P O U L T R Y RAISING IN OREGON.
Extracts
FO H tflD * QLAO HAND.
OREGON GIVEN PROM INENCE
Corrupt Practices Aet May Ba Found Joint Passenger T ariff Mentions 200
Unconatitutlonal.
j
Points in Stata.
Halcm— That the corrupt-practices' Oregon receivra considerable prom
bill, to be submitted to a vote of the inence in the Joint tariff issued by the
people under the Initiative and ref-1 Union Pacific giving the one way col
erondum, Is In direct conflict with onial rate* to the Pacific ooaat from
that suctlou of the Constitution which Union Pacific territory. The tariff haa
guarantees freedom of speech Is be
juat been iaaued and make* the ratea
lieved by many who have read the
effective
March 1 to April 80, inolu-
measure. The bill make* It a crime
for uny person to ask, solicit or In aive. The tariff aeta forth the ratea in
any manner try to Induce or per- j detail aa they have been announced al
suade u voter on election day to vate ready in the tews paper*. The low col
for or against any candidate or meas onist rate la good to any atation in Ore
ure. This would bar the use of uny gon and about 200 points in this elate
kind of argument on election day and are mentioned Individually
in the
there is doubt whether It would be tariff.
The rate ia 130 from Council
constitutional.
Bluffs, Omaha, Bt. Joseph, leaven
Under this section of the law it Is
worth or Kansas City to all main and
probable that newspapers published
on the morning of election day would branch line points on O. H. A N. east
bo prohibited from printing anything of Portland, Including points north of
calculated to Influence voters In de-j Umatilla and Pendleton, via Granger,
termlnlng how to mark their ballots. | Ogden and Huntington, via Denver,
The words "In any manner try tA Granger or Ogden and Huntington, or
Induce or persuade" woult^ cover a via Denver, Grand Junction, Ogden and
multitude of acta. Candidates whoj Huntington.
went to the polls and extended the I The aaine rate obtains to Portland
glad hand to voters would unques-l and all main and branch line points
tlonably come within the terms of on the Houthern Pacific south thereof
the act, for It Is common knowledge j
that u warm handshake la one of the. to and including Aabland, aa wall aa
most potent means o f getting votes. all points on the Astoria A Columbia
River railroad, via Granger or Ogden
and
Huntington, via Denver, Granger
Josephine Goatmcn Organize.
or Ogden and Huntington, via Grand
Grants Pass— The Houthern Oregon
Junction, Ogden and Huntington and
Angora Goat Breeders' association has
via Denver and Billings.
been organised with C. K. Hairoon,
president and Charles Meaerve, secre
W ANT CHEAPER GRAIN BACKS
tary. The association will have a reg
ular meeting In March. The raising
Growers at Athena Working Through
o f goats haa become one of the promi
Association.
nent industries of Houthern Oregon. As
well aa being profitable for the wool,
Athena— C. A. Barrett, president of
they are looked upon aa a valuable ad the Inland Graingrowera’ association,
junct in clearing new land, in keeping ■ays that the principal object of the or
down the undergrowth.
It Is calcu ganization at present Is to reduce the
lated that there are about 6,000 or 0,- price of sacks. The association declares
-000 of the animals scattered among the that the prices the dealers ask for sacks
ranches In this district, some of which are unreasonable. They say that they
made a good, substantial saving, laat
are imparted stock.
year by means of the association, and
that they will be able to make s far
Grain Sacks at Reduced Figures
Pendleton— Umatilla county farmers greater saving this year. Mr. Barrett,
w ill share in the purchase of 1,000,000 eetirnatea that the farmers of this
wheat racks made by the Farmers’ Co oounty will be able this year to save
The Inland Graingrowers’
operative union at Walla W alla. Over $40,000.
association
ia a corporation and buys
200 farmers were present at a macs
meeting at which contracts lor the pur its own sacks direct thus making a
chase of 1,000,000 aacks from the J. Z. great deal better bargain than the
Hmith company and the Kerr-Gifford dealer can make.
Another purpose of the association ia
company of Portland at a uniform
price of 7 S c, was made. As the same to force the O. R. A N. and Northern
quality of sacks sold laat year at from Pacific railway companies to arrange to
10 to 11c each, the farmers have made shift cars from one line to the other
a great saving in purchases for this without removing the goods from one
car to another.
