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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1916)
Development of Ports in Oregon During Past Year Extensive Other Projects on Fireproof Docks at Astoria Cost Nearly $730,000 SI sty Arra. Ow-l by Pact. Prt of TV .h Km IWo l.pii- pum i.d t rria smb- pu( t'aoiiti. Oregon Coast Are Showing: Progress Siuslaw Harbor Improved South Jetty of Nehalem River Complet ed -Channel at Toledo Deepened. Tillamook Bay Work Big. AoTOKIA. ta. 1 1 re.l.l Tka pert f Airti haa rcat.r eooasleted 4 bw aaa la opra M k f-t snic ef wkal to eoaakd- r4 the ( Mierte llippd MK o k a Ik Pawlf Coast. as wall a a at tk finest puilk-Ir at aad stroe tar ef ika k.n4 la tk tlr cooa tri. ft la lorat4 ai wkal I kaowo a a-m-k loaa!. In Ika xtio ( tax city ! ta kr ika Port ef Aston. rai-h isixim ika aatira loofitr. Tria pape eutkortaad Ika - iii af kn4 la defray the eipaaeo af lu praini. aad !.., a.readr kas k-v "V la the piirrhea af (rant aaa ana In re-toa. af daprfc to pro .l rctutia for ta.;; r the area! toninr of ika Columbia Kr. Tka sort aw a a trart of atarfronl as imfttkft a ftciM. facta? iha raana-l of tka lual karbwr. Tka property :r4 kaa kaea ra-lal-aad prt.4 kr fii;i la from Iko rtr ctinul. Over I ;..." yard of ma larial kae a dredsed froa Ika ax ft aap. proidtn- a depth of J feet of water at l lid aa all eidee of lha wkarf. aibil Ika material kaa boo ! la as, trautxl available for aa at tion 6tM t.-i;iue ao eooa aa tka demand of nanm ran a Ire tka ftrt af tat apace. iim isaa) $ Looat. Th main warefceu stand aa P1r K I. whtk l !; ft la leastk Tka e-i ura nt' four ecrae of par aifric-tertt to v'oro thooaond of loaa af freishl. Tka kJI4;r. la eonstrwtaal of kin- tilinc wtta f rJll. an 4 U oqulppaal wtta aa tutomatlc sprinkling rito. Tka itrwlitl la aa ar flro- roof aa II (ta ha m4. ana tka la-iaru- rata an frelskt stored lkr ta k;t 4 1 chMl the IwmI rata fla4 for nr -lock oa tka I'arlfiC Coast Tn ilo-kiii( rci;itla itt4 a 4a taaco af Hi t feet, so that, alt rare fton-rt raa radlr b 4ockJ ta ld t4 4i-rr freteht at ana lima. Klip No I kaa a wide ef a f-i aa4 a 4ta af f-. llalIroa4 tracka aa- l-rii tka aalira l-nt af lha mala rkH r-ilhr aid. karrlaa kono ti.Ulrti'kt from ohlrk Ihrao tart ca ka oad t or 4l ftarc4 at tka aaraa oor Aa a jtor-ucir trlr raoo kaa k--a arovU44 far Iko rp(4 4!akara af carao. II U aa4 to k Ik tooal auMara aa4 -- ful lM4na Bn-no4 yt ampto-ati oa tka Coart. Ii. r No. 3 kaa b-a 4scn4 for l-.mkor atoraa an4 f--l frin(t fpoco I priJ4 for atorlac . ton of cool, aa-l alariK roararora ara to ko lnallU4 fr kaad!in It. Itk ta:a aT-tam la vo"-o. aa roala4 at tka rata ef CV ton art kaor Tha ranmurioa kaa ( wM f !'." 1 r tka inataUatlon af tkl aratara. la- liLnar tka providing af itetar- taaka r fu-l oL nnl l- In prM'-M oa tn (roctioai af a k'llk rrraia latrator -itfc a paritr of u ' and a- a coat af atptoiii-tirlr :t. t'ompUto rUaoirc Bi.-kinrr aa wall a- tka lataal aa t tnoat appro4 a!ar trkol 4-i.-. for kaadltaa Ika frnla ara aln lajtailrO. r-, --"; -a. 6Si X : . " T OrKsa tcxlaliro at lla raaaat aaajilun pa.-a-nl a law autkorlrlnaT aorta to ift tha traaaportalloa koal . Tkia at -a pa-od paralr la aia ta tfa ln'ftrial dalopmntt of Ik. Laarar CotumMa fllrar dlrtrV't. t'Tj-h-d att'k lki autAortcr. tko Tort af Arert-a remaiatna la t arorktnff oo a pr:?t tr Ika aatabliakraaat and r-rtuaa af a ataamor and karaa llaa At rt karMr anal poinla oo t."i t'ptfr Colt-mbia an annka Kiara fr aaat a I ('in. I4akx a dla-tn-- of mil'a l iana arid apavlfl rai.ona f r tka propwd craft ara ko la prpar4. Asotiar pro!