TIB MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY. AUGUST 21, 1911.
BOOMERS INSPIRED
BK LESSON OF TRIP
Californians Enthusiastic at
"Pull Together' Spirit Fos
tered by Visit.
PORTLAND FOLK THANKED
Movement lo Have aBUleshlp Ore
gon Lad NtW Through Pn
imi Canal Warmly Supported
by Exposition Men.
Warm word, of appreciation for the
reception and entertainment
thera by the comm.rclal bodies of Port
land Were telegraphed . Or... M
last niirht by members of the party I
Lin Jrtncl.co Panama-Fac" to
tlon boomers, from Ed.wooJ. CaJ.
At the same time the Californians
eonveyeJ to the people of ''"'
sssurinre that th.y will aid
ment. directed by C. C. Chapman, sec
retary of the Oreaon Development
League, to have the 1J civic organisa
tion, of this at.te Indorse the re.o u
tion adopted at the banquet In this city
rturd.y n,ht urgln the l'1
Government to have the .Ore
gon lead the navies of the world
through the completed Panama Canal
"Vb's'resolutlon was presented at the
banquet by Frank L. Brown
of the publicity department of the big
ma Francisco fair, who preceded his
remarks with a brief statement of the
latitude of the 11 P't'n
which will be the blRSe.l In hnt'
tory of the world, and a recital of the
benefits to be derived by the entire
Paclflc Coast. .
The resolution was sdopted unani
mously with sreat enthusiasm. It fol-
Wh,r..i It ! th. plan of the United
,r" r.ernm.nt to Invl.. th. na Wn. -f
th. orid to jo th. Am.r.cao fl.
r..(. thr-uah th' rsnama r.nat on
S"f""or.nlr. IB 115 auU prer-ed J
B. of .n ,r.cla to participate la the
Sr.nt rrnlm o( to. Panama .e.ftc In
'.rn.tlor.al Exposition to wmm.moril. IM
rmpiuoa of lb. 't .nln..rln fat.
nwhram. tta battlMhlp or.on lch
.a txi.lt at th. inion Iron Work. .
Fr.nr .o. bT tno brawn and sinew of our
Bairtvllr nrklrimn. and chrl.t.ned .
coo in honor o( this sr.at slat., and .ub
.qa.ntl lvl tfc. title of th. 'Hol.doC
of th. Navy." by r.a.on of her wonderful
arhi.e.m.nt of .le.mins l0" ml.c from
oeean to o-.aa. and arnvtns In th. waters
off Fantiaaa in tim. to participate In the
t ,tonr ... fiM that MiU.d our troubl.s
wl5 tr:u; nl
Wh.r.aa. th. attention of th. whols
world w r.r.t-reJ oa th. remarkahl. voy
sa of th. Oreson. snd .uphMittd the
.-.atty of eon.Tmctina th. Panama Canal,
not onle for def.naitr. purpo.. but com
mercial well.
Th.refor be It rolvJ. that th. Com
mernal riuh of Portland and me chamber
of cimmw of this citv. Jit witn the
f.pama-Factfle International F-spoeltl.m
d aiuo now orient and p'edse th.m
a'!va. to aae thefr tltmoat .ud.avor. to pr
rall upon th. Feleral Government to do
fi'tins potior to tn. battleship oreon bv
naming b.r as th. .hip of war to ied th.
nvt. of th. world througn th. Panama
Can. I. and further b It
Ke.olved. that we pled. our.lv te eal
apen onr deleaa'.ion In Ceninep to ue.
e.nr effort to bring about th. fulfillment
of to. dHlra of th. people of the State, of
Oregon and California and of Ih. Nation.
Lesson Learned In Schoolhouw.
"Th. best lesson on this trip was
taugot us In the old village achool
hous at Latourelle Falls, where the ex
position supporters of Oregon and Cali
fornia learned anew the lesson of pull
ins 'og.th.r." said Mr. Brown In an
Interview at Kdatewood yesterday.
"The A. B. Cs of co-operation and
unity of purpose, by means of which
the Pacific Coast States will use our
I 1 S Exposition aa an expression of
the wonderful resources of the Paclflo
Coast, and the Brest development that
awaits this part of the I'nited States
as a result of the completion of the
Panama Canal and the holding of our
(Croat K J position.
