The Sunday Oregonian., July 19, 1908, SECTION THREE, Page 8, Image 30

THE' SUINTJAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 19, 1908.
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SCENES NEAR GORDON FALLS, PROJECTED TEXTILE CENTER
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company
SURVEYORS will start out this week
to lay out the townsite and factory
locations for the new textile manu
facturing town at Gordon Falls, on the
Columbia River. Just as soon as this
work Is completed, say the promoters
or the new town, work will be com
menced on laying the foundations for
the power plant and the various fac
tories to be established. By Winter, Jt
Is expected, the project will be well
along.
Stnoe the first plans of the new man
ufacturing city were announced, a num
ber of additional factories are assured
for Gordon Falls. Charles Coopey, one
of the heads of the project, has been
almost overwhelmed during the past
few days with plans for factories of
various kinds allied to the woolen man
ufacturing Industry.
So complete are the plans of the
founders of Gordon Falls that they fig
ure they will have surplus power that
can be used by other plants on the
ground. They are perfectly willing to
welcome other Industries to Gordon
Falls. Requests have come to Mr.
Coopey from a number of men anxious
to establish business ventures of vari
ous kinds at the new town and offers
of skilled woolen mill help have come
from men In close touch with numbers
of woolen mill employes In Wisconsin.
On this account, prospects are bright
for the success of the new venture.
Everyone has good words for the en
terprise and seems anxious to help It
along in every possible way. i
Mr. Coopey is confident that factories
for the manufacture of worsteds will
be established at Gordon Falls. He says
wool specially adapted for worsteds is
raised on this Coast to a great extent
and he says there Is every reason why
It should be manufactvired here. He
believes the same will be true of mo
hair goods, for while Oregon raises
one-fifth of all the mohair produced In
the United States, not a pound is man-
CHARM OF PORTLAND IMPRESSES
MEMBEROFBROOKLYN LEAGUE
This City Voted Most Popular Visited by Excursionists, on Return Home.
Secretary Tells Why.
PORTLAND was the most popular
city visited by the Brooklyn League
on its recent transcontinental tour,
according to & vote of members on their
return. The following article from the
pen of J. B. Creighton, secretary of the
league, was published In the Brooklyn
Eagle of July 13:
At the elo of the transcontinental tour
of the Brooklyn League, embracing OtX
miles of rail travel and the Inspection of 25
ctttea, a vcte was taken at the Journey's
end amonx the 75 members as to the most
popular city seen. Portland. Or., won by
a large majority. ' It Is interesting to note
the reasons why these citizens of Or eater
New York should render this verdict, for
among Paclno Coast cities alone there were
Included, besides Portland, Seattle, T a coma,
San Francisco and Los ngele.
Only one dwy and an evening was given
to the Rose City, but it was a glorious,
bright and busy day.
Our train had made the ahcrt run from
Tacoma in the night and came to a halt
In the Portland depot at 5 o'clock in the
morning. Everyone dressed leisurely and
strolled up to the Hotei Portland for break
fast. Once on the street, we noticed the
cleanliness of the city and the substantial
aspect t.f Its buildings. Arriving at the
hotei, w'e found it one of the most beautiful
and commodious we had seen. Before
breakfast was over ve had a call from a
delegation of promt rent citizens, headed by
"Tom" Richardson, manager of the Portland
Commercial Club, who may be styled a
human dynamo and a walking encyclopedia
on Portland. Mr. Richardson did not waste
any time in letting us know what had been
planned for the entertainment of the Brook
lyn tarty, and started by saying: "We are
going to take you for the grandest trolley
ride on the American continent."
K through the West we had been hear
ing such superlatives as "biggest.'" "great
. est.' "htghost," applied to tilings In Spo
kane Seattle and Tacoma. so we listened
to Mr. Richardson's assertions with a men
tal reservation (hat he could not "make
good" any more than the enthusiastic citi
zens of other places. But before the day
was over we learned that Portland had a
story which draws heavily on the English
language, and sometimes makes e-v en a
puperlatlve Inadequate. As the fragrance
of the all-pervading odor of Portland roses
persists in memory, so does our recollection
go back U the unparalleled freshneaa of
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Columbia Rler salmon, served at the
Portland Hotel. We confess we never knew
before or since what salmon la With the
adequate development of continental rapid
transit. New Yorkers will Insist upon going
to Portland for luncheon. Just to taste Co
lumbia River salmon, three hours out of
the water.
