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IS THE MOK2rT2sTG OREGONIAN, MOM) AY, DECEMBER 29. 1902. PLAYERS FOR TEAM PacificCoast League Club . Chooses Good Men. TWO FAVORITES ARE MISSING "We4- aad Zciglcr Have Received "Better.. Off en In tkc East 3Ian fiser VlRncnx Talks of Prospects. Pitchers Engel. Slagle (of the Helena, team of 1902), Kostal, Thatcher (of the Eastern lea cue). Beavan, Wltbeck (un decided), and Shock, an Everett pitcher who has more speed than the treat Wlggs. Catcher Good men to be selected from - & number agreed upon. t FIret base Pierce Chiles or "Piggy" Ward. Second base Anderson. Third base Not decided. Shortstop Claude Schmeer (of Helena and Portland). Left field adeau. Center field Tan Buren. Right field Murdoch, Chiles or "Ward. 'The make-up of the Portland team of the Pacific Coast League for 1S03 is bo far as agreed upon by Manager Vlgneux and the directors, announced In the foregoing list. The absence of two favorite players will be noticed. Weed had received a better offer from Cleveland, and he will go to the Ohio city and join some of Pierce Chiles' old friends who are now playing there. Before accepting the offer. Weed told Vlg neux that If he did not like his Eastern place he would come back West, and Port land would have the first option on his services. "Yqu will be welcomed back," wrote Vlgneux, In answer. "Your friends here would like to see you again In the team." Weed made many friends in the North west, both among the spectators and the players. He was generally recognized as one of the bcot. If not the best, all-round fielders and hitters of the league, and what Weed couldn't do the bleachers said could not be done. The seoond favorite to be missed Is Zlegler, who may not again be seen on a Portland field. "Zlg" has found something better in the East, and he is not inclined to come back to the Coast. For his old position at third, Vlgneux promises to iave a first-class man on hand when the season opens. Vlgneux and all the players he. has signed enter willingly into the contest of the Coast league against the Pacific North west League. Mr. Vlgneux said yesterday that hie reason for accepting the offer of President Marshall, made to him some time ago, was because he considered the outlook for the Northwest League dubious, whether the organization were conducted by Lucas or" J. Plerpont Morgan. He did not want to take any chances In the league, and he left to join the new force. "But I may tell the people," said Sam my, "that they will get the best article of ball that they have received for their money since the far-famed season of 1S91 that they tell me about. Outside of Shoch, all the players so far signed have, from previous notices, been made ac quaintances of the fans, and each man is recognized as a player. "Piggy" Ward lc a favorite here. Slagle, who had signed with Minneapolis, liked the Coast so well that he came back from the bigger league. Shoch, the only new man that has not been mentioned. Is a crack twlrler over In Everett, Wash. He has the speed and the curvce of WIggs, and, with a little management and an occasional slow de livery, he will develop into one of the best pitchers in the country." "Won't the minor leagues steal some of the players you have so carefully se lected?" "Ha! ha! That Is a good joke. I read that dispatch from Helena stating that the Minor League Association 'would as sist the Pacific Northwest League by mak ing an Inroad upon our players. Let them come. They can get no players out here, for here we shall play eight months, while Jn the E3et the season has a length ot only 5 months. The longer the season, the easier it is to get the players. We have our men, and the Northwest knows It, and it sent out that bluff to scare off men from signing. The bluff doesn't 'work, though, for a crackerjack south paw and a fine catcher In the East are willing to accept our terms. They knew of the standing of the Portland directors in the business community, and they knew that a club with such backers will give them fast company to travel In." "But won't you have longer games by following the California rule of anti-foul strike?" , "A little longer, but more exciting. A foul fly is something that always affords work for the catcher, and who will sit In the grandstand and not, cheer when the catcher successfully lands a foul fly or makes a good leap for the foul tip? The anti-foul strike makes the catcher simply a backstop, and the grandstand sees no great plays, behind the bat. It must look to the outfield for the runs that are ex citing. Nothing that comes near the spec tators may be reached by the catcher under our league rules. He may, of course, get a high fly that will take him back to the rail, but It is only occasionally that he has a chance for a cheer or a hiss In that line. His only opportunity is for head work at the plate, and he gets no credit for that." . "But the anti-foul strike makes more work for the pitchers?" "And less for the catchers, only the catcher becomes something more than a mere backstop. His position, as a matter of fact, makes him more of a. butt, and he has to go after everything that comes. If he doeo not land a foul fly, the grand stand decides his fate. If he cannot jump high enough for a tip well, leave It to the bleachers. At