La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 21, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(granite iEwmng bs?mr MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED, PRESS VOLUME XXIV LA (iltANDK, ORK(iO', TIUIRS1XAY. JULY 21. 1921 NUMBFJi 2-17 I FARMS OF THE STATE FAST INCREASING ix tlx v kails. u.vix ix umxiox IS U1VKN AS 17 1 1 , ALMOST TWO MILLION. ACRES ARE ADDED Decade Just Passed Sliowa Invest ment In Irrigated I'nnu Has In creased I0.108,WI7; Western ' Oregon HwIvm Heaviest Kaln Foil in llii' lulled htatf.s. Observer Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON, July HI. Oregon gained 4744 farm's in the ten yours lapsing between l'JIO and 11)20. Al most two million acres were added to the farm acreage of the state in that decade. The exact figures are 1,807, 208. In the improved lands in farms the increase was almost three-quarters of a million.'or 8U9,048, acres, to be exact. The investment in the ir rigated farina increased ?l(,lb,8,lKJ7. The average cost of The maintenance per acre of irrigation for farms jump ed from 75 cents in l'JIO to $1.1!) in liKO. Table Gives lata. ' This information is most graphic ally dhown ii the following table, prepared by the census bureau: C1I3U3 Ul 12II NumiIm.t fHDMH ... Approximate land ;j,-ug 10. ou; 0 artn of wtHle, acr. :f ' tll.lSIJ. 180 AM Inixl Iti farms. (il.18S.ISU 11.085.1 10 Rcrm 13, Improved I mid In farniH Hi:res Numb r of. farms Irrigated' Area 1 r r 1 Killed, acri'S Area enterprises were en an bit- of irritfnthm. m-rcs Area iiniinh-d lit enterprib os. aer! Per i;enl IrriKHted: No. all furniH .... A P pr o x i nmtH Is rid area of. ulaU! Land in farms Improved land in fHrms Uxees enterprises were i-apHl'le of irrlrnitliiif over area. Irrlffalud, acres txees." Included in en tor prises over Irrigated. ith3 Irritated land re 9,131 l.SUJMS is. a if; 307.881 iit.33; D35.ii 1.811. II 7!', ported HVHflnMe for well lenient, KTfS fp.tf t'apiinl hivi-)'d ..f-8.3wtM5l l2,7liO,ll AveraK"' p'r ner- enterpriser were eapahle of trri ,V intimated t I 1 I'- i-Hfl of existing enterpriser ... 1 1 Average per a ere IJ laP.Slti.Gl? in'iii(ii(i in en- terprisea H'1.39 10 Average rust op era t i o n and maintenance per Here 91.19 - Not reptr.-d In lfl I'er vent not. shown when base in Its Dm ii iiio. "The -portion of the state west of ie Cascades says the census bureau, "rpreived tho heiivit-st, rainfall of nnv part of the United States, while' east of the Cascades the rainfall small that this part of the sihte ix mostly arid. West of the mountains, however, there is fairly distinct dry season, only 10 per cent of the an- j nual precipitation occurring' in June. - July, August and September. This makes irrigation necessary to the ma turing oi crops wnose growing reason extends into the late summer, and makes it desirable for pastures at this season. Kast of Cascades.. 'The chief characteristics of the cli mate of the part of tho strte east of the Cascades are a scanty rainfall, low humidity, rapid evaporation, and an abundance of sunshine. The annual precipitation range from 8 t 25 inch es. . At the summit of the Cascades hes; it decreases to the eastward. lnd reaches 1-j inches a)tout: the enn tr of the state.- Ka.t of this there i-; a section receiving less than 15 iiH-he.-, extending in a narrow strip to the north line of the state, but ex panding to the southward, and oc cupying the whole south east third of the state. In the Blue mountain, m the northeastern part of the st.-itr the precipitatifjn increases to aliout 25 inches. "The precipitation is heavie-f in the winter, but there is a secondary max imum in May and June, with a very dry period during the late summer. The relatively large winter and spring precipitation makes it possible to raise gram rrops witnout irrigation in most sections in normal years, but irrigation i necessary for the grow ing of other crops except in some of the higher valleys. Water i Aiailable. "Taking the state as a whole, there are still large opportunities for irriga tion development, since hcre are im mense areas of tillable land, and larg.. : umi ed jiipp'.ie-' of w""' Jury Finds Body Is - That Of Russell County Today Offers licvuird of I, mill For Apprehension or ltusscH's siiiyors ROSEUUKG, July 21 That tho body found lust Wednesday be neath the wrecked and burned au lomobllo of lr. It. M. IJiumnHld, a dentist of Royeburg, was that f Den nis Russell, and (hat ho came to bin death from guu shot wounds inflict ed by a person or persons unknown, was tho verdict rendered last night by a coronor's jury following a two day imjuest. Coroner Kilter received word yes terday from James Hunter. 