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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND. MONDAY fevENINO, ' SEPTEMBER 80. 1507. ?
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.av-kuav and helo ourselves. Hon.
- John A. Fox. representing tha rivers
" and harbors congress. I hl rtnurki
hfnr- tha; Commercial club .a few
? ...i,ihm it n. nn some extremely. In
terestlng facta, and figures anent tha
regulating of railroad I ratal i by water
w competition, consequently there rnuat
ro hand la hand with our efforts for
Iiata rallroal building a vigorous cany
ealirn for tha opening of our rivera and
I am pleased to note that tha business
. wen, not only of Portland, but of tha
whole state, and not only thla atata, but
of tha nation a wall cava coma to a
S realisation of tha great lmportanoa of
open waterways. ...-' . ?
" What Waterway Heana. '
- " Mr. Fox made It clear that tha deep
nine of a harbor at any of our groat
aeaporta. or tha opening up of a water
- way anywhere that would permit of
traniportauuii vi imn ir umcr
without breaking bulk, waa of aa much
. Importance to tha farmer In eastern Ore
gon or any other remote region. Aa to
. tha fanner In tha eastern atatea cloaer
. to tha transportation la question, for
tha reaaon that the price which ha wilt
receive for hie grain .la governed by the
market in Liverpool, conaequently It la
to hie Interest to aaalat In every way
poaaibla the .development . or cneap
transportation, whether It be tha open-
' in -of rlvtra. the building of electrio
Unea or the building of ateam roads by
the atata Tha opening up of ueh
avenues placea him nearer to tha great
markets of the world, consequently
makea it possible for him to receiVO
better prices for his products. ,
.Mm of Oraln. "
It Is a well known fact that the prlea
of grain or any other commodity la
foverned by ita value when it reaches
he market to which it is destined, af: r
it has paid all transportation charnea,
thereby demonstrating that in addUlon
' to the . general understanding that tha
consumer nava the freight, the grower
or producer likewise pare the freight,
consequently both are vitally Interested
In everything that tenda to make lower
transportation charges. . I.,
if thla nhas of tha matter was Ihor-
nno'hlv it tiAarmtnnA h both the COn
aumer and the' producer, the effort. of
auch men aa Fox and others lntervrtte'i
In open rivers would Boon be crowned
with success, . ; . , . ,
dan Out to tnuiaas. -
We have one of the greatest river;
on the American continent, capable of
a develooment that would take cara of
the products of millions of people, and
we are making only spasmodic efforts
to develop It. Tha Columbia with its
' trlbutarlea extends for - nearly. i.000
miles and threads tha moat fertile val
leys In the world, therefore wa are
Sullty of criminal negligence by our ln
if ference to our opportunities. -
I want again to call attention to the
fact that by reason of its geographical
location, Portland ha tha opportunity
of being the greatest city, bar none, of
any city on the coast A look at tha
man will convince you of this fact.
We have the Columbia and Willam
ette rivers and their trlbutarlea, flowing
through a country that has no superior
so far aa resources are concerned, and
when the Panama canal is finished, aa it
will be. notwithstanding the efforts of
the railroad internets to prevent by tak
ing from it the engineers who have been
secured to construct it, a well aa by
adverse legislation: tha mllllona of tons
of freight destined to and going from
the north Pacific coast will, or should
be largely handled by these waterways,
all of which must necessarily P
through this port, as no other Paciflo
coast city is so fortunate aa to these
avenues of i transportation, for this
'reason. .'' .
, . ortlaad WtU Se Chief.
I eay that Portland ie 1n a position
to become the most Important city on
l the coast In order to show the reason'
for this, I must again refer to matters
which I have submitted In former com
munications. . ., i
In 190 the Hawaiian steamship line
brought 175.000 tons of f "-eight p the
coast, and could have carried J60.000 ,
tons If they had had the vessels. In the!
face of this, the largest boat traffic
that ever came to the coast, the rail
roads have adopted the policy of raising
' the rates on all commodities, and par-1
eularly on the low grade or carload
eight, tha class of freight that would
handled by tha steamships. They
ava frequently announced that they de
aired to eliminate commodity rates, and
throw all business Into tha western
classification, which would have the ef
fect of raising the rates from It per
cent to SO per cent. The object la to
advance the ratea from the terminals
to the interior, thereby making it im
possible for the Hawaiian Steamship
company or the Panama canal to haul
tha freight from the Atlantio seaboard,
to the coast and use tha railroads as
distributors, or merely as feedera for
the boata. .
