THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 12, 1913.
CONTROL OF FRUIT
INDUSTRY IS URGED
Horticulturists Ask
of New State
partment.
Creation
De-
BILL WOULD REVERSE LAW
Present System Does Not Meet Needs
of Oregon, Says Commission's Re
port New Methods Provided
in Proposed Measure.
A hill calculated to place the horti
cultural industry of Oregon under state
supervision and creating the office of
State Commissioner of Horticulture
has been prepared by a committee ap
pointed by the Oregon Horticultural
Society at its last annual meeting and
will be submitted to the Oregon Legis
lature at its coming session. In the
report which the committee will make
to the Governor and the Legislature
at the time the bill is introduced it
will be set forth that the proposed
statute would entirely change the pres
ent law relating to horticulture. It
would also provide an entirely new and,
the committee thinks, an imprsred
method of law enforcement.
The fault in the execution of 'the
present law, according to the commit
tee's report, is not in the individuals
intrusted with the law's enforcement,
but in the system itself. The proposed
law proposes to fix the responsibility
for the law's enforcement exactly. "Our
experience teaches us,',' reads the re
port, "that in the administration of the
laws there must be one sole responsible
head." This will be provided by the new
law in the State Commissioner of Hor
ticulture. Commissioner Is Provided
The following are some of the most
Important provisions of the proposed
law:
"Section -tr The office of State Com
missioner of Horticulture is hereby
created, which office shall be filled by
appointment by the following board,
the Governor of the State of Oregon,
the president of the State Horticultural
Society, and the horticulturist of the
Oregon Agricultural College of Cor
vallis. Oregon.
"Section 2. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture Bhall be a practical
horticulturist: he shall be appointed as
soon as this act becomes effective and
shall qualify within 10 days after his
appointment, and shall hold his office
for a term of four years, or until his
successor is appointed and qualified.
Me shall be a citizen of the United
Slates and he shall be a resident of
this state.
"Section 3. The State Commissioner
' of Horticulture shall take 6ath as any
other officer, and execxite a bond to the
State of Oregon in the sum of $5000,
with surety to be approved by the ap
pointive board, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties. The
. oath and bond shall be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Ore
gon.
"Section 4. The appointing board, or
a majority thereof, may at any time
remove the said commissioner from of
fice. upon filing with the Secretary of
State a certificate or such removal, in
case of a vacancy in the office of com
missioner by death, resignation or re
moval or other cause, the said appoint
ing board shall forthwith fill the va
cancy for the unexpired term.
Office In Portland.
"Section 5. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture shall maintain his of
fice at Portland. Oregon.
"Section 6. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture shall receive a salary
of J3000 per annum, payable monthly:
he shall also be allowed not to exceed
the sum of $2000 per annum travel
ing expenses for himself and his dep
uty, not to exceed 1000 per annum for
stationary, postage, telephone and in
cidentals, not to exceed $900 per annum
for office rental, and not to exceed
$2000 for office clerk and stenographer.
"Section 7. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture shall have power and
it shall be his duty:
"(a) To enforce the laws and foster
horticultural interests of the state,
(b) Examine, upon request, specimens
of fruit, fruit trees, plants, nursery
stock, ornamental shrubbery and trees,
and other horticultural plants or pro
duce submitted to hCn. and report to
the applicant the result of such exam
ination, (c) Formulate rules and regu
lations for ttve guidance and instruct,
advise, direct and supervise the inspec
tors hereinafter provided. d) Hear
and decide appeals from orders and dc.
cislons of Inspectors, (e) The commis
sioner must make an annual report on
or before the first day of January each
year to the appointive board of the
atate. concerning the same as nearly as
can be ascertained: also a report as to
all acts and proceedings taken by him
or under him. giving the names and
terms of employment of all deputies,
clerks and Inspectors appointed and
acting under him. and the amounts in
detail paid out by or under him, and
generally report all matters of interest
to horticulture coining within his
knowledge or under his observation.
f) Appoint a deputy commissioner
' and inspectors as herein provided, ig)
formulate a specific and necessary
ptate quarantine regulation and pre
scribe what is a menace or harmful to
the horticultural interests of the state,
(h) Perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by law.
