0?HE MOENISG OBEOCKNIAX, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, IS04'.
election in Milwaukie shows how tho peo
ple ieei sowara me. company, as wnax
was called the "railway ticket" was
elected.
St. Johns Wants New Schoolhouse.
A special meeting of the voters of Dls
trlct No. 2. St. Johns, will be held In tha
schoolhouse Tuesday evening, December
Director of Exhibits Re
turns From St Louis.
20, at 7:4o, .to levy a special tax of 6H
mills for general school purposes, and ta
provide means for building temporary
classrooms, providing furniture and
teachers. The matter of building a per
manent schoolhouse somewhere else in
the district, or erecting an addition to
the present building, is being discussed
In the district, but the majority seem to
favor an addition rather than a separate
TAKES OPTIMISTIC VIEW
schoolhouse, as the latter would be the
most expensive and would divide up the
work. This subject will be discussed.
There is prospect that the district will
receive some financial aid from the
Johns estate. In the form of about 5S0O
interest money. This will bo the first
cash the district has received from the
Johns property, which was willed to that
placo for the . purpose of establishing a
school, and will be thankfully received,
with the hope that more may be coming.
Says Exposition of 1905 Will
Be Great Success.
8
COL D05CH A
MUCH MORE SPACE NEEDED
New Building to Be Erected Will
Have to Contain One Hundred
Thpusand Square Feet to Give
AH the Room Desired.
Full confirmation of the optimistic re-jr-rts
from St. Louis regarding the gen
cl tendency toward participation in the
lA-K.i and Clark Exposition Is made by
O: .onel Hoary E- Desch, director of exhlb-
3, who returned to Portland yesterday
naming, after several months of labor
In the enterprising Missouri metropolis.
To use figure, tliere are applications
n file for 100,009 square feet of space
that doss not yet exist at the Exposition.
Tu:i does not include music, educational
cji as and furniture, which produce
a e jr-fily total aside from the rest. The
T-v, building recently provided for was
cr-gmally Intended to contain G0,000
rii-are feet of additional space. The pros
I' ts are now that it will have to be
;--reased beyond this size.
TLis is one of the problems which must
bo wr.rkM out without delay, and with
ibc exhibits headquarters in Portland
the 'Jcpartmont will be at a considerable
aJ?ritage. Colonel Dosch will take up
t!- .important question of additional space
t. 'a th executive ooramlttee at once, as
w "1 as a number of other important
rrjtxjns. He will open the hoadquar-
-s of the exhibits department in the
f'.-ims building this morning.
lonel Dosch 'brings an interesting an
r ment of the linal disposition of the
Z re ign Exhibits and Liberal Arts build
f stating that the present Foreign Ex
1 ts building will be given over entirely
t t'v use of the Oriental and the Liberal
Arts to European exhibitors. American
rr mufarturers will be cared for In the
vw building, which will be known as
Manufacturers, Liberal Arts and
(Hi Industries palace.
Attendance Will Be Large.
That the attendance at the Exposition
Is to surpass all expectations. Colonel
I s h is confident. The tide of popular
ly hjs turned toward Portland in a
r ve-innional manner during the past few
rrs. r.ths . When he first took up his labors
St Louis the present seemed gloomy,
r-3 the h&jjpy climax of the past month
hardly seemed probable at that time. Rq
taroir.g his work In St. Louis and that
cf his department. Colonel Dosch made
f llowiag statement yasterday:
winc to very unsatisfactory, conditions
n jTPvalled and copfrntod all exhibitors
at Ft Louis early In the Su.mjnier, the outlook
it s very discouraging, and at the end of four
jr .Tithi" strenuous labors it seemed that I had
cn" "n a wtld-geofce chaee, and -would havo
r return home empty-handed, when gradually
th- tide began to turn, inquiries lij. person and
r? mail caknlac rteall-, and applications for
spare were heiug tiled.- slow at first, but
r- jgh to XRarA Mmc Encouragement. The
crrd that had been pown was beginning to
bra- .ruit. For the last two months It has
let us busy day, night and Sundays, and wi
literally overcrowded with work. It was
riA-t. one before we had secured more European
c- ' Oriental exhibitors than the foreign build
tk -w -uld hold. After going carefully over the
e-'aati'TO with President Goode, we concluded
' m only way out of the dilemma was to
wso tV so-called Foreign Exhibits Building for
'.n al exhiUKs only; the Liberal .Arts build
.'S r European exhibits, which, of course,
i ai'et. a call for a new building. President
O'-'te laid Ue matter before the executive
c trntittee. requesting such a building, which,
I tr f-rian3, kas been granted.
