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THE MOKING OEEGONIAN. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1903.
BEST ON THE LINE
The Seattle-Portland Division
Shows Largfe Earnings.
ALMOST $3.00 A TRAIN MILE
Jforlhcrn PacISc Makes Fine Show
ing: is Faxaenser Business Gen
eral .Agent Charle S. Fee
Receives Iilgh Praise.
T,he Northern Pacific's line between
Portland and Seattle, for the fiscal year
ending July 1, -will show passengerarn
ings or close to 53 per train mile, a rec
ord that Btands as the best on the entire
system. Month alter month this showing
has been made, the average occasionally
falling a cent or two under $3. but the
year's average being at approximately
that figure.
This is a remarkable showing, especial
ly In view of the fact that the St. Paul
Portland run of the Northern Coast Lim
ited Is second In passenger earnings, with
an average of ?2 per train mile. The
Minnesota divisions and the Middle "West
ern runs all fall below this figure, and
demonstrate completely the fact that the
Portland-Seattle line has the largest pas
senger density of any line in the North
ern Pacific system. It Is even larger,
railroad officials hold, than the lino in
Minnesota. .
The report of the Northern Pacific for
the fiscal year will be full of surprises to
railroad men. For Instance. It will show
that the road during the past year:
(L) Earned 7 per cent on its stock, with
a surplus of $1,000,000 after paying for all
its improvements out of income.
(2.) Earned $9000 gross per mile, being
a larger amount than that earned per
mile by any railroad west of Chicago,
save only the Chicago & Alton.
(3.) Made during the year net earnings
larger than the gross earnings shown in
the first year that Charles S. Mellen as
sumed the presidency
Tahiti? toe Uvetatlon the North-
TMfl nVnc In naseonr-Ar Win
that is attracting the most attention
from stockholders and investors. It is a
remarkable fact that this line earns from
S3 to 60 per cent more from each passen
ger train mile than does any other road
In the West, while the earnings show an
Increase over most of the Eastern lines.
This showing moves a writer in the Wall
Street Journal to say:
"I have not the figures before me at
the time, but as well as I can remember
them. Northern Pacific earns about $1.35
for each passenger train mile that it runs,
while all the other Western roads average
from 80 to 90 cents, even falling below 80
cents. Moreover. Northern Pacific leaves
even the New Haven behind In this re
spect, beating it by something like 10
cents a train mile, or even- more. Nor Is
the supremacy In passenger business a
feature of recent growth. Northern Pa
cific has for years shown over $1 per train
mile even in 1S93, when It was earning
less than one-half the freight train mile
earnings It Is now making. What is the
explanation?
"It looks to me very much as if the
general passenger agent, Mr. Charles S.
Fee, is the man who is responsible. For
let It be remembered that a large passen
ger tralnload 13 very much less a matter
of mere operation than is a large freight
tralnload. Freight cars can very largely
wait In depots. In yards. In classification
warehouses, on sidetracks, etc., but pas
sengers cannot and will not. Passenger
service Is provided on a different basis
than freight service. The latter can and
should be accommodated strictly to the
business offering, the former cannot. A
certain minimum of passenger service
must always be provided, whether the
train be filled or not. Thus, in the case
of freight, the tralnload depends upon the
grades, the motive power and the" yard
master; In the case of passengers it de
pends upon the size of the crowd In the
waiting-room, which In turn depends
mainly upon Mr. Fee In the case of the
Northern Pacific. Mr. Fee has unques
tionably been efficient In assembling his
crowds on the Northern Pacific, for the
test of success is the train mile earn
ings." NOT ENOUGH BIG PIPE.
Delay In Completion of Main From
East Tlilrty-HttU Street.
The work of laying the 20-inch, water
main on East Stark street has been re
sumed, but progresses very slowly, owing
to the scarcity of pipe. The main has now
been laid from East Thlriy-flfth to East
Thirtieth street, but the supply of pipe
delivered has been exhausted. The Os
wego Iron Works seem unable to supply
the large-size main as fast as desired.
