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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4. 1003.
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HKPf th ttrlr niliitr of i-
oounty laid down bia pick and
hovel for tha lMt Um it was
not bis intention to turn from
the hills and etrsams which ba
knew and loved. And whether ba opened
aaioon or started bank ba poaaeaaad
advantage in knowing tba country
and 1U people. For tnany yaara Doug-
la oounty ha baan building up In spots.
Tba railroad baa eonnaotad tbaaa apota
wita iron track. Trmda Ilka all othr
moving foroee foUowa tba Una of laet
rastfartanoe. A naw day la dawning in
tnla eouaty, tha fruit Industry "haa baan
prominent from tba atari Tba county
now laada all other in tba atat In tha
production of prune and aa a matter
ox oourse we people are prone to boast
of tbia Industrial achievement. Noth
ing eould be more legitimate. To ba
of tmportano In tba world ta aa muoh
a matter ox prid to oountlea aa siro
Uar honor would ba to private Indi
vidual. Tba welfare and fame of tha
oonnty la vary oloaely , aaaoolated with
tbaproapertty and pride of Roseburg.
with tba progressiva record of tha
city, tba development of tba adjacent
and contributory territory will keep
pao. Jt la indeed tha adjacent devel
opment whioh city progress bespeaks;
and It la that upon which city progress
depend. The building up of the sur
rounding oountry la tba moat important
and gratifying fact of all. In thla sin
gle Item of the produetlon and ship
ment of prunaa for a aingle year, one
dealer alone haa e hipped mora than 100
carloads of prunaa from Douglaa coun
ty. Thla aervea In a great degree aa
the reglater of civilized conquest In
Douglaa oounty. It la not alone tha
produotlon of prunes, but the creation i
of thrifty and prosperous communities
whioh thla prune exportation record In
dicates, that oount And It la not
alone what they hava done, but tha
promise or wnat tney shall do. Tha
progressive farmer Is now turning his
attention to the apple ' Industry. An
acrsv of i appJ orchard - In full ' bearlni
wlir command' the price f about 160
per acre; " While an acre of prunes in
full bearing will bring but $260 per
acre, xnese trees are set zo reet apart,
no that a prune orchard contains 108
trees to the acre. These trees, at 7
years bid, In full bearing, will produce
nbout six tons of fresh prunes to the
acre, or two tons of dried prunes. The
present price for the average dried
prune, is 3 cents. The cost of drying
prunes is about 6 cents a hundred. The
prunes are sorted in eight different
srades, the larger onea containing but
30 dried prunes to tha pound, and tha
smaller ones 80. They are paoked In
25 and EO-pound boxes.
Leadershln in this denotes the nronh-
ry of leadership in other things, as
Tinie shall pass and tha ODDortunlties
, ii ml advantages they have shall attract
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the attention of others. Tha farms whd
bomea and villages and. cities and fac
tories and commerce of the future1 are
all tho later fruit of the same- forces
which have made Douglas county s
leader In tha distribution of thla great
food staple.
Every family brought into this ter
ritory, every farm improved, and every
institution established, whether It be
a Creamery or a sawmill, the raising of
hopa or bogs adds just that much to the
ousmesa resources oi tne county, uno
Rrosperou family on a new fruit farm
i worth more to Roseburg or the rail
road, than, a train-load of tourists trav
eling through the county. And the
factory or fruit drier employing - 85
men and using the raw material of the
vicinity Is a growing asset, a continu
ous revenue producer. Labor la one of
the prime factors In all' tha develop
ments, and the community that can
supply Intelligent and contented labor,
has an asset, of treat Value. The bus
iness pt a new oounty is to increase its'
population., a land witnout people is a
wilderness.
What Douglaa ; county needs, how
ever, mora, muoh more than, exploiting
or booming, la good wagon roads and i
more railroads. Tha traveler through 1
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this county, on the' Southern . Pacific
railroad, may look from his car window,
and aee evidences of the frontier but
in the next balf hour his train rushes
Into a town with all modern Improve
ments possessing ' a refined and pro
gressive peoplb. , There . are acres of
waste land in the west as there are
acres of useless land In the east A
visit to the fertile farms of this coun
ty makes -a lasting Impression. Most
with. farm-house on every. 10 or 40
acres. - Most ' of these farmers . make
money. Their "residences are comfort
able: a few art even pretentious. The
publlo schools are good, life is simple.
There are few rich men and no really
fioor ones. There is little hardship of
arm life or .country life at the least.
