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Tri2 QHSGON GUliOAY jOUHIIAL, rCTLAI.'P. A iiiiwiim i rTrmi it iiiiiJ iicuiu. JLL t : . .TT 7T. . ' ..... ', fj-:-r .:,-.----.-:--y:a--yr7 f? "T . - ,rf- .'-' ; ,-T TTt' ATL'RK gave th'vaat Interior or the Paolflo northwest but on gateway to the Pacific. All th concentrated and dl- .vrstnd resources of aa empire that is ' ranked aecond to the Imp rial aUaaia aipvt allay wara Intandad by th first rchttct to sack tha mart of tha world 'by following tha Columbia rlvar to th . : ocaan. & ...;, r; i. . . ; i . Sarrlad mountain paraltel tha Pacific about 10 miles Inland . from extreme . southern latitudes to tha far north. But ,. .one has tb Impounded energy dellvarad from tha alopaa of tha Rockies broken "tb barrier. Tha mighty Columbia alone forced a paacage to tha sea. ,.: ) ' . Her In th Pacific' northwest . Is tha v. "greateat of undeveloped American era plres, and tha scant population f ring Ing its choicest belts la but th nucleus , 4f the dens communities thla oountry Is to know In a few deeadeat Here, by C every social and Industrlsi sign, will be found a people more numerous for th ; area, than elsewhere ; under' the flag. ., No other toll produce better, none la deep, no i atmosphere is more aliM ' brlou t vet-station or kinder to hu manity, . nowhere else 1s Ufe-glvlng moisture better ordered, the eWorld Itself ' la taxed to excel thla region In diversity of resources, and nowhere als la th future developing for foreign commerce : brighter pro pacts than that around tha ! ahor of the Paolflc. - ;' : , , . -,-: : .'.'.,?;', Th asMNpolla, " 'j . - In this -plan; nature has placed th .' 'metropolis. XTn"Ul man" can'' overcome ; ' tha law of gravity, be will have to ac quiesce In It choice. Portland has tha ' position to enjoy foreign trade and five the. inland empire producer hie world . market. - Aa th Inland empire grows, ' Portland ' must crow perforce. While . ' ' lee than a twentieth of tha population " assured the Yt Interior 1 now there. - Portland has becenia a matropolla of i International .repute.'' When man fully ; realises his opportunities in th baaln of ' tha Columbia, and Instead of -the usual , . on inhabitant for ach aquar mile of territory, reveraea the ratio with a fam . . tly tor each 10 to 4a aores, giving to this ration a greater population than . that of th New England states. New j York, Pennsylvania, New.. Jersey and . Maryland combined., Portland s subur : i ban homes will . be clustered on . the 1 low hill a doaen and more miles from ' th present heart ot th city.. . ,; . ; y .. v vaat a swat or aTortaweax ; ... " In tb vast region known as, tbe Pa ctfie ,' northwest there ; ar . l.SSI.ISI 1 aquar mllea. This area Includes Alaska , and British Columbia, with 77.XI and I8I.S0 aquar mils, respectively. Ore V gon has an, area of 5,IT4 aquar miles, Washington .4. Idaho .!, and Montana 14(,0t0, tha western and of the Utter state, aggregating 47,tOO aquar ' ,' mllea,' being Included In tha Pacific ' northwest. .In the Columbia basin there I an area of Stl.tOO aquar mllea, of which 1IM0O U ast of.th Cascade . '? range, the remaining area' drained by thla river being th Willamette valley i and that portion of southwestern Waah . Ington which" slopes, southward. : -,. The - : Columbia baaln la largsr than the New England states with New Tork.. Penn : , yivanla, Maryland and New Jersey added. The proportion occupying high ' elevatlona la not greater . than In the ; populous aaatarn states. ', '' ", .,; . ,-!- Mais Blawattom.'. r:,-':'i Xn th atate ot -Oregon the mean . height. Jncladingr the hlgk-Caacado and ' Blue mountain peaks, la MOO feet; In wssblngton. l Idah,-4,70t feet, and In the T,ioe aquar muea i of western .MonUnaf belonging to the Columbia baaln. , feet. In Wasb i ington ther'la 14.000 aquar mllea at a ' ea level elevation or l.oo leei aoove; i In Oregon, 11,00; In Idaho, non, and ' . In wMtsrn .Montana, noma in waan ' Ington th area btwn t.oaa and 1,000 feet elevation 1 1.000: Oregon. 11,000; Idaho. 1.100. and In western Montana I none. - Th areaa between i,000 and , .00 feat abov th sea level arai - Waahlnvton. -11.400: - Oraaron. 10.100; . Idaho, 11.100, and western MonUna, ,70 aquar miles.. , Between 1.000 and - '4.600 feet tha areas are: Washington. ' .00; Oregon. 11.00: Idaho,. 14,000, and, westsrn Montana. 