THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1902.
10
NO WAGON BRIDGE
Vancouver Commercial Glub
Makes an About Face.
RESCINDS ITS RESOLUTIONS
At First Citizens Favored a. Wagon
Coarse Over Columbia River Rail
road Bridse at Any Cost Sow
Tliey Are Against It. .
partment a protest against the construc
tion o the proposed bridge In tne man
ner authorized by the bill pending In
Congress. How to render that action In
nocuous Is somewhat puzzling. It Is
( presumed that the War Department nas
already referred the protest to the Corps
of Engineers for investigation, and that
In the course of a few months the en
gineers will get around to the matter, and
after a few .months more will make a re
port. And that report may recommend
Just "what was contemplated -when the
Vancouver people made protest, and pre
cisely what they do not want now. The
delay, too, will postpone construction of
the bridge nobody knows how long maybe
defeat It altogether, to far as Vancouver
la concerned. Here arises the horrible
possibility that the railroad company will
abandon the Vancouver site and go far
ther down the river to build Its bridge,
and In thl3 spectre Vancouver sees an end
to all Its dreams of greatness.
DISCUSSES BAD STREETS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BOARD
OF TRADE URGES REFORM.
TO MAKE A ROSE CITY.
Somo of the good citizens of -Vancouver
have changed their minds. About a month
ago a petition to the Government found
a number of signatures in Clark County
for a wagon course across the proposed
railroad bridge at Vancouver. The peti
tion asked, unless a roadway were added
to the structure, that Congress should
refuse to grant a franchise to the Wash
ington & Oregon Rahway Company. Last
Tuesday nlcht the Commercial Club of
Vancouver declared itself against the petition-
A month ago many Vancouver peo
ple were strenuously in favor of holding
up the franchise. Now they are Just as
strenuously arrayed the other way.
To a reporter who visited Vancouver
yesterday it was admitted that sentiment
has taken a radical cnange. uui uio citi
zens explain that e. better understanding
of the situation has come with mature
reflection. Some of them declare that the
petition was rushed around and that its
signers attached their names to it incon
siderately. Just because it seemed to be a
good thing.
"Why, it did not even have time to In
cubate," said one of them yesterday. "It
was not an expression of the universal
opinion of the city. Neither was it the
expression of the Commercial Club, al
though it was signed by the president of
that organization. It was not discussed
-toy the club as a body and no official ac
tion was taken on it."
Debate Grows "Warns.
A warm debate has been, radiating its
heat in the precincts of the city. Last
Tuesday night, when the Commercial Club
went on record against the petition, the
discussion waxed several caloric degrees
Thotter. There is considerable indignation
that the petition has been represented as
the offspring of the Commercial Club.
But tnc wagon-bridge people are con
stantly lessening in number, and If it were
not for this, the disaffection might mature
Into a municipal schism.
Members of tho club maintain they have
authoritative assurance that the railroad
would sooner not build the bridge than
submit to the condition proposed. "We
prefer the certainty of & railroad bridge
alone to the uncertainty of a railroad and
wagon bridge together," they say.
Railroad Bridge at Any Cost.
"Twelve years ago wo thought we had a
railroad bridge. Sooner than go without
the bridge for another 12 years, we shall
make the most of tho present opportu
nity." Petition That Is Rescinded.
The petition that emanated from Van
couver a month ago was as follows:
The undersigned citizens of the State of
Washington respectfully represent that any
law authorizing tho construction of a bridge
across tho Columbia Bler at Vancouver,
"Wash, should provide that said bridge be
made a -wagon bridge as well as a railroad
bridge.
The provision for wagon transportation is of
tho utmost Importance to the cities of Van
couver. Wash, and Portland, Or., to the peo
ple of both state and to the Go ernment of the
United States for many reasons, including tho
following, lz :
At Vancouver, on the north bank of the Co
lumbia RKer, is located the most important
military post In the Northwest, and across this
rler, five or six miles away, lies Portland, the
largest city in tho Northwest. The conven
ience to the public and the utility and economy
to the Government ot an open road at all times
between that city and Vancouver are, therefore,
obvious, while the necessity for it in emer
gencies is equally plain.
Emergencies such as war or popular disturb
ance may arise at any time, and one of the
emergencies that demonstrates the necessity of
a wagon bridge has just occurred, being an ice
blockade in the Columbia River, which, for
about two weeks, has prevent or rendered cir
cuitous, expensive and hazardous the transfer
of passengers and freights between Vancouver
and Portland.
