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THE OREGON DAILY " -JOURNAL, POK TLAND. SATURDAY. : MARCH 9. 1918.:
PLENTY OF; LABOR WILL i BE AVAILABLE7 THIS YEAR TO TILL; AND HARVEST CROPS
CONDITION GOOD
AS LAST YfAR,
IT IS ASSERTED
Department of Labor Says There
WiH Be Sufficient .Supply of
Labor; Producers Encouraged.
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CONSCRIPTION IS POSSIBLE
Government Has Power to Draft
Men- for Work in Fields Ex
' ,'emption Farm Labor Possible.
Assurance is riven by the employment
division ot the United States depart-
' merit of labor that there will be a suf
ficient supply of labor this year and
producers are encouraged to seed tho
greatest possible acreage. Conditions
are said to. be no more unfavorable than
last year as to local supply, and back
of this Is tits authority of the govero-
; went to exempt all farm labor from
the draft, and. If necessary, resort to
.,4a bo r, conscription.
. In some quarters. It la reported, the
producers are hesitating over the ques
tion of planting; their full acreage
through fear that they will be unable
s to harvest their crops on account of
.laeX of help. .This same question arose
last year, but . the sequel showed that
it had no substantial basis. The out
look this year is no worse.
. . - Farmers Facoaraged
i The apparent shortage of farm labor
' has In some Instances tended to a re
f d action of the cropped area, but the
' Indicated action of the provost marshal
In ' exempting all farm labor from the
'second draft until after this year's crop
1 harvested will undoubtedly give much
' encouragement to the farmer. In addi
tion, much Improved labor saving ma-
f ehinery will be used this season as In
dicated by orders placed for farm trac-
" tors and- small two-men combined har
vesters. Farm wages, while consider
ably higher than In normal times, will
not : be beyond reason. Many of the
t farming districts are agreeing upon a
'general wage scale that will be fair
both to the employer and to the la-
borer. An average wage of $60 per
,, month with .board has been agreed upon.
During harvest a higher scale depend
ing upon the particular woik to be
don will prevail. In addition, better
provision will be made in the way of
board and lodging accommodations for
hired men and women.
. . i ' Surrey Being Taken'
- In order to be better prepared to
Ttandla the farm labor situation, and to
gain some idea as to crop conditions
th department of agriculture Is taking
,, a crop and farm labor survey in every
, state. This work is being done in Ore
. gon under the direction of J. W. Brewer
'with the cooperation of the state labor
commissioner, and the extension depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural college.
In Oregon there are approximately 40,-
, 000 farms, of which 30,000 to 25.000 may
LITTLE FELLOWS ARE ONES WHO ADVANCE MATERIAL INTERESTS OF
' tAJnJFAOTl7RER8 DIRECTORY
Fonralat is alphabetical directory of all
edMitiMK oa thioa two pas ts.
- ArSMtrons Machinery Co.. 648 Thorman at.,
' aaaaaUaetorar of ice machinery and refriser-
i suas plants.
;. . applaaatk. .C O. (O. P. Bunmelin Ron) ,
e nwMileatator of fur tarmenu. 2d and Waah.
, Aaurtcan Brooae Jk Braaa tTofka, woriera in
,( sapper, bras, aluminum, ate 6S Cpahur at
rattoa Gleio (Portland Machinery Co.).
: nuaeil of drag aawa, 02 lit at
', ' Coopey, ' Chaa, military and ctril tailor,
Boyai bids Morrison and Broadwa.
i Crystal Bprlna riniihlnc Work ol batta.
SMttraaea. is 10th at.
f Coanel Lombet Co.. Sam. 'may cut hoaaea.
(154 ankeny at..
Columbian Carbon Paper Co., mannfaetnren
f carbon papea. B. lad and Broadway.
Caller fruit Grader Co.. manufacturers of
; frait radars, and machiniata. Kaat Tenth and
y i n eta.
t Coaat Chemical Co., Janitor' euppiie. 249-51
I Columbia at.
! Coia Machine Mft. Co.. manufacturer of
! turn, copper, ateel and iron product. 884 .
I 17th at. . ,
T Durable Rooting Co.. maker ot hlgheat
1 endee roofing paper, Kenton atation. Portland.
Harla-acott Belting Co.. leather . belting mak
l era. S40-2S0- Hawthorne are.
I Portland Gslranialng Work. galTanislng.
i S24 at. N. and Bead aU
Xaamel Bake Orena, ante and other enamel.
' lag, 604 Bnrnaida at.
t jEaetera NoTalty Co.. 202. 86 Is Bth at. ladlaa'
; On neckwear. '
; Gem Winder Co.. tatting ahattle winder.
i 101 eta at.
Grandma Cookia Co.. wholesale cookie bak-
era, oO-4 E. stark at.
