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In "The Mtrapae A1venture of Mlae
Hrown." Tonlalu al Ift
STAR THF.ATEK irark and Wahlntnn
The Kren. h Sexk I'Mianr In ' Mnw
P.ller Hutted In" T"n1hi at K 15 Mat
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I.VFlIi- THKATKH iHeienth and Aldrrl
The llrn lo-k rompan In "Thelria
T-'nlaM al 1 Mntlneea 1 ueeday.
Thutaday. paiunlay and Hunday at II
P M.
PANTAi-.FS TM BATRR-1 Fourth and Stark
tnntlnuoua au.leWlle. 2. SO. J:30 and
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llltANn THBATK.R I Waahlntrn. between
Turk and Seventh) t'ontlnuoua aixlevllle,
2..:o. 7 S and U V. M.
A"K BlTTItn ftnvtrlt.-The prc?nt car
at rvlie over Hiirnalrle-atrect brlde works
a hanlahtp on hualnra men and tha pub
lic Brnrrmiy. All cara run wnt over the
drills? and return over the Ptct-1 trlcinc.
A Htimlp car runs oomaioiiHlly rust over
ilip bridge-, but o tiir na the public la
i-onrcrnrd la not regarded much of
an ncctimmodatlon. A committee from
l he Kaat Nde Buetneaa Men'a Club will
wait on the company and ask tlmt the
rs be routed east over the hriiliie as
formerly Aside Imm the Inconvenience)
to the people cmaatnR raat on the brlcla-e,
bualnraa men any they have alrendy loat
Ji per cent or their regular trade, nnd
tn hold out ix month until the bridge
acroaa Kulllvan a Gulch, on Union avenue,
ta completed will be a eerloun matter to
them. The railway company ha a alnarle
track between Sullivan' tiulch on Orand
avenue to llnlladay avenue, which will
shortly have to tie replaced with a double
track, aa the atreet la to lie paved with
hard-aurface Improvement. The com
pany will be aaked to put down the
tlouble track at on.-e and route the cara
now aolng west over the bridge eaat
aa well.
Hsoix cmcmATiNn Petitions. Prohibi
tion petitions were placed In the hnttda
of committee at nil Hasl Side churches
yesterday, nnd members were Baked to
eltin at the close of all the services, the
object boln- to make all Kant Side pre
(inrts dry at the June election. l'nMora
or the churches called the attention of
ihe congregations to those petitions and
urged ail registered voters to sign them,
f inal organisation for the campaign will
be effected at the masa meeting- tonight
In Hawthorne Tark Presbyterian (.'hurcli,
Kast Twelfth and Kaat Taylor streets.
There are 4S precincts Inside the city and
three In St. John. In nil 61, In which pro
hibition elections will be held. The three
precincts In St. John will he grouped to
gether and those In the city will be voted
as one. There are now 1 dry precincts
In the city. The prohibitionist hope to
capture the entire 61 precincts, but if they
do not malfe them all dry, they feel con
fident that they will gain a considerable
number.
Mat Rtcrt.ANK Strkft. As It has been
HM'ertalned that tSuat Morrison street, be
tween I'nlon avenue and Morrison-street
bridge approach cannot be Improved for
two year without the unanitnotia con
sent of property-owners, an effort will
be made to have the city replank It be
fore June 1. The plunk Is worn and
rough and no parade can pass over It..
The city agreed to keep It In repair for
four years from the time the plank was
laid, and aa the roadway Is too far gone
to repair, a new rondway will have to be
laid. Preliminary work for paving Kast
Morrison street, between Union avenue
and Kast Seventh street is now being
done. These blocks will bo paved with
asphalt on concrete foundation.
