"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.