THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1906.
9
LARRY-' SULLIVAN
IS HOME AGAIN
Returns to Portland" From Ne
vada Gold Mines With
Big Fortune.
LEFT HERE A POOR MAN
Story Told by Xow famous Mining
Promoter Heads Like a Fairy
Tale Becomes Millionaire
in Fourteen Months.
Main Larry Sullivan left Portland 14
months ago with a railroad ticket for
Goldlields, New, and $1400 in cash, all
borrowed money. L. M. Sullivan, banker,
promoter, and one of Nevada's wealthi
est citizens, returned to Portland yester
day with unlimited credit and a brick of
gold worth $155,000, which he brought with
him as a sample of the bricks they are
now making in Nevada. In other words,
Larry Sullivan departed from Portland
little more than a year ago without a'
penny that he could call his own, and
comes back now a millionaire and a man
to be reckoned with in the financial world.
But to his friends he Is the same old
1-arry Sullivan. There has been a change
in his commercial rating, but he himself
has not altered a particle, except that
while he has been making money he has
also been losing flesh, rie still retains,
however, the same familiar walk, the
same characteristic handshake, tne same
hearty greeting for all who approach
him, and he talks Just the same. He
does not appear any more prosperous
than he did when he left here; he always
had the "front and bearing of a man
of affairs. His "front," nerve and air
of prosperity are among the things that
made him rich when he landed In Nevada
and "found his gait."
"He's the same old Larry," remarked
many of his friends, after they had met
him again yesterday.
-..Sir. Sullivan will spend a week"or ten
days with his family In Portland, and
will then depart for the East, where he
will open offices in Chicago and New
York. Later he will make a trip to
Europe to promote some of his numerous
mining schemes. The offices in Chicago
and Now York will be opened for the pur
pose of Interesting Eastern capital In the
mining companies managed by the L. M.
Sullivan Trust Company, of which he is
the largest stockholder. He is the big man
of the company and controls It. Among
thrive interested in it with him are Pete
and J;ick Grant, of Portland, and Gov
ernor Sparks, of Nevada.
Xow Famous as Promoter.
I.arry Sullivan has become known as
ing companies managed by the L. M. Sul
the most successful mining promoter In
Nevada. Ho is one of the many who
went there with nothing and now have
millions, but instead of stopping after
making one big strike, Mr. Sullivan is
after the yellow metal harder than ever,
and if his properties "pan out" as he
thinks they will, he will soon rank as
a multi-millionaire. The company which
he heads does a business that aggregates
$1.000.0iX o, month, much of which comes
in from the sale of stocks and is ex
pended in development work.
Ture, unadulterated nerve, pluck and a
good "front," more than luck, carried
I-arry Sullivan through the breakers and
out on the high seas of prosperity. In
the great rush into Goldflelds some men
went in with more money than brains.
Sullivan had only brains and an Irish
man's determination to succeed. He was
landed in Goldflelds by the first train
over the now railroad, which was com
pleted a year ago last September. The
idea of starting out' as a prospector did
not suit his taste, so he remained in
town with his eyes open. Those who
taw him there, staying at the best hotels
and living witn the best of them,
thought. "He's some big gun from the
East who is looking for investments."
At last his wide-awake faculties stood
him In hand. Ho secured an option on
the finest building In Goldflelds. but it
dug such a hole in his pile that he knew
that if the deal did not go through he
would have to climb down from his pe
destal and hunt a job. Once he had se
cured the option he wired to Pete Grant,
then In Portland, to hurry down. Grant
took himself and 3).000 in cash to Gold
fields, ana with this ho and Sullivan were
ablo to purchase half tho building, the
rent from which gave them an income of
J70O a month.
Sullivan then went into business for
himself, while waiting for something big
to turn up. All the time he kept his
eyes open, and four months later the "big
tiling" he had been waiting for, rolled
ti round to him. He never hesitated when
it enme. and he snatched tho opportunity.
It placed him on the high road to suc
cess. '
Sullivan's First Coup.
It whs the Manhattan excitement that
gave him his real start. When the boom
began at Manhattan, which Is near Gold
fields, Sullivan was among the first on
the ground. The Jumping Jack property
looked just about right to him, and scrap
ing nil his spare cash together, he secured
an option on It from two or three owners
for JW.OOO. The provision was made that
unless tho third owner, who was at an
other camp 20 miles distant, would sell,
the other two could not be held to the
bargain.
That afternoon Sullivan started to hunt
for the third owner. He found him early
in the evening, and all night talked "sale"
to his man. Sullivan's tenacity won out
and the option was "nailed down" during
tho early hours the next morning. He
hurried back to Goldflelds in his automo
bile, with no money, but with a .very val
uable option. When he reached there the
boom was bigger than ever, and he was
offered J100.000 in cold cash for his op
tion. Instead of selling he borrowed J90.
0 from the Goldflelds bank on the
strength of the established reputation of
the- mine in question, and the property
became his. i
Sullivan then began his promoting op
erations. A company was formed and
stock sold. Money commonced rolling in
and he began to look for more good
things. Somebody told him that the Stray
Dog claim at Manhattan was worth own
ing. Secretly he worked among the
stockholders until ho had obtained half
at the stock. Tlio remaining half was
tiwned by two men wno offered to sell
out for JlfiO.OOrt. or to give Sullivan that
much for his holdings. They flipped up
a coin to see which would have tne say,
and Larry won. He borrowed the $160,000,
paid it on tho property and began to do
moro promoting.
Once ho got a mine on Its feet he-would
dispose of a portion of his own stock and
buy other claims. Ho secured the serv
ices of John Campbell, an engineer for
merly employed by Charles Schwab, at
JL'o.noo a year and commissions, and fol
lowed Campbell's expert advice. One
property after another he absorbed, until
now the L. M. Sullivan Trust Company
has ten great properties which are held
under ten different companies, with an
aggregate capitalization of J10,500.00, and
he has other extensive interests besiues
these.
His head offices are at Goldflelds, where
he has 28 stenographers at work answer
ing correspondence. Altogether he has
about 700 persons in his employ, and the
number Is being rapidly increased. Pa
pers all over the country are full of his
advertisements, and he declares that
money is coming in like a veritable yel
low stream.
Mr. Sullivan was seen yesterday at his
home at Eighteenth and Irving streets.
He was willing to talk, but time and
again he was interrupted by messenger
boys with telegrams, yesterday he re
ceived a market basket full of messages
by wire and expects a whole mailpoueh
full of letters this morning.
"For 14 months I have seen practically
nothing in the way of vegetation but sage
brush, and when I got back to Portland
the grass looked good enough to eat,"
he said as he tore open a telegram.
While he was reading this telegram an
other messenger boy appeared on the
scene with three more.
"Oh, this is nothing," laughed Mr. Sul
livan, man of affairs; "you ought to see
me when I am at Goldfleld. There w;e re
ceive letters and telegrams by the wagon
load, and that's no exaggeration.'"
He proceeded to read the messages, fin
gering a massive watch chain made out
of large gold nuggets, all the time. Mr.
Sullivan does not wear any diamonds, but
Is prottd of his chain, which was made
from nuggets taken from one of his
mines..
"Pete and Jack Grant both have be
come rich since they hit Goldflelds," he
conrinued. "We have been associated to
gether1. We have all done well, but "be
fore many years we will all he very, very
rich."
He laid deep stress upon "very, very
rich." He did not talk about "millions
upon millions," but spoke with that de
gree of certainty that comes to one who
has passed through the enthusiasm of
the first big winning and knows he is on
solid ground.
Ventures a Prediction.
"Goldflelds and Manhattan are destined
to be the greatest mining camps In the
world," he resumed. "I want to say right
here that we have some of the best prop
erties there. The stock in all our com
panies has either doubled or trebled in
value. But one mine has proved a blank
and? that is the Rush. The Rush is in
the Bullfrog district and we thought at
first it was a great proposition. But de
velopment work has convinced us that it
Is a failure. Originally we paid $210,000
for it. We sold considerable stock, but
all of these stockholders are getting
their money back. We offered to return
them their money or give them stock in
other companies in exchange. We lost
something like $200,000 on the mine, but
the stockholders whom we asked to be
come Interested in the company are not
out anything. We could have pulled out
with a very small loss, but we were de
termined to give the stockholders ta fair
deal and they certainly have got it.
"The great law In the mining camps of
Nevada Is, "be square.' Crooks cannot
light there If they are known, and while
there they have to be straight. Thieves
are shown no mercy. You could leave
your watch and chain on the sidewalk
and It would be Just as safe as though
it were in your own pocket. Every man
is on the square there."
Mr. Sullivan was told that it was gen
erally believed in Portland that he had
turned Democrat. He admitted that he
had conducted the recent campaign for
the Nevada Democrats which resulted in
the election of Governor Sparks, but de
clared that he was as good a Republican
as he ever was.
"I took a hand in politics there because
my Irish blood was aroused and then
party lines were forgotten," ho declared.
"Patterson, a Republican boss at Reno,
declared from the platform that no
Irishman or Roman Catholic could be
elected to the Supreme bench in that
state. He was fighting James G. Sweeney,
a splendid young fellow.
Irish Stand Together.
"Well, we Irish couldn't stand for that.
About $70,OC0 was raised in the mining
camps in less than 24 hours to elect
Sweeney to the Supreme bench and we
did it. The money was turned over to
me by the miners and I was told to go
ahead and manage the campaign. In 10
days I expended $43,000 and elected
Swenney by 3000 majority.
