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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1902)
DAILY EVENING EDITION IN6ED1TI0N Eastern Oregon Weather at ronr retiaenra Knlr tonight nnd Wodnesday; froBt tonight, wnrmor Wednes day. J5c A WEEK. mm mmmrmmmmr t PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OKEGON, TU US DAY, SEPTEMBER (, 15)02. NO.;ir;j! m wool N GROWERS IN AT N Ti n a.nd Coyote Bounty Law Ably Discussed To- Several Good Addresses Yet to Come. mflt ilgrowcrs' Associa- jtegether this morning association rooms, by Belts. ire were present at ahig session, these represent or Sweden of the state. The C inewHwg was changed from irt liease to the association iecHse of the convenience of er plce 'awl a lack of larger ice upon 'the meeting of the Ion. 4 IHbs 'tnti aeetlng to order, at Belts announced that the .TR'WWno of work and wasa were -requested to at-a-aieeWtttromptly and take jntigS8Ry important points VMM meeting. yB-Halley, mayor of .liimn Introducedr and rowers to Pendle- 4 eeured Umbi that Pendleton lo theft tTteht, and would not ithexv threw the corpo ris, ififc. to them, while In iwjpSBvbeautli'ul comparl tw&Mtkiiinodern and ancient d ofjlwworous nature, which ell .ntMtved by the woolgrow- imed them to Pen- that he knew that .few "black sheep" pJect Williamson was ind responded to the aiacv-HW mayor in a nappy i i tmtim ft n t n 1 Iv nri f i f tfce West, and of Ore but giving Pendle excelllng all other BfvBaclty. nVPHRDVCl, UCVUUU5 tte"ef .this meeting to work of JunMns hospitality. tJHM6L3elt8 then deliver- annual address as follows: hairrrian Belts' Address. Members of the Oregon Towers' Association: men: ' : this' association is a perma are Is pre-ved by the Increase nemhersfelp and the interest ed bylltB members in its wel lae the last year. the association is capable of :iing,Biucn in the interest oi i grower iu tue xuvure it cuii r nil. That it has done much Tk 'during" the last year, both aiajftdfa' national character the Cascade forest reserve utod-therflat went forth that .be., closed against sheep, but oi uus association ;,8heep ranged on Cmu4 .'tter Prices. eethur .'of the executive com if' jthe' fissoclation dates were )"r wool sales at Pendleton, . Snaatlto and The Dalles. By is,. a. large number of wool re$t$uced to be present, cauHlftg ' competition to be suiting, In voolgrowere reeelv a. oae&alf cent to one and ceats-fijore per pound than ed; rThl8 method of market 'appears to be very satisfac- tbiljuvpr also, as It brings !loeer touch with the pro osldos saves hlra much time mse1 traveling to and fro over try buying a clip here and think that even better re- iyy(be! attained another year ereleentrallzing of wool at pejBta where there are bet IMufor handling. 0 ror ivinrKet. (ST .sale days here there as suggestions maae oy ers to the producers in fmanner of preparing market, which should parlous, attention of every ft place they desiro to Irse and fine wools put lo bags that they may the amount they are fch staple; in the next ish to have the tags lely, as tags, are almost quantity, as some bands of slioop have much of this class of wool, while qthers havo scarcely any. Another suggestion was to sack the wool dry or serious loss would fol low. Stand Upon Individual Merit "These suggestions appear to me but reasonable and not arbitrary or exacting at all." Under the present method of selling, each clip must stand upon its individual merit. It certainly Is to the Interest of each woolgrower to establish a reputntlon for placing upon the market a su perior clip, both In quality and pack ing. If all do this Oregon wool will be sought after more eagerly each succeeding year." Shoddy Wool and Reciprocity. (President Belts then read a com munication from T. F. Warren, presi dent of the Northwest Woolgrowers' Association urging the passage of the Grosvenor bill by congress prevent-1 Ing the manufacture of shoddy woolen 1 goods, wlhout marking such goods, "shoddy," as oleomargerine is requir ed to be marked and also against) that portion or the reciprocity bill where Argentine wool may be brought into competition with Ameri can wool.) "These two subjects should not be passed over too hastily by this con vention as both effect the wool in dustry to a great extent; particularly Is this true or the former," said Mr. Belts. A CHEAT LOSS OF LIFE I HIE BURNED TR T Damage In Clackamas County is Over $2,000,000 Great Mortality In Lewis River Country, mams Found Signers. "I wil state that a petition accom panying this communication was re ceived by me, and within two hours there were 50 names attached to it, all there was room for. Woolgrowers, laborers, farmers, merchants and pro- lessional men, all expressed the hope