THE MORNING OREGONIAN-,- TJIOTSDAY MARCH 28,-1901.
SHIPS FOR NEXT SEASON.
EXPORTERS ABB NOT CHARTERING J
VERY FREELY.
BmcertalHty Regarding: the Htare of
tr the Freight Market -f'Rates
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Higher Than Last Year.
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der-post of the Griffith had been severely
jstralried on the -outward passage,-Janfi.
Captain Ayer feared that It might be caf-rled-away
If heavy weather was encoun
tered on the return voyage. The J. M.
Griffiths Is G05 tons gross, was built at
Seabeck, "Wash.. In 1SS2, and Is owned by
the Washington Mill Company.
The grain exporters who" handle the
"Wheat of the Pacific Northwest are at
present grappling with the.'greatest proo
lem which they are evej called on to
solve: To charter, or not to charter? that
is the question- As yet, much of the
wheat that will be marketed in Portland
next Fab or next Winter, has not been
sown, butf nevertheless, the exporter Is
obliged to commence his annual hustle for
tonnage, with whlch to move a crop
which is expected, even if it does not ma
terialize. Chartering" for new crop load
ing usually begins- in January or Febru
ary, and until within the last three years,
the opening rate was around 3ls 3d to
32s- 6d, although in' 1897 it dropped as low
as 22s Gd for distant tonnage, chartered
nearly a year ahead. Two years ago, the
opening was around 33s 9d. Last year it
was 35s. .
This year, ship-owners have been de
manding from 37s 6d to 3Ss 9d, and a few
fixtures have been made at both of these
figures. Tne element of chance Is In-i
creased to such an extent, however, when
freights get above 35s, that some of the
operators are backward about taking hold
of distnnt -shln9. A December ship at 1
3Ss 9d may be 10s under the spot market
on. freights when she arrives, and it also
may be 10s above the market, and it is
this delightful uncertainty as to "which
way the cat will hop" that adds Interest
to the business and makes men grow old
before their time. If the exporter does
not charter, he is liable to find freights
going up, and his more fortupate com
petitor with cheap ehlps. which enable
higher bids for wheat. This, of course,
puts the timid man out of business, or
forces him to buy at a loss In order to
retain his Identity.
On the. other hand, If he does charter
and freights decline, his more fortunate
competitor can then come in and take
Up cheap ships, and cause him to lose in
some cases $10,000 to $15,000 on a single
ship. Just at present, the exporters are
proceeding with caution. They take up
an occasional ship in order that their
neighbors will not have too much the best
of It in case of a sharp advance, but there
is nothing like the free chartering that
was under way at this time last year.
Asrspot freights are so much easier" than
they were a short time ago, 'exporters
ara holding off as long as possiblo, hop
ing to bring distant ships dQwn In the
usual ratio, the distant ships usually be
ing several shillings cheaper than those
on spot.
, The future of the freight market is a
conundrum, and the exporter "who could
forecast it accurately would make sev
eral fortune in one year. At this moment,
the statistical position of freights- on the
Pacific Coast .for next season is quite
strong. California has a big crop in pros
pect, with a large carry-over stock of
wheat and an unusually light list of ton
nage beaded in that direction. The dis
covery of oil has diverted from the Bay
City scores of ships which formerly found
a good business in bringing Inward car
goes of coal and carrying away wheat.
In the North, the situation is also firm.
A number of ships which made long pas
sages, and others which made -very short
passages, have "bunched" at Portland
and on Puget Sound all at once, but with
the departure of this fleet, which will be
within the next 30 days, there will be but
ljttle in sight unless -there Js a. free char
tering movement for next season loading.
Steamers are about the only factor in
the situation that can be looked to for re
lief, and there is considerable uncertainty
about bringing them into the field at any
lower rates than -those which are now de
manded. The Chinese muddle will not-be
settled for many months, and but few
steamers can be spared from the South
African service. The Philippines are still
far enough from a state of peace and
quiet to require a great many steamers for
" transport and, other purposes. This, with
the natural Increase in trade throughout
he world, makes it uncertain whether
the ocean tramp can be depended on to
cut down the rates of the sailers.
