THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, ', PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1008.
BEARS PLAYING
A BOLD lii'id
Are oa Both Sides of "the
Market to Mystify -the J
Growers of Hops.
y flyman H. Cohan.
Two Interests are at. work In th hop
market that -ft will not pay for produc
ers to follow.
One of these Is the short seller, who
temporarily lg a bull, so that he can
by trick force the grower to take care
of his yard and In the end allow him to
ouy mo hops at low prices. This In
terest will estimate the crop at a very
iow iitfure, ror that would be encourag
In tha frowfr to nick.
The second Interest is the dealer who
Is long on hops himself and for 'that
reason dors not see things In a favor-
aDie ugnt ror the grower. He sees a
very heavy crop and' everything going
to destruction. .- .
Neither of these Interests are safe for
me grower to tie up to, simply because
each has an ax. to grind and each In
tends to grind It. in his own peculiar
way. Each 1 the friend of the grower
lor me lime Demg, or until he can get
the best of him.
At this time the hop crop la In such
a condition that It cannot be estimated.
J ho hops, are now even on the vines
and how any one. no matter how ex
pert, can tell how many bnles a certain
place is going to produce la a mystery
to the trade.
During the. past week the- hop mar
ket Was noi so firm. .Those who have
been freely offering -9o on contracts
seem to nave become afraid of the
situation, for several csawers who tried
tb contract were turned down. The
fact that England Is not going to put
a tax on American hops is one of the
quieting influences Just now.
For quite a while practically all the
hop business reported on the Paclflb
coast was for English account, but now
that It has been definitely decided not
to put on the -tax. the Englishmen no
longer are In a hurry to purchase.
BOARD; OF TRADE ADDS $2,500,000 TO THE PRICE OF WHEAT
OAXXERIES SHUT DOWN.
Cherries Are" Low In Consequence
With Many Tons Going to Waste.
Cherries sold at very low prices dur
ing the past week owing to the refusal
of several of the larger canneries of
the state to operate. The crop, while
not so heavy as a year ago, Is much
heavier than the fresh fruit trade can
take care of, and for that reason many
tons of cherries are goljyr to waste.
Buyers cannot be found who will pay
a fraction more than the freight charge.
Trade in the Portland fruit market
was somewhat better during the past
week owing to the warmer weather.
Cantaloupes sold well and toward the
close of the week the market showed
considerable improvement.
Plums were a driifr on the market and
" very low prices ruled in conseduence.
Temon market Is ranging 25c higher
because of the heavier demand both
here and in the easj.
Strawberries were In very, liberal
supply and poor quality' was generally
shown. Low 'prices were the result.
Because of the nearness of the Fourth
of July there was but little demand
for loganberries for cannjng, and in
consequence some very, low prices' were
named. Home first-class fruit sold as
low ns 50c a crpte. Better demand the
coming week.
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By Hyman H. Cohen. "
Grain growers of the Pacific north
west received a present of atout 6o a
bushel during the past "week.
This sum was given them by the Port
land Board of Trade for every bushel
of wheat they raised had they cared to
sell.
It has been practically agreed that
the coming season's prtcfe for wheat
would open here at 80c a bushel and
the opening of future trading on the
Portland Board of Trade during the past
week upset all the plans.
To the growers or wheat alone in the
three states the opening of the option
department of the Board of Trade has
added nearly $2. 600,000 to the value of
their crops so It Is quite likely that the
producers will support the Institution.
Tha operating of a board of trade
means that hereafter one or two men
will control the wheat market of the
Pacific northwest 'for hereafter the
trading will be in the open and every
one will have a chance to bid In compe
tition. This will give the producer
eevry cent his grain is worth.
The openiog session of the board w:is
well attended; among those present be
ing some of the largest operators on the
Pacific coast The photograph printed
above is the one taken at tho opening
can.
Interest in the Portland Board of
Trade has multiplied since It was de
cided to deal in futures. Inquiries re
garding the membership fee and the
mode of Joining are coming from every
section or trie pacific coairt and rrom
present indications the new venture will
prove a lasting success.
CHKESE MARKKT BETTER.
Improvement Due to Heavy Buying
by PiiRet Sound and California.
The Improvement In the cheese mar
ket came ns somewhat of a surprise to
some of the local Jobbers who had all
along believed they would be able to
buy their storage stock at smaller figures.
