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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1912)
t ll TTTT2 MCRXTNG OREGONTAH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1913- GIGANTIC POWER PLANT UNDER WAY Northwestern Electric Com' pany Head Tells of Plans of Concern. WHITE SALMON DAM PLAN Uork. Blc Projpct Start Ininw- diau-ly Requiring .000 Barrel of rrmnt and Will Co-I fkvM to tsoa.ooe. Actual construction work on th glaantle owr development plant of tne Northwestern Hlectrlc Company which baa applied to tn City Council for a franchise to supply light. het an1 power to th people cf Portland l under way on tna Whlla Halmoa River wbara tba first unlta of th company' property will be erected. Herbert Flelschhacker. vlea-presldent of th company and president of tha Anglo London-Parl National Bank, of Kan Francisco, arrived la Portland yesterday to complete tha plana for th construction of tba transmission line brlwMn tha hydraulic development and th City of Portland, also, upon favor able action by the Council, to commence the laying out of a dlatrlbutlv ytem In th city. lr. Klelsrhharkar report that con tract have been let with Stone Wrbilrr, the well-known engineering flrra of Bo.ton. for th erection of a gigantic concrete dam a th Whit Kaimon ami that work on thia project will olart Immediately. Tha dam will be ISO feet high and wUl require about 10.000 barrel of cement. Th approxi mate coat will b IJ00.00O. Waehlaery Caeae rreaa Kaat. At th baa of the dam. from which the water stored behind It will drop, will b erected the mammoth generat ing plant, plan for th construction of which ajready have been made. Con tracts for all machinery necessary to equip th plant hav been let to th General Electric Company of Schenec tady, N Y. Work on both th dam and ' th power plant will begin at once. "W ar ready to begin work In Port land a soon th City Council give the word." said Jlr. Klrtachhacker last night. "We ar her to engage In th power business and our work on th Whit Salmon I irolnar ahead Independ ently of the local situation. Within 30 days after the Counril passes a fran chise giving us th riitht to enter th city we will begin erecting; our pole and wires snd making other Improve menta necessary to supply a ervlc that th most modern apparatus ob tainable la capable of developing. If we meet with no delay In securing our franchise we ran be ready for business her in Portland befor lb nd af the ilr. Flelshhacker ; or so -can en Vonimente." that have been circulated recently rrganllna- the Intentions of the Northwestern ijectrlr Company. H explained, particularly, witli reference to the accusations that he and bis brother. Mortimer Fleishhacker. who Is associated with him In th Northwest ern t:ectrlc Company, have, at various tlmea been Interested In nterprle In California that have been old to com peting concerns, thereby creating a monopoly of public service. Hervte Utf Wiliest Fereed Pale. "In th 10 year sine w have been engaged In business in California and Oregon." he aald. "w hv not ben forced to sell to a competitor any of our numerous public servlc Institu tions. -W nvr hav started a quasi-public enterprise that baa been aold to a nrm engaged In th sam business. W always hav made permanent Inveat menta In every community which we have entered. We always aim to give the best service to the consumer that engineers nd mechanical appliance ran provide. W Invariably take th public Into our conOdenc nd hv en deavored to treat th public as partners squally lntrted with ourseive in ine urcesa of our enterprises." A sample of th enterprises launched by concern In which n and hi brother hav been heavily In terested. Mr. Flelshhacker called atten tion to a number of institutions with wblcb th people of Portland are familiar. . They started the Crown Pulp Paper Company J year ago and op erated It successfully for IS years. Then It was amalgamated with th Crown Columbia Paper Company, in which they control a heavy Interest. Th ama'.gamanon was effected to strengthen th business and by no mean on account of either company being forced by the other to sell. They started the Florlston Pulp Paper Company at Florlston. Cal, 1 years ago and they and their friend still control It. Th Central California Traction Company, operating llnea between 6ac ramento and Stockton a wall a In both cities. wa organized by the Kieishha.