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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1907)
DAILY CAM TAIi JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, XOVKMltKK 28, 1007 J2L BE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ' THE STATE PRINTING OFFICE KiMHSalMMKIIIlIHi1aKI, l4-BMllllHHl(KMlMlII5 Lople of any state Bhould church or fraternal order building, kful for hnving a good chief aomo daya there are demands made whether ho bo a Ropubll-1 Ior cnaruy that would cause gray I Democrat, but In the state "" ,a lu, ",u n l "c of a f mn , ' ., , millionaire, and the Governor Is a 3n the i-iuoi Muv u 1)0or mnn any Wfly ,t lg rCBnrd0(lt Important duties thrust up- nere is u nmn out Qt j,rjson who ihy the laws unu uio ton- um iui uuij) 10 got out or tno city. ncre is n stranded rancher who Wants niOlinv tn mnvn Vila fnmltii In I t .. n lr Minnufdil fnr "ij i i trea-u n nBW .nn v. All .ti,M i.. .. mnn of the ability, Indus-jwoo tho Govornor llstons to with painstaking devotion tojitidlv oar and hnlna wim h. , utiCi that characterize Hon.The wo,)le of 0r0g0 ,mvo Jn tIl0 tChnmberlnln in that office.. present Governor I mnn nf hh, linking a full hand in all iacas ot ubilc duty nnd- yet wlth R lal and inuusiriui una uc-. heart full of compassion for the it movements, uovernor.woak ani BUfforini, -o , R-tX'i'M-f-H4-K't-M4-B-.M4.B4.--M.&at.m.l.B J.MIA1I J.MJLB J.W xulb ! i . j t . m . . . . . -......,.........,, .T.THTBTiTanTiTiT" WllimW8BIrtHBH1WtfHmWIWilHHHllllllll"1 I THE STATE PRINTING OFFICE ' .MIliAi.x.x.JMix.A. H ",TT'"TTTJlTHTTTBITTTTrfc:TIiTIITHTMTTTMTBKT OREGON'S RAILROAD COMMISSION Mr Willis S. Dunlway was tho 8Bi00O ,arge nrt flf whch Jg Republican nominee for State : expend' d in lnhnr nf iTninn ,irin i i.. : i-.wo ... Printer and was elected by a large. majority. Ho took offlco January 14, 1907, and oloctod upon a reform this city. Some of tho blndlmr and some of tho linotyping is done in Portland. Mr. Dunlway promised on tho campaign to roduco tho states lllnlfnrm Mm nnnnln kn.m l.n.1 ,l.nn ' . . ......,., .., ,iUU u uunmg wherovor It could bo done as n ..... ... 10 innnnor in wnicn no good business proposition would porform tho dutlos of his of fice. MaklHK allowance for hnmnn solflshnowj, would the State Printer voluntarily cut tho fat out of n groat Uoal of thu work that must nocon sarlly pnstt through his hands ? Would ho be state prlntor, In fact, nnd so far ho has many instnnces to show thnt he has kopt his word. Tor in- Tho Oregon Legislative Assembly "o I acting under tho instruction In tho session of 1907 passed an act, of tho railrond nuch. railroad alinl! bo having for its object tho regulation., "nod ot less than $50.0 nor moro of transportation and commerce and than $1000. common cnrrlers thoreot In this Besides thu nbovo ponnltlca thoru. state, and croatod tho Railroad Con.-;"- nlso a gonorol penalty of not loss? mission of Oregon to carry out its thnn $100 nor more than $20,000 provisions. This law, based as it 'provided In caso of violation of any provision of tho act for which n pon-- Hnln has a score of boards Emissions on which ho muat tho duties of tho Govcr- IHtyni'tinont of State. Hon. Prank W. Benson, Socro- tnrv nf Stnfo In tin, I111..1 n. fee State of Orogn n It mny nrgogt Qf the lioncu Uini no ih .m... ...... ,..,, ,,, rt ,. ,,. "- :;"LD"l!,r ,--'"' 0,, -zz c: " , :.. -,., t,...; through his hands. All the annro- fYin inTni rnrnm u rJat,on9 aro Aim and disbursed )ohiestlc Animal Cornmla- ,,, M,. . . A , Commissioners, Capitol . .nilllril. ... '. Commissioners, the School 7 ,,7 Z I, T''r:: .,'" hcmlndod, tho Board of ,. , . ,.