The Stayton mail., April 10, 1908, Image 3

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PORTLAND CEM ENT.
Ingredients Necessary In the Manu­
facture o f This Product.
B r J . HhirWjr Jonas. ("hcrnlat. Idaho Exparimant
Station. H o a r.,«.
PLAN
B IO F H U IT W A H E H O U B E
O r c w i n Get A rch itect'« D raw ing!—
Boon Start W ork.
Fruit In Willamette Valley Prom isee to
Do Unueually Well.
Milton— Plana (or the new warehouse
and mild storage plant to be erected by
he Milton Fruitgrower«’ union have
been received from the architect, F. K.
Flnkenhiner, o( Walla W alla, and pre­
paration« are being made to begin work.
The building w ill have lH-toot w all«,
with a full ha«einent. The second »tory
w ill be used ax a boa factory and for
■torago purpoaea. Half of the basement
w ill be u«ed fur cold aloiage, the re­
mainder for «forage of fru it« and ber-
rie* «w aiting ahipment.
The plana are now to conatrnct the
building of concrete.
Large «hipping
platform « w ill «urround it on two side«
«m i one and. The building w ill lie 10
feet wide and 100 feet long, with freigiit
elevatoia at each end. !I t w ill have a
capacity of handling $50<>,000 worth of
fruit during a aenaon.
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Halern— Climatic conditions during
the past winter have been exception-
ably favorable for all farm crop« and
tiie present fair weather ia considered
Ideal for fruif.
T iie cold spring has
kept tiie fruit trees bark, thus protect­
ing t he m to a large extent Iron danger
of injury from fr mta and late rains.
Growers expect fair weather through
the bloaaomiug period and with such
conditions prevailing a full crop of fruit
w ill “ aet.”
Apples in the W illam ette valley v/ere
a short crop last season and with even
fair conditions this year the trees should
I »ear an Immense crop.
Cherry, pear
and prune tree« are apparently In per­
fect condition and there see ma to lie no
reason why a bumper crop should not
he realized. Tne high prices secured
in recent y««ars for fruit has encouraged
tiie
growers to do more extensive prun­
P A Y S 8 2 6 ,0 0 0 F O R O R C H A R D
ing ami spraying that ever before, with
O r . F. C . P a g « , o f M e d f o r d . B u y « 2 6 8 the reault that tiie <|uality of fruit har­
vested w ill be exceptionally good. Tne
A c r e s in A s h la n d D is tric t.
coming of fair weather has set the plows
Ashland — The paper« have lieen
going in all orcliards and cultivation
diawn at Ashland in what it is believe«!
w ill this year be unusually thorough.
la the higgeat orchard sale yet consum­
mated in the hl-tory of the Hogue
The Dalles to Have Float.
Klver valley.
Tiie pro|ierty involved
The Dallea— At a meeting of the com­
i* the orchard and farm of County
mercial club It was decided that this
Commiaaioner Joshua Patterson, locat-
city shall he represented at the ro-e
e«l in Talent precinct, four miles nortli
show in Portland by a float to he de-
o f Ashland. Two hundred and fifty-
signe«! and constructed by J. W . Har­
eight acre« was tiie acreage involved in
per, of Portland.
A committee has
the «leal, 130 acres being young orchard
made
a
canvass
of
the
business houses
o f lour ami five-year-old apple trees in
and obtained $600, with the promise of
fine condition, tiie remainder being
an additional $ 100. The float w ill he
farm lamia suitable for fruitgm wing,
decorate«! with the product« of this v i­
but unplanted to trees. The consider­
cinity and w ill be one of the features of
ation in the deal was 962,000.
the spirit of the Golden West paradé.
Sat Out Many Qrapas.
Seeking Coal Near Dallas.
Grants Paaa— One of the largest ship­
ments of Tokay grape cuttings was un­
D a lla a -H on . W. C. Brown w ill be­
loaded at the «lep«it this week that has gin the work of drilling f««r coal on his
ever been receive«! in one lot In South- property in the northern part of this
ern Oregon.