11,000. . . r. It will b n tram theaa figures that 14.10 aquar mile of th atate V ct Washington la below an elevation of , .4.000 feet, which may be regarded aa a ' . aafa altitude for agrtoultvr in the m clfle northwest; 41,400 aquar miles of Oregon la below thla elevation, 00.000 . aquar miles of Idaho, ana xi,io aquar 4 roll of watsrn atonana. ' . ,' i "mtvm. to KUUona. In theae figures la th proof of an un- ' claimed empire. Of th land Currently eetlmated to be arable, only from on ! third to on tenth Is being cultivated In this region, these figure applying to th best known districts. - wnr euiu- t ntin la rtnm at Its hirhast tha acraaare v ' nanoiaa oy amen ioqitiqwu win i.uiq ' t rom 40 acres of fruit land t 1.000 aeres of grain, tha average Oregon farm . ; containing 211 acres, as thla land aJ ready In uae la divided . into smaller '' tracts, th soli la made to produce more ; heavily by Increased attention, and the , vain of tha products la multiplied aa it s will b by diversified farming, th popu V latlon upon the land now being uaed will multiply,?..;','..' (.'...:'.-,.., ". ' Af tr considering th small propor . tions ot land aotually cultivated at th : present time, th world must remember . there Is a total of 1S0.BS aquar miles of territory In the three sutes and western Montana, which la below an el- '. .tln Ar A OAS raat lhAM M laval. Ttila area, la equal to 04.162,000 acres. : Mak- Vi In m warI BVirtM Af nni fimllv a each 40 acre, and giving the usual area,- would . sustain 11.044.000 people. and aa allghtly more than two thirds JvPtitJg oato.flhtiCcade, th fair ln- feran&or this region upon the above basis would be a population of 4,000.-' ' 00. But there ar large acreages In the atatea abov th 4,000-foot eleva- , tlon which will produce abundantly.! , . Much of western Montana is abovs that . mark. ''. v- ": , Watt th Jur Promises. If It Is argued that not nearly all of th Land Indicated will be subject to cultivation. It. I equally fair to Infer that portions will, be far more densely populated. . -Thr ar fruit lands In mm of th valley and great areaa hear th coaat where one family will find itself abundantly busied with 20, and ' vn 1 acres. Th figure aleo ig " nor rtty population, wher from one ; third to tw fifth1 erf all the people of th northwat..wlll liv. There Is no " account n thes oatimate ot the peo . pi who ilv higher, working In th mine, lumber camps and tending atock. ' r Every n ' contemplation of . the ' future results In giving to th Pacific northwest 12,000,000 to 15,000.000 popu- ' latlon wtlMtt- vraooabl period, and dens a. population ultimately as la found on th highly rlvlllid portion of th glob. A th Columbia baaln constitutes nearly three quarters of th " Paelflo northweet. and Portland la It gateway, this Immense promise bright en th futur of this city in amaslng mannr. Evry Inhabitant of th In ferior lncraaae the business of the natural seaport. . If Portland's splendid growth has taken place whit gup ;At: jlv- LA .:i.lAi: -X ' "t v: -i Columbia , River -Basin and Tributary Valleys the Future : -Plain Facts '.V. porting population ! waa approaching th 1.000.000 figure, well may th confi dent eitlsen anticipate th gloriea of the city when th Inland emplr la innao ited by 1,000,000 to lff.ooo.000 people. r . Ooapri With Holly. v ; "I bar ealled along the . Sicilian coaat," aaid Governor Myron U Herrlck of Ohio a few days ago while In portH land, "and wltneased the peasantry for- 4111atna th aoll by scattering over It disintegrated lava, from aome of the V suvlan erpptlone. . , This soil produced th best I . havs vr seen, and it hae been in oonatant -use for centuries. Out In eastern Oregon I found that the very aoll Itself was a decomposed lava. What it will do when, watered la not a sub ject of doubt," i "v ; , -r ' - ; Thla Is 'but one ot many tributea to Columbia baaln aoll. It mattera little where the test 1 made for th elements of fertility do not fail. In the Willam ette valley there Is a loam of such rich ness that It aeems Incapable of import ertahment. ' In that valley the aoil has enormous depth, a a rule, and all low foothills bordering the depression ar heavily covered with a rich sedimentary. Vow hills and ridge ar often found with 40 to 10 feet of aoll overlying the country formation,, and In tha valley proper th depth is enormous. Rogue and Umpqua valleys hsv deep soll.'f which partake less of th loam than the lighter colored volcanic ash, which Is equally fertile. Along th coast ar deep alluvial beds. 