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VUn.'u...:, ' -v- PORTLAND, OREGON. T- H Br: Q R E ft B. JACMOJf Published ewjr ertnlaf (except A-i'-i i. A CALL ,TH AT WAS I T IS TOO LARGELY TRUE the pew rule the pulpit The average preacher in the fullest tense it not ( free man. Within the ' ttrlct limit of the doctrine of his church he rnty" doiibt . ' ' lew express himself but once he strays beyond that -he ' ,' ' is likely tQ arouse individual antagonism which sooner i or later will, result in his undoing. Church activities ', khottld etnbreeJa imich-wider-irfd- than-merer theology; jThere Bresociatjnoaljn4.in: A questions. which constantly arrest the attention , of ear nest men and out of the depth of their conviction they 1 aunt iwA if ther J tftie to theiiitle - ' - -Rabfar Wise-had in opportunity to go IU NeW'-YOTK as the liberally-paid pastor; of the richest synagogue of r..rwhicliei..boaats have . been the crown of their ambitions. Many opportunities -to do good would be presented and doubtless with, the hearty approval of the congregation he could have raised , higher-ideals and done a work which would have been - ' full of merit and not without personal satisfaction. But at the same time it would have been distinctly under . , . stood that whenever the crucial moment came it was Vv the trustees' and .not the pastor whose decision would ' " be final and irrevocable.'' . .- - . ' -'-.V'.! " Put in this way there was but one thing for a man pf the character, -earnestness and ideals of Rabbi Wise to do and that was to decline the offer. The natural out '' come of it all must inevitably be, a new and vital move ment locally organized in New. York but national in its scope with Dr. Wise at its head. , The need of such -., work is manifest from the single circumstance of the restriction which were Bought to be placed Upon him.. Hi work here has gone far and away beyond the scope of the synagogue. It embraced broad public questions that interested all the. people without regard to their re - ligious affiliations. -. He ha qualified himself for a bigger - field and already justified the expectation that he will fill it at ably and brilliantly 'a any man of hi faith the country affords. . Should this be the outcome the people of Portland irrespective of creed will see him go with regret but backed by the firm conviction that he is destined to grow and achieve conspicuous eminence in the line of his high endeavor if his life should be spared. PORTLAND AND THE NO INTERiO R ; tOCALITY gains anything by flings of it local newspapers at Portland. Peo ; ... ;ple rPortland want every part of Oregon to - develop and grow and become more and more pop ulous and prosperous.'. This will ensure the rapid .and continuous growth of Portland, whose people surely will rejbice in and be proud of the growth and development T of-AatoriaJSalemr JUWand, BakerCity, - Albany, The " V. Dalles, and all other Oregon towns.' They will only grow and thrive, as Portland only will, by the settling up and development of the country; by the increase in the number of people and volume of production; the better .cultivation of the soil, the development in all way and - along all line of Oregon's .marvelqu rural resource. - Nothing ij to be gained byanybodylhrough abuse of Portland. ""Doubtless there are some selfish and grasp ing people here, at-there are in every large town; but they are after all Ja small minority. Jibes and sneers Port land are staler flaerand"unprofitable. IFevery" town and locality will just do it own level bespit will have no time or occasion to criticise' Portland, of which : city la their inner hearts all of them, after all, are proud. . ? PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S FUTURE ' ' P RESIDENT . ROOSEVELT, is the youngest of American - presidents', and 1 when : he retires in . x-1909 he will be under 50 years of age, and nearly two years younger, than Lincoln Svas at his first in augural. Cleveland and Pierce were the' only presidents, . except Roosevelt, who were inaugurated under the age of 50.,";!W''. ." ., r-t.--' ';? ; '. W V. i '-A? ' What will President Rooseyelt do when-he retires f lie cannot keep still; it is not in his nature; he is yet a young man," vigorous, virile, with many idea and in tense physical and mental activity. v '-.'' It has been suggested that he might become president -of Harvard university, but we doubt whether he would - fit in that position, or whether he would accept it.' He has- quite a large family, mostly boy, which will nee'e earily .engage a: good deal,ofJjis attehtioniotherwist we could, easily imagine him apending some year in the 1 'The second night of the engagement i ox toe Kosnian opera com cany was n.- voted to Balfe'a famous old work, The - Bohemian Olri,", and the performance ' evidently was pleasing to the geod-elsed . crowd in attendance.