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About The illustrated west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1891-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1891)
THE ILLUSTRATED WEST SHORE. 2G3 WOMAN'S EXCHANGE. A number of public spirited Portland ladies met in the Taylor street church parlors on Saturday afternoon to consider plans for effecting the thorough organization of a woman's exchange. Mrs. A. S. Duniway was elected temporary chairman, and Mrs. R. R. Hogue was chosen secretary pro tern. Mrs. Duniway, on taking the chair, briefly and clearly stated the objects of the meeting, and called upon other ladies (or diversities of opinion. Well timed suggestions were made by Mrs. Wright, Mrs, Burrell, Mrs. Hogue, Mrs. Delashmutt, Miss Hraim and Mrs. Walker. On motion of Mrs. Burrell, a committee of five was appointed by the chair to draft constitution and by-laws, to be submitted for consideration at a called meeting on Tuesday afternoon. A much larger attendance was noted at the second meeting, and much readiness of thought and expression characterized the deliberations. Mrs. Burrell was chosen chairman, and presided with admirable tact and grace. Among the ladies present, who took part in the discussion pending the adoption of the constitution and by-laws submitted by the committee of five, were Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Eggert, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. O'Connor, Mrs. Knowles, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Baylor, Mrs. Hogue, Mrs. Delashmutt, Mrs. Wright, Miss Braim and Mrs. Duniway. It being impossible to conclude the business of making a constitution within the limits of the time chosen for the meeting, it was voted to adjourn till two o'clock P. M., Saturday, when the Taylor street church parlors will again be at the disposal of the ladies for the further consideration of their im portant work. As the ladies desire to avoid coming in conflict with any other of the many organiied philanthropies of the city, it was difficult to decide upon the best time for holding the annual and monthly meetings of the proposed cor poration. But it was finally agreed to fix the date for the annual meeting on the second Monday in May, and the regular meetings of directors on the second Monday in each month. Nearly one-half of the original capital stock, of joo shares of J5.00 each, is already taken, and the exchange will be ready to tile articles ol incor poration at an early day. The well known character and standing of the ladies who are interested is a sure guaranty of the success of the woman's exchange. 1 tw THE Ca:i'R D'ALENE RESERVATION. A Washington disiiatch says that Secretary Noble has sent a telegram to Representative Wilson, of the state of Washington, stating that upon due consideration it is his judgment that the Caur d'Alene Indian reservation in Idaho, as dcscrilied in the Indian appropriation act, approved March, 3, 1891, was opened by force ol statute, and needs no proclamation or further action to accomplish the end. This opinion, however, the secretary says, is given without any argument made to the department, and it is to be received as an expression of views that may be changed if there is any dispute arising con cerning its validity in a contest case The northern section of this reservation, which is open to settlement, contains about 300,000 acres, and may be entered under the homestead act upon payment of $1.50 per acre, half of which is to be paid within two years. The portion of Kootenai county known as the Spokane prairie is rapklly becoming a good farming District. Although it is not very Urge, what there is proves to be quite valuable for most farming purposes. The prairie is about ten miles long (in Idaho) by six miles wide, and it is but a few yean since there were hardly any locations on the whole prairie : now there 11 hardly a foot of vacant land left. The soil is a gravelly loam and has a very peculiar feature about k. In the dry weather, when everything seems to be dned up, and when the ground in the evening is dry to a depth of an inch, in the morn ing there will be moisture on the surface, especially where the gravel is coars est For fruit culture this country is particularly adapted, as the trees thrive better than in most any other kind of soil The great drawback is thai there is no water, but good cisterns will supply that want as the rainfall is sufficient, or system of water works would entirely obviate (his want and secure for the investor I good interest on his money. This prairie has great resources, and if water could be secured the land would bring at least $30 per acre. For the capitalist no better field could be found.-Awtow; Courier. The secretary of war has designated Major Thomas H. Handburry, Captain Thomas W. Symoni and Lieutenant Edward Burr a board of engineers to formulate a project for the improvement of the mouth of Siuslaw river on the coast of Oregon. Congress appropriated $50,000 to be used in improving the navigability of that water, and this sum will be expended this year in commencing the work determined on by the board. A new town called Metamont has been laid out on a portion of the Caur d'Alene reservation in Idaho open to settlement. It is on the Ca-ur d'Alene branch of the Union Pacific. A mining district has been established there. The surrounding conntry is good producing land. The town at present con tains a restaurant, a saloon, a boarding house and a general store. The work of driving piles for the new jetty at the mouth of Coos bay has fairly begun. The piles are driven by a hydraulic apparatus. The pile is placed in position on the sand, and a pi is run down beside it, through which the water is pumped with such force as to dislodge the sand under the pipe, and it really settles down into position. 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