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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1913)
9 SCENE ON GOOD ROADS TOUR OF GOVERNOR LISTER AND HIGHWAY COMMISSION. T OF HIGHWAY J. G. MACK & CO. Fifth and Stark If, The charm and character of the home is created or marred by its decorative treatment and furnishing. The origination and execu' tion of a correct decorative scheme calls for a knowledge and experience above the com' monplace. Ours is a decorative service of the highest order one that assures you of correctness in every detail of home decora tion and furnishing. We submit color per spectives showing how the completed scheme will look, and also estimates for same. Packers' Association Thinks Better Results Might Easily Be Gained. Officials of Washington Learn Much in Southwestern Part of State. PRICES TOO GOOD IN 1911 NEW WORK IS INSPECTED TI1E SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. 3IAY 25, 4913. PRUNE GROWERS TO IMPROVE METHODS JAUN IPORTAN u fe? fs& $vJ nSri hiz? wfllll - . - n in- mJA 1-;. -ikw. Ilard-Surfaclny In Rural Districts If Tlnwd ; Governor In Party Which HecclTea Warm Welcome All Along Pacific lUrote. CHE H AXIS. Wash.. May . (Spe cial.) Great lmpetua baa been added to the movement for better roads In Lewis County as a result of the visit this week to this section of Washing ton of the State Hlsrhway Board. This organization, of which Governor Lis ter is the ez-offido head. Saturday completed Its trip over the proposed route of the Pacific Highway through Southwest Waahlngton. Included In the party, aside from the Governor, were W. J. Roberta. State Highway Commissioner; State Auditor C. W. Clausen, State Treasurer Edward Meath, Judge M. it. Goodman, chair man of the Publlo Service Commission, and the chief engineer of the Highway Department. Will White. C. J. Lord and Will Shaffer, of Olympla. piloted the board to Chehalls. when It started on Its trip Wednesday. They were met at the Thurston County line by a dele ration of Centralla business men. and on arrival at that city were shown the various points of Interest about the city. At noon Wednesday the party reached Chehalls. where an Invitation to din ner had previously been extended and accepted, the Cltlx'-ns' Club of this city being the host. In addition to the highway board Mayor Coleman and William Brunswig, of the City Commis sion, and County Commissioners E. E. Teaehnor. Thomas H. Gray and T. J. Long, members of the board of trus tees of the Citizens' Club, and repre sentatives of the press were present. In all i5 attended the course dinner, which was served at the Hotel St. Hel ens. Later at the Citizens' Club rooms a public reception was held. Many farm ers from various portions of the sur rounding country attended this meet ing and all were Inspired by the good roads talk. Hard Warfare Road Viewed. The party left Chehslis at J:30 P. M. and visited the hard surface road work two miles east of here. At that point Lewis County is now laying over a mile of six-inch concrete roadway, it feet in width. The road Is graded 24 feet wide. When this connection Is made five miles of continuous hard surface pavement, none of which Is less than 1 feet wide, will extend east ward from Chehalls' business center. From present indications Lewis County Commissioners and County Engineer John 8. Ward will make a record In road construction in the building of the 5700 feet of work under way. More than 400 f-ct of continuous pavement were laid In one day of eight hours this week, and difficulty In keeping an adequate water supply the entire time Interfered at that. The work that Is being done east of Chehalls Is In charge of County Engi neer John S. Ward, who la showing marked ability as a road builder. The contractor and his profits have been eliminated and the present year marks the beginning of a new era in road construction In this part of the state. Lewis County taking the lead. A large concrete mlzer was purchased by the County Commissioners; also an auto truck of four tones capacity. Members of the highway board said after going over the 5700 feet of work that they were more than pleased with It. and that they had never seen a con crete mlzer work more rapidly or any better than the one owned by this coun ty. In order to feed the machine the automobile truck has been kept busy day and night