1 orl lund Hertillion expert that the fin ger prints ho obtained from the djnd man and at tho cabin .f Douuid Russell turned out badly and could not to bo used for identification pur poses. V The county today offered $1,000 reward for llio capture of Russell's slayers, Sheriff Slarmor having the reward circulars printed In Spanish for distribution in Mexico. LIGHTS TAKERS 10 OKXAMF.XTAL LIOHTIXU MAT- Tint ixsfjtlf.d No 'Objectors Appeai Hclore Com mission So It Is Decided lo De fer Action Another Week In order to givo ovevy possible opiiorliinlly lo rcinonsliatc ugiilnat llio proposed ' oi'iiaiiiontal liKliliag system to. appear before tile city commission. it. was decided at4, last night's. meeting to defer further ac tion until tile next meeting, which will be hold on Wednesday, July 27. This act Inn was taken on sugges tion of Commissioner J. U.'McKon non. ' .v A petition was presented t.o tho commission signed by sixty-throe business men anil owners of prop erly along Adams iivoiillo and Do pot street asking Hint the city In stall the proposed system. Itecause a number of property owners did not sign either this petition or the ono rcmonsl rating against the pro posed aysteiii, the commissioners deemed it wise lo give, any who mighl be opposed to the expendi ture to corno hisToro the next meet ing and glvo their -point of view. Tho opinion of tho commissioners was that if the properly owners who will havo to pay for changing their wiring so as to lake current from I ho alley, instead of fiom tho Ktreot as it Is at present waul, the change It should be granted. , City Manager (lnorge (larrett told I Ha commission that if tax moneyi. - comes in ' without an abnormal amotil of dcllmiucjit taxes diig withheld the city would pitiably have (15.1101) more money aviibible for the balance of the year tlan I ho budget provided for. milking possb hie tho additional expenditure for new liuhts alone Adams avenue. Garrett however pointed out that II is not yet possible to tell just how much tax money would 'be delin ililent ami therefore slicgesled Hull the wink bo done ill October. Commissioner David I. Stoddard was of the opinion that If the work Is done III October it would be eas ier to dislribulo tike expense over two years by paying possibly half this year and providing for the oili er half lo be paid out of next year's budget. In ord'r lo keep the list of whal ever work be doue Ibis year down Mr. Carroll suggested that Hie work be confined lo the sections whore Ihe Kaslerii Oregon Light and Pow er company wishes to rebuild their line Ibis year and mow the poles lo Ihe alleys. A number of Hie busi ness men In signing Hie petitions wauled lo have Hie ornamental lights Installed along Boveral oilier sections. REM SKS ARREST M'KI V.I IM l. III.. July 'IX 4.otrriiMt Sum II. nho mm 1n lire vMi-mIji) on n iinptr:i rjv mot riotM-ialrtiirnl hnrg, lin rcfti! lo nobinli to the nr rt, hoMtoijt 111 it Die tiotrin or It titiiiiniir. The court in to decide.. NO ACTION GP B I i wahi.m.i. juty -i4 "'"jjoved every moment of Hw time r.i - bouse haa reject d tfte Hir. L.' , lh? -mitt hou lhl thennomrir de emharpo In the tariff bill and 1 -nv Hr, O , wilh phalt oil the free lisl. .iiiL f.i.- '. Ix.ine we ran into an ti.ttric .Jorm in - -T..-.J . lebraska. near Orand Island, that TWIN ALLS. Id... Ju ly 3l-Tl m WM M -nt ZZXST,ZVZ the train had to .Wdown to .....i C 1 BUCK HBALTOHS ARE TKF.ATF.D HOY ALLY BY SKVURAL OK TUB LAKOKK CITIES. "OWN YOUR OWN , .HOME" IS SLOGAN La drande Booster Declares that Ev ery Moment of Trip Was Enjoyed, But thai He Is Clad t C.et Home .Where one tan Kest in the Cool Breezes After a Hard Day's Work C. J. Rlack has returned from the Na'.ional Kealtms convention at Chi- cagowhere the largest aggregation of UUMIIIfKN III VII IIHf UVll iimjv nu time in the United Stales, according to Hertwrt C. Hoover, who addressed the convention on Friday, the last day. This organisation has a member ship of over 15,000 members, every state in the Union being represented except three. The organization has for its purpose, the elimination of the 'Sshys'fcr" real estate man and the establishment of the principles of Jion esty, so that when men desire to deal or trade, with each other, they can apply to a realtor with a knowledge of security. The great slogan, lich might aptly be applied in I,a Grande. was ' Own your own home. Many important resolutions and matters of business were transacted during the sessions, according to Mr. Black, "Coiugress