Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1916, SECTION TWO, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text9 TI.E MORNING OREGOMAX. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1. 1916. Shipbuilding in Columbia River District to Be Industry "City of Portland" New Type of Ship Under Construction Vessel to Be Largest Motor Ship in World Big Lumber Carriers Are Built Output of Pleasure Craft la Large. Commercial Craft of Large Capacity Steadily Increase lee I t via t'-4 to Skua Caak. strertaeai la lU lr I ar.) I rrt C e-maraj. Ike fMMI eeaakar ef. BaalS Baare. Ira la M'ul tfcere es- 4 aa iale-r.ttng ertlaie aa. Kri3in Ike flrat skip kui.l la Catlfar- -a. vtu a waa eaa.trvn-tad. Ik ewtthar etetee. ef "liator 4eate4 akewe the I'uialK ftir ta Aeaeata. eaa4 aaa an. la see rr-'i" Aet-aatle rree lm.tie Ceaaree. Jeaearr te i-iie rm-t. ef IM aaa a Wealuea4 eeee kr a af reere. a le-iae iil4r wee tau"ae. at Aeteata. Tkia Ultr seta Wee eisilt fveaw lawlt frraa )riM ereu4 Ika llsra aa tia Taa-t ea4 iu Mif4 I aa akt? (ainort a( Ikia eae ea4 Uaio-M ml. Tka Hakk.ne est PaMfi4 tlmkare war ef kstlae wt" -. ta vu reaek.r Ifte krac eaa( ai sitl aa tka Tact: "eee tar aki eaw-erra-t.ae, Jaka mi aad Kakaaa KaMtar. ahlp eeraaater af Ike Tee eae. vara tka aaaa haul l I aiB-Mtf. Tka skip eaap:etere btU la fmix was Tka ur af na Ua,a4 al lu Ilaa4 Ma l. lot aaa wee kai l k a apir eaeeiaitad af Jena keaea. I a K .kaare. fveea tat Araaairea-. NfT Wee-te. Cnr I a'a an4 Je.- i.raaa Tker aarar4 tka hikm a( ru llallaaer. k l earpeatee. laid alawa IB lieee aad aartatndet tna irTirtlae. Tka kaal w aa eatittre. aa a.te ae4 Ika etkar ttnakare (rank a4jaraai fareeee, Tka lent ! war I taal ( lat.be t i If It fast lack eaaaa. Ta heel wee af waaae wklte aak. frame ef re, tr la aat viral erase kaeea. Tka Blaaklutt wee aC eleer era a I grate ' waa a euaker butt, ha. timers flipper awrtal. auk mi. aea t a:keaaae ria iMartaa; tka ara a' raaacriiirtiaa Ika am taraaa ta. Katnaaar. amt. ka4 tka 'k af faaitriMtM waa aaila4 kv RaJaa Xl liifa aa4 aklaia 0K ka4 anaatiy Jaiaa4 tka roiapaar- tla-a k4 kaaa a aaainaa. ai aa tI4 la aaw4 tna aal apoa kar aala- tiaa. Aa aicaakt aa ana -J a ta Kr illlKt rraraa (r. aI-LoukIla. af tka Iiat4a far l'asar. aa4 waa imw- Mint, tita raf aal kaaa4 a tka auk'ia mt tea taaa na?a al tioaa la laa ia.a spoai4 ta t'aotala kaftaa tk'aaka. af Ika Cia4 fltalaa a k'araltaa aaa4ttiaa. wka aisaiaaa t aa ta kia aaartliaaa 9nmm a a faua4 mbb aa:iaa4. aa4 tkaraupaa ar. (4 (' M-Ldufclta ta aall Ika Utar af uracaa mivr ai4claa ta4 Tkia it t a aaaaal aau4 a at -t tka Ca4aakta Mm kar Haa'aaakar t J. lit I aa4 ar fil la rraactacw al auaaai o lanaaar It. 111. aa4 atraa4 aarbar t tka fraatdia. Tka aartr lraa4 thai kaal ta tka aaaataw aaaaraaaaal far aaltia aa4 taraa wkxaa tkar 4ra aaartaa4 ta Oracaav aaaaaailaaT tkraa rtaniU ta Ika . I arri'avl af taaa aatkkaia roka a tka llaaataek awMair af tka tlaataaa Bay Caaiaaajr La ttwtm. nra Haaaaar aU l . Ok Ckrlatmaa atar. XS4V tka ftrat taaaaakia kaUt la Oraana waa Iaaaka4 at Mliaulla, ka aa IJ faa aaar a I aa4 waa katit k La w fcttaaaia. liar fir. I rammaa4ar Capiaia J C A aawartk aa4 kar Ckiaf anaiaaar ka Ja.ak kVamaa. ka aa4 la aaaka aUHT tn3a ta A.'ai-la aa4 Ika raaa4-lxt f.fa waa US. kat """ ara aar-a aa-t ika kaal araa fiaatlr aaat ta lalifaraia. wkara kka flaia4 bar data la tka la-raaaala Hlaar rra4kt an (waaatar aaralra. Ta uaaniaj af ika ta ar oca- .t waa raallv Ika Naaaananl af ano k!i4tac la Vraaiaa. Tka ' w ka:tr aa4 alaaar Oracaa-aaill an j aallaa aaar-r aaa. la Ika aaja- tn ika raaakaraaaa aaa taa waaat ai-pnr-.r wara tka