Expert Is Wanted.
"Section 8. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture shall appoint a deputy
who shall be a scientific entomologist
and pathologist.
"Section 9. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture may remove the deputy
In the same manner as the appointive
board mav remove the State Commis
sioner of Horticulture as hereinbefore
provided.
"Section 10. The salary of the deputy
shall be $2000 per annum, payable
monthly.
"Section 11. The deputy shall have
power, and it shall be his duty:
(a) To act as special quarantine of
ficer for the Port of Portland. Oregon,
in all matters affecting the horticul
tural interests, (b) To perform such
duties as the State Commissioner of
Horticulture may direct. tc Assume
and perform duties ofthe State Com
missioner of Horticulture during the
latter's absence or disability.
"Section 12. The State Commissioner
of Horticulture shall appoint inspec
tors as required, properly to perform
Inspection duties, as and when neces
sary, not to exceed 40 in number, unless
otherwise required and authorized In
writing by the appointive board. To
be eligible to appointment the inspec
tor must be approved by an advisory
board consisting of the entomologist
and pathologist and horticulturist of
the Oregon Agricultural College at Cor
valtls, Oregon, the qualifications and
fitness of the inspector to be deter
mined by the advisory board by exam
ination, or from previous knowledge
of qualifications of the applicant.
"Section 13. Any and all inspectors
may be discharged, removed or sus
pended at the will of the commissioner
and no Inspector shall be retained In
service unless there are duties requir
ing his sen-ices.
"Section- 14. Inspectors shall be paid
not less than $:; nor more than $5 per
day ' for time actually employed, and
shall be allowed necessary expenses of
transportation,, all payable monthly up
on presentation of the proper vouchers
to the State Treasurer, the same to be
approved and signed by the State Com
missioner of Horticulture. Each inspec
tor shall be required to furnish a bond in
the sum of $1000 to be approved by
the. State Commissioner of Horticulture,
conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of his duty.
Powers of Inspector Increased.
"Section IS. The inspectors shall be
authorized and shall -have power, and
It shall be their duty to enforce all laws
relating to horticulture; to inspect
orchards, nurseries, nursery stock, fruit,
horticultural and agricultural products,
supplies, packing-houses, warehouses
and other places where fruit is packed.
stored or shipped; also vines, orna
mental shrubs and bushes, as well as
other trees and property, for the pur
poses of ascertaining whether the same
Is Infected with any disease or pests
injurious to fruit trees or fruit and of
taking steps to disinfect the same and
prevent spread thereof, and for that
purpose shall have free access to orch
ards, nurseries, packing-houses, storage-houses
and anv other place at all
times. To require the disinfection of
all trees, ornamental shrubbery, orcn
ards. nurseries or nursery stock, fruit
packing-houses or other places infected
with any pests, fungi or diseases in
jurious to the horticultural industry of
the State of Oregon. Inspect ana ex
amine orchards, fruit, nursery stock and
other horticultural plants and products,
at the request of the owner thereof, for
the existence of any disease or pest
thereof, and report to the applicant the
result of such investigation and pre
scribe proper remedies therefor. ' Pre
vent the shipping and sale of Infected
fruit except for canning, preserving or
Jellying or making of cider or manu
facture of .other by-products within the
State of Oregon, and under such rules
and regulations as may be established
by the State Commissioner of Horticul
ture: prevent the delivery, sale, plant
Ing and shipping of infected nursery
stock, trees and other horticultural or
agricultural products and supplies, by
notifying the owner thereof or tne per.
son having the same in charge, and re.
