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TIIE MORNING OREGONTAN, MONDAY, NOTJIJBEk; iwo. PHASES T INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST 13 ROGUE RIVER FRUIT SOLD BY EXCHANGE Top Prices Secured and Grade of Apples Shipped Has Been Improved. CITY AND COUNTRY GROW .rants P Has Many w Homes and Surrounding Valley I Filled With Newcomer Elrtrio Line boon to Be In Operation. GRANTS PASS. Or., Nov. .'. (Special.) Th genera! growth of Josephine County was never better than now: all nf which. J.as been accomplished by constant united effort and push of its citizens. The fruit industry of Roam River Valley lias been jrreaLly aided by the organization of the Kowue. River Fruit Exchange with head quarters at this place. The Kxi-hange 1 disposing of this year's crop of apples at top figures to buyers in Chicago. New York. London. Liverpool and Honolulu. The grading and packing Is being done m the most scientific basis. The manager of the organization states that it la Im possible to supply the demands for good fruit. Owing to the increased Interest, the Fruitgrowers' Exchange will have to erect Another warehouse along the side of the present structure next year. Many new orchards will come into bearing, bringing demands for an Increase of facilities for handling fruit. The trees planted during 1.7 and IMA run up into several hundred acres. The members of the Kxchange are a!so benefited by hearing under its auspices men of learning and ability who are hrotight here to speak upon the various topics in which growers are interested The windows of the business houses are filled with liberal displays of choice fruit which has been placed on exhibition for the purpose of showing the fruit grown in this district. Many new houses and business blocks are going up in ! rants Pass. The growth in the country has also kept pare, par ticularly In Fruitdale Valley, where the land has been subdivided into vineyards and orchard until the population has in creased from two to three times Its for mer number. All of these newcomers have built homes of their own. With the city's growth there comes demand for better facilities to meet the wants of the people and to provide for this, the Rogue River hfectric & South ern Oregon Company has asked for t franchise, which was granted at the last Council meeting, to construct an electric line along F street and down Sixth street to connect with Its suburban route to the Illinois Valley: in order to hold this franchise tlte company must b-gin work within nine months and on or before 18 months have completed ten miles of road outside of the city limits. Moving along these lines of public transportation there has been a better tendency for good roads with laterals. In order to bring about the movement in good form a convention for that purpose will meet here November 23. when Judge John H. Scott, of Salem, will speak upon the subject. This meeting will be supported by the business men. who have promised to close their places for the afternoon. Thie county has In some Instances the best roads In Southern Oregon, with cement crowing and culverts. ' To advertise the city a picture has been painted on a canvas 42 by 72 Inches. This will be sent to the Alaska-Yukon-Faclfie Exposition, after which It will be placed upon the wails of the Commercial Ciub rooms. SHIPS 27 TONS OF TURKEYS Pouglas County Disappointed There .Are Not More. ROEBI'RG. Or.. Nov. ?2. (Special.) A bout 27 tons of turkeys will be rtougtas County's Thanksgiving contri bution this year. The prices hsve ranged from 17 to 21 cents. These fig ures do not Include the other poultry, chickens, ducks and geese, which were also shipped in large numbers. Al though not many more birds are ex pected to be brought In for the Thanks giving trade, yet enough are expected the first of the week to bring the total to a value of over $60,000. The 27 tons of birds Includes five tons sent by a Cakland firm, the remaining 22 tons being sent from Roseburg. The number sent from the smaller towns In the county In not yet known and Is Impossible to determine. The pric leceived this year for the turkeys Is several cents higher ihan that received last ;ar. but even at the prevailing prices, which are considered good, the farmers did not briug in the amount of iurkeys expected, a great many birds being held for the Christ mas trade, when prices are generally expected to be even higher. NEW ODDFELLOWS BUILDING IN EUGENE - - 71 f j U -V't & J II it h.J 4-; v j X , 'mi - , Lli --ii'rff'i in'X--- t . 