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L. THE. -OREGON 'SUNDAY' JOURNAL, 'PORTLAND, SUNDAY, MORNING; -MAY 7 :19ie:.
INDUSTRIA
I.
SURVEY
OF COLUMBIA POW
ER
PROJECT
ANALYZED
Prof. O. -F. Stafford of State
University and D, A. Lyon
: . of Federal Bureau Report,
SOME LINES PROFITABLE
Other Lines of Manufacture Hot Feas
ible, It Xa Declared, Because of
r Contributing- Factors.
May 6. It Is' not now practicable to
Attempt to utilize western waterpower
fop electro-chemiiial or electro-metal-lurgleal
manufacturers, excepting In
the cases of certain commodities in-
tended for local or Oriental consump
' tlon,' and excepting- also the manufac
ture of synthetic nitrogen compound!
irom aimoBpneric nurugen. x lie iur-
ther possibility also exists that In the
course of time waterpowers may be
utilized Largely In making available the
western deposits of phosphate rock for
use in agriculture.
These are the conclusion In a re
' port made by O. F; Stafford, professor
nf Vi m 1 ri. a t ,Vi 1 r I uaril . rf fm-
gon, uppn the feasibility of establish
ing electro-chemloaj Industries at The
Dalles. The report entire Is to be pub
lished shortly as a departmental bul-
; leun, ana is nasea upon mvestmu'Jiu
maae jointly oy i roiessor oiai ni a nu
Vi llnritv A I.vnn motsllurelst. l.'ni-
' ted States bureau of mines.-
'Possible Commodities Enumerated.
The commodities set aside condition
ally ss possible of production are: Lye
' and bleaching powder, cyanauild, chlo-
, mospheric nitrogen compounds, phos
fphates from phosphate rock, and fer-
rochrome alloy.
in. nurnniA it invKiiiuinnn nnn
Which the report is based was to dis
cover what Industry could absorb large
xtnouih blocks of cheap Power to offset
the higher cost of raw material and
labor due to tne western location.
Professor Stafford first considers
the possibility of securing the neces
sary raw materials for electro-chem
ical industries in the west, and under
this heading makes a minute analysis
'stone, salt, silica, potassium chloride,
phosphate rock, iron ore, chromlte,
', bauxite, for the manufacture of alu
' tnlnum, as well as the ores of copper
Kllu BUM , rniinmiitig in till uunca a.o
nearly as possible, under the circum
stances, the cost of these materials de
livered at The Dalles. In connection
with these raw materials, there is thenH
taken, up a discussion of the entire
costs of manufacture attending the
. carrying .along of these industries at
The Dalles, and finally also the mar-
" ketiiyj conditions to be encountered as
' these products are sold.
Power Costs Summarised.
Briefly summarized, some of the flg-
' .tires advanced in the report are as fol
lows.
if Power lw estimated a scosting $9 per
..horsepower year, this first figure be
ing the one given by the engineers in
' charge of the investigation at The
Dalles as the probable cost for primary
power. It is pointed out also that, al
though this figure for power appears
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' power from other sources in America,
taere' must be taken into account the
fact that power costs after all are
Usually a minor fraction of total cost
of finishing any electro-chemical prod
uct, and that, as a consequence, the
. water powers in the east may easily
BUum as competitors with western
'power for these purposes, in spite of
their higher cost because of nearness
to market and the greater availability
of raw materials, labor, capital, etc.,
these advantages more than compen
sating in most instances the greater
cost of power.
. Carbon, aa raw material, would cost
at The Dalles about $S per ton, with
. the possibility that In a large way the
figure eventually might be reduced to
a minimum of 16 per ton. In arriv
ing at this conclusion. Professor Staf
ford has considered the costs of ob
' tainlng coke from domestic and Alas
kan sources, as well as from Canada,
and also has taken Into account the
possibility of obtaining charcoal as a
by-product from wood now wasted in
logging and milling operations. The
average price of carbon at Niagara
Falls is normally less than $4 per ton.
llm at The Dalles is estimated to
cost a minimum of $6 per ton, it being
understood, of course, In this case also
tnat tne 'demand xor tnis substance
would be steady and large. Probable
sources Of lime In the order of their
availability are: Puget sound. Baker
county and Wallowa county. Lime of
excellent quality Is said to be deliv
ered to the Niagara Falls Industries at
14.50 per ton.