This Ice blockade has occurred many times
In the history of this region, and may occur in
:nny future Winter, with Increased duration,
and to such an extent as to destroy absolutely
communication or transportation between these
'two places.
Wherefore, for convenienco to the producers
and consumers, la the matter of ordinary
, transportation, for economy and convenience to
the Government in military transportation and
Jfor protection to the public in the great emer
gencies of ice blockades, foreign attacks and
Internal disorder, we ask that any charter to
be granted for the construction of a bridge
between Portland and Vancouver shall abso
lutely provide for making it also a wagon
f bridge.
Portland Must Taclr, Too.
In accordance with the request of Van
couver citizens the petition -was indorsed
jiby tho Board of Trade and Chamber of
J Commerce of this city. These two bodies
are thorefore put to annoyance, since they
'have sent their approval to Congress.
Yesterday tho Board of Trade rescinded
.Its indorsement and telegraphed Oregon
Congressmen to that effect. President
Mears, of tho Chamber of Commerce, at
'the request of the Vancouver citizens, has
agreed to bring the matter before that
body for reconsideration, provided the
grounds therefore are submitted to writ
ing. Vancouver does not deny that it would
like to have a wagon bridge. It 6ays that
since it cannot get -what It would like
it will take -what it can get. It is not
so sure, even if a wagon course were pro
vided, that any benefit would come. Ap
proaches to the bridge would have to be
'built at the expense of Clark and Mult
nomah Counties. The cost of the ap
proach on the Oregon side would be very
large. Inasmuch as it would probably
have to extend as far as Shaw's (Hay
den's) Island. Moreover, unless a trolley
line were laid on the wagon bridge there
would be little improvement over the pres
ent ferry system, and besides, the rail
road company has given assurance that
it will run frequent trains between Van
couver and Portland.
Fear of Losing: Trade.
Somo opposition to the wagon bridge
has come from the apprehension that a
wagon course would divert trade from
Vancouver to Portland. If this argument
has much prevalence. It Is sub rosa, how
ever. Almost everybody says that
better communication between Portland
and Vancouver would benefit both cities.
Opposition to the wagon way is also
professed because of the report that the
bridge Is to be built two miles below Van
couver. There is, however, very little
ground for the report. " On the contrary,
the Washington & Oregon Railway pur
chased the pier in the Columbia River
that was owned by the Portland &
Puget Sound Railway Company. The
price was about $15,0CK). Here tho Colum
bia River is narrower than at any other
available point. Furthermore, if the
bridge were located a mile or two fur
ther down the railroad would have to
make a long detour. At present the rail
road comes to an abrupt stop, directly
opposite the stone pier.
Brldee May Be Held Up.
It is found to be comparatively easy
to rescind and withdraw wordy remon
strances and resolutions, but there is one
thing that is not so easily reversed. In
the absence of General Randall in the
East the commandant of the Vancouver
Xovel Idea for Lewis and Clark Fair
Gains Strength.
The "Unitarian chapel was crowded
last evening with a gathering of repre
sentative people who turned out to hear
the lecture of William S. Slbson, en-
Board of Public Works, Common
Conncil and Board of Health Will
Be -Asked to Act.
The Improvement of streets occupied a
great deal of the time of the executive
committee of the Board of Trade at Its
meeting yesterday afternoon. Secretary
Moore said he had seen H. W. Corbett,
and Mr. "Corbett had recommended the
following of court decisions In the word
ing of contracts and the assessing of
property for Improvements. Mr. Corbett
also said that the wooden block pavement
to bo laid on Fourth street should have
a stone center and brick sides; that a
protest of 0 per cent of the property
Interested should be required to stop an
matter was referred to the advisory com
mittee of the Lewis and Clark Fair.
N. W. Rountree, T. L. Martin and A. H.
Breyman, composing the committee to
which was referred the resolution urging
Congress to consider favorably the appli
cation of the Pacific Commercial Cable
Company to lay a cable from the Pacific
Coast to the Sandwich and Philippine Isl
ands, presented a report. The committee
stated that It had canvassed the subject
very thoroughly, and In Its. Judgment tho
Pacific Commercial Cable Company should
have the hearty support of tho Oregon
representatives now In Washington In
attempting to defeat the bill now before
Congress providing for the laying of a
Government cable from the Pacific Coast
to Manila, and It recommended that the
resolution bo adopted and transmitted to
the Oregon delegation at Washington
without delay. The report was adopted.
