now,
The sides must be plowed and
dirt evenly.distributed—who will
aet as leader now. For good
ness sake, let’s go. It is at pre
sent the worst strip of road in
the country, We now have a
splendid offer, and can accept
it volunteeringly with no red
tape. The way to do it is to do
it. The Council will help we
are sure.
WE CHALENSE YOU
We, the undersigned business
men hereby dare or challenge
any six officials of the Oregon-
American Lumber ‘ Co. for a
Catapillar Race on Bridge Street
Saturday,|Sept. 1 at 1.30 p. m.
the looters of said race to buy
dinner for the winning team of
six. A Caterpillar Race is acc
omplished by your team of six
stradling a pole twelve feet
long and running one block.
Each team to furnish own pole.
a.re you game?
If accepted
notify Cha: rtnan Brown of the
team. Signed. J. W. Bro -n,
Lloyd Thomas, C. Bergeraon,
R. Emmott, C. S. Hoffman,
J. C. Lindley,
City Dads at t ie Helm
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community
Grange Secretary Reports
very little benefit is derived from it
the following year.
Therefore, be it resolviby this Po
To the Vernonia Eagle—Greetings: mona Grange that we consider this
I am sending you a report of the very poor economy and unfair to the
County Pomona and hope you can taxpayer who needs the roads as
find ‘space for same.
badly as I the average farmer in this
county,
Yours sincerely,
And be it further resolved that we
MAUD J. MILLS. Sec.
The eightieth regular session
of the KO on record as favoring the adoption
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Columbia County Pomona Grange was | oi a Pla” hy the court whereby the
Editor Flagg it conscientious in hi* and we believe it will be arran held Saturday, August 4th, being en special road tax voted in each district
can all be spent on the roads the
early
date tertained by Armstrong Grange.
work and writings, he is good at his ged ■ for at an
The various granges of the county same year it is collected.
chosen profession, but like most hu Second avenue west, and Rose
were well represented and many
Submitted by Beaver Valley Grange
mans, is subject to exaggeration. In
avenue running north from Bri things of vital interest to the farmers Resolution Committee.
a last week's article in his paper
L. L. GIESE,
headed, "Vernonia’s Shame," he over dge street will be opened and were taken up.
The following attached reashitioiis
T. A. PARCHER,
fixed fur travel immediately.
stepped.
JENNIE LOVELACE.
He recently met four Vernonia men An occupation tax has been were recommended by the resolutions
committee and adopted by the Po
Adopted by resolutions committee.
who visited St. Helens on a purely
F. H. DAMS,
business mission and quoted them al levied on all business enterprizes mona :
Submitted by F. Peterson, of Natal
SAM E. TROTTER.
together wrong. The gentlemen gave which we gladly pay to help con
Grange :
J. W. HALE.
out nothing for publication. They duct city affairs.
‘Whereas, The Chamber of Com
Introduced by Deer Island Grange:
enjoyed a friendly visit with the
merce of Portland is very anxious ap
We hereby respectfully ask the
editor, but remarks as he quoted were
parently to help the farmer and is agi Honorable County Court to reject any
not made. He jumps on the Vernonia
tating the raising of a large fund to offer as contemplated by the specula
dance hall—and if granted that any
be used for that purpose,
tive timber owners and to proceed
excuse is offered for his opinions, we
Resolved,
That
it
is
our
opinion
with
the work of having a fair, just
would rather he gave the matter a
Since our last issue several
that the best way to help the farmer and equitable cruise and estimate of
better investigation.
subscribers have renewed for is, first to support the income tax the timber lands of this county for
The manager of the Vernonia dance
i
hall was not mentioned in the "visit” another year, among them are; which would help to reduce the farm tax assessment purposes; and in so
doing we pledged our court our assist
to St. Helens by the gentlemen in W. L. Hall, Mrs. Salomonsen. ers’ taxes, and
Second, to provide better marketing ance and loyalty.
quesion. While the editor of this V. I* Powell, F. E. Malmsten,
facilities to the end that the farmer
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
paper does not dance at the public
Whitsell, may get a fairer price for his produce the foregoing statement is our views
dances or attend them, we do not be W. A. Bayless, V.
and desires in this matter and that a
lieve that it is the aim of the manage J. W. Rose, E. B. Dale, Mrs. tion.
committee be appointed by the Master
Signed,
ment tn run a disorderly place. We m. J. John, Mike Andars, J. H.
of the Pomona Grange to present the
F. H. ADAMS.
do not know that vile characters
Copeland, Walter E. Willis,
same to the Honorable County Court,
S. E. TROTTER.
dance there, we do not know that
and to also ask the press of our
J. W. HALE.
drunk people dance. We do know Bruce McDonald, Ester Coulter.