'which as a nil cover the slopes of tha coaat range well to ws vA tha anvnmlta f , ' t'i Basalt Snrtoh Xaad.' -East of th Cascades Is volcanic ash, or decomposed basalt There have been treroendoua lavav-flowa In thla region, variously -estimated to be from 1,000 to j4,ooo feet deep. Upon this Immense bed. forming remarkable plateaus, sell formation bsgan. There are submarine depoaita ' indicating that Columbia' struggl for an outlet waa aternly bat tled for centuries, during which time the bed of th Inland aea waa the seen of effective aoll making. Where a stream of such magnitude flows, with numer ous great tributaries, all coming from mountain helghta giving torrential fore to th currant, there must be great beda of alluvium, which ar found over vast areas of the Columbln baaln. What to th uninitiated Is atrangsr 4s the fer tility ot th plateau or upland soil. This la th wheat belt, from which 15.000,000 to 10,000.000 bushels 1 produced an nually. In addition to thla wheat crop. tneee highland a or tha Interior, ranging In elevation from; 2,000 to 4,000 feet above aea level, are rapidly-increasing their general cereal crop, and much ot them are being utlllaed-for most orchard and farm crops of th temperate son. "! Xataral IamaV ' ' There are abov theaa reaches of land automatlo fertilisers ever .on duty. The basalt , cliff .whiohWeoke ao- hopelessly sterile, annually contributes through erosion maases of energising aolt,' which the peasantry of Italy seek by coatly methods of distribution. Each great mountain uplift, embedded with anowa and feeding a multitude of tivere, la ending down upon th lowlands the richest sediment nature offers' for cs. real growth, possessing that abundance of potash which makes th best wheat grain and gives greateat life. There are fields of wheat - wher. disintegrated basalt la th main element which have been producing ft to 40 year with no apparent diminution and no artificial xertuising. Thla la aea son In and out, with fw rest. Tha nlataau Iiiui will produc from iS to (0 bushels of wheat per acre, and ther ar great tracts which easily bold to an averse, of A In the low landa of this region, wher vaiieys or protected slope ar found. with"-water for Irrigation, the best bf i runs are produced. ., - : ala0 OUmat em Xarth. ' In point of climate, th Pacific north west is the marvel of the nation, it real merits in Mia respect ar Just being appreciated, a a prejudice baa pre vailed in regard to azoesa of mnlatura Since the government began gathering uiDimio aata. or temperatures, winds snd precipitation. It la found that this region I on of th most equable In climatic conditions and favorabl for crop development. After air current of tha Paelflo northwest ar known, th reason for this staminyor temperature ! laid lan. Theae Influence are controlled by the irnmi . ana moat constant Of- -all oceans. - Where the Psclflc s depth ex ced its rival seas. Its currents and wind maintain a given course with pro portionate certainty. : ' Paotfle's StMdy Onnast. In the northern half of this ocean la an - Independent current, which gains momentum In the tropical . reaches. When thla - mystic flow of th ocean reaches th Asiatic coast and Is given a northern deflection. It becomes tha Kuro Hlwo, orjapanea current. The eon- formation of the Siberian and Alaskan coasts deliver the littoral flood against th North Pacific lands, wher moisture laden air sweep out over the country to ue precipitated Dy mountain ranges. No blast from th Arctic can overwhelm this steady Influx Xrom th warming a, - Whli toe country beyond the Rockies writhes In f reeling waves from the north. And the mereul-y falls to 10 or 40 degree below Sro, th same lati tude) In tb Pacific ' northwest have scarcely a , freezing atmosphere. ' , In summer th function of th ocean 1 re versed by tbe same process, and breeses fresh from "the cooling reaches of water drive back th hasted breath f rem th great plalna beyond th Rockle. Temperature X Sqmabl. , Portland's mean temperature la 42.4 degrees Fahrenheit for th year, with the highest ever recorded but 102, the, lowest 2 degree below. The average temperature In summer, la. .41.7 and in winter 40.4." At Roseburg, In th south ern part of this state, th mean annual temperature la il l, the highest yon record 102. lowest I below, averse summer 45.1 and average' winter 41.1. At Astoria on the Columbia and aet coast the mean annual .temperature I s. highest Rl. lowest 1 above, aver age summer It.T and average winter 40. Walla Walla, In th heart f th In land Empire, haa a mean annual of M.7, highest 102. lowest 17 below, average aummer - 7 1.1 and -average-aylnterr0O.tr Thla city. 1 nearly 400 mllea from the aea coast. Spokane, the metropolis of the Inland Emplr. haa a mean annual of 47.2.. highest on record 102, lowest to below, average summer f 0.0 and aver age winter 27.4. Baker City, which la at an elevation of 1.400 feet and on the eastern slope of the Blue tneuntstner has ft mean annual of 41 degrees, highest 101. lowest 14 below, average summer i 12.1 and averag winter 24.1. At Boise, . .: ...j .:.