THE WORXIXG OREGONIAN,. . FRIDAY. AUGUST 2, 1907.
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Great Progress of Portland
Yet every part of this section-is adequately treated. The article on "The Pacific Northwest," by E. TV.
.Wright, is elaborately illustrated, and will appeal to all who are interested in the progress of this wonderful
empire. This issue contains sixteen splendid full-page
Illustrations in Two Colors
Showing the resources and beautiful scenery of the Pacific Northwest. This is one of the most striking and
beautiful collections of. photographs which have appeared in any magazine. The number contains, in addition
Many Striking Features
Among them may be mentioned the Attractive Cover Design of St. Peter's Dome, Columbia River, repro
duced in three colors; the absorbing illustrated Prize Story, "The Garden of Content," and other stories;
"The Passion Play in California"; the unique article and illustrations on "Feathered Foragers"; the article
on "The Forests of the Pacific Northwest," with its very unusual and fascinating illustrations; "Deer-Hunting
in the Siskiyous"; and a very exceptional article that will attract marked attention, "A Goal for Young
Men," with illustrations. This number is a perfect
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INCREASE IS 25 PER CENT
PORTLAND'S ASSESSED VALUA
TION SHOWS GROWTH.
But Assessor Says Tax Levy Will
Probably Be Between Fifteen
and Sixteen Mills.
The wealth of Portland, as a whole,
has increased 25 per cent within the
past year, according to the figures of
County Assessor Slgler. This rise In
value is not merely a marking up of
the figures on the books, but Is based
on the actual worth of new buildings
erected and other taxable improvements
made during the fiscal year, and on
the increased value of land within the
city limits as revealed by actual cash
transfers.
"Of course one cannot give the exact
figures now," Mr. Slgler said, yesterday.
"It is . too early to determine them,
but It looks as If the tax rate for the
coming year would be between 15 and
1 mills. Portland must pay for the
luxury of ceasing to be a large coun
try town and becoming one of the first
cities of the country. For instance,
during the Exposition year the munic
. ipal expenses , of Portland in round
figures were $100,100. This year they
will be over $900,000; and we could use
double that to advantage. All told
the total tax for city, county and state
purposes for the next two years will
be about $3,500,000.
"The city Is growing rapidly and
you cannot have a growing city with
out growing taxes, not necessarily in
rate- but in total amount. Paying for
miles of new streets, water mains un
'der that paving, light, sidewalks,, po
lice and fire protection; all cost big
money, and the more the city grows,
the more of such things the city must
have.
"A citizen who complains of higher
taxes cannot say a word against poor
streets, or kick because he has to use
well water, or that there is no police
man within a mile of his place. Nor
has the man who complains of in
creased taxes any right to expect an
Increase in the value of his property.
The two go hand in hand. Look at
New York city with a tax equal in
total to one-third of the cost of the
United States Government Itself. .
"It cost $600, 000,000 to run the Gov
ernment with its army, navy, post
office, pensions, and all that: and one
third of this or $300,000,000 to run
New Tork city alone. Allowing 4.000.
0"O people to New York city this makes
$30 per capita each year in taxes. Now
compare this to Portland with her ex
penses of less than $1,000,000. The
bigger a city gets the more it costs
to run it. not only in total amount
but her per capita. The correpsonding
returns as a city grows larger, how
ever, not counting anything but in
creased value In figures, more than
balances a larger tax rate.
"And may Portland get bigger and
bigger till she equals New York, or
any other city, taxes and all!',' .
RUMORS OF NEW HOTEL
Started by Presence In City of East
ern Capitalists.
The rumor that Portland is soon to
have another new hotel will not down.
It continues to bob up serenely every day
or two, and in the course of the past
year has constructed first-class taverns
on half the available central sites In
tnwn. Meanwhile the need for more
hotel room becomes more insistent every
day, and the reputation of the city suf
fers with the traveling public because
first-class accommodations cannot be
had.
The latest hotel rumor is afloat because
a party of Eastern capitalists is . here
looking this field over with a view of
making real estate investments. The
tourists In question are Mr. and Mrs.
George M. Coffin, of New York; Mr. and
Mrs. James P. Wilson, of Youngstown,
O.: C. R. Hill, of New York; C. W.
