TITE 3IOBMXG OREGOMAX, MONDAY, MAT 13, 1907.
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BIG FLEET ARRIVES
Eight Lumber Carriers Sail In
Over the Columbia Bar.
'BUSY DAY AT THE MOUTH
In Addition to Sailing Fleet for Lum
ber, the Chinese Junk Whang-Ho
and Three Steamers Arrive.
Three Vessels Cross Out.
TLEET THAT CROSSED BAR.
Expansion, schooner.
Alvena, schooner.
Jmmes Rolph, schooner.
Emily Reed, ship.
Agate, bark.
William Olsen. schooner.
Makewell. barkentlne.
Diamond Head, bark.
For three hours yesterday morning the
- Columbia River Bar presented a scene
of activity that would give due credit to
the greatest ports of the world. The de.
layed lumber fleet arrived in a bunch
and eight vessels sailed in over the bar
between the hours ot 9 A. M. and noon.
In addition to the sailing craft three
steamers sailed and three arrived. The
South Bay had in tow the Chinese junk
Wang Ho.
The total number of vessels crossing
the Columbia River for yesterday was 15,
a record-breaking business for any single
Sunday and close enough to leave room
tor question for any other day.
During the past two months lumber
business has fallen off to a large extent.
In the beginning this was due to the
mill workers' strike. A number of vessels
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STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Due to Arrive.
Name.
Nlcomedla.. . .
Alliance .'
Geo. W. Elder.
Columbia
F. A. Kilburn
Costa Rica...
Johan Poulsen..
Roanoke. . ,
Numantia.
Arabia. . . .
Alee la
From.
Hongkong. ..
.Coos Bay. . .
..Los Anslee
San Fran. ..
..San Fran
. San Fran
.San Fran. . . .
, Los Angeles.
.Hongkong. . .
.Hongkong. . .
Date.
. .In port
..in port
..May 13
..May 14
..May 19
. May 19
. May 20
..May -2
..May 25
. .JunelB
July 15
Scheduled to Depart.
Xame.
F. A. Kilburn.
Coma Rica..:..
Alliance
Geo. W. Elder
Nicomedla
Columbia
Roanoke
Johan Poulsen.
-Numantta
Arabia
Alesla...-
For.
..San Fran...
..San Fran...
..Coos Bay....
..Los Angeles.
. .Hongkong. . .
. 6an Fran . . .
. I.oa Angeles.
. San Fran
..Hongkong...
. . Hongkong. . .
..Hongkong...
Date.
..May 21
..May 21
. May 1
..May 15
..May 15
..May 18
..May 24
..May 25
..June ft
. .June 23
..July 22
were hauled off the run and sent to other
loading points. The arrival of the fleet
yesterday marks the reopening of the
lumber business for this port. While
charters are low and the demand for
rough lumber is falling off, dressed ma
terial and ties are In demand, and there
will be plenty of business for the Coast
wise fleet unless the strike of the street
car men In the Bay City reaches such
proportions that all work Is suspended.
Of the sailing fleet, which arrived In
yesterday, all came from San Pedro, with
the exception of the William Olsen and
the Makawell. A large percentage of the
outward cargoes will be ties, and the car
riers will clear for San Pedro or Redondo.
The San Francisco lumber yards are re
ceiving little and are heavily stocked.
This has In a measure divided tha busi
ness to Southern ports.
During the month of April the Coast
wise Tumber shipments dropped to 4,230,
l0 feet. With the vessels in the river
and those due to arrive within the next
two weeks the Coastwise business for
May will run close to 13 million feet.
The arrival of the eight sailing craft
yesterday will stimulate towboating,
which has been quiet for several weeks.
The steamer Ocklahoma has been in the
tooneyard but will probably be called out
today.
NO GARBAGE IN THE RIVER
Harbormaster Speler W ill Issue Or
ders to Masters of Steam Vessels.