Fi'NKRAi. of Matt Mt-Nm.T-r. The fu
neral of the late Matt McNulty. one of
the best-known men on the Portland
waterfront, was held from the pro-Ca-Ihcdral,
Fifteenth and Iavta streets, yes
terday morning, and was attended by a
large portion of the membership of the
Portland lodge of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians and the Longshoremen's
I'nlon. Father O'Hnra preached an
obltnnry sermon In which he dwelt upon
the many charitable acts performed by
the deceased during hi lifetime. The In
terment took place at Mount Calvary
Cemetery. t
Kptkotivsj May 1. all cars of the Port
land Hallway, Light & Power Company
within the city limits of Portland and
It suburbs. Including St. John, will stop
only at the near side of crossings, as la
now being done at railroad Intersections.
Conductors of the Portland Railway
IMvislon are Instructed to permit pas
sengers to get on and off of cars at for
ward vestibule, when desired, except on
forward vestibule of Portland Heights
cars.
Fvnkrai. of V. C Chrihtknpkn. The
funeral of Vlggo V. Chrlstensen. the 6-ycar-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Chrls
tensen. who died Saturday, was held yes
terday, at Punnlug's undertaking chapel,
414 Hist Alder street, and the Interment
was In l-one Fir Cemetery. It was the
second funeral In the family, within about
a week, the former funeral being that
of a 12-year-old son who died of diph
theria. Cai'iiht Liftino t.m Mrs. Kate A.
Fox. proprietress of the Cascade rooming
house and owner of the Cascade saloon,
was arrested at 10 o'clock last ntfiht by
Patrolmen Harms and Hlrsch for violat
ing the Sunday liquor law. According to
the officers, the woman was caught dis
pensing the forbidden beverages to a
thirsty customer, and the arrest followed.
Ht BROtioiis Appino Machines Uskful
The Oregnnian made-use of five adding
machines of the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Company in compiling the returns
of the primary election. Without their
use the compilation of the election totals
w ould have been exceedingly tedious and
difficult.
Kxri.AiN'a Judicial Measurks. At the
People's Forum lat night- In the Selllng
lllrsch hall, Kohert O. Morrow, candidate
for Circuit Judge, explained the various
measures affecting the judicial system of
the state to be voted on at the June
lection.
For Sai.k Reserved scats for Pacific
coast boxing and wrestling chnmpion
shlivs. Sale commences this morning at
9:M o'clock, at Powers Kstes drugstore,
IIS Sixth street, near Alder street.
Boarp of Trade Mkkts. The I'nlver
sity Park Foard of Trade ,will hold a
meeting tonight to receive reports .on a
number of Industrial propositions.
For Rent A few nice offices In The
Oregonian building. See Superintendent,
room 201. a
Rats War. San Francisco, J5; steamer.
Frank Bollam. agent. 12s. Third street.
Drt fir cordwood. 4 ft... ISM; sawed. W.
Portland Fuel Co. Phones E. 26, B lttX.
Dr. Cassedat. eye. ear, nose, throat;
glasses fitted. MT Pckum building.
W. A. Wise and associates, painless
dentists. Third and Washington.
We But telephone bonds. 190 First t.
Da. B. C. Blown. Errs. Ear; Marquatn.
Principals Are tlevtod.
Miss Clara A. Bone was elected prin
cipal of the St. John High School, and
Charles H. Boyd, of Ooldendale, Wash.,
was elected principal of the South
Orammar School. Mr. Boyd Is a new
educator for this county, but comes
highly recommended. Miss Boss, prln-
rlpal f tho ft. John Hlrh School, ha
occupied that poaltlon for tha pat
yaa.
THE THEATERS
Br Arthur A. GreeiMS
TIIR STRAXiR APVUXTt RW Of
MIS MOWS" AT THF BAKtR.
3d a J
O'Oallacher. Rohert Unmans
Captain Courtney..
Mlrhael tKihgertjr.
Mr Hlbhertaen . a. .
evraaant Tanner...
Herr Von Sloaer...
Mrs. O'ftallager. . .