No one can tell when It can be com
pleted to a connection with the Alblna
pipe system.
The 20-Inch pipe will be laid to East
Twenty-eighth and thence to Oregon
street. Thence the size will be gradually
reduced. When completed to the Sandy
road the S-lnch main recently laid across
Sullivan's Gulch through the Doern
becher Factory Company's lumber yard
will be connected with it. The 8-inch
main extends across the gulch into Irv
ington. but is connected at present with
the 6-lnch main on East Twenty-eighth
street.
In order to gain time the lG-lnch main
on East Sixteenth street, which Is part
of the pipe line which extends through to
Alblna. was laid across Sullivan's Gulch,
there being pipe of that size on hnd.
In Alblna an S-inch main is being laid
from Schuyler to Morris street along Un
ion avenue before the street Is graveled.
This Jarge pipe line connects with the
lower Mount Tabor reservoir on Division
street and Marguerite avenue. It delivers
much water, but the time is not far dis
tant when it must be connected with the
' higher reservoir at Mount Tabor to
supply Woodlawn fnd the higher points
on the East Side. Highland is only a few
feet lower than the lower Mount Ta
bor reservoir, hence It would be difficult
to supply Woodlawn from this line unless
It were connected with the upper reser
voir. This connection will likely be the
next Improvement In the East Side serv
ice to secure sufficient pressure to send
water to any height.
LOGAN BERRY IN" DEMAND.
Taste Growing: for Cross Between
Blnckberry and Raspberry.
There Is a great demand for the Logan
berry so great that It cannot be sup
plied. Henry Free bo rough, fruit-grower.
of Mount Tabor, said yesterday that he.
made this year 5130 from about one-fifth
of an acre in the Logan berry. C. H.
Welch, also of Mount Tabor, reports a
good yield.
The yield of the Logan Js still small
compared with other berries, but next
year it will be more than doubled. Fruit
men are setting out Logan vines as fast
as they can get them.
Heretofore the vines were hard to get
and the berry was something of an ex
periment, but the vines will be more
abundant and the berry is an assured
success. In two or three years large
quantities of the Logan will be on the
market here.
Mr. Welch says it is yet to be decided
whether they can over take the place
of the raspberry, owing to the care they
require.
The late M. J- Magoon was Instru
mental In introducing the berry in the
vicinity of Portland, having started the
vines on his fruit farm on Gravel Hill
several years ago. The originator of the
berry is Judge Logan, of California, and
it is a cross between the blackberry and
raspberry.
BEAR AT FAIRVIEW
Wa sclera From Moanlaias and Citi
zen Take Shots at IHra.
A big black bear -has made his way
Into the vicinity of Falrvlew, where he
is now making his home. The animal has
been seen several times. Henry Hunter,
a boy, filled his hlOe with fine shot with
out doing much harm.
There is considerable excitement in the
neighborhood over his presence, and
mothers now have no trouble to keep
their flocks indoors. They only have to
say "Look out for the bear," when the
small urchin needs no other Invitation
to remain at home. The crack shots are
on the watch for the bear, and he will
certainly be killed If he stays around
very long. Some measurements of his
tracks found in the roads about Fair-
view were made, averaging from 8 to 10
inches In lensrth.
CAPITAL CITY NOTES.
Dr. F. E. Smith Appointed Physician
for Marlon County.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.) At its
session yesterday, the Marlon County
Court appointed Dr. F. E. Smith county
physician to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Dr. A. E. Tamlesle. Dr.
Tamlesle resigned to accept a position at
the asylum.
Krebs Bros, have wUhdrawn their ap
plication for a saloon license permitting
them to conduct a saloon at their hopyard
near Brooks. Public sentiment was very
strong against the granting of the license.
Fred Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Perkins, of this city, was one of the
marine caajts on board the defending
fleet in the mimic warfare just concluded
near Bar Harbor, Me. In his letters to
his parents he expresses complete satis
faction with his life on an American man-of-war.