Harbormaster Bpeier will today issue
orders to masters of all steam vessels In
the river against, the throwing of any
and all refuse into the harbor of the
Cltv of Portland. This applies to all
river as well as ocean going vessels and
Is directly in line with the regulations ot
the United States Government.
Garbage from the galleys of steam ves
sels must hereafter be placed in barrels
and kept on board until after the harbor
limits are passed. The deposits of gar
bage In the river is a matter that has
caused considerable trouble in times past
and the action of Captain Speler is sanc
tioned by all shippers of this port and by
people Interested In keeping the harbor
clear.
In the rules and regulations ot the Unit
ed States there is a clause which prohibits
the throwing of any refuse, except in
a liquid form mto the navigable waters of
the United States. The dumping of gar
bage into the harbor Is also provided for
by city ordinance and Captain Speler took
the matter up after consultation with
the heads of the city government,
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Emily Reed Goes Ashore.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 12. (Specials
Eight sailing vessels, all coasters com
ing for lumber cargoes, arrived in to
day and nearly all sailed up to the city
front with the strong northwest wind.
While coming up the harbor the ship
Emily Reed went ashore on the sands.
A kedge anchor was placed in the
channel opposite her and she will prob
ably be hauled off at high water.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Columbia is due to arrive
from San Francisco tonight.
The steamer Alliance arrived up from
Coos Bay ports yesterday.
The steamer Washington sailed from
Rainier yesterday with a cargo of lumber.
The steamer Cascade, lumber-laden for
San Francisco, will sail from Rainier
today.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND, May 12. Arrived Steamer
Alliance, from Coos Ray: steamer Excelsior,
from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Wash
ington, from Rainier for San Francisco.
Astoria. May 12. Arrived down at 6 A.
M. and sailed at 2 P. M. Steamer F. A.
Kilburn, for Coos Bay. . Arrived at 8 A. M.
and left up at 8 A. M. Steamer Excelsior,
from San Francisco. Sailed at 6:30 A. M.
and returned at 12 noon towing Junk
Whang-Ho Steamer South Bay. Sailed last
night Steamer Costa Rica, for San Fran
cisco. Sailed at 9 A. M. Steamer Johan
Poulsen. for San Francisco. Sailed at 9:o0
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DETAILED SHIPMENTS
From May 11th, 1906, to
May 11th to June 1st. . .
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January.
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April
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972,622.70
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734,892.20
801.834.49
874,6:i5.21
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.... 1,025,552.45
... 1,019,038.09
743,398.76
807,903.56
650,758.09
197,918.84
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Sbipm 'ts for same period last year 8,012,296.92
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A CAIN NEVER EQUALLED BY ANY OTHER
HOUSE IN THE SHOE BUSINESS.
Over 14,000 progressive merchants sell Star Brand Shoes.
One person in every thirty-two in the United States is
wearing Star Brand Shoes all the time.
The "Star" on every heel is our mark of honest
shoe making.
We have seven big specialty factories, and are building
three more.'
Each factory makes only one grade of shoes, hence
) every shoemaker is an expert in his -work. This explains
OUR LEADING BRANDS I
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"Society "and sh f Women.
Mayflower j
" Our Family " Shoes for all the Family.
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Arrived at OA. M. Schooner Expansion,
from San Pedro, Arrived at 10 A. M.
Schooners Atvena and James Rolph. from
Fan Pedro. Arrived at 10:25 A. M. Shjp
Emily Reed, from San Pedro. Left up at
10:30 A. M. Ship Sintram and schooner
John Palmer. Arrived at 10:45 A. M. -American
bark Agate, from San Francisco;
schooner William Olsen, from San Prancla
co. Arrived at Jl A. M. Barkentlne Make
welt, from San Francisco. Arrived at 12
noon Barkentlne Diamond Head, from
San Pedro. Arrived at 4:45 P. M. Steamer
Vosburft, from Tillamook. Outside at 5 P.
M. A three-masted bark en Una.
San Francisco, May 12. Sailed at T last
evening Steamer Nome City, for Portland.
