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PAGE FOUR H OREGON STATESMAN, Sftien, Oregu, Sunetay Homing, August 25, H29 "No Taror Swaya Us; No Fear ShaU Awe." From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Spragce, Sheldon F. Sackett, Publishers Charles A. SpRAGTE - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett - - Managing Editor Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper. Entered at the Pos toff ice at Salem, Oregon, at Second-Clasa Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Business office 215 S. Commercial Street. Pacific Coast Advertising Eepra Arthur W. Stypes, Inc., j San Francisco, Sharon Bldg.; I Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parfcons-Stecher, Inc.1, New York, 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago, 360 N. Michigan Ave. Proposed Power Development ON the front page of today's issue The Statesman pub lishes a map showing the two power projects which the Northwest Power company, a tric Power company, seeks a the North Santiam river. We dents of Salem and other ' sections interested may have a clear-understanding of what shows the area of the North tributary, Marion river, from source of Marion river. The public interest is involved in several different ways in the proposed development. ' 1st. Salem has an interest in a future water supply from the mountains. The logical source is somewhere along the North Santiam river. Water could be taken from this stream from anywhere above ment would not hurt the water. Running it in conduits would protect it from contamination. The city could go up the Little North Santiam, branching in above MelaSgia if it wanted a completely patrolled point of water it seems clear -be jeopardized in any degree 2nd. Should these power a private? company which now the power business m this territory? They do not pass into the hands of the private company for a permanent posses sion. The tenure is for 50 years. Under the terms of the water power act, stringent provisions are made for limiting eaningston the investment; ciation; requiring setting up reserves starting in the 21st expropriating to the United btates treasury all earnings in excess of those allowed under the act. The government requires strict accounting for construc tion costs which govern in case the plant is taken over. The federal act does not provide for appropriation of the plant by state or municipality but does permit the federal govern ment o take the property over at the end of the tenure. In the interval a municipality could acquire the plant under con demnation proceedings, acting under state law. Does Salem want to get into the power business? The Statesman believes Salem's first venture should be in munic ipal ownership of water. The city has gone along for half a century and longer without acquiring its water plant, though it has had many opportunities to do so. It has had the strongest provocation to kick out private ownership of water and go into the business itself. But it has not done so; and is making no more to do so. The Statesman has strongly urg ed city ownership of the water system and the formulation of a plan for ultimately going to the mountains for water. Until we accomplish that job, it is foolish to talk about go ing into the power business. J We believe under proper regulation that private opera-! tion of the light and power business is satisfactory. We5do not object to the power company making money out of sup- pimg us Miin power; it is enimea 10 good proiits. Sa em might be forced into the power u ana in enect suosiaize industries through shitting the tax burden from a power company to property. When that time comes the eity could either take over this proposed plant, generate its' electricity by steam plants, utilizing waste fuel or develop some of the numerous other sites along the Santiam. 3rd. Roads. In developing this project the company would have to build a road to Marion Lake. As far as the -junction of the North Santiam and Marion rivers this would be along the route to be followed by the North Santiam high way to Hogg Pass. This would hasten the building of this road. The public would pay for it, of course, but it would be assessed in light bills rather than road taxes. 