was asked to aid in the movement for homes and legtsla tion' for homes. Various plans were suggested to afford relief from the shortage. One of the strongest resolu tions presented urges upon Congress a revision of the 1018 revenue laws, re pealing the excess profits tax, clim mating the surtaxes, or a reduction so that rhe maximum assessnn nt will not exceed HO per cent; the elimination of th( capital stock tax, the elimina tion of the transportation and com munication taxes, and the- eli nidation of the war excise taxes. The houses of Congress are also urged to deny a serious consideration of the Keller bills providing for land taxes, 'Charging -ihat the present, income lax laW blocks large real .estate tran sactions, the realtors urge that changr es be made to relieve the profits from the sale of mil estaU from operation of the income tax in lump sums since March, liHX' The disalilcd velerans of the world war were not forgotten by the real tors ir considering measures for their own relief. In one of the resolutions congress is appealed o to provide proper care for wounded veterans. fieneral Charles (r. Dawes, work in Washington and peonomizing of gov ernment departments was approved by the real estate men. The as.-wieiation also went on record as advocating the adoption of an amendment 'o the con stitution empowering federal taxation of future securities issued by staten and municipalities in order to grad ually eliminate 1wx free securities from the investment field and thus turn funds into home building chan nels. Thirf suggestion was first made by Senator ('alder, of New York. The following re'ommendationj1 were made to the f-enate committee or. reconstruction find production: Approval of an amendment to federal reserve act to permit use of savings and time deposits for lonfc time loans, ''bus supplying a muree of long term money for home building.- Kostcring of local homc-finane- . ing nd home loan associations. Creation nf broad and liberal policy asrfb'ting people financially to own the homes; that savings hank aivl insurance companies be urged tA lnn monev on medium nm )ow.prifr dwellings. These recommendations were fol lowed by a resolution of the real'ors lo aid in lowering building cofts by rli reeling thtr infliwn'e against all combines acting in restraint of trade CONVENTION and bv aecurnK tie adoption of stand- mingled fur Hie p.oseni wlihout Ihe anl miildiii- laws. i nbje live belnit attained. Premier The deep waterway between the' Lloyd (ir-orue, in the Ileal nineties' (Ireat Ijikes and th Atlantic neran, ' today submillod the detlnllo propos via the'st. Iiwience river was in-1 aN of Hie lli lllsli cabinet ronslder drsed. J ed by him as suitable aiound for the Mr. Itlak l ys thi has been a lea e parley. De Valcra. afler the womlerful trifi for him. Is-inc the first ! loeeHns. expressed aiuleiy for the time he was ?ver in atlendanci. at a alialnineiil of pea e On of Hie na'ional ro'ociliuiii. and his first trip! Dish delegation said that, (-rofcrpua eOt of the ri-cky mountains. "I en- Iv breatiie. nicht or dar. Onthewav! opilncwl en irc TbT-'M Watermelons for Park Volunteers KefreMiieut Commit!' Is Rusty ; Road to Be Repaired With. In llio Turk Tomorrow evening in workntRhl ;aiu for the Country Club mem bers. Many who were out last Fri day night havo alpnihed their lntcn-j tlons ol coming out again, Just to say they helped finish tho job of cleaning up the park. Others who eould not como that night are vol unteering lo como out.- " Watermelons Tills Time Last week ico cream war. tho big It" but this week It Is lo bo wa termelons for all. The refreshment committee is tucking each lady to bring lunch for her own party and one besides, and another committee Is looking after tho watermelons and coffeo. , Repair Road, Too CUy Manager (Joorge tlai ret I is In charge of ropulrs to, .tho park road. 'Several oara have slipped off tho grade' within tho park, and though no danger attends. It la in convenient In get out again. To widen the road and Jmprovo the ap proaches from Ihe main highway will bo another job and tijorb than I ho ordinary number of men will be required to do tho task up complete tomorrow night. Office, men and others who can are urged to be on hand immediately aftor five o'clock. 