The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 17, 1911, SECTION FIVE, Page 2, Image 54

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2 TirE SUTOAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAXP. SEPTEMBER 17, 1911 '
BEND - DISTRICT TO BE BIG LTJM.BER- M. ART Yeltow Pine Timber Become Chief Available Resource
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BT OEORGB PALMER PtTNAM.
WITH th completion of the rail
road Into Centra! Oregon at
a early date now definitely In
e'fht. attention la more than erer dl"'
reeled to that moat Important of all
ronelderatlone tonnaae. What, chtef
lr. will comprise the tonnaco of inte
rior Oreg-onT From the traneportatlon
of what will the new rallroada obtain
the wherewithal to pay Interest upon
their enormous tnreslmtits?
With time and development, there
-will be many answers But as It Is.
romlne; Into a new. sparsely settled
nd slightly developed land, the rail
roads wl!l have to depend chiefly for
thIr frelxht traffic upon three thlnirs.
Two of them ar common to almost
II "new" Western countries: the
third Is seldom found In conjunction
with the others.
The three tonnage producers, then,
are beef, sheep and wool and lumber.
Their Importance In Central Oregon
Is In Inverse ratio to their order as
tier set down. The exportation of all
of thrsa products wtM mean Increased
wealth for Oregon. And as their pos
sibilities are exhausted, as Inevitably
must be the case, the other products
rt development along agricultural
l aes. will have crown up to replace
t'letn.
Timber Present Chief Asru
Chief of the Immediately available
ources of Oregon's inland empire
la Its timber. Already steps are being
taken by the aeveral large lumber
companies who control vaxl bodies of
tbe Interior timber for Its manufac
ture. And as but a small portion of
te lumber can find hline consumption.
great qoantltlrs will go to the markets
cf the Middle West. This movement Is
Ostined to get under way probably
very early In the coming rear, and will
cf ever-lncreaslnc Important as
trie manufacturing assumes a larger
acale.
The greatest ba:k of the Central Ore
gon timber occupies a belt approxi
mate to miles broad and 169 miles In
length. This vast area of timber extends-
from. Bend, on the Deschutes.
southward to California and beyond.
Jis Western boundary la the summit
rf the Cascade Kanre. On the taut It
eitecda across the Pencbute varying
distances. In one place curving out
oter the Paulina Mountains for manv
miles. Northward fro si Bend there Is
r.o timber either to the eaut of the
rtver or near its banka A narrowlnc
strip reaches along the Cascades and
tRelr foothills, finally disappearing on
t e eastern Hanks of the mountains
many miles south of the Columbia
All this Is yellow pine. The pin
threats effer a remarkable contrast
to those of the Willamette country, and
tr.e damper regions of the Coast dis
trict. There the trees grow thickly
and the woods are crowded with un-
terbruh of all kinds. But east of the
mountains tn trees stand far apart,
there Is absolutely no underbrush and
the entire freedom from swamps and
waterways and thickets makes prog
ress through tbe timber at all times
easy and dellgbtfui.
reMrsetlve Forewt Fli-ee Rare.
Tt'it this open character of the Cen
tral Oregon Umber Is notable for even
rmre Important reasons than Its at-
tracuvenesa for tourist and traveler
la tha epea. It baa the greatest eco- ,
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nomlc significance, and presents an
Important reason why the pine woods
of the interior have for so long at
tracted the Investments of experts,
even before the coming of railroad
transportation was nothing more than
a distant and problematical dream.
First, the absence of underbrush and
Inflammable material means an al
most total freedom from fires. In these
days of recurring forest fires with their
enormous losses, the Importance of
this fartor well may be appreciated.
While the occasional ground fires that
sweep through the open.ttmberg chiefly
devouring the needles, does a smalt
RICHARD STRAUSS, COMPOSER, DOES
NOT LIKE THESE UNITED STATES
Musical Geniu Will Go to South America, but Will Not Tarry In North Franz Lehar Will Visit TJa This
Season, While Two Operas Are Produced.
BT EMILIB FRANCES BAUER.
