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Newspaper Page TextTIFE MORNING OREGON! AN. SATURDAY, MARCH 13. 1903. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OREGOKIAX TEIXFHONEfl. Pae. States. Maln 7070 .Main 7070 Home. A COOS A ROUS a eons a eoos A BOTH A 60M A 09S Counting-Room ...... City Circulation .. Managing EM 1 tor .... Sunday Editor .... .Main 707O Main 7070 -....Main 7070 Main 7070 Main 7070 Composing-Room City Editor ... Supt. Building AMUSKMJEXTS- HEILIfJ THEATER (14tn and Waahlnirton streets) Victor Herbert and Henry Blos som's musical comedy. "The Red Mill." Thin afternoon at 2:15 o'clock; tonight 8:15. O. N. G. ARMOR T (Tenth and Couch) First Annual Automobile Show. under auspices Portland Automobile Club. To nlRht at 7:30. BUNGALOW THEATER (Twelfth and Mor rison) Baker Stock Company In "The College Widow." Matinee. 2:15 P. M. to night at 8:16. BAKER THEATER (Third near Yamhill) nanlel Sully !n "The Matchmaker."' Matinee 2:15 F. M., tonight at 8:1C. ORPHEUM THEATER c Morrison. between Sixth and Seventh) Advanced vaudeville. Matinee at 2:16: tonight at 8:18- GRAND THEATER (Washington, betweoa Seventh and Fark) Vaudeville d luxe. 2.-S0. T:S0 and 0 P. M. PAN TAG BS THEATER (Fourth and Stark Continuous vaudeville. 2:30. 7:80 and :80 P. it. Pbopeeti-Owners At.t. Sign. C. A. Blgelow. of the East Side Business Men's Club, announced yesterday that all the property-owners on Grand avenue, be tween Belmont and East Clay streets, had signed up for hard-surface pavement. It was necessary for all to sign the waiver and petition In order to overcome the) difficulty that the old Improvement pre sented, as the time for which the city was to keep tho street In repair has a year jet to run, and one property -owner could prevent the Improvement going ahead. Everything is now out of the way and the contract can be let in the regular course of proceedings. Mr. Bigelow said h considers this the most Important Im provement on the East Side at present, as Urand avenue, paved for more tlnkn a mile, will an object lesson to property owners generally. Repairs to East Mor rison street, between Union avenue and East Water street are proceeding very slowly. The tremendous travel over the street has reduced the roadway to broken boards and the street Is In a dangerous condition. Repairs to the street have been delayed so much that nobody knows when the work will be done, and in a little time It will have to be closed up. The Business Men's Club Is trying to have the repairs completed before the Rose Festival is held. Completing Bridob Repairs. Repairs to the Burnside bridge are nearlng com pletion, and the bridge may be thrown open to the public in two or three days. .After great difficulty Contractor Wake field succeeded in raising the east side span to its proper position, and has started to move the pier back into place. A dozen or more hydraulic Jacks were broken in raising the end of the span, and auccess was only reached after power ful hydraulic Jacks were borrowed from the Southern Pacific Company. The weight of the long span together with, its downward thrust had to be overcome in the lifting process. It will now be neces sary to move the pier at least three feet over toward the draw and it is being moved with the span renting on it. The bridge has been closed two weeks, so that the Incidental loss far exceeds the cost of repairs. Historical Mhetitto. The semi-monthly meeting of the Florence Mead Mission Circle yesterday afternon was devoted to the early history of missions on this coast, and was full of Interest. Mrs. R. 10. Bonderant read the main paper en titled, "Early Missions In Oregon." in which she dwelt on the) work of Jason Lee and his associates, the trip of tho Indians who went to St. Louis in search of the white man's Bible, after they had met the Lewis and Clark expedition. Mrs. Bonderant also spoke of the Hudson Bay Company and Its methods. Mrs. N. J. Loltriz made a talk on the book of Emer son Hough entitled "Fifty-Four-Forty or Fight." also an historical book of value. Mrs. James D. Corby a short re vlow of the works of Mrs. Dye. The entire session of the mission was given up to a study of early missions of this coast. Contract Lett tor Apartmest-House. Plans have been prepared for a three-story apartment-house to be erected on the cor ner of East Twenty-eighth and East Glisan strets. 