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THE OKEOOy DAILY JOUItyTAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY flVENINfl, .TAXUARY !M,t1D03.
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WIN AGIST
THE OTLNtflACf
Implement Kfcn on East
Side Fear Big Tanks.
lssjrar.ce Kates Have A.rcady In
creased They Say at aa
A arming Rate.
In one voieo they protest. Implement
dealer on iho Ku&t Side sny that to -lead
the jirivl)-i;a of th Slundanl Oil
Company In their miint would result hi
great Injury to llicm and the City of
J'ortland. They say tluit Insurance rales
would not only be rulm-d but that the
amount of Insurance would be cut down.
All of the Insurance gompanieg with
whom they carry Insurance hnv- already
DOtHled them to lhat effect. One df the
large concerns has already been cut
down $10,0W) In lnnuranoe on the strength
Of the , glttlon, and notice has bin
wrvmX anemia riy vu y-fHiy w
aide by: more than one company Hiut if
the Standard OH C'omtany'n privileges
are .enlarged policies will be cancelled
and the rate ol Insurance Increased.
Among the concema affected by the
movt before the City Council are th
following" Studcbaker IJroa.' Manufac
turlna tympany, the JohnDtere Com
pany,' the Mollne Baln Company, Ad
vane Thresher Company, Ruaaell Com
j any, Buffalo Pitta Company. Garr Scott
Company, R. M. Wade Company, and
1'ariln Overdorff Company. The mana
t'ri of these respective companies main
tain that they have come to Portland and
established quarters at a heavy expense.
Ther came without begging their way
and as Independent business Institutions
selected a place where they could best
tiandlo their business. Their business I
such that It is necessary to have railroad
switches at their doors and also have
plenty of room. They selected the Basi
Bide for this purpose and have prepared
the grounds and constructed buildings at
a heavy cost.' They have become per
manentl? located and constructed all of
their buildings with that view. Now the
notice comes to them from the irmurance
companies that they cannot protect them
against Dr. In case the privileges of their
neighbor, the Standard Oil Company, la
extended.
. "We are at the mercy of the city Coun
ell," they say. " We are. hre, we have
put our money here. We can't fret away
without-a great-sacrifice. If the ordi
nance extending the privileges of the
Standard Oil Company is extended It will
simply be an outrage.
"A number of Eastern concerns have
tn negotiating to coma here and lo
cate nir us. One transaction In which
a large four-story plant wan to be con
fttructed fell through Just on the eve of
consummation over the agitation before
the City Council for the passage of the
Standard Oil Company s ordinance.
"JCvery transaction of the kind has now
been called off, and if the ordinance is
passed It will kill that class of improve
ment In this particular community.
One concern said: "We have no objec
(ton to the Standard Oil Company being
- here -under 1ts present restrictions. TTe
have no right to object. It was here when
we came, but now that its proposed ex
tension la about to do us and the whole
community harm, we would not do other
wise than protest."
'They say the oil will not burn," said
A. H. Averlll, manager of Kussell & Co.
"I am not an expert on this point and
could not pass upon it, but the Insurance
men seem to think that it will, at least
they are taking precautions against It.
I notice another remarkable thing
against this theory. When the last two
i fires occurred on this sld of the river
the fire department devoted the most of
its time to the Standard Oil Company's
building, stating that should the fire once
tret Into the oil tanks It would all be
over for this portion of the city. A re
cent fire in Arizona and a steamboat ex
plosion at Ban Francisco seetus to have
been against the theory that this class
of oil will not burn. I have "nothing to
say against the company being here, but
J do not wish to see the City Council
pass an ordinance that will injure our
business and that of our neighbors." I
Mr. E. M. Brannick, manager for the
Studebaker Bros.' Manufacturing Com
panyr'lB one of the best posted men on
the subject on that side of thj river.
Hla company would be a lrge loser, he
claims, by the passage of the ordinance,
and has looked into the matter in all of
result practically in the confiscation of
property. It In hoped thnt the City
Council will not pass an ordinance ' that
will put u handicap on the chuructwr of
business mentioned, nor drive away ihoai
seeking a location."
