The Oregon daily journal., August 30, 1908, Page 13, Image 13

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HEWS FORECAST
OF COMING WEEK
thai will tak Ulm to tha I'aclflo coast.
Tlia blf avent of th waek will b tha
formal opariln ot tha Ohio Rapubllcta
i'amialiri at Ynungatown, Saturday, at
Inch (iovarnor Huhe of New YorK
Hl be tha chief apoakar. Tha meatliiK
will iirartlcalljr mark tha opening ot
tha leibllran campalfn for tha whole
countr), and lha apeach whtrh (Jovernor
HnKiirn will dellvrr haa bern prepared
with that fam In view.
Two atavta rrlmarlaa,
General atate prlmrlt will be held
clary committee, to retain tils a eat la
coosress Is aleo attracting attention.
O. A. M, BncaBpmsV
Tha state election In Vermont takta
plai s Tuvaday, but in tha opinion of tha
tteat polliVal leaders of t.oih parties
the reault will afford no rellahU fore
cnat of the national alectlon to coma la
Novaraber. .
Tba Attantlo battUhlr Lflet will
apend the week at MelbouiVs. where
preparations have been made on tha
same elahoratx apale at Auckland and
Hvdney for ihe entcrtaliimcnt of tha
COOS BAY'S COAL OCCUPIESAN IMPORTANT PLACE
IN THE WORLD OF COMMERCE ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Washington. Avi : -Hnvfrnl ivenl
durlnc !) fominr crk will rv t
In Mli hlnan and laroneln. In Mlchl
officers and men.
The vatrrans of the Orand Army ef
the Iteputillc and memtiera of the vari
ous auxiliary organizations wtl1 meet
In annual reunion In Toledo and at the
same tune th Cnlted Hpantsh War Vet
erans will hold their annual tm-amp-tnent
In Boston.
qulrken pninuni . umiv i hr..un M..nt I ho ,t,0 int-rt c.-ntr principally In
country. William J Ilrynn la ulato! fur lln corneal for IlriiutilUaii Kuberna
aaveral ape ti in the iMkuiua and
Mlnnaaota Ju.lc" Tfi i:i uy at
Middle Ilaaa lalan.l until Dm fnd of the
weak, when ha will (.1 t rinr-lnnnil to
remain until alnrtlon rtav Thornua
t oj la nomination, In which (lovernol
Warner la fluhlina- for a third term and
In oppoaed by two able opponents. In
W'la. iiriulM the lutereat reaolves around
the right for the I'nltad Rtates senator-
hip Four candidates are en wared In a
bluer fight for the Hepuhllcan nomina
tion limy me Krnator Iaaao Stephen
Ron. who la a candidate to mirceed him
aclf; former State Senator William H.
Hal ton. Fraud F. Mcdovern, district
attorney of Milwaukee county, and
A fnrgo OrlT.
From the Washington Post.
A leading woman's magazine Ih de
manding that men be as good aa v. omen.
They soem to forget that tlio hvtrcge
lflfgen, prraldrntlHl camllrlaie of the
Independence party, will .nd li e rarTy
part of the week In Imllana nn,l Ohio
and will then atart on a epoakliiK tour
of tha n)rfhwtrn bihipb Kuifiia V.
IMba. candidate of the Hu-lallKi tmrty.
fortnur ( 'on;r'iiiun H. A. Cook of Nee
nah. Th
fight of Representative John man has a hard enough time being as
plans to leave Chicago Monday on a tour I
J
Jenkins, clmlrman of tha house Judl-1 good as ha in.
THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 30, 1808
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By Carl Smith.
Ma rah field, Or., Aug. 59. A man with
18.750 cords of wood stacked up on an
acre of his ground would no doubt con
sider himself In luck. If those 1,760
cords should suddenly be converted Into
an equal volume of fine domestic coal
he would nhake hands with himself sev
eral times. Here In Coos county there
are estimated to be 400 square miles
where the land bears this quantity of
coal. Of courne, the coal Is under tha
ground, and cannot be seen as the stack
of cordwood could, hut It Is there. That
la ono reaaou so many persona bellove
In tha future of Coos Bay as a port and
manufacturing center. Independent of Its
other splendid resources.
