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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1909.
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
0 10-YEAR
JETTY IS NEEDED
o BONDS
REPORT
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CHANDLER' HOTEL AT MARSHFIELD
RICH FRUIT L
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Tillamook Interests Ask Con
gress for Appropriation.
ISSUED ON
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For Sale $100,000 Worth of
PORTLAND IRRIGATION COMPANY BONDS
After two years, these bonds will be taken by the company in payment for
irrigated land, with perpetual water, right at $35 per acre, if bondholder desires.
Bonds to he paid for as follows: 20 per cent down, balance in eight equal
quarterly installments. See us for full information.
Conditions in Jackson County
Reviewed in Agricultural
College Pamphlet.
COUNTY . IS KEPT DOWN
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SOIL GIVES BIG YIELDS
Experts of State School Deal With
Best Method of Planting, Gath
ering, Packing, Fertiliz
ing and Shipping.
The orchard survey of Jackoon County
Oregon, Jut" completed by the Oregon
Agricultural College, contains a mine of
practical Information as rejtards orchard
ing, and Is one of the most complete and
scientific reports of Its kind ever Issued
All fruits are discussed, from the wdlns
stare up to tho very sale itself, and the
Intermediate stares of production and
handling are covered with the greatest
care and accuracy possible.
Fruit varieties, planting, protection,
gathering, packing and shlrplng r
topics which are taken up and fallowed
out to thMr final analysis; and soils
fertilizer?, the care of trees. Irrigation
and all corollary conditions embracing
the subject are considered and arguea,
Plates, photographs and specially pre
pared tables add to the exhaustlveness
with which the college has gone Into the
subject, and the pamphlet In Its scope
and variety la a most valuable addition
to fruitgrowing literature of the prac
tical sort.
Some of the more Importnnt subjects
dealt with In the report are contained In
the following excerpts:
Peara In Jackson County.
The commercial production of fears
Jackson County beiran at the same tlm as
that of apple. They helnir a rn;r nerlsn
abla fruit, and transportation facilities not
belngr as efficient us at pri-wnt. there was
not so greHt a demand ror t;tla mna 01
fruit as fr apples. The market has de
veloped wonderfully, however, the last few
years, and sines 1902 there hare been about
103.500 pear trees set out In the county,
that being- about 77 per cent of the tetal
number of pear trees In the valley. Not
withstanding this enormous growth, hlpher
prires were received for peirs this yenr
than ever before, a lot ef Comira being sold
in New York City for i.'t a box.
Rogue River Valley enjoys the distinction
of being the greatest pear-producing dis
trict In the raf-iflc Northwest. Apples of
as good quality an those of Jackson County
may be produced elsewhere, but It Is ad
mitted that the flavor and keeping quality
of the Rogue River pears have not been
duplicated In any other f run-producing
country. There have been l.irirer areas, re
spectively, of Cornice. Partlett and Bosc.
than of any of the other ar!etles. It Is
due to the fact that there is such a larse
-demand for Cornice that there has been
the stride In the plantinr of this variety.
The Comics Is undoubtedly a very favor
able pear, but the cnuso of the demand
for Cornice belnr so much greater than that
for other varieties, as the Bartlett. Is that
It Is a comparatively new commercial va
riety. Is a shy bearer, and the supply 011
the market has been limited. But It Is a
q-jestlon w hether or not they ' are on the
whole as profitable as some of the other
leading varieties. In fact, the relative
planting shows that a plurality still favors
the long-tried Bartlett. ana it is sate 11
say. that of the money-makers, that va
1 rlety stands at the head of the list. Al
though the ryAnJou Is only nrth In total
acreage, that variety Is rapidly raining ra
vor, and from a closo observation of va
rious orchards we could well recommend It
as a very desirable pear for future plant
ing. Irrigation Yet Experiment.
Irrigation is an old. tried and Very essen
tial practice In many localities. In Jackson
County, however, its use is comparatively
new and still In the experimental stage.
It is believed by many of the growers that
better fruit can be produced with the alo.
ef urination. Irrigation In orchards was
first tried tnree or four years agu. ma
water was pumped by an electric motor
from wells dug for that purpose. The re
sults were pleasing to the' growers and woo
great interest was aroused In Irrigation.
