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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JANUARY 19. 190S.
FIXED FOR CEMENT
! Eugenie Frautrel Will Take a
Full Cargo at Antwerp.
REACHES PORTLAND IN JUNE
Outward Chartering Rules Brisk for
Several Weeks, but Xew Tonnage
From the Continent Is Slower
Than Usual Marine Xotes.
TtalTour, Guthrie & Co. have chartered
tfio French bark Eusreetie Frautrel to
frrlng a full carsro of cement from Ant-'
wcrp to Portland. "While It ,has not
been announced that she is under char
ter, for. outward loading, it is generally
Understood that such is the case. The
craft is now at one of the continental
pn-rts" and will be available for cars
at" Antwerp within two weeks.
. Chartering has been brisk during
the week and a nifmber of fixtures
liave been announced for the outward
business. The chartering of the Eu
irenie Frautrel is the first vessel to
bo named for Westward loading for
several weeks.
F,,' S. LOOP LEAVES XORTH
l!ew Steam Schooner Sails From San
Francisco on Maiden Voyage.
. The new steam schooner F. S. Loop,
owned by the Loop Lumber' Company,
of San Francisco, sailed last night
from tho latter city on her maiden
voyage. She will come, to Portland
and will load a full carge for San
Francisco. The Loop is a sister ship
to the R. t. Inman and the Johan
Poulsen. She is a typical lumber craft
and will transport about 800,000 feet
of lumber at a trip.
-The Loop Lumper Company's steam
ers are under charter to transport 10,
000,000 feet of dumber from Portland
to' San Francisco. In addition to the
three steamers, the company operates
the, schooners Mabel. Gale and Virginia.
The capacity of the fleet is about 7,
000,000 a month. All of the vessels,
however, do not operate out of Port
land. With contracts from various
Coast ports the fleet of the Loop Lum
bef Company will continue in com
mission. PREIKSE PORTLAX1J REPAIRED
"
Craft Will Soon Go Into Commission
" in Portland Harbor.
St.:-
The port of Portland dredge Port
land, which was sunk on the morning
of,-,, November 6 by colliding with the
steamer Bailey Gatzert off Postoffice
Ksv. was brought to Portland yesterday
ffom St. John. Her machinery will be
lined up before the dredge goes Into
cMmmlsslon. The dredger is badly
needed at the present time.
After going into commission the first
work for the dredge Portland will be
the 'deepening of the channel in the
lower harbor and digging to a suffi
cient depth to allow theplacing of the
new mooring buoys, recently ordered
b the Council.
il'ut! dredge Columbia is still working
below the coal bunkers, 2600 feet of
extra shore pipe lias been added and
the mud from the bottom of the river
Ij how being deposited on the grounds
fcof the North Pacific Terminal Company.
IIAJORF,' ritOCEED3 TO SEA
Jtrjmirs to Vessel Are Completed and
. .. She Leaves Out.
iThe British ship Rajore. Captain
itJlams, which returned to Astoria
I)eeember 15 in a crippled condition,
ailed yesterday for the United Klng-
GUIU. A iiv unjui B una- luuipicLcii ic-
JiMr. and with the addition of two
sailors, her crew headed for the bar
yesterday morning.
- The Rajore cleared from Portland
November 30 with a full cargo of wheat
for the United Kingdom. She was held
up for several days at Astoria. She
crossed out over the bar in December
and ten days later returned with her
fiteering gear damaged' and in .need of
reparrs.
"i Seameti'3 Friend Concert.
; Portland Sea,inen's Friend Society's
oncert for seamen Monday evening
will be glverv-nnder the direction of
Mrs. John Hampton, who has prepared
an exceptionally fine programme. A
number of sailors will also take part
and an enjoyable entertainment is ex
pected. Mrs. Hampton has arranged
the following programme:
T. W. C. A. Mandolin Club. . .Selections
Voeal solo. "Oh. Happy Day." Gunz
Mrs. Millie Perkins.
Reading, German dialect
, . .Alfred Helfrish
Cello solo. "Klegle" N. W. Gade
. P. J. Packard.
VoChI solo. "Love Me and the World
Is Mine". Mrs. Fred Jones
VlOlIn solo, selected
. Miss Cornelia Barker
Heading, seleeted Fred Jones
Vocal solo, selected R. J. Gordon
"Refreshments 'will be served to the
Sft-tlors. fjnd all who are interested in
thtf-work for seamen are cordially ln
vrred to be present. Concert begins
at 8 o'clock.
.Second Mate Has Accident.
George Tyler, second officer of the
stlBmship Alliance, met with a pain
ful accident at Marshfield on the last
trip of the steamer to the Coos Bay
port. Mr. Tyler was engaged in super
intending .the discharging of some
hvavy machinery and in directing the
work of the hien It was necessary for
him to assist. During the work his
finger became jammed in the machinery
and1 the entire end rut off. He had the
injured hand dressed at the Mercy Hos
pital in North Bend and continued at
hia post.
j ' Notice to Mariners.
