THE OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. 1CC7. ..
STATE WOULD PROFIT.
; MUCH BY WATER MAPS
Development of Many Resources
; Would Result From Informa
? tlon Thus Available
GOVERNMENT-TO , "
, SHARE THE EXPENSE
"v 'Sr. C. Stevens, Geological Survey En
gineer, Indorses Bill Making An
propriation for Oregon's ; Paying
; Part of Cost of Surveys. .' .""
' 'f ' J. G etfvenn, engineer, of the United
i ' States g-solfcg-teal survey. Indorses house
' bill 265, Introduced bT Eaton of ta
t Jt county, providing for a contingent ai
i T . proprlatloa' of SSO,000 for topographic
i f tnaps of the state. In the followlne;
' .article Mr. Stevens defines hl posl-
tlon): "
1 For nearly So years th United States
reoloaical survey has been' actively en-
i gaged in studying the naturalfeature, I
i -"'i.ieaourewi and cBaratfterlBtics or, tne
' , United States and Alaska, for the pur
' ' ; rose of presenting to the public data
t and information, essential to the eco
' ":: noralc development of the country. Dur
t In this , time methods have been de-
'veloped whichinsurathJ!Qllectlon-and
, 'presentation this information, along
i 1 the most efficient lines. '
In the atats of Oregon this work has
' - - J been carried on to a more or less extent
l - for tha past l years. Hystematlo topo
i ' 'graphlo mapping was begun in 184,
" f'snd since that time Coos Bay. Port
i ' Orford, Koseburg, . .Ashland, Klamath.
- Baker City. Mitchell-Butte, Crater Lake
' '". and Portland ' quadrangles have been
'published. Surveys of three others are
? ' complete and will be ready for dlstribu-
! ...'tlon in a abort time. v -
' JTederal Aid Offered.
I '4 ' The Owyhee, Malheur and Umatilla
i . Tfvers were among, tha firs streams
! ' . ' in the United States to be made tha
1 subject or Investigation by tha division
;of hydrography, and today measuring
i -.stations are maintained on a number
' - - of the -more important streams of the
1 t state whM.water. la. or will In th
V ; future, be used for irrigation, power or
'municipal purposes.
The United States now offers to ex
. pend the sum of 150.000 within the
. ' mint of Oregon towards the completion
of a topographic map of tha state and
I. the collect luii uf lnf ui uiatton In regard
f " ; Tto the available water supply for Indus
! itrial purposes. This money will, be
; -,' ' expended provided the state of Oregon
will make appropriation of a similar
i 'amount for the same purposes.
- i A bill is now pending before the state
I , legislature, . introduced by Mr. Eaton
"'. 'of Lane county, to provide for coopera
t i ; tlon with the federal - government In
I ?the making of topographic maps and
i tha collection of information concerning
. i the water resources of the state, to the
, 'extent of 150.000. This is an oppor
tunity wblch the atata of Oregon can
t J not afford to miss.
Otfcsr States Adopt Han..
i , ' The idea of cooperation In public sur
' veys between federal and state govern-
4
more Importance to (he life and pur
suits of the people-than any other nat
ural resource, and-the extent of the de
velopment of the water resources of any
tate is an accurate measure of the Im
portance of that stste aa an Industrial
factor in tfts nation a anairs. no tana
can be reclaimed, no water power de
veloped, nor the water supply of a mu
nicipality determined upon witnoui ursi
securing reliable information as to the
amount and quality. of water to te util
ised.
In order lo efficiently study the water
resources of the United States the geo
logical survey includes a branch of
water resources, which in turn is di
vided Into threa divisions, first, division
of hydrography, which is engaged in
systematic measurements r.f stream
flow, obtaining dally rucords of dis
charge of a number of streams through
out the country, ss well as actual meas
urements of a large number of creeks
and rivers at maximum and minimum
stages; second, division of hydrology..
which Is concerned with the 'Study of
ground water conditions, the rate of
movement of underground waters, loca
tion and extent of ' artesian basins, as
well as methods for' bringing under
ground waters to practical , develop
ment: third, division of hydro-econom
ics, which i' chlwfly concerned In sup-4
plying Information on sanitary condi
tions, of rivers, flood prevention, pollu
tion of public water supplies and Its
prevention, and allied questions.
