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THE HORNING 'OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1305. PHASES OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN THE STATE OF OREGOM OREGON'S SOIL RICH In Phenomenal Results of Vetch Culture for Ensilage in the Willamette Valley. FINE HEMP IS GROWN HERE Benefits to State's Agricultural In terests That May Be Derived Prom Current Live stock Show. Tfce Capital Journal prints the follow ing: J. T. Savage, of the Buttercup dairy ten BvibnaM nf town, was in Salem Z3x- aad admits -that he Is inclined l rm mm tf wheat ftilslnc. not because tw font Is -worn wt, but becnu.se he vtiMks other things can be found to pay Wttar. He keeps about GO cows, and, ms a means of feeding them, uses the rfk h fllld one which holds about im imm. and took the stuff off six tmc f vniphos Ho considers that MM valuable crop. His hay crop this ymt xm a money-maker, too, and he hue already sown cheat seed for next 7mr. He reports heavy crops of pota mk ud tl outlook for that crop Is etxeettewt. both as to quality and price, as wM as heavy yield. AHhch the yield reported. 1C 2-3 tons rf gxeea yetehos to the acre, sounds hwge. yet It may stand. It Is gen- ettaltr stated that 10 tons or green vetcn ts a good crop, needing therefore 11 acres 1 m k XKMoa pllo. Vetches are umiauy ktaagkt to rank third among forage ecu fP onsllage. both red clover and ajfhifa being superior. It Ik pattefactory to know of the prob mf a large potato crop. The As- Herald make the claim that the Nc- nUwr potatoofi are the best. Read the MtewtMg: IV farmers of the Xehalem Valley rrtM Make act effort to bring In a large in of notatoes this Fall if the ttMk keoM la cood Condition. The Ise fcaleaa potatoes are the finest In the state ami meet with a cood demand, the dlf- aVrttfty fcavtog been to bring In suffl cteart. wuiUtlQs to make It profitable to the farmers. What wttt the growers in the other Ofw Count say to this, oven leaving Mlmoinah ad some parts of Clackamas K f tJc calculation? Th mealiest, whitest, sweetest, and MM ffcmky sized potatoes seen, handled. NMt tested In Oregon wore Oregon Bur- VmmsIsk. grown in Lincoln County. Next? Bnkcr County Dairies. Oascvmen In Baker County have "taken n. hraec" With reasonable pride their csmaty paper prints this: It ta renorted at the railroad station im Baker City that for the first time m mi- years a very large snipment oi MM or was made from here to outside Hints. The shipment consisted of 10,000 mm4. It hM been a matter of history tM linker County never could produco nmgk butter, eggs and poultry for its wa ooneumptlon. These products have mmm brought in here by the carload In cM storage for yoarx If the tide is t orated and the dairying Interests of the not' nave so Improved that we can fan Mtr batter abroad, a new industry my have snrung up for Baker. Hops In Eastern Multnomah. W. W. Cotton is the happy owner of the only large hopyard in this county. A oscrHtion of it and of this season's Mork from the East Multnomah Record Tnc only hopyard in this vicinity is tiMU on the Mountain View farm, owned Iqt TV. W. Cotton, now leased by H. E. Davfe. This is the only hopyard In this Mtrt of Multnomah County, there being Swt-Me other in tho county, located west Mr. Cotton's yard covers 40 acres. Owe-half the yard Is about 11 years old ntMj tine remainder is now two years old. Colrly 7 pickers are now engaged in tenfvoettag the fine crop. Nearly all of those are from Gresham, .and vicinity. Several are camping on the ground. Pickers are receiving 1 cent a pound, ad tnte means that about 51200 will be onmod la this way out of this yard. Mr. Davis says the dryer has a capacity of sack? a day. Next year a new and more modern dryer will be needed. Thre is no better soli In Oregon, In the world, in fact, for hops," says Mr. rvit ""than right here in Eastern Mult namnn Count.' TMp being true of Multnomah, adds the Kt and most northerly to the hop yield ing oounUcs of Oregon, now stretching itmm. extreme North to extreme South In tine state. Oregon against the world! J I cm p Grows Well. WnMe flaxgrowlng In Oregon Is sure to be developed greatly during the next few yoars, other fiber-producing plants nood not be lost sight of. It has long been & ajwostlon why the culture of hemp has not beea taken up here. That hemp would grow here was not doubted by any who knew the source In the. Baltic prov teoas of Russia of so large a part of the world"? supply. If Yamhill will grow as targe hemp as noted In this subjoined dipping. It is to be hoped that further cocpartmcnts, on a -working ncalo. may e undertaken. Samples sont to the Agri cultural College Experiment (Station at OurvaUts would be examined, treated, and reported on, there is no doubt. The S-foot hemp stalks grown bv H. M. Donlol have been laid in the shade by a stalk 13Vi feot grown by J. W. Avers T this city. Ho shipped this to the Fair. and has others on exhibition here 12 loot tall. McMlnnvllle Ncwe-Reporter. It ! believed that hemp is not so ex- musung to the soil n? flax, and produces store heavily to the acre sown. The Coos and Curry orchardlsts do not troublo for want of railroads to get out their fruit crops, but use the Ocean high way, free to all. Read the following: The shipment of apples from this county to the San Francisco market Is now In full swing. Several thousand boxes were shipped last week via the Ooqwilc & coos .Bay. Some few years ago an effort was made to induce r colony of Dunkards, from Eastern Iowa, to rattle In Oregon. The attempt failed by reason of the lmpoasl. fetllty of obtaining railroad rates at any thing less than full fares, although f proposition was made to charter three trains, and move 500 persona with their effects. The people then went to tho bor ders of North Carolina. It seems by' the subjoined note that Oregon Is receiving an Immigration of these hard-working and intelligent farmers. They have filled up and are ready to swarm off from their valuable and highly cultivated farms in Iowa. : The J. R. King place on "Wildhorse was sold last week for $7500. Frank King, who purchased the farm from his father a couple of years ago, sold to a member of the Dunkard Colony that Is mottling -around weston. The Silver Lake Country. 'Here Ts a commentary on life icondl Hens In the -newly settled country In mm Eastern Oregon. From the Silver Lake Country named to Antelope, Ave miles or so from Shaniko. is a distance of 126 miles as the crow flies. How much far ther by the roads which a wagon would follow cannot be given. But the coun try Is so open that no very great addi tion would need be made to the mileage direct. The notice Is from the Antelope Herald: C. E. McKunr. of Silver Lake. wa In town se-cral days this week with hla fatnllr- He came here to purchase hi Winter nuppllea. TellevIiiK that he could trade to much better advantage nearer the railroad. Judging from the current prices In Sliver Lake, which Air. McKune quoted, and the price on the same grade of Roods here, he was able to eave Irom 2S to 50 per cent on all geoda pur chased. The family lert on Wednesday rer the long drive back to Lake County, with a reur-horse load or supplies bought or w. Bolton & Co. Other stockmen living In the Interior would find It to their advantage to stock up for the Winter in Antelope and save big money thereby. ,. This Silver Lake country Is the newest of the new. The way Into It Is by rail on the Columbia Southern to Snanlko, thence by stage to Prlnevllle, change for Bend, then lastly change for Sliver Lake. In spite of distance, in spite of newness. In spite of absence of railroad communi cations. 50 families have encountered and overcome these obstacles and taken up homesteads there In this year of grace. And with no water in sight. This Is the region described In The Oregonlan last Spring, the statement being made that, even -without Irrigation, farming, stock raising and residence was possible. The analysis of the sagebrush soil then given showed an abundance of elements of fertility. But all depended on presence and accessibility of water by shallow wells. The tract Into which these pio neers have gone Is a sagebrush bottom about 40 miles from east to west, and j from eight to 20 miles from north to south. Water was found on every home stead taken up. in sufficient quantities at depths varying from 12 to 23 feet. That this condition existed was pre dicted by those who had studied the geology of the district. Now experiments nave verified U. A large collection of fruits, grains and vegetables from the Silver Lake country has been brought to this city, and examined by a good many persons during the past week. Some specimens of vetch, alfalfa and red clov er are good enough "to show anywhere. One sample sheaf of good barley was stated to have been grown without Irri gation, on land that was .In sagebrush a year ago. Somewhat farther east and north of this district Is a large bottom, all of which will be irrigable from Christ mas Lake. Fossil Lake, the Land Springs and Mound Springs. Through or close to this tract whatever railroad utilizes the great Central Oregon depression Is bound to pass. So those adventurous spirits who have now gone In ahead of everything may find an earlier reward. The Livestock Show. Last week was made memorable by the greatest collection of throughbred stock of all classes ever attracted to Ore gon. It Is still on exhibition, and it is to be hoped that no one interested In any variety of stock (and who is not drawn In some direction?) will lose this great object-lesson. It Is true that Oregon breeders have made such excellent ex hibits, 4j the unquestioned advantage of their state, that fine specimens In al most every breed may be looked for at the state and county exhibitions. But one cannot hope for the sight of cham