THE OREGON , SUNDAY JOURNAL, 'PORTLAND SUNDAY : MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1912.
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, -
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Car line Being Extended
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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
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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.
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