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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1907.
ICE BLOCKADE IS
BROKEN OK ELDER
Steamship Forces Her Way
Through the Hoes and
Reaches Portland.
FLEET WILL ARRIVE TODAY
First Ecatoins craft to Make Local
Harbor in Ten Daya w
on the Waterfront Is
Rushing Again.
The Ice blockade In the Columbia Is
trokn and traffic has asain opened be
tween Portland and Astoria. The steamer
('.ooree W. Elder. In charge of Pilot W.
H. Pftttetwon, arrived up last night at
f :40 o'clock. th first vessel to reach
Portland from the pea. since January 15.
The Elder left Astoria yesterday morn-
-Ins; at 7 o'clock and came as far up the
river as St. HelenH, arriving at that place
at 1 P. M. . An hour later the ttde began
to ebb and Captain Jesson and Pilot Pat-
terson decided to take a chance with the
iff. An effort was made to Induce the
others of the marooned fleet to follow but
tticy tiad swn enougii Ice ana remained
at the docks.
The EJtler jammed 'Into the Ice floe at
full speed and went some SOO yards before
the stuck. H required t minutes to tree
1W. She baekeJ out and went ftl It again,
tlila time reaching a point about two
thirds of the way throuRh. , The bat
tering given by the steamer was suCA-
olont to release the entire mass Of ICQ
and it began to move down stream. Free-
ing herself a second time the old boat
hacked onT and taking- another run went
through to dear water at Knapp's point,
"With' the strong- ebb tide the entire mass
of Ice moved down stream and this morn
ing the river will be entirely free from
obstructions,
Fleet Will Arrive Today.
The steamers Aragronia. Roanoke, F. a.
KtlDurn and eanta Maria wju arrive m
Portland before noon today. The Ara-
xonla will leave up at 7 ocloclc this morn
ins and the other steamers about the
fame time. The steamship Ntcomedia, a
the Portland and Asiatic steamship line.
S.s at Astoria and will start up tomorrow.
She will await the arrival of Captain A.
1. Pease, pilot, who is now coming up
tn river with the Aruganla.
Yesterday morning Captain Pease. Cap
tain C CJ. Groves and O. . fiwigert, of.
the Port of -Portland ana taptain Marry
Eraken. representing the Columbia River
j.jlots. went down on the steamer Harvest
with the intention ot surveying the ice
TiiocKade and devising- means of lifting-
it. From the upper end it was possible
to get as far down as Knapp's Point,
ubout a mile above Fables llsht. Last
Tuesday Captain Pease succeeded in com-
Ing W lar. UP as WW latter place on til-
Tug- Wenona. After a consultation It
was decided to send the tug McCracken
up from the lower end axid to follow with
the steamship Aragonia. The tug was to
U used to break the Ice away from
fhore. Captain Kmkcn was to start
down from Portland with the steamer
Crusader and try to force a passage
through from the upper end. The good
work of the Elder In clearing: the chan
nel made this action unnecessary. Ah a
fjrand finale to the passage of the steamer
through the Ice the passengers all crowd-
cd around the bridge and gave three lusty
cheers tor Captain Jessen and Pilot Pat
terson. t
Ituh of Work on Waterfront,
The entire waterfront will feel the ef
fects of the raising of the blockade-
:U)ngtioremen will worn overtime ana
the customs officials will have their hands
full with the entries and clearances.
Ready -to leave down are the steamer
Crusader, the schooner J. H. Lunosmann,
the ship - Lucille, the bark Glenrlcht
STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Due
Name.
Aragonia
Koanoke
F. A. Kilburu..
N icomtuia
Geo. V. Elder;..
Alliance
Costa Rica
Colombia. .-
NumantiA .,
Arabia. ..........
to Arrive.
From
Hongkong.,
.Ban Fran...
.San Fran.-. ,
.Hongkong. .
San Pedro. .
. fcureka
.San Fran...
. ban Fran. . .
Hongkong . .
JlongkonK. .
Date.
..In port
. In port
.In rort
.-In port
..In port
. Jan. 26
..Jan. 30
. Jan. 81
..Frb. 21
..Mar. 21
Scheduled to Depart.
Name. For Date
Koanoke. ........ .San Pedro .Jan. 24
V. A. Kilourn. . . . .San Fran Jan. 20
Aragonia Hongkong Xntf'ft
Geo. V. Elder.,., Ban Mtq IndTt
Alliance Eureka Jan. 28
Costa Rica an Fran Feb. X
Columbia. ..... . . . tan Fran ..... Feb. 2
Nicomedla Hongkong Feb. 0
Numantla..' Hor.gkong Feb. 28
Arabia.... Hongkong1 Mae 28
Several other vessels, which have been
working- slow on account of the condition
of the river, will rush matters to com
pletion and will start down as soon as
tow boats can handle them. At St.
Helens are three schooners and a bark
waiting- to load ties from points above.
Veaterday It was decided to put the
steamer Harvest Queen on the freight
and passenger run to Astoria, giving a
three-day service on alternate days to
the steamer Undlnu, of the Vancouver
Transportation Company, going through
Willamette Slough. This plan will be
abandoned now, and the steamer Potter
will be replaced on the regular run. leaving-
here every evening. During the tie-
up people on the Washington shore or
the Columbia suffered considerably for
lack of transportation facilities. Freight
-was badly needed and mail was delivered
only once or twlcp a week.
Upper River Still Blocked.
Steamers on the Portland-ialles run
havQ not been able to reach the latter
rlac as yet Tho Ice holds fabetween
Mmalooue Island and the JBia Eddy.
Boat of the BBsuIator line are working
between Hood River, White Salmon ana
Portland. Considerable freight piled up
during- the cold snap for the North-bank
road, and this will keep the boats busy
until the river clears, with the river
open below the mouth of the Willamette
una no amount of Ice this side of Mema-
loose. the l:t tmer or the heavy lee coming
down in quantities sufficient to endanger
navigation has passed. .