-, .!:'.'. Home of Millions and Figures. - which Is In the central part of aouthem Idaho, i th mean annual la SQ.I, highest tw. lowest is neiow, average summer 7J. and average winter 11.1. v " PreclpitaUon aTotj azseaalv. Precipitation range from , heavy rains on.aom coast points tb a, state of semt-arldness in limited parte of the interior. At Neah Bay, In tha sute of Waahlngton. there haa fallen 100 Inches Of rain In one year, whll drt reach of th Interior war receiving but 10 Inches In the aame period. ' But th ex cos-of moisture is on email areaa, and near th sea coast. In Portland' the average rainfall la 49.24 inchea a year, at Roseburg It I 14.62, , in . extreme southern ' pregon valley tb average doe not exceed 20 Inohes to tt, and at Astoria, on the sea coaat. tb rainfall average la but Tf.40 Inches. In th in terlor th fall Is lighter, being 14.20 Inches at ' Baker City on the average, 14.20 at Boise, 17.14 t Walla WaUa and jv.os at Hpokana, By considering longitudinal gone, th precipitation 1 found regular aa th seasons. Whit th heavy atmoapher cornea la from th Paolflc, at a.4m- peraturo ranging from CO to 00 degrees. it carrying capacity of molsturs Is greatest r Th first -cirtUlog influence of th land In winter la felt near th shore line, when tb .. precipitation . 1 heaviest. Th Coast range next wring from the atmospher ita quota, and the Cascades prdpltati vast quantities of moisture. ' The laat precipitating influ ence fur tb Columbia baaln la as the air current cross th Rockies, when ther la a heavy fall of rain and snow at high altitudea for Irrigating th Im mense, areaa below. " : . , Heaviest stain -Tear th OoMt, : Between the shor 11ns and ths summit of the - Coaat- range ", th . rainfall I heaviest, ranging front' " to. Tl Inches near, the eeaahor to 10 to to Inches between' the Coast rang and VH Cas cades. East ot th Cascades th sast rn slop . of th mountain la well watered, th Intermediate area toward tha Rockle 1 ao dry aa often to re quire irrigation, and th western slop of th Rocky mountain " rang is th can of mora frequent rains. These belt ar adapted to th varied require ments of agriculture and horticulture. They never chang and ther ar no drouth. : '' '" . : Th region which la practically arldJi taaa than 1A mf Atit nf t K a t rtt 1 araa of th Columbia basin, while th region where ther 1 an excess of rain 1 not to exceed per cent of the total. i Winter aafi Orrain. ' Resources cover tbo rang ot tempera ture sone products, with points of ex cellence unapproached by any other part of tha world. Wher tb warm summer sun necessitates Irrigation, th peculiar requirements of such products aa sugar beet and perfect frultarej found.' - In Uie"l)uS)II , athioaphere of " tnereglons west of th Cascades hops, flax and th moat delicate , temperate kone fruits thrive. . Wheat grow practically every where aav adjacent to th seashore. Timber has her attained a perfection of growth which la pot equaled else where. In th stat of Oregon alone there la conservatively eatlmated to be standing today 200,000,000,000 feet of timber, which la being consumed at th rat of 1.004,000.000 feet board maa ur annually. Th value of th standing timber la placed at 1 11,400.000,000. Washington has nearly as much timber as Oregon, with a 'Valuation approzl mating th nam figures. ' In th Clear water baaln of Idaho ther 1 eatlmated to b 26,000,000,000 feet of yellow and whit pin sUndlng, whll thl entire stats will more then triple that figure. Western MonUna ia aafely eetlmated to hav 12,000,000.000 to 14,000,000,000 feet, ot atandlng timber. , ., . ,. : ,. ,: ' !' V:; Bvery Mineral lm :',:'(;t ;- Mine producing very precious and useful metal are being developed la the basin of th Columbia. Tbe boundary district. Just across in tha British Co lumbia border, haa on or th largest copper producers of th nation, with several other promising ' mlns near. Sliver, sine, lead and gold ar 'produoed in th? Kootenays, a part-of th great ba sin. - In th Coeur d'Alenes th world' greatest- lead produoer la found, and thl district Is producing about on third of th lead output of the country.' Idaho, Oregon and Washington have many gold. mtnea, employing many men and giving tb best Ot all marketa for produc and supplies. Livestock . flourishes any where, throughout th northwest, this region having the flneat blooded atock ot the world, the -largest herds of the continent and th heaviest producta of wool and meats. The Columbia basin delivers more than, 25.000,000 - pounds of wool annually upon the world a mar kets, fisheries are first In value of this industry, the great salmon of north coast rivers being In eager demand and high reput th world over, v j ,. i- Marketing th Producta. . 