Morning Oregonian., April 17, 1911, Page 8, Image 8

TITE 3IORXIXG OKEGOTfTAX, MQ5TDAT. AI'KIIj IT, WH.
RU1T HOT BADLY
fjJUREO, IS BELIEF
at
rowers Agree, However,
That Early Estimates Can
not Be Accurate.
:0?JTINUED COLD UNUSUAL
IDstrncUon of Small Portion of
Crop Will Save Labor or TbJn-nln-r.
Is View of One or
Optlml-tlc On.
rurrr mix confer vatittb i
rTfcOST-DAIA.t fc.vn.MATE.
C. I- "OK, of Salem. mnr
f Palera FYulterowers Union N
ene ra t;i the extent of the dam
ase fr ten dar. I do ol believe
It U as eerloua aa at nrBt
thought.
U B. lnir. J'., of r.c,bor.
wits Rlrer rtTjltero" A
relation The los b)r fro
amount to le pr cot la lhi l!a-trfc-U
II. C Atwelt, of Fret Grova.
president of tb Oregon Horticultural
sl.tr So fr at thla district la
rineerned. there baa been artoua
J. O. H:t. fwcretary of Eo
Trru'.isrvwertf' I'rii'n Tho dimii to
prir and cherr!a t not heavy, but
on tta f .rtt.ii th sstant uotll
te tru'l firms
H. J. TVi:l!am"n. KTtarr of
(Mat Hoar J of Horticulture rrult
rroers la the lcinltv of Portland
seem to hare cM through fairly sell.
rnjitirrower while professing: sn
ra!lr that dimitt to their crops by
rectit exceptional frosts, probably
Tnav been exa-ertd. as-reed In say
In.' rester-lar thai the full aatant of
dimic dune could pot be determined
f..r aoma time, when Imperfectly form
ad or dimiMcl fruit win bea-to to drop
from the trees.
rour frosts In fotjr consecotlve davs
ia Crrr'O Ust week broke all records
nd without a parallel at thli 'a-
on wituin the recollection of the oldest
fruit grower in the valley. Theae
froata on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thura
e!y an.1 Friday mornings were sever
In the Willamette. Rogue and Urnpnu
river vallev AccompinTlnf one of the
froata were flurrlea of anow and a cold
rain. In the mountain there were fire
end all tnche of anow. Southern Wash
Inc'.on and Idaho a!o bad aever frosts.
Hood River. Mearora. noseours.
rne. Sclera and Forest Grove, all thriv
ing fruit centers, reported damage of
varying extent In lon lstanc tele
. phonic message yeste-day. though It
waa declared that the reault would iot
be determined with accuracy for a week
rr ten diva, when the fruit will have
formed. If Injured beyond repair, the
fruit dr"r from tho limb; If not It
strut-el,- on and perfecta Itself. If with
not beat results In a fairly ood mar
ketable condition. All reporta Indicate
that the damage waa lighter than waa
I first feared. Apple and walnut are
anlnjured.
Early nio4oni Mot Affected.
"When th appearance of froat wa re
corded Tuesday morning prune, cher
ries, peaches and pear were In full
Koom In moat local I tie. Th bloaaom
was to It most tender stage, following
pollenatlon by th bee, which had been
buy the few day before. Particularly
waa thla true In the lowlands, where
the fruit as a rule Is earlier. On the
klher elevations th condition l
aomewhat different, the Moora not be
ing la It full (tare and the bloeaom
friunt:y being tinopen. Ail through
the Willamette valley the temperature
ia reported aa having been lower than
In Portland. Kugene reported on Thurs
day a temperature of 2$ degree above
lera K.jeeturg reported t on Tuesday.
S on Thursday and JO on Friday. Hood
iLlver seems to hare eeoaped, from any
perlcua rvsult bcaue It rrnp I com
roaed larjoiy of applea and the appi
blosaom In m"-t ca.e have not p
P'ared. Hood River I protected by al
titiKie and by t'.a mountain rldves.
Those beat Informed were Inclined to
believe that the cimnge la not aertous.
and althoosh th wtvt.!e tnle will be told
in a w.ek or two. it la fair lo presume
tht there will be a goxid crop In the
valley of cherries, prune and pear and
tiat the damaa has been larty over
estimat'd. Fifty frail grower of th
Fm dwtrl. t who met Hatunlay were
iT-lined to think that the dumace wa
artous. but all ram to the conclusion
after an hours talk that nothing could
b told of the altuatlon unlU time haj
tested the buUa.
