1912.
West Forgotten, He Says, in
Everything Pertaining to
Governmental Economy.
AID OF TARIFF LACKING
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C. V. C.sntcnboln Tells Ad Clab
Members Why Pad He Coast
Cities Have "Vol Be-come Great
.Manufacturing- Center?.
Declaring that the Kast has never
considered the West In any govern
mantal fconomjr, Judge C. IT. Ganten
bcin In hi address before the Portland
Ad CMib at Its last meeting;, sharply
rrltlclsed the policy of conservation
which, he asserted, hampers the devel
rpment of the resources of the West,
and urged a united effort on the part
of the Pacific Coast States to secure
more nearly equal recognition with the
Ea.t In the efforts of the West to up
build Itself.
"We of the West have no tariff pro
tection to speak of." he said. Observe
our was schedules. Tariff framers
1 ivc declared that protection should In
theory fit only the difference between
the wage paid abroad and In America.
..o other permanent argument has been
given the laboring man when asking his
support for tariff measurer. Tou hare
been reading the last fw days, of the
raim paid in New England cotton
spinning; and weaving; plants. Brief In
quiry as to the wage paid In Western
Industries will reveal that our stand
ard here Is far above that of the Fast.
On the same theory by which the East
arrogate to Itself tariff protection. w
are entitled to protection against the
Kast. At no time baa there been anch
a difference between the wage scales
of the East and Europe as there ts
tndar between those of the East and
the West."
Freight Rates Fiarare.
Not only, he declared, are our tariff
jMitfmj framed to the advantage of the
Kasu but our transportation Is rone
t- the same neglect, and Jobbers of the
Pacific are met by Jobbers of the A tv
lantic and the Mississippi, near the Pa
cific shore line, and the rates out of
t ie West as compared with those over
the same railway out of the East are
n.ade so high that we ran compete with
:he East "only a short distance beyond
ur backyard."
A most alarming state of affairs
seems to be developing out of the con
servation doctrine, as It Is now shaping-
for the West." he said. "This trend
Is to raise Federal revenue out of
Western resources. Conservation Is be
ing perverted Into a new tax system,
the Height of which must be borne by
the West. Royalties upon Western
coal, timber, water power and other
resources are being demanded. It Is
being pointed out that these resources,
where yet with the Federal ownership,
may be made to yield the Nation enor
aious revenue In the rtnlng years.
Wnlm Iadastrlea ThrealeaedL
"My view of this teaching reveals
gravest danger for Western industries.
Unless coal. oil. timber and water
power are cheap here, we can never be
come a manufacturing region of mo
ment. If our Eastern competltlors sre
to bold the taxing power on our re
sources, we will never have these ne
cessities at a figure which will permit
ns to meet on an equal basis the East
ern manufacturer.
"Pennsylvania has mined her coal on
m competitive basis, giving to the enor
mous factories of Pittsburg and the
Kast generally fuel at a nominal fig
tire. All the resources of the East
have been developed on the same basis,
enabling the manufacturers to achieve
arrest success.
"When our manufacturers hare begin
figuring the advisability of a local
riant. ZO. 34 or 80 cents a ton differ
ence In the price of coal here and the
Kast may control. If Congress, listen
ing to the majority voice of the East,
stands ready to Impose a royalty tax
i mil Western coal yet remaining In
the domain, we have no prospect of ever
building up any industry dependent
t:pon coal.
Water Power tirratest Asset.
Our water power Is of far more fu
ture concern. Water power for Ore
gon Is to be what coal was to Pennsyl
vania. Our power resources surpass
In potential worth, any coal deposit ever
opened, our streams will never fall,
will never be mined out. will never be
come more difficult to realise upon. On
the eontrary. every year will see power
development become cheaper. If proper
ly supervised anil controlled by the
governmental authorities.
