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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1903)
1(5 THE SUNDAY OREGOKIAN, POBTLAN0r SEPTEMBEB 6, re- WILL GIVE RIGHT OF WAY COLUMBIA SLOUGH FARMERS UNIT ED FOR. ELECTRIC ROAD. Prepose to Donate Strip Rat 'Widen Cetmtr Road Committee Kaaed to Xesretlate With. Companies. At an enthusiastic meeting of repre sentative farmery of Columbia Slough and residents of Falrview and Troutdale, held yesterday afternoon In Artisan's Hall at Falrview, It was decided to put forth every possible effort to secure electric railway connection with Portland, and to this end a committee was appointed to Interview the management of the Port land electric railway companies City & Suburban and Portland Railway Company and ascertain If they will entertain a proposition to build an electric railway to Troutdale. and If so, on what terms and conditions. The consensus of opinion of farmers living along the Columbia Slough road was that they were willing to give ten-foot strips oil their land to widen the road 20 feet for the track of an elec tric railway. A. Li. Stone called the meeting to order, and Napoleon Davis was elected chairman and H. El Riddell secretary. On taking the chair, Mr. Davis said: "We have met here to take action toward securing an electric railway to Portland. We need this railway, but it will devolve upon us to show to the railway companies that it will be to their interest to build out here, and that our resources will Justify the Investment. Thus far we have not heard directly from the companies operating electric lines In Portland, and do not know whether they will entertain a proposition to build, and on what terms a line may be obtained. Neither do we know whether we can meet those terms. This meeting has been called to consider the situation and adopt a plan of procedure. It would seem that the most direct way would be to appoint a committee to Interview the railway companies the City & Suburban and Portland Railway Company and find out what we may expect." An expression of opinion was first called out as to the probability of securing a right-of-way along the Columbia Slough road. J. P. O'Shea, president of the Union Meat Company, of Troutdale, spoke for an electric railway to Troutdale, and said that he was willing to do all .in his power to secure the line. D. S. Dunbar, a pioneer, said he was willing to do all he could for the line. He had given land when the O. R. & N. Line was built, and was willing to help again. G. W. Shaw also spoke in the same strain. I. Buxton, who lives at Troutdale, said he would give a right-of-way. Napoleon Davis said that he would give a right-of-way and help otherwise. Mr. Buxton In another talk said that In case the railway was given a franchise along the Columbia Slough road, and the farmers gave a 20-foot strip additional for the track, the county should hold the strip. Harry Holtgrleve, representing his father, who lives on Columbia Slough road, said that his father would object to the electric railway being put in front of his house, which stands some distance back from the road. S. F. Scott said that he would give a 20-foot right-of-way through his farm so long as It did not take his house. He wanted the electric railway on Columbia Slough road. B. P. Reynolds, living on Columbia Slough road, said he would give a strip for the railway, but no bonus. Aaron Fox, of Troutdale, sent word that he would give 5100 toward a bonus. One after another of the farmers living on one side or the other said they would give a right-of-way through the land bordering on the Columbia Slough road. It was reported also that the Portland Dairy Association, Teputed purchasers of the Hanna Smith tract between Falrview and the Columbia River, will give a right-of-way through their land. The proposition is for the farmers to give ten-foot strips off their land for widening the Slough road, making It 20 feet wider than at present, and then the county will be asked to give a franchise on one side of the road for the railway. The farmers generally expressed their willingness to do this, but with scarcely an exception were against providing a subsidy for the -company which may build the railway. There was no one present to speak for the Barr or Base Line routes, only Columbia Slough farmers being pres ent. One County Commissioner was quoted as favoring giving a franchise for a railway on Columbia Slough road, pro vided the farmers give a ten-foot strip on each side. Among those present there seemed no objection to this, but the dif ficulty will be in locating the railway should it be built Some of the farmers said that they did not want the railway in front of their houses. The railway will have to zigzag from one side to the other if their wishes are complied with, but the matter will have to be adjusted when the movement gets that far along. It was reported