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THE (SUNDAY OTIFGONTAX. POTITLATTD. AFRIT. 26, 1014.
WHY IMPROVE
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Transportation Would Cheapen, Ca
nals Would Follow, Irrigation
Benefit and Farmers and La
borers Be Better Paid.
The following is a portion of the
address delivered by John IL Lewis,
fctate Engineer, before the recent Port
land meeting of the Columbia and
Snake River Waterways Association:
"If a team of horses on a good ma
cadam road can move four tons, as
compared to 10 tons on steel rails and
00 tons when hitched to a canal boat.,
then why has not water transportation
held -the field against its competitors?
With this apparently great advantage
In favor of water transportation, then
why are our navigable rivers not more
extensively used today?
"We have recently discovered that the
cost of handling freight in cities is so
treat, compared with the cost of haul
ing for short distances up to about 100
miles, that the transportation charge
can practically be ignored. For great
er distances than 100 miles, the depth
and width of channel and velocity of
the water may be such as to still give
the advantage in rates to the railroads.
Water channels must nave a margin of
depth, over draft, to allow for the
Vquat' of the boat when under way, and
to obviate the 'drag4 which results
when the hull is too near the bottom,
and also ample width to reduce wave
wash and consequent damage to the
banks.
Power Enthusiasts Not Unreasonable.
"To improve the navigability of a
stream, where the quantity of freight
and saving on rates will not justify the
expenditure, is like building an im
mense power plant where the demand
for power is so limited as to make it
Impossible to earn interest and opera
ting charges. The water power enthus
iasts are not so enthusiastic for their
pet hobby as to insist that the public
construct power plants far in advance
of the market. They could doubtless
furnish better proof that cheap and
abundant power, with reasonable trans
portation facilities, would stimulate in
terstate water transportation to a
greater extent than would a similar ex
penditure to improve navigation facil
ities. "The water power enthusiasts, rather
than ask for something which is eco
nomically not sound, are devoting their
energy to finding a market for this
power, as, with a market, the power
will be developed under proper econom
ic conditions.
"Could not navigation on the Upper
Columbia and Snake River be brought
about more rapidly by the navigation
enthusiasts through uniting with the
water power crowd and all urging the
necessary legislation to make possible
the establishment of great electric iron
and steel plants, nitrate fertilizer
plants, electro-chemical and other in
dustries, thus creating a market for
vast quantities of electrical power?
"By developing this power through
the construction of high dams !n navi
gable streams, we would thus secure
the canalization of our rivers without
cost to navigation, and at the same time
the resultjng industries would produce
vast quantities of heavy freight which
would Justify considerable expenditures
in addition, for the improvement of
navigation between these dams.
Irrlgatlontst Would Benefit.
"The irrigation enthusiasts would
then join in such a programme, as its
accomplishment would provide cheap
power for pumping water to arid land
and lower freight rates in marketing
farm products. ,
"The labor organizations would be in
terested, as great manufacturing plants
would require an enormous supply of
labor.
"The farmer will support such move
ment, as it will afford him fertiliser
without paying the export duty of $11
per ton to the Chilean government,
from which practically all our supply
now comes. He would eventually get
cheap power for light, : eat and other
uses on the farm, as a network of
transmission lines would be gradually
extended over the state from these
plants.
"The timber owners could be enlisted,
as waste wood products of the mill and
forest could be converted into charcoal
and sold to the electric smelters. The
various turpentines, oils and other by
products could probably be disposed of
at a profit.
"Electric power, if supplied at low
cost, could be used in the fractional
distillation of this waste wood, as ab
solute temperature control is one of the
prime requisites for success. This
would assist in solving our cut-over
timber land problem, as the charcoal
and other by-products from stumps and
waste wood will probably pay for clear
ing. If a market for such products can
be found. The solution of this cut-over
timber land problem is of equal im
portance with that of irrigation for the
development of the state.
Land Would Increase.
