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THE ' OHEGOK 'tfAIiT' JOUHNAL, WETLAND. TUESDAY. EVENING, JANTJAKY 12,- 1901. PC National -Livestock and Wool Growers Association , . . iw joiatt sessiom.) ' MORNING. ' -1:30 a. m. Music by the orchestra. " , 1:45 a. m. Consideration of resolutions. , .' 10:00 a. m. Five minute addresses from members of the executive committee on livestock conditions In their states and territories. ' -' ' - Short addresses from representatives of the various markets Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, , Rational Stock Yards, St. Joseph, Sioux City," Fort Worth,Indianapolls, Cincinnati,; Pittsburg,, St. Paul,' Denver and Portland. , ", -v.'.'cH:iO'a.'in.Annual report of .the gecretaryy Charles P. 'Martin. . . ' ;, " "I k - " ' ' " AFTERNOON. ' Music by the orchestra." ) . ( j - v 1:80' p. m. Annual report of the executive committee. . . ' ' ' ' 1:45 p. m. Consideration of resolutions. 1 ' f , c' 2:15 p. n. Address, "The Horse and the Horse Industry," Hon. C. E. Stubbs, Colorado. Discussion. 8:30 . m. Address, "Winter Feeding on the Range," Col. C. B. Wantland, Missouri. Discussion. ---- - A reception will -be -tendere$ the-risiting-Jadier at the Hotel-Portland Trorrr Z to 6 jv mrby'tTre' ,1aaiesof Portland.. - 5 , - . - , ; Northwest Fruit Growers' Association ; , 1:80 a. m. Opening prayer, Rev. N. Mosessohn. , , , ? , , , '.v ( Reports. 4 . , . ... - ' "The beneficial Side' of the Pest Question," Rev F. Walden, Seattle, Wash. Discussion. ' "Apple Scab and Its Treatment," Prof. A. B. Cordl ey, entomologist, Oregon Agricultural college. Dis cussion. ' . "Insect Pests," Prof. J. M. Aldrich entomologist. University of Idaho. Discussion. "Control of the Codling Moth," Prof. C. W. Woodworth, entomologist, ; University of California. Discus sion. " . . ".. 1:80 p. m.-"Transportatlon." , , ', ' Responses: . . - . . . ' Northern Pacific Railroad, S. G. Fulton, . Southern Pacific company, W. E. Coman. . . Oregon Railroad. Navigation company, R. B. Miller. . Great Northern railroad, William' Harder. 1 CONSIDER RELIEF (Continued from Page One.) and which was first used in Southern Oregon, is shown In a box of apples packed by the Fruitgrowers' - union at Hood River. Several samples of nuts are also on exhibition. ' " This afternoon two important ad dresses were given, one being that by . President E. U Smith of the state board of horticulture, and the other by Cpl. Henry E. Dosch. President Smith said in part, his sub ject being "Adaptability in Frulc Grow ing": -: r 'The day of the competitive railroad 1s a thing of the past, still the grower Is fortunate who has two or more lines over which he can ship. When the added element of boat competition en ters into the field the grower profits pro portionately. ; "One of the necessities Is of course good land. I would prefer a deep porous soil sheltered from keen winds and if possible on a northerly slope. Selection of trees is another important Incidental to success. '-,v. ..,' : .'; :'' ; ;.'' ' 'Trees, or varieties should be selected "for their quality In a given locality. The "tree that gives the best fruit in color, form and flavor under the peculiar con dltions the grower finds in his orchard is the one to choose. ' - ' . . Too Many Apples. ' - ' "We have had an apple mania since 1900 and big corporations have been formed to plant large area to apple. An overproduction Is bound to follow, for the demand, though Increasing, Is not going to keep pace with the supply and the only , salvation for the fruit grower Is to raise the- best.' "I would recommend low heading as a model pruning method. "There are two classes of fruitmen, one is the material for whom the dollar is the thing of greatest beauty, except of course another dollar. The other Is the lover of nature who prises a Tare flower or fruit for the love of the beautiful and Rives the tenderest 'care to his orchard because he loves It not for the money found in keeping the weeds down. Both of these men will make a success of their work but the latter will derive more pleasure." The paper of H. E. Dosch next fol lowed, which excited a lively discus sion. -Too Many Prunes. " Henry E. Dosch read a paper on "Too Many Prunes." He said, in part: "The question naturally rises. ' why is the prune market seemingly over stocked, and who's fault Is it? The grower, the dealer or the consumer? And again no distinction Is made be tween the French prune (Petite d'Agen), known to the trade as the California prune, and the Fellenberg, commonly and erroneously called Italian, but now known to the trade as the Oregon prune. While there 'Is a similarity, there is a vast difference as to food quality: this difference is so pronounced that there should be no comparison, but unfortunately this is not under stood by the average consumer to whom usually a prune is a prune, ' personally I do not think It is the fault of the producer or