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nii: oniiGOi cuiidav journal, rc::TLA:;D, guijday .i.ic:;i:ing, . julv 11. iziz. TRADE GRADUALLY GAIIIIHG, COLLECTIONS BECOMING EASIER o ;" . -.s ,' '".?. . . . 'i ? r t. .y -1 - fi w ' r . -i 'i'h" - 4 -: -i-jt rf f '7 Harvest, Begins iri.Some-Sec-tions.&.nd Outlopkls-Very Encouraging, v . In Its July " Financial letter,' the Merchants National bank says: - There Is continued expression of opinion current that-. confidence - in the future la not misolaced and that , t be feeling of betterment which 1a every wuere-yreoom n ,juuv jugiiuea, At the same' time there is no deny ing the fact: that the, " situation is air is filled with the impression that m number of -great matters remain un- settled, until the problems are solved In a satisfactory ay and all danger or tnetr gnosis arising to pro Jet t themselves into the commercial prob lems -of the country there will -remain this attitude of uncertainty. It is generally conceded that' the psychology of the situation has been materially aided !n the' past month by the decision of the United States circuit court favorable loathe com panv -In the action of the government to dissolve the United States Hteel corporation. - The . decision, too, or the United States -supreme .court in the Oregon and California land grant case, by which the rights of both sides to the controversy are taken into con sideration, is another case in point. , There la. tool the attitude of . the responsible .business Interests of the country to give the trade commission the benefit of the 'doubt as to its attitude toward business -methods anS its value, as a factor-for good in the business- world. Many, instances are to be found where application wilt be made. .In srood faith. to the commis sion, for permission to take sneh steps for the development of their business as common sense and good-judgment wouia aiotate, wnen legal teehnicail ties stand in the way of practical re sults and discredit the moat honorable intentions. Kv: J-r-. - -- Trade - is said to be gradually " in creasing. - Collections generally "' are better, Harvest has beprun-in certain parts of. the country and the eondl tlon and volume of the crop is going to leach the - most optimistic expecta tions. The" yield of wheat will prob ably - be the larsest" in - the history of the country, v There is no certainty or fixity in the price list at the pres ent writing. It will probably not be as favorable as was predicted ,- last fall and -earlv this. .spring.. But there will do'ibt'tiiS' be a - sufficiently hlah price obtained for rhe grain fljat the farmer, and all who are benefitted by direct business dealings with him, should feel verv well, satisfied over the general situation.. , - Hew Crop Koaey Paetor. The .fortunate outlook tor the gen eral agricultural situation- is the re deeming feature of the situation for the Pacific northwest. From, here and there, -have come reports that ' crop damage has been sustained, but none is of such a nature that the total re- suit nas Deen materially axrectea. Tn new rrop money would mean lncreasetl buying . and better collections.- Be cause of Increased acreage the crop will be larger than last year, without a doubt,, and perhaps the price, while it may not reaen as nign a level ror the commission ' man as last year, will average as well for the grower as last season. A. great deal of the wheat of this northwest section was disposed of before the effect 'of the ' war on prices had.ben. realissdi The. Paeifie northwest i -will mot. and necessarily cannot . enjoys any special - advantage from.. the manufacture .or shipment of war supplies, which Is the goose that is laying the golden egg for' the east at the present time. ' "Activity yi min ing operations is a help to the situa tion in . the inland empire. General business and " collections for June showed little or no improvement over May. , ' The labor situation for this section Is fairly well in hand. The surplus of skilled labor'of the northwest might find a readier market for itself in the east and the low railroad rates of the summer' .season will enable -many . to take advantage of this situation. The good roads movement "-which has re sulted in many -projects being started this - season, and the harvests, will take care of much -unskilled labor. -' - . T rait Industry Better. - That part, of the fruit season which is past .for this ; section the berries and small " fruits was auite satis fatstory, . The general average of the quality of the fruit ". was not .high, compared with the best seasons, but the- prices -received by the districts controlled by adeouate market organ izations' were comparatively high. A. new departure of shionine fresh logan berries to , eastern markets was . tried this year,. By careful attention to (condition of pick and pack some cars conaiuon or pick ana psck somecars fdj,h. .p, doaed. bunches; corn. 23e tiavld as far New ;-Tork;City inJ?: AmtJZ. hothoua. - eoetsie: straichts splendid condition and the price real Mzed Wg satisfactory. It la hoped to follow the. few cars of this year -with (front 60 to 60 cars next, season. ? Ac-k-ordinej to those in authority the ma "terlsJ. 1 aspects ef the apple situation iiavor a snort crop wttn ouanty-none oo high. It is predicted it will be a ear when Quality win score neaviiy n tne prices receiveo. Tne -peacn roo promises to be a heavy one and reparations are being raaa ror heavy hf omenta of drie prunes, l -;. More tonnare is the ait Important actor In the lumber situation.-! It is expensive and almost impossible to et- Further, it is believed that it wilt tie oni year after, the war before ship olng conditions will be at their nor mal. Lumber is being contracted for I heap, but- the high ocean freights Kring- the- price 'about -no to normal limes. It- is said there is an unusual Seasonal slackness In all the territory west of the Mississippi river. Some Orders for lumber, for box -car-a ar semg receiver at -prices tianiiy meaer than those which have ruled of late. Business collections in Portland are ,'enerally ouiet with collections only airv Bank clearmrs for June show n increase of $63,qoo over May. but loss as compared witnJune. 1914. Seattle Markets. ' ' Seattle. Waah., July 10. iU; P. Onion iiretn. J!fc; Cehfbrnla reds. SI. 05; California Wllowt, i.OOl.0O; Australian hrowoa, 11.00 il.&0; Aintralinn brown, 2Vc. I Potatoes Taklma tJema, 145; Idahe and Montana, a3SQS7; new red, 1 i l?4c;-whlte. I Butter Native Waahlnston ereamery: brik. .ftc; aative Washlugton creamery, solid pack, Jjc. tiheeeax-rkHBeatle - wheel, ; 22c: llmbnrger, 4e; Orvgon triplets,' Kc: W I boom in twius, Tr; ditto triplet. 