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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1912)
0 tttt: ynT"-Trr, onrooxTAX. saturd,a.t, ArniL 1912. 12 G, C01JS0LID in OF CLUBS IS FAVORED Early Meeting May Be Called to Effect Unity of Com mercial Bodies. LEADERS SEE TASK AHEAD Elimination of Duplication of Effort and Added Benefits Put for ward as Main Reason for Important Change. determined are Portland business men to effort a consolidation of th Commercial Clob and the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of ellmlnat mc duplication of effort and securlnr added benefit for the Interests of th lty and state that It Is probable that an earlr meeting will be held to out line plans seeking this end. As tlie project receives more careful consideration the fact that It Is one reoulrlna deep thought and study as well as well-directed energy and abil ity becomes apparent. Leaders In the movement ara becinninc to realise that it will require much time and considerable valuable effort to accom plish the results desired, but they be lieve tht this time and these efTorts will be well Invested. Amonf those who are advocating either a consolidation of the two bodies or a combination of them for the pur pose of obtaining co-operation In gen eral purpose and a division of detailed work are T. B. Wilcox, president of the Tortland Flonrina; Mllla Company; Harvey Beckwlth. manager for Wells. Kir co It Co.. and for two years presi dent of the Commercial Club: W. J. Ilofmann. advertising manager of The Orrgonian and ex-secretary of the Commercial Club: F. O. Crawford, vice president of the Lumbcrmeni National Bank, and others. rsf)let raMll4atla Dlflralt. Mr. Ilofmann. however, does not be lieve that It Is possible to effect a com plete consolidation of the two bodies. He thinks that they should continue separately as at present, each exercis ing its on sphere of usefulness and each having distinct and well defined work for It to do. "Let the Commercial Club handle the exploitation work that the Chamber of Commerce now handles, aald Mr. Hof mann yesterday. -This, together with Its own exploitation work, would provide an Important field of activity. Under the head of exploitation work would rome the exhibits of Oregon resources part of which now is conducted through the Chamber. This would re quire that the Commercial Club's pub licity committee be enlarged and sub divided so that separate sets of men would have charge of various branches such as advertising, new industries, finances for publicity, excursions and some others that may be auggested. "The Chamber of Commerce then ould devote Its time to river and har bor development. trade extensions, marine and such other fields that real lv require separate and careful atten tion. A plan of this kind ought to meet with general approval by the business men. We would then be able to collect larger funds for conducting our publicity campaign and yet not re quire the Individual merchants and firms to pay as much, as they would not be assessed twice for the same purpose. I don't believe that there Is a commercial organization in the country doing as much exploitation work with the same amount of money as the Commercial Club of Portland. "This plan appeals to me more, thsn docs the suggestion to form a com plete consolidation of the two bodies, as I don't believe a consolidation can be accomplished with good results." T. ft. rt flees Favei-s. .Mr. Wilcox, who alwaya has been an advocate of consolidation. Is more earnestly In favor of It now than ever. "I first argued for It In 190." he said teriay. "and I have repeatedly ex pressed myself on the subject since. I think everyone knows how I feel on the subject. It surely ought to be done. There Is no reason why It ought not be done and every reason why It should be done. If any proper basis for consolidation can be found we should have complete consolidation." "I think It is a good thing and for the best Interests of both organiza tions." said Mr. Beckwlth. "There la no question that both the club and the Chamber work along the same lines in a good many directions. In my Incumbency as a member of the board of governors of the Commercial Club I frequently discussed the subject with mcmbers'of the club as well as with members of the Chamber of Commerce. While consolidation will vequlre much time and study I am In favor of It. We should make provision for having all uch bodiea aa the Ad Club, the Retail Merchants' Association, the Manufac turers' Association, the Credit Men's Association, the Rotary Club, the Pro resrlve Business Men's Club and others represented on our committees hut should aim to bave them continue Independent of the central body as at present. This method of organization was successful In Chicago and I be lieve It could be carried out with