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THE MORNIXG GREGORIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1908.
WARSHIPS LEAVE
FOR PUGET
Charleston, Yorktown and Two
Torpedo-Boats Sail From
Portland Harbor.
RIVER STEAMERS SALUTE
Cruiser Will Go on Drydock at
Bremerton Captain Bcatty la Or
dered East July 1 Commander
Werlich May Succeed Him.
The cruiser Charleston, gunboat York
town and torpedo-boats Fox and Davis
sailed from Portland at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning for the Navy-yard at
Bremerton, on Puget Sound, alter a stay
of exactly one week In Portland harbor.
The torpedo-boats Farragut, Preble and
Perry will leave today.
The departure of the war vessels was
witnessed by a large and enthusiastic
crowd which gathered on the Steel bridge
and on the East Side of the river, near
the Charleston. When the huge cruiser
swung around and pointed her nose
down stream, she was given a rousing
cheer from the crowd on shore and from
people In launches and small boats. The
river craft saluted and the vessels in the
harbor all dipped their colors as the war
ships steamed away.
The fleet passed out to sea on the high
tide last night and headed north. The
Fox and Davis are of the smallest class
of torpedo-boats and the larger vessels
will act as convoys to the diminutive
craft.
On arrival at Bremerton it Is the in
tention to place the Charleston on dry
dock. July 1 Captain Beatty, her com
mander, will leave the vessel and is un
der orders to proceed East. He will be
promoted on July 11 and It is generally
understood that he will take command
of the gun works at the Norfolk Navy
yard. Who will succeed to the command
of the cruiser la a matter which the Navy
Department has not announced. Com
mander P. J. Werlich, at present on duty
as Inspector of the Thirteenth Light
house district, has been ordered to pre
pare for sea duty July 1. Captain Wer
lich is one of the three officers of the
Navy who are in line for the master's
berth on the Charleston and It is gen
erally understood that he will be the
lucky man. The Charleston Is consid
ered one of the finest commander's ships
In the entire Navy.
Before departing from Portland Ad
miral Swinburne took occasion to express
his gratification at the treatment re
ceived while here. He said that he had
hopes of returning to this city next year
with several vessels of the type of the
Minnesota. Admiral Swinburne also ex
pressed himself as leased with the moor
ing place provided for his ship and per
sonally thanked Captain Groves, of the
Port of Portland, for the services OS the
tug McCracken.
Breakwater Makes Fast Trip.
The steamship Breakwater arrived up
yesterday morning at 7:20 o'clock from
Coos Bay, after one of the fastest pas
sages she has made since she went on
the run out of Portland. The Break
water sailed from this city Wednesday
night, June 3, at 9 o'clock. She crossoi
out to sea the following morning and at
7:1S Thursday night she crossed In over
the Coos Bay bar. She made all Coos
Bay ports and at daylight Saturday
morning she crossed out on the return
voyage. The Breakwater reached Asto
ria the same night and at 7:20 Sunday
morning she passed through the draw of
the Steel bridge.
San Pedro Shipping.
SAN PEDRO, Cal., June 7. The steam
er Tallac, Captain Hansen, arrived to
day from Portland via San Francisco
and will discharge 1100 tons of grain for
the Crescent Wharf & Warehouse Com
pany. Marine Notes.
The steamship Homer is discharging
general cargo at the Couch-street
dock.
The French bark Edmond Bostand
is loading wheat at the Oceanic dock.
The Pilot No. 2 left down for As
toria yesterday.
The steamship State of California Is
due to arrive this evening from San
Francisco.
A new stack was placed on the
steamer Dalles City yesterday by the
Willamette Iron Works.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND. June 7. Arrived Steamship
Breakwater, from Coo Bay; steamship
Northland, from San Pedro and way; steam
ship Homer, from San Francisco; gasoline
sloop Condor, from Alsea Bay.
San Francisco, June 7. Arrived British
steamer Yeddo. from Portland; steamer
Raymond, from Raymond; steamer Doris
(new), from Raymond, In tow steamer Ray
mond; Shoshone from Astoria; steamer
Tamalpais. from Hoqulam. Sailed Brittsh
steamer Inverklp, for Portland; steamer
SOUND
GRAIN TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND LISTED FOR
PORTLAND COMPLETE TO JUNE 8
Name, Flag and Rig Tons.
Aberfoyle. British ship 1507..
Ahnes Oswald. British ship 13X0..
Albert Rlckmers, German ship 1880..
Asgard. British ship ..15DU..
Aster, German ship ................... i:t:;:i. .
Aster, Ger. ship 1333..
Bossuet. French bark
Brablock, British bark 2000..
Carmanlan, British bark 1773..
Clan Graham, British ship .....2SOO..
David d' Anglers, French bark.. ....... 1578.
Eugenie Fautrel. French bark 1705..
Falklandbank. British 1781..
Flfeshlre, British bark !:H8..
Gael, French bark 1707..
Gen. Faidherbe, Ft. bark 1728..
Gulf Stream. British hark ...1378...
Henrlette. German ship ,....1808..
Helen Blume. French ship 2154..
Homeward Bound, American bark 1887. .
Nordsee. German ship 1652..
Jourvllle, French bark ........1945..
Kllloran. British bark 1580..
Knight Templar, British steamer 4002..
I.aennec. French ship ...2011..
La Rochejacqueleln. French bark ...... 1594..
Madura. British steamer ..2903..
Marechal Moallles, French bark. .......
Neotsfleld. British shin
216ft.
1820.
Oregon, German snip
Port Crawford. British ship 1593..
River Fallock. British ship 1586..
Rochambeau, French bark... 1831...
Turgot, French bark 1959..
Vendee, French bark...... .... ..1765. .
Vincennes, French bark ....173U..
Total tonnage en route and listed. ............
Same date in 1007
Same date In 1006
GRAIN VESSELS
Name, Flag and Rig. Tons.
Ancalos. British ship ......1704...
Brodick Castle, British ship 1770..
Crown of India. British bark 1885..
Donna Franceses. British bark 2163. .
Edmond Rostand, French bark ...1951..
Einanuel Accame, Italian bark. .. ....2163. .
Larglemore, British ship ... .1786. .
Leyland Bros.. British ..2238..
President, for Victoria; steamer Thor, for
Nanalmo; steamer Tho. L. Wand, for Co
lumbia River; steamer Daisy Mitchell, for
Wlllapa; steamer 6. C. Llndauer, for Grays
Harbor.
Astoria. June 6. Condition of the bar at
5 P. M-, smooth; wind, northwest; weather,
clear. Arrived down at 5 A. M. and Balled
at 6 A. M. Steamers Eureka and Yellow
stone, for San Francisco; steamer Alliance,
STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Doe to Arrive.
Name. From. Date.
Numantla. .. .Hongkong In port
Breakwater. .Coos Bay...... In port
Roanoke Los Angeles. . . June 9
Geo. W. ElderSan Pedro June 9
State of Cal. San Francisco. June 9
Alliance Coos Bay June 11
Rose City... .San Francisco. June 15
Arabia Hongkong: July 20
Alesla Hongkong Aug. 20
Nlcomedla. .. Hongkong. .... Sept. 8
Scheduled to Depart.
Name. For. Date.
Breakwater. .Coos Bay. .. June 10
Geo. W. ElderSan Pedro June 11
Alliance Coos Bay June 13
State of Cal. San Francisco. June 13
Kumantla. .. .Hongkong. ... . June 15
Roanoke Los Angeles... June TR
Rose City... -San Francisco. June 20
Arabia Hongkong Aug. 1
Alesla Hongkong Aug. 27
Klcomedla. . . Hongkong 8ep't. IS
for Coos Bay. Arrived at 10 and left up at
10:10 last night Steamer Breakwater,1 from
Coos Bay.
San Pedro. June 7. Arrived Steamer
Tallac, from Portland.
Tides at Astoria Monday.
High. Low.
7:62 A. M 60 feetl:49 A. M 2.8 feet
8:08 P. M 7.7 feet)l:32 P. M 2.3 feet
CROSSES FINISH X.1SE AHEAD
IX HER CLASS.