Salem's new Board of Health will meet
for organization tomorrow afternoon. For
the present the powers of the board will
be limited to a comparatively small area,
but after the first of October, when the
city boundaries will be enlarged, the
board's authority will extend over all the
suburban territory, inducing the ceme
teries south of the city.
Edward Shields Summer amusement
PffL In this city has drawn good-sized
uu uuuS uie pieusani evenings OL
the past week. Manager Shields has se-
cureu for the present week a company of
high-cla&s vaudeville players who have
been meeting success at other places on
his circuit and are expected to provide
good entertainment for the Salem theater
goers. PROMISE OF BIG ATTENDANCE.
President Campbell, of University ot
Oregon, In Receipt of Letters.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) The
University .of Oregon has the promise of
the largest attendance In Its history this
year. The president's office is in receipt
of an unusual number of letters of in
quiry from prospective students. President
Campbell states that the greatest con
tributors are Portland, Pendleton, Baker,
City, Ashland and Eugene, on account of
the better high schools at these places.
The dormitory has been thoroughly
overhauled and equipped, a large addition
has been built and the Interior has been
modified to make It more comfortable and
homelike. The interior of Vlllard Hall
has also received attention, having been
repainted throughout and the walls
frescoed.
COULD jXOT STAND RIDICULE.
Fleshy Seattle Girl Is Driven to Sui
cide by Associates.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. Susan B. Bacheloor,
a girl not yet 16 years old, died In con
vulsions Saturday night as the result of
taking strychnine. The Coroner, after
an autopsy held tonight, declares that the
drug must have been taken with suicidal
intent. No cause is assigned by relatives
except that the girl was constantly being
twitted by associates on her excessive
fatness and had become very sensitive on
the matter.
She was in apparently good health and
spirits when retiring Saturday night, but
was found in convulsions within an hour
and died shortly afterward.
KILLED IN SUGAR FACTORY.
Idaho Falls Man Knocked From a
Benm and Neck Is Broken.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 9. A special to the
Miner, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, says:
George D. Dwycr, of Salt Lake City, was
accidentally killed while working at the
sugar factory this morning. The unfor
tunate man was employed as a riveter and
was standing on a beam on the third
floor of the main building of the factory,
when a pair of clamps, weighing .about 40
pounds, were In some way disconnected
from the load block and fell, striking him
on the nose.
He was knocked from the beam where
he stood and fell about 2S feet to the
ground, breaking his neck.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
John Vernon.
RICKREALL. Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
John Vernon, an old and highly-respected
pioneer of Polk County, died at his home,
three miles east of this place, last even
ing. He had been in poor health for the
past two years, and his death resulted
from a complication of troubles. The re
mains will be burled tomorrow at Salt
Creek.
John Vernon was born In Cole County,
Missouri, May 2S. 1S30. In 1S53 he crossed
the plains to Oregon. Being without
money he drove a team for his board. ar
riving at Oregon City In the Autumn of
1&53. Early in the following Spring he
movea to voik county, settling near
Buell. where he resided until 1S63, when
he purchased the farm where he has since
resided. In 1S56 he was married to Miss
S. J. Byorley, a native of Indiana, and a
pioneer of 1&. In addition to his widow.
Mr. Vernon is survived by eight children.
all of whom are grown. They are: Mrs.
J. A. Allen. Mrs. J. W. Allen. Mrs. John
Young. Alfred and Alice, of Itlckreall;
Mrs. J. W. Buster, of Independence, and
jonn H., of Oregon City.
Deceased served la the Indian War of
lS5o. and under the late Colonel J. W.
Nesmlth.
Manthcl Captnrcd at Dawson.
SEATTLE. Aug. 9. A special to the
Post-Intelligencer from Dawson says that
hju Manthel. the man who perjured him
self and sent Helen WagnetX whom' he
accused of robbing him. an Innocent
woman, to the penitentiary from -Nome
last Summer, has been captured In Daw
son.
While her case was on 'appeal Miss
Wagner died of a broken heart in
Seattle hospital. Manthel has been
fugitive from Justice for more than
year.