More Space Needed.
I ut. nght here we are confronted with an.
t U. -r ;nWei. The proposed new building,
r . -i is to be known as the Manufacturers',
L "a! Arts and Varied Industries Palace,
r ur.f only 60,000 square feet fleer space,
uing aisles, while we' have on file "appll
..I'm covering over 100,000 square feet, ex
of the educational, music and furniture
erMts. for which a gallery must be erected.
.. if I Bsleet only 'the very cream of cx
I feel that this building should be
z-jrer. This overcrowded condition prevails
, 2.1. our exhibit palaces, which caused me to
- . rn borne 6eener than I had contemplated,
insult with our executive committee, leav--g
i:se finishing work to my chief aid, Mr.
Hardt
I am net unmindful of the fact that there
3 a t'-ndeaey at aH expositions to overreacli,
tVat It la far better to have more ex-
' -rs thtm floor spaee than It la to have
it -i floor space than exhibitors, and there-
t heerfuUy acquiesced and agreed with
M- 'joode when he said: "Let lis have this
tew building of sufficient size, .and rest there."
VI Ulr I not wish to sharpen the edge of
tx rrutlon, I feel warranted In saying that
i -r Exposition, while net so large as some
clrrs have been, will be .National, Interna
f.ril and Oriental,' educational, interesting
t-J instructive, fully covering the scope orig
iZJ ; contemplated, and in keeping with the
tcrii jry we represent.
In the earlier part of my stay at St. Louis, 1
viElted Ottawa, Canada, and officially Invfted
the Dominion Government to participate in the
lixpoEiUon, presenting our claims to Premier
Sir Wilfred Laurier, his Ministers, and espe.
eaily Parliament itself; which was In session
at that time. All appeared very much in
tyro pa thy with the movement, but, owlnp to
the extraordinary demands for funds for the
Manchester, London and Belgian expositions.
tr.. which they had decided to participate, and
t-e etrong political controversy which arose
over Uie unfortunate Lord Dundonald affair, the
matter was allowed, to rest, but now that the
tklcs have cleared. Sir Sidney Fisher, Minister
f Agriculture, under whose auspices all ex
h.blts are made, assured President Goode, on
recent visit to St. Louis, that they had
ftnally decided to participate unofficially.
Visited Louisiana.
I also visited Louisiana during the session of
the Legislature, but, owing to lack of funds at
that time, the bill Introduced, with the consent
of the Governor, for participation, was laid
aside temporarily, but at the request of the
Gsvernor, the commission In charge of their
exhibits at U Louis reserved enough money
Cut of the funds originally appropriated for the
"World's Fair to make a fine display of Louis
Sana products. On the day of my departure
trxn St. Louis I was informed that the ex
hibits had already been turned over to Major
Lee, of the Agricultural Department. I was
also informed that what stimulated this ac
tion was the service I rendered Louisiana in
persuading the Japanese Government to use
their rice, a fact which has become well known
In the South, many cargoes having been pur
chased. Besides these and other Eastern States, such
as Kctv "York. Massachusetts, and our mother
etatr. Missouri, who have already made appro
priations, we have worked with the States of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois. Iowa, Indiana,
Penna3'lvanla, Oklahoma, Michigan, Vermont,
Jew Hampshire, Alabama and Arkansas,
which are preparing to participate. Appro
priations will be asked for and, no doubt.
granted by their Legislatures this Winter, for
the feeling among the Governors, commission.
ers, legislators and people generally towards
our Exposftlon Is of a most friendly nature.
By way of other exploitation and advertising
an enormous amount of work has been done
at St. Louis. The Oregon building seemed to
be the Mecca of exposition visitors. Pictur
esquely situated, as it was,' on a high plateau.
mong old oaks, elms and hickory trees. It at
traded a good deal of attention, and Its hos
pitable rooms and the veranda were thronged
continually. The large sign 60 feet In length
reading "Lewis and Clark Centennial Expo
sition, Portland, Oregon, 1005," we had placed
in front, caused considerable inquiry, and there
was distributed over 500.000 pieces of Illus
trated literature. It was a noticeable fact
that few of these pamphlets found their way
into the universal waste-baskets, like so many
others, but were taken home.
