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PORTLAND, ; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 0.MSO8.
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Work. on Great Plant to Be Started!
Within Few Months Arrangements
With Railroads Completed Wharf-
age for Seagoing Vessels
OFJ THE RUN
Hinted That Former Ice
King Will Expose Wall
Street Methods When
Called to Testify Before
Grand Jury in New York.
SWIFTS PLANS.
. Portland la to become the largest packing house center west of
Kansas City.
Actual work on the stockyards and plant Is to begin within a few
months.
All arrangements with tue ranroaa companies relative to spurs
and sidetracks hare been completed. The construction of these tracks
Is to begin at once.
Work on the stockyards Is to commence as soon as the railroads
finish the sidetracks to the packing house Bite. The plant complete,
Including wharfage for seagoing vessels, will cost something like $4,-000,000.
Enemies Boldly Declare
They Will Drive Him Out
of Metropolis and Battle
Without Quarter Is Ex
pected to Result
WPtC
r aw m.
4lAi li
Aunonncement of tha fact that r-
rajiserr.entt with tht railroad companiea
for th construction of sidetracks to
tha alt of tha pacVlng-housa plant of
Swift ft Co. on tha peninsula and that
work on thesa spur, was to begin at
onca wan made to The Journal last
ulght by Louis F. Swift, president tot
tha Chicago packing concern, who ar
rived in Portland yesterday accom
Darned by tha heads of the various de
partments who are to have charge of
na worn or Duuainr.
Mr. Swift also said that aa soon as
thefe tracks had been completed actual
woik on the packing-house plant would
be started at onca. Tha plans of tha
stockyards and all necessary buildings
wars completed soma time ago and were
broua-ht to Portland yesterday by H. C
Gardner, chief engineer of construction
ror sjwirt co, wnue tna ranroaa
work Is being accomplished the con
tracts for the nacking plant and all
adjacent properties to Be Improved will
be awarded.
Work to Begin Boon.
According to the present plans of the
company It Is expected that work on the
buildings will begin within four or five
months at tha latest.
"It will tako perhaps three or rour
months to complete the side tracks
which wa have been waiting for," Mr .
Swift said 'ast nlrht, "and as soon as
thesa tracks are run out to the site i
where wa are to build we will put an
army of men on tha Job Immediately."
Mr. Swift was asked how long at tna
very latest it might be before the task
of construction would begin.
wittim six montns at tna very lat
est" he replied.
The ChlcQKO packer was -asked lr tnere
was any truth In the report that Swift
(jo. was having trouoie witn ar-
rlman and that tha railroad marnate
had so far declined to start the side
track which the packers are now watt
ing to be completed.
"Wa have been waiting for a time
on tna railroad companies," tHr. Swift
(United Press Ussed Wtre.)
New York, Feb. 8. The report
that Charles W. Morse Is on his way
back to'New York, having sailed this
afternoon on the Etruria, has given
the financial world Us biggest sen
sation In months. Morse's arrival,
It 19 hinted, will be followed by an
upheaval beside which even the re
cent market crash will pale Into In
significance.
Morse is coming back and has
caused certain financiers to shudder.
said, "but there has been absolutely no
mis ojidsr standing with either Mr. Har-
rlman or tha Kill people. Work, X
aerstand, Is to start on thesa sidetraoks
at oaoe. As soon as they are finished
wa will begin oar work In earnest. Tha
stock yards are to he built first."
Sir. Swift was asked the estimated
cost or the Portland plant
"From present indications I believe
that tha establishment complete will
cast between 13,600,000 and I000.000.
he replied. 'This includes docks and
wharr
soon
under way"
Mr. Swift and tha other members of
tha party spent the entire day rester-
day inspecting the land where the plant
is to Da situaiea. xney visited the end
of the railroad tracks and went over
tha ground where the sidetracks are to
be laid. The party traveled In a large
louring car.
On Tsar to Construct.
Another member of the party is A. R.
Farnsworth of Chicago, head" of the
railroad department for Swift & Co. Mr.
