THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1902.
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PALATINIA THE PIONEER
FIRST STEAMSHIP OP THE 1002
GRAIX FLEET FROM JAPAN.
Will Load for St. Vincent's for Or.
tier French Bark AkIc Great At
traction to Xcvr Year Strollers.
The British steamship Palatinla, which
will pioneer the 1902 steamer grain fleet
from Portland, arrived In at Astoria yes
terday mornlngr, and left up in the after
noon. ,She will be at Montgomery dock
this morning, and will he given the usual
quick dispatch, which In Portland Is un
affected by the passing years. The Pala
tinla comes under charter to Kerr, Glfford
& Co. This same firm was the charterer
of the steamship Kalsow. which arrived
January 1, 190L The Kalsow was the first
of the January fleet last ear. and the
Palatinla will hold a similar position with
this season's fleet. While the Palatinla
may be the first steamship to get away
from Portland In 1502 with a wheat car
go, the mammoth Strathgyle, with flour
and lumber, will be ready to clear several
days ahead of her. Mr. Du Flon. agent
for the steamer, is trying to make up for
the time lost by the vessel In the fog, and
is rushing her cargo aboard at a rapid
rate. She was loading at the flour mills
in Alblna yesterday, and as soon as she
finishes there will be brought up the har
bor to take on a large consignment of
lumber.
The Strathgyle Is about the only craft
along the water front that was working
yesterday, most of the longshoremen and'
p evedores taking advantage of the holi
day. "While there is not a very good out
look for many more steamers in the
wheat trade this season, there will be a
large number of lumber and flour steara
(tk to load here, there being at least five
of the ocean tramps In sight for Janu
ary. The next to follow the Palatinla
and Strathgyle Is the H3tlsu, which Is
coming to Portland to load for Siberia.
The steamship Folmlna, under charter to
the Pacific Export Lumber Company. Is
also due In January, and the regular liner
Indravelil will be along about the ISth.
Everything considered, the outlook for a
very prosperous year In shipping was
never brighter.
to arrive by the end of last month her
owners have lost about $1000. One or two
other grain ships have lingered too long
on the way. and will mlrs good charters
by falling to get in before the new year.
The Scottish Minstrel is In the same posi
tion as the Selene, so far as canceling
date Is concerned, but as she was char
tered at a lower rate, her charterers will
probably load her, as they could not se
cure anything cheaper.
DEATH CLAIMS AS OLD-TIMER.
Potnam F. Bradford, Prominent la
the Old O. S. K. Company. -
HOOD RIVER, Jan. 1. Putnam F.
Bradford, who died at his home here
Tuesday, was a prominent figure In thr
early history of Oregon. He was aged
75 years, and a native of Massachusetts.
Ho was the eighth lineal descendant of
George "William Bradford, of Plymouth
Colony. In 1849, with others, Mr. Brad
ford purchased a small ship and sailed
around Cape Horn to California, where
he engaged In mining. After spending
a few years in California. Mr. Bradford
came to Oregon, locating at Cascade
Locks. His prominent connections with
the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
In its early days will be remembered by
all old pioneers. He was a familiar fig
ure in the transportation of supplies up
the Columbia River, to the mines In the
early '50s. He was a principal mover
in the construction of the railway around
Cascade Locks, on the "Washington side,
as well as in th? building of tho river
WHY DID SHE CAPSIZE?
GREAT MYSTERY ABOUT DISASTER
TO THE BARIC ASIE.
Many Men of Many Minds Aboat It,
bat All Asrree That Nobody Kaon
Anything: About It.
The cause of the disaster to thefFrench
bark Asle Tuesday was as much of a
mystery yesterday as it was 10 seconds
after the vessel toppled over and spread
her masts and rigging on and about Da
vldge's wharf. Of course, there are sup
positions. Ten thousand people these fig
ures are based on personal encounters
had 'em. The most plausible offered wjere
that the vessel was topheavy; that the
discharge of ballast had raised the bark,
lifted the ballast logs almost out of the
water and started the careening move
ment; that with the bark lightened and
the logs almost clear of the river'a sur
face, a slight starboard tilt had been
produced by the swells of a passing
steamer, increased to a list by the sway
ing of the loaded ballast bucket, and the
wreck resulted.
The first theory was laughed at by Cap-
charge of the dock gate, and R. M. Stew
art, who represented Mr. Lawler on the
dock, estimate that at least 10,000 people
viewed the wreck from Front street, the
adjoining wharves and the Alblna ferry.
A candy and peanut vender who had a
stand near the dock entrance emptied his
tray a dozen times. Hundreds waited to
go on David ge's dock, but as admittance
was barred they were turned away.
In the morning some of Mr. Lawler's
men descended Into the hold and rescued
the almost famished livestock and poul
try. Three pigs, several sheep and a
large number of chickens were taken out
and carried to land. Two pigeons roosted
on the main hatchway and eyed the ope
rations, but they wero put to flight by the
squealing of the pigs.