Green s Keonomy ier top n
lifter, aoM at atone,
s. foundry and asa-
II ease Martin Iron work, foundry
- Shin works, 4B4 Belmont at.
Independent Cracker Co., crackers, confec
tion, eta.. 480 B. Deria at.
r Jacobs. . lac, " men's shirts to order. S27H
Wash.--'-
J. J. Kaddarry, Kaaoeriy mrnao. ISO 1st st
Kent. i boa. c. men anlrta to order.
IS
Maelear bids.. 4th and Waah. sta.
anight Packing Co.. pickles, fruit
older. Tin car. etc. 474 K. Alder at.
feicoe.
, Kail. Dr. D. W.. improved . optical
plea, ivs vruoox ntog. .
Lafayette Kursery Co., manufacturers cele
brated Brooka Land Boiler and Pulveriser, La
ta -eUe, Or.
LAyum vioopcang) vs., water au. barrets.
, amaa. tna.
Xsaterof. H. J.
Bcbwanberg. piano gad fnrni-
tar poUab, 410 Woodstock are.
MUlm
Jmede Construction Co., ready
boUt gar-
(, eto., boos av -
Multnomah Trunk Co., trunk sad bags, aoit-
National Vault Co.. concrete burial
vaolta
Ttlvit 2111.
Oregon Paper Box. factory, paper
tens. za M ntaia at .
Oregea Braaa Work, copper, brass a.
arbminnm. 2d and Everett at.
Oregon Door Co.. doom, sash, etc. ' foot Spo
kane are.
nut . .k.lu a,A . ' . .
v.wi -, w , aavv caqea to.
Oregon Nursery Co., grower of. fruit, ahada,
-ut and ornamental treea.; -lawn, ahrobbary.
oaee. Tinea, ete., viiimv vc
Faeifl . Stone Works, pottery ,
lower Dot, egf-696 Sherlock ave.
Portland Xnraitur Mfg. Co.. furniture,
altering. 1249-6S Macadam road. .
feninsula Iroa Works, foundi'jnisM and
L n tat. Alt sad Bradford ata.
Cendietoa Woolen MOkv woolen eloth, Indian
' lanketa. Pendleton. Or. "
Portland Stove Works, nngea, eooklnt and
it ' ing atovea, DerbyaL and. Celaaabaa . blvcV
t-boeaua. Iroa Work, foundry men. machinery.
880 Uawthorna are.
Portland - Basket It Handle -Work, baaksta.
r s r nee. iwi anew as iwaov
Portland - Bobber Mills, everything ia rub
ier, rubber heels, soles, S8S JC Sth at -
pnrUand. Boll .Mfg. Co.. boita, 20 B 1SU
St. N, !
Eoyer Implement Co.. farm machinery; manu-
''rturers Littla Timber Bug Drag Saw, Uurst
i ru Sprayer, 268 Front at.,. near Madison. -
Kaamuaaea ek Co.. paints. Tarniaha, - 24 - aad
Tsvlot sta. , .
Koaa, W. T. Co.. satg. Jwwerers. Xlktky bldg.
KDodgrasa eV Wllliama. matalUo hip -'-Vtt.
S85 Hawthorn ave.
gharkey. P., as SoauV Flair brand horse col
lar, 68 1nJoa ave. - -- . ' . ; -v
Sella Ante Worki,td aad Madisoa at., auto
r"vuea. 4rack bodiaa, aeanes. wheels, Salle aute
'rr. ,...;",fi..'-.-.-..,.
1 barer. Shaver Gultey.x ante, truck build
er, machinists. 188 East . Water at, , -.
Univeraal Tfr riller Co., aoa-pnnctar. ante)
'-, 441-448 Hawthorn ave, ,
(Coattased ob 'B ext. (
bo classed as producing farms. Survey
blanks to the number of 1 0,000-have
been sent out to tho various county sur
vey chairmen. Of these approximately
17,000 have been reported upon.
Iaerease la W later Waeat
The work of summarizing these re
ports has begun. Tho reports thus far
received indicate a very large Increasea
area, In winter wheat and a consider
able Increase of the proposed seeding
of spring wheat. The condition of the
winter wheat is most promising.
Tentative plans of State Labor Com
missioner Hoff and Mr. Brewer for as
suring sufficient labor include placing
before all employers, the question of
permitting a certain percentage of their
employes to volunteer to work in har
vest fields.
It Is estimated that in Portland there
are 40,000 workers who would be eligi
ble as volunteers, and from 80,000 to
0,000 in the state.- Besides, there are
school children, and a large number of
city women and men, who, although not
compelled to labor would- find a health
ful outing in. the fields and at the
same time be doing a patriotic duty.
Registering; Labor
Besides making a survey of crop con
ditions the department of agriculture
is registering all available labor and
the specific number of men and women
required by individual farmers.
