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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1911)
DAILY CAPITAL JOCBXAL, SALEM. PRECOX. TIESDAY, Al'GVST 29. 1911. PACK TWO the capital journal I. HOfER, Editor and ProrrUtor. R. M. HOFER, Manager fwandftit lku pr Dew tod to Amsrtcwi Principle m4 th PnvrM. ftnd Dev.dcacnt of All Omrun PubHhl Enry Ennins Exopt Sunday. Sfxo. Or ii ' "" j SUBSCRIPTION RATESl Gnvariably la Advance) 0aflr. by Curler, per mi -. .. ... $4.00 Per month- jyly.by per year .. 4.W Per montl feaklj, bj lfiO, par year. LOO SU noaUa rjLL LEASED WIR8 TEuKGRAPH REPORT PORTLAND NOT A GREAT SEAPORT. The People's Press, published in Portland, in its last issue, tells Portland some unpalatable truths. It takes up the plaint of the Portland grain dealers about the railroads giving Puget Sound points, Seattle and Tacoma, the same rates on wheat from the interior that Portland has. The Press vitv sapiently remarks that there must be a reason for this, and bases its statement on the fact that the railroads are not doing anything for anybody or any place, just to be doing it. When a railroad acts, it acts for the benefit of the road first, for the benefit of the road, second, and then several times more. The Press points out that the railroads grant the same termin al rates for the reason that Portland has not so good a harbor as the Sound ports have. It shows that Portland is doing nothing to help herself, and relies entirely on the general government to improve the harbor and rivers. The government is taking care of the bar at the month of the river, but the trouble is between that and Portland. Portland is a great city, a growing city, destined to be one of the best and biggest on the coast. Nothing can stop its growth, or mar its future. But it is not, and never will be a seaport to which the larger vessels can come. Vessels of 4000 to 5000 tons can reach Portland easily enough but when it comes to the big Pacific liners, such as carry the trade between the Northwest and China and Japan, Portland can never hope to have them, and she might as well admit the fact. One of the big liners could not swing around in the Willam ette unless it i3 widened. Portland is in a commanding position, controlling the pro ducts of the rich valleys of Western Oregon, and, outside of grain, those of the vast Inland Empire, but she is not a first class seaport. She will be a great manufacturing center, a great trading center, and she will have an ever growing cortst trade, but the day when she will see 20,000-ton vessels at her docks is far dis tant. Nature has created the conditions, and they cannot be changed There are all kinds of flowers and all kinds of cities, and Portland is a rose of a city, a healthy, fast-growing city, but this, not because she is a first-class seaport, but in spite of the fact that she is not, and because her situation commands a rich and yet but slightly exploited empire. That is hers, and nothing can take it from her. THE OPEN FORUM J Tho Capital Journal Invites 1'uhllc llailm in Thin Department Let Both 8lde of All Malum Ho Fully r.roti(lit Out It la Not the rirrino of Till Nowmxr f to do tho Thinking for Its Headers. The Nocrwtlty of Fruit IiiHpwthm. ' Balnni. Or., Aug. 25. To tho Ed itor Capital Journal, For yoars the Oregon State Board of Immigration, the boards of trade of omo of the eltloa of tho state, end numerous private individuals have don good and conscientious work to settle up the bare spots of our beautiful state. The pamphlet limned by the Salem Board of Trade, "Salem, the Capital City," Is a thing of Joy and beauty, nd Its real great value la tho fact that It oontalns the truth, which any one can verify. Tho writer has seen few apot of mother earth, boon an extensive fruit grower for over twenty years, member of the North west Fruitgrowers union for about the same time, and while only a resident of Salem during the Inst paat two years, can say that tho Willamette valley and especially this vlclulty can. does and will produce good fruits, conditions being equal, as any other part of Ore gon, not excluding Hood River nor Itogua River valleys. Our climatic and aoll conditions are even better P preferable In many Instances. But here Is the fly In the oint ment a year ago one of the chief orchard men aud promoters of Mod ford made me a vlult; of course he dwelt on the advantage's of famous Jackmm county, anil he nut me on the defensive. Ho agreed to all tho good points of Marlon county; but, he says: "I can and do soil land planted in fruit trees from 500 t0 1000 per acre, whore you have a hard time to get from $150 to $260. And tho onjy reason for that Is that we have a system and our system makes the Investor safe. Any husl none or land is worth Just the capl- talliatlon of the net Ineome. We drove around this valley to enjoy our famous scenery. We did find some young, wiill-pruned, cultivated and prayed orchards that apparently would produce sn Income to the owner. We also found the worst specimens of old orchards, full of all sorts of vermlu, disease, with not a care apparently for a generation. "Well, there we are," he says, "do you think that a man with good sense will Imperil his life's work, his com petency, In a locality where he is at the mercy of an old mosbark who haa neither decency, culture or en ergy to even follow the laws of God or man. As long as you permit or allow In defiance of laws snd statute breeding places for all thcee pests ' to destroy the results of capltah la bor and Intelligence of the other man. you are outclassed and all your richness