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THE MORNING OREGQNIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1902.
PILOT-BOAT PUT ON
Washington Takes a Hand
in Bar Business.
SCHOONER BAYARD SECURED
Astoria Mar Be Obliged to Contend
'With a New Factor In Columbia
River Situation So Dlc-
tatlon Now.
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The "Washington Pilot Commission as
new constituted Is about to recognize
the fact that the Columbia Rlicr Is not
owned exclusively by the State of Ore
gon. The failure of the Oregon Pilot
Commission to appoint new pilots as
the number of ships coming: to the port
Increased has resulted In the Wash
ington men taking a hand In the busi
ness, and when tho shipping season
opens our neighboring state will be
represented by a good schooner, carry
ing a sufficient number of pilots to han
dle the ships, even when'bad weather
causes them to bunch up Inside or out
side of the bar. What Is known as the
Astoria pilot ring will no longer bo
able to dictate who rtiall and who shall
not be appointed pilots, nor will they
be permitted to limit the number of
pilots In the service. This new feature
in the shipping business at the mouth
of the Columbia Is thus set forth In a
special from Seattle.
SEATTLE. July 17. The schooner
Thomas F. Bayard has been commissioned
by the "Washington Pilot Commissioners,
as a pilot-boat for the Columbia River
bar. The Bayard was built at Brooklyn,
N. T., In 1SS0, and originally cost 51S.O0O.
She Is built of oak and teak, and finish
ings of mahogany and black walnut, and
copper-bottomed, 70 tons gross, GG tons
net; length, S6 feet; beam, 21.1 feet; depth
of hold, 8 feet 6 inches. Formerly the
Bayard was a pilot-boat engaged off .New
Tork Harbor, and made an excellent rec
ord, proving one of the fastest pilot-boats
of the fleet, and having the honor of win
ning one of the greatest races of pilot
boats and yachts of her class on the At
lantic Coast, She came around the Horn
with a large party bound for Alaska dur
ing the Klondike excitement, and was
sold by the owners at Juneau, Alaska,
since which time she has been engaged
In the passenger service in the Nome
trade, last season making the run from
Nome to Seattle In 11 days. She is said
to be a faster boat than tho schooner Jes
sie, and shipping men on Puget Sound
and the Columbia River that are famil
iar with boats are satisfied that she is the
faster boat and a more suitable pilot-boat
than the Pulitzer. In fact, the Pulitzer
and Bayard resemble each other very
much. The Pulitzer Is 76 tons gross and
73 tons net; length, 78 feet; beam, 22 feet.
During the past month the Bayard has
undergone extensive repairs In being spe
cially fitted up for the bar service, and her
rigging and sails are all new. She carries
two water tanks, with a capacity of 1503
gallons of water.
The placing of the Bayard on the Colum
bia River bar is the result of the numer
ous complaints of shipping interests and
the agitation by the Portland Chamber of
Commerce to bring about a satisfactory
service at the mouth of the river. It will
be remembered that meetings were held
at Portland with the Oregon Pilot Com
missioners, without satisfactory result,
and the former Washington Pilot Commis
sioners were acting with the Oregon Com
missioners and Oregon pilots. The laws
of the State of Washington regarding the
licensing of pilots and the keeping of a
pllot-bodt off the Columbia River bar
Intend that such Washington pilots shall
belong to the Washington boat, biit the
former Board of Commissioners -acted on
the theory that the Oregon boat, owned
by the Oregon pilots, was sufficient, and
that the Washington pilots were compelled
to be attached to that boat.
There Is no tate feeling, jealous or self
ish Interest as between the States of Ore
gon and Washington as to what state has
a pilot-boat, but what they do want is
competition, andthat sufficient pilots and
boats be in service on the bar properly
to take care of the ships.
When Governor McBride, of Washing
ton, appointed the present Board of Wash
ington Commissioners It was with the
understanding that the Commissioners
would do all possible to Improve the serv
ice and rectify the complaints made by
the shipping men of Portland and others,
and, if possible, to have In service a
Washington pilot-boat manned with
Washington pilots. The vast amount of
wheat from Eastern Washington that
finds its way to the sea through the Port
of Portland, down the Columbia River
and the-State of Washington has as much
Interest in cheap tolls and unobstructed
traffic to the sea as the products of the
State xl Oregon, end the present Wash
ington board and pilots on the Washing
ton boat will aid and do all possible to
that end and work in harmony with the
shipping interests of Astoria and Port
land, as well as those on the Washing
ton side of the river. They feel satisfied
that In their present undertaking they
will have the moral support and back
ing of the shipping Interests of the Port
of Portland, who will gain so much by
this improved service.