Another object the
year by asking for bids.
association has in view is to reduce
freight rates on large grain shipments.
Naw Collage Building.
Milton— At a meeting of the board
Fual Down at Psndlaton.
o f Columbia college It wsh decided
Pendleton— An exceptionlaly mild
that an administration building cost
ing (25,000 should be erected, and winter lias combined with the recent fi
It Is understood that this building nancial panic to create havoc with the
ahull be ready for use at the next col fuel situation in this city, as viewed
lege term next fall. The building I b from the standpoint of the fuel dealer
to be equipped In the most modern Coal has dropped from $11 to $7 per
way, giving every advantage to the ton, and though the wood price ia being
students. This is a South Methodist
Institution, and la proving very suc kept up temporarily by the sheer foroe
cessful. There Is an enrollment of of the local oombine, the bottom ie sure
over 100 students this terms, all to drop out of it shortly.
form different parts of the north
P O R T LA N D M AR KE TS.
west.
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Paisley Wants the County Seat.
Silver Lake— W . H. McColl, of Pais
ley, is authority for the statement that
Paisley wants to bring to a vote at the
June election the question of the re
moval of the county seat from lake-
view to Paisley.
Paisley, Bummer
lake. Silver lake, New Pine Creek and
North Warner voters would probably
favor the move. Paisley is many miles
nearer the geographical center of the
county than Iakerlew.
Salas Under Hinkle Ditch.
Pendleton— Seven sales of arid land
aggregating over $11,000 have just been
made from the Hinkle Ditch company's
tract in the western part of Umatilla
oounty. The tracte will all be settled
and reclaimed and a large settlement
ia anticipated in that part of the county
this spring. Those making purchases
were J. H. Strohm, W. P. Littlefield,
Maurice I>. Hcroggs, Elisabeth J. Tuck
er, Martha A. Travis, Lorin G. Henry
and B. F. Strohm.
Demand Flat 2 1-2 Cant Fair.
Salem— A committee of the Travel
ing Men’s association has arranged
with the railroad commission to file s
complaint against all roads doing busi
ness in Oregon and asking for a fiat
2>{'Cent rate on mileage books. The
rate now is about 'l \ cents, and the
hooks sold are not mileage books, but
are coupon books, each ooupon repre
senting 6 cents.
Eagles Worry Banton County.
Monroe— A pair o f large eagles
are playing havoc among the small
lumhs on the foothills west of town.
They are expert In keeping out of
rifle range and no one has been able
to get a shot at them.
Cannery Putt Up Baaf.
Brownsville— The Brownsville can
nery has been experimenting In the
canning of beef and It will probably
put up a large amount In the near fu
ture.
Wheat— Club, 82c; biueatem, 84c;
valley, 82c; red, 80o.
Oats— No. 1 white, $28; gray, $28.
Barley— Feed, $27 per ton; brewing,
$32; roiled, $29030.
Corn —• Whole, $32.60;
cracked,
$32.60.
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1,$17018
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $20
@21; clover, $14016; cheat, $16;
grain hay, $14016; alfalfa, $12@13;
vetch, $14.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 30035c per
pound.
Poultry— Average old hena, 13@14c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12013c;
spring chickens, 13014c; roosters, 10
012c; dressed chickens. 14o; turkeys,
live, 14@15c; dressed, choice, 16@17c;
geeee, live, 9010c; ducks, 18020c;
pigeons, 75c0$l .00; squabs, $1.6002.
F^ggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 26027c
per doxen.
Veal— 76 to 125 pounds, 9 @ 9 ){c ;
126 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200
pounds, 6 0 6 )^c.
Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7 0
7 ^ c ; packers, 5@6c.
Fruits— Apples, table, $1.7602.50;
cooking, $1.2601.50 per box; cranber
ries, $8011 per barrel.
Vegetables— Turnip*, 75c per sack;
carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per
sack; cabbage, 1 Sjc per pound; cauli
flower, $1.76 0 2 ; celery, $3.50@4.50
per crate; onions, 15@20c per dozen;
paraely, 20c per doxen; peas, 10c per
pound; peppers, 17)^c per pound;
pumpkins, l @ l ^ c per pound; radish
es, 20c per doxen; spinach, 6c per
pound; sprouts, 8o per pound; squash,
l@ U * c per pound.