quiring the proper disinfection of the
same. To disinfect or cause to oe ais
lnfected orchards, nursery stock, trees,
fruit and other horticultural or agri
cultural products and supplies, in case
the owner or person having the same
in charge shall not do so alter notice,
and, in case of trees, fruit, etc., which
cannot be properly disinfected, to de
stroy the same, or cause same to be de
stroyed. To sort and repack, or cause
to be sorted and repacked, infected
fruit, if the owner thereof, or the per
son having the same' in charge shall not
do so after notice. Prevent the intro
duction and spread of disease or of
pests injurious to fruit trees and hor
ticultural plants, fruit and other prod
ucts, and to prescribe and specify the
means and methods to be employed for
the disinfection of trees, fruit and hor
ticultural and agricultural products.
To issue certificates of inspection to
nurserymen and treedealers, or other
persons on stock inspected. To per
form such other duties as may be pre
scribed by the State Commissioner of
Horticulture.'
IS
F1TTOCK BLOCK IS SCENE OF
ACTIVE WORK.
Wreckers Get In Deadly Work in
Hurry on Historic Tract In Busi
ness Section of Portland.
Excavation work was started yester
day on the historic Pittock block, on
which will rise a modern eight-story
office and theater building, replete
with the conveniences and beauty of
present-day architecture.
The house which was the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. PittocK for so many
years is vanishing under the swift work
of the wreckers. The house stands on
the southeast corner of the block. Ex
cavation work with a giant steam
shovel was begun on the northwest
corner. A crowd of interested pedes
trians stopped to watch the work as
the big mechanical digger was put in
operation.
As the huge scoop delved into the
earth and placed big masses of sod
and dirt into waiting wagons, they
commented on the growth of the city
and drew verbal pictures of how the
new Pittock block will appear.
To the pioneer yesterday's work
opens a new and conspicuous chapter
in the history of the city. It recalls
many stories of the wonderful growth
of Portland and illustrates the marked
increase in realty values. In 1856 the
entire block was purchased for the
scant sum of $300. Yesterday work was
begun toward the erection of a build
ing that will cost approximately
$t, 250,000.
The work of excavating for the
foundation will be rushed with all pos
sible speed. The Arm of C. J. Cook &
Co. has It in charge. It is expected
that the building will be complete by
February. 3 914.
The Pittock block was leased to the
Flelshhacker interests of San Fran
cisco. They are the men behind the
new Northwestern Electric Company.
"With them also interested in the new
building are several Portland men.
George H. Kelly, F. W. Leadbetter and
Kmery Olmstead and S. O. Johnson, of
Klamath Fails.
Besides being one of the most mod
ern office buildings in the city, the Pit
tock block will replace the Baker Thea
ter as the scene of road productions
ss it will be the home of the new Hetlig
Theater.
EXCAVATION WORK IS
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INTERESTS GUARDED
Transportation Committee o
Chamber of Commerce
Makes Report.
RATES RECEIVE ATTENTION
H. Lothrop Rehearses Many Cases
Which Have Been Taken Vp
and. Brought to Successful
Conclusion.
The transportation committee of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce has
been very active in the last year and,
according to the report of J. H. Lo
throp, manager, an increasing number
oi business men of Portland have .taken
advantage of the services it offers in
adjusting transportation difficulties.
Mr. Lothrop rehearses many cases in
which the committee, through J. N. Teal
and other officials, has taken up with
the interstate commerce committee and
with the State Commissioner and car
ried to a successful devision matters of
importance to shippers of Portland and
her tributary territory.
Mr. Lothrop says:
"In the opinion of the transportation
committee there is nothing of greater
importance to Portland than the pro
tection of her manufacturing plants,
and the location of new industries that
will utilize our natural products, and
give employment to the thousands at
tracted to the state.
"It is well known that the Pacific
Coast is the dumping ground for the
eastern manufacturers, who have been
favored with rates that discriminate
against and are prejudical to our home
concerns.
Equitable Rates Sought.
