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8 THE MOBNLNCr- OREGOIAjtf, ' MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1903. IS MERELY A VACATION LEATH E3t WO RJCERS STAY AWAY FROM WORK TODAY. Claim This Is Not a. Strike, feat Merely- to Give Committee Time to Confer With Employers. And still the leather-workers' Union does not know -whether a. thorough-going strike will be declared today or not. Out of the mass of contradictory reports one thing is certain, that the mid-Winter vacation of the men will continue until something definite can be obtained from the bosses, and the headquarters of the National Brotherhood of leather-workers is again heard from. Though the strike permit was granted by the central body some weeks ago. It appears that several questions have come up which must be referred to the officers of the brotherhood. There were repeated rumors afloat yes terday of a secret meeting of the union, tbo announcement having been given out the previous day that a general meeting would again be held. No such session occurred, however, but the committee of U, which has the strike and wage scale question In charge, met and discussed the affair as far as It has gone. The com mittee has been busily employed the past few days conferring with the bosses, and Its labor are not yet completed. With two of the employers the members of the committee almost despair of being able to make any satisfactory settlement. The other two seem more favorably inclined towards arbitration, and are even willing to grant a few points toward a compro mise. The committeo also has receded several points from Its original demands. The agreement with the National Broth erhood Is that the men shall be paid enough to support them should a strike occur. The central organization is much stronger than at the time of the pro longed strike two years ago, and is in a position far better to aid Its members who are out of wqrk on account of a strike. Whether the employers would be able to secure men not members of the union in the case of a long strike is a question interesting to both parties. One employer was asked yesterday If there would be any "scabbing." "Who wouldn't take scabs If he la lucky enough to get them?" was his ambiguous answer. The union men say that It will be Impossible for the bosses to get enough competent men in the case of a strike to run their shops to their full capacity. In one shop of the city the men have always remained out side the union, but it la doubtful If they could be drawn away to enter the em ploy of a shop affected by the strike. As the situation stood yesterday, the probability of a strike seemed increased. The employers remain as taciturn as ever, and the union men, though somewhat more communicative, seem uncertain in their own minds .how the matter will re sult. Meanwhile the leather workers are tak ing a well-earned rest and allowing the committee to settle the difficulty. The work of visiting the employers and con ferring with them is greatly facilitated by the committee scheme, and as the members are kept cognisant of the result of the deliberations, this plan seems the best way out of the maze. The men who worked Saturday to finish their week's -work will stay at home today or gather around the labor headquarters to discuss the situation with their fellow workmen. SUll it is not a strike, merely a vacation. A A' OTHER NEW UNION. Federal Labor Organization Elects Temporary OlUcers. The Portland Federal Labor Union ef fected a temporary organization at a mass meeting held in Union Hall yesterday aft ernoon. G. "Y. Harry, president and state organ izer of the State Federation of Labor, called the meeting to order, briefly stating the purpose of the meeting. He then in troduced Harry Rogers, a prominent members of the Typographical Union Mr. Rogers briefly outlined the benefits de rived' from organized labor, stating that he had held a union card for 2d years, and found it Invaluable. He compared the or ganization of the laboring classes with that of professional men, pointing out the benefits derived in each instance as the result of the same principle. He said: "I believe In the eight-hour workday; eight hours' rest and eight hours to spend as we may see fit. This end can "be ob tained only by organized labor. The, American Federation of Labor has a membership of 3,000,000, and Is Issuing an average of 75 charters for new branches every day. The small fees charged amount to nothing compared with the benefits derived. It was the assistance of the Federation that made it possible for the San Francisco teamsters to win their strike. Persistency is sure to win, and I hope we will find plenty of it right here in Portland." C H. Gram, president of the Federated Trades Council; J. A Goldralner and Charles MIckley also addressed the meet ing, urging co-operation and organization of labor, and pointing out the benefits to be derived therefrom. A list was then taken of those desiring to become members of the Federation, nearly all present submitting their names. At the election of temporary officers that followed, Harry Rogers was chosen presi dent and Charles MIckley. of the Tailors' Union, secretary and treasurer, both being unanimously elected. The charter far the new union will be received in about ten days, when a per manent organization will be effected. TAILORS MAY FIGHT IX COURTS. Union Supported by Its Brotherhood In StrujjKle Agralnst New Union. The committee appointed by Journey men Tailors' Union, No. 74. to conduct the flght against tho newly organized opposi tion union, has decided not to recognize the other union as an organization, but to take legal measures against the employers whom they say .aro the instlcators