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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1915)
9 T1TE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAyP, JANUARY 24, 1915 CANAL AIDS APPLE GROWERS OF STATE Saving in Freight Charge Is Made on Every Shipment,' Says Distributor Agent. MARKET LOW, HOWEVER Bad Times Are Ahead for Orchard Ists of North-west Unless Compe tition on New York Piers Is Lessened, Is Warning. HOOD RIVER, Or, Jan. 13. (Spe cial.) "Everyone concedes that the opening of the Panama Canal and the Increase in water transportation be tween Pacific Coast districts and the Atlantic seaboard will be of great bene fit to the Northwest," says II. F. Da vidson, "but unless one has actually seen the effects op to the present time on eavlnss to applegrowers he cannot estimate the results that will accrue to them." Mr. Davidson, who is president of the North Pacific Fruit Distributers, re turned to his home here this week after having spent the Winter in New York, representing; the central selling agency, lie said the distributers have secured all available space offered by steam ship companies plying between North western ports and New York. "On every shipment that we have made by the Canal," he continued, "we have made a saving of 75 in freight charges. Naturally Hood Riven, be cause it is close to tidewater, will bene fit more than any other district. So far the distributers have shipped np apples by way of Panama for the New York trade. Every carload of it has been for export trade. It has" cost us no more to lighter the apples from ships to trans-Atlantic liners than to lighter it from a railroad pier. Lower FreUckt la Forecast. "However, as the volume of fruit tonnage increases and the steamship companies make arrangements for fa cilities for its disposition on arrival, there is no reason why shipments for Atlantic Coast, distribution should not go by water. And, too, I believe that with the increased tonnage will come a further substantial decrease in freight charges." In discussing the New York market for the present season. Mr. Davidson declares that a warning' must be sounded among the Northwestern fruit districts if the grower desires to con tinue his industry on a profitable basis. "Apples have simply been sold at slaughter prices on the New York markets this season. On the auction. Northwestern box fruit has sold from 50 cents to $1 a box. Private sales have been better, the fruit bringing from $1.25 to $1.75 per box. This condition has been brought about by competition and price-cutting between too many selling factors. It is simply suicidal and ruinous for as many as nine selling agencies to be operating on the New York receiving piers, luring the trade by cuts in the price of fruit. Absolutely something must, be done to eliminate some of the selling factors or the fruitgrowers of the Northwest are going broke. Weather Affects Market. "Weather conditions have tended to depress the market since December 10. On account of the extreme .cold many carloads of fruit have arrived badly frosted and the offering ofVhese ap ples has sent prices down lower." Mr. Davidson, who will divide his time between the office of the Apple growers' Association and the Spokane office of the distributers the remainder of the season, is now in Seattle at tending the conference of the heads of several associations with the North, western By-Products Association in an effort to affect a closer co-operation and the elimination of price-cutting and competition of the Northwestern apple districts. The associations rep resented at the conference are: North Pacific Fruit Distributers, Northwest ern Fruit Exchange. Richey & Gilbert, of North Yakima; the Yakima Horti cultural Union. Wenatchee Produce As sociation and Wenatchee Fruitgrowers' Union. "While no direct results may come from the Seattle meeting," he said, "the conference will in all probability bring forth something on which we can work in our plans of getting to gether. Growers everywhere are de manding changes, and before another selling season opens something must be done to eliminate the prevailing disastrous competition." COOS MILLS AGAIN BUSY PROSPERITY ERA. IS MARKED BY RESUMPTION OP WORK. Bank Reports Are Evidence of Big Business In 1914 and Factories Running; Fnll Foree, MARSHFIELD, Or.. Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Business In Coos County again Is on the ascent. In North Bend the Coos Bay Manufacturing Company re sumed last week with nearly a full force. The Twin City sawmill started with Its full force, and the word is the mill will operate en full time the entire year. The sash and door factory at North Bend is working half a crew, and the management has information which assures continued operation and a necessity for increasing the number of employes not later than February. At Bandon. the veneer factory has obtained recent orders which are suf ficient to keep the plant busy for sev- eral months, and In the meantime extra orders are expected which will require constant work during 191u. The Pros per shingle mill, on the Coquille River, is working a nisht and day crew, and there is no likelihood of there being inv reduction in its output. Bank statements in, every city in the county show a satisfactory condition, an.! all have reported a more prosperous ,.ajon in 1914 than ever before. The hank reserves indicate there has been some timidity about loans, for there are much larger percentages of casn on hand than the banking laws require. FORESTRY GRANT IS URGED Loss in Taxes Due to Fires or 1910 Put at $161,455. CALE.Ja. " .. , - , - ' to the present time the counties of the etate have lost, in taxes alone, as a result of property destroyed by forest fires in 1910 the sum of $161,455, ac cording to a statement made by State Forester Elliott today. The loss in timber during that -Tear amounted to Since the year 1910, according to Mr Elliott, the destruction by forest fires has been cut down by the work of the state forestry department and the various fire-fighting associations until the loss during the Summer of 1914 was only $28,445. despite the fact that it was an unusually dry season. Rela tive to the expenditures of the state forestry department. Mr. Elliott said: "The state appropriation for forest protection the last session of the Leg islature was less than 6 per cent of the amount appropriated to assist farmers and stockmen, despite the fact that lumbering is the biggest industry In the state. The forest industry brings Into the state daily some $70, 000 and annually some $30,000,000. Fieh brings in annually only $5,000,000; fruit, $6,750,000: wheat, $16,000,000, and dairy products $17,000,000. "Without -an adequate state appro priation for protective work, financial assistance from the Federal Govern ment, which amounted to $35,000 dur ing the past four years, will be with held and the progress of the past four years will receive a serious setback." EDUCATORS ARE HOSTS FOTXR RECEPTIONS ARE GITEIC BY WILLAMETTE FACULTY. Prominent People at State Are Gnests f Honor and Leadlaur Matrons of Salem Give Assistance. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Breaking customs which have so long forced the faculty of Willamette Uni versity intothe social background, the members of the teaching force at the institution held a series of four recep tions during the last three months, which were attended by approximately 61 1 J. ., Lsn.rn? t Dean G. H. Alden, of Willamette University. 1150 students and friends of the uni versity. Invitations for the social were issued to every student of the various separate colleges and to hun dreds of citizens of Salem, who have taken special interest in the advance ment of the educational ideals of the university. The first reception was on the night of November 23 and the oth ers on December 7, January 11 and January 18. Dean G. H. Alden, acting president of Willamette University, and Mrs. Alden. together- with all faculty mem bers and their wives, acted as hosts and hostesses at the four receptions. A special committee appointed from the faculty, of which Professor Robert Christie Walsh, head of the depart ment of foreign languages, was chair man, had charge of the arrangements. Prominent people of the state were guests of honor at different times. Dr. Frank Loveland. pastor of the First Methodist Church, of Portland, being the principal guest at the last affair. All the receptions were held in the parlors of Lausanne Hall, the