prtaciaal kallOara a4 iirtr af afcisa aa4 tkair 4aua4 .,-.a..4 Da aaliakla amplr af ! Portland Is Leading Grain Market Center of Coast With IncrciMd Fortit Steamship Srric. Slueh Crvater Volume of Business WlH Follow. Work of Eichmte Association Important Slate Crain Inspection Urffed. P-vRTt-OiD al Ika praaaat tlaaa ia Ika laa4ia grata aaar a at af Ike fanf Ceast. Ta tka rea4ara af Tka iraaiiaa tk.a la a fact aa wall kaawa aa etaraaty la ka 1 repatltiaak It saiakt ka wartk reakeeakartag. ka' aaar. tkal awl aa vary aaaay years age waa aal tka aaaa. Tka aaa fraa eie'aa. kewkej k tka waajarfal'r ara duiilia aaU af Callferaia. waa tka lead s'. Ta aieatiar It ta ekeraly ta era pnaaiaa tka lt taal eeBiaaervlal aa a'ama.T la ef Ika takareal nskt af aar cltr. aa. UI ka kaaa cetae-i ill tail aa4 atraasla aaar eaai'.y ka taat fraaa aauaaa. teat aaar wkik elite kaaa abaaatatai? aa vaalraC at ia iraxal una ika a a part a af waaal f raw tit .a Burt ara atataaaa tkaaa fr-.ea aar etkar ar aa taa I'eaet. kat I -i a la aa t aaa part af Ika grala tr4e at.irT. 'rar taa ataaa pi el af taral ; lain, ika etaart af eaaaafactara4 artu-le aaeal.l e.arare ba af aaar a la lanai la a eeanaeaaity taaa Ika a apart af raw aaalertala. CBWaUeaaka kk I ataal Mealaa. rtoat tka grala-tra4a k atawaalat. taa arr-.t laaorual aaaaataara4 ertlrla l f oar, aa4 la eeeai.Jartas' k'a.ia ire4e at'Latie, tka eaperta af floar from aar po.at emaet ka laaaliara la tkia raa rartlaaaV It eaaaa ka e4asltte4. a. a aal make a vary faaarakie ekew. IK Tka fiaar anUIiaa eaaartty af Iki ta aa. r ataal aaa-tktr4 af tkat f m4 aa r(al aaaa4. Hut aaa wltk !' taa4iaa tka emperta af graia a4 aa.a araaiata fraes Frua4 ara abaat !' X Ikaa fraaaa Ika aeiakkurtaf rort a tba aartv Tilt I a very cr4-l-aaue akaarta far fartiaaa. It la Iraa kui tkta ka aa reaaa way w a aaa 4 r..t aaatteat kera, aa Ika law la aa. k avatt.ra a-aw a la ka tkat anaairaaattlae a wail aa Ia4tv4a;e aa aaiy lata taamaaioae trans gaaaa baebwara by a At l& a aaial eaaaa aaar aak: Wkv ta tta f vr-miiiac rapavitv af fa a at -!- tkraa l.maa tkal at rart'.aa4 l.f.ialr aat ka aaa af aaliiaraa a a.l'-iaa kara far akta'aiag stap'e a-irpnaa af laa raw akatertaa practl ta ika aaaaa wkaal-raieisc lamtartaa ara apaa ta t'art-aa4 aail.a aa ta Ikaaa aa t'uat atuua aa4 rartaiatr aal ka aaaaa f Ika kkar ll af !"aea ta ka kat kara, a- af aar at kar fa. tar af mill i raai fk. lata. ka tka aartkara aorra Taar-ml'. '.taa Ba,a'?maat tkraa t aaa tkat af Ikia a-trr awialy tarawa I Hat rwuat kaa aio.a fa.'l.t.aa la Ita aar af raaratar liaae f etaaattkia t f-.(a caaatriaa altr-l f.art:a4 kaa a .1 Wlr t'a t aa aa4 kaw tkia aaat tioa cama akaot aa4 wkat taa ka 4 -na . r an . 1 V anattara fraea !" etak4 l al af Ika kaat Intaraata af tkia part. aa aatat ta Ika eaapa af tk a 4.-taaalo Ttaaa anal'ara kaaa raaia. tka aa aaa gratia lar a t af Ikaaa lataaa4 f.r a laatr ima. aaa tka a.ul.e ta etil! a Vnaar war '-' Maaattraa Ike ara. a WaJa af l arcaaj Kal a aa wtib tka A kaal tka tlaaa that Ool"k kkla kati4'a raackaal Ita aaaltx tka ataal fraiaktara am aaa ataaa ta ana tea a for taa aMBpara- kadnaaa. "Mppara aad kia aaraara want ataal Baa 4 Kar a tlaaa tka a 4 akip kall4ar wka k4 aar llcskar ka carafviilr fltlaal la Uca fc haavd faara4 for tka fuiora af tka xxl aa alia. Tka aslllaa kaltaa fck4 aroaa aa4 taa raaiiaa taa ka4 lak aa ttk plaaa. Tka far aa-aa kat lraaalaTr. karwwaar. far tka ataman4a for w kaataasa for riaar an4 coaatvlaa akip plaa aara acaa44 tka ttaaaaa4 for aff akora iraft. Urafio I bipbjll Jcnaj piaata wara raaka4 aa tkar wara aairar raka4 kafora. an4 mnmm af aar floral Waatara fralakiara wara la4 ant la ka Caiaaakla Hlaar jarja. la lU waaa IX.aaa.aaa aai of uraioa fir aaa4 la afcia taaatraciioa la.iaia aaar 4.44.til faat waa aaaai. Tkaaa fi araa appi aaljr ta Ika fir caaauena4 la aklpa kvtul la Oraaoai yaroa. aa4 doaa ao l aia4a lha tiaabara aaippa4 aal af tka atata la aAar aroa. Via Maaaar akta Vaataw War. Parkaaa Ua moat alaltlraat Jok ca Ika wara al Ika praaaat I 'ma la tka avatar afcla Oljr af rortUaal. 