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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1007. IS monoy for legitimate dovolop- t, YOU will mm UIO" WlIU Will I you that the bankB of Oregon aniplo funds ror nu needs. I ?to you that this Is not truoj that (tern Oregon Itself could use $50 every ono that is available. It IrO Was nil uuuuuuuiu ui uiuuuy Intorest rato would not bo over fcr u per uuiit, uiuiiu io iiau uu Ser commodity, Its valuo Is nbso- dy fixed by tho law of supply and hiand. Wo do not boiiovo uint monoy Diild bo hoarded by peoplo, but it ovory avatlablo dollar should bo to work In legltlmnto enterprises rnlng good rates of Intorest, do- floplng tho latent resources of tho ito and bringing ponce, happiness d contontmont to hor communities. Wo do not boiiovo that Oregon anoy should bo Invested In any so- irlty or ontorprlso outsldo of Ore- Siti until tho noeds for, money In this ito Bhnll havo been mot. Any sys- m thnt pormlts Oregon money to drawn on and used by financial inters outsldo of this stato we bo- dvo to bo wrong In prluclplo and ractlco. Every financial Institution of this Into is growing undor tho Impotus of jo stato's growth, and yet tho Sato's growth would bo much moro ipld If tho banks Jind bottor faclll- (os for accepting and handling tho iislncss thnt Is o To red. In othor lords, batter facilities In this sense Imply means moro capital. So that Is now all Important that each of Is do our full part, small though It nay be, towards Inducing now capl- ;il to seek Investment In this great Oregon country. Every purt of our common country enjoying a wonderful prosperity, End tliero nro millions of dollars not Inly ready but anxiously seeking safe nvestments, paying an adequato In- erest, and tho solution of our prob- em, It uroblom thero bo. Is to odu- ato and convlnco tho owners of lioso millions that Investments mado n Oregon will pay them moro, nnd it tho samo tlmo bo safer, than tho tamo class ot investments tnudo nnywhoro olso. I boiiovo la Oregon nnd In hor h-rcat futuro. and no man can study this stato without becoming amazed kind nwed by tho lnflnlto varloty nnd rkhncss of hor resources, nor will bio longer doubt thnt tho keon eyes f shrowd financiers nro beginning to kco thorn. Orocon Is Just In tho bud. nnd no nnoro brilliant nnd beautiful roso will over opon and expand on this contl- Incnt. o Civic Improvement iih a Factor In Development. From the first organization of vil lage Improvement work In StocU- brldce, Muss., tho enthusiasm of vil lage peoplo In Now England has beon directed towards a common ondenvor to mnko homo llfo moro attractive. In theso recont yonrs tho samo Im pulse- has oxtonded to tho Pacific slopo. Hero in tho Wlllnmotto val loy, whoro ovory prospect ploasos, ox- copt whoro tho Indolonco or Inoffl cloncy ot man has mado it vllo, It is porhapB difficult to realize why no greator ndvanco has boon mado. Ore- rgon has mado such matorlal strides i thnt wo unthinkingly domnnd tho same progress in otnor directions. Wo forgot that Instead of a small holding a farmer in Orogon Has a i largo acroago to bo Improved and thnt town lots aro laid out on un 1 ample scalo. Dut It tho obstacles aro great, so also Is tho reward ot dlll- genco, it is posslbla to make or any valloy town an idoal of attractlvo- ! ness that will invito tho strangor to make his homo with us. It la said that tho Columbian ox- position did moro for tho Improvo- ' wont ot the Mississippi basin than a t generation of lecturers could havo accomplished. Last summer wo had a similar opportunity in Oregon. This Is, then, tho tlmo to discuss tho sub ject la a personal way, Wo must glvo a stimulated clvlo spirit oppor tunity to put Into practical uso the deslro for bottor surroundings. It is by tho homes that wo gauge tho so cial conditions of a country. What ever coos to tho shaping of habits and modo of life Is of vital import ance. It is tho duty of society to surround every boy and girl with an environment that shall Insuro tho de velopment of law-abiding citizens. "Success" says tboro is a protective power in a lofty aim. In no limited senso the work of clvlo Improvement is fundamental. With little