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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY. 11, 1902. MORE CARS FOR TRADE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES NOW MORE NEARLY ADEQUATE. Further Support In tlie General Re sumption of Activity at FJoar Mill Review eWeck. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. R. G. Dun & Cos weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: "With the unprecedented holiday business end ed, transporting facilities are more nearly ade quate for regular requirements. Merchandise moves to consumers more promptly, and In the iron region there is less interruption to work because of insufficient fucL Reports of unfavorable weather in "Winter wheat regions stimulated prices, and there was further support in the. general resumption of activity at flour mills, together 1th added in quiry for foreign account. Total .exports of wheat from tho United States for the wek, flour included, were 4.170.262 bushels, which fell short of the unusually free outgo of 5.159. 705 bushels a year ago, but compare most sat isfactorily, considering the 10 per cent higher prices now prevailing. The combination of many of the supporting Influences took quota tions above the highest point last year. Corn -nas fairly well held in sympathy with wheat, but some soft spots developed, as was natural in view of the fact that the price is now more than 50 per cent higher than a year ago, while Atlantic exports for the week were 212,011 bushels, as against 4,513,142 bushels in 1001. Failures for the week numbered 373 in the "United States, against 324 last year, and 27 in Canada, against 37 last year. GROWING EASE OF MONEY. A Considerable Spring; Rnslnciis Han Been Booked Already. NEW YORK, Jan. '10. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Trade advances, as reflected In telegrams Jo Bradstreet's, exhibit some irregularity, caused by weather conditions, or proceeding from the early ttage of the season. That a considerable Spring business has been booked already is in dicated by the heavy shipments of merchan dise. Speculation is likewise exhibiting a. broadening tendency, but here also some irreg ularity Is manifested on account of counter "currents and technical market conditions. The growing ease of money is a reflection of pre viously reported good conditions following act ive trade In the late months of last year. Iron and steel production Is active beyond precedent at this season of the year, and further ad vances of 50 cents and $l.per ton are notrd in charcoal pig, "which is taking the place of other grades at Chicago as a result of tho scarcity due to Insufficient transportation. Southern pig haa been firm on a basis of $12 for JJo. 2 at Birmingham, and foundry pig has been advanced 50 cents at Philadelphia. The shut-down of Chicago furnaces has caused an accumulation of coke sufficient to allow several to resume. The Pittsburg district iron arid steel trade alone Is said to be short 5000 cars, and although a change for the better is re ported there, double the present shipments could be made if there were cars enough. So full of orders are American rail mills that a contract for 105,000 tons for Mexico went to England this week, no American bids being received. New business reported, chiefly for the second half of the year, is of good volume, and in addition some large sales of foreign Iron are reported. Feature in Cereals. The feature In cereals has been the unques tionable growth of speculative feeling, as re flected In improved outside or commission buy ing of wheat, corn and oats, while flour has also Improved In general demand. Crop dam age in the Southwest and reports of excep tional activity at St. Louis have been stimu lating factors, but all through the week real izing has been the restraining feature, suffi cient in the case of corn, aided by freer coun try offerings, to bring about a slight decline. Exporters are still declared to be out of the market In this cereal and in wheat, and, de spite good cables from abroad, the advance In domestic markets has been so pronounced o to Induce talk of re-shipments of American wheat from Llveroool. aggregatea"3,56T, 710 bushels, 'as aga1nsV"4,si3, I 475 'bushels last week, and 5,001,005 bushels in this -week last year. "Wheat .exports, July.l to date, 28 weeks, aggregated 153,314,271 bushels, as against 102.827.C40 bushels last season. Business failures tor the -vcek are 318 in the "United States, as against 270 last week. 222 in this week last year, 295 in 1O0O, 304 in 1890. and 323 in lfiOS. Failures in Canada for th week number 32, as against 25 last week. 30 in this week a. year ago, 2S In 1000, 48 in 1600, and 34 In 1803. Bank Clenrlnp. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The following table, complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended January 0, with the per cent of increase and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: Clearings. New York ... $1,(018.726.000 Chicago 185.105,000 Boston 147,204,000 Dec 21.0 S.0 Philadelphia 131.856, 000 13.9 501 30.3 15.9 22.8 12.5 282 35.2 13.5 18 9 47.5 19.0 53.1 23.7 12.1 204 7.7 5.0 198 42.7 31.0 52.2 12.4 44.3 64.0 33.7 0.4 1.0 30.3' St. Louis 00,201.000 Pittsburg 40.120.000 Baltimore , 29,875.000 6an Francisco 20.052,198 , Cincinnati 23.104,000 Kansas City .. 