KASIOt S SCIKtONUt WRECKED
Casco Ashore at San Quentln Bay.
Crew; Is Safe. ;
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan." ai-AdvicM were
received by the Victoria Sealing- Com
pany today of the itrandlng of the seullng
schooner Casco- at San Quentin Bay,
Lower California.- - All 'bands landed
safely.
The Bchooner carried a crew of 4 white
hunters. In command of Captain Munro.
He has telegraphed to tils owners that
oft San Diego Bay a gale was encoun
tered which carried away the foremast
and la running into San Quentin. Bay to
make repairs the schooner was driven on
the beach The Casco is the schooner tn
which Robert Loula Stevenson made bis
voyages in the South Seas.
ESTERTAIXMEXT
SUCCESS
Officers of Steamers Suvcrlc and
Gymeric .Appear 1 n Coocert.
ATout 200 persons gathered on the
steamer Suverle last evening and enjoyed
an entertainment given by the officers
of that vessel and those of the Gymeric.
A space was cleared between decks for-
ward of Ko. 2 hatch. It was decorated
with flags and bunting. Each number on
the programme was thoroughly enjoyed.
A. collection was taken for the Seamen's
Institute and all responded liberally. The
following- programme was rendered :
piano solo Mixta Elisabeth Hoben
BonK G. Plomer, S. S. Suveric
Violin solo....' Mlsg Barker
Song w. H. Donkln; S. 8. Gymeric
Address- "Reminiscences of South Afri
ca" Dr. A- Munro. S. S. Suveric
Fanjo solo Clnnda Foster, s. 6- Gymeric
Sonjr Mtas EUcabetb Hoben
Son, G, t'lomer, 6. &. euvcrtc
Mandolin solo 0. Foster, S. S. Gymeric
-AagrapantJhua bartered for Lum ter-
The British steamship Agapanthus, 2SC6
tons net. now at Comox. has been char
tered for Portland loading. The steam
ship will carry lumber to North China.
She lias a capacity of about 3.500,000 feet.
The Aaapanthus oame up the coast In
water ballast from Valparalno. She will
arrive In the river about February 1.
Areola Probably a Total Wreck.
HAVANA, Jan. 24. Efforts to float the
Btranded jteamcr Areola yesterday were
futile. A storm was brewing1 late last
nlirht and If It comes the ship will prob
ably be a total wreck.
Marine Xotet.
The bark Bayard will be&ln talcing-
cargo today at Columbia flbcK no, i
The steamship Suveric will shift from
tho Greenwich to the Alblna dock today.
The British bark Glenerlcht nnlshed
loading yesterday afternoon and win o
to the stream this morning.
Captain C. w. wlr, owner of the
steamer Cash, yesterday surrendered the
papers of mat vessel to the Custom-
House. She has been abandoned.
The German ship Slam, now load f net
at Lsondon, will come to Portland with
general cargo for Meyer, Wilson. Hither
to it was thought that the Vessel would
Ko to the Sound.
The American ship Lucille, which has
been loading at tno Portland Lumber
Company, was towed through' the bridges
yesterday and went anchor In the
lower harbor. -r
Arrivals and Departures.
ASTORIA, Jan. 2. Condition of tha "bar
at f. M- smooth; wind, northeast; weather.
clear. Arrived at 7:50 A. M,6teamer Atlas,
from San Francisco. Arrived at 8:05 A. M.
and left up t lii noon bitamer Santa Maria,
from fug'' I Sound. fcjallt?tf at 9: lO A. 3rl.
Schooner RoUerlcK Pbu, for Tacoma. Ar-
rived at 1:45 P. M.-Sttamer Heather.
San Francisco. Jan. 24. Sailed Steamer
Trios. I. Wand. Tor Columbia Elver; nhip
Serlln and schooner Annie Laraen, Cor Auto
rla.
6an Pranelico. Jan. 24. Arrlverl--Stamtjr
Santa Barbara, from Olympla: steamer Mbv.
fair. fiom " 1 ! 1 : M It. Rdw.rd S.w.U.
from Philadelphia, via M nnI"VU'o; .t.amer
ThroOe, jroin Newcastle, Australia. Sailed
Steamer Hontkong Mam. for Hongkong.
iun Pedro. Jan. 24. Arrived yeatterday
Barkeotlne Amaranth, from Portland.
Port Plrlw. Jan. 24. Arrived Jan. IT Noi
weg-iah steamer Terje Vlken,- from Portlana,
Shanghai, Jan. 18. Arrived Quito, from
Tacoma.
Valparmlio. Jan. Arrived previously
fitfamor NeKo. from Hamburg, Genoa and
Cadiz, via Tenerlfre( for 6an Francisco.
Port Pirle, Jan. 17. Arrived Terje VI-
ken, from Portland, Or.
Coronel, Jan. . 18. Arrived Ttltolcrla. from
Hamburg?, etc.. tor San Franclieo.
HongKonp, Jan. 24. Arrived previously
Titan, from Liverpool, via Colombo, lor
Vancouver.
Tenerlfte. Jan. 12. Sailed Serak. from
Hamburg- and Oenoa, for San Francisco.
Paranag-ua, Jan. 18. Sailed Guabjba, for
San Francisco,
Port Townaend Jan. 54. ArrlvHRh tn
Euphrati-s, from Valparalno. -
Victoria. Jan., 2-. Arrived Steamer Ty-
deus. from Liverpool, via Yokohama.
Seattle, Jan. 34. Arrived Steamer Tongo
Maru. from Yokohama.
Arrived Steam. r Berlin, from Columbia
Rlv.r; .choone, Beulah. from Oray. Har
bor; schooner Xlzzlo "Vance, from Gray'a
Harbor; cliooner H. D. Pendlxen, roin
Gray'a Harbor; schooner Annie Larsen, from
Tide at Astoria Friday.
