Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 07, 1909, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OR EG ONI ANT MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1909. Phases of Industrial Growth in the Pacific Northwest Have You Tried Our Beer? CROP BETTER HERE PROFIT IN FROSTS CARNEGIE LIBRARY ALMOST COMPLETED AT BAKER CITY Comparison of Apple-Growing Sections Made. HOOD RIVER IS IN LEAD G. B. Lanham, Chicago Commission Man, Says Other Fruit Districts Will Have Poor Yield In All Kinds, Apples Especially. HOOD JtrVKR, Or.. June 6. (Special.) According to G. B. Lanham, purchasing agent for "Wagner & Co.. a commission firm of Chicago. Oregon's fruit crop pros pects are a shade bettor this year than most of the other fruitgrowing states. Mr. Lanham has been making a tour ol the fruitgrowing districts In the North nd Middle "West an4 states that the. Colo rt do crop was saved this year by the use of heating pots kept going there for a week or ten days during the period -when tho late Spring frost came. The iwts caused a rise In the temperature of 6 to 10 degrees and not only kept the frost from damaging orchards in which they were used, but also in adjacent orchards hlch were not supplied with them. The Colorado apple crop, Mr. Lanham says, will be 1000 cars more than it was last year. Utah he says will have about half a crop of apples and but few peaches. In Idaho, the crop of all kinds of fruit will be the lightest in many years. AppH men in the Pajaro "Valley, California, believe It will be lighter than lost year but Mr. Lanham thinks they are underestimating It by 1000 cars. Eastern Washington. Yakima and "W natchee are reported as having about half a crop of apples, while peaches will be a'most a total failure. In Oregon Mr. Lanham looks for an average crop of apples with peaches and cherries short. He visited the big straw- . berry growing section in the South and Southwest before starting on his West ern trip, and says berrito this year hit the high mark for prices and looks foi on of the best berry reasons in a num ber of years. The market for box apples as packed and put up In the Northwest and parti cularly at Hood River, Mr. Lanham says Is expanding more rapidly that it can he supplied and he looks for a greater demand for them this year than ever before. KLAMATH TO CO-OPERATE People "Will Aid Reclamation Service In All Ways Possible. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June . (Spe cial.) The board of directors of the Klam afh Water-Users Association has organ- lied,- with J. G. Stevenson as president end A. E. Elder as secretary. Richard .' Bhore Smith was again employed as at torney, and the salary of that office in creased from $600 to 1900 a year. At the ' adjourned session yesterday a resolution was adopted by unanimous vote pledging the fullest co-operation and support to the .Reclamation Service- Individual members of the board give assurance that every effort will be made to promote the advancement of the proj ect and complete harmony with the de partment at Yashlngton. Judge George Noland. L. F. WlUIts. Judge J. B. Griffith. E. R, Terwllllger and Abel Ady were appointed a commit tee to confer with the officials of the Reclamation Service and ascertain what recommendations may be had upon which the association can act. The feeling fol lowing tho meeting Is tliat the relation between the people affected by the Klam ath project and the Government repre sentative will be cordial and beneficial from this time forward. THIEF VALLEY W0RK;IS ON Surveys Started for Reclamation Project Near Baker City. BAKER CITY, Or.. June 6. (Special.) Several surveying parties are now lo cated on the new Thief River Valley irri gation project. 30 miles from Baker City, land for which has recently been with drawn by the Government, and It is ex pected that a greater part of the Summer will be consumed In making surveys for the work. This project embraces a large area. The dam will be nearly 100 feet high, and will back up water for several miles toward North Powder when completed. Already the promoters of this enterprise have purchased a fine ranch from E. B. Kiske, which will be used as a reservoir site. t- ii ' ! xs "! """- I i i Lewiston Valley Gains Where Other Places Lose. AVERAGE CROP EXPECTED FROST ELEVATION OF STRUCTURE. , BAKER CITY. Or., June 6. (Special.) The new Carnegie Library is almost completed. The structure has been in course of construction for some time, but work has not been rushed, the idea beins to build not only a handsome, but a durable building. The total cost of the library is $25,000. and it was accepted by the city in the usual terms offered by Garnegle. A dedication will be made soon, and it is ex pected the books will be in and the institution ready for business within a short time. BOOM G New $35,000 Brick Building Voted for High School. MUCH OTHER WORK NOW ON the result, but a large area now a wil dtres will be set to fruit irees, adding gieatly to the future crops in this district. RAILROAD CAUSES BOOM Klamath Palls Putting Up Fine New Buildings. Many CENTRALIA IS FIXING UP Outlay on Improvements Averages Xearly $44 Per Head In City. CENTRALIA. Vash.. June 6.