21.9UJ.O0V MlnneapoUs 15.150.000 Cleveland v.... 10,344.000 New Orleans 15.000,000 Detroit 15.374.000 Louisville .". 11.144.000 Indianapolis 13,455.000 PrpvldenCe 8,033,000 Omaha 7.bM,O.K Milwaukee S.739.000 Buffalo 7,151,000 St. Paul C.4.i2.000 Savannah 4,012,000 Denier 5,412,000 St. Joseph 5,750,000 Richmond 0,220,000 Memphis 4,517.000 Seattle 3.203.20.5 "Washington 3.7SC.000 Hartford 4.C57.000 Los Angeles 4,858,000 Salt Lake 5,105,000 Toledo 3,029.000 Portland, Or 2,713,545 Rochester . 3.G53.000 Peoria 2.G11.0Q0 Fort Worth 3,300.000 Atlanta 3.3.r5.000 Norfolk 1.753.000 Des Moines 2,210,000 New Haen 2,167,000 Springfield, Mass.. .. 1,883,000 Augusta . 1.455,000 Nashville 2.1SJ.000 "Worcester 1.873.000- Grand Rapids 1.908.000 Sioux City 1.803.000 Dayton. 0 1.700,000 Syracuse 2.0S5.000 Scranton ............ 1,540.000 Portland. Me 2.188,000 .Spokane 1,572.101 Tacoma 1.309,058 Evansvllle 1.0S2.O00 "Wilmington, Del 1,373,000, Davenport .......... 1.7C9.000 Fall River 1,101.000 Birmingham 1,200,000 Topcka 1.460,000 Macon 810,000 Little Rock 1.184.000 Helena 750,000. Knoxvllle 839.000 Lowell 012.000 "Wichita 750,000 Akron 601,000 New Bedrord 541.000 Lexington 023,000 Springfield. 111.. ... 647,000 Blnghamton 475.000 Chattanooga C50.O00 Kalamazoo 640.000 Fargo 400.000. Youngstown 009.000 Springfield, 0 410,000 Rockford 334.000 Canton 440.000 Jacksonville 428.000 Sioux Falls 305.000 Fremont .: 218,000 Bloomlngton. Ill 410.000 Jacksonville. Ill 237,000 Columbus. 0 8.031.000 Galveston S.SO1.000 Houston 14.20S.O0O Colorado Springs ... 970.000 Wheeling. "W. Va.... 1.024 000 Chester 402.000 "Wllkejabarre 994,000 Albany 4.311.000 Beaumont 573,000 1C.3 7.2 1.1 17.5 .20.3 21.7 18 5 34.5 14.1 34.9 39.0 32.0 40.S 45.1 7.0 10.2 25.7 38.8 2.8 13.5 29.7 1.6 49.0 57.4 11.9 Gfl.9 5.7 18.9 20.y 18.1 24.5 1C.1 6.4 62.4 12.0 12.8 48.1 40.0 41.8 52.4 30.9 10.7 46.4 4i.5 11.4 21.7 Totals U. S $2,810,401,897 Outside N. Y $ 017.735,101 CANADA. Montreal .,.$ 20.S07.119 Toronto 17.8S4.053 "Winnipeg -4,022.200 Halifax- 2,384.920 Vancouver, B. C 1,037,078 Hamilton 1,138,192 St. John, N. B 948.814 Victoria, B. C 04G.3!2 Quebec 1.510,607 Ottawa 1,940,759 C.4 16.5 9.1 7.4 85.0 21.C 13.2 15.2 13.6 57.0 Totals ? 49,877.400' 14.4 Blg-Rovr at St. 1.oh1s. ST. LOUIS, Jan.' 10. Mayor Botla Wells, Harry B. Hawes. T. R. Ballard, Andrew Blong and W. G. Frye. members of the Board of Police Commissioners, appeared before Judge G'Nell Ryan, of division No. 3, of the Circuit Court, today to answer to the charge of contempt pre ferred as a result of the arrests of the proprietors and employes of the Southern Telegraph & Money Order Company last Saturday evening. The arrests were made a few hours after Judge Ryan had grant ed a temporary injunction restraining the Police Board from "raiding" the telegraph company's place. A number of witnesses whose testimony went to show that the Southern Tele graph & Money Order Company was a poolroom were examined. Before the ex amination of witnesses was concluded the court took a recess. T0RPED0S DID NOT EXPLODE Investigation of the Tnnnel "Where tke Neiv York Accident Occarred. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The surgeons at Bellevue Hospital said today that most of those injured in Wednesday's New York Central tunnel accident continued to show improvement, though several were still in a critical condition. District Atttorney Jerome, State Rail road Commlrsloner Baker. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Carvan, and Superintendent Franklin, of the railroad, made a thor ough examination of the tunnel today. Including tho working of the block-signal system. Tests wefe made also of the distance at which Mights could be seen through smoke and steam In the tunnel. At the end of the District Attorney's trip through the tunnel one of those who had accompanied him said they had found the atmosphere fairly clear most of tho way, but at Ninety-sixth street they were enveloped in a cloud of smoke and steam so dense that nothing could be seen. On the return trip the tunnel was clear. At Sixty-third street the green -light 'showed plainly, that being the cautionary signal before entering the block below, and the observation engine slowed up until the red light was seen at Fifty-ninth street. The bell rang, but the torpedo did not explode. The engine was stopped, and the officials explained thai the little mogul, or observation engine, was not heavy enough nor its wheels large enough to explode the torpedo, as a. big passen ger locomotive would do. According to the Evening Post, the tor pedo went into position alongside the rail automatically the moment the red light was shown by the block system, and should have been cut and exploded by the flange on the wheels of the engine. After a consultation It was decided to bring up a heavier switch engine of the same size of the passenger engines. The engine came up, the little observation engine was run out of the way, and the larger en gine was brought through the block. Again the torpedo failed to explode. Four more times the big locomotive was run through the block, and not once did the torpedo explode. The railroad officials explained this by saying that the mechan ism throwing the torpedo into place had been pressed out of order, so that the flange