. . . .Cleorge AMann
. . Howard Ruaaelt
. . . Earl n Uwlra
.William Qlaaaon
...James oleaaon
. . l,urlte Webster
AngVIa Rrl(htnell. .Marlbel Seymour
Rtiphmla Frhwarts.. ...I-oulee Kent
Matilda Jonea Filala Oarrett
Mllllrent Lnverldge . . . Olevla Ireland
Vlara lxvrlde Rhea Mitchell
Km ma Ruth Lechler
AFTKR the somewhat somber atmos
phere in which the Baker players
appeared last week, the same being the
atmosphere of "The Eternal City." It la
a genuine relief to watch the members
of that organisation so happily disposed
as they are this week In that trifling;
but merry little farce. "The Strange
Adventures of Ml Brown." Yesterday
was one of the banner days at the
Maker, the performance being witnessed
by so many sudltors that there was a
demand for standlngr-room. This week's
offering Is no great shakes as a play.
A farce never Is, and It Is demanded
only that there be a vague thread of
story told consecutively, without regard
to probability, tn order that a few
dozen or a few hundred laughs may
be hung thereon. After all, the best
thing In the world, next to the love of
a goocl woman. Is a clean laugh, and
thla farce Is funny without drawing;
upon the French for Idea. It ta a
charming hill, and the -Baker patrons
may safely attend any performance this
week with the assurance- that It will be
worth the while.
Just what the affair Is all about la
Incompetent, Immaterial and Irrelevant,
and the most Important Item Is that
tleorge Alison appears for two acta. In
feminine garb, and that dear Marlhel
Seymour l nothing less than the lead
ing lady, the Ingenue leading lady, and
perfectly grand. James Oleaaon dis
tinguishes himself particularly as an
antiquated German music master, F.lsle
Oarrett blossoms out ss a real charac
ter comedienne, and surprise; her most
sincere admirers. Miss (iarrett Is safe
ly past the amateur stage, and no bet
ter evidence Is needed to prove It than
her performanc this week.
Mrs. nieason gives herself most
heartily to the role of a prim old trail,
nary boss, and severally and collective
ly, the halance of the company do
themselves credit, although there will
tie no reputations made. The piece la
well staged and costumed.
"How Baxter Butted In"
at the Star
PY ARTHlTt A. aRWENPJ.
LAST night marked the beginning of
the end of the French Company's
regime at the Star, and In appreciation
of the efforts of the company and its
manager, Richard D. French, there was
an audience present which filled every
nook and corner of Ihe Star ani which
exerted Itself to show at every oppor
tunity the esteem In which Portland holds
this excellent organization of players.
The bill was "How Baxter Bj..ed n,"
a fnrce of the ultra-modern, slangy type
which has enjoyed a cnnsiderahi? degree
of success as a road attraction. The cast
I so arranged that the particular favor
ites aro almost without exception seen to
advantage, and a pleasant recollection
will remain behind the French players
when they depart for pastures new. Our
old army friend. Charlie Conners, George
Berry and D. M. Henderson ara to be
credited with the most artistic wovk of
the performance, for It Is a piece. In which
the men of the cast have rather tne best
of It. Conners Is especially effective, his
work as Hfera Quick, the choir boy, being
fully equal to that which has medo III
Holier one of the features of "Way Pnnn
Kasf" for a decade. Ev. Karle French
piny the submissive w'fe of the perly
village tyrant In the finished manner
wtdch has characterized all her work
here, while Ijeah Ij Force must be
credited with a distinct achievement for
her playing of the flirtatious hesd
waitress.
St. Oeorge Daglnnn and Dorothy DjivIs,
who have the leading roles, are both
talented people, but their work Is marred
by obvious affectations which (hey should
be Induced. If possible, to ahandln. The
strength of the French Company, as It
seems to me. Is In Its character actors,
w hich are far and away belter than at y
one haa a right to expect to see ;n a
popular-price organization.
After this week the company will
transfer Its activities to Tacoma. and the
best wishes of a, large Fortland clientele
will go with thorn for their auccess In
the Sound City.
