THE MORNING- OKEGOSIAN, SATURDAY, MAT 11, 1912.
EARLY SERVICE DUE
As conwqurnre the Melville boa Ms
the heaviest clans of any vessel on the
EXCEEDS YEAR AGO
river ani they have ben valuable
when she encountered dirty weather on
the lower harbor.
DETAILLE GETS HIGH RATE
North Beach Run Will Start
June 1 With "Hassalo."
Trade Movement Is on Larger
But Option on I.oading Horlic Is
Somewhat Stiffer.
Regarding the charter of the French
bark Kdouard Pctaille, to load new
crop wheat here, the fixture having
been reported a few dys ago. the rate
was 3S shillings or I7s 6d for barley.
The French ship lloche was engaged
shortly before the Detallle at tr Gd
higher for the option of Portland load
ing. -
The Puquesne and I.'Hermlte. which
are in the river, the former ready for
au-a and the f.'Hermlte not having com
pleted her cargo, were taken at 31a
Sd. but were chartered some time aco.
As to conditions governing the forth
coming wheat crop exporters say that
Scale.
VESSEL IS OVERHAULED
RECORD BUSINESS IN IRON
Ilarrlinaa ritvf to Benin Trip
1uy tug by Railroad Continues
Month Ahead of I'snat Season
Vrl Bring Pnt In
Shape for hummer.
IlenTj Footwear Shows Ir
!rovcnieiit and Hide and
Icathcr Are Advancing.
18
Dana leinc formulated by the liar
rlman system will a-lo North Beac
habitues service between Portland an
Mr!r June I. a montii earlier th
usual. tha steamer Ilassalo, pride
that fleet now. belna- assigned for th
flavllsht run and at the travel In
rrrswa she will Rlva way to the steam
rr T. J. Potter.
The latest ronrernlna- the Ilassalo.
whlrh has been overhauled and ren
nriiri at a cost approximating 130,00,
Is that she will make her Initial trip
of the season Tuesday evenliia-. rellev
In the steamer Harvest Queen, which
la to be overhauled and placed In the
best of rendition for the Summe
service. The latter will be recommls-
slnned June I.
O.-W. II. X. officials deny th
there Is a better appearing- steamer on
river todav than the Ilassalo. for
while her lines have not been altered
as to the hull or house, she has been
repainted In white, with the. red water
line a-ne over and all exterior parts
stvrn a fresh coat that makca her look
as If new. The major portion of the
money expended was alloted to Interior
effects. The cabins, saloon and state-
rwtms have been a-lven attention, state
room accommodations vastly Improved
and ail carpets replaced, as well as dra
peries, and there la practically nothing
left of her former furnishings.
Because of the festivities durlnc
Klk" week It Is not thought the travel
durlnc the first part of July will be
as heavy as usual and the O.-W. R
N. will place what steamers are
available at the disposal of the Klks.
It has been learned that the steamer
Rose City rould not be chartered by
the Elka for special excursions down
the river, the San Kranclsro A Portland
fleet offcials havlnat held that It was
impossible to release the vessel for
that period without the schedule being
ssdly Interfered with. She will no
doubt carry a heavy pa.-senper list to
the convention and outward with those
retumlnc south.
(IRlOliD REEF TO BE MARKED
Tuln Kot-ks AMU Be EUbaihcI
During Promt Month.
I'oncerninjr the establishment of an
aid to navigation st Urford Iteef the
following notice has been Issued from
the office of, Henry I Heck. Inspector
of the Seventeenth Lighthouse district.