In order to be able "to furnish the in
formation demanded it la necessary to I
forestall "such a demand and begin IniT
vestlgatlons on any drainage system be
fore its practical development com
mences . '' ' '
Oreat Semaad t or Information.
'While a topographlo or geological map
once made is, as far as natural feat
ures are concerned, good for all-times,
tha hydrography of streams must be
made the subject of (continuous study
for the same reasons that it Is essential
to measure temperatures and rainfall at
the same places from year to year. A
single measurement of a stream or a
single year's records will not give Suf
ficiently reliable Information upon
which to construct works ol any magni
tude. .
The state of Oregon, by an act ap
proved In 1906, Is st present cooperat
ing with the United States geological
'"IT ey -to th xtent-of. 1 5,0 0V $ J,60 to
be ued in topographlo mapping and
f J.SOO In hydrographlq surveys, but iln
view of the rapid strides which tha state
of Oregon Is now taking towards the
economic development of Its natural
-ment- Orisrlnate in connection with
. plan to make a topographlo map of th
state of Massachusetts, and alnce that
. time 1 states have availed themselves
of the-advantages thus offered to has
' ten the. completion of topographlo maps
. 'Of their areaa. . Among these states
'.may be mentioned the following, with
the amounts appropriated by each:
i. Alabama. .00O; Illinois, 10,0:
.-Kentucky, lll.ieo; Maine, $16,0i
.Maryland, ,$30,000; Michigan, $5,000;
North Carolina, $17,000; New Tork,
I $207,060: Ohio. $97.00; Pennsylvania,
i $9J.000; West Virginia. $60,000; Okla
homa. $5,000; California, $S0,00.
1 Many of these states have in 'Addition
j appropriated money for cooperation with
! the division of hydrography. The state
1 1 of California in 1901 passed an act pro-
vidlng for the appropriation of $60,000
j for cooperation with the various , bu-
' mm at tt federal sovernment. In
i IMS this wss increased to $70,000, dis
tributed as follows Topographlo map?
i $31,000; forestry, $10,000; department
of agriculture, $16,000. All these state
i appropriations were contingent upon ins
federal government spending a like
t amount for the same purposes within
i the state.
SCado rroaa STatura.
i . The area ot the state of Oregon is
t about 00,000 square miles, of which
- 4-14.000. or 1-0 of its-area,-has already
f been surveyed and mapped by ' the
t United States geological survey. These
i tnsps are called quadrangles and re
. . (named after the most Important town
i or natural feature within their boun-
I daiiea, and cover an area, of from :oo
f to too square miles, depending upon
I the location and scale chosen.
! These topographic maps, are made
i directly from nature by measurements
i and .sketches on tha ground. It is the
i mother map from which all other maps
are derived and serves aa a basis for
the presentation of all information eon-
. eernlnr the natural reatures or mat
"locality. Thy are printed in three
, colors; (1) Water features, as ponds,
lakea, streams, swamps, marshes, etc.,
sre printed in blue. (2) Culture, or fev
tures - constrncted- by ;an, - as - cities.
! roads, villages, mines and shafts.
. i i boundary and land lines are printed in
t black. (1) Relief of surface, as hills,
' valleys and plains are a?wn in brown.
i rull of Tltal Iaf onaarioa.
i ' These several features, by the ld
'of A legend printed on the reverse of
. i the sheet are readily understood and
Interpreted by any one, except perhaps
tha brown contour' lines. - These lines
. ' , express three features of relief (t)
; elevation, (!) horizontal form and (1)
'. grade or slope.