During the week the price was ad-
vanreci .c a pound locally hv all deal
ers but some put up the price an addi
tional sum and the general expectation
of the trade Is that 14c will be the gen
rral price for flats, daisies and trlploca
imp coming wpok.
The fact that California and Puiret
pound Interests have taken the entire
Jim' mailt1 at Tillamook hns added muh
strength to an already strong marker.
There Is a weaker tone In the cream
ery butter market because of the'small
outside demand. Tho make during the
past week was very heavy nnd some
crpatnerlps report difficulty In movlnjr
the usual amount. Stocks placed !n
stome the past week were the great
est of the season.
SMALL ADVANCE IN EGGS.
rriee Is PntFp 2r but That Shows
a Somewhat Better Market.
." nrf advanced In price because
of the smaller amount of arrivals and !
each: short wool, 25 040c; medium
wool, 60cgi$l each: long woo', 75c4?
J1.25 each.
MOHAIR 1907 Nominal, mftufivc.
HIDES Drv hides. lZfiMSc lb; green.
4 6c; calves, green, 6 8c; kips, 6
Kc lb; bulls, green salt, 84c lb.
TALLOW Prime, per lb. 3pc; jno. z
and iTPuxe. 2f?2V-e.
CHITTIM BARK 3 4 He.
Fruits and Vegetables.
POTATOKS Old. selling. 6675c;
sweet, 65c; new potatoes, 11.60
1.75.
ONIONS Bermuda, J1.Z5 per bo-io.
crate; 5-crate lots. $1-40 per crate:
California red, J1.25 per sack; yellow.
$1.50; garlic. 16c lb.
APPLES New California. $1.50.
FRESH FRUITS -Oranges $3.75
4.25; bananas, 6c per lb; crated, 6c;
lemons, $3.7504.75 box; grapefruit, $4
$4.60; pineapples, Hawaiian, $5.00
doz; strawberries, Willamette valley
50c$1.00: cantaloupes. $ 1.25 1.75 ; ap
ricots, 90cfi)$1.15; blackberries, $1.40;
peaches, $1: pears. $1.35; grapes,
$1.50; ras(Vrles, 10c; loganberries,
5scQ$l; cherries. Royal Ajin, 8c lb.
VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon,
20c; beets, 20c; carrots, 20c kpr dozen'
bunches: narsnlps. 85c$1.00; cabbage.
$1.50; tomatoes, California, $1 - box;
beans. Rfi'9c lb; cauliflower, California,
crate, $1.75(2.00; peas, Oregon,
6c: horseradish, 83HOc; artichokes. ( )
doz; arreen onions. 15c doz: peppers,
bell, 20c; Chile, 20c lb; head lettuce, 25
S30c doz; cucumbers, hothouse, local,
85cf$l doz; radishes, 15c doz'bunches;
rhubarb, Oregon, 2f3c; celery, ( );
asparagus, California, 8(8 9e lb; goose
berries. 5c; eprplant, 1015c; green
corn, 12&'3'15c doz.
Oroceriss. jrnti. Etc
SUGAR California & Hawaiian Re
finery Cube, $6. CO; powderea, $6.45:
berry. 16.25: dry granulated. $6.25; XXX
granulated. $8.15: conf. A., $6.25: extra
B.. $5.80; golden O., 6.36; D.. yellow.
$5.65: beet granulated $6.05; barruls,
15c: half barrels 30c; boxes. 65c ad
vance on sack basis.
(Above prices ara CO days net cash
Quotations.)
HONET $ 60 per crate.
COFFEE Package brands. $16.50.
SALT Coarse Half ground. 100a.
$11.00 per ton: 60s, $11.60; table, dairy
60s $16.50; IOCS, $16.00: tuttes. $2 35:
Imported Liverpool. 6rs, $20.00: 100s,
114.00; 4s, 113.00; extra fine barrels,
2i, 6a and 10b, ; 4.60 6.50; Liverpool
lump rock, 2O.50 per ton.
RICE Imperial Janan No. 1, 6c; No.
S. 6Mr5c; New Orleans, head, 7o:
Ajax. (); Creole, BC
BEANS Small white. $4.76; large
white. $4.75; pink, $3.85: bayou, $3.88;
Llmas S.K8: Mexican reds f ).
