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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1908)
frrrr rnTxTvn nr?imfW r A AT TT7FSTI A V. NOVEMBER 24. 1908. 3 I . . - i I r V- , I . 1 r- ! WANT MOUNT HOOD ROAD COMPLETED East Side Business Men's Club Anxious That Projects Be Rushed. RIGHT-OF-WAY TROUBLES .Manager C. V. .Miller Says Company Ha Been Hold l"p at Grrsham. Iclarr-s Work or Construction Will Be Resumed in Spring. What the plana of the Mount Hood Railway Power Company are In re Bard to the completion of the projected trolley line to Hull Hun and the erec tion of the proposed bis power plant at that point Is a live subject with the East Side Business Men s Club. That organization is anxious that the project shall be pushed forward to completion. At a recent meeting It was decided to eend a committee to call on the Mount Hood -Company and see what can be done to have construction resumed. A representative of the club was a caller at the offices of the company In the Swetland building yesterday and a committee from the same orsranlxa tlon Is expected to make a formal call within the next few days, and will then report back tc the Business Men s Club. Jt has been intimated to the Mount Hood Company that the East Side busi ness nien will aid in raising; money to carry the trolley project forward if It is desired. Manaa-er C. W. Miller declares that this will not be necessary. He says there is ample money behind the Mount Hood proposition, and that work will fro forward as soon as conditions are favorable and right of way suits are adjudicated. If we had not been held up by property-owners at Gresham. the line would now he complete." declared Manager Miller yesterday. "1 wanted to cut out Gresham and ran around It, but the others did not agree with me. We have been delayed because of difficulty In a-ettina; right of way and the weather now is not suitable to construction, any ray. These right-of-way troubles should be ended by Spring, and then we expect to resume construction and finish, the line." Very little work has been done on the Mount Hood road during, the past year. In the Summer, when the weath er was good the delay in the work was attributed to right-of-way difficulties, and In the Winter the weather was held responsible. Both these causes are now said to he delaying the work. The of fice force of the company has been scat tered, and the headquarters show the suspended animation that is the present status of the project. The Mason Construction Company. In which E. 1. Clark, president of the Mount Hood road, is interested, has the contract to construct the inllroad to Bull Kun. hut It Is now engaged in fther construction projects. During the pust Summer It has been building a portion of the new Southern Pacific branch to Klamata Falls. It now has a contract to lay out the Vancouver terminal of the Spokane. Portland A Seattle Hallway. This work will keep the companv hunv until Spring. . COLUMBIA RIVER POLICY Arxmnnit of .Man Who Begins to It ii i Id His Hoiix From the Top. loUTl.A".. Nov. 2:1 i To the Etilmr Yiur 11 tonal. "Uh:! nn-t Kiver I'otloy." Nivm!t-r 21. summarizing the different project of river U'Viopnif nt fur the laet Till tan. C"mpr: t h oi; k h t f u 1 o n ul er t i o n frin every stutlfnt i-t the renourc nt ffnnomy of tie Columbia Valley. and Ji'ur tl'ievt ion tNt- enjtnier" nrtlmata f $l.-K!.noi f.-r ih iltl Canal hi the t,i r of r.trl.an-i art patrir for local dr-i!K.nK n and tt;ow that harbor uVaerve an nnA-r. That any a-Mttion to or ronomy In the fu rl! i ii-- f oom rtoTve tet -a em 1'ort larui and the P iw jual'.y fr the benefit of trie In land Kmjitre and I'ort'and I incontentabie. y-l the i-nir. of the Columbia to the moult) t-f th l'o d r Hi vr and tii border of trltl!"h t'oiuir.bia 1 paramount In import- n-f to and praenl claim of either Port land harbor or the Columbia jetty. Fin. lsiuw it enih;e the producer of rrra ! to rea. h the market at Its than tV lr c-n i of t .ie ireai t cot . Sect mil. on ac.,ur.t of that economy !t will r-.ap the ocu-e of the entire commerce of t he Inland Kxrire to It natural gati-way 1a wav of I'.ir:ian-1. h'rea now. aivord l'g to report iubIiTthi in another column of Thf t --Knuin of the tuime (tut, at lat -! pt-r rent ( that commerce climbs a hill a mi'.e hiRh to rea. h the I'uKet Sound irte ay Third. un js-veiopej rourc" of the CY-tumM a!!ry i.l be more Quickly hr-Ttwr-.l bn-auj -t th. additional Indu.