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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31. 1003. - " .A i X . i f 1 J m FIGHT'. FOR .PURE.- ;HILK: Among tl rhlaveunt. of the year now fndd l-.the Initiation of rure illk crowd- la Port, land, lhlch flJSimto-d effort for huu.aait,'. ..k. L woa . rillg tWor- orcr wjhrtla tadUfrr- riu-e and tha fijrht Is still on. : ' . 1 "' By Marshall is, Dsns. . Tbs object of a pura milk cru d ) to obtain pura milk. T ha objections' of thoss who eppoa maka for anything but pura milk.' . Milk Impura at tha barlnn!n tan nsver ba mad pura; stsrlllxs. psstsurtia, us preservatives, or wtit not. ' ' , Pura milk 1vss stranrth. hcala disease; Impure milk leaves death and disease In Ita course. Tha whlta heart follows always tha milk wsson of the dirty dairy- man. Tla cow Is second mother to tha baby, but If aha Is mis- treated she becomes a danger- ous aource of provender. HESB are reneralltles, but they publle opinion Into while heat ... . ?,.. ... r.n. I - nr..niut nn after orrantsatloi I apply specifically to. Portland. 1' Here we hare la theory won a pure milk crusade. In theory, yes; but In practice It will bo a . progressive winning, making necessary constant and aggressive alertness un til the babies, whose lives wa have ' saved, become men and women' animated with an Idealistic deslra to aava tha .second generation. ' ' ' Winning tha campaign '"In theory" meana that "our officials." atata, federal and city, hare promised to enforce the - law. a duty , which some uninformed . taxpayers self-deludedly thought they were elected for, and means also that thtese same offlclale have been provided with a law which recognises and strives to utilise the benefits of each of them. itut 1 Is a law which will become as much of a dead letter as a thousand ) other laws If Ita body is filed away In dusty archives and Ita provisions for. ? gotten with the promises. - . f ' JtorriM Bavalatloaa. : A man. came to the office one day i and said that ha bad a herd, of IS cows. Some of them were .coughing and. he f 'was afraid they had cow consumption I or bovine tuberculosis. . But the dairy commissioner, he said, bad refused to make any examination and meanwhile he was selling milk and cream In the city. The Investigation proved r the story's essential truth. , An Interview ' brought some atartUng statements front . U . nnMMatAnA " titan Iw alfln th In vestlgatlon proceeded unfolding a rev- elation orfconaiuon in bmuiicu people of Portland Into fear, that I brought , the. mother hurrying to bwnd kiver her sleeping child and tremble as she thought of her treasure slipping ; .1ck Into.tha unknown land whence u ; ame. ', Days came when automobiles went honking out tha country road a Every dairy constituted an Invitation to atop. Inspectors, self-appointed and otherwise, ? soon were surprised If they j did. not ; find a few sunken flanked, cows, coat fl d with filth and standing In knee deep manure In bams from which light and i air were consistently axcluded. .: Not a pleasant plctnre, surely, but .' 'these 1?ere the sources, of ' tna milk i "(Portland, babies were drinking. To be , sure, not all of the dairies -wr so bad, - But so many were worse J ihan any description could picture them, f that presently a great-fear and a great Earnestness came over tha crusaders. ; I I Wa visited one home and watched the mother's tears run down her face aa c- she told how her boy had aickened and died and all ber love could mot hold him back from the shadows. V e were ;- Viovlsed by the neath certificate of te ; fy health office that bad milk was , he contribntlng cause.-. We visited the dairy and found cans Sent full of mflk ' to town., brought back full of backdoor garbage, and the dairyman was filling tjottles with tnilk.'