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THE MOKNIAG OKEGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 10O7. BE FORCED TO SELL Actual Settlers May Compel Company to Give Deeds to Granted Lands. TERMS OF GRANTS PLAIN Government Will Take Action, Says A. IV. Lafferty, Who Made Ex haustive Study of Subject While in Washington Recently. After 'five weeks In Washington, D. C, much of the time devoted to inves tigation of the railroad land-arrant mat ter in Western Orefton. A. W. Lafferty has returned to Portland, convinced that any actual settler on railroad grant land may compel the railroad to Issue him a deed, on payment of $2.50 an acre, under the Congressional acts of April 10, 1869, and May 4. 1870. Mr. LafTerty says he went to Washington doubtful that actual eettlers could en force this right Mr. Lafferty says that his real mis sion was private business, and that he went into the land-grant matter first as & matter of Interest and then in hope of helping along the movement in Oregon to compel the railroad to dis gorge. Though a lawyer, he denies having as clients any seekers of the lands. He had frequent interviews with Senator Bourne, who presented him to the Attorney-General, the Sec retary of the Interior, the Commis sioner of the General Land Office and other officials of the Administration. Mr. Lafferty addressed a brief to the Attorney-General, detailing the history of the land grants and showing from records of debate in Congress that that body intended the lands to be sold to actual settlers at $2.50 an acre, whenever seekers of the lands should become bona fide seekers of the tracts. From the records of the Inter state Commerce Commission he learned that the Southern Pacinc holds nearly all the stock of the Oregon & Califor nia Railroad the company which re ceived the grants. Said Mr. Lafferty yesterday: Must Be Actual Settlers. "It is plain that Congress intended the limitations which it imposed on sale of the lands by the railroad to be nnalagous to those of the pre-emption law, and to operate In the same way. It therefore becomes an -easy matter to determine Just what character of tettlement will be required of a person to entitle him to purchase a tract of 160 acres from the railroad. The pre emption law simply required that the settler should have settled upon the land in good faith, for the purpose of making it his home, in order to entitle him to purchase It from the Govern ment at the Government price. "It must be remembered that the pre emption law was very different from the homestead law, which required five years' actual residence. One per son was also entitled to take both a homestead and a pre-emption claim. It Is clear, inasmuch as the lands granted to the railroad company are required to be disposed of In the same manner as the Government disposed of its lands under the pre-emption law, that actual settlement upon the railroad lands is absolutely necesasry to entitle a person to purchase 160 acres thereof from the railroad company, and that this settle ment must be made with the bona fide Intention on the part of the settler of making the land his home. "The settler Is entitled to call upon Ihe railroad company for a deed as soon as he has made actual settlement upon the land in good faith and has tendered to the company the sum of J2.50 per acre. It Is my opinion that any settler, who will do this, will be lawfully entitled to his claim, and that -the company will Tall In trying to eject any such settler. I also believe that any such settler can by suit compel the company to execute to him a deed. On the other hand, I flo not believe that any person will ac quire any rights whatever by the mere tender of $2.50 per acre to the railroad company for these lands, when the per Bon tendering the same has not actually settled upon the land. The first person who actually settles upon any 160-acre tract of - these lands, with the Intention of making the same his home, will get the land. Railroad's Contention Not Sound. "It is argued on the part of the rail road company that inasmuch as it has paid taxes on these lands for many years that it should not now be required to sell the same to settlers for $2.50' an acre. The fact Is that the company has paid only a few cents taxes per acre on the land. But even if it had paid more, it knew that it was bound under the law to sell the lands at the price fixed by Congress. The company objects to los ing the few cents an acre it has paid out In taxes, but is more than willing to accept the entire value of the lands as Its own at this time, if the people and the Government will stand for it. Hy the plain wording of the acts of Congress the company was given an in terest In the lands to the extent of $2.50 per acre, and it has no legal or moral right to. claim more than was given to It by law. "My views here expressed as to the rights of persons who may actually set tle upon the lands in question are in line with those of numerous officials of the Government with whom I