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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 28.: 1908.
COS
ill.
AD
i
GROWS RAPIDLY
Improved Transportation
facilities Give Good Ke-
turns.
". TIIBEE STEAMEKS .
- ARE KEPT BUSY
Lest Than Two Year Ago One Craft
. : Operated on Semi-Weekly Sched
nIe,Vhlle Now the Trade at Timet
Taxet tbe Capacity of Three... -
S
t With a full list of passengers and
her freight eapaolty taxed to the limit,
the steamer Alliance. ;. Captain Olson,
sailed from Greenwich wharf last nlfht
for, Coos Bay. It was like tha olden
.Jays when there was but one regular
i boat on the Portland-Cooa Bay run. ev
. ery available space for freight And pas
. seng-rs occupied.' j.. - - - .
Up till a year ago there 1 was but
one steamer' plying regularly between
: Portland and Coos Bay. Now, there
..are three, with one temporarily off the
run for repairs. Even with- . the
j. Increased facilities, however, the
craft In operation enjoy a fine patron
ate that allows constant increase.
Commerce between Portland and the
rapidly developing bay country is in
. creasing at ao rapid a rate that before
1 long another steamer will possbily have
to be added to prevent a congestion of
' traffic 60 far. however, shippers have
had no cause for 'Complaint, because
the liners have been operated with very
little interruption save for oooasloaal
repairs.
The steamer Breakwater which was
sent to Kan Francisco for a -general
overhauling will be replaced by ' the
larger steamer City of Panama, which
a few months ago plied between this
port and Ban Francisco. The Alliance
was recently placed in fine condition
and the Eureka, which touohes at Coos
Bay points on her way to and from
Kureka, was also given a general over
hauling not long ago. ..v - ' ,
Next winter the steamer Breakwater
will undoubtedly have a great deal of
. her freight 'spage -devoted to aoal from
the Beaver Hill mines, operated by the
Southern . Paclflo company which also
operates the steamer. Last winter the
femand for Coos Bay coal was so heavy
hat for ' while It ' was planned to
place a collier on the run. Some diffl-
oulty was had In receiving the coal
. here because of lack of dock space, but
this was remedied early In the spring,
" when arrangements were made to have
it stored at tbe . foot of Davis street.
With the business rapidly increasing It
la Understood that eventually the 00m
pany will erect coal bunkers of Its own
when the-oal shipments will be large
, ly increased. y . s
- The steamers Alliance and Eureka
,: bring large quantities of products, work
j from the sash and door factories at
Maruhfleld and North. Bend, and dairy
And farm produce from, the surrounding
' rich country, A' great deal of the mill
; work comes here for transshipment east
"1 Eastern Washington and Northeast
i era Oregon Need More Moisture.
V Reports from eastern ' Washington
and northeastern Oregon Indicate that
; the rainfall since the beginning of last
September is about-four inches below
. the average and wheat growers feel
somewhat concerned ,, unless , moisture
rfcomes pretty "Soon.
7 The growing erops have been doing
4 splendidly until quite recently, when the
lack of moisture began to become no-
tlceable. Warm winds have added to
v the danger during the past few days.
According; to the weather bureau rec
ords of this olty, the deficiency In
, moisture was proportionately greater
In Way and June tnan during the win
ter months. . In the Boise basin the
.f June rainfall has been much greater
Vand the May rainfall slightly greater
. than usually so in that district, the
1 outlook is very encouraging so far as
moisture is concerned.
" The behavior of the wheat crop Is
being watched with the closest atten
: tlon by exporters, for this is the time
' of year when they cast about for ton
nage to carry their nurchasea across
1 the oceans. With a bountiful crop in
.eight they will pick up tonnage at a
lively rate, while If the indications fa
vor a light crop a great deal of ohar
' teting will be left for a later day In the
season. :" .
Freight rates have shown a strong
i stiffening tendency for the past few
, weeks, this being due largely, it'll be
Iteved, to the tact that a few days ago
Indications favored aA bumper crop.