-ementit of thi eotTomit at hirhwhy to market. The rlt.y of The (etrnian. bached br the clll xrrm quoted in thai e.'.itorial. imouid not block the mhee.s f pronres or lend influence to Inlerfer' with the dcv.tfment of our one -rat raturHl hichwnv. thereby imposln the present dubl transport mi ion poet upon the prut-luce r of th- i'..tumiia Valley and the Ci.'nimerve f lowing th"n-t hrtURh. lVJir.n to a change in that policy. I bC to Kie what to me tvera ccgent reason f.tr the h tthe! tht I have eet forth. Fr-tht chare on galn from the Inland Km pi re to present gaie.i) average about It ,-enia er bushel n mn average haul of ,1.w rnii-. Ulke ruri.-g are hauied via the gret Lak-- to HurTa; from the porti of Chicago. Milwaukee and Duiuth, a tllstance of 1 mi. at an verape cvt of 2 cnt rr but-hcl ; fr.m Buflao to Nw York, dts titnr Sit milt.-. . ia way of. Erie Canal, average ro-t iw 3 cent per bu.hl; railroad rate to koit points, same distance. 4 cent per burei TTe Ctiv of ClncinnnM a advert 'ed hr aHinty to haul r i-ik argi to and from her market, v; t-r n'Ue. at on third of a mi! per ton ml!, nod It w demon-trateti roal could be hauitd from I'ittrtiurg to New !an. a dfcesn.-v upward of 160 inile. at a rttet of 4 cr.tjt er ton. The grwin rle) : now under cultivation In the !r.:ami Kmpi-v are from ne to ft mile f-.-nt the rUr t.pT or an average of about 4' mlf T.i kins the f.r-g UK charge via route mentu-ne.l a a hi9 of our estimate, the rail cM-grt for that haul wii be about 1 rent per tn mile, and with the oren n ver the cost th-r-on nee.l n.-t f x ee 1 th charge for like carKiaxe n oihir waterwaa and will no doubt ab-vt ."w -etit.- jer tn from river depois to market or IVr:lanl. Combined with mil charge, the ttal of handling C:e S.ti'"l l-n of f. Kt-ntufT wUI be about $l per ton. It ,IU effect a navtng of about f2 per t.-n rvr present cbn-gei and an an ruiui aavlr.g n pre-eni protiuct of $4.to.Xtrt ! the pr-dufr. Not only In the matter of annual aavlng are they errichi-d to thie ex it rt. but a that um r-pr-wnt! internet on ('Oo.. f h value of their prewent assets tl'i be e-nr-anced t- th3t eient. and further t'.eveU'pmer.t wbl open miiiion of acre nt a present lai able on account of present high oj of tran?"rtatioP. The ora r-t the Coe'.ir d'AVne and PritWh C -iurr Ma mine will find Chen per accede to emeiter on the Lwer CAiumbia River than a-e now afforded to Katern pomt. 'ur tinier pno-ltb't fl-'Wing eastward wii! effect a strategic avviri of 25 per cent on v-ent coet and the Oriental commerce flow ing waetmard f-om the trar-Miai4ppl t' e,lU)h the gatewtiv of Putt Amnrl. fort '.id and San FYant-iaot. will make it rait t-mma at irai aole pftnt on th T'pper C- lun;b:a and nake rivers. It mav be c-n-t-rded bv ome that after loading ear- ;t i a cheap to continue- th- hu! to df t'r art- n but run- hr -f lr-itan.-e can he r-:ed of tha Inability of railroad to compete even under iurh rlrcumexance I wl'l rile r-it ore. Inatance: The Norrhweererw Hallrad Cmpuy, hair.- a Iaa ruaain, from LJl Superior to Chicago haul ore cargoes from the mlnea of the, iron range, about 65 mile to the port of Ef-anana, where they debar the ame and end the balance of distance to port of South Chicago, a distance or SiO mllea via water route; chargea about m centa for rail haul, about BO centa for water haul per ton. Thia la a like haul to that oi our wheat haul from the Inland Empire, except the average rail haul In the iron range la somewhat longer. There Is no doubt that tha Columbia route via wwy of RevelMroke. British Columbia, will cloely tap the wheat belt of the Al bert a and will afford the cheapet rategie route for a large buik of the wheat of that territory to the market, of the Royal RJ; Portland boaata of r.W.OOO tone of and 1 . ,rMl ' HAt Oi rouolM and domtlc commerr TM. open river will frlng me ,mi-- of foretjen commerre ow eeklnir te- .. snund to our city, as there l no doubt tmiwortatlon enirineer compute toe-mile liuitenoe from t'olumhla River cross ings to be about e rt over the passes of the evades via Vancouver to same points. We hope The Orimnian. which we esteem to be the ablest-edited and amon the first papers of the Nation for atyle and brilliancy a. It Is so rlltht on every uhje.