aim liar success here." Mr. Crawford aald that all business men of his acquaintance are In favor of the scheme. "It seems to ma It would bo wise If they could combine." he said. "The present situation causes both organlzationa to struggle for the same result. A combination would brine about greater benefits and entail less expense." KELSO'S PLANS ACCEPTED New City Hall Building It ill Col SI i.OOO; Kk-ctlon Soon. KELSO. Wash.. April S. (Special.) The plana tot Kelso's new City Hall building have been accepted by the City Council. The building will be 40 by 4 feet and will cost about IM.O00. It will be two stories In height, finished on the exterior with cement pUster. The lower floor will be occupied by the fire department. Jail. Marshal's office and firemen's clubroom. The upper floor will contain a Coun cil chamber and offices for the City Clrk. Attorney and Treasurer. April i has been set as the dste tor an elec tion to vote bonds for the new building. Kids will be called the following day. WATER MAINS ARE ISSUE Major and City Koelnr-rr Think Rnrnne IX-mand Too Great. Kecardlejs of revenue, the Water li'jird should Uy certain mains fur tiic general public good In the opinion of .Mayor Rushlight and City Engineer llurlburt. Whether the residents on thoroughfares to be hard-surfsocd are sufficient to pay per cent on the cost of Installation should make no differ ence, they believe, where It Is neces sary to open an artery of heavy traffic, such aa Corbett street. In South Tort land. fo example. Because of the fact that Corbeft street, as well as some others, would not pay the city per cent on the In stallation cost, the Water Board recent ly declined to put In the mains and sent word to the City Council to tills effect. Yesterday the street commit tee considered some of these cases, nnally referring all to the City Engi neer. "Corbett street should be paved right away, so as to mske a second chTef thoroughfare Into the city from the south." said the Mayor, "and the mains should ba laid there, I think. I shall take this up with the board at the next meeting and sec what can be done." Bids for hard-surfacing Corbett street will be opened in the Council next Wednesday and. unless the water mains are laid soon, the work 'will be delayed. COAST CITIES JOIN- IN FESTIVAL PLAN Representatives Band Togeth er, Forget Past Differences,, and Work for Good of All. SAN FRANCISCO TO BE HUB ELKS PREPARE FOR TRIP SPECIAL TRAIN W ILL GO TO EC GENE ON MONDAY. Dig Crowd Will Attend Dedication of New Home Elaborate Prep arations Are Made. Next to the big convention In Port land next July tbe event In the annals of Elkdom that Is attracting most notice right now is the dedication of the new home of the Eugene lodge next Monday which will be attended by a speclal'tralnload of Portland Elks as well aa by hundreds of members In various other parts of the "Northwest. The Eugene herd has prepared elab orately for the entertainment of Its visiting brethren. They have been preparing many weeka for this oc casion and are ready to dispense char acteristic Eugene hospitality to all their guests. Their new temple lies been pronounced the exemplification of the last word In lodge building con struction, aa It embodies features of artistic beauty, substantial excellence comfort and convenience. It waa built after plana drawn by K. E. McClaren. a member of the Portland lodge. Festtvltlea attending the dedicatory exercises really will begin Monday afternoon and will consist of music and an Informal reception to visiting Elks as well as to the citizens of Eugene generally. The Portland train will leave here at 2 o'clock and will ar rive at Eugene at about t:Z0 P. M. It Is probable that fully 100 mem bers will make, the trip. The Portland train also will accommodate ten mem bers of the lodge at The miles headed by Claud S. Knight, secretary, as well as iO Oregon City Elks. Three or four special cars will carry the Salem crowd, while Albany will be heavily repre sented. John M. Gearln will deliver the prin cipal address at th formal ceremonies at 8 o'clock Monday evening. K. K. Kubll, chairman of the 113 conven tion commission, mill present the Eugene lodge with a substantial gift on behalf of Portland lodge. George M. Ilyland will give the principal ad dress for the visitors In response, to the welcoming speeches of the Eugene Elks. Astoria and Vancouver. Wash, each will send a large party Including some of oratorical ability. Roseburg. Medford and Ashland probably will combine to fill a apecial train that will represent the Southern Oregon cities The occasion Incidentally will be made a means of exploiting the grand lodge convention in Portland In July and various members of the Portland lodge will tell their brethren of other cities what is being done to entertain them. Frank Hennessy is