J. O. Humphrey, manager Advance
Thresher Company, said: "We strenu
ously protest against the proposed ordi
nance. It woukl increase insurance
rates, besides decrease the amount of our
Insurance, it would prevent other people
from coming hert and will drive business
trom l'oi Hand. 1 do not think there Is
an Implement house here that docs not,
linve n linger payroll than the Standard
Oil Company, and that does not pay out
more mtmy in the town."
Mr. l.ymie, assistant manager of the
Puffnlo-l'ltts Company: "I reiterate all
that has been said about the evil results
of the passage of the Standard Oil Com
pany ordinance. It would increase In
surance rates, curtail the amount of In
surance depreciate the value of prop
erty and keep other Institutions of like
kind away. We have a payroll at certain
seasons that amount to as much r$2,iw0
a month and all of this Is spont In Port
land. We do not think Ihe Standard Oil
people pay out that much. All of the In
stitutions affected by the iwssasc of the
ordinance probably )my out more money
and have larger payrolls than do the
Standard Oil Comjwuiy."
Mr. Hi! ward Ncwbegln, manager of H.
M, Warte Co : "We certainly object to
the ordinance. It would Injure us and nil
of those In this portion of the city great
ly. The danger to property would be
largely increased from fires, and enlarg
ing the privilege! of the company by
permitting It to construct additional
storage tanks would be an Irreparable
wrong."
0
wilt nil
Higher Prices for Next
Season's Yield.
Eastern Part of State Now Raising
a Very Superior Grade
. to Valley.
ELLlf I HUGHES'
VIGOROUS PROTEST
Doesn't Want jCiinton Street Put
Through His Lots,
At yesterday's meeting of the Council
committee on streets, the monotony was
relieved, somewhat, by the remonstrance
of Ellis Q. Hughes against the opening
of Clinton street. This was put in in
written form, but Mr. Hughes was also
present to support, in person, his stren
uous objections. The report of the
street viewers who had looked into the
matter, placed Mr. Hugh's damages
at 2U and his benefits at $132, leaving
due from the city, In case Oie Im
provement should be made, $79.
The slogan which Mr. Hughes vehem
ently sounded was "No thoroughfare!''
He said that Instead of the street open
ing proving benefit to him, it would
be a positive injury, since it would spoil
a couple or iota worm idu. ne ue
clared that there wasn't a single prop
erty owner who wanted the street
opened to traffic, but the only one who is
anxious to have it dne Is the City &
Suburban Railway Company. Mr.
Hughes declared that If he was assessed
for any amount he should take the mat
ter to the 8upreme Court If necessary.
Having delivered his ultimatum, he
faded away from the committee room.
The committee decided to look into the
matter further before making uny recommendation.
Martin Winch's petition for exemp-
htion from the requirement to lay a ce
ment sidewalk on Second street was
granted, because he is planning to erect
a building and until such building is
finished such a walk would not be advisable.
City Auditor Devlin was Instructed to
draw up resolutions for the City En
gineer, directing him to prepare esti
mates, as provided under the Mulkey
ordinance, for the construction or ce
ment sidewalks in Are limits.
Bright prospects arc ahead for the
wool growers of Oregon for the com
ing season's yield. Prices aro firm with
a tendency to make further adanccs.
Stocks, of which there have been a sur
plus for several years, are now depleted
and the wool markets of the world are
considered quite active.
McKInley Mitchell, a well-known au
thority on wool, says:
"The prospects for high prices for the
1S03 clip of Oregon wool are indeed rosy.
vkbtutt U tli wool- Ua .eiatretata Is,
now cleaned up. and the next yield will
have a clear Held and an excellent demand.
"Prices In the Eastern wool centers
are quite good and the manufacturers of
the country are virtually out of their
usually li rge stocks of raw material.
Everything now points to good prices
for the coming yield.
Better Wool This Season,
"The mild winter throughout the
state will have a tendency to raise a
liner variety of wool. Sheep are In a
better condition than they have been
for years and extra heavy fleeces In this
slate are looked for. unless the weather
should change and several months of
stormy weather set In.
