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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1903. BACK OF-THE BILL Chamberof Commerce Wants a Portage Road. TRUSTEES PASS RESOLUTION Jolinston-Glnn Act Appropriating $1C5,000 lor TUelJalles-Celllo Pro ject I Indorsed Information Bureau Bill Discussed. The Chamber of Commerce went on rec ord yesterday morning as favoring the passage of the Johnston-Glnn bill appro priating S1C3.0W from the state fund for tho construction of the portage road be tween The Dalles and Celllo. The report favoring the passage of the bill was re ceived from the open-rlvor committee, to gether with a set of resolutions, which were Immediately passed by the chambr. Tho trustees convened at 11:30 o'clock In the rooms of the chamber, with President Robert Livingstone In the chair. After a verbal report from Adolphe W olfe. of the advertising committee, and a short taiK by W. M. KlUIngsworth. favoring the bill to create a State Board of Information, tho report of the open-river committee was received and read as follows: Report or Open lllvcr Committee. n-e. your committee on open river. bne lMve t report that held a matins this toy for the purpose of considering the following W K ihleh are now pending before the IxsUlatHe Assembly of the State of OrrRon: Senate bill. No. 11. br Senator Johnston-A UU for an act to be en.lUed "An aetto au thorise asd empower the Governor. of State and State Treasurer of the State of Oregon, and their reccww In office, for. on end in the name and behalf of the State of Oregon, to build, construct, operate and main tain a portage railway between the highest and lowest points of the navigable waters of the Columbia River, between The Dalles and Celllo. la Oregon." House bill. No. . by Representative Glnn A bill for an act to be entitled "An act to authorize and empower the Governor. Secretary of State and State Treasurer of the State of Oregon, and their successors In office, for, on and In the name and behalf of the State of Oregon, to build, construct, operate and main tain a portage railway between the highest and lowest points of the navigable waters of the Columbia Kiver, between The Dalles and Celllo. In Oregon." The Johnston and Glnn bills are almost word for word the law of 1891 authorizing the state to construct and maintain a portage railroad at the Cascades. They ore Identical, with the exception that the appropriation provided In. the Glnn bill is JIGS.OOO. whereas in the John ston bill the appropriation Is $200,000, We have positive assurance that a portatge rail road, capable of handling all present traffic on the Upper Columbia, can be built for J1C3.000. In our Judgment the Glnn bill offers the best results for the smallest amount of money. We. therefore, recommend its indorsement by the Chamber of Commerce, with the folWwlng amendments: First That the enacting clause be amended to read: "Be it enacted by the Legislative As sembly of the State of Oregon; and be It en acted also by the people of the State of Ore gon." This change is necessary that the meas ure, if It shall become a law, may not be affected by any complication that may arise re specting the validity of the initiative and ref erendum amendment to our state constitution. Second That section 8 be stricken out, as it proposes an emergency clause that la not per missible under the initiative and referendum amendment. Having given the subject entrusted to us full and careful consideration, both as to rates on produce shipped from the interior to tidewater and on merchandise, etc., shipped from tide water to the interior, we are unanimously of opinion that it our producers and merchant! are to have immediate relief from the present unsatisfactory situation, the relief must come from the State of Oregon, and must be in the form of a portage railroad between The Dalles and Celllo. There can be no disputing the fact that the key to the transportation question in the Pacific Northwest is in the hands of the Xegislature of Oregon, and it is for that body to determine whether . rates for transporting produce and merchandise shall be based upon the water grade of the Columbia gorge or ar bitrarily upon the exorbitant cost of carriage on the northern railroad lines. It Is for the State of Oregon to say whether It Is Just for producers to be charged 114 cents for shipping 100 pounds of wheat from Arlington to The Dalles, a distance of St miles, whereas the same Quantity of wheat may be shipped from The Dalles to Portland, a distance of 83 miles, for 7H cents. It is for the State of Oregon to say whether it Is Just for the producer to be charged $1.00 for shipping 100 pounds of wool M miles from Arlington to The Dalles, whereas the sane, quantity