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"SPIRIT OP THE O O L D IN W E S T" OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST LU AN FUND I N C R E A S E S . LA H Q t C U P EXPECTED. Students to Bo Aooiotod at University Eastern Oregon Wool Induatry Looks Encouraging. o f Oregon. Pendleton—The fixing of the wool University of Oregon, Kngene— lion. K. A. 1 tooth, of F^ugene, haa Juat given »ales dates for Kaatern Oregon is the to the student l<«n fund of the Unlver- first step in wliat promisee to be one of ally of Oregon a chock tor 9600 to be the beat yeara for eheep and woo) in the uaed a* an Irreducible ediiatlonal Irain history of the state. Owing to the mild fond for atuderito. The fund will be winter all over Kaatern Oregon the known hh the "Itnoth l oan Fund" and lamb crop promise» to be heavy and will I ni kept separate from the general the wool olip will average higher than loan fund, which at present la diatrib* ever hefore. It Is estimated that the uted In loana ranging In amount from Kastern Oregon herds will average nine $16 to |HO among 10 »Indent« of the pounds or more tills year, owing to the univer»ity. Hince the establishment of constant improvement of the grade of the general fund five year» ago, more eheep. Shearing 1» now being discussed It Is than 30 »tudenta have been enabled to and prices will be fixed soon. complete their college oourae who could thought the price for shearing will be not otherwiae have done ao. The uni* about 7 \ cents per head,'and there is vendty liopea to eatahllah during the a large preference shown for hand preeent y i« r a loan fund ol at leaat 96,- shearing, owing to the fact that the 000, to be loaned under the direction of machines injure the root* of the wool President ('ampliell, or aotne one deaig fry cutting too chew to the skin of the nated by him, to boya andgirla all over aheep. The skin of the rnachine^shorn Oregon who wlah to complete their edu eheep lining clipped extremely close, cation, but who cannot do eo without »unburns badly and this retard« the avaiataitoe. It la believed that a ham of growth of the wool for another year. Wool and sheep buyers are already approximately 9100 a year, at a low rate of intereat, to l>e repaid in two on the ground, and there promisee to yeara after graduation, la much more be spirited bidding for wool and mut Kwea preferable than an outright gift In the ton sheep all over this section. form of a acholarahip. The fund will which will liear a lamb this spring and l>e guaranteed by 10 men againat lo*». lalng a heavy fleece of wool upon them Two signature» will lie required on each are now worth 9« per bead In Kastern note and a small amount of life insur- Oregon, ance will tie taken out to insure against Buss to Cancel Contract- loss by death. 'The present loan fund Port land— Ttie case of the state of amounts to approximately 11,00U. Oregon against the Columbia Houthern Irrigation company la being heard in TO BE W O O L CENTER the United Htatee District court. The state ia represented by A. M. Craw B a ka r City Bacuras Low Ratss on ford, attorney general, and the irriga tion company by W. T. Muir and Sene Shipments to Boston. ca Smith. Under the Carey act the ir Baker City— Baker City w ill become rigation company was to irrigste cer one of the greatest wool markets In Ore tain trai ts of land In Kastern Oregon gon. hbeeptnen have been in Portland aggregating something like 27,000 consulting with the O. K. A N. officials scree. This was the agreement marie and liave secured a rate of 91.76 (ruin between representatives of the state Baker to Boston. The Humpter Valley land board and the company several has made a rate of 20 cents from Aus year* ago. The state maintains ttiat tin to Baker, and the reduction by the the company has not carried out Ba two roads means that more than 1,000,-1 l* r t of the contract and Mr. Crawford 000 pounds of wool from Grant and ia asking that a receiver he appointed. Wheeler counties will be liauled to Austin and then shippd to Baker for Plan Reat Room at Milton. tialing. Irayville la the present center Milton— An interdenominational so of the sheep industry in Grant county, ciety has been formed In which all the and the ranchers would much rather churches are Interested to promote the haul their wool to Ansitn because of establishment ot a reading room in the the good mads. They have been pay city. Meetings of the society w ill be ing 93 to have their wool hauled to held every two weeks. The reading Khaniko because of the lower rate. The room is intended as a rest room for the shipping of the wo«1 via Baker City A