- If one' of the light , operas, pernapa, contains sweeter jnuele . and. the old-time favorite numbers aroueed considerable enthusiasm. It Is doubtful, however, that. In tbla day of big stage -picture ui company will 'achieve any triumphs ..without a new ' dressing ' of the piece. - There Is too " much domesticity In the Scenery, most of which belongs to the Marquam. ' The principals, especially Mr. Wal '. tera, the tenor, - and Mr. Ameden, the baritone, were heartllyneored. , '" -, "The engagement closes 'tonight with . C, performance of "The Mikado." - . ''.v-sy -i -' - Vrotn the Philadelphia Telegrapher-' ! The divinity' which hedge the great (Sarah Is not proof against the theatrical trust. It has ordained that the, rural barn and the -el reus tent are good enough for her when she penetrates the south. This Is bad enough for mortals; - but when such an Indignity la visited on 'the Ooddese of Histrlonlsm 1 is beyond words. We have It from myth ology that the deities at times sought through,, thehinsalmet ..clay to work their wills; and so now we find vtrBernnslr xttpptTcatlfig" Jussorand, the representative of great Frmnon, -to pereuade the premier of the -. United ' - Btatee that this I -of violence to her , reputation cornea wltbln - his purview and is matter for hi correction. , But ah ' will fall. Neltker diplomacy nor the militant arm of Oaul nor all the cor Joined powers ef the American army ,-tiil navy can- save ftarah from a barn . r a rlrous tent If the theatrical trust "nlnt thee things to her. .j;. , Royal ,VUitlng-Carda. ! ; rrom the Philadelphia Tetegraph. i thorough keeping with Emperor Wil l's character, which is noted for Its -esavrtlveneM, -rather than for i Its ty. are the vlitls-cerd which he ')'. They are, without exception, lurf rut in use anywhere In Kurope, ran on'y re compared to those huge . ?-r.r t at are considered rood i U I i ty the mandarin. They G O.Nr-D A I L Y AN- IHOtrEKDINT NIWIPirBIl YPUBLISHED BY- JOURNAL PUBLISHINCTd Sunday) ' nd- every 'Sunday morning, at . nui trta, roruana, uregen. . -. DECLINED however, stick to York to elect him in this country that but he. scarcely nntfh wsformed JJJut-we think- THE E XPORTS last year was two Bank clearings of one hundred Railway earnings 1904. . . Montr WmhtmtUMlJM STATE." preceding month, million dollar. The Iron and country's business greater than ever crease in steel rail and this year will 1905.,' The output of, 1905 is another former output being, fifty-nine million tons in 1903. T neatly disgwsed her of congress tentative living in according to distance from the capital. - ' . A Washington length this question nny oi mcir iiiccs. v -.- .-. . ;-. :-;,- ' t z ... The truth is ligently revised should possibly be cumstance allowed emoluments, jor get better, honester measure ne less than six Inches In length and four Inches In width. On the upper line Is the single word "Wllhelm." and below are the words. "Deutscher Kaiser and Koenig von Preussea.". .. i .' These words are printed In large, fat, Gothic letters. It la hardly necessary to aee that the smpeiur dues nut uunsl it necessary to Inscribe, like ordinary folks, his address on his visiting-cards, perhaps for the very reason that he le so exceedingly ' seldom ' at ' heme. Of course the emperor does not carry about these bug bits' of pasteboard himself. They are oonflded to his chasseur, or body-servant, wao follows him. - --v- The other sovereigns In Europe 'content themselves with quite small and unob trusive vlsltlng-carda, with the words In Latin script- Among the most simple, In point of sis and appearance, are those of the emperor-of Austria and or King Ed ward. The Prince of Wales has two sets of cards, the one for use abroad and the other for use In England. ' The latter bear the words "The Prince of Wales," the other the French translation of the same, the 'Prince do Oa lies." A City' of Tower. " nv;. ' ' Front. the Builders' Journal. Why not 'build office towers T . The cure of the tenement Is the want of light and air; and the same curs be long to' modern office buildings. An office tower would secure an abundance of light and air. It might consist of a series of rooms arranged on above the other inside the tower, with stairs and lifts In . projections at the sag! four towers, each with a room on every floor, groused around a stair and lift block In the center. These towers could be carried 0 feet high which la about the height of the eampanll of the new cathedral at Westminster. A city of spires w already know, but a elty of office towers is a suggestion of - what might be, and may perhaps be. Can Fishes Hear : Vi From Harper's Weekly. .J a question mat is onnwtantiy oeing debated by. soologlst and forms the subject of experimental research Is, "Can fishes hearr While some plausi ble arguments are advanoed In the af firmative, the general opinion of seolo glsta is opposed to this view, and the reasons have recently been summed up )ir Orrmin otelogtoal. journal by Or. O. Koernrr. - Though many fishes are sensitive to rapid cone-ecu lire vibrations trans mitted through tb water, yet it la not J O U R N A L ' no, t. CAM0U The Journal Building. Fifth and Van' Dark Continent, or in the unexplored or but slightly ex otored region of interior South America. He may. politics 'and ask the people of New to the senate to succeed Piatt, which they would no doubt do, if he should take such a notion; belongs there. s Then, he might conclude, by 1909, to dig the, Panama canal, which, apparently will scarcely be started by that time. He may not be an expert engineer, but if at the head of ithe business he would -undoubtedly1 make the dirt fly.'; ' t '-::: , J-: ....l-.