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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1917)
THE - SUNDAY OREGONIAX PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 1G. 1D17. HEW LUMBER ROAD HEARS COMPLETION A Convincing Ten-Mile; Unit Into Timber From -Wilkesboro to Be Done by January 1. The Final Price Mark on Every Piece of N1TURE 14 SCENES ON GALES CREEK RAILROAD LINE. l :"WP" " " ' " ' ' : n ilreTTT PmMSfm -"r rrn : I v -aw. . . . A,. . -" w. .:. - ., - Eli TILLAMOOK IS OBJECTIVE Eight Train! oads of Logs a Day to Be Brought to Willamette Rlrer. Klch Agricultural District Obtains Transportation. " Active work on tlie Gale? Creek A tV"ii.on River Railroad, now being: built westward irom Wilkesboro, the tprmlnal of the United Railway, to ward tidewater near . Tillamook, ' is progressing rapidly. The first lu-mile unit will be com pleted before the first of the year and some important industrial, agricultural and commercial development is expect- ' ed to follow. I Construction cf the new road Is at- ; tributed directly to recent improve- ment in the lumber market. Several years ago the lumber busi ness went through a period of depres sion due largely to increased use of substitute materials and to overpro duction, and the large output of the Northwest suffered under keen compe tition with Southern pine, which en joys much lower freight rates into Middle West and Eastern markets. The revival of the demand for lumber dnr incr the last four months has created a much improved tone to the market, thereby stimulating resumption of op erations in plants that have been long idle and also stimulating the develop ment of new enterprises, the project ors of which were able definitely to ligure actual Increase in demand due to Government war orders for can tonments and shipbuilding material Tunnel Is Eliminated. Last year, months prior to the ex isting improvement of conditions in the lumber business, J. L. Washburn, of Iuluth, Minn., and his associates showed their faith In the merit of .Douglas fir . by engaging the services of the Lumbermen's Engineering Com pany, of Portland, to locate a railroad irom Wilkesboro to Tillamook, distant 45 miles by way of upper Clales Creek "Valley and through a fine body of tim ber in the northwestern part of Wash ington County owned by the American Land & Timber Company. H. L. Haley, locating engineer of the Lumbermen's Engineering Com-? pany, ran & line increasing the orig inal United Railway proposed grade slightly and making a 60-foot cut in; stead of the tunnel originally pro posed. This materially reduced the estinated cost, but adnerred strictly to the main considerations of a first class railroad with a maximum grade of 2 per cent and light curvature, thus Insuring a good line on the score of both operation and maintenance. Ap proval was given to this proposed lo cation by Mr. Washburn and the Gales Creek & Wilson River Railroad Com pany was organised with John Pear ton as president and the following di rectors: Ralph L Williams, J esse Stearns, F. C. Knapp and O. M. Clark. Vast Timber Area Opened. air. Jriaiey was appointed chief en gineer of the railroad. He proceeded io enter into contracts with different firms so as to have work under way simultaneously along the line. Porter & Conley and Iver Rosten taking over the sub-grade and the Interstate Con- ! tract Company taking over the con struction of trestles. Although many adverse conditions have been encoun tered, work has been continued with excellent progress all along the line, and it is understood that this first 10 miles is but one unit in a railroad which will ultimately reach the coast at Tillamook and be the outlet for a large body of timber to that harbor, And also a line will be ultimately con tinued up the Coast to the mouth of the Columbia River, thus serving the intervening timber. The Wilson River and Nehalem River valleys comprise two of the larg est contiguous bodies of virgin timber now extant, the former carrying ap proximately 17.O00.0uO.OU0 feet and the latter 10,000,000,000 feet, which is as much timber as was attributed to the great lumber center at Saginaw, Mich., where milling operations were con ducted on a large scale for many years. In discussing the project, Mr. Pear son, the- president, recently said: "We are building a first-class com mon carrier railroad, designed not only to carry logs but also to carry ireignt or an kinds, and passengers aiso, as soon as the first unit of 10 mixes is xinished into the new town of Washburn, in the heart of the tim ber district. At Washburn will be lo cated the roundhouse, repair shops and offices of the railroad company. Here also will- be located sawmills, power plants, pulp and paper mill, box fac tory, shingle mill, cheese factory, fruit drier. bank, schools, churches