THE SUNDAY OREGOXUlN'. POKTLAXD, JULY 31, 1910.
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Lovers of Birds Studying Their Habits of Migration
Oregon Naturalist's Home on Willamette River Resort of Feathered Creatures That Become Tame.
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i mteresL was aroused among:
ornltholcfgists recently when J.
G. Martzolf, of Woodburn. found
a bird drowned. In a watering trough,
one of its legs being- encircled with a
small band with the inscription "The
Auk, New York. 3429." It was at first
bolievea that this small feathered
creature had heen nested in the state
of New York and had met death In a
foreign state. However, this theory
was disproved later when a letter was
received by Mr. Martzolf from L. J.
Cole, of the University of Wisconsin,
saying that the band was placed on
the bird's leg by William L. Finley,
who lives on the Willamette River, be
tween Portland and Oregon City.
Mr. Finley is one of the most enthu
siastic of those on the Pacific Coast
who are interested in the studv of bird
life, and is aiding the American Bird
Breeding Association in its endeavor to
procure data In regard to migratory
birds.
Record Tells Story Partially.
At the time the bird was found at
Woodburn. Mr. Finley was in Mexico.
When he was informed of the incident
on his return, he searched his records
and found that the bird which had met
its death in the trough was a Park
man's wren and was one of a family
of six which were nested in his barn
last year. Mr. Finley banded the en
tire family as soon as they were old
enough to leave the nest, and he says
It Is likely that this bird iiad gone
Fouth. probably into Mexico, last Win
ter and had returned to Oregon this
t-pring to nest, but had not gone back
to the place where it was banded.
The migration of birds has been
somewhat of a mystery to those inter
ested in the scientific study of bird
llr: A'thoush 11 la generally conceded
that they migrate each year, it is
not known to what parts the different
varieties of birds journey each Winter,
rior from whence they coroe when they
Journey to this country.- Usually in
September of each year, after they have
VrlA1d ttrLd their yuns. the
birds of the Northern districts flock to
bv ??tb- , Some so to Mexico and
South America, and others even go as
lV,tlUth tf the 6thern Part of
South America, where they spend the
Winter and return in the Spring to
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nest.
Habits Ar Studied.
.r.duer to. learn Bomething definite
ahout the migration of the different
RP'.-f Ablrdf,.the Arai Bird
Breeding Association has devised a
P an whereby a record is kept of the
birds that nest in the various localities
S hen the tittle bird is all feathered"
and almost ready to leave its nest
a small aluminum circlet is placed on
Its log Just above the foot. This cir
clet is so light of weight that it does
not Injure or annoy tne bird in anv
way and does not inconvenience the
wearer In its flight. Eng.-aved on this
aluminum band are the words: "Notify
the Auk. New York,'- followed by the
number, whatever it may be. The Auk
an Eastern magaaine which treats
on the study of birds. When the Auk
receives the advice that a b.rd has
9"f?P,d bearing a certain number,
the records are refrred to and It is as
certained in what territory the bird
hnlnaJ"lfd-. The Pe"0n Who dld th
fn tf,..n.turn- refera to hls "cords
Jr,! . 8tiry f tho blrd- which is
IrH-en on "v"8. t0' thj "umber
f.iJ f w 8 band' " J ascer
tained where the bird nested and to
what species it belonged.
Public Interest Desired.
It Is the desire of the association to
interest the general public In this sub-
found dead or is captured, the alumi-
wia do looked for and if
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fication will be given as requesied In
.k WT " t&e blrd " bnded joins
the heglra southward and meets its
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While there are numerous places in the
East where birds sre banded In this way
Mr. Finley eays that he is the only one
who has done anythinsr of thi win
tha Pacific Coast, and that the case of
Parkman's Wren, which was found at
Woodburn. Is the only instance brought
to his notice where a bird banded by
him has been found. Mr. Finley says.
however, that many birds which were
banded in the Northern states on the
Atlantic Ooast have been found in the
Southern states, while, of course, there
are a great number banded that are
never heard of again.
"Every year for three years." said Mr.
Finley,- "a humming bird has nested in
a little maple tree near my house, and
while I have no way of knowing definite
ly, still I fee.l sure it is the same bird
that returns each Spring to nest, after
having spent the winter in the South."
Mr. Finley last year banded 41 birds
In all, seven robins, M violet-green swal
laws, eight Parkman's wrens, three
snowbirda, four bluebirds, three thrushes,
one nighthawk and one goldfinch. All
of these, he said, were nested almost
in riis dooryard.
Home Is Bird Rendezvous.