going along to sing some new Elk songs. The Eugene members expect to serve notice that they will Invite every Elk who comes to Portland to visit them in their new home and to partake of their hospitality. All Portland Elks yesterday received unique Invitations from the committee In charge of the Eugene trip. They wero printed on the Inside of an ordi nary stamped newspaper wrapper with the address In the usual place. This was the first time In the history of the Portland Postofflce that newspaper wrappers had been used for this pur pose but Charles B. Kolloway, su perintendent of malls, ruled that it was permissible. Harvey O' Bryan, chairman of the Eugene committee, or iginated the Idea. Other members of the committee are: George P. Henry. W. M. Davis, H. Touts and H. O. Allen. Among those who will be In the party are: Dr. C. W. Cornelius. John B. Coffey. Harry C. McAllister. A. B. Manlev. Charles Lohmlre. Mayor Strelb. of Mllwaukie; E. J. Farrell. Slg Werthelmer. Walter Gadsby. Gus C. Moscr. Ralph K. Moody. C. C. Bradley and Dr. T. L. Perkins. MANY ARE TREATED GRATIS Free Dipensarjr Aids ItSl Persons During Year. The Portland Free Dispensary, a de partment of the People's Institute, lo cated at Fourth and Burnside streets, gave 4SI3 treatmenta last year, accord ing to the annual report, aubmitted to the directors at the annual meeting held recently. In the auriaery clinic 2551 treatments were given, 1070 In the medical clinic, U In the eye. ear and throat clinic, and ICS In the skin specialist clinic Patients to the number of 1931 were treated, of which S93 were women and SuS children. The dispensary la co-operating with the medical department of the Univer sity of Oregon and with the Visiting Nurse Association, the physicians be ing furnished by the university. The tuberculosis division of the dispensary is under the auspices of the Visiting Nurse Association, and Is supported by their fund, accumulated for tbe tuber culosis work during the annual stamp campaign. A branch has been opened In Alblna. and through this branch the dispensary has been co-operating with the deacon esses of the Methodist Church. Laundry Sues Bridge Firm. Declaring that the Pacific Bridge Company, while making a rill on Sec ond street, between Arthur and Sheri dan streets, dumped 'dirt ao carelessly that the building occupied by the Pa cific Laundry Company was so badly damaged that It ts on the point of col lspe. suit was brought to coHect 1. 000 damsges from the bridge company and the cltv. It Is alleged In the com plaint that the heavy pressure of dirt caused the foundations of the building to give way and for that reason the laundry has had to move. The company asks 1.00 for damages to the bulld ins. I1S00 for costs of moving mschln cry'and liOOO for loss of business. TO (TltE A COLD TS ONE DAT Tsks LAXATIVE BROMO Qalnlns Tablets, pruf is rerun" money If it falls " cur E. W. Gros signature 1 ea sack So. Ill Thirty CarnMals and Fetes. Distrib uted From Vancouver, B. C, to San Diego, California, to Re- eelve Kartell si ve Advertising. President Hoyt and General Manager Hutchin. of the Rose Festival, returned lion-.e yesterday afternoon from .an Francisco, where tney played a leading part in the permanent organization of le new Festivals Association of the l'aclflc Coast, an Idea suggested origin ally by Mr. Hutchin. The congress wss held under the aus pices of the Panama-Pacific Interna tional Exposition, which Is to form tii "hub" cround which the entire cycle of ;S or 30 local fetes and carnivals will swing, and It was the unanimous opin ion of the SO or more delegates who at tended the meeting that it was one of hnontlriar move- I menta ever undertaken. Delegates vrfrm . -. . fc. , CnHAt present rrom every cm Hope from Vancouver. B. C. to San Diego, where annual festivals and tour naments are held. Far-sway Honolulu and Its Midwinter Tournament of Roses also was represented at the meeting. Plasi Approved by AH. The movement reached a magnitude at the very first meeting that far ex ceeded our wildest expectations." said Mr. Hoyt last night. "We rather hoped that the Idea would gain enough ground so that the principal festivals In California and the Pacific Northwest would get together and accomplish something this year, but with the most enthusiastic support which was ac corded the plan from the Panama-Pacific Exposition officials and the dele gates from all over the Coast, the plan will reach momentous proportions in a very short time. "The Festivals Association is almost revolutionary In Its character, for the reason that where all cities which have held carnivals or annual entertain ments heretofore have worked Inde pendently and selfishly, the new scheme will bring them all Into one harmonious body and each will help the other In making the affiliated events pronounced