'At Reno during the last hours of the
campaign I chartered practically the
whole of the Golden Hotel, and we made
things hum. On the square, wine flowed
like water and two-bit cigars were passed
around by the thousand. Never before
was such a campaign conducted in that
state and we swept everything before us.
Our fight was for the election of Sweeney
to the Supreme bench, but we also elected
Sparks, the Democratic candidate for
Governor. Now they are pressing me to
take the chairmanship of tho Democratic
State Central Committee, but I want
nothing of that kind for I am still a Re
publican. "I wish you would state for me that
Goldflelds and those other mining camps
in Nevada are no places for whisky
drinkers. Please lay emphasis on that
point. Persons who go there and drink
whisky freely die like sheep. It affects
the heart and death follows. A person
can become acclimated, but it takes
time. If you will take care of yourself
you can be as healthy there as in almost
any country."
Mr. Sullivan says that he has an auto
mobile at Goldflelds which ho never uses
until there Is a rich strike in that vicinity.
Then he and his engineer take it and
are hurried to the spot. These strikes
are made frequently and Sullivan is al
ways among the first to arrive. A chauf
feur is always on duty at his office and
when a strike is reported it takes but a
few minutes for Larry to get on his way.
"We can start almost as quickly as a
fire department answering an alarm,"' he
remarked, and then he turned his atten
tion to moro telegrams that had arrived
while he was talking.
WILL TAKE TR1PTD RAINIER
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN WILL
VISIT LUMBER. TOWN.
Lunch in a Logging Camp to Be
a Feature of tlio '
Programme.
RAINIER. Or., Nov. 11. (Special.) On
Invitation of some of the business men
of Rainier a number of the leading men
of Portland will visit this city, from
which the Portland mills and other large
manufacturers get their logs. President
Hogg, of tho Chamber of Commerce,
through whom the invitation was sent,
has consented to invite a number of prom,
incnt men interested in the commercial,
manufacturing and financial enterprises
of Portland to take the trip, which will
be made about the last of this week. It
is the wish of the Rainier people to have
the advantages of this port and the op
portunities of -the district made known,
while the trip will, at the same time, fur
nish a pleasant outing for the Portland
ers. Tho Itinerary programme for the
visit will he arranged by the Rainier
Board of Trade and will include, among
other things, a lunch In a logging camp.
Tho invitation was also extended to the
wives of tho party, and Mrs. Hogg, who
has many friends in Rainier, will issue
the Invitations to them.
Anarchists Must Not Celebrate.
ROME, Nov. 11. Local anarchists to
day attempted a demonstration to com
memorate tho hanging of the Chicago
anarchists 19 years ago. They were
dispersed by the police and many were
arrested. This demonstration coincid
ed with the anniversary of the birth of
King Victor Emmanuel.
RAILROADS MUST
GET SPfiE DEAL
President McDoel, of the Mo
non, Gives Pacific North
west" Advice.
DISCUSSES CAR SHORTAGE
Head of Chicago, Indianapolis &
Louisville Makes Portland a Brief
Visit Touring ' West . on
Sightseeing Jaunt.
That the Pacific Northwestern States
should foster their own development
by making as few laws as possible to
hinder railroads is the belief of W. H.
McDoel, president of the Chicago, In
dianapolis & Louisville, who spent yes
terday in Portland. He thinks that the
continued interference of state rail
road commissions and meddlesome Leg
islatures, with their amateur lawmak
ers who have not the slightest idea
of railroad operation, invariably tend
to keep railroads away from a state.
"It strikes me that the Pacific North
west should foster railroad building,"
said President McDoel. "The fewer
laws you enact regarding- them the
more railroads you will get. You hava
a great country here and It is won
derful to me what strides It Is mak
ing, but it takes great courage to
build across the deserts to this coast.
The Northern Pacific and Great North
ern are great properties now, but
there were but few men who advo
cated the building of these roads.
There will be railroads in plenty out
here some day.
"Any state or territory that under
takes to regulate railroads to such a
ruinous extent as some of them do
will find that railroads will stop
building. Men do not put money into
railways unless they can get returns
from the investment.
Explains Poor Service.
"Everything the railroads have to
buy, both labor and materials, is high
and taxeB are constantly being in
creased, but - rates are being reduced.
If this condition keeps up there can
be but one result, and that is poor
service."
This remark was dropped by the
head of the C. I. & L. in a discussion
of the car shortage and of the reme
dies suggested reciprocal demurrage
and a state railroad commission for
Oregon.