'IAKHR LAD DISAFPIiAUS FROM HOME. Father Here Yesterday Jrening Help ing in Searc.11 Which Proved , of No Avail. The police department yesterday afternoon and evening conducted a thorough search of the city for thirteen-year-old Arlet Page, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Page, of Raker, who was reported missing from home and was thought to have come we.st. The boy's father was in La (Jrwnde yesterday :ielping the police in their searvh. The boy was last wen between three and four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, going north on Seventh street in Ra ker, and was dressed n new overalls, light- shirt nd black hat. He has black hair mud light gray eyes. He is large for his age. No reason for his disappearance Is known. There ha.-; been no :trouble with bis parents and rliey are much ; worried over the lad's staying away from home. OFF THE PRESS COIIVAIXIS. July 21 "Oregon, j Her History, Her Cecal Monf Her; Literature," by J. R. Homer, pro-, feasor of history at tho college, has been revised imd a second edit ion. en la i gcd and iin prov ed , in expected lo he off tlio press by August 2.1. As so'tn as I ho edit Ion Is off the press, Profesr.or Horner will begin the preparation of a smaller edition especially .adapted to teacher and pupils of Kiammiir sebools. The books are striely an Oregon piodiic-l. J. K. Clll & Company pub lishers, James, Kern A Abbot print os and hinders, slid Htcks-Chattln Enmaving company aft engravers. The edition as revised will Colliding I'M) pageH and will include 2ou n lustiat ons. It will he a history of Oregon from beginning to date, treating of the country aa a won derland In history, mythology, geography, literal uie, m-enery and natural resources. Tho first edition appeared in I'M 'J. PEACE MAY NOT BE AT HAND LONDON'. July 2 1--Couversatious beiweeii Lloyd CcorKo and De Va lors for Ihe Irish peai- havo ter- as necessarily slow and ha b.dlev j ed that dWIuilo progress bad been I mad... ' , - A E.M'H LR FOKLXAST v -I- ... ,r Jf ... ; j f.(r. War,,,. t r KH'la etc, re p,.r Hie cm PDLICEFAILTO - HND BOY WHO - is in nr on RETORTS AND CHARGES ARE run nnrni tAbtlnNbtU CHAIRMAN WII.LIAMtKSAYS AT- TORNKY-tJENKRAl. MAY BE ASKED TO'Sr.TTLK. LAWYER WANTED TO CALL CO. EMPLOYEE Deputy City, Attorney of Portland De manded in Hearing I.ale Yesterday, the Restoration of Ihe Former low Rates, or Kven Lower; Charged Company Was Four Manager. SALFM, July 21. Charges and re tortswerc exchanged between James Mott, tho Astoria city attorney, and Attorney Shaw, of the telephone com pany, which were concluded with the statement by Chairman Williams of the public sendee commission Dint the attorney-general would be asked to settle the dispute, occurred at the fore noon session of the telephone Sate hearing. Mott and Shaw gvt into words over Mott's request thin he be allowed to call as a witness an Astoria telephone company emploveo. Deputy City Attorney Ton hnsonyVif Portland, in the argument Into Vjrttor- day afternoon demanded refftration of the telephone rates, as low i :r low er than those prevailing lcforo the en forcement of last March w.M made retroactive. He urged the readjust ment of the Oregon rate situation, and the lower basis of the company's prop erty valuation and a divorce aa far as possible from the American Telephone and Telegraph, company. Ho charged poor business management. ARRESTED FOR AID IN DEPORTATION OF JAPANESE WORKERS MODKSTO, Cal., July James Shea, president of tho local fruit and vegetable woiker'B union, mid a for mer member of tho San Francisco baseball club, has been a r rented' at Turlotk, charged with Inciting (he deportation of ihe Japnne"u Held workers there yesterday. Musi RcMpert Allen? ; I.OH AiMiHI.ES, July I! ICovei n or Stephens in a r.taleinent tod.iv said that ther.e eighty Japanese and all other allena mmit bu respected lit California. FOREST RANGERS ARE, ASKED TO GIVE UP THEIR SMOKING I'OltTLAND. Ore., July 31- lleal UlnK tho daliKcr of forest II res from burninK tohaci-o even when used In Iho woods by forest officers, District Forester (ico. ' II, Cecil ha's just catt ed upon tho lielrl mMi of Hie mi tioiml forests of Oreciin and Wanh limlon lo refrain voluntarily fioio BinukluK durlim Ihe next few months of extreme lire daiiRor. HAY WOllhKK IS LUX THOCU TLD The remains nf Clarence H. Sai lor parned llirotiKh La Orande lusi nlcht on iheir way lo Columbis, Ohio, from Joseph. Sailor was idee Iroculed Tuesday while workinir on tho F. I). McCiilly rani h and whiie movlne a' hay derrick the lop of Hie derrick came in contact with a live wire, resulting In Sailor's death. OltKKLLV. Colo, July 21 MIhs May IJelle Caldwell, school lejrher of La Hrande, htured pionilnnnll amonir Hie Kreal needier of rchoul teachers. piln lpals and silpclt.'cnd enl attendlnif Ihe Hummer School at Colorado Stale Tcach'M,, College, at (Ireeley, Colorado. Ono