"The purpose and policy of the trans
portation committee is to have re
moved, as far as possible, all unjust
discriminations against Portland and
Oregon manufacturers which deprive
them of their natural advantages, and
to have established reasonable rates
which will enable them to do their full
and just share of the business in the
territory that is tributary.
"A complaint is now being prepared,
to be filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission protesting against
the present unjustly discriminatory
rates form Portland to all points on
the Oregon Short Line and asking for
a readjustment relatively fair compared
with rates from the East to the same
points. Other complaints of a like na
ture, and for the same purpose, are con
templated, and will be prepared later.
Kan road construction within the
state has continued witliout Interrup
tion. All lines now under way will
open up to settlement some of the most
productive sections tributary to this
city, which will increase very ma
terially the distributive business of
Portland.
Electric Linen "help City.
"Extensions of the Oregon Electric
and the electrification of the Southern
Pacific lines serving the Willamette
Vallty will give to the territory con
tiguous to Portland, a system of inter
urban electric lines equal to those now
in operation in Central and Southern
California, which have been instru
mental in the rapid settlement and de
velopment of those localities.
Many lines recently surveyed into
new and undeveloped sections are re
ceiving the careful consideration of
their promoters.
"Several new members have joined
the committee during the past year, but
there are still outside some 200 others,
enjoying the benefits of the work of
the committee, but not contributing
anything toward Its support or main
tenance. . So much more can be accom
plished by a committee supported and
encouraged by all who are interested,
even though indirectly, in the work,
that It is hoped that many more will
join in making this the strongest and
best organization on the Pacific Coast
and the equal of any in the country, in
efficiency, if not in numbers.
New Rates Are Aid.
"The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion in Case No. 2537, Portland Cham
ber of Commerce vs. Oregon Railway
Navigation Company, et al fre
quently referred to as the "back haul
case," decided November 14, 1911,
opinion No. 1680, ordered substantial
reductions approximating 20 per cent
in the class rates from Portland to
points in Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana. Corresponding reductions were
also ordered on intra-state rates by
the Railroad Commission of Oregon,
and in Washington by the Public Serv
ice Commission of that state.
'The rates' prescribed by ' the three
commissions became effective March
2, 1912, resulting in Portland mer
chants and manufacturers being placed
on a much more advantageous com
petitive basis. The new rates had the
effect of eliminating many serious
handicaps and removing undue dis
criminations of long standing. The
zone of distribution was considerably
enlarged.
Rates from the East to Spokane
are still unsettled The decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission hand
ed down June 22, 1911. was set aside
by the Commerce Court. The Com
mission appealed to the Supreme Court
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which heard arguments of the various
interests in February, 1912. The Su
preme Court, however, announced in
May, 1912, that the case would be set
for re-argument in October. Jo de
cision by that body has yet. been
handed down. v
Rates 'Are Close.
'The Spokane rates now in effect
bring the Intermountain rates and the
rates to Pacific Coast terminal points
very close together, and on such ar
ticles as are not regarded as influ
enced by water competition, the rates
to interior points are lower than those
now carried to Pacific Coast terminals.
Such advantage as has been gained by
Spokane has been partially offset by
the benefits accruing under the lower
distributing rates obtained by Portland
in the back haul case.
'Effective November 1, 1911, the
transcontinental class rates from all
points east of Missouri River were
advanced. Upon application of the
Transportation Committee and other
interested parties, the rates were sus
pended by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The suspension order has
been vacated, however, without a hear
ing being held, so that the rate finally
becomes effective on June 15, 1912. The
Commission reserved the right at some
later date to investigate the reason
ableness of the advances.
'Application was made iy the Trans
portation Committee to the O.-W. R. &
N. Company for a reduction in rates
from Portland to points in the Yakima
Valley, Kennewlck and North Yakima,
which would correspond with the ad
justment carried by the Northern Pa
cific Railway from Tacoma and fee-
attle to Walla Walla and other points
east of the Columbia River, nearer to
Portland than to the . Puget Sound
cities.
