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TUB-OREGON. DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1003. ROGUE VALLEY TO 8HIP10.000CARS SPEIIDSSW.OOO If You Want the Best OIIILIPMUITS rATflmpa Has Kccont Your in Success In Fruit 'Culture Brings Pre-Coollng Plant to Jtodford. ? Municipal ana rn vw - Development. "HARNESSING THE CLACKAMAS ,-: i 'I. i 1 . (Special Mapaten to Tna ioeraal Namp. Idaho, tDao. 4 ll.-Wlth lm provements amounting te more than I t7HO,00, end an Increase In population inn year or nigr, inn ivvv f,vfii Nampa with Ha a000 people looks baas, upon tha year now drawing to a eloee aa tha epochal period r Its History. , In tha buatneaa district liso.tOO worth of naw buildings by prlvat capital have been built thla yeaf, ot ara under course of construction. Municipal Improvement foe thla year, attbar completed or In oouree of oompia tlon, amount to $J86,090. ' Two hundred thousand 'dollars' worth of naw residences, 100 m-aJl, with an average coat of 8frV0 each, either com plated or now-undor oouraa of construc tion, hava been bulll within tha oorpor ate llmlta of Nampa thla year. ' Added to the above la the- II9.SS0 ad dttlon built to Kenwood aehool. And tha "new 15,P00 Catbotlo church for Which exoavntlon la now being made. Included In ID municipal improve ments ara is blocks bltullthlo pavement, 1128,000; S3 blocks iron water mains, 14,000 4 btooka oement walks, . 000; a splendid 130,000 city hall; HQ, 000 for th ftra department, 110,000 of whloh la for ft new fire station and $10, 000 for fire equipment ot tha beat mod ern type. FINE BRICK BLOCK SOON FOlt HILTON y 1 (Spaalal Pinpatcb o Tbe Jaurniif.l Milton, Or., lee. 16. A. M. Klam baa warded the contract for constructing large brick bunding at the corner or Main and Fair streeta. to C. J. Walling ford, the lowest bidder among seven Contractors. The price waa $18,:'9l The contract calls for the completion of the building' by the first of May, 1910. When complete the Elam brick will be 70x100 feet, two stories high, beside a base Another Artesian Well. (Special Dlapnteh to TIm Jnurnal. t W alla Walla, Wash., Dec. 15 Another artesian well has been struck at a depth of 616 feet on the land of Joe Tacbl, about a quarter of a mile blow Fort Walla Walla. The well waa drilled Jointly by L. L. Hunt, Joe Tachi and Frank Breen. The stream flows 45 Inches above the casing and is one of the strongest obtained in the alley. , t - (1 s " J? -W,T?. X" t 55.'. I All UV ; !; r r xrln i Site of the Dam and Power Plant of the Sanitary Furniture Factory. T BUILDERS OF GREATER OREGON A. W. Trow. Breaking down precedents of half a century in Oregon, the flourishing town of Ontario has elected, without opposition, a newcomer to the office of mayor, at a time when extensive plana are being matured by the mu nicipality. rA a doer of things worth while A. W. Trow has "made good" with the people who are spending time and money lavishly to secure the irrigation of large tracta of idle land, with good prospects of ultimate and quick success. Anticipating greatness the city of Ontario, fully awake to her possibilities, has set Out on a new era of development. rSnrrtnt Dlsnatph to Th Jnurnal.) Ontario, Or., Dec. IB. With tha afr of .Minnesota still fresh about him, A. W. Trow has been elected mayor of Ontario, by unanimous vote of her citl zens. Scarcely a year has Mr. Trow resided in his adopted state, yet he has become one of the best known man Htar 'eastern- Oregon-: -w m Within one ittdnth from the time Mr, Trow arrived In town he waa elected manager of the Malheur Project com mittee, an organization formed to secure irrigation for a vast tract of land ad jacent to Ontario. Since that time he haa ' been in