of the movement. Tho Journeymen Tailors' Union of. America, the central body of which the union here Is a. member, "has promised its support in a fight against the use of the name by another organization and means for carrying on a war- in the courts has been promised from head quarters. The committee met yesterday morning In the office of the State Federation of Labor and decided upon the plan of cam paign. In addition to this, the two cards may be advertised side by side In the union organ, the Portland Labor Press, with the Intent that every union man may know tho difference between the two cards. All the members of the Federated Trades Council have been warned not to patronise shoi displaying the card of Journeymen Tailors' Union. No. L of Portland, Or., and the members feel as sured that this will aid to keep all mem bers of the American Federation of Labor out of these shops. Charles MIckley, formerly president of the union, as chairman, and nine others constitute the committee which is to put the opposition union out of business. The members of the Journeymen Tailors' Union. No. L they say. are only the tools of the bosses who wish to have a union card of some kind In their windows, and. therefore, the fight will be made against the employers and against neither the members of the union nor the union as an organization. MAY USE THE LABEL. Xenatadter Bros. Are in Good Favor With Employes' Union. The labrf of the United Crarmentworkirs will hereafter go upon the goods of Neu stadter Bros., the firm having settled its differences with the- union, and a dispatch having been received from the headquar ters of tho organization stating that the label could now be affixed. There has ap parently been some misunderstanding be tween the employes of the two local firms employing members of the union, and at the last meeting a warm discussion was provoked. The employes of Flelschner, Meyer & Co. said that the label should not go upon the goods of the other house. as the employes were forced to say that they were satisfied by present condl tions. The girls who work for the Neu stadter factory cay most emphatically that nothing of the kind happened. The managers have discreetly kept out of the squabble, and as the label has been or dered by the head officers to be placed l upon the products of the East Side fac tory the mitter Is apparently settled. MINES TO THE SOUTH. Steady Development Work Proves Yalne of Property. The Greenback mine, owned by W. H. Brevoort, of New York, Is among' those properties which are proving Southern Oregon to be one of the most promising fields for gold mining in the United States, A few years ago Southern Oregon had the reputation of being a pocket country, due to the fact that there were a great many rich spots in the veins near the surface, and these were attractive to the pros pector, for he could get the gold with the aid of a pick and shovel aati a gold pan. He did not know or care whether there was a great gold ledge under him or not; he could not get the gold with the -means at" hand, and, besides. It was easier to find another pocket. Today this is changed. The people are waking up to the fact that it takes more than a ten-foot hole in the ground to de cide whether there Is a mine there or not. and the deeper they sink the better are their prospects. The year 1803 will see greater activity in quartz mining in this section than ever before. The Greenback mine was first talked of as a rich pocket, and when the discover ers had taken out 533,000 with the aid of an arrastra they were glad to sell to the present owner, as they felt sure the "pocket" must be about worked out. while the purchaser could see that It was only tne trace that points tho way. The Greenback mine Is located ten miles east of Leland and 16 miles north of Grant's Pass, In Josephine County, at an elevation of 2500 feet. It was discovered in 189S, since when it has been developed from a prospect to an important mine of bouthern Oregon. It was first equipped with a five-stamp mill, then Increased to a ten, then 15, and now there has Just been completed a modern 20-stamp mill, with a capacity of 1000 tons monthly. It Is lo cated at the mine, so that there Is no un necessary expense for hauling or rehan dllng the ore. The mill is equipped with both steam and water power, using water the greater portion of the year, and steam lor the dry season. In the same build ing there Is a 100-horsepower belt-driven duplex air compressor, which furnishes air for running the machine drills used In the mine, also an electric plant. Besides the stamp mill there Is a separate build ing containing the cyanide plant, capable or treating 100 tons daily. During tho development work, opening a mine over S00 feet deep, hnd crosscuttlng nearly through Greenback Mountain. opening six veins, with the small capacity of the old plant, the mine has produced over toOO.OOO In gold bullion. The work is being pushed both wavs on the vein. A winze is also being sunk be low the 900-foot level, and shows tho vein strong and of high value. The mine at present has ten alrdrllls. and Is thoroughly equipped for economical mining and development. There has grown up around It a camp of over 250 people, with Its postoffice, schoolhouse, general merchandise store and 'dwellings, besides the mine buildings. There has been. over lfc miles of tun nels, drifts, uprises, winzes and shafts made in this property, and for the most part this work has all been in ore. It Is attracting others to this section., which Is destined to be one of the big gold-produc Ing districts of the Pacific Coast, situated on the Southern Pacific Railway, Portland Deing tne natural supply point. HE BUNCOES SWEDES. Scandinavian