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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1908)
TTTF MOttMNO OTIFGOMAN. .MOMIAY. ATKIL SfO, 1UUS. 0 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OBEflOKlAJt TEUCrHONEU. Faclflo lutHt Ciiiit!nB -Fftrtm ............ ., "1tr "lrruliloa frtenacln Editor Sunday fedltnr .............. ampnvlnf-Roera Clljf Rdltnr Purrlntadt Bulldlnc ... fcat aid oatc ...Main T"T ...MJo Tn ...Main TOT . ..lelr imi ...Vain TOTO ...Ma'n) TTI ...Bain T070 Kaat 1 Homai rnunflnc-Rnom . , 4ltona4 Rotmi .. .A1T ...AlatM AMVHKMr.ST. MARQl'AM THF.ATKH- cM 'rrlirm. -""" Fitlh nnd Snulh- Ml mnriim IT i'nnipan In "The Hella "f N ura. Tonlaht al a. is BAKfrn THWATr.B -iThlriJ between Ya-n-hlll and Taj lor,-- P.k-r TI.ea'er ' ""P"" In "The Mtrapae A1venture of Mlae Hrown." Tonlalu al Ift STAR THF.ATEK irark and Wahlntnn The Kren. h Sexk I'Mianr In ' Mnw P.ller Hutted In" T"n1hi at K 15 Mat Ineee Tneixla). mi t unlay and funilay al 2.1 r. M I.VFlIi- THKATKH iHeienth and Aldrrl The llrn lo-k rompan In "Thelria T-'nlaM al 1 Mntlneea 1 ueeday. Thutaday. paiunlay and Hunday at II P M. PANTAi-.FS TM BATRR-1 Fourth and Stark tnntlnuoua au.leWlle. 2. SO. J:30 and I. M llltANn THBATK.R I Waahlntrn. between Turk and Seventh) t'ontlnuoua aixlevllle, 2..:o. 7 S and U V. M. A"K BlTTItn ftnvtrlt.-The prc?nt car at rvlie over Hiirnalrle-atrect brlde works a hanlahtp on hualnra men and tha pub lic Brnrrmiy. All cara run wnt over the drills? and return over the Ptct-1 trlcinc. A Htimlp car runs oomaioiiHlly rust over ilip bridge-, but o tiir na the public la i-onrcrnrd la not regarded much of an ncctimmodatlon. A committee from l he Kaat Nde Buetneaa Men'a Club will wait on the company and ask tlmt the rs be routed east over the hriiliie as formerly Aside Imm the Inconvenience) to the people cmaatnR raat on the brlcla-e, bualnraa men any they have alrendy loat Ji per cent or their regular trade, nnd tn hold out ix month until the bridge acroaa Kulllvan a Gulch, on Union avenue, ta completed will be a eerloun matter to them. The railway company ha a alnarle track between Sullivan' tiulch on Orand avenue to llnlladay avenue, which will shortly have to tie replaced with a double track, aa the atreet la to lie paved with hard-aurface Improvement. The com pany will be aaked to put down the tlouble track at on.-e and route the cara now aolng west over the bridge eaat aa well. Hsoix cmcmATiNn Petitions. Prohibi tion petitions were placed In the hnttda of committee at nil Hasl Side churches yesterday, nnd members were Baked to eltin at the close of all the services, the object boln- to make all Kant Side pre (inrts dry at the June election. l'nMora or the churches called the attention of ihe congregations to those petitions and urged ail registered voters to sign them, f inal organisation for the campaign will be effected at the masa meeting- tonight In Hawthorne Tark Presbyterian (.'hurcli, Kast Twelfth and Kaat Taylor streets. There are 4S precincts Inside the city and three In St. John. In nil 61, In which pro hibition elections will be held. The three precincts In St. John will he grouped to gether and those In the city will be voted as one. There are now 1 dry precincts In the city. The prohibitionist hope to capture the entire 61 precincts, but if they do not malfe them all dry, they feel con fident that they will gain a considerable number. Mat Rtcrt.ANK Strkft. As It has been HM'ertalned that tSuat Morrison street, be tween I'nlon avenue and Morrison-street bridge approach cannot be Improved for two year without the unanitnotia con sent of property-owners, an effort will be made to have the city replank It be fore June 1. The plunk Is worn and rough and no parade can pass over It.. The city agreed to keep It In repair for four years from the time the plank was laid, and aa the roadway Is too far gone to repair, a new rondway will have to be laid. Preliminary work for paving Kast Morrison street, between Union avenue and Kast Seventh street is now being done. These blocks will bo paved with asphalt on concrete foundation. Fi'NKRAi. of Matt Mt-Nm.T-r. The fu neral of the late Matt McNulty. one of the best-known men on the Portland waterfront, was held from the pro-Ca-Ihcdral, Fifteenth and Iavta streets, yes terday morning, and was attended by a large portion of the membership of the Portland lodge of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Longshoremen's I'nlon. Father O'Hnra preached an obltnnry sermon In which he dwelt upon the many charitable acts performed by the deceased during hi lifetime. The In terment took place