One hundred thousand city within a few days. Several good
cuttings were conaigne«! to W. H. Sher­ specimens of lignite coal have been
man, who ia setting oat HO acrer in the found in recent excavations, and the
foothills just outside of the city lim its contour of tiie land at that place indi­
overlooking town. Several other con­ cates the presence of a large deposit.
signments of «m all amounts have been Mr. Brown is convinced that tiie pro­
distributed to varioas other fruit grow­ ject w ill pay, and w ill lose no tim e in
ers. Grower« feel jubilant over the making the preliminary excavations for
outlook for grape« and «re hustling to ■inking a shatt.
get well rooted vines to plant and in
Big Batch o f '«teelhead Eggs.
some Instance« W illam ette valley nurs­
erymen have been unablo to fill more
Oregon C ity— Superintendent Henry
than half the order«.
O 'M alley, of the United State-: bureau
of
fisheries, reports that prospecta are
C u t s F r e ig h t R a te s.
good for a take of 2,000,000 ateelhead
Salem— The Oregon Railroad com­
egg« at the Hogue river station, which
mission has rendered its decision In the
he has just inspected. Superintendent
4). K. A N. distributive rate case, or­
O ’ Malley has just receive«! 100,000
dering a reduction in rates between
Rainbow trout eggs from the govern*
Portland and p«dnts east of The Dalles.
ment station at Bair«!, Cal., and these
The" reduction amounts to 3 cents a
w ill tie batched and liberated from
hundre«l on first-class freight to biggs,
Clackamas station.
7 cent« to Arlington, 13 cents to Pen-
«lieton, 18 cents to La Grande and ba­
Baking Pow d er Plant at Portland
ker City, and 10 cents to Huntington,
Portland— Portland is to be made the
with proportionate (eductions to other
manufacturing and distributing point
point« and on other clasaea of freight.
for the Northwestern territory of the
Kates to The Dalle are alrea«ly low
Hunt’s Perfect baking Powder, com­
enough, owing to water competition.
pany, of Minneapolis. Tiie plant w ill
A ll the commissioners concurred in
be built during the summer. W illiam
the decision.
C. Kigg, of Minneapolis, vice president
S h - a r Spaap W ith M a c h in e ry .
of Hie company, is at the Hotel Port-
Arlington— Sheep-ahearing w ill liegin lan«l, and is making all 'arrangements
at Hmythe A Sm ith's plant, five miles to locate a branch of the concern here.
eouth o f here, this week.
Hixtwn
PO RTLAN D M ARKETS.
shearing machines w ill be uae«l, the
power l«in g furniehed by a six horse
Wheat— Club, 83084c;
blueetem,
power gasoline engine.
Foity thou­
85088c; valley, 83084c; re«i, 81082c.
sand sheep w ill l>e sheared at this plant
barley— Feed, $26 per ton; rolled,
this season, and an average of 2.000
$28(5)30 per ton.
head daily is expected. Sheepmen re
Oats— No. 1 white, $27(5)28 per ton.
port that the sheep are in good condi­
Corn — W hole, $33.50;
cracked,
tion, but that {suture is getting scarce.
$34.50.
Tills lias been one of the moat success­
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 per
ful lambing seasons known, hut few
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $19(320;
iambs l*eing lost from any cause.
clover, $14(3)15; cheat, $15; grain hay,
T o E x a m in e S o ils .
$14015; alfalfa, $12(313.
