THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES IN AMERICA TODAY ARE DRVBIBD "R3 B-GOL N RICH LANDLEVEL, CLEARED AND NOT REQUIRING IRRIGATIONMAY BE SECURED NOW AT $3.85 AND $5.50 AN ACRE DMEIA LAMPS ' For the man with courage, the man who has the energy to back up his own judg ment and the judgment of the great men of the country today, British Columbia of fers possibilities not equaled anywhere else on the American Continent. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad is the great all-Canadian line being built from the Atlantic to the Pacific by the Government and the Grand Trunk Com pany, jointly, and it opens up a country so rich in agr 'cultural possibilities that even the unimaginative government scientists sent to examine and report upon the country enthusiastically described it as it THE FARMER'S PARADISE 99 This land is in the rich Nechaco Valley and along the streams and bottoms where the railroad line runs, is level and smooth. Here and there axe small patches of tree growth, consisting of alder, jack pine and cottonwood in quantities just about large enough to furnish timber for fencing and for fuel. The land, in Summer, is covered with a dense growth of wild hay, cutting, in many cases, four tons to the acre. This grass grows voluntarily, and makes the finest of fodder for stock. It is the greatest natural dairying country you have ever seen. Fruits of all kinds grow quickly and the flavor and color are as perfect as may be found in the famous fruit sections of Oregon or Washington. We are interested, greatly, in the development of Canada and British Colum bia, especially, from an agricultural standpoint. We want Americans of character to become interested in this great land of opportunity, either as investors or as set tlers. You Can Get From 40 to 640 Acres of This Land, With Govern ment Guaranteed Title, at $3.85 to $5.50 an Acre, on Terms You do not have to be a citizen of Canada or even a resident to secure full title th this land. You may pay for it on easy payments extending over three years' time, if you like. We have opened permanent offices in Portland for the distribution of British Columbia lands. Those who come here first will, of course, have best choice. You must know that the lands on the Rivers, on the Lakes, and on the Railroad lines will be taken quickly and that the values of these lands will rise very rapidly. . Gall at Our Offices and Learn Ahout This Great Country Let Us Tell You Just What the Chances Are for Making Money There We have government official reports, and the field notes of the Government Engineers, made right upon the ground, showing every detail regarding every piece of land we advise you to purchase. These special reports and field notes show the exact character of the soil, the exact location of , each quarter section, the timber growth, if any, upon each piece, the creeks, streams, or springs upon the land, the character of the growth or. vegetation upon the land and what it is best adapted for in the way of crops. These reports are official and give you every possible piece of information regarding the land in which a prospective purchaser might be interest ed. They prevent the possibility of your buying a piece of land which you do not know all about. These reports are the expert advice of qualified government agri culturalists upon the land. We advise you to take NOW-while you can get it for almost nothing while the country is new and undeveloped. This is the way to make money, either as an investment or as a farm to live upon while values are increasing. See us about this at once. It does not cost you anything to learn full particu lars regarding it. BRHESH COLUMBIA FARM LAND ASSOCIATION R. S. KING, President; H. D. MOON, Vice-President; A. D. SEMON, Secretary 219-220 Commercial Club Building, PORTLAND, OREGON in III f JIM ' ' I Mm. Wm IV Bkt I K N 'SrK hN KIN rHH I BOAT HITS BRIDGE Current Hurls Rainier Upon Burnside Viaduct. CRAFT FINALLY DISLODGED Damage to Steamer Is Considerable, but Bridge Is Reopened for Traffic and Repairs Will Be Made at Later Date. Traffic across the Burnside-street bridge was held up for nine hours yes terday, and during the rush hours the Steel and Morrison bridges were . taxed to the utmost with streetcars and vehi cles. The Burnside bridge was put out of commission at 7:20 A. M.. when the steam schooner Rainier, Captain Charles Lund qulst. and In charge of Pilot Ed. SudHvan, bumped into the west span. The Rainier was attempting to back through the draw and her stern struck the west pier, throwing the bow across the current. Attempts to stop the craft were useless and she went crashing Into the bridge. It was late in the afternoon before the vessel was pulieU from her perilous posi tion by three tugs and with the aid of lines run to the Ash-street dock and on which the steam winches aboard the steamer pulled Incessantly. Captain Crowe, surveyor for the San Francisco Board of Underwriters, esti mates the damage to the Rainier at about $X). He tias not figured out the damage to the bridge. The steamer's stem was badly stove in; lifeboat No. 1, together with the davits, was totally wrecked: several stanchions on the