-. X; v 1 -" ' Orhe might take' a notion to become a preacher; he likes to talk; possibly he 'could head a great, modern thureh Amaraaa anstfoet that hU fcatt-chaiicai enduring i to start out in the spring of 1909 and begin to dig the Panama canal He hasn't been able to find anybody yet to do Itfwhy "notHoit himself.. ; ; "' ","J::' v . . T But whatever he does and he wilt surely be doing something -President Roosevelt will be an interesting and active figure, even after he retires from his high GREATEST YEAR YET. OF MERCHANDISE for 1905 reached the enormous total of one billion six hundred million dollars. The next highest record made was one billion four hundred and eight-four millions in 1901 Our imports last year footed up in value one bil lion seven hundred and seventy-five millions, the big gest former record "being one billion, thirty-five thou sand dollars in 1904. Our total foreign trade therefore billion seven hundred and seventy-five million, -ai compared with two billion four hundred and eighty-seven million, dollars in' 1904, an increase of 11 per cent'"' .- ':- .'. .. : ' ; .'v in 1904 reached the astounding figure and forty-two billion dollars,; as com pared with one hundred and eighteen billion in the previous record yeas, an increase of .27 per tent. . for the first ten months of 1905 foot up one billion four hundred and aeveatcen million dol lars, an increase of one million, or seven per -cent,-over '.V; -"V' ",'' :"..'''.''.,.-.. billion six hundred and sixty-two million dollars, a new high water mark, the highest previous record being the two billion six hundred and fifty-three .,'.--..'. r - steel industry considered a test of the activity and prosperity shows up before, the pigiron output for the year being twenty-three million tone, as against eighteen mil lion ton in 1904, the highest previous tjecord. The in production was 31 per cent over 1904, doubtless show a large increase over " VV' - -v-.-v.; sixty-two million tons of anthracite in record breaking figure. the highest Of agricultural productioncorn, wheat, cotton, fruit, dairy and poultry , products we have spoken at .sonut length heretofore suffice It Td say that the amount runs into the billions, and was never before equaled.-; .-iy.' . Thishrsurely a great country, and it growing greater jeit 5rtfUtJavjioiJinIikeIy .thall906Jnay.beatI905. ' THE MILEAGE GRAFT. HE ALLOWANCE OF MILEAGE to members of congress and of legislatures, we all under ttand, i nothmgmoTenortca than a thinly if specie of graft. . The mileage of mem run all the wy from $16 for the repre Baltimore to 12J15J0 paid to the dele gate 1 from . Hawaii . Congressmen from Texas .'draw about $800 each and from Oregon proportionately more, Star correspondent, in discussing at of roundabout compensation of con gretsmen, points out that these men have always frowned down the idea of being compelled to lubmit a report of their traveling expense a not in keeping with the dig- that the whole ystem 'should be tntet and reorganised. , Members of congress paid a larger salary, but under no cir to accept any other compensation or any railroad passes.JThen-we.would and more efficient service. , .: J believed that the are perceived ' by so-called auditory organs, for In the eases or some It species of fish single loud explosions . - werr totally disre garded. - The senses of sight and .touch In fishes can be readily demonstrated and studied, and there is no logical rea son why the sense uf hesrlng should be so airriouit or determination. The most conclusive argument, how ever, la that fishes and - other verts- orates that are deaf are the only mem bers of the class - that do not . hare organs corresponding to the cortlschian nerve terminations. - These organs, It is oeuevea, are - the only - ones - that are capable or transmitting auditory vibra tions, as ther Is no reason for believ ing that Such vibrations can be received by the vestibular apparatus; , -- Irih Idiom.;.:. , v "; '' ' . j From tho London Chronicle.""''"' i' "We are t4d that "bedad" I not Irish at all, never has been Irish except In the mind of the English comedian; and the mere Be-on la cheated of his beat anecdotes. If the Irishman does nut aay "bedad" begorrah! what does be say? If you may not say "bedad," you may say at every opportunity, "Is it destroyed that ye are?" A blind woman Is a "dark" woman; you must say "whisht!" Instead of "hushl" and If direct answer Is to be wrung from you which eaa generally be avoided In Ire land yoa Just say 'It la," or "Ts are," or "I do," as the case may be, but never the plain English 'T;' Stock Exchange Seat for $95,000.' " Front the , New York American. , 1 m-Beats said, to; average cost, each. tS; Initiation fee, 110 tltHO lsea Seat ooet, each.,,,..'