76x50 feet, for Mrs. C. A. Wells. Work on the basement of the Uuildlng Is well advanced. The cost of the structure will be $22,500, and It will be the most pretentious apartment-house erected on the East Side. On the first floor there will be three storerooms, two facing East Glisan street, and one facing East Twenty-eighth. On the two upper floors, there will be four apartments of live rooms each. The building will be built of different styles of rock-faced concrete blocks. The front will be car ried on steel girders to be supported by cast iron girders. J. H. Dyer was awarded the contract for furnishing the concrete blocks and erecting the build ing. Second Annual. Meeting. The second annual meeting of the United Bast Side Push Club will be held in Woodmen of the World Hall, corner of Russell (street and Rodney avenue, Friday night, March 19. This Is in response to an invitation from the North East Side Improvement Association. At that time the annual election of officers will be held and re ports submitted of the work handled during the year. Arrangements are being mnde for addresses on the city charter find other matters pertaining to the East ide. REL.IBF Fund Swelled by J160. The special committee from the Circolo Regina Marghenta No. 1, U. A. O. D., reports that at the entertainment given by that organization on February 14, for the benefit of the earthquake victims, the sum of $160 was raised. This amount has been forwarded the Minister of Finance at Rome to be transferred to the president of the Red Cross Society. The officers of the circle desire to thank all those who assisted In making the enter tainment a success. Dr. Brougher Gives Talks. Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher is giving a March series of Sunday afternon talks at the Y. W. C. A., at 4 o'clock, on a "Young Woman's Struggles." They are planned to meet the needs of young girls, who are especially invited. The subjects are: "A Young Woman's Struggles With Hered ity and Environment. With Habit and Temptation, To Be) Happy and To Be a Christian." Athletic Entertainment. An athletic entertainment will be given in the new gymnasium of the Montavilla Methodist Church tonight. The programme will be , under the direction of Professor Grilley, physical director of the Portland Y. M. C. A. The exercises of the evening will con sist of parallel bar exercises, clubswinging and gymnasium work of all kinds. All friends of the young people are invited. Funeral op Dr. H. L. Coffin. Tho funeral of Dr. Henry L. Coffin, pioneer dentist, was held yesterday afternoon from Holman's Chapel, and largely at tended by his many friends. Dr. Coffin was held in high esteem by a large, num ber of friends in Portland, where he had made his home and practiced his pro fession for 30 years. Will Bb Three-Stort Brick. The building to be erected on the southeast corner quarter of Grand avenue and East Ash street by Rev. George B. Van Waters will be a three-story modern brick structure, 100x90 feet. "Self-Coxtbcl" will be Luther R. Dyott's theme in the First Congregational Church tomorrow at 11 A. M. Dr. Dyott's theme at 7:45 P. M. will be: "The Relation of the Will to Success." Calvary Presbyterian Church. Dr. McCaw will preach tomo-row morning and evening. Hbkrt Shlbctiko Committee. C. K. Henry has selected 13 of the 14 associate members of the Investigating committee, authorized at the taxpayers mass meet ing at the Hellig last Tuesday night. The 15th member of the committee probably will be named today. He is expected to be a representative taxpayer residing on tho East Side. The members of the com mittee as announced are: Gay Lombard, capitalist: John Klernan, capitalist; Jay Smith, Marshall-Wells Hardware Com pany; W. C. Alvord. First National Bank; Ben Selling, merchant; H. W. Corbett, Willamette Iron Works; Lloyd J. Went worth, Portland Lumber Company; Amedee Smith, Oregon & Washington Sewer Pipe Company; Charles H. Dodd, capitalist; H. L. Brown. Northern Pacific Terminal company; Mrs. Susie W. Smith; J. C. Heinze, cabinetmaker; D. C. Pelton. capitalist; C. K. Henry, realty operator. When the committee has been completed, Mr. Henry as ex-offlcio chairman, will call the members together early next week for the purpose of organizing. A Ftnb Report. A neatly-printed 12 page pamphlet containing the report of A. L. Mills on the condition of Oregon Life is Just Issued by Bushong & Co. Oregon Life is described as being in a most flourishing condition and growing health fully. Extracts are furnished from