of the wheels did not touch the torpedo. After the inspection of the tunnel Dis trict Attorney Jerome announced that he would not oppose an application for the release of Engineer WIskar on $10,000 ball. This action, he said, was the result of the investigation, which showed the au thorities that a charge of murder In the rirst degree could not be made against the engineer. The charge that could be made, he explained, was manslaughter in the second degree. The Kerald tomorrow will say: "The New York Central Railroad will change Its motlye power In the ParK avenue tunnel, and electricity will be sub stituted for steam on all local trains." Narrovr Escape From "Wreck. MATTOON, 111., Jan. 10. The fast west bound express of the Big Four, with eight coaches filled with sleeping passengers. "tad-:f'miracaimi& -escapjfroar-iRbelng. wrecked eJtr.y'"foday, "Two ImlleS "west of this city. The axle on the engine brok and the drivewheel was hurled into the ditch while the train was going CO miles an hour. The engineer, by quick work, succeeded in checking the train, and the engine remained on the track. Railroad men say the avoidance of a wreck under such circumstances is unheard of. Wants Her Name Changed. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Mrs. J. C. B. Fitzsimmons has made application in the Brooklyn courts for permission to change her name. She gives as her reason that she objects to bearing the same name as that of a "notorious pugilistic character." Moreover, she says, her children were re ferred to as "little Fitzs," which was a source of annoyance. Boiler Explosion. HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. Jan. 10. A boiler exploded at the lumber mills of Lewis Midklff, In the southern part of the county, today, killing three persons and injuring several others." SIGNATURES WERE FORGED Fraudulent Attempts to Secnre the Release of a Montana Convict. HELENA, Mont., Jan. -10. Governor Toole has unearthed one of the most dar ing fraudulent attempts at the release of a convict from the penitentiary that has ever come to light In this state. Some time ago, the Governor received a letter from the then Vice-President, Theociore Roosevelt, saying that a letter had been returned to him from -the dead-letter of fice, purpoitlng to have been written by him, asking for the pardon of Launcelot G. Livingston, a convict In the Montana penitentiary. Vice-President Roosevelt said the letter was a forgery. A few days ago the full extent of the forgeries looking to the parden of Livingston was revealed. A petition was received from the prisoner, asking for executive clem ency, and stating that he was a member of a prominent New York family. One hundred and two names were signed to the petition, and among them were those of Hugh Grant, August Belmont. ex Mayor Hugh Grant, Vice-President Roose velt, Rev. C. H. Parkhurst, Thomas A. Edison, John D. Crlmmlns, Joseph R. Drexel, H W Bookstaver, T. Atwater Jerome, W. Astor Chanler, James Wlth erspoon, Dudley S. Phinney, Casper Whit ney, Lloyd Asplnwall, E. D. Morgan and Henry Stlllman. Governor Toole wrote to a number of the elgncrs, and they all re plied that the signatures were forgeries. Livingston was convicted of obtaining money on a forged check in April, 1900, and given five years in the penitentiary. Sydney Lancelles Arrested. BOSTON, Jan. 10. The police here have captured Sydney Lascelles, a noted swin dler, said to be known to the police of both continents as Lord Walter Beres ford. He Is held on request of the au thorities at Hot Springs, Ark. The charge against hint is the larceny In 1S91 of $1200 from Lyman J. Haney, proprietor of the Arlington Hotel. Mexican Railroad Consolidation. MONTEREY, Mex., Jan. 10. It is an nounced that the consolidation of the Mexican National and the Mexican Inter national Railways will be consummated and both properties placed under one management not later than June 1 of this year. The Mexican International Rail way Is now controlled by Speyer, of New York. This consolidation. If accomplished, probably will mean a fight with those in control of the Mexican Central for rail road supremacy In Mexico. Firm Gets the Contract. ASTORIA, Jan. 10. Constructing Quar termaster Gcodale received word today from Washington that Ferguson Sz Hous ton, of this city, had been awarded the contract for constructing a messhouse and remodeling the barracks building at Fort Stevens, and also for the electric wiring and plumbing In each. Tho bid of this Arm was the lowest, and was 510,159. The' work is to be finished In 120 days. THE OREGON FARMER (Continued from First Page.) lies in Its contrast with the relatively recent time when there was little or no connection or sympathy between the col lege professor and the practical worker when, in short, no Oregon farmer cared whether the Corvallls school kept or not. Another notable fact In connection with this meeting is the changed attitude of the agricultural mind toward transportation, political movements, commercial Inter eststoward pretty much all Interests and ca'llings other than its own. Not once In the course of this meeting was any farm er heard to refer to his own calling aa "down-trodden," nor once was there man ifest a purpose to pose as distressed, or burdened or abused; and there was none to inveigh