NO DOUBT THEY WANT IT
GREAT .NORTHERN AND NORTHERN
PACIFIC AFTER BURLINGTON.
SHIPBUILDING STATISTICS.
United States Led Both Germany
nnd France Last Year.
WASHINGTON, March 27. According to
a report to the State Department by
United States Consul Sawter, at Glau
chau, the shipbuilding yards of Great
Britain during 1900 turned out 1,412,471 tons
of commercial vessels, against 861,692 tons
by all other countries combined. With
warships added, the respective amounts
aggregated 1.310,835 and 1,053,792. In the
last three vears. however, says Consul
Sawter, foreign countries have doubled
their output, while England has Increased
only 50 per cent. The United States last
year led both Germany and France, the
amounts of tonnage standing, respect
ively, 25S.557, CO.ZTl and 165,348. Germany
turned out the largest ship, the Deutsch-'
land, of 16,502 tons. Four other German
steamers had each a tonnage of over 10,
000. England built eight big ships, four
being of 12,000 tons each, and the Minne
haha 13,403. France is fast Increasing her
sailing fleet in consequence of subsidies,
and mokes no headway with steamers.
Their Scheme Said to Be toGct Large
Enough Intercut to Swing a
Lease of the Property.
NEW YORK. March 27. The indications
for James J. Hill's scheme for the lease
of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy
Railroad all points to Northern Pacific or
Great Northern, or both, as being the
winners. Conferences today at J. P. Mor
gan's office, at which Mr. Hill was pres
ent, were taken as an Indication of suc
cess, although the officials refuse to make
a statement, professing ignorance, the
foundation of proof resting with bankers
closely affiliated with the Interests at
Issue. One report Has it that the Bur
lington has already been bought by
the Burlington, representatives of the
present management Insist that the con
trol will not be changed."
SULPHUR CARGO ON FIRE.
Narrow Escape of the Austrian
Steamer Marianne.
SAN FRANCISCO, March. 27. The fact
has lust become known that the big Aus
trian steamer Marianne, which arrived
here last Friday from Hakodate, with a
cargo of 3000 tons of sulphur, had been
on fire In mid-ocean 10 days before reach
ing port. Fortunately the fire was con
fined to the middle hatch, and was near
the surface. The, complete flooding of the
compartment, in which at least 500 tons of
sulphur was stowed, caved the steamer,
and possibly the lives of all on board.
Nlobe Clears "With Wheat.
The German bark Nlobe cleared yester
day for Queenstown or Falmouth for or
ders, with 114.S2S bushels of wheat, valued
at 566,599. She was dispatched by Kerr,
Glfford & Co.. and will leave down tho
river tomorrow morning. Forrest Hall is
the next vessel scheduled to finish, and
will probably be the last of the March
fleet to clear. There were three arrivals
from the lower river yesterday the Kate
Thomas, Cralglsla and Ruthwell. The
Aigburth. which was chartered Tuesday,
will leave up tomorrow, and the Wega
may accompany her up the river.
STREET RAILWAY DISPUTE.
Company Asserts Its Rljrht to Run
Frelpht-CarM In OrcRon City.
OREGON CITY, March 27. The City
Council Is Involved In a peculiar legal
controversy with the electric street rail
way. The matter In dispute will be taken
Into the courts, as the foundation for an
action at law has already been laid.
The street railway company affirms that
it has a perfect right to haul freight-cars
along, the principal street of Oregon City,
because it has a franchise from the city
granting this privilege. The present City
Council says that no such ordinance ever
has been passed, and that the privilege of
operating freight cars was given by a
previous Council without due considera
tion for the rights of the city. In other
words, the present City Council would
like to abrogate the action of a previous
Council, and la seeking for some means of
doing so.
It has been quite a puzzle to the Coun-
MARION COUNTY'S OLDEST INHABITANT.
the Union Pacific also quoting the same
rate from Omaha to Northwest common
points. The $45 rate is the same as the
Southern lines made for the Epworth
League Convention to be held In San
Francisco. Tickets to the Epworth League
Convention via the Northwest will cost
$13 50 extra. Local rates to the conven
tion have not yet been fixed, but they
will be in a few days.)