"Another and equally Important lea
Ron van the great efficacy of these
'booster trips, cementinar socially and
In purpose the Pacific Coast and the
Western states, and clarifying the
thought that the Exposition la for all
the Pacific Coast, and Western states,
and that San Francisco Is the central
point where alTuihe people of the Pa
cific Ocean, KuruV and the TL'ntted
States ran beet atmbln to celebrate
the completion of the wor!d-s greatest
engineering achievement, the Panama
Canal.
Are to Blame In aWlea.
Charles 8. Foe. passenger traffic man
ager of the Southern Parlfle Company
snd a director of the Exposition Com
pany, said that the vlalt of the Chamber
of Commerre and the directors of the
Panama-Parlflc Kxponttlon. had proved
to be at the oppvrtun. moment. It not
only served to emphasise the community
of Interests of California. Oregon and
Washington, be said, but brouglit home
to every one the peceelr for speedy
snd concerted action to the end that the
evposltlo mar rank not only well to the
fore, but ahead of any expoaltlon of Its
kind heretofore held.
"The people of Oregon, and especially
the cities of Portland snd Astoria." he
sld. "realise that a new proeperlty was
ushered In with the Uewls snd Clark
Fair In ISO. The trrowth end develop
ment of the state and Its ettlos. includ
ing the metropolis, dnrln and since thst
time, have been substantial and rapid."
1 1.000,000 Not Improbable-.
Captain William Matsnn. president of
the Chamber rf Commerre. of Pan
Kranrlc-o, said: "The excursion of the
Chamber of Commerre of San Fran
riro to the Astorlal Centennial was
ero of the most successful ever held by
the organisation. It was successful,
not only In bringing; about closer com
mercial and friendly relation between
California and Oreaon. but also be
rauM It caused rltlxens of Oregon to
pledgo themselves to favor the appro
priation of to.oeit for Exposition pur
popes, and I believe that before their
erond legislature adjmirna tt will In
rrevse the appropriation to H.0OO.O0O."
On the homeward Journey the dele
gation held a meeting; and adopted res
olutions thsnklne; the rlt liens of Port
land and Astoria for their reception
andpltallty. Resolutions were also
adopted thanking- M. If. Pe Toung for
his splendid efforts In roaktng tha
trip a success.
CLOVER TEST UNDER WAY
Hood River Association Gathers Pat
on Orchard Benefits.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug 10. f pe
dal.) Tor tha purpose of determining
tha action of clover crops and w-a!
benefits may be derived from tbero ?.
the orchards of the valley, the U-d
stiver Fellowship Association will ecu
duet four experiment statlona. In dif
ferent sections of the tralley. Professor
W. II. "Lawrence, the hortlcultorai ex
prt employed by the association, baa
chosen aa locations for his work th
ranches of Babeon Broe of the Upper
Valley; Dlckerson A Peck, of the East
8ids. and Captain C. P. McCan and
George I. Sargent, of tha West Bide.
Tests will thus be made of the four
most Important typea of aoil In tha
community.
lawrence has been busy this week
arranging; samples of seeds for tha row
tests. He bsa Just received from tha
Inlted States experiment station at
Chlco, CaU and from tha Agricultural
Department at Washington. i'o dlf-
. I ; 1 trUit out
ler.na ranfftici woiv.ii wj.. w - -- .
After tha row testa ara made and It
is determined which of the plants maao
the best showing larger field experi
ments will be made.
Professor Lawrence haa sent to tha
A,rmn. nf . .mnnmT at the Oreaon
Agricultural Collega over HO soil aam-
plea from different sectlona of tha val- j
r
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MATtVH Or OR FXOt WHO DIB
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' ENTERPRISE, Or., Aug. JO.
(Special.) Funeral eerviees of
Mrs. M. K. Boatman were con
ducted In the Unton Church at
lAstlne. August 17. Rev. George
W. Arms. Jr.. officiating. Burial
was In Lostlne Cemetery. Mrs.
Boatman died at tha family home
In Division street. Portland, last
Monday, after an Illness lasting
many months. Her maiden name
was Irene Wood, and she was
born near Palem. May IS. 1159.
the dauthter of William H. and
Elisabeth (Tatom) Wood. Her
mother died at the time of Irene's
birth, but her father survives at
the age of S years.
She was married to Marshall K.
Boatman In Benton County. Oc
tober 14. 1877. After a few years'
residence In the Alsea Valley
they came to Wallowa Valley In
101. settling- near Lostlne.