Just how many new pilots the Wash
ington board will license to be attached
to the Bayard the Commissioners do not
now state, but it is reported on good au
thority that the Commissioners will feel
their way along and will Increase the
number of pilots from time to time as the
necessity may demand, their object being
an efficient service, whether it requires
three pilots or twenty.
Tho Bayard is expected on the Colum
bia River about August 1. She will be in
command of Captain G. W. Torrey, her
principal owner and a mariner of many
years experience on the Atlantic and Pa
cific Coasts, and who stands high In ship
ping circles. She will carry a crew of
three men besides the cook.
CUBA'S IMPENDING RUIN.
Vigorous Arrnlgrnnient From the
Reciprocity Point of View.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Diario de la Marine, of Havana,
demonstrates lr figures the ruin with
which Cuba's chief Industry is now
threatened. The figures are taken from
the books of a leading planter. They
Bet forth, therefore, an actual and recent
transaction.
This planter had 10,000 bags, or 3.200.000
pounds, of sugar of such high grade that
he was able to get for it 10 cents a bag
above the current New York price. Yet.
having no other market, be was obliged
to sell his crop at a net loss of over 63
cents a bag. His expenditures and re
ceipts were as follows:
Actual cost "of production and transpor
tation to Havana, per bag. Jl 3123; freight,
insurance, brokerage, etc, Havana' to
New York per bag, 6S cents; duty, per
bag, $5 392; tdtal cost delivered torcfin-
ory, per bag. $10 3S43; rocclvcd from rcfln-1
cry, per bag, 50 70; net loss to planter,
per bag, 68.43 cents.
In other Tvord3. for sugar that cost him
$103,843 tp produce and set to market the
planter received but '$87,000. With no al
lowance whatever for local taxes, inter-
est on capital, and depreciation of plant,
his net loss on his year's work was JGS43.
No business man needs to be told that to
attempt to do business under such con
ditions is simple ruin.
It Is to be noted that $53,920 of the
planter's total expenditure of $103,813 was
for taxes paid to the United States. In
OtTlAr wnr1 t-aa thnti Viol? n? a.a
-.... ..v,.v., j..u.v. ttiuit . va. u.tlj
5100 nroduced bv eanltnl and labor on
Cuhnn sucnr T1nnfnt!nnR pti tn tVi !
United States Treasury, which does not
need the money.
"Some may call this." observes the
Diario de la Marina, "liberty. Independ
ence and sovereignty, but others call it
the harshest kind of economic depend
ence.'' The fact is that we are treating Cuba
as harshly, from the commercial view
point, as did 'Spain. While giving Cuba
political freedom, we have condemned her
to an economic slavery which makes that
freedom worthless.
Such is our-record In Cuba to date.
Such is the record written by Republican 1
Senators and Congressmen who harkened
to the voice of Oxnard rather than to the
voice of the American people.
The Republican members of Congress
who think they can defend and justify
that record before tho American people
at the polls have an unenviable task a
task of which the Republicans who stand
with. William McKinlcy and Theodoro
Roosevelt would gladly wash their hands.
AFFECTIONATE TO A DEGREE
1
Tribute of Sincere Praise From the
Gentler Sex, So Called.
PORTLAND, July 15. (To the Editor.)
In an editorial some time ago you said
the reason -why the men at the Poor Farm
outnumbered the women Is because at any
stage of life's battle, women are better
able to take care of themselves than are
men. I wanted to thank you ere this. Mr.
Editor, for that statement- Coming, as
It does, from a man. and a newspaper man
Pt that, it is doubly welcome to woman
kind in general. It shows that you appre
ciate our herculean efforts to bring our
selves up to masculine perfection.
Then, some days later, I read with much
interest a letter by your correspondent,
"L. S" whp is evidently touring in Colo
rado, in which letter he. like so many
newspaper men, calls women" silly. Tour
editorial and the welcome information im
parted by "L. S." concerning us poor
women made me think something we are
not often credited with doing. And it
came to this body of silliness that it is
very, very strange that such a foolish
being as woman who does and says all
of the senseless acts and sayings that
are dene and said in this world should
come out ahead when pitted against that
most perfect being, known to us by the
absurdedly little word, "man!" Now, if
we women had arrived at the goal of our
endeavors, viz., feminine perfection, ac
cording to example set by men, the fact
stated In your editorial would not surprise
me in the least.
Take art, for instance. If we only un
derstood art like men do. Then we could
have our ice cream parlors decorated with
pictures of nude males you always call
us "females," whenever opportunity of
fers, Mr. Editor leaning against an old
rotten stump, with a bird perched on one
hand, while the other holds a piece of
pink mosquito-bar. No wonder you men
think we are silly if you judge us by tho
pictures hung In your Mlce cream parlors."
I never In all my life saw a woman act
that way; most of them have too many
other duties, and take too much Interest
In pretty dresses to be satisfied with a
piece of mosquito-bar, even in August.
Your conception of -what work we have to
go is erroneous.
And if only the candy stores were on
corners, with the two outside walls re
placed by windows! Then we women could
stand there and stand there, and make
remarks about the shapes of the men as
they go tripping by. Another step toward
masculine perfection. But where and
how we are to get our meals is a mystery
to us, as we are evidently never allowed
to leave our places, when once stationed.
Perhaps, kind Mr. Editor, you could send
one of yoar reporters to solve the problem
for us1 Are we to be fed by the fairies;
or, what Is more substantial and certain,
do we have to lay in a supply of slowly
digesting food before we leave home?
lou'll be tendered a rising vote of thanks,
Mr. Editor, If you can answer this. You
see we could find out for ourselves, but
we are so dull that it would take us a
year and seven days, and we can but 111
afford to lose so much time now, as we
have po much to do to raise ourselves to
the. aerial heights of masculine and per
fect womanhood. Some of us are more
advanced than others. There are women
who can smoke, chew, swear and drink
most beautifully, but I notice the men
don't care to be seen In their company.
They seem to prefer the silly ones; and it's
their own fault If there are so many of
that class. The men discourage all advance
ment to manly habits among their own
women relatives. Why do they? Is it
because they cannot bear rivalry; or is
it because but of what am I thinking
men can have no vices or faults, can they,
Mr. Editor? MRS. W. H. BARRY.
AS TO MAINE SALMON.
Very Scarce In the Water, Though
Plentiful on the Bills of Fare.
New York Sun.
BUCKSPORT. Me.. July 4. "This no
tion of advertising Kennebec River sal
mon which has been adopted by the New
York and Chicago hotels and restaurants
causes me to have several kinds of severe
pains," said one of the largest dealers In
fish on the river. "I won't say that there
are no salmon In Kennebec River, be
cause I have not taken the pains to in
vestigate; but so far as taking salmon
out of the river is concerned, there has
not been a ton captured within the past
20 years.
"Why. the people on the Kennebec gave
up trying to catch salmon during the Civil
War, They set no nets, put out no weirs
and have no hope of ever securing any.
"But the men who run big hotels In
the cities are not J.he only liars about
salmon. I admit we do something in the
mendacity line right here at home.
"For example, the total catch of salmon
on the Penobscot this year will hardly
be enough to supply the local demand.
Meantime, I am buying salmon right out
of the weirs, packing them in ice and
shipping them to private customers in all
parts of the country east of the Missis
sippi River.
"I am getting on an average 50 cents
a pound for all I can sell. Rich people
who want Maine salmon are willing to
pay well for them, so long as they are
sure they are getting the genuine article.
"At the very time I am charging 50
cents a pound for Maine salmon and the
buyers are settling the express charges,
tho local marketmen are selling salmon
for from 20 to 25 cents a pound. If you
ask them where the fish were caught
they will say they came right out of the
weir, which is true, though the weirs are
out in Oregon, and the fish came through
In cold storage.
"Nobody suffers from the deception,
to be sure, for Pacific salmon is as good
as ours, but the lie is there, just the
same, and the men who sell the fish smile
to themselves whenever they get a new
customer in the shape of a Summer vis
itor who has come to his old home In
Maine Just to get a taste of some of the
famous Main? salmon.
