The Oregon mist., February 28, 1908, Image 7

OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
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.. .r.r Iim.ii fitn.l ol lit teaat $,-
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Ll.l.i.l Campbell, or aotne on deeig.
iri lif him. to buy ! ' 0M
kjou alt.) in ruinpieieioeir "-
im, but '" centio " wimmmi
niance. It ! Iwlleve.1 that a loan of
Miiniiiiy Hw yr, l w
L( liilitrwl. io m repaid to too
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!iri rniiton, la much more
LOAN FUND INOrtlABf t.
LU t Assisted ! University
01 wrwn.
rnlvrwlly of Oregon,
i Hootl'. of Kugelie, has given
..n fowl ol th Unlver
LANOI CLIP IXPfcCTED,
eastern Oregon Wool Industry Look
fcnceuriglng.
PendleUm Tb Using of the wool
Mir date lot Kaatorn Oiegmi Is the
Dial tp In wtiat promises to t one of
Ilia beat year for beep and wool in id,,
history of tha alula. Damn u Uia mll.1
winter nil over F-asUrn Oregon the
lamb crop promises to be heavy at
tla wonlolip will avenge bight than
am tef.ira. It la estimated that th
Kastaru Otegou hnnla will average nine
pound or more this tnr, owing to ilia
constant improvement of tit grade of
sheep. Hlit-atlng isnow belngdiaciUMMid
ml prim will Im flad anon. It ,
thought tha prlra f.rr shearing will be
about 1 cents per headland there In
large prafen-nre shown for hand
sheering, owing to tha fat-t that tha
man hi on Itijiira tha mots of tha wool
f cutting I'm chaw to tha akin of tha
sheep. Tha akin of the machine Vhoin
heap halite elipixsl eilramrly Vlw,
unburn ha.lly and thl rinU the
roth of tha wool fol liiothnr yt-ar.
Wool nd altreii burara are alraailv
'on tha (round, and thare pruinUm to
! t apiriUxl hl.liltng for wool and unit-
cnbi than an outright gift In tlmllon lMp ll oar tin ixHIun. Kwaa
Uolaailmlaialilp. TM funl will
tutml br 10 wo !"
Ljitgnatiirw "HI U iatilrtl on tmcH
L ni, toiall amount ol Ufa Inaur
! till U tiirn out to Inture galtMit
k ht dih. Th prwont h food
LauU to iioiitll lt0U0.
TO Bl WOOL CINTIH
r Cltf lacurat Low Rata on
BHtpmettt to Doaton.
Llur City lUkar City will bawm
ul the irratwt wool naikela India
rthwiitu hv bawn In fortland
Lulting ith the O. H. A N. olUolal
hara arvuiad Mia Of 11.70 fmin
-r la IL.Ion. tlx tlumpUr Vlk
mt'l of 30 oaote (nun Aua-
to IUkr, and the tadocHloa by lb
raaU niMoa lliat mot than I,000,
potiD'U ( wwil from tiraiil and
K;tf nmiiilra will b liauln to
tin aivl thn hlppl to llakar for
I Mville I the praaent ewiiUf
t ihm-p Indoatry In Uranl county,
ih rain-hnni wool I mocb rathaf
ihnr w.ml to Aualtn baraaM ol
,U. Thay ! been
12 lo harn thair wool hanlnl to
jnik i triiMi of the lower rata. The
l - : . . . . .... t ..... k. ..
m an that loatrwd of Hi rancher ' " .',' .
br: thmr mi pllm at
ihxir w
a Irama llmr and CMu.e'on to Ikker
in KVHtv thvll warehon receipt
w'iiIo .ir purt'haae their nppllee,
llilt oiraoa the htfal bank wilt
which will lr lanib thia (prlng aiirl
liking t heavy fierce of wool upon them
re now worth (4 par head In rjutern
Oregon.
Sua I Cancel Contract.