of wool may be shipped from Portland to Boston, a distance of 3500 znlles. for $1. Rates on other commodities from Arlington to The -Dalles, where there is only railroad transportation, 'are equally ex--orbitant compared with rates on the same commodities from The Dalles to Portland, be tween which points the river service competes with the railroad. The determination of this question of rates, important and far-reaching as it may be, lies with the Legislature of Ore gon, and not with the transportation companies. The sum of 41(3.000 expended tor a portage railroad between The Dalles and Celllo would eolve the roost serious problem that confronts our merchants and producers, and would be one of the best Investments the State of Oregon could possibly make. Of this amount Multno mah County will pay JM.S20.30. A reduction even so small as 1 cent a bush el, through the building of a portage railroad between The Dalles and Celllo; would make a sating on grain alone of $44,339 a year to the farmers of the Inland Empire. This would pay the cost of the portage railroad in four years. "A reduction of 2 cents a bushel would save the farmers ? S3. 078 a year, and would pay for the portage railroad In two years. When we take Into account livestock and other produc tions of farm and range, the annual saving to 'trie producers would become something enormous. As Illustrating the beneficial effects of the completion of the Cascade locks, we quote the following from an address to the business men of Portland issued by the Chamber of Com merce In November, 1901: "As proof of the benefit that has accrued to the shippers of a large section of the Columbia Hlver country and to the merchants of Port land since the opening of the river to The Dalles, we have only to point to the large re duction In rates of freight on -merchandise, both on the railroad and on the river steamers, since the opening of the Cascade locks in 1S90. Com pared with the rates in effect in 1893. the pres ent tariff the Western classification which is used Jointly by the rail and water lines, shows a reduction In some classes of over 50 per cent, and in one class of over 70 per cent. The tariff of April 1, 1S99, is now in effect on the rail line, and is used, as has been said, by the steamboat company which is operating be tween Portland and The Dalles. Even river tariffs have been lessened since the locks were opened, as will be seen by. the following com-.l .lu, Ae hu i . i N in t.w. ' v-ucvt miura uio opening of the locks and now: Classification. Bate- 1 2 3 A ' 5 A November 1. 1S96 30 25 20 IS 15 20 November!, 1901 23 20 IS 15 10 15 We recommend the adoption of the following resolution as summarlxlng the views herein set forth and as representing the sentiment of the business men of Portland as expresesd through their oldest, largest and most influential com mercial organization: Whereas. The overcoming of the obstructions between The Dalles and Celllo would open to continuous navigation 640 miles of water on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, thus affording transportation to communities that are without such facilities, and affording competition by water to other communities that are now wholly dependent upon railroad transportation to market the produce of the'lr farms and to route their purchases of merchandise. Whereas. The building of a portage railroad between The Dalles and Celllo would act as a regulator of rates on produce and merchandise and cause such reduction in charges as would annually save our merchants and producers an amount estimated at 1 1.500.000. Whereas, There is now pending in the Leg islative Assembly of the State of Oregon a bill Introduced by Representative Glnn, providing for the building of a state portage railroad be tween The Dalles and Celllo, and appropriating 4105,000 tor such purpose. Resolved. That the Portland Chamber of Com merce heartily indorses said bill as Introduce Beprucntattve Glnn, with the araendmautaj recommended by our committee, on open river, and urges that It be enacted Into law at the earliest practicable moment. Resolved, further. That the members of tho Legislature from Multnomah County be. and they are hereby respectfully requested to give their earnest support to the portage railroad bill Introduced by Representative Glnn. and that they use all honorable means to effect It: early enactment into law by the Legislative Assembly. Resolved, further. That corles of this report and of these resolutions be sent to Senator Johnston. Representative Glnn. the Secretary of the Multnomah delegation, and the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. Respectfully submitted. THE OPEN RIVER COMMITTEE. HENRT IIAHN. Chairman. L. A. LEWIS. K. E. LYTLE. E. T. WILLIAMS. It