In clearing away the rigging the men
discovered a fully-loaded sand wagon,
over which the mainmast had crashed
and on which a steel spar partly rested.
The wagon was not damaged a particle.
In the water west of the dock the men
found a small rowboat, which was scut
tled by the ruins of a part of the mizzen
mast. The boat Is pinned to the bottom,
and fiver men are Jocularly asking each
other whether Its owner will sue for dam
ages. Examination of the wharf showed that
the falling masts had broken only a guard
rail or two on the west end. It Is not
likely that damages will be claimed for
these fractures, but it Is understood that
a settlement will be expected fqr the time
that the bark's masts and rigging lie
upon the wharf. Captain Olivaud said
that any just claim, against his vessel
WHERE OUR APPLES GO
WILLAMETTE VALLEY" PRODUCES
FEW FOR EXPORT.
Medford and Hood River Districts
Have Made Fame of Oregoa-Little
Demand for Good Fralt Here.
People of Portland see little of the fine
apples produced In Oregon. The best fruit
has smdll sale in this city, owing to the
demand for it abroad, the consequently
high price, and the local abundance of
second-grade apples. Indeed, the apples
for which Oregon is famed come to Port
land only in samples. The great pro
ducing districts of the state are so sit
uated that most of the fruit exported does
not come through Portland on Its way to
the Eastern States and Europe, and Port
land dealers dr. only a small part of tne
business.
Production of apples on a large scale for
consumption abroad -has only just begun,
and there is no definable limit to it. All
that Oregon can produce will but whet the
appetite of the world, so relatively small
Is the potential output of this state com
pared with the demands of consumption.
Apples have carried "Oregon" to the
mouths of the multitudinous world, but
not all Oregon has done it. In all the 96,-
It could be enlarged than the market In
the Eastern States and England. The loss
frcm deterioration Is greater on shipboard
than on cars, but It does not correspond to
the difference In freight rates between
Oregon and the Orient and Oregon and
the Eastern States.
The three outside markets for Oregon
apples are in the Eastern States, Europe
and the Orient. Each of these has its own
ideal of what an apple ought to be. The
Chinese, for example, prise small green
apples, preferably Virginia Greenings,
above all else. The English like yellow
apples the best, and Yellow Newtown Is
their choice. In the Eastern States the
deep-red apple, with Its brilliant luster
and Its , blending hues, is the favorite.
Southern Oregon exports more apples to
Europe than any district In the state.
Hood River devotes itself more to the red
varieties and the Eastern market.
Medford vs. Hood River.
Opinion differs as to the reason for the
higher estimation In the East of Hood
River fruit than of Southern Oregon. One
local dealer says Hood River Is a more
mountainous district, and more subject to
climatic changes, such as are adapted "to
production of hardy fruit. Another says
that, although the Hood River fruit is
better looking than the other it Is not
equal in taste. A third says that the
preference Is due to the way Southern
Oregon growers pack the boxes. And a
fourth maintains that comparison between
the fruit of the two district can be only
tentative, because of the variety of eleva
tions which the two sections afford. The
last merchant says that the fruit of the
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SECTION OF PORTLAND WATER FRONT SHOWING JANUARY GRAIN SHIPS DISCHARGING AND LOADING.
XOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
Four Marine Disaster Similar to
That of the Asle.
The disaster to the French bark Aslo Is
the fifth of a similar nature to happen in
a Pacific Coast port within the past 15
years. Two have happened In Portland
harbor, two In San Frarcico, and one on
Pugct Sound. Many lives were lost In the
two accidents in San Francisco, and the
entire crew of the Andelana went down
with the ship, when she careened and
sink In Tacoma harbor two years ago.
In San Francisco the British ships Earl
Dunraven and Blalrmore both capsized in
the harbor, over a dozen men losing their
lives In the holds of the vessels. Both of
the ships were subsequently rateed, and
are still sailing the seas.
In June. 1SS6. the steamer Oklahama, In
command of Captain Harry Emken, went
alongside the British bark Alliance, lying
at Montgomery dOck, for the purpose of
moving her across the river. The bark
had cast off her lines from the dock, and
Just as the Ocklahama started with her
she suddenly turned over on the steamer.
The pilot-house and most of the cabin
were totally wrecked, but the hull of the
steamer was uninjured, and she held up
the big vessel until lines were run out
from the dock, and the ship was hauled
back Into position. Captain Emken had a
remarkable escape from death, as the
pilot-house In which he was standing was
razed to the hurricane deck. The Ande
lana. which Is the worst case on record,
eanslzed In the nleht at Taeoma. and no
one will ever know just how the accident 1
.happened, as .she left no one to tell the
tale.