When the growers have given their or
chards the best of care yields have been
entirely satisfactory. In some orchards,
however, yields were far below the average.
This was due to several reasons, the prin
cipal one being lack of care and Judgment
on the part of the growers. The following
table shows approximately the average
yield per acre, total ylold. etc., during the
past year in the valley:
Table Showing Yield Per Acre.
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Apples ..!74.03tVir.ft7l KV2 boxeai ! l.f'J4
pears . . 20.1S 2f7 ".Ifi bon-B1 ..'Mi' i'Vt.S"
peaches .'.YS.1.!I 3".M 277 boxes! .21 10i.H5
prune ..ULSIS) SiygsOO j jl.M.,io
Pour da.
Th total yield In boxes la estimated by
taking the n urn her or a-res having tre-a
of bearing age and multiplying with the
average yiel.i per acre. While boxea
la approximately the average yield i-t acre
for apples, soma growers realise as high as
JtkOO buxv-s pr m-re. A IV w- " f t!e olhT
ir rowers realize from 400 to tJOO boxes per
acre.
Instances are known where pears yielded
as higb as 6u boxes per acre. .
A great many of the growers were Igno
rant of the cost of producing a box of ap
ples. It ! Jut as essential to know the
cost per box. of producing as It Is to know
the cost OX producing a bushel of wheat,
oats, etc. A conservative estimate of the
coat. Including spray material, labor, boxes,
etc., is approximately 41 cents for apples.
To become a successful orchard ist theae
things must be known.
Prices Paid to Growers.
Today the apples of Rogue River Vallry
ell upon their merits. They are known
the world over and the prices received by
the growers indicate the quality of the
fruit. When honesty and high grade of
packing are practiced, good prices are real
ised. Table gives the average prices re
ceived by the growers of tiie valley for tho
pat Ave years, as g!vn by the growers.
Owing to change in ownership. Immatur
ity of many of the trees and the reluctance
of a few of the growers, these figures are
compiled from about So 1-3 per cent of the
. Price Per Box for Five Years.
1!W 1W4. 1HO.V I0f0. 107.
Apples fl.1T fl.W fl.40 $1. fl.bS
Pears 1W 1.00 l.M 1.71
Peaches ;3 ."3 it .71
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This tmble represents the average price
of all varieties grown in the valley and sold
as first-grade fruit. Certain varieties of
apples thi past season brought as high as
9 2.00 per box. Cornice pears as hltrn as
9 i 20 per box. peaches, when packed la
fancy boxes, brought SI 25 per box.
For the seconds and culls the growers do
not receive; so much. The majority of tho
seconds arvd culls, however, bring from W
cents to 41 per box.
The Income per acre of all the bearing
apple trees In the vailey Is approximately
924.30. After deducting $tk,7. the total
expenses, from -44.30. the grower realizes
f clear profit. This In a very conserv
ative estimate. Some of the growers realise
ss much as $1341. 60 per acre and $500 to
f9"X per acre Is quite com men.
The past few years the growers have
netted from pears approximately $500 to
f 00 per acre, which m a conservative estl-
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RECENTLY COMPLETED AT COST OP 7!5.000.
MARS1IFIITLD, Or.. Jan. 31. (Special.) Marshfleld's new five
story hotel, the Chandler, will be ready for rcupancy within -a few
(jayg. The building; Is of yellow brlok with stone trlmminsjs, and the
Interior Is richly furnished. The building- was erected by a local
capitalist at a cost of $75,000.
mate per acre for pears; peaches. 121.70.
and prunes SS7.30.
Dunns the past season some very Men
prices were realised. J. Vf. Perkins sold a
car of Cornice peus for JtS.MJ, netting 3i72.
C. H. Lewis, from a block of 20-year-old
Bartletts. realised at the rate of siii.13.18
net per acre, while a block of Newtowns
20 years old netted $1341 CO per acre. From
lBi acres of Winter Nells pears, F. H.
Hopkins netted J10OO0.
The price for apples especially has un
derRnnM a chanse iv-cently throughout the
Northwest. Formerly the largs three-tier
apple brought the highest price, but in many
cases these higher prices were paid In order
to obtain certain much-desired four-tier
sizes at a reduction.
