THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER (5. 1901.
BEBEL R4ISED A ROW
LIFTED THE GERMAN TARIFF DE
BATE TO EMOTIONAL LEVEL.
Lodged Sociallftts' Protest Agaiait
the Proposed. Duties on Grata
Scene in the Rclchstagr.
BERLIN. Dec 5. The most Insignifi
cant looking man In the Reichstag, Heir
Bcbel, broke Its monotony today and lift
ed the tariff debate to emotional levels.
Herr Bebel spoke to breathless galleries.
He often provoked his opponents, but
sometimes he even enthralled them. The
wagon-maker Is diminutive In body and
lu.s a large head. Pulling at his pointed
chin whisker he took the tribune after
the peasant farmer, Herr Nlsscn, and as
the representative of 2.800.000 voters he
lodged the Socialist protest against the
tariff on grain. Herr Bebel said:
"There are two nations In the German
state, "the plunderers and the plundered.
Count von Bulow spoke for the former;
I am speaking lor the latter. Fifteen
per cent of the German people are en
gaged in agriculture. The Chancellor
said the remaining S5 per cent are en
gaged In other occupations and that 72
per cent of these latter are industrialists.
Only one-ninth of the grain Is Imported.
Agriculture In Germany might be called
prosperous. This bill is Intended, not
for the betterment of the farm laborer,
but for the betterment of the landlord.
If any landlord Is not getting on well
now. It is because of large hunting par
ties, gambling, well-filled wine cellars,
sons in crack cavalry regiments and town
houses in Berlin."
At this point in Bcbel's speech Graf
von Kardorff, one of the greatest land
magnates, laughed jeerlngly.
"Yes." continued Bebel. "that Is the
way with you fellows. You lay taxes
upon the poor, and when it is proved to
you that they are unconstitutional you
laugh. But the world's history rolls on
over you regardlessly."
Later Graf von Arnlm, another great
agrarian leader, scornfully Interrupted
Herr Bcbel while the latter was relating
an incident of a Prussian school girl who
wanted to go to heaven because there
was no hunger there. Upon this occur
rence the Socialists rushed in a body to
ward the Conservative side of the cham
ber, shouting "Order." The president
frequently rang his bell, or called Herr
Bcbel and the other members to order.
Herr Bebel, inspired by the tempestuous
temper of the House exclaimed:
"This bill foments Insurrection. The
Chancellor alms to overturn social order;
we shall do our utmost to send this bill
to hades, and we only regret we cannot
send its authors and abettors there .also."
Baron von Rhelnbaben, the Prussian
Minister of Finance, advised Herr Bebel
that if the Social Democrats stirred up
.rebellion the government assured them
thpy would reap a harvest of broken
heads. This was greeted with cheers on
the1 right and laughter on the left.
LONDON ENTERTAINS THE PRINCE.
Conprntnlntecl on Hid Successful
Tour of the Empire.
"LONDON, Dec 5. The city entertained
the Prince and Princess of Wales today
at a luncheon given in the Guild Hall,
and presented them with addresses of
congratulations on their successful tour
of the British Empire. The scene in
the library of the corporation's historic
quarters where their royal highnesses
were, received by the Lord Mayor, Sir
Joseph C. Dimsdale and the corporation,
was picturesque. Levee or diplomatic
dress, uniforms or judicial robes were
worn by the majority of the guests,
among whom were the agents-general
of the colonies. Prominent among the
other notables present were Lord Sal
isbury. Lord Ros-ebury and Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberriin. The receptloli was made
the occasion of a demonstration in favor
of the government and of Mr. Chamber
lain, the Colonial Secretary, as well as
of emphasizing the loyalty of the colonies
and their devotion to Great Britain. It
was purely a family affair, no foreign
diplomats being invited. Lord Salisbury
referred to the topic of which everyone
was thinking, namely, England's unpop
ularity abroad. He said:
"No doubt It Is true, just at this mo
ment, that we may have enemies who are
not very reticent in expressing their opin
ion. But on the other hand, today's
celebration, which is largely due to the
action and co-operation of their royal
highnesses, has shown that we possess
in the support of our distant kinsman an
approval and a sanction which to us is
worth Infinitely more than all the con
tempt and all the censure that we may
receive from other nations., I cannot
admit that they are judges of our con
duct, or that we can modify our proceed
ings in deference to their opinion. What
we look to are the opinions of our own
kinsmen who belong to our Own Empire,
We have received from all portions of the
Empire an indication that we have lost
nothing In the opinion they held of the
justice of our claims."
THREE LAAGERS ROUNDED UP.
Larprest Capture of Boers Made In
Mnny Months.
PRETORIA, Dec 5. The largest cap
ture of Boers made In many months oc
curred today when three columns secured
an aggregate of 250 prisoners. General
Bruce Hamilton, near Ermelo; Major
Dawklns, in the Waterbury district, and
General Methuen, In Northwest Trans
vaal, rounded up three laagers, with only
c. few casualties on either side.