Introduced by Clackamas District county to publish the same.
and believe that good people often Louis Siegert, R. M. Hall, G. R.
Pomona:
. Signed,
dance and that man and wife of high
Mills, Thos.v Timmur.F, Crown
F. H. ADAMS.
Whereat, Certain interests are try
est citizenship enjoy an hour of danc
S. E. TROTTER.
ing in a party of respectable people. Mill of Portland, A. Cartwright ing to repeal, an ! have already filed
J. W. HALE.
We also know that it would behoove of Newberg, John Danlej ol petitions to invoke the referendum or.
In the evening a program of real
the management of any dance hall to Lincoln Neb. A.| E. Hickerson, the income tax and the oleomargarine
bills, and
merit was given under the direction
cater to the better element and to
Whereat, We believe that both jf Mary Daniels, after which the fifth
run his dances to receive the best of of Conroe, Texas, A. M. Leach,
patrons, and we hope that such will of Dilley, Wes Shipley of Banks, measures are very essential to the ag degree was exemplified for twelve
ever be the practice in Vernonia. We Norman Armes of Forest Grove, ricultural interests, and realize that if candidates. Armstrong Grange will
we save them, we must use our or be long remembered for their hospi-
know the state laws in regard* to mi
nor* attending dances, and in Ver E. E. Richards of Chicago, III, ganization and work unceasingly; ’ality.
The Pomona Grange is growing in
nonia as elsewhere young girls 0. C. Spencer of Portland, N. therefore.
Be it resolved by Columbia Pomona interest and usefulness and grange*
should be accompanied by a guardian. D. Peterson of Mist, 0. B. Mal-
There is no denying that it has been tnsten of Seaside, A. L. Parker, Grange in regular session assembled that are not represented are losing;
this 4th day of Augult, 1923, that jve much of real benefit and encourage-
common during the past year for cer
recommend and ask that our State ment. Again the secretary urges all
tain men and boy* to have bottles in T. W. Owens, Klamath Falls.
Master appoint the Master of each secretaries of subordinate granges to
their pockets on dance nights. Small
Pomona Grange chairman of a com send in their written reports as ce-
boys make money picking up the bot
mittee of five, the secretary being sec quired. Reports should be receive/!
tles the next morning. This isn't the
ond member of the committee, and not later than the 1st of November •
manager’s fault directly, as the drink-
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rest of committee to be appointed by for this next quarter.
•ig is mostly done on the outside of
Less Rose swears he was only the chairman, also that the Master of
Fraternally,
the hall, and we don’t know that any
MAUD J. MILLS. Secretary. •
drinking is ever done in the hall. As driving ten miles an hotr, when each subordinate Grange be appointed
far as Mr. Flagg’s article in regards he broke spring, while driving chairman of a like committee, balance
A tourist’s car was gcing over
of committee to be appointed by
to lawlessness is concerned it is prob
ably too true in many respects, espe over ruts and holes on Bridge chairman or elected if he may choose : a crossing near the High School,
cially during the past spring. It is street. Any one is liable to brake same to work under and report to the last Friday, when one of the
fast being remedied. Vernonia today a bottle, on account of the rough Pomona’ Grange committee of their children was bounced out of the
respective counties. Also that each car
1 he little fellow fell so that
is as clean as any fast-growing city
gointr, hence Less got busy vol- Pomona Grange committee shall re the hind wheel missed his body,
in Oregon, and we believe it is going
to be kept that way. Last week the unteeringly and filled up quite port to and receive instructions from but ran over his foot, slightly
Eagle editor gave his views on this a number of the hobs. It coat our State Master, or other person bruising it
subject and every family man in Ver him a days time and a new designated by him. The above com
mittees are to work and direct a cam
nonia agrees with us. Vernonia must
Alberta Dun'avey celebrated
and will be made a good home city. wheelbarrow but he says no paign in support of the income tax her 10th birthday Aug. 12 with
and oleomargarine bills.
Of course every city has its few one else would do it.
a picnic at The Pointer Grove
Signed,
who imagine they want a wide-open
F. H. ADAMS.
town; they are mistaken in their
about 30 were present. Ail par
S. E. TROTTER.
ideas and their popularity is on the
took of a bountiful dinner anti
J. W. HALE.
wane the world over. An honest
ate
ice cream to their heart; con-
Whereas, It s the policy of the
business and an honest living is ad
county
court
not
to
spend
any
spe-
tent.
Father Clancy, of St. Helen ,
mired by all law-abiding citizens.
Vernonia home lovers, Vernonia tax pastor of the local church, will cial road tax until the taxes are col-
Next Tuesday and Wednesday
lected, and
payers, Vernonia’s good citizens and
celebrate Mass here cn Sunday
Whereas, The last half of the taxes ■‘East js West.” Probably the
Vernonia’s mothers know who is
honest to the degree that they can morning, August 19, at 11:30. are not. collected until it is too late best chance to set- I he I k st pic
pick out the doubtful ones on the All Catholics of this district are in the-season to be worked out that ture so far shown in Vernonia.
street. Back to the dance hall again reminded of this obligation of year, and
The cunning scheams of the
Whereas, It appeals that money Chinaman in Chinatown; of love
—let us remark that we know little
about the way it is conducted, but we the public worship of God by at held ovyr from one year to another and hate. Better see it at the
do know that the manager can have teading the Sacrifice of the Mass deteriorates to such" an extent that Majestic theater.
splendid, orderly dances there if he on Sundays. Appropriate sermon
chooses, and one in attendance last
Saturday night told us that it cer Non-Catholics always very wel
tainly was a pleasant and perfectly come.
conducted party. This paper as well
as the good citizens will ever back
NO, YOU HAVEN’T
with their good wishes any such con-
ducted business.
Editor Veatch, of the Rainier Re
We are glad to announce, Mr.
view, who gets out an excellent paper,
hun-
Flagg, that last Saturday night
n.w press. It is a
dreds of people swarmed our streets, lias installed a
business was rushing, the restaurants six-column quarto, and prints a page
were crowded, the dance was a big 31x46 inches, or four six column pages
success, and not an arrest was made, at one mpression. Veatch says “This
not a drunk noticed, no disorder in new equipment will have double the
evidence whatever and everybody had capacity of any like machine in Co
a good time. Isn’t that the life? And. lumbia county.”
Oh, no, brother, don’t forget that
believe us, it is going to be kept that
the Vernonia Eagle recently installed
way.
a big new press. Our big machine
takes a 31x46 inch sheet and prints
THANKS, BROTHER GIBBS
four pages of the Eagle at one im-
pression if wc so choose, The Eagle
The Vernonia Eagle concluded its press was the largest in the county
first year last Friday. Brother Paul before the Review made this purchase
Robin,on is to be congratulated on and now “we two” have the same size
hi, venture. The town of Vernonia
was reborn about the time he started
Jack McGown stopped his car
I
the paper, and in this time has trebled
its population and is now a city in on Bridge stieet in front of the
stead of a village. Towards its re Eagle office, as an elderly couple
markable growth the Eagle had much
i
drove up in their machine and
to do by making the place and its
advantages widely known. Brother called to Jack: Where is the
Robinson showed his faith in the town Marshal”, Just go to the tele
by the establishment of a $5000 print phone office and you will find
ing plant, and patting out a rattling
up-to-date paper. His efforts seem to him answered Mr McGown “Oh
have been appreciated, for his adver it is’nt that important said the
tising columns are well patronised. old gentleman, “ I just wanted
Win. Foliar, Pharmacist
May both paper and town continue
to know whot the speed limit
to flourish and prosper. — Eastern
Vernonia,
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Oregon
was on this street.
Clackamas News.
Recorded Eagle Friends
Our Main Street
Catholic Services
We Have Been Appointed Exclusive
“Eastman Agents”
For this Territory
EASTMAN
Someday- What?
OMEDAY, in yean to cone, when the
traveler looks down into this beautiful val
ley of ours what will he find?
Will he say “this was Vernonia—one of
those lumber towns, you know, that spring
up but don’t last.“
Or will ho say: “This IS Vernonia; this
valley is a great dairy center. Here are
some people who kniw a real dairy country
when they saw it.“
Which?
S
BANK or VERNONIA.
Kodaks,
Films,
Developing Powders and Papers,
Kodak Albums, etc
Expert Kodak finishing
I’m Vernonia Drug Co.
Drugs
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