Portland Hie caee of the atate of
Oregon agalnat the Columbia fiouthern
Irrigation company la being heard In
th United Plata M.trirt eourt. Th
lata I lepreeented by A. M.Cmw
ford, attorney general, and 111 IrriKa
lioo eornpany by W, T. Mult and Hen'
m Hmllh. t'nder the (.arey tt the ir
rlgatloo company wa to Irrigate ret
tain trad of land In Ktrn Oregon
ggregatlif aoinrlhlng like 17.1K0
arrw. Thl m the agreemrnt nuult
between reMeCenUtlre of the UU
land board and the company aeveral
year ago. The etat mainiain that
the company ha not rairied Out i
part of th ounimct and Mr. Crawford
it Baking lliat a irrelrer be tppolntrd
tan Rett Room at Mllioo.
Miltun An intnrdrnutnlnatlonal to
Clety ha been formeit In which all th
cliurrhe are Intemled to promote the
jeeUbllahmeut ol rradlng mom In the
city. Meeting of tl oriely will be
held every two week. The reading
ruom la Intended aa reel room for the
A library of WW vol.
k. a . - ... ... I
pile at Hhanlko they f,rwkl(lllni, jmrent brawhe of
ool to Auatlo, leave ; fmwk Uy .)poln,.
Begin Work for Pu p Mill.
Oipgun t'Kr Work preliinlnary to
a... .-tll4ak-
ii:. liim iuui -..l. i,. k.. I th oomirueilon oi tne new nun qi toe
L Atn!...-. .... i. Ilawle I'ulp A Iair ctmany wa be-
tin wnrn turvm oi ntrn im(mj w
hiKhrr trim llaker Uian from "
ksiku the tartfhei can afford to.
via iieVrr brroaw of the low col
'hut thrlr wool to A net Id.
tha mainland. A aoon a thl work i
don, actual eonatructloo ol th new
pulp mill on the tu ol atatlnn A will
begin, and it I etprcted to have a por
tion of the plant In operation by April
nut. .
PORTLANOMARKIT8.
Wheat Club, 81e; bluralem, 83c J
per km; brewing,
Mountain Farming C pert men t.
imlirt.m An ei perl man t In moon
I (arming of ouir than luual Im
nce 1 Ivlng condortcd by W. U.
own. of I hi city, on hi botno-
N'nrly valley,. Med vale In L.,?. ,Z' 7ttc
lilneiimuniaiMak an altltnd. ol w ft: "V?
tt.ilHlf.! and loratod 60 mile t .!f.r.
Z . .I'' "n ." f" Oata-So. 1 tihlte. $i7; gray, 87,
,.li..l .1 a IHPT U)M.
r .. - . ' ,' ruw,r t!rn - Whole,
"ir Hiring aowlng. Thai are
pa'iil of ariee of One mountain
In the li mountain v I leva
fli can le brought nnder cultivation
it tftia eiperlmeut l uooeeoful
ol thl. land at high altitude will
Irmci, it 1 thotmht.
Claekama May Oat Cartnary.
K -n City If tha preeant plan ol
mrinbere ol the Claokamaa County
...iiiuiai trieiy art carried out,
HIM coillll wr 1 liaoa all I .
$32.80; ctarked,
f.t.1.60.
liar Valley timothy, No. 1, 117a
(18 per ton-, Ktrn Oregon timothy,
liOutil; clover, U()1B; cheat, lift;
grain hay, fI4c41S; alfalfa, I13C413;
vetah, tH.
Frulla-Applea, table, l.753.00;
nrmkine. ll.i'Wl.M) per box: (iran-
berrlea, S(l per barrel.
Vegetable Turnip, 7fio peraack;
cat rot. 6fto per ack; beet, ft per
ck blge, ll o per pound; cau
liflower, 11.75 Ml.n i celery,
Iruterprli In th ahae ol fruit 4 p., ciale; onion, lfK)30c r doam;
ry. A uieetlng of th society wag pargley, iOo per doaen; pepere. 17j0
"tweek. Mr. KrltUm.olKaat- per pound; pumpkin. Itl IX
'""". uti reaaeil tha mestine nn
f ''l-l'ft and Hated that he had made
Fn loaminatlon ol tha fiult acre
pi thl vicinity and finding it high.
tl.fa. tory, wa willing to flnanc
e'hctne,
Cn Flih Uo to tha llllnol.
li IUiacliTlie ,tln. l.,n,t.
wllh'll ha tatel bun nnk on
f river to carry flih to th cannery
" xuiniue n inl. la ni u 1 .
t the work of filhlne. glaliernmn
P''W khle to ply their trad np to
;"""M1 01 tha I linn a. Tl.l. mmm
""!" bnfora h,niM ih ,vuil.l
f "'' lt'lr nnt and bring their Hh
un me iiver.