Patching: Up the Scandal.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 5. With the view
of allaying public Indignation and excite
ment, semi-official intimations have been
circulated to the effect that Queen WH
helmina has forgiven her husband. Prince
Henry of the Netherlands, the suggestion
being that the public ought to follow
suit. Since Prince Henry returned to
"Het Loo the .Queen and he have been din
ing together "and gradually resuming nor
mal relations. Yesterday they walked to
gether and afterward drove in the castle
park. The relations between Prince Henry
and the members of the court are, how
ever, very strained. The former cordiality
has been replaced by an attitude of frigid
politeness on the part of the Prince Con
sort, and apparently the gentlemen, of the
court are equally Indisposed to gloss over
recent occurrences.
Debate on the French Bndgrct.
PARIS. Dec. 5. The last three sittings
of the Chamber of Deputies have been de
voted to a consideration of the budget. The
discussions on the whole were uninterest
ing until today, when Alexandre Ribot,
Republican, made a clashing criticism of
the bill. Ribot argued that the present
budget is higher by 259,000,000 francs than
that of 1S9S; that all the -nations of Eu
rope are reducing expenses, and that
France must imitate their example, as she
cannot risk committing further faults.
Ribot criticised the attempts to effect
economy by abolishing the sugar bounties
and the appropriations for public worship.
He declared that most of the economies
proposed were more fictitious than real;
that the deficit at the end of the year
would be 144.000.000 francs, and that the
government owed the country the truth
ioncerning the condition of Its finances.
One Hundred and Forty Drowned.
LONDON. Dec. C A despatch to the
Dally Express from Bombay, says that
during the celebration of the feast day
of St. Francis Xavier, December 3. at the
Portuguese city of Goa (on the west
coast of India), the sinking of a launch
resulted in drowning 140 devotees 50 yards
from the shore.
Pica for Intervention.
CHICAGO. Dec. 5. At the Auditorium
mass meeting Sunday evening. December
8, to bo addressed by Bourke Cockran, a
delegation will be appointed to visit Presi
dent Roosevelt to ask him to use his in
fluence with the British Government
toward a just settlement of the war be
tween England and the South African Re
public Congress will be asked to aid the
President in seeking to bring about a set.
tlement of the war.
Thanlcs From a Viceroy.
WASHStfGTON, Dec 5. John Fergu
son, foreign counsellor and adviser of
Liu Kun Ylh, the Chinese Viceroy of
Nankin, called on Secretary Hay today
to convey formally to the Secretary the
personal thanks of the Viceroy for the
part he took In protecting China during
the crisis through which that country
has Just passed. Later Mr. Ferguson
delivered a similar message' to the Presi
dent. Prompt Delivery Prevented Loss.
LONDON, Dec 5. The current issue of
the Board of Trade Journal summarizes
the report of C. E. Cardews on the Bur
mah Railroads, in which the writer seri
ously criticised the defective workman
ship and materials of the American loco
motives supplied to the road, but admits
that their prompt delivery saved the
Burmah Railway from a great loss of
revenue.
Dresden Bank Fnils.
DRESDEN, Dec 5. The Dresden Sav
ings Bank has made an assignment. The
bank's share capital is 1,000,000 marks. Its
depositors number 7000. with aggregate de
posits of 7.O0O.OD0 marks.
EGYPTIAN COTTON A FAILURE
Government Experiments to Test Its
Growth In South Unsuccessful.
New York Sun.
S. N. Tracy, who has had charge of the
experiment ordered by the Department of
Agriculture to test the possibility of rais
ing Egyptian cotton in the United States,
reports that the experiments have bad
an unfavorable result. Egyptian cotton
is in great demand In this country, being
suitable for certain purposes for which
the American cotton Is not, and a large
quantity of it Is Imported into this coun
try. The Department of Agriculture under
took to find out whether the South, which
raises every other variety of cotton, will
not produce this variety. To test the mat
ter and learn the kind of soil best .suited
for Egyptian cotton. It was cultivated
simultaneously in half a dozen parts of
the country. In North and South Carolina,
Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The experiments were not satisfactory,
it being found that the Egyptian cotton
will thrive only in the extreme southern
part of Florida. North of that region of
the state the crop failed. The Agrlcul-'
tural Department Is now trying the plan
of crossing the Egyptian cotton with some
cf the early, soft-linted American cotton.
Mr. Tracy thinks that It will take several
years to establish the hybrid, but he be
lieves that it will ultimately prove a good
substitute for the Egyptian cotton.
Telegraphic Brevities.
Total subscriptions to the McKlnley National
memorial fund to date amount to $45,493.
W. C. "Whitney hs.s changed his plans and
will race his horses In England next Spring.
