The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, April 16, 1922, Section One, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Textit THE SUNDAY OREG6XIAX, PORTLAND. APRIL 16, 1932 21 DIGGER MULTNOMAH SETS WORLD RECORD Federal Dredger Performs Big Task in March. CHANNEL WORK THOROUGH WORLD'S RECORD FOR HANDLING MATERIAL FROM CHANNEL SET BY FEDERAL DIGGER IN CONNECTION WITH WILLOW BAR PROJECT. frr. Material Handled at Willow Bar Totals 560,000 Cubic Yards of Sharp Heavy Material. BY MAJOR R. PARK, Corps of iingireers. in Charge of Second Portland District. During March the 24-inch pipe line dredge Multnomah dredged 560,000 cubic yards of sharp, heavy sand from the new channel cut through Willow bar, a few miles north of the mouth c the Willamette. It is believed this i3 a world's record, considering the horsepower and size of the pump and engine. The Multnomah is equipped with a 1000-horsepower engine and ac tually developed an average of 1050 horsepower, as shown ty me indi cator cards. Her output reached the surprising figure of 5300 cubic yards of sharp, heavy sand the horsepower month. A search has been made of dredging for government, private or municipal records during recent years and none has been found that equals this, considering the character of the material dredged. Tualatin Record Nearly Reached. The actual auantity dredged is only 44.000 yards short of the splendid record made by the big 30-inch tur riine dredge Tualatin of the Port of Portland, which dredged 604,000 yards curing October, 1921, with pumping engine rated at 2400 horsepower, or more than double the engine- horse power of the Multnomah. It cost Uncle Sam just 110,080 foi "the field operation of the dredge in Iareh, including fuel, subsistence, wages and all repairs during the month, or at the rate of 1.8 cents cubic yard. The gross cost for the month, including depreciation, its share of the district office and inter. est on the investment, was $14,000, or Zxx cents gross cost a cubic yard Completed Channel 32 Feet. The length of cut was 3095 feet and width more than 300 feet. The average depth of material dredged was 16 feet and the completed chan r.el is 32 feet below low water. Thj average daily yardage dredged was 20,740 cubic yards and the total pumping time 600. hourB, making the average excavation pumped an hour 1120 cubic yards. All material was handled through shore pipe and raised to an elevation of 16 feet above the level of the wa ter. The average length of floating pipe was about 1350 feet and the aver age length of shore pipe 600 feet, making a total average pipe line of 1S50 feet. It is a further remarkable fact that the record was made toward the closu f the season's work, when "the pumj runners were pretty well worn out tnd nearly ready for replacement There is no doubt but what the out put would have been 60.000 yards more had this work been done at the. - beginning of the season, when the runner was new and unworn. Credit ilven to Workers. The Bhowing is due in part, of course, to unusual depth of cutting and a minimum of interruptions on account of moves, but in the main credit should be given right where it belongs to the men on the Job un der the able leadership of K. J. Bailey, dredge overseer, with his chief engi neer, Charles Duffy, and the crew of 6-1 healthy, contented, well-fed and well-housed men, not forgetting th ccok. There is not the slightest intention of overlooking the fine work of the Wahkiakum, sister dredge to the Multnomah. This dredge spent the last few weeks of March in clean-up work at Slaughter's bar, below Rai n'er, in shallow cutting and with long pipe lines. For a time she was pump ii.g through 3000 feet of floating lime and 1500 feet of shore pipe with a 20-foot lift. Time Lost In Operations. Shallow cutting means rapid ad vance and much pumping time !ost due to shifting anchors and shore pipe, and then again time was lost In towing her from Slaughter's bar to Willow bar and making her setup- there. In spite of these difficulties th Wahkiakum dredged a total of 280,000 cubic yards during the month oi Ularch. Her engines, rated at 100K horsepower, actually developed an av erage of 1200 horsepower and dredged about 2400 yards per horsepower month. The field cost, including re pairs, was 4 cents per yard, and total rross cost 5 cents per yard, includ ing interest, depreciation and over head. Since the Wahkiakum has been helping the Multnomah at Willow bar she has dredged as high as 25,000 ards in one day and has average! 