legislative machlnory, It Is froo to suggest and to awaken greater possibilities. It is neither ot tha schools or of the courts, but it la behind thoso agen cies; worklnc by no compulsion, it arousoa tho higher instincts and leads to free-will service in public llfo by oxamplo rather than precept. In Forest Grove we place ourselves on record, not as having already at tained the ideal, but as moving for ward, although slowly, toward bet ter .clvmijo, We 'give a few raetk o4iiyaIcb wo bare trie WrWtee tho ambition every right-minded citi zen has for tho placo whero ho makes his homo. Wo began In an open meeting ot citizens called togothor by tho mayor to discuss what could bo dono for tho Improvement of For est Grove. Doforo tho first meeting adjourned Bomo of th citizens had pledged themselves to becln tho noxt day, ench over against his own house, by trimming trees, burning rubbish, and repairing his sldowalk. Moro than money, tho co-oporatlon of ovory mnn, woman nnd child was do Blred. Tho Civic Improvement so ciety is tho ono organization with a membership and Interests Irrespec tive of sex. politics, or religion. Tho purposo of tho society Is, as stated In tho constitution. "To Jmprovo nnd beautify tho city of Forest Grove; to aid In keeping tho streets, sidewalks nnd public plnceB neat; to do any thing that shall add to tho attrac tiveness ot tho city, nnd tho beauti fying of homes; and to promoto com munity life." Standing committees delegated with tho moro Important Interests report occasionally before tho oxocntlvo committee, and In open mcotlngs. Export workers and popu lar lecturers havo been Invited to ad dress tho cltlzons; prizes havo boon offered school children; roso shows and cltlzons' suppers havo beon held, nnd a freo rending and rest room Is malntnlned by tho society for tho uso not only of tho cltlzons of 'Forest Grove, but for peoplo from tho sur rounding country. Thcso aro somo of tho ways wo havo been of service Tho reflex Influences aro not easily estimated. In other ways than havo already boon suggested tho contagion of a good oxamplo has manifested It self In Improved' lots, and ploasantor homes; new houses ot pleasing nrchl tecturo havo boon orcctcd; school buildings hnvo been enforced; new Industries developed. As tho Chic Improvement society Is purely nn ad visory body, thero Is no progress but by froo-wlll sorvlco of tho cltlzons. Wo point with prldo to tho fact that wo hnvo no rovenuo by special li censes for public Improvomonts. Tho senso of personal responsibil ity ns manifested by tho citizens In their euro for homes and business houses Is tho most hopeful Indication for a moro beautiful Forest Grove In any community disorderly condi tions result from Indolonco and enro lossnoss rnthor than dollborato Inten tion. All civic Improvement work Is educational; It may ovou bo cnllod n missionary ontorprlso. It must work from the foundations; condi tions In sonornl must bo bottorod bo foro tho aoethotlo sonso Is doveloped by any npproclnblo oxtont. It must bo romemborod no city can bo Improv ed in nny largo wny whllo details of neatnoss nro nogloctod. An onstorn artist maintains that color blindness Is tho result of arrested moral devel opment. Not to ronllzo somo of tho disorderly conditions Is llttlo short of crime. To nllow ono's own yard to bo so untidy that It Is an oyesoro to nolchbors Is solflshnoss ot an al most hopeloss typo. It avails but llt tlo to keep down thistles and othor woods In a lot whon a neighbor al lows tho winds of heaven to distrib ute seeds from his own , neglected garden or adjaoent .lawns. It takes tlmo to koop these HI woods In subjection, nnd for this servlco wo should train tho children who aro often moro actlvo than their parents. Organized bands ot boys havo mado clean streots In many cltlos. Until tho consclonco of all tho cltlzons Is alert thero can bo no complcto ro form. In municipal bottorment even ono transgressor destroys much civic beauty. Affiliation with tho National Clvlo association keeps civic Improve ment workers In touch with all plans that pertain to tho bottormont ot tho people. Frequent clipping sheets aro sent out as a clearing house ot methods. Tho