pion herds and individuals from Mis souri and Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, Min nesota and Canada and British Columbia. Oregon breeders can find many a lesson not only on the points of horses, cattle, sheep and swine, but also on the care and polish for ahow purposes of these well-groomed, woll-fcd and finished specimens. The great opportunity Is theirs also of replenishing their stock from the purest source. Jso one here appreciates high ly enough the introduction of new blood and the counter action of ln-brceding. with Its mysterious Ills. The cost and difficulty of 'procuring breeding examples from the other side of the continent or from Europe has been so great that only rich people, and far-sighted people too. dared undortake It. This Is the chance of a life time. Oregonlana are all pluming themselves on what Oregon Is to gain from the Exposition. One suggests more popula tlon, another licw capital, another de velopment of mines and minerals, another new trade relations with Trans-Paclflc States, and all are in the right. But no one has the knowledge or the audlclty to put Into figures the gain to Oregon from cattle maturing for use 25 per cent earlier than now. who can estimate the In creased value of a sheep that yields even 10 or 15 per cent more wool, and Is by 30 per cent heavier for mutton purposes than those now raised? Oregon holds her own thanks to a few public-spirited and ambitious men in cattle, sheep. goats and hogs. What about her horses? The glory of her range bands has de parted, and horse breeding in Western Oregon has not grown as It should until every farmer's team of marcs has a cou pie of colts running by their side. Now is the opportunity to secure for Oregon some of these splendid sires that are seen this week. The exhibitors, their herds men and all contributing to this splendid show deserve the thanks of this state. TS LEGAL FEATURES OBSERVED IX TAKING UP WATER. Improvements at Pilot Rock and Echo Towns Arranging for Municipal Supply. The subjoined item from the Granite Gem shows how general is becoming the scrutiny on what does or does not con stltute a legitimate and legal water right. Too much care cannot be exercised in complying strictly with the law: tjome state, or which Orecon la one. re quire a person taking up a water right to xn&K& amaavit to such ract before a notary public. The water right should also be recorded and work begun on the dam or ditch In a "reasonable time" and continued with "reasonable diligence." Hhe exact meaning of the terms reasonable diligence and reasonable time la not made clear by the law and It would require the opinion of a court to determine under existing condi tions what would be reasonable time and diligence. If a person has located a water right and has allowed his right to lapse he atone or with another may again locate the fight If in the meantime it has not been taken by another. The time is at hand when every claim new or old, will have to stand scrutiny. The Moro paper chronicI.es the conclu slon of the arrangement that bring the City of Moro into line with the rest. The pending deal between the City of Moro and the Falrbanka Morse Company for ample equipments xor electric lights- and water for this cltr was finally closed this week. The order calla for two 25-horae- power electric gasoline engines one S00-llght dynamo and one Z30-gallon pump to be Im mediately Installed and put to work. The little towns are following ult every' where. Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, 12 miles south ox Pendleton, Is a recent ex ample. Let the good work go on: For the first time In several weeks the PI lot Rock City Council held a meeting last Tuesday, at which meeting were present Acting Mayor E. O. i'aricer. Councllmen Dove. Roork and Royer. The proposition of a waterworks system for Pilot Rock was thoroughly discussed. The Acting Mayr has been Instructed to secure the services' of a practical engineer, Whose business it shall be to make! the necessary surveys, reporting to the City Council an estimate on the cost MMMMMMMMMMMBPMsKBWMMBitHv''&lM SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaiBMMBBBBF4f3 SMITH ROCK. of a rystem uch as a town of the size of Pilot Rock should have, maxing reasonaoie allowance far its growth aa the result of such an Improvement. With a good water system, there Is a future for fliot kock. Without, It Is destined to die with the dry rot. The Echo News tells what its little city is doing In the same direction: The fire meetlnc held In the City Hall Fri day erealng last was well attended. Mayer L. A. Esteb presiding. The ilavor stated the nurpofe or the meet ing an'd explained what could be done In the way f the city getting city water, stat ing that the ram of $2300 was available or could be made available by the Council at any time. Louis ScholL Jr.. F. B. Van Cleave. Frank Spike. L W. JlcAdams. col