Swindler Works Var iation of Confidence Game. A smooth confidence man giving his name as Gus Erickson, has recently suc ceeded In working: some good people from Sweden who live In Portland out of sev eral dollars. Erickson, himself. Is a Swede of very pleasing appearance and Swedish servant girls are his specialty. "O yes." replies this gentlemanly knight of rest, as he meets one of his country men on the street. T just come here not long ago. I have seen the good people In the old country quite recently. Are there many people here who came from the good old home place?" So pleased are the Innocent victims to hear from home that thej; receive the man with open arms. By skillful con versation, he usually manages to learn something of the family affairs, and then for the money. Of course he knew their people. "Why, yes, your name was Olesen. Of course, and your grandfather was Ole Olesen." Now what could the name well have been except Ole, but because he knew It the new friends are convinced that they have met an old friend of the family. Mr. Erickson then proceeded to tell of all the fine times he has enjoyed with the members of the family in the old country and the sympathy of his hearers fairly leaps toward him. After ho has convinced them that he is their friend Indeed, he makes a little test of their friendship toward himself. "I have hard luck," he announces with a long face on which Is an expression of dismay. "I brought $200 to town with which to buy a team of horses, and now that I am here I find that a team that Is a great bargain can be bought for $210." "Oh, yes, of course. I could send the money, right In to you as soon as I get home, if you could spare me $10 for that length of time." Who could refuse an old friend of the family, who had been closely associated with the family history for so long? Such a shame too, to miss a good bargain, be cause he didn't think to brine the money along with him. when he had It. Ten dol lars Is not very much anyhow and the good news from tho old country Is well worth the price. The unsuspecting victims in many cases have given the man $10 or $20, as the case might be. but they have not heard from him after that. That Is. they have not heard of tho moncv. but some of them have heard of the game having been worked on their friends. Erickson Is described by W. R. Walpole secretary of the City Board of Charities' who reports him being a Swede about W years old. medium size, blue eves, light hair tinged with gray, soft, sympathetic voice, smooth face and pale complexion. He wears a black derby hat, new style long dark gray overcoat and dark gray pants. The Test for Mr. Morgan. Philadelphia Ledger. The Senate has postponed its contest with Mi. Quay to engage In attest of en durance with Mr. Morgan. That unterrl fled Nicaraguan has set himself the task of talking the treaty with Colombia to death. No man in the Senate can talk longer. There Is no way of stopping him, and tho Senate has now determined to keep him talking. In the hope that he may run down. Tho treaty Is to be kept under continued consideration imNi Is reached, and It 31 r. Morgan expects to defeat it he must continue to talk without ceasing from now until the 4th of March. urvsU U Ui uciil, out It is thought that his physical en durance may cave a limit, even If bis loquacity has not. At Niagara Falls 35.000 honmnToi- tc used in 20 different electrical processes for producing mt.is &nd chemicals. MUCH MONEY IN POULTRY tSROWTR- OF THE INDUSTRY A WOX BER OF THE TIME." Hen Is a Great ProdHcer at Esrgs and Wealth, and Is Developing In creased. Earalntr Povrer. In the January number of Leslie's Monthly Is an interesting article by Fred erick Haskin on "The .Great American Barnyard!" "The growth of the poultry Industry in this country," writes Mr. Haskin, "is one of the wonders of the time. As a producer of wealth the American hen Is a marvel. To Illustrate the increased earning powers of this industrious autocrat of the barnyard, it may be stated that in Missouri, during the last fiscal year, the sum derived from the sale of poultry and eggs ran $17,000 ahead of all the other products of the state combined. The totals show that the old hen, neg lected and left by the farmer to forage for herself while he devoted his atten- Hon. J. G. Eckman. tlon to the field crops, outstripped them all, including corn, wheat, oats, flax, timothy seed, clover seed, millet seed, cane seed, castor beans, cotton seed, to bacco, broom corn, hay and straw. This Is an astonishing statement, but a true one, Missouri furnished New England with Its Thanksglxing dinner last year, despite the fact that the latter Is the cradle of the thoroughbred pouitry Industry In the Unied States. In the domain of the Yan kee, the poultry farms are so thick that Hiawatha, with his seven-league boots, could step from one to another with ease. "Speaking of thoroughbred poultry calls for an explanation. The American Stand ard of Perfection, as dratted and copy righted by the American Poultry Associa tion, contains the names of 116 varieties of fowls, 115 of which are due to the de velopment of man. God made only one a homely, wild thing, which made its home in the Jungle along with the rest of primeval creation. It is a long call from this ancient fowl of ungainly proportions of the lordly Langshan or the massive Cochin of the present day, but the ances try Is certain. "The successful fancier breeds for beauty and utility combined. If he de sires to create a new strain he must be an Imaginative souL He must erect In his mind's eye an Imaginative fowl and then persevere In his endeavor to pro duce one like It. He Jots down a descrip tion of his visionary bled from beak to toenail. If