"The land owner would be favorably
Inclined toward such a programme, as
great Industries, coupled with im
proved a g r i.o u It ural possibilities
tnrough cheap fertilizer and trans
portation, would bring a rapid -increase
in population and corresponding in
crease in land values.
"The commercial and professional
men would all join in support of the
movement, as their business and pros
perlty depend entirely upon the growth
and prosperity of the community. The
regular lines of vessels carrying fertil
izer, lumber, fish, fruit and other com
modi ties to all parts of the world would
make of this section a commercial
center of great importance.
"If we can ignore state lines in look,
ing at this problem and think of the
Columbia River basin competing with
the world for all Industries, requiring
cheap power and with its industries
supplying world markets, we would
eoon come to a better understanding of
the problem. If this power cannot be
developed and used in the manufacture
of commodities for world -markets, in
competition with Norway and other
countries, then It is of no value. Our
swiftly flowing streams cannot be
canalized and our possibilities for de
velopment will be greatly limited.
"1 am in favor of development by prl
vate capital under strict public control
To hasten such development. I believe
trie example of Norway should be fol
lowed. The publio should construct a
demonstration power plant and furnish
power at such low rates for a few
years as to interest capital in undertak
Ing the construction of iron and steel,
rertiiizer ana otner technical indus
tries, on a working scale. These ex
perlmental plants would at the same
time pioneer the field for a larger and
more rapid development to follow, but
would also afford the people complete
and accurate information aa a basis for
iwise legislation.
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HOMIS OH" THE PACIFIC BRIDGES
PIPE.LINE PLANNED
Milwaukie Hopes to Tap
Run Source of Supply.
Bull
ENGINEER FIGURES COST
Improvements of Many Kinds Xovf
VTp to City Council, Including.
Xew Pavement on Front and
Other Main Streets.
The Milwaukie Council has taken
initial steps toward securing Bull Run
water for that place. At a special meet
ing held last week the City Engineer
was instructed to run lines for a pipe
line that will connect Milwaukie iwith
the Bull Run water system of Portland.
Two pipe lines are available. It was
reported at the special meeting, and
the City Engineer was instructed to
ascertain which "can be laid for the
least expense and how far the 120.000
bond issue will go toward securing
BullJlun water. Application has been
roadfi for the bonds, and the indica
tions are now that these bonds can be
sold to good advantage.
If the report of the City Engineer is
favorable, Milwaukie will ask Portland
to sell water from its system. Mayor
Elmer is very much in favor of Bull
Run water as the best source ana is
opposed to Minthorne Springs. Ex
Mayor Philip Streib favors Bull Run
water as the only safe course. How
ever, all depends on the cost of a pipe
line. The city has only $20,000 avail
able for a water supply. There would
be 1500 persons to supply provided all
are served from the municipal plant,
which is the plan. The private water
plants will have to be acquired oy tne
city. Many new buildings have been
built in Milwaukie and several are un
der construction.
The City Engineer has filed a report
providing a new plan for renaming and
renumbering all streets and houses of
the place. Under this plan Front street
would be numbered Nineteenth street
and the streets will be numbered from
that street back to Forty-iourtn street.
The City Engineer makes this recom
mendation in order to number the
houses so that strangers can find them
more readily. Present street names and
house numbers are confusing to per
sons from the outside, but the new
plan will simplify this and make it
possible for anyone to find a house
without delay or trouble. The new
system will probably be accepted by
the Council.
The Council has accepted the plan
of the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany to construct a 60-foot steel span
above Main street in the southern part
of the town. This will carry the rail
road above the street on a permanent
steel span.
The shingle mill of the Rose City
Shingle & Lumber Company, which
was destroyed by fire .last year, has
been rebuilt and has resumed opera
tions. It has doubled the capacity of
the plant. More than 60 men are now
employed. The new mill is said to be
one of the most complete of the sort
in tne state.