High. I Low.
10:05 A. M 8-2 feet) 4:11 A. M 3.5 feet
11:33 I'. M e.a rfti q-.ir F. M o.a feet
Earthquake Shifts Oil Rivers.
CHICAGO. Jan. 24 Accordln. n
'dispatch to the Record-Herald from
Galveston, Tex., the Gulf Coast oil
Llelds of Texas have decreased their
production more tlian 4 5 per. cent dur
ing the last week and the case Is at
ti.btited to seismic disturbances In Ja
maica. The eudden drop was noticed
the second day after the Jamaica quake
and 17 wells In Texas and Louisiana
went dry entirely.
After the Valparaiso earthquake
many wells ceased to flow, while an
Immenee oil lake appeared out in the
Gulf. The North Texas oil fields have
increased 100 per cent since the Ja
maica shock, and the product is much
lighter in color.
I'uts Bnllet Into II in Breast.
DALLAS, Tex., JanA34. Following a
conference with his attorneys relative
to. a charge of misuse of the mails,
pendtna- against him. James H Cowan,
who recently has come Into consider-
able prominence because ot tils efforts
to recover a large block of land In tha
heart of the uptown district of New
York City Known as tho Hartafleld ea-
tate, yesterday retired to an adjoining
room and several rfioments later was
found seated behind a book case BUf ,
f orlnK from a serious pistol wound tn
his left breast. The property Cowan
claims is estimated to be worth 1200..
000.000.
The action brouffht against nlm In
the federal Court was based on corre
spondence he had with other claimants.
Xr. Wilson at stacada.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson will tell of
"The Experiences of a Single Minister."
at the Estacada, Town Hall tonight. The
meeting Is under the auspices of the
Estacada Methodist Church. Bishop
David H. Moore. L. t. D.. will preach
at the Grace Methodist Church February
3. Rev. Clarence True Wilson reports an
addition to the Grace Methodist Church
of 60 members during- the last three
months, which, he says. Is the largest
increase the church has ever seen, in
the same length of time.
l Alee in Denver Next Vear.
DENVER, Jan. 24. it was erroneously
stated last night that Los Angeles. Cal..
had been chosen as the next meeting
place ot the American National livestock
Association, which closed its tenth an
nual convention here last night What the
convention did was to favor Los Angeles
as the meeting place two years hence
The convention next year will be held In
Denver. . .
Will Dine Atebftssador Bryce.
NEW YORK, Jan, 2Wames Bryce, the
new British Ambassador, has under con
slderatlon invitations from the Lotus
Club. Union League Club, and the Pll-
grlms, for dinners in his honor. Ho will
b the ruest of bonor at the dinner of the
Pilgrims In London on February 8 and
will arrive ji America February 24,
BIG FILL 19 ASSURED
Street Committee Acts on East
Stark Improvement.
ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED
Pacific Brldee Company Offers to
Do Work for 970,011, Wliicli Xs
$150 in Excess of Estimate,
Pitas Ten Per Cent- .
The filling; of Bast Stark street, which
lias been a matter of contention for many
months, was practically assured yesterday
afternoon when the street cotnmiMe of
the Executive Board recommended that
the contract for the worK be let. The only
bid for the work was submitted by the
r'acifle Bridge Company at $70,011.75. This
waa S150 In excess oc the City Engineer'!
estimate and 10 per cent additional, but
because of the urgency of the work It
was decided to suspend the rules and let
the contract.
The section of East Stark street covered
by the contract is between East Water
and East Seventh streets. Councilman
Kellaher. I-T. . M. Newhall and other Eaat
Side property-owners appeared before the
committee to urge that the contract be
let. They said that the opposition to tha
Improvement which had previously exist
ed had been withdrawn , and that further
delay would be detrimental to the entire
East Side. Bids for the section of East
Stark street, beyond Kast Seventh, were
oraerea aavertlsea lor. at the last meet-
tag of the board,
Additional contracts for street improve
ments were recommended as follows:
Francli avenue. Belmont to Base Ldne,
GieClSCh & Joplln, f3394.38; Unn avenue,
East Thirteenth to East Nineteenth.
Keenan Bros.. 4092.15: Fourteenth street.
Burn side to Savier, filar Sand Comnany
and Harry Howard, S6l57-02i J arret t street.
Patton to Havelock. B. M. Lombard,
$3411.92; Rodney avenue. Morris to Free-
mont. 8tar Sand Company. 4440.40; Da
kota street. Macadam to Wisconsin,
O'Neil & Co., K545.73; California street,
Macadam to Virginia, O'Neil & Co..
S3270.O3.
Bids higher than the estimates of the
City Engineer were receives upon cnureii,
Jessup and Simpson streets, between Pat
ton and Mlchlsan. and Missouri street,
between :tiHlnssworth and North Alblna.
As It wag feared that no lower bids upon
these streets could be obtained, it was
decided to postpone consideration urJI
the next meeting of the committee whV.
property-owners affected will be asktcj to
appear before the committer
An application of the Portland Railway.
Light & Rower Company to lay under
ground conduits. In accordance with an
ordinance recently passed, was held over
until the next meeting:. In the meantime
the company will be aslcad ta furnish an
exact map of the conduits it desires to
lay.
SOUGHT TO PROVE MERGER
Continued from First Pace.
Car for .Philadelphia, sald Commissioner
Lane, "could you have it routed any way
you wished?'
"Possibly, if we Insisted, but we never
did 130."
Tys has been ths result of the ear
shortage, has It not? asked Mr. Cotton.
Trouble Before Car Shortage.
"Yes. although we - have had some
trouble before. We have had very good
service this year. We have no cause to
complain In maKing our prunfe' ship-
ments."