he prefers to go by the stand ard, he will find that every exaction, every detail is looked to scrupulously; length and color of comb, arch of neck, length and style of tail, depth of breast, length and color of the legs, design and color of plumage, etc Having decided upon an ideal, he mates his birds and starts his Btraln. picking from each brood the most perfect specimens and gradually working towards this ideal through gen eration after generation. It requires much time and patience to breed a line up to anything approaching perfection, but once attained, the reward is well worth the effort. Single birds have sold in this country for as much as $500, while in England $1000 has been paid, for a sin gle specimen. The breeder does not de pend for his returns altogether upon fancy prices for his individual birds, how ever. He profits by the increased pro ductiveness of his flocks, for instance, In the matter of egglaylng, it may be cited that the average American hen lays about 100 eggs a year. The practical poultry man goes In for better results and gets them. Numerous instances show whole flocks with an average of 200 to the hen per year an Increase of 100 per cent. If this Increase of productiveness could be taken advantage of all along the line by people raising chickens, the sum real ized annually would add millions of dol lars to the National wealth. Further more, the benefit derived would not cease with the additional cash In hand. Na ture's two natural foods are milk and eggs. Eggs is everything that goes into flesh and bone. These aro .facts worth noting as we take an Invoice of the pos sibilities of the American ben. Stamping Date on Eggs. "A poultryman of Sidney, O., has a con tract with a Cleveland commission firm to furnish 100 dozen eggs each day, with the date stamped on them. The contract price Is 20 cents a dozen. It is certainly worth this man's while to have his hens attend strictly to business, and they are evidently looking after the firm's interest, for no Cleveland cook has yet had to delay dinner on account of the eggs being late. The man Is filling his order as regularly as "clockwork. "This same man has a different contract with another firm. He agrees to furnish daily 300 young chickens weighing 14 pounds each for eating purposes. He gets $3 per dozen for these young broilers, and the way he manages to keep up this very big undertaking is a story well worth re lating. He has 140 acres devoted to "the use -of his poultry plant. This tract is covered with structures of various sizes. The main building Is SO feet long, and there is a row of five pens 560 feet in length. He uses 30 improved incubators. whose individual capacity is 300 eggs each. These macnlnes are not all filled at the same time, but proportioned so that some of them can be discharging fresh chicks every day. A large and competent flock of Barred Plymouth Rock biddies are kept constantly on duty laying eggs with which to stock these hatching machines, and 450 eggs are placed In them each day. includ ing Sunday. In connection with the in cubators there is a row of pens numbered from 1 to SO. Each day the little chicks from the machines are turned Into the first pen. They are advanced one pen each day, and when the last one is reached they are so cays oia, weigh l pound3 and are ready for the market. They are herded from the Incubators through all of the pens without being touched. They are not handled until the cook wrings their necks and dresses them for the frying pan. A certain proportion of the eggs do not hatch, nor do all that are hatched live to make the trip through the 90 pens, but the percentage of loss is comparatively small, and the breeder finds that the 450 eggs which go Into the Incubators every day easily net him 300 perfect broilers at the coops, which are shipped to the city dally from pen No. SO. In order to carry out this system and meet his con tract It will be seen that the poultryman tfl9ai bbbbbR has something like 36,009 chicks constantly on hand, to say nothing of the hundreds of dozens of eggs tied up la the incubat ors or of the great flock of laying- hens that supply the eggs. But he gets to mar ket with his dally order just the same. He is cleaning up a profit of $23,000 an nually. And there are many others who are succeeding splendidly at the business. Professionals Use Iacabators. "Ninety per cent of the professional poultrymen esc Incubators exclusively, for the reason that they can hatch chickens out of season. This means to them just what it does to the florist to be able to produce- the tender flowers of Summer In the dead of Winter. The old hen goes hand In glove with nature, and as a con sequence her season as a sitter Is short; the Incubator goes. It alone and keeps up the pace the year through. The Incubator Is gradually crowding the American hen out of the business of sitting on her own eggs. This wonderful machine has been perfected until It can do a better job of "hatching the. little chicks than old biddy, their natural mother. It has taken years of experimenting and study, and the ex penditure of much money to develop the scelence' of artificial incubation into the successful practice it is today. It was no small undertaking to construct a little box of wood and glass that would perfect ly perform the functions of the mother M'MINNVILLE'S NEW POSTMASTER. MMINNVTLLE Or., March 13. (Special.) J. G. Eckman, McMlnn ville's new Postmaster, la today re ceiving congratulations from his many friends. Mr. Eckman Is a na tive of Ohio, and is a practical newspaper man, combining the qual ities of correspondent and printer. He learned his business at the two colleges, the Kansas State Agricul tural College at Manhattan and