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THE . MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, JULY 9, 1906. 9 PHASES OF NORTHWEST'S DEBT TO Their Efforts to Upbuild This Section Have Been Invaluable. ROSE CITY THEIR DEBTOR Through the Commercial Club Port land Has Come Into Closer Touch With Traffic Officials Than Perhaps Any Other City. No more fruitful work has been done by the Portland Commercial Club than that effort spent in entertaining and co operating in all lines with railroad men. Men, not local representatives of the rail roads alone, although the fullest fruits have been realized from harmonious rela tions with th Portland railroaders, but those connected with the steel highways of the country everywhere, have been brought within the zone of influence of the Commercial Club in its great promo tion work for the Northwest, and the Pacific states have been tremendous gain ers thereby. No branch of Commercial Club activity has promised nor given bigger returns than the work of Manager Tom Richard son with the men who direct the passen ger business of this country. Numbers of men of great influence both with their road and the traveling public have come to know of Portland as the "Rose City," that her people are prosperous, that her streets are beautiful rose bordered thor oughfares, that she has increased in pos tal receipts and building permits faster than other cities In the whole country, and perhaps best of all, that she has a progressive Commercial Club that is working In and out of season for the advancement of Portland and the whole Northwest. This Information has mostly come through the well organized cam paign of publicity carried forward by the Commercial Club, which directed it large ly toward the railroads of the country as likely in that channel of activity to do the most good. Railroad Men Alert. No branch of America's industrial life Is more alert and active than the railroad Interests; no class of men in the country are more quick to see and grasp oppor tunities than those in the employ of the great railway systems. None, either, Is more eager to give Information to those who seek it than the American passenger official. To this individual, then, the campaign of education regarding Portland, the city of homes, her wealth, the sources of her greatness, the latent opportunities here about, her healthfulness and perhaps bet ter than all her delightful Summer and Winter climate, should be addressed. This was the way to reach hundreds of thou sands of people whom the Commercial Club could hope in no other way to in terest. For there is no person on earth who comes into such close touch with the prospective traveler, wherever he may be, as the passenger agent. When the busy man plans a trip on pleasure or business bent, his first confi dent Is the passenger agent. Of him he asks routes, prices, the features and re sources of the country to be visited, but perhaps first of all its business possibil ities. Of his lawyer the average citizen ask: the solution to a vexing law prob lem, of his doctor he learns what remedy to take when he falls ill. but of the rail road passenger agent he inquires carefully of the country he proposes to reach on a coming trip. Source of Information. Often, too. the man about to travel leaves it altogether to the passenger man where he shall spend his time and what section of the country he shall visit, tinder such conditions, then, it Is par ticularly Important that the passenger man shall be in a position to recom mend the best vacation places, the coun try of best opportunity, and the best parts of a new country to which people are flocking. Happy is that agent who can picture in his mind's eye at the inquiry of a passenger the exact spot the traveler is looking for. the best place of all for health or fortune-seekers to go to, and the best part of the growing West where the young man cannot go wrong in de termining to settle and grow up with the country. To properly present the claims of Port land and the Northwest country it was necessary that the facts should be pre sented in such a way that they would be Impressive and convincing. Only In this way could the desired returns be got from the Investment in publicity. With this end In view, the Commercial t lub began an extended correspondence with the gentlemen In charge of the passenger business of the United States In April, 1004. They were kept advised through personal letters, copies of The Oregonian. special circulars, special postal cards and other publications, of what was goin- on in this territory. To all this advertising, of course, the 1905 Ex position was the keynote. Results of the Work. Favorable replies to this line of work came In large numbers. These letters were given as wide circulation as possi ble by bein" printed in newspapers and the copies forwarded. Railroad officials, almost without exception, took a personal interest In the j,ewis and Clark Fair and did everything they could to swell its attendance. They spread broadcast great quantities of printed matter and gave Interviews in their local papers and filled the advertising columns of hundreds of papers of the United States with mat ter relative to Portland, the Exposition, Oregon and the Northwest in general. In this way the resources of the North west were made known to millions of people, and it is the belief in Portland that the total attendance at the Ex position, which reached 3.040,137. was In no small part due to the activity and energy of the railroad men of America. The American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents recognized the city of the I-ewls and Clark Exposition as the place where their annual meeting should be held at least two years before 1905, familiarized themselves with the Exposi tion and Its purposes, and then sent out one of the finest bodies of men and women that ever visited Portland. They have not ceased saying good things about the city, the state and this section gen erally. This was perhaps the first big hit the Commercial Club made with the passen ger officials of the country, but it was by no means the last. The visits of the many passenger and freight officials of American railroads during the Exposition showed they had taken their own adver tising seriously. The initial lines boosted as a matter RAILROAD MEN INDUSTRIAL of course, but even they found welcome rivals among the representatives of other i i t i . : .. .Via travel ' t uauo 111 lltTlllUg IU lllw caoc ....w in this direction and to make the attend ance at the Exposition as large as pos sible. Commercial Club Well Known. The Portland Commercial Club in this way got in very close touch with the railroads of the country. The railroaders who visited Portland during the Exposi tion or at other times were entertained and shown every consideration. The activity along this line did not stop with the Fair, but went on, for it is a good thing for a city to be known as one made up of hospitable people. The result is that the Portland Commercial Club is probably better known among the pas senger officials of the country than any other similar body in the United States. It Is particularly pleasing to Portland that the railroad men of the United States, Mexico and Canada are well acquainted with the city and Its incom parable surroundings, as well as to have them thoroughly advised as to the re sources of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, from which it draws its principal trade. Gratitude to the railroads for their splendid co-operation is felt by the Port land .Commercial Club, as well as by every loyal citizen of Portland who is in touch with the situation. That the traffic men of the country have paid sincere tribute to the city by exploiting it in every way is a high compliment indeed. Portland is in a position to be well known for she is taking more sweep stakes in the contest between the Amer ican cities than any other municipality on the continent. To have shown a larger increase in the value of building permits for May, 1906, over May, 1905, than any other city in the United States, is a source of tremendous satisfaction, for it must not be forgotten that the city had to compete with May, 1905, the month immediately preceeding the Lewis and Clark Exposition, very decidedly the most successful and largest industrial event ever held west of the Missouri River. The Fair attendance of 3,000,137 people, almost double the entire popula tion of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Exploit the Jfair." And here is where comes in the mar velous work of the railroad men of the United States, Canada and Mexico. But for their help in every possible way, no matter how liberal had been the state of Oregon, no matter how intensely pa triotic and generous the citizens of Port land might have been, no matter how much Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Cali fornia, Utah and other states might have done, and they did tveir full part, it was only through the efforts of the railroad men of the country that this portion of the United States received the largest travel in its history, and it is a pleasure for the Portland Commercial Club and the whole Nortwest to acknowledge this big Indebtedness to the railroaders. Portland wants the railroad men to know her better, because in knowing her they can tell thousands of people that she is the largest lumber port in the world, that the latest statistics shown by the United States Government in postal af fairs place her as a first-class postoffice, and in this she joins San Francisco as the only other first-class postoffice on the Pacific Coast, which means that the receipts of the Portland postoffice reach $500,000 in 12 months. Portland is glad to be better known for her splendid educational Institutions, her hundreds of beautiful homes, because she raises the world's best roses, that her hotels, libraries and public buildings generally are superior to those of other cities of the same size, that she has a marvelous streetcar system and the greatest scenic trolley ride In the world. Portland takes pride in the fact that she counts among her citizens a larger percentage of university graduates than any other city, population considered, that she is building more steel, reinforced concrete and other fireproof' structures than other cities, that she is a home-loving, music-loving community, superlative ly the choicest residence city anywhere on the Coast, or for that matter in any other part of the United States. The city of homes and roses bears thanks to the railroad men for their splendid work. She welcomes them when ever the shining bands of steel that bring the nations closer and make the whole world kin, can carry them this way. She gives her best gifts to those gentlemen who have been so loyal and have done so much for Portland. LINN CROPS ARE ABUNDANT Record Grain and Hay Output Are Expected Farm Labor Scarce. ALBANY. Or., July 8. (Special.) Ceres has dealt bountifully with Linn County this year. There is not a failure to record thus far. Even the strawberries, report ed ruined by the late Spring rains, have recovered from the temporary backset and promise a full crop. Linn County farms are the picture of industry and prosperity. Every variety of farm prod uct will be almost a full yield, and some, particularly the hay output, will sur pass all previous records. Haying is now In its busiest stage, and the enormous size of the crop will tax the resources of the farming community to care for it before the threshing sea son. This year's hay crop is notable for the great amount of vetches grown. This greatest of all stock foods thrives In the Willamette Valley, and Linn farmers are beginning to realize the fact. It has many of the properties that rejuvenate the soil, and is Itself a profitable prod uct. Running as high as five tons to the acre. It not only yields enormous stacks of hay, but also furnishes excellent pas turage. There is a market shortage of farm la borers in Linn County, and farmers are experiencing extreme difficulty in hous ing their crops. All classes of grain will be ready for harvest soon, and almost at the same time. This complicates matters and cre ates a greater demand for help than ordi nary. To meet the occasion farmers are doubling forces in the having, and in this way the work is progressing rapidly, and soon the greatest output of hay Linn County has ever produced will be on the market. A part of the work of threshers this year will be separating seed from the vetch straw. Large orders for vetch seed hav been received, a number of them coming from Portland wholesale houses. HOLDS INDUSTRIAL CARNIVAL Resources of Klamath Falls Dis played on July Fourth. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July 8. (Spec ial.) Klamath County's transformation from a livestock region into an agricul tural district of importance was well demonstrated in the manner in which the thriving metropolis of Southern Oregon celebrated the National holiday. The gathering was the most notable of its kind in the history of the country, the programme of observance, field sports and entertainment extending over three davs and concluding the evening of the fifth. In many of its features the event took on the nature of a carnival and a large part of the population of the Klamath basin ceased their usual labors to make the occasion one long to be remembered. Floats designed for the parade on the Fourth were singularly artistic and cred itable alike to the ability of the enter prising people who entered into the spirit of the celebration and as a showing of the resources of the county. GROWTH IN WORKS TO BUILD A GREATER STATE Oregon Development League a Mighty Force for Rapid Progress. PLANS ANNUAL GATHERING Fully 75 Commercial and Industrial Bodies Will Assemble In Oon Tention at Capital City Sep tember 11, 12 and 13. From present indications the Oregon Development League, which was organ ized at a convention held In Portland un der the auspices of the Portland Com mercial Club August 2 and 3, 1904, will be composed of at least 75 active and ener getic local commercial and industrial bodies when it meets at Salem Septem ber 11, 12, and 13. This meeting will be held during the Oregon State Fair at the capital city, and every possible effort will be made to insure the presence of representatives from every county in the state, for there is a determination on the part of the progressive people of Oregon to have the resources of this state presented to the people of the entire world as never be fore. The general officers of the league are as follows: President, Theodore B. Wil cox, Portland; vice-presidents, A. Ben nett. The Dalles; S. H. Friendly, Eu gene; B. F. Miilkey, Ashland; Dr. J. T. McCormac. Marshfleld; George T. Bald win, Klamath Falls; secretary and treas urer, Tom Richardson, Portland Programme Is Arranged. Practical immigration -men representing the transcontinental railroads will be present to present common-sense plans for inducing home-makers to come to Oregon, and in addition to a splendid programme of addresses covering all the resources of the state, there will be at least three "experience meetings," at which active workers will tell Just exact ly how it has been .possible for them to interest investors, homeseekers and cap ital. A well-digested plan will be pre sented for advertising the state at the least possible cost, and in a way that cannot fail to bring results. Ideas will be presented, also, as to how each and every one of the local organizations can work to the best possible advantage for the upbuilding of their individual com munities. Iiist of the Officers. Heretofore only the name of the secre tary or corresponding officer has been used in the printed matter. It has been deemed advisable also to give the name of each organization's president, and in the following list they are published for the first time: Adams Commercial Association Charles E. Otterstedt, president; J. A. Winn, secre tary. Albany Commercial Club Dr. H. M. Ellis, president; E. C. Roberts, secretary. Arlington Commercial Club O. D. Stur gess, "president; J. E. Burdett, secretary. Ashland Board of Trade O. Winter, presl. dent; M. F. Eggleston, secretary. Astoria Chamber of Commerce C. R, Morse, president; C. R. Higgins, secretary. Baker City Development League W. H. Ellis, president; Orville Johnson, secretary. Corvallis, Benton County Citizens League B. W. Johnson, president; John F. Allen, secretary. Cottage Grove Commercial Club A. B. Wood, president; H. O- Thompson, secretary. Canby Development League W. H. Blair, president; George W. Dixon, secretary. Dallas Board of Trade-r M. M. Ellis, presi dent; J-. C. Hayter, secretary. Dayton Board of Trade S. W. Sigler, president; O. B. Rippey, secretary. Drain Commercial Club Benton Mires, president, E. A. Johnson, secretary. Echo, Citizens' Association of Echo and Vicinity L. A. Esteb, president and secre tary. Elgin Commercial Club E. W. Rumble, president; Frank E. Smith, secretary. Enterprise Commercial Club A. C. Mil ler, president; C. H. Zurcher, secretary. Eugene Commercial Club Dr. L. L. Whitson, president; R. S- Bryson, secretary. Falrvlew, Cleone Postoffice. Civic Im provement Club H. W. Mathison, president; A. L. Stone, secretary. Forest Grove Board of Trade E. W. Haines, president; W. H. Hoi Us, secretary. Grant's Pass Miners' Association C. L. Mangum, president; G. W. Wright, secre tary. Harney Board of Trade Jasper Davis, president ; Theo. Coleman, secretary. Harrisburg Development Club J. C Sabln, president; Irs. A. Phelps, secretary. Heppner, Morrow County Development League T. W. Ayers, president; C. E. Woodson, secretary. HlUsboro Board of Trade J. J. Tamiesle, president; D. W. Bath, secretary. Hood River Commercial Club H. F. Davidson, president, A. D. Moe, secretary. Huntington Development League W. J. Woods, president; J. E. Paul, secretary. Independence Commercial Club Walter Lyons, president; F. L. Jones, secretary. lone Development League W. T. McNabb, president; J. A. Woolery, secretary. Irrigon, Irrlgon Fruit Company Clyde E. Niles, president; L B. Kicker, secretary. Jefferson Development and Improvement League E. W. Hesard, president; W. F. Schuller, secretary Joseph Commercial Club A. Wurzweller, president; George Mack, secretary. Junction City Development League H. L. Rowe. president; W. C- Washburn, secretary. Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce George T. Baldwin, president; William S. Worden. secretary. La Grande Commercial Club William Miller, president; Turner Oliver, secretary. Lakeview, Lake County Development League V. L. SnelUng. president; J. W. Maxwell, secretary. Lebanon Board of Trade Samuel M. Gar land, president, B. A- Millsap, secretary. Marsnfield Chamber of Commerce J. M. Blake, president; I. S. Kaufman, corre sponding secretary. McMlnnville Development League O. O. Hodson, president; J. C. Cooper, secretary. Medford Commercial Club J. A. Perry, president; M. Purdln. secretary. Myrtle Creek Development League C. E. Bogue, president; H. P. Rice, secretary. Newberg Board of Trade E. H. Wood ward, president; D. D. Coulson, secretary. North Bend Chamber of Commerce Peter Loggie. president; F. H- Brigham, secretary. North Yamhill Board of Trade P. L. Trullinger, president; W. R. Bunn. secretary. Oakland Development League Z. L. Dlm xnick, president: Lynn Caion, secretary. Ontario Commercial Club J. S. Barrett, president; C. D. Bralnard, secretary Oregon City eoard of Trade W. A Hunt ley, president; J. U. Campbell, secretary. Pendleton Commercial Association Leon Cohen, president ; Fred Lampkln, secretary. Portland Commercial Club F, W. Lead better, president; Tom Richardson, manager. Prineviile Citizens' Business League T. THE STATE M. Baldwin, president; M. R. Elliott, secre tary. Roseburg Commercial Club T. R. Sheri dan, president; Frank G. Micelli, secretary. St. Johns Commercial Club D. C. Rogers, president; George J. Perkins, secretary. Salem, Greater Salem Commercial Club P. N. Derby, president; F. A Turner, sec retary. The Dalles Commercial and Athletic Club P. A. Seufert, president; J. M. Patterson, secretary. Tillamook Development League Erwin Harrison, president; Ralph Ackley, secre tary. Umatilla Development League Richard L Terxa, president; Oliver Lynch, secretary. Union Development League W. A. Max well, president; L. J. Davis, secretary. Vale, Malheur County Board of Trade P. E. Phelps, president; E. N. Smith, sec retary. Weston Commercial Association S. A. Barnes, president; F. F. Humeeton, secre tary. Other Clubs to Join. The Burns Board of Trade, of which Dr. W. L. Maroden has been the able secretary, will hold a meeting tomorrow night for reorganization and active work. Estacada is also to reorganize its De velopment League. B. F. Surface has been its secretary. The same is true of the Gilliam County Improvement League, with Jay Bowerman, secretary. The Laidlaw Development League, through T. A. Rutherford, tbe secretary, has asked membership in the state organization. J, R. McLaren, of North Powder, says the people of that community also want to come into line. Other sections are organizing and an active campaign in advance of the Salem meeting will insure every community with a representative body through which its public business can be handled and serve as the medium to advise inquirers from other sections of the country as to the local advantages. Oregon leads all other states in timber resources. She has $1,000,000 more available for irrigation under Government appro priation than any other state. She is the greatest producer of hops and her apples are the best and command the highest prices in the market. Her greatest cereal Is wheat, but In value this product will In a few years be exceeded by alfalfa. The dairy industry is rapidly upon the Increase, while Oregon's fame as a fruit producer, especially as to apples, prunes, grapes and berries, has become interna tional. Oregon apples are as familiar to the choicest buyers of London, Berlin and Paris as they are to the cities of the United States. Ideas of Exploitation. At the experience meetings in Salem the idea of getting these facts before the entire public will be discussed. The in numerable water powers must be har nessed to add to the industrial strength of the state. New railroads are making available a great many millions of acres of good land, and all that can be irri gated advantageously must be put under water. "Oregon United" is the slogan of the Oregon Development League, and each and every part of the state has an inter est in other portions of it. We want to combine our forces, work together for bet ter harbors and for Government assist ance in getting our proper proportion of land? irrigated. Suggestions regarding the programme to be followed out at Salem will be welcomed not only from all of the officers, but from members of the different local organiza tions and from other citizens as well. Every county, township, city, town and village in the state, whether connected with the Oregon Development League or not, will be entitled to representation, and in the three days' meeting there will be ample opportunity for every commu nity to be heard. Livestock and mining will come in for a full hearing, along with agriculture, irrigation, horticulture and immigration. This meeting of the Oregon Develop ment League should be of great advan tage to tbe State Fair, and the league will see that every exhibit of merit at the fair is photographed and fully described in printed matter to be scattered broad cast. SURVEY OF KLAMATH ROAD SATISFACTORY PROGRESS ON THE OREGON EASTERN. Route Will Do Away With Difficult Portion of I Ann and Also Benefit Portland. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 8. (Spec ial.) Surveyors of the Oregon Eastern Railroad have reacehd Naylox, 124 miles north of Klamath Falls, on the east side of Upper Klamath Lake and It is expect ed that the survey will be finished to this point within the next week or 10 days. While the camp is established near Naylox, it- Is reported that work Is still being done north o that point. Parties from Portland who came via Klamath Falls to join the engineers at this end of their work proceeded last Friday to the locality where the field work is in prog ress. Chief Engineer Graham, who is in charge of the work, has been a visitor to Klamath Falls since the engineering corps was working south from the Klam ath Marsh section, but remained only a short time, and little Is known of the detail gained by the survey, except that very favorable grades have been found all of the way south from Walker's Range, where the route finds its out let to the plains region of Central Ore gon after the somewhat difficult ascent of the Cascades from Natron. Surveys of the line will connect at Klamath Falls with the established line for the California Northeaster, the road building from Weed to this point and which will be completed by October. With completion of the Oregon Eastern the Harriman system will have the ad vantage of a route around the most ex pensive and difficult portions of the pres ent main line, and the influence of this connection is certain to be very great in the making of an important railroad, commercial and distributing points here. Building of the Oregon Eastern Is of prime importance to Portland as it will link this section with the metropolis of the state commercially, and insure for the futui a large part of its trade. Record Yield of Peas. GARFIELD, Wash., July 8. Special.) John Goss, one of Garfield's prosperous farmers, in discussing crop conditions today said : "Crops of all kinds are looking splendid. I have 60 acres of seed peas and four acres of seed beans that are now white with blossoms and if they are not injured by the hot weather I shall harvest a big yield. The crop is all contracted for by a Portland seed company. Mr. Goss has raised seed for several years, but 60 acres of peas is the largest acreage that has been planted in Eastern Washington by any one grower up to the present time. An Amendment. Philadelphia North American. "Keep your eyes on the star and your feet on the ground," said President Roose velt to a girls' school the other day. For the safety of the young women, he should have added, "and don't move." OF OREGON RULES FOR FILING Instructions for Homesteading Land in Forest Reserves. ISSUED TO SUPERVISORS Data From the Forester Is Calculat ed to Obviate Misunderstanding of the Subject Which has Been Quite General. There is considerable misunderstanding In regard to the proper procedure to homestead agricultural land included in a forest reserve under the provisions of the act of Congress of June 11, 1906. The following information and instructions bearing on the subject have been issued by the Forester to the Forest Supervis ors throughout the West: "No claims can be initiated for agri cultural land in forest reserves until It 1b classified as chiefly valuable for agri culture, listed In the local Land Office, and opened by the Secretary of the In terior, in accordance with the act of June 11, 1906. Applications for classification and listing must be mailed to the Forester, Washington, D. C, by the applicants, and will secure to them a preference right of settlement and entry unless the land was occupied by a bona fide settler prior to January 1, 1906, in which case the set tler has the preference right. Must Describe Land. "All applications must give the name of the forest reserve and describe the land, examination of which is requested, by legal subdivisions, section, township and range, if surveyed, and if not sur veyed, by reference to natural objects, streams or improvements with sufficient accuracy to identify the land. "Only one tract of land will be exam ined on the application of the same per son, but if it is rejected or withdrawn a second application will be considered for otner land. Applications received at Washington in the same mail for the ex amination of the same tract of land will be treated as simultaneous. Notice of all conflicting applications will be given. "Areas known to have been occupied by actual settlers prior to January 1, 1906, will be examined first, and when such areas are found chiefly valuable for agriculture, they will be listed in order that the occupants may make entry under the act. The mere fact that a person has settled upon the land will not influ ence the decision with respect to its ag ricultural character. Settlers must not expect to include valuable timber land In the entries. Settlement made after Janu ary 1, 1906, and in advance of opening by the Secretary of the Interior is not au thorized by the act, will confer no rights and will be trespass. "Settlement and entry under the act will be within the jurisdiction of the Sec retary of the Interior, who will issue ap propriate instructions- Home of the Claimant. "Homestead claimants are required to live upon and to cultivate or graze the land embraced in their claims. The In terior Department excuses temporary ab sences when rendered necessary, but they must b'e the exception and not the rule, and the land embraced in the entry must be used for tho home of the claimant to the exclusion of a home elsewhere. Lands may not be appropriated and pat ented under the homestead laws if en trymen use them merely for grazing headquarters during a few weeks or months each year and maintain their homes elsewhere." CHERRIES FIND READY SALE La Grande Fruit Men Contract Crop for Five Years. LA GRANDE, Or., July 8. (Special.) Cherry pickers are now busy gathering and shipping a crop which it is estimated will bring to the growers an aggregate sum of about J13.000. The whole output will be In the neighborhood of 120 tons or from six to eight car loads. These cherries will go to the canneries at the Dalles, Portland and Lewiston. The sweet cherries, such as the Royal Anne and Centennial will bring 4 cents per pound. The, amount that will be marketed is estimated at 50 tons. The contract price of the soft white variety known as Yellow Spanish is 2 cents per pound. Of these there will be about 10 tons. All the black cherries .have been bought by White Bros. & ' Cox, whose Northwest headquarters is at Lewiston. For these the price paid is five cents per pound or at the rate of 100 per ton. The estimated yield of black cherries is 60 tons. These are net prices for delivery at the packing-houses in Cove, Union and La Grande. The black varieties require sorting and packing, and it is thought that at least $1709 will be disbursed by the purchasers for this work, thus making the total re ceipts from the cherry crop reach $18,000. In addition there will be enough in the way of odds and ends and the crops of small growers to supply the home de mand. All the principal growers have entered into a contract with the cannery people for five years, with prices stated to be about the same as this year and for that length of time there will be no trouble over the disposal of the canning varieties. Most gratifying to the fruit growers in this valley is the fact that their Industry is fast reaching a depend able commercial basis and the one ques tion now is the best method of cultivating the fruit not where to find a market. EARLY RAILWAY BUILDING Aid Given by a Chinaman's Queue in 1876. Olympiar . All this talk of new railroad construc tion into Olympia, and the return of El more Rice, the Olympia violinist, after an absence of several years, studying in the East, was the cause of setting an old time resident to indulging in reminiscen ces of the days of '76, when the Port Townsend & Southern railroad was con structed by public donation of the peo ple of Olympia, and in which efforts Mr. Rice's father, Dr. Rice of Turn water, took prominent part. The aid was given the construction of the new road by private subscription, benefit entertainments, and the like, and by contributions of labor. Enthusiasm was running high over the project, while the alternative of no road looked desper ate, and the whole city rose as one man to put the road through. Men furnished labor and teams, the women furnished food for the workers, and the small boys carried water and run errands. Large clambakes, balls and all kinds of popular amusements were given with which to raise funds, but the most novel TRADE MARK Beauty Cheapness Durability Are the three qualities that have made and preserved the popularity of Roxbury Brussels You are attracted by the beauty of these carpets; you buy them because the price is low; and you recommend them because they wear like iron. We have a fine line of Roxbury car pets patterns just received. We be stow the same care on the making and laying of these carpets that we give to the finest Wiltons. Price, sewed, lined and laid $1.22 per yard. J. G. MACK & CO, Exclusive Carpet House 86-88 THIRD STREET PHIL METSC'HAX, rresident and Manager. Seventh and Washington European Flan method was one In which Phillip Hiltz and Dr. Rice were the chief instigators. The story as told by Milton Giles of this scheme is to the following effect: Jim Loon, cook In the I. C. Ellis camp, became partly Americanized, joined a Sunday school, and took an Interest in local business affairs. Dropping Into Phillip Hiltz's saloon one evening Hiltz accosted him with a re quest for a subscription to the road fund. Jim said he could contribute no money but would sell his queue for $20, and sub scribe that sum. The offer was accepted on the spot and Hiltz became the purchaser. The question then arose as to who would per form the amputation of the shining black queue from the Chinaman's head. Finally Dr. Rice offered to contribute $10 to the fund if Phillip Hiltz would cut it off. Hiltz took a sharp knife and with one dexterous twist severed the queue close to the crown. This made $30 which had already been realized by the transaction, but it only set the ball rolling for Hiltz hung the queue up in his saloon where it was admired for several 'days by the frequenters of the resort. Hiltz then raffled It off at 100 chances at $1 each. When the drawing finally took place, Mr. Hiltz himself drew the lucky number. He immediately offered the queue again for raffle and another $100 was realized. The winner at this raffle proceeded to raffle it again, and yet again until the proceeds of the sale of raffle tickets had reached $500. The then holder of the queue present ed it in the name of Olympia citizens to the superintendent of the railroad, who in payment issued shares the railroad company to all who had ever been own ers of the queue. Finally the queue was sent to Seattle and presented to the citizens of that town, who in return for the compliment sent to the citizens of Olympia the sor riest old nag that they could find. The horse was sent on the steamboat and re ceived at the dock with great pomp and ceremony. Hon. Francis Henry, then Mayor of the town, was seated on the nag and led in triumph through the streets. ORDERING A CUP OF TEA Two Methods Shown In Case of a Man and Woman. London Sketch. Buying a cup of tea may be a tragedy or a comedy. Much depends on the sex of the buyer. This is the way a man buys it. He slides sheepishly into the shop, takes the seat in the draught of the door that everybody else has avoided, and says to the waitress with a diffident smile: "Oh, would you bring me a cup of tea?" The waitress, who returns the smile, or does not return it, according to the rule of the establishment in regard; to tipping, brings him his tea, slams it down, scrib bles out a check, and sails away. The man tastes the tea, finds that it is bitter from long brewing, slips out of his seat, pays the bill and hurries away from the shop. Now let us see how a woman buys a cup of tea. She marches in with a little boy on one side of her and a little girl on the other. "I want a table for three," she says, in the manner of one about to order a dinner at 10 guineas a head. "Yes, madam," replies the meek at tendant. "Will you kindly step this way?" "Mummy," says the little boy, when at last the party is seated and the attend ant is waiting to take the twopenny or der, "Mummy, why has that lady got a turned-up nose?" "Want a scone," complains the little girl. "A pot of tea for one," orders "mum my," "and would you mind bringing an extra cup, so that my