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!THE MOBNDStf QBEGONIAJS", SAjTOBDAT, SEPTEMBER 12, 1905 It BURST-UP NEAR Alaska Salmon Com bine's Dream Is Over. HEAVY DEBTS PILE UP Slight Chance of Redeeming Receiver's Certificates.' OUTPUT FOR '03, 500,000 CASES Great Capitalization, on Overvalued Properties How Prospective Profits Failed Materialize. to The "bust up" of the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company is expected to occur this Fall or Winter. The company Is a combine of Alaska and Puget Sqund canneries Inflated with wind and sur charged with "water." It Is In a very bad way, Indeed, and from every indi cation will have to sell out, put up the blinds and go out of business, leaving behind a record of one of the most colos sal of gold brick ventures ever attempted on this Coast. The question may well be asked: "How have the mighty fallen?" This $15,000,000 combine once to be cap italized at $32,000,000 on properties worth not more than $2,000,000, apparently cannot redeem $1,250,000 In receiver's certificates. Some months ago the receiver was ap pointed to pilot the hulk into port, but so thoroughly is she water-logged that ha has not even succeeded in getting her out of the trough of the sea. It will be remembered that the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company tried to sell Portland a miserable hoodooed craft for a fireboat. That craft was characteristic of everything pertaining to the "P. P. & N." Hardly is it to be expected that the "P. P. & N." will live the Winter through. Already two factions of stock holders have been fighting for the car cass. But the only remedy seems to be that of letting the thing die and then of Belling what s left, canneries, fleet and all, old junk though It be, for enough to pay the funeral expenses. The Alaska Packers' Association no doubt stands ready to give the "P. P. & N." a decent burial. It was only two years ago that Ronald Onffroy and Thomas B. McGovern launched the scheme which has turned out so momentous a failure. Inoculated with the passion for combination were these gentlemen, Pierpont Morgans, In deed, and they proceeded to do the thing up brown on other people's money. So they gave a song and dance before gulli ble gentlemen In the East, who had vis Ions of vast wealth and tangible yet im palpable inanities, all on the golden shore. And among the gentlemen who shared the visions were J. P. Morgan & Co., August Belmdnt & Co. and Stuyve sant Fish. When they joined the under writing syndicate one of the promoters declared with bravado: "Gentlemen, it is unlikely that we -shall call upon you for even a dime. Big profits are assured." And so the original subscribers to the underwriting syndicate who made them selves liable for something like $3,000,000 or more, are In a way to do nothing but grin when they hear the merry ha! ha! Not into the treasury of the "P. P. & N." goes the money, but into that 'of the Knickerbocker Trust Company, which has advanced more than $1.500.000' to the combine. Four-fifths of the world's salmon prod uct this hifalutln combine was to con trol. The rude awakening may be judged from the fact that the combine will not pack more than 500.000 cases this year, about one-sixth of the entire output of the, Pacific Coast from Behrlng Straits to the Gulf of California. The total net annual earnings were to be $3,200,000, yet now the company can't even redeem the receiver's certificates. In the Summer of 1901, when the combine had been fairly financiered by the two promoters, they announced: "It Is our opinion that the tangible assets of the concerns to be ac quired, inclusive of working capital, will be in excess of $4,700,000; "that the pack for the present year (1901) will be in ex-' cess of 1,300,000 cases, and that the profits of the present year will be at least $L 300,000, all of which will be secured to the new" company." Behold the outcome; not profits of $1,300, 000. but $465,432; not a pack of 1,800,000 cases, but of 1,140,000 cases, only 700,000 of which were high grade salmon. Hardly was any such sum as $4,700,000, "inclusive of working capital," used in securing "the tangible assets of the con cerns to be acquired." The real sum was more like $2,500,000 paid to "concerns" whose properties were worth much less. Amid a mystifying maze of figures Messrs. Onffroy & McGovern set forth in their prospectus during the good old Sum mer time of 1901, a great many things which were as health to the bones. These figures now make one dizzy to see, but in those days they fairly gave a body a pipe dream. Since the dream has passed away the mysticism vanlsheth. The promised sav ings in commissions, trade allowances, etc., may have been achieved, but the un derwriters have other things to think about just now than the prospectus. Only "a year ago that the combine issued an elaborate statement to prove that in the face of a mere 852,000 cases for the season's pack this was