-1 -M-k ika port la aa a.rtln la tha Improramant of tka tktiMl of tha 5ftlpanor l!nr. a rlt t.rr vf lha Looar I'olJaola. lTa4la of thl atraa.Ti kaa ouhorll to a daptk arr(-iant la pr-nll a-aaia to . r iha arkamaa af Ika mllla oral4 kl-n ifa kaaha. Th lorl f Aatorla kaa Ial4 aol a -a ai; -df irt potwr of daraiopaaaal. Tha tort la tln rarrlal aa tap kT tav, an.t tka tP'" roaij'aar aritkln tha r-n'ln-a af lha diatrt.1 kaa thair rrarf't I aapport lha pro- j f -.i m a It i.- k T a a on ami Ik anllr t'.:unhi ;,-ar d .tn t will roralra a 4;rat kanarit. Ms - law llartmr l-nproard. rtK:"K. . r-a.- l iap-laL) a.lat tha Important daialopmaola sjtj . f l," ' - r II outfit- r?dx - mmmmmmmm,m " n v J r 1 Coo-&at II - - --. "t " soa1 aSfeocrl 7 '" V'akia" .1 I a-a -a. V , -1, V-'--aa-l.r. (- r--TJ,'-i J I --"a'-aT . . l.'t.- -; x- L n FT ry ""r"- - -I , "x ,--i-1J -v I la Ik la dlatrwt and Laaa Coon I r vaa tho astanaiv itBproTamant trerk at ma moo ik ef tho Kioalaar KWar. Tha t oil4 at i at aa iMtrm( and t-aaa County ampodd Joiatly !;. la daapaoma; ika caaanal la aiaalaar liar kor. with lha raault that lare lor vaaaala raa tnahe the eort aaailr. im oaptoaakor S the atoanar Oraa-o txl lar claaraal for California porta with a iaii of !.a.4 11 of lurakar and aottat4 tko ckaaaod la enfaty. With Ika Improasatara of the harbor a water Jtl.t for tha lajtaana lutnkor eotpat of thie aoctloa ta ard. Xrw Chaatvrl at Xrhalcwa. NTHALXVI. Or. Da. fSpoetaLV Work; oa tha eoath Jaltr of Kaha lara lllar t lha fnllad aiataa aati ar baa Vaaa complatad. aa4 work will ta atartod Imraadlatalr laa awrlb IIT. Nbalao aow la aewr4 a aufflctaat 4pa of waiar co tha bar lo parmlt Ik aafa paaaatTa of lumbar erhoonore. Or opaln the dutrlcl to aatalde hlpTia. a araat futaro I la proa pact, aa It mane a ksarkad actirlty la lha pro4uctioa aad taarkatiatT of lumbar. . Hark aa tha aoulh JH baa baaa andar way for mere lhaa thra yaara. It waa tart4 by Ik Tort of Wahalem. Tka Tt apod4 ltaa la buildint Ui ( l of traatl and plarlaa 4i. loaa af rack, la tUrnn.at aid waa aacorad. lha aramot balaar that lha port aad tha loratant each ap propriate llta.lta. The funda wait aaaiiabi aarly la lla. and work waa tarted at am In addilloa to tha tty work. 4rdmc of tha upper ri'ar U to be andartakaa Jrf-Kv5 . f w a-- , ! f l y " INl ,ari v Coos Eay. 1 S a ttlbi- jrn-i I - I' ll- ' r1 r-Ur r- pi Dredgring: Work Is Making Cig: Strides on IMarshfield Bar With Oprritioaa af Drrdja CoL P. S. Michte, Depth of Water Bar Iaeroaaatl Kroat 18 to 30 Feet ia Six Moatha. MARSIinELD. Or. Dae Jl. (Spe cial.) la the paat year the prin cipal ImproTemaat oa Cooa Bay waa done by tba Oortremant dredge CoL P. 8. allcbta. which, aftar a tryout la dlopd the fact the craft bad not baaa aufflctanlly et"lpr,' Pow'r L'nder the condition ot II4 the work of tko Michle waa not katlafactory to tka narlnrlor hoard and a he waa or dared away to the North for additional power. Oa returalnc ta Cooa Bay last Uplink? the vreeal waa placard la chare of Junior F.mlnear Jamrt Polhamua. wllb Charlaa L- potter, the Gorarnmaot bar dredge expert direr-ting- and adrla Ire bow the work ehould be conducted. Wnen the dredge left Cooa Hay he middle of Nombr. there waa la fel of watar on the bar. wheraaa. whan the dredge tartd work In Mar. there waa etwea I aad II feat. ttoalda bar ImproTement. a number of lnlte have bea deepened, among tham Calrhlnc. North, liaynea and lathmua. On Uthmoa Inlet the .dredging waa don by the Port of C'ooe Bay to r permit "eaaela to roach tba Cooa Bar Hill Lumbar Company wharf, two mllea aboro the Smith mill, wbara the Oornront project end. a ear "Typo af n radge VaeL Tha dredge CoL P. 8. Wtchle to a tael. twln-crew atramer ttl feat Ions. 42 feet wide, baring within lla bull all aand-blna of nearly equal capacity: three on each glde of a center well placed amldahlpa. down through which the dredging arm projecta. Tha ca pacity of tha bin, when fully loaded, la cubic yard of material. The dredge wort by lowerlnc the drag- to the bottom of tha locality and pumping