14' THE -MORNING .OREGOlOAlS' THURSDAY;. "JANUA'RT : 12, -i90o. ARGYLL IS IN RIYER Largest Oiltank Steamer on Pacific Coast. - PARTCARGO FOR PORTSMOUTH Steamer Well Known Here in Former Years as Freighter Dalles City Only Slightly Damaged Snowfall in Idaho. The tank steamship Argyll, the larg est oil-carrier on the Pacific Coast, is on her way up the river and will reach the oil dock at Portsmouth about day light this morning. She is bringing 15,000 barrels of oil for the Union Oil Companj'. The steamer left San Fran cisco a week ago today with 25,000 bar rels in her tanke, and proceeding first to Vancouver, B. C. discharged 10,000 barrels at the sugar refinery there. The capacity of the steamer is 30,000 bar rels, or 1.200.000 gallons of oil. The pumping equipment of the vessel is built on such a large scale that she can empty all her tanks in the short space of four hours. Before being converted into a tank steamer the Argyll was a well-known trader In these waters and made a num ber of voyages from here to the Orient. Bhe was formerly English, having been built by TV. Gray & Co., at West Hartle pool in 1892. The steamer is 320 feet long. 40 feet beam and 24 feet depth of hold. She is about the same size as the Roseorans, but has larger tank ca pacity. The Argyll is In command of Cap tain Gilboy, who in past years saw much, service in Northern waters. He was master of the steamer Premier, now the Charmer, which plied out of British 'Columbia ports some 15 years ago. The captain had charge of the Premier In November, 1889, when she was in collision with the Pacific Coast Company's steamer Willamette. As a result of this collision, which occurred In American waters, the Charmer has never since crossed the boundary line. Like the Premier, the Willamette has since changed her name and is now known as theMontara. The change in name was effected after she was wreck ed on Denmah Island three years ago. SNOWFALL BELOW AVERAGE. Light Precipitation in December at Headwaters of Rivers. As bearing on the probability of high water In the coming Summer. Observer E. I. Wells, of the Weather Bureau of fice at Boise, makes the following report on snowfall In Idaho In the past month: "Precipitation during the month was generally below average, especially at elevated points, and more than the usual ' proportion of what precipitation did oc cur was in the form of rain, so that ex cept In the mountains drained by the Boise and Payette Rivers, porttons of the Owyhee Mountains, and a few scattered localities elsewhere, the depth of snow at the close of December was less than the average; in most localities the depth was considerably less than average, and a few correspondents report the llgntest snowfall on record. In most sections the snow is light, though in some instances thn heavy rains of the closing days of the inonth served to render the snow com pact. While it is generally thought that De cember snow is of most value in main taining a constant flow of water In streams during .the following season, iri stances have been known where ihe snowfall at the beginning of the Winter was unusually light and where the fall later In the season was sufficiently heavy to result in a satisfactory waterflow dur ing the Summer." ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED. Steamer Dalles City Will Resume Service in Two Weeks. The injuries received by the steamer Dalles City when she struck a rock near Stevenson Tuesday are not serious. There is a small hole in the hull for ward, but that is about all the dam age that was done. A force of carpen ters will be sent up on the Regulator this morning, who will patch up the bole, when the steamer will be raised and brought to this city. She will go on the ways here and in two weeks" time will be ready for service again. The steamer Regulator will have to care for all the business In the mean time, as the Bailey Gatzert is out of commission with her boiler removed, the Tahoma Is leased by the Kamm Line and the Metlako is being operated by the portage road contractors. Tug Traveler Is Fined. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) The tng Traveler, which arrived from Hoouiam today with the Northern Pacific Railwa'y Company's barge Kalama in tow. was fined KK)0 by Collector of Customs Robb this afternoon for failure to carry a com plete crew, as required by law. The tug's license provides that when towing In Gray's Harbor she need have but one mate and one engineer, but when towing outside she must carry two mates and two engineers. She made the tow to the Columbia River without securing the extra men. The Traveler Is commanded by Captain H. 1C A. Johnson and is owned by G. H. Emerson, of Hoqulam. it is understood licr owner will take aa appeal to the department in Washington. Steamship Association Formed. . SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Steamship Association of San Francisco. The capital stock of the association is $100,000, and the Incorporators are Robert Dollar, of San Rafael; W. G. Tlbbetts. of Alameda: E. A. Christlensen. of San Francisco: George D. Gray, of Oakland: J. R. Hanfy, of Sausalito; C. R. Johnson, of Fort Bragg, and Robert H. Swayne. of Alameda. Will Avoid Rate-Cutting. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. The rate war between the steam schooners and the Harriman interests, which operate tho steamers Columbia and George W. Elder, has beep averted for a time. The Steam Schooner Managers Association has held r meeting and concluded to find an amicable solution to the problem, with out resorting to rate-cutting, by confer ence with the rival interests. Pulitzer Returns to Station. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. IL (Special.) The pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer, which ar rived In a few days ago for water and supplies, went outside today to her sta tion off the mouth of the river. Captains Johnson, McVlcar and Wood are on board ber. Removing All Competition. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Negotiations are ou foot and will prob ably be consummated soon whereby Captain John Plckernell will sell his steamers Shamrock and Mayflower to the Callcnder Navigation Company for a consideration of 520,000. The navi gation company Is a combine of the majority of the small steamers plying on the Lower Columbia Klver and the purchase of the PJckernell boats will remove all opposition with the excep tion of the steamer Mller. Barkentine Hawaii Scuttled. , SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11The bark entine Hawaii reached Kobe about a week ago and has been scuttled In an effort to subdue the flames. A few days ago It was announced that the fire was under control, but word came today over the cable that heroic measures had to be taken to save the vessel. The Hawaii is owned by Hind, Ralph & Co.. of this port. Frencn Cruiser at San Francisco. .SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. The French cruiser Protet arrived here today from Honolulu and probably will some time In this harbor. remain for Marine Notes. The Hampton left down the river yes terday, lumber laden, for Antofogasta. The Brltsh ship Pythomene, from Ant werp for Portland, was spoken December 11 in 45 north. C2 west. The steamship Olympla moved yester day from Montgomery dock No. 2 to Oceanic, where she will load anotner lot of oats. The French bark Eugenie Fautrel. which has arrived with a full .cargo of cement from Hamburg for Meyer. Wil son & Co., moored yesterday at Columbia dock to discharge. The Ville de Mulhouse will shift today from the Can Company's dock to Green wich No. 2 to discharge the remainder of her cargo. 500 barrels of cement, before taking in ballast for her ontward voyage to Australia. The arl. now at the bunkers, goes down to the Can dock to tie up. In referring to the closing of the port of Nluchwang on December 1 the freight report of Moller Brothers, of Shanghai, makes a statement which will surprise many who belittle the Importance of the Asiatic coast trade. It says: "Never in the annals of the last few years' history of this port has the port been so simply packed with tonnage, all eager to get their cargo out and then off again. At one given date no less than 62 steamers were reported as lying tier after tier, all struggling to get the few boats, coolies and available discharging appliances." Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Jn. 11. Arrived at 9 A. 54. Steamer Despatch, from San Francisco for Tongue Point. Arrived at 0 A. M. A lug with a barge. Sailed at 9:10 A. M. Steamer Harrison, for Nehalem. Arrived at 3 P. M. and left up at 7 P. II. Steamer Argyll, from San Francisco via Vancouver. Condition of the bar at S P. M., mooth; mind rasi, weather clear. San Francisco, Jan. 11. Arrived Steamer F. A Kilburn, from Portland and coast ports; war steamer Protet (French) Andegard, from Honolulu; steamer Asuncion, from Seattle; steamer Areata, from Coos Bay; steamer Uma tilla, from Victoria San Pedro. Jan. 11. Arrived Schooner Ho nolpu and barkentine James Johnson, from Portland. Yokohama, Jan. 11. Arrived previously Si beria, from San Francisco, via Honolulu, Naga saki, Shanghai and Hong Kong; Empress of India, from Vancouver and Victoria, for Kobe, Shanghai and Hong Kong; Hyades, from Scat tie and Tacoma, for Hloco, etc, and Hong Kong; Xumantla, from Portland, for Hong Kong, etc. Hlogo, Jan. 11. Arrived previously Soleus, from Glasgow and Liverpool, via Colombo. Singapore, etc., for Seattle. London, Jan. 11. Sailed Raraeses, from Hamburg, for San Francisco and Seattle. Germany Does Not Fear America. BERLIN. Jan. 11. Finance Minister von Rhelnbaben. in Introducing the budget In the Prussian Diet, referred to German-American trade relations. He said It was wholly erroneous that Germany could gain anything through a decline in the economic prosperity, of the United States. The danger of American compe tition, which had never been estimated very high, had greatly receded since the growing improvement of business in the United States had broadened the con sumptive demand there. The budget bal ances at $678,376,250. Young's Widow Coming West. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1L The widow of Caesar Young will soon be again a resident of San Francisco. She has writ ten for her old apartments on Ellis street. Mrs. Young resided at the same address with her husband many years ago. leav ing here only a short time before bis yensatlonal death in New York. Senate .Confirms Nominations. WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. The Senate to day confirmed the following nominations: Howard D. Van Sant. New Jersey. Con sul at Guelph. Onu; J. Hampton Moore. Pennsylvania. Chief of the Bureau of Manufactures. Department of Commerce: Frederick S. Stratton. Collector of Cus toms, San Francisco. -REVIEW OF ONE LJ ETVR'S WOW W. J. Burns Recounts the Successful Achievements of the Chamber of Commerce. WHAT THE CHAMBKK OF COM MERCE HAS ACCOMPLISHED. .Sent out 50,000 pieces of Immigration literature. Helped to win 27 National conventions for Portland Worked faithfully for river and harbor improvements. " Agitated Government ownership of ' Willamette locks. Aided Open-River Association .in prt-age-road project. Endeavored to persuade Harriman lines to improve steaniolp facilities of the port. I . WJ. BURNS, the-retiring president of the Chamber of Commerce, gave a comprehensive view