Briefly, they are lines connecting
- points of equal elevation above sea
. i level, and are arawn at intervals oi to,
; SO, $0 or lvu feet, depending upon the
: character of the country, It is there
for possible, from such a map (1) to
determine elevation of any point In the
area above sea level. (2) to find the
profile or fan of a stream, (1) to locate
a canal ana aetermme acreage or una
' :t that can be watered therefrom. (4) to
..locate and compute the capacity of a
raaervolr, and t) to . estimate, the
"". height and number of yards of mats-
. ' rial required for a dam
Thesa maps are absolutely essential
. to the projection of railroads, blgb-
ways, canals and the reclamation of
; arid lands. To the miner tbey are ln
. valuable, as -they furnish a bsae map
upon which tha geology and mineral r-
' sources can be outlined, aa well as the
' relation of location of all deposits to
' trails, highways or railroads. To the
' lumbermen and foresters they are in
dispensable as a baa for classifying
woedlanda, recording the nature and
quality of timber and the relation of
wooded sreas to tha highways of trans-
- portatiou. ... .X- . f I i ,
The water supply of tba state U of
these lines eannot be ubtatneH-tasop-
ply tha demand with this amount of
monoy. 4 - ., . . , . ,. ,
The geological survey has . realised
this, and during the last - year has
spent In this district, which comprises
the-states of Oregon and Washington,
$10,0 on hydrographlo work alone,
and yet wa cannot obtain sufficient, in
formation along these lines to supply
the demand. In order, therefore, to
hasten the completion of a topographlo
map. and enlarge on the hydrographlo
Investigations, the geological aurvey, as
before stated, has offered to contribute
$50,000 towards a cooperative fund for
the collection of this very necessary in
formation in Oregon.
The people Ttrf the ; state -pf Oregon
should Teal lsw-thaftmf amount so ap
propriated by both 'the. state and gov
ernment will be spent entirely within
the state, and at points where the
greatest demand is -centered, v It is In
reality taking, an Inventory - of the
state's wealth, and if the state can af
ford to . spend about 1 mill per acre
within Its area in taking this inventory
the entire valuation of the state would
show a marked Increase in a very few
years. . J. C STEVENS.
. ... Engineer U. 0. Qa 0.
LENTS HILL DEEP
; III WATER
Johnson Creek Has Risen for the
. Fifth Time .This' Winter,
-A and Land Is Flooded.
DAMAGE TO MILL V ,;
, . SEEMS TO BE CERTAIN
Promoters of East Side Theatre Ex
amino the Architect's ' Plans for
Building and Decide on the Arti.
cleg of IncdrporAtion. -;
' Baat Side Department,
I.ents Is 'suffering from tha high
water, . which has compelled the
closing of the sawmills and Inun
dated the low territory tributary to ana
drained by Johnson creek. The people
of this community and the proprietors
of the Lents mills expect a certain
amount of inconvenience each year from
unruly waters, but the -winter now be
ing experienced has BurpasadaJlroc
ords"1tepf "by the 'oldest inhabitants,"
probably not for the highest flood,, but
certainly for the. persistence of high
waters. ' ' '
Never before has Johnson creek risen
so that the sawmill had to be shut
down mora than threa times during the
wthtef. This Invsrlshlypccurs during
the general June freshet, howeverAl
ready this stream has risen above its
banks five times and another rise is ex
pected for June, so that twice as many
floods will occur this winter.
The water, which is now the highest
of the winter, threatens to ruin the
machinery In the mills, as it -already
covers the floor of the engine-room and
is rising with tha Willamette. Tha back
water la swirling around and filling the
lower room with mud.
Miles and miles of territory are cov
ered with water, which has It benefits
ss well as its Inconveniences. A stretch
of lakes follow In the lowlands border
ing on the creek which makes the creek
indistinguishable from its surroundings.
The stream threatens to - change Its
course and spoil good land In several
places
Xaoorporata'for Theatre.
Articles of Incorporation, .drawn up
with the object of erecting a modern
playhouse to cost not less than $100,000
and which will be erected on a piece
ax - nsanaolai A ewm lal -tW that sill wvnm
resources, sufficient lnf :jtlnarong jxJjawthorna e8t.t, on Grand ave-
HUGE PANTHER APPEARS
: NAR FOREST : GROVE
(Special Dispatch to The Jeaiml.)