Onoions— $2.50 per hundred.
Potatoes— 40060c per hundred, de
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.25
@3.50 per cwt.
Hope— 1907, prime and choice, 5@
7><c per pound; olde, 102c per pound.
Wool— Eastern Oregon average best,
13@20o per pfiund, according to shrink
age; valley, 18@20o. according to fine
ness; mohair, choios, 29030c per
pound.
From Oragon Experiment
Station Bullstln.
The climate of Oregon from a pout
try man's standpoint is discussed by
James Dryden in Bnllatin No. 96 of the
Monday, February 10
idge, of Indiana, today delivered an
Oregon Experiment station which has
Washington,
F’eb. 10.— Senator appeal to the senata to adopt his bill
recently been published. Among other Aldrich, of Rhode Island, chairman providing for a non-partisan tariff com
o f the committee on finance, opened mission, a plan which he declared con
things the writer says:
the debate In the Benate today on
It Is of oourse worth considering by his bill to provide an emergency cur formed to modern and business ideaa
ths man looking for a location whether rency. He was listened to with great on this subject. He spoke for an hoar
Western Oreg< n with its open winters attention by republicans and demo and a half, receiving tbe careful atten
and freedom from snow and sero tem crats alike, while in tbe galleries tion of senators and A large audience in
There were present
peratures does not offer opportunities there was a large audience. Among | tbe galleries.
for the production of eggs and poultry others was J. Plerpont Morgan, who many delegatee of commercial bodies
that sre not found in Eastern and Mid remained through tbe delivery of the j now in session in this city.
| Following Beveridge, several Demo
dle West states. That poultry thrive in speech.
Aldrich said. In closing a lon g' cratic senators spoke briefly on the gen
oold sections where snow and sero
speech:
eral subject of the tariff.
weather prevail ia not to ba denied,
"T h e enactment o f the pending
Senator Stone, of Missouri, intro
but tbe labor and expanse of caring for hill will furnish evidence that con
them ia undoubtedly greater then. To gress Is not unmindful of Its serious duced a joint resolution authorizing the
seoure an egg yield In winter where the responsibilities in this regard. There president to relinquish control of the
climate is savers entails mors expense can be no reasonable doubt of the e f Philippine islands in 1913 upon first
for housing and more care In the feed fectiveness of the measure. The securing a pledge from tbe nations to
firm ly
believes
that preserve tbe neutrality of tbe islands.
ing. It la probably true that the smal committee
lest profits sre made during the winter through its enactment an atmosphere
months though the prices are very of confidence and feeling of security
Washington, Feb. 5.— Tariff revision
will be created which will be inval
much higher than in spring and sum
and
the president’ s recent special mes
uable in Improving business condi
mer, because the egg yield ia ao small tions and In giving a new impetus sage to congreea again were tbe main
from the average fitek as to leave little to the work of national develop topics of discussion In the house of rep
or no margin of profit. It ia aleo true ment.”
resentatives today. Aa haa been the
that the egg yield ia quickly affected by
case for nearly a week, the Indian ap
changes in the weather, «-specially in
Washington. Feb. 10.— A brief propriation bill ostensibly was before
the temperature.
A sudden change but fiery speech by l,eake, of New the hones, bnt in no quarter waa any
from mild to cold weather means a Jersey, In which he outlined his op word spoken in regard to it. Tbe honse
certain check in the egg production, position to W illiam J. Bryan as a apparently had made np its mind to
and although the weather soon moder candidate for the presidency, re disease tbe issues of tbe day at this
lieved somewhat the monotony o f de
ates it will often take several weeks
bate on the Indian appropriation bill time, and no effort was made to check
before tbe egg yield gets back to where in the house of representatives to the flow of general debate, which will
it was. Tbs only way to prevent this day. Mr. I,eake charged Mr. Bryan be continued tomorrow.