Coos and coal begin with the same
letter, and they will no doubt be more
and more closely associated together as
the extent and value of the fuel de
posits of the county become known.
Here la the only great bed of coal In
Oregon or California, placed by nature
on a harbor that with small cost can
be made to float the commerce of the
world, end already accomodates lines of
coal-carrying steamers. This Is an ad
vantage that la
rens as a factor of the highest Im
looked upon by the citl
portance In Its bearing on the future de
velopment of the
tav
future city on this
fact.
To emphasize this cold coal
chunk of the warmth-giving material
that required four men to handle. It was
lng of the Oregon & Idaho Development
placed In a front window of the- cham
ber of commerce during the recent meet-
nlaced
cor
th
congress, and several such chunks are
.-.vwvti
ii V- fcr
ZS3LSC
tlonal tonnage. Although theTlarrlman
Interests are now foremor In actual
mining operations, there jKan abund
ance of fuel-bearing land In Independent
hands, and If the tendency to monopoly
can bo prevented there will be golden
on display at the dletrlct fair this week.
These specimens come from the Beaver I
HIU mine, owned by the Southern Pa- j
clfic. At this and other mines of the Tho coal of Coos Is of lignite char
company the output Is now nearly 1,000 ; acter, excellent for domestic consump
tons per day. The Llbby mine, imle- Hon and a gosfe grade of steam coal.
penitently owned, turns out an addl- I Extensive shlStojents are made to San
opportunity here for competitive capltaK
Francisco and some Is sent to Portland.
At present there Is a large waste at the
mines, but a brlqnettc company proposes
to utilize the inexpensive hy-product end
turn out "bricks of any quantity of
carbon desired.
Vast Coal Area.
The estimate of 400 .4iuare miles for
the coal area was made In a geological
survey report In 1890 Since then there
have bee'n new discoveries. The big
spit near the harbor entrance on the
uirth Is said to be underlaid, and dls
ivcrles have been made near the head
v.iters of the Coqullle-rlver, a beautiful
I ream that flows through Coos county
nd h separated by a low divide from
.0 Coos river valley.' "'oal cropping
ra at the surface many places, and
mie farmers ill fuel from their own
and with a pick.
Although the price he been boosted
'"pvernl times In the last few years, ronl
Is still very cheap anil the cost of mln
iiiK Is comparatively small At letall
In Marshflehl, delivered. I lie price is
now $5.r0 and Jfi per ton. Not long ago
It was $4. The cost of mining, baaed
in a production, of 2.000 tons per day,
s about $1 per ton.
Here is an analysis of Poos Bay cool
-v W. P. Chandler, an oxpert who has
Miiitbed much of the data for govern
ment' reports: Fixed carbon, fin. 21 per
it; volatile matter. 32. BO; .moist
' M; ash. 2.35. The large moisture
int causes a sort of eincktr.g procep
' ihe coal is left too Ions exposed to
ihe rays of the sun. It will he seen
that the ash pen-entace la very small.
That there will ultimately be a great
eyslem of mlnen In Coos, largely en
gaged In furnishing coal for the coast
wise trade and for the manufacturing
Interests that seem sure to come to the
land of cheap fuel. Is the confident pre
diction of many who have carefully
looked Into the situation. Coos has been
given a monopoly by nature, and if
monopoly-by man can be averted. Coos
Rav will profit immensely by Its un
derground storehouse of wealth. -
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MALHEUR FRUIT TREES GROAN UNDER LOAD
Bumper Crop of Apples,
Pears and Peaches of
Fine Quality in East
ern Oregon County
Malheur county has the largest fruit
crop this year that has ever been ex
perienced In that section of the state
Trees are beinp broken In many In
ftamvs with the weight of the apples
pears end peaches, notwithstanding the
fact that nearly all orchards were
thinned fully 50 per cent. This bounti
ful crop Is not confined to fruit alone
In fact, nil farm and garden products
seem to be competing with each other
In an endeavor to see which can be the
most prolific.
William MOrfltt, who lives two miles
southwPHt of Onturlo, from his tliree-year-old
peach orchard picked and sold
en average of 200 pounds of peaches to
the tree.
