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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1901)
THE MINING' ORBGONTAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEE IT, 1961. 10 WHAT PORTLAND NEEDS IMPROVEMENT OF GOL-tJMBIA BAR FIRST OF ALL. So Says W. A. Gulland, of London lie Is "Well Impressed "With This City. W. A, Gulland, managing director of '.he China Mutual Steam Navigation Com pany, headquarters at Xondon, Is in the Cit. Mr. Gulland is a shipping man of iong experience, and has control of a t.ozcn or more large steamships. He will r main In Portland a day or two and then ro to Puget Sound. TV. P. Pritchard, the brattle representative of the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company, is also in the city. This company has about 12 large vessels, the largest of them being the Yang-Tsze, of 4149 tons, and the Moyune and Teenkai, each of 3016 tons. The Yang-Tsze is now on the way across the Pacific, and the jther two are journeying from the Old World to the Orient. Other vessels of the same fleet are the Pak Ling, which ook 200,000 bushels of wheat from Port land last July, and yesterday arrived at St Vincent. The Hyson, now at Puget Sound; the Ping Suey, Klntuck, Ching "Wo, Kaisow, Moyune, Nlngchow, Oonfa nd Oopack. Besides this fleet of heavy tramp steamers, the company has build ing three others of 11,500 net tons each. Mr. Gulland's ships have carried many cargoes to and from the Pacific Coast, and he is just the man to size "up the shipping of the Northwest Coast from a t -smopolitan and unprejudiced point of v lew. !You have the making of a great port here," he said yesterday to a reporter, but you are handicaped by the condl .ons at the mouth of the Columbia River. There is no blinking the fact that the brs at the entrance to the river retard the development of your city as a world's shipping port. This drawback Is not so serious, however, as to be Impossible of remedying. Other barbors without the natural advantages of the Columbia River hae been Improved by artificial means until they receive the largest ships." It was pointed out by the reporter that the mouth of the Columbia has about 35 fret at high water. "Yes, I know," he resumed, "but that is not enough. You need that depth at liw tide. I am not saying that the Co lumbia River Is not a great harbor, but that it can be made much greater if the water at its entrance Is deepened. Fresh water ports have an important advantage in many respects. The deepening of the cr.trance to your great river is a com paratively easy engineering feat. See v hat has been done for the harbor of Xtw York. Look at Liverpool, which has 7-cen trooping up mud until it has 33 feet at low tide. "Must a port be near the ocean, as is San Francico, or on a large and deep body of water, as is Seattle, In order to I artlclpate on equal terms in the world's commerce?" the reporter asked. "Not at all," was the reply. 'Look at London; look at Liverpool; look at Glas gow, look at Antwerp; and look at Ham bjrg Then look at Philadelphia. Montreal rr New Orleans. Again, look at Cal cutta. Tientsin and Shanghai. The great est ports of the world are on rivers. Here -t your port, the work of deepening the T-vrr channel Is important. You havo a : "g extent of river, which will be lax-T-cvc-d for ships as time goes on. Rut this is not your serious problem. What y-u really need to do is to deepen the mouth of the Columbia. The tendency In shipbuilding is toward larger vessels, and you whl feel this necessity as time goes on. " 'What do I think of Portland and the region about it?" I am very favorably Impressed with it. This is a handsome rnd substantial city, and the country fr m which it draws Its strength Is rich In resources." Mr, Gulland is visiting the important shipping points of the United States for p asure and information. His presence here has no other significance. He came fm London by way of New York, and v.a; at San Francisco before coming to Portland. LUMBER SHIPS 3IOVIXG. Men Have Been Imported From All Over the Coast. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 10. According to the leading lumber dealers, the block ade n this line of business caused by the iTike has been broken. The dealers ct r-lare they have already at work 400 men. .and that each day sees an addition ti h force of from 20 to 25. We are getting many new men," said Secretary F. W. Carey, of the Lumber Dtalrrs Association this morning. "A jy-ort time ago the statement that the :nbrr fleet was entirely tied up was true, JjLt that statemant does not apply to con ..t ir.s as they now exist. The truth 1 , wc are working lumber vessels all r -i" the water front, and every day the c niltiuns become better and easier. Wr-en this strike first commenced we jradc no attempt to move the vessels, tr'ed for what we hoped would be a fi'rcdy settlement and give our men a chance to return to work. As time passed, 2: wevcr, and there was no sign of peace, It brrame a question with the dealers of moving the cargoes in some way. In ?7 e of strikes or anything else. And fiv,c began advertising all over the Coast rnd In the past two weeks we have put j T- ut 400 men to work, including steve dircs and firemen. 