lhei tea, her Is enrolled from Hie alal-i of Oregon, and "lie Is ilso frim the same county. Miss llad Adams, of L'nton. There are Ulan students emoliel with Ihe Colorado Stain Teach t-i Colleie. an dlh" lo teachers from there are associated wHh si hooi teachers and educators from "iLiy slates of Ihe Cnlon. and n present - Ing every direction of the compass allhouRh both of them d- b r.) ihil there Is so much to do and mi much -'to learn from the special staff of Instructors, gath ered from the leading ui.lvi-rltles. ttl thev pseii'l Hot, to it- bin,!y LA GRANDE GIRL IS PROMINENT Jobs Go Begging ' For Men Today Change from Acute Unemployment to Normalcy fame Yesterday St Time This tear. For the-first time this year a call for men went! unheeded yesterday af ternoon when tho Rajotle- Winters company, highway contractors, sought . men to fill ten johsj The city free em-liToTiiieTrc-tmfc'au waa unable to place uie contractors in loucu wiwi any mien. Usually there arc u number of men calling for work every day kit this office. The Rett Cross wirs also un able to supply tiny men. this morning a number of men were secured aJid shortly after noon the un filled jobs had leen reduced ib four. x The change in the employment Hit uation from one of an acute bhortago of jobs to one that is norma), with jobs calling for men, instead of men suffering for want of jobs, is believed to lie due largely to tho harvest son son beginning to open here and being in full awing west of the mountains. Although there are more jobs than men in sight today the situation is still not such as U be inviting to out si dot's coming in in greater numbers than has been the casv during the past few mojiths. However, it is believe that Ihe farmers will get their bar- ves ing under way rapidly now, hus keeping the number of unemployed down to practically none, creep tine the "won t works. ' CROWD AT HAND CONCERT REGISTERS KICK. Practice of Starting and Stopping. Cars Close lo Rand During Ren dition of NuiuberH is Nuisance. Annoyance lo the crowds about the I.a (! ramie, hand during the concert Tuesday evening brought about by people starting and slopping tlieir cars while a number is being rendered. has been the grounds for lusty com plaint by citizens who attended. "In t he course of .events, is becomes ne cessary to park automobiles a consid erable distance from the band und the softer tones are entirely destroyed by Hie constant starting and stopping of engines by nuto drivers, complain ed one of those unfortunates who fuil d to get up close to the Kent of music Others Have Expressed Same Idea. "This practice is entirely a nuis- nice," stiid still another in speaking of it. , The pieces are not long, and if anyone has to leave his place on the parking area, the chances Hre he could wajt until the number was fin ished and then drive out. Thin 'icareless; mid di.-jcourteous practici was also inflicted on patrons of the chautaiwitta when people start ed their cars adjoining tho building1 during the rendition of some num ber when fpiiet was essential. "The hard-fisted theory, that ilic streets are open and for travel ny time and under any consideration is alright, provided the person causing Ihe disturbance vns not brought Up to observe the rights and pleasures of others -if he is in this world for himself alone, his alibj can get him by. As for me, I like to think of the comforts of others, just occasionally, atijiway' concluded he who had filed the protest. Another point brought alout by the hand concert In regards to parking f ar is that the officials would confer a favor if they would permit cars to be parked headed toward the band, in all cases, which would make it much more comfortable and eouven- icn -. t hief of Police r lexer will have a detail of men nt the next concert to insist the car owners in parking to the -best advantage of all and still keep fire hydrants and the cener of the street free of congestion. BARRELS FOR . PARK BATHERS Although. City 'Manager Ceorgo I flan ct'J could not be located this nf-1 lernism it it understood that he ex pects to order a shipment of empty barrel-i. 