To Inspect Alaska Surveys.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. Alfred H. Brooks
head of the Alaska division of the United
Slates Geological Survey, arrived here to
day on his way North, where he will per
sonally visit and Inspect the work of six
of the seven survey corps now In the field.
He will visit Southeastern Alaska, the
Tanana and Seward Peninsula, but does
not expect to be able to Teach the party
now at woric tn tne cook inlet country.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.
This remedy always wins the rood
onicicn If not the Draise of those who ca
It. The quick cures it effects even in the
most severe cases mage it a favorite
evcrywBere. or eaie oy ait druggists.
SPEND MORE ON MISSIONS
BISHOP J. 3f. THOBUXX SATS SI,
000,000 IS XOT TOO XTJCH.
Missionary Who Baptized Taeasaads
In India Is Eager for MVthedUt
Charch to Extend Its Work.
"I hope even to be living when our
church will be giving $10,000,000 annually
for our foreign missions," exclaimed
Bishop J. M. Thoburn. of India, yesterday
morning in his sermon In Centennary
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishop Thoburn has Just returned from
an evangelistic tour through India, during
which he baptised nearly 10,000 converts,
and he comes back to America to make
an appeal for more financial help to push
the work of carrying the gospel to the
heathen. Forty-four years ago Bishop
Thoburn gave himself to the cause
of foreign missions, and began his work in
India. It was then darkest India, for the
first five years he spent in India he bap
tised only .five converts. Since then,
however, he has baptised thousands, a
college has been established and a high
school opened, all the result of the work
he began.
He spoke yesterday morning on "Wom
en's Work In Foreign Fields." taking for
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LAST TRIBUTE PAID BY SORROWING FRIENDS.
FUNERAL OF MISS GRACE SAYLOR, HELD YESTERDAY.
The funeral of Miss Grace Sarlor. the daughter of Dr. TYV II. Savior, who died
Saturday afternoon, was held from St. Matthews.' Chapel, First and Caruthers
streets, yesterday at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. A. II. Breck. the pastor of the church
performed the services, which were attended by a number of the sorrowing
friends ot the sweet youns Klrl, as well as the professional friends of Dr.
Say lor.
A quartet, composed of Misses Chance, Goes, Toungson and Taylor, sang "Lead
Kindly Light" and "Abide "Wlth-Me."
The pallbearers were: Dr. Caa thorn e. Dr. Ebert. of Vancouver. Dr. J. D.
Fenton. Dr. E. P. Geary. Dr. Hunter Wells, and Mr. Fraser. The Interment was
in Blvervlew cemetery.
his text the declaration of Paul, "Help
Those Women." RevT A. N. Fisher, edi
tor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, was
on the platform with the distinguished
missionary and assisted In the services.
There was a large sympathetic congrega
tion present; for the speaker's brilliant
son. Rev. C R. Thoburn, born In India,
performed his last services In Centen
ary Church.
Bishop Thoburn said that Christianity
had done much for women, without mak
ing her Its special object.
He had read,
he said, with surprise a statement by
prominent advocate of woman's rights
that Christianity had done little for
women, when in truth Christianity had
done everything for her. Christ, without
advocating "woman's rights," had made
her the embodiment of all that was pure,
noble and attractive. St. Paul had said.
"Help those women." The purpose of
Bishop Thoburn's discourse was to set
forth the significance of her work In the
foreign mission field, and the necessity
for better support in that department.
"The Methodist Church." he continued,
"has probably made woman more impor
tant than the other denominations, and
has gradually and surely enlarged her
field. In a mission station a husband and
wfe had commenced work. The former
died, and the wife instead of abandoning
the work took It up and carried it for
ward successfully. This was an, excep
tion, and her action attracted attention
and caused much comment. In the
Methodist Church her station was really
that of a presiding -elder and pastor. In
the Church of England she would have
been "a bishop, and yet her "position then
was not considered regular, for she was
not a man. Since then the spread of the
work ot women In the foreign mission
field has been marvelous. We were slow
to accept her services, but we came
around to It. It has been 34 years since
my sister wrote she wanted to Join me In
India. It was somewhat embarrassing
then to me, but she came, and as the di
rect result of her work we have a col
lege, high school and schools for the edu
a" - - "
cation of the converts. You remember
mat tne suDject or women in tne foreign
missionary field agitated all the churches.