Mrs. Boatman was a member of
the Christian Church and a char
ter member of Lostlne Chapter,
Order Eastern Star. 6ha Is sur
vived by her husband and two
children, Mrs. K. O. Allen, of
Lostlne. and W. C. Boatman,
County Clerk of Wallowa Coun
tv; a half brother, George D.
Wood, of I.oetlne. and her aged
father. W. H. Wood.
ley. A texture analysis will be made
for the purpose of working; out drain
age aystams for the different soils.
APPLE CROP TO BE LIGHT
HOOD RIYETt GROWERS EXPECT
HALF OP LAST YEAR.
Marketing Valnee, It la Believed,
Will Offset any Lose In the
Point of Season'a Yield.
HOOD RIVER. Or- Aug. 10 (Spe
riaL "It tha demand for small-siied
apples, which prevailed throughout tha
markets last season, continues this
year." said Charlea R. Castner, Connty
Fruit Inspector, last week. "Hood
River growera will find a ready market
for their products. Because of the de
sire of the consumer to he able to
purchase small-slxed fruit last year tha
local orchardlsts have not dona as
much thinning this year aa' last."
W. K. Newell, president of the State
Board of Horticulture, was In thla city
and met with tha different fruit men.
marketers and growers. Estimates of
the Valley's product this season place
tha crop at between 60 and (0 per cent
of last year's. The Applegrowers'
Union is distributing among; the grow
ers estimate blanks. These probably
will be In before the middle of Septem
ber, and then It will be possible to
malce definite estimates.
Mr. Newell said that nowhere in the
Northwest will tha crop be aa large
this year ss last, except In Wenatchee.
At this place It Is thought by some
that the harvest will be larger than
last season
All fruit men agree that at present
It Is Impossible to mske definite state
ments aa to the coming: season's mar
keting conditions. No buying- will be
done until after the International Fruit
Marketmen's convention, which will
meet at Detroit. August . However,
all say thst the present tendency Is
toward a wood year for the grower.
Representatives from London. Chicago
and New York apple merchants have
visited the Valley this week.
ROADS TO JOIN 3 TOWNS
Boise, Nam pa and Caldwell Will Be
Corners of Triangle.
BOISE. Idaho. Aug. t9. (Ppeclal.
Boise. Xampa and Caldwell will with
in the present year be the three cor
ners In a perfect triangle of electrlo
roads, two aldea of which are already
constructed and In operation. The
third will be built this year parallel
to tha Oregon Short Line, connecting
tha two cltiea of Caldwell and Xampa.
There is lively bidding; tor the con
struction of the Utter link.
Connecting Boise with Nam pa la tha
Boise Valley electric line. The Boise
at Intenarban connects Boise and Cald
well. Cooe Grows More FVnlt.
MARPHFlELn. Or.. Aug. 10. ("pe
dal. r. M. Hall-Lewla. County Fruit
Inspector, la touring the county to
examine the rye he Ma and Instruct
t fruitgrowers now to spray ana care
I It their tr.es. Reports show that
j C ooa County la rapidly coming to tha
I front aa a fruit-growing district. At
Coaullle, the county seat, and Its lm
j rre!late vicinity, the Inspector found
I ! orchards with a total of about
if" - trees. The number of treea un
cr cultivation thla year will be much
larg.r than Last year, aa several new
or -iMi have been planted. Tha fruit
r--.t' organisation will market tha
rrr.p a.aln thla rear aa thty did last
SHIPPERS AWAKEN
TO RATE DANGER
Waterhouse Threat Results
in Formation of Company
to Reduce Port Charges.
LOWER PILOTAGE SOUGHT
W. D. Wheelwright Sara Steamship
Chief Proved Immediate Reform
Noreasary to Meet Creaper
Sound Rates.
A visit to Portland several weeks
ago by Captain James Graham, who
crpo to look over the shlpp'ng field
aa a tepresentatlve of Frank Water
bouse, followed obout two weeks aro
by Mr. Waterhouse himself, wro con
ferred with shippers and threatened to
stop running Ms Una Into Tortland
unless port charges could be reduced,
has resulted In the formation of a new
company, which Is expecte-i to havo
powerful Influence In persuading tha
Fort of rorllund to reduce piloiagra
rales tj Portland and bring e.bout move
marly ar. equality. of rat n with thoss
of Fue-et Foun t.