"Prior to 19G1, how did you sret Northern
Pacific or Great Northern care ?'
"By ordering them through the Port-
land, agentB."
"Now you order them through the
6alem Southern Pacific agent, do you,?"
"Yes. but we do not try, as we realize
It is useless."
"You did not care much Just so you
got your fruit shipped?"
"No."
- "And you got all around good eervice?'
"Yes."
How Merger Affects Hop Shipments.
Ltouls Itachmund, a Salem hopdealer.
was placed on the stand and said that al
thbugh traveling freight agents of the
O. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific, in
common with representatives of - the
other transcontinental lines, solicited him
for business prior to 1901, this competition
between the lines had ceased with the
merger. (
"How did you ship hops to the Eaat In
the old - days? asked Attorney
Severance.
"By the Southern Pacific, 0. R. & N.,
Union Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande'
answered Kir. Lachmund.
"Are you now able to ship Denver &
Rio Grande from Salem?"
"No, we are told we will have to se
cure Denver Sfc R.lo Grande cars in order
to make shipments direct. We ship by
Southern Pad lie ana by boat from Salem
to Portland. Shipments made by boat tire
sometimes sent 2ast by Oregon Short
IJne and Denver &. Itlo Qrande."
."What soliciting agents are now in the
field for business?"
'The Denver &. Rio Grande man Is
about the only one except the local
Southern f aciiic agent at Salem. - He acts
for DOtn the Southern Pacific and the
O. R. & N." .
"How do your hops go Cast now?"
"Up to a year iigro. the greater part
went Sunset, -but We Salem agent noti
fied us about six months ago that the
company preferred to have the business
go Union JPacinc. o hops shipped by
us "now go east by the Sunset route."
"What extra inducements were made to
you before 1901 by the competing; .lines
in order to get your business?"
"Up to a year ago e got free storage
ol hop for GO day at any point on the
Southern Pacific, and local rates were
absorbed. In tradition there were con
Cessions made to us on the Js'ew York
docks. Now this Is changed and the
Southern Pacific tells us it la acting:
purely as a warehouse company." '
"The company is now acting: purely as
a warehouse company,-13 it? It used to
be a transportation company."
Competition Stopped In lsol.
The witness was askd when compe
tition between the O. R. & N. and South
ern Pacific was stopped. . He answered
in 1901.
" "The boats operated to Corvallls by the
0. R. & N. WrT good boats, were they
not? asked Attorney Severance.
"Tea."
"The boats did not resemble a skimming
dish, did they?" S
No."
Attorney Cotton asked trie witness how
long during- the year did the boats ply
up the river as far as, Corvallls. The
witness said when the water permitted.
which was between December and June.
"Were boats frequently wrecked on that
run?" asked Mr. Cotton,
"Yes, I believe they were."
"Is it not true that deep water navi
gation on the Upper "Willamette consists
i
In operating boats of six and nine-inch
draft?" '
"Yes. that ta the ease."
"Such a craft as that could be called
a skimming disb. could It not?" .
"Yes."
Mr. Cotton developed the idea that the
stopping of such concessions as free
transit and storage ol bops, formerly m
iiffect. wag due to the' Interstate Com
merce Commission law. which became
operative August 38. 1BCC.
The witness said In reply to questions
that the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific have not solicited boo business
from him for tha past three or four
years. The .Denver & Xiio Grande agents
are still the only ones in the Held and
they ask only for shipments that are
sent to Portland by boat.
Frank Linn, of the hop-deal In a- n-m
ot Catim & Linn, of Baiem, . was next
called. His testimony was practically a
repetition of Mr. Lachmund's. He told
of former competition for hop business.
but said thai since the merger there was
ho solicitation by either the Southern
Pacific or the O. R. & K. He said that'
formerly the New York business usually
went by the Sunset route, while the Ohl-
cago. business was usually wnt. Union
Pacific or by Aie Union Pacific and Den
vr A Rio Grande.
it is not a metier or preference now."
j said the witness, '."but the Harriman lines
tell us the way it Is possible to move the
hops. Xhe railroads do not aictate abso
lutely but we And we set better service
if we rollow the advice of the Southern
Pacific agent at 9alem.'
'"We have made not attempts lately to
sret Denver V Rio Grande cars, as we
have found It useles."
Commissioner Lane asked the witness
the extent of the business given to the
Denver & Rio Grande by Mr. Linns
company and ho was informed that for
the past four or five years it has prac
tically been impossible to set Denver &
Rio Grande cars, although tn the old
days 50 and 60 per cent or the Arm's
shipments went Denver & R!o Grande
and Rock Island.
"Have you been advised that the cur
tailment or warehouse facilities that was
mentloneij a short time ago is due to
the Interstate ' Commerce law?" asked
Commissioner Lane.
"That la the way it was put up to us."
answered the witness.
The witness testified that In compliance
with the advice of the Salem agent of
the Southern Pacific, shipments have been
changed from Sunset to the Union Pa-
clfie.
Commissioner Lane took em una tie ex
ceptions to a statement on tha coal short.
age. credited to Vice-President L W. Hill,
or the Great Northern Railroad, in an
interview at Spokane Mr. Hill is quoted
as saying that "the putting into effect of
the new interstate commerce law which
prohibits railroad companies from being
engaged In the coal business has much to
do with the present . conditions. Xhe rail
roads have endeavored to comply with
the law, and as the railroads have been
the ones which have heretofore developed
the greatest number of coal mines, the
cutting oft" of this source of supply hav
resulted in crippling the market."