.., a.soo lMe Seat sost, each.......,,,, o,00 lsT Seat coat, each , ,. to. 000 ixw-Hseat cost, eacn,,..,.,,......,, a&.000 1901 Seats ooet. tech.... B0.000 1901 Seats oost. .each......... jo.000 ISO Seats ooet, each...,..,,,....,,..v W.000 Ut96-Setsv latest value., v.,. -6,000 ii n average value or a stock ex change seat I Kn0i. the 1,1M seats on the present . exchange aggregate In value 1111,000,000. , .. - , . Vv-' : "Uually Ahead. :' '. f ':','.. From Punch.- " ' By the bye. It Is alleged that ther Is an . American millionaire behind the Times. If this be true it Is a Daemon In which an American .very " seldom finds himself, " , . , 1 SMALL CHANGS A " btg. growing question public . ,, -v4.- v.. How . Ions will BUndard Oil be al lowed to run tbla graat eountryT Tho eourta are granting too many dl rorcea. ... y : " !.: ... ' How do eastern visitor or lmmt- grmnt like Ore son midwinter weather t. v ':' . ? Hurrah for Dr. Wise. 'A-V- ,';'.. e ' Oletrtet Attorney Jerome U liable to get-busy soon. The people are more Important than Only It week mere of If Of In which to ne fooa. t--e tur .of circumstance. The -"hard winter" - la evtdentlr be bind umM - " . . , . Russia will here It Christmaa next week, tout it will not be a very merry If President RooaeVelt la aolnr into the boss bualneaa, he will be an inter estlna fcnd lively boas, to say the -least or lw , .-. .- -! - V' Are you sorry you swore off? Or that you didn't atlek to your reeolu tionaT But - any day la a good a January 1 to begin to do rich or be better. ; Agents, In spite of notloes and warn ings, continue to rush in where angels would fear to go. Isn't it nearly time for another Re publican love least t ; The baby that has enough to eat and is kept warm Is' as happy, If the child f poor people as If one of mflllonatres end may- get tbrqjigh life, more bap- The year has started In nicely for most buelnesa men of Oregon, according to reports in the "country" press. :":.:: Tea, the city should own the docks and river front transportation facilities. The mayor is right. I The highest mission in life.: remark a philosophical paragrapher. Is to make those with whom welcome In. contact better for having known, us. OREGON SIDELIGHTS Prairie City nobis band of social boos Oghters has by common and mu tual consent passed Into "general disso lution and Its component parts have climbed high up on the water-wagon, there, ta remain until time ranneth not says the Miner. China Joe will drive the wagon, and It. will be -loaded -down with quitters until its N wheels mire In IBS oust. -.-. .,!.;' : v ' -i'.-.r-".' '' ''.-. , " I- .' ' Madras hotel proprietor think, the Agency plains will .prove to be, a great wheat Country. and that Madras. is the coming town. - , ' :-, , . .- . s -Many new fruit trees being plaqted around Free water. . . '' '4..--' -V ' . I Malheur eouTity-people are proud of their new railroad, now being built. -s v -,i ,' e : e 't.; f ' ,vy...i Pupils In Vale school number it more than a year ago. ... : rreewater ' Times: - A - writer tn a country exchange says, an Iowa girl wants the name and address of the handsomest man In Oregon. . W have sent him our. card. "" - - ' Snow already deeper. In parts of east ern Oregon than It was at any time last winter. .";"'-';:'," v ; - -j Several " eastern Oregon men have bought many thousands of acres of land In Texas. - The operations of a young man with a penchant for swindling has reached the attention of the officers,-saya the Cor- vallla Times, - His - modus operandi la eurlous. He bought packages of to bacco at ens store, went td other place; and, with a claim that Jis had purchased them there, asked to return them and have refund of the money. Be bought also' on credit, and worked the same scheme. In a few Instances with sue ceaa. Me also bought three for a quar ter packages and worked them off In dividually airy Tsents at ralghtr . v-v ; Oreat resources In timber and coal In southwestern Oregon, not only In Coos, but in Curry county, , r -.' V '.,.'.. -; ..i.- .Better roads this year In Oregon. .,-..-V.'-::. .j .l. ... V.e .. e .... ' Just below Blalock Island on the Washington side la a low level bench of land containing several thousand acres, whloh will be Irrigated soon by mean of pumping -plants to be put In by ths time the new railroad is In operation, says the Irrigon Irrigator. If land owners can profitably till ths soil under thl expensive mod of Irrigating, then w surety have a' future la Irrigon, wher the1 gravity flow from ah Uma tilla aupplle our water in abundance. e1-e-n'r- -'V"T '- ; : Uncle Cob. Blair of Benton eounty was 109 yeara.old thl week. . '..-'. Got your new hunters' licenses yetf j Strange Maneuver Accounted For. From theBan Franolsco Chronicle. ' Henry Stern, real estate broker, was walking along Montgomery street with a friend.AfternroeeaingajiouL 1041 paces tne rrienq leu naca a etep ana closed In on Stern's fight. .They pro ceeded St feet, when Stern backed up. sidestepped., and regalaed his former position.; , ''. ....'. Exouse me," said the mend, I feet further along the street, as he retreated a step and aganllpped around to the right aide or the real estate agent. - . They continued along Montgomery street. .17 paces when Stern, with an "I beg -your 'pardon, - exeoeted -the -same maneuver and regained the right-hand position. '.''