17c; Waxh log toil . twins. Or; xoueg AmerlcuT 18c. EgC Select ranch," S6e TRANSPORTATION v S. "GREAT NORTHERN" I S. NORTHERN PACIFIC" l-Seok, XnyU .Screw, 24 Knots, oat Mixurieo Ships in Pseifie aiera 1 3 AN FRANCISCO Zvery Tues. Thurs., Saturday tsemer train leaves KorUi Bank -Statioa 9 :&t . M. . a. arriTsa S. W. S:80 P. X. aext a ay. ULPBiSS SEBVXCB AT FHEIOHT &AX I -Hortk Bank lioket Offios koaas: fi road way A.667L. bib and Stark. Cobs Bay' Line I SfEAIISKIP BREAKWATER ; tils front a ins worth fJock, yortiaad. ' a. am." ittrsdsy. Jreirbt - ani Tirkat oif ice Atns. orth ieek.-. fcons 1..ala ioJ. AtooJ. City rkat ftioe, e bixta at. Fbnu HarsbaXI oJ. A4131. TerUaad ft Coea Bay i. S. Lisa. Walla Walla Fruit . Develops Well in Week of Sunshine Walla Walla, Wash.. July 10An- other week of wholly favorable weather has,developeI the Walla Walla valley fruit crop in a moat satisfactory man ner, the cool, damp weather of Thurs day havinff been beneficial- to the or chards, and doing no, -damage to rip ened jruit. Apples, pears, peacn ea. plums and other of the later varieties are of good sise, with little or no signs of infection, so that the grower are assured of a. crop of superior quality. The cherry harvest is nearing Its close, although there ar. large quantities of the fruit on the - trees - awaiting tne pickers, and It is expected the next week or 10 days will practically end the work in , the cherry orchards; Straw berries are on the wane, while black berries, blackcaps and raspberries' are on the market tn full blast . Garden truck of . all kinds now is to be had, the growers ' receiving . good prices for their i produce, v Irrigation has been resorted to ' for the past li days, during whicA the weather has been exceptionally warm and dry. Late varieties of vegetables are developing rapidly, giving .promise of bountiful yields. . - .-v i,r -- -f-.. - Alfalfa cutting now lg - general: in this section of the valley and the quality-of the second crop is of the best,; with more than an average yield. The third crop is progressing; satisfactorily with the aid of Irrigation, so that the total yield for the season gives prom-, lse bf breaking former records, v Thurs day's showers, however light, ;- were beneficial to the coming hay crop, though much of the--second -cutting was jdown when : the rain set . in.- t It is said the precipitation was not of sufficient duration to cause any darai age, however, and as a rule the shower wag appreciated. - . t s .. ...;;-: - - . r 4 Apple Prices to 7 Be Higher, Says : : - New York Expert; i i i . ... - - ... 1 A ahnrtage ef fruit bat a better price Is' the t prediction of Arthur earyj traveling repre- putative ef the American Fruit -Produce Awrcivn vnwpiBtioiiv ana iotidw iraaiww raau aeer of the t," Diversity - of .Oregon, who Js in Fortland. : . ' Colorado will sblnT bnt 2000 cars of apples. New York 10O.00O and the northwest about 15.000 cars, aeeordlns. bis t isuree. s- Oolo ntdo baa a erop of only a small per rent of last year. New York la 40 per cent under last year and this section also Is light. neoiaod be believes will be- aa heavy The apple irrowers are. intereated deeply la the re sult ot tre cotton eootrorersy between Great Britain and the United States and apples will be on praotlt-ally-he same footing. If tb-y are allowed to go t neutral eonntrles. Osny j believes the demand wn be greater even than, last aesaos)., i :, - ' 1 1 : T 1 ueary la to give a series of lectures aoout t AminMa. inform us that tne dealers are the nortjbwest In the Interests of the auctioa aneeulltinar T - HttleT angst them method, of dtsfMlag ot frnit. - He has a set ; fo?b2t thi s orty nSfai in view of rttaki Ihl of the fact that the Shortage of wool VI t svuiv II j uwuivwtvi JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND - These prices are those st which wholesalers sell - to rem Hern, except aa otherwise stated. They are corrected up to noon each day: . - -Dairy Vrodvee.' BCTTER iCity creamery, cubes, fancy, 28c; firsts, 2tte; seeonds. 25; prints and cartons, extru; country creamery, 2i'c; . Oregon ranch, lb&19c. - BUTTE EFAT No, 1 Portland delivery, 29c; No. a, Zlc. .i GUS F. O. B. baying price - subject to ci.dlii))J rules Portland Kng A Poultry Deal ers' association: No.-l ajrade. 24c: No. S grade. 20c; No. SI grade, 15c dusen. Selling price by dealers, cs ndjed tregon ranch, 22c; cartons, 2aac24c:. selects. 25 ,dosen. i LIVE POULTRY Hens. Plymouth . Rock i2!t iSc; ' ordinary chlckena, (t(310c; broilers, lMii'-i pounds, lscf22e; turkeys, ,18g$20e; dressed, 20(ii25c; jilgeona, $11.25; : aquabs ( doaen: geese, lire, 89c; Pekla ducks, old. 9rl0e young. IT 18c. CHKESB Fresh Oregon fancy : fun cresm twlna and triplets, 14fi 16; Young America 16l4(BloViC: storage fUts, 14c Fruits sad Vegetables. fRESH FRUIT Oranges," narel, S3.f304.00; ttugerlues, S1.2S; bauanas, 4ba5e lb.; lemons, t3.iOM5.oO: limes. S1.0U ver lot): srase fruit. i.aoB 0 lr ci plneBpalee, 7c lb.; pears S2.50; cherries. 85cfi1.00; gooseberrlea. it6S a'.c; currants, 11. 0ojl.25; raapberries, twe 0t.X); tautakHipes, 2.0oa3-OO; loganberries, bvmUOv; blackcaps, 1.40; blackberries, $1.75 crate; , watermelons,, 2c lb. ; apricots, tt5c& tl.lB per crate; peaches. T3c$1.23 per crate. APPLKS Local, new. TSiiboc per half box. -according to quality.- ; ONIONS Local no. I, ouceiM; new ;ai iforuU yellow, $1,75 aack; red, $1.60 sack; garlic, 17Me.. - - ' ' POTATOES selling -price: Extra choice ta ble stock. $2.00 per cental; new erop. $1,000 1.25: aweeta. - S3.25. ! ,: Turnips, i.to; beets, i.io - ack: carrots, new, gl.75ftt2.00 sack; parsnips, l.ool.24 per sack; canoage ytucmif vuc i $1.25; green onions. 12 Mi c dosen bunches; pep- bank, $1,322,000.. .t - :.:' pers,- bells, 2o.;t0c; bead lettuce, local, 25e Net. federal reserve notes outstand doaea; celery, per dosen, $1.00; rhubarb, 34c; ing, $718,000. , .-: - esuliflower, $1.1S per dosen; ench artlcbokea tiold deposited with - federal reserve 85c per doxea; striug beans. 3&5c; eranber-. aKent to retire federal reserve notes. He, eastern, x $9.00 per barrel; peas, 3$4c j . J 040 000 ! -tier lb - aHDaracus. locul. 86cftt1.00 per doc: V--. t .n.n,n epv Mf.e t: $1.00 a box ateata, Tisk and Provisions, - "DRESSED MEATS Selling price Country killed: ' Kancy hogs, - 9fc9Vc; rough and heavy, 80c; fancy veals, lOylOe; ordinary ti(g.9c; poor, 8c; goats, 3Q4c; spring lambs, 14e; heavy mutton, 8c. ,. , , HAMS. BACON, K1X5. Hams, 15Q20C; breakfast bacon. 18a30c; boiled, hams, 28c. ptctilcs.- 12-4; coftage roll,. lo. -- - OYSTERa OlympU, per, gallon, $3.50; Canned . eastern, 55c can, $0.3O dozen; eastern ln shell, $1.85 per 100; raaor clama, $2.50 box; astern oysters per gallon, solid pack, $3.00. l-'lSfct Dressed flounders. 7c; ateelhead sal mon. 6c; Bojal Chinook, loc; perch, &8c; lobsters 25c lb.; silver smelt. 8c; aalmoo trout. ISc lb."; halibut 8t$10;. shad., dressed. 