Pmndgr Ccd fecUTrly.
In Roeebnrg and Stedford mudge
were used to a very general eaten ard
tt I believed that much of the damae
was prevented by thla menn. Tbouaand
of gallons of oil wer used and for two
hour each nlxht th aky In th region
of th city was black with smoke frora
mudge pot. Even last night they were
la readiness for use.
many nliMi of frnet. cr. after an
other In Jpru. I an unheard of xpe
rience In tt! section.
"I turn been In trls volley II year
nd It Is my f rsl experience with uch
severe fro?ttj fir a continuous period."
II. M. Williamson esterdny. -l
d. not remetntwrr wtit-n the cuntry ever
had lhre dae of continuous frost at
th: season and I ana told that the
wthr bureau recor.Is fail to show anv
tnirg of a simlUr nature In Its record
cf Soring frosts.
"f ctrse no one can' tell now ti e
evtenl of th damage. We have had
son.e. I am sure. l'runrs are Ir.Jurr.l.
s:ihujch In and around IVrtl.ind toe
f ruliirnarrr lll rot hvtt so severe
fr-wt to contend with. W have had
frt as svere. but n-rr so many of
them at one time l'eUer."
;ol ("hrrry Crop fXx-tcd.
"I look forward to a fairly good crop
of cherries, peaches also suffered, and
the greater portion were ripped. It Is
hard to tell what tli full effect ha
been. NAture will endeavor to recu
perate, but whether It will eucce-d
and the extent to which It will save
the crop no one ran foretell Bow. but
we shall know In a few days. I am
told, though not authoritatively, that
there was severe damage In the Koriis
IUver district. On the whole. I think
we shall have a remunerative crop ot
fruit of all kinds.
F.Uem prld Itself upon It cherry
orchard.
From this district, coupled with Th
resales. Oregon has gained to a large
extent her reputation as the finest
cherry-growing slate In the world. C
I. picks, manager of the alem Fruit
Growers' Unions said yesterday that no
en -! 4 tU ranch attest th itu&
Ua sws
L 'X 6 JaiUe.-JjJ4 Aj U1 li
Is anywhere near aa erlon as was
at first thought. There were 60 of our
fruitgrowers In town Saturday and
we held a meeting1. We discussed the
situation for an hour and came to the
conclusion that none of us knew any
thing about It, and that we would
have to wait until Nature told th
tory herself. Th stem ar still on
the tree, and until they drop we shall
not be able to Judge accurately. It, la
the everet frost within my recollec
tion of 11 years In the,' valley, and I
have been connected with the fruit
Industry all that time. The tree wer
In full bloom just at their moat ten
der s Lairs. Particularly was thi true
of th prunes the pollenation was
complete and the blossom would have
dropped In a day or two. Apples aeem
to nave escaped."
Snow Is Protection.
"The snow." said TL. B. Skinner, Jr
of Koaeburg, local manager of th
Roam River Fruitgrower Associa
tion, "aided In protecting our fruit, and
the fog which come up every night
helped us materially. However, It is
my estimate that 10 per cent of th
crop has been killed. Th temperature
waa I degreea abov sero Wednesday.
AGF.rt PIONF.F.R WHO rROSED
FLA1.S 1 ISM PASSES
AWAY.
I
".;T.
Jaweph Ileery Savery.
DALLAS. Or, April 11. (Spe
cial.) Joseph Henry Savery. who
waa born In Indiana. October IJ.
l'j:. and died April . I'll,
croesed th plain In 1S with
his father and mother, arriving In
polk County. Oregon. In 1S5J.
They located about two mile
north of here, where he had made
hi home most of the time since.
Mr. Savery did blackemlth work
for a number of year at Salt
Creek until a few year ago.
when he gave up hi work and
moved with hi family lo pallaa.
Mr. Savery paseed away April
t at th ag of 77 year ( month
and IS day. Surviving hlra are
Ma wife and four aotjs Ora. of
Portland: W. Ralph, of Salt
Creek. Or.: Henry, of Dallas, and
Tracy, of Portland.