Col.m, Qui of Wlllamatta.
Hi-Ill Tha mlimlUn . n. Inl.n
"li'in a nraaltlenk nf tke Wll.
1" nnlveiall ha Kjn ...il
II.. 1 . .'. . -T
r- ru 01 imiteea. Uoleman
FW I'M iclgngtlon om month
I "in th board tailed to ot on It.
m ha thn far bean don toward
HtlM hl pggpn, .
tmund: radlahea, 80c po down; pln
oh, 6o per pound; prout. 8c per
pound; .iili, K)llo V' Pond.
Onlnna (2.40 per hundred.
rotatoe 12.60 per hundred, delly
ered Portland woel potaloe, S.oO
S.7operewl.
Butter Fanoy creamery, 30938c per
nnnntl.
Poultry Avrgold hena, 13ai3te
per pound! rolled chicken, UhOlSo;
prlng chicken, U,CrlSoi roorton,
initio; dreaeed chicken, Ho; tur
key, live, 14(18c; dreaaed, choice, 15
mioi Rome. i'v. C&10oi duck, lt
I801 plgeoni, 7ii)ll i jnab, $1.60(32.
, Kgir Freh rnoli candlod, SSHli
SSo per doaen.
Veal 781126 pound, 7ej 160 to
S00 pound, 6a)a,o.
Pork Block, 78 to 180 pound, 6tf
7o packer, 6o. '
Hop 1007, prime and cholo 4H0
60 per pound; old l2o per pound.
Wool Kaatorn Oregon average beat
18020c per pound aooordlng to hi Ink
age; valley lH()20o aooordlng to Bne-
"PIRIT OF TM1 QOLDIN WtiT
Ail Oregon Reprnrd by float In
Olcatlv of It Rourc.
Portland' great annual Initilulon,
tha Hoae Keitlvtl, which vrai Inaugu
rated laat June under ocb tuipideui
(ilremnitnne, will, thl coming Juo.
b oontummtd on a cal to broad
and grand that it will hav a general
appeal to tfi what Hat of Orgoo,
aii l a Individual appeal to vry com
tnunlty In tb onatmouwaalth. Th
grand Jvbll, which will b on round
of plaxaur far th whole week begin
ulag Maaday, Jan 1, tad toiling in a
blaa at glory th following Betaiday
nlgkt, I aot ( Portlaud or Portland
peeal ilea.
O el it moat leartaealar and brll
Ikiat faatare I t be ta mtgailoewt
treet pagaaal. Thia i a eeaipetltiv
tent pa k u eltla ad towa of
Oiacea eatahl of th Re City. There
will b guad prlaaa, th uiplUl prla
twiag a yiiareiy nn in cah with a
aarnaer of eettly aovnlr p aad
ether trophle of great value and
beaaty.
t'p to th preeent riraa about SO
ltla end town ol Oregon hav bn
beard from, each thowlng great inter
eat la tha tpeclil itata parad. and
feral of thte towna, throogh Ihelr
buinM organliatlon and "booatlng"
claha, fav ent repreaentatlve to I till
eily to onler with th Faelival manage-
mnt with referenc to character of tba
float which will mak tha meat effect
ive ahowlng for their communille.
Tb Fotival aaaoelatlnn ha eeearad
th rvlce of a mtr float builder
from tha Kaet, who I aow her with a
eorp of uaiitanU ready to advi with
all who dealre to rnter th Hit.