Farnsworth has been handling the ar
rangements with the Hill and the Ilar
riman people and came to Portland with
thA nrAfllfiitnt of thm nflrVlnr -nm nu n r
to go over the grounds for the last departure have angered Morse.
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to J
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fa, workon which will commence It Morse wants lo tell everything he
after the main building are well km)ws tQ fc federaI grand jury ,t ,g
Insinuated, the biggest financial
scandal of years will be given aa:
airing.
Among Morse's friends it Is broad
ly hinted that Information cabled
him that he Is wanted as a witness
before the grand Jury as what in
fluenced him to an immediate return.
even when his health demanded that
he take a rest.
The slurs cast at him since his
He
time before the contracts are let and i. tnr flcrh a flr,ih
the task which Will require nearly a " . . I, " T
year to complete is actually begun. N. I with bis enemies. If the fight is to
B. HiKby. who has charge of the our- v. a ..ii.i
chmlnV dennrtment for th Swift." I. uo ""K luIUU6u lcuuo'
also with the party. proceedings Morse's friends openly
uonn LKinovan 01 oi. josepn, a cap- nv hn not bft nft oniv one nurt
Itallst. is with the rartv. all of whom B&? ne wlu D01 De lno only one nurl
are staying at the Portland. Mr. Swift,
however, is not registered.
That Portland Is to become one of
the greatest packing house cities In the
country is evidenced by the fact that
not only is Swift & Co. preparing to
build here, but the Armours own land
and are to build in time and Schwartz-
child & Sulzberger are to begin opera
tions as soon as possible.
Mr. Swift returns east from Port
land after making a visit to Seattle.
U4
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CAN HE GROOM HIM FOR
wwu
THE RACE?
BLUNDERBUSS OPENS FI
FERRIES HELD
UP BY FLOES
!lce in New York Harbor Ef
fectually Blocks AH
Water Traffic.
(Uulttd press Leased Wire.)
New .York, Feb. 8. Instead of lnv
(proving, the ice-bound condition of the
harbor Is growing worse and tonight
tt is predicted that If the weather does
tot moderate soon navigation for all ex
ept large craft will ba stopped.
The Ice blocks are worse than in tne
hvaters about New York for years and
Inllotn are refusing to risk taking ves
sels between them, fearing accidents.
I Screw boats have fared better than
fclde-wheeler competitors, being newer
knd stronger and having their motive
bower far enougn unaer water to oiear
tin hut the deeDest ice. Many side-.
(wheelers have been put out of commis
sion. . ...
In tha worst or tna noo xouay many
pf the older ferries did not risk pas-
page and tor nours ina ooais 01 1110
(Union Ferry company were withdrawn
orvice entirely. Tha Hamilton
Kvenue and south ferry lines to Brook-
yn had boats caugni in miuBiream wim
Passengers ana teams ior more - tnan
tlva hours.
JAP DECLARES
TEDDY IS SLOW
v
Oriental Wrestler Bluffs
Koosevelt Out by Exhi
bition of Prowess.
rear XJgbt of Say.
A complete investigation of the bank
ing system and promoting methods by
the federal grand jury Is something
It is alleged many financiers would
not relish. And that Morse will offer
material for this very thing Is what
is decided.
"When Morse gets back here and
starts to really fight there may be a
few other financiers who will find it
convenient to take trips abroad and I
First Gun in Campaign Against Statement No. 1 Old-
Time Machine Pollys Get Together to De
feat Will of People. 1 ;
(Special
Baletn,
Dlspiteh to Trie Journal.)
Or., Feb. 8. The Republloan
county central committee had a bare ma
jority in attendance, counting proxies,
at its meeting today. It decided to
Vi n T I a nnnntir tnass m.atlnv t r n o m m
doubt if they will return as speedily a ticket of five candidates for the
(Hearst News by Longest Letted Wire.)
New York, Feb. 8. Among the pas
senrers sailing on tha LiUBitania ior
Liverpool today was Taniemon Hitchl
yama, tha famous Japanese wrestler.
He is on his way back to be congratu
lated he hopes on his exhibitions here.
Sailing with him was the referee,
Kongo Nagal, who acted as interview
interpreter.