library of 600 vol w.ll mean hat Instead of the ranchers I ,)mef ¿ , b e £ . B arraged for. Commit buying their supplies at hhaniko they tee« representing different branches of will haul their wool to Austin, leave the cwork have been appointed. their teams there and come on to Baker City to secure their warehouse receipts Begin Work for Pu'p Mill. and while here purchase their supplies. Oregon City— Work preliminary to By this means the local hanks will handle 9200,000 that would go to other the construction of the new mill of the cities. Although the rate on wool is Hawley Pulp A Paper company was be still higher from Baker than from gun when a force of men started to Hhaniko. the ranchers can afford to build a walk leading from station A to ship via Baker because of the low cost the mainland. As soon as this work is done, actual construction of the new o f getting their wool to Austin. pulp mill on the site of station A will i>egin, and it Is expected to have a por Mountain Farming Experiment. tion of the plant in operation by April Pendleton'»-An experiment in moun next. tain farming of more than usual im PO R TLA N D M AR KE TS. portance is being conducted by W . G. Wurman, of thta city, on his home Wheat— Club, 81c; blueetem, 83c; stead in Fly valley, a secluded vale In valley, 81c; red, 79c. the Blue mountains at an altitude of Barley— Feed, 92fl per ton; brewing, about 4,200 feet and located 60 miles 932; rolled, 929030. southeast of this city. He has planter) Oats— No. 1 white, 927; gray, 927, an orchard and ia now sending to the per ton. agricultural department for hardy gross Corn — Whole, 932.60; cracked, seed for spring sowing. There are 933.60. thousands of acres of tine mountain Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, 917(3 land in the Blue mountain valleys 918 per ton; Kastern Oregon timothy, which can he brought under cultivation 920(321; clover, 914015; cheat, 916; and If this experiment ia successful I grain hay, $ 14<916; alfalfa, 912013; much of this land at high altitude will vetch, 914. he farmed, it ia thought. Fruits— Applee, (able, $1.7603.00; cooking, 91*2601.60 per box; cran- Clackamas May Qat Cannery. herriee, 98(311 per barrel. Oregon City— If the present plans of Vegetables— Turnips, 76c per sack; the members of the Clackamas County carrots, 65c per Back; beets, 91 per Horticultural society are carried out, sack; cabbage, 101 *-4c per pound; cau Clackamas county w ill have still an liflower, 91-75 01.85 ; celery, 93.760 other enterprise In the shape of a fruit 4 per crate; onions, 15020c per dozen; cannery. A meeting of the society whs parsley, 20c per dozen; peppers, 17)gc held last week. Mr. Britton, of Kast per pound; pumpkins. 101 V^c per ern Oregon, addressed the meeting on ponnd; radishes, 20c per dozen; spin the subject and stated that he had made ach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per a careful examination of the fruit acre pound; squash, 101 Uc per pound. age of this vicinity and finding it high Onions— 92.50 per hundred. ly satisfactory, was willing to finance Potatoes— 92.60 per hundred, deliv the scheme. ered Portland; sweet potatoes, 93.500 3.75 per cwl. Can Fish Up to tha Illinois. Rutter— Fancy creamery, 30(335c per Gold Beach— The gasoline launch pound. Sheba, which has lately been put on Poultry— Average old hens, 13013 Rogue river to carry fish to the cannery per pound; mixed chickens, 12^0 1 3c; and oold storage plant, Is greatly facili spring chickens, 1 2 ){0 1 3 c; roosters. tating the work of fishing. Fishermen 10011c; dressed chickens, 14c; tur are now able to ply their trade tip to nkeys, live, 14016c; dressed, choice, 15 the mouth of the Illinois. This was 017c; geese, live, O01Oo; ducks, 140 impossible before breanse they conld 15c; pigeons, 75c091; squabs, 91.50(32. not tend their nets and bring their fish Kggs— Fresh ranoh candled, 2 2){(3 ao far down the river. 23 >4 c per dosen. Vesl— 750125 pounds, 7c; 150 to Colaman Out o f Willamette. 