THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1906.
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PHASES OF
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OF STATE NEEDED
Legislature Will Be Asked to
Co-Operate With Geolog
ical Survey.
LARGE TRACTS UNMAPPED
Four-Fifths of Entire Domain of
Oregon Not Tet Surveyed.
Present Annual Appropriation
of 92500 Is Too Small. '
One of the most Important matters to
come before the Oregon Development
League for consideration at its session
at Salem, September 11, 13 and 13, will be
the necessity for a topographic survey of
the state.
- In addition to the various organisa
tions composing the State League, all
the commercial organizations of Portland
favor a state appropriation to Join with
the Government In having the unsur
veyed areas of Oregon mapped as rapidly
as practicable.
In discussing this subject E. C. Bernard,
who is In charge of the topographic
work of the United States Geological
Survey In the States of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, said:
"The United States Geological Survey
will expend In topographic mapping in
the State of Oregon during the coming
year JS0.000, $3500 of which Is appropri
ated by the state. The parties are al
ready In the field. A trlangulatlon party
In charge of C. F. Urquhart Is now out
fitting in Portland for the extension of
the trlangulatlon over the Bull Run for
est reserve preparatory to the topo
graphic mapping of the same. A topo
graphic party Is already at work near
Baker City upon the completion of the
Ironside Quadrangle under 3.' N. Stoner,
and at Heppner Junction A. F. Sylvester
ia organizing a topographic and leveling
party for mapping the country 30 miles
south and 25 miles east of that place.
Scale Two Miles to the Inch.
"These maps will be published on the
scale of two miles to the inch, and will
show all the roads, railroads, trails,
streams, towns and Postofftces, as well
as the section and township lines where
they exist, and by means of contours
at Intervals of 100 feet the elevation over
the area mapped.
"The total area of the State of Oregon
is 96,030 square miles, of which 15,300
square miles have been mapped, leaving
approximately five-sixths of the total
area unsurveyed. The maps of the sur
veyed areas are called quadrangles,
named after the most important town or
natural feature within the area, cover
ing 225 or 900 square miles, depending
upon the scale. They are obtainable from
the United States Geological Survey at
the nominal price of 5 cents per sheet, or
when ordered by 100 sheets or more at 3
cents per sheet. '
"A line drawn from Portland to the
extreme southeast corner of the state
does not cross a section of country of any
considerable area of . which there is a
reliable map in existence.
Large Area Far From Railroads.
"The State of Oregon needs more rail
roads to open up and develop Its vast in
terior. The railroads in the state extend
along Its northern boundary and down
the western side but a short distance
from the coast. Had maps been In ex
istence to show the feasible routes that
do exist the State of Oregon would al
ready have the necessary lines to de
velop the interior, and every additional
area mapped adds to the . likelihood of
their construction.
"In order to develop and jpettle this vast
area it Is necessary that the state should
have a map to show the settler what
the country looks like and Indicate the
practicable railroad routes, as well as
to Indicate the possibility of reclaiming
the arid regions by irrigation.
"The Federal Government has been lib
eral in Its appropriation for topographic
surveys and the State of Oregon has
shown the proper spirit In co-operating
In order to expedite the mapping, but
J2500. which is now appropriated by the
Legislature, is not sufficient to push this
work as rapidly as Us desirable.
"Massachusetts, Rhode Isianad and
Connecticut are entirely mapped and
have been for some years. This was
accomplished by the states co-operating
with the United States Geological Sur
vey; that Is, the state appropriated a
certain sum of money to be expended by
the Geological Survey in making a topo
graphic map, provided that the Geolog
ical Survey expended an equal amount
within the state the mapping being done
by the Geological Survey In accordance
with an agreement entered into with the
state.
Other States Take Up Work.
"Many other states have seen the ad
vantage of this arrangement and have
been quick to avail themselves of it, the
following sums having already been ap
propriated for co-operation by the states
named: Alabama, ouoo; Illinois,
Kentucky, 111.500; Maine. $15,000; Mary
land. WO.OOO; Michigan, 15000; New York,
2OT,O00; North Carolina. $17,000; Ohio, 7,
000: Pennsylvania, 198.000; West Virginia,
JC0.000; Oklahoma, $6000; California, $15,000.
"These amounts were appropriated an.
nually in sums varying from $5000 to
$25,000. No better argument can be of
fered in favor of co-operating with the
United States Geological Survey to ex
pedite the mapping of the State of Oregon
than the foregoing figures. Will Oregon
avail Itself of the opportunity offered and
at the next Legislature appropriate $30,
000; that la, $15,000 annually for two years'
co-operative mapping T This will mean
an. expenditure of $30,000 per year for the
state and It is all spent within the state
save the permanent salaries of the men
engaged In preparing the maps for publi
cation while in Oregon.
"This is the age of advertising and the
map is the best advertisement you can
get for your money. That it does pay
Is evidenced by the fact that the con
servative New England states were quick
to grasp the opportunity offered by the
National Government If the State of
Oregon wants more settlers you must
have a map to show people what the
country is like, for a map Is the founda
tion of every enterprise, whether mining.
Irrigation, railroad, wagon road, construc
tion, water supply or lumbering. The
required information for all the above is
better given on a map than in a volume
of printed matter."
STATE ROAD TO BE BUILT.
Route From Washington to Lyle Se-
lected-l-Railroads Get Choice.
OLTMPIA, Wash., July 22. Speeial.
Highway Commissioner J. M. Snow re
turned today from a trip to Stevenson,
ACCURATE
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INDUSTRIAL
Skamania County, where he went in con
nection with the proposed construction of
the state road that is to connect Washou
gal, in Clark County, with Lyle, in Ska
mania County. The road Is to be over 50
miles long, and Commissioner Snow, hav
ing arrived at a satisfactory understand
ing with the Board of Commissioners of
Skamania County, will recommend that
construction be begun at once at the Clark
County line and proceed easterly through
Skamania County.
The proposed route of the road, says
Mr. Snow, is very rough, and In some in
stances the right of way leads over ele
vations of more than 2000 feet. The most
feasible route for a state road has been
spoiled for this purpose on account of the
railroads having secured it for their lines,
leaving the state a less acceptable route.
The State Highway Commission will
meet on Monday to take np the matter. '
BUMPER CROP IN PAJDOUSE.
Wheat Not Hurt Even In the Slight
est by Heat.
GARFIELD, Wash., July 22. Speclal.)
The farmers of the district surrounding
Garfield are jubilant over the -prospects
for one of the biggest wheat crops In the
history of the Palouse country. Oats are
also looking splendid and in many fields
a crop of 100 bushels per acre will be
harvested.
Mayor McClure, who is one of Garfield's
extensive farmers, says Fall wheat Is In
splendid condition and a big crop will be
harvested.
R. C. MoCroskey will set seven binders
and an army of men and horses at work
on his 2300-acre farm early Monday morn
ing. Mr. McCroskey expects a splendid
yield of wheat, and says the hot wave has
not damaged his crop, that the heads are
well filled and the grain plump.
In many parts of Washington the crop
of wheat has been damaged from 10 to 30
per cent by the heat, but the Garfield dis
trict and in fact the whole Palouse coun
try, which Includes Whitman County,
Washington, and part of Latah County,
Idaho, seems to be more fortunate than
other portions of the state.
NVEST IN KLAMATH LANDS
CALIFORXIANS IEAVE $30,000
IN THE IRRIGATION TOWN.
Set High Mark to Be Met by Portland
Business Men on Forthcom
ing Excursion.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 22. (Spe
cial.) The Portland business men who
visit Klamath Falls under auspices of the
Portland' Commercial Club will have a
high mark to make in investments if they
surpass the record of the excursionists
who came last week under the auspices
of the California Board of Trade. Al
though they did not come with the ex
pectation of making investments, it Is
found that the total purchases made dur
ing their brief stay aggregate almost $30,
000, chiefly in town property on the prin
cipal business streets. Several deals In
farm lands may yet result, negotiations
having been started for various places
and to be followed up by correspondence
and further negotiations.
' The California visitors were given a
splendid glimpse of the region that is to
be made productive by the great irriga
tion system of the Government, by a
drive overland from Klamath Falls to
Merrill, and returning by the steamer
Klamath across Lower Klamath Lake and
the Klamath River. One day was devoted
to a trip to Pelican Bay, at the northern
end of Upper Klamath Lake, giving the
visitors an Idea of the source of supply
for the canal system.
BUILDS ROAD FOR COUNTY. '
Railroad Company Constructing Two
Miles of Model Highway in Union.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 22. (Special.r
The railroad company is grading two
miles of county road extending from Five
Points Creek to old Pelican Station. This
road is to take the place of the .highway
that will be destroyed by the changes
along Dry Creek, where the drainage tun
nels are in progress. The new road is lo
cated along the south hillside, and when
complete will be a better road In every
respect than the old one. The entire con
struction will be done by the railroad,
free of any expense whatever to the
county.
KLAMATH BASIN FARMERS PAY
$2 A DAY AND BOARD.
Canal Contractors Grant Eight-Hour
Day to Keep Men Bumper
Crop of Alfalfa,
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 22. (Spe
cial.) Laboring men can do well in
Klamath Basin. Haying has brought on
a tremendous demand for men of brawn,
and wages started at $2 a day and board
in the hayhelds. Mason, Davis & Co.,
contractors on the canal, promptly met
the wage with the additional Inducement
of an eight-hour day, and farmers gen
erally realize that , an eight-hour day In
caring for a crop of alfalfa would hardly
do. It is a bumper crop of hay that is
being cut in this county, too, and many
ranches report that tonnage of from four
to five tons Is not unusual.
With all of this vast production, ap
pearances indicate that good prices will
be realised, as there are more animals
to be fed than ever before. Especially
will the demand for hay suitable for
horses be called for in large quantity
for the animals employed In constructing
canals, laterals and other portions of the
Government work and building the rail
roads reaching this way for the tonnage
the valley is to produce. The Govern
ment has decided to build the second unit
of the canal without asking for further
bids on the work and will immediately
proceed to equip the additional camps
necessary for that work. The wages of
men at the Government camps has been
increased to correspond with that offered
by farmers and the contractors.
Work on the canal system is now go
ing ahead rapidly. D. C Henny, super
vising engineer, who succeeded J. B.
Lippinrott on this project, is acquainting
himself thoroughly with the work that
has been done and that Is outlined for
Immediate construction. He has spent
most of the time on the work since his
arrival from Portland.
WILL BUILD FINE THEATER
Major Worden Plans Splendid Play
house for Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 22. (Spe
cial.) Klamath Falls is to have an opera
house second only to Portland's finest
theater, among the amusement places of
-the state. Major C. E.- Worden, capital
GROWTH IN
ist and president of the American Bank
and Trust Company, has- announced his
plans for the new building, which is to
be located on Main street between Fourth
and Fifth, within a block of the- court
house. Major Worden owns a number
of brick blocks and has others contracted
for, and plans for the erection of a the
ater were received by the citizens with
a great deal of satisfaction.
PURE WATER FOR ALBANY.
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New System for Valley City Will Be
Completed In a Few Days.
ALBANY, Or., July 22. Special. It
is now but a matter of a few days un
til Albany -will have pure mountain water
for use in the city. The silicate sand for
the niters recently installed by the Wil
lamette. Valley Company, which, owns the
Albany water system, has been received
from the Sacramento Valley, and will be
placed in the large cylindrical-shaped
filters immediately. The other material,
a gravel obtained on Puget Sound, has
been received, and as soon as it is added
to the contents of the big tubes the water
used In . the city will be forced through
the filters and purified. These niters are
guaranteed to remove more than 99 per
cent of all impurities. As the water
comes direct from the Santiam River it
will be of the best when filtered.
RAILROAD UP THE SATSOP
LUMBER MILLS OF GRAY'S HAR
BOR DEMAND CONSTRUCTION.
River Cannot Be Depended on to Get
Logs to Market When Wanted.
: A Case in Point.
ELM A, Wash., July 22. (Special.) For
many years logging operations on the Sat
sop River, in Chehalis County, have been
carried on In an unsatisfactory manner,
owing to the uncertainty of driving the
logs out to the Chehalis River, Into which
the Satsop flows, and thus getting them
to market. At present millions of feet of
logs line the banks of the Satsop River
for miles, and with logs selling on Gray's
Harbor at $9 and $10 a thousand, the own
ers of the logs thus tied up are unable to
realize a dollar on them.
Allen White, who owns several million
feet of logs, now lying In the Satsop Riv
er, has set men to work building a dam
with which to flood the river and thus
float his logs to market.
No stream in Western Washington has
more or better merchantable timber trib
utary to it than has the Satsop; rising in
the foothills of the Olympic Mountains,
It traverses a virgin forest of the finest
timber to be found on the globe. A rail
road up the Satsop River Is really needed,
and will have to be built before the tim
ber of that region can be marketed. That
a railroad will be built Is only a question
of time; that it hasn't been built before
is because there were too many other
good chances for logging closer and hand
ier than this.
But easily logged lands In Chehalis
County are virtually a thing of the past,
and Instead of the long skid road is now
being built the logging railroad. The skid
road is being superseded by . the steam
road Just as the oxteam was supplanted
by the donkey engine.
BALANCE FAVORS ISLANDS
Philippine Exports Exceed Imports
First Time Since Annexation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 21. The two most noteworthy
features of the commercial returns of the
Philippine Islands for 1905 are a balance
of trade in favor of the Islands for the
first calendar year period In the history
of the American occupation, and the ad
vance of American goods to the first rank
in the import trade. The favorable trade
balance is due to increased export values,
which aggregated $33,454,774, or more than
$4,000,000 in excess of the exports for 1904.
An increase of $500,000 in American trade
in 1905 with the islands, combined with
a decline in rice imports, gives to the
United States the lead, and in view of the
anticipated further decline in the demand
for foreign rice in the islands, the United
States is expected to continue to increase
its lead.
The increase of $2,000,000 in the imports
from the United States in the last five
years is largely made up of Imports of
Iron and steei and their manufactures;
cotton, raw and manufactured, and Illu
minating oil. The iron and steel trade ap
proximated $3,000,000 in value. Great Brit
ain gained most in the iron and steel
trade with the islands, but the United
States takes the lead, whereas Great Brit
ain was formerly In' the lead. There is
still great room for Improvement In the
exports from the United States to the
islands.
Unbreakable Passenger Car.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 21. A steej passenger car has
recently been completed in Pittsburg for
the Southern Railway which is regarded
as the beginning of the general use of
Steel instead of wood for all kinds of rail
way cars. The car is 74 feet S Inches long
over all and weighs 110,000 pounds. There
was no wood used in Its construction ex
cept for the interior decorations, and that
wood was made fireproof. It is said that
the - car xsould not be telescoped in a col
lision, neither could the ends be smashed
in, and furthermore, it Is noncombustible.