the Washburn College at Tcpeka. Mr. Eckman came to Oregon and McMlnnville In 1891. and since that time has been associated with the Tamhlll County Reporter. He has always been an ardent Republican, and has stood fairly and squarely for clean, honest politics. His peti tion contained the names of the moral backing of this community and the great majority of the busi ness men of this town. He was a personal frjend of the late Mr. Tongue, and & stanch supporter of both Senators Mitchell and Fulton. His appointment meets with general satisfaction. " hen. The promoters had to study closely the natural laws of incubation and follow them minutely. But all the problems of heat, moisture and ventilation have been solved. It takes 21 days to hatch a chick, and the incubator authorities can tell you each day's progress in the formation and life of the little fowl before it comes out of the shell. "The incubators will batch any kind of eggs, but the length of time required varies In different birds or .fowls. It takes a humming bird only 12 days to come through, a canary IS a duck 28, a turkey 30, and a swan 40. One authority reports that he found some snake eggs in a pile of compost and put them Into a machine. When he went to look again the bottom of the box was a squirming mass of little spotted adders. "The eggs of qualL. pheasant and all kinds of game birds develop readily In this remarkable hatching machine. Ostrich eggs are also being hatched successfully in Florida, Arizona and California. Os trich farming has been practiced In this country since 1SS2, and Is getting to be a very profitable business on account of the high price tho feathers bring in the market. "The 'green duck Industry forms an other important branch of the poultry business. 'Green ducks' mean Imperial Peklns, which were originally imported from China, and they are raised by the thousands and tens of thousands by arti ficial means, fed scientifically and market ed when they are from S to 10 weeks old. This is Just before they molt their first coat of feathers, at which time they weigh from eight to ten pounds per pair. Some of them are fed upon celery seed to give their meat the favor of the famous South ern canvasbacks, and so successfully that the difference cannot be detected. Separ ate duck ranches on Long Island, N. Y.; at Harrlsburg, Pa.; Wrentham, Mass.; Dallas. Pa., and elsewhere, produce annually, from March 1 to August 1. from 20,000 to 45,000 'green ducks,' marketing them principal ly In New York and Boston. This indus try is -also well developed In New Engr land, particularly In Eastern Massachu setts, where there are several ranches that produce from 20,000 to 25.000 ducks annual ly: two of the largest being located at Wrentham and South Easton. But Long Island still leads. Speonk being the center of the greatest annual production. Fully 100,000 'green ducks' -are grown each sea son within a few miles of this little vil lage. "The three most prominent members of the large poultry family in this country are the Plymouth Rocks; the Leghorns and the Wyandottes. The Leghorns are the egg type. They are long In body, light In weight and very active. Their average frequently runs as high as 200 eggs per year to the hen. The Wyandottes are strictly an American production. They are short In body, plump, round and heav ier than Leghorns. They have full-breast development, have yellow legs and skin, and, consequently, show up well when dressed. Their meat Is tender, has fine grain and good flavor, and they are the Ideal table fowl, cither as broilers, weigh ing from one-half to V& pounds, or as roasters, weighing from three to five pounds. The Plymouth Rocks are similar to the Wyandottes, except that their bodies are longer and that they weigh a pound more at maturity. The barred Ply mouth Rock Is the great American all purpose bird; the kind the farmer, the fancier and all swear by. The Wyan dotte is a later breed and is fast grow ing in popularity, especially with breed ers, but the old standbys, the barred Rocks, will doubtless hold their suprem acy for many years." '1905 FAIR GROUNDS." So Read the Nevr Washington-Street Car Signs. x Truly the atmosphere teems with Ideas of the 1S05 Exposition. Yesterday the lone Washington street - Willamette' Heights cars loomed up with big yellow and black signs on the front of the vestibules with "1S03 Fair Grounds" painted In resplendent lettering something that could be seen for blocks. The Washington - Twenty - sixth-street cars go nearly to the Exposition site, but to step off at the entrance to the grounds, the Heights car is the better one to take. Thurman street is In a state of disturb ance at the present time, being dug up preparatory to the laying of "a. new macad am pavement and cement sidewalks. All this work will be finished in a few weeks, so that it wOl Indeed be a pleasure to take a TSCS Fair Grounds" car on a Sun day and go out to see what the progress of the Exposition has been during the week. A Story Aboat Deperr. Philadelphia Ledger. Chauncey M. Bepew recently called at the house of a friend, where he attracted the attention of a. bright boy of S. The boy asked his father, "Who was that man?" when the Senator had departed. "That Is Senator Depew," answered the father, "the greatest story-teller in the world." A few days later the Senator called at the same house, and the small boy advanced and said: A'l know you." "Indeed, and who am I?" "My papa says you are the biggest liar on earth." NEW BUSINESS DISTRICT THE COMMERCIAL WORLD NOW REACHES INTO SEVENTH STREET. Costly New BalldlBgrs Mask Steady Progress of Portland's Grefvth in Dovrstovra Region. Real Estate. Monday 25,179 Tuesday 13.412 Wednesday... 