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Till: ORECON DAILY JOURNAL. FORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTODER 13, 1000. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT-' OF . PA CIFIG ,NORTEWEST HEW YORK GETS I OREGOi'l APPLES CEHEIII WilllT io cost ruioii Oswego to Secure Modern 3fanufactory AVhlch May Employ, 150 3Ien, - " ' - Jtood Blver Apple Growers : Prcparc Crop for Early . i. ' Shipment. 'rrZ If ; (flpcla! Dispatch to Tit loareaLt ' Hood Rlvr, Or., Oct li Tha most uoccsaful appl growers' organisation In tha country, perhaps la tha world, Ja packing the product of th Hood Rlyr ralley for ehlpment to , Nw 'Tor. Th Hood River Apple Grow era union ) retarded tha most thor- 'ough bualnees organisation with which buyers hava to deal, while Ha guarantee placed on packagea of applea, la taken wnerevvr I run ib loin in. large quan tltlea. Thla union doea not allow i nan to park hla own fruit or grade -It Kvery box la an honeat boa and the buy ers know It No wormy apple la packed .and at that lee than two per cent of . n crop la rejeotea ror any reason. Thera la a older and, vinegar factory, whoaa only complaint la that It cannot ret apple to aupply tha demand for . i ta , product, Hood Rlvar applea will neap much longer than moat applea, be rauaa of tha extreme cara beatowed on them. Tha average orchard oonalaU of II acrea,- while many farm are much emalier. Her are oroharda In all tha different stages of development. They are well kept, ay m metrical end thrifty. .There are soma very old trees In the vBiuiy, set out oy earir aemera wno, properly enough, regarded an orchard aa neceaeary to- a home In the country. For many year the fruit of these trees literally "bluahed unseen." Then cam tha long-, hard fight for national and international recognition. While tha .treea are arrowing;, straw aerrlea and other cropa are1 rllaed be tween the row with profit During: the ton aeaaon 70,000 crate of strawberries were marketed and brought 1160,000 an unuaual price In moat looalltles. The berries are of fine flavor and. lika the ,ppiea, excellent "Keepers. ',. SaUfhtui omi Plao. : Hood River la delightful aa a place or reaiaenc. xn climate la unex celled. The average minimum tem perature during- January and February la z aegreea. xne average maximum 'temperature during- July and August la '79 degreee. The nlghta are alwaya cool. In addition to healthfulnesa and com fort, the valley afforda S view unex celled In the atate or In the went. The .altitude of the valley la from 800 to 1800 feet. That of the anow-oovered peaks, from 11.000 to 14,000 feet A free rural mall delivery and an electric light aya tem extend Into the valley. Climb the hill behind the city and aee an apple country different in aa' .peat from any you have seen before. Here . at ever-lncreaalng altitudes 'Stretches away a valley of wondrous beauty. Tumbling' and twisting through it cornea the crystal-clear, life-giving' Hood river, from the anowy fastnesaea of Mount Hood, which mountain atands Ilka a god at the head of the valley. tier la a valley that knows the 'sharp tang of frOst-laden air during the short winter aeaaon; and into which the sun tours hla life-inducing1 ' raya ' in the spring. j, Thla la Hood River valley, where ap plea the peer of any In the wide world, grow in abundance. CANAL IMPROVEMENT f WILL COST $80,000 Bpeelsl Dispatch to The Journal ' Nampa, Idaho, Oct. 13. An election will be held Saturday for the purpose nf Authorizing the issuance of. f 80.000 I worth of bonds, to secure funda to pay for cementing two miies'or the iMampa Meridian irrigation canaL Last sum mer a bad break occurred, leaving the canal defective, 'after temporary re. naira. ; Conservative estimates of farmers and business men place the losa to the ranchers uncier, tne KiaenDaugn system this year at not less than iiou.ouo, -loss which la more than likely to be re peated at any time under present con ditions. The dangerous section of the canal la patroled every three hours, add ing to the cost of maintenance nearly 1100 a month, which expense the con cretins- of this section will render un necessary, and will, it Is estimated, diminish seepage losses and increase the carrying capacity of the canal- at least 60 per cent. . . . ...... ' V,-..- ' i i :' : , . . ... . I -! :. ' '. .''