The Council will lipid a special meet
ing May 1 to consider acceptance' of
the pavement on Front street, an im
provement running through the city
and costing 140,000. This Improvement
connects with the county road north
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and south. The county proposes to
spend $10,000 in paving the Milwau
kie road between Milwaukie and Port
land, and connecting with Front street,
if the road bond issue should carry.
Some heavy grading and fills will be
required to put this connecting road
in good condition. A great traffic
passes through Milwaukie on the way
to Portland, and that part between
Portland and Milwaukie is considered
the worst section of the road on ac
count of the steep grades.
Hood. River Electrician Installs In
dividual Plant.
HOOD RIVER. Or., April 25. -(Special.)
Utilizing a small stream that
cascades down the hillside in the west
portion of the city. E. S. S. Colby, a
young electrician, has installed a min
iature light plant, the system Illumin
ating his grounds and cottage.
An old merchandise box furnishes
the foundation for his water motor
and dynamo. His flume Is a discarded
four-inch wire-wrapped wooden irri
gation pipe, which set at an angle of
slightly less than 45 degrees diverts
the stream to the motor. The system
runs smoothly night and day and the
inventor may furnish additional light
for nearby neighbors.
EXTENSIVE FILLS MADE
PROGRESS IS MADE IN HAWTHORNE
PARK IMPROVEMENT,
East Side Street Extension Seen Pos
sible and Early Development of
District Is Predicted.
With the coming of favorable weath
er, substantial progress is being made
on the district street improvement in
progress In Hawthorne Park and be
tween Union avenue and East Twelfth
street, Hawthorne avenue and Belmont
street. The main Improvement Is be-.
ing made on East Eleventh from Haw
thorne avenue to Belmont, which In
cludes a fill across Asylum Creek: East
Madison street from Union avenue to
East Twelfth: East Main 'from Union
avenue to East Twelfth; East Tenth
from Hawthorne avenue to East Sal
mon. Fills across Asylum Creek are be
ing made on East Madison and East
Main streets, material being taken from
the cuts for the new streets. East
Main and East Madison streets will be
long streets when their improvement
between Union avenue and East
Twelfth street is finished.
. This district Improvement is the
largest under way on the East Side
and the most important. It will elim
inate practically the Asylum Creek de
pression and open up a large territory
that has been closed to all development
up to the present time. Cement side
walks are being constructed on all
these streets, and it is stated hard
surface pavements will be put down as
soon as the filled portion will permit
the work to be done. The fills across
the ravine are very soft and cannot be
paved at the present time.
The great gain, besides opening up
this district to buildings, will be the
elimination of the stagnant water in
this ravine by the solid fills now being
made between Hawthorne avenue and
Belmont street. Eventually the entire
slough will be filled. The Pacific
Bridge Company, which owns the land
between Belmont and EaBt Salmon
streets, has already partially filled up
that part and has in the tracks for the
completion of .the work in the near
future.
AH these Improvements represent an
expenditure, when completed.. of about
$200,000.
EXCAVATION FOR $100,000 THEATER BUILDING,
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BONDS ISSUE
Salem Is Largest Prospective
Seller in State.
$850,000 ELECTION MAY 15
Oregon City Proposes $600,000 Road
Improvement and Will Vote on
the Issuance of Bonds la
Middle of May.
The Oregonlan will report front time
to time news generally pertaining to
the issuance of improvement and
school bonds in the various districts
tributary to Portland. Below are re
ports received last week from Oregon
cities and towns on street improve
ment, school, power, waterworks and
road bonds.
Astoria Active work on the project
to reclaim the tldelands of Astoria,
over which Is built the entire business
section, embracing an area over a mile
long and half a mile wide, was started
when the Sanitary and Reclamation
Commission authorized an advertise
ment for bids to construct a sea wall
and make a fill. The cost of the Im
provement will be about $500,000.