while under way at alow peed, not exceeding one and a half mllea an hour agalnat tha current, which might run up to three or four mllea an hour with tha current. The depth of furrow made by tho dra U from two to two and a balf feet. Thll type of dredge, with a center-well auc tion, la a new one and a arreat depar ture from the more common dredee with aide auction. However, the new type haa proved Itaelf to be a decided aucceaa. Very little time waa loat In breakdowna and tba kflcble waa aeea working every daylight hour when the bar waa amooth. It waa aurprlalng bow gteadily the llkhle worked during the month of Juno, July. August and September, only a few daya being; loot, due to rough weather or to;. The dredge waa operated from daylight to dark on the bar. making- two eight hour eh lft In the lone day of Bummer. Tba average crew on double ahlft 1 it men. Since tha middle of May. 1915. when the Mlchlo darted work, up to tha date of her leaving- for the Colum bia River. 00. 000 cubic yard of aand have been removed from the bar. Flae HawUg Made. When the dredge ftret atartad work there waa only IS feet of water on the bar at mean lower low water, and when tha last aurvey waa made September 4. 11S. It ahowed a channel oo feet wide with a ruling- depth of 25 feet at mean lower low water and a narrow channel W0 feet wide and J feet deep at mean lower low water. Working- It-hour shift, the Mlchle averaged 200.00 cubic yards a month for the months of June. July, August and September. The dredging- season appears to ba from the first of May to the first of November, and little dredg ing; can be expected to be done on the bar during- the ret of tha year, due to rough conditions of tho bar. The Mlchle waa able to work successfully on the bar. contrary to the opinions of many of the navigators, and has set a record for like work, probably better than any other dredge in the United States. Mariners and others expectea the dredsed cut to fill in with north went winds and seas accompanying them, but no noticeable shoaling oc curred. It took the dredge Michie on an average of 45 minutes to nil Its bins (1200 cubic yards), and the dredged material was taken one mile to sea and dumped Into deep water. Three loads were dredged every four hours. tha biggest days work being yards, and the biggest month's clean up being 2Z2.IZ3 yards, in August. Other Port Work Stodled. The dredge la operated by the United States War Department, engineers1 of fice. First District, at Portland. Charles L. Potter. Lieutenant-ColoneL Corps of Engineers being In charge. James rl Polhamua. United States junior engi neer, was In local charge of the dredge during Its excellent work on. Coos Bay during 115. Mr. Polhemus personally directed the dredginir that showed such extensive excavation the past year. Be fore being sent to Coos Bay Junior En gineer Polhemus was sent East for a three months' tour of the bars where dredging is carried on, to observe meth ods In use on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, and the success of the Michie is attributed to his observations and the Mlchle after -she had been tried out her in 1914. The Port of Coos Bay bonded itself for $600,000, and with the proceeds be gan on its project of dredging a chan nel 300 feet wide and 25 feet deep at low water from tho C. A. Smith mill to the bar. This project also included turning basins 500 feet wide in front of the cities of Marshfleld and North Bend. A contract for the dredging waa entered Into with the Puget bound Bridge A Dredging Company, of Seat tle. The contract price for removins the slicklnsrs was 12 cents a cubic yard. The dredging company oegan worn In August, 1S1J, and worked continu ously day and night until the project was completed In April, 1915. The company dredged a total of 4.785.740.a