of the year's work. The most encouraging features are the stimulus given immigra tion, the success in winning National conventions to the city, the insurance of the completion of the Portage Road pro ject, the beginning of an agitation for Government ownership of Willamette Locks. The Oriental trade, however. Mr. Burns says, has not flourished under the Harriman regime, though the protest of the Chamber of Commerce resulted in an improvement of the steamship service. Mr. Burns' report In part follows: To the Members of the Portland Chamber of Commnrce Gentlemen; We meet tonight, as is our custom, to review the past, and I truu also to take counsel as to the future. The year that has jrone has been an active one in many ways, but in none more so than in the field of puMIe endeavor and the actlvttr of public spirit. The approach of the Fair has had much to do with this by bringing peo. pie together and stimulating their public In terest. IMMIGRATION The Chamber has not re laxed its energies, as you will see when I tell you that in Immigration matters its dally mail la 25 to 35 letters, and that during the year it has contributed by direct deliver" to lno.ulrers 60.O00 pieces of immigration Ultra tune, A large amount of advertising was also done earl' In the year. In answer to one two page advertisement In the Minneapolis Journal and Drs Moines State Capital, we received over 700 Inquiries. PERMANENT EXHIBIT Our permanent ex hibit of products has been kept up under the able volunteer management of Mr. J. F. Batch, elder, to whom the thanks of the Chamber are very' deservedly due. A great many different matters have come before the attention of your board, of which you have been kept advised through the monthly Bulletin, which is pub lUhed under the auspices of the Chamber, and continue to be a most meritorious publication. I will only refer to a few of them. CONVENTION'S The oecurlng o conventions baa occupied a good deal vf our attention, and WOULD PUT STOP TO WAR (Continued from Page L) stopping this effusion of blood and this carnival of death?" Consul Miller's Address. The laz?t speaker of the evening was H. B. Miller, Consul from the United States to Nlu Chwang. He followed the sentiments of Mayor Williams In his re marks on the war between Russia and Japan. In commencing he spoke of the pleasure it gave him once more to return from the sound of the cannon to the meeting of men of peace. He told of the wonderful change he saw in Portland since his departure. "The United States." he said. "Is the best part of the world: the Pacific Coast the best part of the United States and Oregon the best part of the Pacific Mr. Miller then treated briefly of the trade relations with China and the Orient, and advised the Chamber to urge- that Pacific Coast men be sent to represent the commerce of the United States as at- William 1. Wheelwright, New Irr-' Ident Chamber of Commerce. taches to the legations in China. He also dwelt, on the steamship traffic conditions and suggested remedies for them. Then he turned to the discussion of the war In the East. He Favors Intervention. "Mayor Williams," he ssaid. "has voiced my sentiments. The contest is not one for Manchuria, but for the life of Japan. As far as we are "concerned it has a deeper significance. If Russia could have been left in possession of Manchurja for five years she would have had an army of 1.000,000 men there. If she had. stayed there she would have dominated China and the East. This was seen by Japan, who knew that her life depended upon the conflict. "I am not allowed, as a member of the diplomatic force to say what I would like to say. I perhaps will be censured for sitting in a gathering where such senti ments as Mayor Williams has expressed were uttered, but you can read between the lines that our interest in the outcome of the conflict is as jieep as that of Japan. "We have hopes of commerce In China and we ought, by some means, to main tain our Interest In that country. It Is a certainty that in time other nations will be called in to settle the question, because other nations have interests there. The day is coming when the voice of our nation must be heard in deciding the fate of the Orlent- "It i3 not to our interest that any one nation shall dominate China. Arc we to allow the other nations pf the world to drive us by their bayonets out of the markets of the world? I think not. Should Not Shirk Duty. "I think that the war will be settled by diplomatic means, but it will not be set tled that way If the United States shirks its duty. As I stated. I cannot say what I would like to say. Perhaps I have said more than I should in the direction of the Interference of the United States In the settlement of the war, but I feel that the time has come for some action to be taken by this nation to stop the strug gle." At the conclusion of the remarks made by Mr. Miller, Mayor Williams offered the resolution quoted at the head of. this re port, which was adopted with cheers of approval. New Officers Elected. The business meeting of the Chamber was held during the early part of the the result is that 27 in all have been landed, varying In character from the American Med ical Association and Association of Traveling Passenger Agents to the Concatenated Order of Hoo Hooc Entertaining has alto not been neglected, the most notable functions under this head being the banquet to Mr. A. L. Mohler. and also one to General Chaffee and Quartermaster-General Humphreys. During the year we also handled the matter of ar ranging for the sitting of the Congressional Merchant Marine CommlFsIon, the result of whose labors you are all. no doubt, familiar with. So far we see no direct benefits flowing to us as a result to their deliberations, al though there is no part of the country more dependent on oc-an carriage. Local sentiment here won't appear to be in favor of freer laws, but this has apparently found no support at the hands of the coxnroirolon. RIVERS AND HARBORS Work on rivers and harbora has been carried on so that the conditions have improved, but much remains jet to be accomplished. The Jetty at the mouth of the river being a continuing contract, we think we are Justified in expecting that we will be taken care of in some way. What we now most need is an appropriation from Con gress of $300.