-t that It dls cu.. may set riaht on this Important ib j.ct and chance policy that has outlived Its usefulness Not Ithstandlnr the recoRnUeJ ood cltlienship of Its quoted supporter it E. now dolnr more to relard the delopment of Its leitUlmale commene than any other policy that could be conceived. New orK had scarcely as much depth of water In her harbor and a most difficult entrance there to yet she mindful of roadwaya to the interior and at a vast eapense built the Erie Canal nearly loo years aso It has made her a mlKhly metropolian of a vast empire and Its crnter of wealth. Without thot hIKhway of commerce Baltlmora and Philadelphia would have no doubt excelled her; a areat bulk of her present commerce wmild have been di verted via a forelan highway, the Rt. Uw rence River. Portland has manifold ureatrtr advantage In attaining pre-eminence and mas tery of Pacific commerce than New lork had on the Atlantic seaboard. let The Oregonlan forego this policy de clared on the 21st and press the Issue for an open river from Revelstroke. on the Colum bia and the bordere of Yellowstone, on the Snak". looo miles to the sea via way of Port land It mean a greater Columbia Valley, a greater commerce tnane-Mlepisslppl. trarl Atlantlc and Oriental and a greater Portland, not by enclosing Salem. Eugene and Astoria within her charter limit but by giving and gelling highways to a commerce that win surelv seek her gates and make the funne.s of her ships as countlesa as the spears of Sennacherib J. E. HEKOLX. MUGHTlFTilTBUuElE LONGSHOREMAN STABS BAR TESDEK; RESISTS ARREST. Wife and Housedog Both Help In Hampering; Detectives, Who Take Man Only After Hard Fight. E. Ferguson, a longshoreman living at Seventh and Couch streets, severely stabbed W. H. Lawson, a bartender, late yesterday afternoon, and. after run ning from the police and taking refuge In the attic of his home, made a des perate effort to tight off Detectives Ma loney and Hvde. Even after Detective Hvde had ordered him to surrender at the point of a loaded revolver. Fergu son displayed an abandoned desperation, running at the weapon, seizing it by the barrel and striving to wrest it from the officer's bands. Helped bv his wife, who pounded and scratched at the officers during the struggle, and by his housedog, which snapped viciously at their heels. Fergu son fought until completely overpowered and then was handcuffed. The weapon was discharged once during the tussle, but hurt no one. Ferguson's troubles commenced In a saloon at SO North Third street, where he stabbed Lawson. The altercation began while a crowd of longshoremen were drinking at the bar. Ferguson had a knife in hia hand and struck at Law son's abdomen, but missed. A gash nearly a foot long was cut In the bar tender's left leg. Ferguson ran out of the place and went home. Lawson was taken In an ambulance to the Good Sa maritan Hospital, where the cut was sewed up. , , Detectives Maloney and Hyde quickly traced Ferguson home. At the door they were met by Mrs. Ferguson, who told them thev could not enter. When they trled to brush by she fought and scratched so that Maloney decided to remain at tha door and hold her while Hyde searched the house for Ferguson. In the dark attic Ferguson was lo cated Ferguson, a man weighing 160 pounds and standing feet S Inches, was more than a match for the much smaller detective. But knowing that Maloney would be attracted by the scuffling. Hyde did not shoot the fellow. Maloney ca'uEht Ferguson from behind and choked him until he was black in the face before he would give in. Mrs. Fer guson, screaming and scolding, was tug ging at the officers, but no attention was paid to her. The Ferguson dog managed to leave its trademark on Hyde's calf before receiving a vigorous kick which put it out of action. Ferguson was handcuffed and t,aken to the police station. He refused to say a word to the officers, and it was only by looking over his letters that his name was learned ONLY DNeIbTeCEID IF ESTIMATE ACCEPTED, LIGHT ING TO COST $25,000 MORE. Portland Railway, Light A Power Co. Only Bidder Matter Re- fered to Executive Board. The Portland Hallway. Light & Power Companv was the