Meats, Fish and Provisions.
DRESSED MEATS Fron street
Hogs, fancy, c lb; ordinary, 6 He;
TONE BETTER
Ifi
LIVESTOCK
Fourth of July Week an AM
to Market Cattle Qual
ity Not Very Good.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Past week 629
1907 508
1906 211
1905 24
760
1.025
1,265
942
1.687
2.702
2,605
1.34S
the ereater demand. During the week i mrge, 6ii6c; veal. extra,
the receipts were not nearly up to the
nverage of the former six days and this
had a good effect upon the demand.
For broilers nnd fryers, the chicken
market was Improved during the past
week. Fourth of July demand was up
to the average of former years and this
brousrht about a higher price for poul
try in general. There remains but a
limited demand for old ducks or geene,
but good, large springers found a fair
sale.
FRONT STREET REVIEWS.
8c
per
of
Brief Notes of Various Linen
Trade During tho Past Week.
Dressed meats sold quite well during
the week if in first-class shape.
Fish run was better In the Columbia
and "salmon prices are down about He
a pound.
Season for local asparagus Is about
over.
Provisions were advanced during the
week because of a shortage of live hogs
old- potatoes are finding but little
demand and sales are being made as low
as 50c a sick.
Front streets sells at the following
prices. i nose paia snippers sre less
regular commissions:
' Orals, Flour anA Sir.
WHEAT Buying price Track
Portland Club 8Sc; blueatem. gc; red,
t4o; WMUrmtte Valley. 86c bushel.
FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore-
fon patents. $4.85; straights. $4 0B
6G: exports. $3.6601.70: valley,. $4 45;
graham, S s. $4.40; whole whest, $4.45.
rye, 6s, 15 5fl; hales. $3.
MILLSTFFFS Felling price Bran
$26; middlings. $30.60; shorts, $28S
25 60; chctf $ 21 2 per Jon.
HAT Producers' price Timothy, ,
Willamette valley, fancy. $l$a$ll.i0:i
ordinary. $1I6'(3!18; eastern Oregon,
$16617; mixed. $10ri060. clover. $$
tr; grain. $11912: cheat. $11011;
lfalfs. Il.
BARLEY Feed. $25.80; relied. $J7.6
Jl$ 60: brewing. $t7.
OAT& Nv 1 whits. $27.60; grsy. $17
per ton.
Mutt, Err a Twwn?.
BUTTER .FAT Delivery f. a. Pert
land Stmt cream. 23 He; sour. 11 t
lb. -
BUTTER Extra creamery. $c; fan
cy. J$Sc; ordinary. llttOZXfce; store.
I.e. Condon. Or, July i Whether Condon
EOOS-Extra f.ncy. candled. 110 wU, , WMBlnr rtar abu to Uy
CHEE8E nill rrwni. mil triplets claim of being the northwest's primary
ad delates. lltOIlt; Toung Amert- shipping petat Is a matter that Is agltat-
"poULTKv'-Mlxad ehlrk,a HHel,r th wht '" t,on-
rp ih: f.iw hens. l?e: roosters aih t I.st year CemJnn wreeted the honor
c lb: fryers, lie lb; broil era. iieifrota the town of Ritsrtlle. Wsah., btil
lb: reese. sprlna. lie: turker. allro. Pr',.t. prospocia ror a tig grain yield
lb.; ordinary. 77!o per lb.; heavy, 7c
per ID.; mutton. lancy, tigiiMd per .o.;
spring lamb, 7c.
HAMS. BACON, ETC. Portland pack
(local) hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 16c per lb;
breakfast bacon. 523oTer lb; picnics,
lie per lb; cottage -roll 12c lb: regular
short clears smoked. 12c per lb; backs,
smoked, 124c lb; smoked short clears,
ISttc lb; clear bellies, smoked. 13Hc lb;
shoulders, 12c per lb; pickled tongues.
70c each.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, l$4e
i er lb; 6s. IS He per lb; 60 lb tins,
2Hc per lb; steam rendered. 10s. l$14c
per lb: 6s, 12H per lb; compound, 10s,
j 8 He per lb.