Xittle Boat Picks Up Southeast Gale.
Corrected Time 98 Hours, 12
Minutes, 15 Seconds.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 7. With
her starboard rail under water and driv
ing under three lower sails In a 20-knot
breeze, the Venona, owned by George E.
Bliss, of Boston, and carrying the flag
of the Eastern Yacht Club, crossed the
finish line at 3:34 this afternoon, winning
in class three in the race from Marble
head to Hamilton, the start of which
was made shortly after 11 A. M. last
Wednesday. When the Venona crossed
no other vessel was in sight. The elapsed
time was 99 hours, 12 minutes and 15 sec
onds. The Venona is the smaller boat in the
fleet. Captain Bliss and his crew ac
count for the fine run by their keeping
well to the eastward orl Thursday and
Friday, so that they picked up the
southeast gale last night and ran fast
and with stacked sheets. The little
yacht's best run was 193 miles from noon
on Saturday to noon Sunday.
Soon after the Venona finished another
yacht appeared on the harlzon. It
proved to be the Marchioness. She was
fully 20 miles behind the winner. At
dark tonight she still had a good five
miles to go.
Amusements
What the Press Agrnta Say.
"Idyl of Folly" at the Hellig.
The "Idyl of Folly" opens and closes at
the Hellig tonight. This comedy-drama in
three acts is an extremely amusing affair.
In which some cleverly-acted domestic and
financial complications provoke laughter.
Tickets on sale today.
"Lovers' Lane" at the Baker.
"Lovers' Lane," which the Baker Stock
Company opened the week with yesterday,
contains more whole-souled, laughable com
edy than any of the other famous Clyde Fitch
plays. The scenes are laid In a little town
in Massachusetts and the piece affords great
opportunity for character creation.
"Held by the Enemy" Tonight.
The second week of the Blunkall-Atwood
season at the Lyric will be Inaugurated to
night by a distinguished performance of
William Gillette's famous drama "Held by
the Enemy."
Oaks' Big Attractions.
Thousands upon thousands of delighted vis
itors enjoyed the many charms of Portland's
magnificent amusement park yesterday. This
afternoon the White and Gold orchestra will
give a symphony concert and tonight the
Allen Curtis Company will put on musical
comedy, as usual. The Tickler and dozens
of other features.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS.
Fitzslmmons at the Marquam.
Robert Fitzsimmons, the greatest fighter
the world has ever known. Is a $1000 per
week Pantages feature at the Marquam all
this week. With Mrs. Fltzsimmons, he pro
duces a dramatic sketch and gives an exhibi
tion of bag-punching.
Grand's Bright Acts.
This afternoon the new bill of vaudeville
at the Grand will commence. The head
liners are the Gleesons and Hculihan. This
Is a dancing and musical act, which has no
superior In vaudeville. The special added
attraction will be the noted emotional act
ress, Franklyn Gale and her company In
"The Seamstress."
Grease palntB and professionals supplies
at Woodard. Clarke & Co.
Hanan shoes at Kosentnal a.
From.
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...Newcastle, N. S. W.
..Antwerp ............
..Hamburg ...........
..St. Rosalia
...Antwerp ...........
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...Newcastle, N. 3. W.
. .London
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Sailed.
.Feb. 25
.Jan. 13
.Jan. 20
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.April 19
.Antwerp
. Callao ..............
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..Vancouver, B. C...
. .Callao
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..Antwerp' ............
. .Valparaiso
..Honolulu ...........
..Newcastle ........
.April 9
..May 1
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..Talcahuano .........
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Antwerp .,
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In Port.
15.590
8.025
6,222
65.117
81.976
37,785
IN PORT.
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.March 3
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PHASES OF
COAL INDUSTRY
TO BE DEVELOPED
Coos Bay Capitalists Prepar
ing to Establish "Briquet
ting" Plant at Marshfield.
GOOD FUEL WILL BE CHEAP
Lignite Product of Southwestern
Oregon Said to Possess Excellent
Qualities Plant to Be in Oper
ation Early This Summer.