guarantee of future annual profits of more than $1,000, 000. This year the pack Is still smaller. Ac cording to the best reports it will not be geater than 500,000 cases, less than 300,000 of which will be first-grade product. The stupendous debts of the combine there fore are to be met by the profits on 200,000 cases of salmon. Amid such gloom does the com bine enter the deep darkness of the Win ter. The receiver apparently not able even to take up his certificatethis Is the humiliation of a. combine which was to hold beneath its hatches four-fifths of the salmon of the world, but which has all but left Its bones on the rock-ribbed golden coast. Messrs. Onffroy & McGovern were not stingy when they took over the various canneries which succumbed to their finan cial genius; no Indeed, not they. The sum of $2,500,000 was delivered for the sev eral properties. To persons who had a worthless stewing plant or an age-ridden craft Messrs. Onffroy & McGovern were benefactors. To comport with the dignity of the combine, It had plenty of. money. and the Messrs. spread prosperity in their wake. One day when a canneryman at Puget Sound was out in the sunshine with his hands In his pockets surveying his plant, along came an agent of the combine. "How much will you take for your can nery?" inquired the agent. "Oh, about $60,000," said the owner, put ting up the price. " 'You're easy,' replied the agent 'Give me all the money over $1007000 and" I'll sell It for you.' " This wa3 agreeable bo the combine took In the cannery for more than 5200,000, the seller got $100,000 for a cannery which, ho was willing to let go for $60,000 or less and the agent got the difference between 5100,000 and the selling price. 1 The full Inventoried value was none too large for the promoters to pay, with their Monte Crlsto bank account. The can neries, stocks on hand, boats, frayed cordage, rusty nails, were bought up gallantly with cash and liberal bonuses of common and. preferred. In all, 22 can neries were acquired, ten In Southeast Alaska for $500,000 cash and stock; seven iii Western Alaska water for 51.000,000 and five on Puget Sound for $1,000,000, both sales accompanied by large blocks of stock. The ten Southeastern Alaska canneries are dead weight, inasmuch as two-thirds of their pack is low grade salmon and they may never be run at a profit. The best of the seven "Western Alaska canne ries recently was destroyed by fire. It was situated at Kenal, on Cook's Inlet. The operation of the five Puget Sound can neries has entailed a heavy loss this year because of the failure of sockeyes. Thus the company acquired a lot of property much of it as worthless as Junk. "Were a Southeastern cannery, for exam ple, about to give up the .ghost, along INSTRUCTOR IN SLOYD AT Professor K. 31. Brace. came the two Messrs., resuscitated the owners and took over the "shebang." There was" some charm In a combine or in Messrs. Onffroy & McGovern, to scare away the Southeastern hoodoo, but evi dently something else scared away the charm. And' the wise gazabes who sold out and received bonuses of preferred and common lost no time in unloading their stock on persons Unsuspecting. And nowthe value of the combine's prop erty has shrunk between one-third and one-half. The company has sold water front property at Sah Francisco, also its best steamer the Valencia and its can nery at Kenal is no more. A fine outlook Is this surely; a rnde awakening to the dreams of Messrs. Onffroy & McGovern, promoters. MANY OREGON DELEGATES State Will Be Well Represented at Offden Irrigation Congress. Oregon will be represented at the Na tional Irrigation Congress in Ogden by a delegation of 30 or more citizens. Posi tive assurances have been received to the effect that 29 delegates will make the trip and there is a prospect that others will join -the party. It Is planned that the dele gation shall leave Portland Sunday even ing and if it Increases in size it may be possible that a special car will "be provided for the Oregon men. A request has been made by tho Cham ber of Commerce and Board of Trade to the Congress asking that a meeting of either 1904 or 1S05 bo held in Portland. The Chamber of Commerce elected J. T. Ross yesterday as its representative and he will probably bear the invitation from that or ganization. Aside from the fight to be made on be half of Portland for the next annual con vention, the delegation will have to guard Oregon interests. There is a good repre sentation from Eastern Oregon, where tho principal Irrigation work in this state is required. Reports of progress during the year will be. made which will place this state before the Congress in a favorable light. The following delegates will attend the convention: O. F. Thompson, Pendleton; E. P. Dodd, Pendleton; A. E. Hammond, Engineer Portage; W. F. Matlock. Pendleton; A. Wlnans, Hood River; W. A. Laldlaw. Port land; A- H. Devers, Portland; E. N. Blythe, Hood River; M. A. Moody, The Dalles: J. M. Johns, Arlington; D. B. Thomas, Arlington; E. A. McDanlel, Ba ker City; J. W. Patterson. Baker City; BIG INCREASE IN HOOD RIVER SCHOOLS HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 10. She came to Hood River from Bel Miss Minnie Schnngrel, Principal. oit, Kan. Samuel White. Baker CJty; J. M. Church, La Grande: E. Z. Corbine, La Grande; Frank Davenport. Hood River; F. H. Hol brookes, Stokes; R. B. Slanfield, Echor W. T. Shaw, Milton; J. W. Anold. Milton; W. R Ellis, Pendleton; I. G. Halley, Pendle ton; A. King Wilson. Portland; B. W. Huffman. Pendleton: W. M. Pierce. Pen dleton; D. C. Brownell. Echo; Phillip G. Eastwlck. Portland: J. I. .Ross, Portland. Rockmen May Strike for More Pay. WILKESBARRE, . Pa., Sept 1L The rockmen of this region who . have called a meeting for next Sunday night, may decide to strike for 10 per cent. Increase In their back wages. It Is said the mine workers will not attend the meeting. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching. Blind,- Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist win refund your money if PAZO OINTMENT fa to cure you. 60 cents. . ' THEIR CAMP DAYS ENDED RATIONAL GUARDSMEN RETURN FROM GEARHART. Captain Johnson, U. S. A., Speaks in Terms of High Praise of the "Work -'of State Troops. The Third Regiment, O..N. G.. returnedi last night from Camp Bummers at uear hart. The Portland companies marched to their armory and were dismissed late in the evening. Trains were waiting for the companies of Eastern Oregon and the Willamette Valley, and these proceeded Immediately to their homes. The two Eastern Oregon companies did not -leave the Union Depot, while the Willamette "Valley organizations were marched to restaurants and given dinner before taking the Southern Pacific for their homes. The camp at Roseburg, where the Sepa rate Battalion has been located, was bro ken up yesterday" and Troop A returned to WESTON NORMAL SCHOOL WESTON', On, Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) Tha .wood and cardboard sloyd, recently Introduced Into the, course of study of the East ern Oregon State Normal School, at Weston, will be in charge of Professor Edwin Morris Bruce. In addition to this work he will also give instruction in chemistry, and physics. Professor "Bruce is a native of Indiana. and a graduate of the State Normal School and the State University of thai state. He has had 13 years'' experience in school room work-as teacher and superintendent,- three years of which have been spent as .teacher of chemistry and physics in normal schools. Before entering , upon his uni versity work. Professor Bruce was a carpenter and draftsman. He received his. special training as teacher of sloyd in Chicago Uni versity and in tho sloyd schools of Indianapolis. The purpose of this work in the normal school is to prepare teachers to meet the rapidly in creasing demand for teachers of public schools. who are prepared .to give Instruction in manual work. v" . ' - its homo- at Lehahon,- after a nine days' practice .march. The camp at Gearhart is declared by Guardsmen to have been a complete suc cess, and Captain Evan Johnson, detailed from Vancouver Barracks as inspecting officer. Insisted yesterday that the camp was the best he had. ever seen a National Guard organization maintain. Since Cap tain Johnson has acted as inspecting of ficer twice in Ohio and -once in Michigan, this Indorsement has been accepted by the Oregon Guardsmen as a flattering recommendation, but one which Captain Johnson states is deserved. Rain interfered to some extent with tho work of the guard, but the camp was pe culiarly fortunate in the--distribution of wet days. For instance, It rained nearly all of Sunday, but cleared up half an hour before the time set for a review In honor of General Owen Summers. Then, the review having passed oft successfully, the rain began again. Governor George Is. Chamberlain had a similar experience. He reviewed the troops Thursday, perfect weather prevailing while the review was in progress though there had been con siderable rain earlier in the day. Fiver of the nine days in camp were clear. Wet weather yesterday morning made It impossible to give the second battle formation that had been planned, and the troops returnedhom in a slight downpour of ram. It was necessary to cut the regl mental drill on Tuesday half an hour short on account of wet weather, but otherwise there were no inconveniences suffered. Colonel Gantenbeln and other officers of the regiment are inclined to regard the rain as a welcome feature. It Is declared .to have given the men a diversified ex 'perlence and taught them reliance In dif ferent kinds of weather, something that could not have been obtained under favor able weather condition The men returned in excellent spirits and the story of the camp shows that while rigid discipline was enforced during the men's stay at Gearhart, cordial rela tlons were maintained, between men and officers. Three