There was to be seen a restlessness, especial
ly among the visitors from the Middle Wrest
and East, seekliur a change to hotter their
condition and place helr families In more con
genial surroundings. The fearful storms In
Summer and blizzards, in Winter, together with
poor crops, have done the work.
The Solith has been exceptionally prosperous
thl3 year, and will attract a good many peo
ple from what we used to call the "border
states." The great majority have the Paclfie
Coast fever, and it would not surprise me
If the population of the Pacific Northwest
would more than double in five years.
The Immense amount of publicity given our
Exposition at St. Louis is now being splen
didly added to by the full-page Illustrated
articles appearing In the Eastern Journals,
which emanate from Henry E. Rold's depart
ment of exploitation. All these facts combined
have, and are giving our Exposition a publicity
not enjoyed By any other, ana 1 venture me
assertion, without fear of successful contra
diction, that the Lewis and Clark Centennial.
Exposition is today better advertised and
known to more people than the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition was on Its opening day.
SAYS OFFICER WAS BRUTAL.
Policeman Galbraith Accused of Using
Unnecessary Violence;
L. C. Ruhl has made formal charges
against Policeman H. A. Galbraith, accus
ing him of using unnecessary violence In
placing him under arrest on the night of
December 15. Ho claims he was talking
with a colored woman at Sixth and Davis
streets at 10:30 o'clock that evening and
Officer Galbraith came up to him and told
him to move on. As he did not respond
quickly to the gruff demand, he claims
the officer told him to got off the street
and stay off. Refusing to do this, he was
placed under arrest, and as he "gently
remonstrated with the arm of the law
that was on his neck he was struck in
the face, kicked in the back and struck on
the back of tho hoaJ, so he declares.
Later, when he remonstrated further, he
claims Officer Galbraith hit him with his
club on the back of the head, knocking
him senseless. He assorts the services of
a physician wore necessary.
The charge will be Investigated by the
police committee in a few days. Galbraith
claims that the man was quarreling with
the colored woman when he ordered him
to move on and that he answered in in
sulting language and whon taken under
arrest tried violently to escape.
Ruhl states In his charge that he Is a
cripple and sickly. He conducts the
Clarendon rooming-house at 86 North Sec
ond street. He was arrested on the charge
of drunkonness and, pleading guilty, was
fined $10 by Judge Hogue.
Block System on O. R. & N.
LA GRANDE. Or., Dec. IS. (Special.)
The O. R. & N. Co. will put In an au
tomatic block system on the road be
tween La Grande and Gibbon, a dis
tance of nearly 100 miles, which will
take In the Blue Mountain district. The
Improvement is for the safety and cOn
venience of handling trains on this por
tlon of the road and Is authorized by
the head officials to be installed early
In the Spring. It will cost JISO.OOO1. and
will bo the only affair of the kind on
any road in the Northwest.
GKBAT COPPER DISTRICT
In Snake River Canyon, In Oregon and Idaho
MR. J. W. ELLSWORTH, of a family
long and widely known in Oregon,
yesterday gave The Oregonlan the
following statement about the copper
mines along Snake River:
"During July and August, in the great
canyon of Snake River, between Baker
County, Oregon, and Washington Coun
ty, Idaho, the temperature is half tropi
cal. The surface of the river channel Is
1700 feot above sea level. For 100 miles
the channel Is more or less of a canyon,
mountains of Oregon and Idaho towering
thousands of feet above the river's nar
row valley. In this vast hothouse of na
ture are grown to luscious perfection
wonderful peaches, 50-pound watermel
ons, 14-pound clusters of grapes and all
sorts of bush and vine berries. Yege
tables attain a size and flavor which is
phenomenal. Even peanuts and almonds
are produced plentifully. .
"For 0 miles along the huge gorge of
the Snake River Canyon there are roll
lions in copper, gold and silver, awaiting
railroad transportation to transform
this section Into the mcfst wonderful pro
ducing copper districts the world has
ever known. Some day a tunnel will
pierce the Idaho mountains, in the Seven
Devils section, tapping the vaults or
hundreds of copper ledges, such as the
Royal Peacock and Blue Jacket. This
working passageway will be one and one-
TO LARGE AUDIENCE
Rev. Dr. Short Speaks on
Choosing Husbands.