The Asle, which turned over at the Da
vidge dock, Is a twin sister of the French
bark Europe, which loaded here a few
weeks ago, and it Is a singular coincidence
that the Europe met with a similar acci
dent to that which befell the Asle soon
after she was launched. Both of these
vessels arc heavy above the waterllne,
and are lofty rigged. They are also built
on fine lines, which gives them great
speed, but adds to their crankiness. When
the Europe was first rigged, and before
she made a voyage, she capsized In the
Seine, with about 350 tons of ballast In
her. She was dismasted In the tumble, In
much the same manner as the Asle,
but the lesson was a good one for her
master. Captain Muller, and while In this
port he would not permit his ship to be
moved with less than 1000 tons of ballast
in her. Workmen commenced clearing
away the wreckage around the Asle yes
terday, and she will be pulled back Into
an upright position In a day or two, pre
paratory to examination and repair. It Is
estimated that her repairs will cost about
$30,000, and will require at least three
months' time to complete them.
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Tha January grain fleet from Portland will be the largest on record, there being more ships in the river than ever before at one time. Every available auction of wharf frontage on both sides of the river Is occupied, and
the four ships due from Astoria today will be obliged to anchor In the stream until berths are provided. The above cut shows a section of the West Side docks. It Is from a photograph taken Monday. The fifth vssel In the
line from left to right Is the unfortunate French bark Asle, which t-oppled over on the dock Tuesday. The cut ahowa about one-fourth of 'the grain ships in the river. They are lying in front of Greenwich, Mersey, Columbia and
Davidge Docks.
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steamers, Hassalo, Oneonta and Mary P.
Flint, the latter being the maiden name
of his mother. In these busy and pros
perous days he was associated with
Jacob Kamm, R R. Thompson, W. S.
Xadd, and others. After disposing of
his interest in the Oregon Steam Navlga
tion Company, he resided In New Eng
land, then In California and then near
Portland, where ie engaged in fruit
growing. Mr. Bradfprd was married to Miss B.
Palmer at Cascade Ixcks March 28, 1832.
Mrs. Bradford died December 21, 1S37. An
aged brother, Ashbel, who was associat
ed with him in many of his business en
terprises, a son Flint, and Mrs. A. B.
Canfleld, a member, of the family for
many years, and whom he regarded as
a daughter, all of Hood River; an aged
sister In Massachusetts, and other rela
tives In New England and California, sur
vive him. The funeral will occur tomorrow.
All Vessels la Storm Are Safe.
SEATTLE, Jan. 1. All the vessels
known to have been out in the great'
storm of Christmas day, along the North
Pacific Coast, are reported here as safe.
There is a possibility that the British
ship Robert Duncan, long overdue from
Liverpool to Puget Sound to load wheat,
was In the storm, but so far her where
abouts are unknown.
JANTA CLARA STILL FAST.
Latest Victim of Northern "Waters
May Become a. Total Wreck.
The Victoria Colonist has the following
regarding the latest victim of the inse
cure harbors to the north of us: "The ship
Santa Clara, still fast on Trial Island, is
dally attracting crowds of spectators and
camera men are thick on the near-by
beaches. Since the attempts to haul the
vessel from the rocks on Saturday morn
ing, which failed, the ship having fallen
over on the rocks and punctured a hole In
her hull on Friday night at low water, no
further attempts have been mdde to tow
her off. Yesterday the crew were engaged
in taking down her yards and lightening
her. Her owners, the Alaska Packers'
Association, are represented in Victoria
by R. P. RitheL At present nothing has
been done. In regard to arranging to salve
the stranded ship, which many believe
can be floated. It is understood, though,
that the owners are willing and anxious
to make arrangements for the salvage of
the Santa Clara on the 'no cure, no pay'
basis, as the ship was uninsured. It Is
not unlikely that local wrecking' Arms will
undertake the work on these conditions.
The Santa Clara is still held from end to
end by the rocks, and even at high Water
for the tides are neaping dally she has
a bad list to port. At low water she has
all the appearance of a picturesque wreck
lying over on her port beam, a sorrowful
looking object."
'Marine Sarvey of Chinano Mara.
SEATTLE. Jan. 1. A marine survey
was today made of the Nippon Tusen
Kalsha liner Shlnano Maru, wnicn was
damaged by fire at sea December 22, en
route to the Orient. The vessel was
found uninjured. Some 'freight was
scorched, and will be replaced before the
vessel sails this week.
1002 FLEET COMING.
Three Ships and a. Steamer "Will
Reach Portland This Morning.