against the "piracies" of ' W. T. CaTSBaHgb. mm jM'- capital or of the corporations. True, the j ment which Is everywhere putting Oregon attitude of the meeting was critical of I agriculture to the front. Asked as to the many things, but It was not from the j causes of this movement, he said that standpoint of a suppressed and distressed ;, fre, ". DUt, " he ere asked to ,.., rrh ULC vif , ,,i Particularize he would say that it rested inequality. There was no hint of the old chlefly upon the dcvelopment of new mar. wail of the farmer as the suffering mud- kets and the adoption of more liberal pol slll of society under the heel of a ides on the pari of the railroads. "The cruel tyranny. No suggestion that the j growth of profitable agriculture with us," farmer is not as good a man and as I he went on, "has been marvelous. Why, potent a man as any other. And this same self-respecting spirit found further manifestation in the attitude of the meeting toward tHe physical problems of our acTleulture. There were no com- 1 plaints of the climate, no Impotent wait ings over facts and conditions which at tach to the inherent nature of things, and which not being curable, must be met as practical problems. And when It came to political matters, a positive declaration in connection with a subject not exhaus tively considered was put aside in favor of a general expression so drawn as to cover the general purpose of the meeting without entering the dangerous ground of specific recommendation. This reserve Il lustrates a new and safer temper on the part of the Oregon farmer and promises better days for his political authority and interest. ' Still another fact suggestive of & new' altitude on the part of the Oregon far" mer was the cordlaTfeellng manifested to ward the transportation companies. It appears to be seen at last that the way to get concessions from the railroads, to make them serve the interests of the country. Is to maintain working relations with them. And In pursuance of this Idea the railroads have been brought during the past two or three years to do more for the farmer, more for the country, i than at any former time. Graceful ac knowledgment of this fact was made by the congress at Its final session, and it is to be suspected that this salt so deftly cast upon the corporation tall will be of more effect than the severest set of de nunciatory resolutions ever put forth by a convention of Middle-of-the-road Populists. Especially graceful was the tribute of respect paid to Mr. C. H. Markham, lately gone to another sphere of duty, who Is credited with the inauguration of policies which have brought the farmer and the rail road company which serves the Willam ette Valley into friendlier and co-operative relations. NO LONGER A MOSSBACK. The Oregon Farmer Is Now an Up-to-Dnte Man, Says Governor Geer. There was no more Interested participant In the proceedings of the Farmers' Con gress than Governor Geer, who was pres ent at nearly every session and joined In many of the Informal discussions which followed the reading of prepared papers. Jn the course of a talk with an Orego nian writer, the Governor declared that In his judgment the day of grain farm ing on a large scale had passed In the Willamette Valley. "We are not Ale to grow grain on the basis of present prices, and It Is not necessarj't since there are more profitable ways of employing our lands. The line of more profitable culti vation," he went on, "has long been lndl- the difficulty, or rather the lm- the course of a drive through the Walla Walla Valley last year I noticed that not a single field that we passed was fouled with weeds. At first I regarded It as a mark of specially good husbandry, but I soon found that It was because weeds do not grow In that soil and climate. I need not say how different this Is from Western Oregon, and I scarcely need to add that the foul habit of our fields illus trates the tendency and the capability of the Valley region to grow forage plants. Our moist climate, which puts us at a disadvantage in the matter of gralngrow lng, Is a mighty advantage when It comes to growing fodders. Not only can the Willamette farmer grow any kind of vetch and forage plant to perfection, but he can grow corn up to the point where It is ripe from the standpoint of the silo, and this Is the form in which it can be fed most advantageously to stock. "I regard the visit of Professor Smith last year," continued the Governor, "as one of the most important things that ever happened for the good of our general farming Industry. Our people have been crowded to the wall under the old prac tices of our farming, and it was high time we turned our energies to new things. I am not wholly a theorist in these matters, for, as you know, I am a farmer, and liave been a farmer all my" life, and it is my fixed intention, when my period of public service is over, to turn my farm from the old lines into the newer and more profitable business of general animal husbandry. Of course, ttie farm ers of the Willamette will always raise grain more or less, but It should be fed to stock; in other words. It should be mar keted on the farm. There Is no other way to make gralngrowlng profitable with us. "We. hardly realize ourselves," the Gov ernor went on, "how far we have got on the road to reorganization