4aa:n4 r J. K I'raca for tka Ml. Malaaa kktp pfxtllaHxa. Ceanpaa r al at Malaria. Or. Har coaatrvcttoa la katka) atck4 aritk lataraat tka war 14 aaar. far aita marka k la tyaa ao4 coaairaritoa. Tea I'ltT af Prtlaa4 la Ika laraaat malar akip la Ika world. aa4 prokaklr Ika laraaat alaala dark woodaa kotlam aaar kailt. kda la I4 aaar all, 4-foat kaaa aa4 ll-faal draft, la kar caa iraaiioa I kar a will ka aaa4 aaar I aaa faat at aalacta4 Oraaoa fir. aa4 II will raaaira arar 14 tona of Ira drift kolta la faaiaa kar leaatkar. Far aa4 aft Iruaa coaatmriloa ralnforraa tka kail wttbaat lalarfariac wlta taa kaaduaa a ad atawaaa af nmkar. a4 la ard.r ta factlitata tka kaadana af lAftff.lanfflt atark. as a n 4 atara porta faal'itlaa al kaad la 4a tta part I kae4.iaa tka laaoaaaaa arelaaaa af ark aat. aate aa4 aartav raa4 la aar fartil tn tartar coaaatiea aa4 wklrb ara ra tiaaa. Ir araaatag 4ewawar4 ta tida- w star aaakiag aaar kat. ajklata kartat la A laa. Ta tl4 a aaar kat far Ikia I mate aaa aaaaa af arawsca wkara aar la tka wt4 war 14 II ta aaaat araa4a4 la taa kaan aaaa of tka graJa tra4a af Partlaad. aa4 It la praaakty aa fuattary la eay tkal Iker aarfaraat tkia, Ikatr part af taa a ar 1 1 wara. la.lr aa wall as aayeee raat4 wlta ika aaaaa at kaaa. la ap'te af tranaaortatlaa ar Bar aakar fcaadi aa. faa4in. tka aolutlaa, kowaver. af Ika aaajar difftcallMa. aaaaUar aaa 1 1 ara aaaaiaa a4aataaanl kaaa ta ka 41apaaa4 af freaa tioaa ta tiaaa. far II a.'taa kas aaa a tkal kvaaaaaa aa 4larta4 frata aaa aaarakaat ta aaalkar ar fraak aaaa city ta aaalkar ka apparaatly email 4(rreaaaa af traataaaat. wfctck. wlta a Uttta attaatlaa. aaigkt vary aaaai ly kae aaaa aaaaa rtakt. Ta pravida fatrtllHae for Ika sattla aaat af aoaa af tkaaa asaailar locai praklaana. tka partlaad grata trade la 11 ers-aatsaad Itaalf aa taa Mercaaata r. ackaaaa Aaaaactati'a. ika priacipal aa art af wktrk at taa Itoaa waa la far atak a aswk aa4 laaaaaoaiva aaatka4 af eetl!la 4lapataa aaaaf aaaa ra kara Tk a waa ettaiae4 by Ika apsatatataat af aa armrauaa aaaaaaittaa. Ika wark laaa af wbtck aa far kaaa aaaa eatlrely aatiafactary. la I P 1 4 tkl ersealsaltoa aaaftt ta eatea4 Its aasfvlaaaa by aa ut.iaiin a aaarkal for arete, aaaa la Maskers. Ika ajaetattoa af wktck woal4 ka a aaatra aallaf artery laaas af aalty aaarkal aat aaa Ikaa ika prtcaa aaara ar taaa laflaeatcs-l fcr aal f-lataraat whlrk at (kt ba ebtaia4 fraea ladtaradoaJ deal ara. Tkfe warikr alas Ika effirere ka- Ilaaa4 ta kaaa aaaa atlaiaaa ay laa rraatalanaaca af 4allr kaaatoas ka!4 la tka raaaaa af Ika aaeaclataoa al aataa af eac kaatataaa 4a r. la tna raursa f t kia knaf atrial af IS la i miaaia eerprtaiasl lara aaaoaal af araia rlaaiai kaaa wkaa raalitiaa ara ia- aarakia. Fraajt Aaf aat I. Itla. ta Jssa Itlt Ik. ra wa Ikaa kaagkt a4 ao:4 lltl IH ka.a:a af wheat II.4 tone af aat a. tli aaaa af earier. at nrai kia aaaaa af kaa i aaaa was kaa4te4 wita. aat aaranir rtbar ikaa tka Ia4tv;4aa! raairarts of si a m ka ra kat a a pa r-t art ca kroaafki aat itr! tka naaai r eama ifcine aaara. aa4 aaa ail tradee ar aftar4a4 ta both kaa.r an4 aall.r ky aai'ak.a aaarcaa 4apalla4 la tbe kaak kr katk part la ta tba trade, altar kyaeaaa aasiaaar. Na alosbl atark rantalu ta ba dene ta fMrtker tka kaat lataraata ef tka grata trs4e af tbla aart. Sat ttora ta oa ra fnrsa wMva, eaon.r ar later atuat be brauskt abael If wa are to analetaia aar place as a waU-araaatsad araia anarkat. Tkia ralalaa ta Ika propar l.HMal aa4 lmaaarttaa af grala ra raiv.4 kara. Ar ail taa ota.r aa4iag araia arta af thta couatry tka wa.