Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1906)
THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 9, 1906. 11 GOOD YEAH FOR WOOL GROWEHS Three and a Half Million Dol lars Brought Into Ore gon by Industry. CLIP BRINGS HIGH PRICES First to Sell Secure the Best Returns -Buyers, as Was the Case Last Year, Io Not Fare So Well as Producers. OREGON WOOI OUTPUT OF 1906. District Pounds. Willamette Valley and South ern Oregon 1,500,000 Lakevlew 1,500,000 Bhantko 3,600,000 Heppner 2,500,(RX Haker City and vicinity l.ftno.OOO Elgin 1,760, Otto Pendlrton 2,500,000 The Dalle 250.00O Condon and Arlincton 1,000,000 Huntington 400,000 Ontario 1.500,000 Total .18,000,000 The wool season that has Just come to an end In this state has been an exceedlnely prosperous one for the farmers, but whether the merchants who took the product off their hands will fare so well remains to be seen, last year the buyers nearly all lost money, as they boueht on the crest of the high-price wave and bad to contend with a falling mar ket In disposing; of their wares. This year they were more cautious In purchasing, but the end has not come yet, and the prospect tare not so rosy for them as they would like, i The it rowers, however, have no cause to Complain. Prices have ruled about as hlKh 6s last year, and the profits have been about ' aa large. Whether op not the middlemen '. have realized on their trading operations is a question that doea not greatly concern the farmer. Three and a half million dollars has been brought into the state this season by the wool Industry alone. Sales of sheep and lambs have added millions more, so prosperity should rclgn In the wool-growing sections. , Tho average price received by the growers has been about IS cents a pound. The clip of Oregon aggregated close to 18,000,000 pounds. The buyers w"ho operated in the State handled some 8.000,000 pounds of Wash ington wool In sections tributary to these markets at the same time. 1 Range of Prices.' Prices took a wide range, running from cents, which was paid at Shaniko for the best offerings, down to 12 cents, or pos sibly a cent lower, for some coarse, sandy clips. The best values were realized at the opening of the seaeon, the last prices showing la decline of 2 cents from those first aid. V This course was probably to be expected with the market hold under restraint. It Is also likely that had the growers contracted their Wool before It was shorn they might have clone better than they did with the clipped Article, as the buyers that were in the field looking for contracts were then disposed to tay some premium. No great amount could xiave been contracted, however, with the ma jority of buyers holding back. The profits that acrued to the woolgrowers, while about as large as last year, were not so extensive as in some previous years, as the cost of production has been' less when wools have sold around 14 and 15 cents than now. Last Winter proved an expensive one for most flockmastera and In addition the fleeces turned out lighter. Owing to the long Win ter and the dry Summer and Fall the quality of the clip on the whole was somewhat in ferior to that of the two previous seasons. The weight in most cases showed a decrease, the average per fleece for the state being about T or 8 pounds. Pries In the Willamette Valley opened around 25 to 26 cents, but the decline In this section wasjnore rapid than Hast of the mountains, and the last clips to be disposed of realized 3 cents less than those marketed when the season opened. Small Quantity Unsold. Of the entire clip of the state, not to ex ceed 1,000,000 pounds remains in first hands, while about 500.000 pounds are yet unsold in Washington. Buyers are taking up the rem nants as fast as they need them. All the Eastern purchasers, except some that are now being scoured, have been shipped East. The lots were paid for at the time of purchase, so much of the wealth brought Into the state by the wool Industry has already gone Into general circulation. Not much of the Ore gon product Is required for home consump tion, only about 1,500,000 pounds being used here. In 1005 practically the entire Oregon clip was contracted for, while on the sheeps' backs. This year 1.000.000 pounds Is a full