3c: shad roe, 15c; roe shad. c lb. i LARD Tierces, kettle rendered, 13c ! atand ia, 12c. - - . CRABS Larga $1.73; mediumn $1.25 dosen." - . . eroaeriaa, , - 5 - - StJGAfc-Cube. $7.4U; powdered., $7.20; fruit ar bcrrv. S6.IMI: beet. Sti.70: drr granulated. I $6.8; 1 yellow, $tt.80. r, (Abova quotations are L30- days net eaah.) , . - ? - . -' f . RICE Japan style. No. 2, 43c: New Or- letna, neaa, oViUJoit-:, oiue rose. 054c; vreoie 6c ' ''- . -- . . . ...., SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100s, $10.55 per ton; 60s. $11.30; table dairy, 50a, $18; 10a. $17.50; bales. $2.25; Jump rock, $2O.0Q per ton. HONEY New. $3.254f3.SO jer case.. - BEANS Small, wblte, - $5.80; large - whits. $3.80; pink, $3.00 Uouu. $5.80; bayou, $5.7d; red, $6.50- - - , Hops, Wool sad Hidea. . HOPS Buying price; choice, ; 13Hc; prime, 13c; medium to prime, 10&llc; medium, loc; 1915 oantracta, . 13130. WOOLr Nominal, 1916 clip: tVlllamette val. ley, coarse. Cotswold.-2S31c; medium Shrop shire, 2ic; choice fancy lots, 25i2ec; eastern Oregon. 14ftt2Vkc. . HIDES Halted hides, 25 lbs. end up. 14c: mlted ataes AO lbs. and id.- 10c: salted kin. 16 lbs. to 25 lba, 15c; salted calf, op to 15 J IDS., isc; green niueu, jso - in. sua up, . iov; green stags, 50 lbs.- and up, 8e: green kin, 13 to 25 ' lbe.;"-15er green calf, up to 13 lbs.. 18c; dry flint hides, 24e; dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs., 20c; dry salt hides, 20c; dry horsehldea, each, 50e to $1.00; sait horse hi dex, each $2.00 to $3.00; horsehair, 25c; dry long wool pelts, 15Mic; dry short wool pelts, llVe; dry sheep shearings, escb. 10fal6c; salted sheep shearings, each, 15&2GC. TALLOW No. 1. aSKe; Nov , J45c; grease, JHfJie.-'-'V-iS & - MOHAIR 1915 31e. t " ' CH1TT1JC OB CASCARA BARK Buying price, car lots, 4fe4e; less than ear lots,- 4c. jPaiats and Oils. - LINSEED OIL Uaw bbls.. 77e gallon; ket tla boiled bbl., 79c; raw. case. 82c; boiled, eaea, 84d gaLj- loU of 250 gallons. )e less; Oil cake meal, $i4 per ton. - - . COAL OIL W ater white' in drums and iron barrels, 10c. f n- - . - - TLKPENTINE Tanks, 61c; cases, 68e gal. Ion. - . ' WHITE LEAD Tom lota. 84 lt.;,50O lb. lota. c lb.: less Vxs. 9 Vesper lb.; . : . OIL MEAL Carload lots, $34. --' - -- ' POULTRY WANTED Heri 13c Per Pound - Spriugs. 16-lSc per lb. Veal, No."l, 10-10c per lb. lioga, No. 1, 9-9e per lb. Fresh e?B. 20 'a -21 e per dox strslebt. We want all your hides, beef, lauiba and ewes. Hirbeet market ,rice -guaranteed. Ne roramiMinn. Checks pronmt by return mil. THE EAVI9AB, CO., 807-2U9 Stark EC Marshall 6S7. BOSTOIi WOOL MART . IS ACTIVE DESPITE THE Aastrglign . Cause of f Much Discussion -Boa-1 ' ton : Still Below - Other Markets; ' Boston, Maa., July 10. N'otwlth standinjr -the - interruption caused by the holiday considerable activity has been quoted in the local 'wool -jnarket the past week. The leading houses re port, sales as smaller than for several weeks, though - some estimates of. the total run as high as 6.000,000 pounds. Conditions are stronger at home and abroad, ,, with quotations being ad vanced, though . Boston is still below the parity of London and the colonies. Territory wools have moved.. In a mod erate way. but the fleeces are quiet. Top shipments to England seem prob able, but only, where ample margin of value exists. --1---'-.s ;-i- Much-discassion is being heard tn the' trade -over the. position ". of Aus tralian -64s combine wool.- - Apparently that- is tha . leadinar problem - in. tho trade , today, - ; Notwithstanding tho lack of comnetition from ., American buyers, values at the London sales are welt sustained, except ror tne Heavier sorts, whicn are occasionally easier, -Importers regard it of -little- use to buy wool in this series, owing to the difficulty of getting licenses for ship ments- ,; Therefore, they . are ; concen trating their attention on such Austra lian markets as are still open.- Offer ings it both Brisbane and. Sydney in clude, little choice wools suitable for thi country; yet America buyers are active.,. . ; - . . , .: ; VLMARKETI ISTTU)NG Thi. ,tnn3nf thA local Swool ' market Is strong according to the weekly let- ter of the Portland Wool Warehouse company ' iseuea toaay. :. uaies ra iui 8Pction are about over but individual J aisposals have kept the market, act ln the f aae of this.; ; The letter i active aa follow:-' r:.-: ---.-. -fi' -, K v . - ' L "Our - report from Philadelphia, and Boston denote mat tne maraei is ex- , tmi .tmno- on oil eradea of wool. - - ,f,v.r - - - kea-inninar to aret in heavier a.nl this xeeung 01 strngm is merely a, reflection from the - London market which ,1s extremely strong on all grades of wool. ; The latest report from, there denotes, that priees-. are higher than they have been since tho war started and - the . country - wools J,.KtVa "Tf1f, hlarher In the from England,, jwhicb are very ugni country than tb'e same wools are sold fop ,n 'manufacturing districts-" - , ' "B.iMirm trem Boston and Phlla-'i onerator higher prices. The mills are realising more ana mors inauwoois iwugui uu. will -show a profit k little later and while the dry goods market is not ad vancing as . fast as the manufacturer inuU lllr An see It Or as raoidly AS wooU ' nevertheless, he ' realises thaf; wool always takes the initiative and figures it a good time to stock up. - "The -wool sales are all over in Ore gon," and while there .are private-sales all the time, wa note that prices paid after the sales are-over are better than was Of fered at the sales. , The wools in Irisr 1 -forward to HOLIDAY DETRACTION Portland for grading- and ; baling and v NMhVnir v, m.nrit. at th -woola that ara:JKUT'.." nasnrnie. r held in the country mr simply waiting. their expiration of storage before they are1 shipped down." : . t , . , S. P, PEDERAIi BANK REPORT San Francisco, July 10.- (P. N. S.) The statement of the 'federal reserve bank of San Francisco for the bank's thirty-fourth business week, ending July 9, follow: , Xtesonrce. Total reserves $9,729,000. Commercial japer . (rediscounts) si. 966.000. Rank acoentanCRS S558.000. " - - i United States bond v $1,001,000. 'Municipal warrants. $976,000. ' '.Federal reserve notes held,. $1,322, 000. All other resources. $685,000. Total resourcesj. $16,237,000. liabilities. Capital paid in t8.923,?00.- ; , f Deposits (net)-$12,314,000. , " Total liabilities. $18,237,000-. f , , lgemoran dam. .,':. '. Federal reserve-notes received from federal deral reserve agent, a,utu,vuu.- . -Federal - reserve notes in hands of ! n.io ' """" ".'""'"'i''" ' $22.000, , . - - . , CX)AS1- --BANK : STATEMENTS Portland Banks. - ', - i 1915. '1914. V$l,537,46.27 " $ 1,767,423.95 . 152,622.13 S - ; 105,862.76 Clearings Balances r!la rinars - this week. 8j674.429.48 Balances ; this week,: S57.529.89 11.835,660.98 ' 1.1B1 832 42 fiaattle Banks. Clearings Balances .1 40 en . ... ... I . i i-. ... 419.S8'iJ j n.iA 11 sin ' 4 , Ll Angeles Bank. - t. Clearings ,4. $3,106,634.00 Balances: i C:4,90.00 - . ; . Ban rraneisoo Banks.' Clearings ... t,. $7,843,827.00 Tsooma Bank. Clearings Balances ...$301,222.00 ,i.la.0 Chicago Hogs Up. Chicago. July 16. r. N. S, Hogs receipts 10,000. market 5 cents above yesterday's; average bulk $7.807.80; mixed.