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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE SOON S TA R T SUR VEYIN G . RAINS SPELL BIG CROPS. Road to Link Baker City and Port Oregon Farmers See Healthy Har land to Tap Rich Region. vests Ahead; Stockmen Profit. The Portland, Baker City & Butte Madras— The increased demand for Electric railroad company, which was flour at this place has caused the Mad incorporated about a year ago for the ras flouring mill to put on a night force, the mill running each night un purpose o f building an electric railroad til 10 p. m. from Portland to Baker City through The railroad construction in this vi- some o f the richest sections of the ciniy with the large number o f new state, will begin survey and engineer residents in the town and homeseekers ing work out o f Portland in a very locating in this section have caused short time. prices for all kinds o f produce to go The company is headed by C. N. At soaring. kinson, president of the Union Bank & Prospects for large crops were never Trust company, of Portland, who, be better, and the farmers in this section fore coming West from Kansas City, should reap a rich harvest, because o f was deeply interested in railroad con the rapid increase o f population. struction. IMr. Atkinson built more A heavy rain, general throughout than 200 miles o f the Rock Island sys the greater portion of Central Oregon, tem in Arkansas, and 111 miles o f the fell during three days this week, and Santa Fe in Oklahoma. He is now it means thousands o f dollars to the determined to push the construction of farmers and stock raisers. the Portland, Baker City & Butte prop osition. The Dalles — Farmers throughout The plans o f the company are to Wasco county have about finished sum build out o f Portland through Clacka mer fallowing, and some o f them are mas county, following the east shore still sowing spring grain. Owing to o f the river to the headwaters of the the heavy rains the first o f the week, Warm Springs river in the Warm which wet the ground thoroughly, a Springs Indian reservation, and then good many farmers have concluded to the contour o f that river to its junc seed to spring crops a considerable tion with the Deschutes river, where number of acres which they had plowed the tracks will run under the elevated for summer fallow. They say there roadbeds o f the Oregon Trunk and the is sufficient moisture to make a good Deschutes^Railroad company. Thence spring crop if the summer season is at its course will continue eastward all favorable. through the rich districts in which are CHINESE BUYS C LA IM S. located Dayville, Canyon City, and Prairie City, and finally terminate at Baker City. It will also tap a rich Grants Pass Mining District Looks mining district. Good Moy Jin Munn. General Manager C. D. Charles states Grants Pass — Moy Jin Munn, a that President Atkinson has taken over wealthy Chinaman o f San Francisco, and now holds under contract o f pur who has been looking over the South chase the controlling interest in the ern Oregon mining field fo r the past company, and that the survey and en two or three weeks, has just closed a gineering work will now be pushed deal whereby he becomes owner and with all possible speed. He said that manager of the Brantner group of the district to be tapped by the road is placer mines of Southern Josephine one o f the richest freight propositions county. The group o f claims consists in the Pacific Northwest, as every mile o f 100 acres, much of which is very o f ground covered is or can easily be rich diggings. The consideration is made productive. The line will be $175,000. Unlike other Chinese who built primarily for freight, although have mined in this section, Moy Jin passenger service will also be main Munn is not contented with sluice tained. washing and rocking. He will install HILL W ILL DEVELOP STA TE. Has Extensive Plans for Coast, But Cannot Divulge Them Portland, May 4.— Beyond encourag ing intimations concerning future rail road construction in Oregon and admit ting the ownership o f the United Rail ways and Oregon Electric systems, James J. Hill yesterday declined to make any statement relative to his plans or acquirements in this state. While promising that before he leaves the city he will make a further statement, Mr. Hill insists that more or less reticence is necessary in the carrying out o f plans which require the purchase o f rights of way and other property. “ If I told all that we intend to do in Oregon, there would be perhaps 50 persons who woudl try to jump in ahead o f us at each point to gain some unjust advantage or profit at our ex pense.,” said the railroad magnate. ' ‘ Will you say whether an east and west line is to be built across the state” was asked. “ No; that is a matter that I cannot discuss at this time,” he re plied. The solid through train between Portland and St. Paul will be known as “ The Oregonian.” President Hill, of the Great Northern, said that it was desired to have the name “ Oregon” somewhere in the title that will be given to the new limited service, but the shorter form of the weed had been BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS Washington, May 9.