Bain at this time or In the very near
- future would probably give them an
other upward trend.
" PORTLAND BUILT BOATS.
WATCHING FOR RAIN. . ,
Steamer lone in Service and the Uma
tilla la Rearing Completion. 7 ""
T. Simpson, who went to lone on the
pend d'Oreille river for the Portland
Shipbuilding company to superintend
the putting together of the steamer lone
which was built - here in knock-down
' form and shipped by the' above men-
tloned shipbuilding concern., returned
yesterday. '
He reports that the steamer was given
'" her trial trip just before hs left for
' Portland and that she proved even bet
, ter than expectations. . The steamer was
named lone in honor of her horn port
She measures 180 feet In length and has
a 18-foot beam. She will ply between
'lone and Newport on the Pend d'Oreille
river, carrying passengers and freight.
. The machinery was built by the Willam
ette Iron .& Steel works of this city,
i and Mr. Simpson says it worked like
a charm. , i.'.-l
, The steamer Umatilla, which the
Portland Shipbuilding company is put
ting together at Celllo for the United
States government, will be ready for
her machinery In a few days. . This hull
. was also built In knock-down form and
t chipped to the place where It Is being
' et up Under the supervision of Louis
, paquet The Umatilla Is to be used in
..connection with the Improvement work
w being dune on the upper Columbia by the
JL'nited States engineers. j
' ; ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
1 - , .1 '.'.i. '
i The schoohef Oliver J. Olson ' has
1 ciearaa jor oaa .reuro wiva a cargo OX
grain. -
The British, steamer Madura Is ex
, pec ted to finish loading wheat next
Tuesday. She .will wind -up the, grain
- exports for the season.
Tha Norwegian stoamer Guernsey Is
? expected to come to the mills of the
r Portland Lumber company during the
early part of the week-to Complete her
lumber cargo for Shanghai. ;
r .. of ; .NUP JPU 3 -J
:-. The river is falling slowly, owing to
tbe rise In the Snake.- Hot weather has
Jirevalled in the country that feeds the
arge tributary and It has risen rapid-
ly for two days, as a result thereof.
, .. Captain George .0. "Conway, superln
Vtendent of the O, R. " & N. company's
4 water lines, who has been critically ill
- at his apartments In the Breslin for
' several days, showed a slight improve
i ment last night. Hopes of his reoov
' ery had been abandoned three days ago.
. MARINE NOTES. ' '
Astoria, June 27. Condition at the
mouth of the Columbia at 6 p. m.,
'smooth: wind west 6 miles; weather
clear. ' Palled aV 4;80 a. m., steamer
johan Poulsen, - for . San Francisco.
Sailed at a. m., torpedo boats Golds
borough, Rowan, Davis, Fox, for San
. Francisco.- Sailed at 4:40 a. m., steamer
. Maverick, for 8an Francisco. Sailed ac
.'. 11 a. m., steamer F. Jewett, for Sun
. :l"raocUuo.' Arrived ' down at J -and
sailed at 6 p. m., steamer State-of Cal
ifornia, for San Francisco.
San Francisco, June 27. Sailed at
13 m., steamers F. 8. Loop and Rose
City, for Portland, 'Bailed at 1:30 p.
m., steamer Roanoke. Cleared at 1:30
f. m., steamer Washington, for Port
and. Sailed at 4 p. ni., steamer Rain
ier, for Portland. a
San Luis, June -27. Arrived, steamer
Santa Rita, from Portland. '
Arlca, June 27. Arrived, schooner
Mathew Turner, from Portland.
Belfast. June 27. Arrived June ' 25,
British ship Claverdon. from Portland.
Callao, June 27. Sailed, ship Agnes
Oswold, for Portland.
- Hobart, June i 7. Arrived - French
bark Genevieve , Mollnos, from Port
Und. ,.-...,. :. ,, ..: .,
Tides at Astoria Sunday.' High 1:05
a. m., 8.9 feet; 1:36 p. m., 7.3 feet.
