THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL!, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY J 23,
PAtioons OY
Chamberlain Tells Oregon
City People of Awful Cori
, .ditions . in , Penitentiary
When He Took Office
Sent Many Home to.Die. i
v V s
-. . V (Special Dbpetcb to Tbt Joar&al.) . '
Oregon City, May 13. Last night wan
'a red letter -night In the annals of this
old town' and great irai the multitude
whioh flocked to Shlvely's opera house,
crowding- It td standing room to hear
Governor Chamberlain. Lone .before $
o'clock, the hour ,set for the opening
of the meeting, evety seat was taken.
many' ladles being in attendance. Hon.
J.- B. Hedges occupied the chair. -
"Besides Governor ' Chamberlain and
the V chairman. Stats Chairman Alex
Swesk of Portland.' County Chairman
J. Jr CookevO. D. Eby, E. G. Caufleld,
Krneet Maas, J, M' Turner and O. A.
Harding , of Oregon City, A. King Wil
son of Oswego, John Gaffney of Maple
Lane and Max Schneider of - Damascus
occupied seats on the platform.
: - Senator' Hedges with- a few well
timed -, remarks : called the meeting , to
order and introduced A. Klnar wusoo.
Statement No. -1. candidate for Joint
representative - irom ciacnamas ana
Multnomah.. " Mr. Wilson made a short
appropriate 'speech on the issues of the
campaign in general and Statement No.
1 .In particular. His remarks were, well
received. ' .-
The chairman then introduced Gov
ernor Chamberlain, who was greeted
with, a burst of tremendous - applause.
At soon as the applause bad subsided
ha commenced his speech. He handled
evsry Issue, of the campaign with skill,
force snd logic, driving every argu
ment home and leaving no ground for
controversy. He spoka from an Inde
pendent,, Standpoint, and his remarks
showed nlm'to ba a man of the people.
Heavy XaUway Tariffs.
"The governor discussed Statement No.
lat length and strongly urged the elec
tion, of A. King Wilson as joint rep
resentative. He referred to the pros-
?erlty of the farmer' being retarded by
he heavy railway tariffs. thereby re
tarding the progress of the state, not
only the railway tariff, but the tariff
of , 0' cents a ton-on everything going
through the Oregon City, locks In ad-'
ditlon to the steamboat tariff for trans
portation. The locks are by rights tho
People's property, but , they are con
rolled, by a private corporation to
which they were leased. . One of the
conditions was that 10 per cent of the
tolls was to go to the state, for the
school "fund,- but the lessees bad never
paid a cent of It into the state treasury,
when he took charge of the executive
office he looked Into the matter and a
demand was made for the sum due, but
it was refused. Tha lessees and their
assigns said that the state "had slept
on its rights and lost the sum due, and
the circuit court in Multnomah county.
In a suit for the school money, held so,
and also that the burden rested on the
builders, - not -the present, owners. On
an appeal -this decision was reversed.
He spoke of .the necessity of river and
harbor Improvements . for the great
northwest, which we should have end
would have. If corporate Influence did
not exist at the national capital agapst
Oregon, Idaho and Washington. The
necessity of public ownership of nat
ural - resources was clearly elucidated,
the water power, the mines and every
tuing made by the Creator for his chil
dren. The mines, lie said, should be
leased for a short period for develop
ment, but never given to any man or
body of men In perpetuity. '
To Insure Depositors. ?
He dwelt on the proposition to tax
banks, and thereby establish a Sinking
fund In the hands of the government
by which depositors would be Insured
against lees of their moneys and panics
would be avoided, as people would have
confidence. Referring to a million and
a , quarter of unemployed men in the
east, he said the remedies are to stop
panics and oriental immigration.
"What can our American tollers do in
competition -with the hordes from Japan.