successes. President Moore Active. "President C. C. Moore, of the Exposi tion Commission, has taken hold of the plan with characteristic vim and op timism, and within 24 hours after we had held the first meeting the publicity department of the big fair had already Issued circulars and other forms of lit erature advertising all the different festivals embraced In the association, and thla work will be kept up system atically from now on." A second meeting will be held at San Francisco on April 18. when the executive committee, consisting of 6ne representative from each of the subsid iary organisations, will formulate a campaign of united exploitation and publicity, president Hutchin, of the association, will name his appointments on this committee within a few days and will Issue a formal call for a meet ing. ... "I am confident that the association will accept our Invitation to hold an other general meeting here at Portland during our coming Rose Festival next June." said Mr. Hutchin.' "Leadlnsj Panama-Pacific Exposition officials will be here. They have already promised to come, and It is highly probable that a special train with low excursion rtes will be needed for the California rep resentatives and visitors to the Festi val. Scheme Liberally Advertised. "Never in my life have I witnessed such unanimous approbation of a scheme of this chsracter. And nobody can begin to estimate the immense amount of unpurchasable advertising this association will mean for the Rose Festival and the kindred fetes and car nivals held in Pacific Coast cities. "Before we left San Francisco it waa announced that Brisbane Walker, who has been chosen director of publicity for the San Francisco exposition, will begin at once the preparation of a cost ly and voluminous booklet exploiting each and every one of these festivals. It will be a part of the publicity cam paign of the big fair, and at the same time will be of Invaluable help to all the other annual celebrations treated In the book. "This Is the first time in history when all the enterprising cities on the Coast will have burled local and selfish inter ests and banded together for the com mon good of all. If nothing else, the associstlon has resulted In engendering the finest feeling of harmony and earn est spirit of co-operation that ever ex isted among rival communities in the West." ASSOCIATIONHEAD FINED President of "Get-Rlch-Quick" Con cern I Halted. For running what tha city license de partment terms a "get-rlch-qulck" con cern without obtaining a license. W. H. Tripp, president of the Mercantile Advisory Association, wss fined JR0 in Municipal Court yesterday, and will be arrested aa often as he attempts to operate the company In the future. Li cense Inspector McEachern testified that the scheme waa the same for which one man was sent to the peni tentiary, some yeara ago. Tripp, formerly a salesman for "raffle" schemes, asserted the company was "semi-eleemosynary" and a co-operative association for the purpose of lending money to Its members, giving them legal aid and finding them posi tions. It has offices in the Gerllnger building snd has been In operation three weeks. McEachern said that the company exacted fees far above those allowed to be charged by licensed agencies, and could not receive a license If it applied for one. The membership Is about 140. but Tripp could cite but a few rases in m-hlch assistance had been rendered. The legal aid contemplated "by the or. ganlxatlon. was to be furtiished by At torney Daw-ley. who appeared for the defense yesterday: SEAL SALESN0T ENOUGH Visiting Xurse Association Will Have to Take T"p Subscriptions. That the funds realized from the sale of Red Cross seals will not be sufficient to carry on the work of the Visiting Nurse Asoocistlon through the coming year wss the announcement made by Mrs. Jane B. Lsmson, secretary, in her report read at the annual meeting held Wednesday, April 3. It is the opinion of officers and members that subscrip tions and additional memberships will have to be solicited to care for the tubercular patients. The fund available amounts to about 13000. In the past yesr Sl patients have been cared for. Of this number 333 v.