r 10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 191X. INDEPENDENCE IS ! RICH LinLE CITY Pioneer Oregon Town Is in I Heart cf Best Country in Si.- Entire West. HOP INDUSTRY GREAT HELP Add ison Bennett Tells of Other Re sources to Bo Found and Ex plains Where Wealth Comes From Today. -T BY ADDISON BENNETT. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Jan. 9. (Staff Correspondence.) Independence is one f the ancient towns of Oregon, if the word ancient can be used to express a date within the life of the state. It was founded somewhere along in the 40s, E. A. Thorp being credited with building the ilrst house. The town was originally about a mile below the cen ter of the present city, the first settle ment being on the north side of Ash Creek, which flows into the Willamette at the lower end of the principal busi ness street. Some say it is the oldest town in the county, others claim that Dallas was started a few weeks earlier. In the early days, before the era of railroads. Independence was the dis tributing point for a large section of country, the river then -being the main artery of trade. The Willamette as a rule is navigable for seven or eight months of the year from here to its mouth, and is often at low water stages not navigable above here.' That fact gave Independence a big advantage over towns farther up the river. For many years the town had a slow but steady growth, then came a slump, through the upbuilding of rival towns, and for some 20 years there was hardly a building erected in the place, and many of those already erected stood vacant. A few years ago the city began to fill up and every building in town was soon occupied, then new structures were erected and old ones remodeled. .Since then the demand for both store buildings and dwellings has been be yond the supply. Today there is not a desirable business room or a modern dwelling for rent within the city limits. To those acquainted with conditions here the very name Independence sig nifies prosperity. The word makes you think of hops, prunes and the dairy cow. The place is in the very center of the finest and largest hop district in the United States, some say in the world. But I always hesitate about making those world-wide statements, not having traveled over some portions of the universe. Hop Fields Are Best. It is sure, however, that hereabouts RTe the largest hop fields in this coun try, and the Polk County output to a great extent controls the market cf the country, with Independence in the very center of the district. It is only fair to say. however, that a Dortion of the Independence district attributed in such' statement to Polk County really be longs to Marlon County. But that dis trict is Just across the Willamette, a couple of hundred yards from the heart of Independence, and to all Intents and purposes it is a part of the Independ ence territory. To give an idea of the magnitude of this industry it can be shown that dur ing the hoppicking season of an aver age year there are congregated in an area or circle 10 miles in diameter, with Independence as the center, fully 12.000 pickers and their attendants. Practically every dollar's worth of sup plies these 12.000 strangers buy Is from the Independence stores. During those periods, lasting some 30 to 40 days, the population of the city is multiplied, practically, by four or five. I endeavored to learn how much was paid to these pickers last year for their services, but it is hard to get a line on that. Some of the best of them earn as much as $100, some perhaps as little as $15 or $20, for many of them are children. Perhaps at least $250,000 is paid out during that period by the growers, much of which is expended in town. During the picking season Inde pendence is sure some hustling little city. The story of the prune industry is almost as great as of the hopyards. for this is in the heart of as good a prune district as there is in the state. As to other fruits, apples, peaches, pears, plums and all sorts of berries. Inde pendence has led the procession, or any how has stood well up at the head, ever since it was found that Oregon stood pre-eminent as a fruitgrowing section. To go into all of the resources of the Independenec district would require several pages of The Oregonian and then the article would tell not more than half of what might be told. Uncle Jim Knows Country. Wheneevr I hear the name of Inde pendence I think, first, of the Independ ence Creamery; second, of Uncle Jim Cooper. Not that there is any connec