estimate of tho quantity sold in advance of shearing. In addition to the unwillingness of many of the large buyers to make contracts, the grow ers wre also disposed to hold their wools for the public sales days, as on previous occa sions they have found this the more success ful way of doing business. Where Speculators Lost. -That some of tho buyers have not realized Well on their investments is shown by the fact that from a lot of Shaniko wool that cost 23 Scents landed nt Boston the staple was sold b-scently for 23H cents. One of the last sales Lf the season, which has Just been made In Jthls state, illustrates the present course of tthe market. The deal Involved 200,000 pounds (of Baker City and Durkee wools. The own sra had previously refused 16 cents for the lot. but finally parted with it for 15 cents. Which was the best offer made. Various causes have been assigned for the downward trend of the market. The high prices In 1905 was caused largely by the ex traordinary demand Incidental to the Russo Japanese War and the extremely low condi tion of supplies in Europe. Stocks were built up to some degree this year and an easier ton in the world's markets was the result. "Another factor that for several years stif fened values was the reported shortage In Australia. The production of that country has now got back to its normal figures. PERSONALJVIENTION. Donald JIcBrlde has returned home, after a four months' visit in Cali fornia. D. A. Conolly, a well-known copper smelting authority, arrived yesterday from Mexico, and is a guest at the Ho bart Curtis. Mano Zan, who has been doing1 news paper work during the Summer months in this city, has returned to San Fran cisco to accept a mercantile position. M. M. Rlngler returned to this city Thursday after a three months' trip through the East, studying and visiting the" leading athletic clubs and gymnasia of the country. He brings with him Dr. William Knapp, one of the leading in structors In physical training, to act as his assistant. Dr. Krdmann, of the Koniglechen polytechnical school of Berlin, has been spending a few days In Portland as the guest of Miss Siebold and Mrs. Rikate. Professor Erdmann Is" en route to Alaska, wnere ne goes to make certain investigations In the in terest of the International Geological Congress. Mf. George Phelps Holman, of Salt I.ake, Utah, a native son of Oregon and of Salem of the year 1842, for many years a prominent business man In the Utah cltj, cajna to tba cttx a. rew dya ago jor the purpose of looking after business matters and incidentally renewing old ac quaintanceship. While In the city he was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. T. W. B. London. Last Thursday he went to the seaside to remain a few days. Mrs. C. W. Miller and her daughter, Agnes, are expected to return home Wed nesday, after a stay of six weeks at their Summer home, Skldbo camp. Bull Run, Or., where they have been entertaining a few of their friends: Misses Cecil Miller, Luella Kennedy, Marjorie Rose and Alma Hollings worth: Messrs. Edgar James, Edwin Whitney and Mr. Eugene Clarke and father, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Lillian Doty and Mrs. Grace Rose and Howard Swetland. Mr. John M. Gartside, of the firm of Gartside & Hudson, lawyers, Chicago, is visiting this cny for a few days. Mr. Gartside came to Portland in 18S8 for the first time, and since that year he has been In Oregon frequently, His last visit was In 1902, and he looks up on the Improvement since then as belnf almost phenomenal. He - has visited a number of cities of the Coast, but nowhere does he find evidences of solid, substantial growth as marked as in this city. Rev. H. H. Wikoff, of Berkeley, Cal., the Pacifio Coast representative of the Congregational Church Building Society, arrived in this city last Friday morning. He went to The Dalles last evening, and will preach for Rev, D. V. Poling today. From The Dalles he will go to Spokane, and there he will meet Rev. Charles H. Richards, D. D., of New York, the gen- I eral secretary or the Bunding society, with whom he will make a tour of the Paciflo Coast, ending at San Diego, Cal. DECIDES FOR L ADD Judge Webster Approves His Actions as Administrator. JOHNSON HEIRS LOSERS