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; Resolution Adopted ! by ,Trana
" Mississippi Commercial Body
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J': FAVORS DEPARTMENT. V i
i ? ; I' J OF MINES AND MIfNIINQ
Demand -Mad for Improvement of
; ' Rivers and Harbors, Coast Fortifl
f cations Merchant' Marina, Irriga-
idJoterftattCommersej
"lB. Hiu n iim up tiii 1 Tisns.Misal
( elppl Commercial. consTeae adopted yes
,lrerday after, the most Interesting de
' bate that has been beard. In the If years
tha con arena baa Men In .existence ware
-To- yia, Trn-MIUlppi TCommar.
Telal congress:, ws,-your, oommlttee on
.' resolutions, having fully and carefully
,'f considered all resolutions referred to it.
, reapeciiuiiy auumu ins . iuowui( re-
. port: J . . . ... . , ' --rBa
ft resolved by the Trans-Missis
,'- elppl Commercial congress, composed of
represents tlvea from tha several states
. and territories between the Mississippi
: ; river and ths Pacific coast at Its six
teenth, annual session, assembled -la tha
city of Portland, Oregon, as follows:
' Zaunla-ralo Saws. ... .
;' X "Our. foreign trade with China la at
. present suspended ami unable - to dla-
charge Its cargoes ' at Chinese ports
and Hongkong beoause of the refusal of
the" Chinese to handle 'American prod
ucts. Tnls unsatisfactory state of.af
- fairs la understood to have been pro-
" doced by the Improper, treatment to
which the privileged classes of China
; have been subjected In the admlnlatra
1 tlon of, our laws prohtbltlngjUie admls
i slon or Chinese laborers to the United
States. . - . - -
"There are now. seeking admlaaloa to
our country large numbers of persons
"-from Kurope, Asia and Africa,; many of
whom are undesirable and cannot be ad
".mltted without endangering the high.
standards of Amerloan ; cltlsenshlp.
Therefore, we respectfully petition , the
; -president : of tha United- States to. ; If
. deemed expedient, reiterate his Instrue-
tiona ror proper treaiment or tne pnvi
; leged classes of .China, t to ascertain
through the proper channela the rea
' aona for the present boycott, h nd to P
. point a commlaalon to Investigate- and
report to ooagree. with reoommenda
4 tlons for' a comprehensive Immigration
' law framed . to remove all unreasonable
restrictions, .but to exoluds from the
,. L'nitea Btates .ana our msuisr posses-
slons, t all 'undesirable persona ' . from
every country." . -;
. Klven sad' Xaxbors. ' '
.- ' 'TWe earnestly-rsobmmend liberal, ap
' propria tions under continuing contracts
' by ths federal government for. the 1m
V provement of the Jtarbors on the Gulf
of. M ezlco. and tha Paclflo. coast. . Thefl
. largely lnor easing , trade, with Central
. and South America and tha orient ren-
' dera moM liberal policy toward these
-ports oa tha part of the national govern
ment, imperatively necessary;-"-. t-'v"-'
"" "Tha deep draft of - the vessels" In
' which the commerce of the world Is now
. most economically carried makes it lm-
portent that- the- Oalveeton harbor
, should have a uniform depth of not less
' than It feet of water at mean 'low tide.
with aj width and extension ' commen
: amrate with Ita growing Importance. The
aama recommendation is made - with
reference to the Improvement 'of the
: harbors on tha Paclflo ooaat. . .-' - , v.
The Jetty at the mouth of the Colum
bia river ought to be completed accord
ing to the plana of the government engt
; neers In order that .tha products of the
.northwestern country may And a con-
venlent highway to the markets of tha
"In harmony with past declarations if
, this body, we declare that it Is ths plain
. duty of tha national government to take
. hold of the Important question of river
Improvement and flood ' control In an
earnest and broad-gauge manner.- The
cost of necessary Improvements to pre
vent -the continued Interruption of In
,' terstata cohimerce and an appalling lees
t of life and property ahould be met 1y
tha national government and the local t
' Ilea affected upon an equitable beets..
The permanent improvement of the
' jtreat Miaalastppl and MlaaouH rivers
; nd their navigable tributaries ought to
- be sn abject f -national concern, . The
condftlnna - at and In tha vicinity of
menaced by devastating river Coods,
Members of ths Tnioa-lfUsiaaippi
CIIIIIESE COOLIES
GOIIGRESS
Kansaa City and East St. IoulS where
eommerclal and transportation Interests
of the greatest magnitude are frequently
emphasises the national. Importance of
this 'question. ',.'., . '.;-. ..-.-.v.;
, ."We - aameatly . favor , a? liberal policy
on the part 'of congress In appropriating
mosey for the permanent -Improvement
of the navigable waterwaya of the country,-
thereby decreasing- the cost ' of
transportation on the products ef the
farm, ranch and factory and Increasing
the' general prosperity of the nation. ....
. "' " r Oaaaf retntloma;-" 7
Wt reoomsnend that 'an additional
naval - station ; be - immediately oon-
structsd on the PaolBa eoaat at some
point near tha. Mexlosw border to be se-
lected by the navy department. ' - v
e-dealre Id dlract-tha attontlon'Of
tha national government to the. defenae-
! fnltlon of the 'Pajifln coast mil
urge that congress make tne necessary
appropriation to carry out the -pieas of
the war- department for adequate eoaat
fortifications.' ? - ,) - y
. - ;Wt -favor -tha.jrutactlon. of. the sea
wall- built by' the jiatlonal government
for. the protection of Its property at the
port of Galveatoa In accordance with
tha plana of, the United States engineera.
"The mining Induatry pf the--JJnlted
States having grown to such proportions
and importance and beins capable ot
auch vast oevetopment ir propeny roe
tered by . the government, we heartily
favor, the ; establishment by. an act of
congreaa - of a national ., department . of
minea.and mining. , v'. t.
t .,-v, amtanawaaWlS.-.', 'iC.Vi'
"."Ths ; fundamental : principle' of tha
A marl can vrepubllo i la that of aelf -gov
ernment; and no body of American eitl
sehs should be deprived of that tight
Wa therefore recommend the early ad
mission of -all of the remaining terri-
toriea as states, and the establishment
of a territorial form-of government, for
AJaaka.. -. ,; .-t
' K ' : Kevekamt.
"We unqualifiedly favor the progres
sive national, policy on the part of tha
United States of fostering and building
up an American merchant marine' by
every available mesne, and respectfully
urge upon the consideration of congress
the national importance of thla question
In the development of our foreign trade.
, Toreet Beseirss. '
' "We Indorse and approve the main-
tens nee of forest reserves .under lust
and reasonable conditions.- We, however.
urge that the utmost caution be exer
cised In the extenaion of the Dresent re
serves and- that no- further extensions
be made without due regard to the con-4
dltlons . and rights- of the communities
affected or to . tha location i of home-
steads on , any tracts, large X or small,
which are capable of cultivation, and we
further urge the repeal of all laws and
orders of the Interior department limit
ing the use-or . sale of .- the timber
products, to the State , or ', tesrltory, In
wuica aw same, may fie cui. , , '
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'"ThlSi congress desires to express Its
high appreciation of the national Irriga
tion law and halls with pleasure the op
portunities afforded under Ita benlfleent
provisions . foe the . American - cltlaen to
own. his own home, and we expresa the
hope that the several governmental en
terprlsea now. under, contemplation, aa
well as' under construction; be pushed to
a speedy and successful completion.
"We declare that the use of the river
watera of -the tranS-MlsstsslDnl states
is of. vastly greater'. Importance -. when
applied to-Irrigation than to navigation.
and. hence. -when tne demands of Irri
gation require such a volume of water
ef any navigable stream aa to- render It
ess navigable. . such, conditions should
not , be permitted to Interfere - In ' any
manner with the prosecution and opera
tion of any Irrigation works.