Eastern Oregon men failed to report to the armory In Portland at the hour of leaving for camp. Owing to the fact that the train was delayed in starting for Gearhart they were able to go down with the rest of the regiment The three men, though, spent time lh the guardhouse and subsequently were fined $2 each by the delinquency court. Seven others were brought before the delin quency courts for Infractions of the camp rules,, a showing regarded as unusually small. Colonel Gantenbeln holds the fact that open camp was maintained was largely re (Special.) The Hood River public schools have Just opened with an enrollment of 310 pupils, an in crease over tho opening day of last year of 87. The increase last year over 1001 was 30. There are now seven teachers employed, but ow ing to the crowded conditions of the rooms it may' be necessary to hire another teacher, If not two more. The ninth and tenth grades of high school work are being taught this year, and there were 38 pupils for these advanced grades on the opening day. Miss Minnie Schungel Is prin cipal of tho Hood River schools. Her -assistants are: Mrs. Margaret Reld, Miss Cora Copple, Miss Qulnn, Miss Dcltz, Mrs. Emelle Shaw, Miss Cotton. Two school buildings, one of six rooms and tho other of twerooms, are now In use. This Is Miss Schungel's first year as principal, though she has taught In the school for two vears trlvlnir eminent satisfaction. ' sponsible for the good conduct of the men. They were only compelled to re port at stated calls and had more or less freedom during the day. The men justified thls confidence. There were 55 men and officers at the camp, showing that 70 per cent of the entire regiment y)aB represented. The Albany company made the best showing In point of numbers, but LaGraiide came to the front in target-practice, the serious worn of the encampment. "The work of the men at the ranges was unusually good," said Colonel C. U. Gan tenbeln last night. "We did not succeed m snowlnsr any sharo-shooters. for we did not have the targets necessary for this practice, but the work of the men has shown a marked improvement and they entered into the spirit of the practice heagtlly. Two non-commissioned officers were detailed from Vancouver to Instruct the men in handling their new Krag-Jor- gensen rifles, and these men did most ex- cellent work. They were at tho ranges at 7 o'clock, in the morning and worked through until 6:30 P. M. each day. To their faithfulness Is due a great measure of the success that attended the rifle prac tices. The services of the members of the Nineteenth Regiment Band were very valuable. The band is an excellent musical organization and became very popular with the men. The band's thorough familiarity with military matters was of great benefit, and I am sure everyone connected with the camp was delighted by their work. "Captain Johnson, who was detailed as Inspector, told mo that the work we did in camp- was equal, to nine .hours a day of drilling arid regular Army work. That the men returned enthusiastic over their camp and in entire sympathy with the officers, shows that this hard round of duty was entirely satisfactory to them. I believe the camp has done the Guard a great deal of good and am glad It has been such a success." The regiment marched from the depot to the armors', the valley companies ac companying the Portland organizations as far as Third and Pino streets. At the armory cheers were exchanged between the Guardsmen and the Nineteenth Regi ment Band. Colonel Gantenbeln made a short address to the regiment, thanking the men for the showing they had mode find expressing his gratification 'at the discipline which had been maintained. The Portland companies cheered Colonel Gantenbeln enthusiastically and then marched off to their quarters to put away tho -evidences of guard duty. SIGN AND THEN WITHDRAW Vacillating- Policy of Remonstrants to Improvements Denounced. ' Remonstrances against street Improve ments which have been presented in lib eral numbers to the City Council lately are not looked upon with any degree of favor by at least a numner of the Coun cllmen. At a meeting of the street com mittee hold yesterday afternoon these re monstrances were denounced In no guard ed terms. The matter came up when some of those whose names appeared on the remonstrance petition against the im provement of Mississippi avenue, asked to have their names withdrawn, explain ing that they had not fully understood tho significance of signing their names. Councilman Sharkey took occasion to say that people who sign these remon strances when not very much in earnest should be censured for so doing. "They won't take the word of their Councilman when he tries to explain to them that the street improvements are really needed," said Mr. Sharkey. "They say that he is working a graft to get money, but the minute some fellow comes around with a slip of paper they sign their names. "What we ought to do Is to prevent such