- S6.90(&v 7.65: heavy. 36.75(0)7.45: rough,, $6.75 S 6.85; pigs, $6.75 7.50 CatUe receipts. 100 market steady. Tho ween s average price or native steer9, $3.55. the highest on record. Native beef steers, , today's range, $7.06 19.40; western steers, $7.3508.50; cows and heifers, $3.S5.50; calves, $7.50 & 11.00. Sheep receipts. -3000; market weak.'. Sheep. $5.65 6.85; lambs, $7.00 9.75. . .. ' San Francisco ; Markets'! . an Francisco. Cel., July 10. (V. P- E-s Extras, 2Sc; firsts. 81 c ;. pulleta. : 22e. , " Butter-Extraa. 26c; -prime firsts, 25c. . . 'Cheese -California fancy. llc; first, 10 c; seconds,-Sc. Wheat Club, $1.72 g 1.75 per cental; Rus sian red, $1.75lr77: Turkey red. $1.8o 1.82; bluestem, $1.85fSl.V0; . forty-fuld. $1.771.80. - Barley Spot feed. $1.02i$1.05. " ; , Potatoes New. $1.25ai.60 per cental. - x - Omaha Sheep Stead. Omaha, July l0. I N.- S.) Hogs . Receipt. 6300, ; market higher: heavy, $6.8S(o)7.15; light, $7.10 7.46: pigs. $6.507.35; bulk, $6.857.15. Cattle Receipts 100, market steady; natlv steers, $7.75fo 8.1r .cows ana heifers, $6.008.30; western steers, " $6.50itp 8.60; Texas steers, $6.00(0)7.60;" cows and heifers, $5,7547.40; calves. $8. 00& 10.00. Sheep Receipts 100; . market steady: yearlings. $.50i 7.50; weth ers, $5.50 $6.e0; lambs,- $5.00 9.50. " ; " - Denver Market Strong. " - ! leuver, . Colo.- July - lo. Cattle. " lOflO; 'mar ket strons. -Beef steers.- 8.Xifr9.25; eows and beifers, $A.50Af8.0; stockers and feeders, $7.Wi8.i,t: calTes, $9.001 1.5ft. : -. .- Bogaw-Non. ...:- .. ....... w i i-beep 200. -Market steady. TearllriCT. $fl.5ttt7.'E;. lambs, $a.00j9.75; ewes, $5.U0 j 6.75. ...... -. -- : . "" r ..- ..v - Y nldL.-ni Tempers Wafi St. ( ii II . v - " . ' By -Broadan .Wall New: York, 'July"ltf..L. RWAl thouxh th German " , reply to the United States was nor oonsidered sat-JCo-iOf this city. The system under the isfactory. Its conciliatory -tenor was contract must be completed for deli v- accepted In the f inancialdistrict as street;' indicates a- favOrabis outcome, Shorts., therefore, were eager pur chasers of stocks . today,', with tho re sult " that-prices rose: from one to two points closing around Uie hlgheatfor the session.. - ' Strength waa ahown 'at the begin ning of today's trading, initial prices showing gains from a fraction to 1 1-2 points. Union.- Pacific, -and Keading showing the .largest .'' overnight ad vances. - -Shortly after 4ho opening there was -a fractional recession from the best tut In the last hour the gen eral tone improved with Union Pacific, steel. Heading the leaders. . - - - ? The favorable . statement "of the United State Steel Corporation; show ing an Increase in unfilled' order of 413.688 tons ror ; June, or aouow- m ,"Tri'A ";nt m; on! until -the closing of- the market, to that He influence is! expected to find reflection in Monday's session.- The advance under way when the market closed today Is expected to be con tinued during tne-iorenoon Monaay. While the standard railroads seemed tn ) lost their eloom. the day was i not without Its low records for this group., tnicago, mock isiann u pa cific touched a new bottom while-Mis-sourl Pacific sold i around th low record established oa Friday. . - : Mexican petroleum was an exception to the general strength of the list. Its weakness was due to the encountering of stop loss order for-more-than 1000 shares that were "touched off" when the stock sold under 170. American Coal products common continued . to touch new high prices, advancing 11 1-3 points to 150. a gain of 60 points in less than a month. .. . . Stocks of southern ; railroads failed to show any reslUency Seaboard Air Line preferred lost 1-3 a point, Louis ville and Nashville.!' remaining unchanged.- Southern i railway common was unchanged ,-wlthi.. the; preferred up half ar point; -'f--- ------'-Z'-"z' Distillers securities tose one Point on expectation .that ithe company will show earnings fori the fiscal year ended -June- 30 equal. to5 about . 5 per cent on the tooy- j, -y; i , ..y - '' 'Range of New York; prices furnished by Ovebeck & CookejCo., 21? -217 Board or Trade omiqing: UKSCK1HTION upon I mat Low Close Amal. Copper Co..... Anier. Car It. r., eom. . AmerlcaB can, a..,. Aaner. Xaeo., .commoa. Amer.' Hmelt. eomiuoD Aniec. Tel. Tel... 'Tim 70 52 44 r 4a 74 11914 83 J8 75 45 105 8tti 141 40 10 -8 118 , 44 36 30 13 ; 24 38 161 33 100 19 71 13 . 23 71 624 45-A 44 Mi 75 11 33 99 75 46 167 80 141 40 10 80 119 44 36 ' 30 13 24 162 :: 33 ;45 43 W ;T5V 119 Anarondn Mining; Co. ;;ci -99 !75 45 : Anhlson. common..... i FHiimir'lt O., com., Bet. "agar ..,.',.... Bethlehem Steel,: com. Brooklyn Rapid T..v. 165 8 1424 41 10 78 Can. Pacific, com. ... . Central leather, com. Chi. A Gt. Westera, . Chi.. MU. As St. P.,.. Chi. A Northwest,, c Chiao Copper. ........ .. Chesapeake A Ohio.... Colo. Fuel A Iron, e.. Cora Products, com.... Erie, common ......... Erie,. 1st uef erred, -i. . General Electric. . . ... . 119 So i80 Jl3 125 3H 12 :83-!4 114 26 100 119 171 Gt. Northern, ore lands oo - preferred. ....... Ice Securities ........ Illinois Central ....... Interurb. Metrop., com. do preferred. Lehigh . Valley. ..... Kana. City South..... Goodrich ............. J00 m 139 23" 62 36 106 - 19 V. 3 69 14 56 84 86 ,. 102 33 105 45 22 145 28 87 13 84 14 43 34W 1? 61 87 ie m 36 106 4 19 69 , 44. 54 A3 2-. 102 -82 Uim., Kani. a Tex., e.l Wr prererreo . . . Misaouri Pacific.', National Lead 68 Nevada Conaolidatedi . 4 14 New -Haven ... . sii..; i5F674 New York Central. :sa- -. 2o N. y., Ont. A Western Nortn. 1. i-aciric. com . . . Pac. Mail Steam. Co. . PennaylTanla Railway. Pressed Steel Car, cam. Rays Cons. Copper..,. Beading, common . . . . . Kcpeb. Iron A BtceL e. do .. 'preferred. ....... Rock Island, common. Kouthera Pacific c.-. Southern- Railway, c. . do preferred.. Tennessee Copper . . . . . log : 104 .43 104 43 22 144 27 i 87, , 12 , 84 13 ; 43 34 123 , . 48- 22 145 87 12 84 13 IS1 I. a ton . Pacific, common i24 HI 23 Lso do preferred I 80 IT. S. Rubber, common 4 . 59 ' L. 8. i Steel CO., com. do preferred. ... w.. Vtah Copper ... .-. . .-. . West. : Union Teleg... Westinghonse Klectrtc. S t Jeba ker P58 69 lt 86 65 78 ji P09 1 5"g 5 97 78 ' 65 -65 m -.77 BOSTON COPPER QUOTATIONS Boston. July 10. Copper bids: Adventure , 2IMiaml r. ......... . 27 Abmeek 4' (Michigan . . i AUoues ......... 62 (Mohawk 71 Amalgamated "... 71INevada. Cons.,... 14 Arcadian ........ 10 NlplasiBg 5 Alaska 36 North Butte...:,. 90 - Baltic . 2iNorth Lake...... ."2 Belmont ......... 3 Old Colony......... 8 Bohemia ........ 2 BostonrElr....... 25 Old Dominion . 61 Osceola ,. 83 : Butte BaI....J..i 2lQulncy . ...... 84 P.utte CoaliUoa.. 69 Cel.-at Arls.,..i 64 CaL Heclai.,,546 Centennial ...... , 17 Chief Coiia. ...... 1 iUy Cons...... ... 22 ilaata Fa......... ay4 Shannon i 7 Shattnck. , 2 Stewart . .......... 214 Superior ......... 28 Sup. A Boston.... 2 Swift Packing ...111 Tamarack ....... 