22,840 the working day, or 2000 yards a day more than the Multnomah's doily average for the month of March. Average Could Be Maintained. There is no reason why the Wah Iciakum could not keep up an average of 23,000 or better yards a day in definitely if she had deep cuttings for a whole month, and for 26 work ing days would then dredge at least 600.000 yards. in the shallow cuttings on the bars that form after each Columbia river freshet, where the governmnt dredges necessarily spend most of their time, it is hard to determine whether the pumps are working to best efficiency or not, because so much time is lost in changing loca tion, shifting anchors and moving pipe lines. The results show conclusively that Vi.cle Sam's two finest and most pow eilul pipe line dredges are right here or. the Columbia river, maintainine for the city of Portland and its Hin terland one of the best channels Bervirfg any great port. Ship Ueports by Radio. tKnmished bjr the Radio Corporation of Amortra.) Positions reported at S P. M. yesterday, onlws otherwise indicated, were as follows: HARRY LfCKENBACH. Ssn Francisco for Portland. I" hi miles south, of Columbia river lightship. ADMIRAL FARRAGCT. San Francisco for Seattle. 230 miles from Seattle. SCOTTISH MONARCH. Cubs for Japan, miles south of ts,n Francisco. RADNOR, New York for Honolulu and Japan, noon, latitude 19:15 north, longi tude V2.":4l west. MYSTIC. Tacoma for New York, 4S8 xnties f-outh southwest of San TJieito. Kl. LOBO, San Francisco for Tslara, abeam San Francisco lightship. Hl'MBOI.DT, San Francisco for San Pedro. H mlies south of San Francisco. MER1DEN. Sailris Crua for San Fran Cisco, miles south of San Francisco. WEST ISI.ETA. San Francisco for Se attle. 14S miles north of San Francisco. STANLEY DOLLAR. San Francisco for . Pedro, V miles south of Saa Francisco. fj id MaJtuiiMtM iiiimsiiMia.u mm& ' ARDMORB, Talara for Vancouver, 1540 ! miles south of "Vancouver. TEXAN, San Pedro for Liverpool, noon, latitude i.7:l north, longitude 114:42 west WEST CATAXACK, New York for San Pedro, noon, latitude ..3:54 north, longi tude 111:-'- west. ADMIRAL. DEWBT, San Francisco for Wilmington, 103 miles from San Francisco. ROSE CITY, Portland for San Francisco, 210 miles' from San Francisco. SANTA RITA, Redondo for San Fran cisco. 47 miles north of Redondo. SKA MONARCH (tug), San Francieco to assistance Sea Ranger, 5 miles south; of Point Sur. . CURACAO, San Francisco for Seattle, 20 miies from San Francisco. SISKIYOU, L.os Angelea for Tacoma, off San Francisco lightship. NANKING, orient for San Francisco, 346 miles west of San Francifcco. R. J. HANNA, Richmond for San Pedro, 2( miles from San Pedro. CAPE ROM A IN, San Pedro for San Francisco, 162 miles south of San Fran cisco. TOSEMITE, San Francisco for Seattle, 20 miles north of Blunta reef. C. A. SMITH, San Francisco for Coos bay, 190 miles north of San Francisco. ATLAS, Richmond for Eureka, 172 miles from Eureka. Tug SEA RANGER, standing by pon toon, latitude S.30 north, longitude 121:45 west. FRED BAXTER, San Fedro for Grays harbor, 3&0 miles from San Pedro. CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS. San Francisco for Cordova, 75 miles from San Francisco. CEL.1L.O, San Francisco for Portland, 135 miles north of San Francisco. WILLAMETTE. Seattle for San Fran cisco, 35 miles north of San Francisco. MONTANA, Portland for San Francisco, 205 miles north of San Francisco. STEEL VOYAGER, New York for Port land, 10 miles north of Cape Blanco at noon. SILVER STATE, Seattle for Yokohama, 75 miles from Seattle. STUART DOLLAR, leaving Port An geles. RKUCB, Astoria for Chigmk, Alaska, 415 miles from Columbia river. NORTHLAND, San Francisco for Ana- cortes, 605 miles from San Francisco. YORBA LINDA, San Pedro for Everett, 45 milea south of Cape Flattery. VICTORIA, Seattle for Ketchikan, off Cape Flattery. , REDWOOD, Bemngham for Ketchikan, 35 miles from Bellingham. w A PA. MA, san Francisco tor Seattle, 3o miles from Seattle. AMERICAN, We t port for San Fran cisco, 260 miles north or ban J? rancisco, noon. -"SOU rM M6. 'niSn sJ. f$r . ' J vT 3 - - v i " ' 1 United' States dredge Multnomah. Insert R. J. Bailey, overseer of dredge. LAND OWNERS TO BENEFIT PORT COM3IISSION ANNOUNCES MOCK'S BOTTOM POLICY. Property Holders on East Side ot Swan Island May Take Part in Filling Plan. AVALON, San Francisco for Wiliapa harbor, 212 miles south of Wiliapa harbor. JEPTHA, San Francisco for Tacoma, Jlifl miles north of San Francisco. .SEA LION (tug), San Francisco for Mtxican ports, 1441 milea south of San Francisco. April 14. W1LLSOLO, San Pedro for New York, 1040 miles northwest of Balboa, April 14 SANTA CRl San Francisco lor Ta lara, 2063 miles south of tsan Francisco, April 14. W A1K AW A, Newcastle for Kan Fran cisco, 2o0 miles from San r rancisco, April 14. AZUMASAN MARU, Yokohama, for San Fi an cisco, 1290 miles from San Francisco, April 14. RADNOR, New York for Honolulu, lati tude .18:37 north, longitude 121:42 west, noon. April 14. WIU1KLMINA, San Francisco for Hono lulu, 74U miles from San Francisco, April 14. K l MJuRDIJK, Fuenta Arenas for San Pedro, ISO miles south of San Pedro, April 14. MEN ICO, Guaymas for Mazatlan, 12 miles north of Mazatlan, April 14. RBGl'liUS, Honolulu for Port Townsend, 567 miles northeast of Honolulu, at noon, April 14. SYLVAN ARROW, San Francisco for Hongkong, 3tt3 miles from San Francisco, April 14. WEST MAHWAH. San Francisco for Auckland, 32 miles southwest of Honolulu, April 14. : COL. E, I DRAKE, San Pedro for Fort Allen, 235 miles from Port Allen, April 14. LLRUNE. Seattle for Honolulu. 