"The almon season In Maine closes
July 15. and I think the total catch this
season will be worth about $3000. which
Is a very low figure for an Industry that
has received so much advertising.
"Down in Orland the United States has"
a fish hatchery, which takes about 1000
salmon every year- This season the man
agement has been able to get no more
than 600 fish, though the highest market
price Is paid. If things kep on this way
a few years longer we sall have to im-
J port" our breeding salmon from Oregon."
SCENES ABOUT MT. ADAMS,
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'azram
WHITE SALMON, Wash.. July 17. The last of the Mazamas has passed "White Salmon for Mount Adam, and In all over 100 are camp
Ins at Trout Lake The road has been lined with mountain-climbers for two days, the first party arriving Monday and starting for the
camping grounds Tuesday. The second party arrived here Tuesdaj and left for irout Lake esterday. Lsnt night there was a Jolly re
union around the camtflrt. Today President Mark O'Xelll and H. L. Pittock startttl for the mountain. The Mazamas spent today In
preparing their outfits for the climb, and will move their camp tomorrow up to the snow line. Saturday tlie ascent will be made.
BIG CLIP OF OREGON WOOL
PORTLAND DEALERS XOW HOLD
ABOUT 4,000,000 rOUXDS.
State's) Product Estimated nt 10,BOO,-
OOO Pounds Not More Than 2,000,-
000 Pounds Unsold In Xorthvrest.
About 4.000,000 pounds of wool, one-fifth
of Oregon's clip. Is in Portland. It is
held mostly by two local dealers, who
are preparing it for export at the rate of
about 200 bales a day. Warehouses are
choked with the product, and people who
wish to see a. large collection of wool
now have the opportunity. The balers
have been busy for two or three months.
A large part of the wool has come
from Eastern Oregon as far away as
Elgin and Huntington districts. Those
districts have no balers, and the O. R. &
N. makes a low freight rate to Portland
to enable the work to be done here. The
quality of the clip is better than ever be
fore. The wool is cleaner than usual, es
pecially from Eastern Oregon. Weather
last Winter was mild, so that the texture
of the wool Is very good.
Not much more than 2,000,000 pounds re
mains unsold In the Northwest. This left
over clip Is scattered all ovqr the North
west, In quantities mostly over 20,000
pounds. The total clip this year of the
three states is estimated at close upon
30,000.000 pounds. Oregon produced about
19,o00.000 pounds, and Washington about
3,000,000 more. The Willamette Valley has
yielded about 2,000,000 pounds. There are
more sheep In Oregon than ever before,
but the clip is somewhat lighter than
usual per sheep, and of better grade, due
In part to freedom from dirt.
The season has been a free selling one
at good prlcea Valley wool began at
about 134 cents, and went up as high as
1G cents. Eastern Oregon's clip started
out at; about 11 cents, but most of it
brought 12 cents. A New Jersey mill
bought 3,000,000 pounds, direct from East
ern Oregon, paying as high as 15 cents.
This venture Is regarded as the begin
ning of a movement to eliminate middle
men. A strong reason for the free selling
movement Is the good profit which cur
rent prices assured to growers. "Fleeces
have averaged about eight pounds each,"
said a dealer yesterday. "This means $1
per sheep to the grower. Tho meat of
the sheep is worth $1 more. It takes from
GO cents to $1 per head to 'run the sheep.
These figures represent handsome profits."
The wool of the Valley Is produced
mostly In small quantities: In Eastern
Oregon, on tho other hand, 1t Is a busi
WHERE THE MAZAMAS ARE TAKING THEIR OUTING
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ness oh a large scale, to which growers
devote their entire attention. Pound per
pound of wool, Eastern Orogons are finer
grade than Valleys, and more valuable,
but they contains ,more extraneous mat
ter, and this makes their gross value less
than that of Valleys. "Valley wools shrink
about 46 per cent In cleaning." said a
buyer yesterday, "and Eastern Oregon
about 6S per cent."
ZANE GETS THE CONTRACT
Portland Man "Will Print A. O. U. AV.
