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THE1' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,-PORTLAND. . SUNDAY MORNING,'. OCTOBER -1; 'MIL 0U1IIS i;AT:IIID;;T T RAINS mm MM ' . i i' . . Railway : Officials V Tell Red - mond Traffic of Interior Will Justify Expenditure orv-lM) . ' Roads of $23,000,000. 7 ? 9. f f '( Staff fcorresDOndent.-' - '! rtwdmond. Or., Sept SO.Tht'Orcgo '''Trunk-l)eschutes rallwsy was finishes today at 4 o'clock. Train and telegraph 'service will immediately be established, "preparatory to the railroad celebration October Jt when" Hill will drive the gol ,' don spike. The work has been In charge ' it. Chief Engineer Budd and Superin tendent Hogi. , . ... It" Carl n. Uray, president ' hi the Spo ,e, Portland & Beattle railway, and ' 'It. B, Mllkr, traffic manager of the , i' tO.yrjt,; & Nu told the people of Red- ft ' 'production of central edd fuatlies J.the building oppih Railways fato. this , country, at an expense of nearly $23, , 000,000. and that the expression of faith :.' show by auch an Investment would be ,-, added to, as the demands for traffic and , aeveiopment Increased with the growth or trie country and population. utner representatives of the railroad systems spoke ln the same vein. F. H. Fogarty, of the Northern Pacific, said that - until .he saw it be had never dreamed Of a country 'so big and poten-J uai. The Portland representation from r tirujixoBiYO uovmuymeui con(nn, If ' which begins at Redmond and proceeds I : . through Prlnevllle. to Burns and back to i 'Bena nexi ween, was increasea oy.tne S arrival of 20 commercial crub members " "at 10 o'clock tonight. -v This fcnakes a -' party of between 60 and 60, represent . ' Ing the three great -railway systems, the development interests of the state, bus- i inets men and Investors, who, most of them for the first time this winter, see this country and learn of it for them selves. The meeting today was presided over by J. W. Brewer, president of the com mercial club, who Introduced Mayor Jones tn a welcome to all. 'Myrtle But ler told in verse of the hardihood that made a position, for the people gathered ' tnere oa tnis aay or triumpn ana Mrs. Forrest put the same thought Into song. I. O. Lively, Professor V. L, Kent and Marshall N. ana emphasized in ad dresses the fact that the coming of the railroad makes the development prob lem "greater but brings a greater force to do the worfc The afternoon was spont in sports, roping "contests and "busting" bronchos, ' ' with a bull to wind up the celebration . in the evening. "The Burns party left at 10 p. m. for Prlnevllle. .-James G. Hill and Louis ' W.' Hill and others prominent in the rail- roasrand official world will greet it at ." Burns. -w.f. ' .. . Second Fortland Special Comes. The second delegation of the Port land Commercial' club and railroad of ""rlclala enroute to Burns to attend the ' Central Oregon Development league meeting, arrived here tonight on aspe- cial at 9 o'clock. -The party remained here about an hour looking at the -.ift.Wbit .-o agricultural products displayed here at the railroad day celebration and then left by automobile -for Prlne vi lie, where It will remain tonight. ' The members of the party were: A. C. Callan, manager of the Pacific Hard "ware and Steel company, chairman of the excursion; O. F. Johnson, northwest manager of Sherman-Clay & Co-. 'ehalr wan ,-of the executive committee, of Portland OtSmmerclal club; C. C. Chap man, secretary of the Oregon Develop ment league; H. W. Mitchell of the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver companyi L. . Allen Lewis of Allen and Lewis; J, P. Pssmussen of Rasmussen & Co.; F. H. Hansom, treasurer and manager of the Eastern & Western Lumber company; I". J. McPherson, secretary and man ager of the McPherson company; F. A. Freeman, cashier .of the Lumbermens . National bank; Wilford P. Jones, vice j president of the Merchants National bank; S, C. Pier, stales manager of the Marshall-Wells. Hardware company; W. K. Newell, president of the Oregon State Horticultural society; D, W. Ward, con tractor; A, W. Graham, western Indus trial agent of the Great Northern rail road; T B. Winstanley, F;. P. Crowe, I- K. Now Hon of the S. P. A S. railway; William McMurray, general passenger agent of the O.