that the City & Suburban Rail way Company had received a proposition to extend the Montavilla branch on the Barr road on a 10 per cent bonus from adjacent property-owners. That is, they were to give 10 per cent of the land on both sides of the route to get the rail way, but, as no one was present to repre sent that route, the matter was not con sidered. On motion of E E Riddell, the fol lowing committee was appointed to confer with the railway companies: Napoleoa Davis, exotficio chairman; J. F. O'Shea, A. L. Stone, I. Buxton. H. H. Riddell. S. F. Scott and Byron P. Reynolds. Thls committee will report at a meeting of the farmers to be called by Chairman Da vis as soon as It has interviewed the man agers of the railway companies. ' By those who are pushing the move ment the great resources of the district are pointed out. At Troutdale Is the great plant of the Union Meat Company. The Portland Dairy Association has se cured the Hanna Smith tract of over 1000 acres of land at Falrview, which will be Improved. There are also fair prospects of extending the road from Falrview to the Columbia River, for which a strong petition Is before the County Court This will mean a ferry across the Columbia River to the Washington side and the di version of a large travel to Falrview. A.) member of the committee said he was confident that they will be able to show that an electric railway will pay from the start and In this direction the committee will make a good showing. All the larger interests on Columbia Slough and in Troutdale will assist in the move ment "We will surely get an electric railway out here," said A. L. Stone, who has given much time to the agitation. O. A. C. STUDENTS ORGANIZE. Graduates, Present and Future, of Corvallis Form Association. Portland graduates and students of the Oregon Agricultural College effected a preliminary organization Friday evening at the homo of Horace Brodle, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Brodle, on the Mount Scott Railway, where they were cordially welcomed. Thomas Belleu was elected temporary chairman. John "Van Gross, Joseph Paulsen and Herman Tartar were appointed a committee on constitution and by-laws and will report at the next meeting, which will be held at the home of Albert S. Wells. 607 East Ninth street south, senior for 1904. Friday evening, September 18. At that time a permanent organization will be effected. One object is to promote a social spirit among Portland students of the Agricul tural College and thus perpetuate the as sociations formed at that institution. There are about 40 graduates and stu dents in Portland who will become mem bers of the organization. United. Artisans Picnic. The following Is the programme of the United Artisans' picnic, to be held tomor row by Portland lodges In Canemah Park, Oregon City: 11:30 A. M., address", Dr. J; B. Olmsted; SUPREME MASTER ARTISAN RESIGNS. FRANCIS L 31'KENNA. Francis I. McKenna, supreme master artisan of the United Artisans, has resigned his office. He placed his resignation in the hands of the directors 'at the regular monthly meeting yesterday. It was wholly unexpected by the board as Mr. McKenna had been only recently elected for a third term of four years. It was generally conceded by the members of the society that he was entitled to hold the office during the remainder of his, active life, If he de sired to do so. Mr. McKenna makes no explanation beyond the language used In his letter of resignation, which Is as follows: "To the Officers and Directors of the United Artisans. C L. McKenna, Sup. Secretary. Greeting: It Is now almost nine years since you honored me with the office of supreme master Artisan. I accepted the position with the distinct understanding that no part of the burden of the management should rest on me. When the first managers failed, the officers and directors nat urally turned to the man who held the highest position In name, to know what he was going to do about it There was nothing left for me to do but to shoulder the responsibility, or let the society pass out of existence, which would have allowed the stigma of failure to have attached to the names of Its officers and directors. . The history of the society from its beginning Is in delibly impressed on the minds of all who were members of your honorable body at that time. It is sufficient for me to say now that I feel that I have done my whole duty to the society to which care and anxiety has bound us with a common tie. In per capita wealth and cleanliness of membership it stands the peer of allNocIeties. It has on excellent surplus in every fund and commands the admiration of the business public. It Is now able to compen sate every person who devotes his energies to its advancement As you all well know, I did not take up this work with the Intention of following it for a livelihood or of making any money out of Its success. I have