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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1905)
Xt . r v COLORADO WILL BUILD AT FAIR in the family br commonwealths.' may ap pear, to advantage in the eyes of visitors from all parts of the civilized world. The time Is short and nromnt action la urced. ALFALFA! VALLEY All exhibits intended for the Fair Bhould be in the 'hands or the Commissioners in Salt laker not later than May 15. As far as possible, members of the commission or those placed in charge of particular departments will visit the different parts of the state and explain in detail what is especially desired in the way of exhibits. In the meantime, the headquarters of the commission will be in the city and county building in Salt Lake, adjoining the office of the Governor. There all In terested in the exhibit will be made, wel come, and there will be found some one ready and willing to furnish information desired. Soil of the Willamette Is Favor able to Growth. State Commissioners Arrive With Plans , for. Exhibit and Building. , DR. WITHYCOMBE'S TESTS i - r . i i v ..THE,. STOBAX OEEGOmAN, IORTLM35, :APRIE ; 30, .. 1005. CheFairBuildins VW ill ARIZONA ASKS TO GET IN Tliey Both Announce Cliangc of At titude Towards Portland's Ex position, and Are Awarded Space at Grounds. A new attitude towards the Lewis and Clark Exposition on the. part of Colorado and. Arizona developed yes terday. During the forenoon the Colo- LOW RATES FOR. NORTHWEST I ' i '.. Special Schedule Decided Upon fcy O. R. & N. Railway Company. The excursion bureau of the Lewis and Clark Exposition was advised yesterday of the Issuance of a list of excursion rates by the O. K. & N. Co. The list is an attractive one, making unusually low rates from points throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho. From Spokano a rate of 510 is made and the rates, from other points is on a corresponding basis. The schedule list, as submitted to C. H. Mclsaac. director of excursions, follows: Idaho Wallace. ?10; Burke, $10; Ward ner, $10; Harrison, $10; Moscow, $10; Lew Iston, $10. Washington Spokane, $10; Freeman $10; Rockford. $10; Waverly, $10; Fairfield, $10; Latah, $10; Oaksdale, $10; Thornton, $10; St. John, $10; Farmlngton, $10; Garfield, 410; Elberton, $10; Pullman, $10; Colfax, Experiment Station at tho State Ag ' ricultural College Demonstrates That It Is a Successful Crop In Western Oregon. That many parts, of the Willamette Val ley are suited to alfalfa growing lias been demonstrated at the experiment sta tion of the State Agricultural College at CorvallU". Three or four crops can be cut every year, aggregating as much as 13 tons of green forage or more an acre, or six tons or more of cured hay. Dr. James Withycombe, director of the station, was in the city yesterday, and said that alfalfa growing was sure to in- MISSOURI BUILDING AT LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION rado State Commission arrived at the Exposition grounds from Denver with the announcement that it had been decided to erect a Colorado building. Later a telegram came from the- Gov ernor of Arizona, stating, that the ter ritory had changed its mind about not participating and was anxious to get in if there was any space to be had. The reply was1 sent that space would be provided in some way or other, and that Arizona was as 'welcome to the Fair as If she had been among the first to come in. The announcement of the Colorado Commissioners that "they will have a building constructed occasioned con siderable surprise, as it had been pre viously announced that the state would content itself with a big mining dis play. The building to be erected will serve for entertainment purposes and will house the agricultural exhibits from Colorado. The Commissioners are E. L. White, Colonel A. W. Hagle and E. H. Grubb. They come prepared for business and will remain until all the details of In stallation are under way and work has been started on the building. A .site was selected by them in a part of what was formerly the experimental gar dens. All expressed themselves as highly pleased with the site. As to the number of visitors Colo rado would send, Commissioner Grubb said that it would reach well up into the hundreds, if not the thousands. He said the people of Colorado had a live interest in the Exposition, and believed its influence as a. builder would be felt throughout the entire West. "UTAH C030IISSIOX ACTS. Strong Proclamation Issued Urging Support of Portland Pair. Terse, to the point and stirring Is the appeal which Governor John C. Cutler, of Utah, and his State Commission have issued to the people of Utah on behalf of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Par ticipation is urged and Utah's need of a full and successful exhibit is set out at length. The appeal or proclamation, which has been sent to every portion of the state, follows: Citizens of Utah: One hundred years ago Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, under