1 11 x' Vi - r L)0? ' t r i f -? i -II' - V. L! , f7JL1 , ; ' x H y.mittmt-- . - .-1 s . v -c a-:. :..-.:":- fr': .v-; - . A i, j. v y .: i ..aw ... ,.,i.i....;;v.;.c. .-:rAiX''--"::":-: "f-"." . i " ..- --V..V-' -, v. .... ,": . y . - i x d f '....... a - ' : j? ' .-' - "" v r -- - .". :- V .-.rtV-V ...Sj MOST MODKH.N Bt ILDI.XG IX SOITHKKX ORKfiOV. El "GENE. Or., Nov. 22. (Special. The Oddfellows new five,-story building- at the corner of East Ninth and Oak streets, this city, will be ready for occupancy some time during1 the present year. This building, which is the only five-story building1, outside of Portland, in the Willamette Valley, is built of light-colored brick and cement. The structure will have an electric elevator, it will be steam heated, there will be hot and cold water in every room, electric lights and gas, and a safety-deposit vault on every floor, for the use of the occupants. The Oddfellows have rented every office In the building, with the exception of one suite on each of two floors. WATER IS WANTED Malheur Farmers Petition In terior Department. REVIVE GREAT PROJECT Look Well Your doctor will tell you why Ayer's Hair Vigor so promptly checks fall- Ask him all about it. 1 ing hatr EXPECT FINE CROPS Umatilla Farmers Rejoicing Over Timely Rains. WHEAT LAND WELL SOAKED Fall-Sown Splendid ;rain Has secured i Start and. t'nles-s Un foreseen Pry Spell Comes Next Summer, Big Crop Expected. been exploded, as excellent brick are befnr turned out at several yards. On the ranch of Z. T. Sigland, on Isth mus Inlet, clay of different varieties was found. M. P. Castle, an old brick man of Eastern Oregon, investigated the property, and bein(r convinced that Kood brick could be made, developed it. A lavge brick plant was built, con sisting of sun and artificial driers, brick-maklnff machines and kiln sheds. Tt required some experiments in the handling' of the clay, but after these were made a kiln of 100.000 brick was burned, and the product which ftas just been turned out. Is excellent. The I brick have a hardness which is not always found, are of an even shape and a tine red color. In short, they are as good brick as can be purchased any place on the Coast for ordinary build ing work. These brick can be laid down Marshfleld and North Bend for $10 or $12 a thousand. IS PLVMOITH LAYS C56 KGGS TWKLVE MONTHS. IX AMITY BUILDING RAPIDLY . Prosperous Valley Town Taking on ew Life. AMITY. Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.) Improvements are groin g on In Amity in all directions. Newcomers are arriv ing every week and settling- In this vicinity. A number of new residences have been constructed this Summer, and others are under way. Among; the larger improvements may be mentioned the new concrete block building: re cently erected by Benecke llouser. of Portland, for the Amity Hank and the Amity Hardware & Implement Com pany. FL O. Jones has installed an electric llg-ht plant, whtch Is giving- the town excellent service. The milk condenser at this place, with a capacity of 25.000 pounds of milk a day. Is greatly en couraged by the Increased demands for he product. Clnb Gets 3ft New Member. ROSEBURG. Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.) At the stag social last night of the Kosebura Commercial Club 58 applica tions were received from prospective members, a campaign was inaugurat ed by the club for the purpose of se curing new members, and this, number Is the resnlt of one evening's effort. Tha club Is in a prosperous condition, and the addition of these 58 new mem bers will bring the total membership roll up to 18. The club will move to its new and permanent quarters next month, which event will be made the occasion for another booster demon- PENDLETON. Or.. Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Farmers of Umatilla County are once more resting1 secure in the belief that enough moisture has now fallen to Insure a bountiful hanvest for next year, barring, of course, the usual unforeseen but always feared contin gencies. Following the soaking rain of a few weeks ago. thousands of acres of Sum mer fallow were sowed to wheat with greater rapidity than was ever done before in the history of the county. The soil was In splendid shape, rain had been overdue fop weeks, and every Krai n grower was ready and wa It ing with extra machinery and horses begin the work of seeding. That sowed first came up In grood shape, and has been arrowing nicely ever since, but it could not all be put into the