' Forest ;Qrove, Or., Feb. 7. Tuesday
night tha whole Oak Hill neighborhood
were called out in their ntghtrobes by -a
mysterious cry like unto a dying man
or one in great distress. Farmers de-
elded that it wss the org of a panther,
and yesterday's Investigation on Alec
Todd's place bora them out In this be
lief, for tracks of a huge panther v were
found. -V
Panthers in this section are very rare
and tha fanners are talking of organis
ing a posse to run this one down. . ,
' saf erred Stock Canned Hoods,
Alien Iwts Best Brand.
nue near East BajmonatreavJKere
agreed upon last night at meeting of
the general committee from east .side
progressive organizations in the club
rooms of the East Side club. The cap
ital stock was fixed at $00,000, tha par
value of a share being set at $10,
The. presidents of the several push
clubs are the incorporators. They are:
Chauncey O. Ball, Center Addition Pro
gressive league; C. Ben Rlesland, Wood
stock Push, club; H. B. Dickinson, Mon-
tavllla Improvement league; Charles
Hylo, Montavllla board . of trade D.
M. Donough. 8ellwood board of trade;
J T. Gregg, Woodlawn Improvement
association! H. A. Calef, East Bide Busi
ness Men's club; W. L. Boise, East Bide
Improvement association; ' G. Everett
Baker, Mount Tabor Improvement asso
ciation. ; . ' ' t r
, All these incorporators were not pres
ent but will have no objection to these
plans that were praotically. decided upon
at previous meetings.
Otto Kleeroan. , architect, submitted
plans which were found quite satisfac
tory. The building will bo one of the
finest In tha Pacific northwest and will
be so constructed aa to be perfectly
safe. .The I. ZOO people, its Seating ca
pacity, will be able to reach the outside
In three minutes.
' Many addresses were listened to from
Manager Cord ray, who will furnish the
building, from W. L. Boise and others.
Hews srotsa of Bast Bide.
Rev. J. MueUhaupt - of- Balem died
yesterday at the homo of his daughter.
Mrs. Lydia Adams. $41 Mlsner street.
MontavlUa, after a long Illness of Ave
months. He wss born In Elgg canton.
Zurtck. Swltserlsnd, on October tt.
1844, eomlng to America In 184J, after
Prilling, g couret.thO..UnlVBXBilyCtl
BU Crlchona, . Germany. His sf forts
have been directed to pioneer mission
ary work, being sarly sent to Stockton.
California, by the German Evangelical
Reforasod church. In 1074 he came to
Balem, where he bad made his home and
where ha raised a family of six chil
dren, marrying Miss Margaretta Behind'
ler, also a native of. Bwltxerland. He
survived by the following children:
TheofU, Orovllle, California; Mrs. Lydla
Adams of Portland. Otto of Balem, Os
car W. T. of Portland, and Frieda and
Walter G. of Balem. .
A reading and rest room will be
opened st MontavlUa, Monday. Febru
ary 11, and It Is especially desired- to
have all Interested visit the .new
reading room . on that day. Refresh
ments will be served end a musical pro
gram bss been prepared for the-occasion.
'
The Piedmont Presbyterian church
will hold anniversary services to mark
the second yesr of the work of the
church which it will have entered
upon next Sunday, February 10. Spe
cial featurea have been prepared.
NEWSBOYS WILL SEE ;
"NETTIE" AT EMPIRE
-A. more appreciative audience haa
never attended a theatre than one that
will witness the performance of "Nettle,
the Newsgirl," at the Empire tonight.
Manager Gould of tha. company and
Manager Seaman, of the Empire have
Invited all the newsboys of the city
to visit the theatre -tonight and witness
the performance.
"Nettie, the Newsgirl,' is one of the
most popular plays that haa visited the
empire this season and haa been draw
ing crowded houses. The houss will be
taxed to Its capacity tonight, for every
newsboy In the city and his friends will
attend. All the "newsies" havo accepted
the invitation. . ..
V .Railroad to Cross Bar.