(fc. ia aaai aaaa.Uaa at k'a.a U SUa-af- M I ... a- " I' ,. . III -. i" . " I, A I V . . . 2 HI! aa4a I It - . V r 1 ( r h, H i, r I I will ka areTlataat Tka rarao will ka kaa4la4 wltk four r.fulatloo ataaa wlncfcaa. aa U-poon4. till tacetrk psariaa boiiara. Tkara will klao ka ona alaaaa kjvebor holat forward. Tka avalllarr Dowar plakt af talk vaaaal will oonalat af Iwa faarxylln4ar vlsad kr eota dlainteraatad authority. aeaaily aaaar stata control, tka kaal. aaaa af walck Is ta aaa that both In tar tor skipoer aad tarminal receivsr are iraaiad wttn abaolula Impartiality. Muck a system baa kaaa la satisfactory op aralloa al tba priacipal grala-raralvlnc patat la Ike atata of WaeMagtoa for avsral yaara. I la eatabllabraenl tbera waa braaekl abaat by lha 4eaire aa Ike part af tka latertor fro aar a sad 4esire far soma lan partial agency that coul4 ka Iaaba4 la to eatUa autkorltatively ta frequeet aa4 aanaylng auaatioes avs la tba correct grading af their grain. Tbera la aa ara afflclal In a part to al Portland, aad If tMa port la to malntaia Ita taa4laa It knjel aaoatr ar later coma lata llaa wltk tb raooaniaa4 prac tice al all etkar leading pacta af Ikar. aeuntry. Al lb prat aat lima an grata ratalved kara la welarh4 sad gra4ed by tka vartasa reealvlag alaeks aa4 mill ta aarsrdaaca wlta each Individual re cat aar e I4aa at quality, baaarl. af couraa. on a general standard of So. I eaaUlty ef eack eartaty at grata adopt 4 annually by tha araia romralttea af lha Pertlaad Cbaaaber ef Comtnaroa Camaatitioa katweaa dealers and aacb 4aaJar In4ivt4ual a ansa ef falraeaa ara aa4r Ikte.ayatam. tka ealy aaarrday racvlatls. laflueara aaw oparatlag ta Isaura rarract baavdllag of grata arrir lag la PartJaad. kklpaara rralaa I laa Xaaaaaary. That tkt lack af afflclal and Impar tial laapaciloa baa faat InJurad tka grata Aepbaltanv barrels.. .......... Ituttar reaaa.. t'aeaatad fooda eaaaa. ... ....... t'aaaal, aacata. .... . 4heaea. raata toai. taaa ivrfaa. eatcke r artrw-al gaaada. packeae.... I rait aad vas.labte. lone.... Oram aaaa. betas Hardware, toaa Iraa aa4 steal, torts Leather and hides, packs as.. Lima, berrela Liquors, pack aaaa. iJaeetcftCk. hum bar Lumbar. Ikouaand faat. Mey-Mnery. packages.. ....... . Maaneel'e. toaa.............. ktarcaandtaa. toask Oil. tarraia. f-lnte and oils, psckages. .. .. I'laater. aarbe. htatar, reak. . P. Ira. Bark a faalrooaa. rasas.. .. aia.t. aaeka fiaeh and doors, packages..... aiuarar. aa. ka Ptiiphar. sacks .......... Tanhark. cordi T'tacra. peckagee.... VVaet, he.ee. least Bollsdar osloaa of tha aatnl-Dlaaal typa. aach unit bclna; 120 boraepower. turninx arar at Hi rtrolutlonj par mlauta. and ivinilcf a (our-blada ) by aiakt foot propailar. If oparatad eaaUBoallr. and workinr nodar fall load, without nn'li. tha powar plant baelaeaa ef tkia port moral than It baa la. It must ba admitted, evidence af tbe general fairness of oar system ef pri vate Inspection. Tet it alae must be ad mil lad that under this system many occasions ef dispute Inevitably arise, aad tkere la it no quick aad lneapen. sire method, such as Is available at ether porta, of settling suck disputes to the satisfaction of ootk parties- When tbe Interior ahlpper seaert that be leaded In a car