-W. R. & N. railroad, and Colonel A. H. Moore, traveling freight agent of the O.-W. R. & N. railroad. PEOPLE DIG DEEP FOR EXPENSE MONEY. Taxpayer of Portland Nave to Pay More Than $3,000,000 for Conduct of City Government: and Keeping Un of Public Owned Utilities; Itemized Expense Account of Various Departments v"--.:7 ,.:-5fesl WV J I ssw V . A JJ s ww mm im IS, -:.-it Written for The Journal by Will T. Kirk Every year the people of Portland go down in their pockets tor more than 63,000,000 to pay the expenses of the city government. During tna nine months ending September 1 the lty paid out f or v necessary expenses the' tidy sum of $2,267,034.33. At that rate the total coat for the year will be $3,022, Whew! Where does all this money go? This question no doubt will be asked by a good many wondering minds. But .this Is not all. If the sums ex pended yearly for Improvements are added to the cost of running the city the figures will loom so large that timid citizens wjll see cause for fright. But we might as well-look the facts squarely in the face. During the last nine months the city has Issued bonds to the amount of 12,600,000. This money Is being expended for "new water con duits, bridges and "parks and boule vards. The bonds do not include those issued for street improvements nor .'.;.''..' sewer and water main assessments., The total amount of indebtedness outstand ing September 1 for these three Items atone' was $8,207,781.37. The total amount of bonds outstanding , on the same data tor other 'indebtedness, which includes the Tplpe line, bridges and park bonds mentioned above, was $10,691,600. making a grand total of outstanding bonded indebtedness against the city of $18,899,281.37. To apply, on the pay ment of these bonds the city has on hand in various sinking funds the-sum Of $667,666.90. . ' Careful Checking Xs ule. Of the $3,000,000 and more that the people of Portland spend every, year' for city Improvement, not a penny, under the system in vogue 1 during the pres ent administration. Is sDent unless it passes -under the inspection of George McCorfl. private seoretary to Mayor Rushlight. '. 'V i ! This makes-the secretary's position one of the most important In-the "city I government and freights it with great responsibilities. Not' only does the sec retary Inspect the Warrants' and affix the facsimile of the mayor's signature, but he places the mayor's O. K. on all requisitions for supplies, furniture or equipment of any sort purchased by the city. That he has "la eye out for mis takes, overcharges and discrepancies i indicated by a little Incident that oo curred a few days ago. A1 requisition for ' rubber bands was presented to him for theusual O. K. A few .days later., another requisition was presented to him for rubber bands for another of the offices. He noticed a discrepancy in price, small though it might -be. He inquired of the two deal ers from' whdm the bands had been purchased and found that one officer was buying' them In larger quantities than, the other and , therefore was get ting them at a cheaper" price. He im mediately, took, steps to see that all the offices bought them at. the cheaper price. Of course rubber bands and such supplies are but a drop In' the tubful of dollars that It takes to maintain Portland's city government. Watching the Treasury. This' System of , close inspection of municipal accounts la said to be a new tning at tfie city ban.'- in the past It bad been the custom for rvarlbus com mittee chairmen to approve requisitions, and no one knew what the othr fellow was spending .tor the city. ' It was also the custom fog requisitions to, be made out la blank . and the amounts .would bt filled1 in after. the articles. ware pur chased, Secretary McCord has put a stop to .auch laxity and requires every requisition to be made out la J full be fore he give official approval. For the first time the mayor's office Is In con stant touch .with every penny expended for the city, and an accurate check is had on every item, ' " The three ' costliest departments of the city government are the water, the fire and the police departments. The expense ef keeplntf them up is more than one third of the entire cost of run ning the city. Folloe Department expensive. Just now ' the cry. against the police department Is inefficiency. It Is said the city is burdened with dozens of pa trolmen and .others In the department who hinder thfe service more than they promote It. ', But all of them draw salaries and Incur expenses for the city. as Is showrt by the statement 'that dur ing the last nine mqntns the police d nurtment baa post the . cttv - tha nat sum ef $23l,6rT.19. --The police depart ment has returned to the otty by means of fines Collected the sum of $19,449.60. To the water department the. city has Issued warrants in the Inst nine m onto a to the amount of $793.21S.6, while the expense of the fire department has been $361,861.30. H,v,;r, :Xv,"- Another expense that Is growing in size every year Is incurred for street re pairs. During the last nine months the city has paid out $118,241.65 on this ac count. And each year many miles or street pavements will be turned over to the city fqr upkeep. - This is why Mayor Rushlight is keeping street pav ing companies In continual Jiot ..water in his efforts to compel them to quote the city low prices for the' patented materials ' that .are- used In the pave ments. , tTriles the city , succeeds In buying this .. material at a price very near cost street repair expenses prom ise to become enormous before-the pass ing of another decade. Detail X.lst of xpekses7 Here Is a complete list of the various departments and offices "of the city and the amounts that "have been expended by each during the nine months end ing September 1, 1911: - , ! Fire deonrtment .1 l61.8Sl.8n rouce department Street repairing Water department ....... Parks ................. Public library Street lighting Mayors oiwce Auditor's office Engineer's department .... Health department Garbage -crematory Street cleaning and sprlnk Hng . ..; '. Pond department , Treasurer's office Attorney's office ,. Salary of councllmen, , Expanse of council... Civil service commission';. Building inspector's office, . . Hi nor Expense Items. Municipal Court , Plumbing inspector's office Kxpense of' city hall - Inspector glase cement pipe Sealer of weights-measures-Free employment bureau.. . Litigation . Free museum . . i i , Expense of advertising . ... , Stationery and blanks..... Insflrance -..-.. . Relief of certain persons... y Pay of viewers . . . . . ' ' Office furniture ...,...,. Miscellaneous expense .... Elections-' License tags , i Care fare .... i ............ . Purchase or street improve ment and sewer warrants Salary of grappler . . . w . . Total 221.667.19 113,241.65 72,!16.S0 128,662.99 . 86,102.33 88,429.68 4,676.00 83,466.00 128.136.00 18,813.67 20,634.00 ,186.438.43 6.647.00 7,879.00 11,936.00 8,330.00 600.00 ' 1,691.00 11,478.79 2,833.63 7.016.25 14,400.00 260.00 8,703.48 2,98.2 1.856.00 , ,676.78 6.636.21 12,901..49 776.70 1,671.00 ; $,028.00 l,48i.86 8,097.26 28,984.47 924.18 2,154.00 10,637.00 877.15 ELK IN BATTLE TO -DEATH IN CITY PARK; : JEALOUSY IS CAUSH .