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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON , SUNDAY JOURNAL, 'PORTLAND SUNDAY : MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1912. Uinp Am liCOUK GREATEST NEED IS A RAILROAD LINE Irrigable Lands. Lying in Tri . angle Near Bend, Burns, Klamath Falls and Lakeview Offer Untold Wealth. (Written for The Journal by M. II. . IUce, former secretary Lakeview, Or., Commercial club. ' ' Oftentimes we hear a story of a covin try of possibilities that sounds like a ' well-selected, page 'from Aladdin and his ' 'wonderful lamp, and once in a while, . !a very great while, we find this won-1 ' 'derful' story Of promise baaed on actual, ataUsticsV the true character of Its cit isenship and actual crop production such In short Is the story of the terri tory lying between Bend and Lakeview, -the country of thlngs.4o be. In the trianrle with, Bend to the Inorth. Burns to the east, Klamath Falls on the west and Lakeview on the southJ lies approximately 10,000,000 acres of virgin grain territory. About one-tenth of this acreage will be susceptible to In : tensive cultivation when the various lr 'rlgatlon projects already planned have reclaimed the land. 'While thousands of J acres have been filed upon -during the 'pastJLwQewe, no great showing Jhas been made by the homesteader because or lack-of-tranaportaUon facilitlea-to .carry the products of his ranch to a commercial market. , . 'y Obstacles to Overcome, Grain production with a three cent rate tacked on to the end of it may exist in theory but a practical demonstration i of it on a large scale will soon lead to bankruptcy. The homesteader is there, tore required to confine bis energies to products and quantities necessary for home consumption. The successful sotllphient of this -vast acreage Is greatly dependent upon three things: transportation, immigration and perspiration. In the proportion of each to the other is the fact that all working along a line of least resistance is nec essary before any new country can be so far settled that it assumes a place . .. An th nommarclai worlds. Slnaly a cer- taln per eent of benefit may accrue, but working together these three links will people this vast acreage In addition to reclaiming to Portland a territory that is riob in resources but short on popu lation. The reclamation of this central Oregon acreage, which may be called Portland's back yard, will open up what is destined to be one of the greatest , wheat producing belts In the entire Pa- . cific northwest. First in order and importance comes -" transportation. Important because the two remaining links are dependent upon this feature. Hew line Heeded. A linf tapping this country could be constructed from Bend to Lakeview on an eight-tenths of one per cent grade and at a maximum construction cost of 130,000 per mile, excluding stations and equipment, which would cost possi bly 120,000 additional. - The distance by wagon road from Bend to Lakeview, which could be greatly reduced, is 198 miles. Taking the . maximum of both cost and mileage, the total construction cost for the entire line ready for op eration wouia not" iceea " 110,000,000, Seven would be the nearer figure be cause mors or less expensive rights of - way are Included in the large estimate. , Put one-tenth of the total acreage into wheat, average it It bushels to the , acre, charge on cent per pound for the -line haul and w find a rather hand some Income of a million dollars annu ally or 10 per. cent of the original In . vestment Add 60 per cent to these fig ures for "other commodities, Including H.ooo, 000,000 feet of merchantable tlm- bar. and ths -possibledividends soar higher. In Lakeview alone between 10. -400,00O--and-45,000,O00 pounds of wear- ttg-eepareVauppHes and food- stuffs are Imported annually. Boad Would Fay for Itself. - TBy-rprocess of di vision we find that ie lino would pay for ltaelf within 10 ,1 years, but to be ultra-conservative let us double it and say 30 years The-maximum tonnage figures I have used in the above will be more than offset by ..