Reporter for Grand Lodge.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
continued the session of their grand lodge
yesterday, routine business occupying a
greater part of the day. The matter of
the Oregon A. O. U. W. Reporter, tho offi
cial organ of the Workmen fraternity,
was settled by awarding a three years'
printing contract to J. H. Zane, of this
city. A number of claims were adjusted,
after which Grand Lodge adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock, when Installa
tion ceremonies will be held. Last even
ing R. L. Durham entertained the offi
cers of the Grand Lodgo at dinner at the
Commercial Club. .
DEGREE OF HOXOlt ADJOURNS.
Xevr Grand Lotlfce Olllccrs Inxtnllcd
"With Appropriate Ceremonies.
The Grand Lodge of Oregon, Degree of
Honor, concluded Its annual session yes
terday, Installed officers and adjourned.
When the morning session opened. Su
preme Master Workman C. C. Hogue, Past
Master Workman B. J. Hawthorne and
W. D.x Hare were admitted to the lodge
room on a fraternal call. When the Grand
Lodge resumed its work, and after the
final routine business of tho session had
been transacted, the grand chief of honor,
Mrs. Wilda Belknap, was presented with
a beautiful set of sllverwnre a gift from
the Grand Lodge. Bouquets were presented
to other officers, all of whom made brief
responses. The Installation ceremonies
were conducted by Acting Superior Chief
of Honor Kate J. MIsencr, Past Superior
Chief Julia Gault, and Superior Usher
Mamie W. Brlgga After the Installation,
committees were appointed as follows:
Finance, Mary R. Hogue, Albany; Fidelia
Mann, Portland. Law. Mary A. Hare,
Hlllsboro; Georglna Smith, Hood River;
Millie Pugh. Salem. Last evening tho
Grand Lodge visited Fidelity Lodge, No.
14, Degree ofHonor.
RECREATION.
If you wish to enjoy a day of rest and
pleasure, take the O. R. & N. train from
Union depot at 9 A, M. for a short trip
up the Columbia, returning, if desired, by
boat from Cascade Locks. Tickets and
particulars at O. R. & N. ticket office.
Third and "Washington.
TO BUILD SEWER SYSTEM
CITY .ENGINEER MAKES PLAXS FOR
NEW PIPE LIXE.
Unlc Opponltlon Develops, Alblna
Improvement "Will Be Made as
Soon ni Possible.
The Cook-nvenue sewer system In Al
blna will be built this fall, unless there
should be developed opposition strong
enough to cause delay. This is Improb
able, as there seems to be a general de
sire that the Improvement should be
made as soon as possible. City Engineer
Elliott has not yet perfected the plans for
the routes of the main conduit, beyond
whnt was done by his predecessor. Most
of the preliminary surveys were made by
the former City Engineer, and some trac
ings made of the route of the main pipe
line, but even this Is not permanently
located.
There Is so much work on hand In the
ofllce of the City Engineer that he will
hardly be able to complete the plans and
estimates of the system until he has a
second crew In the field. New houses
are springing up rapldlv all through this
district, and the need of sewerage Is very
great. There Is more territory In the
Cook-avenue district than in the Beech
street section. It Is estimated that the
cost per lot will be considerably le3s In
tho former than In the latter district.
When the Beech-street sewer was first
proposed there was great opposition and
It was set forth that the cost would re
sult In confiscation, but the actual cost
per lot was not above the estimate, and
the property-owners are generally satis
fled. The City Engineer will have the
plans for the work ready by the time
the people think that It should com
mence. The territory In this system Is malnlji
west of Union avenue, although It
reaches about 100 feet east of the ave
nue. But eastward sewerage Is also
needed. A new system will have to be
provided for this territory. There has
been, an extraordinary growth In new
houses east of Union avenue In Lincoln
Park, Northeast Irvlngton, which will
sopn havo to be provided for.
TO BUILD XEW MACHIXE SHOPS.
PrciulIImlnnry Work Started on the
I'lcnt of Phoenix Iron Works.
Grading was started yesterday on the
half block on the east side of East Third
street, between East Clay street and Haw
thorne avenue, purchased by. the Phoenix
Iron Works Company. The company will
have the advantage of solid ground for
shops, although there is a considerable
depression on Hawthorne avenue. The
south side of the block is high, and the
dirt is being scraped into the depression.