Court Holds That Estate of Dead Pioneer Has Been. Managed in Best Possible Manner Re moval Petition Fails. Judge Webster yesterday decided not to remove Wlliam M. . Ladd as admin istrator of the estate of A- H. Johnson, deceased, and also held that Mr. Ladd could not be called to account for his actions as trustee of a large portion of the Johnson property. ' The Johnson estate was valued at $792,532. Mr. Johnson owed Ladd & Tilton $189,128 and other creditors , . ........................................... ....? : E;pE ; r Eg S$5fi WSSf '' ::Q o - NEW BUILDINGS TO BE ADDED TO ACME Ml LUNG COMPANY'S PLANT AT ALBINA. One of the most important improvements now under contempla tion In Portland is a large addition to the plant of the Acme Mill ing Company, near the river front in Albina. The company has completed plans for an annex to the present mill and also for a large building adjoining to be used as a warehouse. The new mill will be four stories high and will be directly oppo site the present plant at -Railroad street and Albina avenue. The mill vill occupy a site 40x80, and the adjoining warehouse will be 100x60. The warehouse will be two stories high. Both buildings are to be of Wood, and will cost approximately $22,005. Plans for these structures have Just been completed by Bennes, Hendricks & Tobey, architects. The site la now being cleared for the buildings and construction will soon commence. The contract for the excavation already has been let. Dr. Richards and Mr. Wikoff will be in Spokane on September 16, In Seattle on September 23 and in Portland on Septem ber 30. Elijah Smith, of Empire City, is at the Portland. Peter Loggle, president of the Cham ber of Commerce at North Bend, is a guest at the Imperial Hotel. Fire Chief Campbell returned yes terday from Calgary, B. C-, where he attended the convention of the North west Fire chiefs' Association. He was accompanied by Mrs. Campbell on the trip. Rev. C. H. Mattoon, of McMlnnville, a pioneer of 1S51, arrived In this city last Wednesday evening from Ashland. Mr. Mattoon was born in 1826, and has been an accredited minister In the Baptist Church of Oregon for more than 53 years. He recently Issued an Important work, entitled the "Baptist Annals of Oregon," covering the entire history of the Baptist churches of this state from the organiza tion of the first Baptist church on the Pacific Coast that at West Union, Wash ington County, May 25, 184 up to the year 1SS6. It Is probable that another volume will be forthcoming In the near future, bringing the history of Baptist churches up to the year 1900. $77,481. On January 25, 1894. being mortally ill, Mr. Johnson deeded prop erty appraised at about $420,000 to Mr. Ladd as trustee to pay the Ladd & Til ton claim and the sums due others. The Johnson heirs, in their petition, al leged that the trust deed was supposed to cover enough property to pay all of the debts of A. H- Johnson, and that not until after his death did the widow, Cordelia Johnson, and the chil dren know that the entire estate was held for the indebtedness, notwith standing the trust deed. Surprise to the Widow. Mrs. Johnson expressed great sur prise when told by Richard Williams, for many years the attorney for her husband, and recently one of Mr. Ladd's counsel, that all of the estate was liable for the Indebtedness, and that the trust deed- did not pay it. The heirs, sons and daughters of Mr. Johnson, a year ago filed a petition in the County Court asking for the re moval of Mr. Ladd as administrator of the estate. They alleged that he did not manage affairs properly, neglected the farms, allowed enormous interest charges to pile up, and speculated to his own advantage with the estate ' - " " - I J ' f " 1 " ' - - nVO ENGLISH POINTER DOGS THAT A RE WELL TRAINED. Everybody in Southern Oregon knows BiUie Taylor and his two Eng lish pointer dogs, Cltto and Stub. Taylor stopped over in Portland yes terday, while on his way to Astoria, where he goea to shoot ducks, and with him were his two dogs, and as Cllto led Stub around the streets on the end of a short leash, the dogs attraoted a great deal of attention. Taylor is best known in and around Salem, and his two dogs are, perhaps, more widely known than Taylor himself, for