was Immediately moved and second ed that the report be accepted, and .that the resolutions offered by the committee be considered passed. Tho motion was carried unanimously. A copy of Representative C V. Gallo way's bill creating a license for sailor boarding-house keepers was received with a letter from Mr. Galloway asking that action be taken by the chamber. The let ter and bill were referred to the naviga tion committee. Information Bureau Discussed. The matter of tho bill creating tho board of information was then taken up, and Mr. KlUIngsworth urged that a res olution requesting the passage of the bill be adopted. After considerable discus sion pro and con. It was deemed advisable to submit the bill to the advertising com mittee, with Instructions to make what ever recommendation to the Legislature It might see fit. Chairman Brannlck. of the fire-boat committee reported that there were somo people who desired that an old wooden hull be utilized for the fire-boat, thus les sening tho expense of a steel vessel. Ho stated that the committee wns In favor of building a complete new boat, of steel, so that It would be fireproof, and thus be of greater use to the city. Ilia report was received, and the committee was au thorized to continue work along the lines hitherto laid out. The recommendation of the Secretary of War before Congress to build a cable to Alaska was approved, and the secretary was Instructed to telegraph the Secretary, asking when the report of the board that examined the Columbia River would bo published. THE PACE THAT KILLED. Son of Respectable Parents Must ,ysner Korucrj- Clin rue. His hair disheveled, his clothes soiled and his once stylish-looking person a pic ture of remorse and distress, Harry S. Ongood appeared before Municipal Judge Hogue yesterday to answer to a charge of foigery. He waived examination and was held over to appear before the grandJury on a ball of $23X1. Within the paBt few months, Osgood has changed from the honored son pf a rich lumber dealer in Chicago to a common forger with no one to ball him out of jail. "When he came to Portland a few months ago he bore excellent letters of recom mendation from influential men In Chi cago. They stated that he had come to tho Coast for the purpose "of studying lum ber conditions, and commended him es pecially to two prominent Astoria firms. Away from the Influence of his people, however, the temptation to lead a wild life was too strong for him. and his down fall has been rapid from that time. Women, wine and morphine have all played a part In his downfall. Shortly after he reached Portland he became ac quainted with a number of sporting peo ple, and was 60on trying to be a leader among them. Hla money was soon gone, and he paased a number of worthless checks. When he was arrested his people made the amount good, and he was re leased. One lesson was not enough for him, and a short time after he was re leased he sent notes to eomo friends that he had killed himself for the love of a married woman and commenced again on the check business. Several forged -checks were passed and he was again nrrtflted. Although he has been In Jail for several days no relief has come from home to help him out of his trouble. MAY YET BE PEACEFUL RAILROAD CP SXAKE TO LEWISTOX IS "OT ABANDONED. Everett's Population 20,217. EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 3. The census Just taken by the City Council shows Ev erett to have a population of 20.217. Imme diate steps will b taken to advance the city to the first class. Negotiations HaTe Taken New Life nnd Now Promise Results But Northern Pacific Is Ready. Northern Pacific activity on the north bank of the Columbia Is coming to be re garded by railroad men more In the light of a study of the country than as prepara tion for actual railroad construction. Cer tain evidences of a renewal of negotiations for building up the Snake River to Lewis ton contribute to this understanding of the matter. At no time was It supposed that the Northern Pacific would build down the north bank of the river If it could come to terms with the Harrlman people for the trackage deoired; but the signs were un mistakable that tho Northern Pacific was bent on getting Its trains through the Co lumbia Gorge to tidewater and that It would build Its own track on this route If that should be found necessary. The ac tivity of surveying crews and the trend of official declarations was distinctly in this direction. It In now understood, however, that the Clearwater matter is in process of adjust ment In the East, and that the prospect Is good for the construction of the Rlpatia Lewlston road this year. It is also under stood that the matter of trackage