at Mount Calvary Cemetery. t Kptkotivsj May 1. all cars of the Port land Hallway, Light & Power Company within the city limits of Portland and It suburbs. Including St. John, will stop only at the near side of crossings, as la now being done at railroad Intersections. Conductors of the Portland Railway IMvislon are Instructed to permit pas sengers to get on and off of cars at for ward vestibule, when desired, except on forward vestibule of Portland Heights cars. Fvnkrai. of V. C Chrihtknpkn. The funeral of Vlggo V. Chrlstensen. the 6-ycar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Chrls tensen. who died Saturday, was held yes terday, at Punnlug's undertaking chapel, 414 Hist Alder street, and the Interment was In l-one Fir Cemetery. It was the second funeral In the family, within about a week, the former funeral being that of a 12-year-old son who died of diph theria. Cai'iiht Liftino t.m Mrs. Kate A. Fox. proprietress of the Cascade rooming house and owner of the Cascade saloon, was arrested at 10 o'clock last ntfiht by Patrolmen Harms and Hlrsch for violat ing the Sunday liquor law. According to the officers, the woman was caught dis pensing the forbidden beverages to a thirsty customer, and the arrest followed. Ht BROtioiis Appino Machines Uskful The Oregnnian made-use of five adding machines of the Burroughs Adding Ma chine Company in compiling the returns of the primary election. Without their use the compilation of the election totals w ould have been exceedingly tedious and difficult. Kxri.AiN'a Judicial Measurks. At the People's Forum lat night- In the Selllng lllrsch hall, Kohert O. Morrow, candidate for Circuit Judge, explained the various measures affecting the judicial system of the state to be voted on at the June lection. For Sai.k Reserved scats for Pacific coast boxing and wrestling chnmpion shlivs. Sale commences this morning at 9:M o'clock, at Powers Kstes drugstore, IIS Sixth street, near Alder street. Boarp of Trade Mkkts. The I'nlver sity Park Foard of Trade ,will hold a meeting tonight to receive reports .on a number of Industrial propositions. For Rent A few nice offices In The Oregonian building. See Superintendent, room 201. a Rats War. San Francisco, J5; steamer. Frank Bollam. agent. 12s. Third street. Drt fir cordwood. 4 ft... ISM; sawed. W. Portland Fuel Co. Phones E. 26, B lttX. Dr. Cassedat. eye. ear, nose, throat; glasses fitted. MT Pckum building. W. A. Wise and associates, painless dentists. Third and Washington. We But telephone bonds. 190 First t. Da. B. C. Blown. Errs. Ear; Marquatn. Principals Are tlevtod. Miss Clara A. Bone was elected prin cipal of the St. John High School, and Charles H. Boyd, of Ooldendale, Wash., was elected principal of the South Orammar School. Mr. Boyd Is a new educator for this county, but comes highly recommended. Miss Boss, prln- rlpal f tho ft. John Hlrh School, ha occupied that poaltlon for tha pat yaa. THE THEATERS Br Arthur A. GreeiMS TIIR STRAXiR APVUXTt RW Of MIS MOWS" AT THF BAKtR. 3d a J O'Oallacher. Rohert Unmans Captain Courtney.. Mlrhael tKihgertjr. Mr Hlbhertaen . a. . evraaant Tanner... Herr Von Sloaer... Mrs. O'ftallager. . . . . . .Cleorge AMann . . Howard Ruaaelt . . . Earl n Uwlra .William Qlaaaon ...James oleaaon . . l,urlte Webster AngVIa Rrl(htnell. .Marlbel Seymour Rtiphmla Frhwarts.. ...I-oulee Kent Matilda Jonea Filala Oarrett Mllllrent Lnverldge . . . Olevla Ireland Vlara lxvrlde Rhea Mitchell Km ma Ruth Lechler AFTKR the somewhat somber atmos phere in which the Baker players appeared last week, the same being the atmosphere of "The Eternal City." It la a genuine relief to watch the members of that organisation so happily disposed as they are this week In that trifling; but merry little farce. "The Strange Adventures of Ml Brown." Yesterday was one of the banner days at the Maker, the performance being witnessed by so many sudltors that there was a demand for standlngr-room. This week's offering Is no great shakes as a play. A farce never Is, and It Is demanded only that there be a vague thread of story told consecutively, without regard to probability, tn order that a few dozen or a few hundred laughs may be hung thereon. After all, the best thing In the world, next to the love of a goocl woman. Is a clean laugh, and thla farce Is funny without drawing; upon the French for Idea. It ta a charming hill, and the -Baker patrons may safely attend any performance this week with the assurance- that It will be worth the while. Just what the affair Is all about la Incompetent, Immaterial and Irrelevant, and the most Important Item Is that tleorge Alison appears