MARSHFIELD, Or., June 7. (Spe
cial.) The Coos Bay coal fields are to
afford a new industry which not only
promises to be a big thing for the
locality, but which will be an import
ant factor In the coal trade of the
Coast. There has been formed a com
pany for the purpose of "briquetting"
the Coos Bay coal and putting it on
the market. A large amount of money
is being expended for machinery which
has been ordered and within a few
months the briquetting plant will be
in full operation.
The site for the establishment Is a
tract known as the Archer farm lo
cated near the C. A. Smith sawmill,
and with a big waterfront on Isthmus
Inlet, where there is deep water near
the bay, affording transportation for
both raw material and the finished
product.
The purpose of briquetting the coal
is to transform the slack from the
mines, which sells at a low cost Into
briquets, which will be a high-class
fuel, but one which can be sold for
much less than the regular coal.
The Coos Bay lignite coal sells' for
a big price and those who are start
ing the new plant believe that they
will be able to meet the demand for
a cheap fuel, but one which will be
good for both domestic and steam pur
poses. Makes an Excellent Fuel.
In Germany the lignite coal is brl
quetted with success and it is the only
coal which has so far been put in
this form without the use of a binder
because of its moisture. The same
thing is claimed for the Coos Bay coal.
The slack will be pressed together by
machinery and for ordinary use no
binder will be used. The briquet will
be of a size convenient for stoves or
can be shoveled the same as any coal.
For the product to be used for steam
purposes a binder will be used with
the slack.
It is held by the new firm that the
German navy depends upon briquets
and that manufactured on Coos Bay
they will be an important factor as a
fuel for boats of all kinds and also
for railroads.
The new firm which will start the plant
is known as the German-American Coal
Briquet Company George Wt Carleton,
of Marshfield, is the president and Francis
H. Clark, also of this city. Is secretary.
W. A. Theis, formerly of Hanover, Ger
many, will be the general manager and
the practical man. Mr. Theis was en
gaged in this business in Germany and
has made investigations in different, parts
of this country and states that the Coos
Bay coal is the best lignite for briquet
ting he has discovered. He has been ex
perimenting here for some time past with
the result that the company was formed.
About J10.000 is being expended for the
machinery, which has been ordered, and
putting the site in shape for the work.
Can Be Sold for $3.75 a Ton.
It Is estimated that the briquets can
be manufactured so that they can be sold
for $3.75 a ton.' The slack will be pur
chased from the various coal mines of
the country and can be transported on
scows to the plant.
It is claimed in favor of the briquets
as can be made here that in burning they
make practically no smoke, are more
easily fired and require less storage room
than coal, no waste, a uniform Bteam
pressure is produced and that there Is no
liability of spontaneous combustion.
Chiefly, it is claimed, the successfully
manufactured briquets will be put on
the market a first-class steam fuel and
at a small cost
The machinery was ordered from Ger
many, and while awaiting Its arrival
buildings will be constructed and wharfs
built on the factory site. The machines
press the slack with great force into the
shape of the briquets which, when
finished, are exceedingly hard.
It Is expected to have the plant in full
GROWTH OF FIOXEER TOWS MAKES NECESSARY ERECTION OF ADDITIONAL ROOMS.
Architect Chappell Browns has completed plans for the enlargement of the Milwaukie schoolhouse, mak
ing an eight-room building, with assembly hall. The completed structure will be a handsome building and a
credit to the plpneer town. Attendance of pupils has Increased rapidly the past year, an outside room being
needed for the Overflow. The completed building will cost something over $10,000.
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
HALF MILLION DOLLARS EXPENDED TO
RECLAIM DESERT WASTE AT TWO RIVERS
Pump Weighing; 250 Tons Raises 26,000,000 gallons of water to 82-foot level every 24 hours.
ISA 7VSSG jnZ3 JOW:& CWSMJL, UfJTE&W WALLA KALLA COiAfTy
TWO RIVERS, 'Wash.. June 7. (Spe
cial.) The waters of the Snake River are
now being pumped by the Pasco Power
& Water Company onto the arid desert
lands of Western Walla Walla. County.