33 - Trinity ...... i..' 4i Chlno ........... 44 53 2 uavis-uaiy 1 East Butte .-. 12 ,-rirst Mat 1....... Tuolumne ....... 3 ; Franklbi " United Prnlt..,..183- Joldfleld Cons. .1 7-16, Vnlted Shoe M'y.. 48 .rtTT'll-V.i Mat MC-SS . - Granby ....... 85 4 Hancock ...... 16 HelwUa -...., 4- ' Houghton ....... 8 V. Shoe Ty..nf..r283i United Zlnc...,, 55 V. S. Smeltera.,., 30 V. 8. Smrtters.pf. 39 Utah Apex. 4 Ilndlana .......... 5 Utah- Cons. . . ; Victoria. Winona ' WolTerlne'..,. Yukon Gold... Algonab' ...... Kerr .Lake. ... McKInley . t... Verde Extn.... ' 13 2 4 53 2 3 23 New InsDlratioo. .- 29 Keeweena w .... .- - 2 La Salle ........ S Lake Copper. i... 12 Majestic ........65. Mason VaUey. ;.r -Mass. : Mining,. 11 ? Mayflower 4 Mezlce Cose 20 . - .Various Wheat Markets. . - . MlnneaDolisWhat " Closed July. . $1.30 asked; Sept.. $1.03 bid; . Dec, ei.v. t ; .f- y Duluth Wheat closed: - July. $1.50 asked; ... Sept., f $l.Q5Vx asked; Dec, $1.05. ' - ! -Winnipeg wheat closed: ' July, $1.344 bid; Oct, $1.03; Dec,;$1.03tt bid. -. " - - Buenos Aires vv.neat and. corn -na i jk -. .( . - India Shipments 1,760,000 bushels;- tiii nnn'h.k.i,. .... I'm n V,,.h.is .- 6'Mfayorable weather the movement, of . . . ' ' - -- "''"'- Liverpool jasn wneat uncnangea to lHd t higher. Corn unchanged to X higher.-- . - - . OatsUnchanged. , . . " - Xetv rlfork. Oeartnz House." New York. July 10. l. N.- S.) -The clearing house member . bank state- ment Issued today, showing the av - erage and actual figures, la as follows; Average loans, increase, $31,981,0O; time deposits decrease. $723,000; re serve; decrease, $23, $65,000. Actual loans," decrease, $3,208,000; net demand deposits, dcarease, $6,631, 000; i time deposits, decrease, $3574. 000; reserve, decrease, $1.230,780, (For five days.)-. ... . .T 1 , -i - T' Kansas - City Cattle Steady. '""Kansas City -July 10. f I. N. S. Hogs Receipts 400- market steady. .Bulk I7.20fo7.4tf. heavy $7.157.30, packers and butchers $7.20 7.40, light 7.207.45. pigs $6.757.25. Cattle Receipts 600. - Market steady. Prime lea steers - .b(jw-lo, - oressed beet steers . $8.609.50, .. western , steers $7.609.50,1 stockers and feeder's $. K. 65, bull - $5.757.25, t calves ' $ 10.25. : - Sheep - receipts none. -. Market steady. Lambs $99.f.- yearlings $.50l.00. weihere $5.503.50, ewes $5.25 U 8.00. . . , GENERAL BUSINESS NEWS Xrrlfatloa, Plant Contract It, . Contract for the construction of the proposed' 9600,000 ' Irrigation plant of the West Okanogan Irrigation district, near . Okanogan county, ' Washington, has been let to Guthrie, HcDougall & j ery.of -water-in -the 191 season. About to be watered i andv they Ho . on both i sides of the Okanogan', river, .starting . from tha in ternational boundary line above ,Oro- ville and extending down 24 'miles. .The water will taken from the Slmilka meen river seven miles " above Orb ville. The project is the result of, co operative' effort which resulted in the formation of an Irrigation district four years- ago.-.' The irrigation cost- .will be 63 per acre and will be paid over installments. of 20 years. -. -. Orocer Boost Picnic - The Portland Grocers and Merchants association will hold Its regular meet ing Tuesday evening at Alisky ball to Wet In ; mouon the publicity machinery J necessary; to ;secure a crowd -of -6Q00 atthe annual picnics "'to b held at Bon- nevllla- July 28. VA1I salesmen are In vited to b present at this t meeting as th. Portland Salesmen's club Is acting as - a- boosters':: committee ? for 5 thepic- Kontaaa X Fr9perou, " ' . " Montana is enjoying good time and business condition are considered bet ter than on the coast,-declares A. C, Coleman, -of Great t Falls,,; Montana, who is connected - with the Amalga mated Copper company. Mr. Cole man Is visiting Mr. and 3lrs. Stewtrt Moore of this city for a few days. He REPORTS OF COUNTY AGRICULTURISTS v Oregon Agricultural College, Cor allls. Or., July 10. Herewith Is the gist of reports received today from a number of county agriculturists from different parts of the state; j : Crook County, -v :-:rV"v " -' A lara"kinouiit"of first crop alfalfa Is being cut.-although none- is in bloom at present. First crop -grew slowly and was injured by continued cold weather, and second crop has started growth at the -crown. All grain crops very satisfactory. Many fields ob dry land are- in need of -moisture, but demon stration plots and fields show no lack of moisture - at. this time. - - . A. E. I.OVETT. " - - ' : Marion County. :-Lf:. .f :f The most important events of the week are the organisation Of the 'Sa lem Poultry and Egg circle,' and the meeting of the "French Prairie Drain age .District' committee. An ' egg cir cle was formed - to' handle, the eggs of this vicinity.. Eggs will be candled and graded and. marketed wherever the best returns can be secured. The drain age committee met and adopted a form of petition and work of circulating petitions will begin next week., . , I, J. CHAPIN. ' ' i TJaioa Connt7 , . " Prof. F. L. Griffin" of the O A. a has been with me this week and : most of the time has been taken up with can ning demonstrations in various parts of the county.- The people who attend seemed -very 5 much interested fin the proposition of r home . canning. - Some were interested from a commercial standpoint' and will probably Invest ln good sised canning outfits and endea vor to can-' up their products for the market. . f C. C. CATE. - ' ' ' Coos County. Professor H. T. F"rench; ' state lead er of - county- field . work ; f rora the Oregon Agricultural college,, and Pro fessor E, B. Fitts of the O. A. C ex tension . service, have been with me this week and assisted me in conduct in gr four dairy meetings at the follow ing places with , an. aggregate attendance- of 65: . Wednesday, : Juno - 23, at Selanders . ranch on,. Catching Inlet; Thursday, June 24,- at L.undy . ranch near- Myrtle Point; Friday, June 85, at Coquille and Saturday, June 26, at Denmark (Curry county). These dairy picnics were ' very well attended and enjoyed by the dairymen and their families. - J. I. SMITH. , Klamath Connty. . . Most of my time this .week has been spent ,with Prof. Reynolds" completing the livestock survey of- Klamath county,- and also some work along this same line in : Lake oounty. Saturday was spent at the- experiment station at Burns with Superintendent -Bfeit-bs up t, making a study of the methods used at tho station for alfalfa produc tion on "dry land, for both seed pro duction and hay and the methods used with . field peas. - A - very interesting and .-profitable day was spent while securing .. data, which - will applyv to Klamath county conditions, as the ele vation and climatic conditions are sim ilar. - . H. R. GLAISYER. . Xke County.. "Vr The- last four days of the week were spent with Mr. Reynolds, O. A. C- extension-department, and many inter esting things came up during the time. The thing- of most interest to mo was the methods of handling Angora goats on the range by Mr. Rousch of Clover Flat. - We r visited his plant and :he w ent ?