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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1905. PORTLAND MAY LOSE, ; TRADE; Of AN EMPIRE, San Francisco Already Reaching Oat For Business of Great But Undeveloped Harnty; Malheur and Lake County Coun ; try Railroad Must Come Soon. .. . 3 :. . : :::.. . , i By Addison Bennett . Irriffon. Or yeb. ls.-My las,t letter left Tne. at the P ranch, at the head of the Dimmer and Blixen river. .The name, , meaning thunder and .llghtninK, i said to be well taken, for in that region there are many elecJrlcal storms durtnjc the growing season, and the owners of the valley think this one of the prime fac tors In the great productiveness ot the land. ..v j--:;, -r ,, 1 am not golngr to follow my Journey closely on my way from the head of the Blixen to Burns. Suffice it to say we i'sea many miles or as fine land as uiere 13 in Oregon and some: not worth uch save for grazing. There Is a larsre ' kil tiio uuoiic domain . Mstward from Malheur lake'.' subitct to hiune. stead entry, and many settlers are now going into that yalley. But as ald be fore, I would caution ariv nermin ttatnrm . Kolni?. there that the way of the home-, steaderfs likely to be an arduous one. and unless a man-wishes to rough it and labor bard and incessantly he had better think twice before going; so fair fronr a railway, ,;J ,y v..;'.,-.S Hpwever, if a fellow 1a made of the right stuff and has. capital enough to put up a house, gut a team and a few cows or sheep, he can pull through and come out ina few years -with a compe- ibjicb. tfui ior xne man witn noinin tut ,hls labor to fall back upon it will ' M tough-sledding. ."s j Boom for JTew Industries. , . ' There Is room in Harney at the pres ent, time for some industries which have been overlooked, or at least have not received the attention they seem to warrant. On of these Is the produb- 1 ,tlon of alfalfa, seed. . Everything there seems to bo propitious for this indus try; and the price per pound is usually good enough to allow the product to be liauted out by freighters and yet allow a good margin of profit. 1 -'Another l the poultry Industry.; The day I left Burns eggs were selling there ,st 60 cents per dozen, and hard to get at .that, while chickens were as high in proportion. . Of course, feed is high, Train being 2V cents a pound. But he climate is so propitious for poultry ..raising .and the demand for the prod ucts so. great that there Is room for many poultry ranches. As to turkeys, I aw not more than half a dozen on .Wy travels. ' : j , '' The dalrv business Is hardiv touched. ,TV average stock raiser will not bother' method by which he may milk oiv norse- f-ack. There Is. very little dairy stock n.'tVitt vftllAv. u'nrl until nutte recently L ttipi'e was none, There has been a "law ' thore among the cattlemen for. many years tabooing the importation or breed ing of Jerseys or Holstelns. at v least jaHijwtng them no place on the range. 'v; Batter High and Baa. . .. Hut recently a few of these breeds Jtave bf-en taken in, and from now,, on the dairy business wilt reelve,more at tention, .as it should. The day. I left . Burns butter was selling at a dollar a roll, and not a very choice article at , that. ' . . One of,., the bet indications of the . pnpsperity of Uarney may, be gained horn her fearfk statistics. There , are two banks in the county the.Flrst Na tional and the Harney County National, oth at Burns and they are among the strongest' in the Pacific northwest. I jllil hot gain this from the statement of Hip l):inlifi-B theirmelveo, hut rather from -what thev did during the panic, and " from a conversation with the national lank examiner.' He told trie that the tikt-hov K,.,u rnrrlfrt the lorarest re serve of any two banks In any county in .'Oregon: As ap Mndtcatron of Uftlf . fctrfngth, I may mention Uiar neither of .Uiem paid any attention wnaiever 10 mo holiday proclamations during the panic ,' a. year ago. last fall, but did business - . just the same M ever, only they made ' more loans, than usual, the two banks letting out about' $100,000 during the dark days. No other banks In the state made such a record. J , Harney Baa Ko Malaria. . '".''There are certain .statistical, facts ' whirh I would like to give In a sort of running fire, as It would bo.weartsome . to go Into minute .details: The death rato in -Harney is the lowest in Ore ton; they have positively no malaria, thev have at good-schools as there are n the state, there is. not a hobo or tramp in the county, there Is not a prisoner in, the jail r lockups; they rah some of the finest fruits In the . -foothills ' of any county In - the state, they have more cattle than any other county, In . the state; it Is; the richest bounty per capita 1 in the state, they have as fine a climate, an there Is in Oregon; by the conservation. ' of the wa ters nearly -every .. acre of their land can receive at least one wettjng a year. The Harney valley is the future gran ary of the northwest, there. are 1,062, 125 ' acres of vacant .land (surveyed) fcubjeet to ' homestead entry, there are 1,648,275 acres of' unsurveyed ; land, there- are 20 townships 460,00, acres, in their- forest reserves, there la - an abundance of fuel for at least a gen-, eration, - they 1 have magnificent water power, the people1 are universally pro gressive and orosnerous.