THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY' 11, 1904.
WILLLOSETRADE
Klamath Basin to Fall
to San Francisco.
RAILROAD TO BE EXTENDED
Klamath Falls 'Will Be in
Close Touch With Bay City.
GRADES HANDICAP PORTLAND
Only Hope of This City to Retain Its
Hold on Central Oregon Is by
Extension of Columbia
Southern.
THREE ROADS HEADED FOR CEK
TRAX. OREGON'.
The Klamath Lake Railroad is build
ing from its present terminus At
Pokegama to Kono, on the Klamath
Rler. From Keno, Klamath Falls
is reached by steamers.
The Columbia Southern Railroad is
to be extended 100 miles south from
Shanlko to Bend, but it -will be about
200 miles ' from the rich Klamath
Country-
The Nevada, California & Oregon
Railroad has built to -within a few
miles of the Oregon line, and 'will,
probably reach Lakcwood before the
Columbia Southern reaches that far
south.
"The entire trade of the rich Klam
ath basin will be beyond the reach of
Portland very early ' in the present
Summer," Is the statement of a prom
inent transportation man "who has Just
returned from California. Reports from
San Francisco state that arrangements
have already been made for the con
struction of an extension of the Klam
ath Lake Railroad from Its present
terminus at Pokegama to Keno, on the
Klamath River. This extension will be
23 miles in length, and, when it is com
pleted, Klamath Falls, the metropolis
of the Klamath country, "will be in such
close connection with San Francisco
that staging- will be no longer neces
eary. At the present time, passengers
from San Francisco can go by rail as
far as Pokegama, thence 23 miles by
stage to Keno, and from the latter
point to Klamath Falls by steamers
now operated by the Klamath Lake
Navigation Company.
The distance from Keno to Klamath
Falls by river and lake is 25 miles, al
though the stage route and proposed
route for the railroad between the two
points is but 12 miles. To avoid the
staging over this extra 12 miles, most
of the passenger travel and consider
able freight is now handled by the
boats. The steamboat line was estab
lished several months ago by a party
of Portlanders headed by Captain Sher
man Short, a well-known steamboat
man of this city. It was their original
intention to run mostly on the upper
lake to connect with travel going north
to Portland, but, with the completion
of the Klamath Lake Railroad to Poke
gama, the trade hegan setting to the
south and San Francisco now has a
good, fast hold, and is steadily
strengthening that hold.
Little Chance for Portland.
The point at which the Klamath
Lake Road strikes the Southern Pa
cific's main line is a small station
named Lairds, about two miles north
of Ager, CaL The distance from Lairds
to San Francisco is 389 miles, while
from Portland by Southern Pacific the
distance is 3S3 miles. This point is
thus so near half way that, were it not
for a matter of grades, it would 'place
Portland on an equal footing with San
Francisco for the business of that rich
country. Unfortunately for Portland,
the Siskiyou Mountains form a barrier
that the traffic will not scale in or
der to reach a market, and Portland
can never hope to get much business
out of that country so long as it must
be hauled out of Oregon into California
and thence back into Oregon in order
to reach the metropolis of the state
In which the traffic originates.
Prior to the construction of the
Klamath Lake Railroad, there was
some hope that the extension of the
Columbia Southern would be carried
forward before the trade of that rich
section was diverted to the south by
superior railroad connections, but mat
tors have now reached a stage where
it will require some very strenuous ef
forts to win back what we have lost
The case is far from hopeless if the
Columbia Southern is pushed far
enough south. The Columbia South
ern, while in effect a feeder of the
Harriman system, which also Includes
the Southern Pacific, is in a large
moasure Independent of the Harriman
control, and if pushed through to the
extreme southern boundary of the
state, will give Portland access to a
rich country without being dependent
on the Harriman line for it. With a
splendid grade throughout almost the
entire length of Central Oregon, this
road oould give the residents of that
far-off portion of the state facilities
equal or superior to any which they
can socure from California. Lumbor,
livestock and wool at the present time
form the bulk of the shipments from
that country, and, as practically all of
these commodities are for shipment to
the East, the Central Oregon route
would offer a shorter lino and corre
spondingly shorter time to reach the
market than if it were shipped around
by way of California.
Two Roads Building.