'These new men come from all over the Ci t, the majority from outside the city. At first the sort of men who applied for work were not very desirable, but now we are getting a better class and one th-t is for the most part satisfactory." THE ISLANDER. INQUIRY. Tnklnff of Evidence "Will Be Re sumed September 25. VICTORIA, B. C Sept 10. E. V. Bod Wi 1, who appeared before the Court of Inquiry of wreck of the Islander this aft er:, ion, has received no definite instruc tor s from the Minister of Justice, but the fact that he was Instructed to repre sent the Government shows that they are u irous of going Into the evidence more fLlly than the Commissioners bave been J Ing. It is expected that all the wit reuses who have given their evidence will be recalled to be cross-examined by the rcrresr ntatives of the crown. The In lairy will be continued until September -j .f Mr. Bodwell's instructions arrive by trrt time. The company is Inviting the fu ct inquiry. ntain Troup, manager of the Can e".nr Pacific Navigation Company leaves f r the East shortly to consult with the marngement at Montreal In regard to se aring a new steamer to replace the Isl tndcr. The new boat will be the finest " the Northern route. Arrangements w II also be made for a new boat for :.- Victoria-Vancouver route. THE STRANDED BARODA. Work of Savlnff the Vessel Probably Must Be Done by Laud. J. H. Roberts, of Roberts & Co., who Too so eminently successful In floating Ife Columbia lightship, left for the Co- .L.lle River yesterday, to inspect the f'-iu.camcnt of the Baroda. This vessel tvcr.t ashore in a fog. and seems to be as serious a plight as were the Glen. murag and Potrlmpos, on the Washington roast Mr. Roberts is confident of his aKl ty to float the Baroda, although he a m.ts that an inspection of the vessel ri'5 change his mind His achievement e.h the lightship gives his optimism a -cita'n authority, for he Is recognized as i ran who thoroughly knows his busi-3- - He will return next week and sub 3i t a bid for rescuing the vessel The person who attempts the feat takes mslderable risk on his hand, for salvers Mil have to accept a contract on the "no cure, no pay," plan. The compensa- tion of , the achievement will be on the percentage basis, and salvers will have to pocket all losses. As the vessel Is wortn $75,000, success will doubtless be richly rewarded The Baroda is broadside on the beach, with her bow toward Coquille. She is six feet in the sand, and Is resting easy. Low tide leaves her high and dry, so that one may walk all around her. She has ceased to float at high water, and the surf Is piling the sand up behind her and forcing her up the beach, as was the case with the Glenmorag and the Potrlmpos. Tugs cannot render any assist ance. It eeems .likely that all work of saving the vessel must be done on shore. She has about 400 tons of ballast aboard, which will have to be removed. Captain Marr and his crew have been living on the beach in tent smade of sails, and have stripped the ship. CARGO OF TAX BARK. Steam Schooner Fulton Brlngrs Three Hundred Cords. The steam schooner Fulton, Captain H. Levlnson, arrived at Portland Mon 'day with 300 cords of tan bark from Needle Point, Cal. The cargo made up about 300 tons, or half the bearing ca pacity of the schooner. The tan bark was piled high about the cabins, and the schooner presented a peculiar sight. The hold 'of the vessel was also full of the bark. Yesterday a large part of the cargo was transferred to the steam barge I Eugene, which will take It to .Fulton, a few miles above town, for the tannery there. This Is the first shipment of about 1000 cords which will be brought from Needle Point. The Fulton will bring another load of 300 cords, and the rest will be transported by the Alliance. 50 to 100 cords at a time. The Fulton will go hence to Tillamook, and there take on lumber for San Pedro. Cal. She left Needle Point last Friday, making the trip to Astoria in 2 days. SEALER'S BIG CATCH. Saucy Lass. Returns to Victoria. With 70-i Skins. VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. 10. The first vessel of the dealing fleet, the schooner Saucy Lass, returned tonight with 704 skins, the result of her cruise since March last off the Oregon coast, thence to the Copper Islands, and a few days in Bea ring Sea, she being obliged to leave there August 1G. owing to food running short. She reports seals plentiful and sealers do ing well, several schooners spoken having taken over 150 skins to August 16. The Saucy Lass took only 28 of her skins in Behrlng Sea. The report has reached Unalaska of the finding, last Summer, of four bodies on Akutatan Island, which are believed to be victims of the wreck of the steamer Pelican, which was never seen again aft er leaving Port Townsend for Taku four or five years ago. REACHES ST. VINCENT. Steamship Pak Ling, With Cargo of 1VheatFrom Portland. The large British steamship Pak Ling, which was loaded at Portland In July with wheat, arrived at St. Vincent yesterday, after a voyage of 50 days. The vessel took from here 19S.S63 bushels of wheat, valued at 5119,318. She was loaded by Bal four, Guthrie & Co., and chartered at a rate reported to have been about 39 shil lings. The same vessel carried from this pert in January, 1S98, a cargo of 203,892 bushels, valued at $177,300. The Pak Ling is the first grain steamship of the season to load wheat here. The next will be the Glamorganshire, which arrived at Portland yesterday afternoon. She is now at Oceanic deck, where she will receive cargo from Balfour. Guthrie & Co. DERELICT VESSEL. Is About 250 Feet Long, and Has One Spar Above "Water. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10. The steam er Meteor, which arrived from Baltimore this morning after a voyage of 90 days, reports sighting a derelict vessel In lati tude 10 degrees, 34 minutes north, long S9.. 33 minutes, 50 second west. The dis covery was made August 29. The wreck ed vessel is described as about 250 feet long, with one spar standing upright about four feet above water. The Elder at San Francisco. The O. R. & N. steamer Geo. W. Elder, which sailed from Portland last week with freight, arrived at San Francisco yesterday. She will load with a return cargo as 60on as convenient. Inasmuch as the trip Is for the accommodation of Portland merchants wno are In great need of freight facilities between here and San Francisco, It Is not thought the local labor unions will take offense be cause of the strike at San Francisco. Sailed for Portland. The British ship Barfillan sailed Au gust 22 from Santa Rosalia for Portland. She is a good-sized ship of 2108 tons. She left Hamburg in February for Santa Ro salia. This makes seven sailers of more than 2000 tons listed for this port: Nymphe, Lord Shaftesbury, Mayfield, Pinmore, Robert Rickmers, Leyland Bros, and Bardowle. The British ship Irby, 1480 tons, which arrived In July at Freemantle, .from New York, was In port August 26. Longshoremen Refused. ABERDEEN. "Wash.. Sept. 10. Long shoremen here refused to unload freight from the steamer Signal from San Fran cisco because she had been loaded by non union men in San Francisco. The result was that business men to whom freight was consigned got out themselves what ever of the cargo was consigned to each. Addition to Oceanic Dock. The addition to the Oceanic dock is nearlng completion. The roof is on, and the sides of the dock are being put on. This addition was included In the original plans of the dock. The machinery of the dock, which hitherto has been at one end of the structure, will now be in the middle of the building. Fishing Schooner Jessie Leaves Out. ASTORIA, Sept 10. The deep-sea fish ing schooner Jessie, over which there has been considerable litigation, left out this evening for the halibut banks, and will dispose of her pack on Puget Sound. She is now owned by "W. W. Whipple, Alex Grant and Charles F. "White. Marine Notes. ' The Ruth has been on the Portland Oregon City run for the past few days. The Falls of Halladale left her anchor age yesterday and went to Weldler's mill. The steamship Tyr moved down from the Albion dock to the flouring mills to complete cargo. The United States ship Albatross Is at Puget Sound, after having made an In spection of salmon conditions in Alaska. The French bark Louis Pasteur, from Antwerp for Portland, was spoken Au gust 4. In latitude 26 south, longitude 39 west Captains Edwards and Fuller Inspected the steamer Pearl, at Viento, Monday. The boat belongs to the Oregon Lumber Company, and is used for towing logs across the Columbia. The steamer South Portland loaded a cargo of 1000 tons of coal at the Libby bunkers recently, says the Marshfield Sun, taking 100 tons besides for fuel. This Is among the largest cargoes of coal carried from that port It Is stated on authority, says the Marshfleld Mail, that Captain Hans Reed has closed a contract to build a four-masted barkentlnc of 132-foot keel and 41-foot beam. Captain Reed Is expected soon, and his Bay City shipyard will again be the scene of active operations. The new schooner being built at Park 'ersburg. on the Coquille River, Is nearlng completion, and will be launched soon. Captain Jorgensen, formerly of the schooner Parkersburg, will be transferred to the new boat, and Captain Pete Elllng sen has taken charge of the Parkersburg. The revenue launch Guard, Lieutenant H. B. "West, captured an unnamed sloop of about five tons, which was taken at Apple Tree cove, says the Port Townsend Leader. A man giving his name as Fred M. Johnson, was in charge of the sloop, and was placed in jail. The sloop has been under suspicion for some time. She fjs fitted up with compartments for the smuggling of Chinese and opium, and nas appliances whereby the contents of the apartments may be handily dropped over board and buoyed. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Sept. 10. Left up at 5 A. M. British steamer Glamorganshire. Arrived at 11 A M. Schooner J. M. "Weatherwax, from San Pedro. Left up at 1:30 P. M. Schooner Anita. Condition of the bar at 4:30 P. M., smooth; wind, northwest; weather, hazy. Port Townsend. Sept. 10. Sailed Bark Reaper, for Manila; Bark India, for Val paraiso. Santa Rosalia-Sailed, Aug. 25-Ship Barfillan, for Oregon; ship Ballachulich, for Fraser River. San Francisco, Sept. 10. Arrived Steamer George W. Elder, from Port land. Port Gamble, Sept 9. Arrived German ship Pera, from Port Ludlow. Freemantle, Aug. 26. In port British ship Irby, for Oregon, Seattle. Sept. 9. Sailed Steamer Rainier for New Whatcom; steamer Queen, for Nome. Arrived, September 9, schooner Laurel, from Alaska; September 8, steam er Mary D. Hume, from Alaska. San Pedro, Sept. 9. Arrived Schooner Sadie, from Umpqua; schooner Orient, from Gray's Harbor; echooner Philippine, from Tacoma. Port Townsend, Sept. 10 'Passed in British ship Combermere, Steamer Charles Nelson, from Skagway; steamer Centennial, from Nome. Seattle, Sept. 10. Arrived Stearaer, Charles Nelson, from Skagway. San Pedro, Sept. 10. Arrived Schooner Comet, from Tacoma. Singapore, Sept. 7 Arrived British steamer Ching Wo, from Tacoma for London. .Yokohama. Sept. 5. Sailed British steamer Empress of. India, for Vancou ver. Sydney Arrived prior to Sept 10. Bark Big Bonanza, from Tacoma. St. Vincent, C. V. I., Sept. 10. Arrived British steamer Pak Ling, from Portland, Or. Sydney, Sept. 8. Arrived Bark Big Bo nanza, from Tacoma. New York, Sept. 10. Arrived Roent gen Louise, from Bremen; Kensington, from Antwerp; Perugia, from uenoa. Sailed Bovlc, for Liverpool; Kaiserin Ma ria Theresa, for Bremen Plymouth, Sept. 10. Arrived Patricia, from New York for Cherbourg and Ham burg. Sailed Pretoria, from Hamburg, for New York. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. J S Kloeber, Green River Hot Springs R B Snowden & wife, Seattle Dave Beer, X Y F A Daley, Phlla Fred A Jordan, Oaklnd W E Cumbach. S F A H Kayton, N Y N D Tyler. M x T B A Price, JN Y Cy C V Darby, Salem I Mrs J S Kloeber & md, L P Routt, N Y W Thomas, San Fran Wasli W R Callender, Provl-IMlss Wade, Tacoma dence, R I JH Jackson &. wf, Pltta- J J DemDsev. Mich I burs. Pa D E Frederick. Seattle! S O Newton, S F Mrs G S Raggsley, T G Ballery. N Y O Saurnalt, Phila S C Thompson, St PI H C Davis C E Locke, Worcester, Mass H AV Hasey. N Y Chicago Miss Fannie Groslock, Chicago Frank Waterhouse, Seattle Win Pigott, Seattle W D Jones, Seattle H D Laughlln, Chgo IH M Ralston, Chicago Geo P GrlHlth. S F M S Marcus. Chicago John H uonaon, s t C A Bach, St Paul IMrs Brockhurst, S F S M Cooper, San Fr IT E Keller, Phlla Jos Gardner, San Fr IHerbert Leigh, Eugene A T Lieboutz. NY Jas Deering, Helena Y' A Gullard, London IH D Plllsbury. S F "VV T Trichard, Seattle J S Schweizer. N 1 V G Pennls, London F H Osgood, 'Seattle Mrs John Malmebury F S Hoendorf. San Fr Wright. San Fran Geo U Piper. Seattle Miss Belle Wright, MdFred W Piper, Seattle J AV Ellsworth, S F I Richard Murr, Seattle J O Codman, San Fr IMrs Geo L Kelly, city R D Blaisdell, LosAngj THE PERKINS. B H Lorrabe, Astoria C E Moulton, Tacoma Mrs E H Baker. "W W (A A Anderson, do P S Krevellla, W W (W A Morris. Sa,em J G O'Connor, Omaha )J Z Fannard, Denver W W Duncan. San FrlMrs J Z Fannard, do Jas W Bryan, Jr,Nash-Miss Ada Aker, Pcn- ville, Tenn I dleton A A Ellason, San Fr Mls3 Minnie Aker, do T S Ford, San Fr A Garfulkle. Seattle Lizzie Coulter. KnapuaGeo G Mowat, Seattle R E Crawford, Beau- W G Cuthberth, S F mont, Tex IMrs A J McMillen, To- Willle Crawford, do ledo, O Mrs H Holt, Los AngllE M Gutchel. Foit Mrs I Mathews, Salem) Dodge, la H H Baker. Lyon,NebB Ennis, Seattle Mrs H H Baker, do (Mrs John Smith, do C W Henderson, S F A Carsner, Seattle J D Edwards. TUlamkiJohn J Lee, Hammond, O E Edson, Harrison, Or Or IMrs McClellan. Astoria 3 n-TCripn Astoria IWm Rufllng. Tillamook Thos M Geoghegan, F Arthur, Bay City, Or Vancouver. Wash lUeorge wnnams, ao I J H Miller, city IJas Swanson. Astoria Jas A Gill. Victoria Miss Mclsaac. do A Chrlstenson, Lewls-E M Currier, San Fran ton, Idaho U a aicuonaia, oan rr J T Galvln. Marlon, IalC E Medlar, San Fr Mrs J T Galvln. do L Jarvls, San Fr D M Stedman, SeattlelR B Campbell, Kelso Mrs D M Stedman, do ID Goodman, Kelso F J Ashton, Chicago IMrs W Hutchinson, Mrs W L Freeman.To-l Des Moines, la ledo. Wash Frank- F Frye, Seattle C M Martin, McMlnnvll THE IMPERIAL. C. TY. Knowles, Mar.ascr. J P Keating, Oreg Cy E L Olwell, Central Pt B D Crocker. W W I E H Watklns, Cath C P Smcad, V W I lamet S Glasgow, Spokane (Mrs Watklns, do W W Allen, San Fr W W Cottam, Oakland, C B Winner, Albany Cal Mrs Winner. Albany iP L Campbell, Monmth H Rust & w. Baker CIM D La Harbaugh, Jr. J D Olwell. Central Pt San Francisco F P Kendon, Astoria J M Lyhter, Seattle J K "Weatherrord, Al-IM Stedman, Seattle jay (Mrs Stedman, Seattle Mrs Weatherford, do (Mrs C A Buckley, Gras3 Ira Erb. Salem I Valley Winnie Stoddard, FortJM Murray, Louisville Stevens I J Pettigrew, Baker Cy Mamie Stoddard, do Mrs Pettigrew. do Maud Stoddard, do W A Williams, city Harry Stoddard, do I J. R Flynn. Eugene Ethel Stoddard, do IWm Bailey, Grant's Ps John Thorp, Memphis J A Livingston, Spokn J H Ackerman, SalemRobt Maltby, Seattle H D Blrnle, Cathlamt IMrs Maltby, Seattle v. n T,nmls. 