Today the best prices and greatest de
mand Is for the four-tier sues. The grow
ers should welcome this change, as it means
a better apple both as to quality and ship
ping value. In some varieties, like fiplts
enbergs. the larger sizes still seem to bring
the higher prices, tiut It is probably only a
matter of a short time before the fiur-tier
apple will be the standard, regardless of
the Tarlety.
Summary of the Report.
Area. Commercial orcharding In Jackson
County has had a wonderful development
In the past 15 years. From a humble be
ginning consisting of two or three orchards.
It has grown until we now find 412 orchards
containing 8673.4 acres. The average size
of a commercial orchard is 2.V3 acrea.
Pits and Aspect. The elevation of the or
chard varies from liuO to 2600 feet. 1700
feet being about the average. In exposure
all points of the compass are well repre
sented. A large percentage of the orchards
have, however, a northern exposure. Ex
cept with peach trees, the exposure has as
yet played but an Insignificant part la or
charding in Jackson County.
Soils. There is a great variation found
in the soils of the county, but from Indi
cations the granite soils seem more adapted
for peaches, the rod hills for grapes, and
the tree fruits, such as the prune and
cherry; the apples seem to do well on the
sticky and loamy soils and probably in
manv of the first bench lands. Pears seem
to do better on the stronger and heavier
soils.
Cultivation. Practically 74 per cent of
the orchards are given good cultivation,
while !S per cent receive some cultivation,
only IS per cent of the orchards are to
tally neglected and those are largely home
orchards. There are many types of soil,
each of which offer special requirements
of cultivation.
Feeding the Poll. At the present time
only 5 per cent of the growers use commer
cial fertilisers, S per cent cover crops, and
7i per cent use stable compost in very lim
ited quantities.
Irrigation. Only 10 per rent of the grow
ers irrigate, but a much larger percentage
can conveniently do so and are planning to
irrigate this season. Water is obtained from
Fish lAke ditch. Rogue River and from
private systems. The furrow system is pre
ferred under normal conditions.
Drainage. Of the 47a orchards. JO per
cent are on rather level bottom land. 15
per cent of these are In need of artlllclal
drainage.
Yoana- Orchards Remedy Fault,
fcettin Tounr Orchards. Many of the
old orchards were planted too closely, but
this has been largely remedied in tne
younger orchards.
Varieties Grown. In the older orchards
many varieties were grown, but the younger
orchards contain hut few varieties. Of the
r.72.!7 acres nlanted to apples. 3112 4H acres
sre planted to Yellow Newtown, 200.097 acres
to ht'ttzenoerg and 4ol acres to junsmuu.
Of the 21K9.43 acres of pears. 671 45 acres
Rre pisnted to Cornice, 013.1a acres to Bart
lett and 435.75 acres to Bosc.
Age of Orchards. Beginning with 1902
there has been a rsnll increase in tne num
ber of trees planted, a very' large percent
age of the trees being under six years of
age. The maximum yiekls were founa in
trees from 15 to SO years of age. ine
older orchards, because of neglect, were on
a decline. ,
Pruning. A large percentage of the
growers give their trees skillful pruning; 6
per cent, however, of the orchards are in
need of better pruning, these being prin
cipally the old and home orchards; 83 per
cent prune In Winter. 8 per cent In Sum
mer, and 11 per cent prune both Winter
and Summer.
Thinning. In practically an tne commer
cial orchards thinning Is practiced. The
amount ef thtuning done varies with season
and variety.
Fungus Diseases. Anthracnose was found
In 1 orchards, blight In 21. crown gall in
0. shot-hole fungus in 43, and apple scab
In 11.
Insects. Borers were found In 31 or
chards, aphis in 58. Codlln moth, while In
all orchards, were noticeably present in 141.
San Jose scale was found In MS orchards.
In spraying. SO per cent spray when petals
fall. 21 per cent wait until the moths ap
pear; 85 per cent make four applications
and 13 per cent make but two.
past and Present Condition of Orchards.
The statistics gathered show that there has
been a steady improvement in orchard man
agement in Jackson County. Only a small
per cent of the orchards axe In poor cou
dltlnn. Preparing Fruit for Market. The grow
ers are practically agreed In the general
principles of harvesting and packing. Witn
all high grades of fruit great care Is used,
the fruit being wrapped and lithograph la
bels used freely.