Carrie Nation, the Jolnt-smasher, announced
the suspension of her paper, the Smasher's
Mall.
The Cossack guard at Teheran now numbers
2000 troops, commanded exclusively by Rus
sians. Fire destroyed the National Starch Manufac
turing Company's plant at Des Moines. Loss,
$200,000.
The faculty of Kansas University decided to
permit out-of-town games next year by the
football team.
J. P. Morgan is working for a proposed com
bination of all the independent coal companies
In West Virginia.
Dr. Thomas Kennedy has purchased a build
ing near the Pilotta palace, Rome, for the
American College.
Most Rev. James Edward Cowell Weldon,
bishop of Calcutta, has been appointed canon
of Westminster Abbey.
The Rev. Dr. Carl Meyer, one of the oldest
professors of Rutgers College, Is dead. He
was more than 80 years old.
The main building of the Michigan Alkali
Company's soda plant at Wyandotte was
burned. Loss, $500,000.
The Paris Steele says that Dreyfus repudiates
the Echo de Paris Interview, which he neither
directly nor Indirectly Inspired.
The Mexican Government on account of smug
gling will require Pullman care used on trunk
lines to remain always in Mexico.
Leo Wlnsberg shot and fatally Injured Solo
mon Levl6on. a Jeweler of Deadwood, during
an altercation over business affairs.
General Metcalfe, of the Twentieth Kansas,
and Henry L. Scott, of San Francisco, ate
luncheon with the President yesterday.
N. P. Clark, a lumberman of St. Cloud.
Minn., filed a petition in bankruptcy, placing
his assets at $150 and liabilities at $CSS.821.
A successful demonstration of the use and ef
ficiency of Texas crude olt as fuel has been
given at the plant of an Ice company In New
York.
The Greenville. la., robbers, Louis Brooks
and Albert Phillips, were found guilty of mur
der In tho first degree and the penalty fixed
at death.
New York police arrested Count de Toulo
Lautrec as he was about to sail for France.
He is wanted at Toronto for bogus check op
erations. Mrs. Emma Kastner was assaulted In Day
ton, O.. by two men. who leaped from a buggy
and choked her Into insensibility. Her hus
band Is a socialist.
The bondsmen of Colonel Bobleter, ex-State
Treasurer of Minnesota, offer to pay $22,000 In
cash, making the total payment to the state
$39,765. leaving a deficit of $5206.
Nelson Culver, during a fit of temporary In
sanity, ran away from his home at Hamilton.
Mich., climbed to the top of a tall tree, pulled
a revolver and blew out his brains.
The president of the international Olympian
committee has asked President Roosevelt to
accept the honorary presidency of the Olympian
games, to be held in Chicago In 190.
Philip F. Watts has been appointed British
director of naval construction In succession
to Sir William Henry White, the designer
of all the British warships since 18S5.
Andrew Buckhauser. the non-union machinist
who killed Ferdinand Trap, a union picket at
the Allls-Chalmers plant, Chicago, was held
to the grand Jury on the charge of murder.
The attempt of socialists in the Holland
Chamber to Induce the Foreign Office to Inter
vene In South Africa failed again, the Foreign
Minister stating that the government could not
interfere.
Ex-Champion "Willie Smith. David Bell. Al
exander Smith, Ernest Martin and Alexander
Martin, golf professionals, left Chicago last
night for California to fill engagements on Pa
cific Coast links.
Henry Wiseman, the confessed murderer of
Mrs. Ellen Huss, of Pontlac. Mich., was found
guilty of murder In the first degree and sen
tenced to life Imprisonment. A blow from his
fist during a quarrel killed Mrs. Huss.
Bryn Mawr College has been offered $250,000
by John D. Rockefeller for certain specified
Improvements, provided that on or before com
mencement day In June the sum of $250,000
shall ha-e been raised to complete the pro
jected work.
The women's auxiliary of the American Sci
ence and Historic Preservation Society Just
held its cecond annual reunion In Fraunce's
Tavern. New York. Ways and means for pre
serving the tavern as a historical landmark
were discussed.
New York Billiard Tournament.
NEW YORK, Dec 5. Seven of the 15
games of billiards scheduled for the in
ternational championship. In progress at
Madison-Square Garden, have been com
pleted, and the standing of the players Is
as follows: Slosson and Barutel, won
two games and lost none; Schaeffer won
the only- game he played: Sutton won one
and lost two, and Morningstar won one
and lost two, while Howison lost three
games. The game tonight between Slos
son and Howison. was one-sided, the New
York player winning by 400 to the Cana
dian's 202.
The action of Carter's Little Liver Pills
is pleasant, mild and natural. They gently
stimulate the liver and regulate the bow
els, but do not purge.
CONDEMNED GROUT BILL
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE
LIVESTOCK CONVENTION.
After a Spirited Debate, the Measure
1Ya Carried by a. Small Major
ityThe Stock: Shovr.