present he may go after either one, but all he will meet with, In nine cases out of 10. is the applause that will greet a hard but futile effort, and there you are." The Seattle club of the Pacific Coast League has elected the following officers: President, A. Lou Cohen; secretary. Scott Calhoun; treasurer, George B. Lamping. Calhoun and Lamping are now on their way to San Francisco to attend the meet ing of the league which will be held there today, and which will arrange the sched ule for the year. Park Wilson, the man ager of the new Seattle team, will arrive In that city the latter part of the week and will remain. It -was learned in Portland yesterday that half of the team has al ready been signed, and the other half was left to Wilson to select. As everybody knows Park, there is no doubt but that his half will be agood one. The new Portland team will report here on the 1st of March, and will then go to California for practice. The uniforms will "be more attractive than those of last year, and will be loud enough to keep the base men awake, even If Pierce Chiles should lose his coaching abilities. Pierce, by the way, is considered one of the best coach ers In the country, and his joking ability has often made a. batsman miss his third strike. Here is a fellowship of retirees from the active hall-tossing field: Arlie Latham. Trbose chattering did more to rattle young pitchers than all the stlckwork of a team; Henry Henderson and Dan Daub have ap plied for appointments as National League umpires. The great John Montgomery Ward has won the suit filed by his old fellow-player, Fred Pfeffer. for back sal ary, in 1S96. Ward played law as he used to play ball, and he delivered the goods to the one great and popular second base man. Dan Brouthers, one of the "big four" of a decade or more ago, showed himself in New York in the Pfeffer trial, and he said he was training a lOyear-old son for the field. "And he will be greater than his dad." said the great batter and baseman of National League and Brother hood competition days. And now, on top of the fall of the older-timers, comes the news from New Orleans that Delehanty has signed with New York for a term of three years at a salary of $8000 per year. And his contract calls for the pay whether he plays or not "Spec" Hurlburt, who led the Pacific Northwest League In hitting last year, and who finished the season with the Oakland team, which won the pennant In the California League, arrived in Seattle yesterday. He hunted up Manager Dug dale and banded him a signed contract for next year. While In California Hurl burt secured for Dugdale a young In fielder named Bert Delmas, who served as utility man for San Francisco last year. "Spec" says Delmas Is one of the fastest third basemen he has ever seen and will have no trouble In making good here. "Well, I am mighty glad to get back and play for Dugdale again," said "Spec" yesterday. "Say what you please, the old fat boy Is a pretty square eport, and he will do just what he sayB. I know I was wrong In jumping Seattle last year, and I lost money by It; but that Is past now, and you will find the 'old hoss' fighting hard to bring the pennant to Se attle next year. "I don't like to play in California. The native son sentiment Is too strong down there to suit me. The league up here is every bit as fast as the company there, and the pitchers up here are stronger, I think. I want nothing to do with this new league. I was approached In California, and In the few hours I stopped off In Port land I had a number of offers, but none for me. thank you. "Seattle Is every bit as good a baseball town as San Francisco. Oakand, of course, don't count. We played a game in Sacra mento one day when there were just 13 people on the grounds, exclusive of the players of the two teams. The scheme down there Is to have games played In San Francisco all the time, and Manager Harris gets a share of the receipts, no matter what teams are playing. For In stance, when the 'Frisco team Is playing in Los Angeles, they get half the re ceipts. At the same time, maybe, Oak land and Sacramento will be playing at San Francisco, and Mr. Harris gets 40 per cent of the receipts there, too, leaving the two teams who do the" playing to divide up the remaining GO per cent TO AMEND COUNTY LAWS TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE DRAFTS BILLS FOR LEGISLATURE. Henrlnjc of Snllivnn Will Postponed. SEATTLE, Dec. 28. The Supreme Court at Olympla, Saturday night. Issued a writ prohibiting Superior Judge Bell from pro ceeding with the hearing on the order for the final distribution of the S500.000 estate of John Sullivan. The hearing was to come on tomorrow. Counsel for Marie Carrau, who claims the estate under a noncupatlve will, obtained the prohibition pending action on their appeal now before the Circuit Court at San Francisco. CoHnty Expenditures Limited to Amount of Annual Levy Advertis ing' Contracts In Competition. Below are printed three bills which the Taxpayers' League has presented to the Multnomah delegation for enactment into laws. The Oregonian printed two others last Saturday, one of which related to taxation of personal property, and the other to the powers of the. County Audi tor. One of the bills printed today limits county expenditures to the amount of the annual