for two acta. In feminine garb, and that dear Marlhel Seymour l nothing less than the lead ing lady, the Ingenue leading lady, and perfectly grand. James Oleaaon dis tinguishes himself particularly as an antiquated German music master, F.lsle Oarrett blossoms out ss a real charac ter comedienne, and surprise; her most sincere admirers. Miss (iarrett Is safe ly past the amateur stage, and no bet ter evidence Is needed to prove It than her performanc this week. Mrs. nieason gives herself most heartily to the role of a prim old trail, nary boss, and severally and collective ly, the halance of the company do themselves credit, although there will tie no reputations made. The piece la well staged and costumed. "How Baxter Butted In" at the Star PY ARTHlTt A. aRWENPJ. LAST night marked the beginning of the end of the French Company's regime at the Star, and In appreciation of the efforts of the company and its manager, Richard D. French, there was an audience present which filled every nook and corner of Ihe Star ani which exerted Itself to show at every oppor tunity the esteem In which Portland holds this excellent organization of players. The bill was "How Baxter Bj..ed n," a fnrce of the ultra-modern, slangy type which has enjoyed a cnnsiderahi? degree of success as a road attraction. The cast I so arranged that the particular favor ites aro almost without exception seen to advantage, and a pleasant recollection will remain behind the French players when they depart for pastures new. Our old army friend. Charlie Conners, George Berry and D. M. Henderson ara to be credited with the most artistic wovk of the performance, for It Is a piece. In which the men of the cast have rather tne best of It. Conners Is especially effective, his work as Hfera Quick, the choir boy, being fully equal to that which has medo III Holier one of the features of "Way Pnnn Kasf" for a decade. Ev. Karle French piny the submissive w'fe of the perly village tyrant In the finished manner wtdch has characterized all her work here, while Ijeah Ij Force must be credited with a distinct achievement for her playing of the flirtatious hesd waitress. St. Oeorge Daglnnn and Dorothy DjivIs, who have the leading roles, are both talented people, but their work Is marred by obvious affectations which (hey should be Induced. If possible, to ahandln. The strength of the French Company, as It seems to me. Is In Its character actors, w hich are far and away belter than at y one haa a right to expect to see ;n a popular-price organization. After this week the company will transfer Its activities to Tacoma. and the best wishes of a, large Fortland clientele will go with thorn for their auccess In the Sound City. Grease paints and professionals' supplies at Woodard. Tarke A Co. PEDESTRIAN MAKES START Arscnp Haudin 1ravr. Portland, Me., for Chicago. POHTLANII. Me.. April 19.-Arsene Baudin. of Adam. Mass., who arrived In this city Saturday, started at midnight to walk to Chicago with the Intention of lowering the record made by Edward Payson Weston last Fall. PERSONALMENTION. President P. U Campbell, of the" State Fnlverslty of Eugene, spent Sunday In Portland. M. S. Woodcock, a prominent banker of Corvallls, was a guest at the Im perial Hotel over Sunday. Professor K H. Lake, of the Oregon Agricultural College faculty, at Cor vallls. Is In the city on business. He Is staying at the Imperial. The WTiltman College baseball team from Walla Walla, a dozen strong, were guests at the Imperial yesterday. J. D. Carroll, of Klamath Falls, one of the leading stock -raisers of Southern Oregon. Is at the Imperial. Mr. Carroll built the Washington State building for the World's Fair three years ago. Captain Harry Haslem. of Astoria, and ono of the best-known steamboat men of the Lower Columbta. was In Portland over Sunday. I'nlted States Senator Charles W. Fulton arrived In Portland from As toria last night and registered at the Imperial. He shows the effects of the strenuous campaign through which he has Just passed very perceptibly. He will be here for only a day and says he Is Just resting up. He adds nothing to his already published statement regard Ins; the results of the primary election. CmOACIO, April 19. (Special.) E. W. Jones of Portland Is at the Kaiser hof Hotel. Awnings, Porch Curtains. We solicit your patronage and guar antee satisfaction. Agencies In every town in the Northwest. Willamette T.en Awning Co. Main 86s. Relation of Railroad Rates to Portland Jobbing Trade Editor Harry N. Blair Explaini Territorial Limitations and Accounts for Policy of Transcontinental Lines. AT THE Unt motlnn of