CHICAGO, Dec 5. The recommenda
tion of the executive committee that the
resolution condemning the Grout oleo
margarine bill be adopted gave rise to a
long and spirited general debate among
the delegates present at today's session of
the livestock convention. Leonard Pear
son, of Pennsylvania, speaking for the
dairy interests, who uphold the Grout bill,
led the debate with the plea that with
oleomargarine selling under Its own col
ors, butter could hold Its own.
"You cattle men," said he, "insist that
MANUFACTURES OF THE STATE OF .WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Dec 5. The Census Office has made public a prelimi
nary synopsis of its bulletin on the manufactures of the State of Wash
ington, for 1900, as compared with 1890. The data given is for the state
as a whole, as well as for the cities of Seattle, Tacoma- and Spokane. The
synopsis follows:
DESCRIPTION.
Wage-earners, average number
Number of establishments
Capital
Total wages
Miscellaneous expenses..
Cost of materials used
Value of products, including custom
and repairing .
Seattle.
Wage-earners, average number
Number of establishments
Capital
Total wages
Miscellaneous expenses
Cost of materials used
Value of products, including custom
and repairing
Tacoma.
Wage-earners, average number
Number of establishments
Capital .'.
Total wages
Miscellaneous expenses
Cost of materials used
Value of products, including custom
and repairing
jSpokane.
Wage-earners, average number
Number of establishments
Capital
Total wages
Miscellaneous expenses
Cost of materials used
Value of products, including costom
and repairing
Decrease. 1Not reported separately
coloring of oleomargarine should be al
lowed, yet you Insist that the wool Inter
ests should be protected against shoddy
masquerading as wool."
Ex-Governor Packard, of Iowa, moved
that the whole subject be deferred, when
Judge Cowan arose and said that packers
have as much right to color oleomargarine
as dairymen have to color butter. The
discussion was participated in by members
of the Kansas, California, Missouri, Michi
gan and Iowa delegations. It was the
first general debate of the convention.
Judge Cowan brought the speaking to an
end by moving the previous question. The
resolution against the Grout bill .was
adopted, but over a good-sized minority.
Colonel Simpson followed with the
reading of his regular paper, and made
a brief plea, for a ship subsidy. A reso
lution to admit Oklahoma to statehood
was adopted.
Senator Warren's address was pre
sented by the secretary, and ordered
printed in the record. Senator Warren
enumerated the needs which he said cat
tle men would present to Congress:
First Defeat of the Grout oleomargarine
bllL
Second Legislation to prevent deceit
and fraud In marketing manufactured
articles.
Third Legislation to provide for the
opening of forest reservations where
practicable for livestock grazing.
Fourth Legislation providing for tak
ing an annual livestock census.
Fifth Amendments to the land laws to
permit settlers to exchange lands with
the General Government so that range
properties may be solidified, especially
within the so-called railroad limits, where
the aided railroads secured alternate Gov
ernment sections.
Sixth Amendment to the law to en
able the Interstate Commerce Commission
to enforce its decisions.
Seventh Enactment of pure-food laws
compelling all food products to be sold for
exactly what they are.
Eighth Legislation permitting exten
sion of transit limit for transportation of
livestock in cars.
Ninth Legislation to increase duties on
meat products imported from Germany,
John TV. Springer, President Nation
nl Livestock Association.
whenever the German Empire passes a
law imposing prohibitive duties on Ameri
can meat products.
Tenth Legislation providing for leasing
the grazing lands of the United States to
growers.
Eleventh Retention of Government In
spection of livestock and the further free
distribution of blackleg vaccine until the
full period of experimental work passed.
Paul McCormick, of Montana; L. O.
Fullen. of New Mexico, and W. E. Bolton,
of Oklahoma, spoke of conditions in their
respective states and territories. C. G.
Mills, of Oregon, and W. B. Powell, of
Pennsylvania, followed In brief speeches
eulogizing their respective states. Henry
Wade, register of livestock in Canada,
read an interesting paper on the stock
busness of Canada.
Bills to be urged upon Congress to pro
vide for tagging cloth goods to show its
exact composition and to provide for a
classified assessment of cattle were ap
proved by the convention. The conven
tion was divided over framing a bill pro
viding for the exchange of public lands, as
mentioned in Senator Warren's paper, and
a minority report referring the matter to
a committee of five, to report at the next
meeting, was adopted.
The new executive committee of the Na
tional Livestock Association has organized
with F. J. Hagenbarth as chairman. The
old officers were re-elected as follows:
President, John W. Springer; first vice
president, F. J. Hagenbarth: second vice
president, John W. Holt; secretary, C. r.
Martin: treasurer, George W. Gouldlng.
The Important questions to be decided
tomorrow are: Where will the associa
tion meet next year, and shall a perma
nent exposition city be selected? Pitts
burg, Portland. Or., Denver and Kansas
City are candidates for next year's ces
sion. The Livestock: Exhibition.