Secretary Moore said the railroad com
panies were taking an active Interest In
the organization of the Oregon and Co
lumbia River Basin Board of Trade.
They have agreed to Instruct their agents
to obtain the names of all commercial
bodies In their districts and send them to
the secretary. Mr. Moore will then write
to each club or association, informing it
t 01 me ODjecis 01 me larger uouiu turn m
ALL 0. K. FOR DRYDOCKl
CONTRACTORS AGREE TO SIGX A
GUARANTY BOXD.
improvement; that a provision should be
made for two or thre carts which should vltlng It to send a delegate to the conven
be kept constantly In Eervice In repairing j tlon, which will be held In Portland April
of streets; and that $7000 should be ap-1 10. Mr. Moore also reported that tho
Stractnre MHst Be Operated Satis
factorily for a Year Bids
Opened.
The annual meeting of the board of Port
of Portland Commissioners was held yes
terday, and all the officers were re-elected.
News was received that Faber, Du Faur &
Donnelly, of New York, contractors for
the floating sectional drydock, had at last
consented to give a bond that the dock
would operate satisfactorily for one year
nftor fho rtnto nf tx rnmnlptlnn nnd bids
! for the auxiliary machinery for the new
dredge and the pontoons were opened.
When the message from the drydock
contractors was read, Commissioner Ad
ams moved that a contract be sent them
at once for their signatures. The motion
was carried. The contract provides that
the dock shall have a lifting capacity of
10,000 tons dead weight, and shall admit
LAST DAY'S REGISTRATION REACHES 845.
ipfl -' . , k ? - VJL f , - vav3Hffl:
it ?! " V"p4 t - -. - T ! f ,-rt Tr "
W-rWMUS' flH VL .Hi ' JsK SB. sst, & iK, ssL - -m V HBk
f InWiA K V . jBBMT" fjSBBsTH UK Hm .. -SMSBBBBSBBMBBsV mk 4VJSUBBBK MBS T. JSSL L d RsBBBBBBBBBk JMBttadBt'
jfJTLlF V VV tifelHHrBFt K - iSBBT lHrBWHsSW ST IbSBsPBBBV BSBBBSW SSftJsVH if3Ml!' 4XBsCBBBBBBBB
SSSsYsWSBSr 'jjHfek'f' St-jHifi nSBBBLBBBSBBsflsBBP KBSKmrBmKSfKSSlBKUBMBBKw' 8
MMBSHPVW ' fHsA 9BBF2f JmBBBSBSFK 4BBBBBBBBB"CdS! . ..-? BBBBBBV MaJBMp&Pr BKjBiBSb& oS? &IhBhBBBbVBb1K3HbBBBiBJSW..b1
IWbshbssssw'm0hNSS2hmbsssssbsbBh& flSBEslttBKSfcf " riBP uW v0vfl' 'bbss1bsmBvbssshbBSHHH9f JfiBrP BIbbbbubsI
IbbbbbsbbbbbssK33WV3S 4UtfBsBssHHssVassHKjF .lwsBSSBBBBSBsBKiir .tQSnSIIHIhBbESSsbbbbbbI
HiVri 4VxnSSstsialHBsMBsssHsHHEI' df - - iflsssssssssV qPdlBfes. I it T-'JN8nHHIKH
H)V x xtx'urimiSBtt'TnBKfnKtEllKKtMKKKKKT iBilltiif M n' sissssssf nra B"t1sMrTr';iln' hi A WinsWrWnflsslssisssssssssssM
. .'' "$ - n-fri i miitJMJsisBriTH iMmsBMWllssswMssi"PMs . WsMlssssMsssssssr JBiTWi r , , , ' jKUL2Jc9HwJESBiJMtiUnKaBSssssssBssssssM
i''W'uBsssssBsssHBssBss9fflB ' iBBHF ?K. BIKKgtBSSBSSttfSimBBKO
SCENE AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE YESTERDAY.