'Kucene ID L Danlelson. city H Randon, Vt a h n eDDer, ragicuui. THE ST. CHARLES. H West. Scappoose Geo F Brlce, city J N DeGulre, city D C Crosby, city T Moore. Aberdeen K Mason, Rainier IC N Davy, Rainier R Davy, Rainier jj T Fisher, Troutdale Edw Martin, Sandy A H Knight. Sandy W L Brown, Apiary iv M- Shannon. Clats- J A Burk, Kalama kanle J A Satter & wife, Ta- W E Owens, Chinook coma F E Armstrong, do EC Powell, La Center H E Lee. city IH E Sandberg, city A L Gould. Hood R Mrs J E Putnam L Neppach, Weslport IJ W Johnston, Chinook F Salteer, city A Young. Tacoma J J Simpson. Tacoma G S Pershin, Rufus M E Steward & wife, IL C Medlock, Catlin Ashland John Kelley, Catlin Mrs George Lebo IC R Rolling Grass Vy John Farr, Goble IM Adamson, Salem W J Banke. Seattle Geo Hartman & w, O K J Brown. San Fran IJohn Prunty. Scappooso W R Anderson. SalemiD E Bush, city F Jones, Salem H Smith, Woodburn A V Holt. Monmouth IF Smith, Woodburn Ralph Potter, Harlem, IE J Kolb, McMInnvllle Iowa IJ F McICnight, Salt Lk Mrs Joyce, city ICarl Regmers, Grt Pass St. Helens Hotel, Chehnlis, Wash, The only first-class hotel between Ta coma and Portland. American plan. Hotel Brunswick. Seattle. European, first-class. Rates, 50c to $1 50. One block from depot. Restaurants near by. Tncomii Hotel. Tncoinn. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma. European plan. Rates. 50c and up. For Spokane Industrial Fair. Take the Spokane Flyer, the O. R. & N. crack train. Leave Portland Union Depot at 6 P. M., arrive Spokane following morning at 9:15. Palace buffet sleeping car tourist sleeping car, day coaches and smoking car, without change. Round-trip rate September 13, gocd for return until September 17, only $9 50, including admis sion to the lair. Ticket office, Third and Washington. All admit Satin-Skin Cream and Powder nn thf finest toilet articles. Ten thou- J sand testimonials mean much. Meier & F. MINERAL PAINT OUTPUT GOVERNMENT REPORT OF INTER EST TO OREGON PRODUCERS. Yield of Portland Cement In ilOOO Showed an Increase o 50 Per Cent k Over 1800. A report that will be read" with Interest in Oregon has been prepared by Edward W. Parker, of the United States Geolog ical Survey, on the production of mineral paints in the United States. The discov ery of great bodies of mineral paint in Oregon and the efforts of the Portland Board of Trade to develop this industry have brought the importance of these de posits to public notice. The Portland Board of Trade is also making an effort to investigate the manufacture of Port land cement from shell marl, of which there are rich deposits in this state. When the plants are established to handle the raw material of the paint deposits of the state, experts afe confident that the output will be sufficient to supply not only all the paint Oregon uses, but also of the Pacific Coast. The pigments treated In Mr. Parker's report as natural mineral paints consist essentially of metallic paint (including mortar colors), ochre, umber, sienna, Ve netian red, zinc white and slate. A small amount of soapstone, ground especially for paint, and of graphitic and carbona ceous shales is Included. The aggregate product of these pigments (In 1900) amounted to 118.0S9 short tons, an Increase as compared with 103,257 tons In 1899. The value of the product increased nearly 5500,000 from ?3,040.069 in 1S99 to ?4.434,778 in 1900. Most of the increase in 1'aluea was due to the large production of zinc white in 1900, this product showing an in crease of 7801 short tons, with an in crease in value amounting to $334,080. The total increase in the value of the other products was $110,629. The production of metallic paint in 1900 was not. materially different from that in 1899, although the value was increased about $14,000. The production of mortar colors Increased about 900 tons, with an Increase in value of $14,000. The production of ochre in creased from 14,124 short tons, valued at $140,168 in 1899, to 17,315 short -tons, valued at $181,207. The output of Venetian red In creased from 11,991 short tons to 12,316 short tons, while the value declined from $210,361 to $200,999. Quality and Vnlue. It may be well to state that, In consider ing the variations between product and value, allowance must be made for the comparatively wide range in the qualities of the materials and the fact that a larger production of a higher or lower priced article will effect a comparatively larger or smaller increase in the value, as the case may be, and that the rise or fall shown in the average price may be apparent only. Zinc white and Venetian red are practically uniform In quality, but the same does not hold with the other nlcrments. It Is evident that the decline in the value of metallic paint, notwith standing an increased tonnage, was due to the displacement in the market of some higher-priced paint by a cheaper article. Ochre is an