tion between the two, for there is not. But Uncle Jim, who is one of the fa mous seven Cooper brothers, is alwavs on the go; always running around over xne state; I am alwavs bumnins- into him, and every time I meet up with him he tells me some wonderful tales about his idolized town. For the first 60 or 100 meetings I used to take Uncle Jim's stories with a few grains of allowance. But after a few visits h ere T iava learned that Uncle Jim really has a wnoie lot to brag about and his stories are nine-tenths to the point. No man can listen to Uncle Jim five minutes without feeling that he. the listener. has lost several years of . his life by not settling down in Independence. Also that the dwellers in Independence are ine most fortunate people on earth. But the Independence Creamery, the greatest concern of its kind on the P- cltice Coast it is well worth a trip of several nunared miles to interview K. C. Eldridge, the proprietor and listen to his story of the business. Here is a concern that draws its cream from dis tances as great as 400 miles from Northern California on the south, Brit ish Columbia on the north and Idaho on the east. Right now the concern is paying out nearly $30,000 a month for cream; often it pays $50,000 a month. Its three products, aside from the by-product of buttermilk, are but ter, ice cream and ice. Its butter i3 the celebrated Gold Medal brand, which is known all over the West. The butter output last year was well up towards 1.500,000 pounds. The oream received amounted to nearly 3,500,000 pounds, for which was paid from 26 to 39 cents a pound. Since starting this business in a small way 13 years ago Mr. Eldridge has advanced nearly $30,000 to his cus tomers to buy dairy cows and has never lost a cent by such transactions. He was the pioneer in Oregon in this. A few bankers have followed his lead none of them have lost a. cent; all. have made it pay in interest and doubly pay as an advertisement. Just why more bankers do not pursue the same course . it is hard to tell. It is sure that if 50 of our banks would ship in good dairy cows and good hogs to sell in their commuintles even at a fair profit and not at cost, as Mr. Eldridge and the SCENES AT INDEPENDENCE. ! , - S i r 5 ! fe s . z , 17 2" 5 31 I E ' r ' M RV-jr-meof.v ' Yy j TOP, HIGH SCHOOL. MIDDLE. HOP PICKERS COMING IXTO ISTIJEPEX DECE. BOTTOM. PUBLIC. SCHOOL. . few bankers have done even but tak ing a profit they would do more good than all of the literature we can send out. Keir Zealand Butter Offered. Just now there are 2000 cases of New Zealand butter in San Francisco to be dumped on the Seattle, Portland and San Francisco markets. This butter will cost the dealers about 5 cents per pound less than our home product. Wait and see how much of that the consumer will get. Just watch and make a note of it; then, on the other side of the sheet, note that the dairy men will find the price of cream cut down to equalize the New Zealand product. But I must not drift into politics. The facts stated were set down for the benefit of those who think the consumer will save 5 cents a pound on butter, which will be a clear saving to Oregon. It will not. The dairymen will foot the bill. Independence has two banks. The In dependence National has capital, sur plus and profits of $73,000 and deposits or ?300.uoo. H. Hirschberg Is president; B, R. DeArmond, cashier. The Farm ers' State Bank has capital, surplus and profits of $30,000 and deposits, of $142, 000. J. J. Fenton is president; J. B. Parker, cashier. The latter institution is less than two years old. Water Is Best In World. Uncle Jim Cooper says Independence has the beat water supply in the world. To prove it he avers there has not been a case of typhoid in the town since the system was put in. which was several years ago. "How about your sewer system?" I asked. "Our sewer system is even better than our water system," was Uncle Jim's reply. And there you are! Independence is a pretty little city. The population . is around 2000. The streets are well paved, the build ings are in good condition and of com manding appearance; the new hotel, now called the Beaver, is one of the best hostelries in Oregon. The new theater. The Isis, Is one of the finest little playhouses to be found in the state, and- there are a hundred other things to tell about. But I will have to call around again. So I will close by saying that the city is reached from Portland and other points by the Southern Pacific Railway, which has several trains a day each way, also