The project, which was begun three years
ago by A. B. Frame, of Portland, later
purchased by the present company, with
Will H. Parry, of Seattle, as President,
Is one of magnitude. When completed it
will represent an expenditure of over
$500,000 and will efficiently irrigate over
20,000 acres of desert land now covered
with sagebrush.
At present a 250-ton pump, over 14 feet
in height and costing $18,000, raises 26,
000,000 gallons of water 82 feet every 24
hours. A similar pump will be installed
as soon as enough land Is placed under
irrigation to warrant, which will raise
even more water to a 45-foot level, and
the present pipeline will be elevated to
place water on a 120-foot level.
A great deal of the land under this
system of irrigation has been sold, and is
immediately being prepared for Irriga
tion. The town of Two Rivers has
sprung up as a result of this irrigation
project, and there is much activity in
the sale of properties. One of the largest
canning companies in the West will erect
a branch cannery at this place as soon
as sufficient asparagug has been planted
to provide for the capacity of such a
operation and producing briquets some
time during the latter part of the Sum
mer. As several new mines are being
opened on the Coos Bay waterways and
as the production- of coal in the district
is being greatly increased there will be
no difficulty in securing an abundance
of slack as the raw material for the new
plant.
As there is a great demand for the or
dinary coal of Coos Bay, the owners of
the new concern believe that the market
for their product will be even greater
than they can supply.
A NEW HOTEL FOR STUART
Model Structure Being Erected in
Snake River Town.
RIPARIA, Wash., June 7. (Special.)
The town of Stuart will boast one of the
finest, if not the very finest, hostelrles of
any place of its size in the State of
Washington wnen the new hotel is com
pleted. The building will be 60 feet
square, two stories, with basement 36x60
feet, and provision is made in the base
ment for an up-to-date bar and wine
room. It will have private sewer system,
private water supply, and baths on both
floors, and its own gas plant. The build
ing Is of hollow cement blocks, and will
be finished and furnished In a thoroughly
up-to-date manner.
The cornerstone was laid Friday, May
29. W. H. Stuart, pioneer owner of the
townsite. Is erecting the hotel, which will
cost over $10,000. Hewill later clear the
buildings from the adjoining lots and
grade the streets and park the lots at
his own expense.
Stuart, as the town will hereafter be
known, has always been called Texas
City. It la in Whitman County opposite
Riparia. Riparia, the old town on the
Colombia County side of the ri-er, is
scarcely more than a railroad yard now,
many of those employed there residing in
Stuart. Stuart, or Texas City, as then
called, was established and platted long
years ago, but has until recently pro
gressed but little and the lots have for
some time been withdrawn from the
market. Situated on the navigable Snake
River, a terminal for two railroads, the
Oregon, Washington & Idaho and the
Stokane, Portland & Seattle, Stuart
should come to be one of the best little
towns in the district.
SCHOOLHOUSE AT MILWAUKIE WILL BE
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plant. Apples, pears and all late-blooming
fruits thrive well throughout this
district, and as a result of two years'
CITY AT FOOT OF WIXD RIVER
VALLEY HAS BRIGHT FUTURE.
Government Expert Estimates Tim
ber Value at $6,000,000 Miner
al Springs Becoming Popular.
BT ROSWELL SHELLEY.
CARSON, Wash., June 7. (Special.)
Since the completion and operation of the
North Bank road Carson is fast forging
to the front.
Cradled in the breaks of the Columbia
River gorge and being the natural gate
way to Wind River Valley a table
stretching northward 20 miles on a water
grade, rich in undeveloped resources, Car
son is destined to grow rapidly.
A conservative estimate of the value of
timber in the u ind Rivor Valley made
by a Government cruiser places the
figures at $6,000,000 in raw material.
The school district is bonded for a four
room schoolhouse and bids have been
advertised for construction of same.
A new church is to be erected this Sum
mer, together with a number of modern
cottages.
Carson boasts of two mineral springs,
the St. Martin's Hot Springs and the New
Mineral Springs Both springs are
equipped with hotels and thousands of
people come here annually to bathe and
renew their youth. Portland furnishes
a large proportion of the guests and all
return home fully satisfied.