discussed the question. Ex-Senator Cockrell, now a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, after reading the acts re ferred to, stated that he could not see how Congress could have made clearer the duty of the railroad company to dis pose of the lands as specified. "Of course there is always an element of uncertainty in a lawsuit, and it might he imprudent for any person unable to stand the risk of eventually losing In litigation with the railroad company to make any sacrifice in settling upon these lands unless the Government shall by some proceeding establish the right to enforce the terms of the acts of Con gress. But I will state It as my individ ual opinion that any actual settler will win independent or the Government. Government Will Act. "The Department of Justice is making thorough investigation of the law and facts in reference to the Oregon & Cali fornia railroad lands. It is not improb- blc, in my opinion, that some icUon Kill be taken shortly by the Government to enforce the placing of these lands Upon the market for sale to actual set tlers In accordar.ee with the terms of tha cts of Congress under which the cim Danv acquired the lands. "The Oregon & California Railroad Company, under the acts of Congress of April 10, 1869, and May 4, 1870, has re ceived approximately 6,000,000 acres of lands in Oregon. Both acts of Congress provided that the lands should be sold tut company, to actual seiuers uniy, RAILROAD CM and at prices not exceeding $2.50 per acre and in quantities not exceeding 160 acres to' any one purchaser. The acts of Con gress also required that the company should file its assent lo the terms of the grants within n j year from the date of the acts and th's assent w:n file-i. 'Owing to the fact that vacant Govern ment land has been plentiful until recent ly, and to the furtr.tr f;i;t that the com pany has never recos-iizcd the right of settlers to go upon these lands, no frflort has ever been made until now to reqjire the company to comply with its plain duty under the law to dispose of the lands received by it as it agreed to no. Consequently the company has gone ahead and disposed of about 3,000,000 acres of the land to various purchasers at such prices as it could get, and in violation of the aits of Congress. "It is not lt!ci:y that the Governmen. will attempt lo diftuib the titles of thr:se who have heretofore purchased from iie railroad company, as it perhaps could do on the grjuiij luai the sales- were not made accordi.;? tn law; but Inasmuch as the attention of the Department of Jus tice has recently been called to the situ ation, and an investigation orderea, it is not likely that the company will be permitted further to violate Its agreement with the Government. The itinaining 3.000.000 acres will furnish land for nearly 20,000 homes. Counting each settler's family at the average of five persons. the occupation of these lands t ould in crease the population of Oregon approxi mately 100,000 persons. Xo Ambiguity in Terms of Grants. "While my investigation of this matter at Washington was unofficial, it was made at the request of Senator Bour:ic, and for the purpose of laying memoranda before the Department of Justice that might aid in any action to be taken. In the preparation of these memoranda- the history of the two bills granting the lands was traced from the dates the bills were introduced to the time of their f nal passage, and all committee reports were examined as well as the discussion upon the bills In the House and senate, in order that the exact Intention of Con gress might be arrived at. Tnfcse inves tigations disclosed that Congress meant exactly what It said when t provided that these lands should be so-d only to actual settlers, and at the pri;2s and in the quantities named. ' Mr. Lafferty quoted the following dis cussion upon the act of May 4, 1870, which was had in the House, and taken from the Congressional Globe for April 1, 1870: Mr. Smith, ot Oregon The bill. I will state, is one in which the interests of the Government have been carefully guarded. There has never been a land grant in which those Interests have been so carefully guarded as In this bill. Mr. Lawrence Does the bill make any provision in regard to actual settlers? Mr. fernith It provides that the land shall be sold onl to actual settlers, In quanti ties not exceeding 160 acres to each person. and at a price not exceeding $2.50 per acre. it is tne most carefully guarded bill ever presented to this house. Mr. Holman Mr. Speaker, as some indi cation ot public sentiment on this subject, I desire to have the clerk read a petition that Is being signed by thousands and tens of thousands of citizens all over this broad land. (The clerk here read memorial urging Congress to cease granting land subsidies to railroad and other companies, but to set the same apart for the exclusive use ot settlers In limited quantities.) Mr. Mccormick, of Missouri who is that from ? Mr. Holman It comes from New York. I have received a number of such