,ne whittling buoy on the Swift Shore
bunk at the entrance to the straits of
Jtiiin.de Fuca, has gone adrift. The buoy
landed on the shores of Vancouver Island
ntfjji! Indian River. Tlje acelylene gas
buoy established on the bank by the
Canadian government, has also gone
adrift. At present a light on shore is
the only mark. Both buoys will be re
placed as soon as possible.
Acan Woermann Lost.
HAMBURG, Jan. ti. The steamer
Ascan Woermann. from Hamburg,
went on the rocks off Grand Bassa,
Liberia, .and Is a total loss. The crew
was- saved.
- .Marine Notes.
-A .
The steamship Alliance wlii sail this
e'voiitn for Coos Bay.
Tne steamship Costa Rica sailed yes
terday for !an Francisco.'
The Freiiteh ship Guethary went into
berth 'at this Mersey dock yesterday
affernoon. '
The German ship Marie' Hackfeld
will leave "down this morning.
The steamship Northland, with lum
ber for San Francisco, sailed last night.
The ship Walden Abbey shifted from
the Mersey dock to the Centennial. dock
"yesterday afternoon.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND,- Jan. 18. Arrived U. 8. S.
Armerla. from Puset Sound and Astoria.
Sailed Steamship Costa Rica, for San
Francisco; steamship Johan Poulsen, for
San Francisco; steamship Northland, for
San Francisco; British ship Buccleuch, for
the United Kingdom for orders. '
Astoria. Jan. 18. Condition -of the bar
at 5 P. M.. smooth; wind, west? 22 miles;
weather, cloudy. Arrived 'down at 7:.i
nd sailed at 9:15 A. M. Steamer Catania,
for Portt San Luis. Arrived at 8:50 A. M.
British bark Providence. from Buenos
Ayres. Arrived at 11:30 A. M. Steamer
Col. E. L. Drake, with barge' No. 3. from
San Francisco.- Col. K. L. Drake proceeded
to Seattle. Arrived at 11:40 A. M. and
left uo at 3:13 P. M. jGerman steamer
iGermantcua from Grays -' Harbor. Sailed
at 12:10 P.' M. French shin Thiers. for
Queenstown or Falmouth. Sailed at -12:15
P. M. British bark Mlltonburn, for Queens
town or Falmouth; and steamer J. B. Stet
son, for San Pedro. Arrived down at 3:15
P. M. Barkentlne J. M. Griffith. ,
. Sah Francisco, Jan. 18. Sailed at 1 P. M.
Steamer Geo.- W. Eider, 'for Portland.
Arrived yesterday Schooner Oakland, from
Astoria.
San Pedro. Jan. 18. Sailed yesterday '
STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Dae to Arrive.
Name. From. Data.
Rose City.;.. San Francises. Ind'f't
Alliance Coos Bay , In port
R. r. InmanSan Francisco. In port
Arabia. Hongkong. ..In- port
Northland. .. .San Francisco. In . port
Breakwater. . Coos Bay. .. ...Jan. 20
Geo. W. Elder. San Pedro. .. .Jan. 21
Senator San Francisco. ,J an. 22
F. S. Loop... Pan Francisco. Jan. 22
Costa Rica Ban Francisco. Jan. 27
Roanoke Los Angeles. .. Jan -' 23
JohanPoulsen San Francisco. Janf 31
Aiesia Hongkong .Feb.. 1
Nlcomedla. .. Hongkong Feb. 4
Numantla. ...Hongkong. ... ..Mar. 3
Scheduled to Depart.
Name. For. Data,
A rabla Hongkong.- I nd' f t
Rose City San Francisco. Jjidft
Northland. San Francisco. Jan. 18
Alliance Coos'Bay Jan. 19
Breakwater. . Coos Bay Jan. 22.
R. D. Inman San Francisco. Jan. - 22
Geo. W. Elder San Pedro ...... Jan.
Senator. .an Francisco. .Jan,
F. Ss Loop.. San Francisco. Jan.
Costa Rica. ..San Francisco. Jan.
Roanoke, j... Los Angeles. .. Jan
JohanPoulsen San Francisco. Fab.
23
24
28
30
30
4
ia
20
12
. Jionekanr TPeh.
Nice-media: . . Hongkong Feb
Numantla Hongkong Alar.
tillered Saturday.
Alliance, rm. steamship (Olson);
with general cargo, from Coos Bay."
. Cleared Saturday.
Alliance, Am. steamship (Olson), ,4
with general cargo, for Coos Bay. t
, Northland, Am., steamship (Soren- t
son), with 750.000 feet of lumber. t
for San Francisco. I
Schooner John A. Camobell, for Columbia
River. .: .
Sydney. Jan. 18. Sailed January 13
British bark Ancaios. for Portland.