"An electrical age is near, when light,
heat and power will be obtained
t!irou h the medium of electrical ener
y. Then Oregon's more than J. 000. 000
horse power now wasting In her
streams will be an Industrial asset of
tiie utmost value. Rut If the East Is to
say we m'ist Impose a heavy royalty
tax upon this energy, to help pay East
ern taxes, our realization will never
be cf note.
"In timber the same thought applies.
It Is not fair that our rich forests, soon
to be priceless as an Industrial asset.
eMail be mad to yield heavy royalties
for deforestation of denuded states, or
for any other state or Prderal cause.
-If the primary and true purpose of
conservation Is retained, we suffer no
rlnnsrer. If conservation Is to be per
verted, and made to become a revenue
a-ise. the West will soon be held In
te palm of the hand of the Eastern
n:Hnufcturer, and there we may be
!;-ld forever. I have observed no ear
rrst protest against this menace to the
West. Unless the West takea a posi
tion. I fear that conservation In Its fair
i tcnlficance will soon be lost In some
Tt-w doctrine of Federal right to seise
u;x.n and hold forever for taxation pur
poses the resources of our states.
Alaska ChI aa laaae.
"Alaska's coal Is an lssue'of the ut
most Interest to every Pacific Coast re
gion. This is the only great deposit
t.f good coal to be found, on the North
American shore of the Pacini. Vluality,
I untlty and cheapness with which this
u,.. may be mine J. constitute the first
treat relief In a most serious Pacific
V,.: situation.
H id It not been for oil in California,
our fuel problem years ago would have
ii terrifying for local industries.
Now we have coal offering In Alaska.
Ja so Schlff estimated It could be laid
down at tidewater for 12. (.0 a ton.
other less Interested estimates are
much lower: With coal schooners operating-
between Alaska and all our pa-
iflc Coast ports, this fuel should be
placed at our doors for ft a, ton or
less. That Is. if we prevent strangling
monopoly, and. equally oppressive Fed
eral royalties.
"We need this coal urgently. It win
r- for the Tai Ifio Coast to force such
a-tion by Congress as mill Insure rapid
and extensive production. It will also
re for us to see that this coal is offered
to Portland and other factories at the
1919000
The setting for thriving towns; for prosper
ous small farms; for profitable chicken
ranches; for country homes of the well-to-do:
for picturesque sportsmen's camps;
for snmmfir cottages of the pleasure seeker; for the
reducing-living-expense home of the wage-earner.
Acres and Lots Suited for Anyone's
Purpose at Low Prices and on Easy Terms
. , . . j "-UTt TTrmrl 1inft"Rockwood Base Line. Ruby, Gresham, Gillis, Pleasant Home, Scenic, Cottrell, Mabery-
STSnoh; thf suSSed hio lo the acreage adjacent IMo 1, . and iO-acre tract,
, ,e r. .1- kt -rV, fortiinp. TKe conditions are so favorable that success is certain. The prices
THw reM terms, so easy that the crop returns will pay for
the land beiore tne contract penou expucs auu icovt va.
POULTRY FRUIT VEGETABLES SUBURBAN HOMES SUMMER HOMES
SPECIAL TRAIN TODAY 1:30 P. M.
To Pleasant Home and return. Reduced fare 25c Leave Montavilla Station, Mt. Hood Line, 90th and
East Glisan Streets, at 1:30 P. M. Be one of the first to investigate the opportumt.es the fertile
Powell Valley and its rapid, certain development, oner io wc maji u. c.o.c
home-seeker, the farmer, the seeker for a country home
Forward me.
booklet. --Pow
ell Valley" and
full details of acre
ace and lots, price and
terms of sale.
Name
Business Address.
UMBDENSTOCK & LARSON CO., 286 Oak Street
Residence
To UMBDENSTOCK & LARSON CO,
286 OaJt Street
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lowest possible flrrure at which It can
be mined and shipped.
Hew East Views Waal Sltnatlaa.
"In the East the Federal and stata
Rovernnwnts expend large sums en
courapln and strenffthenlntr coa) min
ing; operations. The. Geological survey
explores for deposits. The Bureau of
Mines studies new uses of coal, and
application of waste, as well as pro
tertlns; the llf of miners. Kastern men
think this a fair em-ouraf-ement of a
lastly Important Industry.