Mr. Finley has for ten years studied
the taming and photographing of wild
birds. His place, which consists of ten
acres on the banks of the Willamette
itiver, at Jennings Lodge.- is a great
rendezvous for wild birds, as there is a
spring on the place and lots of fruit is
ruiined there and Is fed generously to the
birds. Mr. Finley also says that he has
fixed boxes where the little swallows
built their nests each year, and that
during the cold weather he places food
for the birds. In this way it is possible
to tame the var'ous birds, and they in
time become so gentle that they will eat
from the hand. It Is "explained, how
ever, that the process of taming birds
is a difficult and slow one and must be
pursued with much care and patience.
Also is this the case, Mr. Finley says,
in the photographing of birds. Even
where the bird is fairly tame, it requires
many days to accomplish the feat of
getting one picture.
Mr. Finley is the author of "American
Birds." His recent trip to Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas was for the purpose
oi scuaying Dira lire on tne deserts.
"Conservation" in Eastern. Oregon
One Man's Experience in Trying to Use the Power of John Day River,
and How the Government Balked the Enterprise.
Hlt-LSBURO, Or., July 26. To the Kd-
itor.) The timely, based-on-fact edito
rials in The Oregonlan regarding: con
servation vs. the development and prog
ress of our state are being corroborated
In actueJ results every day. Here is a
leaf out of my own experience; I attach
letters explanatory of what I tried to do
on the John Day and the result. After
completing surveys and estimates, I pre
pared a prospectus of this project, sub
mitted It to a number of capitalist, the
so-called "interest," combinations and I
trusts, of Chicago and New York. Not !
one would entertain the proposition. Then
I and my Oregon associates pledged
the capital necessary to build. Morrow
and Gillicm County people enthusiastical
ly welcomed and pledged their eupport
to the project that would help to develop
that region. No one saw in the effort
other than good for that region. My as
sociates and I hoped only for a fair re
turn on the investment. The question
of power for these counties was settled
and satisfactorily so.
Then there descended the land-withdrawal
blanket, smothering and .killing
It, and now the funds which could have
gone into a water power development
must be expended in rebuilding the pres
ent steam plants along more economic
lines. The drain on natural resources
for fuel must continue, while the waters
that could be used for power run to
waste. The higher development of
water power, with Its greater capacity
and lesser rates, must be forgotten.
Opportunity knocks but once; this was
the year of opportunity for this region.
We have paid the state for the use of
the water, but the lande upon which to
build a dam and powerhouse belong to
the Government, and there is no way
we can secure it or the use of it. TVe have
expended our last dollar on the project
and It is not attractive enough to induce
others to do so. It is only another ex
ample of a socialistic conservation epi
demic gone on a rampage.
H. V. GATES.
Wash mgton, Ic. 3 1 , 1909 H. V. Gates.
Hillsboro. Or. sir: In reply to your letter
pf December 11. 1009, addressed to Hon.
TV. R. Ellis, which was personally brought
to this office by Mr. Ellis, regarding power
development on the John Zay River, Ore
Kon. and In which you ask if the Land De
partment will accept maps and filing for
a reservoir ana lor power aeveiopment on
land now withdrawn:
The Department is sow refusing to ac
cept any maps and tilings for power de
velopment on lands which are covered by
power sit withdrawals. ' and no action to
ward tho release of these lands from the
withdrawal will be taken until the matter
has been considered by Congress.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE W. SMITH, Director.
Hillsboro, Or., Dec 11, 1909 Hon. TV. R.
Kills, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I am
owner in the Heppner Light & Water
plant, Heppner. Or. For years we have
been using from 1O00 to loOO cords of wood
annually to generate steam power. Yearly
the cost of this power has r steadily In
creased; before long U will be prohibitive.
On thia account we have sought for some
more desirable power.
During 190S and 1909 1 made extensive
surveys for 25 miles along the North fork
of the John Day River, it being the only
possible power stream within practicable
distance. 35 to CO miles from Heppner. It
is a. very unsatisfactory power stream, but
at every failure to develop what was needed
I tried again, until in this year I found,
on section 19. township 8 south, range 23
east, by building a dam 70 feet high. I
could secure a minimum 600-horsepower.
So I made a filing in the State Engi
neer's office, on the 21st day of May, 1909.
for 260 second feet of water, a maximum
-iooft Horsepower, and for a reservoir permit.
Both filings were approved on August 23,
1909. and I have until August 1, 1010 to
begin actual construction. In the event I
fail to begin work then, I lose my rights.
To complete the 2000 horsepower during
minimum flow of river, I intend installing
a 14 00-horsepower steam plant at Parker's
Mill, midway between the river and Hepp
ner. I have acted in good faith, have ex
pended on surveys, legal advice, filing fees
and expenses over $4000. I delayed filing
map and data in the land office for a res
ervoir site on Government lands until I
had corrected and perfected my surveys,
and now I learn, that the lands I sought are
among those recently withdrawn for power
sites.
The towns to be served by this project
are, and distant from, the plant, as follows:
Popu
lation. Miles.