"The car shortage is a National con
dition," said he. "It is always so at
this time of the year. Orders are piled
up in the car shops so deep that it
is now Impossible to got cars Inside
of a year. It is the same way in
the locomotive worki'. If tho people
wore given all the cars they want the
cars could not be moved; there are not
locomotives enough. If there was
sufficient motive power, every terminal
would be blocked with freight. Term
inals are not adequate to handle the
tremendous- traffic that the railroads
are now called on to handle."
President McDoel believes that the
Interstate Commerce regulations. If
properly enforced, will result In the
elimination of unfair competition and
will bring business down to a fair
basis. If the Government has author
ity .to make such rules for the rail
roads to follow, which he doubts, he
thinks the railroads will not be hurt
provided the laws are enforced im
partially. As to Government ownership, like
all railroad men. President McDoel is
dubious.
"I do not think it would be good
for the country," said he. "Personally,
I should like to see the Government
take hold of the railroads , and run
them for about ten years. I do not
think it would take that long to con
vince the people that the roads are
being well operated now.
Views on Government Ownership.
"If the Government were to oper
ate the railroads, it probably would
not run eight or ten fine trains be
tween Chicago and the Coast, when
four would handle the traffic. With
the elimination of competition would
come poorer service. Then, with Gov
ernment ownership comes the danger
of the railroads developing into an
Immense political machine."
President McDoel is spending two
weeks in touring the West in his pri
vate car, "Monad." From Chicago he
came to Spokane and Seattle over the
Great , Northern. He came here over
the Northern Pacific and left last
night over the O. R. & N. and Union
Pacific for his home. This is the first
time he has ever been in the Pacific
Northwest and the journey has" proved
most profitable to him. He found Ore
gon and Washington far advanced in
commercial importance and the coun
try is much bigger than he thought.
After looking around Portland yester
day he commented very favorably on
the city's appearance and said every
indication pointed toward continued
growth.
The president of the C. I. & L. is a
dignified, elderly man, with snowy
hair and mustache. His long experi
ence in managing railroads gives'
weight to his utterances on the sub
ject. As the active head of a large
system in the Mississippi Valley, for
he combines the position of president
of the Monon route with that of gen
eral manager, his influence in the rail
road world is large.
THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN
The Testimony of Genesis and the
Testimony of the Rocks
PORTLAND, Nov. 11. (To the Editor )
In a recent Issue of The Oregon Ian appears
an editorial on the above topic that Is good.
The theme interests every one. The first
chapter of Genesis to me is the most won
derful piece of writing in any language, not
because of its literary character, tbut be
cause of what it says.
From start to finish It is faithful to the
geological record of th early growth and
development of the body of the earth from
a certain point In Its history to the cul
mination of the "highest life that adorns It.
No geologist of the present day, with all his
research and opportunities, "has put forth so
perfect an epitome of the successive periods
of growth and development as does the first
chapter of Genesis, andyet the whole series
of events were enacted many millions of
years before they were recorded by men, and
there is no evidence whatever that the re
corder had. any practical knowledge of
geology.
In closing the very brief sketch of tne
geological history of the past, the declara
tion is made that God said: Let the earth
bring forth the living creatures, cattle and
tho beasts of the field after their kind. and
at the same time In the same period of
time of tho development, God said: "Let
us make man in our own image." This was
the culmination of life on the earth, and in
point of fact, the work was finished. "
one who baa studied the strata of the
earth even a little bit can fall to note the
Immense stretches of time they represent.
The very newest formation that lies scat
tered over our hills and valleys in the form
of soil dates back to the close of our last
glacial period, representing not less than
30,000 or 40,000 years. Plenty of the relics
of man are found in the debris of that
catastrophe; yea, there are the best of
records to show that man existed on tne
earth in cutaceous times, millions of years
back. The antiquity of the horse, the ox,
the camel, lion, etc., is the antiquity of
man, for where they can live and flourish
man can, and, of course, did.
Coming up to the yesterday of today, the
careful reader and observer of both pro
fane and sacred history can't fail to note
an immense break in the biblical record
from the days and doings of Noah, to the
appearance of Abraham on the scene.
Thousands of years are represented by that
gap, yet casually they seem closely con
nected. The first chapter of Genesis has no ref
erence in any way to the conduct or moral
responsibility of man. It is a scientific pro
duction from start to finish, and would be
recognized as such were it not for the
prejudices of both scientists and religionists
of the extremer sort. The chief difference
between the geological epitome of the
Geologist Dana and that of the first chap
ter of Genesis, Is that the chapter alluded
to credits the events that transpired up
to an author, and Dana leaves that to be In
ferred. Dana Is less scientific In that he
descends to detail that is Included In the
generalizations of Genesis. Dana's knowl
edge of the geological events of the past
is through the inspection of the strata from
earliest times. The first epochs of the de
velopment of the earth to the time organic
life appeared are not represented in the
strata. They were meteorological in charac
ter. Nothing Is lost to religion and truth by
accepting facts as they are.