"If Mr. Hill i correctly Quoted In that
interview said Mr. Lane yesterday, "he
has demonstrated beyond the need of ar
gument his unfitness for the position he
holds. The particular clause of the inter-
state commerce law to which he undoubt
edly refers does not become effective until
May. 1908. or more than Is months after
tut coal Btiortase first began maKins
trouble. The date at which that portion
of the law was to become effective was
placed far enough in the future to enable
an interested parties to rperrect arrange
ments in keeping with the changed con
ditions. The attempt of M r. Hill to lay
any portion of the Marm for the coal
shortage on the requirements of the In
terstate commerce law Is not creditable to
his Intelligence.
"It Is to be hoped that he will not at
tribute the car shortage to the Interstate
Commerce Commission." :
J. N. Teal Teatlries.
J. N. Teal, attorney lor the transpor
tation committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, waa called to the stand and asked
if he prepared the reports adduced in
evidence relating to the non-ruiniment
of promises of railroad building Into Cen
tral Oregon fay Harriman. He testified
that he prepared both reports referred to
and gave his authority for the statistics
on mileage, earnings and other . details
concerning the Oregon lines ot the Harri
man system.
"I believe that events since have Just!-
fied the reports," declared Mr. Teal, "and
I believe more mig-ht have been said with
entire truthfulness."
-Xhe witness said Mr. Harriman had
publicly announced, at a, banquet at Uie
Arlington Club, trytt he would extend the
Columbia Southern into Central Oregon,
providing ample transportation facilities
for that long neglected region. This
promise has never been kept,
"Do you know of any other territory
in the West, equal in extent and richness
to Central Oregon, which Is without rall-
road facilities?" asked Attorney . Sever
ance. "No. I do not. replied Mr. Teal. "The
Southeastern. Oregon country contains
40jjOO square miles. There are single
counties In that country which have an
area of 10. woo square miles. There are
valleys there In wli'ch you could lose
states like Rhode Island. If this terri
tory had been properly developed and
served with railroads, there Is no rea
son why this state should not have 1,500,-
000 people today." .
"In there any reason why branches have
not been built Into that country except
for the fact that railroads of this state
are owned by one. Interest?" ' asked At
torney Severance. ' ' :
"I do not understand why thls.reg-lon
has not been developed." replied Mr
Teal. "Considering the very large earn
ings of the Oregon roads, it seems re
markable' that a better showing; in rail
road building- has not been made. Ieet
year the o. R. & N. paid the interest on
its bonds," the dividends on the preferred
stock, and 25 per cent on its common
stock.'
Early Developnaent ot O. rt. &
Mr. Cotton brought out the fact that
during- a long -period, leadlnsr Portland
financiers were largely Interested in the
o. R. & jv. and served as the directors
of the road. He Indicated that, with tha
interests of this ctty and state at heart,
there men did not cause any sreax
amount of extensions to be built- He
shoved that during the Harriman regime
the O. R. & X has had its period of
greatest developmen c.
"The Lytle road, the Columbia South-
em, was bum with o. ft, & jf, money,
was It not?" asked Mr. Cotton of the
. witness.
"Well. Mr. L-ytle furnJahed the brains."
replied Mr. Teal.
"I should think that the one who sup
plied the money supplied the brains."
retorted 2hfr. Cotton.
"At any rate It was mighty poor brains
to be forced to buy the Columbia South-
ern back at such a fat profit If it was
O. It. -. N. funds." said Mr. Teal
"Eastern Ores-on, such as It Is, is no
new discovery. Is it? It Is not a land
blooming with flowers and roses.- Is it
For or SO miles south or Shanlko there
Is nothing but rocks, is there?" Mr
Cotton asked. !
"Well, there is a little besides -rocka,"
answered Mr. Teal.
The extent of the roads now under con-
structlon m this state was then gone
Into. It was found that the Harriman
lines now have about 35S miles in this
state under construction, and this fla-ure
would be raised to 700 miles if roads
being surveyed were taken Into consider-
ation. During this estimate the North
bank road was mentioned.
"What Is the Korth-bank road?" asked
Attorney Severance.
It was explained it Is the Hill road now
building- into Portland.
"Harriman has not assisted materially
In the construction of this road,, has he?"
he asked.
"This country Is all divided up." ex
plained Mr.. Teal tn regard to the UroTth-
banH tight. '.'Whenever either HJ r
Harriman sets Into the other's territory.
the other Is not happy."
Tells About Ending of Competition.
Alexander Kerr, of the wholesale gro
cery firm of Wadhams & JCerr Brothers,
was summoned, fie told the same story
ot brisk competition among th railroads
for traffic prior to the merger of 1901.
Since the combination, solicitation for
freight had ceased.
"You have not given the Great rJorth
ern much of your business, have you?"
asked Mr. Cotton.
"No." was the reply.
"TbetT solicitors also have stopped com-
Inf. have they not?"
"Yes."
H. M. SCaJler-. mmnufactur-r agent and
treasurer of the Kelly-Olar Company.
was the rest witness. He said m com-
pany ships several hundred cars a year
and controls tha routing of many others.
Goods coine to the firm -from 25 or 30
states In the Union, He said his Arm had
not been solicited by the Harriman lines
because he had given all the business to
the Harriman roads Xor the past four
years or more. East of. Chicago, srooda
were routed by all lines In connection
with the Union Pacific.
One Solicitor for Both Lines.
Henry Hafin, ol'Wafljiams & Co.,
was the first witness at the opening:
session of the hear in a: yesterday morn
ing:. Mr. JXahn test Hied that while
there was formerly considerably com-
petition for business between' the
agentkt of the O- R. & N. and Southern
Pacttlc since the merger in 1901, there
wan no longer any semblance of com
petition. "There Is a slnele solicitor
for both lines and there Is no com
petition that we know of." declared
tne wttneg.
Edward Kewbegin, of the firm of R.