"Eastern millers are running their es
tablishments overtime, and are using
larger supplies than for many prevrous
years. A recent drouth In Australia
has caused the London markets to ad
vajice ouotatlons arid the ont Ire." world
has been affected. A large number of
Micep are dead throughout Australia as
a result, and it will be several years De
fore that section can produce Its nor
mal product of lleece.
"In my Judgment, wool prices will be
In the neighborhood of 15 ana 1 cents
u pound near the opening of he coming
season. Eastern Oregon is producing
a much better grade than ever, and the
product Is considered much superior
to that raised in the Willamette Val
ley. Tlie growers of Eastern Oregon
raise just the sort of wool that the
market demands."
FOUND STOLEN GOODS
After wading through ' mow to their
, waists Detectives Kerrigan and Snow
found the cache, made, by Miller and
Ward, railroad thlevet, Wk of Bridal
Veil. Owing to the facf tMf the cabin
was burned down and tho deep snow they
were able to recover only a part ,of the
goods. So soon aa the-anow melts the
detectives expect to recover much more
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
The regular meeting of the Council of
Jewish Women will take Place Wednes
day, February 4, at 2:30 p. in., at the
."elllng-Hlrseh Building. Rev. K. L.
1 louse will deliver an address and Miss
Hose I,owenberg will be the soloist of
the afternoon.
YOUR EVES
If you have eye trouble you may need glasses. If so we Bt :
glasses for a great many eye troubles. If your eyea need treat-
ment we send you to a good oculist.
Oculists prescription filled for glasses.
Manufacturing Jeweler and Optician. Corner Third and Washington Streets.
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Thomas Jefferson has purchased a
hunting preserve in Maine, where he in
tends to spend his summer vacations In
the future.
ARE YOUR SHIRTS
LAUNDERED
CORRECTLY?
Do the button holes match In
your' open front shirts? If
thev djn't send them to us.
We'll see that they do "
UNION LAUNDRY
' Both Phones Mal 39
. W. COB. SEOONJ? AND GOIiTTMBla
Ther Taste Pure and Trealu
Preferred Stock Canned Goods. Allan
& Lewis, distributors.
ALL IN FAVOR
OF 1905 FAIR
Special Commission:!1 Mclsaac Re
turns to Portland.
GOES TO THE BURLINGTON
It Is a matter of Interest to the deni-
xens of Railroad Row to learn that F. II.
Madison, who has so acceptably served
the freight Interests In Portland of the
Empire Past Freight Line, has taken
service with the Burlington. lie will be
stationed at Tacoma us traveling freight
and passenger agent of the latter com
pany, succeeding J. W. Draper, who
goes over to the Canadian I'aclffe as
agent at Tacoma. Mr. Madison will be
gin his new duties February 1.
! Its phases. He says among other things:
j'We have letters from all of our insur
ance companies announcing that should
the ordinance pas the-hazard will be so
'great that they will cancel n portion of
our Insurance and increace the premium
on the remainder. We have been noti
fied that we may expect an Increase of
at least 25 per cent on all of tlw Insur
ance which we may hold. This notice
comes from the leading Insurance coin-
panles of the country. They regret to
: lose our insurance, but they say that
their rules will not permit them to take
the riRk. They "cite instances of losses
.throughout the country from oil explo
sions and disastrous fires resulting there
from and soy flatly that they cannot take
the risk.
"This Is probably Justified, too, for
Should the oil tanks get on fire here and
explode, the oil would run down the
rive and everything on this side would
toe destroyed.
i "It would hot only prevent other In
stitutions of th kind from coming here.
but would do us an irreparable injury
x lannot see wny me implement tnun
Should be forced to suffer in this mter:
Why tho Standard OH Company should
be fa voted at our expense. Our invroll
is larger than that of tho 8tiu,drd SM.