- and above- all.' it' is one of the most orderly places In the! state, i. , -- ' VVith railway -communication Harney eould, and would; furnish within a .very few years , as much grain 'as the Big Bend country, - and Oregon would, through ' Harney, , Lake,- Malheur and Klatnath,bcome the banner grain state of, toe, jUniqnvy -:. " . ..- ; 'WoaU Benefit Oregon- ' What this would mean to. that section does not matter so much as what it would mean to the state at large. Ore gon as a whole needs .to annex that section far : more- than - the -people , of that section-,, need' annexing, for, their own good. ; ' . . v j.,;- And whB,I vu the word "annex"'I do so with the' idea plainly stated that Oregon as a whole must. do something soon; or the 'Gould 'road will come up from the south and the trade ef that whole vast area, a third of the state, will , be "annexed" to California, .eOf that there -is no doubt Already the Gould road has' reached Wlnnemuoca, and soon, sooner' than we suspect, feed ers will be run north Into. Malheur, Harney- and Lake, and then in later years we will have to . fight to get the traVle back.' r ; - ' i : The people of that section ar I'ovsl to Oregon. They want to give their trade to Oregon. They want to be a pari or . tne commonwealth, but they are also loyal to themselves, their fam ilies and their. communities, and if we reject them, they will go to those who give them n outlet. Treated fclke a Prince. I spent three weeks In Harney. .1 supposed In that time I could, by keep ing busy, learn much uhmit thu .r,ti county, but I could only touch ft here and tliere. However. I lnsmorf mnh and I do hope that mv various munlcatlons to The Journal ih. timlst. the irrigator nrl tir nonr. and my Interviews and "talks" will in a slight degree repay the people of Harney for their kindness to me. I went titer a stranger, but they treated me like a prince, and I know they have some of the finest people on earth In that favored valley. They deserve all oT the good things of the world, for they are pulling together. And such peo-ple always have won, and always will, and Harney will one flay be one of the most thickly settled sections of Oregon. , I expect to spend many weeks in the central part , of. the state the coming summer ,and hope to know as much about that section as any man In Ore gon. And thus through the press and In other ways I expect to do some good for that entire section, as well as for the state at large. . SELLS BLOOD T(f ' SATE NEGIiESS White Messenger at a Hospital An svters the Call for a oiunieer. enfte between General Blanco and Prem ier Sagasta, at -the instigation of Blanco, as a defense against the charge of cowardice made against the Span- wn army , in Cuba by a -Catalonlan dep uty.,' -,',..,.-- ,; .- . v..i ., tA dispatch received by the Spanish government on July 9, 1888; from Gen eral Blanco insisted that the army, al though crippled by the loss of Cervera's iieei, was ready and anxious to con tinue the war, hut both the minister of war and Premier Sagasta replied on July- It that, as the Americans were masters of the sea' and were preparing to attack the Balearic islands and the Spanish coast, which would be certain to produce an uprising in the interior, peace was Imperative. General Blanco, protesting to the lasWflnally agreed to obey orders and surrender. . , , .' THRESHERS TO UNITE Washington County Mn WU1 Meet ' J ' , ' at Forest , Grove. ' tSpeelal Dlipitcn to Tb Journal.) J Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 20.-The state "Officers of the Oregon, Threshers' asso ciation will meet with the Washington county threshing men in this city next Wednesday for the purpose of .organis ing -a county association.' There - are over 70 threshing - outfits, owned - In Washington county, having a value of 1200.000, 'yet there- has never been an Organisation of any kind, and for that reason it has been' impossible to carry out much needed reform. These asso ciations are being formed" In all parts of the- state, and one of the principal lines of work of the association will be the obtaining of better roads and better bridges. . LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB MEMBERS RESUME THEIR STUDIES ; By Mildred I Clemens.' The girls' and boys' alee clubs of the Lincoln High school have resumed their work, ine boys still study under Mrs. Roue Coursen Reed; but., this