"In tha construction of. fiver Improve
ments to aid navigation or for the eon,
trot of flood waters, we recommend that
speetal - investigation be -given- to the
practicability of - the , Construction of
large storage-reservoirs so aa to store
ths watera during the flood season, and
thua minimise the danger of flood rav
agea in the lower portloae-of auch river
valleya... .. ,
. : Zstevstato
"Wa Insist upon the rigid enforce
ment of existing laws as the proper
remedy for the - unmixed evil . of re
bates, discrimination In freight and ax-
press rates and special privileges te
private ear 11 pes, by railway companies.
-- -. aoed Sonde,-.'
"We recommend to the several statea
and territories ths adoption of such leg
islation as Will place the subject of per-
Confrew, Which Held Its Sessions
manent-'pnbHe road Improvement -under
an Intelligent" and 1 uniform- state and
county supervision. ' - - f- '
"Wi again earnestly :nrre -auch ' a
thorough ' organisation of our- consular
service aa to secure the most- effloient
service to -our business Interests; and
we believe that this -can be best accom
plished - by basing appointments upon
experience, -'ability and character, un
biased by. ny political consideration,
thua insuring that efficiency which ''la
only attained by extended experience.-
, 1 . Paa-Amertoaa. Trade. , ' '
' '."We .Indorse tha proposed Pan-American
Trade college, or College of .Com
merce, upon the Gulf coast of Texas, in
which .the trade .usages, customs and
language -of the t s Central' and '. South
American republics shall be exemplified
and taught, aa a project worthy of the
favorable -consideration of the congress
of the United States.', t ,f ; ; f
' ' "Wa approve ef the calling of ' na
tional waterways 'Convention to meet la
Washlngtoa in the early part of ltd,
and recommend to the members of this
body .that they take the necessary steps
to secure-a. representation therein, from
their respective states and territories.
0f tUeWesteHTmmlgiitiorcongress aJ
walwlabto record cur indorsement
proposed by the State Commercial asso-
igygjatfttusHia
"In view, of tUelr rapidly increasing
export trade wa strongly urge thst San
Diego . and Sea Pedro. California, be
made ports of entry. .Respectfully sub
mitted.-- .r...-.. :- ...v.. Zun
, "FTtESD W. ynfBMINO, Chairman, r
', "K. A. HAWKEN8. Secretary."
SUFFRAGE PETITIONS ARE
POPULAR '
' V -'T
Local Association ftnds No Tjou-
; ble in Securing Requirecf
Signatures:
' .An enthusiastic meeting of tha Equal
Suf frags . association waa ' held at . 191
Sixth street yesterday afternoon, and
several ...addreasss ...ward .delivered by
women.- Mrs. ; Henry Waldo Cos', occu
pied the chalr,. . i :x'v-'.--
The first speaker was . Dr. Luema O.
Johnaon, who- gave a report of a series
of meetings with the Federated Trades
council,' to whonr-she had presented the
Initiative " petitions on the suffrage
question." The petitions. She" said, were
cordially received and were: signed by
many members of tha council. other
members promised . to circulate blanks
for additional - signatures. : f . .
- Mrs.- Abigail 8. Dunlway presented ' a
number of petitions, which were signed
by members of Ooprge Wright Post, O.
A. "R., recently encamped at Oreabam.
Other women collected long Uata of signature,-
and reported that they had en
countered no difficulty ' in. securing
them.r The - signature- of ' Mayor : Lane
headed -one petition." The mayor. Is an
equal suffragist, and at the clvlo con
ference held at the exposition- grounds
declared he would dot all la his power to
secure surirage xor in women. ; t,
' Thomas Bums, a Socialist leader, -has
taken ' -charge of ' one of the petition
blanks for the association,' and has addsd
his signature to the list, . t
A report was received that the Ladles'
Medical, dub, at Its last' masting. In
dorsed -the -equal auff rage, movement
by a unanimous vote, and la new circu
lating -initiative petitions for signatures.