The trolley ride about the built-up por
tion of the city showed us a business sec
tion In all respects as modern as anything
In the Faot, a residence sectron where people
live in beautirul detacnea homes with wen
kept lawns and rose bushes in bloom on
every walk. But the crowning feature of
the ride was to Council Crest, where, after
a winding Journey, the car came to a stop
VJOO feet above the city. From this height
the towering form of Mount Hood was seen
resting aainst the eastern sky silent,
snowcapped, majestic. On the right the
broad placid surface of the WiHamett. and
to, the north the Columbia. America's second
largest river and here visible for 75 miles.
In the middle distance a billowy succession
of small mountain ranee 1. with here and
L there glimpses of a mlrror-llke lake, and
vistas or neep vaiieys ana lowering irw
everywhere. Enveloping all that inspiring
landscape was the sweet-scented air
cooled by the snows of Mount Hood, tem
pered by the warmth of the Japan current
to the west and perfumed by growiifg
flowers.
All who have visited the tomb of Na
poleon will recall the eflec of light passing
through prisms and shimmering down upon
the sarcophagus of the hero of France, The
beauty of it is awe-inspiring. The per
spective from Council Ciest, looking toward
snow-covered Mount Hc-od, contains a nat
ural atmospheric prism, which, about sun
set of a clear eveni ng, j reduces the most
beautiful outdoor color effects on this con
tinent. Delicate shades of pink deepen into
royal purple, and after darkness rests upon
the foothills the gleaming summit of Mount
Hood shines out clear and white, still il
lumined by the rajs of a sun which for us
hua already set.
Our day In Portland was at an end and
we realised too late our mistake In giving
so short a time to a place where earth and
sky, river and sea intermingle.
At the departing train our new friends
came to lid us good-bye and to nil the
staterooms with rosea We were again on
the road, and distance between us and
Portland was ever increasing, but the fra
grance and beauty of her roses traveled
with us. while the memory of her bappr
veojkle and her glorious atmosphere m
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as distinct today as on that August evening
one year ago.
Japanese Cry Retrenchment. '
VICTORIA, B. C, July 18. News of a
remarkable Interview with the Japanese
Minister of Communications by a depu
tation from Joint Japanese Chambers of
Commerce is given in mail advices from
Japan. The delegation criticise dthe ab
normal military expenditures and finan
cial arrangements, which they aaid
caused the great financial depression.
The other Minister of Finance said ex
isting armaments could not be reduced,
and regretted that Japan had not had
two more divisions during the recent
war, which would have enabled the Jap
anese to crush the Russians at Mukden
and eecure a large Indemnity. The depu
tation said economy was necessary,, and
the Minister promised that taxation
would not be further increased
though' existing taxation would be main
tained. Three Years for Malpractice.
TROY. Mo.. July 18. Dr. W. H. Hemp
hill, charged with the Rev. Clyde Gow
with manslaughter In connection with the
death of Miss Elizabeth Gleason. a
young school teacher, was found guilty
by a Jury here today and sentenced to
serve three years in the penitentiary.
Hemphill was charged with assisting in
an operation at the solicitation of the
Rev. Mr. Gow. which resulted in the
death of Miss Gleason. Rev. Gow. who is
yet to be tried, was recently dismissed
from the ministry of the Methodist
Church South, because of his connection
with the case.
Oil Gusher Still Burning.
MEXICO CITY, July 18, The oil gusher
Tamplco Is still raging, but the flames
have been confined to the one well by
high embankments of earth recently
thrown up. An efTort will be made as
soon as the material can be accumulated
to smother the fire by hauling a drag
Iron over the flames. Twelve 50-horse-power
boilers will also help to smother
the blaze. At present the flames are
shooting up into the air about 250 feet.
Great crowds of people are continually
arriving to witness the spectacle.
Eseclai a&l & bot at Bonth4',
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NOT LIKE OREGON WEATHER
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M. HALL DESCRIBES THUN
DER STORMS OF EAST. '
While He Visits Pittsburg Lightning
Plays Havoc With Signboards
and Telegraph Lines.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 13. (To thB
Editor.) Pittsburg is all right when
it comes to business, but, from the
standpoint of an Oregonian, all wrong
when a usual Eastern electrical storm
is in vogue, and Portland people who
sleep under a blanket every night in
the year should offer up thanks that
their lot has been cast In the Rose City,
where the best that God ever created
is scattered at their feet.
I have experienced Eastern storms,
but the Portland gentleman with whom
I am traveling is a native Oregonian
and his nerves were given a genuine
shock yesterday.
We had just finished luncheon and
were sitting in the loTby of a Pittsburg
hotel. . The thermometer stood at 90.