levy for such purpose; another limits the compensation of County Com missioners to the number of days actual ly given to public business, and relates to the letting of advertising' of delinquent tax lists, and the third amends the act of 1901 with referenco to advertising for bids for county supplies, besides repeating the provision of the preceding bill in regard to advertising contracts. Following are the bills, preceded, by a brief summary: LIMITED TO THE LEVY. County Expenditures "Sot to Go Be yond It Ofllclals Made Llahle. To limit the county expenditures to the amount of the annual levy for such pur pose. Heretofore the County Court has been In the habit of estimating the county expenditures at so much, making a levy accordingly at so many mills on the dollar of valuation, and then completely disre garding the advance estimates and levy by spending more than that amount and Is suing warrants for the same. This bill makes the Commlssionera and all other officials who incur expenses in excess of the levy individually and. per sonally liable for the amount. A BILL For an act to limit the county expenditures to the amount of the annual levy for such pur pose and to make county officials individually liable for all expenditures In excess of such levy, and repealing all acts or parts of acts In conflict therewith. Be It enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: Section 1. The county expenditures shall bo confined to the amount of the annual levy therefor: and members .of the County Court or Board ot County Commissioners, or any other county official, who shall authorize, incur, cause or create or officially approve any expense or liability for the county in excess of the amount of the levy that may have been made for county expenditures hereinafter defined shall be Jointly and severally liable, individually and personally, for the amount of such excess. County expenditures shall Include roads, bridges and ferries, support of poor and ln- J terest on warrants as well as the usual and J ordinary expense of the county government and salaries, heretofore- Included in the classifica tions of county tax and road tax; but shall not Include school, park, library or bounty tax. Sec. 2. The County Court or Board of Coun ty Commissioners may, if they deem it neces sary, order and direct a sneclal levy to be made or sot exceeding one-half mill oh each dollar of valuation to raise funds to meet any unforeseen contingency which, in their Judg- STUNTS OF THE STANFORD CLUBS THE coming of the Stanford Glee and Mandolin Clubs to the Northwest will no doubt bring to the minds of the many friends and alumni of the great California university that now live in Portland recollections of some of the funny things that were not down on the programme that happened on the tours in years gone by. It would be hard Indeed to corrall a bunch of 30 frisky college boys and take them out on a three weeks' trip without some of them getting into scrapes on the road. The boys that were in Portland Fri day will no doubt testify to the truth of this assertion, and they probahly could tell of experiences just as ludicrous as some of those of the days of old. In fact some stories have already leaked out, and traveled ahead of the boys. All the old students remember Adolph Kaufmann, who led the glee club several years ago. Kaufmann was of Teutonic persuasion, and. even though he was an ideal student and stood at the head of his class In electrical engineering, he still had a few flaws In his speech and spoke In the guttural of his mother tongue. When the club came out on the stage and lined up. the signal was given for the boys to croak by Kaufmann wriggling his thumb, which was always held just at hla armpit Everybody looked out for the wriggle, and when the thumb moved the singing, began. On one occasion in a California town the thumb was not carefully observed, and the boys got off very badly, and the singing was fierce. Some were several notes be hind the main bunch and some were ahead, and Kaufmann was wild. The boys strug gled along on the spasm and wound up like the Jockeys on Irvington track on a muddy day. No sooner was the number finished than Kaufmann got the bunch behind the scenes and gave them a heart-to-heart talk. "Boys, dat vas awful yust awful. Now ven you vant to start, vy don't you vatch my toe?" And Kaufmann gesticulated with his thumb high In the air. The boys Just had to call his hands hi? feet for days afterward. the manager on the front car had jumped off. The boys piled off the baggage, and the conductor Is still hunting for the manager and his. hat check. TSJTCKE" THAYER, of the Mandolin IV J. Club, on the present trip Is a trifle absent-minded, and the boys tell about the time he went to the hotel to change his street clothes for a swallow-tall for the evening, performance. He had become a little tired by the day's travel, and, on going to his room, forgot all 'about con certs and such things, and, after getting his clothes off, he popped into bed. He was found sound asleep, some time later by a search party, who had organized to find out what had become of the missing player. KEITH, the leader of the Mandolin Club, poses as an "antl-queener" ; that Is, as a young man who shuns the so ciety of pretty girls. But the boys tell a story that