TELLS OF HOME'S SANCTITY
Popular Clergyman Gives Interesting
Pointers to Young Men and Wom
en Who Are About to Choose
Life Companions.
Dr. E. Burgetto Short addressed a large
audience at the First Methodist Church
last night, taking for his subject "Choos
ing a Husband." Dr. Short deviated from
the regular sermon, giving simply an ad
dross without a scriptural texL Dr.
Short said on this very interesting sub-r
Ject:
The .most aacred relation on earth is that be.
twecn husband and wife. Becaufce of Its sane
tlty it should never be marred nor broken; but
rather cultivated, nourished, beautified and
made .glorious on the earth. The atmosphere
and character of the homo depend equally
upon both the wife and the husband; and their
bearing toward each other largely decides the
future, not only of their homes, but of other
homes.
Because of the sanctity and the Importance
of the home, great care ohould be exercised la
home-bulldlng. Those who anticipate and con.
template having their own homes should most
carefully and wisely look for the companion
who Is to become a vital part In deciding the
character of that place of confidence and trust.
And while both the man and the woman should
carofully consider the question of a life com
panion, I believe It a most Imperatlvo need
and duty that our young women should exer
cise the greatest possible care In choosing a
husband. '
A mother once said: "What has my daughter
to do with choosing a husband? She must
wait until asked, and if she refuses, ahe may
never have another chance." This is true, or
at least It should be true. She should wait
until asked, and unless the asker is worthy of
her heart's purest love and life's noblest serv
ice, fhe should refuse to put her future at his
disposal.
ily brother, you are asking for the roost
precious thing on earth when you ask for a
woman's love. You are the recipient of earth's
most tender and sacred blessings when she
poura into your life the fullness of her own
sweet life. Be careful how you use it. Love
It, and it will grow and love you. Disregard
It. and you will crush to earth heaven's best
and richest gift to a man. a woman's love.
Because of woman's place In the home and
society, she should be most careful In her
choice of a husband. Tea, she chooses her
own husband In thin country, at least. Upon
the husband as much as upon the wife de
pends the character of the home, the position
in society and the life of unborn children.
Therefore, hi choosing a husband, select, llrt
of all, a manly man. One who is industrious,
for money la a necessary factor in home
building. Besides that, lf he ' be Industrious
he will not be associated with the men and
conditions which tend to destroy personal vir
tue and wreck the home. No sport ever made
a good husband.
If he be Industrious, he nhould'ahto be eco
nomical. Economy Is the child of Industry,
and only be who earns knows the worth of
money. He should also be honest. Honest
with his sweetheart, himself, his fellows. No
roan makes a first-class husband who falls- to
pay his honest debts. He should also be or
become a Christian. These elements will guar
antee an upright citizen, kind neighbor, de
voted and loving husband; and In the place he
half miles In length, attaining a depth
from the surface of over one mile. There
will be plenty of water power from this
tunnel to economically operate an elec
tric railway to Snake River.
"A force of men is kept busy at the
world-famed Iron Dyke, 9 miles from
Baker City. The property is near Home
stead postofnee, on tho Oregon side of the
Snake River. Three main tunnels pierce
this mountain of metal. Tunnel number
three passes through a copper ledge of
72 feet, assaying irr copper, gold and sil
ver an average of 25 to tho ton. Four
hundred feet higher up the mountain are
tunnels number one and two, cutting
through 72 feet of copper ore. Think of
itl Millions of tons of copper ore are
accessible In the Iron Dyke alone. The
ore is worth $30 a ton right along.
"This Is a quarrying property. There
are hundreds of others in Waho and Ore
gon. Work is progressing on the rail
road down Snake River, leaving the O.
'R. & N. at Huntington. This railroad,
with 26 miles of grading and tunneling
already finished, will open up a greater
copper bonanza-field than that around
the vaunted Hecla and Calumet, Michi
gan, from which tens of millions of dol
lars' worth of copper have been pro
duced to enrich the world.
"This whole Oregon-Idaho country Is
seamed. Interlaced and cobwebbed with
copper ledges of value immeasurable.
Along Snake River, for 33 miles below
PKOSHED AGRICULTURAL PALACE WITH GLIMPSE OF
calls home lore's candle will never grow dim
and love's song will never die.
SPEAKS ON "THE FIRST T. P. A."
Rev. Dr. Brougher Delivers Interest
ing Sermon.