The Klamath Lake Railroad is not
the only railroad line that is roach
ing up from the south for the trade of
Southern and Central Oregon, for the
Nevada, California & Oregon Road has
progressed to a point but a few miles
south of the Oregon line, and will prob-
-3ly reach Lakeview before the Colum
t. .. i
WAR AMONG ICEMEN
Cut of Fifty Per Cent in
Prices Begins It
RUMORS. OF A FREEZE-OUT
MAP HXUSTRATIXO THE CENTRAL OREGON RAILROAD SITUATION.
bia Southern reaches that far south.
The latter road will be pushed to Bend,
100 miles south of Shanlko, as rapidly
as possible, but will'-still be about 200
miles from the rich Klamath country.
That the dwellers in the extreme south
ern part of the state have not yet given
up the route through their own state
to market is shown by tho fact that
in spite of the close proximity of the
two roads reaching up from California,
the great bulk of the freight last year
still came north by the long, wagon
journey from Lakeview to Shanlko,
and quite a little business came from
Klamath Falls, which was "last season
within less than a day's staging of a
railroad.
with the assistance of John A. Taylor
and J. Ledgewood Uddell, who after
ward drew out of the company. Tho
concern was capitalized ror $10,000, of
which ho subscribed for $5080 in stock.
Wakefield talked at length upon the
merits of the concern and declared he
could talk for a couple of days on the
subject without any repetition.
Tho other witnesses were G. T. Murton,
C E. Short and J. E. Huxley, who gave
it as their opinion that the plan would
work out as said by Wakefield.
INDORSED BY MITCHELL.
PELL DOWN ELEVA70E SHAFT.
W. W. Copeland, Former PortJand
Printer, Meets Death in Bay City.
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. W. W.
Copeland. president of the San Francisco
Typographical Union, is dead as the result
of falling through an open elevator shaft
laje last night.
fW. W. Conelonil Is well known to old
Portland printers, and had many friends
In Portland. He was a member or jmm-
nomah Typographical Union 20 years ago
nrifj lntnr ivn Its president for a number
of yeans. In the latter S0s he was a dele
gate to the international convention of
the Typographical Union. He started a
Job office of his own in the old Marquam
building, at Sixth and Alder streets, and
later was one of the men who attempted
to start a daily paper unaer ine name oi
the Daily Morning American.)
WILL BE DECIDED TODAY.
Case Against Fraternal Home Buyers
Closes With Wakefield's Defense.
This morning at 10 o'clock United
States Commissioner McKoe will an
nounce his decision regarding the liabil
ity of Ross Nicholas and C. Guy Wake
field for further prosecution on charges
of fraud. The rest of the testimony for
tho defense was presented yesterday
afternoon, tho principal witness being
Wakefield.
showed that the Home Buyers' scheme,
as concocted by himself, will work out.
He was closely cross-examined by Dis
trict Attorney HalL It was brought out
that Wakofleld is the principal share
holder. He organized two years ago.
The Senator Commends FraternaJ
Building Project.
J. W. Thompson, secretary of the
Lewis and Clark Fraternal Building
Association, yesterday received a let
ter from United States Senator
Mitchell indorsing the project pf erect
ing a building at the Lewis and Clark
Fair:
"I extend congratulations to you and
all the other fraternal societies con
nected with the movement on the good
beginning you have made, and I desire
to express the earnest hope that you
will make the enterprise a complete
success, as I have no doubt you will.
If there is anything I can do to aid
you in the good work in which you
are engaged, do not hesitate to let me
know. I sincerely hope that it can be
so arragned upon the part of the man
agement that the first certificate, as
in the case of the St. Louis Fair, may
be issued to Theodore Roosevelt, Presi
dent of the United States. The frater
nal societies of the United States are
today a distinct and 'powerful clement
for good. Oregon, in proportion to its
population, has its full quota of those
bencficient societies, and I am sure
those now engaged in the good work of
erecting a temple of fraternity on the
site of tho Lewis and Clark Fair will
have their efforts crowned with sue
cess.
"Wishing you all God speed in the
good work, I am. sincerely your friend.
JOHN H. MITCHELL.
Articles of Incorporation.
L. S. Normandln, C W. Ross, E. J.
Rathbun, L. C Boflnger and John Sher
beck, of Mount Tabor, yesterday filed
articles of incorporation of the Woodmen
of the World Hall Association; capital
stock, $2000. The. objects are to build a
hall at Mount Tabor.
Incorporation articles of the McCauley
Machine Works Company were filed yes
terday by R, E. McCauley, C. J. Freeman
t. A. Flelschhauer; capital stock,
$3000.