the harness incessantly, to bring to a successful conclusion this great irrigation undertaking that will water over 100,000 acres of the richest LumI In tha west and will involve an ex penditure of at least 15,000,000. ' ' Xd right for Irrlgstlon. After 92 per cent of tha land had been signed up the reclamation depart ment concluded that sufficient funds were not available to go on with tha work. Not disoouraged tha struggle for irrigation waa continued. Tha gov ernment had no mora than withdrawn from tha field than negotiations were . begun with a private Irrigation company backed by Trowbridge and Niver" com pany of Chicago. These negotiations ara now close to a successful termination. Most of the land is signed np for water; the surveys have been completed and the organization of an irrigation district is well under way. For his share Id the work so well dona, A. W. Trow haa been honored by his fellows as few i uj rn ii ii i !i. 1 1 .. mmer J T I mm '.asa, - v.y. -.jfk- I lll l ' ' ' . 111 II a H'iCi f 1 II ill - f , -... v.. in ll is" i ,h' ,...: i ll III I t r' 1 II ii i Wizmf i ii I j i im-i m-jf jiii III 1 WJ i?f II II .V f 1 J III . y if mmmJ J a i ! II Ml VaassO. S,;ftwZZ-rrrt .WL-A. I A. W. TTOW. I I ery, which brought him into prominence with the agricultural organizations in that great agricultural state. Ha was twloe elected president of the Minne sota State Dairymen's association, served several years on the state dairy and food Commission, waa elected sup erintendent of the dairy department Of the Minnesota State fair for four con secutive years, waa superintendent for Minnesota in the dairy contests at the Buffalo and the St. Louis expositions. At both places Minnesota won the grand sweepstakes; and from St Louis he had the honor of carrying home to the creameries of Minnesota vmore medals than were awarded to all the other States and foreign countries combined. He served .four years on the board of directors of tfie stato rarmerr institute and was conductor of institutes during three winters. Writer on Agrioultnre. Mr. Trow has for a number of years been associate editor of the St Paul Farmer, among the largest agricultural journals published in the united states and ha still has charge or tne dairy, farm and question departments of that naoer. For a number or years Mr. Trow has been an investor In agricultural land and after wide observation con cluded that eastern Oregon has a very oromlslna future. Since settling; 1 in Ontario he has acquired considerable land and haa put out a 40 acre orchard. Tm a hit mrtn riyr , LtftAVl HUll LIU Lover of Oregon (Soeclil Dlm.tch to The Journal.) Salmon, Idaho, Deo. 16. The people of Salmon and Lemhi counties ara re joicing today. Traoklayers on tha Oil- more is Pittsburg railway have passed through the Rocky mountains tunnel and brought tha first train to the Ida ho aide, The magnates of the Oil- more & Pittsburg road are coming from tha east and are due to visit Junction on their special train on December 16. They will also visit Salmon by auto ears. It is thought tha track will reach Salmon- and the golden spike W411 be driven about February 1, 110. new corners to Oregon hava aver been honored. Was Busy la aUaaasota. Mr. Trow halls from Minnesota where he had axperienoa In municipal affairs, having served as president of tha coun cil in hia homa town. His greatest activity has bean In agriculture. Ha bgan farming on his own account at SI and achieved success on tha farm and In tha Farmers' cooperative cream- Many Telegraph Poles. (Special Dlaoateh to The Journal.) Cottage Orove, Or., Dec. 15. H. M. Anderson Is furnishing 700 oedar tele graph poles, 25 feet in length, to the Western Union, shipping them to Glen dale. Ha la also filling an order for S00 poles placed by the Southern Pacific, shipments being made to Grants Pass. These poles are cut at Comstock, Lat ham and Divide. E. E. Gilman Picks Poppies and Pears In December. a i in I ii t $i i ii Mil I . 