rights of the Northern Pacific over the O. It. & N. to Portland and of the Union Pacific over the Northern Pacific between Port land and Puget Sound is bound up In the bundle with the Icwiston adjustment, and that all will be settled at the same time. The engineers were called In from the LewUton line In December, because thero was not likely to be anything for them to do before Spring, and not because there had been any conclusion reached to aban don the work. But the Northern Pacific Is making such examination of the route down the north bank of the Columbia as will give it accurate data of the country. It Is necessary that thli work be done before construction plans can be made. Whether this seasonable activity was Intended to serve as a warning to the Harrlman Interests that the Northern Pa ciflc meant to go It alone If necessary, or was designed as an Independent study of the route, no one outside of the Inner offl clal circles knows. If It was a bluff, tho Harrlman people have not deemed it wise to call It. The work Is still In progress. In the past few months the Northern Pa cific has surveyed lines from Satus across the Slmcoe Mountains to the Goldendale Valley and down the Klickitat to Its mouth at Lylq; from Kelso to Baker's Bay, near the mouth of the Columbia, thence northward to South Bend, which Is the present terminus of a branch of the Northern Pacific. Construction of the rail road between Kalama and Vancouver, which has Just been put In operation, takes that section out of the speculative list. Surveyors are now closing the gap between Vancouver and Lyle. That will give the Northern Pacific a complete sur vey from the Yakima Valley across to the Columbia and down that stream to its mouth. While this preliminary work has been In progres the Northern Pacific has acquired the Portland, Vancouver & Yak ima Railroad and the Paul Mohr portage. It Is In possession of strategic points, and has affairs In such shape that active con struction may be begun on short notice when the sign is right. MEN HAVE TO BE EFFICIENT. Have to Pass Rigid Physical Exami nation on Southern Pacific. In view of uniform criticism that has passed upon the requirements of railroad employes being aimed particularly at the recent accidents on the Southern Pacific, Superintendent Fields sys his company docs not overwork nor underpay Us men. No telegraph operator receives less than JGO a month, and most of them receive more, and no operator is required to work more than 12 hours a day. All trainmen on the Southern Pacific are re quired to stand a physical examination similar to that for admission to the Uni ted States army, the applicant being stripped and put under the scrutiny of a skilled medical examiner. Particular stress Is laid upon the condition of the eyesight. No telegraph operators are accepted un less they havo letters showing the place and quality of their previous service. If he is otherwise acceptable, the operator Is put at work In the train dispatcher's office and tested as to his working knowl edge of the business. If he proves com petent In all ways, he is assigned to some station where he can go to work. Young men who wish to learn the busi ness of running trains arc given an op portunity to work under some conductor who may be willing to teach them. Be fore the applicant can go on the train, however, he must file with the superin tendent the written statement of the con ductor accepting the novice and. becoming responsible for his work. The boy may then run with tho conductor until he be comes famlilir 'with the duties of brake man, a period of three to six weeks, when he becomes eligible to tho extra list, through which he may work to regular employment. While learning the business ho draws no pay from the company, but after that he gets pay for what he may do. Railroad men agree than many of the recent wrecks have been due to careless ness. They can understand how an opera tor having many .train orders to deliver and other duties to discharge might over look his hand and forget to deliver an order that would prevent a frightful wreck. But they can see no excuse for the failure of a brakeman sent to protect a train. Ho has but the one thing on his mind and nothing to confuse or divert him. In such a case as that at Byron, Cal., thero was ample opportunity for protec tion. When the engineer gave the five toots as a 'signal to protect the rear from the following fast train, the rear brake man should have set off a fusee Imme diately before the train stopped, and when the train had slowed down the brakeman should have swung off the rear platform and gone back and placed tor pedoes on the trick. On the rear platform of every passenger train is a leather bag, something