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TIfE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. "AUGUST 4. 1904. THE OR EG O N D A I L,Y J O URN A U LEADERS PROUD Those Host Concerned in Its Success Feel Certain That Movement Has Aroused, Entire State ' AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. , ., C. a. JACKSON PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. JNO. P. CAKROtX Published every evening (except Sunday) and every Sunday morning at The Journal Building. Fifth and Tarahlll Streets, rurusna. umguo. r --. '. V , ; ' 9 - NOW FOR THE A N APPARENTLT. HAPPT aolutlon of the world J-4 fair presidency problem has been reacnea in me A selection of Mr. Goode for that position, thua uniting the hitherto separate- positions Of president and director-general. Tha latter poaltlon Mr. Goode haa held and In the very nature ,of thing peculiar, and valuable experience. His position onm nev -.ariT tkan him much to St. Louis whero-the problemi .h.. Portland mnr be atudled in and -where through hie official position, . a -m octal connections He had unexampiea oiiwnuiuuw gaining the knowledge he required and profiting? by the experience for which St; Louts has already paid .', prett penny, Tha position required not atone a man i , executive ability, and hi this respect every one named for It would hava filled the bill, rtmt It needed a man. who could devote all his time and attention to it wun single hearted earnestness of purpose and without such dis-trii-Hrins as would come from other business cares and worries., In this respect Mr. Goode But the whole' organisation has been wonderfully strengthened and made more compact and effective. It Is now realised that It Is not enough to have a president, but back of him must stand . an executive committee of the strong men of tbe community, each member of which Is particularly qualified to do certain work and all of whom will do everything In tbelr power to uphold 'Tito hand and make ot the exposition a reflect ' unqualified credit upon Portland.' Sustained by such men as L N. Fleiachner, T. B. Wilcox, W. D. Fenton, A. I Mills. Paul Wesslnger and J. C Alnsworth, there can be no doubt that, whatever work Is undertaken will be well done and that the final result will reflect' credit upon the enterprise.' . .' ' ; .'-. : . With this organisation now 'perfected, genuine, hearty and enthusiastic work must begin. While it is true that the practical work of making the fair a success has been placed upon the shoulders of the gentlemen named. It la equally true a certain -degree of responsibility, should be felt by every man and woman ,Jn the community. The responsibility doubtless rests upon the shoulders of those who stand forward as the propelling force of tbe fair, but after all they are simply trustees for all the people and each should be ready todo bis share to uphold their bands and lighten their load. The duty which these men are called upon to perform Is after all a public one, Ther were selected 'for the reason that they are better qualified than most to do It, but In are. Interested to no greater - degree - than many - -other citizens. To thus give up of. their time and thought they are entitled at least to the cordial sympathy and support of all the people and should get It without qualification r reserve.'' - . .''," ; "" ' ' ,' , From this time forward the really serious work of pre paring for the fair must be undertaken. The work in some respects U pretty' well advanced, but in others It might be In a more forward state.. -This Is particularly true of the government buildings. But with the new impulse and the new spirit now back of the enterprise we can hope for a tremendous forward movement from this time henceforth. '. t , : ; , ..':,'.' , '".V ';.;.'..-"- PORTLAND, THE STATE, AND THE FAIR. IT IS rather refreshing, by way of contrast to a Salem : newspaper and one or two others In the state," to ' read the opinion of The Dalles Times-Mountaineer that while the state at large will he greatly benefited uj.iuiixvt. wiu atMa Attn, f vi luiiiu, uia .mjm uiv 'greater part of the cost, will suffer Injury rather than be benefited. The .Dalles paper argues that Portland will experience a brief boom, from .which there will be a prolonged relapse, .while the rest of the state, not being 'greatly affected by the boom, will reap an Immediate and uninterrupted advantage. '. Portland, It - says,, will bold the sack, while all the- rest of Oregon bags most of the game. . ' .' ,: ;.'