M. Wader & Co., was next called. He
said his company usually- shipped over
the -Southern pacinc and via Sacra
mento and-Ogden prior to the merger
In 1901. Shipments for his firm are
now made over the Northern and Union
Pacific fie said there was one time
when freight was diverted by the rail
road company that he remembered. In -tend
of coming via. Ogden a.s usual
this shipment came over the Union Pa-
clflc. The shipment was routed via
Og"Jen and Sacramento, and he thoug-ht
it occurred shortly after the time the
Harriman lines were merged. The eac-
act date coma not ce recaiiea, ana
Mr. New beg; In was given until today
to look up the correspondence and thus
tlx the time-
T. P. Honey-nan was. called and tes
tified there was Quite active competi
tion here for business previous te the
merarer. - H aald he waa not familiar
with the dotalls ol the business and
did not know how regularly solicitors
called since the merjer. O. O. Hall
n enarare or trie sm omenta Cor the
company, was best Qualified to teil
that, he said.
The old ra
land were ra
The witness
The old rate-outtlna- davs in Port
laritj were recalled V v the testimony.
The witness wu asked about extra
Inducements made for Ms business ana
he was loath to answer.,. The question
waa ropeatert and he admitted thnt
while the Southern Pacific never cut
rates for bis benefit, fie flia secure re
auctions from th$ 6. R. & N. In com
mon with other .hlppers.- This was
conceded to have toeen a. common prnc-
tice, Comipisploner ine and Attorney
Severance ag-rclng that It had flour
ished extensively in the past.
- All Find Solicitors Iesa Active.
O. J. Hall. In charge of the ship.
men ta of the Hortey man Hardware
Company, who had previously been In
the aervlce or tbe O. R, & N., 9am he
was not sought out by solicitors as
much as in the past, and that there
wa& no mt-ntlon made of routing fay the
Harriman agents.
J. K. Gill and W. A. Montgomery, of
J. K. Gill &. Co.. testified concerning
traffic conditions both before and since
the merger. The only solicitation they
experience comes from Eastern lines.
Edwari Eh r man. of Mason. Ehrman
& Co. suld t hey formerly shinned via
th Sunett because they were besouglit
to tiiip mat way by solicitors. They
no longrer ship that way because it
takt longer. Ho aald tnere is no lim
itation on routing;.
U A. Lewis, of Alln & Lewis, said
that competition between the South
em Pacific and O. ft.- afc 77. apparently
cesscd with the mera-er. The only
limitatlon placed on tils right to ship
by nn7 route Is by the Ogden gateway.
Thomas ( McCusker. between whom
ana the officials or the allied Harri
man lines there is understood to be
no love lost, was called. For 16 years
he wa an official of the Southern Pa
cific traffic department. I i a said be
fore the merger hie duties were to sret
business for the Sacramento-Ogden
route, and hi Ptrongest competitor
was the O. R. & N. and Union Pacific.
Orders wro to set Atlantic seaboard
stulT for Sunset and thus gel the long;
haul for the Southern Pacific. Falling
in this freigrht was routed via Ogden.
lie said that with the merarer the
Ogden gateway was closed to this ter
ritory and Instructions from Ben Camp
bell, then ircneral freight agent, were
tOTOUte business by sunset for the At
lantic seaboard as formerly, but to
send other stuff Union Pacific. No
more soliciting- was done for the Og
den route.
Gray's Harbor Pledges $10,000.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. 24. (Spa
da!.) Great Interest is centered here
In the outcome of the meeting of the
Northwest League In Seattle tomorrow.
Oray's Harbor desires to - retain its
membership and Is willinsjr to put its
full 6harc of the money required, out
there are other towns with a pull.
Vive representatives of the association
here went to Seattle today. Oray's
Harbor Is ready to pledge 110,000 for
the support uf a club the coming year.
C7txixrcl Social Postponed.
'The social at tiie Calvary Presbyterian
Church, which was to be held this evn-
tng, has been postponed until the -vening
of Fv-orurr-ry 1.
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble tor People With
Weak Intestinal Dieestlon.
; A lady In Wisconsin town employed &
physician, who Instructed her not to eat
white bread for two years. She tells the
details ot her sickness and she certainly
was ft sick woman.
"In the year 18S7 I gave out from over
work, and until 1901 I remained an Invalid
tn beel a great part of the time. Had
different doctors, but nothing seemed to
j help. I suffered from cerebrospinal con-
K-estion. female trouble and serious stom
ach and bowel trouble. ZWfy husband
called a new doctor, and after having
gone without any food for 10 daya the
4octor ordered Grape-Nuts for me. I
could eat the new food from the very
first mouthful. The doctor- kept me on
Grape-Nuts and the only meaicine was a
little glycerine to heal the alimentary
I canal.
"When I was up again the doctor told
mo to eat Orape-uts twice a day and
! no white bread for two years. I cot well In
good time and have gained In strength so
X can do my own work again.
"My brain has been helped so much and
I know that the Grape-Nuts food did this,
too. I found I had been made ill because
I was not fed right, that Is. I did not
properly aigest wmte oread and some oth-
ef food I tried to live on.
" I have never been without Grape-Nuts
iooa hi nee. ana eat it every day. You
may publish the letter if you like, - so It
will help someone else." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the
little boolc "The Hoed to Wellvllle. In
packages.
HEALTH AND SPIRITS
ARE RESTORED BY DR. WILLIAMS'
PIIMrJ PILLS ...
After Worry and Overwork Hid Pr
ducej a Condition of General
Debility and Despondency.
General debility is caused by men
tal or -physical overwork with, imper
fect assimilation of nourishment, or
by some acute disease from which.
the vital forces have been prostrated
and the) entire organism weakened so
16 not to easily rally. To restore
health It is necessary that the blood
should be purified and mads new.