Fruits— Apples, $103 60 per box,
Klamath F all«— Through the joint
efforts of tiie Klamath W ater Users’ according to qu a lity; cranberries, $8(3
association and the Klamath chamber 11 per barrel.
o f commerce, and the personal re«|uests
Vegetables— Artichokes, 7 (0 $ 0 e per
o f cltixens of this section, a soil survey dozen; asparagus, 8O10c pound; beans,
o f the Klamath basin w ill tie made by 20c pound; cabbage, l ) 4 Q l \ o pound;
a corps of «oil experts of the Unite«! cauliflower, $2; celery, $4.50(3)5 per
States Department of Agriculture. It ia crate; parsley, 25c per «!ozen; peas, 15c
very urgently desired by the people pound; peppers, 20c per pound; rad­
that the survey be made this summer, ishes, 30c per dozen; rhubarb, $2.50
and assurances have been received from per crate; spinach, 85c crate; sprouts,
Secretary Wilson that it w ill be under* 10c per pound, stjuash, 1(5)1 ' 4c pound.
Union«— Oregon«. $4(3)4.25 per liun-
taken as soon as possible.
T h e D a lle s M a k e s G o o d B r ic k .
The Dalles— Mr. Litherland, a Port­
land brick expert, whose opinion was
sought by the architect of the city hall,
now in process of construction, regaril­
ing brick lately burned here by Tiie
Dalles brick A T ile company, ban made
a report after a careful examination and
declares the brick e<|iial to any made in
this state. Home of the casing brick
delivered in this city try mistake had
been rejecte«! by the architect, which
led to the examination,
8oek fo r Oil.
The Dalle«— Articles of incoropratlon
by the “ beavis-May Oil company” have
been filed with the county clerk here.
The incorporators are George K. Reavis,
Anna May and Dr. Harry F. McKay.
Th e capital stock ia $30,000. The com­
pany purposes to engage in developing
o il lands in the vicinity of Pnfnr, Or.,
at which place the head office ia to be.
V
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dred.
Potatoes— 6 0 ® 60c per hundre«!, de­
livered Portland.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 26030c per
pound.
Poultry— Average old hens, 14015c
per pound; mixe«l chicken«, 12013c;
spring chicken«, 16020c; turkey«, live,
15017c;
dressed, choice,
16020c;
geese, live, 801Qc; duck«, 16017c;
pigeon«, 75c(d$l; squabs, $1.6002.
Eggs— Fresh ranch, 16c per «iozen.
Veal— 75 to 126 pounds, 8 0 9 c ; 125
to 150 pound«, 7c; 150 to 200 pound«,
506
Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7@
7**c; packers, 5 @ 6 ){c .
Hop«— 1907, prime and choice, 405c
per pound; old«, 1(3 1H ° Per P°',n«l-
W ool— Eastern Oregon, average best,
12016c per pound, according to shrink­
age; valley, 16<318c, according to qual­
ity; mohair, choice, 25o per pound.
Cases ra Bark— So per pound.
From time to time the member« of
the experiment station staff ara asked
for information concerning the proper*
ties, composition, and methods of man­
ufacture of Portland cement.
These
inquiries are usually annwered by the
station chemist. Below la given a ty p i­
cal letter of Inquiry on this subject,
and following it is the reply given by
the station chemist.
Weiser, Ida., Fgb. 26, 1908.
I would like to know the ingredient
and process of making Portland cement.
Is the body of clay or soapstone? 1
think I have the raw material. Please
answer and oblige.— A . W.
A great deal of tim e and labor have
been «pent by varions chemists in in­
vestigating the composition and prop-
ertiea of Portland cement. The con-
clnaiona drawn from them investiga­
tions are not alway concordant, hat no
one dissents from the view that the
eaaential ingredients of this kind of ce­
ment are lim e, silica and alumina
Other element« are always present,
however, among them being magneaia,
s«ds, potash, iron, phosphorus, man­
ganese, titanium, etc.
According to
Meade, goo«l ceihents vary considerably
in compoaition, hut the three import­
ant ingredienat w ill run about as fo l­
lows: Lime, 68 to 67 percen t; silica,
19 to 25 per cent; alnroina, 6 to 10 per
cent; and magneaia ia allowable to tiie
extent of 3 to 5 per cent.
The raw materials from which Port­
land cement ia manufactured are classi­
fied as argillaceous and calcareous.