-But we In Oregon, who have -white
coal." ret no such Federal benefits. H
Is up to us to dwinnd that experi
mental plants be Installed for develop
ing watw pnssr, and thst Government
engineers studr the problem of cheap
enlnff Us use. This is our coal. Our fu
ture Is dependent upon It.' Private In
stitutions Kn'-rstlnB such power are
bellevfKl to stand together to hold tip
for Mill prices.
-Panada tskes the elctrlc enerry
irenrated on the north side of Niagara
Kalis and delivers It to the people at
a marrelously low flurnre. This work
Is to aid Industry, and protect the
consumer.
"Would It not be eomfortlntc to us ir
the Government installed a hydro-electric
plant near Portland as an experi
ment to prove how cheaply electrical
enwriry could be produced under proper
safepuards. We have as much rlsrht to
ask for this In behalf of our Industries
as the Eastern man has to request, the
Government to prosecute extensive coal
experiments. If the West will demand
its own. and organize to secure It, the
boon will be reallied.
F-relafet Rates) Metal Illah.
"We have no advanced metal manu
factures on the Pacific Slope. Iron has
not been discovered In commercial
quantity to speak of west of Colorado.
Our metal purchases have been hauled
across the continent at rates ranging
from $11 to $0 a ton.
China has unmeasured deposits of
superior Iron ore. Freight rales across
the Pacific hsve been as low as 2.50
and fl a ton for flour. We coud se
cure an enurmous tonnage of cheap
ore or pig Iron In China, if the tariff
were made to fit the West Instead of
the F-ast. and build up here manufac
turing Industry that would rival that
of Pennsylvania.
"Have we a right to -demand such
favoring conditions, when -the East in
sists upon fitting all tariff schedules
to the immediate requirements of that
region? I think we have, and I believe
you do. also. Let us work to get fair
recognition.
"With our. soft words In unrivaled
quantity, and the hard woods of the
Siberian. Philippine. Australian. Sanio
an and other districts, we have the
raw material for the greatest furniture
end wood-working industries the coun
try ho.3 ever teen. But to tot. ibis in
dustry established, we must have the
right to ship our product as far East
as the Michigan man can ship his West
ward. Is It fair to ask that privilege?
I think so, and Insist that we are war
ranted in making It an Issue.
Wool Skipped Both Ways.
"Every woolen expert who hss ever
visited Western Oregon declares this
region ideal for the growth of blooded
sheep, and for preparing and manufac
turing the woolen fiber. Few places In
the world are perfectly adapted for
woolen factories. Wo have one of them.
"Yet we send wool scross the conti
nent, mostly In the grease, paying fl to
$1.!0 a hundred for the haul. Then we
per the Massachusetts profit for manu
facturing, the charge of the Eastern
jobber for reshipping, and the freight
haul back to our own home for the suit
we put on our back. We have the raw
msterlsl. we have the power which gave
Massachusetts her first manufacturing
Impetus, and we have a better natural
condition for manufacturing. We do
nothing, because the Eastern man
works against us, and we acquiesce,
through force of hsblt."
Touching upon development of for
eign commerce from the Pacific Coast,
Judge Gantenbelu urged a reconstruc
tion of our marine laws to permit our
shippers to compete on more nearly
equal footing with foreigners in secur
ing tonnage, asserting that under ex
isting conditions there Is little benefit
for us to be expected from the opening
of the Panama Canal.
British Columbia, he said, would be
able to undersell our lumber, because
that region may use cheap foreign ton
nage in delivering on the Atlantic sea
board of the United States.
"With our sea and our rivers," lie
said, "we hold a supreme position on
the American Pacific This position is
a mockery, however, unless we can get
ships here. To get these ships we must
change the navigation lawa of the
country op work a revolution In con
struction. Despite our boasts of su
periority in resources and equipment,
we are now maintaining laws that de
prive the West of most of Its normal
benefits of water transportation; that
the Eastern shipbuilder may make enor
mous charges for -his work."