.":;.' . Now this Is' a very different toner, from that whined forth frequently. by the two or three papers that are always accusing Portland of bunkoing the rest of tbe state a wall, we are glad to notice, that has become almost extinct, and we hope will how be drowned out entirely by the united work for all Oregon of the Develop ment league, v."' ; ' s : a . ' Yet The Journal does not agree with The Dalles paper as to tbe 111 consequences, even for any considerable time, to Portland. There will doubtless be a little lull after the fair. ' Not so many workmen can be employed for a tew months. But unless a general financial and Indus trial depression occurs throughout the country, Portland will suffer scarcely an appreciable relapse. If The Dalles editor would spend- a few days In this city In studying the amount and variety- of development going On, and Its "nature and significance, he Would not fear that the ena ui me lair . wouiu twow wis city into a state or paralysis or catalepsy.- v : f; y. Besides, be refutes his own argument or statement; for If all Oregon , la going , to be greatly benefited.' and to - ' - a vj v sr aj aa,-o w i kit iu rest of the state, as It always has, and wllL And the sections of Oregon to feel the first benefits of the fair ,wlll naturally be those nearest to Portland, where the fair 'la held. Remoter sections will be equally benefited, but not so quickly. And everything that develops and adds to the production of any part of Oregon, except It be Coos Small Change When la doubt, don't .''-.", A Greater Oregon Is the slogan. The Japs are finding Port Arthur .a stout etander. It is difficult to be unwell in this sun shine and this air. Dnwte and Creffleld. Each thlnki'the other is an Impostef. - Every community and county for Itl self, and all together for Oregon. - The. Salem Journal Is a Roly Roller advocate, la this it Is quite consistent Perhaps the salmon heard that we are baring a very dry summer up the river. Next the' big mining congress.' Port- city. ., J, - , Jodge Parker Is working on his speech. It must be that he is going to aocept . ' and work ' counts most In efforts for development The hnld-up men end burglars are be enmlng unusually active and sutfacloue Xo this seaaoa of tbe year. .A cltlseo OFFICIAL, PAPER OP THE CITY OP FAIR. ? and Curry, and shall not be so long ness, terids to make fair, nor even In must nave i"" given to ait Oregon. Make a Greater water though' It their concrete form and business and 4..iav4.. WHERE THE ILL Jhe "big money" was and harbors -of waa the preeminent of Jt and quite as It, will also be glad and harbor appropriations when. It discovers what they are and what Is to otherwise, the Oregonlan crew has lived In this community for a good many years., Who of those who are familiar with subscription " papers, either In signing or pushing them, can lay his hand on his heart and say ha has ever ' success that will in his whole experience noted an Oregonlan signature thereunto appended modest, plainly appearing? If there la to be a category of skates, if that s to .make place for the "cheap" variety, and If the Oregonlan la to have the proud, privilege of making the classification as well to ask, not for proof ceded by everybodr but of Its inherent so to do? ':',V.- .TV's have heard it the business manager lavishes his private money like a drunken sailor and other moments when the able editor Is seised by such a violent determination to rid himself ot the 1 pelf with .which his person Is lncrusted -that his prudent friends have been forced to lay sacrllegeous hands upon him to safely keep him within the high roller limits. But tha concern which we might Otherwise have , felt because of such spendthrift prodigality has been speedily dissipated by Investigation which disclosed the fact that the outcome they-) some cheerful, wag gorgeous tale out Indeed w have at evidences of excessive "nearaess"lhatB4most ""put" to blush some well known examples that have not entirely escaped the discriminating If unappreclatlve notice of history., "-.'xr.; .' And so we have If by right of priority, If because of preponderating quali fications, if because of Its immutable rule never , tinder any circumstances to "cough up" anything tangible, but to "haul down" everything la sight, the Oregonlan and Its able and well procession of "skates," taking the kingship on the ground that It is properly theirs.' then most of us will be quite ready modestly -to slip Into our proper places and take precisely what Is legitimately coming to us. But wa feel assured, with Its record so well established and so stoutly maintained, there will' be found none In' this community who will not cheerfully step aside and Join In singing, "Hall to the Chief," whenever the Oregonlan enters the lists or attempts to bring to. a popular -Judgment, the clashing claims for the Most Worshipful . Skate hip of Portland. ' ' - JUDGE PARKER'S RESIGNATION. T." ' i . '' . f HB TERM of a judge f the New York court of ' Appeals, the position which Judge Parker occupies. Is 14 years, except that when he reaches tbe age of 70 years he is retired by virtue of a constitutional age limit. Judge Parker Is ' only 61 years old, and waa elected seven years ago, having another seven