The Committe believes that the O.-
W. R. & N. Co. should adjust its rates
so as to give Portland the same oppor
tunities to trade in competitive terri.
tory as the Northern Pacific Railway
gives to Tacoma and beattie. our ap
plication has been denied, because of
protests from Seattle and Tacoma, Dotn
cities objecting to Portland sharing in
the business of the rakima valley,
claiming that territory exclusively as
their own, but not conceding that Por
land should have any rate advantage
in the Walla Walla and Palouse dis
tricts, reached from. Portland by short
er lines.
We no longer feel that the O.-W. R.
& N. is a Portland road, ready at all
times to accord as liberal treatment
to this city as do the northern lines
to the competitive cities located on
Puget Sound.
Wool Reductions Benefit.
Early in the year the Interstate
Commerce Commission ordered the
Southern Pacific to readjust its rates
applying between San Francisco and
nterior points in California on the one
hand, and Portland and Willamette
Valley points on the other. The effect
of the order was to make some slight
advances in rates at interior Califor
nia points and corresponding advances
to and from Portland and Willamette
Valley points.
'The transportation committee, al
though not a party to the case, saw to
it that Portland merchants were "not
deprived of their natural advantages
due to their location at a point enjoy
ing water competitive ra,tes.
"During the year the Interstate Com
merce Commission has ordered reduc
tions in the rates on wool, which will
be of very substantial benefit not only
to the wool shippers of the state, but
also to Portland and manufacturing in
terests in Portland and Willamette
Valley. The transportation committee
rendered valuable assistance to the
Railroad Commission of Oregon, which
was the principal complainant. The
reduced rates will tend largely to in-
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crease the movement to Portland for
delivery to steamer lines which will
transport the wool to manufacturers
established in Atlantic seaboard terri
tory. Project 'In Revived.
"The West Umatilla extension, a pro
ject for the reclamation of some 30,
000 acres of land in Umatilla County,
is one that ordinarily does not come
within the scope of a transportation
committee, nevertheless, it is one of
great importance to Oregon and of
great interest to Portland. The com
mittee, through its counsel, Mr. Teal,
was instrumental in reviving the pro
ject, which had been neglected, and
having it placed in the proper channel
for early settlement.
"The transportation committee gave
both moral and financial support to
the Merchants' Association of New
York and other organizations in the
Investigation of express rates, rules
and practices before the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which has re
sulted not only in substantial reduc
tions in express rates through the
country being ordered, but also a com
plete revision of the rules, unreason
able in themselves,- and obnoxious to
shippers generally.
"The transportation committee fre
quently has acted as Intermediary be
tween shippers and railroads In the
state so that many differences have
been adjusted, and nothing appears at
the present time to cause any serious
dissension between shippers and car
riers, although differences of opinion
do and will arise.
Leirlalatlon Is Influenced.
"During the past year Congress has
passed the Panama Canal bill, provid
ing that no tolls should be levied upon
vessels engaged In coastwise trade of
the United States, and that steamship
lines competing for traffic, with rail
roads owning or controlling them,
should not pass through the Panama
Canal.
"The transportation committee,
through its counsel, J. N. Teal, has
been an earnest advocate of these pro
visions, and had much to do in influ
encing this legislation.
"The opening of the canal will cause
a decided change in freight rates, and
in commercial conditions generally
upon the Pacific Coast. Portland must
be prepared to share In the benefits to
be derived from this great Government
undertaking. The opening of the Pan
ama Canal will give Portland manu
facturers and merchants a marked ad
vantage over those located at interior
points who will only indirectly re
ceive the benefits of water transporta
tion. It is impossible to determine to
what extent Portland's distributive
area will be enlarged, until it is known
what will be the railroad policy re
specting rates from the East to in
terior distributing centers."
Many other cases are noted by Mr.