hauling material from Chehalls to the work. The cost of handling crushed rock, which is being used on the work, and which comes from the state convict crusher and quarry at Meskill. has been reduced to a minimum. Coal bunkers erected by the Sheldon Coal Company are being used for storing crushed rock and other material- Now all that is necessary Is for the driver of the auto truck to drive the car to the bunkers, load within a few moments' time and start for the work. Handling of the stone thus used will cost but a few cents a yard, whereas formerly this was one of the heaviest sources of expense. Before the bun kers were available men with teams hauled the stone which was unloaded from the cars by hand. Frequently it happened that when the crew of men and teams reached the city the cars of stone had not been spotted so that they were accessible and the county had to pay for many hours Idled away while i teams and men rested until the switch engine came. All of which coat the taxpayers money for which no benefit was received. Coatrartora 5eeaa Doomed. When the present work la completed It is expected that some Interesting figures will be available aa to actual cost or the worg now unaer way. ji is believed that these figures will be such that greater Impetus than ever will te cjen the cry for more paved roads In thecountry districts of the county. It Is believed that the demonstration will result in Lewis County building all Its hard-surface roads In future and that contractors will not be considered lij future lettlnm of work. The year 1913 will see fully three and a half miles of 16-foot concrete roads built in this county. Northwest of Cen tralla more than a mile Is being laia by contract. East of Chehalls 5700 feet Is being laid. From Toledo to Cowlitz another mile win be built. The Highway Board traveled from Chehalls to Toledo by automobile as guests of Commissioners Gray and Long In their automobiles. The historic first Courthouse In Washington, the log ruins of which still stand on the farm of A. Donahoe on Jackson Prairie, the former home of John R. Jackson, at tracted the attention of the visitors. This structure was built In 1SSS and Grant. Shertdan. McCIellan and other distinguished characters of the Civil War. made It their stopping place In their earlier Army service in the North west. The road passes through a splen did farming country the entire dis tance. On the beautiful Cowlitz prai rie where thousands of acres of as pretty farm lands as can be seen any where entrance the eye. are also seen the site of the historic Catholic mis sion and former headquarters of the Hudson Bay Company. Also, here there presents itself one of the most beau tiful views of the Cascade Mountains with Its snow-capped peaks. Rainier. t. Helens and Adams. In the distance for miles stretches the magnificent Cowllta River Valley, winding Its course toward the mountains. Almost unexpectedly the traveler drops abrupt, ly off the divide Into the Cowlitz Valley u-Uh, tD historic town of Toledo In aBniiL"i l" ""Tl II )jafpsisssBXsLawfaal 4'l LTV V '-"-7'"-'"'" Iff . f'to I v.? . ww ?.rr...""M,.w. Mr':'' . -Vlf i w ; rzTz -SV-JtX I view. Here a most Interesting bridge across the Cowlitz River la crossed. Toledo citizens welcomed the High way Board royally, as well aa a number of other citizens who had been espe cially invited to attend the greeting given. The Oddfellows' Hall was scarcely sufficient to contain the many who had come for miles to hear Gov ernor Lister, Commissioner Roberta and others of the party. The Toledo people proved royal entertainers and a ban quet at 10 o'clock closed the pro gramme, followed as It was by many Interesting toasts. At this banquet the Toledoites were asked to present their case fully as to why the Pacific highway should go over the surveyed route through their city rather than along another route which Is desired by residents along the Northern Pacific main line, and which would take the road through Napavlne, Winlock and Little Falls. The highway board 1b to Investigate the latter route later and will definitely detertnlne their choice, basing it on the greatest good to the greatest number, economy of construction and engineering features presented. Thursday morning the board met the Cowlitz County Commissioners and others at the border line between Lewis and Cowlitz, visiting