- .,,...,";."." f the Normal Schools and Hdn?C(1 ,Iof or ho Cflnt In a m" of the Library CommU-1 ncnt, hothor an Mtutlon or addition he has absolute not t,""" ,n,0,noyf t,n,t c,r,cj,t , .- n. vnt ior not- To rule is strictly follow- Penitentiary and tho SoN W"' n"w,a,K no doflclt. to be cre ... . . i mmi.iatcd. nnil when tho money ceases tho warrants nro not Issued. Tho bookkeeping and statistical work aro as groat as In tho Inrgost banks, accounting running Into tho mil lions. Mr. Sam Kosor is tho chief he Governor and entails a.c!ork' "" ' " ""Jltlng clorlt. nnd W.IT.nrnnnnn lino nhnrcn il of work; whenever an 1 . ',, A1 " " .... ,- a for pardon is received It'0 wHtlng corporation foes nnd ntuuoun. .u, uuiibuii is a inomor of tho vnrlous boards that hava control and mnnagomont of nonrly imo : no is aiso n memuur ate Board of Education. Ah tho Governor Ibbuos all I Commissions, extraditions Ions. Tho mnttor of 11'- cs up a great uoai 01 uio the G( il of work ; whenever prlntor for tho state, or would he 1G00 pngos, this yonr it Is down to iu wiu uusiness anu swou tno unis a xnouinnu, a saving of nrty por to tho hundrod thousand dollar jc-nt. All extracts nro sot In small mark as has boon done In the past ?.typo nnd solid. Tho cnlondnra for Mr. Dunlway put in a now outllt 190C cost $1S,000, this yoar nbout or type and prossos and material J $8,000. Under tho now systom throughout, Including two Mlohlo there Is tho snmo reduction In paper prossos nnd two now job pressor. 'and binding bills. Tho Mlohlo The Btato has robullt the composing prossos work up tho finest cuts per ls upon tho most advanced loglsln-i tion of its typo, and carefully drawn "Hy hnB not boon provided, or for tho, stnnce, a sumnry of tho tax rolls on by mon familiar with tho ovlls t .violation of any order or rcqufro-. 0110 shoot formerly wns run up to seoka to romody Is worthy of be-mont of thd oommlsslon or ordop or- 58,000 ems composition, now It is'ing Included In tho category of pro- docroo of a court made on nppltcft down to 18,000 oms. Tho volume of House Journals for 1905 was gre'aalvo logUlation tor which Orfl-.t,0,i ' tho commission. gou has boebmo fnmous. Its pro-l It would com that suoh nn act visions are broad enough and confofjlind boon noeded by tho pcoplo of rooniB with nov celling? and floors, new electric lighting and new or flees. Tho printing offlco from n sanitary standpoint Is a model in every way. Godfrey, a fcctly at the samo Impression ns thu printing of tho lottor pross work. Formerly cuts were printed on sop arnto sheets of paper, and they woro The forcmnn Is Jnrno cut nnd paste,! nnd Inserted by Domocrnt, and F. It. hand. The saving offectod by this Cnno, a Republican, foreman of tholls shown in cost of ono Item of 1500 Job dopnrtmont. normal school catalogs nt $108. fov- Tho annual expenditure for print-'mor cosi $195. Presont blndlnu Ing, binding and paper will bo nbout $18.00, former binding $47.75. sufllclcnt power on tho commission It orcntos to ennblo that commission to mnko a thorough and searching invostlgtion Into nil phases of rail road activity, and to correct any abuses which