Tb railroad of Oregon, and th
whel Waat, In fart, ar planning to
glv tpaolal reduced rate oa all lino,
good for th whol week of th Festi
val, g per lal low rate Irom Portland
to all polo l in Oraogn,
Kvry town in Oregon I Invited to
nler torn character!!! float In th
"All Oregon" paiade, and th Feetival
Moclatlon Invite coreapnndeno and
partonal ronfareno with oltle and
towa. larg and ivall, in thia all Im
portant matter.
Publication! for Farmer.
Tb following pabUratloni of lotereat
to farmer and other hav been iaeued
by the Agricultural department of th
Federal government and will b fur
nlahed tree, o long a they at avail
able, eicept wher otherwia noted,
apnn application to th Superintendent
of IVirumente, Ooveinmeot Printing
Offlce, Waahington, I). C:
tlulletio No. 119 Keportof Irriga
tion Invratigatlun tor l'HJl. under di
rection of Klwood Mead, chief ol irriga
tion inveallgatloti. Pp. 401. pi. 64,
fig. 12. Price AO cent. This tb
third ol the annual rrport of tha Irri
gation invneligat lune of thl offlce. It
drali rhitfly with th duly of water,
but contain alao reix-iU from lour ta
tloni In th humid atate. where Irriga
tion I not a nroenlty, but a mean ol
Increailng the return from farm laud;
a report 011 the underground water up
ply ol th Ban Bernardino valley Cali
fornia, and th eoond progrea report
00 ilt mroaurtment.
Bulletin No. 88 Th I'm ol Water
in Irrigation. Report ol investigation
mal In 18th), nnutr th aovarpieion ol
Klwoed alrad, eipart In charge, and C.
T. Johnaloo, aaaleatnt. Pp. JOS, pi.
60, flg. 18. Prlc SO cent. Tbia buV
latin eiplaln th method in naa in
tha arid Hate In th distribution and
uae of water la Irrliration. it give a
larga number of meaaurement mad to
determine tba duty of water and th
loaae by leepag and evaporation Irom
canal, od dicuea the method by
which th water upply mty be more
affectively and economically utilised In
th production ol crop.
bulletin No. 104. Report of Irriga
tion Investigation tor 1000, under in
provision of Klwood Mead, eipert in
charge of Irrigation Investigation. Pp.
SS4, pi. 25, figs. X. I'rlo 60 cent.
Thl report cover the econd year of
investigation relatin especially to th
duty ol water. Th report ol tb field
1 gnu I contain also a large amount of
lulormatlon on lawa and cuatom. agri
cultural method, crop return and
other subject related to Irrigation. A
progrea report on th quantities of allt
rrled by a number ot southern meir
t alao contained In thl volume.
Idaho Corn Show.
On th 2d, 8d and 4th ot December,
1908, ther will b held at Moaoow a
tat eorn chow under th management
of th Idaho Agronomy aaeoolatlcn. Not
only will ther be a show, bnt alao a
rousing program, wnicn in itaen won 10
pay th farmer to oom to Mcaoow.
The suhjeot of coin will b taken up
and dlsousaed from a practical and aoi
rntlflo point of vlwi th toll will b
considered in Ita different phase ; Irri
gation and dry farming will be talked
b)ut and th varlon llva stock, dairy
and horticultural (ublool will ba oon-
tldared.
Thrr will be com good premium
offered to th winner of tb abow.
Now la th tlm to begin preparing by
ilantlng some good corn and getting in
in. v
Tell your neighbor about It.
Do not forget tb data. Mark thoes
day on your calendar and plan to coma.
Tor further tnrormauon aunreea, n.
B, Rvalon. Rnvwrtnlanrlent inen a
I
I DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
Monday, February 24.
Washington, Feb. 24. M-an mall
nbli!y and currency Irglalation were
both thn subject of rpeeche in the
senile today. Oalllnger opened the
debate In favor of hi bill fur ocean
mall aubsldy to build up the American
merchant marine, and wa followed by
Iiiew, who strongly approved the
measure.