SAX FRANCISCO Sept. 16. Richard
Strauss has no use for America.
lie has entirely overlooked the
great appreciation which has been lav
ished upow some of his wonderful sym
phonies. Small difference to him that
America holds some of his songs as
greatest In all of song literature, but
Inasmuch aa America refuses to con
cede certain conditions la connection
with the performance of his operas,
and on must wonder Indeed whether
this would not mean that opera houses
would have to be built and endowed
especially for his works, he Is really
and truly huffy.
Proof of this Is that the great Ger
man coaductor-oomposer has contracted
to go to BraxiL Argentina. Chill and
Peru during the Spring of 11J. where
he will conduct a series of orchestral
concerts. He will not consider remain
ing over In North America either going
or coming, aa ha resents what he con
siders lack of appreciation. '
The orchestra will be organised In
South America, where there are a great
number of German musicians.
Fran Lehar will be one of the dis
tinguished visitors of the coming sea
son. He will undoubtedly enjoy a wide
popularity, aa he Is a man of delightful
personality and be Is as wide awake
to the conditions here as though he
had been In the United States already
many timea He will have two works
performed for tie first time In this
country. The first will be Oypsy
I.ove. which will open at ue Glove
Theater. Sew Tork. October S, and the
other will be "The Count of Luxem
bourg." which will open presumably at
the New Amsterdam later. He will con.
duct the opening performance at the
Olobe and he will remain for the open
ing of the "Count."
It Is understood that a committee of
American musicians and composers. In
rludlng Reginald D Koven. Victor Her
bert and Frank Pamrosch. will tender
him an elaborate reception.
Wolf Ferrari's name la beginning to
be beard upon many lips, not only In
this country but also In Europe, where
there will be produced ex number of his
works. It will be remembered that la
America he waa first given a wide
spread publicity, first In an oratorio
which waa presented twice by the New
Tork Oratorio Society, under Frank
Pamrosch. and then through his "go
ret of euxannc," In which, Sammarco
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percentage of harm, it la so Impercepti
ble as compared with the destruction
affected by fires in fir and other Ore
gon timber aa to be practically Ignored.
Secondly, the open character of the
timber makes It remarkable for the
I ease and Inexpenslveness with which
It can be logged. According to Clyde
McKay, Central Oregon representative
of the Mueller Lumber Company of
Davenport, Iowa, which owns thousands
of acres of Deschutes Valley pine, this
Oregon timber Is the Cheapest logged
of any commercial timber In the United
States, if not In the entire world.
To comprehend this fact does not re
and Carolina White distinguished them
selves last season.
Now Mr. Gattl-Caaaxsa announces
from Germany that In all probability
the Metropolitan season will open with
"Le lonne Curlose," by this composer,
and It is also understood that Ferrari
will be present at the performance.
There are two leading roles for so
pranos, and these will be sung by Ger-
aldine Farrar and Madame GadskL
Wolf Ferrari la still working on "The
Jewels of the Madonna, which will be
presented by Mr. Dlppel In Chicago and
Philadelphia, and simultaneously In
Vienna and Munich, where It will ba
sung, of course. In German. The first
Italian performance on any stag will
be accomplished by Mr. Dlppel In Chi
cago. Mr. Dlppel Intends to produce several
ballets, for which specialties he baa en
gaged Roslna GallL who has created
aome enthusiasm In Italy.
Among the late announcements from
Mr. Gattt-Casaxaa Ntre aeveral German
novelties, which Include "Lobetanz," by
Ludwlg Thullle. with Madame Gadskl
and Hermann Jadlowker In the leading
roles. Madame UadskI will also sing
the prima donna part In a one-act opera
entitled "Verslegelt'.' (Sealed), by Leo
Bloch. Otto Gorltl will have the lead
ing male role. Blocb Is the conductor
(rt the Royal Opra of Berlin, under
whom HuinperdrnrliX,, Koenigsklnder
waa produced for the first time in Ger
many. Othr novelties will Include, of
course. "Mona." by Horatio Parker,
with Herbert Wltherapoon In the lead
ing bass part, and It Is possible that
Moussorgsky's "Boris Goudenow," and
Franchetti's "Crlstoforo Colombo" will
be given. The latter contains one of
Caruso's best rolaa. It was also In
this opera, by the same composer aa
"Germanla," that Amato first created a
derp impression In Milan when it was
sung at La Seal In 1903.
