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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1912)
mil Tiinuui lilULINL ARM r mm r FOR AGED IS IDEAL Place to Be Made Most Eco nomically Conducted of Kind in Country. COUNTY SAVED EXPENSE 'nnt-llne f -Nearly 20 .Kerr Mi auled Nmr Trnnltlalr, Trnrl lo He Maile lo Supply Other Institution of County. T"n for the operation nf the llult rnmah farm for the ace.1. revealed rWfHir P W. I. I.lchtner. t'nuntv rninmlMlnnrr. Indicate that probably that tnetltntlon will become the moil eronnmlralle conducted Institution of the kind In the fnltej State. Not nly la It to be operated on auch a basla that It will be practically elf austaln Jr. but It la to ilecreae by many thonaanda of dollars, the annual mat of malntaintna other charitable Institu tion of the rounrv. Commissioner l.lrhlner. who has been Inatrumental In the eMnbll'hment of the farm, which is now declared to be the bent on the raclflo rnant. has been worklnc a Ionic time on the detail of a general plan or operation and made his J4ea public veterdav, following a Ken eral Inspection of the Institution. Farm Ideally Mlaaled. The farm, which I situated between Fatrview and Troutdale I In the center f a beautiful farming district and the entire 1H, acres purrhaHcd three years alto bv the county I cleared of timber, ei'eptln? two acre which ore being made Into a beautiful park. The plan Is to n the entire tract for growing; vegetable, grain, hay and all the pro duce treed not only at the farm for the aged, but at the County Hospital, the Countv Jail, tho aub-lull. Kelly Rutle and all other Institutions which now are b.-lnic supplied mlrh produce from the aenr.il market at much expense. It t declared that the annual saving to the countv through Mr. I.lghtner's plan will be Urge. Just what the saving to the tap.iyer will be. ha not been placed In the form of dollar and cent. At present the county I able to ralso but little of the vegetables, produce and dairy products uied at any county Institutions and was In no better con- mion when the eour.fv had the poor farm near the city limits on the West .le. Those lio have Investigated the tultnomah farm project, say It has been one of the most economical propo sition ever undertaken by the county. :s,oui was paid for the IMS acres of jsnd lhr rars ngo. which price In cluded SO acre of clearetl land, two large springs of pure water anil 13"a acre of uncleared land. The oeal was closed ami bids were asked for the clearing of the land. The lowest hid was f nn acre. Commissioner l.ight ner objected to thl price and by doing 1he work by day labor under the direc tion of the County Court, got the clear ing done for f O an acre. Valae la Increased l and adjoining the farm I now val ued a hlith us .00 an acre, which shows a remarkable Increase In three years, due either to the general pro gress of the section or to the fact that the farm has been established there. The county property could easily u sold now for $0 an acre. It Is asserted. The old county farm f-r the aged was located on the West Side near the city limits and was sold for IJt.0O which ass considered nn exceptional price. Immediately after the new site was purchased, work was begun with the result that the whole tract Is laid out as a model farm. All the trees have been taken out. the land ha been grub bed and 'the countv employe are pre paring for the fiprlng planting. The crop Kill comprise ail the garden pro duce anil vegetables needed at the county Institutions, all the hay and p ain needed for the stock of the county and all of the dairy product needed. Near the main building: of the home a two-acre tract has been laid out and fenced for the gromlng of the garden atun. This will be In the form of a model garden provided with witter faucet for Irrigation during the iim rier month and with houses for tools, fertilizer and the other conveniences. Water Sapply ;. Tsii large sprincs of excellent water, w inrh rise ai a point considerably higher th;.n the farm buildings and most of the farming land, have leen ao developed that at the poor farm 1-uiirings the pressure Is 1:10 pounds. This furnishes excellent lire protection es ell as a perfect water alem. These apringa have relieved the county of the expense of maintaining a pump Ins plant, that would be necessary In almost any other tract In that part of t.ie coulltv. The buildings at the farm are de cl.ircd to be the best in the .West for the need of the rtitf tdd people ta ing tnere now. The comprise the main building, ahlch houses all the Inmates, a power plant, also comprising a model laundry, a large