Castle Rock and Kelso. At Kelso the South west Washington Development Asso ciation meeting was attended. Friday the trip carried the board to Kalama, Woodland and Into Clarke County. SU9.00O Is Set Aside. The last session of the Washington Legislature set aside 1119,000 for the Pacific Hlahway between the south line of Pierce County and the city of Vancouver. The distance is approxi mately 11 miles and the appropriation averages approximately 11 000 a mile for the work. However, it Is proposed with this fund to connect the present impassable gaps on the route so that the highway may be traveiea Dy an other season with comparative com fort Absolute permanence Is the motto In all tha work that the board will un dertake. Grading that will be done will be permanent, so that It will never have to be done over, uuivens duui will be permanent work. The engineer ing features will be worked on a basis of what la done being final In every instance. The board hopes by this policy to make every dollar count for Its full value. Then, when later It comes to applying the maintenance funds that the new law makes avail able. It Is also proposed to use It along the same general line and with a view nf miklnz it count fully. The board does not expect to duuo the Pacific Highway thla year, nor the next, nor the next. It does expect. however, as far as possible, to do Its work with an ultimate purpose oi milclni this road a real accomplish ment for future years that will be the Drlde ef the citizens ot wasningion and the entire i-acino loiil ABOVE, GOVERNOR AND PARTY AT CHEHALI9. CENTER, GOVERNOR AND PARTY AT WOODLAND. BELOW, VIEW OF, SECTION OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY. SOUTHEAST OF CHEHALIS. SERVICES FOR EPISCOPALIAN PRIEST AT ASHLAND ARE ATTENDED BY PASTORS. if 'i l Hi. , f t Rev. William Lucas. ASHLAND. Or, May 24. (Spe cial.) Funeral services of Rev. William Lucas, late rector of Trinity Church, were conducted Thursday by Rev. C H. Bloor. assistant to the rector of Trinity Church, Portland. Practically all the Evangelical pastors of Aan land attended. Rev. Mr. Lucaa was a native of England and came to Amer ica at an early age. For 16 years he was rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd at Allegan. Mich. Later he was rector of St. Mark's Church, Medford, and for the last two years had been rector of Trinity Church here. He is survived uy a wife, who left today with relattvea for Allegan. Mich, where Interment will be made. FARMERS' SOCIAL HELD BRO WXSVILLE WAREHOUSE COMPANY IS HOST. Large Storage-Room Transformed Into Theater and More Tban 400 Persons Attend. BROWNSVILLE, Or., May 24. (Spe cial.) The second annual "Farmers' Social was successfully given here last Saturday night under the auspices of the Brownsville Warehouse Company, of which Charles Sterling is manager, and, while arranged for agriculturists, many citizens of this place were present In addition to 400 farmers and their families. The programme was given in the large hay warehouse of the company, which was transformed into an opera house, and consisted of music, songs, addresses and finally the rendition of a drama by high school students. Ad dresses were given by Mrs. Edyth Tozler Weathered, representing the Oregon Manufacturers' Association; Professor Kent, of. the Oregon Agri cultural College; Ernest Lyon, repre senting the warehouse company, and W. W. Poland, representing the farm ing community around Brownsville. Mrs. Weathered spoke on iuaae in Oregon Products, Trade Relations, and Good Roads," while Professor Kent's address wss on "Soil Improvement and Other Agricultural Work Being Done by the Oregon Agricultural College." Mr. Lyon's address describe the roeth- ods pursued by tha warehouse com pany in the past few years in building up a large market for the products. of this section. During the past year the company had paid out over $50,000 in cash to the farmers alone. The unique method of entertaining the farmers was inaugurated last year by the company, at the close of a suc cessful shipping season, and proved no less a success than the one given last week. POLK SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED County Snrjerlntendent Considers Year One of Great Progress. BtTENA VISTA, Or., May 24. (Spe cial.) After a year of progress which Superintendent H. C. Seymour believes one of the