China and India, who defile our shores,
and have nothing in common with us?''
asked the governor. "China being non
resistant the .Chinese question can be'
settled easily. Hindus being British
subjects and Japs being scrappers it
will require diplomacy in these cases,
but it must be dona, as the interest of
our tollers, the bone and- sinew of our
state, aemana it... we must . settle-, the
question by law if we can and if we
cannot then by arms. The west Insists
on a settlement of tho question and it
inuai oa aone,
; ; ''Aaswars. Caks
In answer to Mr. Cake's statement
that I am not a Democrat or a Repub
lican, and therefore If in the senate, I
could do no good for this state," said
the speaker. ,7I will sav I am a Demo
crat, but my. motto is principle above
party and my country' above all."
"Bryan Is being denounced as a dis
turber of business interests. So is
Kooseveu: - ne is denounced by a con
frress subsidized by corporations. Now
f Cake goes to the senate, he will have
to wear a button bearing the words
'where am I at?' The Republican ma
jority In congress la lined up against
the preident and the president, Theodora
ARTHUR ALEXANDER WELCOMED 7':
; BY PORTLAND'S MUSIC-LOVERS
- 'l -. I . ; f-. . . . .-:
' If chastening Is1 good for., the aoul
Arthur: Alexander's ,v. soul still : needs
disciplining. There was nothing for him
but tht praise and humoring and pet
ting of a returned child last light Mr.
Alexander came out on the' stag In
the same old way. and It seemed so good
to see ' him back that , for a' time we
didn't even want to ' hear him because
too much-joy at once is not good, -
. And when"he sang the house rang
again with redoubled applause, and
when he sang to his own ..accompani
ment it was redoubled. Tes, Portland
Is glad to claim -its genius again and
were It not selfish would like to keep
him always. But Portland's larger
heart and pride wants to see him go
away to add laurels to the already
bright ones he has won. - --
Mr.' Alexander was not ' the whole
concert last night at the Heillg by any
means, but : his was the home coming
cf our own '"Joy and pride" and one
tan hardly help mentioning him first
of all. But the rest of the program
deserves Us praise first. "The orchestra
played in better form than ever before.
The opening number "March from Mon
tezuma" is an - Interesting composition
with a slight oriental flavor taken from
a spectacular music-drama by Dr. H. J.
Stewart of San Francisco. It is a dig
nified, rather-stately processional her
alding' the . entrance of King Monte
sums, s This custom of Mr. Dlerke In In
troducing novelties by modern and les
ser known composers especially of the
west is a commendable audi Interesting
one. e
The big number of the program was
Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony," in
which the ' orchestra worked out the
themes clearly and beautifully. The sec
ond movement, the andante con -moto,
was especially beautiful, and its grace
ful, flowing melody was well sustained
by the different sections. ' .
, The dream, pantomime from, "Haensel
and Greteft gave excellent opportunity
for good harp work In the Introduction,
and some good pianissimo effects were
produced. ' The "Melsterstnger" fan
tasia brought out the full volume of the
orchestra and combined widely varying
parts of the simple story of ths singing
contest for a bride and the prise song
of the lover.
Mr. Palaclos himself took the baton
for his "Entre Act Valse," well named
too,' for- it Is a light, pleasing little
waits of catchv air which could well be
inserted between acts without jarring
' ' - :- . , . ...... ' .? .. ,
on one's mooL.Jtls written iot;.4he
strings only. . ,lt
One is so likely, to overlook the credit
that Is due the ' conductor Of an or
chestra.' While wishing to detract noth
ing, from the credit of the players, for
they must be artistlo to meet tha de
mands made, I still must pay homage
to Mr. Dlerke for. the splendid work he
has done with his company.. Each con
cert has shown a marked advance in
merit. Not only do the men play better
together, but Mr...: Dlerke ""plays with
them better. He thoroughly understands
his music and is able' to get the quick
est response. With his quick eye and
ready intelligence any error, should
there be one, would be quickly picked
up and rectified. His Interpretation
speak of the real musician. .