FISH Rock cod. 12 o lb; nounaera,
6c per lb; halibut, 6c per lb; striped
bass, 15c per lb; catfish, lie per lb: sal
mon, chlnook,' 9c lb; bluebacks, 8c lb;
steelhead. Sc lb; herrings, 6c lb; soles,
7c per lb; shrimp lOo per lb. perch,
6c per lb; tomccd, 11c per lb; lobsters,
25c per lb; fresh mackerel, 8c per lb;
crawfish. 25c cer doien: sturgeon. 11V4C
per lb; black bass, 20o per lb, silver
smelt, 6i8f7c per lb: black cod. 'Ho lb:
crabs, $1000 1.60 doi; shad. J.'Ac; roe
hsd, 6c; shad roe, 11
OTSTKRS Shoalwater Bay. per gal
lon, $2.50: per 100-lb sack. $5 00; Olym-
rla, per gallon, (2.40; per 100-lD sack.
6.00 e ( 60: Eagle, canned, 60c can. $7.00
doien: eastern in shell. $1.76 per 100.
CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $$.49;
razor clams. $2.00 per box. 10c oer do,
ralata. Coal on. Eta.
ROPE Pure Manila. 12Vsc: standard,
11c; slsaL fcc; I. b. elsal. lU
LINSKIlD OIL Raw bbls. 61c;
oases, 6"9c: bollr-d, bbls, 63c. cases. 67e
a gal; lots of '50 gallons, lc less; oil
cake meal. $34 ton.
.BENZINE S6 deg, cases. lHo per
CSI. iron Mill. 12 He per sal.
TURPENTINE: In cases, 72c per gal;
.wood bbls, 9c per gaL
WHITE LEAD Ton lota 7e per
lt; Keo-ib tots, sc id; less lota, i lb.
WIRE NAILS Present basis $1.86.
LURE fi! OOflE
T0 1 908 THEAT CROP
By Toyman H. Cohen.
Portland Union Stockyards. July 4.
Independence week had a good effect
upon the livestock for during the bIx
days there was a stiffening of tone
and all lines show an Improvement with
two or them securing higher prices.
Hogs are advanced 10c for the "week,
while the sheep market Is up 26c. This
seems to bo the extent of the improve
ment at this time because of oualltv.
There was no change In cattle values
during the week owing to the general
poor quality of arrivals. During the
latter part of the week some sllg.it im
provement in quality was noted, but It
was not sufficient to induce packers
to pay a higher price and best steers
are still ruling at $4.
A year ago for this same week all
lines were easy with prices barely
maintained.
Official yard- prices todav:
Hogs Rest stuff, $6.25($6.36: China
fats. $".75 g 6.00; stockers and feeders,
$4.R0(ff 5.00.
Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers.
$4.00; medium steers, $3.003.76; prime i
rat cows, 'Jj.on; medium cows, $2.60
2.75; bulls aivd stags. $2.0082.60.
, Sheep Host wethers, $3.754.00;
spring. Iambs, $4.60 4.75; mixed lots,
$3.25)3.60.
SPIRIT OF 76
LIVES 116
American Patriotism Is Ex
emplified in Fourth
Celebrations.
(Salem BoWn of Tbe Journal.)
Salem, Or., July 4. Close to 15,000
people celebrated today In Salem. The
day was Ideal, and people of Marlon
and Polk counties swarmed into tho
city to renew memories of events thai
brought the United States of America
into existence.
Five county bands furnished music.
The parade was the best in years.
Willis S. Dunlway was the orator of
the day and delivered a stirring address
appropriate to tne occasion, ine dec
laration of independence was read by
Walter Wlnslow. The afternoon was
spent in athletic contests and other
sports.
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS
AT SHEEIDAN FOURTH
KLAMATH HAY PROSPECTS.
Stockmen Believe There Will Bo
Sufficient to Sleet Requirements.
Klamath Falls Or.. July 4. Through
out the entire Klamath basin the crops
are about two weeks later than last
year. While the crops are not the best,
still most of the grain and alfalfa un
der the canal Is about up to the aver
age. The cutting of the first crop of
the alfalfa hay will begin in about two
weeks. The wild hay is now being har
vested in some parts of the county and
the vield is almost up to the average.
Stockmen are of the opinion that there
will be enough to supply the demand.