received 'back all of the money I put directly into the society in promoting it and the salary paid to me has scantily covered my expenses. "The United Artisans need no more sacrifice of time or energy from any person, and as my private business demands my undivided attention, L there fore, place In your hands my resignation of the office of supreme master ar tisan and at the same time I pledge you my best wishes and loyal support" Mr. McKenna's connection with the United Artisans reads llk6 the story of Damon and Pythias. On one of his trips East in behalf of the land depart ment of the Portland University Mr. McKenna met in the State of Iowa, Sherman W. Hall and William D. Madigan, who were desirous of locating somewhere In the great West He advised them to come to Portland, which they did In the following year, 1804. On their arrival in Portland they rep resented to Mr. McKenna that they desired to engage In the business of pro moting a fraternal benent society, that they had a plan that was new and original with Mr. Hall. They laid the whole plan before Mr. McKenna and pictured the advantages to Portland of having such an Institution with its head office located here and that all they .needed to assure success was the assistance of a few reputable men to act as Incorporators and directors. Mr. McKenna confessed his ignorance of the insurance business generally but con cluded, as their plan seemed feasible, to help the young men by getting some of Portland's best citizens to flip the articles and also to act as directors. Mr. F. S. Akin, then of the wholesale boot and Bhoe firm of Akin & Selling, Mr. Lee Hoffman, contractor, Hon. John H. Mitchell, United States Senator, and Hon. P. L. Willis, State Senator, along with Messrs. McKenna, Hall and Mad igan. filed the articles November 1, 1804. It was understood by all concerned that Messrs. Hall and Madigan were to run the business and that the others were to see that the funds were properly guarded. In less than six months the two young men acknowledged their inability to handle the business and that debts had been contracted far beyond their ability to pay. Mr. Madigan preferred charges against Mr. Hall and caused his expulsion from the society. Mr. Madigan left Oregon and the Artisans for climes where no creditors of the society would harrass his move ments. When the society was ovganlzed. Mr. McKenna, over his own protest was elected to the honorary position of supreme master artisan, with nothing to do but to preside at meetings It being understood and arranged that the secretary and manager were to do the business. Being, In name, at the head of the society the creditors, naturally enough, placed their bills before him and the directors. A crisis was at hand. Should the directors pay the bills and close up the business and go down Into history with their names con nected with a failure? Mr. McKenna had steered them up against the young Easterners. He was supreme master artisan. No blame was attached to him In any way for the conditions, yet all eyes, were turned In his direction. The good names of his friends were in the balance. From the day he was elected to the high office he had studied, diligently, insurance problems. He knew tho difficulty of the task before him. It was then in the pit of hard times. His private business needed his attention. The hour, the minute had arrived for action. Something had to be done. Mr. McKenna proposed to the board of directors that he would pay all obliga tions of the society out of his private funds and attempt to put tho society on a sound footing, provided, that the board wo.uld consent to a change in the plan of insurance, as the plan adopted by the Eastern men was stolen bodily from aoothor society and was wholly inadequate; that the board would agree to repay him out of the general fund when the surplus In that fund was sufficient for that purpose, but no charge should be made against the society for money advanced unless ho succeeded In building up the general fund with a surplus sufficient to cover the money so advanced. If he failed to make a success of the society ho was to be the only loser. To all of this the board cheerfully consented. Mr. McKenna was now not only supreme master artisan In name but also In fact The directors gave him a free rein. He plunged Into the work with a spirit of determination. The good names of his friends and his own money were up on the result A big dust was soon kicked up In the fraternal field. Three distinct organ ized efforts with plenty of capital were made to destroy the United Artisans and to build on the ruins, but each failed. The United Artisans Society does not now owe a penny to any person and has accumulated funds to the amount of $200,000, and has no longer any opposition from any source Mr. McKenna says now that tho good names of his friends have been rescued front the peril of