CHICAGO, Dep. 5. Ambassadors and
other representatives of foreign nations are
enjoying the hospitality of General Man
ager W. E. Skinner, at the International
Livestock Exposition today. Count Quadt,
secretary of the German Legation at
Washington; Count Komatzu, of the Jap
anese Embassy, and Senor Alberto Ser
antes, representing the Argentine Repub-
1000.
1800.
-
work
33,762
3.630
$52,297,379
19.097,473
3.860,455
49,114.804
85,779.072
18.677
1.543
$34,369,735
11.011.S94
2.190,557
19,917.057
41.76S.022 I 107.S
...
work
8.451
953
$10,131.t51
5.575.271
1.479.604
14,251,191
2G,373,402
3.76S
331
$ 4.75S.2S3
3.0S3.731
495.061
4.77S.3S4
10.203,007
124.3
1S7.9
112.9
80.8
19S.9
19S.2
15S.5
work
4,352
3SI
$ S.146.691
2.356.02S
461.017
7,389,166
12.029.497
3.65S
225
$ 7,227,201
2.723,235
464,674
5,171,65S
10,432,555
19.0
69.3
12.7
13.5
0.8
42.9
15.3
...
work
1,779
213
$ 2.67S.S23
1.0S0.61S
414.526
2,854.463
5.427,540
In 1890.
lie. together with many resident Consuls,
are in the party.
Much interest centered about the pens
and carloads of fat cattle. Armour &
Co. bought the first steer at 25 cents a
pound, ind still higher prices, were ex
pected. In the horse department, the Bel
gians were in the ring. The prominence
of the Herefords in every competitive
event attracted a large crowd to the auc
tion of fine Herefords. Horace Fairfax,
the property of the K. B. Armour estate,
was sold to C. B. Wade, qf Pendleton.
Or., for $625.
BRIGHTMAN'S BIG DEFICIT.
Manager of Washington Team In
curred $2000 Deficit.
The financial affairs of the University
of Washington are in a very bad way,
as Brlghtman, who was suspended from
the management last week, Incurred a
deficit of $2600 during his term of office.
Brlghtman was elected last January, and
was placed in charge of all departments
of athletics. His management of the
track and baseball terms last Spring was
unsuccessful In every particular, and the
record of his football team Is not one
that a college should be proud of.
It is understood that Manager Bright
man received the hearty support and co
operation of some of the more prominent
members of the faculty, and that his ac
tions always met with approval. If this
be the case, a little athletic renovation
would not go amiss at the University of
Washington.
QUALIFIED FOR. AYER CUP.
Miss IClnfc Made Nine Holes in 57
R, L. 3Iacleay "Wins In New York.
In the second round of the competition
at the Waverly Golf Club for the Mrs.
W. B. Ayer cup. Miss Kins qualified for
the finals with a net score of 57, having
a handicap allowance of 1. This makes
Mrs. Holt Wilson and Miss King the
two ladies qualifying for the finals a3 a
result of the first two rounds.
Next Saturday evening the annual meet
ing of the members of the Waverly Golf
Club for the election of officers will be
held at the Commercial Club, at 8 o'clock.
At the annual Thanksgiving tournament
at the Lakewood Links, New York, the
handicap cup was taken by R. L. Macleay,
of the Waverly Golf Club of Portland, Or.,
tu.is uio cw jLuin. xtuies. u.r. .lcicieuy
was given a handicap of IS, but finished
In fifth place by his- scratch score, against
some of the best golfers In New York
City. Mr. Macleay's score was:
Out 6 47665453
la 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5-S0-1H-72
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Six Teams From Montann and Utah.
Form the Northwestern.
BUTTE, Mont., Dec 5. A new baseball
league was organized here today to be
known as the Northwestern League. Six
towns were represented as follows: Butte,
J. R. Wharton and J. J. McClosky; Hel
ena, W. E. Phillips; Great Falls, John S.
Athey; Salt Lake, J. C. Leary; Ogden, W.
J. Shealey; Pocatello, W. T. Trapp. John
S. Crltchlow, of Salt Lake, wa3 chosen
president; Sewall Davis, of Butte, vice
president, and Willla-m Murth, of Helena,
secretary.
Another meeting will be held on the
12th Inst. In Salt Lake, when the $500 for
feit will be put up by each club, and
to adopt a 10 per cent sinking fund. The
league will be an important organization
after the style of the California League.
The season will open May 1 and close
October L
QUEENAN "WON.
Milwaukee Fighter Knocked
Case
Ont in Eleven Rounds.
SEATTLE. Dec 5. Perry Queenan, of
Milwaukee, tonight knocked out Dick
Case, of this city, in the 11th round.
Queenan had the best of it from the start.