4th. Scenic features. In our judgment this i3 the gravest problem which the proposition entails. Since our first editorial on this subject last Tuesday, we have had an opportunity to study the application and the map. What we fear particularly is the destruction of the scenic beauty of the North Santiam for the stretch about ten miles above De troit. If all or substantially all the water is diverted leaving the stream bed in summer time practically dry, that would be a real and irreparable injury to this wilderness area. No one who has seen this dashing mountain stream but has reveled in its wild beauty. Perhaps this is the price we must pay for "progress"; but we would urge that a sufficient flow be preserved in the stream bed to protect fish life and to maintain something of the present beauty of the scene. In presenting this map and this detailed study of the pro- j jects, The Statesman desires primarily to lay the whole pic ture before the public whose interest is paramount. Citizens and organizations of citizens will do well to study the issues I involved. We suggest that those interested take a trip into the country above Detroit. Cars will go to a point nine miles above Detroit. Trails lead farther on to Marion Lake. We favor the granting of the permit, provided Salem's interest in a future water supply is preserved, and provided there is reasonable protection to fish life and scenic beauty of the rivers. Shipping Logs to Grays Harbor SHIPPING coal to Newcastle has long been the proverb for the height of absurdity. Yet here Ve are shipping logs from the Siuslaw river to Grays Harbor. Five million feet of fir logs, so we read in the Eugene Guard, are to be made into a raft and towed to the mills away up in Washington. There they will be made into lumber and probably most of it will be shipped down the coast to San Pedro or across to Australia. Rafts or logs are going out from the Siletz and Yaquina to Grays Harbor. It sterns strange that Oregon mills can not work these logs up into lumber. Why ship the raw ma terial out of the state for milling? Keeping the logs here and miDing them would provide jobs for hundreds of men. It is bad enough to ship out so much rough lumber as we do. our, to snip our logs seems a wholly unnecessary loss to Ore gon mills. Grays Harbor pays the price. But it is hard to ee now they can pay the price Slaw Down for Curves thing. It hart my pride to think that he would do that. "S&meona called his wife and told her that her husband was going aronnd with another was. Sa aired tie other From the Oregonfan's latest tslzzgfr story A bad break but good brake. ifsentatives : Portland, Security Bldg. Los Angeles, W. Pac. Bldg. subsidiary of the Portland Elec permit to erect in the basm of publish the map so that resi the projects are. ihe map Santiam river and its principal Detroit to Marion Lake, the Stayton. The power develop water shed. From the stand" that Salem's interest would not by the power development. sites pass into the hands of has the virtual monopoly of governing allowances for depre out of earnings amortization year of operation; and finally game if other cities go intopt and the Oregon mills camot ! ... . BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS Another eventful Journey: S The Bits column of yesterday told of a memorable journey be tween wbero Salem now la and old Fort Vancouver, In 1842. Here Is another, in 1S46 and 1837: The ship Whiton sailed from New York November 27. 1846, and dropped anchor in Ba ker's bay in front of Astoria June 23, 1847. Rev. William Roberts, wife and two sons, and Rev. James H. Wilbur, wife and daugh ter, were passengers. Roberts was to be superintendent of the Meth odist mission in Oregon, and Wil bur a missionary In the territory of Oregon. They were able, schol arly men. It was a long voyage. There were storms at sea. The route was around Capellorn. In the Pacific Wilbur, who was help ing the sailors paint the outside of the ship, fell into the ocean, a plank on which he was standing tipping on end. A rope was thrown to him, but it was short and he could not reach it. Boards, bench es and doors were thrown into the sea He swam tn w and kept on top of the water ana wag rescued by men in one of the ship's Ooats. Soon after hi arrival in Ore gon, Wilbur was appointed to the Oregon Institute (now Willamette university), and he came up the Willamette river from Oregon City in a small boat. The first day he got as far as Butteville-, where he stayed all night with a settler whose name was Hall. The second day brought him to the mouth of the Yamhill river. He lay on the ground that night with a bear skin for a cover, and a couple of blankets; but his rest was broken by howling wolves and screaming beasts. Besides, it rained and the water fell on his unsheltered head. One of his help ers, a Kanaka, kneaded a bit of douh, which he baked on a board, and broiled a piece of beef, for their breakfast. Then they started up the stream, but it was swift and the water was shallow, and they were forced to wade the river and pull the boat. Wilbur was up to his waist in water, and heavy rain fell. The third night he slept on the ground again, and the next day the boat moved up wards about 10 miles. Wilbur Vas in the water most of the day. They went into camp again and The Oregon 1 1 This coupon, when accompanied by one New Three-Month subscription to The Oregon Statesman will entitle the bearer to a ticket to the RINGLIXG BROS, and BARM AM, BAILEY CIRCUS, Angus 2P. t Salem, Oregon. I am not now a subscriber to THE OREGON STATESMAN by mail or carrier, but agree to subscribe for three months and until I order it stopped. .1 will pay the regular subscription price of 60c per month. Signed Address . Town.. Phone No You may also send the Portland Telegram, I will pay the carrier 60 cents per month for both papers.. Signed Secured by Address Ticket good only for child trader 18 years of ago. Bring or mail all new subscriptions to THH STATESMAN. 