starboard elde were broken, the bulwarks forward were smashed on the Btarboard side, and the stem was damaged. The tiridge was pushed several Inches out of line and considerable ironwork will be necessary to put It in flrst-class shape. Streetcar traffic! will, not be interfered with, the bulk of the damage being on the south side walk. Captain Lundtjuist will make a report to the United States Inspectors today, as will Captain 9ulllvan, the pilot In charge. The vessel will be placed on drydock, surveyed, and repairs will be made as soon as possible. The Rainier is a regular packet plying between Portland and Cali fornia ports. The Rainier has been discharging gen eral cargo at the Oak street-dock and was to have shifted yesterday morning to Columbia No. 1. Before leaving the dock Pilot Sullivan advised the assist ance of a tugboat for the passage of the bridges. For some reason a boat was not secured and the Rainier attempted the passage of the Burnside and Steel bridge draws under her own steam. When the stern of the Rainier struck the west pier the bow swung around to ward the west bank. She was absolutely helpless In that position and tugs were crdcred.. In swinging with the current the stem of the Rainier collided with the corner of Digger Pcdge No. 3, belonging to the Columbia Dredging iCompany and moored at the foot of Ankeny street. The contact damaged the stem of the Rainier to such an extent that she will be compelled to go on the drydock. The digger dredge was not Injured to any extent. With the aid of the steamers O. K. Wentworth, Shaver and Diamond "O the Rainier was dragged from her position at 4:30 o'clock and placed in a safe berth at Alaska dock. During the time that the vessel was held prisoner by the cur rent, throngs of people flocked to the bridge to get a sight of the wreck. Po lice officers, however, held the crowd In check and there was little excitement beyond crowding. Harbormaster Speler appeared in the role of general superintendent. By prompt action he saved the lives of sev eral people who had climbed to vantage points on the Ankeny-street dock. Two steel cables were attached to the Rai nier and on these the three tugs were pulling under a full head of steam. Cap tain Speier perceived the danger should a cable part and hurried to order the peo ple out of the way. Scarcely had he Issued the warning when both cables parted and the 'end of one swept across the dock where, a moment before a score of people had been standing. Dur ing the day three nine-Inch Manilla haw sers carried away by the tremendous strain placed on them by the, current holding the steamer up against the bridge. To complicate matters the drift jam, which had collected at the east end of the Madison-street bridge, gave way at 1 o'clock and came down the river with a rush. Fortunately the drift passed down on the east side and failed to block at either the Morrison, Burnside or Steel bridges. OP 01 IS DUE Th. piano was Invented- early In the eighteenth eentury. Dealers Preparing for Spurt in Local Market. DEMAND PROMISES HEAVY Europe and East Issues Call for Ore gon Crop Trade Will Run From 14,000 to 16,000 Bales Here. The hop dealers of Portland and Salem are preparing for another spurt In the market as soon as the holiday spirit Is out of the air. Since the buying flurry of last week, when 6000 bales were taken off this market, there has not been much busi ness done, but orders from the Bast and Europe have accumulated In the past few days, and another boom seems Im minent. Very few hops are left unsold In Ore gon, the trade estimates ranging from UAVt , ic MA Kola, romnlnlnff In the hands of farmers out of a total crop of 70,000 bales. Stocks In California and Washington are also closely sold up. The larger Oregon growers say they will not part with their crops before Spring, so It Is likely that even a moderate buying movement would have a stimulating effect on the market. The price of good Oregon hops ranges from 21 to 24 cents. There have been a number of sales under 20 cents recently, but the hops Involved were of Inferior quality. For the good of the market it is well that these poor hops are being taken away. The underlying strength of the market comes from the fact that the English dealers have not yet secured their usual requirements In this country. England's annual purchases of American hops are from 50,000 to 100.000 bales. Up to the present time the export . purchases on the Coast and in New York have been only about 15,000 hales. As the English crop this year and the Continental crops as well were almost a failure, it follows that the exports will reach the maximum figure. At'the present time there is a better demand from England for Oregon hops than there has been any time this season. The foreigners are slow in raising their bids, however, and that is the only thing that prevents a whirlwind buying campaign. Among the cable orders re ceived yesterday was one from London for a large block of choice hope, the price offered being 2t cents on board cars. Eastern orders are numerous at 23 to 234 cents. Altogether the market is from 1 to 2 cents better than it was a week ago. The most significant development yes terday was announced In a California wire. It was the purchase by Paul R. G. FLOOD IN WILLAMETTE RIVER CAUSES BLOCKADE OF BURNSIDE BRIDGE. V -its tvar&g&A- Ml-,; jC-rl. :r tin, r- rv-Ji"rrr--w,T?