-bottles left unwashed ; from the previous day's tilling ana no J one knows how many days before that particular day. .y . ' We visited another home where the baby 'had died In terrible . convulsions three days after she had drunk rank which the bacteriologist found upon test . had contained 64,O00,Q00,Q0O filth germs ' to every spoonful. - ' ' Information came from the health of I flea that babies were dying faster than ? ever before since the city had been a city, and the memory of the dairies re gained with the campaigners. , it was an equation In human , life where life was to death as the bad mllk'to the whole suBply. It was a " sacrifice of helpless life as needless as ' It was appalling. - Crusaders- needed no oath or vow; needed nothing aave to re member the condition of the dairies to render sacred their determination not to reat until conditions had been righted end the sluughter checked- It might have been Idealism but It teemed noceesery. , Xnvastlgatlaa Trooeeoa. Thia was In the days of falling aum mer. The weather In Portland was not hot; the water wss the city's boast to the world. Btlll the babies died. W determined the truth, so far ss the ba bles were concerned, thaf milk Is the most Important single item of human food. We decided that Jthe deaths must be due to the milk. We had still the dairies before ue. ( . The appeal was to the first instinct of motherhood.- the Instinct to protact her young. - Thousands of ' Portland mothers responded, urging their hus bands Jnto action, venuns mtur nu. nation In language emphatic atlrrlng n for nrranlutlnn swung Jt 0BU.M.k.v.M . -'m 1 Into line; tne-roeaicai proieBi"" r"s itself as a man with the crusaders. All were friends who favored and fought for clean milk: all were enemlea who were neutral or In any way opposed. Rich and poor were united In the effort and tha machinery of the cruBade be came Intricate requiring patient and skilful touch to keep Us varloua parts In working order. . , Opposition can be briefly summarised.- Itwas: Ignoranoe, generally dif fused; the unscrupulous and : aelflsh a-reed of politicians; the lasiness of of ficials, the, apathy and indifference of the people. - Description of these would require a volume; would bo as disagreeable as protracted spading Into the muck where the cows stood while they were being milked. They seem now like night mares following a late dinner' or- the bogeymen of childhood; they seem now as they did. Intangible, elusive uncouth. What a monstrous creature might our pura ambition for clean milk, have be come percolating through a mess of Ig norance1 ; cheap politics. -; ennervation. misrepresentation if we had not kept our attention fixed on the goal of . a clean milk supply for Portland. . - , It was the' aggregate of forces that helped toward a conclusion. It was the direction of a fewwho sat up nights to plan and worked hard during the day to work out their. plana Thase came to bellev with Kmerson that .'Teraon makes event, and event person." There was a close Unking of the act and the Idea. There were a fsw wp worked. The history of the. campaigns Intimate de talla Is much longer than the chron icling of Its events. Dark of all was the freely contributed strength of a great newspaper, giving unsparing pub licity to whatever was true. And there was a splendid, great hearted woman, Intelligent ss energetic, generous as de voted, whose name never reached the news columns because of her. Sincere disposition not to advertise her good works. Always leader among the work era, too. was a bluff, big official, who never said a thing that didn't count, and who was aa willing to contribute money to the campolgn'e success aa he was to' give of his time. And there ws another local, official who nee re joiced in the sunshine of the sunny south, but who stuck, vigorously to promises and inspected" dairies In the rain. . - ' The temptation Is to' give names, but present purposes forbid.- The tempta tion la to become exceedingly frank and mention, some who wore office titles, who also gave time and thought and encouragement, and a. certain blunt stimulus ' frequently necessary. -right: is tui on. .. The flgfit Is 'partly past Wa have the skeleton of regulation and see some of the evidences , of flesh of enforce ment. And most encouraglog. of all are the material results of agitation. As sunlight and air are deadly to germs, so has the spot Jlght of publiolty proven destructive to dirty barns and filthy equipment. Dairymen are find ing they cannot aell milk If It Is not clean, tat mothers .will' hof give to their babies white poison, and so ths old barns are disappearing- with the ac cumulated' fUth of years. New barns are Vomlng and healthy cows ar.o given In them plenty of air and light. Milk houses will be screened from files and sanitation will prevent the old sieken lnr odor. Diseaae b disappearing and a new order will hold sway. The people may well be glad for protection and the -, dairymen