Alfalta will yield seven to ten tons
per acre, 10,000 tons of which haa been
contracted for by one purchaser at $5.50
per ton In the stack. Alfalfa seed Is
proving to be a paying crop, as some
of the farmers say they will clear at
least 76 per acre from this source.
Sugar beets look particularly good this
year, promising to equal the highly sat
isfactory yield of 30 tons per acre two
years ago.
Low Land Yaluea.
While many orchards are yielding Jl.
000 per acre and alfalfa as high as $.18
to $40 per ncre, land values are exceed
ingly low as compared with other more
extensively advertised districts of the
state, as good Irrigated orchard land
ran yet be had at from $100 to $150 per
acre, including water rights. These
prices will, however, experience a sub
etantlal increase over the prevailing
prices at the present time, owing to the
recent organization or commercial clubs
which will bring the wonderful re
sources of their county to the attention
of the general public.
Malheur county is in the extreme
southeastern corner of the state, border
ing on Idaho and Nevada, and contains
ome 9.7S4 square miles. Fruit raising
that has been particularly successful
there has been with apples, apricots,
raspberries blackberries, strawberries,
fieaches, pears, plums, prunes, nectar
nes, grapes ami all the small fruits
common to a northern latitude. These,
In size, flavor, color and quantity com
lare most favorably with the products
of the best known fruit districts In thej
northwest. Appies i." inches In circum
ference, peaches r', ana Hartlett pears
weighing 20 ounces are 110 rarity.
Three Crops of Alfalfa.
Al falfa -comprises the principal hay
product snd the conditions seem par
tlcularlv fitted for Its growth. The coat
of raising It is merely nominal and the
hay crop la very strong, farmers there
cut three crops a year and the yield Is
often seven to ten tons an acre. It Is
easily and cheaply grown and gives
large crois.
other products Irwlud ail th cereals
and vegetables common to this Jatltude.
such as wheat, barley, rye. oats) corn,
etc . and potatoes, onions, beets, -carrots,
parsnips, beans. s.juashes. pumpkins,
melons, tomato s. ets. Corn fields mak
ing 40 bushels per acre, whest. 50; oats.
70; barley, 45, potatoes. SO'1 hushele per
acre, are not uncommon. aor are 50
round cabbages, 75-ponnd melons,
t-potind spuds or 10-pound beets
The gnke river the Malheur aid
Owyfcee rivers snd their tributaries are,
the principal streams in the county
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four are situated on the Oregon Short
Line rntlw-ny; Vtlle is the county seat.
Each of these towns haa. its (special
value to the section In which If Is lo
cated; all have good schools and enjoy
financial health. The volume of busi
ness pouring through Ontario's chan
nels of trade aggregates more than $2,-
uuu.noo annually.
Poullrv raising has met with success
In. this county. Thickens sell rearlllv at
high prices and the cholera element Is
unknown. What is said to be the larg
est plant In the world for the propaga
tion of he luscious nalmon Is situated
one mile nouth of Ontario, oh the banks
of the Snake river.
Sasrebmra, for rire Wood.
The chief tree growth Is sagebrush,
a desert shrub, which furnishes free ,
wood. In the foothill country juniper !
and mountain mahogany appear; the !
former making good fence posts, the j
latter a very valuable fuel supply. In
the western and northwestern portions !
of the county are dense forests of pine. !
fir. tamarack, which furnish lumber,
fuel, posts and building material gen- !
orally. j
Hot springs are found In nearly everv I
part of Malheur county, all of about the i
same character, while the most notable
are the Geyser or Hot Wells, on the
bank of the Malheur river at Vale, the
county seat. Medical experts assert
that these wells are of great value for
medicinal purposes, and if properly im-pso-ved
would equal. If not excel' anv
other health resort in the state
In sinking d.en wells fcr artesian
water In the vicinity of Ontario, a flow
of natural gas was found tlint In two
or three instances furnished cruuigh gas
to use for illuminating' the residence of
the owner, and at the same time a flow
hi artesian water was procured nt a
derth of about 240 feet. Numerous
Indications of the presence of petroleum
are found In this county.