of our domes tic industry. The progress of the diver sified Idea has been rapid of late, years. and no better illustration of it could be' found, than the fact1 that a practical fail- ure of the wheat crop in 1900 the first in the history of the country scarcely disturbed the general prosperity. Such a failure 15 years ago would have bankrupt, ed the state. Whatever may have been his faults In times past," said the Gov ernor, in conclusion, "the Oregon farmer is now a man of up-to-date spirit, and I insist that If there ever was a time when there was justification lor calling him. a xnossback, the time Is now past." DR. WITHYCOMBE'S VIEWS. lie Talks Freely of. Changes in Oar FarmiBg Practices. Among those who attended every ses sion of the Farmers' Congress and took active part In Its deliberations was Dr. James Wlthyccmbe, director of the experiment station affiliated with the State Agricultural College, and widely known as a promoter of agricultural edu cation. Talking with an Oregonian writ er after the final adjournment. Dr. Withy combe declared that in many respects it had been the most interesting and success- ful meetlne of farmers ever held In Ore- g0n- It grows out. he said, of the move- AGAIN NAMED FOR POSTMASTER OF OLYMPIA OLTMPIA, Jan. 10. W. T. Cav anaugh, whose name has Just been sent to the Senate for the position of Postmaster of Olrmpla, Is the present Incumbent of that office, and is a popular and efficient official. The position pays $2200 a year, and Mr. Cavanaugh's popularity was such that he was the only candi date for the place. He was born in St. Louis, Mo., October S, 1850. He resided there and in Illinois until the Fall of 1SC8, when he moved to Kansas, living near Wichita until 1874. He was employed in the of fice of the Secretary of State of Kanf&s for 14 years, serving as As sistant Secretary after the creation of that office. He was admitted to the bar in Kansas in 18S7, and came to "Washington In May, 1SS9. He engaged in the practice of his profession until he was appointed Postmaster, September 1, 1897. in Dairying aione our output lias increased at least 40 per cent during the past two years, and I credit this Increase almost wholly to the policies set on foot by Mr. Markham, of the Southern Pacific." Asked In what way this aid had been made practically helpful, Dr. Wlthycombe declared that It would not be easy to enu merate them all. First, there has been hearty co-operation with the experiment station In the matter of stirring up inter est among farmers, in the holding of in stitutes which have afforded instruction in modern methods. Furthermore, trans portation rates have been established in the interest of dairy promotion, and in every possible way tne dairy farmer has been assisted and encouraged in the work of getting himself In line with the newer conditions. The greatest work done by the experiment station has been In devel oping facts in connection with the growth of forage plants and In promoting a good practice In relation to the profitable and economical feedlrMrof atrystock. Proof? of a stimulated Interest in these matters is afforded by the fact that In two years, the correspondence of the station has been something more than quadrupled. Referring more particularly to the de velopmeni of new markets for the Oregon farmer. Dr. Wlthycombe said that while there had been no wholesale growth in any one line or in any one product, there had been a general widening of the lines.' Alaska has come to be a much larger buyer of Oregon products than formerly, and there Is every Indication that a large and steady business ,wlll be done there In the future. "It Is a trade which calls for the best and would rather have a good product at a good price than to have something not so good as a gift. There has, too, grown up in a quiet way a good deal of a market for Oregon farm and dairy products in the Orient, and In the countries which border the Pacific Ocean. The Introduction of Oregon flour Into the several countries of Central America has been followed by more or less trading in other things, and while as yet there can not be said to be an established and sys tematic trade with these regions, still In the aggregate we sell a good deal of stuff to them in the course of a year. And something the same is true of our business with California. It is not a great or a very regular trade, but It takes each year a vast tonnage of our grain, hay and pota toes, and as time goes on it will be a greater business. "But, after all, the greatest growth of our business in the line of native prod ucts Is with the Eastern States, where we have established a high reputation for everything that we supply. There is, as you know, no rival for the Oregon apple j In the markets, either of the East or of Europe, ana cms is utmost true oi uie prune. And it is the same with every other product which we send to competi tive markets. Tho volume of our prod ucts as we put them on the general mar kets Is not very large, but the field Is open to any degree of expansion, and In a sense the way has been blazed out, for In half a dozen lines the reputation of Oregon-made goods is already fixed. All this Is a prodigious advantage in relation to the future. "The greatest recent advantage at home relates to the growth of animal husband