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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-02
Striking Facts About Oregon.

At the request of the Commercial
club number of talks were made to
the school children at the various
schools by business and professional
men of the city. Among those deliver
ed before the High school pupils by B.
A. Worthington, general manager of the
Oregon Railroad e. Navigation company,
contained such mass of information,
80 soil lily compacted and 80 freshly ap-
piled, tn It it is we'll worthy of repro.
duction.
After a preliminary story to intro
duce his subject, Mr.. Worthington said:
II have been asked to suggest
means whereby you can aid in develop
ing the great state of Oregon, and, if
possible, induce settlement in this won
derful country. People, as rule, do
not appreciate the magnitude of figures,
and possibly a few suggestions as to
how they look in other shapes might
help you in impressing upon your
friends in the east just what this hand.
full of people in Oregon are accomplish
ing, because, with little less than one
per cent of the United States the state
of Oregon ranks from first to seventh in
many of the staple products.
IT is not generally known that the
area of the state of Oregon is almost
equivalent to that of the states of New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
combino, where the last census showed
there were over Is O0O, 900 OF people. E
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-02

L would now like to give YOU a few
facts concerning the products of our
state, and We will commence with:
Strawberries-Tie Hood River straw
berry is celebrated throughou. the
country. Last year there were 135 car
loads shipped which contained 5000
crates of "a pounds each, or total of
over 100000 boxes. If tll of the
school children Of the United States
were at ore strawberry festival, the
Hood River crop alone would give each
child good sized dish.
Potatoes-The Willamette valley
raised $3.50 cars last year, which repre-
sents about $50, 900 sacks. This amount
of potatoes would make a continuous
train atolt Is miles long. or, say, of q
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-02

Livestock-The Livestock Industry of
Oregon is one of the most important TO-
day, the value per annum running close
to $50, 900 900, the exhibits at the state
fair and the St. Louis worlds fair indi
eating that the standard of livestock of
the state of Oregon is fully up to the
highest standard, being equal to that of
the bluegrass territory of Kentucky.
A comparison of the growth of this
industry between the years 1850 AID
1904 ID quite inlerestinp.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-02

Statistics show that in 1904 the school
system OF Oregon had 14S, 720 school
children, of which $4,000 were going to
school in 2,l9O school houses, or a
school house for every 45 children, and
4,046 teachers, Cor about one for every
% children going to school. The money
available for schools in 1904 was $2,-
464 900, representing about S. for every
inhabtaut, and the value of the school
property was 81 1870 900, or nearly SO tor
every inhabtant. Oregon stands third
from the top in freedom from illiteracy,
with percentage of 80 5S: that IS to
say, only one child out of every 23S be.
tween the ages of 10 and IA years is
illiterate.
If each of the school children of the
state of Oregon, through correspon-
dence with their eastern friends, could
induce one male settler or voter to come
to Oregon. it would add to the popula-
tion of the state 4sO, 900 people, this on
the basis of the census bureau, which
figures five persons to every voter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
Stenographer Can Rise by Hard Work

the lawyer. He must keep himself fa-
miliar with all current topics and on all
branches of legal matters. This branch
Of the profession is extremely exact
ing and nerve-b breaking work, but it
pays we'll. Work Of this character,
however, is limited and does not offer
constant employment, End hence the IN
come is not steady: The second course
or career is to be private secretary
to some man Of large business and pr1-
vate affairs, but this field is limited.
The third course is decidedly the best.
It is using shorthand as stepping
stone to learn certain business, and
then get out Of stenographic work as
quickly as possible. AS a training
school stenographic experience is all
right. It affords opportunities, when
under the direction Of some energetic
and successful business man, that no
other line Of clerical work offers, put
he should get away from this typewriter
in few years if he wants to put his
training into use, otherwise he will
more and more become machine dlrec-
ted by the brains Of another. 1t is
only the producing class Of men that re-
ceiye large salaries on their merits
That is, men who actually. produce OF
get the business. The knack Of getting
next to another business man and dry
a much larger salary than any technical 9
knowledge. The travelling representa-,
tive. salesman, or the department man
ager who can produce results is on the
road to highest success, as compared t<
whom a stenographer, bookkeeper, O.
any office man working in details hash !
the ghost Of show. Stenographic WORT
as a training school is excellent; but s
followed too long only results in th'
loss Of the individuality Of the worker
p. 2. PlotZ. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
Educated Worker Has Best Chance