th Ad men'a Club, held Wednesday night of laM week. pHper wm rnd by Harry N. Blair, editor of thm railrond and at rain -uhlp directory bearing bin name. The paper waa entitled, "Trnna cuntlnental Rates,' and was pre pared with partlrnlar refcrenre to the lntreet of Portland and tributary territory in the ratca question. Mr. Hlair haa brought the aubjort of local Interest In the matter to the attention of the transportation' committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and la working on additional matter for hla directory covering thla phase of the rates ques tion. At the request of oflfcers of the club, who expresa the opinion that the paper would be read with Interest by Portland business men. It is given here in full: The gradual xtnntnn T transcontinental terminal rates upon the Pscirie Coast, and th Hpokans matter, whlrh It nw under consideration. cauB Interest to rt1i:t on tho conditions which mail necessary tho preufnt adjustment of transcontinental frelaht rats. The conception of a transcontinental rail road wii the reallxut Ion o American dreams, yet Its undertaking Invoivrd the daring of visionary men and Its completion occasioned sacrifice of fortune, health and reputation of those who had falih In th enterprise. The lot of the pioneer road whlrh struck out boldly over desert stretches, preceding emigration, mai I mined a sorry one and it was only afW a strug-gl- of 80 yearn o-er seeming adverse con ditions, that the venture gave promise of surcess. Stretching Its way from the Mis souri, through vstt regions of fertile coun try snd over hlntotSml mountain trails, the pioneer road at Its completion found itself confronted hy a traffic problem unrece-d-ntrd In railroad, history. Ambition had ben the grat factor up to the completion of the pioneer road, but this soon gave way to self-prerervatlon. Meeting the Water Kale. The traffic to the Pacific Coast, upon which the new road was dependent, moved entirely by water at rates ruinous to the new road. In order to secure the trans portation of the-ie goods. It was necemary for the rail carrier to make a rate, not as low In cents per 10 pounds but of as great value, all things considered, to the shipper, as the water rate. in arriving at the) figures, marine insurance, time in. transit, liability to damage by salt water, uncer tainty of arrival, and other conditions con tingent with sea-carriage, were considered, with the result that the rail rate adopted was considerably In excess or that obtain ing by water. These low "water-competing" rates, estshllalird to divert traffic from water to rail, had no regard for operating experts or flxed charges, and the territory traversed hy the nw line contributed little to Its support. The new road was thus placed on the barest of Its own .resources, strong In geographical position but weak In every support. Hers expediency rather than logic governed the action of those re sponsible for the suueess or failure of the enterprise. Water competition is made to do most heroic rervlre in many portions of the Cnlted Htates In Justifying Irregularities In freight rates; hut In transcontinental traf flo this competition is not mythical but of Intense reality. Origin of "Intermediate" Rate. These "water-competing" rates were msde to apply only to so-called terminals upon the t oast, where actual water competition existed, forcing freight destined to an In terior point to pay the local rate hack from the terminal, thus meeting the water com petition as It actually existed. As this local rate back from the terminal increased ac cording tfl distance Interior, a point wai naturally reached where the through rate so formed was more than reasonable, and to place a limit on the rate formed by this combination, so-called "Intermediate" rates construed on the customary mllenge prin ciple were published to Pacific Coast termi nals and observed as maximum at Inter mediate points. Now. In theory, the converse of this propo sition would be true when applied to the point -f .r'?lnJB ,,h K"M- Th from NeW lork to Portland Is flaed by eater competi tion. From a point weet of New York mer chandise can move by rail to New York thence by water to rrt1and. or hy rail di rect. If It moves. via New Y'ork the rate manifestly ehnuld be the local to New York plus water rates thence. Applvlng this prin ciple of water competition in the Past exactly an It han been spplled upon the Pacific Coast rates would be lower from the seaboard an Increased toward the Interior until some point was reached at which the rate constructed equaled a reasonable rate by the direct rail rout. That the same system Is not In force In hnh the Kaet and the West Is due to dif ferent conditions In the eectlons. Cpnn the Pacific Coast the etrong commercial Interest are located at the eeahosrd. there being no Interior towns of sufficient strength to Insist upon a change of this poHey. 