they are, perhaps, the only, two English pointer trick dogs in the country. Taylor is a great dog fancier, and he has not only taught Clito and Stub how to handle China pheasants and other upland birds, but he has taught them to retrieve ducks and do tricks that would delight the heart of a trainer of trick dogs. 1 UlI.IXMHIj S-S! SPECIAL NOTICE The Farrand - Cecilian Piano A High-Grade Upright Piano with the Famous Metal Action Cecilian Piano Player Built Inside the Case A Piano That Anyone Can Play "With out Experience or Musical Knowl edge. The METAL ACTION of the CECIL IAN PIANO PLATER, which is built Into the FARRAND-CECILIAN piano, is made of STEEL. BRASS and PHOSPHOR-BRONZE and IS NOT AFFECT ED in any manner by DAMPNESS, HEAT or WEATHER CHANGES OF ANT SORT. The old style WOODEN construction (still used in ALL OTHER MAKES of piano players) is peculiarly susceptible to all atmospheric changes, on account of the continued swelling and shrinkage of the wood, and the leakages occasioned thereby necessitate frequent repairs, which are both troublesome and expensive. The CECILIAN METAL AC TION practically does away with the necessity for repairs, and in the FARRAND-CECILIAN piano provides' you with an instrument which is always ready for use and can be . played by ANYONE, either with the fingers, like any ordinary piano, or by means of the Cecilian piano player mechanism built into It. NO EXPERIENCE OR KNOWL EDGE OF MUSIC IS NECESSART. Can be bought on easy payments, and your old piano taken in exchange at its FULL VALUE. Sole Agents MANUFACTUR ES' PIANO COMPANY. 350 Alder street, Portland. Or. Frederick G. W. Paige, Manager. Special attention paid to country orders. property. Particular instances were specified and evidence was submitted in relation to them. Thought Conflict Existed. Riddell & Dufur, who appeared as attorneys for the heirs, took the posi tion that the relationship of Mr. Ladd as administrator of the estate and as trustee were inconsistent and that the only one who could ask for an ac counting of the acts of Mr. Ladd as trustee was Mr. Ladd the adminis trator. Judge Webster held that the County Court over which he presides can com pel Mr. Ladd to disclose all his doings as trustee as well as administrator. Cordelia Johnson, , the widow, was the executor of the will, and after her death Mr. Ladd succeeded her as ad ministrator of the estate. Since the petition for the removal of Mr. Ladd as administrator was filed a year ago he has paid a large percentage on the claims of outside creditors, about 60 per cent. ' Trial Lasted a Month. The trial of the case occupied over a month and was adjourned from time to time. -Mr. Ladd admitted some things charged against him and told the court that his motives were en tirely honest and that business meth ods justified all his actions. Judge Webster so found, and further decided that, after the trust deed was executed, the condition of the real es tate market became so poor that at no time could Mr. Ladd have sold the property for enough to pay the debts of -Johnson due to Ladd & Tilton and the other creditors, and that Mr. Ladd held -and nursed the property to the advantage of the creditors, Ladd & Til ton and the heirs. Finds Interest Reasonable. The court did not find the . large sum of accumulated interest for a pe riod of ten years unreasonable or a burden to the estate, and passed over numerous of the charges made by the heirs against the administrator lightly. Judge Webster said Mr. Ladd was hon est and seemed to act in good faith. The farms were operated at about an even basis, and the administrator did the best he could. In giving the grounds for his decision, which is lengthy. Judge Webster says: .. Grounds of the Decision. "When the deed and trust agreement were executed, Mr. Johnson estimated the value of the various pieces of prop erty included In the deed, and these esti mates have been spoken of sometimes as the actual values of the property. These estimates were made In January, 1894. The evidence in this case shows conclusively, and without contradiction, that the busi ness depression began with the panic of 1893. At first it was thought that the depression would be temporary, that af fairs would soon