runs like this: On the way ud to Portland Keith was Introduced to a very pretty girl. As In all Introductions, her name was a mystery to him, but she was pretty, and the rest of the afternoon Keith tinkled on his mandolin In a cozy corner of the car, while the girl sang sweet songs In a low contralto. But finally the train rolled Into Port land. Keith braced himself and asked If he might call. "Certainly," responded the fair one; "if you didn't my husband and I would both be very much provoked." IT Is also told of the manager of the club several years ago that he got around the railroad company on the Coast lines of the Southern Pacific Com pany, and did the corporation out of a fare. It seems that there were 27 men on the trip, and there were two general tick ets, one for 25 of them and one for the remaining two. The performance was to be given at Bedlands, and two of the boys wanted to go a day In advance, so they were given the two-man ticket, and after securing a sure promise of being on hand the evening of the show they were al lowed to go. They went to bed the night before the proposed Journey, and they were so happy that one overslept, and the man with the ticket for two went on with out his partner. That left 26 men on the hands of the happy manager, and a ticket for only 25. He was up a stump on the first glance, but he was a man of re sources, and a little thing like a short ticket didn't worry him a little bit. He climbed on boHrd with his motley crowd and braced the conductor. "Here's a ticket for 25, old man. Just give me the hat checks and I'll give them to each of my crowd, and you come along and see the men," he said. This plan was eminently practicable, and the manager distributed the hat checks and the conductor' followed to see the men. The 24th check went out all right, and then the manager, who had the last one In his hand, said: "Well, that's all; I'll just shove this last one in my pocket," and he did so. The conductor saw him do the deed, and turned his back. Quick as a- flash, the check was yanked from its resting place In the pocket of the manager, and handed to the remaining man, who had just en tered the car. The conductor kept his eye on the crowd and never got. next to the fact that the manager might not have the pasteboard till the train plowed up to the destination. He counted the men, and found one too many He immediately sought the man ager, but that Individual had put the boys next, and had gone to the front of the train. The conductor started after him, but the boys were game, and started In a -ouEh house in the car. There seemed to be Imminent danger that there might be a greet breakage, and the conductor de cided the bCBt policy would be to stay on hand and look after the company's property. Before the fight was over the train had come to a standstill, and CLEVE Baker, the leader of the Glee Club, was Interviewed by a society reporter In Southern California. He had just done stunt at an afternoon recep tion. "Will you kindly give your name and the song you sang?" she asked sweetly. "Willingly," answered Baker gallantly. He wrote on his calling card, "I'm Tired," in which he has made a hit with his part ner. Bush. "Oh, thank you, Mr. Tired, and now will you give me the name of the song you sang?" persisted the reporter. And now the jovial leader Is dubbed "Mr. Tired." ' I 'HE clubs rolled Into Pomona, Cal., L the day after a railroad disaster on a -recent Southern tour. The accident cast a gloom over the whole community, as well as the musicians. The manager counted just people In the audience. The Glee Club sang Its best, the Mando lin Club tinkled Its loudest, the comedi ans did slde-epllttlng stunts. The audi ence gave no applause. For the closing number the Glee Club wandered In on the stage, overcoats and collars turned up, The songsters shivered convulsively. The audience demanded Its money back at tne aoor. RETURNING recently from a Southern tour, the Stanford clubs gave a concert on a ferry-boat crossing to San Francisco. The Glee Club sang and the Mandolin Club played. In the midst of the Impromptu entertainment the musicians noticed that at the other end of the boat three Italians, a blind man, a woman and a small boy, were pathetically twanging harps with "no house." The concert was stopped. The manager made a speech and passed his hat. Coins poured in liberally. The musicians, who depended upon the support of the public for their livelihood, were ushered Into the circle of college men and presented with the coin, which made a record-breaking trip. The Italian hesitated. "It Is no right You play de music. You taka de mon'." But the boys finally persuaded him that they weren't playing for their health. EVERYBODY knows about the Glee Club boy who got left on the trip without anything but a dress suit, and that was on his back. He tucked the tails up behind him and leaned against the station wall so that he would be as Inconspicuous as possible, and waited for the coming of the next train scheduled on the time table When' a goodly sized crowd had assembled for the train the student boldly fixed his coat tails and got out on the platform. Here he went j through his programme of funny stunts, j sang his pathetic song, and so successful j ly captured the impromptu audience that when he passed the