an ex amination made of the company by an actuary brought here from the East by Secretary of State F. W. Benson. As Mr. Mills is generally considered to be one of the most conservative bankers on the Pa lcfic Coast his remarks mean volumes, and must be gratifying to every resident of the state. He says: "After a full perusal of the report from which these extracts are taken, everyone must be satisfied that in Oregon Life there is a life insurance company of which every loyal Oregonlan can be proud." Three Illustrated lectures by Rev. J. P. D. Llwyd. D. D., under the auspices of the Trinity Mission Guild, at Trinity parish-house, at 4 P. M. : First "The City of Peter the Great," March 12; sec ond "Moscow and the Kremlin," March 19; third "A Visit to the Cathedrals of Wittenberg, Strasburg and Cologne," March 26. Single admission B0 cents, course ticket 1. Free Course in Calculus. Professor Van Groos will begin a free course in calculus beginning this evening at the Portland Academy. Particulars can be secured either at the Academy or at the Public Library. There was a great demand for this course a year ago. "The Bnctcto Bush." at 10:30 A. M and the second in "Pilgrim's Progress" .series, "The Interpreter's House to the Cross," at 7:30 P. M., Sunday sermon themes by William Hiram Foulkes, pastor. First Presbyterian Church, corner Alder and Twelfth. See Us Today or tomorrow for .special offering: 3000 Fidelity Copper. 44 shares Campbell's Automatic Safety Gas Burner and 100 shares of Bonville Pub. Co. Act quickly. F. J. Catterlin & Co.,' Chamber of Commerce. Will wrestle to a finish. Albright and Sullivan, for the middleweight champion ship of the Paclflo Coast, at Merrill's hall. Seventh and Oak streets, March 16, at 8:30 P. M. Don't fall to see this match. Just Received, fresh from spring, a supply ot Wild Pigeon Springs mineral water; cures stomach troubles and con stipation. Address 248 Ash st. Phones same number. Main or A 2632. Henry Roe has been elected ' president and manager of the National Automatic Fire Alarm Company, of Oregon, and at present will transact all business of the company at 3SS Yamhill street. Rev. John Henry Cudlipp, D. D., the new pastor of Grace Methodist Church, will preach Sunday morning and evening. Full male chorus at evening service. PERS $65,000 or any part to loan for term of years. West Side only. Jackson & Deer lug, 246 Stark street Extra. At Hippodrome today and Sun day, inauguration of President Taft. Temporary offices of George Ainsfle & Co., 614 Corbett bldg. Dr. McCracken, dentist. Rothchild bldg. LHEVINNE'S TOUR TRIUMPH Russian Pianist Coming Tuesday Is Successful Everywhere. Lhevlnne's Southern success is but & duplication of the tremendous furore he aroused among the musical enthusiasts in other parts of the country. The Chi cago papers said of his work: "People who went to the Grand Opera-House yes terday to hear Lhevinne, the young Rus sian pianist, heard neither a red-handed revolutionist nor a downtrodden serf, but rather a substantial-appearing young gen tleman of modest demeanor and possessed of a wonderful skill in handling the key board. The tremendous sonority of tone which rolled forth gave evidence that a master hand was producing such results. Lhevinne Impresses one as having a firm grip on his tremendous technical powers, for there were Instances of the most astonishing speed, combined with remark able clearness, and momenta when he poured forth a veritable -whirlwind of technical effects, yet he Is a sane, straightforward artist." The Lhevinne recital is Tuesday even ing at the Hellig Theater, under the direc tion of Lois Steer3-Vynn Coman. The Lurid Glow of Doom was seen in the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight from eczema had. for five years, defied all remedies and baffled the best doctors, who said the poisoned blood had af fected his lungs and nothing could save him. "But." writes his mother, "seven bottles of Electric Bitters convpletely cured him." For Eruptions. Eczema Salt Rheum. Sores and all Blood Dis orders and Rheumatism Electric Bitters Is supreme. Only 60c. Guaranteed by all druggists. Blnmaner Photo - Supply Co. For kodaks and films.. lll"6th st. Plant Sibson rosea. Phone Sellwood 960. WOULDN'T GO BACK To Old Days of Coffee Troubles. Studious, sedentary habits are apt to cause indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous headache, etc., but often it's the daily use of coffee that