Two other cars of similar nature are un
der construction. If generally used, such
cars would greatly reduce the dangers of
railway travel.
When weak, weary and worn out.
Hood's Sarsaparllla Is Just the medicine
to restore strength.
Hickety7Pkkety; My Black Hen,
She Lays Eggs for Other Men
William Schwab's Neighbor's Pullet Brings Him
Early Breakfast.
INSTEAD of having his food brought to
him by ravens, as did Elijah of old,
William Schwab, of Willamette Heights,
finds it quite as satisfactory for a barn
yard hen to mount two flights of stairs
and carry him his breakfasts before he
rises from his couch.
This happened a few days ago. Mr.'
Schwab was awakened by the cackling pf
a hen, together with the flapping of the
fowl's wings. The noise seemed to come
from the hallway directly in front of his
door. At first be thought he must be
dreaming, but after rubbing his eyes he
found that he . was really awake. The
noise continued.
Rousing himself, Mr. Schwab peered into
the hall, where he found a hen gloating
over a newly laid egg, which she had
deposited on the threshold of his door.
This seemed the more remarkable to Mr.
Schwab from the fact that bis room is on
the third floor.
Nothing daunted, however, Mr. Schwab
took the egg in hand, as he thought it
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THE STATE
QREGON'SWONDERS
Independence ; Citizen Pays
' Tribute to His State.
"SEE' AMERICA FIRST"
Scenie Beauties of Country Near at
Hand Excel Those of Any
Other Land Now Visited
by Tourist.
INDEPENDENCE, Or.. July ZL (To
the Editor.) I was pleased to sea that
the Oregon girls who had an outing
through the courtesy of The Oregonian
were so pleasantly entertained. The ad
vertisement they will give Oregon will
be' of great and lasting benefit. The Ore
gonian showed its appreciation of Oregon
scenery when making out the route to be
traveled by those bright young women.
It is a real misfortune that so many
Americans think they have to go abroad
to see grand scenery, and the average
citizen does not stop to think what a
grand country is ours at the dawning of
the 20th century. If every citizen of the
United States could spend a month or
even a week on the great network of
railroads that span our continent he
would return home with a greater con
sideration for his native land and a firmer
belief that he and his fellows are joint
heirs to the grandest country under God's
shining sun.
Under our laws, and with the wonder
ful opportunities and great resources of
an undeveloped country, the poor boy
and horny-handed son of toll may ac
quire riches as well as occupy the highest
stations within the gift of the American
people.
Any one of Oregon's 33 counties is alone
worth all the trials and tribulations of
the years of hardship that were endured
by the grand old pioneers of Oregon. Go
with me, if you please, for a few days'
vacation, you who are toiling and laying
np worldly treasures. Close your bank
for a day, let your head clerk run the
store for a time, turn over the manage
ment of the farm for a week to the
boys, they will soon have to take your
place. Do not plan a trip to Europe to
see grand scenery that has no compari
son with our own.
Start From the Siskiyous.
Let us start from the summit of the
Siskiyou Mountains, the border line be
tween two great states, and as we stand
on the pine-clad hills and cast our eyes
down over the -grand panorama nature
gives us an ovation. We see the beautiful
valley of the Rogue River in the dis
tance, with the smoke from many gold
refineries curling up toward heaven, the
green meadows and fields of ripening
grain, the great peach and apple orchards
groaning under their loads of delicious
fruit. Then on through the Umpqua
Valley, where the hardy pioneer cast his
lot in the days gone by, and has left
the marks of industry and civilization,
and Is rewarded by prosperity and a hap
py family of children and grandchildren
to comfort him in his old age.
Then on to the great Willamette Val
ley, the Italy of the United States, and
the second Garden of Eden, where is
room for a million . happy people, where
every hamlet and village is marked by
church spires and the white schoolhouses
dot the hills and valley, reminding one
that Oregon has provided for her sons
and daughters the necessary weapons
with which to battle with all the world.
Then down the beautiful Willamette
River that noets have suns about, with
its moss-covered banks, shaded by the
stately evergreen flrsi Hear it rumble
and roar as it flows over the ragged
rocks, throwing up great sheets of spray
which furnish' joy and amusement for
the tourist, as well as for him who re
ceives riches from the power it affords
to revolve the wheels of many industries
as it rolls on to join issue with the old
Columbia, that mighty river of the West.
The Columbia, watering a country large
enough and rich enough to support an
empire, as It flows to the sea, where its
cool, sparkling waters freshen the salty
tide as the rolling o readers cnase eacn
other in their wild career to reach the
golden sands "where rolls the Oregon
Portland City of Riches.