Carson is situated in the heart of the
mountains only 18 miles from Hood River
and the rich fertile soil Is especially
adapted to the growing of apples. A fine
supply of city water Is furnished from
a pure mountain spring. Several enter
prises are needed here, among them a
weekly newspaper.
Taking It altogether Carson has a
bright future and offers splendid induce
ments to the homeseeker.
Tomorrow and Wednesday will posi
tively be the last days for discount on
West Side gas bills. Portland Gas Com
pany.
ENLARGED
experiments, several acres of peanuts
have been planted, as they are found to
thrive and do well.
There are five business buildings con
tracted for erection, which, together with
a $6000 schoolhouse, will be built and
ready for occupancy next Fall. A pressed
brlck factory is figuring on running a
plant here to provide for building ma
terial. The sand Is said to be well adapt
ed for first-class brlckmaklng.
PAVING YAKIMA STREETS
CONTRACT CAIiliS FOR EXPENDI
TURE OF $200,000.
Work Expected to Be Completed in
Time for Fall Fair Good Prog
ress on Electric Railways.
NORTH TAKIMA, Wash., June 6.
(Special.) North Yakima has begun
street paving on a large scale. The
area to be paved with brick includes
four blocks of Yakima avenue, the
principal business street, and two
blocks of Front, First and Second
streets, north and south from the ave
nue, and comprises practically the
whole of the business district of the
city outside of the warehouse section
along the railroad right of way.
George Milton Savage, of Tacoma,
has the contract for the work, the
price being approximately $200,000. and
it Is to be paid for by assessment of
property owners of land adjoining the
paved streets, and by a special bond
issue of the city, the two parties shar
ing equally in the cost.
Brick laying will begin In a few
days, when all of the macadam from
one block of the avenue will have been
removed and the ground prepared for
the bricks. It !s certain that the work
will bo completed before the date of
the state fair, and the electric railroad
also will be running along the avenue
and out to the fair grounds by that
time.
The accompanying photograph shows
the busiest crossing on Yakima ave
nue at the junction of First street.
The macadam is being plowed up and
deposited by horse scrapers into wa
gons from a w(oodon stage, thus sav
ing considerable labor necessary for
loading the rock onto wagons by hand.
The building shown in the picture is
the Washington Hotel.
JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES
Results of Election for These Ofrices
in Iilnn County.
ALBANY, Or., June 7. (Special.)
The following Justices of the Peace
and Constables were chosen in Linn
County at the recent election, there
being some close contests In many dis
tricts: .
District 1 fWest Albany. Orleans ana Tan
sent) O. T. Porter, Justice: District 2 (Al
bany, East Albany, Price and Sjr,acuse) L.
L. Swan, Justice; John Catlln, Constable.
District 4 (Shed(?) C. J. Shedd. Justice; L.
St. John, Constable. District S (Halsey)
William M. Stewart. Justice; Ferry Curn-
mings. Constable. District 6 (Harrlsburir)
Levi Douglas, Justice; T. J. Stephens, Con
stable. District 7 Brownvll!i) W. S. Hol
comb. Justice; William Morgan. Constable.
District 8 (Lebanon) J. M. Burtenshaw, Jus
tice; Philip RIMer, ConstaMe. District 9
(Sodavllle end Waterloo) C. H. Donaca; Jus
tice; Newton Huddleson. Constable. District
10 (Sweet Home and Foster) Dayton Harris,
Justice; H. R. Slavens. Constable. District 11
(Crawfordsvllle) F. M. Barr, Justice; G. w.
Slavens. Constable. District 12 (Lacomb and
South Scto) G. W. Wilson. Justice; S. M.
Wirt. Constable. District 13 (North Sclo,
Regelburn. Jordan and Kingston) O. B. Cy
rus. Justice: J. A. Bilyeu. Constable. Dis
trict 14 (For Valley) William Farmer, Jus
tice. District 14is (Rock Creek) Thomas W.
Tuttle, Justice; Marion Rlstun. Cnnstabl".