memorials. I trust the House will allow me to call at tention to the fact that we only a week ago last Monday, without even a division of the House, adopted a resolution declaring it was the true policy of this Government that grants of lands to railroad corporations should cease: that It was the true policy to hold these lands for the exclusive purpose of securing homes to actual settlers under the homestead and pre-emption laws. v Talk about $2.50 per acre! If there ever was any one measure that ever passed Congress with universal approval as a measure In conformity r with the enlightened spirit of the age and the advanced ideas of our country, it was the homestead law. And yet step by step, by a policy as remorseless as death, you defeat that great measure by giving away your lands to corporations who are to charge S2.30 per acre for lands which ought to be free to the actual settler as the good gift of God to mankind. Debate Shows Intention. The following is taken from the Con gressional Globe for April 29, 1870: Mr. Holman The only limitation Is that the bill Imposes on the company the duty to sell the lands to actual settlers at a price of S2.50 per acre. The question comes up as fairly upon this bill as upon any that is pending before Congress what shall be our future policy in reference to grants of our public lands? Shall the public lands go to the actual settler under the homestead and pre-emption laws, or shall they be given to corporations? Mr. Sargent One word in regard to the policy of land grants for railroads In the future. If they can be carefully guarded, as this bill Is, so thatwhlle they construct roads the lands shall also go to the actual settlers in limited quantities at small prices, then I am In favor of them. . The fault of the system heretofore has been that the grants have been made without restrictions to the companies, which could hold them Indefinitely for a rise in value. .By this means, monopolies have been created and settlers kept from the lands except on the even sections. But we propose to change all that, and do so by this bill. ' We compel the companies to sell the lands only to actual settlers at not more than $2.r0 per acre, and In lots of not more than 160 acres. The only difference that it makes to the settler Is that he pays double the Mmmkm BS-V -1 " 'Z - S "'-4'" V- . 4 u- MEMBERS OF OREGON STATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION, OATQEREO AT NORTH PACIFIC SANATORIUM, AND MRS. ABIGAIL SCOTT DUNIWAY (IX CEN TER OF LOWER ROW), WHO ADDRESSED THEM. minimum for his land; but the proximity of a railroad is certainly an advantage that counterbalances the price. The gentleman's blind rage does not discriminate between this system and that which was unrestricted, and would leave the vast West that needs development a wilderness for the long fu ture. . Mr. Lawrence Does the bill contain any provision that the lands shall be sold to actual settlers only ? Mr. Fitch Yes, sir; the bill is carefully guarded In that respect. Discussion in the Senate. The following is from the Congres sional Globe for April 29, 1870: Mr. Williams, of Oregon The objection which the Senator makes to this bill is not available, for the reasol that the bill pro vides expressly that every foot of the land shall be sold to actual settlers. The lands granted are as open, under the provisions of this bill, to actual settlers as they are under the, pre-emption laws of the country. It simply provides that when settlers go upon these lands they may buy them of tne company. Mr. Thurman Mr. President, at the last session of Congress there were presented by my colleague certain resolutions of the General Assembly of Ohio against any of these grants to railroad companies for the reasons that are set forth in those resolu tions, and Senators and Representatives from Ohio were requested to oppose all such grants. I concur in those resolutions. I move that this bill be referred back to the Committee on Public Lands with instruc tions to strike out all the grant in the bill except that for the mere right of way. Mr. Stewart In this bill there is a pro vision for disposing of the lands to actual settlers, and we have a provision against any possible monopoly on the part of the railroad company. Intention of Congress Plain. "I have quoted only a limited portion of the discussions upon the act of May 4, 1870," continued Mr. Lafferty, "but sufficient to show the well-defined in tention of Congress as to both the acts of April 10, 1869, and May 4, 1870, the limitation upon the sale of the lands being the same in both acts. By these acts the company has received each odd-numbered section for 20 miles on each side of its track from Portland to the California line and from Port land to McMinville. The even-numbered sections were retained by the Government. By these same acts the Government price of the lands in the even-numbered sections was fixed at $2.50 per acre to persona who might desire thereafter to purchase. lands in cluded In the