-lbs Uf..jo tha line, which XJiava placed at zo years. Taking as a basis 30 years in whichjthls acreagejwould reach Its raaxTnTQm development and a prMuWolT f 16.000,000 buHhela of 60 cent wheat, $11,000,000 would pass through Port lsnd's clearing house annually. Add about 50 per cent increase for supplies, etc. and from 116.000.000 Iol 118,000,000 would be Portland's share of the in- - creased production. In addition to this, a line carrying out export grains, veg etables, , stock, etc., would load back with supplies, materially Increasing the freight estimate. Thus la seen Port land's possibility in the opening up of ' the Interior. ' Under, the head of immigration, the ' . possibilities of the homBeeker come first and under this head I am going to confine myself to Lake county because I am familiar with that section, and what I say about Lake county will, in a general way, apply to all this central : Oregon territory. Xiend Area Immense. Lake county embraces 6,209,220 acres of land, 2,204,610 of which remains un appropriated and 470,090 unsurveyed. This leaves a total of 2,134,620 acres surveyed, 1.562,766 acres of which is - now open to entry subject to the land : laws of the United States. The segre gation of the agricultural lands or 781,- , 38S acres is as follows: Land suscep tible to entry under the 220 acre home- stead act, 625,106 acres or about 2000 homesteads and land that may be filed ' upon in 160 acre lots, 166,277 or near 8000 homesteads. This land Is con . sldered capable of high development. 781, 883 acres of the unappropriated lands In this county are classified as first class grazing lands which lends color to the general belief that dairying Will be one of Lake's leading Industries. In Lake county there are 61 timbered townships, comprising 1,17.6,140 acres which willConservat1vely average 12,000 ? feet Of merchantable timber to the acre, or in ths aggregate 14,100,000.000 feet of merchantable timber in the entire coun ty. .The United Slates land laws allow free timber for fuel and fence posts to assist the homestf-atUr. ... SaiafaU Sufficient. The annual rainfall averaged for Beven , years is- 17.64 Inches which if properly ; ; conserved would be sufficient for all crops. Correctly sneaking we have about two month of winter weather during which the' thermometer occasionally drops as low as ivs or six degrees below zero. Thla may be vfor one day only or it may be for four or five days. 'Some winters, sleighs are not even seen. The maximum temperature is' about 102 and the annual average mean about 44. The average altitude for 4he county Is about t i 00 feeCTiSTwnRatiramffitIdr aTmbsf very Industry-, and occupation may be pursued thera th? year round without any unpleasant climatic experlecnes. -Our summers and autumns are ideal. Lake county affords the sportsman the fin est of shooting nd fining, - ; i1 ' Ths various types of soils wojuld b flirflcult to drscrlb and nothing short of ft rsflt JS04L surveys. Indicated in col- GOLDEN CHANCE IS AWAITING HOMESTEADERS Tf 1 -..--fS&w I i ... I Mn C0UNTY ' (" 4 T I I?" ""U Vntv mot 00 f tJ?oS' ' WtcSDy NEVADA, 1 4 k Pk?usetissvkUvess I t Z A M 9 a I T so, 000 ac. :-lyMr-J '"iWaoejoae : A. IRRIGATION PRO BCT3 f 1 TIMBER LANDS 1 I 9 Outline map showing irrigation projects under way arid proposed and their relation to a railroad which it is urged should be built. from Bend to Lakeview, extending the central Oregon lines. ors, would convey even an approxi mately . correct description. Generally speakinf the lands throughout the coun ty "are ofa "m1xe"3aTluvlarTdam oTgodcT' depth and productive quality and devoid of rock. In many of the valleys, creeks, that are veritable torrents during the spring season, afford all the water that will ever be required for irrigation when stored and redistributed. irrigation "flans feasible. Some of the valleys are close to lakes that provide a natural reservoir for lr- rlgation. PVrpoBes,....About.70 per cent of the available homestead lanus in Lake county may be reached by the various TfFTgattofl" projects -pftnnrcd -andnndcr construction. In Summer Lake valley three artesian wells flowing at 90, 122 and 165 feet shows the irrigation possi bility for 50,000 acres of land that will be made productive, the majority of which may be filed upon as homestead. In portions of douse Lake valley arte sian water has been struck at reasonable depth and it is believed that most of this territory Is underlaid by gtgantle artesian basin. A brief resume of the irrigation pro jects planned and under construction shows that from an engineering stand point as well as from the standpoint of the actual settler these projects are feasible and will no doubt be con structed as soon as transportation Is provided. Under the Odell Lake project whk-h will doubtless be taken over and built by the government, it is proposed to bring the water from Odell lake and other streams that, head on the eastern slope of the Cascades and water about 350.000 acres in the north end of Lake county in the Christmas lake valley section. It Is stated by engineers who have examined this project that the main supply canal will be Very expen sive construction but that the acreage to he served will reduce the cost per acre irrigated to a very low figure Over 60 per cent of the acreage under this project is susceptible to home stead entry, a great part of It under the 320 acre act. Christmas Lake valley FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION BEING EMPLOYED IN GRAMMAR GRADE SCHOOL rr J i - 4 V If-., 4 r - J rnmr t COY X & ..v;.'