Tuere were somo rumors that ar
rangements had been effected with the
Boston Opera House for the production
of "Tsobel," known In the sections
where It has been heard as "Isabeau."
of MascagnU but the management hav
ing made no announcement to that ef
fect. It Is probably safe to say that It
has not been secured. "Tsobel" is now
a feature of the opera houses In South
America, where It Is reported aa hav
ing had decided success. At the close
of the season In Chill It will come to
the Cost a nil In Rome, and It is an
nounced that "Hammersteln is to pro
duce It In London.
Only a dynamite bomb or an earth
quire the knowledge of an expert.
From the very nature of the topog
raphy and geography it is self-evident.
Logging the Central Oregon
product Is a "railroad proposition."
The logs will be brought to the mills
upon logging railroads. These 'will be
constructed by the lumber companies.
Bend to Become Lumber Center.
As recently stated In The Oregonlan
by D. F. Brooks, head of one of the
largest groups of lumber organiza
tions In the United States, the first
manufacturing of the interior's timber
quake can move Oscar Hammersteln
from the prominence which he has at
talned in London, where the well-
known face of the Impresario, with Its
near Van Dyke beard, adorns the front
age of his new theater about 12 feot
abovo the pavement over the Klngaway
entrance.
Home persons have expressed the
opinion that the head of King George
would have ben more appropriate, but
Inasmuch aa Mr. Hammerstetn is no
subject of that sovereign, and the heads
of the American Nation are too shifting
for an enterprise which shall ba so per
manent as Mr. Hammersteln Intends
this to be, it seems that his own face
Is sufficiently significant.
Construction of the house was begun
November of 1810 and will soon be
roady fur the opening. It is regarded
aa one of the best opera houses of to
day, aa It Is equipped with the very
latest Improvements, especially on the
sta go.
The first reason, or what Is known In
London as the Winter season, tv',11 open
November 11 with "Quo Vadis" with
Renaud and an Immense cast. Renaud
will also appear in the title role of
Massenet's "Don Quixote," which will
follow later In the week. It is an
nounced that Mr. Hammersteln has
chartered one of the Cunard line's to
bring a cargo of his American friends
for the opening performance.
The repertoire announced In addition
to the works Just named includes
"Thais." "Le Jongleur do Notre Dame,"
"Herodlade." "Manon." "Werther." "La
Navarralae," "Tales of' Hoffman."
"Faust." "Romeo and Juliet," "Lakme,"
"Le Prophete," "Les Huguenots,"
"Louise." "Violin Maker of Cremona,"
"Carmen." In French, and in Italian will
be given "Norman." "II Trovatore," "La
Favorlta." 'Siberia," "Dolores." "Cav
allerla Rustlcana," "Pagliaccl," "Lu
cia." "Rigoletto," "La TraviaLa." "The
Barber of Seville," "Aida," "Andrea
Chenler." "Masked Ball" and "Otello."
Among the singers engaged are Lina
Cavalier!, Isabeau Catalan, Victoria
Per. Aline Vallandrt, Era Oldhanskl,
Felicia Lyne, Louise Merlin, Marguer
ite D'Alvares, Tlnka-Joselsi, Jeanne
Duchene. Nina Rattl. Antoinette Ker
lane. Jean Auber, Arville H&rrold, Mario
Ansaldi. Frank Pollock. Frederic Reg
la Fernand Leroux. tenors; Renaud.
Georges Chadal, Arthur Philips, Jose
Dense. M- Flgarella, Mario Ellandrl,
Jean Perkln, Enso Bozzano. Francis
Combe, G. de Graxia and Henry Wel
don, baritone and bassos.
Already plan are under way for i
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will be through the medium of these
roads. They can and will be used for
60 miles and mora. In the Middle
Western timber territory Operators
have employed logging roads of more
than 200 miles' length.