As for the soloists last night Madame
Marquardt can feel that she has won
Portland. I believe that she is tha best
harpist ever heard here. Her tone Ms
good and broad and sweet and, she
nlnvn with Rue. - The Caecaae mmo
(ZabU) was played beautifully with
good singing tone, and the trills were
executed with pretty cadence. Her en
core was "Song Without Words'" Du
bes) and she got' a pretty, sustained
melody, She was recalled repeatedly
but -would not play again, though ber
work in the next orcnestra seieoviou i
trntA m rmA HmI nf attention. Mr,
Marquardt again was special oonoerfc
melster. . . .. :
Mr. Alexander sang first1 the , Bleg
mund love aria from "Die Walkure."
A aolendld thin well Suns;, he dldn t
throw into It the abandon that was
,lti "Trtatam anil Isolde. TO the
dramatio exactions of the latter he was
splendidly equal. He sings wun
lack of effort and his voice Is of ths
rich, pulsating tenor that goes with .a
swing. With his own accompaniments
he is at his best and his seating himself
at the piano was the signal for a fresh
outburst of applause. Then he seemed
to be most fully In tune with himself
and his accompaniments danced along
or sighed and groaned at will with his
voice. When he gave an encore "Queste
o Quells" from "Rlgoletto" and fol
lowed that with a delicious serenade by
Leoncavallo the house fairly went Into
spasms Of delight for he. awoke more
to his work with each soifig,. His voice
Is admirably suited. or Italian music
And so the first season of ths Port
land Symphony orchestra has drawt to
a most successful close and on every
side may be heard congratulations for
Mrs. Edna B. Jones, manager, who had
the courage to undertake and carry
through this new effort.
inn for
SMUG MHOS
THE STATEMEMT NO. 1 ISSUE
Some voters seem not yet to under
stand the. full significance of Statement
No. 1 of the primary law by which can
didates for the legislature can bind
themselves to. vote ror uie canaiaaie
for ? senator . who receives the highest
vote In the general election, to occur
June 1. The pledge Is as follows:
"I further state to the people of Ore
gon, as well as to tho people of my leg
islative district that during my term
of office I will always vote for that
candidate for United States Senator in
congress who has received the highest
number of the people's votes for that
position at the general election next
preceding the election of a senator In
congress, without regard to my indi
vidual preference."'
-Some candidates for the legislature
have subscribed to this statement or
pledge, and others have not. If the peo
ple want really to elect their senators
they must vote only for such candidates
for the legislature - as have made . this
statement, and against those who have
not regardless of their politics. The
issue is clear, and It is paramount
Electing Statement No. 1 candidates
means eleotlon of senators hereafter by
the people; falling to elect a safe ma
jority of such candidates to the legis
lature is likely to defeat . election of
senators by the people, and to result in
bargaining, boodling, bribery, corrup
tion, scardals and disregard of the peo
ple's interests In the next and subse
quent legislatures.
Soldier .-Will : Spend: Three
Years at Alcatraz for Cheer
. ing Emma' Goldman. ;
(Unites Ptm ImmI Wirt.) "
San Francisco, May 23. General Fun
ston today gave final decision In' tha
court-martial cass of William Buwalda,
private In Company A, engineers corps.
U. 8.' A., who was found guilty and
sentenced to five years' imprisonment
for applauding, and shaking hands with
ELmma..Goldman' "Queen of the Anar
chists." General Funston cut the length of the
sentence to three years' imprisonment,
this reduction being made because of
the soldier's excellent record for the
past 16 years In the army.
General Funston, however, approved
the conviction because It was clearly
shown that the soldier had committed
a grave offense by cheering an anar
. . "hough he denied this at the
trial. General Funston says it is one
of the most regrettable cases that he
has seen in the army. Buwalda will
e.r,T hl t.hrea Tears7 sentence at the
pnaon on A i cat rax island.
if
ATTORNEYS GIVE
LIE TO ATTACK
(Continued from Page One.)
