The Sunday Oregonian., April 12, 1908, SECTION TWO, Page 12, Image 24

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAV, TOItTLAXD, AritlL 12, 10O3.
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PURCHAS
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.900' ACRES MORE
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Tract for Townsite Added to
! Packing Company's Hold
. ings on Peninsula.
TOTAL NOW IS 3400 ACRES
1'. C. ( fill Mkr orrU'inl Mmntirnt
' tf Plnii IUrkim. PurLln riant
on (ouM to He Built. Work
rommnclnf July 1 .
AftM rloplnR a transaction whrby
rra pr M d to ht exteniriv hohl
InKa of Swift (V, on th IVnlnmila.
C. Colt, prPllnnt of th tnlnn Meat
Pompanr, th Portland branch of the
Cwm, tnlJ Jn dvtal! the roRreea that
tan been made Inward eMahllphlnK the
local parkin plant hloh, he pay, will
l by far the greatest on .the Pacific
Coast. Altogether' the Bwlft hoMlnic on
he Unlnpula now amount to 3400 arru.
The tract and ita chief feature are nhnwn
in the arcom puny Inn HuMrntlon. which la
the reproduction of the ofTU iul akctcti
furnlahrri by Hrraldi-.it iVU.
The irregular tract uf bind conlaininR
K aire and lying: aouth of Columbia
lou:h. la the latent addition to the Swift
jiroperttc. Practically tht niire area
la high, sightly ground and will form the
residence and biiHlneaa district of this
part of the Peninsula. A representative
f Hwlft A (o. Is now here laying out
the townalte nnd it la certain that a thriv
ing community will soon aprlng up. A
howtnff the possibilities for thla embryo
rity, Mr. Colt calla attention fifth fact
that pince the Pwlfta opened their town
Vita at St. Joseph, Mo., the population
there has Increased from 46 to 'ASM.
The main abattoir and its allW-d Indus
tries will be Im alcd on the t navigable
alr of Oregon Slouch at the extreme
north of the Swift holdings. For ten
months the work of preparing (n atte
lias been under way. 1-nst July a large
dredger hgan operations In Oregon
Plough, and since that time has been
working night and day. A a remit, the
Slough has been deepened until it now has
S depth of 22 feet at low water and 'the
tfredgtnft Is not yet complete!. Between
7oo,otio and fr).00 cubic yards of sand and
earth have been removed from the slough
end thla material has been usd to build
up a hlch site for the packing plants. The
main parking hmie will be six stories
high and 250xlu0 in dimensions. The chief
Hied Industries will be a plue factory,
wool pullery and box factory, 'which will
also be houaed in Immense structures.
Mr. Colt gives July 1 as the day on
w hi eh actual construction of the plant
will probably begin. The exact time of
starting work depends entirely on the
xntU-oad companies which are going to
run brunch lines to the packing-house
altes. Thine spurs will connect with the
Oregon 4 Washington and Spokane, Port
land A Seattle, both of which lines cross
the Swit: tract. Aa noon as the rails are
laid and materia! can he shipped In, con
struct Ion - will go forward and a large
sr.my . of laborers will be gfven cmploy
jrirtnt. It will tske one year to complete
the shtttr snd bgtn the actual pack
ing of met.
Mr. Y!t yesterday Issued the following
official statement:
"To correct any misleading Impressions
tht may hare gon forth thrmish the
medium of the public press, partl-rly
lth reference to eh statement that we
have ben moving In a mysterious way
and that we wi-re unwilling to take the
public into our confidence, etc.. you may
any that It Is not the policy of large cor
poration to 'go gunning with a brass
band' when ther have a work of great
magnitude in view, and their plana not
fully matured.
"Aa promised by Mr. Swift In an Inter
view several eks ago, that the public
w ould be fully advised when our ptnns
were ptifflclently settled upon to warrant
an exact statement, you ar now author
ised to any. tn addition to the pai-kln;
plant and other tnduwt ries to b esfa l
llshed. which th public are already quite
fully lttformMl i1mmh. from sheer neces
sity. In order that- our army of cmployea
nnd their famll'rs might be comfortably
houcd near our plant, we have very re
cently aoiilr! an additional .H0 acres of
high land dlrevity soot bof th plant, and
adjoining our othr holdings ont which It
is our Immediate intention t oestablish
our townsite.