enter business life, some concerns h.v-
ing established the precedent OF receav-
ing only college-bred men.
President Harper Of the University
Of Chicago has said Of education In the
hioher schools: tThe purpose OF the
college method is clear. It is intended
primarily to develop systematic habits
In a man; to give him control OF nis
intellectual powers; to fit him IN sue c!
a manner that he may be able TO d1-
rect those powers successfully IN any.
special direction.
It Is remarkable today how many en-
ployers, talking with a prospective en-
plopee, not only make inquiry az to the
school from which the young man
comes, but engage him in conversation,
alone general lines Of knowledge and
nubIic interest. The show Of personal
interest in the application leads to
conversational turn of talk, and In sucn
case, the young man VINO does NOS
show evidences of trained mind has
slight show for preferment.
Strictly speaking, education OF the
man is as necessary as is the assay!n8
of mineral specimen in determining
the value of an ore body. TO h1s en-
nIoyer. or to himself, the man In busl-
ness has speculative value based uRol
his capacity and it's adaptabihties. The
college is trying-out institution, N
which the hopeless fail and where the
least promising should find stimulus and
benefit. The college man is MIXTURE y
the demands Of the business world.
'A ~ - a. III. Howard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

er's mind. The stenographer, how
ever, should not follow notes blindly.
His knowledge Of the subject and of
what is dramatically and rhetorically
correct should help him over the rough
places. Do not hesitate to reconstruct
will gain in conciseness and clearness.
The employer may at first look upon
such action as a case of presumptuous-
ness, but if he doese not say anything
do not take that as signal that you
know more than he or that you have a
license to edit everything Letters, as
rule, bear stamp Of individuality
well observable to a business man g
correspondents, and their reconstruction
to any great extent is apt to destroy
their force upon the reader.
.. \ J.
Do not be afraid Of doing more work
than you are paid for The employer
must make some profit out Of you: Com.
pei your employer by the large amount
and excellence Of work done to realize
that you are worth more money. Soon
er or later his conscience will smite him,
standing that you are rendering accept
able services, and, as you may think, are
almost Indispensable to your house, do
not think, or at least do not show,
that you know more than your ''boss;"
in other words, do not rise over the
heads Of your official superiors. Con-
f0ence in your own ability begets re-
spect in the other fellow, Never ac-
knowledge defeat until you are actually
defeated; a little bluff now and then is
a valuable makeshift Be attentive to
all instructions and do as you are bid
promptly, for obedience is requisite of
every assistant. Do not muse first
about the righteousness or wisdom of
any orders given you. Act as told and
think afterwards. Ask as few ques.
tions as possible; do the work in the
best manner that suggests itself to you
and nine times out Of ten the fruit OF
your Judgment will be acceptable. That
will create confidence in your own re-
sourcefulness and develop individuality
in your work. IF your method Of doing
a certain piece Of work is not approved
do not feel hurt. It simply shows
that two minds cannot always agree.
+ 1. +
But no matter how pleasant the worl
, Of any stenographic position may be tt
: an individual, he will in the course oil
/ few years want to be promoted int
something different. The future holds
! out to young stenographers three chic:
J. courses out Of which they may select
} The first is that Of a professional pub
i lie stenographer, capable of takin'
!, down lectures, court proceedings, publ
: speeches, etc. He must work up hi
: cientage along similar lines to- that 0
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
First 7ypesetting Machine

