THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 21, 1912.
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COMING OF RAILROAD IMPARTS LIFE
TO SIUSLAW VALLEY OF VAST RICHES
Eugene-Coos Bay Line Will Open Virgin Timber Area of 35,000,000,000 Feet-Progress of Jetty Also Inspires
Effort in Dairy Industry, Payrolls Grow Steadily and District Dormant for Years, Awakens.
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FLORENCE. Or.. July 20. (Special.)
When the lonff-plamied Eugene
Coos Bay Railroad Is accomplished,
'.he fertile valley of the Siuslaw will
me into Its own and a lare area of
Umber will be rendered easy of accesa.
It is estimated that of the 35,0I0.UU0,000
feet of standing timber In Lane Coun
ty fully one-third lies within the Sius
law Valley, which until recently could
be reached only by slow-moving stages
over m mountain road or by boats,
none of which until the last two years
made regular trips.
The work of building the Siuslaw
Jetty, commenced by the Government
tome 20 years ago. had been abandoned
and the bar had but rJr.e to 12 feet of
water at high tide three years ago.
when local business men realized that
If the harbor improvement was to be
accomplished it must be done by local
Interests. They at once took steps to.
ward the organization and incorpora
tion of the Port of Siuslaw. sold bonds
to the amount of $100,000 and took
up the work of deepening the water.
This work was so successful that be
fore their funds were exhausted they
succeeded In having the work placed
on a continuous appropriation plan by
the Government.
Dalrylaf Crows am Renal.
The work Is now progressing rapid
ly. W. G. Carroll, the Government en
gineer In charge, reports the bar in
the best condition he has ever seen it
and three weeks ago the steamer An
vil found Is feet of water on the bar
when she crossed. The Anvil makes
weekly trips from Portland with pas
sengers and freight and the gasoline
schooner Patsy and the Wilhelmlna
also run here regularly from Portland
and Coos Bay. There are no rooks
on the bar to endanger vessels and
any vessel which can cross the bar can
ascend the river for a distance of 20
mties.
Tributary to the Siuslaw are numer
ous smaller streams and sloughs, which
flow through fertile farm land, where
dairying Is a profitable industry. For
merly dairying was not worth while
on account of the difficulty of getting
the product to a city market, but all
this is changed and every farmer has
his herd of milch cows and at the end
of the month receives a substantial pay
check from the llaselwood Cream Com
pany, which operates a branch cream
erv In this section. A new creamery
owned by a company of farmers is al
most completed and will be operated
by th Haielwood Company. Many up
pie are raised here and their freedom
from worms is noticeable. Berries
and other small fruits, plums and
prunes an also raised.
The Siuslaw district has many points
of Interest for the rleasnre seeker. A
few miles south of Florence Is a chain
of lakes, lying but a short distance
from the oean. where excellent hunt
ing and Ashing are found. A num
ber of Summer homes are scattered
about the shores. Some 12 miles to
the north of Florence is. Cape Heceta.
where the lighthouse and many rugged
rocks never" fail to charm. And shell
fish, clams of several varieties, rock
oysters and crabs abound.
Payrtftll Show laeremse.
Florence Itself Is known for the
beautiful rhododendrons which during
the months of May and June make it
joy to the fortunate visitor, with
?hclr m-ealth of pink blossoms. This
fttle town has more than doubled its
population in the last Ave years and It
Is felt that this la just a beginning.
The sawmill here, now having a capa
cltv of 100.000 feet, has been taken
over hy the Tidewater Mill Company
and It ts understood trey purpose at
once to enlarge the. mill to a capacity
of 2S0.00O or 300.000 fet. This will give
a payroa of J50.000 a month. Porter
Bros., who have the contract for the
construction of most of the EUgena
Coos Bay Railroad, announce that they
purpose making Florence a pay Btation
tor this work, which will mean $100,
000 to be paid out here aaonthly.
Work is now In progress on an elec
tric lighting plant, which Is to be
ready to furnish light by September
first. Several new buildings are being
erected and with the coming of the
fishing season, the beginning of the
mill and railroad work, a busy Fall
ts expected.
Salmom Canneries Operate.
Two salmon canneries are to be oper
ated here this season, one by W. E.
Tallant, of Astoria, the other by Will
lam Kyle & Sons, of Florence. The
Lane County State Savings Bank,
though established but three years ago,
has taken steps to Increase its capi
tal and become the First National Bank
of Florence. Several districts have
united and expect to have a union high
school at Florence open its doors at
the beginning of the next school year.