of soil, beauties, of land scape and seductive climate will not C0IICER1IIIIG OWNERSHIP OF THE DIRT Declaring that the excavation work on Asylum avenue was completed and that out of the dirt taken up in front of the premiums of B-n Taylor he had received but a few loads, and that it was understood that the remainder had been sold by the contractor August Kehrberger, Councilman Pen nebaker last evening at the meeting of the council moved that the mayor appoint a committee to Investigate as to number of loads sold by the con tractor and the price obtained for them. The question came up in the first Instance at a previous meeting of the council, and a motion was then made that the contractor turn over all sur plus dirt taken In front of the Taylor property and one or two other prop erties to Mr. Taylor. It was charged then that the contractor had sold the dirt, and Councilman Pennebaker stated last evening that there was Y.RAYS AND SMILES. A railroad company raUes rates when they are too low. How can it then object to its employes asking it to do what It compels Its patrons to do, raise the rates of pay? I When you see a man who will stand j with his mouth open and swallow, great big chunks of cheap flattery, j Took out for a man who will go wrong about half the time. i It has come to a pretty pass when one corporation's attorney will fight a Salem manufacturing concern get-1 ting a little siding to do business on, Just because of the pretense that itj violates the great principle of the!. common user clause. ! . j Fair treatment for all corporations! Is the only policy for Salem city gov-! ernment to pursue. J Mr. Krutschnl't advances some! j strong reasons why the railroad com-!T panles cannot accede to the demands 14. of the "svstem federation. Then he ' ! compels doubt of his sincerity by pre tending that the main reason for re- iiow ., ,eu ior iaior; wiai u was fusa, ls hlg and hig conlI,any's fear understood that many load were sold tnat tne American boy will be de by the contractor and that the subject prved of opportnitv. Krutschnltt should be Investigated. aivd tne Southern Pacific railroad Mayor Laclimiind appointed on the have about as much interest In the committee Coundlim-n Pennebaker American hn . hia :,t:,nie malns- and Hatch. SUGGESTS THE PURCHASING OF WATER POWER ty, the devil, has In holy water. revision of the tariff on the find ings of a tariff board, means simply a revision controlled, bossed and dic tated by the protected industries. Cotton wool, steel and all the bal ance will have an expert on the board, paid to furnish reasons Viy the industries should be protected. avail you against a system in which no such things are permitted under any circumstances. In Jackson county tho fruit Inspector will see to it that such things do not hap pen. We had the same here, but It is a thing of tho past now. Why don't you romove these old disease breeders, root and branch; If the owner Is too Indolont, get nt it at his expense. Your laws are same as ours. Oet them enforced. A man who can Bell n piece of land thnl has been cropped fur sixty years for $200 por nero, to a mnni that comes from ono to threo thousand miles on ac count of your advertising, and then la permitted to ruin the new man's business, Is not ft good, enterprising or Just citizen, no difference what his family or political pull is." My own observations have been such right hero In Salem. The state fair Is udvertlsed as the "best ever." We have a progressive city admin istration, our board of trade Is ac tive and right within, from one. fourth to one-hnlf mile from the fair grounds, where we Intend to show off our good things In many a way, we have scale, bugs, codlln moth, anthracnose, barklouse, etc., In full profusion. The most miserable rem nants of old orchards right on public roads, on city blocks and lots. What ls tho use of one man's Industry, sci ence. Investment and toll, when his mossback neighbor Is permitted to annul and destroy the results What good docs your advertising, when otvo can see with his eyes within the shadows of the capital, so to speak, things that aro and have been tabooed long ago In Missouri oven. Don't you think that the worm will turn and your confiding and en thusiastic new settlor will get bitter and turn to bo a knocker. Let the fruit inspector got busy; enforce the laws, even It any of his uncles, aunts, cousins or parents nro made to clean np. P. A. K.NGL1SH. o . Watch Your Kidneys. Their action controls your health. Read what Poley Kidney Pills Have done for your neighbor. Mr. W. H. Allen, Qulncy, 111, says: "About a year ago my kidneys began bothering me. I had a swelling in my ankle and limbs, then headache and ner vous, dlir.y spells, and later severe backache. The doctor pronounced it serious kidney trouble, and I was steadily getting won when I began taking Foley's Kidney Pills. Shortly fter, the swelling went down and my pain began leaving me. I kept on taking them until I was once more freed of all kidney trouble and suf fering. I have a great deal to thank Foley Kidney Pill for, and shall al ways recommend them. Red Cross Pharmacy (H. Jerman). o Ilut theu we aren't so much con cerned in what people will say of us after we are dead. In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid 'o get Chamberlain' Cough Remedy. Thar 1 no danger from It, and relief la sure to follow. Es pecially recommended for cough, cold and whooping cough. Sold by all dealer. Would It be wise policy for the city to purchase the power plant of the Salem Power company? Councilman Waring ls Inclined to think