lata car so muck grain ef suck a quality, an.t the Portland ra calving ttoca aaloadlnr the aame ear flnda a entailer quantity of graJa or a lawar grade thaa the ahlpper claims, who la ta decide which la right, espe cially van. aa ofteu happens, tbe grain en inTaetieattoa la found either to be round lata floar or leaded with otbar grain oa aanr ooaaa-going eleaxmer? In Suck caaes tka skipper contends, and wltk some reason, that If be bed aent his whrat to some other port, be might hsve had It officiary and Impartially weighed and graded. Tbla ia aa insinu ation hard to refute, aa, althougb the raoelrer hare may know that ha has bean absolutely fair In grading and ab solutely correct In weiablng the grain, and aa may be eatlafiea that ao other ayataaa. ao matter haw official. cou!4 with Justice make the weights graal-r er the grades belter than he baa. ettll tha fact remains that the Portland sys tem of weighing and grading le la tka kaada ef thoaa wka could profit by their own actions If they eo deeirea anal tnis always ralnee the unplaaaear presump tion, whenever a eontrorersy arises, that they have ao profited. Tba moat unfortunate result of aach a atat of affairs I that a preludlra la raised and foatered against this port In tbe tnlnJs of Interior grain ablppera. so that w -a. never thereafter they find that the prl quoted al ether porta where official Inapectlon caa aa had Is tbe DOMESTIC IMPORTS AT PORTLAND BT Merchants' Exchange Records. 111. It.eti a l id JJ.1 ui.iii 17.JST 1.1 tt J.S4 u 4.101 1.11 17. TJ Jl.tll lltl l.lll .: 14 tin 1.14 4.041 l.oii :oi 7.&(0 t 1 1 J4 1I.ITI i:i.ot . lOl.eM : T1 S7 t.7i Hi t.lAl ill If 14. !.! i4.r sit.tas J.I1I lt 1.4 t 51. 411 17.7S4 .el 1 4 ii. m ll.M 4.411 11.105 lt.l 31 1.17 4.2 :a4 1.17 4.1S:.47 s.:o in. us it i on 1 ti7 1.1T7 4C (14.171 .:u i.:Vi 2 i .a . . a .... a. will roniuma 14 karrala of oil la 14 kotira. and drira tka ahlp klonr. It t aatimatad. at about eiaht knota an boar. Comlderably araaiar paed will ba DOaalbla of couraa. wlta canv spread. Tankage for U.kOO barrels of on and leo.004 gallona of fresh water una as can be oatalned la Portland. t bay naturally prefer ta ahip to a point where they believe their Intaraata are better protected. The wnier, in tact, knows ef Interior dealers who refuse to ship to Portland at all for this vr raaaoe, and of others who will consent to ship her only when paid a higher price for their grain than can be ob tained elsewhere. Tbe remedy for this unfortunate state cf affaire 1 state in. a paction, soma aucb system, as for ex ample, aa la now la use ta the State of Washington. tale laameartiea rrtreaL At the last aeaalon of the Oregon Legislature bill providing for a sys tem of state grain inaoection waa pre- aentard to the Senate by tbe Portland Merchants Kzchaage Association. Ow Inar. however. - to the fact that thla measure waa not tiled until nearly the end of the seaeion. due consideration could not be obtained for It and. noth ing came of the effort- Tbe writer ba llevea that something of the same sort should be done at tbe coming session of the Oregon Legislature and that If It la dearly understood. It will have the unanimous support of the Interior mem. bars who. after all. are tba ones most Interested In the auccaasful establish ment of such a system of state Inapec tioa. This proposed service would In volve ne extra expense upon tbe state treasury. The Inapectloa feea provided would cover all salaries aad cost ef ad ministration. At tbe time thla matter waa present ed to the last Legislature some adverse comment on the proposal waa noted In aa interior newspaper to the effect that lha proposed atata Inspector would be unduly controlled by the Portland arraln receivers. Tbe experi ence at other points Is entirely to the contrary. ' WATER. 