H. G. Newport. H- B. Gillette. Walter Smith and ethers addresesd the meeting. A reso lution was then read, and adopted, asking the City Council to ue all the efforts In Its nower to furnish the city with water at an early date. Several plans were discussed. and It was decided that the cnair appoint committee of three, consisting of Louis Schelt. Jr.. H. G. Newport and H. E. Stevens. to Investigate the question of water and the acquiring ef the necesrary amount of cap ital. In addition to the sum avauaoie irom the city, to construct the water system, and the amount required; they to repart Satur day evening. Sepember 1C. at the general meeting, which win be held at the city nail at that time. These people are going after It In the right -way first find out what the cor porate entity can do. then fill up what Is wanting by the private efforts of the citizens. WORK OP STEAM AND WIND IN RAISING WATER. Engines and Windmills Are Re claiming Great Arcns of Ex cellent Sagebrush Land. The account given below is Interest ing as it shows reliance on underground water for an extensive Irrigation project. The subsequent history of this project will be followed carefully. Many thou sands of acres In Eastern Oregon can be converted from sage brush desert Into fruitful field. If experiment Justifies the present belief In the permanence of the suD-suriace streams and springs, which can be struck at short Intervals. W. E. Burke, manager of the Portland company which has a 10. 000 -a ere Carey se lection in tne eastern portion of Harney val ley, glvea the Times-Herald a most encour aging report of the work on reclaiming the big tract Mr. Burke has contracted to reclaim this big body of land by means ot pumping sta tions, and has met with considerable discour agement up to recently. He has expended a considerable amount In experiments of va rious kinds and worked against odds and discouragements. He perslated. however, and at last has solved the water question beyond a doubt. He had tried various plans to get a suffi cient flow of water for his big pumping plant and more than once he thought he had the necessary amount, only to find upon testing it that he must have a larger now. This he i has faund. ni1 now tat that at rivrith at I 90 feet he found sufficient water to keep his pump going with a flow of 1006 gallons per minute. Mr. Burke states that It will be possible for his company to make proof on a portion of their selection this Fall and place It on the market, but he will not likely attempt it. This la one of the first selections ap proved in Oregon under the Carey act, and conrists of some ot the finest bodlea ef sage brush land In Harney Valley. The sell la capable ot producing anything that can be grown In the state, and will be one of the most valuable tracts in Oregon when put under water. This experiment has proved that the Irri gation problem there is a simple and Inex pensive one. The flow rises to within eight feet of the surface, but will not maintain that depth when the big pumping plant la running, being lowered to a depth between 18 nsd 20 feet, but seems to be permanent there. This, however. Is but a abort distance to raise tbe water, and makes it cheap and practicable Irrigation service that can be de pended en regardless of snowfall or other surface conditions. In Baker County also the same princi ple Is being tried out with good results. Experiments have been on foot for. ev erql years with varying success. En gines of various kinds have, been used, but the cost was said to excoed the re turns. With the use of windmills, motive power at no cost may solve the problem, since whatever water is lifted to the sur face and on to the land Is so much gained. Wfiiamills for Irrigation. The following is from the Baker City Democrat: s 'The Introduction of windmills In the foot hills of Baker County for Irrigation purposes is meeting with general approval and good results. These mills work day and night, and cost .little to operate. They can take care of the water from a large well without trouble-and throw It Into the ditches through a reservoir tank. Only a short time ago there were those among the farmers who did not believe that irrigation could be accomplished by the use of windmills. Most of the objectors to the plan were old men set In their ways. Now the most ardent advocates of tho system are these same old men, who have learned some new things about farming in Baker County, where anything grows when you put water on the lands. The supply of water along the foothills la abundant, and it la not necessary to dig very deep wells to get the water. In some In stances recently reported large wells flowed so rapidly that the big windmill could not put the water out of tbe way quick enough and an engine and pump had to be employed. Tho farmer who had many dry acres was delighted, and did not begrudge the cost of the engine. That scientific Irrigation