Dr. Brooks, who la at the head of
the Bend Company, a timber and town
site corporation which controls much
property in and about Bend, and ad
jacent timber, has stated that these
logging railroads will be employed to
bring the millions of feet of timber
owned by his and associated companies
to Bend, where Joint milling will be
conducted on the Deschutes, at suit
the greatest festival that has ever
been known in Bayreuth In 1913, which
1 the centenary year of Wagner, but
It is not unlikely that there will be
another season of opera in Bayreuth
next Summer, as this one has been
such an unparalleled success, . and
moreover this will be the last year of
exclusive right to the "Parsifal" per
formance. Borne of the artists will
come for the first time to New Tork
next season. Among these are Herman
Weilly. who appeared with great suc
cess as Arrrfortas, and Heinrich Hen
sel, the tenor, who was to have come
to New York but who has been re
leased from that promise. On the
other hand Frieda tiempej wno wan
promised to Mr. Gatti-Casaxza for next
Bmaann mav l n AWM LO II) Til H mil
vne in which rase "Marriage of Fig'
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tutte." all of Moxart. will probably be
in the repertory.
Tn Rnvfouth the artists who sang the
ring were Dr. Aiirea uary, nemei,
Jacques Urlus, Boomer, tianicn, jorcuur,
c.i....rinrf . Rxiwtflt. Karl Braun
Herman Weill, Ernest Behmann and
others. The female roies were buub
by an American, Minnie Salzmann
Stevens, Ellen Gulbranson, Margarete
Matzenauer, Luise Reuss-Belce, Lilly
Hafgren-Waag and Gertrude Foerstel.
Anna von Mlidenoerg, a wioeiyiiu
artlsKformerly from the Vienna opera,
now married to Herman Babr, the au
thor of the successful comedy "The
Concert," appeared as Kundry in a
number of the performances.
Mine. Bahr-Mildenburg la responsiDie
or an Interesting description of Sieg-
. j -.. at r.liflM rss.1 As has
often been Indicated the son of the
,(A wairnp And the cTandson of
the memorable Liszt suffers by the
brilliancy of his anteceaenis ana ne i
winning a distinct position for himself
li. -n rfnTt at Bavreuth where
this year with his associates. Hans
Rlchter, Karl muci ami u'
ing.
Wagner is now recognized as one
of the greatest drill masters of the
world. Indeed, many feel that he is aa
great In 'this particular as was nis
"Siearfrled Wagner. says
Mademoiselle Bahr-Mildenburg, "su-
Derintends everything witn tne same
watchfulness as his father did.
Promptly at nine o'clock he drives up
to the opera house which Wagner
built on the eminence near Bayreuth.
"Hi attire include knee breeches and"
he rherrilv greets
the varlou artists, often with a joke.
Looking at his watch he exclaims.
Well, children. It Is time to begin,
Aim .om ' " and then enters the
theater, foljowed by his singers. At
the entrance a nuge eneei 01 paper in
dicates the various part rehearsals in
iivri, rooms r for these rehearsal no
fewer than 28 pianos are needed.
The rehearsals on tne stage wnn
n..h..tr. are maplr,il hv Slecfried him
self on a blackboard on the evening
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able locations already purchased.
Already there is in operation at Bend
several mills, the largest of which is
owned by the Bend Company. The
railroad is constructing a spur to this
mill, and as soon as the transportation
company i prepared to handle the
traffic the first exportation of Central
Oregon lumber will commence.
With the Installation of the big mills
at Bend, a development that is assured
by the two large timber companies In
terested In the town's realty, an ever
Increasing exportation will continue.
That this will mean more to the quick
development of the country, by bring
be held. At these rehearsals the ar
tists who do not happen to be needed
sit in the dark auditorium. Here Wag
ner joins them often, to observe the
general effect.
Usually, however, he sits In a corner
of the stage, giving directions to all
concerned. Nothing escapes him; he
attends particularly to what had
seemed minor points till he bad made
clear their importance. Everyone Is
urged to do his or her best, following
his own example. At noon there Is
a pause during which he gets a breath
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
IN PARTNERSHIP, PLEA
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Madison 0. Peters Says One Should Thoroughly Satisfy Oneself as to Qual
ities of Business Aid Many Men of Ahility to Few of Integrity.