8okane Is making such a denisnd snd It remain to he sen what the result will he. In the Kast this le otherwise. Formerly manufacturing was mainly done upon the Atlantic seaboard, but today commercial enterprises have devel oped' In all parts of.lhe Fast snd Middle West, snd these have demanded an entrance to the markets of the Psclfic Coast In tones which cannot he disregarded. Virtue m Industrial Iymtlona. Ptill more Important In the situation of the carriers themselves. Those tines which dis tribute upon the Pacific Coast control the ad justment of transcontinental rates, and their Interests are all united In maintaining the present system. It Is to the Interest of thew systems that traffic ahould originate at the Rastern terminus of their respective tines. No( only do they obtain more for the trans portation of traffic an originating thaa they obtain from their proportion of a through rate SELLING STATE LAND. Mr. Buckley Continue HU Contro versy With Mr. c;eer. PORTLAND. April IS. tTo the Editor ) In Mr. Geer'a letter nf April R, he denies that the Governor ever sold an acre nf land. I am well aware that It waa the Ft ate Ind Board that sold the land, but Mr.. Ger wss the bead of the board, and a dictator In that board while Governor. It was Mr. Geer. as Governor, who had to make application to the United Htates LsSJirt Office for selections, and thereby was aware of all that was being done, or should know what he mi signing. The board's ruling was law aa I stated In my first letter. Judge Boise so decided, and Mr. Geer ad mits It. Ho smya "During the latter part of my term, the system was adopted by the board with some degree of success. " The system was of selling to the highest bidder, just what I asserted should have been done from the first if sold at all, until later years, when there would be a value in It. 1 accuse Mr. Geer. as Governor, that he permitted 1.VS.0OO acre of base (it is some times called state scrip) to be sold for 2.W per acre. Iand should have been selected with this base In the Willamette Valley. The land was vacant for a long time after THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANY CITIZEN OF OREGON TAKING LIFE INSURANCE FROM AN OUTSIDE COMPANY OregOBlfe THE POLICYHOLDERS' COMPANY IS BEST FOR OREGONIANS Home Offices Corbett Building, Corner Fifth and Morrison Sis., Portland, Or. A. L MILLS L. SAMUEL CLARENCE S. SAMUEL President General Manager. Assistant Manager. on traffic originating further Est. but they a et build up the Industries of that locality and therefore rrinnve thes firm the sphere of water competition. These various i--imil-ton have caused the low tte whleh water companion compel ied fmm N w ork to he extended from sll points enst .of ths Mlseourl Tliver and also from Clors1o; thus etahl'h Irw the so-called - blanket" or "psge s.tnp" rates which apply from sll "points in Kantern denned territories to Pacific Coast tsrmlnsts. f oaaet Milpmenta Mostly Car Iots. The I'acinc tone. Jobber receives shout PO per cent of his mer. hsndle In car tola. tlf the remaining 10 per cent the greater part la In the nature nf emergen-y orders which require quick iiellvery and which could not, therefore, be trsneyorted by water. In or-ler to obtain the buemese of the PnclnV Ctmet Jobber. It le ae.-rtntary that the tall carrier make an attractive rutVoid rat, the eM car load rate being of comrstve!y 111 tie Impor tsnce. Thers la s crlHln amount of lens carload traffic whlrh can and ie move hy water, but gi-neially speaklhB. the lrm car load traffic M not subject to water competi tion. The carload freluht Is that f'r wiiH-h the rail carrier mainly contends with ths oean; herye water competition rendn to pro duce a wlle differential between carloads and less carload". This ts perceptible la the rstesi from Port land to Ban Franrlwco. Ihe Khs ths. earloal ntst-ela-s rate being M cent. cUes A cur load rate being 1S rente. The Paclrt" Coast Jobber, with his wsrehouee by the sea. can turn to the ocean for relief If the rail line fulls to make a rate which wilt permit him to bring his werrhanule by rail and engAge against his FJistern competitors n nearhy elates. This may be disastrous to the Jobber It proved to be so when tiled but It was even more dleastroue to the railway. .Hiring the rate war of 1RIU. whlrh was brought about by the