-kera and they tlll domlnat It. They also conceived the Nevada Transit Company, operating line In and around Keno. Nev, and contlnu to own It. Th City Electric Company, operat ing the line In San Kranclaoo. was organized by th Flelshhacker and a ysar ago wa amalgamated with th Great Western Power Company, which they and their associates con tinue to dominate. TM concern now orerate in San Francisco and Central California and represent an Invest ment of more than J0.t0.000. -W haie old a few enterprise that w started." said Mr. Flelshhacker. "but w nevrr sold to competitors. We always sou to people foreign- to th local ltuatu:i. Whenever we have an-.a.gamatej with other concerns we have become t'.e controlling factor." (.aril bet Reply. Mr. Flelshhacker alo replied to the question brougrt up by member of the Council that t.'ielr guarantee of .uS.uoo. which they agreed to pnd In two year a?W trie franchise I passed. Is not sufficient to Justify th granting of th francnis. -We merely named jv.04 a th amount we win spend to snow gooa faith.'' he explained. It 1 almost rertaln that m will spend much mor than that In th first year, it is plain to anyon that If we bond oureelve to spend liutf.OO In two years and that If that amount Is not sufficient to complete our plant w --ould pnd th rmin1er necessary to make our plant complete. W do not say that will be all that w win spend. That 1 nmet as th minimum mount. Our engineers' estimate show that our initial expenditure within the city lim it alone will be over Il.000.0o3. I don't consider the objection on that point a serious matter, as I believe any member of tne Council will see that we don't xpect to limit our expendi ture to make the plant moat efaclent and complete." in Noriawsaura lUccetle Conif any rVnMost Beautifully Appointed Tea Room in City Delightful Luncheons, Home-Like Cooking, Original Service th ' " Z ZZ I a a-a W ' j FT .L. T" X t-.1,r.c Des Lovely Ice Cream Made Right Hereof the Purest ana tsest ingreaienis umotes, rrgnw rutins, -yu? The Store for People cXlnr'.lThe Store for People la on of th trenget financial con crn ever organised to do business the Northwest. Associated with Flelshhacker In the enterprise ar William H. Crocker, of Man Francisco. of the Crocker Estate Company, and the Crocker National Bank Bore!, of Antolne Borel rZ&l'Ti iWho Study Fashions and other. t m-mm Th company propose to engage In th lighting, beating and power bust nes throughout the Northwest and in this they will b direct competitor In th Portland field of the Portland . Railway, IJght at power Company. I Their proposed franchise, now pnd- ! Ing before the City Counril. provldee for furnishing light at a maximum rate. The rata for power I to be on a graduated scale ranging from i 1 rent to t rent per kilowatt hour. , Tha franchise also provides for a , payment to the city of a certain per centage of the gross Income of th ' company and contains a claus mak- ! tng It optional for ta city to erqulr j th property at the end of S year. I CITY SURPRISES VISITOR CLEAXLINES.H AND COMPACT. XESS OP PORTLAND PRAISED. Guatemala Coffee Planter Returns After Absence of SO Years) Air of Prosperity Noted. One of th recent arrivals In Portland, Jess Bird, a coffe planter from Guatemala, who Is the guest of IT. S. Howland. of 441 Holladay avenue, has some interesting observations to make on the cleanliness and solidity or the city, and also on the con's question at present agitating tha mnds of care ful housewives. "It fully 10 years since I was In Portland." said Mr. Bird. "I hav just concluded visits to New Orleans. Los Angoles and San Fralclsro. and I find Portland compares favorably with any of these cities 1 have seen. "fine of th first things to impress me. he continued, "wa th ciean.iness and solid appearance of the city; there Is an air of prosperity about the place. and the rapidity of its growth i little short of marvelous. lour private houses ar artistic, and convey so much more an Idea of a real home than thoae In the other cities, while the ab sence of tha sign, 'Ilousa to Let.' ap pealed to me greatly after elng row of them In other cities. Th air one In hales at Counril