Denirke. of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. French, of Chicago. Mr. Coffin is
president of the Beaver National Bank
of New York, Mr. Wilson Is general at
torney for the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Railroad. Mr. Denlcke Is general Western
manager of the Art Metal Construction
Company and Mr. French is an official
of the Pacific Steel Company.
The visitors will remain in the city for
several days at the Portland Hotel, and
their presence here Is reported to be in
connection with a big hotel project.
Nothing definite can be learned from the
men of the party, but the location of the
proposed hotel Is said to he either the
Pennoyer or the Pittock block.
CONTRACTORS IGNORE LAW
Canse Trouble for Themselves by
Obstructing the Streets.
' Many arrests of building contractors
have been made recently by- the police
for violations of the ordinance against
obstructing streets and sidewalks adja
cent to buildings in course of erection.
The invariable excuse is ignorance of the
law on the part of the contractors ar
rested. The City Attorney's office is fast losing
patience with the offenders and points
out the maxim that ignorance does not
excuse. In part, section 4 of ordinance
No. J145. relating to the duties of holders
of building permits, reads as follows::
There shall be indorsed upon applications for
permits for building purpose, - in accordance
with the approval of the committee on streets,
the width. of that portion or the street to be
ueed (which shall In no case exceed half of
the street or streets in front of the ground
on whioh the proposed building te to be
erected), and the number of days for which
the permit is to be gfven shall be specific in
such application.
Whenever the recipient of a building permit
shall desire to occupy or In anywlee obstruct
more than one-half the width of the sidewalk
In front of such proposed building, It shall
be the duty of each such recipient of a build
ing permit described In this ordinance to erect
and maintain during the time covered by such
permit, a safe and substantial board fence
four feet high and so constructed that the
spaces between the boards of said fence shall
not be les than six Inches in width, whether
such boards be placed in an upright or hori
zontal position, along the curb line of the
sidewalk In front of and across the sidewalk
at each end of the tract, lot or part thereof
on which-such building is to be constructed;
and also to construct and maintain, and keep
unobstructed and well lighted, a safe and sub
stantial foot walk three feet wide, along the
curb line in front of such proposed building
extending three feet into the wagonway and
reaching three feet beyond . each end of such
tence along said curb line: and the Issuing of
a permit shall not be construed as authorizing
any person to in. any wise obstruct the foot
walk hereinbefore described; provided, ' that as
soon as the firet-story walls of such buildings
shall have been erected, the party or parties
taking out such permit shall construct a sub
stantial and eafe and well-lighted covered
way over the sidewalk, which sidewalk shall
not be less than five feet In width. In front of
such tract or lots, leaving such sidewalk open
for public use, and thereupon such party shall
be entitled to a permit for the use of such
portions of the street or streets as may not
interfere with exist'ing rights, and subject
to such limitations and requirements as may
he stated tn such permit, which shall be Is
sued by the City Engineer, and such foot
walk may be thereafter, removed from the
roadway.
Harriman Offices to Be Moved.
Preparations are being made by the
Harriman lines to move from the present
quarters In the Worcester block into the
new Wells-Fargo building. The new of
fices of the Southern Pacific and O. R.
& N. officials will be ready for occu
pancy not later than the middle of next
month. The seven upper floors of the
new skyscraper have been reserved for
the use of the Harriman railroads. Much
more roomy quarters will be enjoyed by
the officials as soon as they are estab
lished In the Wells-Fargo building. The
new offices are large and well lighted
and are admirably fitted for railroad offices.
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INVITATION IS ACCEPTED
Secretary Taft Will Be Oregon De
velopment League's Guest.
The Oregon Development League
has received an official acceptance of
its invitation to William, H. Taft, Sec
retary of W7ar, to be its guest durlng
his visit to this state, which confirms
the announcement previously made that
the Secretary will arrive in Portland
on the evening of September 5 and
spend the following day in thl city
as the guest of the various Oregon
commercial bodies. Twenty-five hun
dred seats will be reserved in the
Armory for League delegates, so that
they may have an opportunity to hear
Mr. Taft's address.
The members of the Oregon Press
Association will also be invited to be
present, and a committee of from 25 to
50 members representative of all sec
tions of the. state will be chosen to
occupy seats on the platform.
Reduced railroad rates have been ap
plied for and an effort will be made to
bring in many thousands of people and
give them the opportunity of seeing
and meeting the Secretary of War per
sonally. The exact time of the visit to Van
couver Barracks will be decided later,
as will several other features of the
programme.