by wells supple mentary to the natural water supplies and retervolr ayatema Is to be a dominating fac tor in agriculture here U dally becoming CENTRAL OREGON. OX CROOKED RIVER, apparent. Lands not worth SO cents an acre anywhere In Baker County when treat ed with water produce results that show a living profit on valuations of io to 510 an acre. There, are still Government lands va cant In Baker County subject to Irrigation of various kinds. The Calapooin Ditch. From Harney County to Douglas Is a long stretch. The Calapoola ditch has. It Is understood, a double end In view both power and Irrigation. The Roseburg Re view has kept its readers Informed on the progress of the enterprise, and now re cords the completion of the first stage. The big Irrigation ditch of the Calapoola Investment Company, extending from non pareil, on the Calapoola River, eight mllrs east of Oakland. Into Camas Swale, or Suth erlln Valley, to a point three miles south west, received Ita Initial baptism Tuesday morning. Only the east halt of the ditch was flooded, because at Its terminal work on a power station Is In progrevs. and the water would have Interfered with thin. At the half-way point, the water was diverted, by means of a spillway. Into an Intersecting stream which empties Into the Calapoola. Two other streams also Intersect the ditch, one between the half-way point and Non pareil, and the other at the site of the power station. Like the first, both run en into the Calapoola River and are also fitted with spillways. Through these spillways the company will not only be able to empty the ditch at any time for repairs, when neces sary, but it can prevent an abnormal flow ef water in the ditch during the rainy season. Tributary ditches into the swale will not be constructed before next Spring. By that time the power plant will probably be com pleted, and the City of Oakland and neigh boring communities receiving electric lights. The main ditch la eight feet wide at the bare and 12 feet wide at the top. with an average depth of seven feet. It proved to be thoroughly sound when teated Tue-!ay morning. Deschutes Controversy. One of' the really important issues in the progress of irrigation1 under the Carey act Is the pending controversy between I. H. Lewis, tho State Engineer, and the officials of the Deschutes Irrigation Company. The company asks for a State Certificate, on which a United States nstunt mar- Ka hncM fnr- 77 flffl 9rn of i.nii t. aiiAa that th main ranst. anil land. It alleges that tne main canals ana iai.era.ia wnicn 11 naa cunsirucieu. tzanj water cnougn to irrigate more tnan three times the area for which it desires patent. The State Engineer replies that all the land In question Is not within reasonable distance of water supply. De- lining what he thinks Is "reasonable." Mr. j Lewis names l . mne tor wnicn lateral i ditches might have to he constructed, ; i whereas some of the 77,000 acres Is 10 miles I away from the canals. This knotty que?- ; j tlon Is understood to be still in debate. : I Inasmuch as the contract between the ' J company and the purchasers of its lrri- guuun lanu ueiuics. wie nsuis ai uic set tler in fairly plain terms. It seem? not unfair to suggest that so long as the company puts itself in position to deal Justly with settlers, in conformity with their contracts, the State has a ground on which to limit Its control. Similarly, as to quantity of water for each acre, the settlers contract would seem to de termine this question so far as they are concerned. It wouldynot appear possible to lay down regulations to apply to all Carey Act projects alike. Each case must he separately considered and man aged. The less red tape, and the more" elasticity of construction of a few general rules, the better for all parties con cerned. TRADE Br LAND AND SEA. Interior . Railway Development A Huge Cargo of Lumber. The excerpt given below from the Baker City Democrat Is very timely. It Illustrates on a small scale the push ing in of railroads ahead of traffic. The Sumpter Valley Railroad Is a good specimen of an Infant, but Independent line. It makes steady. If not very rapid progress, and, if pusncd forward to tho south, as now proposed, will be an important factor in the business of the east and west railroad of Eastern Ore gon, of which the shadows cast before are becoming rapidly defined. The traffic of the great central Oregon state to the west and south of Baker City. In Grant. Harney and western Malheur Coun ties. Is highly competitive with Pendleton and Heppner. Lines of teams are dally op erating between Heppner and Pendleton and all points In Harney County. They carry freight and lay it down In the warehouses of the storekeepera all through that country at leas coat than It can be shipped by rail through Baker City. It Is easy to see that this operates against the Baker City whole saler and warehouse man. For some time past