The case of Mrs. B. M. Spears, of
S2Mt. Pleasant street, Athol, Mass.,
is a common one and is given here in
order that others may be benefited by
her experience. She eaj-s; "i ta been
sick for a year from Indigestion and
general debility brought on by oven
work and worry. I nad tried many
remedies, cut found no relief. I suf
fered from swelling of tie limbs, losa
of appetite and dizzy, spells, which be
came so severe towards nltjlit, that I
sometimes fainted away. I was bl!
lous and my bands and arms would
go to sleep for an hour or two at a,
time. I wes so sleepy all tae Urns
that 1 could hardly keep awake. I j
naa frequent cramps in my limbs and
severe palas at the base of my bead
and In my back. My blood waa inw
poverished. I was afraid to give up
and so to bed tearing- that I would
never get well.
"About this time Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills were rseommeaded to me
by a friend In South Vernon, Vt. I
felt better soon after beginning tha
treatment and continued until 1 was
entirely cured. I -consider Dr. Wii-
Hams' finli nils a grand medicine;
for weak women."
Dr. Williams Pink Pills cure sren
eral and nervous debility because
they make new blood. They itrika
at tne root of these and other blood
disea-aes. such aa rheumatism, anae-
mla, inaigceUon ana nervous troubles,
such as neuralgia, nervousness and
spinal weakness. They are suaran
teed to be free from opiates or any
harmful drugs and cannot Injure -the
most delicate svstsm.
Dr. William's Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on
receipt ol price 50 cents per bot. six
boxes SS.SO. by the Dr. 'Williams Medi
cine Company, Schenectady, tc.
Out of Tune
An aclre or pain is a discord in
nerve harmony. There is a strain
or irritation of some nerve, 'caus
ed by the existence of some un
natural condition. Pain subsides
only when nerve harmony is re
stored. Dr. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills soothe the nerves, and in
this way relieve pain and distress.
When you consider that all pain
15 in the nerves you will under
stand tliat treatment must he
through the nerves.
My wife and daughter use Dr. Miles
Antl-Paln nils for pains from any cause.
with best results."
- - MOFf3. Ktc. Ajrt.. JnsUp. Ga.
If they Tail to help, your drugKl-tt -will
refund the money on nrst package.
2. doses, 25 cents. Neer sold In bulk.
MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart, Ind.
Every Yoinan
iMntertiied ann snonin know
itiont cna wonf-rcni
MARVEL Whirlina Sorav
Tb new TsTafl..U Bjrtngm. njec-
iwn ana our won, jirsi-na;
cst-MostconTent-Mit.
g.7"ra " - inuuj .
Alb 7mt lnirUt far It.
If he cannot supply the
MAUVICii. accent no
other. Hut mm. I lump f f
llliisUrmied bonk tvalvd 1
Trill iirtlctilainind.1lrirtir
nluf-tUl - m'llca. Jtm R.VKB,
44 K 3Sd AT.. UK w on
Uut-Davii Druf Co.. I itor
NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO.'S
Steamship Geo. IV. Elder
. Sails For
Eureka, San Francisco and Los An
geles Direct.
SATURDAY, JAN. 26, AT 8 P. M.
From Martin's Dock. j
Toot 17th (street. Ticket office, 132
Third street, near Alder. Phone Main
1314. 11. YOUKG, Agent. ,
60CTHEASTERX ALASKA
ROUTE.
From Seititl at a P. il
for Ketcblkan. J u n ct a u .
ehajway, white Hone,
-r. . j i l
Itfj jjason ana rairDanits.
v.mB- iiy . via
ancouver and Sitka ) . Jan
uary 17, 81: fab. 14.
6. 6, ft am on a to. ay uUevu --a. i't
26; Feb. 0. XL
lOR SAM FRANCISCO DIRECT.
From tavtle at U A M . U maill la. Jan.
uary 15, 30 ; Otty ot fubla. January ail:
bcnaior, January 10, sr.
rortl.Dd Uflire, 240 n'tshlnstoo SI.
. Main H2.
C. TP. DUNAMN. o. Ft A., a Fraaelatja.
Columbia River Scenery
Dally aervlcs between Portland and Tha
Dallei. txeepi Sunday, leaving Portland at
1 A. M., arriving about S P. M., carryinc
freisrht and passenrrers. Splendid tccomma.
SattDn, for outnia and llv.atoclc.
Dock toot of Alder .1-. Portland; foot or
Court xt., Tb Dallas. Fljone Main 81t
Portlanl
For Corvallla. Albany, Independence. Sa
tmm Steamrr "POMONA" leaves a Jtv. af
Tueaday. Thursday and Saturday.
For -Salem and way landings Steamer
OREGONA" leaves fl:45 A. M.. Monrfsv.
OBlSGOSr CITY TRANHPORTATION CO- 1
ticuiirnuaya miu r I Hi sty.
foot Xaylor
: etrset. I
TRAVELERS' CODE.
EAST via
SOUTH
Leaves. VM0.N DEFQT.I Arrive
fort land and San
Frani-lco E x -prc.-a
.tops only
at moft Import
ant stations be-
twen Portland
and San Fran
cisco tne mil
points at and
South.
OVEKLANO
EXPKSS
TRAILS tor alt
local points
suuili, Sgrranirii
t, San Pianch
co a.id point
Hmmt. and South.
Mominn train
connect at
Woudburn dally
excrpt Sunday
v.lth Mt. .ViiB-i
rd 4S 1 1 -v.- rt o o io-
Cs.
Cottage Grove
raspejnger con
nects tit . Woo J -"
burn antl Albany
dally ctpt
SuniUy KM
trains to and
from Albany.
Lebanon and
"W o o dburn-
spring n o i d
branch points.
Corx-ailis pauei).
et?r.
Sheridan paarcti-
Forest G f o v
passenger.
1:4i P. M.
a -.so p. a.
iJJf.M
n.ooAJ.
T.'SO A. M.
-4 :10 I. M.
t5:20 P, M.
H1:00 A. M
ft -.SO P. M
10:SO A So.-
2:1.0 P. M.
tS:UO A. M.