There was quite a procession of grain
carriers on the way up the river yester
day, and their arrival today, together
with the large number of ships now In
port, will give the harbor an animated
appearance. The first to arrive will be
the big steamer Palatinla. She will be
closely followed by the British bark Cas
tor, which left Astoria Tuesday after
noon. The diminutive bark Carl left up
at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and the
German ship Lita shortly afterward. All
of the sailers that have finished at this
port have now left down with the excep
tion of the French bark Jean Bart, which
was cleared on the last day of the old
year by Taylor. Toung & Co. Two or
three of them are near enough to the fin
ishing point to get away by the end of the
week, and there is wheat enough on the
docks In this city to load a fleet of 20
ships in as many days.
MISSED A GOOD CHARTER.
German Bark Selene Arrives From
San Bias 24 Hoars Late.
The German bark Selene arrived in at
Astoria last evening, just 24 hours too late
to save a good charter. She was engaged
several months ago at 39 shillings for
December loading, and through her failure
To Load Lamher at Tillamook.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Jan. L The steam
lumbbr schooner W. H. Kruger arrived
today to load lumber at the Truckee Lum
ber Company's mill, in Tillamook Bay.
Domestic and Forelsn Ports.
ASTORIA, Jan. 1. Left up at T A. M. Ger
man bark Carl. ArrUed at 8.30 A. M- British
steamship Palatinla, from Manila, by way of
Muroran. Left up at 8:30 A. M. German ship
Llta. Sailed at 10:30 A. M. Steamer Nome
City, for San Francisco. Left up at 2:15 Brit
ish steamer Palatinla, Sailed at 5 P. M. Ger
man bark Schiller, for Queenstown, fqr orders.
Arrived at 5 P. M. Steamer Elmore, from
Tillamook. Arrived at C P. M. German bark
Selene, from San Bias. Condition of tho bar
at O P. M., smooth; wind southeast; weather
cloudy.
Hooulam. Jan. 1. Sailed Schooner K. C
Slade, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco. Ar
rl e Steamer Sequoia, from San rrencisco for
Aberdeen.
San Francisco, Jan. 1. Arrived Steamer Ma
ria, from Nanalmo. SallAl Steamer Walla
"Walla, for Victoria; steamer Herodot. for Van
couver; schooner Challenger, for Seattle;
schooner Bolla, for Sluslaw Bier; steamer
Despatch, for Seattle.
St. Vincent, C V., Dec 1. Arrled previous
lyRoyalist, from San Francisco, -via Valpa
raiso. New York. Dec. 1. Arived Trave, from
Genoa, Naples and Gibraltar. Sailed St. Paul,
for Southampton; Majestic, for Liverpool, Rav
erford, for Antwerp, la Deptford.
St. John's, Jan. 1. Arrived Siberian, from
Glasgow and Ll erpool, for Halifax and Phila
delphia. v
Singapore, Dec 1. Arrived Glenroy, from
Tacoma, via Hong Kong, for London.
Coronel, Dec 1. Arrived Langbank, from
Portland, Or., for St. Vincent
Yokohama. Arrl ed December 30 Steamer
Indrapura, from Portland, Or., via Astoria, for
Hong Kong. Sailed December 31 Steamer Ta
coma, for San Francisco.
Southampton. Jan. 1. Sailed Kalserln Maria
TlMjesa, from Bremen for New York.
Tacoma, Jan. 1. balled British steamer
Falls of Keltle, for St. Vincent; American
schooner William F. Garms, for Melbourne
Queenstown, Jan. 1. Arrived TJltlmonia, from
Boston, for Liverpool.
Plymouth, Jan 1. Arrived Pretoria, from
New York for Hamburg.
London, Jan. 1. Arrived Mesaba, from New
York; Marquette, from New York.
Southampton, Jan. . Arrived Philadelphia,
form New York.
tain Ollivaud, master of the Asle. His
vessel, he said, had been built at a cost of
about 5200,000. and had been guaranteed
to stand without ballast or ballast logs.
She was flat-bottomed, and In France had
stood without booms. The steel masts,
he declared, were neither too high nor
too heavy. They were hollow, and were
lighter than wood. The tlp""of the main-
mast was ISO feet above the keel. He also
scouted the second theory. The logs, he
said, sat properly In the water. Ques
tioned regarding the third, he said he had
neither seen nor heard a steamer pass.
Several nights have gone by without his
noticing them. His eyes were not fas
tened on the ballast bucket when the list
ing movement began, and he could not
say w hether It was swaying or not. Such
things, he said, might have happened,
but as he did not see them he would not
attribute the accident to them.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Ollivaud
visited the bark In company with Paul
Labbe. An inspection from the dock con
vinced him that the damage was greater
than was first supposed.
"All the vessel above the deck Is a to
tal wreck," he said. "I cannot tell what
the loss is just now, but in the course of
a week I shall be able to make something
like a correct estimate. "Within three days
or four days at the most, the vessel will
be righted, and then I can tell Just where
I stand, and I shall award the contract
for repairs."
