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THE SUNDAY OBEGCXNIAN, POKTLAND,. JU2hE ,21, 1903......
WILL eLIMB THE T-H-REE SISTE-RS
MAZAMAS PLAN ASCENT OF OREGON'S FAMOUS
TRIPLE PEAK THIS YEAR ; "
THE officers of the Maznma Club,
Portland's famous organization of
mountain climbers, are busy pre
paring for the annual outing of the club,
-which will be hold from July 9 to 20, in
clusive. The trip this year trill be to the
Threo Sisters, perhaps the least known
of Oregon's celebrated peaks, and the
ascent of Middle and North Sisters is
contemplated.
It is expected that the -party ill con
sist of about 75 ladles and gentlemen
from various portions of tho United
States, the majority, of course, being
Portland people. The-, party -nil! not be
restricted to the club and anyone who is !
interested in mountaineering may join it.
The start "will bo made from her by
rail to Eugene, the nearest approach of
tho railroad to the Sisters, -whence a trip
of 96 miles by stage -will be made as
far a3 Lako Valley. It will be neces
sary to -walk and use pack horses the re
maining Ave miles to tho base of the
peaks, where a permanent camp will be
established. This portion of the trip is
expected to consume four days, and after
a rest over Sunday the ascent of Mid
dle Sister will be made. This feot Is con
sidered neither difficult nor hazardous,
and it is probablo that each of the party
will bo able to rurmount tho peak. The
scenery from its summit is said to be in
describably grand, a mighty panorama of
lakes, cataracts, snowfields and glaciers.
Climbers have frequently made this as
cent, but tho chief purpose o the expe
dition is to reach the top of the North
Sister, one of the most difficult mountain
scaling undertakings on the continent.
Only hardy and experienced climbers will
be permitted to make the attempt, and
these will take the' utmoBt precaution
against accident. The mountain Is prac
tically unexplored, and It is known that
but few white men have ever stood upon
Its summit Adolph A. Iekum, of. this
city, made tho ascent In 1SS3, and in 18SS
a party sent out by the Oregonlan
climbed the Middle Sister.
Great care will be taken to carry on tho
trip only such supplies as will be abso
lutely necessary, on account of the dif
llculties In the way of travel. Each per
son should be supplied with blankets, or
sleeping bag, heavy rough clothing, alpen
stocks, stout spiked shoes, leggings and a
cylindrical canvas bag about three feet in
length and 18 inches in diameter for rack
ing purposes. There are no settlements
within many miles and the entire trip
will be a camping out affair. The vicin
ity of the Sisters is one of the finest big
game and trout districts in the world,
and the party expects to find the best of
sport by tho -way. Numerous side trips
to points of interest near "by will be
made and on July 19 E.ugene will" be
reached on the return. The outing com
mittee, consisting of E. C. Bronaugh, M.
W. Gorman, both of Portland, and P. L.
Campbell, of Eugene, is working indus
triously on the details of the expedi
tion, and nothing will bo left .undone
which might Insure success and safety.
The Three Sisters, named Faith, Hope
and Charity, respectively, beginning
with the northernmost one, arc In latitude
44 deg. 10 minutes. They are upwards of
10,009 feet In altitude, after Hood and
Jefferson, tho highest mountains in the
state. -While they are separate peaks,
they practically spring from the same
base. The two northernmost ones, Faith
and Hope, cling closely together, while
there Is a narrow pass between Hope and
Charity. Faith is a. trifle lower than the
other two, but is the most difficult of the
three to scale on account of the five
jagged, precipitous pinnacles which con
stitute her summit. The middle moun
tain, Hope, has a gentl3- rounded summit,
and that of Charity Is a crater one-half
mile from rim to rim. in which is a beau
tiful lake, formed by melting snow.
Eaoh of the peaks carries largo quanti
ties of perennial snow, and their sublimity
has distinguished them among the moun
tains of the Pacific Coast.
