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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
6
The Eugene Weekly Guard announces subscription pricing of 1.50 per year in advance or 2.00 at year end. It is entered at Eugene postoffice as second class matter. Authorized agents listed and remittance address to Guard Printing Co. Eugene Oregon.
Subscribers are informed the St. Louis Republic premium is withdrawn due to paper price hikes. New offers include free Oregon Agriculturist or American Farmer with cash in advance, or optional bundles with the Semi-Weekly Oregon Journal at 75 cents extra. Various premiums such as silver spoons, a kitchen set, or a mantel clock priced at about two dollars for one year, offered to Weekly Guard subscribers.
The piece extols Eugene's bright outlook with traffic and transit upgrades. It highlights a planned Southern Pacific depot, a $59,000 government building, and other improvements. It notes resumed Interurban line work and a milling industry poised for renewed activity amid Northwest supply rebound.
Financiers doubt the impact of Panama bonds and treasury certificates on easing the financial stringency. The New York Commercial leans toward the bonds over certificates, hoping to lure cash from cautious savers back into circulation amid distrust of banks and trust companies.
The author argues farmers are the real wealth of the nation with abundant crops and strong bank deposits. They must avoid hoarding and continue placing profits in local banks to prevent a panic, while merchants and banks rely on them. He notes widespread factory sellouts and widespread willingness to invest if intermediaries are trusted.
A study of the Jamestown exposition notes hefty projected expenditures and doubtful finances. It cites liabilities around 3 million dollars and assets under 1 million, with government loan hopes and uncertain bondholder satisfaction. Attendance figures are contrasted with other cities, urging focus on local population support over distant attractions. It advocates pragmatic planning for future expositions including simpler programs and remarks by prominent locals.
In the Saturday Evening Post John G Shedd argues the current financial situation is not a broad panic but a temporary result of over speculation. He notes merchants view panics as local events marked by warehouses full of goods sold at sagging prices to meet obligations.
The piece urges Eugene to adopt a Chicago style of hustle and advertising to sustain growth and confidence amid uncertain conditions. It argues not to cut staff, but to push expansion and collaboration, letting the Eugene spirit become a Northwest watchword.
A fragmented report notes a debate over ending hoarding at postal savings banks. It references a young man tied to his grandfather's missteps and hints at national financial tensions and proposed reforms.
The article argues for immediate establishment of postal savings banks, stating they arise from necessity not imitation. It notes England France and Germany have long used such banks and that American adoption will gain legitimacy from popular initiative and congressional endorsement. It claims money orders show public demand and that postal banks would mobilize idle currency without harming existing banks.
Bankers and currency reformers press elasticity through credit notes with a guarantee fund. The American Bankers Association backs a plan for stringency and automatic supply adjustment, aiming to curb inflation while maintaining market confidence. The plan faces Western opposition over uncovered circulation and government bond backing. The committee continues educational work and seeks legislation aligned with its report.
A New York mortality table for 190,000 people aged 2 shows none will be alive after 99 years. The piece notes time’s mutations, the brief span of life, and that after infancy the death rate peaks between ages 50 and 60, underscoring the urge to act today.
The text urges focusing on the next decade for meaningful effort and potential profit while noting after sixty one should harvest years of labor and ease from accumulated experience. It then counsels that activity into eighty is possible but rare, advocating a well chosen and honest life.
A dated offensive editorial criticizes Oregon's holiday season as the worst executive blunder. It argues banks suffer, public confidence erodes, and business stagnates with planned closures. It urges reopening banks to restore normalcy and rebuild trust amid economic strain across Eugene and Portland.
The International Typographical Union ratified a plan giving 60 year old printers unable to find work $4 a week for life after twenty years of good standing. The pension fund will be maintained by a light member assessment, reflecting growing private and voluntary effort in American labor. The move aims to make old-age pensions a permanent feature across strong unions.
The text notes that cooperative actions by workers and employers could renew momentum for broader pension programs. It suggests that labor groups' support may encourage large employers to adopt or improve pension systems, signaling a shift toward more structured retirement benefits across industries.
Promoters of a broadened Eugene & Eastern Railway plan a vast system reaching Siusian Yaquina and Eastern Oregon. The existing Eugene line will be the nucleus with rails to Springfield and routes toward McKenzie River. Financing and bank pressures loom, but demand for electric power promises expansion and regional development.
The New York Commercial Chronicle quotes John D. Rockefeller denying reports he holds 100 million dollars of U S government bonds and refuses to loan or sell them to aid the monetary crisis. The remark aims to quiet rumors and reassure public doubt about his role.
The article discusses refusal of post offices to accept clearing house certificates for taxes and payments, noting their private exchange value but non currency status. It also covers Eugene bank stringency easing, Hartog joining publicity and rising local subscriptions, plus speculative political notes about Bryan and a quip from a Philadelphia lawyer.
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