TTTTS MOTIXTXG OREGOMAN. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1915.
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- SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Spt. 26. (Spe
cial.; Do not mention "hard times'" In
the presence of a citizen of this beauti
ful little city. They would not know
tK . i term means. Now. do not
....un. iUa.c lne jumoer slump has made
no inroads Into the general business
luauon, tor it has.
In the days of the rule of McKinley,
Roosevelt and Taft there were 12 saw
mills and the same number of shingle
mills running In Pacific County, of
which this city; now and for some time
past many of these have been idle and
many of the remainder have been run
ning on short time, while only a few
have been making any money.
But this is a county of wonderful re
sources, remarkably wonderful, if you
will excuse the double adjective Of
course the 12 billion feet of standing
timber all, or practically all, easy of
access, is an asset great enough to
round a state instead of a county over
shadows all others but (and an Im
portant but) the day will come long be
lore the great forests are denuded of
this timber when the dairy, fish, bi
valve and crustacean interests will far
outweigh the timbqnj industries. All up
and down the coast in Oregon and
ashington the dairy cow finds her
heaven and it may almost beyond dis
pute be said that the real seventh
heaven is in Pacific County.
Klata Industry Returns IIlKh.
First, let us look at the so-called
fisheries industries, that is. the foods
taken from the waters of the bays
rivers and the adjacent depths of the
ocean. Last year there were shipped
from here 30,000 cases of clams, of the
value of $150,000; 12.000 cases of crabs
worth 72,(00; oysters to Uie value of
$400,000 and salmon and other fish to
the value of $125,000. There are items
of $747,000 taken from the waters of
the county and the adjacent' ocean
depths and as the last census gave the
county a population of 12.532 people
and that is perhaps within a couple of
thousand of the present number it will
he seen at the latter number the fish
eries alone brought in close to $50 per
capita for the entire population!
Practically all of this output goes to
the cities on Puget Sound.- the Citv of
Portland and the City of San Francisco.
As the industries are developed the en
tire Western section of the United
states will be eatinp crabs and oysters
from this section. As to oysters, there
are no others in the West to equal the
Toke Points, which come from the
bays of Pacific County.
When the Portland Chamber of Com
merce spends a million and a quarter
doners for 'the erection of a bu,ildinir
and equipping it, then, and not until
then will our much-vaunted civic
organization equal the quarters of the
South Bend Commercial Club. The
people here, at an expense of about $5
per capita for the city, erected and
equipped a clubhouse that is Just
pimply a marvel. It costs about 60
cents per capita to keep It running
through the year equaling an ex
penditure of $150,000 for the Chamber
of Commerce. No club that 1 ever
knew of performs the functions of a
civic organization with better effect
and with as nearly the right spirit
as does the South Bend club,.
The splendid building is the civic
center of the city, for both women
and men The rooms (the building
.is about 80 feet square, with deep
porches, are spacious and everything
is kept in the best of order all the
time. A secretary is employed by
the year and he is on the job almost
day and night. Now, hereafter when
you hear about this or that
organization being "the best in the
country," Just please add this proviso:
"Except the South Bend Commercial
Club."
I'". R. IVetteleton la President.
Another thing the club does not
owe a cent and pays cash as it goes.
It has nearly 200 members: if our
Chamber of Commerce had the same
proportion it would have about 12,
000 and it lacks that a "leetle" bit.
The president of this splendid organ
ization is F R. Nettleton and the
secretary is Elmer E. Brown and I
take off my hat to both of them.
Then there is a hotel here that is
a. model for comfort and good "eats,"
the Hotel Albee, no relation I believe
to our Mayor. George J. Helm, pro
prietor but don't forget Mrs. George
J. Heim and her smile that never comes
off. The Helms sure know how to
run a hotel and they have a chef
who cooks oysters as they should be
cooked! It is worth a trip from Port
land here Just tos stop a few days at
the Hotel Albee. And South Bend is
not so far from Portland. About as
for as Arlington. Anyhow, it is so
.close that about everybody here takes
The Oregonian some of them have
taken it for nearly 40 years.
Of course there are other hotels
here, and good ones of their class, and
numerous eating houses. The Cassel
House, kept by George Cassel. is highly
spoken of and the Crescent Hotel, kept
by Mrs. Frank Anderson, also enjoys
a good patronage.