Saint Bcdc Dne Saturday. .
The British steamship St. Bede sailed
from San Francisco for this port yester
day morning. She comes under charter
to the Pacific Export Lumber Company,
and brings several thousand bales of
hemp from Manila. After discharging
this she will load a full cargo of lumber
for the far East. The vessel will arrive
at Portland Saturday, making the second
3,000,000-foot lumber carrier In port for tho
Pacific Export Lumber Company.
British Skipper Drowned.
FATAL, Azores. March 27. The British
steamer King Bleddyn, which sailed from
New York March 10 for Hull, put into
this port today with decks swept and
boats and bridge gone. Captain Liddie
and two of the crew were drowned.
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TO CONSULT WITH HARRIMAN.
Relations of Union Pacific and Cen
tral Pacific to Be Arranged.
CHICAGO, March 27. President C. M.
Hays, 'of the Southern Pacific; President
Burt, of the Union Pacific; Vice-President
Bancroft, of the Oregon Short Line," and
Traffic Manager Campbell, of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company, passed
through Chicago today en route for New
York. It was expected that the distin
guished party of railroad men would
make a short stop In Chicago, but their
car on Its arrival was Immediately
switched to the Lake Shore tracks and
was attached, to the Lake Shoe limited,
leaving at 10:30 A. M. A conference will
be held with E. H. Harriman In New
Yorjc, and it is understood that negotia
tions will be made looking toward the
consolidation of the Union and Central
Pacific Railway systems.
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SALEM. March 27. A petition is being
circulated among the farmers residing
east, of Salem, asking the County Court
to grant a franchise for the construction
of an electric line between this city and
Silverton. The petition doca not state the
name of the person or company to whom
the franchise is to be given. It is the
desire of the promoters of the project to
use the public highway wherever the
farmers will not grant a right of way over
their land. It Is understood that objec
tions are being urged against granting the
enterprise the UJe of the public roads, and
that some of the farmers refuso their con
sent to let the road cross their farms. It
Is reported that W. H. Burgardt, Sr.,
formerly of Oregon City, Is Interested In
the matter, though there is nothing in the
petition to indicate as much.
(Mr. Burgardt worked a long time on
a similar scheme In Clackamas County,
and at one time It was said he was near
success. An engineer began work In tho
field, but after a few weeks he left the
country, omitting to settle bills amount
ing to a considerable sum.It was under
stood that the plan was to "promote"
the project and then realize upon It if
it could be got in salable shape.)
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MADE A RATTLING HUN.
German Bark Wcsa Crosses the Fn
clflc In Tiventy-flve Bays.
After so many slow passages across the
Pacific this season, it is refreshing to hear
of a run like that made by the German
ship Wega, which arrived in from Yoko
hama last evening. The Wega sailed from
the Japanese port March 2,- and, accord
ingly, made the run across in the rattling
time of 25 days. This la two or three days
behind the record run made by the Sel
kirkshire, but it is fast enough to "be re
membered, and has been beaten but few
times in the past dozen years. The Ger
man ship Peru made the run In 24 days,
and tjie British bark Oberon, an old teak
clipper, came across in 24 days. The
Selkirkshire's time was a fraction under
22 days. Some skippers figure the pas
sage across from the time they get weil
clear of the land on the other side until
they get "off" the mouth of the river.
In this way they shorten the passage
wonderfully at time, but as records aro
based on the time from port to port,
these flying trfps do not count, espe
cially as' some of them are inclined lo
consider the passage encied when thjy are
several hundred miles "off" the mouth
of th.e river.
Cannot Go by Rail.
ASTORIA, Or.. March 27. It was the
intention to ship the launch Santa Rita,
recently purchased by the Western Fish
eries Company, of Portland, by rail to
Puget Sound, but her beam is too great,
and she will have to go outside.
Domestic and Foreign Ports
ASTORIA. Or., March 27. Arrived at 6
P. M. German bark Wega, from Yoko
hama. Condition of the" bar at 4 P. M.,
rough, wind west; weather cloudy.