Tho Mazamas perfected an organization
on the summit of Mount Hood, July 19.
1894. and the organization was chartered
Tinder the laws of Oregon in 1S99. i'ts pur
poses are the exploration of mountains,
rivers, lakes and other natural scenery,
on land and water, to collect and dissem
inate scientific and other information and
data concerning the same; to encourage
the preservation of forests and other fea
tures of mountain scenery in their natural
beauty. " Tho name Is taken from the
gimt which Inhabits Inaccessible mountain
THE PGKSONALITy
PORTY-SEVEN years ago an Irish boy ,
in Glasgow faced the question of
his future and the care of his de
pendent parents. For resources Tie had of
money none, but he was full of courage,
grit will and a resolution that downed
at nothing, with a power for woTk that
knew no limit
Today tho boy who slept under the
counter of tho little Scotch shop Is the
roaster of Osedge, the magnificent country
seat near London, where "he has enter
tained most of the peerage of England;
controls and directs the greatest busi
ness of the Empire. He Is looked to by
Ills government to manage Its most im
portant commercial interests abroad. He
is credited with one of the most suc
cessful flotations of finance, in an age
when financial wonders are commonplace,
and which in two days was 23 times over
subscribed by tho investing public for
over $200,000,000. He has become world
famous for his princely charities. He has
been knighted by the late queen, and is
an Intimate friend of the present King.
Ho is the challenger this year, as ho has
'been in two previous years, for the great
trophy of the sea wrested away from his
native land by America half a century
ago, and comes to try to win it back
with tho superb racing machine, his
Shamrock IIL the best that English brains
and skill ever designed.
Tho story of the lamp of Aladdin Is
not more wonderful than the career of
this man. And no career is more simply
explained by the man who achieved It
Thls is what he says about It:
"Energy, industry, good memory and
equability of temper are essentials. Don't
be discouraged; work hard; work hon
estly, and you are bound to succeed. To
young men I would say that the molding
of their future lives is in their own
hands. They often get opportunities for
advancement, but do not embrace them.
If. liowever, they start with, a definite
object in view, determined to work hard,
take an Intelligent interest in their du
ties, make, not too much of a bargain
about long hours, and do to others as they
would like to be done by, there is no fear
but they will succeed they are bound to
have success."
This la the simplest sort of good prin
ciple, built sturdily on the Golden Rule
itself, and faithfully abided by from the
first heart-breaking struggle to the great
crowning of all his successes.
And this is the reason why Sir Thomas
Lipton Is a man of so few mistakes.
Physically he is of the kind that men
like and women admire. Over six feet
In height, he is erect, lithe and stalwart.
V p- 1 J L-3 -l-I:- sMfMS'STZR
. . IV . sfe. "is Ik; wSmm :
'J?oirfe
ranges and Is commonly known as the
Rocky Mountain goat. Any person who
has climbed to the summit of a perpetual
snow peak, on the sides of which there
is at least one living glacier, and the top
of which may not be reached by any
means save on foot, is eligible for mem
bership. Each year since Its organization
the club has ascended some snow-capped
mountain, the coming expedition being
the tenth. The nine previous ascents
have been Mount Hood, 1894; Mount
Adams. 1893; Mount Pitt, 1S96; Mount
Rainier, 1897; Mount St Helens. 189S;
quick In movement brimful of self-re
llance, brisk and lively In manner, and
with a ready smile and charm of manners ;
that are never falling.
Xo Master and No Partner.
He has hosts of friends, a few inti
mates and no master. It is Lipton's hand
upon the lever, and Lipton's alone. Many
a time he nas been Importuned with co
partnership and associate business offers
bearing all the glitter of- temptation, and
has always steadily refused. Many a time
in the earlier days was capital tendered
"for a loan, but he never went in debt, no
matter how imperative the need Just
then seemed to be. If loss came it was
his alone, and also the product of his
splendid pluck and ability was to be no
man's but his.