17V4 miles from Seattle, April 14. l h i m a a k ku w , isan i'earo ror Vladi vostok, 2307 miles west of San Pedro, April 14. COH SA. Callao for San Francisco. 2043 miles south of an Francisco, April 14. ilAMJA, Honolulu tor ban J rancisco, 1-121 miles west of San Francisco, April 14. ENTERPRISE. San Francisco for Hiio, 1674 miles from San Francisco, April 14, By Federal Telegraph Company. CUBA, fcan Francisco for Panama, at San Jose de Guatemala, April 14. lNKiVfOKi. Panama for san Francisco, at San Jose de Guatemala, April 14. SANTA ANA. San Francisco for New York, at Aca iutla. April 14. PATRICK HKNRY, New York for Hono lulu. llf4 miles west of Balboa, April 14. LA BREA. Antofagasta for Port San Luis, 'J7So miles south of Fort San Luis, April 14. SONOMA, San Francisco for Sydney. 1013 milea west of San Francisco, noon, April 14. WEN ATCHEE, Yokohama for Seattle, 4132 nuie west of Seattle, April 14. NILE, Orient for San Francisco, 4,795 miles west of San Francisco, April 14. WEST KADER, Portland for Yokohoma, 3T82 miles west of Columbia river, April 14. A?US. Kobe for San Pedro, 3530 miles west of San Pedro. April 14. JACOB LUC KEN BACH, San Pedro for Galveston, 2145 miles southeast of San Pedro, April 14. CHARLES H. CRAMP, Pan Pedro for Jacksonville. 1475 miles south of San Pedrf. April 14. WEST GREYLOCK. New York for Yokohama, via Honolulu, 513 miles east of Honolulu. April 14. WUINAULT, San Francisco for Seattle, 18 miles north of San Francisco. YORBA LINDA, San Pedro for Everett, 45 miles south of Cape Flattery. SAN DIEGO. -San Pedro for Tacoma. 7 miles south of Cape Bianco. YALE, San Francisco for San Pedro," 70 miles srtuth of San Francisco. FRANK G. DRUM. San Pedro for Port land, 7S miles north of San Francisco. W. F. HERRIN. San Pedro for Hono lulu. 80 miles west of San Pedro. STORM KING, ttug), towing pontoon. Ra n Fran c i sco for San Ped ro, 1 SO miles south of San Francisco. OLEUM. Vancouver for Port San Luis, 45 mi'es north of Port San Luts. COLOMBIA. New York for San Fran cisco. 2fH7 miles south of San Francisco. SAN JUAN. San Francisco for Panama, 54 miles south of San Francisco. t.YMAN STEWART. Seattle for Wil mington. 563 miles north of Wilmington. CELESTIAL, Baltimore for San Pedro, 104 miles aouth of San Pedro Assurance that property owners In Mock'g bottom, on the east side of Swan island, can participate in filling operations proposed for the Guild's Laka district, on the west side, is given by the Port of Portland com mission and as an estimate was made MfJiZrX fFrran6cFranCiSCO' "ot long arc of tne material required there, it is said details can De wonted out in short order. It is not improb able that an effort will be made to negotiate for a fill so that dredgings from the west channel can be de posited there after the Guild's lake section is taken care of. The organization of property own ers in the lake area lias given im petus to preliminaries for a fill and a committee of three will deal with a similar number from the Port of Port land commission to formulate plans and agree on the application of costs to the property as well as the matter of payments under the district im provement plan. Roughly, 30.000.008 cubic yards of material are represented in the Swan island channel project. Twenty-seven million six hundred thousand yards will be taken out of the west channel and more than 2,000,000 yards from the present east channel, which is utilized by deep water vessels. To fill land in the Guild's lake area to a height of plus 35 feet it is estimated 21.000,000 yards would be distributed, while to fill Mock's bottom to the level of the O.