The new cumiary will le known at
th. p.irt'itrd Firvrdoring Compiny. It
r Ml Incorporate ti day win a capita'
stock of ISO"'".
McCabe Firm Gives Option.
A .-oniniitlne v.a appointed at a
meeting of nun and mtmbcis of
tha fort of P:rtiand, Aug mi. 1", witn
W J" Wheelwriaat as chal.rnse to s-ie
If arrangtraente could be ma.'e where
by rates here coul'i be eiailied wllr.
tliosa on the srtu. W. .1. Bur" a. of
Palfour. r.uthtle & Co.: C M Clark o'.
the Ciark-W'lson Lumber Company;
C. E. Curry, of the Northwest Lumber
Company, and Brockwell Statter. rep
resenting Frank Waterhouje & Co. in
Portland, were with Mr. Whealwrlght
on the committee.
This committee decided Friday to
draw up articles of incorporation and
to take up equalisation of- pilotage
rates with the Port of Portland.
Not more than 125.000 of t-ie stock
of the company la to ba sold at pres
ent, the remainder being held subject
to call. A tentative opt'on has been
secured from the McCabe Company,
which has been operating in Portland
for the last three yeara, on the greater
part of Its equipment.
Mr. Wheelwright aaya that the ship
pers of Portland were convinced Ly
Mr. Waterhouse that It was necessary
to act at once to he'p the shipping of
thla port, and that lils was made
doubly urgent by the recent rate
granted by the rallroaj from interior
Washington and Idaho points to the
Puget Sound cities, making the larlff
the same aa to Portland.
Figures Are Convincing.
Figures given by Mr. Waterhouse
demonstrated, he eald. that It costs a
minimum of 8 7', 4 per cent more to
handle vessels at Portland than on
Puget Sound.
Be-jldea the higher pilotage rates !n
Portland. It is aald that there Is a dif
ference of about 80 p.r cent in the
dock charges here and la the Sound
cities, and that the charges for hand
ling cargoes, with overtime for lontf
shortmen. Is from 10 r in cents lower
there than In Portland.
Members of the new irgnnlxatlon s.iy
that it la not Its purpose to make con
ditions harder for waterfront organ
isations, but to facllitoM handling of
cargoes of vessela coining to this port.
They deny that any attempt will be
made to break up the waterfront fed
erations, but btlleve that the new com
pany will place ghlppnis In better posi
tion to secure what men they desire
to attend to their cargoes, a condition
which they declare haa not existed here
In late yeara.
BOAT METHODS ARE SCAXNED
Washington Commission May Cause
Complete Readjustment.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Aug. !0, (Special.)-
That there will have to be a complete
readjustment of the methods of doing
business employed by the various boat
companies operating In Washington is
now certain, for the Publlo Service Com
mission la constantly running Into prob
lems thst can only be solved by having
the customs altered. It Is not charged
that discrimination hss been practiced,
but discrimination Is possible under the
present order of things.
One of the problems for the Commis
sion hss arisen In the verbal request
for permission by a big boat company to
quote a Si-ton rate for a big shipper,
the tonnage to move at the option of
tha ehlpper. This request the Commis
sion will deny, for It means thst the
line cannot be drawn. Under this sys
tem nothing would prevent a boat com
pany from estimating the business of
some big house for a year and quoting
a rate on lO.OfO tons to he moved any
time within a year. The other shippers
could not avail themselves of the rste
and the Commission derlares it would
no doubt work a hardship.
Before long tha Commission must hear
the protest entered by four persons
sgalnst the method tired by the Inland
Navigation Company In selling tickets
for excursions. In this Instsnce a rate
of $1 as advertised for a trip to Hood
tt a nvroTTvn otttttt TtTTCi vr
J fa, V AJtJ VeVA VT eW4a
.v-jawjlini i i.im.., . .. -.av. ,tj.. . ,( f ai - ,.. o- .. ,..-:. jrl -: '
lat a '.inrawti aA iiaaWiaaa' aVa. ' 1 Aa'ai I aii'a&tasH'T.ii-ea-4 itiWiiMraian nmsi
WASCO. Or.. AO. !. (SpeciaL ) Thia harvesting outfit Is cutting 45 acres per day In wheat making
eight to eleven sacks an acre, and putting tha grain Into tha ek at on. operation. The picture itself will
show a very good stand of grain. . . ,
Howell Bros., who own large traets In Shermsn County, expect to cut J 000 acres 1"?!",!