hat he more than made enough to pay his way to the next I stopping-place on the itinerary, where he I was received with open hands . by his j brothers in music, who were bemoaning his fate and wondering what had become of him. ment, should ba dealt with In order to prevent serious loss or injury to the county. The funds thus raised shall be set apart' and used for such contingency only. Sec. 3. All acts or Darts, ot acts In conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. PAY OF COMMISSIONERS. Limited to Number of Days Given to County Baslness. To restrict the compensation of County Commissioners ot Multnomah to the num ber of days of actual employment to coun ty business. For some time past the County Commissioners have been drawing $3 per day, Sundays and holidays includ ed, whether they performed any service or not Also to provide for the purchase of county .supplies of not- to exceed $100 in cases of emergency without advertising for bids therefor. And also to provide for the letting of contracts for all official advertising, in cluding publication of delinquent tax list, to the lowest responsible bidder publish ing a newspaper. A BILL For an act to amend sections 2502 and 2504 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon, to fix the rate of compensation of County Commissioners of Multnomah County; to provide for the pur chase of county supplies In cases of emer gency without advertising for bids therefor; and to provide for the annual letting of con tracts for all official advertising In .counties having 50,000 or more population to the low est responsible bidder publishing a newspa per. Be It enacted by the people of the State, of Oregon: Section 1. That section 2502 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Ore gon be and the same Is hereby amended so as to" read rfs follows: "Sec. 2592. That said County Commissioners and their successors In office shall meet with the County Judge for the transaction of county business on the first Wednesday in each month and at other times only on the call ot the County Judce or chairman of the Board of County Commissioners; and said County Com missioners, and their successors in office, shall receive $3 per diem for each full day or major fraction thereof actually employed and con sumed in the transaction of county business, to be paid out of the treasury of Multnomah County uion the certificate of Buch Commis sioners, aDproved by the County Auditor of Bald county as to the number of days em ployed and consumed by said County Commis sioners in the transaction of county business." Sec. 2. -That section 2504 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Ore gon be and the same 1b hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Sec. 2504. All contracts relating' to county business, and all purchases of county supplies of whatsoever kind and for whatsoever pur pose shall be made by the County Court or Board of County Commissioners. All supplies of whatsoever kind and for whatsoever pur pose shall bo advertised for and purchased from the lowest responsible bidder; provided, that In cass of emergency, and where the Interest or property of the county would probably suf fer material Injury by delay, the County Court may purchase supplies required for such im mediate use to the extent of not to exceed $100 in the aggregate, regardless of the amount of each separate purchase, in case more than one purchase be made, without first advertising for bids therefor. No member of the County Court or Board of County Commissioners shall be Interested In any way, directly or Indirectly, in any contract or purchase made for or on behalf of the county." Sec. 3. AH contracts for official advertising. Including notice of sale of property for delin quent taxes, shall be let annually In July of each year by the County Court or Board of County Commissioners of all counties having 50.000 or more population to the lowest respon sible bidder publishing a newspaper In the county, and which has a bona fide circulation therein, which newspaper shall be known as the county official newspaper. Should said newspaper cease o be published, or if for any cause the contract be annulled, a new contract for the unexpired term of the original contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder publishing a newspaper as above provided, and until such new contract Is let the County Court or Board of County Commissioners shall desig nate a newspaper in which all advertising shall be published. All county advertising and pub lications shall be made In such county official newspaper only. COUKTY CONTRACTS. Bids for Supplies and Advertising Shall Be in Competition. To amend the act of 1901 with reference to advertising for county supplies, etc. It provides that bids shall be advertised for in the' county official newspaper, if there be one, and also that In cases of emer gency the County Court may purchase supplies to the extent of not over $100 In the aggregate without first advertising therefor. This bill also contains the sec tion with reference to official advertising Identical with the provision In the pre ceding bill. A BILL For an act to amend section 2650 ot Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon, to provide for the purchase of coun ty supplies in cases of emergency without