The Oregon daily journal., January 20, 1908, Page 14, Image 14

litcs on Willamette Only 1
Per Cent Lower Than b.v
-ri Ball and: lOO rer . Cent
r Tno-lifr Tlmn 2 lears
V Tacked to lant irre towering
upon the bank at i v
s Willamette and Tamhlll river. ! a
: crudely print notice -Wanted 8ome
up-to-date steamboatmen, to operate
boats between, .rprtland and up-river
"' points - ' ' .- . . ' ' . , : ' i
' Tha river boat'rtes on freight at the
present time. are .only. 1 cent per 109
than the rail rata by land, and are
'100 per cent 'MaW than they were Si
rear aro- The cause thst have
rougbt about. this condition are plain.
Tha old boat llnea tbat. once prospered
on the river were driven out of busi
ness by rail line combinations, and ai-
. i.... -k. ttmm (ViaaA AnndltlOnS fliVO
changed tha modern -day. steamboatman
whole U. make-hie fortunejn the up
per 'Willamette and the Yamhill; has not
yet put in aa. appearance. -w hen n
does, up-river people will get cheap wat
er transportation. .'- -;
Vnmbaz of Boata Decrease.
.a. uuaj ivi v. ah viimij
ia operation .on tha upper Willamette
and Yamhill rivera the steamera A. A.
MoCully, Bonanaa. City of Qulncy . City
of Salem,' Champion, Isabel. McMlnn
i villa, Oclde-ty Orient. -Ohio. H. T
Church and Willamette Chief, with net
' tonnage-capacity of ' 114 to 6J3 tona
Today there -are but -two boata In
service, with' net tonnage capacity of
lesa than 100 ton each, and they are
keeping the ratea up to practically tii
rail ratea. Their wharves have deteri
orated, there have been no improve
menu made by them along the river,
and they are nof snrvinr to develop the
river carrying trade. . . .
Thirty years aro the maximum rate
to Corvallle was 13.60 per ton, and now
it la IS 48 per tone. The lourtn ciaas
rate today is 10 eenta per ton higher
at Corvallls than tae highest rate was
In 1877, ao effective have the rail com
binations been in driving the , ateam-
kfMta Aff Af tlw rl war
feed fot Private Corporation.
The Yamhill locks, although they are
free. to the pubilo, are being operate
today for the aole benefit of a private
corporation, a paper mm ai oregan
City. According to the annual report f t
tha Chief of United States engineers
the coat of operation and genersl cara
of these locks during the fiscal year I
ending June SO, 1S0H, was 1,01.. Dur
ing this period, 8,027 tons of paper pulp
wood, loss and piling for the Oregon
City paper mill' passed through - the
locks, and nothing else. , , -
Of 124 lockages made during that
period, only twice were- the locks opened
for steamboats, and -these boats were
used to fiicllitate tha paasaga of tha
paper mills products.
Tha government paid at the rata of
ti cents er ton ' for over 2.000 tons
pas-ing through these locks for one
corporation that could have floated its
logs jawn had . there beftn no locks,
while .the people of one of the richest
Valleys or me Slain ar tying aoranni
of
killed off the river transportation lines
ones in mis serTjuw.
hiiMnt Una Seeded.
. rwin tha fiscal yea ending June
$0. lof, there were 2.03 tons
hMiiDt, hinn mi , inruujfn viivt
u. v.v,m rivar. r s. cost to the toy
. nAAlV XI Y1M1- 1 1 r 1 , , 1
. w . . ma ,rlltnM Ar Inn
n 1 m iruv lufti in - , , .
.... . nr.fMnta.tiva of hlaher
au vai f at ei i nan iam ai rv avui aw
people are falllns; to utilise the means
st hann ror water iwup
would force tha rail rate still lower than
It Is. and keep It lower. - ,
it is aald by old-tUe river men that
steamboat llnea disappeared "mtha
tiMt- the ahippers along . the
river accented rebatea from ral lines
and did not remain . " '1,Z
pendent river steamers th"r,KS'tJJ;
Ins tnem lower raics inu v-""--
rThe needoday la for strong, capable
steamboat men wno can ana wiu
ace an independent business. , work up
pie to remsln loyal to-a good ",lr?'"''r
im. raarieaa of temporary Induce-
ih.i.i.i.Ki ha offered by rail
i'l." Kitiona. Conditions
nil U rt 1 ' 1 1 1 - 1 " .
nn are different from what they were
in the carrying trade 20 years ago Tha
railway commission law wouw i-
the InnVpemdent steamboat line and pre
vent the giving of secret rebatea W the
rail lines mat comprw whm
Vasir Toroe X.owfr Kates.