Grease paints and professionals' supplies
at Woodard. Tarke A Co.
PEDESTRIAN MAKES START
Arscnp Haudin 1ravr. Portland,
Me., for Chicago.
POHTLANII. Me.. April 19.-Arsene
Baudin. of Adam. Mass., who arrived In
this city Saturday, started at midnight to
walk to Chicago with the Intention of
lowering the record made by Edward
Payson Weston last Fall.
PERSONALMENTION.
President P. U Campbell, of the" State
Fnlverslty of Eugene, spent Sunday In
Portland.
M. S. Woodcock, a prominent banker
of Corvallls, was a guest at the Im
perial Hotel over Sunday.
Professor K H. Lake, of the Oregon
Agricultural College faculty, at Cor
vallls. Is In the city on business. He Is
staying at the Imperial.
The WTiltman College baseball team
from Walla Walla, a dozen strong, were
guests at the Imperial yesterday.
J. D. Carroll, of Klamath Falls, one
of the leading stock -raisers of Southern
Oregon. Is at the Imperial. Mr. Carroll
built the Washington State building for
the World's Fair three years ago.
Captain Harry Haslem. of Astoria, and
ono of the best-known steamboat men of
the Lower Columbta. was In Portland
over Sunday.
I'nlted States Senator Charles W.
Fulton arrived In Portland from As
toria last night and registered at the
Imperial. He shows the effects of the
strenuous campaign through which he
has Just passed very perceptibly. He
will be here for only a day and says he
Is Just resting up. He adds nothing to
his already published statement regard
Ins; the results of the primary election.
CmOACIO, April 19. (Special.) E.
W. Jones of Portland Is at the Kaiser
hof Hotel.
Awnings, Porch Curtains.
We solicit your patronage and guar
antee satisfaction. Agencies In every
town in the Northwest. Willamette
T.en Awning Co. Main 86s.
Relation of Railroad Rates
to Portland Jobbing Trade
Editor Harry N. Blair Explaini Territorial Limitations and Accounts for
Policy of Transcontinental Lines.
AT THE Unt motlnn of th Ad
men'a Club, held Wednesday
night of laM week. pHper
wm rnd by Harry N. Blair,
editor of thm railrond and at rain -uhlp
directory bearing bin name.
The paper waa entitled, "Trnna
cuntlnental Rates,' and was pre
pared with partlrnlar refcrenre to
the lntreet of Portland and tributary
territory in the ratca question. Mr.
Hlair haa brought the aubjort of local
Interest In the matter to the attention
of the transportation' committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, and la working
on additional matter for hla directory
covering thla phase of the rates ques
tion. At the request of oflfcers of the
club, who expresa the opinion that the
paper would be read with Interest by
Portland business men. It is given here
in full:
The gradual xtnntnn T transcontinental
terminal rates upon the Pscirie Coast, and
th Hpokans matter, whlrh It nw under
consideration. cauB Interest to rt1i:t on
tho conditions which mail necessary tho
preufnt adjustment of transcontinental
frelaht rats.
The conception of a transcontinental rail
road wii the reallxut Ion o American
dreams, yet Its undertaking Invoivrd the
daring of visionary men and Its completion
occasioned sacrifice of fortune, health and
reputation of those who had falih In th
enterprise. The lot of the pioneer road
whlrh struck out boldly over desert
stretches, preceding emigration, mai I mined
a sorry one and it was only afW a strug-gl-
of 80 yearn o-er seeming adverse con
ditions, that the venture gave promise of
surcess. Stretching Its way from the Mis
souri, through vstt regions of fertile coun
try snd over hlntotSml mountain trails, the
pioneer road at Its completion found itself
confronted hy a traffic problem unrece-d-ntrd
In railroad, history. Ambition had
ben the grat factor up to the completion
of the pioneer road, but this soon gave
way to self-prerervatlon.
Meeting the Water Kale.