-(Special.) In the last IS months Centralia has spent $l.o.000 in municipal improvements sewers, street paving, grading, curbing and sidewalks, and work now under way by the city calls for an expenditure of JH6.S00 more. When the work now started is completed the entire city will have been Included In improvement districts. Bids for 17 more blotks of paving will be opened a week from Tuesday night. The amount of money that the city w ill have spent when present work is completed averages nearly $44 for each man, woman and child. NEW TOWN NEAR YAKIMA Moxee City to Become Great Fruit Shipping Point for Valley. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. June S (Special.) A new city is being laid out In the Moxee Valley, nine miles from North Yakima. It will be known as Moxee City, and will be on the line of the North Yakima & Valley extension. T l Moxee Valley furnishes the largest tonnase of freight for North Yakima of any valley in this section. It Is thlcklv populated, and many more settlers are going in. so that a small town Is needed there. The townslte Is being laid out by Olttcr Bros. . Library Contract, Calling for Ex penditure of $10,000, Let, and City Hall Bonds Also Voted Favorably. CHEHALIS, Wash.. June 6. (Special.) A special election of the voters of the Chehalis district was. held yesterday to determine three propositions. These were to sell the site of the present High School, which is located in the buslnev center of the city; to move the present High School building, and to buy a new site for it to be placed on. All proposi tions carried by overwhelming votes. Out of 260 votes cast. 237 voted for removal of the building, 23S for sale of the old site, and 23S for purchase of a new site. Three different locations fon the new site were submitted, and one of these, which was centrally located in the south part or town, carried Dy a vote ol no i to a combined vote of 96 for the other i two. The vote yesterday will mean that the plans for erecting the new $35,000 Chehalis brick High School building will now go ahead without trouble. Owing to the rapid growth of the city, more BChool facilities are Imperative. This year two shacks have been pressed Into service, and one portable room utilize. The School Board expects to let the H!gh School building contract tomorrow night. With this contract let, Chehalis will present a lively appearance within the next few months in the way of construc tion of public buildings, the $10,000 li brary contract having been let. $15,000 bonds for a new City Hall voted, and the new school building matter now about ready to close. There Is some substantial building about ready to begin in the business portion of the city, and many new resi dences, some of them costing several thousand dollars each, are under 'ay. SCENIC ROAD PROJECTED THE DALLES AVAXTS GOOD TRAIL TO MOUNT LOOKOUT. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June 6. (Spe cial.) Long before the advent ot the railroad, Klamath Falls had taken on the Sir of the city in the character- of its hu:id"ngs. With the coming of the rail roar! assured, there has been an active bu'lding movement during the past year, crystallized in a number of substantial 'olocks. The more important of the new buildings are the First National BaTik, the Hum building, L. Jacobs building, Cristler & Stilts block, Melhase Witn row block. Hot Springs bathhouse and numerous small building? erected for business purposes. Including several warehouses now in course of construction in the vicinity of the depot. Excavations have been made for sev eral -blocks to be- under construction within the next 30 days. These include a two-story brick building, to be erected by L. F. Willits at the corner of Fifth and Main, opposite the Hum building; a two-story brick building to be put up by the Hamaker estate, between Second and Third on Main: a double business block to be erected bv G. W. White, between Fourth and Fifth, on Main, and 9. busi ness iitck at the corner of Fourth and Klamath streets. At the corner of Sixth a-'d Main, the old building of trie F.x change livery barn has -been razed, and pl.