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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1917)
OKEGOXliX. 3I0XDAT, JANUARY 1, 1917. 1 1 i Ol (OE IOC IOE IOE sol iiinuiiiitmiiiituiiuiHiiiitintiiiitiiiiii lUltllNtMUlU : i i' i y. Oi Di O I o j Di O ! 1867-1917 THE 3IOIIMNG o i Di o iOl 181 O DI o 1 I O I idi I O I I o i ID! i o i o ; iDi I O i i O i DI o O i Di O ; I o I D O ! I O i Fifty years ago the Portland Gas & Coke Company was in its infancy. The price of gas was $10.00 per 1000 cubic feet and neither the gas nor the appliances were of the same high standard as today. Yet a considerable number of enterprising citizens, even at that early day, recognized the advantages of gas and used it exclusively for cooking purposes. Today the price of gas varies from $1.00 to 50 cents per thousand cubic feet, according to the quantity used and the purpose to which it is applied. The gas delivered and the appliances supplied are second to none in the United States, and more than 90 per cent of Portland homes, hotels and restaurants use gas for cooking purposes. A similar evolution is taking place in connection with GAS HEATING and VENTILATING SYSTEMS Five years ago the appliances obtainable were not as efficient and did not possess the hygienic advantages installed by the company today. Yet a small band of consumers recog nized that gas was, by its very nature, the ideal house-heating fuel and now have every reason to know that their belief was justified. Today the systems installed by this company are as nearly perfect as human ingenuity can make them." They not only heat any premises at a cost which compares favorably with systems using other fuels, without attention and without trouble; but they possess valuable hygienic properties in that they ventilate, as well as heat, the premises a feature insisted on by the modern architect. " - There are in use in Portland today nearly 2000 ventilating gas radiators with an average cost of operation of $1.38 per radiator per month during the six Winter months only. Gas for house heating is as surely taking the place of all other fuels as gas for cooking has already done. If you use the one, use the other. PORTLAND GAS & QOKE CO, o DI O I i o I D i O H 1 O i ID! i o ; IDi I O : ID I o a O : ID i o i i o i D i O : s M t - Q miiiiiHiiiiiiifiiHiiiiiiiinitHiiHHiiuiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiilllitlllllUMIlllMIIHIMIIIIIII 5iimimiiiiiiiiiiiimiHiiiiiimuiiiuiiiiiiimiim tiimiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitmiiiiiiuiiiMfiiiiiitmiiimniiiftuiinumiii iiiiiminminmimmnmnittt STOCKYARDS AID FARMERS Methods and Facilities for Marketing Help Stockgrowing Industry Annual Stock Show Event of Great Importance. grade animal. "Pure-bred sires and dams from all of the noted herds of the Northwest were scattered broad cast over the country and their influ ence will begin to make itself most thoroughly felt in next year's crop of calves. Livestock Show Big Success. " Not only did pure-bred cattle sell at an advanced price, but the fat stock offered through the auction ring went at unheard of prices for this country. ELECTRIFICATION IS SUCCESS New Era in Railroading Reached by Western Division Project Milwaukee Line in Electrifying Its Most Extensive in World. By O. M. Flammcr, Secretary Portlitnd the more highly specialized report Union Stockyards. which is issued twice a week. " N account of the cutting up of the Any farmer, however, who markets Bo successful was the exposition that U ranges, receipts have shrun a any amount or livestock during ine little over the average in the last year should make at least one trip in , . . the course of that time to the stock few years, but the past year shows an yardg go thu he may get more thoj. increase of 5000 to 6000 head in cattle. ougniy In touch with the different This is in line with the decrease shown grades of livestock going on the mar plans already are under way to raise a large fund for the erection of per manent buildings to house this expo sition, which promises to become one of the largest shows of Its kind in the United States. This is as it should be. ELECTRICITY now not only Is heat ing our homes, cooking our meals, lighting our streets and operat ing our mills and factories, but it is drawing our transcontinental trains as well. Within the last year the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad system in all the stockyards in the United jet and, therefore, be in a position to for in no place in the United States inaugurated electric train service States, and the same thing can be said rea'lze the relative value of his own can pure-bred cattle, hogs and sheep across the Rocky mountains. The serv- of the sheep. offering. This is an important item as be grown to a greater degree of per- To the stockyards the hog Is the many farmers are prone, to read the fection. and within a short time the most important item in the receipts and market only so far as the top prices whole United States is going to look the increase in production since 1910 are considered, not realising that their to this section of the country for its has been consistent, beginning that, own livestock may be only average, or breeding stock. year - with 83.000 and the- past year perhaps not that. ' The Union Stockyards at all times closing with aporoximately 350,000. The great success