'this action, it is understood, was derided on following the report ! from Dick Kettig and Donald l"ague that swimming in the rity park re- suits in nn embarrassing lack of cloth- ing for the swimmers, which could be I sufficiently relieved if the city had barrels on hand to disVibut,. to those Hiking advantage of the bathing facit - itics of the mm,I in the pant. Iteltig and Pague went swimming and left their rMh,.s in tlieir auto- . mobil", which was apparently in a safe place in the park. On coming out 1 f the water they found that comeone had stolen most of their cloitiiitg and were forced to return to town scantily attired. Pague hail his shoes and hat left, so his extremities could lie cov ered, and Ke'tig had his -sox left, giving him also an opportunity to re turn home partly att-trcL NOISY AT THE UNO CONCERT 0R0 BELL 13 DECIDED ON llEETINi; LAST NIOHT SMOOTHS OUT DIFFICULTIES O.N KOUTE CHANGE. COUNTY COURT AND CITY IN HARMONY Question of City's Paying for Some of f.rade Outside or City Limits is Settled Amicably When Contract ror Building of Overhead Crossing ia Turncdjjver to County Body. At the regular nieetincr of tho city commission iant cvciiinsT it wns uirreed 'b authorize tho county court to re port tu tho stato highwuy commis sion that the city would crude that portion of the proposed Oro Dell saonic tnirhway wiuim tho city limitsand apveeum o pay fufThe grading of that portion, the entire distance to bo advertised by tho stute and dono on one contract. The Oro Dell scenic entranco into llhc city has been under discussion bs both the city and, county commission ers for several months and muny de tails on which there has been dis agreement have been thoroughly threshed out, both bodies now work ing in hurmony on tho change of route from the Tircsenti routo comuie by the stock-yards to tho routo thut is considered as giving the entering tourist one of thu most wonderful . views In he stale. Cost is Big Question. One of the questions on which tlicro was considerable disagreement and which was finally aettlcd last might was that of cost. The eounty court believed dial in view of the heavy expense tho county would bit nut to building the overhead crossing over the railroad and river the city should grade tho entire routo from the cross ing to where it is to connect up with Adams avenue instead of only that portion lying within the city limits. This matter was finally Bottled last evening when tho city turned, over to Ihe county court copies of Ordiitauca No. 870, scries llll8,i which grants the Oregon and. lYv'lisliiiigtoii,. Railroad and Navigation , company, ) cei'ttain franchise ill return for which that company is required to build ai overi head or underground crossing in tho vicinity of Oro Dell, which has not been done by the railroad. The cim tra't entered into with the railroad will he useik by dip coitnly court in attempting to induce the public aerv icc commission to apportion more tliHn the usual forty per cent cost of tho overhead structure o the railroad. Commissioner J. II. Hutchinson ex pressed the opiniim thut if tho rail road were required to pay sixty per cent of the cost of the structuro i'4 would be equivalent to receiving $r,, lltin to (!,0(M) in cash from the city, this being tho amount the county court had aslied the city to spend on the grade outside of the city limits. ; Franchises Kevokahle. , The contract with the railroad pro vides that the fHnTichisvs granted tho railroad, in return for which it was to build tile overhead crossing, be re voked in case of failure of the rail road to comply with its part of tho contract. This would result in open ing at least one street ncTosfl the tracks ami the removal of Rome of the tracks, u s .1ip of land ll'im by twenty feet and other strips of land as wide as sixty feet along the rail road having been given tho railroad by the city. The discussion of this point broiigh out the statement that the railroad had rebuilt the crossing at grade and considered this fulfillment of (ti ob ligations. This put City Commission er .1. D. Mi Keunon and City Attorney lames I). Slater in a reminiscent mood wild they recalled the discussions which took place at the meetings sev erul years ago, at which this matter was discussed und according to tho statements made by them las', night the railroad representatives, includ ing its attorney, fully intended build- I ing a structure of the tvne demanded now. Government operation of tho j railroad was the reason for dclnying th,. structure, il waa declared last ( night. I I he route of the proposed road 1 probably will join Adams avenue just laliovf the Cherry greenhouses, com- ing in by way of Walnut or Oak and Palmer avenue". That nart of the j route outside of the city limits will Ihe simut twenty feet higher along the i hill and parallel lo the preliminary lino run last year by Dan McLellon for Ihe county and for which right o way deeds have been secured. Th deeds were made out in such a man ner as lo make it possible to make C.!!!iiied. on Pngo Two