In the Tule lake vallev the crons have
been Injured because of a lack of water.
tireaKs in tne canal and nils In the
ditches have shut off the water for
more than three weeks and crops of
all kinds have been damaged in that
section.
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Sheridan, Or., July 4. Dressed in
gala attire, with a profusion of bunting
and a patriotic display of the national
emblem In honor of the anniversary of
tho American independence, Sheridan
celebrated the Fourth as never before.
A vast crowd of people attended.
The exercises of the celebration
began with an address by Governor
Chamberlain, which was listened to by
citizens from Yamhill, Polk and Tilla
mook counties. ' The governor's speech
was devoted mainly to the early day
settlers, to whose daring efforts, he
said, belongs the credit of making Ore
gon a state peopled By citizens of in
dustry, refinement and intelligence.
Various sports provided entertain
ment for the city's guests, including a
closely contested ball game between
the Willamina and Sheridan clubs.
Judge Wlllinm Galloway of the cir
cuit bench delivered the forenoon ad
dress at the City Park. J. T. Simp
son read the declaration of independ
ence. In the afternoon Hon. E. S. Mc
Allister of Portland addressed the large
audience.
TEN THOUSAND
VISIT ASTORIA
Weekly Report
of Wheat Crop
During the past week there
has been but little change in
the position of the growing
wheat crop of the PaclflO north
west. The warm weather was
usual for this time of the year
and the damage reported was
nominal. Rains are still needed
but are promised by the weather
bureau for the entire wheat
belt.
Says the Condon Globe:
"Frank Moore brought tb town
a sample of wheat from his
ranch yesterday to show that,
the wheat in this vicinity Is In
fine condition. The sample
tood three and a half feet with
the finest of heads. To see such
a sample leads one to discredit
and forget stories of burning
crops."
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Astoria, Or., July 4. A crowd esti
mated at 10,000 people witnessed the
Fourth of July celebration here. Dur
Ing the morning there were sports of
all kinds on the streets. The parade in
the afternoon was one or tne largest
ever seen in. Astoria. It consisted of
United States troops, G. A. R. veterans,
civic societies, floats, automobiles, car
riages and citizens on horseback. The
weather was cool, but not disagreeable.
Senator C. W. Fulton delivered the
oration of the day before an immense
assemblage. J. M. Anderson read the
declaration of Independence. The choruft
of 100 singers under the direction of
Dr. Emll Knna of Portland was a
grand success. The day concluded with
a magnificent display of fireworks from
a barge anchored in the river In front
of the Flavel dock.
towns came en masse andeasslsted In
making of the Albany celebration the
greatest eVer attempted. In baseball
the Alco club of this city defeated the
Bralnard Cubs of Portland by the de
cisive score of 14 to 1. The largest
crowd ever at a local baseball game
witnessed the sport.
HEM DUD
FOR OUTPUT
New Corvallis Cannery Has
Orders Booked Ahead
of Supply.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.
Corvallis, July 4. After a successful
run on strawberries, during which about
200 cases of 24 cans each were put up,
the Corvallis cannery begins Monday
morning on Royal Ann cherries and
there Is promise of a good supply. An
old eanneryman from California visited
the Corvallis plant and pronounced the
strawberries canned as first class In
every respect.
Inquiries are,, received every day from
would-be purcnasers abroad, some of
whom desire to contract for the entire
season's output of the local establish
ment. Following the run on Royal Ann cher
ries it is the intention to can loganber
ries, beans, tomatoes, peaches, pears.
squash and pumpkins. It Is believed
that every can will find a ready mar
ket. , Every care is being taken to put
out only a first class article.
Plats of land for gardening purposes
are in greater demand than ever before
as a 41-sult of the opening of the new
cannery. Bv next year it is expected
to have an abundant supply of all kinds
of vegetables and fruits In the imme
diate vicinity or corvallis.
NEW YORK DESTINED
TO BE LARGEST CITY
PARADE, GAMES AXP
BALL AT HOOD RIVER
ITc: dreaced. ItetOc lb; spring ducks.
1)6 15c It- pta-ons. tl ft .os. dreeeed
poultry. ICIfco lb. higher.
Mt pa, Weel aa KMea.
HOPS crop, first prime. ;
r-rlme, 4 He: se4tm te ftrlme. : ir
ilom. IHe lb: rrop. 11 He tb;
contrta, esd 1 e fee tare yeara.