grower, for a. finer, more toothsome fruit, either in the freeh READ ALL THIS You Never Know the Moment When This Information May Prove ot Infinite Value. It Is worth considerable to any cltlsen of Portland to know how to be cured of 1alnful, annoying, and . Itching piles, (now, then, that Doan'a Ointment is a positive remedy for all Itchiness of the nkln, for piles, -ecsema, etc i One appll-1 cation relieves and soothes. Read this iestlmony of Us merit: M. Sullivan, employed In the street department, of the city, who resides on 'Water street, at 735, jays: "Doan's Ointment is without any exception the best preparation on earth for the pur poses for which its use is Indicated and from my own experience I know that it does all that Is claimed for it. For two years I was troubled with the worst kind of Itching and bleeding hemorr hoids. I tried one remedy after another and even sent East for a well-known medicine and was treated by physicians, but I got no relief until I learned -about Doan's Ointment. I procured a box at the Laue-Davis Drug Co.'s store and the first application' gave me relief such as I had not experienced for two year 1 continued the treatment for two or three weeks, when 1 was completely cured, -and since then I have been free from the tormenting affliction. Whenever I hear 'anyone complain of being annoyed witli piles I never fall to tell them what to do to get cured. I would willingly give f 20 for a box rather than to suffer one night like I did before I 'used Doan's Ointment." Kor eale byall . dealers. Price 50 rents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, ftT, V., sole sgents for the United States.,- - Remember the name - Doan's and take no substitute. TOMORROW'S PROGRAMS state ' or evaporated, is not produced, nor a fruit which is more conducive to good health : than this very Oregon prune. ;.- ( Prunes a Brsia rood. .'Dr, , Beutzer of Germany, : the great scientist, and Dr. Sophie Depper, the noted English food specialist, say that prunes afford -the highest- nerve and brain food, supply beat and waste, but are not muscle feeding; and again, anal ysis has shown that the Oregon prune possesses therapeutic . properties not contained In the French or California prune. Dr. Lepper also tells us that people of a bilious temperament should avoid the sweet French prune, as It will make them more Ulous, while on the other hand the Fellenberg prune has the opposite ' effect. People of a sedentary habit with torpid livers can speedily find relief and cure by eating a saucer of stewed Oregon prunes every day at breakfast, but the greatest me dicinal properties contained In the . Ore gon prune is the prevention of scurvy. ' "Now as to the consumer. It is a well known' fact; that the well-to-do American Is not a consumer of dried or evaporated fruits of any kind, be cause fresh fruits in and out of season are always at his command, so the pro ducer, must look to the masses or pep pie. - . Price of Prunes Too Xigb. "In a Journey through Canada and eastern states two months ago I noted the various fruit stands and displays at grocery stores, and the finest apples were Oregon apples, with sign on eacn box.-'Cholce Oregon Apples,' which formerly were accredited to California. Consumers have learned the difference between our superior Oregon apples and California apples. Just as they win learn eventually the difference between the evaporated Oregon prune and the sun-dried Insipid California prune. Most of the prunes displayed were the California product, while but few were Oregon prunes, but imagine my surprise when I read the price: several boxes of Oregon prunes of size 40's, were marked two pounds for 25 cents.' - A large box containing sizes 80 to 90 were marked three pounds for 25 cents,' while small Calif ornlans running sizes 100 to 140 were marked at the low figure of five pounds for, 25 cents; these were uni versal ' figures at Winnipeg, St Paul, Chicago, Milwaukee, 8t. Louis and other cities, yes, even In this very city of Portland, the home of the prune, you can Bee 10-pound boxes marked $1.00 or 10 cents per pound. Now do you won der why there is an apparent overpro duction of prunes? At the prices paid the producer, which Is or was 2 to 3 cents per pound for the four sizes, these small prunes should retail 10 pounds for-25 cents and the others proportionately less; then the consumer would feel he could afford the. luxury of prunes, the demand would Increase In such proportions that the cry of too many Drones' would be a thing of the past. ; But above all things the con-4 sumer should Do propeny eaucaiea as to the difference in these prunes . and as to the superior quality of the Ore gon prune. .-" '..... ,'. "''. vTne Xlkado and Prunes. 