The traffic to the Pacific Coast, upon
which the new road was dependent, moved
entirely by water at rates ruinous to the
new road. In order to secure the trans
portation of the-ie goods. It was necemary
for the rail carrier to make a rate, not as
low In cents per 10 pounds but of as great
value, all things considered, to the shipper,
as the water rate. in arriving at the)
figures, marine insurance, time in. transit,
liability to damage by salt water, uncer
tainty of arrival, and other conditions con
tingent with sea-carriage, were considered,
with the result that the rail rate adopted
was considerably In excess or that obtain
ing by water. These low "water-competing"
rates, estshllalird to divert traffic from
water to rail, had no regard for operating
experts or flxed charges, and the territory
traversed hy the nw line contributed little
to Its support. The new road was thus
placed on the barest of Its own .resources,
strong In geographical position but weak
In every support. Hers expediency rather
than logic governed the action of those re
sponsible for the suueess or failure of the
enterprise. Water competition is made to
do most heroic rervlre in many portions of
the Cnlted Htates In Justifying Irregularities
In freight rates; hut In transcontinental traf
flo this competition is not mythical but of
Intense reality.
Origin of "Intermediate" Rate.
These "water-competing" rates were msde
to apply only to so-called terminals upon
the t oast, where actual water competition
existed, forcing freight destined to an In
terior point to pay the local rate hack from
the terminal, thus meeting the water com
petition as It actually existed. As this local
rate back from the terminal increased ac
cording tfl distance Interior, a point wai
naturally reached where the through rate
so formed was more than reasonable, and to
place a limit on the rate formed by this
combination, so-called "Intermediate" rates
construed on the customary mllenge prin
ciple were published to Pacific Coast termi
nals and observed as maximum at Inter
mediate points.
Now. In theory, the converse of this propo
sition would be true when applied to the point
-f .r'?lnJB ,,h K"M- Th from NeW
lork to Portland Is flaed by eater competi
tion. From a point weet of New York mer
chandise can move by rail to New York
thence by water to rrt1and. or hy rail di
rect. If It moves. via New Y'ork the rate
manifestly ehnuld be the local to New York
plus water rates thence. Applvlng this prin
ciple of water competition in the Past exactly
an It han been spplled upon the Pacific Coast
rates would be lower from the seaboard an
Increased toward the Interior until some point
was reached at which the rate constructed
equaled a reasonable rate by the direct rail
rout.
That the same system Is not In force In
hnh the Kaet and the West Is due to dif
ferent conditions In the eectlons. Cpnn the
Pacific Coast the etrong commercial Interest
are located at the eeahosrd. there being no
Interior towns of sufficient strength to Insist
upon a change of this poHey. 8okane Is
making such a denisnd snd It remain to he
sen what the result will he. In the Kast
this le otherwise. Formerly manufacturing
was mainly done upon the Atlantic seaboard,
but today commercial enterprises have devel
oped' In all parts of.lhe Fast snd Middle West,
snd these have demanded an entrance to the
markets of the Psclfic Coast In tones which
cannot he disregarded.
Virtue m Industrial Iymtlona.
Ptill more Important In the situation of the
carriers themselves. Those tines which dis
tribute upon the Pacific Coast control the ad
justment of transcontinental rates, and their
Interests are all united In maintaining the
present system. It Is to the Interest of thew
systems that traffic ahould originate at the
Rastern terminus of their respective tines.
No( only do they obtain more for the trans
portation of traffic an originating thaa they
obtain from their proportion of a through rate
SELLING STATE LAND.
Mr. Buckley Continue HU Contro
versy With Mr. c;eer.
PORTLAND. April IS. tTo the Editor )
In Mr. Geer'a letter nf April R, he denies
that the Governor ever sold an acre nf land.
I am well aware that It waa the Ft ate Ind
Board that sold the land, but Mr.. Ger
wss the bead of the board, and a dictator
In that board while Governor.