also a llsrht to be established In the
north as follows:
K-iro4Sf Orford Rrf TU and whlstMnff
buti) . '1 OR. to be riuh. ih4 nnuul SJuy
1.V mil. ppriTimat-!y UT'l !- r
true ( W. W. 3.1 W. niif.l, from Kox
K-k. In 44 fathoms of l-r. It a III be
i-onkal. pyramidal, skeleton superstructure
atrrl will show an oct-uHtits Mt IlKhu
M bout C4aJIpowrrt thus: Llsbt. 6 so-
vnOs: .rupee. 5 e.-nnn
thaahlncton eoulft Twin Rocks llsht. to
Ha established about May IHl. on
In pa betwean i"harl-a laiaml and lpes
lulaatl. a flue.1 white llsht. about 44 caodie
power, shown from a nsht-anslod arm oa
a 4-inch Iron pipe set In a sh-S-i la a con
rrtt foundation en th ledse. at a heijrht
of IO feet imt the water. Structure a III
o painted white, t'harles Is'artd. left tn
xnt. decree true ( E. ll-lrt S. mac ):
I'herlea li'nl. rlsht tansent. Ii drfri
l rt- ts. l.-.-ia E. maf.l; bona Is:nu. nrM
lansent. SiH decrees tru I S. W. S W.
m.tf . Vnattlonr latitude 44 decrees 3o mm
ut'a ."-o scoa1a N. ; longitude. 1.2 aara
J.1 minutes W.
VALLEY TOWNS TO GET SERVICE
Ix-n Xcw Strainer OraJiatnona Is
rlnl.-hcd. River Points Benefited.
A LB A. NT. Or.. May 10. Special.)
With the completion on August 15 of
the new steamer Urahamona. of the
itreaon City Transportation Company,
now under construction at Portland.
Albany. Corvallis and other upper
river points again will be given daily
boat service to Portland.
The new steamer la being built espe
cially for upper river traffic and will
be put on the run this Fall In addi
tion to the Pomona.
The Qrahamona will be ITS feet long,
will draw 1 inches of water and have
a spcrj of IS knots. Three or four col
lapsible locks probably will be In
stalled between Albany and Salem,
giving a five-foot water stage all
Summer and Insuring upper Willam
ette cities an all-year boat service.
A dally steamer service between this
My and Portland would lessen the
freight rate at least SI per ton. with
the opening of free locks at Oregon
City.
AlXxWORTII DOCK WHITENED
Harrtman Line to Beautify in Ad
va me of Summer Potivitlc.
Fnterlng Into the spirit of the Hose
stlval and Elks' convention enthusi
asm, the San Francisco Portlund
steamship Company has ordered that
Atnsworth dork be whitewashed. Ordi
narily a whitewash job is not much of
an undertaking, but aa Alnsworth dock
rovers several hundred feet of water
frontage, it means that the work will
require considerable time and material.
J W. Ransom, general agent for the
fleet, has entered into a contract with
M. W Bartlett for the whitewashing
and the start Is to be made Monday.
Other docks on the front, the exterior
of which have not been hldtlen for many
moons with such an attractive finish,
are being whitewashed, and It Is ex
pected that most owners will follow
suit In the general cleaning scheme.
Hesldes there are decorations to be
hung In the way of bunting and flags,
and some electrical effects will be
shown.
STEAMER ivtxlljgilncb.
Name.
Wear
Ttreakwatar. .
Kalcoa
Northland. ..
Roanoke. .. . .
Pom city...
Alllanre.
ta Arrive.
From.
. San Padre. .
. .Coos ltay. . .
fiats.
, In port
May
San Fraaelaea May
l.oe Angeles. . May
. . an Dl-co. .
. fun Tedro. .
Eureka. . .
fua H. Elmore. Tillamook..
Mar
May
..May
May
Heaver San I'edro.... May
Geo. W Elder.
Isthmlaa. .
San Dieco.
halloa Crus.
May
June
II
11
11
12
12
13
14
17
20
11
Scheduled ta Depart.
Ntrae. For. Data.