'A county roasl baa been laid nut In an
air-line from the plant to the center of
the Knott farm on Columbia boulevard.
"An electric carline. aa announced by
Mr. Josselyn. president of the Portland
street Hallway A Power Company, will
run direct from oPrtland to the plant,
following, north and south, practically
the center line of the Gray brook ftnd
Knott tracts and the new county road
mention.
"The present Intention is t oestablish
the new hustnrss center of the new city
which will be named Kenton, on the
south half of the Knott tract, whereon
will at once be built a number of sub
stantial huslnctia buildings, including ho
tela, general stores, a bank, etc.
'"In th residence section the townsite
company will build a great many house
for our employe. Surveyors are mw at
wttrk platting the townsite, and it is ex
pected the pint nil! In ready to fie and
the tract opened up on or alout April 1.
"A representative of Swift A iV., who
handled the Swift townsite at South St.
Joseph, Mo., is now here, and will prob
ably handle thl one for us. I might
add when the project af South St. Joseph
was undertaken the town had 46 people
all told, and now has a population of
2i..VX. Similar conditions prevail here,
and It is afe to say that like result
will follow. Our general offices will be
located in the lafayette building, corner
Sixth and Washington streets. ;
SALE OF SAMPLE SUITS
Just In by express, manufacturers'
sample line of women's and misses'
suits; blues, browns, greens. blacks
and mixtures of all kinds. Including
Ave Jacket suits In the popular rough
silks. On sale tomorrow at 60 .cents
on the dollar of maker's cost. See our
Morrlson-etreet window. McAllen A
McDonnell, Third and Morrison.
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BANNS
Daughter's Wedding Rouses
Mrs. Woodward's Ire.
SAYS GIRL IS NOT YET 18
I'rank Brigs. Who Sigurd Marriage
Certificate. May Kind Himself
In Trouble If Wiinuin
, Carries Out Threat.
Reading In the papers that her
daughter, Bessie May Spencer, had Just
neon marrld to I A. Woodward, of
1007 Kant Thirteenth street. North, Mra.
Spencer, the girl's mother, became
cognizant of the nuptials for the first
time, hi Immediately aey otlt to fleek
annullment of the marriage compact on
the grounds that the girl was under
ge. ,
As a result of his willingness to
oblige a friend, J-'rank Brlggs. who
jjlgned the marrlago certificate as wlt
Tiess, may get himself Into trouble.
Brlggs wore that the bride-elect was
over the age of 18. It was on this oath
that leputy Couirty Clerk Prasp issued
a license to the young couple.
The mother appeared at the County
Clerk's office yeeterdny In tears and a
high stnte of indignation. Her daugh
ter was barely 17, she complained to
eputy County Clerk Chrlstensen. Be
sides, the girl left home without say
ing a word about her . purpose of
getting married. Mrs. Spencer said she
knew nothing about the marriage until
she read of the event in the pupers.
When advised that the case was past
action by the County Clerk's office,
Mrs. Spencer said she Intended taking
the matter up with a lawyer. She ac
cused Brlggs of having sworn falsely
as to , the girl's age. She said she
would seek annullment of the marriage
and, if possible, the prosecution of
Brlggs for alleged perjury.
The license was issued Friday after
noon and the young couple sought out
the services of a preacher without do
lay. While they are now living to
gether as man and wife. It is within
legal bounds that the marriage can be
annulled should Mrs. Spencer persist
In the attitude she has taken and
establish that her daughter is under
18 years of age.
BUY . YOUR JEASTER HAT
Monday at Ie Palais Royal and get
the proper style at the lowest price.
376 Washington street.
Permanent Receivers
For . the Mutual Reserve Life Insur
ance Company, appointed to wind up Its
affairs. Oregon and Washington legal
reserve policyholders will organize
a new company to carry out their own
policies. Thia plan will keep money
here to develop the resources athome.
