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"oiliOlJj.iilSlil . r I 1 pp"! :rr) dfiFSlllIt lilult Garbage 3 "..;.o,v.; h on-.fcji o?'Pai Silo 'Offered Z.':; '.: HrlrerJ v: F'iCTOiiY DiSTEiCT mm Will Extend From. Oregon to Columbia Slough; New Concerns Coming. : - 'The ' Peninsula Industrial company. the corporation which recently took over .the vast landed holdings of the Strut Interests, extending from Oregon slough to the . Columbia river and having a deep water frontage of nearly three miles. has formulated plans for establishing one of the best appointed and best ' lo cated ' strictly manufacturing districts adjacent to, any city in the ; United States. . . i' v . .... , : .'' Ia area, ' the new manufacturing dis trict .embraces 3100 acres: It extends from the Oregon slough on the south to Columbia, slough on the north. It has a deep water frontage xf about three miles. A large portion of the district la under water ' a greater part of the year, but the new company proposes to .dredge arid fill all of tho low groutid, bringing It above high water mark, so that the entire area will be available as sites for manufacturing purposes. ;;;'V,:a'. BjUlld, System: of,. JBooks. ThejrtOpral program for the Improve ment of the district Includes the build ing of an extensive system of docks on Columbia slough-Immediately west of the Monarch Lumber company's plant The entire area will be water front and terminal served, a system of canals con necting the lakes and extending north and south across tne property together with Oregon and Columbia sloughs, will provide a deep water frontage for Con siderably more than half the area of the district, Railway Jlnes will be extend ed from the Union Meat company ter minals throughout the entire five square miles. . . . That Portland will bulk largo as a manufacturing, center ' within the ' next few years Is the belief of the managers and owners of this property and in mak ing the district available and suitable as a site for manufacturing, ware house and elevator sites -they propose to have a place to locate the Incoming Industrie . Numerous Inquiries are now being directed, toward the Pacific coast by, the-large manufacturing concerns of the east, looking toward the establish ment of branch plants here and it Ja the Intention -of the Peninsula Indus trial company to nqt only Interest, these people in Portland, but to be prepared to offer them suitable '. locations on which to build. The company has ample capital to de-. velop the property and will expend what ever is necessary and requisite to make of it an Ideal manufacturing center. If proposes to get In touch' with all of, the eastern manufacturing; concerns "of na tional Import, and when anyone of them Is on the lookout for, a Pacific coast lo cation, nothing will be left undone to Iwate it in Portland. The company also proposes to work through the commer cial .organization of Portland, the big transcontinental rstilrnnd entering here, besides carrying on an extensive adver tising campaign throughout the east, all for the purpose of making Portland the manufacturing center of the Puclfio ' coast. ,', . This company was organized by men associated with ' the - Swift f Interests. The officers are: Ci'C. Colt,' president; D. O. Lively, vice' president and. general manager; ; J. ;V Good, secretary and treasurer,. i":'.. .',..' TOSPBiDFOURTH Party of Ten Men Leave Port land for. Mount Hood to V 'Climb. . . A crowd of 10 husky young men be longing to the Multnomah club left Portland yesterday afternoon at S o'clock for Mt Hood, upon. which they will spend the Fourth' of July. This is the . second annual trip of the crowd, which Is known as tte Mountain Climb ing. club. The same members last year spent Independence, Day near - the sum mit of the famous mountain, and the vent has now been made a regular an nual stunt, . - 1 . Those in the party are Edward Jo'f fries, James Alexander, ,.,Taff Warln. ner,- Joseph Wiley, 1 August .Wakeman, Floyd Warren, Thomas Monks, Ned Bar rett, T. Morris Dunne and-Samuel Hoi brook. , The young men mad the trip to Rho dodendron tavern In two automobiles, of which xna belongs tv Edward Jeffries arid tha other - to Ned Barrett. They propose to reach Camp George, which Is . on. the - Umber Una, : Sunday afternoon. Rising at 3, o'clock' Monday' mornina. they will begin the climb to the top of tee mountain, wnicn they expect to reach by'noon. . .. -... ,'., . ' After spending an hour n the top of Mt Hood, during which time they will discharge