as did tie question of her advent Into the
various industries of the country, but she
has steadily enlarged her field. On my
return to this country I passed through
Ohio when I had occasion to ride on a
street-car. When I flrat got on I saw
"1 h th " J?, today a piquant black-haired brunette,
women arose and jerked the car bell, and hangs a story of managerial
we moved away. A young woman was Zzlni. ' ,Zi. tiJL J5ZL
,i. ... Ir ,, v- , T t iperfidy, a broken contract, a sadder
the conductor of the car. Now when I vLu. '...., , . . ' ,,
. . - . , . broken engagement (and he was sucb a
first went to India 44 years ago I saw i.,i.. ..,, ,n j
. . . , lovely young man. with automobiles and
Z J? Wv Sit in 1 horses nd lots of money, too), and loads
ZLi1t Jii w it. ! and Iads of charln and mortification.
of trTSti, l A J5000 mage lt is the result of the
one corner of the room with their backs change o hal and j. Rosenthal and
?.mei L av! ttf t his wife. Kathryn Ostermari. are the par-
Fu1 J tUrn SUnd' bl ties who have roused Miss Victor to take
they held back eyehere. We learned , recourse In the Justice-dealing law co-urts.
our m stake In dealing with the women ..j went t0Mn Rosenthal's office on
of India after a time, but had we under- ailss victor, "to see about
taken to introduce women in the mission- J being placed as Lucy In the Kathryn
ary field sooner the church would have Ostennan production of 'Miss Petticoats.'
risen up against it. All this Is changed. ' 2&r. Rosenthal looked me over and said he
and our women are doing a wonderful ' thought I would fill the bill, but he could
work. We have some 35,000 girls In our not engage a blonde In his company, as
schools, who are taught by women. Kathryn Ostennan. who stars In the pro
These schools are not taught by men. duction. Is a blonde. I wanted the engage
for the girls would not attend them If t menr. so I told Mr. Rosenthal I would
they were. The problem of reaching the
women oi inaia is oeing soivea Dy putting
women missionaries in thefleld. Some-
times the question of a woman mission-
ary administering baptism comes up. A
prominent woman missionary told me
that she had baptised a family, and I
said. 'Amen. God bless you. I am not a
stickler on this point. Our .field has
broadened wonderfully and we have an
endless empire before us."
Bishop Thoburn spoke of the work ot
the Wosaea's Fere fen Missionary Society,
and commended it highly. He said that
he should favor In the coming general
conference the movement to make the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society en
tirely distinct from the Home Missionary
Society. He declared It one of the great
factors In the problem of Christianizing
the heathen and causing him to cease to
bow down before his Idols.
"Why only yesterday." he -continued,
"I received a Jetter from the Philippine
Islands from our missionary there saying
that 3003 converts were awaiting to be
baptised. We have access to countless
thousands in India. Tet we are spend
ing only $1,200,000. Why If" all the mem
bers of the church were to give 2 cents a
week we would have an Income of $3,000,
003 per annum for foreign missions. But
with all these millions of people awaiting
to receive the gospel, it Is not too much
to hope and expect that the time will
come when $10,000,000 annually will be ap
propriated for the foreign field for the
spread of the gospel. I even -expect to
live to see the time when this sum will
bo raised for the foreign work."
At the close of his sermon. Bishop Tho
burn called f6r a collection for women en
gaged In the foreign field, and there was
a liberal response. Many In the congre
gation came forward to welcome the bish
op back to Portland. It had been an
nounced that he would also preach In the
evening, but he said that he had been ad
vised by his physician not' to preach more
than once on Sunday. He desires to
preserve his strength for many more
years of work In India, where he went
when a young man 44 years ago. Bishop
Thoburn Is to India what Bishop William
Taylor was to Africa.
FEAST OF" ST. DOMIXIC OBSERVED.
CIiBrch of Holy Rosary
Honors
Fonnder of Great Order.
Solemn high mass was sung at the
Church of the Holy Rosary, at 373 Clack
amas street, at 10:30 o'clock yesterday
morning. In honor of the feast of. St.
I Dominie. Thi fVnst nf Kt. Tlnmlnto In An.
j gust 4 but lt Is customary to have the
observance on the Sunday following the
feast day.
Very Reverend Father Lowler, O. P:,
was celebrant of the mass; Rev. H. F.
Shaw, O. P., deacon, and Rev. J. D.
O'Brien, O. P., subdeacon.
Reverend Father Gregory, president of
the Seminary at Mount Angel College,
delivered the panegyric on the life of the
founder of the great Dominican order.
Father Gregory Is an exceptionally fine
speaker and yesterday morning's sermon
In eulogy of St. Dominic was greatly ap
preciated by the congregation and the
followers of the sainted man.
The music was under the direction of
Edward Alstock, ably assisted by the
Dominican Church choir, the only Cath
olic male choir In the city. Miss Nora
Shelland acted as organist.
The altar was beautifully decorated
with flowers and displayed the excellent
taste of Rev. Brother Joseph, O. P., who
had charge of the decorations.
Among -the guests of honor at the mass
was Rev. Father Moore, superintendent
of St. Mary's Home, at Beaverton. The
church was crowded by the largest con
gregation In many Sundays.
Benediction of the most blessed sacra
ment was given at the evening service at
the church.
Services at Y. 'M. C. A.
In spite of the warm weather and the
ball game yesterday afternoon, the regu
lar Sunday afternoon service at the Y. M.
C. A. was well attended. Rev. William EL
tni1.1l " JJ. J . V. Mhm ViIo ,K
1 1MUUUU IUC Ilia auu-
ject being: "Playing the Man In the
Drama of Life." E. D. Allen sang a bass
I solo antk music was furnished by the Y.
! M. C A. choir.
From Gold to Sable.
Boston Herald.
Six weeks ago Josephine Victor, of New
York, was a splrltuelle blonde with regu-
i change the color ot my hair. We made a
t verbal contract and Kathryn Ostennan.
who was in the office, seemed pleased at
the arrangement.
"Well, after I had had my hair turned
j black. I went back to Mr. Rosenthal's
j office on July 3, and he Informed me
' that the place had been filled. Oh. I was
! so angry I didn't know what to do. Just
' think of my turning my hair black for
j him, and then having him break the con-
tract" ,
BAD EFFECT OF NEW RATE
PORTLAND LUMBER MILLS LOSE IN
TERIOR. TRADE.
Seattle Man Contends That San Fran
cisco Market Will Be Controlled
by Ph set Seand Mills.
The interpretation Victor H. Beckman,
of Seattle, secretary of the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' Association and
the Washington "Red Cedar Shingle Man
ufacturers' Association, places upon the
recent move of the Southern Pacific in
raising the lumber tariff between Port
land and California points is not encour
aging to Portland mill men. He insists,
however, that Puget Sound mill ownera
will gain nothing by the move.
According to Mr. .Beckman the South
ern Pacific's new freight rate puts Port
land mills between two fires. The Puget
Sound mills will control the San Fran
cisco market, and the Interior mills of
Oregon will control the trade ot Califor
nia points, outside the seacoast-
The San Francisco market has be
longed to Puget Sound for years. de
clared Mr. Beckman yesterday. "Port
land was not a factor In the market be
fore the Southern Pacific Increase In the
lumber rate and will not be even though
they should put on their own fleet of lum
ber carriers.
"Puget Sound mills all have their own
yards in San Francisco, and they ship
direct to these yards. San Francisco
has been regarded for years as the great
dumping ground of lumbermen. They have
hurried the stocks that would not sell
elsewhere Into San Francisco and Just
now that California market is badly over
crowded. The Sound will continue to
hold the San Francisco market and would
have done so If the Southern Pacific had
not disturbed rates.
