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TW. DAILY Cp. ITAL JOUnNL, SALEM, ORBfOty, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1003., lQZ9999SM99999aWbQ9999Q9m8QQ99QQ9Q9Q9999999W99Q9Q99W 1, ,, ' ' V " A Determi nation Sale Ever hoar of one? TVe call it a Determination Solo because wo oro determined to carry over no winter goods, if cut prices will move them. Profit is lost eight of, This is your month you got tho profits. J)on't think about this sale too long wo can keep it going but a short timo. A Thtiity Man's Opportunity i Cut prices on all suits and overcoats and we are determined, fully determined, that Winter wear ables must go. Como, get your shnro of tho good things. Gf eat Inventory Sale : yriil continue until Dec. 28. Of course you con stay from $ this sale it you want to, but you will lose money it you do. Note a few of out prices. Everything CUT. $(0 Suits or Overcoats seduced to J 2.50 Suits o? Overcoats tedttced to $5.00 Salts ot Overcoats reduced to $7.50 Suits or Overcoats seduced to 20.00 Suits os Overcoats reduced to 25.00 Suits of Overcoats reduced to $ 7 8 $0 $2 J5 $6 00 00 00 50 00 50 Rememfee yot have the largest stock in Sa- s lem to select it om. "Don't miss this opportunity 1 1 257 Commercial St. eee9eaaeeeee8eooeeeeee998a THE DAILY J 8crlpps News Association Telegrams. OU ft I BIG CORPORA TIONS FIGHTING DY HOFER BROTHERS. Dally One Year, $4.00 In Advance. Dally Three Months, $1.00 In Advance. Dally by Carrier, 50 Cents Per Month. Weekly One Year, $1.00 In Advance, JOURNAL. SPECIAL DELIVERY. Cao Wook I .10 Oao Month .35 Threo Months (1.00 tAt Journal Office. At Oaue'a Grocery, South 8atem. At Oovrersox Grocery, Yew Park. Asylum Avenuo Grocery 8tor. Electric Grocery, East Stato St, (Coctinucd from flrst pace.) i i hi 1 1 1 iq in it n h iw-Hf OREGON COMING EVENT8. Poultry nnd pet stock show, Salem, Decwubor 17-19. Bpoolat Boeslon of tho legislature, 8nlora, Docomber 21. National., livestock., convention. Fortland, January 12-16. Angara sont shot, Dallas, Janu ary IMS. Tonlnht olautly. The Weather, ami Thursday, partly mfym WILL DETRAY OREGON INTER. E8TS. If this leallfttlvu swmIoii ailjuurns without umklug avry ixjabl pro vision for the PHOteatlon of tha uln pii asulnst QQutlnutuice of tho gar nhortago ovll, aud wlthaut doing all that U uiKMlful to (usur tho construc tion, of tho canal nud the portage at Tho Dalles, it will have btttruyed the lntorosU qC tho busluww man ami pro duuers of QraKon. This la . plain statement, but orery member that raroti to lnve&tlgato can know that It la the truth. Tho United States novr has millions of cltlieua who live upon trtw I Wo havo confined oursolvos In making tho Investigation to tho ship porn In and nbout Salem, and havo nindo our report on the facts as wo found them. Each member of tho commlttoo took It uion himself to call and soo Uio dirforont shippers Individually, and the complaints that wo hoard nro princi pally from Uio grain and flour (loafers In this soatlon. Of courso, wo did not consldor that wo had authority to ga out and lnvosttgato tho matter throughout tho sato, and as we wore awaro of Uio fact that tho sooro tary of tho olub has sent out printed lottors asking for roports from dlffor ont soctlons, wo did not tako any steps only so far ns tho local condi tions were concerned. Salem Car Shortage Report, Your commlttoa appointed by thq president pursuant to n motion made and cnrrlod at a meeting of tho club during last month to consldor and for mulato resolutions on the aubjact of I shortage of cars aud the status of , transportation facilities on the South .em Pncltlo railroad, and Its branches. beg to report as follews: I Ilrst. Your commltee has made In- milrliM among local shippers and per (sons JnterMteil In the subject In hand, and llinl that there has been considerable complaint amongst deal ( era In lumber, grain and flour in get- ung cars icr smpmems to ana irom local paints. This trouble is not so great at present as It was in'tha early part of the season, but it hns been stated by some shippers that the shortage in this respeot has been growing each year. In somo instances shippers have had to wait for cars until they were uuablo to fulfill tholr contracts, and have thereby sustained loss. It would soe.ni that the railroad, oompany has not kept pace with the increased demand tor the local trans portation of the products named, and that some relief should bo affordod. Itospoctfully submlttod, JAMES M. KYLE, P. W. STEUSLOPF, JOHN BAYNia Remarks of the President, Col. 15. Hofor, prosldont of tho Grentor Salem Commercial Club, said: Gontlemon: I want to tako your time for n little while to glvo you tho facts upon which tho executive com mlttoo based its roport, I want to say personally that I hara only tho frlondlloat feeling for tho Southorn Pacific Railroad Company; In fact for any corporation that is transacting business