': ' Xast Charge Back Bate.
Tha railroads have too much money
Invested In property 'in the interior to
permit such a thing, hence by making
a high rata from the terminals back
Into tha interior, which with tha boat
rata will equal If not exceed tha trans
continental rata on the aama claaa of
freight consequently will permit the
Jobbing to be done by Chicago and other
eastern cities direct to the Interior, and
of course tha railroads will haul tha
freight. It la not reasonable to suppose
that tha rallroada ahould do anything
else, and they cannot be blamed for
protecting their own interests In this
matter. ,
Their Interests, however, are not ours,
and we must look out for ourselves, and
the only way we can do thla is by open
ing up all our waterways, no matter
how short they are. They will distrib
ute to some territory, and if wa then
encourage tha building of electrio Unea
from the rivers, we can Open up other
tarritmr that oannnt anil will not be
opened by Mr. Harrlman and men of
bis class.
Canal Will low Bate. '
These open rivers will take tha
freight brought to Portland via the
Panama canal at a very low rate, and
will distribute through the medium of
their . tributaries, and electric Unea at
a much lower rate than would be poa
aibla by a ateam Una Now as no other
city on tha coast has these water lines
to distribute by, they will of course be
at the mercy of the railroads, and it
follows that Portland by reaaon or its
transportation facilities wul become
tne most important cny on ins com.
and what wiU be of benefit to Portland
111 benefit Oregon, ana not oniy ure-
gon, but portions of wasnington ana
Idaho reached by our waterways.
It does not follow, however, inai me
benefits to be derived by Portland on
account of her geographical location
and great waterways, will be gamed to
the detriment of the other coast cities.
as It Is Inevitable that with the advent
of the Panama canal the railroads will
use every effort to hold the traffic to
the overland route, but as water
la the greateat rata regulator that
the railroads have to contend with
the combination of canal and river rates
wilt compel them In order to retain a
fair share of the traffic, to Inaugurate
aurh reasonable and equitable rates as
could not have been hoped for without
the water comcetltlon. conaequently
every coast state Is as much Interested
in the opening of our rivers aa we are,
and it is hoped that all will stand
shoulder to shoulder for thla great
work. :,. '
Congressmen Xott Open Bivera.
The opening of our waterway can be
accomnllshed onlv throuch the efforts
of our members of congress, backed by
the demand of the people of the United
States. There is something we can do
ouraalvea, however,, without the aid of
congreas. or the sacrifice of our dig
nity and self-respect by vain appeals
to men like Harrlman who entertain for
us only the utmost contempt, and
whose policy has been and 1b now, "The
gubllc be damned!" and that la to
ulld our own roads and develop our
fxeat state. - There is no reason why
he state of Oregon cannot own and
operate a trunk line through central
Oregon and build necessary branches to
develop adjacent territory. The line
Should reach tne river so as to be inde
pendent of the great corporations who
would hamper it when possible. There
are 100,000 voters in tha state, and
they could vote to borrow at least 1100
per capita, which would give $10,000,000
for thla purpose. Bonds In tha denomi
nation of $20 to fSO could be issued so
that - the worklngmen aa well as the
capitalist could invest in them, and
backed by the state ; of Oregon would
find a ready market anywhere. There
is no question but that these bonds
could be floated at S per cent and not to
exceed 4 per cent nd they would be a
good and safe Investment.
Freight could be handled at a email
margin over cost, sufficient to provide
a sinaing inna ior retirement or me
bonds, maintenance, etc. In this way
the people would be benefited by reason
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Horse Heaven Grain to Co
lumbia Tia ! J Flank f.
. 'ItQadway.
. From a townsit known as Coolldge,
on tha north bank of tha Columbia river,
it la proposed to build a plank truckway
for ah automobile freight Una into tha
Horse Heaven wheat . belt About. II
miles distant The promote are Boo
ks ne men Interested In tne townaita.
They will make an effort to develop a
shipping point at Coolldge, aa It is on
the line, of tha Portland at Seattle rail
way and also has tha Columbia water
way ror navigation. ' . .