Robert Lawler, who has charge of the
work of clearing away the rigging and
masts, expects to have the bark's deck
free before the end of the week. He has
employed between 50 and CO men, who
have so lashed and tackled the vessel as
to prevent shifting, and who are engaged
In cutting the broken masts. Derricks
will be required to lift the bowsprit, and
also to right the vessel, and they will be
prepared when the proper time arrives.
"Dead men," or strong timbers, were sunk
in tho beach north df the wharf yesterday
for the ropes and tackles.
The operations on the dock and bank
yesterday attracted crowds to the scene.
Deputy Harbor Master Denny, who had
would be paid, so that court proceedings
arc not probable.
MADAME LEOTTA TO APPEAR
With MIis Baa-ley, She Will Give
Entertainment Friday Night.
Under the auspices of the Third Pres
byterian Church, Madame Leotta, the
noted dramatic impersonator and elocu
tionist, and Miss Gertrude Bagley, of Chi
cago, the well-known contralto, will give
an entertainment Friday evening In Arlon
Hall, at Second and Oak streets. Both
have won the favor of audiences q East
ern cities, and upon the occasion of a
previous visit to Portland Madame Leotta
was voted without a peer In her profes
sion. N
The programme will be as follows:
a Scene I. act 4, "King John" ....Shakespeare
b Selected ,
Leotta.
"Slave Song" Teresa del RIego
MIm Gertrude Bagley.
"Mother's Guest" Bret Harto
Leotta.
"Quando a te Lleta" Gounod
Miss Bagley.
a "A Black Lullaby" A. J. Waterhouse
'b "Gaining Favors" - Anon
Leotta.
"Violets" 7. E. Wright
Miss Bagley.
a Act V, scene 5, "Macbeth"
b "Come Here" (adapted from the German)
Leotta.
"The Rosary" Nevins
Miss Bagley.
The Release of Hartley.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1. Governor Sav
age will leave tomorrow for a short tour
of the Southern States, his final destina
tion being New Orleans. No local happen
ing for months has caused the sensation
that did the release of ex-State Treasurer
Bartley. Governor Savage said tonight
that he had received many personal ex
pressions of approval of his act, as well
as messages of congratulation. In this
city there were also expressions condemn
ing the Governor's action, accompanied
by predictions that It would have an Im
portant political bearing.
000 square miles of this state two compara
tively small producing districts the one
at Hood River, the other about Medford,
Southern Oregon, and a third on a lesser
scale, Union County these three have
made the fame of Oregon apples.
Oregon Is famed abroad perhaps more
for apples than for anything else. A na
tive of this state. In a great Eastern city,
forgets his loneliness In the companion
ship of his red-cheeked cousins, which
show off every fruit-stand from afar. To
boast of kinship with these superb prod
ucts of modern Eden is one of the privi
leges of native Oregonlans abroad, and the
highest tribute to their pedigree.
All the apples exported from Oregon are
labeled Oregon." It Is a popular miscon
ception, say shippers, that California la
bels are attached to Oregon apples. The
reputation made by Oregon appies abrond
would seem to bear out their testimony.
The fruit Is packed in the districts whero
ls Is produced, by skilled hands who knovf
how to grade and arrange It according to
the demands of the trade.
Where the Apples Are Grown.
From the Medford district, In Southern
Oregon, apples have been exported for
many years. Hood River has not enjoyed
fame so lone, but In many Eastern mar
kets its product Beeras to havei small
preference. Exportation of appleV Is In
creasing each year. The outside demand
this season Is especially strong, owing,
perhaps, to the short crop In the East. Al
though the grade of fancy Oregon stock
is above triat of fruit produced elsewhere,
and, therefore, out of competition with the
latter, the shortage of the Eastern crop
Is taken as a stimulant to requisitions
upon Oregon. The Orient has consumed
sample quantities of Oregon apples In the
past few years. Several shipments by
Portland merchants have been made to
Siberia, China ami Japan this season. The
apples were not of the best variety for
export, but they found much favor In the
Orient. Freight charges across the Pa
cific are so much cheaper than to New
York, about three-fifths, that the market
In the Orient would be more profitable If
CHIEF COMMERCIAL CITY OF THE NORTHWEST.
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition has not
jet hit upon a satisfactory design for an em
blem, and the executive committee- has ap
proved the plan of offering prizes amounting ts
$5000 for the wlshed-for design. Artists and
sculptors of National reputation will be Invited
to submit their work, and $2500 will be paid
for the successful rmhltw
Portland's Mercantile Capital Nearly Double That of Any Other City.