cubic yards from the main channel and waa paid f 631,501.52 by the Port of Cooa Bay. This outlay included the con struction of bulkheads, handling of shore pipe and Impounding the slick In gs. laleta Also ureagea. In addition to the work on the main channel the Port did a great deal ot dredging in North inlet, heniucn iiuei. Hayncs Inlet, Willanch Inlet, Catching Inlet and some in Isthmus Inlet. The total cost of dredging of the inlets amounts to about J20.000. The Port also established a proposed harbor line and marked It with special numbered piling, and now is beginning to maj-k the course of the navigable channel of all the inlets. During the months of June, July and August, -1914, when the Government ap nrnnriatinTiH for oDeraUnsr the suction dredge Oregon and bar dredge Colonel P S. Michie was exnausnau, ims advanced to the Secretary of War the sum of $10,038.75 for the purpose of operating said dredges until Govern ment money became available. The slickings from the main channel have reclaimed much of the marsh land in the cities of Marshfleld and North Bend. Citizens have contributed over $60,000 to the Port toward the expenses involved. The average cost to the property owner for bulkheading and filling property was about 4 cents per cubio yard. Channel at Toledo Deepened. TOLEDO, Or., Dec. SI. (Special.) Through the co-operation of the Port of Toledo" and . the Government, tho channel between Yaquina Bay and To ledo has been deepened sufficiently lor the Bafe passage of seagoing vessels. The Port of Toledo expended loO.OOO and the Government $28,000 on the im provement work. Improvement of the channel is having a marked effect on the lumber Industry in this district, as there is no longer any serious barrier to water shipments of lumber to out side markets. Three steamers are now carying lumber regularly trom this port to California. Tillamook Work Progresses. TILLAMOOK, Or, Dec ,31. (Spe ciaD It was through the united ef forts of the Port Commissions of Tilla mook and Bay City that the Govern ment undertook the task of construct ing a two-mile jetty at the mouth of the bay. This work was commenced under the aupervision of the War De partment in tho Spring of 1915 and will continue for at least another year. An expenditure of $850,000 was author ized by Congress to complete the proj ect, part of the funds, however, being raised by the two ports of the bay. The annual budgets of the Commis sions have shown heavy assessments, but the finances of both are now in good condition. , .... The main project, and what is known as the North Jetty, starts from a point a few hundred feet north of the bar. at Bar View, and extends straight out into the ocean nearly a mile, trom the point attained it will then turn on an angle and will be continued for another mile, in a northwesterly direc tion The structure itself Is composed of two trestles, spaced about lo feet apart, and built of heavy timbers and wooden piling. Up to this time over 200,000 tons of rock has been placed, making an aver age of approximately 60 tons to the running foot. A little later on, after deeper water Is reached, and the extra placing between the structure made, it will require nearly 100 tons of rock to the lineal foot. rvimnietion of the Jetty will mean about 25 feet of water on the bar at low tide. At this time that amount at added power which was Installed In the' high tide Is a rare occurrence. " aa -a a a a 1 -a aa aa a a a a a I Portland's Advantages as Factory Center Are Great " - -a . . a-.j'ra! I IJu.nala CMnnlno FarilitiM Are Wraith of Haw Material. IdtaJ tlimauc wnQiiioiu u r-f-e. Wraith ,r.cIkreslIll industrial Drr.lopmcnt Totals $30,000,000. P RTt-' taofc ao tka laosera of tko -alfl Ooaal la Indu.lrtaU 4,.a;oraaL It baa ov.r la du.trl. la vart.4 Haaa. lla payroll aklU-4 workare of It factott) aad .s.p. la e?erd to $!.. raar Tka laalMtrlaJ taveatmaat la Portland I Jdine, aMTil?maol aad aatrlal t kail II..'