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THE MOftNING OREGOfflAy, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1902.
GET GOOD ROADS
. KBynote of the Conven
tion Sessions.
Many practical talks
Commissioners Give Facts
on Cost and Construction.
WOULD EFFECT GREAT SAVING
Dad High-trays Cause Nation an An
anal Loss at Hs.lt a Billion Dol
lars Oregron Conditions Favor
able to Better Highways;
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
10 A. M.
Address "The Railroads and the
"Wagon Roads." A L. Crals, General
Passenger Agent, O. R. & N. to.
Address "Good Roads a Pre-requlslte
to Rural Free Delivery Extension." J.
W. Erwln, Assistant Superintendent of
Mall Delivery. San Francisco, Cal.
Address "Roads In China." Hon. H.
B. Miller. United States Consul at
Jfteu Chwang. China.
General discussion.
2:30 P. M.
Report o the Committee on Resolu
tions. Adjournment.
"Good Roads, and How to Make Them
Out of Bad Roads," was the general sub
ject of discussion at the Good Roads
Convention yesterday.
What Is a good road?"
"A good road Is composed of a Arm
envelope set in a solid foundation."
"What are the requisites for a ' good
road?"
"Rock, drainage, and scientific con
struction." "What Is the chief .problem In trans
portation?" ,
"'Lessening, of cost of transportation on
country .roads."
"How much can. good roads save the
Nation?"
"Half a billion dollars a year." -"What
is the normal cost of Improve
ment of a. road between nine and 12 feet
wider
. "From $2500 to $3000 a mile." .
The above Is the sum and substance of
the -discussions of the convention. Many
persons, representing all-parts of Oregon,
were-prescnt.
The Government representatives recom
mended road building by co-operated ef
fort and by state aid. They believed that
. the United States would soon contribute
Its assistance. They said that the cost of
road improvement was-. too much for rural
districts and that cities should bear part
of the expense. The .average width of
Winter roads In Oregon should be- be
tween nine and 12 feet. All construction
should be directed by competent engi
neers. One of the greatest needs of. Ore
gon is good roads. Climatic conditions
here are. favorable for the best of. high
ways. ' :
The convention had three sessions
morning, afternoon and evening.
A smoker followed the conclusion of the
evening session. Representative to Con
gress T. H. Tongue and Governor Geer
were scheduled to be present, but other
engagements prevented their coming. The
visiting representatives of the Government
spoke highly of Mr. Tongue's efforts in
behalf of good roads, and said that no
member of that body had done more for
the cause than had he.
At the evening meeting Commissioner
Abbott gave a series of stereopticon views
showing roads in all parts of kthe world.
The committee on resolutions will report
today. It Is composed of D. S. K. Buick,
of Roseburg: John H. Scott, of Salem; W.
B. Steele, of Portland; S. B. Cathcart, of
Marshfield; W. W. Travilllon. of Baker
City.
Among the persons who attended the
convention were:
E. H. McAllister, Eugene; L. L. Haw
kins. Portland; T. Beverly Kcim, Port
land; S. B. Cathcart, Marshfield; A. C.
Powers, Eugene; L. A. Rand, Hillsboro;
Virgil E. Waters. Corvallis; J. W. Brock,
Portland; D. S. K. Euick, Roseburg: c!
M. Colher, Lane County; W. W. Travilllon.
Baker County; W. J. Culver, Salem; I. a
Needham, Salem; C. H. Breck, Baker Cltv;
C. J. Fernhard, County Judge. Clatsop;
C. W. Carnahan, Astoria; Alfred S. Lee.
Astoria; J. F. Kearney, Astoria; A. Young,
Astoria; C. F. Bear, Turner; J. E. Sibley
Dallas; J. B. Teal. Falls City; John Kil
ent. Cedar Mill; George C. Blakeley. The
Dalles; W. J. Hanniman, The Dalles; H.
J. Hibbard, Hood River; W. M. MartzelU
Colfax: J. E. Magers, Portland; H. M.
Palmer, Linn County; O. I. Peterson, As
toria; G. A. Douglas, North Yamhill;
Tames M. Moore, Portland; M. L. Opdyke,
Portland; D. M. C. Gault, Hillsboro; W.