Don't Count on Iuck.
Woman's World. .
As old Cyrus Simmons used to say,'
"The world's filled with fellows
searching for comfort, honor and in
fluence at reduced prices. They go
snooping around the country looking
for success on the bargain counter. I
haven't traveled very far. and I've
only lived S3 years, but Judging from
my limited experience snd observation,
fortune never met anybody wno didn't
eo far to find her," .
NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH
BLESSED AT SUTHERLIN
Handsome Structure "Formally Opened With Services Conducted by Bishop
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SUTHERLIN, Or Aaril 6. (Spe
cial.) Sutherlin's new Episcopal
Church, which has Just been com
pleted, was formally opened and
blessed last Sunday by the bishop of
the diocese. Rt. Rev. Charles Scaddlng,
D. D of Portland, The new church,
which was christened the Church of
the Holy Spirit, Is one of the roost
complete for a small building In the
diocese.
The building Is 5 by 30 feet and is
on a concrete foundation.. It contains
a chapel 30 by 20 feet, a parish room
SO by 30. a kitchen 15 by 15 with pan
try and closets, a vestry room and toi
let. The chapel Is separated from the
parish room by large wooden rolling
partitions, which can be easily raised,
permitting the parish room to be used
for an overflow congregation. There
Is a basement .-,0 by 15 feet under the
south end of the building.
The churc furniture is of white osk.
of chjrchly de.lgn and finish, and was
manufactured In Portland. ; The cross,
randlestli-ks. vases, hookrest and alms
basin are of brass and were made In
New York. The communion service,
which Is of solid silver and of elaborate
design, was presented to the church
by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. St. John and
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Phillips, of this
city. '
The chapel Is complete with seat
ing capacity for about 40 people,
and with the parish room can care
for a congregation of at least 200. The
cost of the building, together with its
furniture. Is about 13700.
Our South American Trade.
Cassier's Magazine.
Perhaps no cause has done more to
awaken the American people to the Im
portance of the opportunities afforded
in South American trade than the
Cruises conducted by several of the
large transatlantic steamship com
panies. For several years the Hamburg
American Line has conducted cruises to
youth America, which have been
availed of by large numbers of Ameri
csns. These tours include vifits. to
Braall. Urasuay, Chile and Argentine,
cover 19,039 miles, and take in the East
Coast of the continent and the West
Coast as far north from the Strait of
Magellan as Valparaiso. A feature of
this tour is the chance afforded to take
the overland trip across the continent
from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires by
the way of Santiago, and. the Tans
Andlne Railroad, the construction of
which road developer some remarkable
engineering feats, the Andes Mountains
having' been tunneled through 'by a
tunnel at the highest point in the road
3160 yards long and 10.000 feet above
sea level. .
For the time when the Panama Canal
is opened the Royal Mall Steam Packet
Line is considering plans for a line
which will run from New York through
the canal direct to. Valparaiso, and an
other from Valparaiso through the
canal to Vancouver. British Columbia,
with stops along the points of the Pa
cific Coast of the United States.
For those wno ibck time in sppm in
the circumnavigation of South America
the tours of the White Star Line afford
a chance to visit some parts of Latin
America.
A Veiled Proposal.
"Detroit Free Press.
- -"Has George ever-hinted-marriage to
you?" "Only once. Coming home from
the theater the other night he laughed
and Bald that, anyhow, two could ride
in a taxacab as cheaply as one."
Pay Pay at Home.
Houston (Tex.) - Tost.
"I'd like to know why you ask for
money every day." "Because you only
give me some about once a month, I
suppose."
The rosaufiK-ture of specially lisht sn
resilient- lires for sproplan wh'flls has be
come n Important feature of the tlre-
maklng Industry.
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seller nf real estate is lia
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Insist upon getting the
protection afforded by a
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