San Francisco, March 27. Sailed
Steamer State of California, for Victoria;
Alliance, for Astoria; Robert Dollar, for
Seattle; Progreso. for Tacoma.
Seattle Arrived March 26. Steamer
Humboldt, from Alaska. "Sailed Steamer
Cottage City for Sitka; steamer Dolphin,
for Skagway; steamer Oregon for Valdes.
Sydney Arrived March 23 Schooner A.
B. Johnson, from Gray's Harbor. Ar
rived March 27 Schooner Americana, from
Port Gamble.
' Falmouth Arrived March 26. Bark
Bertha, from Tacoma. Arrived March 27
Bark Osterbek. from Portland.
Gloucester Arrived March 24. Ship
Rodenbek, from Seattle.
Yokohama Arrived March 2G. Caith
ness, from Tacoma, via Muroran, etc
Boulogne, March 27. Arrived Staten
dam, from New York, for Rotterdam.
Queenstown, March 27. Sailed Lake
Ontario, from Liverpool, for Halifax.
New York. March 27. Sailed Sardinian,
for Glasgow; Oceanic, for Liverpool;
Noordland, for Antwerp.
Belfast, March 27. Sailed Steamer Inis
howen Head, for New Orleans.
New York, March 27. Arrived Cevlc,
from Liverpool.
UahantI, March 27. Passed Neko, from
San Francisco, Ocos and Montevideo via
St Vincent, C. V., for Hamburg.
Nice, March 27. Arrived Cruising yacht
Princess Victoria Luise from New York,
on pleasure cruise.
Suez, March 27. Arrived Glenfarg,
from Tacoma" Nagasaki and Manila for
London. .
Hoqulam, Wash. Arrived March 2C
Schooner Charles R. Wilson, from San
Francisco for Aberdeen.
HUGH COSGROVE, SR.
WOODBURN, March 2 v-Hugh Cosffrove, Sr., who resides elcht miles west of Wood
burn, is believed to be Marlon County's oldest Inhabitant. He was born in County Cavan.
Ireland, Christmas day, IfeOS. At the age of 21 he married Miss Mary Rosslter, and moved
to Detroit, Mich., then a frontier village. Three jeors later he emigrated to Illinois, lo
cating on a farm upon which a portion of Jollet now stands. He remained there until 1847.
whun he Joined Father Blanchet's party at the Missouri River, and pushed across the
plains to Vancouver, Wash. He .selected tho homestead upon which his last days are being
spent in the Fall of 1847, and has 11 ed there since, except for two years spent at the mines
in California 1840-1850. For several jears he was engaged in the general merchandise
business at St. Paul. Four of the seven of Mr. Cosprove's children are living. He has 31
grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. His first wife died about 15 years ago. In 1891
he married Miss Jane Wrightson. Among his hosts of friends he 13 known as the "Grand
Old Man" of French Prairie.
NEW GRAIN ..ROUTE.
Considerable Business May Be Di
verted to Georgian Bay.
CLEVELAND, March 27. Representa
'tlves of grain shipping firms in Chicago
were in the city yesterday looking after
tonnage for the first cargoes for the sea
eon, and also making arrangements for
the season's, business. From what they
assert it is evident that a great deal of
the grain frpm the Northwest is to be
diverted front its former course, and will
b shipped via. Georgian Bay and Mon
treal. The new route will "be through
the Georgian. Bay and over the Parry
Sound ".Railway to Montreal, which port
already shows Increase in its export grain
shipments. The plan will make Inroads
upon'tlie "Buffalo "business, and neces
Jsarily upoa New York trade. When the
elevators at both Port Cojbome and Mon
treal have been established, the addi
tional movement through Montreal will
bo much greater.
ANXIETY FOR THE GRIFFITH,
Left Mollendo January 25 Was Unfit
for Heavy Weather.