B. Steele. Portland; John Fry, Clatsop
County; William Showers, Portland; W.
C Cowglll, Baker City; H. E. Reed, Port
land; H. B. Springer, ShedSa; G:: H. Lam
berson, Portland; T. J. Milner, Portland;
F: a Barnes, Portland; H. H. Brooks,
-Roseburg; John Morln, Mill City; H. B.
Chapman, Troutdale; Edwin Stone, Al-
bany; P. J. Reynolds Cleone; T. B. Klllin,
" Oregon City; C. A. Hawkins, San' Fran
" Cisco; 'H. S. Smith, Portland1; J. B. Doan,
.-Rainier; Wl H. Hampton. Placer; A. S.
-Watt, Portland;.. Jefferson Myers, Port
land; F- H. Carson, Grant's Pass; J. H.
iScott, Salem; J. Lewellen. Oregon City;
3. C. Miller. Portland: E.J. Rathbone,
Seattle, andH;"R. 'Thlelsen, Salem.
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OPENING OF THE SESSION..
'Colonel R. W. Richardson Is In
stalled as Chairman.
The morning session opened at 10:15
o'clock. Colonel R. W. Richardson' pre
'eided. Speeches were made by Colonel
"Jttchardson, Mayor Williams and Martin
Dodge. The end of the session "wasjTre-,
ceded by a general discussion, the", lead
ing subject of which was the cost of
macadam roads.
Colonel Richardson Informed the meet
ing that he had assumed the chairman
ship at the Invitation of the committee
on arrangements. He did not desire to
appear as arbitrarily' taking that position,
and requested.- thatvtlje convention ex
cuse him f rom further 'service.. The gen
tleman was too well liked to be dis
missed, and was, retained in the chair
with a unanimity that made the hall re
verberate. The Colonel was visibly
.pleased, -although, he was too modest to
.put the. vote, and Director "Dpdge had to
:.S3me to his Tescue. The Colonel being
then ensconced In the chair, suggested
that the convention elect a secretary.
Colonel R. W. Mitchell nominated Henry
Reed, but thart gentleman declined and
nominated H. R Thlelsen, of Salem. Mr.
"Tnlelsen also fought- shy of the honor
3nrttJhated C. W. Carnahan, Assessor
tA I , V;,ffiiArf.r1saisssfciAsfryrt,y
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of Clatsop. County, and a Representative
tothe Legislature. Mr. Carnahan took
turn about find proposed, Curtis J. Trench
ard. County Clerk of Clatsop, but the end
less chain had reached its limit In Mr.
Carnahan, . and that gentleman was duly
installed as secretary.
Colonel Richardson said' in opening the
convention that the good roads problem
was a National question of vital signifi
cance in the economy of the country. The
purpose of the road Inquiries office was
to collect Information about the public
highways for the benefit and education
of the-Nation. The office had been en
abled to make practical demonstrations
with roadmaklng machinery. Its mem
bers had done this In the Middle West,
traveling In the "good roads train." The
speaker regretted that the train had been
unable to reach the Coast this Fall, and
assured the convention that the train
would be brought out anyway by next
Summer.
Colonel Richardson said the financial
and commercial and productive develop
ment of the Nation depended on systemat
ic improvement of roads. Old; slipshod
methods of construction should be aban
doned and highways should be built in
a thoroughly permanent manner. The
speaker advised the creation of a state
commission on public highways.
The chair then Introduced Mayor Will
lams, who welcomed the members of the
convention to Portland in a brief addres3.
The Mayor spoke of the great importance
of good roads. "Common roads are not
simply a convenience or a luxury, but a
great necessity," said he. "They are the
veins and arteries of progressive com
munities. They are common property.
All classes and conditions -need them and
derive benefit from them."
The Mayor said that no state needed
improved highways more than did Oregon.
"What we need is an efficient and econom
ical system of road-building. "First comes
the question of getting funds, and the
answer to this question will be brought
out In the deliberations of this conven
tion. Material and manner of use Is the
second question. Good roads cannot be
made without gravel or stone. Wood Is
abundant here, but disintegrates rapidly.