WoOLe I tesr-Willamette valley. 11
iiiiiTSSXNl ttearxng. '' licit
In Gilliam county are not roseate. In
fart la some places the estimate of this
veer's rroo Is tlar4 as low as one half
of what it -wis la 17, when Condon
h cawie know 4a -'The Wheat City."
There Is nS f anoinure, bet -If ao
hot wlnde prevail, the crops will not
materially eyffer. f-o fsr the breezes
have not boea mieb as to eesse damage
te the rrtp It 1 a d!ffitiW matter
te get exactly at t, real eituattn rel
ative to ILe euiptit'ef waeat la tail
county. By some It tabelleved that the
yield in tne county as a wnoie win not
be less than a third as large as last
year. In some sections as Mayvllle and
Ferrr Canron tiie yield will be pretty
well up to the a vera are. but In other por
tions It will fall nearly to one half.
In this Immediate section a number of
the wheat men are rutting their craps
for hav. which ieam a considerable
loss Harvest also will not begin gen
erally for three weeks, though in some
parts of the connty net wek will see
the beginning of the harvest time. It
Is not thought that the wages for har
vest will be very high, as the fanners
do not expect to be swamped with work
as they were with the exceptionally
large crop of last rear.
Science so far has fatted to furntah
any eirlsnatloh of tbe mystery of seed
less fruits. They ere net the outcome
ef the work of man. Maa perpetuates
tr,em;' tie oo-s no more.
(Special Dlspetch to Tbe Journal.)
Hood River, Or.. July 4. The Fourth
of July celebration held here today un
der the auspices of Park grange was
participated in by many hundreds of
residents of the city and valley. The
day was started by a parade led by
the Hood Klver band, in which aDDeared
the flont purchased by Hood River for
the Portland Rose Festival with Miss
Margaret Nlckelaen occupying ' the
throne as queen.
Officers of the association, masquer
adere, Indiana cowboys and carriages
containing visiters and the speakers of
the day made up the parade. Cm the
arrival of the procession at the Orange
hall a program consisting of music,
reading of tbe Declaration of Independ
ence, orations and singing of patriotic
songs was carried- out.
A basket dinner was served at noon,
after which field sports and a baseball
?ane took place, followed by Japanese
I reworks, donated by the Japanese
residents of Hood River. The ceiebra
tion was concluded this evening by a
grand ball. In which hundreds of young
couples throughout tho valley partici
pated. ALBANY'S FOURTH
BRINGS THOUSANDS
(Special Dlapatcn to The Journal.)
New Yorlf, July 2. In New York City
over 250,000 people work at night.
Coney Island is sometimes visited by
600,000 people a day. There are 132 de
partment stores employing over 10,000
people. Th population Is now 4,800.000.
London's population Is 600.000 more,
but New York is growing seven times
as fast as the Britluh metropolis, and
should become tho largest city In the
world Inside of 10 years. The popula
tion Increases at the ratio of five to
one, compared with the Increase of the
rest of the country. There aro 112 the
atres and two grand opera houses, seat
ing about 110.000 people. About 45.000
marriages are solemnized every year.
One in everv minute.
In 1885 New urk had only 28 mil
lionaires; now it has over 2.000. Over
476,000,000 gallons of water are used
every day in the prater city. A chili
Is born every four minutes and a
death occurs every seven minutes. Tha
city contains 8.000 lawvers. R.O00 actors,
3.U00 actresses, 6.000 artists. 10.000
musicians, 16,000 stenographers, 6.900
salesmen and saleswomen. 1 .900 farm
ers, 1,600 undertakers nnd S62 female
barbers. No. 1 Wall street Is con
sidered the highest priced property In
the United States. Several years ago
It sold for $700 a square foot and .s
assessed by the city at a llttlo over $4
per square Inch. The transient hotol
population Is figured at 250,000 people j
a aav. J no noiei uruytiuci i o vniuu
at over $80,000,000.
TRAVELERS AND
WAYS IX BRITAIN
tl.-vdtl DUpatr te Tbe JowraaL )
Albany. Or- Julr' 4. Flftees thou-
The seedless Is nd people celebrated the Fourth of
(rsee was foand in a state Of seed-1 July (a Arbany today. Corvallis, L
iesa.VMa
'.sauea. SelOr aad oLhar surrouadias oa ibslr feic; ciea.