Mr. Savery wa a well-repected
ctttxen of Pallas, and hi death
will be mourned by a large circle
of friend.
II on Thursday and 10 on Friday. It
was accompanied by snow and a fog.
We ar usually a week ahead of Wil
lamette valley and In consequence were
more liable to damage, but without
amuJge pot and th fog which pre
vailed I bellev that w got through
fairly well. Apple are now In bloom.
Fruit 1 being formed. Altogether, we
are going to do fairly well thla year."
"No damage." was the laconic state
ment of II. C. Atwell. president of the
Oregon State Horticulture Society, who
lives at Forest Orov. "I know only
with res-ard to this Immediate district.
So fsr as I have heard, there la no
damage. The prune blossoms are only
half open. It may b that those that
ar open felt th frost, but th remain
ing half would make a good crop, any
way. The bee are busy and It looks
to m as If we would have a great deal
of fruit."
Henry David, of Forest Grove, owner
of an orchard on Davids Hill, said: "No
damage was done at all. The flurry
of anow protected the blossom rather
than Injured them. Take the cherrle:
Tber are always too many of them,
anyway, and If a few were hurt by
frost It would not materially reduce
the crop."
"Cherries did not atiffer much, but
prunes wer hurt," aald Mahlun Har
low, of TKugene. cherry grower.
"The EnKllsh walnuts ar uninjured."
said Dr. H. F. McCornack. of Eugene.
"The frosts did no material damag
to pears or cherries." said Professor P.
J. O'Gara. of Medford.
"The frost did m a service," said O.
E. Fosa. who owns a larg peacn or
chard near Talent. "It thinned out th
peach blossoms and thus saved me th
labor of thinning the fruit later."
"There Is still a good crop of apples."
said J. W. Pltliuger. of Xampe, Idaho.
"Only th very early varieties wer
nipped."
"From my reports. J bellev w are
going to hav a fair crop of prune. I
bellev grower ar mora scared than
hurt. Keport from Albany ahow that
th growers are badly scared," said W.
C. Tillsoa. of Salem.
"A report from Pullman. Wash., said
that early fruit was damaged consid
erably, but that apples wer not ad
vanced and escaped Injury."
CROuTKS SCARED, NOT HTTRT
Salem Kraltman Does Xot Believe.
Crop Much Da m aged.
SALEM. Or.. April 1. (Special.)
"More scared than hurt" Is the opinion
of W. C. Tlllson. regarding the prune
grawera of the state, who are alarmed
over the prospecta as a result vf th
recent frost.
He say that he ha received reports
from many parta of the state and the
prune crop Is probably not Injured as
badly as la Imagined by many of th
grower. He says that grower near
Albany and Kugene are alarmed. Con.
fueling reports come from Liberty and
Kecdae. whl' he ha received favor
able report from North Yamhill. Shaw
and Vancouver. Wash. He believe that
Imllcatlona point lo an excellent crop,
however, regardless of the reports sent
out.
rariT loss is exagcek-sTed
Tliouch Weather Is Cold In Whit
man, Damage Not Big.
COLFAX. Wash, April 1. (Special.)
The past four nights hav been th
coldest recorded for April In Whitman
County for ti years.
Some exaggerated report have gone
out regarding th loss along Snak
IUver to fruit. Fruit men all admit a
loss, but taking a total of reports from
the many orchards from Klparla to
Lewlston the loss I mostly on cherries,
apricot next, and peaches and pear
ar very little hurt. Cherrle will make
less than a half crop. On th uplands
th fruit was net fsr enough advanced
( te tlakl I a aeke
&lVaV - - . -r
OLCOTT WILL WAIT
Early Change in Office
sonnel not Probable,
Per-
SELECTION IS DUE TODAY
Flrt Fevr Weeks Will Bo Devoted
WhoIIr to Becoming; Acquainted
With Routine and Detail
of N'evr Position.
SALEM. Or.. April 16. (Special.)
That there will bo no changes In the
personnel of the employes at the Secre
tary of States office for at least two
week and probably longer, was
learned today from an authoritative
source, but the changes that have been
predicted are virtually certain to come,
probably some time before the close of
the first quarter. June" 31.