Woqdburn TheCity Council Is con
templating a bond issue f.or the pur
pose of establishing municipal water
works. A canvass of taxpayers re
vealed the fact that but three were
against the movement.
Moro A measure proposed by the
City Council to authorise the issuance
of $10,000 worth of refunding bonds
was adopted.
Balem. A call was issued recently
for a special bond election for May 15
to vote on the issuance of $850,000
permanent road improvement bonds
for Marion County.
Klamath Falls.Blds will be re
ceived by Police Judge A. L. Leavltt
until May 11 for the .purchase of
$7291.43 worth of Improvement bonds
of Klamath Falls, Or.
Hood River. George R. Wilbur, sec
retary of the East Fork Irrigation
District, received last week from Dil
lon, Thompson & Clay, New Tork bond
attorneys, a communication approving
the issue of bonds offered for sale by
the district.
Klamath Falls. The First National
Bank of Klamath Falls was the suc
cessful bidder for the Sixth-street im
provement bonds. The bid was $17..
281, with $100 premium and aoorued
Interest at C per cent. . .
Oregon City, AbetftJon with 00
signatures asking that the county Is
sue bonds -for $600,000 for the purpose
of constructing a system of hard-surface
roads will be placed on the ballot
May 15.
The Dalles. The Wells & Dickey
Company, of Minneapolis, baa notified
Bright. Bryant A - Ellis, of this city,
that the attorneys of the bond-buying
company have approved the Issue of
$100,000 bonds for the new high school
building, Hothing now stands In the
way of beginning construction of the
building.
Marshfleld. Bids will be received
by the finance committee of the Com
mon Council at the office of the chair
man, R, A. Copple. until April 87 for
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DOORS AND WINDOWS AUTO LUBRICANTS
the purchase of $3537 worth of Im
provement bonds.
Oregon City. The School Board of
West Unn has called an election for
the purpose of bending the district
for $35,000 for two new schoolhouses
and the purchase of a site on the
north end of- the city for one of these
buildings, the other to be constructed
this Summer.
VACANT HOUSES GO
EASTERNERS TAKES MANY NEW
. HOMES HEBH DIKING YEAR.
Advertising of Oreicea T Chamber of
Coassaerce Brings Bayers for
Sabnrban Preperty.
"There are not as many houses va
cant in Portland today by 25 per cent
as there were last Fall." said Donald
G. Woodward, who has rented houses In
Portland for the past 2$ years.
"Since the first of the month we have
rented 31 houses and a large number of
the tenants, probably one-third, are
newcomers to the state. Several, for
Instance, have recently moved to Port
land from Idaho. Montana and Cali
fornia. "Most of the requests have been for
suburban locations, where large yards
and garden plots may be utilized dur
ing the Spring and Summer months. A
large number of those houses now va
cant are out-of-date buildings which
are almost due to be torn down, any
way. "Qur firm does not handle farm prop
erty, but inquiries for farms come to
us at the rate of two and three a day.
A large chare of the credit for this in
terest in Oregon property Is traceable
to the Information sent out by the ad
vertising bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce."
COWLITZ OPENING SET
BUST UTTLB CITY. IN WASHING
TON ON THREE RAILROADS.
Rsioa Note fsr Timber, Smelt In
dastry and Perm- Sswmlll, Cream.
mrr, Other Business Established.
The formal opening of the townalte
of Cowllts City, a busy locality In the
southwestern part of Washington at
the Junction of the Cowlitz and Toutle
rivers, will take place this week. This
little city is touched by the Pacific
highway and three transcontinental
railroads, the Great Northern, O.-W. R.
& N. and the Northern Pacific.
The region is noted tor- its-unlimited
supply of timber on nearly 80,000
acres, privately owned, for Its smelt
industry and for its farms, adapted to
diversified farming.
A sawmill with a daily capacity of
50,000 feet, a shingle mill, a handle
factory and a creamery are among the
Industries established in Cowiits City.