PORT TOWNSEND, March 27. The ar
rival this morning of the British bark
Harold after a passage of 61 days from
Mollendo, Peru, has caused much specula
tion among shipping men as to the safety
of the American barkentine J. M. Grif
fith, which sailed from Mollendo for Port
Townsend January 25, 10 days before the
departure of the Harold.
Captain Belding, of the Harold, reports
that Captain Ayer, of the Griffith, told
him at Mollendo that he had lost all his
good sails in gales encountered on the
passage from Port Townsend to Mol-
lendo, and had only one suit of very old
sails to use on the voyage back to Puget
Sound. He had, however, secured a sup.
ply of canvas at the Peruvian port, and
intended thoroughly to overhaul bis sails
on the way home. The rudder and rud-
Wlll Measure the Wind.
London Chronicle.
An Ingenious Instrument has been in
vented by Mr. R, M. Lowne, of Catford,
whereby the velocity and direction of
the wind may be accurately registered
by mean3 of electricity. The, instrument
is an adaptation of vane and anemome
ter combined, and the record is automati
cally made on a paper ribbon the indi
cating instrument being connected bj
electric wires with the vane and ane
jnometer. The direction of the wind is
continuously shown by a well-defined sin
gle pencil line, and the changes to eight
points on the compass and their duration
are also recorded in the same way.
Another pencil line indicates tenths of
miles and miles of velocity, and the max
imum velocity (and when It occurred) can
also be seen at a glance. Mr. Lowne
claims that the apparatus, which he has
kept working for over a year, is most
successful in every way and withstands
all changes of weather, everything Is
perfectly automatic In action and the bat
ten power required is very small. The
records shown by means of Mr. Lowne's
instruments cannot, he states, be ob
tained by means of any other apparatus
in existence.
Mr. Lowne told a newspaper represen
tative that it will be quite possible to
get, by means of his invention, accurate
records at a central station of the direc
tion and velocity of the wind from any
part of Great Britain by means of elec
tric wires connecting the recording in
strument with the vanes and anemometers
wherever they may happen to be sta
Prophecy.
Mabel Earle in Youth's Companion.
Pure in its light the western sky
Pales o'er the snow-ribbed dune.
And through the trees shines steadfastly
A little virgin moon.
White in her faithfulness, and shy
For Joy which shall be oon.
Purple and dim the twilight creeps
Whore icy fringes cling
About a little stream, which keeps
Its dark way westering;
And underneath the shcrp air sleeps
The tenderness of Spring.
Messrs. Hill and Harriman and their
friends, In the interest of jhree northern
trans-continental railroads. There Is "no
doubt, It was said, that the tape tells the
story much more eloquently than public
announcements, and no other explanation
of the strenuous buying of Burlington
shares during the past month at between
140 and 1G9& today Is logical.
A large shareholder, close to tho In
side as to Burlington matters, said today
in Boston:
"For some years the Burlington people
have known and realized what a splendid
piece of property they possessed and also
the possibilities which might result from
an aggressive and progressive policy, but
they have been content to sit still and
slmply.revel In the enjoyment of having
so valuable and profitable an enterprise,
when In justice to themselves and the
stockholders they should have expanded;
should have secured a Pacific Coast con
nection through the Union Pacific or some
other trans-continental line. I have pos
itive Information that the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific people are at
work to secure a controlling Interest In
the road with the Intent of leasing it,"
The Evening Post says:
Burlington and Northern Pacific shares
were strong and active today on the re
vival of the reports that there would be
a lease of the Burlington by the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railways.
No official confirmation of these reports
could be obtained today and Important
stockholding Interests in the Burlington
denied having information that any offer
had been made for the Burlington here.
It may be said that neither the Great
Northern not Northern Pacific directors
have considered such a lease or terms for
taking over the Burlington. A strong
effort Is under way, however, to secure
control of the Burlington and turn it over
to the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern. These proposals originate with Pres
ident J. J. Hill, and the! negotiations are
entirely in his hands. Whether he will
be successful In Inducing the present
management of the Burlington to accept
his proposals remains to be seen. It is
believed that Mr. Hill Is prepared to
bid a high cash price for the Burlington,
to lease It at a specified guaranteed rental
or to exchange the stock for new bonds
as the Lake Shore and Michigan Central
was acquired by the New York Central.