a bundle of fireworks, and set off a few giant fir crackers, the descent will begin.;, The assent . was made -last year by the, young men in about s1x hours, and the trip down in three hours. JbeNltsTsnee from Camp George to the summit' Is - about eight . miles, - , , Each climber -was togged out In a suitable climbing suit, "arid was wll j)i?iuwi nun uuu imuea snoes, ana tne other necessary equipment for the, trip. They left Fifth and Morrison streets at 3 o'clock, and proposed making a record run ' to the tavern. , Charles Holms, a membejr of the' climbing club was un able to take the trip, as he. Js out of tne city. ; - . CREGON ELECTRIC GETS FREIGItl.TEraALS t For the nurnnd nf hiHMlnir nJ freight terminals, the Ortn-nn Railway company has purchased blocks mi. iui ana xvi. between Clay and ,Mnntromery streets, adjoining the com rain's present terminal rnnntno- annth woi-ic win te begun on terminals on bUx k 103 and part of block 102.. As soon an loaf es controlling approaches' to block K'l kN the remaining "part of block li-; ran t a obtained, work of Wpipletln? V ' -rmlnals will be rnmmenced. The I P (tr Marquam gulch containing "park." dennded of the The gulch Is a cleft of the earth and its sides are. Sheer precipices. The hills are half-grown :moun tains Teacl ing heavenward a thousand feet. There are stunted, clinging firs and bold, bare. jutting T5cktt,-jwith-an eeaeional foot hold .for goafs.- " At the . bottom Is a decade's accumulation of tin cans and trash. -It la Marquam gulch and eon! tains the park site offered by yie O. R. & N. company as part payment for the donation of the east side's water-front streets. ' The mouth -of the guloh Is the heart of Portland's Little IUly. ''The houses are built In "layers: alonr' that steep Inclines.; They swarm with congested life, and the uncounted children need the b. K.' & N. company's offering for a park should the city add ropes with safety check devices to aid them In crossing the bare rock faces,-hll they enjoy the refreshment of nature's sweet, fresh air above the garbage heaps. - The road is" a way ,'that winds tor tuously from Sixth and Sherman streets, reaching the gulch bottom far up. Fourth street is a trestled crossing in the air one hundred feet-.v These are the "park" entrancea. - ftambol In Oarbaga Heaps. ' Distance "lends enchantment" o the view. Been from afar the pre-lplce is a wall ef solid greeh and- ths" Jlttlei RAH! RAH! 0. A. C. ISSUES; "THE ORANGE" The Junior-class of the Oregon Agrl- cupltural college has Issued Its annual publication,' "The Orange."; It Is a neat ly bound black leather volume of 898 pages, and Is more or less of a resume of the doings in student Ufa at ths col lege for the past year.- The college, the faculty, the seniors, the juniors, the sophomores, the' fresh men, the alumni, military, athletics, lit erary societies, organisations, music, dramatics, oratory and debate, publica tions, literary, wit and humor and the advertisers all have their own separata T-. '. I. . ." " r j '-' - r lai3 l??tlcn(iz hi 7T Kite oireredclty by O. .R.J &;N. com pany. Hillsides are steep and 10 00 atunted trees It would be shown to be as precipitous as the.cliffs oa the snakes that-vroU, ; themselves . up i and tumble when they wish to descend, and the brown chipmunks that scurry among the tin cans are not subjects of mirth as they are to closer range. --In-th-icr5aty . assessor' of f ica an other phase is found. ' The -O. R. &. N. holdings in Marquam gulch are here stated as U0.48 acres. The assessed value of the tract is $55,000 or a frac tion over 342 an acre. When the rail road submitted its proposal to the city Its valuation on the property was at $3000 en acre, and its computation that tha city would be given 5 acres, or a Valuer, of $l(I,'000r,or,;i ' 8-11 times- the assessed value of the tract The East File Business Men's club values the II streets at $500,000 , V . The original proposal of J. P. O'Brien, manager of the O. TR.