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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
Published Every Friday.
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REPORT SHOWS
CONDITIONS IN
STATE OREGON
A nation-wide digest of factg and
opinions comipiled by one of the larg
est trust and deposit companies in tne
United States has just been completed
and the Morning Enterprise has re
ceived a special copy of the repon.
which concerns Oregon, Washington
and California. The report, whicn
has just been compiled by the fore
most experts in the country, shows
. the financial, labor, transportation,
crops, construction and other condi
tions at present in the three Pacific
coast states. The report is authen
tic and contains valuable information
as to present conditions affecting the
state of Oregon. Everyone should
read it with painstaking care. Foi
lowing are the figures and facts:
Is there a marked resumption of in
dustrial activity? No.
Is buying by the public still re
stricted? Yes.
Do industrial concerns report con
tinued cancellation of orders? No.
Have retailers stocked up in expec
tation of a good spring business?
No.
Have retail prices been reduced in
the same proportion as wholesale
prices No.
Has the cost of living diminished
appreciably since last September?
Yes.
Are industrial concerns carrying
large amounts of customers' paper?
Yes.
What problem has the greatest
bearing on business prosperity?
Taxation, railroads.
Are general transportation condi
tions good? i Yes.
Are raw materials plentiful? Yes
Have any failures of importance oc
curred since last September? No.
Are there any strikes? No.
Have there been appreciable wago
reductions. and in what lines?
Metals, machinery. Foundry products,
building trades.
Has the productivity of labor pel
man increased or decreased since
September? Increased. r '
Are building operations increasing
or decreasing? Increasing. ,
Is there need of building construc
tion and in what class? Yes, low
priced dwellings. Office buildings and
stores.
Is sentiment favorable to building
operations at present cost? No.
Are the banks supplied with funaa
to lend and at what interest rates
Yes, 7 to 8 per cent for California
and 8 per cent for Oregon and Wash
ington. Over six months period, have depos
its increased or decreased? Increas
ed for California, decreased for Ore
gon and Washington.
Have corporation accounts increas
ed or decreased? Decreased.
Have savings accounts increased or
decreased? Increased for Californ
ia and decreased for Oregon and
Washington.
mjo local indications point to in
creased or lessened .government tax
revenue this year? Lessened.
Is a higher tariff desired? i Yes.
Have farmers disposed of all their
last season's crops? No.
What is the crop outlook for this
season ? Good.
Are farmers reducing their acreage
way? No.
Are fanners withholding payment or
bills? If so, why? Yes, for lack
of funds.
Is there a demand for farms this
year by renters? Yes.
Is the condition of the sheep ana
cattlemen good, fair or poor? Fair.
is mere noticeable movement ot
men to the farms from industries?
No.
is mere a noticeable increase in
crime over last September? Yes.
Should the Excess Profits Tax tn;
abolished? Yes.
What substitute for the Excess Pro
iits Tax would be favored? Sales
Tax.
What is the big local question in
your community? Taxation, , short
age of houses, irrigation, good roads.
What is the big national question in
Taxation.
What would be the sentiment to
ward a rebate cn Federal income and
other taxes? Favorable.
3-Cent Check to
Treasurer Arrives
After 23 Years
SALEM, Or., April 2. After wait
ing for more than 23 years, O. P. Hoff
jfiaie treasurer, ioaay received a
check in the sum of 3 cents which
he overpaid for Spanish-American war
bonds issued in the year 1898. Mr.
Hoff has framed the check, which wij
occupy a conspicuous plac? in his of
fice. .The check was issued by the United
States government and was made pay
able at the treasury department.
Mother Is Looking
for Her Lost Son
HOQUIAM, Wash i April 5. Word
concerning Frank B. Corl-in is sought
by his mother, Mrs. Julia A. Corbin.
R. F. D. No. 9, Sawtelle, I os Angeles
county, according- to a letter from her
and one from J. Grant Hinkle, sec
retary of state, received here Monday
Mr. Hinkle urged special attention for
the request, as the father ia a civil
war veteran, who desires to see his
son again before he dies.
i HinuiuiiuiuiiimnimrnmimiimniimiM
.Business Determination
. The Dodge Idea magazine tells of a certain plant
that last October faced a serious business situation.