-ere tubercular. Visits to patients ag gregated S039. Of these S06S were tu bercular. Milk to the amount of 6090 nuarta and eggs to the number of 1124 doren were dispensed to patients dur ing the year. Patients were also main tained at two sanatortums. Four nurses are now employed by the association. One of these acts as superintendent, two have charge of tu bercular cases, and the fourth all other cases. A nurse is In cfisrge of the tu bercular clinic twice esch week at the free dispensary. In the past two months the association has also em ployed a working housekeeper whose duty it Is to assist the nurses in the care of afflicted families by preparing proper food for the sick and Improv ing the condition of their homes. In January the association cared for more patients than in any other month since its organisation in 1902. RIBALD SOCKS APPEAR LINCOLN HIGH STUDENTS WEAK VARIEGATED HOSIERY. Two Hundred Boys Celebrate Annual Event and Attain Weird and 'Startling Results. The sound of the boisterous sock was heard In the halls of Lincoln High High School yesterdsy when 200 boys appeared with their nether limbs cased In the most brlllisnt and unusual col ors In hosiery that they had been able to secure by long and careful search through all the stores In the city where socks are on rale. Thus was "Loud Sock day." the date of the opening of the baseball season for the school, ob served In greater chromatic splendor than at any other time since the cus tom wss inaugurated a few years ago by George Olsen. who has since be come a student at Hill Military Acad emy. Mere exuberance of color did not suffice alone. It must be distributed In the most astounding combinations possible, 'and so successful were the majority of the boy In achieving this result that in the assembly of gor geously clad calves, th few that were decked out only in solid colors, which at any other time might have loomed like the proverbial bar of soap In a coal hod. now appeared quiet and In significant. Stars and diamonds and serpents and- polka dots and whirligigs done in riotous colors upon equally riotous backgrounds dazzled the eye. No pair of socks were matched, but the effort was- to produce as loud as pos sible a crash between the kaleidoscopic casing of the right calf In opposition to the left. That no whit of their glory might be hidden, the boys rolled up their trousers sufficiently to give the whole color scheme ample exposition, and many a stalwart ankle was decorated with a lurid bow of ribbon by way of setting; off the general ensemble of color. Loud-sock day Is not an institution entirety peculiar to the Lincoln High School. Similar symptoms appear at different times In the other high schools of the city, and, while laugh producing, are not necessarily danger ous. Consequently loud sock days have not met with disapproval or opposition from - the authorities since they come only seml-occaslon&lly. From the success of their observance yesterday, however, the boys of Lin coln High School declared themselves of the opinion that any other school would have to "go aome" If it Is to hold a loud-sock day that will surpass theirs in Its "more - than - Oriental splendor." v COLLEGE JUNKET BOOSTED Eighteen Hundred Invited to Mate Trip to Corvallls. More than IS00 letters were sent out from the Commercial Club yesterday to Its members and to members of all tbe commercial clubs represented In the Oregon Development League, the Cen tral Oregon Development League and the Tri-County Development League, requesting them to lend their assist ance to assure a large membership from all parts of the state In the busi ness men's excursion to the Oregon Agricultural College April 25-26. . Complete outlines of the programme for the entertainment of the excursion party by the students and authorities of the Agricultural College were re ceived atthe Commercial Club yester day, and arrangements will be made as soon as possible with the commer cial organizations of McMlnnville and Dallas, concerning the entertainment of the excursion party in those cities on April 25, en route for Corvallls. M. J. DUGANIS MISSING Employe at Y. M. C. A. Disappears and Wife Is Worried. M. J. Dugan, of S107 Sixty-second avenue Southeast, formerly employed In the locker-room at the Portland V. M. C. A., disappeared last Wednesday morning, and has not been seen or heard of since. He came to Portland to draw 150 from tha bank, and was to return and assist his wife In packing the household goods, aa they Intend ed to move to the Bremerton Navy Yards, at Seattle. Mrs. Dugan Is heart broken, as she says she and her hus band were on the best of terms, and that he had no cause for leaving. She Is at a loss to explain hia disappear ance, unless he has been waylaid. He was SO years old, feet 3 inches tall, of dark complexion, blue eyes, wore dark blue coat and vest, tan shirt, soft collar, no tie. black stiff hat. "Voe man" pin. and also Christian Endeavor pin in the lapel of his coat. The po lice have been notified. COMMITTEE DELAYS ACTION Street Railway Permit to Come Up Later. Instead of revoking the permit of the Mount Hood Railway Power Com pany to operate cars for 10 blocks on Villa avenue aa a means of reaching the city, the street committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon de laved action. Councilman Burgard said that the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company will ask for a per mit to operate the cars, and Council man