At the "White Temple, after baptism
and an especially fine musical programme,
Dr. Brougher preached to a crowded
church on the subject, "Tho First T. P.
A.; or Brotherhood In Theory and Prac
tice." He took for his text Luke 10:30-37.
It was the story of the man who fell
among thieves, was robbed and beaten
and left for dead. The priest and the
Levlte. went by on the other side, but tho
Samaritan had compassion on the wound
ed man and rendered him assistance.
"This story," said Dr. Brougher, "Is
one of the earliest records we have of
the Travelers' Protective Association.
This good Samaritan, I think, was a com
mercial traveler. He exemplified the
teaching, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself." He "did unto others as he
would that they should do unto him."
The church of Jesus Christ has always
held ideals of the brotherhood of man.
Its theories have been first-class; Its
practice has been lacking. The great
need of the world today Is not a theory
of brotherhood, but its actual practice.
Tho road from Jericho to Jerusalem is
the path of life. "We all belong to one of
the four classes mentioned In this story.
"We may be the poor man among tho
thieves. There are hundreds of people
today who ara struggling with poverty
and enduring untold hardships because
of the greed ana avarice of people who .
havo robbed them of tho opportunity to
make an honest living.
"Wo may be the thieves who robbed
the man and left him for dead. The un
caged criminals of society aro on every
hand. Not merely in the wilderness be
tween Jerusalem and- Jericho, but in our
own city we find them. They are trying
to make the city a, placo of thieves to
gratify their own selfish desires. They
are robbing girls of their innocence, men
of their honor, homes of their happiness,
and destroying the souls of young and
old. They are sharpers In business and
in pleasure, and are willing to rob their
neighbors of all that is highest and best
In life to accomplish their villainous pur
pose. "We may be the priest or the Levite
walking by on the other side. We pro
fess to sympathize with the suffering, but
wo hurry along, doing nothing to help
them. To pray for the needy and unem
ployed, and then never think of them
again after the 'Amen' is said, is not
sympathy. Sympathy means to share
with, to suffer with, to bear one anoth
er's burdens. It means to put ourselves
in the same place of our weary, burdened
and heartbroken brother, and feel what
he feels, and then help him to something
higher and better. Many people are con
tent to say, I do not Injure my neighbor,'
but it may be truly said, 'you do not do
him any good, either.' Perhaps you do
not harm a chicken, but the great ques
tion Is, 'Are you a blessing to human
ity?' "In the last place we may be tho Good
Samaritan. He put love for his neighbor
Into practice. He was not deterred by
prejudice of nationality or religion. He
did not consult personal convenience. He
did what he could to help his neighbor
out of his difficulties. Love is more than
sentimentality or extravagant language.
Love means to serve another for his
good. If the world would accept this
great principle of love to God and love to
man, it would transform all life's rela
tions and give us a new world. The hand
worker and tho head-worker would ap
preciate each other better, capital and
labor would harmonize its differences,
and every business that tends to injure
Its neighbor would be destroyed. The
gambling hell and the saloon, and every
vicious business and amusement run for
the purpose of selfishly Increasing one's
wealth by ruining others, would be abql
Ishcd forever. Grinding competition
Homestead, Or., are monster copper
ledges Even with expensive teaming for
40 miles and thence shipment east by
railroad to smelters, returns have run
from ?30 to $40 per ton from the Seven
Devils, Idaho, country, near Cuprum,
Landore, Decorah and Helena. This rec
ord was made before the construction of
the smelter of the Ladd Metals Company,
In tho Seven Devils country, at Landore.
The smelter, of 40 tons capacity. Is simply-
Intended as a developer of the fact
of the country's superb metal wealth.
Landore has a population of 500.
"Along Snake River snow seldom
whltenB tho ground. The coldest weather
In a recent Winter at Camp McDougall,
five miles from the Iron Dyke, on Snake
River, was only 20 degrees below the
freezing point. Hence the 48 McDougall
Copper claims, from whence surface ore
goes, S5 per cent copper, can be worked
the year round.
" 'George the Greek,' discoverer and
original owner of these claims sold out
to Mr. McDougall. Tho Greek Is SO years
old. The story goes that "Greek George,"
the white-haired giant. Is passing his
sunset years in Greece, that peerless land
of ancient warliko glory, classic litera
ture and art, symmetric men and women.