The registration books were closed at 9:30 last night, and the total for the day was 815. This brings the total registration at the Court
house up to 10.G34, of which but few are Democrats. The registration In the entire county will be somewhat larger than the foregolnff
figures, as all voters in the country precincts did not come to the city, but were permitted to register in their respective precincts. The
books will remain closed until after the primary election Saturday, after which they will be reopened and registration accepted until May
15 for the June election. There was a large crowd at the County Clerk's office all day yesterday, but the force of clerks was adequate,
and the voters were not kept long waiting.
titled, "Selection, Planting, Cultivation
and Management of the Rose for Exhibi
tion." The lecture was delivered under
the auspices of the Portland Rose Club,
and was one of tho best ever heard In
the city.
Mr. Slbson began by relating his
methods of preparing roses for exhibition,
and told, in general, of his methods of
cultivation. The different varieties of
roses were discussed at somo length,
particular attention being given to thoj
that thrive in this climate. The care
of the rosebush during the Autumn and
Winter months was minutely described.
In conclusion, Mr. Slbson said: "I am
in hearty sympathy with the suggestion
of my friend and fellow amateur, Mr. F.
V. Holman, to make Portland a 'City of
Roses,' and if our people will take up
with the Idea it can be done. I may say
that, to a great extent, our city nlready
deserves this title, as all will admit who
have visited lta residence districts In
Summer and seen Its many gardens
graced with beautiful specimens of the
rose. But to consummate this idea
properly, it is not only in the yards and
gardens of our fine residences that the
rose should be found. It Is also the
poor man's flower, and should be grown
by all our people. There Is no home so
humble but what can be Improved, beauti
fied and endeared to its occupmt by
roses.
"Our climate is suitable; In fact, I be
lieve It Is Ideal for some varieties, and
our soil is unexcelled for culture of tho
rose. I had the good fortune last Summer
to bo present In London at the annual
Tose show of the National Rose Society, ot
England. It was a grand sight, ahd one
never to be forgotten, to see those hun
dreds of exhibits of the choicest roses
from all parts of the British Isles. I can
assure you, however, that the quality,
beauty, color, size and perfection of some
of the roses I have seen exhibited at our
relatively little rose shows In Portland,
Or., compared favorably and In some
cases even excelled those I saw at the
great roso show of England. I do not
think that I can better close these re
marks than by repeating what I said at
the beginning: If we have beautiful
roses in our hearts we can and will have
propriated annually for the repair of
streets.
A general discussion followed, and Dr.
A. W. Moore said many of the streets
were in bad condition. Permission to use
Lewis and Clark Civic Improvement As
sociation had taken a stand against the
ordinance, Introduced in the Council
granting a franchise to a company to
place waste paper boxes In Portland and
a street would be granted to somo person I to place adv ertlsements on the same. The
or corporation, and an excavation made j association had made arrangements with
would be filled Improperly, and the tax- merchants to put boxes at various cor
pav ens vv ould have to stand the loss. The I ners, nnd none was to be decorated with
city should employ one man, whose sole advertisements. The matter will be con-
auty should be to enforce all street ordl- sldered Monday
nances.
"We have no system of city govern
ment," Interjected Thomas Gulnean.
"But we shall have the primaries Sat
urday," observed C. W. Nottingham.
"We have a sidewalk Inspector, havo
we not?1' Inquired Secretary Moore.
yot
ADVICE TO POLICEMEN
AND FIREMEN.
You have been required to
contribute specified sums to
the Simon corruption fund,
and you have been informed
otherwise that the perma
nence of your jobs depends on
the measure of your activity
In the Simon cause. But you
will be wise to carry your la
bors no farther. There will
be another day. A few of you
have been extrethely busy in
helping pad the registration;
hut you may as well know
that a most complete check
has been placed on 'all illegal
voters. The registration of
every person on the list has
been examined, and the fact
of their residence at the place
given tested. If you aid these
persons to vote on. primary
day, you will take the conse
quences. This is a good time
for you to He low, anjway.
! '!
':!hssmHsssssssssssssssssssbbb
Samuel Connell reported that he had
called on the Port of Portland Commis
sioners and had learned from them that
the contractors for the drjdock had final
ly consented to give a bond and that work
would doubtless begin shortly.
A letter was received from Senator
Mitchell stating that he would do all In
,hls power for the commerce of Portland.
.tic coum not secure tnc worc on uie
transport Seward for Portland, because
the War Department had been told that
this city had no facilities for docking the
vessel. He suggested that the board and
other business men have a conference
with General Randall and endeavor to
convince him that Portland's facilities are
equal to those of any other city. Sen
ator Mitchell was told at the War De
partment, that when the repairs to the
Seward are completed she will probably
Le sent to Manila for duty there.