girls' dormitory. The faculty members were assisted each evening by the leading social matrons of the Capital City, among them being Mesdames G. H. Burnett, C D. Bishop. R. S. Wallace, Thomas Kay. E. T. Barnes, I B. Steeves. R. N. Avlson. A. N. Moores, J. C. Moreland. A. N. Bush, J. H. Albert, J. H. Lauterman. Oswald West, Z. F. Moody, Charles A. Park, George J. Pearce, O. M. Elliott, W. Truitt, R. J. Hendricks, R. H. Raymond and H. J. Clements. In the receiving line at the last re ception were Dean and Mrs. G. H. Alden. and other members of the col lege of liberal arts, President and Mrs. Talbot, of the Kimball College of The ology. Dr. and Mrs. Steeves and Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Van Winkle. Fair co eds assisted in the dining-room ana large numbers of students took part in th sincine of college songs, which were enjoyed by all. The receptions excitea in anenucui of many prominent people, who have congratulated YJean Alden on the suc cess of the events. KEEP MINE BUREAU IS PLEA Baker ' County Interests Will Send Delegation to Salem. BAKER. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Mining men from all over Baker County met in Baker today and went on record as opposed to any action of the Legis lature which would do away with the activity or existence of the gregon Bu reau of Mines ana ueoiogy. At an enthusiastic meeting today. William Pollman. Kenneth O. McEwen and Emil Melser were appointed a com mitteeto lead the campaign to carry before the Legislature Baker County's views as to the great value to Oregon of this bureau. Instances were pointed out where, by one bit of advice, the members of the bureau brought, a sav ing of more than the annual expendi ture by the state. At Cornucopia, min ing men declared, the advice of A. M. Swartley had resulted in saving $25,000 more gold every year. Owner Buys Back Eotel. , MARSHFIELD. Or.. Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) The Guerin Hotel, at Myrtle Point, has changed ownership and J. Schilling, who had conducted it for the past two years, has sold it to the original owner, Thomas D. Guerin, who started the business in 1897 and con tinued it until 1912. when Mr. Schilling purchased it of him. The Guerin Hotel is to the traveling public what the Perkins and Imperial are to Portland, the MacCiallen to Roseburg. the Gallier to Bandon and the--Blanco to Marshfleld. The Guerin is known to every traveling man that has visited Coos County in the past 17 years and is situated on the stage line between Coos County and Rose- brg. Astoria Machine Works Incorporates. ASTORIA, 9r, Jan. 23. (Special.) Articles of incorporation of the Astoria Machine Works were liled in the County Clerk's office today. The incorporators are H. E. Edlin. A. L. Fox and Charles Newman. The capital stock is $15,000. The object of the corporation is to operate a machine and boiler shop as well as a boat-building plant in this cltv - It will occupy the property for merly used by the Astoria Iron Worka For the benefit of those who are contemplating . Interior Decorative' Drapery and Upholstery Work The various workshops and staffs of skilled workmen connected with our different departments are being maintained as heretofore, with the result that all special- sorder work placed with us will re ceive the same expert and prompt attention, regardless of how. simple - or elaborate the work might be. Do yourself the justice of getting our reduced prices on all special work. 75 c Yard Genuine Sundour Fabrics Now 38c Yard 36 inches wide, plain' material, with invisible stripes, in desirable shades of brown, light blue, gold and dark blue. All Drapery, Curtain, Upholstery and Decorative Materials Reduced. Recognized by the most discriminating buyers of the thoroughly dependable in Furniture, Floor Coverings, Decora tive Materials, Drapery and Upholstery Materials, Etc., as the most genuine occasion for buying, this CLOSING -OUT SALE of J G Mack & Co. is being attended with no little deee of success. The collective judgment of the thousands of homef urnishers in Portland and vicinity and through out the Northwest who have participated in this sale, is the best gauge of its genuineness. Profit while the opportunity for choosing from a