. ' :-;.f j ' V;"- . ; III : s Baker City's fine buildings Catholic cathedral and Citizens' bank. MOOERII HOSPITAL 10 COST 125,0110 Construction Begins on Splendid Structure at ' Vancouver. a FLOWER EXHIBIT AT ALBANY APPLE FAIR (Soeelal DlaDatch ta Tbe Journal. ) Albany, Ori( Oct. 12. A companion feature of the forthcoming Albany Ap pie fair will be a display of chrysan themuma. The committee having thli part of the entertainment In hand la composed of Mrs. E. V. Cooper, Mrs. L. E. Hamilton and Mrs. C. H. Stewart Great Interest is being manifested In this lntereating feature, and some of the chrysanthemum fanciers of the .Willamette valley are planning to ex hlblt blooms of a rare quality. J. Courtney of Albany, boasts that he haa a Dioom eignt ana one quarter incnea In diameter, and others coming on which ne believes wiu even surpass this one. Another feature of the fair will be the serving of apple delicacies by the ladlea of Albany. Apple dumplings, "like mother used to make,' with real "dip" aauce; apple fritters; apple cake; apple pie: apple butter, etc., will be ( provided in abundance. GRESHAM'S FAIR V OPENED TO PUBLIC ' Bi-, . - r (SiMHat Dispatch te Th JoaraaL Oreaham Or. Oct. 1. -Greaham'B .big annual fair opened today, and until Sat- I uraay it win be the attraction ror the) .1.. . w ,11 .'I i- W . 1 . 'I I V WUIUIVUIHII county. : : Larg crowds ar expected each day.. .. .. xhlbita are well arranged and gen erally the ahow la In order. The Oreah am band will furnish muaic, which la sure ta be one of the beat features. A number of sideshow attractlona occupy spaces on the grounds. (Special PUpatcb to The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 13.rWork haa begun on - the auperstructure of St Joseph's hospital, on which $125,000 will be spent. Brick, stone and concrete will be used in the structure. The build ing will have a frontage of 136 feet by 48 feet wide and a height of 7 feet, and the solariums on each end will bring the total length to 160 feet over all. The five floors, with the 128 pleas ant and sunny rooms, will contain the best and latest in hospital accommoda tions. Each rioor will nave us own dressing rooms fitted up for eperations of nflnor character, besides service kitchens and pantries. . Connected with the main building, a wing, 76x30 feet, will extend towards Thirteenth street. On the ground floor of thla wilk be the main Kitchen and storerooms and on the second floor the apartments for maternity cases and the quarters for the training school for nurses, while the top floor with Its -i foot celling, will be used as a chapel. The interior finish of the hospital inrougnout win oe nanasome in its sim plictty. The doors leading to the vari ous wards and rooms will be entirely iree irom panels; an tne ouier wood work will be plain and substantial MAKE SACK NEEDLES FOR PACIFIC COAST LMDS GO UB DITCH Plans Perfected to Water 120,000 Acres of Stock Range. - (Special Dtapatch to The Journal.) Helena, .' Mont, Oct. . 13. Plans perrected ror the longest irrigation pro ject in Montana, the only thing lacking 1 by Is to being the segregation of land by the claim 120,000 acrea of land federal government. 8pcial Dlipatcb to The Journal.) Eugene, Or., Oct. 13. Eugene c boast of having the only sack needle factory In , the United States. Barr Bros.' knife works, in Fairmont, has been established for a number of years, Several years ago this company began the t manufacture of a sack needle Which Is now in general use over the Pacific northwest. About the first of November work will commence on stock for the 110 trade, and the factory will be busy on this one line alone for tho next five or, six months. They are finishing up an order for loou harness makers knives ror Hushes uros. or fortiana. The Knives are a new invention and are designed with a flattened point so that the leather can o cut wunout injury to the cutting board and yet there la a arood cuttlns -.lff.- !. eusce ror saiving. - Barr Bros, have been hamnpred con alderably by inability to get the skilled labor required ror their line of business. There are" any number of machinists, but . . . rew nave naa any experience in cutlery work. our to six men are constantly employed. "POTATO KING" DIGS PROFITABLE CROP The plan la to re of land In Teton county, under the Carey act. Montana men own 90,000 acrea of land which can be watered by a system of reservoirs. In the district 30,000 acres of government land is still open to set tlement As soon as the government land- can be secured to the project the work of construction will begin. Alex MacKenxle, of North Dakota, represents the large land holders in the effort to water the entire tract. The land will be valuable for grain growing and for producing the hardier varieties of iruiis. it is now open stock range. SIXTY CARLOADS OF PRUNES AT COVE - (Special Mtpateh to The jcmrtral.) " Pullman. Wash.. .Oct. 11. Twia Smawley. the "ootato klnr" of thin r. lion, wno naa 7 acrea of fine potatoes. two roues irom ruuman, la aigglng his crop. The potatoe are nearly all Rurvt iw xoraera ana tfuroanlca. Sample oroiii.ni 10 town snow extra rorxi qunuiy. Mr. Smawley Is believed to hava the large t acreage of potatoes In thla country, with H. J. Dart and W. F. Smith Of. Palouae Clom , second and third, with 40 and 17 acres each. These men sre trying to "pool" their pota toes and Bell together. ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Cove, Or., Oct IS. Forty-five car loads of prunes have been shipped from the Cove district, and It Is estimated that 15 carloads more will be sent out. The picking has progressed slowly on account of a shbrtage of help in the Dig orcnaras. The straight car lots have gone prin cipally to Chicago and New York. Mixed cara which have, contained prunes, pears ana piums nave gone to Colorado and othep middle western localities. The prune output of Cove for the present season has been greater than inai or any previous year. NURSERY PUTTING OUT 750,000 TREES (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) . Milton, Or., Oct 13. The shipment of 760,000 fruit trees Is being made uy me muton nursery company ror fall planting. Shipments of trees will oe maae to practically every state west of the- Rocky mountains, and a num ber of eastern and middle west states. During the last few davs th fnraa of men employed by the nursery com pany waa increaaed from 17, the num ber given employment-during; the aum. mer, to between 40 and 46. GOLD BEACH JOINS . IN ROAD MOVEMENT . (Special Divatch to Tb Journil.) Gold Beach, Or.. Oct 13. A develop ment club haa oeen organized " here to promote the Interests of Curry county In general and Oold Beach In particular. Judge Bailey waa chosen president. W. A. Wood secretary and A. Miller, treas urer. One of the first projects to be un dertaken Is a wagon road up the river to connect with the forestry trail, now only a few miles from the Curry-Josephine line. Josephine county has al ready spent over 11000 on the oroiect and the -overnment has expended sev eral times that amount, besides many maivinuais contributed liberally toward it. With a concerted effort on the part of Currv and Josephine counties, united (with the forestry service, it should be an easy matter to get state aid to finish the important work. EUGENE LAYS 19,000 FEET OF WATER PIPE (Special Plspurrb to Tbe JoaraaLV Eugene. Or.. Oct. 13. Nineteen thou sand three, hundred feet of water pipe nas Deen aaaea to tne water system of Eugene during the past year. Of this 6600 feet of pipe was 10 inches in diameter, laid to carry water oast the Condon school to the city limits. Two hundred and fifty new custo mers were, added in the past nine months. Many of these are on the ex tensions of mains. Inside growth of the city , has added, materially to the se'rvlce of the water department ' The consumption of water has Increased greatly, but tne water department has been able to keep ample supply on hand at all times. Twenty years Vgo the plant was pumping 60,000 gallons each 24 hours. For Sentember the average for each hour was 61,000 gallons. PEARS PAVS1500 PER ACRE PROFIT Med ford Growers Score a Splendid Success in Mar keting Crop. (Special Dlipitch to Tbe Journal.) Medford, Or., Oct 13. Bartlett pears netted growers In the Medford district as high as J 1 500 an acre- tnis year. D'Anjou and Cornice will net more, while Aosc, Howells and Winter Nells profits are equally aa large. , . The Bartlett season opened August 2. when a car of fruit from the Bur red orchard sold for $3.26 a box In Chicago, and closed September 29, when the last car from the same orchard sold for J4.25 a box In New York city. Approximately 125 cars of Bartlett were shipped. The d'AnJou pear season opened Oc tober 1 in New York city, when a car from the Oeorge Marshall orchard sold at an average of 35.45 a box or 32700 gross for the car. This is a net price to the grower of $4.12 a box. Approximately 10 cars or tioweii ears have been shipped Xrom the Loicue river valley. The Burrell -or chard " shipped foul cars, ' which "were sold at $2.65 net per box in aietuora. FleKlng or winter iNens pears is un BIG PEAR ORCHARD PLANNED AT, EUGENE (Special Dttpatrh to Hi Journal.) Eugene, Or.. Oct. 13. John S. Milne and E. O. Strang of Cottage Orove, have purchased the E. 8. Rolfe tract near this place. The purchasers will get the ground In shape and next aprlng will aet the whole tract to pears. The way south ern Oregon peara are selling on the eastern markets