That river transportation will Insure
low. .freight ratea. and; that once- t ne
roads -wlU- force up the rates and keep
thm io-regaraieas 01 invi
m and large proina " -....
n hv the history of transportatl-in
rates -In the Willamette valley. The
rate ly steamer today toSalem 5. ac
cording to classification, from $1.20 for
rourth ciaas. 10 "' ..T
with no railroad Una in the valley, the
ma miini rale I) V Birunivr 1 vm.
was DUl 91 per iu.
PORTLANDERS TO HAIL
Jj
OPENING OFNEW BRIDGE
Lewiston Plans to Entertain
Delegation at Completion
: of ISTew Eailroad.
We emect tha Portlander to come
up to. Lewlston In a bodyi when the new
Rlparla-Lewlston branch of the a R.
ft N. Is' finally connected with the south
bank of tha Clearwater by bridge.'; aald
R. C . Rohrabacher, secretary of - tha
Lewlston Commercial club, of Lewlston,
Idaho,' yesterday. ... V
VGeneral Passenger Agent McMurray
haa assured mo.be.wlH round up a good,
big excursion when fae'rooc la 'finally
oponed. nd.4h Lewlston people will
ba exnertinr a sreat time on the arrival
of the first train. The invitiUion' of the
Lewlston Commercial ciui waa exienaoa
several months ago when It was thought
the road wouia ds compieien wubm
e. w.rVM and it still aDolles In tha
most cordial spirit. All ths,t remains to
be done now is to compieie me
and I am informed that construction
will be resumed very soon.
-ro. wa have had no snow in Lewis-
ton as yet There has .been very little
i. d . no. snow at all. The fruit-
CAKE STRONG OH -POPULAR
IDEAS
Portland Attorney Will Soon
Annonncc-Candidgcy Tor
v VU. . Senate. v-
H M Cake, standing on a platform
composed of trit allegtanca to tna a
ret nrimirr taw.'; Statement No. 1, di
rect election of LVted States aenators
by the people and not by tha legislature
and the amendment of the primary law
by th paasaga of a corrupt practice
act limiting and regulating campaign
expenses. Is balanolng himself ready for
ma initial 1 Kni ii'nv uw im.,...- - -
nndtfate ror tne lfpiiDiiran numina'
tlon for United Slnl- senator In oppo
n'kii. je raira m-111 nnt aav whan he
, t 1 1 1 117 ... . W " ' -. -
1. ,n m.ka it 1M mental announce
ment It Is generally understood that It
will be some time curing un
week. ..
Mamtama suanoa.
-air a hoi tlaniiaa hla nl at
form any more ot this time then he
will tne nateor utuncninj i wwm.
but his attitude on various public auee-
.1 - - ..11 l.nA.M and II la tharafore
a certainty that tie will incorporste as
tne lesoing piansa in iu nn.uuM-.r.ui-ii
his allegiance to the direct primary,
gtatement No. 1, the corrupt practice
amendment of the nrlmarv law and the
direct election, of United States sena
tors., , ,
The nrnnDeetlve ' candidate Is a be-
li. In tha dlraot tirlmirr law and the
ronaenuent estrangement of the pollt-
: . - . . 1 . s nt 1 1
lea poas rrora xue coniroi i"in
. . h. M...ln.l m. m t anil natlnnal He
mull 111 u 11 iv . ri-iv - -
believes thst sll of the people If given a
will tiido-n ahlv and well of the
qualifications needed for a public of-
ricer ana win voice ineir -.-uiiti.iiu
tha polls.
tands by Btatsmant Ho. 1.
. .1 i ai,i.iniiil Vn. 1 la a
Alivximiw i.. - ,
matter of principal with Mr. C-.ke , and
goee hand in hand with his champion
ihln of the senatorial election propa
ganda. Since Ue believes in the prin
ciple Or allowing me r..io c.,v.
their senatorial representatives direct
ly he of necessity must be a aupnorter
tit the fltatement No. 1 lden. which is
nothing more than a corrolary to the
main lusue. .
tt ..i.. namn, n evnenaea and
political expfndltures are an abuse in
tne opinion ot r. "
j . ti,.l tha nrlmarv law
should be so amended or supplemented
that 0 Hmlt will be put on political
funds used during campaigns. It is
understood max tnia wi.i u v""
Ideas Incorporated In hla statement of
prlneiplea.
The amendment of the constitution
t-t the United 8tats ss regards the
election of United states senators pro
viding lOr Direct CIMJlce uy lire nl"
Instead of 'election by the legislatures
is understood to be another of the prln-
Mplea which will be aavancea Dy air.