on certain classes of goods the Sumpter Valley railway has been making such rates out of Baker City as have enabled the mer chants here to do business In the Grant and Harney countries. The railroad made noth ing on the handling ot the business, but the merchants here have been given an opportu nity to Increase their trade, make a distrib uting point out of Baker City and build up & business they could not have otherwise have had. In fact. It can be stated that the Pendleton competition has practically been wiped out. but business Is still going Into tbe Interior by way of Heppner. It is hoped that in, the coarse of time Baker City will b made such a distributing point as will command and control all of the trade In central Eastern Oregon. It can be said also that In the operation of the Sumpter Valley road beyond Sumpter thera la not a cent of profit In the handling of the business and there Is nothing In sight that promises profit until after the road shall have been, at heavy expense, extended beyond Prairie City. The line will be In operation to Aus tin this Fall, and It Is expected the gap between AusUn and Prairie will be built next Spring. Then comes the quesUon of the line to Canyon City and Burns. Tbe people want the road, but It is simply a quesUon of busi ness enough to pay for operating It. It Is well to put on record the facts in the next item. In tbe campaign for the 40-foot channel one is tempted to emphasize, the drawbacks to commerce NEAR BEND. Bledsoe, Photo. In tne present conditions. Even as things are. the Port of Portland does pretty well In sending to sea an all but reeord-breaklnir carjro. This Is from the Astoria Herald: Drawing 24 feet of water, the British ahip Tottenham arrived down the river yesterday afternoon and anchored off Tongue Point. The big vessel worked the tides on the trip down, and Captain Patterson managed to keep her clear of the bar. Off Tongue Paint, however, the hogback stuck, so the Tottenham came to anchor. She remained there until midnight, when she proceeded down to deeD water. The Tottenham Is an Immense bulk, and she has on board almost the record lumber cargo. Of Oregon pine, she carries 3.570.UUO feet, and Is bound for Manila. It is said the only Columbia cafrgo greater than that of the Tottenham was taken out by the Oceania. which was here several years ago. The cargo of the Oceania Ih said to have been about 4.000.000 -feet. and. therefore, was but slightly Kreater than the Tottenham's. She was 34 hours In making the run from Port land to Astoria an average of about three miles an hour which Is fairly good time 'out of Portland. BIG PROFIT IN DREDGING. One Boat Nets $80,000 or More a Year. This" Item, quoted from the Southern Oregonlan Is of Interest. Much money has been Invested, and a great deal wasted in dredging operations on the Snake River, and on the Oregon rivers. But In Southern Oregon rivers condi tions appedr more Inviting: Dredging has possibilities little appreciated in any state of the Union save California. where -a half hundred plants are operating profitably. The growing number of dredges In the Oregon placer regions Insures several boats for this state. The blic Champlln dredge, on Foots Creek. which la one of the largest ever built, has buckets of eight cubic feet capacity, as against an average sire of three to five feet for the early California boats. The Champ lln dredge has handled as high as 2200 to 2400 cHbk? yards dally In tight gravel, and In loose formation, where not digging to ' great depth, has run up to iuw ana 4iUO I cubic yards dally. With such a monster aa th(s ,n the fleM vhm values run above 10 i cents the annual production may reach 550. i ooo to 5100.000 for one boat. Of course, a return of ID cents ; cubic yard sounds very trifling to an outsider. But hydraulic mining in j other forms has shown that a return' of f evcn haif that much may yield large i profits to the Investor. BEET SUGAR, CEMENT MARBLE IN OREGON. AND Government Experts Find Cement Materials That Stand . High est Test. Oregon has entered on the sugar-pro ducing race. Colorado stands first at pres ent. The figures for this year are given at 1,230,000 tons, for which the farmers are paid 53 a ton. or 5S.230.C0O. That there Is an opportunity for enormous develop ment In Oregon no one doubts who Is familiar with the conditions of soli and climate. But In this Industry, more than In most, facilities and cost of transporta tion are dominating factors. It Is well understood that the trust reigns at present. If Independent enter prises are to succeed. It can be only by their securing means for both cheap pro duction, excellent raw material, and cheap and convenient transportation. The first two requirements are at hand. "What has the early future In store for the Oregon, farmers on the last head? Possible Cement Industry. These columns have noticed lately sev eral paragraphs In Southern