. Th turtxa of lhaao laaiiratloaa) Is ;tra.-tias l ett:ishnt af d.tn.e. Te IVrttand Chatakar Cc-am.reo tleee that lata la aol oaty Oa tott.-et. but Oe enly Mrml offar lo roff4 Indaatrlaa. Tbl ara a (aatiaauaa ef atfKlaay y aad kaa:adsa af Ik ka;nae. aol poo- l If coal koaaaaa ware effr4. Ta lart.aa I I;. a :r -ardl aot affiliated with tka Cfcatakar at Caawwrca Ik-aogk aaxo af ll Ia4.ai4a.al okore f .- ta parjoao at dlo;r. varlo-aa f.-l.rv site caoiniueitlaa U effaring faaa a to ! lautrle. la el ;rial n-uatu kil"e. lo va'l a... larai.uaa koaag tea4 far II. rurpoa- af aarlng lC Ik aaaallar l-i I ,ana ait a kai.-i.ag of U i ea. r a af karaaa Oartlloaai. Tie Nadaaaaial pv.rpoao of tko ka roo i af la4atr aad maaafectara la to aarv IS ojaaaf--tirra Kxalad la rer:;a$ aal la r.a la all aoal r ta aiui aa atian uua raa a of rac'i-J lo I vm a4 to ao- ra a.w ladxatriae la Tortlaad aad It ot4To. ril g raar aetertaia. lakur aal rtrkata ara available aad liar la a re-oile rr.; thai a Saw l.-ri-t-T a ko coa4rte4 with pra'lt. Tka ea'Je'aae of all!f la d ria la dio to ma frt tkav tk a rna ka ta-oaa 4 thai aa.l-.y tnaxt -. f'rat aa p-.-a eao4. thai -i,-a i lala rare af llaait If over, kaa. par-a-aa'e i.a f"-l '"a It a aBaal .,n ar fa I fr-iay at t - : a. T.. baa a a!T avaa-jfaw- litit u Ua a aUl l Us. aai.aa. both bro and ahroad. dar lo brine about ho full raallaatloo ef thaaa lint, tha conaumora of lha l-oa-lfta N'arlhwaat ar bam Impraaaaa) mora aad mora every day with to economy or quality Tka publications of Portland and of traoo ar co cparalina with tba Chamber of Com mrvo aad lha boraao to educate tka cooaamar lo raajiaa lha ox-oaomy or adopltn; and practlclnd thla policy. Coaaoquaatly. the eucc of oor In daatrlaa la oaaad oa tko kaowladaa tka coantaina pukllc baa af tba oualliy and value of homo produrte. Tko baroao. l coojoaetlea with tha l'alaritr of Or too. Oraaoa Ao-rieul-taral Colla and R4 Calsa. la a (sad la .aaa that will raaall la com ptt la'ormatioa tela la lo tka world at lary; of our InduXrlal r aoarcae aad opportaeltlaa. Tkl la aotiaatioa Iraaia of all tko commodl tla aiaaafactxrad la Orcoa. Tko par poao lo la obtain mora statlstlca of aa-h coaanaodiiy. both aa lo He la trtaaia vela, and Ik merlta aad tka r:iloa It bear to commoditlea la eral. wkirb will enabla Ika pro l)..r o dataranino Ik poeelbiiillee (or davalapanaat. Tkia la bain; aorora rliahx by dtrrnlalaa la detail ta wkat d-ra tk commodity kaeet aad t.i . to aat rortaia rolratl Tkl work I klag 4oao froaa thra view poiai. t a. : I. Tka lnaaul roadllloai. or tk akil.tr lo aat prodaa-tion aooda X. Tho kaatarlal conditio aad tba epocite kaaaiedg af tba comaodJtv la aj jaal . 1. The com Bare lal roaditloa aad tha (aaoral kaowladsa of Iko commodity ta lla raiatioa to etkar coeaaaoditl. lloaolaaad. or- fax (a. Tkl eliminate theory and re mit In the appal balnr efTctlv to th hlchvst poaaibla dra. wblrb practically guaranla rvaulta. It af ford a aa oprortunily to aatimato tba minimum aad maximum results that may ba expected from thla work and wka tho plana bare boon completed and carried out. th result secured can bo dnnllly checked afalnat the reault previouslr eatlmaled, A markd dagroo of co-operation by purcnaalna- aaanta of city, county, stat aad s-ovoramantal official ha been noted during tba paat year. It haa re sulted la auamaid payroll and In eroaaod elrculatloa to all line of bual Daa. Oregon, la conjunction wllb the other Pacific Coast atat, I going ahead In lha development of lis Industrie with tba hlp of He pooM. Th spirit of co-oporatioa haa diacloaad th para mount tact tkat tha Individual bual aa I no mora Important lo lla owners Caad.