-& N. company, gives no assurance that the city shall eventually possess so.jnuch as 65 acres of -this valuable land. ' Mr, O'Brien said: ' Olft With String. " "We will donate to the city a reason able amouril of ground through tha Ore gon . Railroad & Navigation company's South Portland Heights 'property for park and boulevard purposes whenever the city is ready to carry out Its plans for this improvement. ' During discis sion of the proposed park and bou' vard the acreage suggested as desired chapters, and are all handled In detail; The book gives a very good idea of the attainments in studentship at tha Agri cultural college, and is significant in its editing as to tha efficiency in .various departments., ' The athletlo and military features arc exhaustively treated, and ar perhaps the most interestingly arranged. Many photographs and illustrations add to the attractiveness of the volume, which, on the whole, is very creditable to the staff of editors from tha -junior class."' - A million common bricks, if piled without mortar, would make a - cube measuring about 40 feet in each direc tion. . " "' " " ' '' ' M.I A "4 .! ' - S ''.".:' '4 .5... -;S ' V . 1 I v. -; ' y j' ffilii iHlilir h - '"ri'l"1'! ' . I . - . 'I f " - -' :. i . ' '?7' - 1 . ' .. - . ' ' v- - - . C I i if by the city was somewhefo between 35 and 65 acreso.ut of a total of about 160 acres owned by the Oregon. Railroad & Navigation company: For the xeason that tha city has not definitely decided nn ttiA parV plana, iitimint to b A cannot now be indicated by me." ad 1 The way east side people feel as they learn that City Attorney Grant is pre paring 14 ordinances, giving to tha O. R. & N. -14 streets without'-the reser vation of entrance for -any other rail road during all time to come is re flected in expressions given recently by the .- North East Side Improvement as sociation and the East Side Business Men's v club. Their expressions re eelved emphasis from the remembrance that from the total value (railroad esti mate) of concession) placed at $447,408, tha . aforementioned South . Portland "goat park" was valued. at $195,000. It awakened in many minds the question if other valuations were of the same na ture, worth $3000 an acra'whan sold to the city, and $342 an acre when ap praised by the assessor, Bast Bide Zrtests. ' -Tha - significant expression of the North East Side Improvement associa tion was adopted on the evening of Friday, June 17. and reads as follows: "Broadway ' bridge rights - of ' way should have been taken up as a sep ALL BOOST FOR BETTER ' , KILLINGSWORTH AVENUE - - KlUlngsworth avenua property own ers and residents held an enthusiastic meeting in Reldt's hall. Union avenue and .'KlUlngsworth, laat . Wednesday night About '78 persons were present. Wifilam Reldt, one of the heaviest, own ers on tha thoroughfare, made an en thuslastlo speech in which he predict ed that the avenue , would soon become the main east and 'west street1 on the east side. The meeting brought out the fact that the people are in earnest about having the street Improved, from end to ., , , .. f n - . n'7 ' "' ffBifc .." . " '..'. . sinajsssBMIk wmli Mora feet "high, r If left hand side- were" right hand "side. arate proposition and not conected with numerous other street 1 vacations and other concessions now demanded by the O. R.' & N. company." Tour committee is especially opposed to connecting the Broadway . bridge ..rights, of way ques- uon .wiin ine vacauon oi streets la East. Pcj-tland.' There-Is a 'strong op position in East - Portland - to the vaca tion of these Streets on the ground of public s policy, unless . accompanied by certain - reservation which the people have a right ' to ; demand if they think proper." - ' Then from . the East. Bldo Business Men'a club: "This club is on record as opposing tha giving away of the city's streets. holding that the O. R. & N, is no- more entitled to gifts pf property than is an lndlvlduaL The city council has va cated parts of two streets for the east approach of the new steel bridge, is norlng this club s demand that , con cessions for the west approach of the Broadway bridge first be secured. The council may in like manner give away tha other IS streets between East Oak and Holladay avenue, and ignore the club's demand that overhead, rights of way . be retained, , and that the east side be opened to ..other railroads by common user concessions for 8 blocks on East Second street" end.. Residents along KlUlngsworth ave nue in Oakhurst and Irvington Park are dissatisfied " with the ; delay "in paving their portion of the street and will take steps to Induce the city administration to delay less important, work elsewhere arid complete that work. Several mem bers' of the club signified their Inten tion of subscribing for Broadway bonds. Mayor Simon was commended for his at titude "in the bridge controversy. . " According to the last Industrial cen sua of Switzerland, of the- republic's 3,300,000 inhabitants 1,006,400, or about 30 rer cent,, are engaged in industrial pursuits,, a showing vunequaled by any other nation. "'o' -r-'- .