In regard to tha exhibition before
President Roosevelt, tha interpreter
said:
"At first President Roosevelt looked
as though he intended accepting the in
vitation of Mr. Hltachlyama to wrestle.
But after Mr. Hltachlyama had given an
exhibition the president said: 'You are
too much for me.'
"Hltachlyama thinks from tha appear
ance of the president that he might be
able to. make a good wrestler of the
American kind. But the president would
never do for ' the Japanese style of
wreBtllng. He is built too much on
the slow plan.
SUPREME COURT MAY
NULLIFY WORK OF
PUNISHING TRUSTS
(United PrtM Leased Wire.) , ,
Washington, Feb. 8l Defeated at al
most every point in Its case in legishu
ion for tha benefit of labor by recent
leolslong of the supreme court, tha ad-
nlnlstration Is confronted by a dlsas-
rous t averse compared witn wnicn us
revious Jolting would be trifling. An
mpresslcn exists . that the supreme
ourt when It convenes on February 14
.via hand down a decision that tha Hep
.urn railroad rate law repeals tha Elk
tA rebate, act tod nuum ail prosroa-
tlor.a under that act, which had not bean
begun at tha time of tha passage of the
rata Lw.
Such a decision by tha supreme court
would release the Great Northern rail
road from- Its 115,000 fine for granting
rebates- tha Standard Oil of Its 129,000,
000 fine; the ' Burlington its 810,000
fine; also .tha packing-bouse cases.
There wcula bara delay of a large numr
ber of other cases, including tha thou
sand or mora counts against tha Stand
ard Oil making It liable to fines ao
as he has done," was the way one of
the friends of the deposed Ice king
sized the situation up tonight. ' The
words echo the sentiment of all of
Morse's friends, and ne still has manv
despite his financial troubles.
To say a semi-panic exists In certain
quarters is not stating the case too
strongly. The financial world, quick
to say when it learned of Morse's de
parture, that he had fled and would
probably never return, now wishes it
bad not talked so hastily
Even In circles where any revelations
that Morse can make threaten no dan
ger to individuals there Is keen dread
less tne threatening scandal give bus!
ness generally a setback it. will take
months to get over. The lesson of re
cent revelations of illegal and dishonest
practices such as the Insurance scandal
and traction investigation has not
oeen forgotten.
. Morse's fighting abilities are well
Known. Tnere are few financier In
New York who have not met Morse In
me arena m the big battles and the
newspaper enterprises necessitated.
With the aggravation given Morse, he
now has no reason to shield anyonw.
Soma of the men deeply indebted to him
have turned on him when they thought
he was safelv out of the wav. If
Morse is revengeful wnen he returns
it is pointed out that he may be able
to make things decidedlv lnterefltlnir
for .some of these men.
In self defense, it is also mtntr-fl
Morse is bound to fight hard. His ene
mies have declared they propose to
"drive him out of New York for good."
Battle to Death,
This means a battle without misrt.r
If Morse falls comDletelv. it in hlnteil
he will not fall alone. It In th iiannr
vk a. oig email mat nas startled financial
circles.
United States District Attorney Stlm
son touay aaaeel to tne wenre of Morse 8
enemies D
lesrlslature who are opposed to Stato
ment No. 1.
This assembly is also to select dele
gates to a state convention to nominate
presidential electors.
The county assembly will not under
take to nominate a county ticket.
The action of the county central com
mittee is the opening gun In the cam
paign which is to be waged against
the popular election of United States
senators. Conspicuous in this movement
are a number of the oldttme machine
politicians and a determined effort will
be made to prevent the nomination in
the Republican primaries of any legis
lative candidate who has subscribed to
Statement No. 1. The purpose Is ap
parently to throw the election of the
next United States senator Into the leg
islature. Supporters of Senator Fulton have
been particularly active In promoting
tha campaign against Statement No. L
Fulton has considerable strength In Sa
lem, but in the farming districts of
Marion county the sentiment in favor
or tne election or senators by popular
vote is very general.