'The best field for education and a market for our Oregon prunes is the Orient, for this prune, ss I Intimated above, has medicinal properties, which prevent snd cure scurvy, "mere is perhaps no nation on earth among whom aourvv In more nrevalent than Japan, owing to their mode of living on rice and fish. While at the exhibition at Osaka last summer I called the atten tion of the government officials to this fact and distributed a lot of prunes from our exhibit among them. They seemed very ' much Interested notably their imperial majesties the emperor and empress, who have taken the mat ter under advisement which should be followed up and Induce them to make the Oregon prune a part of the army and navy ration. .-,'.- ,, Distributing . Houses. ) ; "It seems to me that right here Is time to '- knock ; at whomsoever , Is to blame for the congested condition of the prune market' If the. dealers, either Jobbers or retailers, will pot place these prunes within the means of the masses, then there 4s but one remedy, which is not far to seek, . and I am somewhat surprised that the Fruitgrowers' asso ciation has not taken this matter up. While I do not believe the association should enter the retail trade, yet self preservatiori Is supposed to be the first law of nature. But I do believe it a Judicious move, 'under the existing con ditions, to establish distributing houses In the large-manufacturing and labor centers, to retJtil the Oregon prune at prices Sufficiently remunerative to the grower and yet within the reach of la borers' wages." Other papers of the afternoon were read by Miss Juanlta Rosendorf; who spoke of "Floriculture;" E. A. Bryan, who dlscuesed "Methods of Instruction in Agriculture," and' J.. B. Pllklngton. who treated of "Walnut Culture," I The chief event tomorrow, the closing day Will be the .discussion of transporta tion which will be handled by 8. GI Ful tn for the Northern. Pacific,-General Freight Agent W. fi Coman for . the Southern Pacific, General Freight Agent R. B. Miller for the O. R. & N. and Gen eral Aarnet William Harrlflr tnr h HrMt Northern. This discussion will occupy ine aiicrnoon ana will close the conven tion. ' -. The session Of the North wt Wnlt. growers' association this morning upenea wun an address or welcome by Mayor G. H. Williams. - ' The Kayort Welcome. Mayor Williams said in part:- "I am here as mayor of Portland to extend to you a hearty welcome to this city. There Is nothing in the productions of the earth more interesting or more de serving of attention than the growth and development of plants and trees. Herein lies one of the mysteries of crea tion. Plants in their Infancy need suitable nourishment, much like an in fant child. Constant care and watchful ness are ths essentials of a healthy and Vigorous growth. Plants. trflftH. Anwar and fruits have their, enemies, They come nice me tnier in the night and carry -en -their -destructive work in secrecv and lAnr Tn nmn.ii fight these enemies and ' find the best means ror tneir extinction is a problem not free from difficulty; This is one of the great questions for the considera tion of fruitgrowers. Preparing1 for Market. To find a profitable market for what they produce Is an Interesting question for fruitgrowers. Great care should be iMnen in preparing rruit for the mar ket after it la aatharaA r'alna Bwa.v.w. VHl Utl'BIlU.a in this respect is disastrous. Honesty In this business, as well as In all others, Is the best policy. When a man buys a oox or appies rair on top and at bottom worm V. ha la ant tn thinV h. v. knn -f . - r ...w .HQ ,IVU est farmer is no more honest than other est farmer la people. "Therefls HlUfth . t , UnPAllPifa - Vt a fruitgrower of Oregon. Demands for vsicbuu iruit are increasing ana broad ening in all directions. Hood river strawberries have a national reputation. The apples and peaches of Southern Oregon are not unknown to fame. Apples, plums, cherries, prunes and the smaller fruits may, with proper care, be produced In , many parta of the state." President J.' R. Cardwell of the State Horticultural aoclatv rnnnill rtr, Of the nanera of tha nAhilnr ih.i aroused much discussion, and that hit airectiy at, tne troubles and besetting sins of the local situation, as It affected fruitmen, was the paper by President MaSOtt Of th Hood HtvPI HVtllto-maFara association. Mr. Mason spoke of need ed legislation. In part he said:. Pratt legislation Weeded. "W all Vnn ... ... w n .id man jr guuu horticultural lawa In nnnniiiiui n them on paper. We need executive laws and affcufHcient appropriation to make mem reajiy worm wnue. we also need officers who are not afraid to perform their duty. , , "The Stat hnrtlnnlfiiral luuni'i. prised of able and excellent men, but they have neither executive power nor nnanciat oacaing, mat are needed to make their work successful. "Wa all Vnnaf than . . 