. f m 1 Ok A. " 1 - m which it is proposed to irrigate has good soil, good water and two rallrond surveys. It Is considered an excellent grarn-otmtryhe-maWnff: The promoter of the Silver Lake pro ject, C. H. McKendrep of Lakeview, pro poses to build reservoirs on the streams that flow into Sliver Lake, with a pos- the reservoirs and diversions would be comparatively Inexpensive and that about 60,000 . . acres will be watered. i'l,neiL .a.ssstancejia'sjeepjrp!nised as soon as transportation can be had. The source of supply of Anna river is a series of springs, the flow of which is constant and averaging about 160 seo ond feet. A dam 40 feet high has al ready been constructed on Anna river below the springs to raise the water on to the lands. Ultimately It is. ex pected that 15,000 acres wlirbe watered under this project. Under the Paisley project It Ib pro posed to construct storage reservoirs on Chewaucan river and water 70,000 acres In Chewaucan and Summer Lake val leys. s Granted Under Carey Act. Included In this project are about 12, 000 acres granted under the Carey act to the old Portland Irrigation company but which was taken over by the new company when it was seen that 'll was possible to include in the project many thousand acres under private ownership. The lands are of excellent quality, the climate favorable and the water supply ample. Preliminary surveys are now being made on this project It is proposed to store the flood wa ters of Crooked creek and water. what Is known as the lower Chewaucan valley containing from 15,000 to 20,000 acres. The lands are of excellent quality' and the climate favorable. The lands are all In private ownership and the project will be carried through with private capl tal. Preliminary surveys h&ve been made by the Lakeview Irrigation and Power company but no actual construc tion work has been done. The Goose Lake project, under the r . - i'-l Bible diversion of some of the headwa- " ' hl! l"1 T" ters of Sprague river into the supply I F0" ?nVn ,m h , j , """-Porated reservoirs and making a distributing t. f. f "TV"", . mw ii.r t. . SJ .fc.T Per capita acreage is practically 1100 'it ' ' rf(K-it twiWW rm-iV .,.. , 1,-11, I.-J i i ' & , -v .... . , i .; ... 0 t. . , i . lit ! r-t r- , SMI ownership ' of the Lakeview Irrigation and Power company is divided Into two units, the prews creek and Cottonwood. The first unit will water 62,000 acres on the nortlt ami west side, of Gooas lake A masonry uum (00 feet long apd 60 feet high Is now being constructed on Drews crefk and Is shout 75 per cent complete. 'The reservolr'wlll average a half mile wide, "10 ' miles long, cover 4700 acres of land -and have a capacity of 80,000 aero feet of water. Future plans call for raising the dam 10 feet, making a storage capacity of 100,000 acre rent, and a reservoir, on Dog lsks with about 20,000 acre f)et capacity. The main canal 29 miles long has been completed and the distributing system will doubtless be finished next year. To Water 8000 Acree. To date nearly $1,000,000 has been ex. ponded on this project and it will re quire an additional $2,000,000 to com plete it. The Cottonwood unit content nlatee the construction of 11 reaervoir ori" Cottonwood"" creek" and " another on Thomas creek with a combined storage capacity of 50,000 acre feet. This pro ject will water 8000 acres above the Drews unit and about 10,000 on the east side Of Qooms lake.. All the lands under tnts project are. in private ownership .Hid water rights . have been .sold for $25 per acre.. When completed 2000 horsepower will be developed on this project. TJndeV'tha Warner valley proJecTIt Is proposed to reclaim 160.000 acres, 100, 000 under the Carey act and 60,000 In private ownership. This project is di vided into five units, the first of which, covering 20,000 acres, is now being planned. The estimated cost of this first unit is $666,000. The estimated cost of the five unite complete is $1,000,- 000., The total water supply is esti mated by the company to be 400,000 acre feet, which allows about 80,000 acrs feet for evaporation. To date about $76,- 000 has been expended on preliminary work outside of superintendence and It willrequira about- $20,000 additional to complete thij water data and surveys. Portland Capital Interested. The Warner Lake Irrigation company is composed Of Portland capital. The project is an excellent one and It is stated that construction will begin when transportation Is guaranteed. Both lands and climate are unsurpassed. Last but not least of the three links, In fact the predominating one, comes perspiration. ' In central Oregon this factor Is essentially potent because no where in the