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An Ideal Place of Repose, Large
Enough to Accommodate
Over a Half Million People
BY H. RANDOLPH
On'" of th most iittraotive beauty spots ami
slnw jilarrs aronml our beautiful city is Mount
Scott Park Cemetery. J'or two years a large
foree of workmen, including eneineers. lanil
n. ape architects, gardeners, jrraders and other
mechanics have been diligently applying them
telves in their various branches of the work,
which wa completed last September.
The writer. learning of this lurije public im
provement, decided to visit Mount Seott Park
for the purpose of verifying the many current
reports of the' magnificence and scenic beauty
of this valuable aud much-needed improvement.
Crossing the- Madison bridge, proceeding out
Hawthorne avenue to the Ladd Tract; diagon-"
ally across the aiA Tract to Division street,"
then out Division street to the Oregon City
road, south to Foster road; east to Lents and
one mile south to Mount Scott Park Division
utreet is now hard-surfieed to the reservoir
the rest of the drive was made over beautifully
macadamized roads, a most enjoyable automo
bile ride.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE MODERN.
Arriving at the cemetery, one is at once
deeply impressed with the absolute permanency
ami siibstantiability of all of the improvements.
Yimi are reminded of Mount Auburn, of l$os
ton: Mount Knyal, of Pittsburg; Spring Grove,
of Cincinnati, and Cypress Lawn, of San Fran
cisco. Mount Scott Park, although only in its
infancy, compares most favorably with any of
these leading cemeteries.
The massive cut stone eyluinns at the en
trance are capped with artistically carved urns
and stone spheres; the heavy broken ashler
wings spreading from the columns, forming the
spacious approach, are decorated with ornate
hand made iron grilles of the 16th century Ital
ian Garden design. The large rut stone public
service building, culled "Gate Lodge," located
t the right, just inside the entrance, is of the
Gothic style of architecture, finished mainly in
hard wood, and was constructed at a cost of
nearly $:20.ono.li0. The superintendent occupies
the rear and upper portion of the building.
The front part of this building is for the bene
fit of lot owners and visitors, comprising large
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and luxuriously furnished rest rooms, office,
reception-room and ladies' dressing-room.
The cemetery association owns 335 acres,
taking in almost the entire north and west
slope of picturesque Mount Scott. The ground
- rises gradually from the entrance and is roll
ing. The entire tract is a natural park and
must have been designed by nature for ceme
tery purposes. Every portion of the tract is
Jjighly susceptible of the most beautiful results
in landscape architecture and gardening. This
has been demonstrated in the first unit of 30
acres just completed. It was considered the
most difficult part of the land to develop, yet
one can scarcely imagine anything more beau
tiful or pleasing to the eye in the way of land
scaping than this same 30 acres.
Each of the numerous sections has a distinct
individuality all its own, and are known by the
following appropriate names: Fairview, Sunset,
Hillside, Dellwood, Greenleaf, Evergreen,
Columbine. Roselawn and Magnolia.
The landscape architect 'adhered as nearly
as possible to the natural contour. The broad,
winding avenues reach all parts of the ceme
tery and are splendidly macadamized, the ma
cadam being of a dark bluish color, contrasting
pleasingly with the rich green carpeting of the
lawns.
The planting consists of a large variety of
imported and domestic trees, shrubbery and
flowering plants, mostly evergreens. An ex
tensive drainage and water system is in use
here. This is a most important feature, as it,
insures dry graves, green lawns and healthy
shrubbery the year around.
MAINTENANCE TO BE PERPETUAL.
I was informed by the management that
Mount Sott Park was nonsectarian and with
out religious or fraternal restrictions, also that
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the modern park and lawn plan had been
adopted. This feature should be of great inter
est to the people of Portland, for it means that
every burial plot sold, as well as all other por
tions of the eemetery, will be perpetually main
tained and cared for by the cemetery authori
ties without extra charge. Not less than 25
of the receipts from the sale of lots and single
graves is set aside into an irreducible fund.
This fund is to be invested only in high-class
interest-bearing securities, the income to be
used solely for the maintenance and embellish
ment of every part of the cemetery. "vVhen the
lots are all sold, which will probably be 100
years hence, the fund will be large enough so
that the income from it will be ample to cover
the cost of maintenance for all time. This
method relieves the lot owner of any further
expense and sets his mind at rest so far as the
care and appearance of hi lot is concerned,
and precludes the possibility of the deplorable
condition now exis-ting in all cemeteries that
have made no provision for permanent main
tenance. .
THE MODERN WAY.
Three interments were made during my visit
of a few hours at Mount Scott Park. I was
surprised to see that the entire funeral cortege
of one of these was in automobiles, there being
seven big touring cars and an auto hearse. These
automobiles moved along quietly, stopping at
the grave side. It was drizzling rain, the occu
pants alighting from the car, passed over heavy
cocoa matting, which had been laid over the
lawns, into a large white tent, which had been
placed over the grave. Matting also covered
the lawn on the inside of the tent. There were
over 50 people in attendance, in the tent and
there seemed to be room for many more. The
grave was decorated with evergreens and the"
latest style of lowering device was used in lower
ing the casket into the grave. This is certain y
a marvelous improvement over the old style
method of burial. Everywhere there was evi
dence of qiuet repose, also of perfect system.