Coats, vesta, hats, collars and ties were
scattered over the writing tables. It
was sticky hot and despite the Inces
sant buzzing of the electric fans, there
was no relief. Suddenly, and without
warning, thunder began a bombard
ment and the display of lightning sur
passed anything Pain, with all his in
genuity and money, ever produced.
It was Interesting to me. I turned
around so to remark to my Portland
friend, but he had hastened to his room,
pulled down all his blinds and awaited
the end. Dust fairly poured down the
streets, the wind converting signs,
gates and other things that were not
properly fastened into kites.
Here is the story in brief:
The lightning struck several build
ings and a streetcar and caused the po
lice and lire alarm service to cut some
peculiar capers. .
In the suburbs canaidcrabl damage
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ufactured Into goods In this state. Mr.
Coopey believes the manufacture of mo
hair goods will become an assured fac?
at the new textile town.
Carpet and knitting factories will
also follow as a matter of course, he
believes, and In time Gordon Falls will
likely become one of the most promi
nent textile manufacturing centers In
the entire West.
Mr. Coopey says climatic conditions
and the water at the new site are such
that a splendid finish can be given to
woolens and the standard of Oregon
goods considerably raised. Perfection
In spinning woolen yarns depend, it is
said, a great deal on climate, and here
on this Coast perfect conditions are
found for this purpose. The scouring
of wool Is best accomplished when wa
ter is pure and free from mineral de
posits of any kind, and, In this respect
also, the Gordon Falls location Is said
to be idel.
Surroundings of the projected town
are all that could be wished. Situated
In the midst of some of the grandest
scenery in the world, with both river
and rail transportation, with pure and
abundant water and mountain air that
is always cool, a great future Is pre
dicted for the project.
Mr. Coopey is expecting a number of
Eastern stockholders in the venture.
from Massachusetts and Connecticut, to
visit Portland in relation to the enter
prise within a short time while repre
sentatlves of the bond buyers will also
come here to look over the proposition
In person. Such encouraging news Is
heard of the projected textile town
that it is believed it has a brilliant
future and will develop Into a great
center of industry.
was done to vegetation, while in the
down-town district plate glass win
dows gave way under the heavy pres
sure and broke, while awnings and
shutters were at the mercy of the high
winds.
The velocity of the wind was some
thing after the fashion of a hurricane.
It caused clouds of dust to roll on the
streets, .shutters to bang and awnings,
together with their supports in many
cases, to fall.
A heavy electric signboard In front
of a bank blew down an'd smashed a
plate glass window. The signboard
completely covered the sidewalk after
It had fallen and if there had been any
pedestrians in front of the store when
the accident occurred they would prob
ably have been killed.
Eight large plate glass windows at
Fifth avenue and Wood street were
smashed when the wind tore loose sev
eral large muslin signs.
A bolt of lightning struck an east
bound trolley car, giving the passen
gers, a few of whom were slightly
shocked, a severe fright. The light
ning communicated to the controller of
the car, putting the car out of com
mission, in the meantime retarding
traffic on the east-bound track.
The lightning's pranks kept the line
men of the Bureau of Electricity busy
for several hours after the storm. How
the lightning did it is not exactly
known, but at any rate it caused the
big bell on the City Hall to strike 131
times in succession.
The tlghtnlne struck the tower of
No. 48 engine house, tearing down a
portion. of the brick and stone work
of. the tower, setting fire to the Wood
work and putting the electrical appara
tus out of order.
The bolt struck the tower, tearing
away nearly half of the spire and hurl
ing bricks and stone in all directions.
The bolt communicated with the elec
tric" wires in the building, making a
brilliant electrical display, which lasted
several minutes, burning out all the
connections at the engine house. The
loss will reach several hundred dollars.
About the same time lightning struck
a wire' connected with the police call
system of the North Side, burning out
the safety connections in several of the
call boxes. When the bolt struck the
wire the. register machine in Allegheny
BULLETIN NO. 8
Motormen and Conductors
During the year ending December SI. 1907, over 60,000.000 people.
Including transfer passengers, rode on the cars of this system. This
gives a good idea of the responsibility that devolves upon motormen
and conductors of the various lines, and indicates the care that must
be exercised in the selection of men for these positions.
The closest attention is paid to this branch of the business of the
Transportation Department, because it is realized that It Is necessary
to have men who can be relied upon to meet any and all emergencies,
as well as to go through the day's work with a pleasant and accommo
dating spirit. Rules have been adopted regulating- the employment of
men for these places, which reduce to a minimum the chance for an
Incompetent person to secure a position on the cars.