as a common carrior. I havo for flvo or Blx years advocated giving thom tho greatest amount of liberty to sorvo tho people in this state. I favored abolishing the railroad commIssi" flvo or six years agd and havo ccatfderod that thoy wero trying to dn & best possible- for tho dovolopmtnt of our industries, and to bring Immigration Jnto Ore gon. That was tholr roprosontatlon to us, and, In keoplng with that. thU commercial club prlntol 100.000 pam phlots and donntod thorn to the immi gration bureau of the Harrlman syndi cate. We have had many meetings with these gontlomon, nnd ovorythinp, has beon In the most friendly spirit on our part, and I rogrot oxtremoly that our commercial club has beon compelled to take notlco of this mat ter of enr shortage. The out-going president, Mr. Thlel sen, referred to the mntter In his ro port, and said that It was of such I in portance that a committee should ho appointed to Investigate tho matter, and that was done. Local Officials Very Vigilant. In tho course of the local Investiga tion it appeared that the Salem agent of the Southern Paolflo Company has heou unusually vigilant in protecting the shippers at this point. He is an experienced railroad man of long ser vice, and he knows how to get cars, whon many agents at other points have been unable to got them; and for that reason shippers at Salem havo had comparatively little complaint to make, although several of them have qulto serious complaints. I want to add that all tho actions of this commercial club aro based upon tho proposition that our interests arc in common with thoso of tho people of Western Oregon. That while we may havo been moro favorably situ ated in somo respects, the interests of tho farmers and tho graln-buyera throughout tho valley aro our Inter ests, and it watf the condition of things that has prevailed within the last threo or four months with the ware houseman in tills county that Interest od us, nnd interested our secretary, Mr. Graham, who has been a ljfelong omploye of Balfour, Guthrie & Co., and is thoroughly experienced in this mat tor of shipping, and It cannot be said that wo aro projudlcod in this roport that we havo made. It cannot bo said thnt wo havo gone out of our way tc gather this Information. Mr. Gra ham, as secrotary of this club, under tho direction of tho executive cony mlttce, sont out circulars during the past week, and secured replies from somo of tho most prominent shipper? in this state, Wo havo tlioso letters somo 64 of tho largest shippers of Wostorn Oregon, including somo of tho largest shippers at Portland, al though not all of thom. Letters Reveal Remarkable Condi tlons. Thoso letters rovcal a condition of things that is remarkable, to say the least; and tho fact that tho loglslaf turo is In session now hearing tho ar guments of tho railroad men In favou of tho sorvico which thoy havo beon furnishing, and in explanation of that sorvico is a romarkablo coincidence, that wo aro hero investigating this same subject, and when I read tho ox tracts from tlioso lottors, you gontlo mon will realize that tho people and buslnoes men of Oregon nro up against a hard proposition. I wish to say furthor that those lot tors wore sont to us In confidence, by men of, largo property Intoreets, and who do not wish tholr names dis closed; and it is only "just to the large shippers nnd proprietors of sawmills and warehouses who havo doallngs all the year around with the big corpor ations llkd tho Harrlman syndicate, that thoy should ba protoctod, nnd thnt is tho intention of this club In this mattor. Wo oxpoct to protoct In thoso proceedings tho mon with whom wo havo had any corrospondonco. Tho lattors which I shall road, and the originals, which aro In tho hands of tho secretary, aro not to bo given to tho pross, and will not bo given to the loglslntlvo commlttoo. Tho facts may bo glvon, however, and It Is tho facts that wo want to got boforo the public. Extracts from the Letters. Now I will road a fow oxtrncts from thoso lottors without disclosing the namos of tho writers, but wo aro pre pared to glvo this Information to a loglslatlvo commlttoe, or to nny pub He official undor oath thnt thoy will not bo used against tho mon who gave the Information, but for tho benefit of the public, nnd we think wo can do thltf without violating nny coufldonco or rule of business propriety; because we believe that a commercial organ ization should hold sacrod tho honor nnd Intorosts of tho business mon with whom it has anything to do. And so as 1 read from thoso lottors I havo no Intention of disclosing tho namos of any of tho business mon who havo furnished this information, but wo do wish to disclose tho facts. Let the Facts Go to the Public. Wo wish to lot tho facts go to tho public, and lot tho public Judge whether this defectivo sorvico that haa boon furnlshod to tho people of Oregon has beon Just nnd reasonable, or, whether