There were very few orders. Many of their competit-
brs had shut down, and this seemed the only sensible
thing to do.
Finally one grey-haired, but keen old fighter in the
business management, took the floor to express his
j views. "We are not going to close down," he said.
"We're going to fight." He told how he had been
through financial storms that made the recent flurry
seem like a ripple. As a result of his talk, the firm
speeded up production, they cut down costs, and they
made a big effort to sell their product.
1 Now that concern is back to a normal basis, while
a lot of their competitors are far below their regular out-
put or else are shut down.
A great deal of the business trouble of the past
few months, is due to the easy going habits developed
during the war and thereafter, when goods sold them
1 selves. In the pre-war days, people had to hustle to
get' work. They will have to hustle now, but it can be
done.
The problem created by quiet business, is in the
I case of retail stores, a matter of advertising. Instead
I of cutting down on publicity, if business is quiet, the ex
penditure for publicity ought to increase.
The Dry Goods Economist tells how the big city
department stores do it. It tells of one of these stores
that usually aims to spend 4 per cent of the gross sales
of its ready-to-wear department in advertising. But
I in view of trade conditions, it has now put up the per
centage of publicity expense above 6 per cent of sales, in
two of its most important departments. This is the
kind of spirit that wins trade, and it can get it in Oregon
! City.
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Mrs. Edith Wambaugh
Fine Record as.
Mrs. Edith Wambaugh, mail carrier
of Oregon City, route 2, covering a
distance each morning of 30 miles,
and who delivers mail to 200 patrons,
is declared to be one of the most
courageous women of Oregon. Al
though born in the east, where she
has resided mlbst of her life, and com
ing to Oregon 10 years ago, she is a
typical western woman.
Leaving her little home at Red
land, at an early hour each morning,
she comes to this city to sort the
mail for her patrons and is ready by
9 o'clock to start on her 30-mile trip.
Through mud and rain she drives
her auto each day. In many places
the mud is axle deep, especially In
the Redlands section, where the roads
are almost impassible in places. Be
fore reaching the mire the driver fas
tens the chains to the wheels. One
day recently the chains were lost in
the mud. Aware that the chains
were gone, Mrs. Wambaugh brought,
her car to a stop, walked back foi
some distance, and there the chains
were found just peeping from one of
the largest mudholes. . Mrs. Wam
baugh waded In, pulled them out,
washed them off in a nearby stream
replaced them and resumed her jour
ney. After leaving the Redland country,
Mrs. Wambaugh goes into the Viola
section and later into the Logon
country. Here she passes fine farms
stretching out over hundreds of acres
with attractive and substantial houses
and barns. One of the places which
attracts attention before leaving up
per Redland is a little shack built by
three brothers, Orville, Fay and J.
McClure, all of whom were in the
service during the war. Having heard
much of the western coast they left
their Boston home and purchased a
trac of 40 acres, heavily wooded with
giant firs. There were no buildings
but a barn, covered with shooks and
partly wrecked. There was a clear
ing, where once stood a little home,
and the boys' decided to take a por
tion of the old barn to build them
a temporary home. They started their
task early one morning;, and by at
ternoon the house was well under
way. By the following morning they
were in their house. These young I
men have started to cut their timber.
In a few years' time they expect
to have one of the best farms in the
Redland country.
Another interesting person, Mrs.
Wambaugh meets while making this-.
GERMANS ASK
INDEMNITY FOR
INJURED GIRL
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2.
German officials have made an un
official suggestion to the United
States government, it was learned yes
terday, that an indemnity of about
$1500 be paid to the German girl shot
in the hand at the time Carl Neuf and
Franz Zimmer attempted to kidnap
Grover C. Bergdoll at Eberbach, Bad
en. Advices from Germany are that
the girl will lose her hand.
War department officials are dis
posed to view favorably the indem
nity suggestion, which is under con
sideration by the state department.