Salt, notwithstanding abundant
western deposits, would cost at least
tt per ton at The Dalles, the source
being solar sea salt obtained from San
Francisco bay. The current price of
salt at Niagara Falls Is about $3 per
ton. The, possibility of obtaining salt
from Bummer and Abert lakes, in Cen
tral Oregon, Is considered, the conclu
sion being, however, that It will not be
possible to make use of these sources
of salt until such time as the Indus
trial situation In the west shall be
able to consume locally the enormous
amounts of soda which must be pro
duced along with salt from the waters
f these lakes. .
, Silica Is Abundant.
- Silica in crude form Is abundant
throughout the Paclflo northwest, and
soma very pure deposits occur between
Puget sound and Alaska, easily acces
sible for water transportation. An ex
cellent aeposu oi una material also
exists near Bpokane. which might be
delivered at The Dalles for $2.50 a ton.
Potash, of which Germany has long
produced the world's supply, might la
ter bo obtained in the United States
from leuclte, alunlte, .western saline
deposits and Paclflo ocean kelps.
.The great demand for some form of
soluble phosphate as a constituent of
commericaj fertilizer, the abundance of
phosphate rock In the west, and the
fact, that super-phosphate as manufac
tured at present, by the use of sul
phuric acid. Is a "heavy chemical,
which cannot be shipped long distances
10 advantage, point out inai western
waterpower may play an . Important
part In converting our phosphate rock
deposits into available forms. Phos
phate ' rock from southeastern Idaho
wvuiu vuBi auuui e.ov per ion, as com
pared with $4.50 per ton for similar
material at the present time In the
super-phosphate plants of the Atlantic
coast
Bauxite, for the manufacture of alu
minum, ft Is estimated would cost $14
per ton at "The Dallas, the cost at the
mines ' in, Arkansas .normally- being
14J per long toa, ;.. Iroar- era would
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Inmates of Ilaby Home find motoring on warm afternoons e.xhilarat- 3
Ing sport, j 5
bundled in, and then whisked over Ter-! S
These are stirring days In the auto
mobile business and to stop the entire
working organization for an afternoon
is quite, a uacrlfice.
Maybe, that is why -about 40 happy
youngsters from the Baby home chor
tled in high glee' as they were taken
out the Bee the sights and why almost
as many of the old folks from the
Mann home were so spirited and Inter
ested in everything that was going,
when two local automobile firms put
their working organizations at the. dis
posal" of these two places.
This was on one of the warm after
noons of the week when everyone was
busiest. C. M. Slenzies stopped long
enough to think that possibly everyone
was not enjoying tne glorious spring
days that have arrived. He men
tioned It to the boys and every man
there volunteered to put his car at the
disposal of the Mann home. Six ma
chines were sent to the home out on
the Sandy road and the old folks were
willlger Boulevard and later up Kings
Heights. i
Mrs. Carrie Ii Shreve acted as j
hostess to the folllowing guests: Mrs. '
M. B. Lett. Mrs. A. M. McBratnie, Miss
H. M. Lewis. Mrs. M. J. Atwood, Mrs.
A. T. Thayer, Mrs. S. P. Kingdon, Mrs.
A. Oottsche, Miss Gretson, Mis. F. E. ;
Chaney, W. D. Meade, C. N. Proud and :
C Hensen. ' ; ;
It was a strange coincidence that '
while Mr. Menzles thought of rhe
Mann home, A. B. Manley thbught of
someone who might enjoy a ride and
culled, up and invited the youngest of.
the city out. J
Then followed a wild time for some '
and a pleasant nap for others. The
automobiles were very interesting
things. ,
It was keen sport to ride through 1
the refreshing breeze and the nurse at
the home said the babies never slept
quite so hard as they did after their
afternoon's excitement. .
cost $5 per ton. Chromite for the
manufacture of ferrochrome would
cost $18 per ton.