b.trn. a residence for the superintendent and a model sani tary home for the maintenance f the tuberculosis patients apart from the either inmates of the farm. The main building is a model of sani tation and cleanliness which has been brought about bv the care of D. I. Jackson, superintendent. Every con venience for the comfort of the old peopla Is provided. Including bright, cheery ward, large, airy and cheerful lounging rooms, a sanitary dining-room and kitchen, a bakery, clean and abso lutely sanitary toilet, bathrooms and t'ther conveniences. Haw rieaaaaf. A poor farm la asserted to be a eheerless Institution at the best, but it is declared bv those who have In spected the Multnomah farm that It come rearer furnlahing a real home to the unfortunate aged cripples and iestitute persons thsti an other Insti tution In the West. In the basement Is st here all the bread and cake ami plea are made. The floor aaso Is fitted up a an irtloor court for the old men where they can malk. read or play s.mes anil smoke. on the frst floor Is the klti-hen. gen eral dining-room, private dtnln-rooms. eltimg-roonis. toilets and general arils lii the second floor are general skards. toilets and a large assembly hall a here entertainments are given almost dally for the amusement of the cl.t people. On the third floor Is a gen eral ward where In the future a large number of Inmates ran be kept. It Is used a a dormitory at present. The building Is aemt-nreproof and 1s provided skith ample Are escapes In the form of stairs domn which the old peo ple can wslk and stretchers can be car ried In erse of emerenc. The power plant I In a large -e.l building fltted with a'l machine; y for the heat'rg of the train bu.ldirs and doing ali the repairing necessary. Adjoining Is a laundry In mhlch all the county work can be done with the exacting care necessary In the handling of the cloth ing of the Inmates. Taberewlewla Ward Well Ksjalpeed. The tuberculosis ward, which Is about a quarter-mile from the main building. Is fitted with open air sleeping rooms and every convenience for th treat ment of the patients. The grounds about the buildings have been laid out in lawns and flower beds. Kat of the main building a dense wood has been mad- Into a park for the convenience of the patients. The capacity of the building Is 00 Inmates, although room can be made for a large number more with but little expense. Figures as given by Archi tect Bridges, a ho made the plans for the buildings, show that the total cost wss flJs.ooi). The farm haa streetcar service and a good wagon road to the clt . Commissioner Llghtner declares the estsblishment of a model home for the aged has been one of his chief ambi tions In eight years as a County Com mlsslnner. "Before I came Into office I always looked at the aged as deserv ing the greatest care and attention." said Commissions Llghtner yesterday. "It Is pitiful to see an aged person a pauper, and It Is my ambition to do everything In my power to make their lives as happv. comfortable arid en joyable as possible. I think Multnomah County can boast of the best home for the aged of any county or state In the country. It has all been brought about with hard work, but I believe at small cost." FBEIGHlSfflEMGED e.iiixnooD siggksts law o.n WATEK A NT KAIL TRADE. Tran-pnrtatfon flub Members Hear Atldrcs on Propv lite lloulu In Traffic by Canal. Interchange of business between water and rail carriers should be com pelled by a Federal statute and regu lated by the Interstate Commerce Com mission, said W. S. Smallwood. man ager of the Open Itlver Transportation Company and manager of the transpor tation committee of the 1'ortland Cham ber of Commerce. In an address he de livered before the Portland Transpor tation Club at Its regular weekly luncheon st the Imperial Hotel yester day afternoon. Mr. Umallwood predicted that com pletion of the I'inanu Canal would di vert a large amount of traffic lo water carriers, and he urged the transporta tion men to lay their plans to accom modate thla situation. He pleaded for more harmony between transportation Interests In general, but argued par ticularly for a recognition of the water lines by the rail representatives. Inasmuch as the Panama Canal mill cause much business to move by water, he said thst a law should be enacted prohibiting the ownership of a water line by a competing rail line, and vice versa. This same situation, he pointed out. would result In the development of keener competition for the local or "short haul" business. He ssld that there was a tendency among railroad men to minimize the value of the local business. lie