In such negotiations the Hill Interests
have the advantage of owning heavy
amounts of stock of Burlington, bought
at much lower prices, both directly and
through allied banking Interests In New
York, which would be voted In favor of
any proposal looking to secure the Bur
lington for the Northern Pacific road.
"At present It may be stated on good
authority the, effort to secure .control of
the Burlington Is evidently In the hands
of Mr. Hill. J. P. Morgan has taken no
active part in the negotiations, as he did
in those to secure the St. Paul. If 'Mr.
Hill succeeds In securing the Burlington
and the option Is offered to the Northern
Pacific railway to share with the Great
Northern any guarantee, or to Join In the
purchase price, it will undoubtedly be ac
complished. At the present time the pro
posal remains In an Indefinite shape,
pending the outcome of Mr. Hill's effort
to reach an agreement with the Burling
ton directors. President Perkins is said
to be on his way to Boston, and it Is be
lieve'd that definite offer will be made to
the Burlington board this week. If the
directors refuse the offer, and heretofore
they haVfc been opposed to passing control,
the success of any effort to lease the Bur
lington to any Western road will be
jeopardized. While New York banking in
terests have become heavy holders of the
shares, the stock Is widely distributed
throughout New England, and It will bo
difficult to induce these investors to part
with their holdings. It may be said that
President Hill has a strong following in
New England, and is in a better pos
ition than almost any interest to secure
control of the Burlington."
The Commercial Advertiser says:
"Officers of the Chicago, Burlington &
Qulncy and of the Northern Pacific Rail
road companies say there Is no foundation
for the stories that an offer has been
made on the part of the Northern Pa
cific for control of the Burlington. While
It is conceded that New York caDltallsts
I have lately atqulred'a laVge Interest in
oilmen as to how they. were going to nulli
fy an ordinance jtliat seemed 'to be per
fectlv valid. Thev knew that In Decem
ber, 1P00, Freti Morris, as the owner of
the electric railway, presented an ordi
nance to the City Council which extended
to him the privilege of running cars for
passengers, freight and express through
the streets of Oregon City for a period of
43 years, on payment of an annual license
of ?3G0. The people were dissatisfied with
the action of the Council In fixing a flat
rate of ?300 for so long a time. They be
lieved that the franchise, long before Its
expiration, wouid be worth more than $300,
and that a better plan would be to revise
the license fee at intervals of five years.
When the new City Council came Into
power In January, the members said that
the street railway ordinance in question
had not been regularly passed. It was
taken from the table and voted upon as
an ordinance and defeated. The question
now at Issue Is regarding the legality of
the ordinance. It averred that the ordi
nance was not passed at two distinct
meetings of the Council, as provided by
the charter, but read at one meeting and
passed at an adjourned meeting, thereby
rendering it invalid.
Saturday, March 16, George Adams, a
motorman in the employ of the street rail
way company, was arrested for drawing
four freight cars along Main street, mak
ing an unseemly noise and obstructing
the view of Willamette Falls. Adams
was arraigned before Recorder Curry.
The attorneys have agreed to submit a
statement of facts tomorrow afternoon.
The case will, no doubt, go to the Circuit
Court on a writ of review.
Mexican Central Rumors.
CHICAGO, March 27. A special to tho
Record from tho City of Mexico says:
"Chicago and New York capitalists
have, It is said, practically secured a
concession for a railroad through the
northern part of the republic It Is be
lieved the road will connect with the
Mexican Central at orifcear Chihuahua,
and will run through the State of So-
nora, to the Gulf of California."
In regard to the rumor that the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad will
absorb the Mexican Central, President
W. G. Purdy, of the Rock Island, said:
"There Is no truth In the report that
the Rock Island Is contemplating any con
solidation with the Mexican Central Rail
road."
Edward D. Kenna, first vice-president of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, said:
"The Santa Fe road has made connec
tion with the Mexican Central for a num
ber of years at El Paso, and has been
sending through sleepers Into Mexico.