-W. R. & N. tracks, about 27 feet, the estimate is 14,000, 000 yards. If needed more material could be acquired by dredging the west channel to a width of 1600 feet and in "cleaning up" in the east channel. As to the height of the fill in the lake section, the 35-foot level is held to be the extreme limit, as discussions so far have been for a fill ranging from 24 to 30 feet, so material not placed there could be diverted to Mock's bottom. farmers and others on lowlands along the Columbia river for unusually high water this year. The longer coid weather continues, the higher the wa ter will be when it turns warm and melts the snow on the foothills and in the mountains. STEAME RRESrMES JOURXEY Eastern Sailor, in Collision at Shanghai, Off for Taku Bar. The steamer Eastern Sailor, which was in collision with a Japanese ves sel at Shanghai last month and suf fered damage to the forward part of her hull, got away from there for Taku bar, according to information reaching the Columbia Pacific Ship ping company, her operators. The ship is due at Taku bar Tuesday and is scheduled to depart from there for Portland Friday. Cable advices report officers and members of the crew safe and add that there were no injuries among them, as was reported soon .after the collision. It was assumed at the time that some incident after the ves sel was drydocked was responsible for a report that members of the crew were injured. Details of the cargo the ship is to load for 'the re turn have not been received, but she is to bring the usual amount of copra for the Portland Vegetable Oil Mills company. 'i WILL TAKE FOR MM Another Consignment Is Sent From Here to Belfast. SOME CARGO BROUGHT dredge moved 401.487 cubic yards of sediment during March, at an average cost of 5.6 cents a yard. The cost is the lowest in the history of dredging operations here, the average cost be ing 9.1 cents. Since work was started in January, 1921, the dredge has moved 2,786,680 cubic yards at an expense of $253, 6S8.52. Expenses for March amounted to $51,264.95. Employment of C. A. Strong as con sulting engineer will terminate on or about July 1, provided a permanent managing engineer is provided by that time. This is in conformity with the or'ginal plans of the port com missioners, it being judged that dredging would be far enough pro gressed in 18 months to enable a man aging engineer to handle the project alone. Hektor First to Use New Dock The Norwegian steamer Hektor, of the Asiatic-American Steamship com diuv's service, will be the first car rier to use the new lumber dock of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber company. The steamer came into the harbor from Rainier last night, berthing at terminal No. 1 to unload inward cargo from China, and at 10 o'clock this morning will move to the upper har bor to load lumber for the return across the Pacific. , Admiral Evans Gets Away. With 600 tons of cargo and an av erage list of passengers the steamer Admiral Evans sailed at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for California, calling at San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. In spite of the weather ebnditions- here vacationists are casting around for travel infor mation and steamship lines report business for the cummer period prom ises at least the average volume. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes on Page 22. COLUMBIA RIVER IS FALLING Lower Stage Reported Uespite Recent Heavy Rains. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 15. (Special.) The Columbia river is fall insr, in spite of the recent heavy rains. This morning the register showed .9 feet, a drop of 1.1 feet in four days. The water is very muddy, but the fact it is falling indicates less rain farther inland, and the snow is not melting very fast. Preparations are being made by Marine Notes. The Japanese steamer Kaian Mru, load ing lumber for the far east, left the har bor yesterday afternoon for St. Helens, where she berthed at the terminal dock. aboard the lc-rt of ier lumber cargo at the peninsula mill late yesterday and de parted for San Francisco. The motorship H, T, Harper of the Standard Oil company's- coterte, which came into the harbor Thursday on her first visit here, departed for San Francisco last night. The shipping board tanker Bohemian Club, also on her initial Port land voyage, pumped the last of her liquid fuel cargo into tanks of the Shell Oil com pany yesterday and sailed early in the afternoon on the return to San Francisco. The Japanese steamer Port Said Maru, loading lumber for oriental ports In the service of the '"K." line, hauled up from I he Harvey dock to the Inman-Poulsen mill yesterday afternoon. The motorship Babinda, carrying print paper and other California cargo, departed from terminal No. 4 for San Francisco and Fan Pedro last night. The steamer Hannawa, gathering orien tal cargo, shifted yesterday from terminal No. 1 to the North Bank dock. The steamer Solano, from San Pedro by way of Raymond, reached the harbor yes terday and berthed at the Eastern & West ern mill to work lumber for the souther? California port. The steamer Ernest H. Meyer is due to leave St. Helens for San Pedro with a full lumber load today. The tank steamer J. A. Moffett, flying the flag of the Standard Oil company, is due Tuesday from San Francisco with a fuel oil cargo. Members of the crew of the steamer West Keats, here in the service of the Columbia-Pacific line, were