may bo found. Under this lnw tho commission is Oregon. During tho eight months; sluco its pnssogo nonrly 250 mat- torn have como boforo tho Commls-. hion for Investigation and nUJuot mout. It Is truo thnt oomo of thoso wero trivial In naturo ; that more of" thorn woro of interest to Indlvldimla charged with tho duty of inquiring .only, but n considerable mnnbor Af? into tho mnnngoment of all rnilroad3.fccted wholo communltlCB and lnduts. In tho Btato ; of inspecting the road- tries, and sovoral hnvo involvod tho bed nnd equipment of each, with a interests of a lnrgo section of tho vlow to Insuring tho safety nnd con-1 state. And with regard to complaint venlcnco of tho public and omployoa; nffectlng tho intorosts of individual of Investigating scdlous accidents ; of prescribing 11 uniform sot of ac counts to bo kept nnd nn nnnunl re port o be mudo of nil business done; nnd upon complaint or itn own mo les writing to tho trial district attorney, rcquost- Momcnt of tho facts proven rial nnd all tho ntntn InRlltntlnnn. Inntinllnir any recommonun- ., , A, . . . T f lift wl linnrlnnnl lmn .! TT l .,. ly mnv desire to mnko usi"', - '. i toprlcty of granting or re-, """ - ",. . , nln. Tho fltntn Lnn.l OVOr' (lctal1 ot U, MBlnOB8 that the mast Important Board J,ftM0S ,throuRh ,,,B department, and the Governor is n moni- IiIb nBslstantn nro very competent men for their rospectlvo plncos. 0 bo reason thnt they nro re nn -t unon nil tho lonilR of ' 1,.. ... .. -. ... ,.. l. ,...- i r -..i My nnd also pnsB upon I"w' ""' " "t ' krtnlnlng to nrid nnd tldo .m.... u,.,. Governor Is also Stnto1 A- A- Enseiuari. wno wan ior i it'nl n nn ia n m I n f nt nt nn n mi ti nmiBfiionpr nnd na bugii ""' ......t .v.u.. Ito mnko all selections of r "10 to confining work of tho pro- ression, witnurow rrom tho largest tho nonrdi, meet on tho cl,"'ch Portlnnd, of tho Bvan- ir nn,i T.ioB,!nv nf each w" denomination, and ontored kept tho Stato Land Board unon ft ""slness career. Ho bought KU regularly tho second out ino Asyium Avenuo grocory in Tuesdays of each month. 1MU''. rnn lt ono ynr nna J r Chamborlaln has 8orv- "" ovuli,k ",u,u "'"" "-' -- v- oplo by vlBltlng all tho building an addition, then bought the ttato, attending fairs ho Edwards grocery on State street, satherings whonovor It "ouoieu us uusiness nuu how to.- to do fif without nocloct- "UOIS tno U. .. grocery uu iw..w. duMes, and also taking n etreot with a stock qt $4,000. Ho Merest In national gather- 8Pnt over a mousanu oounrs on fblch Oregon baa a stake, Improvements bosldos erecting n Merwnys conventions, tho An photograpn gauery. no uwu and reclamation con- proporty in Knsiern urogon uim lie Is ono day inspecting Washington, but sold all and Invest- sstltutlon. Tho next day od In Salem roni estate, wr, ciibui- ag a rough moal with tho hart Is a man who bolloves In square ln some rocknlt whoro buslneas mothods, and in uoing a jteti roads nro being con- ho would bo done by. Ho cnrrlos tho flth state aid. Attain ho Qolden Itulo into every affair of lown tho rivers attending lfl business enroer. Ho believes In SBtructlon of fish hatcher- Snlem and Is n mnn wltn a iirst- elplng dedicate a new class business backbone ilSa 'I JMiH bS H W 1 ' Wt tilt i 1 3 TTB fAW 4 TBmmPUB. H..BJb 1 V vH 1 HBHiBMnBBBiHBHHKn. ' HHoBBfflrrflrFflHBBaFrrrBii Cll'ITOL HI'IIjDING. 