TITT: SUNDAY OTtEGOXIAX. rOTtTLAXP. DECEMBER 24. 1911.
10
31,500,000 WILL BE
SPENT ON SERVICE
for direct legislation has been done
with the single tax In view, and for
fear that he might deny that state
ment I shall quote a part of his speech
delivered at the single tax conference
and published on page 33 of the pam
phlet above mentioned:
"We have cleared the way for a
straight single tax fight In Oregon.
All the work we have done for direct
legislation has been done with the
single tax In view, but we have not
talked single tax because that was not
the question before the house, now that
question la before the house In Ore
gon and we will discuss it."
Some people doubt Mr. U'Ren's hon
esty regarding the single tax ques
tion and the purpose for which lie la
working, while others think that he la
crnxv on the subject, and the latter. In
order to prove their assertion, quote
from his own speech at the single tax
conference, and published on page Si
of the pamphlet above referred to.
wherein Mr. TTRen spoke as follows:
"1 read 'Progress and Poverty" In
lS. he said, "and I went just as craxy
over the single tax idea as any one
else ever did. I knew I wanted the
single tax. and that was about all I
did know. I thought I could get it by
agitation, and was often disgusted with
a world that refused to be agitated for
what I wanted."
GRANT B. DIMICK.
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company Plans Big
Improvements.
SUBSTATION TO BE BUILT
Million Dollars Will Be Kiprndrd In
It IS for 0erhcd and Vnder
cround Work Kxtpnolons
Will B . Vndertakrn.
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Improvements od rsin.lnn planned
br th Portland Hallway. UlKht & Pow
er Company for thr toming year
srricttr a cost of $l.SO.0O. Included
I IIOO.IOO for a new substation and
" power plant on the H'nl Side to ac
commodate the arowlna; needs of the
busloass district for electric service.
Various other Improvements In the
clir properti.-s are to be provided. In
cluding extensions Into parts of the
cttr that are building up and that re
quire Improved transportation facili
ties. iome expenditures are necessary
on the suburban lines and the develop
ment work on hydraulic power plant
wITl be continued.
Hlcser : irbable.
Whl'e the cost apportioned for new
work nest year Is I.iOO.OOA. It lsprob
able that considerable more work than la
provided f.-r in that figure will be done.
The rompany last car spent approxi
mately 4.4;.0') for betterments and
Improvements.
The location for the new W est Side
substation has not been determined, but
It Is probable that It will be built on
property already owned by the com
pany. It Is not probable that It will be
built In or very near the business dis
trict. The station at Seventh and Alder
streets. It Is said, will accommodate the
Immediate business district. It Is prob
able that the new plant will be located
some distance west of that station.
Included in the estimate for nexl
year is ll.Ooe.ooo for overhead and un
derground work to accommtMlate the
growlne needs of every portion of the
city. Not orly will It be necessary to
provide for the extensions of the rail
lines, but ihe consumption of electricity
In the stores, the homes, offices and
factories, too. has made It Imperative
for the company to add heavily to Its
equipment in all auxiliary lints.
Fewer Facilities afrlrleat.
The new power plants on the Clack
amas Klver now are capable of taking
care of the city for many years to come,
yet ample provision Is made by power
sites recently acquired for supplying
the people of Portland with light, heal
and energy for an Indefinite period in
the future. With Ihe completion of the
power plants It has become necessary
to add to the wire service and to In
crease the substation facilities for dis
tributing the current.
U'REN DECLARED UNFAIR
Grant B. Plnilck Answers Letter In
Single Tax Controversy.