Roosevelt cannot whin them Into lino
wun nis Dig .buck, jr pake lines up
with the president ' he is not In It with
congress and he has no influence to
oear lor tne good . or - -Oregon. - . If he
lines up with, the '' Republican " caucus
ne must cease- to doi a man or the peo
ple and join tne conorts of capitalism.
Now. Mr. Cake, where are you,, with the
president, or the caucus?" v
Referring to ttjse attacks on him in
the Telegram, accusing him of abusing
the pardoning power,, the governor said
that when he took charge ' of - affairs
the penitentiary -needed an overhauling.
- ".'; Stopped Vloggtar '
""Men were brutally flogged "till blood
ran down their backs, in rivulets and
will. bear the scars while they live. This
I stopped. Of the 238. many were- out
on good time, and 'they were pardoned
by me so that they could be restored to
their- citlsenshlp. 'V Some ;were - pardoned
that they might go to their homes to
die as I would have no-man die within
the walls of the penitentiary who had
a horne to' go to. ' Many 'young; -men,' on
investigation, were found . to be crim
inals by accident 'Or environment and
some not criminals at all. These young1
men were paroled and "many - secured
good positions which' they have filled
faithfully, in many instances their em
ployers unaware of the fact that they
had' been convicts. - Through the brutal
ity of Cake's organ, the Telegram, .in
publishing the -list of those I pardoned
many of these young men will lose
their places and be turned out to steal or
starve. I would rather be Instrumental
in saving these boys than be president.
If I cannot win in this fight except 'by
Cake's and the Telegram's tactics then
I want to lose." , -'
The' governor-J-will speak today at
Macleay and Wood burn and. this even
ing at Salem. T ..,, . iJt .,
"We also feel tha as tooths attor
neys of the governor, we owe It to him,
as one lawysr to another, to set mm.
right before the publio la any litigated
matter tonahisg his official career u
which, he has been either unjustly or
erroneously attacked.. At the same time
ait members of this firm are warm sup
porters of M. Cake for. the .United
tates eaatorshlp. Hi no member of
this office has eve voted for Oovsrnor
Chamberlain, for any publio Of floe for
which he has been front time to time
a candidate.
Wo hnvn thA hiehest regard for him
nranno.llv and nroresalonallv and Pub
licly; we simply differ from him po
litically, and do not believe in Repub
licans voting ior jwpmocraia iur
Meld by Xnnooent Fnrohasers.
"Wa'feel mnnh delleacv ltt discussing
even briefly, through the public press,
the case to which we are interested, be
cause that case, comes on for trial on the
25th inst before the Lakevlew land
office. This la the case of A. D. Dan'
lels. referred to frequently in the
Telegram articles. The case arises in
thia-wav! The state land board, prior
to Governor Chamberlain's administra
tion, sold many thousands of acres of
land, which the state did hot own. .The
state land certificates representing
these sales when made on tne install
ment plan, and the state deeds, issued
when payments were completed, were
scattered all ever the United States,
and hundreds of them, as every lawyer
in active practice knows, were in tho
hands of absolutely innocent purchaser.
"ft will be remembered that the or-
ranlo aot creating the state granted
rom the United States to -the state sec
tions 18 and 88 in eacn townsnip as
school lands, to be sold and used by
the -state to produce funds to maintain
the publio schools, with this reservation
that lands already sold by the federal
government or which should thereafter
Orove to be- mineral lands were ex
cepted, and the state - was slowed to
select other unappropriated public lands
in lieu of the lands thus losti out of
sections 16 and S.. r . ,
1 tThe administration preceding that
Of Governor Chamberlain applied to the
national . government for many , thou
sands of acres of .iands in sections 18
and 38 claimed to be mineral. The meth
od, of procedure Was for the state land
agent to make up a list of, lands de
sired and a list of mineral lands in sec
tions If and 36, and to have the gov
ernor as the land commissioner of the
state file the application In the local
land oftice of the United States where
the land was located. "
"If the local land office found that
the land . sought by the state had not
been sold by the federal government or
settled upon, it- thereupon indorsed Its
approval on the application and the pa
pers went forward td the general land
of f ice at Washington for action by : the
officials ef the. general land office,
where there had to be a. certificate of
the mineral 'bureau that the land was
actually mineral and a certificate from
the. noninterference, bureau that . the
land was. free . from ' adverse right .and
ultimately- the application received the
approval - of . the . commissioner of the
General land office and the secretary of
he interior. Thereupon, what . was
known as a' "clear list" or patent
would Issue in duplicate, one copy going
to the state land authorities and the
other to the local federal land officials
In the district where the land was lo
cated. ""The officials of the state land board
. Home Office t .