4 I I rk in P I- S Hr1 I n : it:'ii On Hi 1-j I'M m. m m' hm&ji PRED C FISH, Proprietor fcntrally located, convenient to business district. "gesfe and most convenient sample rooms m aiy. reetcarsto and from aH trains arriving in the re proof buMrtg, elevators and electric lighted. 'est dining room service and meals in uregon, of Portland. State Labor CoiiiiuIsnIoikt. This department of tho Stato Government Is prosided over by 0. P. Holt's whose blonnlal reports aro a spiondld roviow of tho industries and rosourcoa of tho Btato. His offices aro on tho ground floor of tho Stnto Capitol and ho has gonoral ehnrgo of onforolng tho factory Inspection laws and othor labor laws of tho stato, Stato for tho young man to camo and. grow up, tho inlddlonged-to-ln-vest and accumulate, nnd for tho aged there Is no bettor country or climato in which to opond a pleas ant "ovoning" of llfo. . The Stnto is composed of thirty- threo countlos. Of tho total area of 01.277,440 acres of surfaco lands, t),0U4,78G,7CG aro rokKrvo;l,2G,752,02& Tj,0 ncros hnvo boon appropriated, loav- Insnectlon laws aro vory strlngcntl'm? 10.739,049 acres unapproprlat and aro calculated to protect em-od- O' th' laor 14.071,404 ncros ployeea from Injury, nnd to Bavotho.aro surveyed and 5,CC8,185 acres omployor from having damage suits aro unsurveyed. , Although 543.- brought agnlnst him. Tho fees nro " 01 mnu iiavo ooon nppro- pald Into tho stnto treasury, and printed ainco 1904 tnoro la stm lert then exnondod In having tho mn- a vast amount to bo tnkon up ns chlnery und Plants InvoBtlgntod and homosteodB or for tlmbor or mln- broUght up to tho requirements of orals. tho law. Bosldos providing penal- o tloa and provision for onforcomont, t!ic Animal On'gon Stnto Agrlcul- tiiml Fair nnd Itnco Meeting nt Knleiii. The Oregon 8tnto Fair Grounds tlon may Investlgato tho rcasonnhlc ness of nnyt rate, fore, ehnrgo or classification', or any regulation or praotico nffectlng tho transportation of porsonH or proporty, nnd may sub stitute a roasonablo ehnrgo or sor- vlco for any found to bo unreason able. Tho act doflnoH tho term "rnll road" to lucliido not only all rnll- roadB and Intorurbnn rnllroadi.,,0ftr,K. "o blK whothor operated by etoam. olootrlft!w,' involved approximately or other motlvo power, but nlso ex-j,m" iQ paBsonger faros, und both press, union depot nnd terminal ftro now woltlng, dccUlon by tho In oomiinnloi. cnr. oil and tank lino t torstnto Commorco CommlBHlon, Four conipnnlop, sleoplng car and freight i hearings roHultedi In orders flxlUff lino compnnloB, nnd nil othor com- rftt09 n"' lo ordorir hnvo been com mon cnrrlora of wbatovor naturo do- I),,w wU' nd tho new rates put In, Ing biiRlnoss by rnll or partly by rail onot- 'Threo cases hnvo boon pnr- nnd partly by wntor within this """ oara anu '" ro yoc to do, Btnto, oxcopt rallronda transporting onrd. Ono' of these ruto cnuB In pawongorB solely within tho HmllB vo,vo tll dWrlbiitlvo rnte on Tho 0f oitjoB, Oregon Hallrond & Navlgutlon Conw pnny'H lino out of Portland and la wo would say thnt wo consider It ono of tho most bonoflclont feat urea of tho law that a Bmnll shipper can,, without oxponco or unnecessary do lay, Iiavo an cqultablo iirJtiRtmont of his difficulties with tho rnllroniK That tho commission lino been ablo to nttaln this result with sonio s.uo ccfb la Indicated by tho fact thnt 60' por coivt ot tho Informal complatnta hnvo boon ndJiiBtcd. Of tho