impetus to manifold improve ment has Influenced Industrial cor porations not only In factory better ment on welfare methods, but also tho "factory beautiful." Every do tall that. adds to the comfort is ar ranged on the theory that all such In fluence: Improve tho quality ot the work of artistic development of a city. Railway companies also lend their aid. Somo companies offer prizes for Improved grounds; othora maintain neat and even artistic sur- soundlngs. If pressure coma uo brought to bear upon tho Southern Pacific, company to expend even a minimum of their surplus earnings in bettering tho stations, what an ad vertisement such an Improvement would bo for our valley towns. Tho health of a commonwealth Is one of ita Important assets. Clean strota. irood sowerage, pure water, aro economic factors In municipal life. Over the first free public hath house In America la Inscribed. "The health ot the people Is the beginning of hap piness." Whatever pertalna to the .rnnd of the people through these basic factors wre leltlmate objects of clvlo linprovemefet work. Tho first inquiries about a Place are the char Scterof'i rfhef' tho class of citizens, and tho condi tion of tho town. Whatever tends to dovolop theso nconcles Is tho best advertisement a community can of fer. In tho strugglo for pre-emlnenco only thoso towns with fittest condi tions will tnko tho lead; nezlcct of opportunities for higher dovolopmcnt will brlnz defeat in tho race. Tho wideawako merchant Is not slow to perceive that a fine building brings trade; If ho Is a market mnn ho knows that goods away from dust and flics can call customers to his shop, and that ho can sell his veget ables twlco as quickly If neatly ar ranged. Denuty has always a mar ket valuo to a discriminating eye; or In another phrasing, "There Is a monoy valuo In neatness." A ple'co of renl estato offered In vain found a ready salo at double tho prlco when cleared of rubbish. As a com mercial asset aesthetic dovolopmcnt ha3 a practical valuo that would seem chimerical If It had not beon testod. But oven If thero wero no othor valuo In aesthetic surround ings, whatever sweetens llfo, and makes It moro truly worth tho living should bo cultivated. It Is after nil ono of tho strongest claims for civic Improvement thnt It elves emphasis on tho right valuo of things. ' Tho advertising pages of our Pa cific coast magazines show what valuo promotors and stock brokora placo upon schools nnd other helps to ad vanced municipal llfo as Influences to dotormlno Investors. A good vlow, lots In a section with paved streots, coment sidewalks, oiled ronds, aro nil used to Invito homo-seokors. In tho Wlllnmotto valloy with Its sconlc charms when dovolopmcnt has Joined forces with Improvement undor the Improved social conditions thoy will bring, wo shall expect tho samo en thusiasm which impresses ovory ono who visits southorn California. The capital Btock of a city Is tho enthu siasm and onorgy of Ito cltlzons. Whon a stimulated civic spirit has dono Its porfect work In Oregon wo shall havo cities ot beautiful homes and noblo cltlzons. It Is not so far a cry from Indus trialism to aesthetic dovolopmont nB somo would supposo. Already tho synthesis Is begun. Industrial cor porations nro enlisted In tho cauBO of clvlo bottorment; tho press and popular fiction nro powerful nwaken ors of consclonco. In thcso times of tromondous peril thero aro novortho loss grent hopes. Wo must not bo content until wo soo beauty In the home, tho school, tho shop nnd tho street. It Is only then wo mny ro Jolco In our work for civic Improvo mont. o Hni-rimnii Linen In Oregon.