is at the bottom of the whole trouble, and It Is surprising how quickly these troubles disappear when coffee Is dropped and well-made Postum Is the daily beverage. A No. Dak. minister writes of the relief obtained when he changed from coffee to Postum. He says: "I began using Postum about a year ago while stopping at the home of friends during the absence of my wife. "It seemed almost providential, for during that time I got rid of coffee and Its attendant ills. I used to have bilious attacks about every two weeks that completely used me up for a day or two at a time. "I did not suspect coffee and was unable to account for -these attacks. Since I began Postum I have had but one slight attack and the change to restored health is most acceptable. "My wife declared on her return that nothing would induce her to give up coffee, but after a few careful prepara tions of Postum. according to direc tions on pkg., she thought it was superior to coffee In flavour, and now we would not change back to coffee. "We feel we owe a debt of gratitude to Postum which has done so much for all of us children and older ones." Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Wellvllle" in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter A new one anprsra from time to time. They re xennine, true and full of human Interest. j ROAD IS fill READY Only Government Action De lays Central Oregon Line. DESCHUTES LINE IN DOUBT liar ri man Interests Will Give Vp This Project Unless Federal Au thorities Report Favorably on Survey Maps Already Filed. "We will be prepared to start con struction of our road into Central Oregon one week after the Government approves our survey plans," said Chief Engineer Boschke, of the Harriman lines in the Northwest yesterday. Mr. Boschke admitted that the only question holding up this approval Is the investigation now being made by Super vising Engineer E. G. Hopson, of the Reclamation Service, who has officially made request for all Information and data obtained over the various routes sun-eyed into Central Oregon by the Har riman lines. This information ts con sidered essential by the Government be fore It can pass on the Harriman appli cation for right-of-way through public lands up the Deschutes Canyon. From this information the Reclamation Serv ice officials expect to arrive at a decision as to whether the Deschutes River is more valuable for the conservation of water for power purposes than for rail way purposes. 3Iay Abandon Deschutes Line. Should the Reclamation Sen-Ice con sider that the dam is paramount, it is practically decided that Mr. Harriman will not build Into Central Oregon over the Deschutes route, but will be com pelled to have entirely fresh surveys made over different routes. The reason for this Is stated to be that the Increased cost of construction of a high line over a water-grade line would be $554,000 at the site of the Government dam alone. There would further be additional expense in volved In grading, which, taken with a 50 per cent Increase in the cost of main tenance and operation, would absolutely preclude any feasibility of the Deschutes Canyon road being adopted by the Harri man engineers. Besides the Government dam, there are several private dam sites which would further Increase the height to which the line would have to be raised, but It Is be lieved that these objections might be sur mounted if the Government dam project could be overruled. The height of the proposed Government dam was to be 100 feet, and this would mean that the road along the canyon would have to be raised to at least that height to surmount it. Besides this, it is said that the dam would be the means of flooding an enor mous number of water-level and close to water-level plateaus, which with the advent of a railroad, can be made Im mensely valuable as fruit ranches. Maintenance Cost Heavy. A line that was suspended from the cliffs would be far more difficult to keep In repair and maintenance and would be In constant danger from falling rocks and basaltic cliffs. The high line would Involve at one point, Mr. Boschke pointed out, the grading of a cliff 500 feet in di ameter at a cost alone of $30,000. Against the Deschutes down water grade haul the Shaniko and Redmond extension would involve a grade of 6022 feet east and 8235 feet west. On at least four points on the road helping loco motives would have to be placed. In particular the Shaniko hill requiring im mense power