being connected with a failure; .that opposition Is no -longer en countered by the society and that the United Artisans needs no self sacrifice from any parson, he has concluded to retire from the position and devote his energies toward retrieving his private business, which for nearly nine years has been sacrificed on the altar of friendship. solo, I. E. Staples; address, F. I. Mc Kenna; 2:30 P. M., baseball, Oregon City vs. Vancouver; 4:30 P. M., races Boys race, under 16 years, prize, hat; girls' race, under 1G years, prize, toilet, set; sack race, prize bicycle lamp; egg race, prize gold stick pin; three-legged race, prize box of cigars; potato race, prize box of candy: fat man's race, prize, rock ing chair; married woman's race, prize pillow top; at 6:30 P. M. address of wel come, mayor G. B. Dlmlck; adress, Gov ernor George E. Chamberlain. Owing to the' fact that Governor Chamberlain has an appointment at Salem tomorrow at 10:30 A. M. the time of his adress In Canemah Park has been changed to 6:30 P. M. Members of Portland lodges will go to Oregon City by electric cars and by steamers. Admission to the park will be free. Stricken WitU Paralysis. John Went an old resident of the East Side, living at 109 Union avenue, south, is suffering from a second stroke of par alysis, and his condition Is considered se rious. Nine years ago Mr. Went suffered a stroke, from which he recovered, and the second stroke prostrated him and ren dered, him speechless for three days. Mr. Went Is a landmark on the East Side. Falls Throngh Open Roadway. Miss May Ingram, employed at the Ore gon Laundry on East Oak street, near East Third street fell through the road way on East Oak street between Union and Grand avenue Friday. She was on her way to luncheon when she stepped on a plank which turned and she was thrown to the ground below, a distance of 23 feet. The entire roadway is uncov ered, as it Is being rebuilt Miss Ingram escaped with severe bruises. East Side Notes. Mrs. C. N. Rankin, with ,her son Mer win, left yesterday for Long Beach, to be absent a week. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. H. J. Shane. Bishop J. M. Thoburn, who has been spending the Summer at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. C. R. Thoburn, will preach this morning In Centenary Church. It will be his last sermon in Portland be fore leaving for the East He expects to tart next week. MtJST CLOSE ON SUNDAYS Orders Issued to Pawnbrokers and Second-Hand Men. The order for the closing of stores is to be enforced In the case of the pawnshops and second-hand merchants of the city, and particularly of the North End. Chief Hunt has Issued an order to the effect that hereafter all stores of this class must be closed on Sunday. He say that this command has been made to stay. On the other hand, the pawnbrokers have banded together and to test the validity of the Chief's action several of them have declared that they will not close their stores today. B. Grenich, of 31& North Pianos The mere closely yeH Investigate, tJ:e ' mere clearly you demonstrate the sKperierlty of the PIANOS v Represented fey SOCLE BItOS. PIANO COMPANY, irko are the only auth orized agents for the STEIN WAY & SONS ESTEY EMERSON A. B. CHASE STOW RICHMOND And several other high-grade Pianos! and we wish to state that any dealer who claims to represent any of the above named instruments for Portland or con tiguous territory Is deliberately misrepre senting facts and should not be trusted, for he Is only trying to sell his own goods on the reputation of another's. Also any dealer who tries to sell you a Stelnway Piano for a new one, get the factory number of the Instrument and we will tell you-. exactly how long It has been used, for a used or second-hand piano it surely la. as we are absolutely the only dealers who can get the Stelnway Piano or any of the above-named, new, direct from the factory. A visit to our salesrooms will convince you that we have the finest line of Pianos in the world, and that our prices are no higher than are other dealers', for Pianos with nothing back si them but the mere word of the agent. SOULE BROS. PIANO CO., 326 Washington Street (Near Sixth Street) $10,0001 GIVEN AWAY: Watch these columns for Infor mation or call and ask the man. HEADQUARTERS for disc and cylinder talking machines. COLUMBIA Phonograph Co., Gen'I WORLD'S MANUFACTURERS TMpnrj Qfltrttrs, 345 WASH1NQT0S ST., Hear Ssrenlh Our new store ready soon. Third street, has been selected by the com bine as the man to keep open his store to day, and, if necessary, allow himself to be arrested. The dealers in league with Gre nich will furnish the money to fight the case if he Is arrested. Some of the pawnbrokers close their es tablishments on the Jewish Sabbath, but keep, open on Sunday. They say that they have a right to do business on the first day of tho week If they have closed two days previously