even-numbered sections under the pre-emption law. "This shows conclusively that it was the intention of Congress that settlers should thereafter have the same right to go upon the odd-numbered sections and purchase the same from the com pany at $2.50 an acre that they would have thereafter to go upon the even numbered sections and purchase the same from the Government at $2.50 an acre." NEWBERG'S NEW CANNERY Seattle Concern Given Site for $20,000 Plant. NEWBERG, Or., July 10. (Special.) Seattle canners have entered the field here and are buying Royal Ann cherries at 44 cents per pound, shipping them to Puyallup. Larger shipments are being made daily, and the crop is beyond ex pectations. Many residents of Newberg who have only a few trees about their dooryards have sold enough cherries to pay their taxes. The Sprlngbrook Cannery engaged cherries early, and as soon as the crop began to arrive they were so overrun that they were compelled to ship several cars, as well as to place tons of boxes in cold storage until the rush was over. Being favorably impressed with the outlook for business in this part of the valley, the Weber-Bussell Company of Seattle made a proposition to put in a cannery here if the citizens would do nate a site. A meeting was held, when the matter was taken up, and a commit tee appointed to select a site. Last night at a mass meeting the committee report ed on a two and one-quarter acre site, which was satisfactory both to the can nery company and citizens. The site was guaranteed, and $1000, the cost of the ground, is being raised by subscrip tion. The company will erect buildings at once, and instal sufficient machinery to handle the pear crop this season. Next year the canners will be ready with a $20,000 plant to handle everything In the way of berries and fruits that is offered. The section around Newberg is divided up Into small tracts of five to 20 acres, and the people are enthusiastic over the prospect for a market to handle their stuff. As a consequence the acre age of fruits and berries will be greatly Increased the coming Fall and Spring. GOING TO JHE BEACH On the Potter. The steamer Potter will leave Ash street dock this week for the beach resorts as follows: Thursday, 7 A. M.; Friday, 7:30 A. M., and Saturday, 9 A. M. 4 x.- 4: TELLS TRIALS OF PIONEER NU S Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway Addresses Oregon Nurses' Association. ADVANCE OF WOMAN'S LOT Speaker Shows How Conditions of Sex Have Improved in Ore gon in Her Lifetime The "Womanly Professions. The quarterly meeting of the Oregon State Nurses' Association was held yes terday afternoon on the spacious grounds of the North Pacific Sanatorium. After the business meeting refreshments were served and a paper was read by Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway in her brilliant and inspirational manner. "Early Pio neer Nursing" was Mrs. Iuniway's sub ject. Her paper follows: In the early days of my frequent mate mat experiences on an Oregon ranch, the Idea, or even necessity of a professional nuree was not thought of. Tha prospective mother, feeling that her hour of tribulation was nigh, hastily gathered together all the soiled clothing be longing to the household and hired men, and between pauses of pain and suffering, put out on the clotheslines a family washing of suf ficient magnitude to supply the needs of those dependent upon her exertions during her periodical confinements. The "hired girl" (a raw recruit, in her teens), from a neighboring farmhouse, was installed at such a time in kitchen, dairy and nursery, and, as soon as the mother could resume her duties, the girl was In demand In some other household for a like . purpose, leaving the convalescing mother, so to overtax her strength aa to bring into her depleted body many of the ills that now, thanks to the Oregon Nurses' State Association, rarely follow the advent of the stork. Nor is the modern nurse alone la demand, for maternity cases. She bos become a profes sional ; and that men are often rescued by her services from the Jaws of death, many a physician cheerfully bears witness. It Is a great pleasure to & veteran In the service of woman's progress to note the ad vancement of the eex In this most Important realm of human endeavor. The fact that women. In all tha handicrafts of life, are or ganizing in professional associations, thus ele vating every fend- of womanly effort into the ranks of art, is gratifying evidence of the growth of the woman movement along the lines of highest endeavor. W are indebted for much of this progress, or rather the popularity accompanying it, to the example set for us long ago by profes sional men. Time was when a professional cook or laundryman was unknown. This nec essary work was all performed by women, whose maternal duties & profession of Itself, If women bad only known it so handicapped, their unskilled efforts that scientific cookery, laundry work and nursing were alike unheard of. But when women began to make these duties professional, and