'V Except th Mississippi valley, ' no other region of the country la so well adapted to th work of marketing prod uct and distributing among consum ers the wares of commerce. Th Ml sIssIppTaloh excels In the opportunity for development or water tranaporta lion, giving to conimunttlea near the shores chsapeat of all rates. : '. The Columbia has a length of 1,020 miles; 'whll .th Snake, entering th liver about too mllea from the ocean, haa a length of over 100 mllea. Several tributaries ar a 'few hundred miles In length, reaching from the southern part of th Willamette baaln to the extreme northern trlbutarlea of the Kootenay river. In British Columbia. At .Celllo tall tb Columbia' ha a volume In extrem low water pt 101,000 cubic feet a oond. and In high water th volume 1-1,000,000 cublo feet a sec ond. Th Snake, which. 1 th greatest tributary, has" a flow of 22,000 cubic feet per second in low water, and three time as -much In flood times., f, . Gradual Slop to ortlBd. - Huntington,' which la on th Snake riven about 720 mil from th ocean, haa but 2,108 feet elevation, or an aver are fall of 2.7 feet per mile. ' From L wist on., which. 1 on th Snake.. 140 mile abov th ocean, th fall 1 but 1.1 feet per mile, and for the last 20 to 400 mile of th Columbia before entering th a th average fall I lens tmm-tth Oot a mil. Th figure ar furnished to how th remarkable grade offered. railway transportation. From th Mm that Columbia Daain commerce Is nut on board th cars until it Is placed In the warehouses at Portland, ther la a beautifully uniform down- grad haul, la which on nglne wUl pull all th loaded car that it la prac ticable to put la on train, with a very low conaumptlon of fuel. For commodi ties being distributed througnoui n same region, the gradual grade of 0.1 to 2.1 feet a mil give a watr-lvl haul that la Dractlcallr aqual to the level haul of tb mootht pralrl. Othe Boat Cross ttouataias. ' As against this natural cours of ommrc from th rmott part of tha Columbia baaln to It seaport, tb only ' othr possible- rouu lad ovr mountalna. whr the lowest paa Is mora than - 1.000 feet abov th level, and freight passes to elevations near 4,000 feet. , In comparative dis tance, th richest .country of th Co lumbia la within a few mile .aa near Portland a any other seaport All of th great Big Bend country In Wash ington, and th Paloue wheat fields. renowned the world over, could hlp to thl port -with i greet economy, were transportation rate based upon natural conditions. Th ' Immense field of Walla Walla are nearer atllL The vaat region of th Clearwater and Cama prarla, la central-northern Idaho. . la nearest to Portland, in addition to hav ing, a down-grad haul to thl -city. Umatilla, Union, Wasco and Sherman eountjeg Of Oregon find heavy odd In favor of Portland, Evan th Yakima valley of Waahlngton, whloh geograph ically is nearest Puget sound, could send a major portion of its producta to Portland under equal , condltlona at a cheaper - figure-than- across th high Caacad range. Southern Idaho,' wher immenae irrigation'' project are rapidly reclaiming thousand of acres, will be able to haul down th Snak river to th Columbia on an unbroken downhill grade, . .; '. "t -. Boat Beach Wkaat 1-lalda. ' . r' ' So much for th contour of th oountry pormltUng construction of th greateat railway system of tbe west. , Water Will vr remain the ratemaker for a great portion ot thla region. By re moving, th obstruction at Th Jjauea and Celllo, the river I opened to light- draught boat for 440 mil up th Col umbia and Snak and for practically 12 mllea up the Columbia abov th mouth Of th Sn.-Ute. . Nln mile of .canal. which tha government ha ' Set about building, will enable boat to sail from th Be port, Portland, to the heart of th Inland empire. Th varying stages of water in thes voyages, available after relatively light Improvement work haa been done on th rjvera, rang from to ft over th bar at th mouth of th Columbia to 2H and 4 H feet near Mwlston. By building th Jetty at th mouth ot th Columbia, 10 to If fat ot water' haa been added to- the depth of th channel ther. By dredging and weir dam -on th Columbia between Portland and the aea, th depth haa been Increased from 10 to It feet to a low water minimum of 22 feet, - ' ,; ', . Wpp Biver Boating. C . From th mouth of th Willamette river to Cascade Locks, a distance ot 42 mile, th minimum depth 1 10 or 12 feat. From th Caacade to Th Dalle the minimum Is t or 10 feat. From th Celllo falls to th mouth of th Snak ther 1 a minimum depth with allghtly ; mor Improvement work of I It I feet Th laat reach of the Snak navigable at th preeent time 1 to Lewlston. wher there 1 a minimum of t feet of water at present, .with assurance) of IH to 4 axter th government work planned ha been finished. Light -water transportation hOr T0 l undertaken ja -the .upper-reach ot tk BnaJte in. central idaha The Columbia haa three, bad rapid above- th mouth of the. Snake.