Rock, skill, good Judgment, will solve the
question of good roads."
Martin Dochre. director of ithe road
inquiries, was the next speaker. He dwelt
upon the necessity of co-operative effort,
state aid, and construction under engi
neers, and upon the high cost of road
transportation as compared with other
methods of transportation. He urged
strongly the advantage of employing con
victs on roads, saying that such men
were used in Eastern States with highly
satisfactory results. In Oneida County,
New York, a road had been built at a
cost of JGOOO a mile by convicts, whereas
construction by free labor would have
cost $10,000 a mile.
The speaker said that aggregations of
population and wealth in cities under mod
ern conditions made imperative the con
struction of roads by general taxation.
"More than half our people live In cities,"
said he. "The result Is that country dis
tricts jdo not have preponderance of pop
ulation and wealth, as they used to have,
and they therefore cannot bear the entire
cost of road-bulldlng. In the older East
ern States, the system of road, construc
tion under state aid has been generally
adopted. In New. York half the cost Is
borne by the state and half by the county
in which the road is made. The county
cpportlons its half between Itself, and the-j
road district benefited. It is estimated
that 90 per cent of the expense of road
making In N,ew York Is paid by cities and
corporations. At first this method met
with opposition, but it has now found In
creased favor. It Is not only a necessary
method, but also an equitable one."
Mr. Dodge went on to say that this plan
In its general outline was the one fol
lowed in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio
and other states..
"The rural districts cannot stand the
cost of road-building all alone," he In
sisted. "Even If you do not have the
same natural conditions here as have the
Eastern States, you have the same general
necessities for good roads, and the same
general difficulties in getting them. You
have big cities In which are collected a
large part of the wealth of your state.
Your rural districts are sparsely.inhablted.
They cannot pay for good roads them
selves." " "You have great areas of undex-eloped
resources In Oregon of every kind. But
in order to avail yourselves of them you
must have good highways. The way to
get good highways Is by co-operative ef
fort. I believe the National Government
will aid. But no one would expect Uncle
Sam to pay all. In the early history of
this Government, National roads were
built, but the work fell Into disfavor be
cause of the Jealousy of the states In pro
tecting their rights. But Uncle Sam has
aided greatly In other- kinds of transporta
tion. He has deepened rivers and .harbors,
and is doing this now for the Willamette
and Columbia Rivers. He has also given
substantial aid to railroads.
"Cost o,f road transportation has not
been appreciably lessened, but that of all
other kinds has been wonderfully reduced.
Transportation by county roads costs, on
an average of 25 cents per ton per mile;
by railway it costs about cent per ton
per mile; on the Great Lakes, 3,-10 cent
per ton per mile; on the ocean It Is still
cheaper. What does all this show? Sim
ply that road transportation is the prob
lem of the hour. We know we can Im
prove our highways. Good roads have reduced-
the cost of hauling as low as 7 and
8 cents per ton per mile.
"We trust the people will express them
selves on this subject. We are encouraged
by the wide interest taken in our investi
gations. Machinery has lessened the cost
of road-working to a low figure, compared
with what the expense used to be."
A general discussion followed about cost
of road-building In Eastern States. Pro
fessor 12. H. McAllster, of the University
of Oregon, asked about the average cost
per mile. Mr. Dodge said that the expense
varied from $500 to $50,000 per mile, and
that the average figure might be put down
at, say. $3000. This coincided with Pro
fessor McAllster's views, for he said that
the cost under normal "Willamette "Valley
conditions for a road nine feet wide was
about $2500. In some districts rock was
obtainable from basaltic sources, and
when such material was available the cost
'was . less than when the rock had to be
quarried.
I3IPORTANCE OF GOOD ROADS.
Speakers at Afternoon Session Dis
cuss the Topic.
The convention reassembled after the
nooi. recess at 2:30 o'clock. The leading
speakers were F. H. Hitchcock, chief of
the section of foreign markets. Depart
ment ' of Agriculture, and J. H. Scott..
.County. Judge of Marion.