It was Mr. Geer. as Governor, who had
to make application to the United Htates
LsSJirt Office for selections, and thereby was
aware of all that was being done, or should
know what he mi signing. The board's
ruling was law aa I stated In my first letter.
Judge Boise so decided, and Mr. Geer ad
mits It. Ho smya "During the latter part
of my term, the system was adopted by
the board with some degree of success. "
The system was of selling to the highest
bidder, just what I asserted should have
been done from the first if sold at all,
until later years, when there would be a
value in It.
1 accuse Mr. Geer. as Governor, that he
permitted 1.VS.0OO acre of base (it is some
times called state scrip) to be sold for 2.W
per acre. Iand should have been selected
with this base In the Willamette Valley.
The land was vacant for a long time after
THERE IS NO EXCUSE
FOR ANY CITIZEN OF OREGON
TAKING LIFE INSURANCE FROM AN OUTSIDE COMPANY
OregOBlfe
THE POLICYHOLDERS' COMPANY
IS BEST FOR OREGONIANS
Home Offices Corbett Building, Corner Fifth and Morrison Sis., Portland, Or.
A. L MILLS L. SAMUEL CLARENCE S. SAMUEL
President General Manager. Assistant Manager.
on traffic originating further Est. but they
a et build up the Industries of that locality
and therefore rrinnve thes firm the sphere
of water competition. These various i--imil-ton
have caused the low tte whleh water
companion compel ied fmm N w ork to he
extended from sll points enst .of ths Mlseourl
Tliver and also from Clors1o; thus etahl'h
Irw the so-called - blanket" or "psge
s.tnp" rates which apply from sll "points in
Kantern denned territories to Pacific Coast
tsrmlnsts.
f oaaet Milpmenta Mostly Car Iots.
The I'acinc tone. Jobber receives shout PO
per cent of his mer. hsndle In car tola. tlf
the remaining 10 per cent the greater part
la In the nature nf emergen-y orders which
require quick iiellvery and which could not,
therefore, be trsneyorted by water. In or-ler
to obtain the buemese of the PnclnV Ctmet
Jobber. It le ae.-rtntary that the tall carrier
make an attractive rutVoid rat, the eM car
load rate being of comrstve!y 111 tie Impor
tsnce. Thers la s crlHln amount of lens
carload traffic whlrh can and ie move hy
water, but gi-neially speaklhB. the lrm car
load traffic M not subject to water competi
tion. The carload freluht Is that f'r wiiH-h
the rail carrier mainly contends with ths
oean; herye water competition rendn to pro
duce a wlle differential between carloads and
less carload".
This ts perceptible la the rstesi from Port
land to Ban Franrlwco. Ihe Khs ths. earloal
ntst-ela-s rate being M cent. cUes A cur
load rate being 1S rente. The Paclrt" Coast
Jobber, with his wsrehouee by the sea. can
turn to the ocean for relief If the rail line
fulls to make a rate which wilt permit him
to bring his werrhanule by rail and engAge
against his FJistern competitors n nearhy
elates. This may be disastrous to the Jobber
It proved to be so when tiled but It was
even more dleastroue to the railway. .Hiring
the rate war of 1RIU. whlrh was brought
about by the Paclfl" Coast Jobbers to force a
lower rnte. the ocean line wan reported to.
The rail lines, to retallste. gave to Ftern
Jobbers every facility nr entering TadAc.
Coast territory, hy making a general reduc
tion In rates, abollehlng differentials and per
nittllr.g s greater latitude In the privilege of
mixing shipments. The result wss dimerous
to both parties. The Coast Jobbers lost In
territory and the rail toads lost severely In
decrenee In revenue.
At the. expiration of three yesrs both par
ties were anxious for relief and were seeking
some ground of compromise. The railroad
fleered to retain Its business st remunerative
rales, snd the Coast Jobber desired to retain
hie territory and Inerrnae his profits, which
remiMcd In a state or equilibrium.