Some years ago when all England seem
ed under the witching spell of her great
est and boldest and most brilliant schemer
and speculator, he came to Thomas Lipton
and said.:
"Here Is my check to your order for
40.000. I want you for chairman of a new
company to be launched next week."
"And I decline," said Sir Thomas.
Tho check was handed back across the
table, personal chat was resumed, and
the Incident was closed. It never was re
opened. Within six months the company,
with Its lordly directorate, had gone to
destruction and the dazzling operator Into
bankruptcy.
Like every character worth the saving,
his has come out of the crucible of strug
gle as gold from the furnace. It IS with
the genuine ring of the pure metal that
the man whose appointment on the mor
row Is with a minister of the realm to dis
cuss the problems of the Nation's com
merce in some far-off colony of the sea.
will chat with you, his friend, of .the days
when he started life as a stripling cabin
boy on a coasting vessel, without a dollar
in the world and faced with the impera
tive, and to him. the loving duty of sup
porting his parents.
Boyhood Strng-Rle.
At about 15 the boy who, besides his
three Shamrocks, has a private yacht,
Erin, fitted In royal magnificence, emi
grated to this country in the steerage of
an . old-fashioned liner, desperately poor,
and sick, and friendless, seeking a fortune
in a strange land.
Once landed the fight began.
First, in New York and then In the
South, and then again in New York, al
ways managing to send a little to the old
people at home, until in poverty and pri
vation and denial he had saved about $503.
With this he returned to his parents,
whose necessities In 'growing age com
pelled his presence with them, and set up
a little business In his native town of
Glasgow. There he opened and swept his
Mount Sahele, 1899: Mount Jefferson, 1900;
Mount Hood. 1901. and Mount Adams, 1902.
In 1SS6 the society named the mountain
which holds Crater Lake within Its vol
canic rim. Mount Mazama, and In 1893
christened the snow-covered peak which
rlsea above Horseshoe Basin, In Central
"Washington, Mount Sahele, an Indian
designation. Both of these names have
been officially recognized on Government
maps.
The climbs of the society aro made sys
tematically under the direction of a com
petent guide, the company being divided
OF -SIK THOMAS J. LIPTQM.
small store every morning with his own
hands, served his customers throughout
the day, put up the shutters at night
dressed the window for the following day,
and slept under Tils counter.
Sir Thomas Lipton has put his whole
soul Into what his hands have found to do
on thl3 earth. He handled the bit of a
Glasgow shop with the same early and late
devotion to and mastery of detail that
characterize his business today In the four
quarters of the globe. For the market boy
of yesterday of a Scotland town has today
reached out through all the. Empire of
Great Britain. Into every country of Con
tinental Europe, Into China and Japan, to
the ownership of the Ceylons, Into Africa,
the Republics of South America, the West
Indies, the far Islands of the Eastern sea,
and Into our own United States, where his
Interests are second only to those of his
own native land.
Sixty of his great stores are in London
alone, with, branches in every capital of
Europe.
Fruit farms are. in Kent .
Bakeries and biscuit works ore In das-'
gow. i
Curing factories in London, Liverpool
and Glasgow. x
An enormous wholesale packing house
and depot in Chicago, with its meat stores
and refrigerating cars all over America.
In Ceylon the greatest plantations In the
world.
Every week a new "Lipton's Market" Is
somewhere opened.
Every week two hundred tons of tea are
sold.
Emplpy 5000 Agrents.
Over 5000s principal agents, directly re
sponsible to J5Ir, Thomas, are scattered
throughout the'nvorld. representing him
and superintending his establishments.