Mr. Hitchcock said that a large part of
Lthe expense of shipping products to for
eign markets came from bad wagon
roads. "Fully 99 per cent of the high
ways of the United States are unim
proved," he declared. "The average haul
from farms to railroads Is as much as 12
miles. It costs. $950,000,000 a year. to trans
port goods over our roads. We can re
duce that cost at least one-half and save
the Nation the enormous sum of $500,000,
000 a year. This vast amount of mpney
Is now wasted.
''Foreign countries ere more alive to the
benefit of good roads than are we. They
have expended great sums of money in
their highways in order that their farm
ers .may more pYofliably market, their
products. Russia Is hulldlng some of the
best foads In the world In Its wheat
areas. Your producers of wheat, who
grow over 40,000,000 bushels every year,
have to compete with the farmers of these
nations. Are not good roads therefore to
your advantage? You will some day be
producing 75,000,000 to. 100,0000,000 bushels
every year. Will not the need of good
roads grow as your yield Increases?"
Immediately following the remarkB of
Mr. Hitchcock. John H. Scott, vCounty
Judge of Marlon County, took the floor
and delivered a short address on "Road
Conditions In Oregon." - Mr. Scott said fa
part: "The construction of good roads
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TUsfiff ft rm faTtrf to rfiH fate ntfKvM,
Is no longer an experiment of problem to
be solved. It has been practically dem
onstarted In most all of the well-settled
countries that good permanent highways
can be made. The main difficulty that
now confronts us Is to show the people
the importance of buildTng' good roads;
and what good roads will-mean to them
while engaged In the various enterprises
that are dally being carried on through
out our country.
"On account of bad roads, the farmer Is
compelled to store his products with the
warehouse merchant and pay storage
thereon. Had we good roads, these prod
ucts could be hauled to market at a time
HfS OWN
Experience
when the farmer could do but little else
and sold direct, thus doing away with
both the charges of the storage man and
of the middle map.
"If the extra horsepower now required
annually in teaming over bad roads, to
say nothing of the money expended on thet
wear and tear' of harness and vehicles,'
were to be used on our roads, we "would
In a few years hae good thoroughfares
throughout the state; and yet we say that
we cannot afford it. We are affording
enough outlay now that is a total loss
sufficient to build good roads.
"We cannot be too particular about the
first location of our public roads, for the
reason that they are to be used for all
time to come, and a mistake in location
would often cause increased effort to get
a certain weight to a given point, where
as, If the road had been properly Situat
ed In the beginning, It would In many In
stances not only have been shorter, but
the Increased effort, as before stated,
would not have been necessary.
"I heartily Indorse the 'cash system.' It
Is In my opinion the only way to work
roads. J. will say, however, that we have
had a great number of our taxpayers vol
unteer their services during the present
year in the effort to secure roadways
that would be a pride to our country.
They do this -with the understanding that
the county will appropriate a certain sum
toward repairing a certain rdad, upon
which the services are volunteered. In
Marion County we purchased a Weston
No. 10 rock-crusher and crushed about
2000 cubic yards of rock with the agree
ment with the farmers ' that they would
haul and place the same on the roads free
of charge, which they did. The crusher
for country -work has given much satis
faction, and the only place that it shows
any wear Is on the Jaws, which is very
slight. In conjunction with the crusher,
we used a 14-horsepower Russell traction
engine, which seemed to be about the
right size. A smaller engine might be
used, though I would not advise it. In
crushing rock that was from 2 to ?
inches in diameter, it would generally
take about six, minutes to dispose of a
wagonload. The finer the rock has to be
crushed the slower It has to pass through
the machine. We crushed from 40 to 70
yards per day on an average, and it cost
about 75 cents a day to blast oqt the rock
and get It through the crusher.
"In conclusion, I would suggest that
we make this "convention the first per-'
manent step toward - the construction of
good roads throughout our state. Also
that we learn all we can here from these
gentlemen who. have made the subject a
special study. We should effect a per
manent good roads organization, go back
to our respective counties and take up the
work. The people of our state are now
ready to make better roads, if they only
had some one to take the lead and show
them how It can be done, and point out
to them some of the many advantages
that are afforded to any community that
has good roads."