Then to Portland, -the richest city on
earth in comparison to its population.
the home of the millionaire and manu
facturer. Passing up the grand old Co
lumbia, viewing the mountains, some
white and ghostly and towering far up
Into the skies, others sloping gently back
from Columbia's placid waters, itheir
green covering moistened by the silvery
spray thrown up from some dashing wa
terfall as It leaps from some high predT
pice and falls many - feet below. Yet
man, in his thirst for riches, would blow
to atoms these grand old sentinels that
have stood there for ages and ages, long
before the Bridge of the Gods fell crash
ing into the Columbia, forming the beau
tiful Cascades that man's ingenuity,
backed up by Uncle Sam's credit, is try
ing to remove that the commerce of a
great empire may move on to the sea
Then away to the Cascades, where
Mount Hood in silent grandeur Is keep
ing guard over great mineral wealth that
alone is worth more tnan all of Bng
land with the golden crown of King Ed
ward thrown in. Then to the great In
land empire of Oregon, where the shep
herd's flocks are grazing upon a thousand
hills, where great herds of fat, sleek cat
tle are feeding above the rim rocks, and
the cowboy is king. .
Then let us climb the beautiful bunch
was plainly Intended for him, and care
fully herded the hen down the two flights
of stairs and ushered his unusual but
quite welcome guest through the front
door and into" the street where she still
continued her cackling. Mr. Schwab be
took himself to the kitchen, where he
had the egg frying for his breakfast be
fore the fowl had stopped cackling about
it.
- Under the unusual circumstances, the
egg formed a peculiarly appetizing part
of the breakfast, and as he ate it he
wondered what special good luck was to
come to him, for he regarded the incident
as a good omen.
The hen belongs to a neighbor, and on
one of the recent . hot days the front
door of the Schwab dwelling had been
opened early to catch every breeze that
was stirring. The inquisitive fowl
marched boldly up the front steps In
search of a cool spot and walked in the
front door as if she owned the place.
Then she chose to bestow the egg upon
Mr. Schwab and to 'call his attention to
the gift.
OF OREGON
grass- slopes that form the -summit above
La Grande. Let ua feast our eyes on this
glorious panorama. 'To the west are the
everlasting snow-capped mountains in all
their grandeur, silent monuments, of God's
handiwork, while far in the distance
the pine-clad hills of the Blue Mountains
are , In evidence. At our feet, dressed in
her Summer garb, nestles the valley.
with the villages of La Gjande and
union iar in tne distance, xnence to
Baker City, the second Denver of the
West, nestled in the very heart -of the
beautiful - Powder River Valley, bounded
on all sides ' by rock-ribbed - mountains
that, are stored with gold and silver as
was King Solomon's Temple.
Our- Harbor-Indented Coast.
Then let us run down the Oregon cfaast
for 300 miles, and view the works of the
Almighty. See how 'he has indented our
coast line with numerous waterways and
fashioned the hills and -valleys so the
thrifty farmers and busy manufacturers
can place their products upon the world's
market, where the ships of all nations
may enter and depart, where man's in
genuity may spread out, ' where cities
will - be built and a commerce equal to
the . Atlantlo seaboard will . force, itself
upon us.
If you are a child of wealth, then spend
your money at home. Don't go to the
old countries to see the beauties of na
ture, when we can discount them at
home. Would you -seek a flowery dell in
a mountain home where Nature Is undis
turbed by the hand of man? Then climb.
Mary s Peak, that silent sentinel of the
Coast Range, as it sits in its green cov
ering. Nature's garb, and smiles up to
her uncle and aunts over in the Cascades.
Will you view a sunrise in all its beau
ties? Then seat yourself on some great
mossy boulder, worn smooth by time,
and watch the stars go out one by one;
all Is still as death; the chill breath from
the snow-crowned mountains in the dis
tance is health-giving and invigorating,
and will keep away the Ideals of dream
land and freshen your mind that you
may drink in the beauties of Nature as
they salute the rising sun. Here you may
see the dawning of a new day from the
mountain side of our own great state,
wMch should satisfy the mind of an
American citizen as well as a view from
the Alps in a foreign country.
Now you - hear the song of the early
birds as they break the stillness of Na
ture's quiet, whose soft notes are sweeter
than any of man's inventions, as they
voice their praise to God and returning
day. The Eastern horizon is colored with
crimson tints as the great orb of day
warms mother earth. The snow-capped
mountains are dropping tears of joy at
the departure of. night's cold mantle, as
the sun is warming life into hill and dale.
The flowers are smiling as they shake
their heads in the gentle morning sephyr
and send out Bhowers of fragrant dew
drops that shine like diamonds in the
golden sunshine.
Smoke From Bnsy Cities.
The valleys far below shed their cold
gray fog, which Is wafted away by the
morning breeze; the smoke from the busy
cities that mark the courses of Oregon s
two great rivers is ' curling up to high
heaven and is caught in the drift of the
Summer clouds. The roar of the laugh
ing waters as they rumble over the rocky
boulders and hurry on to swell the more
sedate rivers down in the valley is an
eternal praise to the Creator of all. Even
the slimy reptile that crawls upon the
greensward is charmed, and for a time
forgets to poison its kisses.
Would you view a sunset down by the
Bea? Then cast your eyes to the east.
that you may Bee the evening shades
drawing the dark mantle of night o'er
Mount Hood's hoary head, and chasing
the dark shadows on down to Mount Jef
ferson and Washington. See the Three
Sisters sending good-night kisses through
the. last lingering rays of sunshine - to
their snowy neighbor, St. Helens.