Harvard S F. L. A.. . May It
Bear Han Pedro. ... May 12
Tale S. F for L A. Mar 13
.Falcon Fan Francisco May 13
Breakwater. ...Coos Pay May 13
Northland Pan Pedro... May 14
Sua 11. Elmara. Tillamook.... May 15
ftoanoka Fan Itleco. . . . May 1A
Alliance K-jreka May 1.1
Rosa City an Pedro. .. . May 17
Beaver P.1D Pedro. ... May 12
Oeo. W. Elder. .Fen Dl-o ... May J'J
Isthmlaa .SallnaCrus...June 13
the outlook Is of the most Dromlftinir
ana that the crop will exceed that of
lat year, which was conservatively
estimated at 50.ooo.oos bushels. There
is no general disposition to pay hijeh
freights for s;rata carriers this early
and charterers are hopeful that there
ill be additional tonnaa available
for the first half of the year to hold
rates down.
TlilKIl MATE TESTS OX .MAY 23
Government to I fold Examination to
Ol'tuln Seaman.
The United .States Civil Service Com
mission announces that a noneduca
tlorual examination will be held May 15.
to secure ellslbles from which selec
tion may be made to fill vacancy in
the position of third mate at a salary
of f$o per month, on the United States
dredge Chinook, at Astoria.
The iks limit is 20 yearn or more
and an unlimited ocean Ilrensn is re-
qulreil. Applicants should apply at
onre to the secretary. Eleventh Civil
Service District, -Seattle, Wash., for ap
plication blank and full Information.
Weir I-ilner Quit Service.
In the latest list of vessel movements
ssued by the Waterhouse line but one
of the first steamers chartered from
Andrew Weir & Co. Is yet shown in tho
fleet. the steamer Luceric. which
reached Yokohama. May 2, from lort
and and Futret Sound and after dellver-
nit her rarso at the usual ports m ill sro
nto other trades. At least no Informa
tion has been received that she will
return.
The Orterlc, Kumerle and Suverlc
have all deserted the Waterhouse fleet
and the one carrier remaining of the
Weir flaa Is the Oceano. It Is under
stood that she la to steam on but one
voyaaje across the Taciflc from Iujret
Sound. The Hercules, which la work-
or cor sro here, has not been rechar
ered and she will make only one more
voyaae to Portland unless fixed a sain.
The Clan Maclver may return, but the
Lord Ierby, which Is due in the north
next week from Java and will load
also at Portland for the usual Far
Eastern ports, will make one voyage.
The RyicJa. which sailed May 1, from
Yokohama, will continue, at least until
her enfcaitement ends, and It Is said
hat the Waterhouse service will be
maintained with smaller ships than
hose that have been operated from
he Wclr fleet.
nkw tork. Mr 10 r. a. Pun c-vs.
weekly review of trado tomorrow will My
i he movement or trade continues on
larser vrale than .nut enr and the curren
Piatl'tic. by htch bualncM activity I
measured, are still favorable. The rain
have Interfered with wholepale md ret at
distribution and thin reduced anmewhat th
movinent of dry "da, th market, how
ev er, rt-mHlnlnr on the whole, at runs.
The beit reports come from Iron and steel,
the production of which continues lars
the dally rate durlnc the month of April
ranching a point in excetts of the preceding
hicrt total.
Continued heavy buying by the railroads
Is noted snd prices of steel are making
Southern foundry Irqn ihow Increased
vtrena-th. The larser producers of te
billets are filled up and. though some ma
terlal Is on the market, the supply la now
not more than equal to the demand.
Dry goods manufacturers are Inclined to
take a more conservative view of the pos
sible strength of values to reach still Idghcs
levels.
Footwear shoa Improvement. All kinds
of leather are strong and follow Ins some
aortal slxed trading in sole, tanners are now
asking another advance and are holding
scoured oak backs at 40 cents and union
backs at 37. tannery run.
Hides continue to show the strength that
has characterised them for some time.
IN It $T KI A tt INITIATION
IS
OOI
Ilts-
M.
.Movements of Vessels.
PORTtANI. May 1 Arrived- Steamer
Ormywood. from ao Francisco; steamer
Daisy Freeman, from San Francisco. Hailed
L nited states Army transport Sherman,
fur Manila rta Honolulu: French ship Pu-
uesne. for ygfnitown or Falmouth lor
orders: steamsr Shoshone, for Ravmond.