$3,367,034.33 d The hide of a freshly killed 4 elk'lert In a local taxldermlst'a " shop to be nicunted ' caused 4; great deal o excitement In , the 4, state game wardn s office ys- terday. . When the report waa 4 received A. 3. Nooning, deputy 4 game warden, hurrtejrto the shop O bent on arresting the perpetrator 4 of the deed. The killing of elk. Is strictly against the law and a fine of from $200 'to $1000 can 4p 'be levied, on anyone eonvlcted, ' Mr' Noonlnir started out hot on i 4 , the trail of the slayer and the 4 - scent soon led him to the City 4 Park, where he found that the 4 . death of -the elk was the result 4 of a jealous quarrel, There 4 have been two big bull elk In the 4 elk yard at the park and they 4 fought for th affections of one 4 of the dainty little "lady" elk. 4 The battle laged fiercely for some time and finally one got . the other down and jgortd him ' 4 to death.' , The park officials determined ' 4 to save the hide and sent It to 4 the taxidermist s, when the hide 4 Is stuffed It will be placed in , 4 the City Museum. r, Good Pianos Cheap That's why they are selling fast See Kohler A Chase announcement; page 7. section 1, this paper. , The floor of a large Paris theatre Is reversible, ' one side being made for dancing and the other for carrying the seats, the whole revolving on a liori sontal axis. , e 4 hi ' Lasib Daysj i MINING NEWS OF ! ( GOLD HILL DISTRICT (Special to The JobrnaLt Gold Hill., 6r;, Sept JO. With , the coming of the fall rains, the Centennial placer, mine on Kanes, creek, One of the most" reliable producers' In this district. Wilt b BUt in Deration hv T) P Ttlna It and ; H. Lr. McMahon. who have leased V k' It 'frord Hi Indiana-owners:..' From ,su i Ijfaoa to, bed rock, a depOT of about 85 1 1 feetr the gravel . averages . SO . cents , a 1 1 yard. .The , bed ; rock la - vnrv ' rlnh In 1 places'. The mine la operated: by hy- fdrauue. and; has never failed.- to five good returns tinder that method. al- ilt tft1B1 P electrlo rdredge tried three V years, ago was unsuccessful. . "" ' " f'-inai ne aay or trie pockot nuntar is Ot wholly departed In southern Oregon Is showrl.y the fact that James Ander son took 6ut a, pocket of rich gold bear ing quarts lti the Water Gulch district, about , three, mile . from ..here, a - few days ago. The pocket yloded 360 In gold-;. It took Andersnn two weeks to traoe ine-vocJtet ana aig it' out The Grey Kagle mine ,.on Sardine oreeK. ownea qy Portland peopia, la ex periencing development work . that' Is considered of great permanent value. A .(irons -cut , has been run from the main ahaft on the J70 foot level, JO feet, cut ting the vfein' which has been drifted on 40 et, Pltowing two feet of $7 ore.- It Is the Intention to sink 500 feet. If nec essary properly: to develop the property. The Bill Xye mine on Galla-'creek. in which a syndicate of Paris capitalists recently purchased a Controlling Inter est, ndlng litigation which had tied up the mine for two-years, has resumed op-, eratlons. The Bill Nye has a record of many thousands of dollars, and lqal mining men believe with proper devel opment it will completely eclipse Its past performance's. ' Few steam locomotive can ; haul train over more than a two per" cent ,gcadt ' while many . electric' railroads negotiate grades of , nearly seven- per. rent with rase. - The Weather Is Fine! DIG IN Fork up the beds for the Bulbs and Rose y6tr are goin? to ;,plant, prepare the ground for Peonies and Perennial Plants, feed, -your lawn spme Bone Meal and reseed the bare spots.. If you are going to set out Trees, Shrubs or Berry Plants, work the ground up now and let it stand in the "rougfr" until you are ready to plant.. PARKROS - - See Back Page Classified . ' Section. 1 r - Your First Plantings in pots for Winter blooming In the house Should Be Made at Once. Roses Early Outdoor Plantipg Gives Finest Flowers Hyacinths, Tulipv Narcissi; Lilies ' and the almost endless variety of charming Spring flowering bulbs in finest varieties for every planting purpose. Also a.select list of choicest novelties rare beauties that will torhmand attention, wherever shown. Our' Stock is the Largest, the Only Complete Assortment for You to Choose From, and the quality is beyond question real "top-root," first-class bulbs. Our); illustrated descriptiye price' list' of flowering-bulbs is a safeguide to' theiSelection of varieties. It gives correct descriptions and full plant ing instructions, .free on request. . i hAlp, rnn WeTiave coming for late October and November