Home common forms of the first are
d ay, «lisle, gnd slate, and of the latter
limestone, marl and chalk. In these
two claaeea of raw materials are fonnd
all the ingredients necessary in the
manufacture of Portland cement. In
the iron regions of Pennsylvania, how­
ever, blast furnace «lag is made to re­
place the clay or «hale. From what­
ever source the raw material« are ob­
tained, the cement manufacturer must
see that they are so mixed that the
product of calcination contains the im ­
portant oompound« mentioned above in
tiie proportion« that experience has
taught are the ones necessary in a good
cement. It becomes almost imperative
then that the chemical composition of
the raw materials should be known.
Although the writer ia not personally
acquainted with the limestone regions
cf this state, it appears that there are
at least two localities in Northern Ida­
ho where limestone ia found in abund­
ance, and since clay is also present, ak
leaat in spots, in tbe same district,
there seems to t>e goo«., reason for be­
lieving tiiat in the future a great deal
of the Portland cement used in this
state w ill be made at home.
O f In te re s t to F a r m e r s ,
The following publications of interest
to farmer« and others have been issued
by the Agricultural department of the
Fe«leral government and w ill be furn­
ished free, so long as they are availa­
ble. except where otherwise noted, up­
on application to the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office. Washington, D. C.:
bulletin No. 100.— Report of Irriga ­
tion Investigations in California, under
the direction of Fllwood Mead, expert
in charge.
Pp. 411, pis. 29, figs. 16.
Price, paper, 90 cents; cloth, $1.25.
This rep«>rt deals with investigation
carried on during the summer of 1900
in cooperation with tiie California
Water and Forest Association. In ad­
dition to a review of the agricultural
situation in the state, it presents a
comprehensive discusion of the water
laws and customs under which irriga­
tion is practiced in California as typi­
fied by the conditions in Honey Lake
basin and on Yuba river, Cache creek,
Salinas river, Han Joaquin river, Kinge
river, Los Angeles river, Sweetwater
river and Han Jacinto river. «It de­
scribe« the methods and m««ans by
which water i« diverted from these
stream« and used for irrigation and the
indefinite and excessive appropriations
of water and the resulting litigation,
and discusses the evils resulting from
absence of state control of streams.
Bulletin No. 105.— Irrigation in the
United States.
Testimony of F'lwood
Mead, irrigation expert in charge, be­
fore the United States Industrial com­
mission, June 11 ami 12, 1901. Pp.
47, pis. 12, fig. 1. Price 15 cents. The
statement made before the Industrial
commission deals chiefly with the legal
status of irrigation, touching on state
control, national aid to irrigation, and
the disposal of the public grazing lands.
The necessity and possibility of storage
are also discusso«!.
Bulletin No. 133.— Report of Irriga­
tion Investigations for 1902, under the
direction of Elwood Mead, chief of ir r i­
gation investigation, office of experi­
ment stations.
Pp. 266, pis. 12, figs.
16. Price 25 cents.
This bulletin
gives the result of the fourth season’ s
Investigations c f the problems of irri­
gation, the results obtained in similar
investigations in previous years being
reported in Bulletins 86, 104 and 119,
of this office noted above.
CannM
P a ra p k ia .
Peel the pumpkin, cut Into ptecee and
cover with boiling water. Stew until
very tender, then rub through a colan
tier. Return to the fire, bring to a hard
boll, sweeten to taete and, while boll
ing, fill the overflowing hot Jar» sad
itdf,
Monday, A pril 8
i Washington, A pril 2.— Carrying a
Washington, A pril 6.— The army bill, total of $11.608,806, the agricultural
arrying an appropriation of almost appropriation bill was passed by the
$100,000,000, waa passed by the senate houae late to«]ay. I t had been under
oday pi act ¡rally as ieporte«l from the discussion for nine «lays and from the
committee on m iltiary affairs. The time its consideration began nntil the
«inly amendment adopts«! carried an ap­ | veyr end ita provisions were attacked
propriation of $20,000 for a system of at every turn, with the result that it
water works for Fort W illiam Henry underwent many changes. Just before
Harrison, Montana. The bill material­ its passage, Scott, of Kansas, chairman
ly increases the pay of officers and en­ of the agricultural committee, made an
listed men.
unsuccessful fight to have stiicken out
Tiie fortifications hill, reported to the the amendment adopted yesterday con­
senate today, carries Senator Ankeny's siderably increasing the appropriation
amendment, increasing the appropria­ for soil investigations.