1 III I III I i & I III I III E f ,JTv i In III J W , I I III t v 1 Hi i , r. f , i III I i I III H 1 III It I III Tt ' 1 W iii t .k'v i n I .- . - A I lit I till i 'As u-wr in a ' i i v x a j 1 1 i ("iMH-lal DtaraMi te Tbs Journal. Med ford. Or., ltms. 15. Not only haa tha fruit crop of tits Rogue rlvar valley been heavy, but the quality of tha fruit lias bean unaurpartaed and haa com manded the world's) bes prices. With out eseeptlon. Itogite river fruit whan offered In tha different markets ef tha world thla season commanded top prices, surpassing tfiat offered by all other section. Km(iand has taken all of tha Newtown Plijplna produced, New York city the Hplt;ta-nberga, while the poars, unl vcrnlly dnceded to be tha finest grown, havs brought prices which shattered previous records. It Is et I mat (id tout over 1,000,000 fruit trees, covering , 11,000 acres will be planted In the gue river valley this winter, which ttill make a total orchard area of 6B,0lf) acrea tributary to Medford. In five I years It is esti mated that this valley, which at pres- ent shirs mora cars .tf fruit thah any other aectlon of tha ; northwest, will ship at leat 10,000 Uirloada of fruit saoh year. Steps are) already under way for the' erection jof a huge ,pre oooltng plant In this cOy. To tha fact that tha Rogue river Walley produces fruit of a auperlor keMrtng quality Is due tha high prlcea paOU for It With the pre-coollng plant ItS keeping quali ties can be improved act that the future means more frnlt and (higher prices. Soma Record S"llda. Tronson A Outhle, fKom five aorea of 16-year-old Spltsent)Rrgn averaged 620 boxes to the acre,, which netted 13 a box or 11600 an ajcre. In addi tion they secured I110O1 in prlnei at the Spokane National Anjple show, and a higher price for their' premium car. A car of Spltzenbergs 'was sold re cently In New York at (j.h average of fg.no a box. The seven and a half i acre Bartlett pear orchard owned by .John G. Gore, south of Medford, Is also tho record breaker of tho valley lWir yield and price. Mr. Gore this yei- shipped 12 ' i cars or pears, wmcn neueo.) mm vaau.iv : or $144.68 per acre. From seven acres Of 16-ar-01d Bart lett pears W. G. Estep sohfl an average of 614 boxes to the acre, Which, netted" 2 a box or JIOL'8 an acrei Sixteen and a half acres ofi 19-year-old Winter Nellls pears In the Sinowy Butte orchard yleldt'd a record average of 4!I6 boxes to the acre, wlfiteh sold at the orchard at $2.12 a box or $900 an acre. The same orchard j gelded $19, 000 worth, of pears two yeara ago. The Snowy Butte orchard was ' purchased four years ago by Fred &'. Hopkins for $30,000. He recently exold it to John R. Allen of New York fr $168,000. The Best $3 Hat in the World ftta The Best $3 Hat in the World BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER BAMBOO OB0WS 0 BAINBRIDQE BLAND (Boedal t)llrDtcli to The Jimrjfal.) Seattle, Wash., Dec. 15. tvo years ago a Japanese company lea id Bain bridge island for the purpose olT experi menting with native bamboo. Several thousand roots and shoots wetjj trans planted and a native Japanese) farmer was engaged to look after the (test. In the five years the bamboo hah: grown into trees at least 30 feet high, Bnd they are about 6 inches In diameter. It has been maintained by JBipanese scientists that by crossing the JbamboO that has been acclimated with tne giant bamboo of the far east trees of oammer cial Bias can be obtained. The ta-act on the island is Immune