adjust, themselves and business go on as before, and so, al though there was no activity in the real estate market, people generally rated their property at the values which had ob tained prior to the panic, and it was such values that Mr. Johnson placed upon his property. As a matter of fact, however, business conditions went from bad to worse. Real estate in the most favored localities bad practically no sale, and the fixing of values upon any property was little more than a doubtful estimate. Even fdrced sales of good property elicit ed no bidders. Execution sales practical ly amounted to a method of determining now mucn credit snouid be given on the Judgment in lieu of the property. Added to the general depression came the flood of 1894, which directly Involved consider able of this property and lmllrectly af- lectea values generally. There never has been a time since the trust deed was ex ecuted that that property could have been sold for anything near the values placed upon it by Mr. Johnson. Mr. Ladd's pol icy has been to hold the property for an Increase in values. It Is perfectly certain that so far as the financial Interest of Mr. Johnson's heirs are concerned, that policy has not been detrimental, because there never has been a time sin Mr Johnson's death when a sale of all the property would have anywhere near paid the debts. The only possible hone then ever has been for the heirs to get a dollar oui or ine property was to wait for better times to bring better prices. Creditors Are Satisfied. 'At first ho Trio nf tho nth.. 1 ; I - iuti LIOUIIUID were disposed to criticise this policy of waiting, but always upon Investigation of the matter and of the management"of the properties, these creditors became con vinced that that was the better course to Dursue. The larger crprtlin - . T. V. 1 U WII- stantly consulted by Mr. Ladd In regard iu mo iimner, ana were satisfied and were co-operating with him, and these as well as some who were originally hostile, have all testified that the course pursued by Mr. Ladd has resulted in conserving lata ucai musieat ui an concerned. SCHEDULE OF STEAMER "T. 3. POTTER" The T. J. Potter leaves Ash-nirut i. for North Beach, touching at Astoria as follows: September B. 8:30 A. M.; September 8, a;u -tv . ..a., - a, a a. .vi.; Sep tember 13, 9:30 A. M.; September 15, 12:01 From Ilwaco: September S. 11:30 A M Dcuicmmi ,, a-.a, a. aa. , otspceniDer y. 6 P. M.; September 12, 8 A. M.; September 1. V A. OL.f oeyieinuer .10, t .M f. M a aiuiu ui vvasmngion streets and at Ash-street dock. Meals may be secured on the boat.. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cut tins Teeth Be mire and use that old and well-tried rem edy, Mrs. Wlnalow'e Soothing Syrup, lor chil dren leeming. n aoouies me cnua, softens the fumi, ail iialo, curt lo4 coilo A4 diarrhoea, i-C : 3L jp I TheR ang'e With a Perfect Oven !THE "ECLIPSE" OVEN WILL BAKE BREAD WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES AFTER STRIKING THE MATCH There has only been one real improvement in cooking Ranges' in many years. That improvement is the "Eclipse" Scientific oven. While other manufacturers were making efforts to improve doors, dampers, flues, etc., the "Eclipse" people went right at the heart of the range the oven and have produced a baking oven of perfect scientific proportions. In the "Eclipse" Steel Range the oven and fire-box are built on the right proportions. The fire-box is DEEP and LARGE. The air chambers about the oven are DEEP and WIDE, and the oven itself is made of the finest cold-rolled locomotive steel. It is quickly heated and under perfect control and regulation by superior dampers. On account of its superior baking qualities, MORE ECLIPSE STEEL RANGES ARE SOLD IN PORTLAND THAN ALL OTHER MAKES COMBINED! That is a strong claim, but railroad freight receipts prove it. We agree to place one in your home on the terms of $1.00 Down, $1.00 a Week and warrant it for 15 years against breakage of any kind. A signed and sealed bond given to that effect. An "Eclipse" Steel Range of the latest model for PxO Heating Stoves Stove season is here and we have the heating stove that meets every require ment quality, appearance and price. The Prize Eclipse A first-class Air-Tight