Manufactures Declared Unprofitable.
As to the industries themselves, the
forthcoming report .indicates that, all
things considered, the manufacture of
aluminum, piglron, frroellicon, car
borundum, rraphite, and a few other
minor products, could not be manufac
tured profitably in the west.
Soda lye and bleaching powder could
b- r .mfactured in the west up to the
limit of the Pacific coast .consumption.
These two commodities are manufac
tured simultaneously, about 12 parts
of bleaching powder being produced for
each 5 .parts of lye. Pacific coast con
sumption of bleaching powder is
thought to be not greater than 5000
tens per annum, so that the industry
would be limited to the production of
something like this amount of bleach
ing powder, with its accompanying
2000 tons of lye. This Industry could
absorb but 1000 horsepower years of
energy.
Calcium carbide would be manufac
tured in tile west at somewhat higher
erst than In the east, and, moreover,
Iht local consumption Is so small that
it Is a question whether a western fac
tory might be able to operate upon a
large enough scale to show a profit.
T'otassium or sodium chlorate as
basic constituents of chlorate blasting
powders, mlcht be manufactured ad
vantageously in the west, certainly up
to the limit of western consumption,
and barely possible for shipment into
the eastern market. The manufacture
of chlorates demands an unusually
large amount of power per ton of
WOMAN'S DEATH IS
MOURNED BY MANY
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product, and, for this reason, cheaper
western power niilght give the west
ern manufacturer an advantage over
the eastern one.
The Case of XTitrogen.
While all of the above mentioned in
dustries are limited practically to the
demands of the local and Oriental mar
kets, this would not be true of the
manufacture of nitrogen compounds
from the air by the use of electrical
energy. In this field the demand for
the product is so great, both in agri
culture and the arts, as well as for
military purposes, that any output of
the western factory could readily be
transported to the east or to wherever
else it might be in demand. Hereto
fore nltroge.i compounds have come
either from Chile, where the supply is
approaching exhaustion, or from the
coal gas and coke industries, the lat
ter not promising anything like a suf
ficient Bupply for future needs. At
the present momest, with power at the
proposed figures of $9 per horsepower
year It is estimated that the cost of
manufacture of nitrogen compounds
would almost exactly equal the normal
west coast price of Chile saltpetre, so
that no large margin exists to attract
manufacturers into the field. How
ever, with the depletion of the Chilian
supplies. It will be necessary to make
use of synthesized) nitrogen compounds
more and more, and, under these condi
tions, their manufacture at western
waterpower sites will be commercially
possible. It is believed; that by the
time a large waterpower development,
such as that proposed at The Dalles,
could actually be installed conditions
would fully warrant the construction
of factories for the manufacture of at
mospheric nitrogen compounds.
The matter of utilizing waterpower
In the phosphate Industry is In a some-
i what more experimental stage than is
tnj case with the nitrate industry, but
all indications point toward the pos
sibility of this Industry reaching a
satisfactory commercial development
within a short time. When this hap
pens, the manufacture f concentrated
forms of Phosphate materials for the
fertilized trade will be distinctly an
additional possibility.
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GADSBYS
Follow the Crowd---Buy Now---Great Sale of- Surplus Stock,
goe merrily on. Intelligent people know a good thing when they tee it Finding they can buy goods here cheaper by 20 to 50, they natur
ally buy; hence our enormous output last week. Our goods are sold on their merit, and our terms are what many people appreciate. Save half
the price by buying during the greafsale and take time to pay for them. We bought entire stock of a local jobber and are giving you the benefit.;
Mrs. Mary V. Fitzpatrick.