best In the history of the rural school of Polk. County; a number of schools have closed work for the year. . At the close of the school here a fair was held at which the work exhibited by the students was of high order. Prizes were offered on articles which showed the greatest Inventive spirit, and fitted for the most practical use. Violet Snyder, a nine-year-old girl of the third grade, won first prize and. was presented with a fancy apron. Larger Station Planned. SALEM, Or., May 04. (Special.) The Southern Pacific and the Independence & Monmouth lines, having decided to erect a larger and better station at Monmouth than at first announced, the Railroad Commission today gave an extension of 60 days In which to com plete the building. The Commission early In January gave the companies 120 days to erect the building. Italian Variety Has Tisdvantage of Xate Maturity, Is Tart and Has Thick: Skin Growers Need Education. SALEM, Or., May 24. (Special.) That the prune growers of the North west are determined to obtain better results in future Is Illustrated by the proceedings of a meeting of the North west Packers' Association held recent ly In Portland, H. S. Gile. secretary, making publlo the proceedings today. The principal subject for discussion was' the possibility of overcoming the mistakes of 1911, and, if possible, ar riving at a basis by which the prune could be standardized. It Is one of the great Industries of the Northwest, and yields to Oregon growers alone about Jl, 000,000 -annually. The 1911 crop, for some unknown reason, did not keep well, and as a result has greatly Injured the business. Repre sentatives of various agricultural col leges attended the meetings in Port land and gave their views which the growers say will be of great benefit to them. There will be concerted action In an effort to place the crop on a higher scale and obtain the best re sults. J. T. Brumfield, of Portland, is pres ident of the association, and the direc tors are J. T. Brumfield and L Lang, of Portland; W. L. Allen, Salem; Scott Swetland, Vancouver, Wash., and W. T. Jenks, Salem. System Is Lacking. Professor C W. Lewis, of the Oregon Agricultural College, after telling of the disastrous 1911 crop, declared there was no system of growing and evapo rating prunes. He also deplored a lack of system of standardization. "The only standard which is estab lished at the present time," continued the speaker, "Is that of size. There is no incentive for careful work: no premium placed on the production of the best prunes. The shiftless, dirty, unskilled producer makes as much and perhaps more than the careful worker. "The season of 1911 had a very bad effect on prune production in the Northwest. Prices were usually good. I believe they were perhaps too good. As a result of high prices more careless methods, were used than formerly had been practiced. Prunes of all descrip tions were worked off on the trade cracked prunes, erreen prunes, ripe prunes and rotten prunes. In fact, some of the 1911 prunes are still on the market and going begging at al most any price. Italian Prune Haa Drawbacks. "The Italian prune, which is our specialty, is a tart prune, and in a way suits the tart prune trade. It has some disadvantages, however. One of these is late maturity; another Is thick skin. There are undoubtedly many prunes being raised in Oregon under the name of Italian that are not Italian prunes. I think we need a better prune than the Italian, if we can get It We find there is a tremendous diversity In methodB. There seems to have been no study made by the great majority of prune Droducers as to the relation of orchard tillage to the production of a good crop. "The maturity of the fruit Is a suo Ject which needs very careful study. Roughly speaking, we can see that there are three grades of prunes on a tree. There are those that will drop naturally, those that need gentle shak ing and those that will come off only by vigorous shaking or pounding of the branches. A comparison should be made of these different grades in the evaporator." Professor Lewis said there was a tre mendous work to be done In evapora tion. He deplored a lack of attempt to grade the fruit for the evaporators. As a result about 25 per cent of the fruit had to be run through a second time. He urged an Improvement In the sani tation of evaporators, and said the use of lye in the evaporation of prunes should be carefully Investigated. Prnfnr n. M Morris, of the Wash ington State Agricultural college, oe scribed "brown rot" and the best meth. ods to obviate the disease. Pmfsmmr h. 8. Jack son. of the Ore trnn Agricultural College, discussed various prune diseases and the best remedies to far known. Subtle Management. (Washington Star.) .., want tn Vio Postmaster?