Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-04

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The city transfer company reports
| shortage of wood and that it is impossi-
! bic to ill the orders as fast as they are
received. The price Of OAK and ash, in
| stove length, ia 81 per cord and of rif,
$500 The shortage is not due 10 lack
OF wood il the viciaity bu. 10 scarcity of
labor last year which rendered it lmpos-
sible to get workmsn to go into the vari-
GUS wood camps and cut a supply for the
coming year. With the change in labor
conditions it is probable that next winter
will witness q marked change, both in
the quantity of fuel and the price charged
IS it now seems likely that many men
who formerly had work of another sort
at tip-top wages will be glad to seek the
timber and the wages offered for that
class of work.
Fresh vegetables AMI fruits
always On hand in their season.
Cooper & Whitesides. 11rf
The students OF OAC are to vote. Fri
day. on the proposition of paying salary
of 500 per year to the editor of their col
lege paper, the Barometer. There should
be, it seems to US, unanimous decision
in favor of the salary. 1t is neither just
nor reasonable to expect any stud ent to
assume such a responsibility without
remuneration. The task of getting out
a paper is no trifllng one by asy means,
and added to the actual work is the re-
sponaibility. which means much to a
student who already has his hands full
! OF college duties. 1t is fine thing to be
q a,centribusor to college paper as the
practice along literary lines is of great
value to any young man or young NO.
man: but the editor, the man who shoul.
ders the responsibility and attends to
the thousand and one odds and ends of
the business, who has to stand the criti-
cioms and adjust the difficulties that are
forever arising-hls is quite different
position and his services are surely worth
the trifing sum of $l0O per year. 1t is
worth that in "wsar and tear" on the
nerves.
rhe Christian Scientists will hold
services at the Woodman Hall, Sun
day, II a. m. The public is cordial
ly invited. loft
Walnut culture is receiving much at
tention by the orchardists and at the
present time many tracts of land are De-
| ing planted with these nuts. 1t has been
satisfactorily demonstrated that the
| growing of these trees is a success and
that the crop is profitable one. One
tree in an Albany yard last year produc-
ed over $50 worth of finest quality nuts
and many residents of the city are plant.
ing these trees in their curbs so as to have
| q profitable az we'll as most beautiful
shade tree. Many of the local markets
have been offering HOMEGROWN auts for
sale aud thev have prov en- equal in quail
ity to the finest OF the California pro-
duct, says an Albany dispatch. 1t is
,redicted by local nurserymen that in
the very near future Oregon walauts will
enter into active competition with the
output from the southern state and make
her look to her laurels in this regard
Oregon walnuts as well as her apples are
destined to bring new laurels to this val.
lev and make the state famous.
~ Dayton Bros, the well known
6eye specialists, will have their Of
flee, as nsuai, at the Hotel corvallis next
Tuesday and Wednesday Feb. 4th and
5th. Dozens of references. Eyes exam
ined free. 1918
Portland business men have determin.
e1 to make united and most enthusias-
tic effort to secure from the Trans-Con-
tInental Passenger Association special
rate through to Portland and other
points in the Pacific Northwest for dele
gates and others who will attend the
National Democratic Conveation to be
held in the metropolis of Colorado next
July. This was the topic of a meeting
held at the parlors of the Portland Com
mercial Club, Friday night, and letters
were forwarded Saturday to the meeting
of the Passenger Agents now in session
at Coronado Beach, California. The
round.trip rates that will be in vogue
from Portland and other Oregon points
to Denver will make it easy to organize
a party of representative business men
from all parts of the state and send them
on special train to Denver where an ex-
trsordlnary effort will be made to con-
vince the delegates in attendance upen
the convention of the special attractions
of the Oregon climate during the hot
season.
A joint installation of officers of the
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors