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16 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1907. ASK CD-OPERATION OF CONSIGNEES Railroads Take Steps to Re lieve Congestion in Local Terminal Yards. CARS MUST BE UNLOADED Agents of Transportation Conipanlea.1 Will Make Rounds of Business Houses and Explain Cannes of the Freight Blockade. Congestion In the Portland terminal yards has reached such an acute stagre that a representative of the Harrlman lines will visit merchants of the city and ask them to expedite the unloading of cars consigned to them. It Is expected fnt an agent representing the North ern Pacific will also make the rounds and Impress upon jobbers the necessity of un loading their cars promptly. Such action was resolved upon at a meeting of the transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, when Gen eral Manager O'Brien and other railway officials asked the assistance of the com mercial interests In relieving the conges tion. Henry Hahn. chairman of the transportation committee; presided at this meeting and the subject was thoroughly discussed. It was pointed out that the conditions are serious and must be remedied. The railroad men made a personal appeal to the merchants and ex plained the situation to them. The local terminal yards have become so overcrowded that heroio action is nec essary to clear the tracks of the waiting cars. Although the terminal tract con tains over 1000 loaded cars, there are fully 800 others standing on sidings be tween Portland and Ooble on the North ern Paclflo and on switches on the Harrl man lines outside of the city limits, wait ing to oome into Portland. "The present difficulty is not brought about by the lack of adequate terminal space," said General Manager O'Brien yesterday, "but is due to the tardy un loading of cars by consignees. The team tracks at the terminal yards have a ca pacity for 116 cars and are so arranged that this number can be unloaded daily. At present about 82 cars a day are being unloaded by the retail merchants and Jobbers of the city. The warehouse tracks at the terminal grounds have room for unloading about 20 cars a day. while about 15 cars a day are being taken care of. "It can easily bo seen that soon the terminal yards will be hopelessly blocked with traffic unless freight la not at tended to after delivery here. We have about SCO cars with West Side loads which are waiting on the East Side for en trance to the terminal yards. We have decided to send out a man to urge the merchants to hasten the unloading of their cars promptly. The solution of the present difficulty is said to rest with consignees and it is be lieved that when the true situation is ex plained to them they will make efforts to assist the terminal company in tak ing freight away from the cars as soon as they are spotted on the unloading tracks. RAIN RETARDS CONSTRUCTION Oregon Electric Railway Now Work ing on Rock Cuts. ' Construction work on the Oregon Elec tric Railway Is being retarded by the un favorable weather. Until the weather clears, preliminary work is being done on rock cuts and trestles in South Portland. Meanwhile the Wllsonvllle bridge Is be ing rushed to completion as fast as pos sible. Steel now on the way for the superstructure is expected to reach this city within a few days. Nine miles of track is being constructed from Tualatin to Wllsonville for the purpose of trans ferring the bridge material from the Southern Pacific tracks to the bridge site. The road will be approximately GO miles In length and will follow almost an air Une from Portland to Salem. It Is ex- Koted to make the distance within an iur and a half with the heavy electric tars now being built In the East for the road. The effects of the new eleotrto line are being felt along the route and property Is changing hands on account of the new transportation facilities which will give access to a large section that Is not now available for residence by people having positions In Portland. There have been a number of sales of small acreage tracts tying along the route to newcomers, many of whom expect to engage in truck farm ing. It Is the plan of the builders of the road to have It in operation oy OctoDer or In time for the State Fair If possible. During the Spring and Summer large forces Of men will be put to work and t-very means used to hasten the construction. EXCURSIONS TO COME NORTH California Business Men Will Fol low Example of Portland. Bo successful hare been the excursions from Oregon and Washington to Califor nia that the people of the latter state have taken the cue from the Northwest and will send similar excursions to Port land and the Puget Sound country dur ing the Summer. General Passenger Agent McMurray has received advices of plans of the Callfornlans to this effect and will give every possible aid In arranging schedules and entertainment for the visi tors. It Is expected there will be two and perhaps more such excursions during the Bummer. The commercial bodies of Ber keley are Interested and expect to send a large delegation to see the Northwest. Other commercial bodies are talking over similar Jaunts. The trips will be made during the months of Juno, July and Aug ust. The Southern Paclflo will co-operate In making the excursion plans of the Call fornlans a success. Special Pullman trains will be run north under the same arrangements that the Oregon and Wash ington parties used on their trips south. NOVEIi USE FOR CONCRETE. lleinforced Ties of Material Being Liald on Front Street. The first concrete stringer and steel tie construction to be used on any railroad In Oregon Is being laid on Front street by the United Hallways Company. 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Price $1.00 Illustrated medical booklet and doctor's advice free. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester. N. Y. SITE IS SELECTED Associations' Building Will Be on Ainsworth Property. TTEWLAN'DS BUILUING AITEB IT COIXAP8ED YESTERDAY MORXLN'G. and the unfavorable weather, good pro gress la being made by the United Rail ways, under the direction of Chief Engi neer Wlckersham. Hood street for a dis tance of 1200 feet north from Caruthers has been opened ready for rails and the other end of the line from the Steel bridge to Burnslde Btreet has been completed. Between Flanders and Burnslde streets, the work has been held back by the de lay in delivery of fishplates. Two cars of this and other steel material are due In Portland any time and have been two weeks on the way between Huntington and Port land. Upon the arrival of the steel, work will be started south on Front street from Burnslde to a connection with the work now being carried on In South Portland. Two crews will work towards each other. Fifty men are now working in South Portland. Twenty cars of steel are on their way here from the East and as soon as the rails arrive, they are being laid. No un necessary delays are being allowed and the work would be further along if de liveries of rails were more prompt. FRONT FULLS OUT Terminal Directors Meet. Directors of the Northern Paclflo Ter minal Company held the regular monthly meeting yesterday, but those present say only the regular routine business came up for consideration. If the peace negotia tions for the adjustment of the terminal war progressed any further It Is not given out. It Is understood me first steps toward bringing about an understanding, taken several weeks ago, are progressing satisfactorily. W. C. T.U. HOLDS INSTITUTE Cigarette Evil Is Discussed at Meet ing in Arleta Church. The Arleta W. C. T. U. held an edu cational Institute yesterday In the Con gregational Church. Mrs. Lucia Addlton, state president, was In charge of the pro gramme. One of the subjects discussed was "The Cigarette Evil; How Best to Stop It" Mrs. Lizzie Hosktns took up the subject and was followed by others. "Mission of the Flowers," "Our Tools and How to Use Them," and a variety of sub jects were discussed by Mrs. S. B. Peake, Miss P. Dickinson, Mrs. Addlton and oth ers. In the afternoon talks were made by Mrs. Alice Hanson, Mrs. Esther Fank hauscr. Mrs. Warrlner, Mrs. Ward Swopa, Mrs. H. J. Shaw, Mrs. Roper and Mrs. Dalgleish. T. B. Rutherford spoke on the enforcement of law. In the evening Mrs. Addlton delivered a lecture on "What of the Night, the Great Overlook and Outlook." Muslo was furnished by Mrs. M. El Fullllove, Mrs. H. O. Henderson and the choir. There was a good attendance. Never Knew So Many Friends. KIONA. Wash., April 1 (Special.) John Brant, of this place. Is discover ing that one seldom knows how many friends he has till he dies. The death of John Brant was reported a short time ago as having occurred In a rail road wreck BOmewhere near the Idaho Washington line. Immediately letters began to rain In upon the Klona post master and upon John Brant himself asking if he were the victim. Mr. Brant, who Is a veteran of the Civil War, 1 In good health and lives on a little farm near town. He was one of Morgan's raiders during the war, and was with Sheridan In the Shenan doah Valley. Old comrades have writ ten to Inquire concerning his fate. Nephews, nieces and cousins, hitherto unknown, wish to know where he has been buried and whether he left any property. Mrs. Bartell Asks Divorce. Mrs.-M. H. Bartell sued for a divorce In the Circuit Court yesterday, alleging that her husband has been guilty of con tinued cruelty and brutality toward her. . Thex were married In Portland In 187$, Newlands Building, First and Columbia, Collapses. LODGERS ESCAPE INJURY J. F. Shea, Who Had Let Contract to Bingham & McCallum, Places Blame on Them for Installing Defective Underpinning. The Newlands building, a three-story brick structure at First and Columbia streets, collapsed suddenly at 11 o'clock yesterday morning and the entire front went down with a crash that was heard for many blocks. The damage will be considerable, as it Is probable the wreck will make complete demolition necessary. Although the place was used as a rooming-house, no one was injured. The cause of the collapse, acording to J. F. Shea, plumber, was the absence of underpinning of the wall of the New lands building next to where excavation is In progress for a four-story busines block. Mr. Shea blameB the crew work ing for Bingham & McCallum. He de clares the workmen did not understand how to put In the underpinning, and that the wall was left without support. Shea had let the contract for this Job to the Arm named, and he holds them responsible for the wreck. ' Mrs. Delia Kennedy was landlady of the rooming-house, and her loss Is con siderable. It seems almost a miracle that none of her lodgers were injured. Peter Matson, who was sleeping on the third floor, rolled out of his bed and In to the debris below, but escaped unhurt. The Newlands building Is owned by L. L. Hawkins estate. The furniture used in the rooming-house was the property of A. Goodall. " On the ground floor at 804 First street, was a grocery store con ducted by S. J. Mlckley. SHODDY PLANT DESTROYED Fire Loss of Varrt"ii & Bate in an Is Said to Be $3000. A fire of unknown origin last night destroyed the frame building at Russell street and Railroad avenue. In which was located the shoddy manufacturing plant of Warren & Bateman. The flames were discovered at 9:30 last night by Po liceman Fones, who was within two blocks of the place at the time and who turned In an alarm. The fire department arrived promptly, but the flimsy structure In which was stored much of the shoddy, burned so rapidly that It was a total loss within 30 minutes and nothing was saved. The loss will aggregate close to 83O00, as the ma chinery was valuable. The establish ment was located not far from Montgom ery Dock, but as there was no breeze at the time, the dock was not greatly en dangered. Fix Prices for Salmon. ASTORIA. Or.. April 2. (Special.) The Columbia River Fishermen's Pro tective Union at Its meeting this even ing fixed the prices for salmon during the coming season at 5 1-2 cents per sound for cannery ash. or those weigh ing under 25 pounds each, and 7 1-2 cents for larger or cold-storage fish, those weighing 25 pounds or over. Al bert Brumstrom was appointed light keeper on Sand Island at a salary of 875 per month. INVESTS ON EAST SIDE Mrs. Helen L. Stratton Buys Half Block for $32,500. Mall & Von Borstel have sold for Phoebe J. Colburn to Mrs. Helen L. Strat ton the half block on the northwest cor ner of Union avenue and East Couch street, for 832,500. This is the largest sale made of property near the east end of Burnslde bridge. Anna and George Cully have sold to Ulrich Michael 47 acres of the donation land claim of Thomas Cully, for 85S50. Martin Winch has sold to Star Invest ment Company lots 1 and 2, in block 103, Stephens Addition for 85750. Frank Ludesher has purchased a 50 foot lot on the northwest corner of Fifth and Main streets for 828,000 from the Security Savings & Trust Com pany. Alonzo W. Carner, of Castle Rock, yesterday bought a six-room residence on Multnomah street from A. B. Rice for 85000. A local investor has purchased from R. H. Wallace a 50-foot lot on the southwest corner of Seventh and Glisan streets for 819.000. Title to the prop erty was taken by the Title Guaran tee & Trust Company, as trustee. II. J. Wilklns and associates have purchased from Woodard & Clarke a 50xl00-foot lot on the west side of Union avenue, between Fast Ash and Bast Pine streets, for 89000. Board of Health Meets. The Board of Health held a brief meeting yesterday afternoon, when it conferred with Councilman Annand in regard to a site for the new garbage crematory that will be built during the coming Summer. The Board will co-operate with the Council In secur ing a suitable site. The crematory will cost more than 8100,000. Exclude 100 Aliens In March. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 2. At La redo and Eagle Pass ports, one hundred aliens were excluded during March. The majority were Japanese. Insufficient funds and disease, creating the likelihood of their becoming public charges were the most frequent causes of exclusion. K1SER PHOTO CO. Scenic Photos Lobby Imparial Hotel. PRICE IS TO BE $150,000 directors and boards of trustees for their official action Tuesday." Despondent, He Takes His Life. OMAHA. April 2. A. B. Jacquith, 46 years old, one of the promoters of the Omaha Grain Exchange, shot and killed himself at his home this morn ing. He is believed to have been de spondent over financial reverses. Owners Have Agreed to Sell at $50, 000 Less Than Market Value. C. K. Henry & Son Donate Services as Agents. The new and handsome building for the Y. W. C. A. and T. M. C. A. will be located on Taylor street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars was refused a short time ago for this half block by the Ains worth estate, but in consideration of the use to which the property Is to be put the owners have agreed to deed It to t'ie two associations for this sum, which Is considered about 850,000 less than Its mar ket value, thus practically giving the as sociations a donation of this amount. The deal was negotiated by C. K. Henry & Son and will be ratified at the meeting of the boards of directors and boards of trustees of the two associations at 6 o'clock this afternoon. In making this deal for the associations Mr. Henry do nated his services, which on a trans action of this size amounts to the same as a cash donation of 84000 to the work of the organizations. The building on Fourth and Yamhill streets now occupied by the Y. M. C. A., and which will be vacated as soon as the new building Is up. Is valued at between 8125,000 and 8150,000. Against this valu ation there Is a mortgage of 830,000. This leaves between 895,000 and 8120,000 avail able to add to the 8355.S00 raised during the recent building campaign. The amount available for the new property Is there fore between 8450,800 and 8475,000. After making allowance for the cost of the site there Is left a balance of from 8300,800 to 8325,800 for the construction of a five story building. It Is thought that the building can be constructed for about 5300,000, thus leaving the new property entirely free from debt. "x The whole block lying opposite the Hotel Portland is soon to be the site of modern brick buildings, as It Is gen erally agreed that the property Is too valuable to long remain the site, of frame rooming-houses. The proposed annex to the Hotel Portland, which will be a ten story building. Is to occupy the southeast corner of Seventh and Yamhill, while J. C. Ainsworth has announced his Inten tion to ereot an eight-story steel building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Yamhill. "There Is good reason to believe that the Ainsworth estate will be formally accepted as the new site for the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A.," said H. W. Stone, local secretary, last night. 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