Chairman Kahn of the house mili
tary committee announced yesterday
that his resolution for investigation of
BergdoH's escape would be introduced
on the opening day of the extra ses
sion.
TWO COUPLES
GET MARRIAGE
LICENSE HERE
The following couples secured mar-
riage licenses this week from the
county clerk: Paul John Peter, 27,
of Vancouver, and Loiuse Krause, 19
of Aurora, route No. 1; Arthur E. Vic
tor, 21, of Portland, and Lilla Mae
Elizabeth Miler, 20, of Oregon City.
Establishes
Servant of Uncle Sam
trip is a Mrs. Johnston, a sweet-faced
little woman who lost her two sons,
her only children in the war, while
another is a Mrs. R. Griffith who has
resided in the Logan section since a
child and has been a member of the
Logan grange for 47 years. She is
a charter member of the grange, and
at a recent celebration of the 47th
anniversary of the organization she
was the only charter member attend
ing. In the early days Mrs. Griffith
was considered one of the most grace
ful dancers of that section of the-
county.
It is persons like these that Mrs
Wambaugh comes in contact with
each day of her work, wiho make
her work interesting. .
In making the loop to distribute the
mail, Mrs. Wambaugh passes through
lower and upper Logan, returning by
way of the Clackamas river, it was
on 'ihis part of her drive once she
experienced a severe fright. She tells
it thus: "It was where a runaway
team nearly pitched my car over the
high cliff overlooking the Clackamas
river in one of the most dangerous
places along the road. I heard men's
voices shouting. Looking back I saw
two big horses attached to a lumber
wagon breaking away trom thelt
driver and coming at break-neck
speed in my direction. The road wasoo
narrow for them to pass where I was
so I drove the car close to the bank
in order to save myself. I had no
time to get to a wider place in the
road. Instead of the horses goinfg
towards the brink of the cliff wheu
they reached my car, they also , kept
close to the bank. The tongue of
the wagon struck the rear of my ma
chine, ripping a portion off the wood
work, but was the means of bringing
the frightened animals to a sudden
stop. Both horses were thrown to
the ground, but later extricated by the
driver and others, who arrived just in
time as the helpless horses were strik
ing the bed of the car with their hoofs
in order to free themselves, I thought
every minute my car would be pitchea
over the precipice, and no doubt would
almost seem certain death to me.
Mrs. Waumbaugh is now using her
third car on these trips, and will be
in her fourth car in June. T"-
Besides carrying the mail, Mrs.
Wambaugh cares for three children,
and assists Mrs. May Schultz, tele
phone operator of Redland, to operate
the switchboard after her duties with
the government are contpleted.
Pastor Accused
of Violating Blue-Sky
Law at Portland
PORTLAND, April 5. Rev. Max
Hoffman, pastor of the First Spiritual
Science church, 264 Broadway south,
was charged with violation of the blue
sky law of Oregon in a complaint is
sued by Jay H. Stockman, deputy dis
trict attorney, Tuesday.
Though the technical charge of the
warrant is that Mr. Hoffman sold
stock in the Reliance Oil company of
Illinois without being qualified to do
so under the laws of the state, numer
ous complaints have reached the dis
trict attorney's office in the past, it
is said, from persons who said that
such stock had been sold them under
misrepresentations . Charies W. Eng
lish, chairman of the Better Business
Bureau of the Portland Ad Club. as
serted that he also had investigated
complaints of alleged victims.
Whether or not Mr. Hoffman rep
resented to members of his congrega
tion that spiritual guidance had ad
vised investment in the oil stocks is
not known to the district attorney's
office. The specific complaint Is
based on the purchased of $400 worth
of stock, though stock which sold for
$950 i3 involved in an interlocking
transaction.
Deputy District Attorney Stockman
averred Tuesday that the oil con
cern was not licensed to sell under
Oregon laws and that the minister
was not qualified to act as its agent
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THE OPTIMIST
By Howard Hilles
He praised the pangs of poverty,
Its 8hakles left his spirit free,
That is, he did all this when he
Had wealth!