thereby elevated them into the arts, we began to have trained chefs tn the household, trained nurses In the sick room and trained laundry women here and there. Lessons in sanitation naturally accom panied these profesesional efforts, and the former village doctor, noted chiefly for his skill In the use of phlebotomy and canthar ldes, bes given way to the trained city phy sician, who could cut your head off to mend It, if necessary, relying fully upoA the skill of the trained nurse to finish, or rather to assist nature In finishing the work for which he Is responsible. The advent of women Into the ranks of a profession peculiarly their own, like this im portant one that now concerns us under these umbrageous shades, brings us to a complete contrast with the early days of which I have spoken, before trained nurses were to be had for love or money and no beautiful surround ings afforded the tired maid-of -all-work a moment of healthful recreation. Therefore, ladies, you need not wonder that I greet you. assembled as you are to combine business with recreation, with feelings of Joy. I am glad to see you taking Interest in your association. The more ardent your Inter est In your organization the more heartily will you rejoice In your duties. It has ever been the duty of woman to assuage human suffer ing, and the better prepared she Is for her profession the better can she conserve the life forces of the sick, and If need be, comfort the . dying. The better class of physicians everywhere are glad to welcome the minis trations of the trained nurse. That you have advanced to the dignity of a complete pro fession among yourselves Is here attested by the splendor of your present surroundings, the co-operation of the honored head of this honored institution, and the health and Joy you bring to homes where your presence is hailed In times of distress as that of minister ing angels. As I contrast the present conditions accom - ' -h Y r panying the trials, of motherhood with those of my own early years, and look back along the decades to the difference between tne then and the now, I am reminded 'of the explorer along the icebound shores of the Yukon, who, unable to note the progress of the glacier that breaks Its output, and with thundering roar escapes into the surging waters of the Pacific seas, discovers that even while he slept, the icy river was all the time making progress. So, I, In looking back over the departed years can note the progress of women, since the days in the long ago when ridicule, misrepresentation and rotten eggs were my portion Instead of the roses and acclaim that greet me now. I feel all the time the current has been moving, even when I saw it not, except when measured by Its grand results. I ask and ex pect your co-operation, my daughters, as I love to call you, in launching the equal suf frage campaign that Is now upon us. Every step we take in the line of progress brings us nearer to the goal of liberty. DENY HISSING THE FLAG Industrial Workers of the World Again Challenge Trades Council. Another statement, including a chal lenge to debate the labor question, has been forwarded by J. D. Smith, secretary of the Portland local. Industrial Workers of the World, to the officers of the Feder ated Trades Council of the Oregon State Federation of Labor. A number of other communications of a similar vein have been addressed to the Federated Trades Council by the officers of the more re cently formed labor organization, the In dustrial Workers of the World, but they have all been ignored. Ia the letter forwarded yesterday the Industrial Workers of the World deny that they either hissed the American flag or applauded murder on the occasion of their visit to an open meeting of the Federated Trades Council; denounce M. Grant Hamilton, an organizer for the American Federation of Labor, and the members of that organization as "labor fakers" and "grafters," whose denuncia tion they construe to be commendatory of the policies for which the attacked organization stands. "The challenge to debate will not be considered by the Federated Trades rep resentatives, who have taken the position that they cannot afford to engage In pub lic discussion with men whose feelings respecting the flag and law and order were so emphatically expressed at a pub lic meeting In this city about two weeks ago," said a member of the Federation of Labor last night. TO DISCUSS GRANGE FAIR Members of Evening Star Will Hold Meeting Tomorrow. J. J. Johnson, master of Evening Star Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, has is sued a call to the members to attend a meeting at his office in Commercial building on Second and Washington streets, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, to consider the matter of holding a dis trict grange fair. The call says: "This is a most Important meeting and I hope to have some 16 or 20 of our most earnest members present to give sugges tions upon the various matters that will naturally arise In determining the