The Secretary of State's office, which
has been closed since Friday, will be
reopened tomorrow morning and at
that time Governor West will make his
appointment of B. V. Olcott to succeed
Frank W. Benson. The offlce probably
will be closed again Tuesday out of
respect to Mr. Benson, whose funeral
will take place Tuesday morning at
Roseburg.
It Is also probable that the other
offices In the State Capitol will be
closed that day. as well, many state
officials making arrangements to go to
Koseburg to attend the funeral.
It is probable that Mr. Olcott will de
vote the first few weeks of the time
following his appointment becoming
familiar with the affairs of the ofilce
and will pay no attention to the make
up of the clerical force during that
time.
LODGES JOI.V IV CEKEMO.Vr
Elks to Hold Service at Hall, Odd
fellows at Grave.
ROSETMTRQ. Or.. April 1. (Spe
cial.) At a conference of the commit
tees representing the Elks. Oddfellows
and Woodmen today, arrangements for
the funeral of the lato Frank W. Ben
son war completed. The KLks will
have charge of the service at temple,
while the oddfellow will conduct the
erv)c at th grave. George M. Brown
will deliver the eulogy upon behalf of
fclka lodge. Following the services at
the tempe. the body will be escorted to
th Oddfellow Cemetery by the Elks,
Oddfellows and Woodmen.
Although there will be no military
demonstration, th members of Com
pany D. O. N. Q.. stationed at thla city,
will attend the funeral in a body. It
I planned to have the body lie In state
Tuesday morning befor th hour of
th funeral.
f the end of the first quarter. Pendleton
as apparently starling off well for thi
year at least- This showing to contained
In the report of Treasurer Moorhouse
I . -Niigri., nrilnff fftrrt 91 tnJ It
Is all the more remarkable because of
the fact that, on Januory 1 the City
Treasury was practically empty. The
sewer fund which-had been totally de
pleted now has f&OOO to Its credit,
HOTEL ADDITION PLANNED
Lot in Business Section of La
Grande Is Sold.
LA GRANDE, Or.. April 16. Special.)
Transfer of city property that means
another brick building for La Grande's
' business area was made when D. C. Brls-
choux, proprietor and manager of th
Savoy Hotel, closed a deal for th pur
chase of a strip of land fronting on Jef
ferson avenue between Depot and Elm.
He will build a two-story brick building
at once. In which will be housed the
lobby and main office of the Savoy Hotel,
Julius Roesch waa the former owner of
the property, which contained a house in
which Mr. Brischoux lived. The site is
131-, feet wide by 110 feet deep, and the
house now on It will be torn down lm
i mediately, so that the excavators can
proceed with the work, contracts for
which have already been closed. The site
lies adjacent to the M. & M. building on
the west, and the building will be 21 i
' by 110 feet, and two storlea high.
I The building will give room to make
extensive changes on the working plan of
the Savoy Hotel. The lobby will be on
the ground floor of the new building,
i where the office Is to be located, and a
' side entrance will be cut to the preaent
floor of the hotel.
Fifteen new rooms will ha added.
BOOSTING BODY ACTIVE
FOCR SOUTHWEST WASHING
TON' MEETINGS FLAXXED.
Development Association Calls Coal
Miners to Cbehalis and Lum
bermen to Centraiia,
CHETIALIS. Wash., April 1 The
executive council of th Southwest
Washington Development Association
Is perfecting plans for four Important
meetings, to be held within the next
two or three weeks.
Th first will be at Chehalls to dis
cuss coal-mlnlng In Southwest Wash
ington. It is planned to get together
all coal-mine owners and coal-mine op
erators in this section of the state to
outline a propaganda for the June
meeting of th Association at Chehalls,
On of th meetings for lumbermen
will b held at Centraiia. Another
meeting will be held on Grays Harbor,
In either Aberdeen or Hoqutam. and the
third on Wlllapa harbor at either South
Bend or Raymond.
The primary purpose of the meetings
with the lumbermen will be to discuss
reliable labor at the sawmills, and the
method of obtaining lt- This will lead
to tho aubject of providing homes on
logged-off lands owned by the com
panies for men with famine whom
they might employ.