ti . CORBSTT BWLDtffO.
Comer Fifth and Morris i g treats,
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i. U MILLS , 4. . . . , ,, President
U' BAMUKL......Onral Msnager
CLAKSNCB I. SAMUSU At Mgr.
The Policyholders Company
: Io Best for Oregonians
prior to Governor Chamberlain's ad
ministration did not wait for the ap
proval of the authorities fct Washing
ton, but acting upon approval Of the
local land office of the district where
the land was located, proceeded to sell
the land contained in the application.
At a later date the federal land' of
ficials at Washington finding that vast
quantities of land alleged to be min
eral were not mineral, rejected many
applications.
"People who had bouglit the lands
from ths state were therefore In ths
position of having paid their money to
ths state and. having worthless deed or
certificates of sale for lands which ths
federal government refused to give to
the state In exchange by reason of fail
ure of this mineral base.
"In the meantime many holders of
ths state deeds or state certificates,
where the lands were valuable for tlm-
made deeds of transfer to citizens of
our Own and other ststea at an ad
vanced price based upon the growth
and value of the timbered lands of the
state.
Purchasers Hot to Blame.
"Probably " the overwhelming majority
of the purchasers of these state land
certificates and deeds were absolutely
innocent of any thought of wrongdoing
or of any knowledge of any Invalidity
of any kind or nature in the title they
were acquiring, and relied In their pur
chases upon the good faith of the state
of Oregon in putting out Its certifi
cates and deeds under the great seal of
the state, but there can be no ques
tion, and it has been proven in the
courts, that there were numerous cases
where frauds occurred on the part of
the original purchasers from the state,
either through the negligence or incom
petence of the state land officials at
the time the certificates were Issued.
Chaotlo Condition Baled.
This was the condition of things in
general when Governor Chamberlain
came into office. He appointed as state
land agent Oswald West who took- up
the investigation of the state land hold
ings with great energy, fidelity and
thoroughness.
' "It is a matter of publio record and
was stated in the governor's testimony
in the ease In which, we are Interested,
taken daring the month of March in
Salem, that the governor realising' the
Inextricable confusion Into which ' ths
state land matters had' got by reason
of the wrongful sale by the state land
board of lands which it did not own
but had only' made application to ex
change, that it was not only neces
sary, but In the highest degree equita
ble, that some method be devised of
protecting innocent parties who, relyt
lag upon the great seal of the state of
Oregon, had purchased , in good , faith
and for a valuable consideration and
held certificates of . sale and deeds of
state' lands. ,
'It ' further transpired tsjat these
parties .generally had paid increased
prices for the lands beyond what the
state had received, as the timber lands
throughout . the state had rapidly In
creased in value. HThe state had re
ceived only $2.60 an acre on the sail
of these lands, which It did not own,
and could only return that much as far
as the state land board was concerned.
Refunding to any purchaser of lands
which the state did not own the ad
vanced firlce . he might have paid was
wholly - out of - the - Question, except
through a legislative appropriation for
mat purpose, -wnicn puDiic opinion
would never ..have sustained.
Governor's Honesty of Purpose. V
""The governor thereupon wrote to the
commissioner o'f the general land office.
reviewing this - -chaotic condition and
asking ths commissioner or the general
iana onice wnetner it wouia nor do
possible to - Inaugurate some system
whereby the holders of these state cer
tificate ior lands wnicn tne state am
not own could be given a preferential
right to acquire those lands from the
federal government !