- Tho devolopmont of Orogon fol lowing tho succossful termination of tho Lewis nnd Clark fnlr has beon most remnrkablo in its rosultant scopo nnd oxtont. Millions of dollars ot eastern capital nro flowing Into tho bnnks of tho northwest for lnvost mouts In nil linos ot buslnoss ontor prisos, and our stnto Industries and resources nro bolns doveloped with rnpld strldos. Add to all this tho appropriation nnd placing in circu lation or over twonty million dollars which tho Harrlman lines aro spend ing for construction of now roads In tho state, for ronownl of roadbeds, laying now stoel. roplaclng wooden bridges and trestles with steel struc tures, supplying modorn locomotives and equipment, approximately OS per cent ot which amount Is being ex ponded In labor, coupled with tho fact that crops of all kinds nro oxcel lont both In quality and quantity, and It Is easy to bo seen that tho peo plo of this stato aro In tho midst of an ora ot groat prosperity. Tho Harrlman lines In Orogon con sist ot tho Southorn Pacific company, 0. R. & N Columbia River & Oregon Central rallrond, Columbia Southorn railroad, and Ilwaco Railway & Navi gation company, covering a total of 1,910 miles. Tho new roads projected to bo built in this state, tor which appro priation baa already been, made, in clude tho construction ot 495 miles, aa follews: Drain to Marshflold (Coos bay), 81 miles, at a cost of $3,200,000 Natron to Klamath sec tion, about 142 miles.. 4,160,000 (This line to bo ultjmatoly extended to Ontario.) Connection betweenLewls ton and Rlparla, 71 miles 2,000,000 Elglu-Joseph line, 63 miles 1,306,000 Completed Arlington-Condon branch, 45 miles.. 700,000 Troutdale to Bonneville, 20 miles 600,000 Springfield-Henderson cut off, 2 mllea 147,210 Latayette-St. Joseph cut off, 2 mllea 43,647 St Johns extension, 3 mllea 82,560 Total, 429 mllea '',2,277,267 ApprQpriatjona for 1905 and 1906 j8)proY0ieata reach a, totaj of $?, 713,885. A few of tho main Items are: Relaying, main lino from Ash land to P&rtland with 80-pound stool, 341 miles, $1,967,337; now stool laid on O. R. & N $591,779; now steel bridges, ballast and fills, $1,606,133; eleven now depots, and now shops at Albino, $579,279; now equipment and rolling stock, $2,401,500, etc. Tho payroll ot the Harrlman linos In Portland exceeds $1,800,000 por annum. Tho ora of prosperity to which I havo referred 1b not confined to Oro gon and hor peoplo alone, but ex tonds throughout tho Unltod Stntes In general. Tho year 1906 will show greater commorclal trado and indus trial activity than any preceding year In our country's history. At tho beginning of tho season factories wero running full tlmo nnd our manufacturers exporloncod difficulty In kooplng up with tho demand for their products. In stnplo lines of goods today tho domnnd greatly ex ceeds tho supply and dcalors through out tho country aro required to wait patiently until their turn comes to got orders filled. This condition pre vailed at tho tlmo of tho unfortunato calamity which befell our sister city ot San Francisco. Generous peoplo throughout tho country quickly re sponded and did themselves proud In tho matter of sondlnc cash, provis ions nnd othor4 supplies to rollovo tho tomporary needs of tho homoloss, but whon It was decided that a now nnd greator San Francisco would bo built, and modorn steel buildings constructed thnt would withstand fu turo enrthquako tremors It was found thnt tho steel works of Pittsburg al ready had orders on hand thnt would tnko thorn nt least ono yoar to fill, in consequonco of which tho robulldors ot tho strlckon city must wntt until thoso ordors nro filled or postponed boforo thoy can expect to got tho ma torlal required. This Is only ono of mnny Instances that mny bo cited; as what has beon said ot tho stcol works Is also nppllcablo to practically ovory staplo artlclo bolng manufac tured at tho present tlmo. In a ro cont nrtlclo discussing tho situation, tho St. Louis Globo-Domocrat rotor rod to thoso condition as somo ot tho ombarrassmonts of great prosperity. Did I hoar somcono mention car shortngo? That Is ono of tho om bnrraBsmonts of prosperity nlso, Whllo In tho nntural courso ot things supply will catch up with domnnd, this condition enn bo hastened con siderably by continually advertising our Btato'a rosourcos and advantages with n vlow of Inducing Immigration to Orocon. Lnborors aro badly nood od In tho work of railroad construc tion and Improvement, In tho factor ies, fields, orchards nnd prnctlcally overy lino of buslnoss onterprlso. To get moro peoplo to coma to Orocon the Hnrrlmnn lines nro spending vast sums of money for tho publica tion nnd distribution of folders, pnmphlots nnd othor lltoraturo ad vertising our beautiful sconory, our mild