Especiallv was this noticeable among the corps
of well-disciplined employes. Perfect neatness
and cleanliness prevailed on every hand.
I learned that while Mount Scott Park was
developed at a cost of over $200,000.00 and is
equipped with every modern convenience and
improvement, including perpetual care, which
to mv mind is the most important feature of all:
yet the prices for burial plots are moderate,
the cost being no greater than that of other
cemeteries. -
LOCATION IDEAL.
Another commendable feature, and one which
speaks well for the wisdom of the men who
have been Instrumental in giving Portland this
splendid Memorial Park, and one which should
appeal strongly to those who are contemplating'
the selection of a burial plot, is the location,
being situated just outside the city limits, suf
ficiently removed from the center of the busi
ness and residential districts to insure it against
encroachment. This, together with the peculiar
topography of the land and the siibstantiability
of the improvements, is an assurance of perma
nency, and against embarrassing conditions a no
ultimate removal, the common fate of ceme
teries located .within the city limits. ' This ceme
tery is located approximately six miles from
the center of Portland's population. The
Cazadero and Mount Scott carlines pass within
one mile of Mount Scott Park.
The cemetery's equipment includes three
large automobiles, which are operated between
Lents Station, the nearest point, and the ceme
tery, free of charge. This service will continue
pending the extension of the carline.
Plans have been drawn by a noted architect
and are on file in the city office, for a modern
crematorium, receiving vaults and chapel. This
building is to be erected in the hear future.
It will also be of cut stone and in keeping with
this cemetery's other high-class improvements.
All who are interested in the city's welfare
and development should not fail to visit this
most interesting and beautiful spot, if for no
other reason than to be familiar with the gen
eral character of one of the most ornamental,
largest and necessary improvements given Port
land in late years. . . .
MISHANDLED EGGS CAUSE ANNUAL
LOSS IN OREGON OF HALF MILLION
Experiment Hade by Poultry Dpartment of Oregon A friculturil Colleje Show Deficiency Totals 27 Per Cent.
Proper Marketing Would Save Fanner Immensely.
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IL) Th poultry department of
th Oregon Arlculturl College Uas
bn earrylnn on some Interesting; and
Instructive experiments during the past
year In different branches of commer
cial poultry raising. The average
raiser Is able to secure Information re
tardm the handling of Ms hens and
their feeding with very little difficulty,
but there Is another phase of tt'.e suc
cessful egg farm wMch !s i:sually
oieclooked. and It la to this thst Pro
fessor James Irdrn and his asstst
anta hat e been giving espectalntten
tlon. The poultry producers of the country
ara losing vast sums of monev through
Improper handling and marketing of
eggs. It has been estimated that there
Is a lts of about 17 per cent In tie
alue of eggs by Improper handling.
Tliat moans a total los In eggs pro
rfuvad in the L'nlted States of about
ii.i.i' a year. At tiie same rate
the los In Oregon eggs would total
Se. a year.
Iw la IT Per Oat.
A Government expert has figured this
loss on tha following basts:
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Mouldy or bad-flavored ecss
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It Is needless to say that a targe part
Ct this loss might be saved to the pro
ducer by rare in the handling.
There is another source of serious
loss. Handling the eggs Is one thing,
marketing Is another. Oregon farmers
are producing egga that would sell for
40 cents a dozen In Portland at tha
present time if properly marketed.
Farmers trade eggs at the local store
for merchandise at cents a. doxen
that are as good when laid as the eggs
for which consumers In the city gladly
pay 40 cents a d.xen. But by the usual
methods of marketing, by.the time tha
farmer s eggs get to the city they are
worth no mora than lie received for
them in trade, pins the freight. Why?
Because bis egB were mixed by the
storekeeper with eggs of all sizes and
degrees of freshness or stalenes- They
were thep Twlsurely shipped to Port
land, where they passed through sev
eral hands, and by the time they
finally reached the consumer they had
lost the quality of new-latdnese. and
many of them In advanced stages of
decomposition.
In certain seasons of the year It ia
common to test out IS per cent of tha
eggs as good only for fertilizer. Not
many bu.lneses can stand a loss of
li per vent, il.it) biuUicaa iucn would
be glad to make a profit of 15 per cent.
The average egg la worth much more
when the hen lays It than when the
consumer eats It. The delay therefore
In reaching the consumer la responsible
for a great loss. This is one thing.
Another thing in marketing. There
are too many pronts to pay by the pro
ducers and consumers. It is pretty
ranch tha same In New York as it Is
here. A few weeks ago Judge Kosals
kv. of the Court of General Sessions of
New Tork City, sentenced the officers
of a live poultry trust to prison after
a hard trial, and the Judge said: "The
present system Is too complicated a one
through which to send the necessaries
of life."
Here is tha system: "The farmer
sells to tha shipper; the shipper turns
the chick over to the commission man,
and then It finally gets to the retailer.