paid at the customs-house yesterday. Some of the men figure on remaining ashore for the pres ent, but others will "stand by" as the vessel will be dispatched for ports across the Pacific again next month. The steamer Brush, of the Nawsco in- tercoastal line, is due Tuesday with At lantic coast cargo and the steamer Nepon &et will follow her Wednesday or Thurs day. The vessels are handled here by th Admiral line. M. J- Wright, general freight agent of the Admiral line, passed through Portland yesterday en route from his Seattle head quarters to San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Sunday. i High Water. Low Water. a-4n A. M 8.5 ft.ll0:44 A. M 0.1 ft i 4:56 P. M 6-9 ft. jl 0:49 P. 2.9 ft. Report From Blouth of Colombia. NORTH HEAD. April 15. Condition of the sea at o P. M., rough, wind, 14 milea. Two Carriers to Be Loading Cereal Here This Week Chartering Is Reported Inactive. Cargo which the steamer Dakotan, of the United American line, will carry from Portland this week in cludes about 100ft tons of the food stuffs ordered forwarded to Germany in connection with American relief. She will work about 2000 tons of flour, 600 tons of canned goods and parcels of lumber and her voyage will take her to Ireland, as well. At Belfast lumber and canned goods from Portland will be discharged, as will about 4000 tons of wheat loaded at Vancouver, B. C. Inward the Dakotan. which arrived last night and berthed at Terminal No. 1. has about 400 tons. The Co lumbia Pacific Shipping company, Portland agent for the United Amer ican service, plans to afford the ves sel quick dispatch. Flour to Be Invoiced. The same interests will move 2000 tons of flour aboard the steamer Hannawa, of the regular fleet main tained by them in the Portland-Far-Eastern trade. , She was to have sailed last night but her departure has been fixed for tomorrow. Be sides flour, the Hannawa will have aboard about 300 tons of flour-milling machinery destined from the east to China. There will be 650 tons of newsprint paper for various ports and about 3,250,000 feet of lumber. In the way of outbound cereal car goes, two carriers will be working this week, tie Japanese steamer Yeifuku Maru being listed to start her bulk-grain cargo- at Terminal No. 4 tomorrow, while the Japanese steamer Holland Maru. with a part cargo of sacked wheat aboard, shifted from Montgomery to Columbia dock yesterday and will resume loading to morrow. She-is to finish Wednes day and it is expected she will have 7600 tons aboard, which is for de livery in the United Kingdom. Yeifuku Maru to Take Grain. The Yeifuku Maru is the first carrier prepared for bulk grain for several weeks and is to take 7700 tons in all, 500 tons of which wilj be sacked. . That is said to be the largest proportion of bulk wheat yet carried by a vessel from here. The vessel worked a bulk-whea. cargo at New Orleans in August, 1921. dispatched for Germany, and took aboard 7100 tons of bulk and 350 tons of sacked wheat, the differ ence in the total as compared with what she is to work here being due to having more bunker supply aboard. The arrival of the Yeifkuku Maru and Holland Maru has cleared the board at the Merchants exchange of grain carriers en route. Chartering is inactive despite reports that one or two fixtures have been made. STEAMER Yin PLUiEO PORT COMMISSION CONSIDERS DRYDOCK ADJUNCT. 1 PORT OFFICIAL WILL STAY C. W. Orton Only Tacoma Commis sioner to Qualify for Election. TACOMA, Wash., April 15. (Spe cial.) C. W. Orton, Tacoma port com missioner, from the valley district, will be elected to' this office again. At the r 1 ueSiMByK POPIXAR SKIPPER HETIRS TO ADMIRAL LINE. STEAMER IS REFLOATED P.DGAR F. LUCKEXBACH OFF NEW DRYDOCK. VESSEL CHRISTENED IN HONOR OF ROSE CITY SCENE OF ENTERTAINMENT. I fossil; Officer of Japanese steamer Portland Mini Rear row, from left M. Vrhl yatna, wireless operator; S. Yamamoto, second officer; K. Ehaka, chief . engineer; H. Matinyama, first assistant engineer. Front row, from left T. Kotake. first officer; Y. Yamashlta, master! M. Tsnkahara, second assistant enR-tneer. In welcoming the Portland Maru commercial interests of the city en deavored to demonstrate their-appreciation of trade relations with Japan, as well acknowledging the honor conferred upon tne municipality by havins one of the newly established "K" line vessels named after this city. The Portland Maru is of 9100 tons, deadweight, and was built in lsls; but the present voyage is the first made to this harbor. Luncheons were held aboard during the week, at which port officials were guests, and in turn officers of the ship- were guests of the Ad club. The club presented the ship with framed pictures of the city and Columbia river highway, while a panoramic photograph of the harbor adorns her cabin, a gut from