romaln dor 25 por cent, woro dropped by tho complainant who did not dcslro to press thorn, nnd 15 por cent., montly of recent origin, nro ponding. Tho Commission ban boon nctlvo In 111 nn y Hues, and him canned 111 any Balutory ohangea In sorvlce. It Is sued nn ordor requiring tho bullot tng of dolnyed 'trains, And posting of n schedule showing tlmo of ar rival of nil trains. Another ordor regulnton tho hourB dopots nnd He--ket oIUcob nhnll bo kopt opon, nnd re quires that adequato tnllot fncillttot bo provided at Btntlonn nnd on trnlim nnd that statlonH bo clean, warm wolMlghtod and supplied with pur ft water. BestdoB thoRO gonornl orders, tho Commission has mndo ordorn- Inu apcclnl InatanccB of groat Import nnco. In ono cno It roqulrod tho running of n local train to tnko caro of tho traffic between certain point" ind In anothor specified that whov n through train wnv two hours lati, . an extra train should bo run on ltd -tlmo. It linn ordered tho orootloa of 11 dopot, tho building of swltchos. nnd upurH, tho lighting of dopot plat form B. Thlrteon formnl complaints na to rnton hnvo boon filed. Two wor ndjuntod and dismissed without a proceeding ono Tho commlaslon Is nidod In. IU Investigation by bolng glvon tha of fur-ronohlng offoot. Ono of tho most Important foa- tho Female Labor Law has tho fol lowing soctlons : Soctlon 1. No fomalo shall bo ompioyod in any mnnuiaotunng.i ,,.,", . m ,,, a now0r to 00mn0, tllo ntionilnI10ft of " " .' "'"" iniii ion- mechanical or mercantile establish- 'mZ ;.,".,' "V " vZZ wltnossos and tho nroduotlon of na- l!lr0H "r t,, nw. to.fo shlppor la ment. laundry, hotel or restaurant "" " ;: "ini. i'"v(Ift 1)QrB. lnrIffg. Wflvh,B. 118RiGtUll or ra. 'oolauso providing for ho payment In this Stato moro than ten hours " "" " . " .,,,. ,,, nr fMfv whfln alim. or domurrago by railroads when thy during any ono day. Tho hours of,1"61' boflt nulppod nnd mout eon- uhw Jo 4 ond or tet fy when sum- f f , , during any ono uay. ino iioura m VftnlntJ loe&t6il of nny 8tato fHjr mond or to produoo books, papr, fl , t, ,. . , , ' work may bo so arranged as to pr- ' nrtu'. rrlwi oontraots. oto.. h shall b euiltv f lw,, Umo' .."iib Motion of tho law . "::.." . :. :: .:' .. ,n,.iL .. "...;... pnnmonliy eir.oporatlvo mid tho mil uio ompiujruiuui ut lui.m.u. . i,umf ,i .,. a mlsdanioanop and on oonvlntloii nine . uun. in 11m iuuliuii ebusk uiiu itiu - - - -.-- . ,. ....-,-., wofK ... : ' " . ., not mo so tney in oi, worn h d f norBO 8tng wJt, ruu.ihall bo punl.hed by n flno of not geoura Ito bo nol t7to tho o'fTny onoTy vhl "tit ' WRtor tho flnMt "--." HOC nor moro than fiooo. SfiJ. Z7 IT S , ? ffi of any ono day . Pronia horiM on tb paoflc dreuJt or raprlioamBt lo tU county Jail . . w nrlimn .. . w. iLra for training and racing. Th. for not more than on8 ywr, or both. , aB d n o, ar ft Oroon Stats Fair waa ono of th Tlw hooka and papra of any rol HcMiifornlR la oonUmplatlnR Hko no- ilrat to abollBh pool soiling nnd gnmb- road may b Inapaot! ami any oBI- tJon ling and yet tho raca maet waa tht or, iteut or amploya oxamlnad un-i ' ii.r.mn.i f... moat aiiocMaful over bald in tha Jw oatfa by tli Commlaalon or m. u ,,0,,! not ! mdtritood from .110.1 uuv.mmuu vrvr nmu in . . tll pfOVlalOIlB of til a Jaw quoted iBorthwaat and moro fair race wert,nuu,r,j:W aiaw. .. ., ' 4,,. Ml, ,...,. , ..'