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1JT MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1909. TIIE Industrial Growth in Pacific Northwest HUGE PROJECT STARTS Josephine County Irrigation & Power Co. Absorbs Ail Others jn County. $300,000 IS INVOLVED fk-heme Is to Irrigate 9000 Acres by Gravity System, t'slng Water From Rogue River Work Has Already Been Begun. , GRANTS PASS, Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Nothing has awakened bo much Interest lately as the question of Irrigation. Local capital and the farmers are to make a upited effort to investigate a supply of water for both pravity anil high-land ditch system. The Josephine County Irrigation & Power Company has been organized as a stock company, and Government experts employed to furnish data upon which to establish a system of ditches to water I6.O0O acres of land. , Negotiations have been carried on with the Golden Drift Company and the Grants Pass Orchard & Irrigation Company, each of which has valuable holdings with water rlphts and land adjacent thereto, and an Ideal location for a dam across Rogue River, w hich will supply two grav ity ditches, one on each side of the river. All the corporations Interested met at T.nhii- milnz. and the Josephine Coun ty Irrigation Company. as a result, ab sorbed all the other concerns for the con sideration of $300,000. The actions and proceedings were unanimously ratified by the stockholders. Farmers will be charged at the rate of to per acre for water. Four ditches will be constructed on the north side or Rogue River, each 12 miles long and four on the south side. One high-land ditch will skirt the foothills above town at a 360 foot level. From this source the com pany will construct a reservoir and Irri gate gardens and small tracts In and round town. The gravity ditch on the north side of the river will Irrigate about 6000 acres, while the similar ditch on the south side will irrigate about 3000 acres. All arrangements have been made and the work will be rushed. LARGEST GRANGE IN WEST Sclo Organizes Banner Grange With 204 Charter Members. SCIO. Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Scio can boast of the largest chartered mem bership Grange organization ever es tablished west of the Rocky Mountains. Its name Is Banner Grange. It was learned yesterday there are 204 charter members. . Owing to the absence of the Deputy State Organizer. Cyrus H. Walker, Mrs. J. H. Scott, of Tangent, officiated. The membership Is made up of many of the old settlers of the "Forties" of the Santtam country, who, in years past, have been Identified with various Grange organizations In this county. The officers elected are as follows: Master, F. J. Denny: overseer, G. T. Sutherland; lecturer, E. C. Peery; treas urer. J. T. Funk; chaplain, J. A. Btl yeu; Bteward. R. W. GUI: assistant steward. William May; lady assistant steward. Alta Powell: secretary. Mrs. Claudia Gill ; gate keeper. John Cyrus; Ceres. Mrs. William May; Pomona. Mrs. Iva Abbott; Flora, Mrs. George BUyeu. FEW PEACH BUDS FROZEN Vmatllla Orchardlsta Expect Yields of AH Fruits. Big PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Umatilla County orchardlsts aro punt ing on full crops of all kinds of fruit this season, with tho possible exception of peaches. A few reports of frozen, peach buds have been made, but the concensus f opinion is that little or no damage was suffered as tho result of tha cu:d weather last montn At present the county Is without A. fruit Inspector, but the court Is now considering the appointment of a man. A man from outside the county is desired by the leading fr-ult men, for It is be lieved he will render better service than a Zocdl man. SECOND HELENA IS FOUND Prospector Makes Rich Find in Bo hemia District. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) -A. P. Churchill, a prospector and miner, says he Is the recent discov erer of a second Helena in the Bo hemia district. The property la lo cated on Monta Rica Ridge, southwest of the Muslo mine. Churchill was trac ing a large outcrop of copper and lead and found a rich shoot of decomposed ore that prospects heavily in gold. It Is about four feet in width and lies by the side of the base ledge. How extensive it Is has not yet been ascertained, but the finder believes it will run parallel with the main ore body. The finder says it pans four and live Inches of gold to the pan. Further developments will be made -ome time this coming season. Grand Trunk Pacific Gangs Idle. VICTORIA. B. C. Feb. 14. (Special.) Five hundred men were laid off last week at Prince Rupert 'and along the Skeena River, on account of the weaner. During December 2M.O men were at work tho fmnd Trunk Pacific grade be tween Prince Rupert and the mouth of Copper River luu miles. 1 ne duo. wcamcr during January caused some of the men !.,.. vm-ir hut ihout 2400 continued. Now every camp along the Skeena has Its gangs idle and the bosses could hard ly keep the men from coming down the river on the last boat. Owing to loss of time, -cores of men had only about 15 to draw after tnetr Doara diu was jmm last month. Goldendale Plans to Advertise. GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) Tue Goldendale Telephone Com pany has oroered a new switchboard of 600 station capacity to meet the demands of ts business. Tha Klickitat Development League ha nlared its order for 20.01)0 32-pa?e book lets with a Portland printing house, for -rtoiiu.rv hnut March 1. This booklet is gotten up in attractive form and Is print IRRIGATION ed in four colors on the very bast of pa rer. Request has been made by several Ihou.snd p.r-on- for these booklets, with descriptions of the resources, Industrie, and products of Klickitat County. Road Buys Rolling Stock. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) Business on the Oregon Southeastern Railroad, east of here, is Increasing at a rapid rate and has necessitated the company ncTe ing Its rolling stock. It has "cently received a 45-ton engine and has or dered from the East 15 new flatcars. which are beginning to arrive. Sawmills All Running. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) Every sawmill in this lo cality is running at full capacity and many expect to put on night shifts to supply the urgent demand for lumber. Business In every line Is opening up beyond all expectations. A number of new dwellings are. planned and their construction will start as soon as the weather will permit. LARGER ATTENDANCE AT CAN YON CITY THAN EVER. Attendance at Institution Near Joa quin Miller's Old Cabin Out numbers Censua. CANYON C1TT, Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) The present school year Is the most flourishing In the history of the Canyon City school. The attendance outnumbers last year's census enumeration and Is the largest In the county. The present building is the third erected in the dis trict. The site of the building is a block from the early cabin home of Joaquin Miller. The present classes will issue this year two numbers of a scnooi papei me " of the kind In interior Oregon, which will be named the "Joaquin Cabin." after the famous owner and his pioneer home, where he first learned to sing. The Canyon City school district was the first organized in Grant County and is known officially as District No. 1. It was also among the earliest organizations of Eastern Oregon, having been estab lished In the Fall of '64. when the present prosperous village was the populous cen ter of the early gold rush. It was then Inhabited by between 3000 and 4000 men. but few of whom had families or any direct interest in schools. Yet, with the characteristic generosity of the pioneer miner, these gold seekers aided in the or ganization and support of the public school. Early records were lost and the person nel of the first School Board is not known. Several well-known attorneys have served as teachers of this school, among them being M. Dustin, Brrett Hicks and W. W. Wood, the latter now Assistant District Attorney. There have been many graduates of the public and High School who afterward became fam ous, the most prominent bolng Percy Olmstead, a Commander In the United States Navy. CLEAR UP STUMP LANDS Elgin Sees Opportunity for Great Development Work. ELGIN. Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) The opportunities for converting stump lands into fine orchards is attracting much at tention. A s-reat area of this land haa been cut several years and is easily cleared. Local men are fast getting hold of these lands. Cashlir Thotsen, of the First National Bank, and H. H. Weathersnoon. scent for the O. R. & N. Co., have purchased a half section and will nlant several acres of strawberries a,so about 40 acres of orchard this 6r.ring. A meeting of the Business Men s As- president, L. B. Tuttle secretary and S- ss. v-iiappvit 1 1 , a uirj an i nils upi-iueu tut uiuiiLtvionvu m(n i o. ma u.wut? chosen is the Elgin Fruit & Development LfVlllfUIIJ, nillt.ll (ICklCB Ilia UlVllfO, which Is to buy and Improve the unde veloped stump lands about Elgin. ever gets off a streetcar backward! i fx -5 M- mi MEDFORD, Or.. Feb. U.-CSpeclaD-Medford", new High t,- Jf JX WtiTtS Ttrlir S$rX .. .-. nest The oeaicaiion exetvc wn DRY FARMING PAYS Methods Turn 10,000 Acres of Pasture to Good Land. ALL DONE IN 18 MONTHS Pilot Rock Now Expects to Become Center of Great Fruit Country, Although Land Is Said to Produce All Crops. PENDLETON. Or., Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) Ten thousand acres of land, within a radius of ten miles of Pilot Rock and hitherto considered unpro ductive, nave Deen piacra m uuiuvai-u within tha lnt 1R months, according to conservative estimates by reliable per sons. Most of this land was for many years considered fit for noining dui pasture and in recent years not even good for that. The success of the man who had faith in the soil and who tonea on year after year until It was demon strated beyond doubt that the land would produce wheat, fruit and all the other crops of this climate, is responsi ble for this suaaen revolution. ino coming of the railroad also helped to bring it about. The land which Is being broken up n ... t. , . , ! 1 . i rw tha fTI'I'V hOttomS and is not subject to irrigation, but is located on tne siae nui anu oentut And as the amount of rainfall In that part of the county Is less than in any thr r.art tho methods of drv farming are being introduced with success. Even with as cry a year as mt owovu, c partial crop was harvested, especially where the seeding was done in the Fall. An encouraging feature of this de velopment is the fact that the soil seems to become more productive with cultivation. Each succeeding year sees better crops produced and grains that could not be grown successfully the first year are grown without any. dif ficulty after the soil has been in cultl- i n t- thrp vears. In the Immediate vicinity of Pilot Rock, much attention is oenig given . fruit-raising, for it is believed that the character of the soil and the amount of sunshine will combine to make' It an Ideal apple section. HOTEL IS TD OPEN TODAY "CHANDLER" AT MARSH FIELD FINEST OUTSIDE PORTLAND. Entirely Coos Bay Project, Built by Former Resfdent With Materials Wholly From District. viRBHFiKI.n Or. Feb. 14. (Special.) The new Chandler Hotel, which will be formally opened to the public tomor row night. February 15, is the hand somest hostelry in the state outside of i . i .i it u-na prrtnH hv the Marsh- field Hotel Company, composed of local business men, at a cost of $75,000. and is furnished and equipped in the most up-to-date manner. Accommodations for vinltorsi on Coos Bay have heretofore been lacking and the new hotel will be welcomed in the city. Th Etninttiro in named for TV. S. Chandler, of San Francisco, and former i.. i Pnv Xfr Chandler is one of the stockholders In tne notei company and for many years has been identified with the growth and development of this locality, having formerly been in charge of railroad and coal mine Interests of Coos County. The hotel has been leased for a term of ten