- into detail - ln explaining his methods -of handling.. The goats are ORDERS - ARE CAUSE OF DROP IN WHEAT Middle Western ? Cities Wire for - Bids - With Resultant Decline in 1 Price. . ; . " - By Joseph P. Pritchard. , Chicago, July 10. t. N. 8.)The leading - bearish factor in the wheat markets of the country were the mes sages received at Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis from ail over the wheat belt asking tor- bids on new erop wheat for., immediate - shipment. St. 1 iouis reDorioa decline or 8 ts 11 ""tS Jd? ? TiZei5a?!i VYitun Inew wheat. It is , certain 4 that"? with t whnat -will ha cnnafi t sn 0. 1 Iw' lawn " "x; " " b The average farmer knows that with a bumper crop -now almost - at our doors and with - the buying power abroad more or. less concentrated, val- I saLea of. Wheat reported here today but tthe seaboard tlie" transactions were placed at 400,000 oushels, all new crop for early loading , ' - f- Professionals, .In heat-' are '-t ; very bearish and are", selling - the deferred The weather throuarhout- the -winter- wheat belt will doubtless be a deter mining factor in the marketing of val ues Monday.-, " ' ..;-.....-' There was' a lot of short" selling to day 'and In -case -these Speculators at tempt to -even, up their.-position they will likely, meet -with -losses a rains have again advanced prices. Declines of -to ?4cents were made In corn and the undercurrent was wreak with the exception of a little strength shown early. The market was on the down .grade, the 'rallies , being feeble and j-OTsustalned;:-- Cash sales; .here were" 115.000--bushels.-- ' - - s Oats were? i to - cents lower In sympathy with the break in the other grains. . Strength was shown early but the .offerings increased and the market-was unable to-stand up under the eupply available. . There .was a big trade in heavy ribs MEDIATE DEMAND I en route to California. - "One thing particularly notlceabla in Montana." said Coleman,. I the marked develop ment of the state' agricultural re sources. Where we formerly depend-, ed on our mine and stock now farm ing Is coming- to the front rapidly." metnna icrlu&ia.n . A committee of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce has taken up consid eration of the "Return Merchandise" problem that has come to be a rather heavy burden on local merchants, par ticularly those dealing in ready to wear garments. It Is said that cloth ing - ha . been returned by customer knowna "desirable" after being kept out for. several months.. And while it is known, that tha garments have been worn the ;merchsnts t absorb the loss rather titan lose the trade. It.iald that the committee has in mind a prop osition whereby the trade- will agree to fix the .limit for returning mer chandise to -43 hour. 7 -t , Articles of XaoorporatioB, Mt. Scott Water-Co.. capital stock, H500;- Fj B. Golden, 11. ' V. Smith and Thomas Allen. Incorporators. " Parker & i Banfleld, capital tock, 10,000 C. J. Parker, T. H. Banfleld and. I. O. Fisher,- incorporators. - " Oregon & California . Shipping Co., Inc.? capital stock,: 96000; John Mon tag, R. T. Mqntag and HMWilliams, incorporator. Duncan Wheeler & ' Co., capital stock. $ 1000 B E3; Duncan. Charles L. . Wheeler and Edna Duncan, incor porator. --' - - - Frederick S.. Cook & Co.. capital atock, $10,000: Frederick 8. Cook, Mary B. Cook; and M. M. Matthiessen, Incorporators. ran on the raage Just as sheep are and his band of 1500 head is the source of considerable profit. They are apparently less trouble so far as han dling or herding is concerned and the profit is about the same as that ordi narily -obtained with'- sheep. - During the week I traveled 520 miles and vis ited 37 ranchers. O. B. HARDY. . T- law County. Upon request of the master of Linn County - Pomona grange, I attended their last' meeting for. the purpose of explaining the - work and purposes of a county agriculturist.' : While . to a certain-extent this was a day of mis sionary work away from my own coun ty.. I feel that X was justified because of the possible assistance an agricul turist in Linn county would -Je to me. On Friday of this, week our newly formed agrieultural'eommittee of the Lane. County Pomona grange held its first meeting in my office. I am con fident, that this meeting- -marks a new era in-, farmers organisation In this county. i r . R. B. COGLON. . Hajhsnr County. t--A cooperative creamery has-been started at Payette-in which the farm ers on Dead Ox. Flat-and tributary are - interested,., and so am trying to get more farmers to support it, with results in two cases. There Is, going to be a large " peach crop and small market prospects,-- and so am -keeping in touch - with- growers so- as to get them to can them if necessary. - Re ceiving many - inquiries about apple fire blight and wrote article preparing for campaign next fall to clean up the orchards.. Potato diseases are making themselves known ln - nearly every field and is" giving me. chance to talk seed - selection and treatment, -v. - W. W. HOWARD: v ' Tillamook County. ' v Dr. MacPherson of the office of markets v wished J me to get a ' line upon the system of accounting in the factories and marketing- office of the cheese industry of the county.-Tuesday was spent in getting this data together. The home gardens of the Tillamook district are as - a rule in Jretty good .shape. Some are excel ent and a few neglected. Prof. On thank and X spent two days In going around and Interviewing.- the young sters and keeping them as interested as possible. There has been consider able "interest stirred ?trp, in -the- past week.- in alfalfa as a feed - for dair y cows A real-- estate mas came here and is. trying to sell some -of our farmers Umatilla county land to farm cooperatively and shij their hay here to feed in the winter in place of pay ing $20 per ton for it. as -they did last -winter. --There were two farmers meetings . to talk the proposition over and though I had no Invitation, 1 in cidentally dropped in to f hear . what was going on. They called on me for a talk on the value of alfalfa as a feed" and propounded many" -question on the culture of the erop r and on irrigation in general. ' The proposition which was put up to them looks good on the face of it and they decided to send a committee of three , to investi gate. They appointed two farmers and myself as that committee. As the hay situation - is quite a serious one in the county,- I believe that this mer its investigation-end will give them all the help possible. Last -year there were over three hundred cars of hay shipped into the county. During the week $7 farmers were visited, 24 called at the office, 22 inquiries by phone were received and 1 2 : by letter. - . ...' R, C. JONES : - and It was said that these products were sold by Armour and taken ln by Swift for shipment' abroad. - It Is gen erally believed packers were--, liberal sellers of lard and pork. . - . S .)