J H y . tualty ricpt Sunday
roilTLA.ND-OBWliGO 6LiURBAN
8EKV1CE AND YAMHILL
DIVISION.
, Oepot. Foot oc J.rTeraon Btrost.
i K:' ,V:?; S8:OS- --30. . :. T:3. 10:10.
u. p. M, Dally except Sunday, m
B.M. 8:40. 10. 2S A. M. Sunday only. U A. M.
Keturniris: Irom O.weeo. arrive Portland.
'3"'!r-,! A. 1:SS. S:05. 0:10. S:15. T:3.
.3ri 1 1 : U P. M.: iJ:-J3 A. M. Dal 1 y nc.pi
Bunday, 95, r.lS, g;a5, V.ii, ll;3 A. M.
fcunday enly. 10 A. M. '
Leave from am d.-pot for Dallas and ln
tridlto polrit, dally. T SO .A. M. and -ft l
J- Arrtvo Portland. 10:13 A.. M. and :2i
The" IndeptndiBct'Manmouth Motor LIiil
operates daily to Monmouth and Atrlle. col
J!?K T,ith - Co.' trains at Dallas a-t.
Flrat-clasa far from Portland to Saca-
wnto ana San Francisco, berth, ft
ejnd-cla fare. $15; aecond-clau b?th.
. Tlcrl,,t" to Eaatarn polnta and Europe:
Japan. Chln. Honolulu ind AulrUa-
CITY TICKET oniCE, Corner Thlra w4
M'a.hlnKtnn gta. Phone Main 111
Ctty Ttck-at Agrni
Oregon
S TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standards and tourist
ilecplng can dally to Omana, Chiracs;' spa-" y
kane; tourist sleeping car dft.iy'to Kansas
mm
II
UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives.
,
CHICAGO - PORTL- L
SPECIAL for tn 9:30 A. M. T:SO P. C
East via Huntlny ton. Dally. Xaily.
JPOKAKE FLYERS
Ffr EMtrrn Wash ins; ton. Wall Walt a.
LewlntoD. Cotur X' Alent- and Oreut Nortbora
points.
ATLANTIC EXPRS P. M. B:3K A. M.
for th Bast via Dally. Dally.
Huntington.
PORTLAND - felGGS 8:115 M. S:4& p.
LOCAL (or all locai
points between BlffCS
and Portland.
B1VICR SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORIA ana 8;00 P. M. 0;0o p.m.
way polnti, connecting Daily Dally
.-lth steamer for 11- except except
jaco and North Sunday. Sunday.
s a c fa sta m n r Saturday
Hasan Jo, Aah.-ac dock. 10;00 p.lkt
FOR DAYTON. Ore. 7:00 A.U. 5:30 P. U.
iron City and Yamhill Dally Dally
Klver points. Ash-iL xcpt excrpt -
dock (water per. ) Sunday. Sunday.
For Lewlston, Idaho, and way polnti
from Rlparla. Wash. Leave Klparta S:40 A.
M.. or upon arrival train No. 4. dally except
Saturday. Arrive Rlparla P. 21. dally ex
cept Friday.
Tlrkrt OlTir, Third and1 Wanhlnfrtoo.
Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stlntcer, City
Tloket Art.; Win. Mr.Uurray, Gen. Pas. act.
THE COMFORTABLE WAY
WO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY
TIIE ORIENTAL LIMITED
The Fast Hail
VIA SEATTLE OR SPOKANE
m r, ,
1
Daily. PORTLAND Daily.
Ltivt. Tlnu Bchedult ' Arrlvt
To and from Spo-
:0 rn.ro k&ne, tit. Paul. 1.1 In- 7:0Om
nettpolla, Duluiti and
11:43 pm All Folnti ui Via e-60pm
Seattle.
To and from St-
Paul. Mlii 11 r .no 1 1 n.
7 :(K E-rn ana all : ana
points East via
; Spokane.
Great Northern SUainsblp Co.
Sailing; troro 8a; t ls tor J a. va.n
and China ports and Manila, carry-
Ing p-iiSenser8 and rrelsiU
8. S. Dakota, February 17.
Cfc. S. Minnesota. April X.
(Jsuad Mall 6tfmHhip Co.)
S..S. TANGO MARU will wll
i
m from Seattle about February 5 for
Japan an-a u.nina porta. carrying
pa ai-nK1': nd f r-ls;lit.
For tickets, rates, berth reser a-
tjons, etc-i cai oa or aaoregs
liiCKESON. C. P. 4 T. a.
122 Third St.. Portland, Or.
lione Main 8U.
Astoria and Columbia
Rive? Railroad Co.
Leaves, UlflOiV DEPOT. Arrive
Daily. For Maysers. Rainier. Dally.,
i Clatskanle. West port.
Clifton. Astoria. War-
:QO AM. ronton. Flavel. Ham- 11:M
mond, fort Steen3,
Gfarhart Park. Sea
side. Astoria and Sea-
7;00 P.M. Express Dally. :50 P M.
Astoria Express.
Daily.
C Jk.. STEWA RT. J. C. MA. TO.
Contn'l Aft-. a-iS Alder st. O. - a p. .
Phons Main 006.
SanFrancisco & Portland S.S.Co.
operating the only direct passenger steamer.
from Alniwnrih. LiocK, Fortlana, at 8 P. M,;
8. 8. '( OI.r.MBlA." Jan. SO. Feb. 9. 19.
8. S. "COSTA lilt A." A-"b. 4. 14. 24. eta
From Sp.r-,t wharf, .nan Fraaciaco, at
11 A. M.
8. g. "COLUMBIA," Jan. 26, Feb. S. I3( rtf.
8. 8. "COSTA RICA," Jan. 81, Feb. 10, 20..
JAES li. DEWBON. Agant.
Fnon atain Sa Wuluastoo at
1