111. 111.61 IS. 1H ll.l X.4i.M 1.1 1 lf.7$ 1 I . 7.174 .SSi 14.VJ I.Slj Me ii.Vii it l.lii 2.011 L4 7i.7J7 4.721.411 J04.JS7 104. 4J4 .:i4 4.7I .7 t:.o 1 1.441 (Si.SIl li.174 517 f.S!4 ii 111. 7.n4 14.187 S7.il4 . J.J49.5J1 12.(1 i.:is 15.1 1S.&SI li.im a. est i.r 4.e . i,V'f u 7 4.S1I i.074 4.S01.44S 75.S3 11S.114 . " i.'oVt S.3SS 10.711 4 354 4.S4S :l-'s 4il 14 '41 1.111 111. . 124. S.6S 517. 4.(31.851 . li.lM 3.463 21. SIS . . 14.77 .44 2.727 14.132 l(.Si i.ili 20.23 20 774 J.J57 " i.V i 4.213.101 80.294 7.(13 "i.iVs 50.3a 212.081 11.143 (38.8(2 11.(79 411 17.111 will ba provided. Officer!' and crew'a quarter ara located mXt, aa is the cloaad-in pilotbouaa. Since tba war tba scarcity of cargo ahipa of aufficient capacity to transport lumber In a num ber of inatancea. baa made Impossible prompt shipment of orders, with the result that many wortb-wbile ordera have (one by tha board. Quite recent ly a number of tba smaller lumber com panies have planned a co-operative fleet of auxiliary earso vessels similar to the "City of Portland." The Mc Cormack Lumbar Company ordered thla ahlp for Ita own use. but recently secured an advantageous charter and have ordered tba Immediate construc tion of a aiater ship. The great bulk of the Government work in tba Oregon district baa been placed with the Supple yard on the Willamette River. Millions and mil lions of feet of Oregon timber has been consumed at tbla plant In ahip construction on craft now opera t inn In all parte of the Pacific At the time tbla article waa prepared Supple a yard bad Just commenced laying down tha linaa for aa 180.000 paaaenger ship for the Kitsap County Transportation .Company, of Seattle. The length this new boat will be ISO feet with Seattle. The length or Three Lock and Canal Plants Open Operation of Celilo Canal StJmulug to Upper-River Traffic Free Use of Lixka at Oregon City Increases Shipping. THREE Government lock and canal plants now figure In water trans portation to and from Portland, and thereby all traffic tributary to the Willamette River as far aa navigation extends, and the aame on tbe Columbia - n Cnae-a atvera la moved free Of charges above the actual freight ratea. A year ago the only tree tocas anu ,.n.i wara at tha (Cascades, the opera tion of which extended navigation to The Dalles ana tne tg r-uajj. wu.. with the opening of the Celilo Canal In May hundreds of miles of river ter .it.aa waa added, steamers being able to make Lewlston. on the Snake River, art... a faenrahla stare of water per mits. Besides: the Government acquired the locks and canal at mo r n the Willamette at Oregon t-iiy in .. . . . . ...ul.ii.l h.TI April. W n n il nau t" ' ' J operated under private management and tolls cnargeo. wi i ...f... i- a id. xtrtiiamatte aa far ta iiiw ,u v.v. . aa Corvallis without canal charges and .a. la I ttaallaw kal lakVak4 In anotner year it. a utj ha aaa-rtra will KlCh Eugene during good boating stages. Crllle Caaal Traffle Big. - .....ii.. .nrrwtnitlnn. oner- W uaaarui ...w. w . , atlng not to exceed two vessels at a time, carnea cioao w aw - - - ...Hi.imttlv KflAA nssaen- traiiat anu f' ---- ger through the Celilo Canal aince its dedication in stay. n 'u. that the locks were opened for the paa- Lre or steamers ou ntuca. u .K-. .J...I f tha Winter period and expected falling off In the . . . ...uimhla nroducta. snipniana. vt. - r changea were made In the service De cember IS. one steamer of The Dalles Columbia fleet being retired, so a lesser amount of tonnage moved, but business had been brisk up to mat nine. . ,...r . .ho thst in May 70 steamers passed through carry . . . . .nrl 10 tons of freight. In June there were 4 steamers, with 1184 tona and 701 passengers: July, 76 steamers. 