west can you find a coun try that presents more opportunities to the homesteader whose aim Is truly con structive. In Lake county every valley has its own peculiar advantages. In some snow Is rarely seen on the ground and grapes and English walnuts are grown and rip. ened. Oeherally speaking, however, the prihclpal crops are grain's, grasses, hogs alfalfa and livestock. Berries of all kinds, apples, pars, peaches, apricots, melons and nearly every fruit found in the temperate zone is raised every year In this county. Though the altitude Is Very hgh', there has not been a total fruit failure In 25 years. Grain yields obtained from some so-called semi-arid sections are large.. Big Crops Harvested. Twenty bushels of wheat off of dry farmed first crop lands has not been unusual In northern Lake county In the 320 acre homestead belt. Other grains yield In proportion in that location while In the more settled sections of the county this estimate may be safely doubled. In Goose Lake valley, one of the garden spots of Oregon, the Winter Banana apple Is cultivated commer cially. For three successive years the Brlles orchard in this vnlley has taken the blue ribbon at the California Apple chew in competition with 3,000,000 of California's choicest apples. Goose Lake Valley has never seen a smudge pot nor a wormy apple. . The apples have a de licious flavor (tila to th high altitude and are remarkable for their shipping quality. A ronservtttlve estimate of the number of trees planted during the last two years Is about 160,000. Stock Raising Factor. Sheep and cattle will always be sn important factor In Lake county exports. With about 126,000 shepp In the county the annual wool clip averages consider ably above a million and a half pounds. The per capita wealth from llvstock alone Is over $300. Cattle thrive on the grazing Jands andojajijljn.ulea.ttrjt raised successfully. Thus In brief outline are the possi bilities under the head of perspiration. iire is a county 120x150 miles, con- acres. On a baalB of five persons to thefamily--tha-- figures grow to 6600 acres to each family. Oovering nearly one-tenth of the total acreage are irriga tion pwvj eet In 4h -triakfn g: ' Mere the wealth of land, forest and nine ..with water power great -enough, if developed, to drive the wheels of progress faster than will ever be our needs, combine their manifold possibil ities as our welcome vto the home seeker. Solves Living Problem, They stand, potent, unmistakable sen tinels outlining the remedy for the high cost of living. Their message to the people Is: produce. The economic world of tomorrow demands production. In the same proportion That Portland has been a creation of the map, Is the fact that successive central Oregon Is a creation of men with warm, red American blood coursing through their veins. They faced Isolation, discouragement and lonosomeness with the same dauntless spirit that sent gridiron heroes through the opposing linn for a touchdown. It was the game of life that seemed more promising in the last half. The key that unlocked the door to wealth for them bore the unmistakable sign: "Beat the railroad to It" That Is the reason why Lake is the richest county per capita in any state Of the union, why Lakeview has more automobiles per canjta than any city or section in the world. They heard the siren call, beat the railroad to it and produced. Virgin Xjaads Scarce. ' Virgin country In the United States today Is comparatively email in extent. The boast once made that Uncle Sam was rich enough to give us all a farm does not hold good these days. His ' V I roinine a f nfnl tnnln t nn -v P J1CO e I .' - "C-T"- ; fi r ... , .-CM. Reed College ... 1 . ins nrrwrit'jJcxsZ Rail laying crew on the extension of the Reed college carline east from the present terminus of the line near Reed college to Darlington. The line Is being L HOMES THIS FALL Architects Report Plans for New Residences Under Way; Permits. Architect R, N. Hockenbsrry has been commissioned by a local physician to prepare the drawings for a very hand some, 10 room hillside residence to be erected on Westover Terraces, facing Cornell Road. The house will have ground dimensions of 35 by 40 feet. White enamel will be used in 'the finish of thn fnllra tntP.Hnr Mwpt the dining room, where fumed oak will be used. Its estimated cost is 7o00. The Provident Trust company Is pre paring to begin the erection of a hand some two story dwelling of the English, .half timbered style on Kings Heights. It will coat (5000. Architect and Builder George W. Priest has broken ground on East Twenty fourth street, nesr Hawthorne avenue for a 10 room residence for George C. Sneffler. The estimated cost of the house Is J5000. It will be strictly mod ern and will be handsomely finished. C. A. Bartz