Oregon pa pers telling of the progress of Inquiries and experiments by Government officials into the possibility of manufacture of Portland cement from a material found at. or near. Kalamath Falls. The last report, that from samples sent to the United States Government mill at Roose velt. Ariz., a briquette standing a crush ing test of 263 pounds had been made. Is most gratifying. Not only can a very large saving be effected in facing and flooring the Irrigation canals on the public works,- but it will be another feather In Oregon's cap to produce a material in such constant and Increasing demand. Now that experiments hive, resulted so successfully, the Government engineers may be Invited to publish particulars of their discovery what Is the material found? where is It located? and to what extent can It be developed? Applcgate Marble Quarry. Attention is drawn once again to the opening out of the Applegate marble. It Is understood that discoveries on the Alas ka Coast of Immense bodies of marble, of fine texture and color are attracting attention from Eastern capitalists. It is stated that the plan Is to deliver from the quarry directly on shipboard, and thus to Place the, material in New York at prices compcuuii wuu v cruiunt ana. Ot course, with the Imported article. If opin ions expressed by those who have seen the Josephine County samples are trust worthy, a very important Industry can be developed. The Medford Mall -says: Mention was made in these columns a short time ago ot tne locauon oi a. large deposit o: marble In the Apple gate section by the Oregon Granite Com pany, ana acn wameron. samples irom tViA iprlcf showed the marble to be of fine quality, and almost every color shown by tne stone is present. xnis weeK a icrce oi men wc yu- . work doing development, to determine the extent and quality of the deposit. That there is an Immense body of val ii.ihln stone there, the owners do not doubt. The ledge has been traced on the surface for a consiaeraDie distance, ana the formation Indicates deptn ana per manence. Sagebrush Products. Sunbeams from cucumbers is not a much more startling suggestion than perfumes for the lady's boudoir, and bank-note paper, tough and thin, from our real. native, despised sagebrush. Yet these re sults are claimed by the processes Invent ed by N. E. Imhaus, the manager for the French owners of the Flagstaff mine, near Baker City. The Baker City Demo ocrat gives the details as follows: Last Mav 15. N. E. Imhaus. who for years has been the manager for a French Rvndleate. ownlntr the Flacstaff mine near Baker City, patented a process for extract ing an oil from sageorusn wnicn is usea as the basis of commercial perfumeries of high grade. In making this extraction a pulp is iormea irom wnicn paper oi good quality la made. Mr. Imhaus let ters patent -promise to be exceedingly valuable and if he puts either one or both products on the market there will be a revolution In com mercial circles. Everybody knows that they pay a very high price per ounce for hich-erade perfumery and that the products they buy are not all essence of tho scent named on the bottle. Only a drop or two of violet for example. Is put In an ounce of some base on to maw vtoiet perfume. This base oil Itself Is very rare and valuable and in la is wnat iir. im haus has secured. The first sheet of paper ever made irom sageorusn is now on exniouion ai tne First national Bank, placed mere bv Mr. Imhaus. His experiments were conducted In Paris by the eminent cheml3t. E. Favler. In charge of the Department of Public Works, manufacturing the Paris bank note and postage-stamp papers, in New York. Mr. Imhaus secured the serv ices of the eminent ch'cmlst. Dr. Vlggo urewsen. rne sneet ot paper exhibited here Is of a yellowish tinge, but Mr. Im haus says that some of the Paris ex periments turned out wnite paper, it is his Intention to continue these experi ments both on the main and by-product covered by his letters patent on Oregon sagebrush, and if satisfactory conclusions are reached, he will go Into their man ufacture. It Is now largely a question of cost of production, and if means can be found to extract the valuable oil and utilize the pulp by sufficiently cheap methods the question will have been solv ed and possibly Baker County farmers instead of burning sagebrush will plant It In their irrigated fields. i IT IS SAID THAT ARRANGE- 3EENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. Vessel Will Be Surveyed, Scraped, Painted and Repaired, If . Necessary. Arrangements are said to have been made for the drydocklng of the big British steamer Imaum. and if the re port proves to be true. Portland's mam moth floating drydock. will undergo Its second test In raising a large steamer. The purpose of docking the Imaum at this time Is said to be to scrape and paint the ship's bottom and to make an actual survey to ascertain if she has suffered any injuries