65.S61 Thursday ..T. 21,173 Friday 19.48S Saturday .... 55,441 Total $200,660 Building Permits. Monday '. $ 7,400 Tuesday 47,900 Wednesday 16,200 Thursday ' 7.05O Friday .., 9,950 Saturday , J... 880 Total $ S8.3S0 Tho announcement that a building for undertaking purposes Is to occupy the northeast corner of Seventh and Ankeny streets Is a notice that the march of Im provement along Seventh street predicted by far-seeing real-estate men for a long time has been In, earnest.- The structure to be used by G. B. Dunning will be sit uated in a vicinity which is soon to be transformed from a residence region of the cheaper class to a new business dis trict. With the completion of the new pavement. Seventh street, from Taylor street to the depot, will awaken to an other life. The removal nf th nhnra rlifnif.Mnr jog in Seventh street has much to do with its growth. At the point where the cor ner was laxen out tne Duiidlng or the un dertaker Is to be erected. It will cover a trlansle 75 bv 100 feet. nriA uHll "ha it-o stories In height. Facing it Is the ex panse on vacant ground, rormerly occu- Uled bv the dwelling anprtnpnil fry straightening of the thoroughfare. On uppusiie uiucK uie new ayemg worKs of H. Enke are to be built. Certainly the' march of new buildings and general Im provement has reached Seventh street. Further toward the depot on Irving street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, willbe erected the hotel of the Olympla Brewing Company, of Olympla, Wash., which Is about to enter the hotel field here with a modern structure, whose details have not yet been 'decided upon. Evident ly Portland holds out excellent opportun ities for an Investment of a concern from another state. Although they are much nearer Seattle and Tacoma, an Investment In Portland real estate and building seem3 more attractive to the brewers than any thing nearer home. The opening of Seventh street to busi ness is In line with the steady growth away from the river. For many years Sixth street has remained the boundary of trade to the westward, but the line is about to be extended, and Seventh street Is right In the way of progress. When the broad triangle formed by taking out the houses at Seventh and Ankeny streets Is paved with asphalt, and the thoroughfare lined with business dwellings, old settlers of the city will believe themselves on the boulevard of an Eastern city. Instead of on the crooked, muddy Seventh street of long ago. As an evidence of the fact that Portland Is growing In many directions, the $30,000 residence of Isam White, at the north west corner of Twentieth and Everett streets. Is a striking example. This dwell ing, which is In a neighborhood of ex pensive homes, will be one of the most tasteful residences in the city. A quan tity of pressed brick Is on the ground, and a deep excavation Is being dug "on the cor ner formerly occupied by Dr. Holt C. Wil son. The residence which stood on the lot was removed many years ago. In all portions of Portland the same building activity is manifest. Real estate men handling certain additions claim that the property In which they are interested is growing more rapidly than any other part of the city or suburbs. Just what portion Is- Increasing In buildings and population the fastest Is a hard question to decide. The residence" part of North Portland Is filling up with remarkable rapidity, while at the other end of the West Side many buildings aro also in course of erection. On the East Side a house-to-house canvass only could deter mine tho question. Woodlawn, Ir vlngton, Holladay's Addition are all grow ing, as are all parts of Alblna. Though East Portland was fairly well filled years ago. more houses are going up, and the solid blocks of dwellings extend further to the eastward. Over a flnwn riM.o are In course of construction In Haw- mome -arK. in tne southern part of the East Side hundreds of houses are being built. Stephen's Addition and the region beyond are increasing wonderfully. The wholesale district of East Portland 13 soon to be increased by the addition of tho Aultman & Taylor Machinery Com pany, which has leased the two-story brick building at the corner of Union ave nue and Belmont street. E. W. Gans, the superintendent, visited Seattle, Spokane and other distributing points In the North west, and finally coming to Portland, de cided that was the most advantageous place west of Kansas City from which to distribute the products of the company. An Extreme Test. Sioux City Journal. Ex-Senator 'Billy Mason dropped Into private life without a perceptible jar In the machinery of government. How solid our institutions are! DALLY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND, March 15. Maximum tempera tore. 50 deg.; minimum temperature, 33 deg river reading 11 A. M., 6.4 feet; change In 24 hours, 0.2 foot; no precipitation; total precip itation since Sentember 1. 1M13 xt (.,..-. normal precipitation since September 1, 1002,' oo.-o mcaes; aencicncy, 2.24 inches; total sun shine March 14, none; possible sunshine March 14, 11 hours 54 inches: barometer, reduced to sea level, at 5 P. M., 22 .OS. PACIFIC COAST 'WEATHER. 3 23 Wind. 3P STATIONS. Baker City 40 0.001 6! NW Cloudy W Cloudy NE Cloudy Clear NAV Cloudy NE Raining INW Clear SE Pt. cloudy XE Clear SW Pt. cloudy N Cloudy SW Clear NW Cloudy N Cloudy E Cloudy ! S Pt. cloudy Boise 54 0.02. Eureka Kamloopr, B. C. North Head ..... 5210.00 3410.00 460.00 Pocatello ...... . 4B1U.1S! Portland .... ... Red Bluff 10.00 Roseburg .... ... 0.00 Sacramento ..... Salt Lake City... San Francisco ... Spokane ...... ., Seattle Tatoosh Island .. 