years from January I next . to serve If be should not be elected presi dent and should not resign on account of his nomina tion for president. In case of his resignation. Governor Odell would . presumably appoint a Republican In his place. If Judge Parker does not resign before the election, and he should be defeated. It is reasonable to suppose that be would be re-elected In ltll. and then he would have 10 years of another term, or 17 years yet In all, to server before he reached the retiring age. Under such circumstances, should he resign? . There Is no precedent to guide him, and be must set one. It Is generally sup posed that before the campaign fairly and generally opens he wlQ .'resign, v and this act would probably strengthen him In the campaign, although many a man would hang on to the' one office until he was sure of the other. Probably Judge Parker Is not that kind of man. But there is no occasion for the Republican party organs to press the question. Judge Parker Is a man who does things "decently and In order." He will not be hurried nor ' worried. . He may have, made up his mind; he may yet be considering the- question; . but there is no need for htm yet to declare a declsldn in this case. When be does so, it will' be a well-considered one, and the reasons therefor will appear satisfactory to all reasonable people. , ' t . . -...'.;.- - who could drop one of them with a quick and well-aimed shot would do a very good Job. The New v York Herald, a notably In dependent and politically wise news paper, la for Parker. - - Judging from the number of people who oan afford -to nave appendicitis, these are Indeed prosperous times. ,. But are 'not vegetables dearer than meat? Why don't a lot of people go to raisins; vegetablea around Portland and get rich? - We can get along this year with the present police force, but preparations must be made to Increase It consider ably next year. -- ,-rr r -. - - - ' A Boeten young woman, f I years old, supposed to be dying of consumption, coughed dp a penny that she swallowed eight years ago, sod that had made her ill ever sines, end new. she Is getting well, and' soon will be able to make some young man cough up many whole dollars. . Btg Louis may lose a lot of money on the fair, but It can always point with pride to the fact that It had the great eat show on earth. Probably this will be true for many years to coma. If not forever; for It is doubtful If an expo sition of such mammoth proportions will ever again be undertaken. Every little while eome reports of the slaushter of ' thnasards of Armenians by Turkish soldiers. If all thess stories ' I. ' 1 ' ' f ' ' PORTLAND Lake and Klamath counties and. this benefits Portland, adds to Its bust It a great city. '. , t Portland does not expect to receive an Immediate benefit In proportion to tbe amount It expends on the the proportion of the state tax It pays; but its " reward will come In the happening of Juaf what the Times-Mountaineer predicts, the developing Impulse v.. v ,, , v , Oregon and Portland need only tread will not be satisfied with doing that. RIGHT OF WAY IS CONCEDED. "skates -of the Oregonlao,;who seem V 'pride themselves' on the asserted fact that they are ' not . "cheap," -specify, to 'the public- what appropriated this year for. the rivers Oregon? It Is barely possible that some good In this respect; may. have , been done by stealth. 'If It haa been the nubile will be arlad to learn glad, to give credit where credit is due. to give l credit . for the blgV river be done with them. " At the. same time,, speaking, of "skates," 'cheap and With 'any subscription, however classification Is to be further sifted so as the distinctions. Is It too much of Its competency, for that is con who knows anything about "skates," right from the 4 standpoint of equity, ; " asserted that there are momenta when had been at work to build up- a of , the elements of Improbabilities. times been' pained to discover certain ' ;.'."'::"...:.:.:' been led to ask for a bill of particulars. qualified owners, insist on heading the told during the past few years are true, the Armenians must 1 have eom priaed a population of several millions. The fact probably Is . that the truth, while no doubt bad enough, is, greatly exasperated as to numbers by sectarian sealota, '; . .. Suits are pending against F." Augus tus Helnse amounting to nearly 180,000. 000, but he is used, to them, and cares no more about them than a farmer does about an action for the price of a ahoat or - a load of slabwood. Helnse. It Is said, has been sued of tener, and for larger sums, than any man in the coun try, but he usually wlna, or at least manages to keep more than even. - 'According to the ' reports published from time to time concerning the adult Van Houtens, their children not mean ing to advise the court should be left where they are, In the care of the Boys' and Olrls' Aid society, until good, per manent homes can be found for them. Neither David Van Houten nor his wife, if accredited and record reports are correct is fit to bare the care or cus tody of children. . .