The association adjourned until 1:S
p. m. next saturaay.--weekly meetings'
are-being held and they are open to the
public,, , :rt ."' , ' V.; .yv -('
DAYLIGHT DOWN-COLUMBIA
On . Potter, Qneea, of Blvee Seetai
T. J. Pottsr : sails for Astoria, and
North Beach aa follows: v August Jl.
a. m.; August it, a. m.; August St.
t a. m.; August x. s:te a. m.: August
I. 1 p. m. Don't fall to see .the lower
Columbia xrom tne aecas or tnis mag-
nlfloent boat, particulars ana a. k. st N,
summer book by ssklsg C. W. Stinger,
elty-1 ticket -agent. Third end Weening
ton streets, Portland. ,
. , , Sunday Outing. ' Vi
Tar St Helens, steamer America
leaves foot of Washington street at 10
For LInnton at t and It a. bbu, and
p. m. '-,',...!" . ' . :
f ' - ns A. B. e. -v.:
Rye whiskey still holds Its own above
all others. Vntll further notice we will
give a valuable present with every bot
tle ef our full -quart A. u. u. Rye
Whiskey. . ' -"-' ' - .
- , , tl$ Morrison street i
in th City. Last Week in ths Auditorium at ths Expositioiu Photograph by
ORE DRILLS FOR
i OREGOH L1KJES
Prospecting f of Dredge .. Ground
; Continues 'Actlvei In ? the .
4 Southern Parf of State. ; S
CALIFORNIANS EAGER
TO BOND PLACERJTRACTS
Intaret-"ln jlmportsrifJMfamilS
dustry ; Grows ' Daily and littls
' Doubt Is Fait That Much Dredge
Work Will Bs Done Neat Year.
Grants Pass. Or.. Aug. 1. Another
Keystone drill arrived in Granta Pass
today for ths company or wnicn k. w.
Hanord ' la general manager. , It has
been taken to thfr Evans creeki district
where prospecting will be prosecuted on
ground the company .haa under bond.
Another . drill haa been taken to the
Applegate. valley, where It will be put at
work. Three different companion - are
in southern Oregon looking for dredg
ing propositions,- and ownera of placer
ground that la riat ana nas pay maica-
tlons have no trouble in bonding.
' Local men are Juet beginning to un
derstand that they may -have ground,
before regarded aa valueless, which may
bring from I&00 to tl.OOS ah- acre for
dredging. The result haa been to give
new life to some of the old plscer camps
where -work has been light for many
reaxStZL Partners' and lumber manufac
turer are confident that there will be
many dredgea built next year as a re
sult of tha prospecting work In prog
ress. VI ,J .1- . .". ' '.',( ..'C.'''
; GRANITE MILL CROWS.
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femasT Kiae Mas a Bostefflee aad Pepm-
Uttoa is One Mandred sad Plfty.
ISoeeUI Otssateb e. Tae laaraaLI '
Granta Paae. Or., Aug. II. Granite
Hill, the promlalng young mine near
hare, haa a noa toff lea., and tha first mall
waa delivered Friday. L. ' B. -.Wlcker-sham.
superinUndent. of the - Granite
H1U mine, has been appointea postmas
ter, but L. Sllla, who conducta a store
there, will be In charge.
There are ISO people at the mine now.
The company haa. the foundation laid
for the additional .10 a tamps which will
the paat two yeara development work haa
the past wo years development worx nas
been in progress . " snd Superintendent
Wtckersham has ore blocked . out to
keen the milt running steadily. Ths
mala shaft is down 40C feet. .-
STAMP MILL EXPECTED.
BUobigna Mamager Ooaf errlag With Bt-
soeors Begardiag' Bednetloa Plant
. 'ISseeial Plsaeteh to Tse loaraal.)
Grants Pass. Or- Aug. II. Manager
R L. Sowers of the Miohlgaa mine left
for Charlotte, Mlehlgan, yeaterday to
attend a meeting Of the dlrectora or tne
Michigan Mining company who reside at
tnat piaoe. i ns mpnms m unu vm u-
termlne what sort of mill end concen
trators shall be put on the property. A
hoisting plant which . baa a - drum ca
pacity of 1. 000 feet . a- es-horsepowsr
engine and a 10-horaepower . boiler are
at the mine. A patent , roller mill waa
put' on the mine this summer, but has
been discarded. It Is expected that a
a tamo mill will be erected in the neat
future, as ths development work is said
to show, sufficient ore to jusmy us im
provement. '.'..., . -''.;'..''-
- ; ' M ININO NOTES. ' ,
r. Albany, Or Aug. ll.Tbs Blue River
and Ca la pools mining districts are at
tracting much attention here: J. C Lee
of Salem and TDv LT Keyt'.of "Perrydale I
recently took a claim , on which they
have, uncovered a vein of free milling
ore. .'Development la to be. pushed,!