impure hydrated oxide of iron or silicate of alumina colored by Iron.. Ita color is usually yellow, but It Is sometimes red or brown. The common form of ochre used commercially as a pig ment is yellow in color, buit of a great variety of shades, beauty and opacity. Umber and sienna differ in composition from ochre in that manganese is present in addition to oxide of iron. Raw umber is used by painters as a brown color. Burnt umber is of a somewhat richer and redder tinge than the raw, and is very popular. Sienna may be said to come between the two. Used raw. It is of a brownish-yellow hue. When burnt, a red der tinge is developed, which makes a pigment of a richer brown. These pig ments are notable, not only foi their sta bility of color, but because they may be used with either oil or water as a vehi cle for painting, inv frescoing, and In the manufacture of wall paper and other colored papers. Production of Ochre. Ochre was produced In 12 states during 1900 Alabama. Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, (Maryland, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Two of these states Illinois and Wisconsin did not produce any ochre in 1S99, while three states Massachusetts, Missouri and New York reported a pro duction in 1899, and did not' report any output In 1900. In only three of these states Georgia, Pennsylvania and Ver montwere there more than two produc ers, and the output of the other nine states is combined in order not to divulge private and confidential information. Metallic paint is obtained by grinding hematic iron ore of certain qualities. Some of the ores are roasted before grind ing, in order to improve their color and durability. Considering the profusion of iron ore which exists In the United States, the amount of material suitable for mak ing a good quality of metallic paint is small, and the localities are comparative ly rare. Among the localities from which good paint ore is to be obtained are Oneida. Rensselaer, Cattaraugus and Washington Counties, New York; Lehigh, Carbon and Mercer Counties, Pennsyl vania; Hamilton and James Counties, Tennessee; and Dodge County, Wisconsin. It is also produced in smaller quantities in Maryland, Arkansas, California, Illl no's, Iowa, Vermont, Missouri, Ohio and Wyoming. Part of the ore ground for paint is used as a coloring matter in mortarmaking. If is not always possible to separate exactb' the amount used for mortar colors; the manufacturers having sold It as dry ground paint, do not always know how It is consumed after leaving their hands. Portland Cement. There were 8,482.000 barrels of Portland cement manufactured in the United States in the yeaT 1900, an increase of 2.S29.751 barrels, or 50.1 per cent over the product of 1899. The production of Portland cement In Western States in 1900 was as follows: No. works. Barrels. Value. Arkansas 1 40,000 $70,003 Colorado 1 35.70S 71,416 Illinois 3 240.442 300,552 Indiana 1 30,000 37,500 Kansas 1 80,000 100.0CO Texas 2 26,000 52.C00 Illinois and Michigan are coming to the front as extensive producers, and will probably show a still greater Increase In 1901. Colorado, Indiana and Texas, in which states Portland cement has been made on a small scale In past years, have established the Industry on a substantial basis. Kansas and Virginia appear for the first time as producers. In other states the changes have been unimportant. The imports of Portland cement Into the United States in 1900 were 2,3S6,6S3 bar rels, an Increase of 278,29o barrels over the quantity Imported In 1899. The increase took place chiefly during the first half of the year, and resulted from the extraordi nary demand for cement which then pre vailed. It is certainly remarkable that, in spite of the immense growth of domes tic manufacture, the imports should havo remained practically constant for the past 11 years. There Is good reason to believe, however, that this condition will not longer continue. The marked fall In the price of American Portland cement toward the close of 1900 and the continuance of low prices in the present yeaT, have checked imports in a marked degree, and it is evident that the amount of foreign cement brought into the market In 1901 will be much less than in 1900. High tsradc Portland cement Is at present man ufactured in this country much more cheaply than anywhere in Europe, and is sold nea-rly a dollar per barrel cheaper than Imported brands of no better qual ity. Further, the leading American m,an jfacturers are In position to warrant their products to give tests superior to the best imported, and foT their own reputa tion are always ready to guaratee deliv ery In good condition and to be respon sible for the success and durability of Im portant work in which their cements are used. These safeguards to the consumer are wholly lacking in the case of import ed cements, while abundant ground for .complaint against many foreign brands Is found In damage by water, breakage, etc. In Illinois three factories are now in operation near La Salle. At South Chicago the Illinois Steel Company