has led people to be lieve there Is a great market for them, and a number of good pear orchards win oe set out next year. pedal Pl-patcfe to Tb JoaraaL) Oawego. Or., Oct. 1$. Work on tho million dollar plant of th Portland Ce ment company will . begin within, a month, and It Is ei peered that within 18 months the plant will b ready for operatlop. The capacity of th plant will be 1500 barrels oar day. It will require about 160 men to ope ra t th factory. The labor will b chiefly skilled, a the entlr manufac turing proceaa I automatically ar ranged, so that all the work I don rv machinery, with th hard hand labor almost entirely eliminated. The chief feature of th plant will be a aerlea f blna for handling; the materia in such a way that the different raw material will be blended together In uniform ' niaaa, ao that a variation In th quality ' of cement will be Impossible; - The mines In Douglaa and Clackamas counties will furnish th raw material from which the cement will be manu- . factured. In his report. . Expert New berry, who waa employed to make ah Investigation of conditions preliminary to installing the proposed plant advised tho officers of th company that it was more advisable to ahlo raw material to the plant at Oswego than to undertake to lnatall th factory In th vicinity of , the depoalts either In Clackamas or Douglaa counties. Twelve separata ouiiaings win m erected, all of reinforced concrete. . These buildings, with lnclosures be tween, will cover sn area of -about 13 acrea Tne building will be- so- ar ranged that the factory can be enlarged from time to time as th market may Justify. : :.;. . Building ml HUJsboro. (Special Dispatch to Tb JoaraaL 1 ' Hillsboro. Or.. Oct II. HUlaboro will soon have two new railway depots, while two business blocks will be ready for occupancy in a short time. Over 1S. 000 is being spent for additional school facilities. MAKES oAlJlSTEIGiCURE Not only Its proven ability to cure, but its absolute safety as & remedy. has made S. S. S. the most ex te naively u sed of all medicines m the treat ment of Contagious Blood Poison. Unlike the strong mineral mixtures, which temporarily remove the outward symptoms and shut the disease up In the system, there to carry on Its destructive work on the delicate and vital organB, S. 8. S. strikes directly at the root, and by purifying the blood of every trace of the virus, completely and permanently cures the trouble. S. 8. 8. is Nature's blood purifier, harmless in its actios and certain in Its good results. It is made from .a combination of roots and herbs, each cf which has a definite and specifio action In purifying the blood. Years vreia spent In selecting and proportioning tho different ingredients, but when 8. 8. 8. was perfected it soon demonstrated its superiority over all other blood medicines, and now. after 40 years, it is still the one and only certain cure for Contagious Blood Poison. While driving out the poison from tha circulation 8. 8. S. builds up and strengthens the system by its fine vegetable if you are suffering witn contagious piooa foison s. s. s. is tonlo effects. vour most certain reliance, and because of its freedom from jneroury. der wav. Probably 30 cars will be . nnf,,1i anw rli mlTiinl t la .-. i It. ra f 1nr awnrw aim TTrrmA Soewhohnaveh-oidal.heir fnUrf crop treatment book wttb valuable suggestions and an medical advice sent frea in advance, it is impossible to quote tO all WhO WTt9. , THE SWlKT SPECIFIC CO.. ATT, A TIT A. figures. ADD BIG RESERVOIR TO WATER SYSTEM (Sp valli clal Dtapatch to Th Journal.) No Man is Stronger1" -Than HisStofriach A ttrttef maa is strong all vr. . ft mas caa b atroaf wbo is aufferini from waak itonaca with it . eooqueot iodiieitioa, or horn s-mbb other diaaaa f th (tocaach aad its aociat4 erf ans, wkick ica , pair difettie and autritior.. For wbea tb taai is wk ar diseases: tber i loss of th otririoa eoatainad ia food, which h tb Sou re oi ail phytical atraafth. Wbaa a iaaa " deeao'l feel Just right.". aa be ooeea't aleto wall, baa aa aacoailortabl faciial ia tb atoaa after etiaf , i taafatd, arvawa, at, be is loia tb af ritkm Beaded f Baaka atraaltb. 3tm m mmm s7a ars Dr. PUifm Cava? Mlei " - . D-saarerr. It r r sraaiae aT tMr f riamm mt aftfasra aaaT mwtrttUm. It mmrtta taa , '; J-frfafwra ID re". arratfrtrea (A Jttfaara. aarlaSa . rra. ? i .YE3 UEZkTH AXD STRENGTH TO . TltenitOLB BOD7 . . Taa caa't afford r aecr-t t err ft acatraia a a saSatimta for fti i , aleobolia Bdtc.B o v rrrmt-otmom, mot area tboi-fk ri arfeat dialer ay taareey ms a nf aij r prakt. laf radiecu pruned aa wrapper. An Immense Potato. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Milton, Or.. Oct. 18. Harris brothers. residing about two milea south of Mil. ton, inis year raised a Burbank po tato that weighs, four pounds and nine ounce. It measured II VI ; Inches In length and litt Inches in circumfer ence. Harris brothers have 20 acra of potatoes and from Indications will harvest an Immense crop. Pall Grown Cabbage .Sfteeial Dispatch to Tb JwirmaL) Kendrick. - Idaho. Oct. 1 1 Omnt Hobos, re Id In g near here. Is exhlbitlns a cabbage 4 Inch In circumference and weighing IS pounds. 1 ervolr has Just been turned over to the citv water deDartment. This addi tional reservoir gives Corvallls a total water 'reserve of 800,000 gallons. It 1 ex Dec ted that it will meet any emer gency that may arise within the. next rew years. The new reservoir Is 60x120 feet, feet deen. with walls of reinforced con crete three feet thick, and will hold 650,000 gallons. It Is built something like-a cigar, tapering at both ends. The bottom surface of cement is six to eight Inches thick. The entire inner surface of the reservoir Is covered with two coatings of asphalt. Celery Pays Big Profits. .Snedal Dlapatch to Tb Journal.. Vancouver. Wash:. Oct. 13. A. M. Go- ley, on three quarters of an acre of his ranch, three miles northeast of the city. rew 600 doaen plants or celery, wnicn has been selling at 80 and 80 cents a dosen, yielding him tSOO and over per acre. Fart of tne celery was grown on nigh ground ana part on Dottom iana, that grown on the bottom land being best. Ballasting Railroad. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Lewlston. Idaho. Oct. la. The North ern Pacific naa 150 men employed in drainage and ballasting the roadbed on the Lewlston-Orangevllle line. ing it for the winter traffic. prepar- Waterworks for Cottonwood. Special fnapotch to Th Joaraal.1 Cottonwood, Idaho, Oct. IS. A new water system constructed by the city is ready for use. The Improvement cost over 120,000. High Price for Land. . (ftpedal DUrstcb to The Jonraal.t La Grande. Or., Oct. IS. C. R. Htb berd of I m bier, a village near here, ha sold a tract of (0 acre of grain land to John Wella of the same place for $100 per acre. SET 110 ACRES' TO FRUIT AT CftESWELL (Special Dlapatch to Th Journal.! Creawell, Or., Oct. 18. L. D. Scar- brouerh and H. H. Schmitt are prepar ing to set 110 acres of land to orchard this fall. The tract lies Just north of town, lust across the road from the Shafer peach orchard. The orchard will comprise peaches, pears and apples and win add muoft to the present ia put of fruit from Creswell. Mr. Bcarbrough Is the pioneer and most extensive fruit raiser in this lo cality. His experience in horticulture covers a period of 20 years In this com munity. He has 170 acrea of bearing orchard and owns and operates two prune dryers. APPLE ORCHARD PAYS PROFIT OF $20,000 .Special Dispatch to The Journal. 1 Wenatchee. Wash., Oct. 18. Black- man Bros, will have a crop of apples that will net 120.000, about $1000 un der the returns of last year. The or chard contains 36 acres of five to seven- year-old trees. The three brothers are sawmill men and have lived at Snohomish for many years. They purchased the land 17 years ago for $150 an acre. John Qulnn. another grower, will gather $1600 worth of apples from five acres of young trees, only one-third of I wmch are in hearing. Mr. uuinn Dought the rancn m reDruary. isos, ror $7500, and expects to pay for it with the crop in three yeara. ONE HUNDRED CARS OF PRUNES AT ALBANY (Special Dispatch to Tb Joarail.) Albany. Or.. Oct. IS. The Northwest Fruit association expects to pack 100 carloads of prunes in Albany. The association in an organisation or prune growers or the Willamette valley and this will be the second year it has operated the big packer in this city. THE" Horai '1 to. i i it f Kansas City, St. Louis arid the East . is via 0. It. & N.--Union Pacilic-Wabcsli "The Safe Road to Travel" Leave Portland on "The Chicago-' Portland Special" via Cheyenne J . . and v- T", TSV irritabl .SS55-.-:.- . f i "'jf' (' It ' 1l Jl i m M rv-. "x ' a s vu, Qtzzzz vvr mum IV u it "The St. Louis-Colorado LiraKed" A new .electric -lighted observa tion "train to St. Louis via Den- ver and Kansas City. Dining cars. meals a la carte. Service "Best in the World." . . Electric Block Signals ., i' -. - - . . .. . . Perfect Track . T For further information address C W. STINGER C Ta 0. R. & N.'CO. TTiird and Washington Sts., Portland, Or. Paclttx lxr at Medford. rackm la snlfana an4 a box of tt f.aet. . 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