like a soldier's haversack. In which at all times thero Is a supply of fusees, torpedoes and red fltgs, and when the engineer gives the proper signal it Is the duty of tho rear brakeman to swing the bag over his shoulder and pro ceed to uso the contents as directed. The fusee is a tube of brilliant red fire that Is set off by friction on a piece of sand paper, and when thrown on the trick It bums brightly for seven to ten min utes. No engineer half-way alive to his duty could run by the signal. The tor pedoes, lanterns and flags are additional precautions. A man formerly a stitlon ngent on the O. R. & N. yesterday told of an experi ence In which he nearly caused a disas trous wreck. Ho was called by the dis patcher to tnko orders for two trains. One required a change In the semaphore After taking the orders, he started, to chango.the signal, but was detained for a moment by a man who had Important business to transact. The train rushed up to the station; the agent leaped to dis play tho danger signal, but tho locomo tive was abreast and the engineer could not see the red flag. The man In the cab happened to be looking toward the stitlon. however, and caught sight cf the agent motioning him to note the signal he had passed. The train was stopped, and a frightful accident averted. "No amount of experience will make the human mind vigilant and accurate all the time." said an offlclal who has worked up from the ranks. "The type writer operator gets so familiar with his machine that he does not need to have the keys labeled, but once In a while he hits the wrong letter. That doesn't cause any railroad wrecks or the loss of human life, but If It did the mistake would probably happen Just the same. The operator who has to work many keys and levers and signals ond switches may some time touch the wrong one, and a hundred people will be piled In an In congruous mass because of it. It is for. tunate for the safety of the traveling public that usually the mistake of one Is detected and corrected by another, and It Is seldom that the system of checking falls to bring security. No one Is exempt from making mistakes, but two or three men will hardly overlook the same thing." Itnllronds Ilnve Cn tight Up. This Is tha time of 'thft year when the railroads of the Pacific Northwest can handle their traffic without difficulty. 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The work of replacing one of the spans of the Madison-street bridge which was deotrojTd by fire last June has been com menced, and In a short time' the bridge will be In better condition than it was before the disastrous conflagration. The span that Is now being replaced Is tie most western one of those that were burned, and after Is It completed the work of replacing will proceed eastward. This span was not damaged to any great extent by the lire, but the eastern end was burned cS, and In the fall Into the river the structure was so badly shattered that It bad to be taken to pieces when the temporary piling was put in afterward. All the iron work Is in good condition, and for this reason the work will progress very rapidly. Meier Frank Company "Shopping Center of the Northwest." Don't miss the great bargains in remnants of Dress Goods, Wash Goods, Linens, etc., etc. " Rummage" bargains in Men's, Women's and Children's Footwear, all sizes. Remnants of Carpets, Linoleums, Mattings, Curtain Muslins, etc., low priced. (Third Floor.) Two Great Events "Rummage' -Alteration Sale Both are the attraction that is drawing to this establish ment the greatest throngs of eager buyers the store has ever known in February, and we doubt if December or January ever saw the store more busy. We want to turn the usual dull February into a month of activity, and we're offering values in all lines of merchandise that cannot fail to interest every man or woman having the least idea of economy. Remnants, broken lines, odds and ends in every department at prices far below cost. Included will be found silks, dress goods, laces, embroi deries, gloves, neckwear, ribbons, corsets, wrappers, undermuslies, jackets, men's and boys' clothing, fancy goods, shoes, men's underwear and furnishings, crock ery, wash goods, linens, flannels, hosiery, etc., etc. WW New Spring Goo Arriving daily. Eight of our buyers now searching the market for all that's new and' desirable. We give every attention possible and spare no expense in securing the choicest merchandise in all lines that the markets of the world produce. We'have now on display The 1903 importation of fine Embroideries, Nainsook and Cambrics edges, insertions and sets. New Wash Materials, white and colors, mammoth variety. New Spring Dress Skirts, very latest fashions. ' New Veilings and Hat