the port traffic bureau. Suzuki & Co. are agents for the line. Official of Company Is Pleased Jy Manner In Which AVork Is Handled In Portland. Work on the steamer Edgar F. Luckenbach being finished yesterday afternoon, she was floated from the new drydock at 5 o'clock and an hour later the big vessel was free of the dock and backing into midchannel. bound for Atlantic coast ports by way of Puget sound. As she was the first vessel to be lifted on the dock, whicn is of 15,000 tons capacity and was built bv the commission of public docks, being operated by the Port of Portland under a joint agreement, the event attracted attention on the water front. Other than cleaning and paint ing the hull, a few rivets were re placed on the steamer. w. C. Perow, marine superintendent for the Luckenbach line on the coast with headquarters at San Francisco, and J. Gifford Euson, Portland agent for the fleet, witnessed the floating of the ship. Mr. Perow expressed him self to representatives of the . port bodies as pleased with the manner in which the vessel had been docked, as well as with the work performed. The schooner Ecola, which dis charged P'irt of her Japanese lumber cargo because of damage to the lower part of her hull, is to be lifted on the new dock tomorrow. It was intended to raise her on the old dock, but the Luckenbach having gotten away last night the new dock was sejected be cause thero are smaller vessels wait ing turns. Shipping interests are hopeful that the experience with the first Lucken bach ship will influence the company in according future consideration to the dock and with the large fleet op erated it is probable some others scheduled to dock on the Pacific side will be sent here. The syetem followed by the line is to lift ships every six months. FRUIT GROWERS TO COME Delegation to Attend Conference on Cold Storage Facilities. - HOOD RIVER. Or., April 15. (Spe cial.) Delegations of fruit growers from Mosier, Hood River and Willanr ette valley points and Underwood and White Salmon. Wash., will convene in Portland Monday morning for a con ference with, the Portland dock com mission relative to the construction of municipal cold storage facilities for apple growers whose product. It is contemplated, will move in increasing tonnage in future years by water to Atlantic coast points and European ports. The meeting is the result of the recent organization in Portland of an inter-district co-operative body, which, with representation from all apple-growing sections will endeavor to solve transportation problems and exert its influence in other common tasks of the industry. A. W. Stone, executive manager of the Apple Growers' association, elect ed chairman of the committee, and Dr. H. L. Geary, grower of Underwood, Wash., will attend the conference. COST OF DREDGING IS LOW 401,487 Cubic Yards ' Moved ' at Average of 5.6 Cents. Captain SB. B. Murry. Captain Z. B. Murry, widely known, skipper, has relinquished command of the steamer Han nawa of the Columbia-Pacific line to re-enter the service of the Admiral line at Seattle. Captain Murry, one of the best known commanders on the Pa cific coast, was formerly of Ta coma, where he was reared and entered on his sea service. He has a host of friends in Port land, who regret his leaving. His resignation resulted in the ship being turned over to Cap fain Jack Methot, who came into port with the Las .Vegas April 2, concluding her present service in the Portland-oriental trade. meeting today it was brought out that no one had qualified as a candi date with the date of filing closing April 11. The election will be held May 2 in connection with city, county and school election. The term of Chairman Chester Thome of the board is not up until next year, while the term of Secretary Edward Kloss runs until 1924. The fact that Mr. Orton again will be a commissioner comes with much satisfaction to marine and shipping men who declare the board as it stands represents the best In municipal and county control and management of utilities. It is expected that about 12 tenders will be submitted by contractors on the construction of the new transit shed April 27 when bids will be re ceived. At present 16 sets of plans have been sent out to material men and contractors by George Osgood manager of the port management. Equipment for Repair Work on Fleet of Vessels and Dredges As sembled ; Saving Is Expected. Establishment of a yard for the construction of steamers and other river vessels required in connection with public needs, is contemplated by the Port of Portland commission In conjunction with the drydock plant at St. Johna The proposal includes the construction of ways below the dry dock berths. Equipment for repair work on the fleet ofvessels and dredges has been assembled during the last few