In answer to the query, how old are
typesetting machinesSo the London
Chronicle prints an extract from
Church is now at Birmingham prepar-
ing his new printing machine. The
compositor has only to sit down al. this
curious mechanism as he would at q
pianoforte, and as he strikes the keys
the types all fall from the. case into
their proper places with velocity that
keeps pace with the most rapid speaker.
The form having been worked eff, tho
type moves into the melting pot, from
which It is returned, recast into its.
original state, without any dininutioni
Of material. and thence distributed into
the case quite new. One ct these ma.
Of commons would always insure q cor
rect report Of the debate. DR.. Church.
the inventor, is a native of Boston, IN
New England.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

regular lines Of goods add. to their IN
comes by taking out a side line. When
they clean up town with their staples
they 90 out and make additional money
by selling the line that they carry on
the side. =. - 7: ~. +. +
49,. =. :: i ~, . ....., = :. !
" The new idea is to set out carrying
nothing but a line of side lines. The
that experienced drummerss cannot UNI
derstand why its use has not become
general long before this -.
A side line is usually a line In which
samples are not bulky. Novelties, neck
wear, linen, and other lines Of goods,
the transportation Of the samples OF
which is not an arduous matter, have
engaged the attention of the pioneers
in the field. They strike a town with
their sample cases and trunks flleo
with perhaps twenty. side lines. Where
if they were carrying regular Inc OF
goods, they would have the town clean
a line composed exclusively Of side
lines, spend more time in each town
This, Of course, cuts down their travel
ing expenses. They call upon severa
different trades, and the list Of side
lines is increasing SO rapidly with thu
increase Of prosperity and the conse
quent = call for more: outlets for tht
country's money that the field seems ex
haustless. 49,.
~ - -: 4 (.
The item Of expense is doubly. i'm
portant to the man who goes into bust
ness for himself as dealer in side lines
He is in reality a merchant upon III
own account. y
He has no expense account ordinarily
as the men who make the goods tina
constitute a side line usually prefer t.
let regular drummers handle them IN
stead Of sending out men, to handl
them for the house. The new styl
drummer has to pay his own expense:
but his returns are 50 large and 8
quick that the two men In mind max
more money than they used to max
when travelling for somebody else, 9
tho each Of them had good position
+ and worked for boss who was not PEI
fish about the size Of the expense a.
count.
Under the new plan the seller is 9
an. advantage that he did not enjo
under the old system. Then he mad
regular trips to certain towns at state
times. Yet he might get to q town .
time that was unpropltious on accou1
Of some local condition that was mer
" temporary. Now that he is in bus
ness for himself he can study the trad
conditions and make his own decision
as to the time he shall make diHerel
towns. Fred crane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

NY Y POINTING to the successes OF
men who have made marks in the
world 3 work without having had
II: any particular training in the
schools, the world at one time was
disposed to- consider the college man as
an impracticable proposition. For two
reasons the idea was absurd. Taking
the successful man who was without
education, who could have said that his
success might not. have been tenfold
had he received its :advantages9 Or
granting that self-education is possible
passed upon the scholarship Of tho man
without the degrees ~ = @s.,.,--.
?. There is school Of human nature,
college Of experience, and university
Of accomplished results that may equal
and often excel the .dogmatism that fire.
quently tains a stereotyped book edh-
cation. - =, --,-,-e, g.. - 49,, -r>----'
+ !. +
I have in mind man who is general
superintendent Of one Of the greatest
metal manufacturing plants in the
United States: He was never: in school
after his 10th year, yet today he is
ties in his important branch Of manu-
featuring, draws q salary Of SIC, 1000 q
year, and aside from this is equipped
for holding his own socially with the
brightest stars Of the university world.
Night study made him the scholar
that he is. He speaks and writes six
languages, and in the plants Of his con-
Germ he is capable Of conversing with
almost any workman in that man g own
I tongue. But while he is the polished,
wel-read man of the drawing room and
club beyond possible challenge, he
moves among his men Of all nation.
alities and conditions, carrying with
him that strong, kind personality which
has given him hold upon. his en-
ployees such as has made even the
breath Of strike sentiment impossible
in his establishment. #
~ !. i. j.
In this man I have felt that I Sc,
more plainly than ever the necessity il
the future FOR education in all lines O.
I business. He, before his success wa
i established, had recognized this necess
/ ity. Every year. too, more and NOR
5 business is transacted outside the Off
s. ces. in the clubs and in all the myria,
rounds Of social life, and to reach .thi
inner field Of opportunity. man need
more and more the education and polls
necessary to a social recognition.
= Without doubt education is, more 81
sential to success in business today tina
/ it ever was before: / recall table
possibilities recently compiled by un:
i veTsity professor comparing the edr
! Gated man with the man who IS withou
| its advantages. A hundred men IN al
tive. businesses In period OF four yeal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
Many Side Lines for
Dr1771n1ers
COUPLE Of travelling men have hit
; ..non O. snhana which If it has