. . W. HAMPTON SMITH.
"FISH BOSH" SAYS HI
VAX DUSEX'S THEORY SO TAKEN
BY ROGUE CAXXER.
"Salmon Scarcity Due to Blasting"
Discredited as "Just Simple
Tommy-Rot."
WEDDERBRUN, Or., Nov. 11. (To The
Editor.) The explanation of salmon
scarcity at hatcheries, "blasting drives
away the fish," presents such a mislead
ing statement of existing conditions that
I deem it proper to give you some
facts in relation to the subject, that your
self and readers may not be imposed upon
by those who are endeavoring to excuse
themselves for having, by their ignorance
and neglect, established a condition harmr
ful to an important interest of the state.
In the latter part of the season of 1904
after a fruitless attempt to construct a
flshway that would work according to
plans furnished by Mr. Van Dusen, the
owners of the Gold Ray dam built one
after their own plan that proved a suc
cess and that season the United States
Commission were able to take about
9,000,000 eggs. It is true that in 1905, 200,000
or less eggs were taken from the upper
waters of this river, as the closing of
the dam at the Golden Drift mine en
tirely stopped the passage of the fish.
I am credibly informed that the take
of salmon eggs from the upper waters
of the Rogue for the season of 1906 will
be from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000, and I have
lately received advices from George M.
Bowers,. Commissioner of Fisheries for
the United States, informing me that
2.000,000 eggs will be sent to my hatchery
here to be developed according to our
method.
This take of eggs on Rogue river which
exceeds in number that realized from the
operations on the Columbia and its trib
utaries for the season of 1906, was the
result of my refusal to pay the canner's
license, as when I declined to do so Mr.
Van Dusen got up a little steam and sent
the deputy, H. A. Webster, to Grants
Pass to endeavor to regulate the illy
contrived affair which had been built
through the Golden Drift dam, accord
ing to plans furnished by his superior.
Though but a few days of the fishing
season remained the deputy was sucess
ful in providing a passage for the few
that escaped the nets below the dam,
which were immediately scooped up by
fishermen, who moved the scene of their
operations to a place above the dams.
The law providing a closed season went
into effect August 1 on the upper river
ana on August 15 on the lower portion.
During the close of 15 days enough sal
mon passed the dams to produce more
eggs for hatchery purposes than obtained
for the Columbia. Had Mr! Van Dusen
wakened up at the beginning of the fish
ing season and allowed Mr. "Webster to
fix his chief's illy-contrived apparatus and
enforce the law against fishing under the
spill of the dams, more salmon eggs
would have been taken from Rogue river
than from all other streams of the state.
Mr. Van Dusen is still throwing bou
quets to the gill-net constituents of his
family circle and thinks that fish wheels
and seins should be pinched in their take,
but says nothing about traps and gill
nets. "Leave it to me." says he. After
searching for excuses, he finds the blast
ing drives away the salmon. We would
ask, where do they go? If they are driv
en away from the shore, they must go
somewhere to deposit their spawn or die
without having done so, in which case
their bodies would be seen along the
streams.
Perhaps they return to Astoria with
the hope of getting directions from Mr.
Van Dusen as to their future movements,
and fall into the clutches of the gill
netters. All this talk about blasting,
dams, flshways, etc.. Is just simple tom
myrot, and a pitiful excuse for having
used the office of Fish Warden to further
the ends of a political machine, by neg
lecting to enforce the laws for the pro
tection of salmon and by the promoting
of vicious acts for their extermination.
R. D. HUME.
RESERVE LIST OF P. C. L
Secretary Fa'rrell, of the National As
sociation, Issues Bulletin.
J. H. Farrell, secretary of the National
Association, in his recent bulletin, No. 33,
gives out the following list of the players
reserved for the season of 1907 by tho
various clubs in the Pacific Coast League:
Oakland W. L. Randolph, Thomas Hack
ett, J. J. A. Bliss, John Hopkins, Ell Cates,
H. Heitmuller, George Haley, CharlPs
Franck, WUHara Devereaux, James Smith,
George Van Haltren, Arthur Kru(?er, Elmer
Emerson, William llogan, Melvln Blexrud,
H. E. Ibersr.
Han Francisco Charles Irwin, R. L. Wil
liams, Charles Street. Georjce HUdehrandt,
J. Myers, K. Sehofleld, H. Spencer, George
Wheeler, Dan Shea, Doyle, Roy Hltt, Clare
Henley, Jay Huches, H. Tyson.
Los Anjfele. Eager, Bernman, Magle.
Burns, Baum, Grey, Dillon, Toman, Brash
ear, Gochnauer, Ellis, Bernard, Cravath,
Itoss.