On motion, the resolution recently adopt
ed favoring the addition of a wagon deck
to the bridge which the Washington &
Oregon Railroad Company will build
across the Columbia was rescinded. The
resolution was adopted at the request of
the Vancouver Commercial Club.
Smash the rlns. A -vote anrnlnst the
regular ticket will do It.
91. C. Banfleld, Re-elected President
of Port ot Portland Commission.
Terminal Rntcx Ordered.
ST. PAUL. Mirch 13. The Great North
em and Northern Pacific Railroads will
receive orders from the State Railway
Commission tomorrow directing that mer
chandise terminal rates be applied at
once to Fergus Falls. Crookston and
Moorhcid, reached by both lines, and to
Bralnerd. served by the Northern Pacific
Jobbers at those points will be benefited
by a reduction in distributing rates
them In our gardens, and Portland will
then truly be a 'City of Roses.' "
After Mr. Slbson's address Frederick V.
Holman made some brief remarks upon
the beautiful roses of the city. After the
adjournment a number of new members
signed their names to the constitution of
the club.
Cathartic or nurfrative nllls do more
VifiTrn tVinn trnnH. Cnrtpr's Uttl TJvpr
Army post was persuaded against his bet- pms ,j0 oniy good, but a large amount of
ter judgment to leiegrapn xne war jje- that, vmiy one pui a aose.
"Yes, but too much work devolves on
him." said Dr. Moore.
Mr. Boise said that In some cities a per
son or corporation wishing to secure gas
or water connection must deposit a sum
which will meet all the expenses of ex
cavation with the City Engineer before he
can obtain a permit. The excavation Is
made under the direction of tho City En
gineer, and when all the work Is com
pleted the balance of the sum deposited.
If there be any. Is returned to the appli
cant for the permit.
That ended the discussion. Consideration
will be resumed at tho regular meeting
Monday.
Mr. Gulnean moved that a committee be
appointed to await upon the Common
Council, the Board of Public Works, and
tho Board of Health and ascertain wheth
er any action had been taken In the
matter of street improvements, as rec
ommended by the Board of Trade at a
recent meeting. Tho committee will co
operate with a like committee to be ap
pointed by the Federated Trades Coun
cil. The motion was carried.
President Beach reported that he had
seen Secretary Swigert, of the City &
Suburban Railway Company, in relation to
the Improvement of those parts of the
streets lying between the car tracks.
Mr. Swigert told him that his company
would do everything in Its power to put
the streets in good condition, and he
would appear before the board and speak
of the Improvements contemplated, if
necessary. Mr. Swigert was invited to
attend the meeting of the board, and a
similar invitation will be sent to the of
ficers of the other railway companies.
Dr. Moore said that about $160,000 was
needed to complete the amount of capital
ization of the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion. This sum should be raised at an
early date, and some people who have
already subscribed may be asked to sub
scribe again. There are In the city. Dr.
Moore said, about 200 lodges of various
fraternal orders. Many of them are
wealthy, but few have subscribed. The
lodges should be visited, and an effort
made to Induce them to subscribe.
Secretary Moore called attention to the
fact that the Japan fair will be held in
1903. It would have a direct bearing on
the Lewis and Clark Fair, he said. The
HOBOS!
ILLEGAL VOTERSl
BEWARE!
The police cannot "square"
it
If you attempt to vote at
the primary election Saturday
you will be arrested.
Sheriff Frazler soys:
"Mr dcpntles tvIH lie at
the polls Instructed to ar
rest all Illegal -voters."
Watchers and challengers
will have complete Informa
tion concerning every man In
the precinct Arrested per
sons will be prosecuted. Here
is District Attorney Chamber
lain's warning:
"IHckbI voters vrlll be
prosecuted. The election
mnt he honest."
The penalty la fine and im
prisonment. And the police cannot
"square" it
"SmiHiKT tinnwi moctw o.u eo. ecHATi
A LITTLE BIG WASTE.
DISTINGUISH between economy and wisdom.