(00 or so to provide for perma nent Improvement! along the lower river, so that we may be relieved of the ever-occurring necessity of maintaining the ship channel. This our Senators and Representatives are now endeavoring to secure for us. The Willamette locks being still private property, the Cham ber has taken up the matter of the Govern ment acquiring them, and the matter is now also being dealt with in Washington. The matter, however, of paramount Importance In this connection is the bonding of the portage road at The Dalles. This would remove the last fetter to Portland's sway in the Inland Empire, and convert that territory from the debatable land of railway politics Into Port land's private preserve. No stone should be left unturned to carry out this project. The Open River Association, working with our open-river committee, has been constant in season and out of season and working to this end. More upon this subjoct will be given you otherwise, but I would Just say here that too much credit cannot be given to the gen tlemen who 'have undertaken this work, and when the road is an accomplished fact. I trust vour gratitude to them will be forthcoming, not merely In words, but In something more substantial. ORIENTAL TRADE I regret to say that Oriental trade has not grown up and flourished with us. in spite of the lavish promises of the Harriman system. For the most of the year the steamthip service was most unsatisfactory, with tbe consequence that a large portion of our shipments had to be sent to the Sound. This may not mean a calamity in one sense, as tbe freight gets there Just the same, but It ! in the eenee that the trade showing of the port is damaged and our claims for recognition and appropriations by so much weakened. The figure of the flour shipments from here and the Sound for the last three years show that Port land Is barely doing a third of the buslntsa. The actual figures are as follows: Portland. Puget Sound, barrels. barrels. 1002 420.000 1.100.000 1903 SSO.O0O 1.T73.0U0 1W.. ... - 575.000 1.500.000 Th- Chamber ventured to remonstrate with the steamship company far the lack of facili ties it Waa affording, but our Interference, It ii meeting, at which the ' reports of various' officers and committees were read a"hd adopted and the officers for the coming year were elected by unanimous vote. The new officers are as follows: President. W. D. Wheelwright, of Pa cific Export Lumber Company: vice-president. R. R. Hoge. pf Hoge & Swift; secre tary, Samuel Connell, of Northwest Door Company; treasurer. Ladd & THton; trus tees, Hugh McGulre. of Pacific Paper Comi pany; Julius L. Meier, of Meier & Frank Co.; Edward Cooklngham. of Ladd & Til ton: Paul Wesslngcr. of Henry Welahard estate: Jay Smith, of Marshall-Wells Hardware Company; J. Ernest Laldlaw. of James Laldlaw Co. During the evening Judge John H. Scott, of Salem, spoke on the subject of "Good Roads and How to Secure Them." He advised- the. education of the people as to the needs of the roads from a busi ness' and commercial standpoint, and asked that the sentiment of the Chamber of Commerce be cast in that direction by the appointment of a permanent commit tee pri good roads, if It were possible i to create such a committee. Tom Richardson, of the Portland Com mercial Club, also spoke of the compara tive advantages of Oregon . over those of I the Southeastern districts as a place in ! which to live. I After a general Introduction, the new ; president spoke in part as follows: 1 The motto of Dumas Immortal Guards men should be the motto of this Instltu ' tlon "On for all and all for one." Each i member should lnlor toi the eood of alt. ! without considering his own advantage, ; knowing that thn powerful Influence, of tho j entire body -of his associates will be es- erted In his behalf when needed. But it is not this -lively sense if benefits to come'" which should be the animating and atimu- latlng force. A sens of public duty, a , pride Jn the city that causes her citizens ' to long for upright and Intelligent gov ernment, for clean morals and clean street!, for commercial supremacy and a glorious name among ber sisters, a derlri to secur advantage? and privileges for the weak ns well as for the strong these are the mo tives that should impel every member uf the Chamber of Commerce to labor in sr ron and out of season for all the ends that culminate In commercial and civic greatness.