delivery the ' finest lot of select two-yea field-frown, low-budded moses that the beat Irish,. Eurnnnan and American rrtne-rrowers can produce. Thev are arown to our oraer and include the best or the-well-known varieties ana me novelties that havb won distinction. See catalogue for descriptions and prices. Oirr little book, "Bow to Grow Boees," written for Oregon rosesrrowers Bpencer- Byillger, will be sent free to tnose interetea. ash (or iv Of special merit the, 'Reverend 4, Our Regular Prices .Plainly printed in our advance price list, are h low is trie1 iowe6t, anii akk inn, BEST VALUES OFFERED ANYWHERE - Tlneat Sweet : Peas eonte from rail Planting, ee oar Oeaev . al Oatalogae. 3 Bittter fcome tomorrow orhe first thing Tuesday if you intend buying a piano, or even investi gating. this big sale. The way pianos are being "grabbed up" now indicates that in a few more days every piano,' every player piano and baby grand included in this monstrous clearance sale will be sold. . x " " So investigate at once the sale that the "big profit" dealer is so alarmed about, -the sale that has made it possible for many homes to obtain really high ,4jJ3i?nosh otherwise could not have been afforded at the regular prices, for bear in "foirjhat .nurjSrhs. 'World's best makes both in new and usedianOs are now OBTAINABLE afe prices heretofore unheard of. Think of a superb $1100 Weber Grand for $875 a magnificent $1000 Fischer Grand at $725-a $950 Steinway Grand fin oi!r window for $650 then for variety a eood. serviceable practice piano for $35. There are Dianos and olaver oianos here for the most'Dretentious as well as the humblest homes homes where the inspiring and elevating influence or music should exist and can. A well-to-do Portlander who purchased a Weber piano here Saturday said: ' "I came here to investigate this sale, because I knew it was bona fide. Competitors don'f buy newspaper space to knock a proposition that does not hurt them. I knew there was a reason for the wolfish howling I see it now they can t meet your prices and terms. . So it is, "Brickbats and Bouquets," the compliments and praise from satisfied customers, .while the self-proclaimed honest dealers, screeching like vultures and howling like hungry , coyotes,, attempt to misguide the public because we are selling pianos, and lots of them, at prices beyond their power to compete with. There's the reason. Most merchants have long ago learned that t'every knock's a boost, and even the schoolboy understands that people with business of their, own to attend to are too busy to bother about the other fellows. The talkative, gossipy, slanderous old woman hangs over the neighbor's fence while her own affairs go hang. "Sweep your own doorstep first" was well said. p. Over 60 'years' successful business record, on the coast means that, KOHLER & CHASE are doing business along substantial lines. 'Time is the test In the meantime we warn you to act quickly come at once and be sure you are in KOHLER & CHASE'S store. Look for the signs, Be sure you get KOHLER & CHASE quality and guar antee. . :.',' Ask: to see the following bargains in , our . "Piano Ex change" department. Practice' Piano, $35; Kohler & Camp bell, $133; Autopiano, $398; Hallct & Davis, $137; Kimball urgan, -4v; tsootne, $ivt. Many others. Autumn Catalomie Ortr 94-page Fall Catalogue of "Diamond Q u a 1 1 1 y- 'ftulbsi' Roses.. Fruit and Ornamental Trecii. Rhmhn Rrria vin Ferns and House Plants listing only such varieties as have a sare guide to your purchases. Jf l. Bend now. Frta fnt hWi,i , proven satisfactory! pot on our mailing' list, send now. pqrVland siaEp,:r company : Main 4040, A-6015 Front and Yamhill Sts. X. J Was' V J N J -Wat' f N $600 I , 1 $500 Nov hV Now Jj - ins. - jyh STEINWAY . CHICKERING jrK j j fWasf J Was f (.x $450 f ' J-lCo l tM Now 4K . V i Jl l ! $133 ; .Y, . .t-; .''FISCHER . N $450 i $500 VOSE KOHLER & CAP.IPBEU. EASY PAYMENTS : $1.00 A WEEK AND UP Selling Pianos Since 1,850 375 Washington Street Z Doors Wcct Clr v