Fresno Charles Doyle, George McLaugh
lin, Harry Welter, George Cartwright,
Pearl Cas.y, Charles Eagen, Bert Delmas, W.
E. Daahwood. Wallace Bray Hogan, H.
O'Banlo, H. McGregor. Tracy Hogun, John
Fitzgerald, M. J. Iynch, Fred Brown, H. Is.
Stelx.
. PortlanJ Ben Henderson, E. Callft", Mike
Mitchell. P. W. Donohue, W. J. Sweeney.
J. McHale, Pete Lister, C. Moore, Jud
Smith, Frank Gum, Jerry Kane, Robert
Groom, Thomas Carpon. A. SchinenT.
Seattle C. D. lilankenshlp, J. F. Kane,
A. R. Mott, G. Croll, E. Van Buren, Ed
Householder, H. P. Vickers. O. Jones, V.
Garvin, W. J. Kane, T. Fitzpatrick, C.
Shields, J. Walters, H. Nelson.
Contracts for 1006 With Seattle, Georga
Croll, E. E. Van Buren, E. Householder,
Virgil Garvin. Contracts for 1907 With Se
attle, Harry Nelson.
Terms accepted r-. With Portland, W.
Stalm,
COOT PORTS UNITE
Jobbers to Fight Spokane's
Terminal Rate Demand.
PRINCIPLE IS DANGEROUS
Wholesalers of Portland, Seattle and
Possibly San Francisco Will Go
Before the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Portland and Seattle, and perhaps San
Francisco wholesale merchants, are to
join in fighting the terminal rate Spo
kane jobbers have asked from the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The job
bers of tne Coast terminals are fully
alive to the danger of allowing freight
rates to Spokane equal to those enjoyed
by the cities of the Pacific Northwest,
whose rates from the Kast are deter
mined by water competition. If an ex
ception is made in favor of Spokane,
other inland cities, it is feared, will
clamor for similar rates, which, if
granted, will take away a large share
of the business of the Coast Jobbers.
The Spokane case will probably be one
of the most important hearings held be
fore the Interstate Commerce Commission
in many months. It will be a test and
will determine whether interior points are
to be allowed advantages that are now
confined to Coast points because of their
favorable location where low freights by
water compel the railroads to offer tariffs
advantageous to wholesalers.
Because the hearing will determine a
number of similar cases, San Francisco is
interested in the outcome, and will prob
ably co-operate with her northern rivals.
It is understood that Reno will apply for
favorable terminal raes and San Bernar
dino is reported to be anxious to acquire
commercial prominence by the same
means. It Is, of course, to the interest of
San Francisco to do all it can to withhold
terminal rates from both tnese cities.
Jenver also Is likely to seek terminal
rates, should Spokane gain its point.
Spokane, anxious to win away much of
the business of Portland and Seattle in
the Inland Empire, has made complaint
to the Interstate Commerce Commission,
urging that the railroads are discriminat
ing against her by charging higher rates
on freight from the East than they ex
act from Portland, a city much farther
west. Spokane asks that the rates be re
adjusted on a more equitable basis, and
asks -that rates to Spokane be made
as low as those granted Portland and
Seattle. This concession would give Spo
4tane the upper hand in a large part of
the jobbing business of the Interior.
W. A Mears, secretary of theNorth Pa
cific Coast Jobbers' &. Manufacturers' As
sociation, has just returned from Seattle,
where he went to effect an alliance with
the Sound joboers. In order to make a
strong fight against Spokane. He ad
dressed a meeting of the Seattle whole
salers, and explained conditions and the
necessity for standing together In the
Spokane case. Mr. Mears met with hearty
encouragement among the Seattle mer
chants. "Spokane contends that the terminal
rate given Portland and Seattle is ficti
tious," said Mr. Mears last night, out
such is not the case. The rates to Coast
points are based on water competition.
Spokane disputes this, but It is true, nev
ertheless. Wherever deep sea ships enter
into competition with the railroads, the
latter must meet the tariffs fixed by the
water routes. For example, the freight
rates between Portland and the Sound
are- very low. The cause for this is that
if rates we're high, there would soon be
a line of steamers between the two ports.
There is no such line now. it is true,
but there would be one if the rail rates
were high.
"Suit nas been brought by Spokane for
terminal rates and a motion has been
made to hear testimony. The hearing
should be held sometime in January, but
the Commission is understood to be over
whelmed with business and the hearing
is likely to be held later on that account.
It is probable that testimony will be
taken in Spokane and then adjournments
may be taken to Portland, San Francisco
and possibly to Washington, D. C. The
case will be of considerable importance,
and the outcome will be watched with a
great deal of interest by all Coast job
bers. DEFENDS PIPE COST PLAN
Writer Says Payment for Highland
Main by Waterusers Is Just.