ara ..among the people I j i i ! I Plpoeer Portland- -Vi.w from East Sixth and Pine .tree In ISTS-Courtesy of Oregon Historical Society PORTLAND HAD IT! THE ROSE CARNIVAL Annual ft-stira of flower, that brings , Portland additional re nown U unrivaled by any other civic pageant In 'j, wealth of rones with which Portland la tKW&bt bonnteous hand of nntaw srell earn, for It the appellatloa "Th Tlone City." O the world at large roruana is - known and envied as tne oso City. There are few places m-,ded-whera the-queen of flowers .mwa in vreater nrofuslon. and faw other places where the hardy floral hedges have blossoms the greater' part of the year. That the emblem of the rose should be emblasoned big upon the scutcheon of clvlo pride Is Just and. fit ting. - That Portland la ' thus able to flaunt Us name within a garland,- of roses to tha gase of an admiring world Is because of the gracloua behest of na ture in providing sou ana enroauc cu dlUons so favorable" to the cultura of this flower ut flowers. ' . And Portland Is not unappreclatlve of her importance, as the annual Rose Car nival, indicates. " Jrfany are the cities which lsy claim te tha Individuality and uniqueness of their municipal pageants, but none ae.here that rival Portland's fete In beauty, , New Orleans is famed for Its elaborate Wardl Gras. Bt liouU revela annually In the appearance of the' Veiled Prophet. But nowhere i.a clvlo carnival to be found that sur passes the annual tribute paid by Port- BBJBSSSSSSSBSSSBBBBBSSSSSjBSJBBSBBSSBSeBSWSeBlBBBl SSk ; a . r, 2 -m mi i I .iSJMWWW-. lib. "v-'isaaitieii J ft it. : S - A i ! hs$ a " " "! esXa in , ,N.r..& 4t K L t Urid to its rosea . t Tha Rose Carnival dates for 1910 are from June to 11 inclusive, for the celebration of whlob the city will spend inn AAA mnA nrlvil Individuals and individual business concerns much more. During that week thousands or visuors will come from afar ta feast upon the beauteous scenes thus provided. No less than 8,000,009 roaee will be used In carrying out the decorative schemes, being selected from the' wealth of bushes and. hedges then In the height of their bloom. t' . - - Portland la a real city of roses, there being enough plants within Us bounds, which, If set side by aide, would make a flowering hedge extending from this city to horn Angeles. The choicest va rieties are produced Jn wonderful pro- 1T SHARE OF MEETINGS IN YEAR JUST ENDED The lmseat potivruiU-n durlti ln was tnul (if Northern Hupltt. IH Vt''' flftrnn hundred In attendance. t)f autirrtne linpnrtun- tu tuts norili-strn rmuitry s tu mooting nf thrt AmrrU'n An tlallon uf Agrlrultural Colics Presidents and Ilrtor of Ki-prlm-nt Stations In connection with tha National Association i.f rsrmera Institute Work em. UpecUt trains iliarterd br the Portland Commerelal club took these guests over the. Wlllametta valley on a two days' trip over the tIo4 river fruit district for s day. The Nations! Association of Retail Onxers and the Na tional Funeral directors brouglit delegates from every part of the I'nlled Btates. Prvsldentlal Postmasters of Oregon, the Orrgon SUte Ualry association. Btem Horticultural society. Northwstrn photo graphers' sssoclatlon, all drew delegates from beyond the con fines Of Oregon. The year 10 was especially notable In the entertainment of visiting parties, such ss the Cal ifornia Promotion committee, Chicago Association Of Com merce. Worcester board of trad.v Texas bankers. Brooklyn Eagle party, Japanese industrial com mission and innumerable "cur alon parties- President Taft s visit was one of the eveuta of the year. . Tha most prominent conven ! tlon scheduled ' for Portland la Hid Is the national meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which -meete biennially, , I fusion in spring. Bummer and autumn, and many hardy plants show fine rosea on the lawns during tha Christmas holi day season. A great variety of apecles some 400 in fact has a place In the Portland collection and adds Interest to the distinctive charm suggested by the appellation The Rose City." PUBLIC SCHOOLS P ORTLAN1J Is recognised as the - leading; educational oemer ui um Pacific northwest. 