Sitting at-home to save shoe-leather is econo
my, but it is scarcely wisdom. In the same
way, doing without Ivory Soap is economy
but it isn't wise; your risks are greater than all
possible saving. Every cheap soap contains free j
tff XT f -. f L.fi TfrJft on fcr n73T7 ffirnftcrfi 3
aiKail. 1NOW, irec rtiii.au wm -u u- 7 &
the new oil cloth on the kitchen floor. Imagine,
then, what it will do in a single Monday's wash
ing I Is such economy wise?
Waffles' Ml
averaging 5 per cent and reaching in
single instances 15 per cent Both lines
are directed to fllo at once tariffs ap
plying the rates ordered.
He Is the Same L. M. Davis.
PORTLAND. Or., March 13. (To the
Editor.) Could you kindly lnform me
and the Scandinavians In precinct No. 53
whether L. M. Davis, nominated as a
delegate on the Simon ticket in precinct
53, Is the same L. M. Davis who, as a
Councilman, in 1S33. In a discussion In
open meeting, made the statement that
the Swedes, Chinese and negroes were
all in the same class?
FRED L. OLSON.
vessels drawing 25 feet of water. It must
work satisfactorily for one year from the
date of completion. During construction
the Port shall" be under no expense for ln
rpectton, nor for the regular visits which
the contractors may make to this city. On
special -visits the contractors shall be al
low ed 5T0 per day and reasonable expenses
from the time they leave New York until
they return. The contractors shall oper
ate the dock for one year at their own
risk, and at the expiration of that time
the port shall engage Its own dockmaster,
who shall hae been Instructed in his
work at the Lang sectional drjdock, at
Hoboken. N. J. The contractors shall
receive 5 per cent and the Inventor, Fred
erick Lang, 10 per cent of the cost of con
struction. If the superintendent of con
struction shall prove unsatisfactory to
tho Port, he shall be removed and replaced
by the contractors. Within 20 days after
the signing of the contract the contractors
and patentee shall give a surety bond In
the sum of $150,000 that the dock will oper
ate successfully for one year. The con
tract will be forwarded to New York at
once, and an answer will be received In
the course of a couple of weeks.
Bids for the auxiliary machinery were
opened, and the lowest were: Willamette
Iron Works, $63,000, work to be completed
by August 1; Portland Iron Works-, not in
cluding the electric light plant, the
machinery to be completed by November
1. $59,750; Pacific Electric Company, for
electric light plant $1270; Oakland (Cal.)
Iron Works. J53.S0O, work to be completed
by September 1.
Bids for separate parts of the machinery
were: Oakland Iron Works, for cutting
rcachlnery. suction and discharge pipes,
etc., $17,516, and for heaters, condensers,
etc. $11,995: Columbia Engineering Works,
cutting engine, $2930: Washington Iron
Works, two winding engines, $3250; Wil
lamette Iron Works, winding machinery,
$4500; Pacific Electric Company, electric
light plant, $1290; total, $11,501. Engineer
Lockwood said the fire service would cost
about $250; wire rope, $2250; leers and
quadrants, $750; pipe and fittings, $5000,
and setting the machinery. $5C00, making
a total. If the separate bids were accepted,
of $55,351.
The board was not disposed to let the
work out to half a dozen or more con
cerns, and without discussion the bids
.were rercrrea to commissioner awisfti
and Engineer Lockwood, who will report
them back with recommendations this
afternoon.
Commissioners Swigert and Adams, who
had been appointed a special committee
to Inspect the dredge Portland, recom
mended that new dry pipes be placed in the
boilers at a cost of $KX): metallic packing.
$2G0; a new air pump, $500. and new heat
ers, $600. The report was adopted.
The contract for building 30 pontoons
was awarded to Joseph Paquet, whose bid
was SK1E0.
The annual election of officers was held,
and resulted In the re-election of Presi
dent Banfleld. Vice-President Swigert, Sec
retary Selling and Treasurer Rellly.