ry, largely but not wholly ln connection with dairying. We. .started In with the new movement a few years ago with the great advantage of a fine equipment of stock, for we have always that is, for long years past had good breeds of live stock. Furthermore, our animals of all kinds have always been remarkably free from disease. Sheep husbandry has now become almost universal with farmers, whereas a few years ago sheep were only rarely kept, excepting In large flocks. There Is better practice In relation to the hog than in the past, and you have only to look over any Issue of The Oregonian to discover that the chicken Is the object of widespread interest. We are now the leading state for hops. The mohair in dustry Is growing into importance, es pecially ln the southern counties, where the conditions have been found to be es pecially favorable to the Angora goat. "We are," Dr. Wlthycombe continued, "getting a good class of new population. mostly Middle West Americans, and. representative oi tne ciass of successful farmers. These people are bringing some ready money Into the country, but the amount Is small compared with the in come from the newer forms of our indus try, pursued by our own people. I hear it intimated now and then that the man ifestations of progress of which I have been speaking are the work of new people and, to some extent, this may be true; but the general truth Is that our people are working out their own salvation. The change Is largely being brought about by ourselves, under the Influence of the ne cessity for now ways of making money, and under the. influence of the agitations set on foot by The Oregonian, the State Agricultural College and' the " railroads. The best local Illustration of "the new or der of things that I know of ls ln Wash ington County, where wheatgrowlng has so fallen off that the county barely sup-' piles Itself, while at the same time there is more money in the banks than at any former time. In this county and else where in the Willamette Valley tho value of agricultural lands Is looking up; and It is noticeable that small farmers are ev erywhere stocking up with some line of livestock. Western Oregon Is well suited to this system, for we can grow the most valuable stock foods in the world and in their perfection." OREGON AT CHARLESTON. The State Is Farina; Well at the Great Exposition. CHARLESTON. s7C.. Jan. 2. (Special correspondence.) Charleston Is now real izing what It means to have a city full of rustling, bustling people. While Its exposition, which Is sure to be a great one, has been open since December 1, a number of the buildings have not been completed, and It will be February 1 before all of the states can Install their exhibits. The grounds and the arrange ment of the buildings presents a pleasing picture by day, and a grand one by night. The landscape gardening Is very artistic rows of palmettoes and Southern cypress, with the large line of oaks, make a spec tacle of rare beauty. The oaks are the most grandly picturesque of the kind I over saw. Their branches reach out like a great umbrella sweeping the ground. The large magnolias In some places reach across the street. The Women's building Is an old planta tion mansion, overlooking a lake. This building Is open to visitors at all times, and a number of charming ladles are al ways on hand to bid you welcome. Oregon Is Faring "Well. Oregon is faring here like she did at Buffalo, gettirtg all that is due hepf and , some for a reserve stock. Superintendent Dcsch was not Iopg In making friends with all the officials. The courtesies of tne best clubs in the city "have been extend ed to him. The Misses Dosch are being entertained by the best families, and In fact none of the Oregon people Is being slighted. Mr. and Mrsr. B. S. Pague are here, and always count themselves among the Ore gon delegation. Mr. Pague has charge of the Government Weather Bureau exhibit. Charleston Is full of historical places. The climate Is very much like that of the Willamette Valley, and If they had the green grass, beautiful shrubbery and flowers that we have during the Winter we could almost imagine we were at home. Christmas was a beautiful day. Nearly every one went to the exposltion.The la dies were out In Summer costumes, and many carried parasols. New Year's day was tho same. This was negro day at the exposition, and they were all there. The negro building was dedicated at that time. This department has received due consid eration on the part of the exposition ottl clals, and every effort has been put forth to make the negro building an interest- lng and Instructive part of the exposition. Oregon Forestry Exhibit. The Oregon forestry exhibit Is attract ing much attention. Many lumbermen who believed the Southern cypress the only material worth considering are be coming interested. We have been able to show a few ap ples, but the words of praise are by no means few, and the fruit excites the won der of all. When we get our display all in shape It Is certain, that It will be far superior to that of any other state or country. We have excellent space, plenty of It, and In one of the best localities. The embroidered dinner set of Miss Christina Oberg. of Portland. Is being admired by all who see It. Like at Buf falo, It Is the finest piece of work on ex hibition In this department. Here It oc cupies a prominent place with good light. It has received some fine press notices in Eastern papers, being mentioned as "an other Oregon attraction." The pictures of Oregon scenery by Mr. Birchus and Mrs. May Woods, of Portland, will oc cupy a place In the art gallery. These Pictures have done more, much more man can be lmagmea. towara creating tavor- a?'