The streets are being graded and im
proved, a new boatlanding Installed,
and modern homes completed. The new
town also boasts of a public school, a
bank, churches, stores, a hotel and a
restaurant.
New Improvement District Formed.
A street improvement district for the
purpose of grading, cement sidewalk
lng and later hard-surfacing certain
of its streets at a cost -of $47,404, has
been formed, known as the East Sev-snty-fourth-street
Improvement dis
trict. The district, which is the larg
est formed In that locality, includes
the following streets:
Eitst 6aveDty-fourU from the south line
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of Fremont street to the north line of Sis
kiyou street.
East Seventy-fifth street, from the south
line of Fremont street to the north line of
Slvklyou street.
East Seventy-sith street, from the south
line of Fremont street to the north line of
SlelUyou street.
EaBt "Seventy-seventh street, from the
south line of Fremont street to the north
line of Hisklyou street.
Hast Sevemy-elchth street, from the south
line of Fremont street to the north line of
Siskiyou street.
EaHt Seventy-ninth street, from the south
line of Fremont street to the north line ot
SUklyou street.
East Eightieth street, from the south line
of Fremont street to the north line of Sis
kiyou street.
Esst Rlghty-flrst strest. from the south
line of Fremont street, to the north line ot
Slttklyou street.
Fremont street, from the center line of
Esat Sevenrv-third street to the west line of
EaM Eighty-second street (a county road.
Klickltst street, from s line lull feet earn
of the east line of Esst Seventy-third street
to the west line of Eat Elchty-second street.
Siskiyou street, from the center line ot
Esst Seventy-third street to the west line of
Esst EiKhty-serond street.
Cherry Orchard Near City
Is Model Home
Sir. Waverly. Owner of Tract, Has
Hons With All Conveniences and
Money la Bank.
BT MATT IE VANN.
NEAR Portland, less than 10 minutes'
walk to the trolly line. Is situated
a model home. Everything about the
place is neat and well kept. There Is
a good lawn, fenoa and cement walks
leading- to the house, both front and
rear. The well-kept lawn is dotted
with a few choice shrubs, the large
shade trees around the house are cher
ry trees. Early in Spring when these
beautiful trees are white with blooms
surrounding the modern house. It all
forma a most charming picture.
Mr. Waverly, the owner, never at
tended the Oregon Agricultural College,
yet he is a scientific farmer.
All drudgery has been eliminated
from the house as well as the farm. The
house Is equipped with a complete wa
ter system, electric lights, etc.
A small gasoline engine Installed In
a room built expressly for It Is back
of the house. This pumps the water and
generates the electric current for lights
in the house and barn.
Mr. and -Mrs. Waverly have worked
hard, but now their children are grown
and they can take life easy and have
time tor recreation.
He Is still interested In improving
conditions in the community where he
Uvea He and his wife are also promin
ent in Grange work.
The 10 acres are highly developed.
More than 800 cherry trees were plant
ed. They are the Royal Anns, Kings
and Lamberts, "f hey are the best sellers
and are popular - as canning cherries,
bringing good prices.
Mr. Waverly never has grown ber
ries for sale. They grow well and all
kinds are cultivated for table use.
He raises a few grapes every year.
Only poultry enough Is kept for sup
plying the table with fresh eggs and
fried or baked chicken" as often as
they want them and Mr. Waverly fa
vors the Barred Plymouth Rocks and
keeps no other kind.
BAIIX . ARCHITECT 13 - WAXTED
Government' Has $1680 to $2300
Competitive Job Open.
Does anyone desire to be appointed
assistant farm architect or barn archi
tect In . the- Department of Agricult
ure. Washington, D. C.T
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced it will conduct
open competitive examinations to fill
vacancies in these positions on May 6
and 7. . In Oregon tests' will be con
ducted at Astoria. Baker City. Corval
lls. Eugene. Grants J 'ass. Pendleton
and Portland.