to move an ordinary freight train. The survey for this route showed both east and west the grades were so steep that the road was declared im practicable from an operating standpoint. In comparison with the Shaniko exten sion the Deschutes water-grade haul would have a grade of 3839 feet east and 6S0 feet west. The surmounting of Hogg's Pass on the CcVvallla &. Eastern was sim ilarly pointed out as an absolutely im possible feat from the railroad operator's point of view. Unless the Government declares against the dam it would appear that quite in definite time must pass before the Harri man lines can find a gateway into Cen tral Oregon, for the length of time taken up by the requirements of surveys over new routes will make the Central Oregon road more a thing of the far-distant future than of the near-present. Water Power Available. It Is confidently stated that while It will be impossible for the dam to be on the Deschutes River if the road to to be laid up the canyon, the Government need be under no fears of obtaining the required force of water for water power, for this can be obtained either by building a dam low and easy to surmount or by other methods familiar to reclamation service engineers. That it will be Impracticable to build a dam without a 20-mlle stretch of rail road is another feature that must appeal to the reclamation engineers. At the point selected for the dam. 20 miles above the Junction of the Deachutes River with the Columbia, no sand can be ob tained for concrete, and, together with heavy engineering machinery, will have to be carried at least 20 miles. The dif ficulty of constructing even such a road as would be required Is quite likely to postpone the construction for a consid erable period of time. "If the Government insist that we must build over the dam sites it will mean that we cannot build the Central Ore- Hotel Portland Afternoon Tea Will be served in the grill from four until six o'clock daily 50c MUSIC There will be more people in Gregory tomorrow than on all the other properties of Port land put together. Read Gregory's ad tomorrow and then visit GREGORY. La Tosca Corsets. F. P. YOUNG 341 Washington St. The Quality Shop. Kid Gloves Much depends on quality. Only the world's best makes are represented here. 2-clasp Riverside Sl.OO 1- elasp Centemerl 81.25 S-clasp Centemerl 81.50 2- clasp Toreador S1.50 2-clasp Anaclus 82. OO Gauntlets.. S2.SO and 83. 50 Expert Fitters. gon road, at least not for some time, and oertainly not alone; the easy route the water-grade haul. We should be shut out from our most feasible route. If we had to allow for the dam being In position a mere 12 miles of our route would cost a further $064,000 over our es timates and together with the private schemes further up the river the cost of the road would be advanced at least $1, 000.000, making the total cost of the road $6,000,000. Now to make 4 per cent on our investment and allowing 4 per cent for operating and maintenance we would have to have an Income of $4S0.000. But we expect that It will be a number of years before the country Is developed sufficiently to give us any return on. our money, and we are willing to allow for that and to help build up the country, but besides that 4 per cent for operat ing there would be an extra 2 per cent for Increased cost of operation, which would make freight rates prohibitive as well as unremuneratlve. "The building of a water-grade road would not destroy the possibility of de veloping an unlimited amount of power, by other method than that of a dam, and It would be possible without a dam to obtain as high water power as could be needed. "The proposed dam site la Inaccessible, and rock crushers and such heavy ma chinery would require a road to haul them there. . "All the present routes we have sur veyed are not feasible lf the Deschutes River grade cannot be adopted. On the Dalles-Boyd route, heavy tonnage would be impossible to operate and if there Is not large tonnage the road would be Im possible as an Investment. "I have been instructed to commence work within one week after the plans are adopted by the Government and my energies are now directed along those lines. Within two weeks actual construc tion would be In operation." Mr. Boschke seemed to be rather hope ful that the Government would meet the railroad officials, as he quite plainly In timated that It was a question of which was more necessary to Central Oregon the Deschutes River Irrigation project or the Central Oregon Railroad. WHEREJTO DINE, All the delicacies of the season at the Portland Restaurant; fine private apart ments for ladles. 