cllmnte, our mngnlflcont timber forests, tho fortuity ot our soils, tho wealth of ortr mlnornl resources, our educntlonnl and mnny othor advan tages, and special ratos aro mado from tho onst to tho west to Induce immigration. Many now comors nro arriving dally and finding homos In all parts of tho stato. Possibly tho creator numbor aro blng attracted to sections whoro lands nro still cheap, such ns Klam ath Falls, control Orogon, Coos bay and Tillamook, whoro tho opportuni ties to bo derived from Irrigation and construction of now railroad linos aro exceedingly groat. In fact many of our valley peoplo nro leaving their homes to take advantaco ot tho pos sibilities offered In theso districts, and notwithstanding this our cities and towns aro making rapid growth. Tho amounts roferred to which nro bolng disbursed in improvement and croatlon of now linos by tho Harrlman linos In Orogon speak bot tor than any othor volco ot tho de velopment work that has been under taken with faith In tho future growth and prosperity of tbla great Btato. I thank you. H. E. LOUNSBURY, District Freight Agent, 8. P. Co. TIo Toggery. Dress means much to a man In his business success, and this is coming to bo realized aa ot much conso quenco. The man who always looks neat and can mako a favorablo Im pression l tho man who will always bo successful In his business affairs, as well as a leader In social circles. It has been said that "clothes make tho man," and this Is truo to a cer tain extent. To bo able to securo neat and styl ish garments, thero must exist stores In every city whero these articles can bo' bought. Tho citizens ot Salem can securo their every need in neat and stylish garments at tho estab lishment known aa "Tho Toggery," which la located at 117 Commercial street. This store is 20 by 65 feet In di mensions and has largo show win dows, which nro always decorated with tho latest designs la gents' fur nishings In a neat nnd artistic man ner. Tho storo is under tho prop rietorship nnd manngomont of Mr. D. R. Yantls, a gontlomaq ot much oxporlonco In this lino ot bnslncss Ho is ably assisted by Frank Harrltt, who Is a very courteous and obliging salesman, whllo tho shore- ropalring dopartment Is operated by N. Dior, n skilled and oxporlonced workman. Tho lino ot. goods carried by this houso embodies nil thnt art can bo curo In neat, Btyllsh, well-fitting and durablo garments, nnd nro tho pro ductions of tho leadlns manufactur ers of tho United States. Tho Interior of tho storo prosonts a metropolitan appearance, whllo tho stock Is displayed In such a mannor as to compol tho admiration of tho gonornl public. Every artlclo that loaves tho storo Is guarantcod to bo Just ns ropresontcd, nnd patrons havo a largo and oxtonstvo varloty to chooso from. Mr. Yantls Is ono ot Salem's hustling and enterprising young business men nnd stands vory high throughout this community, in both business and social circles. A. L. Frascr. In tho van ot progress and ad vanced Ideas no branch ot trado la bolng moro thoroughly revolutionized than tho plumbing lino,' It now having bocomo a trado which can only bo carrlod on to success by oxporlonced and onorgotlo workors. In this branch ot business wo wnnt to call attention to tho establishment of Mr. A. L. Frasor, which wilt bo found at 258 Stato street. Mr. Frasor is a practical man In this lino ot business, nnd enjoys nn oxcollont rop utntlon for tho high character of his work. Only skilled workmon nro omploycd by Mr. Frasor, nnd who un der no circumstances nro pormlttod by word or deed to mlslond a cus tomer. Utsldos bolng a plumbor and tinner, Mr. FrnBer Is also a manufac turer ot coppor and galvanized Iron cornlco and metal skylight, and nil work dono by him is guaranteed to glvo porfect satisfaction. Spoclnl mention should bo mndo of tho Torrid Eono furnnco handled by Mr. FrnBor, of which ho has a largo domnnd nnd which Is without a doubt tho beat turnnco mnnufacturo,d In tho United Stntos. Mr. Frasor ox orclses ovory offort to rbndor satis faction, nnd by his honest dealings with tho public, nlong with tho su periority of his work, ho has estab lished a largo and ovor-lncroaslng buslnoss throughout this community. Ho