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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
6
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The notice advertises a choice between no Agriculturist or American men free with a yearly advance subscription to the Weekly 4d. It mentions limited silver and kitchen sets as promotional prizes and directs inquiries to Guard Printing Co. Eugene.
The water question sharpens into a clear issue as bonds for Willamette Valley Company purchase face legal hurdles. If the city cannot secure the sale, the three year effort toward municipal ownership may be stifled, leaving the situation unchanged and the public to bear the consequences of private control and ongoing service challenges.
A late article argues New York will not house towering offices despite talks of expansion. It notes a 2000 foot limit for building height and warns skyscraper plans face structural and geological challenges, potentially capping future high rises as city foundations struggle under weight.
The text argues the theoretical limit for skyscrapers to about 1000 feet given current laws, with a 2000 by 2000 foot lot reaching 2000 feet and costs around $50,000,000. It notes massive weight around 516,000 tons and wind pressures over 6000 tons, doubting any New York tower will exceed 1000 feet unless building laws change.
The Willamette Valley Company allegedly blocks a gravity water system by opposing a new bond issue. Purchasers claim defects make bonds illegal, risking city ownership and delaying improvements. The paper questions authenticity of a corporate platform and urges October bond votes to block monopoly.
Eugene approaches a population surge as major developments reshape the city. By year’s end a new shoecraper building will rise, with the Odd Fellows' hall reaching seventy feet and five stories of white pressed brick. Modern streets, underground tunnels, and rail yards signal Eugene’s shift from country town to city, with the population already in the 16,000 range and rapid growth ahead.
American ad strategist James J Hill warns soil fertility is declining. He cites lower wheat yields in Minnesota New York and Kansas since the prior decade and points to Denmark as a model of scientific cultivation and soil enrichment. He argues intensive farming on smaller plots with proper fertilizer preserves yields and sustains soil health.
Market reports tout optimism as Gulf and Ship Island lumber mills plan to reopen within weeks, promising 5 000 jobs. Sele Schwab and Co. report June wholesale shoe and rubber orders rising sharply 31 hundred higher than last June. National Cash Register Co. notes its strongest June for shipments in company history.
The Eugene Guard funds a Model 4 linotype at 4000 in Salem with four fonts without magazine changes. Installation enables a up-to-date daily newspaper with improved news service and facilities. Oregon Agriculturist urges careful cherry tree planting to avoid wasteful overplanting and fruit surplus.
A German fireless railroad locomotive heats water via a stationary plant, storing power for four hours of switching in yards and recharging in fifteen minutes. The writer notes rising fruit farming efficiency and envisions continued progress. A fireless cigarette idea is proposed to curb property loss from careless smoking.
The piece blends lumber records from a ten acre Puget Sound tract with a Seattle Post-Intelligencer report, noting 5,100,768 feet from 561 trees and an acre average far below normal, while interweaving brief public life tributes and political chatter about Secretary Benson, prohibition, and party shows.
A fragmentary editorial voice critiques civilization for moral hypocrisy in hunting and spectacle while noting readers returning from coast and mountains. It references a lengthy 5360 word acceptance letter by Mr. Bryan and comments on editorial experience and applause as a sign of fatigue.
Reports from labor circles show wage battles and organizing moves: Adelaide garment workers strike against wage cuts. Cleveland steam engineers push eight hour shifts. New Orleans longshoremen sign five year contracts. San Francisco Typographical Union raises weekly scale. Sheboygan operators win paid vacation after a two hour work stoppage. New York jacket makers largely win restored wages. St Paul typographers plan a state fair label exhibit. operatives push an age limit for apprentices. New York mercantile inspections shift to labor department. Carpenters and Joiners discuss an old age pension. Glassblowers secure last year wage scale at Atlantic City conference. Halifax trades gathering to host union events.
In Marion county Oregon a Hop Growers Association meeting voted to switch to weight-based picking with a price of 80 cents per hundred pounds. The resolutions note wages for field laborer at two dollars a day and compare prior earnings, asserting prior prices harmed growers for years. Signatories include F W Durbin, Wm H Eaan, and J C Wolt.
Residents and visitors recount recent travels and health tales while a string of obituaries marks the week. Notable deaths include Hugh Herron 69, cancer of the stomach, with services at Mc Farland chapel. A newborn died shortly after birth, buried in Franklin cemetery.
Isaac K. Skeeters, first white man to view Crater Lake, died peacefully at his Jackson street home at 10 last night after an eight or nine month illness. Born 1825 in Kentucky, he crossed to Oregon in 1852, settled in Jackson County 44 years, spent ten in Josephine County, and in 1853 joined a 22 member party for a prospecting trip that led to the Crater Lake discovery.
In San Francisco on August 17, Whang Chang accused of murdering Durham Willie Stevens, a former Korean government advisor, appeared before Judge Conley in Judge Cook's department of the superior court. The trial was scheduled for September 21.
Citizens in Grants Pass Oregon press for purchasing the local water utility amid rising rates and poor service. Parallel items note French doctors tout a chloroform remedy for amatok, Richard Croker plans a U.S. return to back Bryan, Baldwin airship endurance test, and an ad touting Kodol Digestive Aid with claims of preventing dyspepsia attacks.
Arthur Hendersnott reports Newport weather as delightful and warmer than before. He says from now on, the beach season is the best time to go, forecasting pleasant conditions for visitors.
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