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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
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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... ' ,
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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