In the 10th he sent Case to the floor twice,
and in the fore part of the 11th again
knocked him down. Case taking nine
counts. In the latter part of the round a
left to the Jaw, followed by another, and
a right also to the jaw, put the Seattle
man out.
Revision Committee of Presbyterian b
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The committee
on revision of faith of the Presbyterian
church continued Its sessions today. The
members called in a body on President
Roosevelt The President was very cordial
in his greeting.
OREGON AS A FRUIT STATE
ITS GREAT REPUTATION" IX OTHER I
LOCALITIES.
Apple Growing Han Brilliant Fnture
In "Willamette Valley The Cal
ifornia Situation.
SAN JOSE, Nov. 2S. After having trav
eled through more than half the states In
the Union this year and two months spent
in the deciduous fruit districts of Califor
nia the conviction is forced upon me that
today the Willamette Valley is the best
field In the United States for engaging
in the fruit Industry. If up-to-date meth
ods are adopted, suitable soil and loca
tions selected, and proper care exercised
to keep the land cultivated and the trees
free from disease, there is no place in the
United States that can compete with us
in the production of apples, prunes,, cher
ries and small fruits.
The apple industry of the Pajaro
(Path'ro) Valley, California is reaching
large proportions. This season's crop
will reach 1,250,000 boxes of merchantable
apples and not more than half of the area
now set to trees Is bearing. This valley
Is in some respects very much like the
Willamette, but is probably not more than
half the size of Marlon County. It's
soil is an alluvial deposit, and while tho
annual rainfall is not more than one-half
that of the Willamette, fogs from the
Pacific soak and saturate everything al
most nightly from early Spring until late
in tho Fall, so that in the aggregate If it
were possible to measure the moisture
derived in this way it would be found
fully as great as our rainfall. The re
sult Is that the valley is one of the most
fertile In the whole United States. In
addition to Its apple industry thousands
of tons of sugar-beets arc raised besides
beans, corn, onions and other vegetables.
It also produces thousands of crates of
strawberries which are shipped to San
Francisco. One strawberry-grower in
formed me that from, plants set in Febru
ary and from which berries were gathered
In April ho had realized to date $120 per
acre on his 25-acre patch. As high as $T00
per acre is paid for such land as this, and
it is planted to apples, while we of the
Willamette, where apples reach the high
est state of perfection, go Into bank
ruptcy trying to raise wheat for 50 cents
per bushel. The Idea that apples grown in
the Willamette Valley will not keep Is
nonsense. It Is true some varieties will
not, but that Is also true of all countries.
In the Pajaro Valley red apples are not
a success as compared with ours and could
not be sold In competition with us. They
grow most successfully the Yellow Bell
flower and Yellow Newtown Pippin, which
are shipped in Immense quantities to the
Eastern and European markets.
The picking and packing season Is a
very busy one; thousands of people are
employed and money flows freely in the
channels of trade. The Slavonians seem to
have almost monopolized the fruit hand
ling. They go out into the orchards about
the time the fruit has set (shortly after
blooming) and bid for It, at so much per
acre. If the crop fails the orchardlst
would lose nothing if the buyer was worth
it. and some of the Slavs are now rich,
all made out of speculating in this way.
When the fruit Is ready to pick, the buyer
gathers It himself, hauls it into town to
his packing-house, where it is packed ac
cording to grade, and is then sold to repre
sentatives of Eastern and European com
mission houses, who are on the ground,
reminding me of the small army of hop
buyers who make Salem headquarters
during the hop season.
A few years ago the farmers were rais
ing grain and growing poor. Then came
hopyards, to be followed In turn by rf7
ples and small fruits. A good many
prune orchards were planted, but they are
rapidly being taken up to make room for
apples and apricots, the latter In the hills.
Why cannot we of the Willamette Valley
profit by the experience of these people
and go Into the fruit business there on
a more extensive scale? Our apples now
bring a low price because the quantity
we have to offer is so limited large buy
ers do not make an effort to get what we
have. If we had ten to twenty thousand
acres there would be competition between
buyers all over the world for our fruit
and a good price once in three years will
net far more than an annual crop of any
thing now grown.
Our trees are not more diseased or sub
ject to more pests than here, they bear
fully as proliflcally, the fruit cannot be
excelled, and It stands to reason that fruit
produced on land costing $40 per acre can
be put on the market for les.s money
than if on land worth $500. Our facilities
for shipping are better than enjoyed by
Pajaro Valley.
In advocating this I do not believe if
the whole Willamette Valley was devoted
to the fruit industry it would Injure Pa
pjaro Valley, for the fruit markets are
widening so rapidly that as our supply in
creases the demand will lncrense. By the
time we get a few thousand acres bearing,
the trans-Pacific market will be taking
thousands of tons of green and dried
fruits. Improved methods of preparing
apples for table delicacies will require
thousands of tons. Taking the field as
It is today, there is no line of Industry
that promises greater returns for the timo
and money expended In bringing an or
chard Into bearing.