by reason of going on a spit, while making the quarantine station through l narrow by-channel from the main channel of the river. The steamer Imaum lacks 100 tons of the net tonnage of the Numantla. recent ly raised In the drydock. The Imaum 13 2705 and the Numantla Is 2S06 net ton nage. However, the work and strain on the dock will be about the same, and thcro Is no doubt the dock will raise It as easily and probably more quickly, for much of the ballast In the dock at the time the Numantla was raised has been removed. Sailor Seriously Injured. ABERDEEN. Wash., Septr 24. (Spe cial.) While the steamer SantaNMonlca was crossing the bar at thl3 port today, a huge wave struck the ship and, passing over the deck, swept R. Jonlsen, a deck hand, violently against the cabin, break ing his leg, smashing his face and in juring him internally. The steamer turned about as soon as possible and re- crossed the bar. so that the Injured mart might be taken to a hospital. Bad Obstruction Reported. The Regulator Line has reported to the United States Engineers' Office that there Is a bad rock very close to the channel at Sheridan Point. It Is a menace to. navigation. Mr. Headly, of the Engi neers' Office, has been detailed to mark the exact location. As soon as possible the engineers will blow the rock out with dynamite. When removed the channel will be about o0 feet wider at that point. Korea Comes Direct. The Pacific Mall Steamship Company's fastest boat, the Korea, will not stop at Honolulu on her trip this time from Yokohama to San Francisco, but will come through direct. E. H. Harriman and party and Secretary Taft and party are on board, and It Is likely the record will be lowered between the two ports. The steamer left Yokohama September 17. Hull of G. K. Wentworth Completed. The hull of Captain O. ' U. Hosford's new towboat. the G. K. Wentworth. has been completed by the South Portland Shipyards, and work on the house and upper works will be rushed with all speed. The captain expects to have her running sometime in October. Marine Notes. EL B. Scott, son of Captain U. B. Scott, 'of the steamer Telegraph, has been very sick for two weeks with the grippe. He was able to be out yesterday and expects to attend to his duties again in a few days at the office of the steamer. The steamer Telephone made her dock yesterday ahead of the Charles R. Spencer and Baey Gatzert, The steamers all left at the same time for the Cascade Locks. Tho Telephone entered the Locks ahead and "when she touched qer doer at Oak street the Spencer was about a half mile behind and the Bailey about a mile. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Sept. 24. Arrived down at 3 A. M. and sailed at 9 A. M. Steamer Columbia, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 6 A. 1L and sailed at 8 A. M. Steamer Aurella, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 8 A. II. Steamer Roanoke. Left up at 3 A. M. Steamer Ascunclon. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.. rough; weather partly cloudy; wind south. Baa Francisco. Sept. 24. Sailed Steamer Hawaiian, for New York: schooner Helcne. for -Honolulu; steamer St. Paul, for Portland. Arrived Steamer Spokane, from Seattle; steamer Wellington, from Ladysmlth. Police Get Busy. Between the hours of 8:30 A. M. Sat urday and midnight last night, more arrests have been made by the police than at any period of the present year. One hundred and ten persons have been behind the bars . on various charges, none of them more serious than mis demeanors. The raids made by the po lice on gambling games, lodging houses and houses of ill repute were the cause of the majority of these ar rests. Ball to the amount of 52430 has been put up at headquarters , during the 27V- hours. The session of the Mu nicipal" Court this morning will bo longer than for months. Schools Open This .Morning. One of the Influences that may have a tendency to affect the atendance at the opening of the public schools this morning is the fact that large num bers of the pupils spend their vacations In the hopnelds. many of whom may not return In time to be present. Another thing to be considered is the percent age of children of the required age who attend private educational institutions: so that, in -all probability, the census of school children In the city." while It swells representation, may not strictly Indicate the Initial attendance In the public schools. However, of the 25.00 and more between the ages of a and 15 known positively to be here. It Is safe to assume that enough will he on hand this morning to fill every room In the department to overflowing, the problem being how to take care of those who are fast coming on. Say "No" when a dealer offers -you a substitute for Hood's Sarsaparllla. Insist upon Hood's. Skin Diseases are cured by Glycozoive Enderui ty the Medical Prefeulen. 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