1 1, hi or a. n n 1 I tl rsTTl An f It Itt DA-
lleved that he will pledge hlmaelf to the
advancement of euch change in the
event of his election.
& v Ifohtne' tm a tamner.taater
pum ......-o . ;
The more you scratch the worse It
i rvun'i Ointment cures nl'aa.
ecsema ny skin Itching. At all drug
stores.
January Special!
We are offering special prices
throughout January on picture framing,
artists' material and wall paper. E. H.
Moorehouse & Co., SIS Alder street
l.l Jaa.9 Cg, jLL- uasafj
V
BOY
- i.r-v,'..f ' , s I ,; . .;. i .a. i
I . .
..... ." ' - ft Y i 4 '' t ' y : t . t . J' - . l' '
" ' " MANY ITEMS WAY( BELOW, COST
- a .... . ' :. .
MEN'S'BUSINESS SUITS
.$30.00 3UITS REDUCED QQ
$25XK) SUITS REDUCED: g C Q
TO. ....,. v ,
$2000 SUITS REDUCED Jjj 5Q
BOYS' OVERCOATS
BOYS $15.00 $Q QK
OVERCOATS. : $&Oo
BOYS' $10.00 Ot
OVERCOATS ,jVJOU
S5.35
..! 53.50-
S2.50
; OVEltCOATS
$30.00 OVERCOATS . . 17 A flfl
REDUCED TO. . . .. V. .DaClyU
$25.00 OVERCOATS $11! CO
reduced toi Oiu.0U
$20.00 OVERCOATS ' l1Q C
REDUCED TO., . . ...... .O l0O
$15.00 OVERCOATS ' ' 1 A HO
REDUCED TO. . . . :ll . ... .i) 1 U.UU
S
BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS
Two-Picce Suitsj in Plain Knee Pants
BOYS' $12.50 KNEE PANTS &7 Cfl
SUITS.. O I Ou
BOYS' $8.50
OVERCOATS
BOYS' $5.00
OVERCOATS
BOYS' $3.95
OVERCOATS
,BOYS10.00 KNEE, PANTS Jgg gQ'
BOYS' $7.50 KNEE PANTS &C(r)
SUITS .OO.Uli
SUITS.
S4.0C
BOYS' $5.00 KNEE PANTS $0 CA
SUITS ..OJ.OU
RAINCOATS REDUCED HOUSE COATS ONE HALF
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE IMMENSE REDUCTIONS Stock will not la J
long ax wese pnwea.
WHEN YOU SEE if IN OUR AD IT'S SO
MOY
3d and Oak -
1st and Yamhil
.t f. !J.!fY',,L..l.'?.!JLr",wJ'tmgl1l wW--l iV- riiiii. i, 'afl!im!.'iaii
Trousers . :''Z$S'
Free f
KllTX
i, t''i i -- i
fill- -T 't?vcJi?& , - rwri'p
Bon't Wea
Headv Mad
Cldthes
TAILOR-MADE CLOTHES FROM THE MAXWELL
TAILORING COMPANY look better, wear better, last
longer and cost only a little bit more than the average-price
"hand-me-down" suits from the ready-made clothing stores.
Suits or Overcoats Made
- . ,
to Order
20, $25, $27.50:
Our $27.50 Suit or Overcoat, made to order from the y
finest English woolens, is the very best value on' the
Pacific coast and would cost you in ANY OTHER ,
FIRST-CLASS SHOP FORTY DOLLARS f
We are still giving free of charge, with every Suit or Overcoat
made to order a fancy Silk Vest or a pair of extra Trousers.
We were allowed a discount of 24 per cent on nearly $4,00Q worth
of English woolens that were due to arrive early in September an?
did not arrive until December 11 and are giving our customers the
advantage of this discount Most of these goods are suitable for
the year round. , Don't miss this opportunity and call, early for the
best selections.
ALL GOODS CUT UNDER THE PERSONAL
SUPERVISION OF MR. MAXWELL FULL
DRESS AND TUXEDO SUITS A SPECIALTY
Maxwell
Silk Vest Tree
Tailoring
Company
. STORE OPEN EVENINGS . 4 .
142 SECOND STREET, NEAR ALDER , '
COUNCIL CAN GIVE WORK
TO CITY'S UNEMPLOYED
Municipal Government Has in Its Hands Speedy Solu
tion of Labor Problem Building of Much Needed
Streets Would Furnish Work. Unl
By R- A. Harris.
How can the cJty employ lte unem
ployed?
