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THE SUNDAY OREG6XIAX, PORTLAND. APRIL 16, 1932
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Seattle Gateway
to the Orient
OVER the "Short Northern Route"
from Seattle, palatial U. S. Govern
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between the Orient and the United States.
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the Far East, if you have hearkened to the
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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
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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,
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glass enclosed promenades, library, grand
salon for dancing provide diversion for
every hour of the day and niehL
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