from sero feather, and tempered by the ocean currStit and so, far as the experiment goes it has been a success. PASCO SCHOOLS IN FINE NEW BUILDHNG tSpceinl DUpatea te Tha Jnurnal. Pasco, Wash., Dec. 16. Pasco's fine school building is in use. Teachers) and pupils have left the old building, Jwlth Its historical interest and are housed in on J- the; most modern bulldinig in the state". s In the south end of the basement Is located the gymnasium and room; for domestlo science. Ample lavatory roajms, with the heating and ventilating ap paratus, occupy the north portion ofthe Dasement. ,on the first floor are ;slx classrooms. It Is intended to have U grade pupils occupy these rooms, oik'er the hall Is located the office of Hhe principal and on tlae opposite side Is ihe library. On the secondfloor are rur classrooms and a large auditorium or assembly hall; also a well equipped laboratory fr tho advanced work tin demonstrations. A Chance to Save on a Talking Machine andRecords lor a Christmas Present A vast assortment of strictly bfarid-htw Disc Records for all makes of talking machines, retailed regularly at 60c the world over, are now oh sale at nearly half, or 33c each. Not more than six records to each customer. All that is best in band and operatic selections, vocal and instrumental numbers, etc., etc., afe included in this un precedented offer. Here's a fine chance to get a Splendid assoft ment of new records at little expense. Come the fifst thing. To call particular attention to Our splendid Thlking Machine De- partment, acknowledged the finest and most moderftly equippe'd In the West, we are offering a limited number of high-grade Talking Ma chines at drastic reductions. All are strictly brand-new, very latest styles, tapering arm, etc. ibe regular Z5.00 Talking Ma chines and aix records f 17.85 The regular $40.00 Talking Ma chines and six records f 24.90 The regular 150.00 Talking Ma. chines and Bix records f 34.90 The regular $610.00 Talking Ma chines and six records 939.60 The' regular $85.00 Talking Ma. chines and six records $49.25 Be sura and see our window display. All fully guaranteed. No machine will be sold td dealers at these prices, and only one to each Customer. This is positive. Pay cash or easy payments. We reserve the right withdtaw this offer just as soon as the certain number of machines are sold. Arrange to come right away. Graves Miisic Co, Mtajtories 111 FOURTH STREET. The Largest and Finest Music Emporium in tho West. Orchards in Yamhill. (Special Dlpt tn Ttia Journal. McMlnnvllle, Or., Deo. 16. The Nortl west Land & Improvement comoanv-fa planting a large area to fruit near Belle vue. A 60 acre orchard Is being plant- ed near Lafayette. Because: ? 1 The ONLY Water put up in STERILIZED bottles; : 2 The ONLY Water Domestic or Foreign which is NEVER put in a bottle that has been used before. The World's Best Table Water" Successes Certain with a Mod ; era,te Oven and Crescent (Egg-Phosphate) Baking r Powder Crescent Est PKosphaU Biking Powder raises slowly and erenly and 'when raised stars In ttispeitfiiOT nd nerer falla, The reason of thia ia because tne Phosphate prolongs the action of leareninff until the moisture has been absorbed, and the Ecjt-AJ-bnmen sustains the dough. Risen foods made with Crelcent . BailiLlPcm-cla'doricthrretobe rnshed into the oren. Neither do they require a terrifically hot oren or an oren "doctored cp to th right temperatare. On tha contiaij if a modcraUlr akrw orea is cied the result is a xaost de licious, liht, digestible and successful bjUcing. VrftiiaanRliWttt tailmrrnalirumMtottaa wsly 'Hi .S see Ase4 fca Cs si Wit t the t mr a wns. m assl i s ta Crescent sC sVO0h ftssCUaa (Special Plapatcs to Tbe Journal ! Rosebursr, OrJDec. 