Heretofore Florence has had a four
year high school course and the ninth
and tenth grades have been taught tn
some of the rural districts.
The town of Glenada, across the
bay from Florence, is to Incorporate
In the near future; Acme, three miles
up the river. Is rejoicing in the pros
pect of a larger mill, which is to be
built by the Wendling-Johnson Lumber
Company, and Ma-pleton ts growing, as
ts the entire Siuslaw Valley, after hav-
Ing lain dormant for years.
SOCIAL EVENTS OF WEEK
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
ber formerly lived at WInlock and
Doty, but recently engaged In the saw
mill business at Index, where he and
his wife will make their home.
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
W. C. McBrlde Is visiting In Kansas
City. ' ;
L. .Samuels is spending Sunday at
Cloud Cap Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Berg left for
Seattle to attend the Potlatch.
G. S. Turner, of Sacramento, is vis
iting friends tn Portland for a few
weeks.
Miss Laura Thompson, of The Dalles,
Is visiting friends In Irvlngton for a
few weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. George F. Koehler and
daughter. Kathryn, are at Seaside for
the Summer. .
j. L. Hartman and wife, and Mrs.
Darby are spending the week end at
Cloud Cap Inn.
Miss Marie Hannlgan left for Seaside
to be the guest of Mrs. T. H. White
for a few weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Stark, of Albany,
were guests last week at the home of
Alexander II. Shaw.
Mrs. E. R. Shaw, of St. Louis. Is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marqulss,
at 10&0 Hancock street.
Mrs. Earl A. Ruhl. who is visiting
relatives at her old home. Aurora, 111.,
will return home September 1.
Miss K. R. Fitzgerald, of Chicago,
Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ma
ioney at their Irvlngton home.
Mrs. J. W. Cathcart, of The Dalles,
who was visiting Mrs. J. W. Marqulss,
returned to her home on Thursday.
Mrs. Clifford E. Irwin left Saturday
for Welch's Camp. Mount Hood, where
she expects to remain for six weeks.
Mrs. Robert Collier left last week for
an extended visit east of the mountains.
Her present address is France, Mont.
Mies Katharine Kern Is passing the
Summer In Spokane and Liberty Lake,
Wash., as the guest of the Nye Kerns.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Haas, of
Welser, Idaho, are visiting here for
the Summer at the Highland Court
apartments.
Mrs. Julia Duffy and daughter. Miss
Hannah Duffy, of San Francisco, are
visiting E. B. Duffy and family at 701
Everett street.
The following visitors from Portland
have registered at the London office
of The Oregonian: C. F. Pearson, Miss
Bertha Packman.
Mrs. S. G. Hirsch and Miss Gertrude
Ilirsch have returned to Portland from
a five-months' trip to San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
Miss Essie Tobrlner. of San Fran
cisco, is visiting her uncle Aaron Har
ris, and her aunt, Mrs. S, L. Stone, at
698 Everett street.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Symonds, of San
Francisco, announce the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Annie Sym
onds, to Ernest Bru.
Mrs. J. D. Koren. who has been vis
iting her sister, Mrs. T. F. Drake. In
Irvlngton. returned to her home In Spo
kane, Wash., Thursday.
Mrs. J. F. Graham, of the Alvarado.
has returned from California, accom
panied by her sister, Mrs. Alvord. whose
health Is much improved.
Captain and Mrs. C. O. Hill and son
Herbert and their guest. W. Reagor,
left Wednesday for Seaside. They will
occupy Sandhurst Cottage.
Miss Florence Cox is a guest of Mrs.
Royal K. Warren at Hotel Moore. Sea
side. She also will pass a week at the
Warren Hotel, Cannon Beach.
Sam Nemlo left Saturday for a six
weeks' trip East. While away he will
visit New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
and several other Eastern cities.
Miss Ruth Thiel, of Toncalla, who
was visiting her sister. Mrs. J. A. Duf
fy, at the Oneonta Apartments, re
turned to her home last Saturday.
Mf. and Mrs. Carl G. Liebe were
dinner hosts at the Automobile Club
on Tuesday evening. In honor of their
bouse guest. Miss vaiiesna usoe, oi
The Dalles.
Mrs. J. F. Bowles, aocompanled by
h rVunddiiiirhter. Miss Carrie John
son, left for Seaside Thursday. She
will open her cottage. The virgina, lor
the Summer.
