The Oregon daily journal., June 25, 1905, Page 12, Image 12

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Lrigatibri,
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, It U blleye4Jh ritlt ot th conft
looal commlttea' om irrigated bt arid
. Und to Portland andr"Qioa. which
. waa eoncludad laat night. wlU b of In
, calculable advantac to tha atata In pro
motion of Irrigation projecta for tha de
velopment of landa at preaent unpro
, ductlva 'and practlcallr naeleaa. Tha
' committee, accompanied by Chief New
- ell and- other member of the reclame
.- tlon aervlce, departed at 11:30 p. m. for
tha eound. fT,J . -
Members of the committee .who, be;.
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fore their visit her .had little or no
knowledge at first-hand af ' the -practice!
aide of irrigation, are fully i con
vinced of its vast possibilities for in
creasing the wealth of the country and
the prosperity of the people. Tha of f -
-ciaht of the reclamation, sertiue were
already very favorable to Oregon . a a.
-flolj for upeiatluns. n remains for the
people to get Into the movement enthusl
aatlcelly and cooperate, the officials say,
Zith efforts to meet the requirements
of the government in sll practical irrl
, gat ion schemes proposed. Oregon has
now over $4,000,000 available to be spent
in Irrigation, works, and the fund is in
the nature -of an endowment, never di
minishing bu?-Ver increasing. .
All money derived from eale of public
lands. 'excepting 6 per cent, is placed in
the irrigation furfa. This money, when
., Invested in any particular project to re
claim arid landa, la paid back into the
fund in--annuel Installments from the
purchasers of the land, and again Invest
ed In other works,' from which it ls.slm
ilarly repaid. In time Oregon will have
--air Immense sum of -money that wilt be
" constantly turned over in this, manner
until alt arid lands that are possible of
reclamation will be made fruitful,' and
therpopuIat1on. wealth and tax revenues
of the atate vastly Increased as ajresult.
. - , The committee was Intensely Inter--ested
In the irrigation. ihlbitJn charge
WORKS BECAUSE "
- AIR CASTLE FELL
JVjan Who Would Buy Council
Crest Now Dfjj Trenches .
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-for Water Pipes.
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George Wallace .Williams, .erstwhile
capitalist street railway promoter, pub-lle-benefetor
and reformer, and the man
of many original Ideaa, who proposed tfl
"tickle the toes of the angels' from the
lop of Council Crest, has become a 4y
laborer. When his sir castles began
o totter his fall became rapid, and not
-- bejlig alula ta finance any of ble schemes
In this cITy he decided to take up aa
honorable occupation to earn his daily
bread and followed In the footsteps of
n "the man in the overalls."
Hejinplled to the municipal water
works for a Job aa a common laborer
ma time ago and waa referred to the
"' commission, where he put
In an. application, lie waa certified to
te wafer board and was put to work
yesterday on East Osk-streets digging
Usaeiies la wWea ta lay pipe Uues.
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.Hope of the
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of Edmund Perklna, at, the Govern
ment building In the expoaltlon grounde
Thie 1 tlha ftrat complete and practical
preaenUtlon-of irrigation-methoda ever
ahown at a great axpoal'tTon. Official
ay that If. thla jfaet : were realiied. by
the people, there would be even much
mora lQterest manifested by farmer and
othenhattendlng the fair. .
The men who are engaged In the gov
eminent work of reclamation feel that
It Is the- real beginning of 4iie treat
development Jthat u to cemetd 'the P-
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" Tunnel' No. i Truckee-Carson CanaL '
George ' Wallace Williams cftme. here
several months, ago and tret came rwito
prominence by agitating the purchase
of Cojuncll Crestbjt Jhe cltyfor a pub
lic park, and by attacking various city
officials in private letters, alleging that
they . were corrupt in their, administra
tion of public affairs. - He rented the
Marqu'am Grand theatre and advertised
a mass meeting to be hehd there one aft
ernoon to consider.the proposition of tha
purchase nf Council Crest and extensive
muntclpa reforms, but only to person
attended. His next act was to .petltlon-Uf
the -city 'council for a franchise for
series of railway lines over the streets
of the ctty and leading to Portland
Heights, but the cotiriillmen-took the
petition and placed -It on file.
- Numerous other . schemes were agi
tated by him. but ha was 'unable to
finance any of them. - Boon his money
became exhausted and he had -iiothrng
If ft but t-earn hla living by : honest
toll. r .
' ' aopllftera aad Sturlars.
Shoplifters, nave- caused a number of
complaints to be msds to' the police in
the laat few daya. Tha Meier Frank
company lost several articles ofwemen's
apparel frldayl, , - .- .