? Pri0.?8 "5 "aS "?" 2: nipc nT-f npsprvinr n irrtfjct. nraiRtr. ji meir !,.,., hi.-, mi oh,rF' nrt TPr . ... tinnillilil tVlalf nrm srnnnoa I In our exhibits from Oregon we will be OC1IL OWU AilltiVJ.U b fc....A W .. . VVUl.... able to appeal to every line of business. to different minds and natures. The prac tical and plctureaquc will be exemplified on every side. The Lewis and Clark Centennial seems to be before the people of the South and East In grand shape. The response of citizens of Oregon to the call for a sub stantial backing has given It a wide and favorable advertisement. E. T. W. .He Meant the Other Biped. London Spare Moments. A man once received as a present from a sea captain a fine specimen of the bird known as the "laughing jackass." As he was carrying It home he met a brawny Irish navvy, who stopped him. "Phwat kind of burrd is that, sorr?" asked the man. "That's a laughing Jackass," explained the owner, genially. The Irishman, thinking he was being made fun of, was equal to the occasion, and respqnded, with a twinkle of the eye: "It's not yerself It's the burrd I mane, sorr!" Working uniformly and perfectly, it makes the bread 7and cake always light and beautiful, and there is never -a--waste of good flour, sugar, butter and eggs. Finer food; saving of money 3 saving of the health of" the-family: the last is the greatest economy of all.- . 'The '.'Royal Baker and Pastry Cook" over 800 practical and valuable cookinff receipts free to every patron. Send full address. OYAV TO MEET IN PORTLAND NEXT SESSION QF TRANSCONTI NENTAL FREIGHT BUREAU. Composed of Representatives of Prominent Lines Between Chi cago and Pacific Coast. Tho Transcontinental Freight Bureau, of which R. H. Countlss is agent In San Francisco, has called a meeting to take place In Portland on Tuesday, February IS. Seventeen prominent traffic officials of railroads operating between Chicago and the Pacific Coast will probably attend this meeting, which Is for the purpose of checking transcontinental east-bound and west-bound rates. The meeting will be held at the Portland Hotel, and will prob ably continue through two or three days. Agent Countlss says the meeting was called at Portland because most of the members expressed a preference for this city. It is said that there is no business of special Importance to come before the meeting. MILLIONS FOR ROAD BETTERMENTS Vast Sums to Be Spent by the Balti more & Ohio and Pennsylvania. CHICAGO. Jan. 10. Improvements to be made on the Baltimore & Ohio system during the year will cost at least 550.000. 000. A large portion of this bum, accord ing to a statement made today by the Record-Herald, is to be expended on the lines west of Pittsburg to Chicago. This large sum of money was deter mined upon after a careful inspection o the system by President Loree and staff, followed by a detailed estimate by the en gineering and operating staffs of what the system needs to place It in perfect physical condition. Accordingly It Is an nounced that President Loree's budget for the current year fixes the total sum for betterments to the system at the fig ure mentioned above. Less than two years ago the Baltimore & Ohio management began the physical regeneration of the system by appropri ating or determining to spend 523.CCO.000 for betterments. At that time the sum was almost unprecedented In connection with road betterments for one year. Later It found that the work contemplated could not be done for the sum mentioned, and the appropriation was Increased to $40,000, 000. Later, another 510.000.000 was raised by special bonds,, brlnelne the total sum ' UD to KO.000.000. The acquisition of new nes anu tne consolidation of the system nas maae it advisable to appropriate an equal sum for Improvements, brinelnc the grand total for the system within two yeors to 5100,000,000. In considering the matter of improve ments the Record-Herald assumes that the Pennsylvania management Is back of tho latest move of the Baltimore & Ohio system. The Pennsylvania budget, recently made up, contemplates an ex penditure for betterments and new ter minals of nearly 5100,000.000, so that the Pennsylvania Interests have In reality de cided that a total of $200,000,000 will put Into good condition the two systems which comprise their main properties. It is asserted that a considerable por tion of the sum recently determined upon for the Baltimore & Ohio will be spent on the Pittsburg & Western, the most recent of the Baltimore & Ohio acquisi tions. A3 a connecting link to the West, and as an outlet to the Lakes, the prop erty Is one of the most Important of thoso under Baltimore &. Ohio control. Grades and curves which have proved a menace to large tralnloads will be eliminated and -"- t Wheei,11 T.,tE tho property practically rebuilt. Tne Kaniwh- the 0hlo River nnrtntw nZ ertles of the system will be riven a tW- i tne system will be given a thor- verhauUng. As for the main line Baltimore & Ohio. It will be a i - - 0USh overhauling. ! f the a I l.i-.1.M M ."t , . - . 