years, and at present it is said the organis ation Is as well fitted as private yards for handling the work, so in deciding to undertake new construction as well as overhauling and repair's. It is not viewed as a step that will present dif ficulties, while it Is believed the re suit will be a saving to taxpayers on the cost of new carriers. Department heads at the drydock plant have had long experience in boat building and machinery installa tion and with abundant space for the storage of material and facilities available for all classes of labor hav ing to do with the building of river craft, the probabilities are the under taking will be approved at an early date. Machine shop work has been done at the plant for some time so a con siderable saving in cost and time is reported in dredge and steamer re pairs. With the exception of an order placed with an outside firm recently for discharge pipe for the dredge fleet, work of the character has been done there also. It chanced that when the last lot of pipes was in demand the force at the dock was engaged in so much work it was felt the pipe could not be finished when required. At present the tug Wenonah is on one of the pontoons of the old dry dock, being entirely replanked. The planking material was purchased a year ago and has since been stored under cover so is thoroughly seasoned The construction of ways .t the plant so any of the river or dredge fleet may be hauled out, will eliminate the use of any of the drydock pontoons for such work, save when emergencies arise. SOUND MILLS GET ORDERS Rate Cutting Results In Japanese Buying Heavily in North. One effect of the recent rate cut ting among trans-Pacific lines was to draw orders for about 35,000,000 feet of Japanese squares to Puget sound mills and with those plants loaded up with business, mills here will be in line for a considerable amount for delivery in the near fu ture. Virtually every steamer leaving for the other side has a percentage of her cargo made up of parcel lumber business and while there may be a temporary pause in placing orders owing to rates having been readjust ed, mill men look for buying to be fairly active again. Lines that joined in ;the conference reorganization in sist the rate of $12.50 agreed on is being maintained and some bookings are being made. During the rate cut ting period it Is said some lumber was booked out of northern ports below-9. Movements of Vessels. ABERDEEN, Winli., April 13. Ar rived: April 14, steamer Provinria, from Tacoma; motorship Lassen, from Ban Pedro. TAOOMA. April 10. Arrived: Talthy bius, from Yokohams; Hawaii Maru, from Vancouver, B. C. ; West Haven, from gau Francisco. Sailed: Motorship T,och Katrine, fni Livert'OOl, via Victoria; Dcpere. for Va paraiao; Pennpyivanian. for New Vjj:k Hanley, for Yokohama. PORTLAND, April 1.1. Arrived kl 10:45 A. M., steamer Solano, froni Sail Pedro via Raymond; St 7 P. M.. Nurw. grian atamer Hektor. from ori-nl via Rainier: steamer Dakotan. from t'sited Kinirdom. Sailed at 1 P. M.. steamer Hohamtsa Club, for San Francisco; St 4 P. U , steamer Admiral fevana. for fia Diero and way porta: at I', it, leamtr H. T. Harper, for San Pedro. ASTORIA. April IS. Arrived St : and left up st 9 last nlflit. steamer Ml ano. from San Pedro vis Raymond: at 13:30 A. M., steamer Datay Freeman, from San Francisco. Called st vfa A. Norwegian steamer Hanns Nielsen, lor orient. Arrived st 1 :4ft and left up at 4 P. M.. ateamer Dakota. from l'n!tet Kincdom and Europe. bailed st S:l P. M.. steamer Halco. for San Pedro; from Rainier, Norwegian ateamer Hektor. SAM FRANCISCO. April 15. Arrived. Chattanooga City, from Baltimore; Kl L-obo (British, from Vancouver; rolltlcla.t. from Port Townsend. Sailed, 'Wairufta British!, from Sydney, etc.; San Juki, fo.- canal sone. etc.; Tiverton, for Kveretl, Crlllo. from Portlsnd; Captain A. F. Lai cs., for Cordova. SAN FRANCISCO. April IS. Sailed at 1 A. M.. steamer Celilo, for Portland. Arrived at 4 A. M.. steamer I'hattanonaa City, from Baltimore, for Portland asd Puget sound. SEATTLE. Wah., April IS Arrived Rteamera Wapama, from San Francisco; Depere, from Tacoma: Pennsylvania, from . Tacoma; Admiral Watson, from south western Alaska 8alied Steamers Depere, for Valpara?n; Latouche. for southeastern Alaska; Vlor. enca Luckenbach. for Mobile; silver Slate. Tor Msnlls; I. S. C. tj. Algonquin, fo Bering aes: Kaga Maru. for Manila: V. 5 C. 1. Halda, for Bering sea; Taltnv. biua, for Tacoma. bark W. B. Flint, for Ekuk, In tow of tug San Juan; V icier a, foi southeastern Alaska: Horace X. Bax ter, for San Pedro; West Haven, for New York. VICTORIA. B. C.. April IS. Sailed Steamer Canadian Transporter, for Mel bourne. EVERETT. April 15 Sailed Steam.f Steel Ranger, for New Vork. Arrived Sle.mer Mandaeaii Maru, fron