Low 7:16 a. 'm., 0.9 feet; 7:10 p.
feet " . . -
sf Celebrate at Aberdeen..
iSoocUl Vhottch to The Journal) - -
Aberdeen;' June 27. The statement of
Engineer Clapp, who is now here, that
by September 1 the channel In the har
bor will be dredged sufficiently so that
vessels of 26 feet draught can readily
pass out loaded, and that this harbor
will then be put on an equality with
any in tha world, Is received here with
dellghUand It Is proposed to moke' the
first of September a holiday to cele
brate the event. W. B. Mack's slogan,
"A 80-foot channel to the. sea." will
then become a fact. - This much desired
condition has been obtained by dredging,
Mr. Clapp being the government engi
neer in charge. . ,
.v'V-.' 'i :.. ...... . ,.v,. ;f
V Water Parade at noqniam. v
' 8pelal Pinpateb to The Joornal.)
Aberdeen, Wash., June 27. rThere will
be a naval -parade at Hooulam on the
Fourth, when all the vessels on the har
bor will be asked to take part. Captain
Dora, - deputy collector United States
revenue will be commander in chief,
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
, ejrular Unera Due to Arrive.,
Rose City, San Francisco... ...June 30
Roanoke, San Pedro and way... June 20
Alliance, Coos Bay,,, , ....July 1
Eureka, Eureka. and Coos..,. July 8
State, San Francisco .......July 1
G. W. Elder, San Pedro, way....July -7
Nlcomedla, orient .July 14
City of Panama, Coos Bay... ....July 5
Arabia, orient , . . . Aug. I
Alesla, orient Sept 1
Numantla, orient .............Sept, II
Bamia Unera to Depart. .
State, San Francisco ..........June 27
Roanoke, San Pedro and way,, .. July 1
Rose City. San Francisco, .... .July 4
Alliance, Coos Bay ......... . . . .July 4
Eureka, Eureka and Coos, . . ... . , July 8
City of Panama, Coos Bay. ...'...July
G. W. Elder, San Pedro.. ..July 9
Nlcomedla, orient,-, ......... , ,. .July 25
Arabia, orient ...... ....... .....Aug. 15
Alesla. orient. . , . . .Sept 18
Numantla. orient . Oct. 1
N Tessela ta Vora,
Broderick Custle, Br. ship ......Stream
Larglemore, Br. sh..,. ...O. W. P. dock
Crown of India, Br. bk , .Drydock
Leyland Bros., Br. sh 0.VW. P.
Donna Franceses, Br. bk Astoria
Ancalos. Br. ship........ O. W, P.
Churchill. Am. sch. ......... ...Astoria
Echo, Am. bktn Astoria
Ke'bum, Br. bk. ........... , ..Llnnton
Minnie Kelton, Am. ss. Astoria
Emanuel Accame, It, bk. .. .Greenwich
H. K. Hall, Am. sch . . . .Inman-Poulsen
Asgard, Nor. sh. .... . .Jefferson street
John A. Campbell, Am. ss. Tongue Point
Guernsey, Nor. ss Tongue Point
Oliver J. Olson, Am. ss. .... .Greenwich
Alvena, Am. sch ,, .Astoria
Madura, ; Br. ss .Oceanic
Letlttla, Am. sch. ............Rainier
Aeon, Br. ss............. North Pacific
Albert Rlckmers. Ger. bk ...Stream
Homer, Am. ss Oceanic
Ascot, Br. ss. .Llnnton
Northland, Am. ss. Portland Lumber Co.