PORTLAND, Nov. 10. (To the Edi
tor.) In regard to the criticism in
this morning's Oregoniaft that the new
Highland water main was paid for by
the people of Portland, who derived no
benefit from it, that tho owner; of
large tracts of vacant land were the
principal beneficiaries, and that the
property benefited should be required
to pay for the entire work, it seems
to the writer unjust and contrary to a
broad public spirit. The territory ben
efited by this pipe line all lies Inside
the city limits, and the people of this
district are taxed for many things
they do not get, police protection for
one thing, yet they are taxed to help
support a police force. They are also
taxed their proportion of the interest
on the bonded indebtedness incident to
the construction of the Bull Run Water
Works, yet heretofore they have de
rived no benefit whatever from this
source.
The writer for the past six years
has been a resident of the territory
mentioned and has been compelled to
pay a monthly rate of $2.25 for inferior
well water, while residents in the more
favored districts only pay f 1.50 for tho
same service. It would seem to the
writer that when in. any district the
annual revenue from the sale of water
is sufficient to pay interest on the cost
of construction, depreciation, and op
erating expenses it is reasonable to
presume that city water should be
provided for such districts.
The writer is not an advocate of
free water, as he sees no material dif
ference whether the consumer pays the
amount to the city directly or pays It
indirectly through higher house rents
or increased taxes; in any case it costs
money to operate water works, and if
it Is charged entirely to the pjoperty
it Is reasonable to suppose that the
landlord is going to charsre a higher
rent and that taxes will bo increased
to cover operating expenses and other
necessary charges which are now paid
directly by the consumer.
Some persons use double the quan
tity of water that others do, and as a
gallon of Bull Run water delivered in
Portland is worth a certain sum. It
should be paid for by the consumer.
This can be done by the gradual instal
lation of meters, which I believe- the
city is now doing in certain localities.
While the Lord provided an abundance
of pure water In Oregon he left some
thing for man to accomplish. In the
way of laying the pipes and bringing
the water to the people. Mr. Lamson
Is right; we have no more right to
expect free writer than free coal and
wood and other commodities. Irua
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to care for, extremely durable and
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Our new patterns include parlor,
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the waters of the Willamette and Co
lumbia Rivers are free for domestic
use (for those that care to use them),
but special water, requiring an expen
diture of capital to deliver at a cer
tain point, will never be absolutely
free. J. H. CUNNINGHAM.
All properties are taxed more or less
for "things they do not get," but this
has no relation to the water service,
which has been conducted entirely in
dependent of taxation, and supported
wholly by consumers. Mr. Cunning
ham is mistaken in saying that the
people of his district are "taxed their
proportion of ' the interest on the
bonded indebtedness incident to the
construction of the Bull Run water
works." The interest on that, bonded
indebtedness Is paid by water consum
ers, not by taxpayers. It sounds well
to say that water should be provided
for districts that can pay "an annual
revenue sufficient to pay interest on
the cost of construction, depreciation
and operation," but in that case, why
should not the persons benefited ad
vance the money? Have not consum
ers, not benefited, other uses for their
money?
It remains that nearly 50 per cent
of this year's water receipts will bo
disbursed for the Highland pipe
which means that nearly half the
money paid monthly by water consum
ers Is spent on a main which supplies
only a small fraction of the consumers.
FENTON MAY BE CAPTAIN
Portland Boy Likely to Lead Stan
ford Team Next Year.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11. (Special.)
Among Stanford students, the opinion is
expressed that Kennie Fenton. of Port
land, will be elected captain of the col
lege varsity football team for next sea
son. Fenton's spectacular performance
on the gridiron, yesterday, when he made
the winning points for Stanford ancJ his
position in the student body make him
the logical successor to Stott.
Referee Unmack, who came from Aus
tralia to referee the game, states that
Fenton is ono of tho greatest players he
ever saw.
SAYS THE BETTER TEAM VOX
Manager of The Dalles Players Talks
of Game Willi O. A. C.
Manager Stubling and The Dalles
football players spent yesterday in
Portland. 'They were on the return trip
from Cofvallis, where they played the
O. A. C. team Saturday. The players
expressed themselves as satisfied with
tho score, but say the newspaper re
ports were not just, and that the game
was harder than reported. McCoy out
punted Wolfe by at least ten yards on
every kick. On one occasion the crack
Dalles fullback booted the pigskin from
his own 43-yard line clear over the
Farmers' goal line. The field was wet
and heavy, which was a great advan
tage to Corvaliis, on account of her
heavier team. It was not till after
Captain and Quarterback Murray was
carried from the field that O. A. C.
could carry the ball over Tho Dalles'
goal line. The little quarterback was
in every play, often smashing the
Farmers' formations before they were
started. When he was laid out it took
the heart of the, players, and Corvaliis
scored the only touchdown. Manager
Stubling said:
"While Corvaliis has us outweighed
at least 20 pounds to the man, I do not
think O. A. C. can score on us on a dry
field. I will admit, however, that the
better team won."