What is true of apples Is also true of
prunes. There is a great future for that
fruit which will be reviewed In a future
letter. Before closing I cannot refrain
from calling attention to the great work
being performed by our Horticultural
Board. Everywhere In this state the
name of Henry E. Dosch is recognized as
belonging to one of the most practical
and indefatigable workers in the West.
He Is recognized as an authority on all
subjects pertaining to the fruit business.
Tho work he has done and is doing for
Oregon is not, I am afraid, fully appre
ciated or he would receive more encour
agement from fruitgrowers than he did
while at Buffalo. He asked for a few
thousand pounds of prunes to give way as
samples, but received only a limited sup
ply. The California Commissioner was
abundantly supplied, and gave away not
only thousands of sample packages of
dried fruit, but served daintily cooked
dishes with cream, which were given out
freely and were widely commented upon.
The fifth and sixth biennial report of our
Board of Horticulture are warmly praised
by prominent orchardlsts and commis
sioners here. They are considered text
books on horticulture, and are said to ex
cel the horticultural reports of any other
state. If the Legislature would give the
Board authority to sell a few thousand
copies to nonresidents there Is no doubt
much revenue could be secured in that
way to help pay Its expenses. Our horti
culture laws are acknowledged to be in
some respects much superior to those of
California. In fact, Oregon Is better
known today through her fruit Industry
than In any other way, and nothing would
draw a desirable class of Immigration to
us so rapidly as to go into that business
on an extensive scale.
GUY M. POWERS.
XlcnraRnn lloute Better.
Brooklyn Kagle.
The Panama route has been a commer
cial highway for more than three centu
ries, but Industrial changes have not re
sulted, tne natural features of the coun
try militating against them. On the other
hand, the Nicaragua canal would bring
Into easy communication with this coun
try and with Europe several of the Cen
tral American states. Furthermore, no
treaties now authorize this country to
construct either one route or the other.
Colombia is not free to treat with the
United States because of the concessions
granted. Nicaragua and Costa. Rica an
freehanded. Moreover, they have dem
onstrated their willingness to do every
thing in their power to facilitate matters
for this country. In December last they
executed protocols consenting to enter
into negotiations to settle In detail the
plan and agreements necessary to accom-
pllsh not only the purpose of construction,
but to provide for ownership, control and
authority. Should the Panama route be
adopted and should this country find It
necessary to pay what is asked for the
concessions, there would be a difference
of over $60,000,000 in favor of the Nicaragua
route. Finally, while it would take but
six years to build the latter, it would
take two years longer to finish the Pan
ama canal. In the light of all the obsta
cles and-advantages incidental to both un
dertakings, the commission decides in fav
or of an Isthmian canal at Nicaragua, to
be "under the control, management and
ownership of the United States." The
decision will profoundly disappoint the
owners of Panama canal securities, , but
it will unquestionably commend itself to
Congress. It clears the track for the great
waterway.
WHY THIS GREAT CLAMOR?
A Few "Words About the Legality of
the Railway Combine t
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 29. (To
the Editor.) Recently a number of men
organized, under the laws of New Jersey,
a corporation with, a capital of $400,CO.
COO, which they named the Northern Se
curities Company. The chief object of
this corporation is said to be to buy the
stocks of the Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and the Burlington Railway
Companies. Had one individual, pos
sessed of the means, undertaken to buy
tnc bulk of the stock of the three railway
companies, it would have been considered
a legitimate, if stupendous undertaking.
Because a corporation, a combination of
men of means, was organized for the pur
pose of buying the railroad stocks, the cry
is raised. "The liberties of the people
are endangered," and the Governor or
Minnesota calls upon the Governors of
tho other states In which either or all
of the three railroads operate to join him
In preventing the corporation from carry
ing out Its plans.
It will hardly be contended that It
would be unlawful for one man to buy
the majority of the stock of one or a
dozen railroad companies. Nor will It be
seriously contended that if one man were
able to buy the stock of the railroads he
could not lawfully direct their operation.
A man may do with his property what
he Usteth, provided he does not harm his
neighbor or the public. He may buy any
thing for sale, provided he has tho money
to pay for it.
It has ever been the rule that what one
man may do with his property two or
more men, operating together, may do
with their combined property. To permit
this combination, and the operation of
combinations of the property of individ
uals, constitutions and laws provide for
the formation of artificial persons styled
corporations. No effective law has yet
been framed which will prevent a corpo
ration from buying what one man may
buy.
If It Is lawful for one man to buy tho
stock of half a dozen railroads, it Is
equally lawful for a corporation to do
so. If one man buy the stock of half a
dozen railroads, he will have tho lawful
power to operate them as seems best to
him, provided that, in their operation, he
does not Injure any person or property,
or damage the general public As the
owner of half a dozen railroads a man
would be as subject" to the laws passed
for their regulation as are the hundred
or more men who own one railroad. And
so of a corporation which purchases the
control of three or more railroads. It
will have to operate its roads in accord
ance with the laws governing the opera
tion of railroads.