ground at once. The later-sowed grain sprout ed in due course of time, but then stopped for lack of moisture, and was in danfren of rotting:. Wednesday's rain, however, with the succeeding showers, came to the rescue in tlmo, and the crop is beyond all danger for the present. Notwithstanding the fact that the beginning- of Fall seeding was at least two weeks later than usual this year, the acreage of Fall-sown grain will be larger this year than last, and prob ably greater than ever befone in the history of the county. Two reasons for this are that the farmers have been made to realize during the past few years that Spring grain cannot always be relied upon in this section of the state. . Another is that new land Is constantly being1 broken up. while the prosperous condition of the fanners has enabled them to purchase more machinery and be in- a position to put in their crops with less waste of time. Range conditions in the county are fairly good at the present time, con sidering; the unusually dry Summer and early Fall. The grass, while not high, is growing nicely on the Winter ranges, and It is not believed that the stockmen will suffer any serious losses because of the dry Summer, inasmuch as they have been able to turn off their surplus stock at aood prices. PLAN TO LEASE NEW DOCK ST. JOHN OFFERS XEW STKVC- Tl'KK TO SHIPPKHS. CLAY BRICK ON COOS BAY Manufacture of Building Material to Become Big Industry. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Nor. 22. (Spe cial.) The successful manufacture of brick in Coob County has been accom plished, and the result of this feat means much to the builders, who ex oect to erect large structures in the Coos Bay cities. A little over a year ago brick de livered at Coos Bay cost $2A and $22 a thousand, and these were not of a very good quality. It was always thought that there was plenty of clay in the county with which to make brick, but the supposition was that there was too much sand in the clay, and that it could not be made to congeal. By the Municipal Wharf Is Expected t Pay Interest . on Investment and to Return Principal. ST. JOHN. Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.) Councilmen Davis. Dobie and C. Hun ter have beeii appointed to confer with anyone who wishes to lease the new dock being built by the City of St. John. . Kerr. Gifford & Co., who now use Montgomery dock No. 2 and an otner smaller dock, and are moving their business from Taeoma. are look ing for new quarters and have begun negotiation looking toward reniing this dock, ard Balfour, Guthrie & Co have- also made inquiries concerning it Work Is being; pushed on this dock as lapidly as possible, and already over half the piling has been driven and the contract calls for a completed dock by February 1, 1909. The entire project has been carried through with dispatch from the voting of $60,000 dock bonds at the regular city election last April to the letting of the contract and the starting of the actual work of erecting the structure. Especially satisfactory was the prompt production of the money by the suc cessful bidders for the bonds. The Peninsula Bank paid a premium of $4287 and $1200 accrued interest for the entire issue of bonds. Of this, $23.5"0 was paid to M. L. Holbrook for 400 feet of water-front, being 200 feet each side of Philadelphia street. This, with Philadelphia and Taeoma streets, gives a frontage of 50 feet, and the dock is beinK made 540 feet long and 100 feet wide. One hundred feet of the dock is arranged for the use of river steamers. The remaining- 440 feet is to be enclosed. It is single deck, with a movable slip, and is to be used by seagoing vessels. Joseph Paquet has the contract lor the construction, and will receive about $36,000. This leaves $7000 on hand to meet any extra expenses. It is expected that a revenue suffi cient to pay interest on the bonds and all other expenses, besides a good profit, will be derived from the rental of the dock from the time of its com pletion. Over $25.0in has been spent in street Improvement in St. John this season, and the expenditure of much more is contemplated. Fessenden street alone. which is to be improved from the city limits near Smith's crossing to the river, will cost $20,000. It is the long est street, and when graded will be the finest thoroughfare in the city. The street is to be widened to 70 feet and the streetcar company will dedicate its right of way to the city and lay a double track as far as its line extends on the stret. Philadelphia