There Are Soma Stock Shipments.
Anjiual shipments
Wool, pounds. 3. 000. 000 to i noo 000
Cattle, head 25 000
Horses, head 15 000
Mutton, sheep, head Bo'oOO
Swtar to tlie crops.
In the advertising lit erature for Mnl-
heur county sworn statements are pub
lisher! concerning the output of various
larms. j. muicf fuvs that he has
raised corn near Ontario w-th an of.r.
ace of 70 bushels to the acre and al
falfa With seven tons o Ihp n.-r n-hlch
brought him $9 If he fed It. and $6 If
he stacked It A. F. Bover eavs 'he
planted 200 Wtnesap apple trees on his
land 10 yeara aao. anrt thov vlM nn on
average of 1J boxes each. ' He haa now
sio trees on 10 acres, and last vear sold
bis entire rron for 11 a box tnt,v
his neighbors who did not sell at a pre
l iue contract price received as high as
$2 50.
li. F Tnsslnff- Rav hit r-' - V a A
sold 4.100 boxes from 11-renr-oM nonle
trees on seven acres nt 'rnlln.i i u
Sherman has 115 acres of raspberries,
n .! has aversged JHiri T'r a. re above
expenses. He haa netle.i ;r. from n
acre I F Street swears to the fol-
jowlng output on hl land: i
SHOWER
STICKS
We are showing some very
neat Umbrellas this srasnn. In
cluded in Ihe lot are plain and
fancy handles of all shades and
qualities of coverings.
A Special Rain Slick at 98c
HAND-BAGS
AND PURSES REDUCED
A special sale of Ladies' Hand
bags and Purses for a few days.
The lot includes Walrus, Seal
and Pin Seal, and the colorings
are tans, grays, greens, laven
der, etc., in shades to match
any costume. All bags and
purses displayed in Washing
ton street window included in sale.
S 3.00 Bags and Purses ? 2.25
$ 4.00 Hags and Purses $ 3.00
$ 5)QBags and Purses 9 3.75
$10.00 Rags and Purses. . . .' 9 7.00
$12.00 Bags and Purses 9 7.50
$15.00 Bags and Purses $12.00
$25.00 Bags and Purses $18.75
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NEW SHOWING
OF FINE CHINA
We are showing a new line of fancy Chirta in
the Gift Room, third floor. It's all imported
German, Austrian and French ware in the
very best grades and latest decorations. In
cluded is an assortment of fine hand-painted
China Vases, etc. The showing includes many
other articles besides those mentioned below.
Plates, priced from 35 to $12.00
Cups and Saucers, from. .... . -J to $ 7.50
Salad Bowls, from 85 to$13.50
Creamers and Sugars, pair.. 75 to $ 9.00
Spoon Travs, from 65 to $ 3.00
Celery Trays, from. 85e to $ 4.50
These goods can be purchased by the piece
or in sets to suit, and we are pleaded to quote
prices at any time.
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VICTOR
TALKING
MACHINES
Store Opens Sunday From 10 A. M. to 2 P. M.
(MMVVv An IMPROMPTU 1
DANCE j
ON ONE
MONTH'S
Free Trial
Jisk Jlboul Our liberal Offer
Free Concert; Every Evening
We Take Cana
dian Money at
Face Value
Let Us
DoYour Picture
Frarrfng
Strawberries yield from.
Melons
Fiewherrlrs
Potatoes
( abb&ge
Onions
Tomatoes
(frren beans '.
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P! klln cucumber
Fer Ar
. $SO0 to $i.ino
. . 2"" to 350
. . 3 oil tn
. . 3f1 to
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40 to
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500 Silver Loving Cup, Awarded by Irrigation Congrpss. SHcrarnento.
Cal., 1907, to Mlheur Cotjnty, Oregon. Tor Beet Collect Ue State Ex
hibit of Fruits Grown by Irrigation.
-. " nts
tro during tbe night and in- h dy.
tlrns It usuiilv rlss to 40 or 6
Thlr chlf vslos Is In th extensive ir
rigntlon they ofTr Tbe climate Is wild
nd bslmr with bright, sunny das far
1st the autumn, beautiful rlear falls.
nd with the winter ao modified br th
genial influence of the Japan currant
hat there arc seldom more than three
or four veeka of reai winter weather.