Tho laws of Minnesota prohibit the com
bination of competing lines of railroad.
This prohibition was successfully Invoked,
a few years ago. to prevent a consolida
tion of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern. Since then the lawyers have
been searching for a means Of consolidat
ing the roads under one general interest,
and they finally hit upon the simple meth
od of organizing a distinct corporation and
buying through it the controlling interests
In the stocks of the roads.
In reply to the question of the Governor
of Minnesota, the Attorney-General of
that state Is reported as declaring that
the purchase of the stocks of the Northern
Pacific, the Great Northern and the Bur
lington is a violation of the spirit but not
of the letter of the prohibitive law. The
telegram does not state what penalty, if
any, the Attorney-General of Minnesota
says can be inflicted in that state for the
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violation of the spirit of a statute. Speak
ing generally. It can be safely said, it is
as difficult to Inflict punishment for the
violation of the spirit of a law as It is to
prevent the leaves falling from the trees
at this season. If all who violate tno
spirit of the laws were Imprisoned, tho
vast bulk of mankind would be at work
on the rockplle. The Constitution of
Washington expressly declares:
"No r.lroad corporation shall consoli
date Its stock, property or franchises with
any other railroad corporation owning a
competing line."
This broad declaration can be held to
prohibit the Northern Pacific from sell
ing its stock to the Great Northern, al
ways provided the Northern Pacific has
any stock to sell. But as the stock of
the Northern Pacific is owned by many
different poople It will be a great stretch
of the section of the State Constitution
to hold that it prevents any man from
buying from other men their holdings of
Northern Pacific stock until ho has se
cured all of it issued. It would be per
fectly lawful for him to do so. It is just
as lawful for the Northern Securities Com
pany to buv the stock of the Northern
Pacific, the Great Northern, and any oth
er road or roads as it is for an indiviu
ual to do so. It might be held that.it ia
a violation of the spirit of the. clause o
the state constitution for an individual
to buy all the stock of the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern. It is no mora
a violation of it for the Northern Securi
ties Company to do so.
As the state constitution is not self-operative,
bu requires legislative action to
set It going; as the Legislature has never
undertaken to put in operation the section
forbidding the consolidation of competing
railroads, and as the constitution docs
not provide a penalty to he inflicted on
those who violate the consolidation sec
tion, either, in letter or spirit, it would
be like locking the door after the horse
is stolen to call the Legislature of Wash
ington together in special session to pro
vide a punishment to he inflicted on tha
Northern Securities Company for buyins
the stocks of the Northern Pacific. Gnat
Northern and Burlington Raikoad Com
panies. It seems to me that Governor Gee", of
Oregon, took the reasonable and praetiial
stand when he replied to the request for
assistance made by Governor Van
Sant, of Minnesota, that after it
had been demonstrated that the road
will be operated under tho ownership ot
the Northern Securities Company to the
injury of the people it will be time iC.
take steps In the courts and Legislative
halls to remedy the evil.
P. B. JOHNSON.
Neprroen Cnnjsht With IUooilhourrtls,
ANDALUSIA, Ala.. Dec. 5. Sheriff.
Bradshaw returned to Andalusia today)
with 22 negroes accused of complicity in
the killing of J. W. Dorsoy. a merchant,
and the fatal wounding of Fale Atkinson,
City Marshal, at Opp last evening. Dorscy
and Marshal Atkinson went to the tur
pentine quarters near Opp yesterday
evening to arrest a negro accused of
stealing a pistol. The negro had about
50 of his fellow-workmen in the house
with him. A general battle ensued, in
which Dorsey was killed and Atkinson fa
tally wounded. Two negroes were killed
and several others wounded. Sheriff Brad
shaw left Andalusia with deputies and
dogs, and returned today with 22 ncgrots.
Rnees nt Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. Results at
Oakland:
Five and a half furlongs, purse Milaa
won. The Maniac second. Wandering Boy
third; tknc 1:12.
Seven furlongs, selling Flamero won.
First Shot second, CaneJo third; time 1:33.
Futurity course, selling Nonie won,
Phyllis second. Sol third; time 1:14.
One mile and a sixteenth, selling, purse.
$400 Darlene won, Hohenlohe second, Al
icia third; time 1:52.
One mile, selling Duckoy won. Rush
field second. Lodestar third; time 1:46.
Six furlongs, selling Merops won, Decoy
second, Invlctus third: time 1:11.
New Philippine Ofllce.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Professor F.
Lamson-Scribner, the agrostologist of the
Department of Agriculture, has been ap
pointed Chief of the Insular Bureau of
Agriculture In the Philippines. He will
have direct charge of all agricultural af
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