. s ' . - "Say, what's the matUrf! demanded the friend. 7 ' Can't hear with ;my left ear,"-ex- nl.lilMl If.pn. - ' "Same here," said the friend. -Shake." ( mmmmmmmmmFmmmmmmm am t ' . . Opportunity Vanishing. ; r From the Philadelphia Press. Some of ' the people who now have passes no doubt feel just like getting on a railroad train and riding around the rest of the year to make the most of it j ,nOCKEFElXEIVS j JEJBICAL INimtUTEL - Holland In the Philadelphia Press. If ISO is to became traditional as a wonderful year-Ms record will be sur passed by the achlevementa now con templated for the year 18. assum ing, of course, that, the things that are now expected will be accomplished. No one can teU In ths winter of any year what the harvests of ths summer and fall are to be. Yet the variety of cli mate and the great range of agricul ture In tb United States make it rea sonable to predict that at least average oropa may be expected. . Borne In thl city are wondering whether ther la not to be during tb coming year the greetet-ploUttoa and . development of mines ever, made in a single year, and Some of the experts here venture to predict that thtTinr toM mmed tn im imiiha United etea-asa i-e to ritoriee will approximate 1.0,000.00- Ko on who is not In th confidence of the powerful group of capitalists or the" several powerful groups on wen- tined with Mr. Morgan's name, on by that of Mr. Rockefeller, on by that of James Stlllman that are now tn au thority. In th Vanderbllt system can say sxaotly what the plan these leader have la mind Is. But there are two in ference, each of which la reasonable, and neither of which la - inconsistent with the other that are mentioned as explanations or forecasts-of this plan. One of them predicts a apeedy eonsollda tlon of various Vanderbllt and allied In terests by which a true transcontinental railroad line, under one controlling au thority, shall be perfected. This aouot lesa would involve the purchase of th Northwestern, and the wonder Is wheth er ther may not also be merger witn th St. Paul, which now contemplate th extension 01 ta system po n elflc coast. '. -.' ' ' ' '-- ' It would be no mora dimcuit to buy the Northwestern, than Mr. Mill -ana Mr. Morgan found It to be - when they purchaaed ' th Burlington system. Moreover, th Vanderbllt Interest In the Northwestern are probably ' the largest single lntereet,. although ' they do-nef control th property. ' -r--,1 v On " th other hand, ' some financier here are persuaded that th great con solidations that will perfect a. single so-called transcontinental system will brins the Union Pacine Into th Vander bllt family. If that wers don. thr would be a transcontinental line ap- Sroximately paralleling - the degree of ttltud that strstchaa frfm Boston across ths continent to San Frandaca Another Inference that ha oonsiaer able justification. If correct, preaiots accurately th formation of some great holding company or association or trus teeship Into whose embrace . will be placed the aecurttlea of the various Vanderbllt systems, and so placed that th control of these systems can never be wrenched from the sponsoring 00m pany. 1 That plan was talked of several years ago, and to some extent was worked out at th time of the organisa tion of ths Northern Securities corpora tion. Lawyera here are of th opinion that th legal objection that was found sufficient to disrupt th Northern se curities would not apply In the eaa t a-transeentlnentar' line which "had -not orbed -paralleling - and- competing lines as th Northern Securities ..ab sorbed the Oreat Northern and , th Northern Pacific. " - .. ;.-X.-r-. Someof -the f Inanciera are inclined to the opinion that early in tne year tKjira Will onma oeflnlta announcement of the consummation of the plana, in- volvlng great expansion, possibly trans continental expansion or tn vanaerDut line. -. ' . ' .- - Slnce Mr.: Rran partid with hi con trol of th surface railways of the city of New Tork to Mr. Belmont and his Pennsylvania allies, and in fact, before there came publlo announcement of that purchase and sale, there were inaica tlon that Mr. Ryan wa joining with those who are attempting to secure control of th Union Pacific system. The Impression in Wall street is that Mr. Ryan haa set before himself a pur pose upon which be will concentrate all hi great ability and to which he will devote much of the powerful personal and Allied resources which he now pos sesses. -'- '- -. --.'T r - - " ' ' Mr. Ryan is orobably th only promi nent financier in New Tork who would be able to match the.lnfluenoe of Mr. Harrlman In th great Internationa; banking house which) gavs to Mr. Har rlman so. great aaalatance When be was attempting to purchase the Northern Pacific. Mr. Ryan's financial alliances are among tho strongest in New Tork. The trust company or which n ia tn real executive baa been on tn great successes. Its -ramification ' and ' In fluence are far reaching.. - - . But In addition to these resource and associations ther seems to be some