This arrangement will continue, though
no consolidation is planned."
regarded as very probable. An Influential
representative of the Pennsylvania said
today that, while It is true that the Penn
sylvania company held control of the Bal
timore & Ohio, It was not likely that any
Important changes will be made In the
board of directors for some time to come."
New Cripple Creek Line Opened.
COLORADO SPRINGS, March 27. Su
perintendent Rldgeway, Traffic Manager
Henry and Chief Clerk McWaters, of the
Colorado Springs &z Cripple Creek Dis
trict Railway, today conducted a party
of 100 newspaper,, railroad and business
men over the company's line from this
city to Cripple Creek. Tho train was the
first to carry other than officials of the
road and a few invited guests who have
heretofore made the trip. The distance
between the two terminals of tho lino Is
44 miles.
held In San Francisco April 3, when the
relative strength of the new interests
will be shown and It will be known defi
nitely whether Union Pacific Influences
control. The' annual meeting of tho Ore
gon & California Company will be hold
in Portland a week later.
The first Union Pacific cars to arriva
from the East for two days came in last
night a little before 11 o'clock, bringing?
delayed passengers and mall. The delayj
was caused by a snow blockade in Ne
braska. It is expected that through
trains will resume schedule time again
today.
Chilean Government Orders Ralls.
PITTSBURG, March 27. The CarnegiS,
Company has Fecelved an order from tho
Chilean Government for 16,000 tons ofl
standard steel rails for the roads of that
country. The rails are to be delivered)
within two months.
Michla-an Central Gets Nexv Rpad.
NEW YORK, March 27. According to
the Mail and Express, plans are nearly
completed for the merger of the Canada
Southern Into the Michigan Central by the
exchange of the new 3 per cent Michigan
Central collateral trust bonds for Canada
Southern shares, after the fashion of the
acquisition of the Michigan Central and
Lake Shore roads by tho New York Central.
Pennsylvania's Control of B. & O.
NEW YORK, March 27. The Commer
cial Advertiser says:
"The report that James McCrea, first
,vlce-presldent of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg, is to succeed John Jv.
Cowan aa president of the Baltimore. &
Ohio Railroad, is denied by some of the
largest stockholders of the last-named
company. The statement Is made that
Mr." Cowan has a five years' contract at
a stipulated salary of $30,000, with one
more year to serve. The retirement of
William Saloman from the chairmanship
of the Baltimore & Ohio directorate Is
Allotlnsr New Pennsylvania Stock.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27. The new
ly elected directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company held their first meet
ing today, at which the allotment of the
new Issue of stock wa3 determined upon.
The board decided to Issue the stock to
shareholders at the rate of 33 1-3 per cent
of their present holdings, at a price of
$60 per share. All the old officers were reelected.
More Large Flamres From St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, March 27. One thousand
homeseekers passed through St. Paul to
day for Oregon, 1500 for Washington, and
2000 for North Dakota. It was the largest
single day's movement in the history of
the homeseekers rates, and. railroad offi
cials say the movement has .only, commenced.
Railroad Notes.
President Hammond, of the Astoria &
Columbia River Railroad, is. expected
home today after an absence of more than
four, months in New York and San Fran
cisco. The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Southern Pacific Company will be
Less
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natriiioag. Bccaas of tfeo large
percentage of natural saccharin mat
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Northwest to Have Same Fares aa
Bay City for Epworth Leafrue.
ST. PAUL, March 27. The Great North
ern today announced thA It would apply
a first-class round-trip rate July 6 to 13
of $45 for San Francisco, Portland, Se
attle,. Tacoma, "Victoria and "Vancouver,
good for stop-over west of Havre, Mont.,
from St. Paul and Sioux City, limited for
return to August 31, and a rate of $50
from Chicago to the points named. The
regular one-way rate from St. Paul is
now $50 Railroad officials say this will
start a transcontinental rate war by the
Southern lines, and that Epworth League
rates will be materially cut by all lines.
The Northern Pacific today announced
that It would put'ln the same rate.
(News to this effect was received at the
Portland offices of tho roads yesterday.
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