It is the Intention of the company to
push the erection of the build 'ngs re
quired by the plant with all posslcle en
ergy. Lumber for tho buildings vM soon
be on the ground.
The Standard Oil Company is preparing
to rebuild Its warehouse on East First
and East Main streets. Brick from the
old walls have been cleaned and stacked
up to be used, again. At present, however,
it Is difficult to get material to this build
ing, as the roadway was destroyed. A
narrow temporary roadway has been built
along East Water street, from the office
of the Standard Oil Company to the
standing roadway, over which material
can be taken to rebuild the office) which
will be made two stories. George Flan
ders, the agent, is proceeding with the re
pairs regardless of the efforts made to
remove the oil tanks from the city.
The basement of Dr. Surman's ruined
building on East First street and Haw
thorne avenue has been cleared of wreck
age, preparatory to rebuilding. Part of
the walls will be torn down, as they have
been through two fires.
BOLD THIBF BOBS A HOUSE.
Carlson Home, 273 McMlllen Street,
Entered Yesterday Mornlner.
At an early hour yesterday morning
tho home of August 1. Carlson, 275 Mc
MUlcn street, was broken Into and robbed.
Some money and Jewelry were taken. A
kitchen window was forced up by means
of a Jimmy. From the window the bur
glar made his way to tho room occupied
by Mr. Carlson on the second floor. The
latter usually returns home in the morn
ing, as he Is a member of the firm of
Carlson & Beck, saloonkeepers, on Burn
side street, and although Mrs. Carlson
heard the 'noise of tho burglar when he
opened the window and moved through
the house, she suppsed that It was her
husband, and gave the matter no atten
tion. Mr. Carlson had already arrived home
and was sound asleep. He slept so sound
ly that the burglar was able to ransack
his room thoroughly and go through the
bureau drawers, scattering things In ev
ery direction. When he got up yesterday
morning, later, he was amazed to find
evidences of a burglar's visit. A gold
watch, chain and charm, some Jewelry
and $2 50 In money were taken.
OPPOSED TO KEW SCHOOLHOUSE.
Runaellvlle Taxpayers! Agrnln Voted
Asrqlnst Special Building? Tax.
At a meeting of the taxpayers of the
RussellvHlc school district, on the Base
Line road, Wednesday evening, the prop
osition to levy a special tax for building
purposes was voted down.
A statement was made by the directors
as to the wants of the district, to tho ef
fect that more room was necessary to ac
commodate the children, but the meeting
decided that more room was not required
and that the directors should get along
with the present facilities. This they will
do. The directors announced at the meet
ing that they would be governed entirely
by the wishes of the people. However,
being familiar with the conditions in the
district, the directors were somewhat dis
appointed over the action of the meet
ing. I. O. O. F. Officers Installed.
Industrial Lodge, No. 99, I. O. O. F., Al
blna. has Installed the following officers:
T. C. TIgard, past grand; Andrew Paul
sen, noble grand: R. E. L. Simmons, vice
grand; J. A. Estes, secretary; M. A. Mc
Eachern, treasurer; T. J. Thompson, con
ductor; William E. Hayward, warden; J.
W. Boothe, right-hand supporter nobis
grand: T. W. Vreeland, left-hand support
er noble grand; R. E. Menefee, right-hand
supporter vice-grand; Hugh McCauley,
left-hand supporter vice-grand; E. L. San
born, right scene supporter; J. C. Jame
son, left scene supporter; Robert War
wick, Inside guard.
To Reopen Centenary Church.
Preparations" are being made this week
for reopening Centenary Methodist
Church Sunday to public services. Ex
tensive Improvements have been made to
the auditorium. A special programme Is
bplng arranged. The church auditorium
has beer closed for over two months.
Bishop Thoburn and Bishop Cranston will
take part i:i tho services of the day.
East Side XotcH.
The funeral of Olga Berg, a school girl,
living at Montavllla, was held yesterday
from her home. She attended the Mon
tavllln School and was a bright pupil.
R. J. Bowland, principal of the Monta
vllla School, and wife have gone to Ohio
to spend the vacation. They will return
In time for the opening of school In the
Fall.
Mw. A. J. Aylesworth, of Montavllla,
who was severely Injured by two wheel
men on the cycle path between the Base
Line road and North Montavllla, a few
days ago. Is slowly Improving. Mrs.