306 Wash., near Fifth. ROCK SPRINGS COAL. , Independent Coal & Ice Co. agent, telephones Main 780, A 3780. FLORISTS. Tonseth Floral Co.. 123 6th at. flock Springs Coal. The best house coal. Liberty Coal gf Ice Co.. agents, 25 North Fourteenth street. Main 1662 A3136. HENS, POUND 20 GEESE, POUND '. 16 TURKEYS, POUND 23 1 SKAMOKAWA BUTTER, Roll 75 c RANCH EGGS, DOZEN ..25 Columbia Fish Co, Third and Ankeny Streets. Main 5, A 5556. WANTED The nardest cases of MORPHINE. OPICM and UCJUOR addiction to cure In ten days by our new PAINL.liS.Si method. No extreme nervousness, aching limbs, diarrhoea or loss of sleeep. Only sanitarium In the world giv ing; UNCONDITIONAL. GUARANTEE. Money can be placed in bank an4 payment made after cure la realized. Patient who cannnot visit Sanitarium can be cured privately at home. References: Any Banker Minister. City Official or Cttlxen of Lebanon. Write today for lane free, booklet ot particulars. Address CEDARCBOTT SAXITARTTM, Dept. 50. LEBANON, TENS". chwab Printing jCo. MttT IfOKK. ntASONjMLB PKJCKS 247', S T A R. K STREET Heights TEETSL 3 Without Fl.tlf. We will give you a good 32k gold or porcelain crown for. ....... .a XJUt Molar Crowns ................... ft.oo 22k bridge teeth s.oo Gold or enamel fillings........... l.oo Silver fillings jio Inlay fillings of all kinds 2.so Good rubber plates K.eo The best red rubber plates TJW Celluloid Plates .- 10.OO Painless extractions, with local.. .60 Painless extractions, with Somno- form. l.oo Painless extractions free when plates or bridge work is ordered. All work guaranteed for IB years. Dr. H. A. Huffman Is now located permanently with us. DR. W. A. WISE President and Manaajer. Assisted fcy Dr. H. A. Hoffman. Dr. A. B. Stiles. Dr. Van K. Hllyea, nr. D. S. Hornsrnrdner. Dr. J. J. I'lt t lo-i-r. THE WISE DENTAL CO. (lac.) The Falling- Hi da:.. 3d nnd Wash. St. Office Honrs) H. A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 1. Phones A nnd Main 202B. ALL WORK Gl'AHAM'EED WE DESIRE to take this oppor tunity to ask for a share of your busi ness. "We can handle it to your satisfaction. "Would appreciate it if you would write or call relative to opening an account. AIo on Time Deposits Open till 8 P. M. Saturdays. F. W. Baltes and Company invite your inquiries for PRINTING First and Oak FAIRMONT n O T - E Iv SAN FRANCISCO Scenic Hotel of the World Overlooks San Francisco Bay and City Five Minutes Ride from Ferries 600 room. ETery room has bath Rate sinrle room and bath 1250, $3.00. $3.."tf. 4.00. 4..V. i.O0. $7.00. $10.00. Suites f 10.00, 120, (15.00, JO.O0 and up. Maa(aent Palace Hotel Company PALMES AXD HIGH-CLASS UKM'ISTIIV Cmwn and Bridge Work a Specialty ... , , WiPtLAB PUICES 22k Gold Crown fS.SO tiood Rubber Plate ............. 5. 00 Best Rubber Plate IS.O0 Oold Killings ................... .$1.00 Tirldge Work $3.00 Silver Fillings $1.00 All other Fillings $ .60 Extracting. Painless $ .60 ALL WORK GUARANTEED 1 YRS. Union Painless Dentists CORNER FIRT AXD MORRISON STREETS. Phones, Main S3S. A 2132. GOLD SEAL SPRAY HOSE Goodyear Rubber Co. 01, 63, 65. 7 Fovrth St., nt Pine. PORTLAND, OKEX.ON. FrcdPrehn.DJ) U.M Pall M st Tenth. WM. and Brlda-e- wsrk. om 40S. Ikknis. Onea atsealnars Tut 1. s END PEACH PIPE CIRCULAR FOIt No MhM can spill whll irmokt fin er wbn folded In tha pocket. Sp claJ terms to deaJers and agents. WALTON SfFPTT CO., IS Kxrhanc Rtret Boston. Mass. liipiiiips Portland Railway, Light and Power Company BULLETIN NO. 13 GIVING THE PUBLIC THE PACTS The following is taken from an address before the Massachnsetts Street Railway Association, at a recent meeting, and expresses onr thoughts so clearly that we wish to submit it to the consid eration of this community: '.'Personally, I am a believer in publicity. The more the publio knows about the corporation serving them the better it will be for both the public and the company. The publio is welcome to, and I will be glad to give them any information about the cor porations with which I am connected. "It is true that many of the companies (electric railway) which are now unprofitable were, during their early history, successful; and it is not necessary for me to call your attention to why many of the successful properties of the past have been unprofitable in recent years, for