Astoria. May Is. Condition at the mouth
of the liver at & P. M.. smooth: wind,
north w est. 21 miles ; west her. c lea r. A r-
rtvj at i A. M. Steamer t'atanla. from
ort San I-Ui. Arrived at . ;3 and left
p at 1S:1 A. M. steamer iaisy Free
man, from ban Francisco. i-aiieJ at A.
Steamer Asuncion, for San Francisco.
rrlved at and left op at last nicht
learner timy wood, from San Franrlscu. "
San KranciSs-A, May 19. Arrived at 4 A.
Schooner Virginia, from Columbia Ulver.
Sailed at 1:29 V. M. Strainer J.amke. for
Portland.
San Pedro. Mr f. Arrlveti Steamer Uen
eral Hubbard, from Columbia River.
Port Natal, May I ArrK.-d British bark
British Yeoman, from Columbia Wvcf via
fan Francisco.
Aberdeen. May 9. Arrived Steamer To-
semtte. from I'ortiana.
yn Franeisc. May 1". A rrivei steam
ers Grace Dollar, from Coos Bay : Inverts
rom t.ua-aqutl: Ity of Puebia. from Ic-
oria: Nann Smith, from Coos Bay; Oleum.
from Tacoma; schooners Virginia, from Co
umHt River: Melrose, from Sauna tui
Sailed Steamers Korea, for Honxkong: Roes
Ity. Roanoke, for Portland; k.Hxabth. for
Itandon; schooner Omega, for Coos Bay.
Labor la Scarce In Many Producing
tricts.
NEW YORK. May 10. Bradstreefa to
morrow . ill sa v :
Trade reports portray the existence of lr
reirnlar conditions and business, on the
whole. In all urobahility h- tended to de
crease. Relatively best rtiurni come from
the South weft, where sunshine has aided
mont branches of trade and u here improve
ment of Winter wheat has tended to buoy
sentiment. The season hns been unusually
quiet for most retail lines In the West.
Wholesale dlers are finding themselves In
a position where they are compelled to wait
on ex..anl'M. of retail trade to furnish them
with re-ordr rs.
Th- Industrial situation arrears Improveo
and there Is lca talk of strikes. thotiEh dis
turbances have been encoutitrred in t"ie an
thracite coal fields. linldentiilly employ
ment Is more general, the Iron and steel
ndustry I operating more freely, a scarcity
of help Is a factor lu the Connollavine
coke production region and blast furnaces
complain of a growing dearth of common
laborers. Though pig Iron Is less active,
firmer prices prevail for semi-finished stevl
uid heavy orders for rails are penuinit-
Busincss .fal-ures in the t nitn ciaiea ioi
the week ending May W were !.. axainsi
J4 last week, i'l.i In the like twn or
Pi In iiltw'J'J4 Irt 1.HH and 2S1 in 11WS.
Iluslness Tatlures In Canada for the week
number wuicn compare
week and 21 In the like week of lust year.
UKs.ai i u 1 inline flour, exuorts from tha
Vnlted States and Canada for the week end
ing May asuregatwd 3.i4.aiVA ntiaiiein.
asalnst 3.1.4.1.1 la bushels last weea ana
U,-i:;.Ki this week last year.
Corn exports for the week are 11.K18
bushels, against iie(5H5 last week and Gotf,-7-
in IP 11-
Bank Clearings.
NKW YORK, May 10. Bradst reefs bank
clearings report for thu week endin May l
shows an nxreirate $l.t.467.blt.tS-, as
asnliiMt SU.HTT.;;; l.ooo last we'k and S2,lil.-
New York
Chituao
Hon ton
l'hiiadlphla ......
si. L,ouis
K annus City ......
Htttsburx
San Francisco
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Nw orleane ......
Cleveland .........
Detroit
Atifieles
Omaha
Milwaukee
luisvllle
Atlanta ..
Portland. Or
St at tie
St. i'AUl ..........