7 'T ." D"r.? shall have been completed. MORE RATE DISTURBANCE. MIsNourl Pacific la After the Rocky Mountain Traffic. DENVER, Jan. 10. The Republican to day says: "The freight situation In the trans-MIs-sissippl and Colorado common-points ter ritory Is about to be rudely disturbed once more. The Missouri Pacific has an nounced Its withdrawal from all partici pation In tariff agreements regarding Colorado and Utah. With the Missouri Pacific out of the tariff agreement, rates from Mississippi River points will drop once more with as much precipitancy as they did during December. With the Rio Grande system In Its control, the Mis souri Pacific management can continue Its aggressive action successfully through out Colorado and Utah. Whether the local freight association will be able to check this Is questioned. It Is considered a movement by the Gould people to se- At-usolutiely Pure BAKING POWDER CO 100 VILJ.IAM ST NEW Does Not Disappoint The New Discovery for Catarrh, Seems to Possess Remarkable Merit. A new catarrh curp has recently ap peared which, so far as tested, has been remarkably successful In curing all forma of catarrh, whether In the head, throat, H Mm bronchial tubes, or in stomach and liver. The remedy Is In tablet form, pleasant and convenient to take and no special se crecy is maintained as to what it contains, the tablet being a scientific combination of Blood Root. Red Gum and similar val uable and harmless antiseptics. The safe and effective catarrh cure may be found at any drug store under the name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. Whether the catarrh is located In the nose, throat, bronchial tubes, or stomach, the tablets seem to act with equal success, removing the stuffy feeling in nead and nose, clearing the mucous membrane of throat and trachea from catarrhal secre tions, which cause the tickling, coughing, hawking and gagging so annoying to every catarrh sufferer. Nasal catarrh generally leads to ulcer ation, in eome cases to such an extent as to destroy the nose entirely and in many old cases of catarrh the bones of the head become diseased. Nasal catarrh gradually extends to the throat and bron chial tubes and very often to the stomach, causing that very obstinate trouble, ca tarrh of the stomach. Catarrh Is a systemic poison, Inherent in the blood, and local washes, douches, salves. Inhalers and sprays can have no effect on the real cause of the disease. An internal remedy which acts upon the blood is the only rational treatment, and Stuart's Catarrh Tablets s the safest of all internal remedies, as well as the mo3t convenient and satisfactory from a medi cal standpoint. Dr. Eaton recently stated that he had successfully used Stuart's Catarrh Tablets in old chronic cases, even where ulcera tion had extended so far as to" destroy tho septum of the nose. He says: "I am. pleasantly surprised almost every day by the excellent results from Stuart's Ca tarrh Tablets. It Is remarkable how ef fectually 'they remove the excessive secre tion and bring about a healthy condition of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat and stomach." All druggists sell complete treatment of the Tablets at 50 cents, and a little book giving the symptoms and causes of the various forms of catarrh, will be mailed free by addressing F. A. Stuart Co., Mar shall. Mich. cure the bulk of the available traffic of" the Rocky Mountain reg!on. Antl-Paxa Aprreemcnt Broken. CHICAGO, Jan. 10. So far as the terri tory of the Central Passenger Association is concerned, the antl-riass agreement has apparently been broken past all mending for another 12 months at least. Circulars were received In Chicago today which wero issued by the Pennsylvania and Lako Shore roads, announcing that for the year 1902 exchange passes would be given Jipd I MaZTteZaStontoZ be . ing issued by all the lines. The decls- Ion to-abrogate the agreement was. reached lon io-aorosi"e ie u&icemc.i. wi -vcu. ln a meeting of the trunk line presidents In New York two days aS- i - . . .. i it Divldend Declared. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The directors of the Louisville & Nashville today de clared the regular semi-annual dividend of 2& per cent. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. The board of managers of the Delaware & Hudson to day declared the regular dividend of 7 per cent for the year 1902, payable ln four quarterly installments. Short Lines Shops at Pocatello. POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 10. Ground has been broken here for the new "ma chine and construction shops of the Ore gon Short Line, which, when completed, will represent an outlay of 51.250.000. Tho plant will be one of .the most complete In the country. i. Rnllivuy Commissioners' Convention. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. A call has been Issued by the convention of the Na tional Railway Commissioners to be held at Charleston, S. C, Tuesday, Febru ary 11. Some baking powder makers claim their powders are cheaper. They can be cheaper only if made from cheaper materials To cheapen the cost o an article of food at the expense of its healthfulness, as is done in alum baking powders, is a crime. YORK.