- commencing ' at Prleat rapids, tt miles from thla point By overcoming tneee rapids, which would a regarded a proper work In any coun try with so much of valu hanging tnereon.' ana improving tb channel of the river, boata could navigate th Cab inet rapid, which ar a minor ob struction, and thence to Rock Inland rapid. 74 mile abov Priest ranlda Shortly abovs thla point th Okanogan enters, having 4 mile of navigable water for river boata 'In some part of Brltiah Columbia and northern Idaho th Columbia and It tributaries . ar navigaoia to good-sised river craft Blver ObstractioB Must a. Th Dalle canal will b completed In about five yeara In tha, meantime th shoal water of th upper river . and bar will b worked through to accommodate the boata connecting with the stats' s portage road at The Dalle. Whan thla la flnlahed, river navigation will be pos sible to th richest Motion of th In land mplr and short feeding raU line Will practically opn tha entire ruim Thl work will be th entering wedge in asserting the natural 'advantage of in uoiumoia Dam in point of .com, merce, which haa . long been bcIoSded by railway compact and alow work la making th lower ColtimbU navigable to xne largest vessel or th werld. - AU of thl work Is possible. Is being don and win - he hastened immensely when the sopl begin to realise mor fully. tha Dencm accruing ' jntrarrom. Ooauasre Tom to PortlaaA. ' Ther will b on great crowning' re sult in It for Portland. Thl city will oegin to assert itseii again a th een tral port of th Paelflo northwest. Com, mere of th Interior may b delivered cheapest hera No order of ' man can defeat that end. Ther may be obstruc tion ana diy, but tha natural bent of progress la for th lines of greatest economy, and th Columbia basin eanuot b altered. It was formed by th pow er - of gravity driving accumulated waters toward Portland, and' -gravity, on a straight land ; pull or working through the. medium of great streams. 1 drawing every pound of export com marc of tb- Inland empire toward Portland. Economists are rapidly com ing to admit that this law of nature wilt win, and ar conceding that Fort- land must In time, despite lethargy at horn or energy abroad, become th en trepot of th entire Paclfio northwest trade,.. ' ' '-, : , A sign - of good, sign a Foster ' a Klelser, phone Ex. to. , . , ,- . Olbratloa Xa Oklahoma. Jarsa tiwelal Sarv!.) v-" " Lawton. O, T Aug. I. -Th fourth anniversary of the opening of th Kl-d owe, Caddo and Comanch - counties, hlch fall tomorrow, wa celebrated her today on aa elaborate aoale. Thou sand ot visitor from all part of th three counties gathered and took part In an Interesting program of pMoh-mak-Ing, athletlo conteal and other outdoor festivities. Th city waa handsomely decorated In honor of th occasion. jgHgggg- ... I, 1 I 1 ', ' ' Orav Treabls Foreeeea. ' ' tt' need but llttl foreelght t tell that when your stomach and liver are badly affected, grave trouble ie ahead, unleea you take the proper medicine for your disease, aa Mrs, John A. Tung of Clay, N. T., did. She aaye: "I had neu ralgia or the liver ana stomach, my heart Waa weakened, and I could not eat I was very bad for a long time, but In Electrlo Bitter I found Just what I needed, for, they quickly relieved and cured me." Best medicine for weak women. Sold under.jpiarant by Skid mor Drug Co.. 141 Third street at too a potu. Nw Lin From , Drain to Coot V r Bay Maans Much, to Portland. . ) WILt DRINQ TRADE 7 :f JO OREGON METROPOLIS Country to B Xnyd4 at Preggnt Do AU Tboir Tndlng With San Francisco, but Completion of Road Will Divert Much to North. . ' (gDeelal Dispatch -to The JearaaM ' ..Drain. Or., Aug. 8. Th announce ment from Southern Paclfio - officials that th coaat railroad from Drain to Coos Bay wa to b built at one man muoh to th peopl or tn anur coast country.'