200 pounds, 5 0 6 ^ 0 . Salem— The resignation of Dr. John Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, H. Coleman as president of the W il 0 7 c ; packers, 60flc. lamette univeralty has been accepted Hops— 1907, prime and choice by the board of trustees. Coleman 6c per pound; olds 102o per ponnd. tendered haa resignation some months W ool— Eastern Oregon average beat ago, bnt the board failed to act on it. 18020c per pound according to shrink Nothing has thus far been done towards age; valley 18020c according to fine appointing his successor. ness; mohair choice 29030c per pound. All Oregon Represented by Floats In dicative o f Its Resources. Portland's great annual inatitulon, the Rose Festival, which was Inaugu rated last June nadsr such auspicious oiruumstraoes, will, this corning June, be consummated on a scale so broad and grand that it will have a general appeal to the whole state of Org«on, and aa Individual appeal to every com munity in the ootnmonwealth. The grind Jubilee, which will be one round ot pleasure fee tha whole week begin ning Meaday, June 1, aad ending in a blaae of glory the (ol lew log Saturday night, Is not for Portland or Portland people aleae. Oee of Its meet spectacular and bril liant features ie to be the magnitoeat street pageant. This ie a oeaspetltive event open to all oitles aad towaa of Oregon outside of the Roes City. There will ho grand prises, the capital prise being a princely sum in cash with a number of neatly souvenir oupe and other trophies of great value and beauty. Up to the present tins# about >0 alkies and towns of Oregon have been heard from, each showing great inter est in the rpectal state pared*, and several of these towns, through their bualnoM organisation# and "boosting" olulu, have sent representatives to this city to oonfer with the Festival manage ment with reference to character of the floats which will mak* tha moat effect ive showing for their communities. The Festival association has secured tha aarvioea of a master float builder from tha East, who is now hare with a corps of aeaistante raady to adviaa with all who dsslra to eater the lists. The railroads of Oregon, and the whole West, in fact, are planning to give special reduced rate# oa all linaa, good for tha whole week of the Festi val. ■ peels 1 low rates from Portland to all points In Oteogn. Kvary town in Oregon is invited to enter some characteristic float In the " A ll Oregcn" parade, and tha Festival association Invitee oorespondence and personal conference with oltioa and towns, large and small, in this all im portant matter. Publications for Farmers. Tha following publications of interest to farmers and others have been iaeued by the Agricultural department of the Federal government and will be fur nished free, so long as they are avail able, except where otherwise noted, upon application to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.: Bulletin No. 119.— Report of Irriga tion Investigations for 1901, under di rection of Elwood Mead, chief of irriga tion investigations. Pp. 401, pla. 64, figs. 12. Price 50 cents. This is tha third of the annual reports of the irri gation inveatigatlons of thia office. It deals chiefly with the duty of water, but contains also reports from four sta tlons In the humid state#, where irriga tion la not a necessity, but a means of increasing the returns from farm lands; s report on the underground water sup ply of the San Bernardino valley GEIi- fornia, and the second progress report on ailt measurements. Bulletin No. 86.— The Use of Water in Irrigation. Report of investigations mode in 1899, unuer the auverpision ol Rlwoad Mead, expert in oharge, and G. T. Johnston, asslsatnt. Pp. 203, pis. 60, figs. 18. Price 30 cents. This bul letin explains the methods in use in the arid states in the distribution and use of water iu Lr 'gation. It gives a large number of measurements made to determine the duty of water and the losses by seepage and evaporation from canals, and discusses the methods by which the water supply may be more effectively and economically utilized in the production of crops. Bulletin No. 104.— Report of Irriga tion Investigations for 1900, under su pervision of Elwood Mead, expert in charge of irrigation Investigations. Pp. 334, pis. 26, figs. 29. Price 50 cents. This report covert the second year of investigations relating especially to the duty of water. The reports of the field agents contain also a large amount of Information on lawa ahd customs, agri cultural methods, crop returns and other subjects related to Irrigation. A progress report on the quantities of silt carried by a number of southern rivers is also contained in this volume. Idaho Corn Show. On the 2d, 3d and 4th of December, 1908, there will be held at Moscow a state oorn show under the management of the Idaho Agronomy aasociaticn. Not only will there be a show, but also a rousing program, which in itself would pay the farmer to come to Moscow. The subject of coin w ill be taken up and discussed from a practical and sci entific point of view; the soil w ill be considered in its different phases; irri gation and dry farming w ill be talked sbjut and the various live stock, dairy and horticultural subjects will be con sidered. There will be some good premiums offered to the winners of the show. Now Is the time to begin preparing by planting some good oorn and getting iu line. Tell your neighbors about it. Do not forget the date. Mark those days on your oalsndsr and plan to come. fo r further information address, R. E. Hytlop, Superintendent Idaho Ag ronomy Association, Moooow, Idaho. Monday, Februery 24. Washington, Keb. 24.