" (Special Dtsnatch 'ta The Journal, t
Huntington,, Or.. Feb, $. It is stated
thar the Cougar"bar la aelscted as the
point by the Lewlston-Huntlngton line
fur the crossing Of the Snake river in
reaching the Idaho side for the railroad
that Is being built through. The bar Is
several miles above the mouth of th
Grand Rond and a few miles above
Cash Creek bar. ,
llwao Maaona-Install.
'Roecial D la Dates ts The jMmal.V
Ilwaco, Wash., Feb. 7. Occident lodge
NO. 09, A. F. a. A, M.. Installed th fol
lowing officers: C. H. McKlnney. It.
M.; H. A. Vincent, 0., W.: W. B. Hawk-
ma. J. W.; treasurer, - Dan Markharo;
secretary, J. 3. Brumboch; 8. D. ; 8. D.,
Hurt T&bel; J. D., William Utschke;
b. o., wiuiam suidon: J. B., 3. A. Col
lings; tyler. C. M. Fllnk: chaplain. A.
C. Mclven
WILL BUILD CANAL
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO.
226-228 Alder St., Between First and Second Sts.
Do you realize what it means to the Portland people
when Smith fights the Beef Trust? There are 30,000 iam
ilies in Portland. Each family saves 25 cents a day by
trading with Smith. This means that $7,500 is left in the
pockets of the Portland people every day and kept from
the fingers of the Chicago Beef Trust. A grand total of
almost $3,000,000 a year. Surely this is the people's fight
more thaa it is Smith's fight," bur Smith" will ;lead the
people in this fight. V .. ' ' ,
LAMB
Leg of Lamb . . .... ... . 15c
Loin Roast V . . 15c
Frontquarters . ., , ; . ,10c
Rib Chops -V-rC . . . . . .... 1 5c
Loin Chops ... ........ 15c
Shoulder Chops ., , ..I2l2c
btew ................ .6c
; . BEEF "7
Prime Rib Steak.;.1;. . 12Jc
Round Steak ........,10c
Shoulder Steak .........8c
Rolled Roast Beef,...12c
Poti Roast . Beef , r . . . . . . 8c
Chuck Roast Beef....... 8c
Plates to boil 5c
Brisket , to boil .......... 5c
Necks to boil ...... . . ... 5c
Stew ... ............. ,5c
Soup Bones .......... 2Jc
Prime Rib Roast Beef.. 10c
Sirloin Steak . . . . ;t . .2y2c
Porterhouse Steak .15c
PORK
Chops . . . . . . . . ... . . . .15c
Pork Steak . . ... ...... 15c
Loin Roast ...... .....15c
Shoulder Roast . . ..;uy2c
Pork Sides ......... 12c
Mixed Sausage ........ 10c
Hocks... 8c
Pigs' Feet 5c
Leaf Lard .........12c
Pure Lard ............ 12c
VEAL
Leg of Veal. ... ...12c
Rump of ?Veal.,.....12c
Loin Roast ...........15c
Shoulder Roast .1; . . . 10c
Breast Veal ....10c
Rib Cutlets 12c
Loin Cutlets ..........15c
Shouldejutletsi. . , 12c
Veal Stew. .'.8C,
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Our Great Friday and 5'atfday Specials
Are real mooey-savert. Don't overlook a tiriglg item In this ad, for each and every one of them
la marked way below itg regiilar value. Out-of-town order given prompt and careful attention.
, These prices, (or Friday and Saturday only. : y ''n
100 Dozen
Waists
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At 97c
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Hundreds of pretty styte in Fine Sheer Lawns, elaborately trimmed
with laces, embroidery and tucks, open front and back, and in all sizes.
On sale Friday and Saturday at this remarkably low priqe.; Refu- NQ7f '
lar values to $1.75 .,...........v....3ft
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$2.00 WAISTS AT About 25 dozen in this lot, so youll have to
be prompt. Every one new 1907 styles. 1 in fine Lawns and Dotted
Swisses, elbow or full-length sleeves. Dozens of dainty new models.