Roccntly when the executive council
met at Aberdeen to consider the invi
tation of tho Seattle club to attend
a banquet there, the Seattle Commer
cial Club wa Informed that a love
feast was not desired, but rather one
that would bring practical bualnesa re
sults. ,
Th Southwest Washington Develop
ment Association believes that com
mercial Interests of Sesttlo ar plit
Into warring faction. For that reason
th 8eattle men wer advised that all
the business Interests of that city
must Join in the invitation and that
all must b represented at th banquet
to be held April 11. As.urance hav
been given the executive council that
th Seattle Chamber of Commerce, tho
Rotary Club of that city and all com
mercial bodies there will also bo In
vited to meet th Southwest Associa
tion. It la alo announced that Seattle
Intend to unit with tho Southwest In
subjects In which thla section of tho
tat Is Interested. .
In th Southwest Association there
ar 40 commercial bodle representing
practically every town and village in
the ten counties.
FRIENDS AID EAR-CHEWER
Marshall Claims FufritlY Kallroad
' Operator Has Train Stopped.
COLFAX. Wash.. April 1. (Special.)
Harry E. T.eel. the Garfield operntor
working for the Spokane Inland Elec
tric IJne, who hit off the ear of dray
man Jess McMIUen at Garfield Saturday
afternoon during a rough and tumble
fight, and who deserted his office afti-r
the rash act. has so far evaded the of
ficers, who claim Reel la getting assist
ance from friends who ar in th rail
way service.
City Marshal Corbett says Reel caught
a passenger train on tho O. W. R. & N.
bound for Spokan and that th train
wa stopped near Farmlngton to aid.
Reel In his escape across country. City
Marshal Corbett was In close pursuit
sfter learning that Reel had left tho
train near Farmlngton. but lost him as
darkness cam on. It la said Reel began
the quarrel, at least struck the first
blow, and wa getting the worst of the
fight when he bit off McMUlen's ear.
The entire upper part of the right ear
1 missing. Reel did not tnke time to
bid his wife goodbye, but caught the
passenger train Just leaving.
Pendleton Is $100,000 Ahead.
PRNPLFTON, Or.. April la (Special.)
rVMia a bailee hand f iMseu at
KELSO YOUTH DROWNED
Dell Harris Kinks In Herding Cattle
Across River. -
KELSO. Wash.. April 16. (Special.)
Bell Harris, youngest son of John L.
Harris, president of the Kelso Commer
cial Club, was drowned in the Cowes
man River two miles east of this city,
yesterday morntntr. Toung Harris and
Chester Leichhardt. were herding cat
tle and the accident occurred while
they were fording the river.
Leichhardt was some distance away
and knew nothing of his companion's
predicament until he heard his cries
for help. The body was In watr for
more than an hour before It was dis
covered, and all effort at resuscitation
was of no avail. A brother of y-ung
Harris is employed in the Art Depart
ment of The Oregonian.
DWELLING RAZED BY FIRE
Honse on Pendleton Branch Asylum
Tract Is Destroyed.
PEXDLETON'. Or., April IS. (Spe
cial.) A large two-story residence
building on the branch asylum tract
one mile west of this city was de
stroyed by fire Saturday. The flames
originated from a defective flue.
The building was worth about $2500,
waa located on the Roberts tract, on
of the additional purchases made by
the new board, and It was intended to
make us of the structure In housing
laborers while the asylum buildings
were being erected. The loss Is mostly
covered by insurance. It waa occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, who lost nearly
all their household effects.
350 HORSES AT AUCTION
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TUESDAY, APRIL 1STH,
OPENING DAY OP
THE SALE.
Will Ba
SPEED DAY
The De Ryder and Thompson
Speed, Matinefl and Breeding
llorsps from California, with
many fancy Koadsters, and the
ME ADO W BROOK REGIS
TERED KENTUCKY
SADDLERS
Will Be Sold Tuesday, April 18,
AT PORTLAND TRACK
(Rose City Car)
SALE FROM APRIL 18 TO 22
Rain or shine. Circus tent for
wet weather.
Lnnch served on grounds.
Everybody invited.
SPEED TESTS DAILY
Horse Show
AND SALE
Portland Pair Ground
(Rose City Car)
APRIL 18, 19.. 20, 21, 22
Speed Tests Daily
No Admission Charge.