1. ' .v.... compulsory, spraying, but we also all rniuw mat ii is a aeaa letter. The rood and r rfnl hih.rrlat hA his orchard well and faithfully should oe proieciea irom nis lazy ana careless brother acroaa tha riu'il "U7. . law making it a serious erlms to sell adulterated poisons for pure drugs. Last season i oougnt arsenlo for spray- Ina- nurnoaes that ni anM rm. n. a a per cent "pure arsenic. After using It auu iiuun rcnuiis i naa it analyzed and It had but 50 per cent arsenlo in it The nreaant law la a. fai-r one that will fine the druggist guilty oi sucn practices ana make him re sponsible to the grower for the damage his poor chemicals do, a damage that may In a single orchard amount to thousands of dollars. The Young Orchardlsl . "The young orchardlst often a-ets ve rities of an Inferior sort when he or ders and pays for the best Rlf-raf stuff Is sold for choice varieties, and we are loaded up with stuff that would bankrupt any orchardlst to keep alive. Careless, worthless and unscrupulous nurserymen sre responsible and they should be so held by the law. If they should knock down and rob a man on the highway they would commit a less serious crime, yet there Is no legisla tion on this entire question. . Out of 1,2(0 trees I have in my orchard 6S8 are everything under the sun hut what I ordered. t l s Indifference on lront Street. "The selling of San Jose scale apples Is prohibited, yet If we,' walk along Front street and, note the fruit on sale there we feel like exclaiming, any law so flagrantly violated is a disgrace. "Competition, is not the Ufa of trade: It Is the life of dishonesty. We need a law on the size of boxes. Before the legislature took up the question of but ter weights we used to get a piece of greased paper for a two-pound roll of butter. California export fruitmen, so I am told, ship their goods in boxes that would be lost, in one of ours and Southern Oregon fruitmen have made a 'special' box by cutting off a quarter Intch in. Its depth "and adding half an inch to its length We, need a standard legalized box. V "We also need' better roads, and I favor the state and county giving each 25 per cent of the 1-oads1 rCostwhert-the residents Interested and ; affected are willing to pay 60 per. cent for a ma cadamized highway. Any one who had tried to get his fruit to market in de cent shape over rough roads will sym pathize with ,tliis measure." The Afternoon Session. 'r The Session of the Northwest Fruit growers' association this afternoon was devoted to papers and discussions, the chief point of, argument being the ad visability of raising the Ben' Davis ap ple and, the best method of pruning, though cover crops. Irrigation, fertiliza tion and cultivation were touched on in their turn. ' v '';.'.".; v : -". Governor Chamberlain , welcomed the delegates for the state and said, in part: "As chief executive of the common wealth of Oregon I extend to you a cordial welcome. .Wherever you may come from you are one In desiring to promote the welfare and greatness of this vast empire, and we welcome you to our state and city. ' Many once had the opinion that this region was alone fitted for grain, but that Idea has been proved a mistaken one and we now know that many portions are best adapted for froMHsttlture;-The-tlme is-not- for-ls tant when: you, orchardists will realize fortunes from your efforts. Open the Columbia, Whatever else, we may be Interested in," said the governor, "we are all in terested in the opening Up of the Co lumbia river to commerce. This is es sential, Though the transportation com panies have to' a certain extent been liberal, still a too r great per cent of your profits have been absorbed by the transportation companies, and when the Columbia is opened and boats and trains compete for the carrying of your pro ducts you will be able to profitably mar ket your fruits in the Orient that is holding out its hands for your commo dities. In this respect I congratulate you Jjuecuring new line of steamers to the Orient which will afford ample carrying facilities for - years to come." '. "The Management Of Orchard Soils' was then considered by Prof. J. B, Jud son of Idaho university, and after a brief , discussion among the members concerning the best cover crops and the sort of a pruning method that would allow of close cultivation and a sat isfactory tillage, the discussion of the day was started by A. Van Holderbeke, in a paper entitled, "Selection of Veri ties for the Fruitgrower." Incidentally the speaker said: "The Ben Davis will always deceive the grower, rather than the consumer and It will always be with us, because the farmer - who grows It finds It is easily produced." , : '" ;. ' Dlsousslon on varieties. Hardly had Mr. Van Holderbeke re sumed his chair before one grower re marked that he and the Ben Davis had always got along rather well. The speaker added that though In the words of President Smith of the state board of horticulture: "It is hardly reputable for a frultman to raise the pen Davis," still the apple paid. The fact that the apple was the one. most demanded by the people of small finances in the East and that it was almost entirely used by bakers and