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spect like they knew the conditoins and feelings of each' ’ 1 ■. i h n r•t i111111m »*•i•• • i h • i •111■■111■■111
subscriber. They understand their profession and get re
sults for the contestants, the paper and the advertisers.
The business men of Vernonia have congratulated us on
PAUL S. ROBINSON.
the hundred per cent subscription list we have now se
E ditor and O wner .
cured, and we don’t know of a single family in the whole
1—The correct grade of Oil to use in your car
Nehalem valley that now don’t read the Vernonia Eagle.
Issued Every Friday.
light, medium, medium-heavy or heavy?
It will be some days before all names are copied correctly
$2.00 Per Year.
but if any mistakes are noticed and reported we will soon
2_ Are you using more gasoline than is neces
have the complete list correct The winnera of the valu
sary’ on account of improper timing?
Ebtered as aecund-class matter August
able prizes deserve their rewards and all made a thorough
4, ltr22, at the post office at Ver
3_At what speed your car renders the best effi
noma, Oregon, under the A et
canvass each of the seven weeks the contest was on. All
of March 3. 1879.
ciency?
could not win the first prize and the paper is only sorry
that it couldn’t present each with a Overland Six Sedan.
4_ Are your pistons and rings worn out?
It was a big proposition with valuable prizes and the re
5—Is your cluth slipping?
sult was beyond our expectations.
Rest assured that
your home paper is now thoroughly read and has one of
6_ Do your rear wheels “track” with the front
the largest and best subscription lists of any paper in
ones?
Latest and final returns of the Eagle auto contest shows Columbia county. We cover Vernonia, the adjacent
7— Are your brakes too tight?
that it went Democratic.
camps and the Nehalem valley thoroughly, and that is
the one big aim of the editor. We again personally thank
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8— Is your carburetor set for winter driving?
Advertisers in the Vernonia Eagle are sure that their all who helped, especially Mrs. Graham, Thelma Olson,
talks are read by ninety-nine percent of the people of the Mrs. Burch and Mrs. Mecklin.
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FORTY MILLION DOLLARS
Why not ask someone who knows — someone
who makes it a business to doctor the ills of
The big cry now for the next two or three weeks will be
automobiles—and to keep those in good condi
for the opening of the newly paved streets. We hope it T IS CURRENTLY reported, and it has not been denied
r? Drice
won’t be delayed any longer than absolutely necessary.
tion from declining?
price in now— no charge
that the stale grange will father an initiative amend
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... most reasonable
for expert advice— l and
ment to the constitution, to be submitted to the people
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servire
rates
in town.
in
November
of
nex
year,
under
which
the
state
will
em
It is amusing to see the big papers jocking on the U. S.
Senatoral question, when we are all aware that the politi bark in the light and power business, on the basis of
cians have the whole program framed. But the best of issuing bonds up to four per cent of the assessed valua-i
tion of Oregon, or approximately forty million dollars.!
frames can be broken by popular vote.
This latest scheme of state ownership and operation has
endorsement and support of Walter M. Pierce, gover-j
Rose avenue will be opened up through the city limits; the
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nor
the state, and on this shaky vehicle he hopes to
and past another large new saw mill and on to Astoria. ride of
into office again.
Vernonia sure looks good to any one not suffering with
....We
would like to warn the people that they will be
corns or a bad liver.
presented in due time with all sorts of propaganda in sup
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port of the idea of cheap power and that the public ut
W. W. ESSELSTYN
Improvements are always opposed before they are in terances of such theorists as Gifford Pinchot,- Norris, of
stalled. After securing modern devices or improvements Nebraska, and Howell, of Alabama, will be broadcast
the quarreling and bantering is soon forgotten. Whai over the state in an effort to prove that the enterprise will
would Vernonia do today without lights, electricity, be a profitable one for the taxpayers who elected Mr.
Everything in Magazines Stationery, Pictures and
water, sewer, walks, etc. And within three weeks we will Pierce, because thousands of them believed he would re
Books—School and Office Supplies
say “how did we get along without paved streets.”
duce the state’s taxation burden.
Art and Novelty Goods
Forty million dollars may be issued, under the pro
May late rumors prove true that one the largest mill and posed amendment, in a commonwealth where the per
We do Picture Framing of All Kinds
logging companies in the northwest is now planing in capita debt is already $72, more than any other state in
building one of the state’s largest saw mills at Vernonia. the whole union, except South Dakota.