— The Republi-1 can party no longer dominates con gress. While nominally in control of the senate and house of representa tives, the Republicans, as a matter of fact, constitute today a hopeless minor ity, powerless to legislate as they would; powerles to carry out the will o f the administration. Both branches o f the nationl legislature are in the hands o f a party made up of Demo crats and Republican insurgents, and but for the steadfast regularity of Pres ident Taft, they would have control of the entire govemmenL The situation is without a parallel in recent years. What it will lead to not even the boldest politicians predict. Nobody knows. Certain it is, how ever, that the breach in the Republi can party has opened so wide that not even the president, the great pacifica tor, can now bring the warring fac tions together. In the judgment o f some of the older Republicans, there is only one solution o f the great problem—to relinquish the government for the time being to the Democrats, and fight out factional differences in the Republican ranks un til one element or the other is exterm inated. As showing the need for reorganiza tion of the reclamation service, which Secretary Ballinger has announced will be accomplished as the certain result o f his remaining in the cabinet, the secretary’s criticisms o f the service made when on the witness stand are interesting. Also Mr. Ballinger has made plain the duty o f congress to pass the $30,- 000,000 bill to enable the government to hasten the completion of projects which have been long delayed. He showed that the passage o f this bill would be economy to the government, for it would hasten the completion of the projects, and hasten returns to the reclamation fund. Washington, May 7.— A subcommit tee of the Indian affairs committee met in Chamberlain’s office today and voted to report to the full committee Wednesday for Chamberlain’s Siletz bill, omitting the requirement to pay $2.50 an acre, on the theory th a tjf the entrymen were honest there was no reason why they should be assessed that sum. The subcommittee also omitting the clause denying .protection to purchasers from original homestead ers. A general investigation into the cause o f the ill health of senators soon will be in order. No less than eight of the members o f the highest legisla tive body in the world are on the sick list, including Senator Daniel o f Vir ginia, McCumber o f North Dakota, Tillman o f South Carolina, Depew of New York and Penrose of ..Pennsylvan ia. The idea that the trouble is due to too much insurgency is not tenable, as the patients are not among those who find it necessary to take this insurgent business very much to heart. The epidemic o f retirement among senatorial leaders may perhaps be at tributed to this cause, however. The United States senate promises to be almost unrecognizable after March 4, 1911. Aldrich will be out certainly, if the Macedonian cry from the regu lars does not induce him to change his determination. There seems to be a strong chance that the seats o f Sena tors Hale, o f Maine, Burrows, of Mich igan, and Depew, o f New York, will be occupied by other men, while Lodge, of Massachusetts, Beveridge, of Indiana, Dick, o f Ohio, Kean, of New Jersey, La Folette, of Wisconsin, and other leaders, can hardly be said to have a copper fastened cinch on their places. tal represents a cut o f $16,650,000 from the estimates submitted to the committee. O f the grand total, the largest single item is $87,859,890 fo r the continuation o f the construction o f the Panama canal. Washington, May 5.— Commending the election system of his state, Sena tor Bourne, o f Oregon, in an extended speech in the senate today aroused gen eral debate on the question o f repre sentative government which dealt es pecially with the effect on the Southern states of the system of selecting Fed eral officials for that section. Bourse dwelt in terms o f admiration on the methods of conducting elections and selecting officerholders in Oregon. He declared that Oregon had “ evolved the best form of popular government in the world today,” and defended the election o f his Democratic colleague, Chamberlain, by a Republican legisla ture. Representative Knowland o f Califor nia, offered an amendment to the rail road bill today, providing that when a railroad in competition with a water route lowered a rate, it should not b e permitted to increase the rate until, in a hearing before the Interstate com merce commission, it had shown a rea son for the increase aside from the water route. Democrats, insurgents and some reg ular Republicans, even members o f the committee reporting the measure, sup ported Mr. Knowland’s amendment, which, it was said, would prevent a railroad from eliminating water route competition by a low rate and then in creasing the rate as soon as the com petition was removed. By 106 to 77 the amendment was adopted. Washington, May 4. — The house today passed the bill previously passed by the senate providing for the sale o f about five sections belonging to the Si letz Indians on the Siletz reservation in Oregon. The bill authorizes the secretary o f the interior to sell at pub lic auction lands which were reserved under article four of the Siletz treaty of October 31, 1852. The senate public lands committee today ordered Senator Jones to make a favorable report on the Hamer bill, which recently passed the house, au thorizing the states to exchange their school sections in forest reserves fo r compact bodies of forest reserve land of like quantity and value. Senator Heyburn was the only mem ber o f the committee to oppose a favor able report, and gave notice that he would continue his objection when the bill is called up for consideration in