John FMat eTctgas store, SjSJ East
Burnsldt street, was btokeo open (orjths
'THE ' OREGON SUNDAY 'JOURNAL PORTLAND.1 SUNDAYvMORNlNO.' JUNE 23.
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dlJt coast and Roky roouniaTi aiateb
through the medium of Irrigation. Mod'
nw mamoaa or- applying nwr-i
streama -lol4nd-foragrlultual-and
horticultural purposes ie aald'toybe su
perior to the old-fashioned dependence
upon rainfall in every agricultural state
of the union.
The rainfall is always uncertain as to
time and Quantity, but the water from
an Irrigation canal can be turned -orHto
tha. land at any 'time It Is needed to
germinate the seed or refresh the grow
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third, time in two weeks' end I1.B0 waa
stolen from the cash till Friday night.
Last Tuesday $1.50 was "StWetr -from the
store. r- " 1 .
MT. HOOD WILL BE ' '
'v; PAINTED BRIGHT, REP
.The first step in "preparation by tha
Lewis and Clark exposition for cele
brating tha Fourth of July waa made.
today in arranging Tor the Illumination
Mount Hood. Immense .quantities
of red firs he ve, been provided for,, to be
burned on top of Mount Hood at
o ciocn on tne evening of the? Fourth, ho
the bright Tea gle may be"keearofti
the exposition grounds. ..
During the,-4 Illumination of Mount
Hood the beautiful grounds of the. ex
position will also be. brilliantly lighted
and a magnificent display of fireworks.
presenting a gorgeous spectacle, will
furnish a feaat for the eye and a stint
ulus to American patriotism. ,,
Special excursions, will be run from
all points, and Fourth of July . week
promises io be "one of the big-ones of
thlSirr v
,It is easy to wear a flag in your hat
so as to leave bote hands free to fleece
Uncle Sam.
Now Is the time to
all to the tact that
comforts. , Below we
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Arm Chair $6.00
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Guaranteed
! . ' Every foo of ouV Garden Hose, is gtrarahteed. ' ' Reels
v and nozzles. complete this equipmept. i,' -1- : .
: '-I fXi Einomically ' Priced ;
;LavvnSprinklers
Far-reaching and even
, ly distributing. Sprinklers
- that do their, work we.lL
$1.25 $1.25
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consider summer necessities. 4 'Fair" weather Is
the outside as well as the Inside of the home ts needful of summer
show a few seasonable needs that will no doubt fee opportune reminders.
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FOR PORCH
V7Wj have just recefved 4' carload ofthe'ltvef popular.,',
."Old Hickory." -This class of furniture, full of comfort, . :
''attractive and unbreakable; , -is now' mbre sought after -'
than e:er before. ; For the ijb.rch, Iawn;and 'sarrlnier. cot- ' ,
tage, it its most appropriate. ' . r- v T-
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Old Hickory Chairs .
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fZ - -Via iiiCRury notners icviu iiiuvui v, lauica
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- Old Hickory Settees .
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Above all needs-a Refrigerator appeals to. every hduse
keeper. : ulacier Kelngerators are true to their name, as
v wciU as being - complete- in
xinc ana tnamci uucu,
$8.50 to
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Folding Go-Carts
1 Folding Co-Carts thit4do not neces-
sitatej exertion to open and fold. Easy
running and full of comfort for the
littTe one. ;, ' Y-1
;:$i;to'$8o;:
RECLINING
GO-CARTS,
Go-Carts that recline to a
position as comfortable ' as
,the softest bedw Adjustable
jto.-any poBitibr Parasols
77and httmgsto jpatch.
Price. $li to $26.50
40 PER CENT OFF '
Garden Hose
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Old Hickory Arm Choirs C
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Old Hickory Tabourettes '
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every 'detail of - construe
tion;
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Shirtwaist Boxes!
. Are ' you ; ever 'anngyed, with limited ,
space J Our shirtwaist boxes 'ate just
thething for dainty-clothing, and are
" art" drnanjent to the room as well as "4
. gclbd seat. ; .. - ; 'j ',' ,
$3.00 to $7.00
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SAFETY
FOLDING
BEDS
A bed that really occupleV
no . more man ... waa space.
Sanitary, no txertion to open
. and'epse.-and just the thiri
; for the summer visitors.
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Easy Running
1,,1-BalI.bearing.and perfect
combined in our machines.1 '
$3.25 to
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here and has awakened
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Lawn Mowers
Mowers-are only 4ew points
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$12.00 ?
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Hanimocks
; Pretty designs arid col
ors .in " restful Hammocks.
$2.00 to
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