evidence that Mr. Ryan Is acting In sympathy with those who are of the f Inanclatramrrr-efTTleroont Morsran. Therefore it has been assumed that Mr, Ryan and Mr. Morgan and their asso ciates have - now perfected - plans by which they expect to be able before the year 10 is ended to wrest the control of th Union -Pacific- rrom Mr. Harrl man and hla friends.' That may be a part ef ths general plan Involving the continental expansion of th Vander bllt systems, and It Is possible that Mr. Ryan and his allies are to join th so called Vanderbllt group., Tbeee , two purposes. If carried out, are to be th conspicuous achievement in th world of finance and railway control )n the unitea t taies in tn year iot. .. , Automobile Street Sweeper, j- ' From Harper Weekly. A recent European ' invention : that now Is being brought to th attention of municipal authorities la an automo bile streer sweeping and watering ma chine. 1 This device, which has - been tried In Parts with some success, con sists ef a large automobile truck fitted with a tank having neapaclty of 47 rations or water. Ther is a 11 -horse power motor, which can use as - fuel either gaeollne, kerosene or alcohol, and to which by bevel gearing ia connected axoiary -brush fixed diagonally . across the frame-of th vehicle. - In front Of this brush It Is possible to discharge a variable amount of water to lay th dust, .which ia then swept to one side. while there are two discharge pipes at tne rear pierced witn fine holes from which -sater may be sprayed -over a width of etreet of f feet.? The new machine oan accomplish as much as six street cleaners and several horse water cart and--Its nse involves a consider able saving in labor. - The Receivership Record of IMS. From the Railroad Oaaette, V ' ' . Th lial of railroad receiverships dur ing the year 1(01 ia on It face a re markable on In that during the most prosperous year tn the history of rail roads in this country 1 roads have confessed their - inability - to ' meet charges a larger number than In any of the previous " four years. These 10 bankrupt oompSnlca represent - t,7S mile of line and Vver , Il7ft.ooo.000 of total capital, which la mor mileage aod '. . - . . . - " ." ... capital i-n br cers n'r t- ,-r"v d.ctlon of the courts In any of tho p ceding n ye i. It is nsitess' ry to back, to It.t, tne last year rKn In re Xel versjhjna ot .... the disastrous). period, wnon over 1,400 mites of rail road, with a total capitalisation of over $.74,008,000 failed, to find what seems to be a more disastrous year for Ameri can railroads. This result, so widely at variance with th actual fact. Is, of course, due solely to the Cincinnati, Hamilton at Dayton and Pere Marquette receiverships; these the result, not of hard tlmea, but of the most -flagrant sort of railroad high finance, which had loaded the .. properties - - Involved wlttr some $70,000,000 of new debt Leaving thee two companies out. of the 1 count, th other eight railroad enow a total mileage or 76 mile and total capitalisation (stock and - bonds) of $..718.70e, against roads with a mile age of 744 miles, representing a capi talisation of about 111.000,000- failed In 104.--' Tlieiefuie,- disregarding-"th--two-f exceptional receivership of the year, the record Ja a thoroughly atlsfajtorj VIIW. " j ------- LETTERS FROM ; THE a--avaaw-sjwstasanas v imv Wittenberg and ia g-veeta. Portland. - Jan. 5. To the Editor of The journal In your Issue-of yesterday I noticed an Interview, purporting to have been had -with one of the officers of tb Oregon Real Estate company, in which the party, is quoted a saying that --may savor tn improvement or liana- day avenue," and that "thl company ha frequently tried, to have th. street Improved." - . I desire to brand this statement a absolutely false, with th exception that th . corporation, above mentioned did ask to have the tret Improved with Belgian block from th steel bridge to First street, and had an ' ordinance passed, or Introduced, trying to have a certain section of the city not abutting on th atreet participate . In the pay ment of th improvement So far as being In favor of th general improve ment of the etreet ia concerned, they have fought it at all times, tb rec ords at th city hall W1U how. atr, JLarranee is willing 10 nave tn street improved - from - First- Street - to Union avenue, or Orandt avenue, simply because he knows It will make a good street up to wher' his large holding or real estst begin, and will coat mm only a trifle -aa compared with other property holder On account of having only" 100 feet abutting on Holtaday ave nue, between the steel bridge and Union avenue. West of Union avenue he has about 1,800 feet, and that la wher be object to having any improvement made, because it .will coat him a little money. ' r 1 , Till Oregon Real Estate company nas stood In tb way of svery Improvement la their section of .tb oity for years. In my Opinion, they are in reality a curse to the oommunltg, on account of their "moss-back Ideas. . They are now objecting to'th Improvement of Holla- day avenu on account of th effort be ing mad to park th atreet from Grand avenu east -They do 'not Object to the para system, wnere uiey .are maaing their Improvements, as they are parking every street that they improve.. It la imply to detain and harass th Holla day avenue Improvement that they are making thl protest It th member, of t he. city council, or people of Port land will Just Inspect the Holladay ad dition, they Will find that this Oregon Real Batata company have tern up all th old sidewalk around many of their blocks . And -eompei -the - pedestrians- to walk In th mud In passing their prop erty In an effort to get Into town. Their Tie WllhttJt si ty cannot compi them to put down walka where there are none, but could compel them to re pair walk or replace walk wher they are In bad condition, and they are ualng thl "foxy" plan to avoid their liability. - I defy th real estate company to show v where they have favored any im provement that would be of any benefit In th section that tbey occupy. Hol laday avenu la a slough of mud from Lsjrabee street to Twelfth street The statemant made by Mr. Larrabee that "th street eastof Union avenue la not In need of Improvement" I absolutely false, as any sane man will concede In passing over th atreet The ears of our city la poor street, brought about by th continued protest and unrea sonable tactics adopted by eomo of our largest property owners and moss back citlsens in defeating every -effort mad to lmDrova' th streets In our commu nity. There is no civlo pride. It is merely a question of greed and, really, a foolish position on th part - of the mossbacks, as they r standing in their own light, a good atreet will get them customer for their property and better mice. - Take Seattle, for instance: her residence district baa 10 miles of good pavement to our . one, ' Taeoma, , last year, built lto-mtt-e of cement aid walk Jn hr-rrdenc.diatrlfft. and over even mileof hard- surface pavement, while we wad along In th mud wait ing for something turn up. If the neople of Portland will wake up, quit hooting off ma much "hot air" and do thing, they- will aocompllsn more for their city In en year than they would. under their present tactic. in.vrai vsars to com..'.'-" .;-,'" ' . .-. - Th charter of th elty Should 'be Changed so that th council eould de clare that street In a certain section of the city ahall be Improved, and in thl way they would get rid of th cursed ob stacle that are thrown In th way of people who are deslrou of eelng their city grow and improve. .: " , , H. WITTBNBSRO. Aa other iralaane. Portland. Jah. To th Editor of The Journal Tour article. "The Nul- sanc of Needles Noises," In tonight' Issue Is heantily Indorsed , by myself and family. -- : . Won't you insert another . on the streetcar v crossing at : Overton and Twenty-fifth streets? , The ear line on Overton baa apparent ly been abandoned. .The tie have been removed, but th crossings remain to distract vs.- Morrison streetcars meet near, this irosslnxjlbouL Jejnln utea. from a. m. till 11:44 p. m., and in passing It the noise. they make I heard for block, and is terrible. I bop yon will-put-down thl nui sance a you hav so many ethera by mean of yourvaluabj columns. . , , .v -., BUBBCRIBSfV Kaook Oa th Forestry Bill. . Portland. Jan. I. To th Editor of Th Journal Our elty council haa mad another greet financial deal for tho tax payer of the Rose city, via,, the pur rhass.of the Forestry building and two acre of "real estate." paying therefor the paltry sum of 114,000. . What forethought: wnai a stroae or frensled finance! - - -' t "i - Then comes tho announcement that "owing 'to lack of ' funds' ther will not ne any addition to th number of ro lights In th city. It I ven "thouebt. a reduction win nave to ne made In th present number now In use" good,-bad and Indifferent.- Squander 114.000 on a rew log tnunnrea or Imllar log can be obtained from our ' . . .. 1 ' ! t- --r I ' ; . By Beatrloa Valrfes. 1 ",".'"! , Do rtil know, glrla, that I think aom Cx of yew are little bit too keen la your demands oa your ma friends' pocket f -Moat of th young men of your ac quaintance have their twn way to make in th world, and aa yet their salaries are not ovtrlarge. ,. ; - - ,.... , Suppoalng a, man la earning lt "or 110 a week. , . ' Out of that he must dressMilmself, pay his living expense and, if he 1 eaelbla, save a little. - ' Of coulee, he like to take th girl he like beat to th theatre once in a whllfcbut if .ah ia a wis. glrL.ahL, M win aoi expec vo go too onen. Ner wlU she J way be tn th Joohout-l ior canoyf etc. - man-gel frlfhUned when he know" 1 on nil occaalona. - .. , ... -' Sometime he is sven' expected to ' spend "money" freely' on every member" of the family of his lady love. , Itdan't fair; girl, and I dont wondor that the men feel rather imposed upon. ' When- a man 1 In ove with a girl " h would Ilk to lavish hi antir for tune upon her. - ' ,'."- - j - . .' If ah doe not' return hi !ov she should not allow hla to spend, his money upon her. - '- . . , And if sh does lov him.' she should 1 exert her Influence to urge him to save every cent for th future. .; -f, . Don t Jump to th conclusion that ft man - la stingy simply because he la not a! way offering to spend money on - you. - : "-'.'.' - ' A great many men hav to help with th horn ypensesv Many of them are aavlng with an eye - to going into business tot inemseives. If a mah can t', aav money before marriage you may be quit sure he won't7 .li. . . a. . -. . ; , , uw wis w mmwm i v-wr.- - There ia no harm . In your amine ti th theatre onq la a whlla with your -friend, but remember by th time tick' ; etc. car . fare and, perhapa '. a little ' . uppar ar paid for th un) apeat !a quite oonalderabl. V - And remembering this, do hot 1st It occur too often.. , . , ---i...'. Them the engagement ring Is anotbar . question that often artaea - , Now I am hot going to b rooiun - snough to assart the th girl lives whit does not Ilk to sei the pledge of he- ngageroent shining on th third finger , of her left hand. .... v. ' .s ... ,VV But don't forget, dear . girls, that - many of yoa become engaged to poor, struggling young man. . It would be more prudent, pernapa, - to poatpon tb engagement for v year ." or ao.. . But prudence and love dont always travel together, and ae you become en gaged. . .. -,,v . . The man haa Ilttl or no moaey -l pend on a ring. .. . .,. ' -. Why not be brave and womanly about li and aay, "Aa long aa I hav your love . I don't ear for a ting: let u watt an-t . rt it .when times are better." -. , Don't be ashamed of not having ring. ' Toar mothers did not all hav engagement ring, and, yet . they ha v. If your fiance caa't ' afford a'' rlns? ao without" bn orb satisfied With Ih simplest little ring h can buy. Be aa economical aa yoa can and help the men to b so, too. They will ap- ' precAata your -efforts,- believe : me. At Fort Clatsop. -.v.? "... January C Chaboneau and hi wife were, therefor. Buffered t accompany . Captain Clark, 1 who. after , an early breakfast set out with U. men in two eaitoes. He proceeded down th Netul Into Meriwether' bay, Intending to go to th - Clatsop town and there procure a guide through the creeks, which ther wa reason to baileys communicated hot only with th bay. 'but with a small river running toward the sea, near wher our salt maker ware camped. Before, however, he eould reach the Clatsop vll- ' lage, th high wind from th northwest compelled him to put in to a small creek. , He therefor resolved to attempt the' passage without a guide, and proceeded up this Creek tlfree miles to soms high open lend, where he found a road. He I therefor left . th canoe and followed ths path over three deep marshes to a pond about, a mile long and HO yard wide. , He kept on the left of thl pond, , and at length earn to the ereek. which -he had crossed on a raft whan be via ked Cucalah village on th tb of De- . oember. . He proceeded down It UH he found a email -canoe -fit- to hold three -person. In which tb whole party crossed ' this-creek. Her they saw a herd of elk: . the men were divided Into email partle and hnrrted vhem uninartr dark," when they again met at th fork of th river. , , Thro of th elk were wounded, but night prevented their . taking mor than vone, ' which wa brought to th camp and cooked with soma stick of pine which 1 had drifted down th creek. Tb tide- -water waa -.beautiful, th aky clear, and T th mocn-Shone brightly, a clroumetance the more agreeable, aa thl I th first fair eveaing . w have njoyed foi tw , month, r ; 1, ;.':.,. t '..:: ';,. ;,,::',;, ,v ' Mr. Carnegie to Write "Boot."". .. .V - By " .... ...... ..-.'.' - From th Philadelphia 'Telegraph. ; . Andrew Carnegl haa -advised friend -her that h will spend th winter at .V Dun gen eaa, Oeorgla, th winter; horn . of 'hla alter-in-law,' lira, Lucy, Car : negie. " -; v .. : t " Mr. Carnegl he Invited hi former ' I partner In the manufacture of steal te ' visit him at Dun genes a. - It Is hla In-' tentlon to writ a book during th win tor, Each of hia former partner has been asked to furnish data and rami- . nlscencea, which. he will comptre. r lt-1 aald Mr. Carnegl will begin : with hi humble birth, trace hi efforts to obtain knowledge from th library of " Colonel Anderson of Allegheny and give la detail his rise rrom messenger 00 . to head of the Steel Industry: ' Several ' ohapterHd Mr.-xarfiegie'e huitlSeea'c-5" reer have . been nuea witn bitterness. ...j. He has intimated that he will not shield - himself nor omit hla own mistakes In ' Ufa' It is Mr. Carnegie' hope that tho book will become a classic for th guidance of young men who have energy . and ambition. t- '" '""-.4"r " almost Inaxhauctlbl foreatt) '' and two - acre of real estate,- then allow half the city td laps into darkness. 'making rt merely a hiding pise for thugs. Th Forestry building served its pur pose during the Lewis and Clark fair. It is admitted mat tna minding was a Veyeogener" to easterners, but - to .' us backwoodsmen" ws can rind aimiisr logs every month In the year and every day In th week and. can build-a similar edifice at any tlm whan thought nec essary for lee than 114.000. If ther n any power in , the Vole of th tax payers, this deal should not be allowed,.. Tho betterment-of our- cityahoutd b " a prior consideration. UBSCKIgm, ' J': lei V 0 i-