Creat la delightfully refreshing after the moisture of the South." Mr. Bird Is associated with others In large coffee business In tha Cuban district of Guatemala. whr hi com pany owns 100.000 acres of land, though by no means of all of It Is dotd to cultivation of th coffee berry. About 700.000 tree yield berries. Indian on ly are employed on the plantation. "A few years ago, aald Mr. Bird, the price of coffee fell so low that Brazilian planters war losing money. nd even In Guatemala business wa discouraging. Many were faring bank ruptcy. Then came the Brazilian Gov ernment schema of buying up the cof fee in great quantities and sorting It, to be sent out In such quantities as would keep the price normal. Almost Immediately afterwards came two un expectedly lean year, when th price naturally went up from five cents to between 10 and 11. Many people put that down to the federation scheme, but my opinion Is that price would hav been higher still without It. and that it wa a good thing for th consumer In th long run." FAIR DATE IS FIXED TRI-COCNTY EXPOSITION IS SET FOR OCTOBER 15 TO 17. Wheeler Would Join Gilliam. Mor row and Sherman Hekt Exhibits Will Be Displayed In EaM. Wheeler County has asked to Join Ollllam. Morrow and Sherman In the Trl-County Fair, th date for which was set at October li-17. by tha execu tive committee of th Trl-County League at Arlington thia week. This dat was decided upon because it comes after the close of the larger fair In the other part of th state and tha members of th Trl-County League be lieve that there will be. accordingly. better chance of a large attendance from sections outside of the district represented by exhibits. Three fair will be held In ronsecu tlv week, th Trl-County Fair being th last. Th Msyvlil filr. and the Sherman County Fair will precede It, and th beat of the exhibit from these will be made a part of the last and largest exposition. Cash prises amount ing to $1800, besides msny trophies will be given at the Tri-County Fair. The committee has decided to send the best of the exhibits Into the Kasiern states after the close of the fair, to feature in the Oregon entries In th great land shows In different cities, or in the exhibit cars thst will be sent throughout the East by the railroad companies. A topic given considerable discussion by the committee at Its meeting was the system followed by the railroads In putting out their colonists tickets. At present, they held, colonist tickets can not be secured to many cities in the state and In consequence incoming set tlers pass these by and go to the larger centers. They suggested a plan where by colonists might secure tickets to any county seat In Oregon, provided It Is upon the direct railroad lines. This, they said cannot be done under the present system. Those attending the meeting were: W. 1 Crlssy. representing the Port land Commercial Club: G. B. Dukek. of Mayvllle. president of the Trl-County League; H. F. Shanks, of Arlington, secretary; John Maddon. of Mayvllle: J. T. Knappenberg. of lone; J. D. Brown, directors, and Orren Beaty. traveling farm adviser representing the Oregon Agricultural College. HOOD RIVER MEN COMING Buslne Representatives Plan rurlon Here Wednesday. Ex- Hood River businessmen will come to Portland on a special excuralon Wednesday, and will spend a day as tha guests of th businessmen of this rlty. A letter announcing th Intended visit was received at the Portland Commercial Club yeterday from R. E. Scott, secretary of tha Hood River Commercial Club. Tn tentative outlin of the pro gramme sets th tlm of their ar rival at 10 o'clock In th morning, lunch at the Ad Club at noon, a trip about the city, or other entertainment, in the af ternoon, a banquet at the Commercial Club In th evening, after which the Hood River special will start for home. Mr. Scott Insists thst the entertain ment tn Portland shall not be at the Olds, Wortman & King We Ourselves are Better Served by Serving Others Best Who Study Economy ' jlJ n I' v The Best Lighted Store Best Ventilated Store In All the Great West Agents for the Famous Lace Front Gossard Corsets THE LUXURY OF WHICH IS A REAL ECONOMY Prices Range From $3.50 up to $25 On account of our superior facilities for handling Corsets and the widespreaa reputation which our