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DBHiflH BILL "LOADED"
HOUSE DISCOVERED JOKER IN
AMENDED MEASURE.
Defeated When Cattlemen and Other
Landgrabbcrs Attempted to
Remodel It.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU; Wash
ington, June 1. Congress would have
passed a dry-farm homestead bill before
adjournment had the true friends of
dry farming brought in a measure that
was fair and honest. The failure of the
Smoot-Mondell bill was due to two
causes It was not a homestead bill in
all respects, nor was it confined to dry
lands. The Joker was discovered by
the House of Representatives, and be
cause an attempt had been made to
slip through a loaded bill, the House
became Indignant and virtually tabled
the measure.
The adverse action of the House is
not a blow at dry farming; in fact it
is generally acknowledged that the
House would speedily pass a dry-farm
homestead bill that was properly drawn
and adequately safeguarded. That
such a bill will bo brought up next ses
sion is quite certain, and If it can
be kept free from jokers. It ought to
pass. But if it is again loaded down
with dangerous amendments, it will
follow the ill-fated Smoot-Mondoll bill
and go to the discard.
The President and the Secretary of
the Interior are both favorable to a
dry-farm homestead bill that will dou
ble the size of homesteads in dry re
gions, where 3 60 acres will not sup
port a family, but the Secretary was
not In favor of the Smoot-Mondell bill,
and had it passed In Its final form it
is very doubtful If the President would
have signed it. The administration ob
jected to the dead bill because It was
not confined to dry country, but was so
worded as to virtually double the home
mead area In all parts of the West.
Moreover, the administration could not
see its way clear to approve any kind
of a homestead .bill which waived the
residence requirement, as did the
Smoot-Mondell bill in certain cases.
With these objectionable features re
moved the administration would have
readily indorsed the dry-farm measure,
and, with the indorsement of the ad
ministration, it probably would have
become a law.
One great trouble with the dry-farm
homestead bill was that It quickly
passed out of the hands of its friends
Into the hands of men who were
anxious to use it for the benefit of the
stockmen and particularly the cattle
men of the West. Those members who
were earnestly In favor of providing
for 320-acre homesteads in sections
that can be developed only by dry
farming, soon found themselves out
numbered, and when they were out
numbered their bill was mutilated until
it became, as was frequently declared
In debate, a "land -grabbing measure,"
with no semblance to a homestead
proposition.
The House was so determined In Its
opposition to the Smoot-Mondell bill
that it is hardly likely any attempt
will be made next session to revive
that particular measure, or if that bill
should be revived, it will be material
ly altered. It will have to be confined
strictly to dry country, and it will have
to require residence. Senator Smoot,
who was primarily responsible for the
defeat of the measure bearing his name,
is fighting for a non-resident amend
ment, ' permitting 320-acre homesteads
on lands which do not contain suffi
cient water for domestic purposes.
Eastern men will have to be con
vinced that such land can be success
fully cultivated before they will stand
for the Smoot proposition. Smoot says
Utah must have a non-resident dry
farm homestead bill or his state will
not benefit. A majority of the House
takes the position that If Utah is so
dry that families cannot live on its
unappropriated lands, then It is too dry
for cultivation. Mr. Smoot must come
to time and take the same kind of a
dry-farm bill that Is shaped up for the
rest of the Western country.
BOHEMIA DISTRICT ACTIVE.
Development Work Under Way In
Every Section of Camp.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., June 7. (Spe
cial.) There is considerable movement
in the Bohemia mining camp this year,
and although the season has been some- -what
backward, heavy development work
Is already outlined In nearly every sec
tion of the camp. The Mayflower Mining
Company, on Steamboat Creek, has a
force of men developing an important
lead, as well as having let a contract for
a new road to connect with the Noonday
road. It is announced upon good authority
that this company will erect a reduction
plant this season.
Thea Great Eastern Mining Company
has been reorganized and is now incor
porated under the name of the Trinity
Mining Company, with 19 full mining
claims. Joe Wilson, a well-known mining
man is in charge, and it is reported that
extensive development work will con
tinue thrnuehont the year.
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