The company'a chief engineer. H. O,
Rich, has planned the auto line, which
Is a radical departure from tha usual
type of interurben llnesi The roadbed
for the rolling stock consists of fir
plank three Inches thick by is inches
wide and in lengtba of II feet or more
laid flat on concrete ties. Tha grade
of the road la ascertained oy tne usual
aarvey, and Instead 'of fills and cuta it
la planned to make the thlckneaa and
thinness or tne concrete tiea correspond
with the grade. Formed on tha apot
where used, each tla oan be mada to fill
the requirements.
The fir plank for tha tread of the
rolling stock la laid the width of
wagou road and securely faatened to
the tUs. In center of thla plank tram
way Is placed a single 0-pound steel
rail of the standard ateam road type,
firmly imbedded In tha concrete tiea
referred to. The rolling stock equip
ment consist or Auto , true wheels,
gears, auto engines of soma (0-horae-power,
and frame on which la mounted
a car body of tha necessary aise.
, Tha auto wheels having solid rubber
tirei make the adhesive traction great
on the fir plank track referred to and
tonaaga of any capacity of tha motor
power can be handled. The 10-pound
ateei rail in tha canter of tha roadbed
la intended aa a guide ran to retain the
rolling atock on tha track andvprevent
it getting off the track or upsetting. A
the motor car on the aingle steel rait
The auto truck engines, electrio gen
erators and controlling equipment are
Installed on tba car body base and all
connecting gears mounted on an auto
truck frame, as in the heavy auto truck
so pepular in the east It Is claimed a
Bohetule of 20 miles or mora can be
maintained under full load. -
It la figured that all roadbed construc
tion motor equipment and everything
necetsary to Place tne road In oDeratlon
oan to done on a basis of $2,000 per mile
ana even less in some ravorea locali
ties. .A 16-mile Una which la about the
averwre distance of the aoaraelv settled
localiies from railway, would only call
ior a capitalisation oi aome $30,000 and
thla Investment, is less than a single
mile of cost of standard railway con
strue ion. , ijocai capital, can easily
handb this, and such a road opens the
door tor rapid settlement on thousands
of actes of fertile soil and add untold
value to land now of little account ow
ing tt the isolated conditions.
of th 4 low freight rates aa well "fcaby
the development of the country.
It M a question of course whether or
not urder our constitution we can vote
on indebtedness of this kind, but we
can an end the conatitutlon ao that we
can prtvlde for it and it is safe to say
that tie people oan be depended upon
once tlr understand the Importance of
the mvement It is now but a matter
of education, and very little at that as
they are pretty well informed already
on the needs of the country, so it is
really nly a matter of organization and
united effort -v.
. Onranlsattoa Most Effective.
It has been suggested that the move
ment b inaugurated under an organiza
tion to be known as the "Commonwealth
league, and that all aspirants for po
litical Honors at tha hands of the peo
ple be pledged to support the move
ment No man unfavorable to the
movement ahould be elected to the
legislature. , otherwise be might be
easily purchased by the railroads and
other lnttrosts antagonistic to it
This it well worthy of consideration
read, nflect and act
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EXPLAINS SOLUTION
OF JfPANESB PBOBLEM
The exclision of the Japanese, tha or
ganisation along Industrial lines of all
f orelgnera jow in the country,' and the
use oi tne mi lot oy tha workingman are
the three ttings which must combine in
order to brha- about a solution of the
Japanese pwblem, said John A. Ool
drainer at meeting of Socialists at
aiikv nail bat night
The first iduty of the voter, said
Ooldralner, it to oppose all candidates
who are not Hgainst further Immigra
tion of foreigners. Ha declared that a
socialistic crisis wiij be precipitated un
less , condition change. The extensive
use of machinery cheapens labor in
America and if tha primary cause of
tne importatioi of foreigners, said the
speaker. A prediction was made that
society will deVtlop either into a benev
olent feudalism or a benevolent capital
ism, or accept tie doctrines or social.
ism. .. 1 . t.
Makes the akin j
like 70a want it
Docs it in a moment.
Dr. TT J. Lloyd.
Veterinary Burreon and dentist . has
opened a new vebrlnary hospital at 126
North Sixth stteet near the Union
depot The doctor is thorough In all
branches of the profession. He pays
particular attention to tha treatment of
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IMPK0VEMENTS OX ' -WEN
AH A RESERVE
Journal.)