"The Lewis and Clark Fair will have
an Incomplete mineral display from the
Eastern Oregon gold and copper fields If
a suitable exhibit Is not Included from
the Snako River copper bonanza land."
SUXKEN' GARDENS.
would give place to gracious co-operation,
the bargain counter would be a thing of
bygone days, justice would reign in law
and business, and love would be su
preme." TRIBUTE TO HYMN WRITER.
Rev. G. C. Cressey, D. D., Speaks of
JJfe of Rev. J. W. Chadwick.
Yesterday morning, at tho Unitarian
Church, before beginning his discourse,
Dr. George Croswell Cressey spoke a few
words of tribute to the life and work of
the lato Mr. Chadwick. of Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Rev. John White Chadwick, who
passed away last Sunday, was In many
ways a unique personality' among our
Unitarian ministers," he said. "It Is my
Impression that he went to the Second
Church of Brooklyn directly from tho
Divinity School at Harvard; at any rate,
it was virtually his only pastorate, and
his name and poetical and literary" fame
became associated permanently with this
society. For Mr. Chndwick was first of
all a poet. He shares with Dr. F. L.
Hosmer the laurels of our church as a
writer of devotional hymns. His tempera
ment was always more poetical than
theological, more' literary than philosoph
ical. Yet his attainments In science and
philosophy were not ordinary- He pos
sessed also a keen historic spirit. His
recent life of Theodore Parker is probably
the best yet written of the man who, In
fact, exerted the most powerful influence
on the thought of liberal Christianity.
Channing was its inspiration, we may
say, but Parker did more to establish It
on Its present entirely free and lncluslvo
basis.
"For many years Mr. Chadwlck's ser
mons wcro published, one each month,
and were widely read; more widely, prob
ably, by those who had already definitely
accepted the position of Unltarlsm
than tho discourses of any other minister.
Personally, I havo always felt that he
failed somewhat to appreciate the vital
facts at the root of theology, even of the
ologies of the older types, and accepted
too hastily in their place an ethlco-evo-lutionary
'basis .for religion which can
scarcely maintain Itself under the scru
tiny of logic This, however, only illus
trates that divergence of thought in
unity of spirit which we not only seek
to cherish in practice, but as a church to
support as the ideal and only true basis
of Christian fellowship.
"His was a strong, lovable personality,
and his place in our conferences, in tho
columns of our religious journals and in
influence through voice and pen upon the
religious thought of the day will long re
main unfilled."
Alleged Forger Is Caught.
BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. IS. (Spe
cial.) A man named McCleary. repre
senting himself to be connected with
the circulation department of the San
Francisoo Examiner, forged two
checks on Manager Rowe, of the Even
ing; Herald, of this city for $21 ench
which he succeeded in having cashod.
The forgery was discovered before Mc
Cleary could get out of the country'- He
was arrested this morning at La
Grande and brought back to this city.
He is now in the County Jail.
HEADACHES FBOyi COLDS.
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To get the genuine, call for the full name and
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!JDER HAGGARD'S romance of the crusades
THE BRETHREN
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" They all ring true and vibrate with a sympathetic understanding of the elemental nature of the woodsmen
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EAST SIDE IS BUSY
Hundreds of New Buildings
Are Being Erected.
CONTRACTORS ARE PLEASED
New Store Buildings Going Up in St.
Johns, While Cottages and Fine
Residences Are Being Erected
Throughout the Suburbs.
Several hundred cottages are under
construction on the East Side, estimated
at 1000, including those building in the
suburbs along the street-car lines. On
Union avenue toward Highland there Is
a building boom, at one place there
being five cottages undor construction.
Also In the new addition between Alberta
street and Kllllngsworth avenue, here
tofore covered with brush, building has
started up. The owners of this tract are
spending about 515,000 In grading out all
the streets. All about the big carbarn
on Michigan and Kllllngsworth avenues
cottages are springing up. This structure
Is now finished, and It 13 expected that
there will be a "considerable railway cen
ter at this point.
All the way down the Peninsula new
cottages are being built, while at St.
Johns It Is estimated that 100 houses are
under way. Nine business buildings are
going up in St. Johns. At the Portland
Woolen Mills plant the force Is gradually
being Increased, and some cloth has al
ready been manufactured, but all the de
partments will not be In full operation
before the first of February.
Summer-Resort Carshop's Location.