Then to the western slopes that are
marked by crystal streams as they go
dancing down to the valleys, now flash
ing like silvery cords and again only a
blue thread winding through the green
forests and on and on down below, water
ing the valleysthat a bountiful crop may
be harvested by a God-fearing people.
Then on to the old Pacific, as it seem
ingly lies so quiet In the distance, looking
like a great mirror reflecting and throw
ing Nature's bright spots all around the
Western horizon as the golden sunshine
paints rainbow colors on Its rolling waves
ere it sinks to rest In the Father of
Waters.
Look again and see the searchlight as
it flashes out from the lighthouse towers
that Uncle Sam has erected along our
shores. See It gleam away out across the
trackless waters to guide the sailor boy
safely on as he walks the deck of his
white-winged ship, or Is lying in his ham
mock and rocked to sleep by the ocean
waves and dreams of home and mother.
B. P. JONES.
11 FRUIT HARVEST ON
HEAVY SHIPMENTS NOW BEING
MADE TO THE COAST.
Apricots and Early Apples Comprise
Bulk of Product Movement Is So
Heavy Trains Are Delayed.
KIONA, Wash.. July 22. (Special.) L.
C. Rolph has sold his 20-acre Irrigated
tract near this place to Messrs. Joerg
ens and Sangenfelt, of Prosser. The
price paid was $3150. The new owners will
take immediate possession. Mr. Rolph.
who Is extensively engaged in wheat-
growing in the Horse Heaven, country,
will build a cottage In Klona for a home.
great quantities of fruit are being sent
out from here by express. No. 15, which
is the favorite train with the fruitgrow
ers for shipping to the Coast, was de
tained 20 minutes the other evening, so
great was the quantity of fruit to be
loaded. Apricots and Red Astrachan ap
ples comprise the bulk of the shipments
at present.
The First Bank of Klona opened for
business Monday morning, with C. J.
Anderson in charge. With a big grain
and fruit crop coming on, the new insti
tution will be a great convenience to our
citizens.
Ezra Hill, who owns a valuable irri
gated tract near this place, has been ex
amining other fruit growing districts of
the Northwest for several months past,
with a view to locating elsewhere. But
he now writes that Yakima Valley lands,
and especially those of Benton County,
are superior to anything he has seen
elsewhere, and he will return to Klona
well-satisfied to remain.
Victoria's Skipper Is. Arrested.
VANCOUVER, B. C, July 22. No trace
of any of the missing passengers on the
Chehalis, run down Saturday afternoon
by the Princess Victoria on Burrard In
let, has been found. Upon the arrival
here at noon today of the Princess Vic
toria from Seattle, Captain Griffin, the
skipper in charge at the time of the
collision, was arrested on the charge of
manslaughter and after some time was
released on bail. The Princess sailed for
Victoria and Seattle in command of Cap
tain Hickey.
1
Menace of the Mormon Church.
WEISER. Idaho, - July 22. (Special.)
Tomorrow the Republican primaries, at
which will be elected the delegates to the
county convention to elect delegates to
the state convention to be held at Poca-i
tello August 1, will be held and it prom
ises to be one or tne most oitterly con
tested political fights ever witnessed n
the city. The- fight will be between the
Gooding and antl-Gooding factions.
The anu-Qooding faction held a large
ly attended meeting last night, at which
some astounding statements from Repub
lican speakers were made. Rev. E. A.
Paddock, the leader of the an tl -Gooding
faction in this county, stated that the
Republican party gould no longer close
its eyes to the fact that Idaho is menaced
by the Mormon Church and Its politi
cal and church liberties are threatened
by that hierarchy and that the Repub
licans must declare themselves boldly
on the question; that the Democratic
party has taken a broad stand on tne
question, and the Republicans must do
the same. The speech occasioned con
siderable excitement
Tour Drug si t will Tell Tea
that Murine Tye Remedy Cure Eyes. Make
Weak F.yei strong-. Doesn't Smart. Soothes
bT fain, ana sens ror ou cents.
Dr.W.Norton Davis&Ga
. ESTABLISHED 1889
Van Noy Hotel, CGr.Ttilrd and PIn3 Sts.
Portland, Oregon
For the Treatment of Special, Hervous and Chronic
DISEASES OF MEN
Special attention paid to treatment by
mail.
Oifice hours: Daily. I to B and 7 to I
P. M. Sunday. 10 A. M. to 12 M.
Should you desire you may pay after
cure has been effected. Consultation free
and confidential.
All medicine free until cured.
rHAWLXBS GtTTDB,
THE COMFORTABLE WAY
TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY I
TILE ORIENTAL LIMITED
The IU Mall
VIA SEATTLE OR 6POKANTB.
Dally. PORTLAND Daily.
Leave. Time Schedule. Arrive. 1
To and from Spo- ,
8:80 am kane. St. Paul. Mln- 7:O0 am
neapolis, Duluth and
1:45 pm All Point. But Via 6:80 pro
8 cattle.
