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 .
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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 ,
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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, .
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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.