Selling the Product. The small grower
sells through the association, while nearly
ail the large growers handle their fruit In
dependently. Prices. For the past few years prloes
have been steadily on the Increase, and
with pears the increase baa been phenom
enal. , The past season the average net
prices 'for apples were fl-SO, pears $2.33,
peaches. 71 cents.
Conclusions,
As a result of this orchard survey we can
come to certain definite conclusions.
Jackson County Is blessed with a great
variety of soil and with climatic condi
tions that make It possible to grow to per
fection a large variety of fruits, such as
apples, pears, pesches, cherries, grapes,
small fruits and nuts. The pears grown la
the valley have the reputation of being
the best grown, and the highest prices In
the country are realized for them. Rogue
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.River Bartletta, Cornice. Bosc, D'AnJou and
Winter Nells are world famous, and her
Newtown apples are recognized to be among
the best In the Knglisb market.
The many types of soils found In the
county are all In all very good and of a
nature to retain the plant food and wear
well, but they are generally lacking in
humus. Prohably one of the best ways of
supplying It will be by means of cover
crops. A. rotation of leguminous crops like
vetch or Canada pea; potash plants like
rye or cowhorn turnips, ana plants or tne
nature of rye and oats, will be good In
most cases, care being used not to supply
the pear orchards with too much nitrogen.
Certain adobe soils could probably be
handled Imore easily If clover were grown
for two seasons, followed by clean culture.
Where Irrigation Is possible enough moisture
can be supplied for both clover and trees,
rultivntlon In orenerallv carried on exien
slvely. Many of the smaller orohards would
give better returns if cultivation were car
ried on as it is In nearly all of the large
commercial orchards. Irrigation is in Its
Infancy, but It Is bound to be a xactor. es
pecially with AUDle trowing. There is al
ways a danger that the beginner will over-
irrigate. He does not realize that ha must
consider the soli, wood and leaf growth and
quality of frtiit and not mere quantity and
size. With the increase In Irrigation more
attention should be given to the subject of
drainage. At the present time fully 5 per
cent of the orchards need arainage ana
many more would be greatly benefited U
tile drained.
Prunlno- has received a great dest of at
tention and if there Is any one iolnt In
which Rogue Relvr orchardlsts excel It Is
in pruning.
Systematic Klght Against Fesca.
Fungus diseases and insect pests are be
ing systematically combatted, but soma of
the growers would do well to make a closer
study of these, so aa to recognize them
and understand their proper method of
treatment.
The orchards are steadily Improving, and
many of them that were formerly neglected
are now In good condition and being prop
erly cared for.
The peach Industry Is in poor condition.
The owners would do well to organize them
selves into a horticultural society and hav
meetings in which they could discuss such
sublects as pruning, spraying, oare of soil.
fighting frosts, varieties, etc. Until some
such step as this is taken tne apienaia re
turns that are possible .will not be realized.
Jackson County has the reputation of
putting up the iinest pack of pears in the
world. Borne of the fruit handled in the
county should be more closely graded tnan
it Is at present. A system should be, de
vised whereby the packer haa a more unl
fuim and larger amount of fruit to grade
from. The packing-houses that are being
erected are a credit to the county. We be
lieve that the large growers will do well
to form some kind of an association where
in they can handle their fruit In such a
way as not to compete to their mutual loss
In tne same market.
A study of this report will be of In
calculable advantage to all fruitgrowers
in tho Paclllc Northwest. There Is not
a department of the fruitgrowing In-
dustry which It has not systematically
and diligently riven rigid attention to,
and Its acknowledgments to yarlous as
sociations and individuals Interested in
the subject In Oregon show that no pains
were spared to obtain the latest and best
knowledge concerning mooted points.
HARBOR FOR SMALL CRAFT
Marshfleld to Dredge Slough for
' 300 Gasoline Launches. ,
MAHSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 81. (Spe
cial.) The Marshfleld City Council has
on hand a plan for developing Mill
Slough, a stream which runs through
the city, as a, harbor for the gasoline
boats of the bay. It is proposed to
dredge the slough and a market-place
is to be provided tor the ranchers.