COUPLE Of travelling men have hit
A upon a scheme which, # it has
"A the growth they icy tn ko Il Is eaRa
proving the Condition Of many
travelling men thruout the country, and
which will give positions to many trav-
elers who have been thrown out Of en-
ployment or into less congenial fields by
the trusts.
it is a fact well known to every man
that carries sample case that the
trusts have made many vacancies in the
field of travelling. It was this condi-
ton, which seems to be growing, that
promoted the two men who, 80 far as
line, to take up the plan under which
they now work.
Many travelling men who travel fol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

wH YOU arc g. stenographer and am.
bilious to become "captain Of
industry" or perhaps enter one Of
q .. tho professions, you have In short
hand at your service a useful art
IN d means Of acquiring knowledge:
yre st help to every. one, and for the
Sol mgf man earning his living and yearn-~
ng to become Independent as profess
no: Fal or business man, it is one Of the
oes t stepping stones now offered: Like
tho rthand at the present time has
ame ing. It's followers the men Of the
aou. ~. Of not many years to come.
aye tbs. art Of shorthand has attributes
1 rn1n " man. nan The mysterious 'tpots ana
aool ISL are fascinating to no small de-
yree and tho mastery Of the principles
II he system for expert use requires
sons Eant study and practice. This tends
20 {. kevelop q studious dispositions
yalus bile asset for any worker.
j. j. +
TIL Q browning advantage Of stenog-
raphi : work Is that it brings the young
minds This enables him to obtain val
1ahle iaformation and training at first
hand. A competent and trustworthy
,tenog rarpher or private secretary be-
,omes The confdant OF his employer.
Bugint ss and personal secrets Of the
after are often revealed to the trusted
assista mt which are withheld even from
The en- Vployer's wife or business asso-
slate. The correspondence. OF a bust
ness ho7 use Systematically followed Tor
length Of time reveals the character
and me tllods Of the house, and the
Snowled be and training gained by the
employe + during many, years OF activity
~ his Il ne daily trickles thru the type
writer;s fingers and cannot but leave
an imnr ession upon the stenographer' Is
mind The influence Of an energetic
and reso urceful business man, VINO
arouses his admiration, Will predom'
mate in the making up OF young
man for i future life, and it is fortune
to any 70 ing man to have such valuaple
training.
- It, Of purse, goes without saying
that a SIT, geographic position like tia En-;
has it's tr fsels and tribulations In
rapid and incoherent dictator is re
sponsible for some Of them, as is tn
one who changes his letters three O
four times. A business man who mus
have his let tiers rewritten at least twice
and possibly half dozen times, is not
source Of pr ieasure to the stenographe1
The punctil ious man at the desk VIII
insists that his grammar and dictatio
are correct wen when not in accordanc
with conven tional usage, also contrib
utes to the d disturbance OF stenograpt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

The Magnificent Which the Typographical Union Built
and Other Stories for Men and Women Who Work