the senate. Senator Piles today proposed the fol lowing amendments to the omnibus lighthouse bill: Establishing a light house at Eliza Island, Bellingham Bay, $30,000; lighthouse at Kellets Bluff, $30,000; light vessel for a station at Partridge Point, $60,000; aids to navi gation o f Puget Sound, $410,000; lighthouse tender for Alaska, $225,000; increasing appropriation aids to navi gation in Alaska from $30,000 to $80,- 000. Representative Humphreys’ bill pro viding for marking the Oregon trait was favorably reported to the house today, carrying an appropriation o f $25,000 and granting to the Secretary o f war authority to receive private contributions to swell the fund for erection o f suitable monuments. modern hydraulic equipment on the Brantner mines, and by a system of high line ditches, bring water from the All Sections of State Will Be Repre Applegate river for the operation of a battery o f two or more giants. sented at Grand Fiesta. Moy Jin Munn is an experienced "Portland— “ I f the coming Rose Fes placer miner and made his fortune in tival is not the greatest success we the diggings o f Feather river. Cal. have ever had, it will not be because o f lack o f interest on the part of resi Cannery at Sutherlin. dents o f the Willamette valley and Sutherlin— The erection and opera Southern Oregon towns,’ ’ said Ralph tion o f a canning plant in Sutherlin is Who arrived in New York Monday after his W. Hoyt, o f the |Rose Festival com now an assured fact. The preliminary walk across the continent. He said he could start next day and walk back to the Pacific Coast. mittee. work has gone on for the past five Mr. Hoyt has Tjust returned with a months. The plant will be ready for used so much in the designation of party o f business men who went on the operation by the time vegetables are trains that something distinctive of the southern trip, and is enthusiastic over ripe in early autumn. Great Northern service was desired, so the great amount o f interest in the ‘ The Oregonian” was selected as the Rose Festival he found in the towns he PO R TLA ND M A RK ETS. name. visited. In reply to a direct question James “ Indications are that the attendance Wheat— Track prices: Bluestem, 88 J. Hill admitted that he and his as this year will be enormous, and far be @ 89c; club, 86c; red Russian, 85c; sociates now own the Oregon Electric yond that o f former years,” said Mr. valley, 87c. and United Railways, but when aques- Hoyt. “ Officials o f all the towns we Barley— Feed and brewing, $22@23 tion as to extending the Oregon Elec visited promised they would see to it per ton. tric this year to Albany and McMinn that their towns are represented by Corn— Whole, $33; cracked, $34 ton. ville was asked, Mr. Hill again re floats or vehicles in the parades, and Hay— Track prices: Timothy, Wil served any statement on the ground at least by large delegations o f citi lamette valley, $20@21 per ton; East that it would not be politic to disclose zens. ern Oregon, $22@25; alfalfa, $16.50 his plans. “ The commercial bodies o f the vari @ 17.50; grain hay, $17@18. A similar reply was given to a ques ous towns all promised to make all Oats— No. 1 white, $27@27.50 ton. tion as to whether a new depot would possible effort to meet Eastern visitors Fresh fruits— Strawberries, Oregon, be constructed this year on the North Washington, May 3.— In view of the • at the Festival and invite them to 12J@15c per pound; Los Angeles, $1 Bank terminal property. overwhelming vote in the house today their towns. Everybody seems to un @ 1.25 per crate; apples, $1.50@ 3 per “ The terminal situation is a ser in support o f the long and short haul derstand that the Festival is as much box; cherries, $1.75@2.50 per box. ious one in all large cities,” he con clause of the Mann interstate com an advertising feature for the country Vegetables — Asparagus, $1@1.25 tinued. “ Ready handling o f traffic merce bill, advocates o f the Dixon at large as it is a show. I think the per box; cabbage, 3&c per pound; hot cannot be accomplished without ade amendment in the senate have taken Festival this year will be the means of house lettuce, $1@1.25 per box; horse quate terminals. Look at Chicago. heart and declare tonight that they inducing great numbers o f desirable radish, 8@10c per pound; green on It now requires more time to get a car will have enough votes to force its Eastern people to settle in the state.” ions, 15c per dozen; radishes, 15@’20c; through the Chicago terminals than it Washington, May 6.— The house to adoption. rhubarb, 2@2Jc per pound; spinach, does to haul it from Chicago to the Pa day rejected the Washburn amendment There are several senators who be 8@10c; rutabagas, $1.25@1.50 per cific Coast, once it is out o f that city. to the railroad bill, providing that sec lieve the amendment cannot be adopted Crop Prospects Not Dimmed. sack; carrots, 8 5 c@ $ l; beets, $1.50; Pendleton— Still another week has “ In the state at large,” he contin tion 12, prohibiting acquisition o f com in its present rigid form, but will first gone by without in any way dimming parsnips, 75c@ $l. ued, “ the great need is for develop peting lines, “ shall not affect any have to be modified to conform more Onions— Oregon, $2 per hundred; ment o f the outside territory. You leases o f railroad property made prior nearly to the house provision, which the prospect o f Umatilla county farm ! now have large and growing cities, but to January 1, 1910, for a period o f 20 gives