that it would be, and with the view of determining whether the plant Is for sale, its cost, and submitting the question of its purchase to the city council, he last night at the meet ing of that body made a motion that 1 a committee be appointed to confer 1 with the company on the subject. ; Has 1IMI0 Horse Power. The plant belongs to the Ladd es- j tnte, and ls situated In North Salem. The water Is secured from the San-1 tlam river and there is enough of It j to furnish luti. horse power. The ! water was appropriated years and years ago for the operation of a flour ! mill but It has not been used for a 1 period of 20 yefirs. Clin He Ilmiirlit. Counclman Hatch stated that he un derstood that the plant was for sale, and that he believed that it could be purchased at a reasonable price. There was sufficient uower. he stated, so that If the city does buy it that it j can be used either for lighting the city or for a water plant. Councilman Waring declined to disclose his rea sons for desiring the city to purchase the plHiit, but promises to make them known when the committee submits Its report. Mayor l.achmund named Council- nun Waring. Kid ridge and Lafky as a committee to take the subject of purchasing the plant up with the company. According to a local paper. Salem 19 111 111? rWUJIIl Him UUIIltll 1 tllL 1 Is not nice morally, and, In fact, sj real naughty.' So there, now! Every woman trained husband, one. delights In a well but none posesses COUNCIL HAS ORDERED THE, CLUSTER LIGHTS Without a dissenting vote being ciiHt nn ordinance providing for the! installation of cluster lights on the 1 city property was passed by the; council last evening, and It Is now up to Mayor Lachmund for his slgna-1 turo. The mayor has always been ; an ardent advocato for cluster -lights, , and will sign the ordinance today. An ordinance on the subject was Introduced at a previous session of ! the council, but placed In the hands ! of a committee. Last evening a sub-1 stltnte ordinance was introduced, making a few mlnuor changes, and sent through all three readings. Tha Portland Railway. Ltght & Power company now haa a crew of j men at work installing the posts on the Btreets where lights have been ' I contracted for by the property own- 1 I ers, and a crew will now be put at I work Installing those provided by the j city ordinance for the city. Twenty 'posts, In all, will bo Installed. 16 to I be used at Wlllson avenue, and the j renuilning four to be placed where directed by the city. Wire Qt Tip Top Advice. When the digestion Is all right, the action of the bowels regular, there la a natural craving and relish tor food. When this Is lacking you may know that you need a dose of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They strengthen the digestive organs. Improve the appetite and regulate the bowels. Sold by all dealers. The girl who cans the fruit for her mother sometimes finds It hard to can the younat men. SALEM BANK & TRUST CO. CEXKKVL HANKING AXI TRVST BVSINKSS . With our assurance that we re able and willing to take care of It, we solicit your Ranking Business. Open an account with us, and we will extend you every favor con sistent with good banking prin ciples. WE PAY KOI R PER CENT ON 8AVlN(iS Liberty Stiwt, Just off State J. L. AHLERs, President, W. O. EAST. Cashier. S. S. EAST. Vica-Pre. DR. L. B. STEEVES, H. ROBERTS. Directors. ON THE Free List THE TARIFF WILL BE REMOVED,Dl'RI.G THE STATE FAIR AT SALEM, FROM THE FAMOUS Calapooya Mineral Water AND Calapooya Saline THE CONDENSED SMILE OF CALAPOOYA WATER Every Visitor Is Invited to Cnll nt (lie Cnlnpooyn lluoth nt the Fulr and Test Their Merits Without Money and Wlihotit Price. Calapooya Mineral Water Is a nmrated saline water, equal to any of the renowned spring waters of Europe and America. 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Camping Grounds fare Con venient and Attractive. with strict sanitary regulations LOW ROUND-TRIP SEASON TICKET from all point In Oregon. Wash ington and Idaho on sale dally 3-DAY SATURDAY MONDAY TICKET (from Southern Pacific point Pojrt , land to Cottage Grove; also from all C. A E. station. Albany and west ! Good going Saturday or Sunday and tor return Sunday or Monday. Call on 8. P. or C. A E. agent for full particular as to tares, train 1 schedule, etc.; also for cDy ct our Illustrated booklet, 'Outing In Ore gon," or write to WM. M'MURAY, General Pawenger Agent, Portland. Or. Tu ii n IF fHiaAKiiaill Tu) Is Hammonds Handy Atlas of the World containing new maps of each State and Territory in the United States and every Country of the World. Every map is new and up to date. The Canal Zone and Showing the division of the states in the Canal Zone, every town of any Importance and route of the canal. It also gives a two-page map showing a croBS-sectlou of the Complete A List p;.: mmA canal, height of locks depth of water, etc., etc. This map alone Is worth more than the price of the book, and should be stud ied by every citizen. Of the principal cites of the world and their population. Al so a complete list of the cities of the United States and their population, cording to the census of 1910. A MAP OF OREGON 18x24 inches in size is pasted in the back of every book. This map shows the Congressional Districts of the State, the railroad, stage lines and automobile lines and gives a list of the counties and all towns of over lOO inhabitants, together with their population according to the 1910 census. The Book is a handy size for quick reference and contains 102 pages. 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