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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
7
The Eugene Weekly Guard announces subscription rates of 1.50 per year prepaid and 2.00 at year end. Published Thursdays in Eugene Oregon with second class matter. Authorized agents Creswell J L Clark Coburg George A Drury plus postmasters authorized to receipt for subscriptions.
Premium offer to subscribers includes Oregon Agriculturist or American Farmer free for one year in advance. Also a geo advertisement on this page promises silver and kitchen sets while they last. Address GUARD PRINTING COMPANY Eugene Uregua.
The New York health department estimates the city’s population at 4,422,658 with units uncertain. The piece notes the last figures are unreliable, yet highlights that New York already surpasses Ohio and the four New England states combined, with wider comparisons to England, Paris, London, Rome, and Athens. It warns of crowding and even jokes about annexing Hoboken and Philadelphia to cope with growth.
Lane county promoters push for an Eugene to Florence electric railway. They argue initial ten miles can be funded by bonds, with foreign capital securing further expansions as demand grows. Public apathy worries progress, but leaders remain confident and vow to proceed when time is ripe. Continued efforts are deemed essential to development.
A party of Illinois investors sent a member who visited Oregon to tour the state. Returning to Portland he found Oregon people now enthusiastic and optimistic, predicting a great future. Communities grow rapidly with new orchards and farmhouses, and many plan to welcome visitors in groups. The Guard's circulation is advertised as the field’s largest, with open subscription and press records for inspection.
The Los Angeles Express reports on manufacturers of various goods and the evolving production landscape in the city. Key firms are highlighted alongside emerging trends affecting output, employment, and regional supply chains.
A string of quick takes on market prices and policy shows breakfast vendors ignore grain costs while fearing tariff moves. Electric power boosts Southern mills with large investment and growing spindles. rail interchanges spur city growth and regional progress.
Salt Lake April 27 The taking of testimony in the suit brought by the government to dissolve all alleged combinations of railroads of the Harriman system and other western roads for suppressing competition west of the Missouri River began here today.
A controversial figure in Washington is accused of betraying the nation by selling warnings and funding to keep control. Public notices from Frisco to Maine reveal distrust as the figure is labeled a scoundrel and a rain related sign is cited.
An automobile driven by Fred Koewn struck Mrs. Minnie Uecker and her eighteen month old son Arthur on Market Street. The child died en route to hospital from injuries. Mrs. Uecker was not seriously hurt. The article also mentions health notes and local advertising references.
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