The labor is light. - Skill and good man
agement are required rather tqgn shear
toll. There ta no Isolation: your next
of the fruit farms are small, of course, door neighbor Is within speaking- dis
tance. Ton live In a town In fact, and
hava a town fife, at the same time It
is your orchard and garden that main
tains you.
This part of Oregon should be seen
through a variety of temperaments,
looked at through the experience of
years 'from long personal contact with
It at many points of view. Otherwise
much that is written about it and much
that la justly said of it will seem to
the casual visitor, mere exaggeration.
llOTEL
We are to look at It chiefly as the land
of the farmer and fruit grower and
we are to see how diversified are the
industries connected with the soil, how
remunerative Is the Xvork and how
nearly ideal the conditions of this coun
try life in southern Oregon.
This is a day of changing conditions
of the farming region. The period of
Sreat land holding is passing away; the
ays of speculation in wheat farming
are gone, l ne mistaites or rruu plant
ing are out-grown and they are beyond
the cost of experiment. It is the time
of development. The foundations of
great industrial community are being
laid, and the young and vigorous civil
ization is being firmly established. But
much of thts land Is still thinly popu
lated. It Is so vast that it can only be
occupied by degrees. Land -Is low In
frlce for tne quality of soli and large
racts are not desirable. The markets
of the world are now available. Com
mercially, too. It Is a newday in the
west. Douglas county has acquired un
looked for Importance.
The county has 4,860 square miles of
territory and over 16.000 population.
The- eastern section Is heavily timbered
and rich in both fir and pine. The
western nart of the county reaches to
the coast, where the lumber Industry
and the dairy Industry are assuming
large proportion. The fruit . lnduatry,'
represents some of tha best business
talent of the county. Sheridan -and
Agee have 166 acrea set to prune andr
apples. W. C. Winston baa 80 acres) ' 1
of prunes, cherries and pea rs ell in'
good condition, while E. E. LaBrle de-,
votes himself entirely to prune Indus
try; he has 30 acres from which he
derives a good Income. C. Gazley is;
both a grower and shipper of fruit, be -haa
a 40-cre apple -orohard and '18
acres of prunes and ships from 70 to
100 carloads of dried prunes out of the,
county each year. J. B. Riddle has 49
acres of prune orchard all In bearing.
J. L. Clough haa 25 acres of prunes.:
Abner Riddle 40 acres of prunes, Purdy
Wilson 80 acres of prunes; all of these
orchard's are in good shape and under
good cultivation. - ,
Roseburg is the county seat of Doug
las county: baa a population of 8,000,
and was founded in 1856. It was ,
named after Aaron Rose, an , early ,
pioneer, and the city was built on his ,
donation claim. It lies in a cosy val- 1
ley surrounded on every side by hills.,
resembling mountains. The affairs of
the nltv are beina well administered un-
der the balancing hand of Dr. E. V.
Hoover, who la serving his third term
as mayor. Ha is a native of Douglas
county and not lacking in faith as to
the speedy development of southern v
Oregon.
FIRE CHIEFS
DANGERS
TOLD OF
FILM SHOWS
Fire Chief Campbell read tba follow
ing paper to tha convention of north
west fire chiefs held last week in Vic
toria, b. C. The head of the Portland
fire department waa one of tha few hon
ored by. tha association In being, asked
to contribute a paper. Tba subject dealt
with by Mr. Campbell waa tha danger
of fire In moving piotura theatres and
nlekelodions, and la one with whioh ha
Is thoroughly familiar, having a good
opportunity to atudy it In Portland,
which haa. more of these shows than any
other city In tha United Statea of any
where near tba same aiaa:
Chief Campbell said In part:
.Aa moving piotura tbfeatrea, niokelo
dlona. eta are becoming 'numerous
throughout the oountry. It might not be
untimely to consider the question of
causa of. fires and panics from such
places.
Two principal reaaona may ba given
for the necessity of special precaution In
plaoes of this kind: First, the moving
picture ouini presents an especially
hazardous feature for producing a stub
born and vicious fir. Second, the audi
ence being in the dark with their backs
to the danger, and in many caaee the
exits or mean a of escape in case of
Tire.
In all larg cities these, are taken
care of by underwriters or ordinances,
which are cartiedxout by city officials
making frequent inspections: but moat
moving picture theatre exhibitions given
throughout the small oountry towna ar
by touring exhibitor, the patron ar
almost wnoiiy at in mercy or me
operator ana oxnioiwr.
The moving picture film la competed
principally of celluloid, and that when
not in motion- before tha light required
to project the piotura upon tba screen
will Ignite from the heat of the light It
naif ta a period of about three avcenda
Thar are other way In which tba fllma
may become Ignited from tha machine,
hut thla I on to be guarded against
principally.