OREOOX C1TV. Or.. Pec. 13 (Spe
cial. -V. f. fRen has always con
ducted his campaigns along lines that
are absolutely unfair and from this
day 1 shall keep on that gentleman's
trail in every move that he makes." Is
an excerpt from a statement of Grant
B. Dtmlck today In relation to the sin
gle rax controversy. The statement
follows:
Oregon City. Or- Pec. 53. To the
Kditor.l I have carefully read 'the
article of II. W. Stone In The Orego
nian of December SI, and desire to
state that Mr. Stone evidently mis
understood what 1 said regarding the
S1C7T as I only quoted from their own
book entitled "Single Tax Conference."
which was held In New York City No
vember If and SO. It0. under the aus
pices of the "Joseph Kels Kund Com
mission." and the last Item of expense
given in that pamphlet, at the bottom
of page 31. la as follows: "Oregon per
W. s. U'Ren. printing and general ex
penses. $1.7T5.- Mr. Stone says: "Mr.
nimtck is mistaken in thla. He did not
see on page 31 or any other page In
the report of that conference that Mr.
ITRcn received ll,"5."
I wish to state for the benefit of
Mr. Stone and other readers of The
uregonlan that I did see on page 31
Just exactly what I have act forth
above and nowhere in that pamphlet
Issued by "Vela Fund" Is II. W. Stone s
name mentioned as treasurer or even
having anything to do with the single
tax expenditures in the Stale of Ore
gon. I do not believe anybody who claims
to possess an ordinary degree of In
telligence can truthfully say after
reading my former article In The Ore
gon Inn that I aald Mr. l"Ren received
lU.Tii for his own private use. but
he received It and used It In the single
tax campaign in this state.
When Mr. Fels was In Portland a
few months ago an Interview with him
was published wherein lie slated that
Mr. lRen did receive a salary from
the "Fels Fond" and the amount of the
aa'ary was given at that time, and Mr.
l"ln has never denied It. except that
he denies that be ever received any of
that tit.", but on page II of the
pamphlet above referred to. it says
Cut he did receive "Oregon per W 8.
t'llen' the above amount, but I pre
sume that te word "per" Is a single
tax phrase Indicating that W. S. U Ken
got nothing.
Mr. T'Kcn has a lengthy article pub
lished in The Oregonian of December
S3, wherein he stales:
"As to water powers. It cost the Fels
Fund shout to get the true value
of thofe In use ami of tiie corporation
franchises and rights of way for the
"Clackamas County single tax assess
ment. Ti ls Is based on the carnintr
power as shown by actual receipts and
offn-lal reports. I mrntlnn.il only the
Portland Kallwar. Ught aV Tower Coin
pan vs water powers, but Mr. Pimh'k
jumps Instant:)- at the defense of that
corporation."
Now as a matter of fart. Mr. l""Hen
illd not mention in his former articles
anything about the Portland Railway.
Light & Power tympany, nor even men
tion Its name, nor did 1 Jump Instantly
at the defense of that corporation, or
even mention Its came or have that
corporation In mind, and I am com
peUed to believe Mr. l"Rn willfully
Injected that Into b:a article for the
purpose of leading people to believe
that I represented that company, when
as a matter of fact. I have conducted
litigation against that company for
more than two years last past, and all
of which, was well known to Mr. Cllen.
W. S. I' Rcn has always conducted
his campaigns along lines that are ab
solutely unfair and from this day on
I shall ramp on that gent'eman a trail
In everv more that he makrs. All of
ifce work that Mr. L"j:cn has ever Uone
VANCOUVER MOURNS LOSS
Tribute Paid U I-alc A. Hoack by j
l. Hough of Education Board.
VANCOUVER. Wash, Dec. 33. (To
the Editor.) A few days ago there
passed away from our midst one of
those rare characters whose life whs
a constant Inspiration to the commu
nity and an object lesson In every puase
of good citizenship. Mr. Hossack. In
his youth came f.-om Scotland to this j
...... , nH aui-inc a Inn w life VKI I
one of the most Industrious and pat
riotic citizens In our country. More
than SO years ago he moved from Il
linois to Vancouver, Wash. Here he
was one of the most esteemed members
of the community. He was a man of
sterling integrltv of the old school,
most accommodating and tolerant of
the opinions and peculiarities of others,
yet uncompromising In his Interpreta
tion of moral right and wrong.