The remainder of the afternoon meetifg
was taken up by a general discussion of
the subject at hand, and the direct bear
ing that it had upon communities In gen
eral. Many of the .prominent County
Commissioners and Road Supervisors
were present, and most ot'them took the
floor for a few moments "and narrated lit
tle experiences or good methods of work
ing roads that they had' eome across.
Professor Hampton, of Placer, Jose
phine County, made a short address in
favor of the cash method of improve
ment, and discussed the comparative val
ues of a large gang of workmen and one
man working alone, with the advantages
in favor of the latter. D. S. K. Buick, of
Roseburg, told of an experience in road
making in California, near San Jose, how
a magnificent road was secured just by
getting the surface elevated, so that It
would drain properly. Professor McAl
lister, of Eugene, dwelt at some length
on the weather conditions In Oregon, and
showed that, as there was no great
amount of frost and less rain than In
New York, there was no cause to be
afraid of the weather Interfering withv
the roads, various widths of roads were
discussed, some of the delegates favoring
a wide road, and some a comparatively
narrow one. After more than an hour
had thus been spent, the convention ad
journed, to meet in the evening at "8
o'clock.
A Smoker in the Evening.
After the evening session last night the
delegates assembled at" Kruse'e and partici
pated In an informal banquet and smoker.
Sandwiches, tea, coffee,, salad and cigars
were served, and after all had had their
fill a few shorF speeches were made, and a
few toasts drunk. Colonel Richardson
acted as toastmaster of the- occasion,, and
put all at ease by his charming manner
and ready wit. Messrs. Albers, Gault,
Craig, Abbott, Coman, Dodge and Tagglt
spoke fo,r a few moments on various sub
jects, such as good roads, statipns," rail
roads, newspapers and many other topics
of Interest. The assemblage disbanded
late In the evening.
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TSsArMs .
MURDER CASE TO JURY
PROSECUTION 'AND DEFENSE FOR
A. T. GLADISSEE CLOSED.
His Attorneys Argrue That Evidence
"Was Purely Circumstantial No
Verdict Reached Last Night.
The Gladlssee murder case was sub
mitted to the- jury by Judge Cleland about
4 o'clock yesterday- afternoon. The charge
of the court was Impartial, and was, gen
erally eatisfactory to counsel on both
sides.
The opening speech for the prosecution
was made by Arthur C. Spencer, Deputy
District Attorney, and he was followed by
Oscar. A. Neal and R. B. Sinott for the
defense. Mr. Sinnott argued that with
the aid of officers of the law he could
have made out as good a circumstantial
caae against George Smith xand Andrew
Jackson as was made out against Glad
lssee. These men are both negroes, and
were witnesses for the prosecution...
Smith Is the man who murdered his white
wife recently. The closing argument was
made by District Attorney Chamberlain.
At a late hour last night the jury had
failed to reach a verdict and was locked,
up.
T03IBSTONE CASE ON TRIAL.
Mrs., Mary. A. Ramp Secures Rehear
ing: of H". G. Wright's Suit.
The second trial of the" suit of Horace
G. Wright against Mary A. Ramp to re
cover $350 for a monument was begun be
fore Judge Frazer and a Jury yesterday,
and will be continued today. The monu
ment was ordered In August, 189S, to be
delivered not later than May, im, and
was to be placed over the grave of Sam
uel Ramp deceased, at Salem. He was
the husband of Mrs. Ramp. At the first
trial of the case, which occurred over a
year ago, Wright won, and the defendant
took an appeal to the Supreme Court and
obtained a new trial.
Mrs. Ramp, as a defense, contends that
the monument was to" have been delivered
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Jf V . tfAHNELr ' I
HOW THE SNAG ISLAND CHANNEL CAN BE IMPROVED.
In May, 1S99, or as soon afterwards as
possible, and did not arrive until October,
1899. She says the die was broken, and
that Wright asked time to send back to
Vermont for a new die. She states, fur
ther, that the lettering was Irregular and
inartistic, and the ornamental work was
poorly done; and she notified Wright that
she would not wait any longer, and to
treat the contract as annulled.