Can Portland ay to every unjorxu
who finds hlmaelf out of work slid
money within her bordera, you need not
steel, beg nor, rob in order to aecure
the necessaries of life until such time
as you can find a better situation?
The lona- line of unempioyeu wn
dally wait before the offices of the cltj
board of charities to receive, each In
turn, a little ticket entitling me noiaei
to the right to work, not xor money, oui
for board and lodging only, represent;
s,na vnnr nra-em ana praciicm imi i v
u.o.h fh Affnrta of Walter
Thomas Mills in his forceful and logical
anrireasea on the problem of the unem
ployed at- the leading churches ana
piaiiorniB i i" u
Phi V JUUnv in the land to-
. iui. Km la nrRlnsr TOf B.I1 Ml-
wer, and gehulne laurels await the one
that answers pmuwwi;
flrmatlve.
That aeries of conditions' exist In
Portland at this time favorable to the
ractlcal solution 01 iui i""
iL riAn nn. nf tha moat fron-
servatlve members of the Portland city
council, and beond a doubt his views
will be approvea oy uw
rresslve thought of the city In matters
of oractlcal social and public economy.
In brief the plan is tnis: v
First 'Amena tne cny nnw
as nosslble so tne cuy "y1.1"""
Jsed to undertake and conduct au aetaiio
necessary to every , aeparimeiii. w v
internal affairs. - ',..'
Second Enact ordinance yu;"i
for the purchase of rock crushers, the
labor and the performance of every nec
essary Iuncuon i ior -
tmm Knuct an orainance lumu
Ing the police and other proper officials
t iii rant everv aoDlicant for assistance
tn that deoartment of the city's affairs
.!:. .i,.n k. toA mnA ant to work
in some bne of the various departments
of the municipal service, x w . . ,.
Fourtn JJinaci an orainnnm uiiiiiiii
incumbent upon every man without vis
Ible means of support to go to work, ana
let it be the business of the police to
see that he does it -''ir. l.Jjt '' t
This, with proper modifications, is
the plan of Councilman A-G. Rushlight,
and the striking feature of the situation
is that It Is almost Identical with the
plan of Mr. MMa as expressed to the
Federated Trades counclf Friday night
Wa Keatai ravor. ifr t '.s-i
Hundreds of cltlena who have been
listening to the able arguments of Mr
Mills have been anxiously awaiting the
fulfillment of his promise to tell them
how to employ the ; unemployed. H
made his plan known to' the Federated
Trades council on tftlday, and a com
mittee of five were appointed to,nefj
Mr. Mills and give him all possible aid
in carrying out bis plans. - - 3 , "
In addition to the labor body's sup
port it is understood a strong commit
tee of representative cltlsens have bean
enlisted with Mr Mills In the effort to
carry out his suggestions. .
Maybr Lane is also. favorable to this
clan and has recommended that the city
biy fcnd operate its own rock crushers
as a matter or pare economy, ana nas
announced his Intention to undertake
a plan for the better handling of the
unemnloved among tha cities of the
UUlllllTBm.
The present system of street improve
ment in tnis city IB an ueyiuru
human carelessness and- neglect ean
nit. It nraftlnc- contractors. Dro-
teatins cltlsens, delayed work, dis
honored city warrants, dissatisfaction
and confusion indescribable reign su
t aitminn ti : thai wolltatahllahed
profits of private contractors the mayor
nimseir says tne w now cuaus o
cent mora man 11 wuuiu jj. uw
Mvunt avatom wera corrected.
, Dissenters to the proposed plan of
having the city do its own street work
may well ds asuea, uin any conceivauie
plan be more costly and unsatisfactory
ti
nmincilman Rushlight says
krI. a thm nraaent an azeeDtlonallV r.
that not
lonally pro
pitious time to revolutionise tne ciiys
Internal industrial affairs, but that the
M..tilMl aMnlnvm.nt tit tha tinam.
ployed Is a positive economio necessity
and in nis canaia opinion tne pin vug-
gestea WlU prove m ynyinc una miimu-
clally and In every other way.
City Employment Bursa a.