people from having their streets improved. If residents on a street remonstrate against its Improvement because they would have to pay a trifling tax, I would be willing to let their street go and would fight their efforts for improvement as long as I wa3 in office, if It. were 25 years. These remonstrances should be stopped if possible." Councilman Zimmerman then pointed with a display of scorn, at the remon strance of a number of those who are op posed to the improvement of Corbett street from Hood street to Seymour ave nue, calling attention to the fact that many of those whose names appear would have to pay less than $2. A large part of the assessment on that street fall3 upon the City & Suburban Railway Company. As to whether repentant cemonstrators may remove their names from ' the lists was referred to City Attorney McNary. Mayor Vetoes Franchise Ordinance. The ordinance passed bv the Cminrli authorizing the Oregon & California Rail road Company to construct a sidetrack in East First street, in front of the south half of block 16. has been vetoed bv Mavor Williams. In his veto message he says: "it tnis ordinance was intended to grant to the railroad company a temporary per mit to occupy East First street -with a sidetrack to Its railway it should so ex pressly state, but the ordinance describes the privilege granted as, a franchise, and the railroad company as the irranteft nf a franchise. Under tho provisions of the cnarter no franchise can ge granted by an ordinance without the prior publication of the ordinance, and as this ordl .does not comply with the provisions of tho cnarter, and as it purports to grant a franchise without compliance with such provisions. 1 return the same without mv approval." THEIR ERRING DAYS OVER Mr. W. (U Elliott Returns to Ifus- band Daughter Goes to llomc. To the home she had foresaken went Mrs. W. Q. Elliott yesterday, accompanied Dy ner sun rauniui husband. After hear ing his wife, the woman who swore to be loyal and true to him, testify on the wit ness stand that she had committed acts outside the pale of the ties of marriage. still he was willing to take her back to the little home In Dallas, Or., and make another attempt to solve life's puzzles. Mabel, their 15-year-old daughter, the innocent girl who went astray and came with her to Portland, will not be exposed to temptation in the same form for some time to come. She has been turned over to the care of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. After much persuasion tho girl was willing to tell the complete story of her life in Portland, going as she had with her mother from one den to another. As a result, combined with the testi mony of her mother, William Wilson, the bartender of the Majestic Cafe, where the girl and her unnatural mother were found, has seen rearrested on a more serious charge than that of selling liquor to a minor. As the girl Is only 15 years old. and as Wilson, It is said, had known her for years, he faces a charge that may give him a term in the penitentiary. The penalty for the offense of assault with which Wilson is charged Is from five to 20 years in the State's Prison. PEACE WITH WAGNERS. Kaiser Makes Concessions In Pro gramme for Unveiling; Monument. BERLIN, Sept H. Countess Von Bue- low has induced Emperor William to bring about peace- between the Wagners and the Wagner monument committee. She rep resented to tho Emperor that the absence of the Wagners would really detract from the interest In the commemoration exer cises. Frau Wagner only insisted on one change in the programme, and that was the theoretical discussion of music such as the congress was engaged in, which was opposed to the master's ideas as ex pressed In all his writings, and the Coun tess begged the Emperor to make this concession, which he did. Therefore, Frau Wagner and all the other members of the Wagner family will attend the un veiling of the Wagner monument Octo ber 1. Believes Brother Was Murdered. DENVER, Sept. 1L Prostrated by grief and nervous shock, Mrs. Carrie Whitney, of Kansas City, lies In a critical condition at the Albany Hotel. She believes that her brother, J. W. Westlake, who was found dead on a moutaln side near Creede, Colo., last Tuesday, was murdered. In deference to her wishes, the body which now Ilea in Falrmount cemetery will bo exhumed and closely examined to see if there can be found any signs of foul play. The physician's certificate gave heart dis ease as the cause of death. Mr. Westlake was superintendent of the big Omaha Leasing Company's mines in Creede. Have you friends coming from the East? If so, send their names to the Denver & I Rio Grande office. 