It has been at all adequate to tho neods of tho Bhlppors and pro ducers. I wish also to afld that I bellove thoso letters discloso that tho local agonts of tho railroad companies and agonta and local traffic managers in tho stato ot Oregon havo done every thing In tholr power to overcomo this car shortage. In fat, I believe that wo havo had faithful, and vory effi cient sorvico at tho hands of these gontlomon, so far as they wore able to control thoso matters, nnd It Is with tho faellng of the deepest rogrot, and tho utmost consideration for tho dlf floultles undor which they laborod that wo onterod Into this matter. There is some great defect in the railroad transportation system, as now managed, from which our peopli are suffering, and I doubt whether nny notion by the legislature will remedy mEanHnawDHnnbiinM Pills The dose Is one, just one pill at bedtime. Sugar-coated, mild, certain. They cure indigestion, uwivuuiivgui Awmmnn wwii.au,: Millionaire's Poor Stomach. Tho worn-out stomach of tho over fed millionaire le ofton paraded in tho public prints as a horrible oxamplo of tho ovlls attondant on tho possosslon o fgrcat wealth. But millionaires am not the only ones who aro afflicted with bad stomachs. Tho proportion is far greator among tho tollers. Dys popsla and indigestion aro rampant among thoso pooplo, and thoy suffer far worso tortures than tho millionaire unless thoy avail themselves ot a standard modlclno liko Green's August Flower, which has beon a favorita household remedy for all stomach troubles for over 35 years. August Flower rouses tho torpid llvor, thus creating appetite and insuring perfect dlgostlon. It tonos and vltallzos the entlro system, and makes life worth living, no mattor what your station. Trial bottlo, 26c; regular size, 75c. At all druggists. At Dr. Stono'o dres stores. H88HtHrWaHMOt8a l ii ii How ! ! Albott i i Hay3 ? -The Tammany Wins. Windsor. Eng.. Dec. 23.- Christmas maiden plato was won hero today by Richard Crokor's St. Patrick's Day. Wo havo all varieties for tho S cow or horse. Can glvo yo cheat, clover, oat, wheat or i I votch hay, and It le GOOD j j hay. Also have oats and j ' wheat straw. Quality conald- ored, you will find our prices ! ! aro right. FREE DELIVERY. 1 1 D. A, White & Son Feedmen and Seedsmen 301 Com'l St, Phone 1781 88it?teieiaiicifrh A Few Pointers. Tho recent statistics of tho number j of deaths show that tho largo mnjority dlo with consumption. This disease, may commence with an apparently harmless cough which can be cured Iristantly by Kemp's Balsam for the. throat and lungs, which Is guaranteed X to cure and relievo all casos. Price 9 25c and 50 cents. For sale by all rtrugslsts. 1 i o Branson & Ragan. Keep all kinds of groceries, and they aro tho bost that can be found in tho city. You don't know it until you havo tried them !H-5mD!OioiffiiateiMiioifl)fc i OASTOH.IA, Da tho The Kind You Haw Alwars BougM Signature JO. MILLER. PETER IIOCII. j German Market Just oponod, next door to Har rltt & Lawronce'j grocory store, a clean, new market, whoro all kinds of moat can bo had. Low prices nnd prompt dollvory our motto. Wo mako a specialty ot fine Gorman sausage of all kinds. Glvo us a call. 0 CJ&fflttfas ' 4MM4e0 (Continued on Fourth Page.) A SEVERE COLD Is nearly always followed by ser ious complications. Protect the sys torn from sudden Colds, Chills or at taoka of Malaria, Fever and Arjue by taking HoatottortJ Stomach Blttors. It Is the boat safe guard in exist nco and at this season of tho year nd home should bo without It It will also cure Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Troubl.s. Be sure to try It Ask your druggist for our 1904 Almanac. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS 80$e8oa3$09e w I Lots of New Goods Jos I Christmas Taef In addition to our regular Dry Goods we have Real China, Toys, Cut Glass, Dolls, Fine Umbrellas, Table Covers, a thousand useful articles to choose from. Doll Hats 25c Each I Roste&n 8c &xeenb&um 5 auz commercial oireei. n nn.iittitti.anintaiflHttuanBiaiaaMffi-atiaiataiBiet810ICi The Entire Stock Of Boots and Shoes arid Rubbers We have purchased of Jacob Vogt must i i i i be sold at a sacrifice. Come early and i l i ; get the bargains 1 1 ii P.MANFRED I ; ; Successor to Jacob Yost 265 Commercial Street ; ; W19f 1919 IQia-t-frHfrta-HfrMHO)! QI8iaQH9 l9tHMHfr 4M-4HH-ai9tlltata)tMttM-HMfr)a-9a9l ::::::::A G E N C Y O F:::::::: BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.ii GRAIN BDYERS AND SHIPPERS OF CP Jf j Oats For Sale. HOP GROWERS SUPPLIES. Crude and stick Sulphur. J. G. Graham, Agent, . 207 Commercial St, Salem, Ore.- ! (WCHKB D. S Bentley. Wholesale and Retail. Roche Harbor Lime. Alsen Cement, Lath and Shingles, Sand and Gravel 1 w&I&3L.fi. BJL,M,!K Mteri1. All Kinds of Heavy Kaulisr aid Traksfer WerttfioaeoHsttort aotic. 181-183 eoaaerclal Btre. .li.'llri.V" 4jjj" fur'Whftl i .J. ..