Is to provide housing that will protect with taking the big stick from the
A long speech by Payne, of New
the fowls from too sudden ebsogee in president, leaving the latter only a York, the majority leader, waa consid
temperature. This entails more ex big slipper and he further credited ered important because of hie assur
pense in housing and consequently di the democrats in the house with hav ances that a tariff revision plank would
minished profits, but what ia of more ing usurped the right o f free action be incorporated in tbe Republican na
importance is the highly artificial con of the delegates at the Denver con tional convention’s platform of this
vention by nominating Mr. Bryan In
ditions that it necessitates.
year. He devoted some attention to
advance. His remarks were greeted
It would appear therefore (hat there with hisses from the Democratic side Mr. Bryan, whom be credited with go
ing about the conntry accusing Presi
are certain advantages that this state o f the house.
possesses over factions of the country
Considerable progress was made dent Roosevelt of grand or petit larceny
where sero weather and snow prevail. with the Indian appropriation bill, in purloining his ideas.
Representation in the boose was in
First, a milder climate and Isas severe which waa amended so that the
changes In temperature than ia charac Commissioner o f Indian affairs, be creased today when tbe two Philippine
teristic of Kaitarn states. Beoond, in fore he carried out the policy of delegatee took their seats.
abandoning nonreservation schools,
sections of the stata with no snowfall
shall investigate the question fully
Tuesday, February 4
the poultry can range over the fields and report to the House at Its next
and find animal food and green food session.
Washington,
Feb. 5.— The senate to
Another amendment re
which sre often hard to get wnere the stored the appropriations for the In day passed the nrgent deficiency bill,
snow covers the ground.
dian schools at Fort Lewis, Color carrying an appropriation of over $24,-
000,000. The large deficiency appro
The heavy rainfall of Western Oregon ado, and Carson City, Nev.
priation for tbe navy brought ont con
and small percentage of sunshine may
Friday, February 7.
siderable diseneaion of tbe subject of
be set down as a disadvantage, but
when the nature of tbe rainfall is un
Washington, Feb. 7.— The session of executive departments making expend
derstood it is doubtful whether it is the house of representatives today was itures not provided for by an appropri
very m< oh of a detriment. Owing to devoted almost entirely to considera ation.
Deficiency appropriations for the
the moderating influence of the Pacific tion of the omnibus war claims bill,
ocean these rains are warm and have which was passed after considerable Panama canal gave rise to Democratic
not the chilling effeot of the rains in dheueeion. It carries a total appropri criticism of the publication of a paper
F'ostem states. The temperature of ation of $315,000. A ripple ol excite by the Oanal commission at Panama,
Western Oregon in the winter months ment was caused by Macon, of Arkan and incidentally Teller declared that be
la usually higher when it rains than sas, who, In the course of the debate, believed the lock canal at Panama
when the sky is cloudless, and the defended the senate against what be would some day be declared a failure
fowls will usually be found out in the said were aspersions cast upon that and that a sea-level canal would take
rain except when it is very heavy, body by Payne, of New York, when be its place.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, introduced
which ia n«t often the case. One pool- predicted that the senate would load
tryroan in Marion county said to the the bill down with a number of unmer- a bill absolutely repealing the timber
and stone law. He offers no alterna
writer in November, before the rainy itorious claims.
season set in, that he wished it would
What will be known as ‘ “ the minor tive plan of disposing of public timber,
rain, because, he said, bis bens laid ity currency b ill” was introduced today bnt is in conference with Secretary Gar
better when it rained.
The explana by Representative John Sharp W il field and is drafting a bill.
tion of this, if It ia true, may not be liams, of Mississippi, the Democratic
in the rain itself, but in ths fact that leader of tbe house, who drew the
Washington, Feb. 4. — President
it brings to the surface many angle measure as a result of a harmonious Roosevelt’s recent message to congress
worms, which supply the lack of ani conference of Democratic members of on the relstions of capital and labor
mal food In the ration.
the house committee on banking. The and of corporations and tbe public again
Turkeys are successfully raised in bill will come before the bouse in the was the theme of diacaseion in the
Oregon, and turkeys are known to be shape of a minority report from that bouse today. So great was the demand
for time that geneal debate on tbe In
easily affected by rain, bat the fact committee.
A number of private claim bills also dian appropriation bill, which is the
that the rains are warm no doubt
largely accounts for the success in tur were passed and the house then ad pending business, was extended tomor
key raising in this state.
Douglas journed until Monday.
row for four boars. Interest in today’s
oounty in Oregon produces several
proceedings centered in a speech by
Thursday, February 6.
times more turkeys than the state of
John Sharp W illiams, the minority
Rhode Island, noted for turkeys.