Monument 1X 2
Hardman 200 25
Heppner ...................... .1500 40
Lexington 2 DO sn
lone 500 tiO
Fossil goo "0
Condon ; 1500 55
These towns use. annually, for generat
In g steam, or power, 7OO0 cords of wood,
or Its equivalent. It is shipped in from
Portland, 20O miles distant, or hauled from
the forest, lb to 25 miles distant. It
makes very expensive power, and corre
sponding high rates for use of power. -
The North Fork of the John Day River,
in townships 7 and S south, and ranges
27 and 2S east W. M-. is in a deep, rocky
canyon, the walls of basaltic formation, the
sjopes ranging from 10 to 70 degrees. The
first benches, or table lands, on top, are
from 1000 to 1500 feet above the bed of the
ner. ine stream bed is usually narrow
not exceeding 300 feet at any point during
high water. At the dam site planned the
nver ibiib ai aDout reet to the mile.
Vromg up stream the rise is quite regular,
but gradually increasing, until at 25 miles
distance it is about 30 feet to the mile.
There Is so little agricultural land lying
along or adjacent the stream it is not worth
mentioning. Nor is it practicable to take
out water by canals to reach irrigable lands
below. All projects for irrigation are miles
oeiow the dam site, as planned.
Reservoir sites For the entire distance of
muei mere are no valleys, or widening
oi me wans or the stream, where storage
reservoirs could be created. The only
storage possible is that which a dam for
power would create, and this could only
store water during the minimum use of
water, to be used at the peak of the load
eacn ana every 24 hours.
Water At the junction of the Middle and
Tsorth Forks I made careful measurements
01 me waier ana, on October 12, 10O8, 1
found in the Middle Fork 78 second feet,
ana in the North Fork 140 second feet
On September 1. 1909. I fouxid in th -vein.
die Fork 14 second feet and in the North
rorK ou second feet. On August SI, 1909
1 measured the N orth Fork at proposed
uam sue, ana iouiia 68 second feet ; one
mile Deiow ! found 72 second feet. In No
vember, 1908, I measured the North Fork,
six miles above the Junction, and found
150 second feet. During December, 190S, at
me same place, 1 made, several approxi
mations and found 15o to 170 8fmnH fMt.
Occasionally a rise of a day or two would
increase tnis, but On subsidence of th.
1 rise it would reach a normal, as above.
my conclusions were tnat at the dam site
T could depend on the following amounts of
water; uuring January and February. 2O0
uecona rest ; Marcn, April. May. June, flood
time, 2000 to 4O00 second f eet ; July, 2O0
second feet: August and September, tiO
icona icei; uciooer, November ana Decern
Der. 200 second feet.
Here is a very coor cower stream, situ
ated in a region where demands, or future
possible demands, for power are too light to
pay for development. The only population
that can use it is distant, and in a country
not easy or nigner aeveiopment. its power
must be small, and they can be installed
every four or five miles, not a very good
icaiure xor comomation or trusts.
It seems to me that the object sought
for in these withdrawal is far from being
accomplished, but rather It Imposes a re
striction and burden upon the people who
are trying to make Morrow and Gilliam
Counties producing contributors to the re
sources of the state. to make homes
habitable, and living easier and hannier.
These powers are remote from any dense.
or possible dense, population. The reclama
tion service has investigated all of the val
ley of the John Day. have reserved all
possible reservoir sites for Irrigation waters,
They have measured the main river and
find its flow along the same lines as I have.
ah or meir proposed reservations are be
low the proposed dam site. So by using this
water, now going to waste, it would con
serve tne natural resources we are now
using for power, and afford a better, readier,
cheaper force to assist the people of these
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FAILING BUILDING, THIRD AND WASHINGTON
counties to conquer the difficulties of a
region devoid of fuel, water, oil the re
quisites of irrigation, heat, light and power.
We have a state law that imposes a
heavy tax and restriction on all of the
project. Now for the Government to du
plicate it, will be to stop all development
work of this character and deter the ma
terial progress of this region. It is a step
backward, and not forward. I have sub
mitted this project to Eastern investors
who have turned, it down. It can only be j
developed by the investment of myself and
associates. WO arc rtnuj to KJ uucau.
Can we?
We do not care to incur any additional
expense until this question Is settled. Will
you kindly ascertain if the Land Depart
ment will accept our maps and nling for
a reservoir site, in the event we present
them to the proper office?
To more clearly explain. I am enclosing
map of proposed dam site. It Is time for
us to be Initiating our work if we begin
actual construction August 1 , 101O, there
fore an early decision i desired. I am
appealing to you, for this Is in your district.
H- V. GATfcTS.
FOR A CONVENTION LEAGUE
An Organization Would Be of Much
Benefit to Portland.
