9
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
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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. '
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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.