trains for Salem to the east and to Dallas and Falls City on the west, and, of course, for Corvallis and all points south. Independence has two newspapers, the Independence Enterprise and the Independence Monitor. The former has been continuously published here for over 30 years. W. J. Clark is the owner and editor. This Is an eight-page weekly and from the advertising It carries it must be prospering. The Mon itor is aDout 18 months old. G. A. Hur ley is the editor and proprietor. It also seems to.be in a prosperous condition. Both papers have good job depart ments, which do a good business, at least tney are both doing so now. WATER SYSTEM IS PLANNED Chehalis Lets Contract for Work to Mitchell of Seattle. CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. 9. (Specif.) The Chehalis City Commission - has signed a contract with W. H. Mitchell. of Seattle, whereby the latter agrees to build and have ready for operation into Chehalis the city's proposed new gravity water system by October. 1914 The distributing system in Chehalis is to cost about $48,000, and the mail pipeline from the intake on the head waters of the North Fork of the Ne- wauKum Kiver, close to $100,000. the contract price ror the work being n I.UUU. The Washington-Oregon Corporation which owns the local plant, took the city into court and contested its right 10 proceed legally as cad been outlined by ordinance. Judge Wright, . of Pa cific County, held against the city. Re cently the State Supreme Court has reversed Judge Wright and authorized tne city to proceed. The Washington-Oregon Corporation nas a contract with Centralia to supply n nu tr irom tnat city's new plant which Mr. Mitchell is also to have completed about the same time as he noes tne uttenalis plant.' ? !( ft 1 & BALL PLAYER IN JAIL CADREAU, VANCOUVER. PITCHER, GETS SELF IX TROUBLE. Spokane Police Believe Indian Knows Something About Diamond Rob beryValuable Soon Returned. SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 9. (Special.) Monday night, January 5. Harry Wright, a former British Columbia Parliament member and a well-known mining man . of ' Nelson, B. C, was robbed, of -a diamond ring, valued at $1000, and a gold watch, valued at $7o0, in his room in the Spokane Hotel. Tuesday night,- January 6, William ("Chief") ' Cadreau. 22 years old. former baseball pitcher for the Spo kane club in the Northwestern League, and now with the Vancouver team. was arrested on a charge of drunken ness and held without bond pending an investigation of the hotel robbery. Wednesday afternoon, January 7. Cadreau was sentenced to five days in the City Jail to give the officers more time to look into the case. Thursday evening. January 8. the ring and watch were returned to the owner "by parcel post, but no explana tion given. Friday morning, January 9. the rob bery case was closed, but immigration authorities, interested in Cadreau, be gan . an investigation of his recent movements, refusing to disclose their motives. The robbery was reported to the po lice Tuesday morning. Cadreau was arrested Tuesday night by Detective hdwards, who said the ballplayer was Intoxicated. Cadreau denied any knowledge of the robbery, but admitted he was in the room with Wright and otners the night the xing and watch disappeared. According to the nolice. Wright was entertaining a few of his friends in his room. The bottle was passed around at frequent intervals. Before the par ty broke up someone had secured Wright's ring and watch. Klamath Falls Has Night School. KLAJIATH FALLS. Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.) The Klamath Falls nubile schools have Instituted a night school in manual training, which meets two evenings in each week. The Interest in the manual training department in the day section is so great that the boys are not willing to quit when the hour expires. REG. U.3.PAJ OFR,- ESTABLISHED I7SO Vsmb! rr - wr". . .- -"' .or- Ms "Vv .. ... v n f f$ -S-f S?5 5- f 3M , Si.JU-l yt&i it - I -. ANNUAL BIG HELP Samuel Tells How It Proves Aid to Insurance Men. WORK IS ACKNOWLEDGED Spirit of Confidence Instilled by Ac. counts of Prosperity in. State of Value In Getting Business. Newspaper accounts of prosperous conditions in Oregon have been of great value to agents of the Oregon Lite in surance Company in oDtaining new business in the last few years. This fact was brought out yesterday at the annual meeting of the agents end officials of the company. Salesmen must have confidence In the commodity they are selling," said L. Samuel, general manager of the company. "This applies to the sale of life insurance as well as it does to real estate or to dry goods. Not only that, but a good salesman must know that the person to whom he is selling nas the ability and willingness to pay.