"Where there is now daily complaints
about illegal street work done by con
tractors whose onlv Idea Is to get
through and get their money, there will
be no incentive on in pari ot ine tnj
to do other than first-class work and
avoid criticism and the necessity of
correcting it." said Mr. Rushlight yes
terday. ' '
'The pronts 'or contractors, tne lees
of outlaw employment sharks, the ex
nonnA of advertsinf and many other su
perfluous - but costly considerations
COU1Q DV KYOU 111 mo vivy, wcu a.a
compel correction of work by contract-
hm4 m amr stVii nso 1 aasaaai ltif nAif1(
III B OLIIU ilia L J UtMVl iivvuivv wv VU'"f
details of the present cumbersome Bys
tern," '
It was Mr. Rushlight who first intro
duced the idea of a free employment
bureau in the council, and Its favorable
consideration there was largely due to
4 a - - M mi., a. t la. a i aM.t V.
ma enoriw. inn n in iiul in vu.ee, iu-
dav is deeply reffretted by Mr. Rush-
1I.'U imkA -i-vM4 a Aa At -B la M A irotrl i 1
lift 11 1, v iviuiocq v (.i,iBiH -
irig it to the people if the pending court
' Counoil DistingidsUiia; Harks.
Thoue-h a member of the council him
self, Mr. Rushlight agrees that! the
council will probably be the last place
to pcejv lur auva a, v.tia.MQQ m uv.uit.jr B
Inituaf-rial arf ira. ' v The rAftaanfl ara an-
nava tn anw ttt Whn Will Wttlt 1T1 a
few sessions of that body. . ,
ine Cliyg icgisiauva uuuy im not. oia
tingulnhed for the initiation of mat-
CI B ' - (JA RUT 1Vlinivil.l wwQ vvunvyuuuvvj)
but is rather a sort of referendum body
fcU JjaBB UIl k HO .UQ5..14VU. .1 .bllBIIIV.
of others. ; - - ' "' - ' i
lnasmucn as mere is a pressing co-
a 1 HnAaal.tf n Ka tn.t an a , fl o
grant state of affairs to be, corrected,
Wily 0 1 1 V U 1U JJUVUU itwv ...'IIIRHU
Slaeration vi a pian mucunua 15 cop
fwt . una and i which cannot, noaaihlv
make the other Worse? .-,
r Councilman Rushlight Stands ready
to give his voice nd vote to the plan)
suggested.-" He says he will work for lt
l .1 nl 1 ,.nJ ii 1 , nll. Uwf
in LJIB . UVUIItu n-iiu II i. IHll. luciq IIW
will support a plan to initiate and sub-
wniu
I
IVER
PILLS.
J
Bok Btadaeheaatt raUeveaU UMiteoaJdat teaf
naBi 10 a Dimnw simaoi u a.u. aiaw
rila.liiaaa Kanaaa. Tlinnilnaaia IMatraai anal
eating, ma in vie maa, ce. nam
iwsatksble sueoaai has been showa toevitag
a a ai--a - r.iMla y.laaa tffla iaf
ai I liunaj va.w7. a "
eanj01yltiabletoCoiatlpt4lon,onrlnta4r
ventlnf this aBnoyiog eomplalnt while ttvay ate
exirraotiaidlorlCToitthatoiiichtljmUia'li
BTar aod regulate the bowels. revu toarau.
M aLalVMamnM ka atlmryit m4AlAM M fftkA
raffer from thla dlatrMAluf oompisvinfc; tratfortq
natoly their goodneM does notend hareftnd thod
. ' til J AVa. imi. aaJllaaaa.t.l
luMnfM m.n. Ilvafl Chai haaa
wemakeourgreU boast. OnrpUla curat wklu
ttarter'a I.lftla Ungr Pffla SM VwTT jnall BD
very eaar to take. One or two pill mate a doe
They are strictly vegetable and do not gripe of
verge, bat py ttieirgenueaouon pieeaeau wu
uaa UXVUi. ... .
CASTE. KDieiSl 0i, IXW I0SI. v J
Thlch I been afflicted for ovar iwcnty yai
mil I ean ar Ba Ccarta bava tlmn me si
ner man any ctnar rrmmaj 1 dt anrinn.
Dan eartamiy recommouu mt mj inwu-.
Mias au war ara wanj--.
HVt) -aaa-M-a anajaa-i
Best For
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J Ul.l... 1ir..l. a AstMa 1aW Ma ttHas
1 1 1 n mi. - a a.Klaik ...ai an af t
Sterling Remedy cof cnicego or w,y
iNJIUAL SALE, TEH F.:;Luo:jcoxf
MBS. 0. K. OHAH,
only Chinese worn!
doctor In this city, h
naa curwi many 1
f licted suf ferers.,' Cut
private and female 11
S eases.-' also throat a
Shint? troublna; atnmd.l
.j.. in. 1 .v-: .z 1
" a bladder ana kian
r sand diseases of '
kinds that tha hum
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roots, v Remedies JiRrJ
it km. inK nnoraiio
emlnation free, , 262 Clay eU cor. Thi
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