The death of Mrs. Mary V. Fitzpa
trick last Sunday at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. E G. Lelhy, 855
Kast Eighth street north. Is mourned
by many friends. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was
born In New York City 62 years ago
and with . her parents moved to Eau
Claire, Wisconsin, when five years of
age. She was first vice president of
the Wisconsin Women's Relief Corps
in 1900. In 1905 Mrs. Fitzpatrick
moved to Portland. At the time of her
death she was first vice president of
the Oregon Congress of Mothers. She
is . survived by her husband, Hugh
Fitzpatrick, and two daughters, Mrs.
Lelhy of this city and Mrs. A. O. Hall
of Spokane, Wash. The following
tribute Is paid:
"Her life was a successful one in
that her great abilities and energies
wer given In the service of others
wherever she went. . She worked to
ward the biggest things of life, and
spoke HI of none. She helped others to
help themselves.-'
.. A large number of friends attended
the services held at the Flnley chapel
last 'Tuesday --Interment j was la Riv
rvlsw eameterjr, - .'. t
Has a Proprietary
Eight to Use Heels
Court Xulea That Company Hot Too '
Blame for Kick Administered to Em- I
ploys and Reverses Judgment.
Frankfort. Ky.. May 6. -The kicking
propensity of a mule is a matter of
common knowledge. Also a mule I
would be untrue to himself and false
to every tradition of his breed if he
didn't kick.
Therefore, when a mule kicked J.
M. Pratt, driver of a mine car for the
Consolidated Coal company, when Pratt
Btruck him with a whip and at the
same time stopped to pick up a chain
at the mule's hind feet, the mule was
not to blame, ruled the court of ap
peals today.
The court reversed a Judgment of
$500 against the i-Orr.pany granted by
a lower court. ?The company's de
fense was that an employe, "cannot
court danger by itnviting and provok
ing a mule to kick him. and then re
cover of the master for consequent
injuries." i
Is Epilepsy
Conquered? - . -
New Jersey Physfioian Said to Have
Many Cures to His
Credit.
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Red Bank, N. J., May 6. Advices
from every direction fully confirm pre
vious reports that the remarkable treat
ment for epilepsy! being administered
by the consulting physician of the
Kline Laboratories of this city is
achieving wonderful results. Old and
stubborn cases have been greatly bene
fited and many patients claim to have
been entirely cured. .
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once to Kline Labora
tories, lis Broad; Street, Red Bank. N.
JVfor a supply of the-remedy, which
la bg- dismbuted grraUUtoualy. Ad.
$10 Kitchen d yf Q E
Cabinets for P
OREGON MADE, strong ana
stantial. two flour bins.
drawers, kneading board,
china cabinet, all for only..
sub-
3. two
$4.95
$40 Steel Range
. $29.SO
tiMyilu. (w&fa H
EQ. iu ANY $40 RANGE in
Uie market. Oven 20x16 inches.
Asbestos lined throuehout Tou can
not break tho lids. Special 50.1
Terms $5 Down, $1 Week
Miscellaneous Furniture Bargains
price
price
$ 5.00 Iron Bedsteads, Gadsbys"
$ 6.00 Iron Bedsteads. Gadsbys'
$12.00 Dresser. Pacific oak
$2a.00 Chiffoniers, blrdseye maple
$28.00 Napoleon Beds, mahogany. .
. 2.50
. 3.00
. 6.75
812. SO
. 14.00
$7.00 Oak Washstands, with mirror 3.50
$ 4.00 commode, three drawers, cabinet. ; 2.00
$12.00 Wardrobes, double door 8 8.00
$50.00 Chifferobe, oak. with blrdseye ;
maple lining S25.00
$10.00 Kitchen Cabinets, Gadsbys' price. 4.t5
$15.00 Oak Kitchen Cabinets 8 7.50
$25.00 Kitchen Cabinet, Gadsbys' price. 812.50.