- .tttii .niri si Slmkin. "IM ruther have my wife appointed, ones xaamu so much about votes an' elections that I'd like to have the dangers of per nicious activity m pontics pomwi oui to her." Duffv's Pure Malt Whiskey because of its known freedom from injurious ingredients and its long successful record as the best tomc-stimulant, is TOO GOOD TO ESCAPE IMITATION If a merchant tries to twist you away from Duffy's when you ask for it and offers something "just as "good" or "more for the same money" he does so because he makes more money on the sale of inferior goods. When you ask for Duffy's be sure you get Duffy's. Take no other. Substitutes are imitations, and imita tions are dangerous. Get what you go after and Refuse Substitutes Duffy's' Pure Malt Whiskey is made from barley and other strength-giving, nourishing grains by skilled ex perts. All the grain is thoroughly malted and only sound, perfect grain can be malted, which insures a rich, pure and wholesome distillation. Because of its known purity Duffy's is used and in dorsed by doctors everywhere. It is made for medicinal purposes only. Facsimile of package and bottle greatly Be Sure You Get Duffy's Sold IN SEALED BOTTLES ONLY by most druggists, grocers and dealers at $1.00 a bottle. ouivJ , . . , i i i.J Vnlrlot Wli cent. frfP Write for doctor s advice and vamaoie uiusiraieu The Duffir Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N. Y. mm n Enameled Bedroom Furniture Has an Appeal That Is Recognized hy Artistic Home furnishers In it is expressed a daintiness and repose that, with the proper decorative treatment, gives to the bedroom a distinctiveness and charm that appeals to the most refined taste. Simplicity of design, in the majority of in stances touching on the Colonial, is character istic of our showing of Enameled Bedroom Furniture. A feature well in keeping with Enameled Furniture, and which is noted in many of the higher-priced pieces, is the cane work in panels. In what has recently come to our store in this style of furniture, together with what we were already dis playing, one finds here a particularly noteworthy show ing in both the white and ivory finishes. Dressers as low as $15. Chiffoniers as low as $14. Full size Beds to match as low as $13.50. Imported Reed and Fiber Furniture Artisticness and no little degree of comfort, and this at a very low price, is offered in our com pleted line qf imported reed and fiber furniture for indoor and outdoor furnishing. Arm Chairs as low as $5. Arm Rockers as low as $6. New Living Room Pieces Are Amorg the Recent Arrivals in Upholstered Furniture Large, restful pieces, Chairs and Rockers, of trust worthy construction and u p h o 1 s t ery, a number of which are covered in imported tapestry. Also in denim. We have just that particular piece or pieces that, you've 1 n n a prnt.fmrlated for completing your living room or library furnishing. Arm chairs of the overstuffed type as low as $28.50. A Sale This Week of Remnants and Sample Lengths of Fabrics Brocades, Tapestry, Damasks, Cretonnes and other drapery and upholstery materials, suitable , for chair coverings, table runners, cushion cov ' ers and other purposes. We've marked them for quick disposal at HALF PRICE. The Scotch Art Rugs Come in Distinctive Patterns ii I lis fe 1 Verdure effects, band borders with plain centers, Art Nouveau patterns and the small-pattern centers. Excellent floor coverings for the bedroom, the Sum mer cottage, the bungalow and houseboat. All the standard sizes in both the imported and domestic 3 in. x 9 ft., 9x10 ft. 6 in., 12 ft. runner size. he 9x12 ft. size at productions. 6x9 ft., 8 ft. flicl2 ft. and in 4 ft. 6 in. x The imported Scotch Rugs in $35 and to $45. The domestic make at $20 and $30. Discarded samples and remnants of carpets, in 1 ' yard and 1 1-2-yard lengths. Bound and serged, for use as small rugs. Worth up to y $2.50 a yard. To close out at & C J. G. Mack & Co. FIFTH AND STARK