1347 tons moving and llt persons made the trip. In August only four steamers were tallied, aa the plant was dosed most of the time for repairs and an overhauling, there being ISS tona of freight passed and travel waa confined to 432 persona Septem ber's showing was 23 steamers having 793 tona of cargo aboard and 43 pas sengers, and In October passenger busi ness fell off to 288 travelers and 14 steamers were reported, yet 133 tons of commodities went through. The No vember total waa 175 passengers and S34 tons of freight carried and the locks opened 15 tiroes. - ' FUaa Made far Bigger Trade. 1 Tl B irauo wita -T " - - between Portland and points as far eg paaCO ana fi.enuewtc.at, "iiti -. . r. . A -I,., m-atar conditions lion ct.ri. .lu ; permitted into the Snake River terri tory, riana lor taia ita. a aiwi. . . ..... I. I. ..la . 1-1 0 ia woraea ouc uuc t. - . to be resumed with about the same fa beam of feet. She.wlll be powered with a iSO-horsepower Seabury engine, and will be launched In time for the Spring business on the Sound. Mr. Supple also built the Kitsap, Hyelc and Reliance for the same company. . An Important factor In shipping is what Is designated as the "mosquito fleet" that plodding, plugging, chug glnt corps of smaller vessels that gather the freight from the highways and bywaya of inland waters and feed their cargoes to the transcontinental railways and trans-Pacific ships. This Includes the internal combustion pow ered craft. Xo one who looks at tlva economic side of tbe combustion en gine's development can fail to feel a wholesome respect for this marveloua aid to the present generation of roan kind. Tima is made Into money by the engine. Tide and wind are defied by ft- Communities are saved by it. Values In property are Increased by it. It Is the greatest single factor in tha development of thousands of places that before Its Introduction were lost and forgotten communities in pockets on Coast, lake or river. a.Maaqnlta Fleet" Important. Of all the good work done by the explosive engine we can agree that freighting ia the most Important. All honor to the freighters the beasts of burden that never complain fetching and carrying the things we need, food, brick, copper, paint, wlndowsashes, cement. 'Whatever ia wanted for the Inner man or for our place of resi dence or as a means of diversion, if we live on coast or lake, comes in tha gasoline freighter. In a battered old hull, deep-laden and pushing valiantly into head wind and sea. there Is some thing of sobriety and dignity, the dig nity of labor, that appeals to our head and heart. Straight on its course it goes, its machine rusty and grimy with caked oil, but true and strong-pumping with the regularity of heart beats. Here is something more f.a be respected than tbe elegantly Immaculate great white power yacht that comes ma jestically Into the harbor and passes the little freighter with a sweep as naughty and disdainful as the grand dame paasing an apple woman. Little cares our old freighter, as she goes steadily on her way. She has business to do. and cannot afford to lose time In repining on the elegance of others. There are, of various classea, over 6200 work boats In Oregon's Inland waters, tow-boats, cannery tenders, fishing boats, freight boats, and pas senger boats and, with very few ex ceptions, all