124 Third street Port land, Or. I A V The better class of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integrity, who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians' prescriptions and scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines. They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and best of toilet articlesand preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances. The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know that Syrup of Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it- gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full name of the Company California- Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package. They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and constipation and of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemned, but there are individual druggists to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations sometimes have the name tc Syrup of Fig3" or "Fig Syrup" and of some piratical concern, or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co: printed on the front of the package. The imitations should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. In order to sell the imitations they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes off on a customer a preparation under the name of "Syrup of Figs" or "Fig Syrup," which does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package, he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his establishment, whether it be large or small, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and and deception in one case he will do so with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of physicians' prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. Knowing that the great majority of druggists vare reliable, we supply- the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased every where, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the article and to demand -the return of your money, and in future go to one of the better class of -i i ii . .11 . . .-i .. . ii i i aruggisis wno wmsen you wnat you wisn ana tne Dest 01 everytmng IRRIGATION IN IDAHO PROSPECT OF GETTING GOVERN MENT WORKS IS POOR, Cost at the Severnl Sites So Far Se lected Is Excessive and Better Lo cations Will Be Sought. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 30. Idaho Is one of tho Western States that contributes a compar atively small amount to the National irri gation fund, yet which stands In great need of Government aid in the reclama tion of its desert lands. There is one thing, however, that may serve to put off Indefinitely the day when the Government will undertake the construction of very many works in the state. That is the ex cessive cost of installing reclamation systems in most of the localities that have been examined up to the present time. While there are a number of favorable dam sites and In some regions a super abundance of water, the structure of the soli and the uneven surface of the country Is such as to render gravity canals, ex pensive. Field examinations are being pursued throughout the present season, however, in the hopo that some location may be found where conditions are such as to warrant the early construction of a Government irrigation system. That site has not yet been developed. x There is a rather full discussion of the irrigation situation In Idaho contained In the annual report of F. H. Newell, chief of the reclamation service. Mr. Newell reviews "the work that has been done In the past, and points out the merit or lack of merit of many of the schemes that have been brought to the attention of the Government, both before and after tho passage of the National irrigation law. Among other things, he says:- "In Idaho Irrigation has developed main ly along Snake River and Its tributaries In the southern or wider portion of tho state. The valley lands of the northern end are relatively limited and humid. The broad lava-covered plains of tho south are for the most part still owned by tho Government. Water has been taken out of the tributary streams wher ever it could be diverted at moderate ex pense. Tne largest development of utilized lands is that made possible by the complete control and diversion of the waters of Snake River. Upper Snake River Valley. "What Is known as 'Upper Snake River Valley' Is the country lying between American Falls and the headwaters of the river. The irrigable portion of tho valley Is about 135 miles long, and aver ages nearly nine miles In width, com The one cigar you can depend upon being tne wxicmer you and so good The AND OTHERS. prising all told about 700,000 acres. Of this tract about 215,000 acres are now irrigated; about 400.000 acres He below the level of canal3 already constructed or partly constructed; about 121,000 acres are within the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation, while the remaining 90,000 acres lie below tho level of a proposed canal system on the west sldq. of the river, near the lower end of tho valley. There are 30,000 acres of Irrigable lands on the upper tributaries, of which 15,000 acres are Irrigated. "On the lower river there are only two points at which water can be diverted onto the high bench lands. High