years, with the privilege of tev. years more, by E. D. La Chance and II. J. McKeown. experienced hotel men from the East, who will personally man age the house. The Marshfield Chamber of Commerce has charge of the formal opening. Thera will be a general reception ior tne pup- HANDSOME NEW SCHOOL i 5r-it -f: '.Hi-it. qwl x ' !M 111? L-- :t7lK -; f - t- iiiaMSM'i NEW HIGH 6CHCOL ciu ' 11c and a banquet, which win do ai . w .wit aii twrsom. Prominent business men of the city will respond to toasts. In a general way the Chandler Hotel is modeled after the Cornelius, of Portland. It has five stories ana a oase- ment. Is built of yellow brick ana is located at th9 corner oi ana streets. The main entrance to the office Is on C street. The office is a spacious room, finished in natural Oregon fir. The general style of the woodwork and furniture is mission. On one side is the clerk's desk and private office. In an other corner IS a cigar of handsome leather-finished mission ht- . i .i umnln npAtlne room. Ad joining the main office Is a writing-room. where a public stenograpner win nv desk and where wireless telegrams will be distributed. There is also a long-distance telephone booth. The wall trim mings in the omce are ren unu -.. color is used elsewhere the shaae cor responds to the walls. There lsauie GIVES NAME TO NEW HOTEL AT MARSHFIELD. A f I 4 J A 1 ' 4 r A r 0 I W. S. Chandler. floor and broad windows give an outlook . .tnr, Tho hurronm is reached from the outside or by a hallway lead ing from the omce. xne nxiures wr iu room are not yet completed, but It will also be mission style, to correspond to the office. The furnishings are au ue ing made on Coos Bay. NEW WHARF TO 'BE BUILT Steamer M. F. Plant to Have New Dock at Marshfield. MARSHFIELD. Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) The Oregon Coal & Navigation Com pany, owning the steamer M. F. Plant, which runs between this place and San Francisco, is preparing to start at once on the construction of a new wharf and warehouse. The warehouse now used by the M. F. Plant is Included in the prop erty recently leased by the owners oi the Alliance. The new wharf will be on the water front at the north end of the city, ex tending the line of the waterfront. The warehouse will be 100x200 feet and pro- i.nn Ti-lll ha marlA for the erowth of business expected in the future. Captain Nelson, the rormer master oi me . Plant, Is in the city to superintend the construction worn. Lumber Interests Active. i?tf tv rw Th 11 SnpoiRl. Tha i . i i.i. " . , - ' lumbering interests have resumed great i-tivttir ahnut Elsrin. The recently in corporated Hackett Lumber Company hn rnmnlptpri a rra ncements and with an entire complement of men, will commence sawing at once. While the Palmer Lumher Comnanv Is supposed to be working up a deal for its entire holding! of Umber, it is actively engaged in log ging and preparing a new setting, which la about ready for business. First Year Prosperous. GRANTS PASS, Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) The Rogue River Fruit Exchange has Just closed Its first year. The organi zation has shipped many carloads of fruit, all carefully graded, labeled and neatly packed. After paying all ex penses, maintaining its warehouses and making other improvements, there still remains money on hand. OPENS AT MEDFOKD. TOSi v.:J- :' ..'V .. ...... t BUILDIN J AT MEDFOKD. i. .'::.. I 1 AC . ' i A Ail - v i ! i ir.u - 1 GLENALVQN IN PORT British Ship Reaches Harbor With Cargo of Cement. OFF RIVER TWELVE DAYS Ship Made Fast Rnn Out, but Heavy Weather Prevented Her From Entering tho River News of the Waterfront. Txrt. A ,,ii fnrcrn of cement for W. P. Fuller, the British ship Glenalvon, from Antwerp, arrived In the harbor yester day afternoon.. The Glenalvon dropped anrhn, off tho Willamette Iron & Steel wnrii TTrom Astoria to Portland she made a quick trip in tow of the steamer Ocklahama. The craft left up In tow at noon Saturday. She anchored at Walkers Island for the night and reacnea the Portland anchorage