"The Interior mills of Oregon will gain
possession of the inland California trade.
This Is a business that Portland mills
have enjoyed In the past and they will
probably be driven out of It. Puget Sound
cannot get the business, and the new
rates will merely operate against Port
land and In favor of the rail mills of in
terior Oregon.
"The lumber business is not at all sat
isfactory at present. It Is true that or
ders are picking up now', but prices are
no better. The Fall trade has had the
effect of quickening the Eastern market,
and all the rail mills are showing an in
crease in their orders.
"This same condition affects the shingle
market. Prices are off decidedly but the
demand Is picking up and will probably
continue better until the Fall business is
handled. Thus far all mills shipping by
rail have been able to move their orders
as promptly as could be expected.
"Cargo mills report that the trade
with foreign countries Is not good. At
times there is a spurt in the business
but as a rule the market conditions are
not favorable. I do not know of any par
ticular reason for predicting an Immediate
improvement in the market.
"It is to be regretted that the mills did
not decide to close down for a period
during the Summer. An attempt was
made to induce them to shut down and
allow the market to be cleared of heavy
stocks. A portion of the mlllmen were
willing to take this precaution, but the
majority failed to vote favorably upon
the proposition. As a result the mills
have been cutting timber right along, and
heavy stocks are now being carried.
"While local business conditions are
good, the demand is insignificant when
compared" with the output of tlje Coast
mills. It forms such a small proportion
of the lumber and shingles used that It
Is really not worth considering long."
CHANCE FOR SETTLERS.
Arid Lauds ot Southern Idaho Should
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OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 9. The valleys of Wood RIv-"
ers, in Southern Central Idaho, according
to the Irrigation Bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, hold forth attractive
opportunities to farmers who want to
take up fertile, but dry land, and by the
construction of small storage reservoirs,
utilize the waste waters of Wood Rivers
for irrigation purposes. The amount of
land not already under cultivation, but
which is susceptible of reclamation at a
moderate cost, is not such as to attract
speculators, for but a few thousand
acres, distributed through the valleys of
Big and Little Wood Rivers are available.
The soil Is of such constltuence, and the
climate of such character as to Insure
success to enterprising individuals.
A special report upon the use of water
from the Wood Rivers, has been written
by Jay D. Stannard, one of the Irrigation
experts who spent the Summer
ot 1902 in the Wood RU'er
country. He found there, as in
many other arid regions, that a vast
quantity of water is going to waste each
year during the season of spring freshets,
with the customary dr spell later on,
when the streams are depleted. Big Wood
River not only has Its flood water and
low-water periods, but there are months
wherf the channel In the lower section Is
entirely dry, except for pools of stagnant
water. Above Its junction with Silver
Creek, the Little Wood River Is subject to
thc'same variations, since its supply, too,
is derived from melting snows. Below Its
junction with Silver Creek, however, the
supply Is drawn almost entirely from that
stream, whose source Is In large springs.
The fluctuation In the flow of these
springs Is not great, the Influence of the
creek on the Lower Lltle Wood River be
ing to make Its flow more constant.
Various Systems of Control.
Both Big and Little Wood rivers In their
upper courses flow through comparatively
large valleys of fine land, much of which
Is still unreclaimed, while the middle
courses of both are through broken lava.
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where land suitable for cultivation is very
limited. Much of the land In the upper
valley of the Little Wood is irrigated by
means of community ditches. One party
in ih unnop vqIIav nf t THe AVood rents
and distributes water to others who have '
no share in the ownership of the canal.
Most of the ditches from Big Wood. Silver
Creek and Little Wood river below bii-
ver Creek are the property ot the owners
ot the land irrigated. The waters oi .Lit
tle Wood River and its tributaries are
nominally distributed under the decree o
the courts by a water master appointed
by the court. The waters of Big Wood
River, with the exqeption of a few of the
smaller tributaries, are not controlled by
any system of distribution; each Irrigator
may go to the stream ad take what water
he chooses if the natural conditions will
jermlt.
Opportunities for Development.