Washington, Feb. 6 — In a speech in leader, who, while lauding the presi
Another thing in favor of tbe mild tbe senate today, Senator Cuiberscn de dent for some of his sentiments, ex
climate and freedom from snow is that clared that the secretary of tbe treas pressed the belief that others were dan
the fowls are able to secure practically ury by bis report to the senate has gerous.
the year round all the green food'neces raised an issue of fact as to whether
sary in the fields. And finally, the national banks in New York used the
WAR W ITH IN 90 DAYS
fowls in their search for food in the $85,000,000 of public money deposited
fields get the exercise which ir neces with them for speculative purposes or
sary for it is worthy of mention in this whether this money was used to meet So Says Japanese Newspaper. O r
Not at All.
connection that the largest special the demands of outside banks for re
poultry district in the United States ia serve purposes.
Washington— An Interesting and
found in Northern California, that has
The Beattie exposition bill was pass very singular comment on the Japan-
no snowfall. That district is somewhat ed by practically a unanimous vote.
ese-American situation appears in an
similar to that of Western Oregon, with
Senator Beveridge introduced a reso article in Japanese contained in the
its open winters, mild and humid cli lution declaring that the tariff should
Canadian News ,the Japanese news
mate and nearness to the ooean.
provide for maximum and minimum
paper o f Vancouver. In part it is as
My inveetigations of tbe poultry in rates of duty.
dustry of Oregon have been confined to
Senator Heyfcurn today re-introduced follows;
the western part of the state, the region his resolution calling upon the presi
Minister Hayashi recently stated
west of the Cascade mountains. This dent to investigate and report to the that the number o f passports issued
section at the present time produces senate all matters connected with the by his government had been greatly
more poultry products than the larger reoiganization of the Northern Pacific. reduced o f late, and promised that
area of the state east of the Cascades.
The senate today passed the bill plac hereafter only the central govern
As the agriculture of Central and Flast- ing Major General Howard on the re ment would issue passports. He de
manded that the American govern
ern Oregon becomes developed we may tired list as a lieutenant general.
ment should guarantee that no exclu
expect greater development of poultry
sion act should be passed. Ambassa
keeping, and probably in time that
Washington,
Feb. 0. — Political
dor O’Brien replied that the Presi
grrat agricultural area may produce speech-making came to an en4 in tbe dent could not make such a guaran
more poultry products than the older bouse today, and actual consideration tee since it would be an act o f dis
section of the state in Western Oregon. of the Indian appropriation bill was courtesy to congress, but he would
The climatic conditions are different resumed. A bitter fight whs waged on endeavor to prevent the passage o f
east of the mountains, the heavy rain I he propoeition to abolish non-reserva exclusion legislation. At present the
fall is absent and enow covers the tion schools, and the subject was dis negotiations are approaching a satis
ground during part of the winter
The cussed throughout the afternoon. The factory conclusion, but the army and
climate there is more characteristic of question was raised by the offering of navy headquarters are preparing for
tbe Rocky mountain region, though no an amendment by Delegate Smith, of possible emergencies.
It is reported that the British For
such severe weather prevails as in the Arizona, to lim it the appropriation for
eign Minister has given notice that
Middle and Northwestern states. If it collecting and transporting Indian
in tbe event o f a Japanese-Amerlcan
should prove that a dry climate with children at school to the state in which war, Japan could not count on Eng
plenty of sunshine but laoklng ths se they live. The amendment waa lost.
land's aid; and not only so, but it
vere winter changes of temperature o'
Representative Hayes introduce«! a is believed In Washington that no
the East is the ideal one for proultry, bill authorising participation by the uation but France would give aid to
we may expect a great growth of the United States In the International ex Japan. I f Japan is to fight, she must
poultry industry east of the Cascades position at Tokio, Japan, in 1912, the begin within the next 90 days, or by
In Oregon. Undoubtedly on the grain sum expended not tc exceed $350,000. that time the American fleet will
have reached the coast o f California.
ranches of Central and Eastern Oregoi
But our State Department declares
where food is oheap there is opportun
Wadnasday, February 5.
that there is hope for a satisfactory
ity for great profit in poultry raising
Washington, Feb. 5.— Senator Bever conclusion of the matter.