- " Municipal Judge Hogue on frequent occasions has shown that he is a good man for the poaltlon he occupies. He deals out Juatlce In an intelligent and Impartial manner, and shows no favorit ism to men who deserve severe punish ment As sa illustration,- he fined five saloon-keepers ISO each for sailing liquor or beer to C 14-year-old girl who was starting at a swift pace on a 'down hill track. It was none too great a penalty. y f August 1 A violent wind, aoeorrifeaa- led by rain, purified and cooled the at mosphere laat nlht We proceeded early and reached- a very narrow part of the river where the channel is 'Confined with in a apace ot too yards by a sand point on the north and. a bend on the south. The bankf In tbe neighborhood are wash ing, away, .the treea falling In, and the channel is filled with burled loss. Above this Is a trading bouse on the south. emptying opposite a large laland'of sand; between this creek and our laat night's camp the river has changed Its bed and encroached on the southern shore. About two miles further Is anothV-r ' creek on the south, which, like the former, is the BARBERS' BOARD ' IN POWER AGAIN After a period of comparative Inactivity the stats' board of barber examiners will once, more resume 'business at 'the old stand The decision of the supreme court reversing the opinion of Judge tieorge has Infused new life into the organisa tion ' - i ' To:irrow the members of the board. which If weed u J. C-Wele. prerf dent; J. W. Meyers, secretary, and Frank Rogers, - treasurer, - will meet at 167H First street and Issue permits to all Jour neymen barbers who-are bld to be com petent, to work at the trade. Those fall ing to take out permits. It Is announced. 111 be subject to arrest On August 1. 17. 18 and II the board will ' hold a series of meetings for the purpose of examining applicants for bar ters' licensee. If any should fall to eome up to a certain standard In the tonsorial art they can no longer follow the voca tion In Oregon with immunity. Those who were instrumental in having the barbers state law framed say that they are again In a position to enforce it end that they intend to do so to the letter.' Once more all the barber shops of Portland . and tbe state." says T. M. Leabo, business agent of the barbers' union, "will soon be in a good sanitary condition.. The poor workmen will also be weeded out and competent men put in their placea" v '.' HANK LOG RAFTS ARE SENT TO SOUTH The Oregon' Raft company has started another large raft 'of piling and poles from Stella, Wash., to Ban FTanclaco. It contains nearly 11.000 pieces and ag gregates about 1,000,000 . - feet board measure. - The Robertson" Itart company sent a raft from the same place nearly a month ago, containing .10,000 pieces, and waa 5X0 feet in length. There Is a good demand for piling In California, and the company is making -active preparations to get another raft ready before the roua-h seas. .-.. . . ' - . . . Both companies use Captain H. I Robertson's patent device for fastening) these rafts, and it is a notable net mat all tha shipments have reached their destination safely since the adoption of this safety fastening. The device has never yet been tried for sawlogs. al though it Is reported that. Captain Rob ertson visited Mexico .several months ago with a view of ascertaining whether or not the conditions would Justiry tne experiment pf sending rafts of sawlogs to that country. .. if - - 1 GREEDY COMBINE r AIDED COMPETITION W. O. Braun,-a barrister, ef Regime, on the line of the -Canadian PaelAo rail road east of ' the . British . Columbia province, was In the-city yesterday, and explained why considerable quantities of lumber were being shipped across the line from Puget sound to points along the Canadian Pacific railroad. According to Mr. Braun the lumber yards and mills effected a strong combination and put prices up to KS and 130 per 1.000 for ordinary grades of lumber. Many building improvements were under wsy, but there was no opportunity to get ma terial putside of the combine. Mr. Braun had charge of some estates, on which It was desired to mske extensive building Improvements, but the prices were too high to Justify ths expendi ture. He went across the line to the sound and purchased several carloads of lumber, thus effecting a saving of from t to IS per 1.000, after paying the freight As a result of the combine, many carloads of lumber have been hipped Into - that . country from the In some localities bop picking will begin August 10. ... . , . . ' SHERIFF IS Houses of questionable repute will re ceive short shrift at the hands of Sher iff Word. The action he took Sunday night In a case