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Newspaper Page TextTHE : OREGON SUNDAY ': JOURNAL; PORTLAND SUNPAYUMORKlNG MARCH '1,': 1908 ' 13 1 : nissioner West, Eeport- X on the Forest .Grove cclv Says Spikes Aire Bose, Fish Plates Broken 1 Bails Worn in Places. ort of inspection of the track of st Bids division f the Bouthern railroad, mad by Commissioner West of tha Oregon Railway (ton, has been filed with tha sl6n at Salem. The report shows a recent disastrous wreck of a n Paclflo passenger, train near prove could have been caused by I many existing track defeota. In-. 1 "mushy roadbed," "old, light jjit rails," "misfit ancle bara." jjlnta," "broken bara and plates,1 Spikes," rotten ties." )X these conditions were found to a- the Forest Grove line. Com Iter West, after welkin the en trance from Corrallla to Portland, 1 sonally examining the track, 'Uerts and trestles, embodies i tidings in his, report. .He states twen the scene of the wreck Wrest urove he round that the . . . I .. 1 . L. V. ,. s and repaired some defective Jince the crate of the wreck, but ares that there are still ten de- flshplates in use there. Light Balls Used. g examined also the official ree- and sidinKB of this division N with the following joblot of an- Ji1 tr(U. lie jaiioa. steel 09.618 steel 17.553 steel 22.000 steel 6tU4 jal 06.610 teel and 66-lb. iron. 7.E9 1.66 Receiver . iJevliri- 0f Oregon Trust Makes Ready Report " on Banky-Affajwo:(Wrt cuit 1 Coiirt Bonds . Sub- , -. .. scribed.. ' With 'the close of tha month, of Feb ruary nearly 6,000 ef the depositors of the Oregon Trust and Savings bank will have been paid dollar for dollar. These are the credltora whose individ ual deposits do not exceed 150. Re ceiver Devlin will early this week have ready a report to the circuit court showing progress of tne liquidation of the old bank's assets to March 1. A distribution of the Home Telephone bonds subscribed by depositors wlU .be commenced the latterpart of tha pres ent week. The German-American bank will have charge of tha distribution, and subscribers will call at the bank and transact their business in connec tion thereto. Receiver Pevlln antici pates a rush, and is desirous .that the depositors will not coma toa rapidly and overcrowd the space set aside for v... nviK. mi uviiua v uioin.iig in terest for the subscribers lust the same as if each man already had possession or nis Dona, ana mere is no occasion ror hurry in that reenect. There are on hand 1462,100 of the bonds of tlii urn ana home Telephone plant or Spring Is Coming! And why" not select your clothes NOWland be ready when: SHE appeai-s jn her spring hat. I '! - Chalk and pencil stripes; moss tans and " wood browps are very modish this spring. The most desirable patterns are sure to be picked itpearly. Why don't you be the one that secures the cream of the show ing?,,: 1" ,1 We Have plenty of time to de VQtft to frevery ' detail of uyoixr clothes. 'Come in and talk over spring styles. -;-Let- us snow you the--new weaves and colorings, whether you are Teady to buy or not. Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases, Garments to order In a day if required. jruu areas ana iHixeao suits a specialty. . Business Suits, $25 to $50 Overcoats, $25 to $60 10S 3d Sl.( Bel. Wash, and Stark rcumo i oicyiivim uwuti euv,vvv the Puset Sound Home Telephone plant of Tacoma, and 162,600 or the bonds of fal 11.26 ! pound rails branded 'P. 8. Co.,' Inuiactured in 17, are used i .....111. . . wnl tmm Qf IflL. tera they connect with Krupp lis, of like weight and date. ixiena over pernaps iwo nun ui i connect with 66-pound steel frlton. These 60-pound rails, es- those made by tne f. ts. to., rn remarkably well. They were tured nearly su years ago ana nln use nearly ever since, yet, the surface kinks, are appar- good as the day tney were iaia. Irface links In Bvldenoe. f0-round rails were manurac- iiarly 30 years ag and, "barring !l'.A. Itinlfa thiAV A FA nArlV AH tha day they were laid." aaye Noner West. "Surface kinks" riumed to be the splintering or ! oi the rail a ana rianges over lie car wheels turn. The com er says: een St. Joseph and Carlton, (here the P. 8. company and I fnunil a. faW jpnes which have been spliced. 1 66-pound steel which extends 1 point near Carlton to a point werton is made UD of s lob lot Cteel bearing dates from 1S82 to d I think a few rails or an ita From Carlton to a point rest Grove most of tha rails ap-' have worn ramaraaoty weii. in very little worn; but from this I wnere tney connect wun me 41 steel near Beaverton there are idly worn raila, the result, un- y, OI service on me eabx. oiae line. I found a few of these ,1 been broken at some time and A. great many snori raus are und. 1 -m unable to sey why re cut unless it was to remove talned while in use on the main e-reat many of the joints are a of the rails being bruised or Worn at Carres. . 