Let them build. Another mill here as large as the big Ore
Mr. Pierce told the legislature last January that hydro
gon-American won’t hurt a bit. We are all favorable to electric plants should not cost more than $100 per horse
the proposition.
power, and in that statement he displayed the great ig-
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i norance of a problem which deserves more than guess id
The starting of the large new shingle mill in Vernonia work. If he had investigated the new installation at Oak
last Monday is another epoch in the history of the fast Grove, he would have known that this plant of 35,000
growing industrail city of Vernonia. It is another notch horse power cost nearer $200 per horse power than $100,
in the wheel of progress; it means a bigger payroll for and that figure does not include the high cost of transmis
the city; it is an incident that should be fully appreciated sion lines nor of distribution.
and the new mill is sponsered by home people. May the
The legislature was informed by the governor that
enterprise be successful every day.
cheaper
power would bring to this state hundreds of in
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ON TWO YEAR PAYMENTS
dustries
that
cause an unprecedented development
Seven the. f.ial people will be in Vernonia one day in the Pacific would
northwest,
yet
we
have
it
on
the
authority
This and peri F »’I
and night in three weeks from today—so we are informed of the United States government that the combined cost
If so, it will be a great celebration and the new pavement
mechanieal power and of fuel for the heat used in man
will be appreciated. Then too, suppose each of the seven of
COME AROUND AND GET PARTICULARS—
processes averages only two and eight-tenths
- thousand spend two dollars while here, (a small amount ufacturing
per cent of the "value Of the finished product, and every’
SEE FOR YOURSELF
for each) it will be a good day and night for the stores, student
of
economics
knows,
that
the
availability
of
hotels, restaurants, etc. Let them come and lets all wel labor, the cost of raw materials, transportation facilities,
come the crowd. The more, the merrier.
taxes and markets are the controlling factors which gov
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ern the locations of great industrial plants, unless they 6
Beautiful homes, pretty lawns, wonderful flower gard happen
to find a water fall as at Oregon City
ens. Vernonia has some and we wish we had more. Home
Government
and state ownership and operation is a £
pride is worth while. There are several show gardens here
ghastly
faice,
and
we believe the people, once they are
2nd St. — Fords & Ford Parta
Vernonia
and one of the prettiest is the flower gardens of Mrs.
in
possession
of
the
facts,
will
refuse
to
sanction
this
new
Gooding. Mrs. Gooding spends lots of time among her
flowers and she is amply repaid. The dahlias and tulips est proposal of political inspiration.—E. E. Brodie, editor
and other flowers are the prettiest you ever looked upon. Oregon City Enterprise.
We all admire flowers and again we say, Wish More Such
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SELL. RENT OR
Gardens Were Seen Here.
TRADE AND WANT QUICK RESULTS, PLACE AN !
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AD IN OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
THE WAY TO SUCCESS
VERNONIA EAGLE
Adrertiaii< Rate* 26c ts per inch,
single column measure, each week.
We collect for advertising the first
of every month.
DO YOU KNOW
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Editorial
Why not find out
VERNONIA BRAZING & MACHINE WORKS
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UCCESS is something everyone wishes to attain, but
not everyone has the same idea of success, or is will
ing to pay the price of attainment.
One of the first requirements is a solid foundation on
which to build, and three of the main stones of this foun
dation are: character, Christianity, and education. The
ihree are so closely related that we can scarcely have one
without the others. Christianity is the true foundation of
character, and the two combined will give the d'-rire for
the right sort of education.
One may be thoroughly educated in any line but with
out Christian character back of it, it will not be the right
sort of education. True, many a man or woman has won
•so-called success without it, but not the sort that will
make them remembered when they are long since gone.
The man and the woman who have been remembered by
il*e world after they have passed on, are those who have
tiad the three requisites, character, Christianity, educa
tiou, altho the education has sometimes been acquired in
« the school of experience and not always in some accredi
ted school or college.—Hardtner Press.
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The Eagle editor is gratified over the result of the re
cent subscription contest from several angels, and we
are indeed very appreciative to the fact that the paper
had such loyal support. We are also thankful to* the
energetic work carried on so faithfully by the candidate»
oliciting new subscribers to the paper. Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Dingledine who had management of the contest were
surely faithful to their work and they acted in every re-
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