Drapes, latest styles. New Dress Fabrics New Silks. New Waists and Shirtwaist Suits. ' Men's Clothing Sale Values unequaled in the history of Portland retailing Seeing is believing The facts and figures: Men's Suits Everyone in stock included. $ 5.00 Suits at $ 3.98 $ 6.00 Suits at $ 4.65 $ 7.50 Suits at $ 5.59 $ 9.00 Suits at $ 7.10 $10.00 Suits at $ 7,95 $12.50 Suits at $ 9.00 $13.50 Suits at $10.65 $15.00 Suits at $12.10 $16.50 Suits at $13.00 $17.50 Suits at $14.35 $18.00 Suits at $14.85 $20.00, $21.50, $22.50 and $25.00 Suits all in the same proportion Second floor. Men's' Trousers Our entire stock of men's Trousers in the best patterns and materials at the following big reductions: $2.00 Trousers $1.69 $2.50 Trousers $2.10 $3.00 Trousers $2.37 $3.50 Trousers .$3.00 $4.00 Trousers $3.10 $5.00 Trousers $4.15 $7.00 Trousers $5.98 Men's Underwear and Work Shirts greatly underpriced. Boys' Clothing low priced. Overcoats Every Overcoat in stock included. at $ 5.97 Alii All All AH All All All AH All All All AH 7.50 8.50 10.00 '12.50 13.50 15.00 16.50 17.50 18.00 20.00 22.50 25.00 Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats at at at at at at at at at at at i im 12.98 13.60 R is! is 16.60 V3l 18.69 ir 21.15 3n FROM 2:00 TO 5:00 P. M. We will offer 300 men's single Frock Coats in strictly all-wool cassimeres and fancy worsteds, good patterns and materials, all sizes, bargain extraordinary to clean up quickly at low price of. . - Also great lot of odd Vests, 125 of them, same hours at 50c each $1.98 , Great sale of standard makes of Corsets. (Second Floor.) Four great lots of Ladies' Wrappers at bargain prices. (Second Floor.) Meier &. Frank Company II Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company to move the trains promptly. It Is not a fact, however, that trade Is Hunt. The lumber trade Is very active and It keeps all tho available cars employed. The merchandise movement Is a lame, but more could be handled. Compared with the stress of the Fall months transportatlonaf falrs are now dull, but compared with the same period in prevlouo years this season shown a marked Increase. Passenger traffic this Winter Is relatively lighter than frclehts. An enormous volume of buslnes.1 Is In eight for the later months, however. : r Will Net Discontinue Fnst Trains. North Pacific Coast Agent Seachrest, of the New York Central lines, yesterday re ceived from W. B. Jerome, general agent at Chicago, a telegram reading as fol lows: "I am authorized to say that the officials of the New York Central lines have no Idea of withdrawing the Twentieth Cen tury Limited or any other of our fast "You might eay that the New York Central and the Lake Shore during the month of January handled 00.000 cars of freight more than they did In the same month last year." Itatlroail Brevities. Trouble from snow In the Slsklyous has ceased, and the train from California due this morning 19 expected to be on time. The train -due last evening at 7 did not ar rive till 11:30. The O. K. & N. train from the East due at 4:30 was about four hours late. The Northern Pacific train due at 7 did not get In till 1030. General Passenger and Ticket Agent Fee.' of the Northern Pacific, who spent Sunday and Monday In, the city. left last night on the North Coast limited for St. Para I. Freight and express caw on the Gresham llneof the Oregon Water Power & Rail way Company, which began running Mon day and are a marked convenience to the Gresham people, make one round trip a day. leaving Portland In the morning and returning In the afternoon. People are writing to know where they may obtain copies of the map of Oregon recently Issued by the Southern Pacific Company, and at what cost. These maps may be had free of charge from W. E. Coman. general freight and passenger agent. Portland, Or. Among the Inquirers Is an Oregonlan reader In Edlnburg,. O.. who remarks Incidentally that "there are several parties here who are only waiting for a chance to eell their property her"e and move to Oregon or Washington." A clear and trustworthy map Is what they want. To Stop LoKsteallnsc it Everett. EVERETT. Wash., Feb. 3. (Special.) Within a few days all the prominent log ging concerns In Snohomish County will join In an Incorporation or protecUve as socIaUon against pirates who are system atically stealing floating logs from Sno homish River and Its smaller tributaries. owners orana ana Doldlv take the loc T- . mi . ... lor an inspector to patrol the river. BLANKET SAXE. Clearance sale prices sUll hold good utaimtui luuiiui in n. iifiriiri wife .I fUT r r- v. JL.33. They are all -wonders at the price aim cuiinoi uc uupiicaiea. McALLEX & McDONXEU. Cor. Third and Morrison. 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