$30.00 Four-poster Bedstead, in oak or
enamel, Gadsbys' price S15.0O
$25.00 Oak Buffet, Gadsbys" price. .... .812.50
$12.00 Arm Rockers, oak. high b ack.
spring seat, upholstered in black
leather, Gadsbys' price 6.00
$35.00 Morris Chairs, upholstered in
leather; Gadsbys' price 817. 50
$25.00 Morris Chairs. oak. automatic
backs, upholstered, leather cloth. S15.00
$15.00 Morris Chairs, adjustable backs,
with loose velour cushions 8 7.50
$25.00 Oak Extension Tables, five legs,
six inches in diameter, eight-foot
extension. 48 inches wide 810.00
$35.00 Oak Kxtension Table, round, 54
inches diameter, flush four-Inch
rim, extension six feet 822.50
$25.00 Oak China Closet, Gadsbys' price. 812.50
$40.00 Bookcase, waxed or fumed oak..S20.00
$25.00 Bookca.se. waxed or fumed oak. .812.50
$200.00 Mahogany Dinlng-Room Suite,
Adams design, nlnu pieces 8125. OO
$50.00 ChevaJ Dressers, mahogany mir
ror. 30x45 inches. Gadsbys' price. 825. OO
$27.00 Princess Dresser, waxed oak. mir
ror 18x40, Gadsbys' price 813.50
$22.00 Princess Dresser, blrdseye maple,
mirror 18x20. Gadsbys' price 811. OO
$12.00 Oak Extension Tables, six-foot ex
tension, square top 8 6.50
$18.00 Couches, mission design, wax oak
' frame, portable spring cushions,
covered in brown Spanish leather-
ette, Gadsbys' price 8 .OO
$ 4.60 Oak Dining Chairs, full leather
seat, Gadsby's price 8 2.70
$ 2.50 Oak Dining Chairs, wood seat, pan-
el back, Gadsbys' price 8 1.95
$ 2.60 Plate Racks, early English 504
$25.00 Combination Bookcase and Desk.
oak, glass front, with mirror. .. .815.00
i 6.00 Library Tables, oak early English
finish, top 36x20 inches...: 8 3.00
$25.00 Parlor Suites, mahogany on birch,
three pieces, upholstered in Span
ish cloth, Gadsbys' price 812.50
$ 7.00 Denim Couches. Gadsbys' price... $ 3.00
$16.00 Couches, In figured velour, full
spring edge, Gadsbys' price. .8, B.OO
$12.00 Ladies' Desks, In oak 8 6.00
$20.00 Home Deska, In blrdseye maple,
mahogany and oak 810.00
$16.00 Standing Desks, bookkeepers', five
feet long. Gadsbys' price 8 8.00
$12.00 Revolving Office Ohalrs, oak, at.. 8 5.50
$ 6.00 Arm Chairs, eolld oak, suitable for
office or porch, each 8 2.BO
$60.00 Parlor 8ulte, three pieces, mahog
any finish, sofa, arm chair, rocker,
upholstered In leather 830.00
$ 4.00 Rockers, mahogany finish, with
cobbler seats or wood, each 8 2.oO
$ 4.00 Rockers, in oak. or elm. very high
, back, Gadsbys1 price 8 2.00
$ 6.00 Porch Chairs In Pacific oak. have
large Dent arms, wiin iron uon e-
curing base to top, Gadsbys' price. 8 1.50
$12.00 Reed Rockers, very large and elab-
orate Gadsbys' price 8 4. 60
$ 7.00 Reed Rockers, Gadsbys' price 8 3.50
$35.00 Bed Davenports, oak covered In
leather cloth, Gadsbys' price 8 2 5. GO
$24 Buffets, at $11.95
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SOLID- OAK, pretty wax oak or
fumed finish, colonial design.
Regular price $25, this sale 0 I I QC
for only W I I
Gadsby Sells Rugs for Less
Great Sale This Week on Room-Size Rugs
$10.00 Oak Library
Table $4.95
QUARTERED -SAWED OAK LI
BRARY TABLE, regular i QC
$10.00 value now fqr riW J
Only a Few Left.