CARDINAL
P
ROHIS
Gibbons Declares Temperance Should Be Promoted by;
Limiting Number of Saloons With High License ; '
Wants the Laws Strictly Enforced.
1 1
IIIIEhI southern to extend
Portland Men Will Build Road Now Operating Between
Dalles and Dufur Southward to Tygh Construc
tion to Begin as Soon as Contracts Can Be Let.
New Orleans, Feb. 8. Cardinal Gibbons has given out the follow
ing interview: . ' '
"I am satisfied that it is practically impossible to put prohibition
into effect in any large community and the best means therefore to pro
mote temperance is to limit the number of saloons by high ' license. ' X
would be in favor of inflicting heavy punishment on the proprietors of
saloons who violate the law In the first instance and the second violation
I would revoke the license altogether. r ' J '
"In the country places I would suggest local option as an excel
lent means for the repression of intemperance, if In the Judgment of
the majority of the voters the sale of liquor should entirely be elim
inated. "Laws like prohibition, that are certain to be violated, had better
not be made, for Incessant violation draws down upon them disrespect."
y giving an interview in whih
ne muaiy aerenaea tne man.
"Whenever a man is being Investi
gated," Stimson said, "and criminal in
dictments are possible it Is not right
to have a false atmosphere created
about him. It is my duty to protect
htm from that false atmosphere and
that is what I am seeking to do."
Stlmson's references to a "falsa at
mosphere" is what caused the scare.
That Morse will have a hard fight,
however, is fr.eeiy admitted. Even,
certain friends admit his affairs ara
very much involved. The hunt for prop
erty to attach under the suits now
pending against him la still going on.
although little beside his real estate
has been found. But. with Morse's re
turn efforts will be made to make him
give an accounting for the wealth
which was recently h ft; From the mo
ment he lands it Is hinted Morse will
be kent under surveillance. . Rn. '
there are no Immediate proceedings the
flitht he will nave in civil courta i an
before which an ordinary-man might
. . ifiaaUausd oa ; ace afourjT
Articles of incorporation for the
Great Southern railroad have been filed
in Oregon and work will be begun as
soon as contracts can be let, to extend
the line of the road, which now runs
from The Dalles to Dufur, south as far
Tygh, where It will tap the rich
wheat and timber country of the Tygh
valley.
Although tha Una from The Dalles to
Dufur nas been built and in operation
a couple of years it was never extended
south as had been tha original inten
tion. The original articles of incor
poration were filed in Washington.
John Heimrich. president of the road
has removed from Seattle to Portland
and will make his permanent home in
this city." Blgmund Frank, of Meier &
Frank, the vice-president, and Julius
lr. Meier, the secretary and purchasing
agent, are botn prominent rortiana
business men, and the road, will be-en
tirely an Oregon enterprise. The nom
inal capital stock mentioned in the ar
ticles of incorporation is 8100,000.
"Wa expect to start in the work of
grading and laying track as soon as we
can let the contracts." said Julius
.Meier last night. "The surveys are all
completer! and wa believe that this is
tha Dest time ror us to ao tne worn.
Tha financial troubles of the west are
over with and the Great Southern will
tap a country that Is so rich that it
can afford . to laugh at financial
troubles.
"At d resent our road is completed to
Dufur, a distance of about 40 miles.
Remilar - freight and passenger trains
ara In ODeratin over that much of the-
coad yim want to burs tha work aa
i!la w can et lnt0 Tysh by next fftii-
1 he Tygh valley is one of the richest
in the state and Is a country untouched
by any other railroad.
Vith this vast country, enormously
rich in grains, wheat and tlmhar await.
ing us we feel Justified in extending
the road at once. I
Vf T .-. . i 1.1 . V. . 1 V i I
... . . i w w mn l fcIi7 uuujjanjr UOU
not been able to estimate the cost of
me extension, out It would probably
rcprtmeni oeiween 1UU,UUU ana 1300,000.