-Forest
now over-
(Spedal Dispatch to The
Pendleton, Or., Sept. SO
Ranger John M. - Sohmlts la
seeing Improvements on tha Wenaha re
serve A large force la putting - the
.trails in good shape for travel by the
cattlemen, sheepmen, rangers ana ota
era. Six new cabins are to be built for
the use of tha rangers also. This year
there have been grazing on the 800,000
acres of the Wenaha reserve . 113.000
head of sheep, not counting the lambs,'
na tnere are neany zuo.uuu sneep on
ids reaBmuon. anu . id.uuu iibhu ' ol
cattle. . .
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0CT0BER!N PORTLAND MONTH
OF SWEETNESS AND TANTRUMS
Go.
MERCHANT TAILORS : ; '-rK:
W SECOND STREET, NEAR ALDER,' PORTLAND; OR.
The local weather bureau furrtlahes
the following Interest hg data concern
ing the climatic condtiona that have
prevailed In thia victiity during tha
months of October ir the past 85
years. The normal emperature for
that berlod was 54 deges. The warm
est October during thatperlod was that
of H01, when the mean fcraperature was
69.1 degrees, while thebctober of 1893
was the coldest with ai average tem
perature of 49.6 degree!
.. October T1891tf and rhe 8th of. tha
same month, 1906, the trnperature rose
to 83 degrees, the warmeit October days
since the local weather lureau waa e
UbllBhed. .
On the 81st of Octobet 1877, and on
the 30th in 1886, the tehperature fell
to 81 degrees, which were the coldest
October days during the period.
The ; earliest day on which a
frost occurred was the 13th.
j. ne average precipitation was
klUIng
3.52
Inchea The greatest monthlv nreolni-
tation occurred in 1882. when nearly ,11
inches of rain fell. October, 1896, but
a bare trace of rain felt throughout the
month. The record shows that the pre
vailing winds during October are from
the northwest October 19, 1900, the
wind attained a velocity of 63 miles
an hour, which waa the record high
wind ior the period, t .-..... .-
i The circular issued by . the - bureau
says that the data is simply, furnished
co snow now me montn has Denaved in
rormer years, Dut must not be con.
Btrued aa a forecast of the weather
conaitions ror the coming month.
SPEAKER DECLARES ENGLAND AIDS
LS TO INVADE AMERICA
ORIENT
R. Chartres Thompson bis a solution
for tha Asiatic : immigraion problem
which , he ; proposed last a-enlng In '.a
lecture at 80 Davis Btreeti "The Cfut
eada I Against tba Aalaticf Is RighVM
wu vu vneroo vi air. A oqnpson S Jla
dress. His proposal is to in a tax on
oriental laoor, ror ever
Chinese or , Hindu emplo-td
Japanese,
in
the
United fitatea the employer should jiay
a tax of 110 a month to the,govern
ment.and be compelled to pay. a mini
mumTwage of 2 for such labor. '
,'Mr. Thompson believe a conspiracy
has been formed by Great1 Britain and
Japan to bring on a war . with the
United Statea , The motive la given aa
the ever present ambition of Great
Britain to conquer tha world regardlesg
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IVA5MNGTON
M&utFoiffirffSr.
IS .'.
of any moral Issue. ' He says English
history teaches that "ambition has al
ways been put' before1 morals by ' the
English nation. - i '.
''England .aided against the north In
the time of Civil war, .she sides with
the Turk against Russia and fought the
Boers and denied them liberty, and they
are considered the Puritans of modern
times," argues Mr. . Thompson. ;
'.uianop moDurn, wnom. i rsgara aa a
careful thinker, could find no means by
which so many Hindus got to ? America-
recently when they receive only 10
cents a day at home for labor. I be
lieve they , were helped to America in
directly by Great Britain. : .They are all
slkhs and once served in tha Engllah
army. ' ; :
"The age ef conquering heroes has
not yet passed and Great Britain is
only waiting tha day when the govern
ment of -the great republic will I.
proved a failure and the richest j
ever . yet acauired oy a world rx .
will have been taken. ' For that ret
I believe Great Britain la enoourauJ
the Japs in their advances who are en
pecting aid or England snouia tney r
I believe it the greatest folly to let . i
tne Atlantic coast unprotected even
a aay. . .
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