— Ocean mail anb«l>ly and currency legislation were both the subjects of speeches in the senate today. Galiinger opened the debate in favor of hi* hill for ocean rnali subsidy to build up the American merchant marine, and was loi lowed by Defiew, who strongly approved the meaanre. Himmons, of North Carolina, and White, of Maryland, spoke In criticism of the Aldrich currency bill White announrlng that he would not vote for any measure before the senate. An hour was devoted to the further consid* erst Ion of the bill to revise the criminal code. Galiinger reviewed conditions miner which the merchantm arine of this country is operating and cited manyad- vantagxee that he believed will accrue to the commercial interests of the United Htatee if better mail service to Houth America and other points is es tablished. Washington, Feb. 24.— The unusual spectacle of the committee on rulea being overruled by its chairman, the speaker, on the floor of the house, was witnessed in that body today, much to the discomfiture of Dalzell, a member of the committee. The army appropriation bill, carry ing 985,007,566, was taken up. After Hull, of Iowa, had explained its pro visions, Hlayden, of Texas, criticised "th e enormous pxtravaganre of the mil itary establishment," while Holiday, ■Ol Indiana, pleaded for increased pay for the enlisted men of the army. Other speeches were delivered by Hamilton, of Iowa, who favored tariff revision, and by Washburn, of Maaea- chusetts, in favor of removing the re striction of the Kherman anti-trust law regarding organizations of merchants in certain cases. Saturday, February 22 Washington, Feb. 22.— In the pres ence of many senators and a large gath ering in the galeries, Senator Porter McCnmber, of North Dakota, today read the farewell addreer of Washing ton. The Indian appropriation bill, which was reported to the senate today, carries 99,825,820, an increase of 91,610,123 over the total appropr ations made by the bill as it was passed by the house. The nomination of Louis A. Coolidge, of Massachusetts, to be an assistant secretary of the treasuiy, was ordered reported favorably by the senate com- mitee on finance. Washington, Feb. 22.— The race question came to the surface in the bouse today when Heflin, Alabama, offered an amendment to the District of Columbia street railway trackage bill, providing for "Jim Crow” cars. Hef lin declared that separate coaches for the whites and blacks had solved the race problem in Alabama and he ex pressed the opinion that such an ar rangement would solve it in Washing ton. ' The amendment was defeated, 140 to 59. The bill was passed. It provides universal transfers on the basis of cash fares or six tickets tor 25 cents. It also provides for street railway facilities from all parts of Washington to the new anion station. the senator’s death. In each chamber resolutions of regret were adopted and a committee appointed to accompany the body home. Moat of the time the house was in session was consumed in the reading of impeachment char ires offered by Mr. Waldo, of New York, against Federal Judge Lebbeus R. W ilfley, of the United States court at Hhsnghai, China, whi.rh were referred to the committee on judiciary. Chaplain Hale, in his prayer open ing the senate, referred feelingly to the death of Senator Latimer. The immigration committee, of which Mr. Latimer was a member, also adopted resolutions of regret. Wednesday, February 10. Washington, Feb. 19.— Senator Bo rah, of Idaho, dropped a bomb in the United States senate when he proposed to amend the existing law by providing that United States senators and repre sentatives in congress should not be permitted to act as paid attorneys In any Federal court In cases in which the United States government is interested directly or indirectly. The senate was droning along, considering the Hey- hum bill to revise and codify the Fede ral statute#, when it reached that pro vision under which United States Sen ators Burton and Mitchell had been in dicted and convicted. It was here that the junior Idaho senator unexpectedly proposed his amendment. The senate in executive session today ratified the arbitration convention be tween the United States and France, which was signed on February 10. A naturalization treaty between the United States and Peru also was rati fied. Senator Knox introduced a bill pro viding for a system of postal savings banks. Washington, Feb. 19.