TMeadvantage of Portland Jobber.
The jobber at Portland rests nnder a
certain disadvantage In comparison with
his Kaete.rn rival, whh-h renders it extremely
difficult for him to maintain htmsetf with
out some advantaae In the frelaht rates, and
his natural advHiiinge of location enttiles
him to this preference. Owing to the present
adfnatment of freight rates he cannot op
erate In any event more than about 300
miles to the, east, and about the same dis
tance, south brings him to a point where
hot h his Fa stern rival and his local com
petitor have an advanlsge n the rate. To
the north he Is almost excluded, his rone
being practloslly the California-Oregon state
line. Huntington and the Knnke River.
Heyond this territory, which Is practically
his own. he can opernte Into Fpolnne terrl
tory nt about one-half of the rates obtain
ing from the Missouri T?lver Into Rpoksne;
Into VtHh at 7i per cent of the rate ob
taining from the Missouri PJver Into Ttah;
Into Montana common points he fun com
pete on an eqttallt y with Ran Francisco,
SeHttle and St. I'aul, but of course In each
Instance he must draw from the F.aat. under
terminal ratee. the greater part of his
goods. The field which Is open to him IS
narrow, eetimsted In squsre miles, snd even
narrower when estimated bv population
which he ran reach. From this It results
that the volume of his sales Is small and
the expense of t ran salting huslness targe
In proportion; still further hi location and
the mnnner In which be obtains his sup
plies forces nlm to carry a disproportion
ately large stock.
Not Ho tn the Middle West.
The Jobber In the Middle West, who Is
competing upon (he Coast, lias a very ex
tensive territory and the volume of his nales
is large. He goes Ensti to New England,
Fouth to the Oulf of Mexlen. North lv the
Ionilnlon line. Weet 1oo nil lew, and wheth
er he does or does hot cover the narrow
strip of territory west of the I l.ith meridian.
In no way affeets his general prosperity or
bis continued existence. The pacific Coant
jobber finds It extremoly difficult to main
tain himself n.rfi1nt his Knstern rivals
without soma advantage In the transpor
tation charge, and we have seen that his lo
cation upon the seaboard, by opening two
avenues of communication, gives htm a cer
tain advantage In t his respect, and the
maintenance of proport ions t el y high rate
from the Esst to points wlthtn adjacent
states aids htm materially in promoting
movement from the Coast.
progress of Tmnscontlnentiils.
To reflect the strides which have heen
made within the past ten years la to caM a
shadow of Incredibility upon the progress
of transcontinental lines. In no other line
of business has there been greater develop
ment and harmony amid a diversity of In
terests, not only between the railroads
themselves, but between the territories they
serve. These Hnee which were strong In
geogrnphicHl position, but weik In every
support where a railroad should he strong,
have built for themselves a railroad empire
out of a wilderness. To accomplish this
ret-ult th services are required of men of
the highest Intelligence, the widest ac
quaintance with public needs, snd the
hroiident views on questions of transporta
tions and the development of ocal Interests.
The evolution of rood railroad management
has been slow and has been attended, with
many abuses, hut closer relations exist be
tween men who sell trnnsjortatlon and
those who buy. than ever before.
in hrlnglng about this closer relation,
transcontinental lines have been exception
ally lucky or exceptionally wise In attract
ing to their service a type of executive men
who aro bigger than anything laid down In
a railroad book. System Is recognlred
pretty generally today as a requisite in the
successful conduct of any business, but suc
cepeful men. better than ot hers, understand
thnt there Is grave danger even In system;
and no railroad can afford to let any system
ossify on tt. That rigidity of rules, which
under small men, paralym a railroad's ac
tivities, has become, with trnnecontlnentBl
lines, a code elastic enough to cover an
emergency ratther than to cause ore.
he took office. Records of the Cnited Stn-tes
I nnd Office will show thnt Innds were se
curert by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and prove my assertion.