of this kind, when com plaints were made to him, la taken aa an Indication of the policy he will pur sue. The woman, who conducts ihe es tablishment was given four days in which to movs to some other quarter, and complied with the order yesterday. The house In question is located at Park and Ankeny streets. Residents of the vicinity have been annoyed for some time by the orgies carried on a night In the house. According to the reeldents, complaints made to the police failed to cause decisive action to be taken. Recently a number of automobiles HUNT FOR TREASURE WRECKS A VILLAGE (Jnsraal BseHal gerrlea.) -Berlin. Aug. 4. From Kayan, Russia, oo tries the story of a remarkable treasure hunt which ended in the wrecking of a village and the, death of two persona It appears that a legend current among the people of the Volsk district de clared that during the Crimean war a treasure captured ' from the English, amounting to tens of millions of roubles, was burled under the village of Kostro, for one during the first great waf In which Russia was engaged In the twen tieth oenrury. A number of local pa triots, led by a rerpenter ' named Bha kovslur sat out to dJaoavar tb .bauriad outlet of three ponds, ' communicating with each other and forming a small lake, which is fed by streams from the high lands. At IS miles we camped on the south. 1 - J ' .The hills on both sides of the river ere nearly It or 15 miles from each other; those on tbe north containing some tlm-e ber, while the hills of the south are without any covering vxcent some scat taring woods in the 'ravines and near where the .creeks pass into the hills. Rich plains and prairies occupy ths In termediate space , and are partially coh ered near the Water with Cottonwood. There has been a great deal of pumice stone on ths shore today. . , . STAB COTTFO stATXITEXB. This afternoon,- .there - Is printed In. The Journal a coupon which -Is good for 5 cents on an admission' to this vaude ville house tomorrow at either of the matinee performances, - The show this week is easily worth the hour '.required to see It One of the many feature acts is the trick violin playing by Hugh J. Emmett, who imitates on the strings almost any noise' from a pipe organ to the crying of a baby. The projeotosoope pictures are also worthy or special men tion, the banner film showing a resile tlo train robbery. -. u .;, (, , AMATXITB jriOX AT ABCADX. " (Vaudeville patrons . will easily ; re member that tomorrow, night la "ama teur night" at the Arcade theatre. This Is an event in local theatricals which Is looked forward to by all who enjoy the unusual.. .To see a number of more or lens talented persona perrorm wno are tilled with an ambition to enter tne professional ranks of vaudeville, and who lack any experience whatever, is at way a an entertaining spectacle and creates much laughter. Of course, the full regular program Is also presented at every performance, and on this bin Weattn. the man with a 1.000 faces, and the bioscope production cf the Brooklyn handicap, won by xne .Ticket, are the features, y. . " ITim AT TKS BAXBB. V Manager Baker will give to every per son attending the last .two performances of the Baker -Theatre company next Sunday a chance on a full first .class Lround trip fare to the 8t. Louis exposi tion. Thle-we s bin -"The- -Krlnoe or Liars," Is drawing large bouses. There will be a matinee Saturday, and Satur day night will close the week. - TAMXS OOWIt AT TO X.YBXO. The only Helena, the girl with the handsome wardrobe. Is st the Lyric. She Is chsrmlng and captivating. Her beau tiful gowns ars all from Paris, this year's models. Her . lightning ebanga acts are wonderfully quick and deceptive. Take the children and see the seals. They ire worth the money and the time. Tbe entire bill this week is a good one. BZJOVS BIO SXX.Ii." ' The Bijou la more and more becoming tha. amusement place for discriminating persons who knew a good show when they see It There's surs te be some thing at the BIJou which will particu larly please each one, despite that tastes are dissimilar. : "The Great Diamond Robbery", is a 18-ralnute- sketch which haa distinctly made good in Portland. , . . a wax rmnrciss" Wxxt. '--' , At Shields' - psrsr-ceihmenclng Mon day night a magnificent production of the musical extravagance "A Wax Princess" will be presented . by the popular musical stock company. This new niece Is announced as the best -of the engagement up to this time ani every effort Is being mads to assure its complete success. , . '; - . : . '. , , Priam" ts roFVZwas. .? - Everybody seems to have fallen in love with the new Shields' park produc tion. It Is ths biggest best most tune ful and funniest show of the Zlnn col lection, and the people are finding out that as a place of amusement Shields' park heads the list i 11 , TOU XOFS AM 1U aUCMET.' From -the" Gervais Star.. ' Hops are coming