Corset Department is receiving through the trade journals of the East, the manufacturers of the famous Gossard Front-lace Corsets have ap pealed to U3 to represent their line in this city. Henceforth we will be the prin cipal agents and carry complete lines of all the various models,which are made up of all the best materials, from the plain batiste and coutil to the beautiful brocade silks. Every corset is a perfect model, only the materials differentiating the prices, which range from $3.50 up to $25.00. The Gossard Corset, more than any other, influences the position of the anatomical structure under strict scientific test. It bears the distinction of being the only lace -front corset which gives the figtiri correct lines and enables you to secure the best possible results in the fitting and draping of your gowns." The complete satisfaction enjoyed by the woman who "feels" well dressed is beyond price. The corset is the style foundation, and when it "fools" riffht there radiates from it grace, beauty and elegance. Comfort follows naturally and health results. The Gossard Designing Committee strives daily to achieve perfection in Gossard Corsets. Entirely original and newly discovered secret methods make Gossard Corsets best in design; best m construc tion; best in that they do more in improving and conserving your figure; and best in the style they contribxxte. Comfort and grace for the wearer of a Gossard. Gossard Corsets Lace in Front from principle because the principle is right and is now recognized as the ultimate method for all good corsets. Merely as corsets, and regardless of their distinguished character istics, they are the best values money can buy. Gossard Corsets are economical. Your satis faction with them, and a knowledge that you have the best, is worth many times the price. They are durable they are made of the best material. Steels will not rust are guaranteed. Our Expert Corsetleres Will Acquaint You With the Various Models And should vou become interested, they will fit and guarantee every Corset to give perfect satisfaction to the wearer. Should you prefer to have your corset fitted at your own home We Will Send a Fitter to Your Home Without Extra Charge Appointments may be made by phone Marshall 4800 or A 6231. Ask for Mgr. of Corset Dept. The Famous Gossard Corsets $3.30 up to $25 I A Record Sale of Silk Dresses $18,50 Grades $9.98 Only Retail Store West of Chicago Occupying an Entire City Block Women's Shoes $4 Grades $2.69 In tha Shoe Store, Main Floor. Ever notice how tha customers step off after "being fitted to a pair of our Shoes t Triers is an expression of satis faction on their faces because the shoes are fitted to give comfort. Here's a lot of our best makes in calf and pat ent leather with the high, full toe lasts; all tO 2Q siies. Our regular $4.00 values, special at, pair $3.50 White Shoes $2.98 The demand for -women's white linen Boots increases daily. For today we will specialize a line of high button patterns with full toe with tip and with fancy but- CO QR tons; our regular $3.50 values, special at, pair J''e'0 Men's $4 Shoes at $3.48 In the men's aisle of the first-floor shoe store we specialize for today several lines of Oxfords, shown in both tan and Jlack, modeled on the late lasts. Good Russia CO caltyk; splendid wearers; good $4 values, P'"0 Childreiil$Shoes at $1.39 Children, too, may benerrt-iiHJayJs shoe offerings. Shrewd parents will be interested in sucTTa'Mjargain ; a lot of low shoes in all sires and leathers are grouped; broken lines, not all sizes of each, but all sizes are in tPI OQ the lot. We special them for today at, the pair '' Boy Scout Shoes $2, $2.50 Be a Boy Scout, join our Boy Seont Club and wear a Boy Scout medal, which we give free CJO 9r4 Os? KCi Shoes at r""" wth each pair of Bare Foot Sandals Barefoot Sandals, bo comfortable on warm days. We have all kinds and sizes from the kind Babe wears CI CfJ up to the big sizes; prices range from 65c to PJV' Women's $6 Waists $2.98 In the Big Garment Store, Second Floor West. A great sale of women's Waists in lingerie and marqui sette materials, trimmed with Valenciennes, Cluny and heavy thread laces, insertions and embroideries; styled with high or Dutch necks, long or short sleeves; all sizes to choose from. They