PORTLAND, July 27. (To the Edi
tor.) A number of leading business
men of Portland propose to establish
and maintain a convention league, hav
ing for its purpose the securing ot
every desirable convention possible fot
this city. The Hibernian convention,
just closed, is not without its lesson as
to the value of such a convention for
any city or state. Thousands of happy,
enthusiastic visitors have just returned
to their homes in the East and will tell
their neighbors of this wonderful coun
try we have here, and of all the royal
hospitality and good fellowship of
Portland people. This will be "as
bread cast upon the waters," and will
return a hundredfold the time and
money expended in securing it. Thous
ands of people will visit this state as a
result of the good report carried bacK
East. - Our business men did not lose
money as a result of their visit.
There is an old saying, "comparisons
are odious," but I believe they are also
valuable, when properly considered,
and I wish to point out what California
has accomplished within nine months
through the medium of the San Fran
cisco Convention League. Our enter
prising neighbor to the south secured
eighteen National and state conven
tions during the past nine months.
This does not include the Jeffries-John-eon
match, which the league secured,
but had Its plans spoiled by Governor
Gillett. For next year San Francisco
has booked the National Sunday School
Association, which will have an at
tendance of 25,000; the National Edu
cational Association, with 20.000. This
Fall the National Order ot lioo lloos. a
name that sounds familiar in Oregon,
will meet in the Bay City, also the Na
tional Osteopaths and the National
Spiritualists. These are only the more
important conventions.
The most practical plan for estab
lishing such a league is to get our ad
visory committee together, and subdi
vide the business interests of Portland
into about 10 different classes, and levy
subscriptions ranging from 50 cents to
$25. Let these members obligate them
selves to meet a call for funds in ex
cess of this amount if It should be re
quired. Choose a secretary of energy,
ability and the boosting habit. Pay
the secretary a fair salary and give
him charge of the work of getting the
money and framing the plans for se
curing conventions. Paid membership
solicitors should be put into the field
to secure the funds, and every business
man, no matter what the dimensions
of his business, should contribute liber
ally. There are a number that would
get direct returns and big profits, such
as the restaurants, hotels, real estate
brokers, refreshment dispensers, etc.
They should go into the league as a
business proposition, and the money
contributed to the fund would be one
of the best investments they could
make. Who would sacrifice the Rose
Show for the pittance of money asked
by the managers to keep it going?
The convention league would be a sim
ilar organization.
From my interviews with prominent
business men of Seattle, San Francisco
and Los Angeles, I am convinced that
those cities would co-operate with
Portland in securing conventions, and
the delegations of these cities would go
to Eastern conventions as a unit for
one of the Pacific Coast cities for the
next convention. This policy would be
plain business, because visitors to any
one Coast city invariably visit all, or
nearly all, and the others before re
turning to their homes. A prominent
San Francisco man told me today that
three-fourths of the Hibernians would
stop off at San Francisco en route home
from the Portland convention.
A convention league would accom
pish great things for Portland and Ore
gon and it is one of our greatest ne
cessities at the present time.
GEORGE W. DIXON,
Secretary Oregon State Hotel Associa
tion. No one will question the soundness
of the proposition that it pays a city
to attract conventions, but it is worth
while to inquire whether Portland
needs two mercantile bodies to work in
the same cause.
Only a few days ago within the Com
mercial Club there was formed a Con
vention Bureau with precisely the same
object that Mr. Dixon's associates are
striving to attain. Will it not be bet
ter for the hotel interests to join with
the Commercial Club? Most of the
men who would be asked to contrib
ute toward the proposed league are
members of the Commercial Club,
which embraces the Convention Bureau.
Why approach them for money from
two sides? Get together.
GIRL BARTENDERS MANY
American Men Who Visit Britain
Surprised at Number.
LONDON, July 30 (Special.)
American men who visit Great Britain
for the first time often express sur
prise at seeing the number of girl bar
tenders in the saloons. Although the
tendency to employ men for the liquor
business is on the increase, the number
of girls so engaged is very large. In
their interests, a Rest Club has been
started. with Princess Louise, of
Schleswlg Holstein as president. The
Countess of Bective, another earnest
worker in various philanthropic enter
prises, is vice-president.
Girl bartenders when off duty can
take a Test any afternoon at the club,
and on Sundays, meetings of a social,
musical and religious character are
held. Another of the girls' society
friends, Mrs. Ernest Palmer, occasion
ally Invites the fair manipulators of
the beer engine to an "at home" at her
Grosvenor Place mansion.
How It Happened.
Louisville Courier-Jouinal.
You've heard that ancient story.
The tortoise ran a rac
And crabbed a lot of glory.
A roost unusual case.
Tbe maddest hare or hatter '
Has evidently suessed
The details of the matter
Were partially suppressed.
The old yarn is misleading;
Here's how the trick was done:
The hare was pinched for speeding
And so the tortoise won.