Miss Margaret Brlstow Is passing
the week in Seattle attending xne rot.
latch festivities. Before returning to
her home Miss Brlstow will visit in
Vancouver, B. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harrington and
daughters, the Misses Vera, Ora and
Helen, left Friday morning on the
steamer Beaver for California lor a
couple of months. '
Mrs. Andrew Buckley returned to her
home tn Eastern Oregon Sunday, ac
companied bv her sister. Miss Thom
sen. who will visit at Lake Wallowa
before returning.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Houghton and
on. Karl Herbert, of Salt laKe t-'-.iy,
are visiting Mr. Houghton's brother, H.
J. Houghton, and will leave in a few
days for Seavtew, wash.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Edwards and Mr.
and Mrs. William B. Evans left on the
21st "for a two weeks' outing in the
mountains back of Cape Horn, Wash.,
at the ranch of Mr. Grlener.
Professor C. W. Tenney, dean of the
Montana Wesleyan University, of Hel
ena, is visiting his father at Vancou
ver, Wash., Mrs. Tenney, Master gnaraa
and Miss Helen accompany him.
Mr. and Mrs. John Duffy left Thurs
day for Yoncalla, where they will pass
Mr. Duffy's vacation visiting Mrs. Duf
fy's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thiel. They
expect to be gone about a month.
Mrs. Shedler B. Hermann and chil
dren, Flora and Milton, of Portland,
have leased the "Willena" cottage at
Seaside for the season. Miss Seneca
Pederson. of Fargo. N. D., is their guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Denison will
pass a fortnight in Seattle and Tacoma.
Mrs. Minerva A. Denison, mother of
Mr. Denison. arrived home Tuesday
from a nine months' visit to her former
home. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis E. McElroy, of
547 Seventh street, have entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Cllve Cheshire, of Pendle
ton, for the past ten days. Mr.
Cheshire is the exalted ruler of the
Pendleton lodge of Elks.
Rev. J. E. Snyder, pastor of the Pied
mont Presbyterian Church, expects to
leave on the 22d Inst, for his summer
home, Snydtrville, on the Washougal
River, five miles north of Cape Horn,
where he will pass his holidays.
Mrs. G. C. Goldenberg, accompanied
by her small son and daughter. Miss
Hazel, left for Seaside, where they
will pass the remainder of the Sum
mer at the Moore cottage. Mrs. Gold
enbergs sister. Miss Daisy Dobner, is
her house guest.
Martin Emstrum returned to Port
land Friday morning after a few
weeks' sojourn at Cape Horn. Wash.,
where he had temporary charge of the
logging department of the Skye Lum
ber Company. Mr. Emstrum leaves
today for Toledo, Or.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Fox, of 45
East Sixteenth street North, accom
panied by their son, Charles, returned
Monday from a trip to uritisn uoiumoia,
where they attended a family gather
ing at the residence of Mr. Fox's sister
Mrs. Haycroft, at Westholm, is. tJ.
Mrs. Charles Tlbbs, (Miss Madge
Nadarln) of Walla Walla, who has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. W. Nada
rln, left for her home on Saturday. She
was accompanied by tier small sister,
Miss Catherine Nadarln, who will spend
the balance of the Summer with her.
Mrs. L. B. Cramer and baby Carl will
leave Monday for a trip through the
East and South. They will visit many
cities and places of Interest In Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York. They
will return In the Fall by way of the
Grand Canyon and , visit In Southern
California.
Rev. D. V. Poling, of the Congrega
tional Church. The Dalles, accompanied
by Mrs. Poling and their three children,
are residing at the Presbyterian manse,
Piedmont. Mr. Poling will substitute
for Rev. J. E. Snyder, of Piedmont,
while the latter takes a vacation for
the next five weeks.
SPECIAL AXOCXCEMEXTS.
Horseback riding lessons at reduced
Summer rates. Well-trained saddle
horses for rent by the hour or season.
Riding habits furnished free. Kramer's
Riding School, 16th and Jefferson.
See the new Louis XIV punch work,
cut work and tapestry work. Free
lessons dally. The Needlecraft Shop,
388 Yamhill street
Sneclal discounts on embroidery work
during July and August. Monograms a
specialty. Bring in your table linens
now. The Needlecrait anop, oss xam
hill street
THE AGE OF MIRACLES.
To work well, one must sleep well.
Every room In the Annex Hotel guar
antees sleep without annoyance and
rest undisturbed. Call and take ad
vantage of the low rates.
FOR THEJ3EACHES.
Have your baggage checked at your
i . -nawavA Br Omnibuo Transfer
Co., phone Main 980, A 3322.