that the bill would pass; that it was a good one. Urges Support of BUI. "It my candid opinion there is not a man or body of .men in the state of Oregon that would not gladly lend It their most hearty support. There fore I would respectfully sugget that this association pass a resolution dl rected to the Ways and Means com mittee of the bouse asking that body to report favorably upon the bill at an early date, and that nil Boards of Trade, Commercial Associations, Granges and other associations be re quested to pass like resolutions and forward them to their proper destina tion. It might be advisable to request President Roosevelt to recommend the passage .of House Resolution No. 0305 in his annual message to con gress this fall. In concluding this subject I will say that every wool- grower and every man that wears woolen clothes should write his con gressman demanding the Immediate consideration and passage of this bill. The Summer Range. "The most serious problem that con fronts the livestock Industry todav Is that of summer range. That the range is overstocked and is being greatly Injured thereby Is beyond question, and unless some remedy Is soon applied, summer range on gov ernment land will, in a few years, be a thing of the past. This vexed ques tion would, perhaps havo settled It self In a short time by the private ownership of all the principal water ing places for stock In the mountains, but by the recommendation of Blnger Herman and Congressman Moody, tho government haR temporarily with drawn from entry a large area In the Blue mountains, as a proposed per manent forest reserve. There seems to be considerable apprehension as to the effect the Blue mountain forest reserve wil have on the livestock in terests. For that reason I wrote a letter of Invitation to Mr. Hermann to be present at this meeting, that we might confer together." (This letter was published In yes terday's Rast Oregonian. Forest Reserve. "In this matter, gentlemen, you have a very Important problem to solve, one which will require honest and intelligent consideration at your hands. The department kindly asks for your assistance and advice in settling this question, without which President Doug Belts. Seattle, Sept. 1G.-A speclnl to tho Times from Knlnmn. where great loss of llfo from forest tires was reported on Saturday night, says: News from tho tiro on Lewis River yesterday c-onflrmeri tho reports of Saturday night, and adds to tho losses. Tho I fallen timber tins blocked tho only road leading up the river, so that the work of the rescuers Is slow, Twelvo men with saws nnd teams i left Woodland yesterday morning to clear out tho road as fast as possible. A party of 10 persons, with a toam, ' was known to bo camping In tho tim ber The charred remains of tho team and wagon woro found, but tho , peoplo had gone nnd no traco of thorn 1 has been found. A groat number of peoplo woro In the timber at nnd around Trout Lako, fishing and hunting, but no authontlc reports hnvo been received from them, nnd It 1b feared thcro has beou loss of llfo, us It is known thnt tho timber In thnt district has beon , burning since Thursday night. water country, where tho fire swept 'through timber land 15 miles long 'nnd from two to four miles wide. Ac- 'nfjllnt tti rnnnrla ittilniv It, f rrm tho different parts of the stato, Clack amas county will bo the heaviest loser, ns the fires aro mostly burning In rich timber belts, with much of It good green timber. Tho fnrms de stroyed will amount to betweeu $1, 000.000 and I'-'.OOO.OOO, with very lit tle Insurance to cover the loss LEWIS RIVER. It can scarcely be expected to pro-' He said that under the present or ceed intelligently and with Justice to ganlzatlon that there was only nbout one-tenth of the woolgrowerb of the state represented In tho association. all Interests concerned. Should it be Made Permanent, "The first question to decide Is: do you want this proposed reserve be made permanent? If you do, then, does an excess amount of grazing tend to destroy the forest cover, and next, is there any portion of this area mapped out that does not properly belong to the forest reserve? What Government Will Decide. "It appears to bo the present poli cy of the government, after consul tation with the various interests In volved, through its forest officers, to decide on the number of head of stock to be grazed In each forest reserve or each subdivision of a reserve. Therefore, if, In your opinion, a "per manent forest reserve as mapped out, would be" to the best interests of the woolgrower, It appears to me, as all sections interested are pretty well represented here, this Is the proper time to make an estimate of tho num ber of sheerf that would be allowed