62-pound rails in use from a ar Beaverton over the mil inio bear the date or ism ana ap be In good condition, except ne are pretty naaiy worn on Jirvee. re me ou-pouxia rmia are uun kith heavier rails at switches d Joints were found. In cases lis had been cut to fit a gtven it one hole had been bored for (hich means that but three belts a lor a piaie, wiiorwi luur ie used. a were many loose spikes found e line. At many points, particu- tween corvaiiis and Mcuoy, kes can be pulled out with the Thta is the result of light rails roadbed. No rail braces ap- have been used excepting on alhe switches and pn a few leal- Portland." Ind at many places ties scarred llments, broken brake beams, weather check. roadbed. In my opinion, is the ature about the road, ' reports loner West. "Tfcere is a little nd cinder ballast all along the not enouan to ao much arond. hberi ia soft and wet In dUcm. ? . ... . : passing train win undo In a Ihe many hours work of a seo- av. Steel, ties, plates, etcetera. ss unless tha roadbed is first tentlork the Portland Home Telephone plant. All draw the same rate of Inter est. There are distinct advantages to each class of bonds, and on the whole but little if any choice between them In the estimation of . investors. The Portland bonds have an advantage of being attached to a local institution, but there Is no stock bonus with them The Tacoma bonds carry a 60 per cent stock bonus, and cover a plant that Is not far from Portland. The Omaha bonds carry a similar 60 per cent stock bonus, ana cover the model telephone Slant of the United States. It is said ie Omaha plant "has all the Improve ments known to previously constructed plants, and in addition some new and valuable improvements. Practically all of the system ts underground cables. It is said one of the most valuable features of the Omaha Dlant Is its large number of connections with independ ent long-distance lines that extend from Omaha in every direction into the coun try, , giving the Omaha plant an excep- The bond distribution will directly being approximately the number or sup- j.oi commerce. NEW CAPITAL FOR PACIFIC MONTHLY ftcrlbers who were depositors In the old bank. Tha savings and commercial accounts of the old Oregon Savings bank in Indi vidual amounts less than T50 aggre- f rated about $66,000. In addition to the iquidation of these accounts In the last two weeks the receiver and the German American bank have adjusted a con siderable number of other accounts of the bank by which It has discharged large aggregate liabilities. The work of liquidation Is progressing faster than the Oregon Trust and Savings bank's creditors had reason to hope for at the time of the merger. "The business of the new German American bank is also exceeding' our expectations," said Cashier Devlin. "A large number of the friends of the old bank have come in and opened new ac counts, and there are many new cus tomers who had not done business with either bank. Many of the small de positors who have hen paid off had use for their savings, of course, and they have not been in a position to open accounts with the .new bank. But the volume of new business Is far ahead of expectations and 1 extremely gratify ing to the management of the German American bank. Eapid Growth of Portlahd's , Excellent Magazine Calls for Kcorganization. Imperative need for expanrion to take care of its rapidly growing business and circulation has caused the Pacific Monthly to undertake a complete re organisation and the reincorporation of its company with a capital 'adequate to meet the large requirements of a monthly tton and is to be of 1250.000. if Portland capitalists and business men respond, as they are ex pected to do, to a movement' that has been started by the Portland chamber tns large requirements oi s magazine of national clrcula 1 influence. A new' company formed with a capital stock of the new stock issue of BIG FIRM HAS OREGON BRANCH Schwartzchild & Sulzberger Announce Filing of In corporation Papers. SUfl FOLLOWS IL SCHOO TEACHER Chinaman in Juve- jCourt for Shadowing Young Woman. Sun Que, a young Chinaman, fire judge Gantenbeln 4n the court yesterday afternmr"A achef complained that he fol- r about on several occasions became alarmed, fearing that to Kiunao ner was on loot. i native born Chinaman, who heways of hts adopted coun- more or less launiuiness. lie Itted to ko uson his own ice after bemg warned that quit shadowing white women. White, a runaway youth from i, was sent to the detention e has no