restaurants was added in Us favor. ' , ' . Abuse of Ben Davis. i President Smith answered: "I don't want to discuss the Ben Davis, butxsince I have been brought Into the matter I will say the chief reason piemen like the Ben Davis is be cause It has no Juice in it to run over the pan. It is a mistake and should no longer be perpetrated on the public. It it dishonest to sell such an excuse of an apple: It is folly to raise It when there are good apples so .easily grown. . New York exporters stated this fall that farther forcing of. the Ben Davis on the European market would be fatal to the American fruit business there as it would kill the demand. It Is a smil ing villain, and If it were as bad with out as it Is within. It would never have gained the place in the market it so unjustly holds." , Idaho Boosts the Davis. J. H. Forney, vice-president of the association for Idaho, residing at Mos cow, ventured a word In defense of fruitmen growing the Ben Davis. He said: - "There Is a demand for the apple and until we find some other variety that will grow as prolific and as well under all conditions, some of us will stick to the'' Ben Davis. Where I live we can't grow anything else successfully. It is the only apple that can be grown under our peculiar conditions, and I think we grow a very fair apple in our country, even though it be a Ben Davis. Ninety per cent or the apples planted in the Middle West of late years, I understand, are Ben Davis, and this is true because there is a demand for this fruit that nothing else can OIL When you gentle men give us an apple that will fill the place ot the Ben Davis we will gladly make tne change." An tTnoliristlan Apple. Other speakers stated that though they hated the Ben Davis, that though tney Knew It to be an abomination and a snare, and thought It should never be grown when anything else could be raised profitably, still conditions deter mined the variety grown and believed a man might be a Christian and grow Ben Davis apples, always provided that he first satisfied himself and his conscience that he could grow nothing else. President A. I. Mason of the Hood River Applegrowers' association .closed the argument with this offer: "I don't went to pose as a philan thropist, but if any young apple man is thinking of planting an orchard and wants to put In either the Ben Davis or the Jersey Red. -if he will come to Hood River I will meet, him with a team and take him out to my farm and convince him before he leaves, if it takes a week, that there are two apples that he should not plant and they are ,the Ben Davis and the Jersey Red." 'ins afternoon session ciosea witn tne reading of a paper on pruning by W. K. Newell, commissioner of the state board of horticulture, and by Prof. It. F. Hen derson of Idaho university on "The Food and Growth of the Tree." ' Prof. James Withycombe, director of the Oregon experiment station, said, in part when discussing "Co-operation Be tween the Horticulturist and tlio Ex periment Station:" "The sou of Oregon is adapted for ths apple, prune, pear, cherry, walnut and other nut crops. The sunny slopes of the southern part of the state are best fitted for grape culture and the basaltlo soil .of Eastern and . Southern Oregon is fit fed for the peach and the grape. - For certain wine grapes this region Is better fitted and adapted by nature than even California, and I re cently tasted a very fine and delicious wine made from Oregon grapes. Eternal vigilance Is the price ' of success against pests, and the entomol ogist csn co-operate with the orchardlst who often has neither the time nor the money to experiment with insect and fungous pests. The specific adaptation of fruits for certain altitudes and soils Is only found by experiment. There is a great - opportunity for a ' chemical study of orchard soils, for the best methods of packing, selection of plants, use of waste products and the inocula tion o$ trees, j There .sre a thousand million mouths' in the Orient waiting for our products snd the man of science and the man of the orchard iad best work hand in hand," ,"' -' PREVAILING PROFITS ON THE JUICY PRUNE Considerable feeling has been wrought up on Front street by the publication of an Interview with Henry Dosch In which he says that the Portland prune packers only pay j one cent a pound for prunes and the same fruit Is sold by the re tailers for 10 cents a pound.'1 "It is a mistake," says W. II. Chapln Of the W. B. oiafke company, prune packers, that we only pay 1 cent a pound fo'r prunes.. . The0 fact is that'wc paid . this season on a 1 14 cents base. For Instance, a 1M cents base ..means that we pay 8V4 cents a pound for prunes that run from 40 to 60 to a pound. The prune men of this city pay the growers within H cent of what they sell the goods for to the Eastern trade, and the prunes we buy at 8, cents a pound cost the Eastern man 3ft cents, "The half cent that we get for prunes is not all