to graze on the same. Coyote Bounty Law. - "There seems to be a disposition In certain locations to have the coyote bounty law repealed at the next ses sion of tho Oregon legislature. Why this law should cause so much unrest and bo so persistently assailed I am unable to determine. When this sub ject comes up for discussion I hope at least one man from each county represented here will make a report as to whether the law Is satisfac tory lu his section or not and whether ho wishes It repealed or retained on tho statute books, This Is a very im portant matter and I hope it will re ceive due consideration at your hands." Secretary and Treasurer's Report. B. F. Hynd, secretary and treasur er, submitted his annual report, from which the following extract Is taken: "At the present time we havo 119 members In good standing, a Del gain of 3G during tho year. These 119 members represent 325,000 sheep, less than one-tenth of the sheep In the state, and we trust that a better system of organization will be adopt ed at this meeting, whereby every sheepman In tho state will become a member, and the rate of assessment be greatly reduced. The executive committee lias met three times during the year In the Intel ests of members, and their ap pointment of sales days during the wool season realized for the wool- .growers of this state not less than 14o per pound on all wool sold, ah woolgrowers, whether members or not. derived benefits trom tnese sales, and those who are yet 'on the outside.' should 'come Into the fold" and contribute their mite towards the expenses of the association. Reorganization. Mr. Hooper then addressed the as sociation on the subject of reorganization. The time had come when the sheep men of Oregon should stand together. It was an age of mergers and organi zation and it was necessarily for the woolgrowers to combine for their own interests, He favored the organization of lo cal associations throughout the state, which should be branches of the state association. The presidents of these associa tions should form the executive of ficers of the state association and should meet as often as necessary. The ilues hhould be such as lo place the two associations on a solid basis. He suggested ?1 as dues to the local association and $1 to tho state association by every member, and fl to go to defraying the expe nses of delegates from tho local as sociations attending the nnnual meet ing of the state association, Ho thought this would insure a good at tendance and good representation of the woolgrowlng Interests at tho meetings of tho state association. As it Is now, he btatcd, that only a few counties were represented and that this was damaging to tho Inter ests of the woolgrowers. Upon motion a committee was ap pointed to submit a new constitution of the organization along the lines suggested by Mr. Hooper. The committee, which will report at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow, consists of H. C. Hooper. W. II. DiUnr and W. M. Slusher. The meeting then adjourned until 1:30 p. ni. Afternoon Session. The first part of the afternoon ses sion was taken up .In discussing tho forest icserve question, alter which Congressman-elect Williamson deliv ered his address on the coyote boun ty law. The discussion of the forest re set ve was called for by counties. Crook County. Mr. J.a Follett, of CrooU county, said: "I think that at least three-fourths of tho stockmen of my county aro In favor of the forest reserve. Sheep men and cattlemen are included on this side of the question. "Regulation Is desired. A general scramble will not do. Sheep should go into the range at a certain time. One range differs from another, Ont may be better than another, One may stand more grazing than anoth er. Tho matter should be regulated so as to give all an equal chance and J at the same time preserve and pro-1 teet the rnnge. "In Crook county there are 200.000 sheep,- 10,000 horses and 20,000 cat tle. All Interests should be protect ed, then there would be no trouble. Wasco. Messrs. George Young and JleAn Continued oil page 8, Fire Practically Exhausted Many I Burned to Death Bodies Beyond I Recognition, Knlnmn, Sept. 16. Tho latest re port from the scone of tho Lewis River fire shows thnt tho lire Is prac tically exhausted and that relief parties are enabled to cover the de vastated territory and gathor more definite Information. Thoso positive ly known to hnvo been burned to death aro: Al Reed and son and a party of seven others, whoso bodies are burned bcyopd recognition; w. B, Newliouse. Mrs. Graves, jonn l'oiiy wife and two children, and a brother of Mrs. Polly, whose nnmo Is not known. Forty-two Bodies Recovered. Portland, Sept. 16. Tho Oregon and Washington forcHt fires nro gen erally subsiding and the pnll of smoko Is disappearing. Full details nro diffi cult to obtain. Portions of tho rava ged districts are unnppronchablo, but every new report brings further tales of horror. A totnl of -12 bodies has been recovered. Lewis Vnlloy, which is a blackened waste, Is strewn with the corpses of peoplo and cattle. Portland Is subsci ..iig liberally for the sufferers. HORRIBLE DISCLOSURES. IN CLARK COUNTY. Fires on the Wane 200 Homeless People Many Lives Lost. Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 16. Tho great forest fires of Clark county nro on the wane, hut tho ruin In tbolr wake Is terrible. Upwnrds of 200 people are homeless and not Icbb thnn 16 people havo lost their lives and tho bodies havo been seared and charred In tho devastating ocean of flame that for tho past week haB add ed an epoch to the history of loca.1 disasters that will not soon bo for gotten. AT ELMA, WA8H. Many People Missing Great Loss of Shingle and Lumber Mills. Klam. Wash., Sopt. 16. A rollot committee waB formed of leading merchants and other citizens this morning to assist tho Immcdlato needs of nbout 100 homeless families. No actual loss of llfo Is yet known although many are missing, Tho Star Shingle Mill and Whlto's Linn her and Shingle Mills are entirely ruined. The loss on the first Is about 110,000 and on the latter $35,000 or $40,000. Ray's mill lost several linn died thousand shingles and the Green Cedar Shingle Company about 1,000, 000 shingles. Vanco's loss Is light nl out $1000. 'fen or 15 ranches have been burned out. SITUATION IN LANE. Fire6 Continue to Burn In the Heavy Timber, K.ugene, Sept. 16. The forest fires continue to burn In this county at a dozen or moie points, but the only destruction Is to the timber. The air Is so dense with smoke that the eye can seo but a short distance, nnd much complaint s heaid of Inconven lence from the smoke. CLACKAMAS COUNTY. Great Loss In Springwater Country Rich Timber Melts Destroyed Val uable Farms Destroyed, Oregon City, Sept. 10. The loss by fires In Clackamas county will amount to over $1,000,000. Mllos and miles of valuable timber were burn ed, ifnd besides this 100 bullillngs. The greatest loss is In tho Spring- Meat Trust Using Chemicals on Rot ten Meats and Use Diseased Ref use to Put In Sausages. St. Ix)uls, Sept. 16. Attorney Gonoral Crowe opened tho meat trust Investigation this morning by calling Thomas O'Sulllvan, Identified with Ihe meat packing business for 10 years, as a witness. He said he had been told by snlesmen of cvnrlous coolers that a comblno existed to hold up prices. Ho know wooka In ndvance when a raise was coming re gardless of tho prlco of cattle He testified to tho uro of n chemical wash to restore cooler deteriorated meats and sausagos. Ha also Bald that moats In sausage was not tit to eat, ns diseased hog kidneys, etc., woro being used In them. Tho cheap or grades woro not smoked, but dip ped In a chemical wash to glvo it a smoked appearance. Ho believed thnt bucIi meat wns decidedly pornlc Ions to health. $250,000 U8ED BY THE TWO TAMMANY FACTION8. Bitterest Primary Fight Known In the City of Gotham Carroll Against Croker. Now York, Sopt. 16. Tho bitterest primary fight in tho history of tho city Is being waged today. Tho polls will bo onoii from 2 until U o'clock. Crokor and Carroll's friends aro each distributing an enormous amount of money. A conservative estlmato this morning shows thnt a quarter of a million dollars has been spent by the opposing Tammany forces during the past month. SHARKEY ARRESTED. -Well. Held for the Murder of Fish- Known Character. New York, Sept. 16. The police this morning urrestod Thomas Shar key for the murder of Fish, lie Is a well-known character In the tender lulil district. of Northern Securtles Case. N.'w Vni-U- flnnl H! IfrtnrfiiL' testimony In the Northern Securities mm-irni- cnun linpnn MiIh mrti-iilnif be foro Special ICxamlner Ingersoll, np- poinicii ny tne milieu ninies cirruii court of Minnesota, M. I), Grover rnni-fiunntnil llm ftrpiil Northern. Charles V. Dunn, the Nort. am Paci fic, anil John V. Griggs tho Northern Securities. Solicitor-General ' Rich niilu i-enreHentOil Dm uovermiieut. The latter submitted a large number of depositions which he succeeded in having entered upon Ihe record after an argument. Th( counsel agreed that previous ly given testimony of following would be aceirted iih testimony prevent suit. Hill. Morgan. I'erklns ( H Mi'llitn .1 H. KeiineiU- .1 IJ Schlff, W. II, Cloiigh, Charles Stee Testimony of lliiminan before luterHt&tr, eiifiiinitrf-f, cfiininlKHlmi Chicago, also was treated as evidiince In tho present case. Adjournment wus taken until Thursday of next week. to the at