Heater. Heavy steel body, cast-iron bottom, top and main front; cast inside sec tional linings 12 in'ches high, encircling entire inside of body, protecting steel from fire ; swing smoke-guard, nickeled swing top and foot rails, lever-turn keys, spring slide knob, large fire door opening. No. 18 Firebox 17 in. long. 11 inches wide S9.00 ino. t ireDox is in. long, " 1?1a, Inr-ho wlrlo .. X1A AA Other sizes at proportionate rates. Also coal-and-wood heaters. Free $5 IN TIN OR GRANITEWARE "We will give free with each Eclipse Steel Range sold this week $5.00 worth of Tin and Graniteware. You do your own choosing from our stock. Come in and talk it over with our stove man. MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS A LITTLE DOWN, A LITTLE AT A TIME Gevurtz & Sons 173-175 FIRST ST. Furniture for Less " 219-227 YAMHILL ST. Cox' Night Off Seems To Start Fires Hone Company One at La Run Down the Tliareday Mltht Hoodoo After Three Trips to Ble; Klren, When Driver Cox Was Not On Duty. HOSE3 COMPANY ONE, one of the crack companies of Portland's fire fighters, has a hoodoo. And It Is no other than the driver of the hose truck. Cox. The boys suspected for a long time that a hoodoo existed in the station-house, but they could not trace the "23" sign to any thing In particular. The discovery came by accident. Four weeks ago a big fire broke out at Fifth and Burnslde streets. That was on a Thursday night. Then everything was quiet for a- week, and the following Thurs day night Hose One went out to the Are on Washington street. Then another spell of quiet and rest for the fire-fighters. A week passed and as though prearranged a fire broke out in the Chinese and Japanese lodging-house at Fourth and Pine streets. That also was on a Thursday night. Three big fires on three consecutive Thursdays meant something more than a coincidence. Then it was discovered that Thursday ni"ht is Cox's "night off." His fate was settled from that date. Now Hose One looks for a fire every time Cox is off duty. , All the members of the company were prepared last night for a fire. Their faith In Cox, the hoodoo, cannot be shaken, and they say Cox will not lose the name until he can show them that he had nothing to do with the fires. "We all belong to the Missouri clan," declare the boys In a chorus. Debt Collectors Organize Union. CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Announcing that they were tired of chasing hope less "delinquents," several hundred Chicago collecting agents met -yesterday and organized a collectors' uuion. They proposed to "proteot themselves against unscrupulous iiarsonst who re fuse to pay their debts." It was de cided to prepare a list of names of those who by various devices postpone from one week to another the pay ment of Installments. At the regular .meetings of the union, which will be held every fortnight, the "deadbeat" list will be revised and each collector then will start out with a memoran dum giving hints as to how different debtors should be approached. - It is proposed later to affiliate with the Chicago Federation of Labor. The Bermudas have m Parliament of 3(1 members, while the number of voters Is only iaO0. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS -OF- G. GEE WO The Great ChineseDoctor Entrance 162V2 FIRST STREET Corner Morrison No misleading statements or deceptive propositions to the afflicted. An bonest doctor of recognized ability does not resort to such meth ods. I guarantee a complete, safe and lasting cure in the quickest possible time, at the lowest cost possible for honest, skillful and successful treatment. I cure Catarrh, Asthma, Lung, Throat, Rheu matism, Nervousness, Stomach, Liver, Kidney, Female Troubles and all private diseases. My remedies are composed of powerful Oriental roots, herbs, buds, vegetables and barks, that are entirely unknown (many of them) to medical science in this country. . NO.OPERATIOINS, NO KNIFE Drugs or poisons are not used in our famous remedies. IF YOU CANNOT CALL. WEITE FOE SYMPTOM BLANK AND CIRCULAR. INCLOSE FOUR CENTS IN STAMPS. CONSULTATION FREE. ADDRESS The C. Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Company 162H FIRST STREET, CORKER MORRISON, PORTLAND, OREGON. . Pleas mention this paper.