ITeep Water to the Sea.
Forty feet of water on the Columbia
bar U only a matter of hard and per
sistent effort. Vote for Shepherd for
Congress.
CHARGE RIGHT-OF-WAY THEFT
Rival Kuslcrii Oregon Railway
Brinies Suit for 9500,000.
Alleging that the Columbia River &
Oregon Central Railway Company stole
its route for -the line between Arlington
and Condon, the Arlington A Pacific
Coast Railway Company brought suit in
the State Circuit Court, yesterday fore
noon, for damages In the sum of $500,000,
together with special damages amounting
to S1S.000. In a voluminous' complaint,
the company sets out that it made the
Initial survey of the right of way at a
cost of $15,000, having its agents in the
field as early as March 1. 1903.
Through the 'misconduct of its engineer
and surveyor, W. 11. Bell, the opposing
company was able to get hold of the pro
posed route and establish a line between
the two points named. It is allesred. Bell,
Don't
Come Out
Easter Sunday
IN A
HAND-ME-DOWN
SUIT
Ton can have your garments made
to order for less money, quality con
sidered, if you come to
NICOLL
THE TAILOR
Largest Tariety of fine foreign and
domestic fabrics in newest shades and
colorings west of Chicago to select
from.
Bstlsfactlon guaranteed In all eases,
ntrmnlf to order in a day If required. -Full
Dresa and Tuxedo Suits a specialty.
WILLI A M ,J ERR EMS' 60 N 3.
108 THIRD STREET
while employed by the grieving corpora
tion, secured maps, original drawings,
memoranda, data, notes and descriptive
Information concerning the right of way,
which he afterward took with him over to
the Columbia River ft Oregon Central
Company, refusing to surrender the ef
fects to his original employers.' notwith
standing that he had bhen paid In full,
contimtes the complaiat.
It is further alleged that by use of the
data thus secured through Bell the de
fendant company proceeded to lay Its line
over the route in question. This route
being a superior one Its value is fixed by
the rompany which didn't . get It at
l.00.000. The special damages are asked
as remuneration for sums expended In
surveying and securing original contracts
of right of way.
Suit on Promissory Note.
J. P. Sharkey, Ellen J. Sharkey, J. M.
Healey and the H. W. Lemcke Company
are named as defendants in a suit filed
with the Circuit Court yesterday to col
lect $3500. The complainant la J. A.
Currey, who avers that he advanced
them $3500 on a promlsory note dated
October 26, 1907.
Suit Against Pat Powers.,
Pat Powers is named --as defenrdant
in a suit , filed with the. Circuit Court
yesterday to collect $529.62, alleged ot
be due on account. The complainant
Is W. H. Dedman, Jr., and payment on
the sale of goods Is said' tn the com
plaint to be long overdue.
Sealed Verdict In Damage Suit.
The damage suit of James M. Rogers
against the Portland Lumber Company,
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With All Boys
Suits We
(Give A
way
Baseball Suits
Gloves
Catchers' Mitts
Baseball Bats
When You See It in Our Ad It's So
MOlM
Third and Oak
First and Yamhill
wherein Rogers seeks to recover $50,000
for the loss of an arm, went to the
Jury in Judge O'Day's division of the
State Circuit Court, at 2:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. When court adjourned
the jury was still out, and a sealed
verdict was returned later. The verdict
will be read when court convenes Mon
day morning.
Ship Bristol Clears.
ASTORIA. Or., April 11. 'Bpeclal.)
The American ship Berlin cleared at the
Custom Mouse today for Nushagak River,
Bristol Bay, Alaska, with a cargo of sup
piles for the Alaaka-Portland Packers'
Association's cannery. She will probably
not sail before the middle of the week.
DESIRABLE HEIGHTS PMPERTY
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Announcement
During the coming week we will place on the market this
most desirable property. Those who are interested should
make their selections early, as the area is limited
D. E. KEA
EXCLUSIVE DEALERS IN HEIGHTS PROPERTY
SEY
&
COMPANY
BOTH PHONES
OFFICE, 20th and ELM STS. ON THE HEIGHTS