street, the only 100-foot street in town. eads directly form the heart of the city to the new dock, and property owners on this street say they will grade it in the Spring. Many other streets will be Improved, .all adding to A. S. Hart Keeps Record of Fowl's Work by Menus of Trap Xest System. AIjBANV, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.) A Barred Plymouth Rock hen, owned by A. S. Hart, of tiiis city, has laid 256 egffs in the past year and has thus established a new world's record for the most eggs ever laid in a year by one hen. The for mer record, as compiled by poultry jour nals, was 21 and Hart's hen is , now champion of the world by five eggs. This hen laid its first egg on Novem ber 20, 1907. and completed Its record of 256 last night. Hart kept track of the rec ord of this hen as well as of 11 others by means of a trap-nest system and has an exact record of the number of eggs laid by each hen of his flock. Each hen wears a leg-band for its identification and when it enters a nest it swings a trap door and cannot leave the nest until someone takes it out. Mr. Hart and his wife are the only persons who have re moved the hens and there Is no possibi jty of an error In the count. Hart will substantiate the count with affidavits and an Albany hen will claim the world's rec ord in the poultry journals of the United States. Hart is keeping a record of 12 hens this year and the average of the flock will be over 200 egg-s each. One other hen be sides the record-breaker has laid 214 eggs and yet has 53 days to complete her year. This is the first year any of the 12 hens have laid, and is accordingly their best laying year, and all are making a re markable record. Hart, who is an expert breeder of Barred Plymouth Rocks, does not feed his hens soft mashes, egg-food or anything else to make them lay. His theory Is to breed up to a high standard and thus get hen which will lay well naturally. He also keeps his flock in perfect condition for natural laying. FUND IS NQW $31,000 0 Eugene Y. M. C. A. Workers Con fident of $50,000 Building. Kl'GENE, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.) The pulpits of all Eugene churches were filled today by representatives of the Y. M. C. A. in different parts of the state and they made strong appeals to have Eugene citizens support the present canvass for funds. The sum of $31,000 has been pledged and the balance of the $50,001) fund it is hoped will be raised in the next three days. Olympla Beet. the water." Brew ery own bottling. FboneL. uain bl. Southeastern Oregon Farmers in Hearty Aecord With Movement to Ask Government to Take Water of Malheur River. ONTARIO. Or.. N'ov. 22. (Special.) The movement to revive the Malheur irriga tion project is meeting with unanimous approval from the landowners who will come under the project. At four meetings held within the past week at school houses in Malheur County, practically all the landowners in the neighboring vicini ties expressed themselves as heartily in accord with the movement, and signed petitions which will be presented to the S?cretary of the Interior asking that the Government resume the project as soon as possible. These four meetings were held at the Slide Bottom. Jefferson, Mewqutte and Applegate schoolhouses, and the landowners who have signed tle petitions represent about 10.000 acres of land which the owners wish watered. A water-users' association has been formed, with headquarters at Ontario, and the following officers have been elected to take charge of the work of pushing the project: J. E. Johnson, pr-jeident; A. B. Cox. secretary; C. E. Kanyon, treasurer. The executive committee includes the following members: VV. H. Dooiittle, J. M. Josephs, C O. Thomas. Director, Walter Griffiths. Mr. Griffiths has been director of the Water-Users' Association under the Payette-Boise project, and haa 'had much experience in the reclamation of Western lands. Word lias been received from Washing ton that the sentiment of the depart ment is favorable to renewing the Mal heur project, in case a large proportion of the people desire it. and the land owners are feeling confident that a splen did showing is going to be made, as there is almost unanimous desire for the completion of the work, which was sur veyed about four yeans ago. A representative of the Reclamation Service attends each of the meetings held, to explain the position of the Gov ernment and the plan under which the project will be carried through in case the Government decides to act