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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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