-u-ft.!-! I ST - '""V - 1 - - - 1 8 i X i .iF 'va,. v . a V- ...A - K y - STEAMER It AIMER HELD BY SWIFT CURRENT AGAINST BRIDGE AFTER COIXISIOBT WITH DRAW PIER. Worst- of 600 bales of Sonoma hops at 24 cents. Paul Horst is one of the "big guns" In the hop trade and has not operated heretofore this season. AMPUTATION KILLS HIM Brakeman Run Over by Engine XTn able to Withstand Operation. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) Egelund Christoferson, a brakeman, em ployed on the jetty construction, died at the Fort Stevens Post Hospital this morn ing as the result of Injuries sustained on Saturday evening. He was assisting In putting one of the locomotives In the roundhouse when, by the breaking of a plank, he fell on the track and the loco motive ran over his left, leg. It was deemed advisable to amputate the limb, but Christoferson was unable to withstand the shock. ARCHITECT'S ARREST AT WED DING INCENSES MINISTER. Wright Would Not Have Served War rant So; Ticknor Saw No Other Way. Friends of Herbert Booth King, who was arrested by Constable Wagner and Deputy Kiernan Wednesday night, Just before the time for his marriage to Miss Georglna E. Billings, are up in arms at what they consider an outrage. It de veloped yesterday that Dr. William Hiram Foulkes, pastor of the First Presby terian Church, who performed the wed ding ceremony, knew of the pending suit for $33.35 against King, but did not think the young architect and promoter would he arrpsted at Rtirh a time ns An delav ! the wedding. King was released soon after the arrest, Russell Smith, his best man, putting up Jf5 for this purpose. Dr. Foulkes is much Incensed over the affair. O. B. Ballou, of Ballon & Wright, re fuses to discuss the affair, saying h had nothing to do with it. that these money matters are In the charge of C. F. Wright, his partner, and O. O. Tii'k nor, the treasurer of the bicycle and automobile firm. Mr. Wright said the bill had been due since last June, and that it was placed In the hands of James A. Beckwlth for collection. Further than this he refused to talk, except to say that if ho had known that King was about to be married, the young man would not have been arrested- Mr. Ticknor said yesterday he tried four times Wednesday to collect the bill, and that he resorted to the warrant only wIipii every other means failed, and when he found King was about to leave town on a honeymoon trip. Canned Garden and Orchard Products Contain No Preservatives We want you to know, Mrs. Housewife, that the talk about preserv atives doesn't refer to fruit or vegetables put up in tin cans. No canner of garden or orchard products uses any preservatives. This is invariably true. The preserving is done by sterilization done by heat alone. Chemical preservatives are entirely unnecessary, a useless expense. Our canneries, naturally, are located where the best of our products grow. And we natur ally plant but the finest varieties. Our canneries are al ways close to our gar dens and orchards. So our products are canned in the prime of, their freshness withinafew hours of the picking. Our fruits are never picked green and left to ripen in shipment. Our vegetables are never allowed to wither like those which you get from the vegetable man. So- canned products will Canned Fruits and Vegetables Packed Where They Ripen The Day They're Picked Don't let any average far better than any you get from the garden or orchard. Yet they are even cheaper. The sterilizing is done by terrific heat after the can is sealed. Then the products remain just as luscious and fresh as they were the day we cookedthem. Now we can get fruits and vegetables in Jan uary exactly the same as in June. We owe that to sterilization. This fact has im proved the average health, for fresh fruits and vegetables form an essential part of our diet. mistaken prejudice lessen these benefits to you. Fruits and vegetables put up in tin cans are always clean, always pure, always free from preservatives. Del Monte The Choicest Peaches From Our 1,000,000 Trees Del Monte requirements demand the large, luscious, tree-ripened peaches. They are firm, delicious fruit packed in heavy, clear guaranteed sugar syrup. Del Monte peaches are the first grade of all the peaches we pick. From our million trees we obtain every quality which we put tip in cans under-more than 200 different labels and brands. Most of these brands are our own; some belong to dealers. Of all these brands Del Monte peaches are the best value. They are the cream of this great crop. Some dealers have tts pack for them, under their own labels, this famous Del Monte quality. It would make no dif ference in buying these choice peaches if you knew under what brands the Del Monte quality is packed. Since there is no way of knowing, the surest way is to insist upon getting Del Monte peaches 20c per can everywhere. CALIFORNIA FRUIT CANNERS ASSOCIATION SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. The Largest Canner of Fruits and Vegetables in the World i