Hiinmona, ol North Carolina, and
While, ol Maryland, spoke In criticism
ol the Aldrioh ounency bill, White
announcing tliat he would not vote foi
any measure before tba senste. An
hour was devobml to the further eoniid
erailon ol tb bill to revise tba criminal
code.
Hinder reviewed condition ndner
which the merobantm arina ot this
country Is operating and cited many ad
vintagxea that be believed will accrue
to th commercial Interest of tb
United Blate if better mail aervioe to
Bouth America and other point i
Uhlishe.1.
Washington, Feb. 24. The unusual
ipeirtacle of the committee on rule
being overruled by It chairman, the
speaker, on tb floor of tb house, wa
witnessed in that body today, much to
the discomfiture ol Pelsell, a member
of the committee.
The army appropriation bill, carry
ing $85,007,660, wa taken np. Alter
Hall, of law, had explained it pro
vision!, dlayden, ol lexaa, crltloired
"the enormous extravagance of th mil
itary eatabliabment," while Holiday,
ol Indiana, pleaded for increased pay
for the enlisted men of th army.
Other tpeeche were delivered by
Hamilton, of Iowa, who favored tariff
revision, and by Washburn, of Maaea
ohusett, in favor ot removing tb re
striction of the Sherman anti-trust law
regarding organisation! ol merchant
in certain
Saturday, February 22
Waahington, fab. 22. In tb prea
noc ol many senators and a larg gath
ering in tba galeri, Senator Porter
McCumber, ot North Dakota, today
read the farewell addrea of Washing
ton. rtie Indian appropriation bill, which
wa reported to the senate today, carries
$,82A,820, aa increase of $1,610,123
over the total appropr alion mad by
the bill 1 It wa pasaed by the house.
The nomination of Louis A. Coolidge,
of Maaaachuaetts. to be an asaiatant
secretary ot th treasmy, wa oidered
reported favorably by the et-naie coin
mitee 00 finance.
Washington, Feb. 22. The race
question cam to the lurfao in the
liouee today when Hetiln, Alabama,
offered an amendment to tha District of
Columbia street railway trackage bill,
providing for "Jim Crow" car. Hef
llo declared thit separata coaches for
th white and black bad aolved the
race problem In Alabama and be ex
pressed tb opinion that such an ar
rangement would coir it in Washington.
The amendment wag defeated, 140 to
69.
Th bill was passed. It provide
universal transfers on th basis ol cash
fares or tlx ticket lor 25 cent. It
also provide for street railway facilities
born all part of Washington to the new
union station.
th aenatoi' death. In each chamber
resolution ot regret were adopted and
committee appointed to accompany
die body home.
Moat ol tb time th horwo was In
mm Ion was consumed in tha reading of
Impeachment charge offered by Mr.
Waldo, of New York, against Federal
udg Lebbeus R. Wllley, of tha
United Htateaconrtat ftiunghal, China,
whl- b were referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Chaplain lisle, in hi prayer open
ing the senate, referred feelingly to tba
death of Senator Latimer.
Tha immigration committee, of
which Mr. Latimer was a member,
also adopted resolution of regret.
Wadncaday, February 19.
Waahington, Feb. 19. Senator Bo
rah, of Idaho, dropped a bomb in tba
United State senate when be proposed
10 amend the existing law by providing
that CnitoJ State senator and repre
sentative In eongree ahoold not be
permitted to act a paid attorney In
any Federal court In case In which tbe
United State government it intereatad
directly or Indirectly. The senate waa
droning along, considering tbe Hey
bum bill to revise and codify the Fede
ral statutes, when It reached that pro
vision nnder which United State Sen
ator Burton and Mitchell had been in
dicted and convicted. It wa bete that
tha Junior Idaho aenator unexpectedly
propoeed bl amendment.
The senate In executive aeraion today
ratified the arbitration convention be
tween the United State and France,
which wa aigned on February 10. A
naturalisation treaty between the
United State and Peru also was rati
fied. Senator Knox introduced a bill pro
viding for a system of postal savings
bank.