It Is written that "an honest man
Is the nobtert work of Hod." and some
pessimist has added "and about the
rarest." Certainly from the standpoint
of morality, honesty and Industry, with
a kindly, helpful and charitable dis
position. Mr. Hossack was one of God's
noblest productions. In business, re
ligion and politics, he always acted
with unswerving rectitude: no personal
or partisan considerations ever weighed
a particle with him. His sole object was
the neighbor's feelings and the general
welfare.
Yet it was his home life that was
most beautiful. A good provider for
his family, a devoted husband, a tender
father, a wise counselor, he endeared
himself to all, especially to the mem
bers of his own household. It was
pathetic and edifying to- aee his evi
dent concern for the comfort and hap
piness of those around him. Always
Industrious. In spite of nearly four
score years, be annually demonstrated (
by his own labor how much produce ;
could be taken from a small piece of j
land by care and Industry. The neigh- 1
bors all sadly realise that their best j
friend will cheer them no more, out
the recollection of his beautiful char
acter will always remain with them as
lasting remembrance of one of Jod
noblemen. P. HOL'GU.
STEAMER'INDIA is coming
'inland and Kroonland lo Hun
front Atlantic to Pacific.
As a result of the visit to' Portland
and other Coast harbors a few weeks
ago of a representative of the Kast
Asiatic Steamship Company, of Copen
hagen, the steamer Indlun has been
dispatched from the Danish city to
make her first call at San Francisco
ami proceed north. She sailed Decem
ber 13. If business Is encouraging
mora carriers are to follow, the ex
pectation being that a permanent serv
ice will be established to compete with
other Interests after the Panama Canal
Is opened. The Indian will steam via
Magellan and include South American
ports In her Itinerary.
In connection with new lines via
the Isthmus It Is said that the ap
plication made at the New York Cus-tom-House
for the admission of tha
steamers Finland and Kroonland. now
under the Belgian flag, to American
registry, means that they will run
from New York to Pacific Coast ports.
It is not improbable that tha Interna
tional Mercantile. Marine, which re
nurchased the vessels, will bid for the
Oovernment mail contract and use them
for that purpose. The application win
be considered by the Bureau of Navi
gation at Washington.
Hotel Employes Remembered,
u-n . plan, with rolil in hla Dock
ets, arrived at the Imperial Hotel yes
terday ana snowea wmi. "-" " ' --.
i.t... a tiniet letter that
the employes had done their duties
faithfully during me pasi year mnu
that they were appreciated. When
... n. . 1 hi. .1 ra rann, he
rnnia .iaua ...a, I . -
had a bundle of checka In hla hand that
totaled 115UW ana were DiBinouiru u
amounta proportionate to the wages re
ceived from the scrub woman to tha
highest salaried employe. Phil Meti
chan. Sr.. escaped before tha check dis-
!. mnA want to Salem tO IDf lid
Christmas with relatives, as he has
recovered from his recent juness. dui
Phil. J r- stoppea an uinK uj . , u a, .
attending to hi formal duties and
more by striving to make the hotel one
that Its patrons will desire to return
to. Keep on doing It and there Is an
other Christmas coming."
This Girl Recovered
from Consumption
The mmkn of Fckman' Altrt.r. wh.-h
la Jlnr much tor t'onaumptU-.
ar ronttt.ua.lljr in rwtpt f really wonder
ful report a of curri brouiht about mlty
throoah ilia u of tnt ...MllMn'. Thraa
rrporia -la i th command of
anv on lnrud. and many of lh wrlt
( In thir ratttut- hi.f mifn-'! that
Ilk auffrrr rile direct and ra hal
It did for thn.. Hra la on apeviroen.
4-1 S4-4tfid Ave.. Aurora. III.