for the same length of time. Chief Hunt glve3 no reason for the or der. He says that he is simply enforcing the Sunday-closing law, and that he made the order, not to be disregarded, but to be obeyed. WARSHIPS SAIL NORTH. Necessities of the Service Forbid Their Remaining: for Carnival. Portland harbor no longer holds the two warships. Concord and Marblehead. The boats lifted their anchors at the break of day yesterday and proceeded down the Willamette to join Admiral Glass and his squadron at the Bremerton Navy Yard. While ofilcers and men alike expressed regret that they were forced to leave, their departure was inevitable, as Admiral Glass decided that the presence of the two boats at the Navy Yard Is urgent Efforts were made to have the boats kept here until the opening of the street carnival. Senator Mitchell communicated with the Admiral on the subject and re ceived the following reply: United States Flagship New York, Bre merton, Wash., .Sept 2, 1903. My Dear Senator: I have just received your letter of August 29, stating the desire of the people of Portland to have the U. S. S. Concord and U. S. S. Marblehead remain oft that city during tho carnival to be held September 14-26. I regret very much that I cannot see my way to allowing those vessels to re main in the Columbia River beyond Sep tember 5, the date on which I have di rected them to sail and rejoin the flagship at this station. I am sure you will fully appreciate the necessities when I explain them. Both of these vessel's will need some work that must be done at this navy yard to fit them for further cruising con templated by the Navy Department; they are in need of certain stores and supplies which will be furnished here, and it 13 my Intention to hold the semi-annual in spections required by navy regulations as soon as practicable after they rejoin. Besides all the above, as you are aware, a new system of gunning exercises has lately been established In our service, on the constant practice of which depends the efficiency of our navy; and this sys tem, when properly inaugurated, is to be followed by target practice to test battle conditions. As upon the record made at this target practice will depend greatly the advancement In rating and pay of many men, I feel that it would be unjust to tho men and officers of those ships to keep them longer on detached duty. I appreciate very much the kindness "WE?LL TRY IT" That What the Grocer Said. A grocer had heard his customers prais ing a certain food and one day he said: "We'll try it" "Two years ago," said the grocer's wife, "my little daughter was very low with typhoid fever, and we had four different physicians attending her. The last doc tor we called said her stomach was as raw as a piece of beef and that all de pended on her diet. We failed to find food that she could digest and we were so discouraged. We thought she could not live. "My husband has a grocery store "and said: '1 have a food very highly recom mended, called Grape-Nuts. We'll try that So he brought some Grape-Nuts home and I fed the child a teaspoonful three times a day In cream, and as she began to Improve almost Immediately I increased the amount to two teaspoon fuls. In six weeks she looked like an other girl, bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked and healthy. "She was a mere skeleton when we commenced to use Grape-Nuts food, but It was not long before so many said: 'My, how fine she looks to have been so sick. What causes It? and I tell them all Grape-Nuts surely saved her life. She is now perfectly well and strong and still enjoys Grape-Nuts, and said to me today, 'Oh, mamma,, write and tell them what Grape-Nuts did for me.' " Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to Well-vllle." SCH00LSUITS Two weeks from Monti Schools reopen and the Bel will have to be outfitted areVeady for them with! large stock of DEPEN ABLE CLOTHING. BOYS' ALL-WOC SCHOOL SUITS 1 serviceable kind. 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OREGON OPTICAL CO. 173 Fourth. Street, sear Yamhill. suffering with typhoid fever who are being f treated at their homes. The prevalence of the disease is due to the extensli'e use of spring and cistern water after the flood, while the city water was Impure. Refreshment kiosks are to be opened at small stations on the French state railways, where there are no buffets. Dr. "W. A. Roberts, dentist, removed to Mohawk building, Third and Morrison sts. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED A RELIABLE GIRL FOR HOUSEJ work; small family. Inquire at -200 Lincoln street. WANTED BOY TO MILK AND DO CHORES! Phone Scott 1331. "WANTED HORSE FOR THIRTY flshlne trip. Phone Union 4051. DAYSl GIRL TO ASSIST IN HOUSEWORK ANtJ care or baby; good home; wages 520. 311 West Park. QUALITY COUNTS haHlwoo d HAS I J 'PHONE 154 ' THATS THY WE LEAD. 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