you all realize that when an electric railroad is first built the expenses are comparatively small, being made up principally of the wages paid the conductors and motormen, power bills and small sums for clerk hire ; but as the roads became older it was, as you realize, necessary to repair, rebuild and replace, and these items grew larger each year as the roads became older, until repairs and maintenance was a very substantial amount of the operating expenses. "Not only have the roads had these increased expenses to eon tend with, but increased cost of everything, including labor and material, during the last seven or eight years. "We have had to meet these increased expenses referred to and, as you know, w have from time to time had additional burdens put upon us both by local and 6tate legislative bodies. In our own case, as I re member it, fully 50 per cent of our operating eJenses consists of labor. If we paid the same rate for labor toddy that we did a few years ago, the difference in our payroll would equal a dividend on the stock of our various companies. ''Now the publio do not realize all of these things and wont until you and others inform them. "A public service corporation, to be a success, in the broad sense of that term, must be mutually beneficial to the stockholder, the -public and the employes, and while it may be true that the character of legislation enacted in the past would lead one to suppose that the interests of the publie service corporation and the community were different, I contend thst their interests are abso lutely identical, and think the sooner that fact is recognized, both by the corporations and the public, the better it will be for all concerned. "It is of the utmost importance to any community that it should receive from the public service corporation serving it the 'very best accommodations and, the more successful a corporation is, the better service it will be in a position to render, and if good service is not rendered by a corporation that is successful, then the pub lie not only can demand, but obtain, the service that the com munity served is entitled to. "On the other hand, an unsuccessful corporation, no matter what its desires may be, is not in a financial position to render the accommodations that it would like to or that the public have a right to expect. "Therefore, it seems to me that when public convenience and necessity require the services of a corporation whether it be lighting, transportation, or anything else it is poor economy for any community to restrict or embarrass the corporation with un necessary burdens and thereby make it difficult for the corporation to be successful, for by so doing the very objects for which tha franchise was granted will be defeated. "I think we will aprree that traction companies have done more to develop suburban districts and add to the comforts of the com munities than any other kind of enterprise, and I believe that those who put their money into public enterprises of this nature are en titled to a liberal return on the capital invested; for persons in vesting in property of this kind are not only taking a risk, for which they are entitled to something, but are also investing money which would, earn them a reasonable return if invested in some other enterprise." S SHAW'S BLUMAUER & HOGH 10S and 11 Ponrth Stmt. Boss XJtstrl baton Co Oregon so 4 w TBayS FISHER, TH0RSEN S GO. The Big Paint Store" FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS Manufacturers and Jobbers. Everything In Paints IF YOUVE NEVER WORN eOS- SLICKER you Ve yet to learn ttle bodily comfort it arves in the wettest weather MADPOa - HAnrxAtwvce AMP OUARANTErO WATCRPROOF 322 AT Ml 0000 STOBCS catalog rate PIANOS Rented and a old on easy installments; also tuned H. SINSHEIMEE, 72 Third Street. aC IV VLL is.' I sW T . a . IP Amen as 'a ORIGINAL. MALT WHISKY Without a RiraJ Today PURE MALT flafie Miff 99 The Multnomah $3 Hat For Style and Quality Leads Them All Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Cor. Third and Morrison Streets S. J. MORIN'S Q Patent Raker-Gauge for CrOSS-Cut SaWS No C Im proved straight edge, faced with tool steel, polished and tempered. On sale by all merchants rVenttie. 802 Fifth Avenue North STORE REMODELING BUILDING CONTRACTOR Office and Store Flxtbras. Hons Re modeling and Cabinet Work. Job Work a Savcrlalty. ES. E. REISLMGKR. Shop SS tSast AVaaklnarton St. . . Fhenca aiast 409, B 11S1 i