BELIEVE OREGON WILL WIN
Members of Willamette Team Say
Eugene Can Beat Seattle.
The Willamette football team arrived
in Portland last night from Seattle, and
will leave this morning for Salem. Some
of the players are bruised up, but none
seriously injured., Saturday the capital
city contingent will try conclusions
with Multnomah. Last year Willamette
defeated the clubmen by a place kick,
and the rivalry between the two teams
Is keen. The Willamette players have
nothing but praise for the treatment
they received at Seattle, although they
were disappointed at not being able to
defeat Washington. With no excep
tions, Willamette players are of the
opinion that Oregon will defeat Wash
ington Saturday. Halfback Nace,
speaking of the coming game, said:
'Oregon has Washington easily, out-
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classed in the kicking department, and
in place or drop kicking. Washington's
backfield is slow in getting away, and
the speedy Oregonlans will smash their
formations before they are fairly
started. The defense of the Evergreen
varsity boys is good, and Oregon will
have to do some hard playing to get
the ball in striking distance of their
goal. Willamette's fumbling at criti
cal times prevented us from winning
the game, although Washington had
the better of the contest in the second
half."
NORMALS DEFEAT ALBANY.
Monmouth Team Piles Up Big Score
on Visitors.
MONMOUTH. Or., Nov. 11. (Special.)
An exciting game of football was played
on the Normal School campus between
the Normal School team and an Albany
eleven yesterday, resulting In a score of
27 to 0 in favor of the former.
The game was played almost entirely
in Albany territory, and only once did the
visitors get within 25 yards of the Nor
mal goal, having failed to make yardage
at any time during the game.
The game was played under the new
rules, and was spectacular from the first,
being replete with long runs and well
directed punts.
The contest was free from wrangling
and unmarred by serious accident. It
was enjoyed by a large and good-natured
crowd.
Great Sale of Trotting Mares.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 11. John
Splan, the noted horseman, today sold
to L. V. Harkness, owner of Walnut
I rill Stock Farm. Josephine Dixon,
2:10, in foal to Moko; Rose Warren,
2:234, sister to Tommy Britton, in foal
to Walnut Hall, 2:08; Luclnda Prince
ton, dam of Walker Kime, 2:11; Flexo,
2:14; Emma T., 2:17,4, dam of Miss
Adbel. 2:09; Emma Brooks, 2:09';
Hallie Haring, dam of Bettie Brooke.
2.10, in foal to Moko; a full sister to
Emma T., in foal to Flexo, and two oth
ers with records better than 2:30. , Tho
amount involved was considerably up
ward of $20,000. It is regarded by
horsemen as the most important sale
of trottlng-bred mares in Kentucky in
years.
Whitman's Managers of Sport.
WHITMAN COLLKGE, Walla Walla.
Nov. 11. (Special.) Baseball and track
managers were appointed at the last
meeting of the executive committee of
the Associated Students. Roy Cahill, '00,
wiil manage the fortunes of the track,
and Harry Davenport, 'OS, of baseball.
Pershing on Way to Manila.
OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 11. Brigadier-General
John J. Pershing, commander of the
Department of California, hut recently or
dered to the Philippines, passed through
Omaha roday, on his way to Chicago to
visit relatives before he sails for Manila,
about December 1. He was accompanied
1-iist by hia father-in-law. Senator F. E2.
Warren, of Wyoming.
IT'S THE FOOD
The True Way to Correct Nervous
Trouble.
Nervous troubles are more often
caused by improper food and indiges
tion than most people imagine. Even
doctors sometimes overlook this fact.
A man says:
"Ur.til two years ago waffles and
butter with meat and gravy were the
main features of my breakfast. Final
ly dyspepsia came on and I found my
self in a bad condition, worse in the
morning than any other time. I would
have a full, sick feeling in my stomach,
with pains in my heart, sides and head.
"At times I would have no appetite
for days, then I would feel ravenous,
never satisfied when I did eat and so
nervous I felt like shrieking at tho top
of my voice. I lost flesh Dadly and
hardly knew which way to turn until
one day I bought a box oi Gi'.ipp.-N'.ils
food to see if I could eat that. I tried
It without telling the doctor, and liked
it Pne; made me fe.-.l as !f 1 had som-;-thing:
to cat that was satislvtv.; and
still I didn:t have that heaviness that
I had felt after eating any other food.
"I hadn't drank any coffee, then In
five weeks. I kept on with the Grape
Nuts and in a month and a half I had
gained 15 pounds, could eat almost
anything I wanted, didn't feel badly
after eating and my nervousness was
all gone. It's a pleasure to be well
again."
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