Centralis Hiker Meets Footpads.
clal.) In a letter received yesterday
from Clyde Paton. a Rochester boy who
is tramping from Centralla to New
York with a letter from Governor Hay
. y rl. . . a vn,,v, xtntAH that
tO VVIUWI -. fc.ia J " " . ' .
hs was held up on a lonely road in
Illinois by two masaeo. men on ine
night of .July 10 and relieved of his
a., ts IV mnnov Th exces-
sive heat In the East has made It nec
essary for young -aion to wain at
night. "
Runaways Injure Two.
VAvr-OTTVER. Wash.. July 20. (Spe
cial.) Two Clark County farmers
Sherman Paynter, of Proebstel, and
Ralph Moon, of Yacolt, were injured
-;n.r K Vi aivlilaTiT, htnfi- t h r.
suit of runaways. Mr. Paynter, who
had his collar Done ana two rios ru-
,...H.u. .nl, Mr Iklnnn lflv In St.
Joseph's hospital for three hours In
an unconscious state as tne result ot a
fall from Bis rifling norse.
HOOD RIVER VALLEY'S BEE FANCIER
SELLS QUEENS IN ALL COUNTRIES
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"W. W. Dakin, Pioneer in Industry Which Has Grown to Extensive Proportions Honey Farm Now Boasts 180
Hives Summer Feed Is a Serious Problem to Owner.
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OOD RIVER, Or., July 20. (Spe-3-S
cial.) While the greater num-
ber ,of the Inhabitants of the
Hood River Valley spend most of their
,t. r,r wakefulness studying ana
Hiking shout nntilcs. there Is one that
spends his entire time working out
the fine points or bee culture, no
- V. Vnnvn am "The Bee Man
vuiiia fcv . . .. wv -
here; for he spends weekdays, bun-
days and even portions 01 uw
studying the Interesting honey-gather-Ing
Insects.
"The Bee Man" is W. W. Dakln, for
merly an Instructor in the University
of Minnesota. Having lost his wife,
t-. i. ; . v. t a now home. He
came to the West and chose the Hood
River Valley because oi its appeumis
scenery. He acquired a large lot, about
an acre In extent, on the Heights. The
property abuts on the gorge of Indian
1. j. - ( f utera Tfnnd Hlver.
Mr. Dakin erected a small house for his
abode, where he might spend the days
reading his favorite books and study-
rag. ,. . 4
He had been Interested to a slight
. 4 naAa nrhsn ViA lived in the
Middle West, and the thought came to
him that he might una employment
that would at least be interesting If
.. ...-.. I .. .i .nl.rinBr the bee
business. He secured several hives of
the finest Italians ana Degan to rmoc
queens. "The Hood River Valley is a
..... ..H ! 1 natt TT1 ft Tl V hi'eS
of bees to assist In the pollenizatlon of
the blossoms, was mc
reasoned. And so about three years
ago he started his apiary, with a few
small hives.
Bee Homes Are Modern.
ftr- n.Vln o a trraa ntlldent and
has begun the industry from a scien
tific stanapoint. ne buubiufb
best bee Journals, and his bee homes
mnrtprn rtrtnclDleS.
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"I Inserted advertisements in a num
ber of bee Journals," he says, anu
the fame of the Hood River apple has
been of Inestimable benefit to me. for
Instead of being able to supply the
local orchardlsts with queens, I have
never had enough to supply the de-
-.-! , nannt frnm elsewhere. I n -
uiauua ui jv. -
deed, because of the orders from
foreign points, I nave never aavemaeu
my product to any extent locally."
This statement Is true, and until a
local newspaper scented a story re
cently, but few of the Hood River Val
ley people knew that the bee Industry
was carried on to any extent In the
territory.
"The Bee Man" has shippid thous
ands of queens out of the Valley since
he began breeding them. This- Spring
he sent a number to Japan. He has
several In his apiary that he received
t... 1 Tl.o y-n va 1 fAtnales that
are to rule over the hives of foreign
lands, are sent Dy man. n uct u
cupies a little wooden box about three
inches long, two Inches wide and one
men aetsp. a " " ' ;
is fastened over one end to give the
insect air, ana a smau recepunio i.uu
talnlng sweets, of some form. Is put at
i . . v. v.nv fr fnnd The awi
one euu i . " - - -
of the different states are very
stringent in tneir protection ui mo ucd
Industry, and each box that is shipped
out must bear an affidavit of the
grower to the effect that his apiary is
i .nnaiflnn And free from riis-
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. cn,A tiiBnactnra malcA visits to
Lrena. .j i" . .. v. . -
apiaries and when one Is found dis
eased, it IS put unaer Birici quiLiajiuiic.