Wright denies that the lettering was
not well done, or the ornamental worft,
and testified that Mrs. Ramp consented
to changes in the contract, and that he
had a die in Portland which he offered to
substitute liwplace of the broken one.
Davis, Gantenbcin & Venzie, of Port
land, and Bonham & Martin, of Salem,
appear as attorneys for Mrs. Ramp, and
A.. C. Emmons and George H. Camenm
for Wright. -
TO RELEASE CHINESE WITNESS.
Attorneys Secure Writ of Habeas
Corpus for JJngr Lcong.
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus
was filed In the State Circuit Court yes
terday by Ah Sang, In which It is set
forth that Ung Leong Is unlawfully re
strained of his liberty by Chief of' Police
McLauchlan. The Imprisonment is al
leged to he Illegal for the reason that
there Is no complaint or Information, In
dictment or process charging Ung Leong
with any crime, misdemeanor or offense
whatever. Judge Sears ordered the Chief
of Police to bring Ung Leong before him
forthwith. The prisoner Is held as a wit
ness in the recent Chinese murder case,
and the attorneys who appear for him al
lege that he was not committed as the
statute provides, and, therefore. Is illegal
ly detained in jail. The Sheriff served the
writ at once, and soon afterwards Detec
tives Kerrigan and Snow brought a Chi
nese to the Courthouse, but he proved to
bo tho wrong man. As It was then late
In the afternoon, the hearing was contin
ued until this morning.
It is reported that the witnesses In this
case are reluctant to testify against the
man accused of the crime, and outside
parties-are working to free the witnesses
who are held by the police.
TO STAY BELDING'S HANGING.
His Attorneys File Notice of Appeal
to Supreme Court.
Attorneys Murphy, Sweet & Watts yes
terday filed notice of appeal to the Su
preme Court from the judgment entered in
the State Circuit Court on September 26
whereby It was adjudged" that A. L. Bel
ding be hanged by the neck until he be
dead, and also from the whole judgment.
The appeal will postpone the execution
of Beldlng, which was set for October 31,
after the Supreme Court has Issued' a
writ of probable cause. This means that
the Supreme Court shall certify that there
is probable cause for an appeal, and will
accordingly order the execution stayed un
til the case on appeal has been decided
In the higher court.
The bill of exceptions is based upon
twj? points, the alleged irregularity of the
information in that it is not Indorsed a,
true Information by the District Attorney,
and also that witnesses were called by the
state whose names do not appear on the
information.
Notwithstanding the appeal, Sheriff
Storey will proceed with the erection of
the scaffold unless he receives orders from
the court that the hanging has been post
poned until further notice.
JOE SING IS AqaUITTED.
Indictment Ajrainst Chinese for Sell
Ins: Indians Liquor Is Defective.
When Joe Sing, a Chinaman, who was
arrested for selling liquor to two Indians
In Pendleton, was arraigned for trial in
the United States District Court yesterday,
his attorney, James Gleason. raised the
point that the Indictment against him was
defective. Mr. Gleason contended that the
indictment should have stated that the two
Indians" to whom the whisky had been,
sold were wards of the Government, and
were under the charge of an Indian agent.
The court sustained the contention of the
defense, and instructed the Jury to return
a verdict of acquittal, which was done.
Appeal in Anderson Case.
The City & Suburban Railway Com
pany has filed notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court in -the suit of George W.
Andersonj administrator of the estate
of Chester Anderson, deceased. In which
the plaintiff obtained a JudgmentSagalnst
the company in the State Circuit? Court
for $2000. Chester Anderson was killed
as the result of arf accident on the
Morrison-street bridge. He was riding
on an open car on the footboard, and
came into contact with one of the bridge
supports.
Decisions Today.
Judj:e Sears will announce a decision
today in the case of the Washington Life
Insurance Company against J. Creagh
writ of review. 1
Judge Cleland will announce decisions
this morning In the following cases:
Mollie Wolf vs. City & Suburban Rail
way Company, motion to- strike out;
Peter Lynch vs. John Lunda, demurrer to
answer.
A BIG SHIP PORT.
(Continued from First Page.)
tide to enable ships to work over without
much delay.