. It mana that on of tn very best agricultural, dairying . and fruit Motion in in wnoi country wUl be opened for settlement and de velopment - That th company mean buslnees I attested to from the fact that th nglneer ar already in tb field her at - Drain and hav com menced th work Ot making th final survey. Th Una 1 now being run te lav th mala Una In th south part of town, thane across South Drain and down Elk creek to Elkton. wher it trlk th Umpqua river. - Th - line then follow th Umpqua to Seottsburg, whr th river will be .onageo; mence vst to th beach, and aoutb to coo Bay. Th railroad will be on th oppo site side, of tb rlvr from Gardiner and paa through Reed sport, wher ther 1 aa excellent harbor for light-draft ves sels. .,.'-. '. .vi '. . J.'' Th country to b tapped la.jinlquo in the fact that th people trad almost entirely with 8an Francisco, this not onlr applying to th coo Bay-oountry, but ' to th lower Umpqua and Smith river a well. The railroad will give Portland a chance to get a good alio of th business, which will b developed to much greater pToptlrtlona.' In Tact, tha oeoDle of th stat generally have no Idea of the resource of thl -bit ot oountrr. Th Coo country la better known than th lowr Umpqua. and la th latter district alone Is room for thousand ot people to find comfortable bom. ' . . ' , . Xwt Vmpqa Ooaatryr ; At Oardlner ia located a larg . aaw mill of 100.000 feet dally capacity. Th company ha local steamboats on th rlvar. a tug- and a fleet of flv schooner plying to Ban Francisco and San Pedro, A company or capitalists xrom ewicnigan haa also acquired a larg tract or tun' bar land and contemplate rctlng l mill in th near futur.' "Thar la alao a salmon cannery, a tannery and cream ery. ' Smith river, which la navigable for 25 mile abov it mouth, la a apien- dtd dairying aection and regular steam ers ply oa this river and bring cream for th creamery at ' Gardiner. The government maintain a llghthous and llfs-savlng crew at th mouth of th Umooua. ' General farming haa not dr earnaa on very extenalvely la thl region b- caua tha re waa ao market other than that for local, consumption. --The rtvr valleya are - very . rich andprodtictiyg,. Hay, potatoes, llveetock and fralt are th principal product, Even with th present long distance) from, th rail road many head of oattl and hograr driven to Drain and shipped each year. Already peopl from th eaetern state ar Investigating th wonderful possi bilities of .this section. : ,,. , ( ; -. Bleh Xm Xka , Seottsburg In th pioneer daya vary important trading point It is lo cated at th head of tidewater . and steamboat navigation on th Umpqua, about 10 mil from th Paclfio can, In tb early day freight waa hauled from her all over aouthem Oregon, but th advent of th railroad took away much of th trad and Seottsburg do not any mor resemble th thriving business point or year gon by. Th rich Loon lake settlement lie .south of Seottsburg and th beautiful Long Pral rl attlmnt oa th Umpqua, a few miles east Both of the section ar fin .farming and stock-raising region and will be rapidly settled up now that tranDortatlon facilities are aasured. Elkton. -10 mile west of Drain, on th proposed , 11 n of railroad. 1 sur rounded by a spUndld farming country and capable of producing much business for a railroad. - Th opportunltta for fair remuneration for capital and en rgy in th channels of trad in thl section, ar - exceptionally good. . The country . la sparsely , settled, but-- tb larg tract of good farming landa that ar now hold by th few will, when ta cllltle for transportation glv a mar ket make home for hundred of faml- Ilea. In addition to th great resources of tb lower Umpqua oountry alreed mentioned, th water power 10 on of th best In the atate and a new field for manufacturing nterprlses - will opened up. Near the line of -railroad and a few mile below Elkton ar x- tenaiv coal depoaita " ; , Th coming of th railroad will put a climax on th many good thing that m In stor for Drain. , There la al ready tiroret-th.t. th, district re cently deatroyad by fir will soon J be replaced by better and more eubstantlal bulldlnga . Th Skelley Lumber" com pany haa Ha big planing mills In South Drain about completed and will soon give . employment to a . good fore of man. Thla company "may alao. In th nar tutu re build a sash-and door faa- tory. Waterworks and. electric light will soon be Installed in th town and th new road will mak thl quit an Important railroad point ' ' " ' - But Drain, AM Umpqua country and Coo Bay will not be the only one to profit by th advent of th railroad. It mean much to Portland and th people of th a tat gnrally. v.f.'vj, DUKE OF ARGYLL IS i SIXTY YEARS, 0D i (Jaaraal special Brriee.t '''i '?'''