-, j ..-:, :. Bange of Cblcago prices furnished by Over, beck A Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade bid. y WHEAT " - ' Ones. High. Low. ("lose. July .....$1-1 $1.12 $l.",i $1.0fc4 . Sept. l.4 1.045 1.024 1.024 Dee. 1.07, 1.07T 104 1.06HA COBM July .77 Ml ..77. .74 ft .68 9s 'i . OATS ; --.gWj . ' .39 PORK 15.SO .. 15.I v . '.T6 v .7A bept. ....a .74 .73U . .78 B 65 Mia .64)4 A July 1 ..... .484 Sept.- ..... V Dec. 39T4 ': .47 A 18.30 K 15.65 14.75 N .37 Vs " ,.WVi isjo' . 15.69 . Joly Spt. Oct. Joiy ; Sept. ln.eo ....15.07 , LARD ..... g.80 - BIBS " 9.9 10. VI . S.82 y8.50 - .5 .10.06 , . , . . 8.40 Jaly a.WI Sept. ......10.13 .77 .0" . , Zfew York Cotton Markets Month " ' Open High Low Close Jan. ......' 4 4 45' 908 Dig Mar. May yi'.. j.... "988 July - AusJ,U; 874 Seot.'. - v ' ' 70 - 59 - , 840 939 .- . 957 '957 871 .-. 842 O .842 874 $52 852 . . . $70 914 1 15 rg83 837 . ' 9Q3 . 906 Oct. ",..... $13 ' Dec. - UStt - i Foreign Exchange Rates. ' Merchants' -National -. bask "aoteS the fol low! tut rates on foreign exchange: - t. -, Ixituian 4.79. - , , 1 - - . . f . ' Berlin 20.05; ' i Psrls 19.30. ' ; " -; ',t . . - : Vletrna 15.4. . -- - . rAtheaei 3Jtt. " '- - ' i. UongkODg 2.85. ' ' - New York Sugar and Coffee. I Nr Yot-k, July - Suar No market, Molasses none. Coffee Spot Sew w iRIos sevens. 7; Santos foors. - . . . - ... - ; 43ermany'g Army of Prisoners. Berlin, July 3. -Military, writers ft g- ure" that - the Russians - from May S until June 27 left In the hands of the perroans , 1630 officers- and 520,000 men prisoners and 300 field guns and 770 machine guns, besides Incalculable war material. PROGRAM OF PROGRESS IS . ADVANCED BY COOPERATiCi Dayton, Ohio, ;Sets High Example'' of. Linking Muni Social, and'ommercial. Administration -t for Common People, Bf Marshall JT. Dan.' -A body blow may be made a blessing. Efficiency may be bred of emergency and disaster. A flood may scatter a city's belong lngs but units Its people.' A bolder plan may be compelled to stand after frensy and terror. I offer- Dayton, Ohio, 1 n evidence.' Not because Portland has . had need to recover from destroying nature, but because, f as , community, ws have come, to a very critical period of need for self analysis, a testing of powers and-a program of concerted action con. slstent with our findings. So what Dayton has done may be to us an example, not that conditions are similar,- but : because for the building of" any city anywhere, men,, their vision, their courage, their determina tion and their cooperative action are more greatly essential, even, than the wealth of natural resource we possess. 'And Dayton hag the men. Evident ly: for they are known by their ac complishments: Two - years ago two short years . their friends - in r many states loaded with, anxious messages the deadwires that caa lea to the isolated people of Dayton. . .,'.. r -- -y- Cloudburst had held high carnival. The Miami had risen, anake-like, out of its sleepy bed,' had poured the ve nom of its tawny, .raging Good over the streets, picking up slabs of paving as lightly as . feathers. It burst the expensive plate glass , from handsome store fronts and swept away the pre cious and ihe cheap with no respect for values. The current intensified as the 'water climbed into second stories and. forced poorly provisioned families onto roof trees. The mad flood plunged unsteady structures ' from their foun dations. It greedily swallowed "battling lives. It provoked deeds of heroism, some recorded and most still unknown save in neighborhood reminiscence. It Jef t the city prostrate, cut off, with out: trains- or wires." ; '-But not for long. , 'A few days ago I visited Dayton. - It was the first visit in nearly eight years. ' Clean, bustling-, hrlght.' pros perity characterised the whole city and brought forth exclamations of wonder and , admiration because of growth. Suddenly I remembered "What about your flood" ' Brother 6am paused before a stone faced business block. -. He pointed to a wavery line jsllghtly above the second story. The stone was 1 darker above than below this line. - . . - "There's the only record ; written by the flood that we haven't erased," he observed.. xA, '. j;-'i , .,'--;.,:.;'.': . The words had "significance deeper than any surface meaning. Two' .years had ? meant more than recovery from what proportionately had been one of the worst disasters that has ever be fallen an American city. - With quick strides . the city had reached its former estate : and - had passed beyond. ' meoord of Things Done, z "- ' Casually I picked up the first annua report of the Greater" Dayton associa tion from the desk of the manager,-J. M. Guild. Its first page was a terse statement, not of things planned (well enough) but of thfngs done;. -"Of work undertaken. $8 per cent has been accomplished in whole or in part during the first year of the organisa tion's existence." " - The Greater Dayton association cor responds to our. merged Chamber of Commerce and Commercial club. - What were the things accomplished t Too many to enumerate a reduction in the. price of Ice. revision of the building code, removal of river ' ob structions, stopping of "Jay walking, safety first campaign, traffic" ordi nance, - discussion of local affairs, bringing national speakers, cleaner streets, federation of ten leading char ities, prosecution of unworthy solicit ing schemes and transient merchants. conducting of retail merchants' bureau, working for county experiment farms. helping local Industries In . trouble or need compiling directory of Dayton made goods, tabulating unemployment statistics, advertising Dayton labor as asset for new Industries, working for new industries, and fighting to retain old industries. -.-."-. The list was. almost endless. Had it been' of things planned instead of things done it would have seemed top- heavy. Work was classified civic,' commer cial, Industrial, publicity, traffic, ; Activities under way were classified. without surplus words. There was no attempt to account for anything save In the terms of .results. , " ? Results again spoke from - the. first annual report of the Dayton city com mission. Dayton has a commission of five which employs "a city manager (Henry M, Walte) and he hires and fires and runs the affairs of that cor poration of 125,000 members. This re port told about a service In ash and rubbish removal ' not given before, of street repairs and more-efficient clean ing, of additional health service, mors parks and playgrounds and school gar dens under municipal direction, a strengthened police department,"!, con tinuous audit, a purchasing system, an Increase in . the wages of city labor, garbage collection, sewerage system, reduction of fire risk and many other subjects of Importance to the welfare of the public. " '.- " ' - - .