He spoke of illness with disdain,
That is, it did while in his train
Came health!
The wan and wasting face of want
Might meet his eye but dare not daunt.
He'd flout it with a teasing taunt
Full fed!
Dark Death itself his spirit scorned,
No tragic look hi face adorned,
Not while his neighbors only mourned
Their dead'
'Tis not so hard to keep our eye
Fixed tranquilly upon the sky
When our own ''goose is hanging high"
Are hert;
To scoff at him who sobs or croaks,
While we are gaywith jaunty jokes,
As we may be when other folks
. r Are hure!
But most of us will mope and moan,
When the misfortune is our own, .
Then we will grumble, growl and groan
And cuss;
We'll sit ini sackcloth suits at last
And waij that woe so deep and vast
Should ever thus be rudely cast
On us:
OPEN DOORS IN
BUSINESS
THE WRITER II.
The writer must be shrewd about
1 selling her wares. She must adapt
her writnigs to the market, being
able to furnish such matter as is in
demand by the publication to which
she applies . Almost everything which
is really good can be sold somewhere
but the problem is: What publication
does it fit? Besides this the supply
that magazine now has on hand or
any specail underta-kng it is engag
ed in is a factor as well as a hundred
Patters which are worth knowing.
Writings should go from the work
room cf the writer in a continous
stream else life is too short to reach
success. One should not wait for one
manuscript to return before launcu
ing another but her ships should set
sail for many ports until she cannot
remember whither they have all
gone, but must keep a record. Unless
she is willing they should be lost sno
must enclose return postage.
Successful articles stories, and
poems bring from $5 to $500 depena
ing on the quality, the name of the
author and. the standing of the ma
gazine. These are often paid for h
the word from half a cent per worl
to ten cents a word.
Plays are paid for according to the
estimated quality of the play, so much
down and a royalty on receipts when
the play is acted.
Novels bring the biggest returns
but take longer to write and are un
certain. Poems are alwayg in demand
but the modern kind must be strik
ing and unique and must not merely be
poetic."
Magazine writing Is mostly done
by staff writers who are especially
trained in the field they are writing
on.
Motion picture synopsiss pay well.
They consist of about three thousand
words telling the story of the play.
This is gotten up in the desired form
for the movies by scenario writers who
work by the week for $100 or $200.
They are especially trained. A few
are free lances who work by the job
rather than the week and receive as
high as $700 for preparing one play.
A successful synopsis for a piaj
bring from $500 to $1500.
Many writers become both rich and
famous through their writings. JNo-
one can tell another how it ma7 be
done, nor can anyone have success,
whether or not she will have success.
Each writer must do her work in her
own way an it is usually the origin
al way, plus the absolute will to per
sist in spite or everything which
brings success. The genius strikes it
"lucky," as the gift of nature. The
worker must wring it from Fate in
suite of difficulties and discourage
ment.
At all events study of English ana
constant "practice are the best was
to prepare for writing. Years are apt
to be needed before any fine accom
plishments can be hoped for.
SMILES.
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She" went through his pockets
In the stilly hour of night.
But he was not indignant,-
He kept his patience quite.
'Twas she who lost her temper
And made the welkin ring
With words which were not pretty,
for
She never' found a thing-.
She always harps on something;
Its a habifof her mind.
Let's hope that in the after-life
The same good luck she'll find.
S THE SPRING BONNET -
. .
A little of straw with
A pretty posy on it;
Tie it with a ribbon and
You have Milady's Bonnett.
It'B not the bonnet, but what's
under the bonnet, that makes you
look twice, and yet
&y' oreneeicfefM '"J
i
Breathes there a dame with soul so
dead -
Who never to herself hath said,
"What shall I wear upon my head"
However much gray-matter may
inhabit the cranium underneath the
head-gear ii's chief concern these
days ig deciding; the momentous
question of the Spring Bonnet. This
year it is no misnomer, it really may
be a bonnet, fashioned on the lines
of the old-time "poke." '
Talk about "the standard hat!" A
'"plain, serviceable sailor" may do
for her whose red nose is not a-tin-gle
with spring. "The standard hat"
for dull winter, if you will, but for
spring something joyous, light, and
airy no matter what our age, station
or previous condition of servitude.