There is only one bank here, the
racific State. Joseph G. Heim is the
president, L. W. Homan. cashier. It has
a capital of $100,000, surplus of $35
000 and profits of $26,488. Its depos
its are $464,509.58.
Area of Pacific 895 Square Miles.
Tacific County is the extreme south
western county of Washington, running
from the Columbia River on the south
to Grays Harbor County on the north.
It has 805 square miles, a little larger
thn Clatsop County, Oregon. Towards
lie northwestern part of the county the
Willapa River flows into what is called
Willapa Bay or harbor, the river form
ing the bay about 15 miles from the
ocean. Then there Is an inner bay.
called Shonlwater Bay. running down
Rlmost to the mouth of the Columbia.
Between this bay and the ocean lies the
wonderful beach, nearly 30 miles long,
spoken of as a whole as Long Beach.
Running about half way up this beach
to Nahcotta. passing llwaco, Seaview.
Breakers and Ocean Park, is a little
road, owned by the O.-W. R. & N. Com
pany, that terminates at Megler, oppo
site Astoria.
I wish somebody (anybody) would
drop a postalcard to Uncle Sam and tell
about this Willapa Harbor. He does
not know it is! At least he has never
spent a penny hereabouts to assist the
navigators. Not that the opening into
the ocean needs any of his help. It is
one of the few natural harbors of the
country, with some 30 feet at mean tide.
But the bay inside and the river as
it juts into the bay need some dredging,
now carrying only, about 25 feet of
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water. This dredging might also ie
used to dike a 'good many thousand
acres of tidelands. So please drop your
uncle a line and call his attention to
Willapa Harbor, a harbor that needs no
dredging, no Jetty needs nothing save
way Inside of where the bar might be
expected to be.
Dllttns Creates Fine Farms.
About those tidelands. Some fine
farms have been created by diking. A
project is Just now under way to re
claim 1700 acres more, at a cost of $60,
001). There are many tjiousand acres of
it, every acre good to keep a dairy cow
the year through when reclaimed, as it
all will be some day.
The headquarters is at a place of the
same name about eight miles down the
Willapa River from here, but South
Bend is the headquarters. The men who
are at the head of the oyster industry
j have shipped from the Atlantic Coast
uurms me lasc year carloads or
"baby" oysters. These they "plant" on
the oyster grounds and within three
years they are ready to "harvest." The
grounds are strewn with oyster and
clam shells and the "babies," which are
about the size of a two-bit piece, being
a year old, are dropped in the water
and attach themselves to these shells
until they are taken out full grown.
"Wanderings" of Clams Many.
It is thought by many that the clam
is about the silliest of all living things,
fish, flesh or fowl. But "he" is a regu
lar wanderer when compared to the
oyster. "He" takes long journeys as
th6 tides carry "him" hither and yon.
"He" skirmishes somewhat for daily
food; whereas the oyster attaches itself
in youth to some hard surface never to
leave until a captive, taking such food
as the ebbing and flowing tides carry
to it.
To touch briefly on the dairy busi
ness there are, according to the Asses
sor's books, 4062 head of dairy stock
in the county, counting from one year
old up, and 1962 of milking age.
That is not many but as the most
of these have come in during the last
few years it is a good start. And they
are being brought in fast, all of them
being of good breeds, mostly Holsteins.
Still there is a large amount of butter
shipped into the county! What a burn
ing shame! As fine a dairy section as
the sun shines upon, land values low,
on the easiest of terms and buying
butter, eggs and poultry.
As to hogs, it seems that the few
here must be kept as curiosities, for
there are less than 300 on the Assessor's
rolls. Too bad. When these people
wake up and get deeply into the hog
and dairy cow business then there will
be as prosperous a county as the sun
ever shone upon.
Come with me for a three-minute
walk up to the Courthouse. I want
to show you the finest little county
building you ever saw. There it stands!
Isn't it a picture? What a sightly loca
tion, what fine grounds, what a symet
rical structure. Let's step Inside. Now
look up into the dome at the great
stained glass crown, with the Autumn
sun lighting it up in beauty. We will
go up to the balcony and look down
into the rotunda; did you ever see any
finer structure?
Town Has Two Newspapers.
Look at the courtroom and the of
fice rooms for thecounty officials; how
complete and convenient. The furnish
ings and fixtures, too, all of the best
and all in harmony. Yet they say this
entire outfit, building and all, only cost
$150,000. Gee, but these Pacific County'
people know how to get the worth of
their money.