Lnnch Served on Grounds.
15 Round Boxing Contest
At Auditorium. Vancoovrr. Wash.. Friday,
April SI, 8:S0 P. M., given by Vancouver
Athletic Association. Incorporated.
Main Event .lark Duarte, 138 pounds, vs.
Ac Clement, 1& pounds.
S Fast 6-round Preliminaries 9
Entire auditorium has ben enlarged and
reseated, giving room and comfort for all.
Bpeclnl a P. A 8. train leaves depot. 11th
as Hurt atreeta at 7:30 P. If., returning
Immediately after the contest.. Also special
arrangements for street-car service.
Tlohea for trala and conteet on aal at
","t-i",i Via Coaaa sad 4jit Saeaia,
Little Tal
es of Progresi
Told
in Millions
Pithy Portland Pointers You Should Know
1 MILLION DOLLARS
new Postoffice building. Why?
Because Portland's postal business demands more room for
Its annually increasing volume. In 1905 it aggregated less than
half a million dollars this year it will pass the million mark.
3 MILLION DOLLARS
double Portland's water sup
ply. WHY? Because Portland's growth has been so rapid
that is is imperative to anticipate the future. This development
will provide water for a city of 750,000 inhabitants.
5 MILLION DOLLARS 1
railway construction by the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. WHY? Be
cause Portland's phenomenal growth has opened up new residen.
tial and" manufacturing districts that required the transportation.
In addition to this $690,000 was spent for new equipment.
5 MILLION DOLLARS
bridges for the city will ap
proximate. WHY? Because Portland is building for the
future as well as for the present. The traffic now is greater than
the bridges of the present can accommodate without congestion,
9H MILLION DOLLARS ZS'itSr
Portland. WHY? To make room for Portland's fast
growing population and rapidly increasing business. There were
6503 permits issued 3141 were for dwellings. Value increase
over 1909 exceeded fifty per cent.
07 MILLION DOLLARS g&Sg' Si
for last year. WHY? Because Portland real estate is
active and Portland values are conservative, while Portland's
growth is firm and rapid. If the Harriman transfer to the O.-W.
R. & N. Co. were included the total for the year would exceed
hundred millions.
CI 7 MILLION DOLLARS .
--' ary, 1910, to January, 1911. WHY? The, answer is
simply Business. The preceding year the clearings aggregated
391 inillions. An increase of 125 millions, or 31 per cent, in a
single year is a sermon on the prosperity and growth of Portland
that no words can amplify.
These Things You Should Remember
IF YOU believe in Portland you should remember the items we
have given you above. If you do not believe in Portland you
should consider them. They are little tales of progress, prophe
sies of promise twice-told news boiled down from The Portland
Oregonian. They are reliable. It was just such material as you
find above that we dug up and verified before we put a dollar .
into Portland real estate. We did more. We dug up the vital data
of every other important city on the Pacific Coast, and we com
pared each one with Portland. The result was inevitable. We
found Portland to be the Hub of the largest, richest and most
rapidly growing country in the West. We found that Nature had
made Portland the mouth of a Destiny-created transportation
funnel through which the products of the mines and fields and
forests of a veritable empire must pass to reach the markets of
the world. Moreover, we found Portland the most compact of
Western cities nearly, a quarter of a million people crowded into
boundaries embracing only forty-nine square miles. And, lastly,
we found property values absurdly low compared with values in
any other city of Portland's population in the West. If the
Prophets of Old had arisen and shouted, "BUY PORTLAND
ACREAGE!" the inevitable trend of common sense could not have
been more certain.
And So We Bought Portland Acreage
WE DID not buy haphazard, but with care and with a view
to the wants of persons who would buy of us some day in
acre-lot divisions. We got in right, so that we could put
OUR buyers in right when we should subdivide. That day has
come. Our acre lots are platted and ready for sale. Water is
piped to every lot. Plowing and grading of streets is under way.
All is near to transportation. All lie3 between a six and seven
mile circle, with the Morrison drawbridge as a center. The price3
and terms are right for YOU. Let us take you out and SHOW
you. Either come personally or call us up and make an appoint
ment. We run a seven-passenger automobile for your accommodation.
Howard S. Amon Co.
625-6 Yeon .Bldg., Portland, Or.
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