the direction of President Thomas Jefferson, crossed the continent, explored tho Northwest and won for this Nation the magnificent empire that stretches from the backbone of the continent to the prolific waters of the Pacific Ocean. An inspiring page of American history tells of the achievement of these pioneers. Proud of this achievement, and reveling in the prosperity that followed It, the peo ple of the Northwest have completed plans for the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the arrival of JLhe pioneers In an Exposition to be held in the City of Portland, opening June 1 and closing Oc tober 15. The sum of $5,000,000 has been secured for the purpose. The promise is given that tho display of the resources of the West and of the Orient will be the greatest In history. Utah is peculiarly interested In this Ex position. There fs much In the story of the heroes who won the West for our Nation to appeal with force to the people of this state, children and beneficiaries of a similar band of state-builders. In ad dition to this, Utah holds much in com mon with the states of the West. In all branches of industry and business, socially and politically, the states of the Pacific Slope are linked in the closest ties. Most travelers from the East and South -will pass through Utah when they visit Port lana next summer. TVo TjiHelntiiro n"irTVrirJnterT 5rt fWl enable our state to make an exhibit at $10; Endicott, $9.50j Winona, $9;. La Crosse, $9; Conaell, $10; Kahlotus, $10; Washtuc- ca, $9.50; Klparia, $8; Pomeroy, $8.50; Star- buck, $7.50;. Dayton, $7.50; Waltsburg, $7.25; Prescott, $7.25; Walla Walla, $6.23; WaUula, $6; Tekoa, $10. Oregon Huntington, $10; Durkce, $10; Pleasant Valley, $10; Baker City. $9; Haine?. $9; North Powder, $9; Union, $8.50; La Grande, $S; Elgin, $8.75; Perry, $S: Hll gard, $S; Kamela, $S; Meacham, $S; Bing ham Springs, $7; Pendleton, $5.25; Adams, $6.25; Athena. $6.50; Weston, $6.50; Milton, $6.50; Echo, $3.50; Umatilla, $5; Hoppncr, $5.35; Heppner Junction, $4; lone, $5; Ar lington, $3.73; Grants, $3; Biggs, $3; The Dalles, Mosler. Hood Itiver, Wyeth. Cas-' cade Locks, Bridal Veil, Latourelle, Trout dale, Fairview, not decided. London Gambles on ' Fair Attendance Count BarzlEOff Tells of CHnnce to Lay 'Wagers at a FjjkUIoh able EnRllak Exchange. London is gambling on the probable attendance at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, according to Count Michael Michaelovich Barzimoff, the ltusslan noble who Is here to represent Cau casia at the Fair. In coming to Port land from his Summer home in Carls bad, Count Barzimoff made short stays in Paris and in London. He was par ticularly interested at seeing the Portland Fair marked on the boards of a fashionable London hotel. As this was his destination, he made inquiries and found that he could buy pools on the probable attendance. "One can get as high as $5000," said the Count yesterday, in discussing the matter, "that the attendance at the Portland Exposition will exceed 1, 000,000 people. As high as $2000 can be had that the Fair will exceed In at tendance 1,500,0.00 people. "It is a fact," he continued, "that the Fair Is well known of in Europe. I heard it talked of in Paris, Carlsbad and London, and on the ocean while I was en route. Yesterday Count Barzimoff removed his uniform of a Cossack Commander for civilian attire. He said he found It made him too conspicuous in the West, although in Europe uniforms aTe in general use among officers and nobles of high military or naval rank. Hurt by Falling Iiumber. Painfully injured by a tier of falling lumber, Charles Meyer lay -unattended on a schoqner at the mills of the Portland Lumber Company from 2 to 7 P. M. yes terday. The injured man then managed to call for. help, and was taken to his room in the New York House, where medical aid was given. Meyers was loading lumber on the schooner, and was burled under neath a tier. He was not seriously hurt, but suffered much from lack of attention. Physical Tests for Police. Ninety-four candidates for positions on the police force took the Civil Service ex aminations yesterday, the chief portion of which was a written test and a 100 yard run. Fifteen seconds is the slowest time In which the 100 yards should be run, and those making the distance in more than that have.-20 per cent taxen this Exposition. As a basis, the Commls-1 from their credit, practically ruining sloners have in their possession part of I their chances. Most of the men running the dlsnlay made at St. Louis last vear. They have arranged for the erection of a state building on a choice spot at the Fair, add Jn this one building will be ar ranged all that Utah has to show. The citizens of the entire state are urged to co-operate with the Commission ers to the end that Utah, the baby sister yesterday took from 14 to 1C seconds, though some ran as low as 22, Small Marcle "What ts a cl&clal period. Uncle. Boo? Uncle Bob Ife, the, kind Boston Klrjs use in. punctnatlnr their Jovo letters. Chicago Dally .News. crease in favor with Willamette Valley farmers. The best soils for the purpose are the sandy loams of river bottoms, while the red soils containing Iron salts iihould be avoided. A common mistake o farmers lies In their supposing that alfalfa requires a groat deal of water. Said Dr. Withycombe: Tests at Station. "The experiment station at Corvallls has practically demonstrated that alfalfa can be successfully grown Irf the Willamette Valley. We have been experimenting with it for five years, and find that profitable crops can be grown on heavy clay soil, without irrigation. "In the Spring of 1900 two acres were sown. Tho first season no livestock was permitted to pasture on it. To subdue weeds the field was mowed about four times during the first Summer, and the weeds were left on the ground as a mulch. The next season three crops of green forage were harvested, making about eight tons an acre, and a fair fourth crop was pastured with sheep. "The third season four crops of green forage, aggregating a little more than 18 tons per acre, were harvested, and a good fifth crop was utilized as pasture. Last season was abnormally dry, hence only three crops of green forage were har vested, which made about 12 tons an acre. but there was an excellent fourth crop for' pasture. Thus It will be noted that this field of alfalfa in three years yielded ten crops of green forage, aggregating 3S tons an acre, besides -furnishing good pasturage each Fall. To reduce this green forage to a cured hay basis we should subtract 60 per cent This green forage would rep resent a little more- than 15 tons of cured hay an acre in the three years' crops. "This season we began autting the first crop of green forage on the 20th of April, and at this date the alfalfa Is 18 Inches high and will yield approximately from six to eight tons of forage an acre. The alfalfa on this piece is utilized as a soiling crop for dairy cows, and furnishes nutri tious, succulent feed from April to No vember. The soil of this field is a gray clay loam of about the average character of the wheat land of the Valley. It is not artificially drained, but has a good natural drainage. From the results se cured from alfalfa on this piece of land it would indicate that a large proportion- of the Willamette Valley land will pro duce profitable crops of alfalfa, provided It is naturally or artificially well drained. Perhaps tho best soil is the sandy loam river bottom land, where the water table is not nearer than four feet to the surface of the soli during the growing season. Mr. Richard Kiger, a few mile3 north of Corvallls. has a large acreage of alfalfa on this class of land, and in one field of 15 acres that was seeded three years ago, the alfalfa at the present is IS inches high, thick and luxuriant. "The work of the college with alfalfa has been a good object-lesson to many farmers, with the result that Benton County has probably a larger acreage of alfalfa than all of the other counties In the Valley combined. Alfalfa should prove to be a good crop for the hill lands. It roots so deeply that no ordinary drouth In Western Oregon will affect it It is use less to sow alfalfa on low, wet land without first under-draining It. In fact, -alfalfa should not be sown in any clas3 of land where the water table will -come within three or four feet of the surface in the Spring, when the plant is in an active stage of growth. Alfalfa, however. will stand flooding in the Winter, when the plant is dormant. We prefer the comon alfalfa (medlcago satlna) to other varieties, and find the Utah seed to be satisfactory. In seed ing down to alfalfa the land should be thoroughly prepared. It Is a goad plan in old land, if practicable, to put on 15 or 20 loads of barnyard, manuro In the Fall and plow it under to a good depth. Let the land remain fallow during the Winter, then In the Spring, when in good condition, work down very fine with tho isx A 1 . ill V; 1 ITT7" I J L-I 1 1 -r-i y -Hi-Evx moment ox tiiese fV clear Spring days precious for camera work. Your own pic torial mementos of our beautiful Pair will be one .of your most clierished posses sions in years when the Expo sition is but a memory. Pic tures taken now will show, de taiL clearer than anv other time of year. "We unreservedly recom mend the Anseo Camera as the best for amateurs. That is the reason why we handle it. It's the lightest, simplest, nvith all of the practical up-to-date fittings. ' We . Rent Cameras 25c a Day and Up No. 4 FOLDING POCKET ANSCO htest "weight of any substantial Speed plainly MaydayColors; In Sensitized Photo Olotlu Just ideal souvenirs to send Lustorine Cloth wonderfully, beau tiful soft effects, per sheel 50& 35and.25. Passy Tripods Thoy telescope, arc" metal, light, hardly, larger -than L Stogie. -i : : Trrn Non- g 4 Curling J Films S4 All ' Sizes Weighs only V2 pounds- camera. Fitted with the new hack for focusing with films. Adjustable speed down to 1-100 of a second, marked. Brilliant reversible Finder just like a professional's camera. No ground glass. Instantaneous film unload Instantaneous load Can unload and load "in broad daylight, without wasting time. So distinct an im provement that anyone using ordinary cameras will find the greatest satisfaction in this new equipment. , Double Rapid Rectilinear Lenses, each lens, tested by an expert -before and after fitting. Winner Automatic Shutter, with Iris diaphragm. Tripod sockets for both vertical and horizontal pictures . .Black Morocco leather, finest grade. Selected Mahogany and metal parts. 34 inches, $13.00. No. 3 Ansco Takes4ctures $7.50 Special features of our No. 3 Ansco Camera are the hicrh-jmule Achromatic Lens, great depth of f ocus, and the patented film chamber, f omid in no other make of camera. In the use of this' film chamber it is almost impossible to experience light-struck films, and owing to its working construction the film is always kept in perfect tension. Our No. 3 Ansco is a rare combination of simplicity, durability , and, utilitj'. It is fitted with two tripod sockets and glass view . finders for taking pictures either vertically or horizontally on the .plate. The covering qualities of this lens are perfect, cutting clear to the edge of the plate with the largest stop. It has the rapid safety shutter, which can be quickly set so as to take instantaneous or time exposures. It is covered with seal grain leather and has finely lacquered trimmings. Carefully attached is a leather handle -only: 7.50 Ifo.4 Ansco takes 3Vx3V2 pictures $5.00 Advertise the Fair By Printing Your Own Photo Postcards Y iCyko Post Cards on sensitized paper. Ideal for printing "pictures of the Fair buildings. About a cent apiece when bought in gross lots. - . PER GROSS S1.50 PER DOZEN 15 Developing and Printing Films of Fair buildings must be carefully handled to preserve the detail. We develop and print, our experts making a separate problqm of each exposure, to get the best result there is in it . . . . SOUVENIR POSTCARDS Aluminum, Half-Tone, Tinsel, Etc. Comic Burnt Leath er Post ' Cards hand work, in col ors, - varieties of patterns . . . .25 MAY STATIONERY Eaton Kurlburt Papetries Latest Shapes. Some new shadesare Gobelin, Ox ford Gray, Swiss Taffeta, Alleen, Mousseline de Paris, Tintourin, Mull Chiffon. AGATE NOVELTIES Tor the Desk. Penholders 50 Paper-Knives, $1.50 down to 50? Bookmark like cut ...50 Prescriptions called for and de livered. Wc accept Canadian money at par. Woodard. Clarke & Co. disc and other implements, but do not plow the land in tne apnn&, ior auaua n fin hut solid seed bed. After working the land down very flno it Is a gtod plan to allow It to remain fallow for a week or ten aavs so as u pemui -oaAc n terminate. Then harrow thoroughly to destroy the small weeds, after wnicn sow nDout a pounos of alfalfa, seed with 75 or 100 pounds of and cover with a light harrow. After this all it will need for the first season will be to keep stock off and run a mower over it occasionally to subdue weeds. Best Methods Outlined. :It Is not a good plan to sow alfalfa with any other crop, unless the soli Is rich and well suited to the growing of alfalfa. These so-called nurse crops are often a delusion and a snare. Some of the soils in the Valley are evidently too acid for growing alfalfa, and some con tain too much Iron salts. Hence where there Is a suspicion that either of these conditions prevail it is wise to experiment on a moderately small scale before sow ing a largo acreage. The experiment sta tion, however. Is experimenting with lime to determine the minimum amount re quired to correct this acidity. "Alfalfa Is a durable crop and should last fivo or ten "years, or even longer, if treated properly. The principal ioes of alfalfa are weeds, gophers and heavy pasr turing. After the alfalfa is twogor three years old it will stand moderate discing and any amount of harrowing; hence weeds can be kept in subjection by us ing these implements in the Spring and Fall. When the crown of the plants at tain a good size a discing to spilt them up seem3 to invigorate the plant and ma terially Increases the yield. "The station has experimented with all kinds of devices for exterminating the gopher. Including traps, spring-guns ana fumigations with poisonous gases, but strychnine proved the most successful. The method employed Is to- take a piece of carrot or potato as large as a small walnut, slit It and put a few crystals of the poison in" it and drop it into an open hole, or in their runways, and that is usually the last of the gopher. "Green alfalfa is . excellent for dairy cows. It supplies practically a balanced ration. Tho hay is excellent for all classes of stock except the horse. Hogs will "Winter fairly well on nicely cured alfalfa hay. "Alfalfa is a deep-rooting plant, hence It feeds on the lower stratas. of soil which other forage plants fail to reach. It Is also a great improver of the soil, both physIcaUy and in nitrog"en content. "Perhaps It would be well to state that ordinarily where alfalfa is sown In the Valley, it is wise either to treat tne. seed with cutting of the proper n.Itro organlsms before sowing, or Inoculate the ground with empregnated soil, putting on from 100 to 2CO pounds an acre at the time f seeding;" pany which will present the Kiralfy spec tacle. "A Carnival in Venice," at the Ex position, is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Kiralfy, who is now in New York, engaging actors for the bis show. It con tains the Information that he has secured the services of BenvenutI, the famous Italian scenic artist, under whose super vision the elaborate scenery will be paint ed. A carload of stage material has also been shipped from New York to Portland, which will shortly be followed by several more. RAILWAY CONDUCTORS. ditorium of tho Marquam Theater. The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold its opening assembly at 2 P. M. on Tuesday, May 9, and that of the O. It. C. will be on the evening- of that day. Will Present Great Spectacle. Calvin S. Helliff, president of the com- Convention In Portland Will Bring Many Delegates Here. The biennial convention of tho Ord.er of Hallway Conductors to be held in thi3 city, beginning' May 9, will bring to Portland about 1400 or 1500 persons. There will be about 1000 delegates and alternates from the various divisions of the Order of Railway Conductors throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada, with their friends and families and about 400 delegates from the various lodges of the Ladles Aux iliary Society, which will ulso convene here on the same date. Conductor E. B. Coman, of the O. P.. &. N. Co., has spent the past two weeks in making the preliminary arrange ments for receiving- and accommodat ing the delegates and their friends. Headquarters have been established at 233 Washington street, which are to serve as a writing-room and waiting room for the ladies, as well as a general meeting- place. Several excursions to points of inter est In the vicinity of Portland have been arranged under the auspices of the local division. The jurisprudence committee will meet May 7 to go over the work to come before the convention. It is understood that there are with the general secre tary in Minneapolis proposals for sev eral amendments to the laws and con stitution of the order. These will be taken up and acted upon at the con vention. It is generally believed among the members that at this session the time' for calling the general convention will be changed from once ir two years to once In three years. The order is grow ing to such enormous proportions that lhi3 change has been thought advis able. Changes will also probably be roa'de in various details of the depart ment governing the benefits. The payroll will be issued through some one of the Portland banks. Some thing over $50,000 will be issued to the delegates, ccch delegate receiving 5 a day while attending the various sessions of the convention andj while en route both ways. The meetings will be held in the u- Victlmized by Old Game. J. H. Duggan, employed In the foundry of the "Willamette Iron "Works, and re siding at 183 North Eleventh street, called at police headquarters last night and told Captain Moore a tale about being victim ized by a "big mlt" man, who sold him a "solid gold" watch,, with ever so many jewels, warranted to keep perfect time for a century or more, for $9. It was a watch worth possibly a small fraction of a cent, as junk. The crook told a hard- luck tale, and said ho needed enough! money to purchase a ticket to his homo, and family in a distant city. Tire CASfcADK GARDENS And COLONNADE Portland Exposition OP STATES at the r The great scenic and mechanical produc tion ot the central attraction of the St. Louis "World's Fair. Magnificent elec trical Illumination. Statuary, waterfalls, fountains, etc. "On the Trail" Adult. 25c. Children. 10c. For Information address W. F. "William son, Hamilton & Maplo Av., St. Louis. Mo. Your Wife's Relations Will all be here to see you daring the Fair, and it's time for yon to get a new buggy or have new rub ber tires put on the old one. If you want a new buggy -we have the finest line in town to se lect from and tne lowest prices, quality considered. If you "would have new tires, -we have the fresh est stock to be found anywhere. We get new, fresh stock every 30 to 60 days direct from the factory. The Blue Ribbon For beauty and durability, is ap plicable to every Snell Bicycle. Perfect models in construction. The Mitchell Bicycles, none better for the money. Especially adapted to" Oregon roads. " Mitchell Heavy Tread Tires, the acme of tire con struction. Portland Tough Tread, G. & J.t Morgan & Wright, Hart ford and all other standard makes of tires. Sundries and repairs. MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO. Vehicles, Harness, Implements, Gasoline Engines First and Taylor Streets - PORTLAND, OR.