Paclfl" Coast Jobbers to force a lower rnte. the ocean line wan reported to. The rail lines, to retallste. gave to Ftern Jobbers every facility nr entering TadAc. Coast territory, hy making a general reduc tion In rates, abollehlng differentials and per nittllr.g s greater latitude In the privilege of mixing shipments. The result wss dimerous to both parties. The Coast Jobbers lost In territory and the rail toads lost severely In decrenee In revenue. At the. expiration of three yesrs both par ties were anxious for relief and were seeking some ground of compromise. The railroad fleered to retain Its business st remunerative rales, snd the Coast Jobber desired to retain hie territory and Inerrnae his profits, which remiMcd In a state or equilibrium. TMeadvantage of Portland Jobber. The jobber at Portland rests nnder a certain disadvantage In comparison with his Kaete.rn rival, whh-h renders it extremely difficult for him to maintain htmsetf with out some advantaae In the frelaht rates, and his natural advHiiinge of location enttiles him to this preference. Owing to the present adfnatment of freight rates he cannot op erate In any event more than about 300 miles to the, east, and about the same dis tance, south brings him to a point where hot h his Fa stern rival and his local com petitor have an advanlsge n the rate. To the north he Is almost excluded, his rone being practloslly the California-Oregon state line. Huntington and the Knnke River. Heyond this territory, which Is practically his own. he can opernte Into Fpolnne terrl tory nt about one-half of the rates obtain ing from the Missouri T?lver Into Rpoksne; Into VtHh at 7i per cent of the rate ob taining from the Missouri PJver Into Ttah; Into Montana common points he fun com pete on an eqttallt y with Ran Francisco, SeHttle and St. I'aul, but of course In each Instance he must draw from the F.aat. under terminal ratee. the greater part of his goods. The field which Is open to him IS narrow, eetimsted In squsre miles, snd even narrower when estimated bv population which he ran reach. From this It results that the volume of his sales Is small and the expense of t ran salting huslness targe In proportion; still further hi location and the mnnner In which be obtains his sup plies forces nlm to carry a disproportion ately large stock. Not Ho tn the Middle West. The Jobber In the Middle West, who Is competing upon (he Coast, lias a very ex tensive territory and the volume of his nales is large. He goes Ensti to New England, Fouth to the Oulf of Mexlen. North lv the Ionilnlon line. Weet 1oo nil lew, and wheth er he does or does hot cover the narrow strip of territory west of the I l.ith meridian. In no way affeets his general prosperity or bis continued existence. The pacific Coant jobber finds It extremoly difficult to main tain himself n.rfi1nt his Knstern rivals without soma advantage In the transpor tation charge, and we have seen that his lo cation upon the seaboard, by opening two avenues of communication, gives htm a cer tain advantage In t his respect, and the maintenance of proport ions t el y high rate from the Esst to points wlthtn adjacent states aids htm materially in promoting movement from the Coast. progress of Tmnscontlnentiils. To reflect the strides which have heen made within the past ten years la to caM a shadow of Incredibility upon the progress of transcontinental lines. In no other line of business has there been greater develop ment and harmony amid a diversity of In terests, not only between the railroads themselves, but between the territories they serve. These Hnee which were strong In geogrnphicHl position, but weik In every support where a railroad should he strong, have built for themselves a railroad empire out of a wilderness. To accomplish this ret-ult th services are required of men of the highest Intelligence, the widest ac quaintance with public needs, snd the hroiident views on questions of transporta tions and the development of ocal Interests. The evolution of rood railroad management has been slow and has been attended, with many abuses, hut closer relations exist be tween men who sell trnnsjortatlon and those who buy. than ever before. in hrlnglng about this closer relation, transcontinental lines have been exception ally lucky or exceptionally wise In attract ing to their service a type of executive men who aro bigger than anything laid down In a railroad book. System Is recognlred pretty generally today as a requisite in the successful conduct of any business, but suc cepeful men. better than ot hers, understand thnt there Is grave danger even In system; and no railroad can afford to let any system ossify on tt. That rigidity of rules, which under small men, paralym a railroad's ac tivities, has become, with trnnecontlnentBl lines, a code elastic enough to cover an emergency ratther than to cause ore. he took office. Records of the Cnited Stn-tes I nnd Office will show thnt Innds were se curert by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany and prove my assertion. I also Hssert that this haso would sPcitra unsurveyed lands up to October 1. 