profit by any means," he con tinued, "As a matter of fact there Is very little profit left when we come tc pay the expense of handling the stocks. Out of the half cent we get we have to pay for bringing ths prunes from thetralns and pay for sorting them-Into the various sixes and grados, "For boxing them we get an extra & cent for 60-pound boxes and H; cent a pound for 26-pound boxes. It costs ua all of that to put them up. An addi tional charge which the retailer on Eastern' Jobber must .pay Is 2H cents a box for packing them, box labels, box linings and nailing. Other work con nected with the packing of prunes costs them 2tt cents a box, making the cost to the Easterner 14 cents. The market at the present time Is only about 12 Mi cents and Instead of making a big profit on our Investment we actually lose about, 1 cents od every 25-pound box that we sell. ... "In sack we don't . get ' these extra charges. .The freight to New York is H-a-hundred and: the sack and its-eenH tents costs us to ship to that city about $1.10 or about 1 1-10 cents per pound. The Eastern Jobber Is going to make 1 cent & pound on the prunes that cost him ,3 cents here, or a little over 5 cents It costs an additional cent-to-get the prunes to the retailer, and if he does get 10 cents a pound It does not give him an excessive profit not more than any legitimate grocer in this city makes. This talk about a large profit for the Jobber Is all bosh. For instance, I for got to say that out of the V cent we get from the prune grower we have to pay a brokerage In the East and also take chances on having some of out cars rejected. If a prune packer should have a single car rejected during a sea son, it will take every bit of profit he has made during that time. 'The prices paid to the grower are Just V, cent a pound under those shown in the following table which are the prices paid by the Eastern jobbers to Portland packers: , - Prices Different Sizes. -Sizes. 214 4 ft 80 to 40 4 40 to 60 to 60 to 70 to 80 to 60 60 70 s ::::::::::! .......... 80 90 V 90 to 100 100 to 110 U0.tO-.120 SIDELIGHTS FROM THE CONVENTIONS The Raker theatre is trimmed with Oregon grape both outside and inside. Its beauty Impresses the visitors, many or whom nave : never before seen Us like. Many expressed their, appreoiav lion or tne decorations. C H. Mclsaao, secretary of the pro gram committee, sent in an announce ment which was read yesterday after noon by the president It was a formal Invitation to the delegates and ladies to attend the reception to be tendered them at the Commercial club this evening. Before the session opened yesterday arternoon a farmer drifted into the lobby of the theatre. He had with him two pieces of wood. One of these he declared was a piece of the first capl tol building erected in Oregon, when the seat of the state government was located at Oregon City. The other piece, he said, was a section of root front the first apple tree planted In the state, away back In the '40's. C. F. Fulton, a cattleman at The Dalles, thinks that the government should classify public lands and sell grazing lands to the highest bidder In tracts of 640 acres. This Is owing to the growth of the cattle business. Open range is impracticable, he thinks, and cattle1 men should be allowed to bid In 640-acre tracts and fence them. It Is the opinion of William Lindsay of Gl endive, Mont, a sheepman attend ing the conventions here, t.iat public lands should be so graded as to allow one to make homestead entry on 3,000 to 3,000 acres of grazing land. He says 160-acre homestead entries for grazing purposes are Impracticable. C. W. Barney and Fred Caspar were among yesterday's delegates to arrive from Wyoming. M. Barrett of Montana, who is one of the biggest cattle owners in that state, is attending the livestock con vention. Mr. Barrett is accompanied by the members of his family and af ter the close of the conventions they will make a general coast tour. Among the striking personalities mak ing up the membership of the live stock convention Is Col. J. B. Lynch of Pueblo, Col. He is general livestock agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. He is widely known and very popular, . Col. James Jackson, chairman of the reception committee at the Commercial club, desires It to be known to all that wives are welcome to the club's recep tion. In the Invitations sent out to the livestock men, woolgrowers and fruit growers for tonight's reception, the wives of club members are especially desired to be present to assist In the entertainment . ' Among the delegates Is one happy and jolly "big Injun" in the cattle Industry In Colorado, and he Is G. W. Ballentlne. He. says; "Everything Is fine In my country. There is a large increase in business over last year. Next year we have the convention in Colorado, and It will prob ably be permanently located there. Den ver is the city where the convention was first held, and it remained Denver's for two years. Denver Is more centrally lo cated than Portland or most any other city, and It can show a lsrger attend ance to the convention than . has ever been seen since its migratory run to different cities.", .. . 