- In this way. it was pointed out oy many agents, that the annual editions of The Oregonian are powerful agen cies in instilling confidence into pom the insurance salesmen and prospective Dolicv holders. The agents, representing nearly every Rection of the state, pledge themselves to write more than $4,000,000 worm or new business this year. This will be an increase of 100 per cent over last year. Among the addresses yesterday was that of Dr. A. J. Giesy, chief medical insnector of the company. D. N. Johns, district manager ior Benton and Linn Counties, told of the value of advertising in the insurance business. The salesmanship discussion was opened by E. N. Strong, agency super visor. Sanford Smith, secretary of the com pany, talked on "K.eeping uown ex penses. FEDERAL VENIRE DRAWN More Than CO Cases to Come Before United-States Grand Jury. More than a score of persons will be brought before the United States grand Jury, which will convene January zo. The following list ol veniremen was drawn yesterday: Howard B. Allen, salesman, Corham Revere Rubber Company, Portland; A. Barnes, Albany; J. H. Beckley, real estate.. Fifth street and Broadway, Portland: August A. Benson, tailor, 571 Halsey street, Portland; F. J. Berger Eugene: Valentine Brewer. Eugene W. H. Burghardt, Jr.. Salem; Albert E. Butterfleld. jeweler. 815 Kearney street Portland: G. A. Cone, farmer Hub bard: R. M. Day, 690 Olive street. Eugene; George A. Dorrls, Springfield; E. Z. Ferguson, real estate, 494 East Nineteenth street, JNortn, fort land; V. P. Fiske, Dallas; R. A. Gith- ens, farmer, Halsey; John W. Grussi, real estate. 1024 Sandy road, Portland A. H. Harding, mortgages. 538 East Nineteenth street. North, Portland Solomon Hart, manufacturer, 680 Hoyt street. Portland: A. M. Holt, butcher, Albanv: Fred M. Jensen, Rainier George Kaboth, Astoria; D. L. Keyt Perrvdale: John Eirk, farmer, St. Paul Georire W. Lamar. Springfield: J. B, Looney, Jefferson; J. W. Marsh. Cor nellus: J. N. Mosier, Mosier; A. L. Par ker. Fernhlll: John Rennie, Walterville P. L. Schasel, farmer, Aurora; Joseph C. Smith, Corvallis; Guy W. Taylor, real estate. 716 Alberta street, Port land: G. A. Van Anda. Hood River A. Warner, farmer, Oregon City; C. S. Weller, Salem; J. R. Woodcock, Wamic. WOMAN SECURES ESTATE Mrs. Hej-nolds WII Receive $100,000 Left by Her Husband. All of the estate of Byron P. Reynolds, estimated to be worth $100,000, is left to his wife, Mrs. Cleora F. Reynolds, except $100, according to the terms of the will filed yesterday in County Clerk Coffey's office. Reynolds died Decem ber SO, 1913. Petition that letters of administration be issued to Mrs. Rey nolds was filed yesterday. The petition of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Merton that the Security Saving & Trust Company be appointed guardian of Marjorie Carolyn Merton, whose es tate is valued at $1000, was filed yes terday. The Merton girl, who is 8 years old, recovered a judgment against Dr. DeWitt Connell for negli gence in allowing an electric lamp bulb to burn her neck. Petition for the appointment of ad ministrators in the estates of Faulk ner A. Short, Martin Twohey, Anna Dilley and Delia M. Pratt were filed yesterday. ELKS' BAND PLANS DANCE Lodge Men Will Raise Funds With Which to Finance Trip to Denver. An Elks' ball, to be given In Rlng ler's Hall, on Fourteenth street, near Washington street, on February 4, will be the first of a series of entertain ments to be given by the Elks' band, to raise funds for a trip to the grand lodge reunion of Elks at Denver next Th smaaMMSMiwriTiaaaj te i Msn MyswwrrsEftfAtiafS,iifsinr arrjnnmairl i.irnaTii ii iisifciniiia i-rTi,iJ genuine Cocoa and Baker's Chocolate BBasaBaaiisSBaaasBBSiBSiaiaiiHBanasvaaMansBBissaSBHSl have thislrade-markone package. WALTETR BAKER S CO. ITTD: DORCHESTER,. MASS Give Your Blood A GOOD Searching Bath An astonishing record of Serious blood poisoning is daily brought to our attention. And most if not all these conditions could be averted were the blood primed, toned and purified in advance by that wonderful remedy known everywhere as S. S. S. Few people realize how quickly the system becomes infected with the acids ana ferments from undigested food, con stipation and Inactive kidneys. The symptoms of fever, thirst, ex