are our regular $6.00 J0 QO values very specially priced for this sale at P,'t' BARGAIN CIRCLE, 1st FLOOR Sale Childrens$2.25 Dresses, Special at Only 98c Each On the Bargain Circle, between the elevators, a sale of Children's Dresses of good quality gingham, chambray and light percales, also a few galateas, which come in low neck and short sleeves or high neck and long sleeve styles; sizes 6 to W;QQ worth up to $2.25; specially priced at only JOC Children's Dresses at 59c Children's Dresses in plain chambray and fancy striped percales and sij'ze' fj CQ with floral borders; an excellent range of colors and all sizes from J AQ 6 years specially priced for this sale at only iJZfL, , . ,, ' Bft ,,,1 y Sn snecial nrice onlv D 1 Q Our First Sale of the Celebrated "Klosfit" Petticoats The "Klosefit" Petticoats are best adapted to the present trend of fashion because they tit close about tne nips and do not bind when sitting. Notice the elastic stockinette gussets in top. In the Garment Department Second Floor. This most important sale of Silk Dresses joins with the sales of Suits and Waists in values that have interested Portland's critical women, due to the good grades of materials, as well as the splendid styles. They represent the latest and best ideas for street and for second-best wear. The materials are silk serges, mes salines, foulards, taffetas and Summer silks; are styled in all the newest and most up-to-date effects in a good range of colors and sizes; also a number of White Wool Serge Dresses in the lot. Values up to $18.50. Spe- $Q QO cially priced for today's selling at this exceptionally low figure &tJ.sO Women's $3.50 Kimonos $1.98 A sale of Women's Kimonos in smart, simple patterns; made up of good quality serpentine crepe in Empire and loose styles, trimmed with silk bands and others 34 to 44 ; good, regular stock values to $3.50, special price only lil.. Silk "Klosfit Petticoats, Only $522 Our first sale of Klosfit Petticoats. Messaline silks, with wide or 'narrow knife planed flounces, also narrow ac cordion plaited flounces; some have bands and pin tucks. Taffeta silks, with pin tucked flounces, the newest and Cotton'Klosftt $1 19 Petticoats, for In the garment store, second floor, an extra special sale of cotton Klosfit Petticoats for one day only. They are made of good quality Hydegrade ma terial, with accordion plaited flounces and pin tucks, with or without under flounce. We special these (1 1 Q skirts for this sale only atV3 1 11 A A A 1 ' sVVJ raost up-to-date models, in tlJC ff J'M Lr'y ali colors special at only PJ.JJ 1500 Boz. Pillow Slips On Sale at 12Hc, 14c, 15c In the cotton corner on the main floor we are specializing a great purchase of 1500 dozen Pil low Slips which our buyer secured at very advantageous prices especially to supply your needs for the Rose Carnival, the Elks' and .Ad Men's Conventions, Take advantage of these prices: Lot 3-1 5c They are certain to give satisfaction. Sateen "Klosfit" Cf 29 Petticoats, Only p JL An extra special sale of Klosfit Petti coats, made of good quality sateen, with plaited flounces and tucks; they fit up - close around the hips, are just as neat, just as comfortable, just as stylish as silk, only they are sateen. The most extraordinary values at the tl?1 '- special price, for this sale, P -i7 1 V Mall Order Filled. Lot l-12lcLot 2-14c A great line of medium weight !j These hemstitched Pillow l'illow Slips, size 45x36 inches, Cases, 200 dozen, size 45x36 epeoial bv the dozen at $1.40, h inches; in very exceptional or the single Pil- 1 O J- grades and offered spe- "I A low Slip priced at ' cial for this sale at V Extra heavy Pillow Cases, size 45x36 inches; great values for hotels. Special price at. the dozen, $1.75, or offered 1 C at the low price, each 4 Big Specials in Bed Sheets 700 Dozen at Bargain Prices Size 63x09 Sheets, special at only, each, 46 Size "2x90 Sheets, special at only, each, 48 Size 81x90 Sheets, special at only, each, 53 Size 90x90 Sheets, special at only, each, 58 ON THE CENTER CIRCLE, FIRST FLOOR Manufacturers' Samples of Muslin Underwear ffiS Another lot of manufacturers' samples just received. The assortment comprises every dif ferent style garment which a woman could wish for. The materials employed are nain sooks, batistes, linens, silk