relatives or friends J. F. Helsey, inspector for Schwartx chlld & Sulzberger company, packers. announces that the Portland branch is doing business now as an Oregon corpor ation. The incorporation papers were filed some time ago but not until yes terday has the big packing firm seen fit to announoe its position. A. R. Mb Combs is manager at present. Ah en tire lis: of offlclols will be announced within a few weeks. Schwartzchild & Sulzberger will spend 118,000 or I20.000 within the next few months In completing thoir ornces and plant on Everett street, between Slxtn and Seventh streets. A new three-story brick building was acquired by the com pany at that location recently and the work of fitting it up has Just begun. Dust proof partitions, galvanised iron window sashes and germ proof celling and floors are 'required by the govern ment authorities. A great deal of ex pense must be Incurred in order that the government regulations be com plied with. It will be one of the most up-to-date and sanitary packing houses on the coast. Only part of the D repar ations of meat will be carried on In this bulldina. Should the business of the firm grow within the next few years as it has done in the few months that it has been established here, Mr. Helsey says larger accommodations will have to be secured. Xetaia Xagaglae Hera. --Recently nroDosala for chanalna the home of the monthly were made by 1 Seattle capitalists, who realized the great value of a monthly magazine of this class to the city and state in which it is published. The Portland chamber I of commerce has taken up a campaign ' to retain the magazine in this city, and . it is proposed to secure subscriptions to ibu.vuu $260,000. a The neceaslty for new and larger capitalization is the outgrowth of the magazine's youthful years, when it Was not able to stand alone. Its prlnoipal i backer to the present time has been Charles 2. Ladd, who Is said to have expended about 1200,000 of his large private fortune In establishing the pub lication on a paying basis. While he might continue to direct Its course financially, and perhaps do so with but little further financial -outlay, it has been regarded as of greater Importance to have mors varied local interests con nected with the magazine, ' and firmly ruui iv lu inn curamunuy. . Mr. tadn. It la mill nronnaea in tnlra I $160,000 of the stock, the plant and business will go in for another $60,000, and the remaining $60,000 will be sub scribed by citizens who are known to be more than loyal to Portland's best institutions, and solicitous for the growth and aueeaes ef a imputtaut a medium or publicity. raclflo Beads Urt, The chamber of commerce appointed a committee, consisting of C. F. 8wi- gert, wiinam McMaster, George M. Cornwall and J. W. Ganong, tft circulate the stock subscription list, and these men have made a very encouraging start. Among the notable subscriptions are: " A. I . Mills and C. F. Adams, '. 1 AAA, TIT n a ate ititA. m . . . . . 1,uvv; ."v i,uuu: x. a. wn- cox, $1,000; Meier A Frank, $1,000; C. r . Bwigeri ana 11. u. Campbell, 11,0 Paul V.essinaer. 1600. v )" - The Pacific Monthly ranks with the best magazines in America, and its Mr. cujatioa in eastern states exeaeds that In Oregon. It has a larrar clrnuiatinn in California than in Oregon, and its vii vui uuu m me state or Washington 1 Is nearly equal to that in Oregon. The j iiiBwiuiiun employs soout 70 people. Each issue consumes 14 tons of naper. ise passing every Portland postofflce in ' Keepln 000; l his amount of postage passing every me irur : factor buaineai would be a serious blow. month through Is an Important factor the record of business. eeping un and its loss SOUR BALL (Continued from page One.) A recent issue of Prtntar1 Tb . highest American authnritv n -'..ku cation statistics, placed the Pacifio I Monthly of Portland at the head of all ! niuoiiuii magazines ror rapid growth I a"? ana "Rising during ..fVl.;,. BiT ,.1 e in an 1 SY . v"v,)r r:na Prosperous, con- uul cas tne working cnnifai necessary to meet tha l.rae of a swift expansion that is requirements policy. The growth of its and! Clrnnlatlno advertising especially in the. last two year8- been phenomenal, and iVi. propose i to launch the publication with 1 I . " 1 a first-class home and .eoulnmin tne- necessary oraaniaa tinn tn nation-wide circulation camnaW on a rish sher. who is said to be the well-to-dd parents of Duluth, fis arraigned on the charge of He Is alleged to have stolen a saloon and $65 at another s case, was continued in order Officers may communicate with f. He is. 17 years of age. Bill Good Prospect. Iirtoa-r Boreas- at The Journal.) ,gtoh, Feb. 29, Senator Ful I amending the rate law