Washington, Feb. 19. Tb bill pro
viding lor tba taking ot the thirteenth
cenan occupied most ol the time ol the
seasloo of th hcoae todsy. Progress
with it waa slow because of nameioo
amendments offered, which In tbe
main were rejected. Tbe bill waa
amended in one Important particular,
however, and that waa limiting tha
cenan to the mainland of the United
Siatea, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
Previous to th consideration of the
census bill, Henry, ot Texas, taking hia
;coe from Boutell'a remark of yesterday
landing the speaker, nrgea me nepuo
licana to bring in an employer liabilty
bill and a bill requiring notice before
tbe laananoe of Federal indictment.
A petition lor tbe impeachment of
Judge L. R. Wilfley, of Shanghai,
judge of the United State court tor
China, waa presented to tbe bouse,
Friday, February 21.
Waahington, Feb. 21. Senator Hey
burn and Representative French, of
Idaho, today introduced In the senate
and house the bill prepared by Idaho
sheepmen amending the 28-hour law,
by providing that railroad trains con
taining ten or more car of livestock
going from one state to another shall
maintalu an average minimum speed ol
16 miles per hour Irom the time the
stock is loaded onto car until the des
tination ia reached, deducting reason
able time for stop mad lor leed and
water. The bill provide a Una ol 1100
to $M)0 for failure to maintain this
peed.
An amendment to the poetoffice ap
propriatioon bill was introduced today
by Senator Foraker.
Seven Filipino rosy receive instruc
tion In the United State military acad
emy, according to a out paaseti oy me
annate today.
Waahington, Feb. 21. The time of
the house ot representatives today was
devoted to oonsldeiatlon ol what I
known a the District ol Columbia rail
way franchise that ia, the bill provid
ing lor extension of atreetcar linea to
the new union station. The subject ot
universal atreetcar transfer in Wash
ington eleclted special attention and
no disposition wa manifested to
amend the provision exoept to strength
en it. Tomorrow also will be given
over to Dlstriot of Colombia business.
Thursday, February 20.
Waahington, Feb. 20. Because of
th death in thia city today of Senator
fatlmer, of South Carolina, both
branohea ot congress adjourned, the
senate almost Immediately after con
vening and,,, tha bonsa Afl.bPTI'Mte.
Tuesday, February IS.
Washington, Feb. 18. The Aldrieh
currency bill was opposed in the senate
today by Stone, ot Missouri. Daring
I Stone' argument in advocacy of the
I plan for government guarantee of de
j posit in National bank Bacon, of
I Georgia, took occasion to oppose that
proposition at some length. Bacon de
clared that, if auch a plan were put
into effect, atate banks would be put
out ol buainees, as their deposits would
find their way into National banks.
The bill to retlse the criminal code
ol the United States waa considered
during a couple of hours in tb after
noon. Washington, Feb. 18 Speaker Can
non'a presidential boom received mark
ed impetus in the house ot repreaenta
tlve today when Boutell, hia colleague
from Illinois, biought the aujeot to the
fore aa the climax ot a halt hour'a
speech. Ilia remark were based on tha
faot that today waa the 34th annivera
aiy of Cannon'a firat speech in th
house.
Boutell spoke with enthusiasm, and
when he closed with the remark that
within the next two months "tbe plain
people of the country would join the
voters of Cannon'a district in confer
ring npon him the nation' final
honor," the speaker waa given a great
demonstration.
Keen disappointment was felt on all
Idea when tb speaker made no reply.
He stepped from the rostrum and amid
cheering retired to hit room while the
house considered pension bills.
Most ot tbe day wa taken up by a
disoawion ot the bill to provide lor
taking the next census. Xta considera
tion had not been concluded when the
house adjourned. ,
May Reimburse Harriman Line.
Waahington, Feb. 26. - Prealdent
Roosevelt today considered with Chair
man Miller, of the house committee on
claims, the question ol reimbursing the
Southern Pacific company to the extent
ot $1,600,000, tbe amount expended In
repairing the break in the Colorado
river. Hearing regarding the claim
are to be begun by the committee Mon- ,
day. The money waa spent by the
railroad company pursuant to what ia