Schmeer, In whose ward the track lies, said that tha people In the vicin ity affected wish the permit continued. Councilman Joy introduced a resolu tion to revoke the permit in question, but he did not insist upon its adoption, saying that he was willing to await the application of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company for a permit there. The latter company re cently took over the Mount Hood Com-panv : : : ! They Are Looking in Our Window. Come and See It. i mmmm wen ! iiiinil i I ms a ' mm i -i . . ....; M . r if t i " ' ' v. S t . - : i j f . - .." , ' "t ent ' -.' '; - . '-- it I . ' o y Order Your Easter r lowers Today.. No Advance in Prices . . w-. . a V Y i 1 - -rnTT TT ST 1. T f Opposite 1'ortiana iiotei 1 Ul Or,lJl ri-fWlVJLf KJ. 325 Morrison street Phones-Main 5102, A 1102 OPEN SUNDAY BUGLER IS DROWNED Albert N. Bannister, Oregon Naval Militia, Meets Death. SWELLS OVERTURN CANOE Youth, Leaving . Cruiser Boston. Is Thrown Into 'Water He Swims for Few Strokes and Then, Crying for Help, Sinks. Albert N. Bannister, busier of the Orecon Naval Militia. In which organi sation he enlisted six months ago was drowned shortly before 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon through having f.-llen from a canoe. In which he had left the cruiser Boston a few minutes before. He Is the first member of the state naval organization to meet death. Bannister and M. C. Pewther, also of the militia, had been in the canoe previously, but the latter boarded the Boston and Bannister started down stream. Swells from the steamer Cas cade caught the canoe as he was stand ins? in it and he lost his balance. He could swim and was seen to make head way a short distance and then cried for help, but he could not be reached. Men on the steamer Georgia B'irton recovered the body almost immediate ly, as harbor patrol launch, with Hugh Brady, the municipal grappler. was on the scene in eight minutes. Brady took the body in charge and delivered It to the Coroner. No Inquest will be held. Bannister resided at 618 Mississippi avenue, but his mother lives at Port Orchard, Wash., and is said to be vis itine; at Centralis, from where she in tended cominsr to Portland to spend a short time with her son. Since Bannis ter Joined the militia he . has been amonsr the most active members and was soon appointed bugler. Pnrins his spare time he was aboard the cruiser and evinced a deep interest in the ves sel and her equipment, always volun teering to do odd Jobs In the way of polishing brass work and assisting to clean ship. Many of his comrades learned of his death on reporting for the regular drill last evening and It was unanimously voted to extend to the deceased every mark of respect and a military funeral will be held unless the wishes of rela tives make it impracticable. Lieuten ant Bloombcrsr. executive officer of the Boston, said last night that the dead youth, who was 20 years of age. was one of the most loyal of the crew. The Holiday of Flowers We offer for the inspection ot the flower-loving people of Portland a Grand Easter Display of . Flowering and Ornamental Plants The assortment and variety we are showing this week is larger and finer than ever before and includes many NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES of exclusive designs. Nothing can be more appropriate for Easter Gifts than our fine flowering plants, artis tically arranged in our handsome hampers, baskets or jardinieres. CHOICE CUT FLOWERS of our usual high grade will be very popular lor Eastertide, including as it does this week many Spring Flowers which sve procurable at no other time, of vear. PRICES JUSTLY MODERATE FREE CITY DELIVERY ordering for Easter is an advantage. f I 11 Early selecting and CLARKE BROS, FLORISTS 287 MORRISON ST., BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH BRANCH STORE 326 Washington Street, Between 6th and 7th Victor-Victo O SI rtcv. J. Scott Resigns. Because, as he expressed it. some of the members of his congregation com plained that ho "didn't furnish enough soul food." Rev. J. Scott, pastor of the local Danish Luthern Church, 640 Union avenue North, has been asked to resign. "What they need," said Mr. Scott, "is a good spanking like naughty children." v The Pure Product of Nature's Springs. You will feel better and do better f orusing lWa.Urfca VJa&es NATURAL LAXATIVE Glass on Arising for CONSTIPATION I r for this genuine Victor-Victrola There's no reason why you should hesitate another moment in placing this greatest of all musical instruments in your home. The price is easily within reach. The instru ment is a perpetual joy. Come in and hear it and you won t want to do without one. Other styles of the Victor-Victrola $15 to $200. Victors $10 to $100. 1 erms to suit. Store Open Tonight Sherman Jpay& Co. Morrison at Sixth n Ml