fairly-complete stock is yours to take advantage" of. A Number of The savings possible through this sale on Carpets Rugs Etc. '. are most pronounced , $30 Scotch Art Rug for 16.50 1 only, a rug rack sample, size 9x12 ft. $12 Wool and Fibre Rugs for $7.50 5 of these serviceable and inexpensive rugs, size 9x12 ft. $33 Body Brussels Rugs for $19.50 2 only, both good patterns, size 9x12 ft. $20 Tapestry Brussels Rugs for $14.75 6 only, seamless woven, size 9xl'2 ft. $77.50 Fiae Wilton Rug for $49.50 1 only, size 10 ft. 6 in. by 13 ft. 6 in. SelRng far below contract price. $101.75 Fine Wilton Rug for $75 Size 11 ft. 3 in. by 15 ft. Also now far below contract price. One rug only. $35 Seamless Velvet Rugs for $19.75 Plain centered and band bordered. 6 rugs in the lot. Size 9x12 ft. $60 Hartford Saxony for $30 A sample rug, slightly soiled. Size 9x12 ft. $75 Fine Chenille Rug for $30 Plain brown center, band bordered. Slightly soiled. Size 9x12 ft. $60 Fine Wilton Rug for $37.50 A bedroom pattern, in light colors. Size 9x12 ft. , : . . Good Selection of CARPETS with and without borders, a number of which are private patterns controlled by us, is no small portion of the floor-covering stock involved in this sale. Have your floors covered now the sale prices are an inducement worthy of consideration. Buying Fine Suites and Individual Pieces at "such astonishing price -reductions as this sale brings about is a rare occurrence. A few instances: A $1160 Berkey & Gay Colon ial Dining rf fj f Suite, Now PU J 11 pieces,' of finest crotch mahogany, over solid mahogany, four pieces of which are pictured above. This suite, a correct example of the beautiful and massive scroll Colonial) consists of sideboard 78 inches long, china cabinet, serving table, 12-foot extension table, with 60-inch 'top, 6 side chairs and 1 arm chair. A $77S Jacobean Oak Suite of Ten Pieces, Now $490 $293 $175 $150 $375 A $465 Adam Dining Suite of Ten Pieces, tn Mahoganf, Now A $335 Adam Dining Suite of Nine Pieces, in Old Ivory and Mahogany, Now A f 266 Chippendale Dining Suite, Noti) of solid mahogany. Sideboard, china cabinet and serving table, A $595 Beautiful Bedroom Suite in Ivory Enamel. NoW . hand-decorated. Suite consists of twin beds, dresser, cnuionier, dressing table, bedroom rocker and chair and toilet table chair. An $815 Adam Pattern Bedroom Suite, 475 in antique mahogany. A very handsome and roomy suite of 8 nieces. Twin beds, dresser, high boy, dressing table, arm chair, side chair and dressing table chair. An authentic Adam reproduction. $72.50 Four-Poster Twin Beds, Now, 50 of solid Cuban mahogany and bearing the shopmark of the famous American maker Cowan, of Chicago. , " if Mahogany Pieces 1 and former 11 OTVoa YtmtoH here. Hun dreds of other such pieces at similar reductions. Music Cabinets. Now $24 to $23 - formerly f 40 nd to 142.60 Small Tip Top Tables $13.50 to $37.50 formerly $1.50 and to 159 Cellarettes, Now $25 to $72 formerly 111 and to j Nest of Tables, Now $19.50 formerly priced at :s Drop-Leaf Tables, Now $18 to $48 formerly :S and to $61 Serving Trays, Now $9.50 to $13.50 formerly 12.E0 and to 122.50 Candlesticks, Now $3.75 to $17 formerly 14.75 and to 134 Open-Top Desks, Now $36 to $115 r formerly S8 and to 17J Closed-Top Desks, Now $35 to $66 formerly $59 and to 3S Sewing Tables, Now $16.50 formerly priced at ; Tea Table, Now $38 formerly priced at JS7.50 Smokers' Stands, Now $5 to $6 formerly 10 anil to li WaAe Baskets, Now $4.25 to $13 formerly I5.C0 and to l-S Colonial Low Boy, Now $42.50 formerly priced at Ioj Consol Tables and Mirrors formerly H9T., now !T.5 formerly $218. now 51..O formerly now (lo Fancy Mirrors, Now $28 to $85 formerly $4 and to Small Bookcase, Now $18 formerly priced at $29.b Fumed OahFurnhure at Cost and Even Less See Window $2.50 Leather-Top Stools now 90 $; Desk Chair now $ 5.50 $14 Smokers' Cabinet now $ 7.50 $15 Library Table now $ 7.50 $19.50 high-back Arm Rocker, leather seat and back, now ".$ 9.50 $20 Arm Rocker, with leather seat and back, now $10.50 $22.50 Arm Chair, with leather seat and back, now S11.00 $23 Cellarette now SSlZ.oO $27.50 Writing Desk now $18.00 FIFTH and STARK i av - . G. MACK & CO. FIFTH and STARK RATE HEARING AGAIN ON IXaiTIRY OP CHARGES OP PORT LAND COMPANY DUB TOMORROW. Valuation of Entire l.lnea of Corpora tion Involved to Plx Prices to Be Allowed. SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Final hearing will be begun by the State Railroad Commission Monday in the rates and ma - services of the Portland. Railway, Light and Power company. m tion, which has been in progress for more than a year, was taken up by the Commission to decide the proper rates to be charged by the company for light and power in Portland, Salem, Oregon j u ... rrltorv-in which the company operates. Before the rates a ..1.1 ri.tdrniinM. It to DO aiioweu uvmiu . was necessary to value the entire pros perity of the company, and then to seg regate between the light and power and the street and interurban railway dlvi- The investigation 0 the Portland Railway Light and Power Company is said by members of the Oregon Com mission to be the biggest job. in one lump, that any Western state has ever undertaken In tho utilities line. The company was required to furnish a oomplete inventory and this has been orepared under the direction of W. J. Hagenah. an expert in this line or work. He will, therefore, be the chief witness for the company. The Commis sion in addition to its regular force retained Gossett, Newell and Walsh as consulting engineers, and J. P. jewe" and F J. Walsh of this firm will be among the experts called by the Com mission. . . It is expected that the taking .of testimony will require several days. Tne reasonableness and justness of all HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIPTIONS. SPECIFICS, TRITURATES. . PELLETS. A HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY IN CHARGE OK A TRAINED UOHEO PHARMACIST. SEND FOR CATALOGUE.' WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Wood-Lark Bids, Alder Street nt Went Park. . Portland. Or. the company's rules and regulations for its ngnting ana power stin included in the scope of the hearing. Alleged Forger Faces Xew Charges. ' MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Fred Nelson, who is being held in the county Jail for an alleged for gery in Marshfleld, was identified to day by F- W. Varrelmann, of Gardiner, as the man who passed a bad check on him. Reports from the Siuslaw River indicate that Nelson operated down the Coast as far as Marshfleld, where he was taken'into custody. Springfield Bank to Bnild. SPRINGFIELD, Or., Jan. 23. (Sper cial.) The First National Bank of Springfield last week announced the purchase of a lot with 44 feet frontage at Firth ana Mam streets, tnree diochs entire first floor of which will be de voted to its banking business, will be erected. The new site is in the same block as the new postoffice and the move is in line with the trend of busi ness. v The lot was bought from the Luse Land Company, Limited, which acquired this and other property in Springfield within the past 30 day. COLD IN BAKER MODERATES Mercury Touches '4 Below,' but Sky Becomes Overcast. BAKER, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) weather moderated materially this morning, although the minimum re;ls forod last nicht was four degrees be low sero. This was soon after mid- at Finn ana main sireuia, mrco uivuv. - . east of their present location, and night. Later tl.e sky became overcast . ,;j and Baker's second cold weather period of the Winter was broKen. Reports from elsewhere showed mod erate temperatures throughout the county. Whitney, which reported i9 degrees below sero yesterday, today re ported 22 below zero. Austin was 13 below xero. Bright sun ruled today, but some clouds in the sky gave prom ise that tonight would not find more zero weather. Hood River Property Sells. HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) w. S. Wharton, a banker or jvew- berg, president of group one or mo State Bankers' Association, has pur chased 35 acres of orchard land west of this city in the Frankton district. Mr. Wharton paid 12.000 to Mrs. Sara Dorn, giving In part payment residence property at Twenty-sixth and Caru-Ii!--. In Portland. The Port- land property was valued at ISOOfl Keep fire all night. . Last longer. Give more heat. Will not barn oat grates. Are clean . and odorless. 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