0.00 0.00 ft no 44 0.00 420.00 Walla Walla ... -1610.001 Light. WEATHER CONDITION'S. Llght rains have occurred today In southwest ern and eastern Oregon. Washington. Idaho and Western Montana. The weather Is generally cloudy this evening In the North Pacific States, except In .Southeastern Idaho, where rain ,1s falling. It la warmer In Northwestern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. Elsewhere the changes In temperature have been small and unimportant. The indications are for cloudy weather In this district Monday, with rain in Southern Idaho. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for 23 boars ending- midnight Monday, March 16; Portland and vicinity Cloudy to partly cloudy; variable winds, becoming southerly. Oregon, Washington and Northers. Idaho Cloudy and eccastosally threatening; variable wlads, becoatne southerly. Sostsern Idaho Cloudy and unsettled, with probably 1'rht rala or snow. A B. WOLLABER, Acting Forecast Official. OF OUR GRADUATES proves that a course with us pays., What we have done for young people in the past we can do now better than ever before, because of Improved facilities. Our school is always spoken of as first class In all respects. Superior methods, thorough work, has given It this high standing. Open all the 'year; students admitted at any time; catalogue free. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE PORTLAND, OREGOX A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL.B., PRINCIPAL KEW TODAY. ILLUSTRATION NO. 9. The Oldest Trust Company In Ore iron. PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON. Incorporated April 22, 1887. A certain Institution decided to erect a hos pital. It deposited money with us on certl flcato subject to ten days call. When the contractor needed funds, the certificate was called. The Institution thus received interest on money which would otherwise have re mained Idle and nonproductive. Have you not funds on which you would like to get Interest? If so. call upon us, and we shall be Klad to arrange matters to your satisfaction. PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON 100 THIRD STREET Homesteads and Desert Claims Settlers located on homesteads under the des ert act, under Government reserve and desert claims. In adjoining townships in Morrow Co. Under the Government ditch and In the artisian belt this land Is estimated to be worth $200 per acre when Irrigated. Write R. J. Groman & Co., The Dalles. Or. SOMETHING GOOD ?C00O lOOxlOO on Twelfth and Har rison. Best bny on market far resi dence pnrposes. One bloclc from Portland. Academy. WU1 sell separ ately. GRINDSTAFF & BLAIN. j HOMES I t ON EASY PAYMENTS 1 From 5 to 8 rooms $1600 to $3000 I A. T. MYERS & CO. a 214 Chamber of Commerce o FIREPROOF SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS Chamber of Commerce BIdg. Boxes rented from $6.00 a year and upwards . . Private rooms for cli ents where boxes can be taken, con tents examined, letters written, and other business transacted. F. K. ARNOLD, Supt. , Acre Tracts. Acre tracts adjoining Nor thern Hill for $600 each, easy terms. Five-acre tracts on the Peninsula at $250.00 per acre, easy terms, all grubbed. Francis I. McKenna, 1S1 Sixth St. A Hoiise-An Acre A new house with four large rooms and one acre of land at Northern Hill for $1100, $300 cash, balance $20 monthly A new house with four large rooms and four lots at Portsmouth, price cheap, terms $300 cash, balance $20 monthly. Francis I. McKenna, 151 Sixth Street. WOODSTOCK We own many lots in this, our most attractive suburb. On them we are building neat and attractive homes. Let us build one for you. Tou may pay in installments. For particulars call on the owners, PORTLAND TRUST CO. OF OREGON 100 THIRD STREET Or upon our agent, C. L. Par ker, at Woodstock. UNIVERSITY PARK Is the pride of the Peninsula ; is the seat of the Columbia Uni versity, is the bon ton suburb of Portland. Has a magnificent view of snow-capped mountains, rivers and valley. Is the most convenient addition to the Lewis and Clark Exposition site. Camp ers here during 1905 will have every advantage such as city water, police protection, etc. University Park is no shanty town. It has a building restric tion that keeps out hovels of poverty. It has a liquor restric tion that keeps away saloons and other dens of vice. It has Port land Public Schools and every convenience of a great city. Prices of lots $200 and upward. Prices will be advanced April 1. Terms, a small cash payment, balance in monthly installments. Deal with us and you will not get bilked with bad titles. We give warranty deeds and furnish an abstract with each deed. UNIVERSITY LAND CO. 151 SIXTH STREET CLASSIFIED AD. BATE a "Room." "Rooms &a& Board." "Hous'ip. Isg Rooraa," "SKaatioa Wanted." IS -wdrtSor less, 15 ceats; is to w svorcs, zu cents: zto SB 'words, as cents etc. ro discouat tor 1 dltlcaal Insertions. UNDER AT.T. OTHZR HEADS exeect Today." 30 ceats fer 15 -words or leas; 1SV 30 .words. 40 cents: 21 to 35 words. SO cen etc. first Insertion. Eac& additional losertld one-half r so further discouat under one sums "NBW TOD AT" (gauge measure agate), 1 1 rot each additional Insertion. ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS. dressed care Tne Oregonlan and left at thl clfice, should always be inclosed' In sealed velopes. No stamp Is required on such lette: The Oregonlan will not be responsible t errors In advertisements taken through th telephone. AMUSEMENTS. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER CALVIN HEILIG. Manager una weeK, Deglnnlnff Monday. Marcn its. . clal matinee Saturday. KIKKE LA SHEI presents Augustus Thomas' greatest AmerlcaJ Piay. "ARIZOKA." Evening- prices Parquette. $1.50. Parquettl circle. . Balcony, first G'rows, 75c; last 4 rows. 50c Gallery, S5c and 25c Boxes anJ toges. sjy. bpedai matinee prices Farquette; 9i. Marquette circle, 70c. Entire balcony, oc Gallery. 