At present the road enjoys excellent
traffic arrangements with the O. R. & N.
at The Dalles, and these will be con
tinued. Mr. Meier said that although the ar
ticles of Incorporation declare the pur-
Bose of the road to build from The
lalles to San Francisco and northward
to such point in the State of Washing
ton as may be selected, no great exten
sion of the line is contemplated this
year further than tlfaT to Tygh. The
road has been surveyed through Oregon
to the southern boundary line of tha
state, and aa the country develops tha
road will ba extended.
EARL IIIGLEY STEALS
WATCH AT VANCOUVER
Vancouver, B. C. Feb. 8. Earl Hlg
ley, sixteen-year-old lad. was arrested
here today on two charges of robbery.
Hlgley said he was wanted in Portland,
and the police of that city are being
communicated with. The voung man
pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing
a gold watch.
Hlgley was arrested in this city sev
eral months ago for complicity In sev
eral potty thefts. He was before ths
Juvenile court but was allowed his lib
erty on giving a promise of future good
behavior. Chief of Police Grltzmacher
Is authority for the statement that the
lad is not wanted here for any offense.
FRANCHISE PROBLEM -SETTLED
FOR CUBA'
(United PrtM Leased Wire.) ' '
Washington, Feb, 8 Tha Cuban fran
chise problems, which have long been '
a source of discord, were adjusted today
by the president and Secretary Taft. a
general executive order will be issued!
permitting Havana officials to seek tha
open rriarket in telephona privileged.
This is adverse to the absolute Mari
anao concession, Involving over $1,000,
000 worth of bonds largely held by Brit
ish subjects. The street and , sewer
paving contracts of the RelllVj comnanv
and the McGlvney-Koke company, Amer
ican concerns, were mooniea to eonrornt
to Cuban law. tha government to aharo
the cost with Clenfuegos. -
MANY RIFLES BEING
SENT TO PHILIPPINES
BY THE GOVERNMENT
RUBBER! NOT SO BAB
FOR MEN WHO LABOR
(Catted Press Xeated Wire.)
Newburgi N. T., Feb, 8. Tha New
York Rubber company, with works at
Matteawan, manufacturers of all kinds
of rubber goods and toys, today pre
sented to Its emDlovea an extra auli'a
salary. This is an annual custom and
Was . not omittetl even -unilaF . nraunt
financial eondlttoaav ?v ' -
(Heartt News by Longest Lttted Wire.)"
Ban Francisco, Feb. 8. Ten thousand
more rifles have coma from tha Rock
Island arsenal for shipment on' the
transport Crook to the Philippines,. and
they will be forwarded on February 20.
The arms are in 1,000 boxes ana ara
of the new Springfield pattern. tr
Like similar shipments that have late
ly coma from tha east for tha Philip
pines, the rifles have been quietly
brought from tha arsenal and nothing
a pile of 1,000 boxes of guns is not a
small item, and their presenca on tha
army transport dock has not passed un
noticed. They will ba placed In tha hold
of ihe Crook -thiav-week, along with a
shipment of 6,000,000 rounds of cart
ridges -that will b sent to Manila by
this vesseL There, may ba mora freight
of tha same character corotnr for the
transport, but officials of the quarter,
master's department elalm to ha in l.
jaoran.ee o anything thla Una,
r Tha shipment of 10,000 rifle by th
Crook swells th. niiixk.. i iTr1 "?
m nnn k,nL0'n reward this year t.
J6.000. or 10,000 more than there an
troops In tha archipelago. This is takon
inat tha government pia.,
to ship supplies to Manila on an ex
tensive scale, or sufficient for t for.M
5tK? , aIrr!erI3
- And whileTarmy supplies fcva Wrt
going forward, navy stores and big goum
as. well aa submarine mines liavu boea
shipped and ara being put in tls.
.Tha German steamer Ev arrivfr
here thia week, Is now at China li,. i
wharf taking In supplies far th k " -emment
in the Philippine, art ji .,, , .
ing powder.'- All tha arms att.J mm, i.
tlon and powder si-tit t tl l) n - i ; i
months punt has been forward-1 i
the first of this year tlr. .,:! i
port, thin amounting tints fur i.
rifles. 14.S io.Ooo romi-i of.- ntr i
anil the large nunntity of c a . i
arriving Xvr tlx Huiuer