and mercantile establishments. Lost to lie Hauled to River. "An output of logs over this line will be made of not less than eight heavy trainloads of logs per day as soon as the logging operations can be developed, and the logs will be de livered at tidewater ready for the Portland and Columbia River markets. over the United Railways at the com pany booms, which will be located Harborton, just north of the town of Linnton. The volume of traffic will be mate rially increased as the railroad is de veloped into the Wilson River Valley, making it one of the most important railroad lines in the Northwest and developing an empire rich in agricul tural possibilities that will be subject to settlement as fast as the timber is logged. From Wilkesboro west for about 10 miles the road runs through cultivated fields and in some cases is loeated through the center of young orchard tracts, which, however, would be iso lated except for this transportation medium. The value of the adjacent land will be materially increased by This development enterprise which pro vides the transportation to put the products of orchard, field and forest Into the Portland and Tillamook mar kets. Sheraton Inlaid Mahogany ARM CHAIR, upholstered was $39, NOW g -jJJ rjfj Old Colonial ARM CHAIR, mahogany frame, upholstered was $57.50, COfi Kfl I.."-.-. X. , , . ' - i? i :! I I iii miuiinfmM:-MmmMisi.fr.trfi,-r LaMlacgi.',,,fft".. ,riiviwj-tjaiit X solid mahogany, Berkey & - U Naow"was S37.50 ' Jacobean Oak Bench, uphol- r .. ' -tr v ! stered was $30, St A Cfl -'c-, v-s"'-' ' ' - J Fine Overstuffed DAVEN- OO'iVfA''', - - ..VV " : PORT, our own make was ICA'.. - i $110,' NOW QfiO on l '-"C--". t l j Solid Mahogany COSTUMER I 'O h "'df t4 fT.i f $1.75 Sundour Drapery MaU- k .?Ynl'..'' - j ylir,J rial,. now, the yard AQ 4ft i 1 f -Il H illrS. rfeS-l0 Wr was found guilty yesterday of selllnft W 1V &A ; V.i3-t, iHV4&rJ. ' ..sa. dKarette to a minor aod fined J15 by t4 I ,.fcwiYrPc Tk II and jrrt Municipal Judge Rossman. Alex Mc ' IT I 4f . I . M Allister. 19. appeared against Carlson, I ; !. .-7 5f 1 sf6 -fHfiX 4ihmV-3 7 W - - X,S I I Carlson said that McAllister told him f V'& 11 t Vf. Jlti4fi3 l-5s ' ' I I he was of age. but Judgre Rossman held k L4fK tilttl , , tti Mr. fl Mr-. WUson K,nr and rife 'ir - . h Ttmls4&s i " t 1 4 . hiii rnuiinnn niminn!?lan"ed t?.1? the. wr,?"'ny.c;t:.ii!nn. m p ni rri nrun Y II1IIU. ill. U. ULLLIl ULnu i - n i' FORMER. BAKER "WOMAN" PASSES AT gffft j KORTH BEXO. jlySnirrj and every yard of material that j-ou'll observe in our store is con vincing of the fact that it is unwise to put off buying a day longer. The following items, hurriedly gathered at random from the stock, are strongly suggestive: S87.50 Fine Overstuffed DAVEN PORT, loose cushions was $145, NOW for Fine Sheraton Inlaid Mahog any DINING TABLE, 10 ft. extension was C" (YJ $215. NQW. tPlll Large Jacobean Oak BUF FET, made by Berkey & Gay was $125, NOW Large Serving Table to match was $75, QQ1 Kf NOW.... . tDOi.tll S58.50 Late effects in tonne, the yard. Cre- 25c 25c and 35c yard Dra- fT pery Edgings, the yard tlL 30c yard Lace Curtain Edgings, the yard 3 50c yard Lace Curtain 1f. Edgings, the yard... J-UU Short Lengths Remnants Way Below Half Price. AGAIN We wish to remind intend ing buyers of furniture that our upholstery, repair and finishing shops are still in operation and that we are prepared, for a limited time, to accept orders for work of this character, particularly for OVERSTUFFED FURNITURE of our own and guaranteed make, the kind that can be depended upon to hold up and keep its shape. If you have the least idea of pur chasing easy, restful uphol stery pieces, we suggest that you do not delay in placing your order with us, which will mean a substan tial saving. 1 Terms Are Strictly Cash. Immediate Delivery Is Insisted Upon. MACK 68-70 FIFTH ST. & CO, BETWEEN OAK AND PINE Just a Step or Two North of Oak daugrhter. the former 'an ex-United States Consul at Birmingham, England, are in Portland for a brief visit, and are registered at the Multnomah lioteL Flip ot Coin Decides Exemption. TULSA. Okla.. Sept. 9. Harry Crosby, of Tulsa, called correctly the turn of a coin and was accepted into the Army. His twin brother, Claude, also found physically fit by Army, ex aminers, filed exemption claims to. care for their agred and feeeble mother, de pendent on her sons for support. The roung men were anxious to serve, but it was necessary for one to care lor their mother. The coin was tossed uy Claude and his brother guessed his way into the Army. Read The Orifonlan classified ads. APPLES IN AT LEWIST0N Quality Is Reported Good and Bet ter Prices Expected. LEWISTO.V. Idaho. Sept. 15. (Spe cial.) fcarly apples arrived on the market today, with a prospect of con siderable shppins