-tns lave been drawn for the erection of a three-story brick building, the upper floors to be devoted to hotel purposes and the first floor to stores. Damage in Other Sections to Fruits Insures Good Prices Here, "Where Fruitgrowers' Association Has Marketing of Most of Crop. LEWISTON, Idaho, June 6. (Special.) Despite the early reports of frost dam age to the fruit, the Lewiston Valley will harvest one of the most profitable crops in its history this season. In many sections the peaches, apricots and cher ries were materially Injured by the severe com weatner ana late frosts but i the output of the Lewiston Vallefr will ! not ran-tar snort of an average crop and the damage to other sections will result In fancy prices for the fruit pro duced here. The Clarkston Fruitgrowers' Associa tion Is now closing contracts for straw berries at $4 per crate; and negotiations are pending for the sale of the cherry and peach crops at fancy prices. The entirs fruit product of the Clarkston section is handled through the association and be cause of the bulk of the product avail able, a better price has been secured. Sections of the fruit district immediately tributary to the city are entirely free from frost damage, while in the Clarks ton tract, the damage toy frost Is con fined to particular localities. In some cases the peach, apricot and sweet cherry crop has been practically destroyed, while within one-fourth mile of such orchards, the growers will be compelled to thin all these varieties before the fruit is ma tured. The growers of the Lewiston Valley enjoy their greatest profits when the Win ters and Springs have been most severe. Overproduction of the perishable fruits when all sections enjoy a full crop forces the market to bedrock prices, where the grower Is compelled to sell his product at practically cost. KILL THIS AMENDMENT OR SLOW SUICIDE FOR PORT LAND IS POSSIBLE. CITIZENS' CLUB BANQUETS Business AVith Men's Club ' Corresponds Forestry Service Re garding Matter. No Race Suicide at Centralia. C'KNTRALIA, Wash., June . (Spe cial.) The report of Dr. David Liv ingstone, city health officer, shows that there were seven more births than deaths in the city during the month of ylay- There were 15 births and eight deaths. THE DALLES, Or., June 6. (Special.) The Dalles Business Men's Association has taken up the project of building a scenic road from this city to Mount Lookout with the United States Depart ment of Forestry Service. Secretary J. M. Patterson, of the association, hos been in correspondence with members of the Forestry Service, and an effort will be made to obtain a Government appro priation to build several miles ot tho proposed road Secretary Patterson and M. Z. Donnell inspected the proposed route last Monday as far up as Stroud's Spring, a fiiitance of about 22 miles, on the road to Brook"s Meadows. A small sum will pla-ce this part of the road in excellent condition, it is thought, and a surveyor will go ov?r the entire distance to Mount Lockout next week to ascertain the cost of build ing the road to its termination. M. J. Anderson, Forestry Supervisor of Southern Oregon, formerly forester in the Cascade Reserve, heartily approves of the project, and is quoted as follow s: "As a scenic proposition, there is noth ing on the Pacific Coast In the same class with the Mount Lookout route." This, coming from a Californian. hav ing in mind at the time the great Yosem ite. Is significant. But the more Important feature of the road, according to Mr. Anderson, would be the protection afforded against dam age to the reserve by forest fires. The reset ve would be accessible to a wagon and team, which could convey manv peo ple, where now only footpaths and trails are used. There is evidence of many small fires throughout the reserve in the past. Mr. Donnell. who has extensive orehar.1 holdings in Wasco County, and who has given much time and thought to fruit raising, says the soil along the rou'e is peculiarly adapted to apple-raising being oi a aeep. volcanic asn. All this land is homesteaded. except that part Included in the Government reserve. Numerous springs furnish an abun dance of water along the route and snow aj far down as Stroud"s Spring is still on the ground. If the efforts or th- Busi ness Men's Association are- successful, not only will a beautiful scenic road be Chehalis Boosters Have Enjoyable Time Talking Progress. CHEHALIS. Wash., June 6. (Special.) Theannual banquet of fhe Citizen's Club of Chehalis -was held Saturday night at Geissler's Hall. Almost an even hun dred sat at table, including a number of prominent visitors from outside points. General Manager Nutt, Judge Reld and Superintendent Albee, of the Northern Pacific; John Harris, Messrs. Plomon don and Hubbell. of Kelso; W. Dean Hays and Mr. Miller, of Tenlno; C. W. Boynton. of Pe Ell; L. W. Field, of Adna, and others were in attendance. D. W. Noble, the newly-elected president of the club, introduced the toastmaster after a Drier address of welcome. Mayor William West acted as toastmaster. The follow ing j-esponses were heard; N.Xb. Coffman. "Greater Chehalis"; George R. Sibley, "Dairying"; Uan W. Bush, "County A.-Y.