-. The commission of. five rurnisnes a check on the work of the city manager and' beyond this Is-the constant scru tiny and analysis furnished by the Dayton bureau of municipal - research. of . which Lent D. Upson is manager. The bureau is constantly in touch with the best method of municipal admin istration everywhere and as sn expres sion of. public. Interest In efficient ad ministration and a constant adviser, its services 'are 1 Invaluable..--;'.,,; -i--x--l. Two 6f the sorest and moat? hap hazard subjects in Portland have been charity and -unemployment. In Dayton, 10 leading - charities have seen feder ated, they keen- books In common and centralize thetf solicitation for funds. A "Good Will Week Is'! Inaugurated and volunteer workers secure subscrip tion .for all i the organizations,-, one c.ard carrying the ' needs and budget of each. -This work also. has a managing secretary; Charles J. Brennan. 7 You will observe that the manager plan, completely- concentrating author it v. and responsibility, is used in city administration,, chamber of commerce administration, charity administration and municipal . efficiency administra tion. , ,'-. .?'- .-v.. .. -t.v. But to me there " was a fact of Im portance bevond , these. ' V- Cooperative Bf f ort t Prevails. ' ;; -y . The four agencies do'not work sep arately. They, work together. They cooperate. -'..The- relation between the Greater Dayton association, the. Day ton city commission, the bureau of mu r-1 r Ol y nicipal research and the federati-.n f charity and philanthropy ia exc ly close. - ' The offices of commercial, ef fi 1 and charity organisations are 1 same floor of the same building. 1 . program their work In artliuji; with the city commission and mat It Is made possible for the e elty to .work concerted! y for the t Issues of. public welfare and.nf .f That la the way the work is t What Is the effect upon the r I was in a position to make parlsons because of previous fvn.ii . ity with ths city. The people believe more In Dav- that they did before the disaster. '1 : give th town Its best advert!.- they speak in the terms of sccon--: . ments. They know their city thoroughly. It. la tittle realized but It Is true that t : --. first essential in making a city favor ably known to outsiders is to make it favorably known to its own peopia. To this ' end printing presses X, been worked over time. Folders, grari charts, condensed reports, vest pookf-t cards a score of devices are used t i put important facts before the peopi- Tha newepapers cooperate ardent! v. Ths best advertising , and publicity methods are employed. ' Fine loyalty la exhibited.- U.ivt lost no factories -because of the tioc and has a nickname now, t'Th town -' a thousand factories." Every power of service and cooperation wai usH I t putting Industries back on their fett. This has been the major task, and been given more attention than getiii new Industries. ' Prospects have ben given, however, business-like reports t-i the demands of the territory, have beru assured that flood prevention wot k under-way. will prevent recurrence or Inundation, and,-as a last assurers . It is stated that Dayton has plenty r-r high land for industries that may fen flood. ' A wholesome atmosphere of projtr--has been created. The public attltu l Is one of sureness and triumph. Their Is efficient msnagement and rigid ac counting for -results, buoyed all Hi w line -. uy . ine fc sun vi me peopi in their town and In the methoda of ad ministration. . .-.Costs under the new plan are really not greater than under old procedure Efficiency Is never costly. More ia b lng gotten for the money spont.- The organization Dayton has for ac complishment is in the name anil for thesake of acfty whose trade terri tory Is circumscribed by India napoH, Cincinnati Cleveland and Oolumhu. with : Chicago less than eight hours' ride distant, - 4 The. railroads and Interuthsn linen exclusively furnish transportation. The Miami is not navigable In any ma terial sense, f . Suppose Dayton were to be set down in Portland's place, with a ouarter mil lion square miles of largely undevel oped " hinterland. with the Pacific coast's only water "grade acces to the Interior, with the only fresh water har bor on the coast, with transportation on two great rivers, with a prellmlnarv Investment of $25,000,000 In facllltlp'! for water transportation, with Impon- an transcontinental railroad end ont-reachlng-electric lines, with lumber and fish and grain and minerals an-1 agricultural products the undlapu tei distributing centers of a region poten tially great beyond present power to measure? '.- Suppose the spirit of overcoming that ha rebuilt a 'city in two years and carried it far beyond and above lt former estate were to be applied her-. In meeting- the unexampled opportun ity of 1915? .We do -not face the crisis create ! by ths flood of a destroying river, but we do face the crisis created by an tnpourlng of opportunities which aI$o entail obligations. A greater disaster than 1 flood I a apathy. ' .. The lesson that Dayton teaches us U to coordinate and make the betst of all Our organisation for progress, to Jli.k public and commercial administration in developing a common program, and to make our own use of that famou. city-building slogan: "We will!" , N. Y. Exchange ' Is Calm in Face Of German' Noto ""(Copyright, 1915, bv the New Totk 5... . Kyeniiia Post.) New York, July 10. (LY P.) "n th. other occasion when thestock exchan? was called upon to pass Judcrnent on Berlin s response to the American pro test of the German method of conduct ing the war. It did so without the lesst excitement. (Stocks moved down a lit tle, then advanced, and then aeiri1 ti be entirely through with dlscounilns the communication on which the p"- of this nation was believed to hang. The market today, although it re versed the process of June l by -i-vanclng at the start and then deci d ing, nevertheless was as calm as If if summer half holiday had not unex pectedly brought the historic docu'i" t on which immediate financial Ju ix ment was 'necessary. A little more than 200,000 share stock were dealt In durlnar the tua hours,, and mostly for professional ac count. - - - . - . .The steadiness with which the mar ket closed the week of airnont unhrr -en decline was undoubtedly due to t ' belief that diplomatic relations will t, further strained' by this latest c - t munication from the kaiser's srovf ii ment But at the same time there a manifest deslr on Wall street ii await word from Washington on tl,, official matter. Welfare Week for Babies. '" Chicago, 'July "10 Baby welfare week will-be opened In Chicago this year from July 17 to July 24. Mayor Thompson has issued a proclamat! i giving official sanction to the matter. cxCooIioCc. Cottcn, Grain, Etc DIIIECT PRIVATE VHES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board ef Trt Correspondents of Lor m ': I y r aa S18-S17 rear! cf Tr:.; :