WILL PLAY AT CITY PARK
City Band to Render Programme,
Commencing at 8 o'clock.
Tonight's concert by the Park band
will be given at the City Park, com
mencing at 8 o'clock. The programme
follows:
March, "Give the Countellign, . . . .Scontan
Overture. "Midsummer Niffht's Dream"
Suppe
"Hearts and Flowers" Tobanl
Selection. "The Slio-Gun" Luder's
Intermezzo. "PaBsacalle" G-regh
Intermission.
Paraphrase, Te Banks and Braes of Bon
nie Doon" Kappey
Waltz, "Wedding of the Winds" Hall
Selection, "Prince of Pilsen" Iudera
"Japanese Love Sons" Thomas
March, "Seventh Army Corps" ,.,Weldon
A. de Caprio, director.
Floater Found at Raymond.
RAYMOND. Wash., Aug. 1. (Special.)
A floater was found in the South Fork
River, near the railroad bridge, early
yesterday morning. The body proved to
be that of Mat Nicholson, who disap
peared shortly after his arrival here from
Ilwaco last Friday evening. He was
drunk when he reached town and had
evidently fallen off the dock and
drowned.. No marks of violence were
found on the body. The deceased was a
native- of Finland and about 50 years of
age. He was well known in Ilwaco and
belonged to the Sailors' and Fishermen's
Union. -
PHOTO POST CARDS SCENERY.
Klser Co. lx?bbjr Imperial idotal.
"Always tired' describes a dangerous
condition. Hood's Sarsaparilia will giv
you strength.
JAPANESE DISTURBED . OVER
AMERICAN RELATIONS.
Tokio Chamber of Commerce Sends
Communication to , Seattle
Chamber on Subject.
Japanese businessmen are evidently
inclined to believe that "disturbances
such as the chastisement 'of ' not alto
gether inoffensive Japanese by San
Francisco rowdies will eventually lead
to a break in the present harmonious
commercial relations of the country,
if not in actual war. The communica
tion sent to Seattle .by five Japanese
Chambers of Commerce takes the sit
uation very seriously. While it was
believed that similar 'communications
had been sent out to various commer
cial organizations throughout the Pa
cific Coast, none has yet reached the
Portland Chamber, although it may
come later. The letter received at Se
attle on Tuesday was dated June 29,
and read as follows:
Tokio Chamber of Commerce.
Tokio, Japan. June 2, 1907.
Te the Seattle chamber of Commerce,
Seattle, Wash., C S. A.
Sirs; It has always been a matter of pro
found satisfaction to every Japanese to wit
ness the constant growth of cordial rela
tions between our two countries, and of the.
community of our interests In the field of
trade and commerce.
But -since last year the people of a sec
tion of your country have unfortunately
acted to the prejudice- of the legitimate
rights of Japanese people who have fre
quently been subjected to unjust and
abusive treatments at the hands of the
lawless element prevailing there. The right
of education was denied them. Their
homes have repeatedly been attacked and
property destroyed without the least cau.se
or provocation. The result Is that not only
are the treaty rights of the Japanese in that
section wantonly disregarded, but also their
persons and property are exposed to serious
danger.
It is extremely regrettable that such un
fortunate incidents should repeatedly be al
lowed to occur; and it Is seriously to be
feared that unless they are speedily pre
vented, the ill-feeling which our country
men are now constrained to harbor against
the people of a single section may finally
have an unhappy effect upon the develop
ment of commercial relations between the
two nations. For while the I'nlted States is
a good customer for our National products.
Japan is also yearly increasing her demand
for American goods, and promises to become
one of the most important markets for the
products of your ever expanding and pros
perous industries; and should the progress
of the trade and commerce between the
two nations be at any time obstructed as
the result of the unwarrantable action of a
mall local population, the loss to be sus
tained by the two countries would be incal
culable. For these reasons we. the undersigned
representatives of the Chambers of Com
merce, venture to address this letter to
you to express our views on the situation,
in a confident hope that these view will
be shared by you andhat you will, by con
sidering the matter in the light of the prin
ciples of International Intercourse and In
view of the mutual advantages of our trade
relations, make the best efforts to speedily
eliminate the present causes of discord and
insure our common prosperity for the fu
ture. We have 'the honor to be, sirs, your
obedient servants.