Farming wnrk continoeselhroughout the
yr. Though the Rummer is warm and
Cleaasnt. thfra are seldom aay hot dtays
"4 tha nights are always tool, la win
ter tha mercury seldom goes down 40
Mainour oounti claims to have the
bei soil in th wet for the raising of
sugar b-et Farmrs raije from 20 to
0 tors an acre and ret a net nreMt of
from $40 to $0 per acre. Tha sugar.
bet factory at Nempe, Idaho. offred i
rritee of $150 and MOO for the beat 10-'
acre ffld raled In the tenaka rtver val
ley, and A. J. Quacker.bush of Ontario
received first priae. anfl' John Ray of
Nyesa aecond priae. Both theee fields
prod n red over S tons per acre, and net
ted tbe owners $?$ per acra profit. T,ia
Industry has become a rery profitable
one, tt being demonstrated that a few
arres prorerly enltlTated la sufficient
to support a fajnily. Tbe sugar beet
factory la located at Kampa. Idaho.
miles front Ontario. Or, and they pa
M it per ton loaded em tbe ear here?
They have built beet dumps at ail con
vent st places along tha railway, which
makes it ctmvrnlant for tha fsrmera.
necessitating hauling ifeir beets htit
a short-distance lanl rents lor
$20 I r s-re
This Is a g o1 ';r'ing r 'urlrj'. he
cause hsy I arnw r - i . ri . and
butter fst :;! frorr. 11 ' .'7 -er a
DOUTI 1. Thrvitc 'lo i r t'l1 It rUim
the country :s r d '-T h"g rii:r.g .
Aifajfa n;k" go nue huilor.
and with a i;tt c.-rn and tiar!) t'.v- ,
hog thrives well i ht. 'r.-. of r,-i r.f
the business in manv ti. :r ahcn-. ;
here. j
WBl'Bf til rryiar ,a-r-ai.
There t a frutt rannere at rrdla.
whk-ai doe a gd husjr.e, aid there
are aereraj frutt drring nnd evaporat
ing plant The mild tl'.mata la good
fcr eplctjlt-uae, and tha henev aecretal
by tha alfaifa plants le excellent Almost
vary ramji as ! t-ea hlrs. where
fraefl tt to 11 plum's are gathered by
each coicp v yearly.
Taa twr ef tha remate Bra On-tarW.-Vya.
. Arw.la. Va. JeHun Tal
lay. T eetfail and jaalhaur. . Thf f Ust
3rWAAAVWVWyyAa'
PIANO
Idondiy morninj early we
will r!l you a fine piano at a
lair price Ewy piano marked
in plain figure. Every fijrure in
right Eery piano worth what
the tiyvre ay. Rcfore you buy
will i..it our ttore and ee
our piano Thi will convince
you that tu can do better here
than elsewhere.
Sherman, Qay & Co.
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE.
A. B. Chaaa PUyer Piano.
Neglect Yourself and the World
Will Neglect You
GOOD TEETH ARE A PASSPORT IN
.BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
A mouth filled with white, strong teeth is the most
striking feature of the face. Xeglect your teeth and
you are sure to suffer physically and probaWy finan
cially. The day when slovenly people succeed is
past. If your teeth ache or you notice a cavity in
one. nf your teeth, have it attended to at once. A
stitch in time saves nine.
Those missing teeth don't look well. If you will
call at this office we will make a bridge for you that
will look as well and chew your.food ac we!! as natural
teeth. This work is accomplished without plates and
i; one of the greatest triumphs of modern dentistry.
"When no sound teeth remain, then we make plateS
that fit perfectly.
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GOOD SET OF TEETH
ON RUBBER PLATE. .. .
$5.00
BEST SET OF TEETH
ON RUBBER PLATE..
$8.00
D
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, E. WRIGHT
342 Washington Street, Corner Seventh
PAINLLSS
DLNTIST
OFFICE HOURS 8 a. m.to 6 p. m, SUNDAYS 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.,
Phone Main 2119. Twefve Years in Portland. '
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