The supply of farm hands at. present
about equals the demand, reports the
employment service of the U. S. 8. de
partment of labor, but it is probable
that the demand will soon be greatly
increased by an early spring which is
now indicated.
The principal labor center of Oregon
is Portland. The supply consists of
men, women and school children-; also
office help and those of other vocations
going on their vacations. Only a small
per cent of the seasonal labor of the
state comes from surrounding ' states.
The migration of this seasonal labor
begins early in the year and goes east
to Hood River valley to pick straw
berries, then through the Willamette
valley to pick hops and early fruits,
then to the Eastern Oregon grain fields,
and then to Hood River valley again
for the apple season.
The number of seasonal laborers
placed by the IT. S. department of labor
in 1917 In Oregon was 5017. During
1915, 1916 and 1917 the number was 12,
780. as against 15,975 placed by all
labor agencies. '
fexee in Labor
During 1917 the number of permanent
farm hands placed by the department
was 143S.
At present the shipyards are only em
ploying skilled men, for which there
is no apparent acute shortage. There is
in the Portland district an over-supply
of common laborers, house carpenters.
painters, pipe fitters, steam-fitters,
plumbers, chauffeurs, clerks and certain
other trades and occupations. The de
mand for loggers is increasing, the pres
ent supply being about equal to present
needs. However, logging camps are
beginning to prepare to work with full
crews, and it is expected that there fcill
be a shortage of loggers. Loggers are
now being paid from $3.60 to $8.00 per
day, depending on- tho experience and
skill of the workman and the kind
of work at which employed.
Banana Trade Increasing
There were 4,843,512 bunches of
bananas, valued at $2,467,442, invoiced
at the American consular' agency at
Bocas del Toro, Panama, for the -United
States during 1917, compared wjth
4,649,200 hunches, valued at $2,370,553
for 1916. . v '
NEW FARM IMPLBMINT
Roller and Pulverizer (fully covered by U. S.
patent). Increaiea crop yield from 25 to 40.
Straggle tns Row Like a Two-Horw Ou HI Ta
tar For use among crop nlanted in ran
corn, potatoes, beana, kale, cabbage, nursery stock.
coiion. etc aj urming in eon ana crnahlng the
clod between the rows, complete control of mois
ture can be retained., Scores of testimonials of
user oa file. It ia the beat investment farmer,
gardeners and nurserymen can make. Writ at
one for free booklet of fuD particulars. Manufac
tured and sold by LAFAYETTE NURSERY CO..
Lafayette, Oregon.
Thayer. Shayer
Gulley Macliine Co.
General Machinists and Builders of
"EVER-READY.; TRUCK
ATTACIiMENTS
for all maltes -of cars
1-toa Attaehraest ...8878
lH-ton Attachmeat .........8486
8-ton Attachment .... 8478
Phone East 7487 188 E. Water. St.
Old Autos Made New
la appearance by enanv
. uag Boods aad frn
eera like done at ractory
J. C WARNOCK
Enamel Bake Ovana, 604 Bnmaida at 14th.
aia Sag. a4849.
Barrels and
Casks
- Asd AU kUada at Onoonn at .
Finke Bros. CooperageWorks
188 Maolson. Staar Bridge . Main Utr
Superior" Mattresses
are not eurnaasarf
ea earth. They are mads
ia Portland by the
United Mattress & Pad Co.
427 Hancock atrec?hoae Bast STo.
Bars
saat-
as renorgie of mage over your
Pacific Stoneware Co.,
ess shsnock An.
Portland, Oregon.
Everything: in Pottery.
W. F. ROSS & CO.,
Itanufseturing Jeweler, 5 Diamond Setters,
Watchmakers. Kngrvm Agate Cattera.
AiUky Bunding. Jortlaa
A Clothes Hamper
should be in every home in every sleeping-room
of the' home-tin which to de
posit soiled garments. Their cost is
scarcely anything.. Buy from your dealer.
PORTLAND BASKET A HAKDXif CO.
Msla mvVVim-II Macadam
St.,
SWITZERLAND FELS
SHORTAGE OF SUGAR,
FATS, FUEL SUPPLY
i
On Account of Importation Diffi
culties Stocks of Coffee on
Hand Not Satisfactory.
The Swiss commercial paper, L'Ep!
cier Suisse, states that there is a great
shortage in coal of all kinds, an in
sufficient supply of wood for fuel, and
small reserves in oils . and grease.
Soaps are scarce. Corn meal is diffi
cult to obtain in any quantity. There
is also a lack of xsheese and fresh eggs
have disappeared from the markets.- -
"The Confederation (Swiss) had the
intention to make flour from potatoes
at tho agricultural distillery at Pay
erne," says the paper, "but- this inten
tion has been abandoned because there
is not a sufficient quantity of pota
toes and the supply at the distillery
has been returned to the country for
the usual consumption."
The price of sugar Is unchanged.
Loaf sugar, for example, is 14 cents,
American currency. The sugar now
issued from the state came from Java,
a large consignment having- arrived
in December. On account of diffi
culties in connection with importation,
the stocks of coffee are not satisfac
tory, and coffee cards probably will
follow. Dry vegetables are becoming
more and more rare.
Important purchases of alcohol, which
were made in Spain, having been stopped
at the moment of shipment by the
Spanish government for use in Spain.
Valley Grown Seed
For Eastern Farms
Albany, Or., March 8. The Murphy
Seed company, one of tho largest deal
ers in beans and seed grains in the val
ley, Wednesday shipped to Albion, N.
Y.. two cars of . beans containing 90
tons and valued at over $19,800. One of
the cars was furnished by F. O. Harris
of near Corvallls. one of the largest
bean growers in this section. The Mur
phy Seed company has shipped many
cars of beans to Iew York this season.
They also shipped ,6y express three
sacks of pumpkin and squash seeds to
New York city and Orange, Conn.
Wooden Combs Are
Used in Germany
According to" the Rhelnisch-West-fallsche
Zeitung, wood is now being
largely used in place of ivory, celluoid
and other substances in the manufac
ture of combs in Germany. Excellent
toilet combs, it is stated, are made from
thinly cut, faultless birch and beech
wood. They are light in weight, clean,
and cheaper than any other kind of
comb and prove entirely satisfactory in
use. ' These new 'war" combs include
ornamental combs, which are frequently
carved or painted. . I r: ,
SMALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
SAVE ONE INDUSTRY
f ROM LEAVING THE CITY
Commendable Interest and Lib
erality Is Shown by Port
land Ad Club.1
By H. 8. Hareonrt
It ; is the little fellows that must play
the game.
At least, It Is that class that do play
it at crucial times and make possible
the advancement of the best interests
of Portland.
It was long ago most earnestly urged
by the zealous Mr. Coopey that there
be unity of action among the "small
bugs" of the town a centralisation of
interests a forgetting of the musty past
and a look of hope toward the sunny
future. His Ideas are beginning to crys
tallze into something tangible, as wit-
1 ness the action of the Ad club mem
bership the other day.
For more than a year efforts have
been making to raise a fund of 1150,000
to be invested in the purchase of the
Multnomah Mohair mills and for work'
lng capital, so long idle at Sellwood.
Two weeks ago all but $16,000 of the
fund had been subscribed for, and there
it stopped. Men most interested made
BtrenuoUB efforts to secure this small
sum, but the Royal Society of Tight
wads, to whose membership appeal was
made, oetween them lost Sl.bO during
the high water of 1894 and having re
couped themselves only 86,000,000 times
were still unable to put a drop in the
bucket of Portland's progress. It was
scarcely expected they would, with that
loss fresh in their minds a thing they
wyi not forget until their business trans
actions wun me unaertaKer nave been
closed, up!
Turned to Other Chansels
. Recourse was then had to other
sources and $6400 was secured. Parties
at Great Falls. Mont-, were anxious to
secure the plant. As an evidence of
good faith a liberal cash deposit was
mane, on the understanding that if
Portland did not "come through by
aJLcf
ItetSs in Portland
' - . AsSk toi
Vorttz?. t:?a:is
rTKiatoDercent 1 1
SHIP TIMBERS YET UNHEWED
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' Courtesy Union Pacific System.
Amid the giant white pines at the BrooKs-Scanion logging ramp near Bend.
Egaho Powder Now
Sold by Jobbers
The demand for Egaho Powder, the
new substitute for eggs in baking, has
become so important that the manufac
turer found 'it impossible to handle the
trade single handed. Retailers, there
fore, will hereafter procure their sup
plies from their jobber, and consumers
from their grocer.
woint Fisheries
Conference Called
The American-Canadian Joint fish
eries conference wilt meet at Seattle
April 34. It will consider the subject
of the conservation of the sock eye sal
mon of the .Fraser, river, together with
other questions pertaining, to the tflsh-
midnight of March 6, they were to get
the property. At tho luncheon of the
Ad club on that date. E. B. MacNaugh
ton, one of the "live ones" who has
taken great interest in the matter, ex
plained tho situation, and immediately
a subscription was started and the
money raised in short order. But it
came from the "little ones" in the world
of finance. H. J. Blaesing of the B laps
ing Granite company, started the ball
a-rolllng with $1000, and W. P. Strand
borg, editor of Watts Watt, came
through with $300. I. L. Riggs added
auother $800, and Dr. Charles Hill. $100 ;
J. C. AInsworth. $1000; S. C. Bratton,
$500: Dr. J. H. Cudlipp, $150; George
Stmonds, $100; John T. Dougall, $200;
Oscar M. Smith. $300; F. W. Chausse,
$250 ; Dr. R. C. Powell, $100 ; E. J. Scol
lard $100; Joe Shemanski, $500; W. S.
Stock, $100; J. R. Tomlinson. $100: W.
M. Jackson, $100; Rufus Holman, $200;
Wlnthrop Hammond, $200 ; G. Ia Shearer,
$100; Portland Rubber Mills, $100; Roy
Burnett, $100; George Bowen, $100;
Frank Nau, store, $100; A. G. Ramsay.
$100 ; A. J. Boucher. $100 ; Fred E. Tay
lor, $250 : Ralph Staehli, $100 ; C. W. Bor
ders, $100; Western Farmer, $200; JoTiy
Ratelle, $100 ; W.. E. Coklln. $50 ; A. C.
McMicken. $100; Frank McCrlllis, $100;
Charles F. Berg. $100 ; Fred L. Carlton,
$200 ; Charles Duncan. $100 ; M. E. Reed,
$100 ; Dr. Wallace C. Shearer, $200 ; Max
M. Smith, $200 ; W. W. Harder, $150 ; W.
O. Jones, $100 ; George A. Lovejoy,
$200 ; .Fred Spoeri, $100 ; M. M. Blnford,
$100; A. N. Stanton. $200; M. E. Lee.
$200 ; Robert L. Yoke, $100 ; C. C. Chap
man, $50; James Loder, $100; W. F.
Thompson, $100, and the thing was done.
It wasn't hard after the right people
had been reached, and now these gentle
men will forever have the satisfaction
of knowing that they were instrumental
in saving to Portland an industry which
soon will be paying out thousands of
dollars monthly in salaries, will give
to the people of Oregon the finest yarns
for garment knitting in the world, and
V W Have the Organization and Equipment to
Manufacture Articles or Machines Made of Metal or Wood!
Let Ua Give Too rMces on lotrt Buirement
CUTLER FRUIT GRADER CO.,
SSI East Tenth SU, Llflnt Maori I na She Work and Woo Working, Portland. Oregon.'
GENERAL MANUFACTURING
Special Tools Designed and Built
SCREW MACHINE WORK
. Steel Stampings Ge Cutting Machine Shop Work
COIN MACHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
984 East 17th St. Seflwood 100
Liberty Bonds accepted at tOi In payment for work
THE VAUGHAN SJSWn
471 EAST MAIN? STREET .
. Builds and repairs all kinds of machiflery,
Makes Vaughan's Celebrated ;DRAG SAWS, produce
FINE GREY AND SEMI-STEEL : CASTINGS
OTM8 sTZCXAX.TlXr OA SHOOTX CTllYBSJtS rTOXOV S aHO PAST
x' - iTiTi tsvr ay cnaan waa . . -
Leonard Schad, Foundry SuperintendenLirPhone East 726,
m
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South China Free
Of German Control
The cotton piece goods business of
Hongkong and South China can now be
said to bo entirely free of the German
influence which has more or less domi
nated it for several years. Goods with
German-owned trademarks are off the
market, all German business has been
liquidated, and even dependence upon
German dyes has disappeared. Japanese
goods have been 'coming into the market
in increased volume, while American
goods also show a material Increase.
However, tho trade is still overwhelm
ingly British and will remain so until
American manufacturers make goods
suitable to ute soum uiuna marHi.
eries of the Pacific and North Pacific
oceans, including Alaskan, and British
Columbian waters. - S f ; r &
be a source of continual convenience
to the people long after the present gen
eration is forgotten. (
Chamber ot Commerce Helped
H. I. Corbett. president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, was one who came to
tho front with a good, fat subscription,
and was Instrumental in securing sev
eral others, and Mr. Dodeon, executive
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce,
is another who put forth great efforts
in behalf of the purchase. Without the
help of these two men it Is likely the
plant would have gone to Montana. It
was J. A. Zehntbauer of the Portland
Knitting company, who "sweat blood"
to keep the institution here. He began
work on- the proposition several years
ago. An eastern company was nego
tiating for the machinery, but before
the deal was closed Mr. ZeMntbauer got
a few Portland people together and they
took an option on the entire property
for $20,000. Recently Montana people
offered $50,000 for the plant, intending
to move it to that state. Those Port-j
landers who bought it for $20,000. which
included the land and buildings origi
nally costing $216,000 and which Mr.
Zehntbauer says could not now bo du
plicated for less than $300,000, saw a
cnance to turn a "patriotic" penny, so
they elevated tl.e price to $50,000, and
that is what the new company actually
paid for it. And even at that, it is a
splendid bargain. It will cost. It is es
timated, $25,000 for new machinery,
which will leave $75,000 of the $150,000
for a working capital. Roy Bishop of
tho Pendleton Woolen mills will be the
manager, send, it Is expected, will have
"the spinning machinery in operation
within five or six months.
And now, Portland has got started
in the cheering business of taking hold
of the' industrial situation and has re
alised the good work done, the chances
are that the thing will be catching and"
other -worthy "enterprises will be taken
hold ot-
WOOL GIVEN PLACE
AMONG ARISTOCRATS
OF MARKET STAPLES
There . Is ; Speculation as to
Causes Bringing Like Results
in All Lands.
From three widely separated parts
of, tho world Tierra del Fuego, the
River Plate and South Africa come
stories strikingly alike so far as they
concern one of the staple articles of
the world wooL At Punta Arenas
American buyers have been offering
tremendous prices for wool, far beyond
what the growers expected to get; In
South Africa the fancy prices offered
by American and Japanese interests
have had the effect of creating more
or less dissatisfaction with tho price at
which the British imperial govern
ment had agreed to take Cape wools;
in Buenos Aires wool is being held
because the owners . will not accept
quotations lower than the figures up
to which the American bidders had'
educated them.
- Perhaps Ose to Speculation i
Why there should be this situation
in a necessity like wool is hard to
see, except on the hypothesis that
there has been undue speculation. Ac
cording to William M. Wood, there Is
more wool in sight In this country
today than has ever been used in any
one year. Leaving out of his calcu
lation the minimum of 260.000.000
pounds, which he thinks will probably
be furnished by South America, and
leaving out all American owned wool
ia South Africa which is awaiting ship
ment, he gave figures to indicate that
the available wool for American use in
ISIS would be 1,010.000,000 pounds,
against a normal annual consumption
of about 600,000,000 pounds in pre-war
times.
Japan Building Wooles Industry
There Is perhaps method in the
course of the Japanese in bidding high
for South African wools, since Japan
ii trying to build up a woolen Industry
and to extend sheep culture in its own
possessions. ' Japan is evidently de
termined, as a matter of policy, to
win part of the world's trade in woolen
and worsted goods while the other na
tions are busy fighting. But the same
reasons do not account for the ad
mittedly high prices offered, largely by
Americans, for wool in South America.
Government regulation of wool prices
has meanwhile intervened, with awk
ward results for hitherto liberal handed
agents in the Latin republic, and
meanwhile millions of pounds of Ar
gentine wool' are lying- in Buenos Aires
doing no good to anybody.
Generals Bold Conference
San Francisco, March 9. (U. P.)
Major General J. F. Morrison, recently
appointed commander of the Eighth
division at Camp Fremont, arrived
here Friday and conferred with Major
General Arthur Murray, commander
of the western department.
PLENTY-OF WORK FOR
SHOEMAKERS TO HELP
UNCLE SAM WIN WAR
Bergmann Company Has Orders
for Army Footwear; Operators
Are in Demand.
Now the cry is for shoemakers ! How
to secure them is a problem the Theo.
Bergmann Shoe factory, 621 Thurman
street, is trying to solve. The United
States government has instructed Mr.
Bergmann to build 4000 pairs of shoes
for workers in the spruce forests of this
state and Washington, and the footwear
is wanted in a hurrv.
Mr. Bergmann
hooea that he mav comnlete the order
in four weeks, and can easily do so if
he can get the help. But this com -
modlty has been short for several
months, and it is likely that now the
cities of other states wUl be combed for
this class of workers. Other govern
ment contracts will be available, also,
it is expected, if, the work can be done
here, therefore extreme efforts will be
put forth to secure the required help,
even if it bo necessary to import shoe
makers from Massachusetts, the citadel
of the great shoe industry of America.
Xoted for Its Prodacts
.The Bergmann Logger's shoe has for
years been noted for its wearing: auall-
j ties. It 1 as stable a commodity in the
i logging camps as is pork and beans or
black coffee. It Is an axiom, half as
old anyway as the industry Itself, that
"a Bergmann heel never comes off,"
and it holds true of the sole as well.
Only the best stock ever has been used
in this line, and the reputation of the
footwear is well founded.
"Since, the beginning of the upward
trend of leather prices," Mr. Bergmann
says, leather salesmen have presented
samples of Inferior stock, sold at prices
commensurate with its value, but I have
for the sake of somewhat greater pro-1
fits. There are instances in which we
have lost some trade in consequence
of this determination, but even this has
not .shaken . our resolve.
High Staadard Malatained
"There has been in force for years
tn this, factory an ironclad resolution
that the quality of a Bergmann product
should not suffer deterioration rip
matter the consequences, and we are
living up to that resolve now as stead-
Hee-Martin Iron Works,
460-474 JL Taylor St,
Enslavers, . rvaader, SfacMalste
Marios aiachlaerr. Coo tract or' Eqolpgeeat
Cavraill Macalaery
rAozrzo "coast nonrogru to
FACma COAST ZgTDVSTBXXS.
Ocean Tonnage Is
Perplexing Problem
Roily Milk asd Cereal Company Hat
Vasy Carloads of Packed Casts Piled
Vp Waiting for Chases. to Skip.
The Holly Milk & Cereal company has
more foreign orders for the products of
its factory at Amity than it could fill
if it could get space on ocean steam
ships to transport rice, and milk to- the
governments of Europe, but this Is
found impossible. Shipments leaving
Portland months ago have been detained
In New Orleans because of lack of ocean
transportation, thus tying up many
thousands 'of dollars in a feed required
by the armies of the allies. In Port
land and at 'the factory the company
has been forced to cord op its filled
packing cases until scores of carloads
have accumulated, and still there is no
relief in sight. How long this condition
will exist is a problem which seriously
perplexes the corporation.
Rice and milk is a combination of
Jersey cow's milk and the highest grade
of oriental rice. It is cooked by steam
at the company's plant at Amity. Or.,
in cans containing a certain quantity
of each Ingredient. Being sealed prior
to the heating all the . nutrition and
flavor is retained, making a most pal
stable, healthy and nutritious food. A
second xactory, owned by tho same
company, is operated at Sand Lake,
Pa., but Is experiencing the same ship
ping difficulties.
Locally rice and milk is sold by most
food dealers, and is a favorite table
delicacy as well as substantial food.
Tests have shown that two of the cans,
costing 25 cents, contain a greater num
ber of calories of food than a dozen
eggs, yet the cost is only about half
as much.
Portland Plant Has,
200 Boiler Ordefs
Contracts for the construction of near
ly 200 boilers for vessels building or to
be built for the government of France
and that of the United States, to be
employed in transporting troops and
provisions to the armies of Europe, are
on the books of the Willamette Iron A
Steel Works of this city. It will require,
it is said, almost two years to conclude
this work, unless the plant is greatly en
larged and its force of 1100 workers
largely augmented. In addition to these
orders new contracts are constantly be
ing offered, both lor boilers for indus
tries and such work as is usual hi peace
times, ' notwithstanding prices are much
higher than under normal conditions.
The Willamette Iron ft Steel works ia
oite of the oldest concerns working in its
fine in Oregon. Once It was located at
Front and Ankeny streets, with 25 to 40
workers, and was considered one of the
important enterprises of the state.
James Lotan was at that time at its
head, and it was a big thing in those
days. Moving to the water front In
North Portland, where several blocks of
ground were secured, it was believed the
industry had room enough to accommo
date it for all time, but the war has
brought so many orders the manager
ment has requested the county commis
sioners to change the western landing of
the Albina ferry from the foot of Seven
teenth street to a location further north
that the establishment may occupy the
foot of that street on the river bank. ; -
lastly as ever we did. Within the last
year or two there have been offered
temptations to falter in our purpose, but
we have unhesitatingly brushed them
aside, and every new development con
firms us in the wisdom of our deter
mination to always live up to the high
ideals we set for this factory in the
beginning. . Had our products, for
example, ever carried the burden of a
shady reputation, it Is not likely that
our government would have considered
the . proposition of entrusting us with
even so small an order as that whjch
has just been awarded oar factory."
Mr. Bergmann is exceedingly jealous
of his good name, and no one ever need
fear for the quality of the manufactures
which leaves his hands.
Eureka, S. D., Has
32 Grain Elevators
Farmers of the middle west never
; have shipped grain in sacks. . No matter
! how small the railroad station In the
i grain growing sections of either of the
'. Dakota, one or more elevators will be
found, and Eureka, S. D.. a town of
1 about 800 population, has 82. Several
i ere built Ty larger farmers, but most
I ' them by opposing grain buying cor-
porations.
WRINKLES!
Bow removed m 18 aahnrtat: aw ta nwfgat
coming: eVtaonetratad aad sold WoatUrd e
Clarke's drug atom. Particulars for Se Us sag,
addressed to Ntkk-aUrr laboratory. Dept. J. Ma
8. 2d floor. 886 Waah St. Portland. Or., or
call office, 1 to 8 p. m. Free bottle ronge, or
small box powder to each customsr. at drug store.
Five oral each at office for retnmed areas inn.
Phono Main 82 71.
Have you tasted
KNIGHTS NEW
Rogue Rirer CATSUP?
It is delicious. .
Askyour Grocer,
KNIGHT PACKING CO.
Portland, Oregon
Wool Bats Mattresses
Asnr nvus asto wsxaatr.
Say Direct rroxa ltaaafaetara.
Blaakrts. Mattresses aad a eat a era
fteaovatsd. We Oastosa Caroiag.
Crystal Sprjsp Fdihi Wcrb
13a .win. a ,. aaa Mala tfl74
Something for Nothing!
Let tow sato trooblea oa etn.' We wffl
baapect rear awnta) aael tail yea Its ail.
aaeata aad W reraeaj rB of eoag
at rua vtU call a mat wocaa,
WILLAMETTK NOIM
MAOMIRB WORK
Cast 94 and Bumslg
rrvmoTn wiii.it
Breaaway 8 A 8888 Aat-rre4
rosTXeAMs aAX.TAjrzzzjrcr woati
JU as4 Eiaetre eaJvaaasar. f tsssiaiiisj
JCAATUT l.r.IIta, ataaage. :
OfOes aaa Waraa, aM aa See slave rartlaaj
ELECTRIFY RAILWAYS; i
PREVENT WASTE, j DO
AWAY WITH SMOKE
Discussion in. England of Meth
ods by Which Economies
Mjy Be Effected.
A national interconnected Dower-dls-
tribution system, effecting great econ
omy In the use of coal, and the elimina
tion of methods which are wasteful of
by-products, is the subject of discussion
in England-.
The control of huge cower stations
would be vested in a national board of
electricity, but the actual undertakings
would be In private hands, to whom
existing plants would be handed over
upon an equitable settlement with -present
owners. Where surplus gas or waste
heat existed at blast furnaces or coke
ovens, subsidiary generating plants
would be Installed, and the electricity so
obtained fed, into the main trunk
system.
As an instance of the cheaper cur
rent, that could be supplied by the
suggested, plan. It is pointed out that in
the northeast district of England elec
tricity production has been centralised,
whereas in Lancashire there exist a
very large number of separate under
takings. In the latter the cost to the
consumer ranges from 2 to 4 cents per
unit, while in the former it averages
less than 1 cent per unit per head ot
the population, with the result that
electric power is utilized in the north
east district three times as much as in
Lancashire. Moreover, a great reduc
tion in coal and smoke has resulted,
and waste heat and gases have been
largely made use ot in producing elec
tricity, with the result that electric
power has been obtained from the by
products of &to of the chief industries
of the disrrict pig-iron manufacture
and coke.
Under the national scheme It is
claimed that factory chimneys would
become things qf the past, railways
would be electrified, and smoke would
almost entirely disappear from towns.
Factory Equipment
Is Now Completed
The equipment of the machine shop
established in connection with the Cutler
Fruit Grader company, East Tenth and
Mill streets. Is now completed and In
position to take orders from tne. public
for anything In the line of light work.
The name of the company does not
Indicate Its entire line of activities. It
would appear that It ia in the fruit
grading business when, an a matter of
fact, it manufactures fruit graders and
conducts a machine shop in connection.
The company is perfecting a potato
grader also, and will have It on the
market In time for this season's crop.
The possible waterpower resources of
Canada have been officially estimated
at 18,803,000 horsepower, while the de
veloped power is put at 1,813,210 horse
power, s j. r . -- j-
PORTLAND
EGAHO POWDER
(Egg Substitute)
Is sold retailers by aU Portland jobbers and Gil re
atareanttle Co., Salem. Oregon, and no longer by
M. WINMIRLINO, Manufaeturgr.
Portland
Stove Works
MANUKACTTJRERS OF
I8X 0BA9B
Stoves and Ranges
ax Toum a tax m.
OREGON BRASS WORKS,
BRASS FOUNDERS
AND MACHINISTS
Bronx. Brass. Corner. Aluminum and
Composition Castinaa Flala&la. Pa.
Flails 8aa&. Hare aad
SIS,
OX
8878, A-m.
The National Vault Co.
INDIVIDUAL MAUSOLEUM
Alrtia-ht. Waterproof and Everlastlna.
Noi a casket, but a casket container!
Foot Montgomery St. ZHon Tabor UtC
PHOENIX IRON WORKS &
FOUNDRY
rOKTlAJIO. 0160
Engineer. rtMwOgra, Maht slats, BeUesrraakar.
boildlng aad Stractural i bob Work. S4
tor qnlck aa saUg(alorr rgpalrg.
VV 'aaranta. aivervtaicg.
AM. BRONZE AND BRASS
WORKS rf t
t tmSTTA RSXZT -
Casts aa kiaes ot eosasBerdat braaa, au.
ehinery. red braaa, sippta at. abore4
arumloom, pboapor, aiasaiassi. aa4 Boaatag
broaa) s ether eastiasa. Greet! es
iarsed. agar eqfllpaaent, large aaplUi
try Ue Oaee ,..
PortlandNBolt & Uf g. Co:
T.
SIO 14tA Street Vorta,
Beits, Bba. Cpsst Btoda, TMU. Vim. for (las.
EuUdlag bea e Ai kUada.
! Mala sViSS. A-S2S8 :r'-'
OARAGtS,
Portable
. Houses.
' Chicken
Tt nn ana '
frT" 3ari, Wood hou Km
X4M JMOIaaase.Cos.
sirscnoa i;o.
- Usln 11gT
Ea at
Sundays and eveniniaV 'rVoooiswo 4lS
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