citability, dry skin followed by rash, and many indications are often wrong ly diagnosed as Ptomaine poisoning. Many people who act hastily from violent temper are simply suffering from the effects of poisoned blood. produced by faulty elimination. But by far the greatest peril Is the daily danger from bruises, contusions, the scratch, of a rusty nail, and vocational poisoning. The medicinal properties of S. S. 8. are rela- tiTCly just as essential to well balanced bealtfc as are the nntritiTe properties cf the meats, grains, fats and suiars of our daily food. And It yon will bear this fact in mind and tet your blood under the dominating indaence of S. S. S. yoa will not only drrre out those Impurities that cause Rheumatism, Catarrh, Eczema, pirn- pies. Bolls and this anemic blood, but yoa will reel anew the thrill of health than can eoma only from a purUed blood stream. Do not accept anything else In place ef S. S. S. ; pay no attention to the "Just as Good" claims of those who would sacrifice your health to make an extra profit. S. S. 8. contains no minerals, no crude drugs, nothing but the most beneficial materials. So be sure and get S. 8. S. and aroid disappointment. Get a bottle to-day and write for free adTice to The Swift Specula Co.. 802 Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. July, according to a decision of the lodge Thursday night. The band will represent both the lodge and the City or Portland. About $i000 will be neces sary for the trip. The Portland Elk band consists of 42 pieces, under the direction of John C. Boyer. It is said to be tne only Elks' band in existence that is composed ex clusively of Elks. Plans for sending a large delegation to tne reunion were discussed. The members of the band committee are J. J. McDonell, John B. Johnson, Guy Harris and Frank D. Hennessy. OFFICER'S REMOVAL URGED Hood River -Judge Appeals to Dr Calvin Wliito for Information. In response to a letter received from County Judge Stanton, of Hood River, asking for information with regard to the steps to be taken for the removal of Dr. J. Eddlngton, Health Officer of Hood River County, Dr. Calvin S. White will go to Hood River this morning to make an investigation of the charges preferred against Dr. Eddlngton. A petition signed by 27 residents of Oak Grove was sent to Judge Stanton, in which the charge was made that he had neglected to isolate properly a case of smallpox In the Oak Grove dis trict, and the judge was asked to re move Dr. Eddlngton as an unfit of ficer. . MONKEY'S DIET DISAGREES Public Asked Xot to Feed Hardware to Simians In Zoo. Because a monkey at the zoo in vv aaiungton -arK got one end of a button hook down his throat and the other end fastened to his tooth and came near dying as a result, park of ficials will put up signs at once on all the cages, "Do not feed the monkeys." ana win enforce the request. Somebody handed the monkev the button hook and he tried to eat it. It is said tnat all mannnr of things are offered the animals and that unless the practice is stopped the city may lose some of its possessions. COUNTY MAY HIRE CITY Blue Printing Done by Private Firms May Go to Municipality. I ? negotiations now under way mate rlailze, the city will take a contract to do the blue printing work for the coun ty. Believing that a material saving can be made, the county has asked the city to consider doing the work, which is now going to private concerns. City Commissioner Dieck is arrang lng for the construction of an addition on the roof of the City Hall to be used as a blue printing gallery. The work is now being done in the basement. NEW RAYMOND COUNCIL IN, Only Two Changes in Personnel of City Administration. RAYMOND, Wash., Jan. 9. SpeciaI.) The new City Council of Raymond met and organized Tuesday night. W. T. Stapleton succeeded W. A. Ranes as Councilman in the Second Ward, and R. T. Rasmussen replaced Charles Jo bin as Councilman from the First Ward. Mayor Little and other officers continue In office. Engineer Henry, Marshal Wheaton, Street Commissioner Brown and Health Officer Perry likely will be reappointed. ASTORIA BANK GETS CASH Government Depository "Will Be Es tablished. In Nearby City. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 9. (Special.) Notice was received from Washington today that the Secretary of the Treas- tllfeW HOTELS Sffl AT THE SfOTBEA UTIfTC'lTOF YALLjSOUTHEfiN CALIFORNIA I vvcsu, Ulisui-i kaiu Hi 111 sMT pr iey t-erpetuai spring time. Modern xA U hotel, open year around for those de--- I awuioi.nsa, XMLCs KUU U1UCI rv. iraiea dookioi upon request. RLIHGTON HOTFI tm SANTA BARBARA JLl Where Winter In the Southland la i moat enjoyed. Everv outdanr rrr- and amusement. Absolutely fireproof. m. rmnous ior us cuisine. , f. u unn. m .Manager. 