have been built in Oregon from Oregon fir. oak or cedar. Tha first gasoline engine work. boat in Oregon was built by O. P. Graham in 1872. Graham's orders come from tha four parts of the compass and he ia now building a cannery tender for the Canoe Pass Packing Company for use in Alaska waters. The uninitiated will probably look upon pleasure boat construction aa a by-product of big ship building. There appears no limit to tbe pleasure boat industry, local builders having in a few short years built a fleet of pleasure craft of a total valuation of probably over tl. 000. 000 and In the manufactur ing process consumed many million feet of choice Oregon timber. Annually there has been shipped to the Pacific Coast thousands of dollars' worth of knockdown boats for use on mountain lakes. Inland rivers, remote seaport towns and Alaska waters. Tha possibilities of this business has been carefully investigated as a possible outlet for Oregon timber and there Is now a company being formed which will produce knockdown boats up to 75 feet over all. With an abundance of cheap timber this company can com pete with the Eastern factories and will become an enterprise of great commercial Importance to the state. cilities from here, while the Port or Astoria Commission is Interested in a step for the establishment of a steamer line from Astoria to the head of navi gation, which will mean to Pasco and Kennewlck regularly and to include the Snake when there is a satisfactory boating stage. Naturally the utilization of the Celilo Canal increased the amount of commer cial shipments routed through the Cas cade locks, though monthly reports do not indicate the fact, because during 1914 there was such an amount of buildintr material of various kinds sent from Portland for the Celilo Canal work, and as it passed through the Cas cade locks it was counted in the ton naare, accomodated. The 1814 showing was 43.904 tons, which included all freight for points above the Cascades, though last year the total was 40.997 tons and confined to a material extent to commercial busi neHS. That the operation of commercial PORTLAND POSTAI, RECEIPTS BY MOTHS IX 1914 AND 115. 1915. $98,212.34 89.382.25 98.051.37 97.023.85 90,143.75 91.444.32. 90.848.7ff 93,416.07 95.041.3! 100,558. 5 J914. 1110.835.60 95,348.80 105.072.03 105.794.62 97.484.44 92.436.41 94. 110.33 93.234.35 100.371.77 11X584.26 92,539.20 132.179.07 January. .. February. . March April May June July August , September. Octohar November. 96,118.0; December'. 132.625i00 'December, 1915, estimated. vessels was greater Is Indicated in the number of passengers, 74.291 persona going through the Cascade locks on steamers in 1914. as against 102.381 aersons for the year ending yesterday. Free locks Are Stimulus. Just the reverse condition existed at the Oregon City locks, the 1914 busi ness being 1004 passengers and 6623 tons of freight, while last year close to 13,000 passengers and 55,000 tons of freight went through. The Increase is attributed to the fact that the locks were made free April 26, 1914, when taken over by Oie War Department through purchase from the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, and Improvement work that followed soon after, as the Government began dredg ing to provide a foundation for a con crete dividing wall to separate Gov ernment property from that of the corporation adjoining. Men and mater ial were moved since and added to the regular steamboat traffic has been the use of the locks and canal by launches and other pleasure craft, which lock through in nurribers during the Bummer season on week-end trips.