told of an Incident In his own ezperlence herein a freight solicitor bewailed the loss of the rout ing on a transcontinental shipment that had been moved by water. Investiga tion showed that the road represented by this llrltor actually received & cent for the short haul to the water connection, while his road would have received only 2a cents hsd 11 moved across the continent by rail. Mr. Hmallwood also spoke briefly on the Alaska situation, declaring that there were only two ways by which i'ortland could expect to share In the Alaskan trade. One of these, he said, would ! by the Inauguration of steam" ship service between I'ortland and Alaskan ports by one of the rsll lines terminating In this city, and the other way would be by a company organized by Portland people to operate a steam ahip business, lie declared that fully SO per cent of the Alaskan trade en Joyeil by Seattle was done by I'ortland houses represented In Seattle, and that It would be hard to divert this busi ness so that It would move through i'ortland. O. I Cardie, general agent of the freight department of the ttoo Line, presided t the meeting. Other speak ers were Kred W. Graham, of Seattle. Western Industrial and immigration agent of the Oreat Northern: William K. Martin, of rctrolt, agent for the Anchor Steamship Line; Captain A. B. Uraham. of the Oregon City Transportation-Company: J r. Hunt, traffic manager of the Portland Railway. Light Tower Company, and K. It. Krnsberger. manager of the railway department of the Mount Hood Rail way Power Company. An Interesting address was delivered by Thomas Knight, a veteran locomo tive engineer of the Rock Island lines. His home Is in Fort Worth. Tex., and he I visiting his son. J. Knight, of the Canadian 1'aclrtc agency In I'ortland. Thomas Knight was Injured recently In a disastrous tratn wreck In Texas. He told of his experiences and said thst the railroad employes could. If they bestirred themselves, do much to brine about a better understanding be tween the carriers and the public. The club accepted the invitation of the Mount Hood road for a trip over that line from Montavllla to Sandy River on Sunday. March 24. Vpon mo tion of W. T. Buchanan the club tele graphed an Invitation to Judge Robert S. Lovett. bead of ihe Harrlman lines, to address the members during his next visit to Portland. Horsey K. Smith, manager of the travel bureau, will be chairman of the meeting next Thursday. Joseph X. Teal, traffic attorney for the Portland Chamber of Commerce, will be the principal speaker. MISSIONARY TO LECTURE Miss I.ydl.t A. Trimble to Tell of Straggles of Chinese. Mis I.yJla A. Trimble, president of the Women s College at r Oik how. Cnina. arrived In this cite Wednesday for a brief visit with her nephew. Rev. Delmar H. Trimble, and family. Miss Trimble hs been engaged In missionary work in China for more than - - ear and has been pronounced by some of the most eminent author ities tij be one of the most efficient and successful educatora and mission workers la the foreign fieuL She la conversant with the develop ment of the Chinese In the decade of wonderful ac'.ilevement In that coun try. Sue alii tell of "The New Chi nese" next Sunday evening In an ad oress at Centenary Methootat Kptscopal Church. Kast Ninth and Tine streets. Mis Trimble will lake a five months needed rest. ralnc the rreater part of l ie time at Storm laike. la., at the home of her brother. I r. J. B. Trimble, field secretary of the Missionary Socl etv of the Methodist Church for the entire territory west si the Mississippi, returning In August to her duties at imcboa. A Customer Leaving Your Store Must Have Done One of Five Things ''iN. yy2. a3N. 4V fought CooilX ughtGoodN. PaidMoneyNv X CoUectcd X. a lor Cash on Credit on Account NyV Money S a torn or cm X M. wm - si 1.1 I A National Cash Register insures the merchant that all cash will be accounted for and handled cor rectly. It prevents lost customers through misunderstandings over change. It benefits the cus tomer because it pre vents annoyance and loss through disputes, and enables him to prove prices paid. It benefits clerks by removing temptation, preventing unjust suspicion, and enab ling them to prove their worth. A National Cash Register benefits the merchant by prevent ingloss through failure to charge goods sold on credit or through lost charge slips. It benefits the cus tomer "by preventing wrong amounts being charged to his account. It benefits the clerk by f ur nishing evidence that he has entered the proper charge and handled the transac tion correctly. A National Cash Register enforces a correct record and this