Buffalo
Denver ...
Indianapolis
providence -
Richmond
Washlnstoii.- D- C.
Memphis
St. Jottxh ........
Salt l.ake CHjf
Fort Worth
Albany
Colunujus
Savannah
Tol-do
Nah Mle ...... ..
Hartford
r-pokane. Wash. ...
Taioma.
Duinth
taklsnd. Cul.
San lif o, Cal. .. .
Sacramento, Cal. ..
HI'-na
sfn-kton. Cat
Hoie, Idnho
i aden. t'lah
otr..n
UaUeston
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Cocoa WMI B'11 s
W Contain. T 25c
M The Premier of all Cocoa Preparations Mh
ujLM "The Standard Drink f the West" Kiiil
letln will say of the wool market tomorrow:
A moderate volume of business haa been
done In the Boston wool market this week.
Territory wools are unchanged in price, a
fair proportion of those wools being among
the tranMfer of the week. Including staple
atid clothing wools.
A fair amount of fine and fine medium
scoured wools Is also reported sold and a
small quantity of odds and ends of fleece
lock at indifferent prices.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, May 10. Standard Copper.
tiiet; spot. 13.4t4j l,".70c; May, 3 5.40
r.rt2c; June. l.Y4or l.Vtoe; July. lo.oOtf
j. oc; Augurt, aepwrnoer. j..nj ....
London, dull: spot, 70 1.1s Id. Futures, 71
Od. Cuatom-houso returns show exports.
tons so far this month. Lake Copper,
tifclfiVic; electrolytic, 16 10c; casting.
r, u fa lic.
Tin. quiet; spot. 4. 10 4..Oc; May ana
nne, 4ao.ti 4.5in?: July, 4..rosi 4.2.ic; Aa-
ust. 4.".. 1 2 u U 4o.fl2 He ; September. 44.S0 &
r0c:. October. 44 r.0-3-4r. no. London, dull;
pot. 211 .'a; futures, 200 los. Local sales
tons spot at 4 -.'C.
Lead easy, 4.10-4.20c New York; 4.00
.07'iC Eafct St. I -on Is. London. 10 10s.
Spelter, quiet, .7S1T 6.8."ic New York; B.B0
47 East St. Louis. London, quiet, 20
is.
Antimony, quiet; Cooksons, s.OOe,
Iron, Meveland warrants, 54s In London.
Locally Iron was steady. No. 1 foundry
orthcra. $l.i.254ri5.7&: No. -'. iioOOts
5.T0; No. 1 Southern and do. soft, slo.2oj?
3.1 o.
GRAFT WILL PLY
STEAMER COIU3IBIA IS BUILT
FOK COAST TRADE.
t'offr. and Snirar.
NEW YORK. May 1. Coffee futures
rioted steady at a net aavanre or from iz
to !." points- Sales bs.ioo Dates, including
cnnsldersbte swltc-hlnc from near to 11s
tnnt months, particularly from September
March. May. 13.4c: June 13.Mc; juiy,
3.3r: Aurust. 13.7'.'c; September, 13.S
Oetnher. 13. Sic: November. 13t80o; Uecem
ber. Januarv and February, 13.79c: March
nri Anrll. 13.80c.
foffee Soot steady. Klo o. i. n--,c
Santos No. 4. ISc. Mild quiet. Cordova. lt
IKSa nominal.
BiitiT Raw steady. Muscovnno. s lesi,
S.asc: centrlfuaal. s test. S.SSc: molasses
sugar. teal, 1.23c. Refined quiet.
Iirled Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. May 10. Kvaporated apples
unchanxed; fancy are quoted at loiuvtc;
ehoiee HU.iHr: Olice. 7 V l SC.
I'runea continue firm and offerlnns from
the Coast show advancing tendency. In tha
mnt market auotatlona ranee from
to c for California fruit up to 30-40S and
frnm T to flw for Oreaons.
Feackes are reported In icood Jobbinir da-
mud. Choice are quoted at 8 ex
tra choice, WjlOtec; fancy, lOllc.
aral Store..