Aylts worth Is advanced In years, and
hence her recovery Is slow.
The contractor Is pushing the improve
ment of East Burnside street. The street
Is graveled from Ea3t Eighth to East
Twentletn, and finished part of the dis
tance. A solid foundation of broken
stones from the Mount Tabor gravel pit
Is first laid. The planking has been torn
up to East Twenty-eighth street.
SWIMMING BY RULE.
Xntntorlnl Instruction of Xew York
School Children.
Hartford Times.
Tho simple, old-fashioned way to teach a
boy to swim was for the other boys to
throw him in the water and merely see to
It that he did not actually drown. It work
ed pretty well, and the boys subjected to
the treatment learned fast, although their
parents sometimes considered the way
brutal If they heard anything about It.
Now, In a big city this ie all changed.
The boys and girls are both taught to
swim, and In New Tork this year there is
to be a considerable enlargement of facili
ties. It Is proposed to give a two months'
swimming course to all boys and girls un
der 16 who apply for It, and at tho
end of the time there will be diplomas
for those who have finished the course
creditably, and probably a gold medal for
the best boy swimmer and another for the
best girl swimmer. Only thoso can be ad
mitted who have not learned to swim be
fore. To one who remembers the old rough-and-ready
methods the most astonishing
part of the scheme is the scientific exact
ness with which swimming Is to be taught
is taught in some places now. The pupil
begins on dry land and practices the arm
movements under the direction of an in
structor, who counts one, two, three to
time the motions. When he Is supposed
to be somewhat famlllarwlth the muscu
lar movements required he Is put Into the
water and there he Is taught floating, then
the breast stroke, then the overhand
stroke, diving, rescuing drowning people
by throwing ropes or by diving for them,
and then the method of resuscitating
those who are half drowned and uncon
scious. TIME CARD, STEAMER T. J. POTTER
This week the O. R. & N. Co.'s steamer
T. J. Potter will leave Ash-street dock for
Astoria and Ilwaco as follows:
July 15. 10.30 A. M.; July 16, 11:30 A. M.;
July 17. 12:20 P. M.; July 18, 1:20 P. M.;
Saturday, the 19th, at 2 P. M. Baggage
must be received at Ash-street dock 30
minutes before departure. Ticket office
Third and Washington.
EXCURSION RATES TO SALT LAKE
CITY.
For the Elks' convention at Salt Lake,
Auzust 12-14. the O. R. & N. will sell 30-
dav round-trjp tickets at rate of J29 60: for
return through San Francisco via rail or
steamer, h TicKets on sale August 9
and 10. Call at O. R. & is. omce. Third
and Washington, for further Information.
WATER POWER IN PLENTY
INDUSTRIES KLAMATH COUNTY OF
FERS GOOD ADVANTAGES.
Possibilities of Land Under Irriga
tion Are Immense Climate and
Other Characteristics.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 15. Spe
cial correspondence.) This thriving town
is located on Klamath- River, about two
miles south of Upper Klamath Lake, of
which I wrote In a former letter, and
only one-quarter of a mile below- the
rapids, or the "falls." as they are er
roneously called. There will come a
time, when the word "falls" will be omit
ted from the name of this postofllce and
It will be known simply as Klamath.
The average width of the Klamath
River between the lake and the town Is
330 feet, average depth less than four
feet, and the maximum fall between the
point where the rapids begin and the
bridge here In town 66 feet. The winds
militate to vary the volume of water
somewhat. If there is a stiff, gale from
the south. It has a tendency to bank up
the lake water at the head of the rapids,
and the river falls perceptibly. With the
winds from the north, the river has been
known to rise 1 feet in a short time.
The mean or normal volume of tho river
at the rapids is estimated to be about 220,
000 Inches. If the maximum fall Is utilized
(66 feet). It Is estimated that the energy
thus generated within the city limits
would equal 25.000 horsepower. Those of ,
an Industrial turn of mind will know what
this means. It Is capable of supplying this
county wltb electric roads to every town
and postofllce. It would supply energy to'
operate all the manufacturing establish
ments that might result from tho devel
opment of this county during tho next
quarter of a century- at least.
Industries Likely to Spring: Up.
The billions of feet of timber trlbutary
to Klamath Lake, and through It di
rectly to town, could be reduced Trom the
raw material to various commercial com
modities by this abundance of power from.
Klamath River. It Is very probable that
there will spring up at Klamath Falls la
the near future sawmills, flouring mills,
box and stave factories, woolen mills,
furniture factories, paper mills, slaughter
houses, rendering establishments, depots,
roundhouses and various minor Industrial
concerns. The 12,000,000.000 feet of lumber
tributary to this point Is alone sufficient
to create a city of no mean proportions.
The new railroad from Klamathon, Cal.,
Is building this way, and will reach within
30 miles of Klamath Falls before snow
flies. This town has a future which is
near at hand.
But this water power Is but one of the
Invaluable natural resources of this un
developed country. The Upper Klamath
Lake, being a mammoth natural reservoir.
supplied perennially by living springs. Is
an everlasting guarantee that this county
can have an adequate supply of water at
all times for all Irrigation purposes.
Possibilities of Irrigation.
Assuming that the 2,206,000 acres of graz
ing and agricultural land can be Irrigated
to at least two-thirds of the extent of Us
area. It appears that there are In Klamath
County, at least 1,470,666 acrea of gooa
grazing and farming lands that might be
brought under an Irrigation system that
would Increase Its usefulness and value
many hundred per cent. There Is only a
very small proportion of this area at pres
ent occupied or Improved, hence the great
advantages and attractions this county
offers to settlers.
Some Irrigation data are appropriate at
this point. Already property-owners per
ceive the great value of the irrigating ca
nal, and have begun to Invest and con
struct along this line. The Klamath Falla
Irrigating Company secured a- franchise
12 years ago to divert 20.000 Inches or
water from Klamath River just above this
city. It constructed a small canal at first
and has ance widened It until It Is now
15 feet wide. The company diverts about
B0O0 of Its possible 20,000 Inches, and pro
poses to enlarge the ditch to Its full legal
capacity. The Merrill Mutual Canal Com
pany, Incorporated for flCO.CCO. and with a
capacity of 30,000 inches, has one-half its
stock already subscribed, and proposes to
construct lte canal, finishing by the end ot
1903. The Moore & Martin ditch will be
entitled to 13.000 inches of water, which
will be drawn from the west side of Klam
ath River, the other two mentioned canals
drawing from the east side. The Little
Klamath Irrigating Company will divert
20,000 Inches from Lower Klamath Lake.
Inch of Wnter lor an Acre.
These four companies, when using their
full quota of water allowed by provisions
of their respective franchises, will divert
83.000 Inches of water. Each 'Inch of water
will be sufficient to Irrigate one acre of
ground for the first three years, and after
that two acres. So these four companies
have a maximum capacity after three
years of 170,000 acres.
The character of the land here, now
known as "dry ranches." or ranches not
under any Irrigation system, are held to
be worth to 0 to $7 per acre. They pro
duce oats, rye, wheat and grasses. After
they are brought under Irrigation tney
are worth 525 to 30 per acre, and once
In alfalfa they will readily bring C0 per
acre.
Climate.
The climate here Is most healthful. The
nights are cool and conducive to sleep and
rest. The Winters, from the meteorolog
ical records, are not as severe as In other
portions of Eastern Oregon. Apples, cher
ries and pears do well here. The country
Is especially adapted to raising cattle,
horses, sheep and goats.
It abounds In game, and the hardier
vegetables all thrive here. Nature has
established foundations for Summer re
sorts among the crystal ice-cold springs,
and its boiling, steaming medicinal waters
will yet attract the weary and afflicted,
and become one of its greatest advertise
ments to the outside world.
EDWARD EVERETT YOUNG.
CROWD AT SHIELDS' PARK
Fine Programme Enjoyed by Many
Amusement-Lovers.
An unusually large crowd enjoyed tha
programme at Shields' Park last night,
and the many excellent numbers were
applauded so liberally that many of them
had to be repeated. The moving pic
tures, particularly the "Ancient Magie"
picture and the closing one, were good.
The park is proving a decided success,
and a more pleasant way of spending a
mild Summer evening cannot be imag
ined. Dr. Talcott
& Co.
StrIctlyRelIabl.
2 5 OK Alder St.
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