Shoshone, Am. ss. Rainier
Bn Xonte to Xoad Zitunber. -
Alumna, Am. sch Kahulut
Dalgy Mitchell, Am. ss. . , .San Francisco
Sehome, Am. sch... ...La Boca
Yellowstone, Am, ss.....San Francisco
James J. Garfield, Am. ss.Ban Francisco
Cascade, Am. es.. ........ 8an Francisco
Nome City, Am. ss......'Saa Francisco
Virginia, Am. sch. ,. .San . Francisco
u nomas 1 wana. Am ss.ttan r rancrso
F. S. Loop, Am. sch San Francisco
Washington, Am. sch.. -.San Francisco
Rainier, Am. sch .San Francisco
Xa Boat With Cement and Oeaeralf
Aberfoyla, Br. ah....... ..Antwerp
Bidart, Fr. bk. Antwerp
Clan Graham, Br. sn .....Cardiff
Eugenie Fautrel, Fr. bk.. Antwerp
Vincennea, nr. sn
Gael, Fr. bk
Neatsflelds, Br. Sh
David de Anjers. Fr. sh
Brabloch, Br. dk...
Kllloran, Br. sh . . . .
Jolnvllle. Fr. bk...
Carmanian. Br. bk.
Rochambeau, Fr. bk
Gulf Stream. Br. bk
Alice, Fr. bk
, SHOWERED WITH BOUQUETS
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Miss Marie Lalletnont of the Oregon Conservatory of Music.
Miss Marie Lallement, , teacher with
the Oregon Conservatory of Musi;,
showing a few of , the 6 bouquets re
ceived by her during' the outburst of
applause Wednesday night at the O. C.
M. students' recital, when she performed
Liszt's No. 12 Rhapsodie Hongrolsa.
' Miss Lallement Interpreted with ex
quisite taate and masterly touch the In
tricate passages. Mr. Edwards, secre
tary of th O. C.j M.. announces on
the students' program that Miss Lalle
ment. wiu present uie season opsnius
musicals In September. She will con-,
tinue teaching a limited number of stu
dents during the summer term.
Antwerp
. .LiOndon
Hamburg
.Antwerp
. .Antwerp
Antwerp
. .Antwerp
.Hamburg
Leith
..Antwerp
. . .London
Ooal Ships Bn Boat.
La Roche Jacqueltn, Fr. bk. Newcastle, A.
niesnire, at. bk........ Newcastle, A.
Bossuet, Fr. bk, Newcastle. A.
Torrisdale, Br. ah. ..... . .Newcastle,. A.
Tramp Steamers 2fin aonte.
Taunton, Br. ss.. ............ .Guaymas
Tabor, Nor. ss. .......... ...Bremerton
Cralghall, Br. ss San Francisco
Dulwlch, Br. ss.. . Guaymas
Knight Tempiar. Br. as,... .Valparaiso
Radamea, Ger. ss .....Puget Sound
Sark, Nor. ss. San Francisco
Katanga, Br. ss. ............ .Guaymas
Bucrania. Br. as Orient
Uford, Br. ss. Newcastle
Ea Bonte in Ballast to Xoed Grain.
Port Crawford, Br. sh. .Callao
Agnes Oswald, Br. sh Callao
River Falloeh, Br. bk ..Callao
Nordsee, Ger, sh. .............. .Callao
Oregon, Ger. sh... .....Yokohama
Gen. Faldherbe, Fr. bk...'. ...Yokohama
Henrietta. Ger. eh..... West coast
Aster, Ger. bk .Valparaiso
Marechal de Noailles, Fr. bk. West coast
Homeward Bound, Am. bk.Vano'v'r. B. C
Le PeUer, Fr. bk. Hobart
Salnte Anne, Fr. bk.. Newcastle, N. B. W.
Andorlnha, Br. bk......... . ....Iquique
Lydgate, Br. bk .....Santa Rosalia
Vigo, Nor. sh ., Mejiilones
Desdamona, Br. sh. .Callao
Cornil Bart, Fr. bk. . Newcastle, N. S. W.
Sully, Fr. bk ........Antwerp
Crillon. Fr. bk. . Antwerp
Genevieve Mollnos. Fr. bk ..Hohart
Paghlld. Nor. bk. Caldera
NuTelly. Fr. bk.. ..... j. Hobart
Leon Blum, Fr. bk..,. ...Ban Francisco
Oil Carriers Bn Jttoute.