on in. fine shapa The vine la showing a good .foliage and is blooming profusely. The arms and laterals, wjilch bear the burr are not so abundant as usual and It's a problem as to whst will be the probable yield. It Is thought that there will be as many bales prodiyOed this year as were har vested last year say 86,000 bales. At this time there are no lice on the plants and the present indications promise a choice crop at beat . posslbls prices, i AFTER AT THE THEATRES ...' . . . , .. ....... SHADY RESORTS have drawn up in front of the place at night .adding to the dlstrublng of the quiet of the neighborhood. Complaint was msds to Sheriff Word Sunday night He promptly notified the woman that she Would have to move Inside of four days. ' v .- j j f - "Where shall I go?" she queried. - "That is your lookout" said ths or flclaL "All I have te say is that you must move." ,'. v ' The sheriff mates that In all such complaints, if an investigation shows them to be made with good cause, he will order Inmates of houses of 'this description to change their quarters. Among the complainants in the preeent Instance - were John' and William Beck and Addlph Burrkhardt millions. Intending to offer them to the csar. 'At first they met with considerable resistance from the house-owners, . but at last the latter, being convinced that It was a patriotic work. .Joined in the search. The earth under nearly every hnute in the village was tunneled, many ot the walls sagging, and after three days' digging the village looked as if It had been . wrecked by a hurrlenne. No treasure was found, and as the origins! explorers - abandoned the ( search they were attacked by the deluded Kostro vsns. 'two being drowned. In the Village Bond, . .. . . . . Definite 'Wprk.Is Begun . The ' results of the ' first Oregon Development league convention are Mghly satisfactory to leaders and pro moters of the movement In Portland aixd all parts of the state. Tha depth of In terest felt in the organisation is snown by the fact that not only, leading pro ducers 'throughout .the state, but the heavy ''financial Interests and Jobbing concerns of Portland were represented at the convention and are a unit la the determination that Oregon shall - be pushed forward along all lines Indua, trial, i agricultural, commercial - god educational. ' The election of Hood River's - eminent . hoatlculturallat . for pretldent of the league gives' general. satisfaction, and tha simplicity . and Working form of ths organisation com mends ltaelf to all. There Is a grow ing belief that results, will be attained. President K. la. smith said today: I think this organisation means much to Oregon, and will become a great fac tor in her development I did not wish the presidency of It and declined re peatedly in the. committee meeting, but they were Insistent and elected me any how.'. I. have a good-deal of work al ready on my hands, being president of the Hood River Fruit Growers and chair man of the state board of horticulture. My correspondence is larger outside of the state than in It and this Is good evidence that the state Is attracting the attention of the outside world.' Mr. Smith leaves this evening for bis home at Hood. River, where he is Just now engaged in tree ting a business building that la to be occupied by the Hood River National bank and other firms. He has-been a resident of the Pacific northwest 4 2 years, and most of that time haa followed horticultural work. During the laat IS yeare he has devoted his time exclusively- to fruit growing, and Is regarded as an authority on horticulture throughout the country, " Basalt Are Satisfying. ' Officers of the Portland Commercial club, which- originated -the Development league movement, are well pleased with ths results ef the convention and the prospect for good work. - Tom Richard son, speaking of . .the metS5da te be pursued, said: , - - "The scope and purposes of the league are wiae ana varied, but ita methods axe cluiQle and practical-first-every community In the state must form its Individual Commercial club, and become member oi tne uregon Development league. This "costs only IS, and besides. each club gets something, at ono.e for Its money, in the shape of 1,000 letter heads printed in such a manner that they, represent both state and local leagues. These are to be used in all the correspondence- of the stats and local . and tni i manyy-to tnf wKoir system. The most effective work can be done with them and with the Jccal newepsDer. in securing Immlaratiodiind building up the industrial interests of each community when the efforts of the league are rightly applied. : Corre spondence with friends and relatives In distant states, newspaper interviews with visitors in a community and the sending of these interviews to lists ot all known home-Seekers end Investors, are the basis of the work. The Port land Commercial club