-.ioee lafluaaclag Iko Hy la aaootloa ara carafully aoted for tko parpoo of aerertaialnc bear lbr ff tk af Ike commodity la aueetloa. fca tbla ta 4lralad. tko eoaaraaaer. a a eta, la tudytag to aaa wkal laflaeaco aaa ka broaght to boar oa tko tadtvtdaa! a-amkara at tkat claae la ovdar lo caeac or atlma- 1. ra the eaa.aalty TBI frla t kre- In aaa'at rta4.p 1& (arm aaxl a!h advlr or than th bualneaaea of the community. Tho reorganization of the Chamber of Commerce during tbo last year baa made possible aa Interchange of Ideas and co-operatioa that could not have been secured la any other direction or by any other mean. Tha argu ment ef the competitor, as well as tho concern in a non-competltlv line, vitally effects every Industry. The unbiasad analysis of conditions la for tha purpose of best aervlng tha mu tual Interesta of tha consumer and the manufacturer. Every consideration of the facta la a reason for tho purchase and tiee of Portland-made goods. -Portland quality" la a mutual slogan which -assures tha consumer that the economy ot quality ta tha best and only way to reduce tho coat of living. It aaaures th manufacturer an op portunity to use his bast judgment, experience, knowledge and capital la Iba production of his merchandise. Portland's future as a manufacturing city Is assured by Its present develop ment, by lla bom market and Its foreign markets, by tba fact that It 1 located on one of the three natural harbors of th Pacific Coast, by tha fact that Its harbor Is tha only gateway through tho mountains to the East and Middle West tkat can be reached with out hauling freight over these moun-talna. Shipping With Atlantic Seaboard Makes Big Gain Portland's Share in Intercoastal Commerce Reached Total of $10,764,907 in 1915 -Volume of Outgoing Traffic LargerMore Vessels Available. . PORTLAND'S ahar In th trade be tween the Pacific and .Atlantic coasts of th United State waa valued at $10.7t4.t07 last year. That Is In excess ot what the valua tion of tho entire exportation of wheat baa been soma years from this harbor. Of course, th figure could not stand side by aid with thos representing cereal export valuea for the paat two ButTi I enough that a showing- has been made whereby th movement to and from Portland by way of the Pan ama Caaal. and latterly through the Strait of Magellan, with a limited service sine th canal closed, stands forth as a channel for futur commerce that la more valuable than early esti mates provided for. Business originating- here, which the Eastern centers must take cognizance of some of which moved in limited quantity before when only rail trans portstlon was depended on and now Barley. buabl Coai. Ion t'oadned milk. caja,,o Ftour. barr. fruit and viabta. ton., fruit, canned, cafrta.. fruit, dried. raa. Grain baa, baiea Hardware, tons. M ay. ton. litlee. bundle. Mop, kale Iron and leel. Ion.. Laauora. pac aagea. .. ...... lAianhar. f eet. ......... Machinery, pex-kacea.. ... . . ki.rvfcendla. lone. Ml fee, ton. rt. buhla. I'aper. loaa Potato, sack............ I'.ic. sack. ... palman, caa rhtnete. bundle. ........ Maia and ahooka, tone.... Ta.aow. t le naa VA kat. bukia. Wool, baieev DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS FROM PORTLAND BY WATER. Merchants' Exchange Records. Itl4. 4i.:i l.in ii. 114.541 ri It;. 451 i.on 10 .17 14.491 -:i !.! il . MS i.'i i.ftl . 4.:s . i.:i.ti7 n . . ji.iii . I3.T4I . S5:j . 2.1 ... . US.fSe . ." 11 3.10 ... 1.114. J !.: (0,41 &o.i:s i.m Mill 174. 4T 1.201 11.01 l.liJ tl 1.144 MM I 0 1II.1H i J. 141 4T.!I Tl.al ISi.lU it :l 41 S?t 74 HI 411 j 4 71 1.151 :4i t.i;.n ;u 11S. I4S.40 1.110 ,0i 4 H.7k8 ii.V 141.S4S 'i'.t'i'i 1.30S Mil 704 " l.7 3.111 l.Sf 10.547 14.14 711.11 1 7.74J9 ll.0 1.604 14.S12 i:.no 1.147 7.14I.'lV Z.411 1S11. 