the Interstate Commerce com ers for a record-breaking grain crop. Bermuda, $2@2.25 per crate. Butter—City creamery, extras, 27c they must have a settled country on years.” Warm weather has prevailed during The Adamson amendment to mission discretionary authority to per the greater part o f the week and one per pound; fancy outside creamery, which to draw. The upbuilding of the the same section, exempting any rail mit a heavier charge for a short or two good showers have been inter 25@27c; store, 20c. Butter fat prices state is what is most needed.” roads entirely within one state, was haul than for a long haul. spersed to further aid the growing average 11c per pound under regular The situation in the Benate has sud defeated, 121 to 144. The house then grain. Both fall and spring sown butter prices. Anne Morgan Will Talk. struck out the entire section 12 of the denly become so complicated that it is Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, 23@24c grain is now well up out o f the ground Denver, May 4.— Miss Anne Morgan, railroad bill, prohibiting the acquisi difficult to forecast what the outcome and the fields present a beautiful ap per dozen. daughter o f J. Pierpont Morgan, will tion o f the stock o f competing lines. of the vote on the Dixon amendment Pork— Fancy, 121c@13 per pound. pearance with their verdant clothing. The mo will be, but opponents o f that provis address a political masa meeting to be The vote was 131 to 128. Veal—Fancy, 1 0 i@ l lc per pound. The early spring season has never held here tomorrow night, under the tion was made by Adamson, o f Geor ion are today less confident of defeat Lambs— Fancy, 10@12c per pound. shown such favorable indications for a auspices of the Women’s Public Serv gia, in charge o f the Democratic side. ing it than they were a week ago. Poultry— Hens, 20@ 21c; broilers, bumper crop, and their predictions are There appears to be considerable Carrying an aggregate appropriation ice league. Women are taking an act having a decided effect upon the busi 30@35c; ducks, 221fr/23c; geese, 121c; ive part in the municipal campaign o f $241,000,000, the postoffice appro fear that the amendment in a m odifiedi turkeys, live, 20@22c; dressed, 25e; now in progress and it will be Miss priation bill was passed today by form may be agreed to if the Demo ness o f the city. squabs, $3 per dozen. Morgan’s first opportunity to partici the senate, after 40 minutes’ consider- J crats will stand by the insurgents t o ' Cattle— Beef steers, hay fed, good New School at Creswell. The measure went through force its adoption. pate in a political movement where ation. to choice, $6@ 6.50; fair to medium, Creswell— By a vote o f 57 to 9 the Jones’ bill authorizing the sale of- women vote. Miss Morgan is accomp without change from the form in which Creswell school district authorized the $5@5.50; cows and heifers, good to anied by her mother, and spent the af- j it was reported from committee. the Walla Walla military reservatlorv ssuance o f bonds for $10,000, the pro- choice, $5@5.50; fair to medium, $4@ temoon investigating the methods o f ' The house rejected the Sulzer I to Whitman college at $160 an acre heeds to be used in erecting a school 5.50; bulls, $3.50@4.50; stags, $5@ Denver’ s juvenile court. amendment to the anti-merger section, | was unanimously reported today ty the 5.50; calves, light, $6@7; heavy, $4.50 boose. The plan to remodel the old striking out the words “ common car house committee or. military aifai fa irs . building had a few supporters at first, ( a 5.50. riers' from the section. The purpose exactly as it passed the senate. Cherokee Claims Being Paid. Hogs— Top, $10.25@10.75; fair to fut they dropped the proposition and Representative McCredie today in Washington, May 4— The Treasury o f the amendment, Mr. Sulzer ex medium, $9.76@10. avored erecting a new building. department today began iasuing war plained, was to make it apply to such troduced a substitute for the Gillette Sheep— Best wether», $5.250/6; holding companies as the Northern bill, which undertakes to establish a fair to good, $4.75@5.25; best ewes, rants in payment o f the so-called Securities company. Drilling for Artesian Water. standard package for shingles shipped Cherokee claims, which amount to choice, $7@8; Stanfield— The well on Jesse Moore’s $4.75@5.25; lambs, The sundry civil appropriation bill, in interstate commesee. The Gillette about $3,000,000, and for which an ap » place has reached a depth o f 800 feet. fair, $6.50@7. the second largest o f all the appropria bill calls for shihgles of four-inch Hops — 1909 crop, 12@16c per propriation recently was made by con tion bills, and carrying a total of width, whereas shinies manufactured An effort is being made to reach a gress. There are 30,860 beneficiaries, pound; old», nominal; 1910 contract», reported to the in the Pacific Northwest are of i depth o f 1,000 feet, where artesian each o f whom will receive something $111,849,211, was ______ water is said to be obtainable. Water nominal. house today by Representative Taw- widths and would be virtui over $133. Three- fourths o f ¡the ben Wool— Eaatem Oregon, 14@17c per stands within a few feet o f the top of ney, o f Minnesota, chairman o f the from Eastern market» i valley, 18@21e; mohair, eficiaries reside west o f the Missis committee on appropriations. The to should ! th« hole, and drilling progresses slow pound; sippi river. choice, 31 @S2c. ly. PO R TLA ND ROSE FESTIVAL.