Daring the debate today a brief flurry
tion for fortifications on Paget sound
$1,000 000. As the b illl passed the was created by Harrison, of New York,
house, it appropriated $747.000 for this Democrat, characterising aa socialist it
work. The appropriation is not item ­ the bill of the m inority leader, W il­
ize«!
The senate today passed A n ­ liams, providing for the utilization of
keny’s bill, appropriating $220,0u0 for the treasury surplus in the construction
a public building at W alla W alla.
and improvement of roads in the seve­
ral states.
Washington, A pril 6.— Beyond forc­
ing roll call on the approval of tin
Wednesday, April I.
journal and on adjournment, the Dem-
Washington, A pril 1.— Senator Hey-
•icrrats of the houae today offered no
hnrn’ s three-day filibuster to defeat
obstruct on to the orderly transaction of
Representative Jones’ bill authorising
business. This being suspension «lay,
the Benton Water company to dam
several important
bills
were put
Snake river at Three-M ile rapid« ended
through by practically unanimous vote.
in alter root this afternoon, the senate
Am«mg these waa the Sterling em ploy­
turning him down by a vote of 47 to 4.
ers’ liability bill, only one vote being
The passage of this bill and the con­
recorded against it, that of Littlefield,
sideration of a measure for adjudicating
of M a iie, and the bill establishing a
the claim « of states against the govern­
naval station at Pearl Harbor, H awaii,
ment on account of the disposition of
an<] appropriating $650,000 for the
the procee«ls of pnblic lands occupied
purpose, against which Sherwood, of
nearly the entire session of the senata
Ohio, stood alone.
today.
At 5 10 p. m. the house took a recess
until 11 30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Washington, A pril 1.— Debate on tha
agricultural appropriation bill was de­
Saturday, April 4.
Washington, A pril 4.— The army ap­ void of the chargea and imputations
propriation bill wa« completed by the which marked its consideration oa
More progress
senate committee on m ilitary affaire Monday and Tuesday.
today and w ill lie reported to the sen­ was made with the measure than on
ate on Monday. It w ill carry about any previoos day, and the indications
$16,000,000 more than w aa provided in are that it w ill finally get through to­
the bill as it passed the honse, making morrow.
Today’ s discussion dwelt on s propo­
a total of approximately $100,000,000.
An item of about $7,000,000 was in­ sition for an increased appropriation for
cluded to increase the pay of the army, the farmers’ bulletins, which, however,
tevenue cutter service and
marine was refused, and the subject of inquir­
corps, but excluding enlisted men of ies into road-bnildiDg, etc., by the de­
the navy, in accordance with the pro­ partment, the trend of opinion beiDg
vision of the bill which was passed by that such work should be encouraged.
the senate.
Tuesday, March 31.
Washington, March 31.— The alleged
tendency of the general government to
override the powers oi the states of the
Union and to ignore the restrictions of
the constitution was the subject of re­
marks by Teller, of Colorado, in tha
Benate today. He declared that there
had grown op a practice of attempting
to justify aoy act by the Federal author­
ities, whether there was autnority for
it or not, so long as it was ascribed (to
the public interest.
Tbe remainder of the day was devot­
ed to discussion of the Benton dam bill
on its merits.
Hevburn and Borah,
both of Idaho, took opposing sides.
Hey burn opposing and Borah favoring.
Hey burn declared he would maintain
F rid a y , A p r il 3.
his (»osition, even if satisfied that by so
Washington, A pril 3.— The senate
doing he would im peril his seat in the
committee on judiciary spent some
senate.