term, the girls will study, under Miss Mabel Downs, of the. High School faculty. Monday afternoon the girls, wishing to join tae giee ciub tnts term; met in one of the rooms of the High school. Twenty-four girls have enrolled so far, and many more are expected to Join a little later. The girls will - practice. - every Thursday afternoon In the assembly hall of the High school Until last year, when a chorus was organized. consisting or ootn ooys ana gins, the High-school was without a musical or ganization,' a feature sadly - missed. Both glee clubs this year have been do ing, excellent work and both rendered pleasing numbers at the graduating ex ercises this February, thus 4 showing that the glee clubs have become . a de cided factor la our entertainments, t - "With' the new term there- are a num ber of new students. So far this term 15T new pupils have registered. Three new courses -were added to the High school curriculum, at the beginning of the school year. thus, making It that a student now- entering the High school cah choose- hla . course from among eight. The. new pupils, this term, en-, listed as , follows: Commercial course, ,8: ,f,a-t,n-an5 college preparatory, 40; Engl sh, 27; German, if; scientific' do-1 mestic science and teachers' courses, 15. Owing to the increased popularity of the commercial course, the board has found It necessary to appoint a new teacher to that department. Miss Bertha V. . Holdsworth. Miss HoldswWh is a graduate of the Traversa- City High school of Michigan, and aiso the Mich igan Agricultural college. She has also spent two years In the Industrial Bus iness, college of Grand Rapids, Mich. She has had wide experience teaching in various. schools of Washington, and also at the Hill Military academy of this city. Since Miss Holdsworth's ad vent, - the - commercial department - of fers electives ln spelling and penmanship.-- Many students have availed themselves of these opportunities, j . , , i - On Friday, February 12, the literary societies held their usual election of officers. Tlie result of The Adelphians' elec tion was : as follows: Jessie Toung, President; Margaret Ost, vice president; Kelson Likins, secretary; John Bankus, treasurer; vGustave Uverson. seraeaht- at-arms, and Ruth Stone, editor. - At tne business meeting ef the Phi lolexlans, Keren Davis was elected president;- Margaret Osburn, vice president; Bonnie Hetherington. secretair: Mil dred "Rogers,, assistant secretary; Jes sie Rust, treasurer; Eva. Roche, editor, and Ada May Bigger, sergeant-at-arms. " h To Logelons also held election of officers. The result named Paul His lap, president; Karl Martiloff, ytee president; Oscar Hangen, secretary; Ce cil Altman, editor; George- Schaefer, treasurer, and Lawsence Hickam, sergeant-at-arms. 1 , -'.'-, ';- ; -.";-;- A : At -2 p. m. on Friday, Jaet, the High school was assembled to" listen to Tom Richardson and H. C. Campbell, who were sent by the Commercial . club- of the city to address . the school. V be lieve that two more interesting . speak ers never addressed the students of Lincoln High. Mr. Richardson briefly stated the reason for addressing us. The Commercial club' has had 600,000 leaflets printed extolling the many beauties, resources and advantages that the Rose city can offer to friends. It is the wish of the club to have the school - children, throughout- the' city, help in the distributing . of these little leaflets " by sending them In ' personal letters ' to their friends. Once before the schools were asked . to - participate in such a means of advertising and Mr. Richardson said that 27,000- people were brought to Portland, In four months, as the result., - He said, "Be cause, boys and girls, it is from you that Oregon is going to get her future." An interesting fact war. stated by Mr. Richardson, . that 95 per cent of Portland's cltisens are Americans. He went on to say that Portland has fewer paupers -than any city of its. size, the best '. drinking water to be found in any city the world over, the second largest lumber pout In. the "World, and last but not least, .one of tho most beautiful views jn the world. Mr. Richardson's talk was very Interesting and the students only regretted that ha could not speak longer. Then Mr. Campbell, a noted travter, A member of the board pf edotlon, as well as a member of the CominerrlM club, spoke. Mr, Campbell pictured ii graphic colors his first Impressions of. Portland, and also told us how it com pared with foreign cities , he had seen In his travels. Both talks were greatly enjoyed by the students, . -"; : - -- - " 1 : 1 Thursday afternoon. the athletic as sociation met " In ' the assembly" hall of the High school for the purpose of: electing the i athletic i leaders. Sam Holden was elected track manager over Newton Smith, the only other nominee. Everette Peterson' was .; unanimously elected football