- And if we want the Chamber of (Tom merce to have a stronc influence for god. we must all be strong ourselvt-s, not only in the qualities of energy and perseverance that make for success, but In the attributes of Justice, honesty and truth that make up character. Hopes to Find a Way. One of the most familiar jf the "wIpW ' aaws of earlier days is the one that ther j Is strength in union, and I am not with out hope that the way may be opened for an amalgamation of thn three commercial bodies that now exist. Into a strong or ganization that will have rnuny advantages over a house divided Into three parts. This can only be done, however, in a spirit of cor dial good will nnd of a determination that all Interests shall be as fully rcprerented and protected as any of them now are In the neparate 'bodies. It is at least & mat ter for consideration, and will very likely be made one for negotiation, the result of which I trust may be a bundle of fagots as strong as that which served for an Il lustration in the original proverb. The speaker then referred to the rela tions between the Chamber of Commerce and the Government of the United States, suggesting that there should not be too much of the paternal element in the general Government on account of the danger that a growing habit of calling for help from others Is likely to impair the people's capacity to help themselves. He said: It la not well that the energy of tho in dividual should be sapped by too much re liance on Governmental aid, and It Is a mistake to call on city, state or Nation to do that for us which we can do ourselves, and by doing which we shall gain strength and self-reliance. In the matter of fr access to the sa. the rivers and harbors in the entire country are under tba care, of Congress, and we have the right to call on the Government, without any sacrlflcr of self-respect, to make appropriations that are commensurate not only with the lz and importance of the waterways, but with tbe seriousness of the obstacles that imped navigation. We should have a. representa tive of Portland interests In Washington to see that the appropriations recommended by the United States Engineer are- embodied- ls the river and harbor bill. or. should that fall, to get as larpe an amount as possible in cash case into the sundry civil bill IaStteBce of Ra.llrrds. The most powerful of modem Influences in the development of a country is the rail road, but unfortunately corporations some times forget that they have any duties to the communities through which they pats and on which they live. They Ignore th fact of having received valuable privilege from these communities, and they fotgt also that their own prosperity is bound up indlssolubly with that of the adjoining ter ritory. Beside this, they have acquired a habit of looking upon themselves as a final court of appeal In all questions that comt up between the public and themselves, which fact, coupled with the practical disappear ance of competition as the result of amal gamation of hitherto independent organ! rations, has aroused such a public senti ment In the country that there are now no lens than fir bills before Congress, each having In view the enlargement of the piwers of th Interstate Commerce Com mission. This Chamber has indorsed tba Queries-Cooper bill, and I should be glad to see it take active steps toward ac complishing Its passage. It Is not Im proper to point out that the railroads of this country offer an attractive field for the lo be regretted, was not taken In very good part. Unfortunately, also, it waa no: loyally supported in its attitude by all those In In terest, so that as much good an might have been looked for was not accomplished, still we think our protest, which we still consider fully justified, was not without its etrect. ana condi tions have since somewhat improved. Whether, however, the prestige of the port 'can be re gained Is a grave Question. Our grain standard committee has also kept up its usefulness by fixing grades for the en tire Northwest, and also providing a system of grain Inspection which is voluntary In its operation. In -marked contract to the comuul- sory system In force in our neighboring state, which costs thousands of dollars per annum. and has not yet demonstrated that 11 la an example for ua to emulate. In closing. 1 desire to refer to the Iras sus tained by the Chamber of the .Uath of six of Its active members Messrs. w. J. Honeyman, Henry Welnbard. W. C Noon. A. R. Helntx. Colonel J. T. Grayson and I. D. Peters all good citizens, and gone, let us hope, to their Just reward Our thanks are due our Senators and Repre sentatives for active advocacy of all measures we have brought before them, and we are singularly fortunate in having such live rep resentatives at the Nation's capital.' In retiring. I do no with regret, aa I have found much' satisfaction In the work. I only hope my successor may be equally fortunate, and that the good work and influence, of tte Chamber may grow -aad Increase from yenr to year. "ST. J. BURNS, President. fee -Ofl -kVBBPl 1 ; ggT, cm JmmmwkmmmmM ' ' 'iiBiaiiiBsiiiiiiiiiisisB ' W. J. Burns, Retiring President, u Investment of those vast and constantly In creasing aggregations of capital held by men connected with the Standard Oil Com pany, and everyone familiar with' their course in crushing Individual Interest to establish a complete monopoly of their own can easily Imagine what may be done by the railroads in the way of absorbing all the growing wealth of the country If Stand ard Oil methods should prevail in their management. There are numerous cases of unjust and discriminative rates under the present system, but if we should once get into the clutches of the greatest monopoly in the world, it will appear that, as it was promised g-tftat the little finger of Iteho boam. King of Israel, should be thicker than the loin of his father, Solomon, the bondage of Rockefeller shall ' be heavier than the rule of Harriraan. "Finally, tho President of the United StatesMs in favor of a bill of this kind, and anyone who will claim that Theodore Roosevelt Is not favor able to the full exercise of all the rights of all the- citizens of the United States, in cluding the right to form, themselves into corporations and get all that belongs to them, is blinded to the light by .some para mount Interest of selfishness. Closely allied to this subject of the