The county has a total assessed valu
ation of about $14,000,000. (Just at this
Juncture Mr. W. A. Potter, who has a
dairy ranch of 1000 acres of reclaimed
tideland, just west of town, came in
to tell me that he is milking 180 head
of fine Holsteins and making cheese
from the milk. Fine! Think of, what
it will mean when there are 18,000 cows
being milked right at the doors ot
South Bend.)
Just a word about one of jthe most
important interests of all the news
papers. There are two good weekly
papers published here, each with a fine
office. The South Bend Journal is
owned by F. A. Hazeltine, having as his
assistant Jiarle A. Munnick. This paper
is in. its twenty-fifth year of prosperity
and deserves it. The Willapa Harbor
Pilot is also in its twenty-fifth year.
It is owned by the Willapa Harbor
Publishing Company. Edwin M. Con
nor is the editor and manager. This
is a clean, bright, well-edited sheet
and bears every earmarlt of prosperity.
Pe Ell Sawmill Planned.
CENT RALIA, Wash.. Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) George W. Onn. of Tacoma. is
planning to erect a. sawmill on Jones
Creek, a few miles north of Pe Eil, Mr.
Onn has secured options on several
tracts of timber in that vicinity, which
he is having cruised to ascertain
whether or not there is sufficient tim
ber to Justify the expenditure. The
new mill, if erected, will have a daily
capacity of from 40,000 to 50,000 feet.
MANY CLERGY HEARD
Variety of Services Conducted
at Roseburg.
SESSIONS TO LAST ALL DAY
Bishop Cooke Will Leave for Los
Angeles Toniglit and Is Con
sidering Petitions for Return
of Methodist Ministers.
ROSEBURG. Or., Sept. 26. (Special.)
Diverting from the regular conference
duties which 'marked the sessions of
the past four days the delegates in at
tendance at the annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church here
today attended a series of services
which began at 6 o'clock this morning
and continued until late tonight.
The so-called "before breakfast"
service was held In the Methodist Epis
copal Church at 6 o'clock this morning
Rev. T. B. Ford, of Oregon City, pre
sided. At the regular Sunday school
session Rev. M. B. Parounagian. Sunday
school missionary of the Oregon Con
ference, spoke on the oupject, "The
Sunday School of Today the Churches
Greatest Opportunity." The conference
Bible class was taught by Rev. J. H.
Talbott. president of the Kimball Col
lege of Theology.
Bishop Cook preached the morning
sermon, which was followed by several
musical numbers by local talent. This
afternoon the ordination service was
held, followed by a meeting of the Ep
worth League under the direction of
Rev. Frank James.
Among those who addressed the con
gregation at the evening services were
Rev. J. W. McDougall. Rev. F. D. Bo
vard and Bishop Cooke. A 6olo by
Mrs. Claude Smith was one of the fea
ture numbers of this service.
As several committees are yet to re
port to the conference it was gener
ally agreed here tonight that the con
ference will not reach an adjournment
before late tomorrow. It was intended
to adjourn before noon.
Bishop Cooke will leave Roseburg
tomorrow night for Los Angeles where
he will attend a meeting of bishops to
be held later in the week. Although it
is predicted that few of the pastors
of the leading churches of the confer
ence .will be changed by the bishop,
there is much speculation here today
as to appointments to the smaller
charges. Since coming to Roseburg
the bishop has received many memor
ials asking that the pastors of certain
charges be retained for another year.
That he Is considering these memorials
was the statement of his confidential
friends.
HOSPITAL STONE IS LAID
BISHOP SCHIXXER. OF SPOKANE,
OFFICIATES AT WALLA WALLA.
War In Europe Characterised As Re
turn of Paganism Resulting From
Worship of Power.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. 26.
(Special.) The cornerstone of the new
St. Mary's Hospital was laid today,
with Bishop A. F. Schinner, of Spo
kane, officiating. The hospital Is J;o
cost $250,000.
Bishop Schinner spoke of the church
and charity, saying the two had been
associated from the beginning. The
war in Europe was characterized as a
return to pagnism as a result of the
"worship of mone and power and not a
failure of Christianity. He said the
only ray of hope for its, settlement
emanated from the prince of peace, the
Holy Father.