A Great Sale of
Steel Beds
Famous Gibson Cold
Blast Refrigerators
Your
Credit
Good
Sale of
Child's Cribs
QHILD'S WHITE ENAMELED
CRIB, with guaranteed spring
and drop aides. Special at t 7C
ITT Ji J, ? !'"'
IT IS THE MOST PERFECT ANi
I MOST LUXURIOUS REFRIGER
ATOR MONEY CAN BU"5. It is easy
to clean; you can wash and wipe it
as you would a china plate. It is the
most economical Refrigerator you can
buy. It will last five times as long
as an ordinary kind. The ice cham
ber is lined with galvanized steel.
Provision chamber lined with genuine
white enamel on heavy sheet steel.
The heavy retinned woven-wlre.
shelves are removable. Alr-tiglit lever
locks are made of brass. The outside
case has heavily-rounded corners and
edges, beautifully fin- I ft TO t QK
lshed. Easy terms at V I U I U
Gadsby's Special Three-Room Outfit
Btrr TOOTS, BED VOW I
vi ajib SE&iaxa
$4.50 Iron
Beds
$3.50
S3. !.r0.n $5,75
$25.00 Brass Beds
for
$18.00
$17.00 Bookcases
rtJST OITB OF GADSBYS' MANY OUTFITS THIS BFXiZITDZD TKSSB-BOOV OUTFIT, Q7 Cfl
J ALL COMPLETE. AS SHOWN, FOB pO tOU
ON THE EASIEST XZNS OF TERMS THE OASSBT KINS. OTHEB OUTFITS AS CHEAP AB $60.
Porch Rockers and
Swings Half Price
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THIS JUMBO PORCH ROCKER, with
can seat and back, broad arms and
high back, finished light or 0 4 Cfl
rclden oak. Reg. $8.50 -value "J'tiOU
7.50 Rockers on sale now yg
$6.&6" Rockers on sale now 2g
$5.00 Rockers on sale now
for v
$4.00 Rolkers on. sale now
for
$3.00 ' Rockers ou sale now
foe -
POBCK SWINGS ONE-HALF FBICE
$2.50
$2.00
$1,50
Carload of Majestic Ranges
Have Just Arrived
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THE MAJESTIC XAVOB Is in a class by itself. It would take
I this entiro page to poat out its many superior qualities. If
you are Interested, write us for pamphlet, "Range Comparison."
FREEDOM FROM
KITCHEN DRUDGERY
THE MAJESTIC Is the sure baker. Its scientific construction
forces the heat to every part of the oven, and its asbestos
lining reflects the heat onto all parts of the baking. Bread
is baked and browned perfectly top. sides and bottom with
out burning.
r3B MAJESTIC is made of non-breakable malleable iron and
charcoal iron that resists rust three time longer than
steel. The oven is kept tight, permanently, by cold riveting
not bolted or clamped no cracks to be puttied. The heat is
held fn and maintained with less fuel..
THE MAJESnC'S economy of fuel, food and repairs, its per-
feet baking results, and the years it outlasts the ordinary
range, prove the wisdom of paying Ithe slightly higher
Majestie price.
ONE QTALtTT, MA NT STYLES AND SIZES.
WITH OB WITHOUT LEOS.
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FIIS SOLID OAK BOOKCASE,
with full glass door and adjust
able shelves, regular $17.00 tQ Cfi
value, one-half price 0iUU
Use Our Exchange Department
If you have furniture that doesn't suit; want something more up to date,
phone us and we'll send a competent man to see it and arrange to take as
part payment on the kind you want. We'll make you liberal allowance for
your goods and we'll sell you new furniture at low prices.( Have furniture
you'll be prou4 of.
$22 Princess Dresser
$11.00
PRINCESS DRES8ER. genuine quar
trmwul. oak. or birdsere maole.
with Urge oval French plate mfrror, ,
18x10; regular Wi.ov vaiue, rn nil
on sale at one-half price...! IiUU
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