at 4:15 yesterday. Captain King, who was In commana oi the Glenalvon on her last trip to Port lando, two years ago, Is still in charge of the vessel. From Antwerp to the Columbia .River the craft made a fast run. TUe North Head Ughf was sighted 129 days out from the Belgian port. STKAUEB INTELLIGKNCK. Dim to Arrive. Name. From. Date. Argo Tillamook.... In port Breakwater.... Coos Bay In Prt Benator Ban Francisco. Feb. la Numantla Hongkong.... Geo. W. Elder. San Pedro. .. Feb. IT Alliance Coos Bay Feb. IS Nome City. ...Ban Francisco. Feb. 20 Rose City San Francisco Feb. 2j Roanoke Xos Angelea. Feb. 23- Arabia Honekong. .. .Mar. 1 Alesla Hongkong. ...Apr. 10 Nlcomedla. ... JJongkong May 1 Scheduled to Depart. Name. ' For. Date. Argo Tillamook . . . .Indef t Breakwater. .. Coos Bay Feb. 17 Geo W. Elder.'. San Pedro. . .Feb. is eenator San Francisco. Feb. 19 Alliance Coos Bay. ...Feb. 20 Nome City.... San Francisco. Feb. 24 Roanoke Los Angeles. Feb. 25 Rose City San Francisco. Feb. 2 Alesla Hor.Kkong Apr. IT Nlcomedla Hongkong. ...May 12 Heavy winds and a strong northerly set, however, prevented Captain King from coming close enough in to pick up a pilot. For 12 days the Glenalvon ma neuvered off the coast. She was driven as far north as Destruction Island Nearly two weeks after picking up the light marking the entrance to the Colum bia River the vessel succeeded in get ting close enough to pick up a pilot. BREAKWATER BREAKS RECORD Cooa Bay Steamship Makes Fast Run North. North-bound records from Coos Bay to the Columbia River were broicen yes terday when the steamship Breakwater made the trip in 13 hours and 40 min utes from bar to bar. The voyage pouth has been made in a little less time than this, but the last voyage Is a record breaker for the northern trip. The Breakwater arrived at Ainsworth dock at 6:15 yesterday afternoon with 7 passenger, and a quantity of general freight The Breakwater did not bring any coal on this trip. Captain Macgenn reports good weather all the way up the coast. Marine Notes. The steamship Senator is due to ad rive tonight from San Francisco. The steamship F. S. Loop, with general cargo from San Francisco, arrived up yesterday afternoon. The steamship Katanga will shift from Montgomery No. 2 tlfls afternoon. The steam schooner Johan Poulsen - 4 -4W A pit?''' 'l rooms".' 2tUf t5r,i , any school bBd. th. state. Ladd & Tilton Bank PORTLAND, OREGON Established 1859. Oldest Bank on the Pacific Coast. Capital fully paid - Surplus and undivided OFFICERS W. M. Ladd, President. Edward Cookingham, Vice-Pres. W. H. Dunckley, Cashier. DIRECTORS. EDWARD COOKINGHAil J. WESLEY LADD HFNRY L CORBETT S. B. LIN THICLM WILLIAM M LADD FREDERIC B. PRATT Carles e. ladd tiieodore b. wilcox LUMEERMENS NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL CORNER SECOND HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS We have several good Issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. sailed for San Francisco with lumber at noon yesterday. The steamship Eureka sailed yesterday morning for Coos Bay and Eureka. Ferry Pulled Ort Beach. THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 14. The Dalles-Rockland ferryboat, which was grounded in Hungry Harbor when the river fell so rapidly In the break ng of the Ice Jam here recently, was dislodged this afternoon by the steamer Dal es City The ferryboat will be in regular service as soon as repairs are made A number of rowboats have been handling the ferry business. Arrivals and Ilepartures. PORTLAND Feb. 14. Arrived Sternn hip ? Break "ter. from Coo. Bay: .team an F. S Loop, from San Francisco; Brlt Tah .MP Glenalvon from Antwerp SaHed Steamshlp Johan Poulsen. for San Fran Clsf2;i nr Feb 14. Condition of the bar at 5 ' P. M rouBh; wind south: weather cloudy. Arrived down at 6 A. M. Ed -aned a. 7:15 A M.. steamer AHIance, for rnos Bay: arrived at h:A0 A. M. ana l?ft un at 9 A. M.. steamer Breakwater,' from Coo. Bay: arrived down at 2 P. M.. steamer Yellowstone: arrived down at 4 p M.. steamer Eureka. . San