'EMPLOYING MOTORMEK ASiD CONDUCTORS.
The course that applicants go through is very interesting, showing
as it does the care taken to get good men. The Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company employs over 800 carmen. Applications for
positions as motormen and conductors are received at the offices of
the Superintendents of Transportation, at First and Alder streets and
East Water street and Hawthorne avenue. Applicants are received per
sonally by the Superintendents, and applications are accepted from those
giving suitable references. The applicant is then subjected to an exam
ination by the company's physician as to his general physical condition,
and particularly as to his eyesight. After the examination is con
cluded, the physician's certificate is returned to the Superintendent,
and, if satisfactory, the applicant is eligible for employment. A com
plete record of the applicants is kept, and as fast as they are needed
they are placed under the instruction of competent men familiar with
every detail of the duties which they will be required to perform.
INSTRUCTION OK MOTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS.
An applicant for position, after having been examined and found
physically suitable, is placed in charge of a- competent motorman or
conductor, who crives him thorough instruction: nrsf regarding the na
ture of the vehicle and apparatus thereon which he is to handle. Later
the operation of the car Is placed gradually in the hands of the student
under the direct supervision of the Instructors. Tiis period of instruc
tion covers from ten days to three weeks, after which the student is
examined by the General Inspector, who files a certificate of efficiency
with the Superintendent. If this Is satisfactory to the Superintendent,
the applicant then receives further instructions from the General In
spector and later from the General Office. From this latter point he
receives information regarding; accidents and kindred subjects, and is
thoroughly examined In order to determine his sreneral efficiency for
the position he is to fill. If he successfully passes this examination, a
certificate Is issued which he flies with the General Inspector, and his
name Is then entered on the eligible list.
The details of Instruction cover for a motorman: first the general
rules of the company: and second detailed information resrardins: the
nature of the apparatus upon the cars and the methods of handling the
same with the highest economy of time, power consumed, wear and tear
on equipment and other similar points; also with regard to the jsafety,
comfort and convenience of passengers. f
For conductors: first the general rules of the company: and sec
ond signals. Issuance of transfers, names of streets, locations of parks,
public buildings, railroad stations, steamboat wharves and other points
upon 'which passengers may require information.
WHAT THE COMPANY REQUIRES OF ITS MEN.
One of the most important requirements from the street railway's
point of view is that all employes shall be courteous to passengers and
patient at all times. The position of a public service employe is fre
quently a trying one. Some people feel that they have a right to abuse
him. At times it becomes necessary to dismiss men. This may be for
any one of many reasons. While men may otherwise be competent,
their manner mav be discourteous to passengers, or they may not pos
sess the requisite patience. Discourtesy, laziness, complaints of pas
sengers, lack of Interest and the many things which render men in
competent In other lines, make them undesirable for employment by the
railway company.
MERIT AND DEMERIT SYSTEM.
After employment. It Is endeavored to hold the best men in the
company's employ. Wages' are adjusted according to the term of serv
ice. A system of Discipline bv Record is employed, under which the
carmen receive credit marks for meritorious acts, such as exceptionally
good operation, avoiding accidents, deeds of valor, etc. Conversely,
demerit marks are placed against their records covering infractions of
rules In proportion to the nature of the offense. This system Is of
recent adoption, being placed in effect May 15, 1908. and has been
adopted in lieu of the old svstem of suspension, which cpused a loss
of tlrce to the employe and suffering to both him and his family. The
effect is already noticeable and its continuance will, it is believed,
rapidly increase the efficiency and morale of the platform men.
The company Is proud of Its employes and of the ability and cour
tesy generally displayed by them.
ve ho
superiors in tne country.
Station started and ran down before it
could be stopped.
Lightning also struck the register at
the Lawrenceville police station. Ser
geant Thompson, who was taking in
the hourly reports of the officers, was
thrown from his chair and badly
shocked. He was later revived by the
other officers.
If there are any knockers on Port
land climate, read this short story
again and then paste it on your walls
for reading every morning.
R. M. HALL.
BILL GROWS T0PHEAVY
Old Age Pensions Measure Worries
English Government.
LONDON, July 18. (Special.) The
net result of the government conces
sions on the old age pension bill up
to date Is to add certainly $2,000,000 to
the cost of the scheme, and probably
a great deal more. Last week the es
timated sum under the scheme had
come to be admitted by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer to be $37,500,000.