There Is a gcod river from Slaughter's
oown to Pillar Rock, and at this point Is
where the alleged trouble with the Snag
Island Jetty begins. Captain fcmken, like
the rest ot the pjlots, has rather pro
nounced views on this expensive piece, of
improvement, which l'alled to Improve,
und Is inclined to blame that jetty for the
shoaling of the bar at the mouth of the
river. He is in favor of the jetty from
Harrington's point, and believes that Its
construction to a Dolnt well down toward
Taylor's sands would not only" scour out a
good ship channel across the bay, but
would bring back the current which has
been diverted down the north side, of the
river and sluice out a channel on the bar.
HOW TO DEEPEN CHANNEL.
Welch, of Astoria, Proposes Jetty on
Snag: Island Channel.
As the bar at the mouth of the river Is
of more concern to Portland than the
shoal places In the river, any project
that- will tend to Improve It will meet
with hearty support in this city, and when
the project also Includes, an attendant and
simultaneous Improvement In the river,
it Is of proportionately increased Interest.
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! In tht connection The Oregonian is in
i receipt of a communication from D. H.
! Welch, of Astoria, regarding the Snag
Island jetty, and trie proposed . improve
ment to offs-et its damage. Mr. Welch's
communication Is accompanied by a map,
which is reproduced elsewhere, showing a
Jetty at the foot of the" Snag Island chan
nel, which the writer thinks would be of
advantage in connection with the Har
rington Point jetty. Mr. Welch says:
"I have noticed the past few days refer
ence In your paper to the contemplated
plan to run a jetty from Harrington's
Point to confine the water to one channel,
and In your issue of this date I note a
sketch of location of proposed jetty. The
plan without doubt will be very beneficial,
so far as it goes, which, as It states, is
but 900 feet long. Is not said length
about one-half long enough? Should It
not extend at least 18,000 feet? Thero
should be at the lower end of Hogs' Back
Sand a jetty to throw the current toward
Tongue Point, so that It could not meet
the water coming past the Harrington
Point 1etty, and force it off toward the
Washington shore, as It now does.
"I have watched the action of the cur
icnts In the vicinity of Tongue Point quite
a good deal the past" two years, and I
know from personal and careful examina
tion from time to time that where there
was but ont foot of water in June, 1901,
there Is now 19 feet, and a gradual cut
ting out of the sand, which will be on a
direct course past the proposed Harring
ton Point jetty to Tongue Point, but when
the water reaches the lower point of Hogs
back Sand, then it is met by the vast
amount of water from Snag Island chan
nel, which changes ;ts natural course. As
the channel now in use is no abrupt in its
course against the natural current, how
can It be continued with the Harrington
Point jetty? As I believe, the natural
way, the course and channel now used by
the pilots. Is as follows: After passing the
bell buoy, the course is down past No. 2
beacon, in a southwesterly direction, and
when little below No. 2 beacon they then
turn northwesterly, or perhaps, westerly,
and run off toward the Taylor Sands, then
turn toward Astoria. Now Is not the
fact of the channel at and below No. 2
beacon, running as It does tqward Taylor's
Sands, caused by the force of the water
from the old Hogsback and Snag Island
channels? I believe with the water turned
by the Harrington Point Jetty its natural
way wlil be directly toward Tongue Point,
If not Interfered with by waters from Snag
Island channel, thereby making a channel
deep, and not necessitating' dredging, and
the water will be confined to the south
side of the river, which without doubt
will greatly benefit the bar channel, for
surely a volume of water in one 'channel
will be more effective than water In many
smaller ones. By the time the water
from the several channels meets below the
Desdemona Sands, the current will not
have the force It would have from one
continuous channel, and therefore the
scouring effect on the sand.