21S 8. Commercial, Circulation Dept. Mail-orders must be paid la advance, Rate: 50c per mo. All nrden The Great Adventure remained over Sunday. The next day, five dayg from Oregon City, tired and hungry and lck, he ar rived in Salem and was warmly welcomed and entertained by Rev. J. L. Parrlsh, after whom Parrish junior high school was named. V Wilbur added as a postcrtpt to his record of the trip to Salem, which, by the way, had not yet been named, nor platted as a town: "I should have said that I took supper with Sister Willson. and never do I remember to have eaten a meal that I relished so well." Mrs. Willson was the wife of Dr. W. H. WiUson. who came as a missionary la 1837, and she came on the Lausanne in 1840. Dr. Willson platted Salem, and dedicated Willson avenue. m James H. Wilbur became a leader. He built the first church and opened the first school in Portland. He was the founder of Wilbur academy. His work among the Yakima Indians was a bene diction. In his various undertak ings, he was at times architect, teacher, preacher, carpenter and painter. "s Wilbur and Robert3, the dis tinguished passengers on the Whiton, born in the same year, companions in life, were compan ions fn death. They died within a few months of each other; they and their wives rest in Lee Mis sion cemetery, and the same mon ument marks their graves. ". V Does the reader realize how much history was made by the men and women who rest in that Machpelah of Oregon, out on the knoll near the end of Center-street j overlooking Salem and command ing the country where their early J labors centered? The first grave opened there was that for Anna Maria Pitman Lee and her infant son. first white woman married in Oregon, first white woman and child bur led In this state; the son the first whte, child born in Oregon. By her' side is the grave of her hus band, Jason Lee and that of Lucy Thompson Lee, second wife of Ja son Lee. The dust of Jason Lee was brought 60 years after his death at his old home in lower Canada, near the Maine border. He was a Canadian by mistake; by the surveyed line running be- Statesman Circus Subscription Blank wffl be verified before Tickets are low the house of his father, whose land was aU supposed to be in Maine when he settled there. He waa an American by choice, and one of the greatest in the results that flowed tor bis country's ben efit from his life work. Cyrus Shepard, the first mis sionary teacher of the Oregon Country, lies near; in the same enclosure. And J. L. Parrish and his wife, who gave the land for the cemetery, and that where the Salem General hospital now is for an orphanage. That Is, Mrs. Par rish gave the land. It was on her part of their donation claim. And A. F. Waller, who built the first Protestant church west of the Rockies at Oregon City, and the first church in Salem, and the first brick building on Willam ette university's campus. And Gustavus Hines, a high light of the colonial days of this state. And Bishop Haven, and J. D. Dri ver, and a Ions; list of others. V As has been mentioned in this column before, J. Quinn Thorn ton and his wife are buried in Lee Mission cemetery, and their graves are unmarked excepting by thin slabs of wood that are rot ting away, and the names on the slabs are about obliterated by sun and rain; though Thornton did a great work for his state as unof ficial representative of the provi sional government when the bill proposing to create the territory of Oregon was pending in con gress. He was instrumental in securing two sections of school land from each township, when the custom Jiad been to give only one. There was some time ago a proposition to have the school childrenrof Oregon make up a fund for a monument for Thorn ton, and this should be revived, and no doubt will be in time. j S i Lee Mission cemetery contains enough makers of history to war rant a historic shrine being set up there, to which would repair in time millions of pilgrims. This also will no doubt come about in good time. V " 'I'll live to see, I know it yet, a bridge across the Willamette,' sang one of the pioneers, who ev idently agreed with the eastern pronunciation of Portland's fa mous river. And soon we are to see our eighth fridge across the Willamette." So reads an editor ial paragraph in the Portland Ore gonian of yesterday. When did ths Willamette become Portland's