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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1925 M 1 -V 1 J iS - RIVER LORE, ALTERED PLACES, TOWNS USE HIES SEi III - BE A ' Pen Strikes Swift PirtnrpF ' no iiviiuyi uayo n.i Called to Mind 4 1 IN HI 1' I --Editorial Note: This article a which Hn-d the river was un pwtlon of a series on Willamette ' brokPn for n,ils- 'hen sometimes history, is covered bv copyright. ''ouUI b a 1w ('loRT' Vho Statesman Publishing com-'. in"s- with strusgling villages in pnny beinc granted first nublica-' 'Aspersed. tton rights, i ; UY FllAXK J. SMITH "' 'A great'niajority of the people today riding or shipping on the steamers of our rivers have little conception of the hardships and trials the pioneer had -to contend with prior to 1S."0. when the first uteamer boat, the Columbia, ap 'piared. In the early -40s the state was Vparsely settled, and lack of means for transportation caused the people to exchange their pro- fleets more or less with their pear neighbor, with an occasional pack tiin to 'the few business centers that were located in the valley. M As the Willamette was the first artery of commerce on which great legree of navigation- was opened. An Ideal Christmas : Gift , ALWAYSW FRESH HAAS Boxed Candies Arc Always Acceptable Mother. Iirother. Sister. Wife, or Sweetheart would appreciate , - a box of this fine candv. Packed in Christmas Boxes Sole Distributors in Salem - it Norm hioh strict MASOMtC TKMHI VALEM. ORCOOfc E VEKYONK hii Hooks are .CL iu the fiuiet hours of solitude! i They are staunch friends! Always there to counsel. to instruct. and to amuse! We enter new worlds through the medium of books! Such a sift is universally welcome! It is prized throughout, the years! At Christmas time, remember the friends who are book lovers! Why not a monthly remembrance a eubscription to a favorite magazine? Also books for the kiddies. i Atlas Book & Stationery Co. 405 STATE STIIEET 1 at. 9 this stream will receive first no tice. j The conditions at that period will be given with a comparison drawn between those days and the nre.s- ent, following through the busy! scenes when the river was prac tically lined with steamers until today, when one lone vessel does ,hp work and ,nen onl' ?or the nriKina enough to furnish the bulk i ! of her cargo from their own fac tories. i In tlv earl- davs line - forest today tne wnolo mass of the valley has undergone a complete ihanjfe. The bnks sre now lined with farms, orchards and nop fields. Thrivinsr little villages can be seen from every bend of the river, but its fame secured Jn the halcy on days of the past have faded away. In those d-tys all the products of the valley Trom the Cascade to the Coast llange had no other out let than by the river. Tn isrr the steamer' fanemah advertised Special low rates to Corvallis at $21 per ton and at one time, in fre-ght was as low as $1 per on to any point on the Willamette river. When it is taken in considera tion that one-half of this low rate went into the coffers of the lock fompanv that at this tim operate- 1 the locks at Oregon City, leav ing only 30 eehts.to the steamer, it showed quite a n'iscreparicv be tween tliesf rates and the toll of I 1 year-: nr'or. In is". 1 ami 1 S the p.Tnsrer ratf to Salem was $4 but occasion ally competition came on and brought the fare down to nO cents with meals and berths included nd a brass- band to while away hp tedious hour. The Latter was considered a rarp treit. as at that time there were only three bands in the state. Many changes have been made in the channels of the river. Tributaries of the Willamette fhf once were the source of con siderate whipping are now closed o uavigaton. Conseonently trees have inter laced their branches across the narrow streams, bars have formed and the channels have become so obstructed that they may never lgin be opene'l tn r-vigatiop. The rivr above Eugene has iot teen ii;'vi"jted for manv yars and nearly 2n years have, elanserl inco boats ran regularly above CorvallK For cevon years Corvallis has been without service and now s 'eiTi is considered the head of navigation. After leaving Harris ' urg. instead oi' finding na"p houses filled with grain, as in the sr!v days, one will see old weather-beaten, abandoned struc tures with roofs caved in making the spot wher" once the entire crop of the surrounding country "iVfis stored, and where it was a time-honored custom of th farm er to meet the wheat byer and receive the reward for his labor, making oftinvs an occasion for a pa!a day. Many of t'u country maidens. no"w grnndtnothors. have diHxed with th' every-ready steam.boat man on the warehouse floor af tr the boat had been loaded. In some cases the river has cut these old landmarks off from the main land, and others have been left a mile or so away by the ever-changing channel. More particularly is the case of Daw'x warehouse, once a not- .