steadily. Mr. Lee. wno was nere ust
svsnlng. Stated that bis find was ons
of ths best In the district Tne orientsi l
Mining company of thla city haa eevoral
claims on the Calapoota aide and haa let!
a contract for a-tunnel. Dr. George Col-
1 1 eon ef thle etty left for the claims yee-
terdeyr where work beglne at once.
Stevenson. Wash . Aug. II. The resi
dents -of thla county are animated over
the discovery of a lead of quarts allow
ing high values In free-gold. A sample
was sent to David T, Day at the Lewie
aad Clerk - exposition whlcH asssyed
1111. ' Robert Carr , discovered the "lead
several yeara ago and sold ' to 1 Olof at
Itolln, who are working It ., , -.
Grants Pass,' Or.. Aug. ll.--Mra. aVW.
Dana of Springfield, Illinois, one of "the
principal ownera of the Copper; Stain
mine-op Mount , Reuben, has arrived in
Grants' Pass to look after her mining
Interests. The Copper Stain la a prom
ising prospect which was worked with: a
Tremaln mill for a period.. The owners
will have the ground patented, tha area
comprising four full- claims. ,
The Grants Pass Marble Lime com
pany haa eight men at -work at their
quarry on Cbesey creek. The company
la operating one kiln, which haa. a ca
pacity of 110 barrela.. haa captured the
local trade and has many Inquiries from
ths outside. - The Southern Paclflo has
made the lime company a special rata,
and as soon aa the new.drawknnla
working It will commence ahlpplnc to
svc:
of New York, finds os
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i events. It relates ths history of the last ten yeara up to the present year.. .
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otitslds' pointa. " A contract " has ' been
made with a barrel factory for barrela.,
f INE KHAKI SUITS $1.30 :
foe ths
and SnitaMe
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. When the government m. ' few ' months
ago changed the uniform' of Its soldiers
from kahki. there -were SO.Oot suits on
hand at tha - Presidio, ; Ban Franclaoo.
These eoat tTncle Sam f 2.7 each.', at
wholesale, but were sold to W. Stokes
Kirk ' at a' much ' less aum,' ' lie ' haa
brought a large quantity of ,them with
him to' Portland, and la Merrill's
cyclsry. Seventh . and ...Oak. beginning
about next Wednesday,, will sell them at
11.19 the suit, or cents the garment
Ths -clothing la first-lass 'in every.
UouUr, as all government clothing and
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Prof. B. X. aVoag-, Supt PubUo Schools, St KmIs.
eaya: "I annealtaUngly commend Dr. Rtdpath'a History
of the World as the ableet work on that subject which I
have ever examined. ' '
- "The illustrations alone are worth tha price ef the
book." . .. . ... ..: , . ;.'.. .: .' ;
people kre ao apt to waste time over.
tells the etory of recent we might
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for Identically lhe same books. tn ths ssms
In your home.
Ridpath s Is tha one.
Ullor work has, to be. and If soldi at re
tail by the clothing merchant would cost
tha purchaser- 1J.I9 to-14 each. They
come In two. parte, trousers and eoat
and tha latter la exceedingly appropriate
for. ladles on automobile or outing trips.
Theee suits are made of genuine army
khakj. and the material waa dyed In tha
yarn and will not fade or shrink. They
are as. near waterproof aa possible, and
will:, wear Ilka leather. This la the
chano of a lifetime to procure thla high
quality khaki . clothing at exceedingly,
trifling prices. '
Mr. Kirk will also sell a raarveloawly
large Stock, of . Springfield rlfleal at
tl.7( each, and mass of army swords,
bayonets, caps, csnteens. helmets, eto.
The rifles are absolutely as good aa new,,
are of .41 caliber, and cost tha govern
ment over' lit each. "They were die-
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