Although there has beera large increase In the past three years In the amount of capital Invested In
business enterprises In the Paaclfic Northwest, Portland still maintains its lead as the chief commercial
city of this region. It has nearly twice as much capital as Seattle, which aspires to be Its chief rival,
and not far from as much as Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma combined. Portland has 1469 firms that are
rated for financial worth and credit In the commercial agencies, a gain for 1901 of 107 over 1900 and of 390
over 1S99. Since 1899 Seattle has gained 227 Arms, Spokane 124 and Tacoma 56. In the three years Port
land has gained 390 firms against 407 for Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma combined. This fact of Itself shows
where business men are locating to handle the trade of the Northwest. It should be stated In justice to
all four cities that their totals do not include the working- capital of a very great number of corporations
that have their home offices elsewhere on the Pacific Coast or in the East. The financial worth of these
corporations is credited to the home office, and no figures are given for the amount of money used In get
ting business at Portland, Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma. If their money was figured in ttoe aggregate.Port
land's total would be increased about 50 per cent and that of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane from 25 to
33 1-3 per cent
Firms are classified according to their financial strength, beginning with those worth "over 51,000,000"
and grading down to those worth "less than $500." The average for each class Is the mean between the
maximum and the minimum worth accorded to the class, except those designated "less than $500,' which
are rated at $500:
2 Portland. Seattle. Spokane. Tacoma.
5 Average )
sc for class
" No. Capital. No. Capital. No. Capital. No. Capital.
'1 Over $1,000,000 $1,000,000 5 $-5,000,000 0 1 $1,000,000 2 $2,0U0,000
2 jrot,(X to $1.000.000 S75.000 1 875,000 0 ? a;; S
3 $500,003 to 5750.000 625.000 1 625.000 1 5 625.000 1 625.000 0 -;;"
4 5300.000 to 5500.000 400.000 6 2.400.000 3 1.2&W? l 400.000 3 UW
5 $200,000 to $3C.000 250.000 7 1,750.000 3 750.000 2 500.000 1 0.W0
6 5125000 to 5203.000 162.500 10 1.625.000 15 2.600.000 6 9a.000 7 V2"".0.
7 575000 to $125.000 lotw 21 silOO.OOO 13 1.30O00O 9 &3O.00O 9 9W.09
8 550.000 to $75.000 62.500 27 1,687,500 16 1.OW.000 14 875,000 5 -
I $35000 to I50000 42500 36 1520.000 22 935.000 14 E95.O0O 13 552.500
10 mOOT to 535.000 . .. ... 27.500 63 V32.500 34 S35.000 14 3S5.0CO 15 412,500
11 510 000 to 520600.... 15000 S7 15,000 63 915.000 39 5S5.000 38 570.000
12 55.000 to 510.000 7,500 121 M7;500 97 727.500 46 Sia.OOO 52 390.000
13 S5 000 to rjsm.:..:. 4'.000 120 ' 4S0.000 59 236.OOO 45 ISO.OOO 49 196.000
14 52.000 to $3.000 2,500 114 285.000 61 152.O00 30 75.000 37 92.o00
15 51,000 to $2.000 1,500 144 210.000 76 114,000 47 TO.aOO 36 54.000
16 Less than $1.000 750 198 . 1.5W MS 72.000 94 70.C00 35 26.2o0
17 Less than $C00 500 535 267,500 3S5 197.500 265 132.50 230 llo.OOO
Total . 1169 522.S34.600 955 511,789,500 623 $7,713,500 532 5S.MM.750
Totals for 1900 ... 1362 22,472,000 S31 9.997,000 647 7,117,750 505 7,405.250
Totals for 1SS9 ... 1079 2L233.500 728 7.326,250 504 3.107,000 474 3.S43.C00
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two places Is equal in quality, but that
apples can be chosen frcm either which
will suffer or profit by comparison with
the apples of the other.
In Wlllnmette Valley-
The reason why the "Willamette Valley is
not a large producer of apples for export
comes down from a former generation.
Farmers of the Valley have not yet
learned, or. perhaps, have not directed
their efforts toward growing apples on a
large scale. This same disposition is seen
In othpr methods of husbandry, and will
be recognized by any one who reflects on
It. It pays to pack and ship apples to an
outside market only when they are grown
on a large, scale. There are many varie
ties of apples In the Valley, of excellent
quail t j. but the growers who produce a
given kind In large enough measure for
export are less than the number of fingers
on one hand.
"When the pioneers came to the "Willam
ette Valley they planted Just enough trees
for family needs, or for the economic con
ditions of the time. Their sons have In
herited thisxhablt. The old orchards arc
preserved as heirlooms as If with religious
devotion. They have become asylums for
apple pests, and all the ills that the fruit
Is heir to. When they have been uprooted
j and renewed, they have been replaced
mostly on the same plan of old Oregon.
The tourist sees this even frcm the car
window, exemplified in crooked, scraggy,
gnarled trees, bent with the burden of
years, clinging to the remnants of life like
old men past their day.