8 H HOTEL. O&XYWOO Hollywood. Xm Anreles. CaL Just half way between cltv and ocean. Hqnable, warm, dry, winter climate. Golf, tennis, etc. Unex celled cuisine. Write for handsome ioiaer. George S. Krom. Manager. lis iPASOR CAL IFO RNIA Kail way Between Loa Angele 1'aclfio Spend the Winter Months at Noted for Ita Glorious Climate. tllnml ( .. t jjjgjgg: stop-Ovsr Privileges on an ury has designated the Astoria Na tional Bank as a Government deposi tory. When the required bonds are filed and the necessary preliminaries ar ranged, the War Department will de- posit funds here to be used for de fraying: the disbursements at the forts about the mouth of the river and on the various vessels operating in these waters. HORSEBACK WEDDIMG HELD Anna B. Clark, Heroine of 1012 Roundup, Marries W. D. McCully. PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 9. (Special.) A real wild west wedding was sol emnized at Dale,. Sunday, when Walter D. McCully and Anna B. Clark were WHEN TRAVELING TO THE Biennial Musical Festival t CHICAGO, June 5-7, to the Musical Festival at New York - Brooklyn AKD TO THE . Norwegian Centennial in Norway WILL FIND PERFECTED TRAIN SERVICE VIA NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY Three splendid trains dally between Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Mlnneapoli-St. PauL Two of these trains run through to Chlcagro; thus affording double dally train service to Chicago on- 73-hour schedule Our trains are protected with modern safety appliances many miles are double tracked. Pullman Sleeping Cars, Leather-upholstered Tourist Sleeping Cars, Parlor Cars, Parlor Observation Cars, Cafe Cars, Dining Cars and Coaches. Equipment consistently arranged to afford the maximum of comfort to travelers. AttemtloK in b-1mbT dlrecteal a eclaHy - Brranareei trmim service for "HOME-COMING" to NORWAY, June, 1914 .Literature descriptive of territory served by our line, or of onr train service mailed free to anyone. A. D. CHARLTON', Assistant General Faaseager A are at, S65 Morrison Street, Portland, Or. Fkonri Main 244, A 1344. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY when you begin craving rough, high -proof, strong, whiskey when flavor, delicacy and age no longer appeal to you cut out drinking. Cyrus Noble is pure, old and palatable Bottled at drinking strength. Costs no more than any other good whiskej. W. J. Van Schuyvcr & Co., General Agents Portland, Oregon The Southland's Most Reantifally Situated Winter Retort. JlV lQCBE)CfCA Close to the rythmic surf. Conducted on the American plan and famous the world over for its excellence in cuisine aud thor oughness of service. Close to all hlstorio places of Interest. "The center of all Win ter attrastlona and social activities." Guests are accorded club privileges at the famous Virginia Country Club. maintaining: the most picturesque 18-hole golf links in the West. Every outdoor amusement. Abso lutely fireproof. Write lor folder, rates or reservations to Carl 6. Stanley, Manager. FOR SAX DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Ftrat port of call and Exposition City. Our headquarters and banking- cobbw tlons are with The UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK "Tha Pl9r.tr Ihef Broadway at 2d St. tUN DXQO, CAI 0BLESJOT SPRINGS, flflaj!3rfip ft p p ilFFLI r?W. .SSJ and San Francisco on tbe Southern Coast Una. Xhii B esutlf oily Situated Resort. A Splendid American Plan Hotel. Uot . . . . Puilman XRailroadTickets- united in marriage while seated on their ponies. Accompanied by the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jamea Clark, the contracting parties galloped up to the residence of Justice of the Peace W. R. Caldwell and remained in ther saddles, clasped hands and were united by the justice. The bride is the only daughter of one of Umatilla County's best known stock men and is a real cowgirl. She was one of the contestants In the 1912 Round up and was Injured in the cowgirl's pony race, the last day, when irer horse went down with her in front of the entire field of ponies. , Hookworm Widespread in Texas. AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8 The annual state hook worm report today showed that 4 6.3 per cent of about 11,000 Texas children examined microscopically dur ing 1913 had hookworm.