is now knds of the House 'committee, Used the senate. It is said un i. to 'be almoa. certain to be lavoraoiy , iy.. tha aubcommit- Magdalena bay, or the new town there a port of entry, it will not be necessary for vessels to clear for Ensenada and TOv TKeTF car fftter merrc"" tent to-Ttta dalena-bay. Mr. uottschalk says that already a number of persons have writ ten to obtain "privileges for trade" at the proposed town. The Mexican government has ap pointed Senor Rafael Cantro Mantan as administrator of the Magdalena bay customs house. It is said that there is at present only a' brick house at Magdalena bay, but the Interest taken by the Mexican government in the mem orial oity Indicates plainly that the vicinity will soon blossom with many colored pavilions, dance houses, merry-go-rounds, lunch bazaars, and " that the population win increase to sensational proportions. It will be a lonesome place ror tne xa.vuu aauora oi Aamirai juvans fleet if the Mexican beauties did not follow the trend of emigration to this new. town of honor and Semi-tropical delight.' v National Park Bill. (Washington Bureau of Tb Journl.) .Washington; eb,'?9. TheT hill' of Senator Heyburn of Idaho to create the Coeur. d'Alene National Park, which has passed- the senate, Is - now before the house committee on Indian affairs. It Is understood it has' been-favorably 1 considered and la likely to be reported with a recommendation that it nass, PHILIPPINE OPENINGS. Some Avenuei Which Are Said to Iad to Fortune. .That boosting committee out In Ma nila is still Isauinr lltn. ,,,iT.. " quets to be-laid ft the shrine of th. Philippines. Each of thwe buUetinS winds un with a firm riiiv. JU"M,!8 effect: to mis ".e Misrepresent Nothing! The Phil ippines Can Stand the Truth!" Here, according to the boosting com mittee, are some of the trni h. '-.k.-J he Ph,l l!opiBe,. can jtand: 1 - . " lit 'seven years on a an k v Possessor of an annual income of $50 000 J from the cultivation of hemn. T1 acnieve tnis income, however, tha grower must be prepared to Invest a total of about $66,O001n the flm yeJf e?ore h,f ?nt can show credit balance at alL After -those three years tha abaca, as the plant is called in the Philippines, requires practically no further, cultivation and will yield a fH1LCrp lthou replanting for from 10 to 16 years. 7 , Manila hemp is produced only in the Philippine islands and constitutes more than two thirds tha total v.l Jt .1? i- , Mwmnja inn nemo growing is one of thesafe,st as well as iuubi. iiiwui iiiToaiinenis there. Enormous areas Of the finest hmn lands are still untouched. Another bulletin Is devoted to the lumber busl ness. Philippine forests are managed undet a totally different Sys tem from the methods In this country, Less than half a million acres of them are held 'by priyate owners. The-nufc. He forests amount to more than 40 000 000 acres. These cannot be unM Iaa.Vi or toomesteadud unless -It can be showa that they are more valuable for agri cultural than for forest purposes. Licensee are granted for terms of to years, giving the holder the axcluatva rih, to exploit certain forest product. "4Ht -nif you owned a manufacturing plant in land, you would be fortunate, indeed:; Port- --.vAt --rr ,if you owned a part interest ift "a profitable Portland manufacturing industry, you might congratulate yourself. if that promised to become the biggest and most profitable on the Pacific Coast, you would be very contented. There is no income so satisfying as that which is derived from the operation of a manufacturing plant which makes goods that are a necessity, sell readily and net a goodly profit to the makers. The in come from such an indus- A Manufactur ing Income try is clean, above reproach and supported enthusi astically by the press and the public. No enterprise is more earnestly sought by any city than that which manufactures a commercial product of great demand, requiring the labor of skilled men and tending to build up and promote the good name of the city wherein it chances to be located. The owners of such a business command the respect and confidence of their associates and competitors. It is this class of enterprises that has made Portland a manufacturing center of no mean consequence. It is granted, then, is it not, that a manufacturing business of this character is about as commendable an investment as any man or woman may make. It is not unfair to ask you what kind of a manu facturing business Would suit you best, had you -i iiti 'i . r , . your cnoice. vvnue you mignt be somewhat at sea, were you to answer hastily, perhaps you will admit that the industry upon which progress seems to The Building oi the Future Which One Leads? be making