To and from St.
Paul, Minneapolis,
1:15 pm Duluth and All 8:00 pm
Points East I Via
Spokane.
Great Northern Steamship Co.
Sail In from Seattle for Japan
ind China ports and Manila, car
ving passengers and freight.
8. 6. Minnesota. July 5.
S. S. Dakota, Sept. t.
NIPPON xTJSEN KAISHA
(Japan Mall Steamsnlp Co.)
3. & TANGO MARU will sail
!rom Seattle about July 21 for
ap&n and China porta, carrying
assengers and freight
For tickets, rates, berth reserve.
tona. etc.. call on or address
II. DICKSON. C. P. A T. A
122 Third St.. Portland. Or.
Phone Main 680.
TIME CARD
OF TRAINS
PORTLAND
DAILY.
Depart. Arrive.
Yellowstone Park-Kansas
Clty-St. -- Louis Special
for Chehalis. Centralla.
Olympia, Qray's Harbor.
South Bend. Tacoma,
Seattle, Spokane. Lewis
ton. Butte. Billings,
Denver, Omaha. Kansas
fMtv St- Twiiita and
Southwest 8:80 am 4:80 pa
North Coast Limited, eleo
trlo lighted, for Tacoma,
Seattle, Spokane, Butte,
Mtnti..nnlt. fit Paul
and the East 3:00pm TrOO as
Puget Sonnd Limited for
Claremont, Chehalis.
r- n r r M i Tirnm. and
Seattle only 4:30 pm 10:55 pa
Twin City Express for Ta
coma, Seattle. Spokane.
Helena. Butte. St, Paul,
Minneapolis. . Lincoln,
Omaha, St. Joseph, St.
Louis. Kansas City,
without change of cars.
Direct connections for
alt nnlnls Rut and
Southeast 11:45 pm 8:50 pm
A d. Charlton. Assistant General Passen
ger Agent. 235 Morrison st, corner Thirds
roraua, ur.
PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE
Fast Sir. TELEGRAPH
Makes round trip daily (except Sun
day). Leaves Alder-street dock 7 A.
M.: returning leaves Astoria 2:30
P. 1L, arriving Portland 9 P. Id.
Telephone Main 565.
American-Hawaiian .
Steamship Company
The splendid Al steamer NEV ADAN,
Green, master, will arrive at Portland on or
about Tttursaay, juiy iv. .ana. navwg aia
chaiged her New York cargo, will load, at
once and sail promptly for Honolulu and
Kahulul. Hawaiian Islands, Freight will be
received at any time from now to date of
sailing lor tnis steamer at uolumnia dock
No." 1, foot of Northrup street.
For rates of freignt and all other par
ticulars, apply to
THE CHAS. F. BEEBK CO., Agents,
First and Ankeny Streets.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamers for Salem. Independence and Al
bany leave 8:45 A. M- daily (except Sunday).
- Steamers for Corvallis and way points leave
6:45 A. M. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.
, Office and Dock, foot Taylor St. ,
Steamer Chas. R. Spencer
FAST TIM3.
TTp the beantlful Columbia, the most enjoy
able of river trips. Leaves foot Oak St. for
The Dalles and wsy points dally at T A
except Friday and Sundsy; returning st 10
P. la. Sunday excursions for Cascade Lock!
leave at A. M. ; rat urn 8 P. si. Phoas
Main 2W0.
VELEBS' GUIDE.
S TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Xhrooah Pullman standards and tourist
sleeping ears dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spo- '
aauc; uunn sleeping car aaiiy to hsium
City. Reclining chair ears (seats (res) to the
East dally.
UNION DEPOT.
Leaves.
Arrives.
CRICAOO-POHTLASD
SPECIAL or the Bast
via Huntington.
:80 A M.
hs.-oo P. M.
Dally.
Dally.
6:15 P. st. 8:00 A. at.
SPOKANE) FLYER,
Dally. I Daily.
For Eastern Wuhlnrtnn. Wall. TV .11a T ..w-
leton. Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern points
ATLANTIC EXPRESS
for the East via Hunt
ington. 8:15 P. M.
7:13 A. M.
Dally.
Sally.
PORTLAND . BIOOS 18:18 A. M.
,6.00 P. 11.
a-"A-i ror au local
Points between Biggs
and Portland.
RTVKR SCHEDULE.
THA
FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P. M. 8:00 P. s
way points, connecting Dally. Dally,
with steamer for Ilwa- except except
co and North Beach Sunday. bunas,
steamer Bassalo. Ash- Saturday
St. dock. 10:00 P.M.
FOR DAYTON, Oi- TOO A. M. Is:80 P. M.
gon City snd Yamhill Dally, Dally,
River points, Asn-st. except except
dock (water per.) 6unday. Sunday.
For LewlstoBL Idaho, and way nolnts from
Rlparta. tVaah. Leave Rlparla 6:40 A M .
or upon arrival train No. 4. dally except SaU
uraay, Axnvs Kipsna tr . M. oauy except
Friday.