Valparaiso, Jan. 18. Sailed December 6
British ship Leyland Brothers, for Port
land. Hamburg. Jan. IS. Sailed January 13
German ship Albert Rlckmers, for Portland,
Liverpool, Jan. 18. Arrived yesterday
British steamer Den of Alrlle. from Port
land. sTtdes-at Astoria Sunday.
High. Low.
2:02 A. M 7.5 feet!7:46 A. M 3.6 feet
1:12 P. M 8.2 feet 8:08 P. M... 0.3 rft
IN EXPLANATORY VEIN
3fr. Grantham Reviews Conditions
of Late Financial Flurry.
PORTLAND. Jan. 16. (To the Editor.)
Referring to A. J. Pmlthson'a letter .which
appeared in last Sunday's Oregon lan, while
Mr. Smith son' s effort to devise a satisfactory
substitute for our present undeniably im
perfect and Inadequate money system is a
very laudable one, there are a number of
points on which he seems to toe misin
formed. He ' confuses the "Wall-street speculators
and stock manipulators with the bankers of
the country. While a few bankers have
gone into stock speculation, they are mostly
of the "wildcat" variety and constitute only
a small portion of the total number of bank
ers in the country. The honest banker is
one of the most conservative members of the
modern business world and buys stocks and
bonds only for Investment purposes.
The Government at the present time is
sues all the money used in the United States,,
except the National Bank-notes, which form
only a small part of the- currency, and are
covered by deposits of Government bonds
and issued under Government supervision.
If Congress ever sold the right to "issue
money and control our financial system." as
Mr. Smith son declares, the right must have
been recovered long since.
If the bankers "deliberately brought the
present financial crisis on us," they cer
tainly overshot their mark, for no class has
suffered more from its effects..
V If the bankers' handling of the money
under their control caused the panic, It was
because they did not keep enough money
"under lock and key," as their reserve
were abnormally low both before and dur
ing the panic, and in New York only
reached the legal requirement during the
past week. .
While the depreciation In securities has'
been great and represents millions of dollars,
a glance at the market quotations will
chow that the statement that theycan now.
be bought for & and lO cents on the dollar
is ridiculous.
Our present dollar is not "a promise to
pay." but the standard (gold) dollar con
sists of grains of gold and contains its
value within itself. It needs no security
whatever and is more desirable than a dol
lar secured even 000 to 1, "including our
honor."
While Its fluctuation in value (purchasing
power) Is an objection to the use of gold as
a standard, history shows by numerous ex
amples that "legal tender" money fluctuates
many more times more than gold. The French
"assfgnats." issued from 17fi to 1796. though
secured by all the wealth of the nation
perhaps not by the national hortor deter
iorated to less than 1 per cent of their face
value.
In the present panic, legal tender money
has been no more exempt from hoarding
than metallic money. The people have
hoarded gold, silver, gold certificates, silver
certificates and the inconvertible "green
backs' without the least discrimination.
Why should gold come into the country
when It was not needed ' for money and
when, in fact. "ro one would want it," does
not appear. The law of supply and de
mand, which is at the bottom of all trad
to where it is wanted.
ing operations, indicates that any- article
flows Inevitably from where it ts not wanted
W. A. GRANTHAM.
Today's Programme at V. M. .C. A.
At the T. M. C. A. tills afternoon the
Centenary Quartet. from Centena.ry
Methodist Church of this city. with
R S. Miller as leader, will give
a concert beginning at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Miller Is . a well-known musi
cian of this city and all who know
him wille anxious to hear the quartet.
Immediately following the concert. M. A
Kees will give a short stereopticon lec
ture and the address of the afternoon
will be delivered by Dr. Luther R. Dyott.
the popular pastor of the First Congrega
tion Church of this city. Dr. Dyott is a
specially strong speaker for men and has
chosen as his subject for this address.
"Vhen a Man Is Ready." John Baeckli,
a native. Swiss, who is an expert per
former on the zither, -will play several
pieces. The discussion group which fol
lows the men's meeting will discuss
"Temptations." The afternoon will close
with the singing of a lot of the, popular
old songs and a fellowship lunch. All
men invited.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metzger'e
E
Pacific Coast Has Great Ad
vantage Over England.
CAN SUPPLY ALL BREWERS
Opportunity Offered Hie Xew Cnlon
. to Capture the Foreign Trade at
Profitable Prices Position
of the Dealer-Growers.. -
ALAMEDA, Cal.. Jan. 14. (To the Ed
itor.) The question of the cost of produc
ing hops in England is one .of vital Im
portance to alt interested in the industry
on this CoasU Some .late Investigations
have just reached me which allow the cost,
to be very closely estimated.
I have been in London at least parts of
10 years, and at all times In active touc'a
with the hop Industry. I have often tried
to arrive at a reasonable cost of the hops
to the English grower. I have found the
estimates running from 45 to 75 per acre,
the variation depending on the amounts
spent for lertilizers and spraying and on
the size of the crop grown. When, bops
are sold at a profit growers spend on an
average $75 per acre on lertilizers for their
hop gardens. In some seasons spraying is
very expensive. ruring lo many yards
were sprayed 12 to 15 times, at a cost of
$j per acre for each spraying.