rail road Is the question of steam communica tion, and it is undeniable that the com munity has suffered by Inadequate facilities. I think we should plant ourselves on this broad principle or justice, that the railroad companies should give us means of trans portation of all the freight that originates .ssssftr ' ' sH Samuel Connell, Re-elected Secretary Chamber of Commerce. here, or they should give other people the chance to do so by allowing them the same facilities for through business that they grant to the line which they control and operate. - .Should Think of Exposition. It was said, for a year or two prior to 1S70. that the professional mind reader had no difficulty in reading the thoughts of Phlladelpblans every one of them was thinking about the Exposition. If that isn't entirely true of Portland in this year of grace, one thousand nine hundred and Ave. it ought to be. The single event that. next to the Declaration of National Inde pendence, Is tbe most notable, as far as Ore gon is concerned, in the history of the couny trv. is about to be celebrated under the most favorable conditions and auspices. While paying a full tribute to .the courage. the energy, tho self-sacrifice, the good Judg ment and the good taste of the directors and officers of the Exposition Company, irt us not forget how much is due to the public spirit of that far-sighted and sagacious man. the Hon. Henry W. corbelt. OIU age. 111 health and feebleness of body failed utterly to dampen the ardor of that energetic char acter, or to affect the workings of that dominating mind. Whoever may have first mentioned the matter, whoever or whatever brought It to his notice, the fact is tnat without him there would have been no Fair. In spite of the tneory that expositions act as temporary and baleful stimulants that will surely be followed by disastrous reac tion (a theory that has unfortunately been more than once demonstrated by concrete cases), he had absolute confidence that tba effect of the Fair on Portland would be permanently beneficial. Many of us who thought otherwise, witnessing now toe healthy and vigorous growth of the city without any fictitious or speculative ele ments, have come to his opinion, and the fact that great cheerfulness as to the present and future prevails at St. Louis tends to confirm the general confidence that the Ctty by the Lake" will be as the white wiusa that symbollre prosperity and peace. The directors and officers of the corpora tion have Justified the highest expectations of their ability, energy and good taste, and they are entitled to all the Influence thai this Chamber can swing, and all the as sistance that its Individual members cau give toward making this Exposition a tri umphant success. It commemorates tbe coming of the white man; It marks a cen tury of progress; Its home Is an emerald bank "set In a silver sea." protecteo Dy wooded slopes, and sentineled by solemn shafts of snow. It Is most fitting, therefore, that tbe Exposition Itself, as well aa the event It celebrates,- be commemorated ny the transformation of this most beautiful of all sites Into a public park for the people's use. All the walks. The pleasant arbors and new planted orch ards. To them and their heirs forever, common pleasures To walk abroad and recreate themselves. To be diligent and Industrious is well, to labor for the common cause Is better; but to provide for the happiness of those voiceless generations of the future, wnot applause shall never reach us, whose ap- oreciatlon we may not .marie, wnose com mendation will never come to use In th way of compensation this Is the best of all At the conclusion of the addresses a vote of thanks was returned to the speakers and the Commercial Club for its kind ness in allowing the use of Its quarters for the evening. WORK FOR OPEN RIVER. -What the Chamber of Commerce Has Done for Canal and Portage Road The open river committee's report tells of the difficulties in the way of the Celllo Canal project and also recounts the advantages that will follow the com pletion of the Portage road. To the Chamber of Commerce: Your com mtttee on open river begs leave to report that the progress towards the canal and locks at Celllo is naturally slow In op eration. The work at Three-Mlle Rapids is moving along as fast as the seamy rock of the rapids and the stages of water will admit of. The Portage Road. The important relief measure known as the portage road is in a fair stage" of realiza tion. The effect of the portage road Is first a speedy temporary relief from excessive freight rates; secondly, the expediting and. completing of canal and locks. The open river effectively means free competition with- in a graduating zone or tne territory triDu tary to the river so opened. The railroad will no longer be able to dictate rates with in this zone, but will have to consider all active water competition. Under such a con dltlon it is safe to assume freight rates must decline from 25 to 50 per cent, ac cording to commodities and locality. Ten years or more may be necessary for the completion of the canal and locks at Celllo. Present indications for immediate appropriations are not promising, and the full measure of benefits of an open river will not be possible until the canal Is finally opened. ( In conclusion, your committee in behalf of the Chamber desires to extend thanks to K. E. Calvin, president of the O. R. & N. Co.. to Messrs. Seufert Bros., of The Dalles, and L H. .Taft. of Celllo. for the right-of-way generously donated for the portage road; to the business men of Port land for their prompt financial aid enabling the committee to continue Its campaign, and for their liberal subscriptions to the much-needed guarantee fund; to Messrs. Smith. Mariner, Blalock and Peters, of the Open River Association for their valuable and untiring assistance; to the people of the Inland Empire for their subscrip tions to the deficiency fund for the com pletion of the portage road. HENRT HAHN, L A LEWIS. Secretary Connell's Report. The essential points of tho annual report of Secretary Samuel Connell are given in the following synopsis: Portland Chamber of Commerce, Gentle- men: Herewith 1 beg to submit to, you my report of the finances of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce for the year ending De cember 31. 