Is a contlomnn who has much faith In Salem's future, and Is always found ready and willing to glvo finan cial support for the upbuilding of tho city. o KlhiKor Grand Theater. Snlom Is not bohlnd other cities In tho wny of nmusomonts, nnd tho plonsuro sookor can always spond a most onjoynhlo ovonlug or afternoon nt tho Kllngor Grand theater, whoro tho clnss of attractions prosonted nro ot a metropolitan character, and nov or fall to pleawo an approclatlvo an- llonco, Tho houso has a seating ca pacity of 500 pooplo at ono tlmo, and Is equipped throughout with the lat est appliances for tho convonlonco ot tho public. Tho houso Is undor tho manngo mont of tho Coopor-Bollmon com pany, who nlwnys try to socuro tho best attractions they possibly can. They havo loft nothing undono which will add to tho popularity of tho Established 1880 Salem Abstract and Land Co. First National Bank Building Corner Corwncacial ami Chemcketa Sts. SALEM, OREGON. A. A. Loo, Manager, U. O, Boyer, Secretary. Gonoral abstracting of land tltloa In Marlon County, under tho famous Thorno Numerical Systom ot Abstracting. The Only Complete Set of Abstract Books in Marion County. A. A. Loo. who haB been In tho omploy of tho abovo Company slnco 1889, has recently becomo manager, and has associated with hlmsolf Mr. U. O, Boyer, of Wadona, Minn., a compotont abstracter of many yeurs oxporlonco and Ex-Roglstrar ot Doeds, who will asaumo his duties tho first ot tho year. Mr. Boyer has boon olocted Secretary ot tho Company. Tho usual high standard ot work will bo maintained. Accurarcy, reliability and promptness aro principal charactortlstlca of our work and charges consistent with tho character ot tho work dono. Twenty-seven years experlenco gives tbla Company tho most com ploto record, official and unofficial, ovor compllod in this County. BEWARE OV BAD TITLESl AN ABSTRACT WILL PKOTKOT houso or tho convonlonco of tho pub lic. Tho best of order is always 'maintained nt this play houso. and ( tho audleuco alwnys comes away with a feeling that they got tholr mouoy's worth. Mr. J. A. Cooper la nlsp ' proprietor of tho up-to-dnto Bamplo room known as "Tho Council," whero Is always to bo found only tho choic est of goods, and which place Is con ducted on thoroughly modorn prln , clplos. Tho golden door ot opportunity swings wldo opon but onco to tho jnvorngo Individual; then It closos bo- jforo him for all tlmo. Today this door Is opon to you In Oregon. Pcaco uuu inuiHy iiu wuuiu us uounaarios. Wo stand within nnd nsk you to como nnd sliaro with us the abund anco ovorywhoro found, and wo bo iiovo If you como you will novor re gret your act. .. Like n Mnid In n Piny. "I think our housemaid must havo histrionic talont." "Why?" "Ever notlco how she dusts tho furnlturo?" Loulsvitlo Courlor Journal. The Philosophy of Patronizing Home Industry Tho philosophy of patronizing homo Industry, In ordor to build up your own stnto. Is woll known. Tho nrgumonts In fnvor ot It nro unan swerable. It keops tho money at homo. It gives employment to labor nt homo, nnd this keops tho monoy In circulation. It gives ovory parson a clinnco to soo his dollar again. It Is tho old story ot tho samo dollar paying twonty dobts, and flnnlly Rot ting back, to tho mnn who paid tho first dobt." The Home linking Powder Epploy's" Porfoctlon Is tho homo baking powder. It Is 100 por cont puro. It Is as good ns any. Nena could bo bottor. It Is chenpor than any othor baking powdor, for tho purchnsor gots n glnss fruit lnr or jolly glnsB froo. You will consult your own pockot book whon you buy Eppley'a Porfcc tlon. Whllo doing this, you will bo building up n homo Industry and building up your own stnto. ThlB should noot no nrgumont. You Bhould nsk for Epploy's Porfoc tlon and Insist upon getting It, from your 'grocer. This nppllos to tho farmer, too, for tho best fortlllzor for tho farm Is tho smoko from tho fac tory In tho town or city. When you neod baking powdor, bo suro to nsk for Epploy's Porfoctlon. If you doubt Its quality, nsk your neighbor. Sho will recommond It, It sho has used It. C. M. EPPLEY Manufacturer Salem, Oregon. Phono ana. YOU. ' wmtgfKr-. wm I I ' $-neat--t - r - -qr frViw" wVWN(r-r-