-P. K." : J. A. Gabel. "Good Roads"; A. K. Judd, "Chehalis Fans": Rev. W. J. Dickson, "Better Che halis"; U. E. Harmm, "Educational Che halis"; Dr. J. T. Coleman. "Cleaner Che halis"; E. R. Merrell, "Chehalis Boost ers." It was nearly 2 o'clock in the morning when the banquet closed. MOTOR .BOATING POPULAR , Woodland Already Has Ten Speedy Vessels and More Are Building. WOODLAND. Wash., June 6. (Special.) Woodland has become enthusiastic over motor-boats, there being not less than ten In the river at the present time, with two more almost ready to launch, and three or four more to be commenced at an early date. Those who now have motor launches on Lewis River are Messrs. Bryant, Lawyer, Andruss, JJo Connell. Boyle. Hulett, Bonser. Conrad, Robinson, Bachmann and Pollanz. Wil liam Lawyer will soon launch a fine new boat, as will Mr. Mills; and Lee Buskirk will commence the building of a new one the coming week. Two of these boats are used for trans portation of the traveling public to La Center, Ridgefield, St. Helens and other points. 4000 at County Picnic. SILVERTON, Or., June 6. (Special.) While the second annual county picnic of tne rMooern woodmen of America was hardly a success financially, yet in aH other respects it is said to be the biggest thing ever given in the county. There were three bands, a' parade a quarter of a mile long, a competitive drill by teams from Portland, Woodburn and Salmon, and numerous other features. About 4000 people gathered in Silverton ( for the picnic. Two Winlock Hotels Sold. WINLOCK. Wash., June 6. (Special.) The St. James Hotel, a fine new struc ture with modern equipment, has been sold to E. C. Pitheon, of Minnesota. The Winlock Hotel was also sold to Fred Scott. T. S. Harrington, the former pro prietor, has conducted this hotel for 35 years, and is -known all over the Coast by the traveling public as "Dad" Harrington. Aberdeen to Spend $3,000,000. ABERDEEN. Wash.. June 6. (Special.) It is estimated that nearly $3,000,000 will be spent in Aberdeen this year in new buildings, street improvements, railroads and the commencement of a new water system. Number 1 6 1 on the Ballot Prohibits the Use of Patented Articles. Can Portland have a population of 500.000 in 112 when the city is prohibited from availing itself of modern methods of doing business and of being up-to-date? There Is an amendment to be voted on by the people next Monday which, if adopted, will compel Portland to com mit suicide' gradually through the dry-rot process, stopping progress and blocking advancement. If you want Portland to be In the field with other cities vote 161 X NO. This amendment to Article 4. Chapter 6. of the charter, prohibits the use of any patented article or process protected by trade-mark in the improvement of any street, highway or public place in the city of Portland. Prohibit the use of patented articles and competition is prohibited,' thereby creating a trust in many unpatented lines. Think of the many articles a city must use which arc patented. Every fire alarm box is patented. All modern plumbing fixtures are patented. If they were not of merit no one would patent them. Anything of consequence Is patented. What is not patented or trade-marked is a reversion to first principles and not a development or improvnent. Prohibit the use of patented or trade marked articles and the city caa. use only articles far behind the times. No mouern conveniences. necessities or equipment are possible if they bear trade-mark or are patented. Unless this amendment is defeated Portland's- clock is stopped and while its competitors and neighbors are forging ahead. Portland will become unique as a city which re fuses to keep up with the procession. This is not a flight of fancy, but : small fraction of what is embraced in the amendment. Its ramifications reach in every direction and touch the house holder, property-owner and casual vis itor alike. or all the measures sub mitted to the people there is none which has more complications than this, nor one which will prove a greater detri ment to the development, growth and prosperity of the community. Adoption of the amendment means no elevators in future public buildings, like me uity aan, ana no toilets. No elec trie lights and no modern gas burners in puonc miildings! Mr. East Sider. no matter what bridge you vote for. remem ber that this amendment prohibits the purchase of a patent draw, and prac tically every style of bridge draw, bas cule, lift or swing Is covered bv natents. What good will It be to pass the bridge amendments u ma amendment prohibit ing patent appliances is also adopted? Bridges are public highways and there fore fall directly under the ban of this proposed anti-patent amendment. This amendment affects almost every department m tne municipal government. in puDiic buildings like the City Hall it pronioits door closers, wired glass win dows. elevators. Yale locks, metal lathe. ruruana cement, sidewalk 1 ehts. win. dow fasteners, plumbing fixtures such as ciosets, sanitary traps and ventilator gas and electric light fixtures and im proved flooring, plastering and roofing. vyouiq a pudiic Duuaing minus these im provements give you . reason for feeling proua i In the sewer department the amend ment prohibits septic