(Signed) B. NA K A NO. President of Tokio
Chamber of Commerce. v
(Signed) M. DOT, President of Osaka Cham
ber of Commerce.
(Signed) J. NISHIMURA. President of
Kyoto Chamber of Commerce.
(Signed) K. ONO. President of Yokohama
Chamber of Commerce.
(Signed) T. KIRH1MOTO. President of Kobe
Chamber of Commerce.
The following response was made by
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce:
Beporte from a long distance are apt to
magnify the event many times. Neverthe
less all good citizens here deplore all such
disturbances, however small.
We believe that you will find upon inquiry
among your fellow countrymen here that in
Seattle the Japanese are treated with as much
consideration as the people of any other coun
try. On the other hand. It gives us pleas
ure to be able to say that we have always
found them to be industrious, law-abiding and
loyal residents of the Republic, and In Se
attle we have uniformly treated them accord
ingly. We beg to enclose herewith a reso
lution of this Chamber of Commerce which
was aiopted before your letter wa written
and which clearly shows our attitude toward
your countrymen.
In the future, as In the past. Seattle will
always be found standing for justice and fair
play for the Japanese, as well as for all
other nationalities within . her borders. For
more than ten years Seattle has been the
American home port of the Nippon Tusen
Kalsha, the great Japanese steamship company.
This company is a pioneer In opening up a
profitable and friendly trade between the
two countries. Commerce in our day is the
most powerful and persuasive ambassador of
peace and good will among nations. It brings
the people of the world closer together, re
moves prejudices and promotes national friend
shfps. Not the least Important mission of
Chambers of Commerce the spokesman, so to
speak, of the commerce of their respective
countries is to co-oprate with one another In
smoothing away and composing tho differences
that Inevitably arise from time to time be
tween the people of different countries, as
between communities In the same country.
In this spirit, and with this end in view,
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce extends to
the Chambers of Commerce of the cities of
Tokyo. Osaka. Kyoto. Yokohama and Kobe Its
friendly consideration and trusts that the
good relations which have existed so long
between our cities, as between our two coun
tries, and with such manifest advantage to
both, may continue unbroken into the far
future. Yours very respectfully.
JOHN H. MoGRAW,
President.
C. B. YAXDBUL.
Secretary.
CRUSHED UNDER ROCKS
Four
Greeks Meet- Death When
Trestle Goes Down.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Aug. 1. Four men
lost their lives, shortly after noon today,
when 400 feet of the trestle leading from
the. wharf of the Pacific Wharf Stor
age Company collapsed 'without a
moment's warning. The dead men were
crushed by carloads of rock or drowned
In the harbor. Four -others who went
down with them were rescued. All were
Greek laborers, who had been jiut to
work this morning, and their namc3 were
not on the payroll.
The trestle collapsed as a train of 30
flat cars, laden with rock, backed on the
wharf.
Mayo Goes With the O. R. & X.
J. C. Mayo, formerly general freight
and passenger agent of the Astoria & Co
lumbia River Railroad and the Corvallis
& Eastern Railroad while both properties
were under the Hammond regime, has
been appointed local freight agent of the
O. R. & N. at Spokane. Mayo's appoint
ment became effective yesterday. He
takes the position made vacant by the
retirement of J. M. Harney, who resigned.
Philatelists' Next Meeting Place.
DENVER. Colo.. Aug. 1. The Ameri
can Philatelic Association today select
ed Columbus, O.. as the next meeting
place for the annual convention.
Muslin Underwear Week
"We are having what we firmly believe is a record-breaking sale of Muslin Underwear. We
have placed on sale $20,000 worth of Muslin Garments. There are hundreds of styles to select
from, and every garment offered in this sale is fresh from the factory, as everyone knows that this
is a new addition, and the oldest garment in the house can't be over two months old. Having
made the largest purchase of muslins that ever came to this state, we obtained reductions in price
of which our customers and friends now reap the benefit. With the careful and wise buyer, qual
ity is always the first consideration. It is the quality of our offering which will sell them, and the
sale is unique, because neither fire, bankruptcy nor any other calamity is the cause of it we just
want to sell the Muslin Underwear.
THAT IS ALL
Ton will find the prices astonishingly low. When you get high-quality garments at cheap
muslin prices, why not?' A glance at our windows will show you that there is nothing exagger
ated in this statement.
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