Lace and embroidery trimmed and actually worth $2.00 apiece. C IQ
Friday and Saturday, each ....... . . . . .t ........... t J I I J
This plctnr Is from a recent photo
graph ot Mr. J. F. Stevens, Chief
Engineer of the Panama Canal,
who, It Is understood. Is to suc
ceed President Shohts ot the Ca
nal commission. - -
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arlaJgreai-ridaynd-Saturday
about a dozen styles in Warners and Thompson's High-Grade
Corsets at this extraordinary low price. Nearly all sizes in
every style. Colors and black, drab and white, and the regular
prices range from $1.50 to $3.00. Don't miss this great QCa
bargain. Choice ....... ...... f . . . . . . . . . ............ UJ v
$1 JO CORSETS AT SOThomson's Glove-FiUing Corset, in
a straight-front model, made from very best French corset
sateen, bias gored and laoe trimmed. 'A splendid model for the
average figure and a standard-$1.50 grade. Friday and Cfl
eacn .,,, uvv
Saturday, special.
Men Shirts -47c
9125 and $1.50 VALUES,
Onlyabout 18 dozen left of
these . splendid"1 shirts."" Take
advantage of this wonderful
bargain and lay in a supply.
Come in neat stripe patterns,
with detached cuffs, open front
and back, stiff bosom,, standard
$1.25 and $1:50 values. -47
Two days, cljoice; 4. .."..'.;. tlU
$22.5 Skirts 31.5Q
FOS TWO DAYS ONLY.
Women's Fine Cambric .Skirts,
with 2 rows wide oriental lace
insertion, 10 rows fine pin tucks,
deep fall knee, flounce and dust
ruffle; others with 3 rows linen
Torchon " insertion ' and - edge,
deep full flounce with dust tuU
fie and rows of fine hemstitched
tucks; regular , $2.25 f I CO
quality jltOD
$2 Umbrellas 61.47
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
If you're in need of an Um
brella, now's your chance. For
two daya only we place on spe
cial Sale our regular $2.00 line of
Women's 26-inch Umbrellas,
steeljrod and f rsmesnd-xovar
of best Union taffeta; a .large
varietyof silver, gold, horn and
natural wood handles. C 1 47
Choice ;.)Js1f.
Boys' Shirts 25c
FRIDAY - AND SATURDAY.
A special lot of Boys' Soft and
Dress Shirts on sale at thia un
usual price. Come in stripe pat
terns and in sizes 12, XZVi and
13. Some have two extra col
lars and all af a regular SOe var
ues. Two days : only, OR a
your choice .............. wL
:y. Tyo Days Only--
$7.50SilkPettico'ts
Each
$5.45
, .... ..... . 4 . n"p, 1 : mm.
Your choice Friday and Saturday of 15 dozen Women's Silk
Petticoats, in blues, browns, reds, greens, grays and black, in
a fine quality rustle taffeta and in a wide-rsnge of styles at
this special low price. You pay $7:50 and $00 about town for
the identical quality. For two days only, your pick ;.
NEW SILK WAISTS faiTRWe have just received a ship
ment of New Spring Waists in a fine quality of wash silk, black
and Jathjte. and itu dozen new and pretty styles,, which we are
going to sell for these two days at this remarkably O '7C
low price. Regular $3.50 quality, airsizei... ,.i.J.IJ
Women's Sample Suits and Coats at M'n'f'r's Cost
CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STRUTS
; V, Mode '.
Union-Made
Pattern
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We mean just what we say: Our new store will be ready about March 15th, and;
we will not pack one single garment across the street. We might have had some
great sales in the past, but we never made an offer such as this." ""'.
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Saturday
Just imagine $30.00 and $40.00 Coats gold
; for ; . .... J.'.... . . ........ ....97.75 '
Thia announcement may teem queer to you, but ta satisfy youraelf be among the first and buy one of the greatest values ever
' ' ' ' . .'' ' ".' V 7 .loffered at' ' l- ' -"
131 FIFTH STREET
Thousands upon thousands of SKIRTS, and they have got to go. Suits of all description and prices, and every one of them
must go. Silk Petticoats it's the. kind of a showing and the kind of prices and values that have made ths store talked about
rv '; i ; f as the store for silk petticoats. '
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