This will take the small craft away
from the main water-front, which is
needed for big vessels, and at the
same time give the little boats a safe
landing-place. Likely a large market
house will be built. The stream is a
public waterway, and the City Council
will take the matter up at once with
the United States Engineer at Port
land. There are 300 gasoline 'boats on
the bay and tributary rivers.
Fanners to Build "Warehouse.
COLFAX, Wash.. Jan. 31. (Special.)
Colfax local union. No. 48, of the
Farmers' Protective & Co-operative
Union has taken capital stock for
building a farmers' warehouse at
Mockonenno, five miles west of Col
fax on the O. R. & N. The committee,
consisting of John O'Niel. J..S. Strevey,
John Bloom. H. F. Schrlber and Ed.
Keinhard, report that more money
than was needed was subscribed by the
farmers. The company will be Incor
porated anil one of the best ware
houses In the county will be erected.
Coyotes Being Slaughtered.
COLFAX. Wash., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Idaho and Washington farmers are
making an organized onslaught upon
coyotes in Eastern Whitman and
Western Latah Counties. George Ben
son, of Palouse, Wash., with his 10
beagle hounds, Is leading the organized
club. Twenty-five pelts have been
taken. The ranchers report heavy loss
of chickens, geese and turkeys, the
coyotes being very bold about their
work.
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Conditions at Mctuth of Bay Pre
' elude Entrance of AH Except
Small Bonts Country's Re
sources Can't Be 3Iarkcted.
TILLAMOOK. Or., Jan. SL (Special)
As there Is great interest taken in the
improvement of Tillamook bar and espe
cially as tho large timber-owners are
making an effort to obtain an appropria
tion for this, the Tillamook Development
League and the Bay City Board of Trade
have drawn up a joint memorial to Con
gress, signed by all the commercial, man
ufacturing and transportation Interests of
the county.
The memorial urges Congress, at its
present session, to appropriate a sufficient
sum of money to enable the United States
Engineers' Department to begin the con
struction of Jetties at the mouth of Tilla
mook Bay, substantially as set out in
the report of Major Langfltt to the Chief
of Engineer, dated April 13, 1903. In this
report. Major Langfitt estimated the cost
of both the north and south jetties that
would maintain a channel of 20 feet across
the bar at low tide to be a little under
31,500,000. These jetties would insure a
straight channel from the bay to the
ocean, of sufficient depth to accommodate
the rapldly-growlng.commerce of this dis
trict for many years to come.
Tillamook Bay reaches the ocean
through & gorge some 750 feet wide at the
upper or bay end, carrying a maximum
depth of 60 feet. As the channel ap
proaches the ocean,' however, it broadens
and shoals, so that at this time It Is not
more than lg feet deep at ordinary high
tide. The bottom of this channel and the
beaches extending north and south on
either side of the mouth of the bay are
composed of fine, gray sand, susceptible
to the action of wind and waves.
The prevailing winds of late Spring and
Summer are from the northwest; during
the remainder of the year from the south
and southwest, and in the late Fall and
Winter seasons severe southerly storms
are not uncommon. The general result Is
a shifting of the bar channel to the north
ward in Winter and southward in Summer
with a considerable variation In depth as
well as location of the channel. It fre
quently happens that severe storms
change the location of the outlet from
one-half to one mile. At such times a
sand spit is formed extending from the
south side of the entrance, deflecting the
channel to the north, and at the same
time shoaling it.
During such periods only small vessels
can cross, and then at great risk, for they
most generally contend with adverse
winds, close to a lee shore and broadside
to the ocean waves.
The assessed valuation of the county
for the year 1908 is about $11,500,000, and
tributary to Tillamook Bay there Is be
tween 20,000.000,000 and 30,000,000,000 feet,
board measure, of standing timber,
roughly estimated at 350.000,000. In the
present condition of the bar, nothing
larger than small coasting vessels can
enter, which carry only 250,000 feet ot lum
ber, and these are too small to make a
long voyage profitable, so the commerce
of Tillamook Bay is paralyzed .by lack
of a bar channel.
The general Government has received
from the sales of public lands in this
county 3700,000. The country at large has
In this timber an enormous wealth-producing
asset now lying dormant, because
of the difficulty of getting It to market.