City Road, London, Is the nerve center of
this colossal system. At S o'clock the
master of all this, who still works 15 hours
of every working day, seats Klmself be
hind his thoroughbred American road
sters, at his home in Soutbgate. and at
9 o'clcJOs jit the desk in the City Road
headquartci On the side arms and top
of his desk are piled hls personal corre
spondence; letters, telepaone messages,
telegrams, cablegrams from all over the
world. With the quick movement so char
acteristic of him. Sir Thomas rolls, away
the desk top and. begins to give you a few
points. This office fixture Is a remarkable
affair, calculated to astonish even a world
trotting, inquisitive. Inventive American.
About every -islble portion of its anatomy
, is covered with contrivances electrical, au
' tomatic, mechanical, for the use of Its
owner. On its broad surface of polished
, mahogany are Innumerable buttons, nura-
bered and lettered, the pressing of which
i seem to put him Into literal touch with
saps SM$
JeYaz7 ffap
into small parties, each acting under a
leader. In this way there Is less chance
of accidents, more reach the summit and
the climb la pleasanter than If each one
undertook the trip Independently.
The officers for 1903, are:
Rodney L. Gllsan, Portland, Or., presi
dent the uttermost parts of earth, sea and sky.
While he explains and you gape at things
seen and unseen about that desk, watch
the movement of his hands upon it and
stare at the long procession of heads of
departments and uniformed retainers, and
belted and capped messenger boys, and
streams of attendants, garbed in all the
bright colors of the Orient, who come
trooping at the touch of his fingers, you
are treated to one of those sudden sur
prises, which your genial host Is fond of
perpetrating on unsuspecting travelers,
but which always begins with a suspicious
twinkle of. his merry eyes. If you know
where to look for It
, There isa slight movement of the foot
underneath the desk. Ofitside the qffice a
small gong growls. Forthwith enters and
advances- upon you a person big of shoul
der and with a look of strict business in
his face. But this one retires at a ges
ture from Sir Thomas, and you find ypur
self being quizzically laughed at by your
funyiovlng host.
'..nat Is my crank gong, and "the
bouncer, " he explains. "You said you
wanted to know all about the desk."
Xever Had a Strike.
Nobody - could help joining In that kind
of a laugh, but you conclude you have had
enough of one pflece of furniture, and your
friend Ieas you through the rest of his,
wonderful establishment Space forbids
anything, in detail of this bee-hive of "hu
man activity, and, in truth, one must see,
to understand and appreciate,, rather than
read an attempts description of the
whole. Everywhere and throughout are
perfect system and clockwork regularity
and contented workmanship. Over 10,000
employes are on the payrolls. Every one
of them have direct access to Sir Thomas.
When England was spme time ago shaken
wi labor troubles he remarked: "I never
have nad a strike and never shall .have
one. I make It my business1 to look after
the interests of my men, and we live In
peace and harmony."
This Is the one surpassing reason why
"Lipton, Limited." has become what It
, is and pays Her Majesty's government
more money for duty than any other firm
In the empire. A single one of these duty
checks is hanging in his office. It Is drawn
for 50,513 pounds slerllng, 11 shillings, "6
pence, for a clearance of 3,000,000 pounds
of tea.
More than two hours of rapid-walk are
before you ere you have made the round
of City road. Here is he dispatch-room,
with its 500 clerks and typewriters. There,
the weighing department, where 800 girls
weigh and packet tea. Here the mixing
and blending rooms. Next the cocoa an
nex, then in rapid succession the sweets
and' confection manufactory, .the meat
rooms, the smoking arid curing depart
l I
.of Country zsf o:rFK?zie..is&'t
Rev. Roland D. Grant, "Vancouver, B. C,
first vice-president
Edward T. Parsons, San Francisco, Cal.,
second vice-president
Mrs, Johm Cran. Portland, Or., third
vice-president . . "
Miss Bessie G. Merrlam, Brooklyn, N.
T., fourth vlce-presjdent
ments,. the printing shops, the box-manufacturing
rooms, and the vast establish
ment at Bermondsey where the famous
fluid beef Is made. And all this in London
alone. And you come away tired with a
feeling . of the kaleidoscopic immensity
of what' ypu have seen.