favor ably on it. The Commercial Clubs of Portland and Boise have both written letters expressing a great interest in this project, and a wish to assist in any wav possible the efforts of the people in this section to secure it. Much appreciation of these letters has been expressed by the people of Malheur County. STRUCK GAS AT ONTARIO Well Drillers Confident Good Flow Will Be Found. ONTARIO, Or.. Nov. 22. (Special.) i ne on wen oeing drilled bv the On tario Oil Company Is now down about bimi teet and prospects look very favor ame lor hnding oil in commercial quantities here. A strong flow of gas was encountered yesterday, which cnurned the water in the well and caused it to flow in a rush over the mouth of the well. It is believed the gas now was sufficient to light the town of Ontario, If it were utilized, but as the company is bent on finding oil in quantity, this gas was cased off for the present and drilling operations continue at the rate of some 50 to 75 teet a day. Several small pockets of oil have been pierced, and the drillers feel con hdent that an oil sand wll be found beneath the shale through which they are now drilling. The finding of thi gas has caused great activity in oil stocks here w,ithin the past two days. Numbers of visit ors are to be seen at the well at all times of the. day and many business men of nearby towns have been coming in to investigate the conditions here. A large number of Baker City and Boise financiers have expressed their confidence in the prospects here by in vesting in stocks. Every businessman in Ontario is Interested in the home company, and confidently expect that oil will be found within the next 60 day3. WHEAT ACREAGE LARGER Sherman County Expeets to Harvest Bumper Crop Xext Year. WASCO, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.) There has been the largest acreage of Fall wheat sown in Sherman County during the past few weeks in the history of the countv. The weather has been ideal for seeding, and the grain has taken on a wonderful growth. With the jrood rains of the past few days, and continual warm growing weather, Sherman County will harvest next year a bumper crop of fine Fall wheat. Turkey red and 40-fold are the varieties being seeded, with the former in the lead. In the Spring farmers will confine themselves to blue stem, an crooked-neck club, both of which yield well for Spring wheat, and because of the extra qualities of the soil here for these varieties, the grain is much sought after by millers for the extra quality of flour which the grain from this county pro duces. ( Webfoot Oil Blacking Keeps feet ary. Makes shoes last. All dealers. CURES CHH0IIIC ULCERS An v chronic ulcer shows an unhealthy and impure condition of the blood. It is a diseased condition of the flesh at that particular spot, caused and kept inflamed and irritated by a continual discharge into it, of un healthy matter from the circulation. No treatment can have any curative ef fect exceot a medicine which will renovate the blood and entirely remove the cause. Salves, washes, lotions, etc, are sometimes helpful in reducing in flammation, cleansing the ulcer, or perhaps lessening the discharge, but such applications do not reach the blood where the disease germs are located and can never effect a cure. S. S S. goes down into the circulation, drives out all impurities and morbid matter, and by nourishing the flesh with rich pure blood causes the place to heal naturally and permanently. S. S. S. does not make a surface cure, but by beginning at the bottom, and rebuilding broken-down tissue, and suDTjlvine healthful, healiner qualities to the blood, causes the place to fill in with new, firm flesh, while it steadily but surelv efiects a uermanent cure. The ulcer can not exist when the blood is pure, and S. S. S. will thoroughly purify the blood. Book on Sores and Ulcers and any medical advice free to all who write. , .I.,..,- a . . tM) M ft Avers Hair Vigor U NEW IMPROVED FORMULA U Good books arc all right, but do not let them cheat you out of your good looks. Drop your books; take up your mirror ! Is your hair exactly to your liking? Remember, Ayer's Hair Vigor is a hair medicine, promptly stops falling hair, destroys dan druff. Does not color the hair. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass. HISTORIC LANDMARK BURNS Hcisler Station, Between Prineville and Shaniko, Destroyed. st roved this morning:, when Heifcler Station, a half-way house between Prineville and Shn.niko. was burned to the ground with all its contents. A defective flue 1? piven as the cause. The loss is about $1000. PRIVRVHT V Or Vnv 99 Althnugh the hourly lays cks. th rV r . V , ?7T 1 7 I " fl- bett'r fcnown as the -blue h.