In Southeast Portland the territory be
tween tho Mllwaukie road and tho Wil
lamette River is being covered with
dwellings through to Sellwood. The most
important project in this part of tho city
is the proposed Summer resort to bo
erected on Oak Island by F. R. Morris,
of the Oregon Water Power & Railway
Company, at an estimated cost of $100,000.
As this company has large property in
terests in and about Sellwood It Is suro
to take care that this section of the East
Side does not suffer.
The absorbing question at Sellwood and
Mllwaukie is, where will the company
locate Its $30,000 car-shops? While It Is
certain that the company will put up
these shops, yet no hint has been dropped
as to the-place they will bo built. Both
places are waiting with an expectant air,
as it is considered that the shops will bo
built this Spring to take care of tho
rolling stock of the various lines of this
company. While Mllwaukie has small
hopes of securing the big shops, the peo
ple hopa to retain the present plant,
which covers a block and brings much
money to the pioneer town. The recent
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Want to Buy Park Block.
The Ladles' Civic Improvement League
?f St Jonhs, is making an active effort
o secure the Park block, on Jersey
street, formerly the property of the City
& Suburban Railway Company, but re
cently purchased by M. L. Holbrook. for
a public park. Mr. Holbrook has mada
an offer to sell, the ground for park pur
poses to St. Johns for $6000. provided that
J2C00 be paid within 30 days. Committees
from the league will endeavor to raiso
this sum by popular subscription, as tha
first Installment on the purchase price.
The block Is to be turned over to the
city and the larger subscriptions re
turned when the city makes the pur
chase. The St Johns Water Company
offers to furnish water for a fountain and
Irrigation of the park free of charge.
The block is located In the business cen
ter of the new city, and many of the citi
zens think It a good opportunity to securs
the ground, a portion of which may bo
occupied by the City Hall, which will
be built under the provisions of the new
charter.
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To Erect $50,000 Dormitory.
The dormitory" for the Columbia Uni
versity, at University Park, will be built
next year. It will cost about $50,000.
Rev. John Zahm, who is at the head of
the Congregation of the Holy Cross,
which controls the Notre Dame College,
has had his architect at work on the
plans for this building, and everything
will be In readiness to build In the early
part of tho coming year. At present a
water tower Is being constructed to sup
ply the university with water. Rev. M.
A. Qulnlan, president reports an attend
ance of 100 students, an increase of 10 per
cent over what It was last year. 'We
need the dormitory." said President
Qulnlan.
New Buildings in Montavilla.
At Montavilla W. J. Burden is putting
up 15 buildings, which will cost about
$0,000. Besides these, it Is estimated
that 30 cottages, besides the Burden con
s 'ts, are under construction in this su
L j, 'which make the Improvements un
der way foot up to about $50,000. Tho
public school at Montavilla feels the in
crease in population. Attendance Is rap
Idly approaching the 400 mark, crowding
tho eight rooms of the main building,
and the two extra classrooms built on
the ground. This Is an increase of about
20 per cent over tho attendance of last
year.
To Complete New Baby Home.
Work will be resumed at once on the
new Baby Home, and it will be com
pleted about February 1, and occupied
on Washington's birthday. The past
week tho board of managers decided to
put gas fixtures into tho new building
along with the wiring for electric light
ing. The cost of tho new home will run
up to about $14,000, including the new
furniture and the refitting of the old
building as a hospital. It will then be
complete for all Its work. The new build
ing will accommodate more than double
the number of babies that the former one
would.
Rebuild Long Railway Trestle.
The Portland Consolidated Railway
Company will soon commence rebuilding
its long trestle across Columbia Slough to
the Vancouver landing on the Columbia
River, where also a new approach will be
built. It Is Intended to have thl3 work
completed before the Lewis and Clark
Fair opens. Tho trostlo is something
over two miles long and has stood for
tho past ten years, being partially rebuilt
after the flood that disrupted It
Building Notes.
Plans are being prepared by Architect
Emll Schact for two-story flats to bo
erected on East Seventh and Morrison
streets. The cost will be about $20,000.
Architect Hefty has prepared plans for
a two-story store and rooming-house,
100x54, to bo built for Cord Sengstate,
corner Larrabee street and Holladay
avenue. Cost about $10,000.
Plans are being prepared for five nine
room houses on Hancock street, between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-seventh. Ono
will cost $7000 and the other four $3300
each. The entire contract will cost about
$21,000.
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