has many of these lists, -and every club In the state is wsl come - to their use. Each club can In time acquire its own list and add many names to the state league s Hats. - . . ' Work ef XjoosJ, Olabs. "Every local club should have a corre spondence committee,, that will give special attention to organised fallow-up correspondence, detailing the advant ages and opportunities of ' each i .com munity. When a factory fir anytslng of special interest la secured in a town. tne state league notlflea every club in tha state. When a thing is needed by sny particular district and help of oon gress is necessary the clubs of ths whole state make an organised attack upon the congressmen - by - correspondence. In short there is strength in numbers, and this principle la to be applied In the work of the Oregon Development league. Of course. Its degree of success will de pend upon tbe generous spirit shown by each community toward all the others. harmony - ot action, avoidance of qalbbllng. a sanely directed -and united effort and keeping everlastingly at It. AH these things are easy and will be accomplished". ; . . -. ' ' v . Olabs Jolm tha League. Today the following commercial bodies of the state Joined the stats' league: ' Astoria chamber of commerce. Charles Hlgglns, secretary; Irrlgon Commercial club, A. Bennett secretary; Maxahflald cnamDer ot commerce, l. a. Kaufman, corresponding secretary; Hood River Commercial club, A. D. Moe. secretary; Hlllaboro beard of trade. F. M. Hetdel, secretary: Oregon City board of trade. John W. Loder. secretary. The five vice-presidents met with the president and secretary last evening in the rooms of president smith at -the Perkins and discussed plana of pro cedure. ' The first work to be done will be district organisation. The seven of ficials of the state league are practlcaUy n executive committee, and each man will during the next month devote some time to pushing the organisation - of commercial clubs In each community in his district nisi or omaATBB obboov. Kern Who Know Tea What the Tarlous '' "',.'"' ; District Lack., ; What Oregon lacks and how best to ac quire these missing essentials to pro gress is a subject that practically every delegate to the Improvement league had a decided opinion on. The various needs of the different sections and the results that would oome from Increased colonisa tion, as' told by . various representative men, are given as follows: ., . . Too .acaay Weeds. Richard Scott, Mllwauaie What ;we need moat of all in this part of the state is for the Willamette valley farm ers to clean the weeds from their field a The farmers should exert a r greater amount of care in farming and do more systematic work. They should quit growing weeds and raise a more diversi fied crop. . Prof. P. B. Knight Salem The great est need- of the state is for, our settlers to realise what a really great country we have. Many people who live her and -own property do not realise what great - resources we ' have. - Every newcomer who lands upon our soil is at once impressed with the wonderful resources of Oregon, . and they know what they are talking about for .they have been other places and compare this country with others. ' Just such an organisation as .this which is meeting today U what will bring about a dif ferent apirlt throughout the State. Wa need one of them in each district W.-H. Marvin. Woodburn We need development along all Industrial lines. What we need especially are factories , and shops, so that we will have eome means of consuming our raw material. These will bring in a greater number of people and we will have a consuming ss well as a -producing population. The building of shops and factories will Insure the greater , prosperity of the farmers. We should exploit -our re sources ot coal and Iron, for they are abundant, and also those of gold and silver. We should frame" la wa so that, in inviting capital here capitalists will be insured that every dollar they In vest win pa looxea after in a legitimate manner. -.;., R. C. Judson; Portland -"What ws need In this state ia a good claaa of thrifty farmer front the middle west, who un- ll.ril.njl In t 11 mr , faMnln Bii.k a ... .v... v.. . U.. J 1411 class of people will be- of Immense bene fit to the state and will assist in de. veloplng our- wonderful resources more than any other thing. -1 know it Is a hard matter to Induce these neonla tn' come, but if w9 place the facts before them regarding what we have to give mem, tney will nnaiiy consent. - w must aavertise-r-give tne people tne facts and the names of men to whom they can write for other Information and verify statistics. ...... ,-. Tr T,ml..l. TC. h I n trtrtn A . Am. gon needs is the development ot her vaat. resources and cheaper transportation fa cilities to the east Wa need mora fac tories In our own state to consume our products. We also need more Interur- oan