tanks, sewer boxes reinforced pipe, traps and filter beds and manhole covers. In the -water department it prohibits pumps, engines, i gates, valves, meters hydrants and gate chambers. In the fire department it affects tho alarm boxes and the fire plugs. Every citizen wants more electric street lights. Well, a row of new lights along a thoroughfare is classified as a street improvement, and the lights would also be affected by this amendment. Auto-hydraulic fire sprinklers are pro hibited in public buildings by this amend ment. Everyone who has given the subject a thought recommends the voters to vote 161 X NO. This is the recommendation of the Taxpayers' League, composed of the heaviest property-owners in the com munity, and of the press. If you want Portland to be progres sive vote 161 X NO. (Paid advertisement.) Since Our New Brew House, Refrigerating Plant (includ ing all the latest improve ments in Brewing Methods, together with immense ad ditional Storage Rooms) have been completed Weinhard's Stands Today the Premier Bottled and Draught Beer & on the Pacific Coast. Sljl Bit 1 V OUR BOTTLED BEERS COLUMBIA EXPORT KAISERBLUME Are brewed under the most sanitary conditions, everyjbottle being thor oughly sterilized and Pasteurized. SEND YOUR ORDER TODAY We deliver every day to all parts of the city on the West Side of the x-iver. On Monday, Wednes day and Friday north of East Burnside street. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday south of East Burnside. North Albina Wednesday; Sellwood.-Thursday. PRICE: Eaiserblume, large size, per case of one ' dozen, $1.90. Small size, per case of two dozen, $2.10. Columbia and Export, large size, $1.75 per case of 1 dozen. Small size, $1.90 per case of two dozen. An additional charge of 50c will be made for shipping case, on out-of-town orders, which will be refunded upon its return. Allowance of 40c will be made upon return of case and empty bottles. Henry Weinhard Brewery Portland," Oregon Phone A 1172, Main 72 IDAHO MINING TO BOOM GREAT ACTIVITY PROMISED IN CENTRAL PART OF STATE. Upper Clearwater District Employs 3000 Men, While Pierce Dis trict Has Bright Outlook. LEWISTON. Idaho. Jnn e o Satisfactory results from lh .vy . of quartz properties last season and with .uiy or water available for the opera tion of placer mines, more activitv will be injected into minins In central 'ldaho ofv e". knoWn slnce tlle pi"ce i-ity placer fleiHa n-., k - . , . . , me mecca tor tne entire United States. iwo camps ln the Upper Clearwater district are promised a boom before the cloVe of the present season and at the present time no lees than 3000 men are are working in these camps. ln the Pierce district the Ozark company has proved the depth of free-milling ore by tapping the vein at 630 feet and the Idaho company has solved the extraction of placer gold from the high placers by the use of hydraulic" dredges. In Elk City the Buster mine has been operating a 20-stamp mill for the past 18 months and by development tunnels has blocked out ore carrying values to the amount of several million dollars. This property has been making regular bullion ship ments since the mill has been placed in operation. This has not only provided the funds for the further development, but has also provided handsome dividends for the stockholders. Encouraged by these results a number of other properties have been developed to the producing condi tion. It is Fred Bradley, of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan, whom Harry Orchard en deavored to assassinate by bomb in San Francisco, who has brought the Elk City camp into the limelight while ln the Pierce district the results have been at tained by honest expenditure of money secured from Eastern investors. At the present time a second dredgs and several milling plants are being moved into the Pierce camp, while no les-3 than six mills will be placed in opera tion in the vicinity of Elk City this sea son. New men are entering the Upper Clearwater country each day and minln capital has commenced to seek invest ments in the camps where the best show ings have -been made. WILL LAST FOREVER, Going -.. -I -i j '. -" TAKE THE (TVS The Line of Safety 3 TRAINS DAILTif . ' ; Via Huntington To Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, . -. St. Louis, .Chicago . - also the SOO-SPOKANE-PORTLAND "Train de Luxe" " Via Spokane and the Soo Line i : , ' : PORTLAND TO ST. PAUL A 'NOF1NER" EQUIPMENT IN RAILROAD SERVICE Automatic Block Signal Protects Entire Line Between Portland and Chicago, via Huntington. i REMEMBER THE LOW ROUND TRIP EXCURSION RATES FROM ALL O. R. & N. POINTS. TO CHICAGO-AND RETURN, $72.50; ST. LOUIS, $67.50; KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA, $60.00 -1 ' - Next Sale Dates July 2, 3; August 11, 12. Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Streets, Portland, or any local 0.' R. & N. Agent. WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.