SAVANNAH. Ga., May 10. Turpentine,
firm. 4tlj 4IVc: sales. l..2i: receipts. 761;
shipments. 6H!; stm-ks. 18.700.
Ro.ln Firm: aalee. 160": receipts. 2300;
.hinments. 17HO: stock 01. .too. Quote: B,
tn in .l I.,: D. I:!i: K. H.0; F. 7.02Vi
a. $7.of.'rt7.i7V: H. 7.07v, 7.10; K.
J7.12V-. M. N. WO and WW. $
.13.
New York Col I on Markrt.
Yon K. May 10. Cotton
: A.
3 P.
Tide, at Astoria Pat onlay.
lllah. lw.
M....SI Tet'I:3a A. M....3
U 7 S feel J 2 P. i
feet
1.1 feet
MELVILLE'S WINDOWS SWXLL
Tnjt Heavy Plate GUss That
Protect lrwrd IIone.
There has bn a rlval of the talk
of using- the Oallemler Narlgatlon Com
pany's tua; MelTlUe. of Astoria, for
towlna purposes outskle. making short
trip, from the Columbia River to Wll
lapa and other nearby ports when
necessary, ami In connection with the
bulMlns; of the tuar at Knappton In 1903.
Charles Callender narrates an Interest
ing yarn of how her plate (Class cabin
rrvd pilothouse windows were obtained.
lie says that during street improve
ments at Third and Morrison, flylne;
rock and other material shattered th.
curved sjlasa fronta of two store build
ings, one belnar the Northern Tactile
ticket office, and aa the) curvature of
the sjlass corresponded to that of the
front of the cabin and pilothouse, he
purchased tha damaswl llitht and bad
then cut to fll the frames of the tug.
Fpend Sunday amid tho frarrant apple
blossoms of Hood River Valley. The
loom Is now at its helKht The O.-W.
A N. will have a special round-trip
rate of J1.00 Sunday, and the Hood Riv
er Commercial Club will provide a two
hour auto trip through the valley for
1.00. Leava I'ortland Cnlon Depot
7:60 and 10 A. M. returning; leave Hood
River 3 or CIS T. M.
MN IRAXrl.MO l'KOIttK MARKET
rrtre Quoted at I be Bay City for Vee
tablee.. i-rulta. jsr.
SAN FRANCISCO, May in. Tha follow
Inar produce pneca were current hers today:
j.ru,i Apples, choice, fl.si: common. 40c;
Mexlrsn limes. $ir!..!.: California lemons,
choice. 4: common, ll.SS; nsvel oranarcs.
lr:.i; pineapples. 3.54. 4.60.
Cheese 151C.
Putter Fancy creamery. 2c.
Kara Store. 17wc; fancy ranch. ?lc.
V.-etables Cucumbers. JOejSic: (tarlic. I
Jc; ren peaa. lwl.2: atrin.; beana. 7
10c; asparagus. el-"a: tomatoes, nom
inal': e.nplant. nominal: onions, s: & 2.50.
Fotatoea River Burbanks. l.;6t1.60;
Oreson Burbanks. $4r3.b0.
Hay Wheat. (10ti:l: wheat and oats,
U .. 19; alfalfa. I1JW14..0,
Receipts Flour. 730 quarter sacks;
wheat. 10 centals: barley. centals:
oats. 1S centals; potatoes. 2445 sacks; mld
dllns.. 100 sacks; hay. 110 tons; wool, 13
bales.
v v iv vonic. Miv lir. cotton imures
cloned ran S 10 IS points lower. May. 11.34c;
June. 11. Sic: July. 11.42c; Auaiisi, tl.4(ic;
Sepiembcr. ll.S'.'c; October, tl.r.sc: Novem
he i !.: Iioccmbcr. ll.SSc: January,
ll.?r;. February. ll.2c: March. 11.7!c. Spot
cotton clitseil quiet and sleaily, o points
down. Middling uplands, ll.bc; oo. outt.