Lothrop in which the transportation
committee has been active and in which
decisions are expected within a short
time. Mr. Lothrop refeired also in his
report to the death, early in 1912, of
Herman Wittenberg, who was chair
roan of the committee and who had
been very active in its work. In his
report was incorporated a resolution
acknowledging the debt owed to Mr.
Wittenberg by the committee for his
work.
Saloon m an Is Arrested.
Fred Fritz, proprietor of a North End
saloon, was arrested yesterday at the
request of Sheriff Hancock, of Wash
ington County. An indictment has
been returned against Fritz at Hills
boro charging him with selling liquor
to a minor. The liquor was sent by
mail in response to an order by let
ter. Fritz furnished bond before Judge
Gatens and was given his liberty.
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SALE OF HOTEL IS NEAR
TRANSFER OF MCLTXOM1AH KX
PEOTED NEXT WEEK.
E. O. Yates Negotiates Deal for Syn
dicate Which Plans Chain of
Hostelries Along Coast.
While the details of the transfer of
the stock of the Multnomah Hotel Com
pany and the reorganization of the
company will not be completed until
next week, when Roy O. Yates, who
has been engineering the deal, returns
from a conference with his San Fran
cisco clients, further announcements
made yesterday indicate that the trans
fer is practically consummated. Mr.
Yates holds an option on the stock of
the company and the 30-year lease to
the hotel and expects to take these
over next week.
Phil Gevurtz, Jr., president of the
Multnom&h Hotel Company; Al Ge
vurtz and L. Gevurtz have in this
transaction disposed of all of their
Interest In the hotel and will devote
themselves in future to the demands
of their other business interests.
Mr. Yates is identified in the trans
action not as a representative of the
Thompson estate, but independently.
With him are associated P. J. Muller.
an attorney of San Francisco, and J
H. Voorsanger, an insurance man ot
that city. Mr. Yates announced yes
terday that several Portland men will
be associated in the new company. The
Portland people are represented by Ce
cil Bauer, of Bauer & Greene, but they
have declined to make public the names
of the Portland stockholders until the
transfer is completed after Mr. Yates'
return from San Francisco.
"There will be no change in the local
management of the hotel," said Mr.
Yates last night before leaving for
San Francisco, "Mr. Bowers will re
main, with his entire staff, and there
will' be little material change in the
conduct of the establishment. Indeed,
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in a better manner than it has been
handled up to date. The syndicate
plans, however, to make material addi
tions to the accommodations In future.
The company is amply capitalized to
carry the enterprise through in the best
manner possible."
The acnuiremVnt of the Multnomah
Hotel is one step in the plan of the
syndicate to establish a chain rff first
class hotels extending along the entire
Coast and catering principally to the
first-class tourist, commercial and
transient trade. It is proposed to have
this chain of hotels completed and in
operation by the time of the opening
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition in
1915.
COUNTY OFFICERS WARNED
Extra Clerks and Supplies Need Not
Be Expected This Year.
Letters have been written by County
Judge Cleeton and Commissioners
Lightner and Hart to all the county
officers advising thcin that, in maklns
the tax levy, the County Court figured
their ofrlces could be run for only .
slightly more money than last year,
and that they will be expected to
economize correspondingly.
The object is to discourage in ad
vance applications for extra clerks and
supplies.
B. Lee Paget has been notified that
the county will be unable, for the samo
reason, to make an appropriation in aid
of the Poultry Show.
13 to Take Oath January 13.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) Thirteen county officials wHl
take the oath of office January 13,
1913. The jury session for the January
term will open January 13, and Judge
elect Roscius Harlow Back will don the
Judicial robe the same day.
Convicted Man Paroled.
Mike Ogilby, who had pleaded guilty
to a statutory offense against a young
girl, was sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary and afterward paroled
bv Circuit Judge Gatens yesterday.
SUPPLIES
TUB $12.50
GRANT STS.
Third, get off at rirst and
one block east.