-fwiopHV una rum lnrormeo mat the pay
roll and taxes of nearly every Individual
dealer affected by the proposed extension
of privileges is larger than thnt of the
Btandard Oil Company. Our men are all
local men, they draw good salaries and
they spend it in Portland. We have no
rhenp men in our employ. This applips
to all of the concerns on this side, and
It' would be a discrimination, a great
flamage, an outrage topas the contem
plated - ordinance w
Mr. O. M. Scott of the Mollne-Baln
Company said In part: "If Portland is
to remain a distrl Inning point of the
North w8t she must give Inducements to
Institutions which require trackage facili
ties. There is no place suitable except
ere the low land on the east side of the
river. To allow the oil ordinance to pass 1
would result in Increasing danger from
ftre and deter o titer Easte-rn people from
roimiitg here. Jt would drive out many
Institutions- lhat pay good salary roils
which are alwavs valuable to a place.
These people make thair homes In Port
land, draw good salaries and spend them
here and ure of great benefit to the city.
"Tha efroct of putting in, more oil
lanka jtvookl increase) Insurance, cause
th UcpreebiLtivB of property In value and
There is a Weekly Journal, at only $1
year, to any address. There la a Semi-
Weekly Journal, 104 ooples daring the
year, for only SI. SO. to any address.
Colin H. Mclsaac, Special Commis
sioner of the Lewis and Clark Fair, re
turned last night from a three weeks'
tour of Idaho, I'tah. Montana and Wash
ington. During this time he inter
viewed the executives of these states
and; lobbied for appropriation bills for
the Kulr. He will return to Olympla
Monday morning, as his work there
has hardly begun. He, will then go to
Victoria, B. C, and then to Salt Lake
City.
Mr. Mclsaac states that everyone who
is acquainted with the objects of the
Fair is heartily in accord with It. His
lirst work was at Boise. Here the
Idaho Commissioners to the Lewis and
Clark Fair recommended too small n
sum for the 1905 Fair. This Mr. Mc
lsaac remedied. He then went to Salt
Lake where an appropriation of 126,000
will probably be made. At Helena, the
Governor recommended $2,600. This
will be changed for a larger amount.
At Olympla, Mr. Mclsaac did Itot have
a chance to work as the Legislature ad
journed over Sunday.
Phoenix Iron Works
ENGINEERS
Manufacturers of Marine, Mining,
Logging and Saw Mill Machinery.
PJR.OMPT ATTENTION CIVEN TO REPAIR WORK.
Phone East 29.
HAWTHOKVE AVEKUE AND BAST THIRD STREET.
iaiiaaiaaiaittiet all
EYES AND HEADACHES
Many people swallow medicine by the wholesale and still have
no relief. When drugs are used for headaches that are caused
by other defects, a ruined stomach is the result. The proper fit
led IIUUM iw liattfilTv- thu "hatrun ,.f i.iut" ?,, ui,r,V, .. I.
ted glasH is usually the "heaven of
has been for thousands of others,
frames and lenses.
One charge for examination, J
I av18"i9 rmng Bldg. Take Elevator. ., Cot. WON 4 WasMrtwf '
Strong
Assertions
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Br. W. A. Wise.
We make strong asser
tions regarding our work,
and the work more than
bears out the assertions.
We are emphatic in our
declaration that we per-,;
form all dental work ab
solutely Without Pain.
Our facilities are of a
very superior order,
Dr. T.I'. Wise.
WISE BROS., Dentists
80S, 809, 810, 313, 13 railing bldg
Cor. TUrd and Waabiagtoa sta.
1-nones: Or. South 2281; Cot Uh
"pen evenlnge till ; Sun., W ile
Convenient
Odorle
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T SEEMS ODD nowadays to have to
call attention to the conveniences of
Oas as on illuminnnt, but there are
those who still persist in imagining that
they must use the old-fashioned lamp
because of its economy and adaptability
to reading and sewing. This is all wrong.
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Furnish better and brighter light
without any attendant danger.
A PERFECT LIGHT
Is that which gets all possible illumination out of the
gas used. That is what the Welsbach burner will do.
You can have a plain burner or one with a fancy shade
and the cost won't be excessive. All burners are alike,
only the shades being different. We have a varied stock
to select from.
Throw away the oil lamp and gasoline stove before you
have an accident, and use Oas appliances.
CLEAN AND
NO DANGER
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Portlanc
Oas
Co,
FIFTH A1ND YAMHILL, STREETS.
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