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THE OREGON SUNDAY , JOURNAL, PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1918,
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SPRUCE DIVISION REVIEWED
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GREAT GUN PLANT
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TO COST AS MUCH
AS BEST TOGETHER
Government j Has Completed 15
: Factories and Has Another and
Biggest Under Construction.
PRIVATE GUNS EQUAL BEST
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Official Statement Is-That Plants
Changed Over Are Doing Work
: asMiood as Those in Europe.
-I Washington, Ag. 3. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Fif
teen gun plants for forging and ma
Shining light and heavy artillery have
tow been completed by the ordnanoe
department of the army. The slx
. teenth factory, which will cost nearly
a much aa the other 15 combined1 lo-
(a ted on Neville Island, In the Ohio
$rer, near Pittsburg-, Pa., Is under
way.
The. government has spent $34,763,
397 on the 15 completed plants, and
-will put. about 130,000,000 Into the Ne
ville Tsland plant. Construction of
the plants was begun In July, 1917, for
What was practically & new Industry.
A (mall amount of ordnance was then
made at government arsenals and at
two private steel plants, Bethlehem and
Mid vale. The output of the latter was
Consumed almost entirely by the navy.
These cannon plants are all erected
hy private flrmsi with money advanced
by- the government. None Is farther
-went than Chicago or farther south
than ' Baltimore, all In "the land of
pteel." The locations are Erie, South
ethiehem, Oakmont, Pittsburg, Burn
Jtant and Philadelphia, Pa. ; Rochester
evnd . Watervlleti N. T. ; Bridgeport,
jponn. ; Gary, Ind. ; Columbus, Ohio ; Chi
cago, 111. ; Milwaukee and Madison,
Wis. ; Detroit, Mich., and Baltimore. Md,
-' Caanon Equal to Any
Workmen at all the plants. Including
few not fully completed, are now
turning out cannon or forgings for
fruna ranging from IVi to 10 inches,
taken mostly from factories which had
been employed In various kinds of
casting and machine work, from rail
way equipment to machine tool making.
While all these plants were new- at
producing ordnance, It' Is officially stated
4hat the guns being turned ou are
Vqual to the best guns of France and
Britain. . They are hastening the day
heri th'e American army can be com
pletely equipped with American guns.
One of the biggest housing '.plans
of the government is for the war work
ers in the steel plant and ordnanoe
yorks at Bethlehem, Pa. Between 1200
nd 1500 houses will be constructed on
it tract of SOO acres across the river
from the steel plant, no closer lo
Cation being available.
The government will here establish
a little city of Its own. having awarded
contracts for construction of sewers,
.electric light plant, water supply,
In jIs and sidewalks. Later It will
build stores, a moving picture theatre
and a recreation building. Joining with
local authorities In new school build
ings.
Recreation Rooms
The houses are to be of brick. In
, rowa of four and six, with lots 40x100
' feet The houses will have five and
Ix rooms each,. It Is said there are
7000 sets of household furniture in
storage in 'the town, waiting for houses
to be occupied.
a addition to these plans of the
Industrial housing corporation at Beth
lehem. It will build a men's club room
' close to the steel corporation plant. In
a district now devoid of recreation
aside from the -saloons. Also, the ord
nance department will provide a dormi
tory" of 1000 rooms, in another section
: of the town.
.Boldlers in active service can be de
pended upon to wear out over eight
pairs or light wool socks and six of
ths heavy .variety in a year. Wool
trousers last a little over six months
hats something over seven months and
Shoes about five months. This is
ths estimate compiled by the Tiuarter-
master general from opinions given by
a large number of officers.
The war lnduntries board has fixed
maximum prices for New England
pruoe lumber, on a schedule which will
run to November 1. The prices run
from $48 to. $80 a thousand for speci
fied lengths of 20 feet and under, on
ths basis of freight paid to Boston,
with $1 per thousand added for every
two feet beyond 20 feet. Random
lengths are priced from $3$ up. The
general scheme is closely parallej,' to
the price fixing plans agreed upon with
ths lumbermen of the south and the'
Pacific Northwest in June.
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Left to right Lieutenant Colonel Van Way, commandant at Vancouver
barracks; Johi D. Ryan, director of aircraft production, and Colonel
Brice P. Disque, In charge of airplane spruce production in the Pa
cific Northwest, reviewing the soldiers in the spruce division at Van
couver barracks.
1917 WAS BEST YEAR
SOUTHERN
PAIFIC
HISTORY, SAYS REPORT
President of Road Shows In
crease of 38.70 Per Cent in
Net Incomes Over 1916.
The year 1917 wasi the most successful
in the history of the Southern Paclflo
company, according !to the thirty-fourth
annual report o Julius KruttschnJtt,
chairman of the executive committee of
the board of directors of the company.
The net income of the company for ths
year was $40,123,418 88 compared with
135,422.513.96 for 1S16, an Increase of
88.70 per cent.
The gross operating revenues of 8183,
971,483.54 exceed tSe earnings of the
previous year by $30,544,066.62 and were
the largest on record. Industrial and
military activity as a result of the war
increased passenger; revenues 22.28 per
cent and freight tcafflo revenues' 17.98
per cent. Economy of Operation, and
general efficiency effset I ths great . in
creases in the cost of labor, material
and supplies, which j were as follows:
IncrmM la pric of !fuel..,...S S.190.000
Incree4 price of other material . 8.690,000
Inereued wiim du to Adamsoa law 1,711.000
Other loerewes la tn....... 8.869.000
TROU
URGED
T RAISING IS
AS MEANS TO
EXPAND FOOD SUPPLY
State Biologist Says Cost Prac
tically Nothing Once Fish
Pond Is Started.
Totl i 4 . . . 814.960,000
An Interesting feature I of the report
is that of the net ? revenue of 873,369,
668.72 from railway operations, railway
tax accfliiala consumed $13,792,176.17 or
18.80 per cent, and of each dollar of the
increased net revenue over 48 cents went
for increased taxesj The total increase
In taxes was over five anl one half mil
lion dollars. ',; j
, Reviewing the achievements of 22
yearn, the report says that 1917 found I
the Southern Paclflo with the esprit de
corps and discipline of its working or
ganization, the physical condition of Its
property and the safety of operation at
a higher standard than ever before at
tained. In the ten years lending Decem
ber 81, 1917, the company transported
422,000.000 passengers with but ons fa-
tallty In a train accident.
Exercise of great care In purchase and
Inspection of rails; and other material
and equipment hare resulted in a great
saving during the ten year period just
past, compared with the record of
previous decades. Due In a measure to
more careful loading, 19 ! per cent more
gross miles per pcwjnd of S fuel consumed,
45 per csnt mors ton miles per freight
car. and 86 per cent more ton miles per
freight locomotive owned, were saved in
1917 than in 1900. ; ;
Twins, 80, Celebrate
Sparta, Wis., Aug. Si(I. N. S )
George B. Hall, of this city, and William
O. Hall, of Parkers Prairie, Minn., twins,
recently celebrated! their 80th birthday
anniversary here. ' j
Trout raising to increase the food sup
ply of Oregon is being urged by State
Biologist William L. Finley, who says
that the propagation of this game fish Is
easier than raising chickens, and if put
on a commercial basis, more profitable.
He believes that as a result of the war
one of the' great natural resources of
the state' may be developed and Instead
of waste land, swales and swamps may
become trout ponds, returning annual
revenues at little cost and furnishing no
Inconsiderable food supply.
."We are urged by the government to
raise some chickens. Why not also, if
we have places that are adapted to such
purposes, raise more fish?" is the way
Mr. lniey puts It. "Ana l assure you
that it Is Just as easy,' and the cost,
after you have prepared your pond. Is
less than that of producing poultry. I
think every Oregonian with a spring
branch oh hts place should have a trout
pond. And he will, when he sees how
profitable and successful are those that
have bean established. The time should
come; and I believe it will, when ' the
ranch trout pond will be as ordinary, In
those well watered districts, as the
chicken yard, and of the two the trout
pond may become the more profitable."
After the trout pond is prepared, there
is Ilttl or no cost From the Oregon
fish and game commission may be oh
talned fry in quantities needed, at the
nearest railway station.
J. C. Porter of Hood River, owner of
one of ths largest east side orchard
places, Is an exponent of the home trout
pond. Mr. Porter utilized a bog on his
ranch. Now" he has fresh trout for
breakfast whenever h desires them.
Some of the residents ot that city
across wnose home lots flow spring
Drancnes, nave provided themselves with
fiSh ponds, and despite their limited
confines they report their efforts suc
cessful.
And there Is another side to trout
raising, the commercial aspect. Fresh
mountain trout are always In demand by
city restaurateurs. H. C. Elliott of
vvyeth derives a fair sized Income from
a pnvai iroui pond. Mr. Elliott gets
irom -is cents to 81 per pound for .his
iisn, jive weight.
In addition to giving fry for starting
trout 1 ponds, the commission will pur
chase eggs of the trout raiser and will
buy back his adult fish. If ha wishes to
aispose pi tnem.
The past can never be undone. Th
iooa you snouia have conserved will
never reach a hungry mouth.
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RYAN
INSPIRES FAITH
IN BATTLE PLANE
New American' Aircraft Produc
Coordinated Effort and
terial From Far Off Places
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Splendid Organization j Enables
Quickened Production and As
sembly of the Necessary Parts.
EVANGELIST WILL HEAD
SALVATION ARMY rjfclVfc
By Marshall X. Sana
Everybody in the Northwest, of course.
has long known everything there wals to
know about airplanes. For instance! an
airplane la a man-made bird principally
composed Of spruce. Since all the au
thorities have said the war Is to be won
in the air and since wellve in the only
part. of ths country where nature pro
duces regular Hun-defying spruce,! the
ginning of the war almost from ihs be
frirning has ln largely In our hinds.
Whofcould wonder, then, that we were a
bit Wiesty with the prids of responsi
Why, when the kaiser some cataclys
mic morning in Germany thrusts) his
head out of a royal window of the) im
perial palace in Potsdam and sees an
American bombing plane hovering close.
we have been expecting him to be quoted
as exclaiming, "Dot Oregon, she does fly
mj ner own wings I" J
But hero came John D. Ryan, who is
only getUng a dollar a year salary from
the government as director of aircraft
production, last week, and gave us :o
understand that airplane assembling Is
an international proposition.: T
"The tribes of Africa, tha states of
Central America, the islands of tha sea,
the iron and copper mlnea, the automo
bile factories and the spruce forests of
the Northwest must all be drawn kipon
in order to assemble an American air
plane," he said. (I am Quoting him
from memory, but believe that I have
enumerated pracUcally all the points of
the compass that he mentioned). 1
The African blacks came in with ma
hogany for propellers. Down in Central
America, before mahogany logs could be
loaded aboard ship, toys had to be) sent
to the children to Increase the mjorale
of the naUves, and a fleet of steam
boats had to be built in order to I float
the logs down river. When it begkn to
appear that the supply of propeller ma
hogany would run short, the Boy Sjcouts
of the east evolved the novel idea of
cruising through the woods, marltingand
reporting all the walnut trees they might
find.
Boy Sconti Serve
"The plan Is proving successful,"' said
Ryan. "The boys found on one estate
650 trees. The owner came to us de
lighted that he could render suchsub
stantial service to his country. Take
them he offered with tears In his eyes.
Take them, by any means you wish.
Don't mind the damage to my property
and I won't take a cent for them.' "
One of the greatest of world shortages
is in the linen supply. When the re
ceipts from the Irish linen mills dwin
dled, the government began i experiment
ing with fabrics woven from the bounti
ful supply of sea island cotton. "We
haveproduced. finally, a cotton cloth for
airplanes," said Director Ryan, "that
many authorities believe to be as good,
If not superior to linen." j
The Liberty motor as the Joint prpduct
of the nation's best engineers, has been
frequently discussed, but the director of
aircraft production called attention! to a
new feature. The manufacture of pleas
ure cars at the great automobile center,
Detroit, has been much curtailed in 'order
that the factories may speed up Liberty
motor manufacture. j
"The ' aeronautical engine," he ob
served, "is as much superior to the fin
est automobile engine we know anything
about as the Swiss watch is superior to
the Waterbury. The Liberty motor is
not 100 per cent perfect. But It is the
best motor for fast work and for heavy
work on either side of the war." I
Great Britain has requisitioned jl7.000
Liberty motors; France, 9000. and j Italy
$000 altogether 60,000 Liberty motors
are on order, stated Mr. Ryan. Produc
tion Is speeding up. In May it was at
the rate of 150 Liberty motors a wek ; in
June. 250 a week ; in July, 400 a week
and during August it will be 500 a Week.
By November or December, the aircraft
director anticipates that the maximum
plane of production of Liberty motors
will be reached. The big bombing planes
will be built in this country the
smaller scout planes will be built! prin
cipally in the American factories On he
other side. :
America's Battle Plane j
Director Ryan's description of the bat
tle plane that will be sent against the
Germans, say by next spring or summer,
was a thriller. "It will carry froift two
to four Liberty motors of 400 horse
power each. That means more poer In
an airplane than you are putting into
the 3500-ton ships being launched on the
Columbia river. Such a plane will; carry
eight or nine men, a dosen or more ma
chine gun's, 4000 or 5000 pounds of explo
sives. It will have to be able to I oper
ate 1200 to 1500 miles and back. It wiU
weigh 80,000 pounds, 15 tons I"
The aircraft production division knows
it can build such airplanes and that
American aviators can fly them. Berlin
will yet be bombed. j
What did Director Ryan find In the
Northwest spruce belt? "Itiave traveled
1000 miles through this section," said he.
"I have seen the work in the lagging
camps and jn the mills. I have seen rail
read construction under way to reach
the spruce. I have been through the
wonderful cut-up plant at Vancouver. I
am firmly convinced that the spruce di
vision Is In good hands. ; Colonel Disque
and his organization seem to have the
good will and support ot the business ele
ments and of the men who work with
their hands. The magnificent organisa
tion of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and
Lumbermen has done finer work in the
promotion of war purposes than any
thing else I know. There are no slackers
among you. If there were you jwould
drive them out of the country. The log
gers and soldiers are doing magnfflcent
work under Colonel Disque. I an con
fident that we will get the vittil neces
sity, spruce, in the quantity, quality and.
ume requirea." .
Director Ryan left one final thought
"What are we building airplanes for?
To win the war. Our boys deserve the
best aircraft that brains and money can
build. We will make mistakes because
we are one division of the war dealing
with an unknown quantity! But w won't
make the mistake of falling down In pro
duction, we won t try to producel something-so
good that we won't buili any
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SALVATION ARMY WAR
DRIVE WILL BEGIN
AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER
Evangelist Linden Tells of Splen
did Work That Is Being Done
I by - Organization.
John M. Linden, who will promote
Salvation Army campaign In Ores on.
Dr. William Wallace-Toungson, gener
al of the Salvation Army War Service
drive for $50,000 In the state of Oregon,
$25,000 of which was raised In the city
Of Portland last winter, announces that
the remaining $25,000 will be raised
throughout the state In a campaign
which will open the third week in Sep
tember. The organisation which so suc
cessfully conducted the city campaign
will ' manage the state campaign, - Dr.
Youngson being the general, O. C.
Bortsmeyer, office manager and William
Ladd. treasurer, with Kvangellst John
M. Linden of the Billy Sunday party
and formerly pastor of the First Bap.
tlst church of Oregon City, as compalgn
manager. Mr. Linden, who is a Chicago
man. is taking his vacation by helping
the Salvation army with its war work.
"I was in Camp Lewis Jast week, at
the opening of the Salvation army's
new hotel." said Mr. Linden. "Just as
the Salvation army is a' little different
from any other organization, so its
institutions and its hospitality are dif
ferent. The building is magnificently
equipped and the care and comfort of
the men la carefully looked after, but
the unique thing la that the Salvation
ists have not forgotten the women, one
floor of sleeping rooms are set aside
for the wives, mothers and sweethearts
of the men. unfortunately there are but
17 of these rooms and It is needless to
say that If there were 100, they would
be filled constantly. Twenty-five per
cent of the money raised In this cam
paign, goes to the erection and main
tain ance of such houses of cheer . and
hospitality and the other 75 per cent
goes to service overseas, where the Sal
vationists minister to the needs of the
soldiers nearer the front line trenches
than any other organisation."
TJie war work of the Salvation army
Is approved by the United States gov
ernment. the leaders in the army and
by the Council of National Defense and
the state drive will be conducted by the
county chairman of the latter organisa
tion, they having been appointed by
John K. Kollock. executive secretary of
the Oregon division of the Council of
Defense. Ill Corbett building. Three as
sistant campaign managers, one for the
Western, one for Central and one for
Eastern Oregon, will be appointed soon
and they will cooperate with the 26
county chairmen In raising the fund.
Man Almost Blind
Sees Sun's Eclipse
Pasadena, Aug I. (L N. 8.) Ths hap
piest man in Southern California today
is G. Frank Otis, a former astronomer.
Despite the fact that he was practically
blind, Otis, accompanied by a number of
other astronomers, went to Selaroa, Colo.,
in the hope of viewing the recent eclipse
of the sun. He was overjoyed when he
was able to view the sun's corona dur
ing the eclipse. His sight has been
gradually improving since that date.
SALMON EGG TAKE ON 1
UPPER WILLAMETTE IS
GREATEST IN HISTORY
First ,Fish Lead -at Oregon
Is Having Wonderfully
Beneficial Effect. 1
City
The salmon egg take at the upper Wil
lamette, McKenxie and Santiam stations
of he Oregon fish and game commission
will be greater this year than ever be
fore, according to Carl D. Shoemaker,
state game warden. This Is directly due
to the fact that the first lead to the
$10,000 fish ladder at the Oregon City
falls has been completed, and Ttas per
mitted a larger run of salmon this year
than ever before.
The steps of the ladder nre so' easy
that salmon swim thouRh the openings
Instead of jumping, and 360 have been
counted going through in one hour, an
average of about 200 fish an hour being
maintained during th run.
Less than a score of dead salmon were
fcund below the falls during the period
of the run, despite stories to the effect
that tons of the fish were dead or dying
below the falls. The game warden as
serts these stories are put out by peo
ple interested in abrogating the dead
lliXg on the Willamette river and in or
der to foster a sentiment for future leg
islation against regulation of commer
cial fishing in that stream.
. Thief Victim of j Joke r
Teneka. Kan.. Aur. a-T . w
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