best course to pursue. At this meeting the general scope of the fair will be discussed and probably decided upon. The fair will be held on the grounds of the grange on the Sec tion Line road, one mile east of the Lower Mount Tabor reservoir, but the date and number of days it will continue are yet to be determined. It Is expected that a daily Institute will be conducted as one of the important features of the fair. The Oregon Agricultural College will be asked to furnish speakers. Port land business men will be Invited to make displays. PURE MILK AT SEASIDE Dairy Commissioner Bailey- Will Keep Product Under Inspection. The visitors at the various Seaside re sorts during the present season are not likely to have any reason to complain of the milk and other supplies furnished at such places, as was the case last year. Joseph W. Bailey, Commissioner of the Oregon State Dairy and Food Commission, said yesterday that every effort would be made to prevent the sale of impure milk. An inspector is now .at Astoria and In a few days will begin the work of exam ining all the milk intended for the Sum mer resorts. Mr. Bailey further said that this Inspec tion will be rigidly maintained at the Coast throughout the season, thus guar anteeing the purity of the milk supply. Turpentine Plant Complete. H. C. Campbell and C F. Swigert expect to have their new $50,000 turpentine dis tilling plant at West St. Johns in opera tion this week. The machinery has all been installed and only a few details re main to be completed. Industries in St. W ': ' V - 5,1 f t I 1 i! tA Johns are especially active at the present time. The first carload of asbestos for the new factory of the Glllen-Chambers Company was received day before yester day. Th new ferry James John, which will begin regular trips to Linnton and West St. Johns In the near future, was recently taken down the river to St. Johns, where finishing touches have been added. SALOONMEN PAY PROMPTLY Not More Than Two City Licenses Allowed to Lapse. Contrary to expectations not to exceed two saloonmen in the city have forfeited their liquor license. The time which the proprietors of these resorts had to pay the regular quarterly license of J200 ex pired yesterday and when the office closed License Inspector Hutchinson in checking over the list of 440 saloons dis covered that only two had failed to re new their licenses. There Is a possibility these men may have mailed checks to the license department during the day and that the letters had not been deliv ered. If the checks were written and mailed yesterday, they will be accepted by the city, but Mr. Hutchinson will not be able to determine who if any of the dealers are delinquent until he gets his mail this morning. Liquor licenses In this city under the Gray ordinance, which raises the license to tSoo per annum and restricts the num ber of these resorts, have come to be considered a valuable asset. Liquor deal ers will be slow to part with their license in view -of the fact that under this or dinance the City Council Is powerless to grant them another license or to Issue any additional licenses until the popula tion of the city exceeds 500 Inhabitants for each of the 440 saloons already estab lished. The enforcement of the Sunday closing law does not appear to have de preciated the value of these licenses Judg ing from the promptness with which they have been renewed under the Increased fee. PORTLAND MAIL WEIGHED More Than Fifty Tons Dispatched by Local Postofflce Every Week. That more than 100,000 pounds of mail Is sent out from Portland each week, is shown by the statistics at the local office, where all of the mail is now placed on scales before being sent out. During the first week in July the total weight of mail of all classes was 104.S80 pounds. Of this 10,258 pounds was of first-class mat ter; 77,707 of second class; 14.418 of third and fourth class, and 42S pounds penalty or overweight. These figures show a gain of about 400 per cent over the weight of mail for one week eight years ago. For the purpose of awarding contracts, the Portland mail was weighed during the first week in October, 1S99, and it was ascertained that a total of 25,942 pounds was sent out. This was divided as follows: First class, 4SS2 pounds; second class, 11,118 pounds: third and fourth class, 9547 pounds, and penalty or overweight, 427 pounds. In calling attention to this comparison. 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Mankind lr learn ing: not only the necessity but toe lux ury of oleanllness. 9APOLIO, which baa wrought such obangres in tha home, announces her sister triumph HAND SAPOLIO TOR TOILET AND BATH A special soap which energ-lzea tha whole body, starts the circulation and leaves an exnuaratin glow. All eera and dra; grists. FOR WOMEN ONLY Dr. Sanderson's Compound Sav in and Cotton Root puis. th bst and only rel(abl remedy for FEMALE TROUBLES AND IRRJEGULARITDiS. Cure the days. Price S2 rer box. mna in Address Tr. ?. J. PIERCE. 181 Vlrt jumu Portland, Orfxoa, Tl A 17 w