The Spring Bonnet is mostly small,
the big hat being reserved for real
summer. It's brim, if it has one, may
turn up or down or stand straight
out. But the hat must come well
down and cuddle closely to the head
The silk hat has come into its own;
soft draped crepe de chine is a fav
orite. Later we will have hats of or
gandie and other materials to match
the gown. Milan leads the straws.
Ornaments are no more pert ana
up-standing, but droop amiably about
soft hair and sweet faces sometimes
hanging from the under side of ths
brim. And speaking of hair, it doesn't
need to be tinted, curled, or combed
for only a wea bit shows about the
ears.
Ribbons and flowers!? Bless you.
yes! In profusion, gay, gaudy, gor
ereous! The flower are hand-made
and homey and the ribbons shout.
"Oh. be joyful!"
Take time in selectnig your hat.
Be certain it is becoming to YOU.
Ask you milliner to leave you. alone
with it a little while to get acquaint
ed and see If it really feels like
your own, especially built for you. If.
so, it is YOUR hat; buy it. If not,
look further. The hat is indicative of
the wearer.
You can tell Milady's nature
Just by looking at her hat. ,
It is the semblance of her soul
Appraise her, then, by that.
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RECIPES.
Prune Cake.
In these times of raisin shortage,
try prunes in your cakes. Cream one
cup sugar with half cup butter or
other fat. Add four tablespoons sour
milk and yolks of three eggs. Mix dry
one cup flour, teaspoon each of soda
and of cloves and nut-meg. Add dry
mixture to the liquid. Add one cup of
chopped prunes, and lastly fold in the
beaten whites of the three eggs.
Orient Meat Balls.
. Chop and mix one pound of ra
beef, two stalks celery, one small
onion, tablespoon parsley. Add tea
spoon curry-power, two eggs, half
cup bread crumbs, salt and pepper
Make into balls and cook in hot,
deep fat. Serve with border of boiled
rice and pour over all a tomato sauce.
This makes almost a whole meal.
Baked Sausage and Onions.
"An apple a day keeps the doctor
away," and an onion a day keeps
everybody away. Still there is nothing
better for the system in spring than
onions. To dispose of the dry ones
try this: v
Spread out one pound of sausage in
a greased baking dish. Press holes at
regular distances and in each put a
peeled onion. Cover all with a white
sauce. On top sprinkle bread crumbs
and bake an hour. Like tne aDOvt
dish, this, too, is a meal, if a succu
lent dish is added.
WOMAN-I-TORIALS
Are you wearing a "picket pin ?"
These banner-shaped souvenirs were
awarded to those who did "picket"
duty duringj the "seven years war"
waged by the Woman's Party im
mediately preceding the passage of
the nineteenth amendment. ' Or per
haps you possesg a "prison pin," re
presenting a Jail door barred' and
chained. This pin was given to the
I seventy "lucky" women who served
I jail sentences for "the cause."
A "new thing under the sun" is the
movement to train and send out into
rural districts women who shall teach
communities to organize themselves
so that they may get the most out
of their educational facilities. They
are to awaken communities to the
consideration of village recreation,
homemaking and hygiene.
To train these women workers twe
schools of two weeks were held re
cently at Oxford and Wales Univer
sities. The Federation of Wowan's
Clubs selected the women whom they
considered most desirable to receive
this training.
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HAPPY THOUGHT.
S
There is hope for one . Who knows
he does not know much .especially U
he is the only one who knows it.
Trotty Veck.
Paper at Dallas
Damaged by Fire
DALLAS, Or., April 5. A-buildins
occupied by the Polk County Observer
was badly gutted by fire shortly after
noon Monday. Loss on the printing
plant, which is owned by E. A. Koen.
is confined principally to water dam
age, and will amount to several hun ,
dred dollars.
The building is owned by B. C. Hay
taer, former publisher of the Observer,
whose loss is approximately $1000.