It has long been the custom of Eng
lish railways to display in the stations
and inside of the railway coaches
large and varied selection of pictures. '
uauallv photographs, showing the seen la
tirorHnn. nf thir rennertlve lines So
acceptable have these proved to the '
public and to such an extent has It
undoubtedly contributed to increased
travel, that the Midland railway of,
England has recently ' Introduced still
another feature, designed to inform the
traveler and to assist him in determin
ing his routes. I
Fixed In frames In the booking hall or,
passage where the ticket offices ire lo
cated, or 4fn some equally convenient '
place, sre 'large ordnance maps of the
neighboring country, drawn to the scale
of one Inch to tne mile. Each map
Is composed of one-Inch ordnance she-eta,
the entire area covered berag 14 miles
from north to south and $t miles from I
east to west, thus giving some '4
square miles of territory In detail. Tbe'
maps are or tne contour series, eo mat
it Is quite possible for intelligent trav
elers to locate the hills and dales oa
this route. In most cases there la a
Bote on the man-Indicating tha eiact!
be'rht above sea level (ordnance datum) J
of the railway tracts at the particular 1
stations.
These rasps are attracting iroch at-'
tent Ion, since they aro not only sere-:
treeble to persons traveling by tne rail
waya but are often of equal raise te ,
cyclists and even pedestrians. Cycles
In particular frequently get tbetr data
for a trip from theee rew a.1vertlmg
snaps, often smceeding part of the way i
i
By John E. Lathrop.
(Staff Correspondent of The Journal.)
New York, July 2. "The double
standard of morals Is the paramount
Issue In American politics," was the as
sertion of Augustus Thomas, the cele
brated playwright and author, at the
Lambs' club, where 'he was talking poli
tics at my request. It was staggering
at first, until he went on to explain that
he had been preparing a seconding Bryan
speech for the Denver convention and
had run across that phrase "double
standard of morals" in his verbal
storehouse and had dragged it forth to
utilize in centering attention on nia re
marks remarks wliich will be pregnant
with meaning, eloquent and loaded with
the fruits of deep study and patriotic
thought.
"You don't purpose to Introduce the
Harry Thaws and the Chester Gll
lettes and their ilk International poli
ties 7" i asked.
Two Standards.
"Oh, no," he answered; "the double
standard of morals in business the life
which permits a business man to at
tend his church with! his family, pri
vately dp all that an Ideal citlsen woud
do, and then walk down town Monday
morning or any morning and, as 4t man
ager of a corporation, order his general
counsel to go and debauch his court or
corrupt that legislature."
Mr. Thomas contends that the present
Issue is moral, and that the moral
comes before the economic In political
Importance.
"You see, it s like tnis ir we cannot
cure the awrul state or immorality
which has cursed the country, and per
mitted men to do as business men what
they dare not do as private citizens, if
we cannot make It unrespectable for a
lawver to take a case which does not
make for truth and Justice arid the
people's good, if we cannot make It per
sonally unpopular for managers of big
business to divert the course of honest
government, then it is futile to estab
lish healthy economic truths, for we
cannot get them put into effect."
Augustus Tnomas, wno was saying
this. Impresses ono as being a very
large man mentally, and that he pos-
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SPSSCS llliaiieciuni cliiu ilium. CD ,
as physical graces moat people iooc (
conceded. ,
Yesterday, on tl.a suggestion of a
newspaper acquaintance here, I called
Mr. Thomas on the telephone ant
aaked, for an Interview, lie was at
East Hampton, 1U0 miles away.
"I want some political lulormatloa
touching New York." I said.
"I'll meet you tomorrow at 11:10 at
the Lambs' club," he answered, and el
that celebrated place the next day tbe
man who wrote VAlabama" revealed his
wonderfully broad Interest In his fel
low man and bis great mental develop
ment. .
Honesty and flood WIU.
"Honesty and good will,", thase he
named as two essentials of uooeasfui
popular government honesty that the
people may get their will carried out.
and good will that' that carried out
will may be such as to bring happi
ness to all.