Orultnen : Pardon m for not writing
aner. but I wanted to If I would nay
rured. I can now trutnTullr ajr I am per
fectly well. Never felt better In mil fur
life. I wiah to emprefta my heartfe.t tuanka.
I ne'er have anv pMin, no couah. no night
awraia. hav-f rr. Mnc a child f
two veara ! have been a IT in with lnn(
trouble, which grew won m I liw oluer.
At tn a of fourteen tha doctor said If
I could not be wiu P otitis I would aurely
dlo of Oonaumptlon. Every Winter T would
b ure to nav elthr Hronchltt. Pleurtav.
or pneumonia. I had Typhoid -Pneumonia
one time. 1 had catarrh of the tomach
and bowel, and had Hay Fever for the lat
few veara: hut ha not anything--", tha
Kind "tMa yer.
win annwer all letera aent to m.
ask m c hiatorv of mv raae. from anyone
auf'erlnc tow. lun trouble.
"I remain witl mauy thank a to too,
ymr crwieft:) ft lend-
tined Affidavit ETTA PI-ATH.
Three year later reporte atll! welf
K. a man a Alterative l effe-tle In
pronchitt. Afihmi. Hay Fe,er: Threat and
1-iiiC Trotibie. and In upbulMlna; the a a
tom Ioe not contain potna. opiate or
hbf -forming dma. Fr ale br the Owl
.ru tr And other leonine druaciata. Ak
for H-ok'ct .f rir1 and wrio to K k -main
lboraioT. Philadelphia. Pa., for ad
ditional ' klcnce.
THE DOTTED LI SB SHOWS PORTIO! OF HILLS THAT HAS BEEN WASHED DOWN BY THE HVDBAILIC GUSTS.
Head of Love joy Street and Cornell Road
On Sale Tuesday, January 2, 1912
25 Best Sites at $4000 Each
First Purchasers Have Choice of 75 Sites
TO GET THIS property squarely before the public and to start the sales, I am
authorized to offer twenty-five (25) of these sites regardless of price and size for
sale, up to January 10, 1912, at $4000 each. This property is admitted to be the
finest, most finished and best located high-class residence property m Portland. It is
located right above Nob Hill the district containing Portland's finest homes, and will
be a continuation of that district. To give you an idea of the values, here are the prices
on the 75 lots:
1 Sit. at .
t Mt at
S sites at
.sa.'vofl
.ssooe
6 Mtes at
1 8II.S at
1 bit. at .
.95500
.5000
.941&0
ttits at..
1 Kit. at .
24 Site at
W500
S4250
...4000
According to appraisals of three of Portland's best known realty experts the poorest
site is now worth $5000, and the larger and better ones at proportionate higher prices.
Any reliable real estate dealer who knows values in this section will confirm this.
Just think Your pick of any of these 75 sites for $4000 untQ 25 of them are sold.
Reservations can be made now. Phone my office and call for me personally to make
engagements to see the property. First purchasers get first choice.
This is the best proposition ever offered to the Portland public. Not more than three
lots at this price to one person.
Special Features in Westover Terraces
1 Each site has an unobstructed view of and costly retaining walls are needed,
the city, rivers and mountains. (Ele- 7 High exclusive residence building re
vation 400 feet.) striction.
2 Twenty minutes' walk to heart of city. 8-No steep grades in streets 8 per cent
. . maximum.
3 A11 modern street improvements, in- j . j id t b 0lmsted Bros.,
eluding electric cluster lights. 0f Boston, and being foUowed to the
4 Good car service another car line to
. be built into the property at once. 10 Will be one of Portland's show
5 Paved streets all the way to town. places.
6 The only heights property-with -11 Many others too numerous to men
LEVEL sites where no big, unsightly tion.
RE
iL
AUK
SELLING AGENT
Westover Terraces
818 t o 823
and Eastmoreland Spalding Bldg.
FHOIYES Mala 3113, A 7617