Each one of these persons demands and
secures his bit. which Is why fowl Is
beyond the purse of the poor of our
city." It Is pretty much the same way
with eggs. '
With a loss of 17 per cent in hand
ling eggs and a further loss of some
1 per cent In marketing, a total of
27 per cent, no wonder soma people say
-poultry don"t pay." And again, with
the time consumed In getting the egga
to the consumer, no wonder that the
consumer objects to the quality.
With proper hondling and speedier
sjaicuis of maiketlnir, the coujuoitr
would bs treated at breakfast to a sug
gestion of the real thing. The demand
for eggs will Increase just in propor
tion as the time is cut between the
nest and the pantry.
Tae Reasfldy Poloted Oat.
To get the best results, two things
should be attended to: First, tha farm
er should give attention to the hand
ling of the eggs. Observance of the
following simple rules would save a
large part of the 17 per cent loss.
l'lrst Clean yards for the fowls to
run In and clean nests to lay In would
cut off the 2 per cent loss of "Dirties."
Second Care in gathering, packing
and hauling to market wonld save the
2 per cent In "Breakage."
Third Regular and frequent gather
ing of the eggs and keeping them in
cool placea would prevent a B per cent
loss from "Chick Development."
Fourth Selling- the eggs when not
more than three or four days old would
save another loss of the S per cent
from "Stale Eggs."
Fifth Then the "Rotten Egs." en
tailing a loss of 2 14 per cent where do
they coir.e from? From the stolen nest
under tha barn and from allowing the
broody hen to sit on them for a day or
two. That could easily be saved.
Sixth One-half per cent (but this
Is a low eBtlmate for "Moldy And Bad
Flavored Eggs") might readily be
saved by attention to breeding: and by
keeping the egga In a clean, sweet-,
smelling room where they cannot ab
sorb bsd flavors.
.These are matters that tha individ
ual producers can remedy. But when
It comes to marketing the product, he
encounters a different proposition. The
way eggs are usually marketed, he has
little encouragement to Improve the
quality of his egga His eggs may
grade No. 1, but he gets the price that
another farmer gets whose eggs grade
second or third, because the storekeep
er mixes his No. 1 eggs with the other
farmer's No. 2 eggs.
If the farmer keeps enough fowls to
make regular shipments on his own
account, he is independent. He can go
to the city end get better prices for his
eggs than he could get from the local
store.
But the great majority of farmers
"pool" their eggs; they go into a com
mon hopper this man's fresh eggs
with that man's small stale eggs, and
they all bring the same price.
The system really amounts to pay
ing a premium on dishonesty and care
lessness. The remedy for this state of affairs
Is co-operation; In other words, a little
neighborllness.
If one farmer has not enough eggs to
make shipments, prouably two have
enough. Let them co-jwerate. If the
two farmers have not enough, let three
or four or more co-operate. The more
the better, and by guaranteeing the
quality of the eggs they can go to the
cities and make their own prices al
most. To accomplish this result some little
details should be attended to. If a
large nuK.er of producers band to
gether, some organization will be nec
essary and some rules and regulations
must be observed, and a- system of
grading the eggs, followed. They
could get together av4 agree on certain
things. They should -eh have a little
rubber stamp, costing few cents, and
each farmer have a number that he
stamps on his eggs. In addition to the
number, a brand should be stamped on
the egg the whole space not exceeding
the diameter of a pencil so that when
a consumer gets a bad egg marked
"O. A- C. No. 3." he could call up his
grocer and give him the number and
brand on the egg. The grocer would
then notify the shipper or the associa
tion and the attention of farmer No. 3
would be called to his shortcomings.
A repetition of the offense, without sat
isfactory explanation, would bar farm
er No. 3 from the privileges of the as
sociation. Grading; to Be Considered.
Next, how shall the eggs be graded?
That Is a point that will have to be
worked out Iargelyby experience and
the demands of the market. It will be
a matter of some education. The first
and main point is that the eggs must be
fresh, not more than five days old when
shipped, and in hot weather not more
than three days old: From the moment
the egg is laid deterioration goes on.
Nothing can prevent it. An egg is an
egg, not an apple, and it doesn't im
prove with age. On the contrary, an
egg is only an eeg when it is laid, and
It begins at once to lose the character
istic quality that makes it one of the
best and most highly prized articles of
food that man has fallen heir to. Its
deterioration may be retarded or accel
erated, but it cannot be stopped.
It may not in all cases be necessary
for the shippers or producers to handle
the eggs to test them for freshness and
other points. If strict attention be giv
en as to the requirements as to gather
ing, keeping and shipping of the eggs,
there will be little necessity for test
ing or candling. But under the best
of conditions a bad egg will sometimes
get into the egg basket, and one rotten
egg In 100 might lose a profitable cus
tomer. Testing or candling is a simple
operation. A fresh egg has little or no
air space. The longer it is kept ihe
larger the air space. Nothing but fresh
eggs should be shipped.
Another point is. that uniformity In
the color of the eggs adds to their sell
ing value. The white eggs should be
packed in one case and the brown in
another. If one color Is required In
the market, the producer Bliould en
deavor to keep fowls that lav eggs of
that color.
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