"Bee men have to work pretty hard
to keep out disease," says Mr. Dakln,
"for if once attacked by any of the
various pests. It is a difficult matter
to be rid of them."
Apiary Will Be Run Commercially.
t " . 1 1 ,hta von r Xfr T)n1cin hfLS used
his apiary for no other purpose than
. i . . hraanini, miMna 14a hnn now
decided to enter the business more ex
tensively and raise noney on a com
mercial basis. One of the problems
that cont-onts him is lack of Summer
...... hoa udlvoH thf tn a i-nr.
tain extent by moving the hives Into
the. ranges of loggea on ianas, wuere
they have been burnt over by forest
tatrlta thov will c.
cure honey from the fireweed. This
peculiar weea grows luxuriantly 101-
lowing a devesting -forest fire. The j
sweets afforded by its flowers are said
to make the best honey In the North
west. The process, however, of moving
the bees Is expensive and troublesome,
and a better solution would be the
planting of some kind of bee food In
the Valley.
Professor W. H. Lawrence, the coun
ty plant pathologist, declares that the
valley orchardlsts ought to have a hive
of bees for every five acres of trees.
"It is hard to realize how beneficial
bees are as pollenlsers," he says, "in
fact, until we get a large number of
these Insects here we will never have
perfect pollenizatlon. One of the draw
backs at present Is the lack of food the
year round. As soon as the blossom
ing season Is over the only flowers are
on the range and, with the cntion of
the fireweed this Is practically all gone
by midsummer. It will be the duty of
my office to make experiments to de
termine what bee food plants can b
grown, most successfully here. I have
already tried buckwheat, and have de
termined that it will not thrive at all.
The number of bees ought to be In
creased. Although but very little Is
ever heard of them, all fruit districts
have many bees."
According to the data of the County
Surveyor's office, the community has
over 13,000 acres In orchard. If the
ranchers were to follow the advice of
Professor Lawrence the valley would
have 2600 honey-gathering homes.
Work la Interesting.
It is an Interesting spectacle, for th
unitiated to visit the Dakin Apiary on
the Heights here and watch the owner
work with his bees. The big brewn
Italian bees, some of them almost gold
en, are gentle and the "Bee Man" han
dles them without fear of being stung.
He has about 60 hives at the city
apiary and twice as many more at dif
ferent points In the country. The great-
er portion of his city lot is cover
with tiny hives, known to him as queen
nuclei. The most of the energies of
the bees In the city are spent in de
veloping queens, which when maturs
are sold usually for II to $5 each, some
times bring more.
Although it Is not generally known,
except by fanciers, when the eggs are
laid they are of but two kinds, those
that will produce, the drone or mala
bee, and those that will hatch out th
workers. However, by feeding the
larva of the worker a peculiar liquid
or fluid secreted In the head of the
bees, called royal Jelly, a queen bee Is
produced. To produce many queens, the
tiny larva Is taken. Immediately after
It is hatched, and placed In what Is
called a queen nucleus. The larva Is
given a small quantity of food and a
sufficient number of bees are placed in
the nucleus hive, which ts usually very
small, they Immediately feed on this
larva the ropal Jelly, in order to produce
for themselves a queen.
"Everv bee man has his system.' says
Mr. Dakin. "I believe In the colony sys
tem for my queen producing hives."
The greater number of the young larva
that are to produce queens are placed
in tiny boxlike hives that have two .
compartments, a larva being placed in
each.
At the side of each compartment If
a card on which is registered the dat
of the bee's birth, that Is, the day the
larva that Is to be turned into a queen
was hatched. And all other mattert
pertaining to its development are re
corded. As soon as it has matured Intc
the royal lady bee, it is ready to be
marketed.
Mr Dakin is now entering more intc
the business from a honey production
standpoint. Several of the producing
hives at his city apiary resemble sky
scrapers. He conducts his work sclentificallj
and a room of his home is fitted with
a laboratory, where he makes a study
of his subjects and any ills that may
befall them
Kelso Plans Election August 19.
KELSO. Wash., July 20. (Special.)
August 19 has been set by the City
Council as the date for holding an elec
tion to determine wnether or not a
considerable area northeast of Kelso
shall be annexed to the city. From
present indications th property con
cerned will be annexed. New street
signs ' recently purchased by the Coun
cil, are being erected. They are the
first street signs to be erected In Cow,
Iltz County.
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