ana suournan railways in oonneo- . tlon with our larger cities and towns. and we need to improve-our public high-" waya r we can accomplish an this tn a measure by determined; organisation and the Interesting ' of eastern capital. "itooa rarmsrs. ' - .., . George T. Prather, Hood River Iwhat we need over in our section of the coun try, and I suppose over the entire state. Is a good class , of farmers. There ,1s plenty ef room for them. They have a tendency to develop our great resources. In order to get this good class of cltw aoirw ww wnt jmi.v w Buu-w tuvin uy vmrw , fur advertising, through tbe medium ot exhibits and pamphlets, that- we are- able to raise all that we claim, and then . w Fiu ii.vi jju i mus uinicuiij in get ting them to corner. resources.' We need Industries that will - tauv vi uur .urm. iruii, ana jag- iwiiw. Hint w.i. vuiiauiuv uur I m w pnw , ucts. What we need more thannmy- ' thing else is publicity. The newsnaoera .M Aninm m .nua - HmI fn, rh. aluf. along this line and each Individual com- . rounuy im assisting in a measure, juesa 1 1 is known ef Oregon than any other I'a- olflo coast state.. I was recently in the eaat .and ' found that the people know more of the resources of Washington. Idaho -and Mont-janat than - . of - (Irmmrt This Is due to the faot that. we have, done so little In - advertising, especial ly on the part ot - the transportation . companies. - They have offered no great imiuumuia u . iminigmuia oy- giving'. low. rates. The Northern Paclflo is re- SDonslbla ss much. If not more, for tha-" rapid development of Washington than any other tblngv Oregon haa the re sources capable of supporting between 4.000,004 . and 4,000.000 of people, and there is no reason why we may not . V v mi)h V ru t mw nAntil.tlnn thai,. Washington, for eur resources sre far;: greater, and thua secure a larger rep resentation In congress. - . - J. SX Hofstetter of Malheur county . If we could have had cheap transporta-i tlon when I came Into this county In 11(1 we -would have developed Malheur ; county many years ago. While we are) not so badly off now we today are still suffering for want of - transportation facilities. Our county has a fine quarts Industry started, and doing well, and more stamp mills could find profitable employment We need raUroads first of all, - - H. Hlrgchberg. Polk county Our county Is rich and prosperous but we need more men and capital. - Hope have been the 'making of Polk county In the last two years. The business haa been vary profitable and many men are In- ' creasing their acreage, . Kerbs Broa have lust boue-ht land roe a. Inunmnth nop i arm near independence. - Tney have 400 acres and will . put It all in , hops. We raise the yellow hop, which Is grown in but few places. It is much -preferred by the English, and all of bur ,' hops go to lndon. Our county Is also . e-fWwl fftf hnn ah..n apr.- anri 4 . would be well it there were more diver- sinea isrming. , . ,- - v- V Xopa Their aCatnstey.' - J. D. Cooper, mayor of Indenendance I am a believer, in hoDS. and - wa wilf ' ralss hops so long as thsre is a favor able market as there is at present At the same time, if I were doing-It all over again I would do more diversified farming.. -Our county la great in Its possibilities tor grain and stock raising. O. A. Hurley, Polk county Our county haa t.SOO acres in hops, and will - sasM v way skiesv,vvv a un a aiuiii aiiisa n 1 1 The hops are selling at Z( cents a pound, ' and It costs us or f cents a pound to raise tnem. a man witn a, zo-aora hon farm in Polk county Is well off. Tn.l can be bought there at $60 per aore. It ' takes two years to grow the-eVrst crop. To start a hop farm a man should have ' 11,000 to put Into land, the same amount for houses and kilns, and 1500 for extras. Our county, however. . Is a' srreat count v ' ' a v. .. --. "'". nuu ww ai-uuii do more of It 'We can raise the finest ' wool. J. B. Stumpf. one of our stock- malt, jiiiytjrLwu a. i mv aunt ' I rum fang land, by which to better the quality of his wool crop. But he.ssys that on com- parlson he finds that the wool of hie animals is decidedly of finer quality and . heavier growtn tnan u la on the Im ported anlmaL . QUIET BURGLAR - MAKES RICH HAUL A successful burglary Waa perpetrated ' early thla morning at the residence of R. Stanton, 440 Rodney avenue, when a . thief entered through a front window, crept into the bedroom where the oo-- eupanta were sleeping-and stole 124 out, of a purse, a diamond and an emerald ring. The Jewelry was valued at I10. no quiet was xne burglar that he was not heard and the robbery waa not dla. ' covered until the household awoke this morning. Mr. Btantoh reported lmme- . diately to the police and detectives wero assigned to investigate. Mr. Stsnton is a plumber. ' The thief left a gold' watch belonging to Mrs. Stanton, which. was In plain sight on the dressers