The hospital will replace the one
burned in January and will be com
pleted by next Summer. '
Speakers included Mayor Toner, Pres
ident Weyrauch, of the Commercial
Club; Marvin Evans and Dr. W. M. Ely.
Dr. C. N. Suttner was chairman.
The weather was inclement, making
the attendance small.
Racing: Events Planned as Big At
traction; Track Is In Splendid
Condition ; Aviator Scheduled
to Make Flights.
TODAY'S FAIR PROGRAMME.
CHILDREN'S DAY.
Morning 10:30 o'clock. Special
musical and literary programme
in the new auditorium by school
children. Music by Hebel's
Cherrybud band, of Salem. Aero
plane flight by Herbert E. Hun
ter, of Seattle.
Afternoon 1:30 o'clock. Rac
ing programme; music by McEl
roy's band, Portland; vocal selec
tions in grandstand by Ladies'
Double Quintette, Male Quartette
and Orpheus Chorus. Aeroplane
flight.
Evening 7:30 o'clock. Ad
dresses by State Fair officials
'and others. " Band and vocal
music in new auditorium.
STATE FAIR GROUNDS, Salem, Or,
Sept. 26 (Special.) Oregon's 54th an
nual State Fair will open tomorrow for
a week's run, and tonight, despite the
rain which has fallen intermittently
throughout the day, the stage is almost
set for the thousands of visitors who
will be here to see tne varied exhibits
of Oregon products, and enjoy the rac
ing programme.
Oregon's famous "mist." that almost
annual precursor of past State Fairs,
will not spell the grief to all concerned
thrs year as before, for with newly
paved roadways throughout most of the
grounds, the mud is virtually elimi
nated. Only on the racetrack is the
rain's effect feared.
In nearly all departments the ex
hibits are larger than last year, and
all the space in the main pavilions and
exhibit buildings will be filled. Appli
cations for exhibit space in some of
the departments are taxing the in
genuity of the superintendents to pro
vide accommodations. The livestock
entries are far in excess of past fairs.
The quality of stock, and the greater
number of breeds to be shown, is also
declared to be above the average.
Workmen labored all day today, and
in some cases prepared to work
throughout the night, that the exhibit
booths might be ready for the opening.
Openidc DaT Is Children's.
Children of Oreeon will have their
Innings tomorrow. They will give a
special musical and literary pro
gramme in the new auditorium at 10:30
A. M. In the afternoon. besides the
racing events. McElroy's Band, of
Portland, will play, and there will be
vocal numbers in the grandstand by
Salem musical organizations. At night
an entertainment of speeches and
music will take place in the new audi
torium. Two flights will be given by
Herbert E. Munter. of Seattle, in his
aeroplane, one in the morning and the
other in the afternoon.
If rain does not interfere, the horse
racing this week promises to exceed
in interest that of last year, as the
animals entered in the different events
are the best on the Pacific Coast. To
day's precipitation has put the track in
good shane. Every dav since the mid
dle of Julv the mile speedway has
been sprinkled and rolled.
Aside from the regular harness races
scheduled for this week, one of the
most interesting features from, the
standpoint of the spectator will be the
Great Western relay. This race is for
a total distance of 12 miles, two miles
being run each day. The three-minute
trot, purse $300; 2:10 pace, purse $700,
and the 2:25 trot, are also on tomor
row's card.
Race Officials Are Named.
Officials of the race course chosen
tornght are: W. R. Dillard, Eugene; W.
P. McNair, San Jose, starter; H. W.
Hatch, Salem; Richard Kiger. Corval
lis. and N. K. West, Union, judges' Ed.
Fortune, Oregon City, Dr. Carlton,
Portland, and Leon Davidson, Salem,
timers.
So numerous are the entries in the
livestock division that additional tem
porary quarters have been provided
for the animals, by R. W. Hogg, super
intendent. The big red barns are filled
with blue bloods of all classes. Cattle
entries tonight totaled 650. There are
Shorthorns, Herefords. Polled Angus.
Red Polled. Holsteins.' Brown Swiss.
Guernseys and Jerseys. In the Jersey
division there are more than 20 exhibi
tors. Two hundred and fifty fat and glossy
swine are here for stock admirers to
applaud. The breeds shown are Durocs,
Berkshires, Poland Chinas, Chester
Whites, Yessix, Hampshires, Tam
worths and Mulefoots. The two latter
breeds are to be exhibited here for the
first time.
Horse Exhibits Numerous.