. pullad off and mora rocoda broken) Fiirthannore, tha Commlaalon nwy.jnilju-4j K uo-tj9 tpirit towanl nmn r uiiirf Hi uuri iiimur. i n iiuiro mm tiruuinptiuii tviuuii wn yny tlmo so they Bhnll moro hours fomalaa may bo amnloyad In rotall stores to work not to exoaad 12 hour In any ono day In ona waek Immed iately preceding Chrlatmaa dny. Section 2. Every employer " in any manufacturing, machanloal or mercantile eatabllahmant. laundry, hotel or reetaurant, or other estab lishment omnloylng any female, shall provldo aultablo aeata for all fema'o omployeea. and shall permit .them to uso such aeata when they aro not engaged In tho active duties Iof their employment. Tho Labor Commissioner's last (blonnlal report ImB following eum .mary of tho opportunity for home- seokora in Oregon : Oregon, with Its unlimited re sources In raw material ; with Its abundanco of wator power going to waste annually In evory river and stream tumbling over falls and pro clplcea In hills and mountains; with farm land to bo purchased at any price from 5 up, for deeded land, and producing, as the statistics In thla report will show, everything that Is needed to contribute to roan'a comfor offers jmffS which canbo found InW other Intercosalou of tho eommlaloii. Is not gate receipts for the week of state statu of any books, papers or aei fair ran ovor 116,000, as ngalnat counts kept by said railroad In any $7,000 to $8,000 In tho past. Over oftloo or place without the State uf $23,000 waa spoilt on now buildings. Oregon, or certified copies In lieu and Improvement 13 new struc tures going up, 12 of thorn tho fin est stock barns in America, In tho thertnf ; and any ru II road falling or rouhlng to comply with any auoh ordor shall for ouch day It shall so tho requirements, tho law provides that a farmor Jiving near .any omcar, agent or ompioyo 01 any opinion ot such mon na Judgo CarlislOjfall or refuse forfeit a sum not loss of Colorado, publlsly expressed at a .than $100 nor moro than I100Q. Ah banquet hold after the last fair. Pro-a guard agalnat tho evaolon of Its Ident Honry W. Pownlng of Stato Fair is Shaw, In tho Waldo Hills, a fa- railroad who shall fall or wilfully mous farming region of Marlon. rof use to flU out nnd roturn any County, and bo wishes Tho Capital blanks as required by the act, or Bball Journal Thanksgiving number to fall or refuso to answer nny quoa express hla appreciation for all tho tlona therein, or shall glvo false an blessings that have been bestowod swore or ovado tho answer of any upon our state In tho past year. .qiestlon, or fall to exhibit any book, - , o Jpaper or account on remand, shall IJAKGAIN DAY BUIWCUm'rON.bo fined not less than $100 nor moro TO THIS I'KEftlEXPJRESlfNOVra&.than $1000 for each offouso ; and It the railroads. Publlo opinion in thla state, howovor, as alsowhoro, Iiuh Mndergouo a dooldod ehango In tho last ten years, and Intelligent regu lation of railroads Is believed to bo not only poMlblo, but nbsolutoly nn oessary. Thero Is no inclination to troat tho railroads unfairly but tho commission must be ublo to enforco Its demands. To u large extent tho function of tho commission Is to act as an arbitrator between tho hall roads and tho peoplo, and It Is hopoJ that It may bo tho moqua of bring ing about a better understanding as to their relatlvo obligations ami prlvllogoa. tu liti.Kifej Yoa Han itaja ttvtft ! s-jA&J-- . LiT7Z. lC4AC cf mmmm m 1 mammmmm J,