Salaries as farm and burn archi
tects range from $1480 to 25u0 a year
and those who pass the examinations
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will be eligible for appointments in
the future. Applicants must be be
tween 21 and 45 years of age. Those
desiring to learn all ot the require
ments for the examinations should ap
ply at once to the United States Civil
Service Commission. Washington. D. C.
or to the local secretary ot the United
States Civil Service Board.
"DIXOX FLACK" IS ON' MARKET
Tract Adjoining Irving toil to Be Sold
by Shaver Ketate.
A tract adjoining Irvlngton, known
as "Dixon Place." is being placed on
the market by the realty firm of
Johnson & Dodson for the Shaver Es
tate, owners. The property has build
ing restrictions, hard surface streets,
cement . walks, sewers and parked
streets.
The Irvlngton carllne runs through
the tract, which comprises 40 acres,
bounded by East Fourteenth. Shaver.
East Nineteenth and Fremont streets.
Ccntralla to nave Apartments.
CEN'TRALIA, Wash., April S3.
(Special.) The plans for the three
story apartment-house to be erected
in Centiaiia by the recently organised
Hub City Building Company arrived,
here yesterday and active erection of
the structure, the first of Its kind ever
built here, will begin immediately. The
new apartment-house will be located
at the corner of Washington avenue
and Main street and win be thorough
ly modern in every detail. It will coat
in the neighborhood of $20,000.
Directory of Prominent
Life Insurance Agencies,
Members of Life Underwriters
Association of Oregon
Win Qoldmsn. tfanassr.
MANHATTAN LIFE.
Gregunlaa Side.
H. O. Colton. Msnagsr.
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL HFB.
Chamber of Comma res Bids.
H. H. Ward. Msnaser.
PACIFIC MUTUAL, LIFE.
Title a Trust Co. Bldg.
E. Harmon. Msnsger,
PENH MUTUAL. LIFE,
Northwesters tiank Bids.
Horses Meoklem, Manager,
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFS,
Northwestern Bank Bids.
Alma D. Ksts, Msnsser,
MUTUAL, LIFE INSURANCE CO. Of N, T
Corbett Bids.
The Mallory Aeency, Inc., Gen. Acts.
WESTEKN INTON LIFE INS. CO,
008-9 Wilcox Bids.
Harry Rlchey. General A sent,
COLUMBIA LIFE TRUST
Spalding Bids.
C. L- Burton. Msnsser,
COLUMBIA LIFE ft TKL.r CO.
Morgan Bids
C. a. Bliss. General A rant,
COLUMBIA LIFE TRUST CO
SUverton. Oregon.
S. P. Lockwood. Ylce-Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
COLUMBIA LIKE TRUST CO,
Spsldlng Bldg.
Clayton Wents. General Agent
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL. LIFE.
Wilcox Bldg
Feltls-iOrossmsyer Co., General Aetata.
THE TRAVELERS INS. CO.,
808-310 Wilcox Bldg.
T. H McAUls, Msnsgsr,
TTNION MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO,
557 Sherlock Bldg.
John Pauer. Manager,
PRUDENTIAL I vs. CO. UK AMERICA.
Rothchlld Bldg.
E. W Amesbury Manaerr,
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LirENS. CO,
Northwestern Bank Bldg.
W 8. Raker. District ArenL
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO,
Northwestern Bank Bldg.
Arthur J. Raney, Manager.
SECURITY MiJTUAL LIFE INS CO., OW
BINGHAMTON. N. TIS84 N. W. Bank Bid.
j. B Metsler, Manager
WESTERN STATES LIKE INS. CO,
Northwestern Bank Bldg.
Judd I.owrey, Mararer,
AMERICAN CENTRAL 1. 1KB INg. CO,
608 Pefcum Big.
AlcCwrrar, la's 4r t.lvelv, ' Managers, 1
ABVTXA LIFE I VSI'RANCB CO
leoa ldg.