Is "making a true Portland cement by grinding gran ulated slag with the necessary proportions of limestone and burning the mixture in rotary kilns. In Indiana the factories of Srroh and at Syracuse are completed and In.operatlon. The latter will at once be enlarged to 1SO0 barrels per day. In Kansas the factory' at Iola was start ed at the close of 1900. Natural gas is used as fuel, and the materials are lime stone and shale. GOLD IN PHILIPPINES. Geological Survey Snys it Does Xot Exist in Faying? Quantities. WASHINGTON. Sept 6. The Geologi cal Survey holds out little promise to gold-seekers In the Philippines. For a long period last Summer George F. Becker, of the survey, made extensive Investigations as to gold deposits In the Philippine Archipelago, and as a result concludes that gold does not exist In what might be termed paying quantities. Yet there is scarcely a province in which gold has not been obtained by the natives, who are skillful pan miners and clever in dealing with accessible quartz. Gold mining with them Is an ancient Industry. As far back as the third century, A. T the Filipinos traded extensively with China, paying for silks and other man ufactures in gold and other typical pro ducts of the Islands. On wages of 10 cents a day, they can now be employed to work some of the deposits, but even at that price for labor, Mr. Baker thinks there is little promise in the line of gold development. According to tradition, some rich placers have been worked in the Philippine Islands. The natives seem to have worked them more diligently prior to Spanish occupation than afterward. Back in 1643, the crown levied on gold a royalty of one-fifth, which was later reduced to one-tenth. Under the former rate royalty to the amount of $10,000 an nually was received. The product for one year is reported to have been worth $200,000. About 1700, the Spaniards under took to establish various works, which have but followed one another to disas ter and oblivion. Quartz veins are known to exist in certain localities. Their pro duct has been worth sometimes as high as $6 or $7 a ton. River washings amount to nothing In the way of product. Those engaged in it now make from 12& to 25 cents a day. Placers are crudely worked for the most part, and only in the rainy season. Their output Is now quite insignificant At times platinum and lead are reported In the gravels along with the gold. There seems to be little evi dence that the former metal exists in any considerable quantity, while the existence of thu latter is believed to owe Its origin to the ammunition expended In ages past by the Spaniards. But while the native Filipinos make a bare living in the gold washings, they yet exhibit an Ingenuity that would do credit to a Connecticut Yankee, and which should certainly fit them for a more profitable occupation. In his report, Mr. Baker recites an Incident which occur red a year or so after the American In vasion of the islands, which shows that the tricks of the trade are known to the Filipinos. At one Army post, where mil itary activity was not great, a group of native miners busily engaged themselves on one of the characteristic beach depos its. They attracted the attention of the American troops, very naturally, and in the end nearly succeeded In 'inducing a number of American officers to take an Interest In gravel which they had pre viously salted with brass filings. But for the presence of an expert, a deal would probably have been closed, and the American officers would have been left with a barren beach, and the wrong end of a practical joke, on their hands. GRIEVANCES OF ALASKA. Miner Says the Territory Feels That It Is Much Neglected. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. "I have been in Alaska for many years prospecting and working mines, and my experience, as a practical miner, leads me to believe that Alaska will develop Into one of the best mineral-producing countries in the world in ta few years," said Henry E. David son, who recently reached Washington from the Tanana River country. "There will, however, be one serious drawback to the development of the great mineral resources of that country', if the forest fires are allowed to rage as they did the past Summer. About a million dollars' worth of fine timber was thus destroyed. In the Sunrise district, on Cook Inlet, and on the Yukon River the fires were severe, and the loss by the destruction of these fine bodies of timber can scarcely be esti mated. We think the Government ought to protect this timber, which is and will be needed In the future In developing the interests of our territory. The only agent the Government ever had" In Alaska, who had any success In stopping these fires, was withdrawn last Spring. He organized the miners into fire brigades, who willing ly consented to use every precaution to protect the forests and prevent fires un der the direction of their chief, the Gov ernment's special agent. Since his retire ment the miners have taken no interest in the matter, and consequently we have disastrous fires, which