-l ois preliminary letter was supple
mented by ' an Interview between the
governor and the federal land authori
ties upon the occasion of the governor's
visit to Washington a short time there
after. The result was that the general
land ' office Inaugurated the - procedure
whereby the etate land board, In the
case of a list of lands which it had
sought to select, ' which selection was
held invalid because the mineral base
was- not such, by executing an-instrument
ef ' rellnaulshment to the federal
government &a jlacia thatv . U . the
hands of the owner of the certificates
?r-P,"ute' .uPn the presentation of
iu rciuiuujBnment at tne local United
oiaivb du onice, accompanied by what
la known as federal lieu land scrip, the
owner of the state certificate would get
?tJi- oV'i"" ,'"nl 10 acquire rrom the
United States the lands which he or his
predecessor in Interest had already
bought from the state.
Saved Prom Loss.
"He would therefore to a certain de
greo be saved from the financial loss
which would otherwise fall upon him,
the state in the meantime refunding to
him the 12.50 per acre which had been
received by It originally for the sale
of lands which it did not own. .
"Of course, the purchaser had to pur
chase in the open market this federal
lieu land sorip generally railroad scrip
under the federal lieu land law to file
it With the MtAlA'a rtllnmil.hm.nf M
order to get the preferential right; and.
r.- lu" "omer 01 tne state cer-
tlclrate . lost abnnlutelv th nini,i.
price that he had paid for the lands to
the holder of the state land certificates
from whom he had bought
Cake Supporters TTphold Governor.
The action of the governor u this
transaction was not only In the high
est degree commendable for doing every
thing in his power to make good the
State's obligations, but it was no more
than an object lesson, in common hon
esty.. .The state was in the position of
a man who had sold a piece of prop
erty which he did not own laying aside
the question as to whether he knew it or
not when he did it who thereafter does
all he can to prevent his customer from
suffering loss."
ABERDEEN'S FIRST
WIRELESS MESSAGE
ffiperial Dtspiteb to Tbe JTosrail.)
Aberdeen, Wash., Msy 23. The first
wireless message sent out from here
was dictated by Mrs. Margaret Hum
barger and was a greeting to Admiral
Soerry and the fleet. The message rani
"Admiral Sperry, on board Connecti
cutAberdeen sends greetings to Ad
miral Speery and the fleet by the first
wireless message sent from this city.
Appendicitis
"The Most distinctively
human thing aboutus" (says
Dr. Woods Hutchinson,
, in this week's SATURDAY.
Evening PosT)Kis notour
. brain, but our appendix."
The rest of Dr. Hutchinson's
article clears up some pop-,
ular fallacies concerning the
appendix; it will amuse him
who has lost this useless
little organ, and inform him
who is afraid that he may
have to lose it.
Why Plays Fail is the title
of a vastly interesting article
by Daniel fcrohman, giving a
" lot of "behind-the-curtain"
information about the suc
cesses and failures of the
past few seasons.
Do you like a rousing big
game story? TheTiger God,
by W. A. Fraser, is one of
the most fascinating tiger
hunt stories that ever kept
you awake at night
At the Nw-stand,S cents.
11 .SO ths yesr by mail. -
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Copies will be delivered to any
address by
James C. Havely Jr.,
715 Best 11th Bt, Fortland.
Grays Harbor representatives expect to
meet the fleet at the mouth of the Co
lumbia tomorrow. Margaret W. Hum
barger." The admiral sent a gracious reply,
Idaho Pharmacists' Officers.
(Special Diipttch to Tbe Journal.)
Boise, Ida.. May 23 At the meeting
of the pharmacists of he state, which
has Just closed here, the following of
ficers were chosen: President W. S.
Whitehead, Boise; vice-president, H. H.
Whittlesey, Poeatelle; secretary, J. Mc
IntoBh, ' Parma; treasurer, C. I Jay,
Boise. The next annual meeting of the
state association will be held In this
city.