SINGING
TEMPERANCE EVAN
GELIST TO HOLD
MEETINGS -
The Multnomah County W. C T.
V. has arranged with Rer. Thomas
S. Handsaker and wife, temperance
and slnslB? evangelists, to give a
series of their entertaining meet
Ins in Portland, beginning Mon
day, February IS, at the First
Christian Church. As a speaker,
Mr. Handsale er Is logical, convinc
ing; in singing he Is inspiring and
pleasing, having a full baritone
voice, which he uses effectively.
Mrs. Hands&ker Joins with him in
Jong, making a most agreeaole and
interesting programme.
Holmes Says Others Were Cutting,
but They Deny It-Proposed. New
Plants May Be Cause-Capacity
Exceeds the Demand.
There is war among the icemen and the
consumers wish the weather was warmer,
so that they could consume more ice at
half price. There are the usual recrim
inations as to who began it, but the first
open cut was made by the Holmes Coal
& Ice Company on Monday morning,
when it advertised prices for hotels and
restaurants ranging from 5 cents for ten
pounds to 25 cents- for 100 pounds, and for
tho family trade ranging from 5 cents
for ten pounds to 30 cents for 100 pounds.
The others say they will meet this and
any other cuts that may be made. It Is
intimated that these prices, which are
half those hitherto ruling, may continue
through the Summer, offering the pros
pect that it may be cheap to keep cool,
even after the weather turns warm.
There are conflicting stories about the
real reason for the cat. On the side of
the apparent aggressors it Is hinted.
though not admitted, that rumors of the
intended establishment of several new
plants in the city are the cause, the Idea
being that cut prices would discourage
the new investors. On the part of that
company's rivals, the Columbia and
Crystal Ice Companies, there is a bus
plclon that the Holmes Company wishes to
monopolize the business for itself and its
associates and is trying a freeze-out
game, which would seem to be a hard
game to play on people so accustomed to
frigidity as Icemen.
Purpose of the Cut.
As to the purpose of the cut by the
Holmes Company, J. W. Holmes said:
The statement of the Columbia Com
pany that we made the cut In order to
freeze it out is not correct, for it Is lm
possible to freeze out an ice plant. You
may cut prices so that the owners lose.
so much money that they shut down, but
the plant will remain and somebody will
run it. The fact is that we had fixed a
scale of prices, and, when the two other
companies started three years ago, they
lived pp to it, but lately one of them has
begun making small cuts to get away
some of our customers. .We followed this
by making an open cut all along the line,
though that was not the only reason.
Competition seemed to demand that we
make lower prices. While there can t
be much profit at the prices at which we
are selling now "
Mr. Holmes paused here as If studying
how 4o complete the sentence and- the re
porter suggested: "We can stll live at
these prices," but he said:
"No, I don't know that yet. These
prices will - probably last this year any
way, and they may be permanent for all
I know.
No Monopoly Proposed.
"It is" reported that there Is some ar
rangement for T. J. Gorman, of the Blue
Mountain Icq Company, and W. H.
Harris, of the Artificial Ice Company, to
buy you out or go into a combination
with you to monopolize the trade. Is
that true?" ,
"No, there is no truth In that story.
We have always handled the output of
the Blue Mountain and Artificial Com
panics. The fact Is that the factories
here now can make more than enough
to supply the city and we have heard
rumors that several more concerns are
talking of putting In plants."
"Then, perhaps you wish to scare them
out?" I
"I would not say that, but we are not
anxious to have any more come In."
"Then what Is the solution? Has some
body to go out of the business?"
"I do not say that; in fact I do not
know that I can predict what will come
out of this."
Believes It's a Freeze-Out Game.
"We have got a little trade away from
the Holmes Company, but haVe not cut
prices or given any discount." said
Charles Smith, manager of the Columbia
Company, when asked whether his com
pany had started the trouble. "We have
small .plant, but we are here to stay and
are ready to meet any cuts made by our
competitors. We do all our own work
and do not hire any men, so we can stand
it as long as any of them. We are getting
three meals a day and can live on three
meals a week if we have to. But there
is no reason for cutting prices: the peopl
are content to pay 50 cents" per 100 pounds
and a lot of our people have offered to
continue that price, but we are going to
meet the cut all along the line. We
should be willing to contract to turn over
all our product to the Holmes Company.