Here we have fertilizers and spraying'
amounting to more than the entire cost of
growing and harvesting the Oregon hop
crop.
In June, 1006, 1 went Into the matter
very carefully with a. large Rnglish. grovrer
and we figured out 63 per acre .as the
cost of his 1!H5 crop. This was sprayed
only a few times. This was over 4 per
cwt., or 174 cents per pound, on a 15 cwt.
crop. On a 10 cwt. crop It would be nearly
26 cents "per pound. -
There Is published in - the Southeastern
Oazette of December 28, lOO", a, report of
the proceedings of the Canterbury Fann
ers' Club and East Kenr Chamber of Agri
culture. A discussion of the cost of pro
ducing hops ended up in a decision to send
the following resolution to the -Central
Chamber (of Agriculture): "That this
meeting, having considered the figures
placed before them, are of opinion that the
average cost of arrowing- hops up to plaking
amounts to :J0$l5O) per acre. The total
cost of picking, drying, etc., amounts to
3o shillings, or 40 shillings per -cwt., mak
ing the total cost of grow'.ng, say at 10
cwts. per acre, 45 to 50 per acre."
Here is an authoritative statement that
it costs the English grower 19 to 22 cents
per pound to grow a crop of 10 cwts. per
acre. This is considerably above the aver
age crop.
The same journal, and which consid
ered an authority on hop matters, in an
editorial in its Issue of December 31. 1007.
further reviewed this . matter. 1 take the
following starternents from it:
"The statistics of production show a de
ficiency this year, of about 326.000 cwts.
(about 200,000 bales), as compared with the
statistics of consumption, yet prices are
not high enough to pay the grower."
Shortage In Hop Supply.
- Xote here that our American crop was
only about equal to our annual U- S. A.
consumptive demand, and that our carry
over surplus in growers' hands of 40,000
bales, added to the amount the Continent
grew for export, would not equal half of
the 200,000-bale shortage in England; and
yet our hops are selling at 4 to 7 cents
per pound, or barely 00 per cent of cost of
production. Don't these facts and figures
prove that It Is time there was co-operation
among Pacific CoaBt hopgrowers? Is
it not apparent that it is time every Pa
cific Coast hopgrower signed his name to
the by-laws of the Pacific Coast Hop
growers' Union, and worked for Its suc
cess with his utmost vigor and ability?
Further on the editorial in question re
cites, speaking of an import duty: "The
Immediate effects of such duty, it may be
conceded, would be to increase prices, but
the question is whether in the long run
it would not lead to over-production In this
country. In that case the last state would
be worse than the first, and it is instructive
in this connection to note that the Ameri
can growers who are protected against for
eign competition are in just as bad plight
as the unprotected growers in this coun
try. "We reported- last week a useful discus
sion of the Canterbury Farmers' Club on
the expense involved in the production of
an acre of hops. The averaRe, it was
shown, could not be put at less than 45 to
50 (10fg22c per pound). Consequently, with
an average crop of 10 cwts. (1120 pounds)
per acre over a period of say of 20 years
a grower must realize from 4 lOs to 5 per
cwt. on the market to recoup his outlay,
allowing nothing whatever for his personal
work or for Interest on the capital em
ployed in his business. Is it notr we would
ask, almbst hopeless to expect to get this
return as an average? Was it, in fact, ever
realized In the palmy days of hopgrow
ing? .... The only promising Idea we
can advance as affording hope to hopgrow
ers Is the old one of co-operation, by which,
in the long run. a good deal might be
effected, not only in saving expense but in
regulating the market. It is- . . in
the direction of co-operation in an ad
vanced .form that "the growers on the Pa
cific Coast of America are moving. One
of the avowed objects of the Pacific Coast
Union of Hopgrowers is to capture the en
tire Khglish market as an outlet for Amer
ica's surplus. -
- "But it Is more than doubtful whether
American hops can entirely take the place
of the English variety in the brewing of
English beer, and there is a further dif
ficulty to be faced -by our brewers In the
fact tfeat a foreign supply cap not be de
pended on as an absolute certainty."
- Import "Duty Not Probable.
From the above the following conclusions
are a. matter of course;
1. The best informed TCnglish experts on
hop matters realize and admit that there
4s no hope of seeing an . import duty on
foreign hops Imported into England.
2v The cost of producing in England Is
19 to 21 cents per pound on a 1120-pouifti
crop per acre. This includes no wages or
profit for the farmer, and no rates or taxes
or inerest on the capital employed; also
no depreciation charge on his plant.
3. During the last 20 years hops have
not sold on an average of cost as esti
mated above. This explains the falling off
of over 25.000 acres in hop production dur
ing the last 25 years.
4. With our ability to lay our hops
down in the English market for 14 cents
per pound at a fair profit it Is absolutely
certain that the English demand for Pa-
HOPS CHEAPER
BLOOD FILLED WTH URIC ACID
Rheumatism comes from an excess of uric acid in the blood. This acid
circulating through the system acts as an irritant to the different muscles,
nerves, bones and tissues of the body, and produces the inflammation and
swelling of the joints and the sharp, cutting pains characteristic of the dis
ease. When the blood is overburdened vrith uric acid it continually grows
weaker and more acrid, and poorer ia nourishing qualities. Then Rheuma
tism becomes chronic, and not only a painful,, but a formidable and danger
ous disease. Sometimesthe heart is attacked, the general health is affected,
and the oils and fluids which lubricate the muscles and joints are destroyed
by the acrid matter which the blood is constantly depositing in them ; the
muscles shrink and lose their elasticity, the coating of the joints becomes
hard and thick, and often the sufferer is left a hopeless cripple. . S. S. S.
attacks the disease at its head, goes down into the circulation, and by neutral
PURELY i VEGETABLE muscles and joints, and filters out of the
system the irritating matter which is causing
the.pain and inflammation. Begin the use of S. S. S. now and get the cause
out of your blood so that the cold and dampness of Winter will notkeep you
In constant pain and misery. Book on Rheumatism and any medical advice
free. . - THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ; ATLANTA, . GA.
cific 'Coast bops can be fostered until we
can export over. 200.0OO baLes annually.
5. The Englimi brewer feels as if he can
not absolutely depend on securing an ade
quate supply of Pactfic Coast hops.
When the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers
t'nion is in running order we can soon con
vince England that they can depend' on
this Coast for all the bops they can use,
and at 25 per cent less cost than the hops
can be produced in England. This prop
osition alone justifies us in going ahead
with our hopgrowers' union. Brewers will
not deal with Isolated growers because the
supplies of individual growers cannot be
depended upon; much less can England de
pend on our unorganized industry. But
as soon as we are in a position to guaran
tee the English consumers all the bops
they can use at less money than they can
be grown in England for, we will get at
least half of their trade. That means over
200,000 bales per annum. There is abso
lutely no doubt of this. The only possible
way for us to make this guarantee to Eng
land is for us to complete our Pacltia Coast
Hopgrowers Union and tben go to England
and guarantee i to furnish as many bops as
she may require.. We can' get not 14 cents,
but 19 cents 22 cents, because that is
what it costs to grow the hops there,' with
no profit, no interest, upkeep or taxes.
The English brewer is as keen to save
money as anyone. There Is no doubt but
we can have at least half the trade by. go
ing after It.
The last conclusion we arrive at is that
the editor of the Southeastern Gazette in
dorses the objects of the Pacific Coast Hop
growers Union.
. Objects of, the Union.
All of these above facts being true, how
can any sane Pacific Coast hopgrower neg
lect to come into the union and lend his
aid and influence- toward furthering the ob
jects of the union, which 'are substantially
as follows:
Co-operation among Pacific Coast hop
growers for the purposes of securing re
munerative prices for hops. This is the
one great object of our union. Given this
result, and all other things are imma
terial. If we can get 15 to 20 cents for
our hops, "and never less than 12 H cents,
hopgrowers will soon be the most contented
and independent class of agriculturists
known. Give us 15 cents for -our crop and
we are ready to concede nearly everything
else
The hopgrowers" union proposes to secure
paying prices by the following methods:
1. It will prevent '.a great over-production
by limiting the crop to be harvested
If necessary.
2. It will regulate the supplies of hops
offered to meet the demand and thus pre
vent competition to sell.
3. It will develop -the fore!gn demand for
hops by every legitimate means.
4. It will deal exclusively through legiti
mate and friendly dealers, and will refuse
to sell to gambling speculators.
5. It will secure legislation making It a
penal offense to gamble In hops before they
are produced. . .
6. It will co-operate with the brewing In
dustry to increase the consumption of pure
beer and to prevent the panic of prohibi
tion from running riot, against the public
wish.
The hopgrowers andvbrewers are depend
ent on each other for prosperity, and it is
time that they were more closely united
in their efforts and good will. This is one
of the main things the Pacific Coast Hop
growers' Union has yet to accomplish. The
result will be. perhaps, a brewers and hop
growers union for mutual protection , and
profit. Such a thing Is sure to ,come. I
am no prophet, but it is easy enough to see
the trend-of coming events In this particu
lar. Position ef Grower-Dealer.
There also will be a niche In the struc
ture some place for the legitimate dealer
the distributor particularly if he is also a
hopgrower. But we may be sure of one
thing there will be no place left for the
gambling speculator. He will be In a class
by himself. All he can do will be to be
come a hopgrower; then he will have no
Incentive to Ramble by selling his neigh
bors hops before they are grown.
It seems to me the consideration of the
English situation as outlined above should
be evidence that all 'conditions folnt to the
success of the hopgrowers' union, and that
every hopgrower must join the union In
order to , guarantee himself and his family
an independence. Tf he does not get into
the union, the future has little to offer
him but hard work, and poverty for his
family and himself.
The grower-dealers are even more inter
ested than the ordinary grower In the suc
cess of this movement. To these It means
an independence as hopgrowers. and, - in
addition, a legitimate and profitable income
from handling the crop. As the crop in
creases the .legitimate dealers' profits will
also increase.
It is high time all of our legitimate
grower-dealers take an active Interest in
furthering and pushing to a successful Is
sue this hopgrowers' union. The union is
going to make a stable industry of hop
growing. The dealers profits will be in
creased, his expenses decreased, and his
risks minimized. What more can they ask?
If there are things In the by-laws which
do . not meet the entire approval of a
grower-dealer, he should not stay out of
the union on that account. The by-laws
are not perfect. They do not exactly suit
us all, but we know they are good enough
o make a start under. Nothing vital has
been omitted. The most necessary thing
Is to make a start. When we are organ
ized we can at once take steps to make
such changes as the majority may approve
and to add such sections as seem necessary.
The by-laws as. printed represent the
views of plain hopgrowers. No grower
dealers co-operated in their evolution.
- We all believe that gfower-deaIers may
have had experiences which will enable
them to suggest additions and amendments
to,- these by-laws which will work out to
the benefit of the hopgrowfng industry.
When the grower-dealer joins the union be
Is one of us. and we are ready to take
his advice, profit by his experience and give
him his due share in outlining and carrying
out the business policy o( the unl.on.
Until the grower-dealer joins, the union
be Is of necessity an outsider, and no rea
sonable jnan can expect us to be very much
Inclined to accept the views of an out
sider. It .would be contrary to all busi
ness rules to do so. The dealer-growers
are a very important part of the hopgrow
ing industry. Their interests are identical
with those of the hopgrowers union.
Success of Union Assured.
This union is sure to be a success. It
aJready has a large part of the Pacific
Coast hopgrowers pledged to Its support. If
the grower-dealers will come In and help
also, we can make such ft success of It that
this will be the most successful co-operative
agricultural organization of America.
It is no time- for grower-dealers to stand
out on trifles. I,et them join with us In
perfecting the organization. Their best Interests'-lie
In co-operating with all hop
growers, rather than in opposing this move
ment which all hopgrowers feel is the only
thing ever proposed which has any chance
of successfully , dealing with the adverse
conditions hopgrowig Is now suffering un
der. -
This being the case, how can legitimate
dealers.' .and particularly dealer-growers, re
fuse to co-operate to make a success of
the union?
This being the case how can those deal
ers who hope to act as distributors for the
union afford to oppose its formation?
The time is coming when the union will
have occasion to find out who are its
friends among the dealers. The dealers who
have been the most helpful will be the
ones to deserve nd receive the most con
sideration from the union Is not this- as
It should be? Is not this what always hap
TrPns? UAt everybody Interested in the hop
izing and removing the uric acid from tne
circulation and building up the thin, acrid
blood, cures Rheumatism permanently.
S. S. S. changes the sour, acid-burdened blood
to a rich, healthy stream which quiets the
LvJleniaces to LvJlasitoood
The Kriiable bilaliata
, Nervo-Vital Debility
There is certainly n victim of Nervo-Vital Debility
or Mate weakness but what hopes to be rejuvenated
some time. You should not lose your (rrip on life be
cause inferior remedies have failed to benefit you. My
special treatment for this trouble, varied and modified
to suit each Individual case, is an unfailinf? cure to
which a vast army of restored men today owe their
sturdy health and happy- condition in life. Under it'
all disagreeable symptoms soon disappear, drains of
vigor are stopped, prematureness prevented, mascu
line power thoroughly restored and manhood made
complete. 4 .
Specific Blood Poison
Prompt and heroic treatment Is the only kind that
should ever be used in combating the "King" of bad
diseases.
Our special form of treatment for specific or con
tagious poison in the blood is indorsed by the best
physicians In this and foreign countries.
It goes to the very bottom of the disease and forces
out every particle of impurity. Soon every sign and
symptom disappear completely and forever. '
The blood, the tissue, the flesh, the bones and the
whole system are cleansed, purified and restored to
perfect health, and the patient prepared anew for the
duties of life.
Our Methods Quick Results Lasting Cures Reasonable Fees
Our Motto: "Not a Dollar Need Be Paid Unless a Permanent Cure Is Effected."
m OREGON MEDICAL INSTITUTE
291V? Morrison Street, Near Fifth, Portland, Oregon
Conmiltatlon and Advice Free and Jnvlted. Office Honrs 0 to 9 and 7 to 8.
Strictly Confidential. Private Waiting- Rooms. '
industry of the Pacific Coast ret In and
do htajutmost to Insure the immediate suc
cess ef the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers' Union.
M. H. DURST.
PORTLAND, PACKING CITY
Livestock' Interests, Says Writer,
' to Make This Coast Center.
" PORTLAND, Jan. 17. (To the Editor.)
A has been noted In The Oregonlan. the
Portland Country Club & Livestock Associa
tion was organized in this city with a capi
tal stock of $10.O00. over $100,000 of which
has been paid. This organization has bought
and fully paid for 80 acres of land In the
Northeastern portion of the city, which has
been voted an ideal site by all who- have
seen It. Portland readers naturally look
upon the spectacular and attractive side of
the Country Club, but this movement really
has its Inception from the producers of live
stock who expect to use this vehicle as one
which must of necessity attract attention
to th? livestock industry of this mowt
Doe your back aef.e? Do you get
up lame -in the morning? Do you feel
dull and tired? Doe It hurt you to
bend over, to lift anything-, to Ket up
from a chair? Do you have audden
"catchee," or atltchei of pain in - the
back? Does a dull, throbbing ache
ettle in the email of your back and
bother, you day and nlgrit? Do you
eometimes feel-that you simply can
not etrala-hten up?
If you do have backache, be oareful
not to make the Very common mistake
of treating it as a muacuiar trouble.
Do not rub the sore place with lini
ment, nor put on plasters, for the seat
of the trouble is inside In the kid
neys, which He lust beneath the small
of the back, - on either side of the
spine.
A cold, a chill, a fever, overwork,
overeating or overdrinking. may start
a slight congestion or Inflammation
in the kidneys that will at once inter
rupt the kidneys' work of filtering the
blood. It In this condition that sets
up the aching, and makes your back
so bAd.
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS
Sold by oil dealers. Price 50 Cents. FOSTEB-MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N. T., Proprietors.
Men, Isn't
This Best?
When yon must have the services of a
doctor. Isn't it best to go to one who will
tell you all about your trouble and "not
charge yon for It? Then when you know
positively what ails you, Isn't is best to
know just what - it will cost you to get
well?
Certainly It is. Tf you wpre going to pay
out money for something else you wouldn't
do It unless you knew how much you had.
to pay. and what you were going to get
for it. -
This Is the way I run my business on tt
strictly business basis. You're every bit
as wise as I am when you commence treat
ment with me. 1 examine you and tell you
alt about your trouble, and It doesn't cost
you a cent. Then I tell you how I'll cure
you. how long it will take and Just what
it will cost.
If this meets the eye of a man who, while
vet in his prime, through some weakness is
going backward Instead of forward, I want
him to come and let me show him how
I am taking broken-down wrecks of hu
manity every day lt my life and fixing them
up as good as any man of their years. I
don't care what has caused the trouble, nor
what has failed to cure them. I can cure
them and make them better and stronger
. than they ever hoped to be.
Just because some other specialist has
failed to cure you ts no good reason why
I staou Id fail. My treatment for M EN' S
WEAKNESSES and other diseases is as dif
ferent from other specialises manner of
treatment as day is from night.
Write if you cannot call. All correspond en ge sacredly confidential.
HOURS 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.; Evenings. 7 to 8:S0; Sundays. 9 A. M. to 12 Noon.
ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISPENSARY
CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL STREETS. PORTLAND, OREGON.
Neglected Special and Blood Diseases Endanger the Health
and Vitality of Every Sufferer Tnerefrom. These
Maladies Are Always Aggravated Through
Improper Treatment - by Incompetent
Doctors and Unreliable
Specialists.
Consult True Specialists, Whose Reputation for Skill,
Honesty and Success Is Permanently Established
We Have Cured Thousands of Others Don't
You Think We Can. Do As Much for You?
favored portion of. the United i&tates for that
purpose.
The meetings of no association organ
ized In Portland during the last ten years
have been attended by as many representa
tive citizens as those of this Livestock As
sociation, but for some reason or other
those meetings have not been noted In the
newspapers. Forty thousand dollars has
been voted for purses for livestock alone
for the. meeting for the Fall of the present
year 1908 the exact dates have not yet
been decided upon.
It is universally conceded by the best
posted men in, the packing industry on the
Missouri River. In Chicago and elsewhere,
thrft Portland has been selected as the home
of the packing industry of the Pacific
Northwest, or, I might add, of the entire
Pacific Coast. The following clipping from
the Atchison Globe of recent date shows
that the packing industry is gradually com
ing West, in fact, that Kansas City and
other Missouri River points tire on the in
crease, while there la a slight decrease in
Chicago. Fort "Worth. Tex., has been chosen
as the home of this Industry in the South
western portion of the country, and that
city has doubled In population as a result.
To give some idea of the enormous growth
of the livestock industry In the central
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.
nnminmniniijiii , ns nnni i
A Chance for the Poor
Varicocele,
Hydrocele
Atrophy
Nervous Debility.
Wasting
Vlcera.
Klood Maorders. .
Pimplee. . . . . . .
Krarma
$5
TO
$30
Bladder Aliments
Kidney Ailments.