With the ' bill only half way through
the committee stage, a burden of at
least $40,000,00 a year has been
reached. It will be curious to see
whether Lloyd George's suggestion of
a compact against amendments further
increasing the charge on the taxpayer
will be observed.
The general demeanor of the govern
ment throughout the debates has been
that of a group of sheep driven hither
and thither in bleating confusion by
two or three aggressive terriers. Un
der such conditions sheep sometimes
run over a precipice. People are al
ready beginning to talk about amend;
ments in the House of Lords which
will make the measure more workable.
Woman Dead In Park Lagoon.
CHICAGO, July 18. With thres dia
mond rings on her fingers and clasping
a pjurse containing five $5 bills, the body
of a fashionably gowned woman was
found in the lagoon t in Jackson Park
last night. She is thought either to have
committed suicide or to have fallen from
a bridge by accident.
The body is believed to be that of Miss
Mary Schrage, 47 years old, a maid at the
home of Miss Huldah Duestrow, 2345 La
fayette avenue, St. Louis. Miss Schrage
disappeared from the home of the Dues
trows Sunday evening, taking her Jewelry
and $75 of her savings. It is believed she
started to Ann Arbor, Mich., to visit Miss
Deustrow and was overcome by the heat.
The Star Brewery's famous Hop Gold
beer la unexcelled In all respects and Is
highly recommended for Its strength and
health-giving qualities. Orders for bot
tled beer receive prompt attention. Phone
East 4S. Home phone B 114.
The entire inner portion of our bodies is covered with, a soft, delicate
lining called mucous membrane ; this is kept in healthy condition by the
nourishment and vital vigor it receives from the blood. So long as the
circulation remains pure this membrane -will be healthy, but when the blood
becomes infected with catarrhal impurities and poisons this inner lining of
the body becomes irritated and diseased, and the unpleasant and serious
symptoms of Catarrh commence. There is a tight, stuffy feeling in the
nose, watery eyes, buzzing noises In the ears, often slight deafness, difficult
breathing, etc. The disease cannot be reached by external treatment, though,
such measures afford temporary relief in some instances. S. S. 'S. cures
Catarrh by cleansing the blood of all impurities and poisons. Then as rich,
pure blood circulates through the body, the inflamed, irritated membranes
heal, the discharge ceases, headaches are relieved and every symptom disap
pears. Catarrh, being a disease in which the entire blood circulation i3
affected, can only be cured by a remedy that goes to the very bottom and
removes every particle of the impurity fromthe blood, and this is just what
S. S. S. does. Book on Catarrh and any medical advice free to all who
write- THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLA2TTA, GA.
We believe that, as a body, they
PUBLICANS FILE PROTEST
FRENCH LTQTTOR DEALERS DE
MAND JUSTICE IN TAXATION.
Threaten to Make Government Feel1
Weight of Their Power at
I the Polls.
PARIS, July 18. (Special.) Seldm
has Paris seen such an uprising of
publicans as was witnessed the other
day at the Hippodrome, where 10,000
restaurateurs, cafe proprietors and
wine and liquor dealers met to utter
an indignant protest against the gov
ernment's scheme of covering an an
ticipated deficit in next year's budget
by further taxes levied on the wine and
liquor trade. M. Marguery, the popu
lar restaurateur of. Paris, who is the
honorary president of the Federated
Associations of Restaurant-Keepers
and Allied Trades, was the leading
spirit in the movement, and opened the
proceedings by a vigorous speech,
which was cheered to the echo.
"The Government," he said, "wants
to double licenses which should never
have existed at all." After him anoth
er speaker arose to say that the gov
ernment proposition is the last drop of
water which had caused the cup to
overflow. The trade has been patient
till now, but the government will find
half a million men opposed to its pol
icy. There was no reason, he added,
why the budget should seek all its re
sources in the liquor trade. It was
quite true that in the past the liquor
trade had been very submissive to any
new measures increasing the licenses,
but apparently the limit has been
reached.
Among the points made by the speak
ers were that they were the great elec
toral chiefs all over the country, and
If the government persisted in its
plans they would make it feel the
weight of their power. This threat was
followed by a reference in a resolution
to the tact that the publicans had
helped to establish the republic, and
that they were determined to preserve
It from ruin, so there Is no doubt that
the liquor trade considers Itself an im
portant factor in furthering the wel
fare of the Nation, while looking to its
own Interests.
Strong detachments of police were
posted all along the principal routes
that the publicans were likely to take
on leaving the meeting, as a precau
tion against active demonstrations in
the streets.
Prices talk at Rosenthal's shoe sale.
BEST TREATMENT
. FOR CATARRH