1904: Total receipts, total disbursements. $8424.03; balance, on hand December 31. 1904. The number of members In the Chamber on January 1. tSX4. waa 33P. and at pres ent Is 3C1. The Chamber has elected 25 new members during, the year, but lost 12 By failure -in and retirement from business (Including the California houses which closed their branch stores here), 6 by death and 5 by resignation, a total or 23 withdrawals. SAMUEL CONNELL; Secretary. Transportation Committee's Report. The report of W. A. Mears. secretary of the transportation committee, dealt largely with the .shipping and railroad situation and was in substance as fol lows: President Portland Chamber of Commerce, Dear Sir: During the year 1004 the trans portation committee cf the Chamber of Com merce has acted in an advisory capaclty and has taken no active steps towards the consideration of transportation problems that are now existent in this part of the coun Largely through the efforts of this com mittee a freight organization has been in stituted, comprising all the Jobbers and manufacturers of Portland, Seattle and Ta coma. and known as the North Paclfie Coast Jobbers and Manufacturers Association. it recommended the reduction on rates of lumber to Omaha from Pacific Coast terminals "from 40c to 50c per hundred pounds. It has reversed Its former opposition to the passage of the Quarles-Cooper bill by Congress, and has recommended that the Chamber aid its passage in all ways pos sible, and request each member of the Con gressional Delegation to work and vote for it. The committee has recommended that the ChRmber should strive to defeat the parcel post hill now before. Congress. It has further recommended that the Chamber should take active steps towards the prevention of the renewal of tho pres ent exclusive contract between the Panama Railroad and the Pacific Mall Steamship Company. The North Pacific Coast Jobbers ana Man ufacturers" Association has actively taken no such lmoortant matters as have arisen between the ..shlppe and the railroads and has succeeded in many Instances in o ring ing about reforms In rates and classifica tions. aV.d notably has secured such equi table distributive rates Into Southern Idaho as will give our Jobbers and manufacturers an opportunity to get back a portion of the trade, which was arbitrarily lopped off by the Oregon Short Line and Southern Pa cific, with the consent of the O. R. & N. Co.. several years ago. Praise From Senator Fulton. The following letter, was received by j Secretary Connell from Senator C. v. Fulton. In relation to the work of the Chamber: Waslngton. D. C. Dec 29. 1904. Samuel Connell. Secretary Chamber of Commerce. Portland. Or. Dear Sir; As the end of the year J004 approaches and we are about to enter upon a new year ana new nu, m. isu to express to you. and through you to the Portland Chamber of Commerce! my high appreciation of Its efforts during the past to advance Oregon's Interests. Since I have been In public, life I have come to a truer appreciation of the importance of the place occupied by the cnamDer in tne commercial life of the Northwest. I find that its ex pressions concerning matters pertaining to the Pacific Coast, and particularly to Ore gon, always command respect, ana are given careful consideration throughout all the departments of the Government. And whenever I visit any of the departments armed with a request from the Chamber I feel that I am backed by the best and most potent Influence obtainable, and one that Insures a respectful hearing. Permit me, therefore, to extend to you my con gratulations on the splendid success mat has attended your efforts in the past ana to express the hope that they may result In as full a measure of success during tne new year. I wish especially to thank you for the very valuable aid you have so often sup plied me In forwarding the Interests of our state. Very respectfully. C. W. FULTON. Express Messenger Robbed in Mexico. EL PASO. Tex.. Jan. 11. A telegram announcing the murder ot R. A Latta. a, "Wells Fargo messenger, running be tween this city and Mexico city, nas been received by the company officials In this city. The dead body or the messenger was discovered In his cart Ifis death, is believed to have been ac complished by robbers, but the omcials decline to state whether the express car was robbed. They assert that no details have as yet been received. THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL Few People Know How Useful It Is in Preserving Health and Beauty. Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is the safest and moat efficient disinfect ant purifier in Nature, but few real ize Its Value when taken In to the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of it the better; it Is not a drug at all, but.simply absorbs the gases and Im purities always present in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears- and im proves the complexion, it whitens the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs the injurious gases which col lect In the stomach and bowels; it disin fects the mouth and throat from the poi son of catarrh. AH druggists "sell charcoal In one form or another, but probably the best char coal and the most for the money Is In Stuai-s Charcoal Lozenges; they are composed of the finest powdered willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics In tablet form, or rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the char coal being mixed with honey. The daily use of these lozenges will soon tell In a much improved condition of the general health, better complexion, sweeter breath and purer blood, and the beauty of it Is, that no possible harm can result from their continued use, but on the contrary, great -inefit. A "Buffalo physician, in speaking of the benefits of charcoal, says: "I advise Stu art's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering from gas in stomach and bow els, and to clear the complexion and puri fy the breath, mouth and throat; I also believe the liver Is greatly benefited by the dally use of them; they cost but 23 cents a box at drugstores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better charcoal In Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than In any of the ordinary charcoal tablets." Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate is the one winter drink that is -warming, com forting and nourishing. If all the little ones drank Ghirardelli's, there would be lots more happy families. Made iastaatiy with hot mSk, I suffered for a long tinlc with a bad case of Catarrh, and took a great deal of medicine without any benefit. I had a continual headache,, my cheeks had giowi purple, my nose "was alway9 stopped up, mybreath had a sickening and disgusting odor, andlcoughed incessantly 1 heard of yourS. S. S. and mote you. I commenced to use it, and after takisg several bottles I -was cured and have never since had the slightest symptom of the disease. Miss Mary L. Storm. Cor. 7th & Felix Sts., St. Joseph, Mo. Wheeling, W. Va., May 29, 1903. I had Nasal Catarrh for years for which I used S. S. S. with very gratifying results. I tried local applications for some time, and getting no permanent relief I came to the-conclusion that the seat of the trouble was in the blood. Knowing S. S. S. to be a good blood medicine I began its use, and after using it for some little while it did away entirely -with the offensive mu cus in the nostrils, and I did not have to hawk and spit, especially in the morning, to dislodge the catarrhal matter. 1627 South St. Fred H. Press. The filthy secretions and foul mucus that are continually dropping back into the throat, find their way into the stomach and are absorbed into the blood. Catarrh then becomes con stitutional,and the only way togetrid of it is through the blood. Write us-il you have Catarrh, aid our physici ans will advise y oc without charge. The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Q r 1 i 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 . CSE BK E3B ! 1 I 1 1 None Such "Like Mother Used" to Make" i2,ooo,ooo5ackages I ...SOLD LAST YEAR.., IT 2 PIE 10 PACKAGES YOUR GROCER SELLS IT Pnmrn Liat ill Piclllt I rrell-Soule Co., Syracuie. N.Y J iwmvxssazwmnvm wm mm mi L C. QEE WO The Great Chlnosa Doctor 1 called nztsax bvcauM tua wunaerful cures rv so weU kconra tfcrougnout Ut United States and because so many people are mask, ful to him for saving tlMlr Uvea from OPtKATIONS uu treats uu U 6ic4aea wltn yowertuJ tJiiaua berDs. ruou. budi. bark und vegeta bles, tout ux entirely uu&nown to medlcaj science In this country, thaa harmleea rem. Jfa jTlcitinoOT tho action ot 41a. This lajnou "Jri he- has mftscew " u "wVhtTiA- luns troubles, rnaa to cure catarrh. aatRmv5i Uver kidneys. female trouble and 'Trn moderate. CaJ dreds ot teatlmoniaJs. Ccarses - and e him . CONSULTATION FREB PaUents out of the city write for blank and circular. Ipclos ttamp. Address THE C GEE WO CHINESE MEDICINE CO. 253 Alder Street Mm Men this paper Portland. Or Stairway of 251tj Alder leading to my office. (Established 1879.) "Cures While Tou Sleep." Whoo ping-Cough, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Co nfideitee can be placed in a remed y.wbicb foraquarterof acenturyhas earned unquali fied praise. Ask your physician about it. CRES0LENE is a boon to asthmatlci. Jill DruijltU. 8sd postal fori erlptli e booMat. CrHolens Anti septic Throat Tst let! lot -tie irrt Uted throat, at jour drerjclit 01 from ns. 10c la stamp. The Vapo-Cresolene Gq. 180 Fulton St. N.Y. HAND SAPOLIO POJ? TOILET AND BATH Delicate enough for the soften skin, and yet efficacious in removing any stain. Keeps the skin in pereel condition. In the bath gives all tba desirable after-effects of a Turkish bath. It should be on every wash stand. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS BLOODi la the worst disease) 6a earu, yet tho easiest to cure AVHKN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. vtanr eavb Dimples. POISON epota cn the slcln. sore la tne mouui, tucers. tallln? hair, bone palas, catarrh, and oon't know It Is BLOOD POISON. Bead to EH. BROWN. 833 Arch St. Pt-SpMsTPsna.. fr BROWN'S BLOOD CUKK. sxoy per pottle; ltt on. ntiu S03 to Portikid ooty oy JTRANK NAU. Portland Uotoi Pbirnianr. Ptf Big J m a non.poleonoei remedy lor uonorr hcea, Gleet. S p m a t o r r lr at a, Whites, unnatural dir charges, or any lanamma' irnmti onutXn, tlon of mucosa tsesr tTHlEvms CHEM10LCO. cranes. Jion-attnageni .HOKAT1.0.r3 3oia by J3l ,si,lsl. D.3.JL. y. ror cent In plain trrwer. ot express. 'DreseJd. lot 91.00. or 3 bottlM. IS.73. m - f 1 u m cured to Stay Cured. & RTH W A ForFREXTl treatment pre 1 1 9 Inft for yon send Ml descrip tion of your case and names, of. two asthmatic sufferers. FRANK WHETZEL M. Dn Oftat.1. AoMrtoan Exprstvs SWfl.( CWosft