of the Pacific In- has kept abreast of progress by con- With Deace between the warring- na- ternatlonal Livestock Exposition, struction of added pen facilities and tions now in sight price of wheat is which was held early in December, has at the present time has almost fin- this pioneer road. In fact, the Great bound to seek a saner level and will done more than any other one thing to ished the construction of the first Northern already has arranged, tenta- result In the feeding of a tremendous focus the eyes of the people of this unit of its splendid Livestock Ex- tlvely. to electrify its line across the number of hogs in this Western coun- Western country on Portland as a change building, a brick structure of Cascade Mountains. trv. Those who have consistently fed livestock center. Prices obtained dur- English type, which will cost $150:000. In determining upon lt electrlfica- their hogs regardless of the high price ing the various auctions, of both beef This large expenditure of money for a 41on plan the Milwaukee directors chose of grain have discovered , that when and dairy cattle, were the highest ever building to house the Increased needs four of the most difficult steam engine converted into meat, their gram is known on the West Coast and will of the stockyards and commission bringing them war-time prices. The have direct influence in the building people still more firmly shows the acreage of corn is increasing wonder- up of the livestock industry in this faith of the management in Portland fully fast in this country, also. More country. People, who a few years ago as the livestock center of the Pacific than 250.000 acres were planted uur- would consider a bull very high at Northwest, their business being bunt. ice now has been in effect for nearly a year and has been declared in every particular a success. Other railroads. Eastern as well as Western, have watched with a great deal of interest the experiment of the Milwaukee system and some of them expect soon to follow the example of divisions on the line, aggregating 440 miles in length. The division between Three Forks and Deer Lodge, Mont., 115 miles long, was completed first and given over to electric operation. ing the year 1916. with the probability .$150 are now coming down to the sale not for the day but for all time to This division took in the crest of the that at least half a million acres will be in corn the coming season. Idaho, in particular, is making good strides along the line of hog production, and with alfalfa and corn within a short time will become one of the large hog producfng states of the country. Granges Showing Interest. The Granges in the Northwest have taken a great interest in stockyards facilities and in community shipping during the past year. Up until that time, they had looked rather askance at stockyard methods, but close personal contact with stockyards business and people, has shown them the impor tance of stockyards. Several Grange or- and pay at least $500 for the same come. transcontinental divide. Including the PERSPECTIVE AND GENERAL PLAN OF STADIUM TO BE BUILT FOR PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LIVE- STOCK EXPOSITION. severest grades. The ease with which the electric locomotives mastered this difficult trackage augured well for the future success of other parts of the line. Within a few months the second division, extending to Harlowton. Mont, was electrified and placed in successful operation. Two months ago the entire distance between Harlowton and Avery. Idaho. 440 miles, was given over to electric operation. This project is the most extensive steam railway electrification In the world, the length of haul being six times as great as any trunk line now operating with electric locomotives. The Milwaukee's electrified divisions Include some of the severest grades on any of the transcontinental roads. One unit of 21 miles Is built on a 2 per cent grade. Electric operation has resulted In much material advantage. For exam ple, the running tlme of passenger trains between Piedmont and lonald on the 2 per cent grade has been re duced from one hour and five minutes to 40 minutes. On the run between Deer 'Lodge and Butte, which, under the steam locomotive schedule, required one hour and 20 minutes, a saving of nearly 30 minutes has been accom plished. The -freight service has been sim ilarly Improved. Trains that formerly required from 10 to 12 hours to get over a division now negotiate it In seven to eight hours. Steam engines sometimes are adversely affected by severe cold, but this difficulty Is en tirely overcome by the electric locomotive. MAIN FACADE - OF - STADIUM iiminiimiia uiiiiiliiiiuiitiintiiiiliuiiiniiiiiitiniiimtiiin-iiiimiiniiimr I RESULT OK PORTLAND'S FIRE ; 1 PREVENTION CAMPAIGN. i Number of Fires, i 1914. 1915. 1916. i January. . .......... 120 February 14a March 173 April 128 May 134 June. . ............. 138 Julv . 