But although little or no Valley apples
go to the Eastern States or Europe, It Is
believed that the quality of fruit, of which
this district is capable of yielding, will
cope with the fastidiousness of the export
trade. The problem is to produce the half
dozen best varieties In sufficient quantity
for shipment. Of course. thl3 problem in
cludes preservation of the apples from
the pests which afflict It, the destruction
of the orchards which now breed these
pests, and the study of how to care for
and mature and pack the fruit. In each
of these respects Valley farmers are woe
fully deficient.
Influence of Climate.
It Is contended by some experts that the
Valley is not adapted to the production of
the best apples, such as come from Hood
River, and the Medford district. Its damp
climate and low elevation Is cited against
apple culture. Foothills are said to be the
most congenial environment of the fruit.
"Where the climate is more rigorous than
in the Valley it imparts hardiness to the
apples, making them more solid, more en
during and more tasteful. Experts agree
that the humidity of the Valley Is very
deteriorating on the fruit. A merchant
said, several days ago, that the very best
apples on earth, packed In the most pre
serving manner. If kept In his store one
month, would sell only at third or fourth
grade prices.
Union County has a reputation for high
grade apples, and many carloads have
gone . East from there. It 13 believed
that "Wallowa County, when transporta
tion facilities shall be more available,
will also enter prominently Into the pro
duction of apples. Elsewhere In the
Northwest Northern Idaho and the Pa
louse country yield excellent fruit. In
many places of the Northwest the codlln
moth has not yet made Its appearance.
It i going around fast, however, and Is
catching up with the -virgin districts.
Wlmt Dealer Sny.
x In order to learn the conditions of the
export apple trade and of production of
the fruit In this state, a reporter Inter
viewed several merchants a few days ago.
F. H. Page, of Page & Son. a firm which
does a large export business In Southern
Oregon, said:
"After many years of effort we have
built up an Eastern and European mar
ket for Oregon apples. It has come by
assiduous attention to the production of
the best possible fruit and to the pack
ing. It took considerable effort for
growers to learn these things. The open
ing apple market merely exemplifies the
truism that there Is a demand for all
things grown In Oregon that are pro
duced and packed right. "We have
shipped from Medford this season about
100 caoads."
"Why Is it that Valley apples are not
sold In the East?" the reporter asked.
"There are several reasons," was the
response, "each one as Import
ant as the other and to . recount
them all would take a long time. Chief
of them is that farmers do not grow given
varieties in sufficient quantity and in
proper quality. It does not pay to pick
up for export one box of apples at ilc
Mlnnvllle, another at Corvallis. another
at Albany and another at Salem, even
if the apples are the finest on earth.
"At Salem, recently. I had an option on
1500 boxes of so-called excellent apples.
They were indeed good, but out of the
1500 boxes only 500 were suitable for ship
ment. This is an illustration of the
reason the Valley does not send apples
eastward. Let me show you some apples
that are apples."
Forthwith Mr. Page opened a box of
Yellow- Newtowns. "You see," he con
tinued, "what superb apples these are.
Not a blemish on them. They are In
tended for export to Europe, and I value
them, here at $2 per box. which is more
than I could get In the Portland mar
ket. See how they are packed."
The reporter saw an ordered array of
24 apples, several of them peeping from
their paper wrappers. Beneath them
were three Hers, each of a like number of
apples, all neatly ordered. Between the
tiers was blue paper or cardboard. On
whichever side the box was opened, the
apples were In the same arrangement.
"Oregon cannot produce apples in over
supply;" he continued, "high-grade fruit
will always find a market."
j Applet Tftat Sell licit.
J. A. Bell, of Bell & Co., said: "Ap
ples at Hood River and In Southern Ore
gon are shipped away almost entirely by
growers, direct to the East and Europe.
The old growers in Southern Oregon have
been In the business long enough to have
fixed relations with the trade, and they
do not have to deal through Portland.
The Eastern market wants chiefly Spitz
enbergs, Yellow Newtowns and Jonathans.
It does not take much fancy to Baldwins.
Northern Spies, Red-Checked Pippins or
Bellfiowers. Most of the highest grade
apples here are from Hood River. I re
gard tho shortage of the Eastern trade
as a stimulant to the demand for Oregon
fruit. It certainly has Improved prices.
"The best apples come from foothills
and mountains. This is why Hood River
fruit Is of such fine quality. The Indus
try in the Willamette Valley is not or
ganized properly to gain Eastern trade.
Quality is not up to the best, and besides,
there are not enough extensive groweis."
Exports Are Grovrlnjr.
J. W. Selover, of W. N. Sayre & Co.,
said:
"It is a safe estimate that Southern
Oregon will export this year at least 130
carloads of Yellow Newtowns, Spltzen
bergs, and Jonathans. Many of the
yellow variety will go abroad. More ap
ples have gone out this year than ever
before and shipments will keep increas
ing. None are sold under the CaUfornla.
label. As to the Eastern short crop. It
Is not so short as once estimated, but it
Is short enough to help the Oregon
product. Last year we shipped about 40
carloads from Union County, which found
ready sale. A large part of the Hood
River fruit Is of red stock. I do not
believe there Is appreciable difference be
tween Hood River and Medford apples."