— Tbe bill pro viding for tbe taking of the thirteenth census occupied most of tbe time of the seeeion of tbe house today. Progress with it was slow because of numerous amendments offered, which in tbe main were rejected. The bill was amended in one important particular, however, and that was limiting the census to tbe mainland of tbe United 8tates, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico. Previcue to the conaideration of the census bill, Henry, of Texas, taking bis cue from Boutell’s remarks of yeeteiday lauding tbe speaker, urged the Repub licans to bring in an employers liabilty bill and a bill requiring notice before the issuance of Federal indictments. A petition for the impeachment of Judge L. R. W ilfley, of Shanghai, judge of the United Sta tee court for China, was presented to the house. Tuesday, February 18. Washington, Feb. 18.— The Aldrich currency bill was opposed in the senate today by Stone, of Missouri. During Stone’ s argument in advocacy of the plan for government guarantees of de posits in National banks Bacon, of Georgia, took occasion to oppose that proposition at some length. Bacon de clared that, if such a plan were put into effect, etate banka would be put out of business, as their deposits would find their way into National banka. The bill to re\iee the criminal code of the United States was considered Friday, February 21. during a couple of hours in the after Washington, Feb. 21.— Senator Hey- noon. burn and Representative French, of Idaho, today introduced in ttie senate Washington, Feb. 18.— Speaker Can and house the bill prepared by Idaho non’s presidential boom received mark sheepmen amending the 28-hour law, ed impetus in the bouse of representa by providing that railroad trains con tives today when Boutell, his colleague taining ten or more cars of livestock from Illinois, brought the suject to tbe going from one state to another shall fore ae the climax of a half boor’s maintain an average minimum speed of speech. His remarks were based on tbs 16 miles per hour from the time the fact that today was the 84th annivers- stock ia loaded onto cars until the des aiy of Cannon’s first speech in th » tination is reached, deducting reason house. able time for stops made for feed and Boutell spoke with enthusiasm, and water. The bill provide« a fine of 9100 when he closed with the remark that to 9500 for failure to maintain thia within the next two months "th e plain speed. people of the country would join the An amendment to the postoffice ap- voters of Cannon’s district in confer propriatioon bill was introduced today ring upon him the nation’ s final by Senator Foraker. honor," the speaker was given a great Seven Filipinoe may receive instruc demonstration. tion in the United States military acad Keen disappointment was felt on all emy, according to a bill passed by the sides when the speaker made no reply. senate today. He stepped from the rostrum and amid cheering retired to hia room while the Washington, Feb. 21.— The time of house considered pension bills. the house of representatives today was Most of the day was taken up by a devoted to conaideration of what Is discussion of the bill to provide for known as the District of Columbia rail taking the next census. Its considera way franchise— that is, the bill provid tion had not been concluded when tha ing for extension of streetcar lines to house adjourned. the new union station. The subject of universal streetcar transfers in Wash May Reimburse Harriman Line. ington elecited special attention and no disposition was manifested to Washington, Feb. 25. — President amend the provision exoept to strength Roosevelt today considered with Chair en it. Tomorrow also w ill be given man Miller, of the house committee on over to District of Colntnbia business. claims, the queetion of reimbursing the Southern Pacific oompany to the extent Thursday, February 20. of 91,600,001), the amount expended In Washington, Feb. 20.— Because of repairing the break in the Colorado the death in this city today of Senator river. Hearings regarding the claim latim er, of South Carolina, both are to be begun by the committee Mon branches of congress adjourned, the day. The money was spent by the senate almost Immediately after con railroad company pursuant to what is vening and the house an hour after regarded aa an understanding that the ward upon receiving official notice of government should bear the expense.