Ticket OffloflL. Thir.1 anil U-..hln.t.i.
Telephone Main Hi. C. W. Stinger, City
Ticket At. Win, MoMnrray. Gen. Pass. Agt- .
EASTYia
SOUTH
UNION DEPOT.
8-.S P. U.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem, Rose
burg, Ashland,
Sacramento, Og
den. ban Fran.
Cisco, Stockton.
Los Angeles, Kl
Paso. New Or
leans and the
East.
Morning train
eeansote at
Woodbura dally
except Sunday
with trains for
Mt. Angel. Sliver
ton, Brownsville,
and Natron.
Eugene passenger
conneetg at
Woodburn with
Mt. Angel and
SUvarton local.
7:38 A, st.
8:80 A. X.
B :65 P. K.
4:18 P.. It
10:85 A. It.
T.D0 A. 1L
4.50 P. 1C
18:00 P. M.
111:00 A M
Corvallis
gar.
Sheridan
6:60 P.
8:25 A.
M.
gar.
Forest Grove pas
senger 2:50 P.
10:20 A.
X, j
M.;cr
Daily. Dally except Sunday. J'
PORTLAND-OB WEGO SUBURBAN
SERVICE AND YAMHILL
DIVISION.
Depot, Foot of Jefferson Street.
Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:40
A M.: 12:60, 2:06, 4:00. 6:20. 6:25. 8:30, 10:10.
lltso P. Ja. vauy except Dunasy, o:ao, o:av,
8:40, 10:25 A M. Sunday only. 9 A. M.
Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland,
QHIlf O.Oi A. , -l". o.w, V.VU, U.lil,
0:55. 11:10 P. M. : 12:25 A M. Dally except
Sunday, S:25. T-.zo. 8:B5, u:5 A. M. Sun
day only 10:00 A M.
Leave from sams depot for Dallas and in
termediate points dally. 7:30 A M. and 4:15
P. M. Arrive Portland 10:15 A. M. and 6:30
P. M.
The Independence-afonmoiith - Motor Line .
operates daily to Monmouth and Alrlle. con
necting with 8. P. Go.'a trains at Dallas and ;
Independence.
Flrst-claes fare from Portland to Sacra-
mento and San Francisco. $20; berth. $5.
Second-class fare. 910; second-class berth. $2.50.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe; also -Japan.
China, Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, Comer Third and
Washington Sts. Phone Main 713.
C. W. STINGER, WJl. M'MTJRKAY.
Cits' Ticket Asrent. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Special Alaska
EXCURSIONS
Cottage City. July VI t
August 10, 24. City of
Seattle, July 20. Fare fes
round trip.
"ABOUND PTJGET BOTJND EXCURSIONS
EVERY K1VK DAYS.
BOTJTHEASTESN ALASKA ROUTE.
From Seattle at 0 P. M. for Ketchikan.
Juneau, Ekagway. Whits Horse, Dawson ana
Fairbanks.
S. 8. City of Seattle, July 20; August L
S. S. Humboldt, July 23. '
S. 8. Cottage City (via Sitka), July 2T:
August 10. 24.
NOME ROUTE.
. Third sailing S. 8. Senator about July 24.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO DIRECT.
From Seattle at a A. M. Umatilla, July
13.
Portland Office. 249 Washington St.
Main 229.
O. M. LEE. Pass. Ft. Agt.
C IX DUN ANN. G. P. A
10 Market St Ban Francisco. .
Astoria and Columbia!
River Railroad Co.
Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrlvss.
Daily. For Mergers, Rainier, Dally.
Clatskanle, Westport,
Clifton. Astoria, War
t:00 A. M. renton. Flavsl, Ham-11:55 AM.
mond. Fort Stevens,
Gearhart Park. Sea
el de. Astoria and Sea
snore. T:00P. M. Express Dally. 8:50 P. M
' Astoria Express.
'Portland-Seaside Flyer" Saturday only.
leave Portland 8:10 P. M.
C. A. STEWART, 3. C. MAYO,
Conun'L Agt.. 248 Alder st. G. F. at P. A.
Phone Main 008.
Columbia River Scenery,
Regulator Line Steamers :
-THE EXCURSION- STEAMER "BAILET
GATZERT" makes round trips to CASCADE
LOCKS every Sunday, leaving PORTLAND
at A. M., returning arrives 6 P. M.
Dally service between Portlsnd1 and Ths
Dalles except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 '
A. M., arriving about 5 P. M., carrying '
freight and passengers. 8plendld acoonuno- '
dattons for outfits and livestock. '
' Dock foct of Alder street. Portland; foot t
et Court street. Tne Dalles. Phone Mala I
014, Portland. ,
San Francisco 6 Portland
Steamship Co.
Operatise the Only Direct FaMenge -Btamera
.
Ttttur aaflfnr postponed tndeflnltAlr -
oant ftsUi FrgULclsVoo wtsr-front trlktv
J AS. H. DEWSOX. AGENT.
Phone Alain 26&. 248 WMuiDftpn Si