will soon wipe out the present standing forests. The people of the states have no conception of the value of this timber belt and Its future bearing upon the prosperity of the mining interests of Alaska. It is to be hoped that the Secretary of the Interior will awake to the importance of giving us some relief in this direction. "There is another grievance that we have against the Government," continued Mr. Davidson, "That Is the way we are neglected. Every line of business in our territory Is heavily taxed, and the money turned Into the United States Treasury. Instead of being used for the terrltpry. I believe this is the only territory belong ing to the Government In which this Is the cas,e. We turn Into the United States Treasury a license tax of $400,000 annually, which our business people have to pay without receiving any of its benefits." MAKE HASTE SLOWLY. Proponed Radical Cbnnprcs In Language of the Filipinos. Baltimore American. It is contended In some quarters English should at once be mado the the that offl- clal language In the new possessions of the Government. In view of very' recent' experiences, it will be well to proceed slowly and deliberately in a matter of this sort. In three of the great Euro pean states there is trouble now over this question, and It Is by all odds the gravest domestic trouble plaguing these states. In Austria it has broken up Parliament af ter Parliament, and produced riots which have sown seeds of jealousy and dissen sion that may not be eradicated for gene rations. One of the most foolish things attempted by the German Government was to force the German language on the Poles. It has been tried in various forms, even to the extent of colonizing Poland with Germans. It has not only been a dismal failure, but the Germans who have gone there have become more Polish than the Poles, and the feeling against Germany Is far more bitter than before the attempt was made. Russia has had half a dozen similar experiences, but as the govern ment Is autocratic and secretive, the J batches of prisoners sent to Siberia are corrmaMT ! it tut pkoctm caui.i co. cwcimxati A LITTLE DISTINGUISH between economy and wisdom. ( Sitting at home to my, but it is scarcely wisdom. In the same J way, doing without Ivory Soap is economy but it isn't wise; your possible saving. Every cheap soap contains free alkali. Now, free alkali will eat its way through the new oil cloth on the kitchen floor. Imagine, then, what it will do in a single Monday's wash ing I Is such economy wise? ), -HI ""-'-' ',w - II mm mil 'l l wui I.IUII1I ML 11.IJ Jll JIJ llWlllULJlM.il I "Lot the GOLD B&ST Wf)) ! twins do yaus workl " jmJ - W ! $ L ThspQG Memos Si day COLD jjuii vrui not ao eerier, easier oa THE N. K. rAlKHANtt. uJMf ah x, the only tangible results perceived by the public. It would be desirable for all of the Is landers tto be good English scholars, but they cannot be forced to speak a language by any form of coercion, and to make the official language English would be co ercion. The Government is presumed to be established for their benefit, and not for the few English-speaking people on t.h Islands. Thev are nroud of their lan guage, just as the Americans are proud j of English; and, moreover, ic is me umj language which nine-hundred-and-ninety-nino-thousandths of them can speak. To make the official language English would be to cut off every one of these and give them a very unpleasant impression of their new rulers. The plea that it Is Inconvenient to fne officials to hold converse or to transact business in Spanish will not hold water. No one Is obliged to accept an office in the Philippines, or In Porto Rico, and no one ought Vo think of applying for one unless he can speak Spanish. It is the difference between Inconveniencing and making enemies of 10,000,000 and showing favorit ism to a few hundred. Nor is it more to the purpose to say that. If the islander cause trouble, they can be put down. A prudent government, whatever may be its ability, will not do things which are calculated to provoke resentment It is one of the cases where an ounce of pre vention Is worth a pound of cure. The majority of the natives In Porto Rico and a large number In fhe Phiippines will In due season learn to speak English and take part In their own Government. It will be time enough when this occurs to mako English the official language. ' - '' - BUSINESS ITEMS. It Baby I Cutting Teeth. Be sure and uie that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. 'Wlnslaw'a SoihInr riyrup. for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums. allAis all rtiln. run wind colic nnd diarrhoea. . Pretty boxes and odors are used to sell such soaps as no one would touch if he saw them un disguised. Beware of a soap that depends on something outside of it. Pears', the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the money is in the merchan dise, not in the box. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people are using it. Iff imT . M . -. "'innMUM ! 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