.;: London. Aug. ft. In ' viw t of th youthful appearance and aotlve life Of tha Duk of Argyll, huaband or Prin cess Louies of Walea, It la difficult for even his Intimate acquaintance to real- Im that he ba rachd hi sixtieth year. , Such 1 th ease, however, his grac having , been born at Stafford Hou August -ti-1144, and will conse quently, calebrat hlt.lxtlth birthday tomorrow. , Tha Xhik. of Argyll 1 keeper of th great seal of Scotland and hereditary master of the royal household In the northern kingdom.- and I also chief of th Clan Campbell. Bine the death of hi father four yeara ago th duk ha not occupied th ancestral castls at Inverarv. but apnd hi tlm moatlv at Wlndaor casw. of which h hss been governor and conatable atnee 1112,. and at hla -London residence, . Kensington palace, , :', . , THE NEW WE ABE M AKIIIQ SOME IVEST IUPEECSIVE " t X e- TT, ' On Woman's Summer SuitaT Skirts, Coat, ate" ,'. . .New fall eoods arc cominfij in and we must have room, andv !1 as the matter now stands we 'find -it imperative for ua to make a quick sale of our remaining stock of handsome Silk t Shirtwaist Suits, Mohair Suits, Linen Duck and Lawn Suits, ,X 9 Silk'Coata, Waists, etc. ; A daep cut in pncea nas been made. SUX Shimveist Suits $40 Suits reduced to 27.50 $35 Suits reduced to C25.00 $25 Suits reduced to 018.50 $20 Suits reduced to $15.00 White DuclicnMi Linen iuiis- : $10.00 values at. .. - 5.95 $12.60 values at.... 3.05 'a: V $1 6.50 values at . . .811.50 , IVhite Skirts - White ; Pique Skirts, ; ' ' $3.60 values, at.,,.: 81.05 (New Fall Suits and Coats " coming in and we must have,r room. . ' : '-'S y:r ; A " larger assortment than: ,; ever, . better ' values thrown ' on our 98c counter to close ' out quick ; ' values up i to . $2.50. -Your choice V ;I ?t:. V'-' -- ';'' J v-'.,v''-W' - : : GREAT BARGAINS IN i ; Hosiery and M.;:E. Hf MIMMMvMMMMMMMM)tMf . j YIN KIN LUM CHINESE 81 Chop Suey ; ; leaana wuce IT DID1NT HURT I ersat tsy ear or aMtheas t OnlBg ratal work. W 0 work far aaopl tnm aa f th etty nlclr t evatd saf Ur. Btsrrthlag up te dtta. , Op evasiag aat goadaa, . aula suas. WISE BROS.; Dentists th TaOla. ear. Xabi sai Wssslagtea. ' aa. t. 9. wiox DAUGHTER TO PUBLISff ' HAY'S MANUSCRIPTS i.t n.-1il BcrTlc.! ' ' .. iu . .rk. Aua-Jl.-Th lat Secre tary ot Stst John Hay left a large number ot unpubllahed - manuscrlpU Whloh h beeathed hi daughter, Helen Whitney. Mr. and Mra Pajrn Wbit- - thala . to KurOD nejr, wnu w.w - - . when Mr, Hay dled,hav hn abroad ever slnce -' i ' They aan from England tomorrow tor ar v-.w mmA m thair arrival her next week; after a brief vlelt to Mr. Hay at her aummer horn on Lk Sunapee, will go to their country place , neat Manhassett. : Long Islsnd. whsre Mra Payn Whltny will devot nersait 10 th preparation for publication 01 in manuscript Uft to hr-by-tha author gfl a II U VT. I Vtg e,w - w ----- of ,-Th Brad v Wmnors" v"Uttl Breeches" and "Jim Bludgo.1 , . .. y . steaaloa ot Saa Tamily. l , ' :. Ilearaal Syeelal a.rnes.1 ' , Radlng. Pa.. Aug. t. Th sixth an nual raunion of th Bar family wa held todar at Kutstown Park and wa largely attended. Address war de livered by Dr. S. A. Beer of Harrlsburg, and J. W.' Mayne of .Allentown. X ' " " r . Try Jtow Bate asst. ' O. R. a N- announce cheap fat to Buffalo August 14 and It-" Very low rata,, long-tlm ticket to Buffalo, New Tork, account suprrae eoavt : slon Forsfrs of Amsrlca. Particular of C. W, Btlnger, city ticket, agent O. A. a N. Co.. Third and Washington-streets, Portland. , 1 . . J . T : Si!S Wcists ' ' , A large assortment of Silk I Waists, ; v All v colors, good ' styles ; f values . up to $6.50. .' Ch9ice',:;' v; .."i t i'V- Acccrdlca Flscted '-I pleated Skirts ; values up to Z $7.50. - Choice v ; v;vr; ' er.t Ssteeii Petticoats Black and colors; values up Asa , ' -to--noice (Mwed:ltosh5aite Valueacun Ao $5. ," 'A-- i:-' " -Vour choice at..Tin81.40 , -' Underwear;;! i f:T " -, -,r'' i 375 Was hlngton Street : . u ; ". i? i ii MD "Machinery and Fixture, Sauaag pac ing, Pur apices, . Daisy Dry Alf -, ."..,;, Cootera. 'f-XUs " '''.i" i hi i '.'."'c', (;, '.: S. BirkenWaid C6. - , Th'Larget Butcher Supply Hous On . .1,, fc i .we wiu,.' '- . , ., .-. xr btt-' a-atXbajto.. RESTAURANT W samaav W A -W". . f . ' 'X'mx- Corner Oak and Noodle WK CAM OURS YOU '. ;. 5 Ta tairla Phnaa-ttotrt Tnttltita anO sVKeel ter Kwatran f iMHrait, Mtekllraa. Kaubllabad : iara. H.. van thaaaaaoa. Oold Mwlal awards ortd'a r.tr. . Loala. lUi. Hataami4al bj ahjrt lana, aaaaiate, elarfTmaa. aa rrdilfttM mrwurt. ,, ThM liutllutlon kaaa Wauara Braiwh rertlaaevltlt a verjr larf elaai eC axiptla ia atwKlaaee waa awl aMaa,airl.aiakarallaM,tafiai4t. 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