On each side Of the driveway, ex-
tending from the gateway to the main
building distance of $50 feet-there
is strip Of lawn twenty-five feet in
width, which is paralelled by four
foot cement walk.
Greenhouses furnish ample protection
for the plants and flowers during in.
clement weather, and also permit of
the propagation Of new varieties.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

and on the anniversary Of the birthday
Of George w. Childs, May IL, 1892, was
dedicated. -
On Commanding site overlooking
Colorado Springs and the surrounding
plains, stand the home buildings. They
face the west, and the view takes In
the mountains from Castle Rock, thirty
miles to the north, to the Spanish Peaks,
eighty miles to the south. To the west
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

the land slopes down to the city, and
to the southwest to Prospect lake. To
the south and east the land inclines to
a dry creek. The soil is dry and loose,
but produces abundantly when properly
irrigated.
The grounds about the home are beau
titled BY lawns, flowers, shrubs and
trees, maple and elm alternating in
front and along the driveways.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

memorial addition contemplates the OK
tension Of the northeast wing Of tho
main building 4ox1oo feet, and will
provide room For an assembly hall, read
ing-room and library. Besides tho ad-
dition will furnish accommod ations for
forty-eight moro residents on the sec
ond and third floors, thereby increasing
the capacity Of the main building near.
ly one-third. In the basement space will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

Each succeeding year secs improve
sment in the surroundings Of the institu.
ton:
a. ! + i.
The building is Of white lava stone,
with red sandstone trimmings. The
main edifce is IA feet long by A feet
wide, with wing to the rear Of the
north end 20x40 feet. The Cummings
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

It is said that the course Of q cannon
ball may be turned by contact with q
single. The single likewise has an
effect upon the baMl Of early childhood.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

New York city,s registration for
night school study has already exceeded
Eve thousand.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

]. A. McCandIess is an intending pas
senger for the Coast II the Ventura
Among passengers booked for the
Ventura 10 fhe Coast are Mr. and Mrs
J. <. Brown and J. Z. Brown. Jr-
There vii BE- a special meeting Of
the kindergarten Committees this
morning al 10 O'Clock AT the Z " c A
The Pacific Rsbekah drill team are
requested 10 meet this afternoon IN the
I Q o r han al O'Clock for re-
hearsaL- -
a special meeting OF the Catholic
Ladies Aid Society vii be held this
afternoon Al Mrs. Cows residence,
Punchbowl street
Mss Whiting Of Davenport. Ia, and
Miss Christian Of Minneapolis, who
have been the guests Of Mrs Julia
Along for several weeks, leave On the
Ventura for home. after q delightful
visit IN Ihe Islands
Manager A GartIey Of the Hawaiian
Electric Co, who returned from kau-
al On Sunday. reports that the plant
of he Kauai Electric Co viii be CON-
pIeted By June / Il Is 70 transmit
power across The rugged mountains for
thfrty-E7ve miles. II be used II irriga-
ton pumping works. and vii BE- one
q The largest motor equipments Ess-
.of the Rocky Mountains
Hawai- has always shown great lib
eraIitv II religious matters We Ques-
ion T there i territory O. state n
The world where there : less odluTn
t5e.zozfrzrn and this when there seem
q 70 b. real cause for open dispute
Of course there must exist II any
community. bigo1s Ter their Own cause,
hut even zhess are useful in their way
Taefr bfgo-rv y safeguard for their
own loyaIty-A- c. Chronicle
I District Attorney Breckons has
sued ont 2 writ Of uandamus 70 con-
pei Chas- H Merriam. Registrar O.
Couveyances. TO record N, conveyance
Of rha Warehouse property Al Val
kiki 70 the United States Registrar
Merriam refuses 10 register the con-
veyznce with the plan included De-
cause Al At Of last Legislature pro-
xiEes that plans shah be fled and Tor
bids their recording The Official 1oF
1he tire beng Is between ne upper
and The ne-hsr EaizlstOna
Long azo the Educational System q
Tia Hawaiian Islands adopted p4-n
whereby pupils could not pass HON
che scbool % another without r.
te1S@ eeELAEl-zzN- >4@tfs 41l@ -
TIA transfer Now The church EaS
adoated a similar plan Al meeting
or re clergy Of the city presided oTsr
h The Bishop o. Honolulu L vas
agreed that TO rarishlOner should ae-a =
his parish and join another without :
transfer, AID no Incumbent may eE1ler
on his books tte name Of any person.
who cones from another parish n re
saura ri+v without q transfer from his
par5sh pr5est-A. c. Chronicle