1i0O, and that there was a large amount to be had I showed In my former letter w-hern this had been done In Washington with Oregon base. I did not accuse Mr. Geer with doing this I wished to show what he could havi done. It was not to the land ring's Interest to do that, or select land anywhere there would not have been any money in It for them. Had he or the land board made se lections In the Witlamcte Valley, when there was lots of land to be had. and the same held until now, the school fund would have the benefit of about $ lO,0io,onn. Did not Mr. Geer know that about all the tim ber left, is In the West? Of couree he did. Now he tries to lay the blame on the Legis lature. Why. he was a member for four terms, and Speaker of the House for one of these terms, a powerful position to change and make any kind of a school land. law. fctUI he did nothing. Mr. Geer certainly must have known what was being done In Washington. He quoted in his letter my statement showing about what the standing of the school funds of the two ststes. He also quotes what I said about the Ifi.tHH) acres of land in No hnlem. Thla land was selected with state base. When my letter was published there was a mistake In the printing. It should have rend as follows: "15,000 acres of land In the Nekslem brought to the school fund k little over lft.tKXX Four hundred and eighty acres bak of Skamakawa brought r irat'rvexjvj H. B. LIJT 351 WuMitgica Street 10' Ladies' sumdl Misses' UIT From $25 Aft A Saving to the school fund of ths State of Wash lnrton fl.VOOO- This 1R.00O acree was choice land, worth about $l.000,oo now. I made mention of this to show how Oregon state lands had been handled. This was about the time he was in the Legislature. Of course. It Is Mr. Oeera object to rols conitrue my letter. It Is plain reading for Knstern men that know something oftha value of timber land, as well as cltlsens of Oregon. Mr. Cleer admits land was sold too cheaply. He admits that the land board could have made laws for its guidance and these laws were made when he was about to leave the office. It is strange he had not thought of this sooner. When the Cascade Reserve was made Mr. Pennoyer waa Oovemor. and his board made a ruling not to sell any bare out of the reserve and would not even maM good, lands sold by the state that had been selected by land sharks, who had se cured some faulty base. In this case a rul ing was law with his board. There Is one matter 1 mentioned that Mr. Geer Is silent about, and that la selling base for $2.I0 per acre, and O'Dell and others making 2 per acre on It. CVDell was selling for 4 T.0. and other scrip wss worth nt the time ST. Tie must x.rn guilty Onae Portland Kennel Club Next Annual Dog Show. Crowe & Graham Garage Fifteenth and Washington Streets April 29th-30th and May lst-2d 1908 4 ENTER YOUR DOG Mr. George S. Thomas, of Hamilton, Mass., will judge all breeds, and a square deal is assured to alL HANDSOME CUPS FOR LOCAL DOGS For entry blanks address the Secretary, E. T. Chase, P. 0. Box 302, or call at office, 229 Lumbpr Exchange Building:, between 12 and 6 P. M. Help Along by Entering Your Dog and Visiting the Show. Close April 22. No Pedigree Required. CATAIXKJL'ES NOW OCT. (if yf.-V v to $175 Oppoirtainiiy to this. Hsd be refused to select lands for base hunters, no court could have forced htm to sell. In a letter to me he asserted that he could be mandatnuned. Mr. Pennoyer took that risk, and nothing was done. It Is such men as Mr. Geer who hsve been the cause of Oregon having a Demo cratic Governor; and 1 believe the people of Oregon will keep on until greater care Is exercised in the selection of men to fill her offices. I care not what Mr, Geer may choose to sneer at. This Is a public matter and of vital Importance to the Hints of Oregon. This Is not a matter of Mr. Geer'a word against my word tha public records show what I stated is true. J. A. BUCKLET. DRESS GOODS SALE. Attend the tfrefts fronds sale at McAlIen ft McDonnells today. All black and colored dress fabrics on aale at special Teducqd prices. 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