dams will have to be constructed at both these places. These dams can be carried only to a reasonable height, which effectually places a limit upon the area of land that can ever be reclaimed In this portion of the valley. Obstacles to Be Encountered. "The construction of proposed canals on the north side of the river in the upper valley will be comparatively easy, but in order to reach any large amount of land beyond their present location, say east of Malade River, they would have to be car ried over miles of lava fields, at an ex pense which would probably not he war ranted f many years to come. A canal covering my of the high table lands west of Maluto River would have to be di verted at least as far west as Minidoka Rapids. It would have to run through a lava formation upward of 100 miles, fol lowing a route over which railroad con struction has been deemed Impracticable. Any plan, therefore, for the reclamation of the lands of the high plateau in that vicinity by the waters of Snake River would be only visionary." Investigations of Irrigable Lands. Mr. Newell regards as Irrigable lands only those below the level of existing canals or below routes that have been surveyecl and over which tho construction of canals Is known to be feasible. A large hpdy of such land is situated on the northwest boundary of the great lava field, a great level plain, in which streams gink, lying between the foothills and the lava fields. The main body of this land comprises an area of at least 150,000 acres. Tho only source of water for the reclama tion of this tract Is in Snake River, and the discovery of a feasible route for a canal has been the serious problem in connection with Its reclamation. A sat isfactory route is yet to be found, al though people residing in the vicinity generally believe that the project is en tirely feasible. The lands in the vicinity of Mud Lake are considerably lower than the highest canajs diverting from Henry Fork In the vicinity of St. Anthony. The Intervening lava fields, however, make the construc tion of a canal from any point in this vicinity very expensive. From an en gineering standpoint, the obstacles in the way of reclaiming these lands may not be Smoke of The Cream of the Islands smoiie one or a thousand. Always 5 cents, the dealer can't afford to cut tne price. ' Largest Selling Brand Cigars in the World. m ms une at reasons Die prices. Insuperable, but considered in its relation to tho economic features of the problem of irrigation development in Snake River Valley, there are good reasons why th undertaking should bo postponed for sev eral years at least. Proposed Bam Sites. Surveys of Henry Lake and the' sur rounding country show that a dam could be constructed" at from $20,000 to $50,000 at a point two and one-half miles below tho head of its outlet, which would provide a reservoir of 46,000 acre feet capacity. The varying cost of such a dam depends upon the kind of material used In construction. A reservoir of 35,000 acre feet capacity could be constructed for from $30,000 to $40,000 at Coffeepot Rapids, in the Henry Fork of Snake River, while another feasi ble site is found about six miles below Buffalo Creek, on Henry Fork. Other sites were found on Little Smoky Creek and Middle Fork. In Payette Valley. Surveys and examinations made In: Payette Valley showed that if it is found practicable to construct a canal, taking water from Payette River, about six miles above the town of Emmett, about 50,000 acres of public lands could bs reclaimed, and the water supply Increased for 25,000 acres more, lying under ditched which divert their water from Bolst River. PLAN TRIP FOR ROOSEVELT President Will Spealc at the Dedlca-. Hon of Antletnm Monument. OYSTER BAY, Sept. 1L Arrangement for President Roosevelt's trip to the bat tlefield of Antletam next Thursday are al most completed. The Presidential party accompanying Governor Murphy and oth er prominent officials of New Jersey, will arrive at the battlefield about 9 o'clock In the morning. .The ceremonies Incident to the dedication of the monument erected to the memory of the New Jersey sol diers will take place soon afterwards. These will Include addresses by President Roosevelt and Governor Murphy and mu sic by a band. The return trip of tha: Presidential party will begin early in thai afternoon on Thursday. No formal callers were received by that President today. State Treasurer Will Reslgm. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept XL Stat Treasurer H. G. Hay, president of tha Stockgrowers Bank, has tendered hla formal resignation to the directors. Mr. Hay has decided to accept the position as assistant treasurer of the United States Steel Corporation, with offices in Newi York. His resignation as State Treasures is expected to follow. After dinner take one of Carter's Ltttld Liver Pills and you will bo free from sour rising of food from the stomach. Try, them and te convinced. Peace. same in quality of