manager, Alvln Grant was unanimously elected ' yell leader. As two girls and three boys make up the boaM of directors. Miss Keren Davis and Ada May Bigger being the only girl nominees; were "unanimously . elected as the girt members. Of the boys nominated J. .Gtinnell, F. Gers pach and E. Vosper were, elected. , One of the most Important features of the meeting was the decision Of the association to exclude tennis in the In terscholastle league games. Kenneth . McAlpin was appointed the official rep resentative of the High school to the -meeting of the delegates from the sev eral schools for the purpose of ar ranging with them for an annual tenni tournament to be participated In t players from all the schools. Incandescent lamps can 'be colored bv . dipping them in a. solution of whit ' shellac in denatured alcohol, to whloK has been added aniline dye of the de sired hue. ;; New Tork, Feb. 20. 'Til give $10 for one pint of blood from any of you fel lows strong enough to part with it," anounced Dr. Gelser of Bellevue hospital to the messengers ' assembled in the dining hall. "I've got to have it save the'life of a woman." ' Twenty-five of the BO messengers leaped to their feet so oulcklv that nm overturned their chairs, and others their cum,, m uiiv urea in me zt orrered their Bri vice. nusky. out Gustay La Brink, 26 and IS w u a l . ; , y -t. .i - . ... MTHE WHISKEY -. Wild A . REPUTATrON" Her is Absolut Proof ot that JUpaUtlooi ' ' ; .Won Three Straight Medals Vj -'-' J'"", "- .' '' ; ; iioaisr awaip at f , ST. LOUIS, 1904 PARIS,; 1905: PORTLAND, 19 05 "f Could, there , be : more v convloolng evidence that QUAKEB MAID RYE is ' the bept Whiskey to be hadt Ask tor tt at any flrit-eleas bar. cafe or drag store " - j . . '- . .' - S. IllliSCII CO. ; KANSAS CITY, MO. This rjat'lent Is rMnrA,1 ik. clan said to him. . "Does that make any difference?" n-i-i?- t.your llfp'" responded La B nk', nake a Quart of blood if you The messenger was taken to a cot In pr. Gelser's ward in which lay Julia Herring, 27 years old. of No. 257 West One Hundred and 8eventh street. The woman, who was admitted to the hos pital on December II suffering from in ternal hemorrhages showed little sign of life. For weeks she had been sinking and the hoanltal muhnrix.. ." After a single pint had been sent from fte-,ma.n-" ,arterT h woman's the flow was stopped and La Brink, greatly weakened, was taken to a cot in arprl vate ward. Here he was given imt -h fl ?A 5 rnod meaL the mea, . ,T . njress had recovered from iuTn! ectr of ,her and "howed marked signs of Improvement. "The operation was a success in verv way, said Dr. Gelser, 'nd I have hnrw'i that my patient will get well. T BXk will remain in bed until he has gained his strength, when he will be as good as new. He is a strong, robust cliap and won't miss a pint of blood njuch?' CLAIMS PARESIS DUE TO 0ER3I ; CURABLE Massltlon, Ohio, Feb. 2olIn the Drea- SUte Hosnal "MW'T' 1 J?d i plul ?.r the lnaahe. Dr. John I OBrlen and his assistant, Ora TatVe! gave a clinic of paresis patients FolS JhlaKS?1" b tn convention of the Sixth councillor . ii-i. . iCrr. rnlori Medical soclfty. The delusions of the patlenu wera showa by rnwas of questions. . , 1 rVh.v,'A'it.i0"1 mlUlon dol lar deal with John T. Rnri..iu. JTZ Slyw-"1? 1I,pUt1t"' "H ba's sold me his golf links, he strain of the transaction has brought on a serious at tack of nervousness That's why 1 am in the hospital Just recuperating " Dr., O'Brien and assistant intend to use their senim treatment on these pa tients, and the effect will be noted and 45ani?inK9r in reported, It i Columbia. Trust Company, r" . ,r ; Couch Building. . is asserted hv Tlri n'Rriu i,.Y -k. has found a means of patients. He says he has, by means of a long series of experiments and the propagation of cultures. hm.. vinced that the disease ' Is clearly a Bt-,i umaoc. r imiiernrore, ne asserts, there Is no' doubt in his mind that it in rrauiiy yieia io treatment , There H a good deal of sirentiisian. manifested by Dhvslcians in tH4 rir,. and elsewhere, as to the result of the treatment used by Dr. O'Brien, for they uioiivc,,, uiamiB ib inciraDie - Physicians composing the convention had been invited to bring in nnrKin r. tlents to Attend the clinic, but none was brought.