BT SiADISOST C. PETERS.
WHEN you think of going Into
partnership with another, ask
yourself if you are willing to
trust him with the power to ruin you.
Thoroughly satisfy yourself that your
proposed partner has proved nimseir i
man of pure principles, correct hab
Its and first-class business qualities.
No feelings of sympathy, personal re
gard or claims of blood should be
heeded in employing help.
Better by direct charity take cart
of your incompetent relations than put
them In a position where their blunders
may Injure your business. Rothschild's
maxim, "Never have anything to do
with an unlucky man or place," sounds
mean and selfish, but as a rule the so
called "unlucky" fellow are Indolent,
Improvident, imprudent and whose
"bad luck" Is bad pluck.
You can find 100 men with ability
to ono of integrity many a man of
sufficient knowledge lacks a perfect
trustworthiness. When you find a man
in your employ whose moral qualities
are equal to his ability In other re
EDects, generously compensate him in
proportion to his worth and retain him
at almost any sacrifice.
Frequent breaches of trufit on the
part of clerks and others are often
due to inadequate salaries. Often with
growing families and their own in
creasing value to their firm their wages
remain the same and the temptation to
make them larger prove too strong.
Put your employes by a fair wage be
yond the temptation to dishonest re
lief.
Amos Lawrence, one or tne most suti
ceseful men of his time, said: "Ex
cessive credit Is the rock on which so
many business men are broken." Goods
is money, and to lend money 1 no
more a risk than lending goods Is un
safe, jet so universal ias the credit i
ing -in Eastern money In return or
the native-produced stock, than can
any one other factor, is recognized by
all familiar with the situation.
And that Just as soon as transporta
tion actually has come to the timber
belt of the Interior there will be
opened up a huge and hitherto abso
lutely closed door, through which here
after will enter from the East and
Middle West wealth to Oregon and to
Portland, is a fact whose great signifi
cance to the state at large will become
more and more appreciated as the
economic development of the next few
years progresses.
of fresh air and eats a sandwich pre
pared for him by his sister Eva, who
also tries to restrain him from eating
too fast.
In the evening he frequently Joins ,
the artists, bubbling over with animal
spirits In spite of a day's hard work.
He likes to tell jokes and hear them,
and his contagious laughter Is often
heard above .the din of conversation
and cirticism. Such is the life of
Siegfried, son of Wagner and grand
son of Liszt, during rehearsal time at
Bayreuth."
system become that many foolishly re
gard a sale of goods on credit as a
good thing, who would never dream of
lending that very purchaser an equal
amount of money. Cash sales and small
profit are much to be preferred to
large sales and great risks, and when
will buyers realize the self-evident
truth that they must pay extra for
credit, )n addition to making up for
those who never pay. Pay as you go
lf you can't pay, don't go. ,
When you see a man display a great
deal of religion in his shop window
you may depend on it he keeps a small
stock of It within.
Origin of Macadam,
Jjarper's.
It has been said that the best roads
built since the days of the Romans are
those known as macadamized roads.
Macadam was a Scotchman who spent
several years In America. On his re
turn to his native land, toward the
close of the 18th century, he devoted
hi attention' to road building. His
leading principle was that a road ought
to be considered as an artificial floor
ing so strong and even as to let the
heaviest vehicle pass over it without
Impediment. v
People began to hear with wonder of
roads 30 and 40 feet wide rising only
three inches in the center, and be pro
pounded the extraordinary heresy that
a better and more lasting road could
be made over the surface of a morass
than over solid rock.
Another of his principles was that
the soil Is more resistant when dry
than when wet.- In order to keep it
in a condition of the greatest resist- .
ance that is to say, dry he advocated
the putting over it of a covering im
pervious to rain the road. In fact.
The thickness of this covering was to
be regarded in relation to Its imper
vlousness, and not. at all as to its bear
ing of weight.