Between the towns ot Ketchum and
Bellevue on Big Wood river, lies a fertile
valley well adapted to thegrowth of al
falfa, grain, potatoes, and the hardier
fruits. This valley Is about 20 miles
Ion? and averages about one mile in
width. About one half ot this area still
awaits development. Below Bellevue
where the' valley widens out Into a
triangle of some 12 or H miles on a side
Is a tract containing 30,000 or 40,000 acres,
of which less than one-fourth Is irri
gated. Below Camas Creek the river
flows through a country more or less
covered with lava, the irrigated lands
of this section being found In small Iso
lated tracts lying adjacent to the stream.
North of Shoshone some eight to ten miles
lies a large body of land of great promise
containing several thousand acres, and.
along the lower course ot the river on
the north side are large areas that
would develop under Irrigation Into
splendid ranches.
Along Little Wood River, northeast of
Carey, is a tract of several thousand
acres still unreclaimed, while east of Sho
shone and south of Little Wood River,
along Its lower course, are large tracts
that are susceptible of Irrigation. It Is
bejleved that more than SO.OOO acres could
be reclaimed, provided an ample water
supply could be assured.
Plenty of Water, if Controlled.
The natural water supply of the last
two or three seasons has been notably In
sufficient for the Irrigation of the lands
along Wood River, which are at present
unaer irrigation. Tnls Is due largely to
the uneven distribution, the natural sup-
piy Dcmg greatly in excess of the needs In
the early part of the season and becoming
deficient after July 1. The proper con
servation of the waste waters of the
Spring and the prevention of seeDace
VnilM tint onlv Incnrr. or omnia cimnl..
the area at present under cultivation hut
would, permit of the reclamation of new
areas In the Wood River Valleys.
Splendid Reservoir Sites Available.
There are a number ot excellent sites
for storage reservoirs on Wood River.
About three-fourths of a mile above the
Junction of Camas Creek with Big Woo"d
.Kiver tne creeK passes through a gap In
the rock. The walls are nearly vertical
uuu ait; u uiuc less lllitu
400 feet apart at the top. Just above this
gap the valley widens out, forming a ba
sin containing 120 apres. It Is estimated
that a dam 60 feet high would back up the
water In this natural basin for a distance
of four or five miles, and produce a reser
voir having a capacity of 12,000 acre-feet.
A reservoir located there would relievo
the situation throughout the entire valley
of the Big and Little Wood Rivers, except
that portion of Little Wood River Val
ley above the junction of Little Wood
River and Silver Creek.
Another site Is located on Little Wood
River, 12 miles above Carey, where. It
Is estimated, a 30-foot dam, backing up
water over an area of 1000 acres to a
depth of 15 feet, would insure crops on
the lands in the valley of the upper Little
Wood that are now cultivated, and per
mit the reclamation of new land.
Twenty-three miles above Hailey, on
the Big Wood River, is located another
reservoir site. A dam constructed at that
point, to a height of 60 feet, and 500 feet
across at the top, would store an im
mense amount of water in the basin
above, and at such levels that It could be
used to advantage In Irrigating lands
along the upper course of the river.
A company ot Irrigators on the lower
Big Wood are now constructing two res
ervoirs 10 and 12 miles north of Shoshone,
the retaining dams being 10 and 19 feet,
respectively. These reservoirs are to be
filled by a ditch from the Big Wood, the
ditch to be 15 miles long. The estimated
cost of dams and ditch Is about $10,000.
Outloolc Is Promising'.
The feasibility of applying to new
lands a large portion ot the waters made
available by judicious storage Is shown
by the fact that the fertile but now dry j
lands are so located as to be readily irri- i
gated from reservoirs constructed on the i
sites above indicated. The total capacity ;
of the group of reservoirs suggested is
about 35,000 acre-feet. This would be
sufficient to irrigate about 9000 acres. If
it be assumed that 10,000 acre-feet Is re-
quired to complete the Irrigation of the
area that is already cultivated, the re-
mainlng 25,000 acre-feet would permit the
reclamation of 5000 or 6000 acres of new
land.
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