35c and 25c Seats, are now selling. THE BAKER THEATER GEORGE L. RAKER. MANAflER. A new and Charmlnc Comedv Tonlzht an J Every Night This Week. Matinee Saturday! int. UAivfciK STOCK UOMPANl, Presenting Madeline Lucette Ryley'a "UHKISTOPHER. JR." The Baker Drices never change. Evening, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c; matlnesa, 10 15c. 25. Next Week, Starting Sutfday Matinee Thl ureal American war nay. "SHENANDOAH." AUCTION" SAi.ES TODAY. At the Ford Auction Comnanv'a salesroom. 1S2 First street. 10 A. M. H. Ford. Aucl uoneer. , At residence, 85 North 5th street, at ll o ciock a. ii. B. L. N. Gllman. Auctioneer. MEETING NOTICES. WirLAMETTE LODGE. NO. 2. F. & A. M. Stated communication this (ilonday) evening at 7:30 o'clock wont in 31. 31. degree. All il. are cordially Invited to attend. THOS. GRAY, Secretary. IVANHOE LODGE. NO. 10. K. OF P. Ree ular convention this (Monday) evening. Audi torlum Hall. Visiting Knights welcome. I C" NIELSON, C. C.I U. A. WirfDt'lSljDEIt. K. Ot H. &. s. HAWTHORNE LODGE. NO. 113! A. F. & A. 31. Stated communlca tlon or Hawthorne Lodxe this (Mor day) evenlnff at 7:30 o'clock. Worl in F. C. decree. All F. C coii dlally Invited to attend. F. GLAFKE, JR.. Secretary. EXEMPT FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION Res ular meeting this (Monday) evening in the! rooms, city nan. at 7:30 o'clock. By orat or tne president. v K. M. DONOVAN, Secretary. HALL OF INDUSTRY LODGE, A. O. U. TVi Members, take notice that at this (Monday night's meeting matters o intense Interest tj the order and lodge will be presented. Indue lng a report of the special committee appolnteg to revise ana report on a new set or by-iawq J. WILEY BUSHONG. M. W. Attest: John W. Paddock. Recorder. DIED. WINCHELL In this city. Mrs. Rachel Winch en. wire or unarics k. wmcneii, aged years. Funeral notice later. LAKTN In this city. March 15. 1003. Marl Jane Lakln. aged as years, U months and days, wire or L. s. Lawn. Notice funeral hereafter. COOK In this city, March 15, 1003, at h3 late residence. 234 Madison street. Sir Cook, aged 52 years. Funeral notice her after. BOITANO In this city. March 15, 1003. Tabasco Addition, Teresa Boitano, aged years. Funeral notice hereafter. FUNERAL NOTICES. JONES The funeral services of the late Grli flth W. Jones will be held at the resldenc of his son. L. Jones. Oregon City, at 2 P. today. Friends invited. Interment Oregol uity. J. P. FINLEY & SON. ProffressivJ Funeral Directors and Embalmcrs cor. ud and Madison streets. Com I petent lady asa't. Both phones No. Jl EDWARD HOLM AN, Undertake! 4th. and Yamlilll sts. Rena Stlnsoi lady assistant. Both phones No. CO SCHANEN & NEU, MONUMENTS cemetery ivorlc. etc., 288 First. CLARICE BROS., FINE FLOWEI Floral Designs, 280 Morrison. NEW TODAY. MORTGAGE LOANS On Improved city and farm property. R. LIVINGTSONE. 224 Stark st.1 MORTGAGE LOANS On Improved city and farm property. Bulldlr loans, installment loans, wil iiAtJilAaxi 311 Worcester block. Special THREE GOOD HOUSES AN 70x100 on North 17th streel Price S5500. C. H. KORELB 251 Washington st.j iflflfi UIDWaFor sale In the Will HI ""i"ttte Valley, the crea " from Portland to Ashland, at pried ranging from $Z to ax per acre. Pacific Coast Cansclliitsd Beat Eiialt aai Locatlsa San j 1C2 Second St., Portland. Oregon. FOR SALE BEAL ESTATE. REAL ESTATE FOR SAlJE ' $75050x100. 5-room house. 5850"- lot, 5-room house, modern, Wei Side. ' S050 Full lot. 5-room house, new. $1300 Cor. 50x100, 0 rooms, bath, hot cold water. $140050x100, 5 rooms, modern, good ba: 5iw i run iota. 7-room nouse, hard lshed, good barn 16x30. $2000 8-room house at Sunnyslde, lot 100, city water, sewer in. D. L. McLEOD, 220 Falling bldg. WE OWN TWELVE HOUSES AND LOTS ll different parts of the city that we must gi our money out of In the next 30 days. I Have a snap In a 29-room lodglng-bousj owner sick, long lease, cheap rent; $120 lasts u; iuii an tne time, very central, ar orai uui in iuwn- Have customer for nice house and acre two near car line. LEWIS AND CLARK-REAL ESTATE CO., 653 Worcester bldg. Phone Main 4i FOR SALE 8-ROOM HOUSE AND LOT 43 100; price $2200; no agent. Inquire of ownJ and see property at No. 70 East 10th north, bet. E. Davis and E. Everett. ALTHOUGH THE PRICE OF SCHOOL LAN I la doubled, we still have some choice pleci ior two conars an acre, nait casn; close ralIroadrand town. 211 Allsky bldg. TWO 5-ROOM COTTAGES. CENTRALLY cated. on West Side: great bargain If sold once. We also have good bargains in other! 211 AiisKy bias. LOT IN WOODLAWN. NEAR CAR LIN1 snap. Beautiful 6-room cottage, beautlfi lawn. Alblna. $1200, terms. Room 510 MJ Kay diock. $2400 MODERN 6-ROOM HOUSE. Holladayj aqq., waiKing distance; also corner, with room house, $3500. Miller. 303 Chamber Con MOUNT SCOTT REAL ESTATE OFFIC Lents. Or. All kinds of oroDertv chean. Ta Mount Scott car: fare 5 cents. O. R. Addlto i NEW 5-ROOM COTTAGE. MODERN. FUI cement Dasement. corner lot. close In. $2 nail casn. zau iain, cor. 3d, basement. Homes built on easy payments, any part clt lots xurnisnea ii necessary; low rate latere uuy ijuiiaing uo., tsiz commercial bldg. LOTS. CLOSE IN. $350; $5 PER MOX1 uousm near steel bridge on easy terms. Ilelat. room 15 Washington block. BEAUTIFULLY 'IMPROVED HOMES. $31 up; lots cheap. M. W. Parsons. 411 SpencJ el., Jlonta villa. CHEAP SIGHTLY QUARTER. 6-ROOM Cdi tage or ior. t:. ntn. near uawtnorne. y care Oregonlan. FOR SALE OR LEASE A 5-ACRE TRACT 01 the Sandy road, north of Montavllla. Appl jzi Mormon. FOR SALE SMALL ORCHARDS WITHll two miles of statehocse. E. Presnall, Saleml LEASE ON BRICK BUILDING FOR SJ good for saloon. Room 510 McKay bloclc.