Seattle. RAYMOND. Wash.. April is! Rslled Steamer West Isllp, for Seattle. NEW YORK. April 14. Arrived Stesmer Llberstor, from Tortlsnd and wsy ports. CRISTOBAL, April 12. Arrived Stesmer fcjteel Age. from New York, lot Portlsnd snd Puget Bound. BALBOA. April IU. Sailed Steamer Orinoco, from Baltimore. for Paclfie coaat porta: steamer Tiger, from New York, for Portland; ateamer I.ewiB Luck, enbarh. from New York and way porta, for Portland; British motorship Maurmkl. from Glasgow, for Paclflo coaat porta. HONOLULU. April 14. Sailed Steamet Weat Mahwah. from Portland, for Syd ney. ST. HELENS. April 15 Passed at S A. M., ateamer Solano. RAYMOND. Wah.. April IS. Kpe4 clal.) Departed Wast Islip. for Grays Harbor. To depart tomorrow, Rsymond, for ffsa Francisco, at 1 P. M. KOBE. April 10 Arrived. Prstesllaua. from Seattle, April 11; Cslhay, from Kverett. YOKOHAMA. April mona, from Seattle. MANILA, April 10. Maru. from Seattle. It. Arrived. Po Arriveri, Arlsosa YOKOHAMA, April f2. Arrived, West Ivsn, from Seattle. SHANGHAI, April IS Arrived, Arabia Mbru, from Tacoma. Notice to Mariners. The following affecta aids to naviga tion In the 17th lighthouse district: Fort Bterena wharf light. Changs In characteriatlc made April . Until other srrangementa for electric current can b. made thla light will show Its preaent chsrsctertstle only from aunset until mid night: after midnight the rharactarlati. will be fixed red of 50 candlepower. Harrington Point gaa buoy 14, reported flaahing Improperly, was sdjust.d April 12. Price Island light moved April t. 11. yarda 130 degreee from former poelttnn, 28 feet high with whit, squar. daymsrk, without other change. Weatport bsr range rear light moved April ft 12ft ysrda 207 Vi degrees from former position. 38 feet high, without other change. Multnomah channel light permanently discontinued April I. The following buoys temporarily discon tinued sccount high wster will pa replsced sfter the spring freshet: llenrlcl rrosslng buoy, 1, April 1J. Hcnrtel crossing buoy, t. April 13. Vancouver buoy, s, April 12, Vancouver buoy. ft. April 12. t'niitllllH reef light vessel temporarily .i,.lrin from elation April 13, snd ; me-1 hy relief light veesel. ,.y orucr of the bureau of lighthouses ROBKRT WARRACK. eilipt 17th Lighthouse District. ffv s From the Seattle Gateway to the Orient OVER the "Short Northern Route" from Seattle, palatial U. S. Govern ment ships have set a new speed record between the Orient and the United States. If you are going to the great countries of the Far East, if you have hearkened to the call of its beauty and mystery, insure the unblemished realization of your hopes and plans by traveling in one of the new gigan tic and luxurious U. S. Government ship. As you steam out of the calm waters of Puget, Sound if this will be your first ocean voyage oryour twenty-first you go with the assurance that nothing the most seasoned and fastidious traveler could desire will be lacking on your journey. The shins are 21,000 ton oil-burning vessels. They are exquisitely appointed in faultless taste. The staterooms are unusually spacious and equipped with hot and cold running water, electric fans, bed reading lamps. All are on the out side and most have private baths. The glass enclosed promenades, library, grand salon for dancing provide diversion for every hour of the day and niehL Send the information blank now and get the Government's descriptive litera ture. You owe it to yourself to know the advantages you may enjoy" when traveling on ytur ship to the Orient ftr infarmatiu regarding aetmmdatius, addrtsi T h e 17 State Street New York City A d tn i r a I 142 S. Clark Street Ciieagt 111. n e . T 1 I L. C. Smith Bldg. Seattle, Walk. Write for Booklet Your Government tuisuj the name of every pnspeetinn traveler. If you are considering an ocean voyage anywhere, tend the information blank new to the nearest if. S. Shipping Board office no matter whenyom intend to go. Ton yiill rf ceive without cost the Government's booklet of authentic, travel information; description of the U. S. Government ships, and literature telling of things to see in foreign lands. You nvill be under no obligation. . INFORMATION BLANK T. U. S. Shinptna Board lafcwaiaiir. OAs. . Washisgtoa. D. C A'MDR Please seaa vitsee obliesttoe the U. t. Ces. araaMat Booa-let giving travel facts. I aai ess aUertne a trip as The Orient Q Is Eerese Q le South Aajerlca Q. I weals' travel let dssa n s D U Q- Gs same D "s fsaiilr Q witk etacre rj. I have eeleitcly aactaes u ge Q est Merely considering Iks powlbilitr st a trig Q. ll r " sfr " Af BauSMif as SeeujaHl Ur Aidrni h Tiss gi.ia- U. S. SHIPPING BOARD Informs elon Office: 130 DR. ABERDEEN. Wash., (Special.) The Grays April 15. Harbor port San Francisco, California St. Louis, Missouri Washington, D. C i