Among the 300 horses on exhibition
are Standard Bred. American Carriage,
saddle, high school, roadsters, French
and German Coach, hackneys, Perch
erons, Belgians, English Shires. Clydes
dales and Shetlands. The Shetlands
number 70.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC Rnrllngton to Chicago
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GREAT NORTHERN Burlington to Kansas City
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NORTHERN PACIFIC Burlington to St. Louis
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combination of through service routes available between the Coast and the East, if your
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tour that will include the widest geography of the West.
The Excursion Fares in effect every day to
the East are available for a direct or a circuit
tour over these routes of high-class service.'1
Giv the initial agent or the undersigned a chance
to show you that no tour of the East is complete
unless it includes the Burlington.
In sheep is shown in the quarters al
lotted to this division, where there are
275 animals of the Shropshire. Dorset
Horn. Hempshire, Southdown, Oxford
Down. Cotswold and Linsoln breeds.
The county exhibits installed in the
new pavilions are designed to impress
the visitor with the wide range of the
state's resources. Seventeen counties
will have exhibits and tonight most of
them were in place.
ROAD MEETING GALLED
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION TO CON
VKNK AT ELLKXSBl'RG.
Apportionment of Funds and Standard
izing of Specifications Topics.
John B. Yeon To Attend.
ELLEXSBURG, Wash., Sept. 26. The
Washington State Good Roads Asso
ciation will hold its annual conven
tion at Ellensburg October 26 and 27.
The programme will include- many
speakers of prominence from this state,
and addresses have been arranged for
from several men of prominence in the
good roads movement outside of Wash
ington. T. Warren Allen, of the Good Roads
Staff at Washington, D. C, will rep
resent the Government. A. B. Fletcher,
State Highway Engineer of California,
has promised to be present. Sam Jack,
san and John B. Yeon and A. E. Can
teen. State Highway Engineer of Ore
gon, are expected to be present and
participate in the deliberations.
Many questions of importance to the
good roads movement will come before
the convention. The problem of gen
eral Interest, however, will be a dis
cussion of the movement to place the
power of apportioning the state road
funds with the State Highway Board,
rather than leave it with the State
Legislaure.
The second question of importance
will be the discussion of the question
of standardizing specifications for per
manent highways and the fixing of the
responsibility for the acceptance of any
finished permanent highway. Also
the question of whether the inspector,
who is on the permanent highway dur
ing its construction, should be a man
selected by the County Commissioners.
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NEW .COMMANDANT VISITS
K. C. Markec to Learn Duties t
Home Before Taking Clrarge.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Sept. 26. (Special.)
Although W. W. Elder, deposed com
mandant of the Oregon Soldiers' Home,
will not sever his connection with the
institution until October 1, R o.
Markee, successor of the retiring com
mandant, will arrive here tomorrow
from Portland.
He was Invited to come to Roseburg
by Mr. Elder that he might become
conversant with his duties before as
suming the management ot the home
October 1. Mrs. Markee. it is under
stood, will act as matron of the home.
R. B. Goodin, secretary of the board
of control, has arrived here from Salem
to invoice the home prior to the change
in commandants.
Special
OREGON STATE FAIR
Fair Grounds (Salem)
Every Day This Week
Going Schedules
Lv. Portland Union Depot 8:30 A. M.
Arrive Fair Grounds 10:35 A. M.
Arrive Salem 10:45 A. M.
200
Tickets on Sale
Final Return
Exciting Races Every Day
Read Programme and Make Your Plans to Attend.
Program
Monday, Sept. 27
Children's Day
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Woman's Day
Good Roads Day
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Salem Day
State Societies' Day
Camper Night
Willamette Valley Night
Further particulars at City Ticket
Office, 80 Sixth street, cor. Oak,
Union Depot or E. Morrison Depot.
Telephones, Broadway 2760, A 6704.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent.
R. W. FOSTER, General Agt.,
100 Third Street
Portland, Oregon
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Ar. Portl'd 6:50 P. M.
From Portland to
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Daily to Oct. 2d.
Limit Oct. 6th.
Special Days
Thursday, Sept. 30
Portland Day
Transportation Day
Elks' Night
Friday. October 1
Press Day
Scandinavian Day
Oregon Manufactu'rs' Day
Saturday, October 2
Shriners' Day ,
Grange Day
Pioneer Day
Carnival Night