- .1 . . ., .,. . SPAIN'S SURRENDER. ' M 'IN 1898 EXPLAINED '- " ' t'-.,y. 1 ' vv ;. ..'A . Madrid, Feb. 20, Followihe the nuhlt. cation of certain cablegrams exchanged between the . Snanlsh - fovtrnnont m ji Madrid and General Blanco at Havana relative 10 me surrender or Cuba to the Vnlted 8tates in 1898, it Is now learned that fear of an American attack upon the coast ft Pnaln and a subsequent revolution - in 5 this country was the official reason -for Premier Sagasta'a decision to make peace with the United States. Moreover, this decision was reached before the negotiations for the surrender of Santiago were concluded, i These fM have been disclosed by the further, publication , of the correspond- n T Ewfy Me mMf I file Eiire Family cn J ,-vC (i Ts'.'y ? COLUMBIA BEACH is a resort of various attractions there's something to suit, the moods and whims of both sexes and of all ages. Never was the application of Fam ily Resorjt better bestowed than in thus describing COLUMBIA BEACH. , Paterfamilias may not care for a dip in the "briny," his tastes being along other lines. If he is a fisherman, there's a lake full of bass and streams full of trout; if he is a golfer, there's a magnificent links where he can indulge in the ancient Scotch game be loved by Carnegie and Rockefeller. Madam perhaps will be content with nothing more strenuous than taking a stroll on the board walk or, inhaling ozone out in the sun parlor at the end of the long pier. . Miss Una perhap?takes delight in photography or sketching. Well, there are num berless beautiful bits of -scenery awaiting to be portrayed by the camera or "done in oils." Jimmy, the young man of the family, will find "more as plenty" to amuse him in many ways. He can canoe, row or sail, he can swim in the lake, he can play ball or tennis in the athletic field can find a new joy in living every day he spends at CO LUMBIA BEACH. There's lots of fun for the younger members of the family. There's no need of map ping out a program for them, however for who ever knew of youngsters who didn't sample all the known pleasures of outing life and then invent new ones? Last but not least, Fido, the dog, will find new pleasures awaiting him tired from a season of bark ing at peddlers and automobiles. Aid A e Cost Is Mot Much Lots can be had for as little as $200, to be paid for a little at a timti 10 per cent of the purchase price, to be paid down, and 2 per cent per month until paid. Do you know that a two weeks' hotel bill at any beach hotel would more than take care of these payments? And what have you to show for it? OWN YOUR OWN COT TAGE BY THE SEA and enjoy life. You'll come home at the season's end so full of health and energy that a doctor bill will be a thing of hearsay only. It is not necessary to make a trip to the property. . Come to the offic any after noon and see the beauties of strand, lake, streams and groves through the stereopticon. There are 100 pictures, and they tell the tale well. We've also gotten up a superbly il lustrated booklet of 24,pages, containing two large birdseye views in three colors, an exact plat of the property, pictures of the various points of interest, a story of the In dian shrine- all in all a true and vivid portrayal of the most complete beach resort in the northwest, COLUMBIA BEACH. ' Columbia Beach Attractions Just an outline of the "reasons why" Columbia Beach is certain to be the Sea side Capital of th Northwest A PERFECT STRAND No beach resort, either on the Atlan-. tic or Pacific coast, has a finer 'bathing bcacn tnan Columbia tJeach. Absolutely tree ot rocks and boulders. - LAKE AND STREAMS The lake and streams offer boundless opportunity for canoeing, sailing, boat ing, swimming and fishing. IDLEWILD PARK Only a short distance away from the ocean is' a magnificent grove of giant trees a true sylvan retreat during the neated nours ot tne day. Columbia Trust Company, Portland, Oregon Please send me a copy of Colum bia Beacrf Booklet. Narne .... (J) Address.. ..... ..... . . A Discount of 10 Per Cent Until Further Notice Those whb buy now save a dollar out of every .ten. That is good interest, surely (especially when the regular price is a very low one. It is safe to say that this discount offer will not last much longer, so you'd bet ter hurry and save one in ten. ATHLETIC FIELD " This field will be equipped with a base ball diamond, tennis court, quarter-mile running track, etc.! and will beyond doubt prove a magnet of drawing power and of great benefit to the youngsters of the colony. REGULATIONS Cojumbia Beach will be rigorously po liced and protected against the intrusion of objectionable characters,' and liquor will be strictly tabooed. Your family will be safe from undesirable contact of every; description. PRICES AND .TERMS r Lots may be had for as little as $200. The terms are very easy 10 per cent down' and 2 per cent . per month until paid foraa expenditure very easily met and very little , felt. Your hotel" bill for four seasons will pay. for lot and cozy cottage. - After that you are your own summer landlord. . ' , INCREASING VALUE V "'As history, alwavs repeats itself, it is , absolutely certain that early investors at uoiumpia tieacn will see the value of their , property increase, three and four-fold very .shortly. ; Such has been the case in '.every beach resort on both coasts, and - none had as much to offer in; attractive-; ness as Columbia Beach. Therefore buy now. ' ' Cmwmm 7tlv Floor Couch BIdg.