mulls, wash taffetas, plain and fancy crepe, crepe de chine, mercerized batiste and all grades of dainty, soft lingerie materials; trimmed in linen Torchon, Baby Irish, Cluny, Maltese, Princess, Duchess, Point" de Paris and Venise laces and Swiss and Madeira embroideries. This fne assortment as manufacturers' cost prices. Combination Suits, from 98c np to $T.OO Drawers at factory cost, 59c np to $2.75 Chemise at factory cost, 68c np to S4.00 Gowns at factory cost, from 68c to S7.00 Corset Covers, factory cost 55c to $2.00 Long Skirts, factory cost 75c up to $2.50 Short Skirts, factory cost 38c up to $3.00 Princess Slips, special from 98c to $8.00 Misses' Princess Slips, specialized at manufacturers' cost, range from 98c to $8.50 $1.50 Brassieres and Bust Supporters 65c On the center circle, main floor, for today, a sale of women's Brassieres, or Bust Sup porters, in pretty, fancy mercerized batiste, reinforced shield under arm, .crossf?E5 back trimmed in dainty lace edging; our regular stock values at $1.50, special at n - in r tji 7 IT7 4. 17... FT. -Phone Your Orders sale or &iapie r ooas vw men i uu mzul n,vvt y uwy Marshall 4800-A6231 Sugar, 17 Lbs. for $1 100-POUND SACK, $5.90 Best Honolulu Cane Sugar don't confuse it with beet sugar. We guarantee it to be the best. Fine Eastern Ham 16c Pound Very best sugar-cured hickory smoked meats. EASTERN SUGAR CUBED BACON. 17 Lean Bacon with strips of fat sugar-cured. 50c O.W.K. Tea, Special at 40c Any variety of our popular O.W.K. brands put np in airtight cartons. STAPLE PEACHES, 3 CANS, 50 STAPLE APRICOTS, 3 CANS 50 Baker's Cocoa, Can Only 19c GHIRARDELLI'S CHOCOLATE, 25 LONG'S JELLIES, JAR, 19 O.W.K. FLOUR, 10-LB. SACK, 30 expense of the Portland business or- ' 0r sanlaations We s-iiil to take luncheon at the I r Club at noon and rar our way: sv I aaal to liar a ba-iwutt wllU jou at UiJ X Commercial Club, and pay our way. he says. "If you wish to taa us io baseball UM tn the afternoon, we'll look at It. but please don t do anyinins; that cost real money. W would llae to pay about SO cent lor luncn ana e for dinner. We 11 com as riooa xiiver Ite and wa don't want any to com alone but flood River people. A committee win meet i merrtal Club at noon r riaay to ar rann th detail tor th entertainment of t."i vtsltlns; excursion party. Tlirrlirrricn Go to Condon Meet. delegation ot tbreabaxmao from the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon, Joining- a delegation from Port land, left yesterday morning- for Con don, where th annual convention of the Threshermen' Association will be gin today. The session will last for two day and about 100 threshermen from all part of th tat wlU at tend. Phil 6. Bat, secretary of th association, wa t the head of the delegation from Portland and will take an active part in the convention. Be sides the business sessions, visits will i be made to polnta of Interest in tne terrltorv about Condon, ana tomorrow ght the visiting delegation win entertained at a banquet by the Con don businessmen. I nil be INDIAN HELD; TOTS HUNGER Red, Jailed for Baying Liquor, Leaves Children to Softer. While John Thomas Eyle, an Indian, was held In the city Jail for two day and hi squaw and bar lx-weeK-old child, without funds, were staying at j a cheap lodging-house, four littl chil dren were left at home with no one to care for or feed them. Eyle ap peared In the Municipal Court as a witness yesterday and told the story. Monday night Eyle obtained liquor from John West, a bartender in a saloon at 3 North Third street, and has been, held a a witness against West- The Indian secured liquor by representing that he was a Mexican. He had only 12 when he "came to Portland, and spent It all for the liquor. He wa held to the Circuit Court in 1260 bonds, a also wa the bartender, and the question of providing the squaw with fund with which to return to her fam ily was taken up ! Board of Relief. with th County SAM SLOAN STANDS ALONE Every resource of the manufacturer ha been extended to create the "Sam Sloan" 6c cigar. tt. Buras. the French artist whose paint ings when bourht by M. Quittner snd signed by him, won their new owner honors at the salons where tha original painter failed even to get them accepted, has succeeded in regaining 29 of the pictures.