little girl can have some milk?" "One tea and one milk?" asks the at tendant. "No, thank you. I thought I gave my order quite distinctly. I want a pot of tea for one and an extra cup. That's all." "Yes, madam," says the meek attend ant, and drags herself away with the firm Intention of becoming an actress, let the stage be what it may. "Just one moment," says "mummy," when the tea is brought. "I should like to make sure that this is not too strong. Yes, it is much too strong. Will you let me have a pitcher of hot water, please? And I don't think you have brought quite enough milk." Half an hour later she marches proudly from the shop, having paid exactly the same sum for these privileges as the wretched man, who could not swallow a mouthful and who sat in a draught. Ding! Dong! Marriage Bells. London Post. A young English farmer, wishing to have his marriage banns published, went to see the parish clergyman. The rev TRADE MARK Exclusive Carpet House Streets, Portland, Oregon. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day. erend gentleman asked him several ques tions, all of which he was able to an swer with the exception of one. "Is your Intended a spinster?" the clergyman asked. He paused in thought. Then he replied: "No, sir; she's a dressmaker." DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. July 8. Maximum tempera ture, 83 deg. ; minimum, 55. River reading at 8 A. M., 10.2 feet; change In 24 hours, 0.1 of a foot. Total precipitation, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none; total since September 1, 1005. 38.70 Inches; normal, 45.05 Inches; de ficiency, 7.25 inches. Total sunshine July 7. 1006, 15 hours and 38 minutes; possible, 15 hours and 38 minutes. Barometer rt-adlng (reduced to sea-level) at & P. M., 20.98. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. en STATION. Baker City Bismarck. . . M. . , Boise ... Eureka Helena Kamloops. B. C. North Head Pocatello Portland Red Bluff Roseburg Sacramento. .. ... San Francisco... Spokane . . Seattle Tatoosh Island.. Walla Walla 90;0.00l 4NW SOjO.OO 418 920.0Oj 8 W eo'o.oo! 8!nw 90 T 141W 100 0.00 12 SW Clear Clear IClear Clear Cloudy Pt. Cldy. NW Clear Cloudy 'n rvo n s-j 0 00 - Cloudy Clear Pt. Cldy. .102 0.001 4 SE lo.oo I a 0.00:12 N M S 70'o!()Ol K Clear Clear Clear Pt. Cldy. Cloudy Clear W 940.00 4jBW 78 0.00 .14 N 00 0.01 4 i102;0.00 6SW T trace. WEATHER CONDITIONS. During the last 24 hours showers and thunderstorms have occurred In Eastern Oregon, Southern Idaho and Western Mon tana. It Is cooler In the Interior of Western Oregon and Western Washington, and slight ly warmer in Eastern Oregon, Eastern Wash ington and Western Idaho. The Indications are for generally fair weather In this district Monday with lower temperatures east of the Cascade Mountains except in Southeastern Idaho, where the temperature will rise. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for 28 hours ending at midnight, July 9: Portland and vicinity Fair with nearly stationary temperature. Northwest winds. Western Oregon and Western Washington Generally fair. Northwest winds. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Generally fair and not so warm. Southern Idaho Generally fair, not so warm west and slightly warmer east por tion. EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster. AUCTION SALES TODAY. By J. T. Wilson at salesroom, 208 First street, at 10 A. M. J. T. Wilson, Auctioneer. At the Portland Auction Rooms, 211 1st t. Sale at 2 P. M. C. L. Ford, auctioneer. At residence, 215 McMlllen street, corner Larrabee, take L car to house. Sale at 10 A. M. By Baker Ac Son, Auctioneer. MEETING NOTICES. HARMONY LODGE, NO. 12. A. F. & A. M. Stated communication this (Monday) evening, 7:30 o'clock, Manonlc Temple. 3d and Alder sta. fy Work In M. M. degree. All M. M. RUFUS R. BALL, Secretary. MARTHA WASHINGTON CHAP TER. NO. 14, O. E. S. Stated com munication this (Monday) 8 P. M., Burkhard buildings By order W. M. BELLE RICHMOND, Secretary. EDWARD HOLMAN ft CO., the lending funeral directors and embalmers, 220 and 222 Third street, corner Salmon, have the finest establishment and the most reasonable charge We have an experienced lady who takes full charge of all lady cases. Phone Main 507. DUNNING. M'ENTEE ft GILBAUGH, Suc cessors to Dunning & Campion, undertakers and embalmers; modern in every detail; 7th and Pine. Phone Main 430. Lady assistant. JT. P. FIN LEY ft SON, Funeral Directors. No. 261 3d St., cor. Madison. Phone Main 9. F. S- DUNNING. Undertaker. 414 East Alder. Lady assistant. Phone East 52. ZELLEB-BYRNES CO., Undertakers. Em balmers, Z73 Russell. East 1088. Lady asst. ERICSON UNDERTAKING CO., 409 Alder tt. Lady assistant. Phone Main 6133. TON8ETH ft CO.. florists. Artistic, floral designs. 123 flth at. Phone Main 5102. NEW TODAY. BARGAINS FOR BOOKXOVERS. Choice sets of standard works, including Library of the World's Best Literature. An cient and Modern. Superb bindings, limited editions. Private library. Owner leaving city. Books and prices at 325 Lumber Ex change Building. BONDS V S School, Municipal. Irrigation, FRANK ROBERTSON. Failine BIdg. Third and Wash. SU. tt "d S3 WIND. 3 "H. O c E 1 r 3 5- s I ft ft O o 3 3- o t3 .