only bidder for the city lighting, it was found, when the bid was opened yesterday afternoon, and from an estimate of the situation, figured on the best informa tion obtainable. Mayor Lane stated that the municipality will pay about $25,000 more for the same amount of current next year than this, if the contract Is awarded to the sole bidder. There is a disputed balance approximating that amount now In controversy between the officers of the company and the city. The contract is for five years. No definite action was taken and the matter will be acted upon by the Ex ecutive Board, to which the committee will make its report next Friday. The bid was for 63.60 per year for arc lamps and 34 cents per kilowat hour for tncandescents. The committee figures that, at this rate, these smaller lights will bring the company an an ual revenue of $25,000 more than at the' present rate. The rate for arcs Is the same as paid at present Thomas G. Green Is chairman of the committee on lighting and he will make an exhaustive report on the mat ter to the Executive Board, which is scheduled to meet next Friday after noon Much Interest attaches to the question.' as It is of vital Importance to the cltv. It had been thought prob able that the Portland Gas Company would put In a bid for lighting the public buildings, the City Hall and the fire stations and others, but no bid whatever was received for gas lights. Had there been a bid for gas. it Is thought quit likely the committee would favor gas lights over the in candescent lectrlclightSL THANKSGIVING SMOKES. Slrhel has a special Garcia and Lord Baltimore for Thanksgiving smoking. Ask for either a special treat at any of Slchel'a three stores. RAISES NEW POINT Mayor Doubts City's Right to License Peddlers. HE VETOES ORDINANCE Measure Increasing License Fee Re turned to Council With Message, In Which Executive Ques tions Its Validity. Mayor Lane yesterday vetoed an ordi nance, paaaed at the last regular session of the City Council, increasing the license for street peddlers, and in so doing he raises the question as to whether tha city has authority to permit any one to use the public streets for private busi ness. It Is a matter that wilt probably be referred to the City Attorney wnen the Council meets tomorrow. The Mayor's veto message follows: To the Honorable City Council Gentle men: I return herewith ordinance No., not approved. This la an ordinance which by simply refraining frsm naming them will. If it becomes a law. operate to debsr peddlers and hawkers of fruit and veaetables from the use of the public streets of the city. Another section of the ordinance In creases the sum which the city collecta from vendors of peanuts and popcorn for a license to sell the same upon tha public streets from $300 to 400 a year, and siso provides a schedule of prices for licenses for vendors of various other articles. Without entering Into a discission of the merits of tha contention, wither for or against, the hawking or selling of fruits and other articles from wagons upon the public streets of tha city. I have to say that It Is a question, as to whether or not the city haa the right to grant licenses to make private use of the streets which have been dedicated to the general public and for their usa alone. ' Grants of many sorts to the use of the streets for private purposes have been made In the paat without compensation to the city, and I appreciate the fact that In many instances It would have been no more than fair for such grants to have been made for limited periods of time enly or for a nominal sum. If need be. or, upon the other band, for the city to have Insisted upon receiving the full market value for such waiver of Its rights., yet It has been decided that the city has no authority to make such disposition of Us rights in this respect. If the contention that the cliy can neither ' lease nor sell Its rights to ths streets of the city for private use Is true, It la pertinent to require. If it has the right to sell a lloense. to make use of them for the sole purpose of barter and trade? I would respectfully suggest that If there Is any question of the legal right of the city to collect money for such grants and privileges that It had best be Investigated before any farther action Is taken in