Both Mr. Koen and Mr Hayter carried
some insurance.
Freeze Damages
Idaho Fruit Crop
BOISE, Idaho, April 5. Apricots,
early cherries and peaohes in the
Boise valluey were damaged to a con
siderable extent by the early morning
freeze Monday morning), but there
has been no damaige to apples or
prunes, the big commercial crops
of the valley, according to fruit men.
Apples and prunes are not far enough
advanced to be injured, fruit growers
state, and should the unusual cold
wave continue for several days yet,
they are not likely to be damaged to
any extent.
The storm struck southern Idahc
during the night. Several inches of
snow fell, but the weather had greatly
moderated Monday evening, r-
Mining in Alaska Began in 1880 and
State Has Produced Nearly $500,000,000
Mining in Alaska began in 1S80 and
up to the close of 1920 had produced
minerals to the value of $460,240,000,
over half of which is to be credited to
the last decade. About 75 per cent
of this mineral wealth has come from
the small, but rich deposits termed
"bonanzas." Such deposits can be
profitably exploited even under the
most adverse conditions of isolation
and transportation, because they yield
very large returng on the capital and
labor employed.
Bonanza mining, always the first
to be developed in a new land, is a
most powerful agency in attracting
population, in forming communities,
and in establishing transportation sys
tems. Such mining will continue, for
the known bonanza deposits in Alas
ka have been by no means exhausted,
and there is a -good prospect of find
ing others. A stable and permanent
mining industry can not however, bt
founded on the exploitation of only the
very rich bodies. Permanency must
be based on the development of th&.
larger desosits of lesser unit value.
Such development depends for its pro
fits not so much on the richness ot
the ore as economies made possible
by the magnitude of the operations.
Large mining operations can not be
successful at places that are served
only by the haphazard and expensive
means of transportation generally av
ailable on the frontier. The passage
from bonanza mining to a stable and
permanent industry has naturally tak
en place in all mineral-bearing re
gions and has long been under way in
the accessible coastal region of Alas
ka, but the great mineral wealth of
the interior remains practically un
touched by the bonanza miner.
As about 96 per cent of the value of
the mineral output of Alaska has been
taken from her gold and copper mines
the world-wide depression in the min
ing of these two metals, which con
tinued through 1920, has been a stat?
gering blow to the prosperity of the
territory. . About 60 per cent of the
population of Alaska has heretofore
been directly or indirectly supported
by gold mining. With the relative
decrease in the value of gold the mil
er and prospector has been" forced to
leave the territory and the population
has declined. This decline, however.
nrtist not be regarded as. an indication
of tbe early exhaustion of the gold
resources, for Alaska contains enorm
ous potential reserves of gold anf
other minerals. The depression ol
the mining Industry is only tempor
ary; a change for the better will
come when general economic condi
tions become more normal and water
and land transportation are cheaper
and better. A lowering of freight
rates, the completion of the govern
ment railroad, and the buildmg of a
large mileage of wagon roads tare
needed to quicken-the now stagnan
mining industry. Such changes, will
however, take time, so that a gen
eral immediate improvement can not
be expected.
During forty-one years, Alaska has
produced gold to the value of $32o,-
RIVER iARK
AT GLADSTONE
VERY POPULAR
GLiADSTONE, - April 4. One year
ago, through the combined efforts of
Counciimen C. A. Chamber, W. W.
Leete and Mrs. W. W. Leete, the lat
ter appointed chairman of the park
committee, the north bank of the
Clackamas river from Portland a
enue to the automobile bridge was
cleaned of all rubbish and under
growth for an auto-camping site. Two
large signs were placed at either end
and the camping grounds have
proven so successful that it was voted
at the last council meeting to put in
two septic toilets and two brick fire
places, for the accommodation of the
campers. City water has already
been installed on the grounds near
the pumping station. The park will
be under the .supervision of Thos.
Gault, C. Frost and C. A. Chambers.