has prepared plans for (wo seven room bungalows, each to cost $4000 and to he erected at East Fortieth and East Glisan streets. Architect W. H. Downing has pre pared plans for a double flat building to be built by a local capitalist on East Sixteenth street, near Alberta, at a cost of $4000. Plans have been drawn by a local builder for two dwellings of the Eng lish half-timbered type which are to be built on East Glisan street, near East Forty-sixth.. They are to cost 4000 each. PeTmlts were taken out last week by the following builders of homes valued at 3000 to $4000 each: Bruce V. Stewart, two story frame dwelling. East Seventeenth, near Weld ler. J4000. John Larsen, on and one-half story cottsge. East Fourteenth, between Stan ton and Knott, $3000. E. C. Dunning, one and one-half story frame residence. East Thirty-seventh and Broadway, S6 RTT'TTfTmble, bneiTi3"eaTr"sToTy cottage, East Seventh, near Brazee, 3000. Elizabeth Cadwcll, one and one-half story cottage. Upper Drive, Portland Heights. 13000. Julia C. Mears. one and one-half story cottage. East Twenty-eighth and Mason, J3100. R. P. Trimble, one and one-half story cottage, East Eleventh and Braxee, 3000. ar:'-ynOttt,-,"one-' and' enewhalf-atdry cottage, Mixler, near East Thirty-ninth, 1300ft. 8. D. Vincent, one story frame, Sandy Road, near East Forty-second, 53500. J. W. McFallen, one and one-half story cottage, East Forty-fourth, near Clay, 13000, once broad, fertile acres have dwindled down until now all that remains of any agricultural value lies within the con fines of central Oregon. 11 is the isst west," the last Trtacswhennar man with small means can get a home, and to you who are tired of the smoke and grime of the city, the high cost of living, max imum land values with minimum pro duction, or whatever your Ills "may be. central Oregon offers a message of hope and a home in a country where they live the slogan: Hens, Hogs. Harmofry and Happiness. Hope, Idealism, Promise and Accomplishment are the stations along the highway through central Or egon that leads to the city of big things, the city of magnificent promise and splendid accomplishment and the name of that city is prosperity. Ssslni Is Believing. And to you who want to mike the most of yourselves and the country, central Oregon bids you come and see. "Seeing Is believing" and the saying is ss trite regarding this famous sec tion as it was on the banks of the Jor dan In Galilee centuries ago. Thus it is seen that the lack of trans portatlon facilities Is holding back ir rlgation projects aggregating nearly three-quarters ofa million acres of land. The construction of these .projects would be too expensive In their present Isolated condition. Cement laid down on the Gooss lake project cost 19 per bar rel and considering the losses incident to team freighting the estimate would run nearer SI 2. The most serious draw back, however, is that It Is nearly im possible to get aettlers under an irri gation project without transportation lines to carry their products to a com mercial market A well located railroad from Bend to Lakeview following natural drainage lines would ta'p over a half million acres of Irrigable territory to which capital would quickly turn were trans portation provided. NORTH BANK ROAD BUYS EAST SIDE LOT J. H. Young, president of ths North Rank road, took title last week to the half block located on the south side of -f-KaHt-HDavieHMPSsV-etwesa-Eesi- &eon6 and East Third street, the consideration involved being $56 000. The property L-iQ u0iriuCTi u.m iuik a, 4, 0 sua v. in block 68, and wa sold by Oscar B. Helntz. of the Pacific Iron Works. The North Bank's purchases -In ths section Of the east side have heretofore been confined to parcels located south of Cast Morrison" street, - MANY WIL Car line Being Extended 4- built by the Fred A. Jacobs company for the purpose of supplying transporta tion facilities to the growing subdivis ion of Errol Heights, Oberlln and Parr llngton, all of which arc on the elevated Fleishbacker Interests Take a Lease and Will Erect 8 or 10 Story Structure; Others Plan Big Improvements. The rumor afloat for some tlm that the Flelshhacker syndicate of Ron Tfrun. Cisco, backers of the Northwestern Elec trie company, was about to take a leas on the Pittock block and improve it with a big building erystalized last week snd the definite announcement was made that homestead occupied by Mr. Pit tock for more than 60 years is to become the site of Portland's largest and prob ably costliest building. While nothing positive was given out as to the. rental to be paid for the valuable holding, enough was said to justify the state ment that Mr. Pittock and his heirs will receive an annus! Income from the prop erty In excess of 190,000.