- - - - - T BOOKS. rXmas a favorite book! the friends we turn to As 500,000 Acclaimed President 5 .v yy.v ... : T . " ' '"- iV 1 "f-1 . .. itwo: .w- itfr xws-, . ... , -.v. !( st - . y , , x m. jr -v- g-A- , - -nmrf g-Y-irtriir-TiiiT-1 1 1 -i" i " - - 1 i Crowd estimated at 5O0.0OO is seen cheering President Coolidgc (&rrow) as lie is driven through C hicago streets to make the ringing speech before t!ie American Farm Bureau Federation Conven tion in which lie warned congress to refrain from "radical" or "paternalistic" legislation for relief of sericulture. en snipping point, .now .tiia riv er has l-t"t it away inland. Immense deposits of gravel growji over with willows and balm trees intervene between the presf-nt channel and th old house. There it statins a mui rfinin der of bygon' days. th' old weather beaten sign still bea irg the name of Sam Daw. The I.onu Tom River, one: a savigabbstream. which is known far anl wid the Posey coun-jdian as ty section of Oregon, has suc cumbed to the inevitable and has retrograded so far that it would take i;n experienced navigator 1.1 ascend its waters in a" skifl. This stream has been noted for its ability to overflow its banks during one nitht. One winter day. when it was playing its specialty, a traveler j was driving his horse down uiei country road. lie saw a woman; knee deep in tin- v.altr: she was, carrying a lone polo. She woe 11 wade ;i few Mops j and tlier. push the pole down m; the water. The traveler's curios-: itj" was aroused. He made nobl j to as! her what she was hunting j for. and received the reply that i the family had b on without wa- ter for twi days, ar.d t ha tshe was trying to find the well. ' A few miles below Peoria is , what was termed ( entennial ! chute, a cutoff opened during the ' year 1S7''. 1 Here the river has branched ' off in many different channels, shifting some seasons u mile from ; the original mite. , ! Tn these abandoned waterways' lie the "bonis" of many old lime: boats, among which was the ill- i faied Moose, that furnished i;;a-j terial for a sensational ghost s!o- ; ry to years ago. I Give Some thing iUsefulll for Christmas We have a complete assort ment of reading and magnify ing glasses which make very satisfactory gifts. Also Opera glasses, Field glasses, and Bi noculars, the kind that last a lifetime. Staples Optical Company Portland Masonic Temple Building Salem, Oregon FEATURE fjt i " '. . 4 : : w -jot . 1 $ 4. ft From Corvallis". known as ; Marysville. the river passes thru'tl the Half Moon Repd and remhes Albany. 12 miles below. This bnsilinsj city has outgrown its eld 1 1 :! ;!'l TK in, Callilioi : l WOiM iug-iu place. Kiht miles mouih of tli reached . Some histor name was a nif Takeenaii aniir; .1 con dowi 1 1: r is -il U Mill :h-it this f ;.i: lr. iiirc :i 'Oil IU. u. woril a':-il"-a medicine man. .Many have i.iU this deriviat iop. Halch's I'.r ! ; m l l- '.villi I lomc! 'ioi!':" hu; it-nds olor to i Chief Santiam cin'e man. i'. I'e'n n g to Till d i- i Ins stream an artery of ' In early day -ascended a far !1' :liie ill :-ci-, boats frequently .lefferson, and from thei flour have full loads of gr;: in and been shipped to Pon lainl. .Iut below i',e Santiam Luckiamu'e ri..r cmiiN into tile I he Willamette. This name is also derived from an Indian word meaning crooked. Oiu- nii'e farther down :s tiie village uf Iluena 'is'a. known in 1."'0 as Hloom ington. Eight miles below is the town of Independence. o;i, ' known is St. loui Landing. Itelow this poin; v.as tiie iilage of Ivola. At one lime this was tiiie a sli ; pping point, ed a t i or.ee Large warehouses s:t unt itle mouth of the RUkrea'.l called La !rande i To be continued i IMIJIS SVRIMUSKI) The neighbors of a Paris jour nalist were startled the ;-iii-r dyv U. 'car a great rumbliiiL. in his Salem 4 t DRAMA OF OLD WILLAMETTE in Chicago H ' t r X A 0 f opart ment on Hi" fifth l!:-i,- building. a- -ompanied b the iso- u .mistakable exhaust of a u iine ii otor in f.Cl action .unmonel to the doer th journalist explained witii great composure that h" vas engaged m research wor witti the idea of incorporating Intpi ovements in "Mi- automobile. lie had take'i th.' s'luall two seater to the ho'is", -:iii':;.''ed the I-.Mts upstairs. .seinii!.'d he t; aim was now occupi ;! in -'udying the mechanism by runiii'ig the car around liis re r.i. rroimiiiiiniuitHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini 3 a The Universal Appeal of Flowers for Christmas Did you ever stop to consider what joy they firing. And their chief charm ties' in the fact that they are hirished by old and young alike. Flowers are the gift ideal! At