insures the mer chant that he gets all money received on account. It furnishes the cuse- -tomer proof of having paid and enables him to know that he re ceives proper credit. It removes tempta tion from the clerk and furnishes him the means of proving his carefulness in handling money. A National Cash Register benefits the merchant, by prevent ing anyone paying out money without leav ing a record of the amount. This enables him to balance the cash quickly and pre vents bills being paid twice. It benefits the one to whom- money is paid because it pre cludes the possibility of dispute in the fu ture. It benefits the clerk by showing evidence that he paid out the correct amount. A National Cash Register protects the merchant against loss in making change and furnishes the means of advertising to those; who ask to be accom modated. The customer is benefited because the merchant is willing to extend the favor of changing a coin or bill when he can do so without the chance of loss.. It guides the clerk in counting money, and furnishes evidence of his accuracy. A National Cash Register benefits Merchant, Customer and Clerk on all of these Transactions We have always guaranteed to furnish a better cash register for less money than any other concern in the world TIT J a.V.: (.nenuca e can uu iu uc-auow 1. We created the industry and have devoted thirty years to its development. 2. Expert inventions departments have always been making valu able improvements to meet the merchants' needs. 3. Improved machinery, well arranged factory and organization, have reduced cost of manufacturing. 4. Improved working conditions have- resulted in co-operation which meant a better product. 5. We have always maintained a field force of thoroughly trained business experts capable of offering valuable suggestions to merchants. 6. We have for years held schools and conventions where employes are trained in their work. 7. The demands of merchants have always been our guide in build ing machines. 8. We have extended the cash register business to every civilized country in the world. By doing a large foreign business, we are able to manufacture in large quantities and sell at lowest prices. 9. In 1911 we sold 136,016 Cash Registers.-41 of this business was sold in foreign countries. 10. More than one million National Cash Registers have been sold. Write or call at our nearest office for complete information. The National Cash Register Co, Dayton, Ohio E. T. KELLY, Sales Agent, 354 Burnside St, Portland, Or. DIVERSIFIED WORK AIDS EASTKIXN OREGON" KAKMEItS" OUTLOOK HKIGHT. Sufficient Moisture Insures Good Wheat Crops Hog and Poultry Industry I Growing. Karmcru In Eastern, Orejcnn are prac ticing diversified farming to a greater extent this year than ever before, and this wltit sufficient moisture to Insure a bountiful wheat rrop mean prosper ous conditions In that part of the state, saya C. L. !m!th. agriculturist for the O.-W. R. A X. -'o.. who has Just re turned to Portland from a tour of Sher man County. "Morrow. Sherman and Gilliam Coun ties produced moie hoes, more poultry and more dairy products In 1911 than in any provlous year of their history," said Mr. Smith. "The production In each of these lines will be greatly increased this year. The people realize that lack of diversion In their soil culture has been largely responsible for whatever lack of prosperity they have experi enced In the last two years. Absence of rain resulted. In failure of the wheat cropa and the people had no other re source to depend upon, so some of them were put In a hard way financially. "The opportunities for diversified farming in Kastern Oregon are numer ous and farmers are beginning to grasp them. I was In Kent one day last week and notice! a good many eggs being shipped from there. Farmers In that vicinity are beginning to raise poultry and to profit by It. They are beginning to raise hoss and other live stock In greater quantities and many of them now are going Into tne dairying business. 