Just as the Blue Mountain and Artificial
Companies do, but are opposed to charg
ing more than 510 a ton. But I h'av
beard they want to freeze us out and-get
the whole business themselves; then they
could put up the price to a cent a pound.'
G. W. Weatherly. secretary of the Crys
tal Company. Is of the same opinion as
Mr. Smith on the subject of cutting, for
be said:
"We never started the cut nor gave
discount, but we will meet all cuts made.
If Holmes cuts the price in two again, we
will meet It."
Oversupply the Trouble.
The fact is that the capacity of all the
Ice plants in Portland Is greater than the
demand, and as each company wishes to
sell as near its capacity as possible, com
petition is fierce and somebody had to
be left. The Artificial Company has two
plants, one of 25 tons a day on Seven
teenth street, and another of 15 tons,
which is Just being equipped with new
machinery, on Second street. The Blue
Mountain Company makes 40 tons a day
and can make 50. the Crystal la tons and
the Columbia ten tons. This makes
total of 115 tons a day, .which is abundant
for the hottest weather of Summer, ana
is more than four times as much at the
city uses in Winter; in fact, Mr. Smith
said that, if all the plants were to run
to their full capacity all tho year around
and store the surplus left from Winter,
they could supply the whole of Oregon,
The Holmes Company has the bulk of
the trade, for it buys under contract the
entire output of the Blue Mountain and
Artificial factories, aggregating SO tons
a day. If any more factories were started
there would be Ice tp give away.
Rer. Thomas S. Handsaker.
HOME HEEDS MOEE E00M.
Trustees of Boys' and Girls' Aid Soci
ety Hear of Its Condition.
The board of trustees of the Boys'
and Girls Aid Society held Its regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
in the chambers of Judge Gilbert, the
members present being Hon. George XL
Williams, president; F. E. Beach, sec
retary; L. L. Hawkins, treasurer; Judge
Bellinger. A. H. Breyman, Mrs. Lev
White, Mrs. C R. Templeton, Mrs. J. A.
Sladen and Superintendent Gardner.
The superintendent in his report for
January reported an epidemic of mea
sles at the home, there having been six
cases, but all were doing well, with
the exception of one, who, it was re
ported at this writing-, was very low.
Forty-five children were admitted aur
The Meier Sh Frank Company
New White Waistmgs, a superb showing of new Spring styles at 35c to 75c a yard
New Spring Suits and Dress Skirts Advance showing of Spring Millinery 2d Floor
Beautiful New Silks
Oftentimes readers of onr store news are told how we lay
store plans, how we forecast coming fashions far ahead of their
appearance and gather goods six months or a year in advance
of the demand for them Proof of onr success in these mat
ters is jaalMimes apparent here at Meier & Frank's The
Cloak Department has been submitting proofs on Spring Fash
ions for weeks Now the Silk Departmentjsreadyto show
you complete stocks of new materials for Spring, Summer
and evening wear White Silks from Japan, and White Pon
gees from China are going to be prime favorites for the hot
weather wear and they'll cost more too if hostilities continue
between Japan and Russia New Momie Silk, new black and
white checks, new gun metal effects, new foulards in beautiful
styles Choose now while the assortment is at its very best.
?45th Friday Surprise Sale
4000 Yards Wash Taffetas
An exceptional offering of Wash Taffeta SDks for tomorrow's
great surprise sale Over 4000 yards all new desirable color
ingsThe quality always sold here regularly at 75c a yard-
Other stores in town call the same grade 85c quality. An immense variety of the best
shades white, cream, black, red, garnet, pink, light blue, navy, reseda, Nile, turquoise,
royal blue and gray suitable for waists, shirtwaist suits, and lining, 20 m
inches wide. "Buy all you wont tomorrow at the unusually low price of . . . jl C
See Fifth-street window display.
Do You Want Your Money Refunded?
Yes, then do all your buying this month at the Meier & Frank store, and you have a
splendid chance of getting your cash purchase money refunded. The plan is this:
We're going to refund the money on all cash purchases made on a certain day of the
month of February, this day to be announced in The Oregonian of Sunday, March 6th.
It matters not whether your purchases have been a hundred dollars or a hundred cents.
If your cash duplicates bear the date of the lucky day your money will be cheerfully
refunded. Save your duplicates. C. O. D. and charge accounts do not participate in
this offering.
sunn, ton co.