- Just as soon as the legal papers can be drawn, the Fleishhackers and Mr. Pittock will, sign and the block will passvunder the control of the San Fran cisco bankers. As now planned the projected building will be a combination business and of fice structure, It will cover the entire block and will contain 20 or more store rooms. Much of the upper floor space will be occupied by the Northwestern Electric company as Its general of fices. This building togother with the pro posed Improvement of the block on the south side of Washington street, be tween Seventh and Park during the com ing year will give a tremendous Impetus to the development of upper Washing ton street Another large building project report ed for the coining year is the erection of a 40 by 100 foot addition to the 10 story Lewis building at Fourth and Oak streets. The present structure Is 60 by -100-foot and-lt is ondeistoutl ttiurtTrg" remainder of the quarter block Is to ue covered with a building of tha gams height and the same general type. It is also reported that Theodore B. Wilcox, who owns the adjoining quarter block, the vatant property In front of and south of the Multnomah hotel, Is contemplating its Improvement with a suitable building. , In a bulletin Issued recently by the .New.. Jexsex-atal bureau afstatfttios It Is shown that the Increase In the cost of living In the state since 189D has been 34.36 per cent, while In the same period wages have advanced only 26.4 pes cent. PinOCK SLOCK TO BE SITE OF A FINE BUSINESSBUILDING Fresh Oregon Eggs Worth 5c Each March hatched pullets, properly matured and fed and comfortably housed, are hying well now and the owner of a flock of hens is making money these days. The farmers, from whom most of our eggs come, do not make an effort to get Winter eggs, and consequently prices soar. - Just think of what you could do right now on an acre at by devoting your spare time; and a little common sense to your hens. Go to the public library read up on poultry culture for profit Then look over Parkrose and see how well It is adapted to keeping poultry in spare time. . - - - " Slauson Craig 304 Oak Street ' to Darlington . 1 (.... V.- "t Jm . , plateau extending east from the 'Reed college district. The extension Is' nearly one mile in length, and Will be completed and ready for operation about the first of the year. New Playhouse on Seventh Is to Be Completed in a Month. Cement work on the new Empreat RUSHING WORK ON -EfvlPRESSTHEATRE theatre with the exception of a email . place in the balcony is complete from basement to roof. The brick -masona are progressing rapidly and in another, ', month ths huge structure with its facing of white enamel terra cotta , and white enamel brick will loom at the corner of Seventh and Yamhill streets. While work on the bulluin Is under way. Interior decorators and. scene pslnters are busy night and day completing their part of the $100,000 building. The interior frescoing and oil painting are on canvas whle.h will be placed on the walls and ceiling of the theatre. The fireproof, steel doors are a feat ure of the new structure. , These were made In Kingston, New York by tha Dalston company and ure finished to represent mahogany. The imitation wood finish was baked on thp doors six times to give It the leuliatlo hue of mahogany and at t lie sums time make the finish durable for all time. The firedoors will be operated by a new type of panic bolt which Is said to, b the best in use. The holts are so re-, sponsive to touch that a child may operate them and the slightest pressure from crowds would suffice to throw them open with a bang. In interior decoration life new Em press here will bp almost a duplicate of the finish of the Orpheunt, theatre of Seattle, a structure which is listed among the most beautiful theatres of the United States Alaskan marble will be IhstalledTIirougljout the Tobby and the inside stalrwuys and foyer will , be finished in tlip same materiel, marble from Skaguay already having been re ceived for that purpose. All stairs will be carpeted for their full length with green silk carpet and the draperies will be double faced green- silk velours, - Brick and terra cotta for the entire building Is on hand, but one inoro ship deavor will be made by l.ee De Camp, architect and builder, to have the new theatre ready early in the new year, in another week or sd it is Intended to press day and night crews Into service to rush the theatre part of the alructur to completion, the office pail of ths building to be finished later. Statistical reports show that during the last year the' esses Of Sickness, and aeeMeMiuse employment of workmen In the United gtates totaled 13,400,000, entailing a wage loss of $;i6,000,000. Journal Want Ads bring result!. 0pp. Commercial Cub Bids. Company