Then he admitted that be had writ
ten those plays like "Alabama" with
serious purpose to draw together th
then sundertd north and south, to
ameliorate the conditions of bard.reql
lng, to fuse again the two portions
which had been broken apart. ,
So that, with those years of earnest
effort alone those lines back of that
platitude of "honesty and good will."
Augustus Thomas' words take ' oa
meaning In connection with politics.
Before you have seen and beard
Thomas, you might smile at the sug
gestion of his nomination for vice-president,
but after he has talked politics
a short while, his nomination for any
office In the republlo seems appro
priate. He roes to Denver, bat he didn't ret
to go easily for Tammany refused him
election a a delegate. Bo he wrote
hack to his native state Missouri and
they gave him a delegateshlp and gave
it gladly.
Heeds the Organisation.
"Those Brvan fellows don't seem to
be able to get along with the organiza
tion, " one of the Tammany leadera ex
plained, as he sat In an office which
Tammany had given him with about
$10,000 per, while Thomas and his
friends had been denied "a lookln" by
Mr. Murphy's organization. "They, won't
consult. They are too damned Inde
pendent." .
One remembered reading that La Fol
lette "wouldn't consul?': that Is,
wouldn't go first to the politicians, but
rather went to the people for his or
ders. After several days spent this time
around the cltv offices and examining
again the works of Tammany, one waa
Impressed that, as Penrose in Phila
delphia, Cox in Cincinnati and Barnes
In Albany curse the good name of de
cent Republicans, so Tammany does for
respectable Democrats In New York,
and Augustus Thomas and his kind who
won't consult are complimented when
Tammany "roasts" them for their per-verseness.
Telegraph Lines. .
The United States has 1,160,965 miles
of telegraph lines against 461,036 miles
in Germany, 402,371 miles In the Rus
sian empire. 391,275 miles in Franco'.'
and 886.353 miles in Great Britain. .
Price of Denatured Alcohol.
Denatured alcohol sells in Germany
at 27 cents per gallon and in this coun
try can be hadfor 36, wholesale. At
this price, owing to Its great heatlnsr
quality. It is claimed to be cheaper than
gasoline. One gallon will keep a 150-candle-power
Incandescent lamp going
for 48 hours. .
Portland Construction Company
OF PORTLAND, OREGON
ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS OF ELECTRIC
RAILROADS, POWER GENERATING
PLANTS AND CONCRETE DAMS.
CAPITAL STOCK, 3500,000
Par Value $100 Per Share
0100,000 PREFERRED, $400,000 COMMON
This company has contracts for the construction
of 200 miles of electric railway through Gilliam,
Wheeler, Wasco, Crook and Grant counties; also
contracts for concrete and steel dams on the John
Day and the Deschutes rivers; also for concrete
work on bridges and buildings amounting to Over
$6,000,OOQ.
These projects are being financed by a bond
issue of the Wasco County Electric & Water-Power
Co. to the amount of $15,000,000, and the money se
cured fromAhe sale of this bond issue will be de
voted to the payment of the above-mentioned con
tracts. We Offer $100,000 of the Preferred
Stock of This Company, Paying 8 Per
Cent Per Annum, at S92 Per Share;
guaranteed by contract with the promoters to turn
over to a trust company twice the amount of the par
value of this stock in bonds of the Wasco County
Electric & Water-Power Co., to be held in escrow
as security for the payment of this stock at the end
of 10 years. A sinking fund to retire this $100,000
of stock at the end of 10 years being a stipulation in
the preferred stock, which will pay, as above men
tioned, 8 per cent dividends per annum.
This stock controls the entire assets of the com
pany. The money secured from the sale of this pre-
ferred stock will be used for the purchase of equip
ment and for actual construction -of 40 miles of -grading
and contractors' skeleton railroad to haul
material for construction of power dam at the John
Day river, and for all other purposes incident to the
carrying forward of the work involved in these con-,
tracts.
We can recommfnd this stock to be first-class '
investment.
COOK & TRUBY
511 Corbctt BIdg. Portland, Oreztn
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Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Commission llcrctaals, Stocks, EcsSs. Ccttea, Cra!a, Ik
21W17 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING
Members Chicago Board of Trtde, Corfeir-or.Jeriti cf Lrin & !"-
' Chictro, Krsr York, Boston.
Wt atvt tli OtiJy privit wire connecting. Tort'in i ' t n
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