12.19c. Sales. -(H j bales.
Wool at St. Loula.
FT. J-OUIH. May 10. Wool Steady. Ter
ritory and Western mediums. IrttilSc.; fine
mediums, l'iiitc; nns. iuic.
Hops at New York.
NEW YORK. May 10. Hops
-Quiet.
High Soltool Orator to Sleet.
CENTRAL! A, Wash.. May 10. (Spe
claL) The annual Southwest Wash
ington Interscholastlc declamatory con
test will be held in the auditorium of
tho Chehalls High School tomorrow
nicht. Contestants from elprht schools
have entered, and a (fold medal will be
awarded to the winner. The contest'
ants are Ray Grass, of Centralia: Glee
Bates, of Chehalls: Hanna. Johanson. of
Winlock; Irene Harris, of Olympla;
Frederick Hart, of Aberdeen: Margaret
Bostoa Moot Market Steady. I Hull, of Kelso: Lizzie Johnson, of Cas-
BOSTON. May 10. The Commercial Bui- 1 tie Rock, and Ray Thurber. of Hoqulam,
VESSEL BEJNQ BUILT FOE TRADE OUT OF ABERDEEN.
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Boat AVill Operato Between Aber
deen, Portland and San Fran
cisco This Summer.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 10. (Spe
cial. June 1 will be tho date of the
launching of the new steamer Colum
bia, now under construction in the ship
yards at Wilmington, Del., for the Wil
son Brothers' Lumber Company, of
Aberdeen and San Francisco.
Much interest is attached to the ap
pearance of the Columbia on Grays
Harbor, as the craft is to fill a long
demand of the harbor people for a
package carrier between Grays Harbor,
Portland and San Francisco, i lie mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce, in
honor of the new steamer and out of
compliment to Wilson Brothers, Intend
to hall the advent of the vessel with
noisy and patriotic enthusiasm. August
1 has been fixed as the probable date
of the coming here of the Columbia.
"Steamer" day, as the date will be
called is to mark a new era in the
navigation interests of this section. A
programme of speechmaking. banquets
and of general enthusiastic demonstra
tion will be prepared and carried out.
One of the features of the occasion will
be the decoration of the harbor and its
Illumination at night and the blowing
of steam whistles of every mill and
every , vessel, as the Columbia pro
ceeds from the bar up the harbor to
her dock.
The Columbia, which has 'been
named after the Columbia River, will
cost not less than $250,000. She will be
251 feet In length, 41 feet breadth of
beam, with 22 feet depth of hold. When
loaded she will have a displacement of
17 Vi feet. She will have a lumber-carrying
capacity of 1.600,000 feet and a
passenger capacity for 65 persons. She
will be constructed of steel. In addi
tion to lumber she will take all pack
age freight offered at Grays Harbor,
Portland and San Francisco, either go
ing to or coming from the Golden Gate.
It is the package-carrying proposition
that appeals to the business men of
Grays Harbor. For years they have
wanted a steamer of this kind.
spect and all vessels reaching the river
from the south report the northwester
strong and accompanied by heavy seas.
General cargo was discharged at
Alaska dock yesterday by the steamer
Nortliliind. srrlvtne- from San Fran-
cisco. and she had aboard a winch to
be discharged at Supple's dock to be In
stalled aboard the steamer Minnie E.
Kelton. The Northland will load S00,
000 feet of lumber at Rainier for San
Pedro and sail Tuesday.
Marino Notes.
In tow of the steamer Ocklatiama. the
French ship Duquesne left down- yes
terday, wheat laden for Europe, and
will be followed today by the British
Ehln Crown of India, which goes to
Cape Town with lumber.
Captain Olson, of the steamer Gray
wood, arriving yesterday from San
Francisco, which port she left a week
ago. says the delay was due to excep
tionally stiff head winds and that the
vessel bucked them almost the entire
trip. Captain Bodge, of the Northland,
found conditions adverse In that re-
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