'The teachers of the public schools are taking an active Interest in the farm development "f that section. On April X they will hold, a meeting at Grass Valley at whlrh various 'agricul tural subjects will be discussed. I have arranged to attend the meeting. Next October the tachera will hold an Industrial fair at al'ro. at which prizes probably m!l be offered to the children for dinp'aya of soil prod'lrts. "W. t"nrvant. -County Superinten dtnt of Schools, of Sherman County, is one of the most enthusiastic school teachers on this subject that I have met. He Is preaching the doctrine of diversified farming every day. The short wheat crops have stimulated In terest In diversion. As long aa wheat growlnsr Is reasonably profitable, the farmers hesitate to break loose from It. as It takes less time to grow wheat than for the growing of almost any other crop excepting, hay. Hut farmers now are beginning to appreciate the danger of single crop farming. In nearly every neighborhood I have found some men -who have demonstrated be yond doubt that It Is possible to grow grains and grasses, so as to make stock raising possible. A rotation of crops and an intelligent use of barnyard fer tilizer can increase the capac-ity of the soli In Eastern Oregon as well as every other portion of tho ,ttate to a great degree.' I.ast week Mr. Smith visited Bend and other portions of Central Oregon, devoting much time to lecturlns on diversified farming and crop rotation. He believes that within a few years the value of Oregon"s farm products will more than double, and declares that much of this increase will be due to the Inauguration of more Intelligent meth ods. HOME INDUSTRY FAVORED Miners Vrjre' Iervcroiinent of Geo logieal "Resources. Portland members of th Oregon Miners' Association and of the Ameri can Mining Congress met "Wednesday in the Chamber of Commerce building to discuss means of exploiting the geo logical products of Oregon. After a full discussion of the suhject. the follow ing resolution was unanimously adopted: Whtreas. The lack of knowlrdee relative to the development of our seoloElra! prod urn Is lacklr in the State of Oregon: and Whereas. The fact that more than li 0(10 orth of geological products were hipped Into tha state during the past year when the same could be produced within the state, thereby creating a market for labor and homa products and Whereas. The opportunity for capital and Investments are open In every county oC the state: therefore, be It rtesolved. Thst It Is Ihe sense of this mo-tlng that the secretary of the Oregon branch of the American 1'ongre.a and the state Miners' Association. 1- l. Mahone. he sent to every commercial vlub of the slate to inform the people rrlstlve to the condi tions of ths Industry acd lh rclauoa tae people should take in the development of the same. That each and every commercial organization be urged to elect one or more delegates to attend the annual meeting of the American Mining I'oncre's. which meets In the t'lty of Baiter. June 7 and S. to the end thst ways and means may be provided for some plan that will keep the large amount of money at home in the develop ment of our geological products, and that each and every commercial organization be urged to give our reprccentative a hearing, when a date Is set. I'ire Company Silc Chosen. At the regular meeting of the Are committee of the Kxectitive Board yes- terday afternoon, upon recommendation of Chief Dowell, the corner of Bast Burn side and Eighty-second streets was se lected for the site of the new Monta villa fire company building. The selec tion of two automobiles, to be used by battalion chiefs, was postponed upon a request from the Mayor. up their ears and listened, wondering. The music continued as the guard stood at Inspection. The First Infantry Band played the music of the familiar air for a change and no objections were made. "Rag" Played at Guard Mount. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash., March 14. (Special.) The strains of "That Mysterious Ras" floated across the parade ground of the post today and officers and soldiers not at the usual morning guard mount pricked The Dinner of Certainties Is Our Club Dinner at 75c 'You are certain of getting pood, wholesome food prepared in a clean kitchen by an experienced chef. You arc certain of getting intelligent servjCPof - being seated at an attrac tively laid table in a dining-room of pleasing appearance. You are certain of good music and the little details that count in a well prepared dinner. You are certain to dine here again and again if you come tonight. And the price for the dinner is 75 cents from 5 to 8 :30 P. M. Our merchants' luneli at 33 cents is popular with business men. It's good and always ready when you are. From i 11:30 to 2 o'clock. HOTEL CARLTON Restaurant and Grill Washington, at 14 th St. Where Popular Prices Prevail RENT NEW PIANOS, $4. Bush & Itne Pinno Co.. 355 Wash. A good sole to march on. For men all day on their feet here 's the right footing. Broad-soled shoes of pliable oak-tanned leather, lace or button, normal heels. Our shoe man wants to show you the many good points of the Lion Special Shoes at $4.00. t TrnarLOTHiNfi & UlXJllGusKuhnProfi. 166-170 THIRD 5T.- Alway3 Reliable.