233 August 277 September 124 October 94 November 148 145 96 116 98 71 62 52 88 73 61 65 97 77 40 49 59 58 55 62 57 94 84 Total, 11 months 1714 927 733 .SiitiiinniiiiniitiimnimiiiiiiiifiininiinitiiiuuitmniiiiittniiitiiHiimtiiimniiiR ganizations over the Northwest nave formed community shipping clubs. Through these community organiza tions, the farmer has found out that he can bring tnto the market his small number of livestock and receive for them the same price as the man who has a carload or more. It also insures to him the top price for his well-fed stuff and makes him know that he will not suffer because of thin stuff which is shipped by his neighbor,- all these different shipments being marked separately and sold according to indi vidual merit. In nearly every neighborhood, now, where there is not a community ship ping club there is a Jobber who pays a local price based on Portland stock yards quotations. The stockyards is the home of 10 to 15 commission firms, who put forth their Deft efforts in keeping their customers over the country thoroughly informed is to quotations. The farmer has the advantage of the market quotations in the daily newspapers, also, as well as 1 1 1 1 ARENA Z;:fl J ' tb6''iob' : H)v'l';l',vli' , ' noritair jvoea aajvji '. - J'!iillti d -.. sj.-.jj J i Vprx . .'ix-rV - "frf&t ? oa:' vase Sjt -tj- SZems n '-tlJ SBHWSM-S-- SB OB) SB ss BM-B-My- J 4U I rimimiiiiii;,,! i n.imiimHt-i V f ------- y K(3 Fire-Prevention Work Proves Effective Deer cm r la Total Fire Looses In 191 C Is 7.T1HO Irr Capita Loss la Only lJn. Lewis I. Thompson. Architect. STRUCTURE COSTING 130,000 TO BE LOCATED ON GROUNDS OK NORTH PORTLAND STOCK YARDS COMPANY. PORTLAND'S accomplishments along tire-preventlon lines Is summed up clearly in the annual report of Fire Marshal Stevens, showing a decrease Of $739,380.95 in the total Are losses and a decrease of 409 in the number of tires during the fiscal year 1916. which ended December 1. as compared with the corresponding period of 1915. The 1916 losses were the smallest of any year since 1907. They were more than $1,000,000 less than for 1914. The same is true also as to the number of fires. The per capita loss in 1916 was $1.99. as compared with $4.33 In 1915 and $6.78 in 1914. The fire-prevention work was started by Fire Marshal Stevens in 1915. since when the ' fire losses and the number of tires and the number of false alarms and number of fires of apparent incendiary origin have steadily decreased month by month. Fire prevention is carried on In cam paign form by the fire bureau. Regu lar inspections are made of all build ings and houses in the city and owners are constantly required to remove tire hazards and to install equipment pro viding safeguards against fires. A to tal of 416 special fire investigations were made by the arson squad of the bureau during the year. The campaign was started at a time when tire losses were constantly leap ing upward monthby month and year by year, and when the fire bureau an swered many false alarms and an ever increasing number of alarms for ac tual tires. There were 13 false alarms . in 1916. as compared with 28 in 1915 and 187 in 1914. Buy Shipbuilding Stock This industry represents the greatest investment oppor tunity ever offered the Oregon public. Shipyards every where are choked with orders. Many companies have con tracts on hand that will tax their full capacity for the next four or five years. It has been authoritatively stated by those who speak as experts that it would take all the ship yards in the world five years to replace the ships already destroyed in the war and at least five years more to balance the supply and demand, even if the war should end tomorrow. Naturally, under these conditions, the earnings of ship building companies are very large. An annual dividend of 30 or 40 or 50 Is the rule and the exceptions are those cases where 100 per year or more is paid. The "Pacific Marine Engineer" of September 1916, says: "It may be mentioned that one company has paid a dividend of 600 for the past year and another 401, while dividends of 100 and 200 are quite common." Portland is the most logical spot in the world for .an enormous wood shipbuilding industry and right now it is enjoj'ing the beginning of a boom in shipbuilding that will make fortunes for those engaged in the business. The lead ing financiers of this city are keenly alive to the situation and have gone into the game on a large scale. If you want to get in on a basis that will suit your means, the Oregon Shipbuilding Company offers you the opportu nity of joining Mr. J. II. Price, the recognized leader in wood shipbuilding on the Pacific Coast and the man who built the "City of Portland," the "Ruby," the "June" and 45 other successful ships. The company is incorporated under the laws of Oregon and has a permit from the state to sell its stock in accord ance with the Blue Sky Law. It has one of the best sites for a yard on the Willamette River, and Mr. Price is at the present time preparing plans for three ships, which it is the intention to commence building at once. With every assur ance of a ready sale of all the ships the company can turn out, it is confidently expected that it will soon take a high rank in the list of big dividend payers. Write for full particulars today, opportunity your opportunity. Make Oregon's great OregonShipbuildingCompany SOU OAK STREET. PORTLAND. ORKtiON. W. M. Umbdenstock. Pres. J. H. Price. Mgr. of Construction. Paoaes Broadway 1 ."K. Itroadwray 374. A 7423 Broadway 1438 GILLEN-CHAMBERS CO. ASBESTOS PAPER AND MILLBOARD STEAM PIPE AND BOILER COVERINGS SLATE AND ASBESTOS SHINGLES COfiD-STORAGE INSULATION COLD-STORAGE DOORS ASBESTOS PACKINGS AND GASKETS Front and Davis Streets Portland. 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