The Heppner Gazette charge of river 11,1,1 horbor work in
1 Ovcgon and Washington may be
IsRucd Tlui'sday Morning.
Warnock te Michell.
Kntoml fit the Postotlipc at Hejijmer Oregou, as
BeeoiHi-class matter.
Thursday,.
.Jan. 29
taken as indicating two things
first, a purpose to undertake active
ly the work ot removing the bar
riers to navigation between Celilo
and The Dalles; and, second, ap
proval of Captain Hart's plan for
1003 doing this great work. Captain
Elart's recommendations have long
Hillsboro has a milk conden- been under consideration at Wash-
sing plant, the first in the state, ington, and the department lms not
Oregon people should favor home yet declared its judgment concern
products and encouragy the es- ing it, but it is not likely that
tablihmeut of more manufactur- their author would have been re
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ids: concerns. caiiea to service nere it it were not
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ia mind to make use of the plan
The Lewis and Clark bill, ap- which originated with him gand
propriating $500,000 for the 1905 whice is identified with his name
fair has passed both houses. This Captain Hart's plau, which was
is one of Oregon's most progressive submitted to the Chief of Engineers
movements, and while it will be in November, 1900, is by a series
some what of a burden it will be of canals with locks connecting
money well spent. Oregon needs with links of the natural river
more people. If the spirit in channels to make a clear connec
which this bill was passed had tion betweeu navigable water below
been more prominent in former the obstructions at The Dalles and
times, Oregon today would have navigable water above the obstruc
been much better olf. tions at Celilo, a total distance of
about ten miles. It is for a work
In the neighborhood of 82,000,- designed to duplicate in connec-
000 are expended annually to con- tiou with the obstructions of The
duct the sheep industry in Eastern Dailes the work already achieved
Oregon. That is, it costs about $1 at the cascades the project now
per head to run sheep. This large presented being one vastly greater
sum is paid to laboring and busi- in every way than the one accom
ness men. ine millions ot pounds piisbed. in taptain tiart s own
of wool and with the increase in the words, in an official report made to
sheep, this is certainly an industry the Chief of Engineers, in No-
worthy consideration, and should vember, 1900, his scheme includes:
b3 helped rather than handicapped First, the construction of a canal about
by legislation. 3000 feet long with two lifts of about 24
teet each, extending across the peninsula
on the Washington shore in the vicinity
Indications are very favorable Lf Celilo Falls; second, the removal of
for the early building of a railroad the worst obstructing rocks at and below
from Hepper ts the Willow Creek Ten-Mile liapids and the opening a re
coal fields. While people who
I FIRST ANNUAL PRE-INVENTORY
This is not a gigantic or a colossal or a phenomenal sale. It simply means
.i that we have some lines of goods that we are anxious to close out and are willing g,
M to cut the price so that it will be an object for you to buy. Every department on
m the main floor has some splendid bargains to offer you.
A CLEAN-UP ON SILKS
in fancy waist patterns, short lengths, plain,
solid and stripes of Taffetas, Pe.au do Soie,
Gros Grain, Japanese, etc.
Four yard waist pattern?, SI 00 per yard
quality, now $3 a pattern; some $2.75 and as
W low as 2.50. lhese are not old silks, es you
will see at a glance.
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Ages 3 In 15.
Two and three piece Sails Kuee Pants.
$1 COqnBlity, now...$l 00
1 75 " "... 1 00
2 50 " " ... 1 50
3 00 "... 2 00
3 50 " "... 2 25
$3 75 quality, now
4 50 " "
5 50
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Boys 3 piece suits Long Fonts, ngee 10 to 17.
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55c
50c
35c
& Short lengths are marked at ridiculous prices.
$5 00 quality, now. . .$3 75
6 00 " "... 4 00
9 00 " "... 6 00
$7 00 quHlity, now .. .$4 75
8 00 "... 5 0!)
10 00 "... 7 50
Boys Knee Pants, 50a, 75o and $1.00 quality,
now . . 25o, 40o
Boys Long Pants, $1 25, $1.50, $2 00 and $2 50
quality, now 75o, $1 00, $1.25 and .$1.50
SHOES.
The Dress Goods stock has hargains to offer, such as have nbt an equal.
We haven't the space to quote prices, but if you want to lay in a sup
ply, now is the time.
MEN'S AND YOUTHS SACK AND FROCK SUITS
These are broken lots, but are full in all sizes. They are down to quick-selling
prices, and in a short time you may find trouble in getting your size.
inor
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inor
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build railroads do not talk much
the Gazette is of the opinion that
the work will be commenced on
this road in less than a year. The
best evidence that a railroad will
be built is from the fact that it has
been established that there is
plent y of coal.
lief channel along the line of the exist
ing high-water channel on the Washing
ton shore immediately north and
parallel to Ten-Mile Rapids ; third, the.