Todays
Hourly
Sales"
il
We expect will attract an enthusiastic throng of buyers. Meritorious bargains of
interest to every economical buyer. We promise unusual saving chances to all w&o
visit this store today. . '
9 to 10 A.
500 Matted Pictures, size 15
xao, great variety of good
subjects, grandest value
ever offered this 9
hour, each C
500 Ladies' Linen Collars, all
good styles, 15c value, about
all sizes your choice while
they last at, fl
each
Children's All-Wool Mittens
in black, all sizes, regular
25c and 35c values for this
hour only, your 1 1 r
choice, pair.
100 guaranteed Alarm Clocks
this hour only at the ex
ceptionally low
price of, each .JJfk
200 Flannel Skirt Patterns,
best styles "and colorings,
regular 25c value, j
4-quart Granite Sauce Pans
on sale this hour
for
5T
P3 -el
4 BEGINNING
AT JOAH JJ
to 11 A. M.
50c and 75c Flannel Waist
ings, in good patterns and
colorings for this hour only
your choice at the wonder
fully low price 24C
40 Handspme White Silk
Ruffs, regular $3.00 value-
while they last,
your choice at
- SKINNING ' $1
11 to 12 A. M.
20 dozen Men's Outing Flan
nel Night Robes, best patterns
and colorings, all sizes, regu
lar $1.00 values,
at only
Children's Golf Gloves, in
black, gray and assorted
colors, ages 4 to 10 years,
regular 25c values
this hour, pair IOC
Colored Gloria Silk Umbrel
las, navy and brown, natural
wood Princess handles, case
and tassel, 26-in. size, great
value at the tf QQ
low price of V -7
100 large size Galvanized
Iron Wash Tubs, regular
90c value this
hour at only ,
t8c
200 pairs of Scissors, sizes 5,
6, 7, 8, 9 every pair guaran
teed for this hour only, your
choice at, pair, r:
only. I OC
1000 copies of Gilt Top Books
standard and popular auth
ors, regular 50c
value this hour I C
Imitation Valenciennes and
Torchon Laces, beading and
insertions, values
yards this hour,
dozen ,
1 8c dozen
10c
500 pairs of Ladies' Black All
over Lace Hose, "Onyx"
Brand, fine patterns, regular
75c values, for,
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lner the month and 44 placed In family j
homes, 34 of the number admitted be
lngr entirely new cases, 11 belne re
turned to the home for replacement-
The report goes on to make an ear
nest appeal to the board for more room,
and asks that some steps be taken
toward erecting: the north -wing", which
the superintendent believes could be
accompllshedkat a much less expense at
this time than for some years to come.
The principal reason for asking for thls
Increase for room, Mr. Gardner ex
plains. Is the necessity of segregating:
the dependant and delinquent children.
He further recommends that a shop
should be erected on the grounds so
that the boys could.be taught carpen
try and the general use of tools.
The report also says that frequent
vlits are made by the superintendent
and the society's officer to the North
End resorts to see that no minors fre
quent such places; that on last Satur
day evening a visit of this kind was
made arid only two minors were found.
One of these, however, contended that
he was 22 years of age, and there Is
a doubt In the superintendent's mind
as to this, as he explains that to dis
criminate between lads from 13 to 21
years of age is very bard. The super
intendent believes that the keepers of
these resorts ar doing all in their
power to keep -minors out.
Current bill3 for the month of Jan
uary amounting to 5584.82 were aud
ited by the committee and ordered
paid. .
Land Bill Favorably Reported.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Senator Gam
ble today reported favorably from the
committee on public lands the five per
cent bill for the regulation of accounts
between the United States and several
states relative to disposition of public
lands. The aggregate amount Involved at
the present time under this bill Is esti
mated at JS.1S2.000, while the amount al
ready deposited with the states under the
land act aggregates 523.101,544. The bill
has been reported favorably to several
Congresses, but It now has the full ap
proval of the public lands committee and
earnest efforts will be made to secure Its
passage.
It Is Danprertra to Xrlrct a Cold.
How often you hear it remarked: "It's
only a cold," and a few days later learn
that the man Is on his back with pneu
monia. This is of such common occuv
rence that a cold, however slight, should
not be disregarded. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy counteracts any tendency of a
cold to result in pneumonia, and has
garned Its great popularity and extensive
sale by its prompt cures of this most
common ailment. It always cures and
is pleasant to take. For sale by all druz-eists.