The memorial also points out, among
other things, that the Government has
never expended any money for the Im
provement of Tillamook Bar. The reports
of the Engineers' Office show that other
Coast counties have received appropria
tions for bar improvements, viz.: Co
quille, 3295,000; Coos, $336,014; Sluslaw,
3187,000; Taqulna, 3711,334; Tillamook (for
bay and slough), 3115,704.
In closing, the memorial points out, as
compared with other points on the Oregon
Coast, Tillamook has not nearly received
the assistance from the general Govern
ment In the way of appropriations that
her importance Justly entitles her to, and
urges and demands an appropriation of
sufficient money to begin the work of
building the jetties at the Tillamook bar
as prayed for in the, memorial.
Klickitat llealty Active.
GOLDENDALE, Wash., Jan. SI.
(Special.) Real estate sales are again
active in Klickitat County, and pros
pects are very good that this county
will receive its full share of the immi
gration to the West during the coming
year. The Moore-Harbke Investment
Company, of Goldendale, announces the
nale of the Goldendale Milling Com
pany's plant to R. J. Ginn, of Portland,
also the sale of 2080 acres of farm land
In Sherman County, Or., to Frank Aid
rich, and the sale of 120 acres near
Salem, and 640 acres near Edmunton,
Alberta, Canada, to Walter Lyman. The
aggregate considerations of these tran
sactions is reported to be $114,000. .
Flames Devour Florida Town.
PEN3ACOLA, Fla., Jan. SL The town
of Milton, 30 miles east of Pensacola, was
destroyed by fire today. iLoss $200,000.
Webfoot OH Blacking keeps feet dry.
Makes shoes last. All dealers.
Harris Trunk Co. Last week of sale.
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S4.00 SQUAB RANCH $7.00
S3.00 LIVESTOCK FARM S9.00
$6.00 POULTRY RANCHES 811.00
S7.00 VEGETABLE GARDENS 812.00
S8.00 PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUB 813.00
RACE TRACK AND POLO GROUNDS
PRIVATE LIVERY, WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
ART GALLERY AND PICTURESQUE GOLF LINKS
GOOD TABLE, GOOD LIVING, CHEERFUL SERVICE
RATES GRADUATED TO ALL REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ONE THOUSAND GUESTS
ARTESIAN WELL, AND REFRIGERATING PLANT
CONSERVATORIES AND G R E E N H OUSES
A WHOLE MILE' OF GERANIUMS
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND
30,000 FINE ROSEBUSHES
wk produce CHILDREN'S GROVE wo better
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DELICACIES AND PACIFIC COAST
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Commercial Club Bldjf.
Lafayette Bldg., Cor. Sixth and Washington Sts.
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THAN IX TEAKS.
Several Concerns Have Made In
quiry for Factory Sites to
Build Plants.
ST. JOHN, Or., Jan. 81. (Special.)
St. John is showing many signs of
increased prosperity. With the build
ing of two large schoolhouses, a
Knights of Pythias hall to cost $12,
000, a $60,000 city dock and large brick
blocks by the Home Telephone Com
pany and W. H. King, in addition to
the usual grist of dwelling-houses, the
building activity will exceed anything
done In several years. The many thou
sands of dollars to be expended for
street work this coming Spring and
Summer will aid in making St. John
improve wonderfully in appearance and
increased valuation of property.
The establishment of a free ferry
will also add much to the income of
the" business men as it will mean that
1800 families living just over the hills
west of the city, will do their trading
and market their produce in St. John.
The business interests along the water
front are all in a flourishing condition
and are increasing their forces each
day.
Many Inquiries for factory sites are
being made, among them places for a
steel tube plant and a paint manufac
turing plant. A site for a sheet metal
stove works has Just been purchased
in East St. John.
Hopes for Immediate Release.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
It is now believed that there will be
a full hearing of the murder charge
against Charles J. Powell at the pre
liminary examination to be held next
Tuesday afternoon before Justice
Swan. It is said that the examination
will not be waived, but that the case
will be fought out at the preliminary.
Friends of Powell are hopeful that he
may secure his release without under
going a trial in the Circuit Court. In
addition to Hewitt & Box. heretofore
retained, Powell has secured the serv
ices of Weatherford & Wyatt to de
fend him.