dlscln all the stubble on .round that Is to he Summer-fallowed They expect 7"" V,rn k.!
method of farming, aa they can do their work In season and plow their land much r
plowe. The caterpillar engine will be the means of putting a great deal more money In Sherman County, as
the farmer, will be able to do away with from to 0 hesd of .took, thereby saving tha feed of so many
horses. v
Canal. Tha regular fare Is $2.60. The
boat left Seattle at 1 o'clock in tha
morning. At midnight tha ticket office
closed. This party went aboard at 12:30.
but whan they offered the II it was re
fused and they had to pay the full fare
or be put off at the first landing. They
paid the money under protest and ap
pealed to tha Commission. There is no
question but that a refund will ba or
dered, and for a time the proposition of
having the Attorney-General start suit
for a recovery was considered.
LOIBER IS MOVING RAPIDLY
Coos Bay Captain EipecM to Move
85,000,000 Keet in Year.
MARSHFIELD. Or- Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Captain Olson, of the C. A.
Smith ateamer, the Nann Smith, is en
deavoring to make a new record for
handling lumber by water. He etarted
the first of the year to transport
85.000.000 feet of lumber from Coos Bay
to Bay Point, Cal.. within a year, and
so far haa kept up with the schedule.
The new electric loading device which
has been Installed makes It possible to
load more quickly than bsfore.
About 100,000 feet an hour can be
loaded. The vessel Is used exclusively
In carrying lumber from the Smith mill
in this city to the company planing
mill at Bay Point, and she haa beeu
making a round trip every five days.
Fhe can carry about 1.500,000 feet of
heavy fir timber.
MORE DESTROYERS ARRIVE
Lieutenant Commander Richardson
Here on Flagship Whipple.
Steaming Into the harbor at S:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon the third
division of the torpedo boat destroyer
fleet at Astoria, consisting of tha
Whipple, flagship, the Truxton and tha
Hull, anchored off East Oak street.
Almost before tha vessels were set
tled at anchor they were surrounded
by boats and launches, bearing visitors,
who thronged aboard at once to ba
courteously welcomed.
Lieutenant-Commander L. G. Rich
ardson, commander of the fleet. Is
aboard tha Whipple. The flagship Is
captained by- Lieutenant J. G. Church,
tha Truxton by Lieutenant R. R. Soud
der, and the Hull by Lieutenant Harold
Jonas. During their stay In Portland
the three ships will receive visitors
between A. M. and 5:J0 P. M. They
will remain In port until Wednesday
morning, at .i o'clock, when they will
weigh anchor and run down to rejoin
the fleet at Astoria.
The fleet will remain in Astoria for
one day after the return of thla divi
sion these three ships, and will then
leave for San Francisco. With the ex
ception of the Farragut and the Golds
borough, which were left at the Brem
erton yards, the entire fleet has been
able to visit Portland thla month.
Steam Schooner Runs Aground.
. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
The steam schooner Temple E. Dorr
which loaded lumber at Kalama for
San Francisco ran aground at high tide
last night near Westport and is now
stuck fast. An attempt will be made
to pull her off tonight, but It Is be
lieved that her deckload will have to
be lightered.
Marine Notes.
Harbormaster Speier will return to
day on the steamer Beaver from a visit
to San Francisco.
The steamer Iralda left the drydocks
yesterday noon and dropped down to
Rainier last night to resume her regu
lar run this morning. Since Thursday,
when the Iralda was taken Into the dry
docks for repairs, the steamer America
has been on her run. This Is the first
time In three years that the Iralda has
been obliged to miss her regular trips.
Acting Harbormaster Grlslm yester
day halted C. Hagland. of 689 Vaughn
street, leaving in an excursion launch
with 14 passengers, three of whom were
small children. There were only nine
life-preservers on board, no fire ex
tinguisher and no whistle. Mr. Grlslm
obliged the party to put back and se
cure more life-preservers before permit
ting them to proceed.
The Norwegian steamer Hercules wtll
sail today for Oriental ports with a
cargo of lumber. Temporary repairs of
the damage don? hy a falling timber
while she was loading at the mills of
the St. Johns Lumber Company Satur
day were made, so that she might not
be delayed In getting away.