-t- clal.) A historic landmark which had tip." produces living larvae, about 50 at a been standing for 35 years was dp- ttme. HYDROCELE The term "hydrocele" is taken from '"Hydro" water, and is lit erally a pouch-like distention of the tunica vaginalis from an un natural accumulation of straw coiored fluid in the sack. The reflex diseases that develop as the case approaches the chronic stage are many. It is usually of slow growth, hut a steady in crease is certai n sometimes reaching: the size of a man's head. Klectrictty or local ap plications In its treatment are about as effectual as pouring water on a goose's back. But my treatment will cure any case, in a week or 10 days without pain or detention from business, and it will pay you to investi gate my methods. If I cannot show you ten times more cures than any other specialist in the city I will make you a present of J100 in gold. I am doing business on facts, not fiction, and am prepared to demonstrate these facts to your entire satisfaction. What . I say of hydrocele is none the less true of VARICOCELE In such ailments as these you are foolish to rely upon the unsup ported word of any man. Don't do it from me or anyone else. Is it not about time you were wanting to see some of the goods before you iret any more "pig In the poke" business? I cure these ailments in a week to 10 days. NO CURE, NO PAY NO EXPERIMENTS NO FAILURES Ve make a specialty of diseases of the delicate and sensitive centers and treat no other class of ailments. Our entire time and practice are devoted to the cure of BI.OOD POI SON, VARICOCELE, STRICTURE, LOST VITALITY. HYDROCELE, PILES. EISTILA. DISEASES OK THE KIDNEYS. BLADDER. PROS TATE fiLAM), CONTRACTED DISORDERS, WEAKNESS AND ALI4 DISEASES COMMON TO MEN. Our fee in uncomplicated cases is PAY WHEN $ 1 0.OO CURED If you have made mistakes in the past correct the mistakes. Con sultation and advice free. If you cannot call at office, write for self examination blank many cases cured at home. Medicines $1.50 to $6.50 per course. Hour 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays, 10 A. M. to 12. ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISPENSARY CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL, PORTLAND, OREGON. TA -ON- Contagious Blood Poison -BY- Dr. Taylor, the Leading Specialist On account of its frightful hideousness Contagious Blood Poison is commonly called the king of all venereal diseases. It maj' be either hereditary or contracted. Once the system is tainted with it. the disease may manifest Itself in the form ' of scrofula, eciema, rheumatic pains, stiff or swollen Joints, eruptions or copper-colored spots on the face or body, little ulcers in the mouth or on the tongue, sore throat, swollen tonsils, falling out of the hair or eyebrows, and, finally, a leprous-like decay of the flesh and bones. If you have any of these or similar symptoms you are cordially invited to con sult me immediately. If I find your fears are unfounded I will quickly unburden your mind. But if your constitution Is infected with poisonous virus I will te'.l you so frank ly and show you how to get rid of It. My special treatment fon Contagious Blood Poi son is practically the result of my life work, and Is Indorsed by the best physicians of America and Europe. It contains no dan gerous drugs or injurious, medicines of any kind. It goes to the very bottom of the disease and forces out every particle of Impurity. Soon every sisn and symptom of Contagious Blood Poison disappear completely and forever. The blood, the tissue, the flesh, the bones and the whole sysPm are cleansed, purified and restored to perfect health, and the patient prepared anew for duties and pleasures of life. Don't throw this announcement away. Cut it out; put it where you can find it. and if what I have to say to you today is not of GREAT interest, watch for another talk. I will, if you live out of the city, send you a valuable treatise; and if you can call I will rive you in addition a beautifully engraved chart of the generative organs in three colors. I Treat and Core AH Diseases of Men. You Can Pay Me When I Cure You. The DR. TAYLOR Co. 2SA MORRISON STREET; CORNER OF SECOND, PORTLAND, OREGON. DR. TAYLOR, The Leading; Specialist. successful experiment iMa ide aaJL -the ke&uU uid .wealUx uL 41u city. j