How Portland I Supplied.
W. B. Glafke, of Glafke & Co.. said:
"The Portland market Is supplied most
ly with apples from the Willamette Val
ley, Lewis River, and places on the Co
lumbia River. Little Hood River or
Southern Oregon stock comes here. The
St. Helens district is a new producer of
fine stock. In the Portland market there
are all kinds and prices of apples.
"The Orient offers large possibilities
for trade. We havejsent several quanti
ties there this season. The market there
opens but slowly, however. A year ago
we consigned to China S100 worth of ap
ples. Half of the consignment decayed
or was stolen. We made the shipment
simply to test the market. We lost i
cents by the transaction, but we received
several orders this year.
"Farmers here have not learned to
pick and pack their apples. They, fre
quently face the boxes at top and bottom
with good fruit and fill In with culls.
Commission men are called scamps, but
such doings a3 this show that the farm
ers are also in the game.
"A few days ago we received about -.0
boxes of apples from a farmer. They
were fine apples, but the farmer, to
wedge them tightly In the box. had keyed
them up with apples cut In two. In
each box were 12 or 15 apples thus
wedged. This Is an example of the Idea3
.of packing which prevail among farmers."
Little Export Business In This City.
Mark Levy, of Mark Levy & Co., said:
"This market docs not deal In enough
high-grade apples to make shipments
Eastward. I forwarded a lot of Lady
apples In November, which brought a fair
price, but not enough for my trouble.
The handicap in the Valley Is that we
have not enough new and extensive or
chards. I would aeivise a mouniumuua
country for growing apples. Farmers
do not know how much It reacts to their
disadvantage to try to sell scrubby stock,
by palfrrmg It off as first-grade fruit.
HOP HI, ALAS I IS DEAD.
Bumped Into a AVhlrllns Street-Car
and Bumped Out of Existence.
Hop HI Is dead. In the folly naturally
Incident to extreme youth and Inexperi
ence he wandered forth In the night time
In search of adventure, and sought to stop
a North Sixteenth-street trolley car. The
car pursued the noisy tenor of its way.
and Hop Hi, with tears of anguish run
ning down hla velvet nose, went back to
the laundry of his owner, Nona Hop.
where he lingered three days before the
tender-hearted washee man could find It
In his heart to put him out of his mis
ery. ., .
Hon HI was the son of Hop Low, who
has faithfully furnished the motive power
for the Nom Hop laundry express elnce
LI Hung Chang was a little boy. Year
after year Hop Low led a quiet and un
eventful life, but some three months ago,
to the frantic joy of her owner, she be
came a mother, and Hop Hi was added
to the Nom Hop establishment. He was a
pretty young thing, with a winning way,
and he soon lived with no other thought
than to love and be loved by his proud
mother and Nom Hop. He followed the
laundryman about like a life insurance
agent, ate off his hand, nibbled tenta
tively at his queue, and leaped in very
joy when he received such slight tokens
of affection as preserved ginger and
scrambled bird's nest. His habits were as
a rule correct. He said neigh when tho
youngsters of the vicinity tempted him
to don the raiment of a clown circus
horse and kick his heels in the sawdust
ring; he slept at home nights and he
never shook his mother. But with ad
vancing months he became curious to Gee
how the world looked In the night time,
and his adventure with the trolley car
was his last.
The smoke' arose from the tall brick
chimney of the city crematory Tuesday
afternoon In a thin blue column, and at
a considerable altitude encountered a
northwest wind, which wafted It dream
ily over the unpalnted laundry of Nom
Hop. A faint aroma of incinerated horse
flesh descended through the air, causing
ladles to breathe thickly through their
handkerchlefsi and strong men to use lan
guage commensurate with their manly
vigor. But as It floated in through the
windows of the little wash-house, a red
eyed Mongolian sniffed attentively, wiped
away a tear on a flowered silken sleeve,
and said:
"Poo" Hop Hi. Heep dead. No good."
"Jf. 31. C. A; Endowment Fund.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Although the offi
ces of the International committee of the
Y. M. C. A. in this city were kept open
all day. no contributions to the $1,000,000
endowment funtl were received. The total
amount remained at Tuesday night's fig
ures. $7S9,730. The Rev. Richard Marese,
of the International committee, said to
night that he had hopes that tomorrow
morning's malls might bring subscrip
tions that would complete the fund. Of
the amount subscribed, fully $300,000 Is
conditional on 51,000,000 being raised by
January L Subscriptions sent In letters
that had 'been mailed before January 1
could be Included In the fund.