river? And where did the para-J given ent. grapher get his quoted tines ? They shoald read: "They'll build a bridge. I feel It, yt, A bridge across the Willamette." They were a fling at the pow ers that controlled Portland in the SO's and before, when the owners of the old Stark street ferry were successful in delaying all efforts to stop the flow of their large rev enues. Salem had the first bridge across the Willamette river. It was built in 18S6; and we had a ferry fight, too. The original bridge at Salem was washed away by the flood of 1S90. The second bridge, built that year, was torn away to make room for the one that now stands, because it had outlived its usefulness and was at the danger point through age, and partly because the period of automotive travel with its heav ier loads and more exacting re quirements for strength had come. Editors Say: THE POWER ISSUE The Salem Statesman takes a sensible view of the issue present ed by the application of the North west Power company's to appro priate the waters of Marion lake for development purposes. It real izes that the proposed develop ment will bring its advantages and disadvantages but it concludes that the former will more than compensate for the latter. It says: "The invasion of the wilderness area of Marlon river and lake will be a real injury in the eyes of all those who love the great outdoors. But these damages may be held down. Even eo, there are other vast areas ministering to the rec reational needs of the people. "The development, if it comes, will mean the expenditure of large sum of money In construction work, will add to the supply of power available for Industry, will require the building of a road, much of which will be along the route of the North Santiam high way toward Santiam pass. The Statesman believes that the ad vantages outweigh the disadvan tages, provided the city's interest in the use of the water for domes tic purposes is properly preserv ed." Salem has a conflicting interest in the power site, as it has made filings on waters of the same ter ritory. But the Statesman points out that this conflict does not nec essarily jeopardise Salem's inter ests. On the contrary, as the news paper points out, the right kind of an agreement between the city and the power company would promote the city's Interests rather than interfere with it. The issue at the bottom of the controversy Is one that will be presented many times as Oregon continue to grow and expand, namely whether the power resour ces of onr mountain areas are go ing to be utilized or whether they are going to be locked up for the benefit of the relatively few who have the time and the inclination I of enjoying them. This newspaper believes in conservation of natural resources within reason, but it is not sympathetic with the view en tertained by some people that they should be locked up for all i time. Albany Democrat Herald. Pref Appreciation of Beauty Indicated by Growth Increasing patronage s of Belcrest Memorial Park shows convincingly the appreciation of this community. t-uuvmcingiw Each month sees its use increase in a satisfactory manner. Preference for this park cemetery is won by Its growth in beaut v br its natural charm, and by its provision for Perpetuali Care ' 2??. choice khere, investigate this splendid opportun ity to assist m community development. Telephone 2205 Pponun 1 churches! X7AT0EL8TI9 TAIEXXACLB Coram 13th and Ferry . streets. Two blocks southeast ef Supreme Conrt bif. The Fntl Gospel church. Sunday morn inr 11:00, mesare by Evangelist Rof ert. Scnday Bight, 6:00, "Soma Pajes from My Life Story," a sermon by Guy Renfrom, baled on hit own personal ex perienees. Sunday Bible school 9:45 a. at. V7. B. Finney, tupt. Street aerTiee at 7 p. m. Sunday corner High and State. Children' church each Saturday after aooa. 2:30. Karl V. Jennison, pastor. Phone 2000-i. HIGHLAND FRIENDS Corner of Highland Ave., and Church street. Edgar P. Sims, pastor. Bible school at 10 a. m. Earl Beckett, anperitendent. Preaching in the church at 11 a. m. by Blanche Ford Pickering, our form er pastor, who is visiting with us this week. Services in the tent at cornor ef Haxel and Spruce Ate., at 2:30 and & p. m., in charge of Oregon Yearly meet ing Young Workers league. FORD MXMOSIAL CHTXSCH West Salem. Rev. Meredith A. Orores, pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Mrs. J. L. Austin, acting supt. Morning senr- I ice at 11 o'clock. Miss Erelyn Emery of j'ratnas will preach and aiog. Young peo ple a ana vouag uisrrieu yeuyio r.y worth league meeting at 7 p. m. Evening seric at 8. Rer. J. J. Mickey wiU preach. Midweek aerrice Thursday cra ning 3 o'clock. FJBST METHODIST EFISCOPAL Corner State and Church streets. F. O. Taylor, pastor. Residence 639 Stata at. Phone 974. Margaret K. Sutherland, di rector of religious education. Phone 872. Services 11 a. m., and S p. m. Sermon topic: "Fishing on Galilee, the pastor. The Pilgrim. Players will present the religious drama, "St Claudia," at the hour of the evening worship. Church school, classes for all ages. H. F. Shanks, superintendent. Epworth League: "How Institute Inspiration Can Be Put to Use ia the Home Chapter," led by the dele gates to the Fails City Institute. Week day services: Midweek prayer and praise service Thursday at 8 p. as. ST. TAXTL'B EPISCOPAL Ser. Geo. H. Swift, Rector. Church and Chemeketa street. Holy communion 7: SO a. as. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 CHRIST X.UTHBBAX Eighteenth and State streets. German services 9:45 a. m. Sermon: "Good Sam aritan Services." English aervices 11:00 a. m. Sermon: "Using Witchcraft." The second sermon oa the second command ment. Sunday school 9:40 a. m. Classes for all ages and conditions. Rev. Amos K. Minneman, pastor. Old Oregon's 1 Yesterdays Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Read August 25, 1904 There is little doubt in the mind of President Coleman ef Willam ette university but that the bal ance of $13,000 needed for the proposed new medical building for the university will be raised. Three thousand five hundred dol lars have already been raised. The building will coat $17,000. A hayrack party composed of 14 local persons left for a visit to the Atwood-Barnes-Drew- Pennybaker camp on Pringle creek. In the group were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. J. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Minton, Jamee Albert, and the Misses Albert, Blanche Kant ner and Cora Hopkins. Superintendent Ackerman has returned from a visit to the south western section of the state. He believes a wonderful future is in store for that section of the state, when adequate railroad and trans portation facilities are provided. 4 a- 4a a, m Mi erence ielcrest ifStemortalBarfe CAXVAET BAPTIST W. Earl Cochran, pastor. 8undav school 9:45 a. m. Preaching services 10:50 a. m. sad 8 p. m. Y. P. C.'s (senior and in termediate) 7:00 p. m. Sunday evening at 7:00 Deacons and Deaconess meeting. Monday evening 7:45 Executive Board Meeting. Wednesday evening 7:45 prayer meeting. Thursday evening 7:45, choir rehearsal Sunday morning sermon tople: "Heroes of the Faith." Solo: "Open the Gates of the Temple." by Knapp: Mrs. Ersel Mundtnger. Sunday aveninc ser mon topic: "Three Reason! t" Special muaio by th ehoma choir. Popular gos pel seag service. Yon are welcome. AHEBI0AN LTJTHXKA2C Church street, between eThemeketa and Center. "A Downtown Church." Her. P. W. Eriksen, paator. At 10:30 the paw tor will deliver the sermon on topic I "How Jesus Made Answer to Lawyer's Question." There will be a Sunday school until September 8, at 9:15, when vacation is over. The Luther League de votional meeting at 7:80 Sunday evening. Special music for Sunday morning. Mrs. R. A. Hooper and Mrs. C. M. Byrd. FIRST BAPTIST Corner of Marion ant Liberty streets, Robert L. Payne, pastor. Fred Broeiv Sunday school supt., and director of ma sic. Sunday echool 9:45. Fira depart, ments. Morning preaching service 11:00. Sermon topic, "The Heighth, Breadth, and Depth of Cod's Love." Also sermon ette for ehildren. Three yonng pepole'a meetings at 7 o'clock. Evening preach Ing service at 8:00. Sermon tople: "Bo demptton ia Christ," Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock. SALEM ID GROUP BEGINS 1CTIVITIES The Salem Ad club began its fall activities this week with a meeting of the executive commit tee to outline the work of the club for the coming year. Four objectives were set forth by the leaders at the meeting for the coming'year. Spring and fall opening events as well as Christmas illumination contest were carried "over as suc cessful objectives from former years. The executive committee favored some suitable affiliation with an organised Better Business bureau as one of the club's aims for the year. Educational work on the club programs in the mat ter of advertising theory and prac tice and the dissemination, of this information in the community was included as an objective along with the aim of "selling" Salem to itself and "selling" the com munity to the entire nation. - The first meeting of the club will be held at the Marlon hotel Thursday noon, Septembe r5. Reg ular meetings will be held each Thursday noon throughout the re mainder of tne year. Tentative plans for fall opening were discussed by the club mem bers. The week before the state fair which open Septembr 23 was informally agreed upon by mem bers of the executive committee as the best week for the opening. The committee named to handle fall opening Include Gardner Knapp, E. A. Brown, Ralph Klet zing, Leo Kafoury and Stanley Keith. In attendance at the executive committee meeting were Edwin Thomas, William Paulus? Oscar D. Olson, Gardner Knapp and Shel don F. Sackett. 8