CHANGE IN SAILING
S. S. "Breakwater."
The steamer Breakwater, for Coos
Bas, will sail from Ainsworth dock,
Portland, Monday night, February 1,
at 8 o'clock. ,
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dr. Horn, the optician, 8d floor Swet
land bliip., guarantees satisfaction or
money refunded. No fancy prices.
Double-sole shoes keep your feet dry.
Special sale prices at Rosenthal's.
A REW PEPAHTUHB,
The cost of Interments has been
greatly reduced by the Holman Under
taking Company.
Heretofore it has been the custom
of funeral directors to make charges
for all Incidentals connected with a
funeral. The Edward Holman Under
taking Company, the leading funeral
Directors of Portland, have departed
from that custom. When casket is fur
nished by us we make no extra charges
for embalming, hearse to cemetery,
outside box or any services that may
be required of us, except clothing,
cemetery and carriages, thus effecting
a saving of $25 to $75 on each funeral.
THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK
ING CO., 220 Third St., cor. Salmon,
Record Snowfall at Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. SL (Special.) The
total rainfall at Albany in January was
8.65 Inches and the total snowfall, as
recorded by F. M. French, United States
weather observer, was 20H Inches. This
Is the record snowfall for U years. The
maximum temperature during- the month
SANTA
BARBARA
RE INVESTMENT
Ladd & Tilton Bank
PORTLAND, OREGON
Established 1859.
Oldest Bank on
Capital fully paid - - - $1,000,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits $ 500,000.00
OFFICERS
W. M. Ladd,. President.
Edward Cookingham, Vice-Pres.
W. H. Dunckley, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
EDWARD COOKINGHAM J. WESLEY LADD
lit'NRT L.CORBKTT B. B. UNTHICl'M
WILLIAM M. LADD FREDERICK B. PRATT
CHARLES E. LADD THEODORE B. WILCOX
Lumbermens
National Ban
Capital
Corner Second and Stark
HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL
AND IMPROVEMENT BOND
We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor
and save broker's commission.
WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO!
317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR.
was 57 degrees abovo zero and the mini
mum -was 3 degTees below zero, the low
est mark recorded here since 1875.
PIANO
CLEARANCE
STARTS TODAY
AT
EILERS PIANO
HOUSE
Bonds
Stocks
Securities
For Sale by
T. S. filcGratii
Lumber Exchange
PORTLAND, OR.
COMPANY
Portland, Or.
the Pacific Coast.
R. S. Howard, Jr., Asst. Cashier.
J. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier.
Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier.
$250,000.00
Growl for PaciHo Northwest Coll and Olimatt.
Now on dlaplur at all bet dealar. Ak forCat
loauo. If not on isle in your neighborhood, writ
aa, girina name of your dealer and we will nail
yon a packet of flower aeeda froe lor rosr troable
FRONT AND YAMHILL STS.. Portland. Or.
TRAVELERS' GLIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S 8. CO.
Only direct steamer, and daylight sailing.
From Ainsworth dock, Portland, 4 P. M.:
83. Senator, Feb. S, II), etc.
SS. Row City, Feb. 1. 26, etc.
From Jjombarcl-st., San Francisco, 11 A. M.x
SS. Rose City. Feb. 6, 20, etc.
SS. Senator, Feb. 13, 27, etc.
J. W. Kansom. Dock: Ag-ent.
Main 26S Ainsworth Socle.
M. 1. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent, 142 d St,
i'hona Main 402, A 1402.
North Pacific S.S. Co'. Steannlilj
fcoanoJad and Geo. W. Elder
Sail lor .Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third
St., near Alder. Both phones. At,
1314. H. Young, Agent.
COOS BAY LINE
The teamer BREAKWATER leavas Port
land Monday. 8 P. M., February 1 from
Ainsworiii dock, for 'ortti Beod JViarmii
field and Coo ttay point. Freight rclvl
till 4 P. M. on day of ft&lUoif. Fa-monger
fare, flrst-claaa, 10; aecond-clasa, $7, In
cluding berth and meals. Inquire city ticket
office. Third and Washington a tree La, or
Alnaworth dock, phone Main 268.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Weekly aalling- Montreal-Quebec to.
Liverpool. Two day a on the majestic Bu
Lawrence and only four daye at sea. Write
for Summer sailing list a and booklet.
F. B. JOHNSON, P. A., 142 Third street.
Portland. Or.
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