The steam schooner Temple E. Dorr,
laden with lumber for California,
grounded on Puget Sound, near West
port, yesterday forenoon In a fog. No
serious damage could he noted, and one
of the Port of Portland tugs was sum
moned to make an effort to draw her
clear at high water at 11 o'clock last
night. It is not yet known whether
serious leaks will appear after she has
been cleared. t'nless the damage la
such as to demand Immediate repair
work, she will continue her voyage to
San Francisco.
Movements of Vessels.
Astoria. Or., Aug. 20. Condition at
th. mouth of the rlv.r Weather, rloudy:
wind northwst; na .month. ret!ed at 5
A. M. 8t-am.r Rhaata, for San Franciaco;
sailed at 7 A. M.. .learner Carlo., for Fan
Frnnclnm: Brltleh steamer Llic.rlr. for Ori
ent. Arrived and left lip at 7 A. M. Steam
er Klanmth, from pan Krancl.cn; arrtved
at S A. t. and 1-ft up at Z I'. M . stumer
Olympic, from Pun Tranclaco: arrived at T
A. M.. steamer Waahlngton, from Pan Fran
ciaco; arrived and left up at B.Jtn A. M..
st.amer Roanoke, from 6an Francisco ar
rived at 13 noon. British steamer Earl of
Forfar, from Novo.
fiaallla Aug. 30. Arrived ateamer Ber
tha, from Southwestern Ala.ka; .learners
M. F. Plant. Columbian. Eureka. Falrhav.n,
Col. K. I.. Trak. towing Barge t., from
Pan Franrl.ro; nteamer Rupert, from Prince
Rupert; steamer Rimnna, frpra Pkagw.y.
Palled Steamer Jeifereun. from Pkagwav;
learner Trlnce Rupert, for Portland t'anal;
h.ric. Sit. David, in tow of tug Tatooah. for
Howiheaet.rn Alaaka.
Victoria. Aug Is- Arrived Brltlah steam
er Coulsdon. from Portland.
Tide at A.torla M.aday.
High. Low-
11 30 A. M SB feet4:3 A. M . .0.4 foot
10 S4 P. M S 8 feeti4.n0 P. M 8.9 feet
at? oAVTS MTJCrT MONTY TO FARMER OF SHERMAN COUNTY I
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ROTARY DELEGATES
SETTOWN A-WHIRL
Convention Visitors Captura
Portland for Three
Whole Days.
MORE COMING ON SPECIAL
Local Tlotarians to Tate Invaders
Up Columbia on Excursion To
day, With Camp-Fare Under
Big Treea at Bonneville.
Beginning at T o'clock this morning
and continuing for three days, between
100 and 300 delegates to the seoond an
nual convention of the National Associ
ation of Rotary Clubs of America will
have poesesslon of Portland.
The convention will be formally called
to order with an addresa by Paul P.
Harris, of Chicago, National president.
In the assembly hall of the Portland
Commercial Club, at 10:30 o'olock this
morning. Tonight a reception will be
tendered the visiting delegates by the
member of the Portland Rotary Club at
the Commercial Club. i
President Harris and about 100 dele
gates from Eastern States will arrive in
Portland at 7 o'clock this morning In a
special train. The excursion party will
also Include the delegates from Eeattla
and Tacoma.
San Franciscans Already Here.
These delegates will be received at th
depot by the reception committee, rep
resenting the local organization, which
met yesterday and completed plans for
greeting the party and escorting Us
members to Rotarlan headquarters at
the Perkins Hotel. Among the mem
bers of the local reception committee
are: J. T. O'Neill, J. L. Wright, Phil
Grossmayer and C. V. Cooper.
Prominent among the delegates to ar
rive yesterday were those from San
Francisco, Log Angelas and Oakland. In
cluded in this delegation are C. J. Wet
more and C. M. Elliott, of San Fran
cisco, who were members of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce party
of exposition boomers who passed Satur
day in this city.
They remained over and with their as
sociates from San Franciaco will en
deavor to secure for the "exposition
city" the convention of the Rotary Clubs
in 1915. Mr. Wetmore is a prominent
manufacturer In Ban Francisco, while
Mr. Elliott is vice-president of the
Chamber of Commerce of that city.
Other members of the California dele
gation arriving yesterday were: R. R
Rogers and Charles H. Victor, of San
Francisco; Waltham J. Wood, R. D.
Branson; Will R. Stevens and E. O.
Woodruff, of Los Angeles; and Robert
Robertson, of Oakland.
Tomorrow tne delegates will be enter
tained by an excursion up the Columbia
to Cascade Looks on the steamer Mon
arch, Including a picnic dinner served
under the trees at Bonneville. The
steamer will leave the foot of Washing
ton street at 7 A. M.
Routine business will be considered
Tuesday night and at the day cessions
Wednesday. The convention will end
with a banquet at the Commercial Club
Wednesday night.
BIG ENGINE TO PLOW LAND
Hood River Men to Make Tract In
Camas Prairie Fertile.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Aug. 20. Special.)
B. E. Duncan, Noah W. Bone and J.
R. Putnam, all of Hood River, who own
a tract of several thousand acres of
the land to be drained by the big ditch
now being dug at Conboy Lake, In the
Camas Prairie district, of Klickitat
County, Wash., are planning; to plow
the land with a larare caterpillar engine.
"Mr. Duncan and Mr. Bone, accom
panied by Howell brothers and C. II.
Merchey. owners of one of the ma
chines, which they have been operating
in Sherman County, near Wasco, re
turned from the Camas Prairie country
yesterday. They plan to transport the
engine to White Salmon, whence It will
proceed across the country to the re
gion to be plowed. The section has
deep and fertile soil, which, however,
for the greater part of the year has
been covered with water. In Summer
the wild grass, which jrrows luxuriant
ly, has furnished much hay for the
former owners of the land. With the
draining of the lake the land will be
come tillable. The plowing is a prob
lem because of the heavy sod.
White Salmon Is Klch Valley.
HCSl'M, Wash., Aug-. 10. (Special.)
That the White Salmon Valley haa
been advertised as being principally
a rich fruitgrowing section does not
signify that other Inducements are not
offered to the homeseeker.
From the mouth of the White Sal
mon River and adjacent lands to the
foothills of Mount Adams, lies a coun
try with typical conditions for divers
ified farming, which in many instances
Is taken advantage of. With the in
stallment of cansla for Irrigation,
among the best opportunities are of
fered of any in the state. Another
Item of Importance is the vast areas
of fir, white and yellow pine forests
that only await transportation facili
ties to mske them valuable.
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UNION PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF PORTLAND, OREGON
- June 30, 1911
ASSETS
Mortgages on Real Estate, First Liens. . .$ 58,927.90
Collateral Securities 875.00
Portland City Bonds 20,000.00
Bonded City "Warrants....-..- 1,897.70
Bills Receivable 23,684.8a
Installments Unpaid 37.638.62
Cash in Banks on Interest............... 17,721.60
$160,745.67
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $100,000.00
Premiums, Advance Payments 6,957.89
Interest 1,469.12
Surplus 52,318.66
$160,745,67
TAX LIS COME UP
Commission and Legislators
to Consider Measures.
M'COLLOCH GIVES VIEWS
Baker Senator Says People Should
Adopt Constitutional Amend
ments Proposed and Rebuffs
Theory of Single Tax.
Consideration of needed legislation on
assessment and taxation, to be submit
ted to the voters of the state under the
Initiative In the general election of No
vember, 1914 will be taken up at a meet
ing of a Joint legislative committee and
the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
The men to whom this task has been
delegated will assemble at Salem next
Thursday and will begin their delibera
tions as soon .as they have organized.
"Personally. I am opposed to consider
ing in any way the single-tax theory at
this time, neither do I favor submitting
to the people next year a great number
of initiative measures on this subject
which would tend only further to con
fuse a situation already complicated,"
said Claude C. McColloch, State Senator
from Baker County, and member of the
tax revision committee, at the Imperial
yesterday.
If the voters will adopt the three con
stitutional amendments proposed by the
last Legislature, which will be submitted
In the next general election, much will
be done toward straightening out the
present taxation muddle in Oregon.
McColloch Gives Reasons.
One of theEe measures repeals the single-tax
provision adopted in the last gen
eral election. Another provides for
the classification of property and the
segregation of taxes for state, county
and municipal purposes. The third In
hibits the Legislature from attaching
the emergency clause to any act regulat
ing taxation or exemption, thereby re
serving to the people the power of the
referendum on all legislative acts on
this subject.
"If these three constitutional amend
ments are approved by the people, the
effect will be to restore to the Legis
lature the regulation of legislation af
fecting state-wide aasessment and tax
ation, subject to the referendum. Al
though I am only one member of the
commission that has been created, it
seems to me that it would be far bet
ter to direct our efforts toward secur
ing the adoption of the amendments to
the state constitution I have referred
to rather than to enoumber the ballot
in the next election with many Initia
tive measures which probably only
would create greater confusion in the
minds of the voters without accom
plishing the desired results that can be
attained by enacting the proposed con
stitutional amendments."
Slgler Favors Amendments.
The commission of which Senator
McColloch is a member was authorized
and created through the adoption by
the Oregon Legislature last Winter of
a Joint resolution by George Neuner,
Jr.. Representative from Douglas
County. It provided for the appoint
ment by the respective presiding of
ficers of the two houses, of seven mem
bers of the House BfiA five members
of the Senate, to confer with the State
Board of Tax Commissioners to frame
and recommend to the people for tneir
adoption under the initiative such
taxation measures as the commission
might deem necessary.
"The three constitutional amend
ments on taxation, submitted by the
Legislature, should by all means be
adopted by the people," said B. E. big
ler. County Assessor, yesterday. This
would leave to the Tax Commissioners
the power to suggest legislation and
to the Legislature the power to enact
that legislation, subject at all times
to the referendum. This would sim
plify the present muddled state of af
fairs materially.
"By withholding from the Legisla
ture the right to tack on the emer
gency clause to any bill relating to
assessment and taxation, it may be de
pended upon that the state's law
makers would enact only such legisla
tion on these subjects as was demanded
by the people, which would best serve
the publlo interest. Otherwise the peo
ple could Invoke the referendum and
undo any unsatisfactory legislation.
HOOD RIVER GETS THEATER
C. O. Bell Will Erect Two-story
Brick Jn Apple City.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. JO- Spe
cial.) According to C A. Bell, owner
of the Mount Hood Hotel building.
Hood River will soon have a modern
playhouse. Mr. Bell, who recently pur
chased a lot on the corner of Oak and
First streets, has removed the old
buildings and will erect a two-story
brick, part of which will be made for a
theater.
A deal was closed here yesterday
afternoon whereby Captain C. P. McCan
purchased from a D. Clapp the busi
ness block at the corner of Oak and
Third streets. The consideration, it Is
understood, was $17,600.
Asylnm Paces Water Famine.
SALEM, Or., Aug. JO (Special.)
racing a water famine at the State
Asvlum for the Insane because the
water In the wells is getting low, the
State Board will meet, probably tomor
row, to arrange for a new system of
wells and to plan for a nitration plant
to cost approximately $10,000. Thes
wells will supply not only the asylum,
but aid In supplying the penitentiary
and the State Fair grounds.
KLAMATH GETS FINE HOTEL
Three-Story Hostelry, Costing $50,
000, to Be Ready Thanksgiving.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 20.
(Special.) Klamath Falls' $50,000 hotel
Is to be completed and ready for open
ing by Thanksgiving day. This Is the
announcement made by the Klamath
Development Company, the builders.
The hotel is to contain 120 rooms,
In suites and singles, and modern in
every particular. Hot water from the
mineral hot springs will be piped to
every room in the house, and a system
of Hammam baths are to be added for
the accommodation of the guests and
city. This alono is to cost $10,000.
A contract has been signed with J.
S. Brower, formerly connected with the
Palace Hotel of San Francisco, to take
charge of the hostelry when it Is ready
to open. It will be three stories high
and the brick walls are almost completed.
FACTORY
ACRES
Located in the Peninsula
factory district, where rail
and water meet on the Co
lumbia River.
This property is a short;
distance east of the Swift
holdings and is within the
six-mile circle from the cen
ter of Portland.
Watch Factory Acres ads.
this week an important an
nouncement will be made.
Factory
ores
is the only Columbia River
front property in Portland
where as small a tract as one
acre can be purchased. Fac
tory Acres gives the small
investor an opportunity to
reap a portion of the big 1
profits that are bound to
come to holders of Columbia
River frontage.
"We are offering 238 acre
I tracts at Factorv Acres for
$500 and up an acre. Easy
terms, low rate of interest
on deferred payments.
Don't, miss this splendid
opportunity to make a for
tune from a small invest
ment. Five hundred dollars
invested in Factory Acres
will give you a good start
toward financial 'independ
ence. See
MEAD & MURPHY
SALES AGENTS s
Phones: Main 1503, A 1515
Offlce 522-526 Corbett Building.
Regular automobile service.