I also Hssert that this haso would sPcitra
unsurveyed lands up to October 1. 1i0O, and
that there was a large amount to be had
I showed In my former letter w-hern this
had been done In Washington with Oregon
base. I did not accuse Mr. Geer with doing
this I wished to show what he could havi
done. It was not to the land ring's Interest
to do that, or select land anywhere there
would not have been any money in It for
them. Had he or the land board made se
lections In the Witlamcte Valley, when
there was lots of land to be had. and the
same held until now, the school fund would
have the benefit of about $ lO,0io,onn. Did
not Mr. Geer know that about all the tim
ber left, is In the West? Of couree he did.
Now he tries to lay the blame on the Legis
lature. Why. he was a member for four
terms, and Speaker of the House for one
of these terms, a powerful position to change
and make any kind of a school land. law.
fctUI he did nothing.
Mr. Geer certainly must have known what
was being done In Washington. He quoted
in his letter my statement showing about
what the standing of the school funds of
the two ststes. He also quotes what I
said about the Ifi.tHH) acres of land in No
hnlem. Thla land was selected with state
base. When my letter was published there
was a mistake In the printing. It should
have rend as follows: "15,000 acres of land
In the Nekslem brought to the school fund
k little over lft.tKXX Four hundred and
eighty acres bak of Skamakawa brought
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H. B. LIJT
351 WuMitgica Street
10'
Ladies' sumdl Misses'
UIT
From $25
Aft
A Saving
to the school fund of ths State of Wash
lnrton fl.VOOO- This 1R.00O acree was
choice land, worth about $l.000,oo now. I
made mention of this to show how Oregon
state lands had been handled. This was
about the time he was in the Legislature.
Of course. It Is Mr. Oeera object to rols
conitrue my letter. It Is plain reading for
Knstern men that know something oftha
value of timber land, as well as cltlsens of
Oregon.
Mr. Cleer admits land was sold too cheaply.
He admits that the land board could have
made laws for its guidance and these laws
were made when he was about to leave the
office. It is strange he had not thought of
this sooner. When the Cascade Reserve
was made Mr. Pennoyer waa Oovemor. and
his board made a ruling not to sell any
bare out of the reserve and would not even
maM good, lands sold by the state that had
been selected by land sharks, who had se
cured some faulty base. In this case a rul
ing was law with his board.
There Is one matter 1 mentioned that Mr.
Geer Is silent about, and that la selling
base for $2.I0 per acre, and O'Dell and
others making 2 per acre on It. CVDell
was selling for 4 T.0. and other scrip wss
worth nt the time ST. Tie must x.rn guilty
Onae
Portland Kennel Club
Next Annual Dog Show. Crowe & Graham Garage
Fifteenth and Washington Streets
April 29th-30th and May lst-2d 1908 4
ENTER YOUR DOG
Mr. George S. Thomas, of Hamilton, Mass., will judge all breeds, and
a square deal is assured to alL
HANDSOME CUPS FOR LOCAL DOGS
For entry blanks address the Secretary, E. T. Chase, P. 0. Box 302, or
call at office, 229 Lumbpr Exchange Building:, between 12 and 6 P. M.
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Close April 22. No Pedigree Required.
CATAIXKJL'ES NOW OCT.
(if yf.-V v
to $175
Oppoirtainiiy
to this. Hsd be refused to select lands for
base hunters, no court could have forced
htm to sell. In a letter to me he asserted
that he could be mandatnuned. Mr. Pennoyer
took that risk, and nothing was done.
It Is such men as Mr. Geer who hsve
been the cause of Oregon having a Demo
cratic Governor; and 1 believe the people
of Oregon will keep on until greater care Is
exercised in the selection of men to fill her
offices.
I care not what Mr, Geer may choose to
sneer at. This Is a public matter and of
vital Importance to the Hints of Oregon.
This Is not a matter of Mr. Geer'a word
against my word tha public records show
what I stated is true.
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