Christmas time, they are doubly welcome. They introduce a note of Spring---of promise; For the Holiday Season, make' your home gay and cheery with fresh cut flowers or plants! Make the shut in and invalid happy! C. F. BREITHAUPT Salem's Telegraph Florist I J 'J r L1TTLE CITY OF CRIPPLES TO FIND SANTA ON LINER Utxit to Kntertaiii .M0 In KIalorate Celebration IWwimmi l)eks f the Greatest 0hiI Afloat Tnclc ('rippled children over 2,0o liv ng in are lookine forward numbering i vo- vrw ! with eager expectation to the afternoon December 2::. when they will of be entertained at a huge Christinas party on board the Leviafhan by ! the Fnited States Lines and I'ncle Robert, who is known throughout 1 the country for his ardent efforts, to make the lives of those unfor- i tunate youngsters who are not physically perfect, happier. The party planned for the crip-j pled kiddies by I'ncle Robert and th Fnitted Stales Lines promises to be one which will be long re membered by those attending it The I-eviathan which will be docked during the week preceding ' Christmas at pier m Manhattan, was selected by I'ncle Kobetr as a. scene for this year's Christmas party, due to the fact that during ! his lectures to children through-j out the country he lias lound an ; overwhelming desire on their part, to inspect tiie huge vessel. When the children, who' will be brought frojn every part of New York City in big dosed bus es and private touring cars, reach pier st. they will find hundreds of the ship's stewards ready to aid them in boarding the Levia than. They will be carried up the gangways to "C" deck and from there to "H" deck, where the main social halls of the ship are located. There in the big public square will be a 20-foot Christmas tree blazing with electric lights and hung over with gifts for all. no- nated bv I'ncle Robert and those who are interested in aiding him in his wonderful work. The children after an inspec tion of the tree, will go into the big Wintergarden on the same deck, which will be decorated with Christmas greens and festoons. Here they will receive a warm buffet luncheon and bags of can dy on which to much during the jtwo hours program of vaudeville A Gift Inexpensive But Valuable It sounds like a paradox to say that a Christmas gift is inexpensive but very valuable, doesn't it? Hut it is true about a United States National Savings ai count. It will only cost you one dollar to open one for each of your youngsters and get .them started in the thrift habit. ' r Hy so doing you arc laying the- foundation for their future success. United States National Bank Salem. Oregon ; most of the After their luncheon -. the child ren will be seated in the grtat social hall where the Leviathan's eighteen piece . orchestra" will en-i tertiin them until all- the little guests have -arrived. Thomas Meighan. Famous Play- j efs Lasky picture star, and ideal . or children the world over, has; M)lunteere'.l to appear as Santa . Clans. He will make an early ap- pearance on the social hall stagey to welcome, all kiddies and pre-; sent them with their Christmas , gifts. Then will follow a big j vaudeville "program 'of leading! thesnians. "each of whom hast worked up an "act .with special ap- peal to the youthful audience. i For the past few years. I'ncle J Robert has arranged tiiese Chris- : mas parties for the crippled child- , ren of New York and his work in this respect has brought cheer j and happiness to many a young ! ster :who otherwise would know j of Santa (Tails only from seeing j ! the Salvation Army representative! I of the old 'Yuletide saint on the; i city" streets. j This, year more' children will j j be able to-attend the party than j lever before, due to the size of I j facilities aboard the Leviathan, j The entire program will be broadcasted from the .steamer j through station WH.V. IOews ' State Theatre building. I Not only is the United States ! Lines and its officials doing all I in their power to make the day a i happy one for the .youngsters, but the board of education of this city j and the police reserves are doing all in their power to see that -all; the deserving, children are "taken to the .party and that they are' properly cared for during the mo tor trip from their homes, schools or institutions, before ami after. EUGENE Southern Pacific grading new terminal grounds. which will take up afternoon. . m ; ."'.'A- -B CHAMBERS AND CHAMBERS For the Children Kiddies Kars Tricycles Wagon s Tables Desks Black Boards Rockers Hi Chairs Baby Jumpers Doll Garts Cribs and Kiddie Coops For Grown-ups Library Tables Dining Tables Book Cases Desks Davenports Lamps Dinner Ware Day Beds Smoking Stands Trunks Satchels SuitCases or a Royal Electric Sweeper or a Savage Washing Machine CHAMBERS AND CHAMBERS II n X