Rosecrana, Am. ss. ...... . San Francisco
Asuncion, Am. ss. Ban Francisco
Col. E. Drake, Am. s$....San Francisco
BRIGHT BOOKLET
Wrlttea by 0. jralUaon, SPnblloitr Kaa
for Slier Piano Souse.
The slncerest flattery that a Portland
advertising man has received for many
a day is the appropriation by an east
em firm of a copyrighted plan of piano
publicity originated by O. Jellison. who
Is in charge of the publicity department
of Eilera Piano House. Suit has been
brought and doubtless the offender will
be obliged to pay a royalty, as other
concerns have which have attempted to
use these campaigns of publicity with
out paying for the privilege. .
The booklet written by Mr. Jellison
for Eilers is an invitation to join
"Ellers 600 Piano Club." It onena un
the question in a most interesting style
and holds the attention of tha render all
the way through by its convincing argu
ments, xi is me most poetic solution
of the arithmetical problem of piano
buying that one can find In rauslo house
literature. In other words it leimi
to ao so well with musle that it reminds
one of poetry. It breathes muslo, it was
written in a musical acmospnere, ana
rairiy sparxiea witn scintillations 01
musical suggestions.
BIGGEST
0
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CLIP 10 WORLD
Charles Baer of Billings
' Markets Oyer One Mil
lion Pounds.
' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
BlUlngs, Mont., June 27. The wool
clip of Charles M. Baer of this city, the
largest individual clip In the world,
amounting; to more than 1,000,000
pounds, and which will fill 60 cars, was
sold today to Sllberman Bros, of Chi
cago for approximately $165,000, or 1S
cents a pound.
Many , Enormous Sales.
The bis; clfi of tha Yegen Bros.,
amounting to 5,600,000 pounds, was sold
to Jeremiah Williams & Co. of Boston
for 16 cents a pound. Other big sales
are: Rea Bros, to 8ilberman Bros.,
601), 000, pounds at 15 cents; Millard F.
Trask to Dewey, Gould 4 Co., 200,000
pounds at 15 cents; Thomas A Snyder
to Dewey, Gould & Co., 260,000 pounds
at 15 cents; A. N. Barth to Hallowell
Donald & Co., Boston, 800,000 pounds at
1 cents, and Ross A Runner to Hecht,
Ltebmaa & Co., 200,000 pounds at lti
cents.
ADDITIONS TO BE
.MADE ON ACADEMY
(United Press Leaaad Wire.)
Albany, Or., June 17. -Tha Sisters'
Academy has made such a growth as to
require more room and an addition Is
to be built. Bids ara being advertised
for and this summer will see tha old
academy building remodeled and placed
in nrst-ciass conaition to iu car 01
the. lncreaaed enrollment expected next
year. -v
1 rmA A ' X':
j - - "
CLOAK AND SUIT II0US
STARTLING 4th OF JULY
BARGAINS
IN WHITE DRESSES AND SUITS .
BAND CONCEET
. AT CITY PARK
Slg. A. DeCaprlo's Municipal band
will give a concert in the City park this
afternoon, providing it doea not rain.
Indications are for fine weather, how
ever. Slg. ueCapno will delight the
audience with one of his famous bari
tone solos and there are several other
excellent numbers on the program.
One worthy of particular mention Is
Slg. DeCaprlo's arraasement of Act
III of Puccini's "La Boheme." Another
number that . will take well Is the fa
miliar overture, "William Tell, with Its
quaint Introduction and the thrilling
Imitation of a thunder storm. "Musical
Scenes ; from Switzerland," . and "Ye
Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon,"
should also' strike a responsive chord
because the themes will be recognised
even by those who have only a passing
acquaintance ' with music. '
Following is the program In full: j
Procession March, from ; "Parsifal". .
x i "-" .,... .agner
"The Rose's Honeymoon',.. , ..Bratton
Overture William Tell" . . . . . Rossini
Fantasia Musical Scenes from Switz
erland ....... Langey
Grand selection, , "Cavallerla Rusti-
cana" ......... . , . . . .Mascagnl
(Intermission.)