construction of a canal about 9900 feet
long around Five-Mile Rapids, h'tving
two looks (one of 33 leet lift, and one to
be used as a guard lock for use during
histh stages), this canal to be alou the
Oregon shore, its lower end opening
immediately below Bij Eddy and its
upper end to be immediately above the
a t n 1 head of Five-Mile Rapids, utilizing t hi
I nana aa fur aa nranhnuhlu i,n
the state of Oregon would be nortberlv of the two natural lil,.Wlltor
tit ji c
pieasea to see tne senatorial cana8 or channels which now parallel,
struggle at Salem end in the early on the south, the greater portion of the
election of Mr. Fulton. No re- Five-Mile Rapids; fourth, the construe
nnhlinun in thn Wkbirnrfi rwanlrl "on 01 a uomergeu nam or wier im
.. , 1 l' 1 l, - mediately below the head of Five Mile
J 1 Kan us. which wi I raise tha nrpspnt
fipiesoitne party uy voting lor level of the low-water surface ap-
Fulton. Mr. Fulton has won the p-oximately 20 feet, thus drowning out
63teem and respect of the people the raPiJs below this dam at.d Ctlilo
of this state upon his meiits. In
every portion of the state he has
many friends who recognize in him
a clean, able and conscientious
man. It is true that Mr. Fulton
is ambitious and progressive, but
such a man is needed to represent
Oregon. Without prejudice and
with the best interests of the state
in view, Mr. Fulton stands at the
head of the list of candidates.
Burleigh's one mile limit law is
not meeting with much favor at
the hands of the Oregon legislators.
The house committee on agricul
ture has reported adversely on the
bill. This unjust and discriminat
ing measure should be knocked
higher than a kite. Legislation
to the detriment of many for the
benefit of a few is little better thaD
fraud. The passage of this law
weuld greatly injure Eastern Ore
gon. It is estimated that there
are now 2,000,000 sheep in Eastern
Oregon, worth at the least cal
culation 84,000,000. To kill such
an immense industry would not
only injure the men directly in
terested in the business, but all
business would be affected and
greatly curtailed.
Hope for nil Open Itivrr.
I1 alia and reducing tho currents in the
river between fie canal around Five
Mile Rapids and that around Cehlo
Falls, especially at low stages, by in
creasing the area of the cross-section of
discharge, and diminishing the surface
slope; fifth, the removal of the worst
obstruction rocks at Three-Mile Rapids
. . . The proposed canals are to be
05 feet wide at the bottom, cut through
solid rock, with the natural conditions
of the sides as left after blasting it
protected ... to prevent injury to
vessels
This is the vital part of a report
which makes a book of many pags,
aod is accompanied by many maps
and drawings setting forth the
conditions in detail, with devices
by which Captain Harts proposes
to overcome them. The estimate of
the work as a whole foots up 3,-
9G4.371.
Captain Harts' plan, when it was
announced two years ago, com
mended itself at once by its com
mon sense, its thoroughness and its
assurance of a positive and final,
even though a remote, relief, to
those most directly interested.
But time has dragged along and
nothing has been done. The failure
of one appropriation bill, the un
willingness of Congress to provide
funds for any new work of a large
kind, the delay of the office of the
Chief of Engineers to report upon
Captain Harts' plan these things
of the Secretary of I have Berved to discourage those
who have the largest motive of in
terest, though they have not for
one moment obscured the im
portance of the ptoject. The an-j
The order
Wp.r relievirg Captain W. W.
Harts, of the corps of engineers
from duty in the l'hillipinea and
Hi-sigLiLg'him to his old place iu
nouncement which now comes from
Washington that Captain Harts is
to be returned to his station here
and be put in charge of operations
on the Upper Columbia will natural
ly revive the hopes of two years
ago, for it can hardly mean less
than approval of his project.
Plans are comparatively easy,
and the acceptance of Captain
IiHrtst' scheme by the officials of
the Chief Engineering Office, while
it is extremely gratifying, will not
go far toward getting the project
carried out. It will, according to
the estimates, take approximately
$4,000,000 to put the work at The
Dalles through, and it will take a
strong and a presisteut pull to get
this money from Cosgress. The
representatives at Washington of
the States of Oregon, Washington
aod Idaho must in the nature of
things be the chief factors in this
work, but they can be greatly aid
ed by an active sentiment and an
organized backing here. The
Oregonian suggests that when it
shall be announced that .Captain
Harts' plan has been definitely
approved and accepted by the
eogineering authorities, a conven
tion be called to take such actio. 1
looking up promotion of the work
as that body may deem expedient.
Such a convention would exhibit
emphatically the interest of the
people of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho in the project for an open
river, and if it should result in the
creation of a working organization
to assist our representatives in
their appeal to Congress, it could
hardly fail of good results.
More and more the need of an
open river grows upon the country.
Until it shall come, it is useless to
expect from the railroads which
operate in the Columbia liiver
Basin the rates which justice be
tween producer and carrier de
mands. Kailroads are created and
operated not for doing justice, but
for making money. No matter by
what forms they may seek to dis-j
jrnise it, their universal rule of
policy is to take what the traffic
will bear; and they will continue!
in the Columbia liiver Khhu to!
establish their charges nuder this
rule until the opening of the river
shall enforce a policy based upon
competition. Oregonian.
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