FISH WARDENS
ARREST TWO;
ARE FINED $50
"Bill' Burnell and Clyde Valliers
were arrested near Jennings Lodge
Sunday evening; by Fish Wardens Stu
art and Brown, accused of fishing
with a net. The case was beard Mon
day afternoon by Judge Noble, who
filed both men $50. Their attorney
Dean Butler, gave notice of appeal to
the circuit court and Burnel and Val
liers were released upon their own
recognizance to appear later. The
wardens allege that the two men were
fishing with a net in the Willamette
about 5:20 in the morning, while both
men claimed that they were only re
pairing the net and had not put it la
the water.
Christian Endeavor ,
Convention on For
July 6-11, New York
The sixth world and' twenty-eighth
international Christian Endeavor con
vention will be held in New York City
July 6-11, 1921.
The attendance at this convention
is expected to pass the 15,000 mark
and will be a very cosmopolitan gath
ering, representing practically every
country of the civilized world.
Some of the greatest orators of the
day have been invited to speak, in
eluding President Warrer G. Hard
ing, Lloyd George, Dr. Jewett and the
leaders of practically every denomina
tion. The music will surpass that of
any previous convention, with a large
chorus led and directed by Homer A.
Rhodeheaver and Percy Foster. Great
treats are also promised by renown -
ed soloists.
A. B. Cole, prominent" farmer of
Aurora, was in Oregon City on bus
iness Tuesday.
000,000, of which $221,642,000 is to oe
credited to her placer mining. For
reasons already stated there was less
placer mining in J.920 than in 1919,
and the outlook under present econ
omic conditions for a revival of the
industry as a whole is not hopeful.
Gold dredging has declined relatively
less than other forms of placer min
ing, partly because some of the dred
ges are working very rich ground,
partly because the investments in this
form of industry are so large that
many companies continue operations
even with very small profits. In 191?
there were twenty-eight dredges op
erated in Alaska, which produced gold
worth4 $1,360,000; in 1920 there were
twenty-two dredges operated, which
produced gold worth about $1,020,-
000.
It is estimated that fifteen gold
lode mines and five prospects were
operated in Alaska in 1920, producing
about 3,270,000 tons of ore, from which
$4,360,000 worth of gold and 106,000
ounces of silver were recovered. The
output in 1919 was 3,262,573 tons ot
ore, containing gold to the value of
$4,392,237 and 108,691 ounces of sil
ver. Eight copper mines were in opera
tion in Alaska in 1920 and produced
about 330,000 tons of ore, from which
71,000,000 pounds of copper, 710,000
ounces of silver and $12,000 worth of
gold were recovered This brings
the total copper production of Alaska
during twenty years of mining up to
616,000,000 pounds, but more than halt
of this is the output of the last decade.
Ia 1920, as in past years, the only
mines that made large output of cop
per were those controlled by the Ken
necott Copper Corporation, one on
Prince William Sound and three in
the Kotsina-Chitina district.
In 1920 Alaska mines produced 887.
000 ounces of silver; in 1919, 4SS.034.
ounces. The lead production increas
ed from 564 tons in 1919 to about 88t
tons in 1920. About thirty-one tons
of stream tin concentrates were mined
in Alaska in 1920, compared with
86 tons in 1919. Most of this tin was
mined in the Tork district, at the west
end of Seward peninsula, where one
dredge and several small operators
were working on placer tin deposits.
The gold placers of the southwestern
part of Seward peninsula, from the
Chistochina (Slate creek district),
and from some other districts, con
tinued to yield some platinum in 1920.
The production of marble continuea
in the Ketchikan district, soutneast
ern Alaska, on about the same scale
a 3 in .previous years. The gypsum
niine in the Sitka district, which was
flooded in 1919 was pumped out in
1920 and production resumed. The
Alaska Sulphur company completed
its mining and reduction plant on
Akun island in the eastern part of the
Aleutian island chain late in the sum
mer of 1920. A shipment of . garnet
sand to be used as an abrasive was
made from Nome in 1 20. It was
mined in the beach sands oi imur
uk Basin a tidal estuary about fifty
miles north of Nome.