"With the jetty at Harrington's-Point
of sufficient length, and a jetty at the
lower point of Hogsback channel, I be
lieve the problem would be solved for the
deep channel across the Cathlamet Bay
to Astoria, and would greatly benefit the
bar. With a careful observation of the
currents It will be noticed at the points
mentioned that the current is more In a
direction from" the bell buoy to Tongue
Point, barring the action of the water from
Snag Island, which meets the other water
at or below No. 2 beacon, and Its volume
from the Hogsback, I believe, Is greater
than in the other channel, thereby forcing
it northerly from its natural course. A
careful observation when it Is high tide at
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Taylor's Sands shows that the current
runs In a northwesterly direction, which
shows distlnctlythat the volume of water
trom the Kuappa and Hogsbaclr channel
Is greater than the water from the other
channel, so I believe to overcome' that a
smaH jetty In the Hogsback channel to
divert the water toward Tongue Point, as
marked on the map. would do great good, j
Should that be done, I don't believe there (
woulu be any more trouble across the bay. j
It would make a straight channel from
Harrington Point to Tongue Point, and
confine most of the water to the channel j
past Astoria and cause a strong current to
sea and across the bar, thereby keeping
the bar scoured out. Of course a Jetty t
might be put down river farther, about
where the black buoy Is below No. 2 .
beacon, which would tend to throw the
water from the Hogsback down to Tongue
Point, and which might work as well as a
jetty at the lower part of Hogsback Sands.
It Is cutting out now from No. 2 beacon
straight to Tongue Point, which shows
the natural way for it to run. for tne
water to turn abruptly, as It does at the
red buoy below No. 2 beacon does not
reem to be natural." .
- DREDGING ON MERSEY BAR.
Vast Amount of Sand Removed In j
Last Twelve Years.
Among .ic numerous nrnnnswl cnhomcQ
for deepening the water on the bar, that '
of dredging seems to find most favoi
among deep-water captains and bar pilots,
the latter being almost unanimous in the
Denet tnat dredging is the only process
that will afford Dcrmanent relipf. Tn con
nection with dredging, the case of the j
.liiycimuui uar is nearly always cited, and '
The Oregonian is In receipt of an extract ;
from the Liverpool Daily Mail of July 2S;
which is kindly forwarded by Captain
Richard Craven, master of the steamship I
Indrasahma. and vrfllrh nnnntr.e tVi fni-
lowlng very Interesting figures on Mersey j
"The engineer of the Mersey dock board
states In his annual report, presented yes
terday, that the work carried out by his
department durinc the nnst vwr
greater than during any similar period, j
The expenditure amounted to 1.:15,S53.
The quantity of sand removed from the
bar and the shoals in the dueen's and '
Crosby channels was 4.930,140 tons. Since
1890, when the dredging commenced at the
bar, 27,S66,5D0 tons of sand have been re- j
mov,ea, ana trom the Queen s and Crosby
channels, 34.SC0.920 tons."
MRS. G. W. WARD DEAD
Relative of Three Presidents Passes
Away in New Yorls.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14. Mrs. Josephine
Ward, a friend of Dolly Madison and Mrs.
Julia D. Grant, widow of General Grant,
Is dead at the home of her daughter in
this city. She was nearly SO years old.
Mra Ward, in her youth, was one of the
belles of Kentucky. Her maiden name
was Harris. Her grandfather, General
James Taylor, of Newport. Ky., took part
in the War of 1S12, and lent his large
private fortune to the Government.
Miss Harris was related to three Presi
dents of the United States. She was a
first cousin of James Madison and General
Zachary Taylor, and distantly related to
Thomas Jefferson. Between her and the
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New York Orders All Instrument!
Disinfected Once a Week.
NEW YORK. Oct. 11. In order to makl
certain that disease shall not be trans
mlttcd by means of telephones. Commis
sloner Homer Folks, of the Charities De
1-artment of Greater New York.
It-sued an order that all telephones useJ
by employes must be disinfected eacH
week. The mouthpiece is to be unscreweJ
and scrubbed clean, then immersed for
few moments in an antiseptic bath.
Funston En Route to Denver.
TOFEIvA, Kan.. Oct. -14. Brigadier J
General Funston Is here on his way tc
Denver, where he will resume comraant
of the Department of Colorado.
General Funston said the Fort I
maneuvers were extremely valuable tc
the Army. He thinks they should be reJ
peated each year.
Gold on Federal Building: Site.
BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 14. A discovery o
gold has been made while excavating
the Federal building. A pau will sno
many colors to tne glass.
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