His Home at Cxedgc.
At his own home, with the roar of tho
big town far away beyond the hills, you
find Sir Thomas -all that Is gracious In a
host He Is proud or the fact that he is an
Irishman born and reared In Glasgow,
Scotland. In the great dlnlng-hall of his
country- seat at Osedge, Southgatevhang
the portraits of his father and mother.
He loves the memory of his parents with
a simple unaffected devotion, entfrely
characteristic of the man and true to the
best family traditions of the race from
which. he springs. One needs only glance
at the framed face of the sweet and noble
looklng woman toTunderstand how firm xi
believer the son Is, that a man's best
qualities come always from the mother,
and what a pride Is his, for- her sake,
that he has become one of. the great pow
ers In the commercial and industrial
world of the British Empire.
To be entertained at Osedge as an
American Is a treat not to be forgotten.
Your liost Is no stranger to our tastes,
and he knows what Americans like. His
- tables hold a score of Kentucky thor
oughbreds, a.nd a pair of them, with his
carriage, are. before your hotel to take
you out of Ltfndon town and through miles
of English hedge and meadow to South
gate. There is- no posing for effect in the
greeting that awaits you there. Nor are
any flunkies visible. Sir Thomas himself,
tall, 'quick of action' with just a delicious
flavor of the brogue of the old sod itself
on his tongue, and with a warm-hearted
greeting that makes his beautiful home
all your town, is at the doof to welcome
you. The same delightful, atmosphere
jnakes fragrant the home Itself. Your
Tiost Is a bachelor, but you can't help an
ticipating how. If he ever marries, the
mistress of that home will revel In It
There are broad balls, and gorgeous
rooms and cozy nooks, and wide-open
flreplaceaii library for the lovers of
books, a lounglng-room, with a great back
log. where the daintiest of English Break
fasts are served, and from whose spacious
windows your eyes may feast upon a
scene of lawn, and meadow, and forest
and rolling upland, hundreds upon hun
dreds of aere of Osedge, with that sweet
and subtle charm of scenery which only
an English landscape can give. Every
where pervades that delicious- restfulnesa
that seems to be thei peculiar .heritage of
the rural districts)? "the motherland! Your
host throws wide the tatlswlnglng win
dows; the flrelog 'behind von. crackles. You
forget the splendid rush of New York an
William R. Mackenzie, Portland, Of.,
recording secretary. "
1 Martin W. Gorman, Portland, Or., cor
reep'ondlng secretary.
A. S. Pattullo, Portland, Or., financial
secretary.
"William A. Gordon, Portland, Or.,
treasurer.
HIS STRUGGLE IN YOUTH, HIS WINNING OF GREAT
WEALTH' AND HIS ABSOLUTE SELF RELIANCE
the dull roar of London town.
"Come, my Yankee .friend, we mustn't
ever let your new boat get as far ahead
of. 'dear little Shamrock' In the big races
as you are far away from Osedge Just
now."
My host's hand was on my shoulder;
and he was laughing good-naturedly at
my American jaunting Into British dream
land. A Lover of Art.
The lover of art and the curious finds
a rich field, also, at Osedge. Sir Thomas
has shown good taste and discrimination
in selecting the- art beauty of his home,
and has hung the walls of his gallery
richly with the best of the modern and
many of the 'old masters of the English,
Dutch, Flemish, Spanish and' Italian
schools. Tenlers; and Lely, and Reynolds,
and Reubens, and Murillo, and Raphael
are here. In tho wide hallways hang
horns from Africa and bronzes from
Japan, and- strange carvings from India.
Homo Charltlex.
The home charities of this man are so
constant and so much a part of his dally
business that very few of them ever see
publicity. Two Instances, however, be
came notable. The Lord Mayor of Lon
don and Lady Mayoress are among his
long-time friends. Entertaining Sir
Thomas one day the Lady Mayoress
talked of the Princess of Wales' Jubilee
Dinner Fund to feed the poor of London,
'and in which she was interested. Mention
wos made of the slow progress. He asked
how much was needed, to complete the sub
scription. He waa told 5125,000. He took
out his checkbook, wrote a check for the
amount and handed It to the Lady May-
oress. Only after a half-score of impos- j
tors had claimed the giving of this, gift
was the Incident Just described pub- j
lished. and the nalme of the real donor i
made known. Over 260,000 of the starv- i
lng poor of the metropolis of England
had a meal through this generous deed.
land Sir Thomas saw 310,000 of them eating
It together.
He has always said that that one sight
repaid him many times over.
Am a. Sportsman.
AndVnow for a game of English bil
liards. " Your host i3 an old pupil of the
famous Roberts, and plays a stiff round, j
jusuce uiuer, y. u., cnairman oi xne
Middlesex County Sessions and County
Council, and Dr. Armstrong, Sir Thomas'
family physician, take a. cue and the fun
begins.
No description of Osedge is complete
j without mentioning - Martha. He is a
pure, full-blooded Cingalese, brought by.
. Sir, Thomas from the spicy lands of Cey
l loo. He Is devotion itself to the genial
I lord of the manor. His smile'shows per
Prof. W. D. Lyman, "Walla Walla,
Wash., historian.
Oregon and Washington are rich In
majestic mountain scenery and each year
the Mazamas visit a- new district with tho
zeal of a true explorer, or turn with rare
pleasure to renew acquaintances with
their .former mountain friends.
fect teeth. Jet black hair tumbles over
his forehead and big, lustrous eyes. With
his loose suit of dark red and his laugh
ing answer of "Yes, marse," to every
nod and beck of Sir Thomas, he makes a
picture not soon to be forgotten.
And now Sir Thomas spreads wide on
the table the plans of his new steam
yacht, the stately and superb Erin, and
tells of her beauties with all the enthu
siasm of a schoolboy. She Is the biggest
register of her kind in all the United
Kingdom, and fit In every detail of her
appointments for the triumphal trip of a
.monarch. She convoys the Shamrocks
across the sea, towing .them in calm
spells, for which permission has been
graciously accorded by the New York
Yacht Club. The whole attitude of Sir
Thomas in challenging for the cup and In
preparing for the great struggles ha3
been characteristically modest, thorough
and sportsmanlike.
No challenger ever before understood
and respected his adversary as Sir
Thomas does America. No one on either
side of the Atlantic knows better than he
that America, will fight to keep the cup
and hold fast the blue ribbon of the sea.
Again, no challenging yachts ever built
In England have been built with a tithe
of the brains and skill and money, with
out limit that the three Shamrocks have.
The best in design and costruction that
the United Kingdom could afford has
been lavished upon them.
Oa the rare day3 when. Sir Thomas per
mits himself a snatch of rest you see him
out of doors at Osedge at his best Then
with him you must go through his great
conservatories, which contain one of the
finest and rarest collections of orchids in
all England. Here are his stables, where
he Is proud of his Kentucky horses and
American carriages, his golf links laid out
by his friend, the Judge-Advpcate of Scot
land.
"And do you wonder I love my pretty
little Osedge." he said, looking from his
pine grove in front upon its old colonial
lines and Its broad verandas like those
of some old Southern home In the days
before the war, gracious with hospitality
Itself, "and that every night I drive out
to It from my town office for Its peaceful
'rest?'
Near by a grand old cedar of Lebanon
-majestically swayed Its branches and
made music to the little winds that came
up from the valley. Meanwhile In nature's
perfect harmony arose from everywhere
about the sweet Influences of lawn and
meadow, of hedge and hill and dale, of
woodland and far-stretching countryside
beyond. No wonder that Its master Idves
and cares 'for it all. and that-every day
Itf repays him with a. renewal of his
youth. (Copyright, 1&3.)