On of tb moat Important preeautiana
to be taken ia that tne picture machine
should be enclosed tn a thoroughly fire
proof and a near aa poaslbl smk
proof operating room, especially la reg
ular theatres or playhouses, where la
rranv oases the apparatus t set up la
gallery and surrounded wl(k seats on
the floor of ths heus.
On of tb next most Important feat
ure la to have ample and properly lv
eated mean of rxlt. This might be
considered the most Important fetre,
. It I a safeguard to life Instead ft
the property, but If tb machine booth
or bone t properly, constructed there
will probablv seldom be necessity for'
saor than tb regulation exits.
All wiring should b of apprevod in
sulation ard wltrho. and fuses care
fully Installed that th operator baa
absolute control of tb wtarhloo, the
lighting vtesa snd tb o It signa - It
saa so readllr seen that where Uts.asa-
WARDROBE CLOTHING CABINET SYSTEM INSTALLED BY ROSENBLATT & CO,
chine Is enclosed in a booth and the
switch controlling auditorium lights is
in this booth, in the case of a fire in
the booth or explosion of a film, this
switch Is In an undesirable and possibly
unapproachable placeA the audience
therefore being left In the dark and sub
ject to panic..
All lights should be connected to the
service wires, entirely Independent of
the general or main switch. The use of
gag tanks of various kinds for furnish
ing light used In the picture machine
should not be allowed.
In Portland movlns- picture shows
are handled exclusively' by myself, and
the denutv fire marshal, and there are
no moving picture shows of any kind in
frame bulldinga .
By no means should a moving picture
machine be operated by a motor, or any
other than band power. The causa of a
recent fire In one of the cities In Ore
gon was from a moving picture machine
whlcb was .operated by an electric mo
tor. The operator was rewinding films
In the back part of his booth, not paying
absolute attention to the. motor and hla
picture machine.
In aomo citlea there have been laws
paaaed requiring all operators to pas
an examination, this being th esse, I
understand, in the city of Hartford,
where operators are required to pass an
examination and come under the control
of tha building inspector.
We feel that we have been somewhat
fortunate In th city of Portland aa re
garding fires In theatres and daces of
public amueement, we hsjrlng had with
in the last tare years two fires In
moving ptctur shows, theatres, both of
which were not serious. .
GREAT MONDAY SPE-
CIALS.
otaaa and SOsse Saw. Tailored
Mas, M sad Tares, flt-rs.
Bluss. brown a, grsesia and Macks:
plain colors and fancy stripe; several
Styles; post trimmed with fancy braid,
gored skirt with fold. On ssle tomor
row ( Monday) only at this price.- All
hlgh-grad sample suits tons of a kind)
st soe on tn aonar.
for altei-atloB. Me Alias at
Third and Morrison.
ino extra charge
McDonnell,
Crown Theatre '
111 Aider stroot. near Third street.
Brahmin's miracle "Magistrate's Coo-
srlencs"; Illustrated soog. 1 th
Onloew Atuma Time. My tweet
Elalas"; hleterie Boston.
Swltssrland la suffering from a
ague of leeehea, which are killing
o fish In' tb lae and rivers bv
tbonsutda Ta ,h spper oonrs of the
Rhino, in ths Asr.-tfe lakes of Neaf.
rbatel sad Coast a boo. wnero tl
plagns I aaost aoate. tbovasod ef
d4 fish sr sees float log sa tb
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1'pper left-band view showing fumlahng goods oousUr and office.
Upper right-hand vlw showing on row. of. tbs osw wardrob cloth
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Rosenblatt & Co. have jutt installed i new' wardrobe cloth
ing cabinet systera, said to be the mott et tensive of its kind
tn the northwest. It makes this pioneer clothing house seem
like a new (tore in a class by itself. .Tba above views are a
most modest illustration of Ike interiOTappe.!raqce. With .the
new system each, garment it h ting on separate hanger and can
easily be displayed without shifting pther garments. It is a
convenience to both shopper and merchant, . The Rosenblatts
have spent a small Jortune to place the equipment of therr store
in the very front rank of the great retail clothing establish
ments ol the Union. Not only have these yonng and progress
ive merchants installed the very best ccnc-meni but the entire
front and side of the store hat been modernised and the rery
latest show windows built. Furthermore, the 'lighting of the
store with prismatic glass above the windows makes its in
terior extremely bright and cheerful. In leading off with tcb-
extensive and costly changes, the members of the firm have
merited and received the congratulations of their fellow mer-
chantt as w.ell as their customers.
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