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lie Kind You Haie Always BougM
In Use For Over 30 Years. V
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PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT
& POWER COMPANY
BulleUn tlo.4Parl2:
THE STREET RAILWAY AS A DEVELOPING AGENT.
i In our last bulletin we discussed st some length the function a
street railwey periormi in developing the outlying sections no
suburbs of a city and dispersing the population over wide area.
.Today we will go into the subject more in detail and show just
what the street car service here has done toward decentralizing
the population. ' -
THE CONGESTED WARDS OF THE CITY.
Let us look at the growth of the congested wards in the city in -,
recent years and compare it with the growth of the outlying sec
tions. Even a superficial glance will show that wards 1. 4 and 6.
covering respectively Willamette Heights, City Park and Portland
Heights, have had a far more rapid increase in population than
those lying in the older sections of the city, while the wards on '
the east side, particularly ward 8, show a wonderfully large increase
in population. . Statistics show that the wards in the center of the
city in the congested districts have increased but very slightly in
the last five years, while the great growth has been in the above
mentioned outlying wards. This has been due unquestionably to
the constantly increased facilities for reaching the outlying sec
tions where there was ample room for the erection of beautiful
homes, which , would have a commanding view of the river and :
mountains, or as on the east side, where mere was opportunity for
beautiful grounds and the growth of roses and other flowers for.
which the city is so well famed.
A great increase in population like this could never have ( taken
place If every encouragement had not been given it by ample rapid
transit facilities.
While it is not the duty of a street railway company to build
unwisely and while it should be careful not to be misled by mere
land-booming schemes, we feel that we have been right in our
policy in leading in the development of the city by building lines
which may not pay for some years, but which will tend to develop
a particular section and should eventually yield the company a
return upon Its investment. . , i '
PORTLAND COMPARED WITH OTHER CITIES.
The character of your street railway service cannot be brought
home to you in a stronger or more forcible way than by a com-
parison of our mileage with that of other cities proportioned to
the population. The following table compares Portland with
various other cities. Glasgow, Scotland, is selected because it is
so frequently, pointed out by the advocates of municipal ownership
as the ideal city. ; '
Portland
San Francisco ..
Indianapolis
Louisville
Oakland
Rochester ......... 186,000
Memphis 125,000
Glasgow ..... 809,000
Population
. 175,000
342,000
219,000
226,000
200,000
Miles of
Street
Railways
126
258
136
150
161
159
100
135
Population
Per Mile
of Track
1.389
1,326
1,610
1,506
1,242
1,170
1,250
5,992
Miles Track.
Per 1,000
Population
72
.75
.62
.66
A
.85
A
.166
Look at Glasgow. It is pointed to with pride as the Queen City
by the theoretical advocates of municipal ownership, and yet Glas
gow with over seven times the population of Portland has but 7
per cent more trackage, while Portland has nearly seven times the
trackage of Glasgow per 1,000 of population. Think of it I Suppose
the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company should pull up
more than six sevenths of its track. How near to your ' homes
would the majority of you be able to ride in the evenings? How
quickly and conveniently would you be able to get from one sec
tion of the city to another ? And, on the other hand, wouldn't the
company cut down its operating expenses immensely? We do not
think the American public would stand very long for .Glasgow or
the Glasgow policy. ' " I
Philadelphia, which has over 14 times the population of Port
land, has but one third the trackage per mile of population, while,
New York (Manhattan and Bronx), with nearly 2l times the
population has about one fifth the trackage of Portland per 1,000 of
popuation. ' - ' r
THESE FIGURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
Graded streets, cement sidewalks, beautiful shade
trees, flowering shrubbery, Bull Run water, elec
tric lights, telephone, 'best of soil, grandest of
views such are the lots at
Irvington Park
We claim if you want to build for a home, or
to sell to someone else you cannot find as good
inducements elsewhere. We can demonstrate this.
Call at our office for further information and
maps regarding these lots. They are sold on.
very easy terms. : -
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