beginning: the firs of the coming week. The quality ot these early applet i fina Many of the orchardists of Northern Idaho are relying on ' he strong de mand for apples to force prices to point where they will be profitable to growers, although ome of the ranchers have contracted their entire output at the prevailing prices. THIRD Of PROFITS FROM SALES OP POEM TO GO TO THIRD OREGON, Booklet of Verse by Retired Army Of. fleer. IV ow Stationed at Vancouver -Barrack, la -Well-Written. It would take little or no argument to prove that if Kaiser ilhelm. or Germany, were converted to real Chris tianity, the big war in Europe would cease quickly. . That is the germ-thought contained in a well-written little booklet of: verse Just issued by Arthur M. Edwards, Major, United States Army, retired, ana now stationed on active duty in Van couver Barracks, vvasn. 1 ne DOOKiet is called "The Conversion of Kaiser -Wit- helm; or, .Antitoxin to Prussian Propa ganda." The scene of the poem is the tier- man army headquarters in the Held, and the characters represented are: Kaiser Wilhelm, his son. the Crown Prince, and spirit or shades of Napo leon I. of France; General Kronje, of Boer war celebrity; Queen Victoria, of Great Britain, and an angel "in the white light." The Kaiser is impatient because of the unsatisfactory progress of the pres- nt war in Europe, and admits that he planned to rule the world at any cost, despite what it cost other nations. The Crown Prince advises him to seek so lace in sleep The Kaiser dreams that certain shades or spirits approach him, among them being the notables men tioned previously. Napoleon says he regrets he caused so much war, and says he is jiow a follower of the Man of Galilee. Kronje speaks in a similar strain. Queen Victoria reproaches the Kaiser for the stain he has brought on the family name, but the Kaiser defies them alL He refuses to rule :by love, and insists on world 1 conquest. Suddenly an angel comes down from heaven and shows the Kaiser the enor mity of his crimes, and the Kaiser re pents, promising to obey the dictates of love. Major Edwards says that one-third of all profits by the sale of the poem at 35 cents will be given to the funds of the Third Oregon Regiment. W. F. BENNETT SEEKS, SON -"; X. 1 " ;"'- '" "-"' -. . -v"V-t-r'"0 f , - V ","""?7Tjf r il -: : d :wr ' - - ' . V ! . " -i," " ". ' - , . V ,.4"-. J ' : ; Whereabouts of Ray Bennett, 17, of Camas, IsIystery. W. F. Bennett, of Camas. Wash., is trying to find out the whereabouts of his son, Ray Bennett, who disappeared from Camas on May 17. From that day to this no trace of the lad has been seen. Me went to school in the morning- as. usual, but fa led to return at evening. He was attending the high school at the time. Mr- Bennett, the father, says that if the young man is engaged at some hororable trade he - will not disturb him. The boy can be identified by two scar!, one over his left eye and paral lel to the eyebrow, half way between it and the hair line. The other is up on the head about where the part comes. MRS. KINDRED PIONEER End Follows 24 Hour After Stroke of Paralysis Children Reside In. Portland. Word has been received in Portland of the sudden death of Mrs. M. L. Cleek at her home in North Bend September 2. Mrs. Cleek, who was formerly Mrs. J. S. Jett, was well known in Baker County, having lived in Huntington more than 25 years. She was in the best of health when stricken ' with - paralysis, and passed away within 24 hours without recover ing consciousness. bhe was 52 .years old. Besides her . husband, she leaves the following children: Mrs. James Con ley, Cecil and Edgar Jett,- all of North Bend; Mrs. C. Springer, of Shedd; Mrs, F. Tomlinson, Mrs. M. Spores and Cella Jett, all of Portland, and Joseph S. Jett, now in the United States Marine Corps. Interment was at the Masonic Ceme tery at Eugene, September 5. Cigarette Sale Brings Fine. John Carlson, who conducts a con fectionery store at 192 East Broadway, Arthar M. Kriwardn. Major V. S. . Army. Retired. Wan Has Writ ten Poems, Just lnbllsned. Wife of David Kindred Widely Known, Buried Last Week. Mrs. Nellie Anna Kindred, wife of j David Kindred, of Hammond, who died a week ago, was a pioneer who had lived in Western Oregon for 35 years. She had spent the last nine years in Clatsop County. The husband, who sur vives, her, is a Councilman of Ham mond. The funeral took place last Sunday and was conducted by Chaplain Albert K. Matthews, of Fort Stevens. She was 64 years of aga at the time of her death and was born in Michigan Octo ber 12. 1853. Besides her husband, sur viving her are two sisters. Mrs. J. S. Wilson, also of Hammond, and Mrs. John Ditchburn, of Portland. Phone your want ads to Th Orego gonlan. Main 7070, A 095. 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