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The rival forces will simply come Into collision. It is evidently the present policy of Japan to occupy Korea in force to do in a swift rush in that country precisely what Russia has been doing steadily and stealthily for years In Man churia. Unless Russia is prepared to back down, this military advance by Japan will have to be resisted, and ths meaning of that Is war. In the opinion of officials and diplomatists here the collision is near at hand perhaps a matter of hours or a few days at the utmost ' Although the attitude of the Washing ton government Is to be one ot strict neutrality, and Admiral Evans, In com mand' of our warships in Asiatio waters, has been given Instructions to carefully avoid any appearance of favoritism. It is undeniably true that sympathy is very strongly with Japan. This feeling Is un mistakable In all official and nonofflclal circles. It Is found in the administration, tn the executive departments. In both bouses of congress and among, private cltisens who mingle With officials socially or on business. Probably If a consensus of opinion at the Amerlcsn capital could be taken not one man out ot a thousand would be found favoring Russia.. Sena tors and representatives with whom I have talked tell me popular opinion among their people at home Is running quite as strong. Not many years ago three or four Russia had many friends In the United States. There were many who adhered to the "traditional friend ship'.' between the two countries. The myth that Russia helped the North at a critical moment during the Civil war has played a persistent part in effect upon public opinion. But that tradition has been swept away by recent events. Rus sia's trestment of the Jews, her tyranny in Poland and outrage ot Finland, her threats to make trouble for the Swedes and the Norwegians by an encroachment on the Scandinavian peninsular, and, above all, her trickery and mendacious diplomacy, have disgusted , millions of Americans and led to a complete reversal of publto sentiment. If Japan goes to war with Russia the brave people of the Island empire will have the-good wishes and sympathy of nine-tenths of the In habitants of the United States. This feeling is plainly reflected here. What effect the trend of publto opinion may In the future exert upon the attitude of. our government no one can foresee. There is very small probability that the United States will be drawn Into the Far Eastern Complication. President , Roose velt and his administration will pursue a policy of strict and correct neutrality, no matter what their private sentiments may be. It Is, however, barely possible that at soma stage of the struggle be. tween Russia and Japan, assuming that war actually- breaks -out, the United States may join with Great Britain in de manding that terms of settlement fair to Japan shall be Imposed by Russia. It Is the , prevailing belief here that at first the Japanese arms will win many victor ies; but that in the end Russia will con quer. When the hour of settlement comes Great Britain and the United States are likely to have something to say. Specu lation upon a distant contingency Is not profitable, but It Is Interesting' to know that the very moment public opinion In the United States sanctions an alliance between the United States and Great Britain for the purpose of preserving Ja pan and for saving China from complete absorption by the Muscovite such an al liance will be made. The emergency may never, arise, and If It does public opinion may not sanction interference by our government. 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Obviously the purpose of the Japanese government in giving out this statement was to let the world know that It wss preparing to stand In the breach against the Russian advance toward the Pacific. The response . in . sympathy and good wishes Is cordial and almost unanimous at Washington, but unfortunately It is expressed i only In private, while out-, wardly our government and our officials feel constrained to take up a position of correct neutrality. DEMAND FOR SEATS AT PATH'S CONCERT The demand for seats to the Pattl con cert on next Thursdsy night at the Ar mory continues unabated and the pros pects are that the famous diva will be assured of a large, and representative audience.' The mail orders continue to come In from almost every point In the state and It Is estimated that at least one third of the attendance willibe from among the out-of-town element Pattl sang at Minneapolis on December 30 to $10,000 and at every point she hs been booked the receipts were tremen dous. 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