No vote had been reached
hours considering the various bills in­
when the senate adjourned.
tended to relieve prohibitoin states
from Federal interference in dealing
Washington, March 31.— After hav­
with liquor traffic within the borders
ing undergone many change«, the para­
of such states, but no agreement was
graph of the agricultural appropriation
rcache«!. It was determined, however,
bill relating to tbe bureau of forestry
to vote on the measures on Monday.
was finally |>assed by the house of rep­
From the discussion today there ap­
resentatives.
peared to be a chance for the reporting
An amendment by Humphreys, of
of some measure dealing with a part,of
Wisconsin, to increase by $163,460 the
the questions, at least, that have been
apppropriation for soil investigations
agitated in a number of Southern
provoked a long debate.
A fter many
states, which have been prevented by
fivei-minute speeches had been made for
Supreme court rulings from exercising
and against the proposition, it was car­
their police powers for the control of
ried, 100 to 88.
intoxicants.
The bill was laid aside less than half
Washington, April 3.— When the completed, and the house adjourned.
house of representatives adjourned late
to«lay, the breach between the majority
Mexico It Angry.
and m inority parties was, if anything,
Washington,April 7.— W h ile the offi­
wider than ever. The leaders on both
cial relations between the United States
sides arrived on the scene early, appar­
and Mexico were never more cordial
ently none the worse for the parliamen­
than now, and while there is nothing
tary struggle of the night before.
The
in tbe material interests or desires of
Democrats reeumed dilatory tactica and
either republic which conflicts in the
kept it up throughout the day, notwith­
slightest degree with the others, offi­
standing the committee on roles apply­
cials of the American State department
ing the gag law to general debate on
have become suddenly aware of the ex­
the District of Columbia appropriation
istence and rapid growth of a public
bill, which was in order for considera­
sentiment in Mexico of distrust and
tion. The rule was adopted amid up­
suspicion of Americans and the Am eri­
roar and after the Democrats has ex­
can's intentions respecting Mexican ter­
hausted every
parliamentary
move
ritory. This condition is made more
which they coaid make to obstruct its
exasperating bnt none the less harmless
final disposition.
nnd embarrassing from the fact that it
is entirely groundless in fact, and the
T h u r s d a y , A p r il 2
officials declare has for its basis nothing
Washington, A pril 2.— The executive
bat irresponsible newspaper gossip and
session of the senate today was largely
criticism.
consumed by discussion, without pas­
sage of a bill to reorganise tiie public
L e e c h 1« P u b lic P rin t e r.
school system in the District of Colum­
Washington, A pril 7. — John S.
bia by placing it under the control of a
director appointed by the national com­ I/eech, of Illinois, now public printer
missioner of education, superset!ing the in the Philippines, was today appoint­
control by the board of e«lucation com- ed public printer. Mr. Leech is a legal
posed of citixena of the District.
resident of Bloomington, III., althongh
The bill relating to the settlement of he serve«! respectively as compositor,
claims of states on account of the dis­ proof readers and foreman in the gov­
position of publib land was again taken ernment printing office here from 1889
up and the Bacon amendment for set­ to 1901, at which time he was selected
tling the accounts of owners of cotton as public printer for the Philippines.
seised by the government daring the He has made for himself a most envia­
C ivil w «r, amounting to $6,000,000, ble record as an administrative officer
was considered, bnt without résulta there, according to reports in the poe*
ion of tba insular bureau.
«ith er on the bill or the amendment.
Washington, A pril 4.— By adopting
a sweeping cloture rule in the houee
today, the Republicans left to the Dem­
ocrats very lim ited powers. No longer
cap a filibuster be conducted agaim t
sending to conference bills with tenate
amendments; no longer can a motion
to close debate be amended or discuss­
ed, and no longer can a motion to ad­
journ take precedence over a motion to
take a recess.
W illiam s forced a rolleall on the ad­
option of the rule, and it was adopted,
138 to 119.
Consideration of the District of Co­
lumbia appropriation bill was then re­
sumed, but only after another rolleall