-. sMh. - - William J. Clarke, editor of the G'or vals Weekly Star, has announced him self as a candidate for-atat,e printer. lie has been a candidate for the Republican nomination for state printer at former elections, but heretofore has been unsuccessful.- , - ,Thts year . Clarke Win go bcfore .the" "assembly" for the .nomination, hoping that should he be successful in securing the nomination there that he will have better success In the primaries than in former years. In announcing his candi dacy he says: : , "I . shall., come before the state Re publican : 'awiembly' asking for- indorse ment as its candidate for the office of state printer,' ..Numerous requests and proffers of support have led me to make this decision. - - -: :: "I feel certain that I can conduct this important office Vltn credit to myself and with Economy to the state, -having had over 30. years' experience as a prac tical printer, and the further fact that I have conducted my own private busi ness as a printer and publisher suc cessfully, s; v. ?:: '. "I have always been a consistent. earnest and active Republican, and upon all important questions of a party na ture have been in-full acocrd with strict party principles. "In asking for the 'assembly indorse ment I do so with. the firm conviction that It is necessary and proper for the Republicanpaitys perpetuity that they thus meet and discuss measures and men to the end 'that they -bring about the very best, results for party fealty as well as the state's f uturo prosperity and success, . ' ' "I firmly believe that the Republican 'assembly' ' stands, for, retrenchment and reform, and to that end I shall make the issue in the coming campaign upon a platfqrm advocating a 'flat salary for state prmter.y as was decreed by .the voters of the state In 1906 under" an IWclMSeiyoulonep FULL SET,' THAT Ttt&0x 5.00 GOLD CROWNS, 22h.... ..v.v;...; ...?3.50 BRIDGE TEETH; .22k. 1 . GOLD FILLINGS v;Hv; ;v. v.v;.;ul.OO SILVER FILLINGS . ;50? Call and have us give your teeth a free examination, and get our estimate on your dental work. If you are nervous or have heart tfouble, the Electro Painless System will "do, the . work whpn, others fail. All work warranted for ten years. , - cctro Painless Dentists . - - -, E. G. AUSPLWND,. D. D. Manager ' ''.' 303-WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER FIFTH', " i ? ' ' Bank References. , Corner Fifth and Washlng OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS - - 'ton, Across From Per - Lady Attendant. , - ' kins Hotel . Exciirsionllates-East V Chicago and Return ; ; 'Special round trip excursion rates Will be made to other eastern points at correspondingly lovv rates, ' Tickets on sale July 5 22,, Aug, 3 and Sept. 8., Have , your tickets read via the f , - s Canadian Pacific Route . The only .real. scenic route." ,The line that gives you, the "service. 1 v , ' EourZljrains -Daily. . For rates and full particulars apply' t 142 Third street' or address,, . . . " Frank R. Johnson," Ge'n'l Agt. Dcnticls Exchcncj3 luccis en Jerking Out and Filling Teeth; Session Su The Oregon State, Dental 'association closed the most successful ; meeting of ia uioiuijr yesieruujr anernoon. une or, lta-most-important actions was indorse lng the action of the Portland Dental? society in advocating-a free clinic for, school children, not only in Portland, butj in other Oregon cities. . j The election of officers resulted asi follows: .. President, Dr. Wallace E-! Shearer, Portland: vice nresldent. Dr.i C. W. Xlttler, Albany; secretary treas-j urer, ur. tr. it waigamott, - Portland; editor, Dr. Henry Fixott, Portland;, ad ditional members of the. executive com mittee, Dr. E. C. McFarland of Portland, Dr. W. S. Kennedy of The Dalles. ? Among the papers and demonstrations Which were most beneficial and im-i portafit to the association during its 'ses- sions were-those by Dr. G. E.'Woodbary: of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on "Gold Foil1 and Gold Fillings"; by Dr. G. H. .Wilson of Cleveland, Ohio, on "Prosthetic Den tistry," and by Dr. H. Prlns of St. Louis,: on "Dental Medicine."- -These lectures and demonstrations were accompanied by stereopticon views. ' -The exhibits mads by. manufacturers and .supply: houses also attracted much favorable comment initiative petition, by the overwhelming vote of 83,479 votes for, and 9571 votes against" , :': j LWOIi Tayi. Dept., Tortland, Oregon. 4 j .o72o5(D ' -' win i unf4 almost exe'u f ',' I !--'; ' t f .! . . i