400.521 , ii.Vti 344..41 i i.Ys'i a.tn "j.Vis 1.0S4 ll.Hi 344 l.4 OS 14J.451.411 l.osl :i.03 IK 614 141.131 14.271 17.S61 1.S50 I0.4S4 17.J.1 1.644 l,iii.3Vi .33 1911, 339.471 7..V41 "e.Ysi "i.V.i 104 i.et 1.121 134.148.1 S7 2.341 34.25 13.S24 173.792 lt.717 13.071 lit 71,331 "i.V' t,i4i.7"i . 6.543 has increased through lower tariffs and ability to handle In larger lots. Is ex changeable with commodities from be yond the Mississippi River, and until the blockading of the canal that ter ritory was contributing to the cargoes delivered here. The leading fleets engaged In the trade are the American-Hawaiian and th Atlantic-Pacific vessels. They have been operated on schedule and a few outside ships have come during the year, while some lines not reaching north of Ban Francisco with a direct service have transported Portland con signments and delivered them here through transshipment. More Toaaaare Available. The American-Hawaiian has three vessels under construction on the East Coast, one, th Floridan, for the regu lar general cargo fleet, while two were ordered especially for the lumber trade from Oregon and Washington. The Atlantic-Pacific flag, also known as the Grace line, has three ships building in tba East and mora are to be started on this side during 11. old and new ton nage of both to bb pressed into serv ice between the two oceans via the Panama route when ready, providing th strife in Europe has been lifted and the world's commerce may again move in natural channels. Two factors worked to the disadvan tage of the Canal commerce during the year. The war abroad wrought a dis couraging Influence during the early part of th period and about the time a spurt was predicted in the Fall the elimination of the Canal passageway temporarily from the routes between American shores placed an extra damp er on tha trade. Despite the dnal handicap and the fact that no shipments have moved eastbound during November and De cember, the gain over 1914 was approx imately $1,000,000 In valuation. As far as records are obtainable the trade drswn direct in 1914 from the Atlantic side amounted to 16.90 tons, valued at II 821.151. and for the 1916 period 0. 117 tons moved that represented a val uation of 17.920.425. lacreaae la JSotable. In May. 1914, no cargo went from here to the Er.t Coast and total busi ness for tha rear reached li,494 tons thai waa worm 11.84.7,804, Eor the year ending yesterday 19,528 tons were moved from Portland through the Canal and were valued at 32,844,482. A summary of the trade by months is as follows: Cars From Atlantic Coast Porta, 1S151 Tons. Value. 4.599 3 614.95S January. . February. March. . .. April. . ... May. June. . .... July August. . . September. October. . November. December. Total 7,03 4.543 8,229 7,803 9,854 9,250 4.023 3.877 1,023 2.091 975.788 606,490 828.457 1,041.700 1.278,195 1,077,152 691,213 523.172 126,709 256.593 60,327 37,920,425 Cargo From Atlantic Coast Forts, '19141 September, . October. . .. November. . December. TotaL. Tons. 7.863 6,214 7,070 5.758 Value. $ 951.423 605,758 742,350 626.622 25.905 32,826,153 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August no record. Cargo to Atlantic Coast Ports. 19151 Value. $ 953.101 243.179 299.023 352,295 409,131 272.894 346.253 333,427 106.460 228,719 January February , March. . April May June. . July AUgUSt , September. ..... October. November. . ....... December. TotaL 39.528 $2,844,482 Cargo to Atlantic Coaat Porta. 18141 Tons. Value. Tons. J.Ri it 2,595 7,382 6,770 7,262 3,571 5.659 3,317 997 1,363 January. . . February. . March. . ... April. May June. . .... July August. . .. September. October. . . November. December. TotaL 807 . 3,180 393 p 975. 'i.iii f 42 1,905 1,662 1.797 1,505 3.196 126.699 296.8H0 29,475 78.021 219.420 5,670 213,360 201,102 203.061 156. C20 287,676 Jaaaatil .... 16.194 tl.8i7.90i kSJ tM4 vlUto a4 CaVCXkl4 V