the greatest demands would strike you most favorably. The exigencies of the times have created enormous factories that had pitifully small' beginnings. Blacksmith shops have developed into foundries; carpenter shops into sash and door fac tories; innumerable small' industries into great cor porations that command the confidence of the world. Progress, then, the development of civiliza tion, calls these great things into being, nourishes them and makes their owners princes of commerce. Now, then, a manufacturing plant that supplies the needs of great buildings, so numerous nowadays, must be a profitable source of income to those who make the goods that meet the needs. . Brick, is expensive to make and expensive to buy ; stone must be quarried, cut and shipped ; the cost oi the labor to place both is exceedingly great. Iris natural to presume, there fore, that the man or com pany who first evolved a material, iar less expensive to make, to place and to adapt, fully as durable, as ornamental and as practical, would sorve the building problem of the . century. Concrete was made king. It became, by virtue of the survival of the fittest, the ideal build ing material of the great cities of the world. Con crete is adaptable for every purpose to which stone and brick can be applied and hundreds more. Used 4,000 years ago in the building of the "'pyramids, ancient structures, roadways and aqueducts, still in excellent preservation, who is there among us that can say that Concrete is not the building ma terial of today and' tomorrow? Face to face with the greatest demand for any kind of building material the United States has ever known, a pioneer of its kind on. the Pacific Coast, earnest ly desiring to reach out for the business of this vast coun try, surrounding, an invest- vestment in a company devoted to, this purpose solely, frowning upon any stock-jobbing effort, either small or large, holds for you the most ideal advantages. The profits will be large but not daz zling; the business will grow rapidly but not like "wild fire," The results will be steady, comfort- -able, satisfying and entirely commensurate with safe, sane and reasonable investment. Savings banks, bonds, stock and other profit-iriaking in vestments are good, but this one appeals to us as being better. The Lesson It Teaches THIS IS AN INVESTMENT AS SUBSTANTIAL AS THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT AS PROFITABLE AS IT IS SUBSTANTIAL FOUR IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS Over 83 of the Money now raised stock of this com- to be used for en- pany has been subscribed. largement of the plant Net profits from business now on hand is over 15 1 per cent. Not a share of stock can be ob tained for less than par value. EVERY SHARE IS TEN DOLLARS Write for BOOKLET Concrete Facts Mailed on 1 Request R6IHCin!)CF We manufacture cement bricks, con- crete blocks, porch columns, steps, chimneys, vaults and many other necessities. Wehavesuffi cient orders now on hand to keep our plant running, night and day, for four months. We have the plant, the material, eco nomical facilities for manufacturing, and the demand; the price is high, the profit large and the opportunity ripe. Would You Like to Visit Our Plant at Sellwood? Blue Diamond Pressed Stone Co. 218-220 Abington Building Phone, Pacific 773 Portland, Oregon Tha area covered by the license depend On the ( f th. plant to b lnt ailed, No charge la made- for this lloenne, but a ftumpage charge ranging from $1 to $8 l.OuO feet, board measure, la 1m poaad. ' i Freight rate from Manila to vthe Pacific coast are about $7 a ton for logs, or X to 1 1,000 feet There is b export out and log are ad mitted Into this country free. But the ehlef martieta for common native tim ber would be the Philippines; China and Australia. Rubber plantations are a promising new venture in the islands. -Tapioca Is a common product . even the smallest" farms growing a little of it Maguey and sisal hemp are two fibre crops which are making rapid prog- reia, aK a million slsar plants were imported Into the Islands year before last Sisal hemp has made Yucatan one of the richest states In Mexico! The final triumphant Irotft' which "the Philippines can stand is the statement that the death rate among the Ameri cans in Manila ts less than in cities Ut the United States Itself. , y0r the TeaFeVairig Juna JO. liOl, It was .S in tba 1,000, an4 'wa much lower though the figures are not given for the following year.:! ' Undeniably, that neat any city or the same stie In thle country, t Bt, Joseph, Missouri, had a-rate, according to the latest census reports, of t.l . Tn 1,000, but Manila la twice as large as St Joseph. Mr: it-,. 'A -7: