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THE OREGON SUNDAY "JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING.; SEPTEMBER 19, 1920. .
Letters? From the People
A DlscaCanxa by Contrivance' A Highway
.Matter in; Polk CountyAn Anti-Leaguer'i Reply to a
" " Leaguer Other Timely Topic Discussed " by Journal
Readers.: ,:. .;. -....j . ;,.v. .:.V.','-x..'-
WHAT REACTIONARIES WANT
Portland, Hvt. 11. To the. Editor of
Tfc Journal Oovernment by contrivance
! what Harding, Lodge ana their oonv
, pany want. Government by Ideas Is re
pugnant to Hum. The would relaa-eU
all Initiative te oblivion. But imU
tha way of those who eJIng to outworn
prMMonta. Idea are bora of Individu
als, These aama Ideas In time become
the InsUtutloBS of the stats, but because
thev are Institutions of the stata Uiay
ara not superior te tha citlaanry of the
tils. Tbe Institutions of stats must
ba ehenged from tlma ta time. If world
progress ia to ba kept tap. Ideas ara
real. Contrivance to government can
r.vr aaubllah tha treat Institutions
that ara born of Individual Ideas,
Tha League of Nations Is an idea, bora
of sound tboTlght, baaed upon a thorough
knowledge of tha deep yearning of tha
mass of Individuals that go to snake op
tha nations of tha world. . Tha party of
oonUivenee llvaa In isolation. They
know nothing- of tha yearnings of war
rtddts Individuals, and ears leas, baeauaa
thay . ara a party of tha houee of out
worn precedent. ;wa can say with M
little truth that they'belleve tha lnstlta
tlons of tna state ara u parlor to the in
dividuals of the state. Of such beliefs
is tutocrio bom, as wU as tha hall of
war.
The Republican voters ara at right,
bnt the organisation that dominates
them Is aa laeuelaaa aa a legleaa man try
ing to have spaed laws made against an
oncoming cyclone. This organ If at Ion
has lost Its usefulness, and can now only
'do tha wishes of the profiteer gang that
would throw tha League of Nations into
tha aarap heap In -order to perpetuate
war conditions which reap for them
mors profit (Read Article VIII of the
league covenant. If you don't believe it-).
Any party that will slush a nation
with money, Instead of putting forth and
espousing sound Ideas for future govern
ment as a reason for Its ascendency to
tower, la purely mercenary and corrupt
and' should have no place la tha adminis
tration of national affairs,
11. L. Teller.
TH HIGHWAY IN POLK COUNTY
Dallas, firpt 14. To tha Editor of
The Journal There haa been much in
tha Portland papers In regard to the
Taotfio highway through Polk county.
Our legislature passed upon this, mail
ing a state law In regard to where it
should go and the state Is to pay 25
per cent of tha paving. The United
States government la to pay BO per
cent The county is to pay 16 per cent
of the paVlng and do the grading,
whloh Is more than 28 per sent, making
the county pay approximately 60 per
cent, or equal to the United States
government. After this was passed by
the legislature the people had to vote
bonds for the construction and grad
ing of tho highway, and specified where
it was to go. If the taxpayers pay
this, why should the road not go where
tha tax la raised to pay for It? This
highway was to go through the heav
iest taxed section, with mora than 10
times ' the " tax' value, where tha com
mission wants to change It.
Our 'supreme court decided a eaae a
few Veara aaro. aavlna: "Oreeron haa
two legislative bodies our state legis
lature and the direct vote of the peo
ple and tha ttlrect vote of the Leo-
ple la supreme.
If the direct -Tote of tha people is
supreme, why should a commission or
any ether body try to change a 'law
voted' by the people T The highway
commission knew tha law before It
started. Judge McCourt criticised etxr
county Judge about soma kind of agree"
ment A county -Judge cannot change
any law; he is only the executive of
the county, and not the - legislative
body., As for a special meeting at
Rlckreall,.' this should never be consid
ered, for, there were many, like myself.
not attend, ana many were too dust
and did not know anything about Jt
i until It was over, A clique tried "to
change the law to ' stilt themselves. If
this la what our government, stands
for, to ba ruled by a few who wish
to change tha law to suit . themselves,
one must expect' "trouble rfrom the
masses, for the bunch that went to
Rlckreall. a near as- X can find out,
would not speak to a laboring man
Unless he owed there a bill. If this
la government for tha people, by tha
people, why have any elections at allt
Judge McCourt also condemns our
county court for not interfering in Tm-
'hlll county about' vie-paving out of
Amity. If our county officials had In
terfered with the paving from Amity,
th officials In Yamhill county would
have told them not to Interfere over
there.
The highway commissioners say they
want a more direct route. Why aid
they go to Forest Grove and Hillsboro
and then back to afcMlnnrllle If they
ware going to make a direct route?
Thay went several miles out or tne
way there, and refuse to go a distance
of four miles or leas In Folk county,
especially where thay are paying the
greatest amount of the tax.
Judge McCourt aaya ' Tha primary
consideration Is for the general public
If that la the case, what does the gen
eral public consist aft la It tha peo
ple living along the route, going back
and forth, hauling their produce, or, la
It the tourist going through the coun
try and never coming backT If it Is
the tourist, he- should go through the
beat and moat wealthy part. It la not
Just to ourselveo or the state that
tha tourist should to through the poor-
. ar sections.
Oregon is boosted aa a great fruit
state. Two years ago the California
TAacktn Tilant at Talla fe. A ..,
000,000 pounds ot prunes more than
any o trier section on tha Pacific eoaat.
There are two baekinr rsianta her.
There la a roundhouse for the Southern
' Paclflo company, a ' large - locomotive
- and machine works, .one sawmill with
130,000 and another with . 20.000 daily
capacity, a cannery ami a tannery, and
a great many -prune;. dryers In and
around Dallas. 1 bealdea ' several mail
sawmills employing a number of men.
AH of these ' industries . need the use
of the road and ara paying tha greatest
percentage or us tax tor it. , V
I doubt if the county "or NStata could
collect the tax for the' construction of
. :, this road If it Is out . aonaewher 1m
( UHII V " - " lWVIi.'-t., .nO
Judge thinks Dallas- and tha state and
V federal MtborlUes , might - compromise
and build a poet or. market road.- Polk
t c, county . -vote f zee.vow tor - av poet- road
and specified Where the money ahould
- go. tNow ; tha highway- commission U
I V proposing to use this post road for the
. ' highway and use both tho . highway
T Ksnr1. mrA tha most rend bonds on tha
. payers pay, twice for the aama thing.
' 1 , : ft- .; ; v. .rotter.
. Mil ANDERSON TO Mfl. ROMTJNOER
- Cherry Orove, Sept. ai. To the EdU
.tor of .The Journal la The Jour-
iuU of September 13 there appeared avlet
V ter from R. V. Itomlnger. , ,1 would like,
: with your permission,! to addreas Mr.
, - 'Romlner as follows: .
. Have rou ever been In North Dakota
" and studied the governmental 'affairs
af tha league aa handled there? Have
you ever attended one of their, meet
ings? , Have yow read tha laws indorsed
In the secret caucuses and passed by
the Non-partisan -league, lagislaturs?
Are yon aware that four of their moat
important laws were referred to tho people
at the Janer primaries and killed by the
farmers of North Dakota 7 Neither do
you seem to know that loyal members
of the legislature tried te pass aa anti
red flag law but It was killed by A. C
Townley'a-'. aervaeta, What happened T
The same law was Initiated at the last
primary election and was carried, by an
Overwhelming majority. . fiy Whom? Not
by "big business," but by tha North
Dakota farmers. - . -
You say- Town lev has been lied about ;
that he has been called. dialoyaL. How
about ft, Mr. Bomlfigerr What about
the jury In the United. States district
Court that found Townley guilty of mak
ing disloyal remarks in a speech last
summer T He was later given a Jail
sentence. Was everyone a liar who was
connected with that trial? There have
been some recent developments In Town
leys machinery in North Dakota whloh
will soon be made known, . X was there
when the league was organised and have
kept In close touch with It aver Since.
Traill county waa one or tne nrsv wn
trolled bv Townley. In 0i June prl
martes the league can did alee ware all
defeated and all league aneaauree were
klllail h larva malnrltlaa.
Now, Mr. Romlnger. answer 4 Ques
tion. You have started the subject in
regard to the war record of the Non-
nartisan league. What did the league
do aa an organisation to help prosecute
the war? Look back to Tdwnleys
speech that led to hla conviction. He
is tha national president of ttts league.
Of course, those "disloyal remarks" were
designed to help America Win the war.
Townley said In speeches at tha begin
ning of the war, "This is the money
man's war. Let them go and fight It'
This waa encouragement to our hereto
bovs who were enlisting every day.
Give the names of the speakers sent
out by the government at Washington
to the league. The people ao not want
to be misled, and they would like to
know when the United States govern
ment began sending out speakers for the
Non-partisan league I
Tee. it la very true. Mr. Kominger.
as you say, "Special privilege, we reiic
of barbarism, the Incarnation of all the
depravities of tha ages, ia making Its
last stand In this republic.'' But what
hall this stand be? If we want to be
rid of aneclal mivileae and grafters.
we certainly must rid the country of
Townleyism. North uaxota, uie oniy
tat in whloh. Towmey haa complete
control, refused most of his doctrines at
the primaries, and in Novemoer we
farmers will give him his final discharge.
Pour yeare ago John M. Baer, a young
cartoonist, was elected to congress over
O. B. Burtneas. an attorney of great
ability and born, .and reared on a farm
near the city where he now resides. This
v., Ttanr waa defeated for renomlnatiofl
by Burtneas by a large majority. The
people had seen the big mistake they
made four years ago.
la regard to TownleVs spreading tm
moral literature I ask that you write to
the superintendent of publla Instruction
at Bismarck. N. D. I tninK toat ouice
can give you Information Ut uua ai
r Action v . .... ' .
Nowv Mr.. Romlnger, If you tiU&K tne
Mnn-nartiaan . leacne la a rood thing.
something that would elevate our moral
standarda, give our . children a pure
American education, teach ua to love
our home, our neighbor and our fellow-
men, then I must say you are not in
possession of the truth of their activities.
IX, however, yott are one . of Townleya
paid lieutenants It behooves you to be
trtie uf his leacnings. ai wm cum
whan disclosures will be made that will
make people sit up in amassment-at the
wool that haa been pulled over their eyes,
a. Im. Anaerson.
DERIDES BIO PARTIKS
CANDIDATES
nab- 14. To the Editor of
The Journal The much stalked of presi
dential candidate. Cox, passed througn
our town this morning, a little too early
for ua Bakerites to get a squint at tha
man. But It probably makes no differ
ence so tar aa hla success or I allure is
concerned. For this thing of getting
tha People's support Is nothing more
than a gamble at best. Tha Democratic
leaders hare bung their nats on XTaei
dent Wilson's League of NaUons the
most natural thing they could do. but
not the most Judicious,' I think, sure,
there are a great many people who
think that's the whole thing in this
coming election. But Democrats have
thourht many a time things that weren
trua. and there Is evidence right now
that this League ot Nations Is another
blunder. 'Not that the league Is the
worst thing In the world, but hecauae
of Its authorship and association.
I have said heretofore that this ad
ministration would have a load to carry
not that It hat not done many good
things, but that It permitted, ana u
continuing to permit, many serioui
wrone-a to exist. How this administra
tion expects to retain power, after
ntrloctlng for a year and a half to
close up the war ana grant amnesty
ta nolitical Briaoners tnac nave Deen
almost forgotten In the Jails ot this
country, with no apparent more In that
direction, is certainly iryios to nimn
some hill at 'the least. - TO talk aooui
going fishing for yotaa, with as heavy
a sinker on the Una aa Attorney uenerai
Palmer, la surely not very encouraging.
And tha worst of it la. the good in the
party have to carry the load and do the
suffering. I am not-trying to mace it
appear that the Republicans are any
mora honest or wis; for they ara not.
They ara aa slippery aa ' slippery elm,
and only want in for whafi In it, like
the rest. Any close observer ..knows
that the big tear stagings of tba various
political parties about what - they ars
going to do are all bunk. They shut the
tears oil aa tha last ballot la cast,
usually. Therefore, I think It would be
a. safe bet to gtre some consideration
ta tha candidates that wa are bearing
uvuung aoout J. L. Edmlstonl
A VATTJED APPRECIATION '
Portland. Bent. lS.WTo tha VJIUnr f
The Journal 1 wish to express my jer.
w" appreciation oi tha editorial . ap
pearing In your, columns September 14
under tha caption "Making Motions.
We need, .to bm reminded every twioe. In
a while that veneer ia not solid mv and
thai if wa did a llmlCed number of
uungs exoeptionauy,well tha Joy of liv
ing would, be more real and Joyous.
Many thanks 1 , . Margaret .A. Scott. -
-" ' ' via' CHAT.T.WTwra. i'v '
ComiHe, Sept 11 Mr. Emll fc.f!adn.
ForUand Or Dear Sirt : 1 hereby chat
lens you t debate the aubjeot of the
slnffie tax anywhere on the Una of the
southern racifld between Coonia and
Portland, th conditions ot the debate
oemg i minutes alternately for the
period" of two hours. , Or; 1 wU debate
the . subject ta tha principal points In
Coos county at any rjme before the
general aiecuon in November, mo.
Jamas Richmond, la. tx.
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RA 0FH
EDUCATION OPENS
AT REED COLLEGE
rfew Staff of Professors . and
structors -'Helps .to Broaden
.Tield of, Work atr Institution.
An era of practical educaUon at
Reed college to accompany training
in theory for which tha Portland
school la widely known, arrived with
tha faTi term nnrnlnr Monday
tna iau term openms aionaay.
To this end a large, new staff of fro-
f ora, , aaalant prefer, and la-
structors haa been drawn from leading
schools of the nation and they ara at
work already, gradually broadenma; the
field of Ifced'g acUvlty through prac-
Ucal application of theories of tha arts
. . .
and sciences, according to sUtementa ef
Jnur01. THIOBT A2TD PKACTICS
MeanwhUa hlg-h standards af acholar-
ship in voe-tts at Reed will be carefully
oalntalDed, chiefly tn tb bands of
taorOUKbry trained man wna nave, in I
ether places and other. works, mingled 1
. A1 T: .
theory and practice. '
iimiuii: k m.m daaiaraa. it
. ' . . . ,
hopee at an early date to announce the
election of a president for Reed ta sue-
. . . . , . . .
oeed William Trufunt Foster, resigned.
Beeds new faculty Is almost as well
known to the naweat freshman as to the
oldest alumnus. The 1910-21 faculty In-
,.... w-a taar
eludea lour new department neaoa, tour
newly elected assistant professora. and
five ntw Instructors. These, added to
the nucleus Of professors remaining; from I
past years, give Reed the strongest "'""'"J, Preni aaseas
faculty It has ever had. With the en- .4,li??'0-00i.?i? Proposed
lard staff of Instruction, several d-
parunents have extended their curricula,
and practical research work will sngags
student attention wherever poesiDie. i
COUBSE IIT CHEMISTKT
Dr. It. K. Stronsr. new head of the
chemistry department, comes to Reed
from the Oregon Agricultural college,
-- i. . -. . .u - 4am.hi
of chemical angineering and where ha
made a thorough study of Oregon Indus-
inea. ne ta prcparou iu viicr a cwuot
in Industrial chemistry that will fit
Reed men to enter Oregon industrial
plant as expert chemists. Dr. Strong
will ba assisted by Miss Imo Baughman,
formerly teaching feUow at Stanford
university, auss nauenman win con-
duct Introductory and analytical courses
and laboratory worlc
direction of Dr. Harry Beal Tprrey,
now head ef medical work at the TJni-
yerslty of Oregon. Dr. Torrey will con-
duct the courses at Reed until the ar-
rival, of hi. , successor. Dr. Lawrence
Edmonds Qrlffln of tha University of
Pittaburg. Dr. Qrlffln wlU arrive Ui
Octaber. Be is considered one of
Amerloa'g leading men of science hy hla
aasociatea. ana win mainiam ua nign
standard of work set by Dr. Torrey in
his nine yeare at Reed. Matthew C
Riddle, a graduate of Reed and formerly
a student at the University ot Mont-
peller. has been reelected Instructor In
biology under Dr. Griffin. - -
- E. G. Bechtold, appointed director or
tha German denfirtment comes td'Reed I
with a record of intellectual achieve-1
ment. and he promisee ta carry on the
woVkOf his department with anerg, and
enthuslasm. Bechtold was formerly a
journalist and school man of Tf ansaa,
KSOWiTOK EXECUTIVE HEAD
. .....
Dr. A. A. Knowlton. head - of the
physics department, whoe efforts dur
Ing the summer Were largely reeponsi-
bla for securing new faculty men, will
continue to direct the execuUre work at
Reed until the election of a president,
Tne election oi i. aiaiausn. wno was
miduM at Boston 'Tech.' will
strengthen the physics department and
the second semester releasee Dr. Knowl-M
ton for additional research work. Re-
search work In motor oils and gas will
continue throughout the year.
Dr. F. I Griflln, who began directing
Reed's mathematics department when
the college waa only a name and the foregoing report ii hereby con
campus a cow pasture, has added sev- curred in. The port of Portland, by
era! courses as a result of the election Prank M. Warren, chairman ; the com-
or ur. jessie jh. snort as instructor. w uc uucu, oy j. n. Atoorea,
Dr. Griffin haa served on the college chfiman1:.1 . 1V
admlnlstraUve committee during the va- o,11"...0, Z01,, J?tImeJ?t
. t , - M . . , or uie u)mmiUM or 15, concurred In by
cation, but aleoUon of a president will the chairmen of the port and dock corn
relieve him for extended mathematics missions, a supplementary statement
research and writing. from tha port commission was offered,
HEADS HIBT0BT WOEX urging - that the oommission must have
' 1 " , , , largier funds for port purposes and that
George I Koehn, formerly history the state, aa a whole, la interested in the
teacher at Lincoln high school, has been harbor provided on the Columbia,
elected bead of tha Reed history de- P0BT C0MXI5SI01TS STATEMENT
partmant Koehn directed debating at Tha port commission's statement fol
linooln In 1114 when tha team won the lows:
Northwest championship, and W. T. The people of, the state are called
Poster, then president of Reed, waa Pn to tot on the port consolidation
negotiating for him when tha war be- ZZ"i, ,ih?0l0 Prd
trJl, . , wea Ita charter to the legislature and
rran. Koehn was commissioned at the. does not operate solely as a municipal
Prenldlo, and after a year and a half corporation governed by the electors
In the service, studied at Harvard for within ita taxable boundaries, as is the
his doctor's degree. case with porta organised under the
Clamant Akermaa. elected assistant PJSv",L,th.,inerV Pfl actr Tba
prof essor of economics, cornea to Reed tg?TZ,l?rlZrl
from the University of Washington. He EM en'oytTecesalry1
will offer courses In the theory of eco- powers, not accorded municipally orgaa-
nomlcs. and tha department will offer ed ports. These powers have Seen
applied economics with the election of Had u legally established. All acts
a aoceeasor to Professor H. R. Hastings. V1 tor Portland have been based
Jr C k v reorganise for purpose of local self-
Dr. George Rebec, head Of tha ezten- control, not alone because of the possible
Si on work of the University of Oregon, abrogation of desirable powers but be-
wtU continue to direct Reed's courses ff "? "JJ1 fact that the port of Port-
i aaVhiM is" n0.w. ha -certain definite rights in
in teacning. the maintenance of the channel in tbe
Dr. Susan Bacon, who came to Reed Colombia river beyond arid outalde of its
In ml. will direct the department ot corporate boundaries rie-hta that -t-A
romance languages with the assistance
of Harold a Turner, formerly assistant
S Bpanlah in th. University of CaU-
Charlee McKlnley, aaaUtant ptofeaeor
of politics, will offer last year's courts
with tha addition of a course in political
theory. Including a survey ot - isnuao
thought from 1300 to the present day. .
vtptttttt prrnnn i ',
HAS EICIHE5T SECO&D '
Dr. Thomas W. Baldwin,-new head of
the English department,, comes to Reed
with a record for research interest atui
authorship rarely equalled. Ha was
formerly head of the English dfart-
ment of the South Dakota State oot-
lege. Miss Bertha K Tounjr, who will
direct freshman and sopbomora Eng.
s .roentVmrad
She spent the stmtoer Jn England and
Wil delayed In retufnnf v. by labor
strfkea. Charles IT. Gray,' aaslataat pro -
feasor In English, offers courses in
art Enrltah iitarafur. an ninrf.ti.
century poetry. Dr. Baldwin wlU oon-
duct the , seminary , for seniors, and
coursea in Sakespear. andassaP.wrlt-
na " . - .. '-t :
Dr. Gardner C. Basset, formertv nsv -
chologtst at Stanford university, has
been elected head of Reed psychology
department. and hla eanrMionpa
.SdAi lZi! COTer
enure field of psychology.
- The new faculty baa already entered have an immediate and ' particular in
to to tbe community spirit at Reed, turn- trt in -water transportation, and as
lng out en masse for tha reunion party ?Jtlfn ULU1 logical water outlet all
r"A!"i!r5 t1
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Committee of Pifteen Makes
sion Files Supplementary Statement Setting Forth Difficulties It
for Public Information Since Matter Involved Is Included in Port
Consolidation 'Bill Which Will
IBanwtot a. nriinud ia ran the aerfe of
the OommitXee ef IS te tbe several qaertioni pro
poandeS br the satyor and aity euaiMiaaeaeTs
er-rsuilhs the TMepomd port ef PertHaS Deck
In-Uiid prWT
eia aaa taa
n WotmnWm oW'conia-
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appointment by your authority, la in ro-
oeipt of a series of five inouiriee- wlta
ffi0,,"!? tott n"nsI?t?H
I tkn of tho port and dock oonunissiens
brM.l USSSX.
I The Committee of is la mktK reply
I? "'e iiMjuiriea assumes that you Ae
aire ita nninlnn t t. tr-.ia Mnatvno.
tlon of the proposed legislation and its
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ANSWERS PK0T1DED
I First Your first inquiry Is : -What
JwiU be the maximum taxlna power of
Anewer-Tha Committee of U under-
ft"d" tht th so-called 6 per cent tax
limitation imposed by section of article
xi of the sUte constltuUon. adopted
oy amenoroent in lli, wui appry to au
fu. m.M h.B ft.. 1 art. 4 m.A Ww .An .1 1
Idat emission tor nufa other
'P1"""' of principal and .Interest
of Portland la approximately $W,Me,
na committee understandi that the
slon. for tha dwdom meattoned. cannot
a vote of the electors In the
port district exceed this sum plus per
cent The committee understands that
thia. amount can be Increased at tha rata
t per cent per annum nntll a fats of
I mills on the dollar la reached.
-J-! fJf?f iiTJ-Jt;
wnat is tha maximum bondina -power?"
uauu rowistt
A"f-e1' committee urvderstands
mL,?0 ?n..l J0"",.1?3:
'Uon. Wlil authorise the consolidated
commismton ta u hnd an .n,..t
not exceeding 6 per cent of the assessed
valuation of tha nronertv within tha
corporate limits of the port of Portland.
bondTof
the city of Portland now outstanding
and heretofore Issued for the aoqulslUoa
uucu ia uie sum oi fie.aev.uoo.
mhdT'Totip JJ-ird Inquiry ia : "What
i m uvira in uie acauisiiion nr iannT"
AnswerThe nmn h.
of 16 was unanimously approved by the
?ocJ oommission and by the port of
uviuauu eummiHJiion inn nv vnniaivM
ZtSSHJSSgFESSFfc
Se g3m Ukand(iottom areas!
o mm wnimua report OI the Com-
mittee' of 14 it waa recommended that
1?. appraisal be appointed to
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Jt&Ei'&l ft? IE!J!
the port commission, that it will be their
ymucj ia aecune to purchase niy parcel
of 'land at a price higher than the
5frai?f J"-,but 1 institute con-
value. The committee understands that
the Individual members of the two com-
missions are bounded by this pledge,
Fourth Your fourth inquiry Is : "What
Iv Zr'?2?S
4. m to u an3 th. o,n pion of thl;
terminal aVper the? pine? of 5J Tdock
oommission?" - ,
COMPLETE TEKXTSkll
Answer Baaed upon assurances from
individual members of the dock coro-
mission and port commission, the com-
mittee understands that the present
"J"
SSSSJ1 is. c?nUnued."4
rccWm. ' tT thV nTanTo? I
dock commission.
Fifth Tour fifth Innulrr Is "What
'1 he done on the Willamette and
Urtdtha d JSS, - A?!iB.Bi neoeesary
w.aI'
I individual m.mhr r th- rf.w V..
I aion and port commission, tho committee
KVu.VJf.. JJI'L conslderaUon
I . . . " wi n.it aaequate
I channel in the Willamette ananoinmhi
rivers. The-com mittee underetanda' that
unle8, una,a..are provided. br- the pro-
e4 IletfU?l LJrK'
J' UonatSTTi -provtd. t
large sum for this purpose, as otherwise
me port oi rortia.no will be without
I money to provide the necessary -eauiD-
nto moet increased coat of
7T " .v., ... v
you a summarv of chann.i n.
financial status and other pertinent
I facta, there is hereto appended a stale-
"" lurmsnco uu committee Dy tne
I P31" of Porti.8Tt1JyBi"d'
tp and through two ether counties and
iViV,i" lf ,oould J?" exercised
TniSSlZmltmS'9 UXM'
-JS?!". mrtl? position . la not a
yteonslu'affl
the premier city of the state. , No logical
I competitor Is possible. Those same con-
diUons combine to make it also the
I BrinciDal marine ratewav. not oniv far
the state but for a vast tributary hlnter-
Jahd a welLThe tdry owes
I S'i;,1!4. T,.
As the -state and 1U tributary country
grow and prodnce. so Portland will
prosper. As a public service atllity for
tha state on which we must depend,
ZZ?XJ? nfSl?
eVerstateuSSl
buycr u a Tery dose second.
fhs atate voter who fully understands
1 or etudiea the attuation will undoubtedly
I analyse the measure from the personal
I and local atandnolnt which will Involve
MiS . 11 ir,t.r
?2:,h aJJ&
8S JZ&J&!b&E&1&
the state or any part of the state outside
lof the corporate linita of the -oort af
Portland, The bonded obligation falls
!f'8il onC!!h pro?rr withia that ter-
ritory. Second With existing freight
rates and more limited opportunities for
shipment by- raJL an r rti r Vh- tiVi
whariagZ TarnW-i. VnoUV TfiS
, I MIDI Dravidid. IS that thalu inmiMjItl..
jrort ivieasure
Answer to Questions Asked by
Appear on November Ballot
may move rreety In trade.
Tniro rne returns which a producer
will receive for hla commodity will ba
governed bv the - selllne- orioe of that
oommoalty at point ot consumption leas
me cos is or delivery. TO rery lor uie
distribution of crons on expensive meana
of transportation reacts oa tbe prosperity
oi tne state as well as on ins lnatviauai
J awn a. 1 J a A . e
prvuncer. iaerejtqrs it ta eviaeni xsn.
It is to the decided interest of the state
te have adequate port facilities provided
by Portland and particularly desirable
when tha cost of these will be borne
by the local community. ..
M-fOOT CHAKKEL ESSEKTIAIi '
Local Interest In the .measure is gov
erned by possibly other ot additional
considerations. Portland's future will be
largely if not wholly, governed of
measured by Its possibilities as a port.
?hat is, Portland as a seaport of the
tret magnitude will far distance Port
land as a distributing rail center cujly,
and ita prosperity will be la' proportion.
It la doubtful if the people of Portland
fully realise the obstacles which now
confront them. Depending entirely on
preeent government, operations for
dredging, the 10-foot depth cannot be
maintained aj all possible river stares
following average freshet deposits. The
three government dredgea cannot remove
the bars formed during high water, as
fast as the river might subside. If it
should happen that a aero stage would
be reached la October, it is probable
that between that date and tha first
of March following controlling depths
might vary from 21 to 28 feet, tf past
records can be taken as a criterion.
It is quite useless to argue for 13 feet
or water until we have a . permanent
or at least a reasonably easily main
tained 10-foot denth. The aovernment'e
present equipment and funds ara inade
quate, strenuous representations rgigm
secure more funds and more equipment,
but with the effort to economise and
reduce war debts it is extremely doubt
ful if It will be forthcoming in time.
Portland must depend largely on her
own efforts. .
BITER COHDITIOItS
e
Between the mouth of the Willamette
and the entrance to the Columbia are
13 or more bars. From a control depth
of over 30 feet in M19, the worst bar
shoaled to 23 tt feet and the best to
28 Vi feet. From all the bars the debris
removed approximated 4,000,0p0 cubic
yards. The work waa not completed
until March of this year. The year
1919 waa an averaee. or aliahtly below
an average, freshet year. The freshet
of 1)20 was much below the average,
and th. Condition in somewhat better.
Last year we had few large vessels and
ran few risks in consequence. This year
has shown a heavy increase in tonnage,
and with the increase in rail rates and
the heavy crops the winter's shipping,
promises to be large. Depending on the
three government dredges alone we
might have faced a period between Oc
tober and March when we could not
have loaded over 28 feet.
DREDGES AT WOEK
The port of Portland baa now two
tO-tnch dredgea at work in the Colum
bia. Its other dredge ia inadequate for
the service or would now be there. Tbe
port will keep these two dredges at Work
until November at least, by which time;
with the three government dredges work
ing, the channel should be down to a
minimum control depth of under 10 feet,
and ahould remain in that condition
.until the next freshet. The port in
giving this assistance to tha government,
and to Itself, hopes that the United
Statea engrtoeera' allotment . will permit
the dredgea to continue operating until
the end of their dredging year In widen
ing the cuts towards 600 feet and pos
sibly in constructing a breakwater or
two, thus, gradually working toward a
permanent channel condition. If the
port bad the equipment and funds to
sen a cattery oi tnree area gee into
the Columbia for the months of August,
September, October ae hiovember. and
also to expend some money on dikes in
the Columbia, probablg with such ad
ditional leaerai aid over present appro
priations as could consistently be se
cured, In about five years' time there
would be attained what might be called
a permanent 31-foot channel, 500 feet
in width. Instead of one now regularly
requiring- extraordinary . yearly main
tenance, and the -port would then be
in a position to consider the additional
advantages which would accrue to. Port
land wiut, a lull s-ioot channel, a cnain
ts as strong aa its weakest link. Forty-
iour teat at tne entrance to tne river
is of no special value if 10 feet or 15
feet less wui float the maximum draft
vessels that can reach Portland harbor.
IS THE "WILLAMETTE
Willamette conditions : To complete
the improvement of the Willamette river,
exclusive of any work on the west 8 wan
island" channel, about 13,600,000 cubio
yards of debris must be removed. To
remove this material will require about
four years of time with the present
plant oi tne port, and to that would
have to be added the time reaulred for
yearly channel maintenance. This es
timate of time is apart from any work
In the Columbia or any work on the west
channel or in North Portland or any
new development or from filling over
any factory Bites or from filling which
the port of Portland Is often now called
upon to make with Its limited plant.
PORT LACKS EQUIPMENT
The port absolutely lacks eouloment.
It Is rebuilding the dredge Columbia at
a cost of about $460,000, of which amount
it has now ia sight about 1250,000 or
ziu.ow snort. This reconstructed dredge
needs a new pipe line and fuel scows,
the outlay for which, wjth the needed
repairs and additions to Other pipe lines
and scows, will amount to 3200,000 more.
The dredge Portland should be replaced.
Such replacement will cost, allowing a
fair salvage value, probably from 3600,-
wuw to abu.uuu. tim port also may need
a clam-shell dredge to excavate the
hard pan In the Inner harbor and for
west channel work, and the drydock
and Ita supporting structure need ex
tensive repairs. Present funds will Just
about operate two dredres and tiAa care
of towage, pilotage, drydock and over-
neaa cos is. Tne question Is serious. The
smallest port in the state is privileged
to issue bonds to the extent of 10 per
cent of ita aaseased valuation. The
larsreat port hi the state has no bonded
credit, but to avoid failure and to meet
its crying needa la asking for half as
much credit as the smaller porta have
available. The port of Portland is try
ing to function on a sum of. money
hopelessly inadequate for lis needs. It
has 3150,000 a year to care for 14 miles
of Willamette channel, to assist the gov
ernment in 88 miles of the Columbia,
to maintain dry docks and a towage and
pilotage system and to carry ita over
head. Such porta aa Philadelphia, New
Orleans, Los Angeles and Boston are
spending millions. Portland is worrying:
along getting nowhere and, continuing
ita present policy, never wllL ft has
great natural advantages, bu there are
equaUy great obstacles which must be
overcome. Port development Is big busi
ness. Water without docks is as useless
as docks without water. Docks and
water are of no value without cargoes.
Cargoes cannot be furnished or handled
without adequate manufacturing or dis
tributing facilitiea Natural advantages
are a tremendous asset, but they must
be supplemented by artificial develop
ment, the two going hand in hahd to
make a balanced economical and successful-marine
center. ...
PORT PACES CRISIS
In concrete figures, roughly, this Is
the condition that tha port faces : U the
consolidation bill fails to pass, the port
of Portland will receive next year only
about $368,000 from taxation. From this
3368.000 it will be necessary to take
$210,000 to pay the balance on the "con
tract for the repairs- to the dredge Co
lumbia, to be completed next April. Of
the 3161,000 available, about $40,000 will
i or ivin 4,uw iot overhead,
0,000 for the traffic department. 125.000
or the drydock-4n - all $120.000 and
with -the $38,000 remaining it can get
in, at present prices, about three months
work only, with one dredge either In
the Willamette or the Columbia. If then
there ia a freshet in 1921 ae high as in
191$, Portland will be obliged to forego
the loading of big ships for a part of
the year, unless the government provides
money and equipment to remove -the
bars as the Columbia falls or unless the
ed
liscuss
City. CotfncllPort Commis
Faces Statements Presented
of Portland-Dock Commission
".S'C
river should fortunately hold above aero
stage tnrougnout tne usual low water
period. . The port has Promised the gov
ernment two dredges for continuous use
la tha Columbia on a 36-foot project,
and It must assist th gnMtnment on the
5 resent project. Can the port do thisT
text year, without any .work oa the
proposed west channel project. Tne
normal minimum vital needs will be ;
Completion of repairs td dredge
uoiumoik ..f siu.uuv
Aaaiuonai pipe lines,, ruet
scows, etc.
JO0.O0O
Towage and lighterage exponas
Traffic department expanse ,
Overhead expense
Drydock repairs
40,000
' 30.000
16,000
60,000
460,000
o.aoo
urease operation expense ttor
three 30-lnchvdredeea) ......
Dredge operation expense (for
One zo-ingn dredge)
is coster equipment ........
v. '
v 60,000
Total ,.,$U.000
Or ' about $777,000 mora than can ba
raised by the allowable tax levy, in
1)22 the port will need as much more
and tbe year after that as much, and It
will probably pile up until the hand-to-mouth
method of appropriation. If po""
ible. would Drobably exceed the credit
authorised by the port bill without in
any way increasing tne work accora-
pusneu. -
FrffAITCIAI. DIFFICULTIES
Portland's port problem is rapidly
resolving itieli Into a long job, at least
In Its entirety, and on . that basis It
should be subiected to close analvsla.
Of the credits authorised by the measure
a portion la for tne refundina 01 tax
bonds, already an obligation on the city
of Portland on account of Its dock
properties, and therefore not to be con
sidered as an additional liability. Of
the balance, approximately $16,000,000.
the port bad expected to use In the near
future (tome 1 10.000,000. Of this last
mentioned sura the port hsd estimated
that it would set aside for the purchase
of lands in Mocks Bottom, Guilds lake
and 8 wan island, to be reclaimed by
ftlllnr. an amount not to exceed 34.-
800,000, though it. is now quite certain
that the lands can be acquired at sub
stantially less than that sum, leaving
a correspondingly greater credit with
SUMMER resorts - Tourass - hotels - n
9 f2t Northwest -Amer let's Natural trtScton.
WHERE AND HOW TO GO-
SEAS1M
OREGON
The Gateway to the Land
of Outdoor Delight
The Columbia River Highwty
IS completed. The trip from
Portland to Seislde by tuto 1$ one
of unalloyed delight If you hive,
not yet mide the trip do so tt
your earliest opportunity and
you will be delighted by the ever
chinging psnorima of be$uty
between Portland and the Sea.
If yon wtnt to have one of the
moit enjoyible vications yon
ever had. coma to Seaside. ' You
will find here t warm welcome,
a beautiful: and pictureaque
beach, unsurpassed surf bathing;
canoeing or rowing on tha Ne
ctnicum, sea fishing and trout
fishing, clam digging, tennis,
golf, many nearby joints of in
terest for hiking trips, and s rest
ful, carefree, enjoyable vacation.
You' will find excellent garages
with skilled workmen. well-
$tocked stores with high-class
goods at reasonable rates, good
hotels, summer cottages and
furnished tents.
The following progressive firms
who will five you fair treatment
and excellent service deserve
your trade as they are working
to make a bigger, a better and a
busier Seaside: ,
Hotel Seaside, Seines tc Wheat
ley Department Store, First State
Bank of Seaside, Pacific Power &
Light Co, Williams Bros.' Car
age, Sanitary Meat Market, A. R.
Wstcher Croceries, Oregon Gar
age and Machine Works, ' B. , W.
Otto Grocery Co., Tba Hanan
Smith Garage, The Bungalow
Dancing Pavilion, , M. Murray,
General Merchandise. E. W. Lep
ple. Plumbing; W. J. Montag,
Photographer-, Dad's Good Eat
Restaurant, Pool's Confectionary,
Milloy's lea Cream Parlor, T. C.
Galloway, Groceries Danning'e
Art and Curio Shop, Frank Ken
nedy Cigar Store, R. O. Relators,
Real Estate and Insurances Dr.
R. G. Moss, Dentist; J. O. Blake
Transfer and Express; RoM Res
taurant; Pool's Bowling Alleys.
for Ohnfrttsd folder id etber informs doa
fsUHT ts Sesstds writs te
i HiaiKt Breakwater Club. Seariaa, Orw
Everyone
Goes to
zelcDOOcf - -1
ausanajf?
The best of every
thing, to. -eat, pre
pared in the ' way
you like best. 'The
Hazdwood will wel
come you in Port
land. 388 Washington
127 Broadway
which to undertake other work. ' At any
rate, for that ' amount of money the
requisite lands on Which to deposit
dredgings from the west channel pro
posed can certainly be purchased. Thia
would leave not less than $5,700,000 tram
tbe $10,000,000 bond issue, which, with
the $368,000 from tax levy, would make
available In 1921 ' $s.O6S.0O0 for active
ooneu-uotlOQ work. Of that amount tha
port would probably expend In 1331 :
Completion of repairs to dredge
jtuaiuonai pipe line, luel
scows, etc
Towage and lighterage expense
Traffic department expense ...
Overhead expense)
$00,000
40,000
$0,000
, ts.ooo
60.000
640,000
100,000
uryaoot repairs
Dredge operation expense ......
Booster equipment
Half replacement cost, dredge
Portland
Dike protection
876.000
100.000
Total ...fl.70,o00
Leaving an available balance at tha
and of 1811 of $4,l,000.
nr mi V ,
For , tha 131 expenditure, the port
would secure aa open channel in the
Columbia to a fuu control depth ot
over 10 feet during the entire year, at
even aero stage of the river. Operation
for It dredge months by the port with
its 30-tncn dredges and the conitruetion
of proposed dikes In the Columbia would
go a long way towarae insuring per
manency of the channel work. Ia ad
dition tha port oould operate some it
dredge months In tha Willamette with
its liMnch equipment, thereby securing
tha removal of about 3.600.000 cubic
rards of mlscsllaoeoua materials, si
hough comparatively little could be
done on the proposed west channel, aa
the dredge Columbia will not be ready
to be commissioned before JOne, 1921.
and the dredge Portland -will probably
ha in . operation at terminal aNo. 4
throughout the year. 'In JM2. ilartlng
with an available $4.t98.O0O and assum
ing a tax levy of $390,000, the program
oi expenditure wouta um
TTalf vat renalrS to dredge
Portland ...$ $75,000
New equipment ,
Towage and lighterage expense
Traffic department expense ...
Overhead expense , .
Drydock expense ..............
Dredge operation expense .
Columbia dikes and mlsoallane
. ous expense ..................
160.000
40.000
30.000
30,000
$0,000
ES0.0O0
100,000
Total $1.$36.000
LeaVing at the end of 1931 an available
balance of $1,073,000 from tba original
tin ono.ooo of bonds. The season's
channel work would be represented in
WHAT TO SEE-
$2.00
rtwtrr in
Tata erHvrggr
TWO of he most homelike
hotels in Portland, located In
the heart of the shopping and thea
tre district. All Oregon Electric
trains stop at the Seward Hotel,
the House of Cheer. Excellent din
ing, room In connection. The Hotel
Cornelius, the House of Welcome,
only two short blo.ks from the
Seward. Our brown busses meet
all trains.
Rates fl.SO and up
W. C Culbertson, Prop.
Pacific City Beach
TILLAMOOK COTTJITT, OBZOOJC
. A unique combination ' of ocean,'
bay and river. The nearest ocean re
tort, via McMlnnville by auto to Port
land and Willamette Valley points.
Trout, salmon, mussels, oysters,
elams, crabs, ahrlmna, flounder and
deep sea fish In abundance. Good
accommodationa. Write
r. BKALS, Tillamook, Ore.
Omdsetod along Ham moat teMoo ta
Baa tnd momm ef teOaed taMaa . aos
tot Hhttrnste4 Boafcteb . .. .
MRS. O. W . RIMIM - -
WMIe SeAnee, bVaSw , Phone ya.fi
TTtAX g PORT ATI O J?
a. a. -oitv of Toaaaa-
Rsfls S-.00 P. M.. atptewbw ft, fee Ooea
Bay. Eoika sad Saa ITraaataak eoaawtinc
witk mmmn tm Lea iAaeUs aad aaa XMcsa.
to AiasKArno mmi
i. g. "AUMI1UL WAT80S - te Kodkk.
Anrhorasa and war pans. SpC SO, a. a
"BroaaKB." U gkaswey and way porta,
September ' -
Pacific Steamship Company
tick it orrict ioi thid sv.
FRtiaHT Office MURIOIML DOCK NO. I
HOMS MAIM SSS1
AUSTRALIA
HCW ZEALAND AD SOUTH SKAS .
Vte Tahiti and fftwtoma. sjaSJ and Pisis
Service froei San Franc iot grery tS Par .
union aa. to. or Ntw xaauiNB. r .
- aaa Oanforala aa. Sew rrsncim,
Of Laeal tteemiWa an Rsttrosi Agencies
mm j m
ai Ji .a.t.i...-i.:..t
the 13 dredge months operation In the
Columbia river," nine to Jll months' In
the Willamette and 13 to 15 months' on.
ths Torenoaad .v.nn.l
IS TBI J-UTtRE , i V
Ia 128 the port would probably lave
its equipment In good condition, but its?
dredge operation cost would ba In- ;
oreased to about $600,000 and Ita over-i
head to between tan onn a t fiftfT. ;
Towage and lighterage expense would
probably remain at about $40,000 endj ;
drydock expense at about $40,o0o. whiles
miscellaneous expenses are estimated at ;
$iee,eoo, in all about Stio.ooo. Operating
expense would probably continue at
about this rate tor several years more,
when. If no Other project w.ere taken up, I .
they ahould fall to less than $200,009 ,
annum Avar tha ravann f.Am ,
and continue at about that rate Until
ahnnt 1911. when th oort would ft n1
Itnalf with 1 10.000.000 of credit sxliausta.1
hut with tha west channel romnutt
the Willamette river cleared up. the
Columbia In a permanent minus 12xt00
foot controlled - channel and a 35-foot
Channel well on Its wa. While Guilds
lake. Swan Island, and Mocks Hottnm
would be filled and ready for Industrial
use. The port would still have a good
balance ef credit under Its authority to.
bond to S percent or tne aasessen valu
ation of the district, unless expenditures
were authorised in North Portland har
bor, or on tha peninsula or ujon some
otner worthy project wnicn tne nseus
of the community might require.
PLEA FOR SUPPORT
T. . . i , . . n . m
.ii" lirupimeti west cnannpj ai dwmi
Island wss figured originally as a seven :
years' Job, and the Willamette dredging
elsewhere as requlrfng three and a half,
to four years' work. The combined
work would probably require eight to i
nine years, but with ths Columbia situ-,
ation Injected and In addition a develop-!
ment in North Portland or at Other i
places, the work will probably extend!
over 10 or 12 ynrs. 6thr considers-
tlone might demand modification of-the
work program, but the Columbia channel. '
being of prime concern, would receive
first oonstdertition hno the 30x600 feet '
cnannei wouia probably be attained :
vlfhtn Him m c . ...
hind's future Is not to he sacrificed for
isck or adequate funds. It may be
argued that this will be only the be
ginning of perhaps, even greater ex
penditures. It Portland sppnds more
than what this bill provides for, she
will do It of her own volition end by
her Own votes, because she believes that
the results will JusUfy It. ir Portland
dose net want to be a port, the failure
to provide fundi now will be the answer.
It It does want to be a port. Immediate
aotlon la necessary. Surely Portland
Is worth the credit asked.
- WHERE TO STAV
TRANSPORTATION
HOLLAND-AMERICA
LINE
North Pacific Coast Una
(MM ! ef Holland Amartea Line end
Rerei Mall SUam Pats Co.)
-bttSMD
Vancouver, B. C, Puget Sound,
Portland, Dan rradcuco
. Las Angeles Harbor.
RotUrdam, Antwerp, London, Liv
erpool, Hamburg, Havre.
FfWqhl Only
stiinei will take place at foneww
a "KKUOVK" (12.000 toes a I
SB "KINDEKDYK" (13.000 tost la)
loedini Oct, Not.
And regularly thrvfUT.
Itamm ara pertoU? mtcd with lars aoo
rwnn aod rvHgaratort for Ui trmiupurtaUoa
of frwh fruit, flrJi, to.
Fbr rretiht lUtet lad rirtiruUr Aprly ta
OREGON-PACIFIC COMPANY
tOS WIHmm BMlMlna. hsne Main 4B9
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
FRE1CHT ONLY
POnTI.AXn TO JAPAN and CHINA
8. 8. CHOYO MAKU, 800 tons, load
ing early Ortober.
S. B. KOYO MAKU. UK 00 tons, loading
middle October.
a 8. MEITO MARU. 8800 Ions, load
Ing October SR.
For Yokohama., -Kobe and Shanghai
Also Manila, V. 1.
For rates, fares, space or Informa
tion, aadress
OREGON-PACIFIC COMPANY
General Agtnti
Wilcox Bldg. Main ISAS
SanFrancisco
S. S. ROSE CITY
OK FARTS 10:00 A. at
Wednesday, Sept. 22
FROM AINSWORTH DOCK
i
FARg INCLUDIt BIRTH ANO MtALt.
OITY TICK IT O'FIOI. SD AND (WASH.
fHONi Main asao
PRBiatrr ornoa, aiNswonrri moon
FHONI BROADWAY MS
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B.S. OOMPANV.
Xeawj Bwm.ffD01 BZKD a nOIUI,
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asrs sad Rhadodmdtva. Ownrd and epee
atad by lit Ii inlaw Oaraoa Auta Oa Ine.
1. ta . BDaad. Praa-MfT. Piumf K. l$t,
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Is
T0Y0 KISEN
KAISHA
8. 8. "8TEITO MARU sails from Mu
nicipal Terminal No. 4. Pier 1. Port
land. Oregon, at 3 P. M.. frpt- tlt.
for Yokohama, Kobe, Mojl and Hong
kong. OREGON-PACIFIC COMPANY
General Agents
WILCOX BLBO. MAI-I 4t$t
Astoria Route
S. S. "ASTORIAN"
$: PM. TArLY ecert Thuredar
FARE $2.00. including Us
, MerrltoaKtk I)ek
. (kasei stale seeti n-4i
ASTORIA ANO WAV POINTS
STR. GEORGIAN A '
Nauad Vrls Delia IKieetH Friday)
r uswe r ive a m, mtmwr w wwwa.
. FLAVCk DOCK
. . FARg $$.00 EACH WAV t
west nrMeUee fa eth Bceeaaa, MleM
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atsia 12A. aai-aa . ,
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