President Banfleld presented his first an
nual report It showed that during the
dredging operations of the year a total of
1,332.057 cubic yards of earth were removed
from the harbor and the bars, at a cost
of $43,175 46. The Income for the year was
$52,617 57, and the expenditures $70,222 81.
leaving a deficit of $17,603 24. Speaking of
tho nrw dredge, the president said the
hull trusses would bo ready April 18, the
boilew about June 23. the main engines
July 8. the ladder, the centrifugal pump
and the rubber connections, about July L
the hull and house to be finished July L
The delay In the building of the drjdock
was explained bj- the president, who stat
ed the various causes which held the work
In check. As everything Is now In readi
ness to proceed with the work Just as soon
as the contract Is signed, Mr. Banfleld
suggested that a committee be appointed
to look Into the matter or selling bonds in
the sum of $400,000, which the board Is em
powered to issue. Referring to the dredge
Portland, he said as It is now very old. It
requires a great manj repairs, and the
tills have been rather heavy. Tho dredge
is now laid up, and repairs are being made
under the direction of Chief Engineer
Kane. Continuing, the report said:
There Is urgent demand for deeper water at
the wharves, and particularly on the East Side,
from tho O. R. it JC. dock down to the old
drydock site, at which point of the harbor the
greatest amount ot shipping' is done. I think
O brittle and tender, so. in every
way delicious, are only possible
by using The H-O Co.'s Pancake
Flour, a combination of rice, corn and
wheat flour, ready to use.
FrajAjsaijag
the Interests of the port at large demand Im
mediate action to alleviate the situation and
am of the opinion that arrangements can be
made at this time Vrlth the propertv -owners
to pay the greater part of the expense df this
work, and therefore suggest that the committee
on harbor lines appointed some months ago
Interview the property-owners o this end, and
see If they will undertake the work of bulk
heading at once, to provide a dumping place
for the material dredged, and report back as
sonn as posslbl so that the dredge can be
commissioned and kept at work as long as
advisable.
During the last month Mr. Kelley. with a
crew of seven otners, has had the Wenona and
hojse bcow down the river survejlng and
mapping the arlous bars, from Eag'e Cliff
up to Willow Bar, where he Is at present. He
advises me that this work will be completed
in about two weeks' time. This will, doubt
less, furnish valuable data for our future
guidance.
Palpitation of the heart, nervousness.
and feet, pain In the bick, relieved by J
i
Take the best when j-ou need medicine. I
Hood's Sarsaparllla Is the best medicine
monev can ou
-SCHOOL GIRLS.
School girls are proverbially
pretty. Fact is, it's a pretty
age that time in a girl's life
when she has all the beauties
of womanhood without the
later lines of care and worry.
But here and there even
among school girls appear
pale drawn faces a dullness
and lack of freshness which
tells a plain story of thin blood.
Now this is not right. But
Scott's Emulsion can make
it right. Scott's Emulsion is
what these pale girls need.
Scott's Emulsion brings back
the beauty to their faces be
cause it is blood food.
Send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl Stu N. Y.
Uncle Sam s
ervice
rcqtrrcs physical and mental
ability of a high degree to
withstand its hard labors. The
high tension to which the
nervous system is constantly
subjected, has a depressing ef
fect, and soon headache, back
ache, neuralgia, rheumatism,
sciatica, etc., develop in severe
form. Such was the case of
Mail Carrier S. F. Sweinhart,
of Huntsville, Ala., he says:
"An attack of pneumonia left me
with muscular iheumatism, headache,
and pains that seemed to be all ever
me. I as scarcely able to move for
about a month when I decided to (jive
M?,!;- Fain Fills
and Nerve Plasters a trial. In three
dasl was again on my route and in
two weeks I was free from pain and
gaining in flesh and strength.
Sold by nil Druggists.
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ir.d'
"ALL WBIOriT-FOKMORE THAN HALP A CEnTOY"
MISCAUL.ED "HAIR. TOMCS."
Most Hair Preparation Are Merely
Scalp Irritant, of Xo Value.
Most hair preparations are merelj
scalp irritants, miscalled hair tonics.
When hair Is brittle, lusterless and begins
to fall out. the dandruff germ Is getting
In Its deadly work at the root, sapping
the vltalltj'. Since science discovered that
dandruff Is a germ disease there has been
only one preparation put on the market
that will actuallj-i destroy the dandruff
germ, and that Is Newbro's Herplclde. It
allays Itching Instantlj'. destrojs the
germ: and then falling hair stops, and
hair grows luxuriantly. Ask j-our drug
get for Herplclde. It allays Itching In
stantly; makes hair grow.
1 II AaBsaMS
OF
A. Sorft Ctir for Gonoraraxcea.
$1.0 A BOTTLE. ALLDHCOUISTH.
WRWirrS UiWAN YEQSTABLE PILL CO., New York.
corrfcoca, falling of the -womb and all the
other ailments peculiar to women ouy
a $l come trom your druggist to-day.