ths matter and I return the ordinance to you for your consideration. -'Respectfully, HARRY LANE. Mayor. CEMETERY BLOCKS STREET Lone Fir Obstacle to Improvement of East Twentieth. The improvement of East Star street beyond Twentieth street is held up by Lone Fir Cemetery, which ad Joins the south side of the street to Bast Twenty-seventh street. Although bids have been asked for the work, contractors fight shy of this Improve ment, as they fear they cannot collect from the Lone Fir Association. Present owners of the cemetery refuse to pay. and say they will resist. There is a case parallel to the Lone Fir situation pending In the Siipreme Court concern- LYDIA E. PIN KHAR'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND E. PINKHAM LYDIA No other medicine for "Woman s ills in the world has received such wide-spread and unqualified en dorsement as has Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs. No other medicine has such a record of success for woman's dis eases, or such hosts of grateful friends as has Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. For more than 30 years it has been the standard remedy for feminine ills, Inflammation, Ulceration, apd consequent Spinal Weakness. It has relieved more cases of Back ache and Local Weaknesses than any other one remedy. It dissolves and expels tumors in an early 6tage of development. Irregularities and periodic pains, "Weakness of the Stomach, Indiges tion, Bloating, Nervous Prostration, Headache, General Debility, quickly yield to it : also deranged organs, causing pain, dragging sensations and backache. Under all circum stances it acts in harmony with the female system. It removes that x-earing feeling, extreme lassitude, " dont care "and "want -to -be -left -alone" feeling, excitability.irritability .nervousness, dizziness, faintness. sleeplessness, flatulency,melancholyorthettblues. These are indications of Feminine disorders, which this medicine over comes as well as slight derangement of the Kidneys of either sex. Women who are sick and want to get well should refuse to accept any tubstitute for Lydia K. Pinkliam's vegetable Compound. BE Powder Mai Absolutely ' Insures delicious, health ful food for every home, every day. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar made from grapes. Safeguards your food against alum" and phospKate of lime harsh mineral acids which are used in cheaply made powders. . ii Ing Rlvervlew Cemetery, but when the decision may be rendered nobody can guess, and In the meantime. East Stark street remains in bad condition beyond East Twentieth street. Councilman Kellaher ttiinks the im provement is of so great importance that he favors making an appropria tion from the general fund covering the assessment of the Lone Kir Association, as there seems no other solution to the question. He says the other property-; owners are ready to pay their assess ments, .and are anxious that the im- provement be made at once. Between East Twentieth and the river. East Stark street has been improved at great expense, but it practically ends at East Twentieth street. SMOKERS, ATTENTION I Sell Only Sample Shoes They Are the Pick of the Shoe World POSITIVELY NO BRANCH SHOPS IN PORTLAND FOR I m MEN -JyL W0MEN $2.50 mm. $2.00 A PAIR I ft-p 1 A PA1R II. 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The "Discovery" re-establishes the rpSgQ digestive and nutritive organs in sound health, punhea 11 and enriches the blood, and nourishes the nerves in short establishes sound vigorous health. If your dealer offers something "lust as good," It la probably better FOR HIM It pays better. Bat yoa are thinking of the cafe not the profit, so tbere's nothing "last as iood" tor you. Say so. Dr. Pierce'. Common Sense Medical Adviser, In Plain English; or. Med icine Simpli6ed, 1008 pages, over 700 illustrations, newly revised P-to-dat Edition, paper-bound, sent for 21 one-cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing esh eioThVbound, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. MAUD POWELL VIOLINISTE Heilig Theater, Nov. 25, '08 , i Mil? Maud Powell is today the most accomplished of -women violinists, and critics and public unite in pronouncing her the greatest player of her sex. 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