1 Theramre 54 publla schools maintained at a nt of about II. 300.000 a year. The schools require the services of 750 teachers, whose annual salaries ag gregate 1760,000. ."v. ;;.; ,-.:: The census recently completed shows the school population of Portland for the year 1909-10 to be 25,354. a gain of 1290 in a single year. Of tttls num ber. 17,458 are male and 17,89 female children between the agea of 4 and 20 years. In Multwomah county outside of Portland there are 4316 children of school age. a gain Of 182 since the last census. Thus the achool population of the county for the current year aggre eratea 81.890, a gain Of 1422. Of the 50 diatrlcta In the county 25 show In creases, 21 alight decreases and four no change., . -' v-- '' Tha schoolhouses of Portland are T.iAr. In .v.rv nnrttrii1nr and reflect IIIUUUI . . ' - J f , the general sentiment of the people for ; - 1 $i V ' j! Ju Yi ''I - .1 5 t j MM JM (MIUUIV. n.U " y ' v i.ui mnA iinfvrsttli of the countrv. i uimlnatlon nf tfia SRhont enroll ment from 1876 to 1909 shows an annual gain ranging- rom 2 per sent - In -1880 to 19.7 per cent in ' 1909. Tha growth in the past 10 years has been , steady, the lowest annual increase, being i.2 per cent In 1900. r - 'Modern methods prevail In all the schools and the highest results are se cured. The special classification ays-tern- peculiar to Portland schools, wss introduced in 1897 and has worked to the satisfaction of all Interested. . In every schoolroom there are two import- j rates. ' The classification insures better results to young and old atudenta and makes a place for the dull pupil ' who can progress along the same lines as others in the same class. "' . There are special courses devoted to sewing, manual training, music, and the building and machinery trades. Every department attracts its quota of ener getic students Intent upon securing tho benefits of a modern education. And Portland, through Its appropriation from the state and county and a apecial levy of 4.S mill on a property valuation of 1260 000,000. offers those educational advantages to all of ' her school chil dren. ; v - ' , Undeveloped Power A.;Mn lion jn - iindevetoned .water UlCftWII: power equivalent to S.817,000 horsepow er. ' The power developed and utilized for present purposes .amount to 84,000 horsepower. The 1S tat:, power? ara favorably located In different sections higher eaucationaj ciuu. iiacue of the state, and . power m.""v are selected from tha best prepared ap- imitted at reasonable rates, f or agrloul niiranta mi rpDrescnt the leadine. col-' . . a atrial dpvelODment. v P1UUICU v- . - - tural and Industrial development. Oregon produces 40 per -tent t ' prunei grown In the United States 1 ;e annual crop ranges-: about , -"OO.Ooo pounds of dry prunes and 100 to 1-0 casloads of green fruit marketed in crates. An acrs of prune trees pro duces from five to seven tons. ,r , Oregon has paper mills, representing an Investment of $4,500,000, employlns (65 men. and having a payroll of almost. $1,000,000 a year. The exports of print ing paper, from tha mills from Portland to the orient aggregated 2.654.744 POimrts for the fiscal yeanenainB jup ... - sjgBsBBBjsjlJBaaj " TjTT '- . ; , ipanoramlc View, ot Portland la 185 gCourtegy, of Oregon Historical Society . MHBBeaa BMBBSSBBI BBBBB BBaSSSSBMS BSSBM ..... .. t,.v .:, " , . .('' ll THROUGH SERVICE TO CH "ATLANTIC EipRESS"-72our; electric-lighted, stcam-hcaied train from Portland via StpAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. Standard. ' and Tourist Skeping Cars and Coaches. Dining Car, for all meals. -Runs via "The North Bank Road" (S. P. & S, Ry.) and . '..' . - ' ' . . ' ; . : ! .'" . n6rthern PAcmc railway One of five fast through trains east and west over the "Scenic Highway .Through the Land of Fortune" all electr and steam, .heated and up to the minute. ' Four between St Paul-Mmneapolis, one between St. Louis and theJJorcihcast. : !.'! "SERVICE THAT SETS THE PACE n Time of Trains, Tickets,. Berths, Etc From ' A. D. CHARLTON, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent t?nr Triirr? and Morrison Sts. -Portland, Oregon : Telephones Main 244 and A-1244 E'.ectric Berth Larr. tn Up per -i Xcwff Eerth. YELLOWSTONE PARK SEASON 1910, JUNE 1S-SEPT.15 72" Honrs to 72 Ilonrs lo Chlcano NEW 3PEE1INS HOTEL Portland, Oregon Opened June 1908 1 MOST. CENTRALLY LOCATED ATTRACTIVE CAFE AND GRILL MUSIC Sample Rooms With and Without Bath European Plan RATES THAT ARE RIGHT Only Hotel in Portland Equipped With Wire!e$ Su': RESERVATIONS FREE Perkins Hotel C L. O.-SWETLAXP. Secretary ; ! o mJ t