Astoria, May 12. Condition of the bar at
5 P. M. Moderate, wind northwest; weath
er, cloudy.
San Francisco. May 12. Arrived Bark
Calcutta, from Shanghai: bark Lord Maple
ton, from Newcastle, Australia; bark An-
Tteuce, from Newcastle, Australia; steamer
Maverick, from Seattle; steamer Wellesley,
from Coos Bay. Sailed steamer City of
Pueblo, for Victoria, B. C.
Seattle. May 12. Arrived Ramona. from
San Francisco. Sailed Yucatan Valdex, for
Portland, Valdez.
Tlse tug Dolphin haa been sold by the
Puget Sound Tugboat Company to the
Southern Pacific Railway. The vessel
leaves tomorrow to make & trip of 2000
miles by open sea to Guaymas.
Plymouth. May 12. Arrived Celtic, from
New York for Cherbourg and Southampton,
and proceeded.
. Queenstown, May 12. Sailed Etrurli.
for New York.
Dover. May 12. Sailed Zeeland, for New
York. Passed Bremen, for New York.
Isle of Wight. May 12 Passed New
Amsterdam, for York.
Tides at Astoria Monday.
High. Low.
1.0S A. M. .1.6.8 fcet'S:02 A. M O t feet
INSTALL BLOCK SIGNALS
All Harriman Main Lines Will Be
Protected by 1900.
To Install automatic block signals on
all the main lines of the Harriman
system is the aim of "W. W. Slater,
chief signal engineer for the Harriman
lines. To make signal lights bloom
along the railway lines where none
shone before is his mission. He says
that within the next two years all the
main Western lines of the Harriman
roads will be equipped with the auto
matic block system, which neither for
gets, misreads train orders nor sleeps
at the switch.
"By the close of December, 190S,
said Mr. Slater, "we will have the sys-
ttem from fortlaod to tireea iuvert
from San Francisco to Ogden, and from
San Francisco to El Paso, fully pro
tected with automatic systems. We
expect to equip 280 miles of track on
the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N.
lines In Oregon during the year 1907.
We are carrying on the work as rapid
ly as possible.
"Although automatic signals cost
about $1000 a mile, we find they pay for
themselves. It is money well invested.
Mr. Harriman himself is strongly, in
favor of thorouah protection by One
best signal systems, and Mr. Krutt
s'jhnltt Is also enthusiastic about it.
These signals almost entirely do away
with the liability of trainmen to make
a mistake. It reduces the likelihood
of wrecks to a minimum."
Improve Mount Scott Line.
The Portland Railway, Light & Power
.Company is Improving the Jlount Scott
railway by laying double tracks on all the
curves, and placing the block system be
tween Anabel and the Junction on Haw
thorne avenue. At the curve between
Powell Valley road and Anabel station
work on the double track Is now in pro
gress. The embankment between these
two points was widened sufficiently to
make room for the second track. Double
tracks will be laid at Flrland and also
at Tremont. where there are sharp
curves. Double tracks at these curves wilt
do awav with many delays and also make
traveling more safe.
These short stretches of double tracks
mean the final double-tracking through to
Lents. With nearly 15.000 people tribu
tary to this single-track line, the cars are
crowded at all times, especially morning
and evening.
Pullman Official Here.
G. S. Fernald. of Chicago, assistant
general solicitor for the Pullman Com
pany, Is In Portland for a brief visit.
Mr. Fernald was with the Northern Pa
cific for a number of years and was tax
commissioner for that system when h
resigned 'to enter the Pullman Com
pany's! service.
Ken Mill at Montesano.
MONTESANO, Wash., May 12. (Spe
cial.) The Montesano Planning Mill
Company yesterday filed in the County
Auditor's office, articles of incorpora
tion, with capital stock at $10,000.
The directors are J. T. Durdle, I. Tay
lor and Chris Olson.
Only three more days in which to get
beautiful new millinery from the makert
and importers at mere cost of materials.
The big sale at XX Washington street,
conducted by the- Shafer-Whlttier Co.,
ends Wednesday.