16. If. E. E. Gil man of South Dakota, a visitor to Rose burg, had his way there would be but few people left In his old homo state. Mr. .Oilman, with his wife and son, left Sooth Dakota with the Intention of lo cating in Oregon. He has just been over the Umpqua valley. At Cornutt he visited the old Riddle homestead. and while there picked a bouquet of yellow popples In full bloom and gath ered six pears from the tree. These he had photographed to send the picture to his old friends at home. One of the pears measured 15 Inches In circumfer ence and SO hi Inches the long way. Tbe clos of the year shows a re markable record for Douglas county as a fruit producer. In view of recept re ports of Willamette valley prunes aver aging very small this year. Manager Oil of tha local packing house gives some very Interesting figures cm tbe Douglas county crop. He finds that bout 40 par cant of the fruit has made tha remarkable grade of 10s. Another it par cant ranged from 40s to SOs. 1 while tha ..remaining 19 par cent aver- gad from 0a to 80s. I SaJem packing houses report large Cropa, but slaea dlstreaalngtx small. In many Instaaoea testing out an average f only Ts. Thia. la a season whan it b cent of the Douglas count t eroo averaged 10s tha largest commercial A cu tot and affacttw nmmtr ' Casrfca -- tha wmuWful adactahlllt v Hnawanm, aavalfMaai Bw cSil an L cT m avi - wnm wm oanaua aaa avMnra to daaaw taw H. Maoptn. 8. D. Evans and other grow- ; pcaTi tmm. Uemm $19 mmUZ era. had crops that natU4 over f Sea per , g l. wmtiM am rn m. , 1Cni f. rTCTN Aar. -W Vtaa. A gantVemaa from Hood Rlrar taaakea sr tt rmr -irmnininirri HiiiiiW miii m wi laiwai tha atatnaent that the Umpqua valley j 1 There is no Other Vanilla Extract made that can com pare in my way with the rich, aatitfying strength and the delicious delicate flavor of BURNETT'S VANILLA This it sot saereJy aa ad varotin boaat. It aa Uo lutdy true statement which at one trial of Bursatt 's Vaaiila will prove. - Your grocer can rupply yon with tha btst vaaiila Bade insist gettiaf it Burnett's Vanilla THE CORNELIUS "The House of Welcome" CORNER PARK AND ALDER STREETS Single $1-50 and up. Double $2 and up. Our omnibus meet all trains. Portland's Newest and Most Up-to-Date Hotel C. W. CORNELIUS Proprietor H. E. FLETCHER Manager , A HOTEL iPERKINS WASS3X0TOaT TT. tn the heart af tha bo sin tee and shorplnr dietrlet Tha moat modern aad ap-to-4ata hotal In the Northwest. Local aad long-diataaca paonaa ia every room. Boom with private bath, aa suf's aad single. Sample room. Elegant cafe, atasle daily tarlag yaaea, gtaaer aa afta aa tkaa- aaa faaaoaa ataxkea Oraaastra. ama aaeata aU krataa. Batas tl aa f. iom rmxur co. ; T. J. mtckaraaaa. rraa. X. Q. mwm.n. 9y BROWIS'D DlZONCIIIAXaTROCIiXS la aat baerinNtsg ta a appreclatad aa a fruit swcUoa aa4 that In hia aptnloa It will aa aaljr a few years aatU It la aa wtdelr known aa Hood River. Yakt ata. and aiaar (rait dlatrteta af tha aarthweat. . Th axpartmaat la ta t triad cf raja- las' aatta ea a targa acala an ene af A apraiaad ankla win asualty disable tha Injured paoa for thraa ov fnr weeks. ' Thia la 4)aa ta lack of proper treat an apt. Wktt Chaartarlala'a Uni taetit ta apiiad a cure snay bv affactad ta thraa or four aaya. This llalmeat ia Of tha Jtaat and moat remarkable prrparatin ti oaai THE NEW SEWARD . CORKER TENTH AND ALDER The leading; bote! of Portland. t$xnd Ja'y. 1SW9. Modem in every detail, lurrmSH i- ekgtnce. Mou beautiful corner Jo! I y i i Northwest. Cooimodioei njpSe tc - sropen piaav. Rates I1.5J sr4 p. v.t I meets U tram. w.n. garaa. -. RiVre Bargains tn Real Estate me to Jbe found dally In the Classified Columns of The Journal. 1) tha Uawaiiaa tslanda.