Francisco. Feb. 14. Arrived at 1 P. M.. steamer Nome City, from Portland Bailed at 0 A. M.. steamer Asuncion for Portland. Arrived at 7 A. M.. steamer Ol- fen and Mahony. from Port and. Sailed at 8 last night, steamer Northland for Port land. Tides at Astoria Moaiay. Hlirh LOW. 7-5 A M. ...7.0 feet! 1:18 A. M....4.0 feet sisS P. M... 5S feet'3:ll P. M....0.7 foot EARLY SPRING IS EXPECTED j Josephine County Frultmen Predict Bountiful Crops. GRANTS PASS. Or.,' Feb. 14. (Special.) Everything indicates an early Spring. with a bountiful fruit crop and a long run for the miners. Heavy snows have fallen In the mountains that will be utilized for placer work late in the year. They will also keep the fruit back until all danger of frost is past, and, owing to the light crop last year, this season is thought euro to be productive. Grubbing fand has been easier this Win ter, owing to an unprecedented fall of rain in January, which softened the ground around the roots. Three new business blocks of brick are now under headway in the businees sec tion. These structures are already rent ed In advance and will be occupied by stores and offlvs. Drilling for Oil at Ontario. OREGONIAN NEW3 BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 14. In a bulletin on oil pro duction In the United States, the Geolog ical Survey has the following to say with regard to development In Oregon: "A well Is in process of drilling near Ontario. Eastern Orrgon, by a syndicate of business men. The syndicate has a large area under lease, and It is proposed to continue this well to a depth of at least 3(100 feet to thoroughly test the resources HARTMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE pay 4 interest on time deposits and possess many de sirable conveni ences for handling this important line of business. UnUmittd PtrxraaX LtdkUCtt $1,000,000.00 profits $ 500,000.00 R. S. Howard, Jr., Asst. Cashier. J. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier. $250,000 AND STARK STS. of the region. The encouraging feature so far has been a good showing of nat ural bsb. It has not been possible to sub stantiate the claim made in regard to a previous well that oil was actually ob tained. Testing operations are also in progress at Vale, Or. Will Flglit at Marshfield. MARSHFIELD, Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) J. R. Herron has arranged for another prizefight to be pulled off in Marshfield early in March. Louis Carranza, who knocked out Ross lust week, has been matched to fight Charles Tost in a 20-round bout. In 1BRB tho potato was introduced into Kiirrpe bv the Spaniards, who found it In Chile. At almost the same date It was Introduced Into England by the English, who had found It cultivated by the Indians fn North America Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OR. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves port land every Wednesday, 8 P. M.. from Ains worth dock, for orth Bend, Mursntlrld and rows Uy points Freight received till 4 P. M on flay o( saltinc. Passenger fare, first class $10; second-class. $7. Including berth and menls. Inquire city ticket olTlce, Third and Washington streets, or Ainsworth dock. Phone Main ilOS. North Pacific S.S. Cd'j. Steamihlj koaaoid and Geo. VI. Eldar Sail lor KuxckjL, San i'ranciaoo and Los Angeles direct every Thursdmj at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M, J314. H. Young, Agent SAN FRANCISCO rOBILAND 8. 8. CO. Only From ws. From HH. bei. direct Hieiijiier, khu uajiib", Ainsworth dock. Portland. 4 P. M.; Henutor, Feb. ID, Mar. S, etc Rot City. Fel). ZB. Mar. li, etc Lombard-t., San Francisco. 11 A. M.I Rose City, Feb. ISO, Mar. 6, eto. benutor, Feb. 27, Mar. 13, etc. J. V. Ransom, Dock Agent Main 268 Ainsworth Dock. BUI HE, City Ticket Agent. 141 d St. Phona Main 402, A 1402. M. J. CANADIAN PACIFIC Weekly sailing Montreal-Quebec to Liverpool. Two days on tha majestic SL Lawrence and only tour days at sea. Writs for Summer failing lists and booklets. F R. JOHNSON. P. A., 14 Third Btrewt. Portland. Or.