ad vertising for bids therefor: and to provide for the annual letting of contracts for all official advertising In counties having 50,000 or more population to the lowest responsible bidder publishing a newspaper. Be it enacted by the people ot the State of Oregon i Section 1. That section 2650 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Ore gon be and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Sec. 2C50. In counties of 50,000 or more pop ulation, no contract shall be entered into by any County Court or by any Board of County Commissioners, or by any officer of any county for any public works or the purchase of any supplies or materials until after bids have been submitted to the County Court or the Board of County Commissioners, upon specifications therefor. Such specifications shall be in writ ing, and shall be filed with the County Clerk or Clerk of the County Court, for nnhiio in spection, and an advertisement thereof stating me uuie aner wnicn Dias will not be received, the character of tho work to be done or mate rials or things to be purchased, and that specifi cations thereof may be seen at tho office of the County Clerk or Clerk of the County Court, shall be published in the couniv nffioini paper, if there be one. and If not then In a newspaper or general circulation In the coun ty Interested. Such advertisement nhnii h published not less than one week, and as many auuiuonai auDiicauons as shall be determined by said County Court or Board of County Commissioners, and the time, within which bids shall be received shall not be less than fivo days after the last publication. -Such bids shall be in writing, and shall be filed with tho said Clerk, and shall be opened in the presence of bidders on the date named therefor in said advertisement, and after having been opened shall be filed for public inspection. The con tract for dolnr said work or furnishing said materials shall bo awarded as provided in sec tion 2 of this act and In the mode and manner therein prescribed; Provided, that In cases of emergency and where the Interests or prop erty of the county woudl probably suffer mate rial Injury by delay, the County Court or the Board or County Commissioners may purchase supplies required for such Immediate use to the extent of not to exceed $100 In the aggre gate, regardless of the amount of each separate- purchase. In case more than one pur chase, be made, without first advertising there for." Sec 2. All contracts for official advertising, including notice of sale of property for delin quent taxes, shall be let annually in July ot each year by the County Court or board of County Commissioners of all counties having 50,000. or more population to the lowest re sponsible bidder publishing a newspaper in the county, and which has a bona fide circulation therein, which newspaper shall be known as the county official newspaper. Should said newspaper cease to be published, or if for any cause the contract be annulled, a new contract for the unexpired term of the original contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder publishing a newspaper as above provided, and until such new contract Is let the County Court or Board of County Commlsloners shall desig nate a newspaper In which all advertising shall be published. All county advertising and publications shall be made In such county offi cial newspapers only. It is what Hood's iiarsaparllla does that tells the story of its merit. Hood's cures. v. J New Year's Issue of the Oregonian Will be ready for dis tribution on next Thurs day morning, the first day of the new year f3fc SK E The number will contain mat ter of special interest and of great historical value relating to the Lewis and Qlark jour ney to Oregon in 1805. Considerable space will be devoted to the early history of Oregon. The importance of the Lewis and Clark Cen tennial Fair that will be held in Portland in 1905 will be clearly set before the world through the medium of the New Year's number. From the aspect of its great historic interest and from that of the rapid industrial and commercial advancement of the far West which must follow dissemination of accurate information regarding opportunities Oregon and Washington offer for the investment pf capital and for the effort of the best business enterprise, this fair must call for the united support of all of the Pacific Coast states. Incidental to all this will be general articles descriptive of Portland's progress during 1902, and of Oregon's advancement during the same year. The number will be made of special interest to the home people. The paper will also be of the greatest value as a medium of accurate information covering Portland's status as a city of the greatest commercial importance, and of Oregon's rank as a state of wonderful diversity of resource, that will appeal directly to the attention of the thousands of people in the middle West and the far East who are now turning their eyes toward the land of promise comprised within the limits of the Pacific Northwestern States. Orders for copies of the New Year's Oregonian for 1903 should be sent to this office at once. Address The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon Price of the New Year's Oregonian to any part of the United States or Canada (postage prepaid), 8 CENTS A COPY