Paraphrase, Ye Banks and Braes ef
Bonnie Doon" Keppey
Act III. Trom ."t Boheme". . . .T-' ' i
Baritone solo "La Corss Mllanef'.
.,.......- .. i'
) '- . signer DaCaprlo;
Poeme Symphotilque. .Saint . "
March "ML St. Ellas", If(i) '
First number will be renJereJ at it j J
P, m. '- . . . - ' '
; " ; , Notaries Commissioned.
i ' (Special DlWMtca to Th Jotirnai.)
Salem, June 17.---Commlselona as trv
taries have been Issued to Thomns 1'
McKnlght of Vale, aaid M. T, Nolan i f
The Dallea. - v -
Over 23,000 tons of rabbit meat wre
received In London from Australia lHNt
year.
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FedemlMeatlispectioe
What Our Government Has Done and Is Doing in This Field
By A. D. Melvin, D.V. 8., Chief of the Bureau of Animal tpdustrjr
f. i
After the federal government has gone to
so much trouble and expense to provide the
citizens of this and other countries with
wholesome meat supplj, it becomes the duty
of the housewife and the chef to examine the
meat after its receipt from the retail dealer
to determine if it is still clean and whole
some, and to keep it so until ready to serve.
To their assistance can come the local mu
nicipal health inspector, who should see that
the markets are kept clean, and that tainted
.and soiled meats are condemned.
That inspection of meats is . even more
necessary at the smaller than at the larger
plants of the country is indicated by the
comparative results of cattle inspection at
these two classes of plants, as shown in the
table below.
The large plants had inspection July 1,
1906, and appear in the first column. The
smaller plants, under the inspection after
July 1, appear in the second column Both
classes do an interstate business.. It will be
seen that relatively twice as many cattle
were condemned for tuberculosis at the
smaller plants, and nearly twice as many for
all causes. -
The result of post-mortem inspections of
cattle July 1, 1906, to June 80, ,1907,, were
as follows:
At Large At Small
, m PUnts Plants
Total number Inspected.;'.... 7,203,943 417774
Total number condemned..... 25,308 2,625
Per cent condemned to total in
spected .................... 0.35 0.26
Number condemned for tuber-,
culosis 17,168 2,137
Per cent of total inspection con- , ;
; demned for tuberculosis.. .. 0.25 - 0.51
It may with reason be supposed that the
local slaughter-house needs inspection even
more than the small plants now tinder fed
eral supervision. The boast of "home
grown" and "home-killed," formerly often
heard, is empty. "Home-grown" maybe all
right, but it is sometimes dangerous, as
when the local butcher's supplies are drawn
from the surrounding herds, since the cattle
of such herds are particularly susceptible to
tuberculosis. , " - -
"Home-killed," however, in the absence of
federal, state or municipal inspection, too
often means that the animal is killed with
out scientific inspection, either before or
after slaughter. . It may be infected with
some of the most dangerous and loathsome
diseases in the list, and the unskilled butcher
never know it Too often; too," this phrase
means that the killing is done in a small,
poorly equipped slaughter-house, without
running water or sewerage, and where the
word "sanitation' is unheard and unknown.
Again, if the butcher happens to be lo
cated in a town where inspected houses are
j situated, or near such a town or city, it is ,
,-, not unreasonable to suppose that sellers
- having suspiciousrlooking animals will send
them to him rather than to inspected houses
where they must rim the gauntlet of expert
examination and the risk of reaching the
offal tank.: - More than one instance of the
kind is known to I the bureau. In fact, a
little reflection shows that the whole tend
ency of the more rigid inspection under the'
federal law is toward more care on the part
of the buyers the refusal on their part. to
buy suspicious-looking animals, except sub
ject to inspection and the..-consequent Ii
version of such animals to the local alatt, in
that has' no inspection. -