Prostate Ailments J
I guarantee every
take In writing, so you run
bo Hk. My prices are rea
sonable especially low Jurt
now to the boor. A friendly
cbat will not cost you a, peony
ami my advice will do you
much good even though you
do not place your case in my
care.
. Scrotal Varicocele
Varicocele impairs vitality and destroys the ele
ments of manhood. I daily demonstrate that Vari
cocele can.be positively cured. Instead of the organs
being maimed and mutilated, they are; preserved and
strengthened, pain ceases entirely and almost ln
'stantly, swelling soon subsides, healthy circulation Is
rapidly re-established, and every part of the organism
affected by the disease Is thoroughly restored.
Urethral Stricture
Neglect or badly1 treated Stricture . Is progressive,
toon involving- In Its destructive course the whole
Genito-Urlnary system. Cutting and tearing are harsh
and savage reminders t old Fogyism. The strictly
modern methods employed by me in the treatment of
Stricture are entirely free from the horrors of surg
ery and are absolutely -safe and painless. All abnor
mal growth is dissolved, leaving the water channel
entirely open and absolutely free from obstruction,
every unnatural discharge is stopped and all irrita
tion -along the walls of the Urethra and in the region1
of the Prostate Gland, Bladder and Kidneys is allayed.
Sundays, 10 to 1 only. Everything;
portion of the United States. I ask you to
please reproduce the following from the
Atchison Globe:
One of the things that is making 100-an-acre
farm land around Atchison: The
valuation of the livestock received at the
Kansas City stockyards th utOT was $l4."i -OOQ.OOO
or 12,iHH.0OO more than, for l!Hfc.
This does not include 5."2,lO0 hogs, valued
at $7,177,300, received at the Fowler private
yards. The total value was greater last
year than In any former year. The receipts
of all kinds of livestock numbered 7.:27.7.0
head, an increase of 320.940. -or 4.4 per cent
over the record for 1D06. and In excess of
the figures for any former year. The carlot
arrivals amounted to 1 45,30 1, or 6:tO0 cars
more than in 1906. Kansas City not only
made an actual gain, but also a relative
gain as -compared with the record of other
markets. The increase in cattle receipts was
114.663 in Kamas City, and 52-107 in Chi
cago. There was a gain of 248.000 in re
ceipts of hogs here, and a loss of 71,600 In
Chicago.
H. R. CRAIN
. ttt Baoy Is Cattlnjr Teeth
Be suie and use that old well-tried remedy.
Mrs. "Wins low's 6oothtng Syrup, for chlldrA
teething. It soothes the child, softens the
gumn. allays pain, colic and diarrhoea.
Tou cannot make cfty mistake by
treating the kidneys at once, for it is
these small troubles that lead to
dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease.
If here Is any doubt in j-our mind that
the kidneys are affected, notice the
urine for a few days. If passages are
irregular, painful, or too scanty, dis
colored, or full of sediment, the kid
neys need help right away, and there
is no other medicine more helpful than
Doan's Kidney Pills, a simple remedy
for the kidneys, yet so powerful that
it quickly enres the cause and so ends
all the painful and annoying symp
toms. Home - testimony proves the
unfailing merit of Doan's Kidney
Pills.
PORTLAND TESTIMONY
Mrs. J. O. Stearns, of 1641 Base Line
Road, Portland, Or., says: "I have
highly recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills for several years. I still do so,
believing that any sufferer from back
ache or kidney complaint will find this
remedy all that is claimed for It. My
own experience proved that Doan's
Kidney Pills promptly relieve backache'
and other noticeable symptoms of kid
ney complaint."
MEN'S DISEASES
No Incurable Cases Accepted.
There im no risk, for I do not treat In
curable rases under any coDMideration. X
do nut experiment or use injurious drugs
to ruin your system.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Cured in a few weeks. Improvement from ,
the start. If you suffer from Iops of energy
and ambition, fel tired wh'-n you arise in
the morning, lame back, dizziness, spots
before the eves, and feel you are not the
man you once were. I will cure you for
life.
TLSSL'K WASTE.
Either partial or total, overcome by my .
Vigorcl Absorbent Pad for weak, dUeascd
men. Call and I will explain why it cures
when all el?e faiJs. A friendly chat will
cost you nothing. Call at once, and don't